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p J ■ p, «,raham 1 » *mvs ’ n (iranam " V_^ THE AIKEN BY FORD & Mct’RACKEY. AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA frofMgional Adyertnements. I Miscellaneous Advertisements. I SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. D. 8. Hekdekhow. E. P. Hesdekson. Henderson Brothers, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, 8. C. rT^ U ! J^cMce in the State and I United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. ROM proof of the fa to get a pension. James Aldkich Walter Ashley. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Practfce in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. John Gary Evans, Attorn e y-at-La w. Will practice in tin* Counties Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell. Havlland Stevenson, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. attention given to Collec- Special tion. o. C. JORDAN, A TT< >bney-at-la w. AIKEN, 8. C. Dr. Z. A. Smith PRACTICING PHYSICIAN. VAUCLUSE, - _ . g. c ^“Office near Depot. N0TICE J WlLLi»eat my office the First Monday in every month for the purpose of registering those citizens who have come of age since the last election, and to attend (o other offi cial business. WALTER ASHLEY, Supervisor of Registration for Aiken County. Camtal paid in, - - $50,000 Aiken Comity Loan and Savings Does a General Banking and Collec tion Business. Savings Department. Interest Allowed on Deposits on Most Liberal Terms. ^AKlN* POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, strength and wliolesomencss. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold in competition with the multitude of I*»w test, short weialit, alum | or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL RAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall street. New York. Far sale by COURTNEY & CO., Aiken. S. C. [NOTICE, BRIDGE BUILDERS. Office County' Commissioners,) Aiken County’, f- Aiken, S. C., Aug. 5, 1889.) O N MONDAY, 26th day of Au gust, at 12 o’clock in., the Coun ty Commissioners will let to the low- bidder the building of COOK’S BRIDGE on the Edisto River. Plans and specifications will be made known on the day of letting. The contrac tors will be required to give bond and security for the faithful performance of the work. W. A. WEST, Ch’rman Board Co. Commissioners. August 2,1889. BARNWELL COUNTY. From The People, August 8th. Cotton caterpillars have put in their appearance on the Savannah river plantations in Hampton County. Rev. C. G. Bradford is enjoying his well earned vacation in visiting friends and relatives in Beech Island ~nd Georgia. Mrs. W. H. Duncan and her daugh ters. Masses Daisy and Maude, have gone North on a summer visit to friends in Brooklyn. Rev. Dr. L. H. Shuck, formerlv of Barnwell, lias resigned the pastoVate of the Baptist Church, at Paducah, r., and has accepted a call to Fay ette, Mo. The Edisto river is higher than it has ever been, and communication with the Orangeburg side is cutoff. All the small bridges over small Jakes |etc., are goue. It will cost a good deal to put them back. Several good doctors haye told us that they expect wide spread sickness when the rainy spell ceases and hot weather conies again. As an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, daily five grain doses of qui nine may save suffering and heavy RECORDER. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1889. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR. to enable her I r. Smoak was member of the t* Both South Caro- liua regiment and r e would be glad if ! some of his late mrades who re member the chmipstAnces of his [ death will please ^■>i*t to this office. W. W. Woolsey, I “ “ 1.1 J. President. W. W. M. Hutson, ice-President. VVoolsey, Warneke, 'M. Hutson, C. H. Phinlzy, H. H. Hall. H. B. Burckhalter, J. W. Ashhurst, G. W. Williams, jr. THE Aim HOTEL! Augusta, Georgia. USTOTIOIE- towinTtaxes. Office CLERK fr TREASURER) Town Council of Aiken, C Aiken, S. C., Aug. 5, 1889.) XTOTICE is hereby given that the -LJ Tax-Duplicate of the Town of Aiken will be open at my office for fu fl. 8( ! al y ear of ISg^al ’90, from iwill be addled to the taxes of all defaulters, as provided by ordinance. Office hours from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. J. R. JORDAN, Clerk of Council. Aiken, S. C.,) Aug. 6, 1889. J doctor’s bills. Tiie remorseless rains that began on the 24th ult., the first dog day, have done great damage to the cotton crop. Good judges say that not over half a crop can now be expected. More harm has been done in this section than anywhere else in the cotton belt. The corn crop is right though, and there is consolation in that. The prospect for peas is not good. Some prophets say that settled w’eather will not come until dog days enq. Rev. J. L, Tillman, the evangelist, will begin a protracted revival meet ing at this place on next Wednesday evening, the 14th inst. He will be assisted by his son who will have charge of the song service. From the Sentinel, August 8th. The melon growers are realizing little more money for their melons now than they did a few days ago. Mr. L. G. Richardson, who lives at the Sanders place, four miles from town, had a valuable mare killed by lightning one evening last week. The same bolt killed one of his pigs and stunned another. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wiggins lost their infant son Thomas, aged about nine months, on Sunday morn ing last. Mrs. McKibben, an aged lady of our town, had a serious fall one day last week, caused from her steps fal ling while she was on them. She re ceived some painful bruises aud a cut on the’ forehead, but fortunately no bones were broken. «. The heavy rains of last week ha donesmoiMf there is a bright pros]: year will show up better! The residence o{ of the Limestone i Thursday night at supper and rob| cles of clothing, robbed before, but the rogue. The street railvj ciently completec begin traffic in f road has plenty carry 10,000 pour The company cl package for Ireigt a 50 cents sack barrel of moia.-- cars will be put i as they arrive. Tbi adds to the life off A shooting set Cattl; Creek n» seven miles from 6th inst., between D. DeWitt, both Wimberiy aud ] to hire a negro, hiring to DeWitt Wimberly beariuj hired the negro, hi tended killing boi negro, and at on« double-barrelled si Lis threat. He before he met Del and without sayiu DeVVitt, both load his right shoulder' ly injuring him mule. When last was resting as we| pected. Heavy Timber Messrs. Joseph 1 eis BeidW, two Wt have recently visits made a purehash timber land , on thi The land purchased! men embraces so* tracts, notably the J- A. F. Oliver ion, was entered > the family were of several arti- I Oliver has been get no clue to lhas been suffl- the company to Thus far'the Two mules dght with ease. four cents a whether same be |r or a 50 gallon ; Tbe passenger ic road as soon igle of the bells i aotive city. 3curred in the rhood, about Feburg, on the ‘Vimberly and It seems that Jtt each wante< [negro preferrec ' did so. Upon U DeWitt had rore that he in )eWitt and the out Yvith fun to carry out )t proceeded far riding a mule word, fired at in Srious juring the lid from DeWitt could be ex AKKIVALi OF YEIiDELL. A VISIT TO SALLEY'S. Ml Purchase. bone and Fran- rn lumbermen this State and 20,000 acres o ‘ River, gentle contiguous known Rich ardson tract, all lying/along the San tee River, near the confluence of the Rivera. They contain some d pine timber S arties have a ie West, aud F-ioads of Inm- Congaree and Watere are all forest lands, a: of the finest cypress in the country. The. big lumber business i ship annually'20,000 ber out of Chicago. I^ut the vast for ests of the North and'/ West are fast yielding to the mill arid the axeman, and the fact that they will ultimately soon disappear altoogther has induced ;hem to look else^Kre for their sup ply. Their attentw was attracted to South Carolina by an article in the News and Courier giving some idea of our vast virgii» forests and splen did resources in timber. They came to Charleston, ana »» tfcejesult of Lawyers Hired with Northern Money for the Defense. John YeldelJ, alias the Rev. E. F. Flemon, arrived in Columbia on Sat urday in charge of Deputies Lyon and Strom, and was immediately lodged in the Richland County jail. Col. John W. Echols, who is so well known in this State, but now practi cing law in Pittsburg, has been en gaged by Yeldell’s friends to defend him, and has come on for that pur pose. He will receive a fee of $500, and will be assisted by Messrs. A. S. Tompkins, of Edgefield, and W. C. Benet, of Abbeville, who will share a fee of $750. On Sunday afternoon Yeldell was carried to Edgefield aud lodged in jail, where he was visited by a num ber of his sympathizing” colored riends. He appeared in good spirits, and protested his innocence. On Monday he was arraigned in Court for the murder of Blackwell, and pleaded “not guilty.” His trial was set for to-day, and this with the Tree and generous assurance on the part of Solicitor Nelson and the Sheppard Brothers to Messrs. Echols, Benet and Tompkins that the latter were perfectly welcome to a contin uance if they desired it. In the beginning of these Parks- ville riot trials—now four years ago— the Sheppard Brothers were retained to assist in the prosecution, aud pro cured the conviction of Henry Tomp kins and two other negroes. These three negroes secured a new trial, and their cases were nolie prosned by So licitor Bonham. One of the Thriving the B., A. & N. New Towns Railroad. on On Saturday we had the pleasure of making a short visit to the thriving town of Sally’s, aud were much im pressed with the rapid improvement of the ■ place. At this season of the year there is not much doing any where, but this small town can show HOMICIDE IN COLUMBIA. James I. Clark Shot Down on the Street by W. B. Meetze. Columbia Register of Sunday. On Saturday afternoon Mr. James I. Clark, formerly a Trial Justice In Lexington County, but for a year past a resident of Columbia, was shot down and killed within ten steps of the City Hall, by \V. B. Meetze, the as much activity to the square yard i keeper of a livery stable on Assembly as any other place in Aiken County. 