The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, June 13, 1889, Image 2

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ELBERT U. AULL, EDITOR. ELBERT H. AULL, Proprietors. WM. P. HOUSEAL, 5rts NEWBERRY. S. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1889. A WORD IN REPLY. I desire to say a word in reply to an article published in the Tribune, a semi monthly sheet published at Leesviile, S. C., by Rev. L. E. Busby and Prof. D. B. Busby. Some time ago I wrote an article for the News and Courier, giving a little sketch of Newberry College. In the issue of the Tribune of May 15th, there appeared an article headed "Signifi cant" in which appeared the following sentence: "In a recent lengthy sketch of a certain institution of learning, written by a friend of that institution, there is a manifest evasion of truth which is pitiable and shallow in the ex treme." My attention having been called to the article, I wrote the Rev. L. E. Busby and asked him if he had reference to the article I had written and published, and if he was the author of the "Significant" article, and in reply received the following: Ta: TRIBUNE, LEESyILLE, S. C., May 25, 1859. DEAR SIR:-I wrote the article "Sig nificant" in our last issue, and in that icle I had reference to the sketch to atou refer. whicL If you wis to -" mEdEka ready to do so, provided it be done upon a gent1emanly plane. Yours truly, L. E. BUsBY. I do not object to the honorable dis cussion of any question. If there are differences of opinion on any public question, and there generally are, a dis cussion of these differences is proper in order that the truth may appear. The article to which I refer contains a per sonal allusion and, an imputation of willful falsehood, which to remain quiet under, I feel would be doing my self an injustice. The whole article is published -elsewhere. To discuss this question on a "gen tlemanly plane" I would have to re move it from the plane on which the reverend gentleman has placed it. When the Reverend Mr. Busby says that "there is an evident intention by the writer to keep the whole truth ob scured by presenting only a part," I reply in his own language, that such statement is a pitiable and shallow eva sion of the truth. I have no doubt I made the classification as he says, but as far having any intention to obscure the truth,-the statement is untrue. So far as I am concerned, and so far as my purpose in writing the article was con cerned, I do not care, and did not then, whether any of the graiduates were farmers. There are certain reasons whyso small a proportion of college graduates follow farming, and these reasons the Reverend Mr. Busby knows as well as any one else, and I will not offer an insult to his intelligence by go ing into a discussion of them. I would, however, ask why he is noV following "the manly, freedom-inspiring, sun tanned labor on the farm" of which he yinstead of teaching a ~&hool. I am a friend to the college, it is true, but I could hope to gain nothing by wilfully withholding any facts in con nection with the college, granting I Lcould be influenced to such action by the hope of reward. I was educated at Sthe institution and I would be an un grateful child not to feel an interest :e Sits success, and I hope I may never dc anything that will give ground for my Salma mater to feel S"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child." -I have never thought it was the in tention of Newberry College to mnake Sfarmers, lawyers, doctors, teachers o1 journalists specially. But rather it was the intention of the institution to give a young man a well rounded educatior would fit him to prepare himsel for any vocation in life. That being the case it matters little to the institu tion, or its friends, what vocation thi graduates follow so that they conduc themselves honorably in the discharg of whatever duty lies at hand. -But I do not propose to discuss thi matter. I simply desire to refute a strongly as possible the insinuation tha was wilfully misrepresenting an< w ithholding the truth. I simply desire to add further tha the Reverend Mr. Busby is a graduat of Newberry College. Now if he fee] like attacking the methods and th conduct of the institution he shoul *come out like a man and do so, and nc hide behind jch expressions as "a ee> tain institution of learning" and "thi institution." Ilam not speaking officia ly, but I should think the college woul prefer an open enemy to a pretende friend who is in reality a "wolf sheep's clothliug-" E. H. A UL L The Orangeburg Times and Denmocri has the tollowing to say of the new aj pointee to the office of United Stati District Attorney. Mr. Lathrop is resident of Orangeburg: "The appointment &: Abial Lathrol Esq., to the United States District A torneyshipbtr this State, is heartily el dorsed by our people. As we had1 have a Republican, we p)refer to ha' one that we know to be honest ar ~conscientious in all the relations of lif 4>and such is the character of the gentl S- man to whom this office has bet given. The crop of candidates is sproutir rs,very rapidly and already the n.are mentioned quite a number i names for the different offices to npfilled at the next election. There seer ir~to be quite a number of gubernator esIaspirants and now Spartanburg con out with a candidate for Comiptrol General. i~fWe do not believe in rushing thir p too much and it is certainly plenty tirie yet for these things. We are politicians and love to talk and disci h.politics, but we do think it a little p on s~mature to be bringing out candidat ori(Let us talk business and build up< aci material wealth in this off y< and take brief rest from the ev g .lasting discussion of politics and