Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Etonci^^PUiic Literature, Politics and the Current Xacs oj the Day. " ? . : ?-??= . ? ? ?- v : "* k VOL. XXIV.?NEW SERIES. UNION C. H.. SOUTH CAItoLIj^FRIDAY. NOVKMULU 17. ISiKi. - ' , NUMBER Uf |H|^^HEdison saya that gold is not an val^^^^lablo nor as necessary as iron or lead, A public library and literary resort exclusively for tho blind lias been opened in Chicago. It is said there is no carc 011 record in Massachusetts whero a vordict hav/ ing been set aside in a capital case and yj a second trial granted a conviction was secured. W The Chicago Herald has discovered f that every crowned head of Europe, L with the oxception of that of Turkey, is doscended from ono or two sisters, tho daughters of Duke Ludwig Itndoli of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, who lived ^^^^nbout one hundrod and fifty years 1 Eavo an i3ea that the Liuitcd is a great place, with its 60,OCc(llO people, obsorvos the Detroit ^cwrew, but there arc 800,000, OflK- eoplo in Asia, and more than 2flP^ ),000 in Africa. The scientific esfT ?to is that thoro aro 1,450,000,00(' loplo on tho earth, of whom not ma f Jhan 500,000,000 wear clothing fro ^ pock to sole. qJ of Boston's pleasantest small chaylios is the furnishing of street car tickets in summer t:> poor invalids for ride<! in the suburbs of that city, but it is now assorted by tho conductors that vory many of theso tickets aro misused, being tendered to them by persons .who not only aro not ill, but arc, ^frc^j^y^r dress and appearance, to pay their own fares. - ___ The Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore publishes a list of 502 industrial concerns established in ilio South since the 1st of July, showing that business was affected vory little by the panic below Mason and Dixon's liue. The list is made up largely of cotton mills, canning factories, foundries and woodworking establishments. During the first half of the year some 1400 new enterprises of this kind were started in tho South. ] . i " A convert iu eguiarmiiinui. no unwritten a letter to a Paris paper describing his experiences, in which he 1 says that ho is only a "moderate" vegetarian?that is, ho eschews only meat . and admits onrcs. butter and cheese. I milk and fish to his regimen. He finds that ho is in much more vigorous 1 health and in better working condition than before. The first week, ho says, is rather hard to bear, but the benefit is soon felt thereafter. Tho Chiucso doctor's lot Is not wholly a happy one, the Courier-Journal is convinced. Four mombors of tho Imperial Collego of Physicians at Pekin failed recently to make a proper diagnosis of the Emperor's indisposition, and were punished by being fined a year's salary. Tho big liners New York and Paris, aocording to tho New York Sun, burn about 330 tons of coal per day, ot about 30,800 pounds per hour, in maintaining 18,000 indicated horse power, which is equivalent to a coal consumption of 1.71 pounds per hour per horse powor. The average for all tho fast ships with triple expansion engines, like tho New York, Paris, Majestic, Teutonio and Fuorst Bismarck, is said to bo about 1.7.r? pounds per horse i X * ? Umbria and Etruria and similar ships, which have only compound engines, the rate is higher. This is an evidence of tho advanoe made in marine en giucering by the introduction of tho triple expansion HjHtem. That the public domain still offers opportunities for home seekers is I shown, thinks the Washington Star, in ! part by tho figures which are found in 1 tho annual report of the commissioner of tho general land ofhco, recently made public. It is stated that during tho year which closed on tho 81st of July last noarly 12,000,000 acres of the publio lands passed into the pos session of settlers and citizens. Only o littlo over 1,000,000 acres were sold for cash, and as under the present land laws the public land is open mainly to homestead settlers it is evident that the era of tho settler has not yot paeood. to? - fa aydte ef the htaij drafts whiob hare been made in reoent years the pnblio .domain still has respectable proporA.1 ? .1 L (I _ 1 1, _ J A1 uoiih, mm winlo n goon cieai 01 inn land in not considered valuable, still there is a surprising acreage available for settlement under the land laws. These facts show that as a Nation we have not yet outgrown our heritage. PITHY NEWS ITEMS. The Waldensan colonists in