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Bfc; w mi uKntu w — — — Cii.lllLKS t:. it. Uit.iiTO.%. tkiiLur. "^IKEN. P r cT. MAitCH 10. HMlMKiHpiioM Kntcn.-uitf rew, >2.^0; •<& bxtntha, II.UU. It piuU in M<Ivaitct-. uiic ear, ft.30; six month-. T5 rent*. Adrertiiimjc HrtU*a.—One s«iuare, first insertion, ll.UU; ea< h »ub«e«p»etit in»«Tti<w. §0 cauU. Obituari^ at rw^ular rates of ad- TCTtUin^. . rT.. - To Ct*rreapon4lr*nta.->A!! rommanicn- tioits must Ik? bf flit* true •ami'and addres^ d^ uic wnu^ ju orilcr to ^*e«lve attvntion' ' Ib-jwtfd^edmttounioa- tiaiut will ni>t be r'etumn! unless stumps for fetura^osuuc^ar^cucloiitih^^^^^^^^^ CAIili FOR A CONVENTION ? * >•» Th«* Tillmau Kajic«'»*- S - OTe ‘piibjidh fist*tvhefi? it "Cm •Call for fitrrueri* convention” signed by ^ persons, Capt, P- !}• Tiij'nian, the real Hamlet in the pjqy bein^ lust on tne Hat. Among the nutpber \ye ob- aerve theuameaof three citizens of Ai ken County viz.Maj.Harry Hummond C. G.Tutt and It. J. Hunkinson. all of Hammond Township. Kach County Affricnltural Society Is requested to ■•ud five delegates, and each local or iowusdfcp agricultural club one dele gate. 1 ' Ifi addition to this representa tion,’pie farmers of each County are requested to meet in convention or tnaaa meeting uud appoint five more delegates. The Tillmau agitation has fajled, so far, to agitate the farmers of Aiken County to any meuguraidc extent. It is puti that'the Beech Island Club of taaminond Township have passed a preamble and resolution, reciting al leged grievances nnd declaring that their “right* and interests have been ignored and subject to unjust and a im pressive encroachments^' and calling o* the farmers of Aiken "to organize {it County and '^ownahip Agricultural Societies to take these great'evils into consideration, and lend delegates to a farmers’convention to be called In the ••ar future;” yet although that pream ble and resolution was published in Abmintr a for «'*e| FARMERS TO Sake of an Oily Tongue*! Horal Leper. The Hev. Dr. Armstrong, pastor of one of the most influentiMl and fash- ionableEpispopal Olmrch* s 'f Atlanta, has been found guilty of immoral practice^ by a court composed of cler gymen of high standing and eminent pleiv, and Inis l.'eeii sentenced by Bi«Uqp {{eck\yi{)i top 3 ears suspension The trial was con- i FRONT T C Willoughby, JL Hunter,x IIlV/xiA* Sam J Hut-on, JE'lindal, Harry Hammond, KJ Hankinson, D I. McLaurin, IN AtiKJdJI^TURAIj J H s»tafiord, N AT COI.VMBI A ’I Gooding. I R f Mockbee, M F Barnett, An AtltlrcHs Setting Foith tho jiriev- _ ., . „„77 . li W Aude anecM of tlie Tifleni of *he Soli and V ,” Vi*fJr;°!!r. Li-guiK them to.RalJy for the 1 , Alex C Norton lection of tlielr Kijchi* atttl the i*ro- \y s Ollen motion of their luiercBt*. (SB Mat’s, , , , . . . . To the Farmers of South CaroHna: Morkest, from the ministry. Ihe trial was con- j s eVt . llf y_ s i x ' pj r cent' of our State’s 1 ^ G Durst, ducted with closed dpara, but enougli j population are actively engaged in; ^ of the evidence has transpired to show ! agricultural pursui ts. At least one- j SINKING OF THE OREGON, conclusively that Dr. Armstrong while on a visit to Cincinnati wenton j nieaU) . uf a jivclilmod. We mayjust- Wjn Stokes, Bimj Mock, 3 H Wbsrten, Th®sW Goldsmith J M Whitmire. W A McElvey, j R<ib f S Beckhath. W H Timmerman H B Qallman. O F Cheatham, B It Tillman, At least one- I half of the remainder are directly de-| pendent upon the farmers for th£'|The Fastest Steamship on the Ocean Hot Ion,—Not a Tafc Host ^ ^ I . t • * * ^ M • SK • * ■ ^ " • — • — ^ J — a thundering sjiree, not onlj’ drink- j |y claim, then, that we coustilu te the I lug (o excess, bi;t actually visiting j State, yet we dq not govern it, nor are j brothels, nr|d according to his own letter to Bishop Bcel^witj), on at least ■ i, e „ e m two occasions gav'e beer mr ; i;e\’ to the lewd inmates. Dr. Armstrong claims that he visited these vile ‘dens of in- iquitj' for the purpose of reclaiming the daughter of a friend who had gone astray. * The reclaimed woman lias never heed seen or jdentifled ip anv* way, and yet this clerical drunkard and rake expects to be belieyeff because he sa3’s so. His stor3’ is so utterlj’ pre posterous that it }s discreditable to his intelligence, as well as to his religion am] morals. That a minister of the gospel should, while in a strange cit3*, after frequent alcoholic potations, send for a hack and start out unac companied by a policeman, or even a reputable friend, on a general visita tion of the brothels of a great cit3’ like Cincinnati, distributing beer money, and indulging in the most questionable familiarities as he went, is something i;o unusual, improper and indecent, as to be altogether irreconcilable with the faintest proba bilities of a worthy purpose. He eujoN’ed the benefit of able coun sel, and for his sake the evident e has been keptas private as possible, more- oyej;, |{ie Bishop of the Diocese of the laws administered in our inter-I iests, and few are passed tor our We pay taxes and vote and there is no further dse for us. These taxes do not grow any less, while our u!