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mm* PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ? j. F. oLHTKSCALES, \ Editobs and 0. 0. LA.NGSTON, J Pbopbiktobs, '? THUBSDAY, JAN. 15, 1891. . w. TBRMH: . f)NKYKftP. ,?? .-. ?1.50? 8tX MONTHB...^.-Wo? ?.The Baltimore American says the South is'well provided with money this ? year, as she has already received more than $100,000,000 for her cotton, and one-third of the crop still remains to be sold. - ? n ^S-ifhe-eplidity of Southern prosperity was illustrated by its steadiness during the recent monetary troubles in the ^"North. The storm that wrecked so many . Northern enterprises left those located in .the South without a scar. During the year 1890 the whole ^amount stolen by bank officials, adminis? trators, clerks, eta, reached $8,622,956. - Pennsylvania leads, with New York just ? behind. Mississippi does the grand act by heading every Southern State. A circular has been issued by Col. B. W; Simpson, of Olemaon Agricultural College, informing all concerned that the ? seed supply of the late Department of Agriculture has been exhausted, and ?' that no more can therefore be distributed. . The Governor of Texas cannot make v-both ends meet on a salary of $4,000 a L^ear.. Governor Boss daring his term of ; '^office had to sell a farm to help pay his 'living expenses. The Southern States U's?hVpay their governors very small sala? ries. M The North Carolina Legislature has unanimously adopted a resolution in ^aiw^lng the United States Senators from that State to secure, if possible, the ob? jects of the financial reform contemplated in the Ocala platform. United States Senator Vance has been lenominated by . acclamation with great enthusiasm. A poll of the members of the Tennes? see General Assemby, made a few . ? dayp ago, as to their choice for President ;in 1892, resulted in the Senate as follows: .?Cleveland 24, Blaine 8, Belva Lockwood 1. In the Houso 67 members expressed their preferences for Cleveland, 3 for -Hill, ! for Palmer, 1 for Thurman and 11 1 forBlaine. Immediately after the shelving of the era! Election Bill by the Senate, f^Hoar was heard to say that its fXT?efe&t meant the death of the Bepubli jj^gan party.. If such is the case, then the Bepublicaa party has lived sufficiently long, and its death will not be deplored ^by. any honest man. A party whose life is dependent upon as damnable a meas? ure as the Federal Election Bill cannot die too soon. Public approvel will follow the decision . . of the Georgia Supreme Court that a ^?'certain Baptist society must pay the salaries of its preacher, even though the .'; Church building must needs be sold to ^f4"?at. end; There is no good reason in ^>1aw, says the New York Star, why Churches, as well as individuals or busi? ness corporations, should not pay bills that they contract, while as a question of ^ morals the obligation is even more . Incumbent upon them. And above all, they ought to pay the minister. A company of capitalists propose to * organize a joint stock company for the W purpose of locating a cotton seed oil ? refinery at Charleston. It is said that all ^^oflthe independent cotton oil mills ? throughout the State will subscribe large? ly for the stock and that well known - mill men are at its head, which insures H'success for the enterprise. Should the effort be -successful and the refinery - established, it wilWje of great benefit to ?s|?fc&e entire State and'will fill a long felt i^want. ^^fhe New York Journal of Finance ^says: "One of the most interesting items ip the Btatistics of the South is that re? lating to immigration. The number of immigrants from foreign conn tries settled in the Southern States Jane 30, 1890, ; aggregated 378,019, and the number of '? persons of Northern birth residing in the South was 475,930. There werenoeta ?, tistics of foreign immigration in the \ Sooth in 1880 with which to compare the number of foreignersfound in the South in 1890. Bat the statistics of Northern persons living in the South were given . fdr 1880 at 240,885. There has been an increase, therefore, in Northern immigra to the South of 94.6 per cent," H the opinion of many persons that half of the cottou crop of this remains to be sold. Nearly every has a portion of his crop held lfor an anticipated advance in For several weeks business has beendull,2nda spirit of the most rigid economy seems to pervade all classes. H Farmers are only bnying such articles as are absolutely necessary, and are ; making desperate and commendable g efforts to payrcaifi for their supplies this year. The buyers are of the opinion f. that co?on is going to advance in price, . and-w*e predict that from now on trade *r*wifl improve! The financial situation is getting easier, and when cotton begins XJo move we may look for lively times. :Geo. E. Taylor, Secretary and irer of the Pendleton Farmers So eriting to the Greenville News, "It may not be generally known Pendleton Farmers' Society is one of Eldest in the country, and at its for ftion' in 1816 had such distinguished brs on its roll as John C. Calhoun, >wnds, and General Huger, Pick ? Blossin game, who, I think, was a jof Greenville County. We find on jf 1 ancb familiar names as the Earles, pds, Harrisons, DuPrees, Shanklins, s, Maxwells and Sloans. The Hon. G. Clemson was at one time