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er ELBERT H. AULL, EmTOB. ELBERT H. AULL, Proprietors. WK j?. HOUSEALP NVEWBERRY, S. C. T SDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891. STOT;ES AS EDITOR AND S'OKES AS DEBUATEI. We were at the Prosperity meeting and heard both President Stokes and Senator Butler. We were pleased with President Stokes' fairness and courtesy in conducting the discussion. Nothing was said by either of thsse two speakers which could be considered harsh or discourteous. But in the last issue of the Cotton Plant, Editor Stokes is neither fair nor courteous in his hand ling of Senator Butler's speech. The following extract is particularly outra geous. At Prosperity Senator Butler divided all men into three classes. Two of these classes are honest including him self. The "third one" he said, "who borrows at any price and never intends to pay it back. This last class is the one who wants to >orrow at 2 per cent. (ital ics ours). [From the News and Cou rier's report.] This is a remarkable statement from the Senator. The man ""who borrows at any price and never intends to pay it back," is a thief and a scoundrel. According to the Senator, therefore 40,000 Alliance man in South Carolina, and a good many non-Alli ance men, who would like to borrow money at 2 per cent., are thieves and scoundrels. How do you like that, farmers of South Carolina? It is an i famous charge; but since it comes from a United States Senator, of course it will keep our mouths shut-till the next election. In the above extract Editor Stokes attempts, by a course of deduction, to convert a scatement which was under stood by all present, to contain no fling at the Alliance into an infamous charge that 40,000 Alliance men in South Caro lina are thieves and scoundrels. I do not believe that there was a single Al liance man, or non-Allianceman on the ground who put or could put this con struction upon what the Senator said. It appears by the report of the Press and Reporter, which Editor Stokes reproduces in his own paper, that the expression was cheered. Cer tainly it is strange that this should have been the case, in a crowd com posed for the most part of Alliance men, if the crowd thought that it con tained an infamous charge against Al -lanew mn" No, Editor Stokes very well knows that Senator Butler in tended nothing of the kind, and only the ingenuity of Editor Stokes has been able to discover it, The Greenville News of Saturday last had a suggestive editorial entitled, "Suppose your own case" upon the practical working and effects of the sub-treasury scheme. It answers the question asked of Senator Butler at Prosperity, "Can a poor man get money *under the sub-treasury scheme." We publish .it elsewhere. Read it, and think over it. LET THE DISCUSSION GO ON. We confess that we do not admire * he Alliance plan of endorsing ascheme, and then going before the country with -the announcement that discussion is now in order. But let discussion go on. If it is conducted in the proper spirit, and with the desire to reach the truth, *good must result. Already the good result of the free discussion in the newspapers of the sub-treasury scheme -'s-beginning to be felt. The leaders themselves are not so much wedded to the plan. Livingstone, -of Georgia, proposes a modification of it, and even President Stokes in his speech at Prosperity, said: "The Alli ance does not claim that it will have the sub-treasury ware house or nothing. We say if that is not sound, if that is not the bcst, why give us something better. We will take it, and thank the Lord." Col. E. S. Keitt also, has an other plan to propose, which if not dif ferent from the sub-treasury scheme, certainly modifies it very materially. It is ackno3wledged both by Alliance men and non-Alliance men that some thing is the matter; that money is unu sually "tight"; that there is wrong sonmewhere in the finances of the coun try. While we do not and cannot accept the sub-treasury plan as a solution of the difficulty, we are not opposed to it be cause it is an Alliance demat.d. We are with the Alliance in most its de mands, and have been, and further more we believe there is too much con servatism and good sense in the order to carry it irretrievably into any thing wild or revolutionary. We hope and believe that good will finally sesult from the wide-spread dis cussion of financial questions which . has largely been brought about by the Alliance. More thought and investigation is being turned upon the true relations of the government to the finances and -comffial prosperity of the country thr.n ever before in the history of the United States, and sooner or later the right solution wvill be reached. Therefore we say, let discussion of these questions go on between Alliance men and non-Alliance men in a spirit of mutual forbearance, and with an honest desire to reach the truth, and no one need fear that the tinal outcome will not be for the good of all. Rlev. James Woodrow, L L.D., has been elected President of the South Carolina College. Dr. Woodrow is an eminent scholar and has been an in structor in the college for fourteen years. He is a busy and successful man. The Alliance in Kentucky got con trol of the legislature in the elections last week by a large majority. While this is true, it is also declared that the Third party has no showing in that _State, and the Alliance will work with in the Democratic party. From the amount of editorial space the last number of the Cotton Plant devotes to comments on Senator But ler's speech at Prosperity, it would -seem that Dr. Stokes is not a t all cer tan that he answered the Senator on BETTER P'ZICES FOR GOOD COTTON. From Five to Ten Dollars More Per Bale Made by Careful ricking and Ginning. WoILMINGTO-, N. C., August 1. Alexander Sprunt & Son, cotton export ers, have issued the following circular, which is important to cotton planters. "The accumulation of low grade cot ton has overstocked the markets of the world, and this surplus will probably have to be sacrificed at extremely low prices. On the other hand, the supply of good cotton is quite limited, and there is always a market for the better grades. It -s therefore a matter of the utmost importance to our friends the planters, that extraordinary care be taken in handling the next crop. The greatest precaution should be taken to pick the cotton only when it is perfect ly dry, avoiding stained and sandy cotton, which should be most carefully kept separate from the better qualities. Then exercise care in setting the gin saws, so as to avoid cutting the staple and when packed, see that no gin falls, inferior cotton, sand or water is per mitted in the bailing. This preparation will insure a ready sale at the best current prices, while the neglect of these precautions will probably cause a loss of from five to ten dollars per bale to the farmer upon every bale he pro duces. "Hitherto many of our planters could afford to take the easier course and gin good, bad and indifferent cotton to gether, but as the indications point to ruinous prices for medium and inferior grades next season, it behooves every cotton producer to exercise the utmost care in preparing his crop for market. "We trust that our friends to whom Lbis letter is addressed will apprecate our motive in offering this aavice for their benefit, and that they will circu late it among their neighbors." Suppose Your Own Case. [Greenville News.] You, man, who are reading this, sup pose the sub-treasury and the land loan scheme was in operation to-day. How would you go about getting a dollar? Have you any cotton or wheat? Sup pose you borrowed eighty per cent. of it present price on it? Wouldn't you be twenty per cent. behind where you al ready are? You can sell either of them in Greenville on sight and get ;ne hun dred cents on the dollar of their full market price. Do you own land already mortgaged? Suppose you borrowed money from the government on it? Would'nt you have to turn it right over to the man you have already borrowed from to give the government clear title? Suppose you have neither cotton nor land? You could not get a dollar from the government even if the treasury vaults were packed with silver and pa per currency. CharacLer and credit are capital now. Under the proposed system how would they be worth a rap? Now the man who owns some property and who has the reputation of paying his debts can generally borrow money on his own name or with a good endorsement. With the sub-treasury and land loan in operation he could not get a dollar un less he deposited or mortgaged. Private money lenders would be driven out of business because they could not com pete with one and two per cent. rates. When you talk of the land loan and sub-treasury think of your own situa tion, and then take your neighbors one by one and say how any ot you would be helped. Colonel Keitt and the People's Party. LGlenn Springs Letter to Aiken Jour nal and Review.] Col. Ellison S. Keitt, of Newberry, is spending a few days here. He is a prominent allianceman, and last year was a candidate before the legislature for the United States Sent-te. He was defeated, and afterwards accused Presi dent Stokes of selling out the alliance in the senatorial fight for the shadow of being governc- in 1892. Colonel Keitt says he is no langer a member of the Democratic party; tha t he had worked for it.in the past, but would work for it no more. He thi:iks the people's party, at the conference to be held next February, should put out a presiden tial ticket to be voted for at the next general election. He thinks -that the ticket should have a good man from the South and one from the West on it. The colonel has a pet scheme for the solving of the financial problem. It is entirely original with him, and sh:>uld he be selected as the "good man from the South," on the people's party ticket, and get elected, he will nave the opportunity of~ putting his scheme into practical operation. A GIGANTIC SWINDLE. Offleers of a Building and Loan Association Arrested. CHICAGo, August 10.