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WAIKl RMM). d«>n«; r'j;h? !joip In A'k<-»'—tin work and all. We feel eatlafled that Aiken pieecnbi eiij^erior advaiitetrea for (hia ». DKAYTON. Editor. ’ * ,nv J nt ' ,s t»» Hevrra! of the potiita that — have already started simi’ar enter- |»rleee, and we Ijelteve that all that if* / ! 7J& : 4r m not have bailed him,’ and ‘he is enti tled to every reasonable doubt.’ “At last be is railed for trial, and continues his case at his own sweet will and pleasure. Who would think of forcing a man to trial when life is at stake? If it suns his convenience $2 00 heceasary is for a sound common 1 So ! sense husiness man t«» be placed at the and the jury rs satisfactory, he >roef ri0 j head of such an enterprise to make it. to trial. He lays traps all along to 0> | a handsome divhl nd paying business, catch the Judge In order to get a new We make the suggestion and hope trial if he should happen to be con- (q | that it will stir some of our capitalists victed. The state is not allowed to So : to consider the question as a business appeal, no matter how flagrant a mis- rmutn. one year, ■dvence. copy six months, three months, : owpics, ■ AnVEIITISIXa R.VTKH, One square, first insertion, Saoh yabsequcnt insertion, : m _ r _ llotlcc8 111 1<>c<>1 col ~: proposition. We will publish with take is made against her in any point OUtnaries and Tributes of Rc*i>ect, fl.OQ 1 pleasure any communications on thi* . of law. If, however, the accused is contracts made f.,r yearly, semi-1 8ub j tct - j ^"'icted notice of appeal is at once •urmat or quarterly advertisements i ; a*id the sentence is suspended To CoaaKspoNDK^Ts.—AH coinmunica-j A Tempting Offer. j bv operation of law, no matter how tions mart t>c accompanied bv tin* true. • i . sr .i r .i c< .i . -.i- , , same and juldress of the writer in order to { IVAident Mellryde, of t!,.* Sotilh trifling file appeal may be, from six raqoiTe, attention. Itejceted communica-; Carolina ('oliege, lias been ofiered the ; to fifteen montlis. Hereisyourpiin- Ihma will not be returned untess stamps for i t> rt ^ j i < j t . nC y of tlie University of Ten-< iahment ‘swift and sure.’ If the ncssre and the superiuteinlency of the Judge has made the slightest ratura postage arc enclosed. AIKEN, 8. C.. APRIL 20, 1887. Calhoun Day. To day the monument erected by the noble efforts of Carolina women to the memory of John Caldwell Cal- ftlate experiment station, with n joint salary of jjSOOO. The offer was made in the most flattering terms and it is the second time the effort has been made to secure hjs services f or Ten nessee. The salary is double what he gets as Pre.-ddent of the South Caro lina University, and although Presi- houn one of South Carolina’s greatest . , and most Incorruptable 6tatosman i dent MeBryde deelmed the first offer, — * * *mie he will ?pt. Tile interest and zeal mani-1 worth a dollar, or a dozen ears of corn ever collected together within the Uni' b y all classes in Tennessee to i from tlie field, he would go to the it* of Bouth Carolina, fhe cerenio- aiiu iiioMi iiicorni]>iuuie biaic a *iuaii . will be unveiled in the presence of the | 11 ,s meat numerous assemblage that has ! a . cce '*\ 1 h ?. i,, 1 ' crost . nn l zejl . , uiesofthe day have been carefully arranged in every detail und there is no doubt that it will be a grand oc casion honored by every accessary that generosity and good taste can j loss to South Carolina. President McBryde has stood by the college through all its troubles, but as K augeest. The Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar. Secretary of the Interior, wl o pose s ^ » natioiiut reputation for great elo quence and learning, will he the ora tor of the day and it is expected that it will lie grandest of all his many splendid exhibit long < f eloquence Thp military ofOhorleston will lie out in full force and many companies from the Interior of the State will also be in line, the civic societies of Charleston and from other points will Also swell theranksof the procession to the largest that has pver been got together in any one place in the state. The monument will he unveiled by thirty-eight j’oung ladies descendents Of the great statesman and Gen, Fran cis Marion of Revolutionary fame and among the latter will be Miss Videan Marion Lagare of Aiken, The great philanthropist \Y. W- Ourcoran who wi}s expected to be present has at the Inst moment been advised by his physician to forego the excitement and fatigue at his great age, but n large party from Washington will at tend, among them Secretary Fair- child of the Treasury, Postmaster Qcueral Vilas, and Senator Voorhees. Large delegations will attend from Aiken, Graniteville and other points in this section. /Taken all in all it will probably be the grandest celebia- that has ever taken place in South Carolina. In our next issue we will give as full a renort of the proceedings as our apace will permit. v