Burke county, N. C., arc expecting about 800 more of their countrymen to arrive this month. Snap beans and green peas formed a part of the cargo of the steamer Neuse, which sailed from Newborn, N. 0., Wednesday. A little 17 month old child of O. W. Stockton, of Latlimore's, Cleveland county, N. C., fell into the fire and received burns from which it died. It is estimated that 2,500 people from North Carolina attended the World's Fair. Cut gems from McDowell county, N. C., obtained the prize at the World's Fair; the collection wns made by Col. II. C. Demising, and he says $100,000 was offered for a duplicate and it could not bo found in the world. .. inn artesian well sunk by Aiken.8. 0., has proven a success, water being found at 175 feet to 2C0 feet below the aurfacc. Arrangements will now be made im mediatoly for the entire equipment of a water-works plant. A. French and John M. Pnrtcrson,bot:> of Pittsburg, Pa., were in Charlotte las week. They are visiting the State prot pccting with a view to the erection of a large iron working mnchino plant. A bank has been organized at Sum merville, S. C., to be called the Bank of Summcrvillo. lie capital is to be $35,000. At Winston. N. C., Ollic Jennings, woman of questionable character, was stabbed by a brick mason named Joe Lewis. She will probably die. Lewis skipped, but the shot iff has gone in pursuit. In the United States Circuit Court at Norfolk, Vo., Judge Ilughcs dismissed the case of the American Drier Company, of Leuisville, Ky., against J. C. Emerson for an alleged infringement on n patent for a lumber drying kilu. J. C. Blank is lodged in the Richmond, Va., station house, charged with forgery and passing checks of small denominations, purporting to be drawn by G. D. Pcarman, Wm. II. Briggs Bros., and others of that city. D. A. Goodwin, a practical tanner of Salisbury, N. C., now running a tan yard there, it is learned, has procured a patent on an ingenious process of tanning leather. He was offered $10,000 for LfajtllipLcrcst in his natcut bv a BaltiThc Confederate monument question iius been decided in Raleigh, N. C. It will be built of North Carolina granite, and will stand at the west gate of the Capitol. L'zzie Sin'tty, a white girl 17 years old, who c'nimed to l>3 from the Brushy mountains, Wi-kcs county, was placed in jail at Sparta, All- gbany county, N. C., lest week for (tcaling a horse from from Jam's Land ret h. The Lyc.uin Theatre of Memphis, Tonn., T?BH u-arroyeft by (Ire Tuesday night, with three adjoining buildings. A fireman was fatally injured. Tho total loss is cstiinstad at $800,000. The bar of Danville, Va ,lias endorsed Judge Berry man Green, of that place, for Unite! .States' Circuit judge. W. M. Smith, a lawyer of Coucord, N. C., is in receipt of sonic letters which indiea e tl.c development of North Carolina. One letter is from parties who want to locate an ICnglish colony, and to negotiate for the purchase of a large tract of land for their use. Another letter is from a Northern syndicate, which w?nts to purchase 15,000 acres of hard timber land and 10,000 acres of short leaf pine land. Still another is from parties who want to 1>U7 10,000 acres of land for grazing purprses, their plan heraising industry. Governor Tillman ' a' off vied a reward of $250 for the arrest and c wiviotion of the prrties who rliot J. I). Ilnirstone at his home in Goldville, 8. C., a few nights ago. OnA flf 4 lift Iflffyn InrVnr r?Al\KlnKi ?I ? ? ~~J h"""."" ?? the Columhin, S. C., Fair, it is said, deliberately committed suicide by fastening his head in the ire netting. lie had not yet been judged. The best native row adjudged to be at the Go'umbiu, S. C., Fair was one exhibited by J. II. Wh rton. of Ii?urcrs This cow also won ihe milk te*t p-i/.- of f25.00, making a record of 3?i ; ou ds The rice planters of Georgetown county, S. C., have formed tun lt)<e Planters' Association for^ tho purpose of advancing the culture of nee arid the interests of the planters. Capt. 8. M. Ward has been elected president. A Savannah dispatch states that the young business men of that city have decided to organize a commercial club for the purpose of promoting commercial interests and developing the city. The suco ss of siinikr bodies ekewhere shows lhat such an organization can effect untold benefit if I be members wotk together with energy and hirinonv. Tho Augusta Glass Works at Augu^ fla., has been placed in the hands 