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s iii * ■ Wti -m mg 'M H >0. -7 Mi ( // e?Uv~y •V — AIKEN RECORDER CHARLES E. R. DRAYTON, Manager. i-4 AIKEN S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1SS6. VOLUME 6.—NUMBER 10. Save Your Money.and Slvop By Mail : -.gagaggsgSM:, Th* ton at t lar mail Easter the of p ,—• UAOUi tHL.Co> CMA+^M S.O* 267 KING STRET, CHARL.P'STON, S. C. t - (Opposite Masonic Temple O: Great Special Sale! :Q: 6,00 Pieces of Roarer s A. A. Silver Plated Flatware. &c\, &c. : O: 6,000 pieces of Rogers A. A. SILVER-PLATED FLATWARE, bought at an immense reduction from regular prices, to close out certain pattern which they are not going to make again, and which I am selling at the following prices; BUCK KU-KfiTY IY YORK i^^rships. Adam Thompson re- 1AUJYLIY lvl> IY1J -Y lj.A A LIUtY. Gii es Good as the head man My Price. 250 sets Teaspoons $1 25 125 sets Tablespoons 2 50 150sets Table Forks 2 50 75 “ Dessert Forks 2 25 75 “ Dessert Spoons 2 25 100Soup Ladles, each 2 00 100 Oyster Ladles 1 50 100 Gravy Ladles 00 1(0 Fish Knives 2 00 100 Cake Knives 2 00 100 Pie Knives 2 00 My Price. 2 00 45 Regular] j Price. | $2 00 100 Crumb Scrapers 4 00 250 Sugar Shells 4 00 500 Butter Knives 45 3 75 100 Pickle Forks 45 3 75 100 Oyster Forks 45 4 00 250 Sal t Spoons 25 3 (K)| 250 Mustard Spoons 35 2 00 500 Nut Picks IS 4 00 500 Fruit Kuives 25 4 00 50 dnz t’ble k’ves.doz 3 50 4 00 150 doz T’ble K’ves 2 00 Regular Price. 4 50 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. Plvery piece is warranted to wear from five to ten years constant use in any family, if properly used. rfT'Bend for Catalogue, giving prices of Watches, Jewelry and other piiverware, and buy where you get the b.:st value for the Cash Money. JPJO. IVIcELREE, Proprietor. LIFE, ACTIVITY and BUSINESS! &4KII^ Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wliolesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in competition with the mul titude of low test, short weight alum or phoophate powders. Hold only in cans. Royal Baking PowuekCo. 10i> Wall St.N.Y. NEOKOES HAM»EI) TOOETTWRn FOR ItofiltF.K Y AXI> MCRDER. Professional Advertisements. D. S. IIendekson. K. P. Henderson. Ileiulerson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will ])ractice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. Harilaml Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Special attention given to Collec tion. AT- WM. MULHEMN & CO/S WE ARE RECEIVIMG LARGE SHIPMENTS OF BOOTS SHOES A^JD HATS, For T rac We have received so much encouragement in our efforts to furnish the peo- le with a good class of BOO TS, SU )!*j4 a nd HATS at moderate prices that we have taken special pains to get the best class of stock for our patrons. W e have a large stock of wholesale trade, aud we guarantee the LOWEST PRICES, Our retail stock includes Miller & Ober*, Stacy, Adams & Co, Zeigler Bros. Striblcy & Co., and many other desirable makes. For the great convenience of many patrons, we have opened a BRANCH STORE, at 523 Broad Street, four doors above the Augusta Hotel. This store is in charge of IMIIR,- J. J. O’OOZbTISriEIR,, .who will be pleased to seehis numerous friends and acquaintances. At both be plan tenures patrons can rely on polite attention, and our best efforts to supply them j with just what they need in our line. You are cordially invited to call. a’’" wm. mulherim & go. • v- • • * jTwo Stores, 623 Broad Street, four doors above Augusta Hotel, and) ( 919 Broad Street, sign of the Large Red Boot. f John Gary Evans, Attorn ey-at-Law. Will practice in the Counties of Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. John A. Met to, 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. W. Quitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention given to collections. laud. FALL -rO:- 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 not go into descriptive detai’.s about the goods, but simply say that everything Novel, Elegant and Fash- i? ionable in the Dry Goods Line can be seen on our counters and shelves. 0 The Stock includes everything from low-priced, substantial goods to the very finest manufactured at home and abroad. Wegive a standing, unqualified guarantee on prices against every market in the United States; and 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 invite you to call and examine the stock. DALY & AKMSTRONG, 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken,- S. C. M. B. Woodward, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts oi this State. Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice iu all the Courts of this State Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUSE, - - - S. C. CSPOffice near Depot. Dr. W B Courtney, Dentist. OFFICE Richland Avenue, Aiken, S, 0. Next door to Henry Busch & Co. Dr. J. H. Burnett, Dentist. -OFEICE AT- Graniteville, Aiken County, S. C. Dr. B. 11. Teague, Dentist. -OFFICE ON- Richlaud Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. CORNER BROAD AND ELLIS. AUGUSTA, GA. Geo. W. Williams. HOUSE, SIGN A XI) FRESCO PAINTER! Graining and Marbling a specialty. Old Furniture polished and made as good as new. & Office Up-stairs over Beckman’s Bank. Orders solicited. We -Are Beady, Willing Ami Able To Please. COOKE’S CLOTHING & HAT STORE. 711 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. ^ EADY because we have Selected with the utmost care Goods that com bine style with durabilty. Insufficient variety to make us feel cer tain ol being able to please you ? BLE because wo have all the Latest and Best Styles and Fabrics in all sizes trom the smallest boy to the largest man. Can Fit All! Prices on every piece the Lowest that can be made. J a m e s A .Stothart, GRANITEVILLE,. - S. C. DEALER IN DRUGS, CHEMICALS PERFUM* ERIKS, TO I LET 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 friends ot Graniteville, but of the entire sur rounding Country. James A. Stothart. w IDLING , yes we should say so; no one can tell how Willing til! they see these Goods and hear Prices. PUIESE Prices run through every department Men’s and Boy’s Suits! Men’s and Boy’sOvercoats! Men's and Boys Hats, Underwear N’eek- fcWear, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas Ae. &<•., arc all offered in the same way. have the largest stock in our W bole-ale 7 Depart met!. in this Market t<>«glect from. H. F. Warneke, Baker and Confectioner AND DEALER IN rlvc/A. JiiJUXJirfb TOBACCO and CIGARS, TOYS, FIRE-WORKS, Etc. AIKEN, - - - S. C The Brntnl HeatingTO J>cath of Lit tie Johnnie Good Leads tdihe Unearth ing of a Secret Society, whose Ob ject was to Steal, to Kill Anyone De tecting Them and to Clear Accused Members by false Testimony. Special DRpatch to the N'ewu and Courier. Yorkville, December 15.—About two weeks ago, or on the night of November 30. John Lee Good, a little son of Mr. W. E. Good, who lives in the western part of this county, was brutally murdered. The News and Courier ha^ published several very meagre accounts of the horrible af fair, from which it appeared that about forty negroes in this county have banded together to rob and plunder and murder all persons who might detect them in their lawless ness. ROBBERY AND MURDER. The coroner’s investigation of the murder of little John Lee Good has revealed a most alarming state affairs in that section, showing most conclu sively that a stupendous conspiracy hail been formed among the negroes, the object being robbery and murder. An innocent child was the first victim of the fiendish miscreants, but devel opments have proved that other mur ders were freely discussed and plan ned, and tiiat only recently members of the gang lay in wail one night for a prominent citizen, knowing he would pass a certain" point on the evening named. The confession of one of tiie participants in this affair is corroborated by the gentleman himself so far as to place, action of his horse, &e., and a day or two after the occurrence he mentioned it to a friend, but without tiie least suspicion that by a fortuitous circumstance, either lack ot courage of the man on watch, or because he had fallen asleep, be was saved from six niurderou.- bullets. Trial Justice J. P.-Blair, acting as coroner, summoned a jury of very dis creet. men of the neighborhood, and in conducting the inquest they have dis played considerable tact, and under the'difficult circumstances surround ing them, have by practical investi gation brought to light the astound ing facts which have placed the Broad River section in a state of terror and spread alarm throughout the county. Circumstances pointed almost con clusively to Mose Lipscomb, Dan Roberts and Bailey Dowdle as the perpetrators of the deed, with perhaps' another accomplice; and after the close of the fir^t day's session they were committed to jail. On the sec ond meeting of the jury, on the 3rd inst., after taking testimony, circum stances and statements of some of the witnesses pointed to Prindly Thomp son as another concerned in the mur der, and lie was also committed. TIIE conspirators in jail. Iii tiie examination of so^ many witnesses vague utterances by first one and another of‘ t he elub,” “the cl in, ’ “the society,” the witnesses’ member ship and similar expressions gave a clue which was successfully worked up, and tiie result is now twenty-six negroes, ranging in age from 16 to 50, are inmates of the jail, their offence being murder or aiding therein. These prisoners are Mose Lipscomb, Dan Roberts, Bailey Dowdle and Prind Thompson, principals, and the following, any of whom will no doubt find it difficult to prove tiieir inno cence as accessories, by reason of the combination or conspiracy they form ed, and which by evidence so far ad duced has been sufficiently sustained: Giles Good, John Good, Los Wood, Dick Thompson, Wm. Craig, George Jamieson, Scott Thompson, Wadis Bankhead, David Wilkes, Moses Roberts, Will McCluney, Wallace Reid, Sam Thompson, Owens Moore, Allen Good, Bob Smarr, Squire Thompson, Brown Robins, Jack Mc- Clunney, Sum Good, Wm. Washing ton. Of this dark cloud of prisoners Giles Good and Wallace Reid figured prominently in the murder for which Columbus Crawford was hanged eigh teen months ago. Wallace turned State’s evidence, and Giles, who has always been regarded as the instigator of the dded, though Columbus ad mitted on the gallows that he fired the fatal shot. Giles is a mulatto, probably fifty years old, crafty and cunning, and has the power to lead i he people of his race, over whom he has exerted strong influence. No attempt to overdraw tiie picture, or to add a word to increase the ex citement tiiis affair has produced, is necessary after a recital of the bare facts. After the coroner’s jury ob tained the clue as to the supposed conspiracy, they devoted the third day of the investigation, last Friday, to that branch of the case, and the fol lowing is a specimen of the sworn testimony: THE .STORY OF ONE OF THE THUGS. Wm. Roberts: T am a member of this clan. I was received by Jack Mc Cluney in August, 1836. I know who he said belonged to the elan—Allen Good, Wallace Reid, Prindly Thomp son, Bailev Dowdle and Mose Lip scomb. Jack said he ’ll ad very good men as members, and lie wanted me to join. Pie said that the elan was a good tiling. If a man eaught a mem ber stealing the club was to make him su^er. 1 did not attend tiieir meet ings regularly, but I said to them onee: “Boys, we must swear to- iet he Tlimiah I have never been with you, you have got my name, and 1 will stiek to you. We will stick to gether.” I did not take the oath. Me and Allen Good, Dave Wilkes, Wal lace Reid and Jack McCluney met. I knew that they were members, aud the move was made that if any one was caught stealing we would make the man that caught him suffer. Our purpose was to go t wo or l hroe toget her to a man’s house, and if he detected us we would mob him right there. The meetings were to be ait at Jack McCluney’s, and on Wt dnesday nights. They said one Sunday a month ago they wanted to make a raid I do not know of anv Ids club. He said: The object of (Cluo was to take what ever he wawtud. If detected we were to kill the'person who detected us. What ever Giles Good said to do was to be done. If not the man who failed to ! do it was to be executed. The object ] was to kill white men. They were i going to kill Elias Inman aud Clinton Good. They have guns and pistols and amunition, and they were kept by the head man Giles Good, in his celler. On one occasion, lie said, he and others waylaid tiie road to kill Elias Inman. Henrv Baily said he was made a member of the club about two weeks ngo. Tiie object of the club was to make a living by misdemeanor—to take that which don’t belong to you. If we were caught by any oae we wefe to do away with him. Giles Good was captain and carried his gun. All that was stolen was to go to the boss man, Giies Good, to be distributed among the members of the club. Amos Smarr testified as to his mem bership and his knowledge of the so ciety. “1HE RISING STAR LODGE.” With this testimony the coroner’s inquest was adjourned until to-day, but on Saturday a jury of investiga tion heard testimony of members of a known secret society in the neigh borhood. This is called Rising Star Lodge, No. 24, of the Grand United Oruer of the National Laborers’ Aid Protective Society of North America. The printed laws of the Order and the charter of this lodge were produced. The charter emanated from Charlotte X. C., bears date December, 1884, and is signed by S. M Pharr, supren e scribe. These documents reveal only benevolent and fraternal features of the Order, and several witnesses were examined, (heir testimony bearing out this state of facts, though the jury, in their verdict, regard the lodg as a nuisance to their neighbor hood. The proceedings of the day were closed with the testimony of Adam Thompson, a colored youth 16 or 17 years old, of medium intelligence, who revealed the following startling episode in tiiis eventful chapter, lie having on a previous examination confessed to being a member of the clan. ^ CF>A'M“Trrnarrwn .s'*s * i-<mv. Examined by Trial Justice Blair: Prine Thompson made arrangements to waylay Mr. Elias Inman, which was to take place after dark—about 8 o’clock—on a Friday night. I think it was Friday night. Because there was but one day between the time and Sunday. Those who waylaid him were Prine Thompson, myself, Giles Good, John Good, Wallace Rei l and Baily Dowel. The reason for waylaying him was because they did not like him and because they thought he had money. I do not know when Prind first spoke to me about waylaying Mr. Inman. Tiie last time he spoke to me about it lie said if I did not go with him. they would kill me. Giles had a club or n ganization formed of men whom he controlled, and who were to go when lie gave the word. (Witness again repeated the names of the members given above.) They did not say what they would do with Mr. Inman after killing him. I was posted nearest the road, and the others were secreted in^he woods at different places about thii tv steps from the road. It was not long from tiie time we were post ed until Mr. Inman came along. I was lying down on the side of the road and saw him ride by. The moon was shining, but I did not see him nntil he had passed by. I was placed near the road to watch for him and was to whistle as a signal of his approach. When Mr. Inman rode near to where I was his horse sudden ly gave a jump and started off* in a trot. He soon came to a bend in the road and was out of sight. They were a great mind to kill me for not giving tiie signal when Mr Inman came up. They told me to go along, that they did not want to see me any more. Bv Mr. Sims: I belong to the or- g n za ion. Prind notified me to go that nigfit. I was then living at John Moore’s. I do not know the month, hut it was about three months ago. The object of waylaying Mr. Innutn was to get money. Tiie place was between Mr. Inman’s house and Me Neill’s store on the high-road leading from McNeill’s to Inman’s house. Nothing was said about what we were going to do with hi in. fiy Mr. Rush: I joined the club at Hopewell Church. It was appointed to meet at the church. We did not go inside the house. On the night I joined Giles Good, John Good, Prind Thompson, Wm. •Thompson, Wilson Bailey, Wallace Reid, and John Good were there. I went by myself. I went for tiie purpose of joining the club. I took no oath, and they did not tell me anything I was to do be fore I joined, only that it was a good tiling. They also spoke of killing Glen Good and “Bill” (Wm. E. Good.) but did not set any time, nor did not say that these men should be killed before Christmas. On the night Mr. Inman passed I stood by a big hickory tree up the road. Priipd Thompson said tiiat ho had seen Mr. Inman changing money at the store on Friday, the same day of the night we waylaid him. He was riding a red-looking horse. About the time Mr. Inman passed, Prind jumped up and broke a stick. Prind was about twenty steps from the road. They saw him, and ran towards the road. I was not scared. Tiier • were six pis tols in the crowd. No other arms. Giles Goo l brought the pistols there. Giles Good and they all met at the church. I furnished my own pistol. Giies Good was captain of the com pany. This statement was corroborated by Mr. Inman himself, as to the oecur- ance at the place described, and no doubt is entertained as to its correct ness. Adam was committed to jail and the investigation was adjourned. THE CONFESSION OF OX EOF THE MUR DERERS. On Monday Prindlv i said: “Boys, I am going t» tell the I truth.” They replied: “You and Dan have done told everything. They said to me and Bailey: “Don’t tell anything.” If any one belonged to the club and was to reveal anything, he was to be murdered or run out of the country. When we got caught in a stealing scrape the balance were to swear him out. We were to take the cotton to be stolen from Mr. Good’s field to Levi Wood, who was to hale and sell it, and then we were to divide the money. Since in jail they have put me through a preliminary trial, and told me that I would never come out except to he hung. I am nineteen years old. He then gave names of members of tiie club as follows: Giles Good, bead man; John Good. Sam Good, Bud Darby, Owens Moore, George Jamieson. Other prisoners were given an op portunity to speak, but they would make no confession. Tiie jury of inquest has not >et con cluded its investigation, and pending it the excitement remains unabated. ATTEMPTED LYNCHING. The confession in the jail, of Prind Thompson, <fh Monday, which was given to the coroner’s jury yesterday, rekindled the slumbering indignation of tiie people, and at about 7 o’clock this morning a body of nearly a bun- dr h! mounted men approached the jai’. About a dozen entered by the frontdoor and from the corridor pro ceeded to the third story and com menced battering tiie wooden shutters opening to the grated door. The noise aroused Sheriff Glenn, and he hastily proceeded to the third floor and asked the meaning of the demonstration. The reply was: “We want the four murderers.” The sheriff assured the men that they were not in the jail and opened the doors to give them au opportunity to examine. Being sat isfied that the men wanted were no! in the jail the would-be lynchers al! rode away. They were all white and unmasked. They conducted them selves quietly and orderly, but were evidently disappointed in not finding the men wanted. Tiie sheriff, appre hending danger to the prisoners, had procured an order last night from Judge Witherspoon, transferring Moses Livscomb, Dan Roberts, Bailey Dowdle, Prind Thompson, Giles Good and John Good to Richland jail, and they were started for Columbia via Gastonia, N. C., thus preventing the lynching of at least four gui’. wretches. , THE DOST BRACELET. Thief An Audacious Robbery—The Never Discovered. Home Journal. One evening when Napoleon I. was in all his glory, there was a grand gala production at the Grand Opera How many reigning kings and princes occupied the boxes and balconies it is imposible forme to estimate; the very seats usually occupied by the claqueurs were tilled with noblemen. Tiie Princess Borgliese, tiie beauti ful and accomplished Pauline, sparkled and shone in her box, eclips ing all around her by the splendor of her loveliness, as the sun does itssatel lites by the brilliancy of its rays. On her neck she wore a necklace, the dia monds and massive pearls of which intertwined and blended with tran scendent art, furtiier enhanced her incomparable brilliancy, When she entered her box there was a murmur of general admiration. The imperial b >x opened in its turn and the master of the world appeared, saluted by these kings and princes with a formidable cry of ‘’Vive 1’Em- pereur!” It was general remarked that Hie Empress was unable to take her eyes off her sister-in-law, and appeared to be fascinated,daz ve 1, like the otheroccupantj of the vast au ditorium, with the marvelous brillian cy of the necklace. Suddenly the box of the Princess Borghese opened and a young major presented himself, wear ing tiie brilliant blue and silver uni form of the aides-de-camp of the Em peror’s staff. “Her majesty, the Empress,” said ho, bowinglow, “admires the wonder ful necklace worn by your imperial highness, and has expressed the live liest desire t) examine it closer.” The beautiful Pauline made a sign to one of her ladies of honor, who unclasped and detached the necklace from tiie Princess’ neek and placed it in ihe hands of the staff officer. The latter bowed gravely and disappeared. This episode occurred toward the middle of the second act. The entire act passed away. The third act con cluded in its rum. The fourth aci came ami passed, and the entertain- me it concluded, yet still the necklace was not returned. The Princess Borghese took this for a characteristic freak of Marie Louis’s Next day, however, she asked if the nee! lace had pk isad the Empress and whether she ivi-l found the set ting arrangement of the jewels to her taste. Too Empress was thunder struck, for she had not seen it and had sent no officer for it as described. Nap deon deigned to mix himself up in the affair. He had the names of all the staff officers on duty the pre ceding evening ascertained. And t iei! o ie by one under some pretext or other, lie had them called before his sister. She duf not recognize one of them. They summoned the Prince of Otranto, Minister of Police. A long council was held. Everything possi ble was done, but in vain. The unfor tunate Fouehe was ready to tear his hear in despair. He set his keenest blood hounds at work. His best de tectives were literally worn off tiieir legs, without result. As to their im perial master, lie was literally bub- bli g over with rage, and was almost on the point of threshing his Chief of Police. But neither the necklace (which was worth nearly a million) n<>r the audacious thief was ever seen again. pretty soon. I do not know of anv »» i mommy i ruimy Thompson, other club. I would not have told confined in jail, made the following about that meeting if it had not been | confession to Jonn C. Ashe, member pull d out of me. If I had told tinv | of the jury of inquest, and Mr. G >od, | would have mobbed me, I was afraid. | father of the murdered boy, in tin The understanding was that they ] presence of the sheriff: would form clubs all over th« country. | being interrog.Ued he He said they were good tilings, and > denied any knowledge of t.» lie wanted to get them up all over the- Coiintn . Thev \v re goo.!, he said. re goo became we would, have •rood tiiinys whiskey, co*. picii, cl in n ar ticles were stolen everything was to go to the head man, Jack M •'Nunev. Meat was to he hid in gullies and caves. When we met after tiie kilii we talked only about it, and let other matters go. John (dole testified that he be’ongs at first i affair, j and said lie did net belong to any j •dub, nor know anything about a ciun. 1 Finally In* si: 1 that the other mem bers of the club had told him in the | jai this murder .ve in him, were going to kill j him. He then continue.!: I went i i For J. C. LUDLO.W & CO. We Invit: Ali To usamipe. Rainey’s Barber Shop. O N Laurens Street, two doors south of tiie “Croft Block,” Hair Cut ting, Shampooing and Shaving done witli care, and after the most approved method. The Trimming of Ladies’ Bangs Misses and children’s Hair a specialty E. CAPERS RAINEY. to a club over the river (in Union County.) He said: “The nature of tiie order is called a strike, and mem bers have told me that we could take 'or steal all the provisions we might d.” need “TO KILL WHITE MEN.” Al am Thompson, Henry Bailey nd Amo. .Smarr all gave lengthy UhnoK with them (to Mr. Good’s field) after! the cotton, and left them there. ; Bailey had the little boy by his waist. I had him by th* lens Moic chokrd him. Dan carried the stones with which ho was beaten. We then all went away by the pasture field. •Bailey first struck the bay with a rock as soon aswc got hold of him. : Dan was tiie first to see tiie boy. and lie said: “Boys, yonder is Lee.” Rail- y hit him first, nnd Dan next, close [jumped on his bowels. The hoys jail iold me that in making a A WATERLOO. DEFEAT FOLLOWS CLOSE ON* THE HEELS OF VICTORY. Sugar-Coated But Dangerous. From the Boston Record {Rcj>.) Henry < teorge is a recognized leader in tiiis industrial movement, because he is a man of measures. Other labor agitators talk continually of “down trodden labor” and “maintaining their rights,” but their words are vague, their plans lack directness, their theories are impracticable. But George’s diagnosis of labor’s Ills is lucid; his remedy is a simple one, heavily coaled with sugar and war-i ranted to cure. He h dieves tlu-r- j .Highly in his system; lienee others I K..li ' ‘ ' Quite True. Frjm the Cleveland Plain Dealer {Dan.) If the Times-Star would give publi- 1 city to it> honest sentiments it would i say tiiat the R publican who holds on i to an office under a Democratic Administration that he abuses cannot | have his own self-respect, much less tiiat of his party. The Canal Bill Ilejooted In Hie House of Kepieaeniatives by a«« Overwhelm line Majority—The Long Dabate Briefly Summarized. Xctvi and Courier, Dee. 15(A. The House having finished I he rou tine morning work the Richland dele gation announced their readiness to take up the bill to provide for the de velopment of the Columbia Canal, which passed the Senate on Monday. The battle was opened by the reading of the majority ami minority reports of tiie special joint committee appoint ed to investigate the Canal. This having been concluded Dr. Pope mov ed to strike out the enacting words of tiie bill, and made a long speech. The public must be rather tired of reading Columbia Canal speeches, and it is not necessary to do more here than to give the outlines of the fight. Tne ten-minute rule was su-peuded by unanimous consent, and tiie ora tors given full swing, Mr. W. H. Par ker. of Abbeville, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee presided during the debate. It was the first time tiiat the Speaker lias vacated the chair this seasion. Mr. Miller, of Georgetown, spoke earnestly in behalf of the Canal, dwell ing on its iniuortahce as a means of opening river navigation to the sea. Mr. Davenport, of Greenville, who has a very blunt way of speaking, said that he had examined the alleg ed sites of the Canal and he never saw such a sight. In iiis opinion tiie #131,00J spent on it was 131,000 for tunes thrown away. . Mr. Abney, of Richland, made an able and earnest speech iu favor ol the bill. Mr. Archer, of Spartanburg, desired to say that he could not see any possi ble benefit to accrue to the city of Columbia or the State by the complet ing of this Canal. Col. Thomas, of Columbia, said that in his opinion the only question be fore the House was whether the State, having undertaken this work should finish it or abandon it and throw away all the money that had been'ex panded on it. Mr. Ansel, of Greenville, said lie eras opposed to the principle of State aid to internal improvements, and tills was the rea-on he had voted against tiie Canal for four years. After listening to the debate for two hours the House evidently tired of it and the previous question was de manded. Tiie yeas and nays were called for and resulted in the over whelming defeat of the bill the vote on the motion to strike out the enacting words resulting—yeas 75, nays 37. An analysis of the vole shows tiiat among those who voted to kill the bill were Messrs. Barkley, Brawley, Hyde and Toale, of Charleston, and Messrs. Browning, Pringle and Stanland, of Berkeley. Of the Char’eston delega tion the following voted against kill ing the bill: Messrs. Burke, Cappel- mann, Ficken, Lee, Lessene, Mear?, McHugh and the Speaker. Ail the col ored members, Republican and Demo cratic, voted in the negative. To clinch the matter forever, so far as this session is concerned, a motion to reconsider the vote was tabled by a vote of 74 to 34. The Canal having been legislatively fllled up. Mr. 8. P. Miller’s concur rent resolution iiionoiiatizi n-r 0>>n gress to complete die work of securing navigation between the Broad and Saluda rivers was called up. Mr. B raw ley moved to strike out the resolving words of the resolution. Mr. M.ller said it was not surpris ing that a gentleman who was the attorney of a powerful railroad com pany should oppose a measure which if carried out. would render the people independent of the railroads. Mr. O’Brien, of Colleton, thought that the House had had enough of ca nals, and moved to indefinitely post pone the resolution. The yeas and nays were demanded and resulted: Yes 47, nays 62. Tuis reopened the de bate, which continued until 3 o’clock, when the House took a recess until 7.31) p. m. ADJOURNMENT. One of the first papers received from the Senate this morning was a resolu tion fixing Friday, the 24lli at 9 a. m., as the date of adjournment sine die. Mr. O. O. Jordan, of Aiken, moved to fix the date on the 23d. Lost. Mr. Brooker moved to strike out the hour of9a. ra. The question was finally postponed until to-morrow. • PHOSPHATE ROYALTY. The committee on mines and min ing to-day reported favorably “a bill to increase the royalty on phosphate rocks and phosphatd • deposits in the navigable streams and waters of the State and to provide for the collection of the same.” As this is tiie bill on which the great phosphate battle is to be fought I send its text in full, so that both the land and river compa- iiie. 3 may be fully advised of the is sues which they are to meet. Section 1. Tiiat the royalty paya ble to the State on phosphate rocks and phosphatic deposits dug, mined or removed from the navigable streams or waters of this Stat™ on and after the first day of January, 1887, by any per son, company or coperation, by vir tue of any license, law, charter or au thority from tiiis State, shall be the sum of two dollars upon each and every ton so dug, mined or removed, the same to be estimated only upon the crude rock, and not uoon rock after it had been steamed and dried, said royalty to be payable to rhe State treasurer in the manner in which the royality of one dollar per ton is now paid. Sec. 2. That each and every person company or corporation engaged in digging, mining or removing phos phate rock oi phosphatic deposits from tiie navigable waters of the State prior to the first day of January, shall on or before the 10tli day of January, 1887, render to the comptroller-gener al true and lawful returns of the num ber of tons of said rocks or deposits which shall have been dug, mined or removed by each of them repectively prior to the first day of January 1887. Sec. 3. That in case any person, company or (airDeration engaged in digging, mining or removing said rocks or deposits shall refuse to pay to the State thesaid royalty of twodoi- lars per ton up m ali r.i ;k or deposits mined on and alter the said first day of January. 1887, in the place and stead of the royalty of one dollar per ton now paid by said person, company or corporation upon r *cks or 4eposit* mined or removed prior to the said first day of January. 1887, Ilr*si tin* said person, company or eor|»orati<*n shai! foie.it its exclusive right to dig, mi nr or refuse to pay the said royalty <»f t\Co dollars per' ton in the manner hereinbefore provided, and shall el Mm that by virtue of any license law, charter or authority of or from the' State, tiieir right to dig, mine or re- more phosphate rocks or phosphatic deposits from the navigable streams or waters of the Stale are exempted from the operation of this Act, then It sbail be, nnd is hereby, made the duty «»f the attorney-general to institute pro ceedings to protect and enforce the* rights of the State in the territory, streams or waters wherein such «igats. are claimed. Sec. 5. That all Acts and part’ of Acts inconsistent with the pro*'!sion»‘ of this act be anil the same arc hereby repealed. , Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its passage. Tiie company referred to as claim ing that its exclusive rights are be- yond tiie control of the Slate, it is needless to say, is the “Uoosuu Com pany.” Should tiiis company refuse to pay the $2. (provided the bal is. passed.) then the State, sa.v tin advo cates of the bill, will by granting >ut to others tiie valuable territory of that company, at once raise the quo lion as to the rights of tiie Coosavv before and after 1891. If the i:i‘<“er is nut settled now, it 19 claimed that the Coosaw will wait till 1SJH, and then, by going to law,postpone a decision by litigation for three or four years. The late Attorney General Conner advised that these rights be determined before 1891. The bill has been advanced on the Calendar, and is the special order from day to day, after the formula d third reading bills. It may be reach ed any day. THE APPROPRIATION BILi,. The most important item in the House budget to-day was the intro duction of the appropriation bill and the Legislative per diem bill, both of which were submitted by Mr. Ficken, acting chairman of the ways and means committee. Both hills were placed on tiie Calendar with right-of- way over all other matters. The fol lowing are the items of the appropria tion bill compared with the estimates made by the comptroller general iu his last report: Departments. Appropriations. Estimates # 48,395 00 Kx. department # 57,186 Ofl Judicial dep’rtment 56,750 00 ilea!th department 8,100 00 Tax department 22,900 00 University, includ ing Citadel 39,900 00 Penal and charita ble institutions 102.985 00 Public printing 12.(XX) 00 .'liscellTieous it’ms 36,151 00 interest public debt 391.360 06 66,750 00 9, KX) 00 24,800 00 39,900 00 100.950 00 13,500 00 39,000 OO 391,360 00 Total Legislative priations. appro- #727,332 68 41,63-1 40 #732,755 00 39,00) 00 Grand total #768,997 00 #771,755 00 Mr. Vilns and the Portrait Painter. From the St. Paul Daily Globe. Tiie Postmaster General has jnst come off second hast iu an encounter with a portrait painter in this city. Last summer lie gave an order to do Mrs. Vilas in water colors, and she sat the usual number of times. The artist sent the picture to tiie Postmaster General’s tesidence and heard nothing of it for sometime. Then he forwarded a bill for his work. To iiis suprise the portrait waa returned to his studio with the mes sage tiiat the Postmaster General was not ontioflea with tlio work on.! Au dined to pay for it. The artist called at the house to ask an explanation, and Mr. Vilas told him tiiat there was not the slightest resemblance iu the picture to his wife, and he did not care to keep it for that reason. Tueiudg- imnt painter returned to his studio, wondering what he could do with the rejected work, and 1ound awaiting him there an order from a firm of tobacco manufacturers to furnish then* a trade mark for a new brand of cigars, to include the portrait of a pretty woman, lie sat down at once and enclosed this order in a note td tiie Postmaster General, in which he said that as there was no resemblance* to Mrs. Vilas in the picture he had painted, he would not, of course, object to its use <>u a cigar box. This brought Mr. Vilas to the studio at once, and lie protested in vigorous language against tiie use of his wife’s ploure for any such purpose. “Y’ou have rejected my work,” said' the artist, “you have told me that you* cannot see the slightest resemblance to her features on that canvas, you have refused to pay my hill., When I asked you what 1 should do with the picture, you said you didn’t care and now I propose to send it to New York, where it will be used as an advertise ment for a new brand of cigars.” Mr. Vilas saw that the artist had him, and the only alterative was to give him a check and send tiie por trait home, which he wisely did. Her Htisbuuil Was On the Train. From the Chicago Herald. “Yes,” said a veteran conductor, “a great many women do flirt on the cars. I suppose that time hangs hea vy on their hands during a long jour ney and they hardly know what to do with themselves. Under the cir cumstances it is quite natural for them to fall into conversation with their fellow-travellers of the opposite sex aud, having made a beginning, it is very easy for them to become silly. Let me tell you about the Worst case of flirting I ever saw. It was about two years ago. down in Ohio. On my train was a young woman dressed in d«*ep mourning, and at the begin- uug of lu r j'urney had a heavy l»lacK veil over ner face. She was ap parently of a lively disposition—a cheerful soul, always disposed to look on tiie bright side of life and to make llie best even of unfavorable circum stances—and was not long before she removed tiie veil. Soon afterward she began looking around at tier fel low passengers and in an hour or two I saw her in an animated conversa tion with a handsome young drum mer from Chicago. They talked and laughed and exchanged cards, and really grew duite fond of each other a id, for all I knew, made arrange- oients to carry on a conespondence. This was bad enough in itself, but what made it all the worse was the fed tint the woman’s husband was • •a tiie same train, ahead in the bug- g ige car ” “Tilt* baggage agent?” “N >, h** was in a long pine box hi charge of the baggage master.” Importance of the Food Supply. From the New York Herald (Dem.) A man’s t heoviesof life, government aud death all originate iu the stomach. , . , , 1 Everything eise may !»** neglected or remove phosphate rock -V” 1 i w Rh impunity, but neglect of .hat pho-phatic deposits from any porta.,, , passages national rot ,. When ot the navigable waters of this State; 1 ^ 1 - - and tiie boa Dower and made their , r man is full he can be easily handled, ‘i 1 n f ! '. B H .r n !“i ha , V :: I b *t your empty man- veil. It’s goo { d a it.unit.. , an .t .a here »\ j„,mi ca f economy to give him some- nr duty, to grant genera, [„ ing to e!lt . lest: noli' ;n »w,ed :ni. Ihc:*- 1 couf. ssfon I had broken my tied I The Kentucky Court of Appeals lias ■ affirmed the finding of the. lower ' Court which sentenced J. J. Cornell- ; sou to three years’ imprisonment and fine for cowhidiiig Judge Reed, who j committed suicide after the outrage. r giit- to dig and mine phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits in the terri tory, navigable streams or waters, the exclusive right wherein is so for- tited. Sik*. 4. That in case any person. Off o’e, the priest who murdered the Bi-b »p of Mudri l. lias become iu- stiie in prison. He caves night and day, sihiiiping and beating toe walls company or carp itulloti shall neglect ‘of iiis oc.l, ui si.igirg a mass all nlgtat. *;■ *2