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CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, KEB UT A RY 22. 185M. YOI j I'M E XXXIY-NO. 85. Suppose YOU had a ?tory to tell-one that you knew was true, one that you wanted believed-how would you tell it ? Use big adjectives, high sounding phrases, or tell it quietly ? Perhaps we are too modest. We can save you money on your Clothing, Hats and Furnishings because we do a strictly Spot Cash business. We have no bad debts. We keep no books. You don't have to pay for the losses occasioned by bad debts when you trade with me. We will give you more value for 75c. cash than our competitors would for $1.00 on credit, and remember your money back if you want it. NEW LINES OF Clothing, Hats and Furnishings Beady for your inspection. TELL YOUR FRIENDS THAT WE SELL IT FOR LESS." vans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. ill-Orr Drug Company's Specials! rap Red Glover Compound, The greatest and best blood purifier. Pint bottle $1.00. ^taotfi Headache Powder. 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In Blen's Shoes we have cut prices, ire selling ?Sigh grade, first quality Harvard TieS at $1.00-former price ?. Mon's Si tin Calf, thoroughly solid Sooes-former price, $1.25-our -ot at ouly Obc In Fine Shoes wo have all the latest and newest produc es, in all shades of Tans and Vioi Kids, Cordovans and Patent Leathers. ?an give you any 9tyle Too or any width made. In Ladies' and Misses Shoes we arc sure there, is no house in the city \ c?n compare with us IN SCTLE* W?T OR PRICE. fte nave everything in Oxfords and Spring Heel Shoes, in Blacks and s. .'?. : . ? '.V - . . If you want to seo the most perfect-fitting, attractive and elegant linc of :sh and up-to-date footwear ever shown in Anderson come in to see us. ^"e are headquarters for 8hoes. ?Vcry truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. Verdict Was Reached lu Nineteen Minutes. GREENVILLE, April 28.-When the United Slates court met this morning the district attorney announced that the government had closed its case against tin?, citizens of McCormick, who wer?' under indictment tor conspiracy. Thc defense examined a half dozen witnesses and one of the defendants among them, Mr. Dunlap, who testified in regard to the interview at Tolbert's house when he and others gave assur ance to Tolbert that lie would be pro tected at McCormick for a reasonable time, but that they feared violence from men who might come from other communities. Some of the witnesses flatly contradicted Tolbert's evidence on several points. The district attor ney raised the question as to the con spiracy relating to Tolbert a? a gov ernment otb. ul or as au individual and said lie would withdraw the prosecu tion if the court would hold that he was not involved as an official. Judge Brawley said that the jury must deter mine the matter on the evidence and it was not for him to decide. An effort to agree upon the time to be consumed in the argument resulted finally in a conclusion to submit the ease to the jury without argument. Judge Braw ley's charge occupied half an hour in which he made general remarks upon thc duty of the juries to maintain the law and punish the guilty regardless of all considerations other than the evidence. Tlie jury retired at 12.??0 and after an absence of nineteen minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty. The de fendants were discharged from custody and received wann congratulations of their friends on all sides. The verdict was a foregone conclusion, as the gov ernment utterly failed to connect the defendants with the conspiracy oharged in the indictment.-Columbia State. A Lesson to Sooth Carolinians. The emigration of white people from South Carolina to the southwest, which took away from this State in 75 years hundreds of thousands of residents and built up other States with millions of tLeir descendants, has practically ceased, but it is worth while now and then to fortify the resolution of the sta\ at homes by showing them what a good many South Carolinians have left their State to And in new fields. The Piedmont Headlight prints a let ter from Mr. B. P. Templeton of Ely sium, Bastrop County, Texas, to his brother, who resides near Cross Anchor in Spartanburg County. Mr. Temple ton left South Carolina for Texas in 1867. Under date of March 23 he wrote: I wish that some of the rain that ihe papers say is falling in the Allegheny and Blue Ridge region could be trans ferred to this God-forsaken, drouth