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-T* f"1^ --'??- ? 7So. f?ir??rioi^?'J'A'lViS COMOT3TTEE, ^ itejwili:bea meeting of the County inpcratraExecutive Committee in the ...y&C*onncifrpo^ lion: ^fr&y?nexfcratf lO o'clock a. m.yfor - the ^?pi^ as may come before the Committee.. <i J " S. M; OER, County Chm'n jv;vv:" , . ..-. 'he" ^w^^Yojk^^amiia^; Chronicle je^^caldmate^o'f the-acreage in cot *^ia^1 c'a?ed of -its i?Bt.cbnrespptt^ ist increaie oVer 1889 of-2.67 per ;^hringihg; up the. total to 2?j842;320 :rri-1890,Jagain3t 20,309,480 in 1889. tlb?lef?ti^?rgia: he^w crop p^OT^r^iveiat; Aibany?*Ga., last aturday, ?th.inst. It was. brougbt.in fMww.D?vi?j a negro tenan ions Primus Jphss plantation in Baker . County. It weighed 820 pounds and was purchasers |*?-immi& the-, bale to ,New l^^pr^.::,::'.;'\ :.'"J -. General Johnston^."superintendent of ielCitadel? Academy; has -resigned, and the^sfguation: has been accepted by the ^^^fy^itors..; Among the gentlemen "ifa?n'ed fpr ^V]ilace;are; Col. Asbury Ward, ofY^r^iMe^Col^J/P;1 Thomas, $Iumbiav;Coh?& B.: Patrick, ofr?n? * >n^?;djutah?^ Bonham and sQbyeraor;TJwpipson;^:, '' matbr-^ance,;o'f N?rtK?0arolina, the jfr|pho^ ?8ufc>treasuryjbilli^Ehe; Senate, has ine o?t^fhi^fboi^? in a. letter, stating (|^is.vsg^ns^ltbe^bill.; -The-letter .Written at the.request of President i^^ of^the;Alliance.'; He says, while be i^pt opposed to the purposes of tfe;billi cannot Buppbrt it aa>ifcis?^ e'; ceiraus^ieturns ? from nineteen island ci?ies iai a.Connecticut district', % a decrease in^fonrteen and an in in^0D?y^:'fiV^. This shows "how ?rapidly tho wealth and power of New ngjand is waning.^The-South-ia gath-^ "pg'wealihand'people from New Eng to manufacture our cotton into *pf?Q&wdsjtbeVTiarveBt has j'ust ^^nefeatur? j,of-thie SoutberP isespe* yfcornm and ., is-itsi determined'stand: in behalf f -.better^schooli^fkcilities;''? It - demands the- children of /allpeople, rich? or a.oor, may be able to obtaiu a good prac? tical: cpinm'onschool^ education. Thi3"| ?\righteou3-.principle is being, carried to FiMchmi^ several States the ?j'ABia^ce ia^kir^.lhe legin&tures to in '^?^J&^^^&t the purpose of en ^r^g^?i^^'oor&nd/.' Still further, ^ifcfio^^^ education ^appreciated by the residents, uiii^ andsub-Alliances are appointing mittees to talk the matter up with lies. It is *'ork like this, effec ed by a powerful organization, itat^ustprove' ^tremendous incentive: the development of.the country. Free i free schools, free'press, free relig n, free politics?these tnake a people ; tfand prosperqus. '?';<";'%;/. " . / te.are:h.aving_a time ately/and by far the most ruinous yet. dealt: them -was given in the t^decis^iori of i'the New York Court, Appeais^in"the; case-.of the North iyer Suga^^Befining "company, other "1 ^npwi;ai: -.the sugar trust. The Ej^d^mentisonght in the case was the ^amuDingtthe rights and power of the ^Company toV.mry on its'business. The. f dec^oajLa sViongPne, but; it decides the! Kpoii^quawlyV'that trruts are illegal ^nde^e;laws)of New" York, and th"e. ^irtjsays:: r''Tii&;i3tate seeks to p?otect .iwdividu ala^ratner than combinations." iisr^eciaiohria^ brnding in the other tes^UJbfl^ Court of Appeals of *ew^Yb>I^t.ran^^ae^to that bf:"the ipreme' Court of the^Hnlted. States for. tyrand as ? an authority. - The trust U-which passed. .Congress has been eyeral days before the president awaiting a signature. This bill makes unlawful void trusts or combinations made th.the; view to limit production or in e prices;-^It:also^^prpvides penalties |f^^iOktiQnTof;, the law,, and. charges the ^Attorney^eneril and District Attorneys :ofr tb^TJnited' States ? with the duty of [enforcing the law. ?j Come, let iis reason together, Til man .^ites- :and anti-Tilmanites. So far this :^;Qampi?gii' has been the most-bitter and y?Mt aggressive we have had fiinee 1876, -;and-';bpth factions'S8em-to get farther ^[apartVevery.day; We are all Democrats, and' it is time for us to stop and think |what'the consequences will be if the cam gees much warmer. If there is not : a change inuthe sentimen t ?f the people, ''?.matters not which ^faction gains the ory, there is going to be trouble'. On ' Bides^some men are letting their i^re^get; the.' bstter ? of their judg nd too many harsh words are be |Wg^uttered^2fSTghbors and friends are falling out and abusing each other sim '.. ply because, they differ as to the best man -to fill the executive office of our grand old State. As long as the world exists j^msuwill have different opinions, but be lii ciuse; they do differ there is no use of using each other for -it. Men have a right to differ, and, when they are honest lj?;iri. their bpinioni ihey should give their ^aaighbor, when he differs with them, V credit for being honest, too, and respect his feelings; If onr people..will atop . -.q-uarreliug, while supremacy is still asr suredj.but if this bitterness and prejudice and;,narrow-mindedness is kept up, the . Democratic parly is as sure to divide as ?.'the sun shin as. Let us have harmony, and let good feeling prevail in every community. The campaign meetings in the State are doing no good, and we think .the suggestion to, stop them is a good one. rMf. Tillman evidently has a majority of . the Democratic voters on his side at .present, and if-he-gets the nomination of ~thev\Democratic party, it is the duty of : every Democrat to work hard for his ejection, and such should be the case if .? Barle, Bratton or any other man is the 4-nominee of theparly.' Again we say the ;J3tat? Democracy is ic great danger, and the followers of either.of the candidates i^ould not drive voters away from them, "?s^-beihg done every day. Tillman Favors a Primary Election. Gen. Bratton spoke only a few minutes, and Capt. Tillman did not consume all his time. . Gen. Earle followed Captain Tillman.. There was nothing in any of the speeches out of the regular routine. Gen. Earle made the same aggressive at? tacks on Captain Tillman that he did yeaterdayvjMid it brought about the usual colloquy. Atone time it was pretty lively. Gen. Earle was discussing his proposition to Capt. Tillman.with regard to holding pri? mary