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MB a PUBLISHED RVSRY THURSDAY. ? J. F. CLINKSOALES, \ Editobs aot> C. LANGSTON, j Pboprietobs. THURSDAY JULY 7, 1R92. ~ i TERMS: ONE YEAR._.81 50 SIX MONTHS....... 75 nservativo Clubs aro becoming as erouB as townships, and everybody mazed at their strength. Organize is word. ? ^r^The Peoples party met in Omaha on > 4th inst., and nominated James B. rer, of Iowa, for the presidency, and iee G. Field, of Virginia, for the vice Jency. This party'will not have uoh irfinence in the naming of the sue : ticket _' "George.p. Johnston, recently Su ltondsnt of the South Carolina Mill* tary Academy, in Charleston, has been by President Harrison to fill the icy on the United States Civil Ser i Commission, caused by the resigna of the Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, i, Johnston is at present a resident of iana. im. Samuel Dibble, . Chairman .of the jnservativ* Democratic State Executive imittee, will be at Greenwood, S. C, "Thursday, July 7, at 3 o'clock, p. m.f; j lurens, S. C., on Friday, July 8, at 1 i'clock. p. m., and at .Chester, S. C, on Saturday, July 9, and washes to meet at j ,one of the points named most convenient fox .them, respectively, members of the S2aie Conservative Committee, Conserva-\ tive candidates, County Chairmen, County Executive Comitnlttees,' Chiefs of j ig Committees from the following j ounties: Oconee, Piokens, Anderson, abeville, Nswberry, Greenviile, Spar aurgf, Union, Lsurens, York, Chester, ica3ieranc'LFairfield. ? j "The New York Times, in speaking of Grover Cleveland, says: "His strength iss largely :ln hie character, in the atti? tude !h^ nasvuecessarily taken toward i dIio questions and public interests, in unflinching honesty, in his rugged md enduring fidelity, in his deep sym r.'with the motives that guide the ; body of the people, and, above alii i modest.but splendid courage with . he has time and again faced .what o. believed to be his duty in quiet disre ?:^ard of all harm that could come to his! rsonal or political fortunes. These splendid qualities have inspired' into the qiearta of his party tho' profonndest j em and confider.ee, and created that; ?at demand for his leadership that no urination of politicians could have 1" ; about and one that none was able vresM." ;_ Last week tho U. S. Senate adopted 7 favorable legislation in regard to the e coinage of s liver. The bill now goes ' the Eouse fo;:'action but it is impos* aihlo to-predict with ranch certainty what yrtl rjeepme of it by tho time tho House . and the President get through with it The Senate's action ought to give satis? faction to tho' most ardent advocates of free silver. An exchange says: MThe ' bill ai? it passed the Senate pirmitsauy "y owner of silver bullion to hav? it coined freely at the mints of the Uujted States into'standard dollars and mikes these . light dollars legal tender for all debts ;v>;?nd dues, publio or private.? The issue of .; silver certificates in exchange for silver : dollars, as provided for in the Act of 1890, however, which provided for the pur? chase of 4^00/)00 ounces of silver per month,; with treasury notes issued in .V..;exe^ge-thereW, is repealed. It is, shbrt, a free coinage' bill, with all that ?-'that implies.". Z ' The last issue of the Peoples1'Advocate ;,a^in makes reference to "a member of ?*; tho Baptist Church who gambles and \ /drtacs,'* We hav^bafore asked to whom ^; it was intended to apply, but no answer f. comes. Now, we wiaa to ask that Editor Russell say to whom he means to apply y thia Blander on the Baptists? or we shall .. conclude that he means it as a charge .against the Baptists as a denomination. If ; such a charge were made against tho Melodists or Presbyterians they would resentit.and we suppose the Baptists will do the samething. Please name the mem? ber of the Baptist Church ''who drinks and gambles," or own up that yon are slandering that denomination. There are thousands of good,. Christian people in - Sou tb Carolin a who know that Governor T?hnan is. one of, the most profane and vulgar-m?uthed citizens of tho State, and that is one reason why they will not snp^ pcrthimrbr the I/emocratic nomination. If there is another candidate for any po ; sition from Governor down "who gam ?\ blss and drinks" he does not cieseive the . support of Christian people, and will not .'/got it. Give us light, Editor Russell. Name the man. Gambling and drinking aro not worse than publishing such arti r 1 C\^s astho one which appeared on the ed ? itorial page of tho Peoples' Advocate of Ji??i?i written by an inndel, and de daring that "whoever asserts that there* jg&fe. God is a fooL" The writer of said ar ?/ticlo h? still a favored correspondent of .that paper._' The Columbus, Ga., Enquirer-San ^?jra: "Tho conviction is settling down -upon the Democracy of the country that ' ' their campaign for the presidency will be fought under the ominous shadow cf the ?'? /force.bill. The great economic issue they ? .present to tho country is a reduction of the burdens of taxation, the issue that promises relief to the people. The Re? publican party not only insists that the people must still submit to unnecessary ion, but it proposes to dominate ballots with the bayonet. The > have it in their power to resist that touB usurpation in November. After ivember it will bo too late. In all ear? less and truth, let the people of the tth be told that their hope of home >verument depends now upon Demo? te success. Who would have believed years ago, that so soon as now, its would bo found in the South rho could be led away from party loyal 'and safety by the cheap promises of ;ogues into the ranks of & third r, which can have no hope of success, can only weaken the Democratic par ? There aro farmers in Georgia who listening to the. false voices of third \ party demagogues, and hesitating. These men love liberty. Let them think of their homes, their neighbors and their State. ?