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* UM H TV BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER <>. 181H?. VOLUME XXXY-NO. 11. THEY HAD THE LUCKY KEY. On last Saturday our Money Box was opened by the fol ding gentlemen : Mr. L. S. Mattison, Mr. William A. Power ni Mr. W. Thomas Maxwell ; and of course each one receiv es a present? S5.00 IN SILVER I We wish to say to all of our customers who didn't come Jic Saturday to try theSr ICeys that they can try them at the next opening of the Box, which will be the First Saturday October. Remember, we give a Key with each Dollar's worth you de, and that whatever you want in our line our prices are lb. ays LOWER than credit Stores? WE SELL IT FOR LESS." Evans & Co, THE SPOT CASE CLOTHIERS. I TE FRONT. OUR Buggy and Wagon Trade is on the increase, but we want it to increase more. e te tvol THOUSANDS of Farmers can testify that "Old Hickory," "Tennessee," debaker" and "Milburn" Wagons are the lightest running and will wear ;er than other makes on the market. You may find in this County these [izoub that have been in constant use for the past twenty years. We also have on hand a large and varied assortment of BUGGIES and HRIAGES, and among them the celebrated Babcock's," "Columbias," 5on & Jones," "Columbus," and many other brands. Our record .for telling first-class Goods is evident by the biands men p:d above, that we have exclusive sale for in Anderson County. Our "Young Men's" Buggy has'no equal. Hnve also a large and select line of HARNESS, SADDLES, B?I iES, &c, and have recently secured exclusive control and sale of the cel?? ed "Matthew Heldinan" Harness, which is well known iu this County, I needs no "talking up." The Wagon and Buggy manufacturers are advancing prices on all their ?s on account of the advance in price of all the material, and in eonse ace we will have to advance our prices from 85.00 to 810.00 a job ; but r?ish to give you"tt chance to buy before the rise, so you had better join he procession and buy one of ? ur Buggies or Wagons at once, for on and ir September 1st next oiir prices will be at least $5.00 higher than at at. We regret having to do this, hat cannot gei around it. Buy now and save this advance. JOS I FRETWELL. Will still sell you a first-class Buggy for $30.00. Car le 885.00. THE WOMAN, THE MAN and the THE PILL. She was a good woman. He loved her. She was his wife. The pie was good. His wife made it. He ate it. But the pie disagreed with hiui, and he disagreed with Lis wife. Now he takes a pill after pie and' is happy. The pill he takes is EVANS'. MORAL : Avoid Dyspepsia iy using? ? f \ Md KIDNEY PILLS. EVANS PHARMACY. HEEI?N, ATTENTION T xys* you wOmwt [CYCLES and SUNDRIES . cost, I Bring the CASH and call on? THOMSON BICYCLE WORKS, THB B?OYOIiK PKOFWB. BAIL FOR IV. A. NEAL. Col. Neal Had Difficulty In liettiug Bondsmen. The Slntc. Any. Jlst. It looked for several hours yesterday as it Col. XV. A. Neal, the fori er su porintendent <?1 the State pcnitci iary, would not ho able to give his bond, and would have to go to jail before friends from his home could get here to go on the bond. Yesterday morning when 10 o'clock, the hour appointed for-iho preliminary, came, Col. Neal had not succeeded in securing bondsmen. Three personal friends that lie was relying upon proved to be away front the city. At this time also warrants sworn out by Attorney General Bellinger in two other eases were served upon him, making three distinct charges preferred against him. The original warrant charged him with failure to turn over public funds to his successor. One of the new ones charg ed him with breach of trust with fraud ulent intent, and the other with embez zlement of public funds. The affidavit in the breach of trust case read as follows: State of South Carolina, County of Bichland. The State vs. William A. Neal. Affidavit. Personall}' appears before me, J. M. Smith, a magistrate for aud in said county and said State, 6. Duncan llol ling?r, Attorney General, who, on oath, says that he is informed and believes that on the first day of December, 180."), in said State and count}*, one William j A. Nenl was guilty of a breach of trust j with fraudulent intent in this: That, being then and there paid by i one J. S. Fowler the sum of five Iron-1 dred dollars for the use and as on ac count of the State of South Carolina, the same being, the property of said State, upon the special trnsf. and con fidence that he the same should safely keep, transfer and disburse for the said State, as its public servant and officer, he being then and there the superin tendent of the State penitentiary, he did then and there feloniously appro priate, convert and divert the same to his own use, with interest to cheat and defraud the said State. Sworn to before mo this 20th day of August, 1890. (L. S.) G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney General. J. M. Smith, Magistrate. The