The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 30, 1887, Image 2

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E, B. MURRAY, Editor? tV' THUBBDAY, JUNE 30, 1w. TERMS : mrevigAn -?l.?o. SIX months.....^...............75c. President Cleveland's order to return the Confederate flags captured during the war to the States from whose troops they were taken, has been the source, of an unusual amount of newspaper criti? cism and comment. That the President made a mistake in issuing the. order be frankly admits, as the flags are tbe prop? erty- of the Government, and can only be disposed of by Act of Congress. It will be the battle cry in the fight against Cleveland next year, but in our judg? ment will not amount to much, for it Witt" only show the bitterness of the objections which can be made to the administration. The Prohibition Executive Committee has now over sixteen hundred and fifty sig? natures of landowners in the County pe? titioning for the election. This is a clear majority of the landowners on the face of . the records, and considerably.over a ma? jority of the actual landowners, for there are many duplicates on the tax books. .;. This number is, perhaps, two-thirds of the actual adult resident landowners in the County, and shows what the senti? ment of our people is on this question. .The Committee have encountered the fact that minors and trustees could not sign, and it has been so inconvenient to pro? cure signatures of non-resident land? owners, that very few have been solicited. . .Hence the Committee are to be congrat . ulated upon so effectually and expedi tiously doing their work. It may now be ' taken as certain that the election will be held m August, and that the question, so as this County is concerned, will be settled for some time to come. It has '> been intimated in some quarters that the '- Commissioners of Election would not order the election, and that thus an op - "prartanity to vote would again be denied .the people. There is no danger of such a condition of affairs as this, for two rea SDDS, either one of which without the other would be sufficient to guarantee a fair election. The first is, that the Com? missioners can be compelled by man damns to order the election, and the sec? ond is that the Commissioners of Election for State and County officers are com? posed of high-tooed, intelligent and hon? orable men who will do right. There "will, we are satisfied, be no obstruction by the Commissioners, and a lair election i and settlement of this question will be had. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, Jnne 25,1887. It is now generally believed that the President has concluded that there will be no necessity for an 'extra session of Congress. He has continually expressed himself as opposed to an extra session, and has concluded that a call of Congress is not at all necessary and has so. ex . pressed himself to several prominent men who have conversed with him upon the subject. The feara of.the New York financiers thai there was danger of a stringency in the money market, . .has j alone caused, the administration to con? sider the demands for an extra session, and these fears have been dispelled by the Comptroller of the Currency who states that the business of the country .is in a good condition generally. A safe and satisfactory business is being done, and there is nothing to cause an appre? hension of any -financial disarrangement. Since the issue of silver certificates commenced a few months since, silver com has accumulated in the Treasury at such a rate as to by far exceed tbe storage capacity of the silver vaults, and there is at the present time upwards of $80,000, 000, in coin, packed in kegs and boxes, and stored fn the corridors in the base? ment of the building, 'i A guard, armed with Winchester repetting rifles, is main? tained night and day in each of the hall? ways leading to the treasure. A large force of workmen are engaged in con 8tract:og a vault for the reception of this coin, but although the work is being pushed forward night and day, it will necessarily be several months before the vault will be completed, and in the mean time the guard will be retained in tbe hallways. ". '. During the recent visit of Mr. Jay . Gould to Mount Vernon, he learned that the Mount Vernon Association were anxious to purchase a tract of ground ".adjoining the old Washington homestead. ^The land in question bad recently been placed upon the market, bot the financial condition of the Association was such as , to prevent them from making the pur? chase, and it was feared that the oppor? tunity offered to add to the size and at? tractiveness of the grounds would- have to be abandoned. Mr. Gould listened at? tentively to.the statement of the case, -and a few days after his departure, the -officers of the Association received a com? munication from him in which he stated that he had purchased the coveted land, and that as soon as the necessary transfer papers could be executed, that he would present it to the Association. Notwithstanding the exceedingly warm ? weather which has prevailed during the week, there appears to have been no dimunition in tbe activity of real estate and building interest. Extensive trans? fers of both city and suburban property are reported daily! aQd several extensive apartment houses are being commenced. The Hon. Levi P. Morton, of New York, has purchased a valuable site at the corner of H and Fifteenth streets and will at once commence' the erection of an apartmept house which will cc?t severa. hundred thousand dollars. H. . ?: ???-?'? Regulating Spirits In France. ' Pabis, June 24 ?The Senate to-day discussed the report of the committee on the consumption of spirits. M. Claude said that the committee bad come to the conclusion that the drinking of spirits in France had reached such a height as to be ? social danger. Alcohol was essen? tially a datfable article, and it behooved tbe State to prevent excessive consump? tion, at tbe same time securing the ut? most profit to the tressury by the sup? pression of adulteration and other frauds. M. Eouvier approved the committee's ? report. He said that the Government would prosecute fraud wherever discov? ered, and that revenue collectors would be instructed to take vigorous action against imposition. .--.? ' ? ? ?? ..; ? A wild girl has frequently been seen in the woods of Catahoula parish, Louis? iana, who is so fleet of foot that all efforts to capture her have failed! She is per* :? fectly nude and has no shelter of any kind, butr has survived: several severe winters. She is said toitave been aben doned in the woods by a tramp mother, who hated her because she had a club i foot. An organized effort will be made to capture her 3O0U. .: . In Interesting Letter from California. Tbe following is a portion of a letter written to Mr. G. W. Fant, of Anderson, by his boo, Mr. Walter S. Fant, who is now sojourning in California. Thinking that it would prove interesting to onr readers, we have been permitted to pub? lish it: San Diego, Cal., June 2, 1S87. Dear Fallier; We left Tacoma on the morning of the 19tb, reached Portland at 2 p. m., and left there at 5 p. m. same day. I had time enough to see some? thing of the city, and found it quite a lively place of about 40,000 population. Tbe country from Dugal Sound to tbe Columbia River is of a sameness, mostly heavily timbered but some prairie lands. The latter is used for sheep range princi? pally. Portland is on tbe Willamette River, eight miles from where it empties into the Columbia. The largest ocean steamers find no trouble in getting there, and it is the metropolis of the Northwest. The Willamette valley, extending south? ward from Portland, is a fine farming country, but it rains there about as much as on the Sound. In extreme southern Oregon is Roger River, and the valley lies nicely and is a fine farming and fruit country. I was told (and from the absence of moss on the trees and houses and from general appearances I believe) that they have no excessive rainfall there. Land is worth $15 to $50 per acre, and is very produc? tive. As yet they can ship their stuff but one way, northward to Portland, but in a short while they will have all-rail connection with northern California. A great many mines in the mountains ad? joining are being worked, and this creates a pretty good home market. At Ashland* we took the stage for 29 miles over the Siskiyan mountains. There were thirty three passengers in onr crowd, and there were three stages, with six horses each. All the men in the party walked up the mountain, as we could go faster than the stage, but we came down at break-neck speed, and over the roughest road imaginable. We did not feel very safe during tbe descent, and further, it was all we could do to keep ourselves and the children inside the stage. We were very tired and felt greatly relieved when we reached tbe cars on the California side. On this gap, between the Oregon and California termi? nal points, are at work six thousand Chi? nese, and the way seemed to be lined with them. It is expected the road will be completed late this Fall. For many miles, after leaving the stage, we had a fine view of Mt. Shasta. It was covered with snow, but is not as grand a sight as Mt Tacoma. The third morning found us in the Sacramento Valley, near John B. Moore's home, and we reached San Francisco at 11 a. m. As it happened we got off on a boat at 2 p. m? same day. We landed at San Louis Ablspa, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, and. then here at 7 p. m. of the 23rd, having been on the way five days and fonr nights: We got to housekeep? ing on the third day after our arrival. Houses are in great demand, owing to the boom, and we pay $25 per month for a four-room house on a 25x240 feet lot, but it is in a good locality and near to business. This is indeed a fine climate, never very warm or very cold, and most always sunshine. Blankets are used tbe year round, and, even now in June, a great many people are to be seen on tbe streets with their overcoats on. In fact, I see overcoats and linen.dusters at the same time, and also ladies in white and others with fur cloaks. I presume the style is to wear what you have got. The water comes from tbe San Diego River, and is not very good, but in a few months the city will have water from the mountains, and they say it will be as good as they have anywhere. San Diego is on a great boom, and everything is lively. Good business lots are worth $1,000 per front foot, and where we live, five blocks away, lots are worth $100 per front foot. A vast amount of building is going on, and mechanics find ready employment at good wages. The city is full of visitors and new comers, and the hotels are crowded. Business of all kind is rushing, and every one who has a start seems to be making money. Two years ago this was a sleepy town of 2,500 people, and now it has 15,000 or more. Fortunes have been made by real estate specula? tors, and they seem to be having a pic nie yet. Speaking of real estate brokers, will just here mention that tbey have an Exchange composed of one hundred members, and there are at least that many on the outside. San Diego haa electric lights, water works and an exten? sive street-railway system, both horse power and steam motors being used. The town lies very prettily, and it will be a lovely place as soon as the people have time to decorate tbe grounds around their homes. There is never any frost here, and geraniums grow outdoors to the height of 10 to 20 feet. Oranges, lem? ons, figs, &c., thrive here. The principal Bhade trees I see are Australian gum and black pepper.: The rainfall is not suffi? cient, and irrigation has to be resorted to both in raising vegetables and fruit. The back country is said not to be the best in the world, but I have not been out any ways yet. The bills back of town look barren.. The Santa Fe, the first and only railroad, reached here abou. two years ago. I think the climate is principally what has boomed the place. However, the harbor here is tbe best south of Santa Fe, and this fact gives it considerable importance. A great many vessels come here with lumber , and coal and general merchandise for this and interior points, but as there is nothing here, as yet, to . export, they have to go away with sand ballast. One of the greatest revenues to all of Southern California is tbe money spent here by pleasure and health seekers from the East. The Cost of a Strike. Chicago, June 24.?It is difficult to estimate with accuracy the full extent of the financial loss resulting from the strike which the bricklayers declared off last night. The local loss in wages can be closely estimated, and Chicago merchants can estimate the amount of trade which has been