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E. B. MURKAY, Editor. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1884. TBRM8 ? OWE TEAK.?1.80. ?IX MONTIIS. 7?CT Two Dalian li uot n?ld la advance. The Bickens Sentinel says that the negroes in that aection have tho Arkansas fever, dod it is probable that quite a num ber will try their fortunes in that State. That is all right. With our improved agricultural machinery we can spare a good many of them without sericus dam ago. It is, however, likely tliat when they get out there their fever will be speedily converted into childs. The City of Greenville han sent Col. James L. Orr to Washington to urge before Congress the passage of the bill to erect a United States Court House in that City. It is understood that Col. EviuB will not be a candidate for re-elec tion to Congress, and Greenville could not do better than secure Col. Orr's election from the Fourth District to represent her for several terms in Washington. It ia all very pleasant to see different gentlemen over the State complimented with nominations for Governor, but it is apparent that Governor Thompson will bo renominated this year without oppo sition He was elected two years ago without seeking the office, and bas made an acceptable Executive. His renomi nation is a foregone conclusion before the Convention meets, and therefore it is not likely that aoy other name will be pre sented. General B. F. Butler is said to be carefully beveling the edges of his presi dential boom now that be has leisure in consequence of, his defeat for Governor of Massachusetts. He is said to be care fully laying the wires for a full New England delegation to thc Democratic National Convention. General Butler ia fortunate in being able to lind his presi dential boom to bevel, for tho average citizen of the country at Urge can see DO indication of its existence. Tho Demo cratic party may bo defeated this year, but it is not probable that it will deliber ately commit suicide by nominating Benjamin Franklin Butler for President. Judge Kershaw hos decided that the goose is a domestic animal within the meaning of tho stock law, and must be k?pt by tho owner off of other peoples' laud the samo os stock. Tho decision is correct according to Wcbater's definition of the word animal, and if sustained as good law would doubtless be beneficial lo many citizens. It would, of necessity, extend to all domestic fowls. It it hard ly probable, however, that this construc tion will prevail, for the evident purpose of the Act was to require persons to fence up stock, which planters were for merly required to fence out, and not to include a class which aro not named in the Act, and which cannot be fenced. Still, the decision shows tho tendeucy of the times, and if tho Courts do not ex tend the Act to fowls the Logislaturo may. The Greenville IS'ewt endorses the nomination of Col. W. H. Perry for Governor, and urges his claims as a representative of the anti-railroad senti ment of the State. Col. W. E. Perry opposed the modification of tho railroad law, and would be a very competent and proper repr?sentative of that side of tbs question, but we apprehend the reception of the New$' suggestion by the press of the State has already put a quietus on the proposition to make a railroad and anti-railroad fight lu our State canvass this year. So far as we have seen, not a single paper hm joined tho Neun in wish ing, such a canvass. Col. Perry is an excellent gentleman, but bis time bas not yet come to be Governor, and ?nicas his friends find something better than bis opposition to the new railroad Itw to ad vocate his promotion upon, his time wiil never come. It is not so n-.uch what men are opposed to as what tjey are in favor of, that interests the pet pie. The day of negatives is over. Tbis ls a plain, practical, progressive age, in which peo pie demand that their officials shall represent some progressive principle. We should, at some future time, be pleas ed to see Col. Perry promoted ; but just now he strikes ns as being a little unfor tunate in thoground upon which his local paper advocates his nomination. If they want to see him, or any other man, distanc ed in this race, let them enter him upon a platform in favor of a restoration of rate-makiog power to the Railroad Com mission. The Augusta Chronicle and Cbnttilu iUmaiiii does not seem to think the mod ification cf the Georgia Railroad Com mission Law would be out of order io that State. It mentions an instance to back up ita opinion and comments as fol lows: Of, three trustees of & large Rngli.-a estate, two reside in Great Britain aud one in Georgia. The estate amounts to over $1,000,000. Recently it. becamo necessary to change some English in vest ments and the trustees of the fund across the water asked their Georgia associate to look ont for the placing of the sum of f?00t000 in Southern securities. The Georgia trustee could not advise that the money be invested here, bot, on the con trary, counselled his colleagues to change to England the $300,000 already invest*! in Georgia railway securities. The rea son assigned for this large diversion of capital was the unfriendly legislation of the State that finds expression in the Raliway Commission. This is the latest illustration of the folly of that law and it will have only too many imitations. Georgia wanta many more railways than she ubi? possesses to be properly develop ed ; bat the chanco i are that neither from the North nor from Eu ropo will abo ever get another dollar while the present arbi trary and disastrous Commission has permisti?n of .the people to exist. . There might have been some sense in establish i?gi a Com rahmoo of moderate powers afiar our territory had beon thoroughly developed commercially; but it waa an approach io lunacy to threaten nod drive off capital at ft time wheo lt waa about to pour into Ute State for the common cood. Thousands of Georgia mao and their families aofior to day, becauao of the extinguishment of ?he? railway en. rarprblea, which would