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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. * THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1884. terms: ONE YEAR._-?1.50. SIX MONTHS_ 7?C. Two. Dollars If not paid in advance. FOR PRESIDENT, GROVER CLEVELAND. OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, THOS. A. HENORICKS. OP INDIANA. THE STATE TICKET FOB 1884. For Governor, HUGH S. THOMPSON. Lieutenant-Governor, JOHN C. SHEPPARD. Secretary of State, JAMES N. LJPSCOMB. Attorney General, CHARLES RICHARD80N MILES, State Treasurer, JOHN PETER RICHARDSON. Comptroller General, WILLIAM E. 8T0NEY. Superintendent of Education, ASBURY COWARD. Adjutant and Inspector General, A. M. MANIGAULT. Solidtor 8th Circuit. JAMES L. ORR. For Congress, 3rd District. D. WYATT AIXEN. THE COUNTY TICKET. House of Representatives. J. B. WATSON, R, P. CLINK SC A LKS, E. M. R?CKER, H. G. SCUDDAY. Clerk of Court. M. P. TRIBBLE. Probate Judge. T. C. LIGON. Sheriff. W. L. BOLT. School Commissioner. J. G. CLTNKSCALES. County Commissioners. JOSHUA JAMESON. A. O. N0RR1S. W. J. ROBINS. Coroner. ' R. Y. H. NANCE. DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING. The arrangements for tbe Democratic Mass Meeting on Friday are already nearing completion, and a great day is anticipated by tbe people of the County. Senator Hampton, Lieutenant Governor Sbeppard, State Treasurer Richardson, Congressman Ai.ken, Electors Bryan and Benet, Col. George Jobnstooe, Solicitor Orr and State Superintendant of Educa? tion Coward, are to address tbe meeting. We are informed. that Senator Hamp? ton will certainly be present, and we are satisfied that this announcement will bring an immense crowd to the meeting. Ad elaborate stand and an abundance of comfortable seats for the audience have been prepared at the Blue Ridge Rail? road yard, under a cool shade of oaks, bo that everything possible nil! be done to prepare for giving the public a pleasant day. The business houses of every de? scription in Anderson will close at eleven o'clock, and remain closed until the speaking is over, so that persons wishing to sell cotton or buy goods, had better get in early in the morning so as to get through by eleven o'clock. The music of the occasion will be furnished by the Young America Cornet Band, and tbe speaking will begin at fifteen minutes past eleven. We trust that every man, woman and child in tbe County who can possibly do so will be present. The Blaine managers are genuinely frightened at their prospects in Novem? ber, and have prevailed upon their nom? inee to visit the principal cities of the West, taking in New York and other points enroute. This is expected to re? vive the drooping Republican canvas?, but it is certainly very encouraging to the Democrats to find that the West, which has heretofore been so solidly Re? publican that no attention was necessary, has become so doubtful as to require the personal presence of the nominee for President. Mr. Blaine may go West, but the German element will not forget that he occupies, as near as possible, both sides of the prohibition question. They will not vote the Republican ticket, and it is probable that tbe Democrats will gain the electoral vote of several States which have heretofore been strong? ly Republican. _ ' The new series of Blaine-Fisher let tars, which we publish on our first page, were given to the public recently for the first time, and are, as the New York Tones aptly puts it, convincing proof that II r. Blaine is not a fit person, to be Pres? ident of the United States, if anything short of horse-stealing can be considered convincing proof. They show that Mr. Blaine used his official position as Speak? er of the National House of Representa? tives corruptly to advance his own per? sonal interests. It is impossible to con? ceive that these letters were written in the ordinary course of any legitimate transaction. They convict Mr. Blaine of treachery to bis friends in Maine, and . show that he wanted Fisher to certify a falsehood to protect him from the charges pending against him. Tbe whole corres? pondence is discreditable to him, and shows that he was not only "casting an anchor to windward" in his own be? half, but that he was using his official position to accomplish it. Tbe Republi? can party, proper, is not likely to leave Mr. Blaine on account of this correspon? dence, for it likes corrupt leaders; but there are thousands of men of business integrity who are independent enough to refuse to follow their party far enough to vote for a man who is notoriously corrupt. We do not believe that Mr. Blaine will ever be President. Mr. Blaine's statement of bis secret marriage and subsequent remarriage is lacking in that convincing logic?con? formity to the natural action of men ? and in tbe absence of any reason for the unusual state of facts which he now al? leges existed, his pathetic tale must cre? ate surprise, if it .does not carry great doubt to the public mind. He gives no name of the Minister who performed the marriage ceremony, nor of any witnesses to the marriage in this letter; but in his sworn answer to the questions propound? ed io the libel suit', be s^ys the witnesses were Sarah C. St an wood and S. L. Blaine, evidently bis own brother and his wife's sister. In his answer be gives the name of no Minister, thus attempt? ing to prove this most important fact by members of the family, and not even giving tbe name of tbe Clergyman. In his answer as to the last ceremony, he says the witnesses were John V. Lemoyne and David Bell, witnesses who were not interested