ei yy t didates. It is certainly plenty of ti: oes, yet. There is no telling the chan $9 tat may take place in the next 4 ad - the new issues that may arise be :vre the next nominating convention. The Spartanburg Herald has put in a new Campbell press and asterotyping outfit. We are glad to note this evi deuce of prosper ity on the part of our eotcmporary. Spartanburg is a live town and dese-ves a good newspaper and we believe the Herald intends to fill the bill. For The Herald and News. Newberry Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Ferti lizer Factory. Steps for the organization of a Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Fertilizer Factory are now being taken. It is proposed to combine the feature of converting the cake into a fertilizer by using phos phates &c., with it. An oil mill alone would in itself be desirable, but to utilize the cake in the manner proposed would be to insure greater profits to the stockholders. The charter may invest power to establish an electric plant for the lighting of streets, halls and stores and also a ginnery The one charter could cover the whole It is noteworthy that our people are keenly interested in this en terprise and it behooves us as a busi ness community to "strike while the iron is hot." It has been satisfactorily demonstrated that there is money in Cotton Seed Oil Mills, such as the one herewith projected, and as we have .the money, let us employ it to our in dividual and mutual advantage. Mills may be built for $16,000 but it would be best to put in $30,000 at least in the en terprise. Besides we may unite with the company represented by Messrs. and Mike Brown, and if so McGeotb new manufactur then we may have -o 00,00 in our iug concern capitalized at as to midst.' Let us act promptly, avail ourselves of the coming cottoa crop. Let every body take stock that wishes it. It will prove a beacon light for future industrial growth. W. E. P. County Normal Institute. The County Board of Examiners, realizing thejact that every teacher needs training for his work, has made arrangements for holding a County Normal Institute at Newberry during the last week of June. The Institute will begin its session on Tuesday morn ing, June 2.5th, at 10 o'clock, and will continue the remainder of the week. The best workers that the Board could get have been secured, Prof. Wm. Morrison, -of the Greenville Graded Schools, will be principal, assisted by Miss Annie Bonham, of Columbia. Both of these teachers are well known throughout the State, and have been successful in normal work. This Institute is not for teachers only, but also for prospective teachers, boards of trustees, and all others interested in the welfare of our county. It should be felt the duty of every white teacher in Newberry County tc attend the eduxcationkal meeting. Other counties in the State havE held Institutes and much benefit to thE schools has been the result; and New berry can make as fair a record as an3 other. Teachers who desire to ~spend the week in Newberry will write to Mr. G G. Sale before the 21st, and he, witi the other members of the committee will make preparations for entertain ment. It is earnestly requested that ever; wvhite teacher attend the Institute. ARTHUR KIBLER, GEO. -B. CROMER, Taos. S. MOORMAN, ~County Board of Examiners. significant. ITribune] At the coming commnencement of th South Carolina University thirty-fou young men will graduate. _Of thi number only 4 will follow farming as life work. This is significant, and another proof that the tendency of Co lege and University education is, evade hard manual toil. In lookin over the catalogues of various CollegE we find that only from 2 to 7 per cen of the graduates of these institultior have entered into the farming profe he spirit of the instructions, these schools seems to militate again! farming as a profession, and this teack ig seems to be readily imbibed bi young men. There is something abos the farm which, in their estimatiol finds nothing in common with ciga ttes, kid gloves, broadcloth and gei eral worthlessness. The citizens of the State natural] ook to the University to instill a d sire into the young men in attendan< to devote their lives toward the uj ifting of our agricultural interests. his is not done the University fails ts prime object. That it has failed he past it is not necessary to den; The agitation of the farmers' mov mient of the past two years was in col sequence of this very failure. Whi here were many wvhose interest his matter was heartfelt, they did n cast in their eftorts with that mov ment They hoped, nevertheless, tb: abuses might be corrected, and hange wrought in the minds sshools and. people that would be pr ductive of good to agricultural interesi With a subsidence of agitation h come the same old disinclination to g down to the dull drudgery of farr lilfe From these 34 graduates the w- ill be a plentiful addition to the r rady overfull ranks of physiciar awyers and journalists, while but will be agricultural converts We co gratulate these four heroes, and ho ev will Irake model farmers al t-ro rich, as their courage predi -- hey will become. > in a recent lengthy sketch of a o *e ain institution of learning. written d a friend of that institution, there is ,, manifest evasion of truth which is p1 - able and shallow in the extreme. In cl: n siying the -raduates as to their prof sio~ns ,mercamuts and farmers i placed under the same head. There an evident intention by the writer k kep the whole truth obscured by p r snting only a part. The whole tru of is that out ~of the number of those w have been classed as merchants a farmers 97 2-5 per cent. are merchari s and a poor, miserable 2 3-5 per ce al are farmers ! This is a humiliati esfat, and may well cause some h4 ertncy on the part of those advoca rwho in other respects are so fiuent w their pens. In this case we not ss another significant fact,-the alm of universal determination of our yott g gt out of the mianly, freedon-imspir sun-tanned labor on the farm. e Earthquake in Mlassachulsetts. ur Ew BEDFORD, MAsS, June 7 ds ditinct shock of earthquake was here at 10.35 this forenoon, the w er- being from the west to east, or a Ii n-- southeast. n A VIOLENT SHOCK~ AT BREST. es PARIS, June 7.-A violent shock 2 am eahencred to-day at Brest. SUNDAY IN THE VALLEY. The Spade Breaks the Sabbath Quiet in the Conemaugh Wreck-Still Full of the Carcasses of Men and Animals. JOHNSToWN, June 9.-To-day is the tenth since the disaster in Conemaugh valley occurred, and the extent of the fatality can be appreciated when it is know that bodies are still being found wherever men are at work. To-day one of the morgue directors was met and asked the usual question: "How many bodies were recovered to-day?" "Oh, not very many. I believe there were about fifty-eight altogether. The loss of life has been so great that fifty-eight bodies found in one day even if that was the tenth, was con sidered a light showing. The remains that are now being removed from the drift are far advanced into decomposi tion, and physicians in charge are advocating their cremation as fast as found, as it is almost impossible tc handle them safely. The work of clearing away the debris is progressing very encouragingly. The workmen were not required to proceed to-day, but nine-tenths of them volun teered to continue. As the result a large inroad was made on the drift in the central portion of the city. Main street, which was the principal thoroughfare and one of the worst blockaded, is now about cleared of wreckage. Above the Stone Bridge the work is going on rather slowly. The force is small and the difficulties are great. This has been a quiet day, owing tc the fact that the railroads refused trains from Pittsburg or other important points, and this kept out the influx 01 excursionists. Religious services were held at various points. This has been the hottest day since the disaster, and the weather is telling on the workmen. With the fires that are constantly kept going. burning up the rubbish, and the hot sun, many of them were exhausted before evening. The hot sun beating down on the wreckage above the bridge has devel oped the fact that many bodies of ani mals, and probably human beings, are yet in the ruins. The stench arising from this pile has been more offensive ay than at any time yet, although at no 'me has it been as bad as report ed. ed- rrived this morn Governor Beave , ent the da ing about 4 o'clock. e cit in visiting the ruined pa ect and in driving up the Conem valley. He had a conference this afte noon with the committee heretofore in charge, and as the result will assume control on Wednesday morning. He left this evening for Philadelphia. The Western Union Telegraph Com pany is pushing forward its lines, and to-morrow will open an office in the Morell building in Johnstown. The Associated Press will also secure quar ters in the city proper to-morrow, and the whole newspaper force will then be transferred from the west side of the railroad bridge into what was the busi ness portion of Johnstown. Two large Hospitals here, the Cam bria and the Bedford, have but little t do now, but the large corps of physi cians are kept very busy. At Cambria Hospital sixteen persons, injured by the flood, were cared for and two died Miss Aggie Hughes and Mrs. Willower Since the flood over five hundred per sons have received the attention of th< physicians at this institution, directlh or indirectly, caused by the flood. Seve ral women who nursed some of the in jured became ill and one of them nia: not recover... At Bedford Hospital 362 injured per sons were cared for, and when the: could be removed safely, were taken tF Pittsburg hospitals. 0uly three patient were brought, to the .hospital to-da: They received slight injuries while a work clearing away the debris. Ove 600 persons were furnished medicin and~ attention by the physicians ii charge of the hospitals. The tent hosp tal has been practically abandoned, a none of the physicians there have ha a case for several days. The health of the valley is unusuall good, notwithstanding the reports of threatened epidemic. The followin bulletin has been issued by the Stat board of health and speaks for itself: Health bulletin: The general cond tion of health in Johnstown .and vie nity is excellent. No epidemic diseai of any kind prevails nor is it expecte that any will arise. The whole regio has been divided into convenient di: tricts and each placed under a con petent sanitarian. The State board health is prepared to meet all emergel cies as they arise. The air is wholesorr eand water generally pure. If the got Speople of the devastated district will e on as they have nobly done for the pa week in their efforts to clear up ti Swreckage, good health will certainly 1 maintained. GEo. G. GROFF. Dr. Groff said:-"You may state f< me that there are more docto ghere than patients. The general heal1 of the people in town is excellent Smuch better than expected. I expectA more sickness than there is. I real looked for an epidemic of some kin I would have broken out, howeve Sbefore this time ifany was to come, ai for this reason I feel perfectly safe issuing the above bulletin. There Shardly any typhoid fever in town al but little pneumonia. The fears of idemic of diphtheria are unfounde ,. here are a few casesof sore-throat, b they are Dot serious enough to cau Sany alarm. An effort is being.made ,have people move out of their houw 2and go into tents. Plenty of tents w ..be furnished by the State. Living Sthe open tents in open air is me Sconducive to good health than residii nin close damp houses. .The water Sgenerally good and the air is pure. Swill say again that the residents ~Pittsburg and the cities below need Il lefear to drink the river water. There nno danger of its being contaminated.' ATHE RED CROSS FLAG. itDr. John S. Miller and Dr. F.: aStrouse are in charge of the .Red Cr< ff outposts which are located in the ye -- midst oi the ruins. The flag of the R .. Cross on the white field of tents wavi is upon the main tent is a welcome si tt of refuge to many workmen who -- suddenly stricken while at work on t reruins. Thbe word "hospital" is feared -l-them, and they would rather leave s,city thian enter one. At the outp 4they know they can be prescribed -- and can lie down for awhile to re pe None of their cases are very seriou id only ordinary complaints owing ts change of food. After a short rest t. generally return to their work. A s -- breeze is blowing this evening an 'y doing much to alleviate, the suffe~ri a of the men. tSUICIDE OF A SOLDIER. - This afternoon Private Willi e eYoung, of Company C, 14th regim' is N. G. P., comniitted suicide in his ta o by shooting himself in the head wit e-rifle ball. H e was a farm laborer an th resident of Tom's Run, near Mansfie ho Pa. He had been sick for several di dd but nothing in his manner indica t5 that he contemplated taking his I t. He was 29 years of age, and leave ng wife and two children. 1-NINE ORPHANS IN ONE FAMILi thMiss Walk and Miss Ely, of iceNorth Home for friendless childi oat returned to Philadelphia yesterday toto tok with them the Hoffman famil; ig nine children. These little ones 'u found in an utterly destitute conditi as both their parents and their ol< sister were drowned in the flood. -Miss B. W. Hinckley, head of -A hildren,s Aid Society, of Philadel -ilt atthere hea dquarters near the ive ward morgue, is one of the bu -t young woman in the valley. I 'Hickley says that the object of he iety is to unite parents and chik rather than send them away f f ohnstown, although the little ones be rovde for if their parents are found. There are plenty of Johnstown people who will adopt these children and bring them up as citizens of Johns town, instead of sepding them to asy lums where they will become State paupers. Miss Hinckley cannot give an estimate of the number of children restored to their parents, but it is very large. Miss Maggie Brooks is the only resident member of this aid society who was not drowned. She is a school teacher here and knows every child and their parents in the city. She spends her time in hnnting every house for miles around for parents and chil dren. When a child is found it is sent to headgrarters and a note and discrip tion made of it. When any of the child's relatives or parents are found they are sent to headqurters, and in this way many families have peen reunited. THE WORK OF REGISTRATION of survivors of the flood is going steadi on. Up to this evening there were about 21,000 registered; and the list is still increasing. The number of the lost is placed now at 5,000 by those who held that it would reach 10,000 a week ago. A conservative estimate is between 3,500 and 4,000. Up to date there have been 1,500 bodies recovered. THE FISHING CLUB RESPONSIBLE. JOHNSTOWN, June 9.-The verdict of the coroner's jury puts the responsibil ity for the disaster upon the South Fishing and Hunting Club. This con clusion is reached because the dam was found to be too weak to stand the waters, and because the club was responsible for its condition. It is difficult to see how the members of the club can now escape indictment and prosecution. If they are guilty of criminal negligence they are guilty of manslaughter. The law to that effect is clear. It remains for the jury to determine whether the dam was in a dangerous condition, and whether the members of the club were criminally negligent in suffering it to continue in that condi tion to the peril of many thousands of human lives in the valley below. JOHNSTOWN WRECK FLOATING DOWN THE OH-ZO. INDIANAPOLIS, June 7IN-A gentle man who returned yesterday om the Ohio River reports that that st is very high and is rising rapidly, and that a large amount of wreckage from Johnstown is being brought down. He counted several dead animals and saw parts of houses that must have be longed to the unfortunate city. PHILADELPHIA GIVES A MILLION. HILADELPHIA, June 9.-There is no ne at the Philadelphia depot to-day. Train are running to Pitsburg b a rounda t way. The Bal Ohio road' ent off two s of cof fins to-day. '\-' Over $30,000 has been collected in the various churches, and the relief fund is fast climbing to a million point. CLEARING THE CONEMAUGH. PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-Governor Beaver returned here to-day from Johnstown, and after another confer ence with Mayor Fitler the form of in demnity bond to be given by the State treasurer as fully agreed on was made public. It binds each signer in the sum of $5,000 and no more, and is not to be valid unless two hundred signatures are appended to it. It indemnifies the State treasurer for any amount he may expend within the limit of $1,000,000 to be used in restoring Conemaugh Val; ley to a habitable condition. In the event of the Legislature failing to ap - - propriate the amount expended from the State treasury this bond becomes effective. COLUMBIA'S CENTENNIAL. A Su-ggestionl to Celebrate the Hlundlredtli rA nniversary of the Founding of the - State Capital. -To the Editor of The News anc Courier: As it is one h.undred yearn this year since the State records anc Government papers were carried t4 Columbia, it would be appropriate,. think, to have a centennial celebratiol Sin that city. This would be a suitabli year for such a celebration. It is an of year in politics. It is also a year ii which sonme of our people are trying t< Lrevive an interest in our State history and then ,as I stated above. It is on hnd years since the State record were carried to Columbia. It was in March, 1780, that the Les islature provided for the founding c Columbia, At that time the lan' where it now stands was owned by tb distinguished Taylor family (onec whom was afterwards Governor of th State.) The city was laid out in 178~ and in January, 1790, the first Legisll Stor met there in a session that laste half ayear. Such was the founding of Columbu Many are the historical memories coI nected with the city. There, in Maa .h1791, Gen Washington was honore with a public dinner that was attenc ed by a number of ladi s and gentb ymen. 'It was there that the Nullifica I.tion Convention met in the Novemb4 r,of 1832. It was in the Baptist Churc: idof that city, and on December 18t1 91870, that the famious Secession Con 5ventionl met; and it was in this san idcity that one of the greatest acts vandalism mentioned in modern hi tory took place in Febuary, 18655. I r Sfer to the burning of the city by Wilhai Tecumseh Sherman. Columbia is the home of the Ham Stons-a faImily that has beeii prominel iin both the political and military hist inry of South Carolina. It was the rethat the great orator. William( \~Preston, lived. It was there th Horry, the Revolutionary patriot; Ja H. Thornwell, the great Presbyteria fMaxy Gregg. one of the kmghtliest tCarolina's Confederate Soldiers; Henm isTimrod, the American Tennyson,. lie buried. It is in that city that Car lina's governors reside while filling tb office. It was there that Beverly Nai .lived-he was the neoro who mac sRutherford B. Hayes IPresident of ti yUnited States, and during the da: eddays of Radicalism, Columbia was t) aghome of Robert B. Elliott, an unscrup< ~ous, but at the same time one of t) remost brilliant negroes that has ev helived ini the United States. yIt is in Columbia that the Sou heCarolina College stands. What a num 5t ber of able men have been connecti eorwith this institution as instructors. al t. what a number of eminent men can - -numbered among its graduates! o At the unveiling of the Confedera eymonument ten years ago last mon :.t!one of Columbia's most eloquent al is distinguished citizens-the late Gt ng John S. Preston-described in langus simple and touchiing how Columi looked before it had been visited byt ravages of war: "How beautiful the dear old to' ntwas, with its quiet, deep shaded stree t t comfortable, cheery looking hous a asurrounded by gardens bright w da evergreens and gorgeous with flowe Idredolent of nature's sweetest incen v Its people happy, cheerful and busy Shonest and prosperous toil. We ieknew each other and every one trusi Sin his neighbor, and gentle char waved her wand and sceptre over u The city has recovered much of I old-time beauty. It is unquestionlal ethete prettiest place in South Carol: en, and it is pleasant to state that there dndsteady growth about the city. wh of shows that it is not going back ward erethe race of progress. on,It is uot my intention to give a ske Letof Columbia. My only aim is to: press on our people that the centenm the ought to be held in the city. II a,a,sincerely to be hoped that a centenL hthworthy of the Palmetto State and sestbeautiful capital city will be held th, (iss3)cDoNALE FUR3fA o-o Ram'iey P. 0., Sumpter CouIL IrenJune 7, 1889. ill You can get a first-class turnou not tf C. A, FLo'rx A CITY DESTROYED BY FIRE. The Greatest Conflagration Since Chicago -Details of the Burning of Seattle-Loss fro,, '20,000,000 to 530,000,000. SEATTLE, W. T., June 7.-This city which was yesterday one of the most prosperous of the Pacific towns, is to day a mass of ruins. The business por tion and large share of the residences were consumed by fire, which started in the basement of the Postine building, Front street, in the heart of the city. The building was of wood, and was soon enveloped in flames, which fanned by a strong northeast breeze, spread rapidly to the closely built frame build ings adjacent. Several liquor stores added fuel to the fire and terror to the scene, as the casks exploded and scat tered blazing timbers in every direction. The flames first leaped across Madison street and attacked the block in which the opera hot:ie and several large build ings were located. From this time there was no possi bility of staying the fire, and within twenty minutes another block was in ruins, and the flames were spreading in all directions. To the south, after passing the opera house block, the flames spread on, and one by one the Golden Rule Bazaar, California Clothing House, Oriental Bazaar and several other establish ments, were consumed. An effort was made, by blowing up buildings to save the most valuable portion of Front street, which was the banking house square. Nothing could stop the flames, however, and in a few minutes the whole fine block was in ruins. Futile attempts were also made to blow up the Union block, in the hope of saving other buildings, but the big building was soon in flames. The Occidental Hotel, and all the buildings, went next, including the telegraph offices, the offices of the Daily Post and Intelligencer and the offices of the Canadian Pacific Company. After passing Lister street, the fire consumed the Puget Sound National Bank, the Batter building and the offices of the MorningJourpal andEven ing Press. TwoJai-ge hardware houses were next. When the flames reached the water front they quickly laid in ruins long lines of warehouses, and a number of people were forced to take to the water to escape. Everything south of Union street, and stretching away around to the gas works, was blazing at once. The rock and coal yards of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com pany, the new warehouses o tie Transfer Co get Sound . - r ington and Conti al Hotels were all destroyed in the twinkling of an eye, and all the neigh boring stores and dwelling houses were ablaze. The residents were completely panic stricken by the rapid progress of the flames, and fled to the hills surrounding the city. It is impossible as yet to give a definite estimate of the losses, but con servative men put them all one way from $10,000,000 to $30,000,000. The magnificent Boston block, in which the postoffice is located, is one of the few buildings saved. Everything from the head of Elliott bay to Union street is razed to the ground. The Occi dental hotel was valued at $400,000. The railway compaaies and banks are probably the heaviest losers. Eleven outof twenty-three churches and the Union and Rainer clubs were destroy ed. It is believed several lives have been lost. A DOUBLE HANGING IN YORK. Two Negroes Executed for the Murder oi Mr. Abernathy in January La st. [Special to the News and Courier. ] YORK vILLE, June 7.-This forenoor at 11.30 John C. Feaster and Charlei Colton were taken from the cell II which they were .confined, to the gal lows erected inside the jail, to expiati the murder of Win. C. Abernathy it January last. Quite a large crowd from the countr3 and town had gathered round the jai. for the purpose of witnessing the exe cution tromi the outside. The Jenkin: Rifles acted as a guard and succeede< Fin maintaining good order. Feaste: mounted the scaffold with firm an< )intrepid steps without manifesting th4 slightest sign of fear or even excitement conversed pleasantly and good-humor sedly with his friends and acquaintance and maintained his innocence to th' last. Colston -was terribly frightene< fand had to be supported in walking t4 Ithe scaffold. All of his features werd horribly distorted with fear and ever; fmuscle in him was quivering. Th weeping, trembline, praying, frijghten ,ed wretch was infleed a most pitiabi -object to behold. The death warrant was read by J. S Brice, ~and a beautiful and touchi prayer was offered for the condemne4 men by the Rev. E. M. Pinckney colored... After their hands and feet were pini oned and the noose adjusted round.thei necks, both men asserted their imnc ~-cence of the crime. At 11.50 Sheril Crawford cut the rope; the drop fel, iand John C. Feaster and Charles Cole i,ton were burled into the presence C i-their God to answer for one of the mos .cold blooded, diabolical murders in tb )fannals of crime. -Death resulted from strangulationi ~and at 12.30 P. M., life was pronounce nextinct by Dr. R. Andral Bratton,.an the bodies were taken down and give )- to their relatives. Death of 11ev. J. E. Watson. [Special to the News and Courier.) ST. GEORGE'S, S. C.-The Rev -. .-1 .Watson, for twenty-six years a membe i; of the South Carolina Conferene if prominent for many years as an educi Ytor, and president of the St. George i1 High School for thbe past year, pass -- peacefully away from earth this morn Sinzg, in the 51st year of his age. Faiti h ful in every work he has entered ini le rest. The~State, the church, thbe cori e munity, the family have sustained 'k heavy loss. -HERALDINGS FROM NO. 6. r Corn isgrowing nicely, and has go color. We are getting stands of cott< ~at last, and the early cotton looks we -Wheat will pan out a little better thi id was expected, but oats are poor mdec Tdrhe farmers are cheerful now ar be have very little grass, and are workir with a good will. eThe Sunday-school and Childrer hmissionary anniversary at Mt. ZioD w a success. T be church was beautiful n.decorated and the spehes were ma ~by J. T. Nicholas, Es., J.WX. McClul a Rev. C. P. Scott and G. B. Cromner, Es he The speeches were very godand t dinner was splendid an enough ~have fed many more peple. n Next Sunday will bethe childrei ~'day at Smyrna, and Saturday, t 2 nd, there will be a picnic at Trinil rsgiven by the Children's Missions eSociety of.Trinity and by the patrons Walter S. Peterson's day scho ll Messrs. J. W. Workman, Jr., and ed B. Workman expects to visit friends tyAlabama this week. I am afraid ti) ~"are taking the Talledega or Birmii r erhan fever. rELL a A ScraP of Paper Saven Her Life hpaper abjnt itsaved herife She wa n nfllast stages of consumpt,On, told by physici that she was incurable and could hive e a short time ;she weighed less than seve :hh pounds. on a piece of wrapping paper in- read Dr. King's New Discoveiy andge tialsample bottle ; it helped her, she boc Sa large bottle,.ft helped her more. bot isanother and grxw better fast, continue< kluse and is now strong hea.lthy, rosy. b'rplump, weigling 140 pud,For fuller 1 ertclrs. send stamnO tofH Cole, Dru~ ~Discovery F.eat Belcher, Houseal a Kibl y, Drug store.' 400 pieceis of She.et Music, old a new sogs 10 cents apiece. For sal the Book ~tore. 5 Helena Heraldings. We are all delighted with the recent sho%ders of raiu. Consumers no less so, perhaps, than producers. The streets are all sprinkled, and field and garden alike are freshened. We are blessed with a long summer in this zone, and it is hoped that it will enable us this year to have a happy harvest home. Mrs. Ann Milligan and Miss Lilian Glenn have closed their schools for the summer vacation. Miss Minnie Pitts, of the Crab Or chard school, was in the village last week, the guest of Mrs. Coates. Miss Mary McCoy, of Columbia, paid a brief visit last week to her friends at Zobelville. Miss Nora Lake spent a very pleasant day or two recently with friends here. Miss Anna Chalmers, one of the for mer belles of this village, passed through Monday on her way to Columbia. Mr. T. P. Lane has returned home. We were glad to meet Mel in the gloaming of Saturday. He is a tie that binds us to the past. He is always serene. May his shadow never grow less. "Old Sol" was very dreadfully dis turbed about something Monday night of last week; if it were not for the fact that his habits are well known, one might suppose that the spots on his face and the fiery flood that followed him to his crimson-curtained couch indicated an "unpleasantness". He seemed angry enough for anything. Perhaps there has been a disturbance among the stars just as there some times is among the states. It may be that Saturn has too many moons to please him or does not throw off rings fast enough; or that Castor and Pollux do not deport themselves correctly; or it may be that Jupiter, jealous of Jove and Juno, has sought to break their tryst on Mt. Ida; mayhap Venus, tired of rising so soon, to be the morn ing star,is pouting because she cannot reveal her charms when the sun goes down. Something's up or down-it may be the horns of the moon or the man in the moon. Perhaps some of them are tired of inferior conjunctions and are in for oppositions. Who knows whether a spelling bee among the young shooting stars may not have thrown the school into insubordination on the syzygy? After all, the trouble might have been caused by Neptune, who likely enough acted as master of ceremonies at the last perihelionistic parade. It might have e this wi ing illows, "must have turned on too many electrical waves for the mighty planets to ride upon during that grandest of celestial occa sions, and the result doubtless has been like the shifting of a ship's cargo at sea in a storm. We are lurching. The "axis and the ecliptic" are apparently not in harmony. Seriously, he is certainly an indifferent student who does not see the frequeney of atmospheric and elec trical troubles. The primary causes are known only in the councils of the Eternal. And He who "nieteth out the heavens with a span, and comprehend eth the fine dust of the earth," can re store the normal condition to all of na ture's ways. SANS Sorci. BOYDVILLE BRIEFLETS. Health of the community good. Young grass is on a boom, but farm ers are fixed for it this week. Cotton and corn are growing finely. Beans and Irish potatoes plentiful. A few farmers are pianting corn and peas in the stuble. This is a remarkable year to cultivate a crop. Farmers will have to keep their eye on the June grass. c The watermelon plants are putting on nicely, especially the Bradford and Wise varieties. The Johnstone Academy Farmer's Alliance, No. 486, met last Saturday at 3 p. m. It was the regular monthly meeting but owing to the work of har vesting the meeting was slimly at tended. Those present decided to use nothing but cotton banreing, and gave orders for thre same. The election for officers, to serve one year, resulted as follows: W. H. Bobb, president; E. J. Stone. vice president; M. L. Gaunt, seretary; James Hunter, treasurer; John Cousins, lecturer; James Sligh, assistant lecturer; M. H. Buzhardt, door-keeper ; E. Franklin. assistant door-keeper; A. McDominick, sargeant at arms; John B. Fellers, business agent. IThe Johnstone union Sabbath-school assembled at 3 o'clock last Sunday af ternoon. Out of fifty-eight scholars 40 were present. There were 60 visitors resent. At the close of the school Mr. Wilbur K. Sligh, of the Theological Seminary, preached a good sermon from Ephesians ii., 4-7: "But God is rich in mercy and by his grace we are saved" ll were pleased with the words, sty -. and deliveryv of this young man and redict for him a bright fu ture. Our school teacher, Mrs. Jane A. Long, has been sick, but she is now convalescing. Vacation will be ex tended two weeks longer as she has about concluded to teach only eight months this year. There is no doubt that we have one of the best lady teachers in the county if not in the State. C. P. J. PIMPLES TO SCROFULA. A Positive Cure for every Skin. Scalp and Blood Disease except Ichth yosis. Psoriasis S years. Head, arms, and breast a solid scab. Back covered with sores. 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Corn is small for the time of year, but plenty of rail from now on, fine crops will be made Mr. Jake Keisler at Chappells has the best field of cotton I have seen, he say: he will show a cotton bloom by the 15th Mr. John G. Williams has the larges and finest field of corn I have seen. Yesterday was Children's Day at Soule Chapel. The hu rch was beanti fully decorated, and full to over-flow ing. The Singing was good. Miss Beulah Greneker performed on the organ. Mr. Whit Wharton made th< morning address which was splendid His subject was "Duty of parents t< their children." A collection was ther taken up by the little girls, for "need: Sunday-schools," after which the beau tiful hymn, "Freely Give," was sung Intermission was announced for at hour and a half, and a sumptuous din ner was spread under the shade of th trees, where the hunger of all was sat isfied. The crowd soon gathered in thi church again. The afternoon servic was conducted by the pastor, Mr Chandler. His speech was interesting and will always be remembered b; some who-heard it. The day passe< off pleasantly. May there be man' happy returns. Good rains at Vaughanville ani Chappells. Mr. P. H. Koon is out with hi thresher. He says wheat is turnint out very well. Mr. John Brooks, Sr., has been quite sick. I was glad to see him up thi morning, very much improved. ELY. June 10, 1889. IN MEMORIAM. Extract from the Minutes of the Soutt Carolina Medical Association.) Dr. James A. Cofield was born in Union County, S. C., on the 25th o May, 1844, and diedat Newberry, S. C. Dn the "rd of November, 1888, o: sneurism of the innominate artery. After serving through the war as a brave and dutiful seldier, he studie medicine, and graduated at the South Carolina Medical College in 1874. For some years he practiced medi ine very succesfully in and around Maybinton. In 1884 he moved to New ;age l tties. .. when he died. Socially, he was of much pleasure tc is friends. His genial, kind and ac. ,omniodating disposition coupled with . high sense of honor and honesty gave him a character that commandec both respect, and admiration. His pro fessional life was characterized by much modesty ; yet, he possessed a mind of much intellectual power, and a fund of medical knowledge of no com mon degree. In the discharge of his professions duties no moneyed consideration eve influenced the assiduity with whici they were done. As a crowning feature of his life, hE was not only free from professiona envy or jealously but exercised charit: toward others, for their shortcoming that his life was made the more beauti ful by it. Possessed of such a characte as this, he could not be otherwise tha1 an honor to that great profession c which he was a worthy member. Therefore be it Resolved, That we recognize 11 his death a loss to both thi associatioli and the medical pr fession; and as an evidence of ou esteem, that a blank page in our mintut book be dedicated to his memory. Promptness. -First a cold, then a cough, then eox sumption, then death. "I took D Acker's English Remedy for Consumi tion the moment I began to cough and I believe it saved my life."-WAJ TER N. W ALLACE, Washington. Sol byP. Robertson, opposite Post offic 1ewberry. Yew Advertisemnet FRESH MEA'I W E HAVE rented Stahl No. 5 Newberry Market, and are pi pared to furnish Fresh Meats of kinds. Give us a trial, and be convine' that we will please you. W. Y. MILLER & CO. Seasonable Goods. THE OLD EELIABLE M1ASON'S FRI JARYS LSSR No better goods made. Save all the fruit y can while you can get it. Foreelain Lined Preserving Kettle Always sa'e to use. No danger of poiso Cherry Seeder", .Seeds~ one bnshel of cherries in one hon time-and costs only 75 cents. Latest Improved Fly Fanas. 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It is entirely: y and fine Tonic properties. A STATE OF SOUTH CAR0Lib'A, COUNTY OF NEWBE - T COURT OF COMMO-EAS. Isaiah Haltiwanger, Plaintiff, against Jacob Luther Aull, and others,- De fendants. Summons for Relief-Complaint not Served. TO THE DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which is this day filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas for the County of Newberry S. C., and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the said sub scriber at his office at Newberry Court House, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to ans wer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Y. J. POPE, - Plaintiff's Attorney. - Dated 10th day of October, A. D:1887. To the Defendants; Fletcher H. Hen derson and Priscilla Henderson: You will take notice that the Sum mons and Complaint in the above stated action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State afore said on the 10th day of October, 1887 Y. J. POPE, Plaintiff's Attorney The Banner Year of-the Banner Company. THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL Report of the NEw-YoRK LIFE, for the year ending January 1, 1889, shows : 1. An increase of over dollars in Interest ipts, over th figures of 1887; 2. An increase of nearly one and.a half million dollars in Benefits Policy-holders; 3. An increase of over one and half million dollars in Surplus for Divi dends, over January 1, 1888; 4. An increaseof over two and a half million dollars in lPremiums, over tho figures of 1887; 5. An increase of ov doll 6. An increase of over ten million dol lars in Assets, over the figures to January increase of over eighteen mil lion dollars in Insurance Written over the figures ofl1887; 8. An increase of sixtymillion dollars in Insurance in Force, over the figures of January 1, 1888; 9. A total income, in 1888: of over twenty-five million dollars ; 10. Assets, January 1, 1889, over ninety-three million dollars ; 11. New insurance written, in-1888, over- one hundred and twenty-live million dollars; 12. Insurance in force, January 1, 1889, nearly four hundred and twenty million dollars. In the amount of business done, and in the magnitude of the increases over former years, the year 1888 was the r "Banner Year" of the Company. In - the variety, extent and proportional initormity of these increases, we be lieve the NEw-YoRK LIFE will be found to be the _Banner Company of the world. rTHE -FORUM. A EEW OF LrvInG SUBJEers BY TBE Foam MOST WRITERS. " The Forum Is a monthlyreiw vry*' number of which contains elevca oiia essays on the most important serious tpe - of the time, by the bestrwriters of bothhei . pheres. 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Prices reasonable. -~ TICE is hereby given thaton the . 24thday of June, 1889, at10 o'clock 2y .m.,oI for ak a flnasteeto tyain,Iwlmaeafnlstlmnofw- the Estate of Dr. J.0O. Dickert deceased,Je ntePoaeCutfrNwer urt I County, S. C., and immediately there Exeuto ofthe last will and testament y of the said decedent. S GOlEN SHEAF AL QUALITIES OF WHISKEY DI'n , in the renowned Valley of the Monong' if the Medical Faculty in the United States ery high position among the Materia Mdis ofqaiythis Whiskey is unsurpased Jy re fo dltrtinand of natural flaver