01 TO cei vera. At Bedford City, Vs., a board of trad< has been organized by the business men The Carolina Central R R depot a Rutherfordton, N. C., burned dowt Monday night with all the freight there in. A passenger train standing by wa: badly damaged. Rev. Dr. J. A. Mundv, p>stor of thi Baptist church of Greenville, 8. C., lia> resigi:o 1, and in such terms as leaves hit congrcgntiou no altirnativc bu* to accppl his r< sig.iition. lie is to accept a c*! at Wilson, N. C. The total product of coal?all bitumi nous?in North Carolina for 1892 wai (>,G79 short tons which was all loaded at the m'nes for shipment. Tho total valui was $9,.599. Number ef employes 90 av rage number of active days 100. Tbt (iromict nas varied lor several years. In 1880, it was onlv 222 tons; in 1890, 10,< 202: 1891, 20,855. The are* of the ?onI fields is 2,700 acre*. The monthly bulletin irsu~d by ti c Sta'o bureau of agriculture gives th. Coloring as the prospective yield of crops in Florida as iodicated by reports from the several counties: Upland cotton 83, Sea Islaud cot?on 100, sugar-c.ii c 109, rice 98, sweet potato, s 99, field pens 98, p nnuts 108, hay 111, or nges 98, lemons 92,limes 89, grape fruit 92,bananas 108, gnavas 93. TOBACCO MEN COMFORTABLE. They Think the Tobacco Tax not Likely to be Raised. Washington, D. C.?A committee from Winston, N. C., representing the tobacco interests have visited the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. They hive also had a hearing beforo the ways and means committee. As a result of the various interviews they say they are sanguine that the tax on manufactured to uncco win not be increased, and that tha provision of the McKinlcy law as to leaf tobacco will not be re enacted. The Secretary has made no recommendation of the kind and hoth he and the Cornmissioner are opposed to troubling tobacco. These gentlemen understand that the committee is not likely to increase the tax of six cents on the pound, but they have a sub committee to look after things if it is proposed to disturb the situation. A distinguished member of the ways and mentis committc9 said that tho In ? m * " * * the committee has some backbone, but it is conservative and its action will be conservative." Importations in South Carolina. The report of secretary of state of South Carolina gives a condensed statement of the number of charters and cer - lificatcs issued during the year ending October 31 as followa: Seventy-two certificates of charters have been issued and fifty-five commissions of incorporations. to which returns have not been made, which are classified as follows: E'ght building and loan associations, one tibra company, two phosphate companies, one fur company, twenty-two mercantile companies, three social clubs, one shingle company, fourteen manu facturing companies, one boat company, four lumber companies, two hedge fence companion, three telephone companies, one water company, five banking companies, nine real estate companies, twelve cotton mills, one wheelman's track association, one business college, two insurance companies, four oil companies, one park association, one engraving company, one distiller's association, ono joint stock company, two hotel companies, one castle hall company, three canning companies, two educational companies, one hospital company, two stevedoring companies, one campnrrAiinn - ? 0 uuc i)rec(nuK nod trotting sseoefstton, a#i||11m,m three muchinc compnnie?, one brick and tile company, one incubating company, eight publishing companies. Seventeen companies bavc reported an increase in capital stock. An Industrious Orand Jury. Norfolk, Va.?lo the United Sta'e District Court the grand jury returned the following true bills: Pension Violations?Rosetta James, flennie Thomas. Eliza Burford, W. H Drury, Eugenia F. Etheridge, Jerome B Etheridge, Bnd Eliza Ward. The petii jury called and heard nine cases again*) | B. A. Richardson,Jr.,charged with fals certificate* a* a notary public in pen sion case", he pleading guilty in eacl case,and a verdict of guilty was returnee and the paper* handed to the judgi who is to determine upon the punish raent. R. P. Handy,colored.also pleadet guilty to a charge of receiving an excrs' ive fee in a pension case, and his papen also were handed to the judge who sui pended sentence until December 21st. The court thanked the grand jury fn their industriousservices (they foun< sixty-two indictments) and