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PUBLISHED KVERY WEDNESDAY. F. CLINKS0ALE8, [ Editors and 0. LANGSTON, J PEOFKirroaa WEDNESDAY NOV. 2, TERMS: ONE YEAR..$1 50 SES MONTHS. 75 [Let every Dem ocrat do his duty at the ills next Tuesday, and vote for every >minee of the Democracy from Presi ; down to Coroner. j The Homestead worklngmen are com og over to the Democratic Party in a ?yv it ia said. There wero three thous ld. of them in a Democratio torchlight on a few nights ago. ? D. B. Johnson, County chairman of the is Democracy, J. T. Boggs, Secre and three members of the County cecutive Committee, have gone over to i Third Party, having signed Bowden's ianifesto. The Democrats of Pickens moid demand their resignations. .. - ??a > mm - ia Darlington Herald truly remarks i the man who votes the Third Party cet not only tlirows away his vote, bat piyes ?dd and encouragement to the Re? publican Party, and thereby announces ?elf as f?v Dring the Force Bill, Pro ion and"all the other vicious legisla bn of this moat vioious Party. j There arefi^e judges tobe elected in i State by the next Legislature. This rill be the go] den opportunity of acer member of the Marion delegation io is reported, says the Marion Star, i sorionsly opposed to the present judi? ciary of this Stats on the ground that he iderstands "they are mostly lawyers." The New York Sun says: "No white outhemer* can vote the Third Party ioket in November without voting for a i bill, for Ted.era? interference in the ions of hin State, mir bayonets at the If he las made np his mind to ay to that ex tent the welfare of his i people, h?> might as well deposit in ballot bor. a vote for Harrison and leid. _ It seems thai South Carolina is to have . woman lawy ar, one born and educated rlthinour bounds. Miss Mary Yeargan, jf Lanrena, who from her prominence in . educational matters has become well lowntothe State, has gone to Cornell ^-ivera?ty to study law. Miss Yeargan, sides being a young lady of vigorous itellect, is an accomplished and charm !g woman. ... . i> ?? -? ;.vte?Adlal E. S tevenson has just pub lied his letter of acceptance of the ?moer?tie nomination for the Vice idenoy of th<? United States. Gen. tevenson has been so busy making ies since his nomination that he >t time to write his acceptance ear ier. May the Ajnerican people choose sely.- on the 8tL of November?Clove id and Stevenson. It has been discovered that the Georgia iOode provides that a candidate for Presi? dential elector shall have a majority vote i a condition of el action. It is necessary, for the Georgia Democrats to ?oll a larger vote than the Republicans, iolistaand ProMbitionists combined, id there is no reason to doubt that they do this easily. Neither Harrison Thor Weaver will have a single elector |vote In the South. The Force bill settle it. _^ ^ ^_ J Key. J. W. Crofton, a prominent colored g?fo&e, of .Memphis, Term., publishes a ?caxd announcing he will vote for Cleve id and take the stump for the Demo? te ticket. His reasons are that he is ?t the Force bill and McKinley [tariff, and also that Harrison has not oar out a single promise that he made fto the negroes. He says he found hun? dreds of negroes in Tennessee, Georgia | and Alabama who will vote forCleve md. It is said that Mrs. Lease, the erstwhile I Third Party female orator from Kansas, abandoned her pard, Gen. Weaver, id come out for Harrison for president, id-advises the Third Party to vote for [ aim. This is not surprising.; she has always/been for tho Republican Party and Harrison and came South with the f Third Party mask .on for no other pur? pose than to try to break up the "Solid jjSouth" in the interest of Harrison and |;his robber gang. Tuesday of next week, November 8, is Itho general election day. Every msn who voted in the Democratio primary ?should, as a matter of good faith, vote for "the Cleveland electors and every other 'Democratic nominee, scratching no name or substituting none. A vote for the Democratio nominees is a vote for the ^Deuiocratic party. The matter has now 'gbno higher than personal considerations. It Is a vote for or against the Democratic ? party. Vote the straight ticket. Conversions of prominent Republicans to Democracy are so numerous nowadays "as scarcely to call for comment, but the reason assiguod by Judge John P. Rea, .ex-Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, for his change of { faith makes his case exceptionally inter? esting. He declares that his conversion Is due primarily to Mr. Cleveland's Pen? sion vetoes. After an exhaustive exami? nation of these vetoes, Judge Rea says he was unable to find a single one that was [rnot based upon principles of right and ^nstice^_. _ _ We suppose Weaver will get some ?Spies in this Connty next Tuesday?not ! many, surely. Can those who may cast their votes for him tell what he repre? sents that reasonably promises any good pf?r our people? Does he favor a reform 'the iniquitous and oppressive tariff j Does he disapprove of the indis t?te distribution of the $143,000,000 uually among the pension leeches of | North? Is he not in sympathy with ?ae spirit of the Force Bill?"black heels OTuwhite necks?" Does the tyrannical and thievish commander of Pnlaskl, and his kind, deserve anything from the true Southerner but polite indifference and manly contempt? But why argue the matter? Good Democrats don't need I any logic to get them to vote forClovo I land. Those who aro going to vote for Weaver won't liiten to reason. Then error la one of the head rather than of | the heart. But they could know and do pthlffight if they were not blinded by their folly. The scales will some day fall from their eyes. mm m m* As a good reason why Mr. W. W. Rus? sell should not receive any Democratic votes for Congress, w3 have complied with bis request to publish his address the voters of tho Third District. He not the nominee of his own party, and the Democrats of the District will vote t Mr. A. C. Latimer, their nominee, ere, then, will the votes come from Mr. Russell expects to receive ? As candidacy cannot amonnt to any g there is no need to review his ad? dress and point out its fallacies. We will put &-Republican Senator on the stand against him on the force bill question, ^and let the matter rest there. Republi? can Postmaster Russell says the force -bill is a "scarecrow," etc. The Republi? can Senator in question said of it: "It is t^4|tt most infamous measure that ever crossed the threshold of the Senate." And thf Senator was right Capt. J. C. ?kribling says in tbe columns of the Intelligencer that he had just bought two ?10 suits of wool clothes for his boys, and then figures as follows: The two Bnits that come to ?20, consumed of cotton 42 cents, wool ?2.12, mnking ?2.54 raw material produced by tho farmer. After deducting the usual profits by our home merchants (no point of objection here) there is. at least ?11.46 of tho ?17.46 that goes to tho New Eng? bind manufacturer and jobber as tariff. This ?11.46 was driven out of this State by worthless high tariff cur dogs that aro owned by Republican negroes and fed by the Democratic white men. These dogs drive this trade into the hands of tho New England protectionists." We suppose the Captain's figures are just about right. A tariff tax of 50 or 100 per cent, is common on many of tbe most essential comforts of life. If wo can't reduce the tariff taxes, the next best thing to do is to try to got some of the high protection. That can be done by growing wool, on which the tariff tax is 85 per cent, ad valorem. "Sheep vs. Dogs" is a question that will not down, and it is a good question for constituents to talk to legislators about, and a good question for legislators to think about. Any law looking to the encouragement of the sheep industry will certainly be a measure pro bono publica. Col. Watts and Capt, Stribling cannot agitate this matter too much. ? ? i For Our Legislators. I havo just bought two ten dollar suite of wool clothes for my boys and "take my pen in hand" to figure out the thing to see who got all the money. The two suits that come to $20.00 con? sumed of cotton 42 cents, wool ?2.12, making $2.54 raw material produced by the farmer. After deducting the usual profits by our home merchants (no point of objection hero) there is at least $11.46 of the ?17-46 that goes to the New England mannfactnrer and jobber as tariff. This ?11.46 was driven out of this State by worthless high tariff cur dogs that are owned by Republican negroes and fed by the Democratic white men. These dogs drive this trade into the hands of the New England protectionists. How this thing works is about so: A few years back, be? fore the dogs and negroes got so thick, I kept from ten to near two hundred head of sheep and exobanged wool with the woolen mills in our State, or near by fac? tories, for jeans and cashmere oloth and had these suits made at home. This gave employment to more of our white boys and girls in the factories; the tailor in town cut the suit and some industrious and needy white woman made this clc th? ing, and took the money she got for this work and gave it to the merchant at home for something that she could not m ike at home. I can now count eight of my near neigh? bors that used to keep from ten to thirty head of sheep each and had wool to either exchange for oloth or work up at home and fine mutton to eat at home and to sell, that are now, like myself, have not one sheep to their names, in fact the bad dogs have driven the unprotected and de? fenceless sheep out of the country. I have some children that never saw a sheep in their lives, and there are thousands more children in the State who are in the same condition, for the dog nuisance is about the same from one end of the State to the other. Now, come all ye tariff reform Legisla? tors, and let us commence and fight the New England protectionist, with protec? tion for South Carolina by passing a law to protect our poultry, partridges, aheap, and improve our dog j, give more profita? ble employment to our poor white chil? dren in factories and to our industrious white women. Enact a law of this charac? ter and we. can keep at home $17.46 of every ?20.00 in this line and divide the thing among ourselves. J. C. Stribling. Candidate Russell's Address to tbe To ters. Anderson, C. H., S. C, 1882. To the Voters of the Third Congressional District: As a candidate seeking your suffrage for a ceat in the 53rd Congress, I desire to define my position on those po? litical issnes of the day which are of grand interest to all parties. Had I en? tered the canvass sooner I would have been glad to have discussed them in de tail before yon, bnt now can make only a brief statement of my views on the subjects. Three of the leading questions which are agitating the public mind throughout the whole nation to-day are the tariff, free coinage of silver, and the so-called, force bill. I am in favor of homo markets and plenty of them, as the best and simplest way of settling the mnoh vexed Question of how to increase the circulating me? dium to meet the requirements of trade. Wo should not be paying freights both ways on our own productions by ship? ping raw materials, and importing the manufactured artioles. We have the ma? terial, tho climate, the labor?let us util? ize them. The silver dollar with 67 cents of sil? ver in it meets all the demands of our own country and her people. By having tho Government stamp upon it, it passes current and buys as much as a gold or a paper dollar. But when it comes to trad? ing with foreign countries it can only pass as 67 cents worth of silver.- There? fore we cannot have free and unlimited coinage of silver again until all or a large majority of the countries with which we trade shall have agreed upon what shall constitute a silver as well as a gold dollar, thus establishing a standard silver dollar for the world. To offset our share of the revenue to the general Government, given in pen? sions, etc., I would work inoeasantly for heavy appropriations for our rivers and harbors, ana I would insist that the cot? ton tax money no refnnded to our State tobe applied to pensions of disabled Confederate soldiers. Of all the scarecrows that have ever been held out to the Southern voter the Force Bill is the greatest. Every bill that was ever enacted oy any legislative body in a measure is a force bill, because if necessary, the power of the State can be invoked to enforce the same. That troops are to be, or can be used at the polls gen? erally, is simply absurd, to say the least of it. To prove the folly of such an idea let all sensible men remember that the United States army consists of 25,000 I men, 8,000 of whom are sailors. This leaves 17,000 to distribute at the polls. Supposing there are 100,000 polling pre? cincts in the United States?of these it is estimated that in the thirteen Sonthern States there are about 20,000 precincts. Thus you see we could not, even if de? sired, have an average of one man at each of the precincts. Tho sum and sub? stance of the awful bill is, simply, that the signature of a representative of tbe United States as well as that of the Gov? ernor shall be attached to the certificate of election given to Congressmen. This is right, because they are national legis? lators, and, in all other transactions (be? tween the State and the general govern? ment the officials of both are required to sign the documents. These are in brief the views that I hold, and if entrusted with your interests at the national capital the people of the Third District will never havo cause to complain of my actions. I am a native of this county, all my dead for genera? tions are buried in her soil, all that is sa? cred and dear to me is here?then why should I be recreant to a single trnst ? Respectfully, W. W, Russell. Whiskey on the Brain. A writer in the St. Louis Globe-Demo? crat tells the following grim story: "I was present at the autopsy of a noted old 'rounder' of my town a few weeks ago," said John A. Holliday, ol Troy, if. Y., at the Lindell, "and I was startled and shocked at what I saw. The dead man was about 50 years old, and had been tbe town drunkard for forty years. Tbe doctors bad surmised that when they cut his head open a pronounced smell of alcohol would issue from the skull. I thought It only only one of those grim sort of jokes the Aescnlapians indulged in sometimea when they are carving a fellow man to mincemeat in the interest of science. But 1 soon learned that it was no joke, for when the surgeons cut off the man's skull tho odor of alcohol that filled tbe room was strong enough to siel n one. Then one of the Burgeons struck a match and held it close to the brain. Immediately a blue flame en? veloped tbe entire portion of the cerebral organ exposed, and the quivering flesh frizzed as if on a gridiron. That experi? ment and disclosuie set me to very seri? ous thinking about tbe error of my ways. 7. am no temperance lecturer nor pro? hibition politician but I must respectfully and firmly decline your invitation to take something. I don't want'my brain to float around in a sea of alcohol, as did that of tho poor old town drunkard of Troy. There is no telling how many other men's brains will reveal tho samo condition if an autopsy is hold upon them." Tbc Election Upon Us. From the Columbia Register, October 30. Nine days from to-day the people of theso United States will elect a Preaident and South Carolina will olect almost ev? ery officer from Coroner to Governor. Notwithstanding this fact there is a lack of enthusiasm?almost a lack of interest in Columbia. The politicians are liberal with their estimates but show little de? sire to place money on the result. Senator Irby reached tho city yester? day afternoon. He was seen by a repor? ter and asked t-i give an expression of his views upon the political condition of the State. "I think," he said, "that South Caro? lina will go overwhelmingly for Cleve? land. I have written the Democratic county chairmen, and received replies from every county except York, Chester and Greenville. With the single excep? tion of Sumter, where the county chair? man says tho Republicans will get a ma? jority for their Presidential electoral and Congressional candidate, tbe reports are all the same and indicate Democratic su? premacy." "What do you think will be the vote polled by tho third party?" "Well, we have 102,000 white voters in the State. In the late Democratic pri? mary election 88,000 voted. The third party may account for the remaining 16,000 voters. Even this, however, I do not admit. I really do not believe there will be 6,000 third party votes cast in tho State. Tho only reports I have received that indicate any vote for that party is in Pickens, Ocqnee and a part of Anderson. In the other counties thoy do not include one out of twenty voters. In Aiken the county chairman says that if thero is any third party supporters in tho county he has not heard of tbem." "Will any of the farmers who voted in the recent primaries vote for Weaver ?" "No. It is an insult for any one to say so. They know that the oath binds them as much to sustain the national as the State nominees. "Since 18761 have never known farm? ers to prove disloyal to the party. They were openly indignant at the town peo? ple voting against Till man for Haskoll in 1890. Surely now they would not com? mit a greater crime by foreswearing themselves and 'ronigging' on the Dem? ocratic nominoes. The leader of the third party in this State honestly ab? stained from voting because be intended voting for General Weaver. He no.v would not be so unfair as to ask a man who did participate in tho primary to vote for the third party nominees. . "The friends of Governor Tillman who have stood by him in two elections could not afford to vote for a third party can? didate in this election because it would justify the bolt against the regu? lar Democracy in 1890 in favor of Judge Haskell. Tbe men who sus? tained Has kell in 1890 were un? der no oath to vote the Democratic tick? et.'" The Senator was informed that the Statt had inquired very anxiously on several occasions what disposition he had made of the party funds. "When I was elected State chairman," he said, "there was about ?2,000 in the treasury. There is now nearly ?3.000, and sixteen counties are yet to hear from. In addition to this," be said with a twinkle in his eye, "I have whipped an Independent State ticket, and am now prepared to olean up the Republican and third parties." Senator Irby will remain in Columbia until Tuesday. He will open regular headquarters hers for the party on election day, to look after the interest of the party. A reporter called upon Republican State ChairmanW ebster in his office in in the postoffice building. Mr. Webster hasjuBt returned from the North where he interviewed the leaders and canvassed the Bitnation. "How is the election going ?" he was asked. "There is in my mind," he replied, "not the slightest doubt Of Harrison's election. Thero is going to be a sweep? ing Republican victory all over the coun? try on November 6, I have some doubt of New York, but am far from conced? ing it to the Democrats. We have Indi? ana overwhelmingly; we will carry Con? necticut ; Rhode Island will go with us and we will carry West Virginia. The West is solid, and the "doubtful" New England States are all in our column. The Democrats will carry North Caro? lina, and neither tbe Third and Re? publican parties have any show there." "How about South Carolina ?" . Mr.' Webster said that they were mak? ing a quiet contest. He saw no hopes for a material vote for the Third Party. He said the "local differences in the Republi? can party in this State bad all been heal? ed and that the reformers had como into the fold and henceforth could constitute no separate faotion." "Is the statement, published in a local paper, that the Republican party has made overtures to the third party true ?" he was asked. "No," he replied. "It is utterly with? out truth. Neither I nor any Republi? can in a position to make such a propo? sition have ever mentioned the matter. In fact, it has never occurred to ns. It i 3 not only untrue, but impossible and impracticable. The tickets have all been sent out, and even did we desire to make any such proposition any reasonable man can readily see that it would be impossible to carry it out in ten days. "Such a combination would injure tho Republican and Third parties alike, and neither could aiford to make any such trade. You can rest assured that both parties will fight their own battles." Mr. Bowden was not in tho city yester? day, and could not be seen. Ho would undoubtedly deny the report. Senator