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m JttW?&BS&XiEditor. ^^?;'-.t;v^-Vii ? - ? . - ^DAY;: SEPT. 3V 18*7., -?1.50, ^'\a^???vr; opposes vigor Davis to attend the in Atlanta daring aa?s'"visit to Atlanta, faay"; serious purpose ^l^o^UieI Exposition. ^''bpie^^'oT'-Iil^n. are running _lan^^reardenSCleveland is i%e^?tlarit?:;Expow while bd tha E?C^ederate Presi ^t^^pocted > draw large &these respective fairs. r and bwrier. onlast Monday ita annual review of the trade ^^ofi Charleston, which shows j^Calroiinj^ Metropolis to be r:geining ground. With better ^facilitiesand the. completion of ^Charleston would rapidly de tan import and''-export, commer I^?j bbotoing' the Carolina^ ^Western Railroad, which O&lAvgusta; via Greenville to ^ ?It; is said that Greenville ^Sj^eachsubscribe $200, ^^pwitsaJbng the line will l^??*!^:/!They now cossid ^jan;as8ur^Baccei8. 4^?w/ijr^;^poiBd. the Intej> ? ?^ saya that inasmuch ?i^a law, he f?voiB atofigjbt, 8p as to give t?&ve]5jPanu proposes to amendmeafr looking in this i aere is room for improve line; ancl>hile we do not1 f ^tojfes- of! Senator. ButlerV . ;nodouUhe will endeavor awne of the troubles to which public are unnecessarily j ;^on ;^r^M/8bbje^ *$to^care^ ^qbject^hs public to more latfit re?ews.them from. lya.tnat the dirtiest thing if. a.,dirtynewspaper ad >ty/interest of a dirty 2he. people can find a ?jw^.'te: South Carolina? ^ip^enced by whiskey who have. changed from en they had no bar-room whiskey selling advocaies .make.a few dollars but of I 'ufog>: Those who will1 plea so cheaply are be tV and will -.laaBwer Mr. . description. If you put "'dirt you will get them . best way to deal with" to let them severely alone. i .some people are saying i'Murray has said that he ar agitate the prohibition er the people voted on the [e-did not say this, but what guthat he wanted the matter . people! in a fair election, i; whpn so settled, the question it again be agitated by him in until there was a decided ^puhlic.tfpbaion on; the subject. ,^i^;^&';^:batwho will/rise i^. that the late election was fair, ^negro was used just as he was ^^la^Ucalism, when negroes ji^^yoted, when negroes from '^f?^Gounty voted, when ? the stration were taken up at point in the: County, when )'re of Registration in one or _ . dealt out the wet tickets , i*ed the voters,. when unnat ^Germana were registered and jns convicted of crime iaUife'%were ? registered and liurnpera of politicians made -personal one, and not one of ^ptij?l,;at they - declare, .when. ^i^^d'prohibitioriista declare ? '^<5>pOBition was only based on ^b^bthey are in favoif of pro proper E?l, and when ana'falsehoods, were cir judice -the ignorant and Qtotes': against prohibition, ^yjthat in our judgment, there TOf'iair^test 6f the true senti upeopie ofthe County on this j^Suji Sector .'.Murray and the .m^viB8"'froia'v^iax'C!ouBfy; will ' -^i^ pv& judgment as to what ^as^presentatives and indi ..411 .205 .........122 _ 67 ? ??- ?? rOqnW?? THE HOMESTEAD LAW. " *^herry I Obfcrver and the An ljjoesceb, agree for . one ^Observer advocates the aboli ,ijhme?te*ilaw, and" says: ' ^in Kewberry County, accord ^?seasments of January, 1886, " ; and twenty-four land gowning laud for agricultural ie following table shows 5gS< r 50 acres and under.257 (5 ^ ^fpbmPSata 100 acres.?..288 i#;-r'f-nooto 200. "" 'J /200to. soo ^?^?^00 to 400 ? . ...-'" . 400 to 500 ?'?* 500 to 1,000 '..<? >^0WtO: 2,000 ?>.. 27 ly- "? 2,000 to 3,000 ? " . 11 "-Vv'-^ 3,000 to 4,000 " . 1 li^ ZjmtO 10,000 " . 1 J?ia^ieen that -956 land-owners own ' ihaAv200 acres each. Not one of "b*,; owing. to the great latitude rt^aetting aside a homestead, accent of.credit upon the basis ? ^vithout mortgaging it We lipeaking cf ? credit extended to *" Btreugth of his known honesty 'iy, but- of credit in its business who will study the workings af the homestead law, in the tfabove figures,.and in the teriesce and observation, is o see th,*t the law ia a great the prosperity of the State, fy.a hardship to the farmers fe means. There is no doubt driven many to pay ruinous T W 'land-loan companies and . ..j^ loana beyond their actual , 51^,0, without the homestead law, i^?TOijborrdwedi on good terms, T mortgage and at reasonable ^jf?&Bj actually needed. e of every; county in the rM up monster petitions, to to the General Assembly, . to submit to the vote of e qaestion of repealing the tW. the; homestead only tends to ' ay from a mart; who does 'Or than; fifteen hundred dol . , It is, likewise, ? greatdeal of lack of con '?Uin the State. At the the- Legislature, Senator a. Jo.lhfc Resolution to \&vt and will bring it to a vote-this winter. It is hardly to be hoped that it will get two-thirds of each House this year, but it will begin the discussion, and- put the people to thinking about the matter. If the Bill should pasa, we believe a majority of the people in the State would vote to repeal the law. Mb Editor : In a private note receiv? ed to-day from Bishop W. W. Duncan, in reference to the article published.in an extra edition of the Anderson Journal, and used as an anti-prohibition cam? paign document, just on the eve of the late election, I am authorized to state, what every one who knows the Bishop well knew before, that he is in full sym? pathy with the prohibition movement. That he is "opposed to theNmanufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors," that he is "in favor of prohibition, votes for it, speaks for it, and will continue' so to do as he has opportunity." That he preaches "that a Christian man ought to vote as he prays," and that in no word I or act of his could any liquor man or i ?ntirprohibitionist take comfort". He concludes by saying, "no one regrets more that I do the defeat of prohibition in Anderson and in the great State of Texas." Now, Mr. Editor, the Journal has complained about using the pulpit to advocate prohibition, and yet, just on the eve of the election he puts one of our Bishops in the front rank of an anti prohibition special paper, and, on the Lord's day, Bends out couriers all over the County to distribute it I am at a loss to know how to characterize such an act', especially in reference to one whose prohibition sentiments have been voiced, by himself, all over the land. It is plain to every thinker that the purpose in view wa3 not, at that late hour, to raise the question of the propriety of discussing prohibition from the pulpit, but to use the name of a great and good man, under cover of a slight pretext, to help sustain* ?cause that owes its existence largely to misrepresentation^ and whose end is both temporal and eternal ruin. The Journal seems especially anxious to bring to the support of ?its cause Methodist ministers, /knowing as it does, that they stand Sol? idly against that cause. I trust* it "will' allow me to, suggest that the proof be always at hand, whenever they are thus brought