The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 16, 1891, Image 3

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-^CBiSfiED EVERY THURSDAY. 1/& -OLTNKSOALES,) Editors Jlhtd ?AXLANGSTON, j Pbopbietobs. ? THTJBSDAY. JULY 16, 1891. . TERMSi ?WEYEii.... _81.50. ^^8i.X;MONTBu3.^_-_7?c. Cj> ?? :v.' ?? ._ ^Mra..^ j?ffirTOn Davis, in a lengthy /letteraddressed to.the veterans and peo fJleipf ^e.Squtherh States, finally decides that - her husband's remains shall rest %pyrmahently in Bichmond, Virginia. _ "0^$q population of England and Wales tf-wasi recently announced to be 29,001,181, ^Jfr^ittjorea8e\o:f.j39029t572 over the cBH&kep_"''ten years ago. Wales is [about equal in size to Massachusetts, and j^md to; Alabama.' ? .? ^the first bale of cotton of the crop of j ^B^was received on the 6th inst. by the ^PBSton (Tesaa) Cotton Exchange from j^uyal;. County, Texas. It weighed 554 ibunds.The first bale last year came fohi the same County;on July 23rd. f^Stoye Byan.one of Atlanta's big mer ants, recently failed, and a case was roaght against him to make him show ^are his money went. Eyan makes a '- lively, answer, in which he states that he ^ios^i2^b?b on the Dempsey-FitzsimonB ^pnztffight^that he lost probably $50,000 }; atl)aly5a and Bead's gambling houses in ^STe^^bfk;. that his apparently large ^bahk' accounts were make by "kiting," Ksldfthat he has led a generally fast life. Hg&l&Bv Society. of Christian Endeavor, regthT?h was in session in Minneapolis-last :?>weeky had a larger number of delegates, ^^erhapsi than ever attended any public ^convention in this country. It is If&Vgood-. s^gn' It sometimes seems ^as^if only political conventions pjcould call but an army of delegates whose ^|entnniia8m never failed during the meet j^fagx:The Society meets next year in l^few^Tork. " ^r^TlieTSirmingham News sounds a time ? ly note when it says a period of depres on cannot last forever. The sun will e as brightly as of old, the birds will ; and the flowers bloom, and the end IO)f;the; world will be as far off as ever. i Hard times will pass away and good times ^|feijCiome. Then, in turn, depression will J.fwmftcflgain, and so on for all time to ; gcome.- This is too big and fruitful a '0&mix$# be 'completely ruined. There f^ wili;be seasons of prosperity and miafor ?|?tane.;; We must take what comes and make the best of it. W-.iV' .Few people could, guessing ofF banded, come, within many million dollars of the 8? amount paid out in pensions by tbe Na? tional Government since July 1, 1861. t ' The figures were, a few days ago, made up >at tho pension office, and here is tbe total ^footing: $1,286,716,000. Just think, one i^^?on, two hundred and eighty four million, seven and sixteen thousand dol? lars. If this money was all in fifty dol ;\lar bills the average man's life would not . be long enough to count it, not even if it |>iwere possible for him to work continue ilvpusTy at the task. ; Emperor William,: of Germany,-is >vis - ing his grandmother, Queen Victoria, of ? .-England. It was thought the Emperor ?tm$ght be met by the Prince of Wales fej;cboyy. because of the letter the Emperor ; ? wrqte^cnticising the Prince's part in the Ar^?tte baccarat scandal. They met cordially, ; and nothing has occurred to mar the - 5. pleasure of the visit. It is said the Em ^perpr^aaks the Prince many questions abou; the naval and military affairs of the ^Kingdom, but finds the. Prince's in form a tion very limited. The Emperor would ^find 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 -preparing for an early conflict. Of course - .. Germany is the antagonist she is snxionB ? to grapple with. It is said that France will make an nrgent attempt to form an . Alliance with Bussia. In case of war France wants the Bear to keep its great a paw out of the conflict. But Bussia does not appear to be particularly favorable at 1 this time to such an arrangement. Why, ] * Is not perhaps known. At any rate, ac v cording to news from Paris, an alliance I willbe asked for during.the visit of the . . French squadron to Cronstadt. If a war comes, and all the powers stand off and . '. let Germany and France fight it out alone * we do not think it will be Germany that will be the first to ask for peace. At a meetiog of the Farmers' Alliance I of Marlboro County, in this State, a few days ago, the following resolutions were adopted: "That we pledge ourselves to - 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 v 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 I m 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-hst week. It was done successfully, . and more skillfully than in the case of \ Eembler 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 hanging a man because it seems cruel , ^snd inhuman. Electricity offers a meth - 5 "od that is free from the revolting scenes^ - - connected with tying a rope around a I man's neck, knocking a trap from under his feet, and leaving him dangling in the air for a quarter or a half an hour until ;' ;he 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 tbe 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 ""way of executing a man, for the abolition of capital punishmeut 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 Preasley, of Edgefield, just recently re? ported. Secretary Blaine must have a severe Btraggle 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'a people just as promptly de? ny these reports, and are at pains to tell what exceptionally good health he is en? joying, and bow much better he is now than he has been for years. Mr. Blaine will likely be 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, will 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 speakiDg of the De? mocracy he said: "The Democratic party is the party of the people. If we are nnited 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 mnch 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 South Carolina Bible Society met in Colombia 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 Colombia, 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, in her efforts to assist in the universal distribution of Bi? bles. It is a good cause and one that falls pre-emioently 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 stock, 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 bis innocence very slowly and unsatisfactorily. It is not donbted that the present Postmaster General bought his position in the Cabi? net by bis 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 j 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 some of his expert beadsmen, and then decapitate pious John. The Sonth has no reason to love him or pity him. July Report of the Department of Ag? riculture. Washington, D. C, Jnly 10.?The returns to the department of agriculture show Borne 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 but 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 ont has made the growth very bIow. Germination was very imperfect, and replanting failed to secure perfect stands, Luckily, considerable areas have been plowed up and given to other crops 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 bot two counties, both of Texas, not even the invasion of the first brood being noted anywhere else. The returns of condition by States 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 waB about normal throughout the entire region. The rainfall, though rather Bhort, was generally sufficient, and this favorable condition of meteorological circumstances 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 seventeen miles from Townvllle to An? derson, fourteen to Westminster, and twelve to Seneca. To Anderson and Sen? eca the river and creek hills are always difficult to ascend and decend, 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 "tine 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 linken with the city of Greenville via Seneca. Yea, indeed, Messrs. Mason, Zimmerman, Anderson, Stribling, Elrod, "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 toad 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 Oak way, at Far? mer's store, over the Seneca river from Sloan's Perry, 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, &c. 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 piain 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 blacksmith shop. During and just after the war it was nearly, or quite, abandoned. At MoCor mick, then Pom'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. Then after that road was built Mr. J. M. Latimer, a farmer of Lowndesville, under? took the task of having the* Savannah Valley road built, and by dint ot 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 towns 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. Cms. P. S.?Since writing the above have seen our good friend, J. Waddle Bowden, of 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 ot South Carolina, by way of Westminster, Townville and Anderson, and he says the R. B. 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, <fec. Bravo I Let every one help forward this so mnoh needed work. Cms. TownvilU, July 11,1891. Bennlon 14th S. C. V. Anderson, S. O., July 10.?The sur? vivors of this regiment are requested to assemble at Sandy Springs camp ground on the Blue Bidge 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 Allianco, con? sisting of President McGrath, C. S. Hiatt, . 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 ppointed 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 he placed: at the mercy of agents. The body will proteot itself against irresponsible farmers by olose 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 Yoek, July 9.?James Moss, 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 gp.3. A fragment of the fountain struck him in the neck, severing the jug? ular vein. New Orleans, July 9.?A special from Clifton, Boscue county, Texas, says the house of S. P. Anderaoo, fifteen miles west of that 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 i then placed a string around the trigger in Buch a manner that when be pulled it the gun was discharged, Bending 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. Latjuens, B.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 the killing was in self defence. Holland has not been arrested, but will give himself up at an early day, as court convenes on the 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., Jnly 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 daB 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 Toland dis? covered the rail, too late to stop. The 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. The 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 hydro/ u?-ia in tbis neighborhood within a wh l: occurred yesterday. James Qoodric.it, a promi? nent farmer, was bitten by a pet dog six weeks ago, and thought no more of it until Thursday, when he wmi 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 clothiDg on him. On being captured be said he rao away for fear of injuring his family. When put to bed he was atlucked with horrible convulsions, lasting all night and died yesterday. St. Paul, July 5.?Herman Harms, the Minnesota sleeper, is probably awake. His case was probably the most pecu? liar known to the physicians, whose skill it has baffled for the last dozen years. He had 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 Quincy, Minn. About six? teen years ago he was attached 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 Bleeping he can only be awakened by his wife touching him on the head. Calling has no effect on him. He takeB no nourishment to speak of, and then only when he is aroused from his comatose condition. Molasses as Fuel. New Orlaens, July 8.?The large crop of BUgar which Louisiona is raising this year has greatly complicated the problem as to what to do with the molas? ses. With a crop of 550,000,000 pounds pf 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 theye is no market for the lower grades, and it does not pay to sell them. Last year the molasses got down to 5, G and 7 cents a gallon, The barrel in which it was put cost often twice as much as its oontents, 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 waa last year, and the planters are trying to find some use for an article which formerly was one of their most valuable products, but now is 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 wonld 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 scale. 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 1b its calculation on this subject: "The lowest grade of vaouum pan mo 1 asses contains from 20 to 25 per cent, of sugar, which cannot 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 cents a gallon and from 1-11 to 1-5 cents a pound. Pittsburg coal, brought to the sugar house furnace, has for about ten years oost 1-5 cents per pound," This molasses burns with a high beat in combination with wood or wood fibre, bo 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 molasseB 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 sugar 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, Btains neat and clean sugar pack? ages, calls for an extra force of ware? housemen, and hampers the warehouse work. ? There are 156,973,873 watches in use at the present time. ? A few days ago some workmen, dig? ging on property belonging to a land company iu 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 is 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. BE it Ordained by the Mayor and Alder? 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. C, at a rate of speed faster than four miles an hour. Sec 2. It shall be the duty of tbe 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 fifty, yards immediately be? fore reaching every such crossing. Seo. 3. 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 the discretion of the Mayor. Done and ratified hi Connoil, and Seal <?"?> of the Corporation of the City J crciT 1 of Anderson affixed thereto, this 1 8EAL- J 10th day of July, 1891. G. P. TOLLY, Mayor. Attest? CHAS. W. WEBB, City Clerk. Ask my agents for W. Ii. Douglas Shoes. If not for snlo in your place nsk your dealer to send for catalogue, secure the agency* and set them for you. BETAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. jSi WHY IS THE W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE cenKeVn THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY? It Is a seamless shoe, with uo tacks or wax thread to hurt the feet; mado of the best fine cair, stylish and easy, and because icq tnafre more shoes of this grade than any other manufacturer, It equals hand - sewed shoes costing from $3.00 to $5.00. ffie OO Genuine Hand-Bewed, the finest calf ?P9b shoe ever offered for $5.00; equals French Imported shoes whloh cost from $8.00to$12.00. CA 00 Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe. Uno calf. ?JJ *T m . stylish, comfortable and durable. Tbe best shoe ever offered at this price ; aame grado as cus? tom-made shoes costing from 8U.CU to $?.00. CO 50 Police Shoot Farmers, Railroad Ken ?JJOo and Letter Carrlorsail wear them; fine cair, seamless, smooth lnsldo, heavy three soles, exten? sion edge. One pair win wear a year. 0A SO fine cnlf t no better shoe ever offered at iD&i this price] one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service. (BO 25 and 83.00 Workingman'n shoes ?P>>"? are very strong and durable. Those who have given thorn a trial will wear no other make. QAii0| 82.00 anil $1*75 school shoes are PUT 2) worn by tbe boys everywhere; they soil on their merits, as the Increasing sales show. H 4#l!ae83.00 Hand-sewed shoe, best bd U1C9 Don Rola, very stylish; equals French Imported shoes costing from ?4.00 to 8G.0U. Ladles* 2.50, 82.00 and -81.75 sboo for Kisses arc the heat fine Dongola. Stylish and durable. Caution.?See that w. L. Douglas' name and price are stamped on tbe bottom of each shoo. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton. Mass. For Sale by C. F. JONES & CO., ANDERSON, S. C. Williamston Male Academy. J. W. GAJNES, B. s., M. M. P., Principal. THOROUGH instruction given in oil English branches, Latin, Greek, German, French and higher Mathematics. Tuition, 81.50 to $3.00 per month, according to grade, Good hoard may be obtained for $10.00 nor month, strict discipline, Session opens Monday, Sept. 7. Fox further infor? mation apply to principal neforo 8opt. 1st at Town vJUe?after Sept. iBt a.{ Wllllamston, J. W. GATNE8, Principal. July 9,1891,_X 4m. GOING, GOING ! QA1 HATS and CAPS at COST for mm\\J JL cash. Also, Dry Goods. Hard? ware, Shoes, Notions, Buggy Material, Ply 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?Yon will save money by buying from me._ VTOTIOE TO CREDITORS. _1A All persons having claims against the Estate of James L. Brock, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, ana those indebted to make payment. BARBARA BROCK, Adtn'x. July 9,1S?1 1 3 ?VTOTICE TO CREDITORS. X^l 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. IV A. HTJDGENS, Adm'r. July 9, 1891_I_3 TO RENT OE^FOS 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 GLASSWARE That I will sell A.T COST FOR CASH. This sale open for fifteen days. ? ALSO, ? A nice line of? GINGHAMS, CALICO, MUSLINS, and WORSTED DRESS GOODS, Which I willofleratCosfc-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, Anderson County. 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 noxt, the mortgaged premises be? low described, to wit: All that piece, parcel, or Lot of Land, containing on acre, more or less, situated In the City of Anderson, S. 0., 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 Terms of Sale?Cash. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. July 0, 1891 1 4 NEW PROCESS ELIXIR CORN WHISKEY. Manufactured for Medicinal Purposes?Pure, Sweet, Mild, Mellow. Full 100 Proof, Full Measure?The ouly Whiskey that is Purified in its Vapor State. Before it is condensed it passes through two largo Purifiers, filled with charcoal, puaiicc-stone and other substances which absorb fusil oil, verdigris and other deleterious matter. The only process that purifies tlie 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 Whisker 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, tlannel, pumice stone, sponges, sand, Ac, which removes every impurity that is not taken up by the first Purifiers. The New Process is manufactured from the best corn and malt, and only the purest mountain wa? ter is used. The New Process is sold in packages only. Each package- is securely corked and sealed with scal Ing-wax, with the words "NEW PROCESS" stamped thereon. FOR SALE ON AND AFTER JULY 22 BY JOHK" Q^DO^TIsrBXjXj. 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 Pare Linen Bosom Shirts. 35c. The Best Shirt in the Land.671c. 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 ROW. W, A. CHAPMAN, Agent. P 9 ? ? ?ALL parties due me anything by Note or Account will please come and settle at once as 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, arid 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 tread and downcast spirits, I must and am compelled by the combined wishes of my partners to seek uew fields ol 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 6ic. 15c. Towels for 81c 20c. Towels for 121c 25c. Towels for 15c. 75c. Linen Damask for 473 c 60c. Linen Damask for 35c. Napkins at half price. Dress Goods prices just half. Clothing slaughtered at your own price. We are badly overstocked in Shoes?in Children's in numbers 10,11,13 and 1; in Ladies 3, 3$, 4 and 41; Men's 7, 8 and 9. These Shoes we will sell at 75c. ou the dollar of what they cost. Russet Shoes and Slippers at half cost. Boys' 3, 4 and 5 must go at some price. Checked Homespun 4c. Yard-wide Sea Island 41c. Window Curtain Scrim 41c. , Lace Curtains half price. White Counterpanes away clown. 10c. Socks and Stockings at 71c. Chair Tidies half price. White Lnundried Shirts 50c. on the dollar. Ladies' Jerseys at half price; also Notions, Gloves, Hamburg Edging Ties, Scarfs. Table Oil Cloth 15c. 3oc. 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 in a Carriage, Buggy, Cart or Wagon, will receive prompt and courteous attention. Polite and respectful attention to the 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. FLYM, LEADER/ OF LOW PRICES, Bed House, Granite Eow. TO !RENT. STORE BOOM, AND ROOMS OVER IT; ON North side Public Square, now occu? pied by VanWyck. W. W> HUMPHREYS. July 0,1891 1 2 F. L. NARAMORE, DENTIST, ANDERSON, - - - S. C. OFFICE over Merchants' and Farmers* Bank. ^ab> Preservation of the Natural Teeth and Roots a specialty. June 25,1891 51 ly GOING to MOVE ! 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 BEAN NEW STOC^ 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. Yours, anxious to please, O. B. YANWYCK ? ?? ? ?????? I ???????I I ' B NEW PROCESS ELIXIR CORN WHISKEY. WE DON'T WANT THE EARTH ! And it Fenced, even "with our wire FEisrazisra-1 But we do want you to Know that we still Live and have a DM. OTTS TERRELL SWEEP Is as good as ever, and so is THE VICTOR SWEEP. THE JONES FENDER, - OF which we told you in last week's local column, and a cut of which we gm> today, is the 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., 40 Court House Square, Anderson, S. O. NEW PROCESS ELIXIR CORN WHISKEY. STABBED TO DEATH! For Money! A Particulars of the Killing of a great Money Maker in Anderson! The Old Man Dies without a Will, and his Slayer gets the Benefit! HERE'S THE STORY IN A NUT 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 bis heart's blood. The deed was done by the same man who killed Price's eldest son two years ago. Old Mr. Price was a very good old man in his way, but 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 eelf is gone, and who did it ? Why, the indefatigable 0. 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 kuot, 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 gron-7,200-MASON'S FRUIT Zi which must be sold this season. JELLY TUMBLERS cheaper than ever. No. 21 Soutb Main St., Anderson, S. C.