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grn?ewn gfnttUigenat E. B. BZUlUtAY, Editor. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1885 TERMS s ONE V ti Al:_.?I.B0. SIX MOUTHS. 70o. Two Dollars If not J>HIU III it<l vance. Tilt citizen.! ol' Anderson Couuly ar awake upou the subject of thc right o tho people to rulo this country. Thej arc determined that tho people, and no tho Representatives, shall settlo the pro bibilion question. Thc hand-writing ii upou tho wall. If our present Senato and Repr?sentative? do not accord tin right of a vote to the people of th? County, they will Bend men next timi who will do HO. Wc trust, however, tba tho Senator aud Representatives wh( opposed the Dill for a vutc of the peopli last Winter, will recognize thia plait right of thc people by parsing thc pend ing Bill, and thereby take the que stior out of politics. The President lias at last settled lin controversy over tho Collectorship n Charleston, by the appointment of Mr Theodore D. Jervcy. This appointmeni is a good one, and will give to the gov oruraent an ellicicnt and faithful ofliccr Wo had hoped to see Gen. Kennedy receive lite appointment nu a recoguitioi of his valunblo services to thc Demoeratit party, but felt after Mr. Boykin'B ap pointrneut that there waB very litth prospect that such a result would bi reached. In the appointment of Mr Jcrvey thc President hos steered clcoi of fhctioni? and made a selection whict meets the approbation of tho citizens o tho State. _ Tho record of criminal abuse of con victs ii. Georgia and Louiuiauo is shock ing boyond description. Tho facts makt a strong appeal for a radical change iu tho present ayutom, and tho enlightened and humane people of tho whole coutrj will doubtless bring such influence tc boar throughout tho United States ai will insuro, if not a proper caro, at lcasi a decent regard for the human being? who aro consigned to prison as a punish ment for crime which is not intended tc bo capital. We aro not ready to conclude that tho new laws in this State will nol provo efficient, but if they do not, thee there can bo no doubt that it is tho duty of tho State to abolish tho whole system, no maller what the cost may be. It is degradingly criminal to abuso helpless prisoners, and it is a disgrace to any State which permits it. GEN. QUANT LS ?EAD. General Graut died at Mt. McGregor, whithor bo had boen taken for tho sum mer, at oight minutes post eight on Thursday, the 23rd inst. Ho was sur rounded by his family, His physicians and Dr. Newman, his spiritual advisor. He had beeu sinking for several days( and at 4 o'clock on Thursday morning n quick, weak and jumping pulso, n respi ration of fifty to uixty per minute, and the ominous rattle in his throat told that the struggle would soon end. lt came quietly and almost imperceptibly at the hour indicated. Vast numbers ol trib utes of respect have been paid the memory of the deceased from all parts ol the United States and of the world. His remains have been ombalmed and will lay in state uutil the eighth of AuguBt, when thoy will be interred probably in Central Par?: or Bomo oilier place selected by the family. Ulysses 8. Grant was born at Point Pleas ant, Ohio, April 27.1829, and was therefore 03 y ears, two months and twenty-six days old nt tho timo of his death. Ho was of .Scotch descent. His real nama was Hiram Ulysses, but lils appointment to West Point, in 1830, having been made out in the name of "Ulysses 8." (J rant, ho rotninod that - name. If o graduated from West Point in 1843.. 21st in a class of 30. He was. commissioned full lieutenant ot the 4th regiment, September 50, 1815, and his' first light wu . at Palo Alto, Mexico, May 8,1840. Ito was promoted to first Henton ant on tho field of Malino del Rey, Hep . tomber 8,1847, for gallantry in action: and five days later was honorably mentioned and brevetted as captain for notable ?er Vice at thc hattie of Chapul tepee. In 1848 he married Miss' Julia T. Dent, sister of! ono of hia classmates, at St. Louis. Hq! warf commissioned as fal) captain in 1853, resigned from the army July 81, 1854, and removed to St. Louis where be engaged unsuccessfully in the real estate business and subsequently in farming. In 1850 he was at Gr.cno, ill., employed by his father in a tannery. Whcu the civil war began ho was mada captain of volunteers and subsequently aid end mustering officer. He was com missioned colonel . of the 21st regiment Juno 17th, 1861.; On August 23rd he waa mode brigadier general, having scon no ' service except in organizing and drilling his regiment, his commission dating back to May 17th. ' On November 7, he fonght the battle of Belmont, Mo., with two brigades, commanding In peroon and hav ing a horse killed under him. He was given command of-the district on Decem- j ber21st. With a force of 15,000 mon and a fleet of gun boats ho captured Fort Hen ry. February Oth, 1802 and I) on el son, F.-?ruary 10th. At Ronchon he had 30,* OOOmeo, and lo3t 2,300. Tho action there, being the first Important Federal success, . gained hun national reputation; He was commissioned major general February 10th . and fought tao battle at Shiloh, (sexmd day) April 7th, 1862. He was slightly wounded there. Ho then became com-. mander of the departrmmt of West Ten- j nessee; On Sept? 10th bo fonght the battlo of Inka- July 4th, ?6CB, ho captured Vicksburg, after a siege .of almost two months.and several severe fights, with 27, 000 prisoners. Ho was then promoted to major general In the -regular army and given command of tho military division of tho Mississippi. Nov. 21th and 25th, 1803, Grant fought Bragg-atMissionary ridge and Lookout Mountain. March 1, 1804. the grade of lieutenant general was revived by act of Congress and General Grant was inmediately nominated lo fill It. He assumed, command or the armies of the Knifed States March 17th, 1801, having ?Carly 700,000 men In the field under his command. Ho immediately, began two ^iDC^paien^rVr^e' against: Atlanta under ..'Sherman,;.tho Other against .Richmond, under Meade, On May 4th he marched for Richmond with 140,000 men. Ho was de feated in four attempts to get between Rit&rmmd and rho Confederate army, re-; ccivlog Woody reptile la tho Wilderness, at SpoUsylvania sod gt Cold Harbor.' Between ?*f*y 5rd and Juno 16th -ho lost . ?4,5W> tuen,. Attempted flanking move* ?.opts tiilder Slgcl, Crook and Butler were ??defeatedby 'the Confederate^ and the siego of Petersburg was begun. Sherman was meanwhile steadily{faining inGeorsrlu,*] " tho de?ajD'm?tratfon o? tba Confedera! oga?jitrt WasMngtfrw war defeated, Grant rertainlnif in front of Petersburg. That diy fell V April 1505, Ricbtt^flF1 evacuated April ?rd and X-eo'e ?n?y' irs*, .m?l?tf. April Wi* 0^ Jtrts^asL/A Grant waa $afle general,? a place createc? fl>r JJlrn. August; ?2tb, ira?, fm wot mad* ??Ka?ry'- of wM &y Prudent Johnson, vio Stanton, ailspendt?, abd -held $hai-l plate until J&?V.wy?18?8,$b>? be?,ctumed Ittel Stanton whose removal tho Senate r^i ftltedi? **Ot?4?oii. ? . ':. . ?"'?''.. * ., H* wtf&h^lofrt?d/fcr I'/e^ent by, the j ?l$?&llcan.C?n ventfc<M,L^.tego ajay 21/1 ?8^-tccelsiM5 ? l?nanl?L^jus vote On the * .i?atballot and,^ witl? ColbvX, wa? elected OVfir ^eymot?r ant? BJftUve?^foag 20 Statt?;; .Ktotfvj?g of 11ji^^^ra*:V?ti6, only Ddawurc, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas going pcitiocrntlv. He unsiic cessfuUy endeavored to eficct ibe annexa tion of (Santo Domingo, pushed thc recoil* slruction measures und suspended habeas corpus in the northern counties of South Carolina (Oct. 17, 1H71). Ile was renomi nated by acclamation hy the Republican Convention in Philadelphia in 1 ?72 and beat Horace Oroely to death that fall, re ceiving 200" of .'KW electoral votes and hav ing a popular majority of over 700,000. In 1880 he waa defeated for renomination in the Republican Convention. TIM; HK.NECA HOMtCIDB. Tiie Seneca City Journal give? thc following account of the killing of Boney Williams by I. K. James, Esq., last week : Al tho residence of Mr. I. K. Janies, two milos West of S?neca, on Wodnesday morning last about <> o'clock, whilo h*iu was entertaining two of his neighbors, Mr. "'hos. Dibbs und Mr. W. 1-^ K millions on bis front piazza, Williams came up to tho piazza and addressed Mr. Nlmmons saying be desired to ?peak to him. Jame* ordered bim from his yard, and rcjucstod bim not to come on hi? premises again. Williams replied (hut ho could Jcavo his yurd but if ho (James; would como out In Hie public road lie (Williams) would ?otilo with him. .Taine? repeated Ids order to leave tho yard. Williams started away using Homo indistinct lannuago and when he ROI out lo thc public road banter ed James to como out and Bettie the mat tor, whereupon Janies stepped into his room, not his gun and started in tho di rection of Williams, but just boforo reach ing tho public road, Hoeing that Williams was going away, ho (Janies) turned and Htarted back to his) liOUSO when Williams repeated tho bunter to couiu on and start ed towards James with a rock in his band. Jumos turned and advanced a few Hteim nearer tho public road and said to Wil liams, "halt and drop that rock." Wil liams e.ontinued to approach and James ordered him again to stop and '?ut down thc rock, which warning Will ?anu? did not heed, whereupon James tired the ?hot, hoing about ten or fifteen panes from bini. At thc Uro Williams dropped tho rock. Honey Williams was twenty-one yours old, WUK born lu Anderson County, rosld ?d awhile In Uroonvlllo, until he was con victed df houso breaking and sentenced to tho penitentiary, where ho served out lils torin. Ho carno to .Sonera only ? Short time ago. Tho first known of film hore waa whon ho becaino Involved Ina difficulty with Miles PlueHoil, colored, und received ii severe stab in tho sido. Upon a warrant issued by the Coroner Mr. Jame?, with (Jul. J. J. Nortou, his attorney, applied before Judge Cothran in Greenville for bail. Col. Norton said in liohulf of tho peti tioner that ho ls of infirm health and entirely unable to undergo confinement in Jail, Uv is a poor man having no property of his own, and the property of his imme diate family IH worth only $1,500 or $1,000. Ho ask? d that if bail should bo allowed it should be OH light UH possible, and sug gested |600 as a reasonable HU m. Solicitor Orr Haid tho usual ball in such eases wa? $.r>,000- Ho had no desire, how ever, to ask moro than the prisoner could glvo, and suggested $;?,<HMJ, Col. Norton Haid ho thought they could (.Ivo so much OH $2,000, and asked that bail bo li xml at that sum. Jildgo Cothran said be would npllt tho difTcronno and make the amount $2:i>00. Ho would grant bnll under tho practico that had grown up in tho Stale, without expressing an opinion of tho morita of that practice. It was his duty to Ax suck bail as would not bo so high OH to bo Oxcosslvo or so low UH to boan ox pression of opinion regarding the crimp. Mr. Janies gavo bond for his appear ance at Court, and was discharged. We hopo for tho flake of Mr. James, who is an intelligent and respected citizen, that when tho case comos to trial thc testimo ny may present a better defense than tho one which is mado public above for, to us, tho testimony so far published is far from a justification of II?B action. TL RT VS II AVK TH IC PACTS. The Greenville News, in reply to our article calling for particulars as to the defects of tho work of the Committeo which investigated the charges of cruelty to convicts on tho Greenwood & Augusta Railroad, Bays : Wo know lb??- tho witnesses and evldcnco printed by tho Ann unu thurla-could havo boen obtained by tho CommUtoo, and that they certainly gavo abundant basis for indictments, and showed that tho report of the Committee that nobody was to blamo, with tho possible- oxccptlon of Pammie was not truo. Wo da not deny that tho report of thu Committee was ac cording to tbo testimony it took. Wo assort that if all tho testimony available had boen tulum no audi roport could have been mado to agree with it, and that noto rious and easily established frets gave material for criminal prosecutions, which should havo been used. Our friend hero meets us with general statements. We have nut gono into this controversy to mensuro assertion against assertion with tho Greenville News. We want to measure fact against fact. We have a copy of the testimony taken by the Committee. Wo look every particle of testimony that was reported to us, and published notices iu tho News and Courier and th? Register asking people to furnish us the names of witnesses. Tbero was no omission of testimony by the Com mittee, and if our friend would come to a' direct issuo we could *oon convince him. The statements made to bim were not under oath, na they were before tho Committee. He took hearsay evidence while tho Committee could not. If our friend will naR .he incidents and tho names of the witnesses upon whom, it relies,- we may be able to enlighten him considerably as to why tho Committee reported aa it did. If' tho New? will name incidents and men, wo will give him tho facts. We do not care to indulge mere assertion. The News accuses the Committee of not taking the testimony which was available. We call ,for the names of witnesses and the circumstances to wt ich they would testify that are not In tko Committee's report; We have got tho issue down to the point at which the facts can be' produced to settle the matter, one. way or the other, if the News will specify wherein the Committee failed to tako testimony that was available. Killed Soven. ATLANTA, GA., July 27.---At Suwanee, on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, the ditch.train ran over a cow, throwing one car from the track. On the car wore fifteen negro train hands and six.bars of iron. The .car turned on tho side and J the iron fell on the negtoes, killing Seven and wounding three more. The track bas been cleared. ; -- ? West Virginia mau states that ho and bia wlfa h avo m ado a thorough trial of oiik culture. They devoted themselves to worms and mulberry trees day and night- and I after securing tho cocoons | found that lhere waa no market for them. Tho best offer they received for cocoon?. wa? i1.60 pe* pound. The time of the ! Pity devoted to the experiment was years and six months. -The 'Virgin* f ! recommanda tho industry W persons J implo moans and much leisure. - Tho BaniweU &nfincl reposts that hit. O. R. Clayton planted some w?U melon seed lu a very rich ?pct of grouts . with the expectation; ot getting . pounder but to bis sorrow the Vines run so fast that the little melons sro worn out , b|T being; dragged along by tbo racing ?? AV?U expect Ufo. witbout. air? as tb'wllbout t,atvblood, , Cleanse fha ? >d r?Kh'Ayer.'? Sarsaparilla. ? : ? THE CONVICT QUESTION. Mu. KIM TOI: : Tbl? communication ii* addressed to you, because of your con trol of nu Influential newspaper, and for the additional reason tiiat you are now one of the Board of Directors of tbe Penitentiary. The lntc flurry about the alleged maltreatment of convicts at Twigg?' camp, on the Pf a van nab Valley Railroad, aroused the oilicers of thc I'enitcntiary, ami ha? uko excited the attention of thc people and Presa, and will doubtlecH result in some permanent and wise policy in regard to the con viel labor of the State. The humane treat ment of these convicta in the Penitcn llary, and of thone employed outside lin , wall?, should he carefully provided foi and rigidly enforced ; but the nccurity ol the people, mid the punishment of th? convict willi his reformation, if possible munt also be steadily kept in view as th? primary object of thia penal institution There is no room for windy sentimental itv or popular notoriety, to be manufac tured in thc proper consideration of th II subject. The people of the State mu? ?ce that all neceasary law? und regula tions are enacted and honestly and /.eal ously obeyed, for the humane treatmen ol" the convicts by all oilicers, contractor! ami agents. Still the convict shouU realize every moment that he is under ?;oinr? due and proportionate punislnnenl or his crime against thc peace of society and that society owes him nothing except to protect him from impropo treatmout, and to allow him such chance! of reformation as punishment is expectec to inculcate. Tho brutal treatment ol one or two convicts at Twigg*1 cani| recently has naturally and properly aroused indignation. An anxious inquiry as to the fault, whether in tho o??cera o the institution, tho contractor or overseer or tho laws and regulations governing il is by no means stilled or satisfied, 'ibu ibo man who inflicted thc blows am Btripes should be bunted down um punished, there is no difference of opin on. Have tho oilicers of tho institution including the Hoard of Directors, oxer cised that constant cure in awardini contracts, and vigilant ovcrsigiit over th conduct of contractors, in regard t treatment, hours of work, food, &c., i nil tho details as contemplated und rt quired by the laws of the State. If tbi hus been dono, honestly and faithfully and still these cases of cruelty aud bri tality will occur, then tho oilicers at without fault and thocausemuBtbo looke for olsowhere. That the institution munt be sustaine by tlie labor of tho convicts msy bo rt garded as settled policy. That the wal aro not large enough to contain all tl: convicts under sentence is equally cc tain. That to construct buildings and wal sufficient, and employ all convicts in th institution, would hardly bo advocate at this day. Heneo tho necessity un Mjund policy nf leasing a portion froi timo to time. In tho General Statutes, from Sc 2729 to Sec. 2786, pages 769-760, will I found tho laws regulating tho leasing < convict labor in this State. In Soc. 27.' may bo found au opportunity and a se fish excuse on the part of contracto who lease this convict labor for illtrea moot, hard driving and immodora work of tho convicts. Sec. 2731 is t follows : "That it shall be the duty ot tho Boai of Directors of thc State Penitentiary , ? loaaing convicts, to hire tbem to tl highest responsible bidder ; Proi'ide That tho Board of Directora shall lia power to reject any aud al! bids ; Prot (led further, That no bid shall be receivi that doos not include the board, clothir and all other expenses connected wi tho transportation mid safekeeping said convicts, to be paid by the bidde Provided further, That the said bidder < agree that if any convict or convicta i hired shall be proved to the satisfaeth of said Directors to have been illtreatc or the contract in relation to them have been in any way violated, to retu said convict or convicts immediately tho Penitentiary upon the order ol sa Directora." Sec. 2732 provides for a heavy penal for the escape of convicto, &c. If a contractor, therefore, bids $12 p month, or even $10 per month, for i able-bodied convict, and also furnish barracks, guard, food and clothing, me ical services according to the st ringet the necessary regulations of thc Hoard Directors, where is bia profit to COE from, except by immoderate and loi continued hours of labor, by scaut foo n disregard of cleanliness and heall and taking advantage of all shifts whit his cupidity may devise. Hence th fifteen and soventeen hours ol labor, tl dragging of shackles and cha?na mil to and from place of work, squeezing i the profit possible from the very lil blood of the convict. While tho co tractor should be held strictly to il term of his contract, and heavily j,., ished and mulcted for any violatli thereof, or cruelty or overwork, aUU tho State entirely free from reproac when the law requires these convicta bo hired to tho highest bidder, coup] with all the conditions referred to aboi The contractor, who bids for and i celvea convicta at $12 per mouth, as rx hapa Twigga doo*, really agrees to pi nearer twenty dollars per month th twolvo for each convict. Can it reaao ably be expected that fair margins of prc can be realized for ten hourn of lab? performed ns it should be, over and abo such wages? The higher the wages, t harder and more unrelenting must the labor, considera the contractor; the State demanda the mo?t money, t contractor certainly will nut permit I benevolence or kindness of heart aland in the way of his project. Hen? between the policy of the State in letti her convicta out to the highest bidde and the general greediness of manki for gain, of which contractors for conv labor do not form any conspicuous exec tion, the convicts themselves are apt fare badly. j " If this be ao, then this provision shot be expunged from the law, and certali the Boara of Directora could ascerti aud fix n ay nie m of wages which wot be just to tho Stato and the contract and remove all temptation and indu ment to oppress and overwork the con vi The labor of the convicta within I walls and employed otherwise should made to sustain thia Institution in all departments. Beyond this, publio sec ment would scarcely approve the ide ? conducting it ao that annual divide! and nett profit? would be declared. T would approach very near deriving revenue from crime, which the presi ago weald hardly tolerate. The empli ment of the convicts ?ml the wai charged should bo gov^eaed by this i nutty object, and any departure the Sm, io the higher price asked for t or of the convicts, for any purp atovcr, should be carefully considei ?nd cautiously adopted. A scale wages consistent with, and properly "! iterative, for ten hours of Aaro.labo hard tabor, without cruelty or oppress! Whether six, right or $10 per month, a matter which should be left to tho ? dom and discretion of the Board Directora. If an able bodied conv without expensa to the institution, ? earn. $100 per annum, it would seem be.very fair if unt very liberal wag ?nd it ta probable that honest end hon able contractors would regard ten he hard labor as a proper equivalent for ruonoy and other conditions required, any event, whatever the law is, whet modi fied aa proposed, or not, there shh exist no moro such causes of compli aa bavo lately excited the public ml Ir the Superintendent, *.ad.|au.ch ngt nader him, cannot so constautly i efieilu'.Uy supervise arid inspect the .titian Ittel/,' iWthf fe? convict CAI DOW located in tbo State no as to prevent any inhuman treatment and daily and weekly infractions of thc ten hour rule, then th?- should be amended hy tho Board of Directors. This, it appears, bas been attempted by thc temporary appointment of special inspectors for each camp, and will doubtless prove satisfactory for tho time being. Mut is the fear of tho law so small, or its en forcements so loose, that each camp shall requite a special officer detailed for all timo to prevent infractions? I? there no better mode, more economical and more consistent with tho proper execution and enforcement of wise and humane laws? Under the < Jencral Statuten governing the Penitentiary the Governor of the State is made ex officio a member of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary, and is charged with certain duties in relation to infractions of the law in the treatment of convicts, Atc, tte. Now we would suggest that the Governor bc relieved entirely from auy active duties in regard to the Penitentiary or couvicts, and only retain a general supervision of this, in common with other public institutions. That thc Lieutenant Governor be invest ed with, and become the chairman of, the Hoard of Directors, and be charged with certain powers and duties, among others a monthly visit and inspection of the diUercnt camps in tho State, and to recommend such change of the law and regulations as ho may deem essential for improving and perfecting this important penal institution. This will be no dis paragement lo the dignity of this, thc second in honor, office of the State, but may be thc means of great benefit and improvement. In the olden lime, tho office of Lieutenant-Governor was not very ardently canvassed for. The duties were small and the profit less, except in the contingency of death, which seldom came lo men in office in that day. It is told of a Senator, a long time ago, who said that he came from the large and popular District of Old Pendle ton, that his constituents from the moun tain precincts were very curious, and often asked questions about the Senate, what he did there, &c ; and that on one occasion ii: a crowd one inquisitive voter asked him to state particularly what the Governor did, and how bc acted, and his public duties, &c. He Baid ho told him that the Governor was the biggest man in tho State, dressed fine, give big din ners, reviewed the militia, and pardoned tho people generally. Well, now, what docs the Iiieuteuaut-Goveruor d>? Why, blest me, if I know I Oh, yes, ob, yes, I do. He waits on thu Governor, and pardons tho niggers. Now, thi? was in tho olden time, and times have changed vastly in officers and offices. Now, the offico of Lieutenant-Governor is highly appreciated, with a sufficient salary, and may be mado of dignified usefulness to the State by in vesting thc office with additional powers and duties. I propone in another communication to suggest some enterprises of a public nature on which tho convicts may be employed, of more advantage to the pooplo of the State than by cooping them up in the walls of the Penitentiary, or bivouacking them on the hills around Columbia. _ H. "Parts aro Kttibboru things," and suf ferorH from chills and fover general ly find their complaint a very stubborn fact, un til they commence tlie uso of Ayor's Ague Cure. That medicine eradicates thc noxious poison from thc system, and in variably cur?s oven tho wornt cases. Beware of Mercury an<l Potash. Moren ry ls inoro destructivo to human health and lifo than war, peatllonco and famine combined. Ho said n distinguished writer many years ago, and it is aa true to-day aa thon. Tho poor victim ol Ulood Dlsoaso is drugged with Mercury to euro tho malady, and thon dosed with Iodides to euro him of tho Mercurial Poisoning, but instead of any roliof, thc first breaks down bia general health and makos bim a cripple, and tho other ruins his digestivo organs. Mercury and Pot ash ure dangerous even when adminis tered by directions mid under Hie eyo ol a good physician, and when put up in nostrums, often by incompetent porsons, aro apt to produce evil consoquences. Bc careful ol' thoso poisonous mixtures 01 you may rogret it. Swift's Spocilio is en tirely a vegotablo preparation, and should not bo confounded with tho various im itations, non secret humbugs, "Succu! Alterans," otc, all of which either con tain Mercury and Potash, or are compos?e of old remedies which have long since boon discarded as of no value in tb< treatment of Illood Disoosos, and noni of them contain a single article which colors into tho composition of Swift's Specific. There is only one Swift's Spe edie (S. S. H.) and there is nothing in thc world Uko it. Ho sure to got tho genuine laflauimotory Rheumatism. I have been afflicted for nearly fourteon years with the .severest form of Inflam matory rhouuiatism. For a largo portion of tho timo was confined to bcd, and suffered tho most excruciating pain, in j logs badly swollen. My caso was though! incurable by tho physi clans, and I havi oflcn hoped that death would ensue- ami relievo mo of pain. Last month I secured, at tho suggestion of a friend, ono dozen bottle? or .Swift'? Specific, and after lifting uboutslx bottles I am entirely free iiom pain, the first limo in nearly fourteen year?. My joinbi aro becoming moro supple and the swelling gono. I am ready to answer any Inquiries aa to tho facts in tho case. G. W. ST. CLAM. Cabot, Ark , April 10, *84. Treatise on Blood ami Skin Diseases mailod free. TIIK SWIFT SPKCIFIC CO., Drawer .'), Atlanta, Ua. Plain Questions. Mythiral Ideas ara fanning tho oublie brow with the breath of prejudice, ignor ance and uutnbuggery. llave you tho remotest idea that your scrofula was cre ated by the uno of potash and mercury T So mailor what tho causo. II. 1*. B. is thc peer of all othor remedies. Do you presume that your troublesome catarrh ls tho result of mineral poisoning 7 D. B. B. is tho quickest remedy. Aro your chronic ulcer? and boils and sores tho ro Hult ol potash and mercury ? Medical gentlemen will not toll you so, but B. I). II. ls tho only sovereign remedy. Were your terrible kidney troubles created by mineral poisonings? Not a bit of lt, but lt. 1?. H. has provon to boa reliable rem edy. Arc your skin diseases, your ento rna, dry tetter, etc., the effect of too much potash and mercury 7 Tho u :Uical pro fession aro the best judges, and they say na}', but B. lt. I), makes moro pronounced < ures than all other preparations com bined. NEW ART DRAWING SCHOOL. WU teuch th? great llagar?an System. Fine life-size Portraits are made in a few lessons. We give a full course in l andscape, I'igureplece, Portrait, and all kinds of Pictures, rivaling me finest en graving. Room in Masonic Building. Please call and cee our work. y lt. A- MKS. Ii, A. OREEN. July M, 18>.") 3 2? MONEYTO LOAN ! rilli IC next Loan of th? Building and A. Loan Association monoy will be made on Tuesday, the 4th ?lay of August, in Iront ol (be Court .'.louse, at ll o'clock n. m. There will be from $2,000 to |2,500 to lend. The Directors are reminded that th?y meet ?II thc olliceof Gen. W. W. Hum phreys a Short lime preceding the loan. J. D. MAXWELL, Sec, and Treas. July 30, 1885 3 1 Special Inducements to Bil liard and Fool Flayers. MHO (ho one playing (he greatest number JL of gui?es of Billiard* within sixty days, commencing August 1st, one hand some Violin, value $12.00. To the one playing tho greatest number of games of Pool one Parlor Rilli?, value $7.G0. Checks furnished. L. L. ORKEN. July 30,1885 3 3 Lumber and Shingles. IF you expect to build a new houso or repair your old one, we respectfully ask that you give us a call before you pur chase your Lumber and Shingles, as we arc satisfied we can save you money. We keep on hand Flooring, Ceiling and Wea ther-hoarding ready dressed, also any and every kind of Moulding, which we make a specialty. Don't forget that we have got tue best Shingles in the market. Call and see us at the Blue Ridge Yard. MAYFIELD ?t STUART. July 30. 1885_3_3m Anderson Female Seminary. -o NOT SECTARIAN. NEXT ScMion begins Ft HST MOND?T OK SKPTKMHEU, 1885. Eight regular Teachers and two Assis tants. Session, Forty Weeks, divided into two Terms of Twenty Weeks each. Board, including washing, fuel and lights, $75 a Term. No extra charges. Tuition, per Term, in Collegiate Depart ment. .f 20 In Academic. 15 In Primary. 10 Board from Mondays to Fridays, exclu sive of washing, $18 a Term. Musio, Drawing and Painting taught on the very highest scientific principles, at very reasonable charges. A ariety is a necessity to profitable per sistent mental application. To every indi vidual student we therefore assign, daily, a sufilcieiit variety of studies to sustain live ly interest in all their work, and thereby utilize their time to best advantage. For Catalogue giving full information, address the President, LEWIS U. AYER. Anderson, S. C. July 30, 1885_3_ 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All person? having demands against thc Estatoof Nancy M. Chapman,deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed bv law, and theso indebted to make payment. TEXANNA RAGSDALE, ) . , , EDWARD W. RAGSDALE, J A,,UI " Julv 30, 18S5 3 3 FRUIT JARS - AT - ORR & SLOAN'S. fl FRUIT JARS - AT - ORR A SLOAN'S* NEVER AGAIN WILL GOODS BE OFFERED At Such Low Figures!! NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BUY WHILE ALL GOODS ARE LOWER THAN EVER KNOWN! The Outlook for Higher Prices is steadily increasing, and you will miss an Opportunity not to be had soon again ! FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS I WILL SELL Good fast color Prints at...5o Best 1-4 Lawns (choice patterns).8c ' All Wool Dress Goods.16c liest Ginghams.8c Best quality 4-4 Bleached.71c Be?t quality 4-1 Sea Island.7c Blenched and Unbleached 10-4 Sheeting.25c White Lawns that sold for 15c, uow only.10c Hamburg Edging.u.. 2}c Srvi.<s Edgings. 5c Oriental Laces, fully worth double the money, only.20c HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, Itient*1 s variety fruin 70c pur dozen up. Hosioi; , Hosiery, Gloves, Gloves. In order to make room for a new Stock I uni offering theau Goods lo-ver lbw they can he bought elsowhcro in town. RIBBONS, RIBBONS, RIBBONS. An all Silk S nod G Ribbon, best quality, for.10c per yen). Satins, in all shades.40c per yard.. SHOES, SHOES! Don't forget that I will sell you a better Shoe for lesa money thnn any t4ber douse in town. HATS, HATS ! HATS ! ID Ladies, Misses, Children, Gents, Youths and Boya at mar vol lons low prices. To ?n akn nunn on my counters for other Good?, I an offering a largo lot of Men's and Boys' Hals at 5c. each. JMSBInt You will save money in buying there goods from me. V-sV.'.' SHORT, BX AMINE my Stock before you spend your money elsewhere, aa I m detennl?* o red nco my ntock during ibo next thirty dayo. to mm? Tn search of BARGAINS, you should ot leant pay my Storo a vis?, and yon"115 *cotne convinced that the only pisco to aecnro value* ia at the '-\ >.?;,.. '?? ? '. . <?*?:??'??? '? . ?' vw .. '.?>htllai:?: '? . :"??'.'?< BARGAIN HOUSE OF m ANDERSON. 8. C, Jtty 80,1085 ? COTTON GINS! DO YOU WANT THE BEST ? THE "COTTON BLOOM" COTTON GIN MARKS better lint, gin? faster, and is morn durable than any other. Tho Cotton Bloom hna an iron ?ame and "PATENT BEATER" for thoroughly cleaning tho the lint. -lOO of these ttioj aold by na justify the highest praise.- Boy a Gin that ?ill wear well and do good work. For prices, terms, Ac., apply to or call on na. We are also agents for Gallets Sleel Bruah Cotton Oin, made by the manufacturers of the "Cotton Bloom" Oin. . Cane Mills and Evaporators, Wagon Scales, &o.f FOR SALK ON EASY TERMS. HARDWARE, HARDWARE. Savo time and money by buying your Hardware at the "THE HARDWARE STORE " OF SULLIVAN & BRO. Nv Ii,-We now occupy Reed's Store, near Hall road bridge, on Main Street, but will return to our former stand and new rooms nn the Public Sanare the 1st August next. ^July?T 1886V r_-j_ 3 ?-i W. A. CHAPMAN'S lat tito Plaoo to. Buy Y?iar DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, SHOES, AA ho will move by Fl rat Sept ember to tho S toro Kown now ocr-v, iilby M. B. Arnsteia, (the New York 'COR.! J tori;,) and so aa to avoid moving he * now offering certain lilies of Dress Goods? Calicoes, Ginghams, Bleaching, Cashmeres, Coitonndes, Bcd Ticking, Sea Island Cottons, Towels, Table Damask Gloves, Handkerchiefs and Hose, mt?TT* l?S?I?W COST, /tat-. Be turo pad giyehim a call before buying elsewhere,