forward. And I.trustit will also allow me the further suggestion, that as the journal does not belong to'the Meth odist family, some of us who do begin !to tiiinVita little, top liberal, 'in the use of Methodists names, especially Bishops and Ministers, in connection \ with a traffic they have never, from the days of the Founder down .to the present" time, approved of or are even likely to do so; Aug. 26," 1887. .C.V. Babnes. ! SpAetanbubg, S. Q., Aug. 23,vl887. Mr. Joha L. Jolly, Denver, S. C? Deak Sib : Yours of the 13th inst was received by me to day on my return from Alabama, after an absence of over two weeks. I am opposed to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. I am in favor of prohibition, have voted for it, and will always when I have a legal chance to do so. T have made speeches in favor of prohibition; and will again when my duties and circumstances will admit. I would rejoice if in the Federal and every State Constitution there was a Prohibitory Amendment. Those who put me oh the side of anti prohibition: 'o me a wrong, and do vio? lence to my private and public utteran? ces. Yours, &c., W. W. Duncait. Toe Blue BJdge Railroad. The Blue Ridge Railroad appears to be ? about to get on its feet again. A corps of engineers are engaged in resurveying the old route and are now at some, point between Walhalla and Clayton. 'One of the corps passed through Walhalla Tues? day, seeking information about the road; We understand this survey is being made by syndicate of Northern capi? talists, who are interested 'in the Cum? berland coal mines. It is reported this company intends building the road, if it can get the rights and franchises belong? ing to the charter, and if the survey shows the cost not too great A survey made five years back showed that nearly or about 54 per cent of the work had been done on the old route, and that it was of a Bolid and permanent character. Taking this to be true, we could hardly think that the completion of the greatest thoroughfare in the South at one-third* the original .cost would not pay., The road would traverse a rich country, both in minerals and agriculture, and at Knoxville would connect with the great Northwest We have been so often dis? appointed in the building of this road that we merely mention this new move? ment hoping, yet doubting, that there may be something in it.? Walhalla Cou? rier. ._ -?-????: Greenville's Wholesale Strike. Gbeenville, S. 0., September 3.? The operators in the weaving room of the Huguenot plaid plains, seventy-five in number, left their machines and refused to work this morning. The trouble was caused by the proposed change in the superintendent of the clothes room. H. Green has been superintendent at $4 a day. E. H. Fulenweider, the owner of the mill, gave Green notice of a reduc? tion to $3. Green refused to accept the .reduction. ? When it became known among the -operators that Greene's place was to be filled by E. J. Barnett, an employee of the mill, who is without experience in the weaving department, they refused to work. Mr. Fullenweider'a action in reducing Green's pay. was without the consent of Superintendent and Treasurer C. H. Lanneau. In consequence of this Mr. Lanneau has resigned his position, the resignation to take effect on the 15th inst He has been superintendent since the mill was built Mr. Fullenweider will take charge and superintend personally. He says be will replace the force and run on as before. The carding and spinning department is still running. There has been no dis? turbance and the strike is perfectly quiet. It is watched with interest as the first instance of the kind in Greenville.?' U&palch to the Charleston Sun. Piedmont Exposition. Atlanta, Ga., Aug; 27.?The direc? tors of the Piedmont exposition sent three hundred invitations to the Veteran Association of the Northwest to-day, uiging old soldiers who fought between Chattanooga and Atlanta to revisit the battle fields during the first week of the exposition beginning October 10th. Special rates of one cent per mile each ( way have been secured. There will be I a reunion of the Blues and the Grays on ' Kennesa w mean tain, 'with barbecues and ceremony, and at night the illumina? tion of Kennesaw mountain, to close with the flight of 6000 rockets, ignited by an eleciric match from the crest of the mountain. Batteries of artillery and soldiers will take part in the illumination. I Pictures of Job ?b to a and Sherman will be displayed in the fire. Sherman sigua] i ing "Hold the Fort" to General Corse at i Altoona will be repeated fro ji the station I at which the original signals were sent. A monster excursion will be run from St. Louis to Atlanta at the close of the Grand Army meeting there, October 5th to8th. A Terribly Fatal Disaster at an Eug ,.- Hslt Playlionso. London, September 5.?The theatre at Exeter took fire thin evening during the performance of "Romany Rye.'* The occupants of the pit, after an awful struggle, escaped, but many of them were greatly injured. There was only one exit from the gallery and the rush there was terrific. Scores were trodden under foot and suffocated. A fire escape was brought to the window and many inside were rescued. Sixty corpses have been removed. The injured survivors were sent to the hospital.. The mortality is estimated at 100. The structure burned was the Theatre Royal. It was built after the latest design and was elaborately fitted up, being considered one of the prettiest in the Kingdom. There was a full house to-night, and everything was all right until the end of the third act, at half past 10, when the drop scene fell and in a moment the whole stage was a mass of fire. A wild panic ensued. The occupants of the stage, pit and dress circle escaped after dreadful crushing, .many being badly bruised. The actors and actresses were in their dressing-rooms when the fire began and all escaped. The'fire originated in the flies and. spread rapidly, filling the theatre with a dense smoke. The occupants of the upper circle and gallery rushed to the windows screaming frantically. Many jumped from the windows and were injured. Others were rescued with the aid of ladders from the verandas. 