-Alfred Down ing, president, and N. H. Tolman, vice-president of the National Capital Savings Building and Loan Associa tion of North America, were arrested to-day by the Postoffice Inspector Stewart, charged wit h using the mails for fraudulent purposes. It is charged that thie men who have been conducting this association have swindled thousands of people from every State in the *Union and taken from S200,000 to $600,000 and given no thing in return. The victims hail from Maine to California and are numbered among the rich and poor alike. From the facts already in the posses sion of the authorities, the scheme will parallel that of the great "Fund W." swindle which was broken up about five years ago. There are still two men at liberty, they having disappeared several weeks ago. These two men, it is believed, got away with most of the funds. Downing and Tollman were held in 32,000 bonds each by Commissioner Hoyne. Both had lawyers on hand sud Tollman was quickly bailed out. Downing was un-tble to secure bonds men and spent the time in the custody af the deputy marshal. One of the at torneys for the men says there was no :loubt that the concern was rotten to the core but he, believed that Downing md Tollman were simrply the victims >f others' guilt. P'raise fromn Anuther Sir Hubert. [Greenville News.] Trhe Yew berry Herald and News is receiving many compliments forits full md accurate report of the Butler-Stokes lebate, printed the morning after it ecurred. The Herald and News well leserves all the kind thing its contem 'oraries can say of it. It fairly shared he honors of that niemorable occasion with Senator Butler and The State, the1 atter having given the public a steno ;raphic report.of the debate. President Kolb, of the Alliance of Alabama. in his speech at Mobile, says hat if the National Democratic con rention adopts all or part o.f the Ocala >latform, or rejects it in toto, he will. bde by the action of the National )ermocracy. Kolb knows what is good 'r him.-National American. Kolb is a better success after all than he watermelon he originated. An African Bishop Dead. PHIILADELPHIA, PA., August 10. ishop Jabez P. Camp bell, of the A fri :n Methodist Episcopal Church, died n this city last night in the 68th year >f his age. Bishop Campbell was or-3 laned Bishop in 1868, and for the past 'ur years has been Bishop of North< aroiina, Virginia and Maryland. THEY FLE) FOR THEIR LIVES. Startling Stories of the Late Gre;t Earth quake-An Immense Tidal Wave Sweeps Over the Country. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 7.-A corres pondent at Yuma says: A report brought in by the Cocopah Indians states that the earthquake on the 30th ultino resulted in changing the course ot the Colorado River. It left the old bed and now flows through a crevasse forty feet wide and 1,000 feet long. The report is not generally believed; but one result of the recent earthquake was the renewed activity of the volcanoes in that region. At the same time, a tidal wave occurred in the Gulf of Califor nif. VOLCANOES AND TIDAL WAVE. YUMA, A. T., August 9.-Reports continue to come in from the earth quake region at the head of the Gulf of California. Two Cocopah Indians. of the tribe that live near there, arrived here yesterday. The tell a thrilling story. Early Thursday. morning hundreds of mud volcanoes, thirty miles off, burst into violent eruption. The air grew denser and many infants were suffo cated. At last a violent thunder storm cleared the air, only to show tidal waves approaching with fearful rapid ity. The waters arose, swallowing up cattle,horses, grain fields, and driving them for their lives to the top of the mesas, a hundred feet above the river. The earthquake shocks then began. The fourth threw every one down, se riously injuring many. The dust dark ened the air. The rumble of the earth quake, the sharp - explosion of thi distant volcano and lthe bellowin.- of crazed cattle, made an unbearable u g roar, and the frightened Indians broke and fled wildly up the river. Two only succeeded in reaching here who tell the story. The others dropped exhausted along the route. Jose Perez, a cattleman from Sendo, and five men witnessed the scene from the top of a hill to which they had escaped. They report that the tidal wave was fully one hundred feet high and also that there was a river of bluish purple fire *which was flowing down into the Colorado, near the Gulf. This is undoubtedly from Sulphur Mountain, which was set on fire by the volume of burning material thrown out by the volcanoes. Much property is destroyed. The residence and all the valuable buildings on the ranche of Charles Townsend, breeder of fine cattle, were levelled by the earthquake. EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE. YUMA, ARIZONA, August 11.