The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 13, 1895, Image 2

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Andorson Intelligenc er. JF?BZJS3ED S7EEY WEDNESDAY. i_ J_ P. CLINKSCALES,) Editors and 0. 0. LANGSTON, j PROPRIETORS. TERMS: ONE YEAR...*..-.:..fl 50 SIX MONTHS .? 75 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1895. Official statistics show that at least 100, - 000 persons in Nebraska will have to be supported by charity until another orop is raised. _ The smallpox Is raging at Hot Springs, Ark., and St. iLouls, Mo., and it ia feared thai the terrible disease will not be kept confined to the two places. Interest In the great exposition which will open in th^-fiiy of Atlanta, Sept. 18th nsxt, is ptili growing and it begins to look as if it will come nearly up to the great - World's Fair. Paul Jones, the man who started from ?ton to rnake-a- trip around the world without a cent on a wager that he would make $5,000 during the trip, has returned with the stipulated sum. Now is the dme to get out of the conn try. The steerage rate to British ports from New York has been reduced to 810. There are a great many people who ought to take advantage of this magnificent op portnnity. ? _ It h?a been discovered by a German scientist that thinking is one of the chief ? causes of wrinkles, and the Cincinnati Enquirer safely concludes that this ex? plains how Congressman manage to pre? serve their good looks. . The executive committee of the State Teacher's Association met in Columbia recently to make arrangements for the next meeting of the association. It was decided to hold the meeting at Converse College in Sparenburg from June 30 to .July 4. The cruslty of the Alabama press is jual to its ingenuity. A written agree? ment has been - made by .the Alabama newspaper3 not to mention the name of Kolb nor to report any of hii doings in their columns. To the notoriety hunter and crank there ia no punishment so severe as oblivion. Rev. Samuel G. Jones, father of Sam Jones, who died in Georgia a few days ago, waii ninety years old. Although ? having five sons in the ministry, he him? self did not join tho Methodist Church till the age of sixty, and late in life he became ordained to preach. Mr. Jones leaves 130 descendants. The South stood th9 financial and com? mercial stress better than any other sec? tion of the country, and tho South is lowing better progress towards' the ai? lment of normal business conditions than any other section of ths country, according to the reports of the commer? cial agencies. The Port Royal and Western Carolina Railroad will not enter the new Southern Railway Passenger Association. Mr. W. J. Craig says his road does not feel like being so heavily taxed as it will cost to become a member, for. his road does not rely on through travel. It is supported by its local business. The P. R. <fc W. C, however, is a member of the Freight As? sociation. Guatemala and Mexico have become reconciled after a narrow es^pe from war. The patriotism and pugnacity of the dangerous elements of the population "^-?8.. each aide were so aroused that the .least mistake in diplomacy would have precipitated -violence, through which - Guatemala might have been ruined and |k Mexico disgraced. At the present stage of ''civilisation the war scare is highly unsafe. Of the building of cotton mills there saems to be no end In South Carolina. ^/TJyMatent to apply for a chatter is the NorrJs Cotton Mills Company of Central, :ens County. The capital stock Is 1,000, in shares of a hundred dollars The corporators are: D. K. Nor ^Hickory FJat; J. F. Lay, Central; J. F. Norris, A. Bequest and G. F. Von Kolnitz, Jr., Charleston. Mr. Alfred B. Shepperson states the case briefly and pointedly, as follows : . ~ "Confronted now with a. large shrinkage in the value of cotton, coincident with a great appreciation in the value of corn, the situation seems to imperatively de? mand of the ootton. growers a reduction this spring of the acreage devoted to the cotton and an increase in tho acreage given to food and forage crops." ' The United States heads the list of meat . consuming civilized nations of the world . with 120 pounds yearly for each, head of . population. Groat Britain follows close with a consumption of HO pounds yearly for each head of population. The New York Sun affirms that the people of Ber? lin, exceed all other civilized nations by - consuming two and one-half pounds daily per capita. In addition to other flesh they absorb about 7,000 horses annually. Boys, learn,a trade. It makea you in? dependent. It is a strong crutch on which to lean. It is a passport to all countries and climes. It is a demand note that passes currently everywhere; . something which cm be carried in the . head and hands. It is the only property that cannot be mortgaged or. sold. Like an education, it is a present help in time of need, and the more proficient you be? come in any trade the more independent you are. ,? jl^Afeth^e primary election held last Au? gust, Capt G. H. Walter was the only candidate for County Treasurer of Char? leston; County. He was satisfactory to the voters of boi.fi factions of tbe party, and received all the votes cast in the elec? tion. ' Gov. Evans, however, has ignored the primary election and appointed Mr. Clarence Cunningham Treasurer of the County.' This, we belive, is the third time that Evans has ignored the recom? mendation of the primary election of the party of which he claims to be a member and which gave him his nomination, Hon. William L. Wilson has written to the New York World about tho recent Congress as follows*: "This Congress has accomplished a number of useful . things. It has repealed the purchasing clause of the Sherman Act and it has passed a tariff reform bill. The value of these accomplishments cannot be overes? timated. By repealing the silver pur? chase clause of the Sherman law this Congress has laid the foundation for a sound financial system. By enacting a tariff reform bill this Congress has car? ried on t Democratic pledges. The House particularly acquitted itself well in this particular. The impotence of Congress in dealing with financial legislation dur? ing the session just ended was due to the . fact that ander universal suffrage Con? gress represented the people of the coun? try. Congress is the mirror of the peo? ple's views. The people have not made up their minds on the financial question, and Congress mirrors tbe different nhades : of belief and opinion. But a cam paign of education has been begun." W ? It h? said to be one of Queen Vic? toria's most poignant regrets that she has never visited the United States, DEATH OF GEN. ATER. Gen. Lewis M. Ayer died 8udd6nly at his home in this city last Friday about 2 o'clock p. m., and the announcement of his death was a great shock to our people. He was in his usual health and had at? tended to his duties in the class rooms at the Patrick Military Institute on Thurs? day. On Friday morning he came out of his room at bis usual hour and ate break? fast, but complained of not feeling very well. He told his daughter. Mrs. J. R. Vandiver, that he would not go over to the Institute, and retired to his room to rest between 10 and 11 o'clock. Mrs. iT'andiver passed in and out of his room veral times during the morning, and ) was apparently resting very comforta e in his bed. Abont 2 o'clock she called m to inquire if he would oat some din jr, and, to her surprise, found him uu nscioua. Several physicians were im ediately called in, but he was beyond iman aid and soon breathed his last, j ae physicians agreed that apoplexy was , o cause of his death. On Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the neral services were held in the First iptist Church in the presence of a very rge concourse of the friends and ac laintances of the deceased. The servi s were lead by the pastor, Rev. 0; L. artin. Rev. Chas. Manly, D. D., Presi mt of Furman University, Greenville, C, who came over specially for the oc sion, delivered a very interesting eulo f on the life and character of his deceas friend. He was followed by Col. John Patrick, who had known Gen. Ayer timately since he was a young man, d who spoke of his many noble virtues both heart and mind. The remains ire then carried to Silver Brook Ceme 7 and laid to rest, the services being ncluded at the grave. The active pall arers were Messrs. J. A. Brock, T. F. Ol, J.M. Sullivan, J. M. Patrick, W. Vandiver, E. L. Clark, R. S. Ligon d F. T. W?hlte. A long procession of iding citizens followed as an honorary jort. Thus has fallen another great and good in, whose memory will long be cher led, and whose influence for good and that is high and honorable will be felt ? a generation to come. To know n. Ayer was to love and esteem him, ? he was truly a model man, and the irld is better for his having lived in it, doh can be Bald of but few men. Ie was a patriot and a statesman, and, 3vo all, a Christian gentleman, who nt abont doing good and sowing seeds kindness. In every relation of life he charged his duties most faithfully, and has gone to reap the rewards of the thful Christian. We have known him imately since our boyhood, and we 1 that onr feeble pen is not capable.of. log justice to his noble character. ?he following sketch of Gen. Ayer's >, from the pen of a friend and admirer,* taken from the Charleston Hews and urier, of last Saturday: 'Gen. Ayer was born in Bamwell onty, in this State, November 12,1821. i was the son of Lewis Malone Ayer. io had figured as a boy as an aide ana trier of Francis Marlon during the volution, the son of a Scotch-Irish igrant who came to America in the ddle of the eighteenth century. He ed in Marlborough district positions aonor under the Crown of England in lonial days. The son afterwards serv his State in the State Senate for many irs from Barn well County. The grand l began his public career early In life, ring completed his education at the ith Carolina College, the University of ?ginla and Cambridge Law School. ? Gen. Ayer won his military titles in Kansas war, where he acquitted hi m T with honor and credit. He was for ny years a member of the State Legis lre, having won in every contest that entered upon for popular suffrage, ugh more than once he championed aclples that were unpopular because thought them right, and he had the rage of his conviotions and his honesty ?urpose was never questioned. One campaign of his is spoken of to i day among the, older people of the igressional district that included Barn 1 County. It was a contest between sr and Owens for the seat made vacant the resignation orCol. Keitt, in which i. Ayer achieved a brilliant success, made for himself the reputation of igoneof the best stump speakers in country, and those were days when skguardism was unknown and would er have been permitted on the stump South Carolina. South Carolina se? id before the Congress-to which Gen. ir was elected convened. Despite his iety to enter the field in his country's ice, he was persuaded to follow the rso upon which he had entered and e Carolina in the councils of the new on, the nation that, like the majority lose who gave it birth, is dead. 3en. Ayer was one of the Convention seceded. His heart and soul were pped up in the lreedom of his State, sacrificed everything for it. When Bturned to his old home the angel of ilation had spread ber wings over the e. This is a familiar story to too ty of the readers of this paper, len, Ayer was very near to Mr. Davis ng the dark days of the Confederacy, y were warm personal friends,.and, igh they never met after the fortunes ar separated them, each had memori f the other's esteem, len. Ayer at one time during the federacy earnestly tried to carry out plan so successful in the wars of his , to have Congress dissolve and give r. Davis absolute dictatorship of the iederacy with the charge that he see the Republic Buffer no harm. The , however, was too unpopular and never brought in form before the ederaoy. ifter the war, crushed and broken in t and fortune, Gen. Ayer opened a m factorage business in this city with Webb, in which he continued until when tie returned to his plantation. 872 he entered the Baptist ministry, ng the churches in Anderson, S. C, rson, Texas, and Murfreesboro, i. i 1881 he returned to Anderson to a seminary for young ladies, which ished for many years, until advanc ge required him to cease from active :. Teaching was his natural voca he loved it, and be taught unoon tsly to himself and to his pupil. No old or yonng, ever spent ten min in his society without learning some ; new and something nseful. He i man of extensive and varied read His life had been spent largely ig books in spite of the fact that be always actively employed atsome ; all the time. He always found re to read, and he always read to be ited by the reading. He is the au >f quite a number of pamphlets and 8 on political subjects that in their attract jd widespread attention, and er years of a religious Lock, "Infant oaxvatlon According to the Bible." "He was twice married, the first time to Miss Anna Patterson, of Bamwell, in 1842. His second wife was the daughter of the Rev. T. V. Moore, of Richmond, Va, who, with five children, all grown, survives him. "The lease that can be said of Gen. Ayer was that he spent his life in trying to make young and old around him happy. He was respected by the elders and loved by the young. He was father and grandfather to every child that knew him. He belonged entirely to the old school of South Carolina gentlemen, of which school he was one of the few left, to whom honor and truth were more than life."_ During the last session of Congress there were sent to the Senate Committee on Finance 178 measures and documents of various kinds pertaining to the finan? cial affairs of the Government. Action of some kind was taken with regard to 47 leaving 131 still standing on the calendar. Most important among the measures ( upon which the committee failed to act may be classed the propositions to pro? hibit the future issue of bonds of any kind ; to repeal the State bank tax, and to provide for the temporary deficiency in the revenue by the free coinage of silver._ ? There were 11,483,318 houses in the United States when the last census was taken, and less than six people to each house. ? While no physician or pharmacist can conscientiously warrant a cure, the J. C. Ayer Co. guarantee the purity, strength, and medicinal virtues of Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. It was the only blood-parifier ad? mitted at the great World's Fair in Chi? cago, 1893; A TaLK with governor evaks. What He says About the Recent Colum? bia Conference. Columbia, March f>.?Governor Evans, having declined to talk for publication yesterday afternoon, was seen at his office to-day, and he gave to the press an interview of the greatest interest at thi? particular time. The Governor's utter? ances, however, speak for themselvos. He began what he had to Bay in this wise: "I suppose you expected to find me married according to the plans of the press; well, I am not, I am sorry to say, but I think that my ca>e is not hopeless. I saw a great many attractive young ladies, but they were in 'he great many educational colleges of Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn and Boston, fitting themselves in the arts and domestic economy to become proper helpmeets to man. We have gained a great deal of information as to the Industrial School for Women, and I am sure will be ena? bled to save the State thousands of dol? lars in the oroper launching of our col? lege at Bock Hill." "Was this the only object of your visit?" I asked. "No, I went to see the commissioner of internal revenue in reference to the dis? pensary. There is a disposition, as you know, on the part of a few political henchmen to prejudice the outside world as to our law and all manner of misrepre? sentations are made. I found the officers in Washington, however, very courteous, and after explaining the law and its oper? ation had no difficulty in arriving at a satisfactory arrangement that will save us considerable money and annoyance. Great interest is being manifested in our dispensary law and it gains friends wherever it is understood. It will be adopted by all the States in a few years, mark the prediction." "Have you read the interviews of Sena? tor Irby and Congressman Wilson ?" I asked him. ' Yes, upon my return yesterday. I was greatly surprised at Senator Irby as we left him apparently in full accord with Senator Tillmau and myself. I can't imagine what has come over the spirit of his dream, and I feel satisfied that he is resting under some misappre? hension of facts. A publio man is com? pelled to lend an ear to all designing Iagos as well as the true patriot. The function of good judgment is to aift the true from the false and act accordingly. We are confronted in South Carolina by a condition that could have been prevent? ed if wise connsel had been heeded fifteen years ago, but it was not done and we must meet it to-day like men and patriots and stand aside the designing politicians. A Constitutional Convention called in 1878 would have settled our affairs for fifty years. We were then a unit, to-day we are divided and a Constitution must be framed for white men to live under for possibly fifty years. No Constitution, to use the words of Calhoun, can live that does not spring from the hearts of the people. It is then essential in order to secure a fundamental law satisfactory for all interests and all our people that poli? tics should not enter into its formation." . "How is this to be accomplished ; by a bitter factional fight, appeals to negroes and political dissensions?" "Certainly not. The only way is first to get our entire people into a white man's primary and pledge them to abide the result. This has been and will continue to be the only salvation of white supre? macy until the new Constitution is fram? ed. The next thing is to secure unity of mind among delegates and as to the mat? ters that should be incorporated in the new Constitution. This accomplished there should be no friction whatever as to the election of delegates, and no distinc? tion should be made as to factional differ? ences. As to the matter of confidence in the Conservatives we have always realiz? ed that this is the stumbling block in the way of unity. Our people very properly distrust a certain element in the Conser? vative ranks who have heretofore gone to the negro, and they should be kept there; once nigger always nigger is the only way we can preserve our institu? tions. Such men should not be and will not be allowed to come to the Convention. There are men, however, who can and should be trusted as delegates from the Conservatives and who are willing and solemnly pledge themselves to what we desire put in the Constitution. When this is done can we ask for more ? They have been tied to a political corpse and they are crying who shall deliver us from the body of this death, and we should not be dead to their appeals. These men must go before the people like the rest of us and advocate the demands of the peo? ple before the primaries, and if the peo? ple see fit they will elect them, if not they will stay at home and accept the results. "All this talk about Senator Till man and myself agreeing to divide delegations is made upon a misunderstanding of the facts. The conference was bound to nothing except as individual Democrats and not as Reformers or Conservatives. We distinctly had it understood that nothing but our individual opinions were expressed and we would endeavor as Democrats to go before the people in the primary election and advocate a non partisan Convention. We do not criticise others for having different views, it is human. But after all the people are the judges and they will be governed by what they believe to be right and proper for their own protection. Conventions and caucuses in Columbia of disgruntled politicians and would-be leaders, who are attempting to hoodwink the people under the guise of patriotism and peace, will be repudiated as presumptuous dema J;ogues. No Convention can frame a policy br the various counties of the State. What is best in Charleston may not be best in Aiken, and the only way to ac? complish anything is to let each county act for itself and let those who really want a Convention of patriotic citizens take the stump in their respective coun? ties and work for this result. Any effort to forestall the people by Convention will be promptly repelled, you may rest as? sured." ?'Have you any objections to letting the people know exactly what was done at the conference with Senator Tillmau and yourself?" "Certainly not, especially as our mo? tives have been questioned. Neither Senator Tillman nor myself, nor any others of the conference, will recede from what we believe to be best for our people. Here is the agreement: you may pub? lish it: " 'Columbia, February 18,1895. " 'We, the undersigned, citizens of South Carolina, desiring a restoration of peace and harmony, and to prevent a bitter factional fight for control of the Constitutional Convention, with its inev? itable appeal to the negro, after a careful consideration of the conditions and con? flicting interests of all our people, bind ourselves to advocate before the white Democrats of the State the following scheme: " 'First. That each county, acting for itself as to the question of electing by primary or otherwise, as deemed best by the county Democratic Executive Com? mittee, shall as near as possible give each faction equal representation in the whole Convention. " 'Second. That the managers and clerk of such primary election be equally divided between the factions, and that all persons participating in the same take a pledge to abide the result and support the nominees at the general election. Or, where the nomination is made other? wise than by the primary, both factions in such county are pledged in like man? ner to support such nominees. " 'Third. That it is understood that the following principles or basic conditions shall govern the election of delegates, to which both sides are pledged: " 4(a) No white man to be disfranchised except for crime. " '(b) Such qualification of the suffrage as will guarantee white supremacy. " '(c) A Constitution of principles and not dealing with legislation, but leaving to the Legislature lull control of the free schools and requiring the Legislature to liberally support them. "'(d) The Constitution when adopted not to be submitted back to the people. " 'B. R. Tillman, Joseph W. Barnwell, John T. Sloan, Jr.. J. C. Hemphill, George S. Mower, John Gary Evans, Ira B. Jones, W. C. McGowan, C. M. Elird, Altamont Moses.' "I will say, however, that we had not intended publishing this without consent of all parties to the agreement acquiescing, but I am sure there will be no objection, as our enemies have stated that there was more behind. That is all." "What plan do you propose for qualifi? cation of suffrage?" "The Mississippi plan or something better, and I am opposed to any delegate who will not pledge himself to vote for the Mississippi plan in case no better is offered the people. We might as well be frank and speak out to the people, for it must come sooner cr later. This plan can be so modified as to save every white man and at the same time preserve white supremacy." "What were your impressions as to national politics ?" "Well, I am satisfied that the next Vice President will come from theSouth.no matter what party is successful. The fight in '06 will be between gold and sil? ver, and geographical lines will govern instead of party lines. The South and West will inevitably come together and fight for free silver or they are doomed." "Who was spoken of most prominently to lead the combination ?" "Senator Tillman, and if he were not from the South and from the State which led secession he would certainly be select? ed. I am satisfied when the revolt comes he will be the central figure. I would talk to you and open your eyes on this subject, but I must go to other business." ?Ncics and Courier. Col. Boont'i Trunk Line, Tho press and the people of Knoxville appear to be greatly excited over the plan for building a great trunk line of railroad from the coal fields of that Bection to the Carolina coast. In addition to the ad? dress which Col. Boone delivered recently before the Knoxville Chamber of Com? merce he has submitted to tbat body a paper giving some details of the metlrods by which be proposes to proceed in the construction of his railway companies. The plan by which he proposes to con? struct the Knoxville Junction Terminal and Belt Line and the Ohio River, Knox? ville and Tidewater is briefly outlined by himself as follows: First. Securing charter for same, with a nominal capital stock of $100,000 each. Second. Placing this stock as promo? ters' stock and placing same among those who are concerned to have these roads built. I to issue my notes, to which Btock representing tho amount paid in by each subscriber shall bo attached as col? lateral security. Said notes to be the first lien upon the profits of construction, notes to call for the return to each sub? scriber of the amount so paid in and legal interest. Said notes and stock col? laterals to be placed in escro with a national bank, to be named by the sub? scriber to the promoting fund. Third. The money so secured to be dis? bursed by the board of directors, solely for the purpose of perfecting the above franchises to that point that capital will be willing to come forward to nniah the work outlined. Surveys to be made to know where the roads must be built, the land for tho right of way then contracted for; the mortgages to be executed and recorded; the bonds and final stock plates engraved and issues then printed. While this is being done the syndicate to finance these two roads to be worked up by able and competent railroad finan? ciers. Fourth. The Ohio River, Knoxville and Tidewater Railroad to be constructed by divisions?say four of them?to be known as follows: North of Knoxville to Kentucky to be known as the "Coal Division." South of Knoxville to North Carolina line to be known as the "Marble and Slate Division." . Through North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina to Anderson, S. C, to be kuown as the "Iron and Timber Divis? ion." From Anderson, S. C, to tho sea, to be known as the "Cotton and Phosphate Division." Col. Boone had first proposed to make Port Royal the eastern terminus of his road, but it is now understood tbat he is undecided between that place and this city. The advantages which would be derived from having the road run straight to Charleston have been brought to his attention, and it is uncertain wnich place will be selected should the road be built. There is no doubt, however, that if built the Ohio River, Knoxville and Tidewater route would terminate either in this city or Port Royal.?Nervs and Courier. Will Atlanta's Exposition go Dry. Atlanta, Ga., March 7.?Ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union presented tc ? the Exposition directors to? day a long '.petition asking them to keep liquors off the grounds. Mrs. McLendon, Eresident of the Atlanta Union, spoke in ehalf of the petition. She was followed by the representative of a brewery, who offered {100,000 for the concession of sell? ing beer on the grounds from now until the Exposition closes. This offer was followed by the application of a Cincin? nati brewery for space for an exhibit. A director stated to Mrs. McLendon that the Exposition has no committee on tem? perance, and her petition was referred along with the bid for the beer privilege to the committee on concessions. This is Remarkable. Covinoton, Ga., March 5.?A remark? able circumstance is reported to the Star from Rocky Plains district, in Newton county, one which almost surpasses credulity, but which is told by gentlemen whose veracity cannot he questioned. On the 25th day of December last a young hog weighing about 175 pounds', was missed by its owner, Mr. Wesley Mitchell, who was living on the Hollis farm, and it could not be found any? where. It was a pel hog and was finally given upas lost. On the farm there is an old dry well, now about thirty feet deep, and on Wed? nesday last, the 27th of February, as some men were plowing near the well they heard a noise in it, and upon examina? tion, found it to be the long lost hog, which had been in there since Christmas.. Ropes were secured and it was soon got? ten out, alive and all right, except that it had become rather poor during its long confinement in the well without food. The hog is all right and hearty, with but slight loss of flesh from its long fast of sixty-five days in the well. This is the most remarkable instance of the enduring qualities of the hog ever heard of, and proves that Newton county hogs are the best in the world. Nrgroes go to Mexico. BinMiNaHAir, Ala. March 9.?A spe? cial to tho Age-Herald from Eutaw, Ala. says: Within about forty days some five hundred negroes have emigrated from' Gretne County to Mexico, and several hundred are now awaiting the arrival of trains to take them away. They are ?acrificing their mules, horses, cattle, etc., to enable them to go, and renters are leaving plantations they have leased for this year. Owing to the late date other renters cannot be obtained to make the crop. This means much loss to the land? owners and to the railroads, as the corn and cotton will not be grown to freight away. Much excitement exists here among landowners over the negro exodus, but it is probable that a great deal of the lands wid be taken by emigrants from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and other States, and about sixty home seekers from Tippecanoe County, Indi? ana, are shortly coming to Eutaw to se? lect and purchase plantations for their future homes. Owing to the excited condition of the white people it is not probable that fur? ther efforts will be made by the railroad people or by the paid immigration agents to induce the negroes to emigrate to Meixco. To Furnish Cocktails. When a man runs into a saloon in Georgia or North Carolina and calls for a cocktail, with a hungry look upon his face, and smiles with satisfaction as it slowly wends its way down his throat, all bystanders require nothing more to tell them that the man is a South Caro? linian living under the "new dispensa? tion." But even now, when the chemi? cally pure alone is king, and saloons and mixed drinks are mere memories, the Carolinian is to be able to get a cocktail, and an official one at that. State Liquor Commissioner Mixson yesterday made the announcement tbat he had just given an order to U is man, Goldsborougb & Co. of Baltimore for 300 cases of pint and 100 cases of quart packages of gin, Manhat? tan and whiskey cocktails. The State is to have its official bottles sent on to this concern, and they will fill them with the three varieties of cocktails. Colonel Mixson says the introduction of the cocktail is purely an experiment, but one that will doubtless prove popular. He intends to supply each dispenser with the cocktails. It will depend upon the re? sults of the experiment as to whether the sale of this style of liquors will continue. Yesterday morning the offices of the Liquor Commission were moved up stairs on the second floor of the Agricul? tural Hall building into the rooms vaca? ted by tue State Railroad Commission, where the clerks will have room and privacy. It was a pretty hard job to get the big safe up there. An office for Shipping Clerk Outz has been fitted up just at the entrauco of the first floor.? Columbia Stale. Browntd In Lake Dora; Jacksonville, Fla, March 7.?A spe? cial to the Times-Union from Tavares, Fla. says: A most deplorable accident occurred yesterday in the drowning of the Rev. Dr. Joseph B. Cottrells, of Bus sellville, Kentucky, who, for some weeks, has been visiting his stepson, the Hon. H. H. Duncan, Circuit Court clerk. Dr. Cottrells wag standing on a half sunken barge on the shore of Lake Dora, whith? er he went to enjoy an afternoon's fishing, when he was seized with an attack of vertigo, to which he was subject, and fell with his face downward in the lake. There was no one present to rescue him, and the unfortunate man, in his uncon? scious condition, was drowned almost in sight of borne. Every possible effort was made to resuscitate bin in vain, as the body had apparently lain in the water an hour or more before it was discovered. Dr. Cottrells was a member of the Ken? tucky Conference, a prominent Methodist preacher, and was well known through? out the Southern States. 1 Harried In Haste! Chicago, March 11.?Paulino Cony Aubrey, daughter of Chief Justice Fuller, of the United Statei Supreme Court, has applied to the Circuit Court for a divorce from her husband, James Matthew Au? brey. The bill was filed iu the Circuit Court this morning. This is the outcome of a sensational run-a-way match which startled Chicago society in March, 1SSD. It will be remembered that tlie couple were married in Milwaukee March 19, 1S99. Miss Fuller was eighteen years old at the time. Aubrey was twenty-two years of age. A short time before Chief Justice Fuller had gone to Washington to take his seat on the Supreme Bench, Miss Fuller had been in Washington, but returned to Chicago on the pretext of visiting friends. The marriage was a complete surprise to the families of both the young people, and not many months after became the sourco of chagrin and sorrow, through the flugrant excesses of the young husband. rjj For a year or more Mrs. "Aubrey has been living with her parents, unable longer to bear her husband's conduct. Mrs. Aubrey, in her bill, says that her husband contracted the liquor habit, and to that she attributes all her domestic difficulties. She says that she was com? pelled to leave her husband and to take refuge with her father. The couple have two children?Melville Cony Aubrey, five years old, and Mildred, four years old. The court is asked to exclude Au? brey from participating in any manner with the education or control of the chil? dren. Mrs. Aubrey says she has means to care for them and does not desire her husband to have any access to them at all. Aubrey is at present in Chicago, where he has been served with a process. His father-in-law, it is claimed, has been put to a good deal of trouble over some of Aubrey's proceedings in regard to financial matters. Aubrey has held sev? eral important positions in railroad work, but the bill says that, owing to bis be? havior, he has been unable to retain them. Dave Pearson the Moonshiner. Last night, under the guidance of Deputy Marshal Corbin, a raiding posse swooped down on Dave Pearson, on Tomasseo Knob. Pearson was most comtortably fixed for the business. He had prepared a cellar under his residence of about ten by fourteen feet and had made up in it a 60 gallon still. A nice little branch ran through the cellar, which afforded an abundance of water. The house chimney was so arranged that the smoke from the still went out the chimney. No entrance to the still except through a trap door in a back room. The Btill was cut up by Raiding Deputy Bagwell, and about twenty gallons of whiskey and about two thousand gallons of mash destroyed. Pear.-on and his wife fought like tigers, and before the deputies had finished their work Mrs. Pearson took to the woods. Pearson was safely lodged in jail here.?Oconee Netus, Fate of a Drunkard's Wire. Pittsbueo,vPa., March 10.?John A. Sweeney, aged 40, lost his life and bis wife received probably fatal injuries by the burning of their house early this morning. Sweeney came home drunk and went up-stairs to bed, leaving his wife asleep on the first floor. At two o'clock she detected the odor of smoke, and on going to her husband's room found the lamp overturned and the room in a blaze. She repeatedly attempted to drag Sweeney to the stairs, but was una? ble. She was severely burned before she abandoned the attempt, and to save her own life leaped from a window. The firemen dragged Sweeney out, but he died in a few minutes. Mrs. Sweeney inhaled the flames and was terribly bruis? ed by her fall._ The Exodus to Africa. Savannah, March 8.?Two hundred negroes, representing nearly every State in the South, arrived here to-nigbt bound for Liberia. They were expecting to find a ship here ready for them to sail at once, but none has arrived. T. D. How? ard, secretary of the International Migra? tion Society, is in charge of the party. He says a ship has been chartered and will be here in a day or two. The ne? groes range in age all the way from suck? ling infants to gray-haired men. They are encamped in cars in the Georgia Cen? tral Railroad yard to-night, but the agent in charge of them says they will be put into camp until the arrival of the ship whioh is to take them to Africa. Swallowed too mach Change I Fall River, Mass., March 10.?Pat? rick Sullivan, aged 39 years, met with death from an extraordinary cause last night. About 9 o'clock he went to bed with three pieces of money in his mouth. When hie wife went to awaken him this morning his body was cold and he had probably been dead for some hours. The medical examiner was called, and it was found that Sullivan had swallowed a half dollar, a quarter and a nickel. ? Thoraas W. Winder, of Warsaw, Ind., has started from New Orleans on a trip around the United States on a wager, and to establish a record. The estimated distance he is to travel is 21,000 miles in 300 consecutive days, or a daily average of seventy-two miles a day. He is to cross thirty-three States and territories, and 220 counties, visit 2,984 cities, towns and villages and register at seventy-six points on the journey. His outfit will consist of a wheel having changeable gear, powerful lamp for night riding, automatic brake, 10,000-mile cyclometer, clock and tent made specially for this trip, the wheel acting as a pole and brace, so that he may stop wherever he choose-, ?the whole only weighing eighteen pounds over the weight of the wheel, which is twenty-four pounds. He will carry on his back a camera fitted for carrying films for 500 negatives, this weighing five pounds. To the camera is a small um? brella for protecting his head in hot weather. Mr. Winder intends to keep as near the line as possible, and will car? ry a permit from the railroads for cross? ing on bridges and entering tunnels, when it is found necessary. To win the wager, Mr. Winder is compelled to earn his expenses en route, whioh he will probably do by newspaper correspon? dence and advertising. ? Within the last few days, says the Augusta Chronicle, the farmers have begun to buy fertilizers in larger quan? tities than they have been buying them this season. This is shown by the in? creased number of fertilizer tags that has been issued within the last few days. It has looked all this season as if the amount of fertilizers to be used by the farmers would not be half as large as heretofore. The tags have been in great demand since the pretty weather set in and now it is thought that the amount of fertilizers that will be used this year will be over half as large as that used last year. ? James Fitzpatrick, the famous Der? by, Conn., hermit, was found dead in his hut the other morning. Ho had not been seen for several days. A partv found him lying dead on the floor. Half a century ago he was a very prominent man in Connecticut, but he was disap? pointed in love, ana for forty years ho did not speak to a woman. During this time he lived as a recluse in an old hut in the suburbs. If a woman approached his hut he would run away and hide. He was wealthy, but his money has not yet been found. ? Mrs. Hannah Chard, of Vineland, N. J., will celebrate her 107th birthday April 20tb. Five geuerations are to be repre? sented at the celebration Mrs. Chard, during seventy-seven years of married life, had twelve children, but only three of them are now living, at ages of 85, 73 and 61 years respectively. She is still an active housekeeper and is an inveterate pipe smoker. ? Charles Frederick Worth, the famous "man dress maker" is dead. He was born in Lancashire, England, in 1825. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to a printer, but left him to enter a dry goods shop. At twenty-one he went to Paris, where later he founded the famous house of Worth. 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Drug Store, Large bottles. 50c. and ?1,00. I Notice to Contractors, For the information of those who may want to bid for roads, as thero seems to be a great many who do not fully understand the notice published, I will try to explain it as well as I can. For instance, when a section cilia for twenty days it means that many days for ouo hand, but you may gel nine handa and one mule and piow and put in half the work in one day; but we don't think one man can (successfully over? see more than ten handa at one time on a road, therefore the contractor will not bo allowed to work more than ten hands a day. We will not hold the contractor respon? sible for the condition of the road after he puts in the time mentioned on each sec? tion, and if there are any roads, which no doubt thero will be, that are not in gocd repair, we can let the same man put on a few more day a' work without any extra cost except for the work. Contractors will bo required to give bond for donble the amount of said contract, and ho will not be allowed to work sm-ill boya who cannot do a j?oo'd day's work. Contractors will be required to warn out and work any hands who have not paid their commutation tax, a list of which will bo furnished by the Supervisor, and he must give iho County credit for 50 cents per day. For instance, if you tnke a con? tract that calls for 30 dsys and there are three men who have not paid their com? motion tax, the contractor will work the three men three days each and put on 21 more days and his contract would bo corn plrafd. We will take a mule aud plow for a hand on roads. If thoro is any piece of rosd not specified in the advertisement, bidders In th? vicin? ity have tbo right to bid on euch piece of road at so much per day psr hand, and the Supervisor and township commissioner will decide how many day*' work ere needed. W. P. Knelokove, Sup. ? There are supposed to be still a few negroes who were born in slavery in the State of New York. One who was kuown to have been so born died last week in Saratoga, where fcbo had been an inmate of the alms bouse for tilty-four years. She was about 00 years old. ? In Zante, one of the Ionian isles, there io a petroleum spring that is men? tioned by Herodotus. It has boon known for nearly 3,000 yearp. LOST! IN Spring of 1S93 in Anderson, S. C, lady's Gold Watch, No. 3418295. Mo? nogram on outer case "B. W. D." En? graved on inner case "Bessie, from T. Q D. Jr., October 26, 1892." A liberal reward will be paid for the return of thin Watch to T. Q Donaldson, Jr., CIcmson College, S. C. Jewelers will please note this ad? vertisement. Verv respectfully, T. Q DONALDSON, Jb. March 13, 1895 37 3 NOTICE OF SALE. BY virtue of the power vested in me by a certain mortgage, executed by Wesley Sherard on August 25th, 1890, I will Bell at public auction at Anderson, S. 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