The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, August 27, 1891, Image 2
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WE.LTU OF T EEO1'LD
The Cenbus ;;urcau SLay, it !S $1,000 per
Capit-south Caroin' )Decreage.
WAImx .TON, Azg.g .-The Census
BUreauto-day :.ue1 a bulletin on the
assessed valuation of real and personal
property of several Stats and Terri
tories. The v:iuations e shown for
years of 880ai ith the excep
d&' of Michigan, which is for ISS, and
Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa. Mississippi,
New 1exico. washington and Wyo
ming, which are for 1889.
The bulletin shows that the assessed
value of all property has increased
from $16,902,993,43 in ISSO to $24,249,
589,804 in 189K, an increase during the
decade of $7,316,596,261, an amount
equivalent to the true value of all prop
erty as returned by the United States
census in 18-50 (.7,135,780,228.)
Should it be found upon the com
pletion of inquiry in relation to the
true value of all property in the United
States that the s.me relation exists in
1890 between the assessed valuation
and the true valuation as existed in
18SO the absolute wealth of the United
States according to the eleventh census
may be estimated at-62,61u,000,00 or
nearly $1,000 per capita as against S5.14
per capita ia 180, 7.8) per capita in
1870. and $.7o per capita in 1SS'.
The final returns, showing the abso
lute wealth of the country, will neces
sarily be among the last publicatious
of this oice, as complete data for the
calculation is not available until after
inquiries relating to agriculture and
manufactures have been finished. The
increase of assessed valuation is as fol
lows in statcs named:
A aba ai ....... ...... ........S 74,213,213
Flo. ida ........... .................. 45,98S,629
Georgi.............................. 137,S94,185
Louisiana........................... 74,158,351
M ississippi......................... 46,890,777
North Caroliu................... .56,597,0S5
Tenue-see......................... 135, 731 565
Texas .................. .....375,477,8 5
Virgin ;t........................... 53,967,606
South 1,aroliaa decrease)... 1,377,497
SOMETHIiNG wR)NU 1N THE CENSUS.
1,1al to News and Courier.1
'pz, st 25.-There is evi
Co:: the compara
dently a big mistake olina
tive assessed value for S0 tf L
as given in the otTici"l United Sta
census bulletin for 1%-90 as given
to-day in the News and Courier. The
figures given were pointel out to Comp
troller Ueneral Elierbe, who said that
it was either a miserint or a failure to
report a isulietin shows that
in the decade from lse to 1890 the
assessed values for Sou.h Carolina de
creased 1,37,47.
As given in the report of the Comp
troller General for ljO the total value
was S150J,60:2,451.
In 1SS0 the values were: Rteal prop
erty, $59,978,99S; counties not in cluded
in report, reported on basis '79, $17,630.
668: personal property, $35,892,79..:
counties not reported, .ii,892,79S; rail
road property, $13, 767,400: total for 1880,
S133,032,8:34. The increase for the de
cade, there?ore, was 817,.5:;9,617.
- . In this calculation the increased
value for 1S79-S80 for Williamsburg,
Union. Sumter. Pickens, Orangeburg,
Lexington, Kershaw, Horry, G.-eorge
town, Fairfield, Darlington and Ches
terfield are not given, so that a comn
perison of values by counties is not ob
tainable. If the increase for these coun
ties had been given for 1879-SO the in
crease for the ten years would probably
have taken oft 8!.010,000, leaving the
increase for the decade about $16 ,500),
000.
The increase of all taxable values for
~4i ear over that of the previous year
-is about $14,000,000, (estimated.)
ACAIN AT WARt.
The Glass.y MIountMn Mornshiners Have a
BlIoody Bate at a Church.
[Special to State.]
GREENV!LL, S. C., August 24.
Glassy Mountain township, thbis county,
the scene of several bloody tragedies in
recent years and of numerous fights,
was the scene yesterday of a te-rible
tragedy, in which one man was killed,
another mortally wounded and three
others severely injured, one of them
reported fatally.
Glassy Mountain is the home of the
moonshiner and of as desperate a lot of
men as ever lived, although there are
good and peacefulI citizens'living in the
township.
Four years age Ben Rloss was shot
(dead through the window of his home
for threatening to expose the moon
shiners. Deputy Marshal Odunm and
Deputy M1arshal High tower were seri
ously- wounded, andi a year a go "Big
Bill" Howard was killed in the road
one Sunday afternomon by his cousin,
George Ceuter. Feuds exist between
near relatives, anda blood relationship is
no p)roof against the deadly bullet.
Services were held Sunday at the
iountain ill Baptist Church, a little
building oni the summit of Glassy
Mountain. It was communion Sunday,
and tihe day for "feet washing."
MIore than co e before the congregation
had been distur bed by fights and shoot
ing scrapes, but that of yesterday was a
genueral hattie and the congregation
qjuickly dispersed to places of safety.
The report received here is that Joshua
Howard and Luther D)urhamn became
involved in a dilfieuity. Howard shot
Durham in the mouth and thigh.
"Babe" Duriham, Luther Durham's
brother, thea Shot and wvor'ally woun
ded Joshua H-oward, and, turning
sudden ly, killed Massina Howard. The
firing bt eame general, and, when over,
*it was found that Iliehard Howard and
Sherman 1;ri4deman,~ who had aided thbe
D)urhams, were severely wounded,
Btridgn.a hav:ing been shot in the
mouth. Xichard ilioward (disappeared,
anda is tihought to have died, making
thr ee kied. Luth:er Durham may not
die, a'mi Bridgman wvill recover.
o'f Te.S, w!:o is acively concerned in
the schemc :n e4.onize a largezt number
of SouthernC Th; e la 'Iexico, is Iin
the city.
Speasjn 4 o th .lan to-day, he said
he belleved *bt f few n-mroe-s were
to coloiz a t:ei Mexco they
w.ul own O t in Iv yars an be as
p.rosperoul ' Amei'ans T be project
is favorably rec ived by all but colored
politicians.
Ellis thiuks Ihe ls of a ag num
ber of colored labore rs would do more
than anything else to solve thbe race
problem in the South. The concessions
which have 'en obtained from the
Mexican g-overnnment embrace lands in
the States of \