affidavit in the embezzlement case was as follows: State of South Carolina, County of Bichland. The State vs. William A. Neal. Affidavit. Personally appeared before me, J. M. Smith, a magistrate for and in said county and said State, (J. Duncan Het linger, Attorney General, who, on oath, says that he is informed and believes that on the ?day of-, 1803, in said I State and County, one William A. Neal was gnilty of embezzlement, in this: That then and there, being superin tendent of the State penitentiary, he, as such superintendent, did receive from one W. T. McGill the sum of forty dollars for the use of said penitentiary, the same being public funds, and the property of the State of Couth Caro lina, and he being then and there charged with the safe keeping, trans fer and disbursing of the same, and did then and there feloniously converti divert and appropriate said sum to his own use. And further, that the said Williniri A. Neal then and thero the sum of forty dollars, the property of the said Stntc, did steal, take and carry away. Sworn to before me this 29th day of August, 1899. (L. S.) G..Duncan Bellinger, Attorney General, S. C. J. M. Smith, Magistrate. Col. Neal waived the preliminary e.v animation and the bond was fixed at $3,500; of this $2,000 was fixed on the original case, which is regarded as most important! $500 en the second charge and $1,000 on the third. When it was found that Co). Neal hod not secured bondsmen, Magistrate Smith agreed to let him remain in At torney Nelson's office during the day in custody of Constable Roach, and from there endeavor to secure bail. None of Col. NcaVs former political friends came near him during the day. A year ago things were very different, for Col. Nenl was a man of political influence. The weary hours rolled by and still no bondsmen appeared. Col. Neal made a proposition to Magistrate Smith to allow Constable Roach to ac company hhn to the up-country so that be could in person jecuro the bonds men, out this-was declined. The mag istrate, however, consented to allow Col. Neal until this morning to secure the necessary bond, permitting him in the meantime to remain in Constable Roach's custody. But this prov-' tobe unnecessary, for about 2:00 o'clock Capt. W. B.Xow ranoe and Capt. Gco. A. Shields, of this city, both staunch businessmen who do not mix in politics, consented tc sign Col. Neal's bond. They repair ed to the magistrate's office, rohere the bonds were promptly signed up and I the ex-superintendent was set at lib- | crty.. Col. Nenl declined to talk, lie quietly went to the depot and in a few hours was speeding homeward via Charlotte. The predicament in which Col. Neal found himself here was a most humil iating one, and though he made no -comment the ex-official showed that the strain had been n severe one. I ?n maire to Cotton. Ir is very evident dint the prediction of ii 1*,\000.0<k> bnlo rotten nop finds very little credence. There has been si derided advance in the price of cotton Miiee this prediction was made and the present price seems steady. If there were any general faith in ;i crop of twelve, or even eleven million bales of course no lise in tin-price would have been possible and cotton would have beeil milch lower than ii is at present. That the crop will be much less than cloven million bales seems now to be certain. The decreased acreage would have brought the growing crop consid erably below thai of last year with ap proximately, equal conditions, but the conditions are decidedly worse now than they were a year ago. The new Orlenns l'icryiuic, ns good an authority as any other newspaper and one which is noted for tire fullness and accuracy of its cotton news ami statements has a commendable editor ial on the cotton situation in the course of which it says : "There can be no doubting that much damage has resulted to the cotton crop from tho protracted dry spell ami ex tremely hot weather during the present month. While the damage has been no doubt exaggerated in some cases the fact nevertheless remains that ma terial damage has actually been done, and the promise of tlie yield has been materially lowered. 'It should be remembered that at this time of the year the buying inter ests are persistent in endeavoring to create the impression that there will be a large crop, so as to force the bulk of the yield to bo thrown on the market at low prices, thus enabling spinners to accumulate stocks at a low level. Ac cordingly, as soon as general rains have occurred, and such rains arc among the probabilities of the coming month, there w ill be a strong effort made to make it appear that all damage which has been done by the dry weather will be promptly repaired in the advent of rain. While the rains will no doubt prove ben eticinlj the damage which has been done by the heat, particularly where the shedding of fruit has occur red, or where tho shriveling up of the bolls