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u m ♦ r HC8 j b Graham feb 1 87 THE AIKEN RECORDER. >RD & McCRACKEN. AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1889. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR. rag Advertisements. Miscellaneous Advertisements. irtpiee’s Sale of Lai virtue of the power vested in me by and under a certain mort* executed by Mike Mathews in of J. H. Beckman, and now led by me as assignee, dated the fday of M arch, ISSo, and given to j ire tbe debt therein described, >n which is due the sum of $47.02, Fith interest from November 1, 1889, tt the rate of ten per cent per annum, ind the costs and charges for sate; I will sell at public auction at the | [Court House steps in Aiken, 8. C., on ilesday in January next, being] Lay, the sixth day of January, cash, ail that certain Tract jtuate in the County of Ai* le of South Carolina, con- | teres, more or less, and by lauds of Nathan lauds now or for-1 ^kman, south by Hiatus, ami west | ?dmau. title. If. JONES, Mortgagee. I-iEGIHLiATTVE PROCEEDINGS. liven that the ly State and (ended from the 1st of fl be seen by the Comp- fiKNERALj 14, 1889. f TheGen- (urreut reso- 1889, liave collection k y6ar com* and end- it penalty, the Conn* TER, General. hetnselves [JRRAY, Treasurer. WlH® POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, str-lwgth and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of lew test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Soi.d only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall street. New York. Fer sale by COURTNEY & CO., Aiken. S. C. NOVELTIES -IN Holiday Goods! •'SUPERIOR NUTRITION THE UFE’« ' hcg’sT'D Med SaTFOOD This Okiginax. anti Wokld-benownxd Diktetio Preparation is a svbstanok of IIIRIV1II Fll P urlt y ® n< t medicinal worth—potent for unmiSLUU good and powerleu harm, A solid extract, derived by a new procesa from very superior growths of wheat—nothing more, and as a FDD II lt wouW ^ difficult to conceive of anything lUUUi more wholesome and delicious. It has Justly acquired the reputation of being the salvator M IIMUOS1ID IK ICED i “,^ a o t m ( p 0 r t b ' 0 ° growth and protection of IIFIIIS110 CHILDBEI i nourishing and strengthening food for hihsiiig mohers i coihlesceiisi In all dtseaseaof tbe atomach and Intestlnea. John Carle A Sons, New York. Fine Cut-Glass Ware, Ladies’ and Gent’s Toilet Gases, Elegant Xmas Cards, Fine Perfumery, Etc., Etc. We can please you quality of goods. C9~Qive us a call. In price and A. F. TISCHER, Druggist, 940 Broad 8t. - AUGUSTA, Ga. WM. TURNBULL fs Receiving Daily The Latest Novelties in Holiday Goods, Games, Dolls, Toys, Fire Crackers, Sockets, k WTHE BEST AND CHEAPEST STOCK IN AIKEN.® LUMBER IS ADVANCING. Saw Mills, Steam Engines, Sbia&le Mills, Hay Fresses, Etc. If you want a First-Class Saw Mill, send for Catalogue to A. B. FARQUHAR CO., (Ltd.,) York, Pa. For Rent. IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, Georgia, a well established private BOARDING HOUSE, first-class in everything, central in situation, and always commanding refined boarders. Apply in own name ro “G. A. 128, Eighth Street. January 1,1690. Possession given Capital paid in, - - #50,000 Aiken County LOVN & SAVINGS BANK Does a General Banking and Col lection Business. —o— Sayings Department. Interest Allowed on Deposits on Most !/*■ \1 Terms. -W. M. Hittson, Vice-President, vr, Cashier. DIREC vlRS. Opposite tie Passeier Station. A. M. TAFT, Proprietor. BUSCH HOUSE, AIKEN, S. C. HENKY BUSCH, Proprietor, RATES $2.00 per day. Special Rates by the Week. Busoh House Transfer carries pas sengers for Busch House Free. Orders for passengers and baggage left at the Busch House or at H. Busch & Co.’s store will receive prompt attention. WEST VIEW. Near the Hi&Manil Park Hotel. miss Sedgwick, St. Thaddeus Square, AIKEN, S. C. YORK ..„J, YORK ST., - - - AIKEN, S. C Mrs. M. E. COOK, Proprietress. House recently overhauled and fit ted up for the Comfort and Conve nience of Northern Tourists. Table supplied with the Best from Home and Northern Markets. In the House Mr. J. G. Evans’ bil to repeal Chapter CIX of the General Statutes against civil rights was pass ed. That chapter contains the iron clad law of the negro government fifteen years ago, punishing heavily discrimination against negroes in ho tels, theatres and railroad cars The bill to make County Solicitors the legal advisers of the County Com missioners was also passed. The Supply Bill was introduced on Friday. The levy is /»}£ mills, the same as last year. The total of the general appropriatiop bill is $950,000, of the legislative appropriation $40,- 000,—total $991,000. As to the Supply Bill, the econo mists seemed satisfied with having already put themselves upon record in favor of reducing salaries, and con siderably to the surprise of many members made no attempt whatever to pare down the specific appropria tions for the compensation of the va rious State officers. Indeed in some small items the appropriations asked for in the bill were actually increased. In the Senate a bill was passed granting to Mr. William M. Hazard an exclusive franchise in and to the public grouuds lying under the wa ters from Winyah Bay to North In let, in the County of Georgetown, for twenty-five years, with option of re newal for twenty-five years more on such terms as the State shall at that time affix in such franchise. This is the “oyster bill.’’ A bill was also passed to require the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad and the Cleveland, Cincin nati and Chicago Railroad to join their tracks at Trenton, in the County of Edgefield, by March 1, 1890. The House bill to incorporate the town of Sievern has passed its second reading in the Senate. The Senate has also passed the Usu ry Bill through its second reading. On Wednesday the two branches of tho Legislature, in joint assembly, went into the election for four Circuit Judges, a Commissioner of Agricul ture and four members of the Board, Registrar for Charleston County, State Treasurer, Directors of the Pen itentiary, and Trustees of Mr. Clem- sou’s College. Gen James F Izlar, of Orangeburg, was elected Judge of the First Cir cuit, receiving 101 votes to 42 for John F Ficken, of Charleston. For Judge of the Second Circuit Gen John W Moore of Hampton, Hon James Aldrich of Aiken, and ex-Judge J J Maher of Barnwell, were nominated. Mr Aldrich was elected on the first ballot, receiving 75 votes to 44 for Gen Moore and 25 for Judge Maher. Hou J H Hudson was re-elected Judge of the Fourth Circuit, and Hon I D Witherspoon of the Sixth Circuit, both unanimously. An election for Commissioner of Agriculture resulted in the re-election P ButlewiHu^utikPiinous oppcmTbn as the live mem bers of the Board of Agriculture to be chosen at this session: for the State at large Gen Johnson Hagood; Second Judicial Circuit, John Lawton; Fourth, H L Buck; Sixth, R AI .owe * Eighth, B F Crayton. Charles Kerrison, Jr, was elected Registrar for Charleston County. Hon E R Mclver was unanimously elected State Treasurer. Messrs A A Surratt and T O San ders were elected directors of the npni f pn f i nr v P B W Edwards, J L Orr, J E Tiadal, J H Harden, E T Stackhouse and Allen Johnson were elected the six trustees to see Mr Clemson’s seven trustees manage his college. The hill providing for the require ment of licenses for marriages was killed in the Senate; also the hill to incorporate the town of Moutmo- renci. The bill to authorize the Directors of the Penitentiary to purchase an other farm for $40,000 was passed in the Senate. lot of fodder. The fire was the work of an incendiary. No insurance. Sheriff Ouzts ha^ offered, in addi tion to that offered by the Governor, a reward of two hundred and fifty dollars for the arrest of Carpenter and Murrell. This , makes, altogether, seven hundred dollars that is now be hind the fleet-footed fleers from tbe Edgefield jail. ,11 is rumored that the Yonces have supplemented the rewards with a private subscription. Mr. Elijah Watson, at Ridge Spring died Tuesday night, at 9:90 o’clock. He was about seventy-eight years old and left a large number, of children, grand-chi Idrea and great-grand-ohil- dren. «' NOTES FROM -WHITE POND. Some Interesting Facte for Farm ers on tbe Subject of Buying Fertilizers. of Col A ssiCn, White Pond, 8. C., Dec. 16, 1889. White Pond is moving along finely. Mr. W. B. Owens is pushing his house to completion. He is trying to get it so far along that he can eat hia Christmas dinner xt home. Mr. Scott has not done ahything on his for some time, as ths same workman is building both. Willis & Co, have a good lot of horses and mules, which they are selling at reasonable prices. The Alliance or farmers* and labor ers’ union at this place is growing steadily, and is taking a stand in the front rank. On last Saturday there were four pew members initiated. The union on last Saturday adopted a resolution requiring their fertilizers put up iu cotton sacks, and another requesting the County business agent to employ u chemist to analyze all fertilizers bought by the union. The Sunday-school here has con cluded to have a Christmas tree, and we are anticipating a rich time. Our school is in very good condition; the attendance, though not large, is re spectable; and the interest is good. We have a, well attended prayer- meeting on Sunday afternoons at 4 p. m. The church hero has chapged the time of meeting from tbe second to the dree Sunday. - This arrangement is for the benefit of another of Pastor Buist’s churches. The du^mkhool taught by Miss Lydia McV^^y is flourishing. And, altogether, a are a lively crowd. Rev. W. D. Horton has moved near here—near enough to say he is living at White Pond. The delegates from the churches of the Third Division of Edisto Associa tion to the union meeting at Wagener will remember that the union n-eet- ng begins on Friday before the fifth Sunday, instead of Saturday, as pub lished in last week's Recorder. I suppose your Davis’ Bridge cor respondent has returned from Ninety- Six before now, and perhaps will give us a full account of his trip soon. I just want to say to him that I was inu£h obliged to jhim for his nice flg- urihg. I acknowledge that 1 did not stqp to cipher much, and suppose I mated V matter. When I News and Courier, 19th. Talking informally on acid phos phates yesterday a man well up in tbe science said: “Acidulated rock dissolved bone anc acid phosphate are different terms for the same article, that Is, ground phos phate rook dissolved in sulphuric acid, but some manufacturers, f principally in Charleston, mix kainit with the above, for the purpose of supplying potash, and to distinguish the two, sell the unmixed goods as 'acidulated rock’ or 'dissolved bone,’ as the buyer chooses, and the mixed goods as 'acid phosphate.* “There has been no recent decline in the prices of fertilizers, though they are much lower than at the same time last season. Fertilizers are sold like all other goods, according to quality, quantity and terms .A farmer wanting only a small quantity, say one or two carloads of acid phosphote. will have to pay about $12,50 per ton in bags each, but if a number of them join together and buy say 500 tons they would be able to get it for at least 50 cents a ton less price, and with the money in hand to buy 20,- 000 or 25,000 tons they could buy at a small margin on the cost of manufac ture, so small indeed that there would be no opening for either middlemen or speculators. “Cash buyers whether of the Alli ances or not are sought after by man ufacturers and can always command the lowest prices. If therefore the Al liance men will state what quantity they want, the quality desired (a very important thing,) and how they wish to pay for it, tne manufacturers can act intelligently and the farmers will have no difficulty in making their purchases to suit themselves.” It appears from what can be learned that $11,50 a ton for acid phosphate is a really exorbitant ffigure when vast quantities are to be purchased. The Men Who Wore the Gray. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. on Graniteville Hotel, Directly Opposite the C., C. & A Railway Station, GRANITEVILLE, - - - S. C. Comfortable Rooms, and Table sup plied with the Best. Meals ready on arrival of trains. tSTRefreshments served at any time of the day to visitors from Aiken. MRS. N. E. SENN. THE MtUALL HOW Samuil’s Favirile Itltl! W. W. Woo, Presidv J. W. Ash W. W. Woolsey, H. F. Warneke, W. M. Hutson, C, H. Pbhiizy, H. H. Hall. H. B. Burckhalter, J. W. Ashhurst, G. W. Williams, jr. L TNDER the personal manage ment of M. L. HARNETT, for ten years the successful proprietor of the Harnett House, of Savannah, Georgia. FOR DYSPEPSIA Uae Brown’* Iron Bitters. Physiciass recommend it. All dealer* keep it. S1.00 per bottle. Genuine bu trade-mark and crossed red lines on wrapper, Patronize Southern industries—call for the Augusta Brewing Company’s Beer. ORANGEBURG COUNTY. From The Times-Democrat, Dec. 18th. The infant child ofMr. and M Y P. Shuler, of Middlepen, died Wednesday, Dec. 11th. Mr. W. L. Dukes, a progressive young farmer of the Rowesville sec tion was recently married to Miss Ella Bruce, at the residence of the bride’s father, near Branchville. Napoleon Bailey, a thrifty colored man of St. Matthews section, was kill ed last Friday by being struck by a freight train on the South Carolina Railway. It appears that Bailey, who was intoxicated, was walking by the side of the track when he was over taken by tbe train, and in walking he must have staggered against the train with the result above stated. be is not be glad about it. preoccupied I will a talk with him White Pond. M itemsIfrqm perry. Perry, S. $... Decern her 13, 1889. Business is quite lively and is stead ily improving, f Our merchants are leased with the result of this year’s usiness, and the volume of next year’s business i* expected to largely exceed that of t this year. Several business houses! have beeu opened quite recently. One of them is so much pleased with the result that the proprietors propose to enlarge and in crease their facilities for doing busi ness for the next year. These things show that Perry is growing steadily and surely. A long felt want has been supplied by the opening of a livery stable. Horses and mures are being sold and bought, and travelers are carried to any point they tnay desire for a rea sonable compensation. Our farmers ire cheerful and seem more hopetul than for a number of y-ars. This year’s cotton crop, with the beautiful weather for gathering and the fair prieqs obtained, have en dued them with new energy. Even before the old year is out arrange ments are being effected for next year’s business. The Farmer’s Alli ance has caused many of them to look very closely after their interests, and with energy and economy good and lasting results are sure to follow. Our town is fast improving in ap pearance; the streets are beingeleaned out and lengthened, ornamental trees are being planted, several handsome and commodious residences are near ing completion, which will add much to the beauty of our town. The contract to build the new Bap tist Church has been given out, the materials are on ttie ground, and the work of building is expected to begin in a few days. This church is to be large and neat, and will enhance the beauty of that part of our town very much. Adjoining this church property is a piece of land set apart as a site for a school building. Arrangements are being made to erect a large and com modious building for the accommoda tion and convenience of the large and increasing school at this place. The Perry High School, which, has beeu in operation only a few months, now numbers eighty pupils, and it is thought that the number will be in creased to a hundred in a short time. Our people seem to be aroused and are working vigorously for this noble cause, and in di|e season we expect to see grand results. A new school dis trict (this town being the center,) has been recently organized, embracing four miles square. A mass-meeting has been held add the tax-payers have organized according to law prepara tory to levying a taN for next year for the benefit of oqr scnools. Perry as a town of beauty will com pare favorably vith any town of its size in the State Chi.Ts and fever are unknown; water pure and cold; ice needed in summer, P. D. J. P* hi BARNWELL COUNTY. From The People, December 19th. A commission was issued last Thursday to the Bamberg Building and Loan Association. Its capital stock is $50,000, divided into 500 shares of $100 each. On the afternoon of the 11th hist, a distressing accident happened to_Mr. A. B. Hooten. He was riding h. his road cart when the horse became frightened near the depot where bricks were being unloaded from a freight car, and ran away at the top of its speed. The road 'cart struck a tree and was badly broken, Mr. Hooten was thrown against a tree and re ceived severe and painful injuries. The right thigh was fractured and several had bruises were made about his head. He remained unconscious for some time. Mr. W. \V. Moody, of Great Cy press Township, lost his gin-house by an accidental fire on the 11th instant. With it were burned 35 bales of cot ton belonging to Mr. Moody, 6 to his customers and a large quantity of seed and lumber. There was no insu rance. EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Edgefield Monitor. December 19th The Clemson College question is developing demagogues of most stu pendous proportions. But the people can read them as easily as they can tell that a dollar is a dollar. The barn and stables of Mr. J. W. Cox, two miles south of Johnston, were burned last night, with a loss of two mules, JOG bushels of com, an4 a Augusta Chronicle, 12th inst. Their ranks are thinning out before an enemy more remorseless than shot and shell. They are following every day by the scores the long lead of ;heir great commanders,—not beyond the Potomac or the Antietam or Chi- camauga, but beyond the river of life they are crossing to rest under the shade of the tives. Those left behind now respond not to the bugle’s call or the artillery’s loud summons, but to tbe tolling bell. The Confederate flag never flies now except at half mast, ;he roll call is never made except to note the dead,—the men who “fought with Stonewall and rode with Stuart and marched with Lee” do not feel the elbow touch very often, and this s what makes a turnout like yester day so memorable. Tjiey move among ns every day, but wd do not think of em as the he - uni brave and noble men tried men's souls. They are the last of a noble generation which emerged true and tried from the storms of war. When shall we see their like again? Local Matters. Miss Lizzie Ravenel has gone to Charleston on a visit for the holiday week. The Aiken County Loan and Sa vings Bank has been appointed State Depository. The Aiken Central Alliance Club will meet in the Court House to-day at 11 o’clock a. m. Mr. T. C. Steadman, of Charleston, has removed to Salleys, where he has the responsible position of bookkeeper for Messrs. Salley A Riley. Services will be held in the school house at Montmoreuci on next Sun day evening; The Rev. R. A. Young, of Willis ton will officiate. We regret to learn that on account of the illness of Mr. William Eustis in Ireland, it is probable that Miss Eustis will not arrive in Aiken until very late this season. Tbe Richmond and Danville Rail way commenced to run a through Pullman sleeping car between Wash ington, D. C., and Augusta, Ga., via Graniteville, on Tuesday. A.very pleasant dance was given by Mrs. Rowe at her residence on Tuesday evening last, which was much enjoyed by all those who were fortunare enough to be present. The railway authorities have con sented to establish a general ticket office on Broad Street, Augusta. It will be placed in the Chronicle office, and opened for business on the 1st of January next. Dr. W. B. Samuels, an old and well known citizen of Graniteville, died at his residence there on Sunday last. He was brought over to Aiken on Monday afternoon and buried in the cemetery of the Baptist Church. The weather coutinues milder than usual at this season of the year. A little fire' in the mornings and even ings is all that is needed for comfort, but the tyrilliant transparency of the atmosphere is ever present as usual. Mr. E. 'A. Mims, now of Augusta has been ;in Aiken for the past few Judge James Aldrich. It gives u& much pleasure to an nounce to our readers the election of our fellow-townsman, James Aldrich, Esq., to the honorable position of Judge from the Second Judicial Cir cuit. He has been too long one of the leading lawyers of the Aiken Bar and too well known to need any com mendation at our hands, and his elec tion by a good majority on the first ballot is an indication of the esteem in which he is held by his confreres in the Legislature. Fatal Accident. A fatal accident happened at light to a Gran iteville on Monday night to a mem ber of Andrews Circus. He the “Hun garian Juggler,’ attempted to cross the railway track,Justin front of the in-coming south bound passenger train on the Augusta, and Columbia road, and was run over, and horribly* mangled. He was picked up, and giv en ev^ry surgical attention, but died shortly after. The coioner’s jury charged the railway engineer with carelessness, but parties on .the train say it was impossible to stop the en gine, as the man attempted to cross just in front of it. Death of Col. Wm. H. Duncan. Col. Wm. H. Duncan, so widely known over the State, died at hia--'' home near Barnwell on the 14th inst. He had been ill foe some time, but was reported to be improving, so that his death was a surprise to his friends. Col. Duncan was the original projec tor of the Barnwell Railroad, and at the time of his death was interested in the project of a road from Augusta to Charlestou, to be known as the Eastern Barnwell and Western. He had been also for six or seven years the representative of the Corbin Land Loan Association. He was very highly respected, and Barnwell Coun ty has lost a good and useful citizen. The Meadowbrook Hounds. . days in tty e interest of the staunch n' ayi old Penn! Company, to see him r Mutual Life Insurance His old friends ar e glad >ack, if only for a few days. The projWl of a circulating library Tor Aiken is being pushed steadily on. Plans are being formulated to put it on a permanent business footing, and there is little doubt that our people will soon be, able to enjoy its advan tages. ! Mrs. F. Ev Goodjon is the agent of the Art Amiateur, a monthly maga zine p The statement was made a few weeks ago that there was some* prob ability of tbe Meadowbrook pack of hounds being brought down to Aikert for the winter, and has aroused con siderable interest among some of the' farmers of the County, who are fohd of fox hunting. Foxes are unusually plentiful this year, particularly in the northern and eastern parts of the County, and fox hunters would be ty, heartily welcomed. The plans of tbe gentlemen owning this pack have en somewhat deranged by the se rious illness of one of their number, but notwithstanding it is thought quite probable that the dogs will be brought to Aiken later on. laga in New York. The ibscription is only, $3.00 tnd the publishers give lutiful colored plates subscriber. About the Clemson College. From the Columbia