Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUSL2&BED EVERY WEDNESDAY. f. F. CJLINKSCALES,) Editoes and Jt. 0. LANGSTON, , j Pbopsixtobs. WEDNESDAY OCT. 18, 1893. TURMS: ONE YEAR.,_.$1 60 SIX MONTHS-..... 75 The bill to repeal all existing Federal election laws was,passed by Congress last week by a vote of 200 to 101, party lines traipg strictly drawn. The bill has gone ib the Senate, whore it willbe fonght with ill the tactics thelRepublicans can get np. ? At the annual fState Convention of the lex's Allianeo in Iowa last Wednes resolntion Javoring the free coinage liver, and another favoring the free joinag? of American silver, were voted Jown by decisive majorities. The money resolution, as adopted, favors a sound and ?table currency of sufficient volume for tha business of the country. Tbe hue .and cry raised against the appointment of j. j. Van Allen as m Id is? ter to Italy is simply scandalous. If con* tribations to campaign funds were to bar he aspirants for public office, no good ?arty man could ever hold a pubJio place, fbe suggestion that the Italian Ministry was bargained and sold is not really twlieved by any living person. " Ex-President Harrison does not ap? prove of the House bill repealing the ob? noxious provisions of the Federal Elec? tions law. In the course of Democratic administration many things are likely to bo done which will not please Mr. Har tison. One of the reasons why the peo? ple of the United States concluded to dis? pense with his services was^bocause of ilia belief in the propriety of Federal in? terference With elections, ?:-? * ' m , .?:- \ The Alliance Exchange of South Caro? lina and the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, of Columbia, have combined their capital, and the new concern will be ran In tbe name of the bank. Tbe old ban k officers renialn in charge and J. A. Sllgb, of the exchange, was elected vice presi? dent. The exchange was represented by ?ve directors and the bank by four. This will enlarge the scope and useful? ness of the Alliance Exchange. , ?An amendment to the postal laws will shortly go Into effect by which misdirect? ed letters and articles of no apparent value will be thrown into the waste bas? ket. Heretofore, this class of mail has been: sent to the dead letter office, only to accumulate in that department and sause unnecessary work for the officials Df the government. Postmaster General Bissell has issued circular letters to all cf the postmasters in the United' States calling attention to this fact. Mr. Bruce, who is a member of the Legislature from Kershaw County, has recently removed to North Carolina, bat iioes not want to give up his office. The ijuestion whether Mr. -Bruce had forfeited Iiis seat was referred by the County Exec? ution Committee to Speaker Jones, who aas decided that he has nothing to do with the matter unless Mr. Bruce sees it to resign. Mr. Bruce evidently feels i deep interest in the "dear people" of South Carolina. The Red Cross Society, which has un? dertaken to relieve the sufferers on the coast by the cyclone, states that there are 20,000 destitute people under their care. The majority have corn to last a month, . some have none at alL Contributions have Almost ceased. They began to give a pound of meat and a pack of grits to each fiamily per week, bat the destitution is so great that they have had to leave off the meat. The Red Cross people never ask for aid.' Tht y take what is given and do the beat they can. . Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender has been .nominated for Justice of the Supreme Court by the Nebraska Fopulists. She was the third woman admitted to practica before the Supreme Court, Mrs,' Belva Lock wood being' the first. Mrs. Bitten- ? bender studied law in her husband's office in Bgik County, Nebraska, and <was admitted to the State bar in 1882. She is a shining light in the Women's Christian Temperance Union and can argue a law point, talk prohibition and spank a baby with equal grace and thor? oughness. _ Postmaster General Bissell is expected to devote considerable attention in his annual' report to the projected i-cent postal- service. He believes that the . inauguration of the service is impossible at the present time. This is due to the fact that there is a deficit of 98,000,000 in the postal funds in the treasury and the fact that the adoption of the service would ot^ coarse reduce the postal revenue 50 per cent. Owing to these uircumstancee the Postmaster General will undoubtedly effectually settle the question for some time by declaring it unfeasible at the present time. An ezchange says that the Postoffice Department at Washington has ruled that the writer has a right to regain pos? session of a letter providing he can prove to the satisfaction of the postmaster at the office from which it was sent that he ?was the writer, of it. Even if the letter has arrived at its destination 'and before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was addressed, it may be recalled by the writer by a telegram through the mailing office. The reason assigned is that the United States is only the agent of the writer while the letter is in transit This decision is important to business men aad private individuals. Senator Gordon, of Georgia, in a recent interview, says: "Let'the people give the party time to act.' They will scod see inaugurated a financial policy more liberal and satisfactory to thep?. pie than any we have had since the cruel policy of contraction was begun twenty years ago. We shall soon begin to gather the fruits of broad and wise and helpful Democratic policy. We shall witness under Demo? cratic role one of the most progressive eras in oar history, with a contented, pros? perous and happy people. By the fulfil? ment or failure of this prophecy let the Democratic/ party be judged. On that issue I am content to stake my political -fortunes. Let the people wait and see. 