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E. B. M?BRAY? Editor. THURSDAY, J?&E 11, 1885. TERMS: 0NEXEAR.._?1.50. six months._ 75o. Two Dollars If not paid In advance. The Columbia Register of Sunday contains three and one-half co'nmns of editorial. Over two of this amount U devoted to a personal reply to the Intel % ligencer, and the balance to a personal reply to the Columbia correspondent of - the News and Courier. Verily the Regis? ter revels in personal controversies. Among the candidates for the office of Clerk of the State Senate, there is no one better qualified to discharge accepta? bly the duties of the position than Capt. Vincent F. Martin, of Andereonville. Capt. Martin is a son of General Martin, who was for many years Clerk of the Senate, and upon several occasions helped his father in the discharge of the duties of the office, or in his absence took his pla~e. He is a graduate of the South Carolina College, an accomplished gentleman and a most honorable man in all of the affairs of life. If he is elected, ' the Senate will not only have a cour? teous, efficient and faithful officer, but will have a most accomplished and pleasant gentleman in the place. Capt. Martin was a valiant soldier during the war, and has been an active and faithful , Democrat since the war. Not only would ? his friends be delighted to see him ac < corded the position, but Anderson County would be gratified to see an honor so worthily bestowed upon one of her citi? zens. We hope the Senate will favorably consider bis candidacy. In the death of Curran H. Sloan, which occurred: at his 'home in Green ville on Sunday night, a noble and useful life has been cut down as it was verging upon the meridian of a mature manhood, whose past has been one of honorable and unselfish devotion to all those duties which fell so heavily upon many young . men of bis age, as the result of the dis? asters which followed the late' war. Many of our citizens' will remember with pleasure the brave and wonderfully suc? cessful manner in which he began as a mere boy the battle of life, and his gen? erous, manly and honorable nature has always marked him from boyhood to the grave as one worthy of the confidence and devotion which he received from a host of friends. With a bright mind, a sound judgment, a level head and a big heart, to which were added an indefati? gable energy and an indomitable resolu? tion, he was fully equipped for the busi? ness of life, and not only was he able to command, but moreover deserved the success which he achieved. The death of such a man at such an age is a loss to his community as well as to his imme? diate friends. True, brave, manly and good, he has gone to his rest without a spot upon a bright character, and leaves behind him no memories of his life save those which are pleasant. an unsustatned denial. The Columbia Register,as we expected, pays especial attention to the article of the Intelligencer of last week, and pursues its usual coarse of venomous vituperation. It views the whole field of its'differences with the Intelligencer, and as to the first article from which we dissented, and which gave to the Register Buch mortal offense that journal reiter? ates: "* * * The Register, citing the facts as it received them from many journals having correspondents in Wash? ington, chose upon the recited facts, to concur in the censure visited on the Sec? retary. That is, we added our humble voice to the condemnation of appoint? ments proceeding on personal favoritism. This is all, ana positively all, of our offending. * * * If Mr. Bayard was wrongfully charged, it was not our charge, -but that of some of the most important and trustworthy journals in the country in and out of the Democratic ranks." We have already pointed out that this . statement of the Register is a perversion of the facts about its first article. It did not upon a recited state of facts censure Secretary Bayard, but it endorsed a state? ment of facts by saying that the criticism based upon these facts was just what he deserved. Therefore, it was its charge. It- may have also been somebody else's charge, but the Register made the charge its own, for it alleged that the criticism was just what the Secretary deserved. If it was not based npon a true statement of facts, it was not what the Secretary deserved; but the Register asserted that he deserved the censure, without qualifi? cation, and thereby made the charge on its. own account Here are the Register's own words, and they show that it had no qualification in its denunciation : "It is safe to Bay that Mr. Bayard has suffered serious loss in the respect and confidence of Democrats in all parts of the Union. The storm of criticism which has befallen the new Secretary for treat? ing his office as his own personal proper? ty, entitling him to bestow positions and preferments on his personal favorites to the. exclusion of others, is just what he deserves. This sharp criticism of Mr. Bayard's course, it is said, is approved by his Cabinet associates. Peop> near home may profit by Mr. Bayard's example with ' much advantage to themselves. Every? body is about tfred of this sort of thing, and are going to show their teeth about St." No matter where the Register got these charges, it makes them its own here. We shall not use epithets here to describe the veracity of the writer who penned these two extracts. They speak for themselves. Therefore, the Intelligen? cer in criticising the first article could not have been far from right, for the Register has persistently tried to change the meaning and responsibility for its unworthy attack upon a faithful public officer. Our Columbia critic next says: "From this original cause of difference and our sharp retort to the Intelligen? cer's gratuitous censure of our course, that journal ehose to justify, in contra? diction to the views of almost a unani-i mous State press, the appointment ofj Consul Morgan as a favor to Captain j Dawson, a member of the National Executive Committee." Really the Register assumes too much when it imagines our article upon the Blackville meeting had anything to do With the original cause of difference with the Register, and it is a very poor judge of newspapers if it thinks the Intelligencer suppresses an opinion because a majority of the press of the State take a different view of a matter from that taken by the Intelligencer. If the Register will remember the Intel? ligencer has sometimes stood almost alone, as it did in its advocacy of a Dem? ocratic canvass in 1876; bot the number of men who agree or disagree with us, has no influence in controlling our opin? ions beyond tho fact that where we find many disagree with us we consider the question more fully than we might other? wise do, but when we are satisfied we never hesitate to express our opinion for what it may be worth. Thr .ore, the views of the State press did not in this instance control us. The Register, how? ever, constitutes itself the representative of the State press, and proceeds to attack the Intelligencer. The Register says that it did not inti? mate that there onght to be a difference between native and adopted citizens. Well, it did' not say so, and as it now says it did not intend such an intimation, we can only say that the construction of its article last week caused us to think such an intimation was intended. The Register's announcement, however, shows that there is at least one point on which the Intelligencer and the Register agree. We congratulate our contempo? rary that opposition to our adopted citi? zens is not one of its vagaries. The Register next says : "But it has pleased the Intelligen? cer to justify Captain Dawson's pro? curement for his connection by the fol? lowing totally unjustifiable language: 'The Register's malice towards the News and Courier leads it into the penrile po? sition of belittling Captain Dawson and his claims upon the people of South Carolina.' Ar* all journals of the St;..3 moved by malice to the News and Courier in criticising and condemning this ap? pointment as an unworthy one ? Are all the numerous journals out of the State who condemn this appointment in the most unqualified words moved by malice to the News and Courier ? Let the In? telligencer answer. ****** "Now, behold the petty invidiousness of this language. Were we talking of what Captain Dawson had done for South Carolina ? Were we not talking rather of what he had done for his brother-in law at the expense of South Carolina ? If he had a right to do what he did, there is an end of it without throwing the News and Courier into the scale." We answer that all papers in the State are not actuated by malice to the News and Courier. Several of them have crit? icised the Morgan appointment, but they have done so without the manifestation of that malice which the Register ex? hibits. The.Register waa talking about Captain Dawson in a manner to bring bis record as a citizen of South Carolina into dispute, and it ought to give its readers credit for having sense enough to discern this, for they would be piti? fully stupid not to discover it in these words of the Register; "Well, this was Dawson's act, andaB such it provokes sharp censure and it has aroused the indignation ot every man who feels like a South Carolinian. Peo? ple naturally ask: Who is this man who thus assumes to have positions assigned to South Carolina given to him as his personal reward to bestow to whom he will ? And it is a most becoming ques? tion." These were the questions which caused U3 to compare what Capt. Dawson has done for South Carolina with what the present management of the Register has done. The Register cannot conceal its malace to the News and Courier. In the same issue it has a controversy with the News and Courier, in which it shows this malice in the following extract: "The truth is that for years the News and Courier has been pushing at the Register, and no effort to undermine it in popular favor here has been spared by its representatives, paid to do the dirty work. Any one who has read the News and Courier with honesty must see that no pains have been spared to belittle this paper in every imaginable way. It is only necessary to read after this very diligent detractor of to-day, who now plumes himself as having the ear which was refused the RegisterT>y the Board of Visitors." This shows that the Register entertains ill feelings towards the News and Courier, and accounts for its bitterness towards that paper. The Register concludes its i article by denying the charge made by I the Intelligencer that there is scarce ! ly a public man in the State that it has not belittled or censured. To refute this the Register quotes a highly laudatory letter to John W. B. Pope, Esq., dated October 17th, 1883, signed by Gov. Thompson, Senator Hampton, Col. Wallace, Col. McMaster, Col. Youmans and Chief Justice Simpson, expressing their regret that he had severed his connection with the Register, and their appreciation of his editorial work, and wishing him increased usefulness and success. This letter looks too much like a petition for office, and illustrates the fact that mens' sympathies often induce them to sign papers. Mr. Pope had given op, for some reason not necessary to be stated here, his position on the Register. He needed another, and the letter was written to help him get it. The Register asserts that this accusation is not true, and relies upon the letter mentioned to prove its denial. This is a denial and avoidance of the* issue, A man charged with a crime could not acquit himself by proving his inno? cence nearly two years ago. Now, we have a very simple proposition to make to this journal. We assert that its tone and conduct tends to belittle and censure the prominent men of the State. It denies, and says the only evidence it will adduce is a letter signed by some of the prominent men of the State near two years ago. Our contemporary must see that this letter does not refute a charge made as to its present couduct. But it has seen fit to introduce certain public men, and if it will take their testimony to-day, we will agree to be bound by it. Therefore, if it will procure their signa? ture to a paper stating that the Register's course has not in their honest judgment tended either to belittle or to censure the public men of the State, we will admit that our charge is unfounded, retract it, and apologize for making it. This is an easy solution to the issue. Epithets will not take the place of facts, and we are willing to let the men the Register has called as its witnesses settle the questior. In the very paper in which our contem? porary denies this charge, it has an arti? cle censuring the Governor, the Board of Visitors of the University, and the Pres? ident of the College, because they /did net send a special mention to it of a pending address to be delivered at the College. We are willing to let any one who reads 1 the paper say whether its course does, or does not, tend to belittle or censure the public men of the State. Its denial will not prove that our charge is incorrect, though it may prove that the Register is incapable of telling the truth, where it is to its interest to deny or vary it. The President has appointed Mr. E. M. Boykin, of Camden, United States Mar? shal for South Carolina instead of Mar? shal Tourney suspended. Mr. Boykin is a partial graduate of the University of Virginia, and has for two terms been a member of the Legislature from Kershaw. He was not a resident of the State in 1876, but since his returu has been an active worker for the Democracy of his County. He will make a good officer. [Published by Request.] J An Explanation, j From the Southern Presbyterian ' From various published statements touching the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Columbia Seminary at their late meeting, it has appeared that on several questions of great importance, two members cast their votes in opposi-1 tion to the measures passed by the ma- j jority. The undersigned are the two members to whom allusion has been made. And we deem it due to those for the management of whose Institution we j are in part responsible, and to ourselves also, that we submit a brief statement of the reasons which induced us, under a I sense of duty, to assume the position that we did in respect to some of the matters referred to. 1. As to the election of Mr. Vos. We j knew nothing whatever against this yonng brother; on the contrary, werej led to form a high opinion of his native ability, his scholarly attainments, and his Christian character, by the very strong commendations of his instructor, Dr. Green, of Princeton Seminary. But it seemed to us very unwise and unsafe to place in a professorship in our Semi? nary, the very fountain of theological instruction and training for our rising ministry, and that in the most important and difficult chair of "Biblical Litera? ture and Exegesis of Scripture," a man so young and inexperienced as Mr. Vos, who had but the week before been grad? uated at Princeton Seminary: of whoso capacity to teach, wo had no testimony whatever; who is a foreigner, writes his sermons in a foreign tongue and holds membership in a foreign Church and of whose requisite qualifications for tho chair we had almost no knowledge, Dr. Green's letters containing all the infor? mation that we had concerning him. Besides, we regard him as ineligible to the office under the Constitution of the Seminary, which reguires that the Pro? fessors shall be ordained ministers of the gospel (see Section 8, Art. 2); which difficulty the calling of Mr. Vos "Pro? visional Instructor" does not relieve, since he will be expected to discharge all the duties of the chair, and the Board has no authority in the Constitution to elect any Professor except as contained in that article, the appointment of "a tu 'or of the Hebrew language" belonging to the Faculty (Sec. 3, Art. 1). In view of these facts we felt that we could not vote for Mr. Vos, while there are good and able and experienced men in our Church whom we know, and who we are persuaded are more competent to fill that j chair. 2. As to the filling of the Perkins Chair. The Constitution (Section 3, Articles 5 and 11) expressly provides in the case of the Board's removal of a Professor from his office, that it "shall be reported to the Synods and be subject to their approval"; and "if approved by a majority of the Synods, or if the Syn? ods fail to act, it shall be regarded as complete." And as the removal of Pro? fessor Woodrow has not yet been report? ed to or acted upon by the controlling Synods, that chair in our judgment is not yet vacant, and the Board has no right under the Constitution to elect another person to it at the present stage of the case. When, therefore, the ma? jority had overruled our objection and proceeded to go into an election for that chair, we could not conscientiously take any part in the proceeding and asked to be excused from voting. With regard to Dr. Hersman, the nominee for the posi? tion, of whom we bad never heard before and knew nothing whatever, we said nothing for or against. Upon several of the points mentioned above, other members of the Board expressed themselves as agreeing with us, but on the general questions voted with the majority. 3. As to the continuance of the finan? cial agency of Dr. Mack for the year 1886. We opposed this simply upon business principles, carefully avoiding any and every thing personal with regard to the incumbent. The Treasurer's report for the last year shows that the expense of the agency was 50 per cent, of the amount actually collected, and we believe it to be a wrong to the Church and bad business policy to continue an agency that costs bo large a proportion of its receipts. And after the motion to j continue the agency for another year was carried over us, we presented the following paper, which we respectfully asked to have recorded, as stating the rea? sons of our opposing vote; but after con? siderable discussion our request was | refused: "The undersigned respectfully request that their vote against the reappointment of a Financial Agent for auother year be recorded, together with the following, as a reason that should forbid their so doing. During the last year the Financial Agent has collected in cash only $2,839.42; and in subscriptions only $4,000, and this at a cost of ?1,438.33. This expense of col? lection being out of all proportion to the receipts of the agency, on purely busi? ness principles they believe that it is unwise and inexpedient to reappoint a Financial Agent at this time to serve from January 1st, 1886, to January 1st, 1887." 4. In reference to the balance of $333, due on the salary of Professor Boggs for the present scholastic year, we called the attention of the Board to the matter and urged payment as a measure of justice and financial obligation. Dr. Bogg's [ salary had been fixed at $2,000 per annum, for the eight months' service included in the Seminary sossiou; he bad rendered these services fully; the other professors received their full sala? ries for the same service; and it was an arrangement of the Board in setting Sep? tember as the time for thebeginning of his pay; therefore we argued that it was morally and legally due to him. But the motion to instruct the Treasurer to pay Mr. Boggs the balance was laid upon the table. It is proper to add that Directors T. B. Fraser of South Carolina aud M. L. McLee of Alabama, were not present at this meeting, and that Mr. James Hemp hill, President, was in the chair, and took no part in the discussions. And now, in this statement, we make no complaints and bring no charges against our brethren who voted in the majority; whose actions speak for them? selves. We cheerfully allow them tho same right to their opinions that we claim for ourselves. And we seek no controversy with them upon these mat? ters. We publish this statement in jus? tice to ourselves, a3 we have been placed in that unhappy position of the minority who have no voice in the determinations of the Board. Thomas H. Law, W. J. McKay. ? The explosion of a boiler at Lin stedt's phosphate works, near Charles? ton, on Tuesday kille 1 two men and wounded a third. A Peculiar Civil Service Board. Considerable dissatisfaction is express? ed in South Carolina at the designation by the Civil Service Commission of C. M. Wilder, Henry A. Wallace and J. S. Leaphart as a board of civil service examiners for the conduct of the exami? nation in Columbia of applicants for po? sitions in the classified departmental service. The personnel of the board is described by the Newberry Observer a3 follows: "Leaphart is deputy postmas? ter at Columbia, who has been acting postmaster for many years. He is a white man and clever and capable. C. M. Wilder is postmaster at Columbia, or rather he holds the commission and draws the salary, but is not capable of attend? ing to the duties of the office. If we are correctly informed he can scarcely write his own name. He is a negro. Henry A. Wallace is a young negro and a clerk in the postoffice. Both colored men are Republicans and Leaphart is a Democrat. And this is the trio to pass on qualifica? tions of South Carolinians who want office under a Democratic Administration." These statements were shown to Com? missioner Eaton last night by a Post reporter. Without directly anBwering them he indulged in an excited mono? logue. "The whole article shows," said he, "the total ignorance of the man who wrote it. In the first place, it is an in? sult to Mr. Cleveland to imagine that if those men were not competent to fill the offices they occupy he would retain them in their positions. They have nothing to do but to receive the instructions of the chief examiner, Mr. Lyman, who himself conducts the examination. They just keep open the office and do the rou? tine work. The commission has to take people in the public service to do this work. At Columbia there are none but the postmasters. Nearly all the South Carolinians who have applied for Gov? ernment positions have passed before these same men and are now in the departments here. Instead of not wish? ing to come before them, the people come in swarms; we can't keep them away. And when once they get the positions they won't give them up until they are kicked out. Mr. Wilder is a competent man or he would not be in bis office. Is the man who wrote that article a mean, contemptible sneak in disguise ?trying to make a sly thrust at the heart of the Administration? What else is he ? Hasn't the Democratic party selec? ted a man for the Presidency who pledged himself before his election to civil service reform ? Did not Cleveland carry New York aim ply on that basis? Then what does this mean, sniveling, cowardly attack signify ? I think it is too contemptible to notice. It is that sort of man who would rather revel in a saturnalia of spoils than in the eternal bliss of para? dise." Senator Butler's attention was Sunday called by a Post reporter to the tirade of Mr. Dorman B. Eaton against the editor of the Newberry (S. C.) Observer pub? lished elsewhere, because of his criticism of the board of civil service examiners at Columbia, S. C, and he was asked if Mr. Eaton's harsh language was justified. Senator Butler inquired if it was possible that Mr. Eaton could have used the lan? guage attributed to him, and, being informed that he was correctly reported, expressed great surprise, and added that he thought Mr. Eaton himself should be sent before a board for examination as to his qualifications for the position he holds. "This exhibition of childish temper and indecent language towards the editor of the Ne\\ 'erry paper, on any account," said Senai Butler, "shows him to be utterly unfit for so important and respon? sible a position as the chairman of the Civil Service Commission." "Do you know the editor of the New? berry Observer f" "I do, and he is the equal of Mr. Eaton in intelligence, aud, judging by this lan? guage, very much his superior in gentili? ty and good breeding?and better quali? fied in every way to form a correct opin? ion of the Columbia board of examin? ers." "Are the Observer's criticism of the Columbia board just?" "I think entirely so. The appointment of such a board for such a purpose is more calculated to bring contempt and odium upon the law than anything that could be done, and I concur heartily in what the editor of the Observer says." "Were you aware of the personnel of this board in Columbia?" "I was not, and have no hesitation in saying it is little less than an outrage. The two colored men, Wilder and Wal? lace, are respectable, as far as I know, but with none of the qualifications for the work they are required to perform, or with very few of the necessary qualifica? tions. And while Mr. Leaphart is a perfectly reputable man I should not select him for this business. Upon the whole, the board is one that ought not to have been appointed, and reflects very little credit on the person making the appointment." "Is the statement of Mr. Eaton true that at Columbia there are none?mean? ing people in public service?but the postmasters to serve on this board of examiners ?" "It cannot be true, because the collec? tor of Internal revenue and his assistants and the United States district attorney and his assistants are at Columbia, and I do not see why they were not available for this work. Some of them were men of a high order of intelligence, and were on the spot. Mr. Eaton has given way to an angry, intemperate fit of passion, not creditable to one of his age and posi? tion, and I trust for the sake of the suc? cessful execution of the law, for which I am in a measure responsible, he will reconsider or modify or retract his harsh language. No public officer is above criticism, and, instead of resenting it, he ought to encourage every proper and legitimate inquiry into his official acts." The Fight for Collector. Washington, June 5.?Congressman Dibble made two visits to the White House to-day. His first call was to pre? sent to the President Robert Chisolm, of Charleston, who is here on private busi? ness. When Mr. Dibble appeared at the White House the second time his busi? ness was of a personal nature. He has since handed to me the following card with the request that it be telegraphed to the News and Courier for publication : A Card. To-day I found on file in the treasury department, among the papers from the White House, the following telegram: "Charleston, S. C., May 28.?Col. Lamont, Private Secretary: Please do me the kindness to say to the President that Congressman Dibble has attempted to impose upon him by the grossest de? ception in the Mowry collectorship case. I will do myself the honor of calling upon the President on Monday next. W. A. Court"enay, "Mayor of Charleston." As I have reason to believe that the author of this base, wilfully false and malicious communication has been on the streets of Charleston indulging in similar slanders, I take this method of saying to my Charleston constituency that I will at an early day present for their information some matters connected with the collectorship, which are of in? terest to them as well as to the several caudidates whom this champion defamer has in turn supported and abandoned as another's chances appeared brighter. I shall accompany it with my viewB, which were submitted to the President in writ? ing, and a copy of which I have called for, so that my own position may be fully understood by all concerned. Samuel Dibulb, Washington, D. C, June 5, 1885. The New Postal Rognery. Portland, Oregon, June 5.?A spe? cial from Lewiston, Idaho, gives more fully tho story of the defalcation of Isaac Hibbs, postmaster at Lewiston. He was appointed in March, 1884. Last January the registered mail pouch was robbed, but an official investigation developed nothing, and the affair was eventually forgotten. On May 2 Hibbs left for an alleged silver mine on the Upper Columbia. The postal inspector, alarmed at his continued absence, inves? tigated the affairs of the office and found in Hibbs's writing receipts for a large number of registered mail pouches, des? tined for tbe fictitious names in different postolfices supplied from Lewiston. The modus operandi was as follows: Lewis ton is a distributing point for a large number of offices in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington Territory. Hibbs would issue a money order in a fictitious name at this office, drawn in favor of a bank in Iowa, where the orders were payable. Tbe customary letter of advico was forwarded to tbe paying postmaster. Hibbs then wrote to the bank that he would shortly visit town, enclosed the money orders and requested the bank to cash them and place the amounts on deposit to his credit until he arrived. Later he wrote to the bank that he could not make the contemplated visit, and requested that a draft for the amount of money on deposit be returned by regis? tered mail to the fictitious names at? tached to the money orders, aud always at some office where the mail passed through LewiBton. When the drafts arrived Hibbs signed the fictitious names and returned the receipt cards, and the transaction was completed. Money orders are limited to $300 in favor of one person, but with forethought and judi? cious distribution of dates and places an opening offers through which unscrupu? lous postmasters could bankrupt the United States. The amount of defalca? tion exceeds $20,000, and is expected to reach $50,000. The postal inspector says that these robberies will necessitate tbe authorities reorganizing the money order system of the United States and elsewhere. The scheme is surprisingly simple and the officers are surprised that it was never thought of and worked before. John Evans, cashier of the First Na? tional Bank, Wm. Kiltonback, cashier of the Lewiston National Bank, and Alexander, Thiesser and Woodworth, were Hibbs's bondsmen for $8,000. Alexander and Thiesser were secured before Hibbs left. Hibbs was last seen on May 30, at tbe second crossing of the Canadian Pacific Road on his way to Missonla and Helena for the purpose of cashing drafts ordered to be sent to thoso places. The Condition of the Crops. Information received from the cotton belt shows that the crop prospects are more favorable than at this time last year. The stands generally are good ana the weather propitious. In Texas the acieage planted shows an increase of 7 per cent, over last year, and, although in some parts of the State the stands are poor air1, tbe fields badly "in the grass," still the prospect, taking the State as a whole, is as good as, if not bet? ter than last year. In Arkansas the stands are better than last year. The crop looks well though it is about ten days late. The fields are free from grass and the weather has been good. There has been about 2 per cent, increase in the acreage. In Mississippi the prospect is good for the State at large. In some sections rains have done slight damage. There has been but a small increase in the acreage. The fields are free from grass and the plants though small are strong. In Louisiana there has been a marked increase in the acreage, and in St. Joseph Parish alone this increase has reached 50 per cent. The stands are good, but tbe growth of the plant has been somewhat retarded by the cool weather which prevailed early in the season. In Alabama the crop prospects are generally favorable. Good stands are reported, but the plant has been retarded. TL ere has been a slight increase in the acreage planted. The condition of labor is good. In some sections there is too much grass in the fields aud rains have been prevalent. In Georgia the crop reports are good, with an increase in the acreage planted over last year. The stands are all good and the plants strong. More fertilizers ] have been used than "last year. Labor is plentiful. In Tennessee the crop is late but the stands are good. Tbe plant though small is strong. The acreage has been increas? ed slightly. In some sections the rains during the past ten days have done harm. In South Carolina the reports from the interior show that the condition of the crop could hardly be better. Theie has been a slight increase in the acreage. Larger quantities of fertilizers have been used than ever before. Labor is plenti? ful. Rains have done no damage. The crop is about ten days late. There have been no complaints of grass. New Cotton Picking Machine. To relieve the slow, tedious and expensive operation of picking cotton by hand Mr. R. K. Charles, of Darlington, S. C, hns iuvented a cotton harvester, mounted upon wheels which stride the cotton row, and which is designed to gather the cotton from the growing plants with the least possible damage to them, and to automatically deliver the cotton into a receptacle carried on the machine. The machine is double, there being a right and left portion ; and as it passes over the rows it is intended that the pickers come in contact with every one-half inch of the entire plants, from top to bottom, and gather every boll of open cotton, which is delivered to the receptacle absolutely free from dirt of every description. The capacity ot tbe machine is meas? ured by the number of acres it can be drawn over in a given time, and the amount of open cotton it then encoun? ters. For instance, if there were half a bale to the acre, and it were drawn over eight acres a day, this would not be an excessive load for two horses. As the machine weighs about 800 pounds, it would pick out four bales a day, thus doing the work of sixty hands. At this rate the machine would gather cotton at a cost of less than one dollar per bale. The Scientific American of May 9, has a diagram of Mr. Charles's machine, and says it is simple in construction, its parts few and not liable to derangement, and it removes the cotton, whether from high or low plants, efficiently and rapidly, and leaves the plauts comparati vely uninjured. The machine has not yet been put to a practical test and hence its merits arc problematical. The sure effects of Ayer's Sarsaparilla are thorough and permanent. If theio is a lurking taint of scrafula about you, Ayer's Sarsaparilla will dislodge it, and expel it from youi system. "They who Live in Glass Houses Should Mind how They Cast Stones.'' "The wicked fleeth when noonepur.su eth." It is amusing to sco how tender-footed certain blood remedy proprietors havo become of late. They make much ado about "apes and imitators" when none are in sight. Tho proprietors of B. B. B. would say most emphatically that their remedy stands upon its own merit. Should we attempt to imitate, it would not be those who do not understand the modus operandi of that which they offer. Our own long experience in the profes? sion precludes such an idea. The field for blood remedies is large and broad, affording ample room for all present aspi? rants. Wo do not desire to close the door against others, neither shall it be closed against us. B. B. B. is tho quickest remedy, does not contain mineral or vegetable poison, does not imitate, and is in tho field as an honorable competitor for public favor, and its success is with? out a parallel. WARNING, ALL persons are hereby warned not to ? hire or harbor Stewart Sampson, col? ored, er any of his family, as they are un? der contract to work for mo daring the present year, and have left without my consent. Thosa disregarding this notice will be prosecuted at law. MRS. S. J. GAINES, Townville, S. C. June 11, 1855 48 1 WARNING. ALL persons are hereby warned not to hire or harbor Julius Weston, color? ed, as he is under contract to work for me, and has left without my consent. Those disregarding this notice will bo prosecuted at law. W. I. SHARTE, Townville, S. C. June 11, 1885 48 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Spencer Brown, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within tho time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. J. L. TRIBBLE, Adm'r. June 11,1885 48 3 SPECIAL NOTICE. IN order to reduce my Stock of Goods by the 10th of July I will offer? INDUCEMENTS to CASH BUYERS DRY GOODS, Consisting of a full line of CALICO, MUSLINS, PIQUES, WHITE GOODS, a full line, MARSEILLES QUILT8, CASS1MERES, COTTONADES. IIJLXS. A good stock of Hats. SHOES. , My stock of Shoes is just splendid. If you want a first-class Shoe at a low price I can accommodate yon. Special attention called to my LADIES' SHOES, Man's Low Cut Shoes, Kips, Brogans and Gaiters. My 6tock of GROCERIES And other Goods complete. I have a large sale in Roasted Arica and Golden Rio Coffee and fino Tea. Give me a call before baying. A. B. TOWERS. June 11,1885 48 LOCATION OF DEPOTS. NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Savannah Val? ley Railroad Company will meet at Ander? son, S. C, on June 25th, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of locating the De? pots of said Koad. All persons or com? munities interested are requested to com? municate with the Board cither in person or in writing what aid they are willing to give to secure the location of Depots. The Company will expect from tbe dif? ferent communities not less than $300 with which to build the Depots located in each, besides one acre of land. W. W. HUMPHREYS, President. May 28, 1885 46 4 Application for Charter. NOTICE is hereby given that applica? tion will be made to the Clerk of Court of Anderson County, S. C, on tho 2Gth day of June. 1S85, for a Charter for the Anderson Telephone-Exchange. J. L. MAULDIN, Secretary of Incorporators. May 28, 18S5,_W_5 ?HWSS._1.-?-' - . FOR SALE ! One Second-hand, 6-Horse Power AGRICULTURAL ENGINE, On wheels, as good as new. Suitable for ginning and threshing, GNE CARDWELL THRESHER, 28 inches, on four wheels. Only used one season. In good condi? tion. Ready for work. The above can be had at LOW TRICES and on GOOD TERMS, witli approved paper. A LARGE STOCK OF Jolmston Reapers ? and ? Brown Cultivators, Are now otlierod on speciaj terras. ?s2~ For furthor particulars, apply to STJLLI^^IN" <Sc BRO., HARDWARE DEALERS. June 4, 1885 47 i SPRING - HAS - AKKIVED I AND with it that peculiar condition of the system, known as impure bleod. It is a fact, known to everybody, that if we hetve any IIa mor in the [Blood, it is almost sure to break out in the Sprung months in Eczema, Erythema, Tetter, Ring Worm, Splotches on face, <??#., Jce. Now, the reason for this is genereJly supposed to be the change of the seasons, and a want of abstinence from food. During the Winter, when the weather is bitter cold, we eat a great deal of grease?especially hog meat. Our whoU system becomes, as it were, permeated and clogged up with our heavy diet, and when Spring comes, and hot weather begins, very few of us are careful in our eating, continuing the same heavy articles of diet, that are only fit for bitter cold weather, when, in fact, we should eat very little until our system becomes acclimatized to the hot weather. Most people widerstand that they have to take a dose of Pills or Calomel, or something of the kind, to prepare the system jor the Sinring and Summer; and most of them new knoxo that to prevent the "Spring Rashes," Boils, &e., they must take some kind of Blood Purifier?such as . SARSAPA? RILLA, with IODIDE POTASSIUM or QUEENS DELHIUT and IODIDE PO? TASH, or SARSAPARILLA and YELLOW DOCK?which latter is made and higldy re? commended by Lamar, Rank-in A Lamar, of Atlanta. Or SUCCUS ALTERANS, ulUch is a very fine and efficacious remedy, or some of tin Patent Medicines, whieh are very highly recommended by the parties who made them. Note, we always keep on hand a good stock of the above remedies, and many others, for the diseases of Spring and Summer. Your* truly, ORR ?STSLOAN, DEALERS IN DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Prescription* a Specialty, BENSON HOUSE CORNER. May 7, 1885 43 AS THIS IS not a season for advertising any specialties in our lino, we avail ourselves of the opportunity to call the attention of our friends to two preparations of ours that have nut hitherto been brought prominently before the public. The lirst is our DOMESTIC COLOGNE, made from a formula known only to ourselves, and on which we DEFY COMPETITION. The La dies in Town who have tried it will, one and all, attest to its supe? rior qualities. This is no idle boast, and we respectfully a^k those who don't believe what we say to come and see lor themselves. The next is our? Grease Extractor, a formula also of our own, and which we GUARANTEE to taL-e ANY KIND of grease spot out ..f ANY KIND of cloth, from the heaviest Jeans to the most delicate? ly tinted Ribbon. On this we likewise invite inspection. ' Respectfully, HILL BROS., DRUGGISTS. April 2,1885 38 THE KNABE PIANO H, AS built up a reputation unequalled in the last fifty years. Manufactured in Baltimore, it stands our climate best. For combination of volume ami richness of tone, together with refined sweetness and purity, IT STANDS THE LEADING PIANO FORTE OF AMERICA. Sub? stantial and durable. Fully warranted for five yccrs. THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE, seems, they will not buy any but the? STANDARD ORGAN, Made by Pelonbet & Co. In fifteen months Isold thirty-one of them, und published the testimony of the satisfaction of the purchasers to the world. I have tried to sell four other makes of Organs for the last two years and only sold four. Now, the people's judgment may be wrong?but that is their VERDICT. They prefer the Stan? dard Organ, made by Pelonbet A Co. Hence, I will not sell any othor Instru? ment but the above. Sold ON EASY TERMS. Come and see me, or write to me. ?x. A.. daniels, May 28, 1884 Exclusive Agent. 46 THE YEAR of JUBILEE. All Creation Happy, and Buying Pianos and Organs. Unusually Easy Installment Terms now offered by jr. !l. haynie, Williamston, S. C. PIANOS, $50 CASH and BAL. NOV. 1. ORGANS, $20 CASH and BAL. NOV. 1. And if crops turn out poor, so that when Nov. 1st comes the entire balance cannot be paid, we will accept one-half of it, and wait until Nov. 1, 1888, for the other half. Now, come up, buyers. Our Instruments lead the world. Our prices are the lowest, our terms the easiest, and we offer every inducement that can be honcstlv lived up to. June 4, 1885 47 > 5 0 i o n o K >* Hi ft 0 K f f p 2. 2 - % 09 H ^ 1 ? fr H ft Z H % H CO > r ?0 o GO o hi p H c+ M? CD 03 OB tf M? B p p 8 m g *< "HI ? Cj o CO m H 00 QO 00 TP S 3 M WILL FIT. I HB1? ARE STYLISH. IfliBaB WILL PLEASE YOU. MEN'S FIHE SHOES HAND MAD IS GOOD VE Alt WELTS MACHINE SEWED. aunt nv HATHAWAY, SOULE & HARRINGTON. ALWAYS RELIABLE. XhofO eoods nr.' mad* In all the I.onillnor S t yles and Sold Everywhere !?> lint clam doalara. Wt? tue Hrst-cloM itook un.t miploy none butuklUed workmon. Ah wi> liuvabi?*. mure and longer experi? enced Goody enr Well m tltnu anv other manufac? turers of MEN'S FINKSHoEs. It l?*clcnowledRed by All that WA tJilcc the load. A.k vourdealer ror the HATHAWAY, 80ULE & IIAKKINGTON SHOE, it you are looking for a Rood artMe nt u medium uric* MISS SALLIE BOWIE IS again in the MILLINERY BUSI? NESS, and lias on hand an entire New Stock of Millinery Goods of the la? test styles and fashions, which she offeis Cheap lor Cash. While shopping in An? derson do not fail to give her a call at No. 2 MASONIC BUILDING. March 19,1885 35 3m