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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 1886. - RIv?s : ' Ni:\CA.7. _91*50. SIX M0NTH8_75c. Col. W. H. Perry, the Representative from the Fourth Congressional District in this State; has introduced a Bill to * establish two Judicial Districts for the United' States Courts in this State. Such an addition would greatly facilitate the business and .convenience of the Federal Courts. It would add one more United States Judge, District Attorney, . Marshal. &c, but this would not be objectionable. We would like to see the Bill become a law. The News and Courier very properly criticises Speaker Carlisle for giving South Carolina no representative upon the River and Harbor Committee of the "House, wheu Charleston harbor is one of the most important points on our coast that needs government attention. VTe think our Senators and members of Congress from every district in the State ought to make a united effort to obtain a liberal appropriation for Charles *on harbor. Its development would render the Commerce of the whole State more active and more prosperous. It- would bring a new' growth in Charleston, would briog'new energy and new capi-1 tal there, and develop into activity that which is now there. The State needs a first class importing and exporting ship? ping point. The government could im? prove Charleston harbor with the expen? diture of a comparatively small sum, and we think it onght to do so. Very little public money bus been expended in South Carolina, either before or since the war, and as a matter of simple jus: lice we think Cougress ought to give Charleston harbor a liberal sum at this time. In the'discussion of the question of silver coinage some of the papers are urging its suspension because of the in? justice to the national bondholders of j paying their bouds or the interest thereon in silver which is worth only eighty cents on the dollar. To our miud this is the poorest of poor arguments, for several reasons. In the first place, the interest on.the public debt is promptly paid in gold. Hence the bondholders have not been hurt by the excessive silver coinage. In the next place, the government bonds upon their face provide for paymeot in gold or silvor, or, we believe, in United States treasury notes. They were issued when gold was at an enormous premium, and the bondholders will be paid more relatively even if their debt is paid in silver than the contract on their bonds . calls for.. The stipulation has always been that they were payable in silver. The composition of the silver dollar has not been changed, and therefore there would be no bad faith on the part of the government in paying its debts in the stipulated coin. There are other reasons, ? we.think, why the unlimited coinage or the compulsory coinage of silver, should be discontinued, under proper regulations protecting the people from financial ma? nipulation. ?_ The crushing out of the revolting practices of Mormon ism is a duty which - the United States government should perform without delay, but we cannot approve the section of the Edmund's bill recently passed by the United States Senate, which proposes to appoint Com? missioners of the United. States govern* men t to manage the* temporal affairs of J the Mormon Church. When it comes to practices which are demoralizing to the people and subversive of good citizen? ship, the government should not hesitate to crush them, but in matters relating ' purely to church property which is a part of the means of enjoying one's re? ligion, we cannot think that the govern? ment has any mere right under the Con? stitution to interfere with it than they have to interfere with the property of j -?the baptist, Methodist or any other church in the territories. We believe that aiy form of religion is sacred under our Constitution and ought not to be in? terfered with by the government, but when any people violate the. laws of | society they should be punished for such violation. The government has no right to interfere with the Mormon Church, or any other church, but when a man is guilty of polygamy he should be pun? ished, no matter what church he belongs to. The government can only punish men who violate the laws. It cannot, W3 think, nnder the Constitution pass any laws regulating any faith or creed. When men, however, commit acts de? structive of society or demoralizing to it, they should be punished for it. There? fore, we think the Edmunds bill acapital one if the obnoxious section were stricken out._ %: closing the common schools. The correspondence with the State Superintendent of Education which was published by Col. John G. Clinkscales, our able and courteous School Commis aioner in the Teachers' Column of the Intelligences, last week, presents a problem that is difficult of solution. It seems from that article that our Commis I sioner has, acting under the advice of the State Superintendent of Education, about concluded to close the Common Schools for the present. The trouble grows out of the change made last Winter in the as sc&ment laws. Heretofore the assessment of property has been made in the Sum mer, and under the law the School Com missioner is required to apportion the school fund "on the first day of February, or as soon thereafter as practicable." The school fund for any given year can only be ascertained in advance of its collection from the assessed valuation of property, for it consists of the pell tax and two mills on the dollar of taxable property. In the session of 1884-5, the Legislature changed the time of assessing property to January instead of June, and did not make any change in the law di? recting the School Commissioner to ap? portion the school funds. The assess? ment will not be complete for several months, and the School Commissioner now. has nothing to go on in making an appotionment of the school fund. For this4. condition of things the Legislature is to jblame. We do not, however, agree with the conclusion that it may be best temporarily to close the.Gommtm Schools at this time, for such a,course will prove a very great hardship upon the teachers of the County ^hd'.'capndt make new arrangements for this year without loss, aad in some cases actual* privation. Then, too, we thiu| the suspension of the schools would prove injurious to the cause of education in our midst. Some? thing ought to be done to keep them open as usual. So far as the section of the law requiring the apportionment of the school fund to be made in February is concerned, we think it has been treated entirely as a directory provision, for no literal apportionment of the school fund has been made in this County since the Democrats came into possession of the State government. The Act evident? ly meant that after the school fund was collected in November and December, the School Commissioner should appor? tion it; but the collection of taxes has been thrown one year behind by the contest of 1876, and hence our School Commissioners have invariably appor? tioned the school fund in advance o*f its collection. The School Commissioners have approximated the fund and appor? tioned it out, and we see no reason why this might not be done now. Ordinarily we think it would be best for the schools to be closed, but in the present financial stringency it will be bad policy to with? draw the expenditure of the school fund from the resources of the people. We ought to get ahead with the collection of our taxes, and it might not be a bad idea for the schools to stand still aud thus catch up at some time, hut we do not think this an opportune occasion for the change._ The Keowee Courier of last week, says: The Anderson Intelligencer, in its criticisms of Mr. Biemaun and the Act repealing the prohibitory liquor law of Oconee, is hardly just. It is not correct that all of Oconee County is dry except Walhalla, as West Union has the right equal with Walhalla to license barrooms. Its statement that Mr. Biemanu has had a monopoly of liquor selling for many years is also incorrect, as, except two years, Walhalla had three bars, and during the first of these West Union had a bar, and during the last, the sole right of Biemann arose from the fact that he had obtained his license and paid for it before the prohibitory law went into effect, while others had not. We think our content Korary is wrong, too, in assuming that [r. Biemann, will now have a monopoly, as any one who will pay his money and f;ive a good bond 'will be able to get icense. We presume this, as our council will hardly make a distinction among men of good standing. We deem it right to make this correction, though we preferred the law should stand until fairly tried. We were always willing to modify the law so as to grant bottle license, but opposed the drink system as likely to corrupt the young. The Intelligencer did not wish to convey any wrong impression about the Oconee liquor law, and therefore it cheerfully publishes the Courier's com? ments, which go to show that Walhalla I and West Union both have the right to grant license, and that Mr. Biemann has I not had the exclusive right to sell in Walhalla but two years, and in the County but one year. The only mistake in the Intelligencer's article was in supposing that West Union was dry before the County prohibitory law was passed. The Intelligencer meant to call attention to, the fact that although Seneca, Westminister, and perbaps]qlher. towns in Oconee County, were made dry by legislative enactment just as Walballa was, except that the latter was made so by a County Act, yet in the repealing Act only Walhalla, and it now transpires that West Union also were given the right to sell liquors. It struck us that it was largely a species of personal legisla? tion. Of course we do not know bow many saloons will be opened in Walballa, but .we imagine the matter is settled now, and we would like for our contemporary to publish the number and names of the proprietors of barrooms aud the sum charged for license, and we promise that we will publish it for the information of the public It seemed to us that if there was any reason based on principle why the prohibition law should be repealed for Walhalla and West Union, it also applied to the cases of Seneca and West? minister. .Senator Eustis, of Louisiana, has in? troduced in the Senate a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to make the next payment of interest on the national debt in silver instead of gold, and it is thought by many that the resolution will pass Congress. We trust not, for even if it be a desirable change the present period of financial stringency is a most inopportune time for fomenting financial commotions by legislation. In our judgment, the best financial legisla? tion which the present Congress can adopt would be to pass the McPherson banking bill, which would permit na? tional banks to issue money up to the face value of the bonds held by them on deposit with the Secretary of the Treas? ury, instead of ninety per cent, as now allowed. This would add ten per cent, to the circulating medium of the countiy, and would in a large measure tend to relieve the pressing wants of the country by increasing the loans until another crop can be made. This bill ought by all means to be passed. Then we think the compulsory coinage of silver should be immediately'stopped, and provision made for the interchange of the present silver dollar at the United States Treasu? ry for gold or gold certificates in sums of five dollars or upwards. The effect of this would be to make the silver dollar not only equal to gold in theory, but equal to it in the confidence of the people. It would also prevent the speculation which would follow the unconditional suspension of silver coinage. Congress should do this, and then pass tho Blair Educational Bill, by which about $77, 000,000 would be put iuto circulation. About $500,000 of this would come to South Carolina, and go into every town? ship in the State. It would be thorough? ly distributed, and besides helping our common schools would add for eight years half a million dollars a year to our material resources. This, with liberal appropriations for important rivers and harbors, would put the large sum of money which has been accumulated in the federal treasury to work among the people, and would go very far towards relieving the present temporary depress? ion. Then by modifying the tariff ho as to adjust it to a money basis, and collect only enough revenue to safely meet the requirements of the government, we think a sound, financial policy would be reached by tho government. Such a financial policy as this would, we think, meet as fully as the government can the present troubles, and would provide for the future by reducing the burdens of the people. High protection has, we believe, contributed largely to the present depression, and it is the duty of Con? gress as speedily ;ts possible to relieve the country of this burden. There is no sound reason for keeping