9 The fire blazed fiercely, lighting up the whole city. People were soon flocking to the scene in thousands, inquiring for their friends. The scene inside the theatre when the fire broke out was an awful one. Some men implored the audience to be cool, . but it was impossible to check the frantic ? rush.. The theatre hose was brought into use in a few minutes, but the water had little effect on the flames. The actors and actresses were taken from the windows with the aid of ladders. They lost everything except what they wore at the time. Up to the present time one hundred and thirty bodies have been recovered. They are almost unrecognizable. Thirty injured survivors have been taken to hospitals. The fire burned through the night. The Bearch for bodies proceeds slowly. In many cases every shred of clothing is burned off and the bodies look black and raw.: There are various reports as to the origin of the fire. It is only certain that the flames broke out in the scene shif? ter's department 'r' Those who escaped say that the special exit was promptly opened. The fire brigade. arrived .five minutes^ after the breaking out of the flames, but the efforts of the firemen were without effect. There were Beyeral thrilling rescues. A majority of the victims were men and boys. About thirty women-were burned. When the fire started the drop scene was lowered to prevent a draught. Some of the actors opened a door to escape, causing, the'fire to burst through the drop , scene and to .ignite the gallery. The flames, overtook the people, who were wedged in a mass, and roasted them to death. Many who were, rescued alive died soon after being brought out of the burn? ing building. The occupants of the dress circle escaped without serious harm. London, September 6.?A telegram from Exeter, at. 5 o'clock this morning, says.: The fire is under control. Only the walls of the structure are standing. People distracted with anxiety are wan? dering about the streets in the neighbor? hood of the thc.tre in search of friends who attended last night's performance. . The hospitals are besieged by anxious inquirers for friends. Twenty badly burned persons, who were admitted to the hospitals, died a few moments after they were received. Matthew Donnhoe's Mad Act. Greenville, Sept. 5.?A suicide, under most distressing circumstances, occurred in Greenville this morning. Matthew Donahoe (white), a carpenter by trade, was found at daylight this morning hanging to a rope, which he had suspended from the top of his door. His family were all in the house, and the discovery was not made until his wife -went to open the door. He was bang? ing on the outside of the house. When found, his body was still warm, showing that the act had been committed in the early part of the morning. Donahoe leaves a wife and a large family of chil? dren, and there is no known cause for his rash act, as he seemed to be fairly prosperous and all his business and family affairs were going on smoothly. ? Two prisoners escaped from the jail yesterday morning. They made their escape by sawing loose the fastenings of the iron grating of the door. The jail I" of Greenville seems to be somewhat in? secure. A. large mass meeting of citizens of this city and county was held here to? day and resolutions were adopted in favor of a county subscription of $200, 000 to the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railroad. Prominent citizens from Knoxviile and Augusta were pres? ent, and the meeting was enthusiastic and practically unanimous for the sub ' scriptum. President Cleveland on Mixed Scools. Mr. G. A. Sullivan, editor of the Montgomery (Va.) Democrat, recently wrote to President Cleveland inquiring in regard to the truth of a report that Mr. Cleveland, while Governor of New York, approved a bill authorizing mixed schools in the State. In replying to Mr. Sullivan's inquiry, President Cleveland writes: "The only bill that I know of being passed and approved on that sub? ject, while I was Governor, was one affect? ing the city of New York, and bad pre? cisely the contrary effect?that is, the purpose and object was to retain the colored schools separate and distinct from those for the whites. Mr. Nelson J. Waterbury, of New York city, I think, drew the bill, and Prof. Raain, superin? tendent of colored schools, and Rev. Dr. Derrick, both of New York city, advocat | ed it strongly. . The school board of New York City had determined to consolidate their schools with the white schools, and the bill took it out of the control of the board, so that it should not be done. It was strongly urged before me that sepa I rate schools were of much more benefit [ to the colored people than mixed schools. 1 approved the bill, and I suppose in the City of New York colored schools are separately maintained to-day by virtue of its provisions. I have thus given you all I remember on the subject of your inquiry. I have been much surprised at hearing before the receipt of your letter that this matter has been so grossly mis? represented." Weary of The World. Union, Sept. 5?John M. Bramlett a young man between 21 and 23 years of age committed suicide Saturday night between 12 and 1 o'clock by taking some deadly poison. His body was found in bed in his room over Dr. J. W. Posey's drug store yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock. No cause whatever can be assigned for his rash act. He was from Laureus, S. C, and leaves a father, mother and several brothers. He has been clerking in Dr. Posey's drug store for the past year and was well thought of by the entire community. A note was found on a table in his room in his hand? writing, saying: "I am weary of this world. It has no charms for me. I don't believe In any heaven or hell. I am a miserable being to behold. Don't grieve after me, dear friends and rela? tives." His remains were sent to Lau rens lost night. . ? Mr. Robert T." Lincoln declares that he would not accept a nomination for Vice President and that he is not anxious for the nomination for President. He says that he has seen enough of life at the White House to convince him that it is "a gilded prison." ] The Mason L'oltou ?iu L'ompnuy, During the past year the company made very satisfactory progress in the development and perfection of the Mason Cylinder Cotton Gin?tho South Caro? lina invention by moans of which a new. procesB of ginning cotton has been sub? stituted for tho old system of saw gins. The machines having shown their eflici ency by practical tests last year, the company determined to introduce them this year through sub-companies, which are given the right to manufacture and sell the gins on paying a royalty to the parent company. Under this system a sub-company, known as the Clinder Gin Company of Charleston, was organized, and has man? ufactured and sold a considerable num? ber of the gins which are now working on the new crop. The Milburn Gin and Machine Company of Memphis, Tenn., have also entered into contract with the parent company to manufacture and sell the gins on a royalty. The ginning sea? son has just commenced, but such reports as have been received, so far, from persons who are using the Cylinder gins are highly favorable, and indicate that they are. doing good and satisfactory work. Sufficient gins are already at work to thoroughly demonstrate their value this year, and if the expectations of the com fiary are realized the operations will be argely increased to meet the demand for next year's crop. In addition to the gins sold in the United StateB, the company have exported a gin to Russia for trial upon cotton which is being grown in the southern part of the Czar's dominions. Prince Takamine, of Japan, who is now in Charleston, visited the workshops of the Cylinder Gin Company a few days ago, and saw one of the Cylinder gins at work. He expressed great satisfaction with the working of the machine, and has obtained fnll information from the company looking to the introduction of the gins into the Empire of Japan. Prince Takamine says that considerable cotton is raised in Japan by the natives for their own consumption, and be describes the process by which they gin the cotton as extremely slow and expen? sive. His idea is to supply the farmers with 'small cylinders to be worked by hand, which he thinks will enable them to raise more cotton and gin it quickly and cheaply.?News and Courier. A Row at Sparenburg. Spartanb?bg, S. 0., Sept. 4.