elections. He said that Capt. Till? man had continually harped on primary elections; to test his sincerity he had sub? mitted in writing a proposition that each candidate was not to accept a nomination except by vprimary, and Capt. Tillman h?d refused to enter the compact. - After lampooning Capt. Tillman at some length for refusing to ? sign. the agreement he. turned and asked him if he would accept ? nomination by the August Convention, the object of which was solely to consider whether the nomination should be effected .by primary or convention. Capt. Tillman replied that he would not consent to.have hi3 hands tied unless the other.side did. ( -Gen. Earle! pressed the question, and Capt. Tillman eventually declared be 'would, .not !accept a nomination by "the August Convention. Capt. Tillman has his eye on this Con? vention, however, and Gan. Earle didn't f probe .him deep through, or; he !would have got some information that was new to-him. *j ? ; Speaking of the Convention to a party of friends this afternoon he said he was going to capture it, and, after reappor tioning the representation by . the census of 1880, would elect.: a new executive committee. r . ; . '. This will !deprive Charleston , "of - ten Representatives and two or three other counties of several, while.it will increase the representation of several Counties favorable to Capt. Tillman'.:. \ It is a big card and there seems to be r nothing in-the way to prevent the Tillman faction from playing it.?ZV-S.-JPatillo. in the.Augusta Chronicle, Stop the Stamping, - ?no quesdoninow" engaging the atten? tion of many good, conservative men, and on - which the judgment of the News is desired, is as to the wisdom of continuing the Gubernatorial campaign in this State as it is being conducted and has been from its incipiency. Would it not be better, to avoid crimination and recrimi? nation, and let. each other calmly select the man of his choice ? The above sug? gestion, is based on the following consid? erations:^;-.. . . \ 1st. The charges of corruption made by Capt. B. .R. Tillman against the State Government, and which necessita? ted a reply, lave all been successfully refuted end Capt. Tillman constrained to confess it. The chief of the agricultural bureau is acknowledged by him to be an honest, upright -man. His charges against .Coli .Dargan were made intbe heat Of debate, were incorrect, .and are therefore retracted. . He did not allude to Senator Muhro nor Col. Cothran, when he insinuated official misconduct. He willretract thei charge of perjury against Judge Izlar; as he has done in the .other instances?a charge which no intelligent citizen | would entertain for a moment, and so on throughout the whole list of insinuations and specific charges, and the Administration stands vindicated com? pletely in the judgment of the people. .. The issues of the campaign are now sifted down to the single demand for a new deal, aad that is the sum of it. The people are becoming tired of the pro? ceedings and want a cessation. 2d. After a-fierce and heated canvass of 'fifteen or sixteen conn ties it is apparent that no material change has been effected. The followers of Capt. Tillman are vastly in the majority, and his election is assured bbyond a contingency. ;3d. The effect of these meetings, if continued, will be to.engender alienations throughout the State, and nothing more. This has'.been called a "campaign of edu? cation," but if any thing is:being taught -beyond ..the unswerving adherence to chosen methods it is not apparent. There is no principle at issue; an economical government is what we all desire and en? joy. .... 4th. The unification of our people with? out friction is of the greatest importance, and mach should be sacrificed to secure it. It is the spirit of conservatism which1 makes a people strong. It was this for which Gen. Hampton pleaded so elo? quently at Columbia, and. this same spirit enabled him to save the State in the days of 76.? IF. K. 3la&e}in the Greenville News. The Force Bill, Washington, July 5.?The Democrats have a well laid plan by which they ex? pect to defeat tbe force bill in the. Sen? ate. The tariff bill is to come op next week, and unless they have a distinct under? standing from the Bepubiicans that no attempt will be made to pass the force bill, they will keep op the tariff discussion to the exclusion of everything else, except appropriation bills, for fully two months. It will then be too late to pass election bill and have* it operative in the fall elections and it will, consequently, go over until the next session; . Thus,, the only chance now left for these Republican Senators who favor the force bill to pass it at this session will be to change the rules of the Senate and adopt Reed's gag code, or else adopt a gag rule for this measure alone. But, as has been-repeat? edly stated in these dispatches, the Sher? man: Chandler gang will not be able to accomplish this in the face of the oppo? sition -led by Edmunds and Ingalls. Reed is now at work upon the President to ?persuade him to force the Senate to pasB the bill. Keed's argument is that if the bill goes over without the Senate taking action upon it, it will result in the ruin of the G:'Ov P.'-in the South, and that the next Congress will not contain a single Republican representative. The meas? ure, Beed argues, is extremely unpopular in the South, and the campaign will be fought on it asan issue to the defeat of the Republican party, unless it becomes a law so. that the Bepubiicans can execute it to save themselves. Unless it becomes a law at this session Beed, argued with the President, the Be? pubiicans will go down into a defeat from which they cannot hope to rise in many years. Indeed, he said, unless it was passed at this session it would never pass, and to stop the fight at this stage, he ar? gued, would place the administration in an exceedingly embarassing position be? fore the country. Mr. Harrison agrees with the Maine tyrant in all his argument, and he will endeavor to force the bill through, but there is nothing many Republican Sena ators would like better than to place the little man in the White House in position of a failure before the country, and the chances are they will do it. The fight bids fair to be interesting, and it is certain that some Presidential aspirant will go down into his political grave before it ends. Beep Into Politics/ Pickens, S. C, via Easely, July 4. ?The County Alliance held a largely attended session here to day. There seems to be much business to attend to. The business of most importance to the people, however, was the nomination by the Alliance of a ticket for County offi? cers. It is reported that some of the Alliance were opposed to nominations, but it carried all the same. Tbe follow? ing is tbe ticket put out to be elected this year: Senate, W. T. 0'Deil;Eep resentatives C. H. Carpenter and W. T. Bowen; County Commissioners, J. N. Murphree, E. S. Griffin and Mathew Hendricks; Treasurer,? J. T. Hill; -Auditor, J. B.Clyde; School Commis? sioner, W. W.. Bright. There was no opposition to any of the officers above nominated as yon* correspondent is in? formed, except the present Auditor. J. A. Robinson, came near securing the nomination for that office.?Special to the Greenville News. ? The country, inotead of complain ing of a surplus, is now engaged in look? ing at the hole in which it disappeared. An Anti-Tillman Convention. The following circular letter his been Bent to Democrats throughout South Carolina: Columbia, S. C, June 30th, 1890. Dear Sib: I have been instructed by the Executive Committee of the Democratic Campaign Club of this County, and have been requested by representative men from different sec tions of the State, to invite a conference to assemble in the State House at Co? lumbia, at 8 p. m., on the 10th of July prox. The conference to be composed of Democrats opposed to the Tillman party and methods, and it is suggested as large? ly as practicable of farmers and mechan? ics, to represent the class whose interests it is alleged, have been disregarded by our State government since lS7?. Simi? lar letters have been addressed to several persons in each County of the State, with the earnest request that each shall lay down all other work for the short time that is before us, and gather together all patriotic men, who, recognizing the peril now pending over our State, will apply their faithful and devoted energy, and by organization save her. There is no restriction of number?the larger the representation, the better we will be able' to ascertain what is for the common good. 5 You are" urged to attend the confer? ence in person and to secure the attend? ance of other true men. It is requested that you answer personally at once, and that as.soon as possible you indicate what will be the representation from your County. Very respectfully, A. C. Haskell, ' President Democratic Campaign Club, Eicbland County. The Force Bill Passed. The Republican majority in the -House has passed the force bill by eight majori ty; It will now be sent to the Senate and there must .take uncertain chances. The custom of the Senate does not allow any previous: question, and provides no way for limiting discussion. There is nothing to press the Lodge bill to speedy conclusion, and it is probable that the tariff and appropriation bills will occupy the upper house for the rest of the ses? sion. It is not certain that the force bill can be passed in time for the Novem? ber elections, and before 1892 the echoes from the' people will- be too strong to admit of further tampering with, the bal? lot box, ' The passage of the bill in the House is of a piece with the partisan legislation of the session. In the opinion of many, the adoption of the L?hlbach amendment, making the law applicable to every County and State, would have defeated the bill, and this amendment would have passed but for Democratic absentees. j ' The bill is infamous. It will not ac? complish its purpose. It will recoil upon the' North with certain effect. It will Tall of its own partisan weight and by its own-; diabolical machinery. For_ it ,iB true how as it was when .Grady spoke in Boston that the negro vote can never control in the South, and it would be well if the partisans in the North would understand it. *. * You may pass force bills, but they will uot avail, You may; surrender your own liberties to Federal election.law ; you may deliver yotir election machinery into the hands of the government, but never will a sin? gle State of this Union be delivered again to the control pf an ignorant and inferior race. We wrested our State government from negro supremacy when the ? Federal drum beat rolled closer to the : ballot box and ^Federal bayonets hedged it deeper about than will ever again b.e permitted in this free govern? ment! But though the cannon of this republic thundered in every voting dis? trict of the South we still should find in the mercy of God the means and the courage to prevent its re establishment. ?Augusta Chronicle. The Fearful Bide to Death.' .' No pen will ever describe the mighty rush of that heavy freight train down the three mile grade at. Saluda a few days ago. It occurred-at the dead hour of midnight when no ope conic} see it. The survivors were so dazed that they could tell nothing about it. It is not even known how the engines got their start. Both engines were in front of the train, the front one running backwards and the other forwards. The descent was about 230 feet ro the mile. The train was a long one, loaded with lumber and coal. Heavy steel rails are laid on the steep grade and. for nearly half a mile this side of the river at Mel rose. Lewis Tuna tall was in charge of the engine for assisting up and down the grade. It is generally believed that engineer Smyer, in charge of the freight first lost control of his en? gine. The conductor was in his cab at the rear of the train. The two firemen were in their places, ft is estimated that the train went at the rate of 125 to 175 miles an hour for the last mile. So ter? rible was the rush that the cab, or cover? ing, was blown from the engine before it jumped the track. The survivors stated that they thought the hair would be blown from the top of their heads. The train was derailed about