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The People's Journal, T. U. RItNSON, Eisltor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. S Subscription One Dollar a Year Entered at the Post Office at Pickens as second.elass matter. THIURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1895. t CONVENTION MUDDLE. L Bo it remembered that many conforonce have recently boen held im South Carolina, but the most inportant anId unexpected was the one, in which Senator elect Tillman and Governor Evans on one side. and Joseph W. Barn well and J. C. Hemphill oin the other side participated. In this isno of the JOIRNAL is )Iblisled I an interview of Senator-olect Till man, i il which he states his reti Solns for attending the conference and-] what was agreod upon by the gentlemon prosent. They agreed on equal representation in tho con stitutional conven tlonl, that is, that the eonservativos shall hav hallf tho delegates in the convon tion ; and Senator-olect Tilliman beliovos that tho plan canl ho car ried out without sacrificeo of prin (iplo on either side. Governor Evans endorsos tho interview. Monday Senator irby wroto a letter to the (reenvillo News inl whic h he statos that the leform ors; are protet.ing ttga in.(lhe lodeal with Hemphill and BarinoiI. Ie rvviows the political carlee of Son alorw-oIlce Tilla111111) 1und 1121 soilE I lhing to sayl) abiout (Governor E~, *ians. i1'n chiarges iht mna t or-liect . Tillmnm b acked down and Gv 1,rnor11 IVItans ran11 a1way 'N inl at pinch. p Semto Iby ropuldites the ar- n1 Inieent to givo the Conserva n Ii lives l1llf in the constitutionlm " covIMN'tionl 'and prop :Se.s to havP pj sIraight Reform fight. Thlis it will be seenl that the I' ring, as aI Illge'd by the nI 1 1.1s, i. " brokeni and the leeforll n iders ar divided inch to the joy of the ki and unity'" erowd. Ti 1W ,JoIL1NAL Wr11ns them1 n1ot to exult tio soon1 or Count, too uch 1 thme promiised good resullt from the 1, deal with Hlmlphill an lBarnwoll. a ' 30'nNAT, will a1sk its Reformt to weigh caretiliv Seiiator 3s ats11 much Coml fort mi i t. to e he Consew(rvat(ives, as they mighit F ima~igine. Tlhiere 111e dliiliulties in consulI~~mt Iing~ tis plan11 of recon-. ci hation, whitich Seniatoer-velc Till.. ;. man0! is forced to se0 anld ad mit, lI cailled onoe, is very inideti'' ratIher (drenmlnil ,f -.x exo n en il e~ - . ;;; t t ! t might 1 I -Ou.t0, if the 1in)ople woldl b, sulmiiit a.ind ob ey orders like a so!- si dhor, bu1t therle 1s the rubI. 'They p' hatve learned to thlin k and1( act on thoir respIoni bility Luid prop~oso to be0 consulted a little about a maiit- a ter of so much importance. They ui areo a littl() impa)Itienlt with conoer- o enices and 1like to be 4 tken intoI~ t he contfidIOnce of the 10adoi s. While the .JoURNAL, thinks that. s Senator irhy is a hittIe too seriou~s and1( somewhat hasty mi some' res pects, yet lho is right ini his lhne of policy and will bo hachodl by the great majority of Reformers. r When cand(1idatLos for seats ini th r convention are not willing to 1 aid~~o the resul t of a malljority primary, then t hero is 110 longer ,a use for party 1los and1( the fight (d might as well bie made in thle gen.. orail olectin withlout furt her core mon y. Tlheo peopilo muist he con h suilted and will niot blindly v'ote e any ticket, whiich they had( no p voice in umaking. It would be the height of folly to give the conserv D Lives half, who fought tihe con venitaion so hard. Tha~ft would1( be gi Hurronaering after the hatlel was ye wVolt. (I00DDY, CIIARLIE. Lii After four years of oxistenco and( 11< three changes of edIitors, the Easloy 1re Domuocrat is no more. Last week (ho it exhausted its ammunition, firing k at the JOURNAL and has retreated tho I rom the field never to fight again. scl TIhe flower bloomed, wasted its 1 swoetness on the desert air and a now lies withered in the dust, aban- r doned by its guardianj saint and ca admirer. w<4 Mr. Martin, the editor and pro 0 prietor of -the Democrat, has soldO the outfit to J. E. B~oggs & Co., the Sentinel company, wvho will am probably uue the material in their e: office at Pickens. Mr. Martin will go to Alabama nd engage in fire insuranod. The Directors of the JOURiNAL I r0eqeested to meet at the court s L eon next saheday, March 4th, ii There is coing a time in the ear futuro, when the tost will bo indo and overy whito man in outh Carolina will havo to take is position, either for or against rhite supremacy. If tho negro aust be called in to settl) the dif erences botwoon tho whites, let ho ConservativOs be responib1)10 or it. The Reformers aro willing o sottlo thom in a majority pri nary and if the Conservatives will lot go in and be bound by a vote >f a majority of tho white poople, ben lht them appeal to the nogro *oto in the general election and bo esponsible for tho results. TILLMAN TALKS. 'avoWs GiViang tlie CossersuateS Eq[Vain ]Diiiot1, burnt Tisiihs tihey Mi1o11id Ile Saltisfied With Two fiftlas if fthe Primares liesuit gilat 14,1y. CoLUMBIA, S. C., Fob. 21.-Sn tor Tillman today furnished a ong interview on the siubhject of . constitutional conveilt.ion. I'he inteviewo" oponls wNithl tho <ho larat ion that h attended thoicon L'rilec with Editori Ilemphill of hle Nows& C oumrier and othe oi Wrlvatives ".for thlt purpose of s1owilg that 1, as aa iltividuial itizel and its i ma ocupying a r-esponlsilo pubhlic positionI, 'tml Irel y : tnl ira us to do an1yt hiig vithin r'easonl tha1t I (.111n to briirg tlot , a h te i tt, f eeli g. sr(id ( relation IIIst Ce.n2SoI or w(, ill etti ele ' ;I fight, which will 01v10n faction or Itho othelr Voml >htfo iaster with. anl ii(eisilir(d etmws wivtiorS. I wish if) vid su(h srI IIggleIs if oI' ss ibl), d nhn I n1t8 11et d toI meI Il14e uI > have persecutedI anld op oSed Ime wiithi all Ih vIti' r and Iut1 (1inlgity i whichI th lwer tiapa N il' - lo in all ' o' i to dcvis \-e.I v 11l4 ilrpose that Ought ~ti :-;av. tm, i .) (h ll arg.' of sl1fishlioss <>' orl-, tllllrlh I ail sautisfie'd il \ ill )t. dh sl. _Thoseo brddr ofIrife 1 )sj irnig self seekers iol 1nI -r the guis r o patriotiv II,t ives mld betray41 hf ref1iorm. in11OVe yV I 1 , kI I it 1 4 . 1 t','I V r "',11,. will r ma w the cantra-. alppear1. "It does n ot me. 22:1' e'ni hwar 1 amI with the sMilno equanimity I(d inlditl,(1rvlec that I have d one mir it tack,; in t he pIast. Ie dis(claitimld ally attempt at jittion, and( says' lhe and E'vans PP siml giving20.212 advie, whichi -ill only I be' foll.wed if' it omu ays thle obliitert'ion) of' factioi ta s in llw elt ti wi iii . tttpr1alcticl. lit' ,lor' I in ctonservat 1 ves to e theli prose54:vatin ofl whito siu 1macy by20VI' a qualiicat ion of' tht lolt ; anothotr, I tat 21o delegaltet tall lbe ''leted who1 dloes not Pedge himist'lf to vote algainlst the Limission to thle peoph( ofI the matitutli(on to he adopted, for it 1Cs wVithu 1)IsaIy ingi. thal~t thle tit 01ul( ho preciitted1 inl such an2 'FTh niext that eve'ry deleogate r1otsit ion that not) a white man h lid ho (distfranch11ised txeplt ftor ri me, ti 02 no1t21lleriA oihat the ctsti-' 'inc0ipj)les ofI go vernment an(21I21d Ileaivt' hie legislatuinre ablsolutel:'y un1tra22m m1(1d 0onIl te quet stion1s. of podlict 2gla itionls and1 fre.e schools. Wit hl II111( heideltes4 hlall supportip 1g tese genera'l Iidteas toget heri it h the. preseva'iition) of t' home10 load1( it. heeomeslt ai mat ter of in1 itforenen to thie peopilt whet her onser2Ivatives or' ref'ormerai' are in a 12njor'ity itn thel 'onlvttiota. a21 (21 012u 'ill 22.21st, ne t f1 itIso lf, (o says. it' is willing, if 2nee esary.)' to take the11 stump1 '2 in 2 sup mrt. of his views. If af tter thel pimarllily it is [oundil iat. till conserat'Ifives 1)22 ot)) curedec hal2 f, as 22 mait ter of' stiple .stic(e the lcould021( not) fool any)1 co)vodl two-fiftlhs.' ifo thbin ksanli '1 22 (1ua division miid b)e mado(1 if 1.11 con2ser'va os.1 putf. forwanrd the propor~ men02. ily to ai ques5tion as to wihat he c m2gh)t of thlem: 'I don't kno1w. I was2. never' ta- a 1 into their conIfidnRCO and1( ri >roforo not aware' of whiat. fi ieomes they have in view. Ilut jf las seemed to me that any effor't tc tagomistic to the action of tho am tular democratic party, or at- ( npt to elect any delegates by a ucus such as they have called, mid precipitate the very con-' et they claim to wish to avoid.-. ar people should frown down an~y fort along this line."2 He endorses the address of the rb-committee of the democratic ~ Lecutivo committee very heartily. Pulmonary consumption, in its a Arly stages, may be checked by a 2e use of Ayor's Cherry Pectoral. I t stops the distressing cough,t >othes irritation of the throat and ' mans and induce- much-eee , ALLIANOI 00NVEONTION. Isapritaumt ItecoaIn.at4811 14 the Farnaers---GaisfaE uand I Cotton Option. Tho convention called by Plre dent Evans, of the Alliance, 1 considor mattors of import t, 0 agricultural intelrosts, met inl tl Hall of the Homuso of Ropresont tlivos last night.. Thereo were abol forty dologatosi proseit besidos n1 merous ipctatoirs. The convel tioni wls- cialhd to order at 9:15 1 President. lvans. President Ilvans said h1 Ii callod the cn 4i1 iUon at tho r quest of severial sub-Alliances consider the matter of f1(rtilize anld the ct~ton aecrougo and)( othl business tenlM to improve ti agriculturn interests of the Stat Presiden t L 'vanIs stated that. Commn itte4 cOiIsistiin of j. I Koitt, T. 1). Alitchell, D). P1. Dun can, J. 1). Monlgoumry, Dr. J. W1 stookes ald .1. I Watso n were M1 formulatin !1' toi liitiils a nd c motion h convintion1 took short. roe(.s (o-awaiit thoir action Thl,1. e *, te returned after few minou1 and Dr. Stokes speal ing for it, iaid Illat the C(ommlI)Iitt( w)Is S<40n1-. ia I . I f cS(-, st it ited an it. lm ly 1b(' ):d( to fateilit"Ilt. ilal tmrs 1111d 1ll:-o [ :mlle stisg(est )ions t ti Cl \ c . J il ' for diselissifn. Oui (toi(lleion t h:! thas .('eli la rgely djs Ussed I I., e hit ::wr f piirellasi1 fertilizer 1 .n1 t4 - ctiti n 4ot4) ) o b se. TI.- co Iinli f(-ft stiggeste, I.lh . a .rnr.4 ay 810 . I. . . f acid ph>h 0oa Cill sion)1. Th idea is :.t' -iv i ki 1p1( u ds of1, nald V(il" cl .o fr '. a mn ofphosphat ' l 01 -' (ber . (0 i tii r. -r - l i (!(: i 'S i t % :i no t() pa, t1 .i c(I I.-n 1) 1y) $() ili currel nv(.1 O I v '.i! potIlldo <m-c l H, I l i'C: " (' t ' 40 44. .i nlh of freihs ('In inii s . g -t 1 re-duetion o p - . '. < n all o ti|izer. ratf,. m11d Iit e h r a d Cnuat kili., > iW(' d ' o insist u4 11n th s, Iulles '! . Ii't , te tie t l l thir yi115.l day' H(~. l1.( ks sah hait 0h- mn vli-rt to) hanv al 1111 it ''. -. W ilO lo o i n er oi i s 41:jOrss lilt, cimtijr t ('I ta i I":in t lob 0 'I tl l i w.l Aid o .0 inlil th s:1m. o . d i ti.)('i .- fj' ilierS he 1d .d tiur lint wusd ('ion j b-w (,I I thhn a | radv. .;\: ti I l'1i 11ce I i 1 L .:l . nte-e sed that il hcine I prostion Nh'ud ohe onech I. 11 low 111 h b'ad 11ud m11 eat will i n'k e -!) , b n li t. ie e1t )1 41 ii ('at 4v' ii h t v f eri liz - bi o.( ht I-4 |1141 C'Ir Cha I01d lboteh W114 1lo toI1CO! r ''m ida to of Ii.hi 'msi whodt e. Dr.41 iI1' Stolke o 1r)tii lii)r Xmpny It was prae11( ~icalih. ir 11uggesitihiniith111 ti >yhe 1 gen1iLn (Thaner( propos cooni no t includo a1 cotton 110 14n8''i ommi fei'Lreduced f11tei unhr ofit cotn. n ncni Mr.o Jf th. entson foronhd ine bloi Win urrency.h liIihr~ wht Oitrl nd iga. and wehr the ouan hey adadc thgo mneyt iDzr. Sind ts ioa the comp y rould pa the nt freihi and0t itiobl i.nd hae pron ad eeto lenarther s aofte.lodswant knownt thers farbers receildb houn t byi whatdctioatkn Mr:. Mont "2A uwry. aitha th r. .11 r n.ate o o do not accept the propositioil that they use not ono pound. 14 Colonel DIuncan Slid that ho '14 had failed to got . ai/ company to agroo to a cotton option. 110 had I- agreod to the coimtittoe roport onl ,o ly after ho had beon outvoted. Ho 10 read sonic fertilizer figures and " rates. Ho did not believo the - Compalios would sell oin the cot It ton Optoll basis. Ho thought there would have to bo a cotton traldo or a o11101103 tlad. py Dr. stokes explainled that the connn~littee only ma11do reconnnllen ddations and %wit. over action was 0- takenl by the e->nvention Would he 0o)Iny advisor. Is I-r. N ei l t V'a(vored t lie report itn( >r made v ,hort speecl ill support of to it. . Th nxt ue(jstiot was its to tile a redlion of 20 pr c ent. oni fertil izIr ralles and a1.skig the railroads 1- to waive the t Iirty days Iotico andu( -if thevy dlid 19>l, then no fer-tilizers it slimlid he 1sed, was paSsed wit-li ) out di cusi. a As to the cottoi aroage (ques tion Me. Pettiigrew said ho wantod soiet hing d11finito an(d moved that -one-thirni ()f the land planted be C o)1Ny plalktl in cotton. d Air. Watson objected to this as - n 011 should he thus bound. For " if he Cou hl ma1.ke l1s farm a self V sustaiigiiq (1114 b1V the u1se of P, Cor tain nilt uinaer of acres, he did not think Ie shoild be bound to plant ione-third onlv inl cotton. Tho ob I jOct was to) riie all meat and corn N Mir Keiit moved to lay Mr. - Pettigrow's proposition on the ta 2 blo which wa, ad(lpted, and the cmi Imitte's r 'Conli401 nenldation wIas adopted. All le suggestions of - lio c() iiitt' tlie er adopted. DrI. St4 kE's ' 4 ltred the followinog whieb was adopted: Ihve- )vd thlat at commliittoo of K'ro b" appmloitd hy the chair to :1 a~ldress s4'tting forth fully t \miw.\%i s 4of 1 (his Ileetinllg in refer ,ncc. to fort ilizers, freights, acro - age. aste., as Expressed. P1residen1t Evans stated that the l ox pej of tho convoitioll WOi (1 aillhillit to, albouit 1 : a nd siggested that memnlbers chip inl. Ml r. Mont gOmli-y face i tiously .id: "!Let's liay43 i rottoni option s," w443. inch aui mcd iniilch laiughter. r. So'k's sug'gested that as nato T I llm 111)an w s inl th ha,. ]IllI t hat h ho elled upn to give Iom 1xphn1 in a Is to th o act ionl of 1kw iad of .Trusteo~s of Clemn -nCo- ntpemttn fortili zers to be ;hipped inl bulk to con L Seiatr Tillmin said that...tht& - B1 1( h i'n di4'j in the 1mttr. i adelby tho - I2!mg itnThd tho . Boar d ~old L~cs , ind it. it. had boon dis I (c)oered t hat persQons had taken adlvanltago of t ho o1pottunity to -try* to ship in bulk iin order to ' avoid thle paymlent of the privilege 2 tax. Dr. iStokes th1en moved that the resolution asking theo Clomson 1 Trustees to res5cind~ the rule ho ro S forred to thle Legislature, wvhiich 1 was (done. - Pre'sidenit E'ivans) anniiouicod thait li hosalme committoe wvhiich hatl( 3 formulated thle resolut ions for the - meet ig wvould( be appoiniited to get - Oiut' the address'.S - 3A1RRET'i CONVICTIEDI. Thle ntf able t rial1 oUf Charles P. 14o d firaud t ho government by fa oen canceht ions of postagei stap came~1 Ollit to an1 mid 1last. night. lProcee0dlings wore opened yester , dany mloing with a stat.emenit by) P lnrdine, one14 of the mon01 ind(ictedl with Ibiraett, who did not leadl~ uoiltyv. A t.10 :30 Barrett, bgaun t~o alk to the jur'y. ie tallked 'straight a long util i niearly 3 elo214ck. Ini his more than 'four hiIourls of1 speafkinig lie repeated muche I of his testIimnony of the davl~ 1b)fore't. Somei.t imeis lhe wasi fnnj, NOmettimies savage. FOr 11 h l an hour 2a1, ai time( his demfeanlor would iiniatf thait he rtegairdedl the Iwhole a fa ir as5 a h~ uge joke and lie would laugh and develop the hu mitloous aspetIs of th lewitne)sses and1( (videnice. Thelin lhe wold ebiangol sudden01ly anld blegin to si11a11, applyig harsh epithots and(1 'sit ter' 2 sarcasml to his Sopponents. llo spoko frequ11nt1 ly of governl mentI wit no .-ises as8 sons of sea cooks I andI ha'd much(1 to say of Pos)tmnas- 1 ter Poiier, of SprtnIl urg, and( in spIoetor 1'er 1as "bl10nol ellio yan- 2 oe.','' cowards, lie said, "'as near- 1 by all Yankees are."i pre'~gnablIe and1( compafct case and < had loft no hole or ihaw ainywhiero. I Thereforo lI)istrict At(torntey Mur.. - phly finlished( his argeuet' in an hour ('asily. Ieo had1( no~thinlg to oxplaini. H~e had only to compi1o and array the evidence and( refresh the ro.'ollection of the jury. H~e (d miade little common on011 01 ariiretIt, c w~ho( inlterr'uptedl him i several times o yvit~h clims t hatI whiat, 1h( was stat- r jng was niot iun the rocordl, and who fi was8 onl (oneh occasion contradhictod fi b~y the dec~llumots or the judge's r< notos- al Th le jud~ge's charge was chiefly a ri roviowv of the ovidlence, and seemed d to bear strongly against the priso- 0l nor. The jury was given the case p and ret ired about 4 :80. Durmg b the judge's charge Barrett sat back wV inl his chair wvith an expression of wv profound indif~erence, and finally ii closed his eyes and apparently a: went sound asleep, waking only ti whenl the jurlors rose to go oni,. o'clock, after which thore was a long wait, suggesting a mistrial. At 10 o'clock the jury roturned, reporting a vordict of "guilty" as to Barrett and a mistrial as to Burdino. It was stated that the voto was unanimous for guilty as to Barrott on the first ballot and that the jury stood 11 to I for convicting lurdine.-Gronvillo News. Judge Brawmley sontonced the do fondan t to two years if the Colum bus, Ohio, ponitentiary. An Address ,' IMSa4d bpy lae Alliance Comareaation. Columb11fia, February 20.-Spo cial: At tho Allianceo Convention it was docided to issue an addross togothor with an appeal to tho railra(ds. Tho work was finished 1oo late to ho sent to Tie News and Courier, but is given now. The ad Airess roads: To tho Farmers of South Caro lina: Al tor fuh consideration of fll the abnormal conditions sur' rounding our indurtries the Staate Farmors' Alliance, ill colijunction with prominent agr:cul turists from various parts of tilo Stato, have reaiched the following conclusiolls, and have aut horized a promu lgal tion of thoso conclusions for the consideration ()f all coicornIed: 1. In tho first placo, wo consid lr it of paramount importance that the acreage in cotto.1 the cu,.r rent year b materially reduced. Every farmer should seek to make his fairm absolutely self-sstain ing. That is to say, al)u11d111t Acreaigfo0 Should first be set asidi for provisions, so as to insure all amlelfl suppl] o ma and broad ,tuis, thth 1110 balaneo of tlhe ,ro-)p n'ay ho vith safety placed in otton or the money (roP. .,. Wo recomimnId 11ha1t t h use f forthlizm rs I he 4 r trI.ic-tedi to th lowest. limitf practicable and reli-t Anceo.( be phelcd rat.hlr upon homIe mado'e fertilizers; that wherever priactiable such (' orders as a r. . loCled aslu 1) te! I y neces'.sr1v iould b combined and plav(t4 11rouIgli the Stato F S Ex hiimgSe. 8. Wo reommt-od furt her' hat 0i ontracts for fertiliyorsb h b) an !d 1pon i cotton option as follows: or acid phosplatle s per toll f. o. >. Charleston, 10 per cent to 12 )(-r ceit phosphoric acid, we oler 175 pounds middling c(trtn f. o. . or $10 ill Currency payable No Oeidbe by tertiO~le co pn .IuiePat111SC li Ill t . 110,1 tl'eig lt reight and in terst on freight to o0 IMId1 ill cottonn at 5 cents per ~on f. o. h. Chalrlet'.fon, wev offerl 90 in~llIs <I Ilmiddling cotton1 1. . or 01 11 ml 01urren'Icy, payablef. \vemiber I, att1 opilln of Ipurchas8 >r' at imituity, fre'igh t -vhen~ pro alidl paylYel as abovo. T1hiird. we* otYer. 300( p)ounds m1iddhnilg ot ton1 f. 0. h. 01r $7 inl currenlcy, pay 11blo Novembher I, at option of pur.1 ::halser' at. ma~tturity , freight whlenl pr1epaUidt paiyallo ats aIbove, If thoso pr1opositIions ar noiot mlet by dtelerls inl thle spirit of mu LuaiI l ccessionII i 11ant ing th1is b odly, of tile case1, ourP recommtlendat ioln is thant tihe uis) of forf iiizer's bo dIis er of ret aliaion111, but1 simpl ly be, aus1e, afIter' I cef u calucaIation1, yo aro of tilho doio that their1 ise at hligher rates or1 on1 dIifferenit Lormsll will involve inevitable loss to the farmer. It will b)e observed that 1 nr 30mmonl~ldation is maildo as to Cash) contraLctg. Th'le r(anson for tis is plain 1; tihe onormIiously (ilhanclled v'aluo of money Onalies tihe fortu liato pos0.S01so of it to buy' atbnlost J. WV. Rrum, Sooretary. Tho1E alppoal o) tile roads Iis >oulghed~ ill the follow'ing1 termIs: ni South Cariol ina: F"u iy real Iizing1 ary'3 strPingenlcy has hlad on all ourI' nt ir-dope (denlt bus81iness interest, I ye feel ju' itioed inl taiking tile po-t 'earI alikoe bur )1 idens t hat aro ) 11)01 us lit this timo11. fTho rald. - 4 -onds1 dloing binessl 10 iln 0our Statoe iro very mallterial ly inlterested iln r he use of commlforeC ilfer'til izors, nlasmuch~i as thley receivo a large 11mou111t from 1th0e lrallsportation >f theso'5 goodsl, as well as5 fromI tile undii of all 1th1 incre1'asedl pro'duc ion1 s troll tile uso of theso5( fort ii- C We desI ro t~o cali th1e ai tontion f tile r'ailr'oads to thle fact that illo tihe hlas boon1 Ii conltinuial elin11 in tile picos of all agri. 14 *turlt pr1odIuct.5 and1( especially 11 icot toll, there hlas boon1 110 such p duction on t he freign t ratos on 11 irtilizers. ThPio muanufacturors of f( rtilizor's hafvo, from timle to timei s uduiced the price of their goods, 8 td we tinkl it only just that our Liroads should maklie somoi re- J1 Lactionl in the local anid jointrajos e i fertilizers to the extent of 20 o ar cent. From information and alief we are satisfied that this w ill give us a rate more in line C itih the local and through rates 3, othler sections (If the country, ti ad at tihe same time in some ra- c o to the pricas of our cotton. Ilh ratis o fortilizer aind roquest tlt theyi in effeot at olcaiy . put the rai ilotico of thirty'dayvn The leg board of railroaday . Th Stail are hereby requeste tnieS ei this recoimendation to thpros roads aind ur-ge thoir early c$ oration of this very inporta Imatter. V. D. EVANS, President J. W. REED, Secretary. The communicationls will I sent out at onco. Mr. Editor: Th Toxas farmine are beginning to make anothe erop; crops wore very good la, year. It has been about foi Mot' US since we have had muc rain and the soil is gottinig ver dry. Crops can be made horo wit much loss rain than it takes t mako a crop ill South Carolina. Well wo onjoyed Christmas fin for tho first one we spent in th State of Texas. Oorsins Pinc Hill, Melton Singleton and mvse] visited some old Carolinans. Wi spont Christmas day with John A Boyd, who maido South Carolin his home for many years and ha many lrionds and relatives ther nlow. We spentf tho day pleasant ly togethor and talked of menii tinugs in South Carolina. On th 27t h WO ilntelnded visting 10 110111 of our cousin Mld Locper, whic] a about twenty-two miles froil this place. Many of the JoURuNIL readers knew him very voll whoi Ins home was in South Carolina but as Thursday was so very colh iVe- did no uot make tho trip unti lriday, whl Wo mounted ou wrses and started inl that directioi Or thle saniidv roads and througli he low timbers which would loel in0N~NluiIt straige to ilny pooph ho 11ad iiver Soon this Count'ry [n1 th evening we got to whero e :)uld not see anything much hu li1 naked faice of tihle enrtih fo naniy miho. Just before nig-ht w 'Cbhed Cvoin Mod's and we C vel ihir old friends and rolative .hat we found them all in tho en oyment of good health. The tim %-o SIPlt witl them all, wo onjoy d it very iuclh, and we ciinno ay too 1111my good thiligs abou hoso wo visited. This part of Texas is not a 'ough to live inl as wo expected t( ind it. Wo wil try to givo yoml naly rodlors a descriptioli ot Moni aguo C"111 tv, Texas, as We Canl. s said that Montaguo, takizng cv .rythiig in)t considoration, i )>no of as gtod, it not Iho b:.st ii Imo Stat-.% Iisar i.s nearlyV 1,00( luaro1 %iL' with f. a popultion o 0,000. Its s ilu is a rich sand onm11 anud is very. lm-oduc1t ive; be ides its 10 bing adapt1)ed1 toall kid: it grin, cottoni, etc., it is espe~ial y1uite nto~ 21ruite nd vegeitbles is it d1(iu., not rinl 2as muiich hero ai t doe~s there, abhIiough it generall h ailns enouighI her1 for'Ii1 th 11fare's 0 mai~k, very good (rops. Thu cad ing1 town ofa (th 110coilnty aro si0~ lo andi~ lowie.. Bowie hats ai popu) at ion of four or fivo thiousanid, it. it iudo is 1,1 8 feet ab ove t h( e'vol of the sea, and1( is said to b< ree from mlalaria. Bowic is sait 0 handle I aiboult 85.000) balos (o ottonl a year, beide, (cther prio aigno coun1t1y is one1 amliong t endoilg counities ill northw~es lexais. We haivo undl~er.5tood tha ;omio of yourli roadlirs wated~O~ us t< lint. atre ini Toxas . We cani tel hemi that u.' * are not troubledl h1er Lts much01 w..ith spuilers andl chiigger. tsi we thought we would lie hofort to left Sou th Caro' ~lna. Of coulrs< ye have someC insects hero diat wt mOvor saw'' ini011 u ative Stato tWe will only3 mciition two, th< aiiantulai, whiichi is just~ an oxtrr arge spiderl. and1( the cenltipode~l is miotheir, wh ich rieeml1es4 w.ha nanihy poo0jl0 of thaut country cal in eart w'ig, only he grows very nuch larger and is black. Hoc ha: nany legs that lie travels with anu an sting you with Iovor'y one 0i hiem if lie crawlIs over you, thai 5, it' you move wvhilo lie is on you Vo havoii't saw but few of tihes' nimials here. WXellI, the soil of Texas at thi m is buried with sno0w and1 has con for several days. We want o say that in the last article we 'roto to the .Jo'uNx.", w'o noticedl ha11t w here we' rai 1( South(I Carol inn azd boen our' homo f'or twevnty~ hiroo voarsi the p)ahp(r said twenty' ightI. R{esectfuilly, Root. I. Singleton. Malilard, Montague Co., To'x. WVAJ'mxol'oN, D). U., Feb' 20. l'oderick D)ouglass, lho iw''ell kno wn olored oraitor, dIie~ ~ddcmbionly at 'l 'chock tonight of heart dliseases ati is home ini Anmaeosfio, a suiburb oft l'ashiinogion T1hait ih 1)1ood( shiould periforml~i ,s vital funiit ions, it is ab soluto(ly ocessary it s'hould not 0on1y bo urio but rich in life-giving ole.. tents. Thiose results areo hest of.. cted1 by3 the use of the '.ollI-known anudarid blood-purifier, Ayor''s >UnINAL is anixious that its sub ribors shlouldl have the advantago every goodl thinig goinig. With as 01n( in view wVe have arranged ith The HIostorman Publishing 0., of Springfieold, Ohio, for a 'Iply of yeurly subscriptions to iirgrent monthly, "THE AMFiRI kN 1"ARM Ni~ws,"1 which will bo ASOntod ifREE 'TO EV'T~aY PAID IN .0 e B T HIS WEEK M'ALISTER & BEATTII ViI offer the. entire line of BLACK DREss GOODS! r greatly reduced prices. 11 enriettas t $1.22, $1.18., ...2. 3 19 ents; foiller pri es $1.rj0* $12,.85, .60 und .25 cents. C:shmneres at 70, 02, 50, 37. nte,(d I 0cliuti; former priees $1.(:0, 85, 75, t an * A1 other Black G(oods re ced in pro p jOl-1i0o f McALISTER & BEATTIE. 0 63 and 65 Main Street, Greenville, S. C (Next door to National Bnuk ) s'- S- Illntteriek Patterns. SNov8.-4. 0 1) UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS! IN CLOAKS I w ill close out tlef ren luinder of cloaks at the following pices: BLACK. First Prico cut to 1 size '10 7 50 . 4co " 3; 8 75 5 00 38 8 7 5 5 00 [ " 40 111")0 700 38 1200 8 00 COLORS. " 30 900 0 00 " 3 800 r 00 34 800 5(00 " 32 800 500 "' 36 800 509 WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR HOSIERY, It is no smulall matter to find a good 11. e that will fit, wear and not stain. We (10 nut, bily i linue because it is cheaip; ialit.y governs us first and we offer nuinbers that we gutarantee to be good. If you want. a good Seatnless fast la1ck, . Ladies Hoso ask for our LSeamless Black for l'Jilets. 1 .jcts., 3 for 50e. t 25cts. 4 33%cts., 3 for $1.00. it 50cts. Opera 5octs. Silk 81.00. Manmy other bargaims that it will pay you to investigate. Yours trtly, B. L B.AEW11 2 2novN- G reentvile, s. U. " P. 8.-ist. recei ved 8 )ieaes new Dress Goods mt Seasonable coliors, A NICE FI HP IS necessar cash at Jont nut tarrison's. That little cash is somecthing we are obliged to have, and we are making big cuts to get it. D)RE.SS GOODS Are cut until you wvould not recog~ni ze a Silk Finish Henri etta wvorth $r.oo, for 62y; ets. All other wvool goods in pro portion. TH-E LATEST NOVELTY OUT. Ii sav< - buy MTaL, cin un a a) ye wile. Price 95 cents. P. S.-All those wx ho have accounts with us will please call and settle, as our goods are all sold at the lowest cash prices and we need the money. JONES & GARRISON, No. 9 PENDL4ETON STREET'. Nov.- 22-94. Greenville, S. (I. Agents Standard Patterns. (Jata oguno free on reciuest