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E.BT M?I?lA^EdHor. i . -. THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1886. 8 ca ! . * -BBS " T2JRMB: OBS YiJAl'....... M .......~..91.60. 8IX MONTHS.?...... IBo. ??j Two Dollar* U not paid In ad vane*. TUR HAVANNAH' VALLCT BAlXKOAtt. Tbe contract wbicb waa concluded be tween the Director? of the Savannah Valley Railroad and President Raoul of | the Georgia Central system in this city On last Friday and Saturday, sets at rest the doubts and fears which many of our citizens have entertained upon tho sub ject of the completion of the Savannah Valley Railroad. The completion of tho line from Anderson lo McCormick's is to bo undertaken by President Raoul at once, and is to bo concluded within three years as the limit, though there is little doubt that the road will be running to Anderson by tho finit of September, 1886. Our people have worked faith fully, and done all that was in our power to compass this end, and it U a grea. relief to know thal after the burdens we have assumed tbe benefits anticipated ate to be enjoyed so soon. This contract assures to our growing city competition between two of the most extensive, pro gressive, independent and thoroughly successful railroad systems in the South, and assures thereby the future growth and prosperity of our city, and the de velopment of tbe resources of one of tbe most valuable and fertile portions of our County and of the State. Thb confi dence which has been displayed in the future of Andersou has not been mis placed. Tho recent management of tbe interests of Anderson in this road hos been -excellent. President Humphreys and Col. Brown, who were specially charged with the negotiation of tho city of Anderson's subscription to tho road, succeeded easily in placing our bonds at par, and close upon this President Hum phreys negotiated the contract for build ing the road. The Savannah Valley road, which has been under contempla tion for forty } 'rs, is now an assured fact, and the city of Anderson will now turn her attention to olber developments necessary to keep paco with the wanta and capacities of our business interests. THB BLUE BID OB BAIXBOAD TAX. The communication of "Prep" last week, enquiring about the condition of the taxes on the Blue Ridge Railroad, asks some questions which our readers doubtless feel an interest In, and would like to know Us exact status. About five years ago tte Blue Ridge Railroad belonged to tho Greenville & Columbia Railroad, wbioh was greatly embarrassed, and waa being mismanaged to such a palpable extent tbat every per son believed it would bo sold out, and there was a desire in tbe up-country to have tbe old Blue Ridge Road completed. The editor of tho INTELLIGENCER io? .reduced in the Legislature "a bill to facilitate the completion of the Blue * Ridge Railroad," the main features of which wera to give to any company which would take and complete the road, two hundred and fifty convicts ; an ex emption for twenty years from State and county taxation, with a period of one year in which to begin tbe work, and three year* after commencement In which to complete Ibo road. The Air Lino Road waa then owned by a separate company, and it was believed with some assurance that if tbe bill passed as in troduced, this company would take and build the. road under ita provisions. There were, however, enough theoretical moralists in the Legislature to defeat tho grant of convicts, and the bill was passed with the other features, hoping that per haps the exemption from taxation would suffice to secure the building of the road. In February, 1882, the time for the com mencement, 'of the werk bad expired and the Rond had been sold to the Clyde Syndicate. They owned the Marysville end of tho Road and ?lao the North Eastern Road in Georgia/ but had not then leased the Air Line. Their engineers were sent over both roads to ascertain the cost of completing them, ana the Legislature extended the timo of beginning work for three years. In the hope that tho\? exemption from taxation would induce them to take tho j original line. They afterwards leased tho Air Lino and adopted the North' Eastern routa. ,." ' ' J? The Actexpired in February loat, but tho back taxes cannot be collected until'' next Fall at the regular 'time, as other taxes are .collected. The last Legislature attempted to hasten the collection of thia tax byrepeaUog-tho Actwhich expired collection of tho tax before Ibo usual time.. .The officers of the County- aro not reinita In their duty, but will act as promptly and as firmly as the law pe? mita. The Act of the last L?gislature, in the shape it was .passed, Trat utterly useJeSaand without val?e. ' . ' JAX?N<3 TBB^BNB?B. It is sUted that in reply to Inquiries ff om eovera! States; concerning tho taking of a semi-decennial census, the Secretary of the Interior . has prepared a circular in which be quote* tho Act of March. 8, 1879, providing for the ttkbg of euch cens?a, The circular states that if a semi-decennial consul is tn?do by State Etfiwaoritica, beginning on the .first Mon day ta June, and tho result reported to the Secre-taty of ibo interior by tho let of SogjKaaber following, anchi States will be entitled upon re^uisi?i?EJi of tho gov ernors thereof to * som equal .to &.{?? cent, of tho amount which was paid to the United States Supervisors and enu aaerators employed within such States oi Territories ia the taking of United States ewisus, Tho seope of the. census v?i!l ho ^oifSued to th? aubjecta of pcpnhtl?en, ind us? ry and mortalit? '"' Under thu provisions, of- this Act^ it ?teUtea us teat it vrooid be.deslrabJe-for : Governor Thc-w nt?on to arrasgo >3 cooa ?o havii' tho. ceasup . of ?oulh CxroKon tsken^b^ Moo?vy lp Jnno.aad reported.to tho Socr*lat> of fcho^ntciiior Ly (he fi?t Monday i^Sep* i#mh?v;*5 required by 4h? . AeHo^Cfon I maisiwr tfeii provision*^f.