the enormous reserve fund on hand which is now in the national treasury, and therefore we think it should be made available for the relief of the people by being judiciously expended in such w iys as to put it in the most diffused circulation. Congress should not do any act to produce finan? cial trouble, but should seek to remove that which exists. It should, therefore, do nothing calculated to provoke further hostility to the silver dollar, but should make it the equal in every way of the gold dollar. OUR WASHINGTON LETTRR. Washington, D. C. Jan. 11,188G. Another of the Navy Department fraudulent voucher cases has ended in the aquittal of the defendant. These suits are what might be called technical fraud suits, and why innocent men, standing high in business and social circles, should be put to the expense of defending them is a mystery. Just before Chandler retired from the Navy Department as its Secretary he instituted an investigation into the manner of conducting business _by some of his Bureau Chiefs, and rumors of immense frauds were telegraphed from the Atlantic to the Pacific. All the defendants so far tried have been acquitted, and as a matter of National interest it may be briefly stated how color wits given to the charges^ Congress in making appropriations for the different Department speci6es a par? ticular fund, out of wliichepeciGed arti? cles or expenses are to be paid ; for instance, there is a fund for stationery, another for furniture, &c, &o. Any unused ba lance from any of these funds is to be turned into the Treasury at the close of the year, aud the accounting officers are not permitted to pay for .pur? chases in one specified clas3 out of anoth? er fund. It frequently happens that one j fund io exhausted before;j!anolher, and then when articles of that class are Wanted it is usual to purchase them and charge them upjn duplicate vouchers prepared by the Government officers under the name of articles coining under the head of the expended fund. These vouchers are receipted by the seller, and the Government gets what it needs, and the accounting officers on the face of the papers pay only lor what was authorized by law. It will thu? be seen that the Government in such cases receives an equivalent for every cent paid out; but the charge is made under a different name from-what was actually received, so as to comply nominally with the law. This practice has beeu a very common one, and the evidence in these fraud trials has proved it to be so. If any person violat? ed the law it was the Government officers, who did bo to supply the needs of the Government, aud if any person should be punished it is these officers and uot the merchants who actually furnished an equivalent for every cent received. This is a little bit of inside Government his? tory that will explaiu to people away from here why it is that so many men tried ou these fraudulent charges are acquitted. Merchants here understand it, but most people away from here do not. The other day the house of Dr. Emil Bezels, who was with Dr. Hall in his Arctic expedition, und who is supposed to know more about the cause of Dr. Hall's death than he cares to tell, wan ' burned to the ground, and the Doctor whs compelled to jump from the second story to save his life. The library which was completely destroyed . contained a large collection of rare and costly scientific books, valuable manuscripts and Arctic charts. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, has introduced a bill fixing the time for the meeting of Congress in 1886 and every second year thereafter, on the first Mon? day in October instead of December as now, and in 1887 and every second year thereafter, on the second Monday in November. It is thought that by thus adding from two to three .months to the Session of Congress, the business of the country can be properly attended to. The fact that 3,000 bills have already been introduced, makes apparent the necessity for Congress to do something more than it has done in the past to en? able it to act ou the business coming be? fore it. Within the past week a strange visitor from the sky shot its way through the roof of a house and nearly frighteued to death a young lady occupant, who thought that some evil disposed person was making a pistol target of her. The meteorlite, for such Prof. Yeate3, of the Smithsonian, pronounced it to be, made a hole about two inches in diameter in the ceiling, and exploded after entering the room. No damage was done other than to knock down tome of the plaster, and unstrung the nerves of the young lady for some days. It is believed that Congress will this session make provision for erecting a grand National Library building, which subject has been discussed to some extent in every Congress for the past five years. A bill has just been intro? duced by Mr. Long, to purchase for $550,000, the square just east of the Cap? itol grounds. This square has ou it some handsome residences erected within the past two years for which Congress will of course have to pay a stiff price, aud then have them torn down to make room for the Library building. This increased cost is due to the folly of Congress in not buying the square when it was talked of, and could have been bought for much less money, three yenrs ago. It is but another illus? tration of the force of the proverb "pen? ny wise and pound foolish." ' H. An Engine's Desperate Leap. Passenger train No. 45, north bound, over the Atlantic coast line, due here at 10 o'clock a. m., made a very narrow escape yesterday morning from plunging through the trestle about two miles below Rock Mount, a station on the Wilming? ton & Weldou Railroad. When the train had rolled up within a fow yards of the trestle, Thos. M. Milland, the engi? neer, discovered it to be ou fire, and that a portion of it had been burned and the rails on|y left standing. Appreciating the danger, and knowing that it would be impossible for him to stop the train before reaching the trestle he bravely remained at his post of duty, although conscious that if the train went through tbe trestle he would either be killed or injured, together with tho passengers, of whose lives he was more or less tho cus? todian. As quick as a flash the thought I occurred to the brave engineer that the best way to avert the threatened accident I was for the entire train to pass over that ! portion of the trestle which had been burned as rapidly as possible. He at once opened wide the valve of the loco? motive, and when the train reached the trestle it was going at a speed of sixty miles an hour. At this rate of speed the train passed over the trestle, but so great was the concussion that followed that one of the cars broke from the coupling and all tbe lights in the coaches weie extinguished. The passengers were all badly Bhaken up and considerably fright? ened, but fortunately po one was bttrt.