Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. J. F. ?LINK8CALES, 7 EDIT0E3 JLSD 0. LANG8T0N, ) Pbopmitobb .- WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 1R93. - TERMS: ONE YEAR.._.?....$1 50 8IX MONTHS. 75 , When Harrison goes out he will not leave enough money In the Treasury to . pay pensions for a single quarter. He has done his best to leave the Democrats a deficiency, accruing within a few weeks after he gets out There were 6,762 murders in the United States last year, and only 107 judicial exe? cutions. There is an argument in the fig? ures in favor of a more stringent appl lea? s' tion of the law. More legal executions might lead to fewer lynchinga. . The Georgia State Agricultural Society at a recent- meeting in Augusta unani? mously passed a resolution urging- the farmers to reduce tbe acreage of cotton. This is sensible advice and tbe farmers V everywhere over tbe South ahould heed it. - ? ? - - ? ? r - By tbe failure of a friend, Robert L. Walker, Gcv. McKinley' had indorsed paper to tbe amount of ?61,000. It is hinted that b e -will retire from tbe guber? natorial position and once more begin tbe practice of law in order to retrieve bis feilen fortunes. ' __ v V That the world's fair grounds will com - prise a city by themselves could be no ? ''better Illustrated than by the fact that a v daily newspaper will be published there. $g The type will be set by tbe type-setting macbine* on exhibition, and the process of the making* of the paper will be visible to tbe visitors. Washington is at present overwhelmed f with office-seek ere, and it is growing ?i worse every day. For the next few - weeks Grover will not have an easy road ?. to travel. Just now it is Id-possible to . moot any bot "original" Cleveland men. V The man who opposed his nomination , can no longer be found. The State has decided to carry the rail? road tax cases to the United States So Supreme Court, and has -retained a for? midable array of lawyers to represent the ; Stat&r In addition to the Attorney Gen oral and Messrs. Jones and Lord, Judge /. Melton and W. A. Clarke, of Columbia, ^ and Hon. John Randolph Tucker, of Vir ? ginia, have been employed. '?) The. liquor dealers of the State are be? ginning to show some fight and the new dispensary law will not go tato -effect without a sharp legal contest. The liquor men have employed three of the ablest law firms in Charleston to make the fight, audit is thought that Other counsel "?will be retained in Columbia, GreenvUle *' and other points. .' ," : We are indebted to Gen. L. F. You "mans and Prof. D. B. Johnson for the pamphlet containing the Columbus Day \ address of tho former and the ceremonies observed on the 21st. day of October last, ,.the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, at Columbia, where Colnmbns Day war publicly celebrated. The ad diess of Gen. Youmans is "worthy of pre -v sorvstion. _ . The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record 'says,: . "New manufacturing and indus? trial enterprises of all kinds continue to multiply in the Southern States and the week ending Feb. 17, especially, demon strafes this. Several new cotton mill ?companies are beiDg formed, old mills 'preparing to enlarge; and announcements - have been made of tbe early erection of : several very extensive manufacturing ... plants.__ - - When Cleveland is installed in office he will have the appointment of a Chief \ Justice and two Associate Justices for the y Court of Appeals of the District of Colum t bla, a new court provided for by an Act passed by Congress and signed by the ; President last week. They are life places and there will be a sharp straggle for ?? them. It is understood that Congressman - Hem pb 111, of South Carolina, chairman of the District Committee Qf the House, is not unlikely to get one of the places. The patriotio women of Texas, through " their organization, Daughters of the Re? public of Texas, do not propose to let fade tbe memory of the Texan struggle . for independence.. They are not only ' urging a bill before the Legislature for the inclosure and beautifying of the State ?preservation of 10 acres on/the battlefield of San Jaclnto, but they are arranging for a loan exhibition of relics of Texas his? tory to be held in Houston on the 21st of r April next, the nity-seventh anniversary :'..of San Ja ein to. I The weH-kraown chemist, M. GIrard, ?-'chief of the Paris Municipal Laboratory, the Scientific American states, has lately been engaged in making researches con? cerning the bacilli of cholera and typhoid : fever; in so doing L. has once more proved the effects of acids in destroying microbes. He finds citric acid to be the most useful and powerful of all. One 'gramme, he &*ys, added to a quart of tainted water, will effectively destroy all the microbes that maybe in it. Conse? quently he recommends the use of natural lemonade as an excellent beverage at all times, and especially during epidemics. If necessary, a little bicarbonate of soda can be added aa a means of neutralizing the acidity of the lemon. The railway casualty statistics for the 1892 show some interesting facts. ;beee figures are for the United States one, of course. The total railway acci ents for the year were 2,227, of which ,082 were collisions, 1,165 were derail ents and 100 from other causes. By these accidents 672 persons were killed and 2,407 wero injured more or less seri? ously. It is not stated how many passen? gers were carried on the trains which caused this slaughter, but if they be taken into consideration the number of casualties is not out of proportion. But evidently any business must be consid? ered dangerous which kills nearly 1,000 and wounds more than 2,000 in a single year. But 1*92 was by no means the ?most fatal of years for railroad casualties. In 1S91 there were 790 persons killed and 2,685 wounded, while 1890 was even worse, with a record of 806 killed and ?812hnrt. _ \ Mr. Cleveland has announced his Cabi? net, as follows: Walter G. Gresham, of Indiana, Secretary of State; John G. Car? lisle, of Kentucky, Secretary of the Treas? ury; Daniel S. Lamont, of New York, Secretary of War; Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, Secretary of the Navy; Hoke Smith, of Georgia, Secretary of the In? terior ; J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, Secretary of Agriculture; Wilson S. F5g sai, of New York, Postmaster General; Richard Oluey, of Massachusetts, Attor? ney General. All of these gentlemen stand high in their respective communi? ties, while several of them have national reputations for distinguished services to the country. It is very evident that Mr. Cleveland's greatest care has been to suit himself, and he has succeeded admirably in the work of collecting around him a staff of most excellent gentlemen who will assist him in carrying out whatever policies be may determine upon for the good of our whole country. Tbe reduction of tbe cotton acreage is tbe tbeme of discussion all over tbe South just now, and it is to be hoped that a small crop will be the result of the discussion. _ It is not going to be so expensive to see the World's Fair unless one wishes to spend money. The best way will be to get a room in some good house, of which there will be thousands, serving break? fast and supper aud furnishing the room for $2.50 a day for two persons. That will be $1.25 apiece and with dinner at the fair grounds and admission to the grounds will run the day's expense to about $2.60 for each person, exclusive of car fare. For $5 a day a visitor can see the fair and-go to the theatre at night and have a margin of a dollar or better for oigars, etc. On $30 a week a man can see the Fair and not have a dull time. Many a visitor will get along well on $15 a week. There will be thousands of splen? did boarding houses which will rent rooms by the day and give breakfast and supper foi $2.50 or $3 for two. The rooms will be well famished and just as pleas? ant as at a first-class hotel. Moat people will prefer an arrangement of this kind. Those who do not have to be economical can stop at the Auditorium, the Greaf Northern and such hotels, for from $5 to f 15 a day. The hotels will have all that they can accommodate at their regular rates and they have posted notices stating that they will uot raise the prices during the fair. The Alliance In Polities. Columbia, S. C, Fobruary 20.?The State Farmers' Alliance is now begin? ning to look ahead in a political way and prepare for the changed political condi? tions of two years hence. It is safe to say that the Alliance men are beginning to see in the wage earners' movoment'a speck on the horizon which is destined to work the downfall of the farmers' move* ment of the past, and they are now going to prepare' to meet the emergency by forming a oloser Alliance with the Till man men. I had a very interesting talk with one of the'leading Alliance men of the State this morning; and he tells me a great many things about the Alliance audits movements. It will be remem bered that the annual meeting of the .Alliance this year is to'be held at Clemson College, about the time for the opening of that institution. The date is July?26. The meeting will be held ou the first day at Clemson, and will then adjourn to Wal? halla. Tbe Alliance men, it seems, want to see the farmers' college in all its glory. So far no candidate has appeared in the field for the presidency. It is thought that President Donaldson will be re elected. The. Allianceman referred to says that the membership of the Order is now steadily growing. In regard to the future of the Order in politics he said: "The Alliance is not going to play a very greatly different part in politics to that it is right now playing, it is going to boss things like it is now doing so far as its demands are concerned, or rather, it is going to get those who are sympa? thizers with it into official positions. We have by no rr dans given op the fight so far as our political interests are concern? ed. This, of course, is not a campaign year, but when the time eomes we will moat certainly make the fight that we have made in the past?very likely on a larger scale. I don't see that Cleveland's election will affect the political future of the Alliance. I have had my mind made np for rome time in regard to Cleveland's policy, but some of his recent appoint? ments have rather undone me. "There is this thing about the Alliance, and they themselves are understanding it better everyday. It is its knowledge of the position it ought to take in politics as well as-other matters. They realize, at least they understand, they can take a very active part in politics without mak? ing themselves a slave to any party, and the same condition is beginning to make itself known in commercial life. The Alliance is taking care of tbe Interests op the farmers and it will continue to do so.' The man who is thus announcing boldly, that the Alliance is going into politics without fear or favor in the next campaign is one of the most prominent, members of the Order in the State, and should know whereof he speaks. All indications are that the Alliance will come out with a bold front. But the midsummer wiJ show.?Special to News and Courier. Union Store Co. Withdraw, v _ After one year's triahthe Union Store Company has come to the conclusion that South Carolina is an unprofitable field for its business, and has abandoned tbe State by withdrawing its stores. It was mentioned a short time ago tbat such a movo on the part ot the Union, Company was in contemplation ; now it is a fact that the field has been abandoned entirely. The Company a year ago, at the request I of the board of directors of the State Alli? ance Exchange, came into South Carolina and established its stores in Marlboro, Marion, Lexington, New berry and Lau rens. The first twelve months having expir? ed, the company came to the conclusion that it was best to withdraw from the State. Already all the stores save the two first named have been abandoned by selling the stocks to the present mana? gers. These managers will continue tbe business. The v. "lole cause for this withdrawal from the State, as explained by Col. D. P. Duncan, the manager of the State Alliance Exchange, is tbat the company, after a sufficient trial, has decided tbat it cannot longer continue such a credit business as it Is necessary to do with the farming classes in this State. Tbe com? pany is ready to continue its operations in South Carolina on a cash basis, but they have enough of credit. The company is now completing the transactions in the closing out of its stores in Marlboro and Marion. Col. Duncan says the company has wound up its business very pleasantly, and expresses himself as being very much astonished at the exceedingly good terms offered the managers of the respec? tive stores. He says the company "treated them very handsomely." The exchange will once more take up its business in the abandoned field. Col. Duncan says the Alliance- Exchange has during the past year quadruplod its busi? ness. It should be stated that there were several members of the board of directors of the Alliance Exehange who were op? posed to the bringing of the Union Com? pany into the State, and they are not sur? prised at the result.?Columbia Stale. A Terr.nle Whipping. Gainesville, Tex., February 26.?At Bermuda schoolhouse, fifteen miles south of here, yesterday, Mrs. John Stewart, a farmer's wife gave Jeff Masten one hun? dred lash js with a horsewhip. She drove up to the schoolhouse with her husband and calling Masten ont, gave him averti? ble whipping while her husband covered him with a revolver. Maiten was terri? bly bruised and blood is said to have flowed from sixty places. The cause of the castigation was some talk reflecting on the character of Mrs. Stewart. Both have been arrested. ? A new disease, the spotted grip, is said to be playing fatal havoc in Marshall county, Maryland. Hagood M??i> Out. Charleston, S. C, February 24.?The festive gilt-edge Barnwell bigamist, Col? onel A. E. Hagood, brought here from Atlant? yesterday, appeared before the recorder at the police court this morning after spending an hour and a half on his toilet and dallying with a dainty break? fast furnished by his Chicago wile. From the police court he was sent toa trial justice on a warrant charging him with bigamy. The Chicago wife found friends here, and he was represented by ex-Mayor Bryan at the preliminary hearing. The justice heard the statement of wife No. 3, and the evidence of the minister who performed the marriage ceremony with Miss Beauderot. The Savannah wife did not appear. The Chicago wife went on the stand, but, at the instance of Hagood's counsel, refused to testify whether she had ever been married to Hagood. The court threatened to send her to jail, but she held firm, and the court backed out. The court decided to send the case to the court of sessions. The solicitor asked for 95,000 bail. Tbe justice fixed the bail at $1,000, which was promptly furnished and the colonel and his Chicago wife were j free. j It is generally believed tbat the lady I will pay up the ?1,000 to the bondsmen and that nothing more will be heard of the case unless it is through Policeman Beanderot's pistol. J The colonel's wives have been turning up all day, and it begins to look now as if he had married somebody in every coun? ty in South Carolina. Besides the two wives contributed by Charleston, Miss Alley and Miss Beauderot, it is said tbat he married a widow here two yearn ago under the name of Coyle, and leaving her three months after tbe wedding, sent her a Philadelphia paper announcing bis death. It is also said that ho married a Miss Atkins in Pineopoles, an aristocratic settlement in Berkley county, some years ago, and another in Orangeburg county. Miss Beck, his Savannah wife, is well known here, having lived here ebout twenty years ago. She had entered the convent, and was preparing to take the reil when she fell heir to some property and gave np the idea. Then she married Hagood. Tbe colonel used to travel through this State buying cattle and horses, and is well known over tbe State. His srrest has caused a great sensation. Public opinion denounces the small amount of bail fixed for his release, and there are some who do not hesitate to say that the whole thing was a put-np job to get him off. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 25.?Major Hagood, the distinguished matrimonial plnnderer, and his Atlanta wife skipped out of the city before tbe ink on their bail bond was dry, and had twelve hours start before the Savannah wife thought of telegraphing to the' police authorities here to hold tbe Major. The general be? lief here is tbat tbe Major has been paid out of tbe scrape by the Atlanta wife and that the case of bigamy preferred against him will never bo tried. This belief is grounded on the extremely low amonnt fixed for the bail bond?one thousand dollars?which it is thought the Atlanta wife will cheerfully pay for the release of her gilt-edged husband. A Woman's Murderous Deed. Atlanta, Ga., February 22?Miss Julia Force, this afternoon shot and kill? ed her two younger sisters, Florence end Minnie Force, aged 2$ and 25 years. The woman who committed the double mur? der is about 40years of age. She is the elder daughter of Mr. Wad Force, of Charleston, at one time a leading shoe merchant of tbat city. The Force family came to Atlanta from Charleston at the close of the war, and it has been prominent in mercantile and social circles here ever since. The three sisters and their mother lived with their brothers, G. H. and A. W. Force, the Whitehall street shoe dealers, in a hand? some home in Crew street, where tbe killing occurred. Miss Julia Force, the murderer, is be? lieved to have done the bloody work while temporarily insane. There has been some sort of trouble in tbe family for some months past, however, Miss Julia not being on speaking terms with her brothers or sisters and taking her meals alone. It is said that she was jealous of her sisters. To-day, between 12 and 1 o'clock, she sent the servants from the house in the absence of her mother and brothers, and then taking a now 32-ealibre Smith & Weston pistol went into the sitting room, where her sister Minnie was sewing, and shot ber through the head. Then going up-stairs she killed Miss Florence, who was in bed, as she had been an invalid for some months. She then went direct to the police office and surrendered her? self, stating the crime she bad committed. Mr. Force declines to talk about tbe tragedy.