Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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: CLr^KSOALES,- V Editobs aitd . , JEjA^QSTON^ ??? ? i ?? Peopbietoes. | Wst?SQ&iNOV. 1, 1W8. _81.00. . I ^ffifrJ?ocTatio Voters of the Third Congressional District. Owing to the protracted session of Con P^*asr unable to -Visit you during iff recent campaign for State and.Coun r officers as wa3 my purpoao and desire ^^e^re Jnbw almost upon-the eve of ^?Presidential'; election?the reimlt of | t . Is . of more vital interest to the than, to; any other section of the ^ob.x; If Harrison and Morton should l^ected^ahd. ;^e Eiipnblicans secure j^ttci-next House of .Kepresen ?jBMsry^^ South Carolina who: has any oppo; be. {unseatedj notwithstanding g^ey would hold the certifi ^fuelection;; The'; Republicans M^^afr/evjery.Vn^egro voter in the "^pftT^publicahr The census of ^i?^aU'.?the:.'w!OT8iit they re .giving every contested seat to Jablicaa. contestant, is certain that in some of the middle, Inzellof->the;l?wer Counties of the |^bi^:^BepubUca"ns have registered ^a^'an^ and an ^activei political ^it^&jnow^goi og.oh there. Do not smde,'from the fact that, such is not "Jwith .usVthat there ia.no need ^activity oa . your part, and so 'stay j u|^9te^e:{?9ll8: next Tuesday. Ton aot afford in a matter of ao.great im ce:to take any: risks" whatever. ^"'"mesfc^poffliWe/vqto may be re ?p? thev^biia,"tp^on%et: the possi S^?tJ^^he lqwvcountry^; Cfie^ercise. of your right of suffrage ^^ra privilege and a; doty; and the lectx>f :it, where" disaster <Mmes;from , is nothing.8hort of a crime. ?membe^ ff Uga- are often twitted ;with the mea ^^f&^^rtd.;6^C^0 votes usual ggSJ^thenr^be'r^qf voters in each g^^nw/Distiietif] not^ fer^ahort-qf N^l^djng both races. V- H;*; ii'dqejtoj^ ^ehtthey deserve"it,r to have \ -i^heirrespective ^ouf^^en^my 'fellow ci?ien?^ it en mas^ sihe right fand privilege';and the ^duty/of "Freemen. ? "The 'price of.] , yjsii^^ - L^p^fnlly your W . ":';": " J. & COTHEAJiY ?icity:?g^ lo^Opaf-majority, ana . that Kings j JwiU give them 20,000. General | a co^curain the estimate;with re n^^eiy YorJc, and It is generally ad * h^|tiiat;Ktogs county will give not n :20,000 ^Democratic majority, thought that the total vote.in New ^^ity will be about 279,000:' The focrats are uneasy abont .Indiana. ^at^ffect the" consolidation of the mohdt&Dsnville and East Tennessee, ind Georgia, and the Georgia xa1; Railroad syatemu will have upon J^ieraJinterests of the " country; is a |ion^uc&^ was uifetly done and came so unexpectedly . $ii^jbeen no Jtime as yet in | to .^cbnsider-;theL.:Bituation. As ja^exombination bin preventit.wUI jhateJy^do away with competition in fornen politicians are particularly Jpttferi^ ?e^pw-:'h>ve a female .'candidate for "0diaiv of :? the Hnited, States in the -^npf "-Mrs.Balva Lockwood,-and a e^fcandidato this ih.the person of Miss Linda Gilbert, ^i&m?e^.didate for mayor ofthis y^fl^fi 'bp]wh'ent';Of Hewitt, Grant, '" ^pa^"?^ihe Person, ?f I Ij^n?rd: -,.We also have a ^3|3Ef3^rict Electors,; the 'majority ^ Iwffpm^are "femalea, .and, one of the ?? electors at large are of the feminine il^Hand, ao aged and- wealthy iMU-pf Guilford,Conn , has given to vAraori(^7Mjs3iohafy^^ tew^^orkf^^l,000J000^:to^b^ heldi in -. J^association, and the interest ^el?e?ted .to the education of the I Ired people in the old Blave States'of) if?;':LTfie^associa^ to, have i charge of the expenditure ?f j interest, except that it. must be devo? ?toihe; education of such; colored peo j^sj are needy and indigent, and such b^their health, strength and vigor of rand miud give indications of ef?cien Tusefulhess in after life. fext Tnesday, the 6th day November, ?yof the State and FederaLelec Viand we hope every Democrat in irsori County /will look up his regie* n certificate and go to the polls and ' e.r-v In our primary "election we polled "?o'd^numbers abont thirty-five bun votes, and we ought to do at least inuch next week Tuesday. In fibe. ;rto'a^we;.':were voting for our own biee ;-next Tuesday we will vote for r State and our party. The idea that here iis no opposition to the Demo ^^?ite ticket^it will not be necessary ny special effort is a mistake, eCpolI a small vote in this election ^^Bjtempt the Republicans to make a ^'^est'tlmej.or will lead designing ffo'3Jmagjne that an indepsndent ^meni;rfbuld sncceed, and thus give S^S^M?t^de?l of trouble.- Democrats, ote^next Taesday. ? ~?" .. '? . . " ? rg^crie people.are always too late, and ierefore/accomplish throngh life nothing rorth- namiog. If they promise to meet. la|sUch an hour, they are never present it t?li^yrninute8 afteri No matter how ^^ntthe bnainess is, either to your Kr:to.them,tbey are just as tardy. :Jf[ el?tthis cUss is to take, passage by stea ?r orrailway, be arrives just as the boat iaXleft the wharf, or the train the station* rdirmer has been waiting so long that f$?ipk :is,but of patience. This course character we have described, always >Hq is,never in time for church, ?