The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 06, 1884, Image 2

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^?>ypntAY, M A UOII 0, ISSI TERMS : ?.?NE ?EAlt.?>-"'0' SIX MONTHS. ",!ic THO Dollar* if not lu advance. Tile Crime (tr Cash. It i? now nearly two week*, gay* the Chaih&ton S'rtr-i und (Mirier, sin?ci twp un?flefKlinj? citizens of Cbciaw, one of thom the pence officer nf the town, were shot [loi.?i ?o tho fired, without :t word of warning, by Mr. W. II. Cr.-h. One of tho >:> .;:.'. Ls ?lend ; the other is likely to clio. Tlx circumstaHoes of tili? mor der inku it otu i>! the cntegory of nrdi uar) CIM:H-. Cash i- kui wu f:ir:ind wide a- :i in*!? of violence, who believes in .v i bop'ki* of Iii? ow? right to avenge cvfty w;-ir fur.cir.d wrong, with hi* pistol, iimi who ii i- m ?dc no concealment bl Iii.'? aur-im und utter contempt for po p]o who seek redros for grievances i:i any other way. This mun. itt the most public manner, Iii*- kille?] one viii ?.;< of thc -Cito beean.??*, in thc perform an '( ol' l.i- officia! duty, he had arrested iii- player several days before, and has desperately wotimied another, who had given liim ?0 provocation whatever, and who, it appeal?, r?as-?bot by mistake Pursuit cf lin- murderer was delayed, mid when the effort was made to appre hend him. lie could not bc found. Noth ing liai been heard of him for several days, and in all likelihood he has fled beyond thc limits of thc h?tate. Is he to be allowed thus to escape the responsi bility for his bloody work ? The newspapers in all parts of tho I'nion have chronicled the circumstances of this atrocious crime and arc waiting to hear what i-: to be its sequel. It is well 1; now o thal C ash, while making high pretensions as "a South Carolina gentleman," was a desperate character, and was, in fact, a terror to the neigh borhood in which lie dwelt. It was no -urprise to those who knew the man that thc effort of the local authorities of th? county to capture him resulted in failure. He had blain the only peace officer-an old soldier of the 1'cderal army, by tho way-who had had thc temerity to arrest him, and there was no roason to doubt that he had builc'.s still in reserve for other ollicers of thc law who might bo equally rash. Cash is at large. Is it right, is it just, that this should be, while any effort on the part of thc ?tate authorities to bring him to account for his crime remains un tried ? Tho Tornado Keller Bill Withdrawn, WASHINGTON, February 29.-In thc senate, Mr. Ransom, from tho committee on appropriations, reported back adverso ly Hie joint resolution introduced by hirr last .Monday, and referred lo that com' mittec, providing for an appropriation tc aid the sufferers by thc great (dorms ir the Southern Stales, lu reporting il back Mr. Hansom stated that the commit tee hud given the matter very carcfu consideration, Telegrams were sent tc the Governors of thc diff?rent State; affected, and to other persons in thosi States suppose?I to be best acquaintcc with all the incidents of the storm am the subsequent su Her i ogs, and while thc first accounts of the great Bufferings o certain communities had been fully con firmed, yet those sufferings were not, ir thc judgment of thc committee, of thu' widespread, transcendent and paramount character which bullied all local, iudivid uni, municipal and State relief, so as tc demand the intervention of the govern tuent. He could not let the resoltitior pass, Mr. Ransom added, without saying thal while in presenting thc resolutior ho had been actuated by n becoming ira pulse, it \>us proper now that tho couct.-j tdiould know nt the earliest momcol, tht.l Congress would not take steps for relie! in this instance. Ho said this in ordei that private and local charity may nol be suspended. The example of thc people of thone States in their great or deal of suffering, should not but command the admiration of their countrymoc everywhere, He (Hansom) might some times be carried away by enthusiasm foi his owu people, but when be looked al what hud taken place among tho people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala bama and Georgia, uuu saw their rcsslu tiou lo bide their faith and not come tc Coogress for relief, evcu when an eQbrl had been made to givo it to them, it ro minded bim of tho heroism of Fabriciui and Kerulup and thc gt?Ai Athenian who sacrificed everything that he mighl stand by his country. He hoped thc noblo example given by the nfllictec people in this case would be useful lc the richer and more powerful communi ties which might not be worse afllicted Is conclusion Mr. Hansom thanked thc commu?e on appropriations for the care ful (.nd painstaking consideration which they had given the subject. Mr. Garland said he supposed the ac tion of the committee was based on tin ground that they did not consider, fron the information received, that there wai a necessity for tho interposition of Con l?re?9? Mr. Hansom said 'hat was the ground Mr. Garland said he did not understam. such interposition to have , been d?clin?e on the ground of the uncoustitutionaliij of such aid of cases where it was showi to be required. Mr. Hansom-Not at all. Mr. Garland said he didn't wish it tc bo understood that he, for one, doubl?e the authority of Congreua to extend ak in cases calling for it. If the quest im had arisen on that ho would have hat something to say. Mr. Hansom said if this were the time to discuss that matter he, Hansom, woulc be able to show a Hue of precedents fa voring the constitutionality of such ac tion from the beginning of our govern mern to tho present day. When th? matter came to be investigated then could, he said, bo bot boo opinion os t< the constitutional authority of Congres1 in a case of such imminent and impend ing ruin as to exceed tho capacity o local and Stale aid. A Colored National Convention. . PrrrsnUKO, PA., March 8.-The Rev O. 6. Smith, of Bloomington, Ills., chair man of th? Colored State Central com mitten of that Slate hos arrived here t< complete arrangements for a Nations (Jolored Convention to be held here ii April. Smith1 says that the Convcntioi will be in session Beveral days, and at i Beeret session will adopt an address de manding recognition from the peopl< and the better protection of the coloree race in the , South. The address will bi -issued purposely before the Nations Conventions, a od the colored people wil wait .to .iee what fa done. About 28 delegates will be present. - Prince .Recd, a colored man o hV^ttbutg, is to bo. presented with a life time pass dyer the South Carolins. Rall read/ for waving down a train where th? cyclone bad passed and upturned som? of tbo cfosetlctt and otherwise obstruct? ?ho road. ^--'llie South Carolina Republican*. , j COLUMBIA, March 1.-I had a long i talk this afternoon with one of the best ' infurnjcd and most trustworthy colored men in the State. He made some inter esting disclosures with regard to the plana of the South Carolina Republicans. : The meeting of the I-Jxecutivo Committee which took place in Columbia latt Tues day night was, he tells me, Mormy from the beginning to the close. Ile mude an i ?-(lort to test Arthur's strength by intro i docing a resolution commending hie ad ministration and recommending the ' South Carolina Republicans to support I bim for re election. His resolution met j j with nncrppcted and violent opposition ( j from two influential colore;', members of the committee who are strone advocate-" ! of Logan's candidacy for the Presidency ! He ?\?il.drew thc resolution before a vote ] wu- taken. He was mppnsed, be de I clares, (o find (hat any Republican would \ sj eak out against Arthur and in favor ol ' bis riva!, the ambition? and unprincipled Logan, who is no friend cf the colored I . race. After canva?sing the committee he ; lound that ali .v.* two thirds of thc mern ' b'-rs prefer Arthur t" any o'ber man foi I President and tho others favor Logan. ' One colored member of thc committee.; I however, cling* to (Irani and swears he , will support neither Logan nor Arthur, i The Republicans, my informant avers, ! are determined to make a stubborn fight ' in South Carolina this year. Not tba' ; they dream of defeating the Stale ticket j which the Democrat* will {dace in the Held, but they will strive to secure the electoral vote of South Carolina fur the j Republicans. A Slate ticket may or ? may not be nominated when the Slate Convention meen in April. The pre vailing opinion among Republicans i that a ticket should be placed in the field and a vigorous canvass prosecuted. In the event of such a course being chosen a demand for pecuniary aid will be made upon the Republican party of the North and a liberal share of the campaign funds will be asked for. "Politics are so uncertain," he said, "that nobody can foresee what contingency may riso before the close of tho present year. Who can tell but *vhat the electoral vote of South Carolina may decide the fate of thc two great parties"in November next. At any rate, our party here will hang together (I hope ihey may hang together), and take the chances. Thcr? may be a split in the Democratic tanks, 'when we can step in and demand terms." Ho feela confi dent that Arthur will receive the nomi nation for President, and will ?ecure a solid delegation from South Carolina. The statement* of many other Republi cans with whom I have conversed arc very much of tho same tenor. I am dis posed to think that Arthur will get a full delegation from South Carolina, notwith standing the earnest efforts of Logan to capture the colored vote here.-Dupaleh to Atlanta Constitution. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. Kirnt Alumni Itc|><irt of thc Communion - rronlili-iit Arthur Kuti one ft the Low ttnU it* Aclmlnintrutliiu. , WASHINGTON, February 29.-Tie President today sent to Congress tho first annual report of tho civil service commission. In his message of trans mittal the President says: "Upon th? good results which tho civil service law bas already accomplished I congratulate ' Congress mid the people, and I avow my conviction lhat it will henceforth prove ' to be a still moro nignal boncOl to the 1 public service. I heartily commend tho zeal and fidelity of the cominis.-iionera 1 and their suggestions for further legisla tion, and I advise thc making of such an ' appropriation as shall bc adequate for ' their needs." 6 The report of the commissioners makes ? n volume of sixty-seven closely printed pages. After a generil review of the . Civil Service law and thc preliminaries 1 of the organization of tho commission, : the report slates that several results, which appear to bc the moro direct ob 1 jects of thc law and civil service rules, aa j. understood by tho commission, are : ' First. That official authority and in llucuce must no longer be used to impair J freedom of elections or to coerce the po . I it ?cal action of citizens. 1 Second. Extortion from those in pub lic service, whether under the form of ' political assessments or otherwise, for tho purpose of paying tho expenses of 1 parties or candidates, must come to an . eui. ' Third. Selections for executive aervico on the basis of official favor and partisan ' influences must be suppressed by rcquir '? ing examination and other adequate I teals of character and capacity ss Condi " lions of entering this service. 1 Fourth. The truo responsibility and ' independence of the legislativo and ex j ecutivo departments under tho Coostltu ' tion must be restored and preserved. 1 Rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Service em body the principles set out under the first and second heads. ' The repor' lays that it is too early to 1 speak with oefinltenoss of the effects of these rules. Tho influence of old habits and theories affects conduct long after I new standards of duty have been accep ' ted. . Although the violation of either rule is made good cause for removal, the 1 T1 ? . li ty cf such rules must in nome de ; gree rest in their power as precepts ; for 1 obviously only gross forms ol their vlo I lation eau be easily proved. 1 Tbe first step toward the protection of 1 all rights is the distinct recognition of them and the public acknowledgment of ' tho duty to protect them. That step at 5 least bas been taken. In tho faco of j pledges at once formal aud public it will require more audacity to invade and there will be readier courage to defend tho freedom which it is the object of the 5 first two rules to guarantee. No case of 1 violation of either in the particulars re ' ferred to has been laid before the com mission. Whether !*a the period sicco the civil service rules went into effect : there has not been a diminished tendency I on tho part of Federal officers to med 1 die with the political action of citizens r and more vigorous and general cohdem ' nation of the practico by the public, are questions to be decided upon a careful observation of the facts, which are as [ open to all others as to the members of j the commission. 1 Upon the subject of political assess j mc nt s the report attys : An investigation 1 now being conducted by the commission tends to show that the twelfth section of I the Act has been violated by a private 1 ci?izen from each of two 8tates in the lorin of surreptitiously tending or car ' rying circulars into the departments at ' Washington by which contributions . were solicited from thoso in public ser 3 vice in aid of tho political fund of those > Slates, and one or more of the employees ? in thone departments appear to have . assisted in the distribution of those cir . culara, but apparently without knowing their contents or tho purpose of their distribution. We are satiafied that but trifling sums have been secured, and this illegal practice appears to have ceased .' upon public attention being called to it. . Inquiries have justified the conclusion, -, that the amounta for corresponding p?ri ls ods collected from the same number of , Federal officers since the Act went into i effect have not been more than from ono x half to one-fourth as much as formerly, i and that while a- feeling of complete B safety in declining to pay is by no means } attained, this diminution in tho amount Q ' collected would otherwise measure the 1 proportion of the whole amounta before 1 secured, which was paid by reason ol ) fears of removal or hopes off promotion. The evils of the spoils system are se! out at length, end the defects of the civil t service system practiced during President .-. Grant's administration are pointed out . and its failure explaiucd. 3 ?-.-gjjs ? ? a -Vi. J. Whipper is said to be in thc 1 race, for Congressional honore in tb? Black District. Death of Lawrence Cain. Lawrence Cain, colored, died iii this eily yesterday, after a long period of suirering from cori.->uuiptiotj. J Ie wa? onco Senator from Ldgeucld county, S. C. The deceased hu i lilied the posiliou nf Deputy Collector in the Internal Retenue Department for a year or more past. He wat atf)ut forty years of age. The re mains will he taken to Edeefield to day for interment. -Columbia llcjititi l?calh of a Noted Defaulter. NASHVILLE, Ty.SU., February 21'. Intelligence is jost received <>'? the dea'h ..f Marshal! T. Polk, ex State treasurer, in Kant Nashville. Polk had been ill for some days, but Iiis di ata wa- uuexpei led. He >>a- lying on the bed talking as usual to his fanii y having been up and down all day and apparently in the -ame health i - I 'r several weeks. I.v. ri hi- family hardly know when he died. Hi- ?on, Jain. - Knox Pulk, ?aw lux arm fail and went !iiin and saw he ?a? dead irevi ia! phy ?ieiari? were called and pronounced il heart di?en*e. A Railroad Victory. NA-II\ ILI.K, 1 eb.uar.? J.i 1 lie I', i crul Couti liiis ailcrnooii granted the application of th- railroad companies nf the State i'.-r un injunction tu rt o i II the State Railroad i'oiniitissioii fu.in in terfering with their business under Ihe Act of the legislature wi ?rh v??*.s i ie Commission with tho supervision of ri I road operations in IViines?ee. Elaborate written opinions were deli vue.I by Cir . nit .Judge I ?axter aud Hi.-tricl .ftii.-e iluiulond, District .fudge Key concurring li was field that the Act <?( the I .vu is hi lure creating th?* Railroad C'.iiiini-sioii cou ll ?eta with the lilli artie'..- .! (he Suite Constitution and with the ! llb nnieudincut lo thc Constitution <>:' ihe United States, and is therefore null and void. No Temperance Vole, No (?iii. PORT JERVIH, March 1.-Tlie women of Ellenville, Elster County, haveorgan ized for the purpose, of aiding the tem perance movement in tho election of an Excise Commissioner for that town. They bave appointed committees to bo present at the. polling places next Tues day to influence voters ami to take note of all who opposo the temperancr- ticket. Merchants who vote against it arp to be boycotted. The members of (heorganiza tion who havo grown up daughters have pledged themselves lo permit no young man to visit or [tay attentions io the young ladies, no matter what his stand ing may be, if he votes against the tem perance ticket. Committeesof women to receive voters living at a distance and furnish them with re fresh men tn will also be in attendance on election day. The German Pres?, on the Lnskcr AtTair. BERLIN, February 2ib-Thc National Gazette hopes that the Secessionists will not propose in tho Reichstag a resolution thanking the United States House of Representatives for ita resolution of condolence- on tho death of Herr Laskcr, unless they previously ascertain whether it can be adopted. The Germania, tho organ of the Clerical party, doubts whether such a superfluous and provoca tive resolution would find a majority. 'Ibo Reichstag ia not co.-ipetent to reply to a resolution of condolence of which they have received no official cognizance. Thc PolUifclte Xachrirhter attributes hall tho blame to Minister Sargent. It asserts that be is lacking in political tact, and so failed to keep the authorities at Wash ington informed of the true state ol' af fairs in Germany. The Cologne Gazelle says : "Prince Bismarck might perhaps have forwarded the resolution to the Reichstag if Minister Sargent had not from easily explained reasons rendered himself obnoxious. We hope this un fortunate incident will not disturb the harmony of tho two nations, whose in terests have been closely bound together for many years." The /.ibera/ Chrretpon ilencc doubts tho expediency of the pro posed introduction of a icsolution of thanks in tho Reichstag by the Secession ists, and asserts that its adoption would bc doubtful. The Kreuz Zeituny, in discussing the latter incident, says : The Liberals, io supporting United States Minister Sar gent, do not consider that Mr. Sargent has deeply offended Prince Bismarck. The Kurth German Gazette says: The remembrance that the National Liberals expressed approval when the American minister, J. C. Bancroft Davis, refused tho congratulations of the Frnnkfo't. Democratic associations on the occasion of the American Centenary, does not obligo the United Slates to approve of Prince Bismarck's illiberality. But wc perceive the Nemeais of history. The Cheravf Ontrnge. CIIKBAW, February 29.-Our town marshal, W. H. li. Richards, who wai so ruthlessly shot down on the streets of Cheraw, on tbs ?.3d instant, by IV. B, Cash, after lingering in great agony for nearly a week-, died from his wounds this morning at halt-past 3 o'clock. Richards was a member of Company G, Thirtieth Massachusetts Veteran Vol unteers, and was promoted to a first lieu tenancy for gallantry. He was also a member of Chatham Lodge, American Legion of Honor, of this place. His tragic end is a matter for deep regret, not only by this community, in whose service he was murdered, but by ibo whole Slato, on whose fair name this crime will bo c blot in the eyes of hoi sister Stales. Mr. Coward, the unoffending bystan der who was wounded by one of the bul lala intended by Cash ?or the town mar shal, lies in a very precarious condition, his lower limbs being paralyzed, and in all probability this shocking tragedy will provo to be a double murder. The jury of inquest was impanelled to-day at half-past 1 o'clock and ad journed for the hearing of evidence until half-past 7 this ?vening. In the interim Drs. Kollock, James, Wilson and Wad dill proceeded to perform the autopsy The autopsy revealed the fact that th? ball had entered the leftside, penetrating the fourth dorsal vertebra. Spicule o: the bone were nlao driven into the apina1 marrow. The examination of four wit neasea, whose evidence differed in ni material points, was then made. Upor the conclusion of the evidence the jury rendered the following verdict: "Thai W. il. H. Ri ch ard s came to bia decal from a pistol shot in the hands of W. B Cash on the 23d of February." Mr. Richards leaves a wife and three small children. He came to Cherav with the first garrison sent to this towr in 1865, where be married and has sine? resided. James Coward, the other victim o Cash's reckless disregard of life and o law, is a respectable young man, a nativi j of Marlboro' County and a brother o Mr. Coward of the firm of Coward A McIntosh, merchants of this place. The funeral services, under the auspicei of the Legion of Honor, of which ordet Mr. Richards was a member, were belt i at the Baptist Church this afternoon, tin ?astor, the Rev. Mr. Hickson, officinting he attendance was large, all placas o business being closed. ***"Do not grasp at the shadow am lose the substance," Kidney-Wort is abb > to convert you frome shadow of you former self into the substance of estab i lished health. Said a sufferer from kid . ney trouble when asked to try Kidney Wort for a remedy. "WI try lt. but i will be my but dose." It cured him am i now be recommends it to all. If yoi i have disordered kidneys don't fall to tr it. - 9/ di ner d News Summary. Congress will reject Ibe bill to give ; li? cycloue sufferers ?!'.' >,000. - There arc eighty American students at tho University of Berl?n thia winter. . - The people ol Abbeville arc sub I scribing liberally f?r the r'-i'ef of '.he j cyclone au florets at Bradley. i be t> nt i- of thc Kev. S. I ?rum j moud,at WondrulN, Spartaiiburg County, burned vii t.'ie ??lh. Lo?*, $-1,000 ; no in1-'!ran?-?-. --Charleston ??ai a hard freeze on Friday and ihe ?trawbcrriea ???1 ;;r.r;. ; peas ? iii- irui k (arms are put back and . ?erioiifly duma^cd I h?- I', publican*, ni Hean fi r: jt'omi ly espie**, (rri.-aj satisfaction with thc I a<Imini?trsit:on ? i'liverhor Ti.oinp-ijii ami are heailily i:i favor ?'I hi- fe eic tij?m. --'li,.- \ -. fi .'.?. Mol lined i V. shy te ' rian ('! iircbts?.f Newberry County hare j ?ul.-nri'i ?il S'.l?l'J t?. t'.? endowment fund , ?,! til- I i ..:?;. .1 f?i-fiiifiarv at I ?ric I m j - 'Mo- Lt;.?r l.eijrr sta.cs that ; tl.*? eycii ?.?. cv > ?fe . ii lid blew ?i <.?? ni J that cotiii y .?.!. h mi? bel lion-*-, cnuidog iumagt * t?i the nm un! .>'. c-'."..oini. Only one j-; rs. ?o wa? killed. - I? i? tue vcnlic ni llii'jlirh jour ! nul <?! iiu'cli?nii-i '.ha! 'the American i ?.in live I?, ?lay \< une ol the m???l I perl? ? t ?<....- in-..;.ani? n wrought j mil by the h.r.l and u?in?l ? i ma ).'" l'a.- f. 11 i ?ry tillich >?. a-r-1 ali . [i?Iii ! ,.i iy.toii l-xp >-i"i-'.. bt.i.dljig i u Atlanta is lion ru lilting 1 '?.' Mjt? -?..mi.---, ; |;ipi- y? a ti.ipi li . : ?....'..>."... ?, anti ia ina kui*}: a c'tau 10 ? ? r cci.i. for ila first !y ,;r . ; ... Iou! hork. - 1; ii repartid that (Jen. Huller will ' be a d< legate tn the National I lemocratic I Convention. Iii*- la?l lime he appeared ! .ii a National Convention of the Democ racy was al Chat lr ?ton in 180*0, twenty Ibur years ago. - A wedding ?'arty of 3? men, women and children was crowing thc Uiver Theis!*, in Hungary, about three weeks ago, >\ beti the icc suddenly broke tinder them and the entire company, with oue exception, wat drowned. Abraham Lincoln s tomb at Spring field i III., is going to ruin. Two of the supporting arches have collapsed, one corner ot thc monument has settled Sev eral inches, and it is estimated that the restoration will cost ?4,^00. - While dim Sherod, colored, and his wife were absent from their home, in Abbeville County, on Tuesday of lasl week, their house caught fire and wai burned to the ground. Two small chit dren in th" house v.ete burned to death - About len days ago, Albert Sligh of Newberry, look a fit of hiccoughing caused by violent exercise. Sinco thei he ba-* bad but brief intervals of rest Physicians hare been in constant attend ance, but up lo Thursday morning the; hud been unable lo check Hie fit. - A very persuasive rascal induced ? number ot ignorant illinois wotneu t< cut oft' their hair ami entrust il to him ti lie niaile up io fashionable forms. The; expected to lliui achieve a permaneu and beautiful style of coiffure, bul the; never -aw thc man or the material again - The I "iiion Tinten saya that in tb Fish l).im section of that County th suffering from the cyclone is truly heart rending in many cases. Not les than hundred persons were made housele.s without food or clothing and no mean nf procuring these and other necessaric - Brooks Latham, colored, alia Brooks. Ferguson was shot last week b the olliceri ol' thc law in 1'ickeiis Cuuutj Ile was charged with housebreaking, an wheo the officers attempted to arrest bin ran ami was fired upon, receiving a fies wound, which it is thought will uot prov fatal. He made his escape. - Lewis lt. Redmond, the note moonshiner, hs* written a pathetic lcm to A. B. Williams, editor of the Greer ville News, pleading for the intercessio of his friends in securing his remov? from the Albany penitentiary to Coitiu bia. Redmond says that he has cor sumption in its worst stages, and ls no lingering between life and death. - California stands fifth in the list t .States in the manufacture of salt, and the only ?taie in the Union where th distillation of salt from sea water carried on lo any considerable exteu This industry has increased rapidly dui ing thc last twenty years. Tho? produi lion has risen from 44,000 bushels in 18t to upwards of 880,000 bushels in 1883. - Near Sparlauburg, a few years agi a man who needed money badly gave h note for about ?-1U? with interest at per cent, a mouth, which, if not pai monthly, was to be compounded. Til maker aud the holder of this note bot died this Winter. The executor no pills in his claim for about $3,000 for lt . note ot $100. The courts will settle tli matter. - A special correspondent of lt lie(?ister writes from Darlington : ". rough estimate of thc loss by the stori in this section will be ten thousand do lars. A good many that have lost the houses will not be able to rebuild witt out assistance. A committee here ha*, raised about ?400 or $000, but that fun 1 has been only applied to those that wei wounded by the storm. Those who: , only loss has been their houses and fu niture are yet without a?;y relief. Ou ! side aid is needed." - According to tho statistics given I a Boston lecturer, twenty thousand tl vorces have been granted in New En, land ?luring the las; twentj yeai In Massachusetts there is now one <J , vorce to fourteen marriages. Since 181 I the rate of divorces ba?, increased 1? per cent, while tb? rate of marriages b increased only four per cent. In Ve 1 mont lhere is ono divorce to 14 marriage in Rhode Island one to 12, in Connect I cut oae to eight. These figures indica i that of all civil contracts made in Nc England marriage is the one most like to be broken. '. ? - The great building at Salt Lak j- which the Saints have been twenty-eig] I years in constructing, is approachn completion. The main walls are don , It is built of granite, which ia bauh , from thc mountains back to Salt Lake t , great wagons or trucks, with whee . twelve feet high. The walla are ten fe , in thickness and eighty-five in heigt It has cost up to this time $4,C0O.0C which has been collected by the tithii I tax. It will require six years more j finish the work. Probably no otb , church building in the United States h , been constructed in a way to secure sui durability as is possible to this. Son f of those who predict the early ruin f tho Mormon hierarchy are wonderii j what use they can make of this tempi f - A young Austrian lieutenant b - been deprived of his commission ai rank because of his absolute refusal 3 fight a duel. In declining a challen; r he gave a/. hU reason that duelling w 1 forbidden by both the civil and milita 3 law, an? was against bis religion and L . reaaru. The matter was taken before f Caut of Honor, made up of superi officers, by whom the above sentence w pronounced and made operative fort 1 with. The case has been taken up 1 s the Vienna newspapers and is bei r warmly discussed. Those who upho . tho action of the Court urge that a i . fusal to fight a duel is evidence of a c - gree of cowardice that should not t suffered among army officers. On t i other band, it is maintained that t i young officer hss exhibited much mr r sense and manliness in the matter th the Court that tried him: . - In New York City, according to some figures recently published, there arc more than 800 rag dealers, and the nickers, who are mostly Italian?, gather $70,<Mrt-> ?.?nh yearly in the street* and road?, while the money realized for cot ton rsgs alone in the United Stnte* is put at iii.'.000,000 per annum. - A Nashville dispatch, dated Febru srv 27, cays : "Passengers on the ?rain which arrive.1 this afternoon fr..:n Louis ville report ti nt when the train reached Notio n Station, fifty musked tuen, armed with gun* and [??stol?, boarded it The passengers sopposed thom to he train robber* . ?er? greatly alarmed The 1 leader of the mob explained ttiat they \T<T>- looking for a negro win? was charg ed sith liftMlOiting a young lady at KHz ab? lld? wu, and ah?) wa- supposed t" he oi I he ir.tin i ti route t . Henil .?-on, Ky.. \ i ir .ri.J. Tiie in ?.<> was not on the tr un, Hie Sheri tl' having re? ved notice of tho ! m >b'? intention.'' - The manufacture of perfumes from Florida grown flowers bids fair to be come un extensive industry tu the State. One firm ai Jae.? ?orille ia already at work. It is reported that a gentleman from South Florida has patented a pro cesa for til?? utilization ol the loom of ti.?- maugrotc and the lapndiiht, ami to extract the s*vc<.-l fragrance from the ess s.tva plant as well. Thin will conn* into COlii|iflitiou with the timi in the more Northern portiiui of the Stat*, and H* tho Sinilh Kl..lida parties |>->>[>.?.. ?dueing it large capital in the htisine?s it \* bare ly possible that :<u unto >k?'<| for comp? tition in the manufacture ol extracts will ne the ri-nuit. l'ivc Iiu-s occurred in Philadelphia during Thu rr day night, nil being nerums. They were situated far apart aud followed each oilier in quick succession, several being in progress simultaneously. These facts pul the firemen ut great disadvan tage, every engine in the eily being in u?c, several of them being tarried sever al miles. The worst of tho lires was at Powers it Wcigbtman's chemical works where an immense quantity of chemicals look tire, causing the people in the neigh borhood to flee in wild dismay fearing a tremendous explosion. A quantity of flaming fusil oil poured into the street??, nod the firemen were forced to call on citizens for help to save their hose carri ages nod engines. They succeeded, howovcr, in confining the flames to the building by keeping thc- hc-i<es in tho neighborhood soaked with water. Pow ers ft Weightmao's loss is $1,000,000; insurance ?750,000. In consequence of j the fire the price of foreign quinine was put up from $1.35 to ?fl .05 an ounce. - Senator Wade Hampton of South Carolina, has evidently been thinking over the table of strength of the Demo cratic parly in thc South and ihe strength of the Republican party in tho North ns printed in the Herald, for be is reported as saying that it would be a good idea to leave to ihe six doubtful States-New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Neva da and California-tho task of selecting the Democratic candidato and construct ing thc platform. While Ohio has in variably chosen thc Republican electors, thc fact that she is now the only October State makes her vote doubtful and there fore lo be the more earnestly contended for. Nevada nnd California were Demo cratic in 18S0. Indiana and Connecticut in 1878. New Jersey in 1804, 18tJ8,1876 and lc?0, and Now York in 1SU8 and 1S70. The tariff issue is now supposed to eliminate Connecticut from the list of doubtful State? in favor of ihe Republi cans, leaving ninety-four electoral votes to br contended for in the six doubtful States, forty-eight of which, added to the vote of the solid South or the solid North, would determine the result. S?T* Nothing so simplo and perfect for coloring as the Diamond Dyes. For carpet rags, better and cheaper than any other dye stuffs. If you want good N. O. Syrup go to C. F. Jones it Co. All grades at bottom prices. We are prepared to sell you Lamp's from 2") cents to Fifteen Dollars. Ueforc buying give us a call. WlLHITR ifc WlLHITE. We keep everything thal is kept in a first-class Drug .Store, and do not propose to be undersold. Give us a cali and seo for yourselves. WlLHITE & Wi LH ITC TAf Mr. J. J. Dodd has a new Planing Mill in operation at the Blue Ridge Yard, where you can have your Lumbor dressed at shortest notice. Give him a call. Cheap for cash. 2D Flour! Flour! All grades and every bar rel guaranteed sound or money refunded. C. F. JORKS ?4 Co. Wi'.Hire's KVB WATER is a sure cure for sore and inflamed eyes, partial blindness, .fee. If you have not used it, ask your neighbor about it. It is guaranteed to give relief, and if it does not come back and get your money or try another bottle free. For cash you can buy Dry Good*, Boot?, Shoes, Hats and Groceries of every descrip tion at tho lowest living prices at C. F. Jones ?fe Co's. The best preparation in tho market for cleansing, preserving and beautifying tbe teeth, hardening tbs en cu and impiwung a delicious odor to the breath, is Jobnstonc's Odontine. Warranted not only to be harm less but the best Tooth Powder that can be used. For sale only by Wilbite ?fe Wllbite. The beat Cologne at Wilbite ?fe Wilhite's. Tappan's ''8weet Bye-and-Bye," the beat 25c Cologne, for sale only by WILHITB ?fe WIUIITE. Better than Ever.-Large arrivals of Buggies of all styles just received, select ed by mc in person wbilo in Cincinnati. Be sure to call on me when you want to buy. Those owing for Buggies ard Sewing Machines will please remember when their notts lall due. C. A. RKKD. You can find the best tobaccos for the least money at C. F. Jones ?fe Co.'s. After lo.'.g Mercury and Potash treat ment, I found myself a cripple from Mer curial Rheumatism. Tried Hot Springs two years without relief, and was anally, cured sound and well by the use of Swift a Specific (8. S. S.) CHAS. BF.RO, Hot Springs, Ark. ??????????? . _ "ga ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Sheriff. The friends of JAMES IL MCCONNELL re spectfully announce him aa a candidate for re election to the office of Sheriff of Anderson Coun ty-subject to the action of the Democratic party. For Clerk of Court The many friend?of JOHN W. DANIELS nom inate him as a candidate for re-eloctlwi to the ofoVe of Clerk of the Court for Anderton County subject to the action of the DsmOcratlc parly. REMOVAL. .p|R. M. Li. SHARPE bas removed bis 1 / office to the former residence of Ifr. Stephen McCully, deceased, where he can be lound when not professionally engaged. March 0, 1S84 M 3 NOTICE FINAL? SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of tho Estate of John C. Cherry, deceased, hereby gives notice that lie will, on the 7th day of April, 1884, apply to the Judge of Probate of Anderson County fora Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from said Administration. W. H. D. GAILLARD, Adm'r. March 6, 1884 84 6 NOTICE TO . OVERSEERS OF PUBLIC ROADS AND ALL PERSONS LIABLE TO BOAB DUTY. Oma or COUNTY COMMISSIOHKKS, AUDEBSOH S. C., March 4th, 1884. TAKE notice that every male parson be tween the ages of Sixteen and Fifty are hereby required to work, upon the Pub lic Roads of Anderson County not lc?s than Four Days between the present dato and thc first day of May. R. 8. BAILEY. JOHN H. JONES, JOHN A. BEEVES, County Commissioners for Anderson. March 0,1884 Si 1 The Norman Percheron Horse Company of South Carolina FOR THE SPRING SEASON CF !384 STANDS AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES : ''i'll A St LE MA Ci XIV' the dappled iron gray, nt Pendleton, Anderson nod James A. Drake'?. ?.OsSItTE/' ?ho large imported Horse, at Dr. W. ti. Clayton's, i'ickens Court House, Easlcy und ?lahtowu. "MOMARCII OF THE WEST," nt Seneca City, David Smithson's, High Falls and Sitton'a Mill. ?ST- For terms and pLrticulars address J. C. STIUBLING, President, Pendleton, S. C. ; or J. I). MAXWELL, Si Treasurer, Anderson. S. C._ MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AKDBB?OM COUNTY. In the Ojuri of Comment 1'icas. A. H. Ford. Plain lift', against N. E. (?ad lard, C. L. Gaillard and W, P. Moore. Complaint to Foreclose Mortgage. BY virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure made in the above stated case by bis Honor Judge Hudson, Presiding Judge of the 8th Circuit, bearing dato March 1, 1881, 1 will sell at Anderson C. H., 8. C., on BALESDAY IN APRIL next, at public sale, tlie following described Real Estate, to Wl ' ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND, Situate in Anderson County, in Brushy ?'reek Township, adjoining lands of J. M. (Jason, J. T. Cason, W. C. Cason and oth er?, containing forty acres, more or less. TERMS or SALK-One-half cash ; thc re mainder on o credit of twelve months, with interest (rom day of sale, to be secured itv bond and mortgage of thc premises. Sale made subject to the unexpired Lease | of Defendant, W. P. Moore. Purchaser to pay extra for necessary pa-1 papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. MarchO, 1884 34 _5_ WARNING. A LL persons ore warned not to hire or Jt\. liarbor Nathan Keown, Arina Keown or David Keown, colored. They have been regularly bound to me, ami any person hiring or harboring thom will be proceedod against at law. S. A. HUTCHINSON. Feb 28, 1834 32 2_ J. R. VANDIVER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ANDERSON, - - S. C. FFICE-In the Bnovi.ES Bi'ii.niNO, up stairs, over Dr. Johnston e'.s Store. Feb 21, 1884_32_ Executor's Sale. AT Piercetown, about 1 o'clock p. m.. on Saturday, loth March, 1884, I will sell thc Choses Ju Action, consisting of Notes, Accounts and Judgment?, belonging to thc Estate of James Long, deceased, ap praised doubtful and worthless. Terms of sale cash. JOSHUA JAMESON, Adm'r. Feb 21, 1884 _ 32_4_ FIRE IN SUR A y CE. J. H. VON HASSELN, ANDERSON, S. C., REPRESENTS First Class Companies, with ample Capital. Call upon him for information as to rates, Ac. Insure your propcrtv before it is bumed up. Jan 17, 1884_27_If' Pegged Shoes. AFEW Men's and Women's Pegged Shoes for sale at co?st for cash, to close out. A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14, 1883_31_ Money NeeCcd. f RESPECTFULLY ask all who are In* _L debted to me by Note or Account, for Merchandise or Quano, tn make payments as soon as possible, as I need tho money. A. B. TOWERS. Sept 27. 1883_ll_ POTATOES. EARLY ROSE, Goodrich, Peerless and White Star Potatoes for sale by A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14. 1884 31 O F Wheat Eran, Corn, Flour, OR sale by A. B. TOWERS. , Feb 14.1884 31 _ SHOES AND BOOTS, " IHAVE a Adi line or Bay State Shoes and Boots. Warranted not to rip and to have no wood or paite board. Also a few Miles' Ladies' Shoes. All in want of good Shoes and Boots will find it to their interest to call on A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14, 1884 31 I NEW GOODS. HAVE a full line of Dry Goods, Hats. . Hardware. N. O. Molasses, Groceries, Provisions, Crockery, Glassware, Carpet?, ?tc, ?cc. I will not attempt to name all my gooda in an advertisement, but will ask my friends and customers to call and see me before buying. I keep good good?, and at as low price as the same quality can be bought. Give me a trial. A. II. TOWERS. Feb 14, 1883 _31_ FRESH GARDEN SEED. LANDRETH'S and Ferry's fresh Gar den Seeds for sale by A. B. TOWERS. Feb 14,1884_31 _ New Advertisements. Made ofSolid steel,ia Best M-aner REMINGTONL SHOVELS. SCOOPS and SPADES. REMINGTON GOODS Hfl _, ARE ALWAYS ? tollable. ?EHMHGTQB AGIICILTIIAL 69., RIOS, R. Y. W. il. COLE a BON H. Southern A** U, Baltimore, Md. I T AMES or YOUD- Mea In city or country to tafe JU nice, light and pleasant work at their own homes; SS to ?5 a day easily aod quietly mada : work tint by null; no eanrasalug ; no .lamp for rcnlv-. Pleat? add reu Ballabi? Arr 'g. Co- Phila delphie, Pa., druwer TT. _8 I ha*? a po ?! u T a tm? Iboottada of cue. < ?taadiaa ha.? bMa candi I nd o. rt. ?J itmib ra - bilk io lta?Sbaev. that t ?111 ?nid TWO r.oTTt.Ei Vni r, tftb?t ?lih.Vi ur A Sta TBXATISB ea U>U dim ?Kt. ia aar Mfforsr. cit. Kxpr-f aaa T. o. aaartaa. ._DB. T. Ju BLOO CM. 1(1 Paarl SK. K?f York m ] area* ADVEBTISER8.-Lowett Kat?? for idver t'*lnj( la 970 good ctwspapera aent tit*. Ad. 1GEO. p. ROWELL A OCX. 10 Sprue? iU,N. X March 6, ISM at 4 THE TRADING PUBLIC - OF - ANDERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES Who contemplate coming here to Buy their Goods will not do well but POSITIVELY SAVE MONEY I In Examining my Stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, TRUNKS and Valises, CLOTHING, CLOTH IN U, CLOTHING, Before purchasing elsewhere. While I do not display any extraordinary skill in Printer's ink, yet I can assors all who have heretofore "given me their patronage, also those who expect to do soin the future THAT I AIM TO DEAL FA I II WITH ALL,, And give you hor.e?-t bargains. Having a competent and reliable corps of Salesmen you will always find them pleasant aud attentive, ready to wait on all with politenew and care, never misrepresenting any article kept in stock for sale. I BOLDLY DEFY COMPETITION In any of the departments usually kept in this market, and will not au?er myself to be undersold by any one in my line, maintaining my position as the Popular Leader of Low Priors ami Regulator of th? Dry Goods Market in Anderson County. My Stock is complete ami attractive, having taken great pains *.o suit all, who are aware that to secure good, honest gooda they munt buy from .A.. LESPEB. Feb 28. 1H84_ 33_4m VJ CLOTHING ! CLOTHING! PRICES OF CLOTHING MARKED DOWN TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NEW STOCK OF SPRING GOODS. Notv is tlic Time to Secure Bargains. \ FULL and CAREFULLY SELECTED Stock of SPRING CLOTHING to arrive. ?. Also, GENTS' UNDERWEAR, SHIRT?, COLLARS, CUFFS, CRAVATS. IN OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT Our Mr. J. B. CLARK is fully prepared to give entire .satisfaction. SPECIAL, NOTICIO Ia hereby given to all parties indebted to us to come forward and settle at once. Let this notice be sufficient warning. CLAPK ?fe ?CO. JOHS W. D?SXE?8, Proprietor. Feb 21, 1884 32 _ rCULLY, CATHCART & CO., Are anxious to Secure your Trade, and will do all in their power to give satisfaction, HAVING AMPLE STORAGE ROOM, AND SUPERIOR FACILITIES FOR Buying Goods from first li ands-, wo cnnofTer you BARGAINS in DRY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES, HATS, TRUNKS, UMBRELLAS. GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS. CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, ANO GENERAL PLANTATION SUPPLIES. In making your purchases give us a coll, and see that wo mean business, and aro pre? pared to ofter inducements to Cash Buyers, as well as to furnish Plantation Supplies on good terms till Fall. We have a fow NEW REMINGTON SEWING MACHIMOS which we will Bell low down for casi?, or on time, aa we are closing out this brandi of our business. WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE Daniel Pratt Gin Co.'sGins. Feeders, Condensers. THE CHAMPION REAPERS, MOWERS AND BINDERS, For Anderson, Abbeville and Oconce Counties. We also sell one and two-horse WACJONS-with a guarantee. WE STILL LEAD IN PRICES ON OUR WELL KNOWN BRANDS STANDARD FERTILZERS AND ACID, And will make it to yonr interest to see us before buying. Respectfully, ,.o McCULLY, CATHCART ft CO. Feb 14, 1884_31 i THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING CO. Having erected Machinery, unequalled in the up-country, for the Manufacture of SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MANTLES, Brackets, Balusters, Mouldings, Etc., WE earnestly call the attention of contractors and all who contemplate building to our ability to furnish all such BUILDING MATERIAL, besides LUM RUB, dredged and undressed, at prices lower than can be obtained elsewhere. Give us a trial and be convinced. Jan IT, 1884 OSBORNE, M?6UKIN & CO., Anderson, ?LC.