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%n?mtm 0ttteltfqenrer. ?L B. MTJBRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, MARCH 12. L8Ke. TBHMS 1 ONE YBAB."..?1.00. SIX MONTU8.?. TOC. Two Dollar? If not paid In ndvnuco. We cougraiulntc our friend, Ho?. D F. Bradley, of Pieken?, upon receiving the recommendation of our Congressi'"* al delegation for Collector of Inlett J Revenue for this State Col, Bradley will mnko an excellent and etlicieni official. _ Tho Senators and Representatives from thia Slate hive, with the exception of Senator Hampton, agreed to recom mend thc following gentlemen for Fader al appointments in South Carolina : For District Attorney, Hon. Leroy F. You mans, of Richland ; for Collector of the Port nf Charleston, Mr. A. J. Mowry, of Charleston; for Collector of Internal Revenue, Hon. D. F. Bradley, of Pick ens; for United States Murdin!, Col. E. M. Boykin of Kershaw. It is staled that while Senator Hampton had untiling to do willi making these recommenda tions, that he will not oppose them. If this be correct, the positions indicated will almost certainly go to the gentlemen named. Elberton County, Georgia, bas gone in favor of prohibition by over four hundred majority, and our friends over thc river are not at all afraid that the result will split the Democratic party. Anderson County will have a vote upon the question oneof these days, and will go the .-tame way by a much larger majority. Politicians may try to roll back tho tide and may succeed temporarily, hut the gathering torrent will overflow them soon. The sentiment of the people nf Anderson County is in favor ot prohibition, aud thc people rule thia country. Tho friends of temperance may be balked, but in u Democratic country where they aro iu the majority they cannot be ultimately defeated. Nearly all of our citizena signed a petition for the appointment of Col. J L. Orr to the position of United States District Attorney fur this Shiite. From personal association with, and knowledge of him. they preferred him for promo tion to thia office, but next tn him, of the many brilliant gentlemen named for the position, tbewppointment of nono would have been aa favorably received as that of General Youraans. He is a polished scholar, a fine gentleman andan eloquent orator, who will make an able and dis tioguisbed representative of the Federal government in tbir. Stale. Gen. You man's nomination is a fitting tribute to ""Ii in distingulbue 1 asrvicea lo the State in tbe United States Courts during the last four or five years. While we would naturally bave liked to see Col. Orr pro moted, wo moat heartily congratulate Gen. Yoiirnunn and tue people upon bis Domination. It enaurea an efficient, dil igent and able District.Attorney for the State. On the morning of the fourth of March, Mr. Randall moved for unanl ranna consent to take from the tablo and pass the Grant retirement bill. After slight objection, amid immense applause, all opposition was withdrawn, and the bill was passed and approved by Preai dent Arthur placing Grant on the retired list with the rank and pay of General of tho army. The passage of thia bill has evoked a great deal of guah and nonti ment, but we must confeas we do not appreciate it, for we regard the precedent as a bad one, and againat the genius nf our free institutions. It ia the establish mont of a civil pension list, and the departure is made in favor of a man who bas beaidea bia wife's property an income of fifteen thousand dollars pei annum. It waa, therefure, not called for as charity, and improper as boro-worship. We do not mean to depreciate the value of Gen. Grant'a services to the Union in timo of weir, for they were gallant, mag naniraous and great; but lhere is no reason for penaiuning citizen Grant, Fortunately one .bad precedent does not make law, and in this instance it ia not likely that the precedent will be repealed .cou at least. President Cleveland, on the day of bia Insuguration, nominated the following Cabinet officers : For Secretary of State, Thoa. F. Bayard, of Delaware; for Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Man ning, of New York; for Secretary of War, Wm.C. Endicott, of Mnssschu-etis ; for Secretary of the Nnvy, Wm. G. ' Whitney, of New York ; for Secretary nf j the Interior, L. Q C. Lamar, of Missis sippi ; for Postmaster General, Wm. F. Vilaa, of Wisconsin ; and for Atturney General, A. H. Garland, Of Arkansas On objection from Senator Riddleberger, the consideration of tho nominations was laid over until the following day, when the whole Cabinet waa unanimously confirmed. .. The general opinion is that President Cleveland has selected an exceptionally strong and 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 wholo list, there ls not a .weah or negative man, and if appear ances do not prove deceptive* they will give the country the raou vigorous, bus* imss-Uke and economical administration we bave had fur many years. President , ' Cleveland knows bow to select the right hind of men for public work.'. ON n?BINK-W Pr.lNCtPI.ES. The interview attributed to President Cleveland with tho Alabama Congress men is doubtless erroneously reported, or nt-least not fully reported, for it fe at variance with the following account of the position of the Presiden: ca reported . OD the 7th instant, which says : President Oievefeud bas devoted the three dAys he bas occupied tho White House almost exclusively to visitors who w/2flh?d to pay their respecte/ He finds It accessary to cali. ? halt. Otherwise ho w?IJI not bo permuted to give tho necee s&i-y attention to his legitimate duties. Beginning on Monday he proposes toset apart certaio hotiis c&'eh day for the prcoptloc of visitor? and1 tho transaction pf executive bu*iiie?B. Yesterday and tu day mauy persoua while calling tu pay their re?peet?, took advantage of the opportunity to present individual claims or tbe claims of friends for appointment to office. Such applications were dis peled of in a manner not calculated to 01 courage those presenting them. The President emphatically declineo to bear or consider pen.onal appeals. Ho stated that he bad called Keven gentlemen into his Cabinet and did not propose'to em barra** them by acting upon applications before they had examined and reported upon them. Many persona also called upon Col. Lamont and asked permission lo Iii' their applications with bim BU timi be might present them lo the Presi dent. Col. Lamont informed them that all applications would have to be filed will. ii.-, heed nf thu drnitri merit havitis Ti .... ...... . -.---t, jurisdiction over th? office sought after. This position of tho President is busi ness like und sensible. It insures a cc c: il and proper consideration of the various applicants for office, and rollevea ihc President of the nuisance of personal appeals._ A QCEER I'OSITION. The Abbeville Pren and Danner, iu an ediloriul article headed ' Should Kiln* Dried Deacons become Judges T" among other thiugs, says : "On the ground that preachers or min isters of the gospei are excused from tunny of the public duties which oldina rily befall the good citizen, ne thiuk intensely pious church deacons should not be called upon to execute the laws of the country. Their lives uo doubt beau tiful and atricl in their daily walk, in to be minuit! ?J, and their examples are ever to be regarded, but whon it cornea to placing them on the Hench tu dispense jusiice between the State and sinner, the mini aud the wayward, we submit Omi the inteuaily of their religious convie lions must sway their judgment and make it next to impossible to hold the scales in exact equip?se. Their religion cannot be forgotten, and under the super stitious beliut that the Lord will reward them for bearing down heavily upon the sinner, they too ofleu are excessive in the punishment of thoae who have offended their Lord-apparently forget ting that to Him only belougs vengeance. We aak the reader lo observe the rulinga of our Courts, and if the sentences ami acts of intensely pious Judges are not more cruel and more disproportioued to ihc chutes than those of Judges whose religion ia ouly of a 'mild type,' then we aro mistaken. We say Iben- that in tensely pious men, and kiln dried dea con* are and should bu disqualified from holding judicial punitions, where saint and sinner may be compelled to apply tor equal aud exact justice. We hope our legislators may hereafter exclude from the Hench all such mon as have sought high position iu the church, ur are luuaiically religious. lu our opinion their very enlhusiuam on the subject ninia at least to some extent incapacitate them from a proper discharge of thc high and important trust. Let the Church and tho State forever remain separate. Let politicians nil the offices of tho Slate, and let Christiana fill the officea of Church. Aa well aak a politi cinn to fill the office of Church as to ask the fanatically reiigluus christian to Gil the office of Slate. Let the offices re main separate and distinct, aa well in fact aa iu name. Tho religion of our brother of the Press and Banner must be of a peculiar kind, if it does not promote merciful pity for tho wayward aud erring, and teach bi M the beaulieu of jualice and forgiveness. No real Christian .can be otherwise than considerate and merciful in the diaeburge of every duty in life, and thcau quuliiies becume conapicuoua in proportion to the sincerity of thei-? piety. Of all tbe officea, either in Church or State, there is none in which i the real Christian man ia needed ao much as in the position of a Judge, whose duty it is to bold the acales of justice with equal band. He has in a large mensuro the control of the rights uf persou aud of property, and it is im? possible to conceive that religion unfits a man fur the proper exercise of these duties. In our opinion, the welfare of the country would bo promoted by tbe elevation uf nune but pious, .Christian men to stationa 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 lias ever had were professing Christians, and the State bas never yet had occasion to regret committing any public trust to Christian men. This does nut lead- to an estab lished church, which we agree would.bo much to be deplored. In fact, it wuuld be subversive of oar government, but it would lead to having our government directed by God-fearing and God serving men. _ _ A WORKING PRESIDENT. A Washington dispatch of the 7th inst, asys^that President Cleveland is actually working more boura every day iban the olerks in the department. Yesterday Senator Blackburn called on him and asked when he could come with Senator Beck and Speaker Carlista to present the claims of Congressman Phil. Thompaoo for Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The President suggested that they call st 9 o'clock next morning. - This tonk Blackburn oil his feel. He, like moat Senator*, break fica tn nt ll, and the idea of tbs President being at work at 0 overcome bim. Mr. Cleveland perceiv ing his astonishment said, "if it suits you belter, come st half-past 9." Accordingly Ibis trio of Kentucky statesmen called promptly at 9:80 neal morning. They found the President at bia dusk examining papers, and bis fee* rotary busy beside bim. Evidently be had been at work some titae^ The Ken tuckians talked eloquently for Thompson, and are very hopeful of bis appointment. A Terrible Epidemie Ia Laceas ter. The new ?pid?mie which bas appwared in tbe ui>pcr part of this County, and to which five members of Mr. R. W. D ra flin's family have succumbed within tba past few weeks, '.caving only himself and hts little son remaining, seems to baffle the skill of all the physicians. Mr. Draflo bad eight physicians to visit his family, hut nono of them were acquainted with the disease nod their treatment waa simply experimental. Be was io town oo Saturday and reporta that the spread of the disease is becom ing- alarming. There aro thirteen esses on his plantation alone. It first makes iu appearance with oausea, with bloody fox and with severe griping*. The pains are excruciating, lt la atmilar Itt. many of IWjryniptoms to Asiatic cholera, but it ncaiur resembles the mountain scourge which swept away so many thous* ands in Kentucky and Wost Virginia a few Months agO.-~&rnoasftr ledger. - Alban S*ba,Texas, tho other Mr. Wallace Willing and Miss takerwero married oo the street, sitting In a buggy, tho bridegroom armed Kith a Winchester end tbe bride ?iib a ?Ix ?hooter. The couple apprehenden'op,\ position^ Ss Plaut lug Colton In Check*. MB. EDTTDIt : A? the time for planting colton li fact approaching, and wishiog .uccew lo those who plant, I will give my exp?rience in the cultivation of (his stsple product, so that your reader?, aboald any of them choose to follow the plan, may DC benefited thereby. My plan of preparation ia aa follows: Break ibo laud close ami deep with s 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 luke a hoe uud following across the ridge along the uncovered furrow dig a hole about four inches dsep, directly over the manure, drop from eight to ten seed in a hill, and cover with a hoe. Now, in order lo prevent the ridge being washed uway and aced scattered, take a double font Mock with small sub soils attached and go one rouud to the middle. The conon, theu, when it comes up will he ou a small ridge. Dy so doing it will be much more convenient to work. The cotton should be thinned to oue stalk in a bill, unleaa il is abort* limbed, theu two are sufficient. Having followed the above plan last year, I gathered fourteen hundred pounds of aced cotton od of ibrce-quarlera of au acre, ibu ground not being very much improved. My estimate of the advau tages derived in cultivating cotton by the above plan is as follows : First, it docs not require as much hoe it,;; by three fourths ; second, droughts du not injure il so much as when planted in the drill, there nul being so many roots to exhau'l the moisture. When planted in iho hill the bulls will grow larger, the stalks will be better developed and lint superior to thal of drill cotton. If planted accordiug to the abuve plan there will be forty nine hundred hills on one acre, and land highly improved and planted in the hill will produce one hundred bolla to the stalk. Nor?, in order to show how much cotton might he made on one acre, I will state that I picked one hundred average bolls, weigh ed tho colton, uud found that I hud a fraction over a pound, showing that it is not impossible to raako sixteen hundred pounds of lint cotton to the acre. TALL GROVE, Brushy Creek. Sooth Carolina In Washington, The correspondent of the Nein and Courier gives an interesting account, of the visit of the Governors Guarda, of Columbia, to the inaugural ceremonies in Washington, from which the follow ing items will intereat our rgadera: WASHINGTON, March G-The Gover nors Guurda to day at 11.30 a. m. aa sembled at their headquarters on Penn sylvania avenue, fully uniformed and accoutred, and at 11.45 took up the line nf march for the residence of Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, one of the foun ders of the company, having been iuvi ted to visit him at 12. No. 1,121 Fourteenth street, the resi dence of Senator Eaton, was found pay ly decorated with llaga. The company formed in front ol lbs house and in a few momenta Senator Eaton, escorted by Col. McMaBter and Col. Treutlen, of Columbia, appeared and advanced bars headed to the edge of the sidewalk. The Guards gave tho military salute, and Capt. Wilie Jonea introduced them to their old member. Senator Eaton, with warmth, expressed his gratification at meeting again the or ganisation be had helped lo form forty two years ago, and of which he had been the original first lieutenant. "I have neverf" aaid he, "lost my lovo for South Carolina during all these years of ab sence, and when I see a South Carolinian I greet him as*a brother. You, gentle men, of the Governor's Guards, are doubly welcome to my heart and to my bouae. It bas been so long since I com manded you that I have foi goiter the military terms, but if Capt. Jonea will K'vo the neceaaary orders I shall be de mitted to have you enter my b v;-e." The orders wera given and '?be com* pany stacked arms add entered the re ceptiou room of the residence. Here the men were introduced tu Mrs. Eston, a charming lady, who waa as warm in -ber greeting as the Senator was. In an ad joining room Senator Eatun made the boys drink champagne with bim, 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 a-fine Csbinet photograph of ber bns baud, inscribed with bis autograph as surance of the undying esteem and af tection 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 be bowed and Mrs. Eaton waved ber handkerchief as the boys marched'off in splendid style. The company after thia incident marched down 16th street and around Jackson Square to the While House grounds. Gen. Bretton had arranged a epecial audience for the Guards at 3 o'clock, and at that hour they were escorted, march ing two abreast, by big and polite White House iiolicement to tho great East room, where they formed in Rue and re mained some minutes. Marching in the same order they were taken through various corridors upstairs and passed through the Cabinet room to the library, where the President was in walting. The party flied by the Preaideut, the civilians being Introduced by Geo. Biat lon and the military by Capt. Jones. Mr. Cleveland gave each one a pleasant smile and a hearty shake of the hand. When the hand-shaking bad been con cluded the men formed in line, and Gen. Button, who by request acted as spokes man for the company, presented to the President a beautiful palmetto wreath, Baying : * "Mr. President, the Governor's Guarde of Columbia have conferred upon me the honor of asking you lo accept from them this wreath of palmetto which was borne on their banner during your in? aoguration parade. For them I ask you to accept this slight gift with the ideas and sentiments associated with it, for to us lt ls the emblen of our continued allegisnce to the rate of law ia - this country, and of our hopes and aspirations for its full restoration and perpetuity." President Cleveland looked a moment st the wreath, as if touched by the nature of the gift and the manner ot its pre; EC jtation, and replied with feeling : "I thank you, gentlemen, for this beautiful wreath, which I assure yon I rSall value vory highly. I am very glad to meet yon and to shake hands with von, and I shall confidently expect tho aid of ibo Governor's Oneida io all good works of government and in all that can be done to perfect tba real reconclllailon of the watiens." The Guards thin took their leave, do ligated with* Gen. BraUoo's words and with the President's. Sooth Carolina hat! quite a distinction In this audience, which war, given vf hilo hundreds of pen pie rho had been then long before, ware welling for a chance to see the President. President Cleveland took aa kindly to the South Carolinians as they did to M?i"; Ho nett to Capt. F. .W. Waou, before the audience ; "Tb* Governor'* Guards are not ?trangers to me. I noticed them io tbe parade." DO WI WITH TUB DOGS. A Dselaratfsa of ww Agates! Worthless Cur?. To the Editor of (he Neva awi Courier : Tbe Southern Cultivator and Dixie Farmer May* : "Tbe CwiimUniouei ot Agricul ture of Tenueesee states lhat tbo ?beep interests of that ?Stale un- nearly paral yzed fur the lack of protection against tbe ravages of worthless cur*. Until the cur? eau bc killed elf the sheep can never have anything like a fair chance." The same might be truly raid bj our Couiini?Mouerot Agriculture in regard to our ow? State. With a climate as favor able as could be desired, with our nine , millions of acre? of wood land aud old fields, much of which is well >,ct io grass es, on which cheep and goat? do well, I believe wo could suntain at leant three million sheep aud goats that would yield an anuual income of at least as mauy dollars The returns of 1881 (I have nothing later) BIIOW an income of only a little over (200,000 from this industry in South Carolina. Now, why do these advantage? go unimproved? Why do not interposing farmers raice sheep to diversify their uops? The answer is given above. T?tere ate more dugs in the State than there are sheep, aud the dog of every race, sex aud condition feels that it i > his right and privilege to depr? dalo on tbe sherp at will, sometimes doing more damage in one night than all tba dog* in the neighborhood are worth. Tn expect small larmer? to invest in fino ?heep without any protection from the lawn of our Slate against lom by dog-? is unreasonable. If such laws were enacted as would secure to the sheep owner such protection against the dog an hu has a right to expect nnd demand, our waste (daces would soon be occupied by improved ?heep, and our much exhausted lands would begiu to improve in a way that would a?toui?h our old fogies, for it can be demonstrated that tbe profits on ?beep are greater than on any other crop save, perhaps the Augura goat. Now, with these facts staring us in the face, why is it that we can't get a Legis lature to pax? sumo law that will guaran tee to the farmer safety for a small flock of sheep? I say i^uiall flock, because a large flock wii! warrant the expense of a ?bepherd to guard them, while the small flock munt tuko their chances and risk the dogs. A tax of one dollar per head annually will dispose of many a cur, and a law requiring tho owner of dogs to either enchme their dogs at night or put cu them a block neighing not less than ten pounds, anti to be responsible lo the sheep owner for all the sheep killed or injured by their linga, would guarantee the safety of the s?eep, and, my word for it, thousands of ?heep will be raised io our Stuto where uow there are none to be found. You may name this to the aver age farmer and be will toll you that lawyers make the laws to suit themselves, to ?be neglect of tho farming interest, when the truth is farmers themselves are not true to each other and their calling. I think un a count you will find that there has been a majority of farmers in every Legislature since Ibo downfall of Radical rule. I know this waa 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, thut our people have this thing in their own hands and are afraid to use it. For a few years I have been raising the Angora gnat with my ?beep, and lind that the dug docs uot look upon the goat to covet his lifo like he does the sheep, and the goat is not so easily demoralized as the sheep, and is, therefore, compara tively free from his destructivo visits, and 1 find them quite as profitable, or even more so, both in fleece aud flesb, than any nheep I have eyer tried. They browso more than graze, and consequent ly do well on mauy lands where sheep would not. The necessity of diversifying our crops is upoo us, but bow beat to do it is easier asked than answered. Of thin I feel ?ure : if our sheep were properly protect ed by law agnintt the dog, there are no crops that we cnn grow equal to the Aveces of ?beep sod Angora goats, and I do hope that tbe farmers of ibis State will see to it that such laws shall be enacted as will protect this industry. J. WASHINGTON WATTS. A Lost South Carolinian. NEW OH LI; A lin, March 9.- Se vero 1 months ago Mr. P. K. Smith, a young mau of twenty-four years of age, left bis home in Sparlauburg, S. C., to visit rel atives in Clay County, Texas. On* the 20th of January he started to return home, but as limo went by and nothing was beard from bim bis family became anxious about him, and all efforts to dis cover his whereabouts being fruitless, his brother, Mr. J. P. O. .Smith, left home to search for bim. He visited several io calilles where it was thought something might be learned of his brother, and finally came to New Orleans. He could only ascertain that her had left Clay County, and nothing had been heard of him 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 timo in the latter part of January. The gentleman himself waa sick at the time, but remembered the appearance of the murdered man and the circumstances of his death. It Was said that he was seen to take a hack for the depot and bis body was afterwards found on tbe outskirts of the town, and be had evidently been beaten to death with a club. The mur der was committed for the purpose of robbery; ss everything he bad on his person of value bad been stolen. The affair is involved in mystery. The young man was sober ?nd industrious. HIM brother bas telegraphed for money any will leave here tor Dallas as coon aa it is recs i ved.-Dispatch to Nev? and Courier. Seen? tn a Parla Circus. PARIA, March 9.-The great lioness in the Winter circos bore attacked Edward Williams, tho lion tamer, while be was putting ber through the regular -perfor mance in tho cage last night. The scene at once threw the rast audience into hor ror, and for a while the peuple were spell-bound. Williams made a most desperate struggle, and the fight between bim and the enraged beast lasted for some mi notes, during which he waa ter ribly . lacerated, the lioness bounding about the cage bowling, with nure. The eirena attendante who ran to Williaras's assistance with iron bars and prongs, while they finally succeeded lo saving bis life, goaded the lionets to eush fero city that her aotlona threw the spectators into a panic and they rushed pell-mell from the pla^e, the men crashing the women and children down and in many cases passing over them. During all this excitement the lion-tamer preserved his self-control and gradually neared the gate of bis eage, bis person torn ?nd ?angled ?nd bleeding from Innumerable wounds* At a favorable moment the foor iras) opened sod Williams quickly t teppsd ont and- sprung it behind him. Tba moment be touched tho ground be ?ank down from exhaustion into a pro tonged ?WOOD.' fie had to be removed to a hospital, where bia injuri?e were pro nounced veryeericea. -Jennie Cowper, a little white giri of nine years of age, residing at Scotts ville, Va., Has been arrested charged with the murder bf ber cousin, Melville Barret, a boy fen years of age. It seems she became angry Kt him while, playing eirena nod struck him in>the bead with a shove!. The blow crushed iu tho " md caused lajtAuUnecua death. AA Ey? Out'uer. A Waabiogton dispatch of last Satur day, gives an account as follow? of a oall made upon President Cleveland. It ?aya : Several daya ago the Alabama delega tion had meeting to determine what courue they should pursue in reference to the Federal patronage in their Stale. It was finally agreed that all applicant* for each Federal office ill Alabama should be ballotted for until one of the number received seven out of every ten voies in the joint meeting nf Senator* und Repre sentatives of that State. Then the for tunate man should tie unanimously prett ied for the place in question. This plan should he coutiuued until the full list waa made out for all the offices in the Stat*. The entire Alabama delegation agreed to this plan except Congressman Herbert, of Montgomery, who said it looked lilt? n pretense that the offices belonged to 'he Congressmen, and he would not he a partner to it. Thia morning all the delegation except Her bert called on the President and told bim the plan they had adopted. He listened attentively as they detailed how he waa to know who were wanted for appoint menta in Alabama. When they had concluded Cleveland ?aid : "Gentlemen, you do not seem to be fatuiliur with th? Civil Service Law. I mn having some copies printed; aud will take pleasure in Bending each ot you one." The Congressmen looked at each other in bli-n I; surprise for a lew momenta ami then looked at Cleveland. He seemed to have nothing more to say, and the Alabama delegation retired. Some ul them are indignant and say they wero snubbed aller cautiously laying before the President their ideas of apian which would 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 Honse Mistress. Ii is now settled that Gov. Cleveland's sister, Miss R E. Cleveland, will be the mistress of the White House. A correa pondent says of ber : It waa with reluctance that she consent ed to go to Washington to take charge of the Presidential domicile. She hag b?en an earnest and industrious woman, and never contemplated a life of luxury, much les? one of conspicuous position before the country. She ia a? unique in her way aa her brother ia in his, though they are apparently not at all alike in general character, nor does Hhe physically resemble him. Sheiaot medium stature and build, with n shapely and highly intellectual face. She ia good looking but not pretty. She dresses neatly but plainly, and weare few ornaments. She Im? fur a long lime been a lecturer by profession, her specialty being education al subjects, and her audiences usually the pupils of girl'n acboola. She has, for example, just lectured nt the El ?ny ra Seminary on "Joan ot Arc." She speaks several languages, ia exceptionally well informed in history and the arta, and has thatdegreeof confidence in herself and the knowledge ahe possesses to be able to firmly tako the lead in conversation, and to hold it against tho bright men and women who have come tn contact with her. Yel in some respecta 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'? administration will not lack distinctive qualities, for ?he ia 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, ha? probably discovered that he cannot become a conspicuous member of that body through the ordinary channels of statesmanship, and, therefore, has resorted to the opposite course. He per formed hia supremely ridiculoua act to day, when he objected to the confirm ation of Senator Bayard a*, a member of President Cleveland'? Cabinet. Thia is the firnt inatance in the hiatory of the Senate where a member of that body has objected to the unanimous confirmation of a brother Ser a tor as suon as bis name was presented. - Riddleberger's action waa not wholly unexpected, as he intimated yesterday that be would oppose Bayard's confirm ation on the ground nf hia alleged anti Irish BentimentB and hia course in rela tion to the dynamite resolution, which the Senate adopted, condemning the recent explosion at the Houses of Parlia ment. Riddleberger announces that he "ill adopt the most extreme dilatory tactics agaiust Bayard. _ The Republican members nfthe Senate surrounded him and pleaded with bim tn withdraw his objection on the ground that his action wns in violation of all precedents in similar cases. When they round 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 Reads Like a Lie. SPARTA, GA%, March C.-Recently David Dickson died leaving sn estate of half a million. He had no children, hut a large number of relatives, who expect ed to be handsomely remembered. Hi? will, which has just been probated, reveals the fact that be has cut off hi? kindred with niggardly pittances and bequeathed $400,000 in property to A manda Eubanks, a negress, making her the richest negress in the world. There ia deep diagnat over the nlTair.-Dimalch o the New York World. ^ - Richard Walt ia the name of the enthusiastic Democrat who travelled on foo* alt the way from Haveratraw, N. Y to this city en mote for Washington to witness the inauguration of Cleveland. As stated 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 tor wear after his Ion? tramp. He |efc Huverstraw on 8unday, 7th ioatant, and waa aeen off by ibe residents of the piece Only one little blister bothers him, and that is on the ball of the feet. He will continue bis journey, carrying the broom, po next Tuesday morning, when he will leave Shaw's at about 10 o'clock. Wail ia a ship carpenter by trade. He says there is now on bis way to this city, from Spring Valley, N. Y., a man carrying a pig on his back and a rooster under bis S?^wv11* J* f R?POblicao, who ioat 11,000 on the election, and is nowgiving exhibitions at ail the ?mall towns, ukin* this method of making up bis losses. Baltimore Ameritan. A New York firm applied to Abraham Lincoln tome years before be became President as to the financial standing of one of his neighbors. Mr. Line?lo re plied aa follows : "Yours of the 10th ?^?lt?iW I am well acquainted wjtn Mr. -- and know his ci rc um stan ces. First of ail, bo ha* a wife and T&i?*elber ooght tobe worth 150.000 to any rnarf. Secondly, be has w Ofim lo ?hlch there is a table worth 51.60, and three chairs worth say $1 Last of all there ts lo one corner a terre rat hole which will bear looking toto. Respectfully yours, A. LLNCOLH. --Wiggins, .the Caoadiaa weather prophet, who in times past has foretold r '? .V'>i,r.) Prohibition lu Elberton. ELBKBTOX. GA-, March 7.- Great ex citement ban prevailed here all dar, but no serious disturbance occurred. There waa 916 volea polled in Elberton and 2,000 iu th? County. The majority for prohibition in the Couuty is 400. Lnrry Onatt is with tts 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 convias confined ill prison were terribly afl'ected by the knowledge uf what was going on. Joseph Barrell, 55 years old, confined iu a cell near the gallows, showed intenso interest in the banging um ail Informa' non was denied bim. This cell was sealed during the execution but Barrett munt have heard the footsteps of ihe solemn procession on its way to thp gal lows. When his cell was opened, ho.was found dead, and his death ia attributed to fright. Joseph Taylor, tinder sen tence of death for murder, became de lirious with fear. He heard the noise as he sst in his cell, n few lee* from where the scaffold stood. The echo of the fall ing doors had hardly died away wheo the murderer was wriibingtu convulsions with bis eyes almost bursting from their socket, and trothing al the mouth like a mad dog. His fit lasted for five minutes and was followed almost immediately by another. - A few days ago L. II B.itnon, of Pari? Mountain township, saw a huge huwk which had been circling above his yard for some time suddenly swoop down and gather a ben. Mr. B<tlsnn is 70 years old, but did not hesitate lo count years when he witnessed this outrage. Seizing a stick, he sallied forth and gave battle. The hawk measured four feel two inches from tip to tip and fought fiercely, and the bailie waged for several minutes, the bird seizing Mr. Batson with claws and beak and healing bini with his wings. Science and pluck were victor! ous at last, however, and Mr. Batson had the pleasure of seeing the bold marauder dead athis feet.-Greenville Xew*. - Five hundred persons gathered on the street in front of the Sterling hotel st 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 the first man she mei after 12 o'clock if Cleveland was inaugurated. The ki-aing was to be dour in the street, and publicly. The woman failed to apppar, and the crowd, alter wailing an hour, scattered. A notice was posted on a tree, saying, "The woman has been attacked with small pox, and the kissing has been postponed utnil March 4, 1889." - In a conversation with Collector Brayton yesterday he stated to the Renie ter reporter that there is no term to bis office, and with a Republican senate a strong fight might be made over the con firmation of bia successor. The salary of the collector is $3,250. He hos 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, nb Thursday, was convicted of the murder of her husband and sentenced to life im prisonment. The murder was committed thirty years ago, and now Mrs. Gardner is an old lady of 77 years of age. Sue confessed that she poisoned her husband witb arsenic. She says he wa? 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 masa of molten iron. The noise caused by its passage waa like thal of eacaping ?team. Smoke and fiamea were thrown off by the meteor. It waa seen to descend into the aea, a cloud of spray and steam marking the spot where it met the water. ^ This extraordinary phenome non wai witnessed by many persona. * - It has been discovered by scientific inveatigation that if Atlanta bores through the earth with the Arteaian well ahe will not Rtrike China, but will strike thc bottom of the Indian Ocean, several hundred miles Weat of Australia. This is very important and quite reassuring. Now that ii is an established fact that there is water ahead the boring can be pushed forward with more confidence Tho well is now considerably more than a quarter of a mile deep-, - In the discusaion*aa to the deleteri ous effect of tobacco upon tba buman ayatem, which has jnst been smarted afresh, ihe CBae of a Kentucky woman, vouched for by the Cincinnati Gazette, should nut be forgotten. 8he began smoking con-cob pipes while a young girl, and, peraisling in the practice, died at the early age of 110 years. .- Pennsylvania has furnished twenty eight Cabinet officers, Massachusetts twenty seven, Nev? York twenty-three, X,r1,ma twenty-one, and California, Florida, Rhode Island and Texas com bined not one, Rhode Island is the only one of the original thirteen that has never had any Cabinet material. - Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Heard County, was burned to death recently, abe wa? nursing a child by the fire when it rolled down and caught her clothing Sho immediately went to a tub of water in the yard, but finding it frozen Rho became frightened, and in her fright was burned to death. ~~ A. 80?.of Mr Mine? Green of Car. lersville, Darlington County, was sitting on a fence and a rail of the fence turfed and threw him on a cotton stalk, which stuck through the main artery of the neck, killing him instantly. ~ AdIV F?."-, a boy who disappeared .o myaierioualy a week ago from New berry, returned home on Friday night of hia own accord. He bas been to Charlee ton, and performed moat of the jouraey from Florence to Newberry on foot, - Tbe hero of the inauguration parade was Fiizhngh Lee. He waa droned in gray and his fine appearance elicited many compliments, as well as shouts tbat made tbe welkin ring. -7 A Kentucky editor reports that during the past five veara be has recorded 1,849 murders and homicides io tbat State, and there have been less than 20 executions. Toko Ay or's Sarsaparilla in the 8 orine of the year to purity^the blood,loVuS rafe tho system, excite the liver to edon eougha. and pulmonary complanara. ASTRAY MTJLE. THB undersigned took op an astray at his mldeoce on 8* da? & ~u?-l?tKh ltt- Ta* owner cuVsTfc Soln?elc^??Lm% prorin* P-oP^tysnd XT^CE TO CREDITORS. T"' the ir*ts?ePorK>?h*Ti?* d*m4n<tt ?s*-0?* aw beret,, noll fled topreaenl^m ?rSeri? NOTICE. THE undersigned warns all persons from hiring or harboring Perry Bird, colored, who ls under contract to work with me for this year, sud bas left tue with out csu?? He i?a mulitto. shout fire feet ten Inches high, and sbout 18 jeers old. Person? disregarding ibis notice will be prosecuted " F MITCl?ELL> March 12. 1845_35_1?_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All pernota having claims against the Estate'of Elizabeth Muttlsou, decease?!, are herebv notitied to present them, properly proven, lo tho undorsignad within the time prescribed by law, and thoso in debted to make p.**vtnsnt A. E. MATTISON, Adin'r. March 12, 18a* _ _35_? _ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands Against th- E?tate of Margaret O ri til II, deceas ed, are hereby notitied to present them, properly proven. to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those in debted to make payment at once. B. B. BREAZEALE, Ex'r. March 1?, 18*5_^5_3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. AH persone having demands against the Estate of Wm. H. Terrie, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop erly proven, to tho undersigned within tbs time prescribed bv law. and those indebted to make pavinent. JAMES T. HDNTER, Ex'r. March 12, 18S5_M_3___ i LAND FOR SALK. BY virtue of authority conveyed In a mortgage from Sallie J. Locke to me. dated the 1st dav of January. 1*83, I will ?ell at Anderson C. H., on SA LEDA Y IN APRIL next, during the legal hours of sals, one LOT OF LAND in the Town of Williamston, containing two acres, more or leis, bounded South by Main Street, ? North by Academy Street, Esst by land of J. h. Kennedy, West by cro?s Street, the same being the Tract of Land convoyed by me to the said Sallie J. Locke, and hy her mortgaged to me to secure the payment of the purchase money of the same. Terms-Cash. Purchaser to p?y for pa pers. TE0MA8 DICKSON, March 12. .1835 _35_ STATE OF SOUTH . CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By Th??. C. Ligon, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Dorcas Breazeale liss applied to me to grant lottors of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects ?if Matthew Breaz?-ale, deceased, to B. B. Brea sea.e and M. A. Breazealr. These sro therefore to cite andadmon lab all kindred and creditors of the said Matthew Brcuzeale. 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 horoot, to shew cause, if any they ? bave, wily tho aaid ad m in tat ratio p. ? should not'bo granted. Given under my hand this 10th dav of j March, 1885. I T. C. LIGON, J. P. March 12, 18S6 _. 3* _ _2 SPLENDID PLANTING. /Vom the Columbia Register. "WE understand that Messrs. Aycock ?ft Son, of Wedgefield, 8- C., made this past season on 480 acres of land, with nineteen plows, an average of 22 0-24 bales of cotton to the plow, together with sufficient pro visions for ?tock. This is equal to shoat 425 bales of cotton on 480 acres of lund. The only commeiciul fertilizers used were the Eutsw and Ashepoo brands, ma nu fae tured by the Ashepoo Phosphate Company of Charleston, of whom Messrs. Robertson, Taylor ?ft Co., are the General Agents." The Fertilizers named above for sale by A. B. TOWERS. March 12, 1885 35 NOTICE. IHAVE Fixtures hy 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 yo>ir Windows fixed before the heated term. W. B.-BEACHAM, * i Depot St.. Anderson, 8. C. 1 Feb 26. 1885 33 8? } BUGGIES, CA KUI AGES, WAGONS, El ARNESS nmi \Y| And respectfully requests partb lo purchase Ui jdvo lum a call ?Ta ' blaatock. You will certainly SAVE MONEY bv BO doine. and will have tb? Tts, ASSORTMENT in tbsup-cosnK} fro ur. SEWING MACHINES! Having taken the Agency fur Counties in thc upper portius, of t he is compelled lo koep in st? number of Machines of vario? Buppry tho increasing demand f Agents, and it will certainly pty all who contemplate buying a Sis chine of any kind to call, sud yon apectI'uHy invited to do sa, sodibj] cove polite mid careful attention." 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