Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY. 3. F. CLINKSCALES,) Epiroaa akd th 0. LANGS TON, j Pbopkietobs WEDNESDAY JAN. 25, ?893. v TERMS : ONE YEAR.. $1 80 MONTHS. 75 Tee house has adopted a resolution favoring a constitutional amendment providing lor the election of United States Senators by the popular vote. Colombia is soon to have a ?700,000 cot? ton mill ituilt on the banks of the canal. We all rejoice in the prosperity of our capital city and wish her abundant suc? cess. _' The Augusta Chronicle says there are ? present thu claims of 667,556 persons for pensions filed in the pension office at Washington, and if all these are granted ono in every forty-three of the popula? tion of the country vrill be on the pension Iwt. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes died' very suddenly and unexpectedly r.t his home, Fremont, C, on Tuesday might, 27th inst. The deceased will live listory as the anomaly of a President of She .United States who served four years -without being elected to that office by the people. Scroggina and Smith, twb condemned 'murderers in the Birmingham, Ala,, in.il, 'havosold their bodies for cash, executing ^regular deeds. Smith sold to a Syndi? kate of physicians and Scroggins to an un? dertaker who wishes the body to use as an advertisement of the preservative ^meritsof an embalming fluid. The New York Recorder says: "Mrs. Jefferson Davis shows a sturdy indepen? dence In declining to permit the warm? hearted people of Georgia to raise a fund din ner behalf. Mrs. Davis has written a Tory excellent biography of her husband, if the people of the South would buy it sha would have an ample support for ?life." .- ? ' >m ? ?o? Ic is not certain that Roger Q. Mills vwft'i be ro-elected to the U. S. Senate from Texas. John Ireland wants the place and so does Terrell. ? Gov. Hogg is reported to be against Mills and it is said -has great infinence with the Legislature. 1 rHogg does not run himself, which he may do, he will, it is said, support Terrell for the purpose of defeating Mills. - i.-J c - According to the life insurance statis? tics, the average length of human life in C'vilksd countries has inoreased five per cent during the last twenty-five years. It the prolongation goes on at that rate, lia four or five centuries from now the life of. man, instead of being limited to three score and ten, will be one hundred and forty years. It is unfortunate for the present generation that they did not wait give hundred veara before making their debut on earth. The figures of the fire loss in the Uni? ted States and Canada lor the month of December last and for. the year 1892 are at jpand. The loss for December was $12, jr S54,4&?, being lighter than in the correa >nding month of 1S91 and of 1890. The iJbrthe year 1892 wa3 $132,704,700. ' This was ?5,OO0',OOO less than the loss for ?lB9lt.bat witfcrthat exception was more ih?n in any preceding years since the [early '70's when Chicago and Boston wore visited by the most destructive confla l^-Uioiis of the century. Ooco on a time, says the Spartanburg zrian, a lictltj boy astonished his com inlons by suiting that pins had saved ie lives of thousands of people. When *ked to exphdn, his reply was: "By lot (wallowing them." We can also state that the farmers of Spartanburg J?oun lose thousands of dollars every rear on colts. If yoa wish to know how I this is done, like the little boy,' we will [fia?4. "'By not raising them.'' Of course [if you sit dbwa and count the cost of [raising a colt you will never attempt to [raise one. If you would count theoost of Living you would be appallod at the fig lures and want to lie down and die, that Is if yon are a lazy, thriftless sort of fel? low that is afraid or a little trouble. [ When it comes to actual coat you cannot ^fford to raise anything. It is cheaper to jo into market and buy .everything iihtr than attempt to raise it. Thus the improvident, thriftless crowd would, [argue. A one or two-horse farmer can jraise a colt every year, and he will scarcely miss what the colt will eat until is ready for sale or service. A good, Strong mare will do as much work while colt is following her as she will do /hen not having colts ? A little extra feed and attention will be required. The |twc-borso farmer should hare two good res and raise one good colt every year. Eclcs are more valuable than horses and they come into market at an earlier age. [Where one man wants to buy a good iree or four year old horse, yon will tnd ten anxious to buy a mule. Now let tab Spartanbarg farmers turn overs lew leaf. The raising of colts on every rtn will admirably fit in with the re luced acreage-of cotton. Small grain, >rn, peas, sorghum and potatoes will a long way towards making the far independent. Ii they will add the taisiug of colts and hogs enough to sup ly the Connty they will be on the high to prosperity. : Cabinet slate makers are stili busy fix up a cabinet for Mr. Cleveland. So the only name he has accepted is that j)f John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, for Sec? retary of the Treasury. Senator Car isle has forwarded his resignation to io Governor of Kentucky and pub? licly announced bia intention of ad? apting the portfolio offered him by Mr. Jloveland. Jusiioe LuciuH Q. C. Lamar, of the ^upren.e Court of the United States, died MacoUj Ga., last Monday evening. Phe announcement of bia death was a rrible shock to the whole country. Ith was sudden in the extreme, for ithough he had been ailing for some ierthe Justice appeared to begradu !y gaining in health. He left Washing about a month ago, and has been tesitiog a relative in Vineville, a suburb \{ Macon. Monday afternoon about 3 i*clock Justice Lamar started to go to ie city, but was met at the door by a Wend, Dr. Llewellyn, with whom return to the sitting room. A t that time, and uring all the afternoon, he was in good }iritsf and at dinner, at 6:50 that evening, seemed to have a good appetite. Dr. leweliyn left the house about 8 o'clock, a few minutes later Justioe Lamar ras seized with violent pains in the ^eart, and he died at the hour mentioned. jght's disease, with angina pectoris, ras the direct cause of his death, and is iven by the physicians as being the jet complication in the case. Justice imar was born in Georgia in 1825, and 'his youth went to Mississippi. He luated from Emory College, was kitted to the bar in 1847. In 1857 he ? elected to Congress, and served there This State seceded. After the war he ras again sent to Congress, and in 1877 ; elected to the United States Senate. 18S5 President Cleveland appointed ?L Lamar Secretary of the Interior and ?^rwards( elevated him to a seat on the [apremo Beheb. -His death deprives our >untry of one of its best and brightest is. The Liquor Traffic. Editors Intelligencer: This is an nge of activity, with progressive strides in intellectual as well as mechanical develop* ment, and these are grand times for na? tional congratulation. But what the peo? ple most need is a new resurrection or crystaiization of moral sentiment, applied to the great overshadowing evil and curse of the liquor traffic, and we must have the dominant sway of prohibition in or? der to reap the full benefits of our na? tional progress, and as not only desirable, but absolutely essential for the security, health, happiness and welfare of the peo? ple, f It is marvelous in the extreme to see that intelligent men, who manifest such a profound interest in a World's Fair for developing national interest and works of high art, with numerous educational facilities that are so popular in both sci? ence and literature, should bo so oblivions to the awful crime and misory caused by the liquor traffic! So much has been said and done to show *he poisonous character and terrible reeclta of alcohol as a bever? age, that otherwise conscientious and Christian people should b* so apathetic and not stand amazed when they see such blind subserviency to the criminal ten? dencies oi the times in allowing that the traffic in this alluring, insidious, acrid poison of alcohol, which has so clearly proved itself to be the worst foe to our homes, and most dangeous enemy to the community, should be pampered and dig? nified as a legitimate business, ia astound? ing. That men having any standing in society, or self-respect, should allow such an ignominious prostitution of their in? fluence by endorsing this piratical traffic, even by heir silence, is despicable be? yond expression I The Government, both State and National, has been the great bul? wark of this gigantic crime-producing business, making legal that which is morally wrong, and this the most terrible of all wrongs. To mislead the politicians cry out against definite political action, saying: "You cannot make men sober by law." Bat what are the facts to which this senseless cry is intended to blind us; vi',., that all laws are more or less viola? ted. While the law against stealing ia not an absolute success, yet people pre? fer to prevent stealing by all possible en? actments 8gainat it. The law do*e prevent stealing, therefore people are practically made honest by law. Were there no legalized drink shops, there would be fewer drunkards, and the consequent pauperism and orlme common to-day would be greatly diminished. The earnings of millions-who go down to deg? radation and death by means of this vice would pay many times the revenue re? quired to carry on the Government, and the labor question would be solved In the elevation and prosperity of the people. Truly there la no greater crime, no greater treason to the country, or any treachery so dangerous to be beat Interest of soci? ety, as the sancL. ??f the "destructive" iquor traffic. The evils of this traffic are so general and the consequences so terrible, that it merits the strongest condemnation, and sbould be resisted with all this Intensity of our patriotism and honest indignation as an outrage on our common sense, our common manhood and our common inter? est. The traffic in alluring alcoholic poison in the form of whiskey, brandy, wine, beer, etc, furnishes a sure method for flooding the country with crime, disease, misery, insanity and pauperism. It dig? nifies crime with a .legal sanction ? it per? petuates the sale of an alluring poison that debauches the people; it offers a monop? oly to tlie rich to allure the poor to their ruin; It paralyzes conscience and destroys the moral sense; it blights tbo influence of the Christian Church and demoralizes the community with all sorts of evil and dis? grace, ft bo is responsible for this out? rage upon the people ? All the benefits of education, all the good in onr homes, all the obligations of patriotism, all the sanc? tions of morality, and all tbe claims of re? ligion join in condemnation of the liquor traffic as tbe worst enemy of mankind?a ''destructive, devilish traffic," and any lioense or sanction of this diabolical busi? ness is among tbe worst crimes in tbe an? nals of human depravity, and any legal sanction or license make* Its votaries ac? cessory before tbe fact to all the crimes committed through this authority. Tbe magnitude of the liquor traffic seems to be little understood by the great masseu of onr people. A glance at a few pages of "Our Country" will be sufficient to convince every thinking mind of its gigantic proportions. According to tbe report of tbe Commissioners of Internal Revenue for 1883, there were then in tbe United States 206,970 liquor dealers and manufacturers. Their saloons, says Dr. Strong, allowing twenty feet front to each, would reach in an unbroken line from Cfiioago to New York. There is invested in this business an immense capital. The North American Review estimates it at $1,000,0?00,000 which is vt-ry moderata if Joseph Cook's statement i* correct, that thr re are $75,000,000 engeged in this traffic in tbe city of Boston. In an address in the House of Representatives, in favor of tbe Bonded Whiskey Bill, Hon. P. V Oecster, of Wisconsin, member of Con? gress, and special champion of tbe liquor dealers, said that the total market value of tbe spirituous, malt and vinous liquors in 1833 was $490.961,588. According to tbe oensns the capital invested in their manu? facture was, in 1880, $139,051,260. It is generally estimated that tbe annual liquor bill of the nation is $900,000,000. So great wealth ia the band of one class, having common interest and a common purpose, is a mighty power. That this power exerts a salient and hurtful influ? ence over our Government, no one will deny. Their success at Washington a few years since in securing legislation which granted to whiskey makers peculiar priv? ileges, accorded to no other taxpayers, is sufficient evidence of their power. What is true of the traffic in the Uni ted States, and its influence upon the National Gov? ernment, is true of tbe separate States in the same ratio. And South Carolina has furnished her full quota of the enormous expenditures, and partook of all tbe bane? ful influences attendant upon it. These are appalling facts, but tbey are only the "beginnings of sorrow." If we would obtain a true picture of tbe fearful work of tbe destructive liquor traffic, we sbould not simply look at its direful influ? ence upon the State or National Govern? ment, but we must look to the private home, for there the green-eyed monster does his most terrible work. He blanches tbe cheek of the once fair maid that was the light and joy of her father's home. He debauches the husband and sends him reeling down the steps of time to a drunk? ards grave before bis allotted days are more than half spent. He robs the chil den of food and clothing, ef education and respectability, and sends a broken-hearted motber to a premature grave, leaving half a dozen half-starved, half naked, ignorant orphan children to tbe cold charities of merciless- world. Tbe traffio furnishes nine-teffi.ha of the cases for our criminal dockets, and fills our prisons, poor houses and insane asylums with inmates. Surely there is none so full of bloodshed, woe and misery! Verily, it is drunken with tbe blood of our people. It is a veritable scourge. These are tbe lamentable facts that stirred our souls within us, and aroused the intelligence of South Carolina and prompted her noble sons to march to tbe "poils" on tbe thirteenth of last August to vote for prohibition. Yes, with burdened hearts and tearful eyes, we implored our Legislators, who were pledged to support the measures of the people, by whom they were elected in good faith, lor the sake of our brvs, for the sak? ?*' mir b<*riiP* F r the sake of oar couuir?, to make a law tliat would blot this curse from the face of our otherwise fair soil. But alas! wheu we ask for bread they give us a stone, when we ask for a fish they give us a ser? pent. They have, be it said to their shame, betrayed their trust, proved them? selves unworthy of the oouddence so im? plicitly placed in tbtra. A Dispensary! Who ever thought of such a tbiog! Or who hath required this at your hand? Moses was debarred the privilege of lead? ing the children of Isreal into the prom? ised land for a slight deviation from the command of God?striking the rock when God said speak to it. And King Saul lost his crown for capturing Agag alive in? stead of killing him, as God bad com? manded. Solomon says, "There is a way that seemelh right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." So look out ye arrogant, self-important Legis? lators, for this will doubtless prove true in your case. My advice would be for you to bid Governor Tillman and the rest of your political friends down there adieu and take & good look at the State House and all of its surroundings, when you go back next fall, for never more will you behold them through your Senatorial glasses. You have reached the zenith of your glory. The dajs of your political career are numbered. Your little world is nearing its end, and soon you will be calling upon the rocks and mountains to fall upon you to hide you from your trea? sonable act. Those eyes with which you so recently beheld the whited wails of the State House will soon be glazed in ever? lasting political death. It is truo there are some features of the new law which, if strictly enforced, would make the dispensary system far better than the old bar room system. Such as the prohibiting of the sale of intoxicants of any kind to minors or persons addicted to drinking to excess. This, if carried out, will entirely prohibit drunkenness. But does any one believe that suoh a law is going to be enforced to the letter? Is there not a law now that prohibits the sale of intoxicauta to minor? ? And is there not a law whereby the wife of a drunken husband may have redress ppon a bar? keeper for selling her husband liquor thus taking away the source of her daily sup? port ? Are these laws enforced ? No, they are mere dead letters. And we fear the boasted advantage of having no open bar-rooms will prove a mere delusion. Will not every nook and corner, every stable, office and shop furnish a sufficient hiding place in which to drink ? If there is anything gained morally, or anything at all that favors prohibition, is the Evan's bill, I confess I have never been able to to see iv It sounds more like the scheming trickery of the blarneying poli? tician, than the honest deliberation of true patriotism. It is "whipping the devil around the stump." The only advantage that I can see in the new liquor law is that in killing the whiskey dealers and de? stroying their traffic, it destroys their dangerous power and influence over the Government. The dispensary system would furnish a great source of revenue (?) to the State, which would perhaps lessen our State tax. But what would we do with the money? Would we not, like Judas, take it and cast it down at the feet of the officer, con? fessing that we have sinned, in that we have sold innocent blood ? If it is moral? ly wrong for me, as an individual, to sell whiskey, then it is equally wrong for the con bined citizens of a State, in the capac? ity of Government, to sell it. And if God pronounced a woe upon the individual that putteth the bottle to his neighbor's Hps, will not that same woe confront the State that is guilty of identically the same sin ? Moreover, fellow-cltizeus, do you want your children educated on blood money ? Do you want your poor fed and your insane oared ibr with money bathed in the tears of the drunkard's starving, freezing children ? JXo, a thousand times no! My God! My God! the pale, sad face of the drunkard's wife, and the gaunt, lean look of his children, would be ever before me. The deep groans and hoarse, strangulated breathing of tbe murderer's victim would be continually grating upon my ears, wbile I fancy I could taste tbe blood in everything I ate. May tbe good Lord deliver us from such an evil. T. H. Garrett. Bunds Placed at Par. Columbia, S. C, Jan 19,?Governor Tillman and State Treasurer Bates have practically entered into an agreement with the Baltimore Trast and Guarantee company, of Baltimore, to take two mil? lion dollars worth of tbe State4i percent, bonds at p*r and probably all of toe State debt Tbt contract has not been signed but the outlook is that it will be ratified in a few days. The iuduct-ment offered is the amount of semi-annual interest on the stock. The bonds will not be issued until July 1st, 1)^93, and as a consideration for the Trust company it is to be ailowed the interest on the bonds from January 1st to July 1st. The original intention was to start the iu torest from the 1st of July, but some commission bad to be paid for handling the bonds at par. There had been somedoubtas to whether the Governor bad the right to agree to pay the six months interest as bonua and accordingly a case was made up between the State and tbe Baltimore syndicate to test the State's right to allow this interest and to.day the Supreme Court decided that it could be done, The action was brought in the shape of an injunction to stop the Governor from entering into the contract. Chief Justice M elver dissented from tbe opinion, John Gary Evans ap? peared as counsel against the State. The memorandum of agreement, as far as completed, provides that the Baltimore syndicate is to purchase two million dol? lars of the bonds and stocks bearing 4} per cent, interest, payablesemi-annually, the bonds and stocks to boar date January 1st, 1893, carrying interest therefrom ; to be purchased at par flat, that is, that nothing additional shall be paid for any interest which may have accrued at tbe time of the delivery j the purchase money shall be payable $100,000 upon tho execu? tion of the contract, and tho remainder before June 30tb, 1893, in such sums as may be convenient; tbe bonds and stock tobe delivered in Buch amounts and at ?ueh times as may be called for upon tbe payment of the balance of 05 per cent. It is agreed that the State shall also deliver so much of the remainder of tho bonds and stocks as may be issued under tbe refunding act.?Special to QrecnviUe Nws. B?rsting of a Stand Pipe. AsHEViLLE, N, C, January 22.?This morning just before daylight the 75,000 gallon stand pipe on the top of tho moun? tain just east of tho city burst, but by a lucky chance was only about one-third full, and in consequence verr littlo dam? age done. The stand pipe has been in use about six years ana was considered a very strong one, but it is supposed that the water had frozen and fn thawing the unusual strain was too severe and it toppled over and unrolled like a scroll, and now covers like a blanket the side of the mountain. This accident cuts off all water supply in case of fire and leaves only a sraail resarvoir to supply tbe city with drink? ing water, and threatens us with the most complete water famine ever known. A reservoir on some mountain near the city will probably be built to replace this, and will, of course, require a long time to construct, so that it is a very se? rious misbap. ? An ice gorge eighteen miles iun? , broke and passed Cincinnati, Obio, last week. No damage resulted there, but below the city ?300,000 worth of coal boats and steamboats were caught in tbe jam and destroyed. Irby Talks Peace. Senator J. L. M. Irby, of South Caro? lin., and Congressman John L. Mc Laurin, of tha same State, aro at the Plaza hotel. They will he hero for seve? ral clays, and during their stay will call on Mr. Cleveland if he comes to his office in this city. He is expected to bo at the Mills building for a portion of the day to? morrow. Senator Irby said to a reportei of tha New York Times last night that tho factional troubles among Democrats in his State were lesB bitter now than the}" had been prior to the nomination of Mr. Cleveland. He believed, ho said, that it would be possible to heal all difficulties which have divided the party sinco tho crisis was reached two years ago between the factions led by Governor Tillman and Mr. Haskell. Senator Irby is chairman of the State Democratic Committee, and was one of the loading supporters of Governor Tillman. "We are all loyal Democrats now," he said, "and wo have been ever siuce the nomination of Mr. Cleveland at Chicago. Up to that time the Tillman faction op? posed him. The delegation to Chicago from South Carolina was, with ene ex? ception, opposed to his nomination. " Vhen he had been nominated in spite of all efforts we turned in and supported bim at tbe polls to tho beat of our ability. All factions were for him. "I think I said in the New York Times about a year ago that, while ha was not the choice of the Democrats of South Carolina, if he were nominated he would receive as hearty support in our State as he would in any in the Union. How well this was carried out may be known from the fact that our State gave him a plurality larger in proportion to popula? tion than any other State. Tiiere were but a little ovor 1,000 Third Tarty votes, and it may safely be put down that the Alliance is Democratic when it goes to the polls. "The difference in the party grew out of an attempt on tbe part of the Tillraan ites to bring about reforms in local poli? tics. Our wing of the party has been known sometimes as 'the reformers,' while Mr. Haskell and his followers have been called the 'anti-reformers.' The differences wore purely local. Our con? centrated work to the common success in the national campaign has left us with a better feeling for each other." "What is the comparative strength of the two factions?" Senator Irby was asked. "The division is in about the proportion of 50,000 Tillman men to 30,000 Haskell men," be answered. Senator Irby said that tbe question of patronage had been raised by leading men in the two factions. He was dispos? ed to treat ill bands fairly, he said, and while, as chairman of the State Commit? tee and a Tillman man, it would be a delicate matter for bim to refer to, be believed that it would be possible to recognize both factions to such an extent that there would be no trouble. "I am in favor of a perfectly equitable division," be said, "and I believe the leaders of both sides share this feeling with me. I think the equal- recognition of the two factions wiH help heal the breach that now exists." Senator Irby said he bad never seen Mr. Cleveland, and for that reason was particularly desirous to call and pay his respects during his visit to this city.? New York Times. Want to be Big Barkeeper. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 2 0.?There aie already on file iu the Governor's office a number of applications for the position of commissioner to be appointed under the provisions of the Evans Dispensary Act. The applications come from different parts of the State and are from very good men. Yesterday, in a conversation with John Gary Evans, tbe author of the bill, he said that he would like to see a certain Charleston wholesale dealer appointed commissioner. The office is worth 81,800 and is a very responsible position, and will carry with it the handling of as mueh money and goods as any office In the State. Governor Tillman says that there is no special need to hurry in the appointment of the commissioner. It is his intention to get the very best man he ean lor the place, and one on whom he can absolute? ly depend. Talking about the desire to get the law into the Courts for a test as to its consti? tutionality, he said that be had no objecr tious. He said ho would like to see the law put to the test ol the Courts, and did not care how soon it was done. There was nothing on which a suit could be based, so far us ho could see, and tho only thing possible according to his idea was to wait until July, let the law go into effect and then try its constitutionality. It is evident that tho Evans bill Is attracting considerable attention, and there are some othor ambitious leaders who want to itumortalizo themselves. Here is a sample letter t Lincoln, Neb.?Secretary of State Dear Sir: Will you send me by return mail a copy of the bill known as the Evans dispensary system. I want to in? troduce the same bill in our Legislature, now in session here. It has created quite a discussion among the temperance peo? ple here, and I am very anxious to see what our lawmakers will do with it. Yours cordially, Sabah M. Smith. The demand for copies of the bill con? tinues to be quite heavy and it will not be long before every Prohibitionist in the country will kugw all about the famous measure, Rutherford B. Mayes Bead. Fbbmont, O., Jan. 17.?Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes died at 11 o'clock to-night. Early in the evening an en? quiry elicited the response that the Gen? eral had passed a fairly well day and was resting nicely this evening. The change from better to worse was rapid, and at 11 o'clock the ex-Presjdont passed away. The first intelligence of this was received when Webb C. Hayes came down town and announced that his father had just died, Ex-President Hayes was brought here last Saturday, suffering from an attack of rheumatism of the heart, with which ho had been stricken at Cleveland. It was the second attack of the kind he bad suffered within two weeks, and although his condition was regarded as somewhat serious and excited the alarm of the fam? ily, the encouragement given them by Dr. H?best, the family physician, led them to believe that tho patient would soon recover, For this reason all knowledgo of the ex-President's illness was kept from tho public, and the fact that he was suffering from heart trouble Uid not beeorao known till yesterday afternoon. While Dr. H?best remained almost constantly at the patient's bodside, no alarming symptoms appeared until this evening, when he became rapidly worse. ? J. W. Norvillo, of La Grand, obser? ving a stranger at tho depot as he pulled out his watch, suddenly oxclaimed : "That is my brother's watch. Where did you get it?" The 6tranger replied: "That may bo your brother's watch. I got it from tho pocket of a union soldier, whose Body I helped to bury aftor one of tho numerous engagements in tho civil war, over twenty-six years ago." Norvillo had no difficulty in identifying tho watch as the one his brother had worn when he left home for tho battletiold.?Portland Qreyonuin, Cremated in Bnrning Oil. Alton, III., Jan. 21.?The Southwest? ern limited express, west-bound, on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, duo horo at 0 o'clock this morning rau into an open switch at Wanna, four miles east of here. The passenger ongine smashed a number of freight cars and oil tanks and set the wreck atire. Engineer Ross of the pas? senger engine was caught in tho wreck and burned to death. Both trains were burned up. Loss 8100,000. While the creat crowd stood watching the burning wreck, an oil tank car ex? ploded, with terrific force, enveloping tho spectators in a sheet of burning oil. Eight of them were instantly killed and scores were frightfully burned, a dozen of whom, at least, will die. Six bodies, burned to a crisp, wore not identified. Two were identified, aB Hiram Cornelius, a student of Shurtliffe College, from Iowa, and Edward Miller, of Alton Junc? tion. Twenty-five people were so badly burned that the majority will probably die, and the total list embraces over one hundred. A large proportion of the killed and injured are toys and young men, students in educational institutions. An eye witness says that the shock of the collision was such as to split two loaded tanks wide open, and the oil im? mediately caught fire, the flames shoot? ing fifty feet in'o the air. The locomotive and baggage cars were totally wrecked, but the remainder of the passenger train was removed beyond the reach of the flames. In an incredibly short time the freight train was a mass of flames. Fear of an explosion prevented any attempt to save it. A wrecking train came up from East St. Louis at 11 o'clock, but could do little, and half a dozen switch engines were run out from here to clear the yards. Traffic on the two roads was entirely suspended, and a special train was made up on the Chicago and Alton to carry tho belated passengers through to St. Louis. Hearing of the wreck, hundreds of peo? ple from this city and vicinity were attracted by curiosity to the scene, and then occurred one of the most awful dis? asters on record. A few minutes past 12 o'clock there was a slight explosion of one tank, which scattered the debris on all sides, setting fire to the stock yards enclosure. This produced the impression that tbe danger of explosions was passed, and the throng of bystanders rushed in to save tbe stock yards from destruction. A minute later there was a deafening report that shook tbe earth for half a minute and spread one sheet of seething, burning oil in all directions. For those within a circle of 100 yards there was no escape. Their clothing was burned and literally fell from their bodies. Ia a moment those who were not disabled be? gan running hither and thither, waiving their hands and screaming for help. Some went to the nearest water and oth? ers ran Into fields and are missing yet. I A panic reigned for a short time, until the uninjured recovered their presence of mind to care for the afflicted. Two bar? rels of linseed oil were taken from a gro? cery store and applied to the wounds by several physicians who happened to be on the ground. Every household in tbe little village and its vicinity was sum? moned. As soon as possible a train was made up and twenty sufferers were brought here to St. Joseph's, Webb Ross, the brave engineer who lost his life, leaves a wife and six children at Mattoon. Hampton and Hayes. Thero is one man in this Stats who can speak with knowledge of Mr. Hayes' services to South Carolina and the South, and that man is Wade Hampton. With loyalty to the memory of the man who withdrew tbe bayonet from the throat of South Carolina, ex-Governor Hampton sends the State tbiy tribute to the dead president: "To the Editor of the State; In several papers of the State references are made to Mr. Hayes as the "fraudulent president," and as having committed a crave crime, An editorial of the Greenville News, does justice to tho dead president, and I take pleasure in saying that in my opinion only justice has been done him in it. Why sbould he be denounced for com? mitting 'a crime?' The Democrats pro? posed the tribunal to which the question of tho presidency was to be referred, and they did this supposing that a majority of the board appointed would decide in their favor. The Republicans, by the sharp practice to which they are familiar, defeated this expectation, and the board appointed to adjudicate tqis vexed ques? tion decided that Mr. Hayes was elected president. He had nothing to do with this determination, and there was no option loft to him but to accept tbe office adjudged to him by a tribunal accepted by the Democrats, Had be refused to accept the office of president what would have been tho result ? The vice president of the Republican party would have been inaugurated, and we of the South would have fared badly. Under no possible contingency would Tilden have been made president, and it was owing to his own cowardice that this was made im? possible. "I hold Mr. Hayes blameless in this whole transaction, and we of South Caro? lina owehira a debt which wo can not repay, for but for his conscientiousness we should neyer have regained control of the State, To him we owe, in great part, tbe redemption of South Carolina, and he was to us the best friend the State ever knew. Knowing what he did for our people, and knowing how much he did for us, I feel that I am only discharging a debt of gratitude when I pay my hom? age to the dead president. I regarded him as my friend, because he had boen the friend of my people, and whatever may be said of him, his administration was clean, honest, and withqu,t one slur upon his memory. I concur with what is said about him by the Greenville News, Tor while he was not a great man, ho was a conscienr tious, trqo and honest one; one to whom we of tho South o wo more than we can ever repay. Wade HAvrroN." A Wonder WorKer, Mr. Frank Huffman, a young man of Bnrlington, Ohio, states that he bid been uuder tbe care of two prominent physi? cians, and used their treatment until he was not abl" to get around. They pro? nounced his se to he Consumption and incurable. H?- "as persuaded to try Dr. King's Nev ...oovery for Consumption, Coughs and >olds and at that time was not able to walk a< -oss the street without rest? ing. He found, before he had used half of a dollar bottlp, that he was much better; he continued to use it and is to-day enjoy? ing good health. If you have any Throat, Lung or Chest Trouble try it. We guaran? tee satisfaction. Trial bottle free at Hill Bros. Drugstore. Electric Bitters, This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special men? tion. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid? neys, will rer&ovo Pimples, Eoils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by Im? pure blqod. Will drjvo Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 eta. and $1.00 per bottle at Hill Bros. Drugstore. Surprising Testimony. Many physicians who have examined into the merits of B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm), have been confronted with testi? mony which they deemed surprising, and thus being convinced of its wonder? ful efficacy, have not failed to pre? scribe it in their practice as occasion re? quired. H. L. Cassidy, Kennesaw, Ga., writes : "For two years my wife was a groat suf? ferer. Skillful physicians did her no good. Her mouth was one solid ulcer, her body was broken out in sores, and sho lost a beautiful head of hair. Three bottles of B. B. B. cured her completely, incredible as it may sonud, and she is now tho mother of a healthy, three months old baby clear from any scrofu? lous taint." A. H. Morris, Pino Bluff, Ark., writes; "Hot Springs and several doc? tors failed to euro me of several running ulcers on my log. B. B. B. effected a wonderfully quick cure after evorythiug olse hud failed.'1 Waiting for the First Gun. Columbia, S. C, January 22?It is get? ting about time for the Evans teapot to begin to boil. Nothing has been official? ly done about tho matter in the last week' or two, but tho present week given abun? dant promise of being fruitful of interest? ing eventi. In the first place, under the provisions of the law, Governor Tillman will within the next two days have to ap? point a commissioner to carry out tho provisions of the law. Then there is to be a convention of those interested in the liquor business to be held in Charleston on the 24th instant. These two happen? ings are calculated to make one believe that the operations of tbe Evans bill are being brought to a direct issue. The liquor men intend to look out for their interests, and the State is about to strike tbe first blow. It is not intended that the liquor men's convention should be in tho nature of a "big blow-ont," and it is to be absolute? ly and entirely devoid of all political significance. Tbe liquor men simply think that it is to their interests to meet and talk ?vor the situation, and il they can legitimately make a contest and show the Evans law to be unconstitu? tional it is their privilege to do oo. Tbe liquor men are somewhat divided as to what had best be done, and a variety of ideas will be presented at tbo meeting and discussed, and something detinitcly done. The general opinion now seems to be, so far as I can learn, to get four of tbe best lawyers in the State to undertake the case for the liquor men. It is thought that two of these lawyers will come from Charleston, one from Colum? bia and one from Greenville. Judge Sam W. Melton has been approached as the representative of Columbia and will no doubt be oue of the counsel. Col. Jos. H. Earle will perhaps come in for the Greenville end of the lino, and as to Charleston there is a division of opinion, as tbore are so many very fine lawyers there. Some want to employ Messrs Augustine T. Smythe and G. Lamb Buist, while others prefor Messrs. Mitch? ell & Smith. In making the selection the association is especially desirous of eliminating all political significance, and this may influence the choice of the lawyers so far as Charleston is con? cerned. Now as to the commissioner, who has to be appointed before the 25th instant. Some of the more enthusiastic prohibi? tionists, and for that matter many of i;he liquor men, say that there will be no ne? cessity for the appointment of a State commissioner. Governor Tillman has on file in his office a stack of applications for the position, and is in something of a quandary as to whom to appoint, as the place is all important in the operations of the new law. The commissioner is "to purchase all intoxicating liquors for lawful sale in this State," to supply tbe dispensers. He has to put certificate? on all liquors pur? chased for sale. He has to give a bond for $10,000, and live in Columbia. It would be impossible just yet to say who is going to get the cake. From ail tbat can be learned it is anybody's race to-day and it is no use to do any guessing,? Special to News and Courier, ? A resident of Alexander, N. C, who is ninety-four years of age, is said to have never purchased a pound of meat or flour, or a bushel of grain of any kind. He has always raised all his supplies on his farm. ? A German in Chichago, who had not paid much attention to learning English had a horse stolen from his barn the other night, whereupon he advertised as follows: "Von nite de oder day, ven I vas bin ayake in mem shleep, I heard soinetings vat I tiqks vas not yust rite in mein barn, und \ out shuinps to bed und runs mit de barn out | und ven I vas dere ooora, I sees dat mein pig gray iron mare ho vas bin tide loose, und run mit de staple off; und whoefer will blm back pring, I yust so much pay him as vas bin kushtomary." ? The following story is told of a little girl who spent somo weeks in a visit among relatives in this city not long ago. When tho ds?ys of her visit ended she rc turned to her homo in Maine. A few days later there was a camp meeting in the immediate neighborhood of her home and she frequently attended with her mother. She beard many glowing do scriptions of the beauties of the hoaveuly land, and she became enthusiastic over tho prospect of such a glorious future homo. Ono day, unable to restrain her? self longer, she said to her mamma: "Let's hurry up and get to heaven before its tilled up. I want to go there. If it's anything like Boston I shall never want to come back."