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TH MANNING TIMES. LOUIS APPELT, Editor. WeduesdaY, June 26, 1S95. Clarendon Will Have Peace. The Democrats of Clarendon, re gardless of factions, do not belong to the political school presided over by the Columbia State, as is evi denced by the action of the County Democratic Executive Committee. #This body, composed of seven Re formers and five Conservatives, unanimously decided not to deprive by word or act any white man of the privilege of choosing for himself who to vote for and, because they did so, the Columbia -State has taken to making grimaces at the editor of THE TIMES. and charges him with treachery to the "Forty." In the first place the editor of THE TIMEs is not a member of the County Executive Committee, and was only present at its meeting to carry out a promise made the "Forty" to appear before the committee and request them to call a convention on the lines indicated in the address of the "Forty." We made the request as promised, but the committee in its wisdom saw no necessity for complying with the request, as they were unanimously in favor of letting every man vote as his conscience would dictate. We deny ever deceiving the -For ty," and the editor of the State ought to remember that we told the conference to demand an equal di vision would be asking for more than the majority would give, and single handed and alone contended for a fair and equitable division. We con tended for such a division because that was our understanding of the "Forty" movement, and we know that all of the Reformers who went into the movement went into it with the understanding that it would be generous and just to give our Con servative friends such representation as their numbers would entitle them to on the principle of minority repre sentation. It was to carry out this under standing that we joined the "Forty" movement, and we have stood by it ever since. Now, because we have not allowed the assumed leadership of the State to influence our course, that paper would charge us with deception, etc. We are a member of the "Forty," elected by a large convention of both Reformers and Conservatives, and have a right to know the objects of its organization, and we can safely say that it 'was far from the object of the "Forty" to be led or coun seled by the State. The mission of the "Forty" was for peace and to unite the white men for the Constitutional convention, and not to get up an organization to exhume political carcasses Tbhe allusion to McLaurin ought not be noticed, but as some may be deceived by the statement that "McLaurin has lost two of his edi tors," we think it may be well to say that General McLaurin is our per soal friend, and as long as he ad vocates our views we will stand by him through thick and thin; but should he at any time advocate views not in accord with ours, we will differ from him as emphatically as we do the State. We do not belong to McLaurin or any other man, and 'we 'will forever contend for the poor privilege of having our own views and opinions. It has been sometime since we have seen any utterance from General McLaurin, but 'we are almost sure that the position assumed by the Columbia State does not meet with his approval or that of any other Reformer or real Conservative. General McLaurin was one of the founders of the "Forty," and 'when he set out 'with that body, it was for a grand and noble purpose, but un fortunately the Columbia State, the Spartanburg Herald and the Green ville News, after having been kicked out from everywhere else, undertook to assume a leadership. The State, being jealous of the others, tried to create the impression that it had become the guardian, and the result was that many Re formers and some Conservatives be came disgusted and avoided the "Forty" as they would the "Colored Ministerial Union," the only organ ization the State and its friends have a right to speak for. Had the "Forty" stood to its origi nal intention and the purposes of its organization, it would to-day be the strongest political body in the State for the reason that its claims would have been based on justice, and they would have commended themselves to the people, regardless of faction. There are some newspapers in South Carolina, if they would really do the State a great service just at this time, would either devote their editorial columns to advertisements or close up entirely and take a rest, for, if they are not themselves weary. they make everybody else so. "Keep Off the Grass" Coxey has launched out as a journalist, and the first issue of "Sound Money" if beautifully gotten up. Mr. Coxey gives as his reason for starting this paper that is impossible to reach the people through the Demo-Republican press. Coxey is a good and forcible writer and, with the country in its present agitated condition on the money question, it would surprise us if "Sound Money" is not exten sively read. In advocating silver money - redeemable in all of the products of the country (including lbor), making it a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and rceivable for all debts due the gov rnment-he has struck a popular hord, and one which will find a ready response throughout all the poducing States. Williams a Firebrand. if A. B. Williams, of the Greenville News, is correctly reported, he is the most consumate ass that ever trod in shoe-leather. When he tells the Conservatives that they can win the fight for the Convention if they will "bring moral. political, pecuniary, physical, and other influences'' to bear on our farm ers, he simply means that our farm ers can be bought up like so many cattle and driven to the polls. The idea of a mau pretending to have common sense, saying that the votes of our farmers can be secured by their creditors putting the screws to them: Every sensible creditor knows that if he was to undertake to force our farmers to vote against their wishes it would be a game the farmers could play at also, and busi ness would be entirely disorganized. Mortgages on property would be no security for the reason, that the mortgagors would combine to pre vent the mortgages on their property being foreclosed. Such erratic and silly threats as were made by Williams does more to separate the people than every thing else. Williams comes out in a card deny ing the language attributed to hin by the reporter of the Register. This denial convicts him and leaves Mr. Williams with nothing to do but to go off and hide his head in shame for having uttered such a foolish threat about white men. The following paragraph is taken from Mr. Williams's denial, and if his language is not resented by the Con servatives themselves we will be mis taken. Listen to what he says in his defense: What your reporter obviously tried to describe was a reply of mine to the sugges tion of somebody that "the ring" having the election supervisors and managers would force a victory no matter how much strength its opponents might develop. I said it, and I have already expressed the same ilea editorially in the Greenville News, that with the moral, social, financial, commercial, physical, and intellectual force the opposition would represent, organized and applied., the chances would be in fa vor of securing fairness in the election. I went on to say that nearly all these elec tion officers will have social or business connections with people on our side; some, or many of them, would probably be in debt or under obligations of friendship or relationship, or otherwise, to their oppo nents; that in the face of these facts I did not believe any general scheme of fraud could be carried out; that there were very few men who could be trusted to deliber ately swindle their own neighbors, friends, kinsmen, and associates and incur the just ill-will of those whom they might be or ex pect to be under obligations. In the national campaign of 1884 a preacher said if the Democratic party succeeded the country would be ruled by Rum, Romanism, and Re bellion, and this foolish utthrance cost Blaine the loss of the Presi dency. Had not Burchard made that statement New York State would have gone for Blaine. In South Carolina the people want to get together, but every time they make an effort some fool of a Bur chard lets his brains fly out of his mouth and spoils things. If Williams and a few like him could be caged for the next two months the country might have some relief. Farmers, Williams of the Green ville News intimates you can be bought; what do you think of him? Governor Evans has gone to Union College in New York State to deliver an address. We are requested to call the atte n tion of several newspapers to the fact that the Clarendon Enterprise, formerly published in Manning, has been out of existence for some time, and that they will please cut that paper off from their exchanges. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion ot the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the eustachian tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars fcr any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send ior circubirs; free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists. 75c. CLARENDON'S EXAMPLE. The executive committee of the~ Claren don county Democracy is certainly blessed with sound sense and real conservatism. It is Democratic also to the core and be lieves in carrying out the spirit as well as the letter of the pritnary, which in its pure state i-. a political contrivance for the se lection of party candidates, by means of which each man has the right to vote di retly for the men of his choice, his vote couting as much as any other man's, and thrcugh which the will of the majority is asertained. The primary is prostituted when artificial restrictions are put around it to deprive the voter of a full opportunity to vote for exactly whom he please 2. Such prostituticn of the primary should never be indulged in for mere expediency's sake as it sets a bad precedent that at some fu ture day will react with boomerang effect. The Clarendon committee at a meeting attended by seven Iteformers and five Con servatives, set its face against artificial linm itations of the primary, "leaving it to each individnal voter to judge for himself w bo are the best men." In our judgment, to deprive the individual voters of that priv ilege is to deny their fitness for self-govern ment under Democratic institutions. The Clarendon committee made another sensi ble and timely move by seconding the ad vice of the State Democratic Executive ommittee and recommending "to the. Democratic voters to endeavor as far as possible to select and vote for the best men as delegates to the constitutional conven tion." This will be done in Clarendon county and its delegates will not all be of one political faction, and it can be done in every county where the authority of the Democratic organlizationl is recognized and there is no attempt made by the Conserva tives to rnn an Independent campaign. In counties where Independent campaigns are threatened, drawing of political lines is inevitable and factional affiliation will have as much influence as fitness and abil it in determining the election of con di dates. Clarendon is on the right track and has set an example which it would be well for other counties to follow.-Columbia Rlegis Ayer's Pills pro-note the nattuial motion of the bowels, without which there can be no regular, healthy operations. For the cure of billiousness, indigestion, sick heatd ache, constipation, jaundice, and liver complaint, these pills have no equal. Ev TILLMAN'S OPINION. (l.beville Press and arnner ('on.i. The recent exlressi:i.s of Senator Till man look like hl had 1.,t conti.bl-1. in the possibility of a unitrn of the :i people in an etfort to elect u.no-p:uti-an yonvention. The Press and lann'- had I. Lat faith in the proposition frt ! tist. It is tnusual for tit do :,jor'y y; :, 1 anything to the uminorite. :d iu th' m stanlc it seemed' thre~ omy \f .., ew papers thought ,r" Ll e d ihvon we bardly euon.h for th anti;. It was not to or e ete , trti the r jority would voirntarily surrn.der. Such in aetion would I ave b-:t 1 w ithout a pr eedent. The factions were too tar arp:it :rt, l t: leaders w, ro so exaenun that it s(t ird I strange that a copt romrise w -r " , t templte~d. \fhile the (tiorts of the "' r:y" :::: tiht Tilruan-lLemrpioI confe.rnc f di. yit the pub!ie shuld p -nt te itr i - tentions. In our c nuntiv the re hts bo.n pIrhai less bitterne thni in anty othr e uny,I and our pohtc ians have d:ow i.r:hg to widen the breah. In the hope, thref , l quiet may bi r-'t'r' to Al b v.i- w' !op1 that the loadkrs it the tw ot t tn resolve to pnt an i d to all this -I.b n and fussing. The Tillmanits -a r resolution at one trme 'xi rt: sir a wt: ness to give us oe-thilrd, 'r tio o:t t N delegates. Senator fillman's ch:irg. S ar.. - tits Conservative nrewsp:r ers ani 11: ...rig of the St'rte do not apply to AIii l". The antis have donrre nothlinitg ti u ii I the breneh, atll the Cons, ratv' t - papers b-tv* b.n pae: tieI fr. lir 1-t -o -t. If, ti r-fort. the noti oini t") peace i3 AbrbevillO eon:,y shoalt i !;ti: will be no fault of the antis. Tih. ,Pa: been satsted to acIceipt ttrdf :h representation, and the Tiliran its ar pledged to give 11 that much. If they tail to ,oml ' with their -ow protise or give is io r1ptii ientat:vC" the convention, the faih lr cfanl::t belr jn-t:y chargid to any action .f the ant- or thi r newspapr rs. Wiil thrl gerrth-lm'n of b\ ille county do less thon they vlurrntarily p: mis -:i We have kept the frith with th . 1n we hope that thace will not rtce-le frim tl tie ir promise or withdrw tIhe oLvt* tranchl which had been extended to th-ore w\-ho were wilimg totreeive it. L-t Abbeville do the right thlrg lv giving the in:ls two Andl tire Tillllanitns taking four t thtmlvi IVes. Abbeville i:a tff.>d to do right. The eves of the worl tre turned this way. Let thll e no u alt n us. Not many 1.uine:,s honri in th:s" Unitoid States can l:It of fifty year tanding. The busnrtess of Dr. J. C. Ayer k Co., Lowell, Mas., whose int.oirpIara:ti, Sarsaparilla is known anrd usel everywh re, jas parssel its t:lf-centennitd and w s ney 'r so vigorors as at presenit. POLITICS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Piedmont IIadliget. Since the decision of the court of al;)t a:. we do not understand how any inte'lliger:t man, unless he desires to snake htimself a voluntary political outeast and who ha eiberatelv made up his :uma to turn his back on his own race and eoior and swing to the coat-tail of the little reirnant of the Repblican party in South Carolina, with the hope of catching a few of the federal loaves and fishes should that party chain-: to capture the governmet t in 191, can longer oppose our Democratic priar-r-es and refuse to go therein. -White supremacy in South Carr.inat hIs been clinched by the decision of thart court of appeals last week :n ichmnon d. and the negro wilt be retire i from the 10 litical boards in our -tate. I forl; to kick against prcis, and . ou ;re si:mrpry battering your brarins out v-.en vy0n tarll: bout overriding the ildcrt of iour whi priaries. They will e ttin-ly be hlrrI nd their noiiees ,t (-ted by- ovetrhlh ing majorities. This is a foregone conclus~oni anil a set tied fact, and our Conrservaltlv. frirnds hai just as wel! make uip their mrinid to grinI md bear the inevitable. fThey murt subi mit to the rule of the wvhite maljority, zlot nly in the election of delegates to our con stittional conventionr, but ~for the re!rr:tin der of their days. Now, we know it is a waste rof wor~ls to try and change at man who is teel i bitterness and Late, andl whose whirle system is impregnateid with al agaist p'opular rule; and to such we s-y, we neith nr desire your car or support. L' Ie a; nvenomed and bruised moccars in you c mi turn around and .sting yoe iif to d-t. -nd waste yoiur ptoisonr stri . -in at vry hing in rearch. Bunt the rank1 *"rl fi tf the Conservative faction are men rf it. ~ence, and to such we apl-I ti st p thirl renseless wrrangling ov-.-r what the cann'Iir.t elp, and gracerruliy bo-.' to a w1i of thre rajority. For tive years vou hat e rraye1- youw~-ell mgainst rthe controlling ch nIeit inr Solith aItolina, and what ha;ve you1 .tlron-p-id? Eou are to-day tno nearer powe~'r thant yon1 vere in 18ti0. We ido irot insul :mi. hronestl man by asktin g that. br saclritiro his c-th -- ions for theo putrpose of "ettin:' 'in e ;trong side-; hit in Oir Deliurtie'i *ri-ury t is nsot dlt-IImandedi that y-ou -'divoe *- :;ny tspeci:d liuc- of policy. but ony Ipo he fairly nomnrated eartrli-.t. If our fan-wers are wr.'InZI inir vi-.ws. ,vhv reason with tim :- s-how hw th em their elror. Th r :m >p~enl to rargumrient and conrvition-'. 1 t lon't vou know that (iiu can nieer eb :. >r evn reac~h th.- ears of a p.-'h- -. o10. IS ou ate arrayetd in thosti. fation. ng them ? Meet the Re-formiers as- fr ind- and tr: ow-citizni", a pressyu v1iews W -t t a 'I heatin~g Thi-s is ihe w.:y to. ,rL-.g Irw the- whites. tog.ther i ..r must it peae 11nd un ItvI frin theirt ia1 ull it .11n never~ be ssenr- Ity 'hn - u idieue. The 16 f-rmrsir v ii!as :17 coi-ti l >r Con-titurt (::aI -*onvem-0n.l th-'. hull conrtrol itt. ThI ari rs - ibe for e-very law.' enacte . tn 100 Ii I t wonhl I- very lni t iea 1: ht has fou..tht th-osei laws i-w,- to ovir .urn theml. Bt there is noitf the li.t--t d0 -g r o that onv~entien iltriin upIon-'i th r.ts :> any man or any busluwss. You have lived under th! Reforulm i (stration foir fire yea~rs, Ilndt South1 Catrln has fprosp~ere-d above all her sister Southein States. Desides, onr pecpe rel. ritt.:ir tuore lbout gov-rnmenC~t, arIol r uth letter qualitiedi to rule nrow than.. in. l.un. [ is right that the minirty -.hou-h have representation in our coniventOin andr they issuredly will have representation tre. But their represetattives imu~st be ptrti business menCt, and trot politicians, whlo wvill go to Colutmbia to further their rsel:ishr ends. And neither shoul th1ey Ie e-letedi for we can never diestroy- factionil lines byv recognizing the very political division that we seek to obhrterate. As to the colored voter, his every righlt will be protected. The farmer works the necgro, adl he de sires to see hris laborers prrosperours andi bppy. Dait expecrience has taught our Southern people that it does riot aidduce to tre black mran's happiness or prosperity to bring him forward in politics. The reversion of -Judge Goir -s decision was the b.t tihing thart ever happ~jened-or :. :-ould happen-for the coltored voter. It protects him in his peacefutltprits and --L prevents designing white politicians hrm drawing the negro froia his rtir.'ment IndI asing him to further their own soel.ish nmbitio. And trot oinly thi, but the lives of hrundireds andll hundrehids of oo negroes will be saverd, fttr wihen thle b' ek mani nixes hims~elf til ini a white man's1 fight ie Is simprly breeding troub'l. and very serious ttoubtle lat that. No partyf cani isucceed thait pers.st in be ing led by ra feW unrlleaonling rn-i eit tered neCwspaperis inrto fightinm an over( helngantd victorious tmajty, lrady . rintrened in power, and 'vinch is I baked by the cointidenc o1C(f tlhe peoile. The only wiay to brteak up t::e herou movem'et is for thre Conser-vat lyes to unite1 with the fa iirer andr urkllt a :n.oveXn t t :>f every SoutiA Crtlinau A r.r mn. h people can ge-t togethrer, at-Ilvb e~u and riedly counseCl weedr omit whar~t iih.e tionablo tn either fatitont r:td preserve th odlnd cnmmendarblo. ACHAPTER OF CRIMES Lawlessness Reigned Supreme in a New Orleans Suberb. BURGLERY, ARSON AND LYNCHING. A Crowd of Rowdies Inaugurate Lawness ness Which Ends in Nearly all the Crimes on the t tatute Books. Vengence Meted. NEw Onr:LANs, La., June 25.-Law lessness reigned supreme in Gretna, a suburb of this city last night. As a re sult or.e man has suffered death at the hands of a mob or lynchers, another one is dying. a house burned and the furniture demolished. There was -re venge in the hearts of the law-abiding citizens who no longer have faith in the powers of the guardians of the peace, and have taken the law into their own hands. At d o'clock pesterday evening, a angr of rowdiesappeared on the streets and declared their intention of lynch ing a negre,,s named Francis Woodsen. Night came on. however, and they dis persed and were not seen for some hours. About 1o o'clock at night, the crowd, who are said to be composed of six well known young mien in the community, went to Woodsen's house, but she, having heard of their threats against her life. had left and came over to New Orleans where she remained until yes terdav morning. The hoodlums knock ed at the door, but as this was not opened to them they broke' open the side gate andi went into the rear yard, subsequently gaining entrance into the house by breaking in the kitchen door. Once in the house, they immediately set to work to demolish furniture. A piano was smashed to pieces: chairs were broken into splinters, the mat tress of the bed torn into shreds, the carpet on the floor torn and destroyed, and the kitchen stove was wrecked. After finishing their devilish work the crowd set fire to the building. They then ran away, but were seen and recognized. An alarm of fire was turned in and the flames were quickly subdued. As soon as the outrage be came known, white citizens organized themselves and determined to lynch the gang. The latter eluded arrest and at midnight committed a second outrage, when they ran across an old negro and beat him to the point of death. Otlicer Goodlet finally caught John Frey. a young white man, and one of the gang. The news quickly spread among the citizens who had gathered in force. They intercepted the otfcer and taking the prisoner from him, lynched Frey to the nearest telegraph pole. Early yesterday morning three others of the gang were arrested and it is feared they nay suffer the same fate as Frey. Frey was a son of Dr. John Frey, who. with several other members of his family, lost their lives in the great storm at Chenier Camanade two years ago. POISONED BY A SPIDER BITE, Congressm-n Owens. May Lose an Arm by the Insects Poison. CINcINNATI, June 24.-W. C. Owens, representative, from the Ashland dis trict of Kentucky, who defeated W. C. P. Breckinridge is poisoned by a spi der's bite and his condition is alarming. He was bitten a week ago. His arm is terribly swollen. Hie has been attend ing the races here, but left hurriedly for his home last night on a special train. A physician in the city told him that his arm would have to be amputa ted to save his life, lie goes to .have his home surgeon do the work- He was suffering severely when he left here at 10 p. mn. !torm In Kentucky. OwENRtBono, Ky., June 25.-A ter rific storm passed over this section of the country yesterday about two 'clock. No serious damage was done in this city other than the destruction of many shade trees. Six miles east of here a tornado raged, destroying trees, crops and ferries in its path of nearly a mile wide. Telegraph poles were snapped off and all communication east of here is cut off. In some in stances trees two feet in diameter were blown across the railroad tracks. No news of any deaths or injuries to peo ple have been received. The wheat rop is ruined where it was not cut. The Norfolk Libel suit. No1RoLK, Va., .Tune 25.-The suit of flon. .John E. Massey, superintendent of education, of Virginia, against the Pilot Publishing company, its directors, Sa W. Small and R. E. Byrd, a lawyer ,f Winchester. Va., for libel, was called in the city court yesterday morning, udge Prentiss on the bench. Mr. assey asks $50,000 for slanderous ptib ication. The jury has been selected and the trial will now proceed. [e Loved in Milchigan, suicided in Virginia. NoRFOLK1, Va., June 24.-Charles M. Finch. wvho came to Norfolk from Sag inaw, Mlich.. committed suicide by tak ing morphine yesterday about 10 o'eioek. Hie is a young man 25 years old, and has been in Norfolk only a few days. His parents reside in New York state and are wealthy. It is said that a love affair in Mlichigan was the cause. D_ Iived From a Springboard. BinTow, Fla., June 25. -James Long yesterday leaped from a springboard into a pond to swim with companions. His head stuck in the mud and he was drowned before assistance could reach Ihcart Diseaso tho Can. Cor.UMIts. Gan., ,June 25.-MIrs. J. D. Diings died suddenly at her home yes tcrday sitting in a chair. ileart disease was the cause. Yesterday was her sixty-sixth birthday. PatrIotic Indians. Onuah, June 25.-Four thousand In dians are preparing for a grand Fourth of July celebration 6n the Crow re servationi. T1IIE T. P. C. A. Cpt. W. C. Davis conducted the me ting a. ndaylm afternoon. He took for his nj et IHypois~iy," handling it in a very nterLating and earnest manner. Revs. Emes aleJwell, Walter Wilkins, and J. Jh. Uekith each spoke in a happy man wr on the si. e subject. 1iss.' Nonie iCarvini presided at the or ;an. The hmutiful son.;s were soul-stirring Capt. i d. lead:iinL a 31r. Ga.llowa~y vil coduc the se'rvi'es next Sunday at ::: p. m . iject, "'The Lord's Prayer. Ih ph is cordially invite'd to attend. L -chbamrt, TVex., Oct. 15, 1889. Dear ir : Shipi s5 :,s soon as possible 2 ;(s rove' Tastc.i'5 (hill 'Tonic. Mly -u mr iwn Grole's Tamsteless Chill onie an wl no m t have any other. In our ~ .xeiceo ove'r twenty years in the drug uAin we- niever soldl anyv medicine which *ve such ive*rsl saisfactioni. Yours re-I pectflly, . S. Bmnown: & Co No enre, no pay. Sold by Loryean, the You run no risk. All drugists guaran c..: rv' Tasteess Chill Tonic to do all ha th um~nufacturers claim for it Warrntd no enre, no pay. There arc 'lanv itmitation-s. To get the genuine ask or dtrove's. For sale by Loryca, the Drug Mr. H. T. Avery Lovejoy, Georgia. Spring Medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla Is Just Right "I am happy to state that I am convinced Hood's Sarsaparilla is the bestmedicine that I have ever taken. Last spring I was completely worn out. I Had No Strength to do anything. The least work I did fatigued me very much. I also came very near losing the sight of one of my eyes. I began taking Hood's Sarsapa rilla, and health, strength, appetite and clear eyesight were restored to me. I Hood's Sarsa parilla have taken other ores medicines, but found no relief un- 0%A6 til I gave Hood's Sarsaparilla a fair trial. I am convinced it is superior to all others. The good it did me is inexpress ible." H. T. AvERY, Lovejoy, Georgia. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, and do aot purge, pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists, THE PATH OF THE CYCLONE. Ieavy Winds and RaLns, ( aue Dangxsz in, Several We,.tern . tatea. K.:swoon. Ia., June 20. -A terrific torm struck Kenwood yesterday. The house of John Rose was demolished, nd Mrs. Rose has died from injuries received. Their baby wa:; carried some listance from the house, but was found vrapped in a quilt unharmed. Many residences and outbuildings in this lo :lity are badly damaged. Miters Drowned in Ok-lahoma. ELRENo, 0. T., June 20. - Recent heavy rains in western Oklahoma have used the rivers to overflow badly. The North Canadian is over-lowing the bottoms and rising rapidly. The In lians, who prophesied a food, are leav ng the low lands. The South Cana 1.ian is a raging torrent, and is putting the gold hunters to much trouble. wo miners with outfits and a soldier bearing dispatches, have been drowned since the rise. Damage In Missouri. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. June 20.-A cyclone resterday struck seven miles east of umboldt. It demolished several houses, killed many head of live stock and did great damage to crops. William Stelts and two members of his family were badly injured. Heavy Rain at Kansas City. KAs;sAs CITr, Mo., June 20.-A terri lc rain storm commenced here yester ay afternoon and continued into the ight Nearly four inches of water fell within eight hours;, the heaviest all i a this vlcinity for fifteen yearR. Streets in low lying districts were fooded. _____ BOTH MAY COME SOUTH. [emocratic and Republican National Con ventiona May be Held in t he south. IVAsHINGTON, June 22.-Possibly one r both of the great national conven tions will be held in the south the next ime. Democrats and republicans are taking lively interest in the suggestion that the south will be especially desirable ext year as the place for holding con rentions. The south having by the re ults of the elections last year placed itself in the list of politically doubtful ections of the country many republi ans are considering the effect of hav ing the next convention held there. Senator-elect Carter, chairman of the ational republican executive commit tee, when in this city a few days ago, said he thought the question of having the rallying of his party in the south as one that is worthy of serious con sideration. Southern democrats and republicans claim that Atlanta, New Orleans, Nash ville or Lexington would be able to care for the physical comforts of the elegates and that no argument against aving the convention in their midst ould be made on that score. HOR RiBLE CA T ASTROPH E. L the Result of a iinated Pipe on- Whale back steame~r Christupher (olumbus. CHICAGO. June 2.--Two men dead. me probably fatally injured, three se riously scalded and seven people slight y burned is the result of the burstink f a steam pipe inr the whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus. on the rip from Milwaukee to this city yes terday. The dead and seriously wound d were all members of the crew. hee passengers were slightly scalded. ho dead: Frank Wilson, married. xoal passer, South Chicago, died from inhaling steam. John Stitz, lately of Dhicago, fireman, died from burns, fa tally injured. John Hlopp, fireman, burned abovut the head, inhaled steam, badly scalded. James Emerson, fire an, Frank Rosier, Robert McConky, george Keough, t Buffalo, N. Y., slight: y scalded. HI. N. Barrow. Jessie L. Stone, Arnold Keine, Dubuque, Ia.1 James Lorrimer, water tender, and an ther water tender. BIG FIRE IN MURFREESBORO. 'he Postofnico. Masonic Lodge and a Store Burned. MRFREsnouo, Tenn., June 24--Yes terday morning a fire occurred here destroying postoffice, masonic lodge, nd January & Butler's millinery store. The building belonged to Harry Wright, of Ocala, Fla.,- and was insur ed for Se,500. The insurance on the >ostofice fixtures was $250; on January Butler's stock, $600. No insurance was carriec. by the Masons. Their losai s about $:L000. FINE BANK STATEMENT. Large Samni of Money Are Being Loaned in New York. NEw YORK, June 'Z.-The weekly bank statement shows the following changes : Reerve. decrease..............1 .8.414.650 Sas, increase............. ........ 4.950.00 pecie. decrease..... ............. 34.000 .al tenders. increase.............. 390.000 Deposits. increase................. 5,643,000 Circulation, decrease................ 52,000 Georgia Fruit Growe-rs to Orgaanize. ATLATA, June '2.-The fruit grow ers of the state will hold a meeting at the capitol next Tuesday for the pur >ose of organizing a state association f fruit growers. 'rho meeting will be alled to order at 10 o'clock in the uorning. J. Cunningham has been working cn the matter- and expects to have a large attendance of fruit grow ers frm all narts of the state. IN SOIJ1iII (.ir.' 1L .^S Current Ne;s Du ie Through"i the Gt: IS TilE DISPENSARY 30T A S 5? The Report of Comzmil -r ..Uoo .: States. Its Advo:"ates to the con:trarr. Other IIappenin:-. of Inarest Through th- 1:l'imt:o. Cot.uimIIA. S. C...hu:e - !.-The report of State Liqutir Conani-si er. ix on. shows that state li:ral though enjoying a s d: . has in the nearly two years t.. i *1.>r ation not only failed :o pay a pr')t. but lacks nineteen thou-and d reimbursing the state 'h i ift ti us and dollars it advam-e.! in i: 1.> ;tart the business. Comtini. si''on says in his report that the lar I pfts reported by his pdI l Mr. Traxier, as h n ient: e.",. were incorrectlyetint- : ntn in u n ea rn ed p ro it - o n and m akngrn and making no allowniwe fo r et ive losses. ie dibes th of taking stock emnl:i th ir. months of the sem s r a and unbusiness like. In he expresses the hope that by n 1Ie ruary the dispensary ! o o debt. If however. the Unitd .-te courts continue to t)r itect inter -state shipments of liquor to privt crntu:e - ers. it is expected that the receipts o1 the dispensary will by grea-tly reduced. while its expenses must be maintained. NEW MILLS FOR CAROLINA. The Buildin;, Up of the Cotton Industry Goes On. C'o;.im., S. C.. June 22.--The build ing of cotton mills still continues. Yes terday at Greenville. S. C., br.tu nd tas broken for the IF. W. lice cottnil which are to have a capit::1 st- ei Cf $x0,000 and will run :2.iiU spindes. TLis is the second of the Eve new ills which are to be built in reenvills, tits year. The advertisement ftr b'is for the building of the tiird i: w: iii be published within the next fe: a: - The Camden cotton mils illi with the secretary of state y etera: no tice that .:25.000 worth off i h ad been issued for the imul.. .. the mill at Camden. S. C. 'Tj:. ..-- Is, with the x -G a:: -' l :i o . S. C., vic i n. t:- c m . plt in, show that tie .pirit a - iot lack inig in Soth .. lispen.ary ( oizi.il ia. : ::1 t-c1 . United Staes co:t. ra J e Siuunton sentenced *It' sary constable i f . : e rt. They are chaged i.. ... or sent. into the stat fu 'e Se agamnst the inj::net! a , the court. Inc ost .CIeed to tvo months 1t .:- n. d ill be confined there. '.e: .:ti the seized liquor is returned to e .a o es. Inspecteri the -Naval N.-erve;. C{IA.srTOs. S. C.. .Jute .2--Assis tant Secretary of the Navy lc .loo, accompanied by Naval Lieautena: t Neo lock, inspected the coimpany of naval reserves at this port yeste rday. The other detachments from: (eor etown, Beaufort and Mount Picasanit w:-re not present at the inspetion which was pro nounced very creditable. HIAWAII'S SPECIAL SESSION. Prsident Dole Delivers Ihis Address and Congratuiate's Ills Island Counltry. HiosocCi., June l', via San Francis co June 24.-(Correspondel(nce of the United Press per steamer- Coptic.) T.'he special session of the tirst legislature of the republic convened as called at noon of the )2th, ia tue formner throne room. A large assemblage was pres ent. The only uniforms seen were those of United States naval ofiicers. There was a total absence of parade. President Dole deliver-ed an address of fifteen minutes. lle state '1 hat the republic of llawaii had been~- recognized by all the principal nations. wi whom relations were fiindly. Inna -af fairs had been of an or-derly and p.ros perous condition except? th .ianuary insurectionl which had been2L suppreCss ed without serious di% iculty Ilere plied to the United stae wit gr.eat endearment. GLADSTONE'S FUTURE. It Is Aiaserted That ihe Witl Fighit Again for Ilome lol. Losuox, June 24.-The frish Catholic says that the r-umor- to the cirect that Mr. Gladstone will retura to thie house of commons is cor-rect. and ;vill add that lie will lead the liberals at the next general election. 11is object is stated to be tho c-ar:gof a hie:necrule measure and thus linally settlin~g the national quarrel. Chicago Day at the Atlanta lair. ATANTA, G;a.. .h mne 24.--Advices from Chicago rece-ived la .\tanta arec to the effect that iin II - na i at .e Cotton States and . ;-' - cxp" will be repire- . -i tion of Chic:g haW First Rcgaaent . Guads. The :- - arrangemfents- to) -> Ii ea pin ' lanta and seeti.-s t -1 leisure LNohi. -la Te - graph yet n . a disptch f:-a the A mrcie::nu st telegraph to C- r gdingr th-m the etiielatS reI messamge. win Paul. whoii' e- -caano a eompany ort .er'an - 9, uig the Mexican wa. - .:.e v a :as paper correpn uto .:-at nmtii nal catal anlsCyys tra aft r - -htil ne.r teTt yea of h-isa. STATE OF 800Th CA~eLN'A, COUNTY 0- C utRENDU0 3y Louis- APR - d l1 adil sin-iular thI .ha tey be n thurt tf PrbaeItC S. C.. on t trettl:. 1'.s why ii:-Suit.C. graitedl. fatti. Ann I1 I liii " K2I1HT That Plate (_ MEANS Columbia THE BEST BICYCLE. On the steering-head of every Columbia bicy cle of this year's make that name-plate appears. It is unique, handsome, and indicates much $_ satisfaction and highest enjoyment to the rider. No other bicycle has ever equalled a Columbia. (~) No other bicycle ever shall equal a Columbia. The greatest bicycle factory in the world says so. New Price $100 HARTFORD Bicycles, next best, $80 $60. $50 for Boys' and irls' sizes. An At Ir3Ct!iOM Catalogue of these famous BOA=C wheels free at New Yotk any Columbia Chicago Agency, or will Bas Fratsoo be mailed foz - 4od00 two z-ceit stamps. IEPHERD SUPPLY CO., SUCCESSORS TO WM. SHEPHERD & CO., MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. --HOLESALE DEALIS I ' Loves, Stove Ware, Agate and Enamelled Wares, Tin Ware, Tin Plate, Sheet Iron, Tinnes' Supplies, Bath Tubs, Ice Cream Freezers, Refrigerators, Water Coolers, House Furnishing Goods. TOBACCO BARN FLUES at LOWEST PRICES. for~ a mer n. Se oitta -dfactre dhatehveb galind advrieet ad elgto thenuagett a stae WhSewing a botony~wnMachinhatisnoe iseaest t mnged and i iostruoudur'owrkn prnrtso feesof beaut - o burm rlaberanen-hs smn -- - c esta hmprv gane as h TAS E L E - IteasputoaticbhetnsqonDuled lk othe mlheagmt RANTED.LPgCE 5Ruet reehere re dy yl.thewure d un art ineatategrvncecorniveasas mat . !y . D Eryeohe ruot ih s i s fited up wi~)nth ba (jIANNING, S.gwhC. p.em m.m WRITEEOR cDAVISS TTlEY A' LAW,!HISIIG&HIEO euro, astomersi. M. . .mo . g~. T ~ SaM ~OHAICUTTIG INAL STLES U~TASCOD FOADUL~ IV SH AVIWN, ANDG .4 '.~r~t~mn:-WO Dodne withr.neatnbttleand 'rec "rvs alreadithpstceh. .n.al.e.r.e. years.Aicordialruinvitation MANN . C.iani HVNGSLO U . I.LrrN, teDugs, wihi itdu iha r::___;___iCoenetoeteorooortIf w, .'.A NNI NG, S. ..LLSYLS State wiSth atnessna, LEVI NOTCEUT OF CRETRON. ..........IN--ACORDNC WITH THE PROVIS onof an ac fthe General Assembly. ~.'YS \XI~uNratitied on the 9th day of February, 1882, I I will be in the court house in Manning, in *~adC~ne/oral aw, the office of the clerk of the court, the first MIonday ef each msonth, for the purpose of ..xixu s. callowing persons coming of age since the _____ _______ last general election to register, and to at ____- tend to any other husiness pertaining to my '7 'T ~.fCLNofficial duties. G. T. WORSHAM, Supervisor Registration Clarendon Co. '. N , NE1:U ..: .VEYORl, P. CO. Address: Seloe, S. C. - w-e< tkirty seven years, Siclote people MEDICAL CARD. ty...... :(eton, guaran IN' .aTl:EE, s. a. ~HE UNDERsIGNED HAS ASSOCI Iated himself with Dr. W. E. Baows he .nn~n Ties.for the practice of medicine, and he will -:: im\tuiigiis be pleased to render prompt service when