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WESEjyJS7ERY THURSDAY. SCALES, \ Editoes a>tj ISSI^rii Pbopbibtobs. ^SgBSBAY, FEB. 14, 1R?9. .TBEIMSj PBOTflEHB? 81.50. '750. ' lature of North Carolina is 1 a bill to amend the State The amendment is almost ?jcfcfcopy; of the^ South Carolina "v:.... - - ? v; - ? lesville (Ga.,) .Ea^fe, publish iome of Gen. I/ongstreet, is au ). statement that. General igstreet has been offered by President ~~Mg&po8itioh of register of Irr,- and that he wil accept. . ^^??^E^Till be admitted by this is^but:itpretty, evident that ^n^S^th-Tjfakota/ Washington Fopfehawill be taken in fall fellow ^^^e next Cbngross, and they will, ady to roll op Bepublican electoral Si^eTfaUof 1892. . ^B-;.C. Starr,'Jr., who has.been con-. '*'Xth ;the Charleston World for feral months, has bought an interest in Iorence Times, and in the last issue ^B^r~^^--hB.bpw' to the pub |WeJ>xtend Mr.. Starr the -?'right ?felIdvfsbJp/3and whui him all the sible. - - s|:8aid;that.Qie influx of Eepublican ^^^the -National Capitol is ?fo"assume alarming propor ^Pr|8'ru8h 13 even greater" .after Jjj^ the' ^4>f^ the . Democ?ts in 1884,' who L'tnhad.a chjaca- Jor over twenty fbn.-W.-;P.-E0ith??ditor of the Ktqp?tt ?^rjdiea^at hn^home^in ;Wjdh?lTa s^a^?iternooh "of pneumonia, announcemeht: of his death was &t??h]regret all over the State; Zeith- w^one. of South - Carolina's t):r21iant men; and;was a bold, fear-1 ^t^;wh/ose death will be a loss to jresa^bf the State. rr. . .is a sharp pointed idea from the SST^ereareobstructfonisto Us tb< obstruct every enterprise trug?. |:<n^^uieasure inaugurated^ for "the . ricement^ i^tte'. to jfn. They are always in the jniy;? but succeed too often in defeat the^ .will of. the people." ? ^number ? of millionaire Senators, ttatMhowfat from thirty to thirty two, " irly one-half the .entire1 Senate, has 'licreasedby thechoiceof, Gen.-.W. i?Bnrhv to}, succeed Sabin~ fr?tn ineaot?. Washb?rn is a railroad ienfcj is vvbr^ 5^fOp0^hou8??& in .Livermore, Me., in 1881, if|a^raduate'. of Bowd?in cq?ege. lo hw money in lumber.' - ~ ? " - - ?? ? ? ? ?? ------ i&nt-haa sent to the Senate Boruioation of ex-jGovernor Hugh S. ' ^^njpf .this; State; to bfr- Civil e Cbmmissioner/in place of Alfred 'gerton," removed. It is * understood ^removal of-Commissioner Edger ^^Bfin?is,* by the Presiden t is for the ^jTeyie??on that he; has; not exhibited, rest in ar?'jBympatby with civil ser ^ethodsYand that the. President nre^twb-Vacancies in-the civil service mieaion so ; that he- could appoint nt: Secretary' of the Treasury lqmpson-- and Indian Commissioner ''"&r0tO;th? places. ' y. - -'/?.-.'- "" :~'' ift-Sapreme Court of Georgia last ^^g^nfed 'a'- new trial to Tom Ifolk, convicted of the murder of his r; otep mother and six brothers .and Jg^e^scene of the crime was hear DniancT Woolfqlk was-branded as; the potable criminal of ^modern" times. nods upon, which.the new trial are al Ieged errors of the court ?icrthe! admission- of certain hearsay .'fimony;;v Justice ' Simmons, : who de -..l.thedecision,.referred to the- de strain in the court ^ Macoh ^^^evtrial of':the" case when ; the ^ to*e^x "hang ^ h?ng - him f le^bstfce alBO;censured:the:court below r^riot^taking-'summaryvmeans for the * Vment of thosejwho raised the cries.. ^^,c.r,.-...mm.:' ? 'Not siuce^the great orange riots of 1871, fs?n^exchange, basNew York experi ?such a week of excitement as closed. ith Saturdayv The cause, was the great eet.tt^teife which has almost tied, up "^tHe city. It was only through 3-most: viligant work of the police offir *rS;that. a terrible conflict was averted m several occasions. The car men asked l^feiFriy^nfi nf pay and wprn rfifnnftd, nd?theiMn8equence was a strike; ^wry of every spch effort; shows that e strikers lose a great deal more than ej^gainj and hardly ever damage the nployers to any extent. It is time they iro.beginning to reason a little and set 5;their differences in other ways, and in ' manner as will" not cause the public y suffer. ; A Washington dispatch says the|iodica ^gn?w.;^warrant the. statement that *kwill be no revenue legislation this ^Sn, possibly none within the year. It soot probable that the ways and means pmmittee - will bring, in any measure xich differs materially from the original rbiU; the'report to the contrary not-: standing.; The. members say, how :they will surely make a report Ifflse in time for action at this ?^Tfaei committee at this time does ;what form or report it will f the matter is brought to a vote fonse, of which there is some Joub^the;leiders. of the Mills faction |^|n^ few of ' ^emr?te.to.t^ of their bill, '^j^^^^'i^W and the f??b?tit?te will go to the conference $e,; andmost lik^ ibere ^jpbiigipess'i- The members of the ft&^??mir committee excuse their *" ?'hot>p bring-in a compromise .tion thatno -offer of com "to them from ? thie. enate bill.? Such an offer, . ^*n; will probably come, fp^miiteovbaa made its report ^^ter: ia in the hands of the i-introduced in I , latufe/:making it-a ^^for- bhev-peraon to treat oa.drink.bfmujxic^tmg liquor; ^n probabiy.^ail, bffiir the w^m?