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B? B. MURRAY, Editor. THTJBSDAY, MARCH 12, 18?. TERMS : ONE YEAR_;_....?1.S0. six months.? ._._ 70?. Two Dollars If not paid In advance. We congratulate our friend, Hon. D. F? Bradley, of Fickens, upon" receiving the recommendation of our Congression? al delegation, fur Collector of Internal 'Revenue for this State. Col. Bradley will, mako an excellent and efficient ofiicial. ? > ._. , ? ,t The Senators and Representatives from this State have, with the exception of Senator Hampton, agreed to recom? mend the following gentlemen for Feder? al appointments in South Carolina: For ? District Attorney, Hon. Lerby F; You : mans, of Rich land; for Collector of the . " Port of Charleston, Mr. A. J. Mowry, of j Charleston; for Collector of Internal ? Revenue, Hon. D. F. Bradley, of Pick ;;' ens; for United States Marshal, Col.E. |||m. Boy kin of Kershaw. It is stated that while Senator Hampton bad nothing -to do with making these recommenda? tions, that he will not oppose them. If j this be correct, the positions indicated will almost certainly go to the gentlemen named.. __~ FJlberton County, Georgia, has gone in *" favor of prohibition by over four hundred .'-' niajority; and our friends, over the river arenot at all afraid that the result will split the Democratic party. Anderson County will have a vote upon the question one of these days, and will go the same way* by a much larger majority. Politicians may try to roll back the tide and may succeed temporarily, bot the gathering' torrent will overflow them soon. Theseutiment of the people of Anderson County is in favor, of prohibition j and the people rule this country. The friends of temperance may be balked, but in a Democratic country where they are in the, majority : they cannot be ultimately defeated. Nearly 'all of ^>ur citizens signed a petition for the appointment of Col. J. L. Orr to the position of United States District Attorney for' this State. From personal association with, and knowledge of him, they preferred him for promo? tion to this office, hut next to him, of the ' many.brilliant gentlemen named for the position, the (appointment of none would have been as favorably received as. that of General Youraana." He Is a polished scholar, a fioe gentleman and an eloquent orator, who will make an able and die v tinguisbed representative of the Federal government in this State. Gen. You man's nomination is a fitting tribute to Iiis distinguished services to the Slate in the UnitedStates Courts during the last-J four or five years. While we would naturally have liked to see Col. Orr pro? moted, we most heartily congratulate Gen. Youmans and the people upon his nomination. It ensures an efficient, dil? igent and able District,Attorney for the State. - .On the morning of the fourth" of March, Mr. Randall moved, for unani ! mo?s consent to take from the table and pass the Grant retirement bill. After slight objection, amid immense applause, all opposition was withdrawn, and the bill was passed and approved by Presi v dent Arthur placing Grant on the retired list with the rank and pay of General . of j - the army. The passage of this bill has evoked a great deal of gosh and senti? ment, bnt we must confess we do not ' '; appreciate it, for we regard the precedent as a bad one, and against the. genius of ] our free institutions. It is the establish, ment of a civil pension list, and the departure is made in favor of a man ' who has besides his wife's property an income of fifteen thousand dollars per annum. It was, therefore, not called for as Charity, and improper as hero-worship. * We do not mean to depreciate the value of Gen. Grant's services to the Union in time of wtfr, for they were gallant, mag naniraous and great; but there is no reason- for pensioning citizen Grant. Fortunately one .bad precedent does not . make l?w, and in this instance it is not j likely that the precedent will be repeated soou at least. tarn cabinet. ? ~ ?.- * _ President Cleveland, on the day of his inauguration, nominated the following Cabinet officers: For Secretary of State, Thos." F. Bayard, of Delaware; for Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Man? ning, of New York; for Secretary of War, Wm.C. Eodicott, of Massachusetts; for Secretary of the Navy, Wm. C. ' Whitney, of New York; for Secretary of the Interior, L Q C. Lamar, of Missis? sippi ; for Postmaster General, Wm. F. Vilas, of Wisconsin; and for Attorney General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas * On objection from Senator Riddleberger, the consideration of the nominations was laid over until the following day, when the whole Cabinet was unanimously confirmed. ? The genera! opinion is that President Cleveland has selected an exceptionally strong aud vigorous Cabinet. They are - all men of ability and large experience . In public affairs, and were evidently se? lected with a view to the special fitness of each for the position assigned him. It is an able and business-like body of conservative, yet firm and determined men. In the whole list, there is not a . weak or negative man, and if appear? ances do not prove deceptive* they will give the country the most vigorous, bus? iness-like and economical administration - we.have had for many years. President gleveland knows how to eelect the right kind of men for public work. , ON BUSENSSS PRINCIPLES. The interview attributed to President Cleveland with the Alabama Congress? men is doubtless erroneously reported, or at-least not fully reported, for it is at variance with the following account of j the position of the President as reported on the 7th instant, which says: President Cleveland has devoted the three days he has occupied the White House almost exclusively to visitors who wished to pay their respects. He finds it - necessary to call a halt. Otherwise he will