____ Tunneling for Liberty. Atlanta, Feb. 20.?A marvelous story of how a convict gang, confined in the Dade coal mines, tunneled for months and months through the mountain side, and at last bored their way to liberty, is told by John Moore, a notorious mur? derer, who was recently betrayed at Tam? pa, Fla., by a female companion. When Moore arrived at the mines, he was put to work in the shaft where Guy McLain, Tom Deik and others were at work. Thirteen months before Moore's arrival, McLain, who was sent up from Brunswick for highway robbery, had formed a plan for escape and he and other convicts were working on it every day. No guards were kept on the insido of the mine, and after tbe convicts had fin? ished tboir daily tasks, they were per? mitted to roam at will through the dark caverns nntil tbe time for their removal to the stockade came. In a cavern from which the coal had been taken, McLain began working up toward daylight. In thirteen months ho tunneled fifteen feet. When Moore arrived the plans were changed. McLain was boring to the side of the mountain and Moore decided to turn the shaft straight up. Every day oue of the men worked in the tunnel. Dynamite was used and the dirt had to be pulled slowly down to the cavern, where it was stowed away. Finally day? light was reached and the men prepared for the escape. Moore passed through the tunnel first, closely followed by Deik and McLain. It took these men three hours to crawl through. The other con? victs were right bebind them. Moore, Deik and McLain left the oth? ers on reaching the surface, and, slipping through the line of guards, made tboir way to Chattanooga. By stealing rides on trains the convicts reached Atlanta, and Moore secured clothes. He finally reached Florida and there met Lou McMannoman, who went to Tampa and remained there until the woman be? came his Delilah and gave him up to tho police. __ _ ? When a Chinese Emperor dies the intelligence is announced by dispatches to the several provinces, written with blue ink, the mourning color. All per? sons of rank are required to take red silk ornaments from their caps with tho ball or button of rank \ all subjects of China, without exception, aro called upon to forbear shaving tboir heads for one hun? dred daj's, within which period none may marry, play upon musical instruments, or perform any sacrifice. ? Tbe Old Game. Knoxvillb, Tenn., February 24.? Henry Davenport, a rather wealthy old fa mer living about a mile South of this city, has been made the victim of a scheme of unmitigated rascality and audacity by which ho is out to the extent of $3,500. The sto<y is an interesting one. Daven? port, despite the fact that lie has accumu? lated a fortune of about ?75,000, is illiter? ate and unsophisticated, and was roped by bunco steerers whose transparent game has been worked many a time before. It was nothing less than the gold brick racket, and the old man found himself possessed of a couplo of solid brass bricks, for which ho had paid the amount ptated for a one-third interest. On February 11th he was approached by a welUdroBsed and smooth-spoken stranger, who addressed him familiarly, and soon drew him into intimate conver? sation. The stranger gave his name as Joseph Ilines. Some days afterward Hines drove out to Davenport's house .and invited him to drive a short distance into the woods with him, saying he had a good thing for him. Hines said he had lallen in with an In? dian, who was the sole owner of a gold mine in California. This Indian, he said, was in possession of two gold bricks which he wanted to dispose of. When they had gotten into the heart of the woods, Hines stopped his buggy and called, "Otto." In a moment the bushes parted and a confederate appeared, attir? ed in the fantastic garb of an Iudian. To cut a long story short, a deal waa made by which Davenport was to become the possessor of two gold bricks, which the Indian displayed, for ?3,500. He in? sisted, however, on having an analysis made of the bricks by a well-known jewelry firm in the city. To this Hines agroed, and tbe two came to the city. Hines then conducted Davenport to a hotel and submitted the samples to a man named Dayton, who examined them and claimed to be a government assay ist. The latter pronounced them to be of 24 carat gold. Davenport was satisfied with this assurance and Becured the 93,500, which he paid to the Indian iu the woods. It was not until to-^ay that he discov? ered that the bricks were of base metal and that he bad been swindled. The three sharpers, of course, have completely disappeared. To-night it is thought that tbe leader in the gold brick swindle in the same man who in a similar manner robbed Presi? dent Noel, of the East Tennessee tele? phone exchange several years ago. Mr. Noel resides at Nashville and was robbed of ?6,000._ Is It a New Era of Good Feeling ? . The early years of Monroe's first ad? ministration are known in history as "the era of good feeling." Shortly after his inauguration the fifth President made a tour through the Eastern and Middle Sutes wearing the undress uniform of a continental officer. He inspected arse nels, naval depots, fortifications and gar? risons, reviewed military organizations, "corrected public abuses and studied the capabilities of the country with reference to future hostilities." Party lines were broken down in the enthusiasm at the welcome given to him, and Mr. Monroe "was not backward in his assurance of a strong desire on his part that such should be tbe case. The course of the administration was In con? formity with these assurances and se? cured the overwhelming majority of the people." The accomplished veteran ed? itor of the Sun, Mr. Charles A. Dana, held his great blue pencil over the words we have quoted and allowed them to po;s into history, Areweon the eve of another "era of good feeling" under Grover Cleveland ? It looks that way. According to an? nouncement almost the last act of of? ficial courtesy of the Harrison adminis? tration will be a dinner to Mr, Cleveland in tbe historic banquet room of the White House. Almost simultaneously with it will take place a dinner to Vice President-elect Stevenson by Vice Presi? dent Morton. These are gracious social courtesies between the great officers of state which every right-thinking Amer? ican in both parties will heartily com? mend. Victor and vanquished, we are Amerir cans all?American gentlemen and American patriots, working out In our own way the great problems of the pub? lic welfare, and making the Republic, according to the light, wisdom and ex? perience given to us, "a Government of the people, by the people, for the peo? ple." But the crowning social act of all is the entertainment which the Senate proposes to give to Vico-President Morton. With? out distinction of party the members of tbe highest legislative body known to our laws, the representatives of tbe four and forty States of the Union, have united in asking him to be their guest before his term comes to a close. It is a great com? pliment, as honorable to those who con? fer it as it will be to him who receives it. Are we entering on "an era of good feeling" all around f It looks that way.? Netv York Recorder (Rep.) millionaire Mackay Shot. San Francisco, February 24.?John W. Mackay, many times a millionaire, a miniug man and the financial backer of the Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable Company, was shot in the back to-day and badly wounded. The assail? ant then shot himsell in the breast and is reported dying in a hospital. Mackay's wound is not thought to be dangerous. The assassin's name is variously stated as Ratielieffe, Lynch and Dunn. The la'.st version is Dunn. All accounts agree tnat he is an old man, nearly 70 years of age. I Mackay took his new situation with characteristic coolness, quietly announc? ed to the crowd that assembled at the sound of the shooting that he was shot, and awaited the coming of the doctor. The bullet has been extracted. Mackay knows nothing about his assailant; did not recognize him. Later.?The name of the man who attempted to kill John Mackay is W. C. Rippey. Ho was undoubtedly insane. He had iu his pocket a letter addressed to a morning paper in which the writer stated that he was 73 years of age. It was signed W. C. Rippey. Thoru was also upon him an envelope bearing the name of Dr. L. L. Lincoln. On the back of the envelope were the words: "The end is not yet." Upon a sheet of paper under the heading "Food lor reflection'-' were the words: "Paid ?150,000 for one sap? phire to place on the forehead of his wife ?a sufficient amount to have saved at least five hundred of his victims from suicidal graves. Just think of it: in? scribe it upon his tomb." Mackay's wound proves to bo only a severe fiesh wound. Rippey has been identified as a man once wealthy, but who quandered his fortune in mining stock gambling. Ho had no acquain? tance with Mackay at any time in his life, and Mackay was in no manner con? nected with his misfortunes. His brain has been turned for several years. Rip? pey is still alive, but unconscioua and dying. _ mm a w ? At a negro wedding near Richmond Va., the guests helped themselves to the bridal cake before tho arrival of tho bride and groom. Tho result was a riot in which knives and pistols played a prominent part. Piedmont Items. ' I have seen letters commenced some? thing like tliis : "dear friend, I seat myself and tane my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you know," etc., but I can beat thai now, for I can take my pen and ink both in hand. 1 tell you it's a groat convenience, and a great help, too? ouo of these fountain pens are?for when you get up a good chain of thought and begin to spread it out over paper through a pen it some times breaks that line of thinking to havo to stop to dip your pen in the ink, but these fountain pens does away with all that. So that when you start out you need not stop lor anything. I don't now see how I have got along so well without one so long, but I reckon as the old saying is, that poverty is tbe mother of invention. I believe it would have been better for the State if we had took the money we are having to pay out for law suits and finished the State House with it, for I don't see what we are to gain by all these fusses and law suits with the railroads, except experience, and I thought we got enough of tbat when we were under car? pet bag rule. Some of our citizens didn't and are trying to get a little more, but as for myself I havo got enough to do me. I see in the Greenville Newssoaie corres? pondent is inquiring where our Attorney General is and what his nalary is? Now, I think he's mighty inquisitive to be making any such inquiries, when he knows the Governor knows his own bus? iness and is the people's Governor. So I don't think he ought to bo asking such questions as that. Of course, we have an Attorney General, but he may not be competent to take such big cases into Court. He Is, I expect, a farmer's "move? ment" man, and of course a farmer, for as I understand it, they ignored all law? yers and every other profession?would not havo any one but farm er?. So you see a good lawyer could not come in on the "movement" ticket. We have had a few days of fine weather the last week, and 1 tell you we have tried to make it count. Everybody in this neighborhood has been putting in time sowing oats, and if the weather con? tinues fair this week we will all get done sowing. Some fall sowed oats stood the winter very well where they were sowed early, but the late sowings were killed out. I.hope all will sow plenty oi Spring oats. Sow enough to feed your stock if you should entire!3' fail on corn, which 3*011 are not apt to do if you will plant it and cultivate good, and then plant plenty of land in corn to make enough to do you if your oats fail, and I will quarantee you will not haye corn to buy another year. Don't get uneasy for fear of being overstocked with horse-feed, for you can easily sell all you don't need at tbe crib. It's a rare chance you see any one in this country havo to haul his corn to town to sell it. Afteryou have provided liberally for corn and oats, you can plant as much cotton as you can cultivate and what you get for it will be net profit. So let us all do that. Mr. H. R. Jones came very near getting his house burned up the other day. He had rolled his old house back a few feet to make room for his new one and had constructed a temporary chimney to it to do until be could move into the now one, and had left a fire in it. T wind got up about ono o'clock and blew fire into a bed, setting it on fire, and would have burned his buildings, both old and new, if the hands at work on tbe new house had not discovered it as soon as they did and put it out. He lost the bed and Juilts, whioh were on it any way. Mr. ones was off at a neighbor's at a work? ing, and liked to have got his hand split open with an axe accidently at the time. I hear some talk of the Tilltr.anites try? ing to have an election for Postmaster at the Piedmont Postoflice. I don't know why "Gideon's Band" has not held a secret conclave to decide who to recom? mend. They may have done so and con? cluded to leave it to an election. There are about a dozen applicants for the office and some of them?in fact all but one will have to be left out. The office pays a very gocd salary or wages?for I believe it is not a salaried office?and is worth grabbing for. I knew the place when nobody wanted to be bothered with it. Mr. Thackston used to keep the office and carry the mall back and forth to the depot, and was Express agent and, I believe railroad agent, too. and it all did not pay him enough to live on, if it had not been for what the Piedmont Co. paid him. He did it just for an accom? modation to the people on the place, but now it pays and there is lots of applicants. I wish there were offices enough for everyone who wants to be in office. If there was, there woulden't be enough people left to make a corporal's gnard. I will try and get somebody to marry or do something to give me some news to write. If any of the youngsters want to marry and can't get a preacher if they will come this way I can tie the knot for them all right, for I am. Squire Fewel, N. P. Grange Ball Items. Well, Mr. Editor, we are yet alive and still kicking, but not high. The farmers are driving early and late preparing the land for a large crop of cot? ton. The wheat crop is looking , very promis? ing Some complain of tbe oats being killed out by the cold weather. Nearly everybody's sweet potatoes have rottfld. Mr. Mae. Quales is very sick. We hope be will be out again soon. Tbe little birds Ring so sweotlv these mornings and all nature looks so beauti? ful, that it makes an old bachelor feel like kicking himself and wishing be was "somebody's darling." It seems that tbe Denver correspondent Is very anxious for the boys to make a call. Look out for me next Sunday. I am com? ing, red eyed and bow-legged, and if you don't see me coming you may know I am happy on the way. Rip Van Winkle. Result of Republican Rule. Washington, Feb. 25.?Secretary Fos? ter of the Treasury Department was be? fore the Ways and Meaus Committee of the House for nearly two hours this morning explaining the condition of the Treasury. The hearing was conducted with closed doors and all newspaper men were excluded, the members of the com? mittee saying that if the hearing were public the agitation of the financial ques? tion and possibly the publication of sen sationaL reports might give rise to need? less alarm. As might have been expect? ed, however, the result of closing the hearing was to give rise to more appre? hension than would probably have been the case if the hearing had been open and free. Tho statement of Foster was to the effect that there was no occasion for fear of a bankrupt Treasury but he admitted that the situation was one demanding serious consideration, and that his esti? mates of the available cash in the Treasu? ry at the close of the present fiscal year would need to be scaled down to some extent. Foster thought there would be a Bur plus in the Treasuiy on July 1 of nearly ?17,000,000. His estimate in the report heretofore sent to the committee on the condition of the Treasury, fixed the sur? plus at ?20,000,000, The probabilities for tho fiscal year 1891 wore, that in tho ab? sence cf some change in the situation, thero wouid be a deficit in tho Treasury on July 1. 1S04. - m ? m - ? Some reformers in New York, who ride much jn the elevated cars, have peti? tioned the health authorities fbere to compel the elevated road managers to attach a special car at the end of each of their trains for the exclusive uso of peo? ple who expectorate on tho floor of tho cars, excluding these people from all the other cars. Tho idea of theso reformers seems to be that people with such nasty habits cannot oxpect-to-rate with decent people. Good Looks. 