Register. The advocates of the Clemson Col lege will fiud that they have made a mistake in endeavoring to build up this institution by the diversion of funds now devoted to other purposes. It is always wise to clear an issue from all entanglements, so that It can stand squarely bv itself. Such a re sult could have beeu assured by a simple request for an appropria tion for an agricultural college But to couple this request with an en deavor to get money indirectly, drawn from funds which are applied to the diminution of public debt and the maintenance of the Department of Agriculture, has aroused a very strong and very just opposition, which will tend to re-act against the establish ment of a college itself; for opposi tion never stops squarely off; it al ways breaks over as the wave does when it meets the shore. Further more, the position that any institu tion can be established without cost to the State is a fallacy which is bound to be easily detected, and which will lay its advocates open to the charge of indirection that they have used with some effect against other institutions. A Pension for Mrs. Davis. club rat >er a wenty-f yearly to ei The Mcfropolls < terlsticclimatb of Florida, “wi with coat off, windows and doors wide open, the thermometer in the seventies, and the visitors from the North sweltering in the attire they brought with them.” Tbe Augusta Evening News is au thority for the statement that Mr D G Allen, the general passenger and tick et agent of the South Carolina Rail way Company, will sever his connec tion with that Company on the 1st of January next. The many friends of the “old reliable” will regret to hear of his departure. Christmas Trees. The m Marriage. The Rev. Thos. P. Hay was married on the 17th inst by the Rev. Lucius Cuthbert to Miss Jennie daughter of Jenkins Mikell Edisto Island. Mikell. Esq. of Comas Club. At the meeting of the Comus Club, held on Monday evening, the follow ing officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year. President, Capt. H. H. Hall; Vice-President, Dr. B. H. Teague: Secretary and Treasurer, J L Chat field. Beautiful Christmas Goods. no Hou. Thomas F. Bayard, ex-Seo- retary of State, j has accepted an invi tation of the ^luguenot Society of deliver the anui- >f the society at 1 13th. South Carolin versary oration Charleston Apr The Legislature of South Carolina has formally signified tis preference for New York city as the site of the Columbus centennial exposition, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It is a singular fact that the widow of the late Jefferson Davis is legally entitled to a pension from the govern ment. He was a soldier of the Mex ican war, and while he was excepted from the provisions of the bill grant ing pensions for services in that strug gle, the discrimination does not ex tend to bis widow. As originally framed, that bill did not contain a rule of exception on account of par ticipation in the war, but before its final passage the Republicans insert ed a clause to the effect that the Act should not apply to “any person while under the political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amend ment to the constitution. ” The num ber thus excepted did nol exceed a hundred, and most of those subse quently had their disabilities remov ed, and began to draw their pensions. In the case of the few who refused to ttie last to ask for pardon, it has been decided by the Pension Office that their widows have a right to the pen sions, and several such claims nave been allowed, including one submit ted bv the widow of the Adjutant General of the Confederate army. Perhaps Mrs. Davis will not apply for a pension, but as the matter now stands, she can get it if she chooses to ask for it. Visitors to Augusta in search of Christmas presents will do well to call at Dr. A. F. Tischer’s, No 940 Broad St., and examine his large stock of beautiful things. He has almost any thing that a person can want for a present, and every thing at very reas onable prices. Gin House Burned. Mr. Owen Carpenter had the mis fortune to lose his gin-house by Are ou last Mouday morning. The Are is supposed to have been occasioned by a spark from the engine, and the building was totally destroyed. Elev en bales of cotton and about 4,000 bushels of cotton seed were burned. The loss was about $2,500, and there was no insurance. Correction. In our issue of tbe 22nd of Novem ber, it was stated in the article on “Dairy Farms,” that at the Vale of Montmorenci, cotton seed and meal, were occasionally used, in addition to the regular food. This was a typo graphical error, in inserting the word “and.” No cotton seed at all is used on the farm, and only a little meal occasionally iu addition to the regu lar ensilage, which is tbe staple food of all the cattle. Proceedings of Council. Very few people know that Jeffer son Davis had the cap on the present statue of freedom on the dome of the Capitol changed from the original de sign, as created by tbesculptor, Craw ford. The original design was “the liberty cap,” but Mr. Davis, who was then Secretary of War, in 1857, when the design was submitted by the sculptor, made objections to, the cap, as it was the symbol of the freed slaves of the Greek. He sent a letter to Capt. M.C. Meigs, the officer who at the time was in charge of /the Cap itol extension, Mr, Davis preferred a helmet, and the design was changed in accoidance with his wish. At the regular meeting of the Town Council, held on last Monday even ing, it was resolved that all licenses for the ensuing year should remain the same as heretofore, except for bar ber shops, which were increased to $5.00 each. The petition of certain citizens for a public well on Colleton Avenue was respectfully received, and the Council expressed its readiness to build a fire cistern on that Avenue near York Street, if the citizens in tbe neigh borhood would bear one-third of tbe expense. It was also resolved to prohibit the firing of crackers or fire-works on the streets of that part of the town bounded by Union Street, Barnwell Avenue, Pendleton Street and the railway cut. tions have all e dfferent churches to, nday-schoo) children r is t rTrrr'tiWfcpRfitiil fisiir Is for tbe occasions Tuesday afternoon a tree will be { ’iyea at St Thaddeus Church, and titer iu the evening one at the Pres byterian Church. The members of the Congregation of the Baptist Church will give theirs on Wednesday, Christ mas evening; and at St. John’s Meth odist Church it has not yet been de cided whether the tree will be gi ven on Christmas, or New Year’s day. May a merry Chistmas, far and wide, Ring out on every hand; A greeting glad, this Christmas tide, Re-echo through the land. The Alliance Meeting iu Augusta. important meeting of delegates (Farmers’ An from the Farmers’ Alliances on both sides of the river was held iu Augusta on Wednesday, but as it was held with closed doors the proceedings are not very well known. There were over fifty representative farmers in attendance, and Mr, B. F. Tillman was elected chairman and Mr. H. P. Blount, of Georgia, elected secretary. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the advisability of establish ing an Alliance ware-house in Au gusta, unless tbe cotton factors will agree to reduce their charges for haul- iug cotton. It is understood that the question was freely discussed, after which a special committee was ap pointed to consider the matter and re port back. The meeting adjourned to meet again on January 13, 1890, when the special committee appointed to ascer tain from the Augusta cotton mer chants what they will allow for ad vances and the lowest price for which they will handle a bale of cotton, will report. If the merchants’ rates are not satisfactory, then the farmers pur pose to establish an Alliance ware house in Augusta. Aiken Comparatively Unknown. The following circumstance will iff dicate to the people of Aiken how’ little is bnotvn of this place at the North in comparison to what is known of Florida and Thomasville. A few weeks ago a lady in Albany, N. Y., determined to come to the South this season for her health. She had never before been further South than New York, and applied to her physician for advice. He advised her to go to Jacksonville, St. Augustine or Thomasville, and gave her the names of hotels there. She objeoted, as she had heard that malaria was prevalent at those places, when he said that he had heard there was a small town named Aiken, in South Carolina, that had a good climate, but that he knew nothing about it, and did not knew whether there was auy hotel there or not. He advised her to take the New York and Florida steamers, touching at Charlestou, and inquire on hoard about Aiken. She did so, and ttie officers recommended Summerville, and there she went; after spending one day there she was not pleased with the place and came on to Aiken, where she now is and has determined to remain for the season. Aiken has been so little advertised in comparison with other places that it is not surprising that well informed people are ignorant of its advantages. —The supreme court of Georgia has decided that railroad or standard time is not recognized by law. In tbe ad • ministration of law or the perform ance of duties under tbe law. sun time must govern. Tho importance of the decision in contested election cases is apparent. /