--Deputy Marshal John Kirby, of the United States Internal Revenue Department, got into a seriouB affray last night about midnight, by interferring with policeman John Cleveland in the discbarge of his duty. From the policeman's account, Kirby came up to him and jerked his- "billy" out of his hand when he was endeavoring to quiet a man by the name'of Hastings, who was drinking and noisy, and who had been ordered to leave the street, under pain of being arrested. The po? liceman recovered' his club and after a few words, was struck by Kirby, and in turn Kirby was felled by the policeman's club, and an attempt made by the police? man to disarm him (Kirby), as he was attempting to use his pistol. Parties interfered and separated them, and Kirby, who had resisted was after? wards arrested, and gave bail for his appearance on to-morrow (Monday) morning. The policeman still bears de? cided marks of the encounter, and possi? bly, the marshal also. Kirby has made himself so unpopular in the discharge of 'the duties of his office that there is a strange feeling here, not only in the di? rection of the removal of revenue~officials, but also in the abolishment of the whole system, commissioners, collectors, mar? shals, and all, as it smacks so strongly of the worst days of Radicalism. South Carolina for Cleveland. Cant. F. W. Dawson, Editor of the Charleston Nexos and Courier, paid a flying visit to Washington yesterday, and during the afternoon called at the White House and had a talk with the President concerning the political situa? tion. Capt. Dawson is a member of the National Democratic committee and a steadfast supporter of the present Ad? ministration. Capt. Dawson says South Carolina has every reason to be pleased with Mr. Cleveland and his policy, and the people of that State will heartily support his renomination at the proper time. The people of Charleston are very anxious to have the honor of enter? taining the President and Mrs. Cleve? land if they can make it convenient to visit their city during the coming Presi? dential trip to Atlanta. The President has Charleston's invitation now under consideration, in conjunction with others of a similar character, and his pro? gramme will be announced during the coming week. This morning Capt. Dawson returned to Charleston, accom? panied by Mrs. Dawson and her two children, who have been in Europe dur? ing the past two years. Mrs. Dawson is well known in this city as the sister of Mrs. Gen. Drum, and her many friends Will be glad to know that her trip abroad was of material benefit to her, although she is still in delicate health.? Washing? ton Letter in the Baltimore Sun. / A Cnrlous Case. A Savannah attorney is looking up the law in a most peculiar case, with the view of possibly filing the papers in a suit for $1,000. The circumstances are these: A few months ago a gentleman met a young friend and inquired about his family. The young man had been once blessed with twins and expressed some fear of again being blessed in the same manner at no remote date. "Well, should it occur, I will give you a present of $1,000," remarked Mr. Blank, joking? ly to the young father. Two bystanders were asked if they heard the promise. They replied that they did, and promised to be witnesses in case they were needed. . A few days ago the young man's family was increased by two new members on the Bame day. In the exuberance of his happiness he forgot all about the promise until reminded of it by one of the wit? nesses. Mr. Blank has been presented with a bill for $1,000 which be declined to pay. He Bays that the agreement was a mere joke and not in the nature of a contract. Another ground of the de? fense will be that the remark was in the nature of a bet or wager, and therefore illegal and not collectable. Besides he says it is quite probable that the plaintiff in the contemplated suit knew whereof he spoke when he accepted the proposi? tion, and was therefore betting on a cer? tainty. That would constitute fraud or deception, and under the unwritten laws of betting, the loser is not compelled to pay in such case. Another plea will be that the contract was not one that could be performed within a year and should therefore have been in writing. Unfor? tunately for the defendant the facts in the case will crush this last plea. The plaintiff contends that no bet was made and that he was not belting on a certainty. On the contrary, he claims that there was a clear contact, his part of which has been fulfilled.?Savannah News. Practical Results of Holiness. The holiness preachers have begun work in Laurens, and a correspondent of the Herald welcomes them. He says: We are in love with the effects they seem to have bad on some of the converts in Abbeville. One young man who while a clerk some years ago appropriated to himself $7 of his employer's funds. Upon his conversion he immediately made restitution?paying back the $7 with interest. Others say they are going to be honest and upright from now on. Now, there must have been something in the preaching that caused those converts to believe that honesty is one of the component parts of religion?that it must needs enter into it in order to round it off, so to speak, and make it consistent. There ia certainly a great need of such preaching at this time. Because there are many church members who evidently have yet to learn that common honesty -?one hundred cents on the dollar?is one of the beauties of religion. A Ilcmnrfrnhle Life. Christopher Gustavus Memminger, who is now at the point of death in Charleston, was born in Wnrtcnburg, Germany, January 7lh, ISO*?, and was tho Hon of Chrislo]?hcr Godfrey Mem? minger, a captain in the army of the elector of Swabia, which was after? wards erected by Napoleon into the kingdom of Wurtenburg. His grand? father was an officer in the university of Babenhaussen, and a cousin was a pro? fessor in one of the German universities. His mother emigrated to Charleston when he was quite an infant and soon died, leaving her son an orphan at the age of four years. He was placed in the city orphan house and at the age of nine years was adopted by Mr. Thomas Ben? nett, afterwards governor of South Caro? lina. By Mr. Bennett he was introduced into his family and educated with the same care as his own children. He entered the South Carolina College at the early age of fourteen years and was graduated from that institution with high honors in 1819. Being then but sixteen years of age, he was admitted to the bar in 1825, elected to Legislature in 1836, and served in that body till 1860. Soon after his election to the Legislature Mr. Memminger was appointed chairman of the committee on ways and means and was instrumental in shaping the financial policy of the State until the outbreak of the war in 1861. He was instrumental in organization of public school system of Charleston in which he took lifelong interest. When secession came Memminger affiliated with co-operation party and was sent as commissioner from this State to Virginia to urge that State to secede. He was member of State secession con? vention and took active part in its delib? erations. He was also elected to first Confederate Congress and on organiza? tion of confederate government was ap? pointed Secretary of treasury which po? sition be held till summer of 1864, when he resigned. In 1865 he returned to Charleston and commenced life again. He took prominent part in developing phosphate industry in that section and made handsome fortune thereby. He was chairman of city public school board till 1885 when advanced age forced him to resign. He was twice married. In 1832, to Miss Mary Wilkinson, daughter of Dr. Willis Wilkinson, formerly of Virginia, and brother of Commodore Wilkinson, and second, on March 27, 1887, to Miss Sarah A. Wilkinson, sister of the above. He leaves eight children. His oldest son, Dr. Thomas Memminger, is a physician. The Rev. Robert W. Memminger is a distinguished divine of Charleston. Christopher G. Memminger is an orange grower in Florida. Dr. Allard Memminger is an analytical chemist of Charleston. Edward R. Memminger is a lawyer. Ellen Mem? minger is engaged in orang? raising in Florida. His daughter Mary is the wife of Mr. Vincotte, a civil engineer in Brussels. His daughter Virginia is the wife of Ralph J. Middleton, Jr., of Charleston.?Atlanta Constitution. To Harness Niagara. Buffalo, Sept. 3.?The inventor of a harness for the power of Niagara River has almost got his grasp on a fortune of $62,500. If he hasn't that much money in his inside pocket he certainly has a contract which,' if carried out, will put it there. J. F. Kerns of this city has sold the right to bis invention in Erie and Niagara Counties,-, which includes -the whole of the Niagara River frontage, to the Niagara River Motor Company, capital stock, $250,000. "Several members of the Cleveland Electric Motor Company have been here a number of times," said '? Mr. Kerns, "and appear to be greatly interested :in my motor. They have been with us when we tried it in the river, and seem to be delighted with it. Their notion is that the motor is to be utilized for the generation of electricity. The men with whom I am dealing say that they will build two big dynamos down by the river bank, and send the electricity all over the city on wires. "Remember," said he, "I have sold only two Counties. There are plenty of other streams where the motor can be used, and if I can find a suitable one near New York I can cover that island with electric motive power and then I have got a bonanza." "But how much power do you claim to have there ?" pointing to the motor model, which had been brought out. "That I can't undertake to tell you. I have an immense power, though, as everybody who understands such things admits at once on looking at it. I have taken it to all the old machinists and rr.llwrights I could find and they all i ree about it. We have had it in the river four times, and it works beautiful? ly." The model is, in brief, a platform a foot and'a half wide, and nearly as long again, with three upright bearings set so that by stretching an endless chain about them'an irregular triangle is formed. This chain is furnished with fiat paddles that stand out from it to catch the cur? rent which is by means of dams or walls thrown against its longest side. Hinges permit the paddles to feather back against the chain on the return side. One of the wheels around which tho chain runs is furnished with a pulley, which gives off the power to a belt that goes ashore. "It is intended," said the inventor, "to make a machine 100 feet long, with steel blades 10 feet high and having 8 feet sweep. This, with guiding walls of masonry built in Portland cement, will cost, it is thought, $12,000. There will be little trouble from ice, as the machine will be eight feet below the Burface of the water." Tortured for their Money. Galvesto.n, Aug. 30.?A special dis? patch from Hampstead, Texas says: "The County officers have returned from Reid's Prairie, the scene of the late terrible outrage on John Schultz and wife, Germans, over sixty years old, and report the perpetration of a crime that would shame a savage. Soon after dark on Friday night last four men, masked and otherwise disguised, entered the house and demanded all the money about the premises. When refused the robbers commenced pounding bom the old man and his wife with pistols. "They then boutfd their wrists, and Eouring kerosene oil on tbe persons of oth told them they would burn tbem alive if the money was not produced. When refused again one of the villains set fire to the kerosene and they were horribly burned. The muscles of the calves of the old man's legs are nearly burned asunder, and little hopes of his recovery are entertained. "Mrs. Schultz, although terribly beat? en on the head and badly burned, will probably recover. Mr. Schultz was left for dead, and the robbers then searched the premises and found a $1 bill and $30 in silver. Two men are now under arrest charged with the crime, and the others implicated the officers expect soon to have in custody. Jews In America. The increase of the Jewish population of the United States has been remark? able. In 1845 in a population of 20, 000,000 there were only 50,000 Jews. To day the number is at least 500,000. So that, while the entire population of the United States has increased three fold in forty years, the number of Jews has increased tcu fold. The United States is now the fourth country in the world in the number of its Jewish citizens. Russia, Austria, and Germany have more; but at the present rate of increase it will not be long before this country has the largest Jewish population in the world. To the excellent character of our Jew. ish population every fair-minded citizen must bear testimony. Their enterprise, industry and thrift have made them powerful in our commerce. They have also become distinguished for their pub? lic spirit, their support of benevolent in? stitutions, and their general good con? duct as citizens. A more conservative, or more law-abiding element is not to be found in this country, Astrological L'ied lotions for September. The month of September, according to the predictions of the astrologers, will usher in a period of startling activity and change. They base their foreboding* on tho relative positions of the heavenly bodies. Discarding the technical details of astrological nomenclature, the follow? ing particulars arc extracted from Zad kiel's London Almanac for 1887: The total eclipse of the sun on the 19th of August, visible in Germany, Russia, China and Japan, will soon begin to make itself felt. Ramesey says that an eclipse of the sun in the last decanate of the sign Leo presignifies "captivities, slaughters, rapines and profanation of religious places." This will apply to the greater part of Europe and Asia, and es? pecially to countries ruled by Leo, viz.: France and Italy. Great evils will fall on Moscow, the ancient capital of Russia. War will rage in the seas of Japan and China. In Afghanistan war will rage and earthquakes be felt. Russia will push on to the borders of India and will encounter and be defeated by the British forces. A conjunction of Mars and Saturn, the most malefic of the heavenly influences, will take place in the sign Leo. The chief effects of this conjunction will fall on France, Italy, Rome, Prague and Philadelphia, resulting in quarrels and bloodshed. Drought and earthquakes will quickly follow. Germany and Aus? tria will participate to some extent in these evils, for the conjoined planets will be in the ascendant at Berlin and Vienna, and as Aries is in the midheaven at those capitals, the reigning monarch will be in personal danger. At Washington the position of Venus promises a more prosperous period for the United States; yet there will be trouble with anarchists' in some parts. Jupiter in the third house promises a good time for railway companies. The general conclusions are that Mars and Saturn, traveling in company through the early degrees of the sign Leo, will disturb France and Italy., In. France violence, if not war, will reign; and in Italy religious squabbles will be the order of the day. Earthquake shocks will be felt in the South of Europe at the begin? ning of this month. In Bohemia trouble, accidents and violent deeds will be rife. The ruler of Germany will be in personal ?eril. At the new moon of the 1.7th inst. upiter will be in the midheaven at London; and at the autumnal equinox Jupiter will be in the ascendant; we may therefore look for advancement for our interest, albeit peace may not be secured. The British forces will be victorious over their powerful enemies, for the star of England will be in the midheaven at the equinox and in trine aspect with the moon. News from the Western States of North America will be very exciting; there is danger of trouble with the In? dians and of prairie or forest fires. There is reason to apprehend volcanic action in New Zeland; the ensuing season will be dry and unfavorable for most of the crops there. The solar con? junction with Mercury on the 10th inst. will bring a busy period for persons whose birthday falls thereon. The 21st will be a fortunate birthday; single ladies will receive offers of marriage. Better Watch Ben. Boston, September 1.?Gen. Butler's speech this afternoon before the Butler Club, which celebrated the taking of Hatter as, was characteristic. The speech was for the greater part devoted to con? sideration of the treasury surplus. He said he would distribute this enormous sura equitably and make a service pen? sion. He continued: "When we were carrying on this war the Nation borrowed money upon its bonds from the bankers, and we may now say it without offence, made the best bargain it could, and the Nation has owed them a debt which it promised to pay in gold and has paid every dollar of it that is due. Now, the soldier bad a debt, the consideration of which was blood and death?one that was certainly as solemn and just a debt as any other, and we took our pay in greenbacks. Distribute this extra money among us and you come within about 15 per cent of making the thing equal?not more. [Applause.] "A part of this money belongs to the South. Almost seventeen years ago I said in Congress that I looked forward to the day when we should give relief to the disabled Confederate soldiers. I was much criticised at the time for saying it, but I am ready here and now, whether it is with obloquy or with praise to say : As soon as we have rewarded the men who fought for the Union I'm content that the surplus money of the United States shall be taken for the purpose of administering to the necessities of the Confederate soldiers of the South, who were not to blame for this war, but are the only sufferers by it. [Applause.]. "But I want to say another thing to my friends of the North and South. We never shall be able to relieve the neces? sities of the wounded and maimed Con? federates until every Union soldier is re? warded for hia valor and loyalty. [Ap? plause.] And the quicker every man votes for that the quicker he will bring about this act of magnanimity to the Southern people." Squ andered a Million. The son of ex-State Senator Browne of New York, is now lying at a hotel in Newark, N. J., with a broken leg and nearly penniless. He is cared for by Captain Donovan, the proprietor of the hotel. The young man inherited nearly a million dollars a few years ago, but has squandered it all. He admits that he spent $800,000 in eight years. Browne went to Newark several years ago a physical wreck, having used up his for? tune in dissipation and lost most of his friends. President Macknet, of the Young Men's Christian Association, gave Browne help and employment, but after a few weeks he left and went to Morristown, where be was employed in a stable. After that ho worked on a farm for over a year at $10 a month and board. About a week ago he read of a case in the Brooklyn Surrogate Court. He was an important witness in the case and went to see the attorneys of the woman who wa* suing to recover an estate left by her husband. " "The lawyers gave me a check for $100 and sent me back," he said. "It was that money I was spending when I got drunk." "How did you break your leg?" "I do not know, unless I twisted it arrmud the iron railing in front of some bar. I don't remember anything about it." The Call to Gen. Capers, Columbia, Sept. 5.?The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church meet to-morrow and will extend a call to the Rev. Ellison Capers, of Greenville', to accept the reot orship lefc vacant by the Rev. H. O. Judd's resignation. The salary offered is nearly $1,000 in excess of that now received by Mr. Capers, but he has given no hint as to whether he will accept or not. Railroad Wreckers in Ohio. Cincinnati, September 2.?An infa? mous attempt to wreck a train for the purpose of robbery is reported from Leb? anon, O. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, as a train of eleven cars, with 500 passengers, was returning from Cin? cinnati, the engineer encountered at a point a mile from Lebanon an obstruc? tion made of railroad ties and fence rails. By good fortune the train had stopped only a short distance before it to let off some passengers and had not obtained sufficient speed to be seriously injured when the obstruction was reached. ? A sheep-raiser named Thompson, living in the division of Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa, drove a flock of 1,400 owes up to a small building in which he intended to take shelter from a storm. As the sheep huddled around the building it was Btruck by lightning and shattered, and 799 of the sheep were in stantly killed. ? While Henry Fletcher was blasting slumps on John Hill's farm, near Logans port, Ind., Wednesday, fifty dynamite cartridges that he had about his person were, by some unknown means, explod? ed. Fletcher wan literally blown to pieces, parts of his body being found over a hundred yards distant. His breast bouo was suspended in a tree about fifty feet high, while his tongue was found near where the explosion occurred. Fletched was about 23 years old and came from Elkhart, where his parents reside. ? The New York Evening Sun recalls a unique experience in the c ireer of Gov? ernor Wilson, of West Virginia. In 1871 he was a member of the State Legisla? ture. A certain bill was introduced. Wilson was opposed to it. "Thirty-six hours before the Legislature adjourned sine die," says the Sun, "Wilson was re? cognized by the speaker, and for thirty six hours he played upon all the keys of the larynx." This remarkable feat gave him the name of Windy Wilson. ? The Indiana woman's prison and reformatory, near Indianapolis, is man? aged exclusively by women. It has been in operation, four years, and there are now 48 women in the prison and 137 girls in the reformatory, which is kept wholly separate. They are kept busy with a great variety of domestic duties, and school is carried on el eve a months in the year for the younger inmates. Pun? ishment is rarely needed, and the time system of shortening terms for good be? havior is used with excellent results. Now Has Faith. I had been troubled all Winter with cold and pain in the chest and got no relief from remedies reccommended by Druggists and Physicians. At the same time I was adver? tising Dr. Eosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup. I had little faith but thought to try it as a last resort, now 1 believe even more than they tell me of its curative qual? ities. [From the News, EIi;:abethtown, Ky.] Sold by Orr & Sloan. TO RENT. SEVERAL FARMS, with ?jomfortable houses, situated conveniently for sending children to school in Anderson. For terms, &c, apply to JOHN W. DANIELS. _S_ept 8U887_9_ Application for Charter. NOTICE is hereby given that an appli? cation has been filed with the Clerk of the Court for Anderson County for a charter for "The Pioneer Steata Fire En? gine Company." JAMES M. PAYNE, President. J. N.-WATKINS, Secretary. Sept 8,1887 _5_5 MASTER'S SALE. State op South Cabolina, County op Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. 0. H. P. Faut vs. A. Evins Brown and others. IN obedience to the Judgment; of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on 8ALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgaged premises below described to wit: All that Tract of Land, containing 80 acres, more or less, lying on both sides of the Columbia & Greenville Railroad, and on the West side of Broadaway Creek in Broadaway Township of Anderson Coun? ty, 8. C, adjoining lands of Sam'l. Brown S. N. Pearman and others. Tebms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 8,1887_9_4 MASTER'S SALl?. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Aniebson. In the Court of Common Pleas. . J. L. Tribble vs. Anna Fenster. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson C H., 8. C, on SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, situate in Fork Township, of Anderson County, S. C, adjoining lands of Mrs. Woolbrieht, Dr. W. K. Sharpe,-Holcombe and others, containing-acres, more or less. ? Tebms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 8,1887_9_4 MASTER'S SALE. State of South Caboluna, County of Andi rson. In the Court of Common Pleos. Wm. Burriss vs. J. R. Burton. PURSUANT to the Judgment of Fore? closure in above case, I will sell at Anderson C H., 8. C, on SALEDAY IN OCTOBER the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, situate in Ander? son County, S. O, containing 53 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of C. JL, Bur? ton, G. F. Burton, J. D. Burton and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Pur? chaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Mister. Sept. 7,1887, 9 4 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andersojt Codnty. By W. F. Cox, Judge of ProboMu WHEREAS, Emma E. Martin has applied to me to grant her letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of W. A. Martin, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of th e said W. A. Martin, deceased, to bo and ap Eear before me in Court of Probate to be eld at Anderson Court House, oi the 20th day September, 1887, after publica? tion hereof to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 8th day of September, 1887. ?W. F. COX, Judge Probate. SeptS, 1887 9 2 MASTER'S SALE, STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the Court Common Pleas. James M. Cbninblee vs. James A. Laliinor. IN obedience to the Jndgmnnt of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. ft. on SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgagod promises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, containing 115 acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, S. ft, on Big Generostee Creek, adjoining lands of James M. Chamblee, R. T. Chamblee, Win. T. McGregor, and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, the re? mainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Pur? chaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 8,1887 9 4 MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anherson County. In the Court Common Pleas. Joseph N. Brown, as Guardian, vs. F. M. Welbom, et al. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. ft. on SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, situated in Wil liamston Township, of Anderson County, on waters of Saluda River, containing 203 acres, more ov less, adjoining lands of T. P. Anderson, W. G. Whilden, Mrs. R. A. Allen, B. C. Hard and others. Teems of Sale?One-half cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. 8ept 8, lfe87_9__._4_ MASTERS SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In tlie Court of Common Pleas. Mary L. Griffin vs. Joshua H. Acker, and others.* "PURSUANT to the order of sale in the _L above stated case, I will sell at An? derson^. H., S. ft, on SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the following described lands, the Real Estate of Newton Acker, deceased, to wit: Tract No. 3, containing 50 acres, more or less, situate in ??-Township, of Anderson County, S. ft, adjoining lands of John Ragsdale, Elizabeth Acker, Tracts Nos. 1,2 and 4. Tract No. 4, containing 70 acres, more or less, adjoining above, and W. S. Flem? ing, H. H. Acker, Mrs. Dr. Brown and John Ragsdale. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and re? mainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, to be se? cured by bond and mortgage of the prem? ises, with leave to anticipate payment. Purchasers to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 8,1887_9_4__ LAND FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale, for the next thirty days, his Tract of Land, six miles Northwest of Anderson C. H? containing 268 acres. J. N. WHITTAKER. Sept 8, 1887_5)_2 MASTERS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. In the. Court of Common Pleas. Jm>. B. Cliildora vs. H?chel Garnhrel!, et. al.?Action to Foreclose Mortgage. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on 8ALEDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgaged premises described below, to' wit: All that Tract of Land Situated in An? derson County, S. ft, containing twenty six (26) acres more or less, adjoining lands of E. F. Elrod. A. 0. Merrcttand Copeland Mcrrett. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 7,1887_9_ 4 MASTER'S SALE. State of Soutii Carolina, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. Wru. S. Sharpe vs. T. T. Wakefield. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure herein, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. ft, on SALESDAY IN OCTO? BER next, the mortgaged premises below described, to wit: All that Tract of Land, containing 249 acres,'more or less, situate in Anderson County, S. ft, on waters of Twenty Three Mile Creek, adjoining lands of the late Joseph Eaton, deceased, Oliver Casey and others. ALSO, All that Tract adjoining the above, con? taining 50 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Win. Harper, David Watklns and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bend and mortgage of the premises'. Pur? chaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 8,1887_S_4 MASTER'S SALE* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. Thomas P. Smith, Molver & Co. vs. J. ft Shirley, M. E. Bufford, et al. PURSUANT to the Judgment of Pore closure in the above case, I will sell at Anderson C. H., S. ft, on SALESDAY IN OCTOBER next, the mortgage premi? ses below described, to wit: All the interest and estate of J. ft Shir? ley, H. B. Shirley, M. E. Bufford, Susan L. Smith and 8. L. Smith in the Real Es? tate of their late mother, Mrs. Sallie Shir? ley, deceased, containing 240 acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, 8. ft, on the road leading from Anderson to Craytonville, adjoining lands ofT. W. Martin, Estate of W. R. Wilson, M. Mc Gee, Cudjc Thompson and others. Terms'o f Sale-One-hall cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises. Pur chaser to pay extra for papers. "W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.. Sept 8,1887_9_i__ WANTED?LADIES for our Fall and Christmas. Trade, to take light, pleasant work at their own homes. $1 to S3 per dar can be quietly made. Work sent by mail any distance. Particulars free. No canvassing. Address at once CRESCENT ABT CO., 147 Milk St., Boaton, Mass. Box 8170. INTENDING ADVERTISERS ehould address GEO. P. BO WELL A CO., * 10 Spruce 8treeL New York Citr, For Select List of 1,000 Newspapers. Will be sent FREE, on application._ KELLETT * YanWYCK SAY FOR YO"U" ALL To Call and See their FURNITURE AND COFFINS, MATTRESSES, &C. THEY will not sell Goods at Cost, but will live and let live, and want a solid trade by so doing. Bleekley, Brown & Fretwell's Corner ol the Square?down stairs. Sept 8,1887' 9 _ sullivan Hardware co., SUCCESSORS TO SULLIVAN * WE have this day associated with us as a partner in oar business Mr. NIM. B. SULLIVAN, long identified with the old Firm of Sullivan & Bro. The business of Sullivan & Bio. will therefore be hereafter continued under the Firm name and style of the sullivan hardware co. With thanks for past favors, we solicit a continuance of the same. Respectfully, ? M SULLIVAN, H. K. SULLIVAN, Sept. 1, 1887. Composing the Firm of Sullivan & Bro. WE BRIEFLY ASK ALL BUYERS OF Hardware, Guns, Cutlery, Machinery, &c. &c, To try always the new Firm, and realize the great advantage of buying from the immense Stock of the SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. Respectfully submitted, J. M. SULLIVAN, H. K. -SULLIVAN, N. B. SULLIVAN, Composing Sullivan Hardware Co. Strictly a Business Notice! -o TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN! -:-0 YOUR humble servants, BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRET WELL, take this method of notifying the trading public of this ENTIRE SECTION of country that they have on hand, and are now receiving, probably one of the largest stocks of varied Merchandise ever offered in this section of South Carolina, all having been purchased in New York and other markets upon the MOST FAVORABLE TERMS FOR CASH, aud will be sold accordingly. Our stock embraces a large stock of Domestic and Fancy Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes and Boots, Hats, Bagging and Ties, Hardware, Saddlery, Wagons, And in fact almost everything needed in all the varied lines from a Fish Hook up to a Hogshead of Molasses. We are largely in the COTTON MARKET, and want to buy all that is raised in the United Slates, and will take a part of the crop frornlndia if people will only briny it along. We are in a condition to pay as high prices for Cotton, and to sell Goods as cheap as any? body or any other man. So bring on your Col ton, sell it to us, and buy whatever you may need in our line. B?? BIGHT HERE we want to say an urgent word to everybody who owes us a dollar on any account whatever, and that is, that the time has now come for you to pay up, and we are obliged to collect the last cent due us during the present Fall.. Wo have indulged many for years, and now from those more especially our money HAS GOT TO COME, and if not paid' promptly, voluntarily, we will certainly try what virtue there is in the Courts, even as afraid of the laxo as we arc. ENOUGH SAID. We are noted for sticking to the truth, and will do what we say we will. Wo are, very fruly, your obedient servants, BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL Anderson, S. O, Sept. 8,1S87.