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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. yF/GKNKSOALES, > Editobs aot> ?. LANGSTON, l Psopbi?toes. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1?8. TSRMS 5 ONEYBA??^?^.^?.? S1.50. 7So. \ DEATH OF MB. CLEMSON. " The Hon. Thomas G. CJlemeon died at Fori Hill, the old Calhoun residence, near Pendleton, last Friday night, abont :10 Vcioci, aged 84 years. His illness 'was/very brief, being confined to his bed only one week. Despite his. extreme fge, he was remarkably vigorous in both mind-and body up* to the close of his life. <>a Sunday his remains were laid beside those of bis wife iu the Calhoun lot at 's (Episcopal) Church, at Pen* <at;.-i Rev. T. ' F. Gadsden, pf this aiy, conducted the funeral Bervices. The death of Mr. Clemson closes an life. We are not sufficiently in to give a complete biographical of his life. He was ? native of ansylvania,1 but the greater part of his r was spent in the South. He married fer of John C. Galhoun, and was uter to* Belgium from the United during Mr. Calhbun's Vice Presl? ey^": During the exciting events that t on the war between- the States, "waiKa etrong sympathizer with the ?ith, and during the war was in some "y connected with the Confederate Ord tee .department. After the war he llljecLto Pendleton, and after a long B^^Mrs. Clemson came into posses of the old homestead?-Fort HilL ;Mra. Clemson's death, Mr. Clemson it.into possession of this famous place, he has since resided. For the past ,iy years he lived" rather a secluded ^'and seldom left his premises. He ^^tfe eccentric in his disposition, .is said to have been a man of strong and. determination. 'Mr. Clemson was a man of fine literary hments, and as a scientist and chem had few equals. His library is said among the largest in the State, and bis latter years he spent his time his books. It is said that he his (gaged forjome years in preparing Kfte of;Mn'Calhoun, but it is not ; whether he completed it. Clemson has passed away, and f those who, like the writer, have into-existence since the war, hardly such a man was living, but ;h his generosity he has so arranged that his name will be perpet Tor generations to come. ?,;:Mr. Clemson leaves a will, and appoints [o^B^W. Simpson as the Executor of estate^ The will has not, at this jV been; probated, but we are in d by a gentleman who is acquainted * e contents of .it that he has be the Fort Hill place, (which Jtains about SOO acres of land), togeth ^ih'ilr? mansion, furniture, library, i and relics that belonged to Mr. , to the State on condition that ulturaL College -be established v^o>libMuy, picturesrand relics iiCiihoun are, in themselves, valua In his will he named seven JR}ic the Agricultural College, who e entire control of" the property, .^g^^^l^ve the right to name their " ' We are unable to give the ^of the. trustees, but we are reliably "lat Col. J. W. Norris. of this $y, :and Hon. B. R. Tillman, of Id, are named as two of them. In ition'to ^e bequest of the property ?va mentioned, the will provides for a endowment, the amount of which jrefc known, but which it is thought fbetween sixty and seventy thon .If this is true, it will be the ^endowment that has ever been upon any College in the State, ithe Stale not accept the bequest conditions named in the will, ;?n,is mado. for the establishment independenly. |j^J>e?ieyed that Mr. CIomBon's ~ "estate alone, will be -worth sev o* eighty thousand dollars., nation of an Agricultural Col e training of farmers has long in this State, and now we tttunity of securing it. No priate place could be found in . the establishment of such i, and the State can't afford munificent gift. As the Yews says: "No other Bpot '' dty it gives for an im ^memorial of the State's great . on the spot where he spent _____ W^ Pridgeon, of Oconee last Sunday preached in a pine grove about Athens, Ga., where a )lt and seats had been pre occasion. His text was ie 9th verse, second chapter is, and 8th and 9th ispter Ephesians. He is } old. He had bis coffin l^^d?<^rned to the place where he i'vt?;ipw^. his own funeral. This .IwaS^placeiT just in front of tho ' ?.place was so crowded that the Atlanta Constitution a seat on the coffin. Just - l^pld man in a pulpit in the ?snr?mnded by thousands of ng bis own funeral, with )ht of him, and a Mth his pencil and in hand, sitting on the ; you will Iiave a faint idea of a ice, in two miles of Athens, at 11 o'clock. Dr. .^ ^t . religioussect corn but among t. J|^C|c?stian8. He is r^PP^e^io funeral preaching, jel practice as the "off juityl" - There were, accord information, about 2,300 andanca. Such a scene i Georgia. No other equal the Empire State in >n?es.; Let Georgia go up '^00j?^-'Pkayvne thinks it /"^eat-mistake for Southern "Vers; to r folly, utilize, their "respurceS this spring by >area devoted to cotton. In tfent European situation arae-^wotjltf be very dangerous. Lt?tween the great powers trstrWned, and a general p??r^^*Jthe event of a geu Jjr?r^tbelfonth would have ^iy^oV ;pnces for cotton, ? rates for grainond provisions, ii lpie as a seller and as a pur ? ' i?iicyy therefore, is not to ftton acreage and not to ' r&ldsi A meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee, was held in Co? lombia last Friday night. At this meet? ing it was decided to hold the State Convention of the Democratic party in Columbia on the 17th may proximo. The committee passed the following resolutions: Resolved, That this Convention recom? mend that the Democratic candidates for State offices be not nominated at the Convention to be held in May next. The following circular has been ad? dressed to the various County Chairmen: The State Executive Committee of the .Democratic party of South Carolina, at a meeting held this day, have issued a call for a State Convention to meet at Colum? bia on Thursday, the 17th of May, prox? imo, at 12 M., lor the purpose of electing delegates to the National Convention, which will meet at St. Louis on' the 5th of June next. The number of delegates elected by each County will