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E. B. M?HHAY, Editor. ~ THURSDAY, JUNE23, ?885. TE s ONE YEAH..... .. .>.#1.00. SIX MONTHS. 78o. Two Dollars II not paid in advance. Thc conservatives of England under t?aulsbury do not find themselves in a comfortable position growing out of their unexpected advent to power. They defeated Gladstone upon his supply bill, but have not a majority of tho House of Commons, and foresee that tho Liberals will defeat them ns soon ns they nwume charge of tho'government. Hence they villi dread the consequences of their phyrric victory. Tho charges of cruelty to convicts are entirely too numerous in this State. Newspaper discussion will only servo to point public attention to the wrong, but tho matter ought to be carried to tho Courts. If it is true, tiie guilty mcu should be punished ; and if uutiuc, the reputation of thc contractors and of the State ahould be vindicated by a verdict of our Courts. We hope all serious charges of cruelty to convicts will here after go to thc Courts rather than to the press in South Carolina. Thin would doter from the commission of such out rages,. aud punish their perpetrators when tlicy happen. Tbk- is the best season r?? the year to work tho public road?, and wo trust our County Commissioners will order out tho full force of the County for tho full time allowed by lnw, UH soon -ns tho lay-by season arrives, not to play marbles or ?it in thc diode, but to worts the public roads. Our roads are in terrible condi tion, and should receive as thorough overhauling as is possible under the existing law. Good roads are enid to be an index to a^County's civilisation, and if so our civilisation is on the retrogade This should not bc. Our County Com missioners, wo have no doubt, will tako active steps as soon as the condition of the crops will permit, and Bee to it that the causo of complaint is removed as far Os thoy bavo tho power to do ao. Give us better roads. Gen. McCrady publishca an able arti cle in the Newt and Courier upon tho over-construction of railroads in South Carolina, showing that from tho standard of Poor's Manual wo now bavo moro railroad routes than are wholenomo for our pcoplo. It ls contended thut a milo of railroad to every 850 inhabitants is suQloient for tho wants of a community, while wo uow have only 646.47 citizens to each mile of railroad. Thia argument is to us specious, for it depends upon the production of a country aa much as upon the number of its inhabitants as to what ita carrying trade will bo. There is no danger of new railroads drying up the towns of the State, for experience proves that railroads are stimulants not exhaus tives. There may be more roads than aro healthy for the stockholders, but that will not injure the prosperity of our - country nor of our towns unless they unreasonably involve themselves in debt to eecnro tho roads. Neither is there any danger of tho State assuming tho debts of the towns or Counties of the State incurred to build railroads. It wonld take eh aDiendment to the Consti tution to accomplish this result, and there fore it is purely visionary to foar such a result. There is much in what Gen. McCrady says about improved highways that is worthy of attention and adoption. His views show thought, and prosent the advantages Of good roads in a forceful way, which should produce practical re sults. Wo will lay the lettor before our readers at some future time, and present further viewy upon the highway portion of the subject. , Returned from Louisiana? Lucy Blackwell, colored, arrived in town last Monday on her return from Louisiana. Her family and forty-three other families,' numbering over a hundred souls, left tue city of Anderson, in Maren, .1884, Jn; high hopes of finding great prosperity! and happiness on the farms .of Louisiana, but her recital of j facta show how greatly they have boon disappointed. On their arrival in .Louisiana at the point for (3 in tribut ion among tho planters, tho following named persona Jrvent to what abe terms the Lyon farm, vis : Edmund .Black w eft,,, wife and four children-Edmund Blackwell and two of bia children aro dead. Edward Davis, wife, nod eight chil droa-all-uead. June Sanders-dead. Andrew Walsteine-doad. Solomon Bowen and wife-both dead -died the samo day. Edmund JJo wen-dead. R. B. Session-dead. He left a wife and family in Abbeville County. Davis Jones, wife, and seven children -:>.il dead. Luck Blackwell reporta that out of the whole Forty-four families, who left An derson in. March, ? 1884, tho, following named aro all who ar? still elbe, and they have returned to their homes, or as nearly so SB their limited means would allow :. LucyBlack well aud two children carno to Abbeville. Josh Jones, wi lb abd two children- i went hy Seneca City, on Air Line Road, j George Davis, wifo and two children clopped al Tocoa City for' Want of monoy lo pay. passage for thc remainder of tho I Lucy Blackwell ?poke lightly of the ??enes of sickness' and death through which she-had passed, and spoke cathu. siasticaliy of the crops which she loft in that wonderful country, of which she seamed tz*? so little.. She could giro no idea as to what part of the State 1 she went to, and could only deioribe tho I location as tho '/Lyon Farm." ' She is * f ginger cake colored woman, having two children of O darker hue. She woro a . whlto "Motucr Hubbard" dress, and waa tho observed of all < observers, whilo abo j took great pleasure in reciting th* facia j abor* stated.-Abbz\?ilU Preta ? and .Ban* nv, . \ -> In speaking bf cruelty.to convicts, ttl? Abbovillo Prent and Banner says : Tho o?r ir lull of reporta as to cruelty of ; fcafctsnont ?n the management of convicta "jW:i*V.work" ou th?Twratt?ab Valley Railroad, *ud th<r mnuy deaths that have' ?of troth ^^elrt^portfl. One Sf crceHy waa ?hoVn, whoa out ittttd of eight returning from work W>psd, and tho Dost ??Ora?flg"tho' Fog eovsu Wero whipped so ?nm?r tltat one of them lia* booti too "d-% work {since. >2f one'liait* bf ! . ." baa Wn said of th? mamw^nt1 Of ?UttHs convicts Ia true, it rs a, disgrace to oar civilization to allow acoo$Wr*r of this barbaric treatment. Tho IU I urned Convicts, The Rcy?Mcr yesterday placed the reading public in possession of the facta thal there were rumors of a repetition of inhuman treatment of convicts at the camp of Mai. Twigg*, who is working them on the line of the Havannah Valley Railroad, in Abbeville County, and that ?even of the convicts from that camp had been returned to tho Penitentiary in a disabled condition. Colonel John C. Haskell, who had returned from Abbe ville on last Tuesday, informed the Gov ernor that reporta of cruel treatment inflicted upon Ihe convicts employed on the Savannah Valley Railroad were cur rent there. These report? ?dated that the convicts were compelled to work fifteen hours a day, and that the indications strongly pointed to harsh treatment as the cause of two deaths which had occur red recently. At the Governor's request, Colonel Haskell submitted a statement of these reports in writing ; whereupou the Governor immediately directed the Ku perintendent of thc Penitentiary, accom panied by the Surgeon, to make a perso nal inspection of the convicts, and, after a careful investigation of the chnrgee of maltreatment, to make a full report of their condition. In accordance with these instructions. Colonel Lipscomb and Dr. Pope left on Wednesday for the con vict camp. A reporter ol the RcyMer was at the Penitentiary yesterday morning when Ur. Gaubcrt, who, in Ino absence of tho Physician of the Penitentiary nttends to his dillies, examined these convicts. They were all negroes, their names being Tom Williams, John Williams Ellas Williams, Massa Cameron, Joe Arm strong, Nathan Mitchell and Paten Wil son. Five of them were in tho hospital, where they had ben placed immediately on thoir arrival. They wore suffering from various causes, but nothing in their cases pointed to any such brutal or severe treatment at the camp as indicated by the rumors abovo Alluded lo. None of them made any complaint of boiug them selves subjected to treatment harsher than being compelled to leave their camp before daylight in the morning in order to reach tue work, which was five or six mile? away, working until dark and not getting back to camp until about 0 o'clock at night. They all spoke of the brutality practiced on some of tho other convicts by a white man named Jackson from Georgia, who wan left in charge of thom during Ihe absence of Major Twiggs nud Captain Cahill. In consequence of the fearful beatings inflicted by this man on them two convicts had died within a month past, one being Sam. Fludd from Qrangoburg County and the other John Fant, both nogroes. Another convict, named Henry Porter, had been bouud up with wires and beaten until, aa tbs wit nesses state, his back wa? left raw from his neck down, and in that condition he now lies nt tho camp. When Captain Cahill returned to the camp after an absence of about a week, during which, it is alleged, these atrocities woro perpe trated by Jackson, tho lotter left, as tho witnesses believe, having been dismissed by Captain Cahill. It will be seen that ibo Governor has acted promptly on receipt of tho first in formation, and while it is likely that the rumored atrocities have beou greatly magnified, tbero is little room to doubt that .the official investigation which Col. Lipscomb and Dr. Popo are now making on tho spot, will Bhow that sufficient cause exists to justify the demand which was mado so emphatic during tho last year, on the report of similar brutalities, that these exhibitions of inhumanity to these defenseless creatures shall honccforth bo made impossible by abolishing the sys tem of lensing convicts outside the Peni tentiary. Meanwhile we await tho devel opments which may be made on the return of Col. Lipscomb and Dr. Pope. Columbia Register. A Queer Scene In Court? Four WORTH TEXAS, June 20.-A fight occurred in tho District Courtroom last night which came near resulting fatally. The trial of young Stephens, charged with the murder of Dr. Wallace, at ManBfiold, in thia county. h:?d just opened, the entire day having boon apent in impanelling a jury. Toe attorneya wero tired and petulant. Henry Fur? man, tho leading counsel for the defence, "became embroiled in o controversy with County Attorney Ilowlin, and tbey final ly came to blown. Every one expected to see a double tragedy. The Courtroom was quickly emptied. Ho'h men were undoubtedly armed, and euch only wait ing for tho other to draw. In tho midst of this confusion Judge Beckman leaped from the bench into the arena. Aa he did so. Lawyer Weare, who is associated with Bo wi i u in tho prosecution, excited ly struck tho Judgo a very severe blow under the ear. Tue Court was dazed for an instant, but being a powerful man instantly recovered his balance snd let fall a sledge hammer blow that prostra ted Lawyer Weare. Turning hla atten tion to the principal combatants, who by Uiia timo had clinched and wore com mitting mayhem upon one auotbcr'a ears and cheeks, tho Judge commanded tbe jury to arise and quoll the riot. At the nama time tho Court seized ono of tbe combatants and two jurymen another, thus separating them. Furman ana Bowl in were fined $?0 each for contempt, :\ ft vt wblch the Court immediately adjourned, as all the comb?tante were bjeediug profusely. Tho Court did not fine Lawyer Weare. It is teared the feeling engendered will yet result In a tragedy. . A Wire and Batty Tor $100. : CLEVELAND, June 19.-Henry Bauer bier, wife and baby arrived here from Logau, Ohio, and put up at tho Empire House. To-doy a burly Irishman, also from Logan, put In appearance and had a conference. With Sauerbier. The result of the meeting was Che sale of Sauerbter's wife and baby to McFarland for 9100. Sauerbier at Brat wanted more mouey, but McFarland refused -to raise his bid. Last night McFarland, the woman and the: Infant returned to Logan, while Sauerbier took a train for Chicago. The Jleal was ? genuino one, and ia vouched br by tho landlord of tho hotel, who beard tbs trade talked over and saw. tho written agreement. taring and lils LooL WASHINGTON, June 18.-The Asl says that first comptroller Durham has officially requested Dr. Loriog, ex com missioner of agriculture, to make, good his accounts, no thal! the business of his ?mvt?utui may bo* closed. The same per states th ut Dr. Loriog has recently OBferred property in Ulis city to John j A? Loring; of Boston, consisting pf. the house in which be resides and the lot on K street. Dr! boring J* held responsi ble for an Item of about 180,000, expend Od for seeds in excess of tho seed appro priation. Tho money was taken from other funds of the department. !- It ia said, on tho best authority, that resident Cleveland ind the AdmlnUtra 00 aro entirely and absolutely opposed tb all acquisitions of territory, whether of Cuba or parts of Mexico or elsewhere. Tl? President feels very strongly and diively on this point. He believes st wo havo now as mach territory and large a ?ass of il it terato and i ncou aoas ra&tori?l in our population as wo can safely manage., He is totally op poa ed to an aggrandliing foreign policy nod believes that we have work enough to do ac In reforming our home Ad minis - Thirty-six out br tho ono" hundred t)sjA Vthi r ty. t wo applicants for ad mission "b the Weat ; point academy f have, ber - o>nd d?ffe^L-:'Amb^:Uisi.i|M^ Ci Ucl'LAR LETTER. Joint Kummer Storting- or the Hiato Agri cultural utitl Mccliault-al Society nnd tito State Orange. Arrangement? have been perfected with tbe Railroad authorities for free passage for three delegates from each County Agricultural Society or Clnb to tbe joint Summer meoliug of this Society and of thc State Grange to be held at Bennetts ville, Marlboro' County, on Wednesday, the fifth of August next. Each County Agricultural Society i* invited and re quested to bc represented at the meeting. Where there is no Mich County Associa tion, farmer*' Club or Society it is de sired that step? for iiuch organization be taken at once ; thal a meeting of citizens be called say salesday in July to select three delegates to the Summer meeting and inform me nt once of the uames of delegates so chosen so that the necessary arrangements may bc made for transpor tation, and homes assigned. The name of each delegate with post oilice address? should be plainly written. These annual Summer meetings are becoming more interesting, and aro im portant faet?n, educationally and other wise, io couiiection with the Annual Stnto Fair in developing by experience ni well as observations tue varied resour ces of our State. It is hoped, therefore, that the meeting at Bennettsville will be well attended bj all interested in the cause of Agriculture and thus give a further impetus to the efforts of our peo ple in attaining tho highest round in the ?adder of prosperity and happiness. The 1'eo Dec section is little known to our Piedmont people, and a visit to the County of tho State claiming, and no doubt justly so, the credit of being fore most in coito?: cuiture ; witli her broad levol fields ; thrifty population and un bounded hospitality of her citizens will insure to thc Agriculturists of our Stute a pleasant recreation from their busy and trying experiences at home and furnish them a delightful impetus for the comple tion of their labors. Wo have tho assurance of i, full dele gation from our sister Stute Ueorgia, whoso presence and the benefit of their counsel will add still more to thc inter esting occasion. Hy order of the President. THO?. W. HOLLOWAY, Secretary. KHHAYI8T8 AND SUBJECT*. Col. Thomas J. Moore, Spartanburg -Tobacco, tho kind to bo grown on tho different soil? of the State. H. B. Buist. Esq., Greenville-Grape Culture and wine manufacture. E. L. Rivers, Esq., James Island liest and most economical method of Drainago aud Irrigation. Washington A. Clark, Esq., Columbia -Thoroughbred Cattle. Dr. P. E. Chozal, Stalo Chemist, Co lumbia-Fertilizers best suited to the agricultural products on tho different soils of our State. SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION, Thc preparing aud growing Winter forago crops. Titos. W. HOLLOWAY, Secretary 8. A. & M. S. and S. G. Kaluit aa a Manure. Dr. Lucius, the tho Prussian minister of agricultural affairs, apoko as follows at the sitting of the liouso of Deputies on the 14th March, 188? t "Regarding the matters mentioned by Deputy Schultz Lupitz, I can only glad ly state that all those agricultural meas ures, in the furthering of which the ministry of agriculture is particularly interested, are on hie part also zealously supported to the advantage of agriculture nt large. I can only acknowledge thr.t the application of artificial manures, moro especially of Kainlte, for provinces and districts with light sandy soils, is of the highest importance, and it affords me vory great pleasuro to see that Deputy Schultz -Lupitz has such personal and important practical results to bring bo fore us, thereby rendering valued ser vices to agriculture. The resulta that have been produced on light soils with artificial manures, especially with Kai ni te, are certainly in tho highest degree sur prising, and it is quite right, and will well repay the trouble, to enumerate them here in order to call the attention of that part of the population whom it may concern to what may thus be at tained. "During last summer, in Nennhausen, hero io the Mark, I waa personally able to see what wonderful effects can be pro duced in a movable sandy soil with arti ficial manure ; in considering which, however, wo must presume that, at the ??roper time, rain does not completely ail, os was the case in this instance. I have Been adjacent fields, one belonging to a peasant proprietor and tho other to a wealthy landowner. ' Whilst on the ono hana there was a perfect wood of j ryo, stauding to man's height, and upon a ah i fling sandy soil a harvest was about to be reaped which could be estimated at not muon less than 16-16 centner pro morgen, (equal' to about 46-60 bushels I per acre,) alongside of it, and merely I divided by n shallow farrow, the. peasant proprietor's field, whose soil had the ' same properties, stood there in all its j miserable poverty, with a crop of at most 2-8 centner pro morgen, (equal to about i 6-10 bushels per acre.) "On the occasion of my inspection, I remarked that the edge of the. field be longing to the peasant proprietor showed a greatly increased'growth where, as a few paces further on, the falling off waa very marked. I inquired tho reason of] this from the inspector wbb accompanied me, and ho'informed me that this tract of land was used for bealing out the sack of Kaioite in distributing tho dung, and lt Is probably that the better condi tion of this part of the field was entirely j due to the Kaioite which had fallen off j during the process of beating out the sacks. I bare never seen auch a tangible proof of what it is poasiblo to attain in this way." ' ? , . Cursing the Judge. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., June io.--Frank Whitney and Charles Daniels, convicted burglars; were arraigned in the criminal court yesterday. When Judge Norton asked Whituey if he had anything lo say why sentence should not be pro? nounced, the prisoucr sprang to his feet, abused -the court with a volley of profanity, and then tearing away from tho balun", hurled a pair of handcuffs at the judge. The missile passed over the judge's head, spattering the heavy plate glass.' Whitney (urned fiercely upon tho pol i co, and had to be soundly beaten before he was subdued. His friends in the court room pressed Into the prisoner's 'box, and the officers were tinnily com* polled to draw their revolvers. The two mon were ndouffed and taken to Mich? ig^n City prison. - Judge Foraker, tho Republican nominee tor governor of Ohio, received a letter of congratulation from James G. Blaine recently, in which waa an offer from that gentleman to stump Ohio for Forster this Fall. - The Greenville ?reii? says: "By tho way, what hoi become of J. Hendrix ! McLano and the Greenback party in the j present crlsip? They seora,to havo dlr? appeared from the very face of the earth, stace the November cyclone,' aud eran their memorv is becoming indistinct." - SpartaiAurg IhraUl The six ear-1 rier pigeons, liberated on Monday, 8th inst., at 6 o'clock a. m., by expresa agent j; D'. Steen, on the top of tho Palmetto1 House, recited Baltimore, Md., at 4 p. m. the same dayv !V^tt>ataj?dini day wasatorrny*ndrainy. Thc?dial 'birds. . Iteniarsabld Stalk of Cotton. Mr. G. Iv. Williams sent thc Itegiefrr yesterday a stalk of upland colton taken froot ft Unity acre fa-ld near (Gadsden, some twenty miles below ibis city. Tbe stalk is a remarkable one for any season in this vicinity.. It ii, by careful meas urement, thirty-two inches in height, and by closo count has fifty forms and two blooms. The stalk appears to us to be a hybrid of thc cluster and common varie ty. It ha? evidently made rapid growth in the lost fifteen days, as js shown by the openness of its limbs. Such a stalk would reach over five feet In height by the 4th of July. A field ol such cotton Miould have five feet between the rows and nothing lc- - than three feet between the stalks. This would gi VA about 3,000 stalks lo thc acre. With 100 good average pods gathered to the stalk this would show .'100,000 pods gathered, and with 100 pods to tho pound of cotton in the seed, just OOO pounds of lint, or two good marketable batea of 4?50 pounds each. In crops of such growth distance is all important und no crop of rank growth can possibly make anything like a ful; yield without it. We recall here an incident often told an an illustration of courage itt handling cotton crop* of abnormal growth. The late Captain liugueuin, o? Upper St. Luke's, bad a field of cotton on Hear Island. Year aller year he lind lost crops upon it owing to overgrowth, though thc plants prom ised an overwhohningyield. One season, when most promising, he made a close inspection of tho field, accompanied by his experienced overseer and trusted driver. He saw an immense growlh and at once ordered cveryiotber stalk cut out with a sharp axe, so as not to disturb the roots of the remaining plants. He visited thc field again shortly afterwards and seeing still an enormous growth he ordered, against the strenuous protesta tions of tho overseer and driver, every third row cut out. The result was un enormous crop, and Hear Island proved a gold mine ever afterwards. Other planters on tho con-it had the snuie ex perience, and it is we) 1 known that in the Mississippi bottoms the distance between the rows is tlx and seven feet, with full distance between plants on the row. There can bo no doubt about it, lite cotton plant mutt have sun and air, and if it is crowded it will not often give half tho yield that it would with proper space. Of connie this matter requires judg ment und that common sense in tho con duct of thc crop, which is worth pilca of all other sonso to auy planter. Wo would like tuneo two acres of this tbirty-acro field experimented on-one of them given the usual distance and the othor stretched to the utmost distance which judicious experience would warrant.- Columbia Register. - A colored preacher, who had been pul on triul before a jury in Dr. rien, (Ja., for some offense, was brought in not guilty tho other day. Tho defendant said: "Head that again." "Not guilty," was repeated. Wita a spring be bounded into the air, giving vent to religious ejac ulations. The colored women, who crowded the court room, set up a h?llela I jab chorus, in which thc preacher joined, and the judge bad to sit still and let them have it out. - The neoplo of Pickens County be lieve in railroads, and are willing lo pay for their building. They aro now paying a tax of 21 mills on tho dollar ou account of their subscription to the Air Line road, and in several townships they have recently voted to be taxed 5 per cent, upon their property for the purpose ol completing the Carolina, Cumberland Oap and Chicago road. - A special from Dalton, Ga., says that Lcm Jones, a disreputable citizen of Spring Place, Murray County, Ga., who has persistently refuted to provide for his family, waa taken from bis home on Sat urday night and terribly flogged by s party of twenly masked men. He was told that if be did cot do better the dose would be repeated. - It is reported that General G. W. C. Lee bad resigned the Presidency of tbe Washington and Lee University at Lex ington, Va, It is stated to-night, upon the highest authority, that General Lee has tendered bia resignation in conse quence of ill health, but it is bolieved that some arrangement will be nando to relieve bim. - Five hundred and forty-one Mor mons Bailed from Europe on Saturday, bound for tho United States. Tho ma trimonial industry in this country can never thrivo so long os the monopolist Saints are allowed to import pauper wives free of duty. A prohibitory tariff should be promptly enacted for the pro tection of the home market. - Agriculture must have been in a backwaa state in tbe eighteenth century, on the banks of the Potomac, since, it is new stated that George Washington had one hundred cora and yet was compelled to buy butter, ?biu reads moro like a Texas than a Maryland yarn. - George A. Fjers, of Baltimore, a white man, hos been convicted of beating his wife while she wu in a delicate con dition of health. Ho was sentenced to receive fifteen lashes, and to four months in jail. .lie ia tho second white man Sentenced to the lash for wife-beating. - It is estimated that forty leading hotels in New York entertained su aver j age of 6,000 transient guests daily. In cluding the lodging houses, it is bolieved that not lew than 15.000 transient guests find a resting place in New York every night. - It is said that 955 farms in Iowa are owned by women, and that twonty dairy farms are managed by women. There are 125 women physicians and five women attorneys al-law in the Stato. - By actual count, - sui J to have been made there recently, 22,808 vehicles passed a certain point oh Broadway, New York, between too hours of 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. - Five colored achoo! teachers have been indicted at the present term of court in Aiken for forgery..' 1-. 1 ???^SP" ?at?tala, I havo had hereditary scrofula broken out on mo for eight yearn. My mothor and ono sister died with it, and I, sup poalng that I would go aa other members of tho family bad, bad despaired ofilia. The treatment of mercury and poUsh seemed to aggravate instead of curing tho disease. In this condition I waa pressed to uso Swift's Specific. After taking alx bottles the fearful eloora on my nook and arms disappeared sad tho scars oniy re* main to remind mo of my suffering. Qed I taken 8. 8. 8. at first, I would have been a well man long ago. KRVNK GiU'iri'.u, Danville, ?Cy. r * 18,1884. gs t tra a Twas affected for nearly four years with eczema. Tho doctors called lt at first erysipelas. . I was treated by physicians. I was cured by Swift's Specific. I used about thirty bottles and bsve had no trouble with lt since. I refused to take it. oven after lt WM recommended tome by others, for so ni o time-such wan cay prejudice of tho name -of lt; but having fried lt myself, l dow believe lt ls the best blood purifier in all my knowledge. It did another thing for mc I bad suf fered from, piles for many years. Since taking thia medicino! have been relieved, and believe it cured me. R. H. JONES. Oarteravlllo, da.; August Se, 1884. ' My daughter, seven years old, hs? been afflicted with eczema far two years, auad after trying, other remedies in vain, I gave her Swift's Sp?cifie (H. 8. 8.), and ona and a half bottles cored ber sound and well. Iv ls the beet blood remedy in tho conn try. Maa. M. 8. J DOXIES. awn Mill, July 23, Ititi. ? ota Blood mid Skin Diseases I Tree. J^virr :. SPECIF JO ?00* ? Brewer 8, The Lash. Tl c baMiiiudo in the East is said to be prepotent in the correction of individ ual crime. Even Mr. liergh admits that no man punished that way once ever ba-; need of a second d vee for a ai m ?lar oifence. Delaware bas found her whipping post the best corrective of certain crimen, and so has Kuglaiid. Men who did not grieve at imprisonment or transportation were cowed by personal chastisement. The very ??gilt of a cat o' nine taila became an incentive lo virtue. Maryland has revived corporal punishment fur wife beating, nod the law ia enforced. The first person punished was a negro. The second is a white mau highly conuecled, who brutally assailed his wife when she most required his tenderest affection. Ile has been sentenced to one year's in carceration and twenty lashes well laid on his bare back. Iiis said that line and imprisonment had no terrors for him, but he broke down at the whipping. Not a few of the papers, Kast and West, that set up such a howl over the punishments of ?lave times in the South, are beginning to recognize the efficacy of tho whipping post, especially in cases of cruelly and outrage toward women. The humai) brute stalks about multitudinous ly Hast und West, and the best way to subdue him and protect tho female is seen to be bodily castigation. There would bc fewer bestial crimes and fewer lynchings if the law inflicted upon the sensual villain irrespective of color, a sound thrashing. We would not he surprised if much of the juvenile depravity of the day had been caused by neglect of the good old Bible precept of rod discipline; and it seems to he a sieru and imperative neces sity to introduce the lash for punishment of ceitain clunes of hardened and mature offender*.-A ugtula dh ron irle. - There is a mortgage and lieu on record in the Clerk's oflice at Piekens f'iven to secure the payment ol' five dol ar?, in which thc mortgagor conveys to the morgagee uti hi? stock, farming im plements, crops and all his household and kitchen furniturci - "My dear, if you do not marry you will he an old maid."" "Yes, biit if I marry I shall be made old." Cl.RVEf.AND, <>., June 16.-The State Convention of the Ohio Women's Chris tian Temperance Union unanimously agreed to oppwc the Republican party, and particularly Mr. Foraker, who won their disapproval by running on the liquor tax platform two years ago and consenting to run on a similar platform this year. Forty eight of tho delegates, although voting to oppose the Republi cans, were oppos?e, to the resolution committing the union C'? lend it? aid to tho Prohibitionists. The Republicans are very Indignant, and have dubbed the union ihe Democratic Aid Society. ?Several of the uuion delegates who were opposed to going back on the Republi cans were actuated hy the fear that it would cut ofT much of the revenue which the organization has heretofore obtaiued. "We realize that such will be the re sult," said 31 ?EH Pugh, the Secretary rind Treasurer, "but if we are to get anything wo must get it through votes. The rep resentatives of thc old parties who go to the Legislature, be they ever so ardent temperance men, will not dare go beyond the platform of their parlies, and hence we have decided to do our utmost to lend our aid to the Prohibitionists and to opposi ihe Republicans thia fall. Wo will prosecute an active campaign." - The inventor of barbs on fence wire receives a royalty of $120,000 a year. To the Stockholders of the Anderson Educational Association. YOUR Annual Meeline will bo held in the Court House Wednesday, July I st, at ll o'clock a. m. Beside? the regular business, other im portant interests to the Association will claim your attention at this meeting. J. J. BAKER, Sec. and Treas. June ??6, 1885_60 1 No vice of Dissolution. THU partnership berotoforo existing be tween W. C. Morcdith and myself for the sale of Tho'Taylor A Cox Patent Fire Extinguisher has been this day dis solved by mutual consent. The partnership for the salo of the Meredith Patent Fire Extinguisher was dissolved on the 20th day of August, 1884. A. C. LAT1MBR. June 20, 1885 50 SI* COME AND SEE THE COMMON SENSE WATER LIFTER, - TO BE SEEN AT - L. H. SE EL'S TIN AND STOVE HOUSE. ALSO AT THE PUBLIC WELL, North of the Court HUUHO. Can be bought for one-half what others cost, and will last a life-time Windlass cannot slip from the hand, as it bas a Patent R?chet attached. A child ci.n draw three gallons of water in half thc time it usually takes in the old way. June 25, J8.15 50 tim IN order to further reduce my Stock by August 1st, I have determined to greatly re duce the prices, and to cunh buyer? or prompt time customers I have solid ImrgaiuN to offer in SHOES, STAPLE DRY GOODS. HATS, &C. TOBACCO ! TOBACCO ! Big slock, good variety, and at prices yon nevor heard of belore. PATENT HEEL SWEEPS And other styles to work your cotton with. Juno 25, 1885 J. ?J. BAKEU, Benson House. SO JOHN E. PEOPLES, AGENT FOR THIS CELEBRATED Van Winkle Gin, Feeder AND CONDENSER, Manufactured nt Atlanta, Georgia, and to which thc Premium was awarded ut the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, Charleston Industrial Exhibition, Feh. 2,1882,and at thc South Carolina and Georgia Stato Fairs 1881. CERTIFICATE ; E. VAN WINKLE ?fe CO.-Awarded for best Sample, host general results in lim ning, and best constructed Machine, the first prize, $100, or Gold Mesial. JUIMIK?-ll, S. RICKS, Mississippi. T. W. SMEDES. Mississippi. W. E. BARROWS, Connecticut. H. I. KIMBALL, Director General Atlanta Cotton Exposition. TUB VAN WINKLE FEEDER AND CONDENSER can bo attached to any other Gin ; so parties having other make of Gin? and wishing Feec'ers or Condonsers can bo supplied by.sending in their order in time, and I wi!, guarantee satisfaction. All kinds of Pulley? and Shafting and Host Improved Cane mile and Evaporators furnished to order. Van Winkle Kins Cotton Press Has long been before thc public, and is leo well known to need any further description. Ita chief points of merita are : It takes very little room, 1B casi y handled, and takes so little power . can be used on all kinds o? powers-horse, steam or wa ter. Ginning and packing can all go on at the same time without interfering with tho Gio. A two-inch belt will rack a 500 lb. bale of cotton. It saves ita cost the drat season In labor. Read tho following testimonial; ANDERSON, S. C.-Mr. John E. Peoples-Sir . The Steam Power Van Winkle Cotton Rees bought of you last Fall has given entire satWacH Uon. I packed bales of cotton wolghing 060 to 72? Lb^In^^lnut?3wlM, a11 e?80. asing a 4-dnch belt and 25 lbs. steam. There did not seem any moro strain on the Press than with a 450 lb. bali For durability, strength, lightness of power smsll 2fir'it**mrre?r,ii!^' economy of space { deem it tho King of alf Cotton Presses ; especially u PrVk which U can bought Pata it within reach of every mai? running I ?u?m ni^-/n?actI,T?0*Jd,uotbo without it for twice 1#-S?l-iJ.w?nJd-*dvb-e n,y fri?nda to buy one of Van Winkle's Steam Power Cotton Preist ?* you will save its cost In labor in oas year. M/A. COBB? Below find the names or parties who sre. using tho Van Winkle Press who win testify as to Ita merits,: C S A C J Milford, W M Martin, Shirley vt Co, Reuben Clinkscalcs Thomas C Jackson, Fred O Brown, Jem lia Watkins, D H Hammond, II Huali, Dr John Wilson, G (1 Richards; Bolt ?fe Milford. Jolly Poole. Kessler A Lindsay, MAMahnffov. Mr Simpson, Piedmont, 8. C. J E -fe J F McClure, li royles, Routh ?fe Co, James N Richey, J Wlllet Pr?vost, Gantt A Co, ? W Q Hammond, Slich A Woudin. Stringer A Poore, John McAlister, E W & J M Ashley, Garrett A Opt, C P Davis, 8 J Duckworth, James Erskine, JO&WPShlrley, J B Douthit, ' Drake A McConnell, W J Ervin, ' Hembroe A Bowen, Leak vt Jones, Wright A Knox, Samuel Knox, . Jesse T Ashley, BO Martin, . SR Timms, THE HALL SELF-FEEMHG COTTON GUT. Manufactured at 8lua Sing, N. Y., has given satisfaction wherever used. SP? of best Importedsteel. Thesaw shaft ls tho hugest made. An cxamTm?ton The Saws are r vi ;, ?wi. AUB MW BUM? is ino largest made. Au cniminniUn of other Gina will convlnsejrou lt ls the most a?bstanUaBjbuUtGIn Inusslir? breaks the roll, and therefore does away with th? expenseof uuViw^v?js?aa?dyaSff? .^L0' m**ln? ?>? Gi" to prevent its breaking the roll ts in thTprape? S Sr Sf ^U-bpx. Every one shonlfexamine tba Improvements in the Htlfainm & thfe li?.* navt$^ A J Stringer, SU Timms, Wei born & Martin, 8hiney<tCo. J O & W P Shirley, B P Deeds A Bro, Lewis C Cllnkscrdcs, W M Shirley, Basil CaUabam, .James Erskine, JE A JTMcClure, WM Alowine. Richard T Elrod, Hemhreotfe Bowen. Shirley A Burford. J D Pinson, M A Cobb, Martin* Duck wert h, Dr Jos Marshall, Abbe'Jl Welbom Welborn, A Brentker John D Kelly, . ?J3 A O J Milford, J W Ashley. EA*BP hui-Ecll, S A Hutchinson, L II Welborn, % D U Hammond,. Jesse T Ashley, Hugh Rush. JWJPoote, Alford Sher!fl". Monia * Outs, Reuben Clin kahala John McAlister. Johnson * Dacus, W A Neal, Knl?ht*ba) june. Garrett A Opt. .BW. LOT* Gabo Bc J O MW ?m> E. Van Winkle A Co. nuke a single Screw Presa that will nek ? bala af ton in two minutes. Send for prices and catalogue. v Sample Gin eau be ?stn at my SU?*. . _-.. 8 LOOK AT THESE Unapproachable Leaders! NOW IS YOUR TIME TO GET REAL, GENUINE, ^DISPUTABLE BARGAINS. DRESS GOODS, fully worth 30c per yard, only 15c. BROCADE BUNTINGS, worth 35c per yard, only 15c. ALL WOOL SUITINGS, worth 40c per yard, only 20c. PLAID BUNTINGS, worth 30c per yard, only 15c. CASHMERES, (imported,) worth 90c per yard, only 50c. SILVER GREY BUNTINGS, worth 20c per yard, only 12}c. BLACK SILK8, worth $1.50 per yard, only $1.00. SATINS, in all colors, worth 75c per yard, only 50c. WHITE GOODS, worth 121c per yard, only 8c. NAINSOOKS, worth 15c per yard, only 10c. LACES, LACES, In all cViloia ?nd grades, lower than ever known. Don't fail to call for thea Childrens, Misses' and La*' .*' LACE CAPES Very desirable and pretty patterns, * id Hamburgs, to close ont for leas than cost. PARASOLS, PARASOLS. Ladies in need of a Parasol should call early, as we have placed raen* on Ibi BARGAIN COUNTER, and mean to sell them. ; A f ? ' ' ' Men's and Boys' STRAW HATS, _ In {-lidless variety, at prices to suit hard timen. CLOTHING, CLOTHING. Remember, that wu are atilt offering Clothing nt COST, and we can save jw I nomo money in buying a Suit. *\ GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Shirts, Scarfs, Collara,' Cuffs, Hose, Suspepdere, Gloveu, Ac,, Ac, WAY BE LOW REGULAR PRICES. SHOES, SHOES, SHOES. We repent again to those in need of Shoes that we carry tho largest stocked BEST GOODS made in America, and we arc offering thom flt very low figures. MILLINERY GOODS TO CLOSE OUT AT If ALP PRICE, A HANDSOME LOT of Ladies' Street and' Dress Hats and Bonnels to dort j out at bard pan price*. ; .* . _ . ' . . . Children's Sailors, worth 50b, only ?tffo' How. . " ' . . ;.; ;? y < ' Come carly aud secure oue before they are sold out. WE beg leave to state to our many customers aud the trading public that this is no TRAP to catch you, but we exactly mean to soil th?iCrOodsM^ Used, aa our stock ia loo iargo for this season, and prefer to, sell them rather law |? carry them over for another season. It ia true that some people pay very little attention to adver?slor^^ words, they have no faith in whatever 'ihey read. To those we would say t**41 visit to our Store would convince them that our intentions are. not to IS?*?* a singlo article, and sell Goods upon their merit only. Everybody knows that money is very scarce, and very difficult to oW?y.|f| profits; hence our policy for reducing pricei in every department,BO Bi *? all classes to buy them, contenting ou reel ve* that we have to share In ia? of the masses, and hoping for a better day to come. We have placed on bor counters BARGAINS that >ro matchless and Wf? dispule, and we invite all to call early and secure their mouoy'a worth at thtr ? - r~:-T-? '. . ?" ?J "-'