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4 7;,^. pit—; iV K : "T-' THE S~ CHARLES E. B. DRATTOS, Manager. AIKEX S. C., TUESDAY, NOYEMBER 16, 1SS6. VOLUME 6.—NUJIBEK 5. $ave Your rfloney and Shop By IVIail Profosfjional Advertisements. «CAOAAAA<X£kx 6 D» 207 KING STRET, CHARLEKTON, S. :0 •— - (f)pposite Masouic Temple Great Special Sale! 5,00 Pieces of Rogers A. A. Silve Plated Flatwae. &c., &c . :0: : SILVER-PLATED FLATWARE, bought at prices, to close out* certain to make again, and D. 8. Hexdbbsok. E. P. Hkxdeksok. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. his WIFE'S BETRAYER, j “Prohibition Does not Prohibit.” Baptist Courier. Haviland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Special tion. attention given to Collec- Jolin Gary Evans, Attorney-at-Law. Will practice in the Counties Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. of £5,000 pieces of Rogers A. A an immense reduction from regular pattern which they are not gofng wldeh I am selling at the following prices; My Regular Price. Price. 2- t *0 sets Teaspoons $1 25 $2 (X) 1 125 sets Tablespoons 2 50 4 00 ]50sets fable Forks 2 50 4 00 76 “ Dessert Forks 2 25 3 75 75 “Dessertspoons 2 25 3 75 KOSonp Ladles, each 2 00 4 00 100 Oyster Ladles 1 50 3 00 100 Gravy Ladles 90 2 00 100 Fish Knives 2 00 4 00 100 Cake Knives 2 00 4 00 100 Pie Knives 2 00 4 00 My Price 1 100 Crumb Scrapers 2 00 |250 Sugar Shells 45 500 Butter Knives 45 ,100 Pickle Forks 45 100 Oyster Forks 45 250 Salt Spoons 2-5 250 Mustard Spoons 35 |500 Nut Picks 18 500 Fruit Knives 25 50 doz t'ble k’ves.doz 3 50 150doz T’ble K’ves 2 00 Regular Price. 4 50 John A. Mette, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Practices in all Courts of South Carolina, Aiken, S C. James Aldrich. Walter Ashley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. The above Goods are the very best quality of Silver, plated on Nickle Silver, and are perfect in every respect, and only sold at these Low Prices in order to close the entire lot out quickly. Every piece is warranted to wear frorri five to ten years constant use in any family, if properly used. t3?~Send for Catalogue, giving prices of Watches, Jewelry and other pjj/tifware, and buy where you get the best value for the Cash Money. JIMO. McELREE, Proprietor. W. tyiitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the Coijrts of this Circuit. Specia attention given to collections. 0, 0. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. X LIFE, ACTIVITY and BUSINESS! -AT- WM. MU LITE TUX & CO.’S • tQt WE 4PE RECEIVIMG LARGE SHIPMENTS OF BOOTS SHOES AND HATS, For Fall Trade. 51, B. Wood ward, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts ol this State. Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts ot this State We have received so much encouragement in our efforts to furnish the peo- ie with a good class of BOQT8, Sff)E 4 a nd HATS at moderate prices that ave have taken special pains to get the best class of stock for our patrons. We have a large stock of wholesale trade, and we guarantee thp LOWEST PRICES. Oar retail stock includes Miller & Ohers, Stacy, Adams & Co, Zeigler Bros. Stribley A Co., and many other desirable makes. For the great convenience of iwaqy- piUi-nrm. we have opened a BUANCfJ STORE, at 523 Broad Street, four doors above the Augusta Hotel. This store is in charge of IMIZR,. J. J. O’COZDsTILsriEIR,, who will he pleased to see his numerous friends and acquaintances. At both stores patrons can rely on polite attention, and our best efforts to supply them with just what they Reed in our lino. You are cordially invited to call. WM. MULHERIM & CO. jTwo Stores. 323 Bro'ad Street, four doors above Augusta Hotel, and) ( 919 Broad Street, sign of the Large Red Boot. i Dr. Z. A, Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. Ifir’Office near Depot. Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist. -OKFICE- Richland Avenue, Aiken, S. C. Next door to Henry Busch & Co. Dr. B. H. Teague, Dentist. )FFICE ON- RcM and Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Dr. J. R. Smith, Dentist. -OFFICE AT- Williston, Barnwell County, . C. Will attend calls to the country Geo. W. Williams. HOUSE, SION AND FRESCO PAINTER! Graining and Marbling a specialty. Old Furniture polished and made as good as new. E^Ofilee Up-stairs over Beckman’s Bank. Orders solicited. MASONIC TEMPLE. O UR STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND casual or careful inspection will show it to be the handsomest and best assorted ever shown in this section. In announcing that we are now thor oughly prepared for the Fall Trade, we will nqt go into descriptive Ts about tlqjgoocD, but simply say that everything Novel, Elegaqt and * a.b- * ionahle in the Dry Goods Line can be seen on our counters and shelves'. The Stock includes everything from lo\y-priced, substantial goods to the very finest mauufactqred at home and abroad. We give a standing, unqualified guarantee on prices against every market Jn the United States; ami anyone who doubts our ability to do this is earnest ly requested to put the matter to a practical test. Every guarantee we offer will be fully maintained. Whether you are ready