?Boston Globe. A GOOD Horse and Bu_ggy for Sale! A.PPLY early to DR. A. S. TODD. Auderson, S C. Jan 25, 1808_30_ Notice of Opening of Books of Subscription. BY virtue of the authority granted and conferred on us in a Commission di? rected to us bv Hon. J E Tindal, Secre? tary of State of South Carolina, as a Board of Corporators to organize "The Means Company," and dated the twentieth day of January, A. D. 1893, wo uereby give notice that we will open the Books of Sub? scription to the Capital St?ck of "The Means Company" in the office of Murray ik VVatkins, Attorneys, on Whitner Street, in the City of Anderson, 8. C, at ten o'clock a. m. on Monday, the thirtieth day of January, 1893. Such Capital Stock will consist of three hundred shares of the par value of fifty dollars each. A. G MEANS, Jr , WILLIAM LA UGH LIN, W. E MILFOKD, Board of Corporator*. Anderson, S. G.\ Jan. 25, 1893. 30?1 Assessment Notice. HAVING failed to ine-t my appoint? ments in Brushy Creek and Garvin in consequence of the recent heavy snow*1, I hereby give notice that, for the conven? ience of the Taxpayers in that remote part of the County, I will have Deputies at the following places during the month of Feb? ruary to take returns : Garvin?At Bishops Branch, Monday and Tuesday, the 13th and 14th of Feb? ruary. Garvin?At Equality, Wednesday and Thursday, the 15tb and 10th February. Brushy Creek?At John W. Rosamond's, Friday, the 17th February. The time for making returns expires the 20th of February, and after that time the fifty per cent penaltv must be added. G. n. C. BOLE MAN, Auditor Anderson County. Jan 25, 1893_30_1_ STOREROOM JO RENT, OPPOSITE-THE POST OFFICE, re cently occupied by Mr. J. S. Fowler. For further information call at INTELLIGENCER OFFICE. JAS. F. WILSON, DENTIST. In office at Honea Palh, S. C, every day except Friday, when I will be in office at Williamston. S. C. Jan 18, 1893_29_3m_ NEW TAILOR SHOP. B. B CLARKE, Proprietor. THE undersigned has opened a Mer? chant Tailoring Establish dent cu Whitaer Street, one door above Auditor's office- Having graduated from a first cla?e Cutting School of New York City, I a-n prepared to give you a perfect fit Entire satisfaction guaranteed in every inntanos. Cleaning, Repairing and Altering dore on short notice and at reasonable rate-3. Country Cutting at One Dollar per Suit A full line of Samples for Suitings al? ways on hand All I ask is a trial for anything you wish done in tbe Tailoring line, and will guar? antee to treat you right. Kememher tun I pla'ie?one door above Auditor's offloe, on WbitnerSt Respectfully, B. R. CLARKE. I Jan 18, 1893 29 3in Woofs Seeds, are first in time, first in produc-, tivencss, first in quality. We| know- the. wants and needs of the Southern planter, and stake our reputation on our ability to supply him. Our NEW SEED BOOK for 1893 tells what to sow, when and how to sow, cultivation, etc. Write for it and current prices of any Grass, Clover, or other Field Seeds required, Send yoUEOrileradirect If yourmerchant docs not bandle. Wood's Sci-dH. ^T. W. WOOD & SONS Seedsmen, Richmond, Ya, 8. D- BROWNLEE. DAVID 3. VANDIVER. EDWARD P. VANDIVER. BROWNLEE & VAN DIVERS, Successors to E. W. Brown & Sons, E are daily receiving Oar Loads of HL.1 VY GROCERIES, and are now in position to ofjer special inducements to Farmers buying Plantation Supplies. All our floods in this line are BRAN NEW and bought right. FLOUR?We haye a big lot of Flour at prloes that will make you feel good. BJOLASSES?Cheaper than anybody. TOHACCO-rAt prices that always insure a sale. We make a specialty of CANNED GOODS. We have the largest and best selected Stock of Canned flood* in the city, and are offering them at prices that leaves competition behind. j^r** Come and see us and you will be pleased, FREE CITY DELIVERY. BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS. THE BEST STOVE ON THE MARKET FOR $10.00. GLASSWARE, TINWARE and CROCKERY At reasonable Prices. Bring me your Rags, Green and Dry Hides. Thanking you for your liberal patronage? I am yours truly, JOHN T- BURRISS. 12,000 Bushels Yellow Tennesse Oats for Seed. _ 1 OUR STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES IS COMPLETE. We will not be Undersold for the Cash. 1^. GIVE U3 A CALL. D. S. MAXWELL & SON, NO. 5 1IOTBL CHIQUOfcA, 40 TONS STEEL PLOWS, N 300 PLOW STOCKS, 500 PLOW HANDLES, 5000 HEEL BOLTS, 100 BOY DIXIE PLOWS, BLACKSMITHS BELLOWS, ANVILS, VISES, HAMES, TRACES, BACK BANDS. ALL THESE GOODS MUST BE SOLD. PRICES LOW, VERY LOW. We are in it, and propose to give you Bottom Prices on everything. VFE STILL SELIi OWL BRAND GUANO, THE BEST ON EARTH. CUNNINGHAM & HUMPHREYS, Main Street Hardware Store. ANDERSON COUNTY DISPENSARY. W E are Dispensers of the finest grades of FLOUR at prices that cannot be beaten. Every pound guaranteed. On all other GROCERIES we dispense nothing bnl the purest and best Goods,. On Crockery, Glast* and Tinware we dispense only the best material, and at prices lower than you have to pay for shoddy goods elsewhere. OUR MOTTO : ''Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?sell for little profit and sell fast." Thanking oar friends and customers for their past trade we ask a continuance of the same at the GREAT BARGAIN STORE. Yours ready to please, _ WEBB & SIMPSON. CO TO GOSSETT'S SHOE STORE -FOR - BARGAINS IN ALL KINDS OF HENS', WOMENS', MISSES, CHILDRENS'. M P. COSSET! i 0. UNDER MASONIC TEMPI*. TO THE You will find MINOR still Leading, with an Elegant Assortment of Notions, Hosiery, Cjrl.2LSS3 Crockery, Tin and Woodenware! Largest and most Complete line in Upper Carolina. t&* MINOR'S tow prices on these Goods will, as usual, causa a rush to the Bazaar for everybody knows tho value of a Bargain, and? Minor Sells Nothing but Bargains. 8&? Come and see our line. Goods from lc. up. Yours, always truly, O. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR, THE TEN CENT STORE,