parties. Thus he makes the first marriage, which is the most import? ant one for him to establish beyond a doubt, depend upon family testimony. This, however, is not tbe weakest point in Mr. Blaine's defense. If he had married Miss Stan wood in 1850 secretly at Millersburg because he expected to go to Pennsylvania and be absent for an in? definite time, as be says, when he re? turned to Millersburg why did he live in tbe Bame place with her until 1851 before acknowledging the marriage ? If there "was reason to keep the marriage secret while he was necessarily absent, what was the reason to do so when he returned to the same village with her. It was not natural for him to have acted thus, and his plea strikes us as both lame and in? credible. Mr. Blaine certainly will not have any sympathy, so far as he is con? cerned. It was cruel and unmanly in any newspaper to have attacked Mr. Blaine in a manner to humiliate and mortify Mrs. Blaine personally. She will doubless have unlimited sympathy and charity extended to her in all the developments of this celebrated case, but in any view that may be takeu of it, Mr, Blaine can only be censured. His own version makes his conduct before the last marriage decidedly crooked and un certain. BLAINE'S DEFENCE. His Explanation of th? Charge? Hud* ? ? Against Him. New Yobk, September 19.?Hon. Wm. Walker Phelps, takes tbe responsi? bility of giving to tbe public, the follow? ing private letter addressed to him near? ly two weeks ago: . Augusta, September 6, 1884.?My dear Mr. Phelps: I have your favor of the 4th, advising me that "the continu? ous invention and wide circulation of evil reports render it advisable (in your judgment) not to wait the slow process of the law, but to speak directly to the pub? lic in my own vindication.". In this opinion many others on whose judgment I rely concur. I shrink instinctively from the suggestion, though I feel sure I could strengthen tbe confidence of all who felt friendly to me by bringing to view the simple thread of truth which is concealed in - this endless tissue of false? hood. You can imagine how inexpressi? bly painful it must be to discuss one's domestic lite in tbe press, although I think with you that under tbe circum? stances I could count upon tbe generosity of the public to justify tbe statement which otherwise might seem objectiona? ble. I can in any event safely commit facts to you' for personal communication to those friends who have taken so deli? cate and so considerate an interest in my affairs. Tbe leisure hours of . to-day, when our campaign is ended and we wait only for the election, gives me tbe oppor tun'ty for this prompt reply and the fol lowing essential details: At Georgetown, Ky., in tbe spring of 1848, when I was but eighteen years of age, I first met tbe lady who for more than thirty-four years has been my wife. Our acquaintance resulted at the end of six months in an engagement which, without tbe prospect of speedy marriage, we naturally sought to keep to ourselves. Two years later, in the spring of 1850, when I was maturing plans to leave my profession in Kentucky and establish myself elsewhere, I was suddenly summoned to Pennsylvania by the death of my father. It being very doubtful if I could return to Kentucky, I was threatened with an indefinite sep aration from her who possessed my entire devotion. My .one wish was to secure her to myself by an indissoluble tie against every possible contingency in life, and on the thirtieth day of June, 1850, just prior to my departure from Kentucky, we were, in. the presence of chosen and trusted friends, united by what I knew was, in my native State of Pennsylvania, a perfectly legal form of marriage. On reaching home I found that my family, and especially, my bereaved mother, strongly discountenanced my business plans, as involving too long a separation from home and kindred. I complied with her wish that I should resume, at least for a time, my occupation in Ken tucky, where I returned in the latter part of August. During the ensuing winter, induced by misgivings under new respon? sibilities, misgivings which were iocreas ed by legal consultations, I became alarmed lest doubt might be thrown upon the validity of our marriage by reason of the non compliance with the laws of tbe State where it had occurred, for I bad learned that the laws of Kentucky made license certified by tbe clerk of the county court an indispensable requisite of legal marriage. After much deliber? ation and w?b an anxious desire to guard in tbe most effectual manner against any possible embarrassment resulting from our position, for which I alone was re? sponsible, we decided that tbe simplest and at the same time surest way was to repair to Pennsylvania and have another marriage service, performed. This was done in the presence of witnesses in the city of Pittsburg in tbe month of March, 1851, but was not otherwise made public for obvious reasons. It was solemnized only to secure an indisputable validity, the first marriage being by my wife and myself always held sacred. At the ma? ture age of 54,1 do not defend the wis dorn or prudence of the secret marriage suggested by the ardor and inexperience of youth, but its honor and its purity were inviolate as I believe in the sight of God and cannot be made to appear other wise by the wicked devices of men. It brought to me a companionship which has been my chief happiness from boyhood's years to this year, and has crowned me with whatever success I have attained in life. My eldest child, a son, was born in his grandmother's house on the 18th day of. June, 