not be permitted to give the neces? sary attention to his legitimate duties. Beginning on Monday be proposes to set ?part certain hours each day for the reception of visitors and the transaction of executive business. Yesterday ?od clay many persona while calliug to pay their respects, took advantage of tbe opportunity to present individual claims or. tbe claims of friends for appointment to office. Such applications were dis? posed of in a manner not calculated to encourage those presenting them. The President emphatically declineu to hear or consider personal appeals. He stated tbat he had called seven gentlemen into bis Cabinet and did not propose'to em? barrass tbem by acting upon applications before they had examined and reported upon them. Many persons also called upon Col. Lamont aud asked permission to file their applications with him so that he might present them to tbe Presi? dent. Col. Lamont iu formed them that all applications would have to be filed with tbe head of the department having jurisdiction over the office sought after. This position of tbe President is busi? ness-like and sensible. It insures a careful and proper consideration of the various applicants for office, and relieves the President of the nuisance of personal appeals. _ A QUEER POSITION. The Abbeville Press and Banner, in an editorial article headed "Should Kiln Dried Deacons become Judges f " among other things, says: < "On tbe ground tbat preachers or min? isters of the gospel are excused from many of the public duties which ordina? rily befall the good citizen, fte think intensely pious- church deacons should not be called upon to execute the laws of tbe country. Their lives no doubt beau? tiful and strict in their daily walk, is to be admitted, aud their examples are ever to be regarded, but when it comes to piaciDg them on the Bench to dispense justice between the State and sinner, the saint and the wayward, we submit tbat the intensity of their religious convic? tions must sway their judgment, and make it next to' impossible to bold the scales in exact equipuse. Their religion cannot be forgotten, and under tbe super? stitious belief tbat tbe Lord will reward them for bearing down heavily upon tbe sinner, they too often are excessive in the punishment of those who have offended their Lord?apparently forget ting that to Him only belongs vengeance. We ask the reader to observe tbe rulings of our Courts, and if the sentences aod acts of intensely pious Judges are not more cruel and more disproportioued to tbe crimes than those of Judges whose religion is only of a 'mild type,' then we are 'mistaken. We say then that in? tensely pious men, and Kiln dried dea? cons are and should be disqualified from holding judicial positions, where saint and sinner may be compelled to apply for equal and exact justice. We hope our legislators may hereafter exclude from the Bench all such men as have sought high position in the church, or are fanatically religious. In our opinion their very enthusiasm on .the subject, must at least to some extent incapacitate them from a proper discbarge of tbe i high and important trust. Let the Church and the State forever remain separate. Let politicians fill the offices of the 8tate, and let Christians fill the j offices of Church. As well ask a politi? cian to fill tbe office of Church as to ask j tbe fanatically religious Christian to fill I the office of State. Let tbe offices re? main separate and distinct, si well in fact as in name. " The religion of our brother of the Pros and Banner must be of a peculiar kind, if it does not promote merciful pity for the wayward and erring, and teach hi a the beauties of justice and forgiveness. No real Christian .can be otherwise than considerate and merciful in the discbarge of every duty in life, and these qualities become conspicuous in proportion to the sincerity of their piety. Of all the offices, either in Church or State, there is none in which the real Christian man is needed so much as in tbe. position of a Judge, whose duty it is to hold the scales of justice with equal hand. He has in a large measure the control of the rights j of person and of property, and it is im? possible to conceive that religion unfits a man for the proper exercise of these duties. In our opinion, the welfare of the country would be promoted by the elevation of none but pious, .Christian meu% to stations of public power, and therefore we take the opposite view of this matter from the one presented, by' the Press and Banner. The most dis? tinguished Judges our State has ever bad were professing Christians, and tbe State has never yet had occasion to regret committing any public trust to Christian men. This does not lead* to an est ab- j lished church, which we agree wonld.be much to be deplored. In fact, it would be subversive of oar government, but it would lead to having our government directed by God-fearing and Gud serving men._ A WORKING PRESIDENT. A Washington dispatch of the 7th inst. says^tbat President Cleveland is actually working more hours every day than the clerks iu tbe department. Yesterday Senator Blackburn called on bim and asked when be could come with Senator Beck and Speaker Carlisle to i present tbe claims of Congressman Pbil. Thompson for Commissioner of Internal '< Revenue. The President suggested tbat they call at 9 o'clock next morning. - This took Blackburn off his feet. He, like most Senator3, breakfasts at 11, aod the' idea of tbe President being at work at 9 overcome bim. Mr. Cleveland perceiv? ing bis astonishment said,'"if it suits you belter, come at half-past 9." Accordingly this trio of Kentucky statesmen called promptly at 9:30 next morning. They found tbe President at bis desk examining papers, and his sec? retary busy beside him. Evidently he had been at work some time.s Tbe Ken tuckians talked eloquently for Thompson, and