discharg e them for the term. Bench warrants wen issued for the arrest of W. R. Drury am Jerome Rtherldge. {k Ki> ^ A Former vttwmfiFVkro&t, it is Supp^MHth Suicidal nKt Atlanta, GAjflfHkack Philip*, a wcl 1 known coramissfb^Htrchant, was found 1 near East Lake j^Hh his throat cut. Philips was at one^?a.onc of the best ' known merchants flBic city, but aomt time sinco he wenl^K of regular business. Thursday l^Bas drinking and 1 in the afternoon vri^flE East Lake. I7? ^ u na ?w>t K/i. (- ~ ^ uv> uv?? me next morn , ing, when a note ^Hk to his brother, J. W. Philips tfe^C^B^mninission mcr chants. The not^^Mkf that his thront j a as cut, and aakN^Hfcrother to come t at once and bring^^^MfUn Dr. J. S. Tedd, Mr. Phi^^^K at once and took with him ftMgn asked for When he jr^ ttfjp" woods near M dentlj been had been seen time was i?^tbe ? number of frieattafl^^JHHffnBAci near Gra^^^^^^^V itapposei that be cut his tbaJ^^^^Mfulcidal inTHE WORK AC^HiROHISTS. They Throw DyB^^HjHbmbs Into the Midst ^f^^Hhtre. Barcelona, &^H8rDuring the second act of William Tell. Wednesday night f^^BfLyceum Opera House, two bombv^^Vhmably loaded with dynamite, wt^Bowo from the galleries into the nu^^Ee below. One struck on the bnckT^Kjnnn in one of the scats and fell tq^HEftoor harmless. The other cxplpdf^Hptbe crowd of spectators, kilUng.j^Ejtounding a large number of people si^^KakiDg a wreck of th? fixtures aTM^Pouilding. Fifteen persona were 4||^BhCutright. Oihen haTe since died' o- *?*-i o luiai IU P??J? Product. The North Car^S^Btetation has tried experiments witflJMisarious kinds of cultivated sunft^^KjB. W. Kilgorc reports (U. 00 average yield per acre has beeqL^K#ixty-five bt.ehels. The larger stupc^^Kammoth Russian weighed nearly ^^KLven pounds to the bushel, yielcH^^Kly 22 per cent., or live and pounds of oil. The black Q ia.n^^^^^8n seed weighed thirty-two pouna^^^Kbushcl, yielding nearly 21 per cenfcl^jK and twa-thirds of all other vegetoble^Tils inTnaiiypart? of Russia. The largw striped-seeded sort is used largely as a dainty food by the common people. The average yield is about forty-five bushels or 1350 pounds per acre. Sunflower-seed oil is extracted in the same mauner as cottonseed oil, by separating the hulls from the kernels and expressing the oil fiom the latter Sunflower-seed cake is a highly nitrogen ous rattle food, and is largely used ir Germany and England for that purpose The hulls or shells arc more than half o: the seed and arc used for fuel, aud tin stalks and seed cups arc fed to sheep Chemical analyses vshow that the hull: of both varieties of sunflower seed contain more protein, fats and crude fibre, and less nitrogen free extract than cottonseed hulls, which are iust half thi seed. This indicates that tbej ore a least equal, if not superior,to cottonscei hulls as a cattle food. Whole cotton seed weighs thirty pounds to the bushel yielding nearly 20 per cent., or five am four fifths pounds of oil. Thus, sue flower-seed kernels contain the most oi find the other uuirieots show that, aftc the oil is expressed, the sunflower cake i rather more nutritious than the cottoi seed cake, which is now largely used i the South. Sir Walter Haleigh'a ?ort Purchased Nbwbbjut, N. company o u -??.-r .^-agBemen, a portion o whom are residffqgjpu Baltimore, tha was formed in the early part of the prei ent year for the purpose of purchasioi the site of Sir Walter Raleigh's fort o Roanoke Island and a good sized trac of the surrounding land, have new sound, fee-simple title to tho fort am | six acres of the surrounding 'land free o iocurohrance. Maj. Orahain Daves, o tkie oitu /?Annlnrlorl fVw? nnn An V*i .-.o V..VT, "" "I recent trip here. The intention is to take the entir tract, fix it up auitably and preserve it i proper shape as a memorial of the fin white settlement in Amcrcj, the birth place of the first white child and th place where first the Christian rite < baptism was administered on this con tinent. The location of the property is a mc-i beautiful one. It is on the end of thr fertile island, three and a half miles fioi Vfanteo and overlooks both Croatan an k Roanoke sounds. i In Scandinavia, Switzerland an i Germany over ninety-five per cent. < 1 the population are able to write; i ? Great Britain, ninety; in Franc i eighty-five; in the United State uinety-two. ' in* Columbia. Carolinians Making an EfFort for Independence in tho Matter of > Hay, Grain and Live Stock. Coi.umiha, 8. C ?Tlic 25th Fair of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association is now drawing big crowds to South . 