|?pf?ce of business, at his meals, cr Jpfeifedi^ Persons of such habits we '^b't'bnt despise. . Always start in time, t.be.ready at the appointed hour. We aid hot give a fig for a man who ia not punctual to his engagements, and who never-makes up his mind to a certain cou'ia tili the time is lust Those who hang back, hesitate and tremble?who are never at hand for a journey, to meet an appointment for business or anything else ?are poor sloths, and are ill calculated to succeed in business or get a living in this world. Tbe Atlanta Constitution says a number of leading Southern Railroads have just inaugurated a new immigration scheme designed to benefit this section. The idea is to land European immigrants at New Orleans and distribute them from there over the various lines of travel to to all parts of the South. Just what in? ducements will be offered the newcomers remain to be seen, but it is supposed that the proper agencies will be organized to offer employment and cheap lands to ac? tual settlers. It is not likely that many Europeans will care to settle in the vicinity of New Orleans. They will go .either to Texas and Arkansas or to the attractive Piedmont region. ' CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. "'.-.'.Memphis, .Oct. 28?The east bound passenger train of the Iron Mountain Railroad was stopped by train robbers this afternoon two miles west of Newport, Ark. The passengers were robbed of about $200. No further, details can be obtained to-night. Memphis,"Teistk., Oct. 27.?Benjamin Gratz, Andrew Gratz, J. W. Jones, Joel Wood and Mr. Warren, members of the firm of ; Warren, Jones & Gratz, of St Louis, the "manipulators of the bagging trust, have been indicted by the grand jury, charged, with conspiring to obtain control of all bagging material and ad? vance prices to double what they were before. Requisition papers will be ap? plied for at once and the indicted men be brought here, for .trial. ; ,;^B^0MraGTON,:,Lm^ October 21?A horrible accident occurred at the atone ?quarries at Elliottsville, this county, yes? terday, resulting in. the.,Instant, death of two men. The workmen - were engaged in rising a large stone from the quarry, (When one ofthe guy. ropes slipped and the stone fell with tremendous force upon George Johnston and William Akin, mashing them out of all semblance of humane beings and killing] them' both instantly. ? I^Bidge Spring, ?ct; 25.?The vgin house of Mr. Joseph Jones was the scene of a shocking and-fatal accident about 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Jones has a horse power gin, and a ten year-old son of Mr. Andrew Kneece climbed upon the gearing while the horses were in motion. He was caught and* carried .beneath, the driving wheel shaft, bis breast on the cogs. 'He was tlead before any one reached him. It wt a impossible to stop tbe horses after be was caught in time to save him. :-; - - 'R^M* New Bedford, Mass., Oct. 29.?-This city was visited by two well developed earthquake shocks last night at the Weld street police station. The shocks were felt at 1125 o'clock, and were preceded by a rumbling sound and three distinct oscillations were felt, followed by a tre? mendous movement. -The~ police and others who were on the .streets say the movement was preceded by two reports not unlike those of a heavy gun or thun? der, and then came a distinct movement of the ground. The shocks were distinet lyielt acroas: the Acushnet in Fair H?ten.' %3?^%i-\t'i-^ ^-Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 26?John Weiaman, a farmer living at Shelburn, was found dead in his room this morning. Despite the opinion of the doctor that it was a case of suicide there are suspicious circumstances .surrounding' the death. Weisman was well off, and had a roman? tic disposition. Tb rongh an advertisement he met and married a Philadelphia girl of respectable parents, and apparently lived happily- together..1 The wife says her husband'got up during- tbe night to shoot a cat; that she had heard the shot, out did not get out of bed. She slept until morning, when she went down stairs and found her husband dead. ? Ears ab City,'Mo., October 24.?A man and a beautiful girl handcuffed together attracted a great deal of atten? tion and-no little sympathy from'those "who saw them.. The man was Jack Stock,-who had burglarized- a house at Eldorado, Kan., and had been sentenced to the penitentiary for five years for the crime. The girl was bis sweetheart, end her love for him caused her to commit a crime. She carried into the jail a mince' pie containing a file. With this she was in hopes her lover could-escape. The file was found, and Ida Dyer was tried and convicted of carrying it iato the jail. She was sent up -for one year. . ^?EEnra8FiEppjj' Me , Oct. 24.?William Nickerson was hunting partridge- about half a mile from bia house, when hearing his dog bark and hastening in the direc? tion bf,the sound; he found that the dog encountered a large bear. As soon as the latter. saw Mr. Nickerson- he made - for him growling fiercely.- Nickerson started to climb a tree, taking bia gun with him. He had climbed six or eight feet when the' bear caught ? him by the trouser -leg and tried to pull him down. Thetrou Bera gave way. The bear then pulled'off : Nickerson'8 shoe, and at his next trip up the tree carried down one of Mr. Nieker son's stockings and one of his toes,'badly, lacerating two'more. - As the bear was climbing the tree-again Nickerson gave him a charge of shot. - Pena, Texas, Oct. 28.?The Pena and Bio' Grande stage, was robbed about twenty miles from here yesterday morn? ing, about 8 o'clock, on the Randora place. The' robber wee abh?rt,' thick man^ Sergts. Fulmer end Wm. DVWyant, of the United Stales army, were among the passengers, as also Fred W. - Fruitt j and j. LaDgles, New Orleans. These gentlemen were made to hold up their bands and' were searched. The robber got $35 from-Mr. Wy ant, besides other valuables. The driver was compelled to get down from his seat and was robbed. All the occupants were made to take off their wearing apparel. ? The robber had a pistol and a Winchester rifle. He was an American. He opened Mr. Fruitt-b watch to find the time and then put it back. One passenger saved a roll of bills by concealing them in a soiled handker? chief which was offered to the robber. I cincinnati, O., Oct. 26.