sacrificed. Aside from this, miners are idle in Pennsylvania; saw mills, and their operatives, in Michigan and Wisconsin ; thousands of men are thrown out of work in stone quarries adjacent to this city; the pressed briok trade is affected all over the United States; thousands of dollars have been lost to railroad companies; every branch of manufacture identified in any way with the building trade is a direct sufferer from the strike. A careful estimate made of tbe loss in wages to striking and locked-out employees, in Chicago and vicinity alone, foots up nearly two and a half million dollars. It would be diffi? cult to name a trade or business not di? rectly suffering from this protracted Btri& Try a Little. The near approach of harvest an'] hay time, Bays the News and Courier, has moved that most successful farmer, Col. J. Washington Watts, of Laurens, to expound to his fellow-agriculturists in the State the economy, and therefore the the wisdom, of providing fully for the winter by laying in a stock of long forage for cattle. His letter on this subject was published in the weekly Nexcs and Cou? rier last week, and though not longer than a bull-tongue ploughshare, contains information that will enable every far? mer, who shall profit by it, to tide over several of the most trying months of tbe Jear with the least expense for tbe care of is stock. Col. Watts points out that, as compar? atively little corn is planted in South Carolina and the oat crop is expensive and somewhat uncertain, it is necessary to look to some other means to eke out the small supply of corn-fodder. Among tbe forage crops are mentioned rye, tbe millet, tbe rag-weed and crab grass. When rye is proposed to be planted for forage it is recommended that it be sown very thick in good land, and mown while in bloom and cured as other hay. Col. Watts has found that it makes very good hay, and is relished by all kinds of stock. He esteems it "equal in feeding value to "good timothy." The millets are all commended whether fed in the green state or as hay. The most important matter in the let? ter of Col. Watts, however, is what he says about the value of the familiar and ordinarily despised or hated "rag-weed." How blessed ought to be the condition of that people whose lands bring forth weeds excellently adapted for food for their beasts, and that is precisely what the soil of South Carolina does every year, according to the testimony of one of tbe best farmers in the State. Being a volunteer product, the rag-weed costs much less than any other hay crop, but "is not inferior in feeding value" to any one of those before mentioned?rye, mil? let, timothy or crab grass. He urges every farmer who is doubtful of the value of the rag-weed hay to "try a little," and promises that a fair trial will convince the sceptic that "it is the best hay for the cost that can be found in the conn try." Certainly such assurance from so high authority ought to be sufficient to induce a fair trial by every farmer in South Carolina, and those who are dis? posed to make the experiment this sea? son will welcome tbe following timely instructions: "When cut at the proper time, which is while in bloom, and well cured, I prize rag weed almost as much as good clover hay. Ail kinds of stock eat it with avidity, and it seems especially to suit the horse. We never feed it to milk cows, as it imparts a bitter taste to the milk. It is cured like pea vines, though it requires less time. Those about three feet high make better hay than those of larger growth. Cut them in the fore? noon, cock them in the afternoon, and let them remain in the cock two or three days, when they are ready for the barn, and as soon as thoroughly cured should be packed closely. In fact, this should be done with all hay, as it gets too dry when left loose and loses much of its value. What shatters off in the barn may be fed to sheep and goats. Tbey will regard it an especial treat." Col. Watts has a good word for crab grass also. It, too, is a volunteer, and is very abundant, and very much the same may be said of it that has been said of tbe rsg weed. The caution is added tbat the crab grass should be cut while in bloom, tbe mistake ordinarily being that it is suffered to turn brown before cutting, in which condition it is of little value, and horses will not eat it if they can help themselves. The same caution is applied to hay crops generally: "All hay grasses should be cut while in bloom, and cored with as little exposure to the sun as possible." Probably the most pertinent comment on Col. Watt's letter is contained in his own words about the rag-weed bay : "Try a little." Our farmers have fought grasses and weeds a long time, and the fight must be renewed every year. It is well worth while to test now tbe question, whether these ancient enemies cannot be converted into useful allies for the future; whether, in short, if weeds and grasses must be killed, they cannot be killed in such shape as to be eaten afterward ? Enormous Cooking of Pork. Early on last Sunday morning one of employees of the Chicago packing and provision company, discovered fire in the tank room. In a few minutes one of the tanks exploded, scattering the burning lard over the adjacent buildings, and a dozen separate fires were soon burning. The destruction of the immense estab? lishment was nearly complete. The loss is $1,250,000. The works occupied about six acres, but the fire was kept in territory con? tained in four large buildings. The main-building was 800 by 475 feet. In it a portion of the killing was done, and tbe hanging, cutting, packing, enring and other work incidental to the slaughtering establishment. Except the curing room, in which were 19,000,000 pounds of short ribs, th6 main building and its con? tents are entirely destroyed. The curing room, 100 by 150 feet and four stories high, lost its roof, but the stone fire walls saved its contents, a portion of them in a roasted condition. On the east Bide of tbe main building was the warehouse, 120 by 400 feet, with four stories and a basement. The two upper stories at the south end were used for killing purposes. In the warehouse were 17,000 barrels of mess pork, belonging to Armour & Co. The building and much of tbe pork was wholly destroyed. About 3,000 live hogs were in the building when the fire started, but the company's employees succeeded in getting most of them out. Between 600 and 700 were burned alive in the building. The fact that no wind was blowing when tbe fire started was probably tbe only circumstance tbat saved the entire stock yards from destruction. No person seems to know the origin of tbe fire. Several saw it simultaneously as it went through the roof of tbe tank house. Twenty engines and every reserve in the yard were quickly brought into play. The efforts of tbe firemen and hu 'reds of stockyard employees were bent to keeping the conflagration confined to the works of the Chicago company. It was at this juncture, while one little squad of firemen were standing in a freight car playing on the buruing tank room that the tanks exploded. A heavy beam crashed through the car, smashing Pipe man Baker's ankle, and knocking Elliott unconscious. Soon afterward the walls of the warehouse tumbled to the ground, disclosing great heaps of mess pork. P. D. Armour immediately set a hun? dred men to work removing the meat. Charred barrels of it were rolled out and carted away. A little army trampled over tbe huge piles of loose pork, and carried big chunks of it out on tbe rail? road tracks, where it was thrown in heaps. Two wheeled carts and big four wheeled trucks were loaded from these heaps like garbage wagons from a gutter. Mr. Armour ruefully watched the mass of pork and cinders being cleared away while his manager stood on an elevation of mess pork and superintended the work. In the debris were the carcasses of hogs roasted whole. . Perhaps the most exciting scene of the day was presented when the men who were att npting to drive through the covered runways the live hogs in the upper stories, were forced by the flames to desist. Below were scores of workmen rolling out barrels of pork. Down on the crowd pellmell leaped dozens jf affright? ed animals from windows or sprang through open hatchways. Men who had braved the flames fled from the falling hogs and at a distance watched for glimpses of the squealing brutes that, crazed with pain, were rushing madly about in their tall prison of fire, ? There is no occupation in Europe which pays so well as that of catering to the wants of Americans. More Ameri? cans are going to Europe this summer than in any previous summer. It is estimated that 60,000 will visit Europe this year. No wonder England, Germany and France find it so profitable to run steamships (o this country. lie Did ?ot Accept It. Chicago, June 23.?An Inter-Ocean special from Danville Ills., Bays: The following letter was received to-day: Beauvoir, Miss, June 20.?To Colonel P. Howard, Danville, III., Dear Sir:?In answer to your letter of request by tbe Danville Farmers' and Mechanics' In? stitute that I should deliver an address at its fair, I reply, as I did last year: Some years ago I delivered an address at the Winnebago county fair, and was received with great courtesy. There I was among friends, for my memory went back to tbe months of June, July and August, 1832, when as lieutenant upon the staff of Colonel Zacbariah Taylor I was stationed at Prairie Du Chien, or Fort Crawford, as it was then knowu, and during the memorable and historical Black Hawk war it was my good fortune to help in protecting tbe settlers of that country whose descendants I spoke to at Bockford. I can not come to Illinois this year. Thanking the association through you, I have only to say, as I said last Sep? tember in an open letter to Colonel J. T, Sharr, of Baltimore, that I deny the charges made against me by Genera! William T. Sherman, in which he says I was foremost in encouraging the late war. I say to you, my dear colonel, that I did all in my power to prevent the late war, and that I never looked for nor aspired to tbe post of chief executive of the Confederate States. I may say that the order of the war department to return the captured nags to the late Confederate States was a vio? lation of all known military precedents. You will find in my history of tbe late war that there were but 26 regiments of regular troops in the army of the north, and of a total of 550 confederate flags captured, it is questionable if these 26 regiments captured 50. The flags were captured by the volunteer army of the north and belong to the several States, and have no right, to be in the National Capital. Bespectfully yours, Jefferson Davis. New Orleans, June 26.?The follow? ing note from Mr. Davis was published this morning: Beauvoir, Miss., June 24. To the Managing Editor of the New Orleans Picayune?Dear sir: In your issue of this morning there is copied from the Chicago Inter-Ocean what purports to be a letter- written by me to Col. P. Howe, Danville, 111., from Beauvoir, Miss., June 20. The letter above de Bcribed is a barefaced forgery, tbe author of which did not qualify himself for his fraudulent purpose by learning from per? sons in the neighborhood of Danville, from which place it appears he wrote, such facts as might have enabled him to make his fiction less palpably incredible. Please give this place in your next issue and send marked copy to the Inter-Ocean, that the imposition practiced upon it may be exposed where it was pnt in cir? culation. Yours respectfully, Jefferson Davis. Mr. Davis stated in his informal con? versation with a representative of the Picayune, and not for publication, that the views expressed in this spurious let? ter are precisely the reverse of those actually entertained by him. The troops iu the Union army were all mustered into the Federal service. The States, as such, had no troops in the war, and con? sequently all military stores and trophies captured became tbe property of tbe General Government and subject to con? trol and at the disposition of Congress only. Confederate flags had from time to time been returned to Southern States by Northern Legislatures and various military associations. There was in reality no authority under law for these acts of courtesy, but tbe matter was not considered of material importance, and tbe question was never raised until the isBuance of the recent order by Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Davis declares that he had resisted all attempts of newspaper men to interview him on this subject, and be would have remained silent but for this remarkable and unique swindle, which he denounced over and over in general and in detail as false in every respect. _ Altogether a False Alarm. Columbia, June 21.?In accordance with instructions from the home office, I went to Laurens yesterday to investigate the rumors which have been so wildly circulated as to an uprising of colored farm laborers, and I came back to-day satisfied that nine-tenths of the reports have been without justification. A very few words will supplement the account sent by your correspondent at Laurens. The negroes have been tricked by Hoover and men of his stamp into enter? ing a labor association, which is useless to them and which they do not under? stand. Hoover holds the fees and they hold the meetings. They have a blind idea that joining such an organization will help them financially. If, as is re? ported, not 2 per cent, of the uegroes in that section work for wages, it is impos? sible to see what good a strike would do them. They contract to cultivate the crops for a share, and as the crop is almost laid by now a violation of these contracts would simply save money to the farmers. As to the talk of insurrection the people in the town of Laurens have no faith in it. It is impossible to trace the rumors to this effect to any authentic source. There is less uneasiness and concern in the town of Laurens on this subject than there is in Charleston or Columbia. All work is going on quietly in tbe section alleged to be threatened and the concur? rent opinion of every one I Bpoke to in Laurens was that nothing could be ascer? tained or seen by going thus far. The section where the labor organiza? tions exist is near tbe Greenville and Spar tan burg lines. The whites are in the majority. There is no county in the State where tbe negroes have been longer and more completely within the control of the whites than in Laurens. An in? surrection would simply mean their own obliteration. Besides this, there is uo issue which could so excite them -as to make them desperate. There is no con? flict of wages, such as led to the rice field strikes of 1876. They have tbe prospect of gathering the finest crops they have had for a decade. Their future is full of hope for material success. The sum of the whole matter is that the negroes have been kept so completely under control in Laurens County that or? ganization of any kind is unusual to them, and the fact that they have now organized for an undefined agrarian pur? pose is enough to make some foolish or unreasonable people imagine vain things. Tbe people of the town of Laurens are infinitely more concerned in the build? ing of their cotton factory than in this thing, which is a sensation to those at great distances from the scene of the re? ported trouble.?News and Courier. A Disaster to Alabama. Montgomery, June 24.?The burning of tbe Agricultural and Mechanical Col? lege at Auburn to-day was a great calam? ity. The institution was established under a grant, by Congress, of land to found such colleges in several States. Its annual income from this source is $20,000 and $10,000 from the State. Tbe buildings were given to the State by the Methodist Church, and originally cost $85,000. A splendid chemical labratory, together with natural history, geological and botanical cabinets and apparatus of all sorts bad been gathered through many years and were exceedingly valua? ble, many of the cabinet apecimena being very rare. Tbe total value on apparatus, cabinets and contents destroy? ed was over $100,000. The building, with its improvements, was also valued at over $100,000. All is a total loss, except a little chemical apparatus and the contents of the treasurer's and presi? dent's offices. The fire broke out about 4 a. m. in the State chemical labratory, which had been used the day before. The first assistant in this department sleeps in the building, and at 12 o'clock last night made an examination and found all right everywhere. No doubt is entertained that the fire waB caused by rats gnawing matches. The building will be replaced at once. The mechani? cal labratory, in a separate building, was injured^ Blackwood Doomed to the Bade Coun? ty Mines. Augusta, June 22.?Blackwood, the forger, has at last been disposed of. He will probably work in the Dade coal mines for tbe next nine years of his life, as he was sentenced by Judge Honey this morning to nine years in the penitentiary. The Blackwood case was the only one disposed of in tbe Superior Court this morning, and the disposition of tbat occupied the Court but a very short while. There were three cases against Blackwood, brought by Mrs. Forgarty, John McNally and A. J. Eenkl, on all of whom he passed forged checks. By the consent of the solicitor, his attorney, Mr. F. W. Capers, who was appointed by tbe Judge, pleaded guilty for him to the charge of knowingly uttering or pass? ing forged papers, the penalty of this crime being only from two to four years, while that for forgery is from four to ten years. Mr. Capers made a brilliant ap? peal for tbe leniency of tbe Court. Blackwood then made a statement in which he referred to tbe kind treatment be had received while in jail here, and stated that be was sorry to say such treatment bad not been extended to him in his own State by the sheriff of Aiken County; that had be been charged with the most heinous offence known to crim? inal law he could not have received harsher treatment. He then went into an explanation of the time he served a year in the South Carolina Penitentiary, which he explained by stating that he signed a friend's name to a note for $100. Tbe friend, Capt. Rhodes, told him it was all right provided be paid it. He was unable to do so, when his friend appeared against him in Court and had him sent to the Penitentiary under tbe charge of forgery. He concluded by speaking of his wife and three small children. His wife was on the point of death, and he hoped for the sake of her and her chil? dren that the Court might be as lenient as possible, in order that during his changed life he may make reparation for the past. Judge Roney in sentencing him re? ferred to the fact that the prisoner, by his own confession, had been guilty of tbe same offence before. That be felt sympathy for tbe poisoner, but as Judge he owed a duty to tbe community to pro? tect it against violators of the law. Tbat naturally he sympathized with any one in trouble, but tbe moving sympathy was the sorrow he felt for the wife and children of the defendant, which was tbe reason for tbe leniency he proposed to exercise. He didn't feel justified in imposing the minimum sentence, but he would be lenient. He then sentenced the prisoner to three years for each offence, making a total of nine years.? Augusta Correspondence Neius and Courier. "Let ns Have Peace." New York, June 25.?An erroneous statement was telegraphed on Wednes? day, from Saratoga, as to the disposition made by the Society of the Army of the Potomac of the resolutions introduced by various members, touching the battle-flag episode. It was asserted tbat all these res? olutions were laid upon the table. Tbe correct statement would have been tbat all were laid on tbe table, except these offered by Corp. Tanner. These were passed with but one dissenting vote. Tbey congratulate the country that the flags are to remain in the keeping of the national authorities, and pronounce them holy relics which should not be burned nor given away, but preserved, that they may remind future generations of the awful sacrifice of the civil war, and inspire them with'devotion to the Union. The following a.e the resolutions introduced by Corp. Tanner: Resolved, That the society of tbe Army of the Potomac congratulates tbe country at large that in obedience to tbe senti? ment vastly dominent tbroughout the land the battle banners wrested by the valor of our comrades, living and dead, from the hands of a gallant foe are to remain, as the law of the land provides, forever more under tbe protection of all the people as represented by the consti? tuted authorities of the nation. Resolved, That while, in the days when we kept step to martial music of the nation, when scenes of camp field and all the dread accompaniments of deadly strife entered so largely into our daily life, these banners floated at the head of rebellious columns, they are nevertheless holy relics of our common people. Brave men died to keep them afloat, brave men died to 'bring them down. They shall not be burned, tbey shall not be lightly given to those who in no sense can enter into the feelings of either of those who, by the exercise of heroism unexcelled, were enabled to lay them as trophies at tbe feet of Abraham Lincoln, or those who only surrendered tbem after a heroic defence which but enhunc s the glory of their capture. For Northern men and Southern men, Union men all to day, all demand for those flags such care as will ensure their preservation. This in order that generations yet to come may see tbem, not in humiliation or in exultation, but to the end tbat such con? templation may produce reflections upon the awful sacrifice through which we have reached our high plane of national existence, and caused a firm resolve tbat through all their lives those generations will stand solidly for union, peace and fraternity. Bombs in St. Louis. St. Louis, June 24.?-Tbe family of Dr. T. D. Buck, residing at No. 2610 Jefferson avenue, was aroused shortly before midnight last night by a terrible explosion which nearly wrecked the bouse, tearing down plaster, breaking glass and wrecking partitions, yet not causing any injury to any member of the Doctor's family. A dynamite bomb had been placed on a sill cf tbe basement doorway and exploded, demolishing everything in this room. Dr. Buck estimates his loss at $1,000. He is una? ble to account for the disaster, but con? siders it the work of an unknown enemy. A neighboring house was sli^Mg^K^ aged. IHflfe A Democratic Confereu? Washington, June 23.-JffhB night "The present prominent Democrats in ^BHH just now seems to lend color to^H rumor that there is to be a confere^H with regard to party policy, revenue reduction, etc. Among the leading Democrats now here are Senators Harris, Ransom, Cockrell, Gorman, Brown, Call, Pugh and Jones of Arkansas; Repre? sentatives McCreary, Holman, Wilson of West Virginia, Crisp and Governor Knott of Kentucky. There are many others here, and it is said that Speaker Carlisle will arrive soon. A Singular Suicide. New York, June 26.?An unknown suicide was found in Jerome Park to day. When the coroner investigated the case he found that the man bad tried to bang himself with a heavy string, which broke. As be fell bis foot caught in the crotch of the tree. His head struck the trunk in the fall, causing hemorrhage at the mouth. He hung suspended by his foot until discovered. A letter was found addressed M. M. Amarket, Edgefield C. H., S. C, with five dollars in money. He was not dressed like a laboring man. A Young Lady Killed by a Train. Raleigh, N. C. June 24.-?Miss Ro? senthal was run over by the fast mail on the Atlantic Coast Line and killed last evening. She was riding in a buggy with a young man. The horse became unmanageable and backed upon the track before the advancing train. The young man jumped out to better manage him and the young lady jumped out on the other side and fell on the track, and was caught by the train. Both of her legs were cut off above the knee, and she died in an hour.. ? It is a well known fact among rail? road men that on railroads running north and south the west rails wear out the faster; that five rails will wear out on the west side of the track while three are doing service on the east side. ? There is in Florida a coutty com? posed entirely of islands. ? The 21st of July will be Mrs. Cleve? land 8 twenty-third birthday. ? In Louisville there are more red? headed women and girls than in any other city of the Union. ? In Garfield County, Col., there are 1,100 unmarried men, and only twenty eight unmarried women. ? The Rev. John Jasper says he ha3 preached his sermon, "Sun do move," over ii hundred times. He was offered $400 to preach it in London. ? Indian River, Florida, is said to be the sr.raightest in the world. A straight line can be drawn through it for seventy five miles without touching shore. ? It is said that many society women in Chicago lost heavily by the break of the wheat comer, and that in some cases their husbands refused to settle the losses. ? .No liquor seller will hereafter be received into any Masonic Lodge in Dakota, either by initiation or affiliation, the Grand Lodge at Huron having adopt? ed a resolution to that effect. ? Connecticut has good credit. Re? cently she wanted to borrow 51,000,000, and advertised for bids for 3J percent bonds to that amount The bids received aggregated over $700,000,000. ? The Mormons of Utah are to hold on the 30th inst. a Constitutional Con? vention. They intend to frame a consti? tution and to apply to Congress for the elevatiion of Utah to the rank of a State. ? Be careful how you handle your government bonds. A Boston millionaire was cutting coupons the other day when his shares dropped and inflicted a wound in his Irnee from which blood poison has resulted. ? A man at Americus, Ga., went to bed thinking so intently of a mulberry tree that he was to transplant in the morning that he got up in his sleep and transplanted the tree, and went back to bed wit hout waking up. ? A Florida court the other day ac? quitted a man tried for breaking into a car, for the ridiculous reason that, while there itt a law against breaking into a house or vessel, there is none against breaking into a car. ? In the sixteenth century a man who couldn't; stand up under a gallon of wine or beer ivas looked upon as a nobody. In this age men are being sent up for get? ting drunk on iwo or three glasses. Has human anatomy undergone a change? ? A. C. Norton and his son Richard shot and killed J. L. Hamlin, of Abbe? ville, on Thursday morning at Porter's Station, Orangeburg county, on the line of the Eutawville railroad. Both were arrested. The cause of the affray is not stated. ? In .assigning the recent graduates of the West Point Military Academy to duty as second lieutenants in the army, Secre? tary Whitney has appointed John W. Jenkins, of South Carolina, to the 5th cavalry and T. Q. Donaldson, of South Carolina, to the 3d cavalry. ? A fruit-grower claims to have suc? cessfully grafted a peach shoot on a sas? safras treu, and a new fruit of high flavor is expected. If this discovery should be confirmed, it will be a boom" to a large area in the Southern States, where the soil seems to produce sassafras iu great abundance ? If you have a boy named Bill, or Bud, or Sim, or Tom, you need not fear that he will be drowned during the swimming season. The boy who has a plug name and whose hair stands up straight like a hazel brush, and who has stone bruiues on bis feet, is not in danger of drowning. But if your son has curly hair, and if he wears shoes in Summer and has a pretty name, you had better let him swim in a washbowl. ? Mrs. Annie Raush, of Letart, Va., whose one hundredth birthday has just been celebrated, is said to be the mother of the largest family in America. She was married when she was 15, and bore thirteen children, eight of whom are liv? ing. Her oldest child was born when she was 1G. and ber oldest living child is 78. Her oldest grandchild is 68 years old. She has fifty-two great great grandchil? dren, and her descendants altogether number o"er 600. She is apparently good for years yet. ANNUAL MEETING. THE Annual Meeting of the Stockhold? ers of ihe Anderson Educational As? sociation wiil be held in the Court House on Tuesdav, July the 5th, at 9 o'clock a. m. j. J. BAKER, Sec. and Treas. June 30,1887_51_1_ TO THE PUBLIC. -o ANDERSON FEMALE SEMINARY. THE Exei-cises of this Institution will be rusumed, as heretofore, cn the First Monday of next September. The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity io express publicly bis sincere thanks to all the many kind friends and patrons who. in the course of the last eight years, have favored and encouraged him in bis erTorts to make this a genuine first-class Female College. I am sure that I have done a good vrork in this community, and am truly grateful to God for His favor in enabling me to do it. My work and responsibilities in connec? tion with this Seminary have now ceased. I have committed the Institution entirely to the management of my wife and chil? dren. My son, Mr. Hartwell Ayer, is a graduate of i;he South Carolina College, and his sistei-s, Misses Lulah and Verna Ayer, are both lego. They are and to teach wel has eVer been that At Ie naturaf gifts work of pati1 the young, the commu same genero stowed on m ciate with t shohld fav expedient fo "lat t~ graduates of this Col competent to teach, and everything that here; and I know lern have excellent delicate and difficult properly instructing ?tefulif them the , retofore/be ooipcly.;-asso? rt 'teachers, /fender it VAraoersoj the EJtaflfcf m D. berebyV nWjGea'to pre provenj^toShe uitdjjrshj prescribe^Bykla.'? make paymw?. THQS. m r. June 30,188^ \%. emands against Vj deceased, are lern, properly ithin the time indebted to Notice to Road Overseers. THE County Commissioners hereby no? tify the Overseers of Public Roads in this County to put their roads in thorough condition, by putting the whole eight days required by law upon their roads before the first day of October, crediting the work already done this year upon tbe number of days. The Commissioners further notify those Overseers who have not done the first four day3 work already, that they must do this by the first of September, and the other four days by the first day of October. The Overseers must also make their re? turns promptly to the Commissioners un? der oath as required bylaw. ThoCommis? sioners will not now prosecute Overseers who have failed to comply with the law, because it was published late, and there has been an unusual amount of sickness in the Spring. They do not desire to prose? cute any one, but they now give full and fair notice that the law must be complied with, and they will prosecute every Over? seer who does not obey the directions herein given. All must obey the Jaw, to make it bear equally on all. In order that there he no misunderstanding we repeat the directions: Those Overseers who have already work? ed four days are required to put four more days upon their roads before the first of October, and make their return at the close of the last working; those who have not already done four days work, as ordered, must finish four or more days work by the first of September, and make their report at that time, and also do the balance of eight days work on their roads by the first of October, and make their second report. If any Overseer fails to comply with these instructions he will certainly be prosecut? ed; therefore the Commissioners, having thus given every indulgence possible, and full and fair notice, hope there will be no dereliction on the part of any Overseer. J. JAMESON, J. P. McGEE, A. 0. NORRIS, Board County Com. A. O, S. C. Per E. W. LONG, Clerk. June 30,1887_51_3 .notice. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of John C. Whitefield, deceased, must present them, properly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law ; and all persons indebted to said Estate must make pay? ment at once. JAS. T. JONES, Adra'r. June 30, 1887_51_3__ ICE, ICE, ICE, Constantly on hand at J. S. Fowler's Market, MAIN STREET. PARTIES desiring Ice on Sunday can get it from 9 to 11 a. m. and 4 to 6 p. m. June 9, 1887 48 4 "VTOTICE TO CREDITORS. -L^l All persons having demands against the Estate of J. Frances Arnold, deceas? ed, are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned, properly approved, ?within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. R. W. ARNOLD, Adm'r. June 23, 1887_50_3 LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHS MADE AT MAXWELL'S GALLERY. B 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 26,18S7_46_ Williamston Female College, Williamston, S. C. Rev. s. LANDErT?. HL, 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 her care. The Spring Session, 1887, will open Mon? day, Feb. 7, and continue 20 weeks. BATES PER SESSION. Board, exclusive of washing.?60 00 Regular Tuition, $12, $16 or. 20 00 Incidental Fee. 1 00 Library Fee.~ 40 Special Music Lessons. 20 00 Instrument for Practice. 3 00 Jan 13,1887 _27_ NOTICE. 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 from all styles of Gilt and other Mouldings. Picture Frame Cord and Hangings, ?fc?. Call and give me a trial. V7. B. BEACHAM, Depot Street, Anderson, S. C. July 22, 1886_2_ly AU people Of Dyspeptic ?ways Should learn to lengthen out their days. When Indigestion maioa a call, Or Constipation, worse than nil, Makes Kfe a burden, boar In mind, In Tarrant'a Seltzer health you'U Und. JONES PAYSthe FREIGHT 5 Ton Waaon Scale*, Iren Leven, StceT HeiriuRi, Urui Tire Beam ?cd Beera Box for $60. iTfrrtlteScile. Fortreepricellrt mention tili piper ?od tddrcu JONES OF BID OH AII TON i BINGIIAMTON. N. T. June 9. 1887 48 eow8 OUR NON-SECRET BLOOD PERCOLATOR IS USED BY ALL PHYSICIANS, AND IS NO PATENT MEDICINE. It is a powerful, yet gentle, P1M1OE THE BLOOD, Comprsed of Sarsaparille, Queen's Delight and Iodide Potash, with sufficient SENNA to regulate the bowel?. TRY IT. SIMPSON, REID & CO., ANDERSON, S- C. IGE CREAM SODA. -o LIMEADE SODA WATER? ?:?o THESE most refreshing and delicious drinks of the season have been introdu? ced by us, and we solicit your trial. 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 be 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 as is in town only 5c a gloss, or 25 tickets for one dollar. WILHITE & WLLHITE. THE LADIES' BEST FRIEND. Cosby's Hand Attachment for Sewing Machines! Can I>e Used on any Machine. AWAY with working Sewing Machines with your feet, when it brings ill health and finally death. The Cosby Hand Attachment relieves all pains and aches caused by sewing on Machines with your feet. The beat Physicians say Sewing Machines kill more women than every other thing combined. Every Physician endorses the Cosby Hand Attachment. It is health and happiness to every household. Call on GEO. M. TOLLY, at Tolley's Furniture Store, and get an Attach? ment for your Machine, and save your wives, mothers and sisters' health. PRICE, $S.50. GEO. M. TOLLY, Agent for Anderson County. June 2.3.1887_60_3m cane" mills ?d evaporators. THE BEST CANE MILLS and EVAPORATORS on the market. Sizes and weight considered, THE CHEAPEST. THESE MILLS Have stood the test, and we know whereof we speak. NEW PATENT EVAPORATORS! So far ahead of all others as not to admit of comparison. PRACTICALLY SELF SKIMMING! And far surpassing all other Evaporators in every point of excellence. B6F For prices, terms, &c, call on in. Get THE BEST, and save money and trouble. SPECIAL NOTICE. TO OWNERS OF ENGINES AND OTHER MACHINERY. We have just added to our Stock of Hardware a full line of ENGINE FIT? TINGS, COCKS, VALVES, GAUGES, PIPE, &c, and have a fine set of Tools with which we propose to execute such machine work as is generally needed. Oar prices will be always reasonable, and work guaranteed. SULLIVAN & BRO., HARD WARE DEALERS. THE EARTHQUAKE HAS SHOOK DOWN PRICES on everything, and of course has affected ray Stock of? Harness. Bridies. Collars, Saddles, Whips, Etc. My stock is larger than it has ever been, and I must dispose of it. I use the VERY BEST material, and guarantee every piece of work that leaves my Shop. My work is scattered all over the County. Ask any person who is using it about it. Here are some of my prices: Hand-made Buggy Harness from $10.00 up. Hand? made Double Buggy Harness from $18.00 to $40.00. Give me a call, and I will convince you that my work and prices can't be beat in the State. Over WILHITE & WILHITE'S DRUG STORE on Granite Row. Persons indebted to me must pay up by 15th November. JAMES IVfl. PAYNE. Oct7. 1886 _13_ _. OUR GIGANTIC SALE! TO COMMENCE THIS, THURSDAY, MORNING. ARVELOUS AND STRANGE, BUT YET TRUE. IN the rear part of our Store we have arranged three large BARGAIN COUNTERS, aud have placed on them such good and desirable Goods that they are worthy of everybody's attention. OOTJ3STTBE; 3STO. 1. Will contain 2,000 yards Figured Carabricks, 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 Indigo 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: 1,1500 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 8Jc. 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 12{c. Something far more precious than gold : 6,000 yards Check Nainsooks, satin finish, 34 inches wide, we offer as long as they last, at 6Jc. COTJlsTTEK; IfcTO. 2. Keep cool, Ladies 1 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 1 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 Batiste, which we have in very handsome and new patterns, we have marked them down from 18c to 10c. To be appreciated uiust 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 offer at 20c, one yard wide. COTJlsrTEK, 3STO. 3, This is a dandy: 5,000 yards India Linen White and Colored Lawu??one yard wide, nearly as fine as Mull, good enough for any queen to wear?our price will be 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 nave 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 12Jc. Last, but not least, 75 doz. Misses' Brilliant Lisle Ribbed Hose?black, navy blue, seal, purple are our shades. New York retail merchants sell them at 35c. We have only lj.rge sizes, 7? and 8*. 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, ^ Next Door to John E. Peoples & Co?