the fime it got off of the steel track and struck the iron rails. The engines and cars were thrown far down the steep declivity toward the river. So great was the destruction that nothing of any value could be saved. The engines were completely demolished. The cab was split into a thousand frag? ments. It is supposed that the conductor had crawled out on a coal car in front of the cab and thus escaped without serious injury. The two engineers and one fire? man wore suddenly killed. The other fireman crawled out from the wreck of one of the engines and was not much hurt. One shudders to think what would have been the result, if it had been a long passenger train with several hundred persons on board. Some persons think, if the front engine had not been running backwards, that it would have remained on the track. Others believe that if the steel rails had been laid to Tyron that the train would have stuck to the track. It was a fearful calamity, and we hope it will never be repeated.?Spartanburg Spartan. Cannot be Enforced. Washington, July 3.?Rev. Sam Jones, who is in the city temporarily, in course of an interview with a Post repor? ter to-night, said: "These folks who think they can do anything with, the federal election bill are mistaken. A free ballot and fair count in the South means negro domina? tion, and the South won't have it. The election law will be a dead letter, like the fifteenth amendment, ft would take $500,000 to enforce it, a regiment in every County. A negro is killed in the South once in a while?killed with lead. Up in Indiana they kill white voters with silver. You buy voters up north with money. In tbf> South one gets killed once in a while. It is cheaper, but a hundred are purchased in the North where one is killed in the South, and the purchasing of votes is as- dangerous to the republic as the killing of voters. Tho Biggest Land Sale on Record. San antonio, Tejcas, July 5.? Information was rece^ 'ed here yesterday of the consummation of the biggest land trade in the history of the American con- j tinent. The parties were Johu Hancock, of Austin, and Robert Summerllo, of Sau Antonio, on one side, acting for the own? ers and representatives of the English and Holland syndicate. The land lies all in one body jfl the ?t?te of Samanlizas, Mexico,' witliin eaBy distance of the Mex? ican National Railroad, and comprises 1 between 5,000,000 and G.000,000 acres and 75,00$ bead, of cattle. The terms are pri? vate. ? A stock company, with $10,0,000 capita), has recently been formed for the purposeV rajejog peaches on a large scale jn Houston County, Georgia. ? Mr. Noah Clements, an aged and highly respected citizen of Darlington County, died Sunday ni^bt last of hydro? phobia. He died forty-three days after having been bitten by the rabid animal, and his death occurred under peculiarly sad circumstances. Alliance} ?olumn, All communications intended for this Column should be addressed to J. W, Bowden, Denver, S. C. A New Mason's and Dixon's Line. The war obliterated tbe old Mason's and Dixon's line. It is a thing of tbe past. It is. history. North of the old line a majority of the voters favored one plan, one method, one idea. South of it a majority favored the reverse. The Farmers' Alliance is now obliter? ating the old line by giving us a new policy. The new line, the new Mason's and Dixon's line, or the Farmers and Alliance Hue will be drawn from Toledo, on the western extremity of Lake Erie, to tbe mouth of tbe Potomac, East, north and northeast of this line pluto? cracy, has its seat and center. It is the manufacturing end of the United States. All South and West agriculture predom? inates. The United States has an area of over 3,500,000 square miles and less than 200,000 square-miles of it lies east and north of this, new line. About one eighteenth part of the Upi? ted States is the tail, but it wags the dog, Less than 20 of the 65 millions of people live northeast of this new dividing line. Of tbe 60 billions of dollars of wealth in ithe"'United States one-half or 30,000 millions of wealth lie east of this line. The platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties are formulated in its center. Will tbe people longer allow tbe tail to wag the dog. The great struggle for the supremacy of power lies between the in? terests of the people on either side of this line. On the one side is the concentra? tion of the mpney power of the country. On the other all those resources and in? dustries and interests upon which this money power has grown and waxed fat. What will the issue be? If tbe people are true to themselves, to their country and to their God, tho days of plutocracy are numbered. Let the people watch and be prudent.. . ;Old Fogy, -o A meeting of the Farmers' Association was held in the Court'House after the adjournment of the County Alliance on Friday, 4th inst. Hon. J. Perry Glenn j presided. . An Executive Committee and a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws were appointed. Remarks on the political situation were made by Rev, J. R. Earle, A,. C. Latimer, J, Belton Watson, Dr, Scudduy and others, A goodly number of farmers were present, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour at which the meeting was held, and showed their interest by the close atten? tion paid to the speakers. The Associa? tion will hold its next meeting on Saleday in August. . Mr. Editor: The meeting of the Anderson County Alliance on the 4th inst,, was one of importance', and it is not extravagant to say that it was one of the most harmonious, pleasant and efficient meetings the . Alliance has ever held; The Alliances in the County were gener? ally represented with a full delegation, and all seemed to realize that they bad come to attend to Alliance business and applied themselves to it. .., It was the annual meeting, at which of? ficers are elected for the.