--The Cincin? nati conservatory of music was the scene of a. horrible suicide to day. The victim was one of tbe pupils, Miss Mazie Mount, a beautiful girl, twenty-one years of age, whose parents live in ConnersviUe, Ind. Last night she took a dose of morphine with suicidal intent, but a doctor was' summoned, who gave her an antidote and walked tbe floor all night with her. She was in a fair way to recovery this morn? ing, and was left alone. At eleven o'clock her dead body was found stretch-' ed out on the floor of her room, her feet j resting against a dresser and tbe head be neath a piano stool. She hed cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor. Tbe cause is supposed to be a love affair. Richmond, Va., Oct. 27.?A gay .wed ding party had assembled at Fowhatan Courthouse. to witness the nupitals of Miss Nannie Gordon and Mr. Henry Flippen, both of whom moved in the highest social circles. One o'clock p. m. was the hour appointed for the ceremony, but at tbe last moment it was announced that the bride had disappeared. Miss Gordon. could nowhere be found. The groom and the friends and relatives of the bride were naturally much alarmed. A search was at once instituted, and, tbe earth being wet and soft, Miss Gordon was backed from her residence to the bank of the Appomattox River, a distance of two miles and a half. Here all traces of her were lost, and the awful suspicion that she had committed suicide flashed upon the minds of the searching party. The river was then dragged and the body of tbe young lady was found just fifty yards from the point where her footprints ceased. The groom and the family of the uufortnnate girl are overwhelmed with grief. No cause is assigned for the act of self-destruction, which yet remains a profound mystery. Spartanbubg, Oct. 27.?A aingular criminal prosecution was begun to day before Trial Justice Carlisle. Ltist Fri? day night Marion Stevens, a white lad aged 15, was married to Carrie Boitre, aged IS. They first went to Major A. B. Woodruff, a trial justice, but he refused to tie the knot. They next called on the Rev. Simpson Drummond, who married them. As soon as Berry Boitre, the the father of the girl, found out what waa done he brought, an indictment against Stevens, and will perhaps include one of bis neighbors in the prosecution. It is said that these children bad no courtship, but were persuaded by a cer? tain man to marry in order that he might Set Stevens to work for him. His un erstanding was that he could not hire a minpr unless he was married. Bangob, Me , Oct. 29.?A special to the Commerciate&ya: Captain Tufts of the schooner E. H. Foster, of and for St. Johns, N. B. ;rom New York, October 16, put into bouthwest Harbor October 26, and reports that on ? Wednesday, the 24th, she fell in with an unknown schooner on Jeffrey's bank, about 8 A. M. At noon the wind was a gale, accom? panied by snow and rain; The captain of the Foster noticed that tbe strange Bchooner was steering badly and was fall ing-astern. He watched for signals of distress and was prepared to render assis? tance. A little later, being then about one and one-half miles in the rear, the unknown schooner'suddenly sank, and Captain Tufts has no doubt that all on board went down with her. The un? known schooner was laden under deck, carried a man topmast and had a new foresail. She appeared to be of 120 tons, and of American build. A New Yellow Fever Theory. Dr. J. J. Knott, of Atlanta, is just at present the centre of curiosity for the medical men all over the country. A physician' of high standing and ability here at home, he has made a study of yellow fever, its cause and cure, and is now in Washington, where his discoveries have been brought to the attention of Surgeon General Hamilton, and yesterday private telegrams and the Associated Press brought the news to Atlanta that bis theor vould be given a trial. Dr. Knott left Atlanta for Washington Thursday last, and before leaving con? fided to a few of his friends the result of his experiments in a search for the cause and core of yellow fever.. In conversation with one of iris friends on the day of his departure for Washing? ton, Dr. Enott said: . "Wherever yellow fever is epidemic I have always noticed that there was a blue mist'in the foggy air which arises from the earth" after nightfall. It is then that the real and greatest danger of infection is to be found. This bluish tint which I speak of ia caused, in my opinion, by the presence of a dangerous amount of phosphorus in. the air. And this phosphor us is really what develops the germ. It gives it vitality, something to feed upon, and, aa the infection is mere certain after nightfall, I consider that one of the best foundations for my theory. The blue mist I speak of is never notice? able during the hours of sunshine. No w, if the presence of a large amount of phosphorus in the air really produces the disease and propagates it, I certainly have a remedy. Everybody is familiar with the phosphorescent Jack O'Lan tern, which in' swampy and marshy countries is so common. I contend that tbe same causes which produce this wizard of the swamp produces the fever breeding g^rm.'^;;;;'?^?.;?;''.; '.'? v "I was in Chattanooga in tbe.epidemic of 1878, and I observed this blue mist, and the air seemed poisonous i and sick? ening. Since, that time I. have been investigating on that line and I have made such tests as I think warrant me in saying that 1 can produce a case of yel? low fever anywhere. If I . can do this, the remedy ia a simple one and I can 'claim the reward which the General Government has offered." "I propose to test my theory,' and will stake my .reputation that I can generate a.case of yellow fever anywhere by the injection of phosphorus." Dr. Knott's Atlanta friends will watch the result of tbe tests of his theory wi.th a great deal of interest. And all over the world, and in fever stricken Florida parr ticul?rly, there will be glad tidings of great joy in the news of Dr. Knott's sac cess.?Atlanta Constitution, October 24. Farewell to Jute Boston,' OcU-13.?The. first result of the. attempts by the Jute Trust to corner bagging and squeeze the Southern plan? ters will be felt, and that very seriously, in Salem on Thursday, when the two jute mills of that city will be closed for an in? definite period and more than.500 work? men will be thrown out of employment. Tbe operatives in? these works get starva? tion wages jtt best and enforced idleness at this time in advance of a cold winter is cruel hardship. The annual production of these mills has been about 1,000,000 yards of bagging, which has been used almost,exclusively for bagging, cotton. The whole country is familiar with the operations of the Jute Trust in enhancing the price -of'cotton bagging until it was quoted at double the legitimate figures, as well as the efforts of Southern planters to beat the trust and prevent such schemes ' for the future by finding some cheap sub-' sritute for jute. The success "that has attended the energetic labors of the plan? ters baa practically left the mills without any business ana without any demand for their product. The material used was Bengal jute. .Early this spring several cargoes of jute were landed here from In? dia, but during the summer upward of 7,000 bales have been shipped from Salem .to' other, ports, principally New York and Charleston, S. C. These shipments caused a marked shortage of material in the mills here' for manufacturing, and this is given by the officials as one of the reasons why " business has stopped. Another reason, says the superintendent is the uncertainty of business. They ab? solutely refuse to reply to questions as to the effect of the trust's operations, or j the use of new material, in the South; but there is not the slightest doubt that the jute bagging manufacture in this sec don iti a thing of the past. The manu? facturers are wise enough to stop before sinking much money in 'unsaleable goods. '..'?, ?'. _ m- \"- ? Keeping Cotton Back. A leading Savannah cotton buyer in formed a News reporter yesterday that he has information that the Farmers' Alli? ance of Georgia and Alabama have taken united action to withhold their cotton from the market from November 1 to November 20, and for a double purpose on account of the high price of bagging as arbitrarily fixed by the Bagging Trust, and because cotton is, in their Judgment, selling at figures below what it should command, and they argue that by keeping back the cotton for twenty days the price of bagging will decline and cotton will appreciate in value. The gentleman says that cotton has been and is now kept from going forward for the reasons which combined to bring about the action of the Farmers' Alliance, and that the falling off in the receipts of cotton is due to the causes above men tioned. He says tbe fields are white and the crop large, but that the quality is inferior, showing discoloration, and that while be could bave bought 1,000 bales of strict middling at this time a year ago, it would be a very difficult matter to buy one third that amount from factors now. ?Savannah News. ? The new English Salt Trust haa al? ready put up pure common salt from 60 cents to $2.25 per ton, and lump export salt from $2 to $3.75. There is a great outcry in tbe press of England over what is termed this introduction of American methods of monopoly, and it is certain that there will be fierce demands for a leg? islative remedy when Parliament meets next month. ? A monument to tbe memory of the late Bishop George F. Pierce has just been erected at Sparta, Ga., by the Meth? odist Conference of that State. It is of simple white marble, twenty-three feet high. The time for the unveiling hf s not yet been fixed, The Mormons Must Go. Washington, Oct. 27.?The aumml report of Governor West, of Utah, has been made public. In the course of his remarks on the Mormon question the Governor says: Nothing can justify the despotism of the Mormon political system to the people who have known and appreciated the blessiogs of free government. The unity of Church and State is perfect and in? dissoluble. It is based upon the com Elete and absolute control of the priest ood, wielding a supreme power, exer? cised and yielded to as emanating immediately from God, in all things, secular as well-as spiritual. The word of the priesthood is to the Mormon people the command of God, not only in matters of faith and morals, but in all civil, polit? ical and commercial affairs. This priest? hood not only rules the Church, but governs the State. The Governor Bays that he has no religious controversy with the Mormon people with polygamy left out of the question, but he declares that the local civil government of the Mormons is as theocratic as that of the ancient Hebrews. Pending the settlement of the question. of admitting Utah into the Union the Governor recommends the appointment by Congress of a committee with full authority to make a complete and thor? ough investigation of the civil as well as religions conditions heretofore and now prevailing in the Territory. Justice to the whole country, the Governor Bays, as well as to the Mormon and Non-Mormon people, requires such investigation to be made. ? The women of America expend $8,000,000 annually for paint and powder for their faces. ? The oldest and largest tree in the world is a chesnut near the foot of Mount Etna. The circumference of the main trunk is 212 feet. ? It costs $22,000,000 to run a Presi? dential campaign. If yon see Belva Lockwood trapsing. around in an old bonnet next summer you'll know the reason why... . > ? ? More than a sixth part, of the land of the globe and nearly a sixth part of the population of the world are under the control of. Great Britain, Russia ranks second in territorial extent and the United States third. ? The richest widow in this country, if not in the world, is Mrs. Moses Taylor, whose fortune is estimated at $40,000,000. She lives in New York, Long Branch and several other, places as the mood strikes, her. ?"Smith is a mighty mean man, I say," exclaimed Jenkins, warmly, "Why, what has Smith ever done to you ?" asked Blenkinsop, surprised. "Bet me $10 I couldn't hit a barn door with a revolver! at five paces,"' said Jenkins angrily. "Taunted me into taking him up. Got me to put up the money. Measured off the five paces in the presence of a lot of witnesses. Gave me a revolver loaded and then set up the barn door edgewise." ?JSbmerville Journal. ? A curioua' case has just been de? cided upon appeal in a Scottish Court. A young woman brought an action of breach of promise againBt a young man who admitted having been engaged to her. His defence was that she objected to his smoking and finally said : "Choose between your cigar and me." He made the choice promptly in favor of the weed, and when she sued him the Judge held that by offering the alternative she was responsible for the swain's desertion, and the Superior Court sustained the decision. ? Boyde Sanders, a little daughter of Mr. J. J. Sanders, who lives near Low rysville, is perhaps the best cotton picker in the State of her age. She is seven years old and picks 100 pounds of cotton readi? ly any - day, and one day last week she picked 104 pounds. She baa picked this season over 1,500 pounds of cottoL Many able bodied men-cannot pick i hundred pounds of cotton in a day. Can auybody m the State bring forward a lit tie girl or boy, the age of Boyde. that can beat her picking cotton 1?Chester Bulle? tin. ? ? There was a circus at Chestertown, Maryland, one day last week, -and with it were seven elephants. Their car was run alongside a locomotive. One of the efephants put bis trunk"out through a crevice in the car, reached over to the tender of the locomotive, lifted the lid of the water tank and helped himself. The -other six elephants did the' same, and in a abort time the tank was dry. The train bauds did not see the performance, and only when the engineer tried to start bis engine did he find that the water was gone. ? There hundred miles an hour is the proposed Bpeed for the electric postal rail road of the future. An experimental line has been erected at Laurel, twenty miles from Baltimore. A compromise between the pneumatic tube and the ordinary railroad carries a miniature train of two cars, solely for mails and light parcels, without any attendance. The road has three rails, , one above the car for carrying the current, and two below which carry "the; cars., Thet cars are built:of sheet' iron?ahd are;1 two feet square arid twenty-one feetiong. ' Speed will be regulated and power or'brakes applied by electricity solely. If the experiment at Laurel succeeds, it is stated that similar roads will be laid between Baltimore and Washington and elsewhere. Included in the mineral resonrces of Utah, apart from its precious metals, are deposits of alum, some recently die covered veins of which are eighteen inches thick and several hundred feet in length, of dazzling whiteness and great purity. Beds of nitre are also found sufficiently pure to readily fuse when thrown on hot coals. As is now well known, the Great Salt Lake is an immense, limitless magazine of salt, that can be readily obtained in any desired quantity by the simple process of evapo? ration. From this lake vast quantities of sulphate of soda are also secured, blown on shore at certain temperature by the winds, where hundreds of tons are often piled up in a single night, that can be utilized in the cheap production of sal soda and carbonate of soda. ? Work on the great bridge which is to span the Mississippi River at Mem Bhis, Teno,, has been commenced. The ridge proper Is on thp cantilever plan, and will consist of a channel span 77P feet in length. This is said to be the longest Bingle span of the kind in the world, and its construction is a difficult piece of engineering. The bridge will also have two spans, each 620 feet in length. The bridge will be thirty four feet in width and while only one railroad track will be used at present, the strength of the bridge will be such that two tracks can be laid. The plans already con tern Elate a wagon road for vehicles. The ridge will be approached from the west over an iron trestle 5,200 feet in length and an embankment of 1,800 feet in length. It will be approached from the east over an iron trestle 1,000 feet long and 07er an enbankment. The bridge will be" seventy five feet above high water mark. The estimated cost is $2,200,000. ? A Kentucky girl measures seven feet three inches around the waist, three feet six inches around tbe arm, and weighs 672 pounds. She is from the blue grass region, and if it is true that "all flesh is grass," she will make a thun? dering big bale of bay. ? Mrs. Margaret Kane, one of the: Fox.sisters, of Rochester, the originators of spiritualism in America, threatens to expose the whole business. Tbe northern spiritualists are greatly excited, and do not hesitate to denounce Mm Kane. Some go so far as to say that she was drunk when she made the throat. ? At Charleston, W. Va., a military Company of young ladies, thirty-five in number, have organized, elected officers, chosen uniforms, consisting of blue dress? es, trimmed in white, ana hold regular drill meetings every Wednesday evening. The arms used are wooden muskets, made in exact imitatiou of the regulation arti? cle, and the girls are said to be making remarkable progress in the manual of arms. ? Hanson Craig, of Kentucky, is probably the heaviest man in tbe world. His weight is given at 792 pounds, and it requires thirty-seven yards of cloth to make him a suit. He is six-feet four and one half inches in height, is thirty-one years old, weighed eleven pounds at birth. When two yean old he took a $1,000 prize at the baby show in New York, tipping the beam at 206 pounds at that time. His father weighed 115 pounds and bis mother 122. ? President Cleveland is not often seen at tbe White House at praseut. He spends most of his time at Oak View. There he receives his guests, mail and telegrams. He will remain at Oak View until after election day. He is said to be tired out and needs rest. Mrs. Cleve? land has become intensely interested in the campaign, and has developed a great head for politics. She knows the elec? toral vote of each State and how it went in previoas Presidential campaigns. She has made a special study of tbe situation in New York State, and feels confident that her husband will be re elected. ?\TjL A very grim and ghastly joke was played on a young man in Spartanburg Monday. He came into town and Boon became very tired. In fact bis physical energies were so overloaded that he dropped down in a store in a very relaxed condition. Some wag of a fellow went to a neighboring undertaker's and pro? cured a cheap coffin and lifted the tired man into it. By way of setting him off, some white cloth was tied around his neck and jaws and the lid was laid on the coffin. After resting several hours he began to kick, and he kicked out of the coffin and wanted to kick the perpetrator of the joke out of town. But aa that per? son could not be found he took it out in kicking generally. Qeo. Augustus Sola. George Augustus Sala, the well known English writer, on his last Australian trip wrote as follows to tbe London Daily Tele? graph: ??I especially have a pleasant remem? brance of the ship's doctor?a very expe? rienced maritime medico indeed, who tended me most kindly during a horrible spell of bronchitis and spasmodic asthma, provided by the sea fog which had Bwooped down on us just after we left San Francisco, fint the doctor's prescriptions and the increasing warmth of the tempera? ture as we n eared the Tropics, and in par? ticular, a couple of Allcock's Porous Pias* ters clapped on?one on the chest and another between the shoulder blades? socn set me right" ARB YOU SKEPTICAL t If so we will convince you, that. Acker's English Remedy for the lungs is superior to all other preparations, and is a positive cure for all Throat and Lung troubles, Croup, Whooping Cough and Colds. We guarantee the preparation and will give you. a sample bottle free. For sale by Bill Bros., Anderson, and A. B. Carpen? ter, Pelzer. IS LIFE WORTH LIVING f Not if you go through the world a dyspep? tic. Acker a Dyspepsia Tablets are a pos? itive cure for the worst forms of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flatulency and Constipation. Guaranteed and Bold by Hill Bros,, Ander? son,'and A. B. Carpenter, Pelzer. PIMPLES ON THE FACE. Denote an impure state of rhe blood and are looked upon by many with suspicion. Acker's Blood Elixir will remove all im? purities and leave the complexion smooth and clear. There is nothing that will so thoroughly build up the constitution, Snrify and strengthen the whole system, old and guaranteed by Hill Bross., An? derson, and A. B. Carpenter, Pelzer. OFFICIAL JEXT BOOKS. AT a meeting of tbe Anderson County Board of Examiners oh the ISth of Oct., the following books, among others, were adopted for the next five years: HARPER'S COPY BOOKS, (for exclusive use.) HARPER'S READERS. (as supplemental to the regular readers.) We cannot too strongly urge the impor? tance of using Copy Books in all the sohools, especially when they sell so cheap as Har? per's?only ten cents .each: Every child should learn to write, and to write legibly ; this end can be reached only by a daily use Of Copy Books. To the progressive Teach? ers of Anderson County, who wish to keep abreast of the times, we would say': Call at the-Book Stores and examine Harper's New Readers. These Readers are bound in goodatrong linen; contain from 5Q to 125 per cent., more matter than other Read? ers; yet they retail cheaper than most Readers. For sale by G. W. FANT & SON, Anderson, S. C. ? ? J . N. W ATKINS, Anderson, S. C. MAEON & BRO? Williamston, 8. C, And others. Nov 1,1888 . 17 3 T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. F. Cox, Judge of Prolate. WHEREAS, M. P. Tribdle, c. c. p.. has applied to me to grant him letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of Aney McAlister, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Aney McAlister, deceased, to be and ap to be before mein Court of Probate to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 14th day of December, 1888, after publica? tion hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should npt he granted. Given under my hand, this 30th day of October, 1888. W. F. COX, Judge Probate. Nov 1, 1888_17_6 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Miles Durham, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proveUi to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. W. S. MURPHY, Ex'r. Nov 1,1888 17_ 3 LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL BEGINS its Fourth Session Oct. 29, 1888. Tuition $10, $12.50, $15 and $18 per session of ten months. No deduc? tion for fraction of month, unless on ac? count of illness. Those who begin with the opening of the School, and send regu? larly, will nave decidedly the advantage. The School is under the control of a strong Stock Company, who are determin? ed to make it a success. For further information address W. P. HOLLANP, Principal, Or T. T. WAKEFIELD, Secretary. Octl8,1888 "" 15_3* s 1,500 BARRELS OF FLOUR! To foe sold within the next 30 days at the following Low Prices: 200 barrels at $4.50?guaranteed. 300 " 5.00 ? 300 * 5.50 " 300 " 6.00 200 " 6.25 200 " 6.50. * ? ALSO, - THE LARGEST STOCK OF TOBACGO Ever brought to this market by any one. Pricej runnirg from 25c to 50c per pound retail?by the box less. Call and Bee. SPECIAL GROCERY STORE, McGEE & LICON. NEW YORK AND HOME.! Startling Bargains Now in Store 1 HOUSE FILLED FROM CELLAR TO DOME! To commence Is Fall's Msk ie toe lie a MM 1 in tbe way of Bargains for all. Just it of oar Wool Pacific Cashmere, For Ladies' Dresses, in all shades, at 10c a yard. Plain Silk Lustre. This magnificent Dress Goods is appre? ciated by all; we have all shades and prices. It is in tbe reach of all?Ten Gents per yard. Crepe Suitings. This ia a new and very desirable fabric for Ladies' Dresses, and is beyond all donbt the thing for house and street wear. Sold north, east, south and west for 25c. Our price 15. Whip Cord Yard Wide Dress Goods. This is the first season for this hand? some Parisian Cloth, and to be apprecia? ted must be seen. Just think how low you can buy it?only 25c. Henrietta Cloth. This handsome Dress Goods is acknowl? edged to be the best value offered for tbe money; we show all shades, 40 inches wide, all wool and silk. Our price 75c. Showing Fine Silks. Black and Colored Silks in Surahs and Faille Francrasse. Our stock of these goods is immense?please call and ex? amine. Mrs. Cleveland's Choice. Camel's Hair Serge is Mrs. Cleveland's favorite dress for this season. We have them in Suits, with either Plush or Silk Gimp for trimmings to match. We offer at the very low price of $7.00 per Suit, inclnding trimmings, buttons ana linings. This is what you Want. LESSER'S yard wide Bleaching, free from starch; we have one thousand yards on hand, and offer at the low price of 7c. A Household Necessity. Having bought very largely of Canton Flannel, we offer a special bargain in tbe way of. a heavy article that is sold every? where at 12} c. Our price is in the rp?.cb of all, 8frc._ Leaser's Pacific E. B, Jeans. This splendid brand of Jeans is made in North Carolina for our special trade, and we claim that it is tbe best goods for the money in Anderson. Our competi? tors ask 40c?our price 25c. . ? - . Calico, Calico. New and lovely styles, dyed in oil and warranted not to fade. Oar price 6Jc. Other goods not so good at 5c._ Towels, Towels. No end to our. stock?all bought low for cash-5,10,12A, 15 to 50c. Don't Miss This.. Ladies' hem stitched Colored Border Handkerchiefs, warranted not to fade. We have one thousand dozen on hand, Tell your friends about it. Two and a half cents a piece. Listen, while I Sing. Toboggan Caps for Children will be all the rage thi? Fall. Beautiful, stylish, warm, and last but not least, very cheap, only 25c. .Lost, but Found. We find ten bolts of Check Nainsook on hand, and not feeling disposed to carry I over until next season, we will name a prtpo *h^t xr\)\ clear them out of our nay. Ituiifrriher, they are Satin finish, and 7c will ttll the tale. Shoes, Shoes. We cannot say enough about our Shoe stock. We have a tremendous lot on hand, we sell no shoddy or paper soles, and every pair sold is guaranteed, or money refunded. : Clothing, Clothing. We have bought largely this season, and can'knock the spots out of any house ia upper Carolina. Our Suits from $6.00 to $8.00 is something worth seeing. Gentlemen, come to see us. Mothers, bring your boys to see us. Overcoats. This winter we expect to have lots of cold weather; we have jast 470 Overcoats on band, and we bought them to pell, and low prices is our aim. Calico by the Pound. We succeeded in obtaioing a lot of Calico in which you can save mosey. They run 8 yards to the pound, and* the price is only 25c. We Bought them AIL A Glove manufacturer retiring from business offered us one thousand dozen Ladies' Cashmere Gloves?all wool, em? broidered backs, six button length; they are worth 50c elsewhere; we offer ours at 25c. . Keep your Boys Warm. Our Celebrated Virginia Wool Cassi meres are regular beauties, and for wear are unequalled. Just pause for one moment and hear our price?50c a yard. A Great Variety Of Ladies' Undervests, Gents' Under? shirts, Genta' White Shirts, Trunks, Valises, Cravats, Hats, Suspenders, Em? broidery, Laces, Corsets, SilkHaodker kerchiefs, Bustles, Buttons, Satins, Silk Floss, Kid Gloves, Bed Flannel, White Flannel, and a thousand other beautiful things for sale lower than elsewhere. J&* Give us a call. Bemember the place?next door to J, E. Peoples & Co. on Brick Bange, if purchaser or not. Look over the door for our large Sign. Polite attention to all. LESSER &c GO, > X B ft* < 0 a B 0) a 52! SI ? t> s w o ? W 8 ?3 Q Wo o ?? o *? g g ? (L O P? h 2 <b mm p-h a b? p m ? i-j ??tSS& ?