'Good looks are more than skin deep, de? pending upon a healthy condition of all tbe vital organs. If the Liver be inactive, you have a billious look, if your stomach be disordered you have a dyspeptic look; and if your kidneys be affected you have a pinched look. Secure good health and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters is the great alterative and Tonic acts directly on these vital organs. Cures pim? ples, blotches, boils and gives a good com? plexion. Sold at Hill Bros. Drug Store, 50c. per bottle. Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds upon this condition. If you are afflicted with La Grippe and will use this remedy accord? ing to directions, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return the, bottle and have money refunded. Wo make this offer, because of tho wonderful success of Dr. King's New Discovery dur? ing last season's epidemic. Have hcnnl"of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store, Large size 50c. and ?1.00. The Habeas Corpus Idea. Washington, February 23.?Attorney General Townsend and Randolph Tucker called at tho cleric's office of the Supreme Court to-day to take tho preliminary ateps necessary to secure a writ of habeas corpus for the sheriffs who are in custody for their action in connection with the railroad cases. It was intended to apply to Chief Justice Fuller for the writ, as South Carolina is in his circuit. Owing to the absence of tho Chief Justice from the city tho application will probably be withheld until he returns to Washington. While Senator Irby was at home, it seems, he had a conference with Gover? nor Tillman and his friends relative to the South Carolina railroad cases and the complications which exist in consequence of the recent action of the Federal Courts. With the advice and consent of Governor Tillman Senator Irby engaged tho Hon. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, to assist Attorney General Townsend in suing out a writ of habeas corpus before Chief Jus? tice Fuller or one of the Associato Justi? ces of the Supreme Court for those Sheriffs now in the custody of the United States marshal. In this connection it is rumor? ed that tbe charters of the railways involv? ed in this controversy may be repealed by the State authorities unless the taxes are paid. R. M. L. He Lends Money, Cleveland, Ga., February 20.?News reaches us from the districts lying along the foot of tbe mountains of tbe .actions of a man who is proposing to loan money to the people of those districts at ridicu? lously low rates of interest for an indefi? nite number of years, and asking no col? lateral whatever be3'ond a plain note. His plan is to promise these loans at (> por rent., for any number of years with? out security, only requiring that ?1 for every 8100 the borrower wishes be paid in advance, as an earnest that the money will be taken olFtbo agent's hands when he comes in person to deliver it?t.vo or three weeks later. In this way he secur? ed ?30 or 835 from the trusting mountain? eers, who listened to his plausible tale, and went his way to fresh pastures. Those who invested in the concern are nearly all poor people and can ill afford to lose the money paid this man, ii he does not turn up all right,- which now seems douhtfnl. ? It is announced that an association of | foreign capitalists is just concluding ne? gotiations for the purchase of 1,000,000 acres of oxi-ollont cotton lands in tcree adjoining counties of Texas with the in? tention of raising tho staple on a large scale. Alluding to this projected enter? prise the Mobile Register says it is ques? tionable whether the South should favor the cultivation of cotton by great foreign syndicates, who, with steam ploughs, commissary stores, picking machines and oil compress, will bo able to reduce the cost of making cotton so low as to drive out of the nee the individual farm? er and mule. "Syndicates might make good interest," says the Register, "on their investment with cotton at tive cents a pound, but what will become of the great multitude of small fanners? It might be better for them to go back to hog and hominy and raising hay and mules, but it seems to us tbar the wealth and prosperity of the South is in the in? dependent and individual farmer, who drives his own mulo and runs his own press." DR. J. C. HARRIS, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, ANDERSON, - - S. O. OFFERS his services to the people of the City and surrounding country. OFFICE?At A N. Todd & Oo'a. Drug Store. Besi dense, on 8oulh Main Street. March ], 1893_35_ 4 %A NEW WHEEL! $ toe m&mQvx: i FITTED WITH THE CELEBRATED G&J PN EU M AT. TIRES. '^u,;^.- '.r (? TKK F-*?-.TVVJT-.1::. v Sjv;3.:, Cc .-: ?.i i Bs? 1 ? Send for Ilivtiivt: ?? ?? ? '? & gormully >%. Jsrr?:-- - J. L. BROWN, Agent, ANDERSON, S. C. X HE JOHN B. WATSON PLACE, on North Main Street. Suitable for Bonrdirg House. Apply to J. W. QUATTLEBAUM.. Feb22, 1893 34 tf W. E. Kardin, M. D., S. M. Orr, M. D., Residence, Residence, Corner East Boundary and Depot Sts. ' 331 West Market St. -Office, Over Orr Sf Sloan's Drug Store. As we find it impossible to give personal attention to our collections we liave selected J. W. Quattlebaum, Esq., to collect all accounts due us. If you expect us to continue to do your Practice?PAY UP. Respectfully, NARDIN $ ORB. SLAUGHTERING! E are offering every dollar's worth of Goods purchased in the assigned St.r jk of A. G. Means? AT AffD BELOW ffEW YORK COST. A ill, CHILDREN'S SUITS from the Means Stock at 25 per rent below New York Cost. OUR NEW SPRING STOCK IS NOW ARRIVING. Which has been carefully selected, and shows many NEW and ATTRACTIVE STYLES. The bulk of our Stock was bought from Manufacturers some months since. Our Mr. Crayton, who has had years of experience in CLOTHING and GENTS' FURNISHINGS, is now in Northern markets buying such Goods and Novelties as we were unable to buy