>ilit3’ to pay' them grows smaller 3’car by year,anil nothing worth naming has beetrdbiie to foster and encourage that intel-est which feeds and sustains all othefs. .Tlie negroes used to lie the “mudsills,” of »ur economic fabric; but thousands of white men—land owning farmers — find themselves slowly but sureli’sinking beneath the waves to be added to tlie foundation upon which a few men and corpora tions are erecting their fortunes. Im pending bankruptcy stares thousands in the face, while other'thousands are overseeing their own plantations for their victuals and clothes. An insane system of farming large ly prevails and our lands arc grdwing poorer year by year. I .urge areas of .South Carolina arc being made a desert to feed negroes, while tlie land- owners, giving no thought io the fu ture of themselves and children, stand iilli’ b>’, or assist and direct this skimming ot a State, which, by rea son of soil, climate and geographical position, might'be made a veritable Garden of Eden. The negroes will "go West” when the bones are pick ed. What will we db? We ate "farm ing towards despair” in thus continu ing to Impoverish dur lands by igno rant culture,but nothing is dote b3 ? our Legislature, or its creatures, to stop it, or to try to teach tlie people a bet ter and wiser system. Ferty thous- TllE ItECOUDEU on the 9th of j C^eprgia, hok |mposed the light pun-{ aIt( { < | u ]|. irs :ir( , g p en t < , in ,| Uu i|y in the February, and in the Journal and ' ishment of on 13’ five yer.ra suspen-! State, three-fourths of it paid by iar- these great evils into consideration." It really eeema passing strange that oppressive 'leech Island friends describef that they should allow a w{iele month and ouo week to elapse, without becoming agitated enough to’raise one single granger warhoop dv drum up a single recruit for the Tillman Rangers. The bugle blast of our Beech Island Review on the 10th of February, not a I siou from the ministry; but remarka- 1 mers, to educate men for other profes- . • ,.j , , , , , 11 , 1 „ . .li j sums and iiursuits; the farmers get single orgapizgtion lias becu eftccted,: hie to say, m spite of all thi^ consul- ■ noth ; ng . u ,a ., re i e ft to grope their to bur knowledge, looking towards j eration for the erring clerg^vnuin, iiis | W uy towards the grave in ignorance the appointment of delegates “to take congregation have raised a great hue ■ and its consequent poverty. Even and cry against Bishop Beckwith for ! the pittance‘domued to educate far- . - - tho »ev.rity of the sM.t«nce, and j if the farmers of Aiken Couut3’ are j several of the church ofilcial* ha\e re-| a jg,j institution at wliich borne down with such “unjust and ; signed their offices, and expressed our future'masters are being trained. encroachments,” as our . their determination to form an Inde- Vjeuc 11 Island friends describe^ that 1 pendent Episcopal Churph ^ or this liiey should allow a whole month and j wolf in sheep’s clothing. Just here we wish to sax’, that Epis copalians in particular and protes ta nt cliurchmpn evcri’xvhcre, should glory in the stand taken imy the noble Bishop of Georgia. Ho Inis sim-1 friends has ovidentl3’ been wasted on j pl3’ performed his eUitx’, nothing | {ho desert air, or else the farmers ol more. If he lias erred, it ,,:i> | benefit received by the farmers being been on the side of mere}’, in . a p ;l |-tiai protection against fruudu- that he did not uttcrl}’ expel, and for-: lent fertilizers. ever debar this moral leper from again f -A- majority of the boay.d of agricul- , ... .. „ [ ture are not eiigaired in tanning, discharging the sacred functions , ^yj 10 ^• olH j erS) then, that so little has of a minister of the meek and loxvlx ; ij een dotic b}’ it to IVenellt oiir farming Jesua. Bishop Beckxvit li deserves the 1 interests - thanks of all thinking Chris tians, for standing his ground and discharging his duty in spite of G«»cs lot lie —Struck by an Uitkiuivn Schooner at Dawn of Day op a t^uiet Sea- Two Great Holes Knocked into tlie Steamship—Another Schooner ami a Pilot Boat Fortunately at Hand to Rescue the Mariners. Sandy Hook N J,, March 14.