Irby says that ho considers such a combination impracticable. All the tickets of tho Democratic. Re? publican and Third Parties have been sent'to the various Counties. They are almost entirely similar, and contain no distinctive marks other than tho names of the candidates. About a month ago Senator Irby sub? mitted the matter to Attorney General McLaurin and asked that official to adopt a legal ticket. He decided that the form should be the words, "Presidential Elec-' tors," followed by the names of the can? didates. Senator Irby had the Democratic tick? ets printed according to these instruc? tions, and the Third and Republican parties evidently "caught on" to the de? cision and acted thereby, The Demo? cratic and Third party tickets have the I words, "Presidential Electors" -.n italics, j exactly similar, and tho Republican J ticket have them in type very little heav 1 ier. Senator Irby aays that he does not think there will be any material dan? ger of confusion from this similarity. Don't Be In a Hurry to Sell, New YorKj October 29.?Riordan & Co. in their circular to-day say : "The developments of the week have been distinctly favorable to higher values for cotton. Tbe killing frost on the 26th instant was certainly more severe and general throughout the cotton belt than any October frost in recent years; and although opinions diner widely as to the degree of damage done, those who con? sider it trifling do so only because they believe the crop to be already made, nearly picked and wofully short. Every? thing that wo hear from the South tends to confirm the expectation of a short crop, and many, who until recently have laughed at tbe complaint, are now taking a more serious view of the situation. "The receipts continue to lag behind those of last year. The visible supply has been further reduced, the amount of cotton that has come in sight since Sep? tember 1 being already nearly a million bales loss than during the same period of 1891. Unless there should be a vory decided increase in the movement, the present crop can hardly be much if any over 7,000,000 bales. Why, it may be oskod, under such circumstances does tho market bait? It. is because spinners are still incredulous about any serious shortage in the yield, wbilo speculators are all on the long side, nobody caring to be Bhort of cotton. But every advance brings out sellers who want to realize profits, and so, until there shall be fur? ther developments about tbo crop, tho market drags, "Liverpool to-day was lower. Some attribute this to tho Financial Chronicle's figures of the week's receipts, which, on account of Friday, the 21st lust,. having been a holiday, included eight days. Other cables reported that the slump was caused by an alleged estimato by Neill, of New Orloans, of the season's yield at 8,000,000 bales. But telegrams from New Orleans say that Neill denies having made any suoh estimate. Whatever in? fluenced Liverpool her weakness caused many longs here to sell out. "January sold soon after the opening at 6.18, iallied to 8.23 and closed quiet at 8.21 bid. After tbe close the feeling was moro confident aud tho trading was at somewhat higher prices. Until more shall be definitely known about the crop prospect thero may be no matorial ad vauco, but wo cannot share the opinion of thoso who think that tho short crop accounts are simply a huge aggregation of falsehoods, aud unless such is tho case it seems certain that soonor or lator we must havo higher prices." Traitors in tbe Cnmp. Columbia, October 28.?Here's a pret? ty howdy-do! A Tbird Party loader, who does not care to have his identity disclosed, but whose name can easily bo guessed, is authority for the statement that the Republicans have bcon making frequent and urgent overtures for an Alliance between the Tbird Party and Republican forcos. Tho Republicans, so it was said, are not at all anxious for any considerable recognition and would, per? haps, bo content with the mere right to say to tho world that thoy htid succeeded in allying themselves with fifty white men who at one time voted the Demo? cratic ticket. The leaders of the People's Party, how? ever, say that tho3r will not entertain any proposition or suggestion from tho Re? publicans and that they have no intontlon of making any such clangorous union. The Republicans, it is alleged, have promised that they will give a handsome vote to the Weaver ticket in case they are shown any recognition. Tho leaders decline to give any correspondence or names in the matter, and of course their statements have, for thopresont at least, to be taken on faith. State Chairman Webster, of the Republican party, who is perhaps tho only Republican in this section who can speak with any degree of authority, was not in tho city to-day to be questioned about the matter. The Third Party loaders, while they have no hope of carrying the State, are ar. work advertising their movements for future use. The Spartanburg Herald yesterday said: "Quite a number of representative far? mers from various portions of the County (Spartanburg) wero soon yesterday. Thoy all say thoy have a.sprinkling of Third Partyism in their neighborhood. The fact is, there are not less than six respec? table, but misguided men, now devoting their whole timo to propagating tbe Weaver heresies and Inciting voters to cut clear of the Democratic ship. Those men are county-raised, and have hith? erto been good substantial Democrats. They are riding day and night, and it is said the following they get in certain sec? tions is surprising." In Lexington tho managers S3y the movement is strong; in Greenville very strong. Tho chiof vote for Weaver, thoy say, will bo polled in Oconee, York, Chester, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and other Piedmont Counties. There can bo no doubt that tho moving spirits are at work and they are figuring things in this way: Cleveland will carry the State. The vote will be very small, say between 60,000 and 75,000. Tbe Third Partyites will get between 13.000 and 15,000 votes. There will bo a great many stay-at-homes of those who will not sup? port Cleveland and are not yet sufficiently advanced in their Third Partyism to desert the Democratio party at this junc? ture. Altogether the Third Partyites ex? pect to make the most of any possible indifference on the part of tho Democrats, and claim that it is the result of latent Third Party feeling. One of the Third Party tickets was handed me this evening. It is printed on plain white paper and is worded sim 61 r- Presidential electors: Joseph L. loitt, J. Waddell Bowden, Phillip I. Bawl. William H. Duncan, Whit A. Hamilton, Robert B. Ligon, William W. McElwee, Julius J. Lane, Burkitt H. Taylor, Unfortunately for the Democracy tbe Democratic electors are not all men who aro known and there is great possibility of error in voting, especially if some Third Partyite should be so