-l)e:;^liB|ed, it *$mti ?tep; towards: muine CRIMES AND.CASUALTIES. Charleston, S. C., Feb..6.?A alight earthquake shook was felt last night in lower South Carolina. The vibration was such as is caused by a passing train, and was of brief duration. Shanghai, China, February 6.?The severity of the winter is increasing the distress caused by the famine in Shang . Tung and Manchitera. It is estimated that 250,000 persona are starving in Chein Kiang. . Social Circle, Ga., Feb. 8.?Henry Wormack, living near this place, was bitten by a rabid cat about a month ago. He died yesterday, after undergoing all the horrors incident to hydrophobia. Mr. Wormack was a strict teetotaler. Peak, Lexington Co.; February 8.? This evening about sundown Mr. Ivey Bundrick, who ? lives about two miles north-of here, left for home intoxicated, and was found after dark where he had fallen from a trestle one quarter of a mile from here and broke his neck. ? Rome, Ga., February 6.?Joe and John Lee, two Chinamen, having* a laundry in the centre of the city, were discovered in a dying condition, at noon to-day. Burglars entered the laundry, and, after fatally beating the Mongolians, robbed the shop of its contents. / ORANGE, N. X, Feb. 7.?El wood Wil? liams, an electrician, foremen for EdiBon at his works in this city, was oowinded by his jealous wife in; the presence of a large crowd, of-factory people. Williams had made love to a girl, -representing himseif as a single man, and his wife in the city learned of his conduct. He was severely punished by the: iofariated wo? man. .:.,:.'": Richmond; Va., February 7.?Captain James E. Waller,. private secretary to Governor Lee, was found dead - in his office at the State Capitol building this morning, with a bullet hole in the right, aide of hiB head." A Smith & Wesson pistol lay.-on . the; floor. The j deceased; was SS.yearsofj^ jo^d-Couhty.- NoTcanae is assigned. > Cany jo has iE a , N,- Y,, Feb. 7.-A most hprrible fatality.is? reported from Pine Lake, Folton county, to the effect: that 24 teams were drawing logs across the: ice on "the-lake in- that region late yester? day afternoon, when the ice gave. way and all the teams and 17 of the drivers sank out of sight. The report says that nothing has been done as yet to recover the bodies, as there, are no means' at hand by which, to pursue the work. . .The scene at the lai:e brink is. described as of the most heart rending character, men, wornen andchildren-piteously bemoaning the fate of brothers, husbands and fath-. Crs. .. - - - ; BaLTiMOEE, Feb. ? ffeA; Newa Onan cock; Va.,special says: ? J. L. Fletcher,, of Jenkens Bridge, was almost buried alive Sunday. The funeral services had been 'held,-., the; coffin interred.- and the: grave.nearly bricked, when some- one heard a groan issue from the coffin. The coffin was at once disinterred and Fletch? er was] examined.- His blood was -found v.to be circulating and his. heart beating. He was at once carried to his home and . put in bed. He rapidly improved, but never regained consciousness. On Tues? day, 5th inst, he died and was again 'buried. It was not known what was' his disease. I Ninety. Six, S. 0., Feh, 8.?When the freight train' from Columbia,. due at Ninety-Six at 5 p. m., passed a point four miles East of here yesterday evening, the conductor, saw the body of a dead man besides the track in the water. He re? ported the fact here, and this morning a party of men went to the spot, and there an inquest was held. The man proved to be Harvey Wheeler, 70 years old,. and said to have come from near McNaxy's Ferry, in.lower Edgefield. He is sup? posed to have descended from the railroad track, upon which he was walking, and attempted to drink water from a spring three feet deep, and in so doing he lost his balance and fell headforemost into the hole, where he was drowned. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 8.?-A special to the 8u% from Wheeling, W. Vs., says: The greatest excitement prevails among the farmers throughout a region covering about ten square miles in Wetzel county, the cause being the discovery that there are from eight to twelve doga afflicted with rabies within the territory named, running wild through the woods and over the .fields. For a month past the live stock on numerous farms have been found dead, and hogs and cattle observed to be Buffering from what was thought to be fits, but the cause was not susceptible until yesterday, when it was ascertained that a number of horses, cattle and hogs had been bitten by mad dogs, and two children of John Morgan have shared in the same fate. In Mar? shall coun ty, adjoining Wetzel, Mrs. Mary Smith, aged 70, is lying at the point of death from injuries inflicted by a dog supposed to be mad. Lake d o, Tex., Feb. 7.?Last night, in the northeastern portion of the city, Mrs. -J.