are very hopeful of bis appointment. A Terrible Epidemic In Lancaster. Tbe new epidemic which has appeared in tbe upper part of this County, aud to which five members of Mr. R. W. Draffiu's family have succumbed within tbe past few weeks, leaving ouly himself and bis little son remaining, seems to baffle the skill of all the physicians. Mr. Draffin had eight physicians to visit his family, hut none of them were acquainted with tbe disease and their treatment was simply experimental. He was in town on Saturday and reports that tbe spread of tbe disease is becom? ing alarming. There are thirteen cases on his plantation alone. It first makes its appearance with nausea, with bloody flux and with severe gripings. The pains are excruciating. It is similar in many of its^ymptoms to Asiatic cholera, but it oearer resembles the mountain scourge wbicb swept away bo many thous? ands iu Kentucky and West Virginia a few months ago.?Lancaster Ledger. I ? At San Saba, Texas, the other day, 'Mr. Wallace Willing and Miss May Baker were married on the street, sitting in a buggy, tbe bridegroom armed with a Winchester aud tbe bride with a six shooter. The couple apprehended op? position from the bride's relatives. Flaut lug Cotton in Check*. Mb. Editor. : As the time for planting cotton is fast approaching, and wishing success to those who plaut, I will give my experience in the cultivation of this staple product, so that your readers, should any of them choose to follow the plan, may be benefited thereby. My plan of preparation is as follows: Break the land close and deep with a subsoil, lay off furrows with a large shovel, checking three feet each way ; put the amount of manure desired in the check, cover with a twister; then take a hoe and following across the ridge along the uncovered furrow dig a hole about four inches deep, directly'over the manure, drop from eight to ten peed in a hill, and cover with a hoe. Now, in order to prevent the ridge being washed away and seed scattered, take a double font-stock with small sub? soils attached and go one round to the middle. The cotton, then, when it comes up will be on a small ridge. By so doing it will be much more convenient to work. The cotton should be thinned to one atalk in a hill, unless it is abort limbed, then two are sufficient. Having followed the above plan last year, I gathered fourteen hundred pounds of seed cotton off of three-quarters of an acre, the ground not being very much improved. My estimate of the advan? tages derived in cultivating cotton by the above plan is as follows : First, it does not require as much hoe? ing by three-fourths; second, droughts do not injure it so much as when planted in the drill, there not being so many roots to exhaust the moisture. When planted in the bill the bolls will grow larger, the stalks will be better developed and lint superior to that of drill cotton. If planted according to the above plan there will bo forty-nine hundred hills on one acre, and land highly improved and planted in the hill will produce one hundred bolls to the stalk. Now, in order to show how much cotton might be made on one acre, I will state that I picked one hundred average bolls, weigh? ed the cotton, and found that I had a fraction over a'pound, showing that it is not impossible to make sixteen hundred pounds of lint cotton to the acre. Tall Grove, ? Brushy Creek. South Carolina In Washington, The correspondent of the Nevot and Courier gives an interesting acsount of the visit of the Governor's Guards, of j Columbia, to the inaugural ceremonies in Washington, from which the follow? ing items will interest our readers: Washington, March 6 ?The Gover? nor's Guards to-day at 11.30 a. m. as? sembled at their headquarters on Penn? sylvania avenue, fully uniformed and accoutred, and at 11.45 took up the line of march for the residence of Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, one of the foun-. ders of the company, having been invi? ted to visit him at 12. No. 1,121 Fourteenth street, the resi? dence of Senator Eaton, was found gayly decorated with Bags. The company formed in front of the house and in a few moments Senator Eaton, escorted by Col. McMaster and Col. Treutlen, of Columbia, appeared and advanced bare beaded to the edge of the sidewalk. The Guards, gave the military salute, and Cant. Wilie Jones introduced them to their old member. Senator Eaton, with warmth, expressed his gratification'at meeting again the or ganiiatioji be had helped to form forty two years ago, and of which he had been the original first lieutenant. "I have never," sai." he, "lost my love for South Carolina during all these years of ab? sence, and when I see a South Carolinian I greet hira as "a brother. You, gentle? men, of the Governor's Guards, are doubly welcome to my heart and to my bouse. It has been so long since I com? manded you that I have foi gotten the military terms, but if Capt. Jones will give the necessary orders I shall be de? lighted to have you enter my bouse." j The orders were given and the com? pany stacked arms and entered the re ception room of the residence. Here the men were introduced to Mrs. Eaton, a charming lady, who was as warm in ?her greeting as the Senator was. In an ad? joining room Senator Eaton made the boys drink champagne with him, and on their return to the reception room some time was spent in pleasant converse. Senator and Mrs. Eaton donned the Palmetto badges * of the company and Mrs: Eaton presented Capt. Jones with affine Cabinet photograph of her hns band, inscribed with bis autograph as? surance of the nndying esteem and af? fection be entertained for the company. Mrs. Eaton assured me that the Colum? bia boys were very handsome. On departing the guards gave three cheers and a tiger for the Senator and he bowed and Mrs. Eaton waved her handkerchief as the boys marched'off in splendid