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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 188*. TERMS: one year._....81.50. 8ix months........75c. Two Dolia.ro If not paid In advance. FOR PRESIDENT, GROVER CLEVELAND, OP NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, THOS. A. HENDRICKS, OP INDIANA. THE STATS TICKET FOE 1884 For Governs, . HUGH S. THOMPSON. Lieutenant-Governor, JOHN C. SHEPPARD. . Vj Secretary of State, JAMES N. LTPSCOMB. " . Attorney General, CHARLES RICHARDSON MILES, Stale Treasurer, JOHN PETER RICHARDSON. OmphroUer General, WILLIAM E. STONEY. Superintendent of Education, ,k ASBURY COWARD. ' Adjutant and. Inspector General, A.M. MANIGA.ULT. . Solicitor 8th Circuit. JAMES L. ORR For Congress, 3rd District. D. WYATT AIKEN._ .-? ? 7 meeting of the county executive committee. At a meeting of the County Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Anderson County, held in the Court House on Saturday, August 23rd, to declare the result of the primary election, the following gentlemen were declared nominated for the offices indicated: For Souse of JSepreeentatiree?J. Bel ton Watson, E. P. ClinkBcales, E. M. Suck? er, H. G. Scudday. ; For. Clerk of .Court?M. P. Tribbler For Judge of Prob~.fi?T. C. Ligon .Fbr Auditor?T. J. Webb. For Coroner?R. Y. H. Nance. A second election was' ordered for Friday, September 5th, proximo, for the offices indicated below, between the gen? tlemen named. Fbir County ? Commissioners?Joshua Jameson, W. J. Bobbins, B. Si Bailey, CL B. Gilmer, A. O. Norris, S. L. Eskew. Fbt School Cbmmissioner?J. G. Clink scales, E. W. Todd. :. For Sheriff?J. H. McConnell, W. L. Bolt I For Treasurer?W. F. Cox, W. H. Firierson; : The election will be conducted accord? ing to the rtdea laid down heretofore, the plurality role governing. There will be a meeting of the County Executive Committee in the Intelli? gences office on Monday, tbe-lst of Sep? tember, at 11 o'clock a. m. E. B. Mubbay, -Co. Chairman. P. K. McCully, Sec. Pro Ten. PHI-MARY ELECTION. 0 The primary election ou last Friday brought out the largest vote that has ever been polled in a primary election in this County. This has been the sub? ject' of some surprise to many of our people, but it only shows that there are quite a number of Democrats who have not been voting in our previous elections. It is not a larger number of votes than the census of the County calls for. The primary jest passed was a very interest? ing one, for there were a large number of candidates and several close contests between strong, men. This brought as near, every voter to the primaries as pos? sible^ and Ihe result shows that there are over 8ix hundred Democrats who have not heretofore, been voting. Some of these,, of course, are young men who have become twenty-one in the past two years, and also men who have moved into the County during that time; but it is safe to say that the result shows at least: three hundred men who have not been taking any part in previous elec? tions. We have them started now, and we hope they will continue to take their part in the elections which are to follow. Every man who voted on last Friday ought to vote in the general election, and every one who has not yet registered, but is entitled to register, should do so immediately. All those who have lost their tickets should at once have them renewed and fix to give a larger majority in this County in November than we have ever done. an ebboneocs impression. The' Editor of the Intelligences has received a communication as County Chairman from a gentleman living in the lower portion of the County, which contends that the County Executive Committee made a mistake in declaring the . result of the recent election for County Commissioners, aud should have declared Col. Joshua Jameson elected, as he thinks Col. Jameson received a majority of the votes cast for County Commissioners. He reaches this con? clusion by adding up all the votes receiv? ed far County Commissioners, which makes 10,885. This he divides by the number of Commissioners to be elected, which gi ves the vote cast as 3,628. Then 1815 would be a majority of this vote, and as Col. Jameson received 1876 he had a majority. The mistake our friend makes is in failing to allow for the men who voted for only one or two Commiss? ioners. Under his plan a little over one-sixth of the vote cast could nominate the Commissioners. For example, sup? pose in an election there are three thou? sand voters and six candidates for Commissioners?A, B, C, D, E and F. Then suppose that the whole 8,000 voters were to determine that they would only vote for a single man, and 501 of them voted for A , 501 for B, 501 for C, 499 for D, 499 for E a A 499 for F. According to our friend's method these votes would give a total of 3,000. Divide this by the ?umber to be elected, which is three, and you have one thousand as the vote cast, and 501 as a majority of this number, so that a little over one-sixth of | the men voting would nominate a par? ticular candidate. The report given by the managers of election was that there were 3,795 votes cast. They did not report any failures to vote for County Commissioners; therefore the number necessary for a majority was 1898. Col. Jameson received 1876, or twenty-two votes less than a majority, and hence under the rule has to run it over. The same question arose with Capt. Vandiver for the House of Represeata tives two years ago, and the principle was then settled by the Committee, and no Convention has seen fit to change the rule. Capt. Vandiver ran over, and was elected. The same