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TEE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. A SKETCH OF THE NEW POWER FUL FACTOR IN POLITICS. Southern Alliance Men Want the Sub Treasury, while it Is Claimed that Northwestern Farmers' Want a Contin uation of Protection. The Philadelphia Press, a strong Re publican paper, says: -As the Farmtrs' Alliance has pro jected itself into the kaleidscope of American polities with enoug: inten sity to become a factor in the next Con gress and a dictator in several States, a review of the growth of the Order may be of especial interest to Press readers. The various organizations classed under the heads of Farmers' Allian ze that have become so important a feat ure of the body politic are about as fol lows: 1. The National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union was organized a year ago at St. Louis by a coalition of the National Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union of America and the National Agricultural Wheel. A membership of 2,000,000 is claimed for this body. 2. The National Grange of the Pa trons of Husbandry, which claims near ly thirty thousand subordinate granges scattered all over the country, 3. The Northwestern Alliance, which operates in the Dakotas and Kansas and other States. 4. The National Farmers' League, which is of recent origin and asserts that it has a membership, in the State of New York alone, of 40.000. 5. The Patrons of Husbandry. They claim to have 90,000 members in Michi n alone and another 90,000 in other States. 6. The National Colored Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union with its officers asserts, 1,000,000 names en rolled. 7. The Farmers' Mutual Benefit As sociation, pretending to a membership of 500,000. These Orders are particularly strong in the South, Southwest and North west, but as yet have little following in Pennsylvania or in New England or Middle States. A careful investiga tion made bf the Press some time ago in regard to the Alliance movement in Pennsylvania showed that it was prac tically in its infancy in this State. urHE ALLIANCE'S POWER. Butasregards the other portions of the country, thb figures are startling and indicate an extraordinary state of affairs. The ngures mean that between three and foer millions of farmers and per sons engaged in agricultural pursuits of one kind or another are banded to gether to effect certain great social and political reforms in which they, as a class, are particularly interested. They have, like other secret and semi-secret associations, their own ritual and "work," their own signs, passwords, and grips by which one member is known to another. Their proceedings are guarded with as much secrecy as those of the Masons, the Knights of Labor or the Federa tion of Labor. They have their own newspapers, some of them with a cir culation as high as 100,000 copies an nually. They have State and national treasuries from which their expenses are paid,.insurance funds, co-operative stores and. factories, where they pur cheAsteir own supplies for the house hold and the farm. In the beginning these associations disclaimed partisanship in politics. Their influence was not to be cast in favor of ary man or any party. They 'were benevolent, social and co-opera tive "Alliance," "Granges" and "Wheels," having nothing to do with politics or politicians. But in the process of their evolution the original ideas upon which they - #nnd~ed4seemed to have vanished; antin their stead 'are substituted the most advanced and radical theories of the functions of government that, backed baa large and respectable sup port, have ever 'been pres~ented to the aeonsideration of the American people. $F THE ION'S ORIGIN. The origin of the National Farmers' Allinedates back to 1875. In that year some of the first settlers in Texas had serious troubles about land. The wealthy cattlemen, who are to-day call ed "cattle kings," were in the habit, %ke all ancient and nearly all modern hs,ef taking what did not belong totham'. The Texan potentates looted the-cattle of the farmers of Lampassas, and to defend themselves and their properliythe farmersIOrmed what they calle4-atn Alliance. Within three years the~ organization had spread over the "adjoining counties and become ao pow ful that designing men dragged it into nolitics and thereby destroyed it. ~ The Order, however, spread all through the South, and became a great Industrial and political factor in a few years. 