stricken, water-famine-cursed western Texas. You know I have been writing you about thc very light rainfall which wc have had for several years. Since the weather has turned warm the little surface moisture we had on the ground is rapidly disappearing. Many people all over wertem,'northwest and south west Texas are hauling water anywhere from 5 to SO wiles und in many places the water supply that they are now drawing upon is being rapidly ex hausted, hundreds and thousands of people all over this drouth-stricken section will soon have to abandon their farms and homes and go for many miles to water, and camp where the water is until it is exhausted and then move to other water if they can find it. If it does not rain in a few more weeks thousands of stock (horses, sheep and cattle) will be dying for water, it will be impossible for their owners to save them. If they are driven to permanent water they will starve for some thin g to eat, therefore it will be impossible for their owners to save them. I tell you it is terrible to think of; it is blank, black despair for thousands of people all over western Texas; no such conditions ever existed before. During the drouth of 1850 and 1857 in west Texas, there were but few people here to be affected by it and the dry portions of the country were entirely unsettled at that time, where it is now largely rn cultivation and thickly set tled where the land is good and water to be had. You have often beard the expression "Hell broke loose in Georgia," but if it does not rain soon all over western Texas the expression must be changed to "Hell's broke loose in Texas.'' Think of it, people hauling water 5, 10, 15 and in some places 20 miles. Right here in this section some people are going 3, 4 and 5 miles with their plow teams once a day for water, and this is in here on the Colorado river where the water is supposed to bc permanent. What would you do, if you turned out to night after a hard day's plowing and had to go '1 miles to let your poor old mule or horse get a drink of water? I tell you it i.*,- terrible, and there is no sign of rain. All signs and indications point to ii long continuation of tho present weather and conditions. if we could get some of the rain that you fellows don't need we would bo all right, 1 am discouraged, disgusted and heart -sick and will not bore you with tho subjectany longer, but I can't think of any thing.else. <.* To make lue crop witb the leant ex nensn in hu?lnoiiii un.l ?f j=~ BSii? boni ness it it "Imply ?JUsloes- to buy your Harrow.', Hoes, ?Se., of Sullivan*Hard ware Co". Presbyterian Schism. The Brewerton Presbyterian church in Laurens county is about to swing loose from the church fold and become an independent congregation, 'the people there have called as their pastor j the Kev. N. J. Holme? and he has ac cepted. The Presbyterian church au thorities say that such action is irregu lar, as Mr. Holmes having retired from the Presbyterian pulpit is no more eligible to the pastorate than a Baptist ! or Methodist minister. It is said that j the church, however, intends to stand ' by its choice regardless of the conse quences and defy tho presbytery. The Brewerton church wa* organ i/ed several years ago by the Kev. Mr. i Holmes und has a strong membership I voil. The Kev. Mr. Holmes, it \sill he remembered, withdrew from the pres bytery last fall along with the Kev. Mr. j Todd when they were organizing the Paris Mountain Ibbie institute to teach divine healing. The views of the Kev. ? Messrs. Holmes and Todd were in ves- j tigated by a committee of presbytery ' and they withdrew from the denomina- j tion. As Mr. Holmes is a man of great ? popularity the action of presbytery created some feeling, which the action ? of the Brewer ton church :> tending to revive. During Ins campaigns as evan gelist he organized a number of church es in that section and it is said thnt it is liot unlikely that some churches will follow the lead of the Brewerton church and cut loose from tho presbytery, en dorse the Kev. Mr. Holmes' views and become independent organizations. Those opposed to Mr. Holmes say there is no foundation for this report. The Krewerton church has sent a pe tition to presbytery asking to be al lowed to withdraw on account of the holiness views of tho congregation and a committee has been sent to investi gate the case. The Kev. Hr. J. S. Watkins, of Spartanbuvg, and the Kev. Dr. B. G. Clifford, of Union, are mem bers of the committee, which is in structed to make a report at the next meeting of presbytery ot Reidville next September. It is said that the church was unanimous in its request, but, though there was no minority report the presbytery assumed that there might be some who did not want to withdraw, and appointed the commit tee to look after the interest of the property. This condition of affaira presents the possibility of a lawsuit over the property. Presbyterians here say that if there are members of the church who do not want to withdraw, the property, if its title is not vested in a board of trustees, belongs to the minority, and that if the majority in sist on withdrawing they will have to get out and build a new house of wor ship. The majority will naturally re sist this view, and the courts may be called in to decide the very delicate question involved. Efforts are being made among mem bers of the presbytery to get the Rev. Mr. Holmes back into the church and those at work along this line are hope ful of success. They recognize that he is a splendid man and they am sorry that he saw lit to leave them. Others, however, say that with the views he now holds he can never become a mem ber of presbytery and that unless be renounces these views he will never be received back into the fold, and they do not believe that he will ever re nounce any views he has expressed. Whether Mr. Holmes wishes to get into the presbytery could not be as certained yesterday. He bad left the city to be gone several days. The situation the Rrewerton church's action presents has never been pre sented here before and it is causing much talk in Presbyterian circles. Greenville Neies. Bishop Turner Prefers Slavery. ATHENS, GA., April 80.-Bishop Hen ry M. Turner preached to-day at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church and to the white people at the coure house. The sermon to the negroes urged them to conduct themselves aright and to teach their children to observe law and religion. He said the newspapers of Georgia had done the negro preachers a great injustice by saying they were not preaching to their congregations against the crimes of murder, rape and arson. He said the ministers did preach against such crimes; he always did; and that the newspapers, as a rule, knew as much about what tho negro preachers were saying as a gang of monkeys, for they did not. in many instances, have re porters at* churches to report the ser mons. During his address to the white peo ple. Bishop Turner said he would pre fer to see his people, the black race, again in slavery, since slavery afforded them protection, than in their present condition. He sccs little future in this country for the negro, in competition witb the white race. He does not be lieve it- possible to bring about assimi lation or equality, lacking which there must continue to bo race prejudices. The negro was brought to America, he said, by divine will, and taught by ex ample the basts of a high civilization. Now il is manifestly tho will ot" God that the negrosboulugobnck to Africa and civilize tho savage races there. Thc race question, he concluded, would never be settled until tho black man returned to his native country. Bishop Turner is t ho leading figure in tho AXfiCau M. E. church, south. Ho is ! much respected by tho whites andre-1 vcred by the negroes. He is a 32d dc-1 grec Mason. I A Death-Dealing Tornado, KlRKSVII.I.K, M??.. April ?8.-A? a ir suit of thc tornado that swept through thc eastern portion ot this city yester day afternoon demolishing half ot the residences and other buildings, two hundred families are homeless ami nearly Hf ty ?lead hollies and seventy injured persons have been recovered from the ruins. Mort' than a do/en of the injured will ?lie. Although the rescuers have been searching the ruins ever since the storm spent its fury, many are still missing, and it is thought that a considerable number of thc un fortunate were consumed in the dames that brok? out soon after the storm bad ceased. Th?' work of rest*tie con tinues, but it may be days before the total number ??l the victim is known. When the tornado stun the eily last ?'vening most of the residents were at supper. The t ornado cul a ? lean path one mile long ami six hundred feet v Me through thc residence sect ion, leavii . death ami destruction in its wake. Buildings were demolished or twisted apart and scattered to the four winds. A conservative estim?t?'places tin- aggregate amount of damage at $m0O0. thc individual loss nmging from SUKI IO $100,000. A Th?' wind played many pranks and there wen* some miraculous escapes. J. C. Coonlield and his family wyre , ?'utiiig supper when the tornado struck ! their home. Tho house w as picked up , and ?lumped against a hill. Thc build ing was not completely wrecked; lind tin- family escaped without anything worse than a severe shaking up. Houses on both sides of the residence of W. .M. Hull were blown into splin ters but the wind was content with twisting Iiis house oil'its foundation and leaving it intact. The house was in the center of the district and it was used as a hospital after the storm. I*. ?I. Ilieger, a prominent attorney, ran into thc path of the storm to save his family, who were helpless with fear. Dashing into the cellar, as he stumbled into the place of safety the building was levelled to the ground. Among the first of the buildings wrecked was the elegant ten thousand dollar residence of Mrs. Mary Hensley, in tho southeastern part of the city. Not n vestige of it is left. The residence of H. Lowell, j nat out side the town, was twisted into a heap of -ruins and three of his children bur ied in the debris and killed. Other large residences were lifted from their foundation and literally torn into kindling wood. For a time the people in that portion of the town not touched by the storm wero panic stricken, but as soon as they recovered their wita they imme diately went to the aid of their unfor tunate townsmen. Calls for help were sent to surrounding towns and wore quickly responded to. The wounded were carried to thc homes of hospita ble neighbors and given immediate at tention. Twenty-five doctors from points along the line of the Wabash Itailroud came to Kirksville last night in response to urgent calls for medical assistance. St. Louis, April 28.-According to tin* best information the storm which caused so much loss of iife and de struction of property in Northern Missouri originated in Nebraska. Its course was southwest through western Iowa to tho Missouri State line, thence through Harrison, Sullivan, Shelby, Grundy, Linn, Macon and Marion counties, north and west through Lewis, Knox, Sullivan, Adair and Putnam counties. When the storm retraced its course it was ul most paral lel with the other track traversed, and it Was then that Kirksville and New ton were struck. As far as known, Kirksville, Newton and Lancaster, Mo., are the only towns that felt the full force of the storm. Lancaster, Mo., April 28.-A great many articles of wearing apparel, hats and pieces of jewelry bearing the names of Kirksville persons were found strewn over tho eastern part of this county to-day. They were blown from Kirksville, twenty-five miles away, by the tornado. Among other things was a $100 bill. Omaha, Neb,, April 28.-A special to the Bee from Milan says that four fam ilies were annihilated by a tornado at that plac?'. There was great damage to property. -- ^ ?? mmi - A distressingly sad accident oc curred in Packsville ou Inst Saturday. Mrs. Charles Broadway had her little baby in the yard where she was clean ing up sud burning some trash ; in some unknown way the child's cloth ing caught ou fire ; thc mother in her efforts to save her baby got ber own olothing on fire, and both were so bad ly burned that there is but little hope of either of thom recovering from the effects. Thc clothing of both mother and child was entirely burne?l from their bodies. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy thc KO nv of srae!! omi completely ?leran?n th? ?b?te system when entering" lt through tn?! mucous sur Owes. Much articles should Lover be u^ed except oo prescrij. tlorta from reputable physician*, as the duntay*. thi>y will 4?" ls len fold to the gond you eau poss. h\y dferlvn from theta. II al l'a Catarrh Cure manu factured by F.J. Cheney A Co.. Tolixlr?. O.. con tains no mercury, and i - taken internally, acting directly upon tnn blond and s-ucons .surfaces of t'o avalera. In hnvfnt* Iii!!'; l"t=rr:. dur i.e sore you Kel tho genuine. It I? tjkon inter-a'lv, and mado in Toledo, Ohio. l;y F.J. Chene? C.Y Testimonials free. 99~8n\<X hy Druggist!, price 75c. pet bottle. Hall'a Family Pills are the btw:. ??'guiar* Salute Confederate Death SAVANNAH, (JA., April 20.-Tin? Ira turu i?t memorial day exercises Inn to-day was th?* presence at tin* head of the procession of two companies of the Second ? ' II i t?'?i State? infantry (.regu lars) under command of Lieut. John I.. Kines, and di?' tiring hy that body of tin- customary saint?' to the dead at the 1'oiifederate monument in Forsyth park. Thc participation of the regulars in the exercises was somewhat unex pected. This morning the veterans1 association having charge of the cere monies received a lender ot' escort from thc regulars and quickly ami cor dially accepted. This i^ probably the first time in history win n a salute in honor ol'dca?! Confederates has been tired by regular troops ?d' the Federal anny. Following thc regulars lhere wei?'in lin?' (lie Confederate veterans, lin* local militia ami citi/cus. Al ?;rsT\. i ; \.. April 20. Tin- i 'I,nm nit will say to-morrow: Confederate memorial ?lay in Augusta. ison, was marked hy ?nicol those happ\ occa sions that so frc?|uenll\ in the past year have borne witness i?> tin- fact that wear?' one great, loving. loyal na tion united in the strongest hoods of patriotism and brotherly love, lt was with grateful heans that Augustans received the t entier of Hie hands of the Koort li Illinois and Third Nebraska regiments t?? participait* in the ceremo nies of the ?lay. Th?' emotions of the people as they saw in the same proces sion th?' hands of him- ami the Con federate survivors in their <?1?1 gray ; uniforms wei?' too deep for cheers, but the seen?' is engraved upon their mem ory and will always be one of the most sacred pages in Augusta's history. VICKSIU-IM;, MISS., April 20.-The Confederate decoration ?lay ceremonies were probably the most notable ever j held here. A detachment of 7."? marines und sailors Crom the United States gun boat Nashville took a leading part in the ceremonies. The bim* jackets wore heartily cheered by the Confederate i veterans. Several officers of the gun bout also took part in the exercises. Free Rural Deliveries WASHINGTON, 1>. C., April 27.-Oh May 1 the postal service of almost the entire State of South Carolina will be altered, nearly all the star routes'in the State being replaced by rural free de liveries. Twenty-three rural free de livery routes will be established, anti all the star routes, except the longer and more important ones, abolished. This move is in the natur?' of an exper iment, as the postofficc department de J sires to ascertain if it is possible to serve rural districts iu sparsely popu lated regions by means of carriers, who, in addition to delivering the mail will perform the ordinary duties of the star route carriers. In some places in South Carolina the couutry postofllces lia ve been served only t wice a week by means of the star route. They will now receive their mail at least two and possibly four times a week. Hy doubling up, the de partment expects to obtain a much bet ter service, at a very slight increase in cost. In one case the carriel will serve four routes, making a delivery over each route once in four days. i Many applications are being sent to thc department for free delivery service by means of a wagon, euell ns has been ! started near Westminster, Mt^ Thus far the department ha? been unable to ? comply with any of these requests. In some places, noticeably in Tippecanoe county, Ind., the carriers voluntarily provide themselves with light wagons, something similar to thc Westminster wagon, which is a miniature travelling postoffice, and have them lettered like other mail wagons. In many places the roads ure too bad to permit of the use of a heavy wagon. This is true of Illinois among other States, although in one instance, where a route was es tablished over roads where tho mud came almost to tho axle of tho carrier's vehicle, the representative of the dis trict applictl for two additional rout?;?. Tilt! department was unable to comply with his request on account of thc bini roads. Negro Troops For Oils. WASHINGTON, April 2"?.-A proposi tion to utilize negro troops lo a large extent in future military operations in the Philippines is attracting much at tention, and it is believed will bc con sidered by the Administration in the near future. Such a policy is urged on the theory that certain racial affilia tions maybe utilized ina way to d? font libellions acts ?ni tin- part of Aguinaldo and his patty, amt to bring peace to thc newly acquired posses sions of th?' United States in thc East. One-third of the population of the Philippines are negroes ?d' tho sam?', race as those in the United States, and while not numerous about Manila com prise nearly tho entire population of some of the islam ls. The advocates of ! thc scheme believe that in a short time there would he au assimilation be tween the negroes of lim Philippines and their kindred from the United States, and that then: would follow foi the colored people opportunities t<? gvi homes ami possibilities of careers they could not hope for this country. Cheap Printing-. Law Iii i?'ls at 00 cents a Pag?-t???n?l Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minnies chettper than at. tiny other house. Catalogues in the bes! stylt-, lt you have printing todo, it will bo to your interest to write to thc Press and Banner. Abbeville. S. C. tf. STATE NEWS At Converse College, ?11 Spartan burg. Hil students aro enrolled. In ridgefield County the other night au old white man of 74 married a young lady of 'JO. Superintendent of Education Mo Malian has arranged l'or a linc sunnuer school at Winthrop College. Mormon missionaries are making such headway in Hampton County that a backwoods church is likely t be built soon. - Gov. Kllcrbe is not doing as we S as was expected at Summerville, though there is nothing alarming ia his condition. - Mrs. .John SutherHn, who live-4 in the upper part ol' ti reen ville Coin; ty. presented her husband last Kriday with three vigorous and hearty boys. - The Governor has offered a to ward of $150 for thc capture and con viction of the negro fiend who con milted rape on Mrs. Williams of Grce ville. - Hr. A. Coke Smith will prcaer the commencement sermon before tli . South Carolina College and Judge.!, ll. Hudson will deliver thc baocalau reato address. <hi Lieut.-Governor McSweeney has fallen the pleasant duty of deliv ering the address ol' welcomo at th'? Confederate Kennion to bo held ir. Charleston next week. - Commissioner Vance has turned over the State Hisnensnry to Mr. I ?outhit. Ile had on hand $'30,000 in cash, $li0,OOO stock at State dispen sary and $21,000 stock in sub dispen saries. # - Gen. Butler denies emphatically that there is any sort of a doal, po litical or otherwise, between him and Senator Tillman. He declares fur thermore that he is out of politics and will stay out. ! - While a Magistrate was hearing a case in Greenwood a few days ago ! Constable Kook's pistol fell from his pocket and was discharged, the ball 1 going dangerously near the head of one of the witnesses. - Col. S. W. Vance, late State Li quor Commissioner, who was defeated for re-election by Mr. J. B. Douthit, has been elected State Phosphate Commissioner, defeating Mr. A. W. Jones, the present encumbent. - A convention of ali Southern Ly ceums and lecture courses will be held in Charleston on May 11th and 12th. The object will be to co-operate in the securenient of lecture courses and to extend the Lyceum system in the South. - The faculty of tba South Caro lina College has given tuc students of that institution three days holiday during reunion week that the college may attend the celebration in a body. Thc days given are Thursday, Friday and Saturday. - Dr. John T. Wightman who went from this State about 15 years ago and joined the Baltimore conference was placed on the superannuated list at the recent. Conference held in Washington. He had been in active service 50 years. - On last Monday movoing Martin Welborn shot and fatally wounded Howland Chastain in Pickens county. Thc shooting occurred in the yard of Mr. Welborne. Mr. Welborne imme diately came and gave up to Sheriff .McDaniel.-Picken* Sentinel. - Counterfeit silver half dollars of the year 1876 are being circulated in the city of Columbia, lt is such a good imitation of thc genuine half dollar that detection is difficult, but if scratched with another coin or the finger nail thc soft metal betrays it self. - <Jreat preparations are being made in Cherokee for the big celebra tion which is to take place on the Cowpens battleground on the 27th of May. There will bc a general holiday in thc country. Many distinguished men of this and other States will bc present. - Last Wednesday afternoon light ning struck one of the cotton ware houses at the Manchester Mill in Rock Hill, lt was filled with more than 400 bales of-cotton and this w.is set afire. The factory force was soon on the grounds and succeeded in saving most of the cotton. Thc loss is con siderable. - Gov. Kllcrbe has received a let ter fron: Mr. John I*. Hickman, of Nashville, asking permission for au armed body of men to pass through the State. These armed men will be clad in gray, and will march accord ing to Hardee's tactics, for they ar? Confederate Veterans, two companies of them. The Governor readily as sented to the request, ?nd thu Vet erans, arrayed as in 'til '(?.">, will b . warmly received at thc Reunion ;n Charleston.