1 8treet MRS. MAYBR1CK GUILTY. Hanged A Woman Sentenced to Be in Liverpool. The case of Mrs. Maybrick for the murder of her husband has been one of international interest, by reason of the facts that she is an American and of her social prominence. The trial took place at Liverpool, and was con cluded on Wednesday, when the jury brought in a verdict of guiltv, and Judge Stephen sentenced her to be hanged. In summing up the case to the jury the Judge charged directly against the prisoner, who had the sympathy of the spectators and popu lace. It is stated that the feeling in Liverpool over the result is intense, and thousands waited the Judge’s de- jarture from Court and booted with rage when he appeared. The hooting was incessant, aud there were fre- uent cries of “shame!” The crowd breatened to attack the Judge’s riage, but the police interfered. car- Several new buildings have been put up lately, and carpenters and brick layers are constantly at work. The dwellings and stores are unu sually good for a new place, and would do credit to larger and older towns. Mr. Riley’s house is a large and handsome one, an ornament to the place as much as Salley & Riley’s store is to the business street. Mr. J. W. Martin and Messrs. Tyler «& Cor bitt have excellent stores deserving of large patronage. Prices Hotel is a conspicuous and commodious house, and presents a really attractive ap pearance, facing the railway; and the comfort inside fully meets the ex pectations formed from the outside appearance. The rooms are very com fortable and neat, and the table is well supplied with everything any reasonable person can desire. The post-office is under the efficient management of Mrs. Hayes Salley, who, by her excellent business tact, gives general satisfaction. At present there is no regular church there, but the Baptists and Methodists make use of the Town Hall for their services. A movement is on foot, however, to raise money to build a church as soon as possible. The Sunday-school work is being vig orously pushed forward by Mr. J. M. Price, who deserves much credit for the earnest interest lie manifests in the cause. The country is literally strewn with watermelons, aud the farmers do not know what to do with them. There is no sale for theru at Blackville, and they will not fetch the freight to the North, so they are being allowed to rot in the fields all over the country. Some farmers are pressing the juice out of them and boiling it down to syrup, and it is said to make excel lent syrup; but of course this can not recompense them for the loss of the market for their crop. It would seem to be more profitable to save the seed for sale rather than to let it be lost in the field, and we are surprised that this is not more generally done. Capt. D. H. Salley shipped to Blackville on Saturday five car-loads of melons, and in two of these cars the melons averaged 45 pounds each, but he found no sale for them. There were several A majority of the London papers of the melons that weighed 63 pounds feebly concur in the verdict. The each. ’imes holds that “there is enough on 1 ~ he woman’s side - or the earnest home office.” to make it consideration a case of the Crops thus far are very fine, but cotton is beginning to show the ill effects of two much rain, ana fears are entertained that it will shed badly under a hot sun. EDOEFLELD CO From The Chroniclj, July Mrs. H. H. Mayson, of T TY. August 7th. Good Hope BEST $2.00 HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. Proposals Invited Headquarters for Commercial Men. Centrally located nearR. R. Crossing. B. S. DOOLITTLE, Proprietor, Formerly of Tontine Hotel, New Haven, Conn. Also, West End Hotel, Long Branch,J. N. OFFICE CLERK & TREASURER Town Council of Aiken Aiken, S. C., August 5, 1889 ROPOSALS.will be received at this office for the filling of the Basin in Newberry Street, at or near the intersection of Richland Avenue. J. E. JORDAN, Clerk of Council. August6,1889. Ho Asheville! “THE LAND OF THE SKY.” [STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. P ASSENGERS FROM AIKEN, en route to the “Land of the Sky,” your attention is invited to the schedule of the Ex Relatione Ida O. Holley, Admin istratrix, Plaintiff, VS • W. W. Williams, et al., Defendants. Augusta <fc Asheville