-ensuing year, which added to the interest of tbe occa? sion. Col. J. W. Norris, who has faith? fully and efficiently served as President of the Anderson County Alliance since its organization, declined a re election, and the following preamble and resolutions, unanimously adopted by tbe Alliance by a rising vote, and ordered published by the Alliance, shows the appreciation of his services: Whereas, Col. J. W. Norris has presi? ded over this Alliance for the past two years with ability, fairnessand efficiency, therefore be it 1. Resolved, That the thanks of this Alliance are due, and are hereby tender? ed, Col. J. W. Norris for hfs service among us as the President of our Alli? ance. 2. That we cherish for him the highest esteem, and our best wishes will ever at? tend him. Col. Norris responded in a short but appropriate address, with assurances of an abiding interest in Alliance principles. The following officers were elected to serve the ensuing year, viz: D. K. Norris, President; J. R. Earle, Vice-President; W. E. Walters, Secre? tary ; T. H. Burriss, Treasurer.; J. Belton Watson, Lecturer; A. C. Latimer, Assis? tant Lecturer; D. I.Spearman, Chaplain; I. P. Clinkscales, Door Keeper, C. C. King, Assistant Doorkeeper, J. W. Ash ley, Sergeant at Arms. Executive Committee?J. M. Glenn, W. A. Neal and J. B. Douthit. Committee on the good of the Order?W. T. McGill, John Eskew and Wm. Wwgnt. Trade Committee?Vi. B. Dean, M. B. Gaine3, A. M. Guyton, J. P. Smith and W. F. M. Fant. Cotton Weigher?W. T. W. Harrison. .Many other matters of interest and importance to the farmers were introduc? ed and discussed, and arrangements made to effect many of these interests. The removal of the cotton platform near tbe railroad, and the publication of a farmers newspaper in Anderson County, were two of these interests, But knowing your limited space, pru dence dictates that I should stop this communication. At some future time I may have more to say of the meeting. W. E. Walters, Secretary County Alliance. We are requested to give notice that the Iva Alliance has changed its time of meeting from the fourth Saturday of each month to tbe third at two o'clock. -r-o?re? served Longer than Jacob. W. A. Pollard, a farmer who lives in this coqnly, was in tbe city a few days ago, and to some of his friends he told the following story, which is vouched for by those living in the neighborhood : About nineteen years ago Mr. Pollard hired himself to the late Alex Spillers, a well to-do farmer of this county. The first month he received a Buit of clothes as pay. Mr. Pollard was then employed permanently as a farm hand. He had Been with Mr. Spillers but a short time when a girl child was born to Mrs. Spil lers. An hour after it was born Mr. Pollard asked Mr, Spillers to give him the child as his wife when she arrived at the proper age. Mr. Spillers consented, and said if Mr. Pollard stayed with him he should have bis daughter at sixteen. Through sixteen years the young man worked with his employer, and at sixteen claimed the young lady as bis fiance and was soon after married to her, He is now the father of two children, and at Mr. Spillers' death be left bis son-in-law $2,600 in cash for the sixteen years he had so patiently waited for his wife.-? Green? ville News, July 4. ? One of the most disastrous wrecks to tbe Atlantic and Pacific Railroad occurred a short time ago, two miles west of its junction with the Santa Fe Rail? road. A train of double decked cars, loaded with eonie five thousand fine merino mutton sheep, on tbe way from California to the Chicago market, was wrecked by the breaking of a truck. Every car but two was destroyed and about one thousand sheep killed outright. The Indiana of the neighborhood worked all night skinning (jar?ftao?a, They will have mutton for months to eome. ? A prominent member of the Colum? bia bar, who has investigated the matter, furnishes the Heat and Courier with the following Information i "The Supreme Court of South Carolina preients a moat remarkable record. For thirteen yeara; Justi?/} Mclver has not been absent a single hour from bis seat upon the bench. In eleven years Jy3??o MpGowan has been absent one day by reason of person' al indisposition. Chief Justice Simpson in teq years has been absent one-half of one day by reaso^ of uipkneas ip his fam? ily. Except where a case has been or? dered to be rearguedj no case has gone j over another torra, but the decree baa been \ pronounced before the next term prompt w . CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Pittsburo, Pa., July 4.?Grattan Vol Bonnhorsl,, secretary and treasurer of the People's Saving Bank, hung himBelf yes? terday morning. Hi3 accounts were all right, and the only reason known for the suicide was the fear of losing his situation through a change in the board of direc? tors. An uncle and brother of his had previously committed suicide. Sweet Water, Ala., July 3.?At 3.30 a. m., a large meteorite passed directly oyer this place from north to south, ex? ploding with intonations resembling the discharge of a heavy cannon. The body was at first white in color, but just before exploding a portion separated itself, and falling behind the main mass assumed a beautiful reddish hue. The sound reach? ed us in f.bout seventy seconds, indicating an altitude of fifteen miles. Peekskill, N. Y., July 3.?During a violent thunder storm early this morning the cottage of John Tarpey was Btruck by lightning and almost completely wrecked. The family were all asleep in the house, but no one was injured, though several received alight shocks. It was a remark? able freak of lightning, as every room in the house was damaged and plaster and wood were torn from the walls in every direction. Boston-, July 5.?This afternoon a man entered the Lincoln National Bank inj the Equitable building and proceeding to the cashier's window, smashed the glass in front of his desk with a brick, grabbed a pile of treasury notes, $3,500 in all, and rushed into Devonshire street. A citizen passing grabbed the thief and threw him. The cashier came up and assisted the cit? izen in arresting the man, who gave his name as Thomas Coyle, aged 38. . Richmond, Va., July 3.?A special from Lexington says: "About 5 o'clock this morning at Buena Vista three miners were instantly killed. The men assem? bled about the shaft of the mine and /our men entered the cage for the purpose of descending, when, without warning, the car fell a distance of 140 feet to the bottom of theshaft. Eii Painter, John Mont? gomery and Lipps Snead were instantly killed, Floyd Manon, one of the party, is still alive and conscious. Martin's Point, July 2.?The thun? der storm yesterday proved fatal on this island, On the Enterprise plantation, a negro womtin was sitting in her hut with a child in her lap. The lightning struck and killed the child, and then flew to the father, who was standing about six feet away, knocking bim senseless for twelve hours. Strange to say, the mother was not hurt at all?not even shocked. On Cap t. F. Sch a Ter 's plantation a negro hand was at work on a dam and the same stroke killed him. It struck several trees and proved otherwise destructive. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 2.?By an explosion of dynamite to day, at Crawfish Springs, Ga., near this city, on the old Chickamauga battlefield, three convicts were killed and one-wounded. Themen were blasting out a foundation for a new hotel. Ten charges had been placed, but only six of them fired. The men returned to work, and while sending a drill down the hole, which had not been discharged, an explosion occurred. Four men were thrown over the tops of the surrounding trees, killing two of the victims instantly, wounding one so that he died in a few minutes, and dreadfully injuring the fourth. An inquest will be held. Kjngstree, July ?.r-A t Sal ter's, sou th of Black River, about six miles from here, during the storm of this afternoon, Louis Gourdin, white, a son of Capt. John K. Gourdin, and a colored boy named Moses Cordeii; were out hunting. They took refuge from the rain under"a cedar, which was struck by lightning and both boys were instantly killed. Louis was about 10 years old and a promising lad. His maternal grandfather, the late Dr. W. S. Boyd, was one of the most promi? nent men of Williamsburg. This is the third death from this appalling cause that has recently occurred in this vicinity. AH the victims were hoya. St. Louis, Ma., July 5.-^A npecial lo the Republic from Beardstown, III., says that Prof. Sam'l. Black, theteronaut, met with a horrible death at that place yes? terday afternoon. When at the height of 400 feet in his ascent he signalled that he was about to descend, but something seems to have gone wrong with hu para? chute. A few minutes later a thin streak of smoke was seen issuing from the para chute which in a few seconds burst into flames, severing the parachute from the balloon, and the iconaut was seen falling thrdugh the air ai a frightful speed. Half an hour later his body was found horribly mangled, about two miles from the scene of the ascent. It is supposed the parachute caught fire from sparks from a mill near by. Prosperity, July 2.?Mr. Dan. Charles, who lives in Edgefield County, twelve miles Southeast of this place, killed a negro man named Major Barre this morning. It seems that Mr. Charles went in the horse lot where the negro was catching the horse to go to work and told Major to fix the collar so that it would not hurt the horse's shoulder, when the negro told him to mind bis own business, that he would attend to his. Charles told the negro that it was his business to look after, his stock. Major became offended at this, and made at Mr. Charles with a pitchfork, the tine grazing the breast of Mr. Charles, who, consider? ing his own life in jeopardy, shot the ne? gro, killing him instantly. Mr. Charles has gone to. Edgefield Court HoU9e to "surrender. Albany, Ga., July 6.?The lightning has been playing some queer freaks in eaBt Dougherty County. While hands were working in the adjoining fields a sharp noise was heard sounding like a rifle shot. The railroad telephone office about two miles from Albany had the corner knocked off and seven telegraph poles were struck simultaneously, W. G Faircloth and wife were on their front porch sever.il miles distant, when they saw an immense ball of fire descend and strike a cotton stalk thirty feet away. There was a deafening report and they were blinded by the intense light. The ball made a great bole where it entered the ground. Thirty rows of cotton thirty feet long were all killed by the fire ball, and the ground is all deadened so that it will not produce again. A heavy hail storm followed which extended two miles, blowing down a crib on the M. I. Gaissert place and scattering the oats, beating down corn, cotton and fencing. Money to lend on Mortgages on unin cnmbered Real Estate on easy terms. Apply to Breazealz & Loncj, Attorneys. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOE CONGRESS. D, K. NOBRIS is hereby announced as a can? didate for Congress from this Congressional Dis? trict, subject to the Democratic party regulations. W. C. BENET, of Abbeville, Is hereby annoim? ccd as a candidate for Congress from the Third Congressional District, subjept to (he acfion of tbc Democratic party. FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re? election to the ouico of School Commissioner, sub? ject to the action of the Democratic/party. Respectfully, D. h. RUSSELL. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. C. P. GILMER is hereby announced as a can? didate for County Commissioner, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party. We are authorized to annouueo A. W. PICKENS as a candidate for re-election tu tho oilico of Coun? ty Gommiasioner cf Anderson County, subject to the action of the Domouatic primary election. We are authorized to announce W. T. McGILL as a candidate fpr rcrelectjon to theofljeo of. Coun? ty Commissioned of AnderpPR Coupty, subject to tue action of tho Deuiocratio primary olootlon. FOR JUDGE OF PRORATE. I horpby anuouneo myself as a candidate for re? ception to tho o/iico qf Judge cf Probate, subject to th,? ?tf lotf of ifto pemoproti.e primary election. |: ft i ' i W. I'. CpX It. MARCUS BURRISS is hcroby announced a? a candidate for Judge of Probate,1 snbjcct 'to'tho action of the Democratic primary. Fplt fjQUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a uandidcte for re? election to the oillec of County Treasurer, subject to the action