Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Intelligencer, j Published every W ednesday. J>. F. cmnksca1.k8, { EDITORS and C. C. Lanoston, \ Proprietors. 'IE1 S; ONE YEAK, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS, - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, J AN. !, 1?U5. rresideut Ilarvic Jordan, of the Southern Cotton dowers Protective Association, has issued a call for an interstate convention of cotton grow ers, tobe hold in New Orkans, un January 2-1-20'. The national government id making war upon tin- paper tniKs in the courts, on the ground that it is a com bination in restraint of trade, us it is. But a more effective war could he waged against it by a reduction of the tari 11 duty on wood pulp. The newspapcts are literally tilled up with advice to the farmers to hold their cotton. Many of the articles emanate from experienced and trust worthy men, southerners who have the interest of the South ut heart, and the arguments advanced, hacked by ligures, are strong. A new application of electricity has been made in France, and now the power is actually used for felliug trees. A platinum wire is heated to a white h^at by an electric current, and this is simply pulled through the trunk which it cuts like a big cheese. The new invention should find a place in American forostB. Our neighbor, The Daily Mail, in its issue of the 1st inst. published an interesting and full account of the progress of the city of Anderson dur ing the past year. It is certainly a line record, one that we aro justly p?uUu of, u?? v. un.;ii, wo vuuturu, can not bo equalled by any other town in South Carolina. Now let us all re double our efforts and, if possible, make a still greater record during the coming year. In a few weeks Commissioner of Immigration Watson will call a meet ing of the Commercial bodies of this Stato to discuss co-operation with his department. The meeting will prob ably be held in Columbia, and the cities and towns of the Stato will bo nsked to send delegates in order that the department may learn exactly what is wanted by eaoh, and work accordingly. This is a step in the right direction and the meeting &hould be largely attended. Anderson must bo represented there. The season for "moving kitchen furniture" has arrived and it is not uncommon to see now, almost daily, largo wagons piled high with house hold effeots. New plans and'new con tracts have caused some, especially colored people, to change their bnoo of operations. Doubtless it would bo better for many who have not been satisfied with their lot for the past year and who fancy that they can bet ter their condition to "endure the ills they have rather than fly to those tbey know not of." Rev. W. R. Riobardson, D. D., editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, baa severed his oonneo tion with that paper and the South ' N Carolina Methodist Conference, to accept a call from the First Metho ] dist Chu rah, of Pulaski, Tonn. Tho ! transfer of Dr. Richardson from tho ISouth Carolina Conforenoe to the Tennessee Conference was made by Bishop Wilson, who presided ov?rthe ' conf?rence reoeuily held at Darling : Loo. The! Doctor's many friends I throughout the State regret to sc? him leave South Carolina* In regard to tho farmers burning their cotton the Chattanooga (Teno.) NewB draws some plain oonsluBions. It very truly says that we Bhould like to know how the masses are to be benefited by suoh nonsensioal busi ness. Of all the fool propositions that have been advanood as possible relief from the aituation in tho cot ton market, the torch route is the most foolish. Men who engage in it should be proseouted for wanton de struction of property. It will not rr' eve the situation a farthing's worth to burn a few -bales of cotton, and farmers who cngago in it are merely making monkeys of them selves. The centennial of the opening of the South Carolina College will be celebrated in an elaborate manner in Columbia next week. The college ?as chartered in 1801, opened to students four years later, and during its-long life bas boon a strong factor In moulding publio opinion and in shaping tbe destinies of the fitste. It;be? jiven to the State eleven Unit ed Stato Senators, thirty-three Con gressmen, sevemConfcderate Congress men, four Federal Judges, six Chan >yeeH?rs, four Chief Justices, three ^?sBociato Justices, sixteen, Judges, IP^JraenGovernors of South Carolina, ^..attdtwi/h Wade Hampton at; the' head! twenty two Confederate " generals, ranking from Brigadier general up ward. The centennial celebration will be a grand rally of the friends and supporters of the institution, ai.d it will enter upon its second century <<f usefulness stronger and better equip ped in every way to serve the youth of South Carolina. OUK