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IB. B. 'MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY, MAY 26, W7. SIX months....._........-: >??ei ; The time at which the. petitions, for. the holding of the election on Prohibi; tion.'iii >hia Coonty are! to be returned: : to"the:.C^nn^J?jpQjnittee^ of the prpbij. bitioniste; has been fixed for Saleday in ?J une, next Monday week. It is impor ^tantto have a thorough canvass of the real estate owners of the County made before' that timej in order to have the . peti tioasJas. large.. as possible. The /members of/the Township Committees ahould-. divide their Townships, and see :ev6ry; ;mr estate owner if possible. In doing this, too, remember that this pro '?.;vjsion/-wltfpb, makes a class distinction between the real estate owners and the non-reai estate owners^ was put into the rB?r-O?; motion of Senator Yonmans, who is an anti-prbbibitionist, and. who/was - trying to defeat the Anderson Bill. The . prohibitionists expect to prove that a majority of all classes of the citizens of Anderson County .favor the Bill.. . " The Charleston 'Nexoiand Courier sug '? geata;;the Hon. Charles H. Simonton for the position of-Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court instead of ; the late Judge Woods. We heartily 'S-V'eadito Judge Simon tori is one of the beat equipped and ablest lawyers' in our country. A man with great forking capacity, fine ability, ?I ? scholarly trailing and unusual practical jadgT?3nt, tie possesses those qualities of ^- ?mihd, combined with that physical pjoiK fr- ter^^h^ch 'em him for any in : tellect?ai work, and to these he adds thoBe qualities of. personal character / which command for him the admiration and efcteem of all; who know him. Pres? ident'7 Cleveland will not, in onr judg? ment, find a mo:-e thoroughly upright, :ible, 8cholarty and energetic man for..the position than"he-would get in Judge - - Simonton. We know that Judge Simon ton does not' seek this position, but it '/^':wpnidr:greatly-gratify his friends to see ? p'him promoted to it, , for they feel that he woiddadoKa ithe .Supreme Bench of the ':- nation, and reflect credit upon the Pres ??s^ndOTWrseiei^pD.'/;. The past year has proven a succe8sfQl season to the manufacturing interest in ji.^'l-r'tfieVupper, portion of the State," and.the ?.;-/ consequence is, a bright oatlook for the investment of money in' building more / factories.' JThe prosperity of the mills in and around Greenville has given an ^^:impetns to this' development, which la ^^ikely to carry Greenville still further :^;abead in her business and material pros ; < perity. / The factories in and near this ;^v:city have' matte:herpwsper and thrive despite bad crops and the general finan? cial depression, hud her energetic, pro? gressive citizens, realizing the source of this/prosperity, are taking steps towards >;>,s?ll'farther developing her resources in this direction^ Anderson, with a better surrounding territory, with merchants as / progressive and judicious, and all the . / advantages of an-Jntelligent population, has grown slowly, because all bur eggs have been in one basket. When" there are big crops, we have a big trade, and '. when there are small crops, we have a " ; / small trade..:; In other words, we meas? ure our business largely by . the crops : which are made in any given year. We need .a diversified industry. With a . portion of our resources in manafactur ? : ing^ our city would boom in a "way that would bring money and increased popu? lation to us rapidly. Our business men should seriously consider this cocdition .;';-^o^ttripgs, and if possible, organize a ^development in this line for Anderson. ,-. " Not only should we have a large steam HKSPtton factory, hat we should establish smaller manufacturing industries. A -patent flouring mill added to onr ' cotton seed oil mill, a foundry, a plow BBB^d^/agTicultural implement factory, and Bferariooa other minor induotriea, would i' .. prosper here if properly managed. There is plenty of idle capital in the country that would go into these things if some . - p^mctical shape could be given to them. :: Until this is done Anderson must remain /^clargely dependent upon the: results of -. "each year's crop for her business. "Soiae Big leaks;" \.;MB;:;jtom>B;i Such, is the caption of ,^8''ory suggestive article; signed A. P, B., rgJMn?' ia the last monthly report of the . ^ep^tmentpfAgriculture, based upon '*S^^^^^.^'?ropiw^.??ky, the' Chief of the Y-vBurean of Statistics of the U. S. Treas? ury Department. From this statement ; it appears the South Carolina farmers / .ebob^ht, or .imported during the year? ; c>?m?n,rv>Iaeu;....$3,420,000. .Live steck,...,1,500,000 ^:: FertiIizer^....M;........ 2,500,000 :-\ ,-t>F]oar'-----.... 1,837,000 ' Hay....,....^............, 329,400 -Lard................... 170,800 ? ?/.Salt.....,,.,. 45,000 . v.V Molasses..... 24,300 :^pbsico.,^... 1,400,000 /:-/:;v;<Gri3t.,.:....;. 127,500 ^^/rGrain...................... 1,850,000 '-?;Meai....;...;;.... 620,000 ^^edstnff........ 88,000 "Teas. 270,000 ' ? - . ? v.;./.;'/ ;" Total.pnjtchase8....$13,681i700 Y^y^Jt'^ia^oa?i^'^Atfotthe year 244 fS^000,000 pounds of merchandise, com? posed chiefly of clothing, dry goods and r" notions, were shipped or. imported into the. State. No estimate is given- for plows, axe handles, hoes, rakes, shovels, agricultural machinery, wagons, buggies, ;;/::;-whjetfbarr?wB, etc., etc. The exports or : sales by the South Carolina farmers in '' ^e 'mmd report is estimated, in round v * numbers, at $22,990,000. It will be seen, by comparison of the above figures, it 0'tooksix-tenths,, as. the writer states, of .' the gross exports or sales to pay for r^Sar?cles that can be raised at less expense ; ' ^;t>n-'the farms. That leaves the farmers fo?r-'tenths, bnt of which to pay for. hats, :*';'-'&6ei;;tyo&wg, and the hundred other '?^^artfcl.es that/are purchased by our farm ' ? era, taxes and ,the interest on what they, i .^weV. The consequence is, the average ; farmer has nothing to give bis children pfl^/'the/1 way. of educational advantages, ;" and less to give to religious and charita .ble enterprises. It does not take water a lc0g/^e; to get through a sieve, and 1^.wjieu^if)e*. holes in the money box of the Jyttw?eqj? larger than the dollars, the ^^olia? 8p>n leak through. . Nemo. ^}^EbwW2,524 'dogs, in Abbeville v^^iyf v'alncd at' $12,270 for laxatipn. g^Is'fean increase of 318 dogs from' last W3?0Z?t?fym rated at $5 per dog. 1 The later-State Conimeroo Railroad law of Congress. : Mr. Editor: This law has created so much inteiest- in business circles, and there has been RUch a howl raisrd by the railroad syndicates over it, that it would be well for the.people, at least, to demand, a fair trial of its effects before condemn? ing it. Indeed, the principle upon which it is based, that all common car? riers are'propersubjects of legislation, as a means of protection to the public, that the step which has been taken in this bill should never be retraced: The long and short haul clause has been the target for the attacks of railroad officials, but this opposition should only excite the people to greater caution on that particu? lar point. It is within the memory of the Anderson merchants that only a few years back they were forced to haul their goods from Centrai in wagons to avoid the extortions of the short-haul or local freight. The competition for through freight had become bo. excessive that the. usual profit on such transportation was lost, and it had to be made up on the local freight, where there was no compe? tition. In the West and North these ex? tortions had been so great along the lines of these trunk railrcads that the produ? cers .and merchants everywhere were crying out for redress. Hence ..the pres? ent bill. That there will be. some confu? sion incident on the changes made neces? sary by this bill is to be expected, but in the long run it will work to the advantage of the people, and the railroads, too. If experience develops nny radical defects, they can be remedied by a future Con? gress. V T, H. R. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. _____ I . -Washington, D. C, May 28,1887.' AH things are quiet at the Capital except the military. If the soldier boys do not have a-good time it will be no fault of their hosts. Every thing was in readiuess by Saturday for their coming. The largest area of beautiful grass plot on which they drill is enclosed by a fence so high that no little urchin can scramble to its top. or get a view of the lovely panorama within without paying his twenty-five cents, or climb the tele? graph poles to view the coveted sight, as Ben .Butler ascended his tower to take in the situation around Richmond dur? ing the late unpleasantness. Rails have been laid for the movement of the two vessels that will represent the fight between the Monitor and Merrimack. This will be a grand and thrilling spec* . tacle. The drill ground is partially -enclosed by a grand stand that will.seat 15,000 persons. On Sunday ? next the celebrated divine, Rev. T, De. Witt'TaU mage, will preach ou the camp grounds to the soldiery. Applications are piling op for seats on that occasion. The beautiful green bn the bank of the Potomac and from which the Wash? ington Monument towers up 555 feet, is covered with snow white tents for the quartering of the troops, most of whom arrived Saturday, Sunday, and now every train is bringing in more. This country has never witnessed in time of peace such a military pageant as is in store for Washington and its thousands of visitors this week. More about it will be said in my next. ' Judicial circles are much agitated as to who will be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench made" by the death of Justice Woods. Many prominent names have been men? tioned,- the. number incluoing Secretary ?i Lamar and Attorney Geneial Garland. It is generally conceded that the appointment ivill go to the South. Although his name has not yet been mentioned, you need not be surprised if Circuit Judge Jackson receives the appointment. . Judge Jackson was loth to leave the Senate, and only did so at the earnest solicitation of the President. It is believed that however much he might have been willing to accommodate the President, be would not have given up his seat in the Senate unless be bad cause to believe that when the opportu? nity arose he would be appointed to tbe U. S. Supreme Court Bench. The judge is not only an able jurist but is also from the South?representing Tennessee in the Senate at the time of. his appoint? ment to the Circuit Court Bench. In view of all the circumstances, Judge Jackson is likely to receive the appoint? ment. The Ministers of the Gospel io the District of Columbia are becoming very aggressive.. Within the past week they have agreed not to marry any divorced person unless the' divorce has been obtained for adultery. Last.session of Congress they made a strenuous effort to have Congress amend the divorce laws in force here, so as to allow divorce for only one or two cause?, whereas at present they are some seven or eight grounds under any one of which tbe bonds of matrimony may be dissolved. The effort will be renewed the coming Congress. Now that the divorce question is partially settled, the preachers have taken up for discussion and change the subject of funerals. It is claimed that they are entirely too extravagant and worked for all that they can be to adver? tise the business of undertakers. The object in view by the present discussion is to generally make tbe ceremonies plainer and more simple in every way. The' Clerks in tbe departments are getting bravely over their recent scare ?reduced by the. new rules of the Civil ervice Commissioners compelling all employees to undergo an examination for promotion whether they wanted to or not, and in the event of failure to come, up to the standard be subject to dismis? sal. The explanation by Commissioner Oberly has quieted many a palpitating heart, and now all is serene and quiet along the Potomac once more. H. A Self-Revolving Dip Net. A very remarkable invention or dis? covery has been made by Mr. Joe Reynolds, of Hawkinsville. He has now at work in the river, at this place a self revolving dip net, and it not only dips up the fish, out puts them in a basket bub Sended under the net. The net revolves ay and night, and occasionally a fine red-horse, or bream, or shai, or Other fish, is dipped out of the stream, and slides gently into the basket. Mr. Reynolds caught sixty dollars worth of fish from tbe 12th of March to the 16th of April. His machine works itself without a cent of expense. A few mornings ago he went to the net and found that it had caught during tbe night and. dropped into the basket six red-horse, five white shad, four river carp and a cat fish.?BawlintviUe, Ga-., Dispatch. A Duel to the Death* Cattleseubo, Ky., May 11.?Peter Tripp and Alexander Caldwell, well known farmers, last week quarreled about a fence, and parted threatening to kill each other on sight. Both armed them? selves, and on Monday evening they met on the road near town and at once opened fire on each other. Tripp was instantly killed; Caldwell lived until morning. It is believed that their sons will C3Qte' the fead, Flat Kock Items. The crops in this community are looking well. . -. . Mr.Crumley Hall is now quite ill, suffer? ing from the effect of cancer. "V . Our coniraunity was saddened by the deatft'of one born and reared in <jur mitist, Mrs.iEUa Robinson, w.Ue of. Mr. Frank Robinson, whicb occurred at her home near Sandy Springvafter a long and pain? ful illness. Her remains "were interred in tbe cemetery at Mt. Creek last Friday even? ing, Rev. H. M. Allen'conducting the" fu? neral services. The bereaved family have our sympathy. Last Sabbath at this place Rev. H. Mi Allen preached on Temperance. Don!t think we ever'heard a more forcible ser? mon on the subject, and one which was listened to with more interest. One broth? er's horse broke loose during service; some one said to him. "Your horse is loose," and he replied, "Just let him go !" As much as to say he could not afford to lose any part of the sermon. j We would be gla d to give the reader the sermon in full, but could not keep up with the preacher. We . only got the main points of the discourse, which was one hour and fifteen minutes long. He read the 8th chapter of 1st Co? rinthians, and in his explanation of that chapter he said there was a division among the brethren of the church at Corinth , and if he was not mistaken the church at Co? rinth was not the last which, could boast of a division among tbe brethren. In one respect, at least, Baptist Churches of the present day were somewhat like the church? es in the days Of the Apostles. There were two classes in the church at Corinth? the "progressive" class and the class of old "fogies." There was in the market, or in the heathen temple, probably mixed with other meat, the flesh of animals that had been sacrificed to idols. Now. one class believed, that it was a sin to buy or to eat the meat of an animal whose life and blood had been sacrificed to idols, and the other class was "progressive" euongh to know that an idol was no god, and they, perhaps, said we will eat the meat, if we want It; there is no harm in it?there can be no harm in it. They wrote to Paul about, the matter, perhaps not so much to ask his advice as to inform him that they were: on the right side of the question. When tbe Apostle wrote back to the breth? ren he did not say of course you brethren are just right on that meat question?go ahead and eat as much meat as you can, and learn those old, picayunish brethren a lesson. No, he did not write that way, but he wrote something like this: Now, as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge; we all know something as to that matter, but the man who thinks he knows it all is the very man who does not know anything as he ought to know it. Even if the eating of meat, in itself, does not make you any worse, on the other hand it does not make you any better, and I would advise you to .take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling' block to them that are weak. -Don't lie down and stretch yourself out upon the edge of tho pit, where the near-sighted, tottering, weak brother will walk, for he may stumble over you, and fall headlong into hell. Oh, yes, you have a right to lie down there if you want to, and you may make the old, oft-repeated excuse, "I don't see any harm in it," but I would turn upon you with this argument: Grant that there is no real harm in your lyiQg down there, in itself. On the other hand, is there any good in it ? Will God. love you better because you have tried to'see how far you could go into sin with? out making the fatal step? Then there is the awful oanger of becoming accessory.to the condemnation of an immortal soul. To sum up the whole matter, it is by far the safest and best plan to abstain from anything which would offend your weak brother. If meat make my brother to of? fend, I will eat no flesh while the world stands. After a short prayer and the singing of a hymn,'he announced his text: "Look cot than upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth>his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright At tbe last itbiteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." Proverbs 23 : 31-32. He said this was a large world, and there were a great many people in it, and remembered that an old school teacher once wrote in his copy book "many men of many minds," and he had since learned that there was about as many different minds as there were different men, He told of an old deacon who said, "I am glad that everybody is not alike, for then everybody would want my wife." "Yes,," said another deacon, "I think it is beat that everybody is not alike, for if every? body was like me your wife would die sin? gle." He said he was like Collins' ram He had a head of his own?and was willing for everybody else to have heads and opin? ions of their own. The first point in the sermon was that the bite of the serpent and the sting of the adder which lurks in the wine glass is hid at first; it is at the last that it biteth like a serpent; and stingeth like an adder. Here he used several strik? ing and forcible illustrations, simple enongb to fix the point in tbe minds of the chil? dren, and wound up this point by saying "wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." His second point was to notice the effect produced by the bite of this deadly serpent. One effect is the production of an unnatural and never-to-be-satisfied appe? tite. Water would slack the thirst of the thirsty man, wholesome food would satisfy the hunger of the hungry man, but strong drink would not satisfy. On the other hand, it would create within a man that which could not be satisfied. One drink calls for another. He appealed to the con? science of b very drinking man, andaBked the question, *'is it an easy matter to quit drinking?" This is one reason why we are so anxious to keep the boys from ever taking the first dram. Strong drink acts upon the brain and dethrones reason. Is a man under the influence of strong drink as competent to attend to business aa when he is sober? He told of a drunk man whose wife died during his absence, and when he came home drunk he took the body of his dead wife and pitched it out at the window. Another effect produced by strong drink ia the ruin of our health. Some say that whiskey ia a medicine, and that they can not live without it. Here the preacher turned his battery upon Dr. Scudoay, and asked him some ques? tions, and it was soon found that the Doc? tor agreed with the preacher. Strong drink acts upon the heart; it drives out the good and stirs up the evil. He had never seen a drunkard who would not deny being a drunkard. Go to that man whom you saw drunk last night, and ask him if he iwas drunk, and he will tell you no?he was not drunk?he was only a little tight.-.Strong drink leads into all kinds of vice and immorality. How often do we hear it said of the man who has committed a crime, he would not have done it if he had been sober. The third point in the sermon was that God himself Erohibits tbe use' of strong drink. Here e went from Genesis to Revelation, and gave more Scripture upon tbe subject of [ Prohibition than we ever heard given before. This was his strongest point, and ' he dwelt longest upon it He said all the churches in the land are against the whis? key traffic. The Pope in Rome had issued his edict against hi. The Methodist and Presbyterians and Baptists have been fighting it for years. More disgrace has been brought upon the Baptist church from this one source than from all other sources combined. He was in favor of Prohibition because it would seriously interfere with the Devil's planting here on earth. With Prohibition the Devil cannot Slant near so large a crop of drunkards as e could with open barrooms. A great many of our boys, who are to-day pure, so far as drinking whiskey is concerned, may remain pure If we close the barrooms. Prohibition will make it more difficult for the Devil to cultivate his present growing crop of drunkards. Some drinking men can quit drinking if you will remove the temptation from them. Fifty years ago, when whiskey was made all through this County, and church members and preach? er^ drank it, the Devil planted a very extensive crop. That crop has been gath? ered, some into the poor-house, and some into the asylum, and some into t;he peni? tentiary, and some have gone on to receive their reward in the eternal world. How shall we hinder this wholesale destruction of immortal souls? We must do it by a hearty co-operation in every good move? ment. The question of Prohibition is sub? mitted to you, and while you may have some objection to the measure as it now exists, can you, as a Christian man, afford to withhold your help? No, you can not. That sense of honor an." right, which in some way belongs to every converted man, will lead him to seize upon the truth wherever it is found. "Among your friends, among your foes, On heathen or Christian ground, The flower is divine wherever It grows, Neglect tbe prickle but assume the rose." Lei us stand up like men, and with one mighty stroke of our united ballots, destroy this giant evil. The ballot, if rightly used, will prove a mighty weapon in this great contest. A weapon that comes down as still as the snow flakes fall upon tbe sod, but executes the freeman's will as light? nings do the will of God. We are satisfied that the sermon will have a good effect for prohibition, us one antiwas heard to say he did not see how any one could vote again*t Prohibition after listening to that sermon. Flat. Prohibition In lowo? Tbc-Hiinuiil report of tho Secretary of Stale of Iowa, just/published, contains Home very- interesting statistics bearing on the question whether prohibition really prohibits to the extent of dimin? ishing crime and reducing the criminal classes. They allow that the total num? ber of convictions for criminal'offences in all the District Courts of Iowa for the year ending September 30, 188G, was 1,645, aud of the persons convicted nearly one half, or 657, were saloon-keep? ers. As only a portion of this year is cov? ered by the Prohibitory law made effect? ive by the supplementary Clark law the showing is a most favorable one. The saloon-keepers attempted to violate law, with the result of 657 convictions for this offence. Of the whole number of con victious, however, only 188 were of so serious a character as to require impris? onment, or an average of less than two commitments to jail for each county in the State. Iowa has ninety-nine coun? ties ; the returns show that in fifty-five of them there was not a single commit? ment to the county jail during the year. More than this, in twenty-two of these counties not a single person was commit? ted to either the jail or the penitentiary during the year. This, as compared with the record of previous years, shows that prohibition prohibits, and that the attempt to close the chief breeding-places of crime, the aaloons, haa been successful. There are indications also that the result of saloon closing will be even more marked during the current year. The two penitentiaries of the State showed on the 1st of March a decrease of forty-four in the number of the inmates as compared with the corres? ponding time of last year. In short, the report of the Secretary of State shows even more strikingly than the friends of prohibition had expected; that the clos? ing of the saloon means the wiping out of a large amount of crime in every com? munity, with a consequent decrease in Court expenses and reduction in taxation for criminal prosecutions. Going Through Estntoe Gap. Asheville, N. O.j May 18.?Yester? day the surveying party on the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Road reached this city. Major Eirk, the chief engineer, reports himself absolutely sur? prised at the easy grade found through the Estatoe Gap and down the French Broad. The Blue Ridge ia to be pene? trated without a tunnel, and with a grade of only seventy-eight feet to the mile, while on tbe Asheville and Spar tanburg Road the grade reaches two hundred and thirty-three feet for three miles. Major Kirk's opinion has greatly encouraged the people of this section in regard to this new railway connection. The route is one of remarkable natural beauty, entitling it to the name of the scenic route. Coming through the Blue Bidge at one of its lowest gaps, but at a point noted for wildness and grandeur of its surroundings, it will always be ona of the special features of a trip to the mountains. But when once fairly on this side of tbe mountains, and the tourist is carried along the picturesque and charming banks of the French Broad, the most beautiful views will burst upon him like a revelation. No river abounds in a greater variety of views than the way ward and capricious French Broad. At one time its waters, calm and quiet as those of a lake, will not betray the easy movement they are making, while only a mile further the next turn in the winding railway will give it a view of rushing, foaming falls, worthy of painter's brush. So still ia this peculiar river, in some places before reaching Asheville, that the Aboriginees called it Sleeping .'River. Here it begins its rapid descent to join the Tennessee, and the red man called it the Racing River?Salika; while above here it was Tahkeeostee. Much interest is felt here in regard to the completion of the C. C. G. and C. road, now already graded nearly to Greenville. It is considered one of the certainties of the near future. Ex-Congressman Smalls. Washington, May 19.?Robert Smalls, the colored ?x Congressman from South Carolina, is in Washington in connection with his contested electiou case iu the Fiftieth Congress. Mr. Smalls said to day that he had-taken a mass of testimony showing that many of his votes were thrown out illegally with? out being counted ; that the negro voters, besides being defrauded of their votes,, were intimidated, and that 600 of the votes couuted for Mr. Elliott, his oppo? nent, . who was declared elected, were cast in another district and were there? fore illegal. He says that he can prove that he got 7,000 legal votes, while Elliott claims only 6,000, and many of those were illegal. Mr. Smalls was accredited with about 5,500 votes; so, even if he is not credited with those that were thrown out, he claims that enough of the 6,000 cast for -Elliott were illegal and would insure Elliott's defeat. Speaking of politics generally, he said that he did not think it was possible for the Republicans to break the Solid South as long as the election laws remain as they are. "There may be some trouble for the Democrats iu Virginia. I don't know but they have all the other South I era States in their control." Speaking of the colored people and the President, he said that the colored men in the South thought the Administration a fraud. He did not think the appoint? ment of Mr. Matthews and Mr. Trotter would do the President any good among colored people either North or South. Had Borne white man been removed from a high office and a negro appointed in his place, it would have had a great effect, as the negroes are complaining that the Republican party is not acting quite fairly with them, but the dia {ilacement of a colored Republican ike Fred Douglass to put a Democratic negro in his place would make no capital for Mr. Cleveland. He said he hoped the Democrats would renomiaate Mr. Cleveland, as he would be easily defeated. His own.candidate for President, Logau, he said, was now dead. He would be glad to see either Blaine or Sher? man nominated and would support any? body the Republicans nominated; but be had no hope of their getting a single electoral vote from the South.?New York World. Restoring the Barriers. New York, May 20.?R. G. Dun & Co.'s Trade Review for the week ending Saturday, May 21, says: "The most important news of the week, if confirmed, is that the Inter State commission will revoke all tempo? rary suspensions of the short haul clause, terminating them on July. This state? ment seems credible only because it ac? cords with the spirit of the letter just published by the commission, giving the reasons for refusing suspensions and holding that injury to existing business is no reason for setting aside the law. Only in exceptional cases will they in? terfere. The revolution in business must therefore progress until its full effects have been realized. Same of them are seen ia the contracts taken by the Cana? dian Pacific to move eastward the wool of California and ten million pounds of sugar, and! the marked revival of ship? ments around Cape Horn. Others appear in the decline of trade at the larger centres of distribution and manufacture, and the increase of distribution at smaller towns, with an upapring of new manufacturing works at many localities. For twenty-five years railroads have been annihilating the barriers of distance. The new law tends to restore tbe old barriers, and to put sections, cities and towns farther away from each other. Closely connected are numerous labor troubles, most of which grow out of the narrowed fields for the distribution of products. Local reports are still gener? ally encouraging, with no instance of un? usual delay in collections. Business is in every oaae pronounced larger than at the same time last year. "The busineas failures occurring throughout the country during the last week number for the United States 152, Canada 28, total 180, againBt J67 last week and 182 the week previous. Fail? ures in the Sooth are very "light, and in other sections of the country are below the average, except in the Pacific States and Canada, where casualties arc on the increase." - ^_ a Five Millions in New HoikIs. The recent issue of $5,000,000 ol 5 per cent, fifty-year collateral trust bonds of the Georgia Central Railroad bonds was placed with a syndicate in this city at 97 President Alexander said the other day that the principal object in hsuing the bonds is to secure money to complete tbe Goodwater extension, to equip the road and to pay for the plant and terminal facilties at Birmingham. Somewhere about $3,000,000 is needed for this pur? pose. There is a floating debt of $1,050, 000, which was incurred in building the South Carolina roads, upon which there is a yearly interest charge of 6 per cent. One million dollars will be used to pay off this debt and the remaining $1,000,000 will be used for banking purposes. The company, expects to save 1 per cent, on $1,050,000 in paying off the floating debt, which bears 6 per cent, interest with a 5 per cent. loan. The $1,000,000 to be used as banking capital will afford the company ample facilities, which it very much needs, to carry on a banking busi? ness. The amount required to complete the Goodwater extension is considerably greater than was anticipated by the for? mer management under which it was begun. Tbe plan contemplated by Pres? ident Raoul was to issue a first and second mortgage on the road, but this it was found would not furnish money enough to complete the extension to Birmingham and secure terminal facilities there. The country through which the road runs is rocky and mountainous, and even yet it is impossible to more than roughly esti? mate the cost of construction. In order to secure tbe money which tbe company needed for this and for other purposes, President Alexander conceived the plan of issuing collateral trust bonds, putting up altogether about $6,800,000 in securi? ties, including $2,000,000 of Ocean Steam? ship Company stock and $60,000 of Montgomery and Eufaula stock, the bonds of the various roads composing the South Carolina system, and also a part of the stock of the Eufaula and Clayton, West Point and Atlanta and Western Alabama roads. These stocks are depos? ited with a trust company as security for the Joan. The bonds were placed with a syndicate, which will prevent their being put upon the market. President Alex? ander considers the negotiation a very favorable oue.?N. Y. Commercial Bulle in, May 20. Thornwell Orphanage. The Thornwell Orphanage, located in Clinton, South Carolina, (an institution under the fostering care of benevolent people everywhere,) was originated by the Presbyterian Church and is under the care of that denomination, but it does not confine its benefits to orphans of any denomination or locality. More than half of its wards are from other States than South Carolina, and from other denominations than the Presbyte? rian. Ten States and seven denomina? tions are represented among tbe inmates. Tbe Orphanage was first thought of only twelve years ago, and from the beginning has depended for its all upon tbe volunta.y donations of persons who could give only small sums. Poor men have built it, only a few wealthy donors being counted among its patrons. From the small beginning of a fifty cent piece, it now has a farm of over a hundred acres, three substantial atone dwellings, a large stone school building valued at $8,000, and two other buildings, also of stone, for industrial purposes, a combined f?roperty in all of thirty thousand dol ars. Tbe number of inmates in the institu? tion is over sixty and is increasing rap? idly. These are fed, clothed, educated the year round, and provided with all necessary supplies, at a cost of about $5,000 annually, all of which is donated by persons who read accounts like this and Bend their gifts to the President, Rev. Wm. P.* Jacobs, Clinton. A peculiarity of the orphanage is that the orphans are retained in tbe institu? tion only by the sense of their need and advantage. They are not bound in or bound out. They do not belong to tbe controlling board, but come to stay as long as they can he benefited, and leave when fitted to take care of themselves. Another Train Robbery. A special from Austin, Texas-, says: Passenger train No. 502, on the Inter? national and Great Northern Road, was stopped last night at McNeil station, a few miles north of here, by 15 or 20 rob? bers, who robbed the express car. Some fifty shots were fired, and one man was slightly wounded in the hand. Another report says two men were killed. Fifty mounted and armed men are leaving here for McNeil. It is said there were fifteen in the party. They first captured the operator before tbe arrival of the train, and as soon as the train drew in they boarded it, attacking the engineer and express messenger. The express was robbed, but tbe amount taken was not ascertained. The mails were not touched. Passengers were held up, and a consider? able amount was taken from them, one man losing a gold watch and chain, and another a diamond pin. Starvation in Texas. Austin, Texas, May 12.?Yesterday the Governor received a petition from the County officials of Medina County, asking for a special session of the Legis? lature to provide for suffering and fam? ishing people in Medina, Tria, Atsoca , and portions of Bokar, Edwards, Uvalde and Bandera counties. The great mass of the people are repre? sented .as having no money, no credit, no crop prospects and no property that can be sold,- pledged or mortgaged. Many are living upon half rations of corn bread and tank water, and seed corn and cotton have rotted in the ground. In one pre? cinct in Medina County three hundred men, women and children are in a fam? ishing condition, and in other precincts the people will soon starve unless help is furnished. The petition is certified to by the County clerks in the respective coun? ties. Dynamite vs. Prohibition. Chicago, May 20.?A Nashville special aays: Rev. T. J. Duncan, pastor of the Methodist Church at Pulaski, was by invitation addressing a large audience in the church at Springfield, Robertson, County, upon prohibition, when a terrific report at the rear of the edifice was heard. The audience became greatly alarmed, and the excitement waB inten? sified by a second report, which quickly followed. Mr. Duncan kept cool, and resumed his discourse. After tbe conclu? sion of the address, an examination of the premises showed that two dynamite cartridges had been fired in rear of the stand erected by Mr. Duncan. The ground was torn up for some distance around and glass in windows shattered. New Cotton Mill Gbeenville, May 21.?From Present appearances it is likely that Greenville will Boon have a new mill for the manu? facture of fine cotton cloth. In all such enterprises the trouble usually is in find? ing a man whose services can be secured, and whose experience and reputation inspire confidence and insure wise man? agement. It is proposed to solve that difficulty in this case by merging the new mill with the Camperdown, having tbe same general officers for the two, with Col. H. P. Hammelt as president. The mill buildings to be separate and their internal operation distinct. Col.-Hum mett seemed to consider the idea favora? bly, and his resident directors will meet on Monday and take action, which it is hoped will put the new enterprise on its feet, Ix Ax SECOND. THE services of the thoroughbred regis-: tered Holstein Bull. Ix Ax Sec md, No. -1172, are oifered at live dollars. The Holsteins are immense milkers and line beef cattlo. For pedigree and further in? formation as to terms, call on or write to the undersigned. ? ANDY BK?WNj Anderson; X. 0. > May 2fi, 1HS7_jlfi_ _ LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHS MADE AT MAXWEITSJALLERY.? ??ABY PICTURES a Specialty. All styles of Photographs, Copying and Enlarging. Views, Ferrotypes. &o. No day too cloudy for good Pictures. Call soon, as my time is limited. -J. A. WREN, Photographer. May 26, 1887 46 Notice of Final Settlement. J. L. Trlbble, as Administrator, in re. the Estate of Eliza T. Elgin, deceased.?Petition for Final Settlement and Diseluirge. To J. T. Elgin, J. L. McCarley, Mary Ann Kanna, Samantha O'Brien, Narcissa McCarley. Tecora L. McCarley, Tun; I. Davis, Wade H. Davis, Robert A. Davis, Dessio M. Davis, William E. Davis and Samantba T. Davis, heirs at law of Eliza T. Elgin, deceased: TAKE notice that tbe undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H.,S. C on Monday, the 5th day of September, A. D. 1887, at 11 o'clock a. in., for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Eliza T. Elgin, deceased, and discharge fro .a the office of Administrator of said Estate. Dated 21st day of May, A. D. 1887. J. L. TBIBBLE, Administrator. WM. S. BROWN, Att'y, Pro Pet. To Mary Ann Hanna and Samantha O'Brien, dom icll in the State of Alabama: You will take notice that a petition for final set? tlement of the Estate of Eliza T. Elgin, deceased, and discharge as Administrator thereof, on Mon? day, the 5th day of September, 1887, was filed in the office of the Probate Court for Anderson Coun? ty, State of South Carolina, on tbe 21st day of May, 1887: and {you are further notified to show cause on that day why the administrator thereof should not be decreed to administer said Estate. WM. S. BROWN, Att'y Pro Pet. May 26, 1887_41}_G Pomona Hill Nurseries, POMONA, X. C. Two and a half miles west of Greensboro, N. C. The main line of the R. & D. R. R. passes through the grounds and with? in 100 feet of tbe office. Salem trains make regular stops twice daily each way. Those interested in Fruit and Fruit grow? ing are cordially invited to inspect this the largest nursery in the State and one among the largest in the South. The proprietor has for many years vis? ited the leading Nurseries- North and West, and corresponded with those of foreign countries, gathering every fruit that was calculated to suit the South, both native and foreign. The reputation of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such that many agents going out from Greensboro, representing other nurseries, try to leave the impression that they are representing these nurseries. Why do they do it? Let the public answer. I have in stock growing (and can show visitors the same) tbe largest and best stock of trees, &c, ever shown or seen in any two nurseries in North Carolina, consisting of apple, peach, pear, cherry, plum, grape, Japanese persimmon, Japa? nese plum, aprinota, nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry, quinces. Small fruits: Strawberry, raspberry, currants, pecans, English walnuts, rhubarb, asparagus, evergreens, shade trees, roses &c. Give your order to my authorized agent or order direct from the nursery. Correspondence solicited.' Descriptive catalogues free to applicants, Address, J. Van. Lindley. Pomona, \ Guilford County, N. C. May 26,1887 46 6m ICE CREAM SODA. -o LIMEADE SODA WATER. --o THESE most refreshing and delicious drinks of tbe season have been introdu? ced by us,'and we solicit your ttial. Ice Cream Soda, Limeade Soda Water, Is more expensive, and requires more care to make and dispense than the or? dinary Soda Water, but you will he better satisfied after drinking them after you have used the ordinary Soda Water. Ice Cream Soda 10 cents per glass, 3 for 25c, or 12 for $1.00. Limeade Soda 5c per glass. Call and give them a trial and be con? vinced. If you don't want these, we keep as good Soda Water aa is in town only 5c a glass, or 25 tickets for one dollar. WILHITE & WILHITE. j Constitutional Amendment;. NOTICE i3 hereby given, by order of the Board of Directors of the Anderson Building and Loan Association, that at tbe annual meeting of the stockholders in in June next the following amendments to the Constitution of the said Association will be proposed, to wit: It is proposed to amend Section Three of Article Five of the Constitution, by strik? ing out the first sentence thereof, and in? serting in its stead the following words: "The Directors shall, from time to time, fix the minimum premium for which the funds of the Association shall sell, but 8uch minimum premium shall not at any time be fixed ot a higher sum than twenty, nor at a lower sum than ten, dollars on every loan of one hundred dollars." It is further proposed to add the follow? ing Articles to the said Constitution, to be known as Articles IX and X, to wit : "ARTICLE IX. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be authorized, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, to loan any funds of tbe Association in his hands, which have not been contracted for, on loans for a period not longer than the next regular day of sale, to be secured by stock of the Association; as collateral ; Provided, That no such loan shall be made for a larger sum than seyenty-five per cent, of the money paid in on such stock." "ARTICLE X. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be authorized to purchase and retire stock of the said Association with funds of tbe Association, under such rules and regula? tions as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe." J. D. MAXWELL, Sec. and Tres A. B. & L. Association. May 12, 1887_44_4. Williamston Female College, Williams ton, S. C. Rev. S. LANDEr7a7ml, D. D., Pres. THIS well known Institution, in her 16th 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 hei care. The Spring Session, 1887, will open Mon? day, Feb. 7, and continue 20 weeks. BATES PEE SESSION. Board, exclusive of washing.?60 00 Regular Tuition, $12, $16 Dr. 20 00 Incidental Fee. 1 00 Library Fee.- 40 Special Music Lessons. 20 00 Instrument for Practice. 3 00 Jan 13.1887_ 27_ EEXECUTOR'S NOTICE. i All persons having demands against the Estate of the late Mrs. T. C. Reed rje liereby notified to present them, properly probated, to tbe undersigned within the ime prescribed by law, and. all persons in iebted are notified to make payment promptly to tbe undersigned. B. FRANK MAULDIN, Ex'r. May If), 1887 45 3 OUR GIGANTIC SALE! TO COMMENCE THIS, THURSDAY, MORNING. MARVELOUS AMTsTRANGE, BUT YET TRUE. IN the rear part; of our Store we have arranged three large BARGAIN COUNTERS, and have placed on them such good and desirable Goods that they are worthy of everybody's attention. GOUITTER 2STO. 1. Will contain 2,000 yards Figured Cambricks, 30 inches wide, used for Ladies' and Children's Dresses, guaranteed fast colors, worth in any large city 10c?we offer at only 5c. Here is a hummer: 5,000 yards Iudigo Calico, beautiful designs, sold recently at wholesale for 7c, but our recent purchase enables us to offer at only 5c. Now you will become paralyzed : 1,500 yards handsome Striped Crinkle Seersucker?light cream and tan ground, interwoven with a small stripe, in colors of pink, blue and black?these sold in Anderson last week at 15c?you can have ours at 83c. This takes the cake: 1,000 yards of that exquisite large satin check Mull White Dress Goods?all the rage in the Eastern and Northern cities?worth today in~ any retail store 30c, we offer them at 121c Something far more precious than gold : 6,000 yards Check Nainsooks, satin finish, 34 inches wide, we offer as long as they last, at 61c. OOTJIsTTEE, 2>TO. 2. Keep cool, Ladies i We have in stock 500 yards of Navy Blue and Seal Brown Nuns Veiling, warranted all wool one way?you know the price everywhere else is 20c, you can buy ours for 10c. Tell your neighbors about it! A large lot of Cheese Cloth?in pink, blue, tan, lilac, cream and white?our brother merchants all charge 8c to 10c, we offer our big lot at only 5c. A large size inducement: In order to introduce our French Imported Batiete, which we have in very handsome and new patterns, we have marked them down from 18c to 10c. To be appreciated must be seen ! One piece of each color ?tan, light blue, navy blue, cream, pink, white?Fine French Satins, real imported, and cost to manufacture 35c, which we bought at a sacrifice, hence effer at 20c, one yard wide. OOT7NTEB IsTO. 3, This is a dandy : 5,000 yards India Linen White and Colored Lawns?one yard wide, nearly as fine as Mull, good enough for any queen to wea;:?our price will oe only 10c. Iu the reach of all: 50 large White Quilts, free from starch and a perfect gem?housekeepers should not pass this by?price only $1.00. Oh, how pretty: Those Canvas Dress Goods which you have been reading about. Some old time merchants want a quarter per yard, but we bought ours to sell and not to keep on hand. Our shades are cream and tan. Price 12tc. Laut, but not least, 75 doz. Misses' Brilliant Lisle Ribbed HoBe?black, navy blue, seal, purple are our shades. New York retail merchants sell them at 35c. We have only large sizes, 71 and 8J. Our price will be only 15c. Thanking the public for past patronge we cordially invite you to call again. Honest dealings, polite attention, if purchaser or not, is our motto. Your obedient servants, LESSER &> CO., _Next Door to John E. Peoples & Co. BETTER NEWS EVERY TIME! Bleckley, Brown FretwelTs GRAND BAZAR! Now the Recognized Headquarters for dry GOODS, DRESS GOODS, FANCY LADIES' GOODS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION, &c. &c. &. WE have just bought a large line of WHITE GOODS at a forced auction sale in New York for spot cash, so cheap that we can afford to sell them at HALF THEIR VALUE, and pro? pose to do so. Let everybody buy their WHITE DRESSES from us when these Gocds arrive?you will never buy them so cheap again. We have no room to complain of dull times, our Stores being crowded daily with customers, who go away happy over their purchases. We carry the largest and most complete stock in the city, and buying in original packages for spot cash?thus securing better discounts?certainly gives us an advantage over competitors who do not deal so largely and buy on time. Awaiting your call, we are yours, very truly, BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL Andereon, S. C. May 12,1887._44 BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, CANOPY TOP PHYTONS, DOCTOR'S PHYTONS, SURREYS, ROAD CARTS, BUOEBOARDS, WAGONS. WOULD call attention to the LARGE and ATTRACTIVE stock of VEHICLES now in my Repository, and to arrive. I sell the handsome and reliable work made In Columbus, Ohio, and represent nearly all the Companies at that place. Will call especial attention to the old, reliable? COLUMBUS BUGGY I cm give you. The best, material, workmanship, and most superior finish. The light? est, roomiest, easiest running, most stylish Carriages and Ph:etons in the market. I have several styles of Road Carts and Buckboards. Will sell the EASIEST RUNNING and RIDING CART in the world. They are perfectly balanced when on the road. I sell Buggies any style, kind, grade or price, to vary from ?40.00 to the highest price Buggy sold. Also, represent the STANDARD WAGON CO. of Cincinnati, Ohio headquarters for reliable, cheap work. ALL WORK GUARANTEED as represent MILB??N AND OLD HICKORY WAGONS. I am not doing business for fun, but am satisfied that I can sell you anything you want, if you will look at my? ELEGANT STOCK OF HAND MADE HARNESS. 1 know tbev are hand made, because every stitch is made in my own Store. SINGLE HARNESS, DOUBLE HARNESS, STAGE HARNESS, and any kind or part of Harness you may want. All stock carefully selected, and made by JOSEPH MARTIN, the most expert workman in the up-country. Any kind of Repairs on Har? ness done with neatness and dispatch, LAP ROBES, WHIPS. BUGGY UMBRELLAS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, IIAMES, COLLARS, and everything else in the Harness line. Don't forget my Stable when you come to Town. Call and see me, and I will convince you that I mean what I say. J. S. FOWLER. May 19, 1887 _?5 _ S T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, , WOTICE. Anderson County. | - By II'. F. Cox, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Joseph W. Bailey hns applied to me to grant him letters of At ministration on the Estate and effects oi Matilda J. Bailey, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Matilda J. Bailey, deceased, to be and ap? pear before me in Court of Probate, to oe held at Anderson Court House, on the 3rd day of June, 1887, after pub? lication hereoi, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 10th day of May, 1887. W. F. COX, J. P. IHAVE now in Stock, at exceedingly low prices Doors, Sash, Blinds and Glass of every description. ALABASTINE, an excellent wall finish. WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL and PUTTY, READY MIXED PAINTS, VARNISHES, colors dry and in Oil. PICTURE FRAMES, made fiom all styles of Gilt and other Mouldings. Picture Frame Cord and Hangings. ^3, Call and give me a trial. W. B. BEACHAM. Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. July 22, 188G 2 ly PLANT GERMAN MILLET KAFFIR CORN, ? AND ? MILLO MAIZE, FOR FORAGE. Blue Grass, Bed Clover, Orchard Grass, White Clover, SPANISH PEANUTS, GARDEN SEEDS ALL KINDS, Simpson, Beid & Co,, Druggists, Waverly House Corner. Feb 10,1887_31 _ NEW FURNITURE STORE W. L. KELLETT HAS opened a new Furniture Store in Anderson, corner Benson and Mc Duffie Streets, where be will keep a select stock of Furniture, which will be sold cheap for cash. COFFINS. I also keep a full stock of Coffins, all sizes, which I am prepared} to deliver promptly at any time. BMP Specialties?I make a specialty of Mattress-making, Upholstering and Be Eairing, and in these lines my work is my est reference. Also, repairing Children's Carriages and renovating old Mattresses. Call on me when you need anything in my line and I will save you monev. W. L. KELLETT. March 31,1S87_38_ TO THE LADIES. IN order to enlarge my business I have moved to No. 11 Brick Range, formerly occupied by the Ladies' Store, and have just received a select Slock of? HATS, NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS, All new. No old goods to work off. Examine my stock and compare goods and prices before buying elsewhere. 1 will not chide you for visiting other stores, nor attempt to avoid competition by restricting drummers in their sales, because I believe that fair and honest competition is the life ot trade. I am thankful for past favors and request a continuance of your favors. MISS SALLIE BOWIE. April 7,1887 39 3m