style. The company after this incident j marched down 16th street and around ! Jackson Square to the White House grounds. Gen. Bratton had arranged a special audience for the Guards at 3 o'clock, and j at that hour they were escorted, march? ing two abreast, by big and polite Wbite House pulicement to the great East room, where they formed in line and re [ mained some minutes. Marching in the same order tbey were taksn through various corridors up stairs and passed through the Cabinet room to the library, where the President was in waiting. The party filed by the President, the civilians being introduced by Gen. Brat? ton aud the military by Capt. Jones. Mr. Cleveland gave each one a pleasant smile and a hearty shake of the hand. When the handshaking had been con? cluded the men formed in line, and Gen. Bratton, who by request acted as spokes? man for the company, presented to the President a beautiful palmetto wreath, saying: "Mr. President, the Governor's Guards of Columbia have conferred upon me the honor of asking you to accept from them this wreath of palmetto which was borne on tbeir banner during your in? auguration parade. For them I ask you to accept this slight gift with the ideas and sentiments associated with it, for to us it is the emblem of our continued allegiance to the rule of law in this country, and of our hopes and aspirations for its full restoration and perpetuity." President Cleveland looked a moment at the wreath, as if touched by the nature of the gift and the manner of its pre? sentation, and replied with feeling: "I thank you, gentlemen, for this beautiful wreath, which I assure you I snail value very highly. I am very glad to meet you and to shake bands with you, and I shall confidently expect the aid of the Governor's Guards iu all good works of government and in all that can be done to perfect the real reconciliation of the sections." The Guards then took their leave, de? lighted with* Gen. Bratton's words and with the President's. South Carolina had quite a distinction in this audience, which was given while hundreds of peo? ple who had been there long before, were wailing for a chance to Bee the President. President Cleveland took as kindly to the South Carolinians as they did to him. He said to Cape. F. W. Dawaon, before the audience; "Tbe Governor'*; Guards are not strangers to me. I noticed them in the parade." DOWK WITH THE DOGS. A Declaration of War Against Worthiest Cora. To the Editor of the News and Courier: Tbe Southern Cultivator and Dixie Farmer says: "Tbe Commissioner oi Agricul? ture of Tenuessee states that tbe sbeep interests of that State are nearly paral? yzed for the lack of protection against the ravages of worthless curs. Until the } curs can be killed off the sbeep can never have anything like a fair chance." Tbe same might be truly said by our Commissioner of Agriculture in regard to our own State. With a climate as favor able as could be desired, with our nine millions of acres of wood laud and old fields, much of which is well set in grass? es, on which sheep and goats do well, I believe we could sustain at least three million sheep and goats tbat would yield an annual income of at least as many dollars. The returns of 1881 (I have nothing later) show an income of only a little over $200,000 from this industry in South Carolina. Now, why do these 'advantages go unimproved? Why do hot interprising farmers raise sbeep to diversify their crops? The answer is given above. There are more dogs in the State than there are sheep, aud the dog of every race, sex and condition feels tbat it is his right and privilege to depre? date on the sbeep at will, sometimes doing more damage in one night than ail the dogs in tbe neighborhood are worth. To expect small farmers to invest in fine sheep without any protection from the laws of our State against loss by dogs is unreasonable. If such laws were enacted as would secure to tbe sheep owner such protection against tbe dog ns be has a right to expect and demand, our waste places would soon be occupied by improved sheep, and our much exhausted lands would begin to improve in a way tbat would astonish our old fogies, for it can be demonstrated tbat tbe profits on sbeep are greater than on any other crop save, perhaps the Angora goat. Now, with these facts staring us in the face, why is it tbat we can't get a Legis? lature to pass some law tbat will guaran? tee to tbe farmer safety for a small flock of sbeep? Isayamall flock, because a large flock will warrant the expense of a shepherd to guard tbem, while the small flock must take their chances and risk the clogs. A tax of one dollar per head annually will dispose of many a cur, and a law requiring tbe owner of dogs to either enclose ibeir dogs at night or put on them a block weighing not lees than ten pounds, and to be responsible to tbe sbeep owner for all the sheep killed or injured by tbeir dogs, would guarantee tbe safety of the sheep, and, my word for it, thousands of sbeep will be raised in our State where now there are none to be found. You may name this to the aver? age farmer and be will tell you tbat lawyers make the laws to suit themselves, to the neglect of tbe farming interest, when tbe troth is farmers themselves are not true to each otber and tbeir calling. I think on a count you will find tbat there has bean a majority of farmers in every Legislature since tbe downfall of Radical rule. I know this was the case while I was worrying the dogs for four years, with just enough support to be , hopeful of success at a future day ; and it is so yet, that our people have this thing in tbeir own hands and are nfraid to use it. For a few years I have been raising the Angora goat with my sbeep, and find tbat the dog does not look upon the goat to covet his life like he does tbe sbeep. and tbe goat is not bo easily demoralized as the sheep, and is, therefore, compara? tively free from his destructive visits, and I find tbem quite as profitable, or even more so, both in fleece and flesh, tha?p any sheep I have ever tried. Tbey browse more than graze, and consequent? ly do well on many lands where sbeep would riot. Tbe necessity of diversifying our crops is upon us, but how beat to do it is easier asked than answered. Of this I feel sure: if our sheep were properly protect? ed by law against the dog, there are no crops that we can grow equal to the fleeces of sbeep and Angora goats,, and I do hope that the farmers of this State will see to it that such laws shall be enacted as will protect this industry. J. Washington Watts. A Lost South Carolinian. New Orleans, March 9.?8everal months ago Mr. F. K. Smith, a young man of twenty-four years of age, left bis home in Spartauburg, S. C, to visit rel? atives in Clay County, Texas. On tbe 20th of January he started to return home, but as time went by and nothing was beard from bim his family became anxious about bim, and all efforts to dis? cover his whereabouts being fruitless, his brother, Mr. J. P. O. Smith, left home to search for him. He visited several lo? calities where it was thought something might be learned of his brother, and finally came to New Orleans. He could only ascertain that he had left Clay County, and nothing had been bejrd of bim since. On last Friday, however, Mr. Smith met a gentleman from Dallas, Texas, who informed him that a young man answering the description of his brother was murdered at Dallas some time in tbe latter part of January. The gentleman himself was sick at the time, but remembered the appearance of tbe murdered man and tbe circumstances of his death. It was said that be was seen to take a back for the-depot and his body was afterwards found ou tbe outskirts of tbe town, and he bad evidently been beaten to death with a club. Tbe mur? der was committed for the purpose of robbery; as everything he had on his person of value bad been stolen. The afidir is involved in mystery. The young man was sober and industrious. His brother has telegraphed for money any will leave here hit Dallas as soon as it is received.?Dispatch to New? and Courier. Scene in a Paris Circus. Paris, March 9.?The great lioness in the Wiuter circus here attacked Edward Williams, the lion-tamer, while he was putting her through the regular perfor? mance iu the cage last night. The scene at once threw the vast audience into hor? ror, and for a while the people were spell-bound. Williams made a most desperate struggle, and tbe fight between bim and the enraged beast lasted for some minutes, during wbicb he was ter? ribly lacerated, tbe lioness bounding about the enge howling with rage. The circus attendants who ran to Williams's assistance with irou bars and prongs, while tbey finally succeeded in saving his life, goaded the lioness to such fero city that her actions threw the spectators into a panic and they rushed pell-mell from the place, the men crushing the women and children down and in many coses passing over them. During all this excitement tbe lion-tamer preserved his self-control and gradually neared tbe gate of bis cage, his person torn and mangled and bleeding from innumerable wounds. At a favorable moment tbe door was opened and Williams quickly stepped out and- sprung it behind bim. The moment be touched tbe ground he sank down from exhaustion into a pro? longed swoon, fite had to be removed to a hospital, where his injuries were pro? nounced very serious. ? Jennie Cowper, a little white girl of nine years of age, residing at Scotts ville, Va., has been arrested charged with the murder of her cousin, Melville Barret, a boy ten years of age. It seems Rhe became angry at him while playing circus and struck him in.the head with a shorel. The blow crushed in tbe skull and caused instantaneous death. An Eye Oueuer. A- Washington dispatch of last Satur? day, gives an account as follows of a call ?made upon President Cleveland. It says: Several days ago the Alabama delega? tion bad a meeting to determine what course they should pursue in reference to the Federal patronage in their State. It was finally agreed that all applicants for each Federal office in Alabama should be ballotted for until one of the number received seven out of every ten votes in the joint meeting of Senators and Repre? sentatives of that State. Then the for? tunate man should he unanimously press? ed for the place in question. This plan should be continued until the full list was made out for all the offices iu the State. The entire Alabama delegation agreed to this plan except Congressman Herbert, of Montgomery, who said it looked like a pretense that the offices belonged to 'he Congressman, and be would not be a partner to it. This morning all the delegation except Her? bert called on the President and told him the plan they had adopted. He listened attentively as they detailed how be was to know who were wanted for appoint ments in Alabama. When they had concluded Cleveland said: "Gentlemen, you do not seem to be familiar with the Civil Service Law. I am having some copies printed, aud will take pleasure iu sending each of you one." The Congressmen looked at each other in blsnk surprise for a tew moments and then looked at Cleveland. He seemed to have nothing more to say, and the Alabama delegation retired. Some of them are indignant and say they were snubbed after cautiously laying before the President their ideas of a plan which wouid secure efficient and honest officials. They say bis remarks does not apply, as the offices they referred to do not come under the Civil Service Law. The White House Mistress. Ii is now settled that Gov. Cleveland's sister, Miss R ?. Cleveland, will be the mistress of the White House. A corres pondent says Of ber: It was with reluctance that she consent? ed to go to Washington to take charge of the Presidential domicile. She has b?en an earnest and industrious woman, and never contemplated a life of luxury, much less one of conspicuous position before the country. She is as unique in her way as her brother is in bis, though they are apparently not at all alike in general character, nor does she physically resemble him. She is of medium stature and build, with a shapely and highly intellectual face. She is good .looking but not pretty. She dresses neatly but plainly, and wears few ornaments. She has for a long time been a lecturer by profession, her specialty being education? al subjects, and her audiences usually the pupils of girl's schools. She ha*, for example, just lectured at the Elmyra Seminary on "Joan of Arc." 8he speaks several languages, is exceptionally well informed in history and the arts, and has that degree of confidence in herself and the knowledge she possesses to be able to firmly take tbe lead in conversation, and to hold it against the bright men and women who have come in contact with her. Yet in some respects she is notably shy, and always so modest and amiable as to win friends easily and quickly. There seems to be no doubt that Miss Cleveland's administration will not lack distinctive qualities, for she is a strong minded woman, accustomed to instruct members of her sex, and with firmly grouuded notions generally. RIddleberger as a Crank. Washington, March 5.?Riddleber ger, one of the Readjuster Senators from Virginia, has probably discovered that he cannot become a conspicuous member of that body through tbe ordinary channels of statesmanship, and, therefore, has resorted to the opposite course. He per? formed his supremely ridiculous act to day, when be objected to tbe confirm? ation of Senator Bayard as a member of President Cleveland's Cabinet. Tbis is the first instance in the history of the Senate where a member of that body has. objected to the unanimous confirmation of a brother Senator as soon as bis name was presented. ? Riddleberger's action was not wholly unexpected, as be intimated yesterday that be would oppose Bayard's confirm? ation on the ground of his alleged ami Irish sentiments and his course in rela? tion to the dynamite resolution, which tbe Senate adopted, condemning tbe recent explosion at the Houses of Parlia raent. Riddleberger announces that he will adopt the most extreme dilatory tactics agaiust Bayard. ^ The Republican members of the Senate surrounded him -tod pleaded with him to withdraw his objection on the grouud that his action was in violation of all precedents in similar cases. When they found their efforts futile they denounced him very strongly and declared to their Democratic friends that the Republican party did not sanction such conduct. They agreed to join the Democrats in any movement to prevent Riddleberger from extending bis objection beyond to morrow. It Beads Like a Lie. Sparta, Ga>, March 6.?Recently David Dickson died leaving an estate oi half a million. Ha had no children, but a large number of relatives, who expect? ed to he handsomely remembered. His will, which has just been probated, reveals tbe fact that be has cut off his kindred with niggardly pittances and bequeathed $400,000 in property to Amanda Eubanks, a ncgress, making ber tbe richest negress in the world. There is deep disgust over the affair.?Dispatch o the New York World. ? Richard Wall is the name of the enthusiastic Democrat who travelled on foot all the way from Haveratraw, N. Y., to this city en route for Washington to witness the inauguration of Cleveland. As 3tated in the Sunday American, he arrived here on Saturday afternoon. The traveller, who is stopping at Shaw's on High street, appears none the worse for wear after his long tramp. He left Haverstraw on Sunday, 7th instant, and was seen off by the residents of the place. Only one Jittle blister bothers him, and that is on the ball of the feet. He will continue his journey, carrying the broom, on next Tuesday morning, when he will leave Shaw's at about 10 o'clock. Wall is a ship carpenter by trade. He says there is now on his way to this city, from Spring Valley, N. Y., a man carrying a pig ou his back and a rooster under his arm. He is a Republican, who lost $1,000 on tbe election, and is now giving exhibitions at all the small towns, taking this method of making up his losses.? Baltimore Ameriean. A New York firm applied to Abraham Lincoln some yean before he became President as to the financial standing of one of his neighbors. Mr. Lincoln re? plied as follows: "Yours of the 10th instant received. I am well acquainted with Mr. - and know bis circum stances. First of ail, he bos a wife aud baby; together they ought tobe worth $50.000 to any man. Secondly, bo has an office in which there is a table worth $1.50, and three chairs worth say $1. Last of all there is in one corner a large rat hole which will bear looking into. Respectfully yours, A. Lincoln. ? Wiggins, the Canadian weather prophet, who in times past has foretold innumerable catastrophes, from which the earth has thus far escaped, now pre? dicts a great storm and earthquake for the 18th inst, . . 