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L ERT H. AULL, EDITOR. !EBERT H. AULL, WK P. HOUSEAL, F EWBERRY. S. C, : T URSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1889. SWepublish elsewhere an'article from .. Pope, of Newberry, favoring the pition of 'protection to American in dustries. It is a strongletter. ;oL W.C.Keith, an able lawyer of 4ahalla and one of the editors of the =eowee Courier, died after a brief ill iess on8th inst. His death will be a - OS to the press of the State. C. H. Prince, of the Florence -has sold a half interest in his Sper to Mr. R. C. Starr, Jr., who will i.the future conduct the editorial de '; ment of the paper. We welcome Starr into the ranks, and wish the '.:abundant sucess under the new ;Wepdblish elsewhere in this paper ''article from the Manufacturer's on the "Race question in the -"-and we are inclined to agree the Record that the best solution 3t this problem is white immigration. e,be eve it is best for the white man . for. the negro. -The negro, if let ,and not fooled up by white men, as a rule, behave himself very well. Ehe ncorporated companies of ngham, representing mainly rnaufacturing, mining, and land com ies, have an agg te capital stock f over $75,000,000." :That is considerable wealth to be '< gaged-in manufacturing in a young . iwn-like Birmingham, yet there is - mneb.hroom for these enterprises in the There is not much danger. at ;Ieast_for wme time, of overdoing the basinesis. Cdrthad to be adjourned atnoon on e-.Tueday until Wednesday morning, .,here, being no. ease ready for trial. , a . should not be. The jurora are ght here and should be kept at until they are through. It is an eapenseto the county and it is not ..to keep jurors unless there is . Sgnething for them to do. They are, ought to be, men who have business e -f home. We do not know whether it s;the fault ,of lawyers; _ witnesses, or " tigants. We do not believe in hasty ork, but we believe in keeping -at it. editors' of the Greenwood Tri 2jueand the Greenwood Atlas have e-ben using their columns and their in teecsof late, very freely, in villifying ecother," and callng -each other iune,and telling the public all about ,hiprivate and personal- affairs. It Swell for brethren to dwell together in .~ee,and we would. like to suggest Ihthese'editors keep these personal matters.out of their editorials. The ~ublic is not much interested in these thbngs, but if both gentlemen desire to ~uhpapersat, Greenwood, the pub H1cw1 wateh with interest a generous ~--x'alrymbetween them. TH PRESENTENTW-OP THE GBAND JUEY. T ihe presentment of the grand jury is ~pulished oji the outside-of this paper. ~Theepresent jury has gone to wvork in ~ snaet, and asif the members intended terfo]l uty They favor the of Judge Hudson that there is adof achange in the law in regard ttheTule requiring unanmity in the ~"~vrdicof the jury. We are not pre ~ ~dto endome 'this position of the ~r~rnd ury, for we do niot believe there <~sny need for such a change in our V- es. Let the jurors be impressed with theImprtaceand magnitude of their Sofce and with the sanctity of the oath a thyiaye taken and it is not often that owill find a juror who will perjure bself. And when he.does not find ~ averictaccording to the law and the Seidencee, as he is sworn to do, hE does perjure himsel Our institutions and ~ aws arevery jealous of the life and liberty'of the citizen. One of the great troubles in our criminal courts'is to get at thefigts, to get the witnesses to tell -he truth and the wh.ole truth. 'he recommendation of the grand -'- ur-y in-regard to improvements in our court room is a very proper one, and shoold receive immediate attention. The improvements will cost very little to the county and add very much to '-the comfort and convenience of the SThe vacancy in the office of County aCmmissioners has been .filled. The'presentment is a verj full anid a vry good one. The grand jury holds a mportant office in the county and fpoperly administered will do much good in the management of county WHAT THE SOU~TH NEEDS. The Manufacturers Record makes the remakable statement that it has found one Southern man who regrets to see the rapid industrial development of the 8eucith." The Record then goes on to shaow how the South has been -depen dent upon other sections for its manu factured articles, afid in a large m&as ure, for its bread stuff', though we have one of the richest countries on the ~~- globe in mineral and'natural resources, -and well adapted to manufactures. S We have grown poor by depending en tirely upon agriculture, 'and the main Sproduct being cotton. While doing this and pursuing th'is policy we have S seat millions away from home for our bread and meat, and for all our manu factured articles. Our wagons, buggies, andearriages; our farming implements; our clothes; and carpets, and blankets, - ere all anufactured elsewhere. We have a magnificent country, rich in n aturairesources, but we need to do ev#n more than we are now doing in the establishment of manufacturing - eeprises. The Record says: "The South bas made a beginning arnd is ~ ~~pidldevelopingits natural resources, ba'itwill be years before even the nahme rket is fully supplied." The - owinggores4taken by the Record 3 ro t he eensus wilgive some idea of ~wbatte South has donein.thie way of manufactures as compared with other sections: ihe South, with an area of over 550,000 square miles, having a popula tion of about 16,500,000 in 1880, had. only $257,237,000 invested in manufac tures, the total value of the produets be ing $4.57,44S,000, while Pennsylvania, with an area of 45,000 square miles and 4,280,000 inhabitants, had $474,409,000 invested in manufactures, which pro duced that year $744,748,000 of goods. Pennsylvania, with less than one-tenth of the area, with less than one-fourth of the population, and with natural resources not equal even to the one State of Alabama or Kentucky, had $217,000,000 more invested in manufac tures than the entire fourteen Southern States, Maryland to Texas, and pro duced nearly $300,000,000 more of manu factured