^W.wTracy committed suicide. .Mr. Tracy was lyiDg on the floor near his wife, who was sitting at a table writing. She suddenly exclaimed, "Gcod-bye, Jack," and simultaneously the report of a pistol rang out. Her husband jumped to her side, but too late, for the bullet had pierced her heart. The letter proved to be a note to her husband, and'in it she bid him good-bye, exhorted him to lead a better life. She spoke affection? ately in the short note but assigned no reason for taking her own life. Of course there are many rumors afloat as to the cause. Some are to the effect that it was domestic trouble, others that it was tern* porary insanity superinduced by despon? dency. It seems, though, that Mr. Tracy was formerly pretty well-to-do, but is now in reduced circumstances and work? ing as a carpenter. The consequent hard lines in which her lot was cast preyed upon her mind until the tragedy of last night was the resnlt. An Augur to Bore a Square Hole. Waetekloo, Iowa, Feb. 11.?It is re? ported that D. W. Young, a telegraph operator in the employ of the Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad at Charles City, baa solved the scientific problem of making an augur that will bore a square hole. He made a pattern augur, and it is claimed by those who have Been it work that it will cut a equare mortice rapidly and accurately. A company has been formed and applications filed for patents in this and foreign conntries. Pilesl Pllest.Itchliig Pile* Symptons?Moisture; intense itching and stinging; most all night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be? coming very sore. rSwayne's Ointment stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul ceratiob; and in mostl eases removes the tumors. ^^^SJ^nS&^ cents. Dr. Swayne & Son,Pbiladelpnia. Tee Faith of the TrneUghts. Camden, Feb. 5.?The Rev. D. C. Jenkins, a Truelight or Boylite mission? ary, lectured in Camden this afternoon to a small audience. A man by the name of Boyle, of Snmter County, is the founder of this denomination, the birth? day of which is said to have been , in 1870. There is little or no published matter as to their doctines or beliefs. They claim to have discovered the only right way of getting to heaven, and on this ac? count the sect' was derisively called "Truelights." From the lecture and from conversation with Mr. Jenkins some in? formation was gained as to their belief. They believe in three heavens and three hells. Life on earth 1b both heaven No. 1 and hell No. 1. Then there is a heaven and a hell, where people, or rather their souls, stay between death and judg? ment and then the permanent heaven and hell. Their views as to the creation, as set forth by Mr. Jenkins, are rather novel. He cited the 1st chapter of St. John to prove that Jesus Christ was present at the creation. He said Jesus and God were the only two beings who could cre? ate something from nothing. God can do anything that does not clash with His own character.. His power is limited by His attributes. If he made the world, where was he before the creation. He was in space?space that had no creation. God could not exist without space and time, neither of which did God create. It is impossible for God to have created any wrong principles?lying, stealing, &c. The wrong principles have existed as long as God has, and were created by the Devil, .who also has existed as long as God. The Devil came from space, which was neither created, nor had it a begin? ning. The object of creation was for the benefit of God's offspring, the'souls of men were, not created, but bsTe. always Jba^-srr^ijiDryonic existence in God. He showed that Adam threw the blame of his fall on his Maker by saying, if it had not been for the woman. he would not have fallen, and if it had not been for God the woman woui¬ have have been. created. -? ? After preaching, or lecturing, about an hour and a half Mr. Jenkins stopped rather abruptly as' he "was about to explain'how Eve was created, [j Mr." Jenkins is from North Carolina, He is not a very intelligent looking man, but speaks with great earnestness and apparent sincerity, in rather a quiet, con? versational way.' Sometimes he.failed to make himself perfectly clear; He goes from Camden to Columbia, and thence to Charleston. , In conversation with him it was found that there were about two hundred True lights' in this county, a few in North Carolina and some, in Georgia. They baptize in any convenient way, or in the way preferred. by the applicant. Each church, one of which is in Eastern Kerehaw, has its own separate and dis? tinct government, celebrating the Lord's Supper in its own way. One of the most emphatic doctrines of this sect is not to become insulted, to forgive and not avenge. They keep the Ten Command? ments "as far as the morals go." Some do not keep the Sabbath, as they think that "Christ did away with it." Those who keep Sunday seem to keep it because it is 'egal and customary. An .instance was told me today about a True light family in this county killing hogs on Sunday. They say they are "Christians" and like to be called by that name.? Special to News and Courier. New England Coming South. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 7.?A combination, of Boston and Kansas City capitalists has purchased thirty-two I thousand acres of land in the vicinity of Fort Payne, Alabama, fifty miles ifrom. this city, and has organized the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Company. A party of seventy five persons arrived at Fort Payne from Boston yesterday. They are well pleased with the property and will at once commence improvements on an extensive scale. The gentlemen composing the company are Bajd to com? mand unlimited capital and to have already over one million dollars in the treasury of their company. The contem? plated improvements include develop? ments of large iron ore and coal mines, the building of furnaces, coke ovens, pottery and clay works, the establishment of a national bank, &c. Fort Payne is at present but a village of 300 inhabitants, on the Alabama and Great Southern Railway. At the head of the Fort Payne enter? prise are Ex> Governor Seldon Connor, of Maine; Governor D. H. Goodhall, of New Hampshire, and A. Andrew Price, president of the Union Trust Company, of Kansas City, and Hon. J. W. Spalding of Portland, Me. There ia now being) organized a company in Boston to pur? chase an immense tract of land adjoining this city, including a vast coal field on the monntains adjacent. The purchase price exceeds a million dollars, and the tract of land fronts this pity on the north and west side of the Tennessee River, embracing about 25,000 acres of land and including ten miles of river frontage. The transaction will be consummated on March 1. The Watermelon Alliance, Blackville, February 11.?A meet? ing of the Watermelon Alliance was held here to-day. There was represented 5,000 acres of land, and it was moved and carried that the planring of this acreage should be contingent upon a reduction in freight. A committee was appointed to confer with the South Carolina Railway officials, and in the event of their not acceding to the reduction in freights the executive committee was ordered to re? duce the acreage to be planted in melons. After hearing the report of the chairman of the executive committee and attending to routine business the meeting adjourn? ed subject to the call of the executive committee.?Special to the News and Cou? rier. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The beat salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bheum, Fe? ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil? blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill Bros. ? William Perkins, of Owensborough Ky., is blind and ingenious. The result of his affliction and his genius is a writing machine for the blind, which the boy has just perfected. It is said that a San Fran? cisco firm has paid him $5,000 for the right to manufacture and Bell the machine in the United States. Prospects for Banding* the Cumberland Gap Aqad. In the Railway Age, of the 8th inst,, it is stated that the cod tract for the building of the Carolina, Cumberland Cap Chicago Bailroad from Edgefield Lc Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, has been let to the Atlantic and Northwestern Construction Company of New York. W. H. Schofield, 170 Broadway, New York, 1b president of the construction company, and W. H. Schofield. jr., is superintendent of construction,. with headquarters at Aiken, S. C. The line included in the contract is a distance of three hundred and fifty miles, passing by Abbeville, touching Pickens, crossing the Air Line at Easley, penetrating the Blue Bidge by comparatively easy grades through Estatoe Gap and thence on by Asheville to the Tennessee line and the Cumberland Gap. It is believed by those here who are best posted on the affairs of the. 0. C. G.' & C. Eoad that this new contract means the completion of the road. W. H. Schofield, who is at the head of the con struction company, is the man who has faithfully worked at the enterprise for years, and to whose energy and ability and fidelity its present existence is largely due. After years of struggle with no ap? parent prospect of success, during which time Col. B. E. Bowen, the President of the road, and Mr. Schofield, its financial agent, were its almost lone supporters, the first section of the new line was built from Aiken. to Edgefield.. That section is now in successful operation, and with the awarding of a contract for the building of the road through the moun? tains, its friends are beginning to look fondly to the consummation of the great enterprise. ? Birmingham, Ala., is about to en? large its corporate limits by taking in the suburbs and several thousand of the suburban population. A bill will be presented to the Legislature of Alabama authorizing this extension.; Birmingham has had phenomenal growth. Founded only a little more than fifteen years ago, it now has a population of between 80,000 and 40,000, and is growing more , rapidly now than at any time during its brief history. COUNTY SCHOOL FUNDS. THE following statements, showing ag? gregate amounts of school funds ap? propriated, drawn, and carried forward lor the past four fiscal years, ?ra given here? with for the benefit of School Boards of Trustees and others who are interested In the public school funds in Anderson Coun? ty. These statements are copied from pages on my book of school accounts which con? stitute an accurate, condensed record of the collection, appropriation and disbursement of school funds for the past four fiscal years. The first column in each case covers appro? priation of actual collection of two mill and Poll taxes to the several School Dis? tricts, and includes in each case balances carried forward from former fiscal years. For example, District 4 begins February 1st, 1885, (the time fixed by law for closing school accounts for any given fiscal year,) with $1,491.40, which inoTud?b balanoe frem 1883?84 * Available for 1884-85..........