E. B. MURRAY, Editor.
THTJESDAY, DEC. 24, 1385.
??NE THi.it_?1.60.
SIX MONTHS-.- ???
Two Dollars if not paid in advance.
The appropriation for the State Agri?
cultural Society ia this year made on the
condition that the Society shall not per?
mit any gambling or gaming upon its
grounds during the next State Fair.
This is right, and will doubtless free the
visitors to the next fair from-these pests.
The Lien Law, as it has passed the
Senate, gives the landlord the first lien
for rent, regardless of the amount and
without indexing or filing. The then
U good whether the contract for rent be
verbal or in writing. Laborers have the
second lien for their ^services, but the
contract must be in writing and filed.
Otherwise the Lien Law stands as it has
always done. We think it would have
been better to repeal the law entirely
for everything except rents.
Senator Hampton has introduced into
the United States Senate a bill to punish
any Senator or Representative who solic?
its an appointment for any person under
the Federal Government. The bill
permits Senators and Congressmen to
endorse applications forwarded through
them with the facts, and authorizes them
to submit in writing their views upon
any appointment when requested in
writing by the appointing power to do so.
Tho bill will, if it becomes a law, relieve
the Senators and Representatives of
many annoying applications for office.
Otherwise we do not see any material
advantages to be derived from it.
Judge McKay, the United States Cir?
cuit Judge, before whom the anti-prohi
b?ionists of Atlanta obtained the injunc?
tion against declaring the vote on pro?
hibition in that city, after hearing the
most elaborate argument on both sides,
dissolved the injunction and dismissed
the complaint. The Anti-Prohibition?
ists thereupon went before Judge Clark,
of the State Court, and secured a tern-.
pbrary injunction which has not yet been
decided. We hope, howevei, that it is a
mere question of time, and that the pro?
hibitionists will secure the fruits of their
victory. Of course the liquor interests
die hard.
The Senate has by a vote of seventeen
'to sixteen tacked a proviso on to the
appropriation bill which is intended to
abolish free tuition in the South Caroli?
na College. It is appended to the
appropriation for the College, and is as
follows:
Provided, That each student shall pay
a tuition fee not exceeding forty dollars
per annum, except where he may be un?
able to pay the same, such inability be?
ing shown by the affidavit of the student,
his parent or guardian, to the satisfaction
of the Board of Trustees, and in such
cases no tuition fees shall be charged.
Provided, further, That such students as
may he now attending the University
shall not be required to pay tuition fees
an til after the close of the present session.
This is a step in the right direction,
though we do not think the policy of
riders, on the appropriation bill is a safe
one.
The House of Representatives amend?
ed the Senate Canal Bill so as to allow
only five thousand dollars to complete
the Canal. This will give a very small
power and be practically worthless. The
Canal has been over half finished on a
plan that will give twelve thousand horse
power and enable the State to derive a
revenue from water rents, and at the
same time save steam power in the peni?
tentiary, and permit the work of that in?
stitution to be enlarged and made more
profitable to the State. The present
House last Winter appropriated fifteen
thousand dollars for the Canal and gave
it two hundred hands. It is a little
strange that they should now propose
practically to abandon the work. If
that was their intention it ought to have
been done last year, and save the money
and value of the convicts' time. The
House was either wrong last Winter or it
is wrong now. In either event, its man?
agement of the Canal question will be
bad financiering. It is said this action
grows out of the conflict between the
Senate and the House, and is intended
to pay off the Senate on the census
question. At any rate; the House has
evinced a lack of acquaintance with the
law, which will doubtless amuse the Sen?
ate. The Bill willjalmost certainly, we
take it, be defeated by the failure of the
Senate to concur, and then the continu?
ing appropriation of ten thousand dollars
will be used, and the work on the Canal
carried on to completion.
The Columbia Daily Record says:
"The are none so blind as those who will
not see, and there are some who, when
persuaded against their will, will hold to
the same opinion still. If prohibition
is ever to rule this State it must come
about like all other great changes?slow?
ly and surely. It will not do to try to
force it down people's throats when they
not are ready for it." These are our
sentiments exactly, and have been for
years. Prohibition is a moral as well as
an economic and social reform, and there?
fore it must rest upon the people of a
free government for its support. Wheat
the people favor it, there will be wisdom
in extending it, and when the people do
not favor it nothing but disaster can come
from attempting it. For these reasons
we favor the enactment of prohibition
laws in those Counties where the people
wish them, and think it bad policy to
attempt to extend them beyond such
Counties. This will, we think, be as our
contemporary expresses it, the work of
some time, and should not be rushed on
by attempting "to force it down people's
throats when they are not ready for it
but when tho people are ready and
anxious for it we think it morally and
politically wrong for the Legislature to
force the continuance of liquor upon them.
It is wrong in principle for Representa?
tives to force any laws upon their con?
stituents against their will, and when a
proposition comes'by petition from a
large and influential class of our citizens,
aa was the case in tho petition for an
election on prohibition in this County,
asking that the people be permitted to
pass upon a matter of internal policy, we
think that it should have been permitted.
Such a. course would not have forced
anything down any person's throat, but
the people would have decided for them?
selves. By refusing this request we be?
lieve the Legislature has forced the ex?
istence of bar-rooms upon the' people of
this County against the wishes of a large
majority of our voters. As the Legisla?
ture will not permit us to vote on prohi?
bition, we must content ourselves with
the reflection that, as "Prep" said last
Winter, the contract of our members for
service in the General Assembly has now
expired, and we can at least vote on
them.
The House of Representatives by a
decided majority determined to continue
free tuition in the South Carolina Col?
lege, and we were sorry to see our Repre?
sentative, Hon. H. G. Scudday, lead off
by the specious reasons ho advanced for
supporting such an injustice to the other
Colleges of the State, and to the people
of the State, as the free tuition feature of
the College. Mr. Scudday puts his
advocacy upon the ground that free
tuition now exists, and that it would be
bad faith on the part of the State to
repeal it. The Acts of the Legislature
indicate that the State intends to c harge
tuition, but the Trustees have adopted a
different system, and now Mr. Scudday
thinks the State has pledged her faith to
the young men at the South Carolina
College to giye them free tuition. We
fail to see how the Trustees covld over?
ride the Legislature, and pledge the faith
of the State to free tuition. It would
not even be an injustice to the young
men now in the College, because the fact
that they have already secured free tui?
tion to which they are not entitled is no
reason that they should continue to get
such an advantage. The young men of
the State who are really unable to pay
tuition ought to be permitted to attend
tho College without charge under the
provision (or scholarships, but those
who are able to pay should do so. It
will not affect the University, in our
judgment, in an unfavorable way, for it
will give it a larger sum of money with?
out placing any additional tax on the
people of the State to support it. Tui?
tion fees would, therefore, in our judg?
ment, be beneficial to the institution.
The Senate and House of Representa?
tives of this State have all along disa?
greed about the Census Bill. The House
has passed the Bill twice and the Senate
has killed it each time, so . the House
concluded to force the taking of the
census' by tacking the provision therefor,
and an appropriation of twenty-five
thonsaod dollars, on to the general ap?
propriation Bill, and it was boldly as?
serted that if the Senate did not pass
this section the House would defeat the
Bill, and thereby cause an extra session,
which would cost the State more than
the census. When the s appropriation
Bill came up in the . Senate that body
struck this provision out of the Bill by
a large majority, thus meeting the House
pointedly on the issue it bad raised.
The House will of course, we take it,
recede from its position, for it is untena?
ble. The idea of one House attempting
to force a co-ordinate branch of the law
making body to agree to its will is not in
accord with the theory of our govern -
I ment, and we arc not surprised that the
self-respect of the Senate has made that
I body "sit squarely down on the House."
It deserved it. We must confess that we
do not see any pressing necessity for the
passage of this Census Bill just at this
time. The Constitution requires it to be
done, and wo think the Legislature
! should comply with its provisions; but
j when one House refuses absolutely to do
so, we cannot see any cause for the other
to resort to revolutionary tactics to
enforce its compliance, unless the matter
were one of graver consequence than
simply taking the census. Apart from
the Constitution requiring it, we fail to
see any greater advantages to be derived
from it. It is said that it will cut down
Charleston's representation in the Legis?
lature and increase the representation of
the up-country. It will cut down Charles?
ton, but we doubt its making any
material difference to tho up-country.
A new census will give Berkeley what
Charleston loses, and will give a gain to
Beaufort, and possibly to other Counties
in the low-country. Greenville, Oconee,
and possibly one or two other Counties
in the up-country, will gain a representa?
tive, but the gains will not be material.
The losses from Charleston will be really
injurious to the State, in our opinion, for
outside of s few local questions the
Charleston delegation Is progressive,
liberal-spirited and able. On the local
questions in which the up-country would
like to oat vote Charleston, representatives
from Berkeley and Beaufort vote with
Charleston, and really the exchange of
representation would not help the up
country. Again, Beaufort is certainly
Republican, while Berkeley -is very
doubtful, so that the exchange will not
be a desirable one politically. Taken in
all its aspects we cannot see that the
census would be worth twenty-five thou?
sand dollars to the taxpayers of the
State. It ought to have been taken be?
cause the Constitution requires it, but
otherwise we think it is not material.
We believe the State ought to adopt the
United States census, with certain safe?
guards to prevent imposition, and thus
Bave the taxpayers a heavy burden.
The death of Vice-President Hen
dricks has given an importance and
prominence to the necessity for regula?
ting by law more completely and clearly
the Presidential succession in the United
States, and various measures looking
thereto are now under consideration by
Congress. The bill familiarly known as
the Hoar Bill, which passed the Senate
last year, has again passed the Senate
and is before the House. It provides
that in case of the death, inability, &c.
of both the President and Vice-President
the succession shall go to the existing
cabinet, beginuing with Secretary of
State, and so on to the Postmaster-Gen?
eral. Hon. Samuel Randall has intro?
duced a Bill in the House which pro?
vides, first, that the Presidential electors
shall hold their offices for the term of
four years; second, that whenever, in
case of the removal, death or resignation
of the President, the Vice-President
shall have become President of the
United States, the electors shall meet in
their respective States and elect another
Vice-President. In the same manner in
case of the removal, resignation, death
or disability of the President and Vice
President, the electors shall elect another
President and another Vice-President.
In case of the removal or death of either
the President or Vice-President the Sec?
retary of State shall notify the chief ex?
ecutives of tho several States thereof,
and they will be requested to notify the
electors to meet on the first Wednesday
next ensuing after the expiration of one
month from and after the notice by the
Secretary of State, and shall select a
President and Vice-President. It is algo
provided that iq the event of tho tjeatb,'
removal or disability both of the Presi?
dent aud Vice-President, and in case no
Vice-President shall have been elected,
the Secretary of State shall act as Presi?
dent until an election can be held and
consummated; and if there be no Secre?
tary of State then the office is to revert
to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of War, tho Attorney-General,
the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary
of the Interior and the Postmaster-Gen?
eral in the order named, who shall act
as President until an election can be had
as provided in the Bill, provided that no
one of these officers shall be competent
to act as President who would not be
eligible to the Presidency of the United
States as provided by the Constitution.
Hon. Samuel Dibble, of this State, has
likewise introduced a Bill in the House
providing that two Vice-Presidents shall
be elected by the people instead of one,
and shall be voted for separately as first
and second Vice-President. In case of
the death or inability of the Vice Presi?
dent, or his accession to the Presidency,
the second Vice-President shall become
the Vice-President. We rather incline
to prefer the Hoar Bill, because it is
simpler and more ample in its provisions
than Mr. Dibble's Bill, which is not an
: ample protection against a failure in the
Presidential succession, and it is both
simpler and more certain than Mr. Ran?
dall's Bill. Mr. Randall's Bill, it must
be admitted, is very complete, but it
s Irikes us there is more machinery about
it than necessary. Moreover, the other
Bill has passed the Senate, and should be
passed by the House without delay, in
order to secure a Democratic President
in case of accident to President Cleve?
land. If the President should die now
John Sherman would become President,
while if the Senate Bill passes the House
Mr. Bayard would be the President, and
if he for any reason could not serve Mr.
Manning, and so on to the Postmaster
General. We think the passage of this
Bill is a matter of very grave conse?
quence to the country, and it should not
be delayed a single day.
The News and Courier advocates the
passage of the Bill to take a census of
the inhabitants of the State, and argues
the question as follows :
We will suppose, for the sake of argu?
ment that the Legislature will order a
census to be taken, and tbat this census
will bo completed early next Spring.
What then ? The Constitution (Article
II, Section 4,) provides that the "Repre?
sentatives shall be assigned to the differ?
ent Counties by Act of the General
Assembly at the session immediately suc?
ceeding every enumeration." It is con?
tended tbat the words "the session," iu
the Constitution, mean the next regular
session, and tbat, therefore, if the census
be taken in the way proposed, the reap
pointment cannot lawfully be effected
until the meetingof the Legislature next
winter. If this view is correct, the next
Legislature will be apportioned as the
present body is, and there can be no re
apportionment that will take effect earli?
er than the general election of 1888. It
is the belief tbat the census, as a basis of
reappointment, cannot now be made
effective for the general election next
year that induces some of the Senators to
oppose the census Bill. They are not
opposed to the census itself, but think it
unnecessary to take the census, at this
time, because it can not produce the
effect desired.
There is another view to consider.
Suppose, for the sake of argument, tbat
the Legislature shall provide for the
census and that it shall be taken, and the
Legislature, in extra session, shall reap
portion the representation in accordance
with the new enumeration of the inhab?
itants of the State. Under that ^ap?
portionment, the general election will be
held next winter, and under its provis?
ions the members elect of the Legisla?
ture will present themselves at the State
House at the appointed time. Who can
question their right to be there, or raise
against them any question as to the
constitutionality of tbe law under which
the representation was rcapportioned,
and they themselves were elected ? By
the Constitution of tbe State, the House
of Representatives "shall judge of the
election, returns and qualifications" of
its members, and there is no other tribu?
nal, so far as we know, that has any
jurisdiction in this matter. Tbe mem?
bers elected certainly could not object to
the law under which they had been
elected, and the Counties which lost
representation would have no standing
.before the Legislature, if they were dis?
posed to complain.
It strikes us tbat there is room to
doubt both the law and the propriety of
the course which our contemporary sug?
gests. The Neios and Courier is arguing
for the census because it is a constitu?
tional obligation resting on tbe members
of the Legislature, and yet it seems to
advise the Legislature to override the
Constitution in the mode of apportion?
ment because there will be no power that
can review their action. This same
reasoning would excuse them for not
taking tbe census, or would equally sus?
tain them in making a new apportion?
ment without taking a census. If the
Legislature were to reapportion the
members without taking the census, and
the election were held under such reap
portionment, the next Legislature could
declare itself properly elected and go on.
This would be more economical aud no
more arbitrary. But we apprehend that
the election would not in either case be
permitted to come off under an unconsti?
tutional Act, for tbe Commissioners of
Election could, aud almost certainly
would, be enjoined from proceeding
under the new law, and compelted to
proceed under the old Act. The Courts
would not allow an unconstitutional
usurpation of power by tbe Legislature
if the matter were brought before them.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1880.
The correspondent of the News and
Courier, writing from Columbia on the
13th inst., says:
The ways and means committee on
yesterday introduced the appropriation
bill, and tbe chairman, Col. Haskell, gave
notice that it would be taken up to-mor?
row (Monday) and continued until dis?
posed of. The appropriations are as fol?
lows :
Governor and Lieutenant Gov...? 10,650
Secretary of State. 4,100
Comptroller General. 6,450
State Treasurer. 7,100
Superintendent of Education. 6,400
Adjutant and Inspector General
(militia). 18,900
Attorney General. 7,860
State Librarian. 1,025
State House and grounds. 1,660
Total executive department....$ 64,145
Judicial department.? 56,750
Health department. 12,100
Tax department. 24,400
Agricultural department. 24,909
University. 21,100
Citadel. 20,000
Penitentiary.,. 109,000
Lunatic Asylum. 82,810
Deaf, dumb and blind. 14,231
Catawba Indians. 800
Miscellaneous. 69,490
Total.$499,735
To these figures are to be added the in?
terest on the public debt, $391,332; the
appropriation for the State House, ?75,
000, and tho legislative appropriation
which has not yet been, agreed upon. It
will be seen that regular appropriations
are made for the Penitentiary and the
agricultural bureau, both of which, how?
ever, are self-sustaining. This is in ac?
cordance with the bill recently passed by
the House requiring these departments
to pay all the moneys collected by them
into the State Treasury, and forb'idding
them to draw out except upon legislative
appropriations.
In the executive department the fig?
ures given an for salaries, contingent
funds, &c. It will be seen that the ap?
propriations here apparently aggregate
$966,067, though the Agricultural de?
partment is self-suslaiuing, and the pen?
itentiary nearly or quite self sustaining ;
also, so that in round numbers we may
say the appropriations amount to $832,
000. To this about :S0,000 must be ad?
ded for Legislative expenses, and wo will
have something over $900,000 of appro?
priations. Of this sum something will
be paid in the phosphate royalty which
varies in different years. It will hardly
exceed $150,000, which would leave at
least $750,000 to be raised by taxation.
In addition to the State tax necessary to
raise this sum, we will have in Anderson
a County tax of 3} mills and 2 mills
school tax. We may safely assume that
taxes this year will be higher than they
were last year. Taxation in South Car?
olina is becoming more and more bur?
densome. It should be decreased instead
of increased.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
The Tax levy, as passed by the House
of Representatives, provides a State tax
of 5} mills, to which is to be added the
school tax of two mills, and the County
tax which varies greatly in the several
Counties. In Anderson the tax for
County purposes is reported at 3} mills.
The total tax in the several Counties of
the State is reported as follows:
Abbeville, 10*; Aiken, 101; Ander?
son, 104 ; Barnwell, 12 1-20; Berkeley,
12$ ; Beaufort, 12}; Charleston, 9? ;
Chester, 13J; Chesterfield, 12?; Claren?
don, 123; Colleton, 12.1; Darlington,
10}; Edgefield, 11J; Fairfield, 10};
Greenville, 15; Georgetown, 11}; Hamp?
ton, 13*;Horry, 12}; Kershaw, 11};
Lancaster, 16}; Lauren3, 14}; Lexing?
ton, 11; Marion, 10:]; Marlboro', 13};
Newberrv, 10jj; Oconee, 11}; Orange
burg, 103; Pickens, 18}; Richland, 10*;
Spartanburg, 15} ; Sumter, 10}; Union,
15}; Williamburg, 11; York 11 7-20.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier, of December 17, gives
the following interesting synopsis of the
Senate's proceedings on several important
Bills:
The Lien Law discussion, which had
been suspended for several days, was
resumed when the repealing bill and the
priority bill came up as special orders.
The latter was giveu precedence. There
was pending a motion to reconsider the
adverse vote upon it. Without debate
the question was put and resulted as fol?
lows :
Yeas?Bell, Biemann, Black, Byrd,
Earle, Field, Leitner, Mauldin, Maxwell,
Moore of Anderson, Munro, Patterson,
Redfearn, Sligh, Todd, Wallace, Wood
ward and Youmans?18.
Nays?Buist, Coker, Howell, Izlar,
McCall, Moore of Hampton, Reynolds,
Simmons, Smith, Smythe, Talbert,
Williams and Wingard?13.
The negative vote having been recon?
sidered the bill came up squarely.
Senator Smythe moved to strike out
the second section, which specifies that
no writing or recording shall be necessary
to create the liens of the landlord and of
the laborer, but that such lien shall exist
from the date of the contract, whether
the same be in writing or verbal.
Senator Earle moved to amend by
striking out only tho words "and of the
laborer." This was decided to be out of
order.
A long and lively debate followed on
the merits of the bill, Senator Smythe
taking the leading part in the attack
and Senator Youmans in the defence.
The first vote was on Senator You
mans's motion to table Seoator Smythe's
amendment. These were?yeas 19, uays
14.
Senator Smythe now moved to table
Senator Earle's amendment, which had
been reuewed. Lost?yeas 13, nays 19.
Senator Earle's amendment was adop?
ted by a vote of 17 to 15.
Senator Izlar moved an amendment
that the landlords' lien should be, as at
present, to the extent of one-third.
Senator Earle moved to table. Carried
by a vote of 17 to 15.
The opponents of the bill began to
realize that the "antis" held the Senate
and began to seek time fot thought and
work.
Senator Izlar moved to adjourn.
Tabled by a vote of 19 to 14.
Senator Smythe moved to strike out a
part of the first section.
Senator Youmans moved to table.
Carried ; 19 to 14.
Senator Talbert moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill. The vote on this
motion was a good index of the strength
of the two sides, so it is given :
Yeas?Bell, Benbow, Buist. Coker,
Howell, Izlar, McCall, Moore of Hamp?
ton, Reynolds, Simmons. Smith, Smythe,
Talbert and Williams?14.
Nays?Biemann, Black, Byrd, Earle,
Field, Leitner, Mauldin, Maxwell, Moore
of Anderson, Munro, Patterson, Red?
fearn, Sligh, Todd, Wallace, Wingard,
Woodward and Youmans?18.
Dilatory motions followed rapidly, and
the roll was called almost continuously.
Filibustering was a novelty to the Senate,
and was not enjoyed by the majority.
Senator Talbert moved to make the
bill the special order for to-morrow.
Senator Maxwell moved to table. Yeas
20, nays 12. Senator Smythe moved to
adjourn. Lost?15 to 18. Senator How?
ell moved to recommit. Tabled?20 to
11. Senator Talbert moved an amend?
ment. Tabled?20 to 12.
Senator Mauldin, addressing the
minority, expressed his surprise at seeing
economists like Senator Smythe, who
had declined to pass the census bill on
account of the extra session, wasting the
people's money by prolonging the session.
Senator Earle said that this was a
childish proceeding. The majority had
made up their minds and were firm. He
did not fear postponement. If Senators
wanted to air speeches on the subject he
was willing to sit up all night and listen
to them. H accordingly moved a recess
until 7:30 this evening. Lost?yeas 13,
nays 21.
Senator Youmans said that if the suc?
cess of the bill rested on endurance, his
county had the right man for Senator.
He could hold out as long as the other
side could. The minority began to
weaken, and after a motion to strike out
the first section had been defeated by a
vote of 16 to 13, the bill was allowed to
pass its second ' reading without a
division.
The Columbia Caual Bill was the
special order for noon. It appropriates
$15,000 out of the State treasury, to be
returned from the surplus earnings of the
Penitentiary.
Senator Moore, of Anderson, moved to
strike out the enacting clause of the bill
and made a speech against the Canal.
He estimated the cost of the dam across
the river at from $400,000 to $500,000,
gave the Canal fifteen years to be com?
pleted in, and predicted the washing out
of tho embankments.
Senator Wallace congratulated the
Senator from Anderson on limiting the
time for the completion of the Canal to
fifteen years. If he remembered aright
the Senator last year said that it would
never be completed. He said that it was
a gratifying surprise to find that Ceme?
tery Hill, the bugbear of the enterprise,
had been passed so cheaply and so quickly.
Even with the small appropriations now
made the Canal would be completed in
throe year3. Is the $25.000 a year had
been given ho was sure that tho lime
cotistnnod in the wurk wt.uld have been
shortened to the period at first estimated,
Senator Cokcr moved to amend the
bill by making the appropriation out cf
the surplus earnings of the Penitentiary.
Senator Woodward said it woufd
amount to the same thing if the money
were taken out of the treasury, because
the State had determined to go on with
the work and the money would come out
of the treasury in the end.
Senator Buist saw no difference between
an appropriation outright and one out of
the earnings of the Penitentiary, and
spoke heartily ngaiust Senator Coker's
motion.
Senator Mauldin thought that the
State was not committed to internal
improvements and supported the amend?
ment.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas?Biemann, Black, Clyburn, Co
ker, Earle, Izlar, McCall, Mauldin,
Moody, Moore of Anderson, Munro,
Patterson, Simmons, Sligh, Todd and
Talbert?16.
Nays?Bell, Benbow, Buist, Byrd,
Field, Howell, Leitner, Maxwell, Moore
of Hampton, Rcdfearn,Reynolds, Smith,
Smythe, Wallace, Williams, Wingard,
Woodward and Youmans?18.
So the amendmeut was rejected.
Senator Mauldin moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
Yeas?Biemann, Black, Clyburn, Co
ker, Earlo, Izlar, McCall, Mauldin,
Moody, Moore of Anderson, Munr'/,
Sligh, Todd and Talbert?14.
R Nays?Bell, Benbow, Buist,Byrd, Field,
Howell, Leitner, Maxwell, Moore of
Hampton, Patterson, Redfearn, Rey?
nolds, Simmons,Smith, Smythe, Wallace,
Williams, Wingard, Woodwaid and
Youmans?20.
The bill passed without a division.
Cougrcssiunu Ailccn;
Baltimore, December 17.?This
morning the 9.50 train for the South,
via the Virginia Midland route, bore
away to .his homo in Cokesbury one of
South Carolina's distinguished and rep?
resentative sons, the Hon. D. Wyatt
Aiken. He came to this city to consult
Dr. Miles. Unfortunately the good
Doctor couldn't afford him the relief
sought. Col. Aiken's disease is of the
nerves, but it i3 too deep-seated for the
knife and only time and treatment can
relieve him. The seat of Col. Aiken's
ailment is at or near the lower extremity
of the spine, where the plaited nerves
issue to divide and ramify over the lower
limbs. The causo of his trouble is two
falls that he had on the ice last winter.
The first fall wa3 in the horse lot of his
home in Cokesbury,. when he fell upon
the sill of the gate, receiving apparently
only slight and temporary injury; later
in Washington on his way from church,
accompanied by one of his daughters,
he had another fall. This last fall was
more serious, and it was with great diffi?
culty that he reached his hotel. His
duties in Congress and a trip to New
Orleans to see the Exposition, with the
great attendant exercise and fatigue,
inflamed the badly bruised nerves and
ever since his return to his home from
New Orleans he has beeu a sufferer.
Dr. Miles, after several weeks of treat?
ment and careful examination in con?
sultation with Surgeon L. McLane Tiffa?
ny, (who operated ou Judge Aldrich so
successfully,) advised him to test the
great healers?time and rest. This to
one of Col. Aiken's active temperament
and hard working habits seems a living
death, but in his own home, free from
the excessive cold of this latitude, and
able in his own chamber to be protected
from cold drafts, so necessary in his case,
his constituents and, indeed, the State at
large, may hope for the recovery of this
hard working and able Congressman.
Col. Aiken was taken from his cham?
ber to a carriage, and at the static n
transferred to the car by two stalwart
negroes. This removal he accomplished
with little pain, comparatively, and it is
hoped that when once in sleeper a at
Washington he may have an easy ride to
Greenville, where he must undergo
another transfer, and the last, except by
carriage from Hodges' Station on the
Columbia and Greenville Railroad to
his home ii Cokesbury. Col. Aiken is
accompanied by his estimable wife, who
visited Baltimore last, before this visit,
as a bride. Representatives Dibble and
Hemphill came over yesterday afternoon
to visit their brother in affliction, and to
reassure him that, as far as their efforts
prevailed, his constituents' interests
should not suffer in the interval of his
absence from his seat in the House.?
Correspondence of (he News and Courier.
? Of the 401 Congressmen no fewer
than 285 are lawyers.
? Mr. Kenua, at 37, is the youngest
member of the United States Senate.
? President Seelye, of Amberst Col?
lege, says that if girls would run every
day they would never die of consump?
tion.
? Sleeping with the head to the North
and the physical and mental advantages
to be derived therefrom is a subject in
which interest is being revived. A Ger?
man physician of note was quoted many
years ago as saying that he believed he
I had added at least a decade to his life,
i beside keeping the health perfect by this
method.?Medical Journal.
An Answer Wanted.
Can any ono bring us a case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? Wo say they can
not, as thousands of cases already perma?
nently cured and who arc daily recom?
mending Electric Bitters; will prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Weak Back, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured.
They purify the blood, regulato tlio bow?
els, and act directly on the diseased parts.
Every bottlo guaranteed. For salo at 50c.
a bottle by Hill Bros.
An Enterprising, Reliable House.
Hill Bios, can always be relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best of
everything, but to secure the Agency for
such articles as have well-known merit,
and are popular with the people, thereby
sustaining the reputation of being always
enterprising, nud ever reliable. Having
secured the Agency for tho celebrated
Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consump?
tion will sell it on a positive guarantee.
It will surely euro any and every affec?
tion of Troat, Lungs, and Chest, and to
show our confidence, wo invite you to
call and get a Trial Bottle Free.
Given Away.
A large Doll, worth $10.00, given away
for only 75 cents.
Santa Clans has made our store head?
quarters, so como to see us when you
want Toys, Dolls, Doll Carriages, Wag?
ons, Drums, Gift Cups or anything of the
kind to please the children. We have a
large stock of guaranteed Silverware from
which you can select elegant Wedding
and Holiday presents.
Call and sec our 5 and 10 cent counters.
J. E. PKOVLKS it Co.
For Virginia Casimeres, Jeans, Kirsoys,
&c, at low prices, go to J. P. Sullivan &
Co. 9
Wonders Never Cease.
WHO would have thought that fifty
or one hundred years ago that one
could sit before an Artist's Camera from one
quarter to three seconds and get a correct
LIKENESS of you, or any one Now, if
von have one of those dear and precious
babies who scorn that they can't sit still,
just bring him or her to me, and see what I
can do. Remember, that before another {
year comes in, that it mag ho taken away
and no PICTURE or any thing to remem?
ber it by. Then, "secure the shadow, ere
the substance fades away." All kinds of
woik made at short notice. I am bound to
be ahead in the times. Give me a call and
look at my work,
Respectfully, H. G. CLARK.
_Dec 17.1885 23_
HOLIDAY GOODS
AT THE
BOOK STORE,
INCLUDING Books. Stationery. Games,
Novelties, Family and Pocket Bible*,
Poems, Chatterboxes, Toy Books, ifcc.
Plush Goods, Work Boxes, Writing Desks,
Whisk Brushes, Oil Paintings, Chromos,
Picture Frames, Albums, Christmas and
New Year's Cards, and other Goods too nu?
merous to mention.
Call and see. our Stock, whether you buy
or not.
UEO. W. FANT <fc SON,
No. 2 Whiluer St., Anderson, S. C.
Uue 10,188$ 22 2
TO RENTOS SEIL.
IOFF EH for sale my HOUSE and LOT
in tl:c City of Anderson, on Whit
ncr Street. If not sold (>v 1st of January,
l?S(i, it will be to rent.
TJTOS. C. LTGON.
Dec-'I, 1885 24 2
STORE TO RENT.
One of the Best Stands in
Pendleton, S. 0.
J. B. SITTON.
Dec 31,1885 24 2
.1. C. C. FEAT!IERSTOX. 0. C. FEATIIERSTOX.
FEATHERSTON & SON,
Attorneys at Law,
ANDERSON, - - - S. C.
WILL Practice in all Courts of State
and United States.
Office?In Broylcs Building, below P. 0.
Doc 24, lS8.r, 24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons' having deinands against
the Estate of Moody Ocntry, deceased,
arc hereby notified to prcsenttliem, prop?
erly proven, to the undersigned within the
time prescribed by law, anil those indebted
to make payment.
A. W. GENTRY, )
F. M. GENTRY, j ^ ft
Dec 24, 1885 24 3
Whitlock & Ethridge
COMBINATION PLOW.
More Certificates.
We, the undersigned subscribers, will
say that we have tried the Whitlock &
Ethridge Combination Flow on our farms,
and think it to he one of the best. Plows
now on the market. We have bought
Farm Right's forsanie.
M. B. RICHARDSON,
A. N. RICHARDSON,
W. II. McMCRTRY.
Dec. 19, 1.SS5.
We, the undersigned, having had an op?
portunity of examiniug and testing the
Whitlock & Ethridge Plow, arc highly
pleased with its performance, and believe
it to he a perfect success. Reing fully sat?
isfied with the test given the plows, we
have bought Farm Rights.
J. A. GRAY,
I). S. WATSON,
J. W. HALL.
I have examined anil tried the Whitlock
& Ethridge Plow, and pronounce it quite
a success in every particular. Think every
farmer should have a Farm Right.
W. D. GARRISON.
I am pleased to say to my friends aud
neighbors that I have tested the Whitlock
(fc Ethridge Plow, and lind it to be all that
is claimed for it. I regard the Stock as ex?
celling anything I have seen in simplicity
and cheapness as well as conveniences. I
have purchased a Farm Right.
J. G. DUCKWORTH.
In addition to the Certificates given
above the following parties have bought
Farm Right?:
W J Ro'bbins, D A McAlister,
T D Hewin, F J Slacks,
W J Gentrv, Dr. A 'J Cook,
Asa Hardy," Dr. R A Heid,
G W Ferguson, J W Stewart,
P B Allen, Thos. A Sherard,
J T Mouchet, W A Evens,
Mrs. Mary McGec, R S Sherard.
JTC Jones, D J Sherard,
M H MoGce, F II McAlister,
B A Davis, Rev. R. C. Ligon,
J T Stuckv, J W Tcasley,
Charley Starke, T M Nelson,
A J Wiles, D K Norris,
J L Bryan, R A Breazcale,
L II Wilborn.
Dec 24, 1S85__2j_1_
TO RENT,
Four Gfood Plantations.
FOR SALE,
Twenty Webster Wagons,
At Rock Bottom prices to close out.
B. F. CRAYTON it SONS.
Dec 17. 1S80
23
&Oft 1886
Will fcc nailed FREE (o all applicant., and toco.tomor.of
Islt rear without mli-rio* U. It contain, cbont iso page.,
f t) illuilfatlot.j, price accurate description, and Talnable
directions for plantlnc oil voft'lioa of VEGETABLE
and flower 8ek1>S, BDLRSr?tft Inralaablo
to all, capTCl.llr to Market Oardenrri. Send for II.
D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Michigan
RUN DOWN PRICES on all Christ
mils Goods, to enable us to sell
out the Stock of Toys and Fancy
Goods chat we have just bought from L.
L. Greco, Assignee, at a big sacrifice,
thereby enabling us to sell at and below
N. Y. cost. This will surprise anybody
when they see the goods and the prices.
Don't buy before you come and see, or you
will sing" the same old tune that we are
hearing overy day, and that is. I wish I
haden't bought before I come here.
You say it every time. We know
what ve are talking about, and
furthermore we wish to add that our
Conlccitioncry Stock is the largest
in the city, and we are leaders in LOW
PRICES, and don't you forget it.
MOSS & BROWN.
Depot Street, Anderson, S. C
Dec 17, 188f> 23
TO RENT.
ADWELLING HOUSE, containing
eight rooms, with Stable and other
outbuildings, one-fourth mile from Square.
Apply to
A. II. OSBORN.
Dec 17, 1885 23_3
MONEY MUST COME.
WE MEAN IX.
ALL persons indebted, by either Note
or Account to us, for Guano or Mer?
chandise, are hereby notified that settle?
ment MUST BE MADE on or before Jan?
uary 1;",, 188G.
BICE, GEER & CO.,
Bclton, S. C.
Dec 17, 1885 23_3_
NOTICE !
ALL persons indebted to me for COF?
FINS OR FURNITURE, are here?
by notified to come forward promptly and
settle their accounts. 1 must have the
money, and those who do not pay will be
waited on by an ollicer of the law. You
will save cost by settling.
G. F. TOLLY.
Dec 17, 1885 23
YES, NOW I GUESS
You will Buy all Your
DEUGS & MEDICINES
FROM 9
ORR & SLOAN.
1 just tell yoiij I'll be dogged if you don't if you can't play with that brat all
night, for I won't as much as put my finger on it. I've rocked your children, and
give them, I know, a hundred barrels of Ground Ivy Tea and Sage Tea and Pep
pcrmint Drops, and Onion Juice, and blowcd smoke ou their stomachs, and done
everything else to give them ease, and I'm done?and don't you forget it. ORR &
SLOAN'S MEDICINES or YOU nurse the children.
You know it was only last week that Johnnie was so bilious that he
looked more like n pumpkin than a human, and you went to their Store
and got u few of them Liver Pills, and he has been looking like an
angel ever since. No, ORR & SLOAN'S Medicine or YOU do tho
n uning.
Here's Christmas mighty nigh hero, and
'you know Susie lias got to give that Tom
Brown some kind of n Present?a Shaving \^^^
Cup, or Razor Case, or Cup and Saucer, or
some of those beautiful Lamps, or some
ami if you sec him when you go to get it, insinuate that you guess that Susie gagg
care if she docs get one of those Elegant Toilet Cases, or case*, of nil kinds of
Scissors, or a handsome pair of French Vases, or some of them thousand other
Pretty Things, or something.
I just tell you, and don't
you forget it, that EVERY?
BODY7, is talking nbout the
Pretty Things, and the real,
old-fashioned Bargains that
ORR & SLOAN
Is a let tin? loose at
BZElTSOnsr HOUSE CORITEB,
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PI. 13AS.
Emily Swords, John.Swords and Karle Swords,
Plaintiff's, against Kachel .Sword.-, .Sarah .Swords,
Mary Swords, Jane Parsons, Susan Evatt, Bo
bocca Nawion, Caroline Conley, Harvey Swords,
and the unknown Widow and heirs at law of
James Swords, deceased, Defendants.?Summons
for Relief?Complaint not Serval.
To the Defendants the unknown Widow and heirs
at law of James Swords, deceased, aud Harvey
Swords :
YOU are hereby summoned and required to an?
swer tho complaint in this action, which
is tiled In tho office of the C.erk of the Court of
Common 1'leas, at Anderson C. II., S. C. and to
serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscribers at their office. Anderson C. H.,
S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such sen ice; and if you
fail to answer the complaint within the timo
aforesaid, the plaintiff's in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the com?
plaint.
Dated .Ith December, A. D. 1SS.",.
BROYLES & SIMPSON,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
[Seal] F. K. Watkiss, Deputy C. C. I*.
To the unknown Widow and heirs at law of James
Swords,deceased, and to Harvey Swords:
Take notice thai the complaint in this action,
together with the summons, of which the forego?
ing is a copy, was tiled in the office of the Clerk of
the Cou tot Common Pittas for Anderson County
on i ho Gib day of December, 1885, and that the
object of this action is to obtain partition of the
premises described below, to bo made among the
owners thereof by Commissioners to be appointed
for that purpose, or to obtain a sale thereof to be
made, and a division of the proceeds, if a parti?
tion cannot be made without prejudice to the in?
terest of the owners. The premises in question
are described in the complaint as follows: All
that Tract of Land of which John Swords died
seized and possessed in the County and State afore?
said, on Cully Creek, and containing one hundred
and fifty acres, more or less, and buunded by the
lands of the Estate of Henry Fielding, John
Owen, Larkin Newton and others. No personal
claim is made against you.
BROYLES A SIMPSON, Plaintiffs' Att'ys.
Dec 24,1857) _24_?
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
Thos. P. Smith, Alexander M. Mclver aud B.
Pressly Smith, Factors and partners doing busi?
ness under the firm name of Thos. P. Smith,
Mclver A Co., Plaintiffs, against J. C. Shirley
and Drew Burford, partners, under tho firm
name of Shirley A: Burford, and .S. Blecklcy, E.
W. Brown and J, J. Frelwcll, partners under
the firm name of Blcckley, Brown A Fretwell,
Defendants.?Summons for Relief?Complaint Serv?
ed.
To the Defendants J. C. Shirley, Drew Burford, S.
Blcckley. E. W. Brown and J J. Fretwell:
YOU arc hereby summoned and required to an?
swer the complaint in this action, of which a
copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said complaint on the
subscribers at their otlice, Anderson C, II., S. C,
within twenty days after the service hereof, ex?
clusive of the day of such service; and if you fail
to auswer the complain'. >vithin the time aforesaid
the plaintiff's in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 22nd, A. D. 1885.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE & MURRAY,
Plaintifls' Attorneys.
[Skai.j M. P. Trimble, C. C. P.
To the Defendant Drew Burford:
Take notice that this action is com: enced for
the foreclosure of a mortgage in the Court of Com?
mon Pleas for the County of Anderson, and State
of South Carolina, and that the complaint, to?
gether with the summons, of which above is a
copy, was filed in the ollicc of the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County, at An?
derson, S. C, on the 22nd day of December, A. D.
1SS5.
Dee. 22nd, 1SS5.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE A MURRAY,
Plaintills' Attorneys, Anderson, S. C.
[Seal] M. P. Triimilk, C. C. P.
Dec 21, 1885 24 G
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Thomas P. Smith, Alexander M. Mclver and B
Pressly Smith, copartners under the firm name
of Thomas P. Smith, Mclver & Co., Plaintifls,
against H. B. Shirley, Defendant?Summon* fur
i. elief?Complaint not Served.
To the Defendant II. B. Shirley :
YOU arc hereby summoned and required to an
swerthc "Complaht in this action, a copy,
of which is filed in the otiicc of the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County,S.C.,
and te serve a copy of your answer to the said
complaint in the subscribers at their office, Ander?
son C. H., S. C. within twen'y days after the ser?
vice hereof, exclusive of tho day of such servico;
and If you fail to answer tho complaint within
the time aforesaid, tho plaintiffs in this action will
apply to tho Court for the relief demanded in tho
complaint.
Dated December 23nd, A. D. 18S5.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE A MURRAY,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys.
[Seal.] M. P. Tribble, C. C. P:
To the Defendant above named :
Take notice that this action is commenced for
the foreclosure of a mortgage, in the Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Anderson, and
State of South Carolina, and that the complaint,
together with the summons, of which the above is
a copy, was filed in the ollicc of tho Clerk of said
County, at Anderson, in the County of Anderson,
in said State, on the twenty-third day of Decem?
ber, A. D. 1885; and that you are required to ap?
pear in the cause and auswer. or the Plaintiffs will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded lu the
complaint.
December 23rd, 1885.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE A MURRAY,
Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Anderson, S. C.
Dec 24,1SS5_24_G_
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Thomas P. Smith, Alexander M. Mclver and B.
Prcssley Smith, partners in business under tho
firm name of Thos. P. Smith, Mclver A Co.,
Plaintills, against J. C. Shirley, H. B.Shirley,
M. E. Burford, Susan L. Smith and S. L. Shirley;
and S. Bleckley, Elijah W. Brown and Joseph j.
Fretwell, partners in trade under the firm name
of Blsckley, Brown A Fretwell, Defendants.?
Summons for Relief?Complaint Sened,
To the Defendants J. C. Shirley, II. B. Shirley, M.
E. Burford, Susan L. Smith and S. L. Shirley ;
and S. Bleckley, Elijah W. Brown and Joseph j.
Fretwell. partners in trade under the firm namo
of Bleckley, Brown A Fretwell:
"yOU are hereby summoned and required to an
X ?wer the complaint in this action, of which a
copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said complaint on tho
subscribers at their ollicc, Anderson C. IL, S. C,
within twenty days after the service hereof, ex?
clusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail
to answer the complaint within the time afore?
said, the plaintills in this action will apply to tho
Court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated Anderson C. II., S. C, Dec. 23rd, A. D. 1SS5.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE A MURRAY,
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
[Seal] M. P. Tribble, C. C. P.
Susan L. Smith:
To the Defendants II. B. Shirley, M. F. Burford and
Take notice that this action is commenced for
foreclosure of a mortgage, in thetlourt of Common
Fleas for the County of Anderson and State of
South Carolina, aud that the Complaint, together
with the Summons of which the foregoing is a
copy, was filed in the office of tho Clerk of Couit
of Common Pleas of said County at Anderson C.
IL, S. C. on the Twenty-third di.y of December A.
D. 1885;'and that you arc required to appear in
the cause and answer, or the Plaintiffs will apply
to the Court for tlw relief douianded in the Com?
plaint.
Anderson, S. C, Dec. 23rd, 1885.
MURRAY, BREAZEALE A MURRAY,
Plaintiff's' Attorneys, Anderson;C. H., S. C.
Dee 2?, 18S.') 24 ft
MASTER'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County ok Anderson.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
II. E. Cooley, Flaintiflf vs. Mathias Roberts,
Jane Cothran, ct al.?Complaint lo set aside
Conveyance, to jmy Debts, dx.
PURSUANT to an order to nie directed
in tho above case, I will resell at
Anderson C. II., S. C, at tho risk of the
former purchaser, on SALEDAY IN JAN?
UARY, 1886, the following described Reil
Estate, of which Allen Cothran died seized
and possessed, situate in Anderson County,
on waters of Saluda River, adjoining lands
of Elizabeth Acker, Warren Fleming, J. E.
Gaines, W. ?. Cox, ctal., and divided into
the following Tracts, to wit :
NO. 1, containing fifty acres, more or
less.
NO. 2, containing fifty-six acres, more or
less.
NO. 3, containing fifty-hvc acres, more
or less.
Terms of Sam:?One-third cash ; the
remainder on a credit of twelve months,
to be secured by a bond and mortgage of
the premises, with interest from day of
sale. The purchaser to deposit with the
Master, within fifteen minutes after sale,
$250.00 ?s a guarantee of his compliance
with the terms of sale; and if the purcha?
ser fail so to do, that said Land will be re?
sold immediately, and so on until a pur?
chaser complies, rurchaser to pay extra
for all neccssory papers.
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Dec 10, 1SS5 22 4
MASTER'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County*.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
John McGrath and Michael Kennedy, Ex
exutors of M. I). Kennedy, deceased vs.
Julia Ruller, Mary O'Donnell and oth
cas.
I>Y virtue oi an order of sale made in
) the above entitled action, I will sell
at Anderson C. II., S. C, on SALESDAY
IN JANUARY next, the following de
scribed Real Estate:
LOT, situate t>n Depot Street, near the
Northeast corner Public Square, fronting
28 feet, more or less, and I0.r) feet in depth.
ONE ACRE, being part of the llomo
place of the late M. I). Kennedy, bounded
on the North by Morris Street," on South
and East by lands of Mrs. Mary O'Don?
nell, and on the West by East Poumhry
Street.
The JACK HARRIS LOT, situate on
McDullic Street, nearly opposite Greeley
Institute, containing ab-mt one-fourth of
an acre.
Also, n number of small TENEMENT
HOl'SKS and LOTS, each Lot including
about fifty feet squuro, fronting on East
Boundary. Sold separate.
Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay
extra lor papers.
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Dec 10,1885 22 4