The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, February 06, 1890, Image 2

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-tors. AY AT S. C. s. C, Story of Shoo - ItUARY ;, 1 S:O. in the world 1 housand years gO- -O- E Fo~r?" new shoes in thead the V reenville N ews in the attics. T1'he"rv pert intnt qei,ons. lin the whole wi11ons of the News are pro ably no shops or,d to the business men of (;reen good old timeo but they are just as appropriate a .man.c; Newberry as Greenville and hence t we transfer theml to our columns and put the samu,e questions to the businmss :m r.of Newberry: "Are yo,u satistied with (Greenville as it i-:: Are you willing that she shall never grow tny more? Do you believe if she ceases from growing she will stand still? I)o you not know that no Town can do that in these days and tlhat when growth ceases decay begins? How do you think growth can be cotit'nued? I)o you hope or believe t hat somebody with a pocket full of money will come along and do for us w hat we are not doing for ourselves? Do vou think it wise or safe to sit still and wait for such an event? If not, how can we hope for growth, strength and prosperity unless you do your part in working, talking and sub -eribin_? Can you expect others here to do what you will not do?" If we want our to -:n to grow we must go to work all together to inaug urate such enterprises as will make it .grow. If we do not grow we are obliged to go backward. There is no standing still and no one is coning along with a pocket full of money to do for us what we would not do for ourselves. We emust all work together for the common good. Snme of the farmers who were in town on Monday had some talk in re- I zalrd to the calling of a convention on the first Monday in March in response to the call of chairman Shell, but noth ing definite was done in regard to the matter. The coneensus of opinion among those with whonm we talked on the subject was that such a convention was useless, and that about that time they would have something else to engage t heir attention. Iteally we can see no good to come ut of the convention in question if its obJect is to nominate or suggest a State ticket. It will only create division and strife in the I)emlocratic" rinks, and by t he time the regular State Democratie o convention nmet, very likely sonme of the farmers themselves might desire a i c"h"'nge in the ticket put up. As we t said last week, so far as we are con eernred, we have no objctionI to accept ing the suggestionis of the Farmer's: (Toivention, if it were held, but the( good andC pearce and harmony of the State, would dictate that no conv-en ~tioni be hel for the. purpose of suggest-t iog a ticket. Inrasmiuch as the call has been issued however, arid some of the counties will send delegates, it mright be well for New berry also to send down her dele gates and instruct them against the nomination of a State ticket. The far ters if they desire can control the regular Democratic State Convention 1 a tnd put forward a ticket at that time of their own choice. This it seems to us would be the better and wiser plan for them to pursuc. The Acts of the last session of the ~-- Legislaiture have been printed. Last ~ vear it was nearly or quite threeI monrfths after the adjournmiernt of the Legislature before the , Acts werec p)rinrted. At tire last session our repre senrtative, Mr. Geo. S. Mower, intro duced a joirnt resolution to inq(uire into the delay, and as a result a bill wasr passedI req1uiring the Acts to be pub- I t lished within a shorter time. It is proper that the Acts should be published as soon after the rising of tIre Legislature as possible, so t hat ite miayt be known what the lawv is. - _______ - c -There has been grief in the family of 1 Secretary J. G'. Blaine this year, and t we have no doubt that in ihis sorrow Ie has tire symrpathiy of the whole c-ounltry. It has only been a very short t ime sinlce tire death of hris oldest son, Walker Blaine, arid nowv within the past week hre is called upons to mouru v the death of his oldest daughter, MIrs. g .1(ohn J. Coppinger. Troubles seem not t t to conic alone. That was a horrible calamity to the -f:nnrily of Secretary Tracy of the Navy, in the burning of his residene. His wife and daughter lost their lives, and tIre Secretary himself was badly burnied :tri1 bruised. r In the Alliance D)epartmenrt of tiret Barniwell People, J1. T. Pate, editor, we y ;ind the followitng: "C'apt. Shell's u tFinnier's Associationl is rio kin to the r t Fa'.rmner's Alliance.' It would seemi from this that Capt. ( Shell is working up a secondl division r :anmong tire farmners. *nt1w14r lDeath in the mtainre Famrily. f Wa~srt. N6o. F eb. :2-Mrs. Coppini ger, thre tldeCst uaughiter oif Secretary I hiner, died' at 5 oe'cc thiis miorning. e Thie secret!ary andl his family are ~om-i pletely r)rost ratedl withi grief. M1rs. oppinrmrer;was miarried to M1ajor 'opy iger of tire armyV ~in 181 at hrer fat her's residernce lhere. One cemld srr vives hrer. In DtI)ecmrber larst she was 11 attacked by inilreniza ini New York, I an.:d before she furlly recovered was stum- a urr>ned' here tor tihe bedsidle of her dying d brothrer, Walker. Pnreumionria followved, a anid t henr conrtgestionr of tihe br:tun, whhr-lh provedl fatal. A.