on the road. Give our 8tock an inspection before buying, and we promise you honest goods, ourteous attention and LOW PRICES. TAYLOR & CRAYTON, No. 40 Granite Row. THE INAUGURATION ! Not at Washington, D. C, NOR OF GROVER CLEVELAND, BUT A.X A1TDEBSOIT, S. C7 And in. the Store ot I If Ci Are being: inaugurated daily immense Soles of their Xew and PRETTY SPRING 1 SUMMER O?ODS! Such as PONEMAH LENO SATIN ES, MEN TONE STRIPES, INDIAN DIMITY, INDIA and PERSIAN MULLS, ALGERINE STRIPES. The prettiest line of DOTTED SWISSES, in white and colors, A large line of DRAGON and BLACK ORGANDIES, in Satin Stripes and Plaids and in Lace Effects. Also, a Large and Elegant line of? WHITE GOODS, GINGHAMS, TEAZLE CLOTHS, BEDFORD CORDS, SATINE3, CHAM BRAYS, PRINTS, &c, &c. LACES and EMBROIDERIES?a fall and complete line, from the cheap? est to the handsomest patterns. NOTIONS and NOVELTIES generally?a large and complete line. The above are all NEW and FRESH?just arrived and arriving daily?and are of the Latest Styles and Colors, and havo been selected with the utmost taste and care. Our Stock is complete in every Department. We are in the Dry Goods Business and propose to Sell Them. TO THE LADIES we extend a most cordial invitation, and promise them the politest and most courteous attention. Yours very truly, SYLVESTER BLECKLEY COMPANY S. D. BROWNLEE. DAVID S. VANDIVER. EDWARD P. VANDIVER. BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS, Can NOW SHOW YOU THE NEWEST, PRETTIEST and BEST STOCK OF? DRY GOODS, SHOES and HATS In the City, and are selling them at the LOWEST LIVING PRICE3. Come at once and get our prices on these goods. Flour, Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco, And EVERYTHING i* the Grocery line cheaper than anybody. THE BEST COFFEE ON EARTH. Yours always anxious to please, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS FREE CITY DELIVERY. M. A. DEAN. W. H. GEER. D. L. 0. MOORE. WE WISH TO SAY Xo OUR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY that we have greatly in? creased our Stock of? SHOES, DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS, And are prepared to give pices LOWER THAN EVER. We have on hand a big stock of FLOUR and MOLASSES, which we will sell CHEAPER than anybody. Call and inspect our Stock. Remember, we keep nothing but First Class Goods, and will take pleasure in giving prices, whether you buy or not. Yours, DEAN, GEER & MOORE, JE?SE R. SMITH. A. A. BRISTOW. WHEN YOU CO TO GREENVILLE Call and see the Handsomest and Newest line of Clothing, Tiats and Furnishings^ To 1)0 ITouikI in tlie City, Olt send i's an order, which we will gladly ::!!, and if not satisfactory to be returned ;it our expense. SMITH & BRISTOW, Clothiers and Furnishers, Greenville, S. C. 5.000 j PAIRS OF FALL AND WINTER SHOES yet on hand that must be sold to make room for Spring Goods. Shoes are not like wine?tbey do not improve upon age ; hence we cannot afford to carry them over from one season to another. They must go at a price. We prefer a live half dollar to a dead dollar?a new pair Shoes to two pairs old ones. We are the only exclusive Shoe Dealers in Anderson. We are the only ONE PRICE STORE in Anderson. We are the only Shoe Dealers in the State having a man connected directly with the Wholesale Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. We carry the biggest lot of the famous Bay State Prison Shoes in the State. All Shoes bearing our name, nr the names of the Manufacturers, are guaran? teed to give good, wear. PRICES REDUCED TO SUIT THE TIMES. COME EARLY. JAS. P. GOSSETT & CO., Anderson, S. C. . , BEWARE OF FRAUD. Aok for, mid iiiHist upon havirjff W. L.DOUGLAS 81LOE?. Nonorcti" uino without V?. L. i) ut.Tl.-.i iiui:io and prJc:> ntampcil on bottom, .Look foritwb.cn you air ?old everywhere. A sewed shoe that will not rip; Calf, seamless, smooth inside, more comfortable, stylish and durable than any other shoe ever sold at the price. Every style. Equals custom made shoes costing from ?4. to $$. The following are of the same high standard of merit: $4.00 and $5.00 Fine Calf, Hand-Sewed. $3.50 Police, Farmers and J -Jttcr-Carriers. $3.50, $2.35 and $2.00 for Working Men. $2.00 and $1.75 for Youths and Boys. $3.00 Hand-Seweti, ) for $3.50 and 3.00 Dongola, j LADIES. ^1.75 for Misses. IT IS A DUTY you owe yourself' to get the best veins for your money. Economize In your footwear by purchasing w. "j. Douglas Shoes, which represont the best value et the prices advertised j thousands can tes? tify. So yon wear them?' eat ;woi f Will fire exclusive sale to shoe dealers and general merchants where I have no agents. Write for catalog-no. If not for nnlo In your place ?ond direct to Factory, stating kind, size and width wanted. Postago Free. W. L. Dougl as, Brockton, Mass* C. F. JONES & CO., Agents, Anderson, S. C. GEER BROS., Agents, Belton, S. C. MINOR has tfie prettiest line of SPRING1 PANTS in Anderson, and customers say they are "big sellers." Men's and Boys' Pants from 25c. up. MINOR downs em all on Shirts, Cuffs and Collars. An elegant line of Laces and Ribbons at MINORS . Handkerchiefs, Towels, Hose and everything* in Notions at MINORS at lowest prices. Just received at MINOR'S the biggest, best and cheapest lot of Crockery ever opened at this place. See our prices. The most complete stock of Glassware and. Lamps ever brougnt to Anderson. MINOR will save you money on Tinware, Woodenware and Baskets. See MINORS Trunks?they are below competition. Tobacco in small boxes at the lowest price ever heard of in this part of the wprld. Guano Horns at 12c. Come and see us. Yours, always truly, 0. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR, THE TEN CENT STORE, TREMENDOUS REDUCT IN * ? STEEL PLOWS AND PLOW STOCKS ! BLACKSMITH OUTFITS DOWN WAY DOWN. Two Hundred Dozen Axes, THE 13 GST IN THE WORLD. We Defy the World in Quality of Goods and PRICES. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO.