The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 27, 1887, Image 2

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3B. B. MTJI-BAY. Editor. TBTJBBDAY, JAN. 27, 1887 _.?_5E__:s = .I ON_YgAR.r,- ,_91.50. "Sa_01TJ_iS._._75c. SEVERE, and YEV amusing. T? .the Citizens oe Anderson ./Gousrnr: The proceedings of the meet *;;log at Slabtown, which are published in ' another column, are so disrespectful in v their nature, and so evidently influenced ^r^-rnore. than the exercise of the right of . legitimate criticism, that I should not feel called npon to answer them at all, if it ?>were not that in order to reach me, they ,"i have included in their action the mem i>Jbers ofthe Honse of Representatives. I |i;?eflire to state to the public that I am ^responsible for the introduction of the ycBiU to provide a more efficient system ^Vof working; the public roads in Anderson jE^nhty,And in introducing it I thought, . . ind-still think, I was serving the best ? interests of my constituents. I knew %that the new law was likely to meet with jipppoaition, -but have been pleased to ^find the measure approved by many of poor most thoughtful citizens. I know it been disapproved by some of ray ^friends, which, of course, I regret, for I g&lways ?value their opinion, and regret to _?t&e'.'>:different view from them, .upon ^any question, bat; I must say that such ^?criticism as comes from the Slabtown vmeelirig has no effect npon me, for its ^Vown intemperance is its best answer. It rather amuses me than otherwise, for th e resolntiori as to misplaced suffrages mast ^jrarely have been intended as a joke, the ^^?porta of the election last Summer show ;that I only received 19 votes oat of a ??total of 128 in the first election, and did Vfpbt get many more in the second. I U^have not, however, retained any of .the ^ Bitterness of that fight, and am" sorry ||rJofc to have succeeded in pleasing thpse l^m^ns aboot Slabtown who misplaced ll^-eir:suffrages last. Summer. I would, ^however, suggest to them that they have v^^deirmed ns on this, matter without a :j^eajrlng.,They did not even have the ^^ila^.tiie'-Jct/ttey criticise, and have .^^?riiaced:;?iie whole thing without giv? ;;-;iog'a:sirigIe>eason. I was not seeking ^^plause, bat was trying to benefit the ^I^ploof bar County, by improving the ,^r^8. v I would be obliged to those who |??J?severely criticise this law if they 0"would put thensselves in the position of ^?trying to build op instead of tear down, gV^d-^h?e they criticise tell us what to i|?<?o, to secure good roads. I and the Rep ; .-'-rsaentatives only want to do what, is best ;^&r^the^Obanty, and if any person will ^'gire?us a better system, I will assure 5 v-hem^we will adopt it, if if is practicable. This, is uoAjijaew plan of working the ? roads, for while a member of the House ^p^Kepresentatives in 1883, I secured the ^passage of a bill through the Honse sub* ? stiuitially the same as the present law, 0?TOtti;the exception of the tax of one fourth of one mill for permanent im ^^poyements. In doing this I published pth> fact in a letter from Colombia, l^which appeared in 'the Intelligencer ?:?[ of December 20th, 1888, in which I spoke of the proposed law as folllows: Mr. Murray has also introduced a bill ? to provide for working the roads in An -dersonfrCOarity. It provides that the - roads shalV^fe arched to the center, with c^flrwns on'each -.side for the water, and %rock drains not less than six feet wide for ^water-ways wherever water has to cross a Trpur>lie Toad. It also requires at least ' eight days work to be done, unless the . ;roads are put in thorough repair in a : ^ flhorter^ri^ allows them to go to fijipU.Qdays. It also requires nine hoars ?;:0f actaal work for a day. It requires .the persona appointed Superintendent . and Overseer to serve one year, and ?} . imposes penalties for failure to perform their duties. In addition to this the bill - proposes to levy each year a special tax of one-half of one mill to bnild rock cul 'verts- and macadamize low and boggy places. The baianca of the delegation . are opposed to the tax feature, and while Mr. Murray believes it would be of per? manent benefit to the County, be will not press the tax feature, but will try to secure the passage of the balance of the bill.; It will be a great improvement on the present law.. ^ Thiabill was approved by many citi ?pens to whom we spoke concerning it. KT/he Grand Juries censored bad roads, Rind the people clamored for good roads, pBo that the Representatives thought they ."; were in earnest. The present complaints I against this law remind ns bf the old Massachusetts deacon who used to go out by the side of a stone wall to pray every - day, and after telling his Maker what a good man he was, would wind up by ^asking the Lord if he had everjiojie.ajBj&#. thing wrong to^us^iby-^rairto fall on . him as ja^-gv^ofenc8 0f ?j8 8ia,- Some TTOy^&ndingont this peculiarity, one day pushed some.rock on the deacon, where -apbu he jumped up aud exclaimed, "Oh, Lord, can't I say a thing in fan without you'taking me to be in earnest," The ' only trouble is, that when the people clamored for good roads, the Representa ' lives took them to be in earnest. We ' : thought, and still think, we were doing ^ a good thing for the County. Respectfully, E. B. Murray. The Athens (Ga.) Banner, says: "Dr. Steifer, of Greenville, S. C, who has jost moved here for the purpose of educating - his children, says that the intermarriage of the lower class of whites with negroes is a common occurrence in Sooth Caro? lina, and nobody thinks anything of it. Miscegenation is allowed under the laws . of that State, and it threatens soon-to pi-oduce a mo-grel population. This is certainly a horrible disclosure." This paragraph is parading through many newspapers oat of the State, and has __een vigorously denied by South Caro? lina papers. There is not one particle of foundation for the statement. Miscege? nation is not allowed, under the laws of . thi&State. By reference to the Acts of 18*79, or to the General Statutes of 1882, it will be seen that the intermarriage of races, including the Indian, is prohibited - in thif State. Such pretended marriages are utterly void by the law, and the par? ties attempting to contract them are punishable by imprisonment in the Pen? itentiary. This law may be violated some times, just as all other laws are sometimes violated, bat the parties are vigorously prosecuted and punished. ? : Xhe-custom, so far from being a common one,: is very, rare, indeed, the said Dr. + Steifer to the contrary notwithstanding. By the way, it is said that Dr. Steifer is one of that class of men who seems to be constituted as to say exactly the opposite of what they ought to mean. Persons . ^acquainted with the peculiarity of the lector, have given to this paragraph the tordin?.ry construction, but as it emanated K)'m an extraordinary man, they have __?ott?n it exactly wrong. J AN ANGRY RELIGIOUS PAPER, These who have read the editorial in the Baptist Courier last week, replying to the Intelligencer on tho subject of its strictures on the late election iu An? derson upon the prohibition question, will see that its Editor is not a holiness man, either in theory or practice, for he was certainly a long way off from sancti? fies tion headquarters when the article in question was written, for in it the amount of anger and personal feeliug evinced is remarkable for a religious paper. In our article we did not transgress the usual limits of legitimate controversy, and we made no personal allusion whatever. The Courier has drawn entirely on its imagination for the idea that tbe Intel? ligences was cither irritated or chafed by its article, and in describing our feelings last week it has only mirrored its own state of mind. In fact, the Cou? rier reminds us of the little New Hamp? shire boy who bad been raised in tbe mountains until he was a good sized lad, when his mother told him he could go into the city at the foot of the range npon which they lived. With this per? mission the lad, wiih bare feet and unkept hair and garments, from which many kites floated in the breezes as he trotted along on his journey, scon reached the city, and with tbat curious gaze which characterizes the boy among strange things, continued along tbe bust? ling street until he came to one of those stores which had a large, handsome mirror near the front door. Tbe boy stopped and looked an instant, and then turning he sought bis mountain home, where such a thing as a mirror had never existed, with all his speed, and upon reaching his mother's presence exclaim? ed, "Oh, mammy, I have seen the devil." He had seen himself. So our friend, the ?ntrier, has only analyzed its own feel? ings, and has mistaken them for ours. The Courier begins its tirade upon us by saying tbat it was through the advice of the Editor of tbe Jftelligencer that State registration tickets were re? quired in tbe late City election, when it has already been informed that tbe fact is the chairman of the prohibition com? mittee called upon Mr. E. B. Murray and asked him to examine the law carefully, and give him an opinion as to who were entitled to vote in the election which was then pending. This Mr. Murray did, and gave it as his legal opinion that only citizens who have resided in the City for six months .preceding the clectiorf, and are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who . register their names with the City Clerk, are en? titled to vote in Anderson. He did not advise the adoption of this opinion, though he did approve of it. The pro? hibitionists did not seek the sentiment of any class in the City except the qualified electors in this election, and they hare never sought to prevent a qualified elec? tor from voting, and the Baptist Courier's statement that the will of the electors was not ascertained is nothing more than the assertion of a legal proposition, in which his law may not be correct. The petition of the prohibitionists was, tbat an election be submitted to tbe qualified electors, and this was done, in the opin? ion of a number of tbe leading lawyers of this city. But the Courier tays the registration law is a dead letter, and is only enforced in certain localities. Of course there are many irregularities in elections, but our observation is that the law is far from being a dead letter; In the city election we had every reason to believe tbat tbe matter would go .into the courts if the city went dry, and we preferred to go there according to law rather than against law. It was tuspected that tbe saloon keepers would, if possible, set the election aside, and this suspicion was the occasion of tbe investigation of the matter, and of tbe enforcement of the law. Because we enforce the law the Baptist Courier and the saloons oppoBe us, and if we had not enforced it the saloons and the Courts would have opposed os. In most instances we like to have tbe Courier on our side, but just now we would rather let the saloons have ihe\Bapiist Courier with them, and try to get the Courts with us. Tbe Courier takes a remarkable position in advocating the disregard of law, even in this respect.' Does the Courier know that three men have to swear before High Heaven upon the Holy Evangels tbat they will fairly and impartially couduct that election according to law. We think it is a remarkable utterance for a religious newspaper to seriously advise, that men sworn under, "law may ignorethj-?awr^iiey have sworn to obey, _aPr4^ub7titute what they think a more convenient custom. We know, as a student to some extent of history, that wrongs have been perpe? trated under the forms of law, but we also know tbat a great many more griev? ous wrongs have been perpetrated by its violation. It has become a fireside proverb tbat the best way to correct a bad law is to enforce it. We are in favor of tbe fullest expression of opinion on the prohibition question, and in framing tbe Anderson and Laurens bill provided specially to secure it, but, at the same time, as a lawyer we know tbat there is nothing more uncertain than to risk the violation of law and expect to sustain your action by saying it bad been violated before. Hence we think the prohibitionists were right to follow the law, though we do not doubt tbat tbe election could have been carried eitber way. Tbe fact tbat a light vote was polled, only indicates a feeling of cer? tainty on the part of the winning partya All who could register did not do so, and all who registered did not vote, for they did not think it worth while to take the trouble. Tbe last city election only polled 128 votes, when no State registra? tion was required, becanse it was a fore? gone conclusion as to bow tbe election i would retult. j The Courier says tbat ill-advised meih [ ods and manipulations in elections hurt tbe prohibition cause, and this is true but we can tell the Courier what hurts them equally as badly, and that is tbe misrepresentation of tbe prohibition methods. Io its first article it disap? proved of the methods by which Ander? son was carried dry. It did not say what those methods were, but one could have suspected ballot box stuffing, riot or bribery, or any of the evils which creep into elections at times. It con? demned the methods, and when called on gave as its only objection the fact that the prohibitionists claim the right to have the law of the State en? forced. The Courier was, therefore, vague and inaccurate in a general con? demnation of the methods, If it had stated the facts fairly we should not have Baid one word, but its generaliza? tion was liable to misconstruction. By the way, the Courier, in its first article) spoke rather disparagingly of the whole prohibition businefs?oot in plain words bat by stroDg implication. It wtid in substance that Anderson begins tbe trial of prohibition as thei.cities of Spartan burg and Lanreus give it up after trying it two years, and that it would watch with interest tbe course of events in Anderson. Now, it is easy to say that this is good prohibition doctrine, and all that, but tbe trouble is, that it is equally as easy for tbe other side to claim the Courier as opposed to prohibition. It tells us, however, that it belonged to tbe great prohibition army. Theoretically, tbe paper does advocate prohibition, but its influence in this direction is not prac? tical when it criticises generally without giving the facts. The Courier complains that it is liable to be misrepresented, but it must bear in mind that other papers can also be mis? represented. We have published both our own and the Courier's articles, while tbe Courier has not published ours at all. Will it be equally fair with us ? The information that the Courier will keep its own conscience is gratifying to its friends. We were really afraid that our contemporary had lost its conscience. It has certainly given great pleasure to the bar rooms and anti prohibitionists by its late articles, and we are satisfied that if it will keep its own conscience, and be governed by its dictates, we shall ex? pect to see it deal more fairly by the prohibilioniats. The railroad situation these days is like the kaleidoscope, ever ready to change at any turn, and all calculations and predictions concerning railroads are like the Signal Service predictions, good for one day only. It was but a short time>go that tbe West Point Terminal Company was regarded as a used up con? cern, when suddenly the tables were turned, and the Richmond & Danville system, which had apparently effectually scooped up the Terminal, was itself scooped up by the Terminal. This was quickly followed by ousting the former management of the Georgia Central sys? tem, and placing it in hands at last friendly to the Terminal Company, if no closer relation exists. Last week it was announced that this company, which Beeuas to have gone permanently into the scooping business, had swallowed up the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia system, with its lines running from Vir? ginia through Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, with roads connecting Knox ville, Chattanooga, Atlanta,' und Bir? mingham. This makes tbe Terminal Company practically solid in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, with powerful lines in Georgia, Tennes? see aud Alabama. A Chattanooga dis? patch says: "The scoop leaves tbe Nor? folk and Western bottled up at Bristol, and already an order has'been issued that all freight from the South and West should be sent via Morriaton and Ashe ville, instead of by Bristol, as heretofore. The Norfolk and Western, it is thought, will unite with/the Baltimore and Ohio to build a new line through East Tennes? see to make western and southern con? nections at Chattanooga, and will hasten the building of tbe Tennessee Midland, from Bristol to Memphis, Tennessee, a line diagonally through the State. The effect of the scoop will also be to cause the immediate extension of the Memphis and Charleston from Stevenson to Chat? tanooga." It is more probable tbat the Terminal Company will move to make tbe scoop unanimous by taking these lonely little lines of road in out of tbe cold. In addition_tj this, it is now asserted tbat the Terminal is arranging to lease the groat Central system, in order not only to have its friendly con? duct of business, but to have the com? plete direction and control of tbe system. It is true that these reports are denied, but Central stock is unusually active in the market, and the probability is, that some new movement is contemplated. Just what it is to be, time only can tell, for with railroads it is eminently true, that it is always the unexpected that bap pens. The coutest over the Lieutenaut-Gov" ernorship in Indiana has been decided by the Circuit Court in favor of the right of Senator Smith to preside over that body as President pro tempore, and against the Republicau candidate, Rob? ertson, who was elected Lieuteuant-Gov ernor last fall, on the ground that there was no vacancy, the Presidentc^yorte?? 7>?>rfism:cee^U2^tite^p?tition upon the dearth "or inability of the Lieut.-Governor. The effect of this decision was. expected to lead to a fight over the United States SenaUorship. The Republican caucus renominated Senator Harrison, while the Democratic caucus nominated Judge Turpe. The Republican majority in the House were unwilling to concede that they were entirely wrong, or to turn the joint assembly over to Senator Smith, so that a compromise was effected between the House and the Senate by which Senator Smith presides, but tbe Speaker of tbe House holds the gavel. The election has begun, and a number of ballots have been taken, on the last of four or five of which the vote stands, Turpe, 75; Harrison, 71; Allen, 4. The Legislatuie is now taking but one ballot a day, and the election is uncertain. The Democrats have a majority, but there are some members of the party who will not vote lor Judge Turpe. The Winnsboro News and Herald gives the following advice to the farmers of Anderson County: "Beware I?We notice that 'our old friend' Mr. W. W. Russell, of Green? back fame, has been taking quite an active interest in Anderson politics. It would be well for our brethren over the river to keep 'wake eye' on him, as he is as tricky as a fox. Lookout that you don't find htm a spy in the camp." Mr. Russell's peculiar position on some matters before the Farmers' Con? vention savors strongly of politics, and doubtless gave rise to the warning con? tained in this extract. Mr. Russell is always found fighting the leaders of the Democratic party, and criticising its actions. He is almost too unanimously ready to criticise to he entirely disinter? ested. Algernon S. Paddock, who has just defeated United Stales Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, returns to the Senate after an absence of six years. He was a member of tbat body from 18G5 to 1881 when be was succeeded by Charles H. Van Wyck, whom he now replaces. Senator Van Wyck was known in the Senate as "Old Crazy Horse," and has been tbe source of much amusement dur? ing his term in the Senate, and he was always willing and ready to strike bard blowB at railroad corporations. The lat? ter were instrumental in defeating him, so it is said. The DemccrnN of Pennsylvania ere evidently under scrub politicians, for they have recently elected Mr. DallaB Saunders, of Philadelphia, Chairman of tbe State Executive Committee. The Philadelphia Times says of him: "Dal? las Sanders has had a large and varied experience in defeat, which qualifies him in an eminent degree for the chairman? ship of the Democratic State Committee. He has other qualifications besides. He is a good organizer, a patient worker, an intelligentaud well-informed gentleman, whose Democracy is genuine and whose mental vision is not limited j# nairow partisan prejudices. If the Democrats of Pennsylvania want to move forward, Sanders will make them a good leader." Mr. Dallas Saunders is the Democrat who camo to South Carolina a few yeara ago to prosecute Democrats in the United States Courts for alleged election frauds. Mr. Saunders loft us his mental measure in his efforts in those trials, and our people recognize him as a veritablo lilli putian, so far as ability goes. As the Times says, "if the Democrats of Penn? sylvania want to move forward Saunders will make them a good leader," but tbe forward movement will ho to another inglorious defeat. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, Jan. 24,1887.? For several days past the Senate cham? ber bas bad an res the tic air imparted to its quiet, sombre atmosphere by many floral tributes placed by admiring and congratulating friends upon the desks of fortunate recipients of renewed legisla? tive honors. Tbe desks of Senators Cockrell and Dawea have been enveloped in cut flowers of Ihe rarest species, and the friends of other Senators are anx? iously waiting for the opportunity to manifest their joy in a similar way. Tbe Senate tbe week past devoted the best part of two days to the discussion of the Hawaiian treaty, and this week will devote some time to discussing Senator Blair's bill to amend the Constitution so as to confer tbe right of suffrage upon women. The bill is not likely to pass this session, but will probably reach a vote in tbe Senate, and between the lines of the vote thus recorded tbe active toil? ers in the cause will be able to read tbe progress they are making, and judge of the nearness of the day when their foad hopes will be realized. The speeches delivered on the subject will prove inter? esting aud instructive reading for many a family fireside, and all families desir? ing to keep apace with the limes would do well to write to their Representative or Senator for a copy of tbe speeches which will be printed in full in tbe Con. greesional Record. This paper is printed at the Government Printing Office, and your Representative will be glad to mail you a copy as it costs him nothing. At no time since the trial of Guileau has tbe Court House been so crowded as during the past week?at the sessions of the jury inquiring into the sanity of Mrs. Emmons, tbe wife of Prof. Emmens. The hueband, who is a man of wealth, is endeavoring to have the wife placed in a lunatic asylum on the charge of insanity. It seems that tbe wife is unusually bright and self willed, and as not unusual in such cases, rather cranky or eccentric, and tbe husband not to be annoyed by her eccentricities wishes her incarcerated in a madhouse. Tbo parties are well known in society circles, and as a conse? quence immense crowds have been attracted to tbe court room. Women, young and older, dressed in silks, laces, and seal skins, are at the court house door by 9 o'clock in the morning with lunch under their wraps, to make sure of getting inside the temple of justice. Hundreds are turned away daily, aod those who are fortunate enough to get inside are loud iu their demonstrations of sympathy for the wife, and manifest tbe same by cheering lustily when evidenca favorable to her is given, and hissing the husband when he appears, and groaning when bis counsel ask questions not meet? ing the approval of tbe audience. The excitement bas ruu so high at times that women have stood upou tbe moulding to the wainscoating about tbe room, and clung to tbe gas-Gxturcs so as to glare into the faces of all engaged in the trial. "If there is such a thing as a jury being influenced by public clamor, the wife will be adjudged not to be a lunatic.. - ~~ The Presideut is in^teceipt of an an? tique cb^ P. C. Goodwin, -of Bbiitou. It is over four feet high and three feet broad, and of elegant work? manship. A covering was Bent with it made of silk aud velvet patchwork, which bas in it over 25,000 pieces. Tbe chair has been sent out to Oak View, and the President acknowledged it by an autograph letter. The President's first State dinner on Thursday night was very elaborate in all its details, and covers were laid for thirty-two gue3ts. Among the wives of the Cabinet officers present was Mrs. Lamar, it being her first appearance at an official or social gathering since her arrival in Washington. Governor Fitz hngh Lee, of Virginia, and wife were also present. It is the first time in many years that a governor and his wife have been present at a State dinner, but the old Commonwealth is so close to the Capital, and its people so sociable tbat it is probable that the present governor will be found present at many official recep? tions in Washington. H. Asleep on the Locomotive. Tiffin, Ohio, January 19.?The Bal? timore and Obio came very near having another fearful wreck at Republic early this morning. An East bound freight train thundered past tbe depot when the limited express was almost due, and the operator stopped it only by hurling a large stone through tbe window of the caboose, awakening tbe engineer, who managed to stop the train and back on to the siding just one minute before train No. 5 rushed past. These were identically the same num? bered trains that caused the other collis? ion. The engineer had been on duly nearly twenty hours, and did not see the danger signal at tbe station. ? James Martin, a farmer of Laurens County, was attacked by a vicious Jersey bull a few days ago and was thrice tossed high in the air. As be fell the third time he was so stunned he could make no effort to rise, and the infuriated ani? mal was proceeding to gore him to death. Just at that critical moment a shepherd dog arrived upon the scene, made a fu? rious attack on tbe bull and frightened him away. ? The taxpayers of Clinton, by a unanimous vote, have agreed to a bonded debt often thousand dollars in aid of the Georgia, Carolina & Northern railroad, which is the new name for the Chester, Greenwood & Abbeville railroad' The Iuter-Statc Bill. Washington, Jan. 21.?The Inter? state bill, as agreed upon by both Houses of Congress, in its first section, applies the provisions of the act to any common carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water, when both are used under common control, management or arrangement, through more than one State or Territory, or from any place in the United Spates to an ad? jacent foreign country. It defines "rail? road" to include all bridges and ferries used or operated by any railroad. All charges made for any service ren? dered in the transportation of passengers or property shall be reasonable and just, and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and de? clared to be unlawful. Section two makes it unlawful for any common carrier, subject to the provisions of this act, to charge, demand, collect or receive directly or indirectly from any person or persons a greater or less com? pensation for any service rendered in the transportation of passeugers or property than it charges, demands, collects or re? ceives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and con? temporaneous service in the transporta? tion of like kiud of traffic under sub? stantially similar circumstances and con? ditions. Section three makes it unlawful for any common carrier, subject to the pro? visions of this act, to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or ad? vantage to any particular person, com? pany, firm, corporation or locality, or any particular description of traffic. Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reason? able, proper and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their re? spective lines, and for the receiving, for? warding and delivering of passengers and property to and from their separate line and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines. Sections four and five (long and short haul and pooling sections) areas follows: Section Four?That it Bhall be unlaw? ful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggre? gate for the transportation of passengers or of a like kind of property under sub? stantially similar circumstances and con? ditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in the same direction, the shorter being included within larger distances; but this shall not be construed as authorizing any com? mon carrier, within the term of this act, to charge and receive as great a compen? sation for a shorter as for a longer dis? tance : Provided, however, that upon application to the commission appointed under the provisions of this act such common carrier may, in special cases after investigation by the commission, be authorized to charge less for a longer than for a shorter distance for the trans? portation of passengers or property, and the commission may, from time to lime, prescribe the extent to which such desig? nated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act. Section Five?That it shall be unlaw? ful for any common carrier, subject to the provisions of tliH act, to enter into any contract, agreement or combination with any other common carrier, or car? riers, for the pooling of freights of differ? ent and competing railroads, or to divide between them the aggregate or net pro? ceeds of the earnings of such railroads or any portion thereof, and in any case of an agreement for the pooling of freights as aforesaid, each day of its con? tinuance shall be deemed u separate offouce. Section six requires that after ninety days from the passage of this act every common carrier, subject to its provisiocs, shall buve printed and keep for public inspection schedules showing its rates, fares and charges, and in addition to re? quiring the railroads to give publicity at all of the depots on their several lines, it gives authority to the Commission, where it is proper and, necessary, to re? quire them to give publicity to their ratest" olher places beyond the lines of their several railroads. It also provides that rates, fares and charges shall cot be raised except after ten days of public notice, but that they may be reduced without previous public notice; the notice, however, shall be simultaneous with the reduction itself. Section seven makes it unlawful for any common carrier to enter into any combinatiou or agreement to prevent the carriage of freights from being continu? ous from the place of shipment to the place of destination. Section eight declares that any com? mon carrier, violating the provisions of the act, shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby, for the full amount of damages sustained in conse? quence of any such violation, together with reasonable counsel or attorney's fee. The ninth section provides that per? sons claiming to have been damaged by the action of common carriers, may pro? ceed for the recovery of their damages either in the courts of the United States or before the Commission herein provi? ded for, but not before both tribunals. The tenth section makes it an offence to violate any of the provisions of this act, and makes the maximum of the fine which may be imposed at the sum of $5, 000. The eleven following sections contain the commission feature.of the bill, They provide for the commission to consist of five persons, whose term of office shall be for six years, except for the first appoint? ments, which are to be for two, three, four, five and six years. The members of this commission are to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice of the Senate. Their principal office Bhall be in Washington, but Ihey may hold sessions at other places than Wash? ington and a single member of the Com? mission may take testimony anywhere as may be directed by the Commission. The commissioners are to have salaries $7500 each. The commissioners has power to appoint a Secretary with an annual salary of $3500, and has authority to employ and fix the compensation of such other employes as they may find necetsary to the proper performance of its duties, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Section twenty-two provides that nothing contained in this act shall abridge the remedies now existing at common law or by statute. Section twenty-three appropriates $100,000 for purposes of this act for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1888. Section twenty-six provides that the provisions of sec'.ions eleven and eighteen of this act relating to the ap? pointment of an organization i.-f com? mission herein provided for, shall tube effect immediately, and the remaining provisions of the act shall take effect sixty days after date. A Cotton Principality. Mr. C. T. Mason, Jr., the inventor of the Cotton Harvester, was in the city yes? terday, and was at the Charleston Hotel. Mr. Mason baa just returned from au ex? tended trip to the Mississippi Valley, where he had gone with a view of making observations aa to the exteut aud charac? ter of cotton-growing and picking in that famous and favored region. Primarily, Mr. Mason's object was to ascertain whether he could adapt his Cottou Har? vester to tbe class of cottou grown in that section. Ttep .rticular section visited by Mr. Mason was Greeuville. iu the northern part of the Mississippi Valley. Near that place is located tbe plantation?or rather plantations?of Major James S. Richard son. Mr. Mason said that Major Rich? ardson, whose place he visited by special invitation, received him with the utmost courtesy and kindness and spared no pains to make his stay both pleasant and pro? fitable. The area of land planted in cot? ton by Major Richardson, Mr. Maaon said, is the largest cultivated by any sin? gle planter in the world. The plantations begin at a Hue about five milea from Greenville nnd extend along the river, in varying breadth for a distance of about twenty miles. The territory under cul? tivation last year was about 24,000 acres, which will, it ia expected, be increased this year to about 30,000 acres. Apart from the interest fouud in so exteuaive a domain, Mr. Maaon said that he waa struck with the system under which its vaat operations are conducted. The organization of the plantations is complete in every detail. Every process can be inspected from the planting of the seed to the weaving of the cotton fabric. On tbe place there are cottou seed oil mills, cotton compresses, cotton gins, a cotton factory, and furnaces for the burn? ing of the cotton seed hulls. &c. Each of the several plantations which make up Major Richardson's estate has upon it a sufficiently large store for tbe convenience of the employees on each sub division. The stores are connected by telephone. Each plantation is in charge of an over? seer, who is responsible to a general superintendeut, whose residence has tele? graphic communication with Now Or? leans. Mr. Mason said that, notwithstanding the vast extent of the industry carried on by Major Richardson, he used very little improved machinery. This was the more impressed upon Mr. Mason from his knowledge that Major Richardson is re? garded as a progressive and enterprising planter. Major Richardson said that the reason for bis adherence to tbe old methods was that it was impossible to pick all tbe cotton that matured. The region was wonderfully fertile; uo fertilizer is need? ed, and therefore, none is used, and the cotton plant attains a luxuriant growth. If he used improved agricultural ma? chinery he would be obliged to release a large proportion of his laborers, and this very fact would be a fatal embarrassment in the picking season. To make tbe necessary number of pickers available at the required time he was, therefore, oblig ed to resort to the expedieucy of keeping them engaged on tbe plantation through? out the season, which really necessitated the employment of nearly double the number of hands actually needed. Tbe capacity of such a plantation was, in fact, only limited by the ability to pick its products. Mr. Mason said tbat he had gone through miles of plantations, which nom? inally had been "picked," but which, to his notion, hud really not been picked at all. Tbe, ground was strewn with cot? ton, which will be turned under by the plough when the next crop is put in. The average height of the plant was about five feet, and, as may well be imagined, the boundless areas in tbe season of harvest offered to the view the appearance of a sea of enow. The aver? age yield of these 24,000 acres is between one and two bales to the acre. Mr. Mason discussed at length with Major Richardson tbe merits of the Cot? ton Harvester. Major Richardson ex? pressed himself appreciatively in regard to its importance as a factor in the bar vasiing of the crop. As a result of his visit to Major Rich? ardson's place Mr. Mason will furnish him next year with a number of ma? chines specially adapted to the picking of the prolific and luxurant kind of cotton that grows in the Mississippi Valley,? News and Courier, ? A stout Irish woman, a servant em? ployed by Dr. Otis, of New York, fell down stairs a week ago. A thin glass bottle she bad in her hand broke and a broken piece entered her neck. Dr. Otis ran to her, pulled tbe glass out and just in tbe nick of lime got bis thumb aud finger in the right place and stopped the bleeding, the jugular vein being sev? ered and the carotid artery being injured. The pulse was then imperceptible. Tbe woman was carefully removed to a room, Dr. Otis holding the veins. Partly digested food was syringed into her her stomach through a silver tube in one nostril to prevent her swallowing. The food had to be so regulated as to make an increased action of tbe heart, and resulting pressure on the arteries very gradual. Dr. Otis had a sling made to support his arm and kept his thumb and fingers in the same position twenty-six hours until a clot formed. The woman will probably recover, and if she does her case will be the first one of recovery with the jugular vein and carotid artery both severed. ? The hydrographic .office in Wash? ington continues to receive encouraging reports from captains of Beafaring vessels as to the feasibility of using oil to prevent the sea from breaking over vessels during stormy weather. Several letters were received last week claiming that, with twenty gallons of oil, vessels laid in a comparatively smooth sea while a perfect gale was in progress. Commander Bart lett, chief hydrographer, is much pleased with the reports thus far received, but wishes some official trials before be an? nounces bis conclusion. It is the desire of the officers on hydrographic duty to have one rf the squadrons conduct a ae? ries of experiments with oil at sea and to make an official report of the result. They expect Rear-Admiral Luce, com? manding the North Atlantic squadron, to direct the experiments to be made. ? There are now 1009 convicts in the penitentiary, of whom 503 are hired out to contractors or employed out?ide the institution. ? Smuggling on the Kio Grand is an exciting and somewhat perilous business since the revenue officers and the law? breakers 'push a chance encounter to the bitter end. The record of ten smugglers and three guards killed in the last fight, over $20,000 worth of goods, is dead? lier than that of some battles in Iudian warfare. Gen. Stanley has officially dwelt on the oreat temptation to smuggling afforded by a river boundary of more than a thousand miles, fordable here and there throughout its length, and with a populatiou in many places friendly to the smugglers. A body of deperadoes and outlaws is thus maintained, living indifferently on either side of the river, and breaking the customs regulations of both Governments with entire impartiali? ty. It is probable, also, that they are at the bottom of much marauding on private property when their regular industry of smuggling is dull, and that many acts ascribed to international hostility are only the demonstrations of these gentry to while away their leisure hours. ? Fifteen years ago land could be purchased wilhiu a mile of the business centre of Chattanooga, Tenn., for from $30 to $50 an acre. But the rapid growth in busineim and population in that city is seudiDg real estate up in value. On Tuesday last a syndicate of capitalists from Ohio, Kentucky and Mississippi purchased a tract of 200 acres in the suburbs of Chattanooga, paying for it $500,000, or at the rate of $2,500 per acre. The purchasers will make extensive im? provements on tho property, and will develop many sites for manufacturing and business purpose. On the same day the representative of several Eoglish backs purchased 160 acres of land some distance from the city limits for ?100,000. Another sale was a site for a huge steam forge, which will give employment to a large number of hands. ? There is a movoment on foot for a reunion of the survivors of Pickett's famous charge at Gettysburg next July. Pickett, who was major general com mandiug the division, and Brigadier Generals Garnett and Armistead, com? manding U?o of the brigades that charged, psrished on the field ; but Brig? adier General James L. Kemper, who was severely wounded and captured at the culmination of the attack, still survives, with an encysted bullet iu him as a memento of the charge. He has since been Governor of Virginia, and Geu. Eppa Huuton, another survivor, has been in Congress. Special invita? tions have been sent to General Kemper and Hunton. ? The President's wife is keeping up with her distinguished husband and says that she never feels tired shaking hands. At one of her noon receptions last week she shook hands with three hundred and twenty-sever, persons in an hour. A New York lady who has had the best oppor? tunities for seeing the best society of Europe and this country, after dining in state at tho White House ou Thursday evening last, exclaimed: "Mrs. Cleve? land is per fectly lovely. I never saw her before, and, having heard so much of her, rather expected to he disappointed, but her manners and ready conversation are most charming, and she is n!s<> a beauti? ful woman. Her Uctat the dinner amaz? ed me." ? Hod. A. P. Butler, commis?oner of agriculture, has received a letter from W. M. Graham, of Sumter, stating that some of his fine Ayrshire cattle have symptoms of pleuro-pnetimonia. Colonel Butler has instructed Dr. Beujamin Mdunes, of Charleston, the veterinary surgeon of the department of agriculture, to proceed to Sumter immediately and make a thorough examination of the cattle said to be affected. Dr. Mclnnes' report will be awaited with anxiety by all owners of stock. ? A bill, providing penal punishment for any one convicted of attempting to teach or promulgate polygamous doc? trines in that State, is before the Legis? lature of Tennessee, where many Mor? mon converts have been made, despite another anc. milder law to the contrary. A Great Discovery. Mr. Win. Thomas, of Newton, la., says: "My wife hiis been seriously affected with a cough for twenty-live years, and this spring inora severely than ever before. She had uned many remedies without relief, and being urged to try Dr. Kings New Discovery, did so, with most gratify? ing results. The first bottle relieved her very much, and the second bottle has absolutely cured her. She has not had so good health, for thirty years." Trial Bottles Free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Largo size $1.00. Never Give Up. If you are suffering with low and de Sressed spirits, loss of appetite, general ebiltty, disordered blood, weak constitu? tion, headache, or any disease of a bilious nature, by all means procure a bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be surprised to see the rapid improvement that will follow; you will bo inspired with now life; strength and activity will return; pain and misery will cease, and henceforth you will rejoice in the praise of Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by Hill Bros. 300 Boxes and Caddies of tho best and cheapest Tobacco we have ever offered. Don't buy Tobacco until you give us a look. C F. Jones & Co. CITY TAXE&T NOTICE is hereby given that the books for the collection of City Taxes will be opened by the undersigned at the office of W. H. Fr'ierson, Esq., County Treasu? rer, on the first day of February next. Taxes are clue and payable during the month of February, and all taxes delin? quent on the first day of March will be collected by Execution. FRANK C. WHITNER, City Clerk. Jan 20, 188V 29_1_ -VTC-TICE FINAL SETTLEENT. IM The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of A. P. Watson, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will, on the 1st day of March, 1887, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from his office as Administrator. M. BERRY WILLIAMS, Adm'r. Jan 27, 1887_29_._5_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of A. M. Holland, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to Messrs. Brown A Tribble, Atulerson, S. C, or to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. MALLIE C. HOLLAND, Ex'x. Jan 27, 1887 _29_3_> XT?TICE 110 CREDITORS, i^l All persons having demands against the Estate of the late Wm. Hamilton, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned, properly ap? proved, within the time prescribed by law. All persons indebted to said estate arc re? quested to make payment. M. B. CLINKSCALES, Ex'r. Jan 27, 1S87 29_. 3 m? 111 i i i t t i it i n n r j 11 n 111 FREE TO ALL. Our Illustrated Cata? logue, containing a coinpleto assortment orthechoicest Plant?, Seeds, Bulbs, Roots, Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Shrubs and Trees in cultivation, will bo mailed FREE to all Applicants. NEW PLANTS, best quality of stock, lowe?t prices. Satisfaction cunrantecd. Address SEEDS, SEEDS, SEEDS. ^7 E arcpreparcd to furnish our friends, and the public generally, with all kinds FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS, Not at or below cost, but at live and let live prices. These are no old, hard stock Goods, and we can't afford to have a "Grand Clearing Out Sale," but when you get ready to begin gardening come iu, and we will guarantee to give you good Seed, fresh from the growers. TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS! We are prepared to job Seed, either on commission or straight sale. Come and see U3 before making your arrangements, and we may save you some money. HILL BROS. WILHITE * WILHITE. Have a Large Stock of* TERRALINE WARE CHEAP. GARDEN SEED, - Wholesale and Retail, From the well known houses of Johnson, Robins & Co., and D< Landreth & Son. Garden Seed all kinds, Garden Seed in bulk or paper. Golden Dent Corn by the bushel, DRUGS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, WILHITE & WILHITE GRANITE ROW. A.T 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 desirabls goods. SULLIVAN & BRO. Jan 20.1887 ^_; TO THE TU E undersigned, 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 wo 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 bv fair dealing, hon? est goods and LOW PRICES to merit the same. FRESH OYSTERS Tuesdays-FISH Thursdays. Respectfully, E. W. TAYLOR .t CO. Jan 20,1887 28 Williamston Female College, Williamston, S. C. Rev. S. LANDER, A. M., D. D., Pres. TUIS well known Institution, in her 16th year under the present manage? ment, still maintains her high standard of scholarship, and extonded curriculum,and is constantly improving her facilities and methods for the highest development and best training of the pupils committed to her care. The Spring Session, 1887, will open Mon? day, Feb. 7, and continue 20 weeks. bates tee session. Board, exclusive of washing.$60 00 Regular Tuition, $12, $1G or. 20 00 Incidental Fee. 1 00 Library Fee. 40 Special Music Lessons. 20 00 Instrument for Practice.?. 3 00 Jan 13,18S7 27 m. b. clinkscales. s. m. pick ens. CLINKSCALES & PICKENS, Attornej'S 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 13,1887 27 3m 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 com is adapted to our climate, and is guaranteed to be just what is claim? ed for it. Nearly overy 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 18S7 : "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_Gm_ NOTICE. WE desire to inform our customers and friends that our business will con? tinue without change, and that wo are pre? pared to supply their wants in our lines as heretofore, and respectfully ask a con? tinuance of their patronage. R. S. LIGON, Surviving Partner of W. S. Ligon & Co. Jan 20. 1887_28_2 EATING HOUSE, WE are still running a first class Eat? ing House, and will do all in our power to please everybody who will favor us with their patronage. Everything clean and nice. Meals at all hours. Price 2f?c. JANE HILL, LAURA WILLIAMS. Dec 23, 188G __15_3m NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons haying 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 be found at the Store of C. A. Reed. LUCY J. CATER, Administratrix. Jan 13,1887 27 3 SHERIFFS SALE. THE STATE OP 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 8ale> day in February next, within the legal hours of sale, at the residence of John IB. 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 Bice, 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_28_3_ HOUSES AND MULES For Sale at JOHN B. 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, which I will sell cheap for cash, or on time to good parties. Mr. W. H. Gicen will attend to yon in the sale department, and Mr. L. L. Gai'. lard in the livery department. JOHN E. PEOPLES. Jan 20,1887_28_3m Notice to Creditors. Wm. Martin et al. vs. Nimrod Sprewel, et al. IN obedienc? to an order of Court in the above case, all and singular the credi? tors of Simeon Sprewell and Jesse Sprew ell, deceased, are notified and required to establish their several demands,] with the grades thereof, particularly In reference to the lions thereof on the lands owned by the said Simeon Sprewell at the time of his death, on or by the 4tb 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 0 CARRIAGE 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. New Buggies and Wagons put up to 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 me Mr. J. A. 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