—The Steamer Oregon was run into by a Schooner between 3 and 4 o’clock this morning while east of Fire Island, having two holes stove into her. She commenced sinking at ouoe. Rnrt of her passengers were transferred to a {’ilot boat and part to the schooner and it is believed the}’were all sub sequently transferred to the steamer Fiiida. There are over eight hundred of the passengers and crew of the Gr eg, ti on the Fulda. The 0 c a 1 was entirel}’ abandoned. She suuk at 1 P. M. tq-day. The Oregon belonged to the Cunard line and was one of the largest and mo§C ipagulfipent and fleetest vessels afloat. Her ramarkably quick runs between Queenstown and New York are still fresh in the publid mind. Particulars of the Disaster. New York, March 14.—The Ger man Kteanship Fulda, Capt Ringk, from Bremen which arrived this after noon, reports that she stopped off Fire Island, March 14, at 12.15 P. M., in cu’derto take up the passengers and crew of the O'regon, and anchored at the ha*' pft'fSamiy Hook, on account of low water, at 6.25 P. M. the same da}’. Tlie saved of the' Oregon nrb 185 first cabin, *66 second qabin and 359 steer age passengers 1 nh<j SQe crew! The steamer Oregon collided wifh an un known deep-laden {hre£ inasted schooner on the 14th instant at 4:20 a. m., when between Fire Island Light and Shinnecock, striking the steamer on the port side immediately under the dining saloon, tearing a large hole in her side under water. Capt. Cottier, of the Oregon, was below, the chief officer being in charge SMOTSCE Ta Persons Liable to Road Duty in Gregg Township. OFFICE CO. COMMISSIONERS, ) AIKEN COUNTY, Aiken, S. C., March 1st, 18S6. } TN accordance with the following JL Act, notice is hereby given that ail persons liable to road duty in Gregg township will be exempt from said duty bv paying to the ConntyCommis- missinners the sum of one dollar in lieu of said duty for the year 1886. Those failing to pay the said tax will be liable to twelve days labor as re quired by law. ' The Act is as fpllox”s: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, aqd by the authority of the same: That all persons liable to perform road duly in Gyegg Township,of Aiken County, of this State, be, qnd they are hereby, authorized to pay to the County Commissioners of Aiken County a commutation tax of pne dollar in lieu of the time which said persons Plight' be required to labor upon the public roads; and whenever any of such persons liable to road duty shall pay the commutation tax herein provided for, it shall be the duty of County Commissioners to fur nish such person witli a certificate showing that the commutation tax has been paid, which shall relieve the person so paying from road duty for twelve months next suqdeeding that in which said commutation {ax is paid. Sec. 2. That the County Corpniis- sioners shall keep an account of all moneys so paid in, and shall apply the same exclusively to repairing the highways of Gregg township, or high ways where persons are now required Jjy law to work, by contract or other wise, as may be deemed most expedi ent, SEC, 3. That all Acts or parts of | Acts inconsistent with this Act, arc hereby repealed. For the convenienpe of citizens of Gregg township Mr. S. W. Wood ward will be at Gteuiteville, March 22nd, aqd at Vaucluse, March 23(1, to collect said tax. John K. Murray will collect at Langley,‘Mafqh 13tb and 27th. The tin;e for paying said tax will expire Marcn 21st. J^HN F MURRAY, Ch, Board Co. Comm’s. Profcpsional Aivertisements. D. S. Henderson. E. P. Henderson. Attorn Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. John Gary Evans, Attorney-at-Law. Will practice in the Counties of Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. John A. Motto. Attorn ey and Cohns ki.i or at Law, [ Practices in all Courts of- tjouth Carolina, Aiken, S C. mm%, mm & key, ®» e ”Evf” 0 Lvi ,, Am t c ”s.cjPiano, Organ and Sewing Machine Dealers of . J±.TT CKUST-A., GEA.. The .Celebrated Estey, Smith American, Carpeiite|< and Chicago Cottage Organa. WE HANDLE ONLY THE BEST!! THE DECKER, ESTEY AND EVERETT PIANOS, Need no Praise, Being the Leading Instruments of the Country. The Domestic, Davis, New Home, and Household 8ewing Machines ARE THE-— Finest Made in the World! CASH OR INSTALLMENTS, Writs for Price List and Discounts 230 Second-Hand Sewing Machines « n Good Orjqj at Ip.OO, $10.00 and $15.00 each. James Ai.dkicii. Walter Ashley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S-. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. W. ({nit man Davis, V Attorney a-j* Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention gix’en to collections. 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. Claude F. Sawyer, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. M, B. Woodward, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in aU the Courts of this State. !March 3-4t on the liridge. One of t he passenge r« Petition to Open New Hoad floxv thankful we should po to the good Lord for $uch generosity and wisdom among our stutdjppm, so- called ! Again, we pay $25,000 annually by specific tax, which conies out of the farmer ulone, to sustain a department of agriculture. A good slice of this is spent to collect the phosphate roy alty, which goes to support the Htate Go Vermont, and therest is frittered and wasted, so fSiras w e can see, the only ^Iken County fail to realize that they are being treated with injustice and oppression, especially when they ob serve that every elective oUibc in the County is P 1 U<‘<’1 F” 3 fanner, cxoc])t one representative to the Legislature and the Judge of Probate. Moreover 'vvben they enquire into the State Government, they find that it is so well stocked with farmfcrs that you Can hardly throw a stone into the j crowd Without hitting a {'till fledged j granger, with hay seed in his hair and button lint sticking to his coat, and as {0 tho distinguished states men composing our State Legislature, Yi hy the farmers are so largely in the majority in that body, that upon vis iting either House' while jp session, due might readily niake the mistake of supposing that he had stepped into a convention of r?imon pure unadulter ated farmers. Under these circumstances it is not astouiahiug that the Tillmau agitation has failed to agitate tlie thrifty far mers of Aiken County, except in one single TYeighborkuo'd', and from ihat’' locality we "find ab ly three signers * to Ihe call for a convention ' In this connection we build a church for such a creature a? Four bad crops out of tix’c and the consequent poverty of the farmers cry aloud for economy and reduction of taxes. But this cry, which came from tho insane clamor of the misguided ex’ery county, was ignored by the last followers of this eloquent, brazen- ! Legislature which also persistently , . . r. • . . , 1 refused to obey a plain mandate of the taced imposter, it is a shame a ! Constitution to provide for re-nppor- a disgrace that a good man, and t* | tionment of representat ives by hold- true man, occupying the exalted posi-[ ing a ccnsna. It is small wonder, lion of a Bishop bfClirisi’s Ciiurch then, that nofliing xyas done to p-otect -d \\ hen farmers against robbery by dishonest states the hole was sothae large one could drix’e a horse and xvagon through it. Also, that when tlie ves sel^ collided, it sounded like the re port of an ordinary cannon. The pbats xvere, after so'he difficul ty, maimed and V»vveted into the wa ter. The ladies first got into the boats and were transferred to pilot-boat No. 11 and the schooner Fannis A. Cor- ham, Capt. Mahony, from Jackson ville for Boston. From 8 to 11 o’clock a. in. the work of transferring the pas sengers wa§ proceeded with. All ’were transferred in safety, not a singlelife being lost. At 12’15 p. m. they were all transferred again to the | steamer Fiiida, which, owing to the state of the tide, was qbliged to an chor at Kandy Hook. Capt. Cottier t was the last man tp leave the ship. A child’s greatest enemy is worms. Who can calculate the misery and suffering a child has to endure who is infested with worms? Shriner’sludian Vermifuge will destroy and expel worms from both children and adults Only 25 ets. a bottle. W. T. I latt & Co’s. Drug Store. OFFICE CO. COMMISSIONERS,) Aiken, S. C., March 1, 1886 ) X^ETITION of M. T. Holley, Sr.. F. JL W. Clay, W. W. Williams, and other citizens of Aiken County, tq abandon and discontinue the. dirt road, known as the UpperRoad leading from Aiken to tfie Toxvq qf Gran ite- ville as far as the o}d Wilkinson Mill Edw. J f Dickerson, Attorney-at-IjAw, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice in all the Courts of this State Dr. Z. A. Smith, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. C^Otflce near Depot. 924 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA, GA, Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist. SHOES ABE WANTED EVERYWHERE TRY MU HERIN & CO. DON T DISPAIR! NO MORE HIGH PRICES. —FOR Shoes Slippers and Hats! Wo have received our Spring Stock which was puvehaso.d with Cash, frorn tlie be-t Factories of the North and East. AY v e succeeded in securing many, irreat Bargains. You know our reputation for selling FIRST-CLASH GOODS AT LOW PRICES. Now is your opportunity, yofi will feel badly when you find that you have paid $1.50 for a pair 01 Shoes that Wm. Mulhcrin & Co. would have sold you for $LW. We Quote Some of Qur Bargains ; Infants’ Kid Buttoned, soft sole Shoes, 0 to 3 ’ 10o, Infant's Kid Lace, soft sole Shoes, 1 to 5. Child’s Kid Lace, Shoes, 5 to 7 Child’s Pebble Grain Lace Slices 8 to 12.... .• Misses* Pebble Grain Lace Shoes 11 to 2 ....... 1 _ * . , . , ... „ „ Missesl PeLblq Grain Buttoned Shoes 12 to 2. place, nnd run out ^qd open up what ' Richland AvenuC) Aiken, S. C. Ladies’ Wei* Slippers, 2 to 8 - - ’ .... .. 1 - • - - - / Ladies! Pebble Grain Slippeps 3 to 8. -Ol’l-TCE- is known qs lower ynad leading from Aiken via Coker Spring and Barton’s Pond, to intersect with the upper road at Wilkinson’s old mill place. Notice is hereby given that all who are opposed to the same will make their objections to the Commissioners at their next meeting on Monday, April 5th, 188.6. JOHN F. MURRAY, Chairman B. C. C.,' A. C. Next door to Henry Busch & Co. Dr. B. II. Teaaue, Dentist. I £3 OFFICE Richland Avnue, Aiken, S. 0. _* Dr. J. II. Burnett, Dentist. Ladies’ Kid Croquet Slippers 3 to 7 Ladies’ Kid Opera Slippcns 3 to 7..! Ladies’ Cloth Gailers Slippers 3 tp 9 j Ladies’ Glove Grain Lace Shoes3 to 8. 'Ladies’ Pebble Grain Bottonod 3 to 8 f Imdies’ Kid Buttoned Shoes, Workyd Holes 3 to 8. Mens’ Calf Ties 0 to 11 Mens’ Dress Shoes Boys’ Wool Plats Gents’ Hats. —qfi icj: at- Notice to Road Overseers. i-h.ould be disparaged and abu nu should recieve tl;e sympathy ana support of all good Christian-. Such conduct can only be accounted for by the cosmopolitan atmos phere of Atlanta, and is sadly at va riance witli the pre-eminently con- s whuld’iitute, Unit iq our opinion it is Armstrong, iq Go(|’s natpc let them yiniueiUly wise and proper for the farmers of Houth Carolina, to meet in convention for tlie promotion ol t'b« interests of tlieir iuiportaiit indus try, but xvw fail to sec the justice or wisdom of organizing a political class fiction ‘ fnr the purpose of tearing down existing establishments of great utility,and entering upor. au unreason- fertilizer manufacturers. The L egislature which recently ad- ourned tliougli not corrupt, lias been \’ery negligent of tlie public welfare. The thoughtful and intelligent far- | mers of tlie State cannot afford to i q^ect another srch body of law-mak- I ers and Constitution breakers. Nor rvative lone and spirit of moral and can |-h e J’ a fi°rd to allow tlie agrieul- ... . , •,,44ii. itural interests of the .8>tate to be sub- religious social life, as illustiated *\ j ordinated to e\ f erything else, and no the daily walk of Christian people at | effect made to foster and protect them the South. The idea of an indepen-j Other States with less expenditures dent Episcopal Church is an absurfti- " ale "inking, are doing ten • .* , 1 . . , . tunes as inueh to encourage ami as- ly,for suefi a proposition is at varmnet I those eq^aged in farming. But with the very etymology of the word . the money spent is not entrusted to Episcopal, but if anybody wqnts to f politicians or.to'th ose elected by poli ticians. The farmers manage and j control it themselves. Believing, therefore, that tlie crisis depart their •part in peace and proceed with i demands prompt and united action on icir work, but they will have to use I the part of thy* true and loyal farme s ,me other name thvn FrostestantFpi* i ‘>f tllt : L hat ^ tofiventiou . . . ; I of such can only redound to the bene- = T OotiterT uggest that Banner »ble and unreasoning crusade agginst convention, for whether they be Till- mnnites or not, they should hold meetings and send delegates in order /hat the sentiment of our people, whatever it be, may find full expres- oion on the issues of the hour. As to bur knowledge, there is but one Agri cultural Club in the county, we would some ropat, and xvc would they furl axvay the simple Banner ol the Cross ami give appropriate venl to their enthusiasm by erecting eostlx shrines to Backus and Yenys. fit of agriculture and consequently of every other interest and calling, we call such a convention to meet in the city of Columbia, Thursday, tlie 29tli of next April fo take into con sideration the question touched upon in this address, together with such As xvill be seen by the letter of our i other matters as they may deem ol I importance to the political, social, ’ ** 1 — interests of all Otlyrqcciipat j(H)8. FuvUipv.nVorc xve regular correspondent thoGrunitevilk ’ e jjJ cat } ()Iia i industrial i deem it oi;r duty to urg» the' farmer* ’Baptist church xvas totally destroyed ; i| l( , farfiiore and the .State, of Aiken County to taka partin this by fire on Sunday last. The byilding • Each county ugricultui al society is requested "tosenu five delegates. Each local or township agricultural club is requested to sehd’one delegate The farmers of each bounty are re quested to seud l\ve delegates over and al>ove those from organized socie ties. and to efleet this it is suggested that tho.