-r Petmburg Inder. Interesting Congressional Items. Tho TIouso Committees. Washington, January 7.?The House distribution of the committee prizes took place to day, and the House is now fully equipped for the work before it. Speaker Carlisle has exercised great care in his selections and bis assignments are well received generally. There may be a,few dissatisfied members who are to night making ugly faces at the Speaker, because he did not give them such prominence as they alone thought they deserved, but on the whole the make-up of the committees is commended on all sides. The South Carolina delegation appear highly pleas? ed with their assignments, notivithstand ing the fact that they were disappointed in their reasonable expectation that a State with so importauc a seaport as Charleston should be represented on the rivers and harbors committee. Col. Aiken occupies exactly- the same position as during the last Congress, chairman of the educational committee and second place on the agricultural committee. Mr. Dibble is promoted to the chair? manship of the committee on public buiidings and grounds, and thereby con? trols tho appointment of a clerk at six dollars per day. He is also a member of the committee on the election of Presi? dent and Vice President, and as such will have ample opportunity to help along his constitutional amendment providing for a Second Vice-President. Mr. Hemphill's appointment on the committee on coinage, weights and meas? ures was an agreeable surprise to his colleagues, as well as a deserved compli? ment to a promising an] popular young statesman. He is also a member of the committee on the District of Columbia, and therefore will be expected to devote about two hours daily to hearing the grievances of citizens. Mr. Dargan is assigned the fifth place on the military committee, and- henco forth ranks as a general. If he had been given an opportunity to]make his own selection he probably would havo chosen some other committee to serve on, but the military committee will have control of two annual appropriation bills, and is therefore one of the most important com? mittees in the House. He is also a mem? ber of the committee in charge of the expenditures in the interior department. Mr. Tillmau is assigned to the sixth place on the committee of Pacific rail? ways, and, by the end of the session, may loom up as an expert on railroad law, as he will probably have abundant opportu? nities in that direction. He also has a place on the committee in charge of the expenditures of the State department. Mr.. Tillman might have been better plea*ed with different assignments, but he is too good a Democrat to kick over tho traces, and therefore will work well in any harness. Mr. Perry, the new member, fared particularly well. It is not often that a beginner has two committees his first year. Nevertheless he is a member of the committee on war claims und also a member of the committee on Territories. Mr. Smalls will divide honors with his colleague on the war claims committee. The Utah Bill. The Utah Bill as passed by the Senate is substantially the same as when report? ed from the committee on December 21, and published in the newspapers of De? cember 23. The only change of conse? quence is the addition of the section declaring marriageskincesluous that are contracted between persons within and not including the fourth degree of con? sanguinity. The main features of the Bill are as follows: It makes the lawful husband or wife of a person accused of bigamy a competent witness, who may be compell? ed to testify without the consent of the wife or husband, as the case may be. I An attachment may be issued for a witness without previous subpoena wheu there is reasonable ground to be? lieve that a subpecua would uot be effect? ive. Every marriage shall be certified to in writing by the parties concerned, including the priest. Women are prohib? ited from voting in the Territory. All laws recognizing illegitimate children are annulled, lerritorial laws providing that prosecutions for adultery can be commenced only on the complaiut of the husband or wife are annulled. The Ter? ritorial laws creating and continuing the Mormon Church corporation are annull? ed, and the President is to appoint (by and with the advice of the Senate) four? teen trustees to manage the properly and business of tho corporation, and ihe Attorney General is ordered to institute proceedings to forfeit and escheat all property acquired by the corporation in contravention of United States laws, j The escheated property is to be then sold and the proceeds devoted to common school purposes in the Territory, but no building is to be forfeited that is used exclusively for worship. All immigra? tion companies or organizations created by the Territorial Government are abol? ished, and tho Attorney General is to take steps to have tho emigrating fund of the company wouod up. The existing elec tiou districts of Utah are abolished and new oues that will give the people equal representation are to be marked out. Adultery is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding three years. The office of district school su? perintendent is declared vacant and the Court is directed to fill the vacancy. The bill having been brought to a vote was passed, yeas 38, nays 7, as follows: Yeas?Allison, Beck, Berry, Chace, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolpb, Edmunds, Eustis, Evarts, Frye, George, Harris Harrison, Hawley, Ingalls, Jackson, Logan, McMillan, Manderson, Maxey, Mitchell of Pennsyl? vania, Morrill, Palmer, Payne, Platt, Pugh, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, Van Wyck, Walthal, Wilson of Colorado, and Wilson of Maryland?38. Nays?Blair, Call, Gibson, Hampton, Hoar, Morgan and Vance?7. Down With tho Lotterie?. Washington, January S.?In the Senate to-day Senator Wilson, of Iowa, reported favorably from tho committee on postoffices and postroads the hill in? troduced by him to prohibit the mailing of newspapers and other publications containing lottery advertisements. The report accompanying the bill says that several States have acted resolutely and with marked unanimity in their en? deavors to suppress the malign presence of the lottery. Louisiana stands almost alone in toleration of tho evil, and even she has pronounced against it after 1895. Vermont and Delaware qualify their prohibition by allowing such lotteries as may be authorized by their own laws, while denouncing those recognized by the laws of other Slates, and it seems to the committee that this almost unani? mous movement of the States to defend themselves against tho demoralizing effects of lotteries ought to be recognized and promoted by the Federal Govern? ment. "At all events," the report says, "the postal system ought not to be de? graded to the condition of an instrument j for the promotion of crime." The re? port says that it is the purposo of the bill to aid the Slates in their efforts to suppress a crime which they have de? nounced with almost entire unanimity. It is intended to close the United States mails against the transmission of lottery advertisements of every kind and char? acter. "Without some such law," the report continues, "the insidious tempta? tions contained in cunningly devised lot? tery advertisements will continue to in? vade every State, family, .-hop, office or other place of business or of pleasure, or public and private resort in spite of the ellbrls which the States have made to prevent it." The committee says that the bill i3 undoubtedly constitutional, and quotes the decision of the Supreme Court upholding tin- right of Congress to pass such laws, and concludes its re? port by saying: The freedom of the pre^.i was not guaranteed for the purpose of entrench? ing in our system an enemy to its better conditions. On the contrary, it was es? tablished for tin- purpos? of promoting such conditions. If it be prostituted to the base purposes of crime and the de? moralization of the people, to the swind? ling devices of the manipulators of lot? tery schemes, surely Congress may say that it shall not be entitled to use tho in? strumentality o( the mail to effect its needs. Evil agencies in society lire sufficiently active and effective of harm? ful results in spile of all that is done to restrain them, without being reinforced by a doctrine and practice which would entrench them in the constitutional guar? antee of the freedom of the press and assure them immunity in the use of the mails." Prospects or lim IWalr mil. Washington, January 7.?The Sen ale committee on education has consid? ered and submitted a favorable report on the ftlair educational bill. It is reported from the committee substantially as it passed the Senate in the last Congress. The report states that since the bill was last considered in the Senate this meas? ure has been generally and thoroughly discussed throughout the country, and probably public sentiment is more hear? tily in favor of it, now than ever before. The language of the old report is repro? duced and immediate consideration is urged in the Senate so that the House may have ample opportunity to consider it during the present session. Senator Hampton, in speaking to your correspondent on the subject says he is still a friend of tho bill and he pre? dicts that it will pass tile Senate again without serious opposition. He is also of the opinion that it has more friends in the House at present than heretofore and if brought to a vote it may pass. Just now there is no telling what effect Representative Aiken's absence will have on this measure. He has again been placed at the head of the education com? mittee and to this committee the Blair bill will be sent after it has been report? ed to tbe House. From present advices Mr. Aiken will probably be detained away from his legislative duties the greater part of this session by reason of illness, aud it is questionable whether the education committee would care to pass upon such an important matter du? ring the absence of the chairman, especially when it is known that be does not favor tbe bill and regards it as un? constitutional. Silver Men Intend to Fight. Representative Hemphill, who has been mado a member of the House com? mittee on coiuage, weights and measures, proposes to make a speech on the silver question at the earliest opportunity. As to the composition of the committee Mr. Hemphill, who favors the repeal or mod? ification of the Bland bill, says that the silver matter will be taken up without prejudice and thoroughly discu-sed be fore a bill is framed. An effort will be made to harmonize present conflicting interests, but the work will be up hill all the way through. On the other hand, Chairman Bland, of the coinage com? mittee, is outspoken in the declaration that the committee was made up in the iuterest of a suspension of silver coinage, and he further says that matters have reached a crisis and he will at once in? augurate a war on the Administration for the policy enunciated by President Cleveland in the last annual message to Congress; that a bitter fight has been agreed upon by the silver men, and they will not be dissuaded from their purpose, as h oelllemeut is desired of this vexed question. Tho Greatest Freeze in Years. The telegraphic reports from various parts of the country, indicate that the recent snow and the accompanying wind has been tho severest known for many years. We give below some of the reports in order that our readers may see for themselves how extensive and severe the storm has been : Macon, Ga., January 9.?After a bliz J zard lasting twenty-four hours, during which the mercury went down to twelve degrees below zero, clear weather has set in and the temperature is now sixteen above. HARitiSoNBUBG, Va., January 9.?A terrific blizzard struck this place about nightfall last evening and leiC ten inches of snow this morning. Tbe mercury has been falliug all day and is now ten de? grees below zero. No such weather has beeu experienced here since 18S0. All trains from the Norlh are six to eight hours late. If the cold weather con? tinues stock will suffer greatly, owing to the. scarcity of food. New Yoke, January 9.?Adv'ccs from all points in thejnterior of tue State report that a severe snow and wind storm is raging. Railroad travel is greatly im? peded and in some cases local trains have been entirely abandoned. The thermom? eter is reported as falling rapidly and the wind is increasing in fury. Junction City, Kansas, January 9.? This section was visited by the worst sturm Thursday and Thursday night ever known. The thermometer at Fort Riley marked