has taken place, is irreparable This should be kept in mind, and hold ers of cotton should not permit them selves to bo frightened or cajoled into sacrificing their property by the rain reports. Should the rain delay mucl longer, it is probable that the moisture will come too late, and he rather a de triment to the marketing of such cot ton ns has been wived than a benefit to that which has been damaged or ruin ed. Protracted rains within the next few months would prove quite as dis ast roua as tho drought, as they would beat down and damage much of the cotton in the fields, delay picking and seriously interfere with marketing the crop. "Southern producers have not shared the general prosperity of the rest of the country, because they have been compelled to part with their cotton crop at ruinous low ligures. There is now an opportunity of securing some improvement; hence they should not allow themselves tobe cajoled or in I duced to part with their cotton at low prices through a fear of a heavy crop. It is impossible that the vast number of reports as to the damage done by the (brought can be exaggerations, and in the light of such information the producers must be well aware of the crop prospects and are in a position to make tho most of the situation." This is probably a fair statement of the condition and prospects of the crop and the advice of the Picayune is cer tainly good. It will pnjr the producers of cotton to heed it. Hormans Cause Bloodshed. C II atta x o?l? a, Tknx., .September S. ?Wednesday night six mormon ciders wcro conducting a meeting in a school house at Pine Bluff, Stewart County, Tennessee, when the building was stormed by a mob of over one hundred men. Eggs and rocks were thrown through the windows, and the building almost entirely demolished1. Those present fled to save their lives, as bul lets commenced to strike the building thick and fast. Miss May Harden, a popular youug woman of the place, walked between the Ehlers Olsen and Potty, with a view to checking the work of the mob. While the trio passed down the road shots were fired from am bush, and the woman was hit by a ball and almost instantl y killed . Her broth - ers said they would avenge' the crime, and, after the excitement died out se cured bloodhounds and placed them on the trail of the assassins. Burton Vin son, a prominent young farmer and superintendent of a Sunday School, wrote ft confession stating he had kill ed the girl, hut that it was an acci dent and he wished to rid himself of remorse of conscience. Shortly after the confession tho bloodhounds trailed to his home. Vinson turned, picked up a knife and cut his throat, almost at the same instant sending a ?bullet through his brain. His family and the olllcer's posse witnessed the suicide. I I? m m I There is wore Catarrh ia this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and not It the last few year* was supposed to be incur* able. For a greet many years doctors pronounced It a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly fu?ling to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it ineu^ble. Selene* has pror en catarrh to be a connututlonal disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional onto on tho market. It la taken internally In doees from 10 drepa to a teaspoonfnl. It acts directly ou tho blood and mucous surfaces of the tyatem. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cam Send for circulars and testimonial. Ad dree*. F. J, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. ejuSeU by Dra?ut?, 73c. ^?ll? Fasslry mu, ?re t are the hast. Illglilaud Notes. IUni t't'i'xph'ht'i ifuill-tlrirrrs: In fancy I see you at your desk, mopping the trickling streams of sweat from brow and neck mid hack <>r luuuls e\ - cry liandkereliiet' damp, your collar collapsed, cutis limp, blotters bloated with nicibturo. I hear the electric tan Hying, the rattle of ice in the pitcher, niid as the foreman comes in tor more iropy, you groan over the almost insuf ferable heat, to which the dust adds a distress. Accept my sympathy. Highlands is t/n- jtlntr in sueli un speakable weather as it is said Ander son is experiencing. Here is the man ufactory of ozone? health-giving, ap petite-producing, strength-imparting elixir of elastic vigor. There is ayouug man up here of ? *? summers w ho de clined to die sonn? twenty years ago, and tied to this place from Colorado to keep from being buried in an old man's grave. Iiis step and hearing give promise of very distant senility. Von should have heard him carrying his parts in a concert which I have just at tended, lie sang as easily as a boy of forty, and with as much /.est as grand father Miller plnys his beloved violin. The fervent wish is expressed that the superb voice of uncle .loc Cunningham may remain as long in tune, both in volume and depth, as Dr. O'Fnrrclt's. That was a pleasant a "Recital," given by visiting talent, in the Kpiseopal Church, for the debt on the organ. Hut as one and another of the cultiva ted voices had finished their sweet songs. 