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:>* .THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1891.
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It la expected that over 1,000 delegates,
Representing^ 27 States, will attend the
Third-Party Conference in Cincinnati,
Mayi9. ? _
The April elections in Illinois, Ohio,
ugah and other States of the West
: atirliSoathwest show Democratic gains,
no Republican disorganization.
?yi Senator. George F. Edmunds, of Ver
?montj. who. hae been in the Senate of the
|ijriite4>Staies- since. April, 1866, and in
:? J'nei^y;, if .not quite all of that time been
I^BeioT-lthe^ foremost Republican leaders,
fefcaireajgned, the resignation to take effect
^j^rthe-.Biat^y-or'November next.
,'Seemihgly' great preparations for war
^^goingon daily in France and Russia,
fth sides are drilling and masairig troops
the German borders, and it may yet
i':;a?fbetween the, two great powers,
?peror. William may get into a snarl.
Neithet^rahcl nor Russia are in love
^fi^^.^e:vCrerman Empire, and a comiji
h: Nation of' the two may result in disaster
J^^ihe third party.
;" -The i Bomaiead; leading agricultural
paper in the West, turns it batteries loose
: the Sohthern- Farmers' Alliance, de
^^^pyer a page to its exposures and
3enunciatiou3 of the Southern Alliance
!r its monopolistic methods, its domina
io^by inen of'the Macune stripe, it sat
^Ifflap^i-'^6**-"1 <3eor^a-with-the?ilroad
'monopolists, and its purpose to form a
Bgffifrtrnst._'
Sditor;WilsonXof the Abbeville Press
'd-Ban^t,.published his subscription
stlni bis yaluable paper last week, and
i?ipmaii?CBB offers its' congratu
tipns on the fine showing he made. He
Jpyvbas a right to feel proud of his
Hstof subscribers, which shows very few
delinquents! This a new feature in jour?
nalism, and will no doubt result in good
[tq^ditor Wilson's fiaancial interests.
^S^J-;. ? -?? ? - ?
> he trouble; in the coking region of
^^wnlR.-ia another instance of the
le folly of our policy of unrestrict
I^Sfflgration, The very dregs of Eu
>e. are dumped upon our shores in al
st countless thousands, and still noth
ig $3'- done to "check the:evil tide. We
it immigrants that will become intelli
it, law abiding citizens, but we do not
it those who leave their home country
ft? go?d? ? : "
?ilnS?iW.Corbin, of Griffin, Ga,, has
t abiding faith in the ultimate redemp
on^of .Confederate money. Lately he
Id four pigs to sa neighbor for $S,000
ach, in Confederate money, thereby ad
ing $12,000 to the immense amount he
'stilus accumulated since the war. Mr.
jrbin has a large farm on his place, well
feed with fisi, aud he issues permits to
y^nietpfishi Aday for $25 in this cur
icy. -He probably has a larger amount
ipurVency of this kind than any other
in. the south. '?'.'.'??'.
'"Ahj wKfiange truly says it is 'small
ii^ctarlng plants" that pay; They are
5 affected by hard times. In compuri
i with large concerns the same amount
^capital - invested in-email plants fur
lesemployment to more than twice the
ar of men. The number of Buch
nterprises that a.city could secure are
' """iy unlimited. Any man of ener
good common sense with a few
iggand dollars could invest in a business
>pf lh&^ profit tP himselt and
ffifc toothers. There are hundreds of
e Committee to select the location
>r ihe Baptist State Orphanage met in
?nbia last Thursday, and after full
SBttsaionit was unanimously decided to
locate it at Green wood. It is to be called
?: The Corrie! Maxwell Orphanage," in
memory of ? deceased daughter of Dr.
?^O.^?towell, of Greenwood, who has
n> mortuary title deed to a 470 acre
citation, his residence and six acres in
wd, and other valuable property to
a institution. The town of Greenwood
>afep gives $2,200. The Committee elect?
ed the. folio wing Board of Trustees: Dr.
fJ^ Maxwell, J. K. Durst, S. P. BrookB,
cfJ^iSproIes, Greenwood; Edward Lips
icorflibj Ninety Six; H. P. McGee, Due
;fWeat,r Rev. J. D. Pitts, Laurens; Rev.
pSpJ'T. Hundley, Johnston; Rev. J. L.
?Tass, Darlington; W. H. Lyles, Colum
ibteiRPf Smith, Charleston; John W.
llWillrOT. ?hester; W, F. Cox, Anderson.
;'Rey. J. L. Vass, of Darlington, was
greeted Superintendent, at a salary of $1,
.;500, but he has not yet signified his ac?
ceptance. The Committee passed a reso?
lution calling upon their denomination for
f&imfldingiund of $10,000. The Commit
tee has done well in selecting a location,
pa; Greenwood is a delightful, progressive
f;place. The Baptists of the State will no
doubt respond promptly to the call made
?".by the'Committee, and make the Orphan?
age an institution that they can point to
?with pride.
??Gen. J. R. Cooke died at Richmond,
Ya., Thursday night. He was a son of
Gen. Philip St. George Cooke, who serv
ed in the United States Army for forty
r' five years. It was in that army the son
was bom and cradled. He was born at
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, in 1833. At
the breaking out of the war he was a
^-"lieutenant in the Federal Army. He
promptly resigned to take part with Vir?
ginia, his native State. The father re
- ' mained in the Federal service, and, with
his aged wife, now lives in Detroit. The
?5 "espoGsal of the Southern cause by the
.. young lieutenant produced an estrange
menfbetween father and son, which was
: not reconciled until about five years ago.
TXJioXosly did the son take part with the
?'*" South and become one of the most bril?
liant officers od that side, but the old
general's daughter, too, cast her fortune
with the same side. She became the wife
iVT-ofGeD, J. E. B. Stuart, the famous Con?
federate cavalry leader. The. folio >iog
incident will show the spirit and dash of
Cooke at Spottsylvania Court House,
^ Va : At a time when the centre was
sorely pressed, Cooke's men were in the
? Court House yard and their commander
on the ground, wounded in the leg. Gor
Son; in the excitement of the moment,
rode np to them and exclaimed: "I will
;';.'.; lead these men 1" With face ghastly pale
and eyes flashing, Gen. Cooke sprang
f forward, and shaking his fist in General
r"' ? Gordon's face, asked, "How dare you offer
?? to lead my men in my prepuce ?" Gen.
?:Gordon, taking in the situation at a
^ /glance, courteously saluted and said:
"Pardon me, Gen. Cooke. I thought you
-TOW too'badly wounded. Allow me to
/ CgO in as one of your aides." "You can go
- - as one of my aides, but you cannot lead
"S^ my men while I am here," rejoined Gen.
Cooke as he flung himself in the saddle,
placed himself at the head of the brigade
."' and gave the order to advance.
A Wrong to the Dead and Offense to
the Living,
Abbeville Press and Banner.
The grave of Judge Wardlaw, in
Upper Long Oane Cemetery, was opened
one night last week, and the metalic
case in which he was buried was broken.
Circumstances indicate that the deed was
done on Monday night.. The fact that
the grave had the appearance of being
tampered with was reported to his friends
on iriday or Saturday, when they im?
mediately sent a man to examine it.
He returned at once, without touching
it, and reported the facts which present?
ed themselves. Hon. W. H. Parker, and
Messrs. Ben net and A. W. Smith went
to the grave without delay. They found
that it had been opened, and had been
but partly refilled. Part of the fresh
clay was left lying around the grave.
A piece of metal, supposed to be part of
a metalic case, was found near by, the
edges of which showing that it had been
recently broken.
The Judge's friends were of course
apprehensive that the body had been
either taken away or disturbed, and for
this reason the dirt was thrown put. In
opening the grave it was discovered that
the depredators had greatly widened it
in throwing out the dirt, and that they
had entirely uncovered the coffin.
When the coffin, or metalic case, was
reached by the Judge's friends, the top
was found to be broken in the middle,
just above where the hands of the deceas?
ed were folded across his breast, but no
signs were apparent that the body bad
been at all disturbed. The metalic Blab,
which covers the glass over the face, was
removed and the face and body were
found to be in a remarkably good state
of preservation, though the deceased had
been buried some eighteen years?since
some time in 1873.
The large rock with which the coffin
was broken was found on the top of the
ground.
From the mud which was thrown out
against the marble, the hedge and sur?
rounding shrubbery, it is evident that
the deed was done during the rain which
fell. Monday night of last week. The
grave stones which mark the resting
place of the wife of the Judge, and which
were near to his own grave, were bespat?
tered, with mud, and one of the minor
parts was broken, and the large marble
slab bore evidence of having been remov?
ed from its proper place, and afterwards
set back in position. The tracks of the
persons doing the work were plainly to
be seen at the head and foot.
' Owing to the exceeding soft condition
of the earth, the depredators left the
clearest impressions of their shoe tracks,
?the ground being bo soft that immedi?
ately around the grave and in the
adjoining field of pines their tracks were
distinct?even on the pine needles. The
tracks of others of their number, as they
retreated in another direction and from
their ghoulish deed, were too plainly left
to leave any doubt as to the condition
of the earth, or the size and form of the
feet
The depredators met at the grave
coming from different directions, as by
agreement; and. when their shameful
work was done they departed by different
routes.
In opening the grave the monument
which had been erected to the memory of
the Judge was partially undermined, and
in consequence, it is now three inches
out of plumb.
The news of this desecration of the
sacred precincts of the dead, was a great
shock to the friends and relatives of the
deceased, and they are at a loss to attri?
bute a motive for so strange and so unu?
sual deed. Nothing like the desecration
of the graves of the dead is common in
this country, and there is no known
reason why his grave should have been
disturbed, but it is surmised that the
depredators-hoped to find something of
value, which they might remove.
Diligent effort will be made to ascer?
tain the names of the persons who have
committed bo outrageous a crime against
all our better sentiments, and if found
they will be severely dealt with.
Hovr the Convicts are Employed.
News and Courier, April 13.
Col. Talbert, Superintendent' of the
Penitentiary, was asked to-day what dis?
position of the convicts bad been made
this year to increase the revenues of that
institution. He said that convicts were
worked as follows: Six farms are run on
the shares plan, the owners of land fur?
nishing land, stock, implements and feed
of the stock, the State famishing thela
borers and their food, clothing and guards.
Two of these farms are run by Mr. John
C. Seegers, who has at this time the use
of one hundred convicts, which number
will be increased to one hundred and fifty
by the 1st of May. Twenty-five ploughs
are run on each of these farms. There
will be planted five or six hundred acres
of cotton, three hundred acres of corn,
and other crops.
Col. J. C. F.Simms is also running two
farms. He runs fifteen ploughs with six?
ty convicts on both places. He will be,
given one hundred in all by May. He
will plant about three hundred acres of
cotton. /
Mr. Clarence Aughtry runs another
farm with seventeen ploughs, thirty-four
convicts at work, and is planting three
hundred acres of cotton.
The sixth farm is rnn by Mr. Wolfe
over in Lexington. He is running four?
teen ploughs, will have two hundred acres
in cotton and one hundred in corn. He
baa twenty-eight convicts, but will
have forty in May.
The State farm in Lexington is also
operated by convict tabor. They have
nearly the whole crop in the ground over
there, of which seventy five acres will
be in cotton.
Last year, said Col. Talbert, about one
thousand two hundred bales of cotton
were made, but with good weather we
expect to largely increase the number
this year. Besides those mentioned we
are working from one hundred and thirty
to one hundred and fifty convicts on the
Canal. We get twelve and a half cents
for removing dirt,, forty cents for loose
rock and seventy-five cents for solid rock
per cubic yard. I don't think that the
work was paying expenses when we took
charge. I have not the figures before me,
but as well.as I remember there were two
hundred convicts at work in November
and December, 1890. In November the
institution got $780, and in December
$720. In January, this year, we got $1,
620, in February $1,460 and in March
$2,670. There were changes which we
thought necessary made in the specifica?
tions, and especially in the classification
of the work.
We have eighty hands at work on the
Charleston, Sumter and Northen Bail
road, and they have been paying about
fifty and one-half cents a day, clear of
expenses. There are also one hundred
and twenty convicts, free, at work at
Clemson College.
There are about eighty engaged in the
hosiery mill, which, by the way, is a great
success. They are turning out from one
hundred and twenty-five to one hundred
and thirty pairs a day, and ready sales are
obtained for the product. I am much in
favor of this industry and all others that
can be conducted within the walls of the
Penitentiary. The contract with the pro?
prietors of the hosiery mill is fifty cents
each a day for men; for women and boys
under 18 years of age, thirty-seven cents.
?In regard to the Confederate pension
law recently passed by the Tennessee
Legislature, the Indianapolis Journal
says: "It is a poor inducement to North?
ern men to Bettle in Tennessee to know
that they will have to be taxed to raise
money to pay pensions to Confederate
soldiers." The law in question will an?
swer two admirable purposes there. It
will help the Confederate soldiers who
need help, and it will keep out of Ten?
nessee the class of "Northern men," who
share the sentiments of the Journal. It
in seldom that a statute works bo satisfac?
torily, and other Southern States would
do well to profit by Tennessee's fortunate
example.
? Confederate Veterans in Richmond,
Va., have subscribed funds for a monu?
ment to A. P. Hill. It will be of granite,
and thirty feet high, and will be put at
the junction of Hermitage road and La
burham avenue, near Bichmond.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Birmingham, April 9.?John Jonea,
of Dale County, is in jail on the charge
of assault with intent to murder his nine
year-old aon for some trifling offence.
He hnng the boy up by the thumbs,
whipped him unmercifully, and left him
there to die. The little fellow was almost
dead when rescued by a pasBer-by.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 12.?Joseph
Hammen, an employee in the Schlitz
brewery, met a horrible death yesterday
by falling into a vat of boiling water.
When he was missed tbe water was drawn
off and bis parboiled body found in the
bottom of the vat. How.- the accident
occurred is not known.
Cypress, S. C, April 10.?A little
child of a negro living on the plantation
of Mr. A. B. DuBoso fell In the fire and
was slightly burned this week. An old
negrj "conjurer" was immediately sent
for, and, they claim, succeeded in a short
time in talking the fire out of the burns.
This is the nearest approach to voodooism
?we have heard of among tbe negroes of
this section in several years.
Birmingham, Ala., April 11?At
Oneonta yesterday Ed Strange took bis
shot gun down to kill a hawk. In his
excitement, as he rushed out, the hammer
hit the door post and the gun went off.
The... whole load lodged in his wife's
breast, killing her instantly. She was
the bride of a month and very youthful.
Strange was the only witness to the
tragedy, and his hawk story is not abso?
lutely credited.
Chester, S. C, April 10.?While
playing in her father's yard near Low
reysville, yesterday, a twelve year-old
daughter of Mr. A, M. Littman fell into
a large kettle of boiling water, from the
effects of which she died to-day. It
seema that she was walking backward,
pulling a .tack or wheelbarrow, and did
not notice the pot, which was in a bole
and came just to the level of the ground.
Physicians were called immediately, but
nothing conld be done for the little suf?
ferer.
Lexingtgn, Ga., April 11.?Mr. L.
M. Arnold, who runs a mill on Big creek,
had a remarkable dream recently: Some
days, since he gave his eighteen-months
old babe the key to the millhouse to play
with, and she lost it. A thorough search
was made, but nowhere could the key be
found. Several nights after it had been
lost he dreamed thaPIt was in a certain
box in his wife's flower pit. So vivid was
the dream that, though he had no faith
in dreams, he went the next morning,
and much to his surprise, found the key
hidden just as he had dreamed of it.
Arlington, Ga,, April 12.?Three
young ladies of this place were out walk?
ing the other day, when a vicious cow,
enraged by the sight of a red scarf, took
after them. The girls saw that the cow
meant business, and that it was impossi?
ble to get out of the way^so they decided
to give the animal a race. They did so
for a distance of 100 yaids, the cow . at
their heels, bellowing ai.d foaming at
the mouth, It was a rate for life, in
which the girls won, distancing the cow
by just a few feet to Colonel Sibley's yard,
which they entered, almost breathless
from their race.
Washington, Pa., April 12.?About
four miles from this place, at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, a two-quart nitro-glycer?
ine can exploded, instantly killing Tom
Mounts, Jr., aged fifteen, and probably
fatally injuring his younger brother,
William, aged twelve. The two boys
had found tbe can, which they supposed
was empty, and struck it against a fence
post, causing a terrible explosion. Parts
of the body of the eldest boy, who was
killed instantly, were found 200 feet from
the scene of the accident. The younger
boy was blown about 150 feet through
the air, and was found in an adjoining
orchard. He is internally injured.
mari.on, April 13.?News reached here
to-day of a horrible accident on Mr. O.
C. Whittington's plantation, near Dillon,
in which Eliza Taylor and her ten months
old child were burned to death. Eliza
Taylor lived with her mother, Lydia
Taylor, and had left her alone in ' the
bouse asleep. About an hour afterwards
the hoase was seen on fire, but was en?
veloped in .flames before it could be
reached, and in a few moments was
entirely consumed. The bones of the
woman and her child were found in the
ruirist She was .subject to fits, and it is
supposed that she caught fire while in
one of these.
Memphis, Tenn., April 11.?An Ap?
peal Avalanche special from New Port,
Ark., reports a tragedy in a stave camp
near the junction of tbe Black and Car
rent Rivers. Eight men drank too much
whiskey and then quarreled over what
remained in the jug. A man named An?
derson ran amuck with a knife, badly
catting five men and killing one named
H. J. Moore. Steve Ross, foreman of the
camp, then killed Anderson with bis
Winchester. Ross was one of Anderson's
victims.-but is not fatally hurt; two oth?
ers probably are. The ball from Ross's
rifle went through Anderson's heart, but
he afrerwards continued bis attack upon
Ross until he fell dead.
Columbia, April 13.?A sad drowning
accident occurred this evening in Saluda
river, fourteen miles from Columbia, by
which three ont of a party of four lost
their lives. Backman Dreher, of Lexing?
ton Fork, with his two sons, 12 and 14
years respectively, and Dennie Nunoa
maker, a yonng drug clerk from Colum?
bia, made up the party. They were fish?
ing in the middle of the stream when
suddenly the boat began to fill and sink.
Mr. Dreher was the only one who could
Bwim. ? His efforts to save his two sons
were unavailing and he had to swim
ashore, leaviDg them to drown with young
Nunnamaker. None of the bodies have
yet been recovered.
St. Louis, Mo., April 13.?A dispatch
from San Antonio, Texas, says: "Two
sleeping coaches running between the city
of Mexico, San Antonio, and Washing?
ton, D. C, via the Mexican National
Railway, reached here in a dilapidated
condition. The Mexican train to which
they were attached passed through a cy?
clone and hail storm near Forecon, Texas,
Saturday night. So large were the hail?
stones that the headlight of the engine
and every pane of glass on one side of the
train were smashed as if they had been
struck by rocks. The tin roofs were bat?
tered so badly that not a particle of paint
remained. Several persons in the day
coaches were injured and a Mexican at
Forecon station was killed. The train was
forced to stop for half an hour till the
storm passed. Those on the sleeper who
reached here say the cyclone must have
created great havoc.
New Yore, April 7.?A distressing
tragedy occurred at East Rath way, N. J.,
last night. Anton Henry was married
at tbe residence of tbe bride's parents,
and there was a throng of friends present,
who had a merry time. In the midst of
the festivities the bride and groom started
for their carriage to take tbe train for
their honeymoon trip. The guests crowd?
ed to the door with rice and old shoes to
to bid the couple God speed. Henry
Melz, a friend of the groom, took a
revolver from his pocket, which he
thought was loaded only with blank
cartridges, and meant to fire a salute. He
is believed to have been somewhat the
worse for wine. He discharged the
weapon, and Henry fell dead to the side?
walk. Melz had fired too low. Tbe
bride is frantic with grief. Metz was
arrested.
Chester, April 10.?Deputy H. J.
Culp, of Landsford, came to town yester?
day in charge of one Martha Millen, ac?
cused of poisoning her husband, Hender?
son Millen, with calomel, on Tuesday
last. It appears that there was a misun?
derstanding of some sort between the
couple, and Martha was heard to say that
she would get even with Anderson. Ac?
cordingly, when the man was taken sick
and died, with every indication of mer?
curial poisoning, an inquest was held by
Trial Justice Crosby, of Landsford Town?
ship. The investigation showed that the
dead man came to his death by "an over
dose or over doses of calomel, given to
him by his wife, Martha Millen." The
woman is now in jail. Anderson was a
half-breed Indian, of notoriously bad
character, and very little regret is felt in
I the community at his being out of the
1 way.
The Haunted" Mill.
Adel, Ga., April 10.?It is a pity to
throw the dark lantern of cold facta on
an interesting ghost story, but it must be
so. In this instance, however, the ghost
was not dragged to the light until it had
thrown a whole neighborhood into a state
of feverish excitement and revived all
the ghost stories that had lain dormant
for a century.
Messrs. Greene and Mathis are in the
sawmill business, and in, connection with
their mill are' four large cotton gins.
The gins are run with the saw engine by
use of a two and one-half inch counter?
shaft. The hollow pipe would serve as a
telephone, but no one knew it save the
engineer. He, being full of fun, would
speak in one end and the sound was
heard at the other. A few evenings ago
while Mr. Green was in the cotton room,
his attention was attracted to a peculiar
sound "right in the room with him."
Mr. Greene searched in vain for the
mysterious voice. It was heard again
and again, till the mill was shut'down
and all hands were put in search of the
daring demon, in which all failed, as did
Mr. Greene. They grew., nervous aud
thought of things from away back. The
man at the other end of the 'phone was
the only tickled man there. He would
make groans, bellows and growls, whoops
and howla, and blend them in peculiar
tones that would frighten a priest.
Failing to locate the frightful, thundering
"imajination," which was beard at inter?
vals only, the crew went home, each to
his respective place of refreshment, to
meditate and have frightful dreams?the
engineer to laugh all night.
The next morning Mr. James Peacock
happened to be in the ginhouse, when
the man in the pipe quietly saluted Mr.
Peacock. The sounds that came through
the hollow pipe were neither familiar or
appreciated. The gentleman held down
his nerves for a short time only, then
gave vent to his feelings by leaping from
the building and tearing across tbe coun?
try at a 2:40 gait. He spread the news,
and an hour afterwards, hundreds of
people congregated around the ginhouse
to hear the frightful sounds. Fifty brave
men arrived with clubs and rifles, entered
the ginhouse, but when the engineer gave
another howl through the pipe they fled
in dismay and were convinced that the
building was haunted by no ordinary
ghost. It was still a mystery to all save
the man in tbe engine room. A lot of
school children were also* victimized by
the bidden voice. They viewed the
eventful spot from different and distant
standpoints as so many wild turkeys
would view a suspicious trap. Finally
one loped off home and the rest followed
suit?minus caps, buckets and bonnets.
During the intervals between callers the
man in the engine room would lie back
on a bale of waste and laugh himself
fat.
All this time Mr. Greene grew more
and more serious, recalling different
events of his life, trying to think np an
excuse for "Old Scratch" visiting his
mills. Meantime the school children had
carried the news to the neighbors and a
posse of men arrived, armed to the teeth
with everything from a pitchfork to a
rifle. Thi s time he wisely kept his ghost
hood oat of the shaft and went with the
gentlemen in search of the monster. All
failed alike with heavy hearts.
People would not carry their cotton
there for they could not endure the
unearthly sounds long enongh to unload
their wagons.
The neighbors could have endured the
racket all the season, but the man's fun
was too much to keep.
When the secret was made known the
victims put on a dry grin of a smile and
said, "I told you so I"?Atlanta Constitu?
tion.
The Mississippi Alliance.
Jackson, Miss., April 7.?The execu?
tive committee of the State Farmers' Al?
liance met last night to consider 'the
question of accepting the resignation of
their organ, the Mississippian. ?
The committee agreed that the sole
difference between tbe Mississippian and
the committee was on the sub treasury
question, but as the State and National
Alliance have both declared in favor of
the sub- treasury plan, it is the sense of
tbe majority of the committee that all
members of the Alliance in that State
should stand by that declaration.
The report is signed by Casey, Dyer and
Mills.
A minority report has been Bigned by
Bremen ana Passmore and published,
which says that believing in and giving
unqualified support to the declaration of
purposes and the greater part of tbe de?
mands of the Alliance, and that the ob?
jects sought to be attained properly con?
ducted are essential to the welfare of the
toiling masses of this nation, with whom
we are in sympathy, and believing that
the Alliance must align themselves with
one or the other of the national parties to
accomplish anything, or organize itself
a political party, which would lead to its
destruction, ana believing that any meas?
ure or policy advocated to be enacted into
a law affecting all classes of citizens
should ?be freely and fairly discussed,
and should fail if not endorsed by the
people, who are the government, therefore
we cannot endorse any action that will
muzzle the press or individuals,- we
would recommend to the Order, in view
of its great importance and far reaching
consequence to our people and Govern?
ment, the rediscussion of the sub treasury
scheme by the Order and the Alliance
press.
Whooping it Up for Biaiue.
New York, April 11.?A special to
the Sun from Washington says that Sec?
retary Blaine, smarting under the unman?
nerly interference by the President in his
Canadian negotiations, has assured some
of his friends that be would not with?
draw his name, if entered in the Presi?
dential race in 1892. According to tbe
Sun, two of Mr. Blaine's friends, citizens [
of a distant State, called on him Thurs?
day night and demanded his consent that
they should go to work fixing up their
delegation for Blaine in the national
convention in 1892. Mr. Blaine, accord?
ing to these men, said that he could not
be a candidate against Mr. Harrison, and
was himself for Mr. Harrison's renomina
tion.
"We don't want Harrison," replied
one of the callers, "and the country does
not want him. We want you. While it
is true you can't come out as a candidate,
you can promise us, and other friends,
that if we go to work for you, you won't
withdraw your name or write any letter
of declination. Will you promise that ?"
Mr. Blaine's friends say he did prom?
ise, and they left him, determined to go
home and whoop it up for Blaine in
1892._
An Eloqent Appeal for the Obliteration
of Sectional Lines.
Washington, April 11.?At the ban?
quet given by tbe board of trade last
night to the delegates to tbe patent cen?
tennial, Secretary Noble made an address,
which was enthusiastically received. In
the course of his remarks he said.
"Let the sectional spirit die out. Let
sublime intelligence, that comes like the
sunlight from heaven over all our broad
land, warm the hearts of the South and of
tbe North, until they meet in one common
association for the good of the nation.
[Applause.] Let the genius of the land
inspire all the creative part of both sec?
tions to rivalrv, and let arms reside in
the background, and if used at all be used
against our foreign foes. [Applause.]
Let this bond of union, growing from the
soil and inspired by the genius of the
land, find in this beautiful city, at the
capital of our common country, that
throne, that beautiful home, where all
that it has created shall be exhibited,
which is in the spirit of the present, be?
cause the spirit of the present has in it
all the past as developed, as It has also in
it all the opportunities of the future. Let
that hall rise in beautiful proportions, and
make, in the beginning of the next cen?
tury, that temple, in which love of coun?
try, with genius, Bhall preside upon the
solemn form of justice and the guaran?
tees of constitutional liberty."
? A philologist estimates that the
coinage of new words goes on at the rate
of 100 annually in the English language.
? Coroner Evans held an inqnest yes?
terday over the body of a negro child
whichnad been killed on Dr. J, F. At*
kinson's plantation near Richburg on
Monday evening. A little negro boy 7 or
8 years old named Clarence Robinson did
the killing. It seems that the parents ot
both children live on the same place and
were in the field at work. When they
returned home Ernie Stroud, a little col*
cred girl about 4 years old, was missing.
Clarence was asked about the child, but
would say nothing. A search was made,
and in a short time the body of the child
was found near a branch on the place
with its head broken open and brains
scattered abont on the ground. It was
done by means of a rock. The boy ac?
knowledged having done the deed. A
little sister of the boy was present and
saw the murder committed. The jury
rendered a verdict in accordance with the
above. The same boy set fire to his
mother's house last year and burnt it up.
The culprit has been lodged in the Ches?
ter jail.?Chester Bulletin,
? French gardeners are now obtaining
the same results as the Japanese in the
production of dwarf trees, which are in
great demand, their fruit being just as
perfect as if it had grown on a full-sized
tree. Their methods are kept as secret as
those used in Japan, where one sees trees
200 and 800 years old, which have been
treated in such a manner as to stunt their
growth, and to prevent them from attain?
ing a height of more than two feet at
most. Their trunks are gnarled and
twisted by age, bat they bear no trace of
the pruning knife, and they constitute an
exact representation in miniature of the
grand old sycamore, oak, cedar or apple
tree, which line the magnificent 50-mile
avenue which leads up to the sacred
shrines of "Nikko."
? Good work ia being done at the Al?
abama Agricultural and Mechanical Col?
lege at Auburn, There are over 280
names on the catalogue, and the College
was never so prosperous and never so use?
ful. The technological department is
especially interesting, the students dis?
playing remarkable skill in wood and iron
work. The engine and dynamo which
supply the electric light were made by the
boys, and the visitor is shown numberless
evidences of their skill in other direc?
tions.
? A stalwart young man at Leaven
worth, Kan., recently accepted a wager
that he could not Btand a quart of water
dropped into his open hand drop by drop,
from a height of three feet. Before 500
drops had fallen into his hand, he almost
cried with pain and said he had enough.
After a little water had fallen each drop
seemed to crush his hand. A blister in
the center of it was the result,
? The ladieB of Winnsboro, S. C,
have started a canning factory of their
own in which all the officers and directors
are ladies and all the employees are to be
young ladies, except in that portion of
the work which is too rough for feminine
hands to do.
; r
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
All persons having claims against
the Estate of Lucinda J. Drake, deceased,
are hereby notified to present them, prop?
erly proven, to the undersigned within the
time prescribed by law, and those indebted
to make payment.
MINERVA DRAKE, Adm'x.
April 16, 1891_41_3
LUMBER.
IWISH to say to the public that I am
still in the Lumber business, With
a stock of 250,000 feet of Lumber on hand,
and being located in a belt of fine timber,
with two large Mills and Planers. I am
prepared to fill orders promptly, either in
rough or dressed Lumber. I keep on hand
at the Blue Ridge Yard an assortment of
Lumber, and when in need of any call on
Mr. R. A. Coffee at the -yard. Orders left
with him will receive prompt atteniion.
OTTO KAUFMAN.
April 16, 1891_41 3m
NOTICE.
Office of County Commissioners,
Anderson, S. C, April 11,1891.
ALL persons are hereby notified to re?
move all obstructions' from the run?
ning streams through their lands during
the month of May, proximo, as required
bylaw.
Persons failing so to do will be prose?
cuted.
W. T. McGILL, Chm'n.,
B. C. MARTIN,
R. E. PARKER,
Board Co. Com. Anderson Co*, S. C.
Per E. W. LONG, Clerk.
April 16,1891 41 1
NOTICE!
BEFORE assuring your
life, or investing your money,
examine the Twenty Year Ton?
tine Policies of the
EQUITABLE
Life Assurance Society
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Policies maturing in 1801 re?
alize cash returns to the own?
ers of amounts varying from
120 to 176 per cent, of the mon?
ey paid in, besides the advan?
tage of the Assurance during
the whole period of twenty
years. The following is one
of the many actual cases ma?
turing this year:
Endowment Policy No. 64,925.
Issued in 1871, at age 27.
Amount, $5,000.
Premium, $239.90.
> Total Premiums Paid, $4,798
At end of Tontine Period in 1891:
Cash Surrender Value, $8,449.45.
(Equal to $176.10 for eaoh $100
paid in premiums, which is
equivalent to a return of all
premiums paid, with interest
at 7i per cent per annum.)
Or in lieu of Cash,
A Paid-up Life Policy for $19,470.
(Equal to $405.80 for each $100
paid in premiums.)
' Or,
A Life Annuity of $633.55.
One fact is worth a thousand
theories. There is no Assu?
rance extant in any Company
which compares with this. The
Equitable is the strongest com?
pany in the world, and trans?
acts the largest business.
JANUARY 1, 1891.
Assets.
Liabilities?4 per cent,
Surplus.
..$119,243,744
95,503,297
$23,740,447
Income.$35,030,683
New Business written in 1890... 203,826,107
Assurance in force. 720,662,473
For further information address or apply
B. FRANK MATTLDIN,
Agent, Anderson, S. C,
MEDICAL CAKD.
WE, the undersigned, having formed a
partnership for the practice of Med?
icine and Surgery, respectfully offer our
services to the citizens of Anderson and
vicinity.
OrriCE?Todd Bros. Drugstore.
W. H. TODD.
R. W. BROWN.
April 9,1891 40 4
HOUSE and LOT in W1L?AMST0N
FOR SALE.
IWILL sell the House and Lot, situate
in the Town of Williamston, S. C,
on Main Street, containing three and three
quarter acres, more or less, and of which
the Rev. John L. Kennedy died seized and
possessed, at public sale before the Court
House door, m the City of Anderson, on
Salesday in May next. TormB cash.
JOHN M. GLENN,
Executor J. L. Kennedy, deceased,
April 9,1891 40 4
I81BS. GRANULATED SUGAR "or $1.00.
10,000 Lbs. Best Kettle Rendered Leaf Lard.
5,000 Lbs. Sugtir Cured and Country Hams,
Now in stock,
Bought before the rise.
Have a few inore those Fine California Prunes at 15c per Pound.
OTJR STOCK OF
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
Is complete, and we will not be Undersold.
Come all and give us a call.
D. S. MAXWELL & SON,
No, 5 Hotel Chiquola Place.
WE ARE STILL IN THE RING.
And we want the public to ever bear in mind that we
can supply them with
MULES, HORSES,
BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS,
At prices that can't be beat in any market Give us a call before buying from any oth?
er dealer.
Our Livery Department is Complete,
And when yon want to hire a Carriage, Buggy or 8addle Horse, we would be more
than pleased to serve you.
Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage in the past, we are,
Respectfully,
McGEE & DILLINGHAM.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
THAT
C. S. MINOR & CO
ARE STILL
LEADING THE TRADE IN ANDERSON!
YE8, they have the "git up and get" about
them, and the where-with-all to name price.?
which no other firm in a radius of a hundred
miles will.dare to do. Don't neglect au oppor?
tunity of seeing our Magnificent Stock, which is
overflowing with the LATEST NOVELTIES
in every Department.
We would call your attention especially to
our immense line of Flower Jars, Swinging
Baskets, and Logs and Window Pots. We have
the most splendid assortment of these goods
that were ever offered to the Anderson public.
Oar line of Glassware is, as usual, complete
in every detail. The Ladies are invited, espe?
cially to look at oar line of Hats, Plumes,
Wreaths, Laces, Ribbons, Buchings, Gloves,
Corsets, Hose, &c. Anticipating your needs,
this cold weather reminds us of the fact that we
have on hand a few more of those Jersey Jack
eta, and they are cheaper than ever.
You should not fail to see our line of
Crockery and Yellow Ware before making your
purchases elsewhere.
We have on hand a large quantity of the
wash woman's friend?the old reliable South
Laundry Soap. We have also a splendid as?
sortment of Toilet Soap. /
Pleaae remember that Jay Gould's credit is
not good with us, so send along the dimes with
your orders.
The beaming .countenance of Mr. T. W.
MeOarley can be seen behind our counters again,
where he will be pleased to 3erve his friends and
the public generally.
In consideration of 10c. we are yours,
_C. S. MINOR & CO.
FIRST AUCTION SALE OF LOTS
- AT -
CALHOUN FALLS
WILL TAKE PLACE ON
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1891.
ARRANGEMENTS for Cheap Excursion Rates are now being negotiated for by
the Company, and it is confidently expected that the Sale will be well
attended, because the Western Carolina Land and Improvement Company is deter?
mined to make a grand success of it.
March 26,1891_38_._
SPRING GREETING.
The undersigned has made unusual preparations for a big Spring business, and he
has a large selection of samples of Fine Saltings and Trowserings
well worthy of your inspection.
The Styles-for this season are elegant, and the prices are low enough to have your
order for a Suit on our order book at once.
I have secured the services of F. P. HARDY, an experienced and expert Tailor of
New York, who, in addition to my other hands, enables me to turn out work at very
short notice.
Style, Fit and Workmanship fully guaranteed to every customer.
i am also prepared to Cut Ladies* Wraps, Basques, Waists, Jaekets,
Etc.
Call and Bee me. Shop over Wilhitc & Wilhite's Drag Store on Granite Row.
JOHN H. CLARKE, Merchant Tailor.
March 2G, 1891 _ 38_____
LADIES' STOBH
How we are leading off with the Largest and Handsomest
Stock of Ladies' Goods that was ever brought
to this Market.
J
UST Btep in and see the highest NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS, including
all the new shades, consisting of?
Silks, Satins, French Mulls,
Every Variety of Robes,
Parisian Hats,
All the Latest Designs in Dress and
Hat Trimmings,
AT PRICES THAT CHALLENGE COMPETITION.
BSr* Thanking our customers for sustaining us in the past, we are yours for
the future.
miss lizzie williams.
HOW TO F!LL YOUR PANTRY.
BUY Canned English Peas at 15c.
^ Buy Canned Corn at 15c.
4_? Buy 8 pound Canned Tomatoes at 10c.
ZZ Buy 2 pound Canned Tomatoes at 3c.
flj Buy 3 pound California Peaches at 25c.
3 Buy Standard Salmon at 15c.
Buy Standard Mackerel at 15c.
Buy Corn Beef at 10c per pound.
Buy Dried Beef at 10c per pound.
Buy Smoked Jole at 7c per pound.
)P Buy Kingan Reliable Hams Cheap,
Buy Excelsior Flour Cheap.
Buy EVERYTHING in the Grocery line cheap,
And from
"WJUojQisalO aiyl Retail Grocer, Anderson, S. C.
A SMALL BOY, with his Dad's Shoes on; -
had an M. T. bag on his back, containing two
railroad tunnels and a bundle of bung holes.
He wore a mutton chop coat, with bean soup
linings. He was cross-eyed at the back of his
neck, and his hair was cut curly. He was born
before his elder brother, his mother being pres?
ent on the occasion. When last seen he was
shoveling the March wind off the Court House
to raise money enough to buy him and his sister
a pair of Nice Shoes at?
THE SHOE STOZRJE.
Big, New Stock Just in of
Shoes and Slippers,
And I propose to keep up with the Bell Cow or git
out of the gang !
t&* Go to the Shoe Store, or send your order, and we will send to you to try
on at your house.
Respectfully,
O. B. VANWYCK
SELLING OUT AT COST.
Contemplating a Change in Business
E. W. BROWN * SONS
Are offering their entire Stock of
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES
At and Below Cost fur the next 60 days.
So come on and be convinced, for low prices will (ell the tale. We have on
hand $1800 worth of Clothing which must be sold, and the present prices will soon
do the work; bo if you are needing anything in the way of Clothing now. is your
time to buy.
Will sell Quilts, Blankets and Jeans cheaper thau any house in the city.
Our line of Dress Goods is complete?Worsted from 4ic to 20c, and Caahnsere
from 16c to $1.00. All kinds of Plain and Plaid Flannels at the lowest prices.
Calico, Gingham and Checks almost at any price, so come on and buy before
these bargains are all gone.
BIG STOCK OF FLOUR.
Remember, in buying, that we carry as big line of Groceries as any house in
the upper part of the State, and also will Bell as cheap as the cheapest. Our stock
of Flour, Sugar, Coffee. Molasses, Tobacco, Hay and Bran are all fresh, and bonght
at the lowest figures, and will be sold the same way.
We have just received a Car Load of Pure Brown Oats that will be sold very
cheap.
We keep on band at all times all kind of Canned Goods, such as Tomatoes,
Pears, Peaches, Peas, Okra, Cherries, Pine Apples, Oysters, Salmon, Sardines,
Potted Ham and all kiadjs of Jelly and Pickles.
Be Bure and get our prices before buying, and you will be convinced that we
can save you money.
Very respectfully,
EL W. B^OWIEsT & SOZSTS.
P. S,?We are CASH COTrON BUYERS, and also Agents for High Grade
FERTILIZERS. See us before selling your Cotton. E. W. B. & S.
In order to reduce our Largo Stock of
"Winter Dry GroocLs,
WE WILL NOW*OFFER THEM
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
COMPBISING A COMPLETE LINE OF
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC DRESS GOODS, &c
We would call special attention to our large and well assorted line of BLACK
CASHMERES, HENRIETTAS and MOHAIRS that can't be beat in the city.
HOSIERY.
Our line of Hosiery for Ladies, Misses, Children and Gents is immens?.
NOTBONS.
A large line of Notions of all kinds.
TABLE LINENS, DAMASK, TOWELS, &c.
FLANNELS A.T COST.
IS- We are agents for Ferris Bros. GOOD SENSE CORSET and Hall's
BAZAR FORMS.
TO THE LADIES.
We extend a most cordial invitation to call and inspect our entire stock, as
we will take pleasure in showing you through, and will guarantee to sell you as
cheap as anybody. Promising you prompt and polite attention,
We are yours truly,
SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY.
COTTON COINC HIGHER.
WE are glad to be able to inform our friends and customers that Cotton is bound to
go up, if you will not be in t?o big a hurry to sell. In the meantime you can
buy all kinds of?
Groeei'ics, Fireworks and Xmas Goods
Of all kinds as cheap or cheaper than anywhere in Town from?
Yours, with thanks for past patronage,
E, W: TAYLOR & CO,