is likely to be the re? sult in the case of Col. Jameson, but we have thought it right to say this much in order that his friends might not be deceived into failing to vote for him next time. He has not yet been nominated. He lacked twenty-two votes of it. RESULT OF THE PBIMABtf ELECTION. The result of the primary election on last Friday shows that the people of Anderson County either are in favor of the State University, the Citadel and the Columbia Canal, or that they care so little about them that they are willing to leave them entirely in the bands of the men they elect to the Legislature. Of the men nominated in the primaries, only one was elected who is opposed to the University and the Citadel, and he was not elected on this issue, but because of bis personal popularity, growing out of the fact that he is an agriculturalist and lives on one side of the County?the sen? timent being to have at least two Repre? sentative* in the next Legislature practi? cally identified with the agricultural in? terest and representing different sections of the County, without reference to tbeir views on these matters. There were only two candidates from the country running in the primary, and both of them were elected by tbe highest votes in the primary. One faTored and the other opposed these institutions, and tbe one who favored them ran 138 votes ahead of the one who opposed them. Of tbe five candidates from the City four favored and one opposed them, The four who favored them ran considerably ahead of the one who opposed them, and we be? lieve their position upon this question contributed in a very large measure to tbe result. As the delegation now stands, three will vote for appropriations to these institutions and one against them. The Canal seems to have been swallowed up in the interest on tbe University, two of the men elected being in favor of com? pleting it, if upon examination they think the State will be benefited, and two opposed to iL One of the two who favor it is Col. Rucker, who voted for it when in the Legislature before. Tbe two old members re-elected, Messrs. Scudday and Clinkscales, both voted against it. These were the only former members running, and the result indi? cates that this question played very little, if any, part at all in the result. There is one thing, however, that may be put down as certain, and that is that tbe next canvass in Anderson County will be conducted on live issues and not upon settled ones. The University and tbe Canal will not disturb the visions of the politicians again in this County. They are settled questions, and the people of Anderson County cannot be induced to undertake the impossible task of abolish? ing them. A Xewberry Man Curses bis Wife and Then Kills Her Newbecby, August 19.?A most dia? bolical murder was committed at this place between 1 and 2 o'clock to day. Mr. John P. Sloan shot and tilled his wife. It seems some family unpleasant? ness has existed between them for some months. In November last Mrs. Sloan had her husband indicted for assault and battery. He was tried and found guilty and fined and placed under a bond to keep the peace. The case was carried to tbe Circuit Court, and upon petition to the presiding judge the fine was remitted and the peace bond was cancelled. Mrs. Sloan would leave her husband frequent? ly. About a week ago she left him and came to town and rented rooms. Her children, seven in number, came with her. Her home is about four miles from town. It is reported that last night Sloan came and stole two of the children. To-day he entered the house where his wife was staying by the rear entrance, found her sitting in tbe back piazza, cursed her, fired two shots at her ana fled. Both shots took effect, the first entering the shoulder and the second passing through Mrs. Sloan's let lung and piercing tbe heart. From the direc? tion of this shot it is evident that it was Sred after the unfortunate woman had fallen. No one was present except an old negro man who lives on Mrs. Sloan's plantation and had come to see her on business. i An inquest was held this afternoon and a verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered. A sheriff's posse was sent in search of Sloan imme? diately, but at this writing he is still at large. The community is greatly excited over the terrible affair, and if Sloan should be apprehended to-night there is strong probability of his being lynched. Tbe parties are all highly respectable people.?Dispatch to the News and Couri? er. Jost as We Thought. The Herald's hint that General Butler's letter was a gross plagiarism of George FranciB Train's utterances is sustained by Mr. Train himself, who yesterday said that Butler bad stolen his ideas and lan? guage from Train's letters, and the But? ler letters were made up from Train's old speeches, to which "in every respect they are similar in thought, diction and manner of argument." Mr. Train fur? ther says, "It is the most consummate ' piece of robbery 1 have seen for a long time," although "General Butler has been stealing my ideas and living upon them for fifteen years." No wonder Mr. Train angrily declares that "Butler is a regular fraud." Of course, in the circumstances, Mr. Train indignantly refuses to run for Vice-President on the Butler ticket, and we hereby humbly apologize for having suggested his name in that connection. A man who supplies the brains for a campaign should have first place, and let his imitators choose between second f)lace and no place at all?preferably tbe alter.?New York Herald. ? The fastest recorded mile made by man is four