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ga&jleii yEraikleJ VL'BLIZUZD EVERY FRIDAY nr W- 1. VlLLEPiOUE, CAMDKN, S. 0, Sept. ls% 1833. Hie Pterin. A terrific hurricane has passed over oar South Atlantic States, ?caving in its path the destruction of bright hopes, Ike loss of millions of dollars pf property, and saddest of all^ giving to the angel of deaths dozens of victims, who a few Jays ago were blessed with health una strength and a prospect of iong 3ife. Out waving fields ?-f corn, rich in lite promise of a great har vest, hare been leveled with the ?earth and drowned in many places by the angry floods. Destruction !*aa come into our midst and robl>ed the sons of toil of the fr uits of their labor. In one short night ?the peaceful aad serene face of our country wa$ scarred and furrowed: My the great West Indian Monster .Tiat ti-e storm has passed awray; ?the gentle zephyrs of our mild clime again pass over the track of the storip cloud. The sun again r*hines as brightly as ever, and as ?we can not help the past we must :meet the future. Nuw is no time ? y i ?to despair and supinely foid our rjirms, but like brave, true men, ro ? double our elforts and by industry and pluck and energy bring abjut prosperity in our midst. It i.j. said of Napoleon that upon one occasion his troops had been feaif a My cut op, and terribly pun ished by the enemy, losing^courage he turned to his drummer and or ?derfcd him to beat a retreat. *'Sir," r<&id the drummer, "I know not itow to tKss>t a retreat, but I can ?beat the charge that was beat at rLodi and on a hundred successful rfields, whisch will cause the very ^dead to aise up and fight for Fr ance." He beat thfe soul stirring ?charge and the fiel# was won. vShall we, the sons of South Caro Jina,~k?tfw^ how to despair? Shall 2>ot we Ik? equal to the street gam iin of Paris who beat the drum for Napoleon.? We^have in times gone by, borne all that men could bear, and though" we have received a ter rific blow, we still should shout forward^ and intend to suceed if life he spared us. Books for the Public Schools. J Unndcr the Jaw th? Suaie B&ird <>f -Examinees are require d to adopt every five years a number of series of text hooks, from whfehlist Uie county Boards adopt a single stand ard to be usee! ip the public schools pf their respective countiee. ''?The firat adoption was made in 13S8, ?consequently this is the year for another. The State Board now have the question under advisement. After several days they adjourn ed until September 5th when a final :determrnatirtn will^e reached. The only adopttan made so fur 4s that of Chapmau's History cf ?Carolina. This book was written by a South Carolinian, J. A. Chap rnon, and published by the New berry Publishing Company, and n is a commendalite act to patronize ? i *? :home talent and home enterprise \ But when it comes to the oth^r branches, it is to be hoped that -.there will be very few changes. There a?e one or two which pro gress and advanced ideas dejnand should be mac??, but each change involves a cost cf thousands of dol ' ' -i :i ars to the school patrons of the State, and our people are now in no ^condition to make any sach outlay. A scheme has been suggested by Pres. Craighead, of C.emson Col lege, for the establishment of de positories in each county under the charge of the school commissioner ior disbursing books. The plan is some what like the "dispensary." but we do not believe that it could ??be as successfully operated, as the same safeguards could [not be thrown around it as control the liquor traffic, and w-j would regret t > see it adopted. Besides the .State air&ady has its hands full of merchantile business in the dispen What has become of the money ? This seems to be a pertinent ques tion. The report of the "comptrol ler of the currency shows a de crease in the deposits by incii vi ctuals ir? national banks from- May '4 to July 12 of this year of 8192, p00,00.-- Ab<1 also a decrease in Joans ami discounts oi 5157.000,000 in specie of $21,000,000 and in un. divided profits of *1^000,000. That money has not been detroy ed. It has simply been withdrawn from circulation. ; *:f: * ? ? * r> Fro?. J. S. Newman, of Clemson College, has written a letter pro posing to raise a fund of 810,000 to *rect. a monument to John C- Cal houn* to be situated at or near the polkjje. r It is a timely and capi tal suggestion, f'?r in honoring the iuemorv of Calhoun, Sf>uui Caro iiaawoukl but perpetuate her own in having been the birth |>ia<*e jgfl home of so great a States s"V ' ^ swahijtgton letteb. (From our regular correspondent ] '* Washington. Ad^ 29, J803. No;surpn$e was felt by anybody whenj the .fio'ise passed the bill for the (unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver law. So nearly all of tbe members had announced in advance how they would vote that the re sult was a foregone conclusion days ago. The man who accepts this action of the House as ac indica tion that a majority of its members oppose silver as money makes a n*istake. It indicates nothing of the kind. On the1 contrary, an overwhelming majority of the House favors hi racialism, as will be shown by further legislation. Those who voted for repeal did so because they agreed with Presi dent Cleveland in believing that tjie purchase of si'rer bullion by the government was the main caose of the country's financial troubles and Lb at it ought to be stopped, if for no other reason, because the business setuiment of the country is so strongly opposed to it. Altihoughr the Wilson repeal bill will now go to the Senate it is not probable that it will be acted uj> on, because the Vorhees repeal bill with the clause declaring bi metal ism to be the policy of the Untied" State?, is already before the Sen ate,, and is more preferable to the democratic leaders in the Senate. Althoughsthe opponents of unconS ditional repeal still maintain a bold front in the Senate, since the great silver \ speeches of Senators Vorhees and Hill, last week, both of whom took strong, ground in favor of repeal, \ the sentiment in favor of repeal, has been sieadily growing, and it is now the generul opinion that a majority of the Sen ate will vote for repeal when the bill can be voted upon, but when that will be no man can safety predict, ceritainly not until ? after there shall have been one of the most, memorable struggles in the annals of the Senate, as the Sena tors from the silver producing? Slates will make use of every known parliamentary weapon to pre vent a vote. The new rules for the House are a decided iuiproevment upon those of the last session, although the changes have been fe\v, Although t ~ few in number the changes are im portant and were all made with one object in view ? tbe lessening of tbe power of fillibnslerers to do mischief. One of the. most far reaching oi| the changes is that which makes ? one hundred a quorum when the House is silling | t?8 a conjuniitee authority to ^limit debute, an authority which under the rules of th&iast Congress? had Vi be obtained from the House, which could not act without the presence of a- constitutional! qtho-nm.. The Scncjte has been, in aocprd *nce wiil^ .it's usual practice of taking tilings easy, adjourning fi<bn Friday to Monday each" wo k, lu|t Senators Vorhees and. Mr Pferfcor, of the Finauce committee h^vv given notice of ;the in ten Lion ofWiat iforaraittee to oppose the loss t^&fcinolher worUi'iig day unlil the twrk bi'lli reported fr^ro the committed shall have been disposed of, .Tbe fwo bills are those for the increase c? national bank currency, and the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman bill. The first now has the right cf v. fty, but Senator Vorhees has said that he would move to side-track c it and take up the repeal bill if any dis position is shown to use it to post pone action on the repeal bill. Secretary Herbert can see no good reason why an agent of the Carnegie Steel Company, even though that agent he a naval officer i:on leave" shall be furnished tree of charge with a desk in the ordnance bureau of the Navy De partment, where be has access to all the plans of the department, so he has notified Lieutenant, Charles A. Stonp, the Carnegie agent that he can no longer use the Navy department building for his private oriice. President Cleveland returns to Washington this week to remain until the clrse of the extra session and when that will be depends on the Senate. . . It bos not yet been definitely de cided whether the House shall go right ahead with general legislation or wail for the Senate to act upon the silver question, but it will be this week. The House Ways and Means committee will, at its meeting this week, map out a tariff program and decide whether the tariff shall j be revised upon the information now at hand or hearings be granted lo those interested in proposed changes. The committee on Banking aiid 1 Currency will this week decide J whether a bill for the repeal of the j tax on state bank currency shall j be favorably reported to the House. . It is stated that a majority of the j committee is opposed to re-peal at this time*. -largely because of the disturbed financial condr;ion of the country. The ^>1<1 Stocking. If tha 01:1 Storing d >es not suspend ppyraent v.e are all right. It is clear that our treasures of cold and silver and tondg and things are in the stocking, and our hope is centered there. This ar rangement of blue yarn, or otherwise, is now our sheet-anchor, as it were. We look upon its well distended ''fjot" and "lee," garnering the richness of the earth , with a consciousness that it will pay ICO cents on the dollar. It is with feeling akin to pleasure that we observe the swelling "calf" of the Old Stocking; stuffed, as it ajgpean to be, like the fat ted calf of old." The hoarding of money in this old time safety deposit vault, tied with a string, Has a tendency to hamper the circulat ing medium of the country, and for thai reason! we must withhold our ur.qoaliBed approval of it as a leaking institution. Good luck attend the Old Stocking sad hold it firm against "runs" and panic*. Mav it neither rarel at the to# her " "taut '' at tfce heel ! ? Corn. Ady. ? CtlST OP THE JQSmiS. L Barnwell Sfrntinelf There ai e tliirfy five counties in South Carolina , which', according to the provisions of the Di^pei* sary law, are entitled to two spies or col stables each, at $t tier day. This roak|^ an annual outlay #ii ihe part of the Stifcf* of $51,100. ; Has is how the money goes. In some of the counties the pales of li quor have just about paid expenses. The legislature appropriated $-50,000 to purchase liquors, and it is estimated that $250,000 worth of stuff; with bottles, jug-s, corks, etc,, havfe been bought. Itie probable that our lawmakers will be asked by ihe governor to make an additional appropriation to foot/bills, and if it is done all calculating people wj'l !#egf j to wonder where we will soon be at. ^ i Florence Times: Fiorene2 n?ast have a <?otton Caetoiy. This enterpiist^ hits been contemplated long enougii. tThe men to bpild it are the men whosSTuve lihood depends on the sale of cotton. Half a century ago JohnNC. Calhoun, who seemed to be familiar with every subject of practical importance in lite, aOvjsed every planter who raised a hun dred bales of cotton to build a varn mill. ? ? ~ m % ? l? Lxperience since tliat day has taught cis the wisdom of his advice- Cotton Jn factory towns almost invariably sells from a fraction to, a cent higher than in towns where there is no factory. Cotton Plant: Reports are coming iin from all over tlte State of the great ac tivity in AJlianca work that is permeat ing the whole body of farmers. Picnics are being held in almost everv neighbor hood under the auspices of su^>- Alliances at which the all absorbing questions of the day are discussedr They are largely attended and tlie speakers are doing great work in educating the people. Charleston Sun : There rs. an "interest ing story behind the name ot^black Maria," says the Savannah ^ress In colonial day3 Maria Lee , a gigantit^fc* gress, kept a sailors' boarding house iio Boston ? At one time she took without assistance three drunken_sailors to the lockup. The authorities came to relv on her aid in arresting sailors, and 4 bine k Maria' became a synonym for a convey ance to the lockup." Anderson Intelligencer : *rov Tillman let his tongue and bad temper get ahead ; of his judgement again iti his utterance about arming the State'3 constables ,= and ordering them to shoot down citizens and imprudent boys who attempt to make adittle sport of such oflictrfsr- There is a proper way to tnfore? all law, and if Governor Tillman will got competent men. who will do their duty in a pru lemt way, he will have no troable in enlorc: in? the law , and will be backed by ail law-abiding citizens of the Siatc. -j Newt;erry Observer : Why don't citi zens who believe in the Populists' dor trines more than In Democracy come out boldly am*. call themselves Populists? That would be the tnor^manly course ; and, if the doctrines of that party are ever to prevail, that is also the best poli cy. Who wouldn't prefer to be a charter member of a good organization rather than to wait and jet others ^et the credit;? We like to see men -stand by their own convictions. Atlanta Journal: The decision of the senate in what is known as the Lee Man tle case, settle?, lor the present at lea^ a ver\ impoitant matter of constitutional right. The senate, by its v?te, declared that Lee Mantle, who was appointed a sena tor by the governor of Montana afte? th^ legislature failed to elect, is not entitled to a seat in the senate. The decision ? I " ' ~ disposes also of the Washington case, which is exactly parallel, and the legis latures of Montana and Wash ingtorv and Wyoming will have to fill the vac&hcies in their senatorial <tel eg.it ions. The senate did not divide on either party lines or upon the lines of the finan c:al question in settling this case. The long debate, which began in the Spring session of the senate and continued down to the hour of voting, turned solely on the constitutional right of a governor to fill a vacancy left unfilled by the legis lature of the Statc\ Free coinage men, anti-?ilvor man, Populists, Republicans and Democrats united in depriving a governor ot that right. Barnwell People: Chancellor B<?vg is always interesting, whether in private conversation or public speech . lie was especially pleasing and interesting in his Stone Mountain speech. He gave an encouraging account of can ning factories in South Carolina. lie told of the success of one at Winnsboro , managed exclusively by ladies. He mentioned another in a town not very far from WiujAboro operated by men. The presidenl^Jlgaged to take all-the okra a certain firmer could raise on thir ty acres at oo cents per bushel The fanner bejfan to deliver the okra, by the two horse wc-gjn load. He delivered and was paid until he had received ?3,000 to $3 ,500 in cash. One day the presi dent said to the farmer: "What will i vou take for the remainder of your crop? "Thirty-five hundred dollars," was the prompt reply, "What will you take to cease deliver ing okra to us and permit the contract to be cancelled ?" "Two thousand dollars." "Here's you money," said the presi dent, at the same time breathing a sigh of relief. Alter JtJreakfaat j To purify, vitalize and. enrich the blood, and give nerve, bodily and d-gertiye strength, tak* Hood's Sarsaparilla. Con tinue the mediciae after every meal for a month or two and you will fe?l like a new man. The merit of Hood's Sarsa parilla is proven hv its tho.fcandg of wen derfal cures- Why don't y\i try it? Hood's PMJs care constipation, They are the best after-dinner and family cathartic. ^ 19 rovn mack A<m~ Too, mmxtse jaat ttm, m *p?? Tabulw cure bcai^ekfL. %i Mr. Jfuvid jr. Jordan . of Bdmeston, N. Y. Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless A Gvmfrete Curs by HOOD'S SABSAPABTLLA. This is from Mr. DJ?M. Jordan, a re tired farmer, and one of the most re* spected citizens of Otsego Co., N. Y. "Fourteen years ago I bad an attack of the travel, sad bare since been troubled with my Liver and Kidneys gradually growing worse. Three years ago I got down so Iswthat I caald scarcely walk* I looked mora like a corpse than a living being. I had no appetttejhnd for five weeks I m? umtklmg bat grael. I was badly emaciated and hadno more color than a Marble atatne. Hood's BarsaiarilU was recommended and I thought I would try it Before I had finished the first bottle I noticed that I felt better, suf fered less, the iafsnaatUs of (he blad der had subsided, the color began to return to my iaoe, and I hegaa <? feel baacry. After I had taken three bottles I could eat anything without hurting me. Why; I got so hungry that I had to eat 6 times a day. 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If not j send on your name at once. If y>u wish | A SAMPLE COPY 4 Write [oyii and send the names and ad drea*-y6f six of jour neighbors to whom you T?tuld like to have sample copies 01 the mp-jr sent free. It ccxts only ONE DOLLAR a year, and agents are wanted in every locality. Write for agents' terms. Address THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. I | fJtF Thk Chronicle and the weekly Atlanta Constitution will be ecm to any addieas one year for ftl TC NEGLIGEE SHIRTS: * i - Fancy Colors, reduced to' 30c. , Bright Jtancy Checks, reduced from 60c. to -10c. .Black, Fine, " " 00 u 50. , ' ; /v Black Stripe ... " ? " 60 " 40. A j Fancy Patterns, Lace Tijront, etc,, reduced 25, 35, 40 and 50c. A lew Uulaundried Shirts from 50 to 25c. 1 lot check Tennis Shoes, high cut, reduced to 50c. \ Mens' Gauze SJiirts, good qualiiy, " " 15o? Mens' Overalls, good quality, " u 50c. 1 lot Ladies' Button Boots -u j*" " 50c. 1 lot " Pebble Lace1 " 73c. 1 lot Children's Slippers, good & solid, " " 75c. from 1.10. A large lut of Straw Hats worth 50, 60 and 75 red c'd to 25c We have two months more to wear Straw Hati. Men's Brown Driil Drawers reduced to 20c. ? ? . v | LOT.SHOES ON COUNTER, AtCt. iKxjsrgs i sizes, so to so'dpjrs1^ I AX Tars uasriEoiiM price op 50? A PAIR. iou will miss it mt to see these. ' ..Ik) SLIPPERS! ; SLIPPEES!! / / V--r <$ The largest assortment of LADIES' OXFORD TIES and BUTTON BOOTS] M N-$ ever displayed in this city. , - RlHiDT AT IB THAN NEwj VORK df ! ' ? ! ^ ? * i And will be sold at greatly * v , .'4 li N REDUCED PRICES* If you want a bargain call earl y and take your pick. ZEMP BROTHERS. 2?".A.?a:<0>"eXSS | 6 y . I Since stock taking finds remnants of various and odd lots which we wish to convert into money, and realizing the hardness of the times, and of course performing money to the goods, we ha.ve] placed the price within the reach of all. To mention every thing in which we offer real bargains wonld be an impossibility a?' four times the space 'allotted us would not suffice, and feeling] confident that the mention o( a few will serve as an index to the whelp, we deem it unnecessary to fill this space with names. We are selling all ft GOODS OA rt- f ^ At i.0 to wO per cent, below actual value. nnd many short lengths, &c . at less than rctual cost. I IIE LADiEs find it greatly to their ad\antage to examine our stock of flouncing ? white, black and colored; *hite, black and colored lawns, muN clicks, &c., as they s %J WHETHtyl THEY BRING A PROFIT OR NOT. \\ e wish to cad special attention to a line of checked nainsook which wc are selling at Glc. ? never before offered lor less than Sic ; and plain white Victoria lawns from 3c up. Outings. Outings in desirable colors at less than cost. A lot of ladies stockings in brown and navy at 33 per cent, less than value. ' I MERCHAN 1 o shouM call and see our handsome deskjeabi-' nets which we furnish free with the amount of Coats' Spooli Co I ton they contain. The amounts of thread they contain arei respectively V5, 50 ?nd 100 doz. in white, black and colors! trom 8 to GO. .The ue^ks are perfect beauties and would bean ornament to any merchants office. Our entire stock of boys' straw Ilats at less that cost. There is danger in delay, so call early and secure some of the GREAT BARGAINS .before it is too late. RESPECTFULLY, *? 1 P. T. VILLEPIGUE, PROPRIETOR. I Kodk Bill c^wj-rt iwetn Hitwyj - *<*.?> ? Kershaw far | * '41 Lv Atkins " Elltoa 'T 44 Wi*eky ; ?? BUliopvill* I Zcmp'f Ar Luckaoir \;-l Sostkbaonl I> Luck now J * Zemp# ?? BishoptiDa 41 Wtacky iM '? EUIoIb Ar Atlciik* No. 48 fonnftt?yi R. train No. ?foN No. 47 cooctctt Jij No 58 tolas towkMl Mot 47 M 41, ail and friijiht, daily ?a ? ' r.":' "orf ( nm a tutu T9B Ml Buya^ AME1