unscrupu? lous as to substitute innocent looking Third Party tickets for Democratio tick? ets at the polls. Who knows but that this simplicity and absence of marks to identify the Third Party ticket have not been arranged for this very purpose ? It would certainly be well to examine all tickets at the polls. The Third Partyites have all to gain and nothing to lose in their fight this year and will make as good a showing as possible. Gen. Wade Hampton, Carolina's moat gallant and patriotic son, was in the city to-day for a few hours. While on Law range he met with a perfect ovation, and for fully half an hour his carriage was halted by Columbians, who wished to shake hands with the "Hero of 1876." It was a very pretty picture, this old soldier and leader receiving the best wishes and cheering words of his follow citizens Gen. Hampton had but little to say. He seemed in the very best of spirits and was apparently enjoying good health. Gen. Hampton has just returned from Washington, where he met quite a num? ber of his old Democratic friends. He has been talking freely with them about tbe national Kitnation and is very much encouraged by the outlook for tho Democ? racy. I tried to get Gen. Hampton to talk about the situation as viewed by his experienced eye. He said that he was not going to do any talking, but remark? ed : "I have an abiding faith in Cleve? land and am quite confident of his elecr tion. I also expect our State to give Cleveland a splendid majority, and if she does not it will be a very great surprise to me." The Democrats, ho said, were in splendid fighting trim in the North and West, and are very much encouraged by recent political occurrences. Gen. Hampton will probably be here until after tho election and will cast his ballot here. Iuternal Revenue Collector Webster, who has just returned to tho city from the North, of course thinks that the indi? cations are that Harrison will be re-elect? ed. He, however, admitB that the situa? tion worries him at times, and he is not so certain as to the final result. He is, of course, too sensible a politician to imag? ine that there is a ghost of a chance for the Republican electors in this State. As at present constituted he has but little faith in tho efl'ect of tho Third Party on the Democracy and thinks that every? thing will have to jog along merrily until there is somo moro serious disintegra? tion of the National Democracy than that occasioned by tho Tbird Party under its present weak-kneed organization. Mr. Webster has in some way gotten tho idea in his head that the Republicans are sure to carry West Virginia and Con? necticut. Ho is notso certain about New York, but altogether claims that the Re? publicans are going to remain in office, himself included.?Dispatch to Netva and Courier, A War Incident Recalled. The publication of the letter of Arch. H. Rowand jr., of Pittsburg, to the Odd Fellow's Lodge of this city, created much interest. In consequence of its publica? tion a war incident has been recalled in a letter to Mr, Rowand, and the letter is published in the Pittsburg Leader. The following is the article and the letter: The father of Arch H. Rowand, jr., who died last November, in his younger days, in the early forties, was a promi? nent Odd Fellow at Philadelphia and foing to South Carolina, instituted Odd 'ellow Lodges at Greenville und Laur? ens. His regalia worn by him at that time was sent by his son, Arcb, as a present to Mountain Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. P., of Greenville, S. C. A publication being made in the papers of that place brought forth the following letter: Bboti.es' P. O., Ahderson, S. C, October 31,1892. "Mr. A. H. Rowand, Jr., Pittsburg, Pa.?Dear Sir: Alter reading your letter in the Greenville News concerning your father's regalia and jewels which you havo sent to the Greenville Lodge, and noticing your signature to be almost identioal with that of a kind hearted onemy who wore tho blue, I havo decid? ed to write you and find out if you are tho man who approached mo at the camp firo near General Sheridan's hoadquar tors, when I was a prisoner, on tbe Oth of April, 1S65. Standing with our backs to the fire, I was saluted with a fire of questions about people in Grejnville. with whom I was at the time very well acquainted, and after somo time I asked my questioner's name, and I undarstood his reply to bo, 'Archy Rowand.' 'Archy' asked the guard to turn me, tho prisoner, over to him, and I was treated to a good breakfast, the first for a week. "Although nearly thirty years have elapsed since tbut time, a foeling of grat? itude still lingers with me, and I have desired for some timo to become better acquaiutod with him. If you are tho man, please accept my sincerost thanks for a kindness which will never be for? gotten, and if you had a brother by that name, please do mo the kindness to sond his address so that I can write to him. Hoping to hoar from you soon, I am, "Yours sincerely, N. O, Fabweb." Mr. Rowand baa answered the above letter and sent his photograph to his Southern friend, informing him that he will take the return square meal when it suits Mr. Farmer.?Greenville News. ? Sir Archibald Goikie, of the British Association, after much careful thought and patient investigation, together with a deal of figuring, has como to the con? clusion that the world is between 73,000 000 and 650,000,000 years old. ? The groat African ostrich which King Alimany Samadon presented to Queen Victoria has arrivod in ISngland. It is probably the largest specimen of its kind ovor seen in Europe. It was ridden six hundred miles by a young nogro bo foro reaching Sierra Leone, where it was placed on board ship for Liverpool. During tho long walk the mammoth bird attacked and injured sovoral natives, killing two of thorn. A Tariff Cathcchlsm, The following questions and answers were found among tho papers of tho late George Otis, of Rosello, N. J.: Q. "What is tho rnennang of the word tariff? A. It is so called becauso hundreds of years ago sea pirates at Tariffa, Spain, forced every passing vessel to pay for the privilege of going into and from the Mediterranean Sea. Q. "What is tho moauing now? A. A certain sum forced from tho poo ple by hind pirates. Q. Why say taken by force ? A. Because the Republican Congress says to tho pcoplo: "Stand and deliver." Q. Stand dollvor to whom ? A. To certain favored manufacturing interests. Q. Where in the Constitution is Con? gress empowered to pass a law to compel tho few to support the many, tuo poor to contributo to tho rich ? A. In no part of it. Q. Then where did it fiud the power ? A. In tho Bible. Q. Give the book, chapter and verse. A. Matthew, 13th chapter, 12th verse: "For whomsoever hath, to him shall bo given, and ho Bhall havo moro abund anco; but whosoever bath net, from him shall bo taken even that which he hath." Q. Is such a law republican in the sense of being democratic?a government in which the people rule ? A. No. It is aristocratic. Q. What do you mean by aristooratio ? A. A government wherein a few rob tho many ; where tho many work to help support the privileged few. Q. Explain how the Tariff law estab? lishes an aristocracy in u democratio government. A. Congress says to the poor, because this or that man is rich and produces iron or cotton or woolen goods, you shall pay him so much money for so many pounds or yards, or go naked and work without tools. Q. What reason does Congress give for Buch a tyrannical law ? A. Congress says the law is a differen? tiation or industrial function, which means that industry is tho function of the poor and tho difforcnoo goes to the rich. Q. Is that the only reason Congress gives? A. No. It says the tariff is intended to foster infant industries at home. Q. Are tho iron, cotton and wool in? dustries infant? A. No; they are a hundred years old. Q. What date has Congress fixed foi these industries to become of ago? A. When Gabriel blows his horn. One Congressman did move to fix a later dato, but whon reminded that asbestos was not protected he withdrew his mo ? tion. Q. What is the meaning of a protective tariff? A. Protection of the rich from getting poor and of the poor from getting rich. Q. What is the difference between the tenants in Ireland and tbe farmers in America ? A. None. In both oases the tax gath? erer lives in the East and the sheriff Is after both. Q. Is there any other similarity be? tween tho Irish tenants and the American farmers ? A. Yes, the tenants are too poor to stay and the farmers too poor to leave. Q. Ib that the only benefit Republican protection confers upon the poor ? A. No. It improves their morals; keeps them from having useless desires. Q. How does protection produce Buch results ? A. The poor have to work so hard to support the rich they have no time for mischief. Having no surplus money with which to travel they see nothing new, and desires are kept dormant. That brings content. A Maniac In a Pulpit* Springfield, Mass., Oct. 23.?Charles M. Emmerns, a gunsmith in the national armory and a monomaniac on religion, broke into Olivet Congregational Church last night, provisioned the pulpit for a week, and armed with a revolver and fantastically draped and veiled in black, held the whole congregation at bay from 9 a. m. until ? p. m. The Police Department was summoned to the scene, but did not dare to arrest him, and the intruder held tbe pulpit in solitary majesty until ho finally drowsed off and was captured after a short strug? gle. The strange occupant of the pulpit was first discovered by the janitor, Mr. Dick? inson, who took the weird figure to be the old Nick himself, and was flying from the scene with his hair on end whon he heard the intruder say, "I am Alpha and Omega." Then he knew it was not Beelzebub, but only Eminons. He started to put him out, but was re? pelled by the sudden production of a revolver. Tho police were summoned, and marched in boldly till they were within fifteen feet of the pulpit, when Emmons told them to go, nnc they re? treated in haste. An attempt was made to attack him from the rear, when ho fired two shots through the floor, and the officers retreated again. Various expedients wore deyiaed. The firemen wanted to turn the hose on him, and one sharpshooter offered to maim him. Others proposed to smoke him out. It was finally decided, however, to lay regular siege to the ohurch and starve him out. About 2 o'clock he got bo eleepy that he could not keep bis eyes open, and officers Hayn es, Atkins, and Mr. Vesey seized and disarmed him. Emmons had been crazy for at least Jour years. After the death of his wife he created a sensation by lying in her grave and refusing to get out. He has a mania for getting into pulpits, and was tried for lunacy a year ago, after a similar break, in which he did not, however, use arms. Last week ho went to Trinity church before the services, entered the pulpit and took his shoes off, and had to be ojected by force. He has also a mania lor reading the Bible at prayer meetings, so that he has had to bo put out several times. He had in the pulpit when arrested two pistols, two night lamps, a bag of crackers and cookies, two pouuds of gunpowder, a large supply of rod fire, rockets, and Roman candles, a breech block of a rifle for a candle stick, two wooden troughs with which to shoot rockets, a bottle of alcohol, a can of kero? sene, a tin funnel, five tins of prepared chicken and turkey, a pail of water, and a tin cup. He was well supplied with ammuni? tion, and. after firing five shots, ho care? lessly reloaded his weapon from a long row of cartridges in the pulpit. He was wrapped in a yellow rug taken from the altar chairs and had his head shrouded in a black veil. At loast 1,000 people stood in the streets from 9 till 2 o'clock waiting to see him put out. ?., ?? ?? mm a m - A New State Debt Scheme. The publio debt matter is exciting most unusual interest just now, and there is a probability that an attempt will be made to accomplish something alleged to be even better than the refundment of the 6 per cent, bonds at 4 per cent., which in itself, as often pointed out before, will result in a great saving to tbe people of the State in the payment of interest. A soheme is being considerably talked of among some of tho Administration men which, if tho arguments used in its lavor are sound, will result in something better than the refundment. Of course the matter is so far only vaguely discussed, but several of the financiers of the Administration have been seen about it, and they all talk in its favor. The plan was once discussed before, but nothing ever oame of it. As explained by those familiar with tbe finances of the State, it is that the State, through its Legislature, lease tho phosphate beds to parties of wealth for a long term of years, the lessees to take up the entire State debt and liquidate it, relieving the State of its debt and doing away with the taxation for the purpose of meeting the annual interest. A man who is perhaps as woll acquaint? ed and as intimately connected with tho finances of the State as any one, says that a lease of forty years, to reliable parties, if they could be found, on proper terms, would be the best thing that tbo State could do. He Bays that it would be a most advantageous move, even if the beds wore only leased for the securing of the payment of the interest. The levy, he Bays, is now two mills on all assossed property in the State to meet this inter? est, and the payment of that much would greatly relieve the people, while the State would have ample funds to run the gov? ernment. If the debt could be refunded at 4 per cent., and then such a move bo made, it would be all the. more advanta? geous. He said that it would not hurt the State to part with the beds for ten millions, or even oight million;'. One of the most prominent members of the Legislature, who is most intimate with the finances of the State, was also queried on the subfect. He seems to think that if the scheme is practicable, it would be the best thing that could be done for the interests of the people. He seems to think that the matter will reach the Legislature in one form or another, but cannot foretell what action would follow in case it did. It is ascertained on very good authority that Governor Tillman since his return to the city, has received an offer for the refundment of the bonds, which he failed to get while in New York, and is now considering it. The parties making the offer and its terms are known to certain outside parties, but it is impossible to five any other facts at this time.?Cohim ia State. The Governor and the Goat. San Aktowia, Tex., Oct. 31.?A dis? patch from Sequin states that Ex-Gover? nor John Ireland has been prevented from entering the State campaign in be? half of Hogg, on account of the injuries which he recently received from a vicious billygoat. The bearded animal was kept in a pasture adjoining the Governor's home. A few mornings ago, Mr. Ireland was crossing the pasture in his usual style, when the billygoat struck him with force from behind. The Texas statesman was knocked down and re? peatedly struck by the goat. He made vain endeavors to svard off the blows with his feet but was not successful in doing so. He was rescued by neighbors and taken home, where he has remained ever since. ? One secret of the Chicago packers' great fortunes is that they don't waste anything. The meat, the entrails, every? thing, is made use of but the squael. Thoy can't catch that, so it is wasted. Tho blood is stamped into buttons. ? Nathan W. Gregory, trial justice, died at his home near Saluda Old Town on Thursday night, the 20th instant. He bad been in bad health for some time. He was about 60 year old. He leaves a wife, but no children. Mr. Gregory had come to the conclusion some time before that his death would occur about the time It did occur. On Saturday, the 15th, he sent to Newberry for a coffin to be buried In. Tho persons he Bent by deci? ded after reaching Newberry not to get it that day. On the following Wednes? day, the 19th, he sent again, and this time the coffin was carried to him. When it reached his home Wednesday night he got into it to Bee if it suited him, and after trying it declared it was "all right except the pillow was not quite high enough." The next night he died. His body was placed in his coffin and carried over to Edgefield county and buried.?Newberry News and Herald. ? Paris has practically decided that the big thing with which she will amuse the world at the exhibition of 1900 will bo the greatest of all telescopes. The idea was suggested some time ago, but was aban? doned on account of the difficulties in? volved. Bat this is to be a reflecting telescope, which is easier to make, there being only one great concave mirror just under ten feet in diameter to fashion, instead of the polishing of four surfaces involved in making two lenses. Practi? cal telescope makers have undertaken to make the groat spy-glass, which will have a tnbe more than a hundred feet long and as large as the Yendome column. It will cost at least $500,000, and it is expec? ted to bring the moon near enough to see objects no larger than the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge. Going West?How to make the trip quickly and cheaply. Would you like to know the best way to reach Texas, Arkansas, or any of the States out West ? A letter or postal card to either address below will secure you full information as to low rates, the best schedules, &c, by the Great Through Car Line over the Richmond & Danville R. R., via Atlanta and Birmingham. You can buy tickets through by this line and have yonr baggage checked to destina? tion. Double daily trains and quick schedules. All questions answered. R. W. Huat, Travelling Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. C. L. Hopkins, Travelling Passenger Agent, Charlotte, N. C. - -- ? ? A New Jersey Judge has immortal? ized himself by ruling that when a young man and woman kiss each other or walk arm in arm in public it shall be taken as an admission that they are engaged to be married. The Judge is not a candidate for re-election this fall, fortunately for him. A Little Girl's Experience In A Light? house. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are keepers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach, Mich., and are blessed with a daughter, four years old. Last April she was taken down with Measles, followed with a dread? ful Couirh and turning into a Fever. Doc? tors at home and at Detroit treated her, but in vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she was a mere "nandful of bones." Then she tried Dr. King's New Discovery and after the use of two and a half bottles, was com? pletely cured. They say Dr. King's New Discovery is worth its weight in gold, yet yon mayget a trial bottle free at Hill Bros. Drugstore. The First Step. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, ca'nt sleep, can't think, can't do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails yon. Yon should heed the warning, you are taking the first step into Nervous Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters yon will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to its normal, healthy condition. Surpris? ing results follow the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Your appetite re? turns, good digestion is restored, and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50o. at Hill Bros. Drugstore._ SALE OF LAND. IWILL sell at the late residence of N. S. Clardy, deceased, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of November next, at 11 o'clock a. m., EIGHT TRACTS OF LAND, Averaging 16 to 80 acres each. Said Tracts being the Lands formerly owned by said N. 8. Clardy, deceased, lying from one to two n-iles of Piedmont Factory, in An? derson County, on waters ol Saluda River. Term3?Cash. A. W. FICKEN8, Agent and Trustee. Nov 2, 1892 18_ 3 Current Literature, Outing and Century Magazin?, ON SALE AT SANBORN & FRANCIS5. A full line of Periodicals will be added aa the trade demands. Stuart's Gin and Buchu. A Remedy for all kinds of Bladder and Kidney troubles. CUBES Did you ever reflect that many ills of life come from sluggish action of the Kid? neys ? KIDNEY The Kidneys are the great blood strain? ers, thus filtering out poisonous elements that would otherwise remain and contam? inate the whole system. AND Keep the blood pure?aid the Kidneys when oppressed and overburdened, and you will build up the pystcm and preserve lMM.llh. BLADDER Do you suffer with weakness, backache, pains in the sides, nervousness, loss of ap? petite, bad taste in the mouth, etc? TROUBLES. Take STUART'S GIN AND BUCHU. One bottle will convince you of its merits. Sold by all druggists. HARRIS' LITHIA WATER AS the following advantages over other mineral waters : I. Contains one-third more lithia than any Spring in the United States. II. Analysis by R. Ogdeu Doremus, M. D., LL.D. III. Nearly one-half price of Buffalo and Londonderry Lithia. IV. Always fresh?by special arrangement with Express Company obtalaed at short notice and does not remain for days in heated cars. USES?Bright's diseases. Stone in the Bladder, Gout, Cystitis, Rheumatism and all conditions of the Eidneys, Bladder and Stomach reqniring an alkaline? 11 thia treat* ment. For Dyspepsia it is unequalled, in Chronic Constipation unexcelled. ORR & SLOAN, Sole Agents for Anderson. S. C. Nov 2, 1892_ 18 THIS IS WORTH TOUR CONSIDERATION! IT is an acknewledged fact that A. G. MEANS carried th ?? largest, finest and best fitting Stock of Clothing, Shoes and Hats in ...nderson. It is a fact also that TAYLOR & CRAYTON bought that Stock for half its value, which places them in a position to tell you at New York Cost and still make a profit. Common sense teaches you that Merchants CAN'T sell goods without making a profit, and this talk about others selling goods as cheap as we are doing is ALL BOSH. Buy your Gooc'Ib frem us, and if we can't prove to you that we ARE selling you at wholesale prices we will make you a present of $50.00. We do net ask your patronage on account of friendship, or as a favor TO US alone, but simply as a business transaction, KNOWING that it is to YOUR INTEREST as well as ours. Thanking you for your past patronage, Very truly yours, TAYLOR & CRAYTON, 40 and 43 Granite Row. FLOUR.FLOUR.FLOUR! ean save y?u some money on Floor?EVERY POUND guar? anteed to be aw rep reuen ted, and at Lowest Prices. OTMSft GOODS IN PROPORTION. COME AND SEE ?8?WE ARE GLAD TO QUOTE PRICE8. W. H. HARRISON & CO Agents for Teimey's Candies. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PRETTIEST PLACE IN TOWN, Drop around and take a look at Will. Hubbard's Jewelry Palace ! Next to Farmers and Merchants Bank. ALL I ask is a look through. B?? NO trouble to show Good*. WORK promptly and neatly clone. GIVE me a call. WILL. R. HUBBARD, J. M. Hubbard & Bro's. Old Stand. 1843 l?O? THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO., OF NEWARK, N. J. AMZI DODD, President. ASSETS; Paid to Policy Holders since Organization ; SURPLUS: JBWket Values, $48,930,273.05 I $118,724,808.09 I Mass. Standard, $3,545,792.05 Policies Absolutelj Non-Forfeitablc after Second Year. IBf case of lapse the Polloy 1? continued la. fore* as long as its Talue will pay for; or, if preferred, a Paid-up Policy for its full yalue ia issued in exchange. After the Second year Policies are incontestable, except as against Intentional iraud ; and all reatriction? as to residence and occupation are removed. Cash Loans are made to the extent of 60 per cent, of the reserve value, w_?re valid assignments of the Policies can be made na collateral security. Losses paid immediately upon completion and approval of proofs. M. M. MATTISON & BROTHER, Office in Masonic JluUdlng. DISTRICT AGENTS, ANDERSON, S. C. Also, FIJRfi and AQOIPBWT ?fSjttfttWCE placed with First Class American and English Companies. We Tell the Truth ! I HAVE AS LARGE A STOCK OF As any house in Anderson?I don't except any?and I buy direct from the men who make the Shoes, and AS CHEAP AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT, And I sell so cheap I have made no money sine? I came here two years ago. Now, my friends and customers, don't be led to before by a set of long-winded, gander-legged gas bags that VAN WYCK can't down the best of them on Shoes. There's so few of us talking it's not hard to find out who's doing the lying, for if I can't keep up with the Bell Cow I am gwine to leave the gang. Just call and get my prices on Shoes and Hats and save Money. Yours anxious to please. 0. B. VAASWYCK. JAS. P. GOSSETT k CO, "Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES, Are offering some of THE BIGGEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN ANDERSON. 1h?Y are wiling some lines of Boote and Shoes by the single pair for less money than the same goods can be bought again at by wholesale. They Buy bargains and they Sell Bargains. They have the finest opportunities for buying and handling Shoes of any House in South Carolina. They are the only house in upper Carolina having a man directly connected with the Manufacturers?their 1fr. Jas. P. Gossett being the Agent and Salesman for the celebrated Bay State Shoe and Leather Co., of. New York, one of the largest Boot and Shoe Manufacturing concerns ia tho-wtfrfd. They are the only exclusive Shoo House io Anderson. They are the only ONE PKICE HOUSE in Anderson, They have one of the largest and best assorted-stocks of Shoes lnjthe State. Thay are carrying a full line_of bQLEr-LEATHER?Hemlock and Whiteoak ?from 18c. per pound up. A full line of (Jut Half Soles from 10c. per pair up. Their One Dollar Bargain Counter is a great suecess. Biggest Box Blacking in the World for 5c. k)EE here, Bill, Minor don't wait for tho crowd, and I don't care, do you? "Look what he is offering I Why, I can raise cotton at 6c. and buy all the goecls I ean haul from the Ton Cent Store at prices like this. Just hold me while I tell you how cheap I can buy Tinware. Minor will sell two-pint Cups for fiv? cents, got handles; and will sell Dippers, Buckets, Wash Pans, Dish Pans, Oil Caua, Coffee Cans, Pie Pans, Pudding Pans, aid everything else that "Uncle Sam" has made out of Tin, cheap?yes, cheaper than anybody. "Minor don't etop here?no, he don't. You oHght t* go through Anderson County, yes, and Abbeville, too, and listen at the people talk and tell how much cheaper they cau buy Teacups and Saucera, and everything else in the Crockery line from Minor than they cau anywhere eine. It does me good to hear them talk, because I know it is so, and the beat goods, too. "You ought to hear Minor's boys price Glassware and Lamps, ana" listen what the customers eay. 'Oh 1 how cheap they are I I will take this one V "Minor has got tho boys on Woodeuware, too; and don't talk about Music. Look at Minor's Banjos, Violins and Guitara? they beat the world. "You must consider Notions, too. Minor can down the beat of them on buying and selling in this line, and den't you fail forget it. "Minor has a lino of Boots and Shoes that he is selling at less than 50c. on the dollar?I mean below New York cost." S*e the different kind:? of Chewing Tobacco?17 different brand? at all prices. Minor's Cigars down everything?they are cheap and good. SOAP, SOAP?Minor hts enough Soap to supply eyery family in this county, and more, too. Now, don't wear out your shoes hunting Bargains, for Minor controls them all. Yours at starving prices, C. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR, THE TEN CENT STORE,