1 Prohibition Iii Elberton, Elbebton, Ga., March 7.?Great ex? citement has prevailed here all dav, but no serious disturbance occurred. There was 916 votes polled in Elberton and 2,000 in the County. The majority for prohibition in the County is 4UU. Larry Gnatt is with us doing splendid work and helping to rejoice. The Hartwell band chartered a train and came down to help the people of Elberton rejoice. The town is wild with enthusiasm. ? On Thursday when Dr. Groeson was hanged at Philadelphia two convicts confined in prison were terribly afl'ected by the knowledge t.f what was going on. Joseph Barrett, 55 years old, confined in a cell near the gallows, ehowed intense interest in the hanging but all informa? tion was denied him. This cell was sealed during the execution but Barrett must have heard the footsteps of the solemn procession on its way to the gal? lows. When his cell was opened, he,was found dead, and his death is attributed to fright. Joseph Taylor, under sen? tence of death for murder, became de? lirious with fear. He heard the noise as be sat in his cell, a few feet from where the scaffold stood. The echo of the fall ing doors bad hardly died away when the murderer was writbingio convulsions with his eyes almost bursting from their socket, and frothing at the mouth like a mad dog. His fit lasted for five minutes and was followed almost immediately by another. ? A few days ago L. H Batson, of Paris Mountain township, saw a huge hawk wjiicb bad been circling above bis yard for some time suddenly swoop down and gather a ben. Mr. Batson is 70 years old, but did not hesitate to count vears when be witnessed this outrage. Seizing a stick, he sallied forth and gave battle. The hawk measured four feet two inches from tip to tip and fought fiercely, and the battle waged for several minutes, the bird seizing Mr. Batson with claws and beak and heating bim with his wings. Science and pluck were victori? ous at last, however, and Mr. Batson had tbe pleasure of seeing the bold marauder dead aFhis feet.?Qreenville Newt. ? Fiva bundred persona gathered on the street in front of the Sterling hotel at Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Wednes? day, expecting to witness the payment of a wager made before the presidential election, which was that a prominent married woman would kiss tbe first man she met after 12 o'clock if Cleveland was inaugurated. The kissing was to be done in tbe street, and publicly. Tbe woman failed to appear, and the crowd, atter wailing an hour, scattered. A notice was posted on a tree, saying, "Tbe woman has been attacked with small pox, and the kissing has been postponed until March 4,1889." ? In a conversation with Collector Bray ton yesterday he stated to tbe Regit ter reporter that there is no term to his office, and with a Republican senate a strong fight might be made over the con? firmation of bis successor. Tbe salary of the collector is $3,250. He has one deputy with a salary of $1,400, two depu? ties at ?1,200 each, ten deputies at $1,100 each, one clerk at $1,200, one clerk at $600 and thirty storekeepers who receive $2 per day when on duty. Five store keepers only are employed at present. The term of office of the post-master in Columbia expires in May. ? Mrs. Abigail Gardner, of Boston, ori Thursday, was convicted of the murder of her husband and sentenced to life im pnsonment. The murder was committed thirty years ago, and now Mrs. Gardner is an old lady of 77 years of age. She confessed that Hhe poisoned her husband with arsenic. She says he was kind to her and that she had no motive for the deed, but that an irresistible demon forced her to the crime. She is over? whelmed with remorse for ber crime. ? A meteor passed over Victoria, British Columbia, on February 23. It was of enormous size, and appeared like a mass of molten iron. The noise caused by its passage was like that of escaping steam. Smoke and flames were thrown off by the meteor. It was seen to descend into the sea, a cloud of spray and steam marking the spot where it met the water. This extraordinary phenome? non was witnessed by many persons. ? ? It has been discovered by scientific investigation that if Atlanta bores threugb the earth with tbe Artesian well she will not strike China, but will strike tbe bottom of the Indian Ocean, several hundred miles West of Australia. This is very important and quite reassuring. Now that it is an established fact that there js water ahead tbe boring can be pushed forward with more confidence. The well is now considerably more than a quarter of a mile deep. ? In the discussion's* to the deleteri? ous effect of tobacco upon tbe human system, which has just been s'a> 'ed afresh, the cane of a Kentucky woman, vouched for by the Cincinnati Gazette, should nut be forgotten. She began smoking con-cob pipes while a young girl, and, persisting in the practice, died' at the early age of 110 years. ? Pennsylvania has furnished twenty eight Cabinet officers, Massachusetts twenty-seven, Nett York twenty-three, V rginia twenty-one, and California, Florida, Rhode Island and Texas com? bined not one. Rhode Island is tbe only one of the original thirteen that has never had any Cabinet material. ? Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Heard County, was burned to death recently. She wan nursing a child by the fire when it rolled down and caught her clothing. She immediately went to a tub of water in the yard, but finding it frozen she became frightened, and in her fright waB burn'ed to death. ? A son of Mr. Miller Green of Car* tersville, Darlington County, was sitting on a fence and a rail of the fence turned Rod threw him on a cotton stalk, which stuck through the main artery of the neck, killing bim instantly. ? Adger Fair, a boy who disappeared so mysteriously a week ago from New berry, returned home on Friday night of his own accord. He has been to Charles ton, and performed most of the journey from Florence to Newberry on foot. ? The hero of the inauguration parade was Fitzhugh Lee. He was dressed in gray and his 'fine appearance elicited many compliments, as well as shouts that made the welkin ring. ? A Kentucky editor reports that during the past five years he has recorded 1,349 murders and homicides in that State, and there have been leas than 20 executions. Take Ayer's Sarsapari 11a in the Spring of the year to purify the blood, invigo? rate the system, excite the liver to action, and restore the healthy tone and vigor of the whole physical mechanism.