^3!helr Democratic brethren have identi? cally the sane interests at stake. There should be no divisions in tho ranks and ? no desortiomr. Is there a white farmer in ^Georgia, reared in tho Democratic faith, ..who can resist tho appeal against the force fbill ? We believe tho people of Georgia will stand together on that issue." Wade Hampton had a enrionsway iof using his cigars when in Washington. He never smoked thorn, bnt crashed them into powder between tho palms \ of his hands and used them as snu? The : coarse bits were thrown away, and in the military committee room, which he oc copied so long, there was always a pile of cigar shavings beside his chair. The finest cigars, were none too good to be treated this way. ? The singular name of the Democrat? ic candidate for ' Vice President is attract? ing attention. It is pronounced in three syllables, "Ad-Ia-i," and is a Biblical It means "the just," or, as some "my ornament." Adlai in the ? was th ? father of Shaphat, who was f King: David's officials and had ?overjhe herds that were in the Ha is mentioned in First i xcvii, 2fc ABOLISH TELE UNIT RULE FOR THE JURY. Too conviction is steadily growing in the minds of thinking people that there is something radically wrong with onr Jury system as itnow stands. Time after time some criminal escapes the penitentiary or the gallows for months, even for years, after the perpe? tration of the crime, and In some instan? ces escapes entirely, although the com? munity has no shadow of doubt as to his guilt and hope for a speedy conviction and punishment. Time and again the County is put to the expense of trying the same offender for the same offence, and finally the Jury becoming wearied of the case, and de? spairing of ever reaching a verdict, pre-. fer to set the prisoner at liberty rather than have another mistrial entered, there? by rendering necossary the same pro? ceedings at some future Court and with the same result probable. The fruitful cause of these repeated mistrials is the law that requires the twelve Jurymen to come to a unanimous agreement before they can find a verdict. By such a system one man on a Jury can defeat justice forever, and he is not accountable to any tribunal for his con? duct unless he could be proven guilty of bribery. ? Ab an illustration of the cumbersome operation and perhaps dangerous effect of the unit law with Juries, we cite the following example:. James Haddon was tried at the January term of Court for murder. Wo are reliably informed that the Jury stood 11 to 1 in favor, of a ver diot of guilty. As the one vote caused a mistrial James Haddon was again tried at the last term of Court The Jury sat up all night and yet stood 10 to 2 for con? viction. We have this condition of affairs then: Ont of two Juries, aggregating 24 men, 21 have been convinced that James Haddon was guilty of the charge of mur dor. Three have thoughotherwise, and the opinion of tho three has had equal weight with the opinion of the twenty one, and James Haddon will have to be tried for the third time. To pnt the above facts in other words: Out of the twenty four men that have sst upon the case, one Jury of twelve men could have been se? lected who would have reached a unani? mous verdict of guilty, and another Jnry could have bean selected three-fourths of whom would have favored conviction. Other cases could be cited where one corrupt or eccentric or foolish Juror had ' defeated the will of the other eleven honest and conscientious Jurors. We submit that undue importance is thus attached to the individual Juror's opinion. Too great a power is placed in his hands. Where only one is corrupt the balance are powerless, to enforce their common opinion. The preservation of peace and order - and the enforcement of the laws demand that this importance be taken from the _ single Juror and that a two-thirds or three fourths rule be established. No is? sue can be so vital but that the common conclusion of nine men out of twelve should settle it No greater majority is j evor required among any body of men. We submit tho following propositions as onr main reasons for desiring this change, and we believe the facts will sustain them: 1. Innocence will be in no more danger where there is a throe-fourths (or 9) rule, than where there 1? a unit (or 12) rule ne? cessary for the finding of a verdict by the Jury. v , 2. Guilt will be punished more often and more speedily by the three-fourths than* by the unit rale, and as a conse? quence, and it is ucpremo in its impor? tance, mob law will subside and lynch ? ing will take place only in rare cases. If these two propositions are trhethen there can be no reasonable grounds for opposing the change, nor can the change be brought about too speedily. That Three Dollar Pol! Tax. SpartavSmrg Spartan. Ms. Editor :?I propose to call the at? tention of my brother farmers through the medium of tho Spartan to the injust? ice of the proposed measure, and show its practical working upon the farm? ers. Governor Till man is the, apostle of the farmers, hut if he can carry his measure, I. as ona of that class, pray to be delivered from my /friend, as I now demonstrate. If I understand his project, it is to call a Constitutional Convention and do away with the 2-mill school tax, leaving a poll tax of $3.00 in lieu of it. But whether the 2-mill tax is to be re? pealed or not, the 98.00 poll tax is to be be made if he can get?legislature subser? vient to his will. Now, to understand it and see he-t works, let us assume that the taxable property of the State is 150 millions of dollars, equally divided be? tween the class of farmers ana all other classes not farmers. We will also assume that 80 men out of every hundred are farmers. The census of 1880 shows about this proportion, bat whether right or wrong it makes no difference, as it is tbe principle I am trying to demonstrate. The State has about one million inhab? itants, 400,000 whites and 600,000 blacks, which would give about 80,000 white voters and 120,000 black ones, or a total of 200,000, which at $3.00 each could raise 8600,000 for school purposes. Now, who would pay this tax under the new ar? rangement proposed? If the farming class is eight-tenths of the whole popula? tion, why. of course, they will pay eight tenths of it, or 8480,000. and' all the other classes, representing halt the property, would pay only ?120,000; that is to say, that the farmers would pay just four times as much as all the others combined. Under the present arrangement, on 150 millions, with 2 mills on property and $1.00 poll tax, the farmers pay $150.000 plus eight-tenth, of the poll tax $200,000, (this being a dollar npon each voter,) 160, 000?