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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THTJESDAY, JAN. 20,18*7 TERMS: SIX MONTHS....,.^._75c. Judge Logan E. Bleckley, an older I ^brother of 'Mr. & Bleckley of our city, r ^liaa; been appointed Chief Justice of ?Georgia. In the appointment of Judge; . Bleckley, Gov. Gordon/has bestowed this high honor most worthily. ; . The Hon. James Jackson,' Chief Jus ? ticei of the Supreme Court of Georgia, ;-?ied in Atlanta on the 12th inst., at the ? age of sixty-seven years. He was an able main, and had filled many public ? positioiiB with honor to himself, and ? ?;. fidelity to the trusts imposed in him. ,He ?5 has been "on the Supreme Bench of Geor-r. i??gia since 1875, and has been Chief Jus ./lice eince 18S0. Thomas J. Cluverius wa3 executed in c- the Eich mond, Va., jail yard on last Fri ^r jday for the murder his cousin, Fannie Lillian Madison, some two years ago. . The case has become a celebrated one in : the criminal annals of this country, and after, the conviction was sustained by the v Appeal Court ofVirginia*, every possible :; effort was made to secure a commutation. / But* Governor Lee refused to interfere, - and Claverius was hung, protesting his /innocence to the last. The testimony V- upon which he was convicted was mainly ? icircamjsfeantial, and while it it did not ? clearly establish the murder, in our opin? ion it certainly left the probabilities of ^guilt strongly against Cluverius. The |-:80ntimeht throughout the country is, ir'-that he wa>rightfully hung. ip?- The Bill to regulate inter-State Com Jv?mcrce, providing for the appointment of P~> Eailroad Commission, and prohibiting' "^?discriminations in freight, passed the |^|m??':Ori:.:lest Friday by^the following ';^te:Yea3?Allison, Beck, Berry, Black ? ^huTn, Bowen, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, ranger, Cullom, Dolph, Edmunds, Eus Fair,:Frye, George, Gibson, Gorman, ' ? Gray, Hale Harris,; Hawley, Ingalls, ^one? of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, ?aTMbMillan^ Manderson, Mitchell of Ore ?gon, Palmer, Plumb, Pugh, Sabin, Sauls* : bury, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Spooher, Teller, Vance, Vest, Walthall, Whit /''thorce, Wilson of Iowa?43. Nays? ?^At?ricb, Blair, Brown, Cameron, Chance,, yc^^usny, Evarts, Hampton, Hoar, Ma :?hona, Mitchell of Pennsylvania, Morrill, ^Pa^ne, Platt, Williams.?15. It now :^goes to the House, where it will in all ll^jbability' receive its deserK by being ;j'dsfeated;' ?'? . - ? ? ?fVvThe discussion of the inter-State $|<^mmerce Bill in the Senate has been ^elaborate and able, developing on the one v ' Side the evils of consolidated railroad ^'jnohor/oUes with their incidental, disre ^i^? for the people along their ?pfae*? and on the other side the ^'difficulty of intelligently interferring i^lritbf?i of property which i ^Monge to; individuals without doing ^ ?g^v*;iniuatice, and really injuring both 5c.tne railroads and the people they serve, ?^many instances. - In the present shape r|^f tie b?I we are snrprised at its majority ... in the Senate. Ifca enactment will, in ^'?ftOt^ndgrMa^.prove disastrous to com ;^!*oierca;between distant sections, for this ^ ;Bill. requires that railroads shall not y:'^arge less for a long, than for a short g;bMl. :Hence, where freight traverses ?viewerai lines of railroad the rates will, of l^aeceasity, be comparatively high. The clause 'which allows competitive rates, r^may ifi a-measure mitigate the evil work ?rf^isgs of the long and short haul clause;. but wo apprehend that the passage of the :g0&&il\ work injuriously to the South r'^ln two ways : First, having to draw our X||atiorjs; /corn, - flour, bacon and similar ^ articles:.froo2 the West, the long hanl, ?^afidj^umerons lines over which these j. gwda are bredght, will almost inevitably ^increase theprice to'..the Southern con ^-mm^ Thh might, not be the case if the grain and provision market was reg ?';? ulated by the Southern demand '; but, as a_maiter of fact, there is demand for . these goods all over this country, and in r Other countries with water transportation ? .tie greater portion ot the distance, while the transportation to the South is princi ' pally, by rail. It will, we fear, in the .. next place injure the South by increas? ing the; inland freight on cotton, and thereby decrease the price to the pro . ducer. This may appear inconsistent with the grain and provision theory : ?whichiwe have advanced above, but the conditions of trade in the two instances are- entirely different. Provisions -are c r regulated in price by the demand all : over the'country, while the price of cot % ton isregnlated largely by the Liverpool , market. This market is regulated .in ." price by the supply from North and South America- and. India, with some surrounding territory in Asia. Ameri? can c^ttqas now have- no monopoly ^ exc^^tr the nftnufacture of the finer goods, and the supply is far too great for this demand, so that the price of cotton in Liverpool is not based upon the cost /of American cotton, but the average cost of the.cottous from the various sources of vsupply to that market. It is, therefore, ; ij^bable. that if the cost of transporting jf'S?fton is increased in this country, the : price will hot be materially increased, [ and the increase in transportation will ' i jbo borne by the seller. Ultimately, this : condition of things might prove benefi? cial to.the country, by building up centers ?|of f trade in the various sections of the 'Union, for if honestly and literally enforced, the law will make it ongrous ? for distant sections to trade togemer. The freight rates from New York or % Chicago to Texas would, practically in : hibit trade between those sections. This |j^ijd stimulate the building of a nearer BH>f trade, and some port on the ^Poffwould become the trading center of itthis section, and the same forces would 1; operate all over this country. ;. This would be a healthy result, but in the j? present condition of the South, it wonld ? be disastrous while the result was being k'worked out. Another trouble about the B^niy will be. to secure an impartial, able - and practical commission. All three of the qualities have to combine in the members of the Commission, or its work ...trill be i failure, or -a crime. In either //event, the people at large will pay the - penalty of the experimental law. For . these reasons-we trust the Bill will not "-r become a law. _ ? Jay Gould scribbled off a check a ifew clays ago for $1,500,000, which ia ^sappceed to be the/largest individual fcSiwk ever drawn. This check was given Hit pay Ton? Allen for the Iron Mountain ? The railroad problem is now actively in the political arena of tho United States Government, and we apprehend tbat it is destined for many years to be one of the leading subjects of agitation among politicians. That the roads are becoming arbitrary, and in many instan? ces oppressive and unjust, cannot be con? troverted, and a still greater outgrowth of the consolidation system which has made such rapid acqusitions is the cen? tralization of the business of the country in large measure into a few cities of the Government. Towns do not prosper and grow in proportion to their surroundings and merits as compared with other towns, but they are built up or wavted away by the edicts of certain capitalists who ma? nipulate railroad stocks, and by this means control the trade of the country along the lines tbey own. This condi I tion of things is rapidly growing worse, 1 and from it the demand has gone forth by tbe people for relief. First, the demand was heeded in the States, and a number of the States have responded by the creation of a Rail road Commission, with various degrees of power. These Commissions have in a large -degree dis? appointed the expectations of the people. In many instances they have done some good, but the courts have held that tbe State Commissions cannot regulate freights brought into, or carried out of State. These decisions in turn stirred up another agitation, which demanded that the general government should take the matter in hand, and by act of Con? gress give to the people relief from the injustice of railroad discrimination. This agitation has produced the Reagan Cullom Inter-State Commerce Bill, which has just passed the Senate. For the reasons given elsewhere, we think this Bill will work injnriously to the country, and particularly to the South, andshonld be defeated. Butjthat there is demand for relief of the people of tbe whole country from the centralizing and consolidating influences which permeate railroad interests to-day cannot be suc? cessfully controverted. The great ques? tion is, what can and should be done to pat a check upon these influences ? Va? rious expedients hare been suggested, to all of which there are more or les3 for? midable objections, and we are ready to confess that the problem is too great for us to see a solution to it. Of all the sug gestions made for the correction of these evils, we are, however, inclined to believe that the time has arrived when the Government should assume the ownership and control of all the lines of railroad in tbe United States. It is true that this scheme is liable to the objection that it gives a great power to the govern? ment, but we think it-better for tbe gov? ernment to have this power than for the speculators of Wall street to have it. The objection to vesting power in tbe Government applies to all the functions of Government?-the banking, the carry? ing of the United States mails, and other unquestioned functions of the Govern? ment, give- it power. The Government owns tbe public roads, and should own the railroad tracks also. The right to traverse the highways is given frecly? except on turn-pikes, and tbe right to use the railroad tracks could be granted for proper consideration to any person, or persons, who wished to operate a train of passenger or freight cars upon them; It would give the government very little party power, and would render competi? tion easy and ample. It would throw every community upon its own merits as to its commercial traffic, and would save millions of dollars that arc now being expended in railroad tracks to run com? peting lines , of traffic upon. Such a change would give the people relief. We do not believe tbat anything short of some scheme of this sort will, or can do so. ~ TOBACCO! Evergreen, S. C, Jan. 5, 1887. Editor Anderson Inlelligencer : I am almost every day importuned by friends and.neighbors to publish an account of my method of raising and curing tobacco, together with the result of last year's experiment, and also my previous expe? rience in it. 'I will not undertake to answer, seriatim, all the questions asked, but will endeavor to cover the whole ground in a few short articles on the snbject, giviog concise instructions on '.he cultivation, curing and subsequent man? agement of tbe crop, premising that my advice is for those who have no experi? ence nor no skilled labor under their control. To those who know, or think they know, all about it, or have skilled labor at their command, I have nothing to say. I commenced tho culture of tobacco ten years ago on accidentally finding out that it was a remedy for dyspepsia? or at least it cured me?and so long as I could get home-made tobacco to use I felt no symptoms of it whatever, but whenever I was compelled to use the manufactured article I suffered very much. I was thus measurably compelled to commence raising it, as it could not be bought in Ibis country, at tbat time, with any certainty. The question most frequently asked is, "Is tobacco a profitable crop, or more profitable than cotton?" In answer to this I would Bay that, as a general or money crop to supplant cotton, No. But as a special crop, supplementary to tbe cotton crop, and raised in small quantity, so that a man can, in the cultivation and curing of it, take all the pains necessary to make a first class article, that will bring a fancy price iu the markets, there is, in my opinion, no crop so profitable as tobacco. In the first place, let no man unaccus? tomed to the culture think that he can at once abandon the culture of cotton and embark in tbat of tobacco, for in doing so he would make a most miserable failure. Every man should, by all means, raise enough tobacco to supply his plantation. This I regard as a self evident proposi? tion, needing no proof. He should begin by planting not more than a quarter of an acre a year for several years, or up*'I he learns all about the cultivation, cur. aud handling of the crop, and until u2 and his family acquire the necessary skill and dexterity in tbe management of it. It took me about five years to learn how to make and cure a first class article with certainty every year?that is, I made at least five failures before I made a good crop and cured it properly. Let others, therefore, profit by my experience, and not increase their crop beyond a quarter of an acre, or less, until they are certain they have, by their own experi? ence, learned all about it, and acquired the necessary skill and expertneBS in the management of the crop through every stage, from the plant bed to the barn, for it is only by their own experience that they can learn it. It is true he can - learn something, and catch useful ideas, from every intelligent tobacco grower he meets, but there are a great many nice points and crises in tho management of a tobacco crop that can only be learned by close personal observation and atten? tion. A very little mismanagement or neglect at a particular crisis of tbe crop may knock the value of the crop from 60c, or even $1.00 per lb., down to 5c. in less than twelve hours, and no amount of care and pains will restore it, either. As to the land, my experience is that new ground, without manure, makes by far tbe finest tobacco. It should be cut down one year before plauting, and it is no disadvantage to plant a Jew peas or watermelons on it the first year, but tobacco should never follow a heavy crop of corn, cotton, or even small grain. The great secret in making fine tobacco is to make it grow fast, and mature and ripen quickly. This can be effected only on land containing an abundaut supply of humus or decayed vegetable matter, together with the nitrates of potash, soda, lime and other minerals necessary to bring the leaf to the greatest perfec? tion. These conditions can only be found on fresb, virgin soil. If you-are com? pelled to plant old land, do not select a horse or cow lot, or any locality tbat has a superabundant Bupply of raw animal manure, and do not use any fresb stable manure on your patch, but select a rather sandy place, and make it conform as nearly as possible to fresh land by* using an abundant supply of old, well rotted manure, together with a moderate quantity of some of tbe commercial manures. Generostce Guano, made at Anderson, is the best, as it contains an abundant supply of potash, as well as lime, and tbe other necessary ingredients. In fact, I regard it as a special tobacco i manure. This is not intended as an ad? vertising puff, for I have no interest in the aale of it, and don't know anybody who has, not knowing a single stock? holder in the concern. However, we should patronize home industries when they are meritorious. If you plant old land, and do not wish to buy any manure, you may find a good substitute in ashes. The dirt of an old, torn down chimney, is an excellent tobacco manure as it contains potash and lime both. Locate your patch as near the house as possible, bo as to get the help of your poultry in worming it. As to the variety, I like tbe Havana best; but as some do not like the flavor of that for chewing, I would advise to to plaut several kinds the first year or two, and select the kind you like best. Any timo between Christmas and the first of March -will do to plant the seed ; but the earlier the better. By all means sow your own plant bed, and do not de? pend on another for plants. You should have plants enough to set out your whole patch in a day, the first good season in May, and not have to wait for the second drawing of somebody else's bed. In choosing places for your beds, select warm, sunoy spots, with Southern ex? posure, where the sun shines as long as possible. Burn your beds severely, and while the ground is still hot, dig, rake, and sow your seed. Then cover with fine stable manure, or Generostee guano, and rake it and the seed in together about 1 inch deep. Thon lay poles across, and cover well with pine brush. Take the brush off in warm weather to allow the sun to warm the grouod and bring up tbe plants. But do not let a freeze catch the bed uncovered. White cloth will do as well as pine brush to cover the bed.-*. It will keep off a slight frost, and allow some of the sun's heat to penetrate to the bed. Sow a row of black mustard and cabbage all around your beds to protect your plauts from flea bugs. Sow seed enough for at least four times as many plants as yon want, so that you can set out your whole patch at once, the first good season in May. Set three plants in every hill, three or four inches apart. I will not detail the reasons for this, as you will find them all out before tbe time comes to chop out the surplus plants. For one fourth acre patch, sow at least four seed beds in different places, two on bottom land, or near a branch*, and two on upland, and make the beds at least ten feet square. Old field pine land makes the very finest of tobacco. Your patch for 88, should be cut down this winter? every tree?and let it lie till next year. If agreeable, I will furnish concise and explicit directions for cultivating, curing, and subsequent management of the crop, as the time for each operation arrives. J. W. Eable. Railroad Consolidation. Union, January 16.?Col. R. M. Mitchell, president of the Augusta, Edge field and Newberry Railroad Companyj and Wm. Munro, president of the Atlan? tic and Northwestern Railroad Company have agreed upon articles for tbe consoli? dation of their respective reads, and have to-day signed the necessary contract to carry it into effect. The consolidated road is to be of standard gauge and in every respect first-class, and will run from Augusta through Edgefield, New berry and Union to Black's Station on the Piedmont Air Line Railroad. The consolidated road is called the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad Company. At Black's it will connect with the Pied? mont Air Line and the Charleston, Cin? cinnati and Chicago Railroad. In the opinion of the business men of this place, the new road will give us a through con? nection north, east and west. ? We expected the liquor men would seek to cast discredit upon the prohibition cause iu Atlanta, Ga., through whatever dissipation might occur there during the holidays. They have not disappointed us, and it come? in the shape we antici? pated in the following dispatch sent from that.point under date Dec. 24: "One train to-day brought 500 full whisky jugs into this city. The scene during the whole of the past week at the Express Office has been a strange one. On Mon? day 200 jugs were received and passed out, with a steady increase each day since, until to-day there is a perfect de.nge of them." If the facts stated are carefully considered they will appear, however, to sustain all that the prohibitionists have claimed for the success of their cause. It is evident tbat liquor cannot be had in Atlanta, or so many men would not send elsewhere for it. It is fair to sup? pose the jug traffic was at its best during this period, and yet if we allow 500 jugs a day from Monday morning (on which day there was only 200 imported) until Saturday night we have only 3,000. If we estimate each to have contained two gallons of spirits we then find Atlanta contenting herself with 6,000 gallons during the special season of Christmas, which is less than a pint a piece to ber inhabitants for an entire week. Truly prohibition prohibits.-?Nashville Chris? tian Advocate. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. 0., Jan. 15,1886. Tbe Farmers' Naiional Congress in session here the past week was largely attended, and many subjects of import? ance were intelligently discussed and with beneficial results. The principal topics were tbe interstate commerce bill, the bill establishing a department of agriculture, the bill to extend the benefits of the Signal Service to agriculture, and the bill to establish agricultural experi? ment stations in the several States. One whole day was occupied in discussing the interstate commerce bill, a majority of the members favoring federal interfer? ence, but the South and Northwest differing widely on the provisions of the bill?the former ad vocating more stringen t conditions than the latter. The farmeis handled the subject with skill and from a practical, business standpoint, while tbe solons at the Capitol discussed it in its various legal aspects, and finally passed it by a vote of 43 to 15. Another good influence of the presence of so many representative farmers at the seat of national legislation was shown by the passage in the House of Representatives Hatch's bill to raise the Bureau of Agri? culture to the importance of a Cabinet office under the title of the Department of Agriculture and Labor. It is to be regretted that tho Farmers' CongresB could not remain in session long enough to secure the passage of the bill in tbe Senate at this session of Congress. The Senate is considerably stirred up just now over the changes that may take place in its composition within the next few days. At no time before has there been such a probability as at present of so many Senators being succeeded by men entirely strange to the halls of Con? gress. Already Pennsylvania, Minnes sota, Michigan, and Indiana have practi? cally sent new men, and it is regarded at tho Capitol as more than probable tbat changes will follow in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Nebraska. The defeat of VanWyck in Nebraska will bo looked upon as a triumph of railroad monopolies, for no man has more persistently fought that class of monopolies in the Senate than VanWyck. Politically he is not much liked by his fellow Senators, because they never know where to place bim?-as a Republican or a Democrat. Of late he has been rather indepeudent, and such characters do not carry much weight in the Senate?another instance of which may be found in Riddleberger, of Vir? ginia. Tbe rumor that Senator Brown, of Georgia, contemplates resigfflfc on account of bad health is not accepted as entitled to credit. The Senator has been troubled with a weakness of the throat for some several years past, and it has troubled him a little more than usual this winter, but nothing serious is feared from it. The Senator is now here and is looking well, and shows as much capa? city to dispose of work as at any time since he has been in the Senate, and that is considerable. ..e expects to make a strong argument against the bill granting suffrage to women, and consideration of tbat bill was deferred until tbe Senator should arrive so as to afford him the op? portunity. ? All important measures before Con? gress are now being called up and dis? posed of with as much dispatch as possi? ble consistent with a fair investigation into each measure. The House has just passed the bill conferring jurisdiction .upon "be Court of Claims in all claims agaiust the Government of not nun than six years standing, and not includ? ing war claims. This bill will probably paBs the Senate, and Congress will then be relieved of a mass of work that now consumes valuable time with no benefi? cial results in a very great majority of the cases to either the claimant or the Government, but a loss to all parties concerned, Another bill considered was one to ex? tend for one year the right of action in cases arising under the captured and abandoned property act. There is hardly a possibility of this bill passing, but if it should it will open up claims now barred by the statute of limitations and amount? ing to nearly $5,000,000. A great many of these claims are just, and for property captured by tbe Government during the late war and not used but sold by the Government, aud the proceeds turned into the United States Treasury. The United States Supreme Court has decided that the money 80 turned into the Treas? ury is held in trust by the Government for the persons from the Bale of whose properly it is the proceeds. The President's reception to the Diplo? matic Corps on Thursday night was crowded, notwithstanding the heavy rain that poured in torrents from early in the evening till nearly morning. The bril? liancy witbin was in striking contrast with the gloom without. Every niche was filled with delicate and rare tropical plants, and the renowned Marine Band discoursed sweet strains of music, while Congressmen, diplomats, judges, army and Davy officers, and Departmental officials paid their respects to the Pres? ident and his charming wife, aud after? wards engaged in social intercourse. The floral decorations were elaborate and exquisite, and a more brilliant reception was never witnessed within the historical walls of tbe White House. H. Equal to an Earthquake. San Francisco, January 16.---The schooner Parallel, with 100,000 pounds of giant powder on board, went ashore last night at the southerly end of Point Lobos, inside the famous Seal rocks, and opposite the Cliff House, near this city. After being abandoned by her crew she pounded on rocks until the cargo blew up with a tremendous explosion, the effect of which was fright? ful. The signal station was completely demolished, the life saving station was wrecked, and the west side of the Cliff House, notwithstanding its elevation, was blown out and every window pain in the building was broken. A large concert-room on the beach and other buildings lower down all bad their windows broken and were otherwise damaged. A loDg carriage shed adjoin? ing the Cliff House was tumbled into a mass of ruins. Adolf Sutro's conserva? tory on the heights above (was shattered to atoms, and all the windows in bis house were broken. Three members of the life-saving crew, who had built a fire on the beach and had decided to remain near the wreck were hurled into the air by the concus? sion, and were severely injured by being dashed to the earth. The remaining members of the crew, who had returned to tbe station rushed to the rescue of their injured companions. They carried them to the station, where medical aid was summoned, and everything necessary to relieve their suf? fering was done. A Mad Runaway. James HogaD, the cowboy sheriff of the Rio Grande, saved a lady's life on Whitehall street in a most miraculous manner yesterday morning. Hogau is a full-fledged cowboy, a bucking broncho breaker and an expert lasso slioger. He came to Atlanta sev? eral days ago with a lot of untamed ponies, which are now on sale at Cham? bers & Co's livery stable, and but for his presence in the city a most horrible acci? dent would in all probability have formed a chapter in the yesterday's his? tory of Atlanta. About ten o'clock Hogan, who is a young man, saddled an unbroken Broncho, and throwing himself in the saddle, started out for a ride. The pony bucked, but Hogan was at home in the saddle, and in the course of an hour or two found himself near the East Ten? nessee shops, astride a well broken horse. He then started back to the city by Windsor street. Just as he rode out of Windsor into Whitehall two fine gray horses, drawing a close carriage, dashed from Forsyth into Whitehall street at breakneck speed. There was no driver on tbe box and the lines were dangling around the running horses' heels. A second after they came into sight they passed HogaD, and as they went by a lady thrust her head out the window and called for help. Hogan's chivalry was aroused, and turning his Broncho's bead toward the flying carriage he drove his rowels into the Broncho's side. The spurs drove tho pony off at a fearful rate, and as he ran Hogan unwound his lasso, which was on the horn of his saddle. His pouy was fleet of foot, and in a short race overtook the carriage. As he came alongside the team the cowboy circled his lasso around bis head a time or two and then let it go. The coil flew out and settled down around one of the carriage horse's heads. All this time the race wa3 going on, but the instant the rope settled around the horse's neck Hogan drew in his pony, and with a sudden jerk tbe taut rope stopped the team in its mad flight. By the time the team w; s stopped Hogan was on the ground and had the horses by the mouth. He had no trouble in quieting them, and in a few minutes the driver came up, to whom he surrendered the team. The lady was profuse in her thanks, and gave Hogan her name, but, unfortunately, he forgot it. The driver stopped the team at Smith's shops on Forsyth street, and, getting down from the box, went to the door to call Mr. Smith, to whom the lady wanted to speak about some repairs upon her carriage. The instant the driver left tbe box the horses started in their mad race, which would have had a serious ending but for Hogari'a work.?Atlanta Constitution 12th inst. A Modern Cain's Mark. Asheville, N. C, January 11.? There is in town a monstrosity which has just emerged from the obscurity of the mountains west of here. A man thirty-five years of age, six feet four in height and without a single hair on his body?such is Terry Shelton, a native of Cherokee County. Ten years ago he had a heavy beard and long black hair of which he was especially proud. In the autumn of 1877 he was tried for mur dei at Murphy, the county seat of Cher kee. From Col. A. T. Davidson, the Nestor of the Bar of Western North Car? olina, and one of the most prominent members of his profession, are gleaned some of the facts in this unfortunate man's sad story. Col. Davidson was of counsel for Shelton, who was charged with the murder of his brother. The prisoner, one morning before the trial came on, sent for bis counsel and told them of a remarkable dream he had just had the night before. He said his dead brother had appeared to him and told him that be would be acquitted, but that shortly afterwards he would lose his hair and beard as a mark set upon him for his crime. Suggestions to the pris? oner were made in regard to being as quiet and free from excitement as possi? ble, and forgetting tho vision the attor? neys returned to the Court-room. WheB a day or two sidcg Col. David? son saw the unfortunate man without a hair upon his person be saw a terrible realization of that dream in the jail ten years ago. Soon after Shelton's trial and acquittal his hair began dropping out, and continued without pain to do so until his hair and beard were all gone. His skin is soft and smooth as an infant's. His general health seems excellent and he shows no indisposition to show him? self and po?e as the modern Cain. He is of tbe firm belief that it is a punishment sent on bim for the slaying of his brother.? Correspondence News and Cou? rier. _ The Mexican Pension Bill Passes Con? gress, Under a suspension of rules the bouse concurred in the Senate amendments to the Mexican pension bill. The bill now requires presidential approval to become a law. It provides tbat a pension of $8 a month shall be paid to all surviving officers and enlisted men, including ma? rines, militia and volunteers of military and naval services of tho United Stales, who being duly euli?ted actually served sixty days with the army or navy of the United Slates in Mexico, or on tbe coast or frontier, thereof, or enrouto thereto, in war with that nation, or were r.ctually engaged in battle in said war, and were honorably discharged, and to such other officers and soldiers aud sailors as may have been personally named in any reso? lution of coDgress for any specific service in said war, and the surviving widows of such officers and enlisted men ; provided that such widows have not remarried; provided tbat such officers, enlisted man or widow, who is or may become 62 years of age, or who is or may become subject to any disability or dependence equiva? lent to some cause previously, or recog? nized by tbe pension laws of the United States as sufficient reason for an allow? ance of pension, shall be entitled to the benefits of this net ; but it shall not be held to include any person not within the rule of age or disability or dependen? cy herein defined, or who incurred such disability while in any manner volunta? rily engaged in aiding or abetting the late rebellion against the authority of the United States. Section 4716, Revised Statutes, is repealed so far as it relates to this act or to pensioners under this act. ? They have just published in Lon don an official report of the railroad accidents in England during the first six months of the year 18S6. According to this report 449 persons were killed and 1,686 wounded. Of the killed 202 were employees, and of the wounded 958 were also connected with the line?. ? In the House, Mr. Bland, from the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, reported back the resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treas? ury for information a>? to the monthly purchases and coinage of silver during the last fiscal year and the first six months of the present fiscal year; and also information as to whether the law requiring the purchase and coinage of not less than ?2,000,000 worth of silver bullion has been complied with. Adopt? ed. Cure for Sick Headache. For proof that Dr. Gunn's Liver Pills cures Sick Headache, ask your Druggist lor a free trial package. Only one for a dose. Regular size boxes, 25 cents. Sold by Orr & Sloan. One of every five we meet has some form of Heart Disease and is in constant danger of sudden death. Dr. Kilmer's Ocean Weed Heart Remedy regulates, corrects and cures. Price $1.00.?G bottles $5 00. For sale by Wilhite & Wilbite, Anderson, S. C. To Tourists and Travellers. A mechanic never goes to wor k without his tools. Neither should you start on a journey without being fully equipped by always having a box of Pomeroy's Petro line Plasters in your- knapsack, in cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Backache, etc., when you are probably far from a doctor, the importance of having a plaster at hand cannot he over-estimated. Pedestrians, oarsmen, baseballers, cricketers, gymnasts, and all athlets will find it a true friend. For relieving and curing Backache, Sore? ness of Chest, all pains and aches, it is sim? ply invaluable. Notice to Creditors. Wm. Martin et al. vs. Nimrod Sprewcl, et al. IN obedience to an order of Court in the above case, all and singular the credi? tors of Simeon Sprewcll and Jesse Sprew ell, deceased, are notified and required to establish their sev eral demands.] with the grades thereof, particula rly in reference to the liens thereof on the lands owned by the said Simeon Sprewell at the time of his death, on or by the 4th day of March next, on pain of being barred of all benefit to.be derived from the proceedings herein. W. >W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Jan 20,1887 28 . 6 AND "Wagon Shop. THE undersigned would respectfully in? form the public that he is prepared to do all kinds of work in the Carriage and Wagon line. Now Buggies and Wagons put up to i'order. I make a specialty in Painting, as I have a first-class Painter; so bring on your old Buggies. I have in connection with mc Mr. J. A. Wallace, an expert Blacksmith, who will do all kinds of Plantation work, and Horse Shoeing a specialty. Please call and see us?we will do vou right. Shops, Depot Street, Anderson. S. C. ' W. D. MARONEY. Jan 20, 1887_28_ SHERIFFS SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, Anderson County. BY virtue of a Warrant on Crop to me directed by M. P. Tribble, C. C. P., I will expose to sale on Tuesday after Sulo day in February next, within the legal hours of sale, at the residence of John B. Neal, in Hopewell Township, the follow? ing property, to wit: One lot Corn, supposed to be one hun? dred and fifty bushels; one lot Fodder, one lot Shucks, one hundred bushels Rice, one lot Rice Straw. Levied on as the property of John B. Neal and Mrs. S. C. Neal, at the suit of | Bleckley, Brown & Fretwell. WM. L. BOLT, Sheriff of Anderson County. Jan 20,1887 _2S_3_ HORSES AND MULES For Sale at JOHN' E. PEOPLES' LIVERY STABLE. IHAVE a nice lot of Mules and Horses on hand, and I am expecting a fine drove from Tennessee in a few days, ivhich I will sell cheap for cash, or on time to good parties. Mr. W. H. Green will attend to you in the sale department, and Mr. L. L. Gail lard in the livery department. JOHN E. PEOPLES. Jan 20, 1887 _28_ 3m Chicora Savings Bank, PELZER, S. C. Subscribed Capital, - $25,000.00. QUARTERLY STATEMENT, ending December 31st, 1886. Published in conformity with Act of the General As? sembly : ASSETS. Loans and Discount.$17,927.37 Cash in Banks. 248.91 $18,170-28 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, called in.$10,000.00 Undivided Profit?. 1,898.51 Deposits. 4,277.77 Due other Banks and Bankers... 2,000.00 $18,170.38 Personally appeared before me A. L. Blake, Cashier of the Chicora Savings Bunk, who swears that the above statement is true, to the best of bis knowledge and belief. A. L. BLAKE, Cashier. Sworn to before mo this day, the 31st December, 1SSG. A. H. FORD, Notary Public. Attest: Francis J. Pulzer, ) Wm. A. Co ?bten ay, > Directors. Ellison A. Smyth, J NOTICE. WE desire to inform our customers and friends that our business will con? tinue without change, and that we are pre? pared to supply their wants in our lines as heretofore, and respectfully ask a con? tinuance of their patronage. B. S. LIGON, Surviving Partner of W. S. Ligon & Co. Jan 20, 1887 28 2 to the TRADING PUBLIC! THE indersigned, having purchased the Stock of Goods of the late E. B. Cater, will continue the business at Mr. Cater's old stand on the Northwest Corner of Brick Range, where we will ever be ready to supply our friends with the Choicest Family and Fancy Groceries, Tobacco and Cigars, Canned Goods, Confectioneries, Etc. We ask for a liberal share of the public patronage, and hope by fair dealing, hon? est goods and LOW TRICES to merit the same. FRESIT FISH every Friday. Respectfully, E. W. TAYLOR & CO. Jan 20,1S87 2S PROLIFIC CORN. PERSONS desiring to purchase some of my Prolific Seed Corn, will find it for sale at the Drug Store of Simpson, Reid & Co. This corn is adapted to our climate, and is guaranteed to be just what is claim? ed for it.- Nearly every stalk will average three or four ears. Call early and get your supply. JOSEPH N. BYRUM. Jan 13, :1887 27 3 Wagon and Buggy Shop. MOTTO for 1887 : "Live and let live." Come and see me before going else? where with your work. Prices lower than the lowest, I will make it pay you to give me a call. Filling Wheels a specialty. Wagons made to order. Shop on Capt. Daniels' lot, opposite Jail. D. M. STEPHENS. Jan 13,1887 27 Cm JL B. CLINKSCALES. S. 31. PICKERS. CLINKSCALES & P1CKENS, Attorneys at Law, ANDERSON C. H., - - S. C. ALL business intrusted to the above firm will receive prompt attention. Office?Up-Stairs, over Bleckley, Brown & Fretwell'.s Store. Jan 13, 1S87 27 3m NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of E. B. Cater, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and all per? sons indebted to said Estate must make immediate payment. The Notes and Ac? counts will bo found at the Store of C. A. Reed. LUCY J. CATER, Administratrix. Jan 13,1837_27_3_ SENT FREE. EVERY leader of lbi3 papor who aims to buy Machinery can learn how to save money if he will send his name on a postal card to The '"Dixie" Co., Atlanta, Ga. A sample copy of "Dixie," the hand? somest industrial journal in the country, will be sent him free of charge. State just what kind of you want and don't delay. Send nt once. It only costs one cent to send us a postal card and you will get information that will save you many dollars. THE "DIXIE" CO., "Constitution" Building, Atlanta, Ga. Williamaton Female College, Willinmston, S. C. Rev. S. LAHDErTaTm., D. D., Pres. THIS well known Institution, in her IGth year under the present manage? ment, still maintains her high standard of scholarship, and extended curriculum, and is constantly improving her facilities and methods for the highest development and best training of the pupils committed to net care. The Spring Session, 1887, will open Mon? day, Feb. 7, and continue 20 weeks. BATES PER SESSION. Board, exclusive of washing.PCO 00 Regular Tuition, $12, $16 or. 20 00 Incidental Fee. 1 00 Library Fee. 40 Special Music Lessons. 20 00 Instrument for Practice.?.... 3 00 Jan 13.1887 27 REDMOND'S Pure Mountain CORN WHISKEY. JUST RECEIVED at JOHN O'DONNELL'S Five Barrels of Redmond's Best Corn Whiskey, manufactured expressly for Med? icinal purposes, and warranted free from adulteration and all impurities. Major Redmond guarantees it to give satisfaction, and equal to his "Old Blockade." Call and test it. Dec 2, 1886 _21_ 14 l-2c.FfmCOTTON. A Fortune to those who have the Nerve to Grasp the Opportunity. 14 1-S Cents tov Cotton. ALIMITED supply of Allen Long Maple Cotton Seed, for sale at $2.50 per bushel. Wo sold this cotton at 141 cents the- last, and the staple is finer this year than last. We are prepared, to deliver Seed now. No order taken for less thau one bushel. ? CELY & BRO., Greenville, S. C. Nov 4, 1SSG 17 2m ADVERTISERS. For a check for 820 wo will priat a ten-line ad? vertisement in One Million issues of leading American Newspapers. This is at the rate of only oue-fith of a cent a line, for 1,000 Circulation! The advertisement will he placed before One Million different newspaper purchasers:?or Fivf. Million Readers. Ten lines will accommodate about 75 words. Ac'.dresa with copy of Adv. and check, or send 30 ce nts for Book of 170 pages. G120. P. ROWELL & CO, 2??1 10 Spruce St., New 1 ork. A.X THE HARDWARE STORE - OF - SULLIVAN & BRO. 40,000 POUNDS STEEL PLOWS, Georgia shapes and finish. 500 PLOW STOCKS, Of Improved Pattern. SINGLE TREES, superior to all others, TRACE CHAINS, guaranteed for five years, PLOW HAMES, guaranteed for 20 years. BLACKSMITH OUTFITS, Low down to meet the demands of this market. THE BEST BELLOWS made. FARMERS, ATTENTION! Try us on anything of IRON and STEEL and you will save money, and get the most desirable goods. SULLIVAN & BRO. Jan 20,1387 20 ? DEALERS IN ? HEAVY, FANCY ?ND FAMILY GROCERIES, PEUITS and CONFECTIONS. TT E offer all kinds of Groceries, Canned Goods, Pickles, Crackers. Preserved Fruits, Hams, Bacon, Lard, Sugar, Green and Roasted CofTees, Best Brands of Teas, A11.. , e r, A. . ? , Buckwheat Flour, Oat Flakes and Wheat Flakes. All kinds of Candies and Nuts, Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, And as good a 5c Segar as you will find anywhere. Brooms, Buckets, Soap, Starch, Blueing, &c. A nice lot of Bran just received. $33- Everything NEW and FRESH. Call and secure polite attention, and any? thing you wish in the Grocery line at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES FOR CASH. BROWNLEE Sc BROWN, Jan 13.1887 27**"* D??r Bel?W WaSOniC ?\v At Cost and Below Cost! DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, Hardware, Crockery and Glassware. Best Prints 5c per yard. Shoes from 20c per pair up. Boots from $1.00 up. Tea Cups and Saucers, the best, at 25c set. Trunks, Valises, Shawls and Blankets below Cost. Kice, 20 lbs. for $1.00. Jeans, 10c per yard up. Gents' Unlaundered Shirts, 65c All our Notions below Cost. We are bound to sell in thirty days. Taylor & VanWyck's. DEPOT STREET. Jan 13, 1887 27 ONS -LITTLE SPOONS ! Table Spoons, Tea Spoons, Coffee Spoons, Dessert Spoons, Salt Spoons, Mustard Spoons, AND if you want anything else Spooney call on us, for the fact is we are Spooney fellows. SILVER PLATED KNIVES AND FORKS. Of all kinds, except Bowie Knives and Pitch Forks. SILVERWARE, SILVERWARE. JEWELRY, WATCHES. COME! SEE! BUY! Our "Never-Go-Back Engagement Bings" akes the cake. JOHN M. HUBBARD & BRO. TIRELY NEW. POSTER FANT & CO.'S -? Stoclc Of My Mi Mi, Hits' F?MsIim Goofls & Ms WHICH have been bought in New York for Cash and at.Low Figures. We will not be Undersold! E?= See our Stock and get our prices. We handle "THE PEARL SHIRT"?the best iu the market. FOSTER FANT, L. P. SMITH. Oct 28,1886 ? 16 it try around t" But don't buy until you have seen W. S. LIGON & CO.'S Big Stock of Groceries, and you will trade on the Spot! TXTE intend to put Groceries down to the lowest prices you can buy them at any YV where in the wide world, (Augusta not excepted,) freight added, for the Cash. A little money will buy you a big lot of Supplies these hard times, and we propose to sell our share. WeTiave on hand 500 Barrels Flonr, all grades and prices, Pxm ?3.75 per Barrel up. Two Cars N. O. Molasses at astonishingly low figures. Corn, Bacon, Salt, Coffee, Sogar in Barrels and half Barrels, to suit the trade, and in fact a fall stock of everything to eat. We don't intend that people shall starve, and we will give you value received for your money in reliable, sonnd groceries. We will have plenty Guano and Acid for those who have not sworn off from ever using it again. g?r Don'c forget us when you get your money out of the Bank and come to lay in your supplies. W. S. LIGON & CO. Jan 7. 1887_26 _ ? TIDINGS OF COMFOFT AND JOY. WE ARE NOW SELLING THE BEST CARRIAGES," PHYTONS, BUGGIES AND WAGONS In Anderson for the Least Money, QUALITY being cousidered, aud would be pleased to have you call on us before you purchase and get prices. We have just received a Car Load of Fine Side Bar Buggies, aud other styles, which we will offer at LOWER PRICES than ever before heard of in this market. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, All persons who owe us one cent must settle with us before November 15,1886 for we will put our books and papers in the hands of an Officer for collection on that date. We mean what we say, and a word to the wise is sufficient. REED & STEFHENS, Main Street, between the University and Public Square. Anderson, S. C, Oct. 14, 1886. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. THANKING you for the liberal patronage during the past seasons, we now invite you most cordially to inspect another line, with which the memory and com? panionship of some distant friend, (perhaps Sweetheart,) is engraved on your heart and to whom you desire to send? A. Memento of the year 1886. For you, then, we have Presents to suit your taste and purse, consisting of? Odor Cases, Manicure Cases, Dressing Cases, ? Cuff and Collar Cases, Shaving Cases, Traveling Shaving Cases, Whisk and Broom Holders, Christmas Greetings?something entirely new, The handsomest Vases ever Drought to the city, Large and elegant Mirrors in Plusb. Handsome Prism Library and Parlor Lamps, And other articles too numerous to mention. BQk. Be sure to call and see the "UNFORTUNATE BOY" and have a hearty laugh. Come one, come all. ? WILHITE & WILHITE, GRANITE ROW. % Potash Victim. Cared by S. S. S. CAUTION. Consumers should not confuse our S;xcific with the numerous imitations, Substitutes, potash and mercury mixtures which are sot ten up to sell, not on their own merit, bni the merit of our remedy. An imitation :'' always a fraud awl a cheat, and 'W .'-Vir' only as they can steal from r V <:/ *. Treatise on BioodandSktn . ?? free. For tale by all druy^vu. tu/; swift sr~:r:r:( J>::t.r,. .;. it.V, L S. vs. POTASE I have had Wood poison for ten years. I know I bare taken one hatred .<.~t..o? o? Iodide of potash in that lime, but Ii did me no good. I.a*t rammer my .aco. nee*, ?;???>?? and limb* were covered with pores, and 1 conld scarcely use my urn* on nccotmtei . ?; ? matism In my shoulder*. I took S. S. S.. ana It lias done me mew good thf.n r-<l <? !.. ?: ni eines 1 have taken. My face, body and neck arc perfect,)- clear cud cleaft.-ifciui *>?? ?' ' ??? matism !s entirely cone. 1 (reigned 116 pound* when 1 bejran the medicine, cn? t sow a '?? 152 pounds -My first bottle helped me greatly, and gave me an appcutc like a tiroi^ tum. I would not be without 8. 8. S. /or several ^s^gb^old ^ ^ ., ? uilidi v