goods than the whole South. New York, with an area of 45,000 squ: re miles and 5,000,000 inhabitants, had, $514,246,000 invested in manufactures, which produced $1,080,638 )0 of goods, or twice as much capital and more than twice as great product as the entire South. Even Massachusetts, with an = area of 8,040 square miles, or only one-" seventieth of the South's area, and with a population of but 1,783,000, or but little over one-tenth of the South's, with a bleak and uninviting climate, with no mineral or timber wealth of any importance, had $303,800,00( in vested in manufactures, or $46,000,000 more than the whole South - and pro duced $631,500,000 of manufactured goods, or $174,000,000 more than the South." If any one thinks there is not room and a need for more manufacturing en terprises in the South, let him read and ponder the figures above given. Our resources are inexhaustible and the great need for us to become a rich and prosperous people is to develop these re sources. The wonder is that we did not be come bankrupt by pursuing a policy that was such a drain on our resources. There is no danger of this development becoming too rapid, at least, until we come nearer supplyig our own needs. A CIVIL SERVICE. Judge Edgerton of the Civil Service Coin misslon Removed by the President add Governor Hugh S. Thompson Ap pointed in his 'Place. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.-The President to-day sent the following nomination to the Senate: Hugh S. Thompson, of South Carolina. to be 'United States Civil Service Commis sioner in platc of Alfred P. Edgerton, removed. Judge Edgertor was atthe Capital this afternoon. He says that he had re ceived no intimation from the Presi dent of any inteiltion to remove him from office until yesterday when he called at the White House. The Presi dent then requested him to resign his office in order that it might be filled by Mr Tnompson. The President said that there was little hope ofsecuring i he place for Thompson as long as there was but a single vacancy on the,Corn mission. Judge Edgerton, .however, promptly declined to resign holding that his resignation would not be po lite, creditable to himself or calculated to help any other person (intimatino that Thompon could not be confirmie if nominated). Of course the President might exercise his prerogative if he saw fit. Tie President did see fit and when he (Edgerton) reached his office this morning he found the following letter awaiting him. "ExEcuTIVE MASIN WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th, '89. "Dear Sir: Your' are hereby removed from the office .of United States Civil Sirvice Commisioner. (Sigened) "GROVER CLEVELAND. To Hion. A. P. Edgerton." When the news was communicated to the remaining Commisioner-Lyman -that officer was surprised and found himself in a predicament as he was by no meanssatisfied that he had authority single handed to discharge the formal duties of the Civil Service Commission. Judge Edgerton says he can't recall any differences with the President during his term of office except those growing out of what he describes as "the fact that the President is the first mug wump in the land while.I amla straight out Democrat." He intends to write a letter to the President in a day or two acknowledg ing the receipt of his notice of removal and perhaps adding an expression of his opinion upon the President's course in the matter. THE WORK OF THE ALLIANCE. Merchants Want -Paying Customers and Farmers Want Cheap Goods. [Special to News and Courier.) SPAExTANBURG, February 7.-The County Alliance will meet nere Satur day. They are now working at the supply problem. They have secured reducedrates on many articles in com mon use by farmers. If they can wogk the merchants down to a smaller per cent on their goods and get themselves up to prompt payment it will be better all round. The merchant has suffered much in the past by crediting men who are very slow, The interest on past due accounts eat up the profits. One may have a nice little balance to his credit on his books, but a few slow men and others who do not pay at all will reduce this balance very much. The two-sided problem is this: The Alliance men want cheaper supplies, and the merchants want customers who will pay promptly on the very day they promise. If the Alliance can bring that state of affairs about it will dogood. THE COLORED FARMERS OF KERSHAw. CAMDEN, February 7.-The colored Farmers' Alliance have decided to do their trading at Camden, at the store of BaumBros. & Stein.. A SENSATION IN [BALTIMORE. A South CarolinianRobbed by a Nephew of Abraham Lincoln. BALTIMORE, February 8.-Samuel W. Lincoln, a nephew of Ex-President Lincoln, was before United States Commissioner Rogers to-day charged with abstracting money from a letter sent through the mails addressed to Ryan A. Gyles. Lincoln is from Lacy's Springs, Va., and ciaims to be a temperance lecturer. His victim is a medical student. Both boarded at the same house. A money order for $25 ame to Gyles, but Lincoln captured it, and had it cashed at the postofiice Sat urday last. Congressman C. F. O'Ferrall, from the Seventh- district of Virginia, a personal friend of t.he defendant, appeared in the latter's behalf, and secured a post ponement of the trial till to-morrow, and it is prebable a compromise will be effected. Lincoln is positively identi fed as the thief, and makes no denial of his guilt. Mr. Gyles is from South Carolina. Death of Hon. W. C. Keith. WYALHALLA. February 8.-Yesterdw1 afternoon, at 6 o'clock, the Hon. W. ' Keith died unexpectedly to his friends, after a few days' illness of typhoid pneumonia, at the age of563. Col. Keith tilled many places of honor and trust in this county. He has served many terms in the Legislature and for .many years stood almost alone as a leader of the Democratic party. For a number of years he has been one of the editors of the Keow"e Courier, and has alway s stood as one of the most prominent and succesful criminal lawyers-in this part of the State. ~ AN APOSTLE OF PEOTECTIru Y. Dr. Pope Claims that the Democratic Party is the Party of Protection, and that Protection is Necessaryto Southern Development. To the Editor of the News and Con rier: It is a little singular that some o the same men who a few years agc advocated the non-taxing of cottor mills in this State, with a view, as the3 said, of encouraging manufacturers, ar( now opposed to a productive tariff or the part of the General Government yet such is a fact. And, again, some o: them advocated a tax on drummers with a view to protecting home mer chants, which was an odious protec tion; because it was against citizens o; other States of a common country. anc yet, forsooth, some of those persons Sc favoring a "drummers' tax" are vio lently opposed to a protective tariff b3 the General Government. Incidental protection is no new idei in America. It goes hand in Land witt a tariff. The one is inseparable from th< other and a tariff has existed almos since the foundation of the Govern ment. Mr. Calhoun was originally tariff man, but for some cause after wards became a Free Trader. We fel the effects of his teachings in this Stati for his was a great intellect and hi! character was above reproach; hence his teachings were accepted oy a lurg( majority of the people of 'the State a: the true doctrine, just as his interna improvement ideas were, to the cost o the State of nearly two millions o dollars, and, mark you, his tariff teach ings were in opposition to those of hi: ,party, for it will be remembered tha the Democratic party , was in power with Andrew Jackson as President, ii 1832, when the tariff agitation was a its greatest height and came so nea preciptating the country into a revolu tion. In fact, it was the prime causs which afterwards brought on the war it was the small spark which afterward grew into the flame of destructioi which swept over this prosperous coun try and laid our Southland in ashe and despair, reducing to poverty a one happy and prosperous people and caus ing the destruction of what was mor valuable than property, hundreds an< thousands of human lives, our bes citizens. The voices of Petigru, O'Neal] Huger and other patriots were raise< against nullification in 1832 only to b silenced by the voice of a majority o the people of the State under the leader ship of the great Governor Jame Hamilton, who saw the error that h had4ommitted in after years when i was too late to stem the tide of die union. The Democratic party swept th country four years ago after being ou of-power for twenty-four years. Wit] proper management that party migh nave held the reius of government fo years and years, but alas! there wer those members of the party, includin; the Chief Magistrate, who thought tha the time had come to change the polic; of the party, to make war,as it wer( upon the manufacturing and industrie interests of the country, and 'the Mill bill was selected as the machinery t do this thing. The party at the Nort] was split in twain as a result. In th South, with an enemy at our door, w shut our eyes and swallowed the moi sel, although two of our interests, ric and sugar, were virtually destroyed b, it. The national party met defeat at th hands of the Republican party. Th latter had seen the mistakes of th former, and their leader, Mr. Shermar had introduced a bill in the Senat protecting all of the NorthernlinterestU This satisfied the North, but in th same bill he struck rice and sugar heavier blow than did the Mills bil] This no doubt was intended as a punish ment to us for clinging to the Demc crtic party in spite of the Mills bill see, however, that now that the electio; is over an attempt~ is being made t remedy this to some extent by givin, some protection to rice and sugar i] two ways, by a duty and by giving: bounty of so much per pound on eac& one of the articles. The Democratic party has alway been the protective party,. but it has b; selecting bad generals given it overt< the enemy. When the public debt wa naid 6ff in '34 or '5 there was a larg surplus in the treasury". This, excep enough to run the' Government for: year or.more,'was in 1836 divided amon; the States. At the time twere wa ninety millions of gold in the country free trade was ad ted, and in twelv, months' time th old all went abroat to oay the balance of trade, which wva against us, leaving nothing but a sinal amount of silver and a large amount c paper in the country. The panic of 183 was the consequence, and the Govern ment was only too glad to go back to: tariff, and thus get back a circulatin, medium which, under free trade, ha< one abroad. *The lower the tariff the larger will b the balance of trade against us, and a a consequence the less gold will ther be left as a circulating medium, and th greater the danger of a financial panic History is repeating itself. Tphe sam thing is starimg us in the face as in 183i with this exception, that then it be tokened war between the States, nowi means the destruction of the Democra tic party. Will wve'act blindly as we di' then, or will we see to it that them shall be a free and fairdiscuission of the question in all its bearings, and a conse quent rectification of false stepsZ WV can do this without endangering ou civilization or our party. To do so, how~ ever, every man must think for him self and once he is satisfied that hei right, proceed to speak out. Follov~ no0 man blindly. That iu as our mistak in 1832. Our party being of the people y the people and for the people, make each one of us to stand wr himnsel until the majority shall decide th matter. My opinion is that protectior is necessary to the success of our manu facturing 'and agricultural interesti and mean by protection that we shouil have just that amount that will fullov a tariff sufficient to meet the expense )f the Government, and that each in dusty shall receive its proportionat share: that is, that if there is too mucd revenue now raised that the tariffshoul< e revised, some things dropped ofl such as medicines, that then afte ascertaininig tile amount to be raise< that there shall be a horizontal reduc tion made to meet that amount. If thi is done all will be protected equally but as is now proposed by both p,artie some articles are given a greate.r degrei of protection and at the expense o others. This question will not down at the bidding of any man. It is' the grea question of the day, and newspaper may speak of the tariff~ as robbery, b: strong editorials they .mnay attempt ti destroy or hold up to ridiculethose whi differ with them, they may make un fair deductions, they may misstate fig ures and facts, but it will not avail them The time it passed when bull-dozini and ridicule will stop the mouth of at adversary or will be accepted as argu ment by the public. We are brothe's in a common cause. It is impossible for u to think alike in everything. Each on< of us is honest in his views, and wi] cling to them until convinced by mani; argument that he is wrong. We are a] agreed, however, on one point witi which the tariff has nothing to do-wi are determined to stand together a brothers for the up-lifting and prepetu ation of Anglo-Saxon supr~ema1cy. * S. POPE. New berry, S. C., January 23, 1889. Earthquakes in California. SAN FR Axcisco, February 7.--Earth quake shocks, dccurng :. 9 29. lias night, are reportedl from Los~ Angele and S'an Bernardino. At Colton, Cal ifornia, two distinct shocks wiere fell No damage done. $500 Offered for an incurable case c Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr. Sage' Reey' et,b rgit The Race Question in the South. [Manufacturers' Record.] It is everywhere admitted that a U large increase in the white population ju of the South by means of heavy immi gration would be a great blessing to that section. It would settle the pt much-talked of race question, and be of ch as much value to the negroes as to the whites, because the former improve e' very much more rapidly where they exceed t.he latter in numbers. Immi- is gration of the better class of whites is now one of the South's greatest needs, of and one which, if secured, would quick ly settle all fear of any future unpleasant race issues. The peo of the South fully appreciate this, d and tney are anxious to secure a large "3 influx of settlers. How shall this be fu secured ? The first and most important way -the one that will yield the largest re- go turns-is to encourage the develop- er mnent of industrial interests. Northern mechanics will readily flock South as is rapidly as the demaud for their labor gives assurance of ste;dy employment at profitable wages/ Wherever they . settle, if well pleased, as the majority i are, they soon begi?to seek to draw m their friends there. One family is but to the forerunner of others, and from the of influence of these, there is a gradual in- th coining of truck growers or market gardeners, who locate near the most ce1 5 thriving manufacturing towns. This pt is a tangible direct way to encourage b f immigration, but factories must be es f tablished to furnish employment; the m vast stores of mineral and timber 3 wealth must be made known to the O, t world that capitalists may come in and develop these resources and furnish co employment for skilled labor. zi tHere and there it may be possible to st: r attract a few farmers, and in time it will be easy to secure thousands where tens go now, but for a few years, immi- d gration will mainly come through the It development of mines and the building at i of furnaces and factories. The re - demption of the agricultural interests 5 of the South from poverty to prosperity, h( and the final settlement of all rice th issues to the benefit of that section, eN e must come mainly through manufac I tures. Alarge immigration which would e t overcome the preponderance of the col ored race in parts of the South, and a p I home market for all that the Southern e farmer raisesare tl4-two great essen f tials necessary to the permanent pros- se - perity of that section. The growth of manufactures and mining will secure e both of these, and hence the South fo t should to-day give itsgreatest attention of to the building up of every branch of industry, and to making its natural e resources so widely known that the fo t people of the North and West will sf i crowd in thousands towards this section F that they may share in the develop- w r ments of its coal and iroL and timber interests. These will be the advance d, guard; they can be easily secured by fa c persistent work, and then will come b( F later on the farmers, who will help to la , develop the agricultural possibilities of l this fair land. A correspondent of the w s Little Rock Gazette, writing from Kan sas City, referring to the industrial i progress already made by the South, q e says: g e "When the Southern press and poli- ci ticians, and people all fall into line as of e they do in the West and talk immigra- b tion, and every man is an enthusiastic a advertising machine, so to speak, as he ai e is in the W\ est, then the South will be hi ethe most prosperous section in the b4 wgld, since in natural advantage it is h athe richest section on earth. Immigration is. her golden goose. aBy immigration her now worthless re ~moun tains of iron and coal will turn to se .gold; her endless wilderness of timber -will be converted into valuable mer - chandise, her swamps will be gardens vi [and her river bluffs will be lined with igleaming cities. By it the value of her ,farminug lands will be increased tenfold ai Sand her potton, iron and lumber will be ni manufactured at home instead of 1,000 fi: Smiles away, thus saving to her people e mall the profit of manufacture, a still greater item than the increased value ai sof the lands. By it all race problems ol Sand sectional prejudice will disappear altogether, and a dream of empire may sbe realized. Not one of the old fashion- A e d and diabolical sort of dreams of em tpire, based on vain military glory and tc ithe ruin of the people, but one whiche. Swill improve the condition of every Scitizen of the South, and which to all races and classes will prove a blessing, si Sand by which the world will he benie- E Sfited' ti Of the eigh t States mentioned Arkan-. sas stood at the head of the list in the gi fnumber of new .schools. whbile Texas et led in the increase of wealch. These it -two States, being contiguous to the SWest (in fact a part of it), are of course. the first which the enterprising and ti jprogressive, spirit of the WNest reaches iu and permeates, but will eventually T reach them all, and even South Caro lina will some day fall-into line." SThe South must let the worid know Ia Swhat it has; where its great mineral and timber wealth can be found, and, awhile all should work in harmony, 01 there ought at the same time to be a Y -generous rivalry that every city or d> town may be stimulated to do its ut -most to attract the attention of business Imen generally ofthe North and West. C P ROXIBITION IN PENNSYLVANIA. tc The Campa'in P- omises to be One of the - Hottest Ever Foaght in the State. J PIrTsBuRG, PA., February 8.