be equal to double the number to which each Coun? ty is entitled in both branches of the . General Assembly. The County Chair? men of the several Connties in this State will proceed to have Democratic Clubs in their Counties re-organized at once,v and take such steps as are necessary to carry out the call and for the election of delegates to the State Convention. It is important now that every Demo? cratic Glob in the County should be re? organized at once and put in working order, as a County Convention will have have to be held to elect delegates to the State Convention. Let the Clubs be re? organized .at once. Rhode Island has- gone back to the Republican fold. It is a sweeping vic? tory. They carry the State by 1000 majority. Rhode Island is the first State , holding election this year. A .recent decision of' the Supreme Court of South Carolina is to the effect that a Bale of homestead property under execution is absolutely void, and there? fore a person claiming a homestead right cannot claim a homestead in the pro? ceeds of snch sale. According to the report of the Secre? tary of State for 1887, there was only one forfeiture of land in Fairfield county, and this should not appear, having been an erroneous assessment There was one in Lexington, but none in Abbeville, Anderson, Chester, Laarens, Marlboro, Union and York. In Charleston, Hamp? ton, Beaufort, Rich land, Berkley and Colleton the forfeitures in each are over five hundred. The fees for taxes, penal? ties, etc., on forfeited lands in the State are estimated at $396,099, and their value is placed at $2,948,916. ????io????glm WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington-,L\C.March 9, 1888. i;^The dead-lock in the House on the direct tax bill practically, put a stop to . all business in that branch of Congress after Tuesday. Even all night sessions failed untile very parliamentary expedient was exhausted to bring the members to a vote. Whenever a quorum' was found to be lacking, the assistants to the Sergeant at Arms were sent in search of absentees, : and when found they were brought up before the bar. of the House to furnish their excuses for absence without leave. . ... Many of the members were taken from their beds at midnight and later and carried before the House, where they were made the subjects of much sport by the other members. v The work of the committees was also seriously interfered with by the dead ' lock, as the members when a short recess was taken were too fatigued to attend the ' meetings, and none of the committees had a quorum for business. Special days had been assigned for consideration of bills reported by certain committees, but as the legislative day of Wednesday continued from day to day, and nothing but the direct tax bill under consideration could be called-up, the committees lost the day assigned to them, and will find it difficult to get other days fixed, as the other assignments will have to take precedence. Up to the present time the House has considered and passed-some 70C private bills, but it is probable that only a few more, if any, will be passed at this ses? sion. . The calendar is so crowded with other measures of a public character that very many of them will fail for want of time, and as between measures that effect only, on a person, and those which effect many constituents, the members give . preference to the latter. The Committee on private claims alone has had over 4000 bills referred to it, many , of which will never have bo much as a report made thereon. The Commit? tee, however, has a-live, energetic chair? man, and with very few exceptions, iridustrioasyfaard working members, and so meritorious bills, as a rule, do not remain long in Committee. Where they fail of action is in the House, where so much time is lost in debate. So far, only three appropriation bills have been disposed of, and that fact has given rise to the report that the others are being held back for the purpose of antagonizing the tariff bill with them. The appropriation bills most have con? sideration, otherwise the wheels of gov? ernment will be stopped for want of the necessary lubricant, and so they are always entitled to the right of way. It follows that if Representative Randall is so disposed be can at the proper time bring an appropriation bill before the House, and so have everything else - stopped for its consideration. As very much time will be consumed in discuss? ing the tariff bill and not much be left for consideration of other matters, it will be seen how well founded are the fears of the friends of tariff reform at the power held by the bigh tariff chairman of the appropriation committee, H. Now for an Agricultural College. The bequest to the State by the late Thomas G. Clemson, of the "Fort Hill" place, the former residence of John O. Calhoun, removes one of the most serious difficulties in the way of a real and prac? tical agricultural college on the Missis? sippi plan. It provides the land, and as good land as there is in the State, beauti-! folly situated; convenient for access by two railroads, with every advantage of quality and variety of soil, healthfulness of climate and water supply. It likewise removes the very serious, obstacle of the contention for the location of the college, likely to have arisen in the event of the adoption of a bill to cre? ate one. No county is likely to give a tract like Fort Hill; no county can offer a place hallowed by the associations con . nected with the home of Mr. Calhoun. ' No other spot offers the opportunity it gives for an imperishable memorial of the State's greatest statesman on the spot where he spent bis happiest days. Those farmers who demand an agricul? tural college for the training of farmers now have their opportunity. Let them move now and make their power so felt in the coming primaries that the next J egislature will meet with the majerity W its members pledged, to utilize Mr. Clemson's bequest for the advantage of the largest, strongest and most important element of our citizenship.? Greenville Sem. ? An Important Opinion, ' The following circular will be read with interest, containing as it does the opinion of the Attorney General on the taxing of bank stock: Office Comptroller general, Columbia, S. 0., April 4,1888. > A question as to the proper manner of assessing bank stocks and banking capi? tal for taxation having arisen, the fol? lowing questions were submitted to the Attorney General for his opinion, to wit: "How should banks be taxed ?" "Should they be taxed on their capital stock alone, or should the surplus be also returned for taxation ?" The Attorney General decides as fol? lows: "My opinion is, that all shares of the shareholders in any bank or banking association should be listed against them individually at their true value in money, and this valuation should include all surplus or extra moneys, capital, and every species of personal property, of value, owned or in the possession of any such bank." Gen. Stats., Section 198. "It matters not that such surplus or capital may have been invested in United States bonds or other non-taxable securi? ties." "Under Section 5,219 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is de? clared that nothing in said statuets shall prevent all the shares in any association from being included in the valuation of the personal property of the owner or holder of such shares in assessing taxes imposed by the authority of the State within which the association is located," etc. "My opinion is, that, under this sec? tion, when construed with the other pro? visions of the United. States banking laws, that the State has the authority to impose a tax upon the actnal valne, in money, of the snares of the shareholders without reference to the character of the securities in which the capital or surplus of any bank may be invested." Van Allen vs. The Assessors, 3 Wal., 595. "The President and Cashier of every such bank or banking association should be required to make the return as requir? ed by Section 201 of the General Stat? utes. The respective County Auditors will immediately, upOn the receipt of this circular, extend the information above given to the banks and banking institu? tions, and they will require all such cor? porations to revise the returns made by them, taking care to ascertain, as near as they possibly can, the true money valne 'of the shares in each institutions, includ? ing their surplus, "without reference to the character of the securities in which the capital or surplus may be invested." Aa soon as this revision is completed they will report the fact to this office. Section 239, General Statutes, gives the Auditors the authority to ascertain values. J. S. Verner. Comptroller-General. Work of the Department of Agriculture. A summary- of the work of the reor? ganized Department of Agriculture for the first quarter of the new year will doubtless be interesting to the farmers of the State and the people generally. The new Board of Agriculture organ? ized January 81st. They found the two Experimental Stations well under way and took immediate steps to complete the work inaugurated by their predeces? sors. At these stations experiments are now being conducted that will be valua? ble to the farming interests of the State. Three fertilizer inspectors have been in the field drawing samples for analysis at all the principal points where such goods are found. They have visited sev? enty towns and Bent in to the Commis? sioner 360 samples of fertilizers, acid phosphates, kainits, cotton seed meal, chemicals, etc. The special assistant has supervised the phosphate territory, and his reports show that the State will receive a royalty of about $38,000 on the rock removed. Patrols have been employed at George? town and on the Edisto River to prevent illegal fishing, and the Commissioner has visited Georgetown to aid his assis? tants in enforcing the law. The Veteri? nary Surgeon has been to Aiken, George? town, York and' other localities to inspect farm stock and prescribed methods for the suppression of contagious diseases and for the cure of diseased ani? mals. The weather service has established several new stations of observation, from which regular monthly reports are received. The Chemist has completed a number of fertilizer analyses, examined specimens of ores, etc., and famished information relating to the work of his department The State weather service has collected a vast amount of useful information relating to the climate, etc., of the State, sent oat warnings of the approach of cold waves, storms and floods, and daily weather indications, and issued weekly bulletins showing the condition of the weather and its effect upon growing crops. The exhibit of the products of the State is kept open every day, and has been visited by nundreds of people, rep? resenting fourteen different States of the Union, from Massachusetts to Texas. The correspondence of the Commis? sioner's office since January 31st has exceeded two thousand letters, giving information to parties inquiring abont the State, from thirty-one States and Territories, and from France, Mexico and Nova Scotia; about stock-raising, exam? ination of insects, classification of plants, seed, fertilizers, agricultural meetings, fish culture, etc., etc. The Commissioner has collected the tax on over 120,000 tons of fertilizers, has issued 15,000 Monthly Report, containing matters of interest to farmers and otBers, and pub? lished 5,000 pamphlets descriptive of the resources and advantages of the State.? Columbia Register. Greenville Takes Whiskey. Greenville, S. O., April 5.?The contest over the result of the recent pro? hibition election in this county was de? clared to-day by the Board of County Commissioners against the prohibitionists Protests and counter protests had been filed by both sides, and the Commission? ers, after considering all the facts, decid? ed not to go behind the returns of the election managers, and declared the result as follows : For license., 1,212 ; against license, 1,057?majority for li cene, 165._.? The New South New York, April 7-?A syndicate, including several