* The extraordinary popularity of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is the natural result of its nso by intelligent people for over forty years It has indisputably proven itself tho very best known specific for all colds, coughs, and pulmonary complaints. ESTRAY MULK 11HE undersigned took up an estray Mule at his residence on Sunday morning, K.arch 1st. The owner can get it by calling upon me, proving property and paying expenses. Residence near Broylea' P. O., Anderson County. C L GAILLARD. March 12, 1885_35_1?_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of John A. Reeves, deceased are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. JOSEPH W. MAJOR, Ex'r. March 12, lWfi ?. ? ' * NOTIGE. THE undersigned warns alt persona from hiring or harboring Perry Bird, colored, who it under contract to work with me for this year, and has left me with? out cause. He is a mulitto, about rive feet ten inches high, and about 18 years old. Persons disregarding this notice will be prosecuted , B. F. MITCHELL. March 12, 1835_jJ5__ 1? NOTICE TO CREDITORS. AH persons having claims against the Estate'ol Elizabeth Mattison, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and thoso in? debted to make pavmant. A. E. MATTISON, Adm'r. March 12,18a*_35_I NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Margaret Orimti, deceas? ed, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within I the time prescribed by law, and those in debted to make payment at once. B. B. BREAZEALE, Ex'r. March lJ,jL88fi_35_3_ NOTICE TO CREDIT0R8. All person? having demands against | the Estate of Wm. H. Terrie, deceased, arc hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed bv law, and those indebted to make pavment. 'JAMES T. HUNTER, Ex'r. March 12, 18S5_35_3__ LAND FOR SALE. BY virtue of authority conveyed in a mortgage from Salhe J. Locke to me, dated the 1st day of Januarv, 1*83, I will ?ell at Anderson C. H.,on 8ALEDAY IN" APRIL next, during the legal hours of sale, one LOT OF LAND in the Town of Williamston, containing two acres, more or lets, bounded South by Main Street, j North by Academy Street, East by land of ! J. L. Kennedy. West by cross Street, the j same being the Tract of Land convoyed by j me to ihe said Sal lie J. Locke, and by her I mortgaged to me to secure the payment of j the pnrchase money of the same. Terras?Cash. Purchaser to piy for pa pen. * I TE0MA8 DICKSON, March 12, 1885 35 4* s T?TE OF SOUTH. CAROLINA, Anderson County. By The?. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Dorcas Breazeale has applied to me to grant letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of Matthew Breaxeale, deceased, to B. B. Brea sealeandM.A. Brcazealc. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Matthew Breazeale, deceased, to be and ap? pear before mein Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 28th day of March, 1885. alter pub? lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given undor my hand this 10th dav of March, 1885. T. C. LIGON, J. P. ? _March_l2^18S6_c 3?_2__ SPLENDIDJPLANTING. From the Columbia Register. "WE understand that Messrs. Aycock & Son, of Wedgefleld, 8- C, made this pan > season on 480 acres of Und, with nineteen ' plows, an average of 22 9-24 bales of cotton to the plow, together with sufficient pro? visions for stock. This is equal to about 425 bales of cotton on 480 acres of land. The only, commercial fertilizers used were the Eutaw and Ashepoo brands, manufac? tured by the Ashepoo Phosphate Company of Charleston, of whom Messrs. Robertson, Taylor & Co., are the General Agents." The Fertilizers named above for sale by A: B. TOWERS. March 12, 1885 35 NOTICE. IHAVE Fixtures by which Windows can be operated for ventilation cheap? er and better than weights can bo applied to any Window. Come and see it. 1 know you will want your Windows fixed before the heated term. W. B. .BE ACH AM, * Depot St., Anderson, S. C. Feb 20, 1883 33 3? C. A. REED, AGENT, HAS JUST RECEIVED AN EXTRA LARGE INVOICE 0F KUGGIES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, HARNESS and WHIPS, And respectfully requests parties wishing to purchase to give him a call and examine bis stock. You will certainly? SAVE MONET by so doine. and will have the LARGEST ASSORTMENT in th? up-country to select from. ISO SEWING MACHINES. < Having taken the Agency for several Counties in the upper portion of this State, he is compelled to keep in stock a large number of Machines of various makes to supply the increasing demand from Sub Agents, and it will certainly pay one and all who contemplate buying a Sowing .Ma? chine of any kind to call, and you artr re? spectfully invited to do so, and shall re? ceive polite and careful attention." The Lijjlit Running* NEW HOME Is now the favorite, and is certainly above all competition. I: is simple and strong, doing tho wid?\>t range of work, ana equipped with all the late improved At? tachments. It is the lightest and easiest running Shuttle Machine on the market, and in tact the New Home takes the front J rank in Sewing Machines. C. A. REED, Aiy't, ANDERSON, 6. C. Feb 10, 188? - 02 Bari Cigar? in Town, Bett Cigars in Tow a, Beit Chewing Tobacco, Best Chewing Tobacco, Beat Medicines, Best Medicines, Beat Drug*. Bast Drags, Beat Brashes, Best Bruihea, Best Soap, Best Soap, Bett Combi, Bett Combi, Hair Dyei, Hair Dyei, Patent Medicinal, Patent Medicines, Nicest Perfumery, Nicest Perfumery, Best Worm Candy, Best Worm Candy, Fill more Prescriptions than all the othir Drug Store* in Town. Put them np nicer, Bitter, Oat of Purer and F rather Drags, and At reasonable flgurta, Night or day, Rain or chine? Ail same priea. ORR ORR ORR ORR ORR AND AND AND AND AND SLOAN SLOAN SLOAN SLOAN SLOAN SELL SELL SELL SELL SELL GARDEN GARDEN GARDEN GARDEN GARDEN SEED SEED SEED SEED SEED WHOLESALE WHOLESALE WHOLESALE WHOLESALE WHOLESALE AND AND AND AND AND RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL.