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?*S0? ?vAM$tmt. B. B. MURRAY, Editor. ?y: , THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1886 /ERMS: H&^&tt.^ . . _...81.50. vj SIX MONTH!?_;_;._ "7?o. / ->Arnumber of farmers publish this week I a calhfor a Mass Meeting of the farmers of Anderson County in the Court House 'i--' On Saleday in April, and we hope that as many ?f the farmere of the County will attend as possible, and that they will ,8tl3ctfi?0'ef the wisest and most discreet ^presentatives that they can secure to ;. attend the State Convention-in Colum? bia in April. If properly directed this jonventioo may, we think, accomplish iod for the prosperity of the State. Section, in our judgment, will meeting to the consideration 1 subjects, and the direction hi of Congress and our pre to the. changes in the ?e farmers of the State by ives may, after mature delib lude will be conducive to y of agriculture over the recommendations would go Legislature with every pros ptjpa, and would at least ctful hearing in Congress, f the Convention should be e prosperity of the farmers, them of-the State; and in this, it will be necessary to e condition of our agriculture, ce, if possible, its causes. To n -with, our farmers mast know that i' legislation. cannot make agriculture a >? ^profitable business. All that it can do V^is to provide such rules of government r. as will give those engaged in agriculture v thefopportunity to conduct their business v : with as little interference, and as light ^>vt8xation, as possible.. The Legislature ^ cannot make its people rich, but it may v vgiV?L the. protection of law, without im i:}.'-posing onerous burdens upon the people. 'T- Bearing this in mind, let us see what :> laws are now bearing most heavily upon ^the-producere of our country. In Fed ^ eral. legislation the' maintenance of.a ^-'; tariff upon a war basis is, the greatest eBt legislative-burden which rests upon the V people.. It adds at least twenty per cent tu the cost of living in this country. It is, however, the least noticed of all our v burdens, because it is not seen, and our ^/-people hear it. without thinking of the fict that one dollar out of every six ^ .which they spend is required of them in Sconseq?enee of an unreasonable tariff. .>. In bur State government we do not think ^ legislation has been unfriendly to the farmers of our State, but our government ^^'wmbro.ns'and expensive because of .our Constitution, which is a relic of rad icaiisui.' It has given us a most expeu sive; system/ of .Courts and . of County ^government, which can be reduced with ^eut injury to the public service, in our ^^^3g?lent, if-we could have a Constitu fe'tional Convention. We have too much 0:legislation, and we think the expenses f^r'-this department of our government might be reduced, by having.only bien? nial meetings of the Legislature. The osprst feature about our legislation is the W failure to equalize taxation, and the g/1.result is-that some Counties, like Ander ^|son^for instance, are paying more than 'their paj* of the State taxes.' Of course ^|hjb bears heavily upon the sections of '.; i the State which are thus over-taxed. ?4_3Sow, we. would, call attention of our ;. ';?Ymers to the fact that the ev.'Js specified .; iilthe address which was published relate only to two things?the'Sooth Carolina ^ . Uais^rsity and the Agricultural Depart ::' . ment. "IVe do not approve the details fe^f;.th>^ management of either of these ^.|o3titation8, but we unhesitatingly express ? the opinion that they cannot be, and |- ought not to be, abolished. Their man agement should be^ changed so as to ? increase their efficiency, and make them !orth to the State what they ought to * a worth.; It will be very difficult for friends to get any considerable sum which-they can economize the expen ? -ses of bur State government. The cele vibrated caucus of the economical mem |hera of the last Legislature bad to give 'it up as a bad job, and adjourn without iding a single reform that they could lite upon. The State government re res a considerable sum of money, it is true,' bat every other institution does ;v that also. Oar farms themselves require ? money to run them. It is easy enough ; to stand off and claim that there is ex-' travagance, but when one comes to put the finger upon-particular items of ex? travagance, the task is not easily accom? plished, as was demonstrated by the i caucus to which we referred. Now,hav \? - ing noticed some of the troubles growing . out of existing laws?Federal and State h ?it may not be amiss to enquire what " areTthe directions in which there is press '"" ing need for new legislation. In our opinion, at the very threshold of this ?J enquiry, we meet the greatest need again -'- in-the department of Federal legislation. . Therf< is now a system of dealing in all ?staple agricultural, and farm products by a class of capitalists who treat them as so many paper chips with whi:h to gamble, as completely and as absolutely ;'. as men would bet on a game of cards or other event of chance, and the products of the labor of this country are yearly bought and sold in advance of the very planting of such crops, with an utter disregard for the cost of production, or * of the principles of supply and demand, -which underlieevery sound and legitimate ' business transaction. In our opinion, this system of-dealing in futures is doing more injury to the producing classes of our country than all other causes coin -hined. For instance, the speculators -last yet' bought and sold over 29,000,000 bales of cottou, while the production of the Cotton States was less than 7,000,000 bales; Thus it will be seen at once that ?the real production is made a plaything in -ihOauds of these speculators, and the toiling millions of men who have 'if their small means and labor invested in T; the cultivation of this staple, are helpless ? Jnfore the caprices of these Wall Street gamblers. The same condition of things \ exist to some extent in reference to corn, : - wheat and (peat. It calls for government "interit-rence, and cannot be reached by other than congressional legislation, and we hope our farmer friends will give it their attention, and memoralize Congress to prohibit all speculation in cotton or provision futures, and Lake measures to secure the' co-operation of the farmers .'and producers of the other Southern and - Western States in securing this legisla? tion. "We think also that this meeting should consider and memorialize Congress to aid our commerce, by substantial im? provement of Charleston harbor aod-the rivers of this State, which can be made cheap rates of transportation for our productions after thev fri mcdr*. As tbe education of all clss.-es of oar people is a matter of the first consequence, and as the State is annually expending large sums of money on our common school system, which is fur from efficient on account of tbe lack of sufficient funds to properly conduct them, we think i[ would be well for this Convention to urge upon f-ur representatives in Cou gress to vote for the Blair Bill now pend? ing in the House. In addition to its educa? tional features the passage this of bill would give about ?400,000 a year to the people of South Caroliua for several year.-*, aud it would add greatly to the prosperity of our State, and help to relieve us of a portion of our present troubles. Next week we shall try to present to our readers some of the changes which can be advautageously made, in our judg? ment, in our State laws. President Cleveland has promoted .Hon. Win. L. Trenholm, of South Caro? lina, from the position of a member of the Civil Service Commission to that of Comptroller of the Currency. This is a merited compliment to CoK Trenbolm, who has made financial questions the study of bis life, and is eminently quali? fied for the duties assigned him. The debate in tbe Senate on the right of tbe Presideot to remove federal officers before ;tbeir terra of office expires has developed several strong speeches in that body, and it is promised that a vote on the question will be taken early next week. In the meantime President Cleveland pursues tbe even tenor of bis way,* and does not appear to care bow many resolutions the Senate may pass ou this or any other question in which they may seek to raise a partisan issue with his administration. Cleveland has as much resolution as all the Republi? cans in tbe Senate combined, and the more they say he should bounce incom? petent Radicals from federal office, tbe more he will show tbem not only that he can, bnt also that he will bounce tbem. Mr. Gladstone's ministry is embar? rassed upon the Irish question by a division among themselves. Mr. Glad? stone proposes to settle tbe questions growing out of the controversy be tween landlords and tenants in Ireland by the purchase of the Irish lands by the British government. This will require an increase o* the English debt by the sum of '?400,000,00, or near $2,000,000,000, which is a larger sum than a portion of the ministry are willing to assume. The opposition to this scheme is led in the Cabinet by Mr. Chamberlain, and is participated in by the young men in the Cabinet, aud in the . Whig and Tory party. This scheme of Mr. Gladstone strikes us as one eminent? ly wise and statesmanlike, and if con? summated will be the crowning glory of a grand life. It will give peace to tbe British governmeut, and will not even? tually cost the kingdom any considerable sum of money, for the government will own the land, and can lease and sell it out to the present population of Ireland in small tracts, on such terms as to be very advantageous to them, and at the same time pay off the debt contracted by the government for the purchase. This would abolish all coercive measures, and bring Ireland into the kingdom upon tbe same equal and friendly terms as Scot land cccupies. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, March 20,1886/ Washington is noted the world over for.its magnificent avenues, the number of its public parks and tbe vast stretch of improved ground extending from the Capitol to the White House, a distance of a mile. This strip of land is about an eighth of a mile in width and in tbe line of tbe Botanical Garden, the Armory Bnilding, the Smithsonian Institute and National Museum, and of the Monument towering 555 feet into the air in all tbe purity of its marble whiteness. The wonder has been that the general govern? ment which has absolute control of this land has never taken steps to improve it. After a lethargy of seventy-five years it has occurred that this expanse of ground can be improved so as to make it one of the most beautiful driving parks in the world. A bill has accordingly been in? troduced in Congress providing for the improvements on a most comprehensive scale. The estimated cost is half a mill? ion of dollars, and when the work is completed the park will rival as a drive the famous Champs Elysees, of Paris. In keeping with this improvement Senator Morrill has introduced a bill in tbe Senate appropriating $300,000 for the erection on the South side of the Executive Mansion of a building similar in character and exterior to the present mansion. The old portion will be used exclusively for business purposes. The new part will be used as the residence and will face the grand park contemplat? ed in the other measure before Congress, and will overlook the redeemed portion of the Potomac River which will also constitute a park dotted with lakes and having avenues of shaded drives. When these improvements are finished the the people of this country will indeed have cause to feel proud of their Na? tional Capital. There will not be a city in the old or new world to equal it in the beauty of its public parks and the magnificence of Jts private and public buildings. The President enjoys the society of J the Representatives of the people in Congress, and whenever opportunity offers, has tbem assemble at the Execu? tive Mansion to partake of hid hospitality. It is an erroneous idea that many have that the President and his political op? ponents iu Congress are at logger heads and scarcely pass the courtesies of the day. They may say sharp and bitter things about each other in political and official matters, but that is all laid aside and forgotten in their social intercourse with each other. The President gave a Lenten dinner to some of the Senators the past week, and with the view of promoting brother? ly love and kindly feelings between his guests had them seated around the festive board alternately Republican and Demo? crat. Senator Logan sat on the left and j Senator Saulsbuiy on tbe right of the I President. There were forty-one covers, and the State cMning room was ablaze with sparkling crystals, but the absence of all music served as a reminder that the holy season of lent was respected. Miss Cleveland during Lent receives callers only by card for one hour, from 12 to 1, on Tuesdays aud Fridays. .; The General Post Office Building is to be enlarged. It is a white marble struc fronting on four streets, and the Senate has \ asscd a bill providing for the purc-lmse of the square immediately West of it for the sum ? of $550,000, on which to erect tbe extension. The House Committee on Invalid Pensions has agreed to report favorably a bill pensioning all honorably discharg? ed soldiers of the late war who served ninety days and are or may become disabled from performing manual labor, unless such disability has been occasioned by their own gross carelessness or vicious habits. At the time that the Southern Claims Commission expired by limitation of law, there were thousands of cases that had been disallowed because tbe proof of loyalty bad not been as lull as the Com? mission thought it ought to be, and a large number of other claims not acted on at all for want of evidence in support of the claim. The Commission held that "neutrality" of the claimant was not sufficient to establish loyalty ; that there must be evidence of "active sympathy" with the cause of tbe Union. Of late years a number of these claimants have appealed to Congress for relief. The Senate Committee on claims has just reported adversely on several of these claims, and in its report says that "there are nearly 9,600 of these rejected claims, involving an amount of more than $5,000,000. The Committee do not deem it just or wise to open the door to this flood of claims, when no substantial or equitable reason is shown for so doing." ^ H. The Bureau of Labor. Washington, March 21.?Tbe first annual report of tbe bureau of labor has been submitted by tbe commissioner, the Hon. Carroll D. Wright, to the Secretary of the interior. It will cover about five hundred pages, containing facts, figures and deductions of a novel and interest? ing character, concerning the industrial depression. By way of summary the commissioner says: "It has been clearly shown that the depressions of the past in the manufac? turing nations of the world have been nearly or quite contemporaneous in their occurrence. As to the severity of the present industrial depression and its du? ration it can safely be asserted that the depression commenced early in 18S2 and continued until the present time. From the time tbe agents of the bureau entered the field in prosecuting their investiga? tions to the time they left it, a period of five or six months, there has been a marked change in the condition of busi? ness. At the present time (March, 1886) tbe effects of tbe depression are wearing away, and all tbe indications are that prosperity is slowly, gradually, but safely returning. The extent of the depression has not been so great as tbe popular mind has conceived it. An industrial depression is a mental and moral malady vi hieb seizes the public mind after tbe first influences of the depression are materially or physically felt. With a healthy public opinion behind it the law i making power can prevent to a great de? gree unholy speculation in food products. It can indulge in conservative care in extending railroad building and in facili? tating the organization of manufacturing corporations. It can* restrict grants of tbe public domain. It can enact uuiform bankruptcy laws, extending the previs? ions of such laws so that the poor man indebted but a few hundred dollars shall be able to read just bis financial affairs as readily as a large debtor. It can abridge the provisions of laws relating to tbe collection of debts to tbe end that tbe credit system shall not be abused. It can regulate transportation on a just and uniform basis, to the end that stock? holders shall not be robbed by ruinous competition, and that the workman may calculate with some degree of certainty the cost of his living. It can see to it that the tariff shall be regulated on a basis of justice and science, and not on a haphazard basis which affects only indi? vidual interests, and oftentimes inflicts general harm. It can see that a stable currency be guaranteed, that the work? man may know the purchasing power of bis stipulated earnings. It can consider what reasonable and humane regulations may be adopted relative to immigration, and see to it that labor is not Towered either in standard or through earnings by pernicious methods of importation by contn cts, and that every lawful pndeavor be made to stimulate industrial education in all parts of the country; that the necessity shall be recognized of indus? trial development in all parts of the laud, that there may result a legitimate increase in consuming people. It can stimulate the growth of the principle of industrial copartnerships through the method of profit sharing. By wise per? missive laws public sentiment can en? courage a perfect organization of the forces involved, to the end that each shall treat with tbe other through repre? sentatives, and that production shall be regulated by demand and not by the ill advised eagerness of to push their work individually to tbe detrimeut of others; that there may come the universal adop? tion of shorter hours' of labor, and de? mand that, after capital and labor shall have received a fixed and reasonable compensation?each for his investment? the net profits of production shall be di? vided under profit-sharing plans or methods, or through industrial copart? nership, to the end that all the forces of production shall be equally alive to the mutual welfare. It can ask that con? tracts for labor be as free as contracts for commodities, under a fair agreement for services rendered, to the end that the workman shall not be obliged to make contracts on terms not acceptable to him, and can hold the party which declines to resort to conciliatory methods of arbitra? tion morality responsible for all tbe ill effects growing out of a contest. These remedial agencies, or remedial methods, alleviatcry in their design, are all possi? ble by reasonable acts of men. Tbey are not chimerical schemes, but measures adapted to practical adoption. They de? mand simply a fair recognition of a part only of the truth bound up in tbe rule which insists that all sh.ill do unto others as they would have others do unto them." A Typical Railroad Wreck. Columbia, S. C, March 21?The passenger train coming from Augusta on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and due here at 1.20 p. m., met with a serious accident to-day three miles beyoud Lexington, and but for the fact that it was running slowly a number of lives would probably have been lost. At the place indicated the engine struck a broken rail and left the track, the track spread and was torn up by the en? gine, which, before it could be stopped, turned at almost right angles across the track. The accident occurred where the track rau on a five foot embankment. Down this the tender jumped, turning upside down. The mail, baggage and smoking cars all went over the embank? ment on their sides. The first class car left the track, but did not fall, and tbe sleeper remained on the rail. The con? ductor walked to Lexington and tele? graphed here for a special train, which was immediately dispatched and return? ed to Columbia at 5.20 this afternoon, four hours late. A passenger informed a representative of the News and Courier Bureau that no one was severely hurt, but that all were pretty badly shaken up and frightened. The mail agent was for a time in a dangerous position. His car was on its side aud the door above his head was bolted on the inside, out of his reach, when the mail matter took fire. After much effort the agent succeeded in getting the door open, when a rope was lowered and tying it around his waste he was hauled up. Some young men got into the mail car and threw the burning matter out. The accident is described as a typical wrack, the track being entirely torn up an? the cars smashed so badly that they wil1 be of no further service. ? A white crow has been seen recently in Newberry County. THE FARMERS' CONVENTION. The undersigned, citizens and farmers of Anderson County, being desirous of consulting together for our interest and welfare, give notice of a Couveution to be held at Anderson, C. H. on the first Monday in April next, at 11 o'clock a. ra., to consider our interest and appoint delegates to a Farmers' Convention to be had in Columbia, S. ft, on the 29th day of Aprill, SS6. All farmers are earnestly requested to attend, the object of the meeting being to cousulttogether for the farmers' in? terests. Harvey Little, L. E. Campbell, R. S.Sherard, B. F. Gentry, T. W. Norris, G. P. Brown lee, W. T. Dean, A. A. Dean, D. G. Rampy, Joshua Pruitt, P.B.Allen, D. A. Reed, J. N. Sanders, S. F. McConnell, S. N. Pearman, Silas Kay, J. W. McPhail, J. N. Vaudiver, J. A. Keown, Harrison Tucker, G. W. Long, Thomas Nelson, J. L.O.Shaw, Wm. S. Hall, J. William Whorton. The Creed of Cleveland. "A very large per cent, of the people throughout the country seem to be bent on evangelizing President Cleveland," observed one of the Chief Executive's most intimate friends to-day. "Mr. Cleveland was telling me the other day that he sometimes thought there wa3 an impression in the minds of too many good folks that he presented a rare op? portunity for the missionaries. I asked him why he thought so and he laugh? ingly replied : "Ob, if the advice given me was concentrated on Africa, it would civilize and Christianize that whole wild and wicked and dark country." I had to laugh, for there was so much serious? ness and yet dry humor in it all. Cleve? land realizes, as he is reminded so often and so forcibly, that in a certain way he sets an example to the world, but it worries him a little, I can see, to be told by hundreds of people, sometimes in one week, that he ought to let his light so shine,- &c. He believes that these people must tbink he is very wicked, or else that he is the spiritual guardian of fifty million of people. Speaking of this point he said to me: "A president or King or other high and national officer should recognize the Supreme Power in every act committed. A man or woman should never get so exalted as to fail to do this. Now, few men have as little opportunity to disseminate per? sonal views as I have. If I were ever so anxious to make people believe I was the embodiment of goodness it would be up? hill work to create that impression, for a President cannot cry his wares from the housetops. If this advice about being a Christian and all that, coming in every form and from every direction, is for my own guidance, very well. If it is to change the general course of my public career it is ill given. One thing I am bound shall never be made?the charge that I was a hypocrite. I like Chris? tians; they are the salt of the earth. A hypocrite, to my mind, is the basest of sinners." "The President must be a little annoy? ed by these importunities, is he not ?" I asked, "Not in the least. On the con? trary, be is gratified for the interest shown in him, if it is respectfully shown. He doesn't seem to comprehend the fact that all Presidents bave bad to withstand this ordeal. The letters fie receives are not the only evidence given him of a desire that be shall be a moral man. You would be surprised how many Christian people breathe an audible prater for him, however, when they grasp his hand, and it all has a very per? ceptible effect upon Mr. Cleveland, for he said he didn't tbink any man or woman with sense and a heart could fail to be affected by the prayers of an ear? nest people, when he or she knew they were so constantly delivered. 'It is something like love in its physical effect,' said Mr. Cleveland one day. 'Now, if one is very earnestly and sincerely loved that affection is sure, if kept up and demonstrated, to have its way, unless the suitor is absolutely offensive. The mere fact that so much confidence and affection is persistently bestowed will touch a heart of stone. So the intent in? terest shown by so many in a man's spiritual welfare must eventually touch him, if be thinks. And the man or woman who cannot be reached by the prayers of a nation is a strange being in? deed.' " "lu his private life do you think the President observes any standard of Chris? tianity?" "Yes, he does. In all my in? tercourse with him I do not remember to have heard him say anything improper. He sometimes becomes very much per? plexed, but be doesn't swear about it. Mr. Cleveland believes that honor be? tween man and man is the foundation of Christianity; that unless one tells the truth and pays his dues he can lay no claim to morality."? Washington Letter to the Pittsburg Leader. Hatred of Hancock. Washington, March 19.?At the I evening session the House passed thirty pension bills. The last bill to be con? sidered was that granting a pension of $2,000 a year to the widow of Gen. W. S. Hancock. Mr. Bingham, of Pennsyl? vania, eloquently supported the bill and quoted as precedents the cases of the widows of Admiral Farragut and Gen. Thomas. Mr. Price, of Wisconsin, opposed the bill, and stated that it must be consid? ered in full House. He knew that the country bad paid Gen. Hancock, bril? liant, brave, generous in all his piopor tions, the sum of $152,000 during the last twenty years. "He helped save your country," sug? gested Mr. Biugham. Mr. Price: "And there are hundreds of thousands as good as he who helped save the country who are starving." Continuing, he said that the practice of granting large pensions to widows of men who bad been receiving big salaries aud who died poor was destructive of American mauhooi The influence was to make men live up to the last dollar of their salaries in pomp and extravagance aud cbampague. It shook every princi? ple of justice and created a privileged class. Mr. Bingham regretted the necessity of taking the bill before the House iu full session. He thought it would be so graceful an act, so generous ?n act to pass the. bill now that he felt that the gentleman's own constituents would ap? plaud him for being a party to it. He (Bingham) could uot argue this question without losing his patience. For four years he had served on Hancock's per? sonal staff, and he ngretttd that the pension of the widow of that geueral should be fixed as_ low as $2,000. The bill introduced by Mr. Pulitzer, granting a pension equal to that of the widows of Ex Presidents would have been more in accord with his feelings. With the ex? ception o*" Lincoln, he knew of no man of modern times who had done more for his country, for civilization, humanity and liberty, than Hancock had. [Ap plause.j He trusted that the gentleman' from Wisconsin (Price) would let the question come before tiiis gathering to? night. Let this case go through as cases of this kind should go through, a tribute of the representatives of the people to the widow of one of the bravest and most chivalric soldiers of our war. On the question of passing the bill the vote stood 2") to 4. (Price, Zach.Taylor, Johnson, of Indiana, and Winans.) Mr. Price then raised the question of no quorum. The previous question was, however, ordered on the bill, and it goes over until Monday. ? Mr. S. A. McCrackin of Picken? ha? a pair of hames which has been in use since the war of the Revolution. They have been re-ironed several times. ? A man who died at Burlington, Iowa, the other day, left ."?100 to tho reporter who should write the "best obit? uary" of him. Darkness in the Daytime. Chicago, March 19.?The Inter-Oceans Osbkosb, Wis., special says: The most remarkable atmospheric phenomenon ever known here occurred at 3 p. m. It had been light, though slightly cloudy, when suddenly at the hour named dark? ness began settling down and in five minutes it was as dark as midnight. General consternation prevailed. Peo? ple on the streets rushed to and fro, teams dashed along and women and children beat a precipitate retreat into the cellars. All business ceased until the lights could be lighted. Not a breath of air was stirring. The dark? ness lasted from eight to ten minute?, when it passed off seemingly from west to east. ? Mr. S. A. Lovejoy,. 11 Cedar street, Charlestown, Mass., has been making some interesting and valuable experi? ments in producing fibre from cotton stalks. In a letter to a friend in Spar tanburg he says: "I commenced a few days ago to experiment and to day send you euclosed the first specimen I have obtained. It is a small lot, for I took only a few stalks to begin with, but enough perhaps to give you some idea of the fibre. It (the fibre) can be easily bleached to a snow white if desired. I send also a small piece as first taken from the stalk showing the color and the gummy or resinous matter which it con? tains. " This I take out after a few hours' treatment, and it is this which has been very difficult to accomplish by any ordi? nary means, and is the reason why cotton fibre has not been profitably extracted from the stalk before. It seems to me that, if properly prepared, this is a very valuable fibre for many uses. It is said to be stronger than flax and is of as fine or finer fibre. ? Thursday night while a leading wholesale grocer, W. B. Mitchels, of Chattanooga, was sitting at his desk in bis office opening his mail be heard heavy breathing in the room, and supposing it was some animal that had crept in, glanced casually around. He beheld a negro within ten feet of him, hidden behind the desk, with a double barrelled shot gun in bis grasp, levelled at the gentleman's head. The negro did not know he was discovered and Mr. Mitch? ell, with wonderful coolness, proceeded to open bis mail and then carelessly left the store. He immediately notiSed the police, and the negro was captured in the building. He confessed that he was sent there by two professional cracksmen to remain bidden until the store was locked and then to let them in. A Wonderful Discovery. Consumptives and all, who suffer from any affection of the Throat and Lungs can find a certain cure in Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Thousands of permanent xures verify the truth of this statement. No modicine can show such a record of wonderful cures. Thou? sands of once hopeless sufferers now gratefully proclaim they owe their lives to this New Discover}'.. It will cost you nothing to give it a trial. Free Trial Bottles ao Hill Bros. Drug Store. 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It was intended only for our local patrons but so efficacious and wonderful were the results of its.use that its fame spread all over the Southern States, and the rapidly increasing demand could be supplied only by enlarging and re-enlarging our extensive laboratory until now we are fully prepared to meet the great and ever increasing demand from all parts of the country. ??)* Its great popularity is exceeded only b}- its greater merit! Sold by Druggists everywhere at $1.00 a bottle. Wilhite & Wilhite, Wholesale Agents, Anderson, S- C. SUGAR CANE. PERSONS wanting Tropical Sugar Cane from me should come after it at once, as the cane should be planted by the first of April. JOE. H. BOWDEN, Denver, S. C. March 25, 18SG_37_ _1_ "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. .Ll The undersigned, Executor of tho Estate of Margaret Griffin, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on 30th day of April, 18SG, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and discbarge from his office as Executor. B. B. BREAZEALE, Ex'r. March 25, 188G 37 5 Insecure Public Bridge. rpHE public are hereby notified not to JL travel over Earle's Bridge, on the Shallow Ford Road, over Seneca River, as it lias been pronounced dangerous. The bridge will be promptly repaired, and due notice of its completion will be given. JOSHUA JAMESON, A. O. KORRIS, W. J. ROBINS, County Commissioners. March 25, 18S0 37 2 Improved Cotton Seed For Sale. Duncan's Mammoth Prolific. STORM, Rust and Drouth Proof. Yield G.000 pounds per acre. Seeds careful? ly selected and raised by B. T. and W. II. Acker, of Tonoy Creek, S. C, from seeds secured from Prof. F. M. Duncan, Dallas, Ga., the originator of this cotton seed. Price, $1.00 per bushel. For sale bv J. M. SUTHERLAND, Bel ton, S. C. March 25, 1880 .'17 2 Administrator's Sale. rpiIE undersigned will sell at Anderson X C. H? S. C. on SATURDAY, the 10th day of APRIL, 1SS0, the Personalty of Mrs. Anna L. Leak, deceased, consist? ing of? - Two Horses, Wagon, Carriage, Harness, and Some Household Furniture, tfce. Hie Stock of Miilinery and Ladies Goods in the Store will be sold in the meantime at private sale at Cost. Terms of Sale?Cash. JESSE T. DRAKE, Adm'r. March 25, 1880 37 2 I MRS. McSMITH S now prepared to rcci-ive a few more PAINTING SCHOLARS In The Itii?)i<! Art, which has given such perfect satisfaction. AND ORGANS Always on band. Term easy?time or cash?at MRS. McSMITII'S. Oct 8,1835 _13_ NOTICE. ALL persons are notified not to buy or trade for a Note given mo by J. II. Breazcalc for ?1-12.00, which is past due. This Note, which is lost, belongs to nie, and payment to any person other than me is hereby forbidden. W. M. COOLEY. March 11, 1880 35 3 AN ORDINANCE, To Prohibit the Sloreage of Cotton, Rags, Kerosene Oil or Qun-Poxcder in certain quantities, the Erection of Wooden Buildings within certain prescribed limits, and regulating the time for Burning out Chimneys in the City of Anderson, South Caro? lina. BE IT ORDAINED, By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Anderson, South Carolina, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same: Section I. That from and after the pass? age of this Ordinance, it shall be a misde? meanor for any person or persons to store any Cotton or Rags, amounting to one hundred pounds or over, within one hun? dred and fifty feet of acy building or buildings that arc now, or may hereafter, be erected within the corporate limits of the City of Anderson, South Carolina, where the owner or occupant of such building or buildings, or of any building or buildings adjoining such building within said distance of such place of storeage ob? jects thereto. Suction II. It shall likewise be a misde? meanor for any person or persons to store more than five barrels of Kerosene, or other inflammable Oil, or more than three kegs of Gun or Blasting Powder in any building situated as described in Section I hereof, where objection is made by any person as therein authorized. Section III. Any party or parties who may now or hereafter have any cotton, rags, kerosene or other inflammable oil, or gun or blasting powder, stored in buildings sit? uated as provided in Section I hereof, to which objection may be made by any party as therein authorized, shall, within twenty four hours after notification of such objec? tion, (and of the passage of this Ordinance if the objection be made before the publication hereof,) remove such cotton, rags, kerosene or other inflammable oil, or gun or blasting powder, to a place not situated within the distance herein provided. Section IV. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons, after the passage of this Ordinance to erect any wooden or frame building on or within one hundred yards of the Public Square in the City of Ander? son, South Carolina, without first obtaining permission from the City Council. Section V. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons to burn out any chimney or permit any chimney in a house occupied by such person or persons in the City of Anderson, South Carolina, to be burned out during dry weather. Section VI. Any person or persons con? victed of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine of not less than Five nor more than One Hundred Dollars or imprisonment for not less than five nor more than thirty days in the dis? cretion of the Mayor trying the case. Section VII. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed so far as they may interfere with the provisions thereof. Done and ratified in Council and the Seal of the Corporation of the City of -???v Anderson affixed thereto this the -{seal}- twenty-second day of March, in 1?.?' theycarofourLord OncThousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-six. G. F. TOLLY, Mayor. Frank C. Wihtnkk, City Clerk._ MARCIN, s IRED by Cuyler, (sire of Elvira, 4 year old record 1.18i.) He is registered in Wallace's Stud Book, and is the highest bred Stallion in the South, an assertion which is sustained by his taking first Prize at Louisville and St. Louis.; Will Stand the Season at Mr. J. W. Prevost's, four miles West of Anderson, and at my place near Pendleton. J. EARLE LEWIS. March 25,18S6_37_4 WARNING. ALL persons are notified not to hire or harbor my wife, Jane Emerson, colored, or my son, Henry Emerson, col? ored, aged twelve years, as they have left me without just cause or permission. Those disregarding this notice will be prosecuted at law. THOMAS EMERSON. March 25, 1880_37_1? WARNING. THE undersigned hereby warns all per? sons not to hire or harbor Bill Sher ard, colored, as he is under contract to work for me during the year 188'.!, and has left me without cause. Persons disregard? ing this notice will be prosecuted. JOHN R. BAILEY. March 25, 188?_37_1 CROW CREEK, S. C. D. T. BACOT & CO.?Dear Sirs: I am a thousand times obliged to you for what your Bacot's Best Liver Pills have done for me- I have been a sufferer for forty years with liver complaint Never a year since that time but what I have had a spell du? ring the summer which disabled me from work until this summer. After taking several boxes of your Pills, I have been enjoying better health than for forty years before. REV. T. M. JOHNSON. Bacot's Best Liver Pills for sale by all druggists and dealers in drugs. Call for free samples at HILL BROS. Drug Store. LOOK FIRST, THEN LEAP. We have in Stock, not to Arrive, ALL* KINDS of Grass, Clover, Millet, Millo Maize, Lucern and Garden Seeds for sale. These Seeds were bought cheap and are paid for. They were bought to sell, not for or below cost, but for an honest, fair and square price. We pay Cash for our Goods, take advan? tage of all discounts, great or small, and are ready to meet competition.? We advertise no grand clearing out sale, because we are not ready to clear out yet. We arc hero to stay, and there is no getting rid of us. We know we can buy Goods as cheap as anybody else, because we buy in as large quantities ; our willingness to do so goes without naming, and our abili? ty to do so is evidenced by the fact that our Mr. Hill has other visible means of support, and our Mr. Bros, has been used to hard times so long that it don't cost much to keep him up. You wlil, therefore, consult your best in? terest by seeing us before buying; if for no other reason to prize down the man on prices with whom you would 1-refer to trade. HILL BROS March 25, 188G The Norman-Percheron Horse MILORD, WILL stand during the Spring Season at ANDERSON C. H., and will also make a stand even* three weeks at I). K. NORRIS' PLANTATION, near Pendleton, S. C. Price for Services reduced to $15.00, Five Dollars of which will he required in advance, and balance will be duo when Mares prove in foal. For further informa? tion please address J. 1). MAXWELL, Anderson, S. C D. K. NORRIS, Pendleton, S. C. March 11, 18?n 35 - 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Sirs. Anna L. Leak, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed bv law, and those indebted to make payment. JESSE T. DRAKE, Adm'r. March 25, L886 37 3_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Pa'on T. Burton, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. GEO. M. McKEE, Ex'x. March 25. 188G_37_3 Notice of Final Settlement. Ex parte B. B. Breazeale and M. A. Brea? zeale, Administrators, In Re. the Estate of Matthew Breazeale, deceased. To Mrs. U. J. McGeo, Mrs. M. C. Stone, et al: TAKE notice that the undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H.,S. C, on Tuesday, the 11th day of May, A. I)., 1S8G, at 11 o'clock a. m., for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Matthew Breazeale, deceased, and dis? cbarge from the ofliceof Administrators of said Estate. B. B. BREAZEALE. ) kAmiUm M. A. BREAZEALE, J Aam March 25, 188(5 37 6 OUR NEW ADVERTISEMENT! "We take great pleasure to inform the Ladies, and the public in general, that our Mr. FRETWELL is now in New York, looking after the interests of our business, and buying a handsome Stock of? Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Millinery, Notions, Fancy Goods, Novelties, Boots and Shoes, Which will be arriving now daily, and placed upon our Counters at once. We have the assistance of a Lady expert in purchasing the Dress Goods, Trimmings, &c, and we hope to present you all the Novelties of the season. We desire to say to you, further, that if you expect to buy any of the Goods in these lines, we would advise you to? Examine our Groods and PRICES, BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE, believing that we can make it interesting and advantageous to you to do so. We Lave just received ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS' WORTH MEN'S, BOYS' AND MISSES' STRAW AND FELT HATS, All kinds, sizes aud prices, for sale at New York Jobbers' prices. flgy Thanking you for past liberal patronage, and striving to merit a continu? ance of sj.me, we are Yours, with respect, BLEGKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL. March 25, 1886. 37 IS NOW RECEIVING ITS it eoim w And Can Boast of the Handsomest in the City. E GUARANTEE OUR PRICES TO BE THE LOWEST. BSF" We cordially invite the public to inspect our Goods before purchasing elsewhere, and SAVE THE PENNIES. Respectfully, March 25.1886 MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS, 37 OXJR MOTTO: " LIVE AND LET LIVE." SPRING IS HERE, and we are prepared to furnish all our friends and customers with Fine Carriages, Pluctons. Buggies, Etc., at prices so low that people are astonished. Come and see the finest work in the State, every piece warrant? ed. See also our Western and Colnmbns Buggies, which are offered at very small profits. Bring us your old Buggies to have them overhauled and repainted. We make a specialty of remodeling. Last, but not least, please remember that Reed & Stephens and C. A. Reed are two separpte lirius. You will find our Factory on Main Street, between the University and Court House. Your visits will be appreciated. REED & STEPHENS. March 1J5, 188G 30 CATCH ON JOIN THE PROCESSION WE want all of you to take the part of the Economical Buyer. We must have an immense troupe to take the part of Cautious Buying and Close Selling of the immense Stock of? Flour, Bacon, Lard, Molasses, Coffee, Sugar, Tobacco, In fact, all Staple Family and Fancy Groceries. Confectioneries, &c. Jan 28,1886 Staple Family and Fancy MOSS Sc BROWN, Depot Street. ANDERSON, S. C. B. IF. CRAYTON * SONS NOT OUT OF BUSINESS. We have made arrangements to sell for this season THE GENEROSTEE FERTILIZER, Made by the ANDERSON OIL MILL. It is the same goods as made and sold by us last season, only of a higher grade. Also, B. F. Crayton & Sons Ammoniatcd Guano, ? AND ? ACID PHOSPHATE. They need no recommendation. We keep in Store a first-class Stock of G roceries and Provisions, Which we will sell for Cash at the lowest prices. Office at No. I Main St., between the Bank and Post Office. Jan 28, 1885 29 A Clear Skin is only a part of beauty; but it is a part. Every lady may have it; at least, what looks like it. Magnolia Balm both freshens and beautifies. COTTON SEED MEAL FERTUJZER. "THE GENEROSTEE," Manufactured by the Anderson Oil and Fertilizer Co. Patronize Home Production, es? pecially when for less money you can get better Goods. THIS superior bigbgrade Ammoniated Fertilizer comes to the front this season, and modestly, yet confidently, claims to be the best of all. It was used last season by a large num? ber of our farmers, and gave the very highest satisfaction, as evidenced by the certificates given below, which we ask you to read. This season, by procuring superior in? gredients, we have raised its standard above what it was last season, and now offer our farmers a Fertilizer that excels any they can buy. TESTIMONIALS. Anderson, S. C, Sept., 1885. The Generostec Fertilizer used by us last season gave entire satisfaction, and we don't intend to use any other as long as we can get it. JAMES W. ASHLEY. T. T. WAKEFIELD. J. W. FERGUSON. Anderson, S. C, Sept., 1885. The Generostee Guano used by us give entire satisfaction, and we think ha* paid us better than any Guauo wee/ ~" and we intend using it hereafter.^ R. S. Sherard, T. W. SeigleA . Jeptha Harper. H. H. Gray. \ J. T. Seigier. T. E. Guyton.^s,/ Wm. Ransom. P. K. Norris J. W. Hall. J. H. Little. W. T. McGregor. E. D. Wakefield. J. T. Hanna. C. C. Simpson. Anderson, S. O, Jan., 26, 188C. We used some Cotton Seed Meal Guano last season, and were well pleased with it. JOSHUA JAMISON. J. A. GRAY. Anderson, S. O, Jan. 2G, 1886. I used the Generostee Guano, with other Commercial Fertilizers last year, and con? sider it best of them all D. S. WATSON. W. G. WATSON. For Sale by Anderson Dealers. Jan 28, 1880_29_^ ORR & SLOAN, Keep always on hand a LARGE STOCK Of the Purest and Best Drugs, Medicines, AND Fancy Articles. The Largeat and Freshest Stoc of FIELD, GARDEN, AND FLOWER SEED, FOR SALE CHEAP Jan 14,1886_27_ JOHN E. PEOPLES' STABLES IKEEP constantly on hand a fine i MULES AND HORSES, which I sell cheap for cash, or on time with cash and easy terms for the balance. * I have just received a fine lot of MUL from North Carolina. My Stables i situated just in rear of my Store. When vou are in the City put up yoo Stock at* my Stable. Stall 10 cents, or Stall and Feed 25 cents. Messrs. W. H. Green and John Bearo are alwavs on hand to show you Stock. JOHN E. PEOPLES Anderson, S, C. Nov 26,1885_20_ CITY MACHINE SHOPS. TOZER ?& DIAL, =: MANUFACTURERS of Floor and Grist Mills. San' Mills, am all kinds of Foundry Work in Iron and; Brass. Agricultural and Station? ary Steam Engines. Repairs of all kinds promptly made. On application estimates and bids wilr. be made for any wosk in our line. First class work at fair prices. A. I. DIAL, Executrix Tozer ?fe Dial. THOS. B. LEE, Manager. Columbia, f^C., March 1,1SS6. 34-Gm_ OCH* SON'S Celebrated Frtnblnn Cntalngnie S?MT CRCF tor sPrlDK and sum EM I rfiL L mcr. IS86, ready March '."ill. to any address. Illustrates and list* every think for Ladles'. Gents', Chddrcns' i n I Infants' wear and Housekeeping Ooods, at tirlees lower than those of any house iatlie United States. Complete . ?fl ?iiiixfnctfon guaranteed, or money no. mrundeil. II. C V. KOCH A; SOS, fc?litli Ave. ?fc 20tb St.? N. V. City. ' Feb 4, 1S>; 30 2m Did you Sup pose Mustang Liniment only good for horses? It is for inflamma? tion of all flesh.