COLUMBIA LETTER. Columbia, January 2, 11)05. Ono week tomorrow the general as sembly convenes. It is a now legisla ture, with H? new members of the house and eevcial new men in the sen - a'o. Seveial senators coespicuous for the experience und ability have retired, among them being Senators Shcppard of Udgelield, Mower ol New berry, and Aldricji oi Harnwell. The primary reason for the l?gisla ture'? mooting is i<> levy tuxes und make appropriations.and the tax ques tion is always the most important to come before it, ulthoiigk the legisla ture does not 'always give it as much careful attention us it deserves. It is possible that the legislature maybe able to cut uppropt huions this year, an the expenses the last year were high. There is no general election to bo pro vided lot, the Hampton monument fund has received its appropriation, the Citadel got $10,000 extra for a heat ing plant, the South Carolina College got an appropriation for sewerage plant, and there are other expenses the laut year that will not have to be met again. Then the franchise tax law goes into effect and will produce con siderable revenue if strictly oufoiced, perhaps as much as $100,000. The to tal appropriation for 1004 were ? 1,100, 000 and the income was Ichn than that by just about 875,000. '1 hero has been recently considerable diacussion of the dispensary incertain newspapers and there may be a dispen sary light in the legislature, as mere has been so often before, but the only measure that iH certain to bo presented ou this line is what is known as the Bribe bill. This was amended at the list session and passed, and Senator Bricoor some one else will undoubted ly bring it up again in its original form. Its advocates claim that a ma jority of the members elect are in favor of the In] 1 but the power of the dispen sary in the halls of legislation has been great since the day that the system was inaugurated. The now light of the session will bo on the question of compulsory educa tion. A proposition ot this tort has been np before and has each time been defeated. This year it in claimed that the measure will have noro strength and its passage will not oe surprising. GoV. Heyward will iikeiy ieu? the strength of his rccoinmendution to some such meusure. . The Governor's niesBuge, by the way, is likely to be the most interesting docu ment tnat he hits sent to the general nssemby. Ho will make several very strong recommendations in matters of importance. ? The reports of the Stato ofHcials will all be in hand in good time, und those of Comptroller-General Jones and Com missioner WatBon will be of especial interest. The latter has not been in office quite a year, and his wort; is new not only to this State but to the South. His report will tell what he has done in getting the work stnrted. The Comptroller-General will have something to say about taxes and about insurance that will be of inter est, as he has ideas of his own on these subjects. There are several elections to be held before the legislature gets down to business. The terms of Judges Ernest Gary and D. A. Townsend expire and their successors will be elected. It is said that each will have opposition. It will not take the solons long to elect their own oilicers. Lieutenant-Gover nor Sloan, of! course, will asain preside over the senate, and it is not at all Srobable that Gen. K. R Hemphill will ave opposition for reelection as clerk. In the bouse Speaker M. L. Smith will doubtlesB be re-elected, as will the clerk, Col. Tom C. 11 am er. J. H. Rocky River News. Well, New Year is here again and some of us have some cotton to pick yet. Miss Lida Hall is in Spnrtanburg at tending the marriage of her cousin, Oscar Anderson, to Muss West. The farmers are siek on account of low nrice of cotton. Miss Leila Mitchell attended the marriage of MIsb Inia Abberson at Donalds last week. Well, Mr. Editor, we are out of girls in this community; so I guess the liest way out is to ask Immigrant Commis sioner Watson to send us some. There are a few bachelors that need a wife. Miss Leila Mitchell is visiting iu Greenwood. ChristmaB was dull in this section, W. P. Bell is going to make his phone line doable to Due West. Miss Lutie Mahaffey has returned from home and resumed up school again. Farmer. ? A man may be slow and sure, but it's different with a oiook. Latest War News. Headquarters of the Japanese array before 1'm i Arthur, Via Ptisan Deceiu- j ber X.".?.?Kihlung Port wos captured at ? o'clock tlii? morning with u thousand Japanese casualties. Seren dynamite miner* exploded at 10 o'clock yesterday made breaches in the trout wall through which a large body of Japan ese troopa charged under cover of a tremendouH bombardment and cap tured the lirst line of light trims. A bitter lignt