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- ~ * _lTHE EOPLE'S JR. VOL. 7.---N0. 2. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897. ONE DOLLAR A YEAL. THE CEEBRATED PERRY-BYNUM DUEL IL' WAS C.USED BY POLITICS. The Fatal E)ncounter Took Place at. Ilatton's .Ford on t lhe Tngaloo River, Oconee County. W. A. 1). in ? ntderson intelligencer. A imeeting orn the field of honor un do - tue rules of the code duello always po,sesses ia charm, the more especially if the parties to it ar e prominent and t,ho results tragic. A sort of weird fas cination at once attaches to the spot and holds on to it forever. People nt ver weary of talking or reading of such meetings, and traditions of them, - warpod and discolored by each recital, are tranM.m tted from iNthor to son gen cration after generation, till one can rely with certainty upon little more than the fact of the duel itself. lipressed with this I wrote Col. W. 11. Perry, of Greenville, six years age, asking for a few facts relating to the duel, with the purpose of weaving these and the apparently authentit traditions I had picked up into an article for this paper. A prompt reply came, but it was from his mother, in her own hand, who clearly discerning the object I had in view asked me for her sake and for the sake of her husband, who always sought to discourage publicity of the unfortunate a1l'air, to say nothing of the duel for the newspapers. That set tled me. I had the honor of a brief cor respondence with Mrs. Perry, during which she sent me some books embody ing the writings of her distinguished husb_and which she published after his death, and these with her letters I priz3 very highly. liut Mrs. Perry has been gone to her' final reward several years. and I feel absolved from my on joined silero. As a great many people know the Perry- l3 num duel grow out of the acrimon ottsuess that characterized all discu sion, public and private, of the question of Nulilication. Party spirit ran far higher in South C.,rolina then ihan i' uld even during the rise of Tillmanism. The common herd, the "rab',le" of which we have heard so much in rec.ent years, potumeled each other at pub i., gatherings for opiniou'; sake, and fo. the same cause gentlemen settled their dilf -rences according to the code. At the ti'ne of the duel, G ivcrnor Perry, alto.'ugh but twenty-seven, had alrca.ly made a reputat ion as a lawyer, and was ,:kming himelf felt in the p"lities of the Lime. He had espoused the unpopular side in the Nullification controversy, and through his paper at Greenville he was pouring volleys of the p rape and canister of sound Union doc trine into the ranks of the Nullifiers. He was in their way, badly so, and must he gotten rid of. Turner Bynum, of Columbia, where he had but recently graduated from the South C.rolina College, and who was a young man of line promise, of splendid courago and a crack shot withal, was brought to Greenvil!e and put in edi torial control of the Nullification organ, with the tacit purpose, I am well as sured, of engaging Perry in a personal quarrel where he would challenge and kill him. The scheme worked smootn ly enough to the denoument at Hiitton's Ford, on the Tugaloo, when, as Bynum, shot through the bowels, was being laid in a bateau to be brought from the island, one of his party was heard to mutter. "D- the luck !" Governor Perry was, all through his life, str,ngly opposed to duelling, and he accepted 13ynum's challenge as a deliberat., test of his courage, failure by to meet which in the face of popular approval of the code, would destroy him. i do not know who Perry's second was but his eurgeon was Dr. Crook, of Green villo. A Capt. Warley, a i->w country nian residing at Pendleton, himself a duellist, was B3ynumu's secondl, but I do not know who his surgeon was. Capt. Andrew llunter, of Townville, then a school hoy of 17 at Pendlleton, frequent ly saw B3ynum at Capt. Warley's, whith er he had r'epaired for consultation and target practice just prieceding the final encou nter. Capt. Hunter remember's lBy um as a fine specimen of p)hysical manhood, handsome and of deter-mnined mien. It maiy be said here that at that time.a large number of low county gen tleimen,wealthy and inliuent,ial in p)ublic alfah's, resided at Pendleton. They were, nearly all of them, rampant, Nul lifiers, arnd they coddled Blynum as their' chamnpion that was to put out of the way the one man who, more than all others, hindered their cause in the up country. But after Blynum's dleath his friends of an hour in the bitterness of their chagi'in, turned their backs on his young brother, talented but dissi paLtedl, who had come to witness his brother's triumph. The young man soon found himself poenniless andl friend loss, hearing which Perry, with char' acteristic magnanimity, vrent to his re lief, gave him a liberal supply of money and sent him home to CoLlumbia. Tis young Blynum went down in the butch ery of the Alamo four..ycars later. Trho duel was fought in FSebruary 0or March, 1M32, on the large island at Ilatton's F'ord, on the Tugaloo fliver. The principals with their parties re paired to the neighborhood a short while, taionsays two weeks, but this would seem rather improbable, before the time set for the meeting and took up quarters-Perry at the htouse now owned by Mrs. W. P. Nori'is and Blynum at the place now the prop eirty of Mr. Harrison Price, and half a mile nearer the river. Pistol practice ar.d attemplts at adjustment of the dilli cuilty wont on, and it is said that each of the principals became so expert as to be able to cut a cord at fifteen paces, andl the shooting at the ditoh would seem to verify this. On the early morning of the fatal day, Perry's second made a final butt in effectual attemp)t at adljuistment, and when the young man who bore the .communication roturn3d, and Perry who was walking about the yard in ap parent anxiety, learned the result, he was seen to go to his room and kneel beside his bed in prayer'. -1e and.his friends rep)alred at once by the Ilyn,jm ig.Iwere(quickly followed the scene in a cri'" '-.' whirled to an air of bravado while. yumh rieb wore being raned 0h preOliina slightj bguarrange no hi pae, exhibited demeary, belic no t e iss determnineda quiet but judg '~Tespot sogd if that wmb cahno hoer pointed out at the poesent day Is th identical one, was within a hundrec yards of the upper end of the islani and within thirty feet of the water of the western side. The distance wa fifteen paces and the principals stooc in pits dug for the purpose. Bynut tired on the instant, possibly a little be fore the word, and his bulletjust graze( Perry's cheston a line with the heart Bynum's quick and close shot mus have deflected Perry's aim for his bul let crashed through his adversary's at lomen and clipped the tip of the littl linger of. his left hand placed at hi side. Be sank at once to the ground attended by his surgeon and friends Perry's surgeon was instantly at hi side after the exchange of shots. Th reddish padding of Perry's coat, ex posed to the view by the pathway o Bynum's bullet looked like blood. Th loctor tore open the coat hastily, ba in an instant exclaimed exultantly "Upon my word, sir, you're not hurt. nd turned his attention to help witi Bynum. Perry strolled oif down th' island, and on his return express 3d a wish 'to speak to Bynum 1'he spot where he lay was surroundet with looke"s-on, there being quite I 3rowd on the island. These gave baci slightly and Perry advancing, raise( is hat and said, "I hope, sir, you art rot fatally hurt." B3ynui replied it >lfect that he would hate to dio of b( ,,rilling a wound and that he hoped ti ive to renew the light. He was gam< to the last. Perry hurried off to the hoane of his parents, lifteen miles ul ,he river, two miles from South Union In Oconee, to break to them, it is said ,he first intelligence they had had tha heir son's life was likely to be or had oen jeopardized on the field of honor have an idea, however, that they cnew the meeting was impending and hat he hastened, for he traveled a reat speed, to notify them of his safe ,y. Poor Bynum ! He set out from hi: odgings that morning full of life and lope and was brought back within an .oar a dying man. That was a porten ious hour to him, an hour of awfu cacrilice, in which he staked all the is sues of life and eternity on the haztrc >f the qui. kest and surest shot-an< lost. He died in a few hours and wa buried that night or the next in a piti less wintry rain at the Stone Church tcar l'endleton. Two giant pines standing at the head and foot. not tet feet apart, rear their lofty heads abov his lonely, unmarked grave, and th perennial soughing of. the breeze through their foliage is his only re 4utem. LONG TIME BIETW1ICN DRINK 9tory of the Origin of the Fanou Remark of the Governor of Nort Carolina. Every man in the United States i supposed to know what the "Governe of North Carolina said to the Governc of South Carolina," "but perhaps, says the Jacksonville Times-Unio. "some do not know when and unde what circumstances the famous remar was made. Nearly a century ago a ma prominent in political affairs in Nort Darolina moved across the border ant jattled in South Carolina. He had bee th- ro only a short time when he coin itted some small crime, for which h4 vas indicted. To escapo arrest he re burned to his old home in North Care ina. In due course of time the Gov 3rnor of South Cn~olina issued his r q ilsition on the Governnr of N.rt.h C-r ,lina for the 'ugitive criminal. The fugitive had rich and intiuentia riends in his native State and they in erceded with the Governor until li 'ofused to grant the rtquisition. A ong ofilcial correspondence followed 'rominent men in South Carolina ton ,he Governor that he had not beei reated with proper ollieial court,esy by ,e Governor of North Carolina. Th< 'esult was that the South CarolimL Jovernor, accompanied by a large par ,y of friends and advisers, journeye< yy stage to lHleigh for a conferenci vith the Governor about the matter o riving up theocriminal. The Governoi >f North Carolina, with a large parta >f distinguished friends, met the Goy srnor of South Carolina and his pasrtj several miles from town, and escortM hem to the Glovernior's mansion witi 11i the ceremony d ue such d istinguish sd visitors. Before the object of hi risit was stated the entire assemblags at down to an elaborate dinnor. 'A ft,e linner wvine was served and aft,er wins sme brandy-the appl'jack for whici he old North State is famous. A fter many rounds of drinks the de ~anters and glasses wore removed an< he Governor of South Carolina states he object of his visit. HIe demande< he surrender of the fugitive criminal I'he Governor of North Carolina r'e used. Then followed a long and heat 3d discussion, in which the att,orney rener'al of the two States took an ac .ive part. Ft'inally the Governor oi ~suth Carolina grew angry and, risini o his feet, said: "Sir, You have refused my just de nand and offended the dlignity of m:~ >I1luO and my State. Unless you atonc< murrender the prisoner I will return ti ny capital, call out the militia of thi state andi, returning with my army, will take the fugitive by force of arms Jovornor, what do you say ?" All eyes wv.ro turned on the Governo >f North Carolina and his answer wa 1,waited with breathless interost. Thu iovernor rose slowly to his feet ans eckoned to a servant who stood som listanco away. ils beckoning wa. irm and dignilled, as became his post alon. He was slow about answering and again the Governor of South Caro ina demanded : "What do you say ?" "I say, Governor, that it's a loni time between drirks." The reply restored good humor. De~ santers and glasses were brought ou igain, and while the visit,ors remaines f any one attempted to refer to the di ilomatic object of the visit he wan cu hort by the remark that it was a loni ime between drinks. When the visit ng Governor was ready to return horn 1o was Ascorted to the State line b, he Governor of North Carolina ant hey parted the best of friends. Thi ugitive was never surrendered. inoty99,6of every 10 ve irhearts that a0o t,y elveChmtsian 98 e Orooked in the Ja, owthy y SUICIDE OF BOB HARRIS IN UNION, III WAS A SUSI'ECTE) INCEN. ILAILtY. I lie Va a )emocriatic l'osttaster Under Clevelanti-Joined the Ite- t publicans to Got the Otlie Again. On Tuesday morning, June 29th, in I a the town of Union, a series of sensa- a s tions ended in the suicide of I>bert W. t Harris, tho postmaster of Union, and I its history reads almost like a romance t b ''ive years ago there was not a more t 3 popular ian in the county than Bob L, -HEarris. P'ro:rperous, talented, smart, I f and popular, he was honored by his I 3 people with every trust, and was sent t Sits a delegate representing his district 8 to the Chicaga convention. His coure 1 therc has passed into history, whic is t 1 familiar to every South Carolinian. le c 3 returned home, and after the cl.-ytion f - of Grover Cleveland to the presideney, was appointed po: tnaster at linion, li I which ollice he has filled to the satis t faction of all. Several months ago the t light for the Union postelli:e began. I and there has been unahatcd interest in it. It was recognized that the race was between the Iepublicans, the leading v candidates at the time being Gist, Hunter and John Norris, the negro. However, Postmaster llarris wanted reappointment, and to secure it, ho an nounced that henceforth lie would vote the tlepublican ticket. It was believed that he had vot,!d for McK nley last year, but no authoritative announce ment of his change of polities was imade until about a month ago, when he at- t tended a Republican rally at Santuc, for which he was severely criticised by some of the people of that section. II, was believed to have got some assur ances of help from Webster, while L Pack Sartor, the county chairm:tn, was known to favor hiin, a though ostensi bly throwing his influence in another direction. Cone q iuntly, it began to appear that Harris stood the bvst C chance of getting the plumti over the heads of Hunter and other old-line leaders. About a year ago the Union hotel was purchased from J. Epps Tucker by liar ris and Colonel William Munro. Tuck or was anxious to dispose of his prop erty, and sold it for $5 000. It contained there acres of land in the heart of the town, and was at tile time worth twice that sum. Two weeks ago Harris stated that he valued the pt operty at $15.000. Ten thousand dollars' insurance was taken out upon the building, which was worth that sum but was badly in need 8 of repairs. It was hard to rent, and It did not pay a landlord, in the condition it was In, and was given up by Monro and Goins, the last lessees, about a month ago, and since that time had r been unoccupied except fort a messha I - an arrangemeut conducted by some of the boarders, pending its lease. The entire town was startl:d on the night of Friday, June 17th, by an alarm of fire. The fire originated about I o'clock In the mlorning near a scuttle hole leading from the hall to the gar ret, and before its presence was real izted by the occupants of the building, the entire uper story was a dense mass of sooty smoke. Two young men who were In the telephone olliec on the same i floor, were aroust dl by the smoke, and a were so nearly suflocated that one of them, Tinsley, barely escaped. Smoke s was pouring from the windows, and re- I peated efforts were made to get to the 1 top lioor with a hose, but without su- t cess. The building was about, to be i given up as lost when a young man < named Porter, who was in the crowd, I announced that lie would carry the hose c if any one wvould fo 1iv w im. Hie bound-t edl through the blinding smoke, drag ging tile hose after him, and reaed( a one of thte windows, which lie krnockeC out, andi being able to surmvive only byt the fresh alt- he could get by hlangingt out of it, begau playing a streamt of a water on tile Ilamnes anid soon0 quelled thetm sulilaiently for other-s to come to I his atssistance- t It, was noticedi and remar-ked as a ,. ,strange fact duraing the lire, that, oilr was seen on the wvatet- thrtow on the lirec, t but no one imaltginied It to have been ini c -cetndiar-y unttil thle next mlor-ning wvhen I by accidenit it was d iscovaeed that, the r laths neat- the ptlace of the lit-e had beeni < satut-ated w ithi oil, an rd a part of an oilt can and a blu e bottle whiiich had con talined ker-osene wer-c found neat- thle I p)lace were tile lit-e originiated. - iCarly tile next miorning it was wvhis- I I petred oin the street that I'ropr-ietor I Har-ris had been r-esponsible1 for the t bur-ning and as is the case with the re- I .IOrts of tis kind, it soon gained gen- I eral circulation. One piarty avet-red I . that hat-arrivas seen to leave the vi cinity in a sutSllei(tus man net- befotre thet . discover-y of tile ire, while another- do- I clared that lie mett him i near thei scene andi w hen i u-i-is was in foi-med that thet ite was ini the hotel he evinced no In- I - terest. Otiher-s believe-d that when hle 0 ,ncadeavored to deter people fr-om enter- . 5 Ing tihe burininig building dur-ing the irec thait it was b)ecause5 lhe didl not want the lire extnuiishmed. Ot,ber- evidence I was secutred andi pl)1ic sent,imelht wais , severe ut lpon h im. Titese r-eports camre to h1is eat-s and damage sits wver-e tiIked C Sof, bitt wet-c not oriigi nated. Then *2 $00) rewar-d wits otlfred, II atiIs him-t 50 sef contribu)tinrg $2.~0. 3 Iiarrmis had acquairied consider-able I property, which he managed well, lIo < leaves a wife anti threce chlildmren. [Har . iris had ntot been at time post, ohlico fot- e , everal days and in response to lrqui- I rics ther-e the rep)ly was given that, hie he was at home sick. Monday aft.er-noon he isto supper as usual and went to htis raorn, not,hing Iunusual b)eing noticed. -it is supp)hosedh I .. that about 8 o'c lock lie took the dose of< morp)hine which ended his life. I Mrs. harr-is went to his room to c-all . him. She f::und hini lying on the be<d untmconscious bidt hastily had physicians summoned. Ders. SmIth, L,wson. Nott -and 1lamilton arrived between 8 30) and 9) o'clock. The phlysicians wor-ked un ceasingly with their patient until abott 41 o'clock the next morning, when death camoe. --VIsitor (In Washington)--In't It unusutallly dark tis mrnng ? Demo "'al' Congresmnan (with mutch fero tSewing MIacmno wa. is risIng very Fv actory: *ViWcd I 'Y)Yes. ~ Th U-vl4ere, Il. P ot your tdi n't recognigA hesaraid p itsf E a ml . IICIY ON POLITICS. ieventy Per Ceat. of th lie l)crittic Voters are Agalist the New Fan gletd Not ions o' Prot ect ion. l etial to 'Ihe News and Courier. I:x-United States Senator Irhy came o Columbia this morning on an excur ion. lie was accompanied by his son, ,nd took things easy whilo in Colum ria. le has been mentioned as a Sen ,to"ial possibility, and was Interviewed o li nd out, where "he was at." Col. rby talked pleasantly about things in eneral, and was free in what he had o say. When the interview approach d an eXpressioni as to whether or not e would be a candidatu in the ap roaching primary he said in advance hat he wanted to he excused from an woring any personal cluestions. Then 0c was asked whether he would be at he Sumter ueeting, and said that no no could tell what would happen in a LW days, and lie could say that there +ould be candidatus at Sumter for the rst meet.ing. Col. Irby ta!ked very freely about he position he understands Senator eLauriiin to have taker, and said that e had been it close observer of the eople of this State, and he was satis ed that 7u per cent. Of the U111oeratic oters still stood for true llemocratie rincipies and that did not include any rotection tendencies. lie said that p in Laurens County any candidate ho was not a simon pmte )mocrat as e viewed it couli not get a baker's ozen in the county. lle said that he e1t;1it'ed to the "only" crowd, that is, arilf for revenue only, and that, in his pinion the plarty was fooled w hen hat word was l,-ft out, as the main ttention wab centered on the financial dsue. Co!. Irby says that he is very mutch mused at the explanation given by hose who wanted protection of any ort for the South, and says that it re ninds him of a fell.w seeing another t,aling a beef and telling the thief hat if he does not give hir a quarter f the beef he wiil tell on him and s'ou kiml from getting any more. Col. Itrby aid tbat he had been urged by his riends from all parts of the State to nake the race, but would not say vhether he had reached any conelu ion or not, or what he had said to ,hse friends. H3e thinks that the dis )ensary matter will be one of the prom nent issues of the campaign, and is nuch surprised at certain events in Ahis connection. :n ease Col. Irby makes the race he s going to float the Democratic ban ncr, and says that it will be the old time style, as he is a true DeUmocrat. He said he does not believe in all of the new fangled notions that have re ently been started, but the old line Domocratic princi ples are good enough for him, and that they are what 70 per c;tt. of the l.lumcratlc voters believe in. Cul. Irhy says that as is known, he has done much to keep the white poo ff)I of this State in the )omocratic line, and while he is to a l-rge extent esponsible for the split there has been in the politics in South Carolina, he ias done his full share in keeping the J.mocratic party intact. I1Y WILL l3.: IN TII. RACE. ''he Columbia Register says that ;enator Ieby's roon throughout the lay was crowded with visitors, friends nd politicilans. Senator Irby, before leaving the city, aid : "The Itefou'rni movement, of wh ich was a member in 1890, was a simon ure, genuine Democratic organizit ion, pledging itself in writing to sub lit all of its demands to the decision f that party, and further pledging Its tonor to abido its result. Upon this xpress condition, the )amocrats of he State turned the machinery of the atrt,y over to tihe leaders of tihe it L formn ciovemuent. The meombers of the ll ormn organiz ition believed in 18110 that heir cause was right and just, and hey see no reasnon to change their 11ind1 now. Whuile tihe peopl)1 were at iork and ulnsuspj)eting, t,boy' hiave been etrayed. An attemplt Is being made o dcli ver themi into the hands of their nemy who fought them from the begin ing uint.il njow. To conlsummliate this reaLubery, they have p)reclIp iated a an vass On) tihe State in the hottest and usiest months in the year, when the esuilt of the primary, which has been atied, at most, is mterely a suggest,ion o the Legislature which mnoets In Jan ary, 1898. There is no elect,ion fol iwing this primary. It could have eon held(, If the convenience of the 001ple had bleen consulted ats lato as )cember-, whieni all could have heard he discussion and part,ieiated in the rimary withotut the least inconvon enee. in shlort. the enlemaiet of the tuform movement expiectedl a drag ace. Jn this they are golig to 1)0 mis aken. I t, looks its i f tbe colors of th e teform miovement are trail ing in tihe list, and)( no 0one is willing to t,ake them p and b)ear the brunt of bat,ttle. Tile eop)iO are as Iirm)) in thtei r convictions ~s In 1890, and those whio expoet ant ab ect surrendor of theO liiformr forces, vill certainly be dIisap pointed." "Ihl t, Senator,"' inrte rposed( the re orter, "'are you going to make the ace ?" Tio this Col. irb)y rep)liedi very signifi antly: "'It, does not suit, me t,o re-enter poii lea for many reasons. I will glatdlv Idl to any true blue) ICefor-mnr, buit if 0 dloes not appe~uar, I wvill dio so, let onsc Ojuences be wvhat they may." in connectionl with this, it mayii be tated that the report thait Senattor i-by anId Govii. l',Vans) hadt( buiried the latehot is tm-ue. They met yes t'rday ~t the Grand Central anrd had a long nd( pleasant chat, and miany of tihe isitors who called were q uite stir rmised to see the er-stwivlIe p)totia nemies getting along so swvimmuingly. VIIlATl IS 'l'IIOUGCiiT IN WASillNC;TON The Washir.g'ton correspondent of lhe (5>lulmbhia Stato mnak-s t'e follow nig statement as to howv Irthy's cand ida y wvas received by thu membehirs of onmgr 2ss and( others fr-om thtis State: Tb'lc anrnouncemnent of Irby's cand ida y against McLaurin was not a surp' lrisc tere. T1he Sout,h Carolina Congress non all agree that it, mens a hot,, lierce, ypicatl "'Itform" campaign, and1( no neimber of the dlelegaition is willing to ~o on reecod In pred ictinlg the resuilt. Mr. Latimeor said :"I am not commit ed, and I told McL.aurin so yesterday. have no concealmnents in the matter. ~f'Jaurin'a elect,ion moans a combi *$EDU ter5 nation to defeat Ti llman's re-election, I am against him. Until all doubt in that direction is removed I have nothinir to say, and whilst I may he fresh in legis lative experinco, I want The State to know that whatever progress has been made in reference to the dispensary bill and whatever hope is entertained of i mmed late or ultimate success, is (Ine entirely to thu ellorts of Senator Mc Laurin." Ieopresuntativo Talbert said : "I have nothing to say in the matter. The mention of my name in connection w ith the Senatorship is tho unsolicited sug gestion of others. I promptly declined to entertain it, and I don't care to dis cuss the present situation at this time." Itopresentative Strait said : "I amn responsiole for the use of '1albert's name as a Senat:>rial candidate, and I :'epresented the controlling sntimtents in my Congressional district in asking himl to bo a candidate. It will heI a close race in my district between Mel.aurin and I rl'y.'' lRepresentative Stokes said : "l rby 's candidacy seriously conplicates the situation. Irby has great capacity as an organizer. Lle was the only iRoform leader In the State who succeeded in harmonizing factional dillferen:es in the party, and has ia st,rong personal following." Itepresentativo W ilson said : "It will be a sizzling hot ti;ht from start to finish. Irby is one of McLaurin's discoverers. lie considered him atone time the peer of Calhoun and Llayno in ability and statesmanship, and Niel itu rin s rhetorical el1forts in adulation of Irby had muchi to do with his phenoi ena11 political career.'' "If h doesn't 1111k when the pinch comes,'' said Mr. Sampson 'ope, "Irby will make a great campaign and will be a formidable canididato." The impression here is that the at tempt to make the taritf the issue in the campaign will force Senator Till man to the espousal of Mclaurin's call didacy. TIHE' V lCATIl It AN) CROPS. Valuable Iii i)rmatilon to 'I Thse Iiiter este( in Fian111Kig Operations. The following is tht' weekly bulletin issued by the weather 1reau in Co lumbia as to the condition of Lhe crops in tluis State : CuLi.AMiiA, S. C., June 29, ti7. The icmean weekly tont)erature aver aged 80, which is one degree above t,ii normal. The first of the week wi Comparatively cool followed by exce sive neat witi iaxtimm tunmperature on the 21, 25 and 26 ranging from I to 101i over the southeastern countle: The lowest for the week was 58 on th 22nd at Spartanburg. The weather wits showery, but hiar ly enough rain fell generally for tlh needs of crops, In many places non and in a few too much. :31 wofl 1 measurements aiounted to less tha 1 inch ; 1:1 from I to 2 iuches, and over two inches with 2.70as the lalrges amount, at Trial. Tno average of 1 reports was 0.78 and the approxIuiat( normal for the week 1s 1 31. I n Clarendon, Spart'.nburg and Edge field fields were washed by heavy ruins. Severe local storms, of wind, rain and hail, doing more or less injury to corn, cotton and tobacco, In a few in .tances ruining et,ire fields, occurred in Clarendon, Spartanburg, Anderson, Aiken, Edgelicid, D)arlington, IRich land, Bamberg, Kershaw, Sinter, lirkel,y, 0 "angeburg, and Charles ton. '1'The extreme northeacstern and nort,hwestern counties were free from local storms. Tie sunshine varied greatly in dif ferent portions of the State, but the average of all re)orts Indicat.e about, i normial Per contage of tIle plossible (InratIon. The week on the whol(. was favor able for tile develop)ment of crops, whichl made satisfactory advance ex cept where injured by wind, hail and wet, soil. MI uch1 mention by corre 51pond(ents, is made of grass In fields, but q uailill ed generally b.y tihe st,ate mont thlat tihe weather favored killing graiss. Cjrn is being rapidly laId by In good conldition excep)t that st,unds are I rregu lar and that over consIiu"ab)le arcam throughout thle entire State rain hI necedud. It is more promising thlan at alny L,ime this season. Some hiolds were injured b)y high wind breaklng down the la'g.ir stalks, andl by exces slve ha.at eurling the le'&ves during t,he dlay. Cotton has beuIn to blossom frecely over the east,ern counties, and squa1kres are plentiful cyerywhlere alt,hough tihe p)lant, is smiall for the season. In por tIons of 13erkeley, Kershaw, Cbester hield, Chest,er, tile grounid Is too wvet for cotton and thme p)lanlt deteriorated Many fields are becoming foul wit,h grass, but, not, enough so to mnaterially injure cott,on. '."he standt is very even and1 growth diuring the weck was good. Commenced layIng by in sec t,Ions. Sea-Island variety above an average cond ition for the season. Is bloom inrg and fruiting well. Tobacco hasL impf lrovedl generlall1y. Is butt,onIng low, and shows "' frog's eye "gin,places, [las det,eriorated and condit,ion poor In Kershaw. Is ripOnl ing premlfaturely and some1 was cured during thle week. I tice is dloinig well. l'eas wemre ex tensively sowni and comIng up~ to g(ood standls. Sweet potato slip, growing well. Sugar cane excellent. Voge tables abunda,nt. M (dons wIll be0 sIlptped from IH,rnwell thIs week; this crop improving slow ly and Is generully SpIecial, full andii fna! r'eports on whleat,, oats and fruit were receIved and can be brielly sumnmarlzed as fol lows : WA'heat :-Thle bulk of tis Cr01) is raised In the nlorthlwestern COunities, or the territory bounded by linIes drawn duoI west and no,rth~ from Columnbi a. WI thlin thlis area, less than tihe usual amount was sown. Its condition p)romises an aver'age crop, confirmned by the little threshing that has been done. bity per cent. of tile rep)orts Indicate a 11ul1 average yield, thirty per cent. nearly average, anld the remainder indicate a fair yield. It was harvested and gathoered in good con dition generally. In a few counties the yield was reduced by rust. Oats :--ICarly sown oats were best, and in many sections very good ; snventy npe cent of the reports In. 'hat is, we ar1e too( 1)us LOw Prices keep 11S I)Isy. 'hIe icket Store is tiI ways )u)' what you wait ch1 weC mean111 whal. we sy Our cIo)lupetitors calI 1is ackniowle<dge the cIl;lrg P and of this n01111 y to say ivheth ( Store its en I)tl b I)elefit I() 1 1N goo<s as Ihe )esI. Bought at IwL Prices,4 and1( our1 eutt5inerS r('jotice 2a R{acket' tore is ()illg- for th1 A.skinitg tha21t ont 2nac all to "t Un(eCrbutiy and Un1dersel "iF 011~IIl (le21( NEW YORK R. I;a sley. . t '. ). S.--Still ree1(mber tl will get. 11 icC culrriage this I dient.) excellent, the remiaindier in,ir yivIhIs. .its sown Iduin ngz the winter and spring were generally poor and the latest sown comp)I let fhlures. Very lit,tle Llpring Oa;ts were "OWn. Some olats .vere iinI)gd st": lightly by rain While being liarvPstel.d 'achs : r-Te rp orts ()n this fruit range from " full crop'" to " none." I"ifty per ct"nt. of the reports indiant that tr"es bore somne lilaches, of an in ferior tluality, atndl many rottinIr as 1-hey vIpen . twenty Ii'r cent,. rt"p)ort a full Crop Ii", tu)t III very good titiality. Trhe CIp uS ia whlu was a 11t r' ow. Seedlings. of no0 m10111m it . .vi m i or Itance, are plent,iful everyw1l. re". ;i e varieties are better thal, the earl 1 Var"ietieS. Apples :-The Ilil I crop Is In pl ice. the best for years. Pifty 1icr cent,. Of the reports indicate a full crop: twenty-livc nearly so, and only eigh: Ia failre Iluch of t.hiit: fruit IS, lo - ever, of inlerior qlualit-y', Iat.her sma)LlI 0anfd shows signs of inset"ts. ,Iany tres blighted, and web-worms nlumner' Y o.us. Spraying is not generally ptcra" t,iced. t I'ears :-An atverage crop hut many trees blighted and fruit damag'sd b.t insects, mlattuiag fruit of inferior' quality Is the rule rat,ber than tine ex COJption. I"ew report recouirse to s1)raty lng the t roes to protct the) fr ift. I'lms:----A bot, the same 1as pears. 1'i;s very Iroislliding. (arapes :--The vines are very heavi'y loaded gener ally, hut where not, s1 ra. I od, t,he buneOs a-e rotting haily. where sprayed, gralpes are V--ery pro nr isinlg. Scuppernong VIines heatvily fruited. norris -SLraw berries were hun dant and of excellent elitality. Wild brries are pIentifIII ever"ywher(e, especially dowherries andu blackber ries. \,Vhere fruit was poor, or au entire failure, the, rettsnl s for it, .1nerlly%' ascibedlCi by correimspoirnent.s were frost late ini Marcih : in pmlaces iiry weather1:1 duiring A\pril, an<1 llt,h prI.enc of drolping. Sever'eICIiI loial itn al mte,rial ly renuced thii crop of peiacheis atnd apleIs, but, on tIhe whle: highrl wIlis were the leas.t, hin'lfuil of theI causes that,m d 111-01 I p~iI loor frutiit Jl.Cia . 1gw.ItI i .\i Il , Ift lr T.i.0005 w UltVasV00NG GiNbt. iS Alist of thesIVIII con rf'eleen tGenera MPS r.d Chas. I eworig .13nesi of A u 0usta. fGa.,l sLion ofre,fullyt,l CoI. erod, C.il Joe, wh0(o has love th(f tbee, fos 111or i ofll theSouth, fhar pulished aI (0'llst, ofohdsurivng Conederat, Gen-y 111 hund11redl andl( sixty aire et.ilII in life. no low are' the nameTIs (If the bra'lve surV i. vors, andII, when111ever IISh psibl, thir ii pr'esen0t pla1 oL25(f ros idenc are L . de Ii nltely specCilled. II,1 I I :.NA I -t . :.N 1.0 a'I S. A~ lex I' Stewa;rl. Ii (' i Iouna.-a, I ;t. Mis. S1imoi n It I!ui n eri. I Ilen .i!y Ny ; Wadri iel l ipton. W--lInl I a, il. ' JohnieviN li tr , .\ il t a,i 'iil Ia .losrphIWheel. \iintiof Representa.. Vlis,l Wash ii NL:ii/ . si I,afaveiai tl.aw, tnaIei a ,t i la 'tamhel G. French5, Whinilte ark, Fla. (. \hn i.Forne.CXiJenife, Aa. WlianIey i'ala rry. (ich ond.s r \'a . Fienr La eth Warsington, ( (' Fil hu. \ .e l iasn a, <'Id nh.N Wila T' lar,in Na)tihe, (.i. Wiloiam 1. Anesao, nidSt:,ate Iea.e Wahnn. ) A('ito.!,\ahiito )U RAbrtu F Boke, Ialigh. lox. Cl'rcoiaeren, Sfro\ae James11 1) Farr, Aorkansa1sIih. liwar NI athl, rited Statesr Sen ateuWahcingBttln, l 1L11. a .laitoe C. linte, Wash nto,t cx. O Wyree, Bllen'1'on, V . zusy! ; y to write very much. Our Ilace where you can al val). When we say cheap, by chenp names, and we le1Vt it. to the good people r the New York Racket htm or not. Our goods are ) let our comp titors weep I. the good the New York 1. )eol)Ie of this county. remember that our motto is I, Vwe are ettl'nest., ACKET STORE, '1,Yl' :) 1 & N A 1,1Y, 'roprietors. ie Surry ol'r. Some one all Fi IE I Willi:an It loggs, Winston, N ('. I'inekne 1i) Iowles, Evergreeen. Ala. \V\illi:lnl I. lirai tion, Mlississippi. .1~1o Ilrat tun, i e itak. K ('. .loeph I, BIrent, ialtinlre, NMd. Th'Ienll(re \\' lIrevardI, Vloridla. I;! lber"t l(:lloek, (et tla. F''la. \William l nVabell, )allas, Tex. .I a ('atvI . Alabama. I tli;nn 'aper-, ('(o binib ia, S a'. .lallnes lU ' halmlers. \'ieksbhurg, Mliss, .1uIn I 'lark, .i r, \I Vash uln, I) C. NThomas .'lingmma. Asheville, N U. F ran; .\ t\I 'rkrcll, t'nitedt states Sen ale, \V ash ing on, I ) i . lle,,rge It ("'.sby, S:Iala enlt , Unai. .l I~h1n 7. l's,,' Tnnessee. \Villiant .I n,ox, United Stalt s Senate, \\Va"1hit'n 11n. 1> V'. . \Il,e ,t'uminiii, .\ Igusta, Gla. I "R 1 1h i't'ils;nu, :taiu l'rnia. \V 11 _ 11ia is, I'h,ritta. I b,na, I' I144 4*4gry. New \ork ('ity. I 1ia.1 \\ Intke, I. i -44 ".illc. ky. l' imet . I . ans..l .t l 't, Ga. I: m' \V '' rei n 'I. r 4 lle, tli;s. .es .I In1 , I''nridi. ' 1..hn \V' 1":a er, \Iem)Ilhis, Tenn. \I I"e 3 ' r,"t, Si l is, Nil), 1:i,'1aI d .\I Ianu. Ilallas, Tex. \illi:a \I I ardnr Ier. .llphis'.ITenn. th-or- l ,' ;, \ib t. N r 'ar",lina. r4 \ural 11' te. r<ll u. .\lemph,liS, I'en1. i DanI I (iuvan, A rkalSias, % ('n,n (i rene, 11iss, uri.r, .1ame,s I lagun, .ilobile, A la. .In l1SUn II ig;ut, liarnt well, S C. \V'illi:111 I' 111ardernan A1uHtin,Tex. N 11 I I'arris, . l ,s un, . iss. (. ,-r::e I' I Iarrisnn, ,1 r., (Opelika, Ala.J .\ I' IIawtlhorn , Illa"t, T I.,,Iis Iebhert, I,. llisianla. \Villi:in .1 Il(ke. NorthI i'arolina. .4i4i n Ii 4 " iium lhre. s \I .i Saissipp i. Ip!, t l144nt , 1\'arrn tton, \'n. I1-ry tIr .1u'kstnt. 6avai ai1, (i. \Villim 11 .1,Iksmn, Nashvillc, 'T'ein. .\ I t tt.h so , Texas. Itr :lley I' .1l ns , li, taltimnre. Md. ;ienrge 1) .1fllhnston, I'l'seall,lsa, Ala. I ieurge II .llluuo, .\lab,ama. ,l:iIbertl I .llulnton, lurminghlamn, Ala. A Iex (' .1 ones,. I alItn. .41n I .;Junes, \'ir;zinia, \V,Ihillmn II i tring, 41ulhu1tr S1 ,rinlgs,''ex. \Villiaml W Kirklani, New \'urk City. .hunets Il Iltnt Auburn4I*4, N\la. . I :144ph I .4.wi. Frankfor44t, Ky(. ' tt,mas NI\ t'. t I' lti m ti1, VaI. l,et l' I.\lnea I.~n , NI ' i,a mln ,I \Vlautlilae, Notrth ('arol0ina4. NVtot e.bNIy Nash4ville, T'enni. 1 .l44hn NI t'I:tihutl, .aNI :14 '44 II, \V Va. 'I4.hom- lI Ilt 4ry .\ransasd451 untii IN- I .\ t4'4,wan. .\lbhtyille.. S I'. I-K:unI,r .\I N:r n i Ial iesburg'~', 31iss. It I l i tltae ry \' rkh. \\'ifli:un l Ai les I . NlisiN ssipi.. .loh nI t I 4l1re, 'enCI I re1 I'ttin t, T1ex. I' I' .\4oore,I V144 i. 4 .14hn4 T' .\Iorgan,, I'itedt States' Sentate, Ihonor T40I I44 Alunitlrd, Uito twn, Ala. Irantis l' N ihltl, New O rleanls, 1,1a. l',i11l:44rd I I 1'4e Norfolk14'0414, Va I:4lmura414 N\VI l'its, UniiLtd States Seni a41. \Va, b igtn 14 II. IC er .\ l'ryotr. New~ Y'ork ('il v. Geo.r'e \V' 1U14ins New4'burgh,' N Y. .4I,l n I ild. .\ labama411. DIel444 II ICyitnoLs, Arkanisas City, Ar \V4iliam I' Ilioherls. Ilaleighi, N U. 1! lI Ito,ertsor4t, \Va4sin.gt414, I) C. IF'lix lI lI CtberIton, \VaI o T4444 ex. 1)14CIaIuel gglesi, Fredertic4k sIburg, Va. .1 44444h 11 Sh4arp, .11ackson4, lI 28. 1CharlIes NI She4 ley, liirmttin4gham4, Ala. ,1a s 41l0 Slaughte14r, \'4ash1ington, 41) C. .11ames C.\ SiihI. .1lacson, NIliss. Thomas14 4i Smith, 4 N ashIvi lle, Tenin, ,1441hn I, I Sineed, .lemisttIj, Tennii. (1 NI Strrell, 81avannah11I, (Ga1, Geortge II SIcewaIrI, 14a1ti more, N id. ,1lmes I Tappan114, IIleena, Ark. ''T "i a 11 I Iny, 1 r, I,ou44isvi lle, Ky, .\ lIen I homas1t.I4.eezuela I.l M Thomas14, I)alton, (Ga. 1441Vward , I.ThomasI4, (klahomta. Thomas 444 To1'on,41, North Carol ina. Ilttbert II Vancte, Ash4eville, N C. .\Iltred .1 Vaugh41lan, Nlemthis, Te'nn. \Villiami lI \Vadle, North I. arolia, I II It \alker. N ew Y'ork Cit. James4C .\ \Vailkert, Ilus 1)1cof Represenita lives, XX aslungton4,4, 1) Ii. \Villiamo IIlI \Valla'e, Uniioni,80,. Ii ch rdI W t': rh touse, ,1 r, TeCxa.. Thomas414 N Waul144, Nev 1and1(, Tex. I 4avid .\ Wtetsiger, ItiIhmond, Va. (i4 N\1Wharton, New River, Va, .lhn S WVilliamos, NIount. Sterling, Ky~ ( ilhert .1 W righ t, I I:awkinsville, GJa. Maurcus4 ,1 WVright, WVashing.on, 1) C. /.ebulontti Yorik, IlLon Rouge, La, . W dl1iam 11 YounIg, San4 Antonid, To -of all the athletic exercisesg, i gth perh'laps tho sligl exception of oot'. ball.1, the very best 1 is digginog, sags a~ doctor. Every muselo, velin, ar' ery and norve in the body is work d ,c' the process. There 18 no aid to 1gee tion, no recipe for a good night's ie,,J. to match an hour at hones~t di g(p ne or twina a a.