Short Line, \ LL ami singular the creditors of vta att«it«'pa W. W. Williams as Master of the VIA AUGUSTA, shortest and most direct route to the Resorts of North and South Caro lina and Tennessee, offering a most convenient and comfortable trip, ma king close connection at all points. Leave Aiken 4:45 pm “ Augusta 8:15 am Arrive Greenwood 11:40 a m “ Anderson 2:55 pm “ Laurens 12:53 p m Greenville 2:40 p ni “ Spartanburg 2;35pm “ Hendersonville 6:07 pm “ Asheville 7:00 pm “ Hot Springs 8:40 pm A daylight trip through the moun tains. Through Palace Sleeper be tween Savannah and Spartanburg. Any other information in regard to rales and schedules will he gladly given by writing or applying to Robert W. Hunt, ] W. J. Craig, Travelling Passen- Acting General ger Agent. | Passenger Ag’t. Augusta, Georgia. Aiken County, are hereby notified that by an Order of Judge A. P. Aid- rich, dated July 30, 1889, they are re strained from sueing their claims at law, and &re required to prove said | claims before me on the 27th of Au gust, 1889, at 10 o’clock a. m., or else be debarred payment thereof. M. B. WOODWARD, Master. August 2, 1889. Alex. B. Williams -Dealer File Imported & Domestic Goods. Park & Tilforcl’s Liquors. Per Bottle. Fine Old Monogram Whisky $1 50 “ London Jamaica Rum. 2 00 “ St. Croix Rum 1 50 “ Sheiry, pale 1 00 & 1 25 AGENTS WANTED FOR THE BOOK H JOHNSTOWN OIRIROIR,, OR VALLEY ? DEATH The best and most complete history of the Great Flood. Published in English and German. Contains over 500 pages, <i0 illustrations and retails for $1.56. Beauti ful full gilt binding. Agents working for any other Flood book should send 24 cents in stamps for our outfit and sec how su perior it is to the one vou are selling. Most liberal terms allowed. FORSHEE & McMAKIN. CINCINNATI, OHIO. JUST RECEIVED, 50 to G. H. Muram & Co.’s Extra Dry$l Brunswick’s Private Stock, » s -pts Catherwood’s 3-Feat her Rye $2 75 Old Baker’s, in qts 1 50 Gibson & Sou’s Old Rye... I 50 Imported Port Wine 1 50 BRANDIES—J. & F. Martel... 2 00 Jas. Hennj, in pts 1 00 California Brandy, 5 years old.. 1 25 Per Gallon. North Carolina Corn Whisky...$1 75 N«>rth Carolina Peach Brandy.. 3 00 EXTRA FINE RAISINS, CHIPPED DRIED BEEF, CANNED BEEF, CANNED SOUP, All kinds Jellies and Jams, Dessicated Cocoanuts, Hors ford's Self-Raising died on Monday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis, in the 73rd year of her age. On Saturday afternoon at a picnic near Edgefield Bridge, J. Q. Cogburn and Fayette Stevens, both white, quarrelled, and Steyens shot Cogburn twice with a pistol, severely wound ing him. Mr. Cogburn is doing well and will soon be able to navigate. Edgefield Monitor. August 8th. Work on the new academy building is progressing finely, and it will be ready for the opening of a fine school this fall—something Edgefield has needed badly for twenty years. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, ot Charlotte, N. C., who purchased the Tillman Hotel lot recently, will it is under stood, commence the erection of a fine hotel soon. This building will be three stories high, with six new busi ness stores on the ground floor. Judge Pressley had the Court House cleared this morning for disturbance. The audience laughed at a stuttering darkie who was giving in his evi dence, and His Honor knocked the whole business out on tbe first round, and quiet reigned supreme for the balance of the day. Mr. James Hare’s miller, Mr. J. Charles, of Etheridge, who has been in the mill for forty or fifty years, and who is about seventy years of age, was prostrated with a stroke of paral ysis last Monday afternoon, and is very low. The Cumberland Gap officials have employed Mr. Pickens as agent at Trenton. Mr. Pickens understands telegraphy and Mr. Jones did not, is the cause of the change- cut the timber, ca: Santee and ship it mouth of that river, sultation with Capt. >wn the Eh from the lut alter con- Abbott, the United Stated engineer, they found that the river was not sufficiently opened up or navigable for this pur pose, and have decideil to move it by rail. They will probably also build an independent line from their lands to connect them with tke railroad and do a great deal of pioneering. Speaking of the timber resources of the State, the gentlemen said that land was remarkably cheap. Large tracts, with virgin forests on them, could be bought now for 50 cents an acre. True, they were far removed from any of the mills, and their own ers had done nothing but pay taxes on them. But it would not be so al ways. The disappearance of the Northern forests would soon drive other pioneers Southland these lands will then be valuably if only for the timber that is on the Murder in Laurens County. Charlotte, Aug. 5.