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lersonMelHgencer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. ?? F. CLTNK.SCALES,) Editors and. I LANGSTON, J Proprietors. TERMS: ONE YEAR.$1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1895. . The dispensary at Kingstreo has boen found to be abort to the amount of $800 This is getting to be a common complaint. The woman's suffrage bill has been killed in the Maine Senate by 15 to 11. The House passed the bill a few weeks ago. _ M* F. Tighe, the well-known newspa? per correspondent, has been seieoted by -United States Senator Tiliman as his private secretary. Neal Dow, the great temperance leader, celebrated his 01st birthday last Wednes? day at Portland, Maine. He received several congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the world. The late State Treasurer of Illinois stole $363,639.32. He commenced his thefts just one week after he entered upon the duties of his office, and continued his speculations until the dsy he took to his bed. ? The sending of a few dollars to secure a good exhibit for South Carolina at the Cotton States Exposition will be like giving a dollar And receiving one hun? dred. It will never do to fail to make the investment. - The great reunion of the Union and Confederate veterans will be held on Shiloh battlefield, April 5th and 6th. Representative soldiers ot every State in the Union will be present, and all rail? roads will give iipeclal rates. It is stated that the appropriations of the Fifty-third Congress in round num? bers, amount to $990,000,000, which is $38,000,000 less than was expended by the Fifly-second Congress, and $45,000.000 less than the record of the Reed Congress. Mr. E. W. Barrett, wldo for the past several years has been the Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, has gone to Japan and China in the inter? est of the readers of that paper. Mr. Barrett will probably be absent six months. A Pennsylvania Judgs recently sen? tenced a chicken thief to ten years in the penitentiary for stealing ten dollars worth of chickens, and two bank men who loot? ed a bank out of $112,000 to one year. When the chicken thief saw that he wept because he had not robbed a bank. Probably the United States never con? tained so many patriotic societies as it does at the present time. The last decade of the century has witnessed a remarka? ble revival of the spirit of robuot Ameri . canism, and these various organizations are among its most significentmanifesta ? tiohs. _ The United States are involved in com? plications with Spain, England, France, Germany and Hawaii. The first named country fired on one. of our vessels re? cently, while the others are Interfering with South American countries, over which oor government exercises a kind of protectorate. The "Peace and Unity Conference" as? sembles in Columbia to-day, and its pro? ceedings are awaited with considerable ^in|erest by the people of the State. It is not known what will be the result of the meeting, but we hope it will accomplish good and do something to bring all true Democrats together. A bill has been introduced Into the nsylvania legislature of tills State ch requires that eggs be sold-by gbt It looks as though such a law would be j ust, so far as we can see. Why should they not be thus sold ? Eggs are not of uniform size, and a dozen small eggs, are worth much less than the same r number of large ones. A New York minister is reported to - have found in his mail the other day a ' check for ten dollars. It was to pay him for a funeral sermon preached two years ago over the wife of the man who sent it. In ths letter in which it came the man wrote that it was. never too late to do good. The minister was doubtless iu hearty accord with him. Planters from different counties in Georgia met in Atlanta, Ga., a few days ago and founded the Georgia Cotton Growers Association, with- William Broughton as President Resolutions were adopted to the effect that cotton should be made a surplus, or cash crop, and that abundant sustenance for man and beast should be raised on Southern ^irmB._ Senator Morgan, of Alabama, thinks tbo present exodus of the negroes from the South to Africa will increase rapidly. He believes the time will soon come when the Federal government will aid in the deportation. He flays Africa is their natural home. Time has fully demonstrated the white man's superiority in all walks of life. The negro realizes that he will never be more than uervants as of old. He asserts that a mil] ion and a half would go a year if transportation were gratis. He asserts that a large ma? jority of Southern whites would be glad to see them go, though the large planters would object. -v ?? m mm - In Speaking of the recent rise in the price of cotton, a prominent cotton mer . chant of Charleston is quoted by the News and Courier as saying: "There Is really no legitimate reason why the mar? ket should have gone up, and it La clearly a ruse on the part of those who control the markets at the North to induce the planters in the South to plant a large crop again this year. Every year about this season?which is the planting season there is a rise in the price which in due to the manipulations of unscrupulous spec? ulators at the North and not to increased demand or consumption. It is greatly to be hoped that the farmers will not be deluded again this year?as they have been time and time again?and plant large crops exclusively of cotton, but that they will reduce the acreage and fol? low the advice and suggestion of the far seeing man and plant enough corn and raise enough pork to run them through? out the whole year." La another column we publish seme extracts from a letter which appeared in _4hs Augusta Chronicle a few days ago from Col. Boone, who is now at the head of the old Blue Ridge Railroad project. He tells Augusta frankly that the Road Is to be built through South Carolina to Port Royal or Charleston, unless the peo? ple of this State do not give it the proper support and encouragement, when he would be ready to entertain a proposition to build the road through Georgia on the West side of the Savannah River. It would never do for us to let such a thing happen. South Carolina has already spent too much money on the Blue Ridge Railroad to let Georgia get the benefits of it It is a fact, however, that the Road is going to be built, and unless our people go to work and secure it, the Road will be built ou the other side of the Savannah. This is an enterprise that the whole of South Carolina Bhould be interested in, and if oar people will do the proper thing we will have the Road. A mass meeting of the sections interested will bo held in Enoxville next Wednesday, when it is proposed to take steps towards organiz? ing the Company, and Anderson must be represented in the meeting. United States Senator Patrick Walsh, of Georgia, has an article in The Indepen? dent on the agricultural outlook in tho South, in which he makes some wise suggestions. For example: "What the South needs is small farmers to engage in diversified agricultural pursuits. I do not believe that there is any country on the habitant globe, climate or location considered, that will make as good terms as the South will to industrious farmers. It may be affirmed that there is nothing that section of the oountry will not pro dace, except, possibly, coffee. In the State of Georgia they produce all the cereals?wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn vegetables of every description, while cotton grows everywhere. The South abounds in opportunities for manufac? turers, having an abundance of raw ma? terials?iron, coal, lumber, granite and cotton. In my opinion the South will never become financially independent until she raises her own breads tuffs and makes cotton a secondary or surplus crop. What I mean is that the first con? sideration should be the cultivation of the soil for home supplies. If for the next fiye years the South Bhould obtain her bread and meat from within her own territory and raised no more than 6,000, 000 bales of cotton, in that short period of time she would beoomo absolutely prosperous and financially independent. This year she raised 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 bales of cotton. Up to this time the world has never had any pressing need for more than 7,500,000 to 7,750,000 irom the United States; 8,000,000 being the maximum. In the future, however, the opening of the Nicaraguan canal would make an enormons market for the South. In the eastern countries there are 800, 000,000 of people who have to be clothed, and it is universally conceded that cotton is the cheapest article of clothing for the use of the Asiatic population." Constitutional Convention. Editors Intelligencer : In our ap? proaching Constitutional Convention it is important to look well into the question ot finance and taxation. Safeguards should be thrown around legislation that would enforce economy in the adminis? tration of the government. The limita? tion of our State debt should be farther restricted to prevent any increase. The limitation of the debts of Counties, Town? ships and Cities should be further re? duced. Add to this a limit to the tax levy, and prevent extravagance in our ourrent expenses. We might well imitate the Arkansas Convention of 1874, in part, by making a compromise between its stringency and oar recklessness. By that Constitution, neither the State nor any City, County or Town could loan its credit for any pur? pose whatever. No City, Town or other municipal corporation could levy or col? lect more than five mills in any one year on the property thereof. Now, if we limit our taxation it will secure an eco? nomical administration in all its parts. But keep the reins as loose as now, and the rate of taxation will increase. It is getting time to call a halt. B. The Constitutional Convention. Brovles, S. C, March 22,1895 Editors Ihtellioenokr : As the ap? proaching Constitutional Convention is the all absorbing question now, and as I have been asked a number of times if I was in favor of a coalition with the Reformers in the election of delegates to said Conven? tion, my reply in every case was "no," unless the Conservatives were allowed one half the candidates, and then the candi? dates to declare themselves as to what side rheysreon, whether Reformers or Con? servative. As there are numbers of men In Anderson County who have never de? clared themselves publicly as to what faction they belong, we want to know who we are voting for. When it comes to Reformers there is no doubt, bat as to Conservatives they can't or will not speak oat. I see in the last Intelligencer a list of candidates pat forward. There are four Reformers I know and two Conservatives. I suppose if this is the way things are to ran the Conservatives might just as well sit down and stay at home, for they won't be in it at all. We are told there is to be no politics in this election, but jast wait and you will see. Therefore, if the Con? servatives cannot get one half it will be best to stand off. Respectfully, John. C. Gantt. From Enoxville to the Sea. The Augusta people have been talking a great deal about the road which is to be bailt through from Enoxville to the Atlantic coast and hoping that it would touch Augusta. Several articles of this kind, published in that city, have called forth from Col. Boone a letter in which he gives an outline of what he expects to do with this road. The following extract from his letter will be of interest to the people of this city and those of the State at large. Col. Boone says: "My business now is to prepare ready for construction a doable track line of railroad from the great coal fields of Ken- j tacky and Tennessee (the line of Ohio. Enoxville and Tidewater Railroad will pass through some fifty miles in length of the purest coal lands in America, see description of the test recently made at Mobile. Ala., which demonstrates that the coal along the line of the above rail? road is the finest for steam purposes to? day discovered.) Commencing at Isham (201 miles from Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway system, via Jolllco. (201 miles from Louisville, Ky.,) thence via Enoxville, Tenn., on the Southern Railway system, thence via Franklin, N. Of., Rabun Gap, Ga., Anderson, S. C, on to Port Royal and Charleston. "You can readily see that the road can? not pass through Augusta, Ga.: yet at the same time I enjoy the hope that your people will receive some of the advanta? ges of a reduction in freight rates, as it is my purpose to transport the coal from the mints to tidewater, not to exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents per ton. And as the Inter-S.ate commerce law will not permit of a rate lor a less distance to exceed the thorough rate it will be easily calculated the great value this Black Diamond Trunk Railroad will be to the people of the South, the words 'Black Diamond' being the nick name for the road, as but few people will care to learu and speak of this trunk line road, its name being the Ohio River, Enoxville and Tidewater Railroad. A general conference in mass meeting will be held at Enoxville, Tenn., April 3, proximo, and I would be pleased to see a delegation representing Augusta, if after they have read this they can see that the road will do your oity any good. "I can say this much, in the event of a failure of the people of South Carolina taking steps to properly aid and support me I would then feel at liberty to say to Augusta, Ga., come to the front and I will locate the road from Rabun Gap via Augusta, Ga., down the west bank ot the Savannah River to Savannah, Ga.. with a branch from tho main line to Port Royal, S. C." ? An exchange gives tho following sensible advice, which our readers might tr~. It is certainly a quick way to be? come rich: "Money makes money. No one is so poor that he cannot rake up a penny to start on. Now upon tho first day of the month deposit a cent in a bank, and on each of the succeeding 30 days of the month double your deponit. Follow this programme faithfully, and at tho end of the month you will be surprised to find that your account will show the sum of 55,308,709.12 to your credit. With that little sum, all you have to do is to retire and let the other fellows hustle." ? It is ruled by the postal authorities that any reduction of the size of a postal card by clipping, rounding off the cor? ners or otherwise, will subject the re? ceiver of the card to a charge of 1 cent on delivery. This makes the cost of a postal card equivalent to letter postage. Many parsons inclose postal cards to correspon? dents in envelopes too small, and imagino that a little clipping won't make any difference. Others round off the corners for ornamental purposes or convenience in handling. But the practice is wrong. ? The base of Ayer's Hair Vigor is a re? fined and delicate fluid, which does not soil or boome rancid by exposure to the air, and which is as perfect a substitute for the oil supplied by nature in youth and health, as modern chemistry can produce, j Tillman on Ihf New Party. Ex-Governor Tillman is again talking about the proposed new National party, to bo composed of the people of the South and West. In fact, he h8s, from his homo over in Trenton, written another letter on the subject. This time tho let? ter is for the Now Yoik World, and it reads as follows: "In my judgment the organization of a new party is inevitable: and it will preientas the main issuo the restoration of bimetallism and tho conduct of our finances in the interest of tho people. The poverty and misery wrought by tho fall of prices, directly traceable to tho gold conspiracy and "tho contraction oi* the currency, will break up both old parlies?equally responsible) for this crime against humanity?and cause a new alignment in politics. "The South and West will naturally join in overturning a policy which robs tbem and tends to pauperize the pro? ducers and laborers for the bonefit of a few thousand bankers and millionaires here and in Europe. Party ties and sentiment will not hold men whoso re? sentment of wrong and whoso instinct of self-preservation command them to seek new political alliances. "Populism in the "West was a protest against Republican misrule and Demo? cratic imbecility. In the South it was largely a revolt against Bourbonism and bossista in State affairs ; but the progres? sive, restless element of Southern Demo? cracy is strongly imbued with the idea of national financial reform, and nine-tenths of the Southern people are for free silver and opposed to national banks. "It vraa necessary, however, before tho Southern voters could bo weaned from the Democratic party to have that party once contiol all branches of the govern? ment, and be in a position to do what it promised in its platform. The test has been made, and such a disgraceful spec? tacle of betrayal of tho people and disre? gard for the pledges made before election Has never been witnessed in our political history. The Senate and House, with majorities elected as pledged to bimetal ism, demonetized silver at the command of the President, who unblushingly used the patronage of his office to debauch the representatives of the people and carry out bis compact with the gold conspira? tors. The tariff reform promised is an abortive compromise, reeking with the strench of sugar trust deals, and grants no relief from monopolios. "The cowardice and treachery of Con? gress: its subserviency to White House influences: the subserviency of the Presi? dent to Wall and Lombard streets, with its phases of partnership, and the dis? graceful bond clicker, with its nine mil? lions of profit stolen from the people; the whole Eicheme of plunder involved in tho issue of bonds in time of peace, and the brazen and scoundrelly refusal to protect the treasury by payment of silver certifi? cates in silver and greenbacks, or "coin," as provided by law?all these tbings have awakened and opened the eyes of the people to the necessity for a new deal. "Party ties or pledges did not restrain or bind the so-called Democrats of the East and North in the last CongresB. They voted with the Republicans on the tariff and money questions. Will the Southern Democrats and Western Re? publicans follow their example in the next election and vote together for th9 relief of tho millions whose interests de? mand more money and a bimetallic standard?higher prices, in a word? Are we Sou thern and Western farmers idiots to longer cling to the shadow when the substance is gone??a Democracy which is not Democratic and a Republicanism which is plutocratic. "It neems to me a very plain case Five-cent cotton and fifty-cent wheat are arguments which cannot be answered. The Populists will readily merge their organization in the new party, once It gets well under way. The manufactur? ers and merchants, whose business has been so seriously injured by the impov? erishment of the farmers and the destruc? tion of the "home market," will, if not wholly blind and besotted, lend their aid, and we will see another revolution like that of 1828. Instead of government by the banks, through the newspapers and paid attorneys, masquerading as Con? gressmen, for the millionaires, we will have government for the people and re? store the standards of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln. "South Carolina opposed Mr. Cleve? land's nomination in 1892. We predicted what has followed it, but we loyally sup? ported the ticket and gave him our elec? toral vote, and Weaver got only 2,200 votes in the State. We are Democrats of the etraightest sect, but we no longer love the name. Clevelandism makes it stink, and this State will lead the South in join? ing the West next year for the abolition of white slavery, now pressed upon us by the plutocracy of the East and England. "The Republican party will not grant us relief. The Democratic party is dead, though not buried, and will offend the nostrils of honest men for two more years. A union of Republicans, Demo? crats and Populists who think alike on the money question is the only sensible course left us. Such a combination is inevitable and irresistible. B. R. Tillman." This letter appeared in the World on Sunday last, along with similar ones from men most prominently identified with the movement for 189G?Peffer, Marion Butler, Congressman Sibley, Weaver, Howard, Thomas E. Watson and Taubeneck. The World also proceeds to analyze the electoral vote of the country and shows that the solid South and West, with other aid, could only secure in the electoral college 215 votes at the outside, while it takes 224 to'elect a President. Tillman Stands Firm: Spaktanburo, March 24.?The peace and unity meeting in the Court House yesterday was attended by eighty-five to ; one hundred people, the most of them being in sympathy with the movement. About one-fourth of the number were Conservatives. The greater portion of those preseut were from the country. L. F. Pearson, J. B. Brown and C. P. Sanders were elected delegates. I Yesterday Capt. Dean read a letter which he had just received from Senator Tillman. It had been announced that the Senator would back down from his peace and unity stand as formulated in certain interviews. Capt. Dean wrote to him stating what had been said about him aud invited him to the county to address the people. The following is the reply: Trenton, S. C, March 18. Geo. B. Dean, Spartaaburg, S. C?Dear Sir: Your letter of 13th came duly to band. I do not see what good I can do by going to your meeting next Saturday. You will, of course, have a good meeting and send delegates to Columbia, but if I am to do any speaking in Spartanburg the time to do it is next summer, when the campaign opens for the election of dele? gates. The iron will be hot then a nd it is cold now. I thank you for your kind invitation, but I do not think it best to do any speaking now. My two inter? views stand for my views, and I can fol? low them with speoches, if it becomes necessary. B. R. Tillman. Some Low Country Cattle. A correspondent of the Guardian writes to that paper that he recently visited the farm of Mr. S. M. Mikell, near Hampton, and "saw eighty head of cattle tied up "under shelter." He adds: "Mr. Mikell bought them at from one and a half to two cents on the foot to fatten and ship to market. To the cattle he feeds 1,000 pounds cotton seed meal. They are led to water once a day and it takes four hours to complete that work. Some of the steers weighed over a thou? sand pounds when purchased, and one pair will go 2,000 pounds when fattened. I saw the herd Gen. Hampton drove from the Federal line in 1864. and many of Mr Mikeli's cattle are as large and fat as any of thoBe Northern beeveB. The hulls aro worth ?3.50 per ton delivered. Why should there be a poor cow in this county?" Why should there be a poor cow in the State?or a poor farmer?whon lino beef cattle can be raised so cheaply and so easily? It is not the fault of the Slate evidently. What Mr. Mikell is doing can be done as well, on some scale, by any and every farmer and land owner and land renter in South Carolina. We should feed every pound of cotton seed meal and hulls produced in the State to cattle and barn stock, and should export beef cattle in large quantities. We im? port them instead.?JXews and Courier. ? The average man would be surprised to learn how much wood is used annually in making matches. There are a number of large factories in America, Germany and England devoted to this industry, with an investment of many millions of dollars, aud one factory alone in the last named country has an annual output of 30,000,000,000 matches. The Germans have invented a machine, which was ex? hibited at the World's Fair, having a capacity of 15,000,000 splints a day. Yel? low and white pine, aspen and poplar aro the woods used mostly for this purpose. ? "Success is the reward of merit" not of assumption. Popular appreciation is what tells in the long run. For fifty years, people have been using Ayer's Sarsaparllla, and to-day it is the blood-purifier most in favor with the public. Ayer'o Sarsaparilla cures. A Mine Horror In Wyoming. Evaxstox, Wyoming, March 21.?A largo number of minors woro killed and injured by the explosion at G p. m. yes? terday, in the Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron'Companv's mine, No. 5, at Red ('anon. Eight bodies have been recov? ered, somo beyond recognition. All hope of rescuing anybody alive has been given up. Tho dead roll now num? bers fifteen. About one hundred and fifty men were employed in the mine, but most of them had gone out. Tho covering of tho slope and tho buildings at tho mouth were blown to atoms. Tho mine was consid? ered perfectly safo. There are filty widows and fully two hundred anil fifty orphans in the camp to-day as tho result of thedisaster. Thero is no firo in tho mine and tho work of re? covering the dead bodies is proceeding as rapidly as possible, but will probabty not be completed to-tlay. The interior of tho mine is badly wrecked, caved in iu many places and full of foul air. All the buildings at the mouth of the mine were wrecked. The entrance to the mine is by a vertical passago into tho side of a hill, not a perpendicular shaft, and the workings are very extensive. No ox planatiou of the disaster ha?, as yet, been discovered. The work of recovering tho bodies goes steadily on night and day, pushed for? ward by volunteer squads of miners and other citizens, who relieve each other from time to time. The work is attended with grave peril and the first group of miners who ventured to brave the gas, fire damp and crumbling walla wero overcome and had to be rescued by others. Tho terrific force of theexplosion in fiuding vont at the mouth of the slope blew the heavily timbered shed over the mouth of the slope and over the passage? way leading out to the tipple, clear into Bpace, mowing down the tops ot the power house, tipple sbed and other build? ings at the mouth of the slope more effec? tually than chain shot could have done. A little boy who had come to the mine with a horse and buggy to take his grand? father, Henry Burton, home at the close of the day's work was driving over the slope, near its mouth, on the public highway at the moment of the explosion. He and the horse and buggy were thrown almost perpendicularly in the air fully twenty-live feet, and all fell in a heap into the mouth of tho slope, where the buggy was demolished. The boy was picked up unhurt and the horse an hour later was rescued not much hurt appar? ently, although badly singed and stunned. The Bhock of the explosion was felt for miles around, and was distinctly heard at Evanston, seven miloB away. The Rocky Mountain Company, generally described as the Central Pacific Mines, has two mines, Nos. 5 and 6, with one mile face, making two separate mines with one hundred and fifty feet pillars separating them. This leaves No. t) unharmed, but deprives the company of one-half its capacity. This is tho third disastrous explosion in this vicinity. In 1881 No. 2 mine, Rocky Mountain, exploded, kill? ing thirty-six Chinese and four white men. In the spring of 1SS3 in Union Pucific mine, No. 4, thirty-six men were killed. Newell Beeman, the manager, arrived from Salt Lake to-night and hastened to the mine. The scene about the mine all last night and to-day was heart-Bickenlng. The air is filled with agonizing screams of 50 widows and 250 orphans as they gathered about and saw the distorted features and mangled remains of father or husband or son or brother, or realized at last that there was no hope to see their loved ones rescued alive from the mine's cruel depths. Help nnd succor have been ten? dered from all sources. The mules that were in the mine were killed, as were the men, evidently by the force of the concussion, and are removed as fast as they can be reached. The explosion blew out or loosened all the timbering and supports and cracked and shattered the walls and roof of the interior of the mine, so that the search for the dead is attenaed with great peril. The work of recovering che dead becomes more difficult as the working parties ad? vance toward the seventh level, where it is thought tho thirty-eight men who have not been found were gathered to await the coming of the last mau-trip of the day, which was to take them to the surface. A fow lives were saved because of the time of the explosion. The miners quit work at G o'clock, and it is customary for them to be near the entrance and come out just as the whistle blows. A number bad come out and some had just left the entrance to the mine Blope, away from the working tunnel, when the explosion occurred, thus escaping death. Sixty men perished in the disaster, thirty-eight of whom are still in the mine. About thirty of the dead belonged to the A. 0. U. W. and were insured for 52,000 each. ^ ? ^ United Confederate Veteran?' Reunion Association, Houston, Texas, March 23,1895. Editors Intelligencer: The week begin? ning May 20,1805, will be the most im? portant in the history of Houston. In addition to the annual gathering of the United Confederate Veterans' Reun? ion Association, there will be the largest encampment of United States and Texas troops ever held south of the Ohio River. The magnificently appointed grounds of the Houston Driving Park Association have been placed at the disposal of the local Executive Committee, and it is merely repeating the opinions of many uewspapers, published at a distance, when we say that no more comfortable, convenient aud altogether desirable place could be had in this country. The Southern Pacific Railroad will ran complete passenger trains every ten minutes, upon a belt line from two depots located in the heart of the city to the Driving Park. Arrangements will be made in advance to handle 50,000 passen? gers, daily, at ten cents for the round trip. The people of Houston are now build ! ing a permanent Auditorium, capable of seating 10,000 persons comfortably. The initial meeting in this Buperb convention hall, will be hold by the Confederate Veterans. Tho Auditorium is upon Main Street, tho principal thoroughfare of Houston. A oentrally located bureau of informa? tion will be established, which will be headquarters for everything. There will be no conflict in any depart? ment, the work is already well in hand, and the generous people of Houston have solved the financial part of the entertain? ment sixty days in advance. The Pro? gramme is not yet ready in all of its details, but onough has been decided upon to insure a grand success. The old veterans will be given first consideration in all things, but all visitors will be taken care of, no matter how many may come. The leading decorating firms of America already have their representatives upon the ground. There Is a universal feeling of euthusiasm, which prevades the entire population regarding the reunion. Hous? ton is upon her metal, and means to make a record which will make Texas and the entire South proud that she is a Texas and a Southern city. The railroads of Texas will bring the Texas troops and Federal soldiera free of charge, and these young men will delight both vetPrans and visitors with an excel? lent programme. There will be mu9ic by myriads of bands; there will bo concerts by trained voices; there will be gala times and good chotr will reign supreme. Tho boys who left the older States 10, 20 and 30 years ago, are now Texas men, and they will be here from every point in the Lone Star State to grasp the hand of relatives, i sighbors, churns and friends. Write . auy special information you may desire, but if you intend to make any kiud of a trip in 1S05, let your ticket read to Houston. Yours truly, W. A. Childress, General Manager, United Confederate Veteran's Rouuiori Association, Hous? ton, Texas. People's Party in this State. Columbia, S. OL, March 22.?For sov oral years tho effort to organizes People's party In South Carolina has been confi? dently oxpected. A good deal of quiet work has been done in the past few years among real Populists, but they haye'been biding their time. To-morrow Col. John J. Dargan, of Sumter, an avowed Popu? list, will make the announcement that he will organize the People's party as soon hs the Constitutional Convention fight is over. He says: "The first end to be achieved is a free ballot and an honest count. No man who, for the sake of any party, factional or race triumph, is will? ing to commit, or to enoourage others to commit, fraud or perjury, or resort to any election tricks of any kind, need ex? pect leadership in this party in this State ?not at least while I am above ground." ? It will puzzlo posterity to make out why tome of her forefathers were given monuments. ? The Sultan of Turkey iB Bending out Mohammedan missionaries to Africa at his own expense, to chock the Christian advance in that continent. ? The highest salaried employee in the United States ia supposed to be the pres? ident of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Henry B. Hyde. He receives annually ?100,000. John A. MoCall gets $75,000 to be president of the New York Life. Going Home to Africa. Savannah, Ga., March 19.?Tho steam? ship Horsa, with two hundred negro emigrants for Liberia. Failed from Savan? nah this afternoon. Five thousand ne? groes gathered on the wharf and cheored the vessel as it passed down tho river. Knots of negroes began gathering in tho vicinity of the dock whero the steamer was lying early this morning. The num? ber kept increasing and at noon several thousand wero packed in tho streets and lauos and covered the roofs of tho build? ings for several blocks. Tho effort ol t!:o Rev. C. S. Smith, secretary of the Sunday School Union of tho African Methodist Church, who has been endeavoring to prevent tho clearanco of tho vessel on tho ground that sho was not properly equipp? ed, failed to accomplish anything. Tho accommodations of the Horsa complied fully with the law, and tho vessel passed a thorough inspection by tho customs officials. Shortly after noon the gates to the wharf where the emigrants wero waiting were opened and tho negroes went aboard. It was a curious procession, ranging in age from the baby in arms to tho old man tottering on tho verge of tho grave. The women came first and made strange con? trasts. One with a checked npron and a sunbonnot was followed by a jauntily dressed girl of more tender yoars with gaudy, plumed hat and bright ribbons. Some carried valisos, others buckets, others tins full of Bmall articles. After the women came the men, some with shotguns and rifles, and others with assorted luggage. All were sent into tho stern of the vessel and grouped together in order that a picture of tho vossol might be taken. The count showed 202, of whom thirty-eight were children aud seven infants. The clearance papers put the number at 197. Over four hundred trunks and boxes wero taken as baggage. In tlio boxes are agricultural implements, firearms, ammunition, household utensils, and supplies, clothing, etc. The party will probably be the best equipped that has ever left America lor the Dark Contineut. Since their arrival in Savannah they havo spent probably ?1,500 to $2,000 laying in stores. Tho majority of the nogroes ap? pear to be still quite well supplied with money. There is probably not a man in the party but who has sufficient to pro? vide subsistence for some time after landing in Liberia Supplied as they aro, there is no danger of this party Btarving to death or otherwise suffering if there is any possibility of making a living at all in the land to which they are going. When the vessel's lines wero cast off there was a cheer from the crowd on tho wharves, and the emigrants sang their parting song: "I'm going home to Africa's shores." The refrain was taken up by those on the shore. The einging was kept up until the vessel passed the city. The crowds following along the wharves shouting good-bye. From the negroes gathered on the crowded deck of the steamship came back loud shouts from men and women, while the color bearer cf the party, a Bturdy negro of small dimensions, vio? lently waved a large American flag that will be displayed as the Horsa enters the harbor of Monrovia. The Horsa expects to reach Monrovia about April 1, and after landing the emi? grants will endeavor to ?ecure a return cargo. The party is accompanied by E. B. Cottingham, secretary of the Interna? tional Migration Society'; R. 0 Trueadale and J. C. Lanchester, and W. M. Simp so n, agent of the charterers. The missionary cause isroprosonted by four colored ministers, who go provided with funds to build a church in Monrovia. Northern Farmers in the South. In the March number of The Southern States Magazine we find several pages of letters from nearly every southern State reporting many sales of farm property to northern farmers. Evidently the south is gradually draw? ing farmers from the eastern and western States. In Atlanta one real estate firm has sold in the past ninety days $30,700 worth of farming property. The same firm has an order for a tract of 50,000 to 100,000 acres for colonies of Swedes, and it has similar orders from Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Ohio for smaller tracts for colonies. Another Atlanta agent states that new settlors aro coming in every week. A Crowley, La., agent writes that his entire office force is so busy showing property to horneseekers that his corres? pondence and bookkeeping have to be done at night. Since September a Memphis firm has Hold ?195,000 worth of farm lands in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana to purchasers from the northwest. A Chat? tanooga dealer has cold thirty farms in the past year to northerners, and in the past two months has received 1,500 in? quiries from prospective immigrants. A company in North Carolina has sold a 5,000 acre tract and a number of farms. In Virginia many large tracts and small farms have been sold, and New England farmers are now negotiating for a 25,000 acre tract. Not less than 100,000 immi? grants settled in Arkansas last year. An agent at Columbia, S. C, has sold several large farms since January, including one of 1,180 acres to a New Yorker. In Hsralson county, Georgia, over 3,000 acres have been bought in small tracts by over 200 porsons from other States. In Centreville, Miss., twenty-two farms have been sold to western people. A j Richmond agent has received in sixty days 1,200 inquiries from the North and West and foreign countries. Fifteen per cent of the inquiries came from Pennsyl? vania. An agent at Pocotuoke City, Md., sold last year fifty farms to western peo? ple, and a Petersburg, Ya., firm sold forty-three farms. Agents in southern Texas report the Bale of 400 farms last year to northern purchasers. It would be easy to extend these sta? tistics, but those here given show the drift of immigration. The northern farmers, as well as the northern mill owners, have their faces turned south? ward.? Atlanta Constitution. An Audacious Diamond Iblef. Naw York, March 23.?The jewelry Btore of Constantino Louis, at 814 Gth avenue, was robbed in a novel way in broad daylight this afternoon of $0,000 worth of diamonds. About 2 o'clock a buggy drove up to the curb in front of the store and the occupant, a man about 25 years of age, beckoned to a clerk in the store named Fredericks to come out. The latter joined the stranger, who pulled out a watch and pointed out somo repairs ho wanted done and succeeded in keeping Fredericks ocoupied in conversation for a few minutes and then drove off. When the clerk returned to the storo he found the showcase open and several trays, which contained in the aggregate ?f>,000 worth of diamonds, emptied of their con? tents. The case was reported to tho police. A Mississippi Tragedy. Iuka, Miss., March IS.?Information was brought here yesterday of a double tragedy near Red Sulphur Springs, in whioh the victims are brothers. Bell and Lee Poindexter, sons of John Poindex ter, a famous moonshiner, whooo distil? lery was recently raided and destroyed by a party of revenue men headed by Keller Anderson, of Memphis. The brothers were riding along tho road and had a dispute about their father's horse, which one of the boys was then riding. Both, being armod with shotguns, began to shoot about the same instant, ono re? ceiving a load of buckshot in the side and the other a charge of squirrel shot in the stomach. ? Miss MattieDuzer, of Elbert county, Ga., killed a hawk last Saturday in her kitchen. The hawk had llown down to where some chickens were feeding by the kitchen door. Miss Mattie hearing the noise among her poultry went out to discover the cause. The hawk, on seeing her, became frightened and in trying to fiy out of the way flew right through the opon door into tho kitchen, whereupon Mias Mattie ran into the kitchen and called a servant on tho lot to assist her. They closed the door and the frightened bird, vainly beating against the windows for a place of escape, wan secured and killed. This was quite a novel achieve? ment for the young lady. ? The elder Darwin wrote the prosaic falsehood that bees injure plants by rob? bing them of their wax. The younger Darwin made clear one of tho moat poeti? cal facts of nature?that bees and other insects "are the priests who wed flower to flower, lest beauty be barren and boar no fruit." ? In Hungary a man may marry at the age of 18, tho girl at 16; in Spain, Portu? gal and Greece the respective ages aro only 14 for the man(?)and 12 for the prospective bride. In France he must be 18 and Bhe 15. In Russia the laws vary between 18 and 20 for the men and 15 and 1(3 for the women. In Switzerland the various cantons have different laws, and tho minimum ages for marrying aro 18 and 20 years for tho inon and from 13 to 17 for girls. In Austria and Germany men seldom marry if under 21, although the law allows it at 18. Girls may wed at 10 in these countries. In Egypt boys of 13 are often married, and brides of 10 and 12 are not sosree by any means. But India carries off the palm. Here marria? ges are closed in infanoy, aud a girl of 2 is sometimes married to a grcom of 4 or 5 years. Sir. SiOOiJj Accrpts. A letter ha* been received from Mr. D. L. Moody and he lias signified Iiis accep? tance of the invitation to conduct ? reli? gions campaign in Atlanta this fall. Ho will hold a series of meetings in Atlanta for thirty da>8 and, perhaps, longer. Dr. R. V. Alkisnon, tho chairman of tho Evangelical Ministers' Association and tho cx-ottteio chairman of thn spe? cial committee appointed to correspond with Mr. Moody, received n lettor from lheevaugoli.it last Friday aftornoon. Tho lettor was brief and to tho point, and merely stated thot, after giving tho'mat? ter full consideration, ho felt it to be his duty to accept the ca!l of tho citv and to start a series of meetings in Atlanta tili? Fall. Tho repiiti.'.IiMi of Atlanta's great in? dustrial exposition which has traveled all over the continent, has, no doubt, in? fluenced Mr. Mood}' in his accepennco of tho invitation to come to Atlanta this fall. Ho reali7.es that tho citv will bo crowded with visitors from all par's of tho country and that his opportunity for reaching tho masses will bo second only to that of tho world's fair. Tho effect of tho Moody meetings upou the lifo of tho groat city of Chicago and the millions - f peoplo who toil on the shores of lake Michigan can never bo comprehended. Much of tho good of thoso meetings is still going on in the silent influence which has resulted from them, and which will continue to enlargo and extend itself throughout all the after while. Mr. Moody states in his letter that, after tho expiration of the thirty days, ho will leave the meeting in chargo of other workers or remain himself, as tljo out? look may warrant or demand. Mr. Moody has recently conducted a highly successful cauinaign in tho Statu of Texas. His letter to Dr. Atkisson was written from Memphis,Tenn.?Atlanta Constitu? tion. ? ^mv ?> &m -? ? When thn saloon goes tho devil will be about ready to quit. ? Tho truly wise man will never worry about what ho can't holp. ? An angel's robo is ?tili tho devil's favorite masquerading Buit. ? Red stockings were worn by Miss Eve Dooley, of Boston, lud. The dye caused blood poisoning, and, to save her life, tho girl had to sutler amputation of both legs below the knee. ? Owinsc to tho fact that farms may be had upon the sole condition that they improve tho land, many Norweian im? migrants have settled in British Colum? bia rather than iu tho United States. ? J. A. Scott, of Charleston, W. Va., celebrated his IDOth birthday last Satur? day. Ho has used tobacco and whiskey all his life and has enjoyed excellent health till two years ago, whon he broke his leg. ? Prof. Bickmore, who is lecturing on American forestry at tho Museum of Natural History in Now York, illuatratos the durability of wood by exhibiting an Egyptian image mado of wood, which he states is at least -1,000 years old. ? A feature of tho Paris Exhibition of 1000 will be a section devoted to the history of Christianity from the begin? ning to the present day, with represen? tations of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Bcone of tho life of Christ and tho lives of the saints. ? The pastors' college in connection with Spurgoor/s church has sent out 921 persons iuio the ministry; 23 in the past year. Of this number 100 have died, leaving 737 still actively working, 050 of whom uro Baptist minister*, missionaries or evangolists. ? The manufacture of stockings and gloves of paper lias been started. The articles are light and very cheap. The fabric is mado of paper yarn, spun like other yarn, and then woven in the same way as other cloth, a soft nap boing given to it in the process. ? A woman in Jacksonville, Fla., while cooking, mashed her linger. She rushed out of the house, screaming, "Murder!" "Fire!" An accommodating neighbor kindly turned in an alarm of fire, and in a few minutes the fire depart? ment was at the woman's house. ? That tho separate sexes of flowers is a mere question of nutrition?a proposi? tion first presented by an American bot? anist Bomo twenty years ago?is now generally accepted doctrine of botanist*. Even the "Encyclopedia Brltannica" adopts it as tho groundwork of that de? partment of science. It appears, accord? ing to this doctrine, that whether a flower is finally a male or female depends on the amouut of nutrition available, or tho young germ is capable of assimilating at or about the period of fecundation. Fe? male flowers torrn only when the highest nutritive powers exist. Male flowers form only when nutritive conditions are least favorable. A young fertilized germ may, therefore, become male or female, according to circumstances. Specimen Cases. S. H. Clifford, New Casscll, Wis., was troublod with Neuralgia and Rheumatism, his Stomach was disordered, his Liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Threo bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ML, had a running sore on his leg of 8 years' standing. Used thres bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Ar? nica Salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O.. had five largo Fever sores on his leg. doctor said he was I incurable. One bolt'o Electric Bitters and one Box Bucklcn's Arnica Salve cured him entirety. Sold by Hill Bros. Now try This. It will cost you nothing and will purely do you good, if yon have a Cough, Cold, or any trouble with Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion, Coughs, and Colds is guaranterd to give relief, or money will bo paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it just the thing and undor its use had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Largo size 50c. and $1.00* NOTICE. WILT, be lot to tlifl lowest bidder on Wednesday, April 10&h, at 11 a.ru , the Buiiding of a Bridge, known na the Roevea Bridge, on Six and Twenty Preek. Plans and Bpocifications mado known at time of letting. W. P. SNELGROVE, Sup. March 27, 1801 ,'>9_2_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons haying demands against the Estate of James M.. Bolt, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by Jaw, and those indebted to make payment. M. E. BOLT, Executrix. March 27, 1895_39_3_ FRANK M. MURPHY, Attorney at Law, AKDEBSOK.S. C. COLLECTIONS, Commercial Law and Conveyancing given special atten? tion. Will practice in all the .Stute Courts. Careful attention given to nil business. Office in Court House, formerly occu? pied by Mastor. Jan 2,1S95 27 Gm V in bicycle building. In them v the least possible weight of ? material i:. arranged to give T^ the ?rcai:e~t strength. There ^'are no weak spots and yet 34 there is not an ounce of supcr yfluous metai. They are made ^ for service and speed, and are ?fully i;;iara:Uccd. All styles fare the same price?$ioc. A handsome descriptive catalog ^7 may be had for the asking. ^ CORtfl'LLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., * washington, d. c. INTRODUCTORY. o We bes; to announce to our friends and customers that wo have secured the ser? vices of Mr. M. F. Game, of Abbeville, and would like them all to make his ac? quaintance. They will find him a perfect gentleman and thorough Pharmacist, po? lite pleasant and agreeable, and fully qual? ified to attend to all lheir wants in the Drug line. Mr. Game is a regular gradu? ate of Pharmacy and registered in this State. He will be glad lo see any of his old friends from Abbeville County when they are in the city. In view of our long years of experience in the business and the qualifications of our assistants, we feel justified in saying that we think we are fully ax competent to take care of your prescriptions as the best qualified of our competitors. None but experienced and licensed men in our Prescription Depart? ment. Yours truly, ORR & SLOAN. Oar stock of Seeds have arrived, and we offer our usual premium of Five Dollars for the largest Watermelon raised from our Seed, payable August 25th. Note the dale. THE COST CFAN EDUCATION 'Education is mm ornament In prosperity, irotufe In iircrslty" the Parent's Discussion Hmband?"My. dear, our bey Rotor) grathflfM rrojs tfit public shoola vary toon, Vou know, Havo yoa thought ?hat ha bad itrttettaeV' WhV-"Well. John, I'd Ilk* ever so much to tend his to college, i I you think we could afford ft" Husband?"I'm afraid that Is out of tho question. ny dear. Do you kneff thai It wpu|dj erst ns at the very least S3oo a year for blm ai soy good coiK-ge?" Wife? "Goocncssl As much a| that? 0/ coarse wo can't send him. Bui I do want to glvo hlra a good ?tart fn theyorfd, and I don't think a public school education Is enough to ?quip him for the hatflo of life." Husband?"No It Is not ujday, when education Is so general Now, I've beta (.Making of an advertisement I saw in Tbo Columbia State the other div, ana that" Is why 1 brought up tue subject to-night rfce Trouble Is, S Think, that most young persons stumble Into business, tru thrown into It by accident or temporary necessity, or are drawn into It by misguided ambition or a perverted fancy, without any s-;rious thought as to their fitness for It Wbea the years for learning the theory and practice of their trade or profession are passed they often awake with regret and dismay to the fact that they have not only made a mistake ia their selection, but have waited the precious years of early manhood upon a wrong pursuit "Now, the chief thing for our boy's success In life Is not education as much as p'opar education?that is. education along the line of bis natural bent. It's a year or two befora b - graduates. I'm going to give him a* opportunity of doing a little study at homo during this time. I was looking at the Encyclopaedia Britannic* at The State Reading Kuoin today, and It's really a great thing. With these books in the hojse, Roben will have Information upon every passible subject at his hand, and It Is the most reliable Information ta the world. Whatever His Natural Bent be can And proper development for it In this Encyclopaedia, whether It's the lav, pechaalcs, engineering, literature, or any of (hi arts a?l sciences. I thin* vritaa ha Is ready to craducte *e will all hove made up oar m'.nds what he is bast filled tor by bis use Of these books. Besides, there ha will find the Bio stories of all the great men of tho post, ?r.d he will know of their efforts, their struggles and their successes, and b* may have a better and more serious via? of lifo, These books have in thorn all the lastroctloq be can f?t la a college oducaUOO, Honestly. The Nate has piveH a ercat opportunity. Now, my doar, wnat oo you think of my scheme?" Wife? "It's just splendid, John; but what vlD the bocks costV Husband?"Why that Is the most surprising part of It We can eet them for ten cants 4 day. Just think of ItT* Parents, who are considering tho baal ecetltods for edueados; their sons wottf do v*Q to look iuto this special educational offer of The State, Columbia, S. C TWO WAYS OF MAKING MONEY! First?Get a Job in a Mint. Sscond?Buy your Groceries of THE TEAPOT! npfrii' IS KO JOKE, as those who are our customer will testify. We call atten J. tiun this week to a few of our Specialties :? Finest Parched or Ground COFFEE. Finest TEAS. Finost BUTTER. Finest FLOUU?(Gr.mdrmr)?in Barrels, half Barrols and Sacks. Finest CANNED GOODS of all varieties. Remember, we will put on sale to-day twenty five cases hand-packed TOMATOES at Sc. per cau. J. A. AUSTIN & CO. Was what ailed the 40,000 rhilis'ines that Sampson slew by jobbing them in the back, autl a broken back is what High Prices suffered at our hands by our steady, death-dealing blows ! TO WHOM IS THE CREDIT DUE? Your patronage is due the originators of LOW PRICES, and such we claim ourselves to be, and we thank our custom? ers for their heastj support of us. It ia generally given up that on Dress Goods, Jeans, Plaids. Mats and Shoes, (the nicest line in the city,) our prices can't be beat. That 12Jc. MoI?s?>es and Hiebest New Orleans Syrnp at 30c. have sold like hot cakes, and our prices on Sngar, Bncoii, C'ofl'ee and Tobacco do take the rag oil' the bush, pnrcgorieally speaking. Four Card of Flour will arrive this week, which we will sell cheaper than any? body. Our Little Reaper and Bugle Blast Tobaccos and J. K. No. 2 Cofioe made a man grin himself to death a few days sen. Give us a trial and SAVE YOURSELF MONEY. DEAtf & RATLIFFE. GnaiiOj Acids and Meal Always on hand. Cotton Blight. Tests made by the Alabama Experiment Station and elsewhere prove conclusively that Kainit Prevents cotton blight Planters can prevent the immense loss annually by this disease. Send for our pamphlets. They nrc sent free. It will co>t you nothing to read them, nnd they will dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Kassau Street, Nc SPRING AND SUMMER GOO A beautilul HnO Of Silk?especially adapted for waist. Our Taffeta Moire is a thing of beauty. Our lines of Percsles, Prints, Novelties, &c., for waisi complete. Don't forget our Laces and Embroideries. We also have some Novelties in Dress Goods. FOR DOMESTICS, Such us Ginghams, Calicoes, Athens Checks, Cottonadcs, Cheviots, Hickory Stripes, ALSO, BLEACHED GOODS, Such as Fruit of the Loom, Wamsutta, Kew York Mills and 10?1 Sheetings, bleached and unbleached, We are Headquarters. Remember our? Groceries. Hardware and Farm Supplies. Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & GO. - ? ?.1 .? ? MM????? ATLANTIC ACID PHOSPHATE, Atlantic Soluble Guano, And other brands of their well-known high grada Fertilizers, for sale by D. P. SLOAN & CO ? WHY ? -From aoy other Market %vben THE G. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE Can and v-ill Save ycu Money fay Buying at Home. OUR Goods are bought in large lots from the Manufacturers for CASH. Our expenses are much lighter than dealers in larger cities, who sell almost exclusively through Sub-Agents, thus adding largely to the prices charged you. And, besides, we have the LARGEST STOCK IN THE STATE to select from, and every Instrument is sold under? A. POSITIVE GUARANTEE. 1ST* We respectfully solicit your patronage, which will be highly ap? preciated. Respectfully, 0. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE, Anderson, S. 0 Pod. Fresh Buist Garden Seed Just Received. ONION SETTS and POTATOES. Bga, A big lot of Greer's Almanac3 for free distribution. EVANS' PHARMACY ENTERP RNITURE CO. Are Thoroughly prepared lor all kinds of Equipment Complete. Services Efficient. Prices Moderate. HEARSE furnished to any responsible party in the County. EMBALMING CALLS attended to at any hour, both in the City and surrounding country. Furniture of all Kinds was never Cheaper! And our Stock LARGE and COMPLETE, and while we are in position to make SPECIAL OFFERS for the SPOT CASH, we realize the scarcity of money, and have decided on TWO PLANS ONLY by which we will CREDIT GOODS to RESPONSIBLE PARTIES for the year 1895. ENTERPRISE FURNITURE CO,