$1491 40 Orders drawn and paid.... 1258 38 Balance to 1885-88. 283 02 Appropriation of collections lor . 1885-86.:. 1239 90 Available for 1885-86. 1472 92 Orders drawn and paid,..... 542 62 Balance to 1886-87. 930 40 Appropriations of collections for 1886-87.;.1231 39 Available for 1886-87. 2161 79 Orders drawn and paid. 752 88 Balance to 1887-88. 1408 91 Appropriations of collections for 1887-88.-. 1008 22 Available for 1887-88. 2417 13 Orders drawn....... 1060 08 Balance to 1888-89".. 1357 05 Add to this the estimate by School Commissioner for 1888-89. 1022 71 Subject to.draft for 1888-89. 2379 76 - Let each Board of Trustees begin then; account for 1888-69 with balance, carried from 1887-88, and to this add figures fur? nished by School Commissioner's publish? ed estimate, and they will have amount subject to draft for 1888-89. FISCAL YEAR 1884-85. Apportion? ment. Drawn. Balance. District l..? 952 76 $ 928 73 8 24 03 District 2? 1041 73 882 09 159 64 District 3.. 1092 38 747 85 344 53 District 4. 1491 40 1258 38 233 02 District 5.. 590 11 483 92 106 19 District 6.: 684 14 . 633 38 50 76 District 74 752 03 683 79 . 68 24 Districts- 795 38 630.00 165 38 District 9- 686 21 601 54 84 67 DiBtrict 10.. 826 82 805 71 ~ 21 11 Distriot 11.. 829 52 602 42 227 10 District 12- 927 04 754 20 172 84 District 13.. 650 35 611 63 38 82 District 14.. 633 83 581 04 52 79 District 15..' 1009 90 968 48 41 42 District 16.. 1371 43 .1210 87 100 60 District 17.. 990 73 909 45 81 28 District 18.. 565 01 561 97 3 04 Sch'ICom. Salary...- 668 54 622 00 46 54 Brd Exam.. 29 09 27 00 2 09 Normal In. 117 40 117 40 00 Total...$16705 81 $14621 75 $2084 05 Fiscal Yeae 1885-66. District 1...$ 833 68 $ 833 68 $ 00 DiBtrict 2... 1226 67 1009 77 216 90 District3... 1076 42 842 51 233 91 District 4... 1472 92 . 542 52 930 40 DiBtrictS... 585 70 670 35 15 35 District s... 794 75 739 82 55 43 District 7... 601 86 680 22 121 64 District 8... 1567 84 1069 76 498 08 District 9... 706 78 627 13 79 65 District 10. 1035 54 875 96 159 58 District 11. 879 46 614 67 264 79 District 12. 974 60 645 09 329 51 Distriot 13. 603 84 477 60 126 24 District 14. 545 75 479 84 66 41 DiBtrict 15. 882 66 865 26 ' 17 40 District 16. -1248 09 1082 09 166 00 District 17, 925 72 354 21 571 61 Sch'ICom. Salary... 700 00 700 00 00 Brd Exam. 27 00 27 00 00 Total..$16889 $13036 48 $3852 80 Fibcal Year 1886-87. District 1...$ 894 65 $ 894 65 $ 00 District 2.;. 1147 21 905 50 241 71 District 3... 1226 97 756 41 470 56 District 4..; 2101 79 ? 752 88 1408 91 District?... 417 12 403 04 14 08 District 6... 827 96 198 93 029 03 District 7... 709 53 631 95 , 77 58 District 8... 1780 10 887 99 892 11 District 9... 728 45 606 85 121 60 District 10. 1101 72 842 56 259 16 District 11. 901 41 557 78 433 63 District 12. 1025 81 735 47 200 34 District 13. 705 21 453 22 251 99 District 14. 661 32 394 32 267 00 District 15. 759 90 741 76 18 14 DiBtrict 16. 1246 55 1070 60 175 95 District 17. 1221 77 576 85 645 92 Sch'l Com. Salary. 700 00 700 00 00 Normal In. 235.96 235 96 00 Total.$18543 43 $12345 72 $6197 71 Fiscal Yeae 1887-88, District 1...$ 916 69 $ 838 60 $ 78 09 District 2... 1267 90 939 80 328 10 District 3... 1217 52 986 2L 231 31 DiBtrict 4... 2417 13 1060 08 1357 05 District 5... 523 98 368 74 155 24 District 6... 1265 84 620 58 645 26 Districts,. 831 88 615 95 215 93 District 8... 2201 12 878 ?l }322 21 DiBtrict 9... 687 79 662 71 25 08 District 10. 1006 24 1157 25 00 District 11. 1109 49 973 17 136 29 District 12 1086 42 649 79 436 63 District 18. 870 52 444 86 426 16 District 14. 790 46 654 46 136 00 District 15. 707 35 897 34 00 District 16. 1209 26 1127 64 81 62 District 17. 1543 28 642 36 900 92 District 18 * 301 38 270 05 120 73 Sch'l Com. Salary. 700 00 700 00 00 Brd Exam. 30 3Q 30 30 00 Normailn. 00 |32 ;0 00 Total.$20774 52 $14611 00 $6596 92 ?Pistrict 18 in 1884-85 was Williamston Springs; in 1887-^88 it is Slabtown, ppiW, ^ a FRIERSON, County Treasurer. A Strange Elopement. The following particulars of a sensa? tional elopement was received here yes? terday by a gentleman of this dity, from a correspondent at Pollard, Ala. A lady abont 25 years old left her husband and children last week to pay a visit to some relatives of her hus? band, residing about seven miles from Pollard. While there she became infat? uated with'a fifteen-year-old boy whom she met. No one at the place suspected anything and when returning to her home in a buggy driven by thn boy she planned an elopement. The boy returned home, and 6he met a gentleman at Flomaton, and asked if she could get a position as a cook at Pollard. He told her he thought Bhe could, so she took the traiu for Pol? lard, and went to work Friday night. Saturday the boy put in an appearance, and their meeting was very