The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 16, 1891, Image 2

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ff^UBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY. l&'-F. OLniXSOALBS, \ Editobs aot> l&C^LA^GrSTON, J Pbopeietoes. ?BBBjgjg - ? ^^TBitrEgroxy, july is, mbl ?we.yb4?-.'-_?1.50. ? sfx.months;-._._ 750. f ~ . -?-: ^:Mr?..; Jefferson Davis, in a lengthy letter addressed to .the veterans and peo? ple of the Southern States, finally decides .?-that- her- husband's remains shall rest permanently in Richmond, Virginia.. ^ffie population of England and Wales ^as recently announced to be 29,001,181, ^b^g^air. -increase of 3,029,572 over the fSma^?^f?en^' ten years ago. Wales iB ' ^qut equal in size to Massachusetts, and ?;.w^?lab?ma. ?. The first hale of cotton of the crop of >1891 was received on the 6th inst. by the ~Tttiion (Texan) Cotton Exchange from yral - County, Texas. It weighed 554 nds. The first bale last year came BatheCounty on July 23rd. j^.., ,; ;.;, ? ? Pg^ye Ryan, one of Atlanta's big mer vchantsi -recently failed, and a caBe was "brought against him to make him show ^here hio money went. Ryan makes a pIIyeTyanswer, in which he states that he Ioat'$12,000 on the Dempsey-Fitzsimons -prizefight - that he lost probably $50,000 at "Daly's and Read's gambling houses in ewittoik;: that his apparently large it accounts were make by "kiting," i that he has led a generally fast life. ^VThe.: Society , of Christian Endeavor, .?..V which was in session in Minneapolis-last ;^weeii had a larger number of delegates, V. perhaps, than ever attended any public ?f invention in this country. It is a good- sign. ' It sometimes seems ^as^-if only political conventions - could call out an army of delegates whose s, enthusiasm ne?er,failed during the meet pjfrig;' .The Society meets next year in r-,-;- -; The Birmingham News sounds a time? ly,note when it says a period of depres :v" slon" cannot last forever. The sun will - Bhina s3 brightly as of old, tue birds will ^P^and the flowers bloom, and the end fl-of the; world will be as far off as ever. ,.H&rd times will pass away and good times ^^3?icome. Then, in turn, depression will ^^jmet- again, and so on for all time to ^:come. This is too big and fruitful a <?&iratry; to be completely ruined. There ^iwilt.be seasons of prosperity and miBfbr ^"tujue;; We must take what comes and pmake the best of it. ?.f^Few people could, guessing off handed, come, within many million dollars of the amount paid out in pensions by the Na? tional Government since July 1, 1861. ^Th? figures were, a few days ago, made up it the pension office, and here is the total opting: $1,286,716,000. Just think, one billion, two hundred and eighty four million, seven and sixteen thousand dol? lars. If this money wsb all in fifty dol? lar bills the average man's life would not :bje long enough to count it, not even if it -were'possible for him to work continu? ously ?A the task. Emperor William,of Germany,is>vis .^?ing his grandmother, Queen Victoria, of England. It was thought the Empeior ? nught be met by the Prince of Wales coolly because of the letter the Emperor /tiwrotej^ticising the Prince's part in the "^"lalebaccarat scandal. They met cordially, -?' and .nothing has occurred to mar the & j pleasure of the visit. It is said the Em? peror asks the Prince many questions l&about the naval and military affairs of the ^Kingdom, but finds the Prince's informs ./ tion very limited. The Emperor would plfind his Uncle "well posted on gaming ^' matters, though, we suspect. The European news is again taking on - the hue of war. France is reported as ij.preparing for an early conflict. Of course Germany is the antagonist she iB anxiona ' to grapple with. It is said that France , will make an urgent attempt to form an Alliance with. Russia. In case of .war France wants the Bear to keep its great ;;paw Out of the conflict. But Russia does not appear to be particularly favorable at this time to auch an arrangement. Why, : 'is not perhaps known. At any rate, ac Y cording to. news from Paris, an alliance I will be asked for during. the visit of the r -French squadron to Cronstadt. If a war comes, and all the powers stand off and V iet Germany and France fight it out alone " we do not think it will be Germany that v . will be the first to ask for peace. At.a meeting of the Farmers' Alliance .of Marlboro County, in this State, a few days ago, the following resolutions were adopted: "That we pledge ourselves to s plant only ten acres of cotton to the horse in 1892 ; provided we can get the co-op? eration of all the cotton States, so as to decrease the production of cotton, and so obtain due reward for our labor. Second, That we request the State Alliance to call for a convention of the cotton growers of the South, irrespective of class or color, to meet not later than December 1, next, to consider the same." Now, this is a step in the right direction, and is a way in which the Alliance can accomplish a good work for the farming class. The State Alliance, which meets next week, will probably take action on the subject. Four murderers were put to death at Sing Sing prison, New York, by electric , ? ity last week. It was done successfully, and more skillfully than in the case of Kembler some months ago. Electrocu? tion seems to be a happy solution of the . manner of taking off condemned crimi? nals. There are many who object to I hanging a man because it seems cruel ^and inhuman. Electricity offers a meth od that is free from the revolting scenes connected with tying a rope around a man's neck, knocking a trap from under '? his feet, and leaving him dangling in the air for a quarter or s half an hour until . h9 strangles to death or dies from a bro? ken neck. We are not sentimental on the subject, however. If a man has been adjudged worthy of death we care very little whether he meets bis end by the rope or electricity. We hope the /-- aversion felt by some to taking human life at all will be lessened by the adoption of what may seem the most becoming ""^vaviof executing a man, for the abolition . of capital punishment would be rather placing a premium on the commission of . certain crimes. But some of our juries seem afraid to condemn to death a man notoriously deserving of death, as witness the case of John C. Ferguson in Abbe? ville a few years since, and the case of Pressley, of Edgefield, just recently re .,ported. Secretary Blaine mast have a severe straggle of it to keep the newspapers from having him dead and buried before he knows it. Every week or two some pa? per represents him as being on the brink of the grave, and always on good author? ity. Blaine's people just as promptly de? ny these reports, and are at pains to tell what exceptionally good health he is en? joying, and how much better he is now than he has been for years. Mr. Blaine will likely he here, and, sick or well, get the Republican nomination for the Pres? idency, if he wants it. But Mr. Blaine, while the'idol of his party and ambitious in his Presidential aspirations, like Web? ster and Clay, wilt have to be content without the distinguished honor of being President,-though he is the greatest man of his party. Such men as Oalhoun, Clay, Webster and Blaine hardly ever reach the summit of their aspirations?the Presi? dential chair. They usually die disap? pointed and unhappy. The speech which Congressman Crisp, of Georgia, made at the Tammany cele? bration in New York, July 4, was an ex? cellent one, and is being commented upon very favorably. In speaking of the De? mocracy he said: ''The Democratic party is; the party of the people. If we are united and earnest and tireless in our ef? forts at the next election we will triumph all along the line, and for the first time in thirty years will be in a condition to make laws for the people. We can elect a President, a Senate and a House of Rep? resentatives. Then our responsibility will begin; then we can-do much for the re? lief of the people, then we can, amply caring for the interests of labor, greatly diminish taxation, reduce, public expen? diture, restore our commerce, foster our agriculture, encourage our manufactures, and thus bring to the masses of the 'American people that prosperity to which they have long been strangers, and that peace and contentment which prosperity alone can bring." The Sonth Carolina Bible Society met in Columbia last week. A mere handful of delegates was present. The President of the Association, Dr. W. M. Grier, of Erskine College, delivered an able ad? dress. At the election of officers for the next year, Dr. Grier was re elected Pres? ident, and of the Vice-Presidents elected, Prof.\ J, R. Blake, of Greenwood, was elected from this Judicial District. Ab? beville was chosen as the place for the next annual meeting, and Rev. Dr. Elli? son Capers, of Columbia, was invited to deliver the address. Abbeville County was represented as leading all the rest of the State combined in this work. An? derson County made a report at this meeting, and it is hoped she will not weary in this good work, but will push forward until she stands abreast of her sister County, Abbeville, iu her efforts to assist in the universal distribution of Bi? bles. It is a good cause and one that falls pre-eminently within the sphere of the preachers' work. Let them take hold of the matter, and they can easilv rally a good force to their assistance. Ex-Treasurer John Bardsley, of Phil? adelphia, the defaulter, still implicates Postmaster General Wanamaker in the Keystone bank failure. He claims that -Wanamaker held over-issued shares of the Bank's etocb, knowing it to be an over issue, and still demanded $100,000 before he would surrender the stock, and only surrendered it under threats of pros? ecution. Wanamaker swears that he didn't use the stock after he was inform? ed it was an over issue. If he is an in? nocent man he proves his innocence very slowly and unsatisfactorily. It is not doubted that the present Postmaster General bought his position in the Cabi? net by his liberal subscriptions to the Republican corruption fund. His game is transparent He has been making some of his Philadelphia friends help to pay for his position in the Cabinet. When Attorney General Garland, of Cleveland's cabinet, was discovered to have in his possession stock in the Bell telephone, it was thought by the Republican press of the country to indicate a piece of great rascality and corruption. His removal was howled for. John Wanamaker's case is by far the worse of the two, and Presi? dent Harrison would do credit to his ad? ministration by learning a lesson from Borne of his expert headsmen, and then decapitate pions John. The South has no reason to love him or pity him. July Report of the Department of Ag? riculture. Washington, D. 0., July 10.?The retnrns to the department of agriculture show some improvement in cotton con? dition during the month of June. The general average for the whole belt has advanced three points, standing at 88.6. This is three points below the July re? turns of last year and one above that of 1889. In bnt four seasons since 1874 have the July returns been so low. The slight improvement noted has been quite general throughout the whole belt, the result of favorable weather during the month. The crop is universally late, ranging locally from a few days to two weeks or more. In the Atlantic and eastern gulf States especially the plant is small and backward and want of suitable weather for chopping out has made the growth very slow. Germination was very imperfect, and replanting failed to secure perfect stands. Luckily, considerable areas have been plowed up and given to other cropB or abandoned entirely. From the Mississippi backward, while the plant is backward, it is of good color and growth. While plantations running a sufficient number of plows are reasonably clean, there is some lack of labor. The outlook in Texas is especially good. The fields are well worked and fruiting has begun. Worms are reported from but two counties, both of Texas, not even the invasion of the first brood being noted anywhere else. The returns of condition by Stated are as follows : Virginia. 82 North Carolina. 77 South Carolina. 80 Georgia.75 Florida.?,..?,.. 94 Alabama.87 Mississippi. 91 Louisiana. 90 Texas.95 Arkansas. 93 Tennessee.82 The temperature of the month was about normal throughout the entire region. The rainfall, though rather short, was generally sufficient, and this favorable condition of meteorological circumstances 1 enabled farmers to reoover somewhat from the unfavorable early season. The state of the plant will make the final outcome unusually dependent on the lateness of the season. ? William Ransom was a private in Company G, Illinois infantry, and, ac? cording to evidence in possession of the Government, was killed at Vicksburg on August 19, 1863. Somebody has been drawing a pension in the name of this same Ransom since August 11, 1863, and has lately secured an increase and some? thing over $1,000 back pensions. ? Twelve oranges which grew on a twig six inches long in George Stone's grove near De Land, Fla., completely filled a peck measure and weighed thir? ty-five pounds. COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. An Important Enterprise. Messrs Editors : Townvllle has good people, and some good things, such as Churches, schools and stores, but it has also many necessities. The first of these is a railroad, and that is needed ever so badly, and all the time. It is sixteen or Beveuteen miles from Townville to An? derson, fourteen to Westminster, and twelve to Seneca. To Anderson and Sen? eca the river and creek bills are always difficult to ascend and docend, and to all three places during a great part of the win? ter the roads are almost impassable by reason of the mud and mud holes. Yet they are obliged to be traveled over from dire necessity. If there was a railroad a large part?the chief part?of the business could be done by It more expeditiously, more easily and more satisfactorily in every way. The cotton raised in this community could be sold and delivered here, the fertilizers needed, could be brought here, the merchants here would enlarge their business and give the same advantages offered at Anderson, Westmin? ster and Seneca, and when persons want? ed to go to any place at a distance, they could take the train here without the worry and trouble which is now the case. But it is said it takes a great deal of money to build a railroad, and Townville hasn't enough of the "sine qua non" Very true. Still there are a heap of people from Westminster to Anderson city, and all of these people will be benefited by a railroad running between these places, and if every one will lend a helping hand, or even a large part, in one way and another, the money can be raised and the road be built speedily, or in a reasonable length of time. Westminster will help to build it? of course she will, and that right bravely. These enterprising, wide-awake towns love to have the honor of being called rail? road centres, and to be connected via Townville with the City of Anderson will be next to being linked with the city of Greenville via Seneca. Yes, indeed,. Messrs. Mason. Zimmerman, Anderson, Stribling, Elroa, "et alias," will cheerfully put down their hundreds, may be thou? sands, and give the enterprise hurrahs, too. Then Anderson city will help. When the Savannah Valley Road was proposed to be built she put down the pretty sum of $25,000, and she was then but in her in? fantile state as a city, and now that she is full grown, with vastly increased re? sources and facilities, of course she'll sub subscribe to the Anderson, Townville & Westminster Road, just to begin on, the very moderate sum of $100,000, and we'll shout bravo! for Anderson city. Still again, when this road shall be built, the long-talked of corporation that wants to come through this section of country will be ever so glad to buy the road that it may be a part of the great trunk line that must pass this way in the near or distant future. But to accomplish all this a beginning must be made, and why should it not be? gin here in Townville? There are amongst us men of intelligence and busi? ness enterprise; let these men start the matter, agitate it, boom it, talk it over amongst themselves and their neighbors, appoint meetings here, at Oakway, at Far? mer's store, over the Seneca river from Sloan's Ferry, and consult with the au? thorities at Anderson and Westminster. In this way the Greenwood and Au? gusta and the Savannah Valley roads were built. The writer remembers very well to have heard much talk before the late war of the Savannah Valley Railroad to be built, &c, <fco. It remained, how? ever, for one old man to put the ball in motion, and this he did by starting it to roll first from Greenwood to Augusta a few years after the war, when everybody was poor by reason of the disastrous re? sults of the war, and the worse ravages of the radicals then in power in this State. That man was Gen. P. H. Bradley, a plain farmer, living fifteen miles west from Greenwood, and about same distance South from Abbeville C. H. Perhaps there was not a more unpromising line for a railroad in all the State. I do not think there was a single rural town on the entire line. There was one place called "Trick em," now Troy, but when the writer knew it (1855 to '59) there was only one dwelling house, one store and one blaoksmith shop. During and just after the war it was nearly, or quite, abandoned. At McCor mick, then Dorrj's Gold Mine, think there was nothing save the veins of the old mine. Notwithstanding all these discourage? ments Gen. Bradley conceived the idea to have a railroad, and though old and fleshy besides, he bravely mounted his horse and canvassed the entire route from Greenwood to Augusta, held meetings of the people, made speeches, and had others to speak, and the result was the road was built, and he was made its first President, i Then after that road was built Mr. J. M. Latlmer, a farmer of Lowndesville, under? took the task of having the* Savannah Valley road built, and by dint of hard work and perseverance he accomplished his end by connecting it with Gen. Brad ley's road at McCormick. Thus it will be seen that two very important roads were built largely by two plain farmers in the face of almost insuperable difficulties. And the benefits of these two roads to the people are incalculable. Several thriving townH have sprung up on both lines, and the advantage of good markets have been brought to the very doors of the people. The population of those towns, too, are constantly increasing, and hence there is a growing demand for country produce, consequently small far? mers and large ones can readily dispose of whatever they may choose to raise. The benefits also are plainly to be seen from the fact of many improvements hav? ing been made in the way of new and bet? ter buildings, and the painting and other adorning of the same, and in many other ways. Hence, if other roads benefit other peo? ple in other sections of the country, surely a railroad will benefit the people from Westminster to Anderson, and will greatly benefit the good people of our own Townville. So, fellow-citizens, one and all, let us arise in our might, and in our weakness, too, and have us a railroad in very truth and very deed. Let the married men help to build it that they may take their good wives and chil? dren to ride on it, and let the bachelors and widowers and young men help to build it that they may take their pretty sweethearts to ride. And let all the ladies, young and old, encourage the gentlemen to arise, and to begin to build this so much needed road. O, yes, let us begin right away. Civis. P.S.?Since writing the above have seen our good lriend, J. Waddle Bowden, pf Anderson County, who is so deeply and actively interested in a railroad to be built and run from some point in Ten? nessee to some point on the Coast of South Carolina, by way of Westminster, Townville and Anderson, and he says the R. R. authorities are now ready for en? couragement from the people in the grant of right of way for road bed, donation of land, cross-ties, &o. Bravo 1 Let every one help forward this so mnoh needed work. Civis. Townvilli, July 11,1891. Reunion 14th S. (j. Y. Anderson, S. C, July 10.?-The sur? vivors of this regiment are requested to assemble at Sandy Springs camp ground on the Blue Ridge railroad nine miles north of Anderson, on the 11th and 12th of August next and have their first re? union. Orr's regiment have their reunion at the same time and place and cordially invite us to join them. There are comfortable quarters and the survivors are expected to bring their blankets and rations and have a remind? er of camp life. Cheap railroad rates will be given those coming by rail, and it is better to arrive there on the evening of the 10th. I hope to meet a large number of my late comrades in arms. _Joseph N. Brown. Farmers and Finance. Topeka, Kan., July 12.?The sub? committee of the Farmer's Alliance, con sis ting of President McGrath, C. S. Hiatt, J. M. McNevills and A. P. Collins met here to-day to formulate a plan by which farmers who will be compelled to meet their mortgages next autumn will be lent the money to do bo. The committee was appointed at the last annual meeting of the Alliance with instructions to organize so that the Alliance could operate direct? ly with money lenders in the East and not be placed at the mercy of agents, The body will protect itself against irresponsible farmers by close examina? tion into their past methods of doing bus? iness and their present financial responsi? bility. The committee adjourned this evening without, having settled upon any definite plan. The meeting will be con? tinued next week. The committee is un? decided as yet whether it shall attempt to negotiate loans in the name of the Al? liance, pledging the entire organization to payment of the note and interest, or make each application stand upon its own footing._ ? The railroads of thio country em? ploy 3,000,000 people. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. New York, July 9.?Jame3 Mob?, aged 34, a prominent confectioner of Patterson, N. J., was killed this morning by the bursting of a soda water fountain which he was charging with carbonic acid ga3. A fragment of the fountain struck bim in the neck, severing tbe jug? ular vein. New Orleans, July 9.?A special from Clifton, Boscue county, Texas, says the house of S. P. Anderson, fifteen miles west of ibat place, was struck by light? ning last night. Anderson's wife and three daughters,all who were in the house at the time, were killed. The building was burned to the ground. Dubuque, la., July 12.?Ben Markey, of this city, shot himself yesterday, with suicidal intent, and will die. He tied the stock of a shotgun to a bedpost and then placed a string around the trigger in Buch a manner that when be pulled it the gun was discharged, sendiug the en? tire load into his left side. Olyney, III., July 9.?-Mrs. Raymond and her little four-year-old son were struck and killed by a passenger train on the Ohio and Mississippi Road near here this morning. Mrs. Raymond was 'picking berries, and her child strayed on the track. The mother tried to rescue the lad, but ? both were run over and killed. Latjrenb, S.C., July 11.?A negro man by the name of John Sloan was killed about four miles from this place on yesterday evening by Mr. H. H. Holland, white. The negro made the attack with a pistol shot, and tbe killing was in self defence. Holland has not been arrested, but will give himself up at an early day, as court convenes on tbe 20th inst. Kansas City, July 10.?Reports re? ceived here state that the grasshopper pest in New Mexico and Arizona is be? coming serious. They have wrought great damage. In some sections not a vestige of vegetation remains. The grass? hoppers are moving south and will soon reach the Kansas and Texas lines. It is believed that Kansas, Texas, the Indian Territory and Colorado will Buffer the plague next season. Little Rock, Ark., July 11.?Nim rod Shepard, a murderer under sentence of death, escaped last Wednesday night with a fellow prisoner, and took refuge in a mountain cave near White Fork run. His hiding place was discovered, and a posse attempted to recapture him last night. The man had armed himself and drove the pursuers from the cave with a volley of shot, striking and mortally wounding Millard Johnson. He was smoked out and when taken was more dead than alive, having been severely - wounded. Prosperity, S. C, July 11.?A das? tardly attempt was made this evening to wreck the Anderson train at and near the Fifty-three mile post by placing two rails across the track about one quarter of a mile apart. Engineer Tolana dis? covered the rail, too late to stop. Tbe engine knocked this rail from the track, without any injury. The second rail was discovered in time, but the brakes failed to hold, and the rail was knocked under the train. Tbe engine passed over safely, but the brake beams of the com? bination car and the steps of the first class car were broken. It was getting dark when the rails were approached. Fort Wayne, Ind , July 11.?The second death from hydros'nM.i in this neighborhood within a wi 11: occurred yesterday. James Goodrii-i., a promi? nent farmer, was bitten by a pet dog six weeks ago, and thought no more of it until Thursday, when he w<m attacked with high fever which rapidly developed into hydrophobia. Late in afternoon, he was offered water, but sprang from the bed and hid in Limrock swamp near by without a stitch of clothing on him. On being captured he said he ran away for fear of injuring his family. When put to bed he was attucked with horrible convulsions, lasting all night and died yesteirday. St. Paul, July 5.?Herman Harms, the Minnesota sleeper, is probably awake. His case was probably the most pecu? liar known to tbe physicians, whose skill it has baffled for the last dozen years. He bad slept almost incessantly for the past sixteen years, A few days ago he awoke, and has taken an ordinary amouut of sleep since. His recovery, however, is doubtful. Mr. Harms is now living on a farm about midway between St. Charles and Quiucy, Minn. About six teen years ago he was attacked by a severe fever and had intense pains shoot? ing through his head. He was then in Illinois. His physician advised him to move to a cooler climate. He according? ly came to this State. During his stay in Illinois he did not sleep all of the time, but since he came to this State he has never been awake, except for an interval of a year and a half beginning with 1881 and two months of 1890. When he is sleeping he can only be awakened by his wife touching him on the head. Calling has no effect on him. He takes no nourishment to speak of, and then only when he is aroused from his comatose condition. Molasses as FaeL New Orlaens, July 8.?The large crop of sugar which Louisiona is raising this year has greatly complicated the problem as to what to do with tbe molas? ses. With a crop of 550,000,000 pounds of sugar there will be 700,000 barrels, 27,500,000 gallons, or 300,000,000 pounds of molasses, which the planters do not know how to get rid of it. The output of molasses in Louisiana is now so great the?e is no market for the lower grades, and it does not pay to sell them. Last year the molasses got down to 5, 6 and 7 cents a gallon, The barrel in which it waB put ooat often twice as much as its contents, and the freight to New Orleans was a great deal more than the molasses was worth when it got there, Consequently many planters gave it away to any one who would send them a barrel and pay the freight. Others dumped it in big reservoirs in the hope that the price would rise. Tens of thousands of gallons were emptied into the Mississippi River and Bayou Teche. The over-production of molasses this year will be even greater than it was last year, and the planters are trying to find some use for an article which formerly was one of their moat valuable products, but now iB a nuisance. It has been pro? posed first to manufacture the molasses into rum or to use it for fuel. Originally, most of the Louisiana molasses was made into rum, but this industry was abandon? ed almost a century ago. The rum pro? ject to day would involve expense for machinery, distilleries, etc. It is calcu? lated that one gallon of molasses should make a gallon of rum, so that the use of materials for the rum would be 5 to 7 cents a gallon, and Louisiana would be able to turn out 20,000,000 gallons of rum annually. There would be great profit in this, but as the industry is a new one, and it would require considerable capital and skilled labor, and the planters need all the labor they have in the sugar plantations, it is not likely to be tried on any large Bcale. More remarkable is the proposition of the Planter, the organ of the sugar in? terests here, that the molasses should be used for fuel in the place of coal in the sugar house. It calculates that molasses would be much cheaper than the cheap? est coal, and would be a good fuel. Here Ib its calculation on this subject; "The lowest grade of vaouum pan mo? lasses contains from 20 to 25 per cent, of sugar, which oaunot be extracted by ex? isting machinery. Estimating a barrel of such molasses to be worth, net, 50 cents or $1, and a barrel to hold 550 pounds of molasses, the molasses would be worth one or two oents a gallon and from 1-11 to 1-5 cents a pound. Pittsburg coal, brought to the sugar house furnace, has for about ten yeara ooat 1-5 cents per pound," This molasses burns with a high beat in combination with wood or wood fibre, so that by sprinkling it on the bayasse (the dry stalks of the sugar cane after the saccharine juice has been pressed from it) an excellent fuel of great heat power is obtained. In this way, estimating that only one half the molasses produced is used for fuel, a substitute will be fur? nished for 75,000 to 100,000 tons of coal. That is more than enough for the manu? facture of all the Bugar of Louisiana. As the Planter insists, something will have to be done, as molasses is the bete noir of our sugar campaign. It takes up no efid of tank room, warehouse room, etc., is in the way of rapid handling of barrelled sugar, befouls the sugar house floors, stains neat aud clean sugar pack? ages, calls for an extra force of ware? housemen, and hampers the warehouse work. ? There are 156,973,873 watches in u=e at the present time. ? A few days ago some workmen, dig? ging on property belonging to a land company in Northeast Norfolk, Va., un? earthed an old rusty pot containing $3, 000 in gold and silver. The money is in possession of the land company. ? A Birmingham, Conn., undertaker promises to marry any girl who will go up with him in a balloon and have the ceremony performed as near heaven as possible. As the man is wealthy, it i8 feared that the ascension will not come off. There will be too many women clinging to the car. AN ORDINANCE To Regulate the Crossing of Streets in the City of Anderson by moviug En? gines or Trains. T>E it Ordained by the Mayor and Alder _D men of the City of Anderson, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows, to wit: Section 1. That from and after this date it shall be unlawful for any moving Engine or Train of Cars to cross any of the Streets of the City of Anderson, S. ft, at a rate of speed faster than four miles an hour. Sec 2. It shall be the duty of the person or persons in charge of, or having control of, every Engine crossing any of the Streets of the City of Anderson, S. C, to ring a bell for at least fiftyyardB immediately be? fore reaching every such crossing. Sec. 8. Every person having control of, or being in charge of, any Engine or Train of Cars, who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by fine of not less than Ten Dollars, nor more than One Hundred Dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than Ten nor more than Thirty Days, in tho discretion of the Mayor. Done and ratified in Council, and Seal ,?'?? of the Corporation of the City f ?t.? 1 of Anderson affixed thereto, this 1 BEAL-j 10th day of July, 1891. G. F. TOLLY, Mayor. Attest_ CHAS. W. WEBB, City Clerk. Ask my aarente for CT. I<. Douglas Shoes. If not for sale In your place ask your denier to send for catalogue, secure the agency, and sot them for you. IST" TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. JS6 FOR. why is the W. L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE centTeWn THE best shoe IN THE WOULD FOR THE MCNEV? It Is a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread to hurt the feet; made of the best fine calf, stylish and easy, and because wo wake more allocs of this grade than any other manufacturer. It equals hand ' sewed shoes costing from $3.00 to $5.00. ffiE 00 Genuine Hand-sewed, the flnwt call <P?'> shoo evor offered for $5.00; equals French Imported shoes whloh cost from $8.00 to $12.00. tf? A OO Hand-Sewed Welt Suse. line calf. ?P **? ?. stylish, comfortable and durable. The best shoe ever offered at this price; ? grade as cus? tom-made Bhoes costing from 8O.0U to $?00. C9 50 Police Hhooj Farmers, Railroad Men iPwi and Letter Carriers all wear them; lino calf, seamless, smooth lnsldo, heavy three soles, exten? sion edge. One pair will wear a year. M50 fine oalfi no better shoe ever offered at ? this price i one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service. t?Q 25 and 82.00 Workhismau'h shoes aro very strong and durable. Those who have given thorn a trial will wear no other make. nAVO) $2.00 and SI.75 school shoes are Dill ? worn by tho boys everywhere; they sell on their merltB, as the Increasing sales show. I o#liae 83.00 Hand-sewed shoe, best ball ICD Dongola, very stylish; equalsFrcncb imported shoes costing from $4.00 to 86.0U. Ladles' 2.50, 82.00 and 81.75 shoo for Misses are the best fine Dongola. Stylish and durable. Caution.?See tbat W. L. Douglas' name and price axe stamped on the bottom of each shoo. r W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton. Mast For Sale by C. F. JONES & CO., ANDERSON, S. fc Williamston Male Academy, J. W. GAJNES, 0. S., M. M. P., Principal. THOROUGH instruction given in nil English branches, Latin, Greek, German, French and higher Mathematics. Tuition, $1.50 to $3.00 per month, aooording to grade, Good hoard may be obtained for 810.00 per month. Strlot discipline. Session opens Monday, Sept. 1. For further infor? mation apply to principal nefore Sopt. lat at Town vllle?after Sept. 1st j\( Wllliamstoo, J. W. GAINE8, Principal. July 9,1891,_1 4m. GOING, GOING QA1 HATS and CAPS at COST for ^Ul cash. Also, Dry Goods, Hard? ware, Shoes, Notions, Buggy Material, Fly Fans, &o. These goods have to be sold by the 1st September, as I have to give up the room. A. B. TOWERS. P. S.?You will save money by buying from me._ VTOTIOE TO CREDITORS, J3i All persons having claims against the Estate of James L. Brock, deceased, are hereby notified to present tnem, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, ana those indebted to make payment. BARBARA BROOK, Adin'x. July 9,1SQ1 1 3 QTJCE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of A. J. Watt, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. DR. T. A. HTJDGENS, Adm'r. July 9,1891_I_3__ TO RENT ORFOR SALE. Pendleton Hotel and Stables. Apply to J. E. SITTON, Pendleton, S. C. June 25,1891 51_3* Something Useful. CHERRY SEEDERS and FOWLER'S IMPROVED FLY FANS. Every housekeeper should have one of each. For sale by_A. B. TOWERS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. J HAVE a fine assortment of? CROCKERY and GLASS WABE That I will sell A.X COST FOR CASH. This sale open for fifteen days. - ALSO, - A nice line of? GINGHAMS, CALICO, MUSLINS, and WORSTED DRESS GOODS, Which I will oiler at Cost-SPOT CASH? for the next fifteen days. I mean what I say. A. B. TOWERS. P.S.?Other Goods at greatly reduced prices. MASTER'S SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, Akdebson Codnty. In the Court of Common Pleat. Jeptha Harper against Pickens Brown. IN obedience to the Judgment of Fore? closure in the above entitled action, the Master will sell at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, on Salesday in August next, the mortgaged premises be? low desoribed, to wit: All that piece, parcel, or Lot of Land, containing on aore, more or less, situated In the City of Anderson, S, ft, on the North side of Reed Street, bounded East by land of Ruth Guy ton, North by lands of W. W. Humphreys, West by the Sa? vannah Valley R. R., and South by Reed Street, unless Defendant pay the amount due on the Judgment debt and taxes and cost on or by 10 o'clock a. m. of day of sale. Terms of Sale?Cash. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. July 9, 1801 1 1 NEW PROCESS ELIXIR COHN WHISKEY. Manufactured for Medicinal Purposes?Pure, Sweet, Mild, Mellow. Full 100 Proof, Full Measure?The only Whiskey that is Purified in its Vapor State. BeFORE it is condensed it posses through ttvo large Purifiers, filled with charcoal, pumice-stone and other substances which absorb fusil oil, verdigris and other deleterious matter. The only process that purifies the hackings orslnglings. Whiskey manufactured by this process receives five distinct boilings or distillations before it reach? es the first purifier. It is well known that double-distilled Whiskey Is better than single-distilled ; therefore, the New Process Elixir Corn Whiskey is superior to double-distilled Whiskey. After it Is condensed it passes through three other Purifiers filled with charcoal, flannel, pumice stone, sponges, sand, Ac.; which removes every impurity that is not taken up by the first Purifiors. The New Process is manufactured from the best corn and malt, and only the purest mountain wa? ter is used. Tho New Process is sold inpackages only. Each packago is securely corked and scaled with aeal Ing-wax, with the words "NEW PROCESS" stamped thereon. FOR SALE ON AND AFTER JULY 22 BY Not the First or the Last! Not the Beginning or the End! Not What is to be or What Is! BUT FACTS That you can and will Appreciate. Beginning Monday, June 22,1 will offer my Entire Stock of Goods at and below NEW YORK COST FOR CASH. Handsome Fare Linen Bosom Shirts. 35c. The Best Shirt in the Land.67 Jc. Good Gingham. 5c. Best Standard Prints. 5c. White Goods, all grades.5c. up. Nice Laces.*..lc. up. Hosiery, the best line in the City.Panic Prices. Ribbons, all shades and widths.At Half Cost. Buttons.,.in this line I offer some Big Drives. My Stock is complete in all lines, and if you want Goods COME AND SEE ME, and you will find that this is no humbug BUT FACTS. Don't forget the place, but come and see. NO. 9 GRANITE BOW. W, A. CHAPMAN, Agent, P S 1 ? V?^-ALL r. rties due me anything by Note or Account will please come and Bettle at once us the books must be closed. W. A. O, Ag't. LEAVING ANDERSON I LEAVING ANDERSON I LEAVING this beautiful and healthy City, with its delightful climate, and the prosperous and fertile country that surrounds it, thickly populated with a warm-hearted, generous and liberal-minded peoplo, is certainly a hard pill for me to swallow, but circumstances have so ordained it, when I thought the winter of my declining years would be spent in this paradise of health and prosperity; but now, with heavy kead and downcast spirits, I must and am compelled by the combined wishes of ray partners to seek new fields oi cououest. I have to go to Augusta, Ga., to open a large Wholesale and Retail House, which will require all my undivided attention from this time forward, Now, in order to avoid paying large local freights from here to Augusta, we have determined on? A GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE, And we will sell every article of our immense stock for any price that is in the neighborhood of cost. Remember, WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY? prices will be literally slaughtered for the next thirty days. 10c. Towels for 6.1c. 15c. Towels for 8Jc. 20c. Towels for 12Jc 25 c. Towels for 15c. 75c. Linen Damask for 47 k. 60c. Linen Damask for 35c. Napkins at half price. Dress Goods prices just half. Clothing slaughtered at your own price. We are badly overstocked iu Shoes?in Children's in numbers 10,11,13 and 1; in Ladies 3, 3i, 4 and 44; Men's 7, 8 and 9. These Shoes we will sell at 75c. on the dollar of what they cost. Russet Shoes and Slippers at half cost. Boys' 3, 4 and 5 must go at sonic price. Checked Homespun 4c. Yard-wide Sea Island 4ic. Window Curtain Scrim 4Je z Lace Curtains half price. White Counterpanes away down. 10c. Socks and Stocking3 at lie. Chair Tidies half price. White Laundried Shirts 50c. on the dollar. Ladies' Jerseys at half price; also Notions, Gloves, Hamburg Edging Ties, Scarfs. Table Oil Cloth 15c. 35c. Nelly Bly Caps at 10c. The best Ginghams at 7c. 10c. Outing Suiting at 7c. Odd Coats, Vests and Pants, slightly scorched by fire and discolored by smoke, that will be sold at less than half the cost of the cloth. All and every article to be found in a first-class Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoe Store will be sacrificed rather than ship the goods from here. Six Show Cases, one Platform and one Counter Scales, and three first class Combination Iron Safes will be sold at half New York cost. Every person having valuable papers should have one in his house. Now, we want it distinctly understood that Ladies or Gentlemen drawing up to our Store, either iu a Carriage, Buggy, Cart or Wagon, will receive prompt and courteous attention. Polite and respectful attention to tho Ladies is always the duty of a gentleman all the world over, which is and has been the case in all the Stores that the undersigned has ever had the management. Respectfully, D. C. FLYNN, LEADER OF LOW PRICES, Red House, Granite Row. TO HENT. STORE ROOM, AND ROOMS OVER IT. ON North side Public Square, now occu? pied by VanWyck. W. W- HUMPHREYS. July 9,1891 1 2 F. L. NARAMORE, DENTIST, ANDERSON, - SC. OFFICE over Merchants' and Farmers* Bank. ??&~ Preservation of the Natural Teeth and Roots a specialty. June 25, 1891 51 ly GOING to MOVE! ft i IN view of the fact that a man has to get a "hustle" on him to make money these days, I am going to move in the spa? cious Store Room now occupied by Mr. A. B. Towers on Sept' 1st, and will close out from now on so as to? PUT IN A BRAN NEW STOC?f All Goods will be reduced from to-day on. I thank all for their liberal patronage, and hope~'tis bread cast on the waters, and that it will return to each one of you an hundred fold in less than 30 days. My Gents' Fine Shoes must go at some price, and in order to keep up with the Bell Cow I have reduced 500 Pairs of La? dies' Shoes, all styles, to 75c per pair. Tours, anxious to please, O. B. YANWYCK NEW PROCESS ELIXIR CORN WHISKE1 WE DON'T WANT THE EARTH! And it Fenced, even with our WIRE FZEnSTGIHSTG- I But we do want you to Know that ? still Live and have a COIPLETB STOGKfiABSfAB] OUR TERRELL SWEEP Is as good as ever, and so is THE VICTOR SWEEP. THE JOISTES FENDER,~ OF which we told you in last week's local column, and a cut of which we: gf today, is tbe greatest "HOEING MACHINE" in the country. CALL TO SEE US WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF Hoes, Plows, Iron, Steel, Grain Cradles WE WILL DO OUR BEST FOR YOU. Yours truly, CUNNINGHAM BROS., 46 Court House Square, Anderson, S. C. NEW PROCESS ELIXIR CORN WHISEE1 STABBED TO DEATH For Money 1 f Particulars of the Killing of a great Money Maker in Anderson! The Old San Dies without a Will, and his Slayer get the Benefit 1 HERE'S THE STORY IN A HUT SHELL! ON the night of May 7th, just as the clock struck twelve, the agonizing cries of an old man in death were heard near the TEN CENT STORE. We soon learned that it was Old Man Price dying from a stab in the heart. His old enemy had tried swords with him, and succeeded in drawing his heart's blood. The deed was done by the same man who killed Price's eldest son two years sgo. Old Mr. Price was a very good old man in bis way, bot his name has been abused by his children ; for it must be remembered that Mr. High Price commit ted various depredations in his time on the unsus? pecting public. But now the old original Price him? self is gone, and who did it ? Why, the indefatigable O. S. MINOR AND THE TEN CENT STORE, who are always in the ring for the people. But this time they are fighting for themselves. They've ?struck a knot, and can't saw through. They need the scads, and they must have them. Yes, they have determined that competition shall die the same death that the Messrs. Price. Or if not this, starva? tion is his lot. They begin today putting? Big Goods at Little Figures, without consideration of Price. Yours, hard run for money, C. S. MINOR and TEN CENT ST0RE7 P. S.?We have contracted for fifty gross?7,200?MASON'S FRUIT Jl which must be sold this season. JELLY TUMBLERS cheaper than ever. No. 21 Soutb Hain St., Anderson, S. C.