twenty-five degrees below zero yesterday. Business of all kinds is almost suspended. Railroad communi? cation has been cut off since Thursday morning, not a train arriving from any direction since that time. New orleans, Jauuary 9.?The Sig? nal Service office last night reported the mercury 19? degrees above zero, being the lowest temperature recorded since the Signal office w:is established here in 1872. Fears are entertained that much damage will be done to stubble cane, orange and other iruit trues, &c, by frost. Omaha, Nebraska, January 9.?No winter storm has been so general through? out the State as that at present prevailing. Tbe thermometer to day indicated three degrees below zero in the business portion of tbe city, while on tbe high plateau tbe mercury went down to thirty degrees. This, with a bitter North wind, makes the temperature as cold as any remem? bered by the oldest citizens. No trains have run iu the State since early yester? day and no efforts have been made to clear the tracks, because it is an utter impos-ibility for the men to work in tbe extreme cold, and the fact that the drift? ing snow would fill up any cuts made. Two trains started on the Union Pacific main line yesterday, but had to be pulled back after reaching the suburbs of the city. All the Union Pacific branch roads have been abandoned, and the exact con? dition of the main line further West cannot be ascertained, as the telegraph wires are all down. Every line of track in the Slate is abandoned. No trains left for tho East to-day and no traffic has taken placo on tbe Missouri river bridge. Business is practically at a standstill, only an occa? sional farmer appearing in the city. One year ago today the thermometer was forty degrees above zero, being the high? est point reached that Winter, and show? ing ti big contrast with to day. No mails arrived to day, not even from Council Bluffs, on account of no cars crossing the bridge. Wilmington, N. C, January !).?The cold wave reached here at 7 a. in. Tho highest velocity of the wind was twenty live miles. At Smithville it was thirty nine miles, and at Fort Macon sixlytwo miles. The thermometer lu re at -1 p. m. registered twenty-live do-grccsjabove zero, which is the lowest reached in the last twenty four hours. Tho .'all iu the last twenty-four hours was twenty-two de? grees. Kansas City, Mo., January 9.?The sun shone brightly to-day and tbe blizzard is ended. The Eastern trains arrived without serious delay, and the Santa Fe and Union Pacific delayed trains arc expected to arrive to-night. Through trains are expected to arrive to night. Through trains on the road were started West to-night. The Burlington and Maryland River Road is expected to be open to morrow. A train on the South? ern Kansas Road came iu this morning. The mercury was fiftecu degrees below zero at S this morning, but the cold was not felt as it was yesterday. New Okleans, January 10.?2 p. in. ?The cold wave contiuues. The mercu? ry here this morning registered fifteen degrees above zero, being fivo degrees colder than was recorded any previous year. Dispatches from all sections of the Stale report the weather the coldest ever known. ? There was a slight shock of earth? quake in central New Yo.k on Thursday of la?t week. ? Samuel W. Cochran, near Abbe villo. was recently offered .^3,500 for his blooded mare punt by n good ju Ir.C of horse lies'-.. Ttvo Women and two- ASes Suspend .1 Blockade Distillery. Edward C. Tucker, a typical moonshi? ner, was brought into the city from Gwin uett County to-night. On the same train were two respectable lookiug matrons, Mrs. M. C. Buchanan, aged Go, .and Mrs. A. J. Johnson, aged.?O. Tucker is the principal and the ladies are the witnesses in a case of illicit distilling. It seem-- that Tucker lives just on the line of Walton County, while about ihrce miles from him, in the. town District of Walton, the two ladies live, near neighbors. Mrs. Buchanan is the mother of three sons, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. John? son worships in the neighboring Baptist congregation, and is the mother of two sons. These ladies arc held in the high? est esteem by their neighbors. Midway between their home and that of Tucker there is an illicit still which has been in operation for years. Every night and all day long on Sundays the young men of the community would hang around this resort, among them the sons of the ladies above named. The mothers sent a writ? ten warning to the stillers to^lreak up their haunt, but it went unheeded. Sev? eral nights ago the meu, who were carousing around the spot, were aston? ished by the appearance of Mrs. Buch anau and Mrs. Johnson in their midst. They carried upon their shoulders axes, and fire was seen in their eyes. They at once set to work chopping up the establishment, and all the liquor was turned out upon -the ground. Beaching the copper still, they chopped away on it until it was good for nothing. The young men would allow no one to molest their mothers. When the women had finished their work they swung their axes upon their shoulders and walked away. Upon their journey home they nailed notices, which they had already pre? pared, upon the trees. These notices warned the liquor makers that the women had organized themselves for the war and any still, whether illicit or not, estab? lished within ten miles would be1 visited by them and destroyed. These acts were followed by great excitement throughout the country. The better class of people approved the conduct of the intrepid ladies, while the lower classes threatened to visit the;: wrath upon them. The churches sustained the valiantsisters. It was thus that the matter reached the ears of the revenue officials, and hence the appearance of all the parties at in? terest here. It Made the President Laugh WASHINGTON, January 4.?Senator Ransom has been more fortunate than most of his colleagues in securing places for his political Irieiids. He was being congratulated upon (his f?ct the other night by Senators Hampton and Voorhees, and a North Carolina friend, as they were discussing in melancholy strains the difficulty of filling offices without violating the civil service law. Senator Ransom sweetly remarked that in none of the appointments secured by him had there been the least infraction of either the spirit or letter of the Act. Every one of his men was able, compe? tent, and a model of politeness. The company looked a little doubtful at first, but the North Carolina friend chimed in