of tho Democratic party of Ander- ? son County. - ? ? ? j. fj. WATKINS. ' i respectfully announce mysolf as a candidate for County Treasurer, subjsct to' the action of tho Democratic party. JAMES M, PAYNE j ? The Photographic Society of Geneva has been testing the theory that the long companionship of man and wife tends to make them look more and more liko each other. Photographs of seventy-eight old couples, and of an equal number of adult brothers and sisters, showed that the married couple3 were more like each other than the brothers aud sisters of the same blood. TO GIN OWNERS. THE undersigned is ngain ready to do any kind of repairing on your Gins, and will guarantee satisfaction and low prices. No one will appreciate your pa? tronage more than B. P. WILSON, Anderson, S. C. July 10, lfiOO 1_2m STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. F. Cox, Judge of Probate, WHEREAS, R. M. Smith lias ap? plied to mo to grant him Letters of Ad? ministration on the Estate and effects of Charles Smith, deceased. These' are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Charles Smith, deceased, to he and ap Eear before me in Court of Probate, to e held at Anderson Court House, on the 28th day of July, 1890, after pub? lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 7th day of July, 1890. W. P. COX, judge of Probate. July 10,18G0_1 2 lin!|p Greet Book Tl?c com? plete < tnry of ?to?kiy'd reicht thrilling adven? tures and the ilisdosiiro of his pent discover? ies will appear fortlio ?rst time in the work ?vritten? by b i m ? o 11, cnti tlcil "In, Darkest Africa." In two voIuines,profti3ely Illustrated price $3.75 per volume, READY IN, JULY. Sold only by subscription Do not bo deceived by any of tlio so-callei 1 Stanley books" now being offered us "genii lnc "an-l " authentic" To no one of these 1ms Stanley contributed a line. flnpPJTO are now in the field taking orders, HULIs I 0 and the work will be published In July. Applicants should state experience, ltc mombcr that Stanley's own book, the only one In which helms a personal interest, willbear on the title page the imprint of Charles Scribner's Sons Apply to J; K. CTAUTIN, Charleston, South Carolina, Sole Agent for South Carolina ant ? _Florida._ ATTENTION, DOCTORS! THE ANDER80N COUNTY MEDI? CAL SOCIETY will meet at Belton on Wednesday July 2,1890. at 11 o'clock W. H. NARDIN, President. RALPH W. RROWN, Sec.andTreas. June 19, 1890 _50_ly THE Anderson Furniture Co, GP. and G. M. TOLLY have fornwd a ? copartnership under the name and style of. ANDERSON FURNITUBE CO., And will keep constantly on ha nd a FULL LINE OF FURNITURE Of all kinds, from the cheapest to the finest grades. . The largest stock and the lowest prices.to be found in the State. The Anderson Furniture Co. G. P. TOLLY & SON, Proprietors. COME! COME! COME! The James L. Haven Company's NEW SOUTH CANE MILL. THE GEARING is cast separate from the Rollers, and is made very heavy, with three clutches on each Wheel, which fit into corresponding ones in each Roller, doing nway with all keys and the conse? quent danger of splitting the Wheels when they are driven too tight; also enabling any one to take the mill apart by remov? ing four bolts. THE MAIN ROLLS ARE FLANG? ED at top and bottom, preventing the cane from passing up or down. THE SHAFTS are of Steel, and have turned bearings. The Rolls are Lathe turned, with serrated faces, enabling a reg ular and constant feed to be maintained. BRASS BEARINGS.?Both lop and bottom journals run in brass bearings, ma? king the mill work.smoothly, easily and durably. The step boxes have oil cham? bers which hold sufficient oil to run a long time, and are so constructed as to prevent any oil from getting into the juice. L. H. SEEL, Agent. Anderson, S. 0. June 26, 18PQ_?l_ Fare Warnin to all Men, ? AND - WO-MEN TWO ! Nowse the Time, and the Ten Cent Store the Place, YAS, miend friendts, yo wood doo well ef ye'd looke ter ycr lorrels. In these swelterin hot dase, whin sich men as McKinly ai:r rushin hi tarriff bills thru Uncle Sam's Congreese, an er fixin tip fer ter put evrything up in the skie, as fer as price is consumed, I repete, looke ter yrr lorrels, an keep tother i fastly Used on the Teu Cent Store. Yas, I repeat in a sten? torian voice, that while C. S. MINOR stands at the helm the good ship wil never sink, but floate bravely above the stormy wave, bearing wealth and happinc3 to all her friendts Remember, that Minor wil sei goods cheaper fer next thirty dase than ever be? fore. Trade whareyou have no lost credit bils to make up for, but get value received for the value given. THEY SAY THE RACKET Is beating the Town on STRAW HATS, Ladies, Men and Children. As for FLOWERS and RIBBONS, We can't keep them, so we must conclude we are selling mar velously CHEAP. Well, How About TINWARE? Who brought the prices down on this ar? ticle of merchandise? Why, the RACK? ET, of course! If you could hear the voice .of all that would say "the RAG? ET has brought down the price on eve.y thing he has han? dled since he came," you couldn't hear your ears! We don't sell some articles at cost or below, and put on two or three hundred per cent on others. We don't put out such baits. If we wanted to give you anything wo would give it 9traigbtout. Now, don't you know if we sell you an ar? ticle at cost that we are bound to make it up on something else, (that you don't know the value of,) or the Widow and Chaps will be cheated? So we propose to deal fairly and square-. ly?charge you a living profit on every- j thing. You may rest assured you won't be hurt by the RACKET PRICES ! Best Stick Candy at 10c. a Pound. pSir C. P. BOLT is now with me, and W?l be glad to see his friends. Yours trul3', J. P. COPPEDGE. FISHING TACKLE-! RODS, HOOKS, LINES! ALL KINDS. EINES Mounted and Unmounted. 3? SEINE TWINES, TROT LINES, AT SIMPSON & SON'S DRUG STORE, Corner Hotel Cliiqiiola. THE AMERICAN Fill PRESERVING POWDER AND LIQUID; JN^EVER FAILS to keep Pruit and Vegetables whftn directions are followed. That the Fruit crop is short is no reason why what little there is should not be saved. Hav? ing seen it tried successfully, we unhesitatingly recommend it, as do hundreds of othera throughout the County. Our purpose now is not to laud the preparation, but simply to announce that the season is upon us, and we are ready to supply the public with this valuable aid to the Housekeeper. Respectfully, HILL BROTHERS. YOU WILL FIND THIS WEEK -A.X ? NO. 5 HOTEL OHIQUOLA, CANNED GOODS! ASPARAGUS, Lima Boans, Corn, Qkra, Okra and Tomatoes, Peas, Squash, '? ffuecotosh, Tomatoes, Apples, Cherries, B/ears. Pine Apples, Peaches, Oysters, Lobster, Herring, Mackerel, Salmon, Shrimp,1 Corned Beef, Roast Beef, Chip Dried Beef, Compressed Ham, Lunch Tongue, Tripe, Potted Ham, Potted Tongue, Mock Turtle Soup, Oxtail Soup, Mullagat?wney Soup. Condensed Milk, Plum Pudding, Fruit Puddine, Sardines. Fruits and Nuts, Raisins, Currants, Citron, Prunes, Evaporated Apples, Peaches and Plums, Eug. Walnuts, Pecaua, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Boston Whjte Beans, Butter Beans, Split Peas, Buckwheat Flour, Oatmeal, Sar+ip, Corn Mea], f appioca, Evaporated Vegetables, 1' Itofrncr Pqwder, Seafbam, Soda, Creamatatar, Yeast Cakes, ;'. Snowttako Crackers, fjoda Crackers; ftepkor Wafers, ? Dedicated Cocauut, Laundry and Toilet Soaps; Pearllne, Maokerol, White pish, Baoon, : ? Pure Lard, Flour, Grits, Sugar, Coffee, Butter. Eggs, Choealate Cocoa, Cheese,: )' . Maccarona, Jellieii, Preserves, Jams, Pickles, Olives, Vinegar, Molasses, Mince Meats, Sauces, Gellatinn, Flavoring Extracts, Tobacco, Cigars, Candy7 And anything else lh the way of something to eat you may tbjp.k pf at Rock Bottom Prices at Hundred Bu.sIu>Js Cow Peas for Seed for Sal?, D. S. MAXWELL ? feON, DON'T FOEGET E live in a wonderful age.?BOOTfil.?In a progressive age.?SHOES.?Yon can now whisper in New York lo your - friends in London.?Boots and Shoes* You can girdle the earth by speech in a few seconds, and plow the great deep from New York-to Liverpool in a fow days.?at VanWyck-s,?You can havo your funeral sermon preached twenty-five years before yon dio?more Shoes?to be produced by the Phonograph a hundred years hence.?<S>> to VanWycli's-We will soon have our Town houses lit up by incandescent lights?for Boots and Shoes?that vie with the sun, and yet the hall is not told-about VauWyck's cheap Shoes. Anderson Is a booming, and wo feel like making the remark Daniel did when he woke up after sleeping all night with the lions.?Boot and Slioe Store.?Now, I am willing and am doing all I can to boom thn Town? m Shoes?and havo opened a 'First Class Shoe Store?Rood Shoes?no:ct to Cunningham Bros, and A. P. Hub bard's. I have the 3econd Shoe Store ever in Anderson, and I hope the good people of An? derson County will give me a chance to show them what a Shoo Store can do. ? I Carry Everything' in Boots and Shoes, AND I' HAVE Some Slippers Coming That are as pretty as the razzlo-dnzzlo srinshiriii dancing on a rcacock'3 wing, and will eat my old hat if I can't? Down any House in Anderson. Yours, trying to git dar, O. B. VanWyok, Leader Latest Styles and Lowest Prices. VICTOP.Y crowns tbc efforts of the Ono Price Cash SystMn. ami Monopolp aud High Prices quail be? fore the never-failing, irresistible onslaught on'hhjh prices, and ruin stares tue old fogy system In the laco, whoso aim lias been t lie ruin of tho producer!. The farmer, the mechanic, adft the labor? er havo always been the easy prey of those high priced Stores, but woaro .determined to open their eyes to their danger, and have boldly thrown tho gauntlet to Competition, and defy them to compare Srices with us in any line of Goods. We sell, and iho people who are judges of Goods throng the* tore. They know when they are getting Pargalns in de id earnest. Po not bo cnvciglcd by the fja clou8 smile of Cousin John, tho wary hand-shake of Iho ''Boss" or head man, the gentle k?s of Miss Annie, or the scdato bow of Undo Bsll. Now note this?:hcy arc all after that little green note, ?nd without it you*'greeting would be very cool. Pause, study?do not-believe everything you hear, but look for yourself for genuine bargains, for we luivo just received Fifteon Cases of tho LATEST NOV? ELTIES from the forced sale of lost week in Now York at COc. on the dollar, including the latest :ind finest novelties in DEESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS to match. Vandyke aud Hemstitched FLOUN CINGS, EDGINGS, INSEKTINGS, BUCHINGS, LACES. FANS, BIBBONS, new shades In SILK GLOVES to match any color Hand-maae LACES, HA^DKEBCIIIEFS, HOSIERY and CORSETS? ail at ridiculously Low Prices. ?1-128.00 Worth of Clothing Just opened, At prices that arc astonishingly low, to fit all shapes and sizes, from Utile Willie of four years old io a three hundred pounder. Tho stock of SHOES is imniem.e, and prices astonish every person, and you can save a lot of the BOOT OF ALL EVIL by examining my Stock before you buy. D, C. FLYNN, :, LEADER OP LOW PRICES. P. S?A Revolution In Sowing machines.?I hare for sale one of the best Sewing Machines io ? tho world at $19.60, warranted for five years, money refunded after thirty days if not satisfactory.^..- .\A KE YOUR EASE. Two large Warehouses Jam Full of the Nicest PHOTONS, BUI ?ND HARNESS, Ever Shown in the Up-Country. ?3 ? ? p CD P 04 o pi o et o 5- * ? CO ct H ? H? d p S3 P< 3 o 03 P< S 6 in ?d n B' cn? B p pi ? O P* d O P ? p ' o 0 crq ? a o o o a m m o El ? p p* 05 CO CO o g 0 01 c+ i?< a ? ? ??1 ? In fact, wo can fit vou up in anything yo. want, from the best Ohio Buggy made at Columbus to the cheapest Cincinnati work. Wo guarantee all of our goods, aud all wo ask is for you to come and examiue our stock. We alwavs have a lot of TENNESSEE WAGONS On hand. All of the above we offer you at the very LOWEST PRICE, for Cash or on Time, We have an Immense Stock of Dry Goods on land Cheap. Also, a full line of GROCERIES, FARM IMPLEMENTS, " HORSES ah.d MULES. Sylvester Bleckley Co. glg-JJ_?Ii'JVJL-I-i-^-^"IgUJL. I .1 1 i . .1." m!mmT ' ' FRESH GOODS. REMEMBER, wo sell fresh Goods. \Yo do not buy large bills, but small bill1 and in that way keep up our stock, and have it always ire?h. No old, stale fifOOtlli. ^ *' . We Buy aHKInls Country ProJuco for Cash or Barter, E? W, TAYLOR <fe CO.