-.e’ in sympatliy xvitli the } ly felt .for a season by tlie large Bap-; movement call a mass meeting or List congregation of GranitexMlle, bu! ; county conx’entioji of farniers in llu ir suggest that the iiiostpractiealdo xx’ay j, \ve hoyo’tljat oy the aid of the Chris-I Counties to appoint said xvas a large frame structure xx’eil finish ed inside, xvitli a seating capacity ol probably seven hundred,and xxus buill in 1848. The fire is supposed to have originated from tlie carelessness oi a cigar-smoker. I’he loss will be hcavi of securing representation xvould be to elect ten or These :iaii people of A iken County, regard less of denominational proclivities, another building "U\ « ( pn bu. erected superior in ail respects to thy one de stroyed. Tice political xyv:; , ,l!e r sjgiials for the last xveek in April indicate a sharpe cyclone, coitimencing near the as bad a#-1 Savannah River and culminating at leccli Is- Columbia. The utuiospberc xvill be ! sultry and the ligiit of the sun xvill be obscured for a season xvitli bay seed, cotton stalks and other agricultural as helmsman, bring her safely oiit of ' debris, hut it is thought that this eon- ttie hullrushcs of adversity into a j ditlon of tilings xvill be .succeeded l*y placid sen6f happiness ar,d piosperity genia! xveatber, tjood crops, and a gen uine Democratic State ticket sworn to call a mass meeting and more delegates for the county. niWaliouh^every one, be Simon pure farmer#, and they should go to Col ombia, and state distinctly ami em phatically the exact amount of op pressive encroachment they have sustained at the hands of their fellow citizens, anti if things are Captain'’fiilmau a’Uii the Beec land Club declare then: tc why then let them light the of State, and xi *til Hamburg Moses t ship provide for the best interests of our grand old eouimonxvealth ai.d oppos ed to class proscription of any kind. Tre wo<;.it,>i t^rc uiUof oifio -stokers where cottoii wilVsell at fifteen cents i per |vound, aud'no aecotiuts t<» settle j with lawyers »\i\d pierohniits f(»r xvc-st- •rn corn atid bacofi. 'Then itiay the granger cohorts rejoice’and bo right glad, and nhcait wRh a loud noisa, i great is Moses of Hamburg ' and ' in agneul^u.al mitJorm. blessed are hisdescipies,for they imve-1 fed us out ol the xvtiderncss of mis-j oppression and high taxation, into the bright sunshine of prosperity where the wicked shall cease from troubling, and Moses, even our Moses, “poverty shall have his Agricultural College ■ ea i ^tracj^n, jjj S and be a Trustee. ! bright star in the firmament', and ^i-— ■■ — | xvitli the knowledge of innate honesty The Edgefield Chfonicle states that j and clean hands, he can smiK: at a colored preacher on last Sunday bis traduccrs amt nity his loriner c«*i- ijfght rose in his pulpit and said "1 ckke my text dis mortiU.g from dal po'tiou ob de scripture where de Postal If tho xviscst and best of our far mers thus assemble xvc feel and be lieve there is enough of both patriot ism and stiitesiiiiuiTiip among us to find remedies for those e\ ; ils; and, xvithout trenching upon tl^q rights o. others, manhood enbyrh to demand and obtain a proper reqcigiiition of our rights aid needs. While this is essentially a farmers’ movement xvc invite tlie sympathy and moral support of good men of every calling. Agriculture is the basis of our economic structure and supports therest. It cannot lise xvith out carrying xvitli it the superstruc ture. There is among the politicians in South Carolin i an up-country and loxx country. There is no such line of division among the farmers. Our in terests are one. Let us come together from the mountains to tlie sea, and, exereisiivg tlie God-given right that tlie majority should govern, organ- izeas farmers and flURterate this line -THE g EST TONIC. ? This medicine, combining Iron with pure veiretable tonics, ouickly and completely Cures DysttcpMfa, IndiHentlon, VYenunrsa, Impure Klood, .Halm-la,(JiiiH*updX'rrhre, and NeunUaliv. It is an unt&UiriC remedy for Diseases of the Kidneys litid lover. It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women, and all xvho lead sedentary lives. It dees not injure the teeth, cause headache,or produe; Constipation—other Iron medicine* do. It cnr'iOhesund purities the Mood, stimulates the anpetitc, aids the hscthiilation of food, re- lievus Heartburn and Dt-lChing, and Hrcngth- ens file muscles nod nerves. Fig Intermittent Fevers, lassitude, Lack of Energy. Ac., it has nb eqastl. M'S- The genuine ha. above trade viark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. JUde oul] br Ri:0» .V CIILMICAL CO., UALTIMOltK, SD. SEA FOAM [ALL E4R$T•'CLASS StoreleepeniioReepitforSale , V TO PARENTS. ■'•Y / Many baking powders are very pernicious to health, ana while every one regards his own, he should also have a care for the tender ones—the little children. * . . AIKEN COUNTY ) Office County Commissioners.iT THE ox’crsecrs of Ilighxvays are hereby required to have the roads in their charge staked their proper width at once, those failing to have the road staked as required xvill be prosecuted according to laxv. All persons placing obstructions in the public Ilighxvays either by plowing or in any other manner will be dealt xvitli as the laxv directs. JOHN F. MURRAY. Chairman, B. C. C., A. C. March IsU ^88(b C. BART <&. CO., IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEADBKtt I.V — FOREIGN DOMESTIC FRUIT, APPLES, ORANGES, BANANAS, COCO A NUTS, LEMONS, PEA NUTS, PINE APPLES, POTA TOES, ONIONS, CAB- .feLU^i&C. "* 55, 57 and 59 MARKET STREET, ' CH ARLESTGN.'S. Bcgistration Notice. S^OTICE is hereby gix’en that the .1^1 Books of Registration for Aiken County xvill be opened at Aiken, C. H. on the first Monda} in each month to enable such persons to register as have acquired tlie riglit since the lust gen eral election, to transfer such as have changed their residence, and to renew lost and fiefaced certificates- until and including {he first Monday in July, 188G, eNC.ept fqr {he purposes hereafter mentioned, i^amely: Lost and defaced certificate^ may be renewed until thirty db^ys bjeforc tho general elec tion, t*n3 yo^ng nioh eo.uiing of age after ;he closing or the Books may register until tlie day of election. WALTER ASH LEY, Supervisor for Aiken County. January 19th, 18S6. Gtraniterille, Aiken County, . C. Dr. J. R. Smith, Dentist. 26c, 60c. 65c. 75c; *1.0(X 15c. 50c. 50c. 75c. 75 3. JH.OO .00 $1.00 to 2.50. ... 15c. to 50c. ..35c. to $2.50 5c. tivt^A Gents’ and Boys’ Straw Hats Every day is a Gala Day in our Establishments, xvitli the numerous tomers after the Bonanzas xvc advertisp. So come along and get your share of the Bargains. Orders by mail receive pro.mpt and careful attention. -OFFICE AT- Williston, Barnwell County, S. C. Will attend calls to the country. ilCJB'/ Edwin II. Cunningham, 541 Broad >St., - - Augusta, Ga. Commissioner of Deeds for South Carolina, Nexv York, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, a^d Notary Public “with seal.” Draxving' of and Vrebating Papers “a specially.” TWO STORE:- WM, MULHERIN & CO. ,) 722 Broad Street Opposite the Monument,- j 918 Broad Street. Sign of tlie Large Red Boot, Augusta, Ga, Old Pictures Conied and Enlarged. A O W. A, RECKLSNC COLUMBIA, S. C. Y^ICTURBS sent can by enlarged to i A any size, and xvill be returned for i inspection. If unsatisfactojy no charge. Correspondence solicited. Geo. W. Williams, HOUSE, SIGN AND FRESCO PAINTER! Graining and Marbljng a specialty. Old Furniture polished and made as good iis hew. Office Up-stairs over Beckman’s Bank. Orders I solicited. AT GOODYEAR’S CARRIAGE REPOSITORY! CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND A FULL LINE OF * Mod him ami Cheaper Grades of Open and Top J3TT <3-Q-1 ZED £3, At Loxyer J i-cos than at any other House this side of Cincinnati. Thiar Work is all mu le to pvder. Lighter Running and Belter Finished than the da s of work generally sold a$ Standard Vehicles. But I have just received a Full Line o^‘ Fine Famil.Y Carriages, Pliaptons and Cabriolet! Just reecivod another shipment of those Fine OPEN AND TOPBUG- GIKS, made upon special orders;, by the best manufacturers North and Eaut. Nothing being used in the construction of these' ''’chicles but the best! materials, and in Quality, Style an,d Finish, arc unequalled by any otner now <*n the market. In stock a Full Line of SADDLR AMI HARMESS—ALL GRADES. • " hk ‘ h 0 . ,k>r . Rl I *‘’? cf Piices than have ex’er before been knoxvn in the history ot the l.usmess MUou.^ utudebaker and St indard Plantation >\ agons, all sizes. Oak and IL-imIock Sole iwi UM .. Calf Skins. Shoe Find ings, <'-image and xvagon Alatenals, Harness Leutn»» Belt^^Cnu- of \!so a full ^!ne J. A, Wright, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Oqe Door from Laurens Street on Park Avenue. The be^t of material used, and any tyle of boot o,r shoy, nu\dy to o^der. Fann C«r Sulc. \ desirable Fi,rui iu a healtbv lo- cality seven miles from Aiken, containing Txvo-Huud red Acres xvell j Watered and wit!* Dxveiling and Out buildings thereon: ‘will he sold at a bargain as the ownerdesires to change investment. Address Lock Box 26, Aiken, S. C. March 9, 1886.-Cm. superior quality, Rubber and Leather Belting. Guns, Shells, Poxy tier, Si^ot, Tivble and Pocket Cutlery, Plow Points for all makes,' Nails, Axes, Hoes, Picks, mid Mattocks, Pitch Forks, Hhovels, Spades, Steelyards and Scale- Beams, Grind Stones, Rakes, Pnddpcks, Car penter Tools, Files, Hing-.s, Window Sash, Doors and Blinds, Farm and Church Bells, which 1 am offering at LOWEST CASH PRICES. A, R. GOODYEAR, Agent, (Successor to li. H. MAY * CO.) 9 AUGUSTA, GAj., opposite Georgia Railroad Bank. At tliR Old Stand, 704 Broad St,, ----- Augusta Ga. Mrs Felton nlits tlieCartersVilhgGa- C>*iiraut. In her last issue she thus writes of the venerable ex-President Davis, anii there is many a man and woman in the South xvho xvill gix-e a hearty amen to thefolloxving: “fn bis places, but xv he have tralllicked in of ficial speeii ■ at ion ami soiled their re cords with ill-gotteujgain. The women of the South were always true to the South; Right or wrong they never wax’ered in devotion to the cause, and od Paul pints his pistol to' da Feaian#.” In this connection xve xxo'uid inildlv ren.rk.ih.t .beeomlmt one of them is n ,t a fra <1 to say "G Apost e a# stated by the colored broth- bl j cfter30n navis!” ^ er, indleaicl a «ie«ire lor lar/ei-caiHe j than aome-of the brethren o r f'O pres- put day, wio “pin;” their pistols at tlielr, neighbors chickens on Saturday night, and shout haUeln.ah < it Sunday m iriiing. Tiie Chicago people haven’t time to kneel down to pray, but they have nearly all learned to pray ns they rush along* the streets. 4 forever, J T Hanna, J L Bryan, ,SS Newell, J A McAllister, j J Jameson. G M MeDavid. R It Beaty, M B Williams, J A Gray, .1 T Cook, B F Duncan, J Watkins, Wm Wilkins, .1 L Wofford, A E Fant, .1 A Major, J L Walker, Wm Jefferies, * R P-Clinkscales, Wm Cooper, ; X I. Ervin, .1 G MeCutchen, ; DN Johnson, Ben S Williams, H P Duvall, C A Berry, B H Montgomery, E C Smith, ’ TB Martin, Albert Harris, 1 C G TuIt, A P West, ' ' J B O Landrum, E S Allen, , H R Tltoinas 1 - B Cause, T L HoueeA, * R .1 Betsill, R B Lyons, H H Gooch J Mopsev, Sr, W D Evans, W B Drake, J H David, J H Lane, M D. R M Pogues, Cbas Cropland, J T Covington,’ J RMorrison, • Jas Blaylock, J. O Jones, J C Davis. J G Wiliams, J-I S Stribling, J H Bowen, ' J W Sheler, M L DonaliLoi,, H B Buist, O P Hawthorne* S P Buro.ig *. * 9m SEA FOAM ~ ^ containsnf>n« of the bad qualities of baking pc>wders—soda or saleratiLs. It contains no uurtful ingredienfc—no alum or ammonia. « - SCIENTIFIC. AH Chemists who have analyzed Ren Fonm eommeud it. Housekeepers who have used it will have no other. Cooks, whose b si efforts have failed with other powders, are jubilant over Sea Foam. Raves time, saves labor, saves money. It is positively unequaled. Absolutely pure. Used by the leading hotels and restaurants in New York city an<l throughout the country. For sale by all first-cluss grocers. GANTZ, JONES CO., 170 Ilttanc St., N. Y. T, C. BLIGH —IMPORTER AND JOBBER OF ^— ■ r ~ ACKETS, CHANDELIERS -AND- NERVOUS DEBILITATED MEN. You are allowed a free trial of thirty day* of the uso of Dr. Dye's Colebr-ted Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Applle.nees for the speedy relief and Permanent cure of ,V<-,-i-r>vs loss of Vitality and l/aiihoorf. and all kindred trouldcs. Also for many other diseases. Complete restora. Cion kj Bealtb. Vigor and Manhood (maranteed. No risk Is Incurred. Illustrated pamphlet In sealed fnvcJoj* mailed free, by addteeslng VOLTAIC BELT CO- Mirshall, JCich. OCHA SON’S 10th. to any address. Illustrates and lets every t-hlnt; for Ladles'. Oents', Childrens* and Infants' wear and Housekeeping Goods, at Prices lotrer than those of any boose In tne United States, .'omplelo natlnfactlon OKarar.lced, or money re- funded llT t . F. K(K II A; t*0>i, lit h Ave. A -lllLh M., Sr \ . « tty. House Furnishing Goods. DOT* BROAD ST REE IUSTA, GEORGIA. Fuh^r Jon, Dealer *t HEATING RANGES AND STOVES Heating Stoves for Churches Schools and Residences- Utensil JOSEPH BIERMAN, MERCE AN r TA1LOE, Broad street, Augusta, Georgia., * Would respectfully auoirnce to his friends and th^. public that he has now on hand auu is daily receiving, a select stock of « Spring and Summer Styles, Consisting of SUITINGS and TROUSERINGS, etc., xvhich he will make up in the Latest Style at I*)west Prices. Satisfaction guaranteed in every particfilar. You Can Save Money, Time and Trouble By tWraing font ORDtfRS - FOR r GERXDOIEIRjS, -TO WELCH & EASON, 185 and 137 Meeting and 117 Market Streets, CHARLESTON, 6- C. tSe*Price List and all iinformation clieerfully and promptly.fu/nished on, application. A '• - ~ 1 1 *" -r'Y— OTTO E. WIETERS, AVHOLESAr -3 GROCER AND,DEALER IN- \ Full Supply of Cooking Alxvavson Hand. LIQOURS, CIGARS & TOBACCO! 62- IPPJADSTREET Cali and see Maateli and Grates, j Fr V. L. FULI.EirrON, A i CUKr.\, GA ' S- le agenlr! for T. T. nn-’ /. Gk FROST « e«!„bmted BELT-flATSTNG Wan'lmuses, N*»s. 10^, OUR, and THORN BROTH Ellehr,.t e l BUTTER CRACKRRS. iTy' Ofii'*,- and Sdlesmoni 81 l-Ioxf ..ay 114 aiiil 116 East Bay, CHAi LEKI ON, S.<* no, ii wHLi