promptly: "That's tjue, gentlemen, that's true; every word of it. Why, I saw one of Ransom's men only the other day, an internal revenue collector who had discovered one of his chutn3 run? ning an illicit still. He said to him, 'Now, Jim, Cleveland told me to say to you this is all right, but as a favor to him he would like you to move this still a littlo further back in the mountains where the smoke cannot be seen from the road." Senator Voorhees thought this story so good that the next day wheu he called at the White. Hou^e he told it to the President, uho enjoyed it greatly. Indeed, he is said to have declared after? ward that he had not laughed so heartily since he had come to Washington.?Nev York Tribune. ? The Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College met last night. The principal business attended to wa9 the election of the Professors of Agriculture and of Applied Mechanics, as provided for by the recent Act of the General Assembly. Prof. W. G. Brown, now of the Citadel Academy, late of the University of Tennessee, was elected to the chair of Agriculture, and Assistant Engineer Leo D. Mi:ier, United States Navy, to that of Applied Mechanics, and the Board will ask for the detail of the lat? ter gentleman for the services for which lie lias been selected. ? This is one of the hardest freezes ever known in South Carolina. The mercury in the upper part of the State marks from zero to eight degrees below. Yesterday Robert Stephens, colored, aged eighteen, was found frozen to death near his house. Ponds in the city are frozen, also the rivers and creeks from here to Beaufort. Steamers arriving to? day, cut their way through ice an inch thick, The cabbage crop of the sea islands is killed.?News and Courier. ? Alfred Logan died on Sunday at the Blue Hill, Abbeville County, it is said from the effects of the cold, in the absence of Coroner Shiiitrt, Trial Justice Oalhouu held an inquest over the body. ? W. B. Williams, for many years a prominent cotton factor of Charleston fell dead on thp street on Saturday after? noon of heart disease. He was in the 72d year of his age. ? The stores of P. B. Henderson, W. J. Moseley, Sr., B. W. Mosely and John B. Heriot at Aiken were burned on Sunday. Loss, $20,000. Insured. ? John Coiiroy, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Charleston, shot and killed "himself while insane in that city on Sunday. A Remarkable Escape. Mrs. Mary A. Bailey, of Tunkhannock, Pa., was afh" 'd for six years with Asth? ma and Bronchitis, during which timothe best physicians could give no roiiel*. Her lifo was despaired of, until in last Octo? ber she procured a Bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery, when itnmodiatb relief was felt, and by continuing it* use for a short timo shn was completely cured, gaining in flesh o0 lbs. in a few months. Free Trial Bottles of this certain euro of all Throat and Lung Diseases at Hill Bros. Drugstore. Largo Bottles$1.00. These Are Solid Facto. Tho best blood purifier and system reg? ulator over placet! within the reach of suffering humanity, truly is Klectrie Bitters, inactivity of the Liver, Bilious, ncss, Jan ml ice, Consumption, Weak Kidneys, or any diseaso of tho urinary orgnns, or whoever requires an appetizer, tonic or mild stimulant, will always llnd Electric Bitters the best and only certain euro known. They act surely and quick? ly, every bottle guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at liftv cents a bottlo by Hill Bros. .!. c. C. FRITH KUSTOS? c. L\ FGAT1I KUSTOS. FEATHERSTON & SON, Attorneys at Law, ANDERSON, - - - S. C. WILL .Practice in all Courts of Slate and United States. Office?In Broyles Building, below P. O. Dec 21, 1885 ' 21 Will bemalledFREE laallanpllwnu. and tocwtomeMOl last year K?hr, a ordering a. It cms ru i.toiii 130 |)S?W. Gi<> illustration:, pri.-s?. a.vnrato c.-iptsnriJ. ?n.Jva.tiiabla dlrt-Hcna for r.1.-.:>t!n= .ill > ? "'liTABU'. rr.l FLOWlttt SKKIIS. HULKS, CM. Invaluablo t.. nil, cxr-xially '?? Mvket Rafdenrn. Send for it D. Rfl. FERRY ft CO., Detroit, tv.lchlGan, Uoticc to Trespassers. ALL persons are hereby notified not to limit, ride or walk over, or other? wise trespass on hiv land in Rock Mills Township, i'orsims'disregardiug this no? tice will lie prbawuM at law. ???? J. A. McLESKY. .Ian 14. ISS?? 27 1* FAIR NOTICE. THOSE knowing themselves indebted to J. A. Daniels, either by Note or Account, will find it to their interest to settle with J. C. WH1TFIELD, Esq., AT ONCE. J. A. DANIELS. Jan 11,1880 27 3 M. Ij. SIIAl:rK. E. C. FHIF.ESON. MEDICAL CARD. SHARPE & FRIERSON. THE undersigned having formed a part? nership for the Practice of Medicine, respectfully oiler their professional services to the people of Andersorf and vicinity. Prompt attention given to all professional business entrusted to us. Otlice in Mc Cully Building, on Main Street. M. L. SHARPE, E. C. FRIERSON. Anderson, S. C, Jan. 14, 1SS0. 27-3m ORR & SLOAN, Keep always on hand a LARGE STOCK Of the Purest and Rest Drugs, Medicines, AND Fancy Articles. The Lirgeat and Freshc-st Stock of FIELD, GARDEN, AND FLOWER SEED, FOR SALE CHEAP. Jan 14, :!886 27 A CARD. WE desire in this the beginning of the year to extend our thanks to the good peo? ple of Anderson County who have kindly giver, us a ?har-j of their patronage during the past year, to wish them, one and all, a prosperous and happy .New Year, and to endeavor on our part to merit a continu? ance of the siame kindly relations by keep? ing our Stuck full in every line, and keep? ing prices down to the bottom. And to this end we would ask those who have been indulged "Sy us to come to the front with il c "Stamps." It is no fault of ours if cotti11 is cheap. Our debts have got to be paid, whether cotton goes up or down, and those who haven't paid us must do so at once. HILL BROS., Druggists. Jan 7, ISSli 2(5 "M0THEO Not only shortens the time of la? bor and lessens the intensity of pain, but it greatly diminishes the danger to life of both mother and child and leaves the mother in a condition highly favorable to spee? dy recoviTV, and far less liable to Flooding, Convulsions, and other alarming symptoms incident to slow or painful labor. Its wonder? ful eflicucy in this respect entitles it to be called "Mother's Friend" and to be janked as one of the life saving remedies of the nineteenth century. From the nature of the case, it will of cot rse be understood that we cannot publish certitieates con? cerning this remedy without woun? ding the delicacy of the