'nrolina's capital. ( The cxh bit of Held crops i9 in point of number and quality of the exhibi's qual to that of last year and consists of a bcwildeiiug array of cotton,corn,sweet po'ntoes, wheat, en's and other grains. , The hay shown is especially good, iulica'ing that more Interest is being taken , iu this crop, and that farmers do not ( intend hereafter to stn<l so much money out of the 3tnte for this uecessary article. , Some splendid bales are shown by L. D. m -Child", of Cakinabta, he -kaving j nwjupa efter the t*fftccn process" making JlTOehny look as if it was freshly m/>wed , grasi. ' - j Several counties have special exhibits. The most extensive in this line is Lexington whicli has two shows directly op posite to each other, representing differ- i rnt parts of the county. Tlig one re- l I resenting the ' Congaree section" of the [ county, is viry fine. The entrance is through an arch made of bales of hay, fodder and peas, the pillars being bales of cotton, hay and peas. Around the c base arc vegetables of large and fine var- I iotics, all grown in tbe^county. Hung <: around the pillars are specimens of shuck a nnd bark horse collars and door mats. Two splendid specimens of tobacco t grown in tho county are also in the dis- t play. The other portion of the exhibits consists of specimens of field crops, wines, pickles, etc., one hundred and fifty varieties of woods, and excellent * anionics of tanned sl?ren unit ? An old Revolutionary round table, cap- I tured from Cornwall, is also an inter- I' csting feature. Samples of plaids and ? ginghams, rf tb.- Lexington Manufac- l! turing Company, are also shown. !< The other exhibit from the county si p equally complete as to the display of cotton and field craps and native woods. The display of drilling and ticking, manufactured at the Red Bank Mills, is ' extensive. Til K ASYI.UM KXIIintT, consis ing of handiwmk of the < on vales I' cent patients, is very g< o I, tind in iome ' instances superior. There are specimens 11 of needlework, mats, tablecloths, v, scs, 13 one Wa < "%?" ,?j 1. ... .1 ...i..? The frame i< made of cotton woo 1, and specimen boils are fa toned on the cor ners of the frame. It is n very c'cver i idea and \v?ll executed. There is also a ( large oil painting of Calhoun. The stock and poultry exhibits arc by i far the most complete, and a-e a credit to the farmers and stock raisers of Sou h Carolina. JACKSONVILLE PUTS UP THE CASH ' For the Mitchell-Corbott Fight---As* aurances That It Will TAko Place. . J APUonWTT T B1 Pi t Tho Anlp r*nw ' feature in the negrotintious to secure 'he Corbett-Mitchell tight for this city is the i forwarding to Richard K. Fox of the full amount of the stakes. A meetiug of ' three gentlemen representing the syudit cate was held, and decided to forwaid 1 the whole $20,000 to Mr. Fox in New York, and at 11:30 a ru. the following ? telegram was sent: ^ Jacksonville, Fi.a ?To Richard K. '* Fox, New York : A certified check for $20,000 has l>cen ;r mailed you to-day as the stake of the Corbett-Mitchell tight proposed to ho held in Jacksonville, with conditions atn tached. A letter will follow this. (Signed) B. II. Bahnktt, Cashier Notional Rvnk of Jacksonville. . Advices from Now York from Fox are f to the effect that Corbctt nn<t MitckoU * will both agree to the tunc proposed a9 t soon as the stakes reath New York nud '* tliey and their backers arc satisfied that B the principals will be guaranteed imn mumty from arrest or icgal prosecution ' of any kind. The attorney of the JackR sonville syndicate says that there is no statute in Florida under which a peace'* able glove contest of this kind can be ' prcveuted or stopped, and it is said that s all the State, county and city ofii ials have agreed that no inteifercnci wi ! he e made unless there is a breach of the n Dcace. Priceton Hnzers In Trouble. lV Thknton, N. J.?The Princeton stu,r dents who receutly hazed Robert T. Leo!. pold, of Washington, were indicted and they will have to stand trial here. The hnzers, who were all members of tbe sophomore class, were Divid F, Edwaids. m of Jersey City; Win. H. Fnlpcr.of F!em(j ington, N. J.; Ansel M. E. Scha.tT, of New York Ci'y; Micijah W. Hope, of Annapolis, Md.; Harry M. Anderson of Charles'on, S. C.; Gordon Johnson, of l<^ Birmingham, Ala., and Herbert M. Fitzgerald. They are indicted for as"i sault and battery. Prosecutor Stockton ?? will communicate witii Iliein by mail and a, if they fail to respond bench warrants will be issued. THE FALL ELECTIONS. I Virginia Goes Democratic, Ohio, Re* i publican. Judge Maynard Defeated in New York State. Richmond, Va.?The Democratic State ticket has been elected by a large majority and they will have more than a two-thirds majority in the Legislature. The cities of Norfolk, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Staunton and Lynchbu g show Democratic majorities, while scattering returns from throughout the State show the election of tho Demociatlc ticket, and CoL O'Ferrall, tho Dnnocratic nominee for Governor, runa a little behind his ticket in a number of counties. The People's party have carried Sussex and Prince Edwards counties. Tne secretary of the People's party, practically ad mita that,0^jer?Ulaahtttfsd, but says that' he concedes nothing ind if the Democrats have carried the State it has been dnnn bv frAiirl orreniialqe elected. Boston, Mass.?The returns so far cccivcd show clearly that Gr<.euualge, RcpublciD, h\s bscn elected Governor >y more than 25,000 plurality. ciiicaoo deeocrat8 successful. C iiicaoo, III.? The Democrats have :arried this city by a majority that the Republican vote In the county cannot ivcrcome. The indications at present re that Gary, Republican candidate for hiprcme Court judge, is beaten, allioiif.li he lies run far ahead of his iekct. m'kist.ry rnohably carries ohio. Cincinnati, O.?The vote all over >hio has been very full. Definite fig11 ea are impossible iu advance of reurns. The general feeliug is that Mclinlcyn il other Republican Btate offieis are elected by highly respectable i1 : 1.! Scmtcbin^ wss co2^"od (*> ical tick ts in (ities und v:as freely acrkcd, especially in Cincinnati. maryland democratic. Rai.tim kg, Mi).?Returns received rom many parts of Maryland show that L?e Democrats hnvc elected theii candi ite for State Comptroller by a largo luraliiy and majority. The "regular" Jemocrats re-elected Ferdinand C. Larobe, mayor of this city. pennsylvania repuiilicak. tu. . . . .. > roody beaten in brooklyn. Brooklyn, N. Y.?From returns relived by the Secretary of State it is cxlccted that Schicren, Republican candib,te for mayor, will carry the city by r 4 J\ .A K. IM111 '1 V ;u U ?J,V7V IlliljWUIJt ROIK8 DEFEATED. I)ks Moines, Ia.?Enough return# have been received to luakc the election of Jackson. Republican, over Boies, Democratic, reasonably certaiu by a majority of 35.000. Gov. Boies has been extnmcly ill and confined to his bed. CUOKP.lt CONCEDES DEFEAT. New Yokk.?Ri'hnrd Croker, in an interview, coucedes the defeat of the Democratic State ticket. The legislature, he hopes, will be Democratic, but he fears a Republican clean sweep. lUr.ti.f.tts nic. major it Y. Nf.w Yokk.?The tidil wave which swept this sta'e was larger than even the Republicans dreamed. As the returns have come in the vo'e Ins increased until it shows a Republican victory of 34,080 for John Palmer for 8 crctary of State, snd Bart let t has defeated Maynard by Kii Iivrrxlielmimr nhirn'.itv nf SO f.C.M V - p I J " *"'?"vv' VI,V KcpuHicsns rlect their entire 8tstc -.irkct by uood m-pii ie?. The Senate ? t'I ?twuJ as /olow>: 11 publicans IS; Democrats, 13; indep? ndent Den.of rut. 1. The Assembly: Hcpu'dietrs, 75; Dim^erats, 53. Uses of Silver. Silver for other purposes thftn coin lifts ft very extended use. The uses f?>r it in tnblewftre are well known, nnd In nil other of the industrial arts. It is ftlso used in dentistry, photography and on mirrors. It is the foundation of indelible inks, is found in surgery and forms a nitrate in medicine. In mineral water machines it forms the interior of condensers and the lining of the block tin pipe. It is used in ^{HTmiuiucbVin, ini'l ill VltTiriUUV where the best conductor is essential for the most delicate tests. About ?9,000,000 annually is used in the arts in the United States, ?2,600,000 going into solid spoons and forks.?Hardware. Venomous snakes are reported to b< disappearing from Missouri, when | only a few years ago they abounded ii great numbers. didiFt want pulpit criticism. The Members of Sadie Me ans's Church. Talk Back in Meeting-. Columbia, 8. C.?The services in the Second Presbyterian Church Sunday terminated in a row. This is the church from which Miss Sadie