'By their fruits yon shall know them.' ". This is certainly good advice, and will be heeded by every true Democrat. Give the party time to act, and if it does not redeem its pledges to the people then < they can condemn it. In Alabama the ''white caps" continue to burn ginhouses Where the owners disregard the mysterious notices'that are posted on the buildings threatening their destruction if any more cotton is ginned before the price reaches 10 cents per pound. Monday night near Courtland the big gins and mills of Bynam & Ash ford were burned, 75 bales of cotton, an immense quantity of cotton seed, ma? chinery, etc., valued at $10,000, being ?destroyed. This makes five gins that jbave bean burned by White Caps in Lawrence Connty within 10 days. Far? mers are greatly alarmed and are keeping -.armed guards at their ginhouses topro jtectthcm. The wanhousemen of Roanoke Si??e been warned to cease shipping cot? ton, -threats being made to burn the warehouses. Fifty Winchester rifles have been shipped to Roanoko and ware? house owners have placed armed watch? men around their property at night. ? Tbe Executive Com mitte of tbe South? ern Interstate Immigration Association* and others interested in the development of the South, held a meeting La Chicago last week. Hon. M. T. Bryi.n of Tennes? see presided. He read letters from the Governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas and other States approving a call for a Southern Industrial Congress to assemble in the near future. The meeting unanimously favored an early convention of representative Southern men and instructed President Bryan to issue a call for a Southern Industrial Congress, leaving the time and place dis? cretionary with him upon a further con? ference with the committee and the Governors of the several Southern States. Tbe meeting, however, seemed to favor one of the Eastern cities for the holding of the convention. This movement has for its object the proper presentation of the varied and undeveloped resources of the South to the people of tbe North and East \ ^_ It seems a little strange with the small cost of the material for a canning factory that there are so few where the producta for canning are so abundant and easy to be had. The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record goes fully into tbe details. It says that a plant having a daily capacity of 2,000 cans of three pounds each will not cost for its entire equipment more than $100, exclusive of tbe building and the brick used for the chimneys and toset the kettles. The equipment for a 4,000 canning factory can be had for $200, not including bricks or building. Three hundred dollars will buy the equipment for a factory turning out daily 10,000 cans of three pounds each. The average labor cost in a 4,000 factory is about$25per day. Would not a canning factory pay in An? derson? If some progressive citizen would push the enterprise we believe be could easily raise sufficient money and make it a success. The establishment of a canning factory here would create a demand for vegetables, and a number of oar farmers could raise them for market. According to the forthcoming annual report of the Interstate Cam mission, North Carolina took the lead in railroad building daring the year ending Jane 80, and according to a statement made by President Ingalls, of the Big Four line, in his address at the World's Fair on Railroad Bay, the entire South is now entering its greatest period of railway development He predicts that, within the next 30 yeara, 100,000 miles of railroad will be built in the South, which will give that section nearly 150,000 miles, or nearly as mach as the total mileage "f the/entire country at present The South has climate, fertility of soil and natural resources which he thinks should greatly increase its population and wealth within the next few years. Daring the last 30 years the railway mileage of the Southern States has doubted twice. In laut, it is nearly five times as large now as it was at the beginning of the war. Texas leads the Southern States in railway mileage and in two or three years more will probably pasii Illinois, the only State in the whole country that now on tracks it. - m:t m - Mr. Bryan of Nebraska, who is a mem? ber of the majority of the committee on ways and means, la trying to have a graduated income tax made a part of the tariff bill. If it is not accepted he will present it to the House in come form. Tha young Nebraska statesman thinks he has solved what is considered the most objectionable feature of tbe income tax proposition, the inquisitorial feature. He would have it made the duty of every person liable to a tax upon hin income to go to the officer and pay it and not sub? ject him to being annoyed by agents of tbe Government, which has been sug? gested as itu disagreeable feature. He thinks those that had no desire to avoid tbe payment of the tax would escape the inquisition or annoyance. He will pro? pose a tax on all incomes abo v e $2,500 at the rate of .1 per cent, 2 per cent on $5,000,4 per cent on $10,000, 6 per cent on $25,000 aid 10 per cent, on $50,000. His plan is to have the postmasters in cities of 10,000 population or less collect the income taxes, and in large cities to appoint a special income tax collector. He has been getting some information from foreign countries on the subject and thinks he will be able to present tbe matter to the House in a manner that will give the proposition the support of the majority. He say b it solves the ques? tion of raising revenue and gives the party an opportunity to carry oat the plan of tariff redaction to which it is pledged. Ho does not know yet whether his plan will be accepted by tbe Demo? crats of the ways and means committee, as it has not yet been discussed at any great length. The Fall River of tbe South. Sparenburg County, S. C, tbe banner cotton manufacturing county of tbe Sooth, is an interesting section to visit Tbe county has an assessed valuation of real estate and personal property of nearly $10,000,000. This property has ! been brought there by the successful manufacture of cotton. There are fifteen towns of over 1,000 population in the county, built up, or rather created, most of them, by the establishment of one or more cotton mills. The following interesting facts eon corning the cotton manufacturing inter? ests of tbe county, giving tbe amount of tbe capital invested, number of looms and spindles, and number of operatives, have been gathered: Pacolet Mills, capital 5700,000, spindles 52,000, looms 1,680, operatives employed 1,500. Spartan Mills, capital $500,000, spindles 32,000, looms 1,100, employees 750. Enoree Mills, I capital $400,000, spindles 50,500, looms 820, operatives 550. Converse Mills, capital $300,000, spindles 17,000, looms 1 510, operatives 350. Clifton Mills, capital i $700,000, spindles 59.000, looms 1,652, I operatives 1,200. Whitney Mills, capital $200,000, spindles 10,000, looms 310, opera- j tives 200. Fairmount Mills, capital $50, 000, Bpindlea 3,744, employees 60. Cow pens Mills, capital ?60,000, spindles 4,000, employees 75. Island Creek Mills, capi? tal $15,000, spindles 1.500, employees 25. Cedar Hill Mills, capital $5,000. spindles 1,000, employees 33. Pelham Mills, capi? tal $150,000, spindles 10,000, employees 250. Gafihey Mills, capital $150,000, spindles 7,298, looms 192, employees 200. Beaumont Mills, capital $60,000, spindles 25,000, employees 100. Fingerville Mills, capital $50,000, spindles 25,000, emyloyees 60. These figures show that tbe combined capital of these mills is over $3,500,000; ? umber of hands employed, about 5,000, and the consumption of cotton nearly 50,000 bales. The manufactured products are worth more than double the value of (he cotton consumed, and the mills con? sume