—News of very sad death of a young man and a young lady, at Catawba, is received here to-night. James Trallinger, aged 21 years, had accompanied Miss Addie Reid, aged 18, to church, and after they had returned a storm came up, and the young man went into the house to wait until the storm was over. While the family were engaged in conversation there was a sudden peal of thunder, lightning flashed into the room, and Mr. Trallinger and Miss Reid fell dead. All others in house were severely stunned. The lightning struck one corner of the house, and ran down through the rooms, making a general wreck of everything. The shoes were torn entirely off Miss Reid’s feet, and her clothes were ignited. Very heroic efforts were necessary to keep the flames from burning her to a crisp. Miss Reid was the daughter of C. A. Reid, a prominent farmer, and Mr. Trallinger was a promising young ^Tbusiness man. On Wednesday afternoon Barnett Langston shot and killed Capt. John W. Langford, at Langford, a station In Laurens County on the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway. Both parties were prominent there, and Capt. Landford is the railway com pany’s agent. The qircumstanees of the murder were about as follows: Barnett Langston brought his niece to the station totakejthe train. While there he was approached by Capt. Landford and asked if he had circu lated certain scandalous reports con cerning his family. Langston did not deny that be had repeated them. Capt. Landford said that hp could not say that and live, or words to that ef fect, and drew a pistol and began to shoot. Langston was unarmed. Three shots took effect, one in the breast and two in the abdomen., Langston died in about twenty minutes. Prunes, at Bread Preparation, TURNBULLS. ORANGEBURG COUNTY. From The Times-Democrat, August 7th. The Edisto River is booming. It is higher now than it has been for months. It is said three or four large mill ponds up in Lexington County has added their contents to the riv er in the last week on account of their dams giving way. A protracted meeting has been go ing on at the Bull Swamp Baptist church for sometime. Rev. Messrs. Sawyer, Galphin and Rivers have been laboring earnestly and we hope God will abundantly bless them and their work. r The following are the delegates from Orangeburg District to the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church: C. G. Dantzler, A. M. Cox, F. M. Green and H. I. Judy; alter- nates: A. C. Dibble, J. E. Merchant. G. L. Salley and L. W. Jeffcoat. The Farmers’ Alliance in the South has successfully met the bagging trust. If they should now undertake to fight Western bacon, corn and mules they would win greater laurels. The Western mule raisers get off an nually on this people about a thou sand mules at good prices, while car loads of corn, bacon, flour and molas ses come to this market, aud finally find their way to nearly every farm in the county. During the war William Smoak, of this county, was killed at or near Chattanooga, Tenn., and his widow, who is now living in Georgia, wants C . G. & C. RaWroad Bonds. A correspondcn World writing 5th inst., says: Tne ing between the C. road Co., and the Township, in whicj, ed. When arran niadelbMhe cor the citizens of ~ M bonds for a edws railroad company lect interest on these bonds, citizens refuse to pa V it. A Aluminum Works for the South. f the Charleston Trenton on the is trouble brew !. G. & C. Rail- itizens of Shaw rrentou is situat- lents were being ction of this road Township issued ble amount. The w wishes to col and the meeting of citizens was hel 1 Saturday - after noon, at which it was decided to fight tiie company as far as possible. They take the ground th: t when tiie bonds were issued the citizens were not fairly represented,! and furthermore that'the bonds are Illegal; hence the | citizens cannot be forced to pay the interest. Do you know th of Aiken boasts o: the first in point o State? We speak son’s double stor and gentlemen’s The Secretary of State has received an important letter from Mr. W. T. Barnrad, 121 Madison Avenue, New York, making inquiries for a site for the erection of immense aluminum works. He seeks a location combi ning proximity to water or cheap (i. e., competitive) rail transportation to the seaboard, with an available water power of at least 5,000-horse power, with minimum liability to serious in terruption or damage by floods. A site of at least twenty acres is re quired, and as the plant, (composed principally of powerful dynamos and electric crucibles, very costly of con struction,) would be seriously injured by exposure to water, it is a matter of prime importance that the site shall not be subjected to the slightest dan ger from overflow. It is the intention of the company to erect works with an initial capacity for the producing from 12,000,000 to 20,000,000 pounds of aluminum allots per annum, for which there is already a large aud eager market, aud of course the erection of such works—the first of their kind on an extensive scale in this country—and the conse quent employment of a large perma nent laboring force, would not only give eclat to the locality selected, but would obviously also result in many material advantages to it. Columbia would appear to be tbe place best adapted to such an enterprise. A Gigantic Combination. .his little town establishment excellence in the f C. K. Hender- s—clothing, hats urnishing in one, and shoes exclusively in the other. Just now Mr. Hem erson is displaying summer goods (we mean comfortable wearing apparel ai td shoes for tiie hot days) in endless \ ariety—in fact his stock and prices would giY’e him prominence in the ies. Call and s< think it Yvill gratj you must certainlj ge northern cit- bis place. We ie pride that or your^fc n A combination of capitalists has been formed to control the cotton manufacturing interests of New Eng land. The syndicate represents prin cipally foreign capital, and already the amount subscribed is more thau sufficient to buy tbe cottou iudustry of America. This is what is aimed at, and operations will not be con fined to Fall River, but exteuded to Lowell, Lawrence, New Bedford and the best mills in the country. The Fall River mills haY’e a capital ex ceeding $20,000,000 and au investment probably of $30,000,000 or more. Just how negotiations will be instituted will interest outsiders, as these mills are owned by thousands of stock holders. The directors have power to sell mills, aud, beyond a few hundred shares, probably little stock could be bought at anything like the prevail ing prices. nest we nave nan in several y Why is it that the farmers are not organized into an alliance in this part of the County? It seems that they are all anxious to be. The first annual protracted meeting of the Edisto Baptist Church will commence on Sunday next, aud will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. D. W. Key. Miss Ida Moseley, of Columbia, is spending the summer with Miss Jen nie Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Coleman, of Ninety-Six, returned to their home on Monday last, after a short and pleasant visit among relatives. Miss Florence Wade, one of Mont- morenci’s charming young ladies, is visiting friends over in Barnwell. The picnic at Davis’ Bridge on Sat urday last was a grand success. On account of the high water the mana gers did not have all the arrange ments complete, but notwithstanding that a large crowd gathered and spent a pleasant day. Dancing was the en joyment of the day. Everything passed off pleasantly; not a harsh word was spoken to mar the pleasure of anyone. Edisto. —An example of the desire of inves tors for safe security is shown in the ready sale of Massachusetts State bonds bearing interest at two aud a half per cent. The time was when six per cent, was considered a low enough rate for any commonwealth or muncipality to pay on obligations The United States bonds first issued bore seven per cent., and one form of government obligations origi nally drew a slightly larger interest. Gradually the rate has been reduced, till now our three per cents are in good demand at a premium The character of these securities is what gives them strength on the mar ket. The dishonest man, the trickster, the quibbler, finds it hard to get cred it, except from speculators or pawn brokers. Whatever his security, the prudent money lender, whether bank or individual, prefers to have no deal ings with him. Honesty is indeed the best policy. —It is announced that the man who was General Phil Sheridan’s private secretary from 1875 to 1880 is in jail in Kansas City for horse stealing. If the fellow had been convicted of house burning, his offense might have been put down to eyil association. Tecum- seh Sherman’s private secretary ought to be a firstclass horse thief —that is, if he followed the example of his chief. An Advance in Jute Bagging. Dealers in cotton bagging have ad vanced the price of that article one quarter of a ceut on each grade. It is now quoted as follows at the ports: 1W pounds 8?4@9c pounds 9 , ^(a ; 9>2C 2 pounds 10@l(B4c 2^4 pounds 10?4<frllc —The President has appointed Eugene A Webster, of South Caro lina to be collector of internal reve nue for the Dstrict of South Caro lina. Mrs. Baldwin, of Aiken, made ally ing visit to Mrs. W. A. Riley, an old school-mate, on Saturday last.