Means, the telephone girl, was expelled for working on Sunday. At Clinton last Friday the synod reversed the action of this church and ordered the young womt n's name restored to the roll. During the absence of Pastor Blackburn the Rev. Dr. Law, formerly of St. Louis, occupied the pulpit. After preaching Dr Law made a statement to the congregation in which he said he had only last night ascertained that the members of this church were violating the Sabbath openly and thnt the session acquiesced in it. lie intimated that had ho known this sooner he. would have refused th? invitation to J Luber jumj)ed up, and_ wTjJj-Jiff"" anus, shot this at the minister: "Stop right there. That is not true. Don't jou go any farther. 'This church knows its busmcss, aud you arc not stating facts." I)r. Law was not a bit nbashed, and went on to say that he spoke to the congregation as a whole, and, while he wished to hurt no one, lie must say it. After a sharp colloquy there was confum >o. Scorc3 of persons left the building, and the elders crowded around the I u'pit. They snng out that the preacher had heard only the enemy's side. Dr. Law warmed up and declared that he would rnther see the church closed than go on sinniDg in this way. The affair ended in confusion. "While some were trying to pour oil on the troubled waters Dr. La v's wife caught hold of him and hurticd him out. The end is not yet. The congregation characterized Dr Law's action u* iuqm lout and unca led for. A Big Southern Canal Scheme. A report ccmcs from Atlanta, Op../ that a company in which New York people arc principally interested is being formed in the metropolis to construct a so: ies of canals to connect the navigable waterways in Georgia and Alabama. It is argued thnt by cutting 150 milts of c iiihI in tl\? States mentioned that boat IOMU1I V.UU UU VMHUIIMIUU 1)11 lliu Alabama, Coosa. Chattahoochee, Altamaha and Savannah, affording '.rater communication between Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, Savannah, Mobile nnd Helms, Ala. Ono of tlio project01 a thence south to Birmingham,'"nftrrVwMvw* east to the Coosa river, and down that stream to Montgomery, Selma and Mobile. Another scctiou is planned to extend from Montgomery cast to Columbus, Ga.( and noith on the Chattahoochee to Atlanta. The plan also includes a wutenvay from Columbus to the Ocinulgcc river, down this to to the Altamaha, and via that river to Rrunswick, / thence, cist to Savannah. It is estimated that the canals can bo cut at an average expense of $5,000 per mil*, owing to the swampy region hrough which they would pass. The 'f a is to build steel barges with s'eru iheel for u?o on the system, although h : idea of electric propulsion by means of the trol'ey system lias been thought >.f. The correspondent further writes hat if tli: vessels arc built a bout-building plant is to be erected for turning lu m out at Birmingham, and a shipyard w ith a Simpson dry-dock at Mobile. The company, is is said, is to have $5,000,000 capital. The pro| oscd system of waterways, if ompleted. would be about 875 miles N" in Alulnma and 400 miles in Geor Nuggets of Gold in North Carolina. Another surface gold mine has been discovered in North Carolina. Several weeks ago gold was located in Stanly county on the property of W. 8. Ingra^ ham, who at once gave parties permission to prospect for gold. As a result an extraordinary rich find is reported, and n nugget weighing over 100 pennyweights was picked up. A large number of others weighing from one half pennyweight to sixty pennyweights were also discovered. The property could have ' been bought for fl500 before tho discovery, and the owner has since refused $15,000 forit. The oldfashioned "rocker1' is the only means so far used in working the mine, and the gold is generally easily detected without the use ot the rocker. The mining of monozitc is also a new industry in the gold belt of Rutherford and McDowell counties, and the ore brings $100 a ton at the milroad station. The T xis State Fair, -which "recently e ose 1, was notable for the tine exhibit f Texas grain, fruits, and other predicts. A remarkable feature was the /i iv luge attendance,in which,it is said, .early every ceunty in tSc state was represented. Such exhibitions, if conduct* * jd on a broad bisis, are of the utmost j benefit to city as well as country people, t d ce a fair is really a great object-lesaou from which all can profit. ,