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Anderson Intelligencef. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. F. CXiiiNKSCALES, r Editors and C. C. LANGSTON, I Pbopbietob? TERMS: ONE YEAR.81 50 SIX MONTHS._ 75 WEDNESDAY, JUNE -5, 1894. We notice that the county conventions alt over the State of Georgia are endorsing the ' Cleveland administration. Thiis is ' eminently right and proper. Mr. Cleve? land is a much sounder Democrat than many of ?be so-called Democrats who are .'abasing him. -? 9 m* i Tho probability of the early passage of the iaxit' bill in already exercising a wholi^socje Influence on business in the leading commercial centers. It has been . apparent to all close observers for some time thai tho only barrier to the return of prosparity was the uncertainty of future values, owing to the doubts as to jfche passage of the bill. There is plenty of idle ci pital ready to respond to calls for investment and the rates of discount arc belo v tho average of recent years. But, notwithstanding these facts, there has been a reluctance to invest in busi? ness enterprises, however favorable the outlook seemed. The principal of a boy's academy in Middletown, N. Y., has inaugurated the policy of having ju ry trials in which the pupils, si all be the juror? in all cases of offences against school discipline. The young m?n are thus given some practical experience in deciding as to the weight of ovider.ee. In the first case the jury unanimously voted a verdict of acquittal. In the njact a verdict of guilty was ren? dered, aal a severe punishment wa^ie Odiomended. The experience gained in jury duty is undoubtedly educational in its' effect!., and the young men from the Mlddletovn school will in afterlife be better, fitted for jury duty than are the majority of those on whom it Is imposed only after they become grown men. Some one who has been looking up ? statistics if business failures says; "Ag? riculture is safer than banking, manu? facturing or railwaying. There is no 'farmer of. good intelligence and good health living anywhere who can not make a jjood living for himself and his S&mlly. That is as well as the majority of men are doing in any other pars mit, only 3 per cent, of the men in other lines escape failures and only three percent : pftfie farmers fail. The man who o wns a firm and sticks to it is certain of an eventual profit. There'is practically'no moro latd to be added to cultivation in tho United States, but the demand for :.*Ai*m products will steadily increase. This must make better prices for farm products and better prices for the land that produces them." At the Richmond monument dedica? tion Rev. R. C. Cave, the orator of the day^ said: "At Appomattox Puritanism, backed i>y overwhelming numbers nnd unlimited resources, prevailed. But brute fo; ce can^oot settle questions of flight and wrong. Thinking men do no?~ judge the merits of a cause by the meas? ure of its success and I believe the world shall yet decide in truth's clear, far-off light thai the South was in the right; Vthat her cause was just; that the men who1 took up arms in her defense were p itriotsj Mho had oven better reasons for what they did than had (he men who fjughtat Concord, Lexington and Bun leer Hill, load that her coercion, whatever good may have resulted or what may hereafter result from it, was an outrage pa liberty." 1 It is est! mated that the Southern States pay to the East ten millions of dollars for insurance In the excess of the amount re? turned to our section in payment of pol? icies. This should not be. If we had invested till the money that has been paid out ixi premiums right here in An? derson fo> the past twenty years, we would no w have a strong company that would have paid big dividends^ to the .stockholders. Suppose we organize a horns con pany now, and induce all of our peopl?. who carry insurance topnt their shoulders to the wheel and make it a success. We believe it can be done. We would like '.o have the questions dis? cussed, aid offer the columns of the - IktelliqbncJSB to any of our citizens who may feel disposed to express their ideas. The Georgia.J?ome lnsurar.ee Com pany, we believe, starU d as a local enterprise und it has been a success, Tho Savannah Hews says that the Sec? retary of War Lamont Is showing sound judgment in thoroughly leorganizing the war department His experience In tho department convinces him that there . is altogether too much red tape in the transaction of publio business. The order for reorganization has gone into effect, and the result will be greater effl . clency and an immense reduction in ex? penses. ? There onght" to be * jost snob reform as this in all the departments. The government has altogether too maiay employes. Some make work for others. The govornment printing office was a fair sample of the condition of affairs in other branches of the publio service,. The new public printer, Mr. Beneclict, when he took charge of the government printing office the other day, fonnd there were at leant 1,000 employes more than there watrany need for. The surplus of . labor was at once discharged, and now the work is 8.11 done much more satisfac? torily and promptly than previously. The Philadelphia Times sees the future supremacy of the South, and comments as follows: "With the South exporting $12,000,000 of cotton manufacture* and enlarging its facilities, especially to sup? ply the -coarser fabrics, it begins to look as if New England's supremacy was doomed. Conditions of the late depres? sion compelled close economy and the Introduction c f labor-saving'appliances. Location, cheap freights and fuel have imparted a new importance. The records show that Southern factories increased their consumption last year 18,000 bales, while Northern spinners fell away to the extent of 265,000. The Southern mill, with free raw material, has an advantage New England factories never can gain, and, whether :it be in the fine or coarse grades, the Southern product is rapidly assuming an importance and develop? ment that threatens seriously the ultra protection centers of the North." The cry of hard times, says the Atlanta Constitution, is heard everywhere in the land. But are the majority of the people doing anything to make times easier? They spend $6(0,000,000 a year for liquor, fi20,000,000 a year for tobacco, and during the past nine months, the worst period of our financial depression, they have im? ported $7,000.000 worth of foreign luxu? ries a month. When people spend so much money for what they do not need there is bound to be a financial strin? gency somewhere. About 175,000 mine, s are now cn a strike. This voluntary stop jpage of work Is a poor way to make times better. Then, look at the money wasted on amusements. The Brooklyn handi? cap cost the 40.C00 people who attended it about $1,000,000 in -.vagers, admission fee3, etc. A few days ago a circus took $4,000 out of a Tennessee town, and it is estimated that folly 00 per cent, of this cam* oufrof the pockets of poor p<v>i?T?. And this is the way the money is going j ?ill over the county. It is evident that ?*onje two or three score millions of our | j people do not know the first principles of economy. If they would cut off their luxuries they would be able to live com? fortably even in harder times turn these. These may bo unwelcome facts, but they are facts all the same. The distress of th 3 farmer has been described over and over again in so many ways that a strong opinion has grown up that the tiller of the soil has boon left far behind in the struggle tor comfort and competence. The Hon. J. Sterling Mor? ton, Secretary of Agricu lture, takes occa? sion, in the Juno number of The Forum, to show that this is a fallacy. Seventy per cent of the farms in the United States ar9 ucineumbered by any indebtedness; their owners nre still the home-builders and home-lovers of the land, as this olass has always been; and Mr. Morton points out how, as in preceding generations, nearly all of our Presidents were called from their farms to executive duties, and consequently the farmers represented tho better element of our life?so, now also, the farmer is the most independent and prosperous, of all the large classes of our people. He explains the growth of the storj of their distress by showing that a few farmers have left their furrows to follow the falsa prophets of politics. It is the political farmer, who is really a politician and not a farmer at all, that has done all this evil. Mr. Morton goes over the whole ground to show the relative importance and independence of the ag? ricultural class, and their influence on the community at every stage of our his? tory. Impressions Drawn from the Southern Immigration Congress. Editors Intelligencer: Pursuant to and in compliance with a motion offered by Sir. E. 8. Ligon and adopted by the dele gates from Anderson, Pendleton and Cal noun Falls on their return home from the Southern Immigration Industrial Con? gress, held in the city of Augusta, I here by submit for publication through the col? umns of your paper their, as well as my own, views regarding the importance of the movement which is calculated to pro? duce desired results. That the delegates were very much delighted and highly pleased with their trip would be express? ing it very mildly, indeed- They were not only delighted and highly pleased with the treatment they received and the courtesies shown them by the loading bus? iness men and railroad officials while in the city of Augusta, but they were rejoiced to see and learn more of the vast resources of the South, and witness an example of untiring energy, perseverance and strug? gle for industrial supremacy, which has imbued them- witti^the spirit of at least imitating on a smaller scale in onr own Town and County. . Now that the army -of industrial work i era have opened the battle for industrial supremacy; now that those in line are beginning to gain inch by inch towards the point where all the forces will be con? centrated; now that modern warfare baa adopted a more humane contrivance for the accomplishment of good, and discard? ing old methods; now that printer's ink is the only weapon intelligent men have learned to use, and it is belog used very effectively, can you refuse, Mr. Editor, to step forward and enlist in a cause that is calculated to benefit, im pro v 3 and build up your own dear country ?the South ? Can Anderson County or the City well afford to remain silent when the Boand of tho'bugle fur progress, advancement and ' material development is heard over the length and breadth of onr land ? .No, Mr. Editor yon cannot, and I hope 3 on will not refuna enlisting in this grand army which is marching onward and forward, and continue to march until the gates of prosperity are reached, and that when the column Will be ordered to halt, yon and Anderson County will be in the procession and at the head of the column. To per? petuate happiness and discharge our du? ties we owe to posterity we all have ample opportunities, if we will only do it. The South to-day is only awakeniug from a long and dreary dream?just begin? ning to realize what onr possibilities are, if we only avail ourselves. We have become impatient with croak? ers, howlers and broken-down, dissatisfied politicians, and-we must ignore the pessi? mist who is always ready to tear down in? stead of building up a community. What we mostly need in onr County is 'an organization lor the purpose of letting other portions of the United States know our wonderful resources, and to carry this on successfully printer?* ink will take the p 'ace of powder magazines, and, I believe, with higher results. To illustrate or con? vey an idea of the force of my suggestion, I will quote a higher authority than my? self, Hr. ?. W. Ferris, the inventor of the great Ferris Wheel at the World's Fair, and an expert engineer, who says: 'The condition' which will determine the rein Uve expansion of towns and cities in the next decade is the presence of water power." The whole problem of* electricity is one of chesp generation. Now, any city or town which has got a water-fall within available distance, and that dis? tance is a large one, has, so to speak, a gold mine! Water power means the min? imum of cheapness in the generation of electric power. You can easily see, there? fore, that any city which possesses this ad? vantage must take the lead over any city that has not. The.ablest men are now considering the coming motive power-?electricity?beyond the experimental stage, and an absolute ceitainty; hence, we must wake up and at least see for ourselves what can be done in that direction. Of course, some of our chronic, cane.bottom-chair indulgers will say?"You can't get np a boom for An? derson." Well, we don't want a boom. Anderson has never had a boom, and, fur? thermore, the don't want one. Her growth has been alow and steady, it is true, but-a very healthful one. fehow me a town on this continent that is tearing down, for the purpose of rebuilding, more solid and substantial buildings than are being erected in our town now! Show me a town* whose banking record will com? pare with the results of the Anderson Na? tional Bank when it ceased to continue as a national bank! Show me a town that has built a better Cotton Factory on home capital, home management, increased its facilities slow bat sure, and on a firmer foundation than the Anderson Cotton Mills 1 Show me a town that has a finer Hotel, which has been built through the liberality of its wide awake, public-spirit? ed citizens. There is , no town or city in this State that has anything to compare to it! Show me a town that has a better and more influential set of business men than Anderson has !# This one can only appre? ciate after such a trip as I made with the j leading business men of Anderson, and I am more convinced now than ever that we have plenty good material here, splendid resources and a highly propitious season for accomplishing something in the right direction. Let our people quit fooling with politics and study economical questions, and they will soon find out that the only tbing worth fighting for is to join an organiza? tion that has no politics at all, but simply for the benefit of building up our great country and our wonderful resources. With your permission, Mr. Editor, I will continue my article next week. 0. GEISBERG. Woke to Die! Greenville, S. C, May 29.?A sad shooting affair took place this morning six miles above Greenville, in which Marion Lock, a 16-year-old boy, received his death wound. About C o'clock this morning Mr. Lock sent a colored man, Milton John? son, np stairs to call his son to get ready for breakfast. The colored man awoke the boy. Seeing a revolver on tho man? tle, in a spirit of playfulness, he took it and pointed it at the boy's head thinking to astonish the youth with seeing a man at his bedside with a pistol. Un? fortunately, the revolver was self cocking, and the negro, being unac? quainted with the weapon, pulled the trigger and the bullet crashed into the boy's head, burying in the left lobe of the brain. Several physicians have examined the victim ana pronounce the case hopeless. The negro is almost wild on account of the deed, as he was very much attach? ed to the boy. The parents exonerate Johnson from any intent to hurt their son.?State. ? Chinamen when they refer to their wives, which is as seldom as possible, : speak of them as "my dull thorn," or j "the thorn in my ribs," or "the mean one of the inner room." Children similarly are styled "insects" or "worms," much as we say "chicks" or "cubs." ? Most coughs may be cured in a few hours or at any rate in a few days, by the use of Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral. With such a prompt and sure remedy as this at hand, there is no need of prolonging the agony for weeks and mouths. Keep this remedy in your bouse. Oar Soldiers and l^allorsi Richmond, Va., May 30.?The exer? cises incident to the unveiling of the monument to Confederate soldiers and sailors began to-day with the cavalry reunion. Fitz Lee, Wade Hampton, Governor O'Ferrell, the Rev. J. William Jones and Gen. Russer made speeches. Gen. Rosser was bitter in his arraignment of the United States pension system. The exercises of the day passed off without a hitch, notwithstanding' the fact that qnitea heavy rain fell during almost the whole tiuie of the rendition of the programme at the monument. The j parade of military commands and Con? federate veterans was the finest ever aeon here, with the exception of that at the time of the unveiling of the Lee monu? ment. The column was an hour and a quarter passing a given point. A nota I ble feature of it was a body of sevoral hundred children dressed in Confederate colors?red, whiteand red. These beaded the line. The number of veterans was as great I probably as at the Lee monument un? veiling, and the presence in the ranks of Wade Hampton, Fitz Loe and other heroes of the "Lost Cause," was the I occasion of enthusiastic cheering all along the line of march. The city was crowded with visitors from otber points in Vir? ginia auti Southern States, the number being conservatively estimated at 25,000. The Maryland delegation of veterans, 'headed by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, v as large and imposing. That from Wash? ington city was also conspicuous in the parade. A delegation from Charleston carried branches of palmetto in their j hands. North Carolina was represented by Adjutant General Cameron and sev? eral companies of State Guards, and South Carolina by several companies of State troops. The Virginia Volunteers made a remarkably fine showing. Business was almost entirely suspended during the day, the banks, exchanges and State and 'municipal offices being olosed. Almost without exception, the houses on the line of march were pro I fuselv decorated with the Confederate j and Virginia colors, so that the parade I was through lanes of bunting. "Old I Glory" was by no means absent, how I ever, being often entertwined with other. I colors and flying from almost every flag steff. I At the monument the programme was carried out as arranged. Mr. D. C. Rich? ardson, president of the Monumental Association, filled the post cf chairman with ability and modesty; there was a prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hodge, Mr. A. C. Gordon read bis poem, written for the occasion, and the Rev. Mr. Cave of St. Lou is then made the address of the day. I On the con elusion of the address, the veil was withdrawn by a little boy and a little girl, representing respectively the army and the navy and there was a salute by artillery and infantry, lasting I some time and waking the echoes of the James as of yore. To-night camp fires and social reunions are the order, and the city is alive with the strains of music from military bands serenading here aud there. j Richmond, May 30.?At the reunion of Confederate voteran cavalry here to-day, Gen. Thomas L. Rosser was one of the speakers and said in part: "Comrades, when you marched oot in '61, you were buoyed up by hope of the future. Now you have only the memory of the lost. I The great principles for which we fought bave been defeated,. but they are not dead. "We are now only an ambulance corps. But we are here to-day to do j honor to the men who fell, for we love I their memory as we love our God. The I men who overran us remind me of the locusts which are now infesting portions I of this State. They could not whip us, I but they devoured our substance. The I army that devoured us was an army of I substitutes. We killed all the substi I tntes and the men whom they represented I stopped at home and made money, and they now draw a pension. I despise the man who gives United States money to a pensioner. This country can't stand I when it makes one citizen support anoth I er. I shall never vote for a Congressman who is in favor of government pension. I will say to Massachusetts, 'You- pay your pensioners as Virginia pays hers.'" I Gen. Rosser then went on to say that the G. A. R. was banded together to get j pensions, and if he had been at Birming? ham he would have voted against the I proposition to invite them to Atlanta. I He did not want them to come to Rich I mond. "Some time ago," he continued, "we I unveiled a monument to the greatest general who ever lived; to-day we un? veil a monument to the greatest private I soldiers that ever lived, and in time we will unveil a monument to the President of the Confederate States. But we are I mocked at the North and will live, to see j the Yankee army march again through I the South- and pull down our monu? ments. I don't know what sort of stuff the rising generation is made of, but if I you and fare living, there will be blood? shed when that is done." \ mm * (m - A Wonderful Work or Faith. Clinton, May 28.?On the 28th day of j May, 1874, just twenty years ago, the cor ner-Btone of the first building of the I Thornwell Orphanage was laid in place. It was a time of small things with us ; we had not a dollar in the treasury and had just paid for a tract of one hundred I and twenty-five acres on which the insti I tution is built. The building was begun I with a cash credit of fifty cents in the I treasury, and that the gift of an orphan j boy. On the 1st of October of the year I following the building was completed I and the first family of eight children, with I Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs as president and matron, was installed in the unfinished edifice now known as the "Home of Peace." There was no encouragement whatever to proceed to this work but the goodness of God. A debt of $2,00? was I over the building itself, which was I scarcely worth more than twice that sum. I Provisions were scarce and bard to get, I money scarcer still, and sometimes for a j whole month not more than ?12 or $15 could be raised for the orphans, \ Twenty years have past. On the 28th I of May of this year the corner-stone of the new building, the infirmary, has just j been laid. As we pass over the grounds j of the institution, neatly laid off and lined with buildings and shaded with the I beautiful growth of forest, we feel like saying: "Ebenezer, hitherto the Lord has helped us." ! To-day we find that instead of one there are five cottages, instead of eight a family of one hundred and thirty, including teachers and matrons. The one little I room used for school work has developed into a neat, spacious and well furnished I seminary; the one little dining table has grown to sixteen aud occupies Memorial I Hall, containing besides its ample store I rooms and kitchen; there is yet another for the sakool of laundry work. The few books then formed the library, which I now fills a handsome little library build? ing. It has two stories, the books above, and below a well lighted and ventilated reading room, supplied with papers and magazines. The engine pulling in the I near neighborhood excites inquiry and we find that the technical school for boys so long planned is at work at last. The boys are taught in carpentry and from work in blaoksmithing, printing and binding, photography and telegraphy. But at the back or all stretches out the gardens, the orchards, the farm, and the busy lads are doing their best to help themselves and their home. All this was not done by any great or special gift. Sevoral times wealthy friends have given liberally, the greatest gift at one time to the institution having been $3,000, but for the most part all was done by small gifts of the many, coming like the showers of heaven often when least ezpocted. But the most wonderful of oil is the way in which this institution is supported. Tho endowment is so insig? nificant that the income from it would not support the houses for a month. There is no wealthy backing; there is not at this writing bread enough for to? morrow. The mail has not vet been brought in?on it depends the support of theso more than one hundrod children,. Who will send them their daily bread is' known only to the dear Lord himself. So has it been for these many months, so will it bo for years to come. It is the old story of the widow's barrel and the widow's cruse, The gifts come from far and near and so the ebildren; there are children here from Texas and from Michigan and from Scotland, from Arkansas and from Florida, from Georgia there are many of them, and from many other States aud sections of our land. Away from all who knew them, these are depending on the dear Lord for their daily bread. And they will not look in vain.?News and Courier. ? The board of health of Orange, N. J., on the ground that the habit of kissing I contributes to the spread of contagious I diseases, and that the habit of wearing trailing skirts facilitates the spread of disease germs by affording them free transportation, has had the temerity to issue an edict against kissing and long skirts. ? Health and happiness are relative conditions; at any rate, there can be little happiness without health. To give the body its full measure of strength and energy, the blood should be kept pure and vigorous, by the use of Ayer's Sarsa rilla. Got. Till man's >peecli at Aagnsia. The Augasta Chronicle reports Gov. Tillman's speech before the I mmiura? tion Convention at Augusta last week, in responding- to the address of welcome, as follows: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Convention: I feel that although I am called upon to respond to the ad? dress of welcome that has been so hear? tily extended to us by the gentlemen representing the city of Augusta and the State of Georgia, that I might claim to be one of the host myself on this occasion (applause) and deliver an ad? dress of welcome ot my own. (Ap? plause.) Born thirteen miles from this spot, having visited on business and pleasure this city until I was translated or trans? ported to Columbia, I have as many friends hero as in Columbia, and do not hesitate to say as warm a place in my heart for this city as I have for Columbia. (Applause.) In fact I am very much of a Georgian. I got my wife from Georgia. (Applause.) I listened to the remarks of the mayor with a great deal of pleasure. I listened to him toot Augusta's horn, and he did it to perfection. (Laughter.) We are one people. (Applause.) Our in? terests are identical. (Applause.) I wish to take a different line of thought from my friends who have preceded me. While I recognize the value of immigra? tion and of capital, yet we may as well accept the fact that the people of the South have got to work out their own salvation. Extend a welcome to the world to come and develop our resour? ces. We need immigration of a certain kind. We need capital?all that we can get, and more than we are likely to get. But the real work and the most impor? tant work that we have before us is to educate our own people?to tench them how to develop their own resources. (Applause.) I welcome capital and im? migrants to my Stale, but let us take that idea and smoke it, that we have got to spend ourselves ten dollars for every one of foreign money we get invested. The trouble with us has been that we have had men in our States as immigra? tion commissioners who were nothing more than broken down politicians, and did not know anything about the busi? ness. Our State Legislatures should make liberal appropriations for the ad? vertisement of the resources oi our States to the people of the world. We I send ont the invitation to the people and the capital of the world to come into our midst. We say, "Here we are; if you wish to buy land we will sell it to you, if you want to work. But if you do not waut to work, we do not want you." (Applause.) The railroads are interested. It is true, ala?, that the mot of them are owned out? side of the South, but I am glad to say that they appreciate their interest and are not trying to shirk the responsibility of helping to people up this country. (Applause.) Let Georgia set a good example?as she always does?let the Legislature of Geor? gia lead off and make a liberal appropri? ation for immigration and advertising purposes. Say to the people of the West who raise 40c. wheat that we can Bell them land here at from $3 to 58 per acre, and if yen cannot make money at cotton you can at least have the pleasure of not being frozen to death while starving. (Applause.) Lynched In Yorkyllle. Yorkville, June 2.?Jeff Crawford, colored, was last night taken from the county jail and hanged by a mob of from 100 to 150 men, for the murder of David P. Blackburn last December. Crawford was tried and convicted of murder at the last term of oourt and was sentenced to be hung yesterday, but bis counsel appealed to the Supreme Court, the appeal being based on the incompe tency of a little 6-year-old negro boy. Your correspondent is informed that twice before has a mob gathered in the Black Jack section of the county, Black? burn's home, to lynch the negro, but it was only last night that they came into town. The mob arrived about 1:30 a. m. and going to the jail, informed the sheriff that they had a negro they wanted to nut in jail for stealing. The sheriff, seeing the number of men said, "This won't do, gentlemen; you can't work this game on me," and pleaded with the moo not to lynch the negro. Sheriff Crawford re? fused to give up his keys. Then the mob, which was well armed with crow? bars and axes, proceeded to spring the bars and break the locks of the several doors until they arrived at the prisoner. They took the negro to a large oak tree near the Chester and Lenoir depot, where, it is said by a party who was aroused by the noise and followed the mob, that the negro confessed, Baying that as he was going to die he didn't want to die with a lie on his lips. That he did murder Blackburn and gave tbe money which he got from him?$47?to his sister. He was given ten minutes to pray and tben put >>n a buggy which was driven from under him. His neck was broken by the fall. Only one bullet was fired into his body, entering the right side below tbe heart. Some noise was made by the mob, but on the whole it was very quiet. The affair was a surprise to the town. Last December Pink Blackburn, a well-to-do white farmer of tbe Black Jack section, was found murdered near tbe Subita road about three miles from his ome. His body was terribly mangled. He had been shot twice and then beat over the head with a club until his brains had oozed out over tbe road. His body was then dragged a short distance from the road into the woods, where it was found. Blackburn was soon to have been married, and was supposed to have had a considerable sum of money on his person, none of which could be found. When last seen alive he was riding down the road about dusk with the negro Crawford. The pistol found near tbe body was Crawford's. There were only two bullet holes in Blaokburn's body, and it was proved that Crawford's pistol I had only two bullets in it and of the same calibre as those found in the dead man. The footprints, which were made by a run-down shoe, corresponded ex? actly with those of Crawford's, and so on to tbe end, the chain of circumstantial evidence being complete. A stay of sentence having been secured, it was determined by the mob that Judge Watts' decision should be carried out as nearly as possible, bo the negro was hanged at 1:30 a. m. on June the 2nd. instead of "between the hours of 12 and 2 on Friday, June the 1st." The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the negro came to death Jby hanging, at the hands of parties unknown.?Dis? patch to State. The Battle of Se ren Pines. This is the anniversary of the battle of Seven Pines, a day which brought sor? row to many hearts in South Carolina. Tbe 6th regiment commanded by Col. John Bratton, suffered, very severely, losing over four hundred men in killed and wounded. The experience ot one "mess" will give some idea of tbe mor? tality. At the beginning of the peninsu? la campaign this mess contained the fol? lowing : Lucius Gasten, William Gasten, W. M. Grier, William H. Brawley. Rob? ert N. Hemphill, Josiah Peden and Lau? rie Caldwell, nearly related or connected, and just out of college, except Lucius Gaston. the captain of Company F, who was a young lawyer of great prom? ise. At the battle of Williarasburg Grier lost bis leg and was captured. At the battle of Seven Pints Lucius Gaston and his brother, William, were killed on the field. Robert N. Hemphill, his brother in-law, was mortally wounded, dying the next day. Caldwell and Peden were wounded and disabled, and William H. Brawley, just at the close of tbe day, lost his left arm?the whole "mess" having been thus wiped away. W. M. Grier, D. D-. president of Ers kino College, and William H. Brawley, United States Judge, are the only survi? vors. It is by recalling incidents like this that we realize how greatly our State has suffered by the war. The flowers of her youth were cut off, and when it is re? membered that opportunities for educa? tion during the war and for many years alter were very slender it is no cause for wonder that men like Abram S. Hewitt should find grounds for criticism of many of the publio men of to-day, for when the roll ia called of those who should be among our leaders tbe an? swer too often is, "Dead on the field of battle I"?News and Courier, May 31. Electric Bitters, This remedy is beooming so well known and so popular as to need no special men? tion. All who have used Electric Bitters sing tho same song of praise. A purer meaioine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is olaimod. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid? neys, will re.i-ove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by im? pure blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as enre all Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 cts. and $1.00 per bottle at Hill Bros. Drugstore. ? Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of the Georgia Supreme Court, has Judt become a father at the aee of 75, whloh bents the dean in "Reuben Medlicott." ? COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. EgHay on Red Dlrr. Messrs. Editors: When red dirt comes in contact with water it becomes red mud. Put it on the streets and, if dry, it furnishes bad snuff for the neigh? bors ; and, if wet, mud and mud holes, especially in Winter. In two years the rains will have dissolved it, and passed it off in red wator through tho drains. Then the streets will be pood again, and the red dirt fiend thinks the red dirt did it, and it is time to inflict mud and dust on us again for two years. Catechism next week. Tax Payer. Moflatt3VilIe Items. The exercises of the Moffuttsyillo Acad? emy will take place on the night of the 13th, instead of the 8th, as was stated in our brticle last week. Hope the public will bear this in mind and turn out on the night uf the 13th. Mr. J. W. Sherard has been confined to bis bed for the past week, (luffering from the effects of an old wound received in the latj war. He is improving aV ^ly, and as be is a man of great spin, and wonderful activity, be will, no doubt, soon be restored to his usual health. Rev. R. C. Ligon has returned from Nashville, after an absence of two weeks. We notice in your last Issue that we have a new postoffice, schoolbouse, church or settlement of some kind in thia section by the name of Liberty, and that your valuable paper already has a corres? pondent in the field. We should like to know the origin of this recent invention. This is the "Dark Corner," and Liberty is "out of sight," and we venture to say your correspondent has taken the liberty to es tablieh a colony of some kind, perhaps for political out casts, or disappointed office seekers, or maybe he has an eye on the es? tablishment of a postoffice, with himself as prospective postmaster. However, don't be so bold in your attempts to mo? nopolize the territory of yoor near neigh? bors, Cooks. Barnes and Moffattsville. A most excellent sermon was delivered to the people of this community the past Sunday by Rev. Calvin Pressley on the evils of lying. The sermon put us to thinking, and many incidents were re? called whore the liar and tattler were the sole cause of the trouble. How quickly some statements inflame and chill the minds of every community. Sometimes the exoitement is caused from malicious iits and again from mere suspicion. The latter was most strkingly illustrated in this entire Township not long since. A report got abroad somehow that there was a loose bear in this section. Many heard his yells at nLht, others saw his track, and some really eaw the bear, while almost everybody believed it. A bear is very affectionate, and should one be so fortu? nate as to come in contact with him a hearty embrace will be the result of the meeting. When this bear fever was rag? ing from bare facts and proving a mighty barrier to many of our people who could uot bear the idea of a loose bear bearing himself among us, and only wanting a bare chance to convince the most skepti? cal that there really was a bear, there was naturally excitement in our midst. A young man and young lady of this sec? tion were bold enough to venture out one night afoot to a near neighbor's house when the bear was supposed to be at large. Nothing molested them until they had reached about half way back home. They beard a noise, and of course saw a bear. The young lady almost fainted, but soon forgot herself on being told by her escort that it was customary to embrace when meeting a bear. This was the near? est solution to the bear question we beard of. The bear proved to be an ox of an old negro's, and as to the embracing part of the ceremony we are not prepared to say what was the result of the scare. 'Squire Fewell's letters are always ap? preciated by your bumble scribe. They are full of good practical advice, and the 'Squire 1b equally as witty as be is practi? cal. We heartily endorse everything be says in regard to Mr. Cleveland. The abuses heaped upon our President by some of the men and papers of his own party are simply outrageous. We firmly believe Mr. Cleveland will outlive all these things and hope he will be re-elected. He is the greatest statesman of our coun? try, and is excelled by none of the old world, not even Gladstone himself. Ergo. Moieley News. Lowndesville's weather prophet says we will not have any rain before next Sunday. In ancient days false prophets were stoned to death, but if it rains "B.4 his appointed time we think the planters will be so thankful as to leave him unmo? lested." Mrs. Agnes Tennant, of Bordeaux, lei t last Friday after a three weeks' stay with us. Miss Dessie Cann, a charming young lady from Alice, was in our midst last week. Would be pleased to see her again soon and often. Mr. Andrew McCollough, of Moffats ville, was exhibiting a pretty river "Rose" at Beaulah last Sabbath evening. .Miss Iva Brown, accompanied by her father, left yesterday for Anderson, where Hbe expects to spend two or three weeks. D. J. Banister, of Eureka, spent a few days with us recently, went a-fishing and had a big time in general. Rev. J. T. Morgan supplied the pulpit in the M. E. Church last Sunday in the absence of Dr. Barnes. Rev, John Herron filled his appoint? ment Saturday night. We believe the people generally are pleased with him. He left an appointment for the first Sat? urday in July at the Methodist Church. The prayer aud praise meeting will be held at Beulah next Saturday night. The old and young, and especially the members of both churches, are earnestly requested to attend. John Will Brown has been quite sick the last few days but is better at this writing. Mr. J. M. Evans lost another milch cow last week. This is the second one dead since last November. Also one fine bog, which died last Febuary. It is thought there is something growing in the pasture that the cows eat that causes death. Mr. E. L, Hall came in Saturday night after spending three days in Augusta, seeing the sights and taking in the city. Ernest thinks that if the world is as large everywhere it is oertalnly a whop? per. We extend our sympathy to the lady with sprained ankle. Hope she has en? tirely recovered. Will Evans requests us to say that he will call there just as soon as he can fatten up a little. That certain young man from Cook's was in town again last Sunday night. Our boys are keeping quiet?but trum? pets, horns, bugles, bells, tin cans, etc., are put away for an event which they feel sure will take place? by-and-by. A young man living not far from here made a call last Sunday P. M. carrying with him a D. B. shot gun, and explained to the young lady that he was on the lookout for a mad dog. Possibly that was true, but the young lady Bays he was prepared to shoot twenty-eight dogs. Some think that his intention was to propose and force an affirmative answer, whilst others say that he wished to stand aff some of his rivals wbioh he expected to find there. Any further explanation of the matter will be thankfully received. Fried chicken, beans, Irish potatoes, English peas, lettuce and cabbage are on the bill of fare now, aud the people say they are beginning to live again. In conclusion, I desire to thank you, Messrs. Editors, for the space you have given me, trusting that some one else will continue to furnish you the happen? ings of our little city. I am, with thanks, Pedro. Long Branch Dots. We had the pleasure of attending the annual commencement of the Honea Path High School during the past week. We met many of our acquaintances and schoolmates, whom we are always glad to see. The commencement was much enjoyed by all who attended. Tho reci? tations and speeches were very good. Among many others we met our much loved friend, Rev. W. D. Hiott, of Wil liamston. We are always glad to meet Mr. Hiott. He seems to be in good health. * The recent oold weather has damaged the crops, especially cotton. It is like the old man's wheat, low but tbin. We are needing warm weather and rain. The wheat crop is not very good. Fall oats are an average crop. One of our most progressive farmers has manured his corn the second time with cotton seed meal and ashes, putting it around the corn at the second plowing. The political pot is not boiling worth a cent. If any of our farmers want an office they don't say much about it. Per? haps they are waiting for the office to seek the man. Oh, didn't Jesse tear 'Squire Fewel up. I recon Jesse had his laugh first. Mr. John T. Green, of Belton, was in our midst last week. He enjoyed his trip to Virginia and Washington very much. He visited the different depart? ments, and spent a very pleasant night with our Congressman, Mr. Latimer and family. He also visited the Arlington Heights and Mt. Vernon, the home of j that great man, George Washington. Several of our young people are off on a pleasure trip to the "city oy the sea." 0. E. C. Editors Iktellioekber: 'Squire Fewell, in a communication in the In? telligencer a short time ago, criticizes an article I wrote for the Peoples' Advo? cate. He said it came from the tail end of the Reform Party. It is hard to disa? gree with this great student of finance and statesman. Calhoiin- and Webster sink into iuBignificance when compared with this great financier. Mayor Hewitt would never have made those remarks at tho banquet had ho known the great student of finance, 'Squire Fewell, but some day such merit will be rewarded. If I am the tail of the Reform party, he is the shadow of the tail of the Conserva? tive party?a mighty poor little shadow at that. Then, again, he says something about sucb letters as mine causing the Coxey movement, or words to that ef? fect. I quoted from a speech Senator Vorhees made last fall in which he refer? red to a bond issue. I did not even know I had an idea In common with tho commonwealors till this great statesman pointed out the striking similarity of our views. 'Squire Fewell's writings are about as profitable and satisfactory as trying to carry on an animated conversa? tion with a Hindoo idol would be. I do not wish you, 'Squire Fewell, to notice any more communications from my pen?no, do not look down on me from your dizzy heights. I do not care for such dlstinciion from a man so gifted in State craft, but will your greatness al? low me to make a suggestion, when you criticize tbe tail of the Reform Party or communications therefrom, do keep' in hailing distance of the truth. Reader. Alice News. Rain is greatly needod in our section. Cotton is small. Miss Ella McAdams visited friends near Cooks last week. Mrs. Susan McAdams is very sick at this writing. We wish her a speedy re? covery. Mr. James Blanchett has rented Mr. J. A. Hall's mills on Rocky River, and E. 0. Langley Is the miller. Will. Townsend says when ho gets a girl to love him, some rascal has to inter? fere and he gets left. We are informed that the wedding bells will ring in this vicinity this week. A certain young man spent the night with tbo "old folks" one night last week whilo the girl was away from homo. We think theyoung folks had an understand? ing before hand. Please romember us when you cut the cake. Postmaster Anderson says his mules have about ate up his stables and lot fence. He wants to know what will pre? vent them from eating wnod. Mr. John Hill is very sick with chills. Miss Dessie Cann has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Burriss, near Barnes. Mr. Whit Hall has lost his heart over about Cooks, and was over there looking for it last Saturday evening. John. Townvllle Locals. Piof. J. W. Gaines and wife, of West? minister, S. C , are tpeuding a month of j their vacation with tbe Professor's parents, Mr. J. A. Gaines, of this place Miss H jlleman, of Walhalla, S. C, la spending awhile with her uncle, Dr. W. K. Sbarpe, of this place. Mr. J. C. BoggK, living at thin place, has quit farming, won't strike another liok, and tbe neighbors are watching him, all because it's a ' boy.". We get better clippings from tbe Intel? ligence?, for our book of clippings than any paper we take. Mr. W. A. Brownlee, of Low ndesyille, died on May 3Let, 1894 Mr. Brownlee moved from thia p'ece to Lowndesville, and the people here all loved and respected him. He was buried at Roberts Church on tbe day fallowing Mrs. Robinson, who lived with Dr. Heller, died on May 31?t, 1891, was buried the day after at Double Springs Church. Mrs. Mary Sloan and daughter, Hattie, are visiting Mrs Sloan's brother, Mr. E. P. Earle. living near this place. R. 0. Tribble, E-q , of this place, is still very eick. Mr. E. P. Earle, who attended tbe Southern Baptist Convention at Dallas, Tex., and went from tbere on the excur? sion to Mexico, has got bask safe and sound, and don't look like a greaser, either. Judge James, of this place, and a band some widower, called to see a widow tbe other night. The Judge bad not been there long when the widow turned to him and asked him if he had received tbe sec? ond blessing. Tbe Judge said: "No, mam, but if I can get you I will have tbe second blessing." We have not seen anything about a meeting of the correspondents of your spicy paper yet, Mr. Editor. Bat as well as we remember, Mr. Editor, you never encouraged it any last year when we were talking about it. It wou'd ba a great pleasure to us to meet all tbe correspon? dents and learn their real names and talk face to face. So what do you say, Mr. Editor? Mr. Johnsou saiJ, "Why did you not put it in the paper about my mess of beans?" We answered that we did not eat any of those beans. All who see this profit by it Prof. J. W. Gaines has proved himself | such an efficient teacher in tbe Westmin? ister High School that tbe trustees have elected him for another year. Mr. M. L. Thompson, living near here, pissed through this place en route for Anderson, where be has gone to attend the commencement and to bring his daughters home, who have been attending tbe Home School, of that place. The weather still stays cold, and tbe cotton still dies, and tbe farmers are gat ting out of heart, but it ain't too late to plant corn and peas. Old Rosin Dtf Bow. Piercetown Item). The grain crop is not turning out like it was thought it would. Cottou is damaged a great deal by the frost. Corn is doing well considering the drought that is on us. We haven't had any rain in seventeen days. We witnessed a good one on a popular young man the other day. We were seated in a mulberry tree partaking of | that delicious fruit, when Will, drove up with his Shiloh girl. (In order to ex? plain our position, we will say that tbere are two trees near each other and they are known as the twins.) We were sit? ting in one when they drove under tbe other one without perceiving us. He turned tbe reins over to her and climbed tbe tree in order to pick her a few choice berries. When ho had finished his task he called out sweetly: "Say, sweet? heart, don't you want to see me skin a cat?" And she replied in the affirmative. But his catsbip would not skin, and crash went tbe limb and precipitated him on a wasp nest. When be had been in? troduced to the wasps stinging appara? tus he bawled out: "Why in thundera tion didn't you tell me that darned old nest was there ? I believe you seen it all tbe time?" Tbe moral is don't stop with your best girl under a fruit tree without first being sure that there is no one around ? Our popular mail carrier, J. C. Ingram, told us a good one on a farmer noar Eas ley. He was coining around a curve when he saw a man running at the top of his speed. A man hailed him who was near by: "Hello! neighbor, what's the matter? stop and talk awhile." "Can't do it!" "What are you running for?" "I've just been to town and bought my wife a new hat and want to get homo before the fashion changes. We are Jubilant over Capt. Barr's ap? pointment. The boys have just held a mass meeting and had a big bon fire. Speeches were made and songs sung, and at this writing the band is playing "The Happy Land of Canaan." We're happy in the fields of waving corn, And we're happy in tho grain, And we're so glad that brother Barr is elected We're shouting from Waco to Blaine. Oh ! the country is on a boom, The cannon begins to roar, And the bov's they're shaking bands From Will Yatos to Harvey Moore. They've untied the old stocking And the dimes have begun to fall, And they've uncorked "the little brown iug?" And crowned him "lord of all." We congratulate the Captain and know that he will make a good officer. Wo went to Trinity last Sunday and had a nice time. We think every one enjoyed the sermon. We wish every young man could have heard it. He certainly got on a "Sam Jones move. " He lectured the young people for not attending Sunday School. Oh ! it was grand all the way through. We will havf to stop, as we see that good old sis? ter is ogloing us through her spectacles. Sah Dewberry. ? A Raleigh real estate firm is negoti? ating for a tract of 57,000 acres of land on the North Carolina Sound for a fish and {;ame preserve for New York and Wash ngton parties. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that in the time required by law from this date, application will be made to tbe Bank of Anderson, S.C., for new Stock Certificate for ten Shares of Stock in said Bank, Script No. 303, in name of Paul T. Gadsden, the original Certificate having been lost. MRS. JANE D. 8AYRE. May 10,1894, 46 1 It Should Be in Every House. J. B Wilson, 371 Clay St, Sharpsburg, Pa., says be will not be without Dr King's New Difrcovery fur Consumption. Coughs and Colds, t,hnt it cured his wife who was threatened with Pneumonia after an attack of '"La Grippe," when various other rem? edies and several physicians had done her no good Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa., claims Dr. King's New Discovery lias done hi in more good than anything he ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Free Trial Buttles at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large bottles 50c. and $1.00. Fbank. M. Mubphy. J. Fubmas Evans MURPHY & EVANS, AttorneyH at Law, ANDERSON, - ? S. C. COLLECTIONS and Commercial Law given special attention Omca?Over Farmers' and Merchants' Bank June 0, 1?94 40_Cm NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Palmira V. Prevost, de? ceased, hereby gives notice thai he will, on the 9th day ol July, 1894, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discbarge from bis office as Administrator, f. C. W ATKINS, c c. p., Adm'r. June 0,1894 49 6 THE PAINT BUSINESS! We have been in it some time, and whilst, as we predicted in the beginning, we havn't done It all, or even nearly all, we have done enough to learn a good deal about It, and have our Paint scattered on a good many houses in the Town and County. Our tffort hasbce.1 to furnish the best material at the minimum price. In this we confidently believe we have succeeded That we sell the best material can be ea? sily established by reference to those who have used our stuff?not better than any body else sells, but as good as anybody sells at any price. On our Ready Mixed Paint we give onr personal guarantee, not only that it will give perfect satisfaction in every particu? lar, but also that it is as good and pure as any sold in this or any other market at any price. To a man who believes our guarantee good we shall be pleased to sell; otherwise we don't want his business. On Lead and Oil of course we can only guarantee that they are strictly pure, and will stand any test. Whether they give satisfaction or not depeads ou whether they are properly mixed and applied. We shouldn't like our friends to think that because we have been giving especial attention to the Paint business lately our interest in other lines has diminished. We btill manufacture "Choleracide," and our Patent Medici?e shelves are always full. We still have a little Millet Seed, a few Bein Seed and a lot of Fishing Tackle. HILL BROS., Druggists. Just a Word with You, Please! JUST RECEIVED a pure article of Mus? covado Molasres, N.O. Molasses, Su? gar, finest Roasted Coffee. Yon already know about my Tea, Cream Cherae, Can? dles and Starch. Have now in stock over 3000 Rolls Wall Paper, Borders and Dec? orations for beautifying your houses. I also have a Dumber of articles that I sell at much less than the cost. According to the Southern Cultivator I have the best Irish Potatoes for planting to be found in town. Also, other Garden Seeds. Will Insure your property against loss by Fire, Tornado and Cyclone. Give me a call?I will treat you right. A. B. TOWERS, No. 18 Whitner Street. A BURNING QUESTION 1 WHAT KIND To nvY AND WHERE TO BUY IT. PURE WATE? WHITE EVERY GALLON FULLY GUARANTEED. MAKES A PURE WHITE LIGHT. NO SMOKE. NO SMELL. HAVE AGREED TO SELL FIFTY BARRELS Just as soon as we can, and must have your assistance. PRICE 15c. GALLON. MERCHANTS Supplied at Guaranteed Prices. NO WATER. NO FILTH. ALL OIL. ?&- We sell Oil Cans and Tanks that hold from half gallon to sixty gallons at prices competition cannot meet. Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR, and 10c. STORE. Come to see um, BARGAINS IIV SHOES! 3,000 PAIRS MENV, WOMEXS' awl Children's SHOES THAT MUST BE SOLD WITHIN THE NEXT THEEE MONTHS. COME AT ONCE AND SECURE BAEGAINS IN SHOES. Remember that they will be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES for Cash, or on time to good, responsible parties. Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR. IHAVE just Teceived a big lot of Flour which I bought before the advance in price und freight. 80 you sec I am right in the "push," and it will pay you to get my prices before you bay. I have also on hand a big lot of? Molasses, Coffee, Tobacco and all kinds ot Groceries, That I will sell astonishingly cheap. Try J. N. No. 2 Coffee, the best you ever drank, and get a Ten Pound Caddie of "Little Reaper. Tobacco," the beat you ever bought for the Eaoney. I have also an immense stock of? DRY GOODS, SHOES AND HATS, Which I am selling cheaper than ever before. ?S3~ Come and examine and price my Goods, and I will convince you that 1 mea-a business. Yours trulv, M- A. DEAN. IN GOLD ABSOLUTELY GIVEN AWAY! I SI For Every Cash Purchase of #1.00 From now until December 24,1894, GOSSETT & BROWN S_iS Will give you a Coupon Ticket which may call for $25.00 in Gold. $50.00 in Gold will actually be given to on r Customers on Christ? mas Day. When you purchase Shoes to the amount of One Dollar Cash, you are given a numbered ticket, and the corresponding coupon number is dropped in a box made for the purpose. On the 25th of December five of the numbers will be drawn out by a blind-folded person, and the first drawn out will call for $25.00 in Gold; the second, $10.00 in Gold ; the third $5.00 in Gold ^ the fourth $5.00 in Gold, aud the fifth $5.00 in Gold. COSSETT * BROWN, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES, ANDERSON S C. We Guarantee every 14-Finger Grain Cradle we sell to be only "the genuine Josh Berry," and the Blades are the very best on the market We mean what we say. As to) price, just try us! Tours, &c, BROCK BROS. WHOLESALE AGENCY. The Genuine 14-Finger "Josh Berry" GRAIN CRADLES. Don't bedeceived by inferior Imitations, For the Genuine and only perfect Cradle go to SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO., Wholesale and Retail Agents.