oar [ent and through the medium of oar in November, 1866, first present Ihe State, in the form of a circular, |ire to establish a farmer's college ef^SSutbTOarolina, and now the has become a solid fact, and I ir brother farmers will not think Jgant if we assume the position that j somewhat identified with it in its It history. At onr last quarterly ag we determined, if possible, to se eligible piece of land in the vi 1 of the college on which to prepare track and fair grounds for annual shows. We are going to have a IrsFclass stock show this year and will give ample notice of the time to the pub* lie We expect to invite prominent men of this county and of the Sute generally to meet with us at that time for the pur? pose of perfecting a permanent fair or? ganization. What better place to have a stock show in upper South Carolina than right under the shadow of Clemson Col? lege, and what better Society to patronize it than the old Pendleton Farmers' Socie? ty, full of new life and energy? At the time of the stock show there will proba? bly be addresses by progressive farmers of the State on subjects appertaining to agriculture, and we desire to make the whole thing attractive to farmers and their wives and not an annual resort for sporting men and horse jockeys." Crime North and South. The record of murders, executions and lynchings for last year is a black one. According to the figures of the Chicago Tribune, we had in this country last year 4,200 murders as compared with 3,567 in 1888, 2,835 in 1887, 1,449 in 1886, and 1,808 in 1885. The causes of these mur? ders were as follows: Quarrels.2184 Liquor. 486 Unknown. 464 Jealousy.365 By highwaymen. 217 Infanticide.167 Resisting arrest.140 Highwaymen killed. 74 Self defence. 67 Insanity. 50 Outrages. 25 Duel. 1 Strike. 1 So our murders have more than doubled in five years. With 4,290 murders in 1890 we had only 102 legal executions, but it should be stated thai there were 126 lynchings. Tho Tribune Bays: The number of legal executions during the year shows an increase over those of last year. The total number was 102, as compared with 80 in 1889,87 in 1888, 79 in 1887, 83 in 1886, and 108 in 1885. The executions in the several States and Ter? ritories were as follows: Alabama, 10; Arkansas, 9; California, 1; Colorado; 1; Florida, 2; Georgia, IT; Kentucky, 2; Louisiana, 7; Minnesota, 1; Montana, 1; Missississippi, 6; New Hampshire, 1 ; Nevada, 2; North Carolina. 5; Ohio, 5; Oregon, 1; Pennsylvania, S; South Car? olina, 8; Tennessee, 5; Texas, 3; Virgin? ia, 4; West Virginia, 2; Washington, 1 ; Wyoming, 1; District of Columbia, 1. The executions in New York by elec? tricity does not appear in this report for some unexplained reason. The lynchings numbered 126, and were as follows: Northern States?California, 2; Colo? rado, 8; Indiana, 2; Nevada, 1; Nebras? ka, 2; Oregon, 4; South Dakota, 2. Southern States?Alabama, 7 ,* Arkansas, 5; Florida, 3; Georgia, 18; Kentucky, 5 ; Louisiana, 8; Maryland, 1; Mississippi, 13; Missouri, 1; North Carolina, 2; South Carolina, 5; Tennessee, 8; Texas, 24; Virginia, 7; West Virginia, 4; Ari? zona, 1; New Mexico, 1. Of the total number 125 were males and one female. There were 31 whites, 90 blacks, 4 Indians and 1 Mexican. Of the legal executions it will be seen that 30 occurred in the North and 82 in the South. In its comments npon this exhibit the Louisville Courier'Journal says: Unfortunately the Tribune fails to di? vide the murders geographically as it di? vides the executions, but it is evident to any reader of the daily newspapers that murders are more numerous North than South. Every day brings the story of some brute, who, in a fit of jealously, or inflamed by drink, murders his wife, and sometimes his entire family. There is more barbarity North than South ; a larger and more brutal criminal class, and a character of crime due to covetcusness which is rarely perpetrated in the South? ern States. Only a few daye ago a Maine man was convicted of murdering his brother. He summoned him to the bed? side of his daughter, waylaid him in a lonely spot and killed him ; all for mon? ey. In the South murder is due to drink or sudden heat and passion; the more bru? tal crimes perpetrated deliberately, pon? dered over and planned tor are rare with as. They come from a permanent'crimi? nal class far more numerons in the North than with us. Yet, of the total executions, legal and illegal, 228, only thirty-six have taken place in the Nozth. A glance at the newspapers shows that bad as the case is in the South?the penally is much more certain here than among the Northern States. In Ohio there have been only 5 executions, and yet' in Cincinnati alone there must have been forty or fifty mur? ders. Struck by Lightning. Habtwell, Ga., January 8.?The triple oak, as it is generally known, lo? cated on Duel island, in the Savannah river, was struck by lightning yesterday and shattered to pieces. The tree is one with a hiBtory. At the time of the May freshet in 1840, five men were engaged in farming on this island. They took provisions with them to do for several days, as they lived too far off to go back and forth each day. When the rain began, they had no idea of danger and made no effort to leave the island. In a short time the waters had risen to such height that they could not escape. They went to the high test part of the island but soon found that something had to be done or they would be swept away. They found a tree with three trunks united at the bot? tom and forking out a few feet above the ground and nailed strips of plankB to each trank, high enough as they thought would be secure, and made a sort of platform with boards, perched upon which, with the surging waters beneath, they remained for five long days and nights before they were rescued. It was under the shade of this that Benjamin F. Perry and Bynum fought a duel over a half century ago. It was in j the days of nullification, in 1832, when Eolitics were stormy and party spirit ran igh. Perry was a staunch unionist and Bynum was a fiery nullifier. The latter grossly insulted Perry, and in obedience to the barbarous custom that then pre? vailed, Perry had to challenge him or suffer disgrace st the bar of public opin? ion. At the day appointed they met on I the island, each with bis pistol and ' coffin. Bynum was an expert shot and it was confidently believed that Perry woald bite the dust at the crack of his pistol. They fought at ten paces. At the word Perry fired first. Bynum then fired and his ball tore a hole through Perry's coat breast exposing the red lining. Colonel Huger, who was present and near Bynum, exclaimed, "He's got it," and Bynum replied, "I have too." Bynum's ball hit exactly where he had told his friends it would, but Perry's coat was a yery looBe fit, and the bullet grazed the skin, leaving a blue streak across his body. Perry's ball went through By? num's thigh, cutting the main artery, and the poor fellow bled to death. He was carried to a house on the place now owned by Mr. Price, and the blood stains from his wounds were visible on the ceiling when the house was torn down last year. His remains were interred at the old stone church, three' miles from Pendleton.?Atlanta Constitution. Pistol Licenses. By an Act of the Legislature passed at the last session, all dealers in pistols and pistol ammunition will have to take out licenses on and after the 23rd June next. The provisions of the Act are as followB: No person or corporation within the limits of the State shall eeil or offer for sale any pistol or pistol cartridges with? out first obtaining a license from the County in which such person or corpo? ration is doing business so to do. The County Commissioners are hereby authorized to issue licenses in their re? spective Counties for the sale of pistol cartridges upon the payment of the sum of $200 annually. Any person violating thij Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both. Staunch Masonic Brotherhood. Chicago, January 9.?A week from next Sunday at the Emergency Hospital a remarkable scene will be witnessed. ThiB will be the cutting off of portions of skin from the bodies of seventy-five or one hundred members of St. Bernard Commandery, Knights Templar, and the grafting of tbo several pieces of cuticle upon the naked flesh of a brother Mason, J?hn Oscar Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson i3 a man of forty?four years, and has been an honored Mason since the days of his earliest manhood and Recorder of St. Bernard Commandery since its organiza? tion in February, 1870. A year or so ago a cancerous growth on the upper portion of his thigh and the right hip began to annoy Mr. Dickerson, and in time it became so painful and dangerous that a surgical operation for its removal became necessary. The ope? ration required that a good portion of the skin and flesh should be cut away with the cancer; so much, in fact, as to render it impossible for the exposed edges of the skin to unite and form a complete surface covering by natural growth. An attempt was made to graft a piece of goatskin upon the exposed surface, but without success. A few days ago a delegation from St. Bernard called upon the attending surgeon to learn what could be done. The doctor hesitated a little, but finally told them that if the wound could be covered with human skin-there would be no doubt of a complete cure. The members of the commandery, without further consulta? tion, told the doctor that whenever he ordered it men would be ready to give up to his knife all the skin required to make whole their sick brother. A meeting of the commandery was called, and the ac? tion of the delegation was approved, and every one of the 300 members volunteer? ed to submit to the surgeon's kuife. This number being far more than was needed, the commandery ordered that a selection should be made from the entire member? ship. In accordance therewith about 150 members have been selected to appear at' the hospital one week from next Sunday ready to permit portions of cuticle to be removed. The surgeon will probably need not more than one-third or a half of them, and will have the choicest, physi? cally, of their ranks there to choose from. Before appearing at the hospital on the day fixed, the above named and the oth? ers selected must undergo certain condi? tions and preparations. They must that morning take a thorough bath, so that their skin may be fresh and pure. They must also have abstained from ardent spirits for forty-eight hours previous to presenting themselves for the operation. Each, too, must brine a razor with him thoroughly sharpened and free from stain or blemish. Those razors will be used only upon those to whom they belong. Drank for Three Tears. Wichita, January 4.?A strange piece of humanity was arrested here as a va? grant, bnt was released as soon as bis history became known. He carries the story of the past few years of his life fn his pocket, and the well-thumbed docu? ment tells a sad tale. "My name is Fred Travis," reads the diary. "I am from Sadalia, Mo., am generally denomi? nated a tramp, and came to this city to spend Christmas with some friends I knew in better days. They are not here now. Five years ago I was prosperous, but a little too much given to strong drink, or what temperance apostles are Sleased to denominate double distilled amnation. I drank in secret at that time, and whenever I got drunk locked myself in my room and had a personal I inserted in the papers to the effect that I I was sick. About three years ago I fell in love for the first time. Other girls had interested me, but nothing more. I celebrated the discovery by a rip-roaring drunk. My suit did not prosper as I would have liked, and my means were dwindling away, so I determined to know my fate. I was refused, and, in the presence of the woman I loved and before my God, I swore never to breathe a sober breath. Several limes I have come near breaking my oath, owing to financial reasons, but have managed somehow always to make ends meet. I go on my way, and when my corpse is rattled over the stones, as the poets have it, it will be nothing but a mixture of beer and bad whiskey." A New Cure for Croup. Several papers of Paris have published that Dr. Laugardierre, of Toulouse, had at different times experimented with suc? cess with a new treatment of sure efficien? cy for the cure of that terrible disease the croup. The new treatment consists in the use of sulphur. Dr. Laugardierre narrates this his first experiment: "I called for some sulphur powder, took a teaspoonful of it, which I diluted in a glass of Water, ordering to drink one tea spoonful of the mixture every hour, shaking it before using. Next day the child was better. New potion for the next day. The following day the child was cured. The only thing left was a loose cough, which I attributed to the false membranes circulating in the trach eal artery. Asking the parents to save it for me in case the child should expecto? rate them, two days later a sudden fit of coughing expelled them, and three dried np pieces the size of a large bean were brought to me." After that cure the doctor obtained several others, but none more convincing than the following : "A little dirl was dying; neither cry nor the least sound could come from the larnyx; the principles of diptheria were on her ears, neck, head and cheeks; her wheezing breath could be heard at twenty meters off." The dor lor had secured a probe to in? sufflate nitrate of silver into the larnyx. The parents opposed that, but consented to make the child swallow the sulphuret? ted potion during the night. "On the next day the child, which I had considered as lost, was resuscitated? the voice was restored ; the potion was continued during the day, and the next the child was cared." The communication of Dr. Laugardier? re is of too much importance to not be the subject of serious and immediate ex? amination, and itjs for the Academy of Medicine to order such.?Paris Temps, Miller Is Rampant. Washington, Jan 12.?The negro Miller, from South Carolina, who was given Col. Elliott's seat in the House last session by Tom Reed, and who now rep? resents the Seventh District, has ruined his chances of ever getting the seat again. To-day he made one of the bitterest and most outrageous attacks upon the people of his district, and of the entire South, ever heard in the halls of Congress. He said what the Southern negro wanted was protection to his life and properly, and sought to leave the imprea&ion upon the minds of his Northern hearers that the Southern whites go out and kill a negro every morning before breakfast. He was particularly hitter in his attacks upon his own State. Since his speech it is certain that he will find no one in the next House who will vote to give him the seat he will contest. Miller does not resemble a negro in any respect. He is white, his hair is perfect .y straight, and, indeed, he is quite a distinguished look? ing man. He is perhaps nine-tenths white._ North Carolina Senators Instructed. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 10.?The resolu? tions of instruction to the United States Senators from North Carolina to vote for the platform adopted by the Alliance at Ocala, Fla., were in the State Senate referred to a committee. In the House they were amended so as to read: "Shall vote for the objects of the financial reform contemplated in the platform adopted at Ocala;" and thus amended, received the unanimous Democratic vote. There is no opposition to Senator Vance. A caucus is set for Monday night. ?Bogus safes made of wood and pan. fc. ed to appear exactly like the original ar? ticle ore being extensively used by small jewelers who wish to impress purchasers with the value of their stock in hand, CBI3IES AND CASUALTIES. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 9.?Jas. Rob erts last night gave bis nineteen year old son (Hugh) a gold watch, a suit of fiue clothes and $100 for his promise not to marry Maggie Armstrong, who is much older than the young man. The boy took the presents and immediately eloped. The father is now seeking a better field for investment. Kansas City, Jan. 9.?W. R. Gregory wa3 sent to jail by Justice Worthen to? day for the unique offense of stealing a red hot stove, the oven of which was fill? ed with biscuits. Gregory obtained the stove on Dripp Street, got an expressman to haul it away and sold it at a second? hand-store, biscuits and all, for three dol? lars. Greenville, S. C, January 12 ? Frank Poole, who was so horribly burned in the terrible domestic tragedy in this city on Tuesday night, in which his wife was also burned, died here yes? terday and w.^ buried to day. Poole, it will be remembered, went to his home drunk, pulled his wife out of bed by the hair and struck her on the head with a lighted lamp. Both caught fire and Poole'a clothes were burned off him. Cassville, Wis., Jan. 9.?Two little brothers, Joseph and Willie Barren, aged 10 and 12 years respectively, were drown? ed in the Mississippi river last evening. They had juBt returned from school and went out on the ice to play. They had been gone only a few minutes when their mother heard screams for help. Punning to their assistance she also broke in and but for the timely appearance of a man who lives near by she too would have been drowned. Chicago, III., Jan. 8.?A special from Sherman, Texas, says a cyclone passed East of that town yesterday afternoon. Several houses were blown down, an in? fant killed and four adults seriously wounded. John Schmidt was blown over a barbed wire fenc. He seized the wire as he passed, and one of his hands was almoBt torn off. Household goods were scattered about for miles and the loss was great. A further search may reveal many more dead bodies. Birmingham, Ala., December 28.? At Hiilman, eight miles from this city, Friday night, J. L. Daniel, a merchant, put on a falee face and went to the house of his brother-in-law, Joe Torpley, in? tending to frighten the family as a joke. Topley failed to recognize him and order? ed Daniel not to enter the bouse. Daniel continued to advance without making himself known and was shot dead by Torpley. The dead man leaveB a wife and five children. Savannah, Jan. 9.?Hon. William Clifton reports that all along the border line between Tatnall and Montgomery Counties the grip is prevalent. It has secured a firm hold all through that sec? tion of the country and a large number of people are down with it. A couple of deaths have occurred, and several persons are in a serious condition. Mr. Clifton himself got a taste of the disease while away and hurried back to put himself under a physician's care. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 6.?For several weeks the police officials have beeusearch? ing for a man named Olunston, who was wanted upon a number of charges of swindling by working the bogus diamoud racket. Olunston got wind that the po? lice were on bis track and knew the depots and bridge were guarded, so be secured a large trunk and then took a friend into his confidence. The next day the trunk, in which Olunston was snugly ensconced, was checked to Indianapolis. Nothing was known of the man's fate until to day, when his friend received information that Olunstou had arrived safely. Charlotte, N. 0, Jan 7.?Four mys? terious murders have occurred in Gran ville County since Saturday night. Dick Page, a colored laborer, was the first vic? tim. His body was found on Saturday night in an old field on Colonel Roger's plantation, with the breech pin of a gun buried in his skull, On the same night W. T. Parker and Brock Bailey were aeen drinking together, and shortly afterwards the dead bodies of both were found lying near where Page'B body was found. On Monday the coroner was called to the same plantation to view the body of a colored woman who, it was aaid, waa beaten to death by some unknown peraon. It is thought the murders were committed by the same person, and there is much ex? citement in the neighborhood. San Francisco, January 9.?Herbert L. Rand, of Carthage, 111., recently ap? pointed American consul to the Caroline Islands, is in 'Frisco, on his way to the scene of his duties. He has just received letters from hia brother, who has been missionary on the islands for sixteen years, giving an account of outrages committed by natives. In their revolt against the Spaniards the natives have killed 800 foreigners., including 190 Spanish soldiers. They have looted and burned the houses of all the missionaries at Ponopi. Rev. Mr. Rand lost his libra? ry, worth $1,000, and all bis personal and household effects. The missionaries havo been transferred to a neighboring island for safety, but the nativea of the whole group are excited, and more massacres are feared. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8.?Mrs. R. G. Peters and her ten-year-old daughter, Agnes, were burned to death after mid? night. Mrs. Peters was a well-to do English woman, who had lately invested and established her home here. The flames were discovered by an inmate of an adjoining room, who found that they had started in Mrs. Peter's room and that it was too late to aid her. People on the outside who first detected the fire saw four men run away from the building in dif? ferent directions. This raised the theory of robbery, murder and arson. Blood? hounds were secured and put upon the trail. The men were tracked to the rail? way station, where all trace of them was lost. The murdered woman had a large sum of money. There is every reason to believe that desperadoes from a distance had carefully planned the crime. Birmingham, Ala., January 12.?A communicatron to the Age-Herald from Randolph, a small station in Bibb County, says: The most horrible and tragic event in the history of this coun? try occurred at the station on Saturday night upon the arrival of the 9.30 north? bound passenger express. Among the passengers were R. H. Jones, sheriff of Jackson Pariah, Louisiana, Oliver Head and Jas. T?te, the latter a prisoner ar? rested in Louisiana charged with the fatal shooting of Wm. Head early last fall near Six-mile, in this County, and for whose apprehension and delivery to the County authorities a reward of $400 had been offered. As the parties alighted from the train, in the broad glare of the lamps at the station and hotel, a bold assassin, scarcely ten feet away from his victim, raised his pistol and, with two shots fired in rapid succession, almost instantly killed the sheriff, who was leading the manacled prisoner to prison. The murderer escaped under cover of darkness, the prisoner making his escape at the same time and following his res? cuer. There is no expressed conjecture as to the perpetrator of this awful deed. The remains of the murdered man and his effects were sent to his bereaved family in Louisiana._ Greenville, S. 0., January ll.?In formation has been received here of the outragoous conduct of two men nnmtd , M. K. High tower a deputy United States I marshal, and Rufus Durham, who live in J the mountains of this county. On Tues-1 day last they came to town and drank j very freely, leaving for home in a drunk en condition. On the way they met a| little deaf and dumb negro boy, whom they whipped unmercifully because he could not tell them the way. A negro man, named Jesse Sample, was shot in the stomach and dangerously wounded by RufuB Durham. Another child was se? verely whipped by them, and they also shot at a party of young men in a wagon, a bullet grazing the head of a man named Stroud, and slightly wounding him. Their conduct excited;!* great deal of in? dignation, and warrants have been issued for their arre3t, wnen/Ht is hoped they will be properly puniehed. Both are dangerous characters, and have been in? volved in frequent difficulties. Hightower only a short while ago shot a man named Pruitt, and Durham was implicated in the breaking open of the jail at Trion, N. C, and releasing a prisoner a few months ago._ Didn't Like his Neighbor. ? Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 7.?Delegate J. L. Bryan, of Wilkes County, created a sensation in the House to-day by loudly refusing to occupy the seat which was assigned to him between two colored members. All other seats having been taken no other could be furnished him, and he left the hall in disgust, and his seat has been vacant all day. He openly declared that he will quit the Legislature first. He is a well known Republican politician of Wilkes County. Koch's Rival. Chicago, III., Jan. 6.?Dr. E. Fletch? er Ingalls, of this city, reports good pro? gress with the use of the tuberculosis cure of Dr. Sourly, of Detroit. He has fifteen patients under treatment, and dur? ing the two weeks he has been using the cure he says signs of improvements are visible in every case. He said to-night that unless he was mistaken Dr. Shurly had discovered a specific for the most dreaded of all known diseases. Some of his patients, he said, were in the last stage of the disease, all of them having tuber? culosis in a pronounced form. One pa? tient, who, two weeks ago was wasting rapidly, now coughs a great deal less. Another patient, who ten days ago was breaking down and losing flesh, besides exhibiting other terrible signs of disease, has gained two pounds under the new treatment. Dr. Ingalls says he believes firmly in Dr. Shurly'a treatment, as there is no danger in the administration of the io? dine and gold chloride. The iodine kills one of the animal poisons and the gold chloride the other, there being two kinds of ptomaines in tuberculosis. -T Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., is pre? paring a warm reception for Stephen B. Nichols, who recently tiesert?d his family there to elope with a woman named Dar? ling, of Huntington. Nichols tired of his bargain and wrote from the Western city where he was stopping to his wife asking her forgiveness and requesting permission to return home. His former neighbors made up a purse of $25 to pay his return expenses, as he wrote be was penniless. He is expected to arrive at Cold Spring Harbor in a day or two, and he will be met by a brass band, which will escort him to his home to the tune of "The Giil I left Behind Me." Serenading is to fol? low, and a speech will be insisted on, ac? cording to the present programme. ? Senator Teller, of Colorado, on Wednesday introduced a bill, by request, in behalf of the African-American Colo onlzAtion Society of the District of Co? lumbia. Accompanying the bill is a long petition setting forth a desire on the part of a large number of colored people to Bettle in Lower California, and they ask the government to lend them money for : a period of forty years, at the smallest rate of interest possible. In Lower Cali? fornia the petitioners believe they have at last discovered their Utopia, and have abandoned the Liberia Congo colonization proposition. They claim that it is diffi? cult for them to get along with the white people, as the latter insist upon keeping tbem down and preventing their progress. They cite Hayti and Jamaica to show that the negro can prosper by himself if afforded sufficient opportunity. The bill and petition was referred to the Commit? tee on Foreign Relations. Weak eyes and inflamed lids indicate an impure condition of the blood. The best, remedy is Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It vitalizes the blood, regulates the secre? tions, and ex pels all scrofulous humors from the system. Try it. Price, $1. Worth $5 a bottle. The great popularity of Ayer's Pills as a cathartic is due no less to their promptness and efficacy than to their coaling of sugar and freedom from any injurious effects. Children take tbem readily. See Ayer's Almanac tor this year, just out._ Stockholders' Meeting. AMEETING of the Stockholders of the Anderson Opera Company will be held in the office of Breazeale & Long on Tuesday, 27th instant, at 11 o'clock a. m. By order of the Board of Directors. J. E. BREAZEALE, Pres. T. P. HILL, Sec. and Trees, Anderson, S. C, Jan. 14, 1891. 28?2 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF ANDERSON. IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Ea Parte Jonn t. Jones, In Be. the Estate of Wil? son Jones, deceased.?Petition for Final Settle? ment and Discharge. To LerlW. Jones, Emily Jones, Tempo c. Mulli? gan, Amanda c. Shirley, Matilda J.Shirley. Ma? ry a. Green. Alfred T. Jones, Dock Williams, Wm. a. Williams, Lev I W. Williams, John G. Williams, Joseph n. Williams, Matilda J. Dean, Bosa l. Williams, James e. Jones, Fannie e. Jones, Lula Jones, Wm. a. Jones, Cyrus W. Joucs, Jasper F. Jones, Lawrence n. JoneB and Robert F.Jones: TAKE notice, That the undersigned will ap? ply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson c.h., s. c, on Monday, the 2nd day of March, a. D. 1891, at 11 o'clock a. m., for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Wilson Jones, deceased, and diechargo from the offico of Administrator of said Estate. Dated 9th day of January, A. D. 1891. JOHN t. JONES, Administrator. Jan 15,1891 28_ 0 \ A pamphlet of Information andab ABtract of tho laws,showing How Uu ' i Obtain Pntents, Caveats, Trade/ .Marks, Copyrluhtfl, sent free.. viddrtu MUNN & CO. ?.301 Broadway, New York. XTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT IM The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of John B. Orr, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on the 10th day of February, 1891, for a Final Settlement of said Estate and dis charce from bis office as Administrator. r. c. wilson, Adm'r. Jan 8. 1891 27 _6_ USTZETW FIEM. SEEL & ARCHER. T 1 HAVE associated with me Mr. T. A. ARCHER, well known to you all. We are prepared to do all kinds of work in Sheet Metal, and we respectfully ask you patronage. We sell Stoves, Tinware, Guns, Rifles and House Furnishing Goods. Come and ite us, und wt will convince you we mean busii.ea-?. Booffing and Guttering and putting up Heaters a Specialty, SEEL & AEOHEB, Jan 8,1891 27 ly ( SYLVESTER BLECK LEY, President and Treasurer SYLVESTER BLECK LEY, WILLIE R. OSBORNE, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY, Iiicox-poi-ate<l Doc. 30, 1*00. GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BUGGIES, WAGONS, Guano. Cotton, Bagging and Ties, HORSES aivid ^LTJUiES. ANDERSON, s. c, Jan. 1st, 1891. The old Firm of Sylvester BleckHyCo. having dijsolvod, a brand new Joint Stock Company has been organized and duly incorporated. The Company pr.-poses to keep for sale, and bave now in stock, at the old stand, a large stock of? GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Which will be sold cheap FOR C.vsh, or on Time t i pnmpl paying custo? mers. We will be please:! to see all-of our old friends and customers, and shall en? deavor to merit a continuance of the patronage so liberally bestowed upon the old Firm in the past. Our President, Mr Bleckley, wh > has mo long and successfully steered the ship, is still at its helm, and will continue to guide her in safety through storm and weather. POLITE ATTENTION TO A.I/L.. flSy* Piease call and examine our Goods and Prices SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY g_-^3Wig??_?j_niLj-Mim.ii.il i . j.ul.hj-j-U' amgi-.-mmj-l_jiui. j.u? PEOPLES & BURRISS Are Still Headquarters for the Best COOKING STOVES JTOR THE LEAST MONEY. WE are going to make thing* lively this year in the Stove line, and all we ask 5? for you to call and !>ee uur Stoves, which will be sold for less than you can buy the same grade of goods anywhere. Crockery, Glassware, and Lamp Goods! Are Specialties with us, And of course can SAVE YOU MONEY. Don't take our word?come and price the goods, and yon will be convinced we are saving you something. ROOFING AND GUTTERING A SPECIALTY. Prompt and reliable workmen. We can put you on a Roof of FELT from $2.00 to $3.50 per square. Can sell you Felt, one ply and coating, for ?1.00 per square?a good cheap Roof for out? buildings, &c. Bring your Hides and Rags. JOS. J. FRET WELL, Vice President. DIRECTORS: JOS, J. KRETWKLL, JAMES T. PEARSON, j. 11. Von HASSELS, Secretary. Fit KD. G. BROWN, J. IL Vom HASSELN. PEOPLES & BURRISS. It?EDSCAL CARD. Dr. w. h. t01>d respectfully offers his services to the citizens of Anderson and surrounding country in the general practice of Medicine and Surgery. Office?At Todd Bros. Drug Store. Res? idence on McDuffie Street, second house below Episcopal Chnrch. Jan 8,1891 27 3m FOE SA.LE1 IN the most desirable part of the City, only five blocks from Public Square and a short distance to Academy, Two Very Desirable Building Lots. The corner Lot 75x240. inside Lot 90x 240, and has si able and outhouse, which can be converted mto a three-room house. Both Lots are perfectly level and very conveniently located Finding gardening too expensive on City property, f prefer to sell for building purposes. For particulars apply to JULIUS POPPE, Anderson, S. C. Jan 8, 1891 27 2 DISSOLUTION. THE Copartnership heretofore existing between Sylvester Bleckley C-?. has been dissolved this day, by mutual cm sent. All claims due the Firm are in their bands, at the old Stand, for collection, and persons indebted to it are earnestly reques? ted to call immediately and make pay? ment SYLVESTER BLECKLEY CO Anderson, S. C, Jan. 1,1891. -o THE SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY Having been duly incorporalted. will conduct the General Merchandise Business at the old stand of Sylvester Bleckley Co., where we will be glad to see our old friends and the public, aud serve them faithfully in the future as the old Firm did in the past. Call and trade with us. SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY. Anderson, S. C, Jan. 1, 1891. 27?3 GARDEN SEEDS, lowest at SIMPSON & SON'S DRUG SRORE, Corner Hotel Oliiqiiola, telegraphy. ?HORT-HAND, and type-writing, Thoroughly taught, either separately or in connection with the regular College course or any special part of it. For a Catalogue of the Williamston Female College, Address REV. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C, The Spring Session 1891 will open Jan. 26, with much better facilities than ever before. If "merit will win," we expect to Win. 26?5 > ? Q w !> 8 >p h ?-" CD o 33 o CQ p CD o Q o et o p b cd cc CO o o pi CO w I a g" g p 50 s * p p* p CD m o cd I - ct? p p p o CD < CD p a* c p p ere *^ o p p* p B ja H p" p p cd ??i cq p p ?-i ?? CD Q ? o o p. CO a W fed p r+ 03 h3 ?-{ p p CQ CO p" o CD * p M? Cf cd p M? ??< C+ W p h o p" o p* p p. CQ o B cd CQ et CO rt t?? cd p p p CD 4 CD 00 0 CD 95 <1 CD 0 4 "OrO o o p 0 0 rV CTQ 93 ef P Q 0 0 CO "VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. -Ol The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Mnrv A. Stegall, deceased, hereby gives notice that be will, on the 11th day ot February, 1891. apply to the Judge of Probute for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discbarge from his office as Administrator. JOHN P. CLARDY, Adm'r. Dec 25,1890 24 5 I Offer to the Trading Public Bargains in ES UNTIL JANU&KY 1st, 1891. 100 Pairs Zeigler Bros, Fine Shoes, cost $2.50 and $3.00, take your choice at $1.75. Lot Fine Foxed Gaiters, cost $2.00, for $1.00. Every pair guaranteed the be.4 you can get anywhere or money refunded. The Best Solid Leather Calf Shoe for Ladies at 90c. per Pair. We Cant be Beat on Good Shoes. Big* Seduction on Boots and Shoes. B?, And now, my friends, don't be took in by a m;in telling you he will give you a bargain in Shoes ju?t? 'cause you bought dry goods from him. DON'T BUY 'till you price mv Good-. O. B. VANWYCK. IST Big line Ladies' and Gents' Slippers for Christmas Presente. THE BEST SAW MILL IN THE WORL D ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. HARDWARE OF EVERY KIND. Steel Plows, Handled Hoes, And all kinds of Agricultural Implements. HEADQUARTERS IN OUR LINE. N. B.?Remember that you can always buy the best Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c, and all kinds of Building Material and Shingles, of SULLIVAN MANUFACTURING CO BEST EATING IN TOWN! Richardson & Robhins' Potted Turkey, Dried Chipped Beef, William Hume's ?ilmon, Rodell'- Fine. French Sardines, Baralaria Shrimp. Wyman Lobsters, Saratoga Chips, Kingan Harn?, Edam, Pine Apple and Cream Cheese, New Crop N. 0. Molasses, Genuine Maple Syrup, Suider's Catxup, Lee & lYrrin Worster Sauce, Canned Tomato^, Cnm, P?'as, &c. Schumacher Rolled Oats, Schumacher Rolled Avcna, Schumacher Graham Flour, Schumacher Farinose, Finest Brands of Flour. All of the above lor -ale at Tl. S. LIGOIT, Wholesale and Kol ail Grocer, Anderson, S C. FOR SALE. j THE undersigned. Executor of the Es- j. t. okB t?te of David Rogers, deceased, will \ sell at public outcry, at Williams! on, S.C., on Saturday. January 17, 1891, at 12 o'clock, one Tract of Land containing 50 acres, more or less, lying on the waters of Big Creek, in Anderson County, and adjoin? ing lauds of .1. A.. Cox and others. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. For further information apply to JAMES E ROGERS, Executor. Dec 2#, 1890 25 4* ? . ?. tteli.s ORR, WELLS & ORR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ANDERSON, - - S. O. Office over National Bank. Oot 30,1890 17