have moro thin commonwealth. It is time chit tho people of Georgia awoke to theso, facta ?nd sent ntcn to tho Legislature who would not agree to continue the absolute power of their tyrant?, who frighten oil' capital aud paralyze industrial progress. The political situation this year ia not satisfactory to either political party, because tho result of the coming nation al canvass is extremely uncertain. Tho Democratic party now holds the State government in enough States to elect the President, but the elections ??et fall in dicate a loss rather than an augmentation of power. Tho situation, therefore, is very uncertain, and the issue will depend largely upon party policy. The Repub licans are in very good fighting trim. Their serious divisions have, in a largo measure, been adjusted, and they have no troublesome national questions upon which they are divided. They will cer tainly nominate a man who cen carry the Republican vote, and if they can se cure tho independent vote, which ha? very often voted with them, they can win the election. On the othei hand, the Democrats have the Southern and Rordor States, with lf>3 votes. It is necessary to carry 48 more votes in order to elect the President. With acceptable candidate?) aud a judicious platform, we can reason ably to expect to carry Connecticut, New Jersey and Indiaua, which would be .'10 votes more. We might also carry Cali fornia, which would be six of the remain ing 18 votes ; but it seems to us evident that the Democrats must carry either j New York or Ohio to elect the Presi dent. We have not carried Ohio since the war iu a presidential election, while we have carried New York two out of four limes. It seems to us, therefore, that we should so pitch our battle as to right for both of these Sutes, but partic ularly for New York. The idea which some enthusiastic free-traders have of I giving up the entire North ard seeking to carry Michigan. Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne braska, and other Western States, is ut terly futile They may be free-trade in sentiment, but they aro absolutely wed ded to republicanism. They cannot bc touched, and any canvass looking in that direction will result in absolute disruption of ibo Democratic party. The feeling in the West it hostile to the South. It is bitter and unrelenting. The Western States have no interest in common with us. They sell us a little of their grain and meat, hut their princi pal markets are in Europe and the North. | They buy nothing from us, and are jeal ous and malicious in their feelings to wards the South. This is, of course, a temporary feeling. When these sections become more intimately acquainted and mutually interested "in business these feelings will disappear. Rut they exist to day, and cannot be removed by tho excitement of a Presidential canvass. They are for the present joined to their Republican idols, and we had as well let them alone. Even tho Democrats there have no sympathy er good feeling for the South, as bas been repeatedly instanced in tho vindictive speeches of General Rragg, a leading Western Democrat. With the Northern and Middle States it is different. Years of mutual business transactions have made the people ac quainted, and the prejudices of the war have in a large measure diod out. It seema lo us, therefore, that the parlies are to-day camped very nearly upon the old battle field of 1876. The only changes that have occurred since that time are that the Dem?crata now hold Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina, beyond a doubt. We, therefore, favor the nomination of a candidate for Presi dent with the direct purpose of carying New York, and a Vice-President to car ry Indiana. Mr. Bayard is our choice if he is reasonably sure to carry that State. If not, then we favor the selection cf the strongest possible nominee from the State of New York. POLITIOAI. DUPLICITY. Tho Washington correspondent of the NCIVJ and Courier, speaking of the du plicity of public men, says : I mean, of course, duplicity in things Eolitical. Ask any Cabinet officer, and e will, if at liberty to apeak frankly, unfold such a tale of Congressional hy pocrisy that lt would astonish tb? most cynical. For instance: 8ay., lat? Assist ant Secretary of the Interior Bell : "I have bad a member of Congress call on me and introduce a constituent. Be would say : 'Mr. Bell, thia is Mr. Brown, of my district, and I want to tell you ho ia the beat friend I've got in it. With out bim oar party could not carry the district. Now, I want a place for him. and I muat havo it. I have promised bim. and ? am determined to see thit ho has it. He is personally worthy and de serves it for political services.' To this warm recommendation, which would go to great extent, I would listen patiently, perhaps assuring him that I couldn't promue, bot would do the best I could to provide for Mr. Brown. The congress man would thank me and take away bis constituent well-pleased. Perhaps thia sarao Congressman would return within au hour and drawing a chair close to me whisper : 'Look here, you know I am not serious about this case of Brown's. He and his frienda have bothered mo so much I had to promise to do something. He is now satisfied. Pve got another man for any place when it comes to an appointment.'' Now you can see how this works," continued Mr. Bell. "Brown, who thinks bis member sincere, believes ae is just no good as provided for. He makes arrangements to remain in. Wash ington, and. does remain as long as bis rooney and patience last, aud then goes back home disgusted. The blame rests on the department and the Congressman gets the credit of having done the best he could for the man he knifed." This ia an aggravated case, but there ia no doubt very great hypocrisy In public and private citlzena in the matter of pe titions. It has become so general that petitions for appointment to office bart become almost worthless, the rule being genera! ts sign whichever petition cornea along first, co as u- avoid giving offense to any person. It is all wrong to sign a petition for tho appointment of an on? I nui table person to office, bot it it oftener done from kindness of heart than from j any bad motive, and in thia wo expect there is very little difference between the private cltiten and the public office. Haman nature governs both of them. - Judge Hudson decided, at oar last term of Court that a Ken, in order to bo valid, should be signed by both par ties-tho lienor and the lien oe-the party furnishing the advances and tho party receiving thom. According to the prac tico which lias boen almost universally followed, hons have hitherto been e^ncd by the lleno? only,- and futuro trouble nod annoyance aa weir aa loss ai&y bo avoided by a judicious worang of cialon to which wo have just referred. U V ,??,uk* * Uen, lt will bo I g^Jjrboth lienor and lieacc-Mw* A Farmer's Railroad Views. MB. EDITOR: I see that we have a chance of petitioning for an additional subscription for the completion of the Savannah Valley Railroad, aud I think we, as the owner? of real estate, should not lose any time In the work, for if there is anything that Anderson is need? iug more than anything else, il must be this railroad. Now, brother farmer?, I know that there are some of you opposed to building this road by taxation, and I am opposed to buildiug railroads by tax ation, but I ibiuk this road is an excep tion. lu the first place, we have paid nearly threo-fourths of our tax, and should not now lose the road rather than pe>j the other fourth. None of us deny that it will naturally reduce freights, make a better market, and greatly en hance the value of our property. Hut this is not half. We have lived long enough to know that one improvement naturally calls for another, sud when wo get thin road we will be almost sure to build a factyry; which would be one of the greatest benefits to Anderson and thu surrounding country that could occur. If wo hesitate and lo*o time, there will be other railroads built near us, and thi n if we do build our road it will not do near BO much good for us as it will do now. We claim our County lo bc one of the leading Counties of thc State, but if we let such opportunities as this pass we will not be considered ito long. I think it is our duty to the rising generation aud to our country to improve it, anti not lag behind other communities, li is uoi the man that looks behind lhat succeeds, but it is tho man that looks forward. The South liss been looked down upon since tho war as beiug very stupid, but I think we have not had justice, for we have done remarkably well, considering the disasters of the war. We claim tc bc a growing country, ami I think wt have just fairly marled. Thc South if almost sure to be thc leading portion ol the Union in a few years. It is talked o fur and near, und this has brought tin amount of capital thai bas been in vesle? in South Carolina in the last few year in factories, &c This is our time to advance thc inter CHts of Anderson County, and uuless w make uso of it we will lose by our neg lect. I do hope that every owner < real estate will look carefully into titi matter and study it th ?roughly. Th building of thia railroad will give un better market for our timber, our pr< duce-Huch as corn, fodder, beef, butte &o.-aud we can nhip our colton an buy our goods aud fertilizers cheape which will enable us to save more mont out of our crops than wo can do not It will pay in? woll to build tho Savanna Valley Railroad. A FA HM Kit. !/t'ttcr from Florida. Ma. EDITOR : In my last letter promised to tell you and your reade something of the fruits that are grov here, aud I will commence with the BRADDOCK, which is the largest species of thc citr family. It is bell-shaped somewhat, yellow like an orange, but has nothii of its taste. They grow very lars weighing sometimes threo pounds-thr times as large as the largest oran?. They are very acid, aud are not eat ?1? Preserves are msdo of them mid wii They are beautiful to look at as th bang upon the trees. The trees are, every respect, like tho orange. URAl'K FRUIT is also very large, and in color a pi yellow. They are not so large as t shaddock, but nearly so. I am told th make splendid preserves. They are I acid to eat until late in Spring, and th they are said to bo delicious. The fr is in sections, like an orange , these s tiona aro split open and sugar sprinkl over them, and some conten? that eal in th u way they are equal lo the oran They are called grspe fruit, not for th resemblance to the grape, but becm they grow in clusters like gra Sometimes fourteen or fifteen aro si dinging to one little stout not as la as the little finger. The tren that p duces them is almost entirely like orange. TUB ORANOB is the king of fruits, and great atteni is paid to their cultivation. It ia zm ing how long the people of this cou have slept over their interests. It iso within a few years past that thc pen have paid any attention to this, choicest of all fruits. Eor 30 years I county has been nettled, and yet in pt iug along through it one sees only yoi grovel?, except occasionally a few nu moth trees aro seen, that were platt many years ago around the houses ornament, more than for their pn What princely fortunes might these settlers now poasess if they had plan out trees iostead ol corn and coll But the people are beginning to see t there is money in the orange, and c Bid enable attenliou is now paid to its tivatiou. How beautiful they look tho ticca, tho bright, yellow fruit hi ing temptingly on the tough boughs, < treating with the rich green ename the leaf. I have never seen anything the fruit line so pleasant to the eye a orange tree ladened with its rich gol fruit. And theu. too, how delightft is to the taste. The shrivelled, half coyed fruit yon see iu the fruit si does not look like nor taste like sweet, round, yellow orango which pluck from the tree with your own bi Th? largest ?cd finest flavored orani I hara ever seen are here. Many of t from actual experiment weigh ov pound. And there are a great many ye groves just coming into bearing that eoon prove very profitable to the owi I am told the business yet is in itt taney ; that in South Florida it hat earned huge proportions, that bund of aerea can there be seen in one with treas, and bearing. Lands tl especially on rivers and railroads, gone un ia price out of all reason, .o enthusiastic are the people thor orange culture that they are said to tho orango craro. Such cannot be of tho people hero. They are a tan peopte ? they rais? almost ?very ( bot wheat, and while the orange is r moro profitable than noy other prt tlont yet they m ak o it a secondary aideration. 8tili, mora nod mora a tion in paid to the growing of the orange every year, and no doubt it will prove in the near future tho great staple of Flori da. I bavo asked the people herc if they di<l not think that after awhile oranges would bc so cheap as not to pay for their raising and shipping? They say not, aud argue in this way: that it ia only a comparatively small part of Florida that will produco oranges - perhaps not more than one-third ; that a great deal of tho State, like West Florida and much of Middle Florida, is not at all adapted to their growth, and therefore cannot be cultivated there successfully ; that much of the State is Mat, much of it covered with swamps, ami much of it basa "hard pan" through which the roots cauuot penetrate, ami the tree in thi* kind of *>. ti I takes ?hr.?. ?? called ?he "die back'' ?nd will not ?uecoed at all. Then, again, they nay that Florida at present pro-i duces only Oft? millions of oranges an iiually, while e'x hundred mi lions are imported into the United States from Southern Europe and the ialanda of the sea. And if people in Europe can find I it profitable to send their fruit three and | four thousand miles tu market, the peo- ? pie of Florida can certainly find it profi- ; tuhle here at home. They have many plausible arguments for tho orange. LEMON do not succeed well in thia county. It is too far North for them. There are a few trees here, and some years a pretty fair crop is produced ut it may bo pro noun" ed a failure. '1 ho l.ECON'TK I'KAB ia creating a considerable sensation here. At present this pear in more valuable und brings a better price in the markets than tho orange. It is a newly imported fruit, said to have come from China. It in called also tho sand pear, because it does well in saudy soil. It ?fi large, juicy and exceedingly palatable. lt bears marketing well ami does not decay rap idly. THE TEACH I am told does well here. Certainly the trees look an large and thrifty as they do in Anderson. But thc peach docs j not do well in thc Southern psrt of tho ; State, hui, here where the land nan a | ? clay eubaoil they grow large. TUB ATTI.E is said not to Hueceed in any part of Florida. Perhaps the climate is too warm or the noil does not suit it. But all of Florida is well adapted to the growing ol' the (SKATE. Indeed it is railed tho home of the Grape. The scuppernong and black Hamburg, grow io perfection. Tho other varieties do pretty well, but nro not a reliable grape. W. D. HATTON, Mt. Tabor, Florida. The Free Schools. MR. EDITOR : I suppose it is admitted hy almost every ono the Free School sys tem ol this State is fur from being satis factory in ?Ls operation. Now, Mr. Edi tor, I wish to oller three or four sugges tions which, if they could in any way be embraced.in the form of amendments to the School Law, would, in my opinion? render it much moro effective: 1. That the Freo School Trustees of no School District tdiould be allowed to locate any Free Common School fur a shorter term than eight scholastic months, nor with a less number than twenty-five subscribed acholara. Of course, it is not expected that the free school fund would be sufficient to pay tho full salary of a teacher for the term of eight montba; but this fund could be supplemented by tuition fees from the employers. 2. That each School Distict be allowed the benefit of its own taxes paid for school purposes, to tho exclusion of all others. 3 That individual subscribers to the Free Schools be credited with the money received from tho Free School Fund in proportion to their subscription-e. g., if A subscribe two scholars, whilo B sub scribes one, then let A be credited with twice the amount of Free School money on his account that B is. 4. In order that teachers may be enabled to collect their tuition fees un obstructed by homestead exemptions, let their accounts come under the head of personal labor. M. N. MITCHELL. JASON'S COTTON PICKER, A Tl?lt te the tnvotitur'a tY?rkeliop-Th? WoiuletTul Machino Dosorlbed. A recent visit to the workshop of Mr. ! charles T. Mason, Jr., of this place, convinced me more than ever of the truth of the old adage, "seeing is believ ing." Ileforo inspecting the "Harves ter" myself, I doubted the possibility of any machine being able lo discriminate between open bolls of cotton and those unopen, or partially matured. It seemed too much like human reason. But after ?pending a half hour with the intelligent inventor, and seeing the operation of the "Harvester" with my own eyes, I am satisfied that this machine can do all its i best friends ever claimed for it. The picking portion of Mason's har vester is compesed of two cylinders or drums, made of wood and iron, into which are stuck at regular intervals things much resembling corn cobs. These corn cobs are hollow ; they are made of sheet brass plates, seven in number, which are soldered together, making the hollow corn cob. These fdates are about ono inch wide anu the ongth of the cob about eight inches. They are cut into numerous openings and the parts cut are not removed but bent slightly inwards and the ends sharpened. The things when finished presents the appearance of a brass corn cob, with fine teeth concealed just below the surface. These cobs revolve each on its own axis (a bar of fine steel,) and the drums into which the coba are stuck also revolve. The two drums, supplied with these tooth-filled cobs, are placed so near that when they (the drums) revolve the cobs pass each other. The machine ie driven by a man sitting aloft, like a buggy-plough driver, and drawn by one mule or horse. As tho machine rollo along the motion of the right wheel seta all the works going. The cylinder re volves. The cobs, with thew depressed teeth, seize the ripe cotton and, by sever* lng themselves, drop it into a box on either side. An endless band, provided with wire teeth bent downward, takes up the lint and drops lt into bags or baskets hitched on to the back ot the "Harves ter." Ii the revolving cob comee in contact with unmatured cotton it revolve? harm lessly against the pointe of the half opened boll. If it brushes against a cloted boll, even a leaf, or the most ten der twig of the plant, it does not even disturb the surface. You can take one in your band and revolve it against you? coat sleeve, or even against your bare arm, and it will net produce the slight* eit impression, not eren grar.? thc skin. I Hut huh] a hil of liol cotton close tu ii and it immediately seizes the lint and holds on to il until, by its automatic action, thc revolution is reversed, when it drops the cotton off the other way. Thc power of tho machine to discrimi nate between ripe and unripe bolls i tbus cleai'y demonstrated. It is a grand triumph cf "mind over matter." The "Cotton Harvester" will enablo tbs plan ter to pick every fibre of cotton be raises ' at a trifling expense. Mr. Mason tells ! me it will gather 280 pounds in an hour. Thia wsuld be 2,800 pounds ia ten hours ? -equal to thc labor of from fourtefn to twenty eight cotton pickers at oO cants to ! 75 cents per day ! Or equal toan expen diture of fl4 for 2.S50 pounds at 60 cents per hundred pound?, the usual price in this county. I What it will save in the Southwest whero tho planter pays ooc dollar arid twenty lire cents per hundred to the colton pickers, can not bo estima ted. Tor uot only is cotton picking ex pensive in that (tart of the .South, but a sufficient number of pickers cannot b* had for love or money, and a large por tion of tho crop ia led to peri-li in the held. Mr. Ma-on lelia me he baa ?ii order from Col. Richardson, th?' largest cotton planter in the world, for several of the "Harvesters." He (Mason) is improving and simplifying the machine every day. Tho whole thing orly weighs about 300 pounds, and will be s'.ill lighter boforo lie perfects it. I do not believe the colored labor will be at all injured by the "Colton Harves ter," aud will give my reasons for io say ing another time.-.Sumte Letter to tnt A ugtuta ( 'lironirle. ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST? Tlie Terrible uhSpwrvc? of A Bftvaunah Steanmlilp. BOSTON, January IS.-The vessel re ported lost off (Jay Head, Martha'o Vine yard, proves to be the steamer "City ol Columbus," Capt. Wright, of the 8avan nab line, which left Boston for Savannah vesterdoy afternoon at 3 o'clock. F. W, dickerson &Son, agents of the line have received the following dispatch : "Nen Bedford, Mass., January 18.-F. W Nickersen & Son : The stenmer 'City o Columbus' is ashore on Devil's llriage (.lay Head, and is fast breaking up About one hundred lives lost. Wil leave on early train in morning. Savei by revenue cuttpr 'I)"-'rr.' Signed. S K. Wright, Master." NEW BEDFORD, Mass., January 18 Tbo following is Capt. Wright's state mcnt regarding the loss of the al?ame "City of Columbus" : The "City of Columbus" left Boston s 3 p. in. on Thursday, carrying 80 passen fers and n crew of 45. At 3.45 a. m. o >iday, Cay Head light bearing Sout half east, the vessel struck on the oui aid? of Devil's Bridge buoy. The win was blowing a gale west by north. Th vestel immediately tilled and kneele over, the water breaking in and Hoodie the port side of the saloon. A|l of tl passengers excepting a few women an children carno on deck, nearly all wea ?rig lifo preservers. All of the boa were cleared away, but wore immediate swamped. The majority of the passel gers left the vessel on a lifo* raft ar about forty more took to the rigging. J 10.30 a. m. a Gay Head life boat put < and took seven persons. Another Hf boat put off between 12 and 1 o'cloc The revenue cutter "Dexter" came aloi at about 12.30 o'clock- and sent off tv boals. Twenty-one persons, one of who was dead, were placed on board tl "Dexter," and after all the persons wo taken from the vessel the "Dexter" pi ceeded to New Bedford. Throe perso died after going on board the "Dexter Four dead bodies were brought to tl city on the "Dexter." They are oil mc One is not identified. Two are idsntifi as Helon Brooks of Northboro', Ma and Fred Chandler of Hyde Park, Ma Tho other is a man supposed from a cs found in his pocket to be one of t firm of C. Richardson & Co. of the Cli ton Market, Boston. One of the passengers lost was A. Mortou, lately connected with the Boat Globe, who was going South for 1 health. The ledge on which the "City of C lumbus" struck is considered by marim to be one of the most dangerous poii on the coast: Thr- Sedges consist ol formation of submerged rocks, const in ing a double ledge, the outer stratum which is called the Devil's Back, bc ledges being called the Devil's Brid The ledges are abreast of Gay Head lig on the mainland, and extend a little the Southward of it. The outer let or Devil's Back is about an eighth ol mile from the mainland. On either si of the outer ledge is vary deep wal The upper part of the ledge is fora like the Gable of a house, so that a vee striking it diagonally would natura heel over on her beam ends. The cou of vessels is around Gay Head to pass the outer !ed"o on tbs south. The"~,:cFty? of CJoTumbus" had eigl first-class and twenty-two steerage pass gers, about one third of whom were dies and childreu, and a crew of foi five. The total number of persons sa' is twenty-three. Five dead bodies hi been recovered, and on? hundred . niueteen souls are thus unaccounted i Seventeen of tho saved and four of dead were brought here, and six sup po to be living ami one dead arc at ( Head. The following are tho names of tb taken ashore at Gay Head, one of th is kuowu to be dead, but it is not koo which one : Henry Collins, third et acer; Wm. Spalding, purser; Mich Kennedy, waiter ; Edward O'Bri waiter; John Holmes, pieman. ( passenger, name unknown. Capt. Wright says in addition to foregoing that be passed the Cross J lightship st 12 o'clock and continued east and west. The sea was chop with a strong breeze west cou tim Passed Nobska with course west sot west, and stepped into my room to wi myself. It was very cold. Everyth was working well. I went below a si time and soon after heard the sec mate, who was in the pilot house * the mate, sing out to the quarter-mas ? to port helm. I jumped out of my rc j thinking we bad come acroas a ve [ bound down the sound. I then ci out : "Hard a port," not knowing iti not a vessel, and in the moonlight i the buoy on the Devil's Bridge, on port side, about two pointa forward the beam and about SOO yardi dis ti She immediately struck. I ordered engines reversed, and oho backed ab twice her length. The steamer im m ate ly stopped and I ordered the jib h ted and endeavored to head her to ni but sha filled forward and Hated ovct the poi t side so that tho plankihear about four feet under water. I went and told the passengers to keep cool get life pr?servera.. I next told officers of the deck to get tho boa ta re The steamar settled down ail and righ It was blowing vary hard and a h: sea was running. I launched port li boat, which was immediately caps] The sea waa breaking over the steal The deck and atora being entirely ui water, we vero forced to ge up ou th? of the houses. I staid there awhile, we were finally obliged to take to rlgtdog. The mate, second mate, c engineer and fourth engineer took tc raft. I think tho steamer struck on ] Rock. The captain is positivo that he st outside of the buoy, and ia bac drifted inside. - A mole.on tba nose indicates tl I mao will be a great traveler-prob to get out of the way of people ?ho n personal remarks. Un?rC??sarilj Exercised. Il seeuia to us that the ANDERSON IN TELLIGENCER is too much exercised be cause some of tb?) brethren of tho prcas hare felt inclined to ea/ unkind things of Mr. Murray's action as a Legislator. Men who succeed in life, or rise above the common level, seldom escape calum ny, and we see no reason why Mr. Mur ray should expert to be an exception to the general rule. Mr. Murray bas always had Opinions and baa not beeu slow to express them, sud be has not hesitated to act in accord with bis convictions. This courso bas giveu pretext lo his enemies, and has furnished cause (or those who may be jealous to assail him, and to charge bad motives in his couduct in reference to the Railroad Commission Law. Mr. Murray being conscious of the rectitude of his owu acta needs no de fence, and be should merely treat his assailants with silence. Wo presume that those who assail Mr. Murray would uot have the effrontery to claim to bo better or more honest than he is. Even if they d:d make such claim, wc are of opinion that they would find it' exceed ingly difficult to g< t an intelligent public to agree with them in that opinion. Mr. Murray's acts os a Legislator are mattera proper to be criticised, but we fail to see any necessity or justice in as sailing bis character. Hui as Mr. Mur ray has fared no worse than others who havo been needlessly assailed we do not thiok he need caro much for what is now being said about him. We have often regretted that the press of South Carolina could not be a unit in joining controversies or criticisms with out assailing character, or charging bad motives to those who disagree with them. We are sorry that any member of the .South Carolina press should depend largely upon personalities and a misrep resentation of any adversary's position. Mr. Murray is at least aa good as those who assail him, and we trust that he may henceforth treat with silence such as make charges, instead of just criticisms.-Ab bf ville Pres? and Banner. - Last Thursday a most inhuman aud atrocious crime was attempted just be low McCormick on the Knoxville and Augusta Railroad. As the engineer of one of the down trains was running along at full speed about three milco from McCormick be discovered a child ou the track. Ho did all in bis power to stop the train and succeeded in doiug ao just as the eugine reached tho child. Then it was discovered that the child, a while boy about four years old, had been lied hard and fast to the iron rails, so that a horrible death was sure. The railroad men unbound tho little fellow and took him on to Augusta. There- is some sus picion as to the parties who attempted this diabolical crime. If discovered they should be bumed.-Abbeville Me dium. - Three female vagrants were recent ly sold at auction in a Missouri town under a State law, the purchaser acquir ing the command of their services for a year. The highest price paid was 920, being bought by a young woman of 20 years. Ctee of her companions was aged 18 and :ho other 43. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against tbe Estate of German F. Barton, dee'd. aro hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. THEODORE F. BURTON. ) V , SAM'L. T. MCCULLOUGH, J *.* Jan 24, 1884 28 3* WARNING. A LL persons are hereby warned not to J\, harbor or hire John W. Vaughn, white, as he is under contract with me for th* year 1884. Any person or persons dis regarding this notice will be prosecuted to the full extent of tho law. JOHN L. JOLLY. Jan 24, 1884_28 1* DANCING SCHOOL. PROF. BERGER informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of Anderson that he opened yesterday his Dancing School at Masonic Hall. Prof. B. teaches Dancing in all its variety, and being an Artist he teaches ALL, the modern dances included, according to the rules of that beautiful art. He ia too well known in this State to re quires any comments. For partieuiars, apply nc tiie Hotel. Jan 24. 1884_28 _ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. TRIAL. JUSTICE'S COURT. Salina T. Strlbllng, Plaintiff, against A. II. Hall, Defendant.