\n(t her of thoste nice blo'tters of c< il hih we have already mlade mentimn ' . hows. a winged cherub carrying a b Diti iinary Hl der unrder one arm arid svng "i am mu rakinig a flying trip in th rt itrest of educat(itin. The~ basis of' hi eduction is the dlictionrary, anid the I iease of tIre dictionary shiou'.d be a t N ove Holder. Thre valued unabrridged Ip: is ot lirttle value nuless it is getatable e okthis w:,r~d up'. A boiok held edge ;a uin gets full1 of durt, soiled andl sporiled a unrless hugnged together with strorrg; spins. ( 1nrly the Hiolders mianufae- p ~ t:rnee b~ La Verne W. Noyes, the eriintatorra inrverntor of Bookjt ]H[iders, have -neh springrs."' Send to himrr, at 'ciao, a t wo-cent stamp to I payv postage ai' r eceiv ini return this 1 ri-o. iter.It AN EXCITING PERSONAL AFFAI. Ir. E. J. Norrri% is Whipped on the Pub1 square in Edgefield by Mr. lGeu.j. Gard ner-The Cause of the Whipping A Duel is Prevented by the Proiopt Action of the Peace Officers. F'rotn tle News and ('ourier.j isFLEIl;.t , February 1.--Our towl vas suddenly thrown into a state o vild excitement yesterday about noon dIr. Ben Gardiner, a young man wh< iasjust attainted his majority, and wh< ives about ten ntiles fron to,. ( drovi Ipon the public square, alighted fron is buggy, and proceeded to apply ii )Ugy whiip to Mr. E. .1. Norris, one 4 lie leading i: rebiants of the place. MIr. Norris, who was at the tiilo arlnlilg otton framl a Wag on in frol; f his store, wheeled up oln his assaii.1 vith his hand in his pocket an : at ngted to draw his knife, the oil. eauln he ha<d. About tile same tim. '1. 0. F. (i'ea:hamli, an uncle of Mr ;ardnter, standi'ig not far from 0h< arties. rusheld up, preseited a pist(> pol Mr. Norris and ordered him t< lesist. Mr. Tow nie, a friend of Gard ter's, was standiig near the parties \orris refrained from any retaliator Ind returned shortly afterwards to hi: tore. In about half an hour a chailleig1 ras sent from Norris to Gardner vhici was accepted by the latter :ending preliminaries, which were en hort until to-day, the authorities ha( oth parties arrested and placed utide weavy peace bond. Mr. Norris wa: trrested early this morning, and 31r Jardner later in the day, when he ar iVed ill to(wli to colitinte iegoltiatioli: or the m11eetinlg. Thus the 1inatte ,tands. It seetm that -Mr. Norris was en raged to be married to M1iss (ardt,er he sister of Mr. Ben Gardner, and iece of Col. 0. F. ('heathami. The wedding was set for Februar; 8, and 'Miss (ardner was proceedm; :o prepare for the occasion. Mr. Nor -iS on last Monday notified the youn! adv that lie desired the marriage post )oied until the fall, whereupon th rother and uncle proceeded to hob iml to account, leading to this untor unate occurrence, deeply deplored 1 ; he whole conliunity. The News in Augusta. A(t'rTA, GA., February 1.-u eew people in Augusta knew to-day o he existing trouble between Mr. Bei Jardner and Ir. E. J. Norris, tw, >romnident citizens of Edgefield, S. C. vhich is to be settled on the field o moor. The first intimation of the ru iored duel that your coresponden iad was a telegram fromt The New mid Courier saying: "Rumors of duel bet ween citizens o -'dgefield. If true send ininiediat, u(lletin. Look out and get good ac xnnt of whole atlhir." Upon the receipt of th's telegran bout 1100 your corresponInttet nolne liately went upon the steets in search )f sonie one from Edgetield, who coul ,ive further information. It was no >it long before he met a gentlemat ,vho came over from Edgetield thi nornting. He said he could only tel a'hat he had hard himself in Edgefield 'hat statement was indeed acceptable tnd the gentleman commenced to re ate the circumstances as follows: "Th, wo principals in this trouble are -Mr . J. Norris and Mr. Ben Gardnri Ir. Norris is a member of the firm o Corris & Adams, of Edgefleld. He i: widower and about thirty-five year: >ld. Mr. Gardner is about twenty-om rears old andl lives abouit twelve mile: 'romi Edgelield. Tfhe cause of the unpleasantness be ween Mlessrs. Gardner and Norris, tIn tentleman saidl, was saidl to be oni thi: count: MIr. Norris wais engaged t( dIiss iinnie Gardner, a, sister oif Mir den Gardner, and was to be muarrie< rery shortly. One day this week MIr orris addressed a note to the lad.3 ving he was compelled to break of he engagement after looking over hi: inancial books. The conduct of Mr orris highly incensed MIr. Gardner he young lady's brother, who yester lay, accompanied hy a couple o riends, called on MIr. Norris at hih tore. Mlr. Norris was out ini tin trets, samlplinig a bale of cotton. wher r. Gardner walked up. MIr. Gard cr's friends surrounded M1r. Norri: vith pistols itn handl, while MIr. GJard ir applied the lash to M1r. Norris. r. Norris was greatly indignant al yeing cow:hided and afterwards halenge was passedl between the gen leen and accepted to meet on a tiek f honor and1 exchange bullets. That was as much as my first infor nant knew of the affamir, btt from an ther source it was learned that Mlessrn Corris and Gardner disappeared las1 ight fronm Edgetield atnd that the.s ae gone to sonme selected spot to fighv he duel. This is all that has vet beer eard of the duel. If it has beeun aught, where it took place hias not yel ee ascertained, but your correspond nt has made arrangements to get the 'ews of the duel as soon as it trans ires, if ever. The gentlemen have nol ome in this direction, if they hiavo aft Edgefield, though they maity be aking their wvay for Sand IBar Ferry. he famots duelling giround, just across he Savannah River, where they wvil ettle their aff'air of honor. It is understood that M1r. Norris was a have been married one day nex1 reek to Mr. Gardner's sister. The flair is deeply regretted in Augusta. rhere bot h parties are well k now n anc enerally liked. It is to be hoped thal he diference between these genitlemer an he settled other than on the h!oody uelig tield. IE I)t'EL Is oFF, HUE IT .MAY YET! HI FoUGi IT. EiFiEIu>, February 3.-As has en telegraphed, half an hiour' aftei le encounlter lbetwveen (Gard ner anc Ldams a challenge was passed by Nor is to Gardner, whuich was accepte d. euding arrangenienits for a mneetingt th parties were arirested. It appears bat Gardner's friend was under 21 ears of age,, to which Norris's second( nder the Code excepted. Thuis wais eognized as a valid and( propier posi ion to take by Gardner's friend, aiid a am iniucation was.1 at once miade by hard ner that this error wotuld be cor acted1 and speedy arrangements uiado. o a meeting. This is the wayv the~ atter now stands. No duel has been >ight, but what may be (lone ini the itttre is a miatter of conjecture. TIlE IIAND) OF D)EATII. nductor Rave.nel Die.s fromn the In)ju,ries Iceivedt whie copin;; (ars. [Special to News and Courier.] lANsalani. Feb. 1 .-Conductor L Ravenel, of the Sout h (Carolina ailway, who was injiured here a wveek o, while coupling ears, died here to av at the residenice of Agent D umas 12.14:; P. M. le begati to get seriotusly worse Onl ridav. lie was5 conciiiou up to 9 - k last night. Hie was aware or his )iditioni and was very calm and dected. IHe selected the place lie -ished to be buried: chose his pall 'arers. and told what hyns lie de rrd to be stunig at his funeral. Dlr. W. C. Rtavenel, his uncle, paid im t wo visits,!aid was here vesterdhay. esides M1rs. Raveniel anid her muother, voof hs brothers and his sister were The corner and his jury met this rtrnoon viewed thle remiiains anid .1iiurned to meet agin~uii on '.Tuesday e~xt. 11rs. Saly and Jetlords miadle a ostt-mo rtmf exaiminfationi of thie body. he remains were taken to ChIarles iiito-i) ihlt. e avesa wife and several childe. [is life was insured in the (Irder of thec nig~hts of Pythiias and lie belonged to n,. ,.der f. niw-a- ( 'ndurt ors. A TALK W!T1! Mr. CLE EL.% D. The )>"nmewratii: stamlar21d Y.arer 5tei 1 Hope ror Tarift iff fr,. to-inorrow morning V.il c' t:an a lentgthvy interview; withi Ex-I're'-1<1t"nt ('levInd had by E.. W. ('i,riiiaek, e-t ii(r of [lhar i'';wrI. I aI ther ((oUr-' u1 i oreUrs the f(illw'in\ O)I co)Ur'st the tal'l in t i"!l II n (:!1'tp inl thet (urli'e uof:)I ' vonveratlin. 1 -:aid t(, :r. 'levelan(l tl:t as In otlie:' illani had bIen kept '' c !\ely ill coltact with the tarill refoin'lll -eltilileit of the !outrytiV as I11-, oiho r, l ri::p-, c:,uldl -peak with ;i')r kiiowh'i e as to tie progre"- it was inakin:g ill the iin of 3M r. ('Ie ho L(,( .;i'I ih'. 'In- f('lt tt: re (conitietit than ever l;e1': ,. the tri uiplh of tar'itl refulrin (n.ll linemt Illar'!("d ou.t by\ the. l)i".iurra!tie_ lpar!i. he 1l)enioern i e eaL i! ,ihe a-t Pritesie ti::l Cr a :' i n'1: !l'; " . i+l cour"aa!!ihadiilit rn edte purpose andi nIer'.:-ed tii l'" _ ul the tariff' iefi1ler , alien;l:it-e nI the restit of the nex"t oi intt-. ;peiareO to grow as -i_ii- o(i--1e"llti(,-:1 paliu in the 1'rotcec!Iii-t rilik. Ilet thought .)I!e of ttIhelul-i rosi obe h tetulIcai plarty w\ui i hI:ive' tO el lotnltelr wa- a revo'i)lt Of tiwt NeV "'l ! ilatndi maniicturer lia " iubicn pliy,while we-tertl State- Wer nHw iieit i!o:l: fully inl tihe Rettptblie:ti colunln oiily l\ reason of ectional pre.(u(lie"rs. Thie blood \"Shirt, heL saidl, had1 don1e valuaiie service in Ihi' list caliliaia Colnternetig the ell'eet of the tarif'f reformn argullielits. That could agai=: :\a"e the l eimbh)lia11 party" front defeut. \Othiiln el-e Coul. Tle Republican: of New Englarol aiinl tll; Northwesterii titates, who have been, hoping for a reductionI of the tarifl ilty at the hands of tle Itcpublii e:i narty, are bound tto realize soonIer or liter t:iat this hope is In valn . \What ten would they dl about it. Contitue the foilly of robbing thein -elves by supporing the Rtepulite:ti party an(I of obstructi ng atiii defeating tle very reformtt I ievy are ela:l,orilng for. 'These people," said M r. ('lev'elandt, -'are already be-ininl!g to realize that the party whivh persists in I (our-e hostile to their interests is theirenieiliy, and that the party which is iglting to give theitn what th.-y want is Iheir f friend, no inatter if it does Contain soine 'onlfveerat" brlnit-dier. [r. (Clevelail said hi th uhn kit the Rtepublicant par(ty inia,ht make Some el'ort to Coll"iiiati' the low\' taritt 1111en in its own ranks, hut the liilieatiolns appeared to Ie coIIItraIV. The p 't' lelers tllotgIt it wiSei' to stnadl by the contract with the Plrotectionist inanufacturers thati to enaler the -oIi(lity\ of the ricb idd powerful "ol binati'i which hadi ll'Iped it so often to victory by departinga hair'Fs breadth from the letter of the bowil. The I e publ icaln party, he said, are driving straight up o the rocks and could not change its course. In the course of conv\"ersa:tionl the question of "'bailot reformn" was touched upon, and Mr. ('l('veland interrogated te regardlig the letai!s of the L)orteh law in 1'enniessee. He is intensely in terested in thisqluestion and szidl it was one of the. inutist ilnpor'tatit retornis that had betnl ateilpted ill years, anl that the imlportance was becoming greater. Honest goverinntelt would fprofit by it, said Mir. C'levehauul, anid so) would everyV worthyt eause whieh depends uponi honiesty aind no)1t upon c?oruptt miiethiods for success. The South Caroliina Fariners. [New York Suit.] The Executive Cotinittee of the Farmiers' Associationi of South Ci(arolinta has issued a longi audress attacking the nianagenltnt oif the D)emocratic? party in that State. The Farineis' Associationi is coiinposed of D)einoerats, but tihe State o11ieholders do) not be lonrg to it, and thle L egislature, e-spee ialy the State Senate, is not coiitrolledl by it. Eve-rsincee 189li the fariniers have been trying to control thle Deirnoeratie State Convention, and they eane very near doing so last year. Next MIay they wiltlihold a Cu onntioi' of' th elir own. atnd noini11nate a State ticket whIieb~ will be sub:nliteedl to the D einiocratic State Conventin. Aplparenltly the farmers expleet that their ticket will have to) be taken by the othlen Derniioerats this The atnnounced .iurpolse51 ofl the Farm es' Assoi-iat in is to "scutre ret reinch nient and refornii, and a recogniition ,>f. the needs and rights of the rnasses."' A recogniit ion of the needs an d ighti s of mernbrs of the Faieilrs' Assiti on to) hold4 oilice is imnplied, btit ii>t ex pressed. I f the assertions of t lie address a'e trueh, the Deiinoeracy oft Sonthi Car oinia ineeds stirr'ing upj aind a vigorous course of rotationi hn oilce. "South Ca rolina,"' we are told, "I as never haod a real republican goivernlinenit. Siince the day of the Lords Propietors i hs been ali aristocracy, un tder the formi of a denmioeracy, and10 whenczever a chtain p)1in of thle people~ has a1t teinupte'd to show thei:i their rights, tid adivocated thIose right s againlst the istocratie oligreby', it has~ boutghit himi with an ofic, or' faiiling? in th at , turneitd 1l)oise thle floodgates oif niiisrepre'sentat iion and ( slander ini orderi to dlestroy his ini fluence. The fea r of 4 di v1iin arning us antd ie coseqliunt ret uirn of negro r'ue h l-s kept th e people <i niet atuid the y h ave sutbin it ted to nt iiy grievances unposed by the rutling factioni i-ause they dreadied to irisk suchd a di visionl. There certainly utsed to be an olig archyv or aristocraey ill South Carolina, and1( it p)rodn;eed ruiany fainous lahies, but the wvar put ain ehill to it, except ini so far' as it mnay st ill cherish social f reasos I n pl)iities the liaires of sonic of tile faiilies thai:t ruled the Panietto) State in t1u. days wh'ien ( (t ou was Kinig are still (list inuguish ed, but we Inulst supI pose t hat tu:' er the neIw coindhitions1 such dlist jinctioni is thle work of pesoiniliI nieit andii not of in heitaice. If,. however, there aire dry boes t hat aced shaking upj and eliqueis of otlicebolders thtat need the apl)iea ion of rotationl, tihe inovenienit of the faier's Imay deserve\' olnenulirage' ient, althloughl i n atV'ti lyt at political solidarity oii time part oIf al sinle ini terest will bea-r care'fuli wa*tching.( Proba bir it will be news~ to a good manyOi\ So~th 'C(arolina D)enioeraots tha:t ineint by tIhe peopl'. ii thet inenliiei' of the F"arriier-' ssoin tioni ire ighlt inl a tssrtinig that the >tate i- gomvernd byi an aristoe crati ' lgreby the. iy ouighlt to have no Ironuble in pult 'ung thet -g Ini view oif the rnark11 iet p'olitical d isia\'i ed by vaiouils origaniiz':t:ions otf farmers inl the Southmernl State". it hIuayi be posiblet f'or the opponenia'ts oif thle F -armeris' Associatin of Suithl ('aro the p eple thev assie:ai i'n tmieans .g)v (i'nmeri'it byv itS itiembier,'. Pie' C'orn at TiwentyO~ Don4ar-, pelou no'. i.tti' Drk,who \xas r'ecently tiw:arded the 4in1% ti>i I i rn, is 5i'l~ ini'h i.- ill-hel er-ip for seq-d iit du2i h4er b ulie!.tI i limS thant it is thei'finest eqa guan htity' if teiliz/er, pri(loduce moe a the :icre tlhai anyi ter Ipal :t News andi Con'ie. resoltionh wtas' adop)tedl .iin- eizI-a tueto-day. requting- the pryIl'senlta ives ini C ongress~ fromt \irganai to ure te passage of ahil befIore t hat odhy auth)orlin the Seerotary oil thie Troasuryl ti loan in Ioney to farmi eirs at I pe e:ineet i'o'I~ A HIOLOCAUST IN WASHINGTON. Secretary Tracy Makes a Narrow Escape fro:n tilm! Fl:um -Iiis Wife Killed by Fal, On:e Daughter Burned to a Cri:-p and Another Badly I.jured. Wasih IN ;TON, Februay 3.-A terri ble ealaiity vi ited the household of Seretary Tracy this morning, whereby tIee pei-lons lust their live, and three tilw"rs %were badly injure(. It is in 1ossible at this writiig to state the ex act details. The house, a three-story ai:i baseiielt brick, is situated on I street. betweenl ('oniecticut avenue and I-th street, and has recently un iergone eXtensive improvements. Per stils) passing the house at 7 o'clock this mouriit saw iiioke issuing from the front windws, andi at once raised the alarm of lire. The tire and police de partiments responded proiptly. The preaies were almost concealed by dense smoke, which was just lifting. ,as sonl' (fiscoverel that the house inl ule was all ab'laze and that the main rwa was burnt, thus cutting off comiimlu:liiatiol with the sleeping a'artmncts on the second and third ho+'rs. several strtats of water were pyedon hiie Ilanes and 'every effort w:a(Iae t. cheek the tire and rescue the iinnates. Two i,.!' bI:. .I'.t FRiMI A W!NDOW. 'r". \\'ilnerding; the S.:eretary's dau.:hter, ani 3I1 is-s Wilii-ding forced tIheir way through the blinding smoke and ju:niped from the second story wimilow front. Ladders were raised for them, but in their excitement they failed to see theni. Mrs. Wilmerding broke her left wrist and was severely bruised. Her daughter was badly in jire1 about the lower limbs, but broke 1o bones. They both sutlered severely iroi the shock. They were taken at o,nce to the residence of Dr. Baxter, near iy, and restoratives were applied. MRS. T;A('Y'S FATAL FALL. While tlhi. sad scene was being enac ted in front of the house firemen were engaged in the sad task of removing otlher iieinibers of thic ftaily froin the rea r. Mrs. Tracy enieavored to escape by dropping herself from her bed room window, and in her effort to decrease the distance to the ground she grasped the narrow window sill and lowered herself as far as she was able. Those who saw her ill this perilous position shouted to her to hold on, but either she did not hear or her strength failed her, for alter thus hanging a mionent betweent life and death, she fell forty fe-t into an alleyway. She was liime diatelv taken to the house of a neigh bor, 1)r. Rtheemn, and plaeed upon a lounge in the sitting room. She was perfeetly conscious and did not seem to auller pain. Occasionally she con plained of oppression in the neighbor ood of ier heart and found difliculty in breathing. the talked awhile, coughed slightlyand thenbecamesilent. The plysieians looked at each other signiticantly. Mrs. Tracy was dead. Tihe innliIe(iate cause of death was sup posed to be from injuries to her heart, sustained inl her fail fron the window, which iloaded her lungs with blood. Her body was sioon reioved to the residence of Attorney G=eneral Miller on Massachusetts Avenue. MISS MARIE ANDI TIIE FRENCH MAID. Almost at the same time two bodies were taken from the burning building. (n. was tile Secretary's daughter, 3iss 3Marie, a yountg lady, and the othier was that of the French maid, .J(J5ephinie. 'Thait of the f'ormer was found by (Ch ief Parrish, lying on the loor ini the I secondo floor hall at the headl of tihe stairs. The body was not greatly disfiaured. She had evidently died of stficoationi. 'The chief lif ted the life less body ini his armls, and although the staircase was ablaze he brought it safe ly out into tihe street. 'THlE SECRETARY'S NARROw ESCAPF Secretary ra~cy himself had a mlost miraculous escape, and is now lying in someiw hat precarious condition at the residence of the Hon. J. C. Baneroft Davis, on H1-. street. near 18th street. Like all the others he was overcome in his sleep by the smoke, which filled the house aind renderedl Ihim completely helpless. HeI was discovered in tis coitition, and with consiaerable diffi eulty was removed to a place near one of tile windows. Cries for a ladder were quickly anisweredl, and many willing hands wvere raised to assist him to the groundo. lie was at once removed to a nieighbor's house, andt was soon surroundled bly physicians including Drs. Wales. HeI was sufferinlg from asplyxia. 'T'he (doctors applied artificial means to induce respiration; and succeeded after ani hour's work ill restoring hinm t' semii-consceioulsness. It was then thought safe to remove himi to .Judge Davis' house. He imiproved slowly fron that time and1( soon regained con siousnless, recognizing friends who caled to intiuire inl regard to his condi tionl. Among th~e first of these were the Presideint, Vice-President and several Inlemlbers of tihe Cabinet. The full extent of his terrible afflietion is witheldl from Ihiml. His first inquiry uponli recolveri ng consciousness was inl regard to the safety of his family. He is gr'adutally gaining ini strength, and( his friends are very sanguine of his coim plete recovery. C.ONDITTr(N OF SE('!ETA RY TRACY. WAs ilNwr;oN, Felb. 4.-Secretary Trav coiitinu tes to imnprove slowly. Many piroineni't peopie called at the house during the morning and were informled thlat tile Secretary was getting aloiig nicely. Th'le ph ysicians attenidinig Mrs. and Miss Wilderming said this morning that their patients passed qtuite a fair night anld are better to-day. A Traini Wrecker Caught in the A.ht [Special to thle Register.] ( iCN:V vnI:, S. (C., Febi. 1.-U. S. P ittmilani, a younig w hitec man living at iedm!uonit, tis afternoon pl laced an iroin rail across the (Col umlbia and Green villec track, about three miles be low tile citv. A shiort. whlile before the til p)assen'ger was odue, the sectionl lads discovered t lhe rail, and captured ~ittman, holding him11 until tIle train eane aloni', whleni they senlt himl to the it v. P ittm:lan aoknlowledlges the deCed, bul salid he was5 dirunk and (lid niot kno1w what lie was doing. A Democoratic Victory. .Aitm.:S-roN. W%. VA., Feb.-The GofFirlinaing conitest was5 decidled at noon01 to-day1 inl favor ouf Flemi ing, the vite stand!(ing -lo for (Goft and 43 for F'lemin g. ( air, tile Uniiion-Laubor Seni ator voted wvithu thle D)emlocrats. .Ihie IRepubll i lans1 accepit tile sit uatio n grace hfl!v. Thle iDeath of a Greenbhack P'o' iticianu. )Di:n wili .ho livedi at Knoii(tt.'s Mill, tbi orteeni miles fromui here, in this muntv die of o healrt dIisealse last niighit. ewa ti he reat (Green backer of this omuit y.I He was regatrdedi as a very ied' v manl~. lHe died very suddenly. Iiir D'urhamil stumhipedt MalssaChusetts for Ha;rri-oin iin Ithi last campa):igni. He wais or a1 lonl. timei pa1stor of the lit i (tiCurlh of his neighborhood. In his time hle hast beenl physieiani, pre:. We Can and Do. Gua rantee Acker's Blood Elixir for it I bcell fu llydlemionlsIttedl to the peo ie f this colintry that it is sulperior to dil rt her preptarationms for blood dhiseases. It is ahpositive cure for syphilitic poisonl n!, I leers, F.rtuptiontis and11 Pim ples. It pitie is the whole system and horoughily I bui ldis til thle conistituitionl. .i t AL.h.de,J tineal & Kibher's. MISS BISLAND ARRIVES. Her Trip Consumes 77 Days, 16 Hours and 48 Minutes. NEW 'oRlK, Jan. 30.-A large crowd assembled at tne Cunard dock this morning to welcome Miss Elizabeth Bisland home. The old Bothnia, the slowest vessel of the Cuuard fleet, was unluckily the only ship that Miss Bis land, who went to London instead of Paris, as was expected, could take. In this slow boat she left Queenstown on Sunday, Jan. 19, and after ten and a half days of buft'eting with fierce gales arrived at this port this morning. The French steamer LaChampagne, on which she should have come, and which waited four hours for her in Havre Saturday, Jan. 1s, arrived Mon day last, and Captain Boyer said to a reporter to-day that had Miss Bisland been on board, he would have landed her on Saturday afternoon last, one day ot.ly behind her rival. The story has already been told of the arrangements made for Miss Bis land to get to the French boat, and the aiazement of her friends that she did not do so. As she rushed down the gang-piank this morning, and into the waiting arnis of her sister and brother and amid a mighty shout from the by standers, fifty people crowded around her, strangers as well as friends, and asked anxiously: "Why did you not go to Paris and take the Faench boat?" Miss Bisland looked around with a puzzled expression, and said, "I was told not to do so." "Who told you?" asked the question ers. "'A tourist agent who met me out side of Paris. I received no cables at Brindisi, or along the route, and this agent told me the boat had left and there was no use of my going to Paris. The withdrawal of the Ems at the last moment from Southampton was also a little disappointment. I knew when I got to London and learned that the Bothnia was my only boat, that I could not win. I had a lovely trip, and every one has been most kind." Miss Bisland wore a dark blue trav eling suit and a glazed sailor hat; she was deeply sunburned, and was in ex cellent health and spirits. She was driven at once to her apartments on Fourth avenue, which she found filled with flowers sent by friends in honor of her safe arrival. Her actual time from the Grand Cen tral depot, 6 p. m., Nov. 14, 1889, to the Cunard dock, New York, Jan. 30, 1890, 32.30 p. in., was 77 days, 16 hours, and 48 minutes. As she started nine hours behind Nellie Bly, a id the lattergained a (lay, her time as compared with Nel lie Bly's was 76 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes, so that she was beaten by Mfiss lily 4 days, 1 hour and 38 minutes. Charleston's New Collector. t'iARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 1.-Col. Thos. B. Johnson, the new col'ector of customs of this port, took possession of the office to-day. His first otlicial act was to appoint John H. Ostendorff deputy collector. There are fifteen appointments in the collector's gift and there are upwards of 500 applicants now for the places. The new collector is w,estling with the problem and will try and solve it on Monday next. The appointment of Colonel Johnson leaves but one of Cleveland's appointees in office here Postmaster Mowry. An impression prevails that the postmaster wvill not be removed for several months yet. Murderer Hawes Must Hang. MONTGOMERY, A LA., February 1. The Supreme Court of Alabama held a consultation to-day on the application for a rehearing in the case of Dick Hawes, the wife and child miurderer, who has been sentenced to hang in Bir minghami on the last day of this month. The court overruled the application and Hawes must hang. Did Ingalls Say It? [From the Atlanta Constitution.] On Thursday last, just after Senator Ingalls concluded his speech on the negro question, he met Senator Butler, of South Carolina, in the lobby. As the two men shook hands, Senator Butler said: "Ingalls, what in the--do you mean by doing like this?" evidently referring to his bitter speech. "Butler," replied Ingalls, "do you know anything about Ronman history? If so, perhaps you remember how the Roman fathers used to get together and privately laugh over the gullibility of the Roman people." With a snmile, the Kansan walked away. The A tlanta Journal quotes Congress nman. A. D. Candler, of the 9th district of Georgia, as saying that he will not be' a candidate for re-election. He re presents a mountain district and camn paigning is hard and expensive. It cost him $.5,000) in each canvass, and Mr. Candler says he is "simply tired of this all glory and no pay schedule." Mr. Candler is an able Representati ye, and his retirement will be a loss to the Denioeratic patrty and the State of Geor gia. Nota aPimple on Baby Baby one year old. Bad with -Eezema. flair all gone. scealp covered with eruption'.. Cured by Outicura. Hair NplenadidI and not a pimple on him. Cured by Cuticura. I cannot soy enough in praise of the CUTI CUI(A REMEmEu,s. 31y boy, when one year of age. was so bad with ecz.ema that he lost all of h is hair. H is scalp was covered with erup tionss, which the doctors said was scall-head, and that his hair would never grow again. Despairing of a cure from physicians, I began ie use of the C Tvicna R EMEDIES, and, Ilam happy to'say, with the moost perfect success. His hair is now splendid, and there Is not a pimpleon him. [ recommend the CUTIcrnA REMEDIEs to mothers as the most speedy, economical, and sure cure for all skin diseases of in fants and children, and feel that every mot her who hias an afflicted child will thank mze for so doing. MIRS. M. E. WOODSUM, Norw~ay, Me. Fever Sore Eight Years. I must extend to you the thanks of one of my customers, wiho has been cured by using the CUc'rcRA REMEDIEs, of an old sore, caused by a long spell of sickness or fever eight years ago. He was so bad he was fear ful he would have to have his leg am putated, but is happy to say he is noW entirely well, soun d as au dollar. He requests me to use his name, which is H. H. CAsoN. merchant. JIOiIN V. MINOR, Druggist. Galinesboro, Tenn. 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Dull1 Pains, Strains, Weaknesses relieved in one . milnte by tl-e Outienra Anti Pain P'la'.ter. The first and only instan ta.u .p., nki-ng st.engrhening plaster. GOSS COMES TO GRIEF. The Assistant Postmaster at Blacksburg Caught in the Act of Robbing the Malls. [Special to'the Register.] CHARLOTTE, N. C., Feb. 1.-The arrest of James H. Goss, assistant post master at Blacksburg, yesterday, has caused a decided sensation in that sec tion. Goss has for several years held a posi tion in the postoffice at Blacksburg and was assistant postmaster under the Democratic administration. He was re garded as a capital young fellow, honest, moral and of exceptional busi ness ability. When J. M. Guyton was appointed postmaster last year he con tinued Goss as his assistant, and every body applauded him for the act. Some weeks ago complaints began to be received at the Department at Washington about letters being rifled while in transit through upper South Carolina, and Inspectors 'lark and Tate of the Chattanooga division were assigned to run down the trouble. After many day's hard work they located the trouble in the Blacksburg office. Thursday they went there in disguise and told the story tol Post master Guyton, who did not believe a word of it. The inspectors decided that the post master should take his daughter, who also assisted in the office, and go away for a day or two, leaving everything in charge of his assistant, Mr. Goss. The postmaster obeyed. The inspectors arranged five decoy letters, registered and containing two hundred dollars, and all were mailed. When these letters reached Blacksburg on Friday, in transit, the inspectors went in on young Goss and demanded to see them. They were opened before his eyes, and the money was missing the inspectors searched Goss and found the money on his person. Goss was taken in custody, carried to Spartanburg and bound over to the August term of the Federal court. It is thought that he has succeeded in pulling in some fitteen hundred dollars, having been "doing business" since December 23d of last year. New Advertisements. Dickens a Party WILL BE GIVEN AT SKATING RINK HALL, NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY EVEN1IG. A CONSISTING OF Readings, Recitations, Dialogues, IlPKRSONATIONS AND REPRESNTAT1ONS -FROM CHARLES DICKENS. Dickens Music ! Dickens Oysters ! Dickens Refreshments ! Admission 10 cents. Refreshments 25 cents. Exercises will begin promptly at 8 o'clock Executors' Notice. A LL PERSONS HOLDING claims against the estate of James Gauntt, deceased, are required to hand the same, properly attested, to our at torneys, Bleas & Blease, on or before 1st day of March, 1890. JNO. A. LINDSEY, R. H. LINDSEY. Executors. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN PROBATE COURT. By J. B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Caroline Pitts, hath made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of J. G. Pitts, deceased: These are, therefore, To cite and ad nmonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. G. Pitts, deceased, that they be and ap pea r before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Newberry Court House, on .the 18th day of February, 1890, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 3rd day of February, A. D., 1890. J. B. FELLERS, J. P. N.C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN C JMMON PLEAS. Seldon Ruft and Others vs. Jesse C. Brooks. B Y ORDER TOF THE COURT herein, dated 27 January. 1890,' I will sell at public outcry, on the first Monday in March. 1890, (in two parcels, as indicated by plats thereof,g all that lot of land in the town of INew berry, in the County and State aforesaid, the real estate of Dan'l Cockerel, deceased, containing two acres, more or less, and bounded by Scott Street, Gauntt Street, lots of John McMorris, - McKellar, and Mahala Sutherlung. Terms: The purchaser will be re quired to pay in cash one-half of the purchase money, and to secure the bal ance, payable at twelve months with n terest from the day of sale, by a bond and mortgage of the premises, and to pay for papers. SIL AS JOHNSTONE, Master. Master's Office, 5 Feb., 1890. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.--IN COMMON PLEAS. Jesse C. Smith, Clerk of the Court of Commou Pleas for the County of Newberry and State aforesaid, Plain tiff, against James Crawford, Ben Harrington and James Cannon, De fendants. Judgment in Foreelosure. N PURSUANCE OF THE DE cree in the foregoing action, ren dered by the Honorable M. Moses, as Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, dated the 24th day of November, A. D., 1873, 1 will sell at Newberry Court-. house, in the county and State afore said, on the first Monday in March, A. D., 1890, at the usual hour of sales, at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following lands in the Town of Newberry in the county and State aforesaid, in the following order of sale: Firs~t: All that lot of land, contain ing two and one-quarter acres of land, more or less, as the lot of land upon which Ben Harrington was living as the owner at the time of his death, bounded by lands of Reuben Harring ton anid others. Second: All that lot of land, contain ing two and one-quarter acres, more or less, which is now in the possession, as the owner thereof, of Reuben Har rington, bounded by lands of Jim Can non, by Vincent Street, and by lands of estate of James Crawford and others. Terms of sale cash. W. W. RISE1R, Sheriff N. C. Sheriff's Office, Feb. 5, 1890. CARD. WIRIGHT & J. W. COPPOCK Vrespectfully call upon all persons indebted to them either by note or account to settle the same by the 1st of February next, as it is highly im pr tant that their old business be ced by that date. One or both of them may be found at the Book Store of Zack F. Wright. BIG BI SMITH & FOF NEXT 3 HURRY UP OR I The cold wave has come BLALOCK Have a heavy stock of OVERCOA' at a A $20.00 OVERC AN $18.00 OVE1 We will give you a Good Overcc: The price of cotton goes We bought our stor:k cheap and to maki SPRINC Now is your chance to buy cloth seized, will lead you on to fortune. thing of beauty and a joy forever. Remember this when you want CLOT BOOTS, SH FOES, E AND GIVE We mean business. Oar Wint regardless of cost. Wright & J. W. Coppock's Old Stac THERE'S MONE1Y IN IT. MONEY IS TH E MAG-JSETE hat draws the contented customers t Kettner's Store. When friend ask friend "Why trade with Klettner?' he answer comes, TIlRE'8MY IN IT1 The plain meaning of this languag< is, Klettner sells Cheaper Goods, mor< oods for the Money, than any othe erchant. THERE IS NOTllIG S1ALL AB0[T KLETTNEH EXCEPT HIS Prices aM PEJCIS These are the smaliest of their kind veritable dwarfs. Yoa are not advise< to take the advertiser's word. Tak the testimony of customers, or bette yet TEST 118 WVITil TRADE ad you will find that Klettner sell More Goods for One Dollar than an: ther house sells for one dollar an< ifty cents. HERE IS HIS OFFER-GOOD FOI ONLY TWO WEEKS. Space and time forbids a comnplet< list, therefore we can only znentioi few items: Best Rio anid Java Green Coffee worth 30 ets. per poundl, sold at 22 cente Best Young Hyson and Oolong Gree Iea, worth 604 ets. per pound sold at 3.5 Best Rice, worth 8c. per lb., sold at 5 Best Tobacco, 12 in. 4'., worth 553c per lb., sold at 38c. 20) yds. Checked Homespun for onl: ne Dollar. 20 yds. Calico for only One Dollar. CLOTHING AT HALF PRICE, ad all other goods will be sold a Knock Down Prices. S0ME AND BE 00NVIN6ED THAT WE ARE THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND. 0. KLETTNER, At Foot's~ Old Stand. NOTICE. DUNG TH E PUBLIC SCHOOJ Jtermi, I can be found at mny ofte n Saturdays. On other days I will b visiting the schools. ARTHUR KIBLER, ftRGAINS| A T| WEARN'S tTHE, 10 DAYS!| and its no use to shiver for & GREEN S that must be sold, and will be sold sacrifice. OAT FOR $14.50 ,COAT FOR $12.00 Lt for $2.00 or $1.50 if you prefer. up but clothing goes down. must Fell it before the winter is over room for I. GOODS. ing cheap, and if the opportunity be A suit bought from us will be a A dollar saved is a dollar made. IATS, CAPS. &C., &C., US A CALL. er Stock of Clothing must be sold d.~ l Seitle Up.. All persons indebted to me will please cafl and settle at once, as 1 must have money. Ver y respectfully, ILEY W. FANTI. ~NEW STORE! THAVE OPENED A CHOICE ..line of Family Groceries, Confec tioneries, Cigars and Tobacco, in Lane's Red Front Building opposite Mrs. S. A. Riser's. I will make yob happy if you give me a call, as I will sell you goods cheaper than anybody. Call and be convinced. I will pay the highest prices for Country Produce. T. G. WILLIAMS, Main Street, Newberry, S. C?. GYNECOLOGY. I WILL CURE THE DISEASES - of women. in those who may apply I to me for relief. Those in advanced a life, and those in married and virgin rlife, and tbe diseases that have existed for more than twenty years, all can be cured, and the patients restored to good health in a few months. '. B. RUFF, M. D. NOTICE. I LL PERSONS INDEBTED Tu l.Mayer & Mayer, or thbe under signed, are notified that they must settle their accounts. CAUTIO can'.- .sap'"i W. L. DOUCLAS $3 SH OE CENTLEMEN. Fine Cal, Heav Laced GanadCed est*E EAND-SWD sHOE. a8" OLIE AD FAMRS 0HE. 5)(:() ano.5 BO S' SC OSHE. Aflo adeI Css. Bsto s LacEs. j$3& $2 SHOES JID9 . MINTER & JAMIESON,