more than is raised in tbe county. The cotton is worth $1,500,000 a year. In? stead of sending it away and receiving that amount of money it is manufactured where it is raised and the products sell for over $3,000,000. The South, it has been frequently sug? gested, ought to manufacture its entire cotton crop. Here is one county that is manufacturing more cotton than is pro? duced in it, and it is a good cotton county too. If it can be done in one county, why not in another? It is only a ques? tion of enough counties in the South fol? lowing the lead of Spartan burg for tbe entire cotton crop to bo sent out of tbe South in a manufactured state. Gaston and Alamance counties, in North Caro? lina, also manufacture more cotton, than is raised wiihin their borders.?New York Evening Poet. ? The Fort Worth, Texas, Gazette says that the tendency in Tevas, as elsewhere, is to leave the country ana live in town. This is because life in tbe country is lonely and isolated. It therefore advo? cates the plan of farmers living in a vil? lage, which is in practice in some parts of Europe and is being tried in the North? west. All the farmers of a certain locali? ty move to a central locality and estab? lish a village of their ov. n. With good roads it is easy for them to reach their farms every day. Tbe jrian has many advantages, and if generally adopted would do away with tbe isolation, which is now a great objection to farm m Address to the Alllance. BennetT3villr, October 5, ]SU3. To the Cotton Planters and Members of the Alliance of the Cotton States: This has been a bad year for cotton; with storms and floods and droughts, with the elements and seasons ont of joint, as it were, the crop is short. There will be no cotton to pick worth speaking of after the 1st of November in the Atlantic States. The Texas crop is reported to be from 300,000 to half a million bales less than last year. The price of cotton is about the average cost of production. Ameri? can spinners are in a large measure out of the market on account of the impossi? bility of procuring money on time "loans to Invest in cotton, and the price is gov? erned almost entirely by what Europe will pay for it. Now what are yon going to do? He that provideth not for bis own household "h ith denied the faith and is worse than an infidel." The cotton farmer can com? mand the situation by holding on to bis cotton, until trade conditions improve, and those who want it and are obliged to have it come after it with tbeir money. Hold on to every bale of cotton where you can possibly do so without injury to your creditor until the price advances. Make every honorable effort to meet your obligations., but hold your cotton ; yon are entitled to a higher price if there is any virtue in the law of supply and demand. There is neither justice nor reason in the farmer always sacrificing himself that others may leap to fortune. But pr?sent action is not all that is necessary ; plan for the future. The farmer buys too much; he should be always a seller"; pre? pare to reduce the cotton acreage for next year and to raise - your own corn, wheat and bacon at home. Not until you do this will you be independent and able to fix your own price. I take this opportu? nity of appealing to the press throughout the cotton States to help the farmers in their righteous efforts to procure a living price for their cotton before it all gets out of tbeir bands. I take this opportunity of appealing to our creditors to do what they can to help us in this effort to pre? vent the sacrifice of our year's labor. W. D. Evans, President Farmers' State Alliance of South Carolina. From the Greenville News. The address to the farmers of the cotton belt by President Evans, of the State Alliance, camo over the wires too late for publication in the Greenville News of yesterday. It is thoroughly good and sensible. President Evans advises the farmers to uue the methods of sensible business men of every other avocation. When factories find they can not sell their product to advantage they cease work. When mer? chants think there will be light trade they buy small stocks and cut down ex? penses. Precisely the same course is open to the farmer. He is at serious dis? advantage in the fact that he must look a year ahead, whereas the manufacturer and merchant can aot on notice of a few weeks. On the other hand he has the great advantage over all'other olasses of eing able to live* on his plant. When a cotton factory or iron mill is closed the owners can not eat or wear the machinery and the merchant can not live from his stock when he fails to sell it. The farmer even when he makes little or nothing to sell can always get food from his ground. When he has been prudent be is better able to endore a long season of dull times and poor trade than auy other man on earth. It will be observed that President Evans Bays nothing of "the creditor class" being Sbylocks demanding then* pound el'.flesh, remorseless usurers, harpieB preying on the vitals of the people and all tbat kind of thing of which we hear so much on the stump and lead so much in some newspapers. He comes down to the hard facts, which are that the credi? tors of the farmer have a direct interest in promoting the farmer's prosperity and know it. He tells Alliance men to deal fairly and frankly with people they owe and that they will generally find creditors equally fair and frank*and ready to be as easy as possible. If the Alliance had been held to what we understand to have been its original purposes it would have had control of the cotton business by now. Farmers bound together in compact organization could have established an understanding among themselves by which they could have regulated the planting of cotton by the conditions at planting time, the world's supply, the prospects of trade, the stocks o:.' cloth on hand and the indications of coming demand. As it is now, the men w ho make cotton know less of the con? ditions and prospects of the cotton mar? ket than anybody else. Brokers and dealers know what acreage has been planted by tbe time the seed is in the ground and are informed day by day of tbe condition of the growing crops every? where, ct the whereabouts of every bale in existence afloat or ashore, of the prices in all tbe different markets and of the demand for every grade of manufactured goods. An organization such as the Alliance was could carry the same infor? mation and its meaning to every cotton grower in tbe country. Last Spring the newspapers did the bast they could. They printed column alter column of warning against a big cotton planting. When the reports of the acreage came in there was general prediction of five cents for cotton this fail and had there been a full average crop tbat prediction would probably have been realized. As it is, it looks as if cotton must rise in price, particularly if farmers are able to hold it. The holding experiment gen? erally failed a year or two ago, although some men woo held ou long enough struck tbe top of the rise and cleared out at ten cents. We are sure farmers who have Bhown the disposition to maintain tbeir credit will find tbeir creditors dis? posed to help them in every possible manner. President Evans' advice is good and sound. It seems rather strange in these times for an Alliance man to be appealing with evident confidence to the press to help in the execution of an Alliaaee plan. The political Alliance leaders tell us so much of the venal, hired, gold bug, bought and slavish press. President Evans, how? ever, being a business Alliance man, knows and is man enough to say, in effect, tbat the press baa a vital interest in promoting tbe prosperity of the people and can be relied on to support any sug? gestions or schemes to that end. Amid all tbe nonsense and blood and thunder stuff intended to divide and embitter tbe people against each other it is refreshing to find a man in Mr. Evans' position quietly recognizing facts as they are and taking a sensible, conservative and business-like oourse. Judge Gary Fails Into Line. Lancaster, S. C, Oct, 13.?Tbe case of tbe State vs. Samuel D. Carter for selling liquor without a license was called for trial in the Court of General Sessions this morning. There were two counts in the indictment?one for selling one quart of liquor without a license, and the other for bringing five gallons of liquor into tbe State with intent to sell the same. On the call of the case Ernest Moore, of counsel for the defendant, moved to quash the first count in tbe indictment, on tbe ground that tbe act, commonly known as tbe dispensary act, is a new utatute, intended to embrace the whole law regulating tbe sale of liquor in the State, and tbat it repeals all acts incon? sistent with it, but provides no penalty for a single sale of liquor, or for retailing liquor, as alleged in the first count in the Indictment. Mr. Moore elaborated this point. After argument by Solicitor Hough, Judge Gary granted tbe motion to quash tbe indictment, and in so doing, remark? ed tbat section 1 of the dispensary act does regulate the matter of the sale of liquors, and that tbe set is defective, iu tbat it provides no penalty for retailing, and that this defect is not, remedied by any previous act or acts. The trial of the case on tbe second count in the indictment was continued, on motion of the solicitor. The defen? dant was admitted to bail by Judge Gary in tbe sum of $200. Tbe bond was promptly given, and the defendant has gone on bis way rejoicing to bis North Carolina home. This will likely be pie end of tbe case. Judge Gary did not hesitate to grant the order quashing tbe indictment as to its first count. His opinion was delivered orally, from tbe bench, at tbe conclusion of the argument. A Million In Two Days. Chicaoo, III., Oct. 10.?Yesterday's admission to tbe World's Fair grounds numbered 751,026, of which number 713, ?46 were paid admissions and 27,380 passes. Not satisfied with entertaining on Chicago day more persons than the greatest days at Paris, Philadelphia and Yienua combined, the Exposition to-day (North Dakota day) completed another record by making tue total for two suc? cessive days just 1,022,259. Ab officially reported to-night, to-day's paid admis inons reached 308,613. The World's Fair does not owe any? body a penny. The big check for ?1,565, 310 was to-day turned over to the bank. The Fair funds were released to pay off ttyb bonds, and whatever in the way of money comes into the Fair from this Um? on'wD^ be "pure velvet." Holding Cotton. Charlotte Observer. The president of the South Carolina Farmers' Alliance lias issued an ad? dress to the farmers of the State urging them to hold every bale of cotton they possibly can without serious harm to themselves or wrong to their creditors. He sets forth that the crop is a short one and that if there is anything in the law of supply and demand prices must go higher. We sincerely hope that if Mr. Evans' advice is taken it will prove to bo good advice. It is certainly dangerous to advise people, whom one can influ? ence, about a matter so vital to them, when advice given is based upon mere human judgment and is without the warrant of absolute knowledge. It will appear that the cotton crop will be short; it would seem that prices would go high? er ; and yet we should fear to take the responsibility of advising a farmer to hold on to his crop, lest the price should decline or of advising him to sell lest it should advance. We recall that two or three years ago the Alliance leader in this State urged the farmers to hold their cotton and that those who were governed by his advice lost a great deal of money. It is not given to rr>any of us to peer far into the future. One of tho leading and most successful cotton buyers in Char? lotte romarked yesterday that talk of a short crop is heard every year; that it is founded on no better reasons this year than it has been heretofore, and th.ic prices are as good now as they are likely to be. We should be sorry to believe this, yet we know that this is an honest man, and we do not doubt that tbe presi? dent of the South Carolina Alliance is equally so, It is the business of the cot? ton buyer to study the conditions and in? fluences which regulate prices, and there can be no reasonable flou bt that President Evans studied them carefully before he issued bis letter, Of the two, whose judgment as to future prices do we believe to be the most accurate. Tbat we are not going to take the responsibil? ity of saying. Tbe letter of Mr. Evans concludes in this language: "I take the opportunity of appealing to tbe press throughout the cotton States to help the farmers in their righteous ef? forts to procure a living price for their cotton before it all gets out of their hands. I take this opportunity of appealing to our creditors to do what they can to help us in this effort to prevent the sacrifice of oar year's labor." This is anappeal which deserves the most respectful consideration and most gladly would this paper contribute something to the result which the aid of tbe press is invoked to help bring about. A Charlotte business man who is now in New York, wrote, a few days ago, a letter, a part of which was read to the Observer yesterday. He said it is estimated in New York tbat 94 per cent, (the figures are amazing) of the mills of the country are shut down and they will not resume operations, he is told, until tbe repeal bill passes tho Sen? ate or tbe finances of the country are,.by some other legislation, placed on a safe basis ; that goods are being sacrificed at whatever price they will bring, and many of tbe leading business houses of that city are hangingon by their eye-lids, and must inevitably fall unless Congress acts very early. There can be no living price for cot? ton with 94 out ot every 100 of the mills shut down; there can be no general prosperity in tbe oountry while New York, tbe great financial and commer? cial heart of the nation, is in a condi? tion of semi-panic. The extremities cannot be kept warm when the heart fails to pump blood to them through the arteries. Seeing the situation that the financial, commercial and manufac? turing interests of tbe country are in, and realizing tbat it is out of the ques? tion for prosperity to return to any con? siderable part of. our population while these great agencies in the nation's ma? terial welfare^re depressed and panic stricken*, we nave heeded the call, tbe wisdom of which our judgment sub? scribes, for the repeal of the Sherman act, and have joined these great interests in asking for the application of what they with one voice, say is the remedy. They say this legislation will relieve them? they ought to know. We believe they do. If it relieves them it will relieve tbe farmer, the professional man?all of us. So this paper, as an integn.l part of "the press throughout the cotton States," had responded to Mr. Evans' appeal even be? fore it was made ; and while it may not be moving upon the line which he would have dictated, it is pursuing tbat policy which its judgment satisfies it will most assuredly "help tbe farmers in their righteous effortB to procure a living price for tbeir cotlon before it all goes out of their hands." -/^_ Teddle as yon Please. Columbia, S. C, Oct. 16.?The Attor? neys for tbe State think that they have caught Judge Hudson napping as to his knowledge of the dispensary law as indi? cated in the Hichland liquor cases. Judge Hudson ruled In tbe cases mentioned that the dispensary law provides no pun? ishment. Assistant Attorney General Buchanan in bis argument in tbe case, said tbat tbe statute provides a punish? ment at tbe discretion of tbe judge in all cases where no punishment is fixed. Judge Hudsbn did not seem to regard Mr. Buchanan's argument on this point as sound. Mr. Buchanan says tbat tbe section reads as follows: "In cases of legal conviction, where no punishment is provided by statute tbe court shall award such sentence as is conformable to the common usage and practice in this State according to the nature of the offence and not repugnant to the constitution." The assistant Attorney General thinks this section is specific enough not to be misunderstood. It relate* to misdemean? or. Those convicted of violation of the dispensary law are not felons. It seems, however, that this point "goes" with the other judges. First Judge . Gary at Camdeu quashed an andictment for tbe same reason and now comes another case at Hampton, where a Negro named Joe Rountfee pleaded guilty to the charge of selling whiskey. Judge Izlar called him up for sentence and asked Solicitor Bellinger to inform the court of tbe penalty. Solicitor Bel? linger stated that be bad been unable, after several days diligent search, to find any penalty provided in tbe dispensary law for Belling liquor. Eountree was discharged on His own recognizance, the solicitor remarking that he saw nothing to prevent a mau from taking a wheel? barrow or a jug and peddling liquors all over tbe country, provided be does not himself bring it into the State. The penalty is for bringing into tbe State and not for selling,?Special to Greenville News. The Brother in Black. Grahamvillb, 8. C, Oct. 13,1893.?" After consultation with leaders of our race in the State, in the same of the Negroes of the State of South Carolina, I. Thomas E. Miller, have appointed, and by these presents do appoint, tbe herein named citizens a State Executive Com? mittee, under the call of Rt. Rev. H. M. Turner, for a Negro National Convention to be convened in Cincinnati, Ohio, on tbe 28th of November, 1893. The Committee, to wit:?Prof. J. W. Morris, of Columbia; Dr. W. D. Crum, Rev. George S. Rowe and Rev. N. W. Storret, of Charleston; Rev, E. H. Nel? son, of Richland ; Hon. Joseph Robinson, of Beaufort; Hon. W. J. Anderuon, of ?umter; Hon. H, L. Schremsburg, of Chesterfield; Rev. C. C. Scott, of Spar tanburg; Ri?v. C, C. Dunlap, of Green? ville; Rev. L. Suber, of Laurens; Hon. Fred Nfx, Jr., of Barnwell; Rev. I. H. White, of Abbeville?will issue a call for the convocation of a State convention in the city of Columbia, about the 22d of November, 1893, for the purpose of elect? ing 25 delegates to attend the National convention In Cincinnati on November 28,1893. The said State Executive Com? mittee will appoint a committeeman for each county, whose duty it will be to call county conventions for their respective counties. The State and county com? mittee will (?11 upon all citizens who are willing to contribute to defray the ex? penses of the conventions and of the delegates. '-God holps those who help themselves." The land wherein the right of trial by jury is denied is no place for free men to reside. Therefore I call upon the within named worthy leaders to act, and at once, for the living. With hope for the future, and faith in God, I transmit this work to jour hands, Thos. E. Miller. ? The Government of Saxony has adoptod a novel method to secure the payment of taxes. The names of per? sons who did not pay thoir taxes last year are printed and bung up in all tho restaurants and saloons. The proprie? tors dare not serve thoso mentioned on tho lists with food or drink, under pen? alty of losing thoir licences. ? Congressman Caldwell, of Ohio, has introduced a bill giving tho federal gov? ernment jurisdiction of the crime of rob? bery. ThiB bill, if it becomes a Jaw, would enable federal troops to pursue train robbers from one State to another, something that canr t be done by sher? iffs. It would also save the railway and express companies the expense of hunt? ing down west outlaws. The bill in some shape shoif.u pass bo ;h houses. ill- Fat cd Sea Islands. Georgetown, S. C, Oct. 14.?The West Indiau cyclone left destruction in its path here. The wind blew hard all day Thursday from tho Northeast, increas? ing steadily, at midnight attaining a ve? locity of about 50 miles an hour. The storm signals were displayod all day warning ull shipping uot to leave the harbor. The wind blow harder after nightfall, ''accompanied by heavy torrents of rain. At 2 o'clock Friday morning tho wind was blowing about sixty miles an hour, and the tide came all over tho water front. The wind decreased somewhat from that hour until daylight, then in? creased again till ten o'clock, when it blew hardest. The tide did not go out much on the ebb, and now was coming higher than before, and reached a height of ten inches above the mark of the hurricane of Au? gust 27. The whole water front was from one to four feet under water, and thousands of dollars worth of merchan? dize was