to purchase at present or not, we cordially invito you to call and examine the stock. DALY & ARMSTRONG, CORNER BROAD AND ELLIS, AUGUSTA, GA. We Are Beady, Willing And Able To Please. COOKE S CLOTHING & HAT STORE 711 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga, EADY because wg have Selected with the utmost care Goods that com bine style with durabilty. Insufficient variety to make us feel cer tain of being able to please you ? BLE bccaqse we have all the Latest and Best Styles and Fabrics in all sizes from the smallest boy to the largest mau. Can Fit AH! Prices on every piece the Lowest that can be made. JamesA.Stothart, GRANITEVILLE, - S. C. -DEALER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS PERFUM ERIES, TOILET SOAPS, HAIR BRUSHES AN D CIGARS. The Stock js frequently replenished so that they are always fresh. Oui prices are reasonable, and we will b< glad not only to serve our friends of Graniteville, but of the entire sur rounding Country, James A. Stothart. H. F. Warneke, Baker and Confectioner AND DEALER IiJ GROCERIES TOBACCO and CISABS, TOYS, FIRE-WORKS, Etc. AIKEN. - - - S. C W. A. Reckling, ARTIST. Established 15 Years. 20,000 Negatives Preserved. Pictures taken by Instantaneous Process. Photographs qf any of the prominent men of the State, can al- ,v iys be had at reasonable rates. Main St., opposite Grand Central Hotel, Columbia, S. C. w ILLING, yes we should say so; noons can tell how Willing till they see j these Goods and hear Prices. f I^HESE Prices run through every department Men’s and Boy's Suit?! ; Men’s and Roy’s Overcoats! Men’s and Boys Hats, Undenvear N'eck- J- Trunks, Valises, Umbrella;- 42. are all offered in the same > way. We have the largest stock in our Wholesale Department in this j Market to select from. - A. W. BLANCHARD, Farm for Sale. C ONTAINING 500 Acres, nearly 200 under cultivation and 100 in pas ture, with never failing surface spring of .-.ater in it.TheFarm situated within one mile of the corporate limits of the town of Aiken. Improvements first- class. Will sell the whole or part. Apply to H. C. BONNEY, Aiken, S. C. August 24,1886-3ms. Rainey’s Barber Shop. O N Laurens Street, two doors south of tlje “Croft JMnek,” Hair Gut ting, Shampooing ami Shaving done with care, ami after thjgmost approved method. £2'~The Trimming of Ladies’ Bangs Misses and children’s Hair a specialty E. CAPERS RAINEY. For J. C. LUDLOW & CO. Wfi luViLJ All To Examire, Second Hand School Books. -KTOU CAN BUY YOUR SCHOOL I Books from me for about one- half the cost of new ones- I also keep a full line of New School Books aiid School Supplies at the Lqwest Prices. Z. T. STINE, 109 Centre St.. (Bridge Row), Augusta, Ga. August 24, 1886-6ms. personal noeriy away fijtnn mau kit init of aitriaelf. Th in perabnai liberl Dr. Ford’s Terrible lievenge on the Despot let- of His Home. Nf.w Orleans, Novcnjber 2-—Dr. Thomas G. Ford, of Shreveport, is one of the best known men in North Louis iana. He stands at the head of the medical profession, while he lias the hightest social connections, being dis tantly connected with the family of •Secretary Hunt of President Gar field’s Cabinet. In company with Edward Austin, Chief of Police of Shreveport, about il o’elok to-day, he entered Moreau’s restaurant on Canal, near St. Charles street, and ordered breadfast. A passer-by attracted ids attention and he hurried out on the street. The party turned into the Canal street entrance of the Crescent Hotel, the barroom at the corner, as if knowing he was followed audio evade pursuit. Dr. Ford entered be* iTi on^f ouVsmaller towns, "the"in- hiud him. Ford opened fire with a - -- revolver. Three shots were fired, ami the fugitiv#tfell on the pavement of the saloon. Ford walked up to a few feet of his victim, took deliberate aim. iml fired the fourth shot. The man fell back face upward to his slayer. Ford walked up still closer, and plac ed the muzzle of his revolver to the temple of tha prostrate man. The lat ter raised his hand to ward otf the weapon, and deflected it, so that the fifth and last shot glanced upward through the face and out at the top of the head. The victim sank back a corpse. The slayer walked out to Canal -3 reel, handed his revolver to a gentle man standing by, coolly looked around him, and then re-entered Mo reau’s and seated himself at the table which he had recently vacated. Two police officers enteretf, placed him un der arrest, and conveyed him to the Central Police Station. He gave bis name, occupation and residence to the clerk, but declined to talk of the kill ing. There was considerable delay in ascertaining the identity of the dead mau until the Coroner arrived, and the body was conveyed in a wagon to the police station. District Attorney Lionel Adams and Coroner Finley, took several letters from the dead man’s pocket, one of them was ad dressed to Mrs. A. B. Ford, No, 212 St Charles street. From other papers the man’s name was ascertained to be .1. C. Kirkpatrick. At) autopsy was held, which disclosed four wounds, two of which were necessarily fatal. Cheif Austin,of theShreveport police, stated that Ford had slain Kirkpatrick for ruining ins wife. A year ago Dr. T. G. Ford placed his wife in an'in sane asylum in New York, Six months afterward she was pronounced cured ar.d Dr. Ford brought her home. One day he discovered some ornaments in his wife’s room- She said that she had bought them of A. J. Bogel, a druggist. Dr. Ford went there and found that the articles where charged i to one J. C. Kirkpatrick, a clerk in Bogel s. A quarrel ensued between Dr. Ford and his wife, and in a da\ or two Mi's. For4 and Kirkpatrick both disappeared from Shreveport. Dr. Ford did nqt know \ybere they had gone. Last week he was told that his wife and Kirkpatrick were in New Orleans living together. He came to town last Saturday and stopped at the St. Charles HoteL This morning he met Kirkpatrick on’Cmml street. The result was as stated above. Mrs. Ford was the daughter of J. G. McWilliams, the leading banker of Shreveport. Sue was seen by a re porter and talked freely of the circum stances in which she had been placed. She savs that she became acquainted with Kirkpatrick about twoyears ago while he was employed as a druggist in Shreveport. She became intimate with him, and her husband suspected this but could not prove it. Her hus band, she says, was addicted to the opium habit and drank, was brutal in his treatment of her, although they bad been married fourteen years. In June last she by actions compelled her husband to apply for a divorce, and on the 11th of June she left Shreveport and came to this city. On June 15 Kirkpatrick arrived, and since then have been living at the house as brother and sister. She re ceived only one letter from herhusband after she had left him. She never ex pected him in the city, and had no idea he would kill Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was about thirty years old, a native of Cartersville, Ga., and was a man of small stature. Dr. Ford is a heavily built man. Mrs. Ford is a handsome brunette of tliirty years. She was to have married Kirkpatrick immediately upon receiving word that a divorce had been granted. She is the mother of four children, which die had left at home at Shreveport. Kirkpatrick’s reniaiqs were takencare of by an undertaker, awaiting orders for their disposition. To-night his venerable father, W. S Kirkpatrick, of Cartersville. Ga., telegraphed an order for the embalming of the remains and their shipment to him. At the parish prison Ford is treated with dis tinguished consideration, public sen timent fully sustaining him in the course l;e has taken. Dr. Ford is 38 years old, and graduated from Belle vue College, New York, in 1870. He stands high in his profis-ion, and is a universally popular citizen. A state ment signed by one-hundred leading people of Shreveport was received by Ford to-night telling him that the en tire community indorse his action. This sounding epigram has become quite familiar. It is one of the com mon-places among those who advo cate life licensure of drinking sa loons. No debate can be had on the policy pf giving legal sanction to drinking establishments,without call ing out such defences as are embraced in the propositions: “Taxes wiB be heavier;” “Private liberty should not be invwied ; “Snnlptuary laws are odi ous; ” “ Prohibition does qot pro hibit/*: E-icll of these propositions, as used in the interest of liquor-selling, is fal lacious^ “Taxes will be heavier.” But suppose the very law which cuts o.Tthe profit from the liquor license di ininisbfcs expenditures, what then? come license did not pay the*1?x pense a police. License ceased, and there V\is u'>occasion for a policeman. Beside*, is it not to the profit of the eommduiiy that every loafer should becomfa laborer, and does any one cause operate so di recti s’ and power fully to make men loaf.-rs as the facil ity of gfetting strong drink? Many a man fails to pay the grocer and the doctor because his iponey has gone into thte till of the drinking saloon. But “private liberty should not be in vaded." True,not unnecessarily; but it has to be invaded and surrendered in tiie case of ever}' man who chooses to live in society. He who would have personal liberty absolute must get Hd and make a her- icre he.may indulge liberty without “let or liindrauce.” He n;ay, if lie pleases, go svitlifujt clothes; but if he chooses to live,where other people live, he must give up the privilege of going ibout naked—and thus, at every step >f intercourse with others, we are.sur rendering what might have been call ed natural rights. In civilized socie- y, the highest civil rights are those which xpinain to the individual as the residutu after the surrender of a large nn in her of original rights, astir render made out of res peat to the rights ofothe’s. If a man livintalone in the woods has the right to move ibout on all-fours, and to bark like a dog at every passing object, he loses that right when he goes to live in a village. The villagers have a right t< be free from the annoyance of such unman <!aniiiism. i\.iid they would assert it, if need he, even to the ex tent ofiLputiing a collar and chain upon tWts dog of a fellqw. Now how much tglter than this imitation of the brute isdme staggering of the inebri ate on flie streets, the confused stare from hjs eyes, and the extravagant nonseiiBe or the profane ribaldrx which issues from his lips—the lips oi a manjElfted with reason, capable o( making others happy, but now ft only Lrbe shunned or concealed. To cut a Iruan off from the chance of makiWVsuoli a spectacle of himself is no viqjHtion of any private right; it is simplyj&he restraint of a man’s privi lege or doing whatever he pleases “Nothing exienuate Nor set down might in malice.” is worth more than a score of “penny- An Expensive Luxury. The matter of establishing an Ag ricultural College is a dead weight on the Farmers’ movement which pro fesses to be in the interests of econo my. No ope will dispute the fact that such a college is a good thing for a state to have, but it is expensive and we have yet to see a*showing that will convinee us that the good it could do, would be commensurate withtheex- pense involved. It would teaedi itsdi- ciples tlie theory and practice of farm ing, but it could niaxe none of Ibem successful farmers. The qualities which characterize our successful farmers are not to be gained in any school. They are principally acquir ed in boyhood days by habits of in dustry and economy. An experi mental farm run on a grand and sys tematic scale, by money appropriated from the treasury of the State, is ill adapted to teach those lessons which a niaii must learn, when he is com pelled to strike these rocky hills with no other appropriation than the sweat of his brow and the strength ol his muscle, It would be a positive disadvantage to leirn finning with il! the tmpr»vod implements that tin* State would furnish, and then be driven to the use of such scanty tools as liis limited means provide.—l*ick- e.nc Sentinel. “What is your business?” inquired the Judse. “I’m a merchant, your honor.” “A merchant? What do you deal in ?’’ “Political! infiuenep, you honor.” “A peculiar coiiiinmiity, certainly,” said the Judge, with a smile. “And how much do you charge for this po litic-’ iff “Fifteen It influence, may I ask?” cents a drink, two for a quarter,” came forthwith a pr mint ness that coinpU-lelv staggered tin- judge and ttie en ire court room.— Merchant Traveller. with bkuself by asserting those rights of the jjablic which he cannot beau- thorizePIo destroy. But “sumptuary laws odio is.” Yes. But if chol era is.-drayailing, the public authori- TtevrrfilPfortdd’the sttfo’In-the »n*wM ketsof melons and cucumbers. From fear of fire it may prohibit the erec tion of wooden buildings; or from fear of earthquakes it might forbid the erection of brick buildings It may prohibit the sale of second-hand cloth ing bought from hospitals. It- raav prohibit the sale of yeast-powders, containing alum or oilier deleterious drug. These may be stigmatized as sumptuary laws; yet they are good, resting on a good principle and pro ductive of good results. And such is the law that strikes at liquor-selling, the source of more mischiefs to the community than those produced by hurtful articles of food, or by infected clothing, or by conflagrations or by earthquakes, or by all of them torrether. Bat th- n, “Prohibition does not pro hibit.” We have said that Hus is an epigram. It is the nature of the epi gram to say something that is literal ly untrue. It must be understood fig uratively, or it is nonsense. “The child is father to the m m” cannot be literally true. Literally the man is father to the child. B it as the char acter of the child shapes the charac ter of the future man, we say the child is father to the m vn. When, then, we are told that pro hibition does not prohibit, we have a contradiction in terms. A prohibi tion that does not prohibit is a prohi bition that is not a prohibition. Now those who use tills pat saying d.» n >t mean this. If they did, they would n o t be opposed to prohibition. It is the very thing they desire. What then do they mean? Do they mean that prohibitory laws ( or anti license laws) do not absolutely pre vent drinking? Then we say, tiie use of this hackneyed saying as an argu ment against such laws, a reason why they should not be adopted, is child ish; for there is n >t a prohibitory pre cept in human codes or in the Deca logue itself tliat would notbeexpung- ed by the same argument. “Thou shall not steal,” “thou shall not kill,” “thou shall not commit adultery,” are prohibitions. They have never yet absolutely prevented the evils forbidden. Nullify them on this ac count, and what a swelling tide of lawlessness, of theft and robbery, of murder and impurity, would pass over the laud bury society in its turbid depths! Or do they mean that prohibition in law has not been prohibition in prac tice? that the legislation is a failure because it has no practical result? This raises a question as to a matter of fact. Accordingly, things are sail which are a mimed to be matters of fact. Thus it has oeen stated again and again that in Maine itself the Maine law has proved a failure. Yet the most respectable witnesses—pub lic officials of the highest character— contradict this statement, averring that a m irked diminution of crime and pauperism has been a result of the law. And still more, the people of Maine, after a trial of the law for years, incorporated it by the vote of a large majority into their fundamental la.v. No testimony can be more con clusive that this. Recently there appeared an article in a Texas paper of wide circulation, i and another in a similar paper in j 1 Louisiana, referring t> the alleged j ; failure of prohibition in Atlanta. No ! I person interested in the in ovcipept of j * temperance reform cou!d have read ’ | those articles an l believed them with- i o it feeling depressed; and vet the I ! v n rab'e editor of the Christian Index, referring to the statements I thus given to the public, nailed them j to tiie counter as false o>i:i. One of) the newspaper articles was crowded with unwarrantable statem mts, not I only because not supported by#facfs, but because contradicted by facts. Dr. Tucker, be it remembered, is not: only an observer on the gr-mnd, but a most clear-sighted observer, and a i man whose in^orruptib’e integrity I and love of truth would spurn the use of any gloss upon facts because a desired end might be served thereby. A witness who w.Il a-liuers” whose wish is father to the thought.” It is time for us to turn the tables, and ask the question, “Does License prohibit?” It does in some things. Let us take Greenville for instance. It prohibits some honest country peo ple from staying at home when it is very inconvenient to leave home, be cause they have no security that the driver sent up with the wagon might not get drunk and ruin a team of mules and break up the wagon. It pro))ib4s some produce from com ing to town. “Why do you carry your cotton to I'elzer and not to Greenville? said one farmer to anoth- ei. “Because when I go to Pelzer. after I have made my purchases, I have money in my pocket to take home. When I go to Greenville, I take a drink and in the end have nothing to carry home.” This is a report of a real conversation. It prohibits some valuable additions to the population. A geqtleman of wealth and high character, and child ren to educate, said, “ I am delighted with the country and appearance of the place, but you have too many sa- loons. ,, And he did not locate It prohibits some parents from send ing their sons to he educated where otherwise they would prefer. An in telligent mother gssinged to us just this reason for not sending her two boys to G •< e iviile. It prohibits some parents from rest ing their heads quietly upon their pillows, because they d > not know but that the children whom God has given them, and for whose happiness they would part with every earthly good, may be victimized on theTouF altars which are sanctioned by public law. It prohibits the majority of the in telligent and moral and tax-paying part of the community from enjoying such municipal government as they desire. The liquor-sellers can afford to offer inducements to the ignorant negro population to vote in their in terests. What is done privately we do not know; but they are not asham ed to carry to tiie polls in buggies and carriages those who have not sense enough to vote at all, but who joined with the white abettors of the liquor traffic virtually become the rulers of the city. F. THE EiMsC'OiWL GHVEKAL CON V ENTIOX. A Prosperous Trade Union. Philadelphia Times. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Rngineerg, now holding its twenty- third international convention in New York, furnishes an instance of a labor organization that has not only mate rial l v advanced the interests of its membership, but has donesq without getting involved in exasperating dis putes with employers.’ It is tiie most prosperous trades union in the United States and it is the one labor organ zation whose request for in advance of wages or other concession from em ployers will be heard and respectfully treated as soon as made. President Depew stated the exact truth about the njatter the other night in his speech at the Metropolitan Opera House, when he said that there was not a railroad President’s office in the country to-day that is not thrown wide .\viu^i_4jUe Brotherhood knock at the dqor. The reason for this prosperitj* is not hard to fiud. The Brotherhood has taken for its motto: “Sobriety, Truth, Justice and Morality.” Its members ire encouraged to seek the highest perfection in their calling, and then when they ask promotion or increase of wages they are able to back their claims \yith u record that shows they deserve what they ask. They are en couraged to make wise proyjsiqn fo. the future and to own their own homes, if possible, thus acquiring a direct in terest in the permanence and stabili ty of Aiqerican institutions. Thisnat- aally ipakes tiie members eonserva live, thoughtful and able to see the two sides of a questioq. As a result of this conservative course, Uhief Arthui was able in his opening speech to an nounce that in the ten cases of griev ance whicdi he xyas called on to help adjust during the past year a satisfac tory conclusion was reached in every one, and while all the men desired was not always obtained, wages were increased in every case. When it is considered that this grat ifying result was obtained without a single strike or lockout and that no man’s wages were arbitrarily cut off weeks orm >nths beeausea majority of a division tho ight it was better to be idle than to work, the advantages of the consistent, temperate course of the Brotherhood over that of some other organizations that have been striking half of the time should be patent to every workingman with wit enough to draw conclusions for him self. The Brotherhood lias prospered by strictly minding its own business and refusing to be placed in a position where anybody else could interfere with its business. When all other la bor organizations learn to follow the excellent example of the Brotherhood the condition of the workingmen will be very much better than it is at pres ent. Strikes and lock-outs will be un known, and assessments to maintain walking delegates and other idlers will be a thing of the past. “Ain* No Time to’ Chilian” News and Courier. If the simplicity of orayer be its chief merit, then a colored preacher who offered up a supplication at the Citadel green on the night of the great earthquake is far ahead of many of the courtly and polished theologians of the day. The following prayer, which is by many degrees, more eloquent than t he prayer of Ajax for light, was made before a terrified crowd of colored and white people on the Green on the night stated, and considering the circumstances and the peculiar no tions of the colored people on such matters, tha preacher will be acquitted of anything like a charge of irrever ence. He said, raising his hand towards the sky: * “Do, Lawd, come down an go ’mong yer people, for dev is terrify— dey ainskerd likejdey dunno which way to tun over, ’cause dey link you am box wid um. Come down, please, sa, an’walk rqun’ w’*d um, t keuni by de hati’an tell um you ain’ h*-x; an’ if yo’ can’t com *, s<*u’ yoj S >n But, Lawd dis no tiiqe fo’ chiliuii. S > come yo’self, if you can. please sa!” T.ue abova is a rapro lection of the prayer just as it was delivered, with out any attempt at implication or in terpolation. It is easy lo sec how the colored divine, deriving his Knowl edge of the character .and power of Synopsis of its Important Work—A • Moment for Christian Unify— Change in tiie Fyayor Book. The following synopsis of the pro ceedings of the General Convention ofthe Protestant Episcopal Church, recently held at Chicago, was fqrnish? ed to tiie Green vide News by the Rpv. Eliison Capers and will doubtless be read by many readers of The Recor der "with great interest, as so little has appeared in the news paper press of the proceeding of this important body. One of the most interesting questions discussed was the change of name. This was taken up on a resolution by Mr. Judd declaring the present name to be deceptive, narrow and a hindrance tc the church but suggest ing no suhstitue. The discusion elicit ed a long list of suggestions for names and showed’ great variety of ideas in the convention. It ended in the re jection of Air. Judd’s resolution by a decisive vote, All the South Car olina delegatus in both Mouses voted against tiie resolution except the Rev Mr. McCqRougb- Another important matter was a pro posed change in tiie judicial laws of the church. Now, a clergyman agaisnt whom charges are brought is tried by his peers in his diocese and the decision is subject to review by the bishop, from whom there is po ap peal. It is proposed t<> organize a court of appeals to which appeals may be made from the bishops. The con vention was practically unanimous in favor of such a court, but tne disturb ing question in the discussing was tiie scope to be given it, many delegates and bishops supporting the idea of giving it supervision in matters of church doctrine. Thesoutheru mem bers generally opposed this, main taining that each diocese should have control of its own affairs in ques tions of churchmanship. The \vliole subject was finally referred to a com mittee of five bishops five clergy and five laymen to devise a plan for the organization of such a court and re port it to the next meeting of the con vention. The committee appointed by the last general convention to report «u changes in tiie prayer book approved by the convention submitted a report on 171 of the 200 distinct propositions referred to’t, reporting favorably on most of them. They were generally accepted by the convention and final ly adopted. Many of them are unim portant. Among the most notable are the following: The Gloria in Excclsis is trans ferred from morning to evening prayer and the Gloria nutria is put in its place. It is now made lawful to say either the literny, morning prayer or the Holy Communion by itself. A new festival is established, the feast of Transfiguration, and the 6th of August is devoted to it, an appro priate collect, epistle and Gospel for the day bpinginserted in the prayer b >ok. The reading of the full psalm of the Benedictus is now permitted. It is twelve verses and hitherto on’y four of those verses have been printed in the service. The reading of the full psalm is uoL however, made obli gatory. p The word “again” is restored to the creed. A supplication that God will send fortii more laborers in His vineyard is inserted in the litany In the order of evening prayer the rubric is so changed as to allow pass ing immediately from the opening sentences to the confession, omitting the exhortation. The collect for and against perils is changed to conform to the English prayer book and now begins “Light en our darkness, oh Lord.” Gospel canticles are added to the services of evening prayers and the Gloria in Bxcelss is printed in full in che same service, It will now be-permissible to end evening prayer with the collect f*r aid 1 lagainst perils, or to add to the service such other prayers from the prayer book as the clergyman may deem fit. The new rubrics giye wide liberty in the use of the prayer book on week days either in morning or evening prayer. In tiie burial service after ^he hymn following tfie lesso.n the use of any prayer appropriate to the occasion it permitted to be li-ed ip the church. In the service of the Holy Commu nion the exliortions are transferred to the end and tiie Ser San,otus is printed with aside rubric permitting the choir and congregation to join ip at the hit ter part, beginning with the words “Holy, Holy, Holy,” A hymn ma be substituted for the Gloria in\f2xcel- sis at the conclusion. The subject of marriage and divorce was taken up jn connection with r proposed canon making the degree in Leviticus binding on the conscience o? the church. These degrees define who shall and shall not marry among other prohibitions forbid marriage with a deceased wife’s sister. In this connection some very radical provis ions were proposed, among others for bidding the administration of the Holy Communion to any divorced person, except to the innocent party in case of divorce for adultery. Tin- law of the church now forbids tin- marriage of any divorced person ex cept in that case. Tne whole subject went over to the next convention. Perhaps the most important matter touched by the convention was tiiai of Christian unity. Jn connection with this the house of bishops sent down a paper which is said to be the grandest and broadest utterance ever emanating from an ecclesiastical body It declares that the Episcopal Church accepts only two limitations for bap tism—the use of water and the aceep- tanceof the doctrines of the Trinity All baptism with those two elements is recognized by the church. A cornu it tee was appointed to confer with rep resentatives of other Christian churches and report to the next con- ventioh on the possibility of finding a basis of union for all. Gen. Capers says the convention seemed to be thoroughly entlnvicd with tiie idea of putting the Eoicopiil Church in the lead in a grand scheme f<>r making the Christain bodies of this country one. The declaration of the house of bishops on the subject oi baptism puistbechtireh in the position of accepting the baptism of all the more prominent denominations Ro man Catholic, Presbyterian, Bap. is: Methodist, Lutheran and Congrega tional. The convention considered earnest ly tiie subject of work among colored people and formed a scheme foraccuiu Siiceesful Farming, Edyefield Monitor. Mr. Robert Hasting, ofKcgcfield,.is a remarkable man. He began to farm about 30 years ago with nothing but one mule.' He is now worth al least $25,000 and lie made it all on the farm. At tho same time he raised g largp family of children. He wa«: iq Greenwood the other day eel I i-tvc cot ton and he had the old mule that wps the basis of his present fiossessious, AJr. Hastings has proved that tfierd is money in farming. He is nn illit erate man, cannot read or write.—? Greenwood Tribune. And yet we are told that an agri cultural college education is ono> thing needful to successful farming. The tact is, tiie trouble with the farmers, as we have before remarked, lies principally at their own doors, One man will tell you it is tiie pol icy of the National Administration that is keeping the farmers down. Another tells you it is theextrav- aganceof the Sate and county goven * meat and want of an agricultural education. A third says these things are as nothing; it is the tariff that Is sapping the foundation of our pros: perity. And so they go. And when we refer them to instances like Mr. Hastings, they say: Ah, these are exceptions to the rule. Very well} we admit it, but the policy of the, National Administration, the extrav agance of the State government un4 the exactions of the tariff affect all farrn?rs alike, yet they did not serve t» keep Mr. Hastiug’s nose to the grindstone, as is plain to be seen by > the above statement from the Tribune. * And we have in our mind a’party who, twelve years ago, rented a farm not more than ten miles from this place, and who was five hundred dollars in debt at the time. He had two mules and a horse, but tbe«e were not worth the amount of his indebL edness. At the end of eight years he had paid off the debt above mention ed, spent several hundred doll-.rs in a jawsuit about a mule,and accumulated enough to puchase 400 of lanq on which he now residei^^^Bs literal: ly, “monarch of all he.lHPi’s/ , Another instance occimi to us of a man who came out of the war with a broke down horse as the sum total of his property possessions. Now he is the owner of two fine plantations, loans money to his ne ghbors and In s everything around iiini that heart could wish. And why have these men prospered above their neighltors? Tiie Federal and State governments have not discriminated in their favor. Tiie burdens of the tariff tlu-y have shared alike with other farmers. They were not educated in tho science of agriculture, in fact, hud fivff little education of any kind. What Mien, is tiie secret? A knowledge of' this secret would doubtless furnish the key to the thousands of failures which we see all around us. The secret is no secret. All who know the men know what it is. It is patent to no one, but so plain that he wiio runs may read. They were farmers; not mere cot: ton planters. They did not buy a pound ofoacoQ or a bushel of corn. And herein lies the whole secret, both of their success and the failure of others. As w e have said before the trouble lies at tiie door of each individual, barring providential hind ranees, yf eojirs^. -Ttreorh*? are wefi eTi’Sffgfl/ * cultural seieqee is ifot to be despiseo,' but establish your Agricultural college and doubtless either of these com-r. paratively unlettered men co-il-1 te n-h- tiie professors themselves the science, of successful farming—the kind of farming the country is now languish-, mg for. Ami now farmers, who, i^. right in this matter qf your adversity; the Mon itor or the politicians? k-ou will re member that the politicians do not i.Tee amongthemselves as to tbecause of your ailment, but they are ail ready and willing to excuse yowaml place the blame on other shoulders. This would doubtless be very consoling, provided you cquld accept their the ories as being altogether correct. And even then the question would nri-e: . “What are we going to do about it?” Sit down and, like ijicawba, ‘wait for something to turn up’ to better our condition?” Right there you will sit and right there you will die. if you wait for State or Fedetal legislation to raise von to the pltfin of prosperity. Your fate is in your own hands, and the sooner you realize tills and give less heed to the specious and plausuble theories of politicians, take .varning from your owm experiences and profit by the example of your more provident neighbor, the sooner will you be out of tiie power of Shy- locks, free men, iudependant, prosper ous aqd happy. And your provident neighbor will not be the man whose corn crib and smoke house are in tiie vV est. » • Suffering from Dyspepsia. Prosperity Reporter. The confinement, at Washington does not seem to agree v/jlli Congress man Till. Judging h|m by his speech delivered at Johnston, lie must bavea bad case of dyspepsia. The people of liis district ought to give him a rest next term. Nothwithstaiuling the fact, that time and again the Democ-» racy had nominated other men for the Presidency and failed, Congressman Tillman thinks the nomination of Cleveland was unwise. Our worthy President lias not followed the plan he would have pursued, so Mr. Till man pronounces him a failure. Of course, Congressman Tillman did not refer to the pension Mils the Presi dent had vetoed. Such a step w mid have led to a criticism of Demo cratic Congressman. Although an inviting field, Congressman Tillman did not enter it. It was so much easier to find fait with the President, republicans vyiH doubtless “chuckle,” when they read Tillman’s speech, but goot} Democrats will be put on their guard. The Liitest Mexican Outraged. Galveston, Texas, November 11. — A special from San Antonio says; B. P. McMahon, who escaped from Las Vardas, Mexico, on Monday night when Hewlett Grincr ami his partv were attacked and killed, has arrived in thi*city. McMahon says tbatGrim-r was killed by four police officers, who vere hired t'> c mtnrf the deed by two brothers named Armigo. The Armi- gos professed warm friendship for Griner, hut turned on Hie Americans with treacherous vengeance as noon as i the police began tiie aliack. tiie Saviour from pictures in which he. -. , . . t i is represented as an infant, should ? ^ ,0 ^ , have said exactly what he did say. voted to that work. The preachers idea was that the case required immediate attention of what he conceived to be the only and su preme authority. New Editor. Henry T. Thompson. Esq., son of Ex-Gov. Thompson, has bought the Darlin-'ton News, from Mr. D. Evans, and will hereafter conduct that paper as editor and proprietor. Editor Gutt ing’s Claim. WashinotJN, November 11.—The ehtiiii of Editor Cutting against the Mexican GavernmJilt fo. IjO.OTt dam ages, on account of false im trison- A n appeal from the congregation of I / J””! personal indignities suffered Si.MarkHthec.dore«IEp%mM«l church i“V . 0,1 through the Rev A Too,.Ter Portor was Srat ‘* dpPartm-nt, but it has presented to the general convention 11 ' et •yen cx tunned »y the sec- l r.-ad o i*s title only. It was re- "fry, and. therefore, on d -eisi m has an Lived to a was taken ha» no power to a committee, hut no action j “nide as the general convention 1 with regard to its dis- R v. Mr, Spurgeon prayed recently, in bis taliernaele, for the conversion of R. v. Henry Wa.d BeevLu-r. A peek of worms have been known to pass from one Child. Shriuer’a Imran Vermifuge was the remedy u*ed. Only 25 cents a bottle. For Bale by \V. J. Platt & Co. * i*s s&xfSf.i-X,. ' . V - * . m ■iMl i, t*t'