-The daily arrivals from the region of Sono ra, on Colorado River, report a most wonderful change in the topography and appearance of the country. Many old iandmarks are obliterated. Promi nent natural objects are wiped off the face of the earth. The damage done is principally to the stock men,who have lost many head of cattle. The Coco pah Indians are heavy losers. A small stream four miles north of Laredo,which prior to the earthquakes was readily forded, has become im passable owing to its depth. It is now necessary to cross the water courses six miles back from the Colorado. The Cocapah Indians now predict another earthquake liable to occur soon. They say natural signs indicate it. Ingalls on Negro Suffrage. LAugusta Chronicle.] ATLANTA, Ga., August 5.-Senator Ingalls' speech at Chautauqua to-night created a big sensation. His subject. was "Problems of the Second Century," and he jumped into his subject by declaring that the en franchisement of the negro was a mis take. He said the force bill was nothing more than a bill to give every man his vote, and that it was killed through the lethargy of the Northern people. And why did they display that lethargy, he asked? Why, simply because if they had been where you of the South are, they would have fought it just as you did. Ingalls jumped on the sub-treasury with~ both feet. His audience was a large one, many alliancemen and legislators being pre sent, and he was given a rousing recep tion. A GREAT PROJECT. Property of a New Railroad Mortgaged for Nine Million Dollars. [Spe?cial to Columbia Register.] CH ARiLESTON, S. C., August 5.-The biggest railroad deal of the century has utdeveloped here. A. B. Morton, Vice President of the Cincinnati and ape Fear Railroad, who was here last week, had recorded in Berkeley County a mortgage for nine million dollars on he property of that road. The project s to run a road from Norfolk to Charles on East of the Atlantic Coast Line, eterig the city on bridge across Coop er River, crossing Ashley River and oing down to Savannah. The railroad ow has a line built from Norfolk to Southport, N. C., and is engaged in onstructing a line from Southport to onway, S. C. iF rom there the road ill be extended via Georgetown down o Charleston. The company has pur hased the franchise of the Mt. Pleas nt and Little River Railroad with all he necessary land grants. The new oad will, it is said, give the shortest oute North and West now in exist ne. The fees for recording the mort gage amounted to $40. KNEE sKIRTs IN BOSTON. The Spectacled Ladies will Wear High Water Dresses. BOSTON, August 8.-The two hun red ladies, more or less, who belong to the dress reform Club here propose o appear on the atreet the f -st rainy lay in October in dresses that will barely touch the knees. High-topped aiters or common riding boots will ~lothe the feet and nether limbs of bese reformers. The dress skirt will e kilted, so that the bothersome wind will Dot cause any annoyance. Water proof overskirts and sailor hats will ~omplete the attire. D1ED IN A POT OF LYE. s -Year Old Infant Meets a Horrible Death in Columibia. [Special to Augusta Chronicle.] COLMBAu, S. C., August 8.-A 2 rear old motherless infant named Lily ~Vooten, living with Mrs. Gus Holt, of is city, fell into a kit of lye this eve iing, and died almost before she could e pulled out. The~attend ing:nurse had left the hild for a moment, on the back piazza, Lnd Mrs. Holt, happening to walk out here, found the child lying headfore nost in the lye. The child gasped only )nce after being pulled out. Big Baptizing. [Special to the State.] FLORENCE, S. C., August 10.-At 4ewis's mill yesterday the Rev. E. R. toberts, pastor of Trinity Baptist Thurch (colored), baptized 106 persons. 'he time occupied in the immersion of is large number of candidates was iftv-nine minutes. A crowd of over hr~ee thousand people, both white and olored, witnessed the baptizrng. The G. C. and N. BrIdge Completed. ATHENS, GA., August 8.--The last an on the Georgia, Carolid~a and sorthern bridge, across the Oconee, as finished to-day. The bridge is now mplete from abutment to abutment, distnce of 875 feet. THE RICH31OND TERMNAL. Serious Charges Brought Against the Manageet-The Answer of the Company. NEW YORc, August S.-An attack on the Richmond Terminal system to day made charges against the company as follows: That the three divisions ofthe system, Richmond and Danville, Geor gia Central and East Tennessee, will show for the year ended July 30, 1891, a deficit of $17,000,while the debt on three roads increased in same time $16,735,300; that the Richmond and Danville in the year earned 14 per cent. and yet paid a dividend of 10 per cent., making the deficit on this line $1,026,560; that the Georgia, Central barely earned interest on its bonds,and that the East Tennes see earned only $96,840 above charges. John H. Inman, president of the Ter minal Company, was not in town to day. Other officials of the road called attention to the following statement to offset the charges: That an issue of Danville and West ern bonds had been counted at $1,000, 00), when only $500,000 were in exist ence; that an apparent increase of $35, 000 in Richmond and Danville general mortgage sizes had been reported, whereas these bonds bad been issued to take the place of matured first mo:tg agu sizes; that it had been the policy of the Richmond and Danville to make liberal advances to leased lines, as for instance one of $600,000 to the Virginia Midland, and one of $1,100,000 to the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line, both of which had since been repaid; that $17.5,000 had been expended for the Georgia Pacific in building new shops; that the increase of bonded indebted ness had carried with it a corresponding increase in the company's property which had not been taKen into account, the additional property being the Sa vanaah and Atlantic, Covington and Macon, Chattanooga, Rome and Co lumbus, about 150 miles of the Savan nah and Western, and an extension of the Mobile and Girard. Under the attack Richmond Terminal stock fell ;rom 11 to 101 WHAT PRESIDENT INMAN CAYS. NEW YoRK, August 10.-President Inman, of the Richmond Terminal Company, to-day made the following statement in reply to the charges that the company's system had declared the vidends in periods when the opera tions of the roads showed deficits in meeting fixed charges: "In reference to the statements that have recently been made in regard to the financial condition of the Richmond Terminal Company and of the several divisions of the property, I have to say that there is no portion of the system, which consists of the Richmond and Danville, Georgia Central and East Tennessee, which is not earning its fixed charges. When the detailed re ports now in preparation are completed and given to the public it will be seen that the statements which have been made are misleading, and that the Richmond Terminal Company and its separate divisions are entirely solvent. Each of these companies owns security of unquestionable value largely in ex cess of its outstanding indebtedness." A BOLD BANK ROBBER. A Desperado with a Pltol in Either Hand Terrolzes the Town, Shoots the Cash ier and Several Bystandcro. LIMA, Ohi< August 8.-Shortlyafter the Exchange Bank at Columbus Grove opened this morning, a stranger entered the hardware store which ad joined the bank and asked for two re volvers. A fter loadiag them he pointed them at the proprietor's head, telling him to take his pay out of that. He then entered the bank. The cashier, T. J. Maple, had just opened the bank, of which of which his father is proprie tor and laid out about $3,000 near the ashier's window. The intruder imme diately began shooting; the cashier was struck twice, once in the arm and once in the right side. As he fell to the floor, an old farmer, William Vandebark,1 aged sixty, entered the dore. The rob ber turned and shot him through and< through. The old man fell dead in his tracks. A third man sat in the lobby of the bank paralyzed with fear. He was not molested. The desperado then grabbed $1,.500 in greenbacks, shoved< them in the pocket of his sack coat and :arted out the door, shouting: "I'm a second Jesse James." Quite a crowd ad been attracted by the sound of the shots but there was a scattering when the wild-eyed murderer appeared on the street having a gun in either hand ard shooting indiscriminately. One of he bystanders, Henry Buck, was struck down by a bullet. The fel ow ran to the outskirts of the own and disappeared in a big corn field. The desperado is described s being short and heavy set with full face and small black mnous ache. He wore a black alpaca cap, a black sack coat, blue pants with white stripes and no vest. He appeared to ~ e about 30 or 3.5 years old. A posse was quickly organized and started in ursuit. Another posse started from . West Cairo and others rapidly organ ized. It is thought the wounds of ~ aple and Buck are not necessarily ~ fatal. 'V andebark who was killed was prosperous farmer in Union Town. ship. He leaves a large family. Big ewards are offered for the capture of the villain. Columbus Grove is a town I of 2,000 inhabitants, twelve miles north i of Lima. LnuA, Ohio, August 8.-Later.-At 1 1 o'clock to-night, the Columbus ~ Grove flank robber was still at large, and the chase has been abandoned un til daylight. Almost everybody in the ti northern part of Allen County have b been out all day looking for the des- a perado. He is alone and on foot, and h trace of him has been obtained at a different points. A dozen corn fields P and woods were surrounded, and when c; capture was thought certain, the rogue, t. ike a will-of-the-wisp, made his escape. " It is not thought he can get awvay. d The farmer who was shot is still alive rP but cannot recover, as the ball passed hrough his back into his stomach. Cashier Maple will recover. The an- h horities of Columbus Grove win offer aliberal reward for the capture of the obber. He was seen in Grove the day before the robbery and claimed to ti be a silk hat mender. Teachers of the Laurens Greded Schools. is [SpecIal to News and Courier.] to LAUENS, S. C., August 5.-The fol- to lowing teachers were elected for the aurens Graded School to-day: Super intendent, H. H. Corington, Fayette ville, N. C.; principal, C. L. Fike, Lau mes; assistants, Miss Elizabeth McCas- ti an, Miss Perriai Farrow, Miss Mary ri Dunklin, Laurens; Miss Claudia Earle, st [oluba. The board was comnposed of' w Dr. E. M. Caine, Messrs. John J. Pluss, W. J. Gray and L. WV. Simkins. tU First Bale in South Carolina. Special to Augusta Chronicle.] BARNwELL, S. C., August 8.--The e rst bale of South Carolina new crop t f cotton has this day been shipped by Iike Brown & Bro., over the Carolina 0 id3land, to Messrs. F. WV. Wagner & so., Charleston, S. C. Col. Mike Bro wn as been for several yes past the first ale man from South C. oxlina. Steve htyan Wants to settle. U u ATLANTA, August 10.-Stephen A. la Ryan, the Atlanta dry goods merchant t iho recently failed for $500,000, and* S h was sent to jail by Judge Gober, i' ut who is now out on bonds pending t i.hearing before the Supreme Court, Ip sa offered 30 cents on the dollar to all'1r CAMDEN'S BIC HIDDEN TREASURE Dying Confession of the Soldier Who Hid it -Original Documents Describing the I ocation Brought to Light. [The State, 11b1h.1 The story of a large amount of Inl den treasure buried during the late war by Yankee soldiers near Camden has oft been told in the newspapers through out the land, but accurate information as to the locality has been wanting and all diggings have resulted in finding nothing. Now, however, the original papers in the case have come to light, and The State has received them froml Solicitor P. H. Nelson. The story runs that Seargt. Rhodes, a Yankee soldier during the war, to gether with soeic comrades, got the money from along the line of march and buried it in the old churchyard mentioned below, and that Rhodes sub sequently, thinking he could secure it all, took it up, put it in a sack which he threw across a horse and carried it to another spot, where he buried it. He valued it at $60,000. The fortunes of war left Rhodes far away, and seeing he was going to die, he made out a statement as to its location, and sent it to J. H. Gibbon, in charge of the United States mint at Charlotte, N. C. By Mr. Gibbon it was sent to Col. Win. E. Johnston at Camden, accompanied by the following: U. S. BR. MINT, N. CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE, 8 Jany, 18;6. Col. Wm. E. Johnston, Camden, S. C. DEA R SIR : In order to decide the question of the concealed treasure near Hanging RoAk Church I requested that the proper directions should be pro vided. I enclose a copy of tham-and hope you will be able to institute a suc cessful search-tho' I think the state ment indistinct. I saw your Senator Gen. Kershaw a few weeks since in Columbia S C and think he would in terest himself in the enquiry. He told me he knew Hanging Rock Church from the graveyard of which it is supposed the property was removed by the wounded soldiers. If now discovered, I think the trea ure will prove to have been brought from a distance and to belong to distinct parties who have been robbed along the line of march of the invading army. I caunot doubt the kind intention of the person who communicates this information with the hope of being able to return the property to its original owners. Will you do me the favor to let me know the result of the inquiry orsearch and helieve me very respectfuliy, your obedient servant, J. H. GIBBON. P. S.-In case of success would it not be well to advertise descriptions of the articles and call upon claimants for sufficient proor? The (lying statement of the sergeant is as follows: TRUE COPY. Near Col. Shotwell's or Bardwell's plantation S. C.-cross Lynch's Creek at Hanging Rock-below the old mill take the foot path up over the hill nd follow it until you come to the wamp and when opposite the Pitch Pine Tree-on the right hand side of the patch-go on twelve (12) paces south of the tree-to a sugar tree. Fall east as the arrow marks on the tree indicate-and measure eleven (11) paces-then go north five (5) paces ind on the west side of a thorn oush is the spot. There is a large gravel rock -same buried on the surface. HERMAN R. RHODES, Sergt. Co. I., 18th Ky. V. V. '. These papers are now made public in bhe manner stated and it is only neces ary to add that search has been made n the locality mentioned according to the instructions and still the treasure Las not been found. Since the above was written it is Found, by reference to The State of June 8, that reference was made to the Jocments above and the amount is ~iven as $163,000. Tbis report also ~ives a rumor that the spot had been ound by two Yankees named Rhodes nd Swaggert, the former a brother of be Rhodes now mentioned, about this me, and they had secured and made >ff with the money. The report as to his finding is very vague, however. Subsequent reports gave Mr. Swag ~art's denial of this latter story and hows that the treasure is still in Cam len. SENATOR GEORGE ALL RIGHT. he Story of His Defeat Declared to ce Without Foundation. NASHvILLE, Tenn., August 7.-A pecial from Canton, Miss., says: The eport that Senator George is defeated n the primaries is utterly without oundation. He failed to carry his ounty (Carroll) yesterday, which was ntirely due to a iarge Alliance mnajo ity. The vote stands to-day: George 6; Barksdale 22. It requires 90 to elect, ,nd George is certain to get 120 instru ted votes. Even Barksdale's friends oncede George's election, and their nly hope now is to elect Barksdale as Vathall's successor, which they can ot possibly do. I .s not believed that he report of SeL.tor George's defeat riginated in this State. 110 Degrees in the Shade. ST. L AWRENCE, S. D., Aug. .-The ottest weather ever experienced here as prevailed for three days past. At p. mn. yesterday the mereury rose to 10* in the shade. S HOT AS A FCRNACE IN NEW YORK. EW YORK, August 10.-New York >-day has been a lurnace seven times eated. This has been the third day. f the heated terma in this city and the 1 ottest of the three with no prospect of change to-morrow. According to the robabilities as furnished by local fore sts the mercury bids fair to touch e 1(N)* mark to-morrow. By a ther mometer which registered the actual egree of heat orn the street 9J7* was ~ached at half-past 3 o'clock. THE WEsT SCORCHING UP'. NEW YoRK, August 9.-The West is aving a pretty warm time of it. Chi igo reports to-day the hottest of the - ~ason, with the thermometer at 100.. t Pittsburg the maximum tempera-t ire is 92; at St. Louis 980 is recorded,i 'ith a number of prostrations. Kan a City claims 100. Jamestown, N. D., cooling a little, but the teniperature still at 90, and the reported injury >wheat from bright is at the rate of - n bushels to the acre. The Alabama Alliance. MioNTGO1ERY, A LA., August I1.--At e Alabamta State Alliance at Brud dge to-day a special to the Adv:ertiser sthe Ocala platformi was er(dorsed ith one dissenting vote. It was resolved to send delegates to e labor conference at Washington on ebruary 5, 1892.2 A resolution pledging the Alabama ~ liance to abide the result of that con-L rence was voted down. Senator Pef r and Livinstonie and 31acune were ccted, but it is now understood that y will not appear. National Secre ry Turner is the only one man from I at of the State p)resent. Mr. Davis's Final Besting Place. RICHDir, VA., August 10.-A gen eman, who has~ returned from barra- E Lsett Pier, where he went to call son Mr. Jefferson Davis, says that dy will be here in October to select me place for her husband's remains. me has no special place in mind, but , ill make a personal examination of ia e different localities. Mrs. Davis em asized the fact that she desired the mains of all her family to rest beside -ea those of the Ex-?resident. NO riiiit) TICKET IN LOUISIANA. I The Farmer',4 Alliance Will Act Within the Democratic Party's Limits. N -:w ORLEA_Ns, August 5.-It is now euident that the State Farmers' Ali ance in session at Lafayette will not fa vor the third party movement or put, an Allianee ticket in the field for the State election. A minority favors this, but the Presiont of the order and two thirds of the delegates believe in acting inside the Democratic party. It is probable, however, that the Alliance will formally suggest the name of its President, Capt. T. S. Adams, for Governor, subject to the approval of the Democratic State Convention. The movement for a t bird party was by the State Alliance lecturer, Giice, and supported by the delegates from the northwestern parishes. The farmers also resolved to fight the lottery com pany and vote against the extension of its charter, but refused to approve the strong resolutions adopted by some of the Alliances declaring for revolution. if necessary, to drive the lottery from the State. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. .ROOM WANTED!1 COODS MUST BE SOLD TO MAKE SPACE -FOR FALL STOCK ALL -CRADES AND STYLES -OF NUMMER GOODS'g WILL BE DISPOSED OF -FOR THE Next 30 Days -AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, CALL AND SECURE BARGAINS AT THIS CLEARING OUT SALE. J. DA Davenport & Co. Contracts to Let. OFFICF OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. NEWBERRY, S. C., August 4, 1891. F RIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, AT 10 oclock, a member of the Board of . ounty Commissioners will be at the ridge across Cannon's Creek, on the Ridge road, near T. D. Dinard's, to let the contract for building on extension to the bridge. Saturday, September 5th, at 10o'clock a-member of the Board will be at Domi ick's mill, near Bush River Church, to let the contract for building a bridge t that place. Plans and specifications will be made known at the times and places named. ['he right is reserved to reject all bids. By order of the Board of County commissioners. GEO. B. CROMER, Cler.~ NEWBEREY, S. C. TEXT SESSION OPENS OCTO .L ber 1st, 1891, and ends June 15th, 892. Expenses are as follows: Board 9a month. Other necessary expenses,$2 o $6 a month. Total expense for session 119.50 to $149.50. Board from Monday oon to Friday noon, $5.25 a month. Jinisters' sons are given tuition at half ates. Complete Business Department, in hich are taught Book-keeping, Teleg aphy, Type-writing and Short-hand. Expense of 4 months' session, $6.5 to For catalogue or other information, write to G. W. HOLLAND, President. JERSEYS FOR SALE. ~FEW CHOICE HALF AND LI three-quarter Jersey Heifers from o. 1 cows, also two thorough-bred ull calves, for sale. Write or apply to ~ S. J. McCA UGHRIN, Innisfallen Dairy Farm. TH NEWBERRY Savings Bank FS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. LDeposits in sums of one dollar and pwards received and interest paid on ime at the rate of four (4) per cent per inum if left exceeding ninety days. Money loaned on easy terms on Per omal, Real Estate. Stocks, Bonds, Col terals, etc. JAMES McINTOSH, President. R. H. WIG H T, Cashizer. DENTAL NOTICE. WsOLD RE)SWPECTFULLY AN niounce to p)atroUs and to thc public T at I anm prepared to meet competition aprices and every other respect. Otlice over C. & G. S. Mower's store. Rtespectfully,H THEO. JOHNSTONE, Dentist. Koa IIad the Desired Efreet 114 CAanSoLLToN, Green Co.. In1., Nov., '138. I highly recoumendi Pastor Koenig's Nerve oic to anybody that has srJtered frc.a head be as my son did for 5 years. because two hot s of the medicine cured him. M. McTIGUE. WASEINGTO N, D. C.. MarCh 6, 1891. For 5 years I had feeUings that I can hardly escribe. 1 would feel at times that I was suro dying, Cr have preseni.ments that something cafutl w.as about to happen; since taking .stor Koenig's Nerve Tor.ic I have fet l:kc a li.rnt person. It is a onderful medie Loarrro, Ey., March 2, 1521 I bave taken Pastor Koenia's Tonic for epi ~psy of 3 years' stasnding. and it worked jhku a brmu ot nce after seeveral doctors did mn. 1.. ood. Your medicine is pefco.O CLAE i i'ea~nt kre to any addesI Ii edicine free of cisie Thi7r'mdYFa b en prrd byteRvrn ~ ow prept.red under his direction bthe KOENIC MED. CO.. Chicago, lil. B oLde byDrist a1t5 61Bot ; 6for S , no WE STILL HAVE ON HAND A S'PLENDID ASSORTHENT OF SPRING ANX) SUMMER CLOTHINC, SHOES, HATS AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS WHIGH WE WILL SELL CHEAP FOR GASH 0 URt STOCK OF THIN GOODS, CONSISTING OF ALPAA, SICILIf, DRIP D'ETH IND NEERSCKER COCATS Al%TX VEJTS : : IS IMMENSE! 4LL THE DIFFERENTCUTS---LONG, 8HORT, MEDIUM. NECLICE SHIRTS IN PROFUSION IN ALL QUALITIES FROM THE PLAINEST AND CHEAPEST TO THE FINEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS. Our Straw Hat Tra[de ias Be8n I ense, hut NE STILL HAVE A NICE VARIETY TO SELECT FROM. T O THE LADIES WE WANT TO STATE THAT OUR LINE OF ZEGLER BR OS. - O.K. E .~D T IES ARE THE HANDSOMEST LOW CUT FHOEil IN THE COUNTY. WE HAVE THEM IN PLAIN TOES AND PATENT LEATHER TIPS IN OPERA AND COMMON SENSE TOES. r We will close out our entire stock of Boy's and Children's lothing at prime cost from now on. Call early and get your choice >efore they are all gone. Yours sincerely, SMITH & WEARN. lradC1aranco Gab! -OF SPRINC CLOTHING BLALOCK'S Clothing House, NEW BERRY, S, C FHIS SALE WILL LAST FOR 30 DY SNow is Your Opportunity. VXNTER&bo ~1JAM1E8ON --HAVE COMMENCED THIEIRCGLEARANGiE SALE --OF o<l SPRING / SUMMER GOODS. f This is a chance seldom offered to the public to secure we hve mared doThe to cot and some below cot. rie 9 traw Hats to be Closed Out at AnyPre season to another and if yo wi el and examine our prices you will be convinced of this fact. ~HE SHOE HOUSE OF NEWAfltRRYS fall trade tha we nave ever cared, and in oider to make room for them, we will sell all 9UMMER STYLES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICE& Do not miss this grand clearance sale. Come to see us and we will save you monep ly. T aeaC.ers Of .aOMW - FriCOS. IRYANT & STRATTON hsinsstoIIp *O.EEIO "HhAD LOUEGRAPLLE,KY. E TAE FO OTH A O f CANANDAICUA ACADEMY IN COMMON PLEAS. Boy" *bly Ineerporated I 1703 against Elizabeth C. Lane, eta. r' is.'s to?y en r cta g to 3H E CBEDITORS OF H AMPTON c.Non n.a aandaigua, N. Y. -iE. Buzhardt, deas, ar herebyK b before the Master, their repectiv A LA SS JOHNSTONE, Master. - oscapdea.&ar alg taster's Office, 23rd July 1891. -______________ 3FALLPLASTERS -_____-_ .usciedy ~sian~ but en U1 U~recnyztredgeneranly. R TeLiebig MPNT ER.GROCVENOR'S E ' ellcai981d S > EXlIIA OF BEEF PLASTERS is known around the world and has lately ] *or alacespainsandwCi2eak anu andefrect Ag BE Indsena l i Unlie oher plmewster s be p efeshnd . nom i ooey. l ofbalb on the GRoOR&TCHARDS.Bst Notice of Final Settle FR7MAITYT menit. WILL MAKE A FINAL sET L IE BIC Extract coteme"con'tshe esrtat of Iur Deliciousfhere afe l forfldshresLTadEooiCO Y f g*n . t e 17th * t ia .ulWi. H. LALNE, Guardian.- - inre of leavn Lbeb.gea n ywt blue. y 15, 1891. ~