badly damaged in the warehou? ses. At 10 o'clock the wind died out sudden? ly, and for fifteen minutes we had almost a dead calm ; then itauddenly burst forth from the west and blew very hard. This change evidently indicated our proximi to the center of the cyclone. The wind, coming from the west rapidly blow the tide out again. Tbe Clyde steamer Croatan rode out the storm at anchor at North Island. The schooner Waccamaw was blown ashore at the mouth of the Black River, having dragged her anchors. The schooner Prosperity was blowu ashore on South Island and will be a total loss. Tho Islanders suffered greatly?the worst at Magnolia Beach, where thir? teen white and six colored people are known to have boon drowned. The tide rose there four feet in ten minutes. The waves swept the houses from their foun? dations, and tho inmates could not es? cape. Two men and a little girl are tho only ones saved out of a total of twenty two. They got on top of a small build? ing and drifted to the mainland. Thn tide rose three feet in some of tbe houses on Pawley's Island, and the houses of Dr. H. M. Tucker, B. P. Frazer and L. C. Lacbicotte were washed entire? ly away, the inmates only saving what clothes they had on. No lives are re? ported lost on this island nor on Debor dean, but several houses were wash? ed from their foundations and drifted to sea. The tide rose above tbe floors of the dwellings on North Island, and all tbe dwollers took refuge in the lighthouse. The most heartrending report comes from Dr. J. W. Flagg, who escaped, and also saved a Miss West on, ten years old. They were clinging to tbe boughs of a cedar tree, drifting to the mainland, and his father and mother were with them on the same tree. His mother became ex? hausted and lost her hold upon the limb a-.jd his lather let go to rescue her, and ooth were drowned before his eyes. Searching parties are patrolling tbe beach, with the hope of finding some of the bodies. Tbe number of drowned may be larger when fuller reports can be gotten from the scene. Every rice plantation in the country was under water yesterday, and it is feared tbat the salt water will damage the June rice to such an extent that it will not be harvested at all. This rice was very promising, and was about all that most of the planters had left from the terrible destruction done by the Au? gust hurricane. Liquor License Question. The liquor dealers are coming down on the county treasurers for the return of half of the license money they bad to pay into the county treasuries last Janu? ary. At the time, attention was called to the fact the liquor dealers were being required to pay. tbe annual $100 license for selling liquor, though tbe dispensary law was scheduled to become effective and run the liquor men out of the busi? ness at the expiiaticn of tbe first six months. It was a defect in the dispensary law that made this necessary. Tbe old law would not allow a county treasurer to take less than tbe full amount of the li? cense, though it was known that;the men who were securing the licenses were to do business for only half a year. The fminors did not provide for it, and thus it came about that these men bad to pay to do business for a year whon the State only gave them half their money's worth. The liquor men?some 600 in number? who paid this $100 are now beginning to file claims with the treasurers and the Comptroller General for the refundment of half this money. The treasurers, hay? ing no authority to refund have applied to the Comptroller. The Comptroller says he likewise has no authority to re? fund, and has sent instructions to all *he treasurers to send in certified statements of such money received by him. It is the intention of the Comptroller to sub? mit tbe matter to the Legislature and ask that body to authorize him to refund the money, or devise some other settlement of tbe matter. Of course it cannot yet be told what the Legislature will do about it, but no one thinks that it will attempt to take this money from the men it drove out of business. Some may desire to swing on to the whole amount paid in by those who have seen fit to fight the dispensary law.?Columbia State. Two Doctors in Trouble. Columbia. S. C, Oct. 16.?Superinten? dent Babcock, of the asylum, to-day re? ported to Governor Till man that he had declined to receive Annie Gullege to the institution on tbe recommeudation ot Doctors ?>. J. Bell and(T. E Jennings, of Edgefield, and after looking into the matter the governor stated he would have these physicians indicted under the statute which says that any physicians giving certificates recommending tbe commitment to the asylum of a person who is simply idiotic, epileptic, physi? cally infirm or mentally imbecile unless such person is violent or dangerous shall be deemed guilty oi a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be lined in the discretion of the court, It appears that the physicians after examining the woman stated in their recommendation that from the fact tbat she had fallen into co-habiting with Negroes it seemed prop? er that she should be placed in some such institution. ? Lightning itself could be no swifter than the sudden spasm of terror with which Mrs. Dora Hayn was struck dead at her home in the tenement house at No. 13 Dry Dook street, New York City. A korosene lamp exploded in her hand, aud'although there was absolutely no danger and no damage whatever ensued, the woman fell a corpse to the floor be? fore she had time to utter a single cry. Mrs. Hayn had long had a morbid fear of kerosene explosions, and, curiously enough, it was her extraordinary care? fulness in preparing the lamp which led to the accident. Owing to tbe insuffi? cient quantity of oil, tbe lamp began to smoke and the flame died down. Mr. Hayn told his wife to run and fetch an? other lamp, but as he had nearly finished his work, she replied that she thought the lamp would -ast, and began shaking it in order to wet the wick. The light flared up and then the flame evidontly communicated with the gas in the upper part of the reservoir, for there came a brilliant Hash, accompanied by a loud report, and the lamp was shattered into a thousand fragments. As If struck by a bullet, Mrs. Hayn fell to the floor in a heap, and the children, who had been watching, fled screaming from the room. ? Statistics show that tho entire agri? culture of the world furnishes employ? ment to 280,000,000 men, and represents an invested capital of $224,000,000,000. The annual product is worth over$20 000,000,000. It is estimated that the civil? ized nations pay annually for food $17, 000,700,000. ? Snow was already a foot deep on tho summit of the Blue Mountains of Southeastern Washington a week ago, whit-h is earlier by a month than usual. A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr. King's New Dis? covery for Coaaumption,Coughs and Colds. If you have never used this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claim? ed or money will be refunded. Trial bot? tles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large bottles 50c. at: d $1.00. Deserving Praise. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Fills, Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their freat popularity purely on their merits, [ill Bros., Druggists, Moseley News. "Ob, for a thousand tongues" to lick this porgbum molasses that Billy Burton has been making for his neighbors aud friends ! We are told that Mr. Burton baa made about 1,000 gallons during the sea? son. Having seen and tasted them at sev? eral different places, we do not hesitate in saying they are the best made in the County?in fact, we think tbat a gallon of this syrup would be sure to carry oil' the prize offered by the Augusta Exposition. Mr. Morgan is doing a good business ginuing, but Mr. McGee has turned him down at last. A gentleman remarked in our presence the other day tbat Mr. Mor? gan was getting there, but Mr. McGee was already there. For some time this community has been boasting of five widowers and some?well, it was somebody who said tbat they would be on hand at the sale. But "somebody" was perfectly astonished when one of them, Mr. I. F. Seawright, came home from Cook's last Wednesday evening with a charming young lady and told the little dears that papa bad brought them a new mama. Success to you, old boy, and may the blessings of God wait on you and the sun of glory shine around tbe home; may the gates of plenty, honor and happiness bo always open to you and yours. Mr. M. M. White, of Mt. Carmel, came up last week to attend the wedding of M iss Sue McCullough, and spent a few days with us. His many frieuda were glad to see him. Mrs. J. J. Patterson left last Saturday for Bordeaux, whure she will be gone sev? eral days. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evans passed through here a few days ago en route to Hartwell, Ga. Wauted?To know what kind of a party it was that Dave and Al. attended last Wednesday night? There Is a general complaint tbat sweet potatoes are rotting. However, we be? lieve that most of us have plenty and some to spare. Hope Mr. "Sharp Tooth," of White Plains, got the lock of bairfrom the you ug ladles, and BUggeat tbat he send them a bristle off bis upper hp for a tooth -pick. "The half has never yet been told" may be safely applied to the remark the brother made tha other night "that the Devil had roared" his tent near, or here at this place. It does seem to us that noth? ing but tbe Devil would induce a party of young (fifteen or sixteen year old boys or gentlemen, members of the Church) to at? tend public worship, escort the young la? dies home, then join a party of older men and go to an out bouse or an old field and spend tbe night drinking and cutting up in general. If the people of Alice are not pleased with their State Constable they might send bim around this way. We think he can get in some splendid work. It seems that a rumor has gone abroad tbat salvation can be obtained over on the river, and it is distressing to know how many people are wanting to quenob their thirst, and 'tis fearfully so when the phy? sicians tell us how many cases of sickness are brought on from drinking that If any of tbe readers of the Intelligen? cer have any pigs or bogs to sell will they please let us Jtnow. Don't all speak at once. Mr. Jas. M. Evans lost a valuable milch cow recently. ?. Occasionally we hear of a cotton picking and a regular break down frolic. Tbe major portion of our people are turning their attention to their corn now, and we think 'tis well enough. Corn baa been badly damaged by tbe wind and rains. A gentleman near here has become very much infatuated with a forty dollar carpet over about Antreyille, and one of our young ladies over here was at Anderson recently, and amongst the many nice things she bought was a pair of red slip? pers. They say sbe intends matrimony. Say, Mr. J. C, are you guilty 1 Serf. Tbe Liberty School closed tbe 28th ult., and the teacher returned to Troy on the 2nd innt. The patrons are so'well pleased with her that they have made up another school, and 'tis expected that sbe will open again tbe 1st of November. Messrs. McGee and Morgan are kept quite busy ginning the cotton for the farmers, each of them being compelled to run a great deal after night. Some of the neighbors are telling a funny story on Mr. McGee about having a dispensary at bis gin to draw custom. Of course, it is all a joke and W. T. evi? dently enjoys it as well as any of them. The Baptist Sunday School re-organized recently with the following officers: Su? perintendent, T. F. Burton; Assistant Superintendent, Billy Burton ; Secretary and Treasurer. A. 8. J. Hall. Rev. J. T. Morgan delivered two well prepared sermons last Sabbath, in tbe Baptist Church in tbe forenoon and in the Methodist in the afternoon. One of our citizens has decided that he will not burst bis brains out against the comb of the house, and is now contem? plating a trip to Southwest Georgia, Florida and other points. The last ac? count we had of him be bad bis puppy in the chicken coop. What his intention is we have not learned. One of Cook's young men attended prayer meeting at tbis place recently and got revived with "spirit" and went home with one of the fair sex. After chatting awhile he went for some water, and who can imagine his chagrin and surprise when be found tbe door closed and fas? tened, and he was where he wished he was not. Messrs. Gus. Patterson and Walter New by, of Bordeaux, spent a few days with us recently. Well, we will wind up our epistle by telling you tbat Mr. J. F. 8eawright has taken unto himself a wife and is staying at home, and we are expecting to hear of an cth?-* wedding in our midst at au early date. When you bear from me again you may call me Nanoy Hanks. Union Meeting. The Union Meeting of the Third Dis? trict, Saluda Association, will be held with Townville church on Saturday be? fore tbe fifth Sunday in October, at 11 a. m. Introductory sermon, Rev.O. L. Martin. Query: "Is it best for churches to make annual calls?" Speakers: W. P. Hal lond, C. Wardlaw. Missionary sermon, Sunday, 1 p. m., by Rev. J. Ware Brown ; alternate, Rev. H. B. Fant. Sunday School Union will meet on Sunday, 10:30 a. m. Devotional exer? cises, J. B. Watson. Subject: Day's les? son, "Abstinence for tho sake of othere,'.' 1 Cor., viii, 1-13. Speakers, E. P. Earle, Wm. Eskew. W. E. Lee. Wm. Brown, for Committee. J. M. WILLIAMS, THE BARBER. OWING to the low price of Cotton I will Cut Hair for 15c. All work tiret class. And don't forget my Dandrulf Remedy. Shop over Uill's Drugstore. Oct 18, 1.S93_16_1 Notice of Dissolution. rTIHE Partnership hitherto existing be JL tween the uudersigned, under the mime and style of Henderson & Leak, has beeu tnis day dissolved by mutual consent. E. E. HENDERSON. U.jL. LEAK. Anderson, S. C, Oct. 11, 1893. 16-1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Mrs. G A. Kay. deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. J. P. HAYNIE, Adm'r. Oct 18, 1H93_16_3_ DID YOU KNOW ? rj*lHAT you could buy? The Best Roasted Coffee, The Best Muscovado Molasses, The finest assortment Wull Paper, From? A. B. TOWERS. I am selling a number of articles for less than cost. Come and see what 1 have. Those that owe me money are requested to pay. I need the money. You wi'l feel better, and make me feel good. A. B. TOWERS. Executors' Sale 'Real Estate. BY virtue of the power vested in us by the last Will and Testament of the late Dr. Wm L. Broyles, deceased, we will sell in front of the Court House door, at Anderson, S. C, on Salesday in Novem? ber next, at the usual hour of sale, to the highest bidder, all that tract of Land he longing to the estate of the said Or. Wm. L. Broyles, deceased, known as the "Lower Place," which is situated near "Sloan's Ferry," in Fork Township, and adjoining lands of W. S. Sharpe, J.' S. Fowler, W. L. Dobbiu- Jus. A. Gantt and G. N. Broylos, and contains 288 acres, more or less. This Tract can be divided into several smaller Tracts, if desired. For any information desired, call on or address N. 0. Farmer at Broyles, S. ft, or Geo. N. Broyles at Anderson, S. C. Terms.?One-third cash, balance to be di? vided into three equal annual payments, each to bear interest at eight per cent, per annum, payable annually, urjtil all is finally paid In full, and to be secured by bonds of the purchaser or purchasers, and a mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment at any time. Pur? chaser to pay extia for all necessary pa? pers. MARY A. BROYLES,) Ex'x. W. R. BROYLES, rp_,_ N. 0. FARMER. J ^x I3' Oct. 18, 1893 16 3 HARD TIMES HAVE NOT TET REACHED THE I.e. S. ( E ?o For this we thank our friends and patrons. We are happy to announce that our Spring and Summer trade has been far ahead of any previous year's business in our history. "We presume that by keeping up the same line of fire, by our crack shots and hard hitters, solid value for your money down, our trade shall still grow better. On this basis we are laying our plans for a tremendous Fall trade. We have already bought some Bar? gains that pleasing prices will be made on. We are determined to make this the banner season in prices to you and business for ourselves. To this end we are working in the day and thinking in the night. Six days hard work and six nights hard study will surely make a telling week's work. That's the kind of work we shall put in from now till Santa Claus comes with the good tiding3 of joy, "Well done thou good and faithful servant." Do you catch our idea ? C. S. MINOR, and TEN CENT STORE. BlllI k ?IBS, DEALERS UV Greneral JN^erclianciise, CASH COTTON BUYERS, Are now loaded from Cellar to Ceiling with their Immense Line of FALL AND WINTER GOODS. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON Jeans, Sloes, Cassimers, Mm, Mm, Prints, &c "WE havn't the largest Stock of Goods ever brought to Anderson, and not near as much money as we need, but one look at our Goods and Prices will convince any fair-mindod man that we carry one of the best selected Stocks of heavy and staple Dry Goods and Groceries, and are? Satisfied with Less Profit Ulan any One! Yours in earnest, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS. P. S.?The Finest Coffee, Tobacco and Flour on earth. , FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY ! 1 CHEAP AlVD BEAUTIFUL. THOSE who have an eye for the beautiful should take a peep at my line of MILLI? NERY. I am prepared to furnish you with the Latest Styles and Lowest Pri? ces. Have just opened a full line of Fancy Feathers, Wings, Ribbons, and all mate? rial required to make a Stylish Hat. My Stock of DRY Q0OD3 is complete, and I in? vite you to call and examine them before buying. But don't forget me when you want a Hat. Those indebted to me are earnestly requested to come promptly and settle. Thankful for past patronage I solicit a'continuance of same. HISS SALLIE BOWIE. You Miss Half Tour Life when you Fail to See WILL. R. HUBBARD'S JEWELRY PALACE. .ORE Goods t.han you can shake a stick at, and at prices that will astonish the natives. You will certainly lose money if you don't see me BL'FORE BUYING. My stock of Gold and Silver Watches cannot be surpassed in the State. Plain Gold and Set Rings. Sterling Silver and Plated Knives, Forks and Spoons. Japanese Goods, China Novelties. China Tea Sets, Chamber Set?, &c-, in great variety. JEWELRY WORLD WITHOUT JErVD. Promptness in everything. Watch Work a Specialty, i-g.. Engraving free on all Goods bought of me. WILL. R. HUBBARD, Next to Farmers and Merchants Bank. CHEAP! Shoes for Women, Shoes for Children, Shoes for All, Shoes that are Good, Shoes that are Warranted. Shoes manufactured East, Shoes manufactured at Home, SHOES AT HARD TIME PRICES, As the list below will show: Shoes at. 25c per pair. Shoes at. 35c. per pair. Shoes at. 50c. per pair. Shoes at. 60c. per pair. Shoes at.?.. 65c per pair. Shoes at. 75c per pair. Shoes at. 85c. per pair. Shoes at.$1.00 per pair. Shoes at. 1.25 per pair. Shoes at. 1.50 per pair. Shoes'at.-. 1.75 per pair, Shoes at. 2.00 per pair. Shoes at almost any price you want. Our stock of Shoes is large and complete, and must be greatly reduced withia the next sixty days. Call and buy your Shoes now. ^ Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. Pocket Knives, * Table Knives! One Thousand "Varieties! The Rangoon Razor Every Razor Warranted. Price, $1.50 SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. G0SSETT & BROWN Are still receiving daily from the Northern and Western: markets magnificent lines of Ladies' Fine Shoes! In all styles and sizes, and are going to ILL Them Cheaper this season than ever before, so when you get ready to buy your Winter And. EVENING SLIPPERS, give them a look. ?emember, everything is Cash. WEBB&WEBB. "We HAVE JUST OPENED UP A DAISY line of? STAPLE AND ?ANCY GROCERIES, Glassware, Crockery, Lamps, &c, At the WEBB CORNER, and earnestly invite everybody to call and so? o?. We will sell Goods at EXTREMELY low PRICES, deal with you fair and square, and give you sixteen ounce pounds. Don't forget to call on us when you come to town. We will make it to your in? terest. Yours very truly, R. C. webb. w. M. webb. tea. FREE CITY DELIVERY TVEW JEWELRY STORE S JOHN M. HUBBARD, UN HIS NEW STORE.IN HOTEL BL0CIL LOTS OF NEW GOODS. NOVELTIES IN PROFUSION. JUST WHAT YOU WANT,, lc. TO SIOO.OO. ?fr No Charge for Engraving. The Prettiest Goods in the Town, and it*s a pleasure to show them* P.S.?If you have Accounts with J. M. HUBBARD & BRO. make settlement with me at above place. JOHN M. HUBBARD*