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K. B. M UKlt A Y, Editor. THURSDAY, NOV. H, 18W5. THUMB : ONS YEAR.Hl.no. SIX MONTHS. 7fl?i. Two Dui I:-.ri if not ?ililli lu ?.Hunco. TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS ! Sjxrlul Dispatch toll?- .imlerton litteUiijntcer. COM'MIUA, S. C., Nov. Till, ISM. lieu. Butler is shelved by 18,000 ma jority. In Virginia the election was quiet. The Legislature is Democratic hy 10 to 20 on joint ballot. The excitement is on race issue. Thc contest equal to South Carolina in 187'i. Mahono's face wan slapped ut the polis. In Petersburg pis tols wero drawn, but no ?hots fired. Peuce ut Danville, thu negroes abstain ing from voling. The Republicans carried Peiiiisylv.a* nia, including Philadelphia ; also, Con necticut. New York is probably Republican. The Democrats sweep Mississippi. The Democrats elect Governors of Maryland and New Jersey. I p. m.-The Democrats claim good working majorities in thu Virginia Leg islature. Tuc vote of Richmond is the largest ever cast, the Democratic majority being ^dlG. The Democrats claim a glorious victory. Thc aggregate popular majorities will foot up 10,000 to 2i>,00'?. EMLYN. M I.\IN<? TIIK RACKS. A correspondent of thu AVu** ttttd Cou rier, writing over the signature of "J. II.,' says thai neither thu Commission nor ibo railrouds are responsible for the mixing up of the races on our passenger trains, nnd proceeds to elucidate his position by quoting fi lot section, 2004, ol thu General Statutes which provides : Whoever, belli); a common carrier, un der any public license, charter, rule or r?gulation, shall by himself or another willfully assign any special quarters or accommodations whutuvor to any passen ger or person whom such common carri er may have undertaken to carry, ?ir who Hbull "under unv pretence deny or refuse to any person lawfully applying for the HU n io ueeo in mod titi ol i equal lu every re spect to that furnished hy bim to any other person for Uko roitiponsation or reward in ii Uko cuso, bavins no regard to tho person perte who may bo applicant therefor, shall, on conviction, be pun ished by ii line of not moro than ono thousand dollars or by Ituprisouuu nt for not moro tbun six months." This, wo admit, fuiiy disposes of tho idea that thc railroads ought to have two cars, one for tho white and one for the colored. As the law stands, they cannot do so. "J. II." then proceeds to excul pate tho Commission und the railrouds from blame for not fixing a second class rate, and contends that they havo no right to fix any second cluss fares. To sustain this posilion he cites the railroad net of 1882, which he says "provides 'that it shall bo unlawful to charge, col lect or receive for tho transportation of any passenger or freight of any descrip tion over its railroad a greater nmount as toll or compensation than shall nt the same timo bo charged, collected or re ceived by it for the transportation of any passenger or like quantity of freight of the sumo ela-s, being transported over any portion of the same railroad of equal distance,' and the only exception to this ia ihe proviso quoted by the Commission, thut thc Act hhull not bc NO construed us to prevent the issuing of commutation, excursion ur thousnnd-inilu tickets. All of tho tickets included in ibu proviso cntitlo tho passenger to more than one ride." He says : II is evident that it was mit thc intent of the law to include second-class tickets in thc proviso. Pirat, bocauso it oxes tho term any pasHenirer, atid o"iv IM-OB the word class as applicable to freight. Soo ond, because tho law of South Carolina is to this extent a literal copy of tho law ola Stato in which second-class tickets wore never sold. We do not agree with thc writer in this position, for thu luw provides that railroads shall not have the right to charge any passenger or freight a greater amount than they chargo "any passenger or like quantity of freight of the samo class'' tor a Uko distance. There is nothing here in the sense or the punctu ation to indicate that the word "class" is applied to freights any more thau to pas senger charges. On the coutrary, the sentence applies the classification to both. This hus been recognized by sev eral roads in the State, we understand, aad they have established u lower sec ond-class rate. There can be no doubt, according to our construction of this sen tence, that the railroads have the right to establish second-class rates subject to the approval of the Commission, and that tho Commission has the right to make and enforco a second-class rate ii they see proper to do so. For this rea son, we think tho people have a right to complain of both the railroads and the Commission when the; subject our ladies and children to the annoyance and discom fort incident to a mixing of the races in the same p.tasenger cara. We think the Legislature ought to, and will, correct these unnecessary annoyances. "J. H." then goes, like most persons whose argu menta are exhausted, into personal flings at the editor of the INTELLIGEN CER. He says: lt la clear, therefore, that it was the Legislature of 1870 and the Legislature of 1882 that mixed tim races, and I ven ture to suggest to the editor of the An derson IHTELLIOBNOEIR that in a i di tl on to getting the Legislature to give this matter ita attention, he also invoked the aid of the ?ame body to teach not the railroads or the commission their dutios so much as to show the Anderson INTKL I.IOENOEB tho intent and eflbct of a law which the Hon. Mr. Murray, of Ander son, strongly advocated in tho Legisla ture, and also the rights and duties of a railroad corporation which numbera among its directors the same gentleman. This ia not' a question involving Mr. Murray, but one in which all of the travelling public of the. Stato are con cerned, mid we do not mean to allow oncers nor personal criticisms to deter us from advocating what we believe is for the public good. We believed when the railroad law was enacted that it would prove'beneficial to the people, and wo ?till believe that It will do to, though lt will require, some time and patience in perfecting KB details. We have never, thought tho Commission capable of com mitting an ac. of intentional injustice to any party ; but, with all dre respect, we think tbey have shown a lack of acquain tunee willi the detuih of their work which will require n longer time and en tail more temporary hardships in getting the railroad act into harmonious opera tion over the State than we had antici pated. The railroads are. controlled hy human beings, actuated by thc principles which govern human nature. Wc be lieve that their olliciuls are no better than any other class of citizens, and wc arc satisfied thal they are no worse. Il is, therefore, but natural thal they should stick close to the requirements of ibo Commission where they can make the law unpopular by doing HO. Il will rc fjuire Koine time to get the law to work ing smoothly, and our people will doubt less chute in the meantime, bul when amendments appear necessary, the Leg islature will doubtless make them. It is a content between the people and corpo rate power which will ultimately be won by the people, but not without much in convenience, many mistakes and some hardships. .Many criticisms will bc pin-Hid upon the Commission, ami just criticisms by men who could not have done boiter ?lin' they been ?ti thc position of tlie Commissioner*. This is natural. When the effect of a regulation ii ascer tained from its operation every intelli gent mun can perceive it, though in the beginning perhaps very few would have anticipated thc rouit. The Commission should heed these erith i-ms, and where reasonable ami [?roper act upon them. This is OIK objection to the position of I the Commission upon thc second das* fares. They ought, UH men of experience und observation, to perceive the proprio? ty-nay, the necessity-of separating thu races as fur as practicable in railroad travel. If they fail todo HO, then the Legislature ought UH far as practicable to alford thc needed relief. Tile editor of tho iNTKI.l.tOKNCElt did not think tho present tailroad law perfect when it was adopted. Many of bis friends will re member that he urged the adoption of a section for the grouping of towns along thc line of railroads in ?lie matter ol through fricghlH, and earnestly contended that it would be better than the present law. Others will remember that twe years ago he advocated the enactment ol a section fixing first class passenger ratet at three, and second class at two centc per mile on all roads operating mon than fifty miles of railroad in this State Both these positions will appear fron thc journals of the House, so that the} cannot be criticised as after-thoughts We regarded, and so argued upon tin question of passing the railroad law, tba the preseut bill was tentative. That i gave us a starling point from which tin rights of tho people and the proper in terests of the railroads could be ascer tained, and that any changes which ex perieuce might suggest would be mude Wo think several necessary changes havi presented themselves, and have no dotib many others will appear from time li lime as thu interests of trade and th wants of difiereut sections may require We shall not hesitate to suggest >in( urge them, at the risk of censure fron Unknown correspondents, or even u friends who may entertain u difieren view. Hon. Armstead Hurt, one of the mos prominent lawyers in South Carolina died on Tuesday, the ?lOth of October, ii bis ul lice nt Abbeville. He had beet feeling unwell for several days, buf wen as usual to bis ofiicc, where he waa fount about .r> o'clock in the afternoon dem upon a lounge on which he had beet resting. Iiis position was natural am his expression pleasant, indicating tba ho had past to rest without a struggl and wi th. iiit pain. His death was cause? from heart disease, and carno upon bin while he waa engaged in the labor of Iii profession, nf which lie was so dislin gu ?shed a member. Mr. Hurt was bon in Edge?old County on November Ililli 1802, hut in early youth removed t Pendleton, where lie afterwards stlldiei and wns admitted to the practice of lav lu 1828 he married Miss Martha Cal houri, a daughter nf Williutn Calhoun, < Abbeville County, who was a nephew o John C. Calhoun. Ho then settled ii Abbeville for the practice of law, am soon rose to distinction at the bar. H was elected to Congress in 1841, am retained his seat in that body until 185: when ho retired to his plantation i Abbovillo County, returniug to his prc fession, however, in 1855. In 18G6* Mi Hurt and Judge Wardlaw were appointe by the Legislature to prepare a code fu the government of the liberated slavet and, under this appointment, was one c the authors of the noted "lllack Code adopted in this State before reconstruc lion. Ho was an able, upright and hon orable christian gentleman of the higher attainments. lu his death the State hn lost a valuable citizen and the leg? profession ono of its most accomplisher members. Mr. Joseph lt. Kant, our eflicien Chief of Police, takes us to task on ou statement two weeks ago that there wa as much or more drunkenness in Ander son during the dry ticket as there ia no? and shows us the record that for the firs year of tho present Council there wer one hundred and sixty-six cases tried fo drunkenness, while only nineteen wer tried during the dry year. It, ls howevei admitted that during the dry year thor were more persons to the case th n unde tho present Council. It is also a fae that during that year men would no drink in town, bat buy liquor secret! and drink after leaving town. It is alu a fact that the present discipline is mor rigorous than that heretofore of force ii Anderson, and probauly this has addet some to the number of arrests under tin present Council. Taking all these fact together, it is evident '.hat the dispirit] is not so great as shown by the figure: given, but we have no doubt that wi were ,mistaken in thinking as mud drunkenness prevailed under the dr] Council aa at present Thia is no material to the point we were making which was simply that by a rigorous en forcement of municipal discipline goot order can bo preserved, even where license is granted. We have no doub that a permanent prohibition of the sah i>f intoxicating liquors would be a gooc thing for our people, but what we meant io emphasize was that we had better rel] ipon a rigid enforcement of city discip Ino than periodical prohibition to con trot the evils of Intemperance.- Thil llacipline can bo kept np continually 1 our people demand it, while prohibition in Ibu pa*t lins come about once in five to teu year?. Tins is our reason Cur es pecially commending thc pro;.'r ami rigid enforcement of city ordinances as the surest means of securing the order of our coin um ri i ty. The November elections which wcie held on Tuesday are of gre.it inter?-I to the politicians, as they ?how the drift <<f public sentiment, ami are admit?* d lo have a -trong bearing upon the coming presidential canvass. The following Stale* voted for the offices named : Con necticut, one half of thc .Senate and the full house ol Representatives ; .Maryland, Governor, Comptroller, Attorney Gener al and Legislature; Massachusetts, Gov ernor, Lieutenanl-Govenior, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor and Legislature; Minnesota, Governor, Lieutenant^ ?overnor, Secreta ry rd State, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Railroad Commissioner ; Mississippi, members nf Legislature; Nebraska, Jus tice Supreme Court and Regents of State University; New Jersey, t?o vernor, pail of Senate and its full House ?<: Representatives; New York, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attor ney General, Engineer, Surveyor ?iud Legislature, ll also voled upon a pi<.!? notion to abolish contract labor fr? in State prisons. Pennsylvania, \tidibr General ami Suite Treasure! , Virginia, purl ol'Senate and full lion-. of Rei re sen I a: i ves. Letter Fruin (Jermain. Tho following extracts from a privat?* lotter of'. S, Murray, Jr., will doubtless be' o( Intero.-t to many of our readers : Llll/.lo, GKUMA.NY, Oct. lilli, l?-.'?. I am now permanently settled in Leip zig for tito Winier, and contemplate my work with .some pleasure. lt was my good fortuno to obtain board in a very pleasant family, and am wei! situated for learning German und pursuing my other t-tuilies. My doniieii i.-, entirely out of tim Ameri can eirele at present, and I will speak only Gorman, unless upon exceptional uceas ions. H'Idle in Dresden I formed the ac quaintance of a most interesting family, the head ol' which was an lillicur and spcrMinal friend of (lie late King doini of Saxony, and on this account the family hilve aeees.s t?i ?he king's garden, from which tho publinare oxeluded. In eoiit puny with a member of this family 1 had thu privilege ot' visiting Um gurdon where tho young I'l iuen resilles. I visited lim colebrulutl royal tuanufic lory < 1 china at Meissen, which is ono ol thu finest in thu world. Meissen is II Minali city on tho Kl bo, below Dresden, mid is ol soma historie importance con nected with the thirty years' war and thu incident periods. Dresden is certainly one of th?> lovell oat cities in Herman v. Tin? picture galle ry is magnificent. Raphael's ''Madonna Di Sun Sis to" is a work of unrivalled beau ty and excellence. No ono luis over paint ed us ho. His ideals wero sublime. I musttell you something of the picture, ll is about tun feet by six, and tius as signed it un ontirt) room, which is gener ally crowded with admiring visitors. Tho Madonna is standing upon tho cloud*. holding the child in her arms. Huhinti lier is u green curtain drawn, revealing COU nt leas heads in tho heavens, all well executed. At her right is Pope Sixtus und it her lelt is St. ftarhara, both kneel ing. At tho font of the Painting uro two cherubs, marvelously well painted. The female ligure of St. liai bara is not quilt us pleasing to nu- aa tho other figures. Tho eyes of tho Madonna aro large and full of beauty and expression. The wholo picture is ono of unequalled con ception mid "race. Holbein und Correg irlo are ni?atera, but they do not equal Raphael by a great deal. Itaphucl'* ideals und lonna, and his power of exe cution, wuro unequalled by tho masters of any school. My Visit tn Saxon Switzerland (where thu Kl bu breaks through the Sudotic range of mountains,) was very interesting. I vidi ted ull tho most noted points, mid the tour coat mu about $7.on. All that 1 saw iu|Drc*don, Saxon Switzerland, and Moissou did not cost mo over fifteen dol lars in excess of what i would have H|teut in Gol ti ngeil, and it was worth far more to me. I bini that it is cheaper und more satisfactory to take these little journeys, when tho' opportunity oilers, than "to wait until thu bust, amt laku ?ni?) grand tour over tho continent; The peculiar charm of Saxon Switzer land, ls its picturesque pillars ?d' rocks and chasms and deep, narrow valli's*. 1 will give you Mollie idea of what i saw on this tour. I went upon tb?) IhlHlcl, which ls on the right bank of the Kibe, ami more than six hundred feet hight From here ono Reta a view ol' tho most interesting points in Saxon Switzerland. Ito fore reaching Um lliuttei I passed through "Tehorro Uni tul" ami "Ullcr wulder Grund," two narrow valleys, almost sheltered by the high overhanging, picturesque rocks, lu "Ultorwahlor Grund" ls tho Devil's kitchen, not very nul i ku that ut t'lcsar's Head, S. C., and What is eal Iud tho "Hock Gate.'' Hero tho two rocky mountain bides press close together, and there i.s scarcely room for a littlo brook and two slender persons lo go Hide by .side, and pass (ono by one al thia point) under a great rock which rests upon both Hilles of the chasm. Hore tho rays of tho sun never reach tho valloy, which is narrow und crooked. After leaving ltastei, 1 went through "Anisei Grund," so called from the nu merous black birds which formerly in habited the valley. In this valley tho rockaaasumod fantastic shapes, ami aro named accordingly, "Turtle," "Locomo tive," "Young Lady," "Sheep Stone," and i thors. (Theso aro translations of my own.) 1 then ascended tho mountain called H?chstem, lt is cleft in two by a narrow chasm not moro than two feet wide, and Home hundrods deep. This chasm ls called tho "Wolf's Schluckt." Through lt artificial Htops wind down into tho level, narrow valloy below, through which 1 went to the "Brand,*' a high mountain commanding a magnificent view. 1 de scended from tho "Brand" through a narrow chasm callod thc "Pi Ingen Sohluchh " Just before reaching this chasm there is a view of some rocks (upon lotty pillara of rocks rising up from tho valley) which resemble "corn sucks" tied at the mouth, and these sacks aro callod in German "Korr. Sacke." 'l'bure is also a ridgoof rocks resembling very nearly in appearance a ship. I next visited tho "Kuhstall," whore there is a great bolo in the rocky wall which rises up abovo tho valloy. It is so largo ns to form a great room, hoing some twenty feet through and nearly as broad. From the Greater and Lesser "Wintorbcrg" I had r.o outlook, as li wa? cloudy. I thou proceeded to "Problschthor," where tho rocks rising in single, isolated columns from the valley bolow, aro very attractive and imposing. Hero, as at the Kuhstall, ls a gigantic opening through the rocky wall, and heneo lia nanto signifying "gato." Tho view from this point is vory picturesque. The region is chopped up and diversified by these narrow valleys and Isolated columns of rock, some of which aro from twelve to twenty feet square and riso to the hight of more than a bundled feet, presenting tho appear ance of groat chimneys or columns. It is truly a most interesting region, J. S. M., JR., - Gen. Robert Toomba, who has long been recognised as the most accomplish ed, ornate and vigorous swearer in tho United States, bas repented, and was received into the Methodist Church at Washington, Qa., by Bishop TMerce on Sunday. - Last Thursday evening two colored children were burnt to death on the place of William G. Hnckabee near Lowndesvillle, Abbeville. Their mother had left them in the house when sho went to work. - The negroes ot Lexington County have-made up a purso to pay the expen ses of Press Sbackclford in visiting Ar kansas for tho purpose of reporting the attractions of that promised land, na they contemplate nn exodus. He will leave for Little Bock next week. ranonaaraaanmaaunammnna I>KMOCRATI( DEFKNSi:. Action ol Dm si H I.' Cuiiimlttrti Willi lt?>f errnt'C to Un* I'olitlnil l':om < IIII-HIS. Tilt* State Democratic Kxc^uiive Com mittee met at tlie Carolina National Hunk last evening tn make preparation fur the defense ol tim citizens ot South Carolina who may be brought before the United Stales Court fur prosecution for alleged violations of the election laws of the national govert)ment. i he comiuillee are convinced thu*, the prosecutions will bi- begun before the United States Circuit Court which will cou vene in Charleston on the fourth Monday in this mouth, ami that they will bi- carried on with all the power of tin- government ami ?ith thc utmost ex ertion for conviction. About forty cares \>ill be brought be fore the Court, including thirty from Marian <'utility alone, ami the other* from the Counties of Fairfield and Ches ter. I he defendants and their witues-ie? trom .Marion especially arc tillable tc defray the expenses, incident to a lonj trial, mid this tact is known to the pros . cuting ollieers. '1 he State Committee have detenu iud to protect and defend the persecuted citi zens ol South Carolina lo the umrt liber a! extent, and have secured the ecrvioc of tim able counsel who so heroically di I- oded tin- political prisoners ii i !barle-toi) over a yi-ar ago- - Hon. A. G Magrath, Hon, I. F. Voumatis, and Cap lain J Iv. 1'. lilyan. lt will bo lin- duty of tin* Democrat of South Carolina to >-ccont| tin- effort . .f'tl.i State Committee, ami they won!? be false ?o :1K ir past record il' they di' not respond with ulan itv and cheerful ni--- and ns? all ile- means in lliei power i-i 'I. hat tin- conspiracy ot' mi em in iv-. /.' i every ftriimrratic Juretr be ct Ai f ott toni perform hi? lint;/. A mi A Lt MAN. Om- Wisconsin Woiimu \V< <IH Another. WA I? IM X, Wis , November 1.-. strange ca??o hus come lo light in th town around which there still hangs a air ol' impenetrablu mystery. liver woman isgossipiug ubotit it. Last ?pr i ti a young woman named (?ertrude Fulh became the bride of ^ young mau-i tlii- person htipposetl lo be a young ma - calling himself Frank Dubois, and 1 all outward appearances they have sim lived happily together. They hal gained a livelihood by painting at other odil bits of work, and not evi their most 'intimate friends have ev thought of them except us passing quiet, happy honeymoon, at their mode lillie home. Last night S. .1. liudso ol Belvidere, III., a former resident Fund du Lac, Wis., presented himself their door and claimed (?ertrude Dubi whilom husband ns his wife, who li; deserted him and his two children. Tl ! - ?ipa arc greatly exercised over t! mallei, some going MO far as to chu that the woman hersell hu" been decen as to thu M'.X of the person she marri? Gertrude in reply lo questions, mai tai-led thal thu person she has lived wi through the summer is a mau, and h step-iuolher upholds her in this asst lion. Hudson, who lived in Fond . Lac previous to Ilia departure for Belvi ero early lust spring, left hero for t former place last night, being unable ? obtain an interview with hit; wife. I states that when be left Fond du L Mrs. Hudson was to fellow him, hehavi , left her H ticket for that purpose, a . that he has not Keen her since. F*ra ' Dubois, otherwise Mrs. Hudson, 1 here on the noon train north. In BJ? of tho assertions ot Gertrude aud 1 step mother the people here bel it Dubois to be a woman. Looking I past events in the light of the prese \ many little things, unnoticed at the tir point directly to this conclusion. Th is in fact, no doubi ipon the subject, II the people are sat it* tieri that Miss Fulh ! husband is Mrs. Hudson. Why the t women should have done sn remarka a thing as to marry each other cannot imagined. Mrs. Hudson is a mascuii looking person and it did not requin great tleai ol'trouble to disguise hers Ul'cal Fire In Savannah. On Wednesday afternoon a fire br< out iu thc warehouse of Garnett, Stu & Co., and spread so quickly thal young white man as med James C and a colored man and woman who w in thc building were nuable to cseu ami perished. 3,000 bales of coll?n, dwellings, the electric light works, barrel factory and a foundry were slroyed. The dwellings were fra buildings occupied by poor white i Colored peuple, several hundred whom aie homeless. Arrangenu were made to house them in the Uni States barracks. The city was left darkness by thc destruction of the el trie light works, and as the neg] began to drink heavily, the militia called out to aid thc police in patrolli Forty of tho butued houses were ow by the Huberslmili estate. Thc raged from soon after noon until th the small fire department being pov less to copo with it. Aid was telegrap for to Charleston and Augusta, am special train from the former city < ried fire apparatus through, 115 mile 4 hours and lit) minutes. The flat were checked at West Broad street, swept over fi ?teen blocks, the fire b( the most disastrous one there since 1! The loss is more than n million doll much of if being covered by insun which is chiefly in Northern and fon companies. A Mortal Shot. Some lime ago a colored man who working on tho Laurens and Spar burg railroad handed Joe Groy, colo enough money to pay his (the cob man's) board. Gray misapplied money and did nut pay the amount, colored mau pressed him to settle, ho neglected to do so. On Tuei night the st rango colored man callee a bouso on the placo of W. S. Gra< this city, and told ils occupant tba was on his way to kill the faithless low who had consumed the cash g him in trust. As the railroad hand j thin information he drew a pistol, conking it, walked ?lowly along hun for the ^perfidious Gray. For one of tl reasons which no one ever explains weapon went off. Tho bullet took e in the strange man'? stomach. He and cried frantically for help. He soon m ado comfortable. The inflicted wound intended for another thus implanted in tho side of the w< be assailant. His wound is thougl bo mortal, and ho was dying at accounts. The scene of the occtirn is in Laurens county, Young's towns - (?reenvide Neics. - Mr. Wesley Compton, who 1 near Fair Play in this County, com ted suicido on tho 20th of October. H. Johns, the Coroner, held an inq the next day over his body, and the diet of tho jury was that the deco came to his death by an over dot laudanum. Mr. Compton had 1 threatening, it is said, to take his life for some time past.-Keoicee Coil ??*"A Doubtful friend is wore th certain enemy," and rice versa a cet friend is infinitely belter than a doul enemy. Thus Kidney-Wort is an int parnbly better friend to the human than whole catalogues full of doul nostrums. It in an unfailing remed; that tormenting disenso piles. It m tho bowels gently and fro dy, and removes tho cause. Do not fail to t faithfully either in dry or liquid fon IILOOIIV WORK IN VIRGINIA. SnrlnUM Ulai* ut Political Meeting?, CHAKI "i n:, November 1.-They are having it hot over in Virginia just RC ross our Stan- line. From passengers who rame in on the Rich mona ami Danville train this evening your correspondent learns thal a bloody political riot occur red between thu whiten and blacks at South Boston Station, Va., last night in winch two negroes were probably fatally Mounded. The tir-t trouble commenced while Major K<1 mund.-, a Democrat, was speaking. It was a joint Itt adjuster and Democratic meeting and the negroes were out ?ll lull loree. While Major F.dmoud-? was addressing the crowd a Readjuster darkey commenced acting in a very disorderly manner, interrupting the speaker with insolent remarks, and ??nal ly beeline so boisterous that Major Kd monds ha<l to cease speaking. A goo?! deal of excitement ensued, but Major Kd monds once more resumed bio speech, only lo be again interrupted by the negro. At this stage of the proceedings a young mau stepped up lo the obstrep erous colored man and lu a quiet tone inpu tted him lo take bis seat and cci-e bis interruption. A crowd of ne groes ut once gathered around, and in t in* twinkling of on eye the row was precip ?led. Tim negro who ?md been neting so disorderly from the start drew it knite and rushed*al the young man, but he had advanced not more than two ps when he fell tu tim ground willi a bullet Ihr .ugh the throat. l'Utols ami nixes were drawn, and an indiscrimi nate fight "iisued which lasted for several minutes. \ ten the interference of officers {mt ? stop to it. Sen ial participants ere quite badly used up, one colored Readjuster being disemboweled. .None ol the while people wen-hurl. Who lin d the pistol shot is not known. The bullet truck the negro squarely in the centre f his throat ami came out ut the back of his neck, lt is thought that the negro who was cut in ibu abdomen stands a belier chance of recovery than the one who was shot. It i> thought that at least two of the negroes will die. Another How. DANVII.LK, VA., November 3.-A mtlict occurred between a crowd of while ami colored men this ceiling, ill which Wull?rS. Holland, a sou of 0. G. Holland, was slio*. in the bead ami is supposed to be mortally wounded, and Thomas Seward shot through the body. Five negroes were kiiled, ami il is sup posed many were wounded. The begin ning of the conflict was caused by thc beating by one of thc citizens of a negro who abused uuolhcr negro for apologiz ing for an apparent rudeness. Some of both colors interfered and a pistol was knocked out of the hands of one of the white men and exploded. Just then a report.reached an assembly of white citi zens, who were in session about political matters, that ii coudie! was going on in the street, and they came out in a body. As both classes formed in separata crowds, "?une of each crowd being armed, a number of negroes approaching the while crowd culled out: "Shoot, you ! Wt might as weil -.?tile this Mung now as at any other time." Just then somebody in the white crowd called out, Tire!" and the tiring began. The ne groes returned the fire and ran oil* some firing as they ran. All the stores were closed immediately, the alarm bell was sounded and the people came out with arms. The town sergeant came out soon after with oue of the military companies and commanded the people in the name of the Commonwealth togo home, and the streets were soon cleared. The city is now uridei the supervision of one of the military companies mid the mounted police, and the town sergeant, in response to a message from the Governor offering assistance if needed, bas lelegraped that all is quiet and no further trouble ia ap prehended. No arrests have been made as yet. The political excitement has been growing more ami more intense during the present canvass for members of the Legislature. - Mr, Wel?sby, an Englishman, with a force of fifteen bands, is now on Hard Labor Creek, Abbeville County, cutting white oak timber to bc shipped to Liver pool, to be made into staves for the East Indies. JM-With Diamond Dy? s any lady can get ns good results as the best practical dyer. Every dye warranted true to name and sample. An army of worms, gnawing, gnawing, night and day, eating thu vitals away, is frequently thu cause of convulsion and lit.-. Slimier'* Indian Vermifuge is thc remedy. FOR SALE. One Planing Machine. Cl AN be seen in operation. y A pjiiv to WM. McQUKIX. Nov 8, 188S 17 2 Notice as to Public Hoads. ALL persons are notified not to take sand from tim public roads, or ditch es along them, under penalty of being pros ecuted at law. Ft. S. BAILEY, Chairman Countv Commissioners. Nov 8, 1183_17_ 1 Engine for Sale. THE undersigned oilers for sale a Six Horse Power ENGINE. In good running order. Will be sold cheap for cash. Cnn bo seen at Hine Ridge Yard. Apply to or address SMITH it MAYFIELD. Nov 8, 1883 17 3 Warning. ALL persons are hereby warned not to bu i bor or hire Frederick Perry or Thomas Purry, as they are bound to nie. Any one disregarding this notice will be prosecuted at law. HENRY PERRY. Nov 8. 1883 17 1 House for Sale. rpHE HOUSE now occupied by S. M. X Orr ls for sale. Terms, $1,000 cash; remainder in one, two and three ysars-7 per cent, interest from date. For further particulars call on Dr. S. M. Orr, or communicate with the undersigned! JAS. L. ORR, Trustee, Greenville, S. C. Nov 8. 188? 17 Business Card. ALL parties who owe me forSUPPLlES AND GUANO aro hereby notified to come up snd arrange the same. The gusno was due 1st November, and I am rimmel led to press collections if they are not paid at once. I need my money and MUST HAVE IT, and will pay you an extra price for your cotton In payment. I nave on hand a full stock of Groceries, Dry Goods and Merchandise generally' which I am offering at hard time prices for cash. Call and see about your matter: with rue at once, I mean this for all who owe me. Respectfully, W. 8. LIGON. Nov 8, 1883_17_ GRAND REDUCTION. Grand Improvements in the already justly Celebrated "STANDARD, ORGAN." $17" ~ ORC.AN for ?43.75, with five oe il U taves, five sets or reeds and all tho latest improvements. $00.00 Organ for ?48.75, five octave, with ten sets of reeds, and all the latest improve ments. This Special Grand Cash Price is ottered by tho Company until the 17th of Decem ber, if the car load is not made up earlier. The first chance ever offered to the peo ple of Anderson County to get a first-class Organ nt 30 per cent les-, than the cost of manufacturing them. Act st once. J. A. DANIELS, Anderson, S. C. Nov 8,18S3 17 Money to Lend ! l*rl?M,lur, .uylyi?iiiTSKK & ^ Attorneys. Anderson, ?. C. rCov 8, 1883 17 .. 3 - Notice to Trespassers. milE undersigned hm-l.y torlM M feS" i passing, ur liuutime. or iUoyii?iluil?r upon our jtrouiu ?, .?> '.; or ???lit. in th? following townships . ?.?n WvlHe.WkMiltoaiid \urei.??. H T Chumbhe. Mr.. ?lunssa Junkin, %V i- W Mi-liill J. K. Hi own. ?H.??? Edward W.Taylor, A N. H""- 1 . Nov ?, 1883 ?! - Dissolution. PATH, ANUERSON C?r?TY.H. <' November nit, 18W. . rpAKK "??ice ,l,at tov-'!'lirt T r by mutual conseut. ^ (, NuUWol,". Nov 8. 1SK:? 17._i! .ar^? ;^Q +Q (Creditors. M H Marten. Adm'r of M. A. Matte?. Mi" re. the K-rtatcof 1?. A. Marte? and .'T?* [.?noi?s" having demands against A ?ho Estate of M. A. Masters,decd, ?TrTuerebv notified lo prove them bet?re ,,".,,.. ..r bv ?lrt December nest. ' w \V HUMPHREYS Master. Nov 8. I ?83 17 ? . Notice to Creditors. i;"v H. Norris, M. M. Norris, et al., by guardian ad litem, vs. Holbert il. Acker. Ael LL cr ditors of Mary V. Acker, dee'd. ju?aii C. Norris, dee d. Wm. M. Aekei dee'd. and Mary E. A.Uer, deed, are herebv notified to prove their claims I t,(.p.r?- me on or by the 21st day of Decem ber noxt^ w HUMPHREYS. Master. \ Nov rt, IKK! 17 ?? C. BART & CO., CHARLESTON, S. C., milli LARGEST IMPORTERS OK FRUIT lu the South, offer for sale a well selected Stock of Apples, Oranges, Bananas. Cocoanut*, Lemons, Raisins, Nuts. Dried Kies. Potatoes, Cabbnges, Onions, Peanuts, And everything else that a Kirst Class Pruit 11 ouse should have. Nov 8,188.1 17_ _.6m Notice to Contractors. OFFICE OK for NT Y COMMISSIONERS. ANDERSON H. C., Nov.(Uh, 1883. ?T?TICE is herebv gi Veil that the con S trait for Building a Ni^w Bridge across Wilson's Creek, at J. B. Burrlas Mill, in Anderson County, will be let to the lowest responsible bidder on the 22nd day ol' November, at tlie Undue, at 12 m. This Board reserves tho ri^ht to reject any ami all bids. Hans and specifications will be made known on the day of letting. Contractor will bo required tu give bond with good security, for due performance of the work. lt. S. BAILEY. JOHN II. JOSES, JOHN A. REEVES, County Commissioners for Anderson. W. II. VRIKRSON, Clerk. Valuable Land fr: Sale. VI 7" I LL sell on SALEDAY IN DECEM YY BER next, at Anderson C. H., it not sold nt private sale bet?re, one Tract of Lund, in Hock Mills Township, known as t! Bowie place, containing316 aerea, more or less, bounded by lands of J. P. Ander son, Kr. J. T. Cook and others. Said Tract has about HKJ ucres good cotton land open ar.d ready for cultivation ; also ubout 40 acres good creek bottom in cultivation. There is comfortable dwelling with rooms for landlord, with good water. Alsu, 4 good tenant houses. TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. Kor further information applv to U. S. Williford. (J. S. Si T. J. WILLI FORD. Nov 8, 1SS3 171: 3 Executor's Sale Heal Estate. BY virtue of the power contained in the lust Will and Testament of James Dobbins, deceased, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S.C, on SALEDAY IN DECEM BER next, the Beal Estate of said deceas ed, as follows : The Home Tract, known as LOT NO. 1. containing 22M acres, more or less. TRACT NO. li, adjoining No. t, contain ing 1T?J acres, more or less. TRACT N'). 3, adjoining No. 2, contain ing 135 acres, more or less. TBA* i AO 4, part of McClesky Tract, containing HS icres, more or less. TRACT NO. 5, adjoining No. 4, contain ing 71 acres, more or less. The first timi Tracts are situate in Kork Township, on Little Beaverdain Creek, and Nos. 4 2nd 5 in Bock Mills Township, on Seneca River. THUMS OF SALE -One-third cash ; balance on twelve monthi credit, with interest, to bc secured by mortgage. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. L. DOBBINS, Adm'r., With the Will annexed. Nov 8, 18S3_17 4 EXECUTORS' SALE. BY virtue of the power verteil in us by the last Will of Zachariah Hall, de ceased, we w.ll sell at Anderson C. H.. S. C., at publicau :tion, on the KIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER next, all the Real Estate of the said Zachariah Hall, deceased, to wit : TUE HOME TRACT, Containing about four hundred acres. THE CIIESLEY HALL TRACT, Containing t bout one hundred acres, and THE ELROD TRACT, Containing three hundred and three acres. These Tracts will be devided into several Tracts, plats of which can be seen at the law office of Murray, Breazeale ?!t Murray after the 15th inst., and will bc exhibited on day of sale. TERMS-One-third cash ; the balance in two equal annual instalments, with inter est from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Turcbasers to pay for papers. We wilt also sell on the TUESDAY fol lowing, to wit-, December 4tb, at the late residence of Zachariah Hall, deceased, the balance of tho Personal Property of the said Estate, consisting of Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Tools, two Mules, one Wagon. Corn, Fodder, Cotton Seed, Shucks, Ac Tenn? cash. HUGH ROBINSON, w. z. MCGEE, Executors of the last Will and Tes tament of Zachariah Hall, dee'd. Nov 8, 18K3 10 4 TO THE PUBLIC. ALL parties wishing Scroll Work done such as Brackets, Mantels or any kind of Fancy Work should soe the under rjg?-iu HaVe l'8d. ?vl r??1 experience, and will guarantee<1work. Prices cheap as T?^y 00,1 ,u Sbop at Blue Rid*? MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE ! -0 TO THE TRADING PUBLIC t IDESIRE to inform my friends and cus tomers that I have in store one or tho prettiest and most carefully selected stocks Confectioneries, Canned Goods, Family and Fancy Groceries, Toys, &c. Ac, To be found In the City. San^r?0"'0 Ch?"a VaWB' and ClIPs and Choice FRUIT always on hand TOBACCO ann CIGARS a speciality Call and see mc in Rroyle?* Build In*, on Main Street. ????!?? jeir- City goods delivered FREE Oct 25, 1883 J ?V5MCC0NN'^ Notice to Trespassers. ALI. persona are hereby warned not to hunt, tish, ur otherwise trespass, by lav or night, on our lands, situated in Ap. lorsoii County. Those disregarding this -li''-wi,,,H,!ir,^wHrrinKi.i>. MKS. ANNA L. LEAK, I,KA K A JON BS, JOHN ll. JOSHS, T. li. C. HALL. A. J. LATHAM. J. V. MASTERS, J. lt. AUMSTKONti, J. c. IIAYNIE, J. H. t'A HW ILK, V. M. NORRIS. Nov I, Kitti 10 _'i_ III ti II ?TAX If A KM Is our motto for the quality of our doods, and we sell them at small profits ; hence we are able to keep putting tliem out and receiving fresh supplies con tinually. With tho experience we now have in our new line, we are better than ever able to select as to quality und prices, and during the present 9t asoti will have a better Stock than ever before, consisting of all the dodd Things that it ia possible to ship und sell in this market. Remember, that besides a complete stock of Staple Grove rien, we keep the largest stock of laney Groceries to bc found in this market. If you like pood Coffee and Tea to drink, there is nunc better than ours in (he State. Try our fine Java, Rio and /.aguara Roasted Coffees. Try our fine G. F. and Oolong Teas. Sweet and Vanilla Chocolates just received. An Immense ht of Preserves and Jellies, Fruit, Rutter, and other good things on the way. We invite your inspection of our stock of fine Confections, Fruits, &c. Will have an immense stock cf Carnied Goods, when they all arrive. Pine Apple, Young America and finest Cream Cheese. Our fine Biscuits aud Cakes are now used in almost every household. New Buckwheat Flour on tho way. We are HEADQUARTERS (OT FINE GROCERIES. We guarantee all goods fresh and pure. Everything delivered free in the City-our Delivery Wag on ia always ready, aud wo re spectfully invite every one lo call and see us. REED & WEBB, City Grocery. Oct ll, 1883. A Nice Brush ai A "Daisy" Box < A Tine Bottle oi An Elegant Pari The BEST Golog Reliable Drugs s A GOOD CIGAR SO GO Al THE JDJEZJT: Nov 8, 1883_ THE TIME To PARTIES indebted to us for GIL the same must bo settled at an early day what you owe us. We would also call tb arm of REED, MOORHEAD & CO. t< must be settled iu full or in part on or bc lice and govern yourselves accordingly. WE HAVE ON HAND STAPLE ME BOOTS, SHOE? HATS, Cl DBI Which we will sell at the lowest living p tie appreciated, and your wants politely i I Nov 8,1883 A DFAIITir H DbHUIir HANDSON CAN only be had with the aid of F] made comfortable by tho outlay of Jn???7mdany fl? You will find EVERYTHH1NG ut KEPT IN i FIRST-CUSS ihe SUte'am? Q00?n C?n be k?llKut OH SEEING 18 Mk 19 thatyou ? Oct 10,1882 GK B ORR & ?LOAN ll AVK tots of bluo Stone, Lots of Drugs, Lots of Medicine*, Luts ol Hair Hi ie-li, - , Lots of Tooti? Brushes, Lots of t'out Brushes, Lot? of Chrlstiuas Thing? Lota of those abominable And indomitable Talent Medicines, That kill more people Than they cure/ But the pennie nillhave (htm, And we keep them "To he accommodating," Lots of Lamp Quods, The best, Nicest, Prettiest, Loveliest and Cheapest lot of Lamp (hinds and Fix turas Ever brought To this Place. Anderson, 8. C., Oct. ll, i_ ss jar- SMALL Accounts are nobardtri pay with small crops, than full Accoun| are with full crops. This being true, a lections up to this time have been fini and to those who have so prompt? "SQUARED" up with me have thanks, and to those who have not al UllfjED to do so AT ONCE, as] greatly need the money to pay mj de with. Come along with your Cotton orMonej and if you owe anything pay lt, or if yo want to trade I have a large Stock ot Go r.t prices that can't be undersold. Respectfully, &c, ' J. BAKER.I Oct 4, 1883 TO BENT. THREE HORSE FARM to Beat Lease for several years. Call on JOHN W. DAN1L.?, Anderson, 8. C. Oct ll, 1?83_13_'3 ANDERSON C?TY BAKER: BREAD and CARES always on bi Cakes made to order. Fresh 80 Lomon, Cream and Sweet Crackers,Cand Confectioneries, Fruits and Nuts. Devill Meats, Cross dc Blackwell's Chow Cturj Pickles, Groceries and Canned Goods 1 Soaps. Baskets of every variety. Vi Cups and Saucers, ChamberSetssndGli ware. Hammocks, Rubber. Musical 1 Bas? Balls, Novelties. Tobacco and gare. Smoke my "Lady of the Laka" excellent 5c. Segar. L. L. OREEN! May 10.1888 36_ 6tn 3STEE?D ad Comb, if Writing Paper, ' Extract, or Lamp, ne in fae City, ind Medicines, : ONCE TO ra- STORE ! HILL & HARRISON, SOUTH MAIH Bil EEL 17_ I? 111 Ul Ililli . IS OUT ! ^NO or SUPPLIES, we woald ur _j . So bring along your Cotton ?nd fK ie attention of parties indebted to theoL > the fact that these Notes and AccoaojB sfore the 1st January next. Tasada*?^ A COMPLETE LINE OF R C H AN DISE? h LOTHING* r GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, &c., rices. When you visit the city, a c*? ? "U itteuded to. Respectfully, SEED & MOORHEAD, No. 7 Granite Row. Anderson^-^ RADI no runi-uii ?II UL IE ROO [NE FURNITURE, but either m? ^ a little money in good ?arD}*j?:[lti thi? sert $800.00 Suites! down to j mally FURNITURE [EAPER of me than any other hen* BELIEVING, ^ ee my immense Stock of Forait? TOLLY.