affectionate. She met serious opposition from the boy's father, who was greatly enraged, and says he will separate the boy from her if he has to put him in jail, The lady says she will stick to the boy in spite of all. Sunday the boy took the southbound train on the Louisville and Nashville road for some unknown point, and was followed next day by the lady. They were both followed by the boy'B irate father, who went in hot 'pursuit. The woman was well dressed and good looking, while the boy is small for his age and had never been away from home before. The affair has caused a profound sensation in that vicinity. The gentle? man's correspsndent does not give the names -of the party, bnt says they are nice, well-to-do people.. A Pretty Office Seeker. Indianapolis, Feb. 10.?Something new and pretty in the office seeking line has come to town. It is Blender and graceful, with dark complexion, deep black eyes and an irresistible charm of, manner. It is down on the register of the hotel as "Miss Bessie McAllister Florence, Alabama," and in the records of the postoffice department at Washing? ton it is put down as "B. McAllister postmaster."^ Miss McAllister is a democratic daugh? ter of a democratic sire, and she says she isn't afraid to acknowledge her politics even to General Harrison, upon wh om she will call at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Her father for sixty years was a leading business man of Florence, which is a thriving town with about 5,000 population. When Cleveland was elected President Mr. McAllister was made post* master, but he had held the office but a few weeka when he died. His friends suc? ceeded in having his pretty daughter appointed to succeed him, and she has since administered the affairs of the office to the complete satisfaction, is said, of the people of the town. Miss Bessie aays ahe knows Bhe is an awfnl democrat, and civil service reform means that the party that wins gets all the offices, but still, as the Florence postoffice i3 such a little office and Bhe wants it so bad, she thinks it will be real mean of Gen. Harrison not to overlook her politics and reappoint her. At any rate, Bhe says Bhe is going to ask him, right out, if he won't let her stay in the office. ?_ ? Some months since an advertisement appeared in a paper ever the signature of a gentleman who was matrimonially inclined. It was answered by Miss Hockman, who resides near Overall, a station on the S. V. R, E., in this County, A correspondence ensued, photographs exchanged, etc. Last week the gentle? man alighted from the train at Overall, and at once inquired for the residence of Miss Hockman. The parties were mutually pleased with each other. License was procured and they were mar? ried Tuesday, and left for the home of the groom, Mr. Kent, in the State of Michigan. This is another instance of the fact that advertising pays, and the successful man is the man who advertises his business.?Page [To.) News. Steam Outdone. The Artesian wells of Dakota are proba? bly the most remarkable for pressure, and the immense quantity of water supplied, of any ever opened. More than a hun? dred of such wells from 506 to 1,600 feet deep are to day in successful operation, distributed throughout twenty-nine coun? ties, from Yankton in the extreme Bouth to Fembinain the extreme north, giving forth a constant, never-varying stream, which is in no wise affected by the in? creased number of wells, and showing a gauge pressure in some instances as high as 160,170, 175 and 187 pounds to the square inch. The tremendous power is utilized in the more important towns for water supply, fire protection, and driving of machinery, at a wonderful saving {on the original cost of plant and mainten? ance, when compared with steam. Io the city of Yanktown a 40 horse power turbine wheel operating a tow-mill by day and an electric light plant by night, is driven by the force of water flowing from an Artesian well. What has been been accomplished through the aid of natural gas and cheap fuel in building up manufactories elsewhere may some day be rivalled on the prairies of Dakota by tapping the inexhaustible power stored in nature's reservoirs beneath the surface. Jefferson Davis on Race Riots. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9.? In a personal letter to Park Commissioner Root, of this city, Mr. Jefferson Davis writes concern? ing the race riots in Mississippi: "The tendency to change seems to grow hpoc the negroes with the indulgence of tbeir right to leave at will. The account of riots in this State have been greatly exaggerated. Though it may seem sin? gular, it is true that race conflicts gener? ally occur where the negroes are few compared to the whites and the personal association much closer than on the plan tiona. On our our island we have five hundred or six hundred blackB and say ten or a dozen whites. There has never been a disturbance among them. We for several years had a negro magistrate He has now gone away, but before his departure" a well behaved, sober young man defeated the negro in the last elec? tion contest, which at least shows that the negroes to a large extent are willing