-OfT ..Ccnvfitu-?. 410?.^ :?t?t??co?n?ot?ng ivit?t Jib? ^ight of the *mmmmmmmmmm*mmmmmumamsmmMammmmuumummm Governor to pqrsuo (he course hereto suggested. Bec. 4, of Art. 8, provide? I that "An enumeration of the inhabitants * * shall be made * * * in 1876, abd shall be made in the course of every C?nth year thereafter, in such manner as shall bo by law directed." The LegHhv ture at its last session failed to pass the bill wbiob this section of the Constitu tion requires, in as plain terms as tho English language can convey. It, how ever, docs not defeat tho execution of tho constitutional requirement, for the follow ing section. (5) of the samo article ; providea that "If the enumeration herein directed shall not bo made in the courso of tho year appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty of tho Qovernor to have lt effected as soon thereafter as shall bo practicable." The provision, therefore, is, that if tho Legislature fail to have the enumeration made within tho time provided by law, then the Qovernor shall have it done as soon thereafter as practi cable. Perhaps a strict literal construc tion of this section might require the Governor to delay action until next year, as the legislature ha? the wbolo of tho present year, under tbo Constitution, to have the enumeration of the inhabitants of the State made, but it is now abso lutely certain that the census will not ho taken uudor legislative enactment this year. The body has adjourned without providing for it, and does not meet again in time to have the enumeration made this year. The Legislature has no power to provide for tho enumeration to be made next year ; therefore,' there can bo no reasonable doubt that the census, if taken at all, must bo taken under action by tho Governor, either now or next year. Tho Legislature may differ upon the features of a particular bill, and fail to obey a provision of the Constitution, bat we apprehend the Governor will not ignore but plain duty under the Consti tution, and that the census will be taken under bis direction. Thou when shall it be dono " The letter of the Constltutioc may ino. te next year, but its spirit li that after the provision for the censu? U be taken every tenth year is neglected U be executed, as soon as practicable tin Governor shall have it taken. The fail ure to take it is now apparent. It is now certain that tho census wil not be made this year, as provided in th Constitution, aod that it will be incum bent on tbe Governor to act in tb premises. The object of the Constitutio is to have the census in evory tent year. If the Govornor delays, lt will dc feat the very object of the Constitutioi The failuro to make tho census in tb time, is the source of the Governor power and duty. The failuro has airead been made and the Governor will ba\ to act, and the duty to act being no certainly fixed upon him, it seems to t that io view of tho fact that Immedia action by bim woold tend to tho advai tage of the State, by gettiog the great; part of the expense of the work defray* by the general government, as woll the fact that the spirit and purpose the Constitution would be parried ot it seems to ns that the Governor shou proceed at once to have the census taki io conformity to the Act of Congress, 1 which we would draw nearly a auffiele sum to defray the expenses of the wot Io order, however, that there might no failure lu the matter, it would well for Governor Thompson to apply Secretary Lamar, to know if he wot pay for a census taken under his din tion. If so, the State would heart approve the Governor in organising 1 census work immediately. The Beni ought to have passed the House bill a provided for it last Winter. The Gov nor msy, however, by proceeding nt remedy the matter sod save the Stat< heavy expense next year. President Cleveland has removed I E. IS. Brayton aa Collector of loten Revenue, and appointed Hon. D. Bradley, of Fickens, to succeed hi This is an excellent appointment, a will give general satisfaction to the p pie of the State. Gol. Bradley v make sn efficient and courteous officer The INTELLIGENCER has frsqueo urged on the citizens of Chariest Aiken, EdgeSeld sad Picksns, tbs di rability of combining the Carolina, Ca borland Gsp and Chicago Railroad w tbs Savannah Valley from McCormic to Smith's S toro. It could havo b< easily dono, and tho only grading ne< sary to bedons woold have been ab twenty-eight -miles' from j Edgefield McCormick's/ twelve mites from And BOO .lo Smith's Store,' three miles betw< that point a ad Pichona, and about i miles' from EdgeflsVd to Aiken. 1 grading of forty-eight miles would L given a rory! from Hckons to Aiken ab ono hundred and forty or fifty; m through a splendid country, andan io pendent shorter line - to Charles! Stats' pride made us anxious to see points named -^operate io scouring I road. Charleston contd easily f b secured St by a uubscriptlou of 1 jhonasnd ; doliar?; " shd it 'woold ei yep hive s^dsd ten ibid to thp bnsli of that city. But no intorosfc waa ts tn the suggestion, ind Anderson rfno put her mossy Into the Savannah Vs bsd tod much pie ck and enterprise ?tay dormant, waiting for somethini tam up, bu beon compelled by the n matter of self-preservation to form slttsnos which will forever, wo fear, 1 tho toads, of this, section of this 8 swsy from Charleston. Onr Irk along the other lint will succeed ? ihn?, we hopo, ? in ' building their r. but wo fesr iest.it will lo tho future like lt has besa svsr siseo the nsw o blnation was made-lt ' will take it money lo pay the:Pjre?!d?ht'? solar uva thousand dollar? per ann u tr t ??y can rah?. We hope, however, they msy bs more in6oorslis^%iilH we wi jl take pleaiore tn joining then ?dv?n^bs^ef :threS-strtng comae line?, and of cou*** greatly fess))* city, Therefore :*e wjatf^t^ s^Uriand^ . success, y , ? - ' confirms the decision of the loses ? that tbs ^ts isilrosd jGwmt?on no oower to regulate jMi^Mia jfeped from Charleston to pn?W other?tatea. r mmmm^mtma??Bm?Mtt?mmm*?mmi\\utm\t m i wnA? Av?rusTA THINKS AIJOU? W. , Thc Augusta Clironidc and Oontiilu lionulisl says : For man/ /ears tho building of a rail road through the Savannah river valley from Anderson to Augusta baa been a pet project of residents along the line, and a dream of people in Augusta. The completion of tho Savanah Valley Railroad, so long desired, is noir an as sured success. Last night President Raoul passed through Augusta in his special car on his roturo from Anderson, where he bad a meeting with the officers of the (Savannah Valley road, and stated that he had closed the contiact for the latter road and it would at onco be hur ried to completion. The Central road is steadily extending its system in Houth Carolina and this lost addition to tho chain will be a golden link for Augusta. The line extend? from McCormick's, on the Augusta & Knoxville Railroad, fifty eight miles to Anderson, and traverses tho river valley, tho richest section of Carolina. President Humphries, of the Savannah Valley road, accompanied President Raoul from Anderson to Greenwood. The latter seemed to bo in exceeding good humor and especially pleased at tho consummation of the agreement. He Hays work will bc begun at an early day, and will be pushed steadily on to completion. The road will bo ironed as rapidly as possible, and the crop of 1886 wilt be hauled over it to Augusta. Tho lino has already been graded with tho exception of about eight mile, and an additional force of 70 convicts bas just beon put to work, and the grading is to he completed by June 1st. The straight road from Anderson to this place will open up country most valuable as a tributary to Augusta. The fact that its building is now certain is cause for con gratulation to the merchants, and they will no doubt wish Preoidcut Raoul hearty Godspeed In its completion. STILL FBEDIOTINO. The Greenville News saya : The Anderson INTELLIGENCER is still in the predicting business, and proceeds to predict that Governor Thompson will be re-elected if he wishes to be and will have the votes of Greenville and Ander son in the State convention. Much would depend on who his opponent might ho. but wo will not bo eclipsed in the predicting business, and will continue to meet competition at tho same old stand. Hearken therefore : Governor Thompson will not be renominated for governor, and will not receive the votes of Green ville or Anderson in tho convention if he ?B a candidate. All predictions subject to revision and good for sixty days only. We honestly believe Governor Thompson could beat J. Hendrix McLano ehould that distin guished citizen appear before the conven tion. There are probably several other men in the State whom he could defeat without difficulty. The Naas does not quote ns correctly. Wo said nothing about Anderson County last week in connection with the next Governorship. We ventnred an opinion on Edgeficld and Greenville. Our con temporary is evidently no more careful about its quotations than about its pre dictions, and we apprehend the one will bo found as erroneous as tho o tn or. Asking a Pardon For Mr. Davis. Some comment bad been mado on thc report that the editor of the Meridan Mercury bas forwarded to President Cleveland a petition for tho pardon of Jefferson Davis, which petition, it ic said, has been sent without consultation with Mr. Davis. Since the ratification of the fourteenth amendment, no pardons of a political nature have been issued by the executive, congress having exercised exclusive jurisdiction in this respect The unvaring policy of congress has Leen to pass no act removing political disabil ities in the absence oT a personal petition to that effect. In the case of Mr. Davis, it has several times been contemplated by his friends to bring forward a reliei bill, but the idea has after reflection been abandoned aa impracticable. The Texas Floods. GAINESVILLE. TEX., April 24.-The moat disastrous flood ever known in this vicinity visited Gainesville Wednesday night and continued with little abate ment throughout Thursday. The Pecan and Elm creeks, which empty into Trin ity River juBt below the city, rose with fearful rapidity in the darkness of the night. About 4 o'clock in the morning a number of houses ia the bottoms were swept away, the occupants fleeing foi their Urea, leaving everything behind. One child waa drowned, but there ia reason to fear a loss of several other lives. From above the town three houses passed down the stream, from which, above the rush of water, cries of distress were plainly heard. The loss of lire atock in the vicinity is ver; serious. The car casses of horses, cows and sheep are passing by at frequent intervals. The engine house at the waterworks la sub merged. The damage to the town and to the property along the river aggregated many thousand dollars. Backing Down. Tho eommittea appointed by the Augusta Presbytery at the request ? ol Dr. Woodrow,' to examine into the char ges of heresy against him, finished their conference Thursday evening in Augusta. They find nothing to sustain that point, and report that no prosecutors have ap peared, to prefer auch charges. Dr. Woodrow's, letter intimated that there had hewn charges against him of this character. The committee disclaimed any reflection upon. tb? action. of thc synod of Georgia whicJb-disagreed with i Dr. Woodrow Upon bis teachings of evo lution last year. Tho resolution avowlna that there iwaa nothing in Dr. Woodrow'* conduct calling for judicial proceso waa voted donn by tho committee aa covering too much ground. : D'. \ Woodrow, fi evidently determined to ureas the decis ion to Its legitimate conclusion, and will probably carry tho matter beforo thc hither coarte of tho church. Ho gave no tl co that ho would complain of th? action of |be coramltteo to tho synod ol Crcargle,_ . . ? ?mm? j - A Plflgnc-Struek TOTTO. WILK ES DARRE, PENH., April 2C.-A frishtfui epidemic prevailing atPlyuioutfc hat poetically Btoppcd all business la that town except at drag stores add undertaking establishments. Six deaths * from typhoid malarial lever have takes place since yesterday, and Dine funerals were held to-day. The whole town ap: pears to bo lo mourning. At a inseting of tho borough council last night thc ' cauce cf tho pcati lenco wasfullv dlacuss. ed, and it was decided to clean tho struts, alleys and back yards at orce. Wh St 1 this work ia cccompliahed a project foi i building ; towera throughout the town will bo submitted to a voto of tho peopk ; Tho water corapauyci the village havmj? / made a careful investiga "len, hatt'Motf fled the council that they were supplying : pnr?. wholesome . water, and th at one \ ohiei causo' of tho epldsaa?o waa that fl largs portion of tho village was suoplied with gratar from treib which bed beoosni ? polluted.. A heavy shower fell in Ply mouth end Rs tide J ty carly this niornlnj >} and did much towards deaning the fi! th j street?,. thus c." --.ing a more hopefu ? Seeling. If ibo rein is followed by cold er cathee tho uoxloas and fever breed log odors may bawoffyat. ! * " r; Wfam?r?^ * IcM Oovmty nre planting their cotton i ' second time. -Jil . The ?>a ure os View. Tho directors of thc Greenville and Laurens railroad met at Greenwood on 'Wednesday last. Tho meeting waa full. President Mauldin and each of the twelve directora being at bia post, viz : Messrs. Gower, Crittenden, Sullivan, Cleveland, Harrison and Donaldson, of Greenvillo ; Measra. Barksdale, Ferguson, Dial, Ful ler, Bailey and Fleming, of Laurens. . President JHaskell, ot the C. sod G. II. E., and Measra. lt. L. McCaughrin, of Newberry, and Hamlin Beattie, of Green ville, were also in attendance. The meeting waa harmonious but noth ing definite was done, a motion having been made by the Laurens directors to postpone action for the present. For th is proposition, we learn, there was good and sufficient reason. Tho motion was cheer fully agreed to on the part of tho Green ville director?, and the 7th of May pros, was fixed for tho date of the next meet ing. ' President Raoul, of the Georgia Cen tral, waa at Greenwood when tho meeting was held. He was there for the purpose, we learn, of submitting a proposition to the directors as to tho terms upon which ho ia willing'to take charge of thc road, complete, equip and operate it ; but as it waa determined to postpone action, and a definite answer could not bo then given, his proposition waa not made known. From what we learn from some of tho Laurena directors, there was good reason for postponement, as botweeu this time and the next meeting-only about two weeks distant-propositions aro expected from other parties. Tho postponement will defer tno matter but a short time, and we have no doubt some definito ac tion will be taken at the meeting next month. Whilfi we think something sbould bo done very soon, and that tho completion of t'*a road has alreudy been too long delayod, it ia sometimes best not to be in too great h vic, and the present may be one of thoao occasions. We Bball await the action at the meeting with anxiety.-Lauremville Herald. Honey or Winery. SCRANTON, PA., April 2L-That portion of this city known as Providence has been recently in a ferment caused by tbe unseemly demonstrations of a blunt old settler named Aaron McDonald, who ?ersista in annoying the family of W. V. Winton, former President of tho Second National bank, and' who owes McDonald an old debt of about $8,000. A few Sundays ago, during a religious revival at the church of which the Win touB are members, McDonald created a - scene by denouncing Mrs. Winton vehemently while ?ho was exteuding tho band of fellowship to some new members of the congregation. Aa soon as the sensation subsided McDonald expressed regret for it, and it was supposed that the matter was ended. But another, and even more public demonstration baa juBt lead-to McDon ald'a arrest, and he bas beeu held to bail for his good behavior. For somo weeks past the salvation army has been working up the Hyde Park portion of the city , into a religious frenzy. About twenty members of tho army, .including somo five or six females, invaded Providence, and aa soon as McDonald saw them he i offered them $5 to accompany him to the Winton residence and pray and eing for the inmates. The Salvationists would sn. accept $5, but agreed to take $1. Then a motley procession, headed by McDonald, marched up the hill to the residence of the banker. The party stopped io front of the gate, i and McDonald, assuming command, ex claimed in a loud voice : "Now pray for . old Winton." The band began to pray aa directed, and hoped the Lord would i convert Winton and persuado bim to pay back McDonald's money. The Winton i family took no notice of all this, but i presently McDonald called upon them to come out and be converted. 1 At last Mrs. Winton came out on the porch, accompanied by her son, and begged that the "holy show" would cease. Thereupon McDonald flew into a rage, denounced the family aa thieves and threatened dire destruction upon I thora onlesa they paid him bis money. ' It was useless trying to reason with him. and his wild vituperation waa interspersed with some equally wild psalm einging by the salvation army. A great crowd con gregated abont the place and loitered around thero until the salvation people dispersed. ? Hard Working Pr?sident* A Washington letter to the Baltimore American says : , With the thermometer in the aeventies I in the shade, and with Colonel Lamont ! atill under the weather from overwork, ? President Cleveland should heed the warning given by his friends and slack i np a little on the amount of work he has been doing since he came into the White House. Jn speaking of this matter, no ! reference is intended to what has thus far , been accomplished by tho administration. The only matter in question is the long hours and actual labor put in day after i day and night after night by Mr. Cleft* i laud himself. The memory of the oldest employe at the White House runneth , not baok to the time when there haa been auch a hard-working President. It is, perhaps, an open question as to whether lt is necessary for him to handle bis own mail, or for him to personally inspect the panera of every candidate for a presiden Uni appointment. But the fact remains ' that he evidently thinks he must give bli ?eraonal attention to these matters. rae result is that, with the exception ol jtboat seven boors for sleep, two foi , meals pud now and then an hour or two . for fresh air, he is constantly at work at , his desk. And sometimes, when he hat I .some particular thing on his mind, he is ! to ba found poring over papers ano con I suiting with, members ci his cabinet, i much to their personal discomfort, si i late as 2 o'clock In the morning. Colo sol Lamont was quite as hard a workei i at Albany as waa Mr. .Cleveland, and yel i ho never succumbed to tho pressure. It i is not, therefore, impossible that Mr ; Cleveland may do well to be warned it i time. Some of his intimate friend! ht e been talking to him on the subject I nod he hes laughingly t. \d them-point > lng to his.constantly Increasing avoirdu i pola-that be will bo all right ss soon ai i no moves out to tba Soldiers* Home, ao< r bas a chance to walk a little of the fa off. There is considerable of reason ii that Idea. He ia said to be ve ry fond o waking, but be is unwilling to attract a auch public attention as presideotls . pedestrianism in the city would attract I Not only is the President a very han worker- hicosolf, bot the spirit of labo \ seems to bo infused Into everyone assoc! ated with th?, work of the exeeutlv ra ana lon. Thooxccutivftclerksaodmcs s songer? are to-day tho busiest totara ' montom.ilojeeain Washington. Wheth ; cr th i*ko it os not, matters not fe Tb* ,oo saw tba President ai ta ' nlgr t's r?ception, however, must adm] > that ?o did not look Uko a sick mai And yet he ia not aa spry as the olde: member ot his oabinct. Mr. Lamar, wh [ knows bow to take things easier, aa ' who, at tho samo time, ls supposed to d t his Whola doty. Mr. Cleveland woul ? proh ^ly give h?lf a year's salary If h f could rush op on h oreo back, j u ru p to tb ground ond run up Blairs three atona At tW uSeer6t>? La?udidoDh'l. wa to Tuesday a ?blnot meeting, much i ! IhjWtMMuut of tho byntanaora.' . ? ; -,-' ^ iwaii j :, ;.. ;. S --r- A chanter of calamities occurred i ! ???fc?S g to, bi? wife and hU bo?uo all foll dea WOn tho 17lh irritant, tko lout prl ! oneri Io tfee Haronton Jail turned upi . tho jailer uftllst-be was .*vJn* the Judge Wylie's Courage. Judge Andrew J. Wylieof the District of Columbi?, who recently aaked that tho President appoi?t hi? successor, twenty years ago distinguished himself asa bold and fearless judicial officer by performing an act which brought down upon bia head tho censure of many of his political friends and associates at the time. It waa after the trial of the assassination conspirators, when all had boen convicted and sentenced to be hanged, iucluding that ill-fated or unfortunate woman and friend of John Wilkes Booth, Mrs. Mary 1). Surratt. The latter's counsel had resorted to ovory known method under the law and by petition to secure a com mutation of Mri?, t?urratl's sentence of death, but in vain. As all must remem ber who read tho occurrences of that day, the conspirator had been tried by court martial, and even the counsel for the defence of Mrs. Surratt (Hon. Kevc-r dv Johnston of Maryland) had been objected to by tho prosecution. It waa .jtceasary to resort to a desperate move in order to save Mr?. Surratt, or to even have her life respited for a few dav?. President Johnson was deaf ; he even de clined to give Mrs. Surratt a respite fora day to prepare to meet ber God. Not knowing whether a Judge would be found who would dare do such a thing, yet Mrs. Surratt's counsel, having a strong case and new evidence, drew up a paper and presented the facts, and determined to pray for a writ of habeas corpus. The crisis waa a desperate one. The counsel called at the residence of Judge Wylie at 2 o'clock ou the morning 6et for Mrs. Surratt's execution. They ruug the boll, (ionic ono came to tho front window of the second story and gruflly demanded, "What is wanted?" Judge Wylie, partly dressed, came down stairs and admitted tho two lawyers, wbo stood trembling in hi? presence. He, the Judge, turned on the light in the hall and looked at the document they present ed him. Standing there under the gas burner, Judge W. read the document through without a word, and then retired to a rear room for a minute. The coun sel were in dread suspense. They could hear their hearts beat. Prejudice ran high in Washington, and it was not thought a Judge could bo found who would issue a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Surratt. The Administration, Pres ident Johnson ; the Secretary of war, Mr. Stanton ; the Judge Advocate Gen eral, an excited army and navy, and an excited populace, demanded the hanging bf Mrs. Surratt. Judge Wylie had not long been on the bench und had every thing to lose and nothing to gain by is suing a writ. He returned to the counsel and said quietly, but firmly : "Gentle men, your points are well taken." He signed a writ tobring Mrs. Surratt beforo him that morning. After the writ was served President Johnuon suspended the writ of habeas corpus. .'This act of Judge Wylie was one that places bim in the character of one of tho boldest and upright Judges of modern times," said a Washington lawyer in relating the incident. The Riel Rebellion. WASHINGTON, April 25.-Consul Tay lor al Winnipeg, Man., has telegraphed to the State department that Gen. Mid dleton, commanding the Canadian forces, bad a battle with Kiel's force of Rebels at Fish Creek, which lasted all day Fri day. The Canadian loss was 12 killed and 47 wounded. Middleton retired about a mile lo an open space near the East bank of the Saskatchewan, where he waa reinforced by a column from the other side of the river, but the number of troops still does not exceed GOO. The Rebel forcea cngsge I are probably 300, but there are rumors of hostile Indians in the rear of Middleton. The situation is very grave. The insurgents were led by Gabriel Dumont. Their fire waa most deadly ; nearly all who were killed were shot through the head or heart. MONTREAL, April 25.-A public meet ing called thia evening in the interest of Riel and the Rebels had to be abandoned owing to the hostile demonstrations made by a large number of English-speaking ?oung men. A prominent supporter of ?.iel said the meeting would have to be abandoned owing to an awakening of Eublic feeling by the news of Friday's atti?. - An ex-Confederate story teller saya that during one oi Lee's battles near Richmond ha saw a comrade on his knees, with his hand held above hia head, crying out, "Como along, furlough ; come along." He wanted to have a finger taken off by a bullet BO that he could go home. An officer came up behind him and gave him a violent kick. The sol dier cried : "If that ain't a discharge, I'll be hanged." He aaid afterward tho* he thought a piece of bunted shell had struck hun. - The directora of the Greenville and Laurona Railroad met at Greenwood Wednesday to consider a proposition from the Georgia Central to take control of the road and c. mplete and operate it within a short time, accepting bonds in payment for the expense of ironing and putting down cross-ties and furnishing rolling stock. The Greenville directors were In favor o? accepting the proposi tion, buttha Laurens delegation wanted time to consider the matter. Auother meeting will be held May 7. - In one of the divorce cases in the Supreme Court, of Massachusetts,. the other day, after a young man had recited thai hia wife cuffed bun around and at one ;lmo whacked him over the head with a poker, the court waa led to remark that after having heard 225 divorce cases upon the benoh that was the first in which a man had asked for a divorce from his wife because of oruel and abu sivo treatment. Vk^^?isf&m a whIU> 1*4, ?bout 18 yeara Old, waa found dead in the road near Gampobello, Spartanburg County, one day last, week. H* was driving en os. wagon, nnfl'it Gcen.8ihnt tko fore wheel atruck a sapling and brought it down soddenly across bis neck and mash ed bim down on the tongue and broke bis neck, or choked him. The. oxen stopped atlll and he was found pressed down by the sapling. A ladyofjrreproacbable veracity, who resides io Waycesboro, Ga^ says in .aP*tfoce, the following occurrence took placo in a prominent merchant's back yard, a day or io ago : A cow, seeing a to it, Hfted it off tho fire with her horn, waited until the pottage cooled, and then very Quietly proceeded to. feast upon har fine dinner, eating all the pean in the pot. - J. ?ortis, a carpenter, of King? awn, Pa., while engaged in tearing down an old budding erected as a dwelling, house half a century ago, but which has been used aa a schoolhouse for .thirty Taara, discovered secreted among the heaviest Umbers more than 16,000 in gold fn<*eilver colo. The building waa sold ?e/?^^.of K!??ton'on* * *. is rJwL?tUSLE?mitT ff ff^Si^f? T A 7 0 dUcuBsion ir. the Spanish that ta tho recent shako-no at Malaga most of tho patients forgot tbeir diseases ?J?P*R WchelS agreed with them to weil that a few only htf. roto mod to ibo hospital. - 7 m?l employs moro moral or better regulated set ol Jgf? ;m not to ba fou nd any Sh e?? '???^Mx ?torrtaon, of Antro! Gea. Grnnt's Condition. NEW YORK, April 24.-Tiie Medical Record of to day says: "Tho physical condition of General Grant has markedly improved during the past week. There its no authority for the statement that his physicians at any time provosticated speedy death or did not give 'be most encouraging reports of the patient'* pro gress. The medical staO* has also main tained that the amount of the general constitutional depression was out of all proportion to the extent of the local disease; that tho latter would not of itself he tho cause bf the death unless by the accidental erosion of a large artery or possible strangulation from tho sud den separation of the slough. Both these contingencies were guarded against by every possible precaution which could be taken, in the meantime, as the re sult of thc* most careful topical and gen eral treatment, the bodily strength of the patient was nurtured, his pain assuaged, his sleep secured, and in this way his life has beeu prolonged. At one time only did death seem imminent from general exhaustion and threatened heart failure, and hut for timely assistance would probably have occurred. On no other occasion has there been any causo for alarm. The General has never been in any danger from choking. "General Grant is now stronger and his physicians aro neither dumblounded nor surprised, lt was as might have been expected and all treatment has beeu directed to that eud. The slough has nearly eutiroly separated from tho tbroat, and so far a source of immediate dauger has been removed, but the throat disease is still there, although for the present it is apparently quiescent. There is cer tainly nothing in all this to prove any error iu diagnosis or prognosis, nor has there been the slightest disagreement in regard to the management of the case. The microscopic examination of the specimen removed from General Grant's tbroat has declared tho disease to be epithelioma. "The representation of the appearances has been widely published, has challeng ed every criticism from scientific sources and not a microscopist in the land has ?et offered a protest of the conclusion. ?ut epithelioma, barring accidents from complications, io not a very rapidly pro gressive disease. It may continue for months slowly eating its way into sur rounding tissues without of itself killing the patient. "It must not bo supposed that Geueral Grant's physicians have neglected to take into account, every possible source of error and have not' treated the case accordingly. Unfortunately the progress of tho tbroat trouble well-recognized methods of treatment bas thus far not been Buch as would lead them to believe that the microscope was in error in con firming the original diagnosis." That the General will survive the sum mer is the belief of those in a position to judge of the probabilities. He will, it is thought, pass the summer without relapse, but a recurrence of cold weather will perhaps effect a change that is not desirable to anticipate at this time. - At Cortland, Ala., Thomas Little, a wealthy planter, was called to bis door, when some one sprung up in front of him and fired twenty-four buckshot into his breast. Samuel Livingston, ais brother-in-law, is in jail, charged w.'th the crime. Much excitement prevails. - Messrs. Fred and W. Oliver, of New York, have beeu in Columbia for several dayB perfecting arrangements to build a largo oil mill. These gentlemen are the part owners of the oil mill in Charlotte, whieh has been BO successful for some years past. By the uso of Buckingham's Dye, the whiskers may be easily made n perma nent, natural brown, or black, OB desired -o Quantity in medicine is no indication of value. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is concen trated and powerful; requires a small doBO, and is moro effective, dose for dose, than any other Sarsaparilla. It is the best of all blood medicines. HORSES MULES. A LOT OP FINE STOCK to arrive at -fa. Fowler's Stables by 8alesday in May. Call and see. * A -, on ,Mf J? s- FOWLER. April 30,1885 42 1 Warning to Trespassers. ALL persons are hereby warned not to trespass upon our lands, by walkintr pr ridi?g over, hunting, fishing, out tine timber, or in any other way trespassing Any person or persons disregarding this notice will be prosecuted at law. FRANCES E. MORGAN, A ?i .? ,ooJcAMES L- BOWLER. ' April 30,1885 42 ?a Notice to Trespassers. ALL persons are hereby warned not to hunt, fish, walk orer or ride on or commit any other trespass on the enclosed pr unenclosed landa or the undersigned or to uso any of the private roads upon Buch Ianda, situated in V?rennos township. In Anderson County. Those dtaregardW thia notice will-be prosecuted at law.' WM. B. HALL. . MARY L. HALL. April 30,1815 42 i? TWTOTICE FINAL SET* DEMENT. ?l. a?.d.e5I?55rd' Axecntors of the Estate of Daniel K.Watson, deceased, herc by rive notice that they will apply to tho Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on tho lat day of June, 1885, for a Final Set tlement of said Estate and discharge from their ofllce as Executors. p. S. WATSON, ) " , WM. B. WATSON, j Ex n April 30,1885 42 5 NOTICE. A, Chance for an Enterprising Man. npHE undersigned ofiers for sale the lr. .fri.J?i^Jf Dr. W.O. Brown .,~ _ -?.?un?* ior toe same. Also, one-fonrth interest tn the maimfac ture of the Sarek* dita Saw Filer tor the dnraUon of tho Patent for Ibeaam* AJ*>. one-fourth af Stock on hand. con. slsttngof Iron Plplng^Valvee andWerai Fii"n8?- Also, over ?00 Gin WheUman ufactured and ready for delivery, t. .2 ??K 0nS who has the time to devote to it, there ls a fortune in these Inventions! ?? he sold cheap, and on easy terms. utZir i Part-culsra ?a to the profits.' stock, &c, apply to . MRS. A, L. BROWN, Exssutrlx, April ?0,1885 4aBelton,8.C, MUSIC IiESSONS. TTAVING retired from commercial'boa. ?1-mesa, I oestre to announce to rn? Wends that ! will receive ? Urnited num* fcar of pupils for i n st ru dion oponf?a vf? ?'.?, Pluto or Guitar. Special ?aro tacken to interest children ir. tho sind" o?Mu,lcfaad lmaait to them a thorough knowlS? of ?mVfttmcnl?ry ^."CIP"?- TarcnliSwho fcS?l At0S0'. or greased to ?io AprU?,18i5 ^?fFfe^ ?^d Oclon Sota for ?*la br A. B. TpWSlJ?' Lost or Misplaced. ONE NOTE, payable to Matilda Ander son by L. P. Smith. Persona are hereby warned not to trade for said Note, and tue finder will be rewarded by return ing it to me. MATILDA ANDERSON. April 30, 1885_42 1, Insurance License. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Ornes or C<. j*iTnoj.LEa GENERAL, COLUMBIA, S. C., Apiil 1,1885. ICERTIFY that W. P. Cox, Esq., of Belton, S. C., Agent of Tho Continental Insurance Co., incorporated by the State of Now York, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General A si- ti ni)] y entitled "Au Act to regulate the Ageteles of Insurance Companies uot in corporated in thu State of South Carolina," and I hereby license tho said W. P. Cox, Esq., Agent aforesaid, to luke risks and transact all business of Insuranco in this Statu, in tho County of Anderson, for and in behalf of said Company. Expires March Slst, 1880. W. E. STONEY, Comp. Gen. April 50, 1885_42_1_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (?eorgo A. Ramspeck and John M. Greca, partners lu trade, under *,he fl yin name of Ramspeck s. Urcun. l'laintills, against Charles I. Drennan and W. Ira Drennan, partners lu trade under th? linn name of Drennan di Bro., Defendants. -Summon}/ur Relit/-Comjiluint nut S'ttJ. To the D?fendante ('bark's I. Drennan and W. Ira Dronnan : YOU aro hereby summoned and required te an swer tb? Complaint In this actioD, which Is Sled In the office of the Clerk of tb? Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. If., a. C., and te serre a copy of your answer to tho said complaint on the subscribers at their office. Anderson C. H., B.C.. within twenty days after tho serrlca hereof, exclusivo of the day of such service: and if yea fail to answer the complaint within tue timeaforr said, the plaintiff In this action will apply to tho Coert for tb? relief demanded in tb? complaint. Dated April 23lh, A. D. 1885. FRINGE A VANDIVER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. ISUAL] M. P. TnmuLE, C. C. P. To tb? Defendant Charles I. Drenuan : Take notice that tho complaint In this aetl?a, together with th? Summons, of which the forego ing ls a copy, were flied In the office of the Clerk of the Court for Anderson County, South Carolina, on th? 25th day of April, A. D. 1885. PRINCE A VANDIVER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Anderson, S. C., April ;?0th, 1885. 12-? For Sash, Blinds, Doors, Plastering Laths, Window Fixtures, Building Material, &c, CiHEAV, call on \J W. B. BEACHAM, Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. April 30, 1885_33_3 n WANTED-A SCHOOL. A YOUNO Methodist Minister, who can .Xa. teach the Classics and the branches of an English education, and who is expe rienced, desires u Rood School as soon as Sossiblc. Ile is a South Carolinian. Ad ress, stating terms, number of scholars, anH the.,r advancement, REV. B. M. LATI MER, Walhalla, 8. C. April 23, 1885 41 3 HOUSES TO RENT. WE have three very desirable residen ces in thc Cit}- of Anderson to rent. Conveniently located. Terms mod erate. Apply to PRINCE <fc VANDIVER, Attorneys at Law. TAX NOT^? OFFICE COUNTY TREAB?fil? WmY ABDKBSOS, fl. C., April Ugft M NOTICE h herebygiven that IM!*! ?1 will bn open from May la&^.WBr iuclurive, for the collection of U,?^4* ?B Instalment of State, County, Brf?/W 8R Poll Taxes for the Flecal YearceauSSiS? MM November 1st, 1884. o?l**f| Taxpayers aro Klv?n tho opaon,W|J^M tofore, of paying one-half theirit?* jHi this collection and the other hitit* Full collection, or they may pay thaWkiS* 1 of their taxoa in the Fall, wl?b a SnJi?l* ? addition of Fi7e per cent, on th??Zrf&iB atalment. Those who desire to ??ft, | whole of their taxes iq May will hi ?5 W$ mitted to do so, and they wftl be rtcriS? 9 in full. The following iatherateof taxation,ri,. 1 State Tax.61 Milk ' W? County Tax. 2| ? WM School Tax.2 ? 1 Total.;i0? Fell Tax,?,!? ''S Taxes oro payable in Gold and Eilt? ' BS Coin, United States Currency, .NatioS 3 Bank Notes and Coupona or the valScS^^H Holldated Bonds of thia State, kaovnwfl "Brown Bonds," and ou the Bond?of thu'fi State known as "Delicicni.y Bonds." Cw JS tiilcatosof mileage and par ?H?rn iwuedl? <3 Jurors, State Witnesses and Constables foi .fi attendance upon tho Court of General 8a -fi I jlons will be recelvod for County Twa ? I not including School laxes. ^--M As required by law, during this coll*. 9 Hon, I will, for the convenience of Tu. ?M payera, attend In the several Township tt SS the following named places on the din fi indicated, viz : ' ? V?rennos- At R. R. Beaty'a, Tuej?s? 'fi May 6th. '* fi Hall-At Carswell Institute, Wednesdiv ll May ?th. ' i? Martin-At R. B. A. Robinson'?, Thun. dav. Moy 7th. llonoa Path-At Honea Path, F?dtr w May 8th. 11M Belton-At Belton, Saturday, May Otb Hopewell-At Plercetown,Monday,lin 11th. .'? Williamston-At Y'illlaniston.TuesdiT Mav 12th. Williamston-At Pelwr, Wednwdtj, May 13th. Brushy Creek-At Wigington'i Btort Thursday, May 14tb. Garvin-At Larkin Newton'gr-Frid?j, : May 15th. ? ' . Pendleton-At Pendleton,Batutday.l?y , 16Broadaway-At Thoa. W. Martin'?, Moo- j day, May 18th. . Centreville-At Centreville Mills, Tues day, May 10th. _ Fork-At Gaddis W. Farmer's, Wedna-v doy, May 20th. Kock Mills-At Williford's Store, Thun day. May 2lst. ? . Savannah-At Holland's Store, Fridty, May 22nd. Dark Corner-At Shcrard's Store, Satar* dav, May 23rd. On all other days during the month not' above enumerated, to wit: May Ut sod 2nd and ffini the 25th to the 30th, inclu sive, this oltlce will bo found open at the County seat. Office hours while traveling from 10a.m. to 4 p. m. v W. H. FRIE11SON, County Treasurer Anderson Ooanty, '.' April 2, 1885_88 2 PASTURE FOR CATTLE. IHAVE a fino Pastare, 41 miles fron Anderson, containing '?00 acres, bot tom and upland, and am prepared to pis lure stock of any kind at reasonable nie As good rango as can be found In th County. w< Q HAMM0NB. April 23, 1883_41 2 1868.." LUXURY." 1868. Parties wishing an article of STRICTLY PURE HONEST WHISKEY, For [Medicinal or Family XJ?e, WILL find what they want in the "LUXURY RYE WHISKEY" 1868. 80LD ONLY at the BON TON SALOON. O'DONNELL Sc MCINTYRE, Proprietors. ^April 30, 1885 42 ?? . ? : . NOW l& THE Tl ISO Oralia Crndlon AT S2.2S EACH, Equal, if not superior, to any in the market. GBO SCYTHES! GRAIN SCYTHES! ? Cheapest and Best in the market. LARGEST STOCK OF HOES, And Lowest Prices in the City. ?sr TRY US. IT WILL PAY YOU. Rli HARDWARE DEALERS. ".i N. B.-We now occupy C. A. ??ed's new Storeroo? m Main Street? next to Railroad bridge, where we will reaftto until our new Storeroom is completed, which will bV ?Wl?| the 18th August next. April 30,1885, > j-- -?3>. .. H'!.- ll~m. j WE BOW To our Friends and Customers who have so liberaW patronized us in the past. We ?csire to return thanes, and biter our usual Spring and ; Summer Greeting ! . .-, " .'. O', r WE ARB PREPARED TO OFFER BARGAINS IN ALL KINDS GENERAL iERCHAfil^E^^JJKT???OK SUPPLIES^ FARRflBNC imPLEMENtS; WK AXaMQ AGENTS JTO? Daniel Pratt Oin Oo.'a Oin?. Feeders ?nd Condensers. r Barboor Machine Oo.'a Cotton Seed and Grain ^rosher. ??^W%'-.' ^ltt Andmon fad ai!' ?s Oouni ?: ly* *?j '?' dmmbUltr .?? ?orwraj th?? U Him? toe? you ? an?rSinfft W? UWnS 0t5m de"W' 1 AitdsrsoS, ?. o., Apru so, im MOOU?LY, CATKCAB? ? ^