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ELBERT l. AULL, EDITOR. LBERT H. AULL, rpieos WM. P. HOUSE AL, NEWBERRY. S. C, S.. TI RSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, i8 . THAT SOUTHERN POLICY. 7 - . _A good deal is being written and said abolt a Southern policy for the new ad n'.ministration, and a good deal of specu lation has been indulged in by news paper men and politicians and every y in general as to what would be the Southern pRlicy, if there is to be a distinction of North and South in the p_veinment, of the President-elect. A ,good deal of this speculation is prema , ture. We belie'e General Harrison will prove himself a president of the <whole people and in the adiinistra r;.tion of the government ill know no section. It would be better for the ress to urge and discuss such an ad ministration than to be speculating sbout a Southern policy. The war has been ended for twenty-five years and while we have great love, respect and adoration ror the soldier who fought for what he thought was right, whether he wore the blue or the gray, we are now all in the uuion and in the ad n':ainistration of the government there ahotld be no sectionalism. Gen. Harrison has been wise in one thing since his election; he has written few letters, and he refuses to be inter viewed. In reply to inquiries from the Augusta Chronicle he says the t=me has =-ot come yet for him to give expres sion to his views on this subject and that whatever views he does hold will - be subject to modification upon further consideration. So e had betrer hold up on this Southern policy. What we dislike is this, talk about a Southern question as if we were not a part of the Union. There is no more sense in talking about a Southern qu.es -ieun than there is in discussing a Northern or a Western question, and we think it is time if we are to be in one government to be done with sec tionalism of this kind. ABOUT TAXATION. The Abbeville Press and Banner pub iahes a letter from Auditor Jones, of that county, in regard to the return of property for taxation and more partic ularly in relation to the surplus capital and undivided profits of the banks in this State. From that letter we make the following extract. This extract shows a statement of the capital stock, surplus and undivided profits as by re S port made to the Comptroller of the currency at the close of business, Octo ber 5th, 1887, and also the assessment of the banks for taxation as from the re ports of the County Auditors in the S State: 00 9 - supusn - ~ U dvidd rofts PerCen..o Caita - So..Surplus and Undivided Profits. Tolassess fortatin er Bnks n th Stte, xto nchlestn.I nadin Trae Vew _hale eal S C.,tate. 1880" te flloingstaerment. of aital CapiStal, Surplus Toad Camlnable........... 200e 0ou a state0e0 o1.th Aeriansi the...t..e..e..e.pt15,arles,on. IJ Cadesn ..................ton S. C50, 10,000 Germania.... ........... . l :J 00 17.0 ..brni......................o000 13i,000 4,00 Total 1888..........1,)0 $:361,000 5t976,C30 I enclose you the County Auditor's Sletter, and would suppose from the val uation placed by the board on the Na tional Banks, that the surplus of the Savings Banks, amounting to $361,000, is not taxed. Respectfully, A. W. JoNES. On this statement the Press and Ban ner remarks: It will be seen from the above state ment, with the addition of the Union and Winnsboro National Banks, that the capital stock (paid in) of the Nation al Banks of South Carolina amounts to...............................1,698, 000 The surplus fund and un * divided profits amounts to..1,47,951 The assessment of the Na tional Banks for taxation, in eluding real estate, (the Union Bank included, the Winns b or o B ail k estilmatted,) amounts to................... 1,70,450 The following quotations of the law in regard to taxation are made from the constitution of the State and the Statutes:Alik, cto 36, savs: "Ah property subject to taxation shall be taxed ini proportion to its value." Article 2, Section 33, provides: "All taxes upon property, real or personal property, shall be said upon the actual 'alue of the property taxed.' .The Revised Statutes of South Caro lina says: SEC. 198. All shares of the stock bor'ders in any bank or banking associ ation, located in this State, whether now or hereafter incorporated 'r organ ized under the laws of this State or of thie United States, shall be listed at their true value in money, and taxed1 in the city, wvard, town, or incorporated village where such bank is located, and not elsewhere; Prcdd That thbe words "true value in nmoney," as used in line three of this Section, shall be so construed as to mean and include all surplus or extra moneys, capital, and every species of personal property of value owned or in the posesion of any * such bank." Attorney General Earle has decided that this law is plain, that the surplus and undivided profits of the banks should be listed for taxation. It will be seen from the above figures, if they are correct, that nearly two millions of dollars of this propertf zwhich under the iaws?oughttebe listed for taxation is not assessed and therefore escapes taxation. Now we have referred to this matter The not so much in the spirit of criticism of the banks, but to call attention to the necessity and importance of devising pat some means by which there can be a me better equalization of the returns of Soa prop-rty for taxation. Of course if this 1':1 property of the banks is liable to taxa tion it should be listed for taxation and obt taxed. But aside from this there is too otl: great a disposition on the part of some tb people to value - their property when rv, tuiey come to make their returns too fe low. An examination of the Auditors. books will show that some people have ( their goods insured for a greater aniount pa than they are listed for taxation. ani The burdens of taxation should bear nK equally upon all the citizens of the tor nai government in proportion to the pro- Ke perty owned. If every man would re- of turn his-property at its true value, and lie] if all property that is now escaping tax- pef ation could be gotton upon the tax zat books, we believe our note of taxation Sei would be materially reduced. These are nu rar important questions which are of inter- arc est to every taxpayer. the - -- - oat THE SILVER LINING. I The New York Herald says that the difficulty of getting the correct vote of Se West Virginia and the closeness its be- Ai tween Democrats and Republicans in Yc that State, is the silver lining to the Ed Democratic defeat in New York. You Do see if all the other States had gone as in, they did, and New York had been Of Democratic, West Virginia would have Da decided which of the great parties had Hc w'on. It was first claimed by the Demo- gu. crats and then it- turned out to be Re- al publican, and still later, on a more care- u,r ful count it was found to be Democratic. cef The Herald says: Now, then, if New York had gone fe for Cleveland the result of the elections would depend on West Virginia. And what a rumpus we should have! The country would by this time be in an uproar. Politicians and wire pullers and artful dodgers would play their shrewd tricks, and we should have a perfect cyclone of criminativa and sus- 1 picion and open charges of corruption, 'and all the legions of sheol would be let ie loose. I That is true. It is what might have no been, but there is most too big an "if" be] in there to give much of a silver lining Se to Democratic defeat. Lef - -~ onh We are in receipt of the trade issue of tot the News and Courier. It makes a good ma showing for Charleston and shows a 16 lot of careful and painstaking work on Th the part of its compiler. One thing dit conspicuous in this issue is the freeness Ca with.which all the business houses have s advertised. Str on Just such blabber as the following sW that is credited to Gen. W. T. Sherman in a speech some days ago before- the ha Chamber of Commerce in New York is ani what keeps up and makes a Southern cei question. We believe it is done for a purpose. It is a pity Mr. Sherman cannot remember the war is over: rai "Four years ago we were humiliat.ed by the election of a man who appointed n a noted rebel to a place in his Cabinet.Al I want to sy publicly that I am glad Grover Cleveland is defeated for that fl one act alone. I am glad of it. Ben Har rison, one of my brave soldier boys,na will never do such a thing;.I. know." THE STATE LEGISLATURE. eul The Legislature met at 12 mi. on Tuesday. Senator Izlar was elected no0 President pro temn of the Senate. Sena- a tor Pope is a member of the following Be committees: Finance, Charitable In- of stitutions and Public Buildings and is bet chairman of the committee on Rules- me Senator Pope introduced the follow- ( lng Bills which were read the first time ca an and referred to appropriate committees: t A Bill to repeal an act entitled an "act an to provide for the relief of certain. sol- to diers, sailors anid widow; s of soldiers and so sailors of tho late war between theth States" approved December 24th, 1887. dei Bill to establish and maintain a bei Home for disabled soldiers and seamen of the Confederate States Army and of Navy and residing in this State, and off for the government of the same. no: A Bill to amend Section 2428, and tofa repeal Section 2428a. of Chapter act XCVIII, Title VI of the General Stat- wa utes, relative to attorney's costs in hit equity cases. pe, The House met at 12 mn., and organ- of. ized by electing Hon. James Simons tio speaker. ceio The Committees of the House will be announced on Friday. unf The Governor's Message was read in ple both Houses, after which they ad- thi journed until 12 im., Wednesday. th CompHimentary Appointment. Lit [Greenville News, November 22nd.] I Superintendent V. E. McBee, of thela Western North Carolina Railroad, has1t been tendered a complimentary ap- i pointmnent by the Canadian govern- t<> ment of which hi mn frids here thi will learn wit h interest and pleasure. M Capt. MeBee has been appointed by the F go-ernmient of Canada to inspect the y Canada Pacific railway, the govern- FI~r mnent road extending from Montreal, ,1 C'anada, to Victoria, Vancouver's Is- va land, on the Pacific coast. A special U car will be provided for his use and lhec will be accompanied by Major Wilson, iii one of the officials of the Western North i Carolina road. The trip is expected toer occup)y about three weeks. th The Canadian Pacific is one of the a four great transcontiuental lines of rail- tic way on the continent, the other three , being the Northern Pacific, Union of Paci tie and Southern Pacific. all in thefa United States. The Canadian line is a a govern ment railway and has been but i recently completed at Ifimense cost. i The select ion ofCaptin McBee to makera tibe inspection of t he road is a veryri decided compliment to his high rail roadl ability, which has already been ta satisfactorily displayed in the manage ment of the 'Western North Carolina Said to b>e Against Consolidation. tb I Columbi ia Register, November 28-1 F '[he fintance commnittee of the di- hi: rectors of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Raiiroad met ini this city yes- - terda:y and prepared their report-on the uestion of consolidation with the Three C's Railroad, and their report [J will be presented to the directors at a called meeting to be held at an early date, and while not officially given out t it is understood to.be adverse to the con- t solidation scheme. Ward's Celebrat .olu chewing su Gum, made of:pume Tlohu and th cona ed best F~ e~f~-Bobe~teo .,' -.,-,'---- -~ -~ s-~ - - -Z';-% FIRST DAY OF THE SESSION. - General Assembly Meets in Columbia. The ndensed from News and Courier.] 'OLUMBIA, November 2.-With no ade or formality, with no excite- Pos nt or undue agitation, the Senate of of t tth Carolina was called to order at ren 5 p. m. to-day by Lieutenant (ov- tha er Mauldin. A half hour had been nes at by the old and new senators in sug ainiig an acquaintance with each ma er, and in the 'roliminary consider- Ho n of candidaci )r the one oliice Iex ich was to be contested. The gale- in t as usual on the opening day, held .ot spectators. tiot he most decorous legislative body iml he land met with its characteristic tho1 oruni. There were no remarks by Ho sident Mauldin, except the simple of t iouncement of the Senate's readi- ral s for organization. The roll of Sena- the 6 was called and answered to their (1U1 ites except Messrs. Alexander, of U n rshaw, Buist, of Charleston, Howell, gr olleton, and Kennedy, of Cherter- at I d. Senato.s Buist and Howell ap- tiot rod later. wit 'he next step in the work of organi- elci ion was the swearing in of the new Cot iators. These were seventeen in sho Lnber and were all present. They U n ged themselves in a semi-circle wh, und the President's desk and took ow' official oath and the anti-dueling wh h. ofe u order that the readers of the News ! tiO1 I Courier may familiarize them.Ives .h the names~and counties of tuese the ,iators they are given below: Bell of pre %en, Mason of Oconee, Wilson of tiot rk, Fer-uson of Laurens, Verdier of of iufort, I'ope of Newberry, Ready of Ini getield, Smith of Spartanburg, ter zier of Georgetown, Meetze 6f Lex- pro ton, Sojourner of Barnwell, Smythe hal ~harleston, Moody of Marion, Izlar be )rangeburg, Woodward of Fairfield, the naldson of Greenville, and Smith of so f rry. Messrs. Mason, Wilson, Fer- he >on, Verdier, Pope, Ready, Smith of rae: rtan burg, Dozier, Meetze, Sojourner Sta I Donaldson are really the new Sen- a ( s. The other six are their own suc- ha sors. he election of a president pro term her owed. Senator Smytbe nominated aria iator Izlar, who has held the office liea a number of years, and he was unan- De >usly elected. 28 votes being east. cer fter he had taken the oath of office iml iator Murray nominated for clerk the the cient officer of the last session, Ex- Sta ator B. A. Gaillard. Senator $oT )odward seconded the nomination. 'I Gaillard was unanimously elected 1o rk, receiving 81 votes and was sworn sta, ant or sergeant-at-arrs Senator Pope her ninated Mr. J. D. Smith, of New- fael ry, a one-armed Confederate veteran. Dc iator Edwards nominated the ser- con nt-at-arias of the last session, Mr. Ho R. Marshall, of Columbia, also. a tha armed Confederate soldier. Sen,- T Meetze nominated Mr. F. C. Caugh n,, of Lexington. )u the first ballot Marshall received. votes, Smith 14 and Caughnman 3- sori ere was no election, none of the can- ser ates receiving a nmajority. Mr. Rte aghman was withdrawn and on the del ond ballot Mr. Marshall was elected, _N eiving 17 votes against 16 for Mr. To ith. It was a closer contest than rit3 often sees. Mr. Marshall was to , >rn in. to or reading clerk, Senator Izlar ninated Col. A. . Goodwyn, who Ti held the-position for many sessions, MA I he was unanimously elected, re ing 32 votes. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. -Pot t 12 M. precisely, Clerk Sloan,by a Re of the gavil, formally opened thete iion of 1888-9, and immediately th reafter Mr. Brawley, of Charleston, WRi ninated Mr. James -Aldrich, of ha ten, as Speaker pro tem,1 and that rl tleman was unanimously chosen to*ti that position. .an 'Ir. Harrison, of Greenvalle, nomi- H :ed W. C. Benet, of Abbeville. He de no speech, simiply saying that GP .Benet was too well known to need ogism. Ir. J. Frank Wilson, of Sumter, are ninated James Simnons, of Charles ( Mr. Wilson took his seat Mr. . at rose, and, to the surprise of some those who expected him to run, i ~ged to decline the nomination and i onded the nomination of Mr. Si- th nds- con )n the call of the roll 112 votes were tire t, Mr. Simons receiving every one, Tell I, on motion of Mr. C, J. C. Hutson' tw t gentleman's election was at once slit iounced to him, and he was escortedAs :he Speaker's seat by Messrs. H ut- w , Wilson and Clevetand, where he Ph t with an eloquent wvelcome from Speaker pro temu, one which evi- tf itly expressed the sense of the mem- bur a of the House. I he work of organization then went until completed by the re-election len the old, faithful and long-tried dist cers of the House. Clerk Sloan wvas. wil ninated by Col. McKissick, wvho etiously remarked that he was one dri, : whom some of the members wereSa 1uainted. Sergeant-at-Arms Brow ne m s nominated by Judge Maher, and tha nomni nation seconded by M1essrs. ysor and O'Brien. He had an op ent in the person of Mr. B. James, 'airfield, who was placed in nomii na n by Mr. Buchanan. Mr. James re- - ved 17 votes, Browne 94. Mr. Ray- Te nominated Mr. R. M. Anderson for 9 election as reading clerk, and Ils og nimouschoice by tihe House comn- fro ted tihe work of organization, and Cli customary messages wvere sent to me Senate anid to the Governor. c - - by te Tom Elmore and hia Little Fiddle. the cee Special to the Charleston World.1j w OLUMBIA, Nov. 28.-Just before t he rev e election the D)emnocratic clubs of a ~cklenberg County, N. C., numbering by 00 men, met in Charlotte to do honor Senator Vance, who was to address SN m. As they tiled by the residence of 1 .A. Brevard Davidson little Tomn suc more, the child violinist, only eight am' trs of age, the grandson of Colonel to-< anklin H. Elmore, of South Carolina, ren to died in 18.5t while fighting the cant chair of John C. Calhoun in the inited States Senate-stood on the sto rbstone and played, on his little vio- the ,with remarkable skill and expres- ce i, "Dixie" and several other South airs. While the column was passing Sair was fairly renit with their cheers.E d shotst of alplause and1 apprecia- me( i. sto 'he little fellow, with his long tangle golden curls, looked indeed like a a ry emblem of Southern D)emocracy, fol d a ftiting rep)resentative of his wa strious grandsire, who, while he el, was always found in the front ik of the defenders of Southern Mi hts and Southern Democracy, and han lenl he died, left as a grand inberi- to ie to hls descendents-his princi- prt s.To oung Ehmore, with his father and wil ther, is now in C ol umbia.. The thi tner in which the lutle fellow plays Mi Sviol!in is really woniderfu-i. .He will pre par before the p)ublic at the Young Tre ens Christian issociationl Hall next It: iday night, and give an exhibition of we remarkable powers. 40 ) --tra The Democratic Onfice-hoiders. de1 hln James Ingalls in the Inidepen- tw dent.]fr [f there will be "miore than,forty usand Democrats in ofice on the i of March next,'' about which I tow nothing, they should all be re >ed before the going down of the .1R. a on that day,;and more than forty Cl nsand Republicans appoi.nted. in ir stead. What:.-theattitude of the will ierIJ3am keith L LLA 1- i Lu L/ J.N L Y T u MHF MONARCH OF THE HOUSE. A Clerk makes up the Boll as he Sees T Fit. Lw YoRK, Nov. 99.-The Evening t's Washington special says officials he House of Representatives have awed their confidence in the belief d the Democrats will organize the :li t House. The somewhat sensational C zestions which are made as to what happen if the clerk of the present n ase should place upon the roll of the Is t House the names of members who, fr he opilion of some Republican, were li elected, may serve to call the atten- C (of the public to another weak spot 3 our govermental system. The au- e rity for the organization of the r use is not found in the Constitution lh ,e.Uiiited States, save in the gene- b provision that each House shall be o: judge of elections, returns, and the li lifieations of its own members. tl der this general power the usage has v wn up which is embodied, in part r< east, in a statute, that the organiza- a 1 of the House is placed absolutely b hin the power and discretion of the s -k of the House of the preceding n igress. The clerk of the House, in rt, seems to be the only officer of the p ited States who is absolute, from tl ase decision there is no appeal, who r< ,s no allegiance to any one, the body V icli created him having passed out tl xistence at the time of the organiza- d i of the succeeding House. 1 and there is no means of correcting r< results of the roll which he may fi sent, except by the subsequent ac- b of the Houseasto the membership o vhich he is himself the sole judge. fi ather words, under the present sys- tl 1, supported only by the simple g vision of law quoted, the person who i pens to be clerk of one House is to tj ;ole judge as to the membership of tj House in the succeeding Congress, tl r as the organization goes; and if d shall choose to enter into a conspi- e y- with the Governor of a single a te to wholly reserve the results of v 'ongressional election, the people t. -e no apparent legal remedy. b nly one way has been suggested p e in the event that contigeney should e, as the result of which the Repub- v .ns should be convinced that the s nocrats were given a majority of tl iticates of Representatives-elect tl )roperly. That suggestion is that h Senate and President of the United 'I tes can refuse to recognize a House ti ,onstituted. fi here is nothing in the present out- n a, however, which warrants the fc ement that such a contingency is tl icipated by any- considerable num- u of ml -n. but it undeniably is the C that, if it shall appear that the I nocratic representatives-elect shall N stitute the majority of the next w use, the Republicans will believe s< t the majority was secured by fraud. j Vhat will they do about it? THE ALL-AB.sORBIN\ TOPIC. VASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The con sion of the next House is topic of ab Ang interest here. Col. Hill, deputy eant-at-arms, claims it will be 162 g Sublicans, 162 Democrats and I in- 9 endent--Mr. Coleman, of Louisiana rho was elected by Republicans. night Senator Quay says the majo - for the Republicans will be from '5 . It will require the official count v letermine the matter. l E REPCBLICANS ADMIT THAT TOEY u BE MISTAKEN ABOUT THE NEXT S1 HOUSE. IE YoRtK, Nov. 24.-The Evening * t's Washington special says tha >ublicans arc very much disappoin at the possibility, which some of nm now admit is probable, that it t be found that the Democrats will e a majority of one or three on the of the next House of Represent- A es. They had fully expected to have undisputed majority ini the next AT sTORM ON THE ATL1ETIC 4 COAST. t Violence in New England--Heaviest Gale Known at Sandy Hook. w YoRK, November 2.-The p ,storm of th~e witer is about over n, his immiediate vicinity, but is still al ing with unabated violence along a: New England coast. Telegraphic t, imnnication with that section is en- o l suspended. Trhe Western Union- ti graph Comp)any has no wires be- A en this city and Philadelphia, thus ta tting otffali Southern points. TVhe ociated Press Washington circuit, jt ic-h usually runs from tbe city to ladelphia,'Baltimore and Washing- h direct, is this morning made up by 7 of Buffalo, Cleveland and Pitts- g 'g. e he stormr along the coast, all the i from H atteras, has been very vio- n C, and it is feared that many marine sters have occurred, although it 1 be some days before reports will ta in to.conme ini, as the storm would ;e vessels off~ shore. The wires to j idv Hook are all down, but the last sge received from that place stated i t the highest wind ever experienced the observer there was raging. TEEN LIVEs LOST OFF SCITUATE I MASS. e CTrrE, MAss., November 26.-- a rible loss of life is reported- here by reck this mo10 ning. The large fish- n schooneri Edward Norton, of and n Boston, went ashore off First il Ii Point, at 4'.:30 last night, and im- ta diately wvent to pieces. Her crew te sisted of sixteen men, and fifteen of i m have perished. One man, Allan v name, clung to the vessel, and when ti tide left her this morning he sue- f< ded in reaching shore. The vessel 8 s discovered by the midnight patrol c he life-saving station, but too late to der assistance. She lies bottom up, d I is a complete wreck. She is owned d Stubbs & Co., of Boston. > ON VIRGINIA'S CORN FIELDS. \NCESTER, YA., Nov. 20.-A 6 w stormi, accompanied by a high c I cold wvesterly wind, prevailed here 'j iay. A large quantity of corn still e .iains in the tield.( A IGHIT SNowV AT RIGHMOND. ICHMONI, VA., Nov. 2.-A snow mi prevailed here a great portion of lay, follewved by rain, which soon ared aany the snow. A sNOW STORM AT sTAUNToN. raNTON,A.-Novemiber 26.-T wo lies of snow have fallen here and the rm still cortinues. (OrRs SEOF TH E STORM. VAsinNTON, Novemiber '26.-The owing speial sigyai otdice bulletin s issued last niightI: The storm continues central off thee ddle Atlantic anJ South New Eng d coasts, with an apparent tendency I miove nlortheasterly. Light. snows -vail in the lake region as far west as I leo4. Th rea tening weather and rain, I :h tron notherly gales, contimne oni New Engl,and coast and in the U dd le A tlan tic States. Fair weather 1 vai in all other sections, except in ws where light rains ar-e reported. I iswruer than usual in the North- I t. The ftemperature ranges from dle. to 0dg. inthe.!Southern States I I fro~m 30 deg. to 40 deg. in the cen- I l v !ieps.rhe temperature rose 10 .throughout -Newv England 'and] stern ew York during the past nty-four hiours, where it is above A Caroinian Sentenced. w YoRK, November 21.--HenryC Reynolds, the young man from arleston, S. C., who pleaded guilty forging an order for one thousand i laars on.the firm of C. . Prince & i .of.Boston,Mas.,wssto-day sen-n ~e~o~e yeatw i~tI~tate pnson~] .L.L V L kJ'LJ.11~~ . %OTHER RAILROAD CONSOLIDA TION. Ie Atlan'to, Greenville & Western Railroad May go to the Three C's-What is Behind the Proposition. [Greenville News, 23d.] There is a prospeet of an unexpecte d .velopment in the affairs of the Caro na, Knoxville & Western Railroad ompany. Thepromised development is in the ature of the secession of the old At- t .ntic, Greenville & Western Company c om the consolidation with the Caro- g na, Knoxville & Western Railroad t ompany. A meeting was held at inety-Six Wednesday tooking to that d ad. The meeting was composed of rep- v sentatives of the stock held in the At- b attic, Ureenville & Western Company a certain townships in the counties C Abbeville and Edgefield. The meet ig was called, it was understood, by t ie County Commissioners of Abbe ille and 1r'dgetield. There were no presentatives preseot from Oak Lawn ud Dunkl.in townships in this county, ut it is understood that those town- ' bips are in sympathy with the move ient. At the meeting resolutions were t assed declaring tie consolidation of 1 e Atlantic, Greenville & Western I >ad with the Carolina, Knoxville & I Vestern void, and calling a meeting of 1 2e original stockholders of the A. U. t ;W. company at Ninety-Six on the f Ith of December, for tUe purpose of 3 !organizing it separate and apart I om the C. K. & W. company. It will e remembered that the consolidation t f the A. U. & W., the line projected d -om Greenville to Augusta, of which e greater part had been already raded, was ratified by a stockholder's iceting at Ninety-Six. The.consolida- t Lon is now to be set aside, it is said, on t de ground that the meeting ratifying c 3e consolidation was called by Iresi- a eut Humbert and not by the county r inmissioners of the counties througu i: rhich the road passes, as the act pro- j ides, and on the further ground that c ie terms of the consolidation have not t een complied with by the new coni any. ,% hat does this move mtean? It is rhispered from semti-authoritative >urces that the Three C's road is after se Atlantic, Greenville & Western and nat when the meeting to organize is eld at Ninety-Six in Deceumoer, the hree C's will make a definite offer for 2e transfer and building of the line -om Greenville to Augusta. Such a ove as this has been whispered be )re, but never with such apparent au ioritativeness as now. It is said that noticial representatives of the ;Three 's were at Ninety-Six Wednesday. 8 t appears that the move to do away ith. the consolidation was started tl ith an eye single to releasing the road n that it might be free for negotiations i -ith the Three C's people. o On the other hand, it is believed by a -iends of the C., K. & W. that the ob- s et of the Three C's is to get possession a f the old A., G. & W. line so as to use G ie lower end from Johnsten's to Au- ix usta as the best means of getting into ,ugusta. The Three C's has absorbed it 2e Augusta & Newberry line, but has Y osuitable route into Augusta, it is o id. As the A., G. & W. has posses on of the most practicable route into se city, it would be to the great ad antage of the Three C's to secure the wer end of the ~ road and leave the n pper section from Greenville to John- I :on's incomplete.S There are some who believe the move eans great things for G.reenville ere.are others who do not think it il amount to anything so far as this - ty is concerned. FRtOST IN FLOIDA. Day of Re-joiding In thi Land of Flowers. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., November 26. -There was a heavy white frost last ight, completely covering roofs, lawns ad pave:nents. There is great rejoic ig thereat, and the people talk of no iing else. Business has revived per sptibly. Ice formed in about a dozen laces about the city. The board of health, the committee the auxiliary association and Dr. 'eters will hold a conference to-morrow torning relative to giving immediate Itention to such preliminary work ad necessary precautions as shall open 2e usual channels of business through t the State at the earliest moment 2e board of health may deem prudent. .11 embargo on travel will doubtless be iken ott by Saturday, December 1. Reports from. interior cities are as >llows:- - Lake City-i'!enty of frost, no ice ere. Live Oak-Heavy frost and ice here, nod sized. pond near depot had one-. .ghth inch ice all over. Tallahassee-Heavy frost here last ight. Gainesville-Had good frost here this iorning and ice formed around water mks. Ocala-Mercury fell to 32* last night. [ad very heavy frost and some ice. Palatka-Nery heavy frost this morn 2g. Thermometer 420. Congratulate Enterprise-No new cases, no deaths. [eavy frost, and one-fourth inch ice in posed places last night. All the sick re much better. Titusville-Slight frost here this torning. Mercury 42*. It is perfectly safe for people to travel any portion of Florida. Railroad rains will resume the customary win r schedules iii a very few days. Dis afection will begin next Monday. It ti take at least twenty days. Hun ar's immense mill furnace will be used >r burning infected bedding, and mith's laundry for disinfection of lothes. 'Official bulletin :New cases 3, eaths none, total cases 4,677, total eaths 408. FROST AT GAINESVILLE. GA INESVILLE, FL A., November 26. urgeon Martin reports three new eases f yellow fever and one death, colored. 'here was a heavy frost and ice an ightn o f an inch thick last night. In ications point to another frost to ight. A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. JACKSONVILLE, FrA., Nov. 27. ~resident Mitchell, of the board of iealth, issued a clean bill to-night.. :here wvere no new cases and no deaths. The outlook is very hopeful. ALL BOSH AND CLIP-TRAP. WASHtNGToN, Nov. 23.-Virginia )emocrats treat very lightly the an Lounceent of the Repeblicans that an ttept is to be made to contest the lectoral vote of Virginia. James S. arbour, of that State, says: "It is all nerely clap-trap, gotten up by Quay, bahone and other Republican leaders n Virginia to try to impress upon the neomig administration that they aave been making a great etfort for epublican supremacy. if there had een any -fraud, do you suppose thbe .)emocrats would have carried the Stat e ,so small a majority, whic-h is tihe atest report of the returns? "The fact is the Democrats did not >oll near so good a vote as they might ave done. They felt secure and dlid iot come out. On the other hand the Republicans used money Iavishly, an-1 nade the best campaign they ev.er did. ['here was no more unfairnmess in the ate Virginia election than at every lection for a hundred years. "But for the matter of going behind hese returns, it can't be done. The lection of electors is a Sta te matter, ertified by the State government, with vhieh the Federal government has tothing to do~. -in -the Tildeni-Hayesj* fair it was-decided that thricout e no going backson the -i~ aot regard thesrepq$a~iv'in~i' A GREAT MAGAZINE. The Century for 1889. HE question has often bee - asked, "to what does 2 Century owe its great circi lation?" The Chrattan Uno once answered this by th statement that "it has bee fairly won, not by advei sing schemes, but by the excellence whic haracterizes it in every department." I teir announcements for the coming yes te publishers state that it has always bee Leir desire to make The Century the one ii ispensable periodical of its class, so th hatever other publication might be desiri le in the family, The century could not b eglected by those who wish to keep abrea f the times in all matters pertaining 1 ulture. And the unprecedented circul ion of the magazine would seem to be th esponse of the public to this intention. With the November number The Centur egins its thirty-seventh olume. Two great feat res of the magazine hich are to continue hroughout the new vol me are already well nown to the iublic, the incoln his'ory red the , epers on "Siberia and he Exile System." The - rst of these, written by f [essrs. Nicolay and Hay, 'resident Lincoln's pri- - ate secretaries, contains ' he inside history of the ark days of the war, as een from the White louse. THE SIBERIAN PAPERS, *'% . y George Kennan, are attracting the a ention of the civilized world. The Ch ago Tribune says that "no other magazin rticles printed in the English language ji ow touch upon a subject which so vitall aterests all thoughtful people in Europe an tmerica and Asia." As is already knowi :pies of The Century entering Russia has hese articles torn out by the customs ofmcial a the frontier. DURING 1SS9 7e Century will publish the most in ortant art feature that has yet foun place in its pages. It is tb result of four years' wor of Mr. Timothy Cole, tb leading magazine engrave -( of the world, in the gallerie of Europe, engraving froi the originals the greate9 pictures by the old master A series of papers on Ire * land, its customs, lanc capes, etc., will appear, and there are t e illustrated " articles on Bible scenes reating especially the subjects of the Intei ational Sunday-School Lessons. Georg r. Cable will write "Strange, True Storie Louisiana." There will be novelette ad short stories by leading writers, occa onal articles on war subjects (supplemeni l to the famous "War Papers" by Genera rant and others, which have been appear g in The Century), etc., etc. The Century costs four dollars a year, an< is published by The Century Co., of Nev ork, who wilLsend a copy of the full pros etus to any one on request. -33G3 "The Little Tycoon," "Autocrat, U. S. Mail," "Little Granger," "Sig al," and "The Sub Rosa" Pencil Tat ts are being sold at Hunt's Boo] tore from1 1 eent to 15 cents each. tf' iew Advertisements ON>go 010 SETTLE UP. All personts indebte' o me will please cal md settle at once as . nnust have money. STATE -OF SOUTH CAROLIN~A, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN THE PROBATE COURT. John Y. F:ayd, as Executor &c., of, James B. Floyd, deceased, ilaintiff, I against Drucilla Ann Floyd and g a others, Defendants. - Conplaint to Sell Lands to Pay Debts, , Etc. e URSUANT to an order of the I Court herein, I will sell at public a i'outcr, at Newberry Court House, on I the First Monday (3d day) of Decet- t ber, l S, the following estate of which 1 r James B. Floyd died seized and pos- s sessed, situate in Newberry County, I South Carolina : 'Tract No. 1--Containing Two Hun- r dre'd and Eighty-one and one-half l i Acres, more or less, and bounded by it lands' ot J. A. Burton, J. S. Floyd, I 0 Tracts Ncs. 2, 4 and 5, and Public t ]-oad. S^ Track No. 3.-Containing Sixty-six I and three-quarter Acres, more or less, C and bounded by lands of.F. H. Domi- t nick, John Bird ? nd Tracts No. 4. C Track No. 4-Containing One Hun dred and 'orty--ight Acres, more or I less, and bounded by Tracts Nos. 1, 2, 3, a 5 and 6. Tract No. 5-Containing One Hun- C dred and Three Acres, more or less, and I bounded by lands of J. F. Burton and Tracts Nos. 1, 4 and 6. t Tract No. 6-Containing One Hun- t dred and Twenty-Five Acres, more or I less, bounded by Little river, lands of h Fortune Pitts, J. F. Burton, John Bird 3 and Tracts Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Plaits of said lands can be seen at ti Probate Office. TERMS: One-third cash, balance on a credit of one and two years, in equal t . annual installments, with interest from t , day of sale. credit portion to be ?ecured a i. by a bond of the purchaser and imort- c e gage of the premises sold. Purchaser to b i pay for papers. J. B. FELLERS, J. P. N. C. C Nov. 10, 1888. -- - it 0 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, t 9 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE-IN I PROBATE COURT. a L- P. L. McCclvy, as Administrator cunm 0 d testamnento anancxo of the Will of e Cdroline V. Mars, dec;eased, Plaintiff d k against Wjn. D. Mars, E. E. Mc e Celvy et al., Defendants. r Cniplaint for Sale of Land to Pay 3 s Debts. t J WILL sell at public outcry at ti DeeNewberry C. 11., on Saleday in December next, for the payment of l debts, the following described real es-tJ tate -of Caroline V. Mars, deceased, to wit: All that tract or parcel of laud situate in the County of Newberry, of a said State, containibg Two Hundred and Sixty (2(0) Acres. more or less, t B bounded by lands of S. and G. Turnip s . seed, N. C. Caldwell, J. Wilkins and others. To be sold in two or more 0 tracts. TERMS OF SALE : One-half cash, the o balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured a i by bond of purchaser and a mortgage a ' of the property. Purchaser to pay for tl papers. .. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. Nov. 9, 1888. Master's Sales. b STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. John D. Crooks vs. J. W. Graham and others. S Foreclosure. *Y order of the Court herein, I will Bsell at public .outcry before the Court House at Newberry, on the First Monday in December, 1888, "all that traec' or parcel of land -situate, lying 9 and being in the County of Newberry and State aforesaid, containing one One Hundred and Thirty Acres, more or less and bounded by lands of l( Jenkins H. "Smith, lionroe Wicker, Jadles Adams, Mrs. Williametta ~ Ruff' and others.'' b TERMIS: The purchaser will be re quired to pay in cash one-half nf the jy purchase money, and to secure the y balance payable at eight months, with interest from the day of sale, by a a bond and mortgage of the premises-- b with leave, however, to pay the whole ~ bid in cash. Pur:haser to pay for c papers. SILAS JOHNSTONE, Master. Master's Office. 10 Nov., 1888. p STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, t] COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN * COMMON P-LE AS. b Alfred M. Reeder, Plaintiff', against r< George W. Whitman et al., Defend- c ants. -b B Y the order of Court first had in the ~ above stated action, I will sell at b public outcry at New berry Court House, -T S. C., on 'Saleday in December, 1888, h that tract of land situate in theCounty ai and State aforesaid, containing Two p Hundred and'Twenty-nine Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands now or formerly owned by E. F Albritton, John S. Gary, IL N. Gary, Dorsey L. S Gary and Mrs. Peck, on the following terms, to wit: One-third of the purchase money to Ibe paid in cash, and the balance at twelve months from day of sale, with interest from that .day, to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises. The purchaser to have the privelege of paying all cash. Pur-1 chaser to pay.for papers. - SILAS- JGHNSTONE, 0 Master of Newberry County. b Master's Office, 10 Nov., 1888. b GRATEFUL-COMFORTiNC. F 'EPP S'S COCO AE BREAKFAST.F '"By a thorough knowledge of the natural F laws whbich govern tue operations of digestion li aa.d nutrition, and by a careful application of the line properties of well selected Cocoa. Mr. Epps has provided our broakfast tables with t4 a delicately flavored beverage which may- ei save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judici. us use of such articles of diet that a a constitution may be gradually built up un- s1 tim strong enough to re 1st every tendency to p disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies arep floating around us ready to attack wherever P there is a weak pint. W e may pcape many a fatal shalt by -eeping ourselves well forti lied with pure blood and a properly nourished . fra.me."-civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in half ' pouad tins, by Girocers, labelled thus: .BAXMEst E I*FN & CO.., Hobinephatle Chemists, London, England. - barthemasnainOrgmanhave always minl. s -taned astlibest lathe world. b * Miasaaml as Cs,na.s.ao oftheg F s o theo free. a 3 a Mason & indonot hesitate to makethe ez- '. tuordinary claim for their pianos, that thyare superior to all others. They rcgzethe it of dg~but stl sprirty prv nmtena"due them 'in the year 1ss sad nkown satno Prac s slbleuzit~ndr 11111UQ ee of 06TN..NE YOK. reIatl i. J A crcuar,coaais tesIonieals at '.4..~ master's Sales,_ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. 'he National Bank of Newberry, S. C. vs. Sallie E. Kinard and others. 3 Y order of the Court herein, dated B 27th October, 1888, I will sellat "" ublic outcry, before the Court House t Newberry, on the first Monday in )ecember, 1888, the lands in the Coun y and State aforesaid, of which Wil am M. Kinard died, seized and pos eased, containing in the aggregate leven Hundred and Eighty-seven ; cres and one third, more. or less, m ight separate parcels or tracts, by; lats thereof, as follows: Tract No. 1.(being a part-of the Beid lace) containing Two Hundred and I ixty-one Acres. and four-fifths, land ounded by lands of Brown & Moseley, Irs..M. A. W. Chalmers, Head-spring hurch, Frank Wilson, Tract No..2 of ie Reid place and lands of W. E. Mer- .: hant. Tract No. 2, (being-also a part of the teid place), containing Sixty-two Lcres, and bounded by rract No. 1, nd by lands of Frank Wilson, Dr. S. .. Welch and the estate of James . Velch. Tract. No. 3, (being parcel NoA of e Chalmers or Eckburg land), .con ining One Hundred and ,eyenty .cres and three-tenths, and bounded y lands of F. H. Dominick, parcelNo. and No. 2 of the .said Chalmers r :ckburg land, Martha. A.W_ Chal iers, estate of Junius Chapman and r. R..P. Clark. - Tract No. 4, (being parcel No' 2 of e Chalmers or Eckburg land% con cining One Hundred and FortAeiea d three-fourths, and bounded bypaa' ls No. i and No. 2 of said lands, tnds of Mrs. - Montgomery and Mrs. lartha A. W. Chalmers. Tract No. 5, (being .parcel No. of ' _: balmuers or Eckburg lands,) contain ig One Hundred and Two Acres, and ounded by lands of F. H. Domiuik :: 2e McMorries place, lands of John rooks, Mrs. Montgomery, and par Is No. 2 and No. 1, of the Cha1mer r Eckburg lands. - . Tract No. 6, (being parcelNo. of#;e._ (eMorries lands,) containing Oneffun red and Eightyfive Acres and. two - fLhs, and bounded bS parcel No.3 of ud lands, by lands of - Chandler, rs. Hawkins, John Brooks, p <re io.2, and Jas. A. CrotwelPsJland: f Tract. No. 7, (beiag parcel. No.. 2 :of> ie ieMorries land,) containngQfre [undred and Eighteen Acres and;; &ree-fourths, and bounded by: paoe ' o. 1, lands of John Brooksand y. . Crotwell. Tract No.8, (being pareel No. 3oft,e" [Moiries lands,) contaning C e [undred and Forty.sii Acres and a iird, and bounded-by-landsof&B. B Carlisle - Chandler,: parcel To: 1: as. A. CroLwel and Dr. B. i'.Clarl . TERMs: The purehasers haveleavet - my the whole purchase money in cas herwise they will be required . ae third of the purchase money in ad to -secure the balance, payable ae and two years, with interestfo e day of sale, by-bondand:mortgage F the property sokl. Purehaserto pay r all papers. Plats of these lands will be exhibited the sale. In the meantime they ma examined at the Master's Office. SILAS JOHNSTONE, Master Master's Office, Nov. 1888. TATE OF SOUTH CABOLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. usannarE. Suber et al vs.David Hipp, Administrator of H. H. Counts et al. .Partition. .November 1st, 1888, I. will sellat ublic outcdry before the Court Hfousea ewberry, on the first Monday inr eember, 1888,the-real estateof Heny [artwell :Counts, deced ain te ounty and State-aforesaid,. inth swing parcels or tracts: Tract, No. 1,cedritaining one.unrk. 2d eighty -acres, more or es unded by lands heretofore elton Counts, William Biso, :oon, John Lominick, theBu ead, and lands of A. B. Cn 2~ Tract, No.-2, containing tw 2d one&fourth acres. more or >unded by lands of John F GMyi3 rds formerly ownedi by "Thoinals rooks, and othiers. TEE.MS: The purchaser of:traet ill be requirec. to pay one-half Lchase money in cash and to re balance payable at twelve ii.h interest from the day.~oil and and. mortgage of the'p The purchaser of ract No. ~quired to pay one-third of th4 rase money in cash.and ti lance payable in one and two~ ith interest from the day of and and.mortgage of thep he purchaser of each tract owever to pay the whole p oney in cash. Purchaser to apers. SILAS JOHN Master's-Office, Nov. 7th, l8J TATE OF SOUTH CARO COUNTY OF NEWBE COMMON PLEAS. homas V. Wicker and T.M. Ex'ors Henry Koon, deceae, tiffs,.vs. .Dorothea R. Nance Defendants. -- Foreclosure. - Y order of the Court herin tcrybefore the-Court House arry, on the First Monday in r, 1888,all that tract or p d, containing Tw,> Bun orty-nine Acres, amore or 1 ounty and State aforesaid, y lands of D)aniel Buzh Loan, estate of Robert Caldw olk, Tract No2.of thesaid4 rzhardt's land, and the Poo ads. TERMS: The purchaser to be pay one-half the purchase sb, and to secure the balance one year, with interest froxar Ie, by bond and a mortgageC remises. The purchaser -to Pag ILAS JOHNSTONE Master's Office 10 Nov.; 1888.% TATE OF SOUTH CARO COUNTY OF NEWBERR eorge G. DeWalt, Plaintiff Sarah Kinard, Defenda~ Y virtue of ahn execution, to rected, Iwil sell at e ourt House, on the first. 'e-ber next, being the 'tl id month, at public outei ighet biduer. all the int nardl, the defendant. in. g real estate, to-wit: .All that . attion or parcel of land, cue~ 'ne Hundred Acres,-miore-or c, lying and being in theC ~ewberry and State afo .unded by lands of Mrs..J. n, lands known as-the-And ard place, lands of George (i. ahn Kinard and others. d to be sold asthe prope~ ud defendant, Sarinl Kinard, the said executioris. - TERM, CAsr.- Purchaser 'tO apers. W. W- RISER, Sheri fi Sheriff's Office, Nov. 12, HINeDERCORNS. 'rhoewysercrroeerns. sSopepas. maoorntrefs. n5O.srua. 'he bsotaret... sfor awrd Pais, Colic, Indiges. on, Exhaustion and *R Sto.. :h and Bowelinoubles. e most -effectve ua. '