'It is only three years since the Na -tional Farmers' Alliance held its first Netiinal. Conv'ention. This was at Shrevepor-t, L'., October 12, 1887. The States of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennesee, Ala bama, Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina were represented. "This body," said the president of the Alli -anice-in his address, "is the first organi zation of the real cotton raisers ever inaugurated on a plan calculated to as ,sissthe-poor man. -This is a gathering of xepresentative men from States, menswh represent the greatest of all industries, assembled here not merely for-the pleasares and emroluments to be gained by their attendance, but, I trust, imbued w'ith proper conceptions of the greatt responsibility resting up on them, thoroughly alive to the con ditions of the times and firmly resolv ed to work out the true and proper resolution of how to relieve the de pressed. condition of agriculture in our beautitul Southland, and, when beand, toestand shoulder to shoulder in eigsolid phalanx till, the effort is crowned with victory." ~GOING INTO POLITICS. Little was thought of political action then, but the Order soon underwent a revolution in ideas. It has overleaped all political bar riers. The members of the organiza tion who adhered to the principles of A'dams or to Federalism, which is modern Republicanism, have pitched those p~irciples overboard, while those who were proz'd to call themselves fol lowers of Qefferson have laid most of his theories aside as inadequate to meet the political .and social emergencies which the farrrers believe demand solu tion at the present time. If, for in stance, there was any one thing which Mr. Jefferson detested more than an other, it was a Governraent bank. "Banks," he again and again declared, "were more dangerous to the liberties of the people than standing armies." - But, at the request of the Farm~ers' Allance. Seaator Vance introduced in the Senate. and Representative Pickier, of South Dakota, in the House, a bill now known) as the sub-treasury bill, which provides that the Government shall go into the business of advancing money to the farmers, taking as secur ty for the loans mortgages upon~ lands or upon growing or gathered crops. Senator Vance, introducing it, de cared that he could not vote for such a mneasure because he believed it to be not oidy unconstitution, bat widely chimerical- And yet this is the measure upon which the Southern farmers are more isolidly agreed than upon any other question. IN TIIE NORtTIIwEsT. The Western and Northwestern far mers made a terrible onslaught on the two old patrties. The Republicans in this section, however, are the chief suffers, and the Democrats are con gratulating themselves on the chance gives them. The National Grange of the Patrons of ushandry is, in point of age at least, the chief farmers' association of the West. Hitherto it has held aloof from politics, confining itself to the working out of purely soial, educa tional. and economic problems. The tendency of the hour is, however, over coming its conservatism, and it may be said to be :s deeply in politic now ;s the Parners' Alliance of the South. al tuu:rh il not quite so aggressive a style. it .-L organuized in Washinton City tweoty-three years ago. Very little progress was made until 1868, when about 200 Granges had been or ginized in various parts of the coun try. By 11,72 it had developed into a formidable power and two yearslater it proclaimed that it had nearly twelv'e thousand Sub-Granges. These figures were soon nearly doub led with an average membership of forty each, but owing to lack of effi cient discituline and thorough organiza tion the bod:: toppled from its own weight. The superstructure was too big and too heavy for the foundation. Smaller in membership now than it was some years ago, it is far more ef fective in every way and yields a greater influence on current politics and State and national legislation. It has its representatives at Washington, and its position on the tariff is that if anybody is to be protected the farmer shall have quite as big a slice of the cake as the manufacturer. THE FARIMEUS' LEAGUE. The National Farmers' League is a comparatively new organization. It proposes to work in harmony with all the other farmer organizations, but it distinctly announces that it is going to take a hand in politics. It defines its own position as follows: The Farmers' League is a non-secret, independent, non-partisan organiza tion, in harmony with the Alliance, Wheel, Farmers' Union, Grange and kindred associations, agricultural so cieties, farmers' clubs and similar or ganizations. Bat the League goes a step further. its object is the farmers' political welfare. The work of the League is directed toward securing a just representaiion and treatment of the agricultural in terests in Congress and in the Legisla ture, and due recognition of farmers in all public affairs, without conflicting with the best interests of the entire people. It consists of a National League of State leagues, with county and town leagues. The National League has general supervision of the affairs of the Farm ers'League and the work of organiza tion, and attends specially to the farm ers' interests in Congress. The State leagues, as soon as organ ized, push the work of organization in their respective States and attend to the farmers' special interests in the Legislature. The Coenty League attends to the farmers' interests in county matters and to affairs in Senatorial and Repre -sentative districts. The town leagues furnish the delegates who constitute the county leagues and attends to the farmers' interests in local districts and in each election precinct. The pay ment of 50 cents constitutes life mem bership in the Farmers' League-State and national. This life membership fee is not high, and it is said there are forty thousand members of the Order in New York. The organization was born in Mas sachusetts and is less than a year old. The farmers of that State had been vainly petitioning the Legislature of that State for years to pass an oleomar garine bill. It always went through the House, but was uniformly rejected by the Senate. In the middle of the last campaign the New England Homestead appealed to the farmers to elect a S :nate that would pass the bill. There was an electrical response to the suggestion. More than forty thousand farmers were enrolled in a month and the cag didates for the Senate from both par ties quickly plumped in their piedsre. to vote against oleomargariae and on the side of gmniie outter. It was a sigiificant victory and the Yankee farmer has not been slow to profit by the lesson. There are strong organizations now in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermo-2t and a score of other Eastern, Middle and Western Commonwealths. The headquarters are at Springfield. These in brief are the plans, pur poses, methods, aims-social, political and economic-of the farmers of the country. They are united as they have never been united in all our history, and the first fruit of their organization was the big rotation this fall in the crop political. The Washington states man is dazed at the situation. WHAT THlE LEADERs CLAiM. WASIUINGTON, November 6.-At the national headquartere of the Farmers' Alliance in this city a great victory for the farmei-s is claimed in the results of Tuesday's election, Secretary Rittenhouse says that in th~e States were the Farmers' League is strong it has aided in showing this Con gress that the demand of the farmeres for free coinage was not an idle one. Notably in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the East, and Missouri, Kansas, Wiscosin and Colorado in the West. "This ground swell,h-e says, "does not prove that the Alliance and kin dred organizations will support the Democrats in 1892. If the iDemocrats fail to give a greater volume of currency they will receive the same kind of punishment in 1892. We are determined to be felt, and if this House ignores our petitions we will send a House of our own." The FaD1 of the Great Irish Leader. LONDON, Nov. 17.-The trial of the O'Shea divorce case was resumed in court this morning before Justice Butt and a special jury. The petitioner pre sented further evidence to prove the charges he makes against his wife and Parnell. The first witness called wvas a servant who had worked at O'Shea house at Eltham at the time Captain O'Shea charges that Parnell visits his wife. She testified that Mrs. O'Shea and Parnell were on one occasion locked in the drawing roomn. Mrs. O'Shea afterward explained that the locking of the door was essential to the safety of Parnell as a number of persons were secretly prowling about the vicinity. She also told the witness to deny that Parnell had visited her. Another servant testified that Mrs. O'Shea and Mr. Parnell were locked in the room until after midnight. This closed the evidence, and as neither the respondent nor co-respondent made any defense, the case was given to the .jury, who returned a verdict that adultery had been committed by Mrs. O'Shiea and Mr. Parnell, and that there had been no connivance on the part of Cap tain O'Shea. The Court granted the decree of di vorce. with costs to the petitioner, and also awarded him the custody of the younger children. Shot H is Brother-in-Law. DAiuLNGTox, S. C,. November 17. Darlington was the scene of a sad trag edy at half-past 7 o'clock this evening. Mr. Jonn Floyd shot his brother-in-law, Mr. W. C '.vin Rhodes. who is now slowly and heavily breathing his last. Mr. Floyd was in the employ of Mr. Rosenberg, attending to his billiard and pool table ini his store at the corner of Pearl street and the public square. and it was here that the tragedy oc curred. Mr. Rhodes entered the bil liard room and, after cursmng Floyd, struck him twice. wvhen Floyd drew his revolver and fired, the ball entering the frontal bone just above the right eye and piercing the brain. There had been a previous mis'or derstanding bet ween the twvo men, andl Floyd tried to avoid a ditliculty. Floyd promtly surrendered himself to the authorities and is now in jail. I- visit ed him to-night and he regrets 'the af fair and is not at all excited.- Rhodes cannot possibly survive longer than a few hours, and the deplorabfe affair is deeply egretted.-News and Courier. POINTING TO CLEVELAND. THE WAY MR. SPRINGER READS THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. ii:- N:t,3 I t hat :: it iher Niamew Will ::i t I!: West ated thatt cinveland will be. N411t1u n1ated wishcant New Yosrk and wil Car ry Thirty-tour States. WASHIN;TON, November 15.-Rlep resentative Springer, of* Ullinois, whose speech at the Thurman banquet, in which he nominated .1r. Cleveland for President in IS,92,was printed in to-day's World. has reached Washington and was seen by the World correspondent to-day. ie has not changed his opinion with his invironnent, except that out of the forty-four States he would now allow the Republicans ten. These are Ver mont. Maine, Pennsylania, North Da kota, South Dakota, Washington, Ore gon, Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado, giving the Democrats thirty-four instead of thirty-five, the number which he used in his remarks at the banquet. On the subject of Mr. Cleveland's renomination Mr. Springer to night dictated the follow ing statement: "I am so anxieus for the Democratic party to succeed in electing a President in 1892 that no preferences for candi dates based on personal considerations would have the slightest weight in my mind. I rather distrust myself in weigh ing the chances of those for whom I have especially high personal regard. While fitness for the olice must be re garded as the first requisite, yet after that availability alone must be consider ed. Who can secure the largest vote? That is the question. "If public sentiment remains as it now is tlirouzhout the West. where I have been. the nomination of any other than Mr. Cleveland for President would be received as a great disappointment, and would throw a wet blanket over the hopes and enthusiasm of the great mass of the Democratic party. The senti ment is now universally in his favor, and seeras to be growing continually. He forced the tariff as the leading question before. the country in his celebiated inessage to congress three years ago. The message. coming as it did just before the Presidential election. undoubtedly caused his defeat. But the principles then enunciated by him were right, and they have been constantly growing in favor. "The McKinley bill was the opposite policy. Its passage served to emphia size the position which Mr. Cieveland had taken and demonstrated the con clusions he had reached. The immediate object in passing the McKinley bill,as de clared by its friends, was to secure, great er protec tion to American manufactures. The T could only have greater protection by charging higher prices for their pro ducts; and when the bill took effect mnd the object for which it was created was accomplished, the promoters and advocates of themeasure affected to be greatly surprised that their declared end had heen attained-namely, the increase of the prises of all manufactured products affected by it. "These facts furnished the crowmng feature of the campaign and conclusively demonstrated what the Democrats had een asserting-namely, that the tarift ,as a tax and that it would increase the ost of living as to all articles upon hich it operated. The unpre'cedented success which was achieved by the Dem craiic party at the recent elections and the ovmr".hiang defeat of the McKin ey bill were regarded as the triumph of Mr Cleveland's policy, and since the election the demand for his renomina tion has been intensified, so far as my mowledge extends, in the Northwest. [ do not pretend to speak for other sec tions of the country. ''So great, indeed, is the determina tion ot the people to renominate Grov er Cleveland that enough States to nomi nate him will in my judgment, be in structed for him before any State Con ention is held in the State of New York for the appointment of delegates to0 the National Convention. "It therefore will make no difference hat attitude New York shall assume. e will be nominated before New York speaks, by instructions which will be deemed inviolable. Those who now eprecate this result may as well lpre pare to accept the inevitable. "I have a great admiration for Gover nor Hill, and believe that his best friends will advise him to accept the United States Senatorship, which is within his reach, and bide his time for future honors in a higher sphere. He is still young nd will grow in popularity with increas ing years. liut if his mndiscreet friends should unfortunately precipitate a con test between him and Mr Cleveland's friends in the state of Now York there can be but one result, and that will be overnor Hill's defeat. "Mr Cleveland is not only popular with the Democratic masses, but lie is also popular with concervative Republi cans, who are in many instances disgus ted with Reedism and McKinleyism, and desire to unite their fortunes at the next >pportunity. as they did on the 4th of this month, with the Democratic party. The new recruits of November 4 will more readily embrace Mr Cleveland's andidacy tihan that of any other man ho can be mentioned; in fact, suchre ruits were in many instances secured principally through their admiration for .r Cleveland as well as their belief in the tariff rerorm which he advocated. "Ini a speech at Columbus the other aiglt I stated that Mr Cleveland could arry the electoral votes of thirty-five States. The number should have been hmirty-four. I have no doubt lie can :arry thirty-fonr States, provildathe is ues remain then as they were on No ~ember 4. and 1 do not apprehend any :hane ecept in our favor. "in regard to the McKinley bill. the etter it is understood the more it will e loomed. Its repeal and the entire verthrow of the leading principle of it 'ill certainly follow in a very short time. Such was the verdict of the people at the :ecent elections, and from that deter nnation they will not swerve one iota. "Blaine nd Robert Lincoln or Sea tor Cullomi seem to be all that are left o the Republican party. But I can see io chance for any of them. The party :an neither go forward on the lines of he McKinley bill, nor retreat and de nand its repeal. They are between the evil and the deep sea."-Newv York VYord. Choked to Death. NEW IIANEN. Nov. 1f..-Charles mith, an employee of Sparry & Barnes, lied suddenly while seated at the sup ier table last night, lie was a widow r years of age, and lived alone ini ~omsin the second story of the frame uilding, 109 Portesea street. Shortly fter 6 o'clock last night he was sum noned to supper, and while laughing at i remark made by a fellow boarder lie was seized by a severe coughing fit. \ne of those seated~ at the table con ~dered his condition serious until lie was black -iti f: e and was unable to Lis'se. Every effort known to them as used to relieve him, but it wvas of no wail. Medical Examiner White found that a small piece of meat had lodged nu his throat, causing suffocation that resulted in death in a few moments. MOST of our Republican exchanges re like the boy the calf run over. They .ave't a wornt say about the elec IS TILLMAN TO BE TEMPTED? Talk of Giving the Senatorship to the New Governor. Sn: mioult!i, ag, during the heat of the South Carolina campaign. it was fre quently asserted that Tihlan would nev (r occiipy, the Gubernatorial chair in that State. The prophevcy has failed completely ir the selse in which it was olyered, but there seems to be good ground for the belief that Governor Tillman's tenure of office will he very brief. A prominent Tillmanite and a Chron iele reporter had a long talk on Carolina affairs, and the views presented by the Carolinian are the basis for the forego ing paragraph. The talk grew out of an inquiry by the Tillmanite as to Gen Gordon's chances lor re-election to the United States sen ate, tollowed by a question from the re porter whether or not Gen IIampton would have any opposition for re-clec tion in Carolina. HE WILL 1E OPPOSED. "Yes sir. there is every reason to be lieve he will have strong opposition, and if the Tillman element in the Legislature is solid against him he will be over whelmingly defeated.'' -What is the ground of the opposition?" "The course of Senator Hampton in the recent bitter Haskell campaign in Car olina gave olfence to the whole Tillman following. Senator Hampton's letter to Chairman J. L. M. Irby, of the State Democratic executive committee, was far from being the letter he should have written under such circumstances. It was no longer an open question. Till man had been nominated by the Demo cratic party of South Carolina, was the. DULY AU7TI1ORIZEI) STANDARD-BEAR ER of the party, and entitled to the party support. Gen Hampton recognized this, and said in this letter that he should be obliged to vote for the Tiliman ticket; but this single statement was the only one in the long letter that was favorable to Tillman, The entire letter was a Hiaskell letter except that single sen tence, and it ended with the statement that lie could not advise the people of South Carolina how to vote. IT WAS HIS DUTY. "Why couldn's he advise them? It was his duty to do so. He was holding the highest office it was in the power of the Democratic party ef South Carolina to give him; and yet occupying the exalted position-a leader of his party, a sentinel upon the watch tower-lie could not advise the people how to vote when one of the tickets in the field was the regularly nominated ticket of his party. No man in South Carolina knew better than Senator Hampton the vital importance of preserving the integ rity of the Democratic party in South Carolina, and if despite his personal friendship lie recognized the fact that as a Democrat he must vote for the nomi nee of the party, then why could he not advise the Democrats of Seuth Carolina how to vote? There is no little resent ment among the Tillmanites at his let ter. and I think it very probable that there will be opposition to his re-elec tion. "Could Gen Wade Hampton be defeat ed in South Carolina for any office he might ask of her people?" "IHe certainly could, if the Tillmanites determine to vote against him. They have the overwhelihing majority of the Legislature." BENJAMIN R. TIR'IMAN THE MAN. 'Who would you name to oppose him?" "Who of all men present comes upper most in your own mind; who but the self same Moses who les just led us to such glorious victory? Why Ben illman would be the man, of course. Who else but him could command the solid sup port of the Tillmanites In the Legisla ture?" "Would lhe be willing?" "Did you ever know anybody to re fuse a seat in the United States Senate that had it offered to them?" "But would he be willing to give up this hght lie is making in behalf of the agricultural interests and the people of South Carolina. even for so glittering a prize?" "Certainly not; lie wouldn't be giv ing it up. He would only be in position to prosecute it more vigorously before the highest council of the nation. H~e would be MORE VALUABLE THERE. than in the Governor's chair. The State is now safely in the hands of his follow ers. The Legislature is largely made up of the agricuiltural yoemanry of the State. The people are in the saddle. and lie can safely leave the Governor's chair to mount higher in prosecuting the great work he is enlisted in. The great measures of relief which the farmers of the country want must come from the National Congress, and he will be able to do more in the Senate of the United States than in the Goyernor's chair." "Well, this thing is really being dis cussed in Carolina ?" "Quietly, yesy and I think it by no means a remote possibility."-Auigusta Chronicle. Gov. Tiillman's Administration. Lieut. Gov. Gary, of South Carolina, spent Thursday ini Augusta. lie says Gov. Tillmian's inauguration will take place two weeks from today. Wheu asked about the policy of the ne w administration lie said it would be to give South Carolina a cleau, conserva tive government, in which the people ould have more voice than heretofore nd in which the "niachine," or "ring," wvhich has heretofore dominated things in the State, would not play so promi nent a part. ie says those people who were look n' for radical changes and extreme neasures would be disapponited. The policy of the new administration would be conservative, and the two leading features in it would be the reduction of taxatiou, and removing the selection of public servants froni the dictation of a circumsribed circle to the great forum f the people. This will be "a govern ment otthe people, for the peopie and y the people." There will be no scores to settle and o persecution or ignoring of any class. People who look forward to personal features of this kind in the administra tion will be dlisappointed. It will be onservative. prudeit and temperate. Lieutenant Governor Gary will pre side over the Senate by virtue of his olice, and will be the youngest incum bent of the ollice the State has ever hiad xcept Lieutenant Governor Sheppard, of Edgeield. IHe has just passed his thirty-sixth birthday.-Augusta Chroni Riches that Toolc Wings. NASrvILL:, Nov. 19.-A Gallatin, Tenn., special says: "R. T. Meadows, of 1lodsoe, having sold his farm and stock, was seated by the fire last night talking to his wife of their contem plated trip to-day to Texas, whither they were going to make their future home. Meadows pulled out his money which was in large bills, and proceeded to count it. When he had laid down his last bill on the hearth some one opened the door and a gust of wind carried his all in the tire. Before Mea dows could rescue any of his currency it was in ashes. ie had converted all his possessions into cash, and in a t winkle all was lost." I the recent tidal wave, Mr. Moon light, Democrat, goes to Congress from Kansas, Mr. Goodnight, Democrat, has also been elected to Congress from Kentucky. The great tidal wvave also brought in plenty of political D~aylight! Th omntryi afer for the present. & Successful Swindle. RoenF.s-rE n, N. I., Nov. 20.--Moses S. Marks, who up to one year ago was employed at the Flour City National Bank here. telegraphed by the Western Union Telegraph line to the Nationial llank of Commerce, of New York, ti correspondents of the Flour City Bank, to send immediately twenty-five thous and dollars in currency. lle signed ti name of the cashier of the bank, William .\. Walters, to the dispat ch. This morn ing the bank received a let ter from the National Bank of Commerce in New York saying that the money had been sent in $10 and $20 bills. The bank oil cials at once telephoned to the Ameri can Express Company to learn if the money, which they had not ordered, had been received, and learned that MarkE had called there at 9 o'clock and receiv ed the cash. The Express company ofli cials knew him and supposed he was sul] connected with the bank. The police are now looking for -Marks. The thief is a young man of the town who has hither to borne an excellent reputation. They Are in a Bad Plight. LiNcOLN, Nov. 19.-At the mass meet ing held in this city, presided over by Governor Thayer, steps were taken for the immediate relief of the destitute in the western part of the state, and a sub stantial fund raised. It is designed tc tide over all pressing wants by individ ual subscription until the meeting of the legislature, when the state can take ac tion. The commission appointed by the governor reported that twelve coun ties are included in the drought-stricken district, and that an appropriation o: $100,000 would be required to prevent actual suffering. Mr. JERB)IIAHI RUSK, the Secretary of Oats in Mr. Ilarrison's Cabinet, i. farmer enough to recognize a freshet when he sees it. Speaking of bis party he says of the recent political flood "The dam is busted, and we are Johns town." PEOPLE OF CLAREND ON1 I have just returned from the North wit the largest and best assorted stock of General Merchandise that has ever been offered by me since ] have been in the business. I am prepared to compete with the largest merchants in tb town. My stock consists of DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, HOME SPUNS, PANTS GOODS of all kinds, and in fact everything that i! kept in a Dry Goods Store I also have the best assortment of GENT FURNISHING GOODS in town, and m: Clothing and Hats I can sell cheaper than any one else. If yot \ant first class family and plantation GROCERIES, give me a trial, and I will convince you thal it is to your interest to buy from me. C. KARESH, Manning, S. C. BRUNSON HOUSE, SUMTER, S. C. First cAtss accommodations and excelleni table. Convenient to the business portion of the town. 25 cents for dinner. J. H. DIXON. Proprietor. C, WULERN & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS. Flour a Specialty. Nds. 171 andi 173 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. M. Drake & Son, -WHOLESALE BOOTS, SHOES, & TRUNKS, 235 Meeting St., CHARtLESTON, S. C. Lrgest stock, best assortment, lowest prices B. T. MICGAHAN. A. 5. BRfOwN.. EnT. P'. EvANs McGAHAN, BROWN & EVANS, JOBBERS OF Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes and Clothing, Nos. 226, 228 & 230 Meeting Street CHARLESTON, S. C. S THOMASb, Jn. J. M. THO31AS Stephen Thoma,Jra Bro WATCmIIS, JEWELRY, SILVER & PLATED WARE Spectacles, Eye Glasses SeFancy Goods. .WWatches and Jewelry repaired by coetent workmen. 257 KING STREET, CH ARL ESTON. S. C. ESTABL1SIHED 1836. Carrington, Thomas & Co., -DEALERS IN EWELRY, SILVERWARE AND FANCY GOODS, No. 231 King Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. A. McCOBB, Jr. General Commission Merchant, AND DEALER IN LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER PARIS, HAiR, FIRE BRICKS, AND FIRE CLAY, LAND PLAS TER, AND EASTERN HAY. Agents for White's English Portland Cement. 194 & 19G East Blay, Charleston, S. C: JOHN T. CONNOR, Cotton Factor --CMMUSSIUN MERCHANT KER~R's WHAR~F, CHARLESTON, S. C. Solicints consignmxents~ of cotton on which liberal advances~ will be made. WAVERILY HOUSE, In bend of King Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Newly furnished. Electric bells. Electric lights in all roo us and hallways. Rates, N WILSON, F AF. ,UENT EQUITABLE LIFE As SURAIYCESOGILTY, MANNING. S. C. A TT|.\'EY .17' LA 11', MLANNING, S. C. OHN S. WILSON. Allornlwy alul mnselor at Law, MANNING, S. C. A LE\'T. . ETTORI. l A T LA W4, .lANNING, S. C. i Nottrv l'ube with se:d. ALLh'-:N HUGGINS, D. D. S., G IIER|A Wf, 'S . VisitManning every month oz tv professionally. JOB PRINTING. TIIE TIMES OFFICE IS FITTED UP 1 T a manner that warrants it in solicitir your patronagi for job printing. Send 1 your orders which shall have prompt attei tion. Prices as low as the cities. Satisfia tion guaranteed. Keep us in mind. fORESTON DRUG STORE, FORESTON, S. V. I keep always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Medicines, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, TOILE SOAPS, PERFUMERY, STATION ERY, CIGARS, GARDEN SEEDS, and such articles as are usually kept in first class drug store. I have just added to my stock a line of PAINTS AND OILS, and am prepared to sell PAINTS, OIL LEAD, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, in quantities to suit purchasers. L. W. NETTLES, M. D., Foreston, S. C. A. S. J. PEUrrY. 11. R. SnroNS. r. A. PRING1 Johnston, Crews & Co --WHOLESALE JOBBERS OF DRY GOODI Notions and Small Wares, Nos. 49 Hayne & 112 Market Streel CHARLESTON, S. C. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C( OF NEW YORK. R. A. McCURDY, Pres1 Assets, $136,401,328.02. Surplus, $9,657,248.44. The oldest, strongest, largest, be company in the world. It "makes a suranee doubly sure." . B. C'antey, Agent for Kershaw ar Clar'endon, Camden, 1S. C. ED. L. GERNAND, GENERAL AGENT, Cohunbia, S. C. CRAND CENTRAL HOTEL, IsteCOLUMBIA, S. C. Istelargest hotel in the city, and hr during the past year, been thoroughly rea vated, remodeled, and refitted with all mo ern improvements. Centrally located, az offers inducements for the accommodati< of its patrons. Has 6 spacious, light, az airy sample roonms Hot and cold baths, evator, &c. Cuisine under supervision Mr. E. E. Post, late of Lookout Point Hot Lookout Mountain, Tenn. The propriet hopes by strict attention to the wants of 1 patrons to merit a share of patronage. F. W. SEEGERS, E. E. POST, Proprietor. Manager. Es *'" "ORKJ AffAe-HMEN41 P rO28 UN1ONSQUARENY~sp ST.LOU3MO gDgg ALLAS.TE: W. E. BROWN~ & CO. Manning, S. C. PHILADELPHIA SINGER HighLo Arm,Ar $28. 2 ean 0' o Shot ueverver 'I. U ifle .3 r' re0eew3i SEINS, NTS, ENT, AN SPOTINCC00 Doubl Barel BeechLoadng SoGu I$o'0.a Muzl ain D5or ,bleMu Shor Girun THE Co A3. WOODl ShtGn,8.0t 1 Rvlrs 1 0.Double BreBrehoAion SotGu Cchebrd, $250 to l10. Sl in ofec Cai lsks Shot ouhs, Prim 25Eer. kind ch oadn Ilutatd Repatlogue Rires3t $40. MuzHSTON LdiGRDiE WSTERu: iG , Shells, Cpsb, a. ols od Manning Shaving Parlor H AIR CUTTING ARTISTICALLY E~ ecuted, and shaving done with bet razors. Special attention paid to shampoc ing ladies' heads. I have had considerabl experience in several large cities, and gua2 antee satisfaction to my customers. Parlo net door to Manning Times.AMTTN ADGER SMYTH. F. J. PELZER, Special Partner. SMYTH & ADER, Factors and Commission Merchanis, ITorth. AtlantLc ~V7Vib.arf, CHARLESTON, S. C. OTTO F. WIETERS, WIOLESALE GROCER, Wholesale Dealer in Wines, Hawors and Cigars, X 'No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Is OTTO TIEDEMAN & SONS, Wholesale Grocers and Provision Dealers, 172, 174, and 176 East Bay Street, F. J. PELZER, President. F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer. T Atlantic Phosphate Company, SMT-swc>r, S. o. MANUFACTURERS OF STANDARD FERTILIZERS, AND IMPORTERS OF P-uxre Germ an 3Ka-i--t. PELZER, RODGERS, & CO., General Agts., . BROWN'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. Mn. M. LBvi, of Manning, will be please(l to supply his friends and the public gen ally, with any of the above brands of Fertilizers. MOLONY & CARTER, COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Dealers in Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Flour, Feed. 244 & 240 Meeting St., Opp. Pavilion Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. JOContracts made for car load lots or less. W. E. HOLMES. LELAND MORE W. E. HOLMES & CO., s, --DALEMS IN White Lead and Colors, Oils and Varnishes, ' Glass and Brushes, Mill and Naval Store Supplies. L STREET LAMPS and LANTERNS ofALL KINDS OFFICE, 207 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1844. Charleston Iron Works, Manufacturers and Dealers in Marine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery, Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies. it 'epazirs executed with promiptness and Di.spatch. Sendfor price lists. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St., d Charleston, S. C. PUCKH ABER BROU. Wholesale Bakery azid Candy F'actory. AGENTS FOR HOLMES & COU TS SEAFOA~M WA~FERS AND ENGLISH BISO~i3 464 and 466 King St. CH ARLESTON, S. C. PEROIVAL MFG-. CO. d--~r- ~ SASH ES, DOORS AND BLINDS, 478 to 480 Meeting St., CHARLESTON,S. C. THE BEST AND TH CHEAfEST. All goods guaranteed. Estimates furnished by return mail. Large stock, prompi shipments. Onr goods do not shrink or warp. Geo. E. Toale & Company, MANUFACTURER.S OF AND wHOLE.SALE DEALE~is IN SDoors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, and General Building Material. Office and Siilesrooms, 10 and 12 Hayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. ___ OLD CLOTHES MADE NEW. SEND YOUR DYEINGTO THE v CHARLESTON STEAM DYE WORKS, All work guaranteed. 31(0 King St., CHARLESTON, S. C. - SMOKE HENO CIGAR, THE BEST NICKL.E CIGAR SOL.D. B. A. JOHNSON, Sole Agent, Manning, S. C. SOL ISEMAN, Wholesale Grocer, State Agent, 1s8 mast may, onhariestonl. S. o. L ilIenthaTBlohme, Suecessors to F. J. Liliental & .on. Proprietors of And dealers in Prepared F'lour, Gris~t and Meal, also Hay, Grain, Flour, Mill Feed. etc. Send for price:.. 3,ad3 enanSt.C ARETN .C Come to Sumter 1BOLLMANN BROTHERS, and insnect my 1ag s~.~tock of Clothi'g - as Shrs Ge1t FurnisningGodr W holesale Crockery, in fact ev ery thing that is kept ini a frcass Grocers, 6ENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE, I will give my customers s pecil bargains' and pay the highest prices for Hides, Furs, 157 and 169, East Bay, and all kinds of country produce. I M. K A RE SH, CH ARLESTON, S. C. Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C.____________ _______________________- Joux F. WERNYER. L. H. QUESoLWA CHARLES C. LESLIE JOHN F. WERNER & CO., Whd olesale & Retail Commission Dealer in Wholesale Grocers ilm M EMY Provision Dealers. -Consignments of poultry, eggs, and all 164 & 166 East Bay and 29 & 31 kinds of country produce are re-pectfully solicited. Vegdue Rage, r Office Nos.18S & 20 Market St., E.o E(s Dy JIHAPRL ESTON, S. 0. C.TTARTESTON, S. C.