-The m fight againmst the .prohibition amend- pt ment which will be voted on in this or state on June 18, has begun. Liquor sl men in the western portion of the state are effecting an organization, prompted am by the millions which they have in vested in the manufacture of Monon gabela rye, and will make an aggres sive campaign. The temperance peo pie are somewhat divided. TI'he fol- as lowers of Fraa cis Murphy are opposed Si to the amenment. Others favor a se good high license. While the amend- sc ment has been submitted by the Re- ot of the state say the Republican party is not committed to its support, and many of the leaders will work against prohibition. All indications point to ea the fact that the fight will be one of the am hottest ever experienced in the state. Ti B Sad Fate of an Old Man While Siaking IIis f Thirst on the Rioadside. [Special to the Register.] Iec NINETY-SIx, February 8.-When theV freight train from Columbia, due at A Ninety-Six at 5 p. in., passed a point four miles east of here yesterday even ing, the conductor saw the body of a dead man beside the track in the water. He reported the fact here, and this t morniug a party of men went to the O spot, and there an inquest was held. q Tl be man proved to be Harvey Wheeler, hr 70 years old, and said to have come from near McNeary's Ferry, in lowerw Edgeield. He is supposed to have de- f sended from the railroad track, upon bi which he was walking, and attempted 1to drink water from a spring three feet deep, and.in so doing he lost his balance and fell headforemost into the hole, where he was drowned. Damage Salt Against the C. & G. Road. - 'of L'Special to the Register.] mi -REEVILLE, February 8.-The ad -nministrator of the estate of the late W. B. Wehrle has entered suit against thee Columbia and Greenville Railroad - Company for $:10,000 damages for the killing of Wehrle, which occurred early in January. Mr. Wehrle was knocked oi f down by a train at the A~.ir Line depotd s and sustained injuries-from w hich he ~ died the next day. 11 - .-.----- ... -~ - -~ .,. SPROSPERITY LETTER. A. A. Kibler is in attendance on the sited. States Court at Greenville as a ryman from our town. Candidate H. P. Counts filled the Ipit for Rev. C. A. Marks in Grace urch on Sunday, both morning and enir.g. 1Iiss Minnie Hussing, of Columbia, spending awhile in town, the guest Miss Sallie Lee Boinest. Dn next Thursday night the services the Y. M. C. A. room will be con eted by Prof. Edwards. Subject, Vhere are the nine?" Let us have a .l turnout young men. If Mr. J. E. Schumpert makes as od juryman as he does cotton weigh and mechanic, he'll do well. This his first effort at the jury business. ape he will succeed. Bridging the bloody chasm-remov g the old Libby prison from Rich and to Chicago for a war museum perpetuate the little bitter memories the little misunderstanding. between e States. I expect Ingalls will have arge of the concern when it is put in oper running order, at least he will a very suitable person to run the achine. On last Sunday evening, about 4 Aoek, the residence with its entire ntents, belonging to Mr. James Fra r, of the Macedonian section, was de oyed by fire. The family had been sent only About an hour before the velling was discovered to be on fire. is thought to have been the. work of incendiary, from the fact the woods s on fire at several places near the use, before the fire had burned rough the roof. No suspicion how er, and no insurance. This family is t in a sad condition. Winter has been loth to put in ap arance this season, but last week, Ld up to date has gone a full scholar, nding the mercury down to 13. Our cotton report for the past week ats up 158 bales,with a total to date 6,636. Price to-day for middlings 91 The farmers are busy making ready r the seeding of another crop. The ring sowing of oats is about over. ill oats and wheat are not looking ll. The light fall of snow on Sun ey night was a welcome visitor to the rmers, and they only wished it had en more and lasted much longer i. e. y on the ground for several days or a eek. A great many people come from ite a distance to make purchase of ods and supplies from our town be use they get good bargains-get lots goods for a little money. Others tve come quite a distance on other, id more important business-come re to get good wives. To this class longs Mr. Fed. Calmes, of the Mollo ) section, who come to town on last ednesday evening with a whole inue of friends, and took unto him If Miss Sallie Wise, daughter of Maj. E. Wise, to love, cherish and pro de for during life.. On last Thursday the d ~huse d contents of Mr. Samu , ar Colony church was destroy y -e. The fire is thought to have been used iby rats and matches. No insur ie. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are both d people and need assistance. Last Thursday night in the Y. M. C. room, this question was debated: Resoved, That Foreign imigration the United States should be restrict Dr. C. T. Wyche opened the discus a on affirmative, and S. B. Lathan, sq., espoused the cause of the nega ye. Both of these gentlemen had yen the subject some thought, and .ch presented his side of the question a clear, logical and forcible manner, id each warmly contested his posi mn. The debate was not only highly teresting but was indeed instructive. ae political and social features of the oblem were both thoroughly venti ted from sound logical positions. Mrs. Butler Banks and h'er six little ies have gone to the Newberry Cotton ills, wheie she and her two oldest chil -en will get employment at living ages. This is the very best thing she ulud do. She could not live in her rmer home. It is in ashes; and the en who were so base and devilish\ as burn her house, amid her pleading r shelter fo,r herself and little ones, are can enough to do worse. In fact, her :it f om this world, just about now, ight be a source of rejoicing to some ~ople. In the cotton mills she not ly receives remunerative w ages, but ec is protected, she is secure and happy id serene. YUBE. Erthquake in south Carolina. BEAFORT, February 8.-A slight rthquake shock was felt here and on .Helena island last evening about, ven -o'clock. The usual rumbling und preceded the tremor. The shock the island was severe enough to > a clock. AN EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND. LoNDoN, February 11.-A shock of rth quake was felt to-day at Bolton id Manchester. Ne damage was done. e earth tremors extended to Wigan, ackburn and Stockport. They were companied by repeated rumblings. *EARTHQUAKE IN NAPLES. NAPLEs, February 11.--A shock of rthquake was felt in this city to-day. suvius is again active. C EARTHQUAKE PANIC IN CALIFOR NIA. SAN FRANCIsco, February 14.-News mues from San Jacinto, a little Tuoun in town in the extreme northern part San Diego County, that an earth ake shock a few days ago was so se re that a dance in a large hail was oken up, aud the 200 people present uight safety by jumping through the indows. Many were tramplea under t, others were cut by broken glass, it no one was fatally hurt. suicide of Governor L,e.e Secretary. RICrOND, VA., February 7.-Capt smes E. WValler, private secretary to avernor Lee, was found dead in his fee at the State Capitol building this orning with a bnllet hole in right le of his head, and a Smith & Wesson stol lying on the floor. The deceased as 32 years of age and a n'ative of ~afford County. No cause is assigned. Mrs. R. Loughlin, aged 103 years, the dest woman in Northern New York, ed at Beckmantown, and a colored oman, aged 114 years, died in Balti ore last week~ ...; - * * .- -7. NOTES FROX EXCELSIOE. The writer is improving but still con fined in prison. Our farmers are beginning to turn the soil. The sick in our community are again convalescing. Miss Beulah Barre, of Prosperity, visited in this vicinity last week. Miss Leuvenia Chapman, of Ridge Road, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crosson. Mr. J. M. Werts and family, of Mt. Pilgrim section, spent Sunday with relatives in this community. Miss Janie A. Kinard is visiting her brother, Rev. M. M. Kinard, of Col umbia. Miss Mary Kinard, and little sister Carrie, of Prosperity, spent Saturday night with Mr. H. S. B. Kibler's fam ily. H. M. Singley & Co., have moved their saw mill in the community of Mt. Tabor Church where they are busily engaged sawing lumber. Misses Efen and Lillie Counts, of Prosperity, spent Friday In this com munity and attended the afternoon ex ercises of school. Mr. James Crosson, accompanied by his school mate, Mr. Samuel Book hardt, of Newberry College spent Sun day with his folks at home. Some cold weather was experienced last week and it is feared that small grain has been injured to some de gree. Some of our neighbors occasionally entertain the boys by giving them a "log rolling," but we imagine the boys don't enjoy such occasions as well as they do twistification. How about it, boys? The larger pupils of school have or ganized themselves into a debating society for Friday evening exercise. Several visitors were present to wit ness the exercises on Friday evening last. The writer returns thanks to that young lady for remembering us with a nice cake presented in remembrance of her "birth day." May she live to wit ness another like occasion as sweet memories of the one just passed. We were pleased to notice in last week's Herald and News an interest ing letter from our young friend, Mr. D. C. Dickert, formerly of Newberry, though now of. New Lorado, Mexico, where he is engaged in railoading. Glad to know our friend is very well pleased with Mexico but should keep from coining in contact with those tigers. While other communities are being complimented as to pretty girls we also wish to praise our community in be half of beauty, for we have some as pretty girls in our vicinity as can be found in any scope of counvry and some that would. make good house keepers too. We don't intend this as an advertIsement for our girls by no means for we are single yet ourselves. The negro problem has been' dis cussed considerably during the pas while. We are in favor of letting the emigrant agent capture as many of his comtpanions as p>ossible. We are forced to believe if South Carolina was free from the colored race to daythat she would be in a more prosperous condi tion. We are not in favor of mistreat. ing the negro, however, but wc are in favor of having peace. Reports tell us that our young friend J. A. C. K. who has during the past while been bothered no little with a strange cat around his premises at night concluded a few nights ago that he would take the visitor on his sur prise.' so our frier 41 out with pistol in hand and fired at the cat and on hear ing a dreadful flopping at his chicken roost rushed to the spot to see what was troubling the fowls and to his surprise found that the ball from his pistol had taken its flight to the chicken, roost and captured his fine rooster which he thought so much of. Our friend on seeing exactly what he had done, ex claimed : "Dear wife, the cat has es caped but we will have chicken for breakfast." Our friend K. is a sure shot on a cat but he certainly is fond of chicken too. -SIGMA. NOTES FROM ST. PUKE'S. While it may not be news we herald to the cordinaJ points of Newberry County that our County Commission e- Perry is the right man in the right place. He is doubtless related to one whose life and career is well known to the readers of history. Judging from the improvements already begun near or worthy Representative's, R. T. C. Hunter's, we naturally infer that Mr. Perry thoroughly understands the works of Macadam, Parnell, Penfold and others, who by close investigations have been able to demonstrate the most practical system ofs.niaking and repairing roads. Some one hasi wisely said that to judge of the state of morali ty and civilization of a community we have only to see the public highways. Already our husbandmeu are prepar ing for the incoming crop. The small grain looks promising. The Y. M. C. A. at St. Luke's is doing a good work. Rev. M. J..Epting has found a hearty welcome and home in the hearts of his fiock. School Commissioner Kibler visited our school last week. He expressed himself-as being pleased with the deportment and proficiencytof the stu dents. He has already won the esteem of the teacher and children. Mr. Hayne Hawkins, of our commu nity, has entered as a partner in tne well known firm of Luther & Lang ford, Prosperity, S. C. May success at tend him. L. They Back it Up. The superior merits, as a blood-puri jfier and invigorating tonic, possessed by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, warrant its manufacturers in selling it (as they are doing ~thr&mgh druggists) under a positive guarantee that, if given a fair trial, 1t will cure all diseases aris ing frora deranged or torpId liver, as indiestion, or dyspepsia, and all hu mors, or blood taints, from whatever cause aising, as skin, scalp and scrofu lus affections. The terms are, a-benefit or cure, or money returned. Get ra oao auh"Skipped by the d fbMon"*ilhebeI I3e1~8atUrday.nI~ht. - .~. - -4 -'i.. .-~ jIjEIjE.' A:1 A "1 4H T Snow BalingEnda in Shooting, anda. Cot ' *red Man is KiUed. [Special to News and Courier.] JOHNSTON, February 11.-A shoot ngscrape occurred here to-day .be t eh John Anderson, white, and-Ben Holmes, colored, which resulted in the instant death of the latter. Seven shots. were exchanged, Holmes. shooting twice and Anderson five times. The difficulty orignated from a sham snow balling fight. From -the- testimony taken before the jury of inquest it seems that Anderson acted in self-defence. The verdict of the jury was that "Ben Holmes was shot and killed by gun shot wounds in the forehead and shoul der in the hands of John Anderson, and that said John Anderson. did the shooting while acting in self-defence." A warrant has been issued for Ander son by Trial Justice Waters, but it is reported ,that Anderson immediately 1 started for Edgefield to surrender him self to the sheriff. THE 'WATERMELON ALLIANCE. Five Thousand Acres will Still be Plnnted' Provided the Railroads Reduce Freight Charges.Z [Special to the News and Courier.] BLACKVILLE, February 11.-A meet ing of the Watermelon Alliance was held here to-day. There was rep.esented 5,000 a3res of land, and it was m-.ed and carried that the planting of this acreage should be contingent upon a reduction in freight. A committee was appointed to confer with the South Carolina Rtailway offi cials, and in the event of their not acceding to the reduction in freights the executive committee was ordered to reduce the acreage to be planted in melons. After hearing the report of the chait man of 'the executive committee and attending to routine business the meet ing adjourned subject to the call of the executive committee. CROUP,WHOOPING COUGH and Bron chitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. .The Agricultural Portfolio. " WAsHiNGToN, Feb. 11.-The Presi dent to-day sent the following nomi nations to the Senate: Norman.J. Col man of'Missouri to be Secretary of Agriculture;' Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Co lumbia, vice Wm. M. Mer-ick, deceas ed.O EVERY NGHT I SCRATCHED Until the skin was raw. Body covered with seales like spots of mortar. Cured by the Cuticura geinedles. I am going to tell you of the dxtraordinary cba..ge your CuTICCRA REMEDIES performed -on me. About the lstt April last I noticed some red pimples like coming out all over my body. but thought nothing of it until some time later on, when it began to look like spots of mortar spotted on, and which cime oiff in layers. accompanied with itching. 1 would scratch every night until I. was raw. then the next night the scales, being formed meanwhile, were scratched off again. In vain did I consult all the dor:tors -in the country, but without aid. All er giving up all hope of recovery. I ;lappered to see an advertise ment in the newspaper about your CrIcTxA REMEDIEs, and purchased them from my druggist, and obtained almost immediate re lief. I began to notice that the scaly erup tions gradually dropped off end disappeared one by one, and have been fully cured. 1 had the disease thirteeg mnonths. before I began taking the CUTICURA REMEDIEs. -and in four or five weeks was entirely cared. My disease was eczema and peoriasis. I recommended the CUTICI7EA REMEDIES to all in my vicinity. and I know of a greas.npaoy tho'havet.-tkea them, and thank me for the .knowledge-of thenm, es'pecily.mothers whov have babes with scaly eruptions on- their. headi and bodie". I cannot ex,ress in wordsthetlianks to you for whas.the gTIcRA REMEDIES have, been to me. My body was covered: with scales, and! Iwas an awful spectacIk to 0. hold. Now my skin is as nice an'd clear as % baby's. - * GEO. COTET, Merrill,Wls. Feb.fl1388.-Nota :trace rwhatsoever of the disease from which I suffered has shown ita self since my cure. GEO COTEL We cannotAo justice totbe esteem in which CUTICUA, thie great Skin Cure, ad CircCUR SoAP. an exquisite Skin l' -uiier, prepared: from it, and CUTICDU3k RosOLCVE'T,- the new Blood. Purifier, are held- by the. thousandls upon thounsands who"e lives b.ve been inade happy by the cure of agonizing. humiliating, Itching,~ scaly and pimply diseasns ot .thre skin, scalp,-aqd blood ith loss of hair. Sold everywhere. Price,..CUIn?R, 50e.j SOAP, i!5c.; EsOLVENT. $1. Prepared by the: PoTTER DEUG AD CasXCAL Co.,.. Boston, Mass. u-Send for "How to Cure Skin. Diseases?" 64 pages. 50 Illustrations, and 100 testinsonists. PIM PL ES. black-heads,.red. rough. chapued i and oily ski ~evene yCtrcn SoA r.t db.C~ua UTERINE PAINS And Weakness instantlyrelieved by theCOutienra Anti aai Plas ter, a Perfect Antidote to Pain, In * aammat'on?and Weakness A new. Instantaneous and infallible pain, killiog plaster. 25 cents. New Advertisements. WANTED. A GOOD PRINTER. Single man ..Lpreferred. Address H. M. S.,, Leesville, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF N.EWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. M. A. Carlisle vs.'Henry MitchelL. BY order of the Court herein;dated J.9 Feb'y, 1889, I will sell at public outcry before the Court House at New berry, on the First Monday in March, 1889, "all that tract or plantation of land (the property of th~e defendant) in the County of Newb~erry and State aforesaid, anklying Northwest of the Town of New berry, containi-no Thirty three Acres, more or less, and' unded by lands of Wmn. Y. Fair and others, being the same tract conveyed to the defendant by G. T. Scott, on 10th Feb ruary, 1868." TERMs: The purchaser will be re quired to pay in cash one half of the purchase money, and to secure the bal ance payable on the first day of Janu ary, 1890, with interest from the day of sale, by a bond and mortgage of the premises-and to pay forgapers. SILAS JORNSTO2KE Master. Master's Office, 9 Feb., 1889. ST-ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. Frick Company, Plaintiffs, vs. Jas. H. Deanis et al., Deferidants. Foreclosure. BY order of the Court herein, dated 22 Dec., 1887, I will resell (at the. risk of the purchaser who has failed to comply with the terms- of sale on saieday in February, 1889,) at public outcry before the Court House at New berry, on the First Monday in March, 1889, in one or more parcels, as in dicated by plats thereof to be exhibited at the sale; all that planitation or tract of land, the property of the defendant, Jas. -H. .Dennis, in the County and State aforesaid, on the waters of Bush river and Sebtt creek, containing (243) Two Hundred and . Forty-three Acres, more or less, and bounded by landa of the.estate of Moses Coppock, 4eceased, J. J. Paysinger,- and estate of Mrs. Caroline Teague, decensed. TERMS: The purchsr will be re quired to pay i:i can~ on;e-half ,r,f the purchase nioney, an-. to secure the balance pi:yable a t t wee mosni.ir with. interest fro:ni the day ,,f al&e by'- lxmd and niortgge .: the premnise~ sad to pay for papers. falivwti five days.io comp .. with te. t~rmi o( sale; thie *p$pe.rty willob iee4aus -isk on tire sex acceeing Saleday thereafter. - ~ - -~ 4 ~.- ~ -U. FO RE & AR ind 1efr New and Be Versida of4 CePlay that has Inade AznericaIagb ~EW FEATURES, NEW iaPBCrWArJIES -AND ALL NEW MUSI WITH MISS SA LLY COHEN WM. BLAI~ DEL,,Te., GUS. FRANKEL - HAGAN, AND A BRILLIANT .COTERIEOF CO FUNNIER T"H AN EVER Prices 61.00, 75c, 50c and 5c. o. Seats Can be secured in adance az sewberry Book tore LAND TAXE OFFICE OF COUTY AUDIT NEWBERRY, . ,RAK. February31889. IN compliance with instnc a , - from the 'Comptroller Gezr nfim bedience to requiiements of te "eth e rollowing act is pubAhedIforhe lation of the people. WV. W. HOUBY;SA; AN ACT To Allow tUnimproved Lan have been on the Tax Boo 1875 to be Listed WithoatitP SECT ION 1. B it enacted. Senate and House of of the 'State of. Soath:Caroifn met and sitting, in General and by ambority of the same in all cases whereumnimpraved which has not beez on the faz since the-fiscal year commenci vemner 1st, 1875, and which We the forfeited list, shall at any fore the 1st day ofOcor,. turned to the CountyAudi#~O tion, the said Auditor'be, sd hereby, instracted:to assess,e a and to enter it upon the thbe fiscal year commeneiag Ist, 1887, with the-simple:taxes~- pfha Y rC. 2.That all such lands as be retuirned to the Auditor for tastiori f between the.first day- of October, 1888 - and the first day of October, 1889rshaR' be assessed and charged with.the sm - ple'tnxes of the 'two fiscal years com mencng respectively on the first ,daTT :of November, 1887, and the first day November, 1888. SEC. 3. That as soon- as praetr a after the passage of this Acthe Lop troller General is directed to funis - copvof the same to each__ Aud# : the State, and the AuditorsSre to publish the 'same in each of. ounty papers once a week for months during the year - .and the same period. of -time " dunT ' year..88;aud We cost of suCI* tion -shall be p by 'te Treasurer, upon the orderofthe: Commissioners, out of the -o Countytia last collected. - Approved December 1#,, STATE OF SOUTH~ C COUNTY 'OF NEWER COURT COMMON PE& Jacob M. WheeIer ~z Wheeler, Eecutosj EecuiOn~ on- h prac -~p~ 4n Terns Oa~ STTE "OF'SOTf 2 COtTTOE applied befe d '~ her late mers, d anewithia SILAS' Master's' LL PERSONS bidden'to hire or Willie- Albrittonior Henry, perons being under co~ fr the year 1889. - ers6ns harboring the said Willie Henry Davis will be~proseca extent of the law. WESSINGER & B Notice of'Fmal Settl NOTICE is hereby given~ .undersigned will nake settleent on theE E~tte-ofavt dceased, on ~the.. first day of A. D. 1889, at 10 o'elockc in- ~h noon, and 'immediately th ly for a final discharge as - rators de bonis' non, with-the exed, of said David E(oon, d All persons holing demands said estate must-present th~em day or be barred. WALA CP.KOG - JOHN~ .Adm;c. of id K TAKE NOTIOE~ 2 UTR books will be open until .ruary 15, 1889, for settlemen. aounts. All . accounts not padd then will be placed in the hand's Trial Justice for collection or suit R I. H; HUNT," Manager Hunt's Book SWo HARRY H. BL ER NEWBERRY, S:.C. Office-Rooms5Sand 6 over the of Smnith~ & Wearn. lovelace - HOU AVIG- Ieased'te Iarge%t~ Ltrally located hbouse, Mforar the Fallaw House, :bave o first-classBoarding 'House andK keecp the table soppliedwith tKe the market affords; andfea aes that the cooking cannsot besu Good airy rooms.- '. I solicit the generous onage$f thee local and traveling a 'MBS, B,. H. 14 A -