to trust a white man." ? Lewis Ashley, colored, in jail under sentence from Justice A. H. Patterson for failure to pay.taxes, turns out to be a woman. Her exercise of the right of suffrage brought her into this trouble. But she is no stranger to prison walls in Barnwell, as she has been in durance vile before. She gives no reason for having masqueraded as a man, except that she has always worn such attire. It was said in high Radical times that many colored women donned their husbands' garments and voted early and often at remote precincts, and Lewis may have been practicing so that Bhe might be perfect for the next Congressional elec? tion.?Barnwtll People. ? A colored Farmers' Alliance has been organized at Mount Zion Church, near Guthriesville. The organizer is J. J. Frasier, colored, of Lancaster, who has been commissioned a lecturer and organ? izer for York County. The declaration of principles and laws of this order are not the same as those governing the alliances composed of white citizens; but Mr. W. N. Elder, lecturer and organizer for York County, has examined them at the request of Frasier. Mr. Elder was also present, by invitation, at the organi? zation of the Mount Zion Alliance. He says the principles governing the colored Alliance and the objects of the order are calculated to render the laboring class more contented, will place them and their employes on better terms, and he thinks it will generally be productive of good. The order is free from the features characterizing the Knights of Labor and similar societies, and, Mr. Elder says, Is calculated to promote the interests of the laborer and his employer.? Yorhville Enguirer. EVERYBODY DELIGHTED WITH THEM! "^Y"B WERE DELIGHTED LAST YEAR by the unqualified endorsemsnt given our O-JLRDBIT SKIDD By everybodv who uaed them, and by the oft-repeated remark, "We want them next year." We pnt in our order last Fall for a complete assortment for this season, and they are now on hand, and we don't hesitate to say that thev are the freshest and finest Seeds sold in this place. To get up a friendly rivalry among our patrons we have de? cided to offer the following? PREMIUMS ON SEEDS BOUGHT FROM US: Five Dollars for the largest Turnip grown from our Seed, to be decided Nov. 1st. Don't forget the time. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents for the finest Onion grown from our Seed or Setts, to be decided July 15th. Don't forget the time. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents for the largest Table Beet growa from our Seed to be decided Jnne 15th. Don t forget the time. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents for the largest Watermelon grown from our Seed, to be decided August 15th. Don't forget the time. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents for the largest Cabbage grown from our Seed, to be de? cided Nov. 1st. Don't forget the time. All articles for the Premium to be weighed and amount pat in a book kept for the purpose. Articles returned if desired. ORR. ?& SLOAN, DRUGGISTS AND SEEDSMEN, ANDERSON, S. C. Feb 14,1889_ 82 _ ly POSITIVELY INTERESTING. -o Farmers and Planters Desiring to get the Best Results from their Farms will Use only the Best and Highest Grade of Fertilizers. -o THE Durham Bull Ammoniated Fertilizer HAS NO SUPERIOR. Ammoniated with Heat Blood and Sulphate of Ammonia, containing Tobacco Stems as a filler, therefore comparatively free of sand. Every ingredient a Plant Food of itself. The lowest moisLure. Remember, when you buy DURHAM BULL FER? TILIZER, you are not paying big prices for water and sand. o Home ZVlade Goods, asking patronage of Home People on its Merit. FARMERS' ALLIANCES, And Planters generally, will find it to their interest to. see McGEE & LIGON, General Agents, Anderson, S. C, before purchasing. Prices as low as any first class, high grade goods. On sale at all principal Railroad Stations. DURHAM FERTILIZER CO., / Durham. IV. O. Feb 7. 1889 81 AN IMMENSE STOCK DEMOLISHED ! O?R large Stock of FLOUR, MOLASSES, Ac. owing to the : eap price, has been sold out, but we Are now prepared to meet the demand with? A. FRESH STOCK. We have just received 500 Barrel? of our well-known Southern Beauty Flour?the best Extra Family Flour on the market. Price and quality guaranteed. All other grades equally as good. Our Stook of MOLASSES equal to any In the City. To"bacco a, Specialty. Call around and get prices. McGEE & LICON. ULTjITAN ? HARDWARE COMPANY Garry the only Complete Stock of Hardware in the City, and can make better prices on their Goods than others are prepared to offer who carry a mixed Stock. OITE PBIOE TO ALL. agricultural goods a specialty. 50,000 pounds of Georgia Steel Flows, 500 Best Flow Stocks made. 200 "Boy Dixie" Flows, extra Point, &c, at $2.25 each. S. B.?These Dixie Plows were invariably sold here at $3.25 until we undertook to handle them. "Boy Dixie" Points at 10c. Each.' The place to buy your HAMES. BACK BANDS, SINGLE TREES, and all Farm Supplies in our line. Blacksmith Bellows and Tools Complete. Sole Agents for the King Fertilizer Distributor, which, though similar to the popular West Distributor, is a great improvement on it and any other known to us. Our Stock of General Hardware, Including the Nimrod Axe and the Best Hoes on the market, is always com? plete, and we put everything down to the lowest living prices. Examine our Goods, get our prices and satisfy yourself. If you mean business, this invitation cannot be misunderstood. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO SYLVESTER BLECKLEY CO. The New Year finds this enterprising Firm still on its feet, active and alive, with the best hopes for its success in the future. The business done by them during the past four months has been far beyond their most sanguine expectations. Th?r large Store? room and Warehouses are now filled with? GOODS OF EVERY CHARACTER, Embracing almost everything needed on the Farm in the way of supplies and implements. Also, a full line of DRY GOODS, From which the Ladies can select the rarest Bargains in anything they want. Several Car Loads FLOUR?all grades?now in stock. Several Car Loads MOLASSES?all grades?sow in stock. One hundred Boxes TOBACCO?bought cheap?must go. Pure Red Bust Proof and Texas OATS. NAILS?all sizes. TENNESSEE WAGONS?the best in the market. Full assortment Double and Single-foot PLOW STOCKS. BOY DIXIES at $8.00. Oar Load STEEL PLOWS. BACON, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE, HARNESS. LEATHER, Everything we have and you want, At prices that w? buy them! Bring the Ladies and Children and make our Store your headquarters. We have a full corps of efficient and accommodating Salesmen to attend your wants. We will also have for sale this Spring? STANDARD BRANDS OF FERTILIZERS. ' Thanking our old friends for their continued patronage, and soliciting your trade for the present year, promising that we will do all we can to save yon money, we are Yours truly, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY CO. Jan 10,1889_'27_ 2,000 Bushels Corn, 2,000 Bushels Spring Oats for Sale. Magnolia Hams, Harvey's Strictly Fure Lard, Dried Beef, Irish Potatoes for Seed, Northern Baldwin Apples at $1.00 per bushel, Beceive Fresh Groceries by every train. All of which we will sell Cheap. s&" Give us a call before buying?No. 1 South Main Street. - B, F, CRAYTON & SONS, THE OLD STORY. Delicious Qualities will Delight Patrons and pay Dividends to Consumers. J. P. SULLIVAN & CO'S. C0NSIAHT AIM IS TO SELL THE Best Hio Coffee They Can Find. PATENT _TT_OUR, And all other Choice grades. Theykeep a close watch after, and are prepared to give bottom prices, notwith? standing the advance. The Clothing Business. 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 offer 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. Sullivan & Co, READ AND BELIEVE. WE have succeeded beyond our most sanguine expectations, and if close attention to business and fair dealing counts for anything, we are determined to "climb up " We have more than thribbled our Stock, and are getting in new Goods every day. Heayy and Fancy Groceries, fan Goods, Fruits, Nuts, Raisins, Currants, <3cc. Crackers of all kinds, always fresh. Remember, we make a ipecialty of Tobacco and Cigars. Our "Bon Ton" Cigar, "Old Virginia" Cheroots rod "Mexican Puffs" are the best in Town, we think, for the money. We sell stack sof "Log Cabin Soap." Try it. Bib stack of Fireworks for Christmas. Frosh Fish and Oysters every other day. IB. W. TAYLOR ???CQ* FORCED SALE OF $25,000,00 WOBTH OF C3-OOXDS ALTHOUGH oar aalti this Fall have been, perhaps, 88 p?r cent larger than ever before, Btill having anticipated a big trade we find ouraelf with stacks of Goods in all Departments: that mast and shall be sold at some price. So from now nntii the 15th of January we make a? Sweeping Deduction IN -tJ Juir X Cf ZED S All along the line. We do not buy Goods to keep?we cannot afford it. Onr trade demands new, fresh Goods every season, and we are bound to - keep abreast with the times. We promise that whenever we get so that we cannot keep up with this progressive age, and sell reliable. Goods at least as low, if not lower, than other people, at once will we quit this busi? ness, and go to plonghing at 25c a day. We Mean Business! And recognize the troth that it is emphatically to our interest to give onr customers? PuU Value for their Money. We look not merely to the pres? ent but to the future. We would call the especial attention of the Ladies to our reduced prices on all Winter Dress Goods?Woolens, Silks,' Millinery, &c. &c. Any rea? sonable offer on these Goods will not be refused. ' We would say to our Farmer friends that as the season for buyiag Provisions is near at hand, we, as usual, are fully armed and equipped to supply their wants. Large lots of Ba? con, Salt, Molasses, Sogar, Cof? fee, and one thousand barrels of Flour on hand. Let us insist on every one to call and give us at least one showing. Very respectfully, Ha S. HILL. P. s. A few of the Celebrated White Sewing Machines For sale at low prices. They are the kind we use in our Man? tua Making Department. N. B. We give fair notice to evtry body owing as, or the old Firm of Hill, Adams & Co., without a single exception, that they must pay up in full by January first, B.S.H. .