i r— * Stop tbo Dispersion of Juries. Ou r ncx t Leg I alatpxssh o uid pass » )aw prohibiting the dispersion of a jury, engaged in the trial of any casc invnlving capital punishment, for any purpose whatever, after the trial lias once commenced. The law should provide fpr the food and refreshment of thf juroga during the entire trial and they should be kept constantly under guard so as to cut of! communi cation with the outside world. We believe this Is the practice in tlie TJnited States Courts and in some of the State courts, but in South Caroli na, when the trial lasts more than one day, the custom is simply to caution the jury against conversing with any one about the case. This seems to ns a very Insufficient protection to the ad ministration • of justice, especially when it is taken into consideration that the twenty challenges ^Allowed the defendant has enabled his skill ful attorneys to eliminate nearly every particle of intelligenee and de cency from the Jury. The average mortal is weak but what must be said of the material that is usually select ed to try an important murder case? In those remarks we desire to be un derstood as making no local reflect ions whatever, for as a general thing thejuries of Aiken county have faith fully performed their duty, as is ex hibited by the fact that in the last eleven j-ears there have been eight convictions for murder two of them being white men. Seven of these culprits were hung, two of them being white. We speak in a general sense, and we insist that after the skillful attorneys of the murderer have exer cised I he right of twenty peremptory challenges und any number for cause that the jury is generally composed of just such men as no sensible mer chant or other business man would like to do business with, and yet these men are turned loose over night, dur ing a trial, to wander through the barrooms of the town, axl who knows what influences are brought to bear upon them? Let the number of peremptory ehsllenges be reduced to five ami the jury be kept in close custody during the entire trial, even though it last a week, and Judge Lynch will find little work to do in South Carolina. j he is a poor man with a dependent family we will not he surprised if he accepts a position in a field of more extensive usefulness with a salary twice as lucrative. Moreover, in Ten nessee State education is untroubled by the assaults which are being made in this Stiite. President McBryde has gone to Knoxville at the request ol the Trustees to confer with them on the subject. Lynch Law. Col. James L. Oij. the able Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, in a recent interview with the Greenville correspondent of the Newe and Cou rier, expresses kimself in so logical and forceful a way on the subject of lynching that we give his remarks editorial space. The Solicitor said: “It is Nihilism, Socialism and Anarchism ail in one. How these frequent resorts to lynch law are to he stopped is one of the gravest problems we people ot South Carolina have to contend with to-day. It is here with us and we have got to settle it ourselves. But I honestly believe the root of the matter has been lost sight of in a great deal of the newspaper talk on the subject, “There are several reasons which account for the frequent occurrence of deeds of violence in oqr State, and, in my opinion, the first is that the public sentiment of the State does not frown upon offenders nor demand their pun ishment. At the two last sessions of the Legislature strong efforts were made to have the crimi trill law aiiiend- ed so as to do away with the legal quirks and techn icai it ies beTiTti(1 ^vnit-if criminals shelter themselves. Yet both efforts were unsuccessful, and why? Not because the Legislature was averse to provide a more speedy KTft . 'mk. A Canning Factory. Can't some enterprising men with the necessary capital start a canning factory in the vicinity of Aiken? We believe there is money in such an en terprise. A few thousands would give the necessary capital, and the fruits and vegetables which abound on every hand and annually go to waste could be converted into a source of wealth, furniahing useful and honorable em ployment to many who ate wasting their energies in helping to swell the already too large annual crop of cot ton. In these small and diversified industries lie the eommercial sulva- j tion of our Stale, and the sooner this fact is realized the greater will be the measure of our prospirity. Wit!. )teauhes and gn»|>es in profusion, mid t ie splendid aspiinigua f.irnis ot Su terthwail, Hobinson, pHiu«*ei» an other* near at hand, besides the tni' k f irms of Powell, Lurrkhulh r, Allen und others u» a Uo> : a, oihers *vou.