The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 31, 1884, Image 2
E. B. MURRAY, Editor.
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1834.
TERMS:
one year._....?81.50.
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Two Dollars If not paid In advance.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEOVER CLEVELAND.
OF NEW YORK. ~
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
: THE STATE TICKET FOE 1884.
For Governor,
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
: '[ Lieutenant- Governor,
JOHN C. SHEPPARD.
Secretary of State,
JAMES N; IdTSCOMB.
. Attorney General,
CHARLES RICHARDSON MILES,
Stale Treasurer,
JOHN PETER RICHARDSON.
Comptroller General,
WILLIAM E. STONEY.
Superintendent of Education, '
ASBURY COWARD.
" Adjutant and Inspector General, *
A/M. MANIGATJLT. ;*
Solicitor 8th .Circuit.
JAMES lu ORR. .
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
There will be a meeting of the Ander?
son County Democratic Executive Com?
mittee in the Intelligenter office on
Monday next, the 4th of August, at 11
o'clock a. m., for the purpose of transact*
ingimportant business relatiog to the
County canvass. This will be one of the
most important meetings of the campaign,
and it is earnestly requested that every
member who can possibly be present will
meet the Committee promptly at the ap?
pointed time.
E. B. Murray,
County Chairman.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETINGS,
In accordance with instructions from
the Executive Committee of the Demo?
cratic Party of Anderson County, I here?
by announce that mass meetings of the
Democratic voters, and the ladies of the
County, will be held at the following
places:
Pendteton, Saturday, August 9tbr at
11 o'clock a, m.
Williams ton, oh Monday, August11th,
. at 11 o'cl ock a. m.
Belton, on Thursday, August 14th, at
11:30 o'clock a. m.
IV, Honea Path, on Friday, August 15th,
at 11:80 o'clock a, m.
Wm. Jones', on Saturday, August 16th,
at 11 o'clock a. m.
Holland's Store, on Monday, August
18th, at 11 o'clock a. m. .
N. O. Fanner's, on Tuesday, August
19th, at 11 o'clock a. m.
Anderson C. H., Wednesday evening,
the 20th of August, at 8:30 o'clock, p. m.
The Executive Committee of the Dem?
ocratic Clnbs in the bounds of which
y t. these meetings are to be held are request?
ed to arrange for these occasions. The
ladies and gentlemen of the su rrounding
country are invited to attend, and bring
their baskets for a pic nic dinner. By
resolution of the Executive Committee
the County candidates are invited to be
present and address these meetings. The
Primary Elec'ion comes off on Friday,
the 22nd inst, and these meetings will
afford onr people the most favorable
' opportunity for meeting the candidates
together. It is hoped that the people of j
each neighborhood will torn out to these
meetings. E. B. Murray,
County Chairman.
THE CANAL AND UNIVERSITY.
The Greenville News replies to the
views of the Intelligencer upon these
subjects, and among other things, says:
The fact that the constitution requires
the State to give $11,000 a year for high -'(
er education does not make an additional
' appropriation of $7,000 to the University
necessary. That $7,000 now spent to
give 200 yonng men "higher education"
would ran about fourteen of our average
schools and give 1,000 children five
months schooling; the $10,000 of surplus
earnings of the penitentiary now devoted
to the canal would keep 20 schools open
and give about 1,400 children fire months
schooling: the $20,000 now appropriated
to the citadel would keep 40 schools open
five months in the year and give about
* 2,800 children that much schooling.
Which ia the more important, the ca?
nal, and the University and citadel with
? their 400 students, or the rescue of over
5,000 children, 2,600 of whom, say, fire
white, from absolute ignorance ?
- Here are two more sentences from the
Intelligencer which are significant
when read together and may astonish the
simple Democrats of Bock Mills:
1 "J{ a man wants to lose all chance of
establishing an influence in the Legisla?
ture he cannot do so easier than by voting
against the University."
''Whether our people favor it or not,
the University is here to stay. It is one
of South Carol i oa's greatest institutions."
The Democrats of that Club have
doubtless, cherished the belief that they
sent representatives to Columbia to rep?
resent their feelings and opinions regard?
less of their chance of establishing an
"influence." They have doubtless also
hogged the thought that this is a popular
government controlled by the people.
How profound, theo, will be their sur?
prise to learn that,
"Whether our people favor it or not,
the University is here to stay."
Is it because of some mysterious ar?
rangement at Columbia for regulating
the establishment of influence that the
University is here to stay, "Whether
our people favor it or not ?"
We wouldn't be surprised if that is
exactly the case.
Let the Democrats of tbe Bock Mills
Club cast their votes for men who will
right the University, tbe Citadel and tbe
canal, regardless of "influence." "Influ?
ence" isn't dangerous to a manly man.
Greenville has been fighting "influence"
for some years, and Bhe is all here yet
The News is in error when it says tbe
Constitution requires the State to pay
$11,000 a year for higher education.
The Constitution provides no definite
sum to be appropriated to the University.
Its exact words will speak for themselves.
Sec. 9 of Art. X of the Constitution
siya:
"The General Assembly shall provide
for the maintenance of the State Univer?
sity, and as soon as practicable, provide
for the establishment of an Agricultural
College, and shall appropriate tbe land
given to this State for the support of
such a college by the Act of Congress
passed July 2nd, 1862, or the money or
scrip, as the case may be, arising from
the sale of said lauds, or any lands which
may hereafter be given or appropriated
for such purpose, for the support and
maintenance of such College, and may
make tbe same as a branch of the State
University, for instruction in Agriculture,
tbe Mecanic Arts, and the Natural
Sciences connected therewith."
Ev^ry member of the' Legislature,
before taking his seat, has to swear "That
11 will support, protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States, and
the Constitution of South Carolina, as
ratified by the people on the 16tn day of
[ April, 1868. So "Help Me God."
Every member, therefore, swears that he
will support and protect the Constitution,
which requires him to provide for the
maintenance of the State University,
and also for the establishment of an
Agricultural College. It seems to us that
aside from - the other reasons for main?
taining the University, that the members
of the Legislature are bound by their,
oaths to maintain the State University.
It is, then, only a question as to whether
we shall have a good University or waste
money on a useless one. The Land
Scrip Bonds raise a little over $11,000,
which goes to the Agricultural branch of
the University. The other $7,000 appro?
priated to the University includes five
hundred dollars for salary of a Librari?
an, sind twenty-five hundred dollars for
repairs- and insurance. These items
would be necessary if the University
were closed. The property is too valua?
ble to risk it without insurance, or to go
to ruin for the want of small repairs.
Some enthusiastic opponents of the Uni?
versity want the State to sell the prop?
erty, and thus close the institution, but
we apprehend that this would be such a
clear, violation of the Constitution that
no Legislator, with tbe sanctity of bis
oath resting upon him, would vote for,
aud if he did tbe Courts could not sus?
tain the Bale. .Therefore, only about
four thousand dollars is appropriated
which is not absolutely required, without
reference to the character of the Univer?
sity. The tax to raise this is less than
three cents on the thousand dollars, andw
this is what the Newa complains about;
It will probably contend that it is not
the money but the principle of the ap?
propriation to which it objects. This
might be a strong argument if there
were error in the principle, but the
South Carolina University is one of tbe
great institutions of the State. It has
been handed down to us from our fore?
fathers, and has always been the pride of
the State.. This University was charter?
ed iu 1801, and has been kept up ever
since, except when closed by the invasion
of Shurman aud by the results of recon?
struction. Its maintenance, therefore, is
a part of our State policy for three
fourths of a century, and there is more
reason lb maintain it now tban there was
before the war.
The appropriation for the Citadel is
twenty thousand dollars, and is devoted
to educating" poor young men. The
poorer people of the State are most in?
terested in both these institutions, for tbe
wealthy man can afford to send his sons
off to the University of Virginia, Yale,
I or even to Europe. The poor man can?
not do this, but he can send his boy for
a small sum to the South Carolina Uni
| veraity; or, if that boy is one of the two
best prepared boys in the County, he can
(send him free of expense to the Citadel.
Thus these institutions put a higher
education in the reach of many poor
boys with bright minds, who become
useful and prominent citizens where they
might otherwise have their sphere of
usefulness would otherwise be much re?
stricted.
The News says that this appropriation
would keep 40 schools open and afford
education to 2,800 children for five mouths.
Perhaps it would, but five months in our
ordinary public schools, while better than
nothing, would not be so good as instruc?
tion from first class teachers. The Cita?
del will give to the State two trained
teachers for each county, who are bound
to teach for two years. This will give to
our State sixty-eight well taught schools,
which will greatly promote the cause of
popular education. We believe these
advantages will compensate for the out?
lay, besides giving some of the poor boys
of the State an equal chance for obtain?
ing a higher education with the sons of
rich men.
The News objects to our assertion that
the University is here to stay, whether
our people favor it or not. The state?
ment is nevertheless true. If every voter
in Anderson County were to try to stop
the University it would be triumphantly
carried on by the intelligent, progressive
and patriotic citizens of the other coun?
ties. .It is wasting time to fight the Uni?
versity, and it is only candor to say so.
Therefore we ought to elect the best men
who are running for the Legislature, even
if they are in favor of tbe University,
and indeed we ought.to be glad to have
our representatives favor it.
' The h'acs likewise objects to tbe state?
ment that a man will lose all chance of
establishing an influence in the Legisla?
ture by voting against the University,
and yet we believe such is the case. The
question is not now an open one. Some
Influential and patriotic gentlemen
opposed reopening tbe University, but it
is now a fied policy of the State, and tbe
man who opposes it to day is sure to be
regarded as out of time and lacking in
that progressive spirit which character?
izes the people of the State in the matter
of education. The advocate of ignorance
or the obstructionist to education will
not be regarded by tbe South Carolina
Legislature as a se.fe man to follow, and
therefore will destroy his opportunity to
influence men on other questions.
The appropriations to the Columbia
Canal can be sustained upon sound
reasons, and we may discuss them at
some other time, but they are not so
imperative as the maintanence of the
University. South Carolina has never
been behind her sister States in the ap?
preciation of education, and she is not
now destined deliberately to step back?
wards after having been in tbe front for
so many years. Our people bad as well
make up their minds to look to practica?
ble reforms and opportunities for real
progress, and recognize the University as
one of our most worthy institutions. It
is already doing a great work among tbe
young men of the State, and each grad?
uating class will send forth new friends
and strong influential advocates for it.
It is a complete waste of time to oppose
it, for it is right in principle, sound in
policy and an inestimable blessing to the
State. It is here to stay.
When two friends have a common
purse, one sings?the other weeps.
A .Card.
Editob Intelligencer : I find that
for personal reasons I shall have to de?
cline the race for the Legislature; and
as my reasons are known to those of my
friends who urged my candidacy, I need
not occupy your space by repeating them
here. You will, therefore; please with?
draw ray name from the list of candi?
dates.
In withdrawing I beg to thank my
friends for their warm expressions of in?
terest in my behalf. Respectfully,
B. F. WHITNER.
July 80, 1884.
A MOUNTAIN TRIP.
Clayton, Rabun Co., Georgia.,
July 19th, 1884.
Editor Anderson Intelligencer: This
beautiful, bright morning, after an ele?
gant rain on yesterday evening, finds me
seated under an old oak tree away up
here in North Georgia, where the water
and climate, for Summer, cannot be
excelled perhaps on the American conti?
nent ; and then the mountain scenery is
perfectly grand and superb. To give
you an idea of the climate, the thermorn- i
etor at 11 o'clock yesterday stood at 78,
and I do not think it grew warmer during
the entire day. The nights are delight?
ful, making cover comfortable almost
invariably. The first night I slept here, '
Bay on the 15th inst., I woke up cold
almost as a dead fish, and had to study
for some time to know whether or not it
was Christmas.
It is strange indeed that all pleasure
seekers in Summer from the Low Coun?
try, and even from Anderson, do not
find out this splendid climate and come
here; indeed, there are some visitors
here now and some come every Summer,
but not near the large number that the
climate, scenery, &c, would seem to war?
rant. Clayton is situated exactly at the
foot of the Blue Bidge Mountains, three
miles from the Rabun Gap, which is
perfectly level and said to be the lowest
gap anywhere to be found in all the great
range of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It
is only sixteen miles from the celebrated
and magnificent Tallulah Falls, which
are also iu this County, and to which
point the cars now daily run over the
North Georgia R. R., and I have been
informed by Col. Pope Barrow, Presideut
of this road, that it will certainly be
completed to this point by tbe first day
of May, 1886, and wfll then most likely
be continued on in the direction of
Knoxville Tenn. So you will perceive
that the people up here are to have a
railroad at last, notwithstanding their
loog and frequent disappointments in the
completion of the old Blue Ridge road,
and which indeed seems to stand a3 a
-monument of folly to its projectors or
builders. Three fourths of tbe work for
years having been completed from Wal?
halla to tbe North Carolina line, a dis?
tance of about 35 miles. Is it possible
that all the money, amounting to millions,
expended on this road is to be thrown
entirely away aud tbe work never to be
resumed and completed? Why will not
Borae Jay Gould, Vanderbilt or some
great railroad syndicate or corporation,
take hold of this work and complete it?
I trust that they surely will. There is
already some improvements going on in
and about Clayton. Col. Cunningham
and brothers, of Savannah, have bought
a tract of land on the Blue Ridge near
Clayton, and are now engaged in build?
ing handsome residences on the side of
the mountain, which occupy a most ro?
mantic and desirable place. Judge
Bleckley has a cabin built on the side of
the beautiful "Screamer" mountain, and
i is now building a good substantial bouse
I just on tbe tip top of that mountain, and
which is only two and a half miles from
Clayton. A few evenings ago I rodo
the entire way to tbe new building in a
buggy, and although I had often been on
top of the mountain, both in boy and
manhood, I never saw it present such
grandeur before. From its top, it seems
that one can almost overlook a large
world, and no one can conceive of its
magnificence without seeing for himself.
This County abounds in minerals, such
as gold, corundum, mica, asbestos &c,
I most of which are now being worked
successfully, and one of these days will
doubtless be made very profitable.
The small grain crop up here was first
rate and has generally been saved. It is
found that wheat grows as well here as
I in Anderson County. Owing to the long
and continuous rains, corn on valley
lands is comparatively poor, upland
pretty good.
P. S. I sincerely hope that the Town?
ships in your County will vote taxes to
the S. V. R. R., that it may be complet?
ed at once. Pinnacle Mountain.
Revival of Hubbellism,
The popular indignation aroused two
years ago by tbe action of the notorious
Jay Hubbell Committee in levying as?
sessments upon government employees to
raise Republican campaign funds is still
fresh in the public mind. Tbe practice
led to tbe enactment by Congress of a
law which was intended and supposed to
be sufficiently comprehensive and strin?
gent to put an end to tbe scandalous
abuse.
The Republican National Committee
has, however, devised and adopted a plan
by which it hopes to evade the provisions
and escape tbe penalties of tbe act. It
has appointed a sub-committee consisting
of members who are not federal officers
or place holders, and who therefore do
not fall within the express prohibition of
the act aimed against political assess?
ments. This sub-committee has its head?
quarters in Washington, and it is created
for the special work of collecting money
from government employees. The
scheme is an obvious subterfuge for evad?
ing the law. The sub-committee is a
mere agency or tool of the National
Committee. The work will be done
under the direction of the National Com?
mittee, and by it tbe money raised will
be used.
That this is a defiance of the purpose
and spirit of the law passed for the pro?
tection of Government employees and
the suppression of a flagrant political
abuse is plain. Whether it is not also a
violation of the letter of the act is a
question which the Civil Service Reform
Association will do well to consider.
Thus, while Blaine and Logan and their
organs are harping on civil service re?
form, the Bepublican Campaign Commit?
tee does not hesitate to resort to trickery
for the purpose of evading one of the
most important parts of the Civil Service
law.?New York Herald.
? The growing tobacco crop is the lar?
gest ever planted in this country. Vir?
ginia, North Carolina and Kentucky
planted more than ever before.
A Talk Witli John Kelly.
Saratoga, N. Y., July 25.?Among
the visitors now at Saratoga are ex-Gov?
ernor Aiken, of South Carolina, aud Mr.
John Kelly, the Tammany chieftain.
Thirty years ago Governor Aiken and
John Kelly were both members of Con?
gress and occupied seats near each other.
During their terra of service in Wash- j
ington they were constantly thrown to?
gether and became quite intimate and
friendly. More than once since the war
Governor Aiken has met Mr. Kelly and
has renewed his old friendship, being
always received by tbo New York politi?
cian with great cordiality. Mr. Kelly is
staying at the Grand Union Hotel and
Governor Aiken at a boarding house on
Franklin street. As soon as be was in?
formed that Mr. Kelly was in town, the
old Governor called on him at the Grand
Union and had a conversation with him,
in which Mr. Kelly expressed himself
much more positively and definitely as to
bis position towards Governor Cleveland
than he has at any time done since the
Chicago Convention. Your correspon?
dent was present at the interview, and
was somewhat surprised at the freedom
from reserve with which Mr. Kelly spoke.
The party occupied a sofa in a quiet
nook of tbe grand parlor and coversed
uninterruptedly amid tbe dazzling scene
which surrounded them. Mr. Kelly was
\ attired in a plain gray suit and held a
straw hat in his hand. Any one who
had never seen him before might recog?
nize him at a glance from, his resem?
blance to the caricatures in Puck's and
Nast's cartoons. He converses with great
easo and fluency. Alter tbe exchange
of a few commonplaces tbe conversation
natually turned upon the all-absorbing
topic?Cleveland's nomination and tbe
chances of his success. Mr. Kelly gave
; a very full and interesting account of tbe
position taken by Tammany in tbe Til
den campaign, tbe Hancock campaign
j and the campaign in which he (Kelly)
ran against Robinson for Governor,
which resulted in the election of Cor?
nell, the Republican candidate. Coming
down to the approaching canvass, Mr.
Kelly said:
'I shall vote for Governor Cleveland
and I hope he will be elected, but I am
afraid that his conduct while Governor
has estranged a portion of the working
men in New York. His veto of the five
cents Elevated Railroad bill has been
especially condemned by tbe working
men, and I am doubtful if Governor
Cleveland could carry tbe State of New
York."' But. said he, "I shall vote for
him, and hope to see him elected."
The impression which Mr. Kelly's re?
marks left upon tbe minds of those who
heard him was that as a Democrat he in?
tended to vote for Cleveland, and as a
Democrat be hoped to see him elected;
but that, while he would do nothing to
bring about his defeat, he would not
exert himself to elect him. There was
no bitterness in bis remarks about Cleve?
land, his feeling seeming rather to be
that Cleveland was not as available a
man as some others who might have been
nominated. Mr. Kelly did not express
himself very clearly as to tbe attitude
which Tammany, as an organization,
would take. Perhaps he did not know.
He, however, said enough in this con?
nection to make the inference very clear
that Tammany, as an organization, will
support Governor Cleveland, but that, in
bis opinion, its full vote will not be
polled. In other words, that Tammany
cannot afford to support Blaine, and that
there are enough good Democrats in tbe
organization to make Tammany, as a
body, support Cleveland, though there
are disaffected members who will not
vote hi all. How large tbe percentage of
soreheads is no one seems to know ; but
it seems to be the general impression
among tbe other politicians here that tbe
Independent vote for Cleveland will far
outnumber and outweigh any loss which
be will sustain from tbe indifference or
opposition of members of his own party.
The effect of Mr. Kelly's whole con?
versation was to leave tbe impression
that tbe opposition to Cleveland would
not be in the nature of an organized
movement, but would rather be the result'
of individual indifference or antagonism.
He did not say this in so many words,
but the inference was a fair one from the
tone of bis remarks.
Organizing Victory.
New York, July 24.?The unanimous
re-election of Mr. W. H. Barn um as
chairman of tbo National Democratic
committee to-day causes some surprise,
as fault had been found with bis man?
agement of previous campaigns and there
had been indications of serious opposi?
tion. Mr. Barnura did uot seek a re?
election, and in fact was far from auxious
to undertake tbe labors of another can?
vass. No opposing candidate presented
himself, however, and it was freely said
that Mr. Barnum would be entirely ac?
ceptable to Governor Cleveland aud was
desired by ex-Governor Tilden. This
was emphasized by tbe fact that to-day
Hubert 0. Thompson, the head of the
County Democracy, who is on confiden?
tial terms with the Governor, nominated
Mr. Barnum. Under such circumstan?
ces there was no desire *o antagonize the
choice of tbe leading friends of the Pres?
idential candidate or to begin the cam?
paign with, an annoying contest. Mr.
Barnum has long experience in political
management, is an uutiring worker, a
liberal contributor and has the implicit
confidence of Governor Tildeu and his
intimates. Besides this he has proved
himself to be an admirable financier.
When the whole truth shall be known it
will be seen that Mr. Barnum has not
received from the Democratic party tbe
praise he deserves. In tbe last campaign
he was overtasked and had difficulties
from which he will now be free. The
organization of the National committee
wiil be perfected, and the chairman will
have a thoroughly competent advisory
committee. The Congressional commit?
tee is in entire accord with the National
committee, and the two bodies will di?
vide the work between them without that
friction and waste which cost so dearly
! four years ago. The Democracy have no
cause to regret Mr. Barnurn's re-election,
and have the assurance that the canvass
will be conducted with energy, system
and wisdom.
Governor Hoadly on the Stump.
Governor Hoadly was the principal
speaker at a large and enthusiastic Dem?
ocratic ratification meeting in Cincinnati
Saturday evening. The number in at?
tendance was estimated at from G,000 to
8,000. Governor Hoadly said so large a
meeting so early in the campaign pres?
aged certain victory for the Democrats.
He compared the "Plumed Knight" of
Maine to the ostrich, a bird that does not
carry its plume upon its head, and, while
a good runner, displayed that quality
best when trying to get away from ao
enemy. He spuke of Gen. Logau as
"Black John Logan," whose favorite
employment twenty-five years ago was
sending other black men back iuto sla?
very. He spoke of Cleveland as a man
who represented neither the East nor the
West, but both sections, and said his
nomination had united-the Ohio Demo
cracy from Lake Erie to the Ohio River,
insuring tbe State to the Democrats and
tbe practical winning of the National
campaign in October. He described
Hendricks as the "idol of Indiana," a
man who had once been elected Vice
President, and one whom Ohio would
this time assist in electing. This time,
be assured his bearers, Mr. Hendricks
would be inaugurated. He declared that
the Republican party had given the
country a panic in 1873 and in this sum?
mer of 1884 had brought the country to
the verge of a secoud panic. Abraham
Lincoln, he said, would have been read
out of his party had he Used through
his second term. '
A Carolina Racing Circuit.
Columbia. July 25.?Last spring Mr.
Jntues N. Nelson, who is a nativo of
Charleston and a member of the Charles?
ton Jockey Club, but engaged in mercau
tile business in New York, conceived the
idea of establishing a racing circuit in
South Carolina, He communicated his
idea to Mr. H. D. Mclntyre, secretary of
the Washington, D. C, Jockey club, a
man prominent in racing circles and an
efficient officer, and interested him in the
matter. Mr. Mclntyre proceeded to car?
ry the idea into effect and to establish a
racing circuit embracing Greenville,
Columbia, Augusta and Charleston.
About June 1 Mr. Mclntyre went to
Ureenviilc, but on his way to Columbia
I was taken ill and had to return to Wash?
ington, where he has been ever since.
At his request Mr. Nelson has just com?
pleted the canvass for him, and although
Mr. Mclntyre has not had time to sign
the contracts, there is no doubt that the
arrangements made will be satisfactory
to him. The terms of the several clubs
and associations were exceedingly liberal,
and Mr. Mclntyre has now secured the
four tracks named for a term of three
years. The result, it is predicted, will be
advantageous to the public, some of the
largest stables in the country having
agreed to come to the State and enter.
Very liberal purses will be offered and
every attraction possible will be present?
ed. Racing, in short, will be on a gran?
der scale than at any time since the war.
Those controlling the four tracks have
shown a strong disposition to encourage
a higher order of racing. The lessee
will pay a certain amount for the use of
the tracks, pay the purses and collect the
receipts. This arrangement, it is believ?
ed, will begin a new era in racing in
South Carolina, and there is no reason
why it should not be successful to all
coucerncd.?Dispatch to the News and
Courier.
IIendrick8 on Tammany.
Indianapolis, July 22.?The home
I of Gov. Hendricks continues to be the
center of a throng of visitors. Some
call socially and many to consult and
advise about the conduct of the cam?
paign. W. W. Henzell of Lancaster,
Chairman of the Democratic State Cen?
tral Committee of Pennsylvania, has
been here for two or three days. He
called on Gov. Hendricks and had sever?
al satisfactory interviews with him while
gathering information for a campaign
life of the Presidential candidates. Wil?
lis Payne, a prominent young lawyer of
New York city, and at present Bank
Examiner of that State, accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks to church on
Sunday and called frequently at the
Governor's residence during his stay of a
few days. He says the ticket is hia exact
idea of what a Presidential ticket should
be. Knowing Governora Cleveland and
Hendricks both well he speaks in the
very highest terms of both. Mr. Payne
ia quite a favorite at the Hendricka' man
sion.
In a converaation with the Governor
to day your corre3pondeat asked him
whether he thought Tammany would
support the ticket.
"Certainly it will," he exclaimed, aud
continued: "Tammany did not desire
the nomination of Mr. Cleveland, hut
then you know Tammany is atanchly
Democratic and has been so for nearly
one hundred years. I heard the discus?
sion in the Chicago Convention, and
while I thought (without fully under?
standing them) that Tammany had some
grievances, yet they were not of the sort
tbat influence strong men in conduct that
would likely tell upon the institutions of
the country. The controversy seemed to
be rather unimportant, such as men very
readily grow angry about, but not such
as control them in important matters."
Jletidrlcks and Lincolu.
Indianapolis, July 23.?Your corres?
pondent remarked to Gov. Hendricks to?
day : "The opposition are lying about
you as badly aa they did in 1876."
"Yes," was the reply, "but do you
notice that the lies do not Btick any bet?
ter than they did then V Upon his at?
tention being called to the two latest
fabrications sent out by Washington cor
reapendenta, one of which is that: "He
early left his church and went to another
because his minister preached a loyal
aermou," the Governor remarked prompt?
ly tbat the statement was false, and
added:
"You can say this about that: I never
was a member of but one church, and
that is St. Paul's Episcopal Church in
thia city. I united with it years ago,
have been a member of it ever since and
never left it." The conversation then
drifted into other charges, among them
that be had opposed Lincoln's Adminis?
tration and the war. On these points he
said:
"I knew Mr. Lincoln very well and
grew to be very foud of him. I was
frequently at the White House and was
always warmly aud cordially welcomed
there. In March, 1865, almost one
month before the fearful tragedy that
ended his life, after the adjournment of
I the Senate, of which I wpb a member, I
called upon him to bid him good-by.
He took me kindly by the baud aud said:
'I know, Hendricks, that you are a Dem?
ocrat; but you have treated my Admin?
istration fairly, and I think it is due you
now to say to you that things will shortly
assume a shape across the river (turning
and pointing to the Potomac) when I can
have a general jubilee."
Mr. Hendricka continued: "The
charity and Christian philanthropy ex?
hibited by Mr. Lincoln at that time so
impressed me that when I came home I
told my people the Democratic party
would not be a distinctive organization
very long; that Mr. Lincolu would adopt
auch a policy towards the South that we
l would be compelled to support him
whether we wanted to or not. The
assassination which followed shortly after
put an end to the kind intentions of Mr.
Lincoln. I favored all the appropriations
to carry on the war and the encourage?
ment of enlistments of men by bounties.
No ; lies will not count much thia year.
There is a disposition to a higher lone in
the canvass."?New York World.
Tnlmagc on Politics.
Parsou DeWitt Talmage had a talk
with a reporter the other day, and in the
"Would you personally regret the elec?
tion of Mr. Cleveland ?"
**No. I've felt for a long time that it
wou'd be better if the Govesnmeut of
this country could change hands. Twen?
ty-five years is too long a period for any
one party to remain in power, for it must
necessarily result in malfeasance and
injustice. Take the status of the South
aa an instance. It is an absurdity tbat
that great section of the country should
have no practical part in the Adminis?
tration of this Government. A /ew del?
egates come to the Nominating Conven?
tion from the South. Whom do they
represent? No oue but themselves, for
they are always occupauta of Govern?
ment positions and earn their sa'ariea
largely by doing political work. And
yet thia is about the only representation
the South gets in the administration of
government. For the past fifteen years
I have travelled exteosively through the
South, and I'm persuaded that the crying
need of thia c mntry is some means for
breaking up the solid South and the solid
North. The two parties, as now arrayed,
will never do this. There must be a new
party in order to adjust matters aright."
"Where would you look for this par
"The Lord only knows, and I say it
reverently. Whero it ia to come from,
where it is to be bom, who its lather will
be, I don't know.. But in politics, aa in
religion, I'm an optimist, and not a pes
f the interview was asked:
ty?1
in
simist, and in saying these thi?gs I have
no sense: of discouragement. There is
great satisfaction in this, that the matters
we are speaking of can't get any worse
than they are. I'm hopefully expecting
a change for the better, and that soon."
The Internal Revenue.
Washington, July 25.?The commis?
sioner of internal revenue furnishes to?
day a statement relative to the transac?
tions of the bureau for the fiscal year
ending June 3D, 1SS4, and a comparison
with those of the preceding fiscal
year. From these it appears that the
aggregate receipts for the fiscal year were
$121,520,920, a net increase, as compared
with the preceding year, of $22,963,305.
These sums are made up as follows:
Receipts from spirits of fruit, grain
and other materials including also special
taxes, $76,905,385, an increase of $25,
366.10.
Tobacco in all forms, $26,002,399, a
decrease of $16,041,849.
Fermented liquors, $18,084,954, an in?
crease of $1,184,338.
Taxes under laws now repealed, $248,
156, a decrease of ?10,625,744.
Penalties, $289,144, a decrease of $14,
659.
There were withdrawn for consumption
during the year, 1,137,056 gallons of
spirits distilled from fruit, and a decrease
of 116.222 gallons as compared with the
preceding fiscal year; 78,479,845 gallons
of spirits distilled from grain, molasses
and other materials, an increase of
2,971,060 gallons, 345,561,915 cigars, an
increase of 227,730,025; 908,213,640
cigaretts, increase of 268,101,987; 5,602,
645 pounds of snuff, an increase of
3,182,730; 168,593,419 pounds of tobacco,
an increase of 3,516,233, and 18,098,619
barrels of fermeuted liquor, an .increase
of 240,727.
The Prohibition Campaign,
PlTTSBURG, July 25.?Governor St.
John has accepted the Prohibition nomi?
nation for the Presidency. After the
adjournment of the Convention last night
the California delegates on behalf of Dr.
R. H. McDonald gave a banquet to the
delegates. The leaders of the Conven?
tion in an interview to-day claim that
they will poll from 500,000 to 1,000,000
votes, and probably carry Kansas and
Maryland, and so throw the election of
President into Congress.
One dozen small bottles of Swift's Spe?
cific (S. S. S.) cured me sound and well of
a bad scrofulous affection which had baf?
fled all treatment, including Hot Springs.
J. H. Raiff, Denver, Col
Fbom Macon.?In August, 1881, it was
discovered that my son's wife was in the
last stages of consumption. She was
conghing incessantly ana at times would
discharge quantities of pus from her lungs,
could not sleep or retain anything on her
stomach, and we thought it only a question
of time when life would be compelled to
give way to the fell destroyer. After all
other remedies bad failed, we got Brewer's
Lung Restorer and began it in very small
doses, as she was very weak. She soon be?
gan to improve; continued the remedy and
was restored to life and health, and is to?
day better than she has ever been before. I
regard her restoration as nearly a miracle,
for which she is indebted to Brewer's Lung
'Restorer. R. W. Bonner, Macon, Ga.
Brewer's Lung Restorer is a purely vege?
table preparation, contains no opium, mor
jhine, bromide or any poisonous substance
send for circula" of long list of wonderful
cures. Lamar, Rakkin & Lamar,
3S Macon, Ga.
Ni$U Purest Medicines at Oir & Sloan's
A sallow complexion is indicative of
worms. A few doses of Shriner's Indian
Vermifugo will destroy them and give a
bright and healthy complexion. For
sale by W?hlte & Wilhite.
?^Sa- Cheapest Lamps at Orr & Sloan's.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having claims against
the Estate of Mrs. Sarah Tucker, deceased,
are hereby notified to present them, prop?
erly proven, to the undersigned, within the
time prescribed bv law.
JOHN W. DANIELS, Adm'r.
July 31, 1884_3_ _3
ANDERSON
MILITARY SCHOOL
ANDERSON, S. C.
THE Exercises of this School will begin
on Monday. Kept. 1, 1884.
The year is divided into two Sessions of
Twenty Weeks each. Tuition, per Session,
$8.00 to $1S.OO. Board, including fuel,
$12.00 per month.
We will employ for next Session a Teach?
er of German, French and Military Tactics.
Special attention will be given to small
boys.
Deductions made for all public funds re?
ceived.
For Catalogue, giving terms, cfcc, apply
July 81, IHM_3__ _ 2m
LAND FOR SALE.
BY virtue of the Will of Samuel Bowcn,
deceased, I will sell at Anderson C.H.,
C, on SALEDAY IN SEPTEMBER,
1884, the following described Real Estate,
to wit:
All that TRACT OF LAND, containing
about one hundred and eleven acre?, more
or less, situate in Ccntreville township, in
Anderson County, in South Carolina, about
five miles from Anderson C. H., adjoining
lands of M. B. Henibree, Martha Watson
and John Martin, and being the land
whereon Sarah M. Bowen, deceased, lately
resided. Plat of same will be exhibited on
day of sale.
Terms of Sale?The whole of the pur?
chase money to be paid on 1st December,
1884.
Possession will he given on 1st January,
1885.
Purchaser to pay for all necessarv papers.
JAMES WEBB,
Administrator with the Will annexed.
July 31, 1884 3 5
THE
DRUG STORE
HILL BROS.
Have moved their Drug Store
To McCully's Corner,
(The Stand formerly occupied
by Smith & Co,.)
Where they will be glad to see their friends
and the public generally when in
want of anything in
their line.
July 31, 1884
?\TOTICE TO CREDITORS.
XN All persons having claims against
the Estate of DeJarnett Tucker, deceased,
are hereby notified to present them,
properly proven, to the undersigned within
the time prescribed by law.
JOHN W. DANIELS, Adm'r.
July 31, 1SS4 3_3
FARM FOR SALE.
-|\/TRS. E. J. TRIBBLE, of Martin town
_LTjL ship. offers her valuable Farm, con?
taining 310 acres, for sale. It lies around
First Creek Church, and is in a fine state
of cultivation, with productive bottom
lands. There is also a valuable undevel?
oped water-power on the place. Good
dwelling-house and outhouses. Will be
offered for sale up to September 1. For
further particulars apply on premises.
July 24,1884_2_3_
jZSB~ Best Combs at Orr & Sloan's.
S~~ T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County.
By Thos. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, Martha A. Masters has
applied to me to grant her letters of Ad?
ministration on the Estate and effects of
Wm. Bryant Masters, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Wm. Bryant Masters, dec'd, to be and ap?
pear before me in Court of Probate, to
bo held at Anderson Court House, on
the 11th day of August, 1884, after pub?
lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 22d day of
July, 1SS4.
T. C. LIGON, J. P.
July 22, 1884_2_2
Freshest Drugs at Orr & Sloan's.
Williamston Male Academy.
THE Fall Term of twenty weeks opens
August 4. Students prepared for
College. Rates of tuition $8, $12, ?15 and
$16, respectively, according to grade of
pupil.
C. MERIWETHER,
Principal.
July 10, 1834 52 2*
Best Brushes at Orr & Sloan's.
LAND FOR SALE.
FINE PLANTATION in Elbert County,
Ga., of 1100 acres. All level and no
waste land. Equally divided in cleared
upland, original woods and river bottoms.
Cheap and on good terms, Everything in
order. Consult Editor of this paper, or
write to
GEO. C. GROGAN,
Elberton, Ga.
July 10,1884_52_4
Hamlin's Wizard Oil at Orr & Sloan's.
Keduction in Prices for Cash.
-0
WISHING to reduce my stock of Goods
and get the money in place of them,
I will make it to the interest of cash buyers
to give me a call. I have a full line of?
Cottonade, Cashmaret, Cassimere,
Muslin, Prints, Shoes, Hats,
Bleached and Brown Homespun,
Marsailles Quilts, Shirts, Corsets,
Hosiery, Buttons, &c,
All at reduced prices for cash.
A. B. TOWERS
June 5, 1884 _47_ _
>Ssa. If everybody knew how to keep a
horse or mule slick and fat, what a power
of Orr & Sloan's Premium Horse and Cat?
tle Powders would be used.
Hats and Caps.
HATS and Caps, Trunks, Satchels and
Valises.
CROCKERY and GLASSWARE.
A full line of Hardware, and Cutlery.
-ALSO,
A beautiful line of Wall Papering, Border?
ing, and Canvass. Buggy and hand Um?
brellas, all for sale low by
A. B. TOWERS.
Sept 27,1883 11_
$3r~ David Crockett said "Be sure you
are right and then go ahead," and if Jevery
body now would do the S8me thing, they
would buy all their Medicines from Orr
ifc Sloan.
Fine Shoes.
JUST received Men's Fine Gaiters, La?
dies' Fine Kid Shoes and Newport
Ties, for sale low by A. B. TOWERS.
June 12. 1884 48 _
aSSU Best Horse & Cattle Powders at
Orr & Sloan's.
German Carp?Mirror and
Full Scale.
ALI. persons desiring Carp Fish that will
spawn next year cau be supplied by
the undersigned with J-yearolds, 10 to 12
inches long at 50c?less than !0 inches, 40c.
Also, have plenty of this season's hatching
for 10c. each. Parties coming for large fish
will bring large transportation cans. Ap?
ply to J. B. HALL,
Near Storeville, S. C, and
First Creek Church.
June 20, 1884 50 3m
BARGAIN COUNTER.
IHAVE a lot of Women's Shoes, not
Bay State, that I will sell at 50c, 75c
and $1.00 per pair for cash, which is less
than cost. Also, a line of Hats at cost and
less, to close out stock of Hats. I have
some Hats on which I must have a small
profit. Give me a call and see my bargains
for cash. A. B. TOWERS.
June 5, 1884_47_
^E?? Orr & Sloan, Prescription Druggists.
C. H. ORR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ANDERSON, S. C.
WILL practice in the Courts of the
Eighth Circuit. Prompt attention
given to allbusineas.
Office?TJp-stairs, over National Bank.
July 3, 1884 51 6m
NEW CROP
TURNIP SEED
? AND ?
FKUIT JAES
? AT ?
SIMPSON, RESD & CO.'S,
WAVERLY HOUSE CORNER.
July 10, 1884 49
J. A. Daniels for Years.
"^ToU cannot afford to use common Spec?
tacles, made with iron frames, and set with
cheap pressed lenses, with irregular, un?
polished surfaces, and cone out of centre,
when for a little more you can get a nice
steel, elastic, blue frame, with patent silver
nose-piece, (to adjust the cone in front of
the sight,) and will not rust. King's
frames are set with pure white ground,
regular, polished surface lenses, with cone
in centre. These Spectacles will preserve
the eye from decay, by supplying it with
the exact, perfect magnifying power that
nature has lost, thus preventing the invol?
untary strain that adds damage to weak?
ness of the most sensitive and valuable
member of the human body.
Fitting the Spectacles is QUITE IMPOR?
TANT. After trying on a number of Spec?
tacles, the customer's vision is so confused
he car not judge right. I have a Patent
Optomiter, (or eye measurer.) that will get
the exact focus at once. Dr. Holland writes
me:
"My wife suffered a long time with head?
ache/by the involuntary strain on the optic
nerve, and King's Spectacles promptly re?
lieved it. (Signed) S. N. Holland."
Spectacles should be used as soon as their
aid wi ll prevent straining the eye, just as a
crutch is used to prevent strain on a sprain?
ed ankle. Economy says get the *'Best of
Everything," especially of Spectacles. If
light hurts the eye, or you are inclined to
squint the eye, or if the eye is sore, get
smoked glasses.
N. 3.?Any one using King's Spectacles,
and axe not satisfied with them, will please
return them to
J. A. DANIELS,
July 24,1884_2
STONE MOUNTAIN, OA.
THE LITTLE GEORGIA BAR
Having secured the SOLE EIGHT to sell the
Celebrated Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey,
DEFIES Competition by saying that it is by far the PUREST and BEST Cora Whis?
key made in the world. Physicians prescribe it, wherever known, as the best.
No use in going to Drug Stores or other Bars to buy Pure Corn Whiskey for Medicinal
purposes, or any other purpose, for there is not a single Drug Store or Bar in the Town
that keeps Stone Mountain Whiskey. Consequently, there is none so good as the
Genuine Stone mountain Corn Whiskey. Remember, that the only
place you can get Stone Mountain Corn Whiskey is at the LITTLE GEORGIA BAR.
F. M. BUTLER, Proprietor.
July 31, 1884 3 6m
The Twenty-Fourth Annual Stat< ment of the
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
HENRY 13. I-I^TDE, President.
For the Year Ending December 31, 1883.
Amoknt or Ledoer Assets, January 1, 1883.$45,529,581 54
INCOME.
Premiums.$10,727,547 96
Interest, Rents and realized Net Profit on Investments and
on Sales of Real Estate. 2,743,023 7? 13,470,571 68
The net rentals of the Society's buildings, giving no credit 59,000,153 22
for the part occupied by the Society in its business (which in the
case of the New York building is about one-third the entire
space in the building) yields, after deducting taxes and all
expenses of maintenance, an income larger than can be re?
alized on a Government Bond.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Claims by Death and Matured Endowments. $3,410,614 97
Dividends, Surrender Values, and Annuities. 2,90(5,999 91
Discounted Endowments. 143,455 75
TOTAL PAID POLICY-HOLDERS. $6,461,070 6G
Dividend on Capital. 7.000 00
Commissions, Advertising, Postage and Exchange. 1,019,156 66
General Expenses. 973,616 0G
State, County and City Taxes. 107,060 11 3,567,903 49
Net Cash Assets, December 31,1883. $50,432.249 7*
ASSETS.
Bonds and Mortgages.$13,072,941 20
New York Real Estate, including the Equitable Building
and purchases under foreclosure. 5,819,817 08
United State Stocks, State Stocks, City Stocks, and Stocks
authorized by the Laws of the Suite of New York. 15,341,915 12
Loans secured by Bonds and Stocks (Market Value $10,693,
G52 00}. 8,109,000 00
Roal Estate outside the State of New Pork, including pur?
chases under foreclosure and Society's Buildings in oth?
er cities,. 3,027,515 6?
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies, at interest. (A large
portion of this amount was in transit and has since been
invested,). 3,979.998 .'18
Commuted Commissions. 112,545 15
Due from Agents on account of premiums.... 278,517 14 50,482,249 73'
Market value of Stocks and Bonds over cost. 765,653 53
Interest and Rents due and accrued. 451,350 44
Premiums due and in process of collection (less premiums paid in ad?
vance $25,349 00). 446,125 00
Deferred Premiums. 935,203 00
Total Assets December 31, 1883.$53,030,681 70
Total Liakimtiks, including legal Reserve for reassurance of all exist?
ing policies (Four per cent. Standard). 43,914,612.44
Total Undivided Surplus.$ 9,115,969 26
Upon the New York Statt- Standard ot 4J per cent, in?
terest, the Surplus is.$12,109,756 79
Of which the proportion contributed (as computed) by
Policies in general class, is. 6,420,523 79
Of which the proportion contributed (as computed) by
Policies in Tontine class, is. 5,689,233 00
New Assurance written in 1883. $ 81,129,766 00
Total Outstanding Assurance.??? 275,169,588 00
Increase of Premium Income.$1,805,178 88
Increase of Surplus.$1,451,082 32
Increase of A?sets.$5,004,830 84
GEO. T. O. WHITE, Southern Manager.
B. FRANK MAULDIN, Agent, Anderson, 8, C.
July 24, 1884 ? S