minutes sixteen and one-fifth Beconds, by William Commings, at Pres? ton, England. Tbe fastest mile made by a running horse is one minute thirty-nine and three-quarter seconds, made by Ten Broeck, at Louisville, Ky. The fastest trotting mile is two minutes nine and three-quarter seconds, by Maud S., at Cleveland, 0. The running horse made the mile in a little less than two-fifths of the time occupied by the human runner, and tbe trotting horse in almost exactly one-half the time. ? There are seventeen quinine facto? ries in the world?six in Germany, foar in the United States, three in France, two in Italy, and two in England. They supply enough to suppress the ague shakes of Christendom. Result of the Primary Election in Anderson County, August 22,1884. n *6 ? J. Belton Watson R. P. CliuJcscales E. M. Rucker. H. G. Scudday.... ?J. N. Brown. J. C. Whitfield.... G. E. Prince.u Clerk of Court. M. P. Tribble....:. J. W. Daniels..... Sheriff. J. H. McConnell. W. L. Bolt. B. F. Dacus. J. H. Jones. C. S. Beaty. School Commissioner. J. G. Clinkscales.. R. W. Todd. S. P. T?te. G. M. McDavid... County Commissioners. Joshua Jameson. W. J. Robins. R. S. Bailey. C. B. Gilnier. A. 0. Norris. S. L. Eskew. A. W. Todd. J. A. Hall. David Owen. B. F. Duncan. W. F. Boatner.... J. L. Glenn. T. M. Nelson. J. P. Tucker. County Treasurer. W. F. Cos. W. H. Frierson... T. S. Crayton. J. Feaster Brown. Wm. McGukin.... D. H. Russell. Coroner. R. Y. H. Nance... J. W. Prevost. Judge of Probate. Thos. C. Ligon. Auditor. T. J. Webb. 133 89 107 Gl 37 75 104 72 5 41 4 2 15 4 18 103 44 53 31 G 143 100 245 107 48 105 93 97 90 50 61 72 8G 42 7 10 10 60 91 3 1 67 59 70 40 21 43 82 30 3 271 1 2 2 6 22 65 34 15 191 0i 0 92 61 29 3 1 40 10 4 33 111 24 88 21 124 67 38 8 13 9 11 4 3 1 149 8 3 239114111731169 16 143 99 108 88 56 15 86 88 92 26 27 24 3 22 108 5 3 82 20 61 2 47 49 72 28 35 40 68 3 0 0 90 44 4 29 6 2 92 75 165 213 219 66 56 161 62 1G9 162 112 55 53 154 5 8 234 35 4 1 79 111 68 3 147 42 29 20 97 3 136 11 1 111 46 5 96 10 5 107 51 30 253 30 253 107 68 63 47 73 61 24 32 85 56 4 54 1 2 32 71 4 9 63 84 19 21 48 59 10 5 0! 13 6 17 0 1 14 10 76 2 6 9 30 67 116 110 132 83 19 156 15 23 37 30 18 14 14 2 3 2 41 87 11 33 4 8 126 52 185 182 58 129 48 160 96 153 1161188 51 106 54 16 10 150 55 25 20 13 74 54 45 0 20 17 1 3G 47 17 83 40 32 15 0 170 13 41 9 182 80 13 G 5 35 301133 184 104 105 156 189 85 117 89 43 85 126 74 83 56 46 12 6 G6 42 20 75 100 27 111 35 13 33 53 92 17 85 15 4 5 5 67 58 16 30 2G 5 92 125 43 134 135 130 139 91 101 63 28 24 50 10 79 29 26 71 8 0 2 39 60 1 1 41 53 11 3 17 4 1 12 99 2 3 3 5 0 18 0* c 1 49 47 31 41 80 14 42 15 971 58 30 63 2 9 lj 52 55 II 31 40 1 50 4 2 0 C8 50 1 4 7j 4 Gi 2 123 128 120 132 60 59 128 125 34 03 66 61 69 17 43 35 30 53 34 18 40 5 31 49 56 14 37 22 30 29 4 6 Ol 0 6 57 41 45 39} 13 92 110 67 68 42 60 51 89 37 26 37 7 43 17 20 79 4 53 16 46 28 34 12 15 77 3 62 1 0 29 1 22 35 24 4 44 0 108 15 119 126 99 100 Total vote of Clubs. | ?J. N. Brown was 257115711871175| 33|277|119| 185| Gl| 58|120|203|190|105|138|144|203|103|130|136| 60|181|101| 871 63|130|119|118|3795 not a candidate. MAHOSE AND BUTLER. Two Political Tramps Seeing Trouble. Special to the Baltimore Sun. New York, Aug., 21.?Gen. Butler end Secretary Chandler held a private interview thia morning. It is stated tbat the Republican managers have to day expressed alarm at Butler's program for a fusion electoral ticket and its effect upon Blaine's prospects*in States like Michigan, Iowa and Massachusetts. It is also said tbat Secretary Chandler's in terview with him was for the purpose of inducing him to reconsider ibis plan, and to run a straight electoral ticket of his own. A friend of Gen. Butler's said to-night that he had positively refused to listen to this advice, aud had Btated that should he follow that course every one would believe the assertion recently made to the effect that he was running in the interest of Blaine. This was not his purpose. He was running solely in his own interest and that of the work iugmen whom he represented, and be did not intend the people of this country to believe for one moment that he was a dummy for any man or any candidate. He intended to make the best of the re? sources at his command and to do every? thing to build up his party. Should his Srogram of fusion in electoral tickets in oubtful States be carried out, there could probably be only one result, name? ly, the throwing of the election into* the House of Representatives. Should that occur, the people of thin country would no longer look down upon the party which he represented, but would hereaf? ter regard it as a factor of great impor? tance, aud one to be conciliated. In his opinion it would also have another result in giving to it an impetus which would make it one of the great parties in 1888. Senator Mahone is in this city for the purpose of securing the aid of the Re? publican managers to put down the re? bellion against his authority of Gov. Cameron and others in Virginia. He described the situation iu tbat State as desperate, and says that if the trouble is not immediately settled there will be no Sossible show for the Republicans in fovember. He called upon Chairman Jones to-day, but nothing definite was done pending the return of Steve Elkins, who has been absent from the city for several days. Mahone complains very bitterly of the support which he is now receiving from the national administra? tion. He Bays that he got all he desired prior to the first of June, but nuw be is not supported as he ought to be, and that if he had sufficient backing in this