Georgia capitalists, has secured the exclusive right for the South? ern States of the Thompkins process for reducing vegetable fibres to paper stocks with the intention of establishing mills in all the cotton States and applying the process to a reduction to paper of cotton stalks and Beed hulls now practically worthless. The promoters of the enter? prise claim that they can make good newspaper at 2 cents per pound and, consequently, the establishing of their mills will be as important an event in the economical history of the South as the establishing of the cotton seed oil mills* ? An epidemic of tragedy has prevail? ed in New York for the last ten days. First a mother, driven to desperation by poverty, poisons her three children, two of them fatally; then a brutal negro cuts his wife's throat with a razor for fear she disclose his attempted murder of her sis? ter ; next a young girl seeks to kill her unfaithful lover by driving a bonnet pin into his temple. On Monday the police arrested a drunken Irishman for delibe? rately killing his wife with a razor be? cause she would not give him money to keep up his spree, and on Tuesday a wo? man, crazed by the fear of poverty, threw her twelve-year-old son and herself out of a fourth-Btory window in order "to terminate their lives in this cruel world." In the meantime the Courts have two murder cases on hand, the most conspic? uous being the trial of Francis W. Pitt man for the murder of his eldest daugh? ter, Rachel. Added to all this is the circumstance of a policeman assaulted by three young desperadoes on one of the principal thoroughfares of the city, and nearly beaten to death with his own Jub,' CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Sioux City, Iowa, April 6.?During a violent electric storm yesterday a cyclone passed over the city from south and west to northeast. A funnel-shaped cloud was seen by many and was accompanied by a roaring noise. It struck but in one place, in the extreme northeast portion of the city, and then rebounded in the air, pass place where the cloud struck it picked up the residence of Mark Modlin and hurled it to the ground in rear of the lot. Mrs. Modlin was severely injured. Th e house of Mr. Richmond was wreck? ed, and the barn near by was split into kindling wood. Mr. Modlin says he saw two clouds form and meet, and in a minute his house was hurled from its foundation. At Sidley the tornado caus? ed much damage, although it lasted but a few minutes. Chimneys, fences and other property were torn from their rest? ing places and hurled through the air. A large chimney on a public school build? ing crashed through the roof into the midst of the teachers' institute, but aside from a few slight bruises no one was hurt. The agricultural warehouse of Grant & Hanna was moved from its foundation and now stands at an angle of forty-five degrees. Reports from rural dis? tricts bring intelligence of damage to stock The house of J. Brooks was lifted from its foundation and torn into fragments. Chicago, April 6.?The great freshet last night in the Shell Rock river nearly swept away the town of Rock Falls, Iowa. An iron bridge, 155 feet long, is gone, and several nouses were crushed. An ice gorge had formed below the town, and the heavy rain of that day brought a flood from all ihe creeks above. No? body was drowned. The inmates of several of the crushed houses took refuge on great cakes of ice, and remained there in their night clothes until the water subsided in the morning. One family who had this experience consisted of the mother and five children. The gorge broke before morning, and the waters subsided within the banks of the river nearly as rapidly as they had risen. The waters are still at flood height, but are passing down without obstruction. Delhi, Ohio, April 5.?Five-year-old Johnny Green was left at home Tuesday with a child, nurse and six mouths' old twins. The nurse left the room, when Johnny threw the babies on the floor, broke both legs and the arm of one and the arm of another, then pulled the stove over on himself. A few days previous he heated a poker red hot and thrust it up the babies noses. When asked by the doctor why he did.so he said he wanted to kill the children. When he saw his mother returning he said to the nurse, "You'd better take me out and drown me now." The children will die. Atlanta, April 5.?Elder Ferron, a Mormon missionary from South Carolina, left the city yesterday having in charge twenty-three converts on their way to Utah. He has been working among the country people for the past six months to get up this squad of converts. The crowd was composed of men, women and children. Some of the women were young and were unmarried, as were also some of the men. Raleigh, N. C, April 6.?A blind horse, drunken man and a sleeping girl were the elements of a tragedy which oc? curred on the turnpike between Wil? mington and WrightBville last night. Rosana McDaniel, aged thirteen, and her sister Mary, aged eighteen, of Wrights vUle, had been in Wilmington. About 7 o'clock they met a man named J. L. Brock, in a cart, and he offered to carry them home. They got into the cart, and soon fell asleep. The girls were rudely awakened by the capsizing of the cart. The blind horse, left to his own guidance, had ran into a ditch at the side of the turnpike, .where there were two feet of wa? ter. Mary fell over the embankment, and the horse, cart, Rosanna and Brock fell into the ditch. -Mary struck a light and found her sister with her head in the ditch under the mud and water. She was about to pull her out, but Brock told her not to touch her, as she was dead, and the ^aw didn't allow iL". They there? fore, left the girl and she remained in this position. Her Bister and Brock re? mained with her all night. The coroner was notified by the people who were passing on the pike. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the girl's death was due to Brock's drunkenness. Sparta, Ga., April 7.?Elijah Buck hart, a young man about nineteen years of age, who recently came to this county with the travelling saw mill of Thomas & Buchanan, met with a singular death. He and some others were playing with their-kniv'es, throwing the blades open, and in an effort to throw his open he cut his thigh somewhat badly, but thought not senouBly. All went well for about a week, when suddenly his wound began to pain him, and got worse and worse. All the skill of physicians could not save him, and he died in great agony. Newton, Mabs., April 8.?Annie Pearson, aged 16, died from some myste? rious cause yesterday. On Tuesday evening her sister-in-law was taken sud? denly ill, and Annie, who was asleep, was awakened with a Btart. She became badly frightened, fainted away, and fail? ed to rally, remaining in a comatose state until Saturday, when she went into con? vulsions and died. During her sickness every effort was made to restore her by attending physicians, but without avail. Macon, Ga., April 5.?A negro named Jack Wilson attended Joe Jefferson's play of "Rip Van Winkle" a few weeks ?go. From that time he has developed ' a longing to imitate Rip in his long Bleep, and has almost lost his mind on the sub? ject. He was taken to the hospital, where he succeeded in sleeping two nights and days without waking. About 3 o'clock this morning he awoke, shrieking like a demon, and showing every symp? tom of a raving maniac, smashing furni? ture and attempting to kill every one he met. In another room in the hospital there was a man who had been unable to walk for twenty years. He heard the terrifying shrieks of the would-be Rip Van Winkle, and with a spring left bis bed and ran a distance of -fifteen yards without falling. Wilson was carried to jail and placed in an iron cage, while the man whom his shrieks restored is prepar? ing to go to his home in Augusta. Columbia, S. G, April 7.?Bubsy 1 Middleton, a colored boy, aged 10 years, j living in Beaufort county, poisoned him-1 self yesterday by drinking a vial of j medicine prepared far a grown person. Death ensued a few hours after the draught. The medicine was harmless in Sroper doses, and hence no precaution ad been taken to prevent its improper use. The boy drank the whole vial, whereas a half teaspoonful was the proper dose for an adult. Palmyra, Mo., April 7.?Fifteen school children, while playing yesterday around an old well, were precipitated to the bottom by the breaking of several rotton planks. Two?Arthur Little and Mary Laran?were drowned. Several were badly injured and are not expected to live. The well was thirty feet deep. Without Food 89 Days. Mr. George Allen, who for many years has lived at Montmorenci, died on Sun? day evening last at 8 o'clock from starva? tion, having gone without a particle of food for thirty-seven days. We under? stand he had been a great sufferer for a long time with a complaiut of the stom? ach, and everything he ate gave him intense pain. He would take no medi? cine, and taking a notion that he could starve the disease out. he commenced to fast?taking nothing but water?and for thirty-seven days nothing else entered his stomach. On the thirty-seventh day he became unconscious and his family commenced to give him stimulants and food in very small quantities, but it was too late. He died two days later, or just thirty-nine days from the commencement of the fast. Mr. Allen thought by fast? ing forty days be could starve out the disease, but he miscalculated on his powers of endurance. He was about 60 years of age, was an intelligent and well educated man, and his neighbors cpeak in the highest terms of him as a friend and neignbor.?Ailxn Journal and Re? view. 'idly over the suburbs. At the ? After holding the office of the Chief Justice fourteen years, the late Morrison B. Waite died a poor man. He left a home for his family, and $4,000 insurance, but out of his salary of $10,500 a year nothing had been saved. ?In the City of Mexico, not long Bince, they tried a man's courage by shutting him up in a room with six rattlesnakes. At the end of six hours they opened th-a door and he was standing on a window Bill, and the snakes had fought and kill? ed each other. ? When a young man wishes to mar? ry in Louisiana he is obliged by the law to give bond and security in the sum of $2,500, for the proper support of his pro? spective wife during her term of married life. ? The iate J. W. Drexel paid at the rate of $14,000,000 per acre for the lot on which stands the Drexel building, corner of Wall and Broad streets, New York, and yet it proved a remunerative investment. ? The tin mine at King's Mountain promises to yield well. It is thought there is an eight foot vein-extending a mile in length, judging from recent exca? vations. It is reported that Mr. Wm. Falls has sold his land, on which there is tin, for several thousands of dollars.? Shelby Aurora. ?? During the past year .$93,000 has been realized from cabbages shipped from Wythe County, Va., in carload lots alone. In addition it is estimated that the railroads realized about $24,000 from the freight on these cabbages. This is a handsome aum to go to one county for an "infant industry." ? The LanrenB Advertiser says, "a somewhat novel case happened in this county before a Trial Justice. After hearing the testimony the jury decided the^issues but refused to render their verdict, until their fee was paid. It seems that one of the litigants was irre? sponsible, and the other party believing in the success of his cause, refused to pay the jury and is now a convert to the Anti-Trial Justice party." ? The Vermont Republicans Bend a delegation to the Chicago convention which is understood to be for Blaine, first, last and all the time. This is significant, and the example will be followed by many other States. It is not improbable that Mr. Blaine's strength in the conven? tion on the first ballot will be greater than that Of any one else. ? A Maine newspaper says that Mrs. Esther Potter, of Long Bidge, who has just died after a long illness, from con? sumption, was the mother of four chil? dren, the youngest a babe. She could not bear to think of leaving the little one, and constantly prayed that it might go with her when she died. A few days ago, when it was plain that ehe was about to die, she called her family around her and bade them good-bye, and theft, clinging to the baby, prayed that it might die too. It bad.been.'perfectly well, ap? parently, but, after a kiss from its dying mother, closed its eyes and in five minutes was dead. Just What Thty all "ay.. Hon. D. D. Haynie of Salem, Ills, says he uses Dr. Bosauko's Cough and Lung Syrup in his family with the most satisfac? tory results, in all cases of Coaphs, Colds ana Croup, and recommends it in particu? lar lor the little ones. Sample bottle free at Orr & Sloan's. 1 - Personal. Mr. N. H. Fr?hlichstem, of Mobile, Ala., writes: I take great pleasure in re? commending Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, having used it for a se? vere attack of Bronchitis and Catarrh. It gives me instant relief and entirely cured me, and I have not been afflicted since. I also beg to state that I had tried other remedies with no good result. Have also used Electric Bitters and Dr. King's New Life Fills, both of which I can recommend. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion, Coughs and Colds, is sold on a posi? tive guarantee. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. 1 To Runt.?A comfortable house on West Market street. Apply to 34 R. F. DrwEB. MASONIC MEETINGS. IN consequence of a change In the By Laws of Hiram Lodge, No. 68, A.F.M., relating to the time of meeting, notice is hereby given that the regular meetings will be held for the remainder of the year 1888 as follows : April 20, May 25, June 22, July 20, August 17, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 14. J. B. LEWIS, W. M. R. R. TODD, Sec. pro tern. April 12, 1888 40_1 ' Insurance License. Executive Department, Office of Comptroller General, Columbia, 8. C, April 1,1888. ICERTIFY that Mr. C. E. Horton, of Williamston, Agent of the Conti tal Fire Insurance Company, incorpo? rated by the State of New York; also, of the Hibernia Fire Insurance Company, incorporated by the State of Louisiana, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulato the agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the eaid Mr. C. E. Horton, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of In? surance in this State, in the County of An? derson, for and in behalf of said Compa? nies. Expire* March 31st, 1889. J. S. VERNER, . Comptroller General. April 12,1888 40_1 Insurance License. Executive Department,. Office of Comptroller General, Columbia, S. C, April 1,1887. ICERTIFY that Mr. J. H. VonHasseln of Anderson, S. C, Agent of the Connecticut Insurance Company, incorpo? rated by the State of Connecticut; the Merchants' Fire of Newark Insurance Com Sany, incorporated by the State of New ersey; the Scottish Union and National Insurance Co., incorporated by Scotland, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly enti? tled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said Mr. J. H. VonHasseln, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of Insurance in this State, in tho County of Aaderson, for and ivi behalf of said Company. Expires March 31bt, 1889. J. S. VERNER, Comptroller General. April 12, 1888 . 40 1 LAW CARD. COLUMBUlTWARDLAW, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. WILL Rive prompt attention to nil bus? iness intrusted to his care. April 12,1888_40_ GUANO, GUANO. HAVING just received a delayed cargo of material, which we are now man? ufacturing, we are prepared to fill orders promptly for our MANIPULATED GUANO AND Excellent Georgia Standard Guano. Orders by telegraph will receive special attention. The Wilcox & Gibbs' Guano Company, 138 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. 0. April 12,1883 40 4 Insurance License. Executive Department, Office of Comptroller General, Columbia, S. 0., April 1, 1888. ICERTIFY that Mr. Frank Mauldin, of Anderson, S. C, agent of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York, and the New York Life Insurance Company, has complied with the requisi? tions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of South Curolina," and I hereby license the said Mr. B. Frank Maul? din, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of Insurance in this State, in the County of Anderson, for and in behalf of said Companies. Expires March 31st, 1880, J. S. VERNER, Comptroller General. April 12,1888 40_1 Insurance License. Office of Comptroller General, Columbia, S. C, April 1st, 1888. ICERTIFY that Mr. J. D. Maxwell, of Anderson, S. C, Agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, incorporated by the State of New York ; the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company, in? corporated by England; the German American Fire Insurance Company, incor? porated by the State of New York, has complied with the requitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Compa? nies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina/1 and I hereby license the said Mr. J. D. Maxwell, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of In? surance in this State, in the County of Anderson, for and in behalf of said Com? panies. Expires March 31st, 1889. J S. VERNER, Comptroller General. April 12, 1888 40 1 OPIUM ^B?P'Atlanta, fcla 01 and Wh Ukey Hab? its cured at home wltta out pain. Book of par? ticulars sent FREE. _ B. M.WOOIiLEY, M.D. Offlc'o (fM Whitehall Bt INTENDING ADVERTISERS should address GE0. P. BOWELL & CO., 10 Spruco Street. New York City, F?r Select List of 1,000 Nowapupers. Will k* sent _FREE, on application._ TO THE AFFLICTED! A. Sufferer Relieved. IT would be impossible for me to describe the suffering I have endured through all my life, and especially for the past fonr years, nntil I applied to Dr. W. B. Brown? ing, a man vho doctors entirely with roots and herbs. I have been under care of va? rious physicians, and tried a great many kinds of medicines, but could get ouly temporary relief. After taking Dr. Brown? ing's medicines for some time my troubles have greatly decreased, and I feel like a new man, and am able to attend to my business once more. I advise all who are suffering like myself not to delay, but consult Dr. W. B. Browning at once, whose place of business is two and. one-half miles south of Seneca City. I am now thorough? ly convinced that no one can take his med? icines for any lung or kidney disease with? out being greatly benefited. Any one wishing further informatien can address J. L. MARTIN, Pen die ton, S. C. March 30,1888 38 . 3 AN OPENER. WE are now prepared to offer to the public a first class assortment of? CANNED GOODS Of all kinds, and we guarantee them fresh and of the first quality. Also, ALL KINDS GROCERIES, Such as Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Grits, Rice, Salt and Flour, At prices that will suit all. We also keep an assortment of? Wooden and Willow Ware, Such as Broom 8, Baskets, Buckets, Tubs and Sifters. ??S" Give ua a trial before buying, and we will convince you that our prices are lower than any place in the City. WEBB & MOSS. Feb 16,1888_32__ "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEENT. JA The undersigned, Administrators of the Estate of J. Roddy Martin, deceased, hereby give not'ee that they will, on the 20th day of April, 1888, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Administra? tors. LOU. T. MARTIN, GEO. M. McDAVID, Administrators. March 15,1838 36 _6 NEW GOODS?LOW PRICES. WE are offering to our customers this season a carefully selected Stock of Goods, embraced in our various departments of Dress Goods, Notions, Hats and Shoes, equal in quality and at as low prices as any sold. DRESS GOODS. In this Department we include the latest and most popular Bhades of All-Wool Henrietta Cloth, Cashmere, Albatros, Nun's Veiling, Bunting, Beige, &c, ranging in price from 10c to $1.00 per yard. 1 OTJR NOTION DEPARTMENT Is replete with the latest Novelties of the season, and onr Lawns and Muslins aro as pretty and as cheap as any displayed in Anderson. AND DON'T FORGET That we sell Zeigler Bros. Fine Shoes, the best and most popular Shoe in the market. Our Shoe Department is in keeping with the times, and embrace an extensive line of Gents', Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes and Slippers, at from 40c to ?7 per pair. 1 WE INVITE YOU To come and see our Goods and learn our prices before making your purchases. W, A. CHAPMA2V, No. O Granite Bow. April 32,1888 23 ly THE FIRM OF PAUL DIVVER AND HIS DADDIE Is now Busted, but the Old Man still holds the Fort, and has established A FIRST CLASS MACHINE SHOP AvT ANDERSON, S. C, WITH ALL NEW AND IMPROVED TOOLS, and is now ready to do nil kinds oj work on Machinery. I AM MANUFACTURERS' AGENT FOR Liddell Company's Engines, Saw Mills, Cotton Presses, &c Geiser Portable and Traction Engines, Threshers, &c. Smith Sons' Gins, Feeders and Condensers. Governors, Injectors, Inspirators, Brass Goods, Steam Fittings, Oils, , In fact, Everything in the Machinery Line. ??F Write for Catalogues and Prices, and come and see me. R. F. DIVVER, Proprietor Andorson Machine Works, Andorson, S. C. April 5,1868 39 BLECKLEY, BROWN & FRETWELL. Everybody is invited to Call during* the next ten days, as we are Reducing Prices in every line of our IMMENSE STOCK. FIFTEEN patterns of beautiful Black and Striped SILKS at $1.00 per yard. Value, $1.50. SATINS and SILKS for Trimmings to match?any Bbade you want, at proportionately reduced prices. 10,000 yards WHITE INDIA LAWN at 7o per yard. We bougbt these at an auction sale, and they are really worth 12}c. 500 yards Women's Stripes, blue and red, a' 12Jc?worth 20c. 1250 yards of Satin Stripes at prices ranging from 10c to 15c, and are well worth 20c to 25c per yard. The handsomest lines of Parasols, checks and stripes to suit any dress you may select, at your own price. We are agents for? CHAELOTTESVILIE CASSIMERES, The best goods made, and will have them made up for you in the latest style cheap ly. This is now the best way of getting a good suit of clothes at the lowest possible price and a good fit. ?ugars, Qoffees, i^lour, Rice, Corn, IVTeat, Always in stock, at prices that cannot be undersold. A new car load of TENNESSEE WAGONS, the best lot we ever did receive, has just come in, and as we bought them lower than ever before, we can afford to sell them a little cheaper for cash, or prompt paying customers on time until Fall. BgL. Don't fail to call and Bee us, as we will try our levelest best to make it interesting to you, and will always be pleased to show you our Goods and quote prices. Yours, very truly, BLECKLEY, BROW & FRETWELL. BACK FROM NEW YORK With much pleasure we can point with pride towards our Tremendous Stock of Goods, Having spent three weeks in the Northern markets enabled us to find some great Bar? gains for our customers. French Satine by the Pound, While out hunting we found several ca? ses French Satine, yard wide, suitable for every household to have. They contain 8 yards to the ponnd, and all they cost is 25c for 8 yards. Just to Think I 1,000 yards beautiful Check Nainsook, that most merchants ask 10: for- We se? cured a big lot, all size patterns, Satin fin? ish. We mark in plain figures only 8c. Grand beyond Description. Those beautiful Mull White Dress Goods which are so very popular up North this season. We were compelled to buy fifty bolts in order to get them at our price. Most merchants pay lie for them, but we will sell ours at 12jc._ Competition, Stand from Under. 5,000 yards best Dress Ginghams. Price all over Anderson is 10c to 12c. Our pat? terns are grand, We want to sell 10,000 yards this summer, and in order to do so, we will sell from now on at 9c. Cheap as Dirt. 6,000 yards fine yard wide Sea Island. Our competitors ask 10c for it. We be? lieve in turning our money over. See it ? Only 7c._ Bleaching Department. We make this one of our pets. Our stock is full and complete this season. Our hobby is a brand called "Nameless." Full yard wide, no starch, good, heavy weight. Js equal to New York Mills, but price is much lower?only 8jc._ Here Is a Stunner. 2,000 yards fine imported yard wide Satine. They come in solid-colors, striped, oriental patterns. Beat Summer or Spring dress a lady can wear. A reward of Ten Dollars will be paid if you can purchase elsewhere for less than 20c. Oar price is in the reach of all. Only twelve and a half cents! We Speak Again. Our famous Tricotine Dress Goods?the latest out?in all the Spring shades, both in solids, checks and stripes, 40 inches wide. Just think of the price?25c a yard. Decline in cotton Enables us to offer Athens Checks at 61 c. Best goods made?styles the handsomest. Kyber Cloth. This is a bran new Dress Goods, just im? ported from abroad. Wholesale Merchants say they cannot get enough to supply the demand. To be appreciated they must be seen. To make a lovely dress, this is what you want. How much did you say ??15c. Bed Tic for All. Our low-priced Bed Tic at Sic is a mon? ster. Our next grade at 10c is a hummer, and to cap the climax our 15c brand will hold not only feathers, but will hold water. Remember the place?Brie] Peoples & Go. Look for our lai Polite treatment to all, if j LESSEE LEADER OB' March 25,1888 DENTISTRY! ' IDESIRE to inform the public that on and after this date I can be found in my office daily, and will be pleased to serve my friends and patrons in any kind of Dentistry they may want done. Respectfully, A. C. STRICKLAND. Feb 16,1888 32 Keep Cool this Summer. Jost to think I A beautiful India Linen' Lawn, soft and sheer, and 40 inches wide. This is worth its weight in gold. We re? peat, please don't forget the width?40 inches wide?one yard and four inches. And the price tells the tale?only IQo. Cottenades. For Men's and Boys' Summer wear our celebrated Virginia Cottonades cannot be excelled. For instance, our 6 oz. you can buy at 12}, our 8 oz. at 15, and our 10 oz. at 20c. Old time merchants will ask you 18, 25 and 33jc._ Cassimeres and Tweeds. In this department we have spared no pains. We can suit you all, old and young. We begin at 30c and stop at $1.00._ Look How Cheap. Fepperell two and a half yard wide Sheet? ing, bleached and unbleached. Best goods made, wear unequalled by any. We have a large lot in stock, 'and propose to sell ei? ther bleached or unbleached at 25c. Hickory Shirting For the millions. Our best brands, either in blue or brown, now on sale at ten cents per yard, Other Stores get 12jc,_ Scrim and Curtain Net. We succeeded in closing out a lot of Scrim used for curtains. You know they are worth 12Jc, but we are selling ours at j 8Jc. Also, a lot of handsome Lace Curtain Net which is of very fine make. It is good enough for a palace, and the price only reads 12jc_ Beats Them Ail. 100 Ladies' Black Boncle Jerseys. For house or street wear they are certainly nice. We bought them cheap, and propose to give the trading public the benefit of same. Remember, they are black, and sizes 34,36,38, 40, 42. Now is the time to strike for a Jersey. Price only 60c. Shirts. Our Celebrated Pearl 8hirt, unlaundried, made of New York Mills Bleaching, fine linen bosom, reinforced?sold all over An? derson for $1.00?our price is only 75c. Gents' Linen Collars, turn down or stand? ing, at ten cents each. Gents' 4-ply Linen Cuffs at 15c. Gents' Undershirts at 25, 35, and 50c._ Shoes. Shoes. This Spring we are making Shoes one of our special leaders. Zieglers Fine Shoes for Ladies, either in Kid or Goat, at $2.50. Best Shoe on earth. We guarantee every pair of our Shoes to contain no shoddy soles, and present from now on to all pur? chasers, free of cost, a bottle of Shoe Polish with every pair of Ziegler Shees. Clothing. We keep Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps. We will save you money, and propose to misrepresent no goods. i Range, next door to John E. rge Sign, mrchaser or not. !, <?c CO., LOW PRICES. 37 8m NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Dr. G. T. T?te, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County on the 17th day of April, 1888, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and dis? charge from his office as Administrator. H. M. T?TE, Adm'x. .j Me h 10,1868 86 B ^ ? ? ^ SPRING THE STORE OF R. S. HILL IS THE CENTRE 0F ATTRACTION EOIfc THE LADIES NOW! -o DM MS IN all styles and qualities.. WOOLENS, In all the new weaves, shades, and combinations. Those lovely new Herring-bone and Henriettas, Wool Batistes, the latest French Novelty of the season. Everything, In. fact, that is new, stylish and pretty, from 10c per yard up. WHITE DRESS 600DS. Never before has there been such a seleo tion of White Goods brought to Upper Carolina. Remember, that four weeks has been spent by us in untiring devotion to these Departments, going through all the known and unknown markets of Baltimore, Phil? adelphia and New York, and we now In? vite yon to come and see with what success our efforts have been crowned. ? LACES, - '. BRAIDS, BUTTONS, \ LININGS, \ And every necessary article has been se? lected with great care, to match all the different classes of Goods. MLLE. MALLALEIN, . Our Artistic Dress Maker from the North, will take pleasure in filling all orders with promptness, taste and style. Parties from a distance can send orders for Suits, stating style, color and price they desire, and have an elegant costume sent, ready to put oj finished in first-class order, a perfect fit > insured, and as cheap as the cheapest. This Department we have added at the re? quest of a number of our Lady friends, and if we can only make it self-sustaining our object will have been fully accom? plished. MILLINERY. This Department is full to overflowing, 7 in all the lovely new Spring styles, more bewilderingly beautiful than ever before. All those lovely Ombre Ribbons, Laces, Etc., and such Flowers and Feathers and Guimiwa, and Velvets, and many more things too numerous to mention, but which we will always take time and pleas? ure in showing you. ??- It matters not what inducements others may offer, if you will only do ns the favor to call and look through our immense Stock, we can easily convince /on that it is to your interest to buy all our Goods from ns. Very respectfully,