The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 03, 1884, Image 2
E. ^jfcz^ttAY, Editor.
TAY, JANTJABY 3, 1884.
TBBMS:
is year....._.. 81.50.
8IX months- 75c.
Two Dollars If not paid in advance.
The tax levy for the ensuing year for
Anderson County is eleven mills instead
of n:.ne and one-fourth mills, as it was
last year. One-fourth of a mill of this
additional sum is an increase in State
taxes; one and one-fourth mills is for
.- past indebtedness; and the remaining
one-fourth of a mill is for current County
?: expenses. The levy is as follows: State
tax 5 mills, school tax 2 mills, County
tax for current expenses 2} mills, and
for past County indebtedness l\ mills.
A larger sum was asked for County pur?
poses by the . Commissioners, but the
delegation from this County would not
agree to any further increase. A pro vis
, . job .was made permitting the Commis?
sioners to borrow, money to the extent of
three-fourths of the levy for past indebt
;: edness, and also of current expenses at
rate of interest not to exceed eight per
cent, in order to pay off back-debts and
to run the County this year on a cash
basis as far as possible. We have no
jgpaonbt our present Commissioners will
utilize the discretion which has been
granted them in such manner as to efifeci
a considerable saving to the County.
The Legislature adjourned on Monday
the 24th of December, at. half-past two
o'clock in the morning, after a session
of just twenty-eight days, or really a
session"-of twenty-three days. Daring
this time a very large amount of business
was transacted, much of which, however,
was of local importance. We will, from
time to time, publish the whole or parts
of the Acts passed, that our readers may
be informed of the changes made in
existing laws at the late Session. The
local Acts passed for Anderson wererK
An Act to amend tbe Charter of the
X; Townof Pendleton.
An Act to amend the Charter of the
Town of Williams ton.
An Act to incorporate, certain Town
ships in Abbe villa and Anderson Coun?
ties, and to permit them to subscribe to
the Sayan nah Valley Railroad.
An Act to change' the conditions of the
.City.; of Anderson's subscription to the
Savannah Valley Railroad.
An Act to provide for the organization
cf an efficient Fire -Department in the
j City of Anderson.
An Act to incorporate the Anderson
Building and Loan Association.
An Act to authorize the County Com?
missioners of Anderson County to sell
the Court House and land adjacent
thereto, and build a new Court House
. with the proceeds therefrom, if they
deem it advisable.
An Act to increase the number of
.Trial Justices in Anderson County to
seventeen.
jjggL: In our judgment, the work of the late
session was entirely too hurried, and
therefore we anticipate finding numer?
ous inaccuracies in the legislation when
it appears in permanent form. The
Constitution should be amended bo as
: to fix the meeting of the Legislature on
the .Tuesday after the second Monday in
November, instead of the fourth, as it
now is, thereby allowing a session of
about six weeks, instead of only a little
over.four.
fuke malice.
The Railroad Commission act was
. passed because it was known that the
-people of this State were being oppress?
ed, despoiled and injured by the rail?
roads. It was passed because the roads
were guided in all their action towards
the public by the interests of the syndi?
cates and chiefs of corporations and dis?
regarded the. principles of law, of busi?
ness, and of justice.. It was. passed be?
cause the best thinkers of the State saw
that the railroads were becoming the vir-'?
tual rulers and masters of the State and
the people and using their tremendous
power despotically and in arbitrary de?
fiance of all rules and circumstances. It
was passed because the Hon. ?. B. Mur?
ray, Representative from Anderson and
editor of the Anderson Intelligences,
. clamored and spoke for it in and out of
season and expended all the force of bis
mind, voice, experience and influence to
pass it, and because a large number of
legislators who had come directly, from,
the people obeyed the people's com
>_ mand.
The commission bill was virtually re?
pealed because the railroads demanded
that it should be, and enforced their de?
mand with all tbe mysterious and com?
plex influences usual in such circumstan?
ces ; because it was suddenly discovered
that tbe Commission was repelling some
hitherto unheard of and still unknown
foreign capital ; because Hon. E. B.
Murray, Representative from Anderson,
editor of the Anderson Intelligencer and
Director of the Columbia & Greenville
Railroad, suddenly turned from tbe evil
of bis ways and urged its repeal diligent?
ly, aad because nine colored members
and our esteemed Charleston cotempora
ry also reversed their political course and
discovered with remarkable unanimity
and enthusiasm that they bad been en?
tirely wrong and altogether stupid. That
is the history in brief of the Railroad
Commission which now ought to beabol
? isbed because it has been made power?
less, useless and expensiver
This is purely personal malice on the
part of our Greenyille contemporary, for
there are at least ten other as honorable
men as can be found in the State who
changed their votes upon the new rail?
road bill. Our contemporary will find
that Mr. Murray is not the only railroad
director who changed his vote, but an?
other leading member of tbe House,
who is a director in an important projec?
ted railroad changed his vote, and still
another leading and influential member,
who has been made president of a pro?
jected railroad with which tbe News is
acquainted since the last session of the
Legislature, also changed his vote in this
? matter. The News, however, seeks to
criticise Mr. Murray alone. He can
stand it, for his constituents favored a
more entensive curtailing of tbe railroad
legislation than that for which Mr. Mur?
ray voted. The News no doubt did not
favor any curtailing of the Commission's
power. It has just drawn $660 for ad?
vertising for tb j Commission during the
? past four 'months. These advertisements
were mainly the rates of freights, and
onr contemporary paid the Register for
supplements and obtained a handsome
profit for simply folding these Supple?
ments with tbe daily News and sending
them out. This was a legitimate trans?
action, but still it shows that our con?
temporary, was npi disinterested in its
desire to maintain tho Commission's
power to fix rates.