quarter be could settle bis home troubles without aid from the Blaine managers. But he adds tbat cold water is thrown on his plans, and the Republican party in his State is enfeebled and rapidly going to pieces. His interview with Secretary Chandler to day was for the purpose of securing the assistance which he required. It is said that Mr. Chandler promised to do what he could, but tacitly admitted that at the present time bis hands were practically tied. General Butler on the Stump. Providence, R. L, August 20.?Gen? eral Butler spoke again last night in the Coliseum at Rocky Point to a small au? dience. He said he had followed the banner of the Democracy unwillingly because it was the bauuer of slavery. He kept his bargain with that party, which in those days was the nearest straight. Jefferson Davis was constitu? tionally right. He fought for his party until he found his country was in danger and then left the party. He stood by greenbacks because nothing else was paid to the soldiers during the war, and what was good enough for the soldiers was good enough for the bankers. He stood by the Republican party until it Eut forward for President a man whom e could not support; then, without altering a single sentiment, he left and supported a gallant soldier. He brought the labor issue before the Democratic party, and the principle was spurned. He left them and appealed to the people. He had not changed one hair, and what he had done was not done in a corner. A Water-Spout at Fort Mill. Columbia, August 22.?Passengers on the up train on the Charlotte Rail? road yesterday afternoon state that at Fort Mill tbey passed through one of the most terrific downpours of rain that 'bey had ever known. For one mile on either side of Fort Mill the tainfall was tremendous. At fort Mill the water covered the railroad track in the cuts to a depth of eight inches. The streams were far out of their banks and all the low lands were submerged. Crossties tbat bad been lying in the ditches were lifted up by the water and lodged across the rails, causing tbe train lo be stopped until tbey could be removed. A peculiar fact was tbat on either side of the two mile stretch tbe amount of rainfall was scarcely sufficient to lay the dust. There was considerable wind and thunder and lightning, but the damage was confined to the crops in certain localities. There were seasonable rains all along the line of the Columbia and Greenville Road yesterday. ? President Arthur, at the expiration of hid term, will go back to New York and resume bis place in bis former law firm, but act as consulting counsel. Mr. Arthur iB worth about ?250,000?a for? tune tbat has come to him in a legitimate way, aud he never speculates. Hendrick's Letter of Acceptance. Indianapolis, Ind., August 20.?The following is a copy of ex-Governor Hen drick'a letter of acceptance of tbe Demo? cratic nomination for the Vice-Presiden? cy : Indianapolis, Ind., August 20,1884. ?Gentlemen : I have the honor to ac? knowledge the receipt of your communi? cation notifying me of my nomination by the Democratic Convention at Chica? go as a candidate for the office of Vice President of the United States. May I repeat what I Baid on another occasion, that it is a nomination which I had neither expected nor desired, and yet I recognize and appreciate the high honor done me by tbe Convention. Tbe choice of such a body, pronounced with such unusual unanimity, and accompanied with so generous an expression of esteem and confidence, ought to outweigh all merely personal desires and preferences of my own. It is with this feeling, and I trust also from a deep sense of public duty, that I now accept the nomination, and shall abide the judgment of my courjtry men. I have examined with care the declaration of principles adopted by tbe Convention, a copy of which you submitted to me, and in their sum and Bubstance I heartily endorse and approve the same. I am, gentlemen, your obedi? ent servant, Thomas A. Hendricks. Killed by a Thunderbolt. Brunson, August 22.?On the after? noon of August 20 three boys, (Youmans by name,) went out to shoot an alligator. On returning from tbe hunt a cloud came up well charged with electricity, and be? fore they could reach their homes tbe rain began to fall. The parents of two of them seeing that they would be caught in the rain sent another of their sons with an umbrella to meet them. Two of the boys, (brothers,) took shelter under a tree while tbe other, a cousin, ran on. Tbe brother who had gone to meet them had not reached the tree when tbe light? ning Btruck the tree mangling the tree considerably and prostrating the boys to the ground, where they laid as if they ?were dead. They were carried home im? mediately and a physician was called in, who did all that medical skill could do to revive the unfortunate lads. The younger of the twain, who is about ten years of age, soon revived, while the re? covery of the older, aged fifteen, was slow and doubtful. During the follow? ing night he was at times rational, and then he would relapse into a state of un? consciousness. Each of them was burnt aud scarred dreadfully. In many places the skin was pealed off and little hol?. . or dents left in the flesh. The older boy died from tbe effects of tbe shock on tbe afternoon of the 21st. Tbe other boy is still suffering great pain, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. The dead boy had a gun in his hand when he was struck. A piece of wood split from the stock was tbe only damage done to tbe gun. It was not even discharged by tbe stroke. Mr. J. A. Youmans, the