1 did wish that our own match less Miss Caro could have been there. Her pure and smooth and powerful voice would have bathed the whole valley in liquid music, and stolen into the hearts of every listener and crys tallized in their memories almost the compressed perfume of song. Testifying as to what I have experi enced?without uttering a reflection? go to Mr. Norton's for table comfort, which a mountainous appetite needs. His fare is excellent, abundant, tooth some, varied. His most estimable wife superintends in pcivwN every dish that is placed upon her table. Besides, an almost perfect system throughout the house of gauze windows and doors keeps Hies vigorously excluded. One pity is that the windows do not lower from the ton as well as raise from the bottom. The Norton house is the pop ular house this summer, and quite a number of the Anderson people are here?no need to call names; you can tell them easily when all C e Summer Hitters shnll have'reached home. !n the higher mountains there are no rodbugs to annoy you, no black gnats to exasperate, no mosquitoes to keep you awake, and but few Hens to sur prise you, Hut go to the valleys and coves: Look out! and keep looking, und then scratch, and when you have finished, commence all over again. [Jive mo Highlands, with every hill and mountain to climb before I get there. Hero is the air, here is the water; you can here eat and sleep and grow fat. und return home rested and full of (zonic, energy for the Fall trade. Mr. Kditor, sell a few cords of wood, uid come even for a few days. fcP.lto. Corner Creek Kipple* Bain, rain! Yes, we are uavingplenty J it lain at present. We arc- undergoing j v September gale it seems, and the farmers are getting most anxious for the sunshine to pe?l forth from the. i>. ue sky above so they enu go to gath ering their cotton into the houses and their fodder into barns. It is estima ted that our farmers will make about, three-fourths of a crop this year, much ticttcr than that, of other sections we liave seen, for, honestly, we have seen lields of cotton thut it would take ten icres to make one bale. Miss Mary Lewis, a most charming ind admirable young lady from Helton, fisited her cousin, Miss Janie Bigby, a tew days last week. Come agnin, Miss Lewis, for some of our boys hnve sad icarts since your return home. Miss Lizzie Gossawnv, one of our belles, and Miss Clara Simpson one of lionea Path's belles, accompanied by four humble correspondent, spent last Saturday night ana Sundny with Mr. J. I. Crowther and family near Antre rillc. We spent the night very plens intiy in the parlor with the young folks. Sunday morning soon came .vi t h the dark clouds rolling by, which threatened rain at any moment. Hut. is there was to be preaching at First "reek, nothing could hold our party from going. Traveling a distance of three miles soon found us at the Jhurch, where we listened to a most excellent sermon from their efficient >astor, l?ev. \Y. 1). Moorer. But in the ueantime the rain was pouring down vary fast. So, Mr. Kditor, we had to -ravelin the rain. But, oh, my! the roung ladies were so afraid they would $et their white dresses soiled. Never theless we soon reached our destina tion, where we ate a hearty dinner, md again to the parlor, to listen to iome music. It wasn't long 'till we found ourselves journeying towards mr home to think of the happy hours (pent in this home. Miss Simpson itay'ed and will visit relatives down there a week. We wish her a jolly time. Miss hou < ?assaway closed her school it the Academy last Friday, after a seven-weeks' duration. She treated he school to candy, which was highly ipnrecintcd by the pupils. There will be sixteen converts to ?e baptized at Barker's Creek next Sunday morning. Hugh Bigby, of P?tzer, spent last light here with his father. The health of our people is very good it the present writing* J. Brown Gossawoy has accented a losition with the firm of S. B. Robin - ion to Co., at Honen Path, aud began vork Monday. Wishing the Intelluekckr con tin led success, we are yours very truly, O. K. Gassawav. August 20, ItW. ? An instance of a man holding two itlices* in violation of the constitution rf the State has developed in Colum ns. Gov. McSweeney has notified Senator Marshall of the Riohland del igation that a vaoanoy exists on the >oard of supervisors of registration 'or that county in consequence of the act that'Mr. J. J. Roach has accepted he position of constable to Magistrate Smith. ? The ouc-half of the world that loesn't know how the other half lives snVmadeupof women. I.owmlcsvHIe Local*. I'lu' protracted meeting curried on last week by Uev. J. F. Singleton, as sisted b\ Kov. T. A. Heid, closed l-'ri day e\ cuing, l?cv. Mr. Singleton uiadi a splendid impression during Ins shori stay here, and