The News is also mistaken in thinking ?
the Commission has no power. On the
contrary, as will be seen from the synop?
sis of the new law which is published
elsewhere,- the Commission has very large
supervisory powers, and in fact out pres?
ent railroad law is the most stringent law
in - the United States outside of the
States of Georgia, Illinois and perhaps
Tennessee.. The News has been offended
because Mr. Murray did not take its ad?
vice and refuse to serve as a director of
the Columbia and Greenville Railroad*
It has never advised any Greenville man
to refuse to serve, and has never criti?
cised any one of them for accepting such
positions. Mr. Murray, under these cir-.
curostances, preferred to take the advice
of his friends in Anderson rather than of
the News. He has already stated that if
the business men of Anderson at any
time desired him to resign as a director,
or if the stockholders of the C. & G. road
wished his resignation, it would be im?
mediately*: tendered. As long, however,
as.these two classes are satisfied with his
action he will not heed the unreasonable
interference of the newspaper of a rival
city, nor will he be swayed from his con?
victions of What is right by its personal
vituperation.
nuts for dibbotor murray.
Anderson, Dee. 24th, 1883.
^ the Mitor ^ Th^ News:
In sn editorial of the .Anderson In?
telligencer of September 27th, ap?
pears the following:
"It is safe, therefore, to say that the
present passenger rates will pay the rail?
roads more "than the former rate did,
and this excess will come but of the peo?
ple, in consequence of the Commission's
failure to establish' a second-class rate
and & thousand mile rate.
"The local rates are lower in some in?
stances and higher in others, but the
average wilt be found to be slightly
higher than-the rates heretofore of force.
The railroads .will gain in income out of
the Commissioners'local standard."
-And in an editorial in the same paper,
of date Oct. 4th, in reply to a criticism
signed "Broadawsy," which had been
published by you, appears the following:
Broadaway n is. not more' fortunate in as?
serting that:the Intelligencer is help*
ing to create an anti-railroad law senti?
ment, for the statement is at variance
with the facts. We were,, and. still are,
in favor of the railroad law, and have
never expressed any other sentiment, but
we have criticised the manner in which
thelaW has been executed.
I ' * .," * . It is preposterous
that tue railroads should complain of
their ?ratea.beibjgT?iBed.''
How does this read in connection with
Mr. Murray, the editor of the Intelli
gencer, being the member of the Legis?
lature to first introduce a bill which vir?
tually kills the railroad law? Either
Mr. Murray did not know what he was
writing about in October, or it was inten?
ded by making the law odious and un?
popular with the people to create a sen?
timent in the State looking towards its
repeal; which?
What a picture for you, Mr. David, to
draw. Mr. Murray in October: "It
(tho K. R. law) is good enough for the
railroads, but bad for the people. The
railroads will gain in income out of the
Commission's local standard;" and Mr.
Murray in December, as representative,
railroad director and editor, working,
writing and voting to take all life out of
the railroad law, and all authority from
the Commissioners. Why?
It the following is correct, which is
also from the same editorial in the An?
derson Intelligencer, of what possible
good can Mr. Murray's connection with
the Board of Directors. of the 0. & G.
R. R. be to his constituency ?
"Suffice it to sajr. once for all, that we
are not acquainted with a single mem?
ber of either the Clyde or the Seney
Syndicate, and<never had any conference
with any member of the Syndicate, eith?
er oral, or in writing, and furthermore
have not conferred with the president or
any executive officer of the Columbia &
Greenville Railroad since the local tariff
was established, either orally or in writ?
ing." .
Mr. Murray is ambitious and young.
He seeks public life, aud therefore his
public acts are matter of proper com?
ment and discussion among his constitu?
ents, and he should bear in mind that
consistency is a jewel, and one, we are
sorry to say, his record shows him not to
have. . Broadaway. .
"Broadaway" in the writer who attack?
ed as last Summer, and declined to make'
himself known or appear in the columns
of the Intelligences. He is again
attacking the editor of the Intelligen?
cer away from home, his purpose evi?
dently being to injure us, and knowing
that upon this subject bis task would be
hopeless at home, goes with his effusion
where he hopes he will receive some
sympathy. . We have nothing to conceal
from the readers of the Intelligencer
upon our connection with railroad legis?
lation, and therefore again publish the
attack of this writer, who has not the
moral courage to write over his ewn sig?
nature, and thereby place the discussion
upon an equal footing, but prefers to
keep unknown in order to prevent an
exposition of his own motives. We have
an idea of the identity of ''Broadaway,"
which induces the belief that he does
not reside in Anderson. We again in-,
vite bim to unmask, and if we. are cor?
rect we have a little fact connected with
his position in this matter which would
interest the people, but would be far
from amusing to him. '
The articles which we wrote last Sum*
mer were based entirely on information
from Anderson merchants as to rates, and
were correct so far as this place is con- ?
cerned. The rates were raised by the
Commission, so far as Anderson is con?
cerned, but the actual facts show that on
the Columbia & Greenville and Char?
lotte, Columbia & Augusta roads and
their branches, they have as a whole
been reduced. In the reduction, howev?
er, the Commission have done it in such
way as to annoy, or in some way, dis?
please the business men; for in three
fourths of the towns along these roads
the business men favored a repeal or
modification of the Commission law.
"Broadaway" thinks our connection with
the Direction of the C. & G. road can
be of no-possible advantage to our con?
stituents. This, however, is not a mat?
ter for. his decision.
He is also grieved because we are not
consistent. Well, a man with any sense
has to .try to be more than consistent.
It is s. higher duty to be right than to be
consistent. The man who is consistent?
that in, according to "Broadaway"?never
changes his opinions, is either infallible,
or he has not sense enough to see that he
errs. We know that we are not infalli?
ble, aud we hope that we have enough
judgment to do what we believe to be
right, according to the factfc au they exist
at any given time.
We have no objection to criticism.
Every public officer should be fairly aud
openly criticised wherever their is occa?
sion for it, but we do object to misrepre?
sentation. "Broadaway" is mistaken
when he says that Mr. Murray seeks
public life. His friends know that be
sought two years ago to retire from the
canvass to attend to his private business,
but circumstances rendered it almost
out of his power to retire then; but he
has for some time past announced his
intention to retire from the Legislature
at the end of his present term, and
devote himself to . professional pursuits,
which are both more profitable and more
pleasant. We hope it will afford
"Broadaway" satisfaction to know that
whatever ambition we may have, does
not run in the line of becoming a pro?
fessional politician, and we can assert,
with perfect frankness, that we have
never shaped our course on any measure
in legislation from considerations other
than to do the best that could be done
under existing circumstances for the
greatest nnmber of people. With this
consciousness we retire from the Legis?
lature With 1 ta single regret, and that
is that our ability to represent the people
who have honored us has not been equal
to our desire to serve them.
The Orangeburg Time*-Democrat says:
"Last Winter, when tbe Bailroad Bill
came up for consideration in the Qeneral
Assembly, Mr. E. B. Murray, a member
of the House from Anderson, warmly
supported the measure. As we all know,
the bill was passed, but, before its work?
ings are fairly tested, we find Mr. Murray
introducing a bill into the House which
practically repeals tbe old bill. Mr.
Murray claims that bis mind has under?
gone a change, on tbe subject since the
first Bailroad Bill was passed. Lact
summer, when Mr. Dibble announced his
. preference for Bandall as the Bafest man
for the Democrats to make Speaker, this
same. Mr. Murray, in the Anderson
Intelligencer, assailed Mr. Dibble,
and demanded bis resignation. Why?
Simply because Mr. Dibble did not agree
with him on the Speakership question;
and yet we find him sloshing around on
all sides of the railroad .question. Has
anybody called for his resignation be?
cause of his error of judgment on the
railroad question ?"
This, like a great many other things
said about Mr. Murray, is not true. He
did not demand Mr. Dibble's resignation.
He merely expressed the opinion that a
Representative, on mere matters of poli?
cy, had no right to put his own preferen?
ces, over the wishes of his constituents.
Nor is the comment of our contemporary
any more accurate as to the railroad bill.
It had been tested far enough to see that
it was working injuriously, and the whole
section of the State which Mr. Murray
represented desired its repeal or its mod?
ification. The modification he favored
does not repeal the old law. It merely
takes away the power of the Commission to
regulate rates, and gives them the super?
vision of these rates, with power to have
fair rates enforced by an appeal to the
Courts of our own State. The facts,
however, are of little consequence, it
seems, to those who wish to pay off some
grudge against Mr. Murray for any act
of his as a Representative or an editor
which has displeased them. Go it
gentlemen'. Where the facts do not bear
you out, make them as you go.
Christmas Crimes and Casualties.
. The list of Christmas tragedies and .ac?
cidents is a long and grim one.
To begin with, we had two shooting
affrays in this county, one or both of
which may result fatally; at New Or?
leans Wm. McCaffray, a prominent poli?
tician, was shot and instantly killed by
the proprietor of a gambling house from
which he bad been ejected while he was
attempting to re-enter it; at Newbery
port, Mass., Arthur Currier was shot and
killed by a loose woman in a barroom ;
at Uniontown, Pa., a Hungarian shot
and killed a strange man in a drunken
row; at Cleveland, Ohio, a saloon keep?
er shot and killed one of a party of
drunken men who were bombarding his
place with beer kegs; in New York city
a policeman shot and killed one of a
gang of roughs who had raided a saloon
and assaulted him; in the same city
Jacob Zeigler was struck on the head
with a beer pitcher and killed by Henry
Theiss; on the same city William Krause
was killed by a peddler and a dissolute
woman during a drunken quarrel iu bis
own room; at McDade Texas, three bad
characters were lynched on Christmas
eve, and on Christmas day six of their
friends entered the town for revenge and
three of their party and one citizen of
the town were killed in a fight with re?
volvers and shot guns; at Yazoo City,
Miss., John Posey, C. Posey and Jasper
Nicholls, white, and John James, colored,
were'killed in a night encounter caused
by a difficulty between one of the Poseys
and James, the negroes organizing and
firing on the whites; near Moncure, N.
C, an old woman and her daughter and
grandchild were murdered by unknown
parties.
A desperate affray occurred at Allen
dale, Barnwell County, between John
Huolett, a policeman, his two sons John
and Tom Huolett and bis two graadsons
Evan and Jayce Strange, aud L. B. and
Frank O'Bryan and A. T. Allen. Pis?
tols, knives and sticks were used. Tom,
Huolett and Evan Strange were shot
dead, L. B. O'Bryan was seriously cut
and four other persons were wounded.
In Edgefield County John Agnel was |
killed and his father probably fatally
beaten by three Hamiltons, knives and
shotguns being used; at BennettBville,
Marlboro" County, a colored man was
killed while resisting arrest; at Vau
cluse, Aiken County, a man named Scott
was shot and killed. Three accidental
I deaths, two murders, a fire aud a score of
serious accidents are reported from Sa?
vannah.
Near Salem, Ind., a train ran into the
Blue River, the bridge being washed
away, killing eight persons and wound?
ing many others; near New Haven
Conn., the boiler of a locomotive explo
ded, injuring three men; at Fort Wayne,
Ind., a railroad collision injured eight
persons; at Indianapolis a collision kill?
ed one man; at Minneapolis, Minn., a
wild engine wrecked a freight train kill?
ing one man; at Portsmouth, N. H., a
train was wrecked by a broken switch,
injuring several persons slightly; at
Leesburg, Pa., a mail train was wrecked;
at Barton's Landing, Vt., a freight train
was wrecked.
At St. Louis one fire killed two men
and burnt $110,000, and another destroy?
ed $400,000 worth of property; at Cape
Girardeau, Mo., a flouring mill was burn?
ed, causing a loss of $90,000; at Cbippe
wa Falls, Wis., a fire destroyed $35,000
of property; at Utica the Utica Match
Co's factory was burned; loss $20,000.
Charles Souber killed himself at Phil?
adelphia; Pa., by jumping from a third
story window during depression caused
by bis wife's death.
At Cumberland, Md., a miner's wife
was run over and killed by a sleigh ; at
Pittsburg, Pa.; many persons were injur?
ed during a panic in a polish Church ; a
succession of furious gales is reported
from the coast of Nova Scotia with what
loss to life and property is yet unknown ;
the Ohio River is up, and may do great
damage before the freshet subsides.
26 shooting affrays, 28 murders, 5
serious fires, 8 railroad accidents and 14
accidental deaths so far reported.
The Gist of the New Railroad Law.
Owing to the many amendments made
to the bill in the Senate the public, no
doubt, have a very imperfect idea of the
effect of the new bill as passed on the
Railroad law as it now stands. The fol?
lowing synopsis of the bill gives a clear
and intelligent view of the changes that
have been made in the law and their
effect on the railroads and on the public :
All those sections of the late law giv?
ing the commission power to fix rates
are repealed. The railroads are to sub?
mit their rates to the commission for ap?
proval or modification before putting
them into effect. If the commission ap?
prove, they go into effect almost imme?
diately. If the commission disapprove
and modify after hearing argument from
the roads, and the roads will not accept
the commission's modification, they have
the right to appeal to the Circuit Judge
of Richland County, or in his absence to
some other Circuit Judge selected by the
Chief Justice. The evidence taken be?
fore the commission is submitted to him
and he must decide the case within ten
days, his decision to be final. During
the pendency of the appeal, the rates in
force at the time the chauge was pro?
posed by the roads shall remain in force
and be enforced until the question at
issue shall be adjudicated.
The rates to be submitted to the com?
mission by the roads include through and
joint rates. The commission have the
right, if they consider the rates in force
unreasonable or discriminative, to change
them to just and reasonable rates. If
the roads refuse to consent to such modi?
fications they can appeal to the Court in
the manner provided above. The attor?
ney-general conducts all cases for the
commissioners.
The sections against discrimination re?
main in the law. Provision is made for
speedy adjudication upon suits for dis?
crimination brought by parties against
the roads, the commissioners acting as
agents for-the parties suing. The penal?
ties for discrimination or unjust charges
are quite heavy.
The provisions as to passenger rates re?
main unchanged. Provision is there
made for second class fares. The Barn
well Railway is to be considered an in?
dependent road.
Shocking Accident.
A terrible accident occurred at Flor?
ence on Christmas night, in which a
young man was killed instantly and his
body horribly mangled, and another se?
riously wounded. It appears that a
party of young men who desired to make
a loud noise improvised a cannon out of
a steam pipe, which they obtained from
the railroad shops, which they charged
with a large loadof powder and rammed
down with considerable force. When
the piece was discharged a terrific explo?
sion followed, caused by the bursting of
the pipe. One of the fragments struck a
young man named HcBeth on the bead,
crushing in the left side of the face aud
skull, and another piece struck him on
the left side, tearing away the flesh and
ribs and exposing bis heart to view. His
death was instantaneous. Another
young man, whose name could not be
learned, was struck on the head by a
flying piece of the pipe, which fractured
his skull. His injuries are serious, if not
fatal.?Cohimbia Register.
NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that the un?
dersigned, Executor of the Estate of
Eeid Gambrell, deceased, will apply to
the Judge of Probate for Anderson County,
on the 7th day of February, 1884, for a
Final Settlement and discharge from said
office as Executor of said Estate.
JAMES P. PAYNE, Ex'r.
Jan 3j 1884_25_5
NOTICE.
Office of County Treasurer,
Anderson, 8. C, Jan. 3. 1884.
OTICE is hereby given that all School
Claims for the fiscal year ending Oc?
tober 31,1883, in Anderson County, must
be presented for payment at this office on
or before the 15th day of January, 1884, or
be barred. M. P. TRIBBLE,
Treasurer Anderson County.
Jan 3,1884_25_1
NOTICE.
ALL persons having demands against
the Estate of W. K. Clement, de?
ceased, are notified to present them, proper?
ly proven, to the undersigned within the
the time prescribed by law, and those in?
debted to come forward promptly and pay
their indebtedness.
ALLEN W. CLEMENT,
AUSTIN W. CLEMENT.
Jan 3,1884 25 3?
GERMAN KAINIT
And other Fertilizers,
- TONS GENUINE German Kai
nit?direct importation?and all other Fer?
tilizers, for sale by ?
HERMANN BULWINKLE,
Kerr's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. ?
Jan 3,1884_25_3m
NOTICE TO
Administrators,
Executors, Guardians,
and Trustees.
ALL Administrators, Executors, Guar?
dians and Trustees are hereby notified
to make their Annual Returns to this office
during the month of January, as required
by law.
THOS. C LIGON,
Judge of Probate.
Jan 3.1884_25_4_
School for Young Ladies.
MRS. c. rTmURRAY
WILL open at her residence on MON?
DAY, the 14th day of JANUARY,
1884, a School for Young Ladies. The
Scholastic Year will be divided into three
terms of thirteen weeks each. The price
of tuition, including French, Latin and
lessons in Primary Drawing, will be from
$0.00 to $12.00 per term, according to the
studies pursued. Instruction in Music on
the Piano and Organ, $13.33$ per term.
Boarding, in good families, can be ob?
tained for $10.00 per month, including
lights and fuel, exclusive of washing.
C. K. MURRAY.
Jan 3, 1884 25 3
HEADQUARTERS FOR
GARDEN SEEDS,
FOR
SPRING TRADE,
Wholesale and Retail, at
SIMPSON. REID & CO.'S
DRUG STORE,
Waverly House Corner,
Anderson, S. C.
Jan 3, 18S4_25_ 1
ANDERSON
CITY CONFECTIONERY.
ALWAYS ON HAND
Fresh Soda, Lemon, Cream and
Sweet Crackers, Candy, Confectioneries,
Fruits, Nuts, Deviled Meats,
Cross & Blackwell's Chow Chow,
Pickles, Groceries, Canned Goods,
Soaps, Baskets of every variety,
Vases. Cups and Saucers,
Chamber Sets and Glassware,
Hammocks, Rubber, Musical and
Base Balls, Novelties,
Tobacco and Segars.
Smoke my "Lady of tho Lake"?an ex?
cellent 5c. Segar.
L. L. GREEN.
Jan 3, 1884 25 ly
AN ORDINANCE
To Raise Supplies for the City of An?
derson, S, C, for the Tear 1884,
and to Regulate Licenses.
BE IT ORDAINED, By the Mayor
and Aldermon of the City of An?
derson, South Carolina, in Council as?
sembled, and by the authority of tho
same?
That a Tax for the sums and in the man?
ner hereinafter named shall bo raised and
paid into the Public Treasury of the said
City for the uses and purposes thereof:
Section 1. There shall be paid the sum
of Twenty-five Cents on every one hun?
dred dollars worth of Real Estate and
Personal Property, except the Carolina
Collegiate Institute, Greclcy Institute,
Farmers' and Mechanics' Association,
and tho Churches of the City.
Sec. II. There shall be four days work
rendered on the Streets, under the super?
vision of the Assistant Marshal, by every
able-bodied male person between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, and any
person may commute tbesameby paying
to the Treasurer the .?um of Two Dollars;
and any person liablo as above, and fail?
ing to discharge such liability in the man?
ner above directed, shall, aftor three days'
notice to render the four days' work or
?pay the two dollars, be tried for such de?
fault, and, if convicted, be fined in the
sum of Five Dollars, or be imprisoned
and required to work upon the Streets
for the period of twelve days.
. Seo. III. There shall be paid by the
owners a tax of Twenty-five Cents on
the one hundred dollars of the value of
all Bank Stocks; and that all Fire and
Life Insurance Companies and the South?
ern Express Company shall be taxed the
sum of Twenty-five Cents on the one
hundred dollars ot their gross receipts
collected or received by their agents in
the City of Anderson, South Carolina.
Sec. IV. There shall be paid, in ad?
vance, a license of not less than One
Dollar, nor more than One Hundred Dol?
lars per diem, by all Itinerant Traders,
Auctioneers, Hawkers or Peddlers offer?
ing for sale any Goods, Wares or Mer?
chandise of any kind whatsoever; Pro?
vided, That the provisions of this Section
shall be so construed as not to apply to
i ordinary dealers in Grain, Fruit, Pota?
toes, Tobacco, or other country produce,
or live stock. And any person violating
this Section shall, upon conviction there?
for, be fined in a sum of not less than
One Dollar, nor more than One Hundred
Dollars, or be imprisoned not less than
one day, nor more than thirty da3's.
Sac. V. That every person who owns
or keeps a Dog within the corporate lim?
its of said City shall pay thereon Fifty
Cents per head, for which the owner shall
receive a collar, with a badge attached,
which shall be placed around the dog's
! neck, and any dog found running at
large after the first day of March without
a collar and badge shall be seized by the
Police and confined for forty-eight hours,
during which time the owner shall have
the right to reclaim him upon the pay?
ment of One Dollar, and failing to re?
claim him within the time ypecitied, the
dog shall be killed.
! Sec. VI. That all Retailers of Spiritu?
ous Liquors shall, in advance of receiv?
ing License, pay into the City Treasury
the sum of Three Hundred Dollars per
annum; and there shall be paid in ad?
vance on each Billiard Saloon, using one
Table, the sum of Twenty Dollars per
annum, and on each additional Table the
sum of Fifteen Dollars per annum. And
any person or persons violating this Sec?
tion or any part thereof, shall, after being
duly convicted therefor, be lined in a sum
of not less than One Dollur nor more than
One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than one day nor more than
thirty day.?.
Sec. VII. That the Stalls of the City
Market be rented for the term of one
year, by the City Council, for the sum of
Fifteen Dollars each, to be paid in ad?
vance, and used by the person renting the
same, and by no other person whomsoev?
er, for the sale of meats, fish, game, vege?
tables or other articles of food only; and
that a tax of Fifty Cents shall be paid for
every Beef, and Twenty-Fivo Cents for
every other animal retailed on the pub?
lic streets of the said City in pieces less
than the tOpe quarter by any person or
Sersons whomsoever, except the regular
tenters of the Market House Stalls, whose
licenses shall not be transferable, and
any person or persons failing or refusing
to pay these licenses in advance shall,
upou conviction thoreof before and by the
said Mayor, be fined not less than One
Dollar nor more than Fifty Dollars, or
be imprisoned in the Guard House not
less than one day nor more than Thirty
days for each ofience.
Sec VIII. There shall bo paid by every
Livery Stable Keeper or owner a License
Tax of Twenty-Five Dollars per annum ;?
and every person other than Livery Sta?
ble Keepers shall pay a license tax of
Five Dollars upon each vehicle kept
and used for the transportation of pas?
sengers, and all persons engaged in the
Drayage business shall pay a license tax
of Ten Dollars ner annum for a Two
horse Dray and Five Dollars per annum
for a one-horse Dray : Provided, If more
than one Dray be used by the same per?
son Ten Dollars shall bo paid upon one
Dray and Five Dollars upon each addi?
tional Dray, and any person violating
this Section or any part thereof, shall be
fined not less than Une Dollar nor more
than One Huudred Dollars, or be impris?
oned not less than one day nor more than
thirty days.
Sec. IX. And be it further Ordained,
That tho taxes on Real Estato shall be
paid according to the valuation made by
the City Assessors, and all other taxes ac?
cording to the returns made on oath to
the Clerk of the City Council; and should
any return so made, be palpably incorrect
in the judgment of the Clork, he shall
inform himself of the true value and
amount so pretended to be returned, and
if found incorrect he shall so change it as
that it shall contain tho full amount and
true value of the property owned by said
person.
Sec. X. And be it further Ordained, That
all returns shall be made on or before tho
first day of February, 1884, and all taxes
shall pe paid on or before the first da}'
of March, 1884; and persons who shall
fail to make their returns within the
time specified shall be assessed by the
Clerk of the Council according to his best
information and belief as providod in
the charter of said City; and if any por
son or persons shall refuse, or neglect
payment of the taxes herein within tho
time specified, the Clerk of tho Council is
hereby authorized and required to add
fifteen per cent, penalty to the amount of
the taxes of the person or persons thus
refusing or neglecting payment of their
taxes; ond if the fifteen pcrcontum pen?
alty and the tax are not paid within
twenty days, it shall be the duty of the
Clork to i9suo executions therefor imme?
diately and collect the same by due pro?
cess of law, as provided in the charter of
the said City of Anderson.
Done and ratified in Council, and the
Seal of the Corporation of the
,,?1?,, City of Anderson affixed there
\ seal. I to, this the first day of January,
?.??> in tho year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
eighty-four.
D. S. MAXWELL, Mayor.
WM. S. BROWN, City Clork._
FOR SALE.
A KC\ ACRES OF LAND, on line of
tfcOU Hart and Elbert Counties,
Ga. Good residence and tenant houses.
A good Grist Mill, Saw Mill and Gin. Land
in high stute of cultivation?30 acres sown
iu wheat, 25 in oats. Good chance for 50
or CO bales of cotton. On Ruckersvillcand
Carnesville Road. 11 miles from Rackers
ville, 5 miles from Bowman. Good Store
House on place, and good run of custom
for an enterprising business man. Any
ono wanting to buy ond pay cash will call
or correspond wiih
J. WILLIS BROWN,
Amandaville, Hart Co., Ga.
Jan 3, 1884_25 _ _2_
DISSOLUTION.
THE partnership heretofore existing be?
tween the undersigned, under the
firm names of Arnstein tfc Rose, at Ander?
son, S. C, and of S. A. Arnstein & Co., of
Camden, S. C, is hereby dissolved by mu?
tual consent.
8. A. Arnstein will continue the business
at Camden, S. C, under the firm name of!
S. A. Arnstein & Co., ami Max L. Rose
will continue at Anderson, S. C, under the
firm name of M. L. Rose. _
S. A. ARNSTEIN,
M. L. ROSE.
Jan 3, 1884_25_1_
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having demands against
the Estate of S. M. S. Bowen, deceased, arc
hereby notified to present them, properly
proven, to the undersigned within the time
prescribed by law, and those indebted to
muke payment.
D. P. BOWEN, Adm'r.
Jan 3, 1884 25 3
BUSTED!
HAVING obtained the long coveted
agency from Ludden & Bates of Sa?
vannah, Ga., I am now in a still better po?
sition than before to supply the people of
Anderson County with?
First-Class Musical Instruments.
Chickering Pianos,
Lodden & Bates Pianos,
Arian Pianos,
Mason it Hamlin Organs,
Packard and Bay State Organs,
None of which need any recommendation
at my hands. Every one in use is adver?
tising their merits. I will sell them exact
by on same terms and prices as Ludden <fc
Bates, and I am "busted" if I fail to sell as
many as they would in this Countv.
J. A. DANIELS.
Jan 3, 1884_25_
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County
By Thomas C. Ligon, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, John N. Gambrell has ap?
plied to me to grant him letters of Ad?
ministration on the Personal Estate of
Henry J. Gambrell, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Henry J. Gambrell, deceased, to be and ap
Eear before me in Court of Probate to be
eld at Anderson Court House, on the
21st day of January, 1884, after publica?
tion hereof to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand
this 2nd day of January, 1S84.
T. C. LIGON, J. P.
Jan 3, 1884 25 2*
s
T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County.
By Thos. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, W. Walters Walker has
applied to me to grant him letters of Ad?
ministration on the Estate and offects of
Chester M. Walker, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Chester M. Walker, dee'd, to be and ap
Eear before me in Court of Probate, to
e held at Anderson Court House, on
the 19th day of January, 1884, after pub?
lication herool, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 31st day of
December, 1883.
T. C. LIGON, J. P.
Jan 3,1883_25_2_
HORSE AFJD CAT!I." ?CV.v .
No IIorrx will die of Cone. r.<>t? or Lcsti
vxb. If Foute's Powders arc Med In Ilm?;
Fontztl'owdenwillcnreandiircver.tUun ???.
Fontz'? Powders will pretmMJArv I"" ?
Kotitz'? Powders will Inrwr !!?? n??nl!!? '' ~ ?
and creem twenty per cent., end v..:'..z V.'.e I ..if. .' --.
nod nwecL
FonU's Powder* will rnre or r"*"?"t ?? ?
Dibk.-jk to wlilrh Ilors-??n'l ? ???:-? ? ? .
Foutz's Pcv.-nrcs wrs.:. o:r-. ! ?..-.-.??? ? ?
Sold orerywlifre.
davih ? *-r.it-B-,? -
Bx: -y
For sale, wholesale and i retail, by W??
hlte & Wilhite, Anderson, S. C.
Jan 3, 1884 _25 ly
Partnership Notice.
WH, the undersigned, have this day en?
tered into a partnership under the
name of W. S. LIGON & Co., for the pur?
pose of conducting a general merchandise
business at the old stand of W. S. Ligon,
on the Southside of the Public Square.
By close attention to the want3 of our cus?
tomers and fair dealing, we would solicit
the patronage of the trading public.
Our stock of GROCERIES is full up, and
we will make it to the interest of all to
price our goods before purchasing their
supplies for the year.
W. S. LIGON.
R. 3. LIGON.
Jan. 1, 1884
I hereby tender my thanks to my custom
era for their liberal patronage during the
past, and solicit a continuance ot their
trade, assuring them that we will make
every effort to please them in prices and
quality of goods.
W. S. LIGON.
Carpets and Rixgs.
AFRESH lot of Carpet samples, and a
beautiful line of Rugs and Mats.
Call and see them. My stock is complete
in all its departments, prices as low as any
other house, for the same quality of Goods.
I ask an inspection by my friends and cus?
tomers.
A. B. TOWERS.
No. 4 Granite Row.
Sept 2T, 1883 11_
IMPORTANT.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockhold?
ers of the Anderson Farmers' and
Mechanics' Association, in consequence of
the inclemency of the weather to-day, has
been continued until Saturday, January 5,
1883, at 11 o'clock a. m. A full meeting is
desired.
J. E. BREAZEALE, 8ec.
December 19,1883_23_2_
TO THE PUBLIC.
IHAVE more Goods than I need, and
being satisfied that the prices and qual?
ity will compare favorably with any in the
city, I ask an inspection of my stock before
you buy. A. B. TOWERS.
Nov 29,1883_20_
THE LADIES SAY
THAT my new stock of PRINTS are the
prettiest in the city. Come and see
them. My new SKIRTS, just received,
are handsome. A. B. TOWERS.
Nov 29, 1883 20_
BOOTS, SHOES, JEANS.
THE weather is now getting cold. If
you want the best Boots, Shoes and
Jeans, at low prices, call on
A. B. TOWERS.
Nov 29,18?3_20_
ANDERSON CLOTHINO STORE!
BROCK & MAULDIN.
-0?
CLEARING OUT SALE OF
CLOTHING, SHOES AND HATS.
BEING desirous of closing out our entire stock within the next thirty days, we
offer some RARE BARGAINS to all wanting CLOTHING, SHOES,
HATS, FURNISHING GOODS, &c. We have still a large stock on hand, and
can make it to your interest to call and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
JQ- COME AND BE CONVINCED ??a
Appreciating the difficulty experienced by our friends in paying even small
bills this season, we extend the time thirty days for closing them with us. All Ac?
counts not satisfactorily arranged by 1st February will be placed in hands of a
Trial Justice for collection.
Jan 3,1883 25
J. P. SULLIVAN. W. A. VANDIVER.
1884.
WE SPEAK FOR YOUR TRADE.
You can save Time, Money, Annoyance and
Unnecessary Delays.
OUR PRICES WILL BE UNIFORMLY LOW THROUGHOUT, as we do
not believe in the "unmercaotile" practice of offering some goods at cost in
order to make sales on more profitable ones.
OUR STOCK IS GENERAL AND COMPLETE.
J&ST The largest stock PLOWS in the City?Pure Steel, -?s
I?- The BEST COFFEE a specialty.
? Very respectfully,
J. P. SULLIVAN & CO.
Jan 3. 1884 25
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Now in Store and to arrive a
A FULL-STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, GROCERIES,
HATS AND CAPS,
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES,
HAREWARE, SADDLES AND BRIDLES,
CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE,
BAGGING AND TIES, a full supply always on hand,
A.CID AND BONE ASH,
First-class Fertilizers for small grain.
ALL of which I will sell LOW for Cash or Barter. Give me a call before buying, at
No. 10 Granite Row.
W. F. BAHR.
S?pt 13.1833 9
CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND GONE,
Now, "Where are you Going to Get Your
PRESENTS, FRUITS, *c. ?
Why, of course,
JLT SHARPE'S,
JT^OR he keeps a larger assortment and better Goods than you can get elsewhere.
ORANGES, BANANAS,
APPLES, CANDIES,
TOYS, CHINA WARE,
VASES, &C.
Are all kept by him. and sold CHEAP for the Cash, at McCULLY'S CORNER, Ander?
son, S. C.
Dec 13, 1883 22_
DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
WHEREAS, I have removed from the old stand of McGrath & Bvrum to the low?
er room, next to the Blacksmith Shop, on Depot Street. I
am now prepared to furnish my friends and customers with the?
PUREST AND HIGHEST PROOF LiaUORS
Of any in the market. I also keep
Groceries of all Kinds, Cigars, Canned Goods, &c.
^s?- I am agent for the Thompson it Gerber one and two-horse WACiOJfS, put
ip at Walhalla, S. C.
?S" Those knowing themselves indebted to McGrath & Byrum by Executions,
Notes or Accounts, also to McGrath, will make it to their interest to call and settle be?
fore their names are published, and Executions, Notes and Accounts are turned over to
tbo Sheriff for sale.
McGRATH & BYRUM.
Oct4, 1883 12 3m
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