= p 2 ?5 et _ r.. rr 5.H ? ? = 5? c ? Q B B w Ed 8 & ?ST o ? Q ? &*? a W B s (?1 S5 O S 21 3 a 0 ft I ? < tr1 p B jj a P. o -a a I R fed I e+ 0 m (5 P ? (5 &? Ir 2 CD prf? fg c9 ft, S^ CD m* SbBw ' B 39 00 ? ? ' b THE OLD STORY Delicious Qualities will Delight Patrons and pay Dividends to Consumers. J. P. SULLIVAN & CO'S. CONSTANT AIM IS TO SEIL THE Best ftio Coffee They Can Find, PATENT FLOUR, And all other Choice grades. They keep a close watch after, and are prepared to give bottom prices, notwith? standing the advance. Tlie Clo tiling B usiness. They have a nice stock of MEN'S, YOUTH'S and BOYS' CLOTHING cheaper than you can imagine. They have taken time and pains to get up this stock, and are ready to oner good Bargains. KENTUCKY AND ATHENS JEANS, DRY GOODS OF ALL KINDS, From the cheapest Prints to fine Cashmeres. BOOTS AND SHOES, The best stock they have ever had. EVERYTHING-THEIR STOCK IS GENERAL. J. P. ?nllivan & Co. Notice to the Taxpayers of Slab town School District. THE tux-payers of Slabtown School Dis? trict are reo nested to meet at the Academy, Saturday, the 27th inst., at S o'clock p. m., to consider the question of levying a special tax for next fiscal year. By order ofthe Board of Trustees. W. C. SMITH, Chairman. Octl8,1888 . 15 2* NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the Estate of Jas. Webb, deceased, are heri'by notified to present them. prop, erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those Indebted to make payment. T. R. SIMPSON, W- A. G. McWHORTBR, F?"?tors. Oct 18,1888 15 ? ANDERSON IS 03ST A BIG BOOM! She is receiving 400 Bales of Cotton daily, the Streets are Crowded with Wagons and vehicles of every descrip? tion, Crops are good, the Savannah Valley Bail road a grand success, more new enterprises on hand than ever before! What more is needed to make a people happy 1 Why, nothing but to step into SYLVESTER BLECKLEY CO'S. BIG STORE, Which is always filled with plenty of all kinds of Goods, delighted customers, polite attention, men to wait on them, and sell them their numerous Bargains a prices that are really astonishing. These are cut down so fine that they could not afford to sell them at it if it were not for the large quantitytof Goods they handle. It was predicted that the building of the Savannah Valley Railroad would injure Anderson?that a large share of the Cotton would be marketed at Stations along its line. But all these predictions have proven untrue, because Anderson gets better receipts in Cotton than ever before.- And why? Because she contains live, energetic merchants, who pay the farmers more for their Cotton than they can get, ' for it at these small Stations where they have only one buyer, and then they sell you: 1 Goods so low, besides?heap cheaper than you can buy them elsewhere. Just listen., to a few lines: In GROCERIES we carry EVERYTHING, aud have in stock now? Eight Oar Loads Flour, Bought before the recent heavy advance. . \ One Car Load of assorted NAILS just received. One Car Load of TENNESSEE WAGONS to arrive in the next few days; although we can now fix you up with almost any size Wagon you may want 10 Cases of Ladies' Walking Shoes just received at 75c, worth $1.00 anywhere. 5 Cases of Ladies' Walking Shoes at $1.25, worth $2.00. Children's Shoes at your own price. 5u0 yards Flannel at 7c per yard, worth 15c. 1000 yards All-Wool Cashmere, 40 inches wide, at 25c, worth 40c. Blankets, large 10-4 size, at $1.50, worth $2.00, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN PROPORTION. Our Store is so crowded with Goods that we are obliged to sell them in order to make room. Our Mr. JOE FRET WELL can be found on the street at all times, prepared to make you a good cash bid on your Cotton, while the rest of our large force will be ready to attend to your wants in the Store. We assure you polite and prompt: attention in every department of our business, and earnestly solicit your trade, being: perfectly satisfied that you cannot better yourself anywhere, as we are fully prepared; to give you as good Goods for as little money as anybody else can. So come in and see us when you are in Town. We will be pleased to show you* our Goods, even if you don't buy them, as it is a pleasure to us to wait on you,. And do bring the Ladies and the Little Ones along, too, for we have many things to please them. Yours, very sincerely, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY CO. Octl8,1888 15 CUNNINGHAM BROS. Are occupying their New and Commodious Store Room, and are every day receiving new and attractive addi? tions to their complete Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Hardware and Groceries. We are, no doubt, Headquarters for FLOUR. The "Woman Head Flour," you know, is "ahead" of ail. We have Choice Groceries of all Hlnd?. The Finest Teas, Roasted Coffee and Cream Cheese, &c. We guarantee satisfaction In regard to PRICES and QUALITY. The politest attention to all. Come to see ns, and we will make vou comfortable while with ns, and send you. home happy, ?S' We are in the Cotton Market. Your friends, CUNNINGHAM BROS. 8ept 13, 1888 10 3m OLABE & BEO., MERCHANT TAILORS. PULL LIKE SAMPLES. Suits Made to Order and Fits Guaranteed. ?i?r~ We.employ best Workmen, and give satisfaction. CLARK & BRO., Whitner Street. March 28, 1888