—Bam berg Advertiser. The cause of the killing as well as can bo learned seems to have been as follows: One day, about tbe middle of the week, while calling on a friend, Mrs. Meetze, the wife of the principal in the affair above recounted, was ap proached by au uncle of her husband, a Mr. Douglass Meetze, more famil iarly known us “Dug” Meetze, who lives in lexington County, and hand ed a note. Mrs. Meetze refused to receive the note, and took the first opportunity of informing her husband in regard to tiie matter. He went to his unde and demanded tiie note, saying he ought to kill him (his uncle) for bringing it. The note was given him by Dug Meetze, who told him to kill if he wanted to. The note was without date, written in ink on stiff white writing paper, and read as lollows: “Miss Sophy—Dear Miss, I want to meet you and have n private conversation. You remember me well. 1 can’t sign my name. Yours admiringly, Mr. Meetze’s belief was that the note was meant for his wife, at least, such | is his statement, though his wife’s | name is not Bophy but Minnie. He demanded from his uncle the name of the person who had written and sent it. His uncle refused to divulge who had sent the note, and said he would be killed before he would give the in formation asked for. For various reasons Mr. Meetze thought Mr. Clark the person who wrote and sent the note. He said he had frequently known Mr. Clark to write sucii notes, at his (Meetze’s) stable and send them by the stable boys. He also thought he recognized the handwriting of the note us that of Air. Clark, although some who have seen it aver that it is written in a different hand from Mr. Clark’s. On Saturday, Mr. Meetze, who had become greatly wrought up by what be considered a base insult to his fam ily honor, made threats to many parties (so it is now stated) that he was going to kill both Dug Meetze, his uncle, and Clark, on sight. Securing a shotgun he went in search of the parties he had threaten ed, but in justice to all parties it should be said that to most of those at all aquaiuted with his alleged de sign “Dug” Meetze was understood to be the one he was looking for. Some time between 1 and 2 o’clock arni was iffTTHWH^above ti and it is said,, looked down" front window at Meetze as he ft w&y« Miss Emma Rivers, a friend of Mr. Clark’s daughter, was in Mr. Clark's company at the time of the shooting, and, indeed stood by his side when the first shots were fired. She was making her way down Main street to call at Pope’s market for meat, and near Taylor stieet was accosted by Mr. Clark, who asked her if she was going to call on Sarah (his daughter). She replied that she probably should, and he said he would walk on with her. Stopping only at one place, where some grapes were procured, Miss Rivers and Mr. Clark walked down Main street, on the East side, to Mancke’s corner where they started to cross towards McKay’s grocery. Miss Rivers said: “The first I saw was that man coming up to Mr. Clark and bringing down his pistol just so, (making a gesture such as a man would make levelling a pistol). He shot twice right at Mr. Clark’s breast. Then I saw Mr. Clark have a pistol out. I turned and ran. Before, I could not stir. When I looked again Mr. Clark was on the ground.” WHAT THE SLAYER SAYS. When Meetze surrendered to the Sheriff he appeared quite calm, and saia lie was satisfied; that either he or Clark had to be killed. When taxed with his false promises that hw was done with the business he admit ted he had done wrong by the officers, tut said it would have made no dif ference if they had arrested him. He said lie wouid have killed Clark any way after he got out of jail, if it had been a year aud a day, and that if put under peace bond he would have done just the same and paid his bond. Describing the shooting he said that as he approached Clark he had said: “Get down on your kneet and apologize to me. or I will kill you.” He said he saw Clark reach for his pistol and commence to shoot and that he would say for Clark he made a brave trial to kill him, Meetze. Air. Meetze, himsell, when before the shooting his attention was called to the fact of the note being addressed to a different name from that of his wife, said he knew that to be a fav orite scheme of Clark, in letters he had known him to write—to address to a different name from that of the person really intended to receive it, as allowing a loophole for escape if taxed with sending an improper note lo certain parties, by saying it was not meant for them at all. That was Mr. Meetze’s idea and belief, express ed not more titan two and a half hours before he killed the man he claimed had assailed bis family honor. The pistol used by Meetze was a five-shooter, Smith & Wesson, self- cocker, of 38 calibre. Four barrels of the live were empty when it was taken from him. Clark’s pistol was a seven-shooter, Smith & Wesson, single action, and only one chamber in the cylinder was empty. He had fired but one shot. The Coroner’s inquest was held on Monday morning, and ♦he* facts elicit-^ ed were pretty much the sr.ine as have* been already stated. The jury, after deliberating but a few minutes, ren dered the verdict to the effect: “That the deceased. James I Clark, came to his death from a gunshot wound in ’head, inflicted by W. B. Meetze,”