$310,000. The other classes now pay $150,000 property tax and two-tenths of poll tax or #40,000 more, making that $100,000. Till man therefore proposes to release the property holders from $70,000 tax, which will be seen is the difference be? tween the present and the proposed plans, and to saddle the same upon tbe very poorest class the country has in it, and a good deal more besides, for under the new arrangement they would pay $480,000, whilst under the present plan they pay only $310,000, which is a difference of $170,000 against tbe farmers. Now when yon take into consideration the ability of the two parties to pay taxes this is simply outrageous. Why mako the poor farmer, who, Governor Tillman says, last year did not make a two cent postage stamp clear money, pay such an enormous sum as four hundred and eigh? ty thousand dollars and let off ail other classes, representing half the property, with only one hundred and twenty thou? sand. Now should it not be nice and bus? iness like to Lei .off railroads, banks, cot? ton manufactures* merchants and monied men generally from oil property tax, with an insignificant $8,09 poll tax, for the few men engaged in these occupa? tions and saddle the weight of \k ?poa a lot of men, the large majority of whom are working at $10 to $15.00 por month, and out of which they support their fam lies. If this is all Tiillraan knows about my interest as a farmer, and is the way he proposes to look after my affairs, why tbe sooner somebody knocks him and all others who have no better sense on the head, the better for us poor farmers. Why he is simply cutting our throats. His excuse is he slants to make the! negro bear his share of the burden. Making the negro pay $3.00 ytll fax isn't oing to help the poor white man to pay is $3.00, nor will it hol? the white man's school, for Ch* negro will get for his schools all he pay* in, and probably a good deal more, for .these will then be no excuse for not giving him an .equal divi? sion. At present the property being in the hands of the white man ho only gets what he is entitled to, that is a v jry.small amount. It may be that tbe authorities will say that the repeal of tbe 2 mill property tax is no part of the programme. But! will say that thoy want a Constitutional Con? vention called and one of the arguments used to secure it is the repeal of the school tax, which can only be done by a Constitutional Convention. If the repeal of tho 2 mill tax is not in the programme, all I have to say is that they propose to collect an awful tax, 2 mill tax. say $300,000 and a $3.00 poll tax, about SGw.OOO, making a grand total of nine hundred thou^and dollars for schools alone, which is an enormous amount for an impoverished people and is more than was collected under Hampton and his successors to run the whole State govern? ment, including the interest on the public debt and for schools. This nine hundred thousand dollars, you will observe, oomes out of the poor man's pocket, for one-tenth of the people own nearly all the property. I know townships in which a half-dozen men pay three-fourths of the taxes. How would it do to repeal the property school tax and exempt tbe landed proprietor with his several thousand acres and put it upon his 20 or 30 tenants or the cotton manufacturers and putitupon operatives? This is what it all means. Solomon says "The prudent man foreseeth the evil and ! hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." . I propose to show you in some future article, next week mavbe, that the far? mer is being imposed on in the Clemson College, the privilege tax on fertilizers and in the proposed increased phosphate roy? alty. Tillman carries us all in his breeches peckets, so he says, and I verily be? lieve it, for we will shout and vote for him as farmers, no matters how little sense he has displayed in looking after our inter? ests. "What fools we farmers be." Farmeh. Sunday School Institute. The Saluda Baptist Sunday School In? stitute will hold its next session in the First Baptist Church of Anderson, S. C, on the 12th and 13th of July instant. The following program has been arranged: Tuesday, July 12th. 10 a. m. Introductory services by Rev. M. McGee. 10.30 a. m. "Importance of making tbe Bible prominent in Sunday School work," Rev. A. C. Stepp. 11 a. m. "The importance of punctual attendance of officers and teachers," Prof. J. W Gaines, W. R. Earle,Wm. Brown, T. L. Clinkscales, Sr., and S. M. Strickland. ! 11.45 a. m. Enrollment of delegates. Recess. , Afternoon Session. "What should tbe Snnclay School do in behalf of the Connie Maxwell Orphan ago?" Revs. L. M. Rice,, O. L. Martin, Col. J. N. Brown, Rev. J. L. Vass. '?Should onr Sunday School teachers make religion a personal and individual matter in their work?" Prof. J. B. Wat-1 kins, Revs. J. T. Smith, H. M. Allen. Adjournment. Night Session. Missions?Centennial addresses by Revs. Oscar L. Martin, and T. M. Qal ?hin. "Missionary work in the Sunday chool," by Rev. T. M. Bailey. Wednesday, July 13th. 9 a. m. Praise service by Rev. R. D. Hawkins. 9.30 a.m. "Would it be wise for the Baptist State Convention to employ a Sunday School Evangelist?"?Revs. G. M. Rogers, W. B. Hawkins, W. M. Phi son, Cols. J. B. Patrick, J. A. Hoyt and Rev. A. J. S. Thomas. 10.20 a. m. "Who is responsible for the waywardness of onr boys and girls? the parents, Sunday School or Church?" Revs. H B. Fant, R. W. Burts, Baxter Hayes, E. J. Forrester,, Charles Manly, D. D. Adjournment. Afternoon Session. "Personal experiences i' Sunday School work." Fi\? minute talks by Dr. John A. Robinson, Messrs. W. W. Keys, J. S. McGee, C. E. Horton, H. Mahohy, M. B. McGse, A. A. Dean, Jas. W. Poore, L. E. Campbell, J. N. Vandiver. J. M. Hamlin, J. R. Latimer, L. P. Smith, A. N. Richardson, H. H. Watkins, William Eskew, A. R. Cox, W. E. Owens, A. J. Sitton, John Eskew and N. G. Wright. This program will be interspersed with music as occasion may require. The Anderson Baptist Church choir will please be present and lead the music. D. Weston Hiott, President. T. T. Wakefield, Secretary. Lebanon Items. Let's hold np awhile on politics and talk about the oldtime glorious fourth of July. The day that was once hailed with so much delight, we have nothing to re? mind ns of now hut cheap excursion rates. There are some who live now can remember the time with emotion too deep for words. They were fresh from the great events whioh we read of as old ?matters of history. Old things wore then tha beauty of novelty, and long posses? sion had not dolled the sense of enjoy? ment This generation seems to think that their social and political privileges belong to them as naturally as the air and light and reflect as little on the way in which they came by tbem. ? The very magnitude of onr blessings makes us in? sensible of their value. The whole thing has become to us an old story. We have heard so mnch of the times that tried men's souls that we are growing weary of the sound. But he who greets the light of this morning with no throb of generous feeling is nnwortby to be called a good citizen. The people who cannot forget themselves in admiring true great? ness, can never be great, and the power of justly appreciating and heartily reverenc? ing exalted merit is, in itself, a true sign of a noble nature. Everybody is busy now, but the harder the shower the sooner it's over. There is a good time coming when we will have nothing to do but to eat melons and keep cool. Mrs. W. B. Hawkins and the little boy are spending awhile at her old home in Georgia, j Miss Hat?e Lee and Miss Stephens, two of Anderson's most .pleasant young ladies, visited our Sunday School on the fourth Sabbath. Louis and Willie Richardson, and their sister, Miss Annie, are home from school spending their vacation. Mr. G. D. Morrison's cotton blooms are so pretty we could not select a sample. His field is as wide open as tho World's Fair will be in a year from now. Mattie Greer, one of our good colored girls, died on the night of tbe 27th of Jone. She was highly respected for her uprightness of character. Her good old parents have our sympathies. Neva News. After an absence of t ever al week*, we will again put in our appearance. News is scarce and everybody is very busy. Nearly all the farmers in this section have been pretty badly i tbe grass, but by hard labor we hope to soon conquer ?'Gen. Green." Crops are looking tine? as well as we ever saw tbem for this time ofyear. We have had plenty of rain during the last mouth, and for the present month bo far. Wheat threshing istbe order of tbe day; we can hear the sound of tbe whistle at almost any time. There is a lively business carried on at this place, especially on wet days and Sat? urday afternoons. Mr. Stephen Shirley, the store-keeper, is kept quite busy some? times. When other business calls him away his place is filled by Mr. J. D. Bratoher. MiB8 Bannah Williams, of Greenville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J, H. Emmerson and family. A Binging school will be taught by Mr. J. T. Milford at Long Branch, commenc? ing on Mociday after the fourth Sun day in July, and will continue ten days. The young people are anticipating a nice time, and we hope it will be well attended. Two young men went to see their girls a few nights ago, and on their way borne a cloud came up and they spent tbe night at a neighbor's house. Don't stay so late next time, boys, or watch tbe clouds closer. The school at Long Branch, taught by Miss Bettle Barle, begins Monday morn? ing, July 4th. Rev. T. H. Garrett, the pastor, was pres? ent at Long Branch on the regular meet? ing days, last Saturday and fc'anday. Tbe pulpit was occupied by tbe Rev. Mr, Pin son. The Sunday School is still *?? a thriving condition, and is well attendee, Anokymous. .Barnes Items. Miss Lizzlo Gray, of Augusta, Ga., is visiting the family of Capt J. N. Huff? man. Hope she will decide &Q remain for some time, for we think she will be pleased with the sanitary as well as other advantages of our town. Rejr, O. L. Durant preached a very in? teresting sermon to a large audience at the M.33. Church last Sunday evening. Rev. R. P. Franks wiH preach there next Sunday at 4 p. m., also preaching at the Baptist Church, at 10 a. m., by Rev. John T. Morgan. . J?iss Onie is visiting her brother, Mr, R. P. Jfartin, of this place. J. B. Hail, of the Storeville section, was on bur streets los? week. Will McKinnay, from Clark's Hill, visited his parents .recently. We under? stand that he will return ,to this place soon. The vgieUe of Barnes" went out into tho country again last Monday morning, I and can be heard screaming at the top of her voice all through the day. The engi? neer says jt is a caU for wore grain; the girls say it is a petition for more .chicken pie. Some of our neighbors are glad that Mr. McKinney is catching so many fish with his basket in the Savannah River. Tbe health of this community is good at this writing. The people of this place spent the fourth of July with "General Green," > who has been quite interesting with the farmers for the last two weeks, hut they have been working with a I-can-and-will determination and tho crops throughout this section are looking very flattering. Indeed, the gardens are as fine as wo over saw them with eatables of all kind. Mrs. J. R. Milford and Aunt Sallie have the best gardens we have ever seen. One of our neighbors informed us re? cently that his watermelons were fine and will soon be ready to kill and- will bo glad if I can help him. If you think, Mr. Editor, that'twon't make your devil sick, I.will kindly think of you on that occa? sion. I suppose Mr. "Bill" would like to hear from me, but I can talk to him better pri? vately than I can this way and will say no moro at present. Etes and Ears. Executive Oommlttee Meeting. The County Democratic Executive Committee will meot in the Court House onFridaj' July 8tb, at 10 a. m. Let there be a full attendance as business of importance is to come up before the meeting. A. C. Latimer, County ch'm. Loug Branch Items. It has boen about a month since I wrote the Long Branch news, hoc I will not tell you all that has happened since that time, for if I did those young ladies who went to mill a few days ago would get angry. We have-been having fine seasons for the past two weeks, and the crops are fine. Mr. B. H. Greer has the finest field of corn wo have seen. We bear a general complaint among the melon growers of this section of too much rain for their vines, causing them to fire and tbo small melons to drop off. The fruit crop is good in this section. Politics have about quieted down in this section and the majority of our people are for 8heppurd. The health of this sectiuu 1b good with the exception of Master Frank Breazeale. who is sick with fever. We .trust be w ill soon be up again. Mr. F-you were mistaken about that couple being married?they are only in love. But the best of us will make mistakes some times. Your are excusable, air. Miss Bell Kay, of Honea Path, is visit? ing relatives in this section. Miss Minnie Latimore was visiting in this section last week. Come again, Miss Minnie, and stay longer. Miss Anna Grubbs, one of Eel ton's most admired young ladies, has been visiting friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Edgar Harper, of Greenville Coun? ty, and a graduate of Furman University, made a visit to this place last week. I heard a young lady say the other day I was too little to talk about politics, but I can holler hurrah for Sbeppard as lond as any man. We attended preaching at Barker's Creek last Sunday and heard a very interesting sermon preached by the pastor, Bev. D. Wteston Hiott, to a large and attentive au? dience. His text was the second Corinth? ians 5th chapter and the 10th verse, con? taining these words: "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done, whether good or bad." Farmer's Boy. A Bemedy for Hard Times. Editors Intelligencer : As there is bo much howling by a certain classs against the railroads and the banks, I concluded to make a few suggestions. But the howlers will not listen to a tall little boy like me. Let us look at the kickers and.see who they are. They are the Till man coat-ta?-swinzers who follow in the wake of these political bummers. They go over the country cursing the banks kind crying hard times. Hard times is now on every lip, And breathed by every tongue, The banks are cursed by one and all, The aged and t he young, The merchant has to close his dcors, And throw his ledgers by, Such times be vows were never seer,, By any mortal eye. The shopmen quit the counter's side, The customers are few, For times are now so very tight, It makes them all look bine. The citizen in vain essays, To make more than his bread, A pound of which he now declares, Won11 weigh a pound of bread. There is not a day but what some one fails, Some house that goes to smash, And names that once stood hlu.ii on / change, Are cut for want of cash. Those we thought were millionaires, And rich in shares and stocks, Their million heirs they disappoint, They fail and leave no rocks. Hard times, hard times, was overseen Such times as hard as these? This is the cry from morn till night, In which each one agrees. A remedy 1 think I've found, Say, how do you think it will do? Pull off your coat, roll up your sleeves, And work these hard times through. The only way to get rid of hard times is by hard work. So stop kicking and go to work. How would you like for the Government to confiscate your farms and property ? That is what the third party means to do with the railroads and the banks. Stick your head in a halter, kill the goose that lays your golden eggs, tear down tho factories, and make slaves of yourselves. That is what the third party means. A. L; Smith. Piercelown, & C, July 4,1892. An Appml to the Solid South. There are some southern states whoso democrats regard Grover Cleveland with aversion, and have proclaimed before? hand a settled purpose to carry this feel? ing into tho election bo far as even to sup fjort the candidates of the Farmers' Al iance or people's party, or whatever name the combination may finally as? sume. Of these states South Carolina is perhaps tbo most zealous and tbo most pronounced, Now we appeal to South Carolina and to all these southern democrats of oth? er states who cherish the same feelings and contemplate the same course of con? duct, to reflect on what is before them, to pause, to postpone the satisfaction of their first manly impulse, and to sacrifice to the public safety and well being their {>resent convictions and purpose ofpolit cal duty. The cause they propose to adopt leads to the overthrow of the democ? racy and the victory of the republicans in the presidential election. To take any state of the sooth 'away from the democratic strength in November will be to add im? mensely to the prospect of electing Har? rison. Every eleotoral vote that is de? ducted from the democratic aggregate is bo much power bestowed directly or in? directly upon the party of negro domina? tion in the south, and of force bill inter? ference in our elections everywhere. Is such a result as that to be promoted by the democracy of South Carolina? Is it not bettor, far better, to go up and vote for Mr Cleveland, like men who know what they aro doing and mean to do it, like men determined to make every ef? fort for his election as the eure means of nullifying and crushing out the republi? can force bill conspiracy ? We appeal to the dissatisfied, the im? passioned southern democrats, as men and patriots. We pray them to'meditate on these things and to act with boldness and decision. Tho circumstances which, ensnare us are more strange and peculiar. The scheme of negro domination in the southern states is a iavori'^-^ea with President Harrison. Many?. .s follow? ers and promoters have ombraced it with fanaticism equal to his own. He is running the campaign himself more than fny candidate ever did before. Every repuhkeen who is nominated for congress will be pJjBdge.d to the odious measure. To resist it there $s no method more hopeful or more oocouragjhgjfcan. we are now contending for. Let there bo no southern democrats in any third party;1 and let all unitedly stand by tho ticket j nominated at Chicago I?New York Sun. ' Two to One. Augusta, Ga., July 1.?Prohibition was defeated here to-day by the adverse majority of cyer fourteen hundred, beipg fully two to one. Hundreds of dnti-voters were corralled by the liquor men all last night, well plied with liquor, and they 1 voted in gangs the first thing this morn-! ing. Bands of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, augmented by hun dreds or little girls, crowded around the polling places, praying and trying to convert voters. At noon it became evident j that the' whiskay men 'were victorious, j when most of the women retired to the Churches and engaged in prayer. Under the law another election cannot be held < within two years. ? Mrs. Williui? E. Smith, of South Mountain, N. .&, recently gaye birth to a child, which would not be at all remark? able were it not for the fact that ffee child ( was born on the mother's seventieth | birthday. The facts connected with this j remarkable case will be furnished to the medical journals by Dr. E. S. Warlick, (he attending physician. ' No Rain for Three Tears, San Aktonio, Texas, Jolyl.?Alotter ter from LaSalle County, eight miles northwest of San Antonio, gives a picture of the drought and desolation in that sec? tion. In three years it hasn't rained a bit. Theprairies.once carpeted with rich grass, are now as bare as a billiard table. The streams have gone dry. There is no wator anywhere. The sun reflected from the white earth makeB the glare and heat al? most unbearable. Doer, turkey and oth? er wild animals have left. Even the fa? miliar jack rabbit has disappeared. All cattle and sheep have been sold and ship? ped iuto other States. The citizous yesterday appealed to Gov. Hogg to furnish the many Mexicans, many of whom are in a starving condi? tion, transportation to the cotton district, whore thoy can find work. An earnost call for food has been issued. The Laurens Mystery. Davo Shaw, the negro who has been presumably lynched and "unlynchcd" about a dozen times in Sullivan town? ship, Laurens county, is again the sub? ject of executive correspondence and Governor Tillman believes he is alive. But so far as this end of the line is con? cerned the mysterious Dave Shaw's "body" has not yet been produced and the conclusive proof that he is alive has not been furnished. Here is a telegram Governor Tillman received from Greenville yesterday. "Greenville, S. C, July 8. "Gov. B. R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C. "Dave Shaw alive. Will reward be paid for attempted lyncbers ? " "J. P. Latimer. Governor Tillman has telegraphed back to Mr. Latimer, whom be says is a man of reputation, that he did not offer a re? ward for the men save in the case of a lynching. The best proof that the negro is alive is to produce him, and that would seem the surest way of settling the matter; but it is very certain that if he was not lynched he can a tale unfold which would make it unpleasant forsome of the Gov? ernor's constituents in Laurens. Per? haps Latimer will tell what be knows about the whereabouts of the negro.? Columbia State. Burled Beneath the Wreck. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 8.?A terri? ble accident occurred at Kollar's Station, thirty-five miles west of this city, on the line of the Wabash Road, at 2.30 this morning, in which five men lost their lives. A terrifio wind and rain storm swept over that section about midnight, and a waterspout broke near that point, which was so violent as to flood every? thing In the vicinity. The volume of wa? ter was such as to undermine the bed of the Wabash road, and the embankment was washed out, leaving the rails aus Eended in the air with no support. A west ound freight plunged into the washout. The engine and nine cars went down, and the locomotive turned over on its side. On the engine were Engineer G. W. Shor rey and Master of Bridges Harvey Dun lap, of Fort Wayne, Dan Moore, fireman, C. F. Wilcox, trainmaster, and Lineman Charles Helm, of Peru, all of whom were buried beneath the wreck. About midnight all the wires went down, and the officials and linemen were going out on the freight train looking for the trouble. All were :'in the cab and death came without a moment's warning. Word was sent to this city by a circuitous route, and a relief train with surgeons and a wrecking outfit was at once dispatched to the scene of the accident. The east-bound New York express due at this point at 4.30 a. m., had a narrow escape, as it Sassed the point where the freight went own only thirty minutes previous to the accident. ? Four different peaks in the moun? tains of Idaho are from thirteen to twen? ty-three feet lowor by actual measure? ment than they were fifteen years ago. Geologists do not attempt to explain the "why" in their settling. Merit Wins. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or tbat'have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. Hill Bros , Druggists. A Safe Investment. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's N..w Discovery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any af feotion of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., etc. It is pleasant aud agreea? ble to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros., Druggists. cTtTelectiqn notice! PURSUANT to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Anderson, ti. C, notice is hereby given that an Elec? tion will bo held in the Court House on MONDAY, the 8th day of AUGUST, 1892, for Mayor and bIx Aldermen to serve for the e:ifiling term of two jeara. The following Board of Managers will conduct the election: J. M. Patrick, R. E. Belcher aud W. H. Frierson. The Polls will open promptly at 0. a. m. and close fct 6 p m The Registration Books will be opened by the Clerk of the City Council on the 20th Inftftnt, and remain open until 12 m. on the 20th in?t. Hours of registration will be from 9 a. m. lo 5 p. m. Every voter who wauls to vote must secure a certificate fr?m the Clerk. No other certificate nor any old certificate will he received G V. TOLLY. Mayor. JNO. K. HOOD, Ork of Council. July 7. \m_1__3_ AN ORDINANCE To Protect the Property of the Anderson Electric Light and Power eompany and of the Anderson Water Supply Compa? ny used for Public Purposes in the City of Anderson, S. C. >E IT ORDAINEp, By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Anderson, S. C, in Counoil assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows, to wit: Section L That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hitch horses to the poles of the Anderson Electric Light and Power Company on the Public Square pr Streets of the Cltyf or otherr wise tq mutilate or injure the same, and knowingly, wilfully or maliciously to break, mutilate or injure any Electric | Lights or Wires attached to said poles ; and any persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in a sum ct not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than one day nor more than thirty days. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to open the Water Hydrants and use or waste water there? from, except in the case of fire, or with the consent of the Water Company ; and all persons so offending shall be liable to prosecution? and on conviction shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one day nor more than thirty days. Sec 3. And it shall be unlawful for any person or person s to bathe in the Reservoirs of the Anderson Water Sup? ply Compony/ or otherwise to defile or render impuro the wafer in said Reser? voirs ; and all persons so offending shall be liable to prosecution, and on convic? tion shall be fined in a sum of not less than one dollar nor exceeding fifty dol? lars, or Imprisoned not loss than ono day nor exceeding thirty days. Sec. 4. That all Ordinances or parts of | Ordinances inconsistent with the provis? ions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Done and ratified in Council and the ,???, Seal of the Corporation of the I seal I City of Anderson, S. C, affixed V-r-*' thereto, this the 4th day of July, A, D. 1892. G. F. TOLLY, Mayor. JNO. K. HOOD, Clerk. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For the Legislature. Tbo friends of GEORGE E. PRINCE, Esq., pro tent bis name as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary Election._ For Coroner, The frionda of MILLEDGE B. JACK60N re? spectfully announce hint as a candidate for Coro? ner, subject to the action of Democratic Primary Election._ For Solicitor. I hereby announce myself as u candidate for re-election to the office of So licttor of the Eighth Judicial Clrc nit of South Carolina ; subject to the action of the Democratic Party in the Primary Election in August next. m. f. ansel: For County Commissioners. W. P. 8NELGBOVE, of Fork Towbship, is presented to the voters of Anderson County as a suitable person for tho offico of County Commis? sioner, subject to the Democratic primary. The friends of SAMUEL 0. JACKSO N respect? fully announce him as a candidate lor County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic Primary. Mr. Jackson it a thoroughly practical young nun, and would manage the County affairs in a practical way. Vt'e are authorized to announce Capt. 3. C. MARTIN aa a candidate for re-election to the office of County Commissioner, subject to the ac? tion of the Democratic Primary. For School Commissioner. The friends of COLUMBUS WARDLAW re? spectfully announce him as a candidate for re? election to the office of School Commissioner, subject to the Democratic primaries. Mr. Ward law has made a most zealous and efficient officer, 'as the condition of our public school system will verify. For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff of Anderson' County, subject to the Demo? cratic Primary Election. NELSON R. GBEEN. To the VoTSRS of Akdebsoh Couhty : I an? nounce myself as a candidate for tho office of 8heriff?subject to the Democratic; primary elec? tion. Respectfully, D. E. CARLISLE. Notice to Contractors. Office of County Commissioners, Anderson, S. C, July 5, 1892. WE -will let to the lowest bidder on Thursday, the 14th instant, at fl a. m., the Building of a Bridge over Mill wee Creek, on the Pendleton Road, near Dock Craig's. On same day, at 3 p. m., the Repairiog of Dickson's Bridge overThree-and-Twen ty Mile Creek. Also, on Friday, the 15th instant, at 11 a. m., the Building of a Bridge near W.O. Martin's in Hopewell Township, over small stream. Also, on Tuesday, the 19th instant, at 11 a. m., the Repairing of Emenion's Bridge, and raacademizing road near same. Also, on Thursday, the 21st insfant, at 11 a. in,, the Bepairing of Bridge near B. M. Burns, in Pendleton Township. Also, on Friday, the 22ud instant, at 11 a. m., the Bepairing of Bridge over Six and-Twwenty Mile Creek, near Asbury Church. Also, on Monday, the 25th instant, at 11 a. m., the Building of a* Bridge over Broad away Creek, near Samuel Smith's, in Broadaway Township. Also, at 3 p. m., same day, the Building of a Bridge over Cupboard Creek, near said Samuel Smith's. W. T. McGILL, Chm'n., B. C. MARTIN, B. E. PARKER, Board Co. Com. Anderson Co., S. C Per E. W. LONG, Clerk. Jnly 7, 1892_1_2 WABNING. ALL persons are hereby notified not to hunt, fish or in any other way tres? pass upon the premises of the under? signed. Those disregarding this notice will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I mean what I say. BA.YLIS COOLEY. July 7,1892, 1 1 BOWLING GREEN BUSINESS COLLEGE. Next Term begins September 5,1892. A School of Business, Short-hand, English, Type-writing, Telegraphy, Penmanship. Send for Information. 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In either case nothing is so effective as Stuarts' Gin and Buchu It purifies the blood and gives a good healthy flow of urine, and Imparts vigor and tone to the kidneys and bladder. If you feel unwell, have a don't-care kind of feeling, and are generally out of sorts your kidneys, liver or blood needs stimu? lating. Stuarts' Gin and Buchu is the remedy. It will not disappoint you. For all kidney, bladder and other urinary troubles STUART'S GIN AND BUCHT) is a remedy of established merit. Atlanta, Ga.?I take pleasure in certify? ing that STUART'8 GIN AND BUCHU has made a cure ol me. I find it the best kidney remedy I have ever used. P. W. Mbbrett. Cincinnati. 0.?After a thorough and careful trial, I find STUART'S GIN AND BUCHU to be a reliable diuretic and kid? ney tonic. D. R. Gtauffabhbb. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. The Sheriff's Grandson Gives Some Good Advice! He Knows a Good Thing when he Sees it. The.following is the production of little Willie, eight year old son of T. A. Bolt, who lives about 7 miles' from Ande.son, in Hopewell Township. Willie's friends will do well to be guided by his advice, as we know it is given after mature delibera? tion : CASH ! Come to the Ten Cent Store lor your Fruit Jars?they are cheap. Air Gun Rifles and Base Balls. Hats, Gitars and Bangers. Dishes, Wash Bowls and Pitch? ers 75 cents at the Ten Cent Store. Soap 5 cents a cake. Walk in at the upper door. jesse r. smith. i a. a. bristow. WHEN YOU CO TO GREENVILLE Call and see ihe Handsomest and Newest line of Clothing, Plats and Furnishings, To be Found in the City, Or send us an order, which we will gladly fill, and if not satisfactory to be returned at our expenBe. SMITH & BRISTOW, Clothiers and Furnishers, Greenville, S. C. The Chattanooga Cane Mills and Sorghum Evaporators. , The BEST CANE MILLS made for Horso, Steam or Motor power. The Latest Improved SELF SlUMMING EVAPORATORS. They save labor, and improve the quality of the Syrqp. "Brice? Reduced. We are Headquarters for Upper Carolina on all kinds of MACHINERY, and are better equipped than ever to supply wants \n this line. Never fail to get our prices. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO, ELBERTON, GMl. ANDERSON, S. C. DON'T FAIL TO VISIT 11 wm i mi DEALERS IN STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, FRUITS and CONFECTIONERIES. *&* We are selling Goods CHEAP, and will treat you right. Give us a pall. Yours truly, E. W. BROWN & SONS. We have just received the'Handsomest line of GENTS' AND BOYS' STB AW HATS! South of Baltimore, and can undersell any house in the City. Also, a line of Ladies' and Misses' OXFORD TIES. ALL WINTER GOODS MUST GO, KEGAEDLESS OF PRICE. Tours, anxious to please, O. B. VanWyck, The Shoe and Hat Dealer. THE TERRELL CULTIVATOR! A Car lioad Just Received?Price Reduced. Anderson, S. C, March 14,1892?Messrs. Cunningham & Humphreys, Andenon S. C.?Gentlemen: I tried one of your Terrell Cultivators last year, and can cheerfully recommend it to any one wanting a good implement. I would not lay it aside for an; Cultivator I have used. Will want five or six more this Spring. Yours truly. S. A. JONES. AimiKw. er, S. C, March 19, 1892?Messrs. Cunningham <fc Humphreys?Goats: Tha Terrell Harrow bought of yon is the best implement I have ever had?would not be with' out it for twice the price. It breaks the ground thoroughly, and leaves it in fine con? dition. Respectfully, D. 8. MAXWELL. 100 DOZEN TERRELL HEEL SWEEPS, 100 DOZEN HANDLED HOES-lst Qualify. RAKES, SHOVELS, SPADES, FORKS, POTATO DRAGS, And aU such goods that ire seasonable, BROOKS and other COTTON PLANTERS. ANY RAT TRAPS, DID YOU SAY ? Why, yes, we are headquartea for the Celebrated Morty Trap. Price $1.25 each. Yours truly, CUNNINGHAM & HUMPHREYS, 16 South Main Street. This is the Tide of the year that Housekeepers find it hard to get what they want, but if they will call at D. S. MAXWELL * SON'S, NO. <5 CHIQUOLA PLACE, They will Find Anything they may Want I ThEIR Stock is complete in CANNED goods, DRIED FRUITS, and, in fact, EVERYTHING in the line of? faitcy gbogebies. 25,000 Cabbage Plants 0TVomW soon be ready. A BIG DRIVE! Tor the next Thirty Day'- at u? Company - IN - . DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, TRUMS CLOTHING, &c. Our Stock of DRESS GOODS is complete, consisting of the {latest styles ia Henrietta, Cashmere, Serge, Mohair, Flannel, &c. We would call special attention to our line of BLACK GOODS, which cannot be beat in the City. SILKS?A nice line of Silks, compri3;Dg the latest styles of Faille, Bengaline, Pean de Soie, Surah, China, &c. BLANKETS, BLANKETS. A big lot of Blankets, Comforts and Quilts cheap. FLANNELS, Red and White wool Flannels. Also, a big lot Cotton Flannels, white and colored. # CLOTHING, CLOTHING?CHEAP, CHEAP* Overcoats almost at your own price. I COTS AND SHO That muf t be sold. A large stock of the Anderson Shoe and Leather Cb'a. Homemade Shoes?the beat on the market, every pair guaranteed. Our Stocktaking season is near at hand, and in order to reduce our stock we have slaughtered the prices. Come and see, and be convinced we mean what we say. They must be sold. Yours truly, ? SYLVESTER BLECKXEY COMPANY. KgU To thoee who owe us we will say that the money must come. We cannot run our business without money, and we insist that you come in and make your arrangement about your debts, bo as to save you trouble and expense. ? We ? mean business. g, B..0q