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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., SEPTEMBER 12, 1895. ESTABLE - DISPENSARY REPORT& MIXSON'S EXHIBIT FOR THE SEC OND QUARTER OF 1895. Running on a Cash Basis With the State Loan Repaid, and Apparent ly Paying Good Profits. State Liquor Commissioner Mixson has given to the press his quarterly report for -the .second quarter, ending July 31, .1895. The report of the leg islative committee, which is referred to by the commissioner, verifies the tabulated figures given below. So far as money results are concernedi the dispensary, to use the language 'f the commissioner, seems to be "moving smoothly," and so far as matters of office routine- work are concerned shows the improvements that come with experience. The report and its accompanying arra7 of figures will be an interesting study for both the friends and enemies. of the institution. It is as follows: Columbia, S. C., July 31, 1895. To His Excellency, John Gary Evans, and Hon. ). H. Tompkins and Hon. James Norton, State Board of Con trol: Gentlemen: Herewith I have the honor to present to your honorable board my second quarterly report of the State dispensary for the quarter ending July 31, 1895. In my last quarterly report I brought down Mr. Trailer's net profit from $151,295.51 to $111,959.82. A still furth-r reduction of $1,400.78 has since been made, from the fact thathe turned over sundry accounts as assets which, upon investigation, were found to be overcharges; on the other hand, out-standing liabilities, of which his books contained no record, were found to be due by the State, and the amounts of these discrepancies aggre gate $1,400.78, which leaves his net profit to date $110,559.04. I am pleased to say that the dispen sary is' now operating on a strictly cash basis. '1There is now in the State treasury and in the 'banks cash suffi cient to refund to the State the $50, 000 appropriation as a loan to the dis pensary, to pay every dollar of out standing indebtedness, and a balance remaining sufficiently large to pay "sp'ot" cash for all future purchases. 'The dispensary is now~ running smoothly, -un(t I respecrany -ai rour attention to my quarterly statements, which are hereto attached, and to the report of the legislative committee, which is also incorporated in this re port. All of which is respectfully submit KF lM. ,E n, Commissioner. N. B.-Since the close of this quar ter the $50,000.00 has been refunded' to thetState, all incurred indebtedness has been paid, and the dispensary is now paying cash for all purchases. *. '. Mi. Mixson, Commissioner. Quarterly Statement of the State Dis pensary. Quarter Ending July 31., 1895. ASSETS. *Cash iu State Treasury and in bank ...... ...... 80,452 92 Teams and wagons.. ......731 65 Merchandise on hand at State Dispensary (inven tory)..... .---. .. .. 65,500.0') Machinery and office fix tures (inventoryt. . .....2,656 47 S::pplies-bottles,corks,1a bels, boxes, etc. (inven tory.. .... ...--.-.---.- 11,787 O0k Unexpired insurance. . . . 371 98 Internal revenue licenses S(purchased for county dispensaries and to be charged to same)... ....2,175 00 Personal accounts due the State........----.... 8,204 0 Merchandise on hand at county dispensaries - State's profit added.. . . 26,619 31 Value of above merchan dise in hands of county dispensers (at costprice) 88,731 (12 $260,611 U7 .Warrant No. 862 was issued for $1,460.04 on July 5th, in paynient of forfeited epirits bought of the internal revenue collector. And as the book keeper requires a properly vouched for invoice for all cash credits, this amount was counted as cash ou hand July 31st, the invoice not reaching thE office before August 3rd. LIABILITIEs. State appropriation. 50,000.CL Personal accounts due by State on merchandise purchased .... ....... 20,6573 Traxler's net profit from beginning of operations to close of his term Jan.31 $110,559 04 Net accrued profit from February 1st to July 31st (six months 79,39431 Net accrued profit from be ginning of operations to close of present quarter July 31st............189,953.3 $260,611') Statement of Loss and Gain Accota Quarter Ending July 31st, 1895 : GAIl~s. Gross gains on merchandise sold during present quar ter $49,487:] Contraband, dumped........92 Profits from beer dispensaries 5,6944 Discounts........---.---, 2,325 Total gross gains.... $58,100,: LOSsES. Supplies-bottles,corks~labels boxes, etc., used during .um.t.............. $10,074 Labor ........... 2,4 -0 Insurance . 500.00 Constabulary . 11,539 34 Freight and express........ 6,422 24 Suspended personal accounts past due and worthless.... 1654 Expense-stationary, printing postage, salaries, etc...... 3,962 80 Total expenses.. .....$35,345 12 Wet gain on sales for present quarter................ 22,754 97 $58,100 10 STATEMENT OF UNEARNED PROFIT. Unearned profit on Apr30.$ 34,930 08 Amount of above unearned profit which has since ac crued (net accrued profit for present quarter)... 31,006 65 Balance still unearned from last quarter........... $ 3,86433 Net gains on sales for this quarter (unearned)...... 22,754 98 Unearned profit on goods in hands of county dispen sers erd of the quarter. .$ 26,619 31 Cash Statement fur Quarter Ending July 31st, 1895: RECEIPTS. Balance in State Treasury May 1st................ S 75,523 75 May deposit............. 44,813 6S June deposit............. 39,613 17 July deposit.............. 50,627 63 Total cash for quarter.... $210,578 23 Add overcredit in Comp troller General's war rants for quarter ending April 310th.............. 63 89 Total cash to account for quarter............. $210,612 12 DISBURSEMENTS. May disbuisements.... $ 64,019 10 June disbursements.... ...43,313 61 Tulv disbursements.... ...22,856 49 Balance on hand July 31st, 1895................. 80,452 92 $210,642 12 STATEMENT OF CONTRADAND ACCOUNT. Seizures for this quarter..$ 592 49 Contraband account is never credit ed with the amount of Ecized goods until they have been appraised and merged into the general merchandise account. The bulk of seizures for this quarter has not been appraised, hence does not appear in the contra band account fOr this uarter. There is No Real Reaction in Business. The Enormity of the Corn Crop a Bright Feature. R. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly review of trade say: There is no real reaction in busi ness. Gains which were recognized as tem porary are vanishing, but there remains a decided increase over last year at date, al though prices average 8.8 per cent. lower than a ago. It needs no keen observer to see that the reaction against the rapid ad vance of prices is still strong. Cotton is strong, but has paused. The general ten dency to curtail purchases where prices have notably advanced grows clearer in boots and shoes, in wool, and in some products of iron. Imports are large, but it is stated that Bradford manufacturers find it hard to get labor enough to fill their orders, so that delay may cancel many contracts, as inferior quality has cancelled some already. The cotton manufacturer has rising cotton and a strong market to help, but a chance of a great strike for higher wages. The brightest feature in all the horizon is the ce '2'ty that the erop olf cor will be en (, muots. Frosts now ennt oly aifeet a small frr:tion, and the surplue wiliin intc manfacture of me-al, because at 35.7 cents at New York. nearly .1 cents lower than a wek ago, there is no othier profit.: ble us( for eornl. One farm lrose' u-t which has beer st rong because certainly .short in yield rose from 8 19 cents for spot cotton last week tc 835 on Truesday but hasr sintce been weak ir site of con.ertedi orlicial statemecnts that the dures is 33 per cent. in some States an< 27 pe~r ce-nt. in Texas. The pubhie observe: much skilled and organized labor iu thiese re ports and also sees what many speculator refuse to see-the 3.000.000 bales old Amern can brought over. It is earnestly hoi ed -ha Southern agriculture has not sustained si great a calamity. The annual report, show lg a larger yield last year than has been supposed, only indientes that more cottoi must remain in the country besides tho un cnsumed stocks abroad. A q1uiet marke without much change of prices for a tim' wuild be a bl-ssing for the South. The railroads have gained 3 10 of 1 ne e.t. in earnings over last year for Augusl the last week doing better, though thc tor nage east bound from Chicago was 7 pe cent. smaller for the month than in 1892. an the earnings of all roads were 14 3 per cenxt smaller. The demand for commercial and manufa< tued loans and for the West is somewht larger, but the money markets are still eas: Failures in four weeks of August show hii bilities of $8.016,237, of which $3.844,8~ were of manufacturing and *4,052.385 trading conltcernF. against $10,139,477 la: -ear in all. $3.17:3,330 manufacturing ar !5.077653 trading. 'Faiturcs for the week have been 1860 the Uniited States against 219 last year an in C:nadai 33 against 47 last year. DUPLICATE MIONEY ORDERS. Noe WVin be Issued in Future Unt the Ex.piration of 60 Days. The Post-Offlee Department has been p to considerable trouble lattely by the iss ane of duplicate--money-orders, for the alleged to have been lost, misdirected, possibly stolen by dishonest elerks. All d plates have to be issued by the departm. here, and last year application was madei the issuance of 30.000 such orders. The I -partment finds that in mauy cases both t oiginal and the duplicate have been pa: and in some cases suit has had to be broup to recover the money. In ordler to obvit ti such entanlements in the future. First . sistant Postmaster-Genleral Jones, at solicitation of the Auditor, has decided to issue duplicates in the future, until af te expiration of -ixty days from tue :iate Ithe original money-order, thereby affordi Itime forthe receiptt at the Auditor s ofl:e the money-order statements of paying p0 :9I asters. and an opportunity to exan:ine at 4 statements to ascertain whether the origi: g orders have heeni paitd. This may work a hiardlship in someo cas among thi'.se who cain ~i-atord to wait LO priod or sixty lays. ''n account of. tile n . is of t..ir correspoinens, butt it is a: the Post-Ottice Department that the g eal good of the whole service demands .morcnct of t he new regulations. ONSTITUTIONAL ONVENTION NOW IN SESSION AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Revised Ron of Delegates. Pro ceedings of the First Day W ere of a Routino Nature. At Coiumbia, on Tuesday morning the State constitutional convention, the eighth ever held in the State, be gan its sessions and they promise to be lively. There are more prominent men in the body than in any body that has assembled in the State in years. Senators Tillman and Irby, Gover nor Evans, Congressman Talbert, ex Congressman George D.. Tillman, ex 4overnor J- C. 'Sheppard and scores of other nien of the same public noto riety are members of the convention. Evans was elected president of the convention, Congressman Talbert and Speaker Jones, the opposing candi dates, withdrawing from the race. The principal thing the convention has before it is the regulation of the suffrage, so as to disfranch o as many negroes as possible, "without disfran chising a single white nian, except for crime, and maintain white suptema ev. This is the doctrine of the donii nant element in the State, and it is proposed by them to adopt the Missis sippi plan with modifications, leaving everything to the judgment of the su pervisor of registration and managers, of election. Of the 160 delegates there are only 40 all told who are out-and-out oppon ents of the party in power. What will be done by the convention is purely a mattet of conjecture. rlenty of female suffragists, headel by Mrs. Viola Neblett, the vice presi dent of the State Equal Rights Asso ciation, are camping in the capital lob bies, pushing their cause. Ex-Con gressman Tillman if be cannot get a property qualification foi male suff rage, is going to chanpion a S200 pro perty qualification for males and fe males alike of both races. As to what the convention will do that still remains doubtful. It looke now as if an effort is to be made to engraft the backbone of the dispensary law into the constitution. There are the talking kinc. The prospectus r that the stbsions of the convention wi certainly conjtinue for five weeks. The convention accomplished very little on Tuesday. The officers wer< elected and a committee on credential was appointed. Then the conventiol took a recess until night. It is though that night sessions will be hehi fron the very first so as to expedite th work of the convention as much a possible. The Western Union Telegraph Com ony provided for the speerly trans nission of information from the con vention hall. It has run a wire int he building andi expert operato White, who was in the last State can: oaign, has been sent from Richnmon Va., to manipulate the key. It wi be a great convenience to the new paper correspondents and the readin pulic generally. The fight for the publice printing< the conveniion is waxing warm. TIa battle between the Register and t1: Evening News hais been pretty hot it some time. Now it is announced thi the Bryan Printing Company has p in a bid and this makes the situatic somewhat different. Jt is hard to te who will get it. There has been a got deal of lobbying going on in regard this matter. A great many are watc. ing the fight with keen interest, h the man is not living who can t< what the convention will do in rega: to the matter. The following is a revised roll ofti delegates: Abbeville--Wm. C. M1'C~owan. L. H. II Calla,.1J. C Kiugh. lR. It. H1emphill. Fra Aien,1hn Gary Evans.F.PWC ward. R. tL. Gimnter 1). 5. Heonderson. - Anderson---.l IP. C1lenn. L. I). Harris< J. E. Breazale D. if. Pussell. 0. E- Prin . M. Sullivan. C. 31. Uires W. i. Smith. A Hi. Patters< G. H. Bate. Miller. Isaiah B Joecd. .1J. Whipper. Berkely----J. B. M.'rriso. 1 B. Wiggi E. J. Dennis. William lT-nhorson, A. H.I Hay. H. H. Murray. W. M1. 1Moeland. lR. McMakin. . N. Nathanis A S. Farcrow. .Julian Mitch Oliver. W. St Julien Mr 'vy. Chesternecld--4. N. W--f:'rni. 1'. P. Ti lr, E. TC. Kienn&ly. Clarendon---J. S. Sprit t. J. S. Cantey, i . Bradiham. J. WV. KEinedy. Colleton--M. P'. H 'w'll. C. WV. Garris. H. B'ehre. M. R Coope-r. L. E. Parler. D1alington-- H. C. Burn. J. N. Parrott, ii 0. Moore, A. T. Perriui. -e Edgeteld-B. R. Tillman. W. J. Talb 'G. D. Tillmnan. W. H1. Timrm~'-an. J. * Seppard. Ri. P.. Watson. at oghb. G. WV. fR:'gsdale. T. W. Briee. Flornee-B.B. M-Whte.3.1. McCo e. S.~ Hotcbinson, . 31.Whyr.. F. Clay1 Georgetown- J. H. Reed. E. F. Mlatthf B . B. An derson, colored. Green ii.. J. . Gray. J. T. Austin.H - -Baron H.B.Buiet, H. J. Hayne, worth.C G. G. Wells. tHamnpton--wX. J1. Goo-linZ. A. .1. Harris er C.r .1C. . D rhamf. JT. A. M~Drml bLau i ter--Ira B. Joe3 J. N. E' dg - -T L. . Irby. A. J. SmithJ he . t nrL'r.1 J. L. Shuler. E o I ibaw .2'" EB. O. Ktli Lwa I'_ s. (cz'mr. E. 11. HC'uiser, A. K. Smoak, Piaketns --W. T. Fiel. . T. Bowen, R. F. Smith. Rtiehland -J. T. Sloan. H. C. Patton, J. J. MMahan. Wjiljec Jones, J. B. Dent. Samter-lt. D. Lee, J. A. Sarborough, T. B. Fraser, G. P. M.-Kagen. Shepherd Nash. 11. P. Staekhouse. SpartanIurg-Stanyvarne Wilson, C. A. Barry. W. 'T. Bobo, W. 0. Rowland, A. S. WAatrs. T. E. Johnson. W. E. Carver. Union -G. T. Dougla.s, IV. A. Nicholson, C. H1. Poak. J. C. Ott-. Wlliamslburg---T. M. Gilland. 9. W. Gana ble W. in:letary; D. 1. Grahatn, ' .rk-A.. 14. \White; J. A; bcie; 3. V. Ashnl \V. B. Wilson, S. E. Whitv; LEGISLATORS ON LIllO1 EXAMINING (COMMITTEES ift iPORT OF THE DISPENSARY; How they Figure Out the Status of the Business at the Present Time. Their Report Just Issued. The special legislative committee in charge of the examination of the books and accounts and ruanageent of th State dispensary; coiiposed of Senatof tfifd and Representatives Cdrroll and Thomas; on Saturday issued their r port "of the condition of the State dis pensary for the 4uarter dhding Tniy 31: 1895," addressed to Governor Evans: The report says: "We herewith submit our report ol our examination of the books &ad the financial transactions of the State dis pensary for the quarter ending July 1, 1895, and requestthat you transmit the same, together with our previous rp ports, to the General Assembly at its next session as required by law. 11Mr; R. 31: Carroll, of th6 dyiimit tee, was present at the taking of stock on the first of August, and personally supervised the same. "On account of various important private and public mattersintervening, the committee could not commence the. examnination of the bools \uitil the 92d instant. "We have carefully cheeked ani dx amined every transaction of the busi hess, commencing with the purchase of the whiskeys, wines and beers through their preparation of the bus iness and sale to the county dispen sers, and then followed the proceeds *into the Lid Sa ggu.. follows:" The assets and liabilities are then given as published yesterday. The re port continues; "Personal accounts due State in as sets means unliquidated dispensers ac counts, secured by bonds, and a few minor matters in course of settlemenit. "The State appropriation of $50,000 has been paid to the State since ths end of this quarter." The profit and loss account is given as published yesterday. Again the report proceeds: "In our last report we give the total amount of net profits, from beginning 0of operations to April 30th, 189.>, as 160,287.48. If you take from this $1,400. 78, being the amount found to be incorrectly charged by Traxler to Licounty dispensers, and then add the net accrued profit for this quarter, $.31,0GI6.65, we have $189,953.35 as tbc total net accrued profit from begin Sning of operations to the end of, the present quarter--July 31st, 1835." ~The cash transactions for the quar ) ter then gives as on yesterday. Then the report concludes thus: t"The State Treasurer reports cash in inhand on July 31st, 1895, $68,776.48. IIto which 'must be added amount in bank not turned over to State Treas urer, $12,933.52, making a total of 1i$81,710. From this must be deducte-l atthe outstanding warrants drawn by SState commissioner, but not yet pre ~sented at State Treasurer's orhee, 2,752.29, which leaves a balance ot 8 78,957.71. "From the amount reported by nr -as cash on hand must be taken warrant ukNo. 862, for $1,460l.01, which ha.1 -d-been issued by State commissioner to pay for revenue on whiskeys bought, , .and which had been paid by State eTreasurer, b.ut was not entered on -rcredit side of cash account because na 'hvoucher had been sent in by the reve nue collector. This would still le m:c a discrepancy between the State Treat nurer and the State commissioner o) $35.17. From this must be deductei C.a mietake in warrant No. 627, wmiel n.was properly drawn for $6 less that el~the stub indicated, bringing the <hs 0.crepancy down to $.31.17. js"Ta king into considerati~fm the dis screpancy between Mr. Traxler and the - -State Treasurer of $105.21 repoxte; D.previously, the State Treasuret woub -have in hand $74.04 more than th D. commissioner'.; books call for. W deemed it unnecessary to ingquir Sfurther after finding enough in han trto cover the amount claimed by th C. State commissioner. "We have found the books of th commissioner in first class conditiot wo and think nothing more can be adde n-n.to the present system." ughGood Times at Anderson. t..The busines prospect for the couni and city of Anderson is decidedly be non.ter than it has heretofore been at at ot.time in two or three years. The fa ners have fine crops of corn, cotto: .Tpeas, cane, hay, and, in additio ~.~many hogs have been raised. Mu< fruit has been canned. The merchan '..could not supply the demand for ca and fruit jars. The merchants a Rev. cheerful, and have bought large stoc ryyof goods to meet the trade which th confidently anticipate The cotton r R- ceipts at Anderson for the year endi e s.August 31 were 31,548. FORAUE AND FERTILIZFR, CRIMSON CLOVER IIAY EXCEED ED BY NONE AS A WIN TER PASTURE For Stock and for Fertilizing Cotton and Corn Lands. Look Out for Good Seed and Avoid the Rus Alan Thistle. The Charleston News and Couier ii advocating any new c rop that may pro mise to be beneficial to the agricultur ists of the State, being aware of the fact that several gentlemen of Orange burg county had been devoting some attention to the cultivation of crimson clover as a forage crop, sent a corres pondcnt to intervietr then with a view of ascertaining the result of their ex periments with crimson clover. Pfd bably the experience of these men may prove of interet to other farmers over the State, and at Ieast induce them to an iuvestigation into the mer its or dcnirits of the plant, more es peciallv as it is a comparatively new plnut in this counitry. it i inigenus o Ialy, whence it was first brouglht to Amriei atid for some time the United Staies depart ment of agri-uilture has beci experi meiting with it cultiyation and ad vantitaes with the iesult that it is very highly recommen 'iided in tifeir bulletins. It is planted in the North to some ex tent and very largely in Deleware and Maryland. but it grows very luxurit IV in this latitude. Mr. F. P.. Sandford,of Orangeburg, has for the past f.w years been plant ing this clover and oOslerving very carefully the results, and his expe rience Nwitli the ilant mny parove of in terest to others. le says that the hy from a field of esimwion clover is ex ceeded by none. As a winter pa. ure for stock it is most excellent au.1 as a -rtilizer for planting land it pays. If the farmer has notbing else ia view than the fertilization of his cut ton or corn, it would prove of inestimable aulue for a ctOp of this clover to be sown after harvesting in the fail and then turned under in the spring before planting the regular crops. It is said thatit may be grazed sll dut ing the winter and still leave the land in better condition than in the fall on ac count of the exceedingly fine fertili zationluitisof Ver p is given in the GovernmetlBulletin, with a view of proving its fertilizing qnalites: To one hundred pounds of the greetj crop thert- is 82.;0 ponds moi.Anre, 0.43 pounds nitrogen. 0.13 pounds phosphoric acid, 0.49 pounds potassium oxide. Probably th great est results from this crop may be ob tnined froni the planting of it with a iew to fertilizing and thereby im proving the conditio-. of regular fati ing lands. However, as a fond1 crop, Mr. Sandford says that he is pleased with the results; that cattle thrive upon it:; pasture during the winter, cows, horses and hogs; tha't horses seem very fond of the hay and even prefer it to fresh oats. T wo erop's may beC easily made during a year with this cropg. The most suitale time to pulaint 13 from the 1st of August to the 1st of November. September being ,most desirable. It is dlistinctively a winter crop, andl by the first of May the hay is ready to be harvested, whichi gives plenty of time for the planting of a regularecrop. When it is only planted for fertihizing p~urposes it may be planted in very much the same manner as. cowv pes except that the seed must not be cov ered. If the object is a forage crop, Mr. Sandrford says, the proper and mosi profitable manner of cultivation is tt first turn the land very shailowv witi a common turn plonghI; then thorough v stir the land with a dleep pronger 'subsoiler;" then scatter the stabl< manslnre or whatever other fertil izen are to be used and harrow the Iant over completely. After this the seet is to be sowvo, about 15 ponds to the acre, and use a light roller to smooti over the ground, the seed not re girinlg to be turned under by an; other means. Ini a few day~s tile see' will begin to sprout and very soon tb land will be covered with the gree growth, and it will continue to gro throgh the entire winter, not bema eifectcl by the coldest weather. Care should be exercised in the s< lection of the seed for the planting< this crop, for some seed that is offere on the market is liable to contain tl clover chat, which is only the wortl less, the Russian or Egyptian thistl which is a regular pest on me~ lan But, with proper care in the purcha of seed, there is very little danger being troubled with this thistle. Your correspondent was shown 3 bundle of the hay, which greatly 1 sembles pea vine hay, only the vin e are much smaller than the pea yin< The seed are about the size of a bi C shot, and resemble a common cow p in shape, the taste being also ve Smuch like that of a cow pea. Very many of the farmers of Oranl brg county are now planting a pal of crimson clover, and if they succi t- with it its culture will become vf y Icommon next year. r' Mr. W. B. Thompson, one year 2 planted a patch of the clover and I s'I past spring had the hay -cut. He well pleased with the crop, and ts the following to say regarding as experiece. re "On the 20th of August, 189~ k planted one-eighteenth of an acre ey crimson clover. The laud had h e- well prepared. No effort was mad< gcover the seed as I had no roller. early rain soon brought up the -an n pants grew rapidly. Th~e nsuall y severe winter reinirkalily 'well. The clover fnrnishedi good pasture for cows by Uecember 1. It was not pas tured to any extent, and on the 4-th of May, 1895, when the clover was cut, it had attained a height of about thirty inches. It niust have made at the rate of four to five thousand pounds ci cured hay to the acre. "There may be some difficulty in getting a good stand, on account of the burning sun, but later p'lanfing, I should think, would obviate this dan ger. Anyhow, I would advise that every person who keeps any stoek piant some of this clover, if only a small quantity. Let it not be put in land to: poor to produce anything else, btti put it in good land, weHl pre pared and fertilized "Having some seed left after plant ing the small pice of land referred t6 above, I took these and senttered them over a piece of land which was grow ing corn and peas. The stand was not so good here as in the olther plot of ground, but by the 15th of April the lover was from twelve to fourteen inches high. My experience conurms the belief that if we get a st:id of clover on good land we will Le well pleased with the result." A "DEFENDER" INDEED. VAwIWEE DOODLE COMES TO TOWN, AND BRITANIA DOESN'T RULE THE WAVE, Defender Beats the Valkyrie Over Eight Minutes. The Eace an Exciting One. All hall. Defender! the Altininuimt ad bronze boat defeated talkyrie lii 9 nindtes and 49 seonds in the first of the races for the Amuridi StF iV New York harbor on Saturdlay. Twerity thousandpeople. on the greatest flotilla that ever assembled off Sandy Hook. witnessed the race, and there was a scene of hilariouc! joy when the Defender crossed the line Null1 two miles ahead of Lord Dunraven's boat. The joy of the multitude was undoubtedly iieresed Iy the fact that the Valkyrie led the tanked boAt foy the first hour. She *aied aWay from the befender In a way that led Englishmen t6 fondly hope thal - their day had come at last. Bright visiom 6t the America's cup floated before thei eyes, while the patriotic Americans, wh( were packed tier above tier on the many ' a nu A te v uzmane u;;a when the boats started and all the joys o gebting seemed, gone when the Valkvri easily moved to the front and showed he heels t) Defender. Cheers and enthusiasa ere missing for a full hou rwhen the Driliil boat :zs leading, There was only a Ivl knot bre at the start and ValkyriO was go ingthrough the water faster th:ia the De fender in the light air. There was a lumpy sa: on and quite swell came in from the o?.'an but the buffet ing of the w.ives against the Britishcrs bov di not ke-- h'-r back. She out-pouited au, out-footedI the 1terreshoIT boat to the amaze ment of the great erowdl of spectators. Bu after esta'isliing aie::t of a good qiuarter o a mile. the win.l having fresh411('d., tle el challeiger failed to hiolI her on and th Yankee- vaeht lbeyan to gainm. When th crowd sa'w it there was a goeil brightenf ing up. a-id as it beca-ne pin that the pro duet of Ame'rien:i brains was picking up he rival, a ehe:'r went up. a-il tu.; ooat whist sreehe'l 1. As both y.u-ehts w~ere 1 eating t winward it lsimpossib'l' to sty .list -whoc the Defender overhauled tihe British boa bnt it wats aboumt 1:25 p. m. When the .boat he1 encvered neatrly hialf of th' iio mil's windward work. 0: ie thec D..fendelr got hi gait there wvas no cateh~ingl: h-tr. and a~ t: wind .-oinitle to fre.<hm on she :'ned GPr very large gap Ingen l-f he-r stern and ti how of LerdI Dumnravenm' le':. We'n U D Ci.-fer reai.hed. th ouiter mai-rk '-he had I advantam:" of 1 inaw anm*~-~ I 'e w?"of The-re w:e I :t i. '1.) >:4strai i)I '4 lb" ', ke' boit mt-k I 'ih- to 1. T 'u ni ih-. bire1. the-' ruin h-e b-'....-am a brI r. and it wa-s 1 conflma't ai for lhIe' -e 4 inu't'5.- 53 - n s Wth the tie .al->wU "' -"mel"' .I D.:endiir'r. vi--t.ry w. 'S imut--; u seons. The wind1 n .s t.-n nt: at thi ish. The dtv' ra-. 'an -l to I U Ill 'move'1 lieei a eghost inc11'th iml U ai --iowethat sih., s emed .''-le-r thatnil De):fendr in that windl. I- acl- , -ho'. 1 it Swith am wind' of fromu -ight to- t--nm kin' 't Sboth win-d war-I wor.; a't.l bro-ti Ir-al'n the E'-rlish boast ecoalm I net k-c'', thi e b the )-*feinder- U i h a -hts w-r' son what ineterfered with hyV th-- att:;Ilant It bletthe patrocl y-a-ht; k'-pt a fairy -I course exeplt at the- sn at andl fimsh wvl some confusi'o ocurre-l. LI EBRASKA DEMUCRATS MEEl CThey Heartily Endorse the Admit 1tratton and D~eclare for Sound Money. Nebraska administration Democrats v are opposed to free silver and fusion v - Populist, met at Lincoln to nominate a e fdidate for Associate Justice of the Supre lCourt and two candidates for regents of ie University. a-The committee on platform reported I ,*ay as follows: (."The Democrats of Nebraska eengratun 'se tcountry upon the sure sign.sof re-ui eprosperity. In spite of the evil, prediet of alike of protectionists and silver mnilatiolt the country is steadily and surely gau aground. . a'-We send greeting and congratulauem'i C Grover Cleveland aned his cabeinet, not< s for their wvise and prudent eours', wilh C. aided so much in bringgn-g aboeut the be rdfinacial condition, but also for the: and fearless adherence thrughut the e period of depression to sound prmieiph ry economis, and for their just coni'eu) the rights of the whole people. "We endorse the Natioaal D~noo *ch platform of 1892 and the initerperet rhplaced thereon by the rresid.-at and w sist upon this policy as especialily ne:i ad for the protection of the farmers. la ryand pr perty owning debtors.o1.i silver mono-muetalism.f It me .as . goo I ruptey for all save the mine own -r. his cogize in the issue and re--.see C is T resry notes a seriouis menae to1 the l ilit of the national finance-, atnd we bs the retirement of all Treasuiry notes a his,-arliet possile momenlt, with 1'rol sale guamrante'!s for m-aintaining thle r. sary volume of curren whiebi shal~ i ivised ly a compg ent, nonl--arusaa inreny cominlion. u Fur Justie~ of the Supreme- Ceurt. 3t1aL~oy, of Omaha. was- nomiat'lI to An i-nn'aie.John 11. Aan'.-, C' Lin.-ii in W s. Abe. of Hfildretn. weru edd for regents 'and the eo .vention ad ) r1soi Sidie. PENCILLING. 31G R ANTS FOR OUR STATE. 50,000 Acres of South Carolina Land Wanted for Inmediate Colonization. Mr. T. 13. FeIder, of Americus, Ga., representing the' Corliin BankingCom pany, and Col. Nike Brown, of Barn well, S. C., to meet F. S. Mordaunt and party, of Chicago, to select fifty thousand acres of land in South Caro lina for immediate colonization pur poses, whici has been contracted for. They will select such hinas along the Catroli na Midland and Sonth Carolinit id Georgia railroads as can be secur ed at reasonable prices, and thon tako lands in different sections of South Carolina. - There will be organized for this colonization lsin5ss a cerpors tion known as "'The South Carolinia Company.' which will do ameh to de velo) South Carolion. Mr. F. S. Mordanint represents proidnent capi talists of the Northwest, zs does 3h. J. B. Felder of the Ea-t. The fact that. Messrs. Grover and Gilbert, wh-. arc In the party from Chiesgr', an4i who have been connected w:th th.. Santa Fe and Ri. ( ral"t 1!ailroad fo I years in the inigrio.niv i ar! turning their attention L.1 the South. shows thait this Smthe! n1 1untry h a bright and glrious futr'. Death of Dr. ). C. 'onpkins. Dr. D. C. Tompkins- one of t]i3 most prominett physiciasns and cit:. zens of Edlgeel-l county. died at hi home in the village of Meeting Street. Wednesday last. He was the father ( . D. A. Tompkins., the Southern oil man, sand A. S. Tomplkins of thi. Bar. Hec was captain of one of the com panics of the 14th South Carolina regi ment, and did trune service throughoum the war. Hampton's VioWning Well. Rampton is jabilant. At a depth. of forty-six feet a flowing well was se cured on Monday. The water is very cold, and rises four feet above th' surface, giving a supply of eighteen gallona minute: I It is estimated that the peach crop this year hss brouht into Riage Springs and vicinity not less. thasi $50,000. Never his the fruit been so abundant There were Fhipped dur ing the season 50 solid refrigerator crate factory aseen rnnng.- ery little cotton has come . in Vet. it is two weeks later than last'year. The first bale of new coiton was sold on Monday last at Latta by Mr. A. L. Stephens. It classed as middling-anul weighed 493 pounds and brought 71-4 eetts per pound. The crop is nearl. - three wens later than the first bal.i last year, From preent indications - the cotton crop will be considerabl-y t shorter than last veare, but there is it fine &op of corn already male. The tirst bale of new eft*m t >), broulght to the; ltoek. JTIbli srnet was sold ou Friday by :.-. EL G. Neel, of Ctiawboa TLown.ship:, to Messrs. A. SFriedheimn & Brot'her at 7. .'i he er 'tra two eccots above' j::st yeasipri ought to make an enrosd- eee in15 the debt-pasying3 'cpc of .thid ~years crop. eThe gianite gunrry at T:~colet si. gradakly inerenisin~g the number ot laboirers. *Every. avaihsble..house and cai ini th~e nighborlis occupi. .Thsere are about tjity 'exp'srt stone - cutters ast wmk I nsow, lide1 a largo ': large orders from l sthbog, which a they sare no0w filin.s. o | Ans appeal is to bie msue to Judge Ii Sim:onton, in the Une. Ia ite Cuonrt. - at C'haerlestons. for S a modl'ifientionl of the tem ojf the decree of the sale oE :the Port lioyal and Western Carolin e tRairoad. The pinipal)5 objections is ~that the decree allows compneli 'in terest 0on SOme of thme b)onds. -' Tobacco curing has about ende I about Una. The~re lhas beesn a very good crop mnadc in that setion, and some mnoney will be meld de'spiteI the fact that (epensse were -:ery. heavy, - this, the 1irst year of the enitumre. The esperimeniit has~' proved ~successful anud the culturc of the weed will be contin ued. ho The chasin gang sys m which was ith started by the last Legi.lutnre is being n of much benefit to the public roads. e Recently the gang has been at work the on some of the roads inI Marion county and has donse some good and -much ar- needed work. LeLake City has a new and- commo tdious tobacco warehouse, ntow in suo O cessful operation. The erection of !s, this warehouse is due to the exertion igof the Lake City Times. to Picking cotton in Darlington conu tVtv is somewha~t !ater -thans usual this yur ear. The farmers are just now be -ginning. SCholera has beeni playing havoc with the hogs'about Itowesville. Mr. John C. Fincher has lost over forty head. At n alligator about eight feet long ~was~ recently choked to deaith in a fish avy ent at Cain's Mill. ank- His Black Split Wide Open. r-An accident ocenrred at Luken's ta- lumber mill, Sumter, which may re 'a'or sult in the death of Dozier Robertson, Sa colored laborer. Long timber was .7being cuti and in some way Robertson got up against a swinging saw and his e:r- back was split open. No one seems to .~know how thme negro happened to get against the saw. His back was split adwide opeg and the accident may resn#