>. and certain punishment for criminals, but because some of the members seemed to forget that they were there as representatives of the good people of the State, rather than as the attor neys of the criminals. “The attempt has been made on several occasions to reduce the num ber of peremptory challenges from twenty for each defendant on trial. Yet that has always been defeated, and why? Not because it is necessary for the protection of liberty, for the court would not allow any man to sit in the jury box who was not impar tial, but simply to let the defendant select a jury. The theory of the law is that a defendant may objeot t<» ain unfair man, but the practice is fo se lect a jury so as to secure an acquittal The State has but two peremptory challenges, no matter how many de fendants are on trial. Each defend ant has twenty challenges, yet the State must have the concurrence ot all twelve to secure a conviction, when the defendants can prevent a convict ion by having one single man on the j'-'ry- “But these are not our most serious troubles. What is the history ol nearly all homicide cases in the State? If it is a desperate case, most likely the man runs off; a small re ward is offered for him a week or month after the affray; a true bill is found, and that’s the last of it, unless tiie State’s witnesses die or are gotten off, when he comes back again. But if he does not run off, things are not much better. A coroner repairs to the scene of the homicide, empanels a jury, goes through the show of an in quisition in the most perfunctory way, swears what witnesses hap pen to he on hand, and the jury find a verdict, as like as not, that ,tho deceased came to his death by persons to the jurors unknown.’ No further investigation is made by the coroner, and the papers are sent to the Court of Sessions, to get along with them as best it can. “Suppose, however, the coroner’s jury does happen to bring in a verdict against some man, and their verdict is a feloniou^killing, is the accused \ T ery rarely. If h Mr. Edward W. Barrett the talen ted Augusta corresspondent of the News and Courier was married on Thursday April 21st, to Miss Clara Lou Walker by the Rev. Lansing Burrows at the first Baptist Church, Augusta. They left immediately af ter t’^e ceremony ou a bridal trip to New York, Col. J. W. Tompkins one the most respected citizens of Edgefield died on Wednesday, April 20th. He entered the late Confederate war as a private and rose to the rank of Colonel by force of his gallantry and merit. Peace to the ashes of the biavc sol dier. error, no matter w hether the prisoner is ac tually injured thereby or not, in fa. eorem vilie, a new trial is granted. When it comes, the witnesses for the prosecution are probably scattered to the four winds of heaven, and the criminal goes un whipped of justice. “But suppose the accused man is finally convicted? What is his pun ishment? if he had stolen a pig. secure his return to that State shows j penitentiary for a year. If he had how highly this gifted professor is ! broken into a dwelling house at niglit esteemed and how great will be the ! and stolen a suit of clotht s, he would go for ten years. But, if he had killed a man and been r ound guilty of man slaughter, he would go for from, say, two to five years. Pi operty invaluable; human life is cheap! Offences against the one must he so severely punished as to discourage it; the other is not so serious a matter. “If, however, the last legal ditch is crossed, the sentence is pronounced and judgement aflirmod, the mutter is not yet settled. Application is then made to the Governor, and if the of fence is only that of killing or wound ing a man we find a numerously signed petition of prominent citizens and officers asking a pardon. With-, out setting forth any matters of in vestigation or other reason, or differ ent facts from those passed upon by a Judge and jury, the signers bluntly ask for a pardon and very frequently get it. “Now, is it any wonder that, when a peculiarly wanton or heinous offence is committed, the people of a commu nity should be distrustful of the law and should rise in their wrath and make the punishment swift and sure? Lynch law is not only most reprehen sible, but most dangerous and degra ding. It ought, beyond the shadow of doubt, to be prevented. A surer way of preventing its recurrence, however, is not by abusing those who engage in it, but by the proper enact ments and enforcements of the law. Give the peoplo assurance thaferime will he punished and human life pro tected, then you will have the only safeguard against lynching. ‘The people who do the lynching are not the ones who are responsible for,the shortcomings of the law. The responsible parties are the influential ■cUjzeiis of each community’, tkose who govern anil crnTtrol rfitr'Wachin- ery’ of Government—the legislative, executive and judicial officers of this State. They’ have a grave and most urgent duty to perform; for, until the people become satisfied by experience that personal violence will he speedily and unerringly punished, lynching, in outrageous cases, will not only be tolerated, but lynchers will be regard ed by the masses as