father of the boys, is our town marshal. Maud S. Sold to Robert Bonner for $40,000. New York, August 19.?The Turf, Field and Farm to-morrow will publish the following: Probably no prominent man ever paid another prominent man so marked a compliment aa W. H. Vander? bilt has just paid Robert Bonner. "Maud S., as all intelligent horsemen know, has made the fastest record of any trotting horse in the world. She is the only animal that has trotted a mile in less than 2:10. Her record is 2.09$. This figure a few years ago was deemed beyond the reach of a trotting horse. Vanderbilt was lately offered $100,000 for the great chestnut, but he declined it, preferring to sell her for less than half of that sum to Mr. Bonner, who he knew would not trot her io public races. Last Friday Mr. Vanderbilt sent a friend expressly from Saratoga to inform Mr. Bonner of these facts, and on Saturday Mr. Bonner sent his brother David up to Saratoga to confer with Mr. Vanderbilt. The result was that Mr. Bonner pur? chased the mare on Monday evening, paying $40,000 for her. Of seven great trotters which in succession have beaten the record?Flora Temple, Dexter, Gold? smith Maid, Rams, St. Julien, Jay-Eye I See and Maud S.?Bonner now owns three of them?Dexter, Rarus and Maud S. What a trio! Mr. Bonner was asked : "Suppose Jay-Eye-See should beat the record of Maud S., what would you do then ?" His answer was characteristic : "Buy him, too, if I could, or put Maud S. into training at some good track#like Charter Oak, at Hartford, and give the public a free exhibition of speed. The Primaries in PIckeus. Pickens, August 19.?The following is the reBult of the primary election held here to-day : For Representatives, John H. Bowen and J. E. Bogga; for clerk of court, J. J. Lewis; for sheri?', H. H. Ricbey; for treasurer, J. T. Hill; for auditor, J. B. Clyde; for probate judge, J. H. Newton ; for county commission? ers, A. B. Talley, Elias Day and j. J. Herd ; for school commissioner, Laban Maul din.?Correspondence News and Cou? rier, '? A fatal disease resembling cholera is raging in Cantrell, a small town of Iowa. Thirty persons are ill with it and ten have died within the last week. A Governor's Danger. Galveston, August 22.?Tbe report? ed arrest of Governor Ireland at Houston is false. Governor Ireland, accompanied by Hon. Barnett Gibbs, candidate for lieutenant governor; Congressmen Wei 1 born and Miller, together with about one hundred delegates to the late convention, arrived at Gaiveston last evening. Mar? shall Tracy informed a representative of the associated press that he bad no in? tention of arresting the governor during bis attendance upon the State convention at Houston. The marshal has no fears that the governor will seek to avoid the service of tbe warrant, and hence he has selected another time and place for the arrest of the governor under the Fran? cois affidavits. The famous miscegena? tion case of Emil Francois originated here in 1879. He was tried under the State law of 1858, which makes it a penitentiary offense for a white person to marry a negro?the negro not being amenable. The case was appealed to the supreme court of Texas, aud was there affirmed. It was then carried before United States District Judge Duval, and the ground urged that the law under which conviction was had was in conflict with the fourteenth amendment. Judge Duval concurred in the decision of the circuit court. Ex-United States District attorney 0. C. Garland, who was then, as now, connected with the case, appeal? ed to Circuit Judge Woods. That official thought the writ of habeas corpus should issue, and instructed Garland to lay the matter before Duval, but Duval died and Judge Turner was appointed to the va? cancy. Turner declined to take action, inasmuch as Francois had then been in the penitentiary long enough for the questiou of jurisdiction to arise. Garland then sent the papers to United States Judge Morrill, of the eastern district at Gaiveston, but they were returned to him without action. Upon tbe appointment of Sabin the application was again made but refused. Subsequently the matter was brought up by Judge Sabin, who called Garland home from Connecticut for the purpose of prosecuting the case. The question involved is tbe validity of ante-bellum statutes since the adoption of the fourteenth amendment, and all decisions so far of both State and federal courts have been that tbe State law does not conflict with the federal constitution. The questiou has never gone to the supreme court of the United States. It is held tbat the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments were to prevent discrimina? tion agaiust the negro, while this law discriminates against whites. As to the suit brought by Garland in behalf of Francois, charging Governor Ireland with conspiracy to defraud Francois of his citizenship, it is regarded by Governor Ireland as of trivial importance, and by tbe federal authorities here as mere folly. Horse Evolution. Let us see what distances have been gained by this 16} seconds of faster trot? ting speed. In 1844 Lady Suffolk made a mile or 5280 feet in 2 minuteu 27} sec? onds. This was at the rate of 36 feet and 2 inch every second. The whole distance gained therefore in the 16} seconds by Maud S. in 1884 was 585 feet 8fr inches, or a little over 1-9 of a mile. This is a tremendous gain in speed and would seem to practically examplify Dr. Woodrow's theory of progressive evolution. Horses by training have been graded up in swifter trotting. To do this many good things have been needed ; in the horse, greater muscular power, hardier endu? rance, more zealous spirit, higher train? ing, more practiced skill in the trotting paces, the fullest capacity for sustained exercise at the very limit of strength, and absolute physical health and perfec? tion of frame; in tbe man every scien? tific appliance for developing and aiding the animal, breeding with a correct knowledge of the laws of heredity, as? sisting nature, repressing the bad and the weak, developing tbe good and the strong, skillfully using every advantage oflmproved track and judicious driving. The result is wonderful. It is the vindication of the divine laws of nature and progress. It is the triumph of sci? ence. It is tbe superb lest of the great principles of improvement. The Corruption Fund. Washington, August 23.?A large number of clerks employed in one of tbe government departments in this city received by to day's mail, at their office, the circular mailed in New York, signed by B. F. Jones, chairman of the'republi? can national committee, soliciting sub? scriptions for an illustrated campaign paper. The paper is expected to be pub? lished for thirteen weeks, and the sub? scription price is one dollar per copy. Accompanying the circular is a blank form, addressed to the proposed publish? er, guaranteeing a number of subscrip? tions to the newspaper to be stated by the signers. The circular bore tbe New York postmark, but its delivery at the department was made by a messenger, who called tbe clerks to whom they were addressed to the door of the rooms, and delivered them in person. ? The Bureau of Education in its exhibit at the Philadelphia Centennial made no pretension to completeness of detail; the exhibit was a mere outline. The display at the coming World's Fair at New Orleans will be simply perfect in every respect. Every kind of school and Bchool appliance will be fully exem? plified in every conceivable way. Mrs. ParnelPs Own Version of the "Irish Vote" Story. Boston, August 20.?Mrs. Parnell, in an interview to day, pronounced the ap? parently official report of the proceed? ings of the conference of Irish-Ameri? cans, yesterday, to consider the position of the Irish vote in the present canvass to be quite incorrect. "The story is likely to give rise to im? pressions," she says, "which it is essen? tial to correct. First of all, there was no conference with Catkolic Bishops. Indeed, there was no conference at the Parker House at all, so far as I am con? cerned, nor did I speak in the name of my son, as stated, at the so-called confer? ence. In the interview I had with mem? bers of the press it was furthest from my intention to represent, and I certainly did not represent, any of my suggestions as coming from, or being authorized by, Mr. Parnell. I am quite pained to find that the few things 1 said in the interest of two nations?of the Americans as well as the Irish, for, if I am an Irish? woman, I am also a Yankee?should have been twisted into so wrong and in? accurate a shape. This threefold dart, in touching me, touches also the interest of my son of Ireland, and it hurts me all the more because I am a woman. What I said to the press representatives who called upon me was substantially this: "Certain things have been running through my brain, and among others is the question of the great surplus of the United States revenue from importduties. A good way to reduce the annual surplus would be to admit certain goods free of duty, viz: to allow goods of Irish man? ufacture, which do not conflict with American manufacture, to be admitted free. This would encourage Irish manu? factures and be the means of sending money to Ireland, and, in the end keep Irish people contented and happy at home and furnish them with the means of support. Certain goods are exclusive? ly of Irish manufacture. Among the list are fringes, coarse woollens, linens, corduroys, moleskin cloths, balbriggan goods, laces, Bellelk pottery, &c. A move? ment is already on foot in New York to encourage the importation and sale of Irish goods, and the movement is likely to become general. That is about all that I said, *The story of a proposition either from my son or from me to the Eepublican and Democratic parties re? garding the Irish vote and the further narrative of the explicit terms of that proposition are altogether without the slightest foundation.'" Republican Rascality, Washington, August 22.?Secretary Post, of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee, discovered to-day that that committee was inadvertently helping along the Republican campaign by distributing Republican documents. The Democratic committee has been sending out as one of its - principal campaign documents, the speeches de? livered by Senator Voorhees on the im? prisonment of McSweeney. *he IriBh sus? pect, by the British offic.a;. during the (iarneld administration, and copies of these speeches are obtained by the com? mittee by requisition upon the Senate folding-room. They are delivered to the committee in large quantities, several thousand at a time already folded, and in wrappers, addressed by the committees' employees and placed in the mails. It appears to have been the custom of the committee to rely altogether upon the integrity and care of the Senate folding room officials, and to mail the documents received by them without examination. To-day, however, an employee of the committee discovered, by accidentally opening one of the documents he was about to mail, that instead of Voorhees' speech, the committee was distributing, "Where they would do the most good," a Republican campaign document entitled "The History and Beneficence of Protec? tion," made up of speeches on the pro? tectionist side of the tariff question de? livered in the House of Representatives last winter. An examination followed, and disclosed the fact all the supposed Voorhees speeches in possession of the committee were copies of this document. Secretary Post went at. once to the super? intendent of the folding room, and took him to task about the matter, and was informed that the substitution of the one document for the other was an honest mistake. It is not known how many Republican documents were sent out by the Democratic committee. They them? selves have no means of establishing the fact. ? The Southern Express Company has issued orders that its agents receive no more human beings for transportation. SPECIAL NOTICE. MRS. PINKIND will resume her Mu? sic Lessons Monday, September 1. Residence at Mr. Baylis Lewis', Main Street, near Public Square. The Class in the "Theory of Music" will be continued. August 28,1884_7_2 Valuable Traet of Land for Sale. THE undersigned offers for sale his Plan tat ion, situated on Broadaway Creek, on each side of the Columbia ?fc Greenville Railroad, four miles East of Anderson, and known as one of the most valuable in.tlie County. Said Tract contains 190 acres? in? cluding fine creek bottoms, and r.plands as good as the best. Any one desiring a bar? gain will do well to apply early to the un? dersigned. SAMUEL BROWNE, (Broadaway.) August 28, 1884_7_2 SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIE8. Mrs. C. R. Murray WILL open the scholastic year of her Private School for Young Ladies on the first day of September ensuing. The scholastic year, which consists of forty consecutive weeks, will be divided into two sessions of twenty weeks each. The price of Tuition will range from $9.00 to $20.00 per session of twenty weeks. Pu? pils entering after the lapse of one month from the opening of the session will bo charged from the time of entering until the close of the session, and no deduction for absence will be made except in case of pro? longed illness. Music on Piano or Organ $20.00 per session. August 28,1884_7_3 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By Thos. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Wylie Mitchell, Sr., has applied to nie to grant him letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of Wylie Mitchell, Jr., deceased. These aro theroforo to cite and admon? ish all kindred ar.d creditors of the said Wylie Mitchell, Jr., dee'd, to be and ap Eear before mein Court of Probate, to e held at Anderson Court House, on the 13th day of September, 1884, after pub? lication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 20th day of August, 1884. T. C. LIGON, J. P. August 28, 18S4 7_2 RAILROAD MEETINGS. THERE will be held meetings in the in? terest of the Savannah Valley Rail? road as follows: In the Court House, at Anderson, on Saleday in September, 11 o'clock a. m. Neal's Creek, Wednesday, 3rd of Sep? tember, 10 a. m. Sherard's Store, Thursday, 4th of Sep? tember, 10 a. m. B. A. Davis', Thursday, 4th of Septem? ber, 3 p. m. Cars well Institute, Friday, 5th of Sep? tember, 10 a. m. Flnt Rock, Friday, fJtli of September, 3 p. m. Hunter's Spring, Tuesday, 9th Septem? ber, 3 p. m. Speakers will be present and address the meetings. Let every one interested turn out. W. W. HUMPHREYS. August 28,1895 7 1 TAX NOTICE. Office ok County Tbeascbeb, A.vDj:eso.n, S. C, August 26, 1884. NOTICE ;a hereby Riven that this office wil b2 open from the 1st day of Sep? tember to the 20th day of October for the collection of State, County, School and Poll Tax< i f )r the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1883. Five per cent penalty is added to the unpaid May instalment. The following is the "rate of taxation: For State purposes. 5 mills For ordin irv County purposes. 2j mills For Pickcns County Judgmentand and o h>:r past indebtedness... 1J mills For School -urposes. 2 mills Poll Tax. 91.00 All pen or s between the ages of 21 and 50 on the Ibi day of June, 1883, not other? wise exemp'. by law, are liable to Poll Tax. Taxes a *e receivable in Gold and Silver Coin, UiiUd States Currency, National Bank Notes and Coupons payable in 1884 of the bonds o this State, known as Brown Bonds ard Deficiency Bonds. Witness and Jury Certificates are receivable for County taxe*, not including School tuxes. Under tat law as it stands now, I am for? bidden to travel during the Fall collection. I will, therefore, remain in this office, at Anderson C. II., during the whole of the above staled time. M. P. TRIBBLE, Treasurer Anderson County. August 28, 1884_7_2 ANDERSON FEMALE SEMINARY. NEXT S ssion opens at 9 o'clock A. M., oi MONDAY, the first day of SEPTEM BUR proximo. For Ca ahgue, giving full information, address tl e President, LEWIS M. AYER, Anderson C. H., So. Ca. August 21, 188-1 6 2 Home School for Children, ? BY ? Mists Nora C. Hubbard. FALL iT'BM will open on MONDAY, SI P'C. 1. Price, $5.00 to $7.00 per term of fi 'e months, and incidental fee of 25c for a eh pupil. Credit given for all public mt ncy received. August gl, 1884_G 2* DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE. Nextseision begins'Monday, Oct, Gth. Number c f pupils past year 187. Number of teacher? 12. Facilities for French, Mu? sic and ?ainting unsurpassed. Cost of board anc regular tuition for year, $165.00. For Catal >gue applv to the President, J. P. KSNNEDY, Due West, S. C. August 21._6_4 Notice to Creditors. Richard Eobinson, Administrator vs. Anna Robinson, et al. PURSl ANT to an order of Court all creditors of James Robinson, dee'd, are hereby notified to establish their claims before mi; on or by the 20th day of Sep? tember next or be barred. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Aug 21, 1SS4, 6 5 land for sale. THE undersigned offers a valuable tract of 1 K) acres of land, with two good houses ai d outbuildings, situated on the Bruce's F ?rd road, four miles from Pendle ton, for tab. Contains 13 acres bottom, about 30 'roods and balance in cultivation and pastu :e. Also, a valuable tract of about 3C0 acres, situated on Wilson's Creek, in Southern portion ol this County, adjoining lands of VV. B. V'aison, Dr. Milford and others. There is rue good dwelling and outhouses, with three tenant houses on the place. There is about 90 acres woods, 40 acres bottom, bill.nee in cultivation and pasture. For particulars, etc., apply to JAMES A. PRICE, Pendleton, S. C. Aug 21, lfS4 6 8* VALUABLE LANDS ITS Anderson County to Kent. THE p'are known as "Rosewood Farm," lying six miles East of Anderson C. H., on tl e Williamston Road, lately the home of 11. F. Hammond, Esq., contain? ing about 2iiO acres of cleared land?35 to 40 of whicu is bottom?with splendid pas? turage, fine dwelling house, orchard, five good tena it houses lor croppers, outbuild? ings, <6c. I will rent or lease this place for a term of irs to any first class man who has mean.- and ability to run the same, and those in h ai t of a good place will, perhaps, not find a bitter one in this whole section of country. Terms made liberal and satis? factory. . to* particulars, call on fix LVESTER BLECKLEY, Anderson, S. C. August 14, 1884 5 5 Li ed for SALE. BY virt le of the Will of Samuel Bowen, dece ist-d, I will sell at Anderson C.H., S. C, on &ALEDAY IN SEPTEMBER, 1884, the oliowing described Real Estate, to wit: All that TRACT OF LAND, containing about one h- ndred and eleven acres, more or less, sit ia e in Ccntreville township, in Anderson C. unty, in Sonth Carolina, about five miles 'ri m Anderson C. H., adjoining lands of 1[. B. Hembree, Martha Watson and Johi .lartin, and being the land whereon fcamh M. Bowen, deceased, lately resided. . 'ldt of same will be exhibited on day of sal Tebms < r S.u,e?The whole of the pur? chase mo ley to be paid on 1st December, 1884. Possessi >n will be given on 1st January, 1885. Purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. JAMES WEBB, Admi li-trator with the Will annexed. July 31, lfc34 3 5 HEADQUARTERS FOR BEEF, SODA WATER, ICE, &C. &C. JSeING centrally located, aud with a large Stocl of Goods, we can always satis? fy the trad 9, and give our customers fresh goods. \\ e jandle nothing but the finest quality o .'jeer?Tivoli and Philadel? phia, in P.itent Stopper Bottles. Also, Ex? port Beer. Our MINERAL WATERS, in Siphon Bottles, ca mot be surpassed. Also, SOLA WATER, GINGER ALE, in Patent 'Steppers. ICE, as j;0'id quality as any in the mar? ket. Pric(. vsry low. Give us a trial. Full stot k :>f all WINES and LIQUORS on hand. C. C HABENICHT, Columbia, S- C. August: I, 1S84 0 3m LAND BUYERS. LOOK! HERE'S a chance for good investments in Georgia lands?all in Hart Coun? ty. One Farm of 3l6i acres, on Shoal Creek, 7 miles from Kartwell; good dwell? ing and tenant-honses, with about 35 acres good bottom; enough open land on the Farm for three or four horse crop?balance well Umbered. All for $2,200. Richly worth $3,000. One Farm ISO acres, with enough open land for two-horse crop, three tenant bou? ses, good orchard, a splendid Corn Mill, with rooms attached for Cotton Gin and Press, which alone cost over $2,000. This Elace is on Cedar Creek, lj miles from fartwell. Will sell for fll.600. Or the Mill, with 127 acres, for $1,250. These prices are for spot cash, of course. E. B. BENSON, Hartwcll, Ga. August 14,1881_5_ NEW CROP TURNIP SEED - AND ? FRUIT JARS -AT SIMPSON, REID & CO.'S, WAVERLY HOUSE CORNER. July 10, 1884_49 _ ANDERSON MILITARY SCHOOL ANDERSON, S. C. THE Exercises of this School will begin on Monday, Sept. 1, 1884. The year is divided into two Sessions of Twenty Weeks each. Tuition, per Session, $8.00 to $18.00. Board, including fuel, $12.00 per month. We nave secured the services of Mr. Emanuel Wahl, Ph.D., (of Leipsic.) for? merly an officer in the German army, to teach 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, &c, apply i to W. J. LIGON, It,, ? , H. G. REED,'} Principals. July 31,1884_3_2m S3? Purest Medicines at Orr & Sloan's THE DRUG STORE MOVED ! HILL BROS. Have moved their Drug Store To McCully's Comer, (The Stand formerly occupied by Smith <fc 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 ?3f Best Combs at Orr * Sloan's. A PRESERVE THE %\W ,JSOLD ONLY BY - J. A. DANIELS. "Y"oU cannot afford to use common Spec? tacle?, 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 rnst. 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 cannot judge right. I have a Patent Optoraiter, (or eye measurer) that will get the exact focus at once. Dr. Holland writes me: "My wife suffered a long time with bead ache, by the involuntaryatrain 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 will 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. B.?Any one using King's Spectacles, and are not satisfied with them, will please return them to J. A. DANIELS. July 24, 1884_2_ ?$38- Cheapest Lamps at Orr & Sloan's. 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 bave a email profit. Give me a call and see my bargains for cash. A. B. TOWERS. June 5,1884 47 _ RED RUST PROOF OATS. ZPTTIRIE I FROM GREENWOOD, S. C, FOR SALE CHEAP BY W S. LIGrON & CO. Augusi 21, 1SW