resulted in the capture of I the fort. Tiie garrison numbering live hundred men escaped. Tokio, January 1 ?It in reported that tin1. Japanese arc following up their succePHcH as an aftermath of tho capture of ItihlungundSuugshu moun tains. They have captured the obser vation ridge behind Sungshu moun tain, flight resistance being shown by the Russiaus. If in reported that tho losses oi the assaulting party on the attack on Sutigahu mountain were small, livery indication points to a 1 material weakening of tho defensive power of tho garrison at I'ort Arthur. i'oit Arthur has surrendered. Ex hatiHtc? by months of almost constant lighting, deeimated by diseasenud cas ualties, ami hopelessly sealed in its rocky fortreas, the gallantgarrison has yielded to its gallant besiegers, and tlie cud in now written of the most drastic war incident of modern times. Ato'clock Sunday night Gen. Nogi, commanding the Japanese army of investment, received from (ion. btoes sel, tho Russian commander, a note saying that he found further r?sistance useless, and asking for a meeting to arrange terms of capitulation. The Japanese general immediately named ; commissioners to confer with lepre sentutives of the Russian commander. They met at noon to arrange thocon ' ditioim of surrender. The nature of the terms agreed upon in not yet ' known, but dispatches from Tok'o in dicate that tbuy will be most magnati* mouH in character. Dispatches from , Japan have'showu the gallaut defense of StoeHsel and his men hah nowhere j been given liner appreciation than in I the laud of his foes. It is more than likely Japan will embrace the oppor : tunity to show her magnanimity and admiration of the gallantry of Port Arthur's defenders by allowing them all honors which war permits a vic torious army to bestow upon the van quished. Chefoo, Jan. 2, midnight.?Com mander Kr.rtzow of the Russian tor pedo boat destroyer Viastni, in an interverview with the Associated correspondent today soid: "Port, Arthur falls of exhaustion, not only of ammunition, but of men. The remnant of the garrison which was : left hu5 bCOQ UOiijg tut? WOrk m ncinc? ' for live days and nights, but yesterday j reached the limit of human endurance. I In the casements of the forts one saw ! everywhere faces black with starvn ' tion, exhaustion and nerve strain. The j lack of ammunition alone would not have suggested the Becking of terms. { Scant ammunition has long been com mon in the fortress, and duriug the ! pust month many of the forts had j nothing with, which to reply to the ! tiro ot tho enemy. Yesterday Gen. I Stoe?sei said he would still fight. His wound, which bad been received early in the siege, has been bothering him, but he was determined to light while one man stood. 'VVeconnot right now,' tuiid the general. 'Our men cannot move. They sleep standing up. They cannot Bee the bayonets at their breasts. We can order, but they can not obey.'" Fork Items. Well, Mr. Editor, as it has been some time since you have heard from this section we will try to send in a few dots. 1 guesB every one has had a merry Christmas and feels like going to work again. Ervin MJlford av.? Mies Sallie Whit field were happily married at the bride's home last Snnday afternoon, Rev. J. W. Bailey, of Iva, officiating. Foster Routh, of Clemson, and HHbb Grace Routh, of Asheville, N. C, spent the holidays with their father, H. C. Routh. Miss Agnes Thompson, from Ander son, has returned home after spending a week with her A nut, Mis. N. O. Far mer. Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen, of Ray, 8. C. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. H. McAdama. The school at Oakdale is in a fiour I ishing condition under the manage ment of W. D. Acker, of Anderson, and Misa Mamie Gantt, of Broyles. H. C. Routh visited his bod, Walter Routh, at Spartanburg during the holidays. Miss Afamie Arnold, of Anderson, was in our burg last Sunday a few hours. With a prosp?rons New Year to all the readers ot tho dear old Intelli gencer. X. Notice to Firemen. The Hook & Ladder Company. A. F, D., will meet to-night at 8 o'clock, at department headquarters. V. B. Cheshire, Seo. &, Treas. Ladies, Don't think the Stock of? HATS Has been exhausted, and that all the pretty ones have gone. If lor some reason you have deferred buying, eome right on and see me, as the beauties are stili to be sold. Will receive now very soon a tremendous lot of EMBROIDERIES. LACES. &C. Cal) to see this line. Trusting you will favor me with your Spring business, I am? Respectfully, MRS. F. A. BLACK. in Mcmor?am. Ah Um Bunwae nearing the horizon ol the western *ky on tiio evening of November 23, 100-1, the sweet spirit of | Minnie, the Iciest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Blackiuan took its Hight in to the haven of rest. Only a few days <li<l (Jod, in Hin all-wise Providence, allow her to Buffer before He sent the death angel to bidiier leave C9rth with all its sorrows and woes and come to a inaii?ion above winch bad been pro paied lor her. All that loving hands could do was done for her in those few d ij ? of anxious watching over her, but God needed one more sweet ilower to bloom in Heaven. But how sad and lonely our home and hearts are in her departure. How we hubs her sweet smiling face and her soft and gentle footsteps. .She Buttered a great dea! during her short life, but always buro it patiently and submissively, showing what a true and brave heart she bad. She graduated at Cedar Springs, the school for deaf and dumb. No, she could neither hear nor talk on earth, but now she is where she can sing and talk with the Angela and loved ones who have gone on before. .She joined tin* Church when quite young and Jived a sweet Christian life, always obedient to lather and mot Ihm and ever refrain iug from doing what she thought to be sin in 1. Her remains were laid to rest at Sundy opriugtf ou Thanksgiving Day, i I he services being conducted by Kov. S.W. Henry. Although a Bad diiy to us what >'. happy Thanksgiving for her, Tho feet, that never shunned the path of duty, however rough that paih might be, will walk tho ways of earth no more. Oh! how we miss her sweet presence in our home, but lot us com fort one another that death is God's appointed entrance into life im mortal; earthly life is but short, that death is the aw akening of tho soul to everlasting life. Her death was only the transplanting of her spirit across tho Jordan, where she now stands to beckon her loved oner. home. Her Sister. Southern Clnistian Advocate please ? It is perhaps the money of tie silent partner tlr.t talks. ? It takes a dcutiat to Gil a long felt want of a certain kind. MULES AND HORSES. Wholesale and Rotail. O? to 100 always on band. Special prices to club buyers. ? handle a good class of Tenuessoe M ni-:. Will save you timo and freight. A visit to my Btablee will convince you. Come. T. M. LOWBBY, Stneca, ft. C. THE BEE HIVE. The Leading Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Gents' Furnishing, Hat and Shoe Store In Anderson. TO OUR . CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS WE Extend Greetings. Hay yon have a . Prosperous New Year. THE BEE HIVE, THE LE&BING Dry Goods, Notions. Clothing, Gents' Furnishing, Hat and Shoe Store Xn Anderson. ? WHY BUY FERTILIZERS -AND-p ' A-oicI "PHospliatesv Made by foreign companies, when you bave a factory at home which is turning out the Best Goods sold on this market ? We have ft Faotory that to up-to-date in all resects, equipped rf?th the most modern machinery and a^filiwioeB. We bay the highest gracie blood, phosphate rock, and, all othee ingre dients that go into the manipulation^? our Goods axe of the best quality," all of which are ander th? personal caire and attention of on * Superihtea dent, who is one of the bert F?rtiHier-makera in the South. % We can furnish yon any grade of goods tha,t you wish?Ammoniak?d Fertilizers, Acid Phosphates, Bloou Gaano, HUrais cf Sods, Mw?i??o ?. Potash or Ka?ntt, . ' .. . y^Ej- 't: \ We wvito com^ar?ott of analyses of our goods with any others, c market. Wo also refer yov, to some of the largest f^mers in th? country* Who have been using our goo^ in the past with the fces^reaults. We have A'gecis .at every Station in Upp^ C^lwa, and we would he glad tor you to call oii them for piices. To See tue Pret^est and Most Complete line of? DR ES S Ever shown in Anderson at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION*, come to Ai^^ir^ifh t.fr r\? A t of A. A A. A, A A A A ?k Our Buyer has just returned fromlne Northern markets and values in Goods are arriving djily that prove to the most fastidious dreesers the result off See our Stock of the Colebrat A? careful selections. Strouse & Bros.bigb Art FALL AND ?IN^E? CLOT?ING, Which will interest those who v$h to dress well and SAVE HONE 7. A new and complete line of-f 9 Men's, Women's and ChHureBvsfi prices unequalled else* where. We extend to all a cordial ifttation to visit our Stores, inspect our Goods, and be convi&d that what we say is true. I Successor to An-Bass 0% liO, 116,120, East Benson St^i - - - - Anderson, S. O ;-: Wo are prepar^ Spring business in c r history. Going to get it, too, if a h ce and splendid Stock of the best Gc da from which to select, and the fair it kind of prices and treatment co at for anything This has been the t und baslaof our eucceas in the past, B-jyon know^ Tbnt for the coming year sire/ are going t? -merit your trade mc :e jft an ever. We have many gc lijthings in store for the Farmers, '.T. 7 irading HEBE, WeMo^yo^ll