public benefactors rather than public criminals.” LYNCH SrEAKM. What. He Has to Say About flic Yi.rk- ville Aftalr—“His Hmior’’Coiiteasts the Method of Dispensing Justice to Murderers in His Court With Those in Vogue in the Legal Courts of the Stale. Yorkville, S. G\. April 12. Feiloir-Citizens of South Carolina: . I understand that you are becoming' alarmed at my recent outrages, and that you arc fearfully trembling at the thought of what I may do next. I deJ sire to write you a few words of ad monition und instruction: I confess that I have recently as** sumed considerable authority and ex ercised extreinejurisdictioi) in several eases. I do not desire to continue in the usurpations of this uower which f am wielding, und would gladly return it to the law, but law must first puri fy Itself and give me assurance that she is strong enough to hold it. Site is not strong enough now, as has been thoroughly demonstrated in a number of recent cases. She has be come so corrupt that respectable citi zens no longer have any faith in her. The opinion seems to. prevail through-out the State tiiat the law would have been abundantly able«to deal with the ease that I recently dis posed of. I assure you that it is very doubtful. As to whether the accused were guilty of the crime with which they were charged or not no one doubted for the moment. In fa'l every one was positive that they were •and those who were at all fa'miliar with the forms of law were equflly certain that under the rules of evidt-n- they could never he legally convicted. The confession made in the jail by one of the murderers shortly utter the commission of the crime has been de nied since the return of ttie prisoners from Columbia. While in Columbia tiiey emuloyed a lawyer and I learned that lie had two strings to his bow. One was to plead insanity for the ne gro who confessed, who,'by the way, came back to Yorkville acting his part admirably. The other string was to get a change of venue, and 1 assure you that if this had succeeded they would have been acquitted, for as I have told you before, there was no proof against the accused but what would have been ruled out under the rules of evidence. Another fact which led me to pur sue the course I did was this: The prisoners, if tried together, would have been aide to exhaust the jury box down to the very dregs, and been able to secure twelve such scoun drels as themselves, who would cer tainly bring in a verdict of acquittal. Some people ask me why I did not wait until the law had taken its course; and then, they say, if it failed to convict, it was time enough for me to act. To this I will say; Simply because I did not wish to “murder” a man whom the law said was innocent. I have no desire for revenge, but i have a love for justice. My labor for the last few years lias not been to promote the interest of lawlessness, but to promote the interest of law. In my court the sharpest lawyei does not win the case, and it must b« arranged so in yours, or I shall eon tinue to preside. In my courts the ac msed is not allowed to choose bl own jury, manage to prolong the trial until nightfall, have the court ad journed and get his friends to buy such of the scoundrels as will sell out, and if they can’t buy all, at leasi manage to get a mistrial. I have seen this occur time and again in youi courts. Change it or you cannot com pete with me. In my courts there an no rules of evidence which make it necessary for the witness to see the e.-ime committed aud don’t allow him to hear or know a fact in any other way but seeing. " . In my courts, all that the jury need to enable them to bring in a verdict of cuilty is to become thoroughly sat is field 'that the accused is- guilty. Many a time haveTlieard one <>f youi jurymen, after sitting on a ease auri bringing in a verdict of acquittal, say that the accused was as “guilty a could be, but it could not be proved.’ Then have I been tempted to take tin- case in hand, but forebore on account of my*respect for the law. Look t< this fact or I will. In this same county in which i have recently been operating, not more than two years ago a man %va> tried for arson. He was acquitted in the face of the most damning proof He had committed the deed for spite, and after his acquittal he boastingly acknowledged it. 1 was asked why 1 did not look after this case. I simply replied that it was too late now. Tin law has now taken its course. Hun dreds of cases of a like character may be cited from all parts of the State and still you condemn me. If you don’t do something with your jury system, yoqr lawyers and your ruler- of evidence pretty soon, I shall assuim jurisdiction in more cases than tliosr with which I have recently been deal ing. Respectfully, Judge Lynch. JUDGE PRESSLEY STICKS TO IT The Yorkville Enquirer says that the health of Mr. Wm. E. Goode, the father of the victim of the recently lynched murderers, is improving and lie is now allowed to stroll about the grounds of the asylum. It is thought he may soon entirely recover. Mr. W. W. Corcoran, the generous hearted philanthropist, lias accented ihe invitation of Mayor Courtenay to be present at the unveiling of the Calhoun monument. Greenville has a new bank. C.\XNOT ATTEND. put The President's Reply loan Invitation to Wit ness the Unveiling Cerem >- uies. Chahi.eston, S. C., April22.— Maj or Henry E. Young, Chairman of the Committee on Invitations, has re ceived the following letter from Pres ident Cleveland: ExkguuTve Mansion, ) V/asiiinoton, April l‘J, 1887.C .'f for lie nr;) E. Young: Mv Dear Sir.—lam sorry that I must decline the invitation which I haw . , . ... . , received, to lie present at the i i j.m . ery inie . . It lie is a I u , ive jij n! r of the monument, erected man of any position or family influ- to the memory of John C. Calhoun, ence the Sheri IT the prisoner and his | c*n tl^e 26th just. The ladies of the attorney start oft in hot haste to a Cir-j ^ 0 h u,1,eu ^ Association have good r , o • • , 'reason for pride and congratulation emt or supreme Judge, and in ninety in tho eolu ft e te success of their efforts nine cases out of a hundred the pris oner conus back with an order for hail in his pocket. Bail is guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the State and is undoubtedly just in certain cases; but the practice of admitting every man to bail who applies for it is one of the greatest curses that we j labor under to-day. There would be j fewer homicides, if the people knew that when they took human life they would, at least, have to stay in jail until they were tried. But there is another objection to it The motion for os'l is heard on affidavits; no proper development of the cu^e can be had, and if the Judge grants bail that is the cud of convicting the man F4on be iH'ded sHd it uiciiuivc < nsiiien*. j oi murder, no muuer how heinous The nrrrngt niem • si-- i the crime f* proved to la*. The Judge be made, If ihe cuKrpPhe 1- j-tiirf-d. has pit-judged tlie case by granting for every torihu of the u o. k to Lw'bail/ It cuu’i be murder, or he would i to fittingly commemorate the virtues 1 and services of this loved and honored sou of South Carolina. I believe it would be well if all ho did and even all he believed and taught and all his aspirations for the welfare and pros perity of our republic were be'ter known and understood. If this were so much would be found to enlighten and encourage those charged with the public duty,and much to stimulate patriotic enthusiasm. The ceremo nies attending tho -uuveiling of the monument erected by his ardent ad mirers in a State which bears the im press of his renown, should furnish an occasion for such an instructive illustration of his character as shall inspire in the minds of all ids coun trymen genuine respect an I adinfra- ti >n for his courage and self-a'megi- tion, toleration, when approval of hi-* opinion 1* withheld, and universal p-He in greatness of this illustrious American. Yours very truly, (Signed) Grover Cleveland. What He Said About the Yoricville Lynching, Why He Said It. To the Editor, of the News and Con? rier: The supposed fault of my late charge to the grand jury of York is greater than has been reported. When I said to them that Courts ol justice were powerless to repress oi punish the horrible crime of lynching that charge was not limited to York, or to South Carolina, but plainly and expressly included the whole United States. There would be hope for the country, I said, if in only two or three States that crime was unpunished,hut now I could find no remedy in the weakness ofthe courts. Let not the Pharisees of any section, “thank God that they are not as ottler men are, or even as this publican That worship is hyporisy until they can call to mipd one so.itary case in which a band of lynchers has been punished by any court in any section of the whole coun try. Is it wrong to proclaim andpublish, and repeat and again repeat, this dis grace to our civilization, wiieti only that ciurse can save the country? Listen to a tale of simple, sad truth: When Moore was lynched at Spar tanburg, eight years ago, I earnestly reminded the grand jury of the oath's they had just taken - warned them that they’ would violate their oaths if they failed to search out and bring to trial the persons who killed Moore. All that I could do was done to make them sensible of danger to the State if »uch crimes were not speedily pun ished. And yet, despite all my warn ings, that grand jury not only refused to pursue the lynchers, hut also justi fied the crime in their final present ment. That rebuff did not silence me Ever since, until the acknowledged failure o.f the Edgefield prosecution, I did not cease to charge, urge and warn the grand juries to bring lynchers to trial. Now, I am unwilling any lon ger to use the expensive machinery of tlie court to enact a farce. The only remedy is to rouse the people to i proper sense of their d inger and their disgrace. Mv warnings thus fur hive been poured into deaf ears, and begin to sound like an idle tale even to myself. \f pulpit, press and ail good peo ple wou\d persistently unite ro make lynching haleftii, tuen the courts could punish and crusu it out. Until that be done we can only play Cassan dra—warn in vain. 1 et me say for the gi itwj jury of York that they ad led to their final pr •seucni«nt maHi earnest condemn ation of the lynchers, crumb of comfort” is more (hau I ever j RIOT IN THE NEW YORK SENATE, ) Disgraceful Conduct ot Hie Repub lican Meni!>ers While a Message was Being Read from the Governor, i Albany, N. Y., April 22.—The Sen-1 ate this morning witnessed the most exciting and disorderly seen? of the ’ present session. It was* rumored that 1 Governor Hill, in view of ‘Wednes day’s discussion over his withdrawal of the nominations of Armstrong and Buckbee as Railroad Commissioners, proposed to withdraw the nomina tions of Rogers and Baker and send in again the names of Armstrong and Buckbee. Routine business was al most completed shortly after 12 o’clock, when Raines, Republiean, of the Canamiagua district, moved to adjourn until next Monday night. Senator Murphy, Democrat, of New York, took the floor and declared that the motion was made for the purpose of escaping from the message from the Governor. He was authorized to state that the Governor was ready to with draw the nominations of linker and Rogers and send in again the names of Armsirong and Buckbee, so as to give the Republicans a chance to prove their sincerity and confirm these nom inations. This was the burden of Murpoy’s remarks. Comstock, Republican, of the Troy district, briefly denied that the Gov ernor entertained any such purposes. While he was talking the Governor’s private secretary appeared hastily on the scene at the rail. Murphv called attention to his appearance as proof of the truth of his assertions. Col. Rice, the Governor’s private secretary, with the Sergeant-at-Arms. then ap peared before the bar and drew the message from his pocket. Raines took the floor and insisted that the roll-call for an adjournment, which was half finished, be concluded. The chair ruled him out of order. Raines then proceeded to denounce the course of the Lieutenant Governor as arbitrary and revolutionary. At these words the LieuteunntGovernor began pound ing with his gavel, and tlie whole chamber was in a turmoil. For fear the message would he snatched from the clerk the Lieutenant Governor read it himself, the Republicans keen ing up such a noise that he could scarcely be heard. The Republicans made most violent speeches, threaten ing impeachment, and kept up the riot until the Senate was adjourned. THE TWIGGS SWORDS. SFEHTG GOODS! HENRY BUSCH & CO. HAVE RECEIVED AND ARE RECEIVING THEIR SPRING STOCK, COMPRISING DRV GOODS OF Seersuckers;^ ausiiHsrx chabbrms^ gingham $ PRINTS, CRINKLE SEERSUCKER, &c. White Goods, Laces of every descriptions. Collars, Cufls, &c., for ladies and children. Hosiery in every line. We ask your inspection of our stock, and promise to show j’ou new, fresh goods. We call special attention to our line of st :r,.a.w hi^ytsi In Ladles’, Misses’ and Children’s, Trimmed and Untrimmed. The greatest selection of Men’s and Youths’ at lower prices than we have ever put them or seen them. OUR GROCERY STOCK Is complete with Fresh and Desirable Goods. We exhibit nothing but the freshest goods, and think the goods prettier this season than in previous seasons. Give us a call and we can promise close prices. H. BUSCH & CO., Aiken, S. C. South Camilla m Commencing February ; trains will run as follow* by Eoata [time: • MAIN LINE—WESTWARD DAILY. lieuve Charleston— 10.30 p.m. 4,00 a.in., 7.00a.m M 5.10 p.m. Leave Aiken— 6.0; a.in.. 7.46 u m, 11.01 * m, 9.33 p m Arrive Augusta— 7 2) a.in, 3.30 a m. 11.30 * m, 10.25 p m MAIN LINU—EASTWARD DAILY. Leave Augusta— 6.10 a m, 4.40 p m, 9.35 p m. Leave Aiken— 7.02 a m. 5.2S p m, 11.17 p m. Arrive Charleston— 11.00a m, 9.15 p m, 5.55 *. m, TO AND FROM COLUMBIA—Daily. Leave Augusta .. 6.10 a m 4.40 p Leave Aiken 7.02 a m “ Due Columbia. ..10.25 a m west—Daily. Leave Columbia. 6.30 am Due Aiken 11.01 a m Due Augusta 11.50 am Daily Connection to and from C. C. * A. R. R. atGranitb- V1LLB. WEST. Leave Aiken 9.10 a. m. 5,25 p. m. Arr. Grauiteville. .9.30 a. m. 6.26 p. m. EAST. Lve. Graniteville. ,10.00a m.9.06p m. Arr. Aikeu 10.24 a m. 9.80 p m. For Columbia the 5225 p. m. train la 5 * I m 5.25 p in 9Jtf pm 6.33 p m 9.38 pm 10.25 p m M The Claimants for tlie Treasures Heard from so Far. Washington, April 21.—-The Secre tary of the Treasury lias received two claims for the Twiggs swords which were seized by Gen. Butler in New Orleans in 1862, and which are now in the Treasury. Tlie claimants are Gen. A. C. Myers, executor of late Gen. Twiggs, who claims them on behalf nis children and Mrs. Ruvena Gredal- lua resident of London, England,who claims Gen. Twiggs gave them to-her as an act of friendship. She was liv ing in New Orleans at the time of the sun end r to the Union forces and the swoids were found in her posession. She was unmarried at that time and bore the name of Rowena Florence. Tlie act of Congress authorizing the return of the swords provides that all claims shall he he filed prior to June 3J next, and that they be referred to ilie Court of Claims to determine who i*entitled to the swords. Tiiey are t iree in number, and are valuable, be ing inlaid with diamonds, rubies and other precious stones. Ouo of them, which was presented by Congress to General Twiggs for gallantry in the Mexican war, is valued at $20,000. THE INTERNAL REVENUE. Washington, April 22.—The total collections of internal revenue during i he first nine months ofthe fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, were $83,98i.204 being $575,788 less than the collections during -the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. The collections from spirits were $46,668,141, a de crease of $.3,927,737; from tobacco $21. 143,631, au increase of $1,300,276; from fermented liquors $15,182,758, being an increase of $1,519,603; from oleo- *mrfrgarlne $431,246; from miscellane ous objects $201,807, being an increase of $41,203. The receipts for March, 1887, were $341,810 greater than those for 1830, tlie increase being mainly in receipts from tobacco and fermented liquors. There was a small decrease in receipts from spirits. Commissioner Miller estimates that the receipts for the present fiscal year will aggregate $118, 001,000, as against $116,902,869 for the last fiscal year. A Compliment to Mayor Court enay. Washington, April 20.—The Presi- deti has again honored the City of Charleston on his selection of Mayor VV. A. Courtenay as a member of the board of visitors to the Military Acad emy at West Point. The appointment is simply an honor which the Presi dent is at liberty to confer upon a number of gentleman of rank and standing in their respective commu nities. The duties cannot he consid ered onerous, hence these annual meetings of representative men from various sections of the country are pleasant and productive of good fel lowship to all concerned. Tiiat May or Courtney’s fello'w-citizens may know the nature of the work before him as a member of the hoard, 1 will state tiiat it is customary for the board of visitors to assemble at West Point on or about the 28thof May, although the annual examinations of the cadets do not actually begin until June 1. Comfortable quarters are provided for the members within ttie academic en closure, and they are allowed five dol lars per day for subsistance and eight cents per mile to and from West Point The hoard organizes with a chairman and secretary, and sub-committees are appointed to witness the examina tions in the various branches of study. The report of the hoard is submitted to tlie secretary of war, and it is sup posed to contain such suggestions and recommendations as a majority of the members of the board may deem prop f to make. Judge Bond of the United States Federal Court was recently invited toa banquet of tlie South Carolina Society in Charleston. He was present and replied to a toast, making a verv sen sible speech. The Green vilie "iVewa takes exception to such atliliation in tlie following language: “We do not understand how Judge Bond came to be at the dinner of the South Carolina Society. Of course the Society is a private one and has the right to invite whomever it likes to he its guests. But it is an organization of gentlemen, and would naturally be expected to confine its invitations to gentlemen. Judge Bond is not a gen tleman in any possible construction of the word, whether birth breeding, manner or course of life he regarded. He graduated from a particul. rty dir ty school of polities to $ha bench, and has been, as Judge and man. the will ing; pliant ever ready tool of tlie vilest and m >st unscrupulous partisans and usurers for the foulest work they round it necessary to do. He ought to be a soci.-d leper, as he is a moral I OFFER FOR SALE 25 ZB-CTSHIEIIjS KAFFIR COEN, -WHICH I WILL SELL- AT 25 CENTS PER POUND. T HIS is a splendid feed for any kind of stock. I mane on a half acre of ground during the past unfavorable year 25 bushels. Address DANIEL CROSLAND, OR APPLY AT THE STORES OF Robert Powell, C. K. Henderson and J. P. Weathersbee, December 14. AIKEN, S. 0. AT THE AUGUSTA STORE, ROM now until Christmas, In order to reduce our heavy stock we will otter the following tremendous bargains! 2,000 yards of Worsted Dress Goods single ami doutde width at 10 cents former price 20 and 30 cents. All Wool Red Flanel at 12' i cents up. F Real BoiMe WM Blacl IsipoM ilpaca 15 Cents Dp! OOO d«zen pair of Ladies’, Gant’s and Childreu’s Hose from 5 cents up. ^ 100 dozen Linen Finished tlankerchiefs 5 cents. 100 dozen Towels at 5 cents up. 2000 yards Heavy Gent’s Cassimere at 50 cents, former prices at 75 cents to $1.00 per yard. Large Stock of Prints, Checked and Brown Homespuns at a Great Bargain. 2 00 Ladies Jackets. Dolmans and Cloaks from 75 centa up. Largo line of Ladies Shawls in breakfast and shoulder Shawls at 15 cents up. In Our Grocery Department We Offer Tie Followiai:. C HOICE New Orleans Molases at 30 cents per gallon. 14 lbs Granulated Sugar $1 00, 20 lbs Good Rice $1 00, 16 lbs Extra O Sugar for $1 00, Choice Candies, Pepper, Ginger, and Canned Gondsat the lowest prices. Good Chew ing and Smoking Tobacco from 25 cents up at the Augusta Store near the Court House, Aiken, S. C. J. P. weathersbee, Foi J. G. STEEDMAH. PARK AVENUE .... AIKEN. S. C Jas. L. Quinby. READY H. P. Cook. FOR ACTION! QTTIlsriB'Y- COOiKI, SUCCESSORS TO JAMES E. COOK, —DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, GRANITEVILLE, _ _ _ _ go. CA. rpriE FALL AND WINTER CAMPAIGNS ARE UPON US, AND WE A. are prepared to meet them with the most complete Stock of General Merchandise ever brought to Aiken County. CF' OUR PRICES will he so Reasonable that none can complain.g^ Our Shoes! Are of the Best Brands in the Market—Satisfaction Gauranteed. Our Ladies Dress Goods ! daily except Sunday. ■From Columbia the 9.55 train i* daily except Sunday. Tlie 5.25Vi- m. train from Aiken has Puilmau Buffet Sleeping Car Aiken to New York, via Atlantic Coast Line. The 9.10 a. m. train for Qranitevill* lias Pullman Car Aiken to Washing ton via Richmond and Danville Hoad. Connections.—Connections made at Augusta with Georgia Railroad to and from all points West and South by all trains; with through sleepers between Atlanta and Charleston on night frains, with A. A K. R. R. to' aud from point* in Upper Carolina. Connections made at Black- ville with Barnwell Railrom4 to and fromBarnwell. Connections made at Charleston with roads north and south; also with steamers for New York snd Florida. York. Through tickets can be purchased and baggage checked to all points North, South and west, and informa tion gi\|jn by J. H. Hard, Tieket Agent, Aiken, S. C. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agent. John B. Peck. General Manager. Piedmont Air Lino Richmond and Danville Railroad, South Carolina Division. Condensed schedule in effect Febru ary 13, 188*i. (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) SOUTH BOUND—No. 52, Daily. Leave New York 8 40 p m “ Philadelphia ....642pm “ Baltimore 8 00pm “ Washington 1100 pm “ Richmond 2 30am “ Charlotte 100pm “ Columbia 6 28pm Arrive Augusta 9 20pm “ Bavannah 7 40 am* “ Jacksonville... 12 00 m NORTH BOUND—No. 58, Daily. Leave Augusta 9 20am “ ' lospm >• -.V' Arrive Columbia It Charlotte it Salisbury * «p* Greensboro.: * Richmond 4' Washington 4 4 Baltimore !»' Philadelphia 41 New York 8 30 a m 10 88 am 1216pm 820pm Pullman Buffet Sleeper Washington to Aiken. JAMES L. TAYLOR, General Passenger Agect- D. CARDWELL, Assistant Gen’l Pass. Agent, Colombia, 8.0. Sou. Haas, Traffic Manager. A re Selec ted Speeinlly with a view to the market which we supply, aud inspection of Material and Price*, all we ask is an Our Clothing ! Prices are Is one of the most complete stocks ever seen in Graniteville. marked to suit the times. Our Groceries! We keep none > it fl st quality, and wo sell as cheap as any fird.class house in this section. . SAVE YOUR mOiUEY B3’ calling on us, ns our facilities for purchasing enable us to sell at snob prices that all our customers realize the economy of dealing with us. tSTOUR WAGON YARD is free to all our customers and provided with 1 good stalls and other conveniences. QUINBY A COOK. South Carolina Penitentiarj SHOES AND BOOTS —AT C. K. Henderson’s I aurkns Street, — Aikbn, S. C. P ERSONS wishing s really supe rior article af Boots or Shoes f*r Men, Ladies or Childrens wear should call at C. K- Henderson’s, where they will find the best manufactured gooda in the South, from the South Carolina, Penitentiary Works of A. C. Dibert, of Columbia, S. C. A warranty la giveu with every pair, and we defy any manufactory, North or South, to produce better stock or better work tor the same price. Call at C. K. Hen- 1 dersou’s and examine tor yourselvee. ■ .... , ■ ..,■■■■ — ' !■ Application for Charter. T HIRTY DAYS after date the un dersigned will apply to W. M, Jordan, Clerk »f the Court for Aiken county, for a charter of incorporation for themselves and successors, undei the name and style of “The Town Creek Baptist Church,” af Aiken county, S. C., in accordance with the requirements of the Statutes of Aoutl$ Carolina. H. L. Randall, Wm. Galloway, Geoboe Wilson, James Toney, J. H. Randall, B. F. Hatcher, his Jackson X Cleckly. ' mark T. L. Craig, W. A. Cleckly, C. B. Attawat. March Otb, 1887.—4t A. P. FORD, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, LAURENS STREET, AIKEN, 8. C. —^KEPRKSKYTS v-, --mS TH S. G. S. 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