1851, iu tbe city of Augusta, Maine, and died in her arms three years later. His ashes repose in tbe cemetery of .his native city, beneath a stone which recorded his name and the limit of bis innocent life. Tbat stone, which had stood for almost an entire j generation, has been recently defaced by j brutal and sacriligeous hands. As a candidate for tbe Presidency, I knew that I should encounter many forms of calumny and personal defama? tion, but I confess tbat I did not expect to be called upon to defend tbe name of tbe beloved and honored wife, who is a mother and grand-mother, nor did I ex? pect tbat the grave of my little child would be cruelly desecrated. Against such gross forms of wrong tbe law gives no adequate redress, and I know tbat in the end my most effective appeal against tbe unspeakable outrages which I resist, must be to the noble manhood and noble womanhood of America. Your friend, very sincerely, James G. Blaine. ? A bright little four year-old son of Dr. E. B. Smith, of Marion County, was instantly killed last week by his clothing being caught by tbe shafting of his father's gin while in motion. His body was revolved around by tbe shafting several times, causing his bead to strike the floor before the engine could be stop? ped, pY?dueing instant death. The Mason Cylinder Gin. The vast superiority of the Mason Cylinder Cotton Gin over the ordinary saw-gin, having been satisfactorily estab? lished by careful and repeated tests, a meeting of gentlemen interested in the patents covering the invention was held yesterday at the office of Messrs. Braw ley & Barn well, Broad street. A com? pany was organized under the title of "The Mason Cotton Gin Cylinder Com? pany," and the following directors were choseu: Messrs. C. T. Mason, Jr., of Sumter; Jobn R. London and W. L. Roddey, of Rock Hill; J. K. Blackraan, James S. Murdoch, F. W. Dawson and B. S. Riordan, of Charleston. Subse? quently Mr. B. R. Riordan was chosen Sresident of the company, and Mr. J. K. ?lack-man secretary and treasurer. A contract has been made with Messrs. Pratt & Whitney, of Hartford, Conn., for the construction of a machine speci? ally designed for the rapid manufacture, by automatic actiou, of the perforated metallic plates which are to form the working surface of the cylinders. TbiB machine is expected to be ready in a few weeks. Meantime the company will proceed to establish, in every County of the Cotton Belt, agencies having tbe ex? clusive privilege of placing tbe Mason cylinders in old gins, the saws and ribs of wbicb are worn out or damaged. Tbe agents will not have tbe right to manu? facture tbe cylinders, but tbey will be tbe only source through which tbe plan? ters of tbeir respective Counties can get cylinders for use in old gins. Tbe agents will purchase tbeir cylinders either from tbe company direct or from any of tbe gin manufacturers licensed by the com? pany to make the gins upon a royalty. Tbe prices at wbicb county agencies will be sold are to be based upon tbe average aunual yield of cotton in each County. The gin mauufacturers licensed by the company will, of course, have tbe right to sell new gins in any markets. Tbe company will make every effort to place the cylinder gin on the market with as little delay as possible, and tbey are con? fident that long before the close of the cotton season the Mason Cylinder Cotton Gin will be found in every section of the Cotton Belt. Patents lor the cylinder gin have beeu applied for in every foreign country where cotton is grown or cotton machinery made, and experienced gin nera predict that the cylinder will every? where supersede the use of the danger? ous and unsatisfactory saw gins within tbe next year or two.?Neics and Courier. That Mysterious Marriage. Indianappolis, Ind., September 20.? In the Blaiue libel suit in tbe District Court this afternoon Blaine's attorneys filed tbe following answers to the inter? rogatories propounded by tbe Sentinel's attorneys on the 5th of September: I, James G. Blaine, of Augusta, Me., on oatb, depose and say in answer to the foregoing interrogatories: 1st. Harriet B. Stan wood. 2d. Georgetown, Ky., in the spring of 1848. 3d. I lived in Kentucky as. assistant professor or tutor iu the Western Military Institute from January, 1848, to Decem? ber, 1851. Iu 1848 and 1849 tbe institute was at Georgetown ; in 1850 at Blue Lick, and in 1351 at Duncan, now Springs. 4th. The lady I married lived in Ken? tucky from tbe spring of 1848 to tbe spring of 1851 engaged as a teacher in Col. T. Johnson's female seminary; the first two yean at Georgetown and the last year at Millersburg. 5th. I finally left Kentucky in the lat? ter part of December, 1851, aud went to New Orleans on business, and thence direct to Augusta, Maine, which place I reached . February 9th, 1852, and was next employed as principal teacher in a Pennsylvania institution for tbe instruc? tion of tbe blind in Philadelphia. 6th. My wife left Kentucky in March, 1851, accompanied by myself as far as Pittsburg, Pa., and thence travelled alone to New York, where she was met by her brother, Jacob Stanwood, aod under bis protection proceded to her mother's residence in Augusta, Me., where I next met her on February 9, 1852. 7tb, 8th and 9th. I was married in Millersburg, Ky., on the 30th of June, 1850 in the presence of Sarah C. Stan wood and S. L. Blaine. The marriage was secret. Having doubts subsequently of its validity under the laws of Ken? tucky, which tben stringently required a license from tbe clerk of the County Court, I had the marriage solemnized a second time in Pittsburg, Pa., on tbe 29th of March, 1851, in tbe presence of John Y. Lemoyne and David Bell. 10th and 11th. Jacob Stanwood was tbe eldest brother of my wife. I bad no acquaintance ~itb him at the time of my marriage; bad never seen bim nor beard from him in any way directly or indirect? ly before my mairiage. I met bim for the first time in February, 1852. I had two letters from bim after my marriage and before I met him aod one warmly welcoming me as a member of bis fami? ly, and the other inquiring if he could promote my business interests by tbe loan of money. I bad no other correspon? dence of any kind with him until after I had personally met him in February, 1852. My wife bad two other brothers, neither of whom I had ever met when I came tf? New England in February, 1S52; nor did I ever meet any male rela? tives of my wife before my arrival in New England in February, 1852. 12th, 13th and 14tb. My first child, a son, was born in tbe house of bis grand? mother on 18th June, 1851. His name was Stanwood Blaine. He lived with bis parents in 1852-53 and part of 1854, in Philadelphia. He died on July 31,1854, and was buried in tbe Stanwood lamily lot in Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine. 15th, 16th and 17th. A monument was placed by my direction over his grave the year after bis death thus in? scribed : "Stanwood Blaine, son of James G. and Harriet S. Blaine, borne June 18,1851, died July 31,1854." I have not myself seen the stone since tbe first week iu July, but have reason to believe and do believe that since that date many letters and figures thereon have been defaced, and that figure 1 and year 1851 have been entirely removed. I have no means of ascertaining by whom this was done, but I have reason to be? lieve and do believe that a photograph was taken of the defaced stone by tbe procurement of cno of the publishers of Ihe Nexo Age, a Democratic paper pub? lished in tbid city, and that copies of said photograph were sent to divers and sundry persons, including the publisher of the Indianapolis Sentinel, the defen? dant in this suit. 19tb, 20th, 21st and 22d. I know of the book referred to as ' The Life of James G. Blaine." I did not revise the volume, nor become in any degree re? sponsible for any statement mack in it, though I saw parts of it before its publi? cation, but did not and have not to this day seen page 68, to which the question refers, though a statement there made was doubtless derived by the author, Roffel H. Connell, from conversation with me, but not from any special au? thorization by me to make it. [Signed.] James G. Blaine. United States of America, District of Maine. Before me, Winfield S. Choate, Commissioner Circuit Court of tbe United States and for said district, per sonally appeared James G. Blaine and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing answers. Witness my hand and official neat at Augusta, in said district, this 17th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four. [Signed.] Winfield S. Choate, Commissioner of Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maine She Wants No Empty Honor, New York, September 19.?Mrs. Clemence S. Lozier, M. D., chairman of the New York* State committee of the Woman's Suffrage party, to day issued the following card: "New York, September 19, 1SS4. "Tbe Woman's suffrage party of this State had no share iu the nomination of the Woman's Rights ticket for the Pres? idency, and the use of the name of the under-igned as the candidate for Vice President is without authority. While the writer appreciates the kind intentions of the friends who have made this use of her name, she sees no need of a special Vv oman'a Suffrage ticket when all the candidates for President are friendly to woman's suffrage. "Clemence S. Lozier, M. D." Gen. Scales Has a Narrow Escape. Charlotte, September 16? To-mor? row had been Bet apart for a day of joint discussion of political issues between Gen. A. M. Scales, tbe Democratic, and Dr. Tyre York, the Republican candidate for Governor. Tbe canvass has been progressing some days in extreme Wes? tern North Carolina. Scales reached his home in Greensboro' this morning and telegraphed he could not meet his ap pointment here. Inquiry by telegraph discovered tbe fact that a day or two ago while Scales was crossing Cowee Moun? tain in Jackson County the horse ran away with his buggy. At the bend of a narrow defile tbe horse ran out of the road and fell down a precipice one hun? dred feet high. Scales jumped out just as the buggy went over and fell fifty feet down a perpendicular precipice, and lodged in tbe top of a tree and with great difficulty saved his life. The buggy was shattered to atoms and tbe horse was killed. Scales made his way to a neigh? boring bouse, and was cared for until medical relief could be obtained. No bones were broken, and be hopes to be able to resume the canvass in a few days. Governor Jarvis has been telegraphed for, and has consented to represent Scales here to-morrow. A large crowd is antic? ipated and it will be a field day for the Democracy. THE EVOLUTION OF ADAM. Action of the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary on the Theory. The aunual meeting of tbe Board of Directors of the Presbyterian Theologi? cal Seminary, which has been in progress in this city for two days and nights, ad? journed yesterday. Hon. James Hemp bill of Chester, President of the Board, was detained at home by sickness, and Judge T. B. Fraser was President pro tern. Rev. J. B. Mack, D. D., Secretary of the Board, was present. Eleven of the thirteen Directors were in attendance. A report was submitted showing the bright prospects under which tbe Semi? nary had opened on Monday, the loth instant. Twenty-nine students are now in attendance and the number it is be? lieved will be increased to forty by the 1st of October. Professor J. H. Raybill, of Illinois, has been engaged as a teacher of elocu? tion, and bis course of instruction will be commenced on the 1st of October. Tbe Directors had an exhaustive dis? cussion of the recent address of Profes? sor James Woodrow on "Evolution," which has attracted so much attention throughout the length aud breadth of the land, and the discussion of which consumes a large portion of nearly every Presbyterian publication in the United States, and especially in the States whose Synods control tbe Seminary. A paper was introduced strongly com? mending Dr. Woodrow and endorsing nearly all the positions taken by him in tbe address on evolution. For this a substitute was offered which enjoined upon Dr. Woodrow to cease teaching in tbe Seminary the views tbat evolution is God's plan of creation aod tbat the body of Adam was probably evloved from a beast. This substitute was voted down. The following substitute was then in? troduced, aud was adopted by a vote of 8 to 3: The Board having carefully considered the address of Dr. Woodrow, published in pursuance of the request of this Board, adopts the following: 1st. Resolved, That the Board does hereby tender to Dr. Woodrow its thanks for the ability and faithfulness with which he has complied with its request. 2d. That in the judgment of this Board the relations subsisting between tbe teachings of Scripture and tbe teach? ings of natural science are plainly, cor? rectly aud satisfactorily set forth in said address. 3d. That the Board is not prepared to concur in the view expressed by Dr. Woodrow as to the probable method of the creation of Adam's body?yet in the judgment of tbe Board there is nothing in the doctrine of evolution, as defined and limited by bim, which appears in? consistent with perfect soundness in the faith. 4th. Tbat the Board takes this occa? sion to record its deep .and ever growing sense of tbe wisdom of our Synods in the establishment of the chair of "the Perkins professorship of natural science in connection with revelation," and of the importance of such instruction as is thereby afforded, tbat our ministry may be the better prepared to resist the ob? jections of infidel scientists and defend the Scriptures agsinst their insidious charges. The minority then entered their pro? test against the action of the Board in refusing to enjoin on Professor Woodrow not to teach that evolution is God's plan of creation and that the body of Adam was probably evolved from the lower animals. The reasons given in the pro? test are: 1. Evolutiou is an unproved hypothe? sis, and the Seminary is not the place for such teachings. 2. Belief in evolution changes the in? terpretation of many passages of Scrip? ture from that now received by the church. 3. The view that tbe body of Adam was evolved from lower animals, and not formed by a supernatural act of God, is dangerous and hurtful. 4. The theory that Adam's body was formed by tbe natural law of evolution, while Eve's was created by a supernatu? ral act of God, is contrary to our con? fession of faith as that confession of faith has been and is interpreted by our church. 5. The advocacy of views which have received neither the endorsement of the Board nor that of the Synods having control of tbe Seminary; which have not been established by science; which have no authority from the Word of God ; which tend to unsettle the received interpretation of many passages of Scrip? ture and to destroy the confidence of the church in her doctrinal standards ; which have already produced so much evil, and which will injure the Seminary and may rend our church, ought not to be allotocd. This matter will be carried before the four Synods controlling the Seminary and be adjudicated by them. These are the Synods of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. In the meantime Professor Woodrow "holds tbe fort." ? A man named Dallas, while digging a well in Chester County, found a chest? nut log imbedded in rock seventeen feet below the surface of the earth. Mr. Dallas was blasting when he found the log imbedded about two feet in the rock. ? A married lady living in the Town of Newberry has every letter and note written by her husband from the begin? ning of their courtship, which was at the beginning of the late war, until it culminated in their marriage soon after] the war ended. The first billet doux was 1 written at Camp R'ufun, April, 1861. I OBITUARY. DIED, August 20, 1884, at the home of her husband, Mr. J. Henry Brooks, of Ab? beville, Mrs. Alice F. Brooks, (formerly Miss Alice Jackson, of Anderson.) Seldom does a sadder and more heart? rending Providence ever befall any young couple than this one, which forcibly illus? trates the fnct that "Death is no respecter of persons." It comes to the aged and the young alike, and severs the dearest and tenderest tics which bind human hearts together. The hymeneal altar and the tomb are brought nigh together. She was married last November and died in August, leaving an infant only five days old. The voyage over the sea of life bid fair to be all that two fond hearts could desire, but, alas! how soon and suddenly their hopes were blasted. The young husband sat by her bedside after twilight, fondly caressing their first-born, when the mother turned over, coughed once or twice, and said, "I feel very strange," and in less than five minutes she breathed her last. Oh! how sudden and unexpected.' Without any apprehension whatever of danger, the summons came, and took the mother from the new-born babe, and left a loving hus? band, with many relatives and friends, to mourn her untimely death. Durk and mysterious as this Providence is, there is hope in her death. She confess? ed in early life her Saviour, and became a member of Varennes Church, where, amid a concourse ol loving friends, she was laid away to rest until the morning of the first resurrection. In this sore, sudden and dis? tressing Providence, God calls upon all, both young and old, "Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man coraeth." A Friend. I Mattie Leonora, daughter of Mr. and. J. A. Wootten, aged about three years, died the 3rd day of September, 1884. Being their youngest child, and to them most lovely in her ways, herparents doted fondly on her. and in their imagination pictured her to be the joy of their future years; but He, who knows and does what is best, claimed and took her for His own lamb, that she may be forever in the arms of h?r loving Saviour shepherd. "Peace, little loving sleeper, Close to thy Saviour's side, Housed with thy tender Keeper, Safe?for the Lord has died." Arsenic Pills by the Pint. J. A. Smith, a Gainesville, Ga., mer? chant, says: "For years I was a victim to the combined effects of Erysipelas and an aggravated type of Eczema, that baffled all medical skill. I consulted the very best physicians in the United States to no good purpose. I gave every patent med? icine that was recommended a faithful trial and received no benefit. I took large quantities ot potash and a pint cup full of arsenic pills. The patent medi? cine, pills, and potash mixture fed in? stead of curing the disease. They de? stroyed ray appetite and wrecked my systerr - I lost flesh and energy?I lost three >c?rs from my business and spent $2,000 in a fruitless effort to regain my health. At last, when I began to consid? er my case hopeless, I commenced taking S. S. S., and in a short time, I was en? tirely cured- I waited a year after a cure was effected, and continued to take Swift's Specific oil and on as a sort of safeguard, before I was willing to make public this marvelous cure. Being as? sured beyond the possibility of a doubt that the cure was permauent, I wrote this history of rny case for the benefit of my fellow-men. "My skin is now as smooth as it was when a boy. 1 weigh more than I ever did in my life, and my general health was never better. I 'passed through last Winter (which was an unusually cold one), without losing a single day from my business. For the last twelve months I have had no return of the ery? sipelas in any shape or form, or any touch of eczema." 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Important Information THE public are hereby informed that the Steam Fire Extinguisher oifercd for sale under whit is called the "Meredith" patent, the chief featnre of which is a Revolving Bull, is regarded by the owners of the Taylor & Cox Steam Fire Extinguisher as an infringement of their patent, which is the first and original, and that they have commenced suit against W. 0. Meredith and A. C. Latimer in the U. S. Circuit Court, the nature of which will make evu-1 ry purchaser of an Extinguisher under the "Mereditk,, patent a party to said suit, pro? vided the Taylor <fc Cox Company are suc? cessful. This notice is given as information, that the public may be informed of the situa? tion of affairs, and that persons uninformed may not ignorantly become involved in said suit. As to the "Revolving" ball being any im? provement on the Stationary ball, itis only necessary to state that any person having common sense knows, or ought to know, that a revolving ball, ejecting steam and water, will not throw the same as far, or over as much space, us a stationary ball. Parties purchasing a Steam Fire Extin? guisher ot any patent, when examining certificates or testimonials, are cautioned to examine whether they refer to the Tay? lor ?fc Cox Extinguisher or other pateut, as a great many testimonials have been given to our agents, and might be used now to sell what we consider an inferior Extin? guisher, or an infringement of our patent. E. T. TOLLISON, The only Agent for Anderson and Abbe? ville Counties for the Taylor it Cox Fire Extinguisher. Sept 25, 1884 _U 1 B LOOD AND Us unparallelled abuses, nie fully and freely discussed in a neat 32 page book, mailed free to any address, by Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Drop a postal for It, us every man and woman needs It and will be delighted with Its valuable and entirely new revelations. SMALL VOICES Sometimes shake a Nation of people and arouse them to action. Expressions si?ilar to the follow? ing, from a well known Druggist of Atlanta, pour in from sections where B. B. B. has been used: Atlanta, June 12, 1684. It Is our ttriu belief tbRt B. B. B. Is the jiest Blood Purifier on the market. We arc selling/our or fire bottles of It to ONE of any other prepara? tion of the kind. It has failed in no instance to give entire satisfaction. Merit is the secret. W. P. SMITH & CO., Druggist. This is the only blood medicine known that combines quick action, certain effect, cheap price and unbounded satisfaction. WE PROVE That one single bottle of B. B. B. will do as much work in curing Blood Poisons, Skin Affections, Scrofula, Kidney Troubles, Catarrh and Rheuma? tism as *// bottles of any other preparation on J earth. One SO-ycar-oM chronic ulcer cured. Scrofula of children, cured with one bottle. Blood Poisons cured with a few bottles. It never fails. Wc hold home proof In book form. Send for it. Large bottle 81.00, six for $."?.00. Expressed on receipt of price, if your Druggist can't supply you, address BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Oa. roil SALE BY IIILL BROS., Anderson, S. C. ! Sept 11?, is1! l'o fy i Shriner's Indian Vermifugo Destroyed and expelled worms thirty years ago. We guarantee it to do the same to-day, to the satisfaction of every one who uses it. For sale bv Wilhite & Wilhite. Fresh Buckwheat Flour, FOR sale by A. U. TOWERS. Sept 25,1884 11 For Housekeepers. BEST Patent Flour, best New Orleans Molasses. For sale bv A. II. TOWERS. Sept 25, 1881 11 A Nice Little Farm for Sale. ACRES splendid Land, good house, outbuildings, well of good wa? ter, orchard, fish pond, &c, &c, near Gainesville, Ga. Terms reasonable. Address REV. J. C. WINGO, Hartwell, Ga. Sept 23, 188-1 11 FISH, FISH, FISH. IWILL sell at my Pond on McDuffie Street, on Wednesday, October 15th, young CARP cheaper than you can get them from the Government, and old Fish cheaper than any one else. ANDY E. BROWN. Anderson, 8. C. Sept 25, 1884 11 3 LAND FOR SALE. IWILL sell on Saleday in October next, at Anderson, S. C, before the Court House door, about 100 acres of Land, with two good houses and outbuildings, situated on Bruce's Ford road, four miles from Pen i dleton. Contains 13 acres bottom, about 30 woods and balance in cultivation and pasture. Terms made known on day of sale. JAMES A. PRICE. Sept 25, 1881 11 1* READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE! IOWE money, and cannot pay it unless persons who owe me pay me. Therefore, I beg all who are indebted to me by Note or Account to call and settle without delay. I cannot run my business without money. I am prepared to give the highest price for Cotton in payment of debts. A. B. TOWERS. Sept 25, ] 884 11 NEW GOODS! I AM NOW RECEIVING MY FALL and WINTER STOCK -OF-. new goods. Charlotteviilc Cassimeres?the beat Cassi meres made. Holstein Kerdeys, Jeans and Dress Goods. A beautiful line of Prints'. Bay State Shoes and Boots?the best goods in the market. Give me a call before you buy, and be convinced. A. B. TOWERS, 4 Granite Row. Sept 25,1884 11 How to Save Money. 815 for $10, $20 for $13, $25 for $15, WATCHES : Elgin or Waltham Watches, in Solid Silver Double Cases, at above prices for SIXTY DAYS ONLY. EVERY Watch warranted. Gents'Solid Gold Watches from $25 upward. For particulars write McELREE'S JEWELRY PALACE, Charleston, S. C. Notice to Trespassers. ALL persons are hereby notified not to hunt, fish or trespass upon our lands in Broadaway and Vurennes Townships, by riding, driving or walking over them, or in vny other way to trespass upon them. Those disregarding this notic? will be pros? ecuted. D. F. AN?ISRSON. R. Q. ANDERSON, D. & E. H. CROSBY. JOHN W. THOMPSON. O.'H. P. FANT, S. N. PEARMAN, MARY E WILLIAMSON. JEMIMA L. NE VITT, JOHN BROYLES, J. B CARPENTER, W. J. LIGON, W. H. NARDIN. Sept 25, 1884 11 1* Sale of Valuable Lands. T WILL tell at Executor's sale, on the J_ First Tuesday in November next, at Washington, Ga.. about 2,000 acres of Land, belonging to I?. W. Fortson's Estate. The Land lies on Broad River, in Wilkes County, about seven milts above Peters? burg, and directly opposite lands lately owned by Samuel Sturke, of Elbert County. The Lands are good and well timbered. Charles J. Fortsnn, on the place, will show plats and the Land to those wishing to see them. The 2,000 acres will be sold in separate Tracts oi about 000, two of 400, one of 225, one of 100, and one of 55 acres. Terms?One-half cosh ; balanccin twelve months, purchaser giving Notes bearing eight per cent interest from date, and re? ceiving Bond for Titles. The Stock Law is of force in the County where the Land lies. THOMAS E. FORTSON, Executor of B. W. Fortson. Sept 25, 1884 11 ?* ?f. ?6 ft 1 2 i in - Op ?5 H3 9 IS. Z *j = r <* - o a - ^3 o w? - Os 5 *S< fi BE H 4 O v. ? B ? ** 2 r-J-- ? R !T ^3 ft -> e 3. 5 /->3"'s = 2 C? a. 5 o k? n <-? t ?T a" ggf? RP ?< O o e? 1* g 9 ~a b 3 h5 o ,? 3 0 m v. > 0 5 P ? - (t - 1 <& ' x 5 5 ~ x x 3" pa ? w GO GO GO b b w GO 8? = o 5' ? o NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons baring demands against the Estate of Susan J. Parker, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within tho time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. WM. J. PARKER, Adm'r. Sept 25, 1884 11 _3 _ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of Wm. Bryant Masters, dee'd, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law. MARTHA A. MASTERS, Adm'x. Sept 25. 1S84 11 3 Hamlin's Wizard Oil at Orr & Sloan's. A BARGAIN. A20-IIorse Power Engine and Saw Mill, and a New 60-Saw Ciul Sett Ciin will be sold cheap, or ex? changed for saleable property. Apply to D. J. Sil ER ARD, Moffattsville, 8. C. S'ept 11, 1SS4 0 I* DON'T FOEGET ! THE PROPRIETRESS OF I 1 T_ T W 0 ' 0 RR s HAS JUST RETURNED WITH A STOCK THAT IS SIMPLY IMMENSE, Al .NU feels confident that, with her corps of experienced Ladies, cau please in Goods and Prices. We will vary from our rule of quoting prices, and ask you to call and see our Jerseys from $1.00 up. miss lizzie williams. Sept -5, 1884_ 11 HURRAH ! HURRAH ! FOR CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS!! Since it is certain that the Democratic nominees lor Pres? ident and Vice President will be ^ectcd, Dry Goods have so tumbled in price that I can afford to sell them Cheaper than ever! * JUST RECEIVED, A BEAUTIFUL. LINE OF NOTIONS. DRESS GOODS, DRESS FLANNELS, BLACK DRESS SILK VELVETEENS of all shades, CASHMERES, PRINTS, INDIGO BLUES, The Celebrated DIAMOND SHIRT. A beautiful line of CORSETS, BLANKETS, SHAWLS, CASSIMERES, JEANS, at all prices, And the Largest Stock of BOOTS and SHOES I have ever carried. ZEIGLER BROS. FINE SHOES a Specialty. pI3~ It will be to your interest to call and examine my stock before buying else? where. "Yours very truly, W. A. CHAPMAN. Sept 18, 1884_ _ 10 _ _ ly THE POPULAR PLAN IS TO FIX A CASH PKICE On all Articles of Merchandise, FOR the Solid Cash will always command Solid Bargains when right placed. Profits, though short, yet the continued turning of the wheels ?f business on Cash axles will roll up a percentage that will far exceed sales made on long time, which is better for the consumer and better for J. P. SULLIVAN * CO. ?Sf WE have replenished our Stock in every department with NEW GOODS. A larger Stock of Boot? and Shoes than ever. Old Mens', Young Mens', Boys' and Youths' Hutu, all new and latest styles. We invite our customers and the public to trade with us, always trying to give honest goods at honest prices for honest money. J. P. SULLIVAN & CO., Anderson, S. C. Sept 18, 1884 10 THE LADIES' BAZAR THE EXQUISITE INFANTS' AND CHILDRENS' Lace Caps and Ladies' Neckwear, Are commanding the attention and admiration of the Ladies. You will always find a LOVELY lot of Mitts, Hose, Handkerchiefs, Parasols, Hats, Fans, Neckwear, Ladies' Underwear, Dress Goods of every description. We have a few more pairs of those lovely LADIES' SLIPPERS and SH058 oo hand yet, every pair warranted to give perfect satisfaction. These Goods are sold at pricos that cannot be approached by any other house In tha City. JOHN M. McC0_tne_l, _Waverly House Block. FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Now in Store and to arrive a A FULL STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HATS AND CAPS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES. HAREWARE, SADDLES AND BRIDLES, CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE, Bacon, Lard, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, &c. ALL of which I will sell LOW far Cash or Barter. Give me a call before buying, at No. 10 Granite Row. W. JT. BARR. April 17. 1884 _ _40_ NEW GOODS AND LOW PRICES. We have Just Received a Large and well-selected Stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS, Which we propose to sell at the VERY LOWEST PRICES POSSIBLE. We have a full Stock of DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS, CAPS, GROCERIES, &c. &c We also have a LARGE LOT OF SADDLES, ranging in prices from $2.50 to $16.00. Parties in need of anything in our line will do well to call and examine our stock before buying elsewhere. U?" Those indebted to us, either for Merchandise or Fertilizers, must come forward and settle at once, as we need the money and must have it. Parti 's owing us need not ask us to carry their Accounts over another year, as we are not able and cannot do so. IV. O. FARMER & BRO., WAVERLY HOUSE BUILDING. Sept 25, 1884 11 WAGONS WAGONS, WAGONS! TT7E have just received a Car-load of the Celebrated TENNESSEE WAGONS, V T and having succeeded in getting a special low freight on same, we propose to cut prices accordingly. We now have on hand twenty one-horse Wagons, with double bodies and spring seats ; also thirty assorted , and two-horse Wagons, both Thimble Skeins and Iron Axles, and we will be sure to please you in price as well as quality. One of our 13-inch iron axle Tennessee Wagons, having a guaranteed capacity of 4,000 pounds, was used in hauling from the Depot here the new Vault for the National Bank of Anderson. One of the iron pieces hauled upon it weighed 7.600 pounds, and the skids upon which it rested are supposed to have weighed about 400 pounds, making in all 8,000 pounds or more held up by this wagon, which proves that they are even better than thev ore claimed to be. We publish the names of persons who are using these Wagons, and we refer you to them as to their quality. If you intend purchasing a Wagon let t's know it at once, so that we can keep them ordered ahead, ana enable us to meet all wants promptly : Mrs M A Masters, Dr A C Strickland, G B Harbin, Trnnmier Hammond, Grandison Moore, Isaac Saylors, M M Campbell, E Willingliam, M D Mays, ?1 P Hunter, -Silas N Major, Thomas Maddox, M S Holland, W A (i McWhorter, T R Simpson, C C King. J F Wilson, jr. John E Peoples, Brown Bros, John McMaban. R Q Anderson, John M Ashley, T M Nelson, W B Bailey, S W Williford, G S Williford, T E Hampton. A F Shearer, J A Reeves, A W Todd, W \ McFall, J W Walker. S S Newell, J L Gable, W S Bell. J J Thacker, M N Mitchell, R A Pressly, A M Fisher, N A J Grecr, Gossett & Russell, J B it Nimrod Kay, I) A Skolton, S T McCullough, W A Rogers, E J McGee, OLG McGaba, W II King, J W Rogers, Samuel A Ashley, J A Cowan. D E Carlisle, J T & T N Cronier, J W Shaw, J E Barton, John J Spearman, T D Hewin, R H Clark, R F Clinkscales, J B Armstrong, Elijah White, M M Williams, jr. A M Guy ton, Isaac W McK.ee, J T El rod, W L McClellan, J L O Shaw. A B & L A Shirley, R M W Hall, I) Lj Hall W G Johnston, John T Morgan, AND OTHERS. BAGGING? TIES? BAGGING! TIES! Large lot of Bagging und Ties, bought before the advance in price, now on hand, nd we propose to lead off. as usual, this season with low prices on these lines, and we request all Ginnera and others to call and see us before making their arrangements else? where. A large lot of splendid RUBBER BELTING, LACE LEATHER, HAR? NESS and SADDLES now on hand. BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL. Andewon. S. C, Aug. 21, ISM. ? ,;