-Summon* fur Relief-Complaint not Served. To the Defendsnt A. II. Hall : YOU are hereby summoned snd repaired to an swer thc Complaint In this sctlou, a copy of which Is filed in the office of J. E. Breazeale, Trial Justice, at Anderson C. II., S. C., and to serre a copy of your answer on the subscriber at his office, Anderson C. H., 8. C.. within twenty days after the servies hereof, exclusive of tho dsy of such sorries ; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will be granted the relief demanded in tho complaint. Dated Jan. 23rd, A. D. 1S84. J. E. BREAZEALE, Trial Justico Anderson County. To the above named Defendsnt : Take notice that the complaint In this action was filed in my office on the lStbday of December, 18J<S. and Is for seTT'ces rendered 'luring thc year? and 18S3, amounting to the sum of II ft y dol lars. J. E. mu: AZ KALK, Trial Justice Anderson County. Jan 24, ISSI_28_6 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Untie j ri. Tucker, Plaintiff, against Harrison Tuck er, John P. Tucker, Lucy Cathi, John James Tucker, Nsney Oray, John G. Hall. Leann* Hall, Eraklel Hall, jr., H. D, Hall, Eliza Galley. Fran ces Starks, Marietta Co^tn, Savannah Ilea, E? kamie Cook, Essie Wharton, Sallie Hamilton, n. P. Cllnkscslcs, William Clinkscales, Sebastian Clinkscalcs, Baxter Cllnkscslcs, lt. T. Oray, Mary McDaniel, Polly Hall, WlUlara Hall, Jin ney Hall. Sallie lloyd, Ellzsbeth Ethridge, Wash ington Hall, Doris Hali, Hannah Barnes, Ella Hail, V. lilian, i.c,. ..1, N. J. Ne? eli, S.S. Nowell, Jane Moore, Hsnnsh Trice, Lucinda Tate, John James Tucker, Elharllnda Burton, Hannah Brown Tucker, Rhoda Bishop, Mary Tucker, Nancy Tucker, Rebecca Tucker and Jane Tucker, DeTondanLs.-Summon* for Bel**/-Complaint Ser ved. To the Defendants Ha ^ .-Ison Tucker. John P.Tuck er, Lucy Catlett, John Jsmes Tucker, Nancy ?ray, John O. Hall. Lesnna Hall, Ezeklcll Hall, jr., H. D. Hall, Eliza Galley, Frances Starks, Marietta Cowan, Savannah Koo, Elkansie Cook, Essie Wharton, Sallie Hamilton, R. P. Clink scales, William Clinkscales, Sebastian Clink scales, Baxter Clinkscales, B. T. Gray, Mary Mc Daniel, Polly Hall. Willism Hall, Jlnsoy Hall, Sallie Boyd, EUzabeth Ethridge, Washington Hall, Davis Hall, Hannah Barnes, Ella Hall, William Newell, N. J. Newent8. 8. Newell, Jsne Moore, Hannah Price. Lucinda Tate, John James Tucker, Etherlinda Barton, Hannah Brown Tucker, Rhoda Bishop, Mary Tucker, Nancy Tucker, Rebecca Tucker and Jane Tuck er : XOU ara hareby summoned and required to an awe? the complsint in this action, a copy of Ich ls herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer te the tala complaint on the subscribers at their office, Anderson C. H., B. <J. within twenty days after the servie* hereof, ox. Staat?? Ot tam day vi such service ; and if you rall to answer ths complaint within the time afore said, shs plaintiff lu ihl? action will apply to tbs Goori for the rt lief demanded In the complaint. Dated at Anderson 8. c.. Jsnnary 14, A. D. 1634 MURRAY. BREAZEALB A MURRAY, v. , ?- ^ Plaintiff's Attorney, [szsx] Jona W. Damns, CAF. To th? above named Defaadrnts : Take notice that th? complaint In thia action, v^gethar with the Summons, of which the for*** In. U . MUtw m mm 4i\mA (nil.. . r * i _ ... . - . v.. " " -HW .... ..... w. "uu.j ?V u, BU IQ, O I ill O Ol South Carallna, on the nth day of January. A. D. ltUlX??L t^.?,?*tf*cJLo? th? action ls to obtain a partition of the Real Est?t* of Dejsrnett Tucker. d?M*>a??d, dtjeta In th? County of Anderson $?2$ Carolina, and for sn accounting t? the plaintiff for servlees rendered the said Dejar nett Tucker in his Ufa-time, and other Indebted ness, and tat services rendered Sarah Tucker, de ceased, doting har Ufo-titsc, and othor indebted ness ; or for a sal? of the premises, In eas* s parti tion cannot b? had without prejudice to th? inter .at of th* owner?, ?nd a division of th* proceeds January Htb, 18*4. MURRAY, BREAZBALE A MURRAY. ,m ?. ~ . PkdStlff?B Attorneys, [axax] Joint W. Danna*, cc v. Jan lt, 1884 88 _?_ BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME. Anew lot of WALL PAPER and Bor. dering, just received, by A. B. T0WER8. WOY ?, 188? ao HARDWARE ! PLOWS, PLCW STOCKS, HAMES, TRACES, &C. Big Drive on Axes-25 dozen on hand. -o SPKC'IAJL. ATTENTION TO CARPENTERS, BUILDERS ol MECHANICS HAME. THE MORRILL SAW SET. t&r Farmers, Builders and all Buyers can get a desi rable article of us, and save money. SULLIVAN * BRO. IJiCONOMI'/E labor und sn vt' expenso 1< hv buying th? I'OWKLl t'OM B5NATI?N PLOW SlLKYt at taeli any plow or plows ; turn and subsoil at same time, and prepare land better than can be done by hund. Draft lighter than hand-plow by dynunioinetrienl teat. Cull at WutKon i Son's Store und examine it. For terms upply to undersigned. lt. M. BURRIS8, J. HULTON WATSON. Jan 17, 1884 27 _ DISSOLUTION. TILE partnership heretofore existing be tween J. P. Hoed and R. L. Moor head has been this day dissolved hy mutual consent. Parties indebted to the Inte firm will please call at the old stand of Reed & Moorhead and settle tho same with cither member of the lute lirra. J. P. REED, R. L. MOORHEAD. Jan. 7, 1884. THE undersigned, having bought out ? the Firm of Reed & Moorhead, will con tinue businoss at the old atnnd. Thanking my friends for their patronage in the past. I respectfully solicit a continuance ol the same. J. P. REED. Jan 17, 1884 27 _ 3 SEND FOR TRICE LIST. McElrce's Jewelry Palace, 294 King St., Charleston, S. C. Largest Stock. Lowest prices in tho .Smith. Repairing a specialty. Bend me your watchus. Quick Sales & Small Profits. DRY GOODS. JU9T received a full line of Prints, Cash meres, Alpaca"., Flannels. A lurga assortment of Jeans, Virginia Caasimerea, Shirtings and Sheetings, J to 10-4 wide. Bed Ticking cheaper than ever before, *fcc, all to be sold at lowest prices, by A. 1J. TOWERS. Sept 27, 188S ll Blankets and Marsailles Quilts. HE finest lot of Blankets, Crochet and Maraaillea Quilts, in Town. T ALSO, Ladies Cloaks und Shawls, and Yankee Notions. Por ?ale low hy