our people were sorry (liai Im- could not be longer with us. II? was ablv seconded in bis ellbrts b\ tin- Itev. T. A. Kecd, of Uharlestoi:. who is visiting bis cousins, Messrs. Ilotiu and 1 terry Alien. .Mr. Singleton left on the S a. in. passenger train lor Troy. Mr. Kllis .1. IIiu.'U a bee, one of our most popular voting men, who has been visiting Uev. I*.. \V. Mason ami family, at Magnolia, Suinter County, basic turned. Mr. ami Mrs. Mason, with their two bright boys, aie pleasantly ! rcmember< d here, ami have many warm i friends who take an active interest in i their welfare. Messrs. Tom I task in ami llaskiu Sherard, of MolVcttsvillc. were in town Sunday and Monday. Mr. v.. ?.Mcschine, one ofourinosi enterprising farmers who, accompanied by his family, has been visiting friends : and relative's ami attending to Iiis bus- j iness interests in bis native laud, 1 France, fora few mouths, has return- j ed io his place, a few miles from town, ! much pleased with his trip. Mr.Gibbcs linker, of Washington. I), i ('.. accompanied bv bis wife, is visiting i his father, Mr. T. 1 laker. Dr. I.indsey, of Due West, is visiting | Kev. 11. ('. I'Vnnell, and assisting him I in a protracted meeting, which began in the Presbyterian church Saturday. MissAddie Horton, of Clinton, is vis iting her uncle. Mr. E. K. Horton. Mr. Theo. Watson, of Anderson, is visiting Mr. .1. K. Allen. Messrs.,!. K. Allen, Theo. Watson, II. It. Allen. .1. It. Moseloy, Jr., Dr. A. H. Matthews, Mr. I.. (_'. Cliukscnlcsuud ! Miss Laura Clinkcales went, to Klber i ton last week during the Carnival and returned much pleased with their trip. f Mel). Houtox. August 29. INDU. The cotton market has opened rather early this year, and comments are of ten heard on our streets ns to tho fact that tin* sales for one day not long since were over fifteen thousand, as against six thousand for the same day last year. The average price here is about .0.1.75, ami so far about twelve bales have been marketed. The farm ers are picking the crop ns fast as pos sible, and are watching with interest for the day when the oil mill gin out lit will be ready for work. It is expect ed that the outfitwill be. ready in about two weeks. Lowndcsvillo is reveling in tho pleas ure of having with her several inter esting visitors, who serve very accepta bly iii heeding tho old town awake. Miss Lura Agnew, of Donalds, who has been visiting Miss Meta Allen, is one o.i the foremost, and much regret was expressed when she left Sunday. Miss Sadie Hutfrann, of Seneca, is visiting the Misses Fennell. Misses Zulu and Daisy Brock and Mr. Juo. McDavid, of Due West, drove over from H?nea Path Saturday. Tbo Misses Brock arc the guests of Mr. J. T. Latimer, and Mr. McDavid returned Monday to his home. Miss Jennie Todd and Mr. Ucorge Parker came up from Augusta Satur day afternoon and are now with Mr= .5. x . Latimer. Misses Addie Horton and Julia Simp son, of Clinton, are. visiting their uncle, Mr. E. lt. Horton. Mr. M. P. M ( Calla and sister, Miss Leila, were in town Sunday, the guests of Mr. ?. Bolin Allen. Mr. Itaskin Sherard, of MolVettsville, is with his friend, Mr. iL B. Allen. Dr. Kniest Watson and Wade Sher ard, of Iva. were here Friday evening to attend the partv given by MiRS Meta Allen. The young people of the "city" and visitors were pleasantly entertained Friday evening by Miss Meta Allen, at a party given-a< her father's home,.just out of town. Mr. Carrol Latimer and sister, Miss olive, who have been visiting relatives and friends here, returned to their home at Helton Saturday morning. They are the son andd2ughtcrof Hon. A. C. Lat imer, tho Representative of this Dis trict in the National Congress! who was born near here, and they left a pleasant impression with our people. While here they wer?' the guests of Mr. J. T. Latimer. Mr. J. 1?. Leroy returned from the mountains of Jackson County, N. C, Saturday, bringing with him a very huge stuffed rattlesnake skin. Mr. It. E. Moseley has has retained from Nashville, Tenu., but stayed only a few days with us, as ho left Saturday afternoon for Anderson Mr. Jno. C. Allen, the principal of the Lowndesville High School, is vis iting i:i town." The oil mill contractor, Mr. L. L. Stevenson, left for his home in Elber ton by private conveyance Saturday af ternoon. McDavm? Horton. Sept. ?, isntr. ? A Scotch university professor, irritated to find that bis students had got into the habit of placing their hats and canes on his desk instead of in the cloak-room, announced that the next article of the kind placed there would be destroyed. Some days later the professor was called for u moment from tho class-room. A student slip ped into his private room and emerged with the professor's hut, which he placed conspicuously on the desk, while his fellow* grinned and trem bled. The professor, on returning, saw the hat, thought some rashly ob stinate student had been delivered in to his hands, and, taking out his knife, he cut the offending article to pieces, while vainly attempting to conceal the smile of triumph that played about his countenance. He was in a very bad temper the next day. ? Young Dr. Thomas Jennings, of McCormick. who was shot by a negro on an excursion on the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad on the Fourth of July and seriously wounded, ! has about recovered from his injuries. He eloped last week with Miss Lillie Talbert, youngest daughter of Dr. 11. .T. Talbert of McCormick. They went to Augusta, 6a., and were married. STATE NEWS. - Amount of taxes collected in Suinter County under the income tax A l.t-t year was sT'.'.T?. Blaek.-tock is a model town i i the -list rvalue of the Sabbath! Sro mm day mails an- sent oil or received at tin' pi'-t ofliee there. ? Primary ideations for city officer.* were held in Spartanbur.: and (?re?u ville last week. Spartanburg polio.' 1,1 hi votes t.. Greenville's 070. ? \ ink ilolloway, colored, was killed by Ikhtniir* in Greenwood County. Aug. 27; two pistols and a pair of knueks wore found,on hi body. ? The South Carolina Telephon' Company have about ant tilings i:> readiness to begin building their new telephone Hue which will connect Columbia with the I'ce l?co and Pied mont sections of tho State. Lewis Smith, the seventeen year old son of Dr. J. M. Smith, of Willis ton, in trying to remove a pistol from his pocket, dropped the weapon which was discharged, mortally wounding his mother, who died within a few hours. ? Nesbitt&Son, proprietors of the Fork Shoals mills in Greenville coun ty, ?are contemplating enlarging their plant and forming a stock company so as to develop tho property to the full est extent. This Fork Shoals plant is an ideal one. ? Clarence Anderson, a Spartan burg farmer, has done all his plowing this year under the shade of an um brella. Ifc carried a common um brella stretched over him, the stall being placed behind on his back fast ened with a strap. ? The body of Kd Hayes, who dis appeared several weeks ago, was found last Wednesday in Tiger river, Green ville county, partly eaten by dogs. He had beer, shot and the coroner's jury finds that James Suddcthdid the kill ing. Suddeth has been arrested. ? Gov. McSweeney has. removed Magistrates Hay and Kennedy of Bam berg oounty, who some time ago by failing to do their duty, aided G. W. M. Williams, the diobarredlawyor, to escape. Williams was wanted in Geor gia as well as South Carolina, but the Magistrates allowed him to escape tho officers of the law. ? At Latta, Marion County, tj&e 6-year-oid daughter of Dr. K. A. Bass accidentally shot and killed her little brother, four months old, with a parlor rifle, carrying a 22 calibre ball. While tho child was handling the gun it was accidentally discharged, the ball striking the infant in the forehead, coming out at the back of the head. ? Kev. J. R. Riley, who has been a faithful pastor of the Presbyterian church at Pickens, has tendered his resignation and will ask the Presbytery at its next session to put him on the retired list, on account of old age. Dr. lliley has been pastor of the Pi ^'j byterian church for the past sixteen years. ? Attorney General Iltllinger Iva? notified cv-Superiutendeni of the Penitentiary Ncal's bondsmen that they must pay up his shortage at once or he will enter suit. He has asked whether Till man, Evans and the others have paid their bills. Other wise ho will, under the resolution of the board, enter suit for collection. ? Jim Dickson, colored, was killed by lightning while picking cotton in his father's field near Sumter. Four others who were in the field with him were stunned at the same time, but they soon recovered. A heavy storm of wind, rain and lightning came up suddenly and the hands in the fields were caught before they could reach shelter. ? K. D. Free, who was appointed treasurer of Harnwell county on the death of his father, the former treas urer, reports to the governor that he finds a shortage in his father's account of $8,700. The shortage was over $10,000, but there were funds to his father's credit to reduce it. The son tells the governor that his father left him property enough to wipe out the shortage which will be done. ? William Strait, a relative of ex Congrcssman Strait, of South Carolina, was arrested in-York county, last week, charged with having attempted to poison his mother-in-law, Mrs. Kidd. Strait sent Mrs. Kidd a dish of grated green corn. Notioing it had a bitter taste, she gave it to the dog. In a few minutes tho dog died with convulsions. It is said arsenic has been found in the corn. In the evont of Mrs. Kidd's death Strait's wife would have inher ited her property. ^ Cheap Printing. Law Briefs at 60 cents a Page?Good Work, Good Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minutes cheaper than at any other house. 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