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^^^^^''''''"'""^"'^'''''''"""""??????nB^^ _ _ #lic ( ?t'aurcii.'i SUtiertiser. 17"/ \ ! III 7. C. a-ARLHTO-TOlT, v . ? t . v . , ? T , , VOL. Ill *..?...LAURENS, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 18, 1888 - - - NO -,i _ ' -v. -....?. . .?.ja/,/* Pu/jtilr In Ailvaucu, ?IV./? * / I. -r----------. I ?iliii?ii?- riiii?iiiiii>i)l<MiJ)jMijl)Mij,---B-.,.__ _ A RP AND THE EDITO] BILI REPLIES TO COMMENTS i HIS REMARKS. party in Ei;gor than Pi lntlpln, Eise B< aeor?lu Editora would Whoon Cm Up Han l ion A Perplexing Finteo ul-Polit Our Fortunato Esaapo, A tlunln < 'DM I i i ul inn. Ii ?oom - in I rou hi o HOIIIO VI Rcnsitive gcnlloinou that Hill .\ nu lil Hw democracy di' lim ooi hail w ?illili Its ranks throe I' url til tho lovvor grades ot- nortliorn ?.?..ly. If this is not inn', nay ir it ?- triio, w hy moko :i fus? I CHUKO lilli Al p aol BO ? I hat t Ltopublicuns ni tho north ropre.se her v. call ii nilli CU lt (tro a lol pr n ? . -1 ovory hotly h now? who h 1 mveloil north ami mingled v i Iior pi'oplc, I ! i ; nu enrol now discovery. Anil hoiico il p.'t-f.u'tI v ;4'nai ur il Ihul her low ola- houhl lu; tlciiiocrnlTl poor ami I ho ignorant have hut I liq inclination to uililinln with il rich ami pt.aid. 11' thorn is a ptl ty (hit i - liol rich tiny will go it. I a lin- <>!l limo : tin- poor olivases of foi- -lat" wore ?loin Cr?tfl for thc -ainc rca ton. H w. raro lo llml a wool hal Ol' a one-git Ins man among (ho whigs. Tl w (Ufr p irty of < loorgiu ropro.sonti mainly hoi* wealth ililli enlim Tho whig hoy in nor schools an colleges ou inn i II herod I ho sons i lloilio-rat ic luthers til roo lu on Now, I'm afraid (hui this w ill nilen .sumo eil he: li democrat -, ht lt is llOVorl heh' - a fuel am can I proven by I lr. M illoi\ ami I lr. Ki? toil, ami .hi Ige Underwood ami host nf otbl i - w lc fiSSOCialod wat or followuil tlio I".a! ut' Crawfon TfOUP aral TuOlllbs, ?ital Stephen ami J oil ki US ami Ihn i I ill. Th records ol' franklin I'ollogo prov ?t. .I..C Brown's remarkable Crt roe ns n polilioiilll and a 'date-ana prows it, for in- : pru u giro m anion tho musses--(ho common people ami (hoy.followed him lu cause ii tliil. Tlio li rsl war he ovor wagoi was pguiiisl urlMocraey, I hoi Wealth, their baal;- ami (heir rail roads. Hut lol thal pa--. -The (ina- Wa when I shouted for Hw di moonie; and though! tho country was ruin lal i f ll Whig Was elect.al. Voil ll j editors aro n(Tootod that w ay nov ni ovory election, whether state o national. With them party ?-- ; bigger thing limn piineiple. li fact, it i- a biggor Hiing w ith al partisans, so much ?o that be fon limy know it they aro olVonslvi partisans. Their ide arc ali saint! und Ibo idbcr all sd Miers. Nov herc arc two national platforms oim lor protect ?on ami I In- ot lie against i.. As Congressman Dion ii soys: "There i- no straddle tin Hum; Ibo issue ls linnie np, lin- lia os ure draw n lind tlc groat li;.;h hus to bo made," Now, ! I' political principles con trolled editors ami state's ,ion, timi Joe P.rnwn ami Hr I'Vlltoll an? Colonel 11 an- on ami a In i-l of south' om protectionists ought lo tall mil ol' Hie democratic columns ami Join Hie repuli?nos, ami the Constitution umi the ('In anti le, ami thc Nash ville, Chatanoogn ami HW mingham papers ought to hoist the ?ia rison banner, nial w anbi look like con sistency. Hut the reason they do not is because (hoy do md i- bo OltUSO Ibey have bul little failli in platforms ami do h ive faith in the honesty of Cleveland's nd ni in Isl ra Mon,'nod a liberal distribution of the ofllees, dignitie , rewards, omo? laments ami lim ct cetera- Iben of, (Jouerai Harri am may he jiisi as honost, hilt wo do nol knoxs ?, mid hos I d o^i be ? stunning on rt plat* form thal ls Insulting to ibo south, for tho honor, tho g.I name ami the solf respect ?d' ibo south i- a bigger Hiiu;,' w ?tb us than parly or platforms, or miylhliig elsi?. We liml groat re-pooi for Slr.Thurman Ulltll be bred oil (bat 'rilli a. I US, ami denounced a man w limn mir people have delighted to homo-. I li A vo said hiy say about that, and tho young editors have bad their say aboUt me, ami SO weare all ev en nil rouml; ami now Iel us all be culm und serene. Cor twenty three yours WO have been drille I julo priuleii?al silence, und lt hus availed us nothing? Our prudence lins become -ci vility ami wo have got so accustomed ti? being wi)(f lied und hawked al Ililli it ls our nor mal Condition. SVoj dodge every time they make a motion whether they throw or md. .lohn Sherman ami bis hummers caine down here aild ?stole the soto Of fl whole -talc and yet at every election they In dirt us for intimidating tho |iogro out of his vote. Tiley know Hutt is a plausible lie; bul even If il was a fact, it is none of their business, Thora uro thousands Intimidated at the north-intimidad il by their employers in tho great m ann fnc to ries, but w e moko no fuss nbout lt, Our candidates oh dimmer with tho negroes nt every slate or county election Just Uko they do with tho white folks, lint nobody snysn word lothemata presidential election, P They,can't OVOll gol a drink Ol a chew' of tobacco for their votes and FHO> Hwy hive (iult Voting pretty . loi'ich* We don't m ed il. mi. The ?tute is solid anyhow. A fow dar kies went up to Chicago nfl del?gal os fr om tliis ? tate, hut Hiern uro not live co'ored men In this town win? knew who they wero .?r w,,? H('nl them or what they went lor. 'I bey didn't care If they didn't know. Thoy will tell von when usked Aboutit that they "halnt get no Hine lo bo fool I M' away wi.I .1: ."i itnoss." lt i hotter to kick bnc win n I hoy kick u--. Clive tit fi '?'I ?H Hon Ifni did, und li. Toonil)-. Mill commanded tho ri s|M'ct of (he northern people bv h hohl mid manly utterances, live Jim Blaine became his friend, nu llioy were often seen in fellowshi together, and Bininu wns lim tir io con I ri hu le to Hill's monumeii Polillos is u riddle anyhow. W ? can't understand how northern ri publicans an.i southern democrat lu emigren nun bo friendly. Mm ?hey .-an joke and drink lind fro I ie together, :iml (hen lam away i their sneeeho.s Uko they woul fight ?fit wasn't agu I nst (ho rule o' Cue house, ru- the sonnie. .May ''<. ?i ?i VN u ui'l ngainsl (he mic Uley wotlldll'1 lum away o har. lad n 111:111 look hack and conten? Pillie the hitter feud hotWOOl ninny "I ..ur groa I esl 'men, II Toomba and doe Brown, and 11 ii mid Stephen , and Cohpiii an Norn ..od. and ? (onion mid Bu eon Think of (fie rings that have beet broken, and now rings made out o old enemies. Consider the lon; continued unwavering devotion o Colquitt lo |'?nl Walsh, and hou rudely ?1 was broken. Compan Ibo editorials of h. day willi thoo' 1 n few years ago, und seo ii you em (Iud eon dslency. Who II re* Bacon'? friends now and w ho are < 'oh pi lt l's ?md who nr.- Browns, nolan I > knows, AH (bal the public know is Illili tlnie is a new ?leal P? lilies i - jut as m neb a -..dence a playing 0, e - , ami has about tl! mail n field lor ? he emotions 1 hal give grace mid truth h> character Then what eau ti ir.an fall hack up on bul patriotism,--timi pntriotisn . -thal patriotism that begins at thc llresido, then broadens to Iiis state, then r a. hes lo hi -, peculiar section ami at tho Inst stretches w Ido i? lirms mid takes Ibo w hole nation in t heir embrace. I donM s..- any good in tho sou Hi llhlisillg Harrison anyway. .'lin south is solid for Cleveland, and tin hal I bi ground is up north, and tin more wc abuse him here,tho more ii will strengthen him up there. This chronic abuse, this stereotyped slander thal (annes ahuiu o very lour years, is? shame. We w ont to war because Lincoln was elected, and now WO say be w as Ibo very host friend Hie - nilli had above tho line. Wo denounced (Inuit as u brute and a drunkard, mid yoi Hie grcal political leaders of Ibu south prais ed him alive an?! mourned him win n dead ami threw Howers up on his grave. Lamar delivered a eulogy ?ai Sumner, ami Honorai ' Jordon became < > rant's personal friend. Tiny fall ?nit mid fall in worse th u. children at play. They run a drag ucl th rough each others character, mid then make friends ami pul t he m t up in t he loft for the next thoo, und nil for office, lt w as the same w ay ill I IO, w hen < leiior al Harrison ran ngainsl Van Buren. Log ea hi n s and hard eider were the watchwords (hen, for Um general lived in tie- one ami on the other. 11 is grandson bas no liking for eith er they -ay, mid so we don't know yet what will he his signboard. The whigH built little log cahills all over the country ami hauled them about ?ni wagons ami shouted for "Tippecanoe m ?I Tyler, too." I remember i mw the whig boys of our lo\\ n crowd 0\ er US when We were beuten, They could always heat UH at crowing. I remember how the Southern IJoviow w as their pa per lu the state, timi our? was the Federal I nion, t ho Hecordorgen erally had aboul a column of runa way negroes advertised willi Hie pict ure - at tai leal to each- ll picture of ii bareheaded, barefooted darky on the ri.u, w ith one fool up ami .me foot down, ami a slick across his shoulder with a hun Me swing ing to ibo hind end of it. The "nd" win ?leaded "Ten Dollurs Howard," and describe;! Ibo negro and tho owner's name was attached Tho Lc'icia! Cllioil had hut a few runa u ay lo advertise, tor ?ts readers were domocrats and didn't ou" very many, and ono day I heard ll Whig hoy US lie came from tho post olliee With his fathers paper, say to a d?mocratie boy i "Just look hore' at tho runaway niggers. You old dimocrnt paper hain't got bul i^o or HIX. You dlinocrats hain'! got no riggers to run away." There woro f. mis nod fights and all Hortsof slan ders I lion just liku they are now. Homollines tho whigs woio on top mu? sometimos Ibo democrats, hut still Hie meat ship of State moved on ami (lofiod Hm storm. After all It IH not a man's politics that establishes his character or bis patriotism, lt I? his heart, his charity, bis toleration. Hon Buller and llorac? (ireoiy were never so groat,so nollie as when they stood by and defended JofTorson Davis in his prison lifo. (Iran! was hover grouter (han w lieu ho refused < len? oroi Loo's sword and patrolled his arnie, vim New York World re coolly sahl soino kind and consldor nto words about Mr Davis ami his UOtli hirth tiny. Thoso words touch* I ed tho southern lioorts and revived ourslumboriug h ?pos of a reconcil iation. Wo w ish Unit lt would come for w e are tired-tired of this per petual strife. What we>oe?ils*to becomo Acquainted, Kvery north ern man whocoines SOU th and stays with us awhile makes friends and becomes,as it were, ono of us. Why there Is ??Vornbr Bullock who carno buck under a cloud and is dill a republican, and yo! h0 moves in the host society Atlanta and ll do ing more in our defence by his ad iiiit'ublu loiters to tho northern ' press (han a thousand democrats could do. ?Wc have boon very fort u nato of late ? wo 'li ti VG cseu ped tho trickery of Illume and the ina j lt gui ty of Sherman, and are thank ful. Bon Harrison is old Virginia I stock, and il is reason ably expected 1 j will behave himself honorably du ring tho canvass. I lc might to. Iii 1.1. i\ u i?. Nyo's Cliiongo Speeoli. ' As the best songs are never sung and tho hesl thoughts never I uttered, so tho hesl s poodles are I llOVOr spoken. lt Hill Nye had been at Chicago ho would have (dosed bis -.pooch with the follow ing paragraph- : We have a good platform now h t us nominate u mau w he e rec ord is in harmony with thai plat- : I form, I'Voedoni hus over hoon our i watchword. Now that wo liavo ' made the human race wi,hin our h oiler-, absolutely flee, Iel le tiltil : to our magiiillcenl history asa par j ly hy om- crowning ucl. Lol us j tight for tho emancipation of rum! j Hum bas always been a mighty ? newer in American polities bul it j lias uol berni absolutely free. Lei us he tho (Irsl lo recognize ll ns iho j great cornerstone of Anierican In* ' -titillions, dui us make it free. We have nevei hud tiny Daniel 1 ! Webster.-) or I loi?ry Clays since ' rum wen! up from Uti cents a gal- ! j lon io il- present price. Tho war I lax on whiskey for over twenty I years made freedom n farce, ami' liberty ii loud ti nd'empty snorl in ; Ul ida ir, Who (hun hall ho our , standard hearer as we journey on ward towards victory? 'fries of : "Hiaiue, Illa i t-.e, .lanie's <;, Hhiinc," j ' ami confusion, (Jcntlcmcn, I wish that n better mid (hrillinger orator h d boen se . looted in my pince to nam . Iho ( candidate on whom alone I eau j unite. Soldier^, rail splitters,stales : tuen, canal boys tailors farmers, merchants ami sehoi 1 teachers I hnvo heen presidents of the I Tutted States, hut to my knowledge no convention has lins over yet nam ed U distiller. I have the honor to day lo name a modesl niau for the high ollleool President ; n'nian wIto has never before allowed his name to ho presented t<? a convention, a niau who has nover sought or cour ted publicity even ?ll his OWn bl|s? bllSines; a man who has heen a dis- ; tiller in u quiet wny for over Hf teen yours and yoi leis never even ad vertised in Hu- papers; n man who bas so carefully shunned (ho eyes of tho world'tlial only two or Ihren of ns know where his place of luisi Ines is; a man wm? has such an ut ter contempt for ellice timi be has shot two government oftlcinln who claimed to bc connected willi (ho Illental revenue business; a man Who can drink Ol' lol it ahme hui wlio has aimed to divide tho lime Up about equally between the two; a utan who hid absolutely noth ing to do with tue war, not li . i?: heard about it in time; a in in who d?lies his calumniator- or an;, body else of h is heft ; a milli w ho w ould paint tho White Ilon a- red; a man j who nikos great pleasure in being hi-; own worst enemy. (Cri?? ?d' ''name him! name him!" firent confusion ami cries of pain from soverol harmonious delegates w ho are getting Hu- worst nfl'. Not to lalee up your linn-, iel nie say in conclusion that the day for great men ns candidates ho- an im portant ?fllco ls past, il real men in a great country a n tn gun izo dif ferent factions and ure then cam- [ polled to fall haid; on literature, Willi I WO Want i- nu obscure ami silent chump. I have found him. He lins nevi r imlagonized bul (wo men in his life ami they nro now voting in ll holler land. Ile is il plain man ililli hi- career at Wash ington w ould he marked willi moro or less tobacco Juice. Kor over nf? leen years he ha-- heeil COIl?lrUC(. Illg .-lt hi- COIIIltry -nat a lurid style of whiskey known ns (ho Kssence of Crime. Quietly und unostenta tiously he has fought for ema nci pa lion of whiskey everywhere. Ile say- we ala loo prom- to Worry about our clothes ami their eos I ami to gi ve too lille t bought to our t?ix ridden rum. Then Mr. Chairman, mid gentle men, here in the full glare of pub lic approval, feeling (hal the natue i am about to pronounce will in a few moments Hash ns rosa a migh ty continent lind greet tho inni.-d ami moaning news editor, the gri my peasant, the pussy banker ami tho streaked tennis player; Huit the name i now ll < >u ii s 11 in my panting brain will soon be taken up on willing tongues and botll'llO across tho union, rising and salu ting tho bot blue domo of heaven, pulsating across tho ocean, roi king the beautifully upholstered thrones Of I he ( >hl World, ami calling fort h a dark blue torrent of profanity from tho (dines of tin- lllustrntod pa per- none of w hich w ill be pro vided with his portrait. I desire lo name Mr. Clem Uoftsly of Ar? kansaw, a man who lue. spent his best years manufacturing mini's gt cutest enemy. I hurrah for him and holler for him ami love bim for the (hie) enemy bo has made. Hi hi. NYE Fortify the system by tho uso o Axer- Sarsaparilla, against the dis eases peculiar to hot wealhor. This medicine induce.- a healthy action of tho ? tomaeh, livor mid kidneys causing them to prevent the accu mulation of the poisons which pro duce di- ease. A SECRET CONCLAVE VAIN ATTEMP1 TO STEAL A MARCI I ON I III PRESS. wiiat Ur. Tillman and Mn Oommlttne Think of tho Situation Resolved to rut a Movement Man in lao l'idu Tho Qi lind Dachein to oo on lac War ruth backed by Local ?\-? ? MetH. i From tho 'NOW.- & Courier.] (?OI. I M III A July I". Special : The luhhv of tho M rand Central was lively Hus oven i np; Tho Tillman iles were lhere. ll was (lie in ca shin ol'Um meeting ol' tIto execu tive committee of tho Stale har mers' Association, 'Thore were I xv?. Ivo or Bfioon pioniinent "Ho? farm men" present, Among thom woro On pl Tillman, ll, li. Thomas, I). K. Norri-, I'.. T. Sluekhou.se, .(. \V. Hensley. Hovonil persons, not members of tIto committee, but in syn) pu thy with them were pre ? nt. Out? ol' I lioso was Oapl Sligh, <>! Newberry, who was invited to nl temi tho sonre? meeting and look advantage of the invitation. Tho commitine meet at 11:1**1 and (ho groa tesl precautions were luk in to pt'OVOIII their proceedings lie in:; overhead. The roon; in w hich tho mooting was hold was a large bedroom nt the end ol'the corridor, on llu> t bird Moor, lt was about (lie mos! isolated -pol in Hie hotel. In addition lo ibis ('apt Tillmnn u< led as (ho door-keeper. lie occupied n sent directly in tho doorway all tho evening, und w ould look around til every upproaehillg Cool slop. Pr?sident Norris occupied the chair. lt won understood early in I he evening; (bal tho olijoel of tills meeting was lo formulate some plan Of aggressive campaign. < ?I course, this report does not pretend to ho ll vei lmtim nt.uni of 11.n tire proceedings, hui (ho principal points are correctly given. The llr.sl question (aben up v.*ns whether tho Association should make an tlggrossivo lighl and pul canvassers ?.?tho (leid, who would nt (end alt tho Congressional district meeting- and make opposition speedie-, to tho Governor and Lieu tenant Governors. Capt. Tillman did not advocate (his. Ile suld that w hile limy bad good sound men on (heir side, they bad not the' gin ot the lilah,"ami (ho politician-- would "get av.a.\ willi them." Mr Tillman further believed Unit a "combine existed between all the ina . ont of beer- lo pool their strength and stand or fall together." President Norri- called upon a number of those present to make reports upon the following ?|ti. . I ions : "Iii w i s the farmer's movement in your counts V "Do you think thnl you eau con trol t lu- delegates to Ul0 State Coil veill ian, A c. These questions wa re answered Ly about haifa dn/.en ot those pres ent, Mr. Tillman reported ridgefield a uncertain, Lui ho thought thal be could \ote the delegation from (hat county i"r nnj ene the Association sllOllId dc igliate. About this (imo ( apt Tillman look occasion lo ?lute (hill be bad nu sd li-li ino'iv i in this light; thnl all he wanted was lo whip out this gang, alluding lo Hie present Slate otlieoi s. Roforo one question had hoon sot lied the Agricultural College was introduced. Mr. Tillman wandal lltOll Seill to the next I .eg i.- la I ll I e u lm w ete heart and soul w ith them ami who would pull tlc annex lo pieces, (fsucll nu n were liol lhere, I be considera I ion of the Clem on bequest would be postponed until the annex bad grown ami taken root.ami theil tho tanners would be given a high school in place ol a college. A resolution Wits olTorod making it tho ense of tho committee Unit u llglll Le made for I be O (ll COS of ( lov er nor ami Lieutenant Governor. Ii wits unanimously it dop I ed. AM lo cal farmers'clubs w ill be requested loi loot delegates lo I be county con ventions, who will .-fud farmers' movement men to tho ?State Nom ination ( 'onvontion. Mr. Tillman considered it more important to elect legislators in sympathy with them (bun to cleef it Governor of their choice Tho Legislatura "0111(1 carry on their woi k.^w bile Hie only advantage in electing u Governor would be the prost ige ol' I Im 1 liing. Pr?sidant Norris w as opposed lo gollig Into ut Iii li and lighting Ibo L it ! le solely ona polit ?cal ground, ?ind be thought it unwise lo htivo candidatos openly in the held. Al ter the Impression WAS mude und their lieb gates ele.'led, then they could decide Upon ?I candidate. Mr. Tillman *nul Unit Iff Hoy were g ung to (?ilk about not going indi polillos, Uley bud belter bundle up und go lu me. Mr Norris 1 bought (bul if Air. Tillmnn was going lo ennvpsa thc Stale, it would look lu Uer if In; wa? not n candidate. Mc Tillman then branched oft up on the Legislature. The fanner must support no candidate for thc Legislature unless be ho ill fitVOl of giving the Agricultural Collogi the I latch fund land scrip und ph O? pinito tux. Ile thought in time thal ?his college would absorb the ngri cultural department. If the peopb were not shown Hutt they could go the fanners' eollogd without addi Hoi) tux they would never get il. Ill Speaking nf the present sys tem of government Mr Tillmai said thaine bud hoard that negri lunatics sen?, to tho Asylum wor worked liku slaves and wan e never turned nat When thoy gol well, but were kepi lhere lo work. Ono of th<? committeemen pro* tesl od against this, und hoped Mr. Tillman would he careful in Iiis public utterance. Mr. Tillman replied (hat he had not been caught in II le sci, thal Mr Haskell spoke without sticking h> tho rt.rds, ami it was a had rule Hull diii uni work holli way.-. Il he canvassed tho St a to ho would contine himself to Mi" increase in expenses of $210,000 .since 'Vii and lo Hie Farmers' College, and Io was not afraid lo meei any subjects. Ile did md propose lo give any <d the reasons for this additional ex pense, hui would leave the burden of proof t<> the other side. Ile was confident of being aide to t arry sev eral counties on the question ?d' tho reduction ol* salarie-. Mr Ti 11 n ia n was exhorted ie -dick to 1 he faed s ami not mali- slates mouin he could md provo. 11 w as resol veil that ( 'a pt Ti ll ina n should attend all the regular meet ings in the State canvass timi other outside meetings lie might desire. Mr Tillman wished tu have an other man tu help him Ile ?lid md like lo encounter t he sil vor-1?nip,neil orator single-handed, ll w as deci ded Unit lu- could draw upon the counties in which th?- meetings were hold for assistance. Mr Tillman sahl thal he is afraid that if h.- goes to Charleston In- will he ern.-?lied. Tin-re w a- an element in (ho commit Icc which plainly op posed to ("apt Tillman's style o' op erations. They WiTo milch ll.ore conservative, and did not like so mindi blood ami I bunder. lt is now alter midnight anil Hie committee is still in session, hut it is doubtful whether they will take any other md ion of importance lo night, li is with some regret that I heir Scheines have la-en thus ex posed, and their chagrin in Hie morning will he intense. w. t.. a, I Par National I'l'ollillit iCll. The proposition to submit lo tho people of tie- several Slates a con-1 slitlltioiial amendment lu prohib?! I tin- liquor imille in tho l lilted States was favorably reported by Senator lllllir Monday from (he committee on education. The pro posed amendments rend as follows: Si:c 11. The manufacture, im portation, CXpornt?oil, transporta lion anti sale of nicholle liquors shall he hereby fnrovor prohibited in the Fulled Slates in every place subject to llieir Jurisdiction. H Kr. 2. Congress shall enforce lids article by nil needful legisla tion. Lite in (?eot'giu? [Smithville < in. News. | Helween tin- measles, mumps and melon we've having a lively t ?me dov? n this wny. Thc world owes every man a liv iug, and i- never slack in pitying it loa good collector. If Un- people want us lo'Tdow" the town, I hey mut help us to raise th?1 w ind. We return thanks to Tom Burton for the gift ol' a new linen duster. Cul unies- we eau gel a railroad linket it won't ho of much uso t?? us. . The editor will leave to-morrow for parla (heretofore) unknown, ll?' is going lo church, timi hope l<> re turn with grate enough to koop him until grid come ?II. A Georgia pool writes: "I go lo strike the lyre." If the tish season is on, he needn't go far; lor the liar will tanin- to him. A Textui pony, a ?puni ?d' rye whiskey and something that look ed Uk?' a man, passed through Smithville yesterday, This was , the Ursl cyclone that has visited us I his son-on. i We were md in last Monday w hen ('?lionel Jenkins, of tho Forks, culb cul lo settle his hill. lt ls strange lie always culls when wo aro oui, nul halves md hing for us hut his 'regards." "?'eliow citizens!" exclaimed a Smithville orator, "whOll the war cry rung over this brood hind-" 'N oll was in the ham lott, under six foot oTothhr." shouted timan In tho crowd who knew him. A (a t tain young man. ?lu i- a first-class grocery clerk, asked us yesterday how long it would toko to hean editor, lt's According to what kind Of a COoStitlltioil ho ha-, uiul just how much malaria lu1 can -lund Indore he weaken . Workingmen Against Harrison I \ HI A N \ i o i, is, .Inly 8. -Thc meeting of Hie representatives of tho Knights of Labor ami trioles unions herc I his evening was lar-! goly attcmlctl, timi resulted In pro unrnlions lo form clubs in all tho city wards ns well as in all the Inigo cities in tho state. Knob rep re ouital ?ve made a report of tho feelingnniong tho laboring classes in hi- district, mid it was estimated that at least eighty per coot of tho laboring men of tho state can he depended upon lo vote against Harrison. Another meeting will bo holli this week, when tho work Will he COHipletCld hy tho adoption ol'a plan nf action to bo presented this evening. A DASI i roi; IA m-:itT\ A Desperate Deed ol' Two Co lumbia < 'oil V lots. < '?ii i M HI \ S. ( '. .1 uly Tho boh?os! escupo ol'con viols ever ro coi'ilcil boro took place di- nfter nooii within n milo of Ibo oliy. A ( .' UM iii named liega n had in charge ii squad of live convicts, wini wo.o blasting rock on au is land in ll road Uiver. Tin- roch u.i for Ibo < 11111111. i : i Newberry mid Laurens railroad bridge. Two of tho eonvieis were ltufu- Young, :i life-prisoner lunn l-'niiiicid, and Joe Moer.', of l-.dgcliolri, nerving ion yours for urson. Winni knocking oil' limo caine Mudlo and S'oung gol in Ibo boni und us Ibo guard .stepped in, they seized bim and (brow him lu the rivor. Moore tubing his rille. The guard attempted lo draw his pistol but bo was disarmed ni that. Two of tho other Un o.- eonvieis I were life prisoner.' lint they would not juin ibo desperate mon. One of them \\ eui with Moore and Young to the shore end brough! back tho bout for Ibo "mud and t ho ot bor convicts, Tho escaped mon ure being pur sued. They aro nrmcri and des perate. 11 is probable t boro will he. bloodshed if un attempt ul cuplure is made. Il C lt lt A ll l'Ob' Cl AA CC AN D. V Itcpuhllcnu >l u u ii Incl tirol' Declares IV ir Turin' Ito form. .Soul ko I I i ?id), M.?., J uly s. "I I urra I) for < 'loveland !" This ejaculation coming fruin tho lips of Col. li. !.'. Kellows, Pres ident of the Springfield Wagon Munufnctorp, the I argos I manufac tory of the bind WosI <>: tho Miss issippi, was directed towards tho surprised ears of n correspondent th?> morning. Colonel Kellows was ono of Ibo live ItepublieaiH of (ireeno county who ila red to vote for Lincoln in 18110, mid wus a few years ago electedjMnyoron tho Re publican ticket. "Aro yiai going to vote lor Cleve land ?" asked Hie reporter. "Vis sir: ns between tho two tickets I ?nive no hesitancy. As u ? manufacturer I endorse tho Cleve-1 land iden ol'ta ii iv reform, looking j not to my ?.w n interest.- alone, bul lo those of my own employee . und ? tim laboring mon in general. If a reduction of the in ri IV would paral yze the industries of tito country, as claimed, why don't (ho Itopubli cans allow Hie Democrats io carry out free trade measure.*- and thus i kill their party V Tito rael ?~ the ! Itopuhlieaus aro nfr dd a reduction i nf 1 bo ta ri il' would enhance the prosperity of Hie country and re dound to the glory of the Dcmocrul |c party, l say, liurruh for Cleve land and Thurman !" IMPORTANT OIK ISION. The lt ul i ng' ol' n n I own ?I nd ge In n Liquor Case. llrui.ioTON', I \ , July 11.--A tlo eisioii of more than ordinary Im portance, and involving tl now point under tho prohibitory liquor law of Iowa, hus been rendered bt\ I J udgc Phelps, of tho Dist tie! Court. Two years .ago a saloon keeper whose place ol business was enjoin ed ns a nuIsaneo. appealed t<> the Iowa Supremo Court, and nitor Ill ing siipersodens bond- continued the traille. Tbc injunction was sustained ami tho saloon keeper again gave bonds ami carried Iii enso io t bo Cul ted si a tos .Supreme court, where it ls liol likely tu be roached for II year or I wo yet, lb-- 1 cen My pioceedings wore brough! to have bim arrested and fined fur con (ein pl of court In continuing the illegal trafic, notwithstanding Ibo Injunction, Hi- defense wa.? lhal, pending a decision nf tho Ked i.ral contt, the injunction dui not apply, hut the district court imw decides that tlx- injunction must stand and the saloon must close Tho saloon keeper ul once closed tip and others w ill follow -nil, a they admit that further reslstcnce to law If usoloss. The Wai lo sion . i Judge Howard Vim Ivppft, of At lanta, will hereafter Impose chain gang peiialilles upon all persons convicted In ibo eily cour! ofenry illg concealed weapons, l-i hlay a nogro was convicted, and In pass ing sentence the judge -?aid: "It ls Um sentence ol'the court (lint you serve four months on the public work--. All persons whether high or low, rich or poor, respectable or dissolute, no maller who limy may be, wini shall bo convicted 111 Hm court <d carry i Hg concealed weap ons, will he il, alt w t tb 111 Hie same way. I hereby announce ii my fix ed purpOSO lo enforce Ibis law vig orously. Carrying concealed weap ons must cease. Tho minimum penally in all cases of tills diame ter will he four months on thc pub lic works. There will be no tiiie^. rf the moat distinguished man of Pillion county sholl ld be convicted of this offonco I w ould uni hesitate to impose Ibis penally. I should give him four months in the chain gang, no mutter who lie may be. There Is another woman in Mr. ( lould's case. 11er name is Justice. Qhfl docs not however, seem likely to g've Mr, Could much trouble. intflfc tri ?Mm Ai A gain si, Hie (.1* i II a nu ii. WASHINGTON, July H.-Senator Dolph, from tho committee on for eign relations, to-da? reporteil fa vorably th?! lull i<> prohibit the cnn . mg of Chinese laborers into tho United Stat??, reported in tim House b? Mr Belmont, ehnirmnn of ibc committee on foreign rela tions, ns n substituto for all bill' before tho ooinmittee relalinp, to ( 'hi?ese immigrai lon, Tho in-w clock jn-1 placed in (ho lower of (he Glasgow University is a tremendous adair. The main wheels of the striking and quarter trains are twenty inches In diame ter. Tho weight ?'t the hammer thal strikes tim hours Is 12(1 pound and it i< lifted ten Inches. There i- an automatic apparatus attached to tlio cinch whioh stops tho quarter peal- al night ami tarts Hiern ill the morning. Tlio pendulum i /.Inc and iron, i\> counteract the in llueuces of temperature. The bob of the pendulum ls cylindrical an weighs lino pounds, and Hie boat IM I i second-, Noun i STOW N , PA., July IO.--Tho embankment ot the marble quarry of Scbwayer A Leach near here, here loll this afternoon burying elgin n en. Two of thom, .Joseph I'uigin and an unknown mau wore killed nod Biroo other- wounded. Aboii' 17a tons of curt ll and t- ne fell. A iki:x, -I illy IO, - A wilful mur der was committed near Lungley station about Mp. m, .Hm Wood hoi Kobei-t ( lido four limes, kill ing bim ii I most iustantly. Jeal ousy was the cause. At hooch island on Friday night II a- Cummings si ruck a woman on the bead with ali a\e. She W Tl probably die, All the parti. - are colored. Both murderers uro now in the counts jail al Aiken, Coxtoni), N. C., July 7,-Tlio Concord Time, to-day, contains an account ul an occurrence which has stirred up (he citizens No. ll town ship. Ibis county. One day this week a daughter of M r Henry Pop lin, of thal township, suddenly be came deal li !y sick and in a few mo ments vomited a full grown Irog. In (be meant i nu- a physician was .eui for, bul arrived only lo see tin; frog hopping lively about on ibo ground, Tho girl stoutly afhrms (bal she vomited Ibo animal, ami her statement ls borne outl\\ every member of ber family. A vcrv distinguished prelate of tho episcopal Church lound himself stran ded in allude town away down in the backwoods of Maine las; summer, and had In put up at a farm house, where he was hospitably entertained. "Do you have ninny Kplseopalions down hero?" ho inquired of his hostess. "Well, really now, i don't know, she answered : ' our lured maa .- liol sollie soi l ol' a critter down bach of th? bara Hie oilier day, but he allowed l w ns a woodchuck." Bad lorin- -i idoform. A hot grounder--A wild turnio M?sl Of Hie new s ul I be week come- from physicians, The journey man candy maker has ll pull with bis bus-. Paste d ?a u imids are so called be cal?se people gol stile! Oil them i> often. Figures on tho corset production properly conn nuder tho head of sttiylistlcs. A man cannot kick himself with the proper spirit. Ile never know bow to resent il. A poet want-- to know "where the. fleecy clouds aro woven." lu i he air loom-; of course. '' I- lue day," said IhoJudgO, ll S the seventy tilth man went through the mill for +.*? und cost-." The -mall boy who bas not stolen about a bushel Of lilac blossoms is away behind Hie sonson. If you want to be well informell take a paner. Cv cn a poper of pins will give you some good points. ll your wife wants an allowance, give lier the whole income. She will save ilion' out of il Hum you. Boy.--Picoso, slr, couldn't you help n little boy who never bud any papa or mama ? Mr. liOkoslde.- i'.b!-What ? Hoy.- Yes, sir. Divorced before I was born, ^Pockets iv dollar.) The reason so lillie excitement i- aroused by tho presidential cam paign is thal Um baseball champ ionship is 80 elose. ll ls ll -Weet, revengeful tllOllglll Hint when wailers sit down to eut they have to 1)0 wnited on by some of i no other walters, The reason they call it the depen dent pension lilli is bCCUUSO so immy politicians are depending upon il fbr their re-election. ' Bodily health Mid vigor may be maintained ns easily in the beat of summer ns in the winter month i if the blond is puritb'd and vital ised With Ayor'H Sarsaparilla, liv ery person who ha? used this rem edy hus been greatly benetltted. Take lt this moni h.