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* - ' CHARLES E. R. DRAYTON, Manager. AIKEN S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 6, VOLUME 5.—NUMBER 25. REMOVAL TO TEMPKKANCte IN SCHOOU*. f\ r V REPAIRING A SPECIALTY <V JUOm£*C.0o. CMAJUJL £-00 267 Kin« Street, Opppsitc Masonic Temple, CHARLESTON, So. Ca. 11 AND HIH SIltTliMSIlIM, MODS »85. New Goods, Fall Trade. 1885 f\Y lugs ./jndow Shades and Luce Curtains, Wilton, Velvet, Brussels,3-ply In- U Carpets, Hearth Bugs. Door Mats, Art Carpet, Window Khades of every e and Color, emhraelng all the New .Styles, Cocoa, Caton and Napier Mat- ;s, Floor Oil Cloths and Linolaums. Lace Curtains, Window Cornices and Poles, New Walnut, Cherry, Ash Ebony and Brass Cornices and Poles. Turcoman Curtains and Draperies. Upholstery Goods. Raw Silks in a variety of Patterns. Fringes in ail Colors. Hair Cloths, Cane and Gimp and Buttoms. Wall Papers, Borders and Decorations. Just Opened For All Trades: Oil Paintings, Engraving and Chromos. Brooms, Dusters, Baskets, Door Jats, Walnut and Rubber Weather Strips for Doors and Window, to keep out cold, and ail sold at Lowest Prices. ' JAMES C. BAfUE & SONS, Chronicle Building, 714 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Bondarant, JopHny & Co, A* x Manufacturers of ALL KINDS OF BRICKS! Proprietors of the Old and Popular DeLAIGLE AND AUGUSTA BRICK YARDS, establish ' J in 1S20! Esti mated production since then 2o0,000,000 Brick! Quality and color unsur- passed North or fjouth. Large stock always on hand. For information, address EjQNDURANY, JOPLING & CO., Augusta, Ga. GIN RIBS! GIN RIBS! I HAVE secured Patterns and propose to furnish RIBS for all makes of Gins at reasonable prices. CASTINGS of all kinds in Iron an Brass at short notice. Special attention given to Repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed! Ti<£YP£NDLETOHjt7oij.iaa7T"flNDjrMasa^£YwoRKS * Nos. 615, 617 and 619, Koi.lock St., - - AUGUSTA, GA. CHAS. F. LOMBARD, Proprietor. WM PENDLETON, Sup’t. McElree s Jewelry Palace, .WILL BE REMOVED TO ITS NEW LOCATION ON KING STREET, ^ (OPPOSITE MASONIC TEMPLE) ON THE 18TH INSTANT. ^UTie Building has been Specially altered and repaired by Mr. McEIree. The ceiling raised and frescoed jn oil—a new plate glass front of antique design, ’surmounted by double sows of small squares of colored glass which ha: srod in this section «f conn try. During tire next TEN DAYS 'to 18th instant.) ho otters the entire stock in his store under the Waverlv House at YOUR OW X PRICE, MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS AND NAME YOUR PRICE is all that is necessary to effect a sale. , , Remember tins thing last for these TEN DAYS only, after that we make the prices. McElree’s Jewelry ^alace, 254 KING STltEKT, - - - - OHAIILEHTO.V, S. C. PETERXiN GROSSED COTTON SEED. 1000 Bushels For Sale ! I would Vespectfullv inform tlie farmers of Aiken and the adjoining Counties, that 1 have oil hand 10(H» B USD EL§ OK PETERKIN CROSSED COTTON SEED for Halo at the following re;i*nnul>le prices for Cash or Ex change, Viz.: 80 cents per bushels (ot 30 pounds) delivered at Aiken depot —75 cents per bushel delivered at my burn—or I will Exchange 1 bushel of PET ERKIN SEED for Three bushels of any other Cotton Seed delivered at my barn 2}4 miles fpom Aiken. This Seed is very prolific and was planted by me in J884, oi) a portion of my crop with such gratifying results, that in 1885 I planted my entire crop with 'this Seed. I have realized this year from 63 acres (notwithstanding the ravagesof the Catcrpiller and excessive rains, followed by drouth) f 1 .00 Pounds of Lint Cotton from Each Acre. Cotton from PETERKIN CROSSED SEED, gins easier than any other Cotton and makes a net return from 100 pounds of seed Cotton of 40 pounds of good Ihit; cotton. My entire crop averaged this figure. Rekkhencks.—Mi Hedge T. Hollev, Jr.. & Bro., who ginned my entire crop. Also, Messrs. Lewis Bradweli and Jolm N. Wigtall wlio planted ibis year some of the same Seed. .Address DANIEL CEOSLAND, Aiken, S. C. Nov. 24,1885. KRED BAKER, President. JOS. S. BEAN, Cashier. THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BAASK, -OF AUGUSTA, GEOUGIA.- Casli Assets Surplus $300,000.00 50,000.00' Catechisms mi Beer and Alcohol Intro duced in Some Colored Instltu* t ions. Savannah Neiv*. Mr. J. N. Stearns, of New York, Secretary of the NationalTempernnce Association, has been Canvassing Sa vannah and other cities of the South recently in the interest of text-books on temperance, to be used in schools. One of the publications he is intro ducing is a “Catechism op ReerJ' ahd another is a “Catechism on Alcohol,’' both bv Julia Colman. About eighteen ' ^ates and Territo ries of the Unite States require thc- public uchool children t*> be instructed on temperance. Thfe 'catechisms on temperance Are used in the Beach and Hayes institutes, of this city, and in the Atlanta university, the Clark uni versity and several other educational institutions in the South repreaentihg a large scholarship' of young colored men. The first question in the catechism on alcohol is: “What is alcohol ?" » “A liquid poison,” is the answer. “Is it fouqd in nature?” “It does not seem to be found in any tiling that God has made.” The work is arranged in the same manner throughout—questions and responses. Seperate chapters are de voted to the origin of alcohol, decay ed drinks, distilled drinks, first effects of alcoholic drinks, alcohol an(j disease, alcohol and’crime, etc. In the list of decayed drinks are mentioned cjijer and wines of all sorts. They are calIbd decayed, it is explained, becaused they are made by letting the juices of the fruit stand and decay or go to pieces. The cate chism on beer explains how beer is brewed from grain. Under the analy sis of beer is the question, “What is honest beer?” A. “That which is made from water, grain, hops and yeast only.” It is expressly stated, however, that by “honest beer” it is not meant that aiiv kind of beer is good and whole some, but that it is unadulterated. The proportion of alcohol is put at .rom 2 to 12 parts. “Is the adulteration of beer com monly practiced?” is one of the inno cent questions. The reply is that the practice “is so common that it is difficult to find any honest beef- bebr on sale.” The most frequent adulterations of beer are de fined as “water to dilute it and salt to bring up the taste.” Salt is also put in to make the drinker thirsty so that he will buy more beer,” say's the writer, and she adds: “This is a serious fraud, becaused beer is called refresh ing and good to satisfy thirst. The f’ree lunches offered in beer saloons are usually highly salted to provoke thirst, and the pretzels 1 are sprinkled with salt instead of sugar.” The student is also correctly in formed that tobacco, opiijm,’hemp and coculus indicus, a poison berry, are sometimes added, and when hops are scarce quassia, strychnine and cocu lus indicus are substituted. Another question under this head is: “Why do men drink sucliadulter ated stuff?” * ’ The answer is: “Because the brew ers and dealers contihue to make each of his own customers think that his beer is honest, and that it is (inly his neighbors who use adultbraltions.” In 'a galhin of beer there is about 12 ounces of solid matter. This solid matter is declared to be mostly gum, sugar and Imps. It is nearly indiges tible and not worth so much for food as a penny loaf. The student is taught that beer drinkers grow fat because beer fills the blood with waste matter which is deposited between the mus cles or wherever there is room for it, stuffing out the skin and making the drinker look plump Osiris. King of Egypt, who intro duced a 4 , 'l | 7l? m$<J e Qf barley 1960 B. C., is credited' with the invention of beer. Tacitus and Pliny', about the beginning of the Christian era. spoke of the Germans having a liquor made of barley’ or wheat and fermented to a spirit. *In the history of beer the stu dent learns that, beer was introduced into England by’ the Romans proba bly abour the- time of Caesar’s inva sion. It 'continued ‘th£ prevailing drink in England until about 1700 when the English took to drinking gin oil a }arge scale. Beer was intro duced into America by the Puritans in 1620, who brought some over in the Mayflower. Thu early colonists of New England, however, could not raise grain enough for bread for some years, and the short crops starved out beer. About 1850 the use of beer be gan to increase rapidly in the United Skates. Rheumatism, liver complaint, Bright's disease and other diseases arc- caused by beer drinking says the cate chism, and a number of eminent au- thorifres are quoted upon the effects of beer upon health. The purpose of the text books is to correctly and fully inform young peo- ple of the nature of liquors, and the efleet uiboLoi has up'on the mind and health. C. C. G. & C. It. It. Abbeville Medium March oOth. On last Thursday the stockholders of the C. C. G. <fc C. R. R., meet at Greenwood. Col. Bowen acting pres ident read a letter from Mr. Schofield the financial agent, in New York, de tailing tlie progress of ins negotia tions with the Louisville & Nashville road and with Mr. Taimage and ask ing that tlie meeting adjourn at the call of the president not later than the 1st of May.' DlV motion this time was extendid to the loth of May. It was clearly the sense of the meeti ng that this should he the last delay ami I if Mr. Schofield's plans hud not suc- , ceded we would fry another measures. ; We are not one of those who have been too ready to join with our enemies in deriding Mr. Schofield and his efforts. This is a gigantic enter prise and takes time to accomplish it. But we do think that if by May 15th lit has not succeeded iu the efforts ve should take steps to regain control oi the road and its franchises. interest on Deposits of Five to Two Thousand Dollars. Sums of One Dolllar and Upward Received. -O- pircctors—James A. Lofiin, E. O’Donnell, Eugene J. O’Cornner, Alfred Raker, E. R. Schneider, W. B. Young, William Sohweigcrt, JCdger R. Derry Jules Rival, Joseph S. Beam, J. Henry Bredenburg. DOWN TOWN GREEN MARKET! CAN SUPPLY FAMILIES WITH FIRST-CLASS VEGETABLES, THAT IS: NOLTHERX CABBAGES. TURNIPS, BEETS, CABRQTS, ONIONS. POTATOES, APPLES, BANANAS, ORANGES, LEMONS, COCOA NUTS, NUTS, RAISINS, CITRON, CURRANTS, Ac. — ALSO SELECTED GROCERIES IX GREAT VARIETY! Goods Delivered at the House. Call at the VILUtlA BASEEY AOT CONFEGTIOKERY ! I W. T. HOFFMAN. \ .-.V.iXVK. - - -- - - - - AlIvKX, p. C. Local Option. ]Valholla Courier. The Local Option feature of the temperance movement (by counties) is rapidly growing in favor. Tlie Leg islature of Virginia has just passed a law for tlie State and the Governor lias signed it. Mississippi has done the same thing. South Carolina will do the same thing, we believe. The last Legislature refused all such ac tion, but it otily postponed the matter. It is certain‘that the next Legislature will be formed largely’ of those who are pledged to a Local Option (ebunty) law.’ The measure is just and reason able and the people will demand its favorable consideration. We hope to see the issue distinctly made in every county in the State iii our nex!t elec tion. rREMEXTIMEXT OF DEATH. 4^ Carious and Interesting Incident in the Family History of the Bayards. The subject qf presentiment con cerning death aiid fatality in families spnkeii of in Hancock’s case recalls some sad points in the Bayard history Few &hliiies'have been more deplet ed by sudden d^ath than the Bayards and in many instances there have been fore-warnings and presenti ments. It is said that Miss "Bay ard wrote a letter indicating her approaching death, Thpre are now in Was^|ngton''many old naval officers ^hd'remember the interest ing circumstances attending the death of Miss Bayard’s corisih’, Chas. C. Bayard, at Mount Vesuvius. He was the favorite sqn of Richard Bay ard. of Philadelphia, whose father and Secretary Bayard’s father were brothers, th 184.j, while on board the United States ship 'Congress in com pany with several young friends from on board, he made the ascent of Mount VeteuViUs. It Yras the same Congress that went down in Hamp ton Roads before the Merrimac, and in the party was the same Joseph Smith, who as commandet of the-f/on gress had hi* heart' taken off by a can non ball and of whonl his father said, when he heard that the Congress was taken: “Then Joe is dead.” In the party also was Lehman B. Ashmead, of Philadelphia, with whom young Bayard afterwards went to .Jerusalem to visit the Holy SepdlcYirt. While there they both had tattooed on their arms by'an old dragoman the her aldic arms of Jerusalam,with the date of thejr visit." In the case of young Bayard the tattooed qrb'ss developed virulent features, festered and finally he became sick, and the arm became greatly swolen. Hecontinually de clared that he would die, and even after if. appeared to grow entirely well he was in the habit of saying to Mr. Ashmead and other friends: “This arm will be the death of me yet.” Ten years afterwards Jyoung Bayard left for a cruise in the Votumma as flag lieutenant of compandor Morris. Before leayiqg 'he took a sad fare well f)f iijl nia friends here and declared to on6'and all that “they would never see him again” He was very dejected aud de-q on lent, 'fen years to a day from his pWvio'a eisit, n company with young L’arroll Tuck er of Maryland, and a lew friends, tlie Columbia being at Naples, he made the ascent of Vesuvius during an eruption. With him was Rear Ad miral Simpson and Rear Admiral Calhoun, who were then Lieutenants. He had the arm «f a Prqsiau army omeeV.”He/wks quite gayj Just near tlie Hermitage, where he had halted ten ynars before, the party stopped, near the crater. As ihey were turn ing a mass of lava and rock struck young Bayard bn the arm were he had been tattooed, cutting fearfully and obliterating the cross, and before tlie party could reach the foot of the volcano lie died. 1 n'.tJthe’r" is still living, upwards of Wine’iyVbUrs of age. His body is buried near the foot of Vesuvius. South Carolina vs. Charleston. . : $ Columbia Record. “Richland,” the pohnnbia corres pondent of the Augusta Chronicle, in a special ft). IJiat paper speaks of the controversies between Mayor Courtney, of Charleston, and Dr. Kin- loch; also of another controversy be tween the former gentleman and the Charlestoil delegation. “The mem bers of the delegatioiii” lie sii^s, .“Show that it costs nearly as piuch to meet tlie expenses of’tne'city government of Charleston as it does to run the en tire Sfate government of South Caro lina,' including fhe salaries of State officers', Judges and \He expenses ot the Legislature. This statement, if correct, proves one of two tilings: That the State government of South Carolina is very economically con ducted or the government of the city of Charleston is very extravagant. Judgement should be suspended until tiie Mayor’s figures are furnished, and they will jro doubt pyt a very differ ent face on'the Matter.” “Richland” is right. When Mayor Courtenay’s figures are furnished they will show the matter in a very differ ent light. They will show that there is a vast (Jifterencfe between the ex- penditurefi of the citv and Slate for any given time, and will also show that every dollar has been honestly, economically aud 'iudiciously ex pended.' We itiake this prediction without khow-liig anything more about the matter than has already been published; but we know the man and tlikt js"‘enough. We khow that Mayor Courtendy Is as true as steel and the soul of honor. Like pure gold he will not sustain injury in passing through the present ordeal. The man who does right has nothing to fear, and those who are making the attack?- upon him will find that their weapons will cut backwards. The sum and substance ’ of >fayor Courtenay’? offending in one instance seems to have been that he dared to call public attention to the fact that ptisoners were being transported to Columbia at $40 apiece. "Tbid i3 k fact, and all the Charleston delegation can say about th'j matter will not shut the people’W''mouths nor cause them to "ihink less of Mayor Courtnay for tell ing the troth, aud what as the Chiei Magistrate of tlie city of Charleston he had a right to tell. ‘‘ \\ ith regard to the trained nurses, it seems that several of them, aftci passing through Ui'eir course, located in other States, and MayorCourtenay protested against the public funds be ing used for training nurses unless un der certaiit conditions. There is b'ue thing certain, and that is that the Hon. W. A. Courtenay is the most efficient Mayor that Charles ton has ever had, ancf tjie Charleston ians are so well aware of this fact that they liave just refused to allow him to resign from the position. They offered to grafft hihi a failoUgii to re cuperate his health, but woiild not al low him to resign. This dou’t look very much like Mayor Courtenay has been burdening thfe people with heavy (axes—at anv rate they seem willing to stand the Dufdeo. 1 ' '* ! ‘' Anderson Journal says: TJi.e scourge of measles is' spreading lias broken out in try operatives in G-ecnville suffered terribly from the 4.sense. (In Greenville, ami I i Seneca. The facto Signs of Mental Dcrangeu^ent. Philadelphia Call. . * * i : » • 4 ■ * Mrs. Flunket; ' ‘.‘Jam getting un easy about my husband’s intellect— or his memory, perhaps I should say.” ' ' Mrs. Dorsey; \Tu what way?” “I asked him for $50 and he gave it to me without a word.” “Why, that w’asstrange! But what led vou feel ‘Concerned about his mem ory?” “ '' - “Why the fact that he didn’t ask me what I had done 'Vith J,be 50 cents he gave me last week.” ' Johnston Monitor says: The meet ing called in the interest of the Caro- linaCuniherlaudGap andChicago Rail road on Friday atGfrfeenwood Was not a success. Mr. Schofield was n«t pres ent, and the metling adjourned over ti!l the loth of May. Some impa tience ami disntisfaeiion was iiianiiest e*l by 1 nose present. A CARD FROM MR. I THE FARMERS’ CONVENTION. Another Farmers’ Name) Authority. l[] r afyalla Cou Messrs Editors: I notice in a re cent issue of your paper my name connected with a call for au agricul tural convention for Oconee county, based upon a call for a similar conven tion of the whole State. The use of my name for thfe Statfe call is entirely without my authority, but inserted by a friend in the county call, under the impression that I favored the objects designated in the call. After carefully weighing the matter I have decided flpon the following course as the'better plan for our coun ty, fiairielj% to discountenance the present movement of Mr. Tillman for the following reasons, viz: The object is not the advancement of agriculture, as if pirirpbrte to be upon its face, InR h political move ment in > disguise to overthrow the present adiuiuirtration. Second, it tends to degrade the pro fession of ugricUlturfe 'W' injecting politics into the vfery'bksem the agri cultural societies. * Third, it tends to the disruption of the Democratic party. Therefore I do not-favor £he call for a convention, but prefer to fight in the ranks of the Democracy to correct a great many evils, which I think needs the careful consideration of every good and prudent man in the county who desires an economical ad- minis'tration of the ’government of the State. I could conceive of no greater evil to befall our State than class legisla tion. Our representatives should be men of broad ideas, soaring above the petty desires of each iud jiff dual, and make such la<v8 aS‘arc 'adapted to the interest of the whole State. In conclusion I will say to my agri cultural friends in the county that I will never ofe if} advocating any measure tjiijff wM enhanc'd: their interest,''Whep jt is based upon a frank and square proposition! ‘ ’ 1 ' John W. Shrlqr. TuqAbqo, S. C., March 22, 1886. “Innocuous Desuetude’* Augusta Chronicle We Chronicle expresses the hope that tills phase of President Cleve land will never find an illustration in the Democratic party as a political organization. The change in the Governnjent was not to be confined to tlie otficte of Pres identj it Wqk not'to be‘njereiy a change in the* h^ads of departments; it was not simply to be a change in the consular service and diplomatic corps; but it was to be a change in every office of the Government where any honest and capable Democrat could be found to fill the vacancies created by the removal of Republi cans. a time when the sixty qr seventy thousand offices that'it covers were filled by Repul)fichiis almost exclu sively. No man who was a professed Democrat could hope for an office un der a Republican administration. In order to obtain one he had to deny his party allegiance and bury his politi cal convictions. -Is not this true? The civil service law was a cunning ly devised scheme to keep Republicans in and to keep Democrats out, when they had 'returned to their father’s liousetd'ad^rfffiifefer its affairs. But nobody K'sked‘the Presidont to violate this Civil Service latv—jyhat Democrats wad ted and whult they had a right to expect, and wliat honest Re publicans out of office, the rank and file of the Republican party expected —was that every Republican office holder—the thirty or forty or fifty thousand ityjih who held offices not covered by the civil service,—would he asked to resign or be suspended by President Cleveland and their places given to competent Democrats. This was tlie President’s blunder. His failure to remove Republicans was a reflection upqq the hopegty'and intelligence of his Pwh party aud a great disappointment to the Demo crats who elected hirij to office. This was the caus4 of his trouble with the Senate. Senator Ingalls told the truth when, speaking for his party, he said let the president come out and say thu£ removals are made for political reasohs'and we will make no actious opposition to the appoint ment of any good Democrat nominat ed for office by the President. The Democrats are fairly entitled to tlie offices aud the Republican party is willing that they should be filled by capable Democrats. Tlie Chronicle has great respect for the President’s integrity personally and officially, but while admiring the lofty purposes that animate him in his efforts at reform, it rtfiapproves of his policy. If we'liv.ed in a blessed state of perfection, where parties were unkown and offices were not needed, his theory would be admirable. The President’s utopian scheme to anchor the Mugwumps and to mqke proselytes from tiie Republican ranks reminds us of what a French officer sa <1 to an English officer,' in' reference th the charge of the Six Hundred, at Balaklava, when he asked him what .,c thought of the Light Brigade. The French officer replied: “It is grand, sublime, magnificent; but, Monsieur, it is not war.” ' “ The President may think that his civil service policy, in keeping Dem ocrats out and Republicans in, is very beautiful, but it is not politics. If his election meant oue thing more than auother it was that a Democrat should be President, and 1 that all the office? in tiie gift of tlie Administration should be filled by Democrats. The failure to place Democrats in office can not be construed otherwise than as a reflection upon 'the intelligence and capacity of Democats. Tills mugwump, namby-pamby, hermaphrodite policy if persevered in Can haVe but oufe effect, aiid that is to divide aiid Weaken the party. What we most riefed to weld the Democratic party and render it invincible is an honest add bcurageous Andrew Jack- soti administration of the affair^ of the Government. Let us have' Dem ocrats on guard iu every 7 position, and no spies or informers in office to be- trav us to thfe political enemy in the hour of danger. If President Cleveland perseveres in his “Mugwump” policy, the great Democratic party will be doomed to “indbcuous dts'rtetude” and inexcusa ble defeat. President Cleveland has a right to terminate his own political career, but he has no right to assas sinate the opportunities of the Demo cratic pkrt^ for perpetuating its power iu controlling tlie affairs of the Gov ernment. ithont Old Barnwell Calm and Serene. Barnwell People. Two weeks ago the Peoi that “a meeting be held 3aleday to elect delegates” to the con vention called to meet in Columbia on the 29th Inst. We believed then aud our opinion is still unchanged that a convention of conservative, representative'' farmers, who have no politic’af''Ambitionsand aspirations to gratify and no revenges fo reap would be productive of good, ndt by i naugu rating all thfe 5 visionary reforms preached and promised by the apos tles of the new deUf/but, by giving to the members of the convention an ac curate knowledge of the condition of public affairs and public seutimeut. so that they might be convinced that the jeremiads of Mr. B. R. Tillman and his eq-adjijtors are not correctly repsentative of the State and its af fairs. But our suggestion seems to have fallen flat and as yet it has elic ited no respoti'Se‘of approval. And in trying to learn why ihey have not been aroused t|y the summons of the new Moses, we have made abetter acquain tance wlth'publlc feeling that has led us to approve tlie strong, sound common sense of the masses wfy 0 hav^ not been led astray by his gloomy platitudes. A care ful analysis of the call for tlie con vention shows freejuent inconsisten cies, and an examination of the re cords of the callers, so far as known, reveals the fact that, only a few of them have been and are representa tive farmers. Only one of them, so far as we remember, has been inti mately connected with the State Ag ricultural ’SofeietV. wb'iCli was, to the Democracy of the State during the Re publican era, the best and only sub stitute for the Legislature and which revived at its annual meetings the knowledge that good men and women all ovefetne State, wefe watting and watching for the first opportunity to redeem 1 ' tb'e conrttnon wealth.—Why did not these ninety-two gentlemen now solicitous for the welfare of the farmers, come to the front iu thos^ troublous times? • • • And the \yrongs and grievances of which ‘they complain can easily be cured by ordinary agencies without resort to heroic, revolutionary thiat- meiit. Men must‘alw'ays have some body or sbmething tb blatt^eerjpedlally so when' tlhies are hard. Then any change that promises relief is risked. Now a liitlefexcursion through the his lory of the State since the restoration of Democratic rule will show that the agriculturists have had such control ling representation as was, until re cently, entirely satisfactory to them. No man complains of tiiat and if they want more their demand will be grati fied ami the followers of other occupa tions will be content. Of 3 Governors electeil during that time, directly by the people—two have been farmers and o'iie a teacher, nncj Hkb propor tions havfe prevailed LVother positions whehe iW'specfar training or adaptu tloh has been required. 'The attempt to array different professions and oc cupations against one another might be childish in other communities and conditions, but it is simply, purely and inexcusably criminal in South Carolina at this juncture—for “united we stand, divided we fall,” lawyers, merchants, farmers and all, and the cold shoulder, 90 far given by the peo ple of RarrtWell to thfe shufflers of the new’dehl, shows that they Tealize it. If, contrary JO ‘ Ajtpearancesf, there should be r a nhfeetliig next Monday, worthy $ bb rfegarded as representa tive by its numbers and character, it will be well to consider the propriety and advisability of electing delegates, but, if there should not be such a gath ering, it will not be right for a corpo ral’s guard to assume to represent tlie people of this county. And now and hereafter it will be Cause for Vexation. New York Times. Florida Hotel Proprietor (to stew ard:) “Has that aljigator ordered yesterday got hire yet?” " Steward: “No sir.” •£rQt>rletor (angrily:) “Well, this j* a little too much and a new hatch of Northern invilMs just arrived. You will have toscralch stewed terra pin offthe bill of fare.” REDMOND'S GALLANTRV. bottom ;< 1 “Throwing Dust iu the Eyes of a Class whom they Call In sane.” The folJoying extract from a letter by a farirtfef' to the Columbia Register h interest!fig: “With htAvlsh to impugn the mo tives of ‘Khy “man, I would ask the farn^cs to'iiferbfully study all theut- terfliKs 1 ,’‘bbtl'i'jn the “call” and pre vious letted tihft am satisfied that an impartial aiid cool examination of tlie mass of charge’s, assertions and pre tended facts'will-convince them that the farmer’s welfares’ is quite a secon dary matter, and that their so-called convention, If held, \vlll simply be a political'caucus of s.oqie aspirants for offi'ces.for which'’they may or may not bb qualified, and which they hope to fea&h by throwing dust in tlie eyes of a class whom they call Insane. It re main^' tvith the farmers to decide whetjbef’or'hot they will attend a con- ventiAVf Called uhder such flattering terms and full 6Fmisstatements. Can they, without sacrificing all self res pect, join such a body when its organ izers have declared’a^ain and again tiiat for ten years past ayarmers’ Leg islature and executive officers,and the “minions” of both, “muny of whom are farmers ,” have been robbers, in competent, corrupt and oppressive? Are tlie charges true in any single case? If not proved, will the mass o' honest farmers tamely submit to such an insult to themselves and to the men who/n they have chosep from time to time? Will they actually join hands with their traducers and help to place them in office? These ques tions deserve our serious attention, and no doubt have occurred to thous ands before this will meet their eye. Gordon for Governor. Augusta Evening Xcws. It is rumored that General Gordon, having completely failed in his great railroad schemes, has come back to Georgia to enter politics, and that hi? old partners, Joe Brown and Col quitt, will give him the Governor’s chair. That Gordon has faijeej in }iis rail road schemes is evident’. He started to run a line to Charlotte Bay in Southern Florida, wji^u H. B. Plant paralleled liis line and completed a road tothe same point whileGordon is hot'one quarter of the distaneb. That he is about to run for Governor seems quite as certain, for the minor create, a big sensation', ’This sensation 'is nothing, however, to the racket and rush which will follow if Joey B. aud Colquitt give thelV orders. The small S oliticiarrs who have been making lates and pledging support to various candidates, will have to rub out and point their little guns just as soon the bosses say. We will wait and see how the only great and organized howitzer in tbis'section will trim its fuse and firing apparatus. L^t the music and the fun begin! He Kicks the fttufTing Out of His As sociate for Insulting Some Ladies. 1 . - ; ' • »» Easley Messenger March 26th. While Major Redmond is known as the “Moonshiner's Chief” he is also noted for his gallantry to the fair sex. While riding ift a wagon going over to Georgia the other day, in company with another man from this county, when near Townsville, passing a crowd of ladies in the road his com panion used disrespeit'ul language. Taking the reins ami driving hastly by, the Major asked the fellow what he meant by such conduct. Reciev- ing an impudent reply, Major Red mond kicked him out of his wagon and left him to retrace his steps'home ward on foot, while he drove, on tak ing his extended trip alone. The Blair Hill. Augusta, Chronicle. Washington, March 31.—Tlie Post analyzes the vote on the Blair bill, re* ferred to the Labor Committee, and concludes that the bill will not pass. A majority of the Republicaus favor the bill and a majority of tlie Democrats oppose it. But the Democrats 'fefthe South most effected by it are over whelming iu its favor. Any one would suppose from the Post’s article, which was written by Henry Jones, well-known in Augpsta, the majority of the Southern'" deflators wefe con spiring against the Constitution and preparing to demoralize tlio South. Most of the Northern Democrats who oppose tliis bill vote to squander mil lions of dollars in pensions to their own section, but grudge every dollar that goes South- The friends of the Blair bill admit the difficulties iu its way, but will try to counteract them. What effect its possible final defeat in tlie House may have on the fortunes of tlie individual members can only be conjectured. MISCELLAN EO US. “Here Johnny, what do you mean by taking" Willie’s cake away from him? ' DitinT ybu l)a^e a piece for yourself?”" '“Yes, trot'you told me I always aught to take mV little broth er’s 'Fart 1 .’’’ 1 ‘ : ’ 1 1 f- 11 * The Winusboro News and Herald says) ’When the Farmers’ Conven tion " shall he organized, the body should be relieved of every man who will not pledge himself not to run for any ottice in 1886. Would that be too violent and exhaustive a purge? Jefferson Davis has fixed April 28th as the date of his lecture in Montgom ery, Al., in behalf of the monument to the Confederate dead. Next day after tlie lecture lie will lay the corner itone of the monument. The 4 u g, l )Sta Chronicle says: Thir teen 'months have elapsed since t lie inauguration of President Cleve- laiidj’and there are blatant and ob noxious Republicans still holding im portant Federal offices in Georgia. Who Is to blame for this? Have we not holiest ail'd' capable Democrats to cake their places? The real estate of Atlanta was assess ed last j’ear at $21,000,000 and this year it is assessed at $22,500,000. Five hundred thousand dollars of this is credited to new buildings and im provements. Tlie increase of a mil lion dollars is a /shade under 10 per cent olj the property touched. Some of it is raised more than 10 per cent. Some of it is raised less than 10 percent but neaVfy all of it has been raised in some degree. The assessors found lialf amiiliou of improvements with out any difficulty. A leading idea with the Knights of Labor is to secure tlie enactment of an eight-hour law, and yet we find them demanding that tiie general delivery at San Antonio post office be kept open until 8 p. m., “in order to accom modate the laboring class.” As tlie postal clerks there are already said to work'frcm 14 to 16 hours out of each 24, the additional burden thus sugges ted looks absurd. "They had better join tlie Knights and kick for tlie eight hour plan-— Victoria (Texas) Advocate The River and Harbor Appropria tion bill, as completed by the House Committee, makes a total apprnpria- iou of 715,164,200. The following is 3>uth Carolina’s quota: Harbois—Charles ton, including Sul livan’s Island, $250,000; Georgetown, $5,000. Rivers — Ashley, $1,060; Edisto, $3,000; Groat Peedee, $20,000; Salke- hatchie, $20,000; Santee, $25,000; Wac- camaw, $15,000; Wap poo Cut, $5,000; Wateree, $7,500. WInnsboroNews and Herald says: “Mr. B. R. Tillman disclaims all de sire for public office. Rut he ought to be made to take one. He ought to be sent to the Legislature, and' be made to sit there, nolens Uolens. Mr. Till man is tlie self-appointed leader of a movement which he alleges has its irigiu in all maimer of evils in tlie idmiustration of our State Govern ment. • He ought to be made to “face :lie mnuic” in the Legislature, and there, upon his official responsibility, try to correct the evils which lie seems to think so numerous and so patent. When yon visit a printing office I never examine pieces of copy or glance over the proof-sheet*, for . these things are private. You will ’ find what you are desired to know ill the paper when it Is issued. We, perhaps, did Recor der an unintentional wrong in ascrib ing to it tlie allusion to our “Mug wump President.” That we saw tlie article quoted, there can be no doubt, but in tlie confiision of papers on an editor’s desk,we might have got it else where, and given the wrong credit. We hope the Recorder will see it in that light and excuse us for the blun der. We have no• desire or inclina tion to misquote'our contemporaries, or put words in their mouths which they did not utter.-^-JdwHfiJon Monitor It is worthy of note ttyat Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor of tlie New York World, has sent to the govern ors of the New York hospital a check for $5,000—the amount of his first year's salary as Representative in Congress’from" thq ninth district. This donation is tb'be used in endow ing a permanent' bed in the hospital for sick k'td disabled newspaper work ers." Bo trie of the papers charge that Mr. Pulitzer has not earned his sala ry since he has not attended in his seat regularly, but no doubt he lias as fully earned it as some who have attended regularly the sessions of the House. Bombody points out that the year came in on Friday and will go out on Friday, and have fifty-three Fridays. Two months in the year cojne in on Friday and two go out on Friday. There are five months in the year that have five Fridays. The ohases of the sun change on five Frida;, s. Tlie phases of the ra >on change five times on Fridajq and the sun was eclipsed on the 5th of March, which fell on Friday. The longest day in : the year and the shortest both fall on • a Frl lav. People who have a sii|»er- : rti iojs prejudice against Friday will .he apt to see strange coiiicidettce* iu IM9 tl.is. Shull the Primary Mysteiu Made General. g s - * Columbia Register. As you have already *et the ball in motion to substitute the priniarv elec tion in lieu of tne convcnlhuv for the nomination of municipal offh ei-s, and thereby dispense with the wire puli- eN, political tricksters, Ac., and se cure tlie choice of the poopife for tho various offices, would not the same iulo apply with equal force in nomi nating State officers? Certainly all must agree that the primary mode ot nominating all officers, both State and County, would be a great improve^ ineut upon the convention plan, for every man, from the humblest -sphere to the hlghcfst. Would have an equal voice in the selection of their officers, who are the paid servants cf the poor pie. Indeed, w’ould not the change go far to tqidge over the troubled waters aud threatened conflict between far mers, rings, add professional men. Where everybody has an equal voice hi selecting an officer, and a bad se lection is made, then everybody is to blame at)d no one can justly complain. The great objection to conventions (a that they are so often managed, con trolled andmauipulated by ahrewdpol- iticians forseltish endsaud the voice of a whole people stiffed. The State Convention is generally composed of about three hundred and twenty dele gates, average of nine from each county. These three hundred and twenty representative men are cloth? ed with authority to nominate all State officers, which is equivalent to an election for a voting population of two hundred thousand. The election which follows is sim ply a confirmation of tlie I’esult of the state Convention, and so the conven tion virtually elects the State officers. Is this democrat 16. The Newspaper. It was Burdette who sajd: “Sup pose a newspaper mart 1 , "etfery time ho hears of a'mah'whtf severely criticised him or his paper'ln public, should re taliate by holding up to the public gaze the criticiser. Why, the criti- ciser would think lie had lieen terri bly outraged and would thirst for the editor’s gore. Then the poor quill- driver would get shot or shoot some body. That patient beast of burden the country journalist, never does this except under severe provocation. It isn’t because he is afraid to do it, but he isn’t mean enough. He allows men t» go around trying to destroy his business. He hears ids paper called a worthless i heet because the editor is doing duty and has stepped on some body’s toes.” Summary of the Strikes. Bradstreet’s statislcs of labor strikes for the week shoW that notwithstand ing the great pow wow at St. Ixtuis the number of men on strike and tlie number thrown out of employment by the action of strikers is 9,500 less than it was two weeks ago. Tlie enumeration does not include the strike of tlie eloakmakers in New Y r ork city, which is regarded as a temporary affair. Tlie number of strikers on the Gould Southwestern system is 5,235, and tiie number of non-strikers rendered idle is 4,!0K. Tiie most extensive strike now in progress is that of the bituminous coal miners, 17,600 men being out now,, against 21,480 two weeks ago. TheRev. \Vm. H. Milburn Is tho famous blind chaplain of the House of Representatives. He is a brilliant preacher, a choice story teller and a genial man of the world. HU prayer on Monday morning in opening the day’s business surprised many mem bers of that bodv, but gratified a great many more. He invoked the inter position of God to r',4 the land of gamestefs. whether at cards, dice stock or wheat, in bucket shops or board of trades, and to lead the people to kno.v that money making" other than by the *wt?Ht of the face was con trary to H’ v s 1 i*s. On m itiou of Mr. B lUerworth, of O'rio, second by Mr. Weaver of fown.the prayer was order ed to l»e inserted in tlie Record. : I I ' "-U. iuf m yff wk ra gam doifCs Gives up His Corncob Pipe and Renounces Tobacco t i * '*... , Forever- Chicago, March 28.—While the two have been trying to do something for Chicago in a revival way Chicago has done something for the two Sams. A fortnight ago Sam Small publicly announced that he'would smoke no more cigarettes, a form of vice which had subjected him to a good deal of criticism. Rut Sam Jones continued to smoke his corncob "pipe and chew navy twist. To-night, however, at the end of his sermon, Sam Jones re nounced tobacco in every form amid applause greater than has marked any of his much applauded sermons. Al ter remarking that he consecrated himself to God 18 years ago, Mr.. Jones said: . . / “Down in my country I have never beei> in a soul’s way that I know of. In a hundred different instances I have been notified that a habit you. are given to is a stumbling block , souls in tliis city, and I want to sa.y o>] this congregation to-night, from, s«m day till we meet up 'n liep.ve».i fc Jou can tell this world thatSaui Jotmo has got no habit that is a stm/ibUn*; Mock to anybody. For your pr ayes* ?ujtd tor your sympathy I am girateriiL, asiid if I don’t do any good in Chicago-thank God Almighty she hp,s done tfi© poor little pale Southern pre*ohte'r some good for the balanc e of his. Oratory Highly Apf*.V/fe«iated. Boston Records / * The recent railroad blockade recalls a story UiatadistingutshedMuinegentle man tells against himsel. Some years ago he was making a journey down East when his train became snow bound. It way thpn evening and there was no hope of prioress until daylight. But near at baud was a little village which boastedivpublic hall. It was sug gested that tiie-'passengers aujourn u. to the hull and listen to an address by their distinguished feilow-trav'd • ler. He finally consented to do his part: the hall was wanted and lighted, and Hie lecture tooflr place. The next day the gentleman was approached by a sturdy young yeo man who said: “You are tiie man who made the spech last night, ain’t you.” “Tlie identity having been duly established, he went on: “I want to thank you rur it. I don’t know when I’ve enjoyed niyfeplf more than I did while v*>u were tillRing.*’ Tlie orator experienced the genial glow >vhich unconventional' aud un sought praise is wont to insplYf» and he cordially took the honest tejiow’s h uid. “Yes,” tlie j’pung man continued, “it was a good thing. You see, my girl was on the train, and while you were lecturing she and I had tlie car all alone to ourselves. ,^'I mi m