A. lt. TOWERS. Sept 27, 1883 1! NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors of tho Estate of B. P. Lowe, deceased, hereby give notice that they will, on the 10th day of February, 1H84, apply to the "udge of Probate for Anderson Cownty for Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from said Executorshin. IV V C. LOW, R. B. A. ROBINSON, Exocutor*. Jan 17, 1884_27_5_ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Tho undersigned. Administrators of the Estate of P. A. Marton), deceased, hereby give notice that they will, on the 13th day February, 1884, apply to the Judge 3f Probate of Anderson County fora Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge Oom said Administration. O. 8. BEATY, J. L. MASTERS, Administrators. Jan 10, 1884 20 5 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Executors ot the Estate of West A. Williams, deceased, tiereby give notice that they will apply to ;ba Judge of Probate for Anderson County. >n 20th day of February, 1884, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and discharge from heir office as Executors. A. M. GUYTON, W. B. MILLWEE, Executor*. Jan 17,1884 27_ & VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. 131 Notice ls hereby given that the an Icralgned, Executor of tho Estate of {cid Oambrell, deceased, will apply to be Judge of Probate for Anderson County, in. the 7th day of February, 1884, for a final Settlement and discharge from said lillee as Executor of said Estate. JAMES P. PAYNE, Ex'r. Jan S, 1884 28_ 5 FIRE INSURANCE. I. H. VON HASSELN, ANDERSON, S. C., REPRESENTS First Chas Companies, with ample Capital. Call upon him or information as to rat?, 4c. Insure ronr property before lt is burned np. Jan 17,1884 27 ly F STOLEN ! ROM the residenoeof the undersigned, a miles Southwest of Anderson, or. sunday night, 6th inst, one mouse-colored lone MULE, medien sise, with small car on the right foreleg. The Mule is 14 rears old. Any le/orination concerning he animal will be godly received. T ,? * J' P- MITCHELL. Jiu 17, 1884 27 2* Partnership Notice. WK, Hie undersigned, have this day en tered into B partnership under tho inline of NV. S. LIGON ?k Co., for the pur pose of conducting a general merchandise business at Hie old stand of W. 8. Ligon, on the Southside of tho Public Square. By close attention to the wants of our cus tomers and fair dealing, we would solicit thc patronage of the trading public. Our Mock of GROCERIES ia full np, and we will make it to the interest of Ml to price our goods before purchasing their supplies for thc year. W. 8. LIGON. R. 8. LIGON. Jan. 1, 1?.S4 GuaDu and Acid Phosphate. We aro receiving a large lot of the old reliable Soluble Pacific Guano and Acid, and the Standard Edinto Acid Phosphate, all of which weare prepared to sell at the lowest market prices. These arc old established brand? of Fer tilizers, and no one can doubt tho reliabili ty of its analysis or the quality of the goods. W. S. LIGON & CO. FIRE INSURANCE. OIN HOUSES, BAW, WHEAT AND COHN HILLS, 8T0BES, DWELLINGS, MERCHANDISE and FARM PBOPETY, Insured in First Class Companies ! CONTINENTAL Insurance Company of New York. Liverpool and London and Globe Insu rance Company. North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. I'honix Assurance Company of London. Standard Fire Office of London. Crescent Insurance Company of New Orleans. Rochester German Insurance Company of New York. Representing thc above Companies I will yivo attention to all business offering. For information address me at Pelzer, S. C. WILLIAM (J. WHILDEN, Special Agent and Adjuster of Losses. Agents of the Continental Insurance Company in Anderson County : A. B. Towors, Anderson C. H. W. F. Cox. Belton. Ii. W. Tribble, Honen Path. B. E. Seaborn, Pendleton. Aug 23, 1883_tl_ BUCKINGHAM WHISKEY. A REALLY PURE STIMULANT. THIS WHISKEY is controlled entirely by VENABLE & HEYMAN, New York. It is distilled in Maryland in the slate water regions of that State from the -miall grain grown Ibero. The distillation is superintended by a gentleman who thoroughly understands his business. Nothing deleterious is permitted to enter into its composition, and none of it is al lowed to be "sold until fully three years old, in order that it may be ?ntiroly free by evaporation from fusel oil. Venable o? Ileyrnan offer these goods as perfectly pure, to fill a long felt want for medical purpo ses. It is their own brand, and they stake their reputation on the truth of this asser tion. For sale exclusively at Anderson, S. C., by D. O'Donnell, John O'Donnell, Palace Saloon, 8. T. Craig & Co., M. D. Kennedy. F. W. SINDORF, Charleston, S. C., Wholesale Agent for South Carolina. Oct. 18, 1883 14 Sm ANDERSON CITY CONFECTIONERY. I KEEP ON HAND ALWAYS Fresh Soda, Lemon, Cream and Sweet Crackers, Cakes, Candy, Confectioneries, Fruits, Nut?, Deviled Meats, Croix! & Blackwell's ChowChowPicklce, Canned Goods, Flour, 8ugar, Coffee, Grist, Rico, Lard, Soaps, Cups and Saucers, Chamber Seta, Glassware, Rubber, Musical and Base Ball?, Novelties, Dundee Marmalade, Tobscco, good Segara, 8igaretts, JPipes, etc., etc. L. L. GREEN. Jan 10, 1884_20_2_ FIRE! FLEE! -o rHE Masons having decided to pull down the Store Room I occupy on darch 1st, I am closing out my stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry At greatly Reduced Prices. Solid Gold Stem-winding Watches, ins erted movements, for $36- warranted. Large striking, weight or spring Clock., 3.75, warranted. Good Breast Pins at 75c., warranted. Good Lever Sleeve Buttons, 76c., war in ted. Gold Wire Ear Rings at 75c. i . Engagement Rings, Necklace*, etc cheong, J. A. DANIELS." J Jan 17, 1884_27_jgJ Money Ncc doti. r RESPECTFULLY ask all who are in^ L debted to ma by Note or Account, for ^ lerchandise or Guano, to make payments t ! soon as possible, as I need the money. A.B.TOWERS. Sept 27, 1883 ll_ BLANKETS. PST received a nice lot of Blsnketi from Philadelphia, and from Now ork another lot of those splendid 11-4 nd 12-4 Blankets. Call and see them. Or salo low by A. B. TOWERS. NOT 20, 1883 ff)