writers. Yet We have hundreds of such tes? timonials tn file. Send for our Treatise on "Health and Happiness of Woman," mailed free. The Bra Dr i f.i.i) Reuc&ator Co., Atlanta, Ga. For sale by WILH1TE & WILIIITE, Anderson, S. C. (2) NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned, Administrator of the Estate ot Jerome Clark, dee'd, will apply to the Judge of Prubate for Anderson County, on the 9th day of February, 18iJG, for a Final Settlement and discharge from said oflice as Administrator of said Estate. j. L. TBIBBLE, Adtn'r. Jan 7, 18SG 20 5 Notice of Partnership. THE undersigned have this day formed a partnership to conduct the Build? ing Business, Lumber Yard, Planing Mill, and Architecture in the City of Anderson. R. A. MAYFIELD, J. J. STUART, A. W. TODD, Jan -1, ISfcti 20 3 A Stray Mare Found. ASTRAY SORREL MARE, with star in forehead, and wbito on nose, and white on hind feet, came to my house with a good saddle on, with a rope round her neck, on Tuesday night, the 29lh of De? cember, 1885. The owner can have her by calling and paving expenses. W. A. Ii ALL, Moflattsville, S. C. Jan 7, 1880 2'j 3* .REMOVAL. DAVID DOOLEY has moved from De? pot ."Street to Shops in front of Coun? ty Jail, where lie and Quince Leverett are conducting a first class Blacksmith Shop. David Dooley makes a specialty of Horso Shoeing. He has worked eight years un? der Mr. David "White, who recommends him as the best Shoer in the County. Quincy Leverett makes a specialty of Re? pairing, and will give satisfaction. DAVID DOOLEY, QUINCY LEVERETT. Jan 8, l.?85 2li 3m LAW CARD. HAVING again settled in Anderson, S. C? fortlio Practice of Law, I oiler my professional services to the people of this and surrounding Counties. All business entrusted to my care shall receive prompt attention. OFFICE?Over Book .Store, with School Commissioner. COLUMBUS WAUDLAW, Attorney at Law. Jan 7, ISSO 20 ASSIGNEE'S SALE. IWILL sell at public auction, in tho City of Anderson, S. C, on Saleday in February next, that certain LOT, with the STORE HOUSE thereon, situate on Whltner Street, adjoining Lot of G. W. Fant it Son and the Waverly House, fronting on Whitner Street twenty-live feet, and running back two hundred and ton feet. Terms of Sale?Cash. FRANK C. WHITNER, Assignee of L, L. Green, Jan. 7,1886 20 4 MASTER^ SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. Samuel J. Duckworth vs. Ruth M. Rogers, Joseph N. Brown, and others?Action to Foreclose Mortgage. PURSUANT to an order of Court made by Judge Cothran, bearing date Jan? uary Ott), 1SSG, I will resell at the risk of the former purchaser, at Anderson C. II., S. C, on ?SA LED AY IN FEBRUARY NEXT, at public sale, the mortgaged premises described below, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND on which Ruth M. Rogers lives, containing 100 acres, more or less, situate in the County of Anderson, and bounded by lands of John B. Hogg, Thompson Hogg, G. W. Rogers and H . LVI. Prince. Teu.ms of Sale?One-half cash, the bal? ance on a credit of twelve months from the day of sale, to be secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pav extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Jan 7, 1SSG 20 4 MRS. McSMITH JS now prepared to receive a few more PAINTING SCHOLARS In The Rapid Art, which has given such perfect satisfaction. J?IAJ\'OS and ORGANS Always on hand. Term easy?time or cash?at MRS. McSMITH'S. Oct 8, 1S85_13_ ?. P~ JOHNSTONE, SURGEON DENTIST, ANDERSON, S. C. OFFICE?Up Stairs, over HILL BROS. Drug Store. Sept 10,18S5 0 MASTER^ SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Picas. Hugh Robinson, Surviving Executor of Z. Hall, deceased, vs. A. P. Warnock.?Ac tioirto Foreclose Mortgage. PURSUANT to an order of Court, made by Judge Cothrati, bearing date Jan? uary 2, 18S6,1 will resell, at the risk of former purchaser, at Anderson C. II., S. C, on.SALESDAY IN FEBRUARY next, at public sale, the mortgage premises'.describ ed below, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND, situ? ate in Hall Township, containing 98 09-100 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of W. E. Walters, Aniaztah McAlister L. Hall, B. Strickland and others. Terms or Sale?One third cash, the bal? ance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, to. bo secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Pur? chaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Jan 7.1880 ?6_4 KOTICG. To Administrators, Executors, Guardians, And Trustees. ALL Administrators, Executors Guardi? ans and Trustees are hereby notified to make their annual returns to this office during the months of January and Februa? ry as required by law. THOS. C. LIGON, Judge of Probate. Jan 7,1880 20_5_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All person? having demands against the Estate of Moody Gentry, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. A. W. GENTRY, 1 ?r,ro F. M. GENTRY, j ?X re# Dec 24, 1SS5 24 8 CAR LOAD WS SULLIVAN * BRO. Jan 14, 1886 27 Attention, Grangers! HILL, ADAMS & CO., Who are Ever on the Alert for Bargains for their Customers, have just secured a big DRIVE IN BOOTS, SHOES, SHIRTS, And several other lines, and are enabled to sell at less than FACTOEY PRICES. Come, and we will save you money. A FULL ASSORTMENT GROCERIES & PROVISIONS On hand, and you know we don't buy Goods to keep. See us before buying your GUANO, ACID OR KAINIT. We will treat you the best we know how. No. 7 Grranite Kow. Jan 14, 18S? _27 R. A. MAYFJELD. J. J. STUART. A. W. TODD. BE SURE AND SEE MAYPIELD & CO. Before you buy your Building Material, Decide on your Plans for Building, Or let out your Contracts. THEY will ftirtiisli you with PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS and guarantee prices and work. Up with the times. MAYFIELD & CO. Mill and Lumber at Blue Ridge Yard. Jan 7, 1SS6 26 3m. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. WE CAN SELL YOU BUIST'S GARDEN SEEDS A.X HIS ^Wholesale Prices, Thereby Saving you Freight. fiST Call and see us before buying. & CO. Jan 7, l*S(i _21)_ly GOOD NEWSl==GrOOD NEWS! ! MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS WILL SELL Her Handsome Goods at Greatly Reduced Prices For the IN'ext Xhirty Days. IT will be to your inierot to give her a trial before purchasing. She MEANS EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAYS. See the LOW PRICES for the Elegant: aud Beauti.ul Good*, which bring comfort and pleasure lo the. Ladies and r,itilc Folks. w ,? iar LADIES' STORE, Nov20,1?8j 20