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- « LFNVK \r, SESSIONS. OKARIaUH B. 1L DllAYTON. Bdltnr. tirt *i 'if —— 1 ———■ - — AIKJ N. S'. C.. JUNE Z). Hub*<:ri{ttioii Rat«^.-One vcar,f2.W; •»* innivths. $1.00. If r*u' l fn advance, one ► •ar* $1.50i nix inouth^, To cents. l$ate«.—One square, fir>t inkirtion, $1.00; $nch subaequeni insertion, ®*e^nts. Obituaries at regular rates of a«l- ▼erttsiug. To Corre«p(>ndentf).—Ail commaniea- tlo.is must- be aoeompanied by tl»e‘ true Maine and address of tlie writer in order to Mseeive attention. Re jected p nmimtiicn- fcions will not be returned unless stamps for irotarn postage are cnciospd. f : • ' ' ’ * The Next 4- tto *’ ne y •Q c,,eral - The fourth of AuRU-st is not fnr away. 'Then J-be Democracy must 'nohilpate a ticket which will be of btajjt'to the |>^rty by enlisting the 'copfjdence of the people. Among the vajfioug placef to be Ailed none is so Important as that of Attorney-Gen eral. He is the pilot of the mlmlnis- •tration through the devious entan- glement^ qf the law'; and he should bo * niao hot only of clear mind and legal attainments, but of high moral character, apt} d e y° t5on to every interest of the 8tu|.e. The V>fllcial head of the Bar, should be o xnan respected by the Bar and the P^°P} e i Que whose opinion ai.4 Argument will qiways be respec ted by the coqrt? qf the law. Spch a pan exists |q the person of opr pres ent Attorney-ILieneral, Charles Rich- ardson Miles, pf Charleston. '' Four yptirs ago, afp|r a hotly con- testefj rape, qRRosed qs he was by able and distinguished gentlemen, he was pboaen as the nominee of the party; j|nd again In 1884 he was re-nominated ' without opposition. His adpiuistra- lon has beep pure, ablp anij manly, rull of success, ability and tpanhood. Ie has had tf> grapple with most }ff}cnjt litigations When he took ;e bp found a decision of Judge Bond, of Radical fa*np» in the B l u ** Ridge R. R. Scrip case against the State, bv which all of the Anancial officers of the State were placed at the mercy of the United States Court. *|’bougb opposed by able counsel from at heme and abroad, his ap]>eal to the Supreme Court of the United States was successful and the State was sav ed frotn the burden of near $2,000,000 t>f fraudulent, debt. * ' He bai^ to meet in various forms the perplexipg questions vyhioh arose out f)f the Railroad Opinmission Acts. He pas hieen faithfu)! to the people and pir to the railroads. A hot and pro tracted litigation led by him," and carried through the Circuit and State Supreme Courts urn! the United States Circuit Court, hn 8 «e v ed to the State j7,85q Ip the salaries of the 'Railroad Commissjou, whioh by those decisions have to be paid by the roads. An effort was made by Northern creditors to open the Bond debt ques tion again.' Our State lias been hap pily fortunate' iii this matter. No trouble like Virginia and Tennessee lias'she had left to lier. The gallant Conher and the eloquent Youman’s fnpght tire legal battle that settled the Bnnd'q'dfestion.'but the'ereditors hold- JhkHhKjit f2 ( 000,000 of unrecognized bonds renewed tho combat, and tried unsettie everything and throw us bgaiif|nt!o a state of Anancial unrest. Miles' Arm and steady light gave the people a favorable decision in oui Supreme Court. The creditors hav< Appealed to the Supreme Court of th» S uited States pud we wauthitn then insure victory. • 1 In but one case ho has been unsuc cessful as Attornay-OeiieraJ, the lutef- •Statcf Commerce question, and that was a fortfeone C'euclusion under the decisions of the Supreme Court of pigbest resort. We trust be will be renominated. His marked succes^, hi 8 eihihent abil Iffy kind high character recommend ■ strongly for re-elec tion. L$t Charleston pay him the high deserving compliment they bl l before and present him as a son of ‘Whom they are proud, and the people pf the State remembering hjs eminent qualification** and peculiar fatness will >Tri« U—i're**:ntnient*« of the rnml Jury—Adjournment of Com t on Wednesday. The Court of General Sepsions for Aiken County convened on Mon day June 21st, 9.30 a. m., with Judge 1 V. H. Wallace, presiding. Solicitor W. Rerry Murphy and steno grapher C. E. Sawyer were both at their posts of duty. A working num ber of the Grand Jury headed by their Foreman, F. M. Mixon were in their seats, and thirty-two Petit Jurors an swered to their names, * Judge Wallace did not dcliver'a charge as the Grand Jury had been instruetefid in their duties at the pre vious term of court. The Grand Jury made the following returns; John Sipith, carrying concealed weapons: no bi!J. Marcus Pue, aggravated assault and battery; no bHU Jas. Talbert, aggravated assault and battery; true bill. Jane Walker, murder; true bill. Samuel Miles, burglary and grand larceny; true bill. The Grand Jury then made the fol- lowiu special presentment: SPECIAL PRESENTMENT. >e-nominute him: »l •*)!■ Procecdinjrs of Beech Island Club. * Correspondence of the Aiken Recorder. Beech Island, S.C.Jbne28,1886. The Democratic Club of Beech Is land (Hammond Township,) held a kneeling on Saturday Iasi, the 26th Inst., and elected Capt. H. L. Maysou, President, Dr. W. R. Eve, Island T. H. Graves, Esq., 2nd Vice-Presidents, W. H, Walker, Secretary, and B. D. Eamar. member County Executive Committee. On motion of J. D* Ev- £ rett, the following resolution was t dopted, viz., “That this Club will -hot support any man for the Ucgisla- ture, who is not in favor of the Far mers’ Movement.” The following gen tlemen were elected delegates to the County Convention with power to till any vacancy that may occur, Capt. H. E. Maysou, Chairman. Capt. Frank Dunbar, Horn Thus. J. Davies, Dr. W R.: Eve, B. D. Lamar, J. E. Murray, T. H. Grm^s, Everett, J. M. Tyright, C. H. Goodwin, <C. G.Tntt. ^ • 1 l-ouijclcy Deoio< ratle Club, CorrispondeiicO of The Aiken Reorder. ' JLanuley, S. C-., June 28thyR*86. Ata meeting of the' Xiuigley Dem- ooentic Club on last Saturday night, the Club was re-organized for the next t Wo years by electipg K! W.AV liitaker, President, W. B. Sjtraguc, VicerPresi dent, W. A. Bradley, Secretary. J. ^.■'{yjurVnyvnefnber of County Execu tive Committee. The following gen- tlemen were elected delegates to County Convention, which meets Thursday, July 1st: J. F. Murray, W. £ . Sprague, W. A. Bradley, J. B. eMjlIan, B. W. Whitaker, W. A. O. McGowan, Dr. Geo. Schaub, W. M. Hitt, Geo. B. Anderson, Jos. N. Wilson/ W. J. McCollough, S. S. Lee, Lawrence Stephens, Joshua Jordan. Commituee boTook after business of CMqb: H, W. Jordan, W. J. McCol lough, W. A. O. McGowan. An Bml to Boue Scraping. Edward Shepard, of Haftiaburg, Hi., Ws: “Having received so much beneflf IB>m Electric Bitters, L feel it my duty it* let suffering humanity S now it. Hav^ had a running sore on iy leg for eight years; my doctors told me 1 would have to have the bone scraped or leg amputated. I used, instead, three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and my leg is sound and wsli.” \ Electric Bitters are sold at Afty cents a bottle, and Bueklen’s Arnica Salve st 25c. per box bv H. II. Hall. Everything new in Gents’ Furnish IngGnod*, at Hahn A Co’s. Empori um. ae challenge the South for sMec- Uol ot .»iock. peuses far exceeding the re< wit: Indebtedness of County/' tol>er31st, 1 Acc’ts approvi Steedman Inte 1 Total .. The Treasu rer ref taxes, licensesl for the year... * Leaving an actual in ness Oct. Slat, 1885^ Showing an increase of debtenness during the year 1885..... $4»412 47 TlMfexpej ^^wersas follows: INIS Shcrnr *s Jail) “ Court: Mtqx of Jest MW’t, $2,179 3K “ g,U2 50 > UWJCE. fouri^eqnsta ble xbcouiits, 410 50 Total SberifPs ao’ts —*-$ 4,702 26 Grand ai)d Petit Jury Tickets $2,099 65 Witneas tickets 785 4o Clerk o Court acc’t 309 80 Stenog-npher f‘ 300 00 Trial Jt slices’ 1,565 24 “ } Con. “ Coronet saccount.. “ physician “ juries “ b jook Making administra tion of j ustice cost. 1,033 74 137 33 180 0Q 22 00 8QQ $ 6,4411! $11,143 36 Tot/ie Horn. W. H. Wallace, Presiding W Judge: Xa The Grand Jury ask leave to mal this special presentment as follows: 1st. They respectfully bring to your Honor’s attention the bad condition of the crops throughout the County, caused from much rain 5 they there fore respectfully suggest and earnest ly ask your Honor to only dispose ol the cases pending against parties in jail; continuing all cases on bond and all other business that can be con tinued. 2d. That all parties iu attendance upon this Court (except those inter ested in jail cases) be discharged at once. 3d. Thev ask your Honor to do this so that jurors, witnesses, Ac., may get to their homes to work as early as possible. 4th. They deem it better to only clear the jail and continue all other busines than to keep the jurors, wit nesses, Ac., away from their crops at Ibis time in their present condition. All of which is respectfully submit ted. Frank M. Mixson, Foreman. Judge Wallace said he was perfec ly aware of the condition of the crops ind would do all in his power to car ry out their recommendations, and that he had no doubt but that Solic tor Murphv would heartily do all in his power also to comply with their wishes. The Grand Jury was then discharg ed until 3.00 P. m» The case of the State vs. Samuel Miles charged with burglary and grand larceny to wit, entering the house of Mr, G. K. Chafee and stealing therefrom clothing and other goods amounting to the value of $150.00 was taken up. He was arraigned and pleaded guilty. Mr. J. A.Mette: “May R please your Honor, I have not been employ ed to defend tho prisoner hut I now offer to do so; I do not think lie knows what he has pleaded guilty to, and [ w ould like to confer with him iu the -lock and instruct him how to amend Ids answer, for at the time of the rob bery tlie house was not occupied as a residence, nor was any one living m 200 yards of it” The court: “I can do that myself. Miles did you kuow the house was not occupied at the Time you entered it?” The Prisoner: Yes sir, Mr, Chafee had gone off qnd I hail the keys. The Court: What did you do it for? You need not answ er unless you de sire to. The Prisoner: The devil got into me, and 1 knew a trunk had been left in the house and I thought they had forgotten it. I had tlie key and opened the froqt door and went iu by myself and took it- The Court: What hour of the night? The Prisoner: At ten o’clock. The Court to Mr. Mette: 1 think he has confessed it. After MHes had signed his plea of guilty, the Judge asked him, had lit anything to say why lie should not be « ntenced ? Miles held up his right md and said: “I plead guilty and beg the moroj’ t-l* 0 Court,” The Ccujrt: “Burglary is the break Ing Into and entering a dwelling with the intent to commit felony and the burglar to accomplish his purpose goes with the intent 1 te coriimit mur der. You have committed tuchincal burglary bv unlocking and entering the door, but as it has been proven ihat you were aware at the time that the house was not occupied, the most aggravated natqre of the offence is rem ovet li and in consideration of this fact, I will make your sentence as light as the law allows. I sentence you to five years at hard labor in the penitentiary.” It is due to Mr. Mette to state that he probably saved the prisoner several years of conAne- ment. Court then adjourned until 8 p. m. At the afternoon session, the case of the State vs. Janies Tolbert, colored, charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, was taken up and tried; From tlie evidence offered it seems that the wife of Tolbert had been quarreling with three other negro wo men residing on Mr. Lamar’s farm in Beech Island, who promised to heather at dinner time, one of tlie women being Jane Walker. Jane and Susannah Tolbert, subse quently met,and from words they goi to blows and in the struggle they fell, Jane Walker on top. James Tolbert seeiug his wife getting the worst of the light, came to the rescue and “stomped” Jape Walker in the hea ! and side and pulled b er ott. Jane’s spirits being a little rqffleil by this t, she pitched into Salaries- Auditor^ salary $ to make Co. Camin’rs salary. m . the collar and getting a couplg of blows in return in the face* Hefe the fight ended and Jane returned tq her liotne bleeding from the mouth and otherwise injured. Dr. Eve, of Beech Island, was call ed iu and discovered that at least two of Jane’s ribs were broken from : the effects of which she was laid up for some time. The usual amount of contradictory and vindictive swear ing was indulged in. Messrs. Gunter A Mette both addressed the jury in be half of the prisoner. Solicitor Murphy closing for tlie State. The Judge de livered his charge, and the jury re tired, and after an absence of some length returned a verdict of assault and battery. TUESDAY, JUJJE 22. Court convened at the usual hour and the Grand Jury made the follow ing important presentment: Presentment of the Grand Jury. State of South Carolina, { County of Aiken.) To the Hon. W. H. Wallace, Presid ing Judge: The Grand Jury ask leave to make their General Presentment, as follows: The committee to whom was referr ed the investigation of ilie Comity finances, report llu.r tj>«*y have din charged that ufy tq flic he-ri of their ability and they lind the finances in a very unhealthy condition, the ex- 400 00 $00 70 300 00 Cl’k Total Salaries Hoads and bridges $2,700 13 Books, stationary A printing 753 21 Repairs on public buildings ,195 17 Poor House and farm 1,383 62 Contingent 1.096 09 1,500 70 0,133 22 Making total expenses... $18,777 28 We very much deplare (his state of affairs, but cannot attach the blame to any party especially as the greater part of the bills that oome before the County Commissioners to be passed upon onlj having been charged by (he fee bill. This can be remedied to some extent by the County Commis- -doners, however, but in the main will require legislation We find that the County Commis sioners should not use public monies, as follows i Winding town clock. Repairing town scales. Furnishing street lamps. Furnishing wood to offices. Transporting paupers to poor house. We find the accounts lor printing the annual reports of the treasurer, school commissioner and county com missioners is very heavy, and we rec- ommendthat these reports beprinted in a pamphlet form, each pamphlet cou- (ainiug all three reports, and that 1,500 copies be printed and left in theClerk’s office for distribution. We find that the Sheriff is allowed 35 cents per day for dietjng prisioners. We recommend that this be cut to 25 cents per day. We find also that the Sheriff is al lowed the same charge, $25, for serv ing the seven mile venire as he is for serving the entire County and eutire panel. We recommend that this be reduced to $10. We find that the Sheriff is allowed $1 and mileage for serving the Audi tor. Chairman of County Commission ers and Jury Commissioner each with notice to draw the jury. We recom mend that this charge be aladished altogether. We believe that those >fficer’s need uo summons to attend to their laid down duties. We recommend that the following constables be employed at Court: 1st week: oito crier, one waiter and four constables | npe with each jury and two to convey prisoners from jail to Court. 2d week: on© crier, two constables and a waiter. We recommend that whore a juror is excused from serving on the first day of the session that he receive no mileage and per diem. We deem the discharge for the week sufficient pay for his one day’s attendance, but we oppose excusing a juror under auy clr- cumsiniu-e qnly on physicians’ certifi- •;ate, which can bo brooght before the Court without h* 8 personal atten dance. We recommcrpl tl)ft$ tho legislators be requested to uso their inline nee to wards having the time of holding the Courts for tld 8 PoqntJ as follows: 1st Court: Second Monday in Janu ary giving three weeks if so h** necessary. 2d Court: ^ecpm| Jklopdfty in May, 1 week, 3d Court: Fourth Monday in Sep tember, 2’vyeek©: This would imt conflict with any of the other Courts of the State and would clear our dockets and more .especially our jails every four months thereby reducing our expenses of diet- Ac. We would especially bring to your Honor’s atteution the great expense of the Trial Justice system: Trial Justice and Constable accounts are .$2,598 94 They paid to Treasurer fines and costs collected 322 55 Leaving system codting Co. $8-276 39 This is not as it should be and we hope that some way nmy b® devised to remedy it. We recommend that Trial Justices be allowed fq bind over not more than three witnesses in any case, but should there be more whom he deems important that he be required to take their names and what they will prove and forward with his papers so that on investigation, should tho Solictor deem it necessary, he oonld have them brought before the Court to tesify. In our April Presentment we gave fair and free warning to white and colored living together to quit. We are glad to say this has done good in some instances, some parties have taken the advice, but others have not done so, and hence it becomes our ungallant treatment, gbe pRcliea into none so, ana neuce it oecome. ,,ur Tolbert and ‘‘gave him the bes|, she g’mmeful duty to present the follow- (he shop,” K^ibihg l(im by *"8 ,'vifl* witnesses In each ewe Almira Fox, white, alias Almira Hartley, lives with Peter Jenkins, col ored. Witness—T. H. Hayne and Clem Cushman. Mary Blackwell, white, lives with William Hewett, colored. Witness—Tom Hayne and T. A. Kaney. _ .. Poliqd Kirkland, whi’e alia.*- Polind Witters, with Charles Brunson color- ed. Witness—Clem Cushman T. H. HayueandT. A. Kanev. Leeky Brown, whitp, with Billy Scott, colored. • ♦ Witn'eys 1 -^- H. Hayne and Matilda Itivete.’ * ’ '■ Mulvina Ford, white, alias Mulviaa Floyd, with Steve Wigfall, alias Steve Ravenel. coloredi ‘ “ Witness—Clem Cushman, T. H. Hayne aqd T. A K aHe V- Jane, Goss, white, with wiley Scott colored. Witness—T.*H, Hayne and Emily Scott. John Westbrook, white, with Mar tha Watts, colored. Witness—Murrah "V^atts, William Watts, John Glover and Milledge Cooper. Gasper Brown, whit©, with Elsie Hornsby, colored, alias Eljl© Brown. Bolder Jim Witness—J. Smith. * Charlie Lamar, white, with Cnrrje Lamar, colored. Witness—Mary Parkmau, D. Bnw- .•II Hint B. Alla*»ae. Biancne Sims, white, with Susan Padgotf, eol-»red. Wifiuc.-a—Walk i Hamilltqn, S. n made the Coun offenders we ^•Tln the future. present David Gaston for retail- uors on Sundays. Witnesses in- ise—R. A. Chafee, H F Warueke wyer. _ examining the County oflices we ere pleased to find so mgeb system and order in the accounts, filing pa pers, Ac., in' those of tbu Auditor and Treasurer, but the Treasurer should make his report to the County Com missioners h} f > re promptly at stater! times, especially at theenu of the fis cal year. In tlie office qf the County Commis sioners much pains was taken by (be officers to furnish us data aud informa tion that we desired. The books were neatly and correctly kept, but on ac- Qbuut of the system that the books and papers are kept, it is impossible to get information promptly. We recom mend that at the begin plug Of another fiscal .year more accounts be opened on the ledger: that the cost ef the roads be kept seperate from the cost of bridges aud that other accounts be opened and less be carried to the contingent expense, and that bal ances and balance sheets be made at regular intervals and be mad® In a book for future reference, and especial ly should this be done at the end of the fiscal year. As per.fomier reports of Gjrand Juries, we fiud the books and papers of the important office of Judge of Probate, iu a bad condition, but un-. der the present administration they are improving with a prospect that they will reach a condition tq be of value to this and future generations. The other offices of the County are well aud neatly keptf We return thuiigs to yopr Honor and to tlie officers of the Court for courtesies shown us. All of which is o!t Foreman. Upon the conclusion of the reading of the pressentment. Judge Wallace, In subtanoe said: Gentlemen—I must commend you for the eonspieptious discharge of your duty and for the zeal and diligence you have shown. There are many! offences which can be properly prose cuted by private individuals, but there are other ofieuses which by their Immoral nature make them public offenseF, and as you rep resent the whole people it comes within the province of tlie Grand Jury to prosecute them, and it is eminently your duty to do so. You are to be commeudedfor the course you have pursued. There are few Grand Juries who are as conscientious as you have been in the discharge of your duties and you should be praised and commended. I will not speak at length on the pre sentment, the Solicitor will prepare such orders as are neccessary and as you will be the Grand Jury at the next term of Court you can see if your recommendations and warnings have been complied with. The Grand Jury was then discharg ed and the case of the Stafe against William Brown and Monroe Parks, both for the murder of old man Bettis a white man who kept a store a few milles from Vauclusv in this County was then taken up. Solictor Murphy represented the State and John Gary Evans, Esq., represented the pris oners this being his first cuse.BThe murder was committed on the 29th of December 1885 at tlie little store ol the deceased. Bettis was beaten to death with a mall and other blunt Instruments, the boose robbed and (hen set on fire. Tlie defence was an alibi. Rr *wn and Parks were arrested iu Aug sta. The defenc.- tried to prove that the accused went to Augusta by the plank mad and the prosecution tried to prove that they went on the track of the Charlotte, Co lumbia and Augusta Railroad. Sev eral portions of the testimony were Unfavorable to the aceussed, but the witnesses were so numerous and the evidence so coutrodi^tory and being all circumstantial evidence that the jury were out only a few minutes when they returned a vepdjot of not guilty. The ease occupied all Tuesday and Wednesday up loa lute hour in the afternoon. Solicitor Murphy man aged his witnesses well and made an able argument. Mr. Evans acquitted himself haudsomuiy, managing his ease from beginning to end with sing ular coolness, shrewdness and general ability, concluding with an admirable argument, which culminated in the acquittainf hi* clients. He thus had the satisfaation of winning his first case and receiving the unqualified congratulations qf his friends, which wo take pleasure in saying was riehly deserved t At the conclusion of this case the Juries were discharged, and th® Judge then signed a large number of order* which were presented by the rqembers of the Bar. The Poqrt then adjourned sine die, after duly a three days ses sion and the jurors permitted to return to their farms where their presence Is so much needed in consequence of the critical condition of tfi® crops after so niucfi mitt. With (he exception of one qr tWQ PldpHts who a4e serving out their seqteqoes the jail la empty A Statement from Two Applicants for tlie Office of Trial Justice. Windsor, 8. C., June 28tb, 1886. Editor Aiken Recorder: Will you allow us the use of a small space in tiie columns of your much appreciated paper. So that we may be able to explain to its readers espe cially those within our County, why we ns well as our friends declined to vote in th® ®l®ction for Trial Justice for the locality of Windsor, which we understand took place at the meeting of the Windsor Democratic Club on the 19th ins(., a notice of the result of said meeting of rpther a report of the same having appeared in the Jouruul and Review of 83d also in Aiken Re corder of 22d, It would seem from said^report that we war® afraid to take our obances before our club as candidates for said office. Or in the exact language of the report that our selves and our friends feeling and ing our weakness declined to vote, in reply, we would say, that neither of us felt or saw any such weakness. To the contrary were both willing and anxious to submit our claims to tbe club under the rules governing elec tions. such as authority to hold the same proper and timely notice by ad vertisement, Ac., Ac., and as stated in report of tlie Secretary when the motion was made by Mr. Corley, that the club endorse J. L. Davis fqr Trial Justice by ballot, W* J. Woqdward, Esq., ards® UUfi objected to the motion on the very r®%9Ah9ole groundfe fol lowing. to fhnt thp plun had no authority $o gq into tfie election for Trial Justice, and a)sQthateven if au thorised, there had beep no public notice given of said election when the club was called to meet, hence the small number present at the meeting. -r pre ... Mr. Woodward further proposed that the election be deferred until a later day,when pto »er notice could be glvi p which seemed to be fair, but was vot ed down, aud the election went on (nolens volens.) Whereupon, those who were not in favor of the motion to then elect, left the club room, and did we think properly decline to par ticipate in said voting, regarding it as unauthorised as well as unfair,ThatMr Editor, was our reason fqr declining !« vote, and lint hoause, we either felt or saw our wealjpcsa. In 1882Trial Jii« # iee« wen* * l**ctHl in the prlhiary, hut In 18&4 tne County Convention re pealed the role. We can, Iheiffore, ate pu authority fqf }p»|diiig an ejec- ^tv. .. J"\ ’>» .. »'•'■■■ tions uow on or equally will! to go into the pr due notice being; the club meeting j votes as a niajorlt With the report as that were rolled tal and%iot a majority numbering over 300 Rhe Senate. in our p®ti- ive, law, of . Davis 33 not agree were all r ly, a to- Te club, it eurcilled mem bers. There were present at the meet ing about 50 to 00 voters, therefore, those voting may have had a very small majority, but not 33, as tho re port claims. What is to be result of this election we await. Will our dele gation act upon our several petitions when referred to them by theKxecu* tlve.orwili they require tlie voice ofour club by election, if so, gentlemen, or der theelelection and we are ready to meet it, and accept the result wheuall rightsare equally distributed. If the convention will allow us to hold an election in the pri mary, specially in this matter at Windsor, when the primary election takes place, we will abide our chances without a word. Is that not fair? We think it is, and fairness is all we either claim or request. In the report referred to of our meeting, I see, what I suppose to be, an unintentional omission of the name of the recently elected committeeman, which is P. Q. McCreery, Esq. Very respectfully, J. p. Johnson, T. W. Keenan, We the undersigrfid citizens of Windsor, 8. C.. and vicinity, do here by certify that, we are members of the Windsor Democratic Club, and were personalIv present at the meet ing or said club on tbe 19th Inst., and that the above is a correct statement of the proceedings at said meeting and that we were among those de clining to vote in an election by bal lot for Trial Justice on that occasion. Signed, W. J. Woodward, J. W. Johnson, B. Renew, J. H. Redd. The report of the club meeting re ferred to in the above communication was not mad© bv any bne connected with The Recorder or Journal and Review, but were the official proceed ings over the signatures of the Presi dent and Secretary of the club.—Edi tor Aiken Recorder. A. Stranger WOO Took tho Cake. The young people of a certain church are constantly devising novel plans for their church socials. A short time ago they decided to have a sewing contest for young men, and the competitor whose workmanship was decided to be the best was to receive a very nice cake of liberal dimensions, which the young ladies had baked. When the contest took piece, among the dosen competitors was a stranger. When the work was examined the young ladies were greatly chagrined to learn that the unknown gentleman’s sewing was far superior to that of any of the others. Of course they were com pelled, but much against their will, to award him the cake. The next day the young ladies discovered that the winner of the cake was a tailor, and they were .maddest people who were ever connected with a church. The simple mention of the word “tailor” now sends them into hyster ics.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Subterranean Hotel at Niagara. "Why can not we," said a long-headed oltizea, "have a subterranean hotel at Niagara, underneath the American falls, with a piazza looking out upon the vast sheet of falling water? All that is neces sary is to sink a shaft on Goat Island, tun nel straight out nnder the channel, blast out a cavern, put in iron pillars. If neces sary, to support the ceiling, and construct any sort of an observation platform you please, facing the fall from the rear. What more delicious place can you imagine in which to pass a sultry afternoon! A por tion of the veranda might be shut off from the spray by means of plate glass doors, SO no change of clothing would be neces sary for those who dislike dampness.— Buffalo Courier. Wav Preferable to on Election. Mrs. Henry Fawcett, in order to illus trate what she describes as “the deplora ble degree to which women let private selfishness pervert their ideas of public af fairs,” mentions that about the year 1878, when England seemed to be on the brink of war with Russia, she heard the wife of a Liberal member of parliament say, “I would rather there were a war than a gen eral election, because the excitement of election always makes my husband ill.— ▲beolutoljr Devoid of Beauty, A distinguished physician criticises a distinguished novelist for admiring “the delicate pink edge” of a young woman’s eye-lid. He declares that the phenomenon which pleases the novelist is symtomatlc of scrofula, and therefore absolutely de void of beauty to every intelligent souL— oarper’s Weekly. Parolina Railway. Commencing May, 9, 18S5,_traina will run as follows fcy time: MAIN LINE—WESTWARD DAILY. Leave Charleston— * % 6.35 a. m., 5.10 p. m., 10.30 p. m. Leave Aiken— 10.48 a in, 9,35 p m, 6,05 a m. Arrive Augusta— ' 11.40 a m, 10.30 p m, 7.30 a m, MAIN LINI>-EASTWARL DAILY. Leave Augusta— 6.05 a m, 4.43 p m, 10.35 p m. Arrive Aiken— 6.49 a m. 5,25 p m, 11.59 p m. Arrive Charleston— 10.00 p in, 9.30 p. m, 6.: TO AND FROM COLUMBIA Leave Augusta Leave Aiken Due Columbia west—Rally. Leave Columbia... r Due Aiken Due Augusta. AIKEN SPECIAL—! Leave Aiken... .9.10 a. m., 5.55 p. m. Arr Grauiteville 0,30 a. m., 6.£Q p. m., EAST. Lve Granitoville 10.2-5 a. m,,9.05 p. m. Arr Aiken 10.45 a. m., 9.30 p, m, Connections,—Connectiops made at Augusta with Georgia Railroad to aud from all points West and South by all trains; with through sleepers between Atlanta aud Charleston on night trains. Also at Augusta with Central Railroad to and from Florida south and southwest. Connections made at Blackville with Barnwell Railroad to aud from Barnwell. Connections made at Charleston with roads north and south; also with steamers for New York and Florida. York. Through tickets can be purchased and b^gage checked to all points North “outh tmd west by applying to agent at depot. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agent. John B. Peck, General Manager. A Substitute for • Drink. It is a l|ttle strange that we have no other amassmeqt for our friends but to aSk them to a drink- Several years ago I carried a box of sejdliu powers, and it was my habit at a summer hotel to wake up some man on the'floor and compel him, in a friendly way, (o have a seidlits power with me. Nobody was allowed to refuse, and the only way he could bo permitted to go sleep again was to take a seidlits powder, la a little while all the men In the house became good-looking; complexions im proved; but at last I ran out of seidlits powders. From that time onward cock tails before breakfast, whisky and beer late at digbt and the usual forms of folly resumed sway.—George Alfred Townsend. A Dame Mourns for a Count. The story runs in Paris that when the Comte the Chambord died a certain dame of the soft-brained Bourbon ex-nobility of France carried her ostentatious sorrow so far as to have her lawn-tennis net and saqaattM dyed black.—Chicago Journal. Bueklen’s Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Song, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, aud positively cures piles or no pay required. Itlsgaur anteed to £i ve perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cent per box. For sale by H. H. Hall. jtoYALnwai «. Mpqma j* ^akih* POWDER Absolutely Pure. Tliis powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wtinlesomenoss More economical Ilian the ordinary kinds, and 6'auimt Ihj sold in coHiitelitiqn with the mul titude of low test” short weipM alum or [moupliete)M»«'ders. Sold on|y in.cap*- . Laval BakinY. I’uwutuUo. 166 bt.N. Y. . . •.%.••».* . i- :’.i. >- -IMPORTER AND JOBBER OF- i, LAMPS, BRACKETS, CHANDELIERS -AND— House Furnishing Goods. 9015 BROAD 3TREE AUGUSTA. GEORGIA JESSE THOMPSON&CO -MANUFACTURERS OF- Yellow Fine Limber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, —DEALERS 1N- J Richmond St Danville Railroad, South Caiolina Division. OFFICE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT. Schedule in effect Nov. 15th 1885. Eastern Standard Time. NORTHWARD. NO. 53, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A) 9 10 A. M. Arrive Columbia (B) 1 22 P. m. Leave Columbia (B) 1 82 p. M. Arrive Charlotte (C) 6 00 p. M. NO. 47. DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Augusta (A) 5 55 P. M. Arrive Columbia (D) 10 25 p. M NO. 17, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT TACHED— MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. Leave Columbia 7 00 A. M. Arrive Charlotte 5 30 p. M. SOUTHWARD. NO. 52, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS Leave Charlotte (C) 12 50 P. M. Arrive Columbia (B)....... 5 15 P. M. Leave Columbia (B) 5 25 p.m. Arrive Augusta 9 38 p.m. NO. 48, DAILY—MAIL AND EXPRESS. Leave Columbia (D). . 6 15 A. M. Arrive Augusta (A) 10 85 A. M. NO. 18, FREIGHT WITH COACH AT TACHED— TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS SATURDAYS. Leave Charlotte 4 30 A. M. Arrive Columbia 8 30 p. M. CONNECTIONS. Close connections made at Chester w ith C. aud L. Narrow Guage Rail road for korkville, Newton, ll^kory, and intermediate points, also connec tion al Chester with C. and C. Narrow Gunge Railroal for Lancaster. Train 17 makes close connection at Chester for Lenoir, Hickory, aud all C. and L. Stations. (A) With all lines to and from Savannah, Florida and the South, and Atlanta, Macon and the Southwest. (B) With the Atlantic Coast Line and South Carolina Railway from and to Charleston. (C) With Richmond and Danville Railroad to and from all points North and Carolina Central Railroad. (D) Connect with the W. C. and A. Railroad for Wilmington aud all points on the Atlantic Coast Line. Pullman Sleeping Cars on Trains 52 and 53 between Augusta andWashing- ton, D. C. and Granitevllle, via Dan ville, Lynchburg and Charlottesville. Also, on Trains 52 and 53 between Greensboro’ and Richmond. Nos. 47 aud 48 carry Pullman Sleep ers between Augusta and Wilmington. G. R. Talcott, C. W. Shears. Supt. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt. D. Cardwell, Gen. Pass. Agt., Columbia, S. C. Window Class 3c Buiders’ Hardware. COR. HALE & CENTRE ST., AUGUSTA, OA. QIN KIBS! GIN RIBS! I HAVE secured Patterns and propose to furnish RIBS for all make* of Gins at reasonable prices. CASTINGS of all kinds in Iron an Brass at short notice. Special attention given to Repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed! ThEI PEMPLETOHl FOUMDRY^ImdX i$OMiiEflHM& No*. 615, 617 and 619, Kollock St., - - AUGUSTA, GA. CHAS. F. LOMBARD, Proprietor. WM PENDLETON, Sup’t. JamesA.Stothart, GRANITEVILLE, - 8. C. ——DEALER in DRUGS, CHEMICALS PERFUM ERIES, TOILET SOAPS, HAIR BRUSHES AND CIGARS. The Stock Is frequently replenished so that they are always fresh. Our prices are reasonable, and we will be glad not only to serve our frieuds ot Grauiteville, but of tbe entire sur rounding Country. James A, Stothart. Old Pictures Copied a nd Enlarged W. A. RECKLING COLUMBIA. S. C, P ICTURES sent can be enlarged to any size, and will be returned for inspection. If unsatisfactory no charge. Correspondence solicited. PATENTS CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYHIGHTS Obtained, and all other business in the F. 8. Patent Office attended to for moderate fees. Send Metiel or Drawing. We ad vise as to patentability free of charge; and we make no charge unless we obtain patent. We refer here to the Postmaster. Kupt. of Money Order Hiv*, and to officials of the U. S. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms aud references to actual clients In your own 8tate or county, write to C. A SNOW & OQ., Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. C ALFRED BAKER, President. JOS. 8. BEAN, Cashier. THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK, m- ——OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,- Cash Aaaeta Surplus, - $000,000.00 00,000.00 Interest oh Deposits of Five to Two Thousand Dollars. Sums of One Dolllat and Upward Received. -O- Directors—James A. Loflin, E. O’Donnell, Eugene J. O’Cornner, Alfred Baker, F t, Schneider, W. B. Young, William Schweigert, Edger R. Derry r * Jules RL j, Joseph Beam, J. Henry Bredenburg. J JOSEPH BIERMAN, MERCHANT TAILOR 6ltf Broad street, Augusta, Georgia., * Would rfevvcctfully anonnee to his friends and the publie that ha baa neap -ni hand aud Is daily receiving, a select stook of Spring and Summer Styles, Consisting SUITINGS and TROUSERINGS, etc., which he will asaka up in the Latest Style at Lowest Prices. Satisfaction guaranteed In every particular. THE AIKEN WAGON I \® •MANUFCTUBED BY- P. B. MATHEWS, (Opposite the Ashley House,) - - - AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA* T HESE Wagons are made of first-class material, and in the most workman like manner. Improved Axle Cutting Machine for taking up lost motion without the cost of new axles. Buggies made to order at short notice, of ordered at Manufacturers Prices from the best makers. Repairing and Paint* ing promptly attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. Bondurant, ' , & Co, Manufacturers of——- ALL KINDS OF BRIGKS! Proprietors of the Old and Popular— DeLAIGLB aND AUGUSTA BRICK YARDS, establish3 J In 1829! Sell* mated produ**don since then 250,000,000 Brick! Quality and color unsur passed North South. Large stock always on hand. For Information, address BONDURANT, JOPLING A CO., NOTICETO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS, A LLpersons holding claim? ^gaipst the Estate of Mary K. Simkln?} deceased, will render the same duly attested, and all persons who are In'- debted to sold Estate \yni pleawu make payment to tho undersigned duly qualified Administrator. 1 ' 1 •' '! W. M. JORDAN, * Clerk qf CdHrt And Administrator of Esteitb Mary K. Siiiikins, deceased. i A; Juiie 8lh r 1886-41. You Cau Save Money, Time and Trouble By lending Your ORDERS FOR-— FAMILY GROCERIES, —TO— WELCH & EASON, 185 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market Streets, CHARLESTON S. O. dPPrice Lists and all lm formation cheerfully and promptly furnished M| application. FUNERAL FURNISHING WAREROOMS. CURVE STREET. Opposite the Towp Hall, r r s. o, -tot- C ALLS promptly attended «o, day or night. Personal attention given to laying out remains and conducting Funerals iu all details. Charges rea sonable, GEO. F. POOLE, Late of New York, - Residence at Stevenson House. F OR SALE—A foil line of Cssketa & Tofflns in Wood. Metal or Cov>; ' ered with Cloth. Spttfial attention fai asked to the M®ta)lp Casee of theNew York Metal Rurial Caee Company, which are uneqrpafised in quality and finish. Also to New Styles of Gasket*. A highly polished Cuffin fully trim med for only llh. Inspection of goods solicited. E. J. (1. WOOD. 1 r 3$. T: Mc E 4CHkKSf, Agent, R. 8. Bi «* McEachern $ Brown, CURVE STREET, - - - AIKEN, 8. C. Y\FALER8 In Dry Goods, Grt^v-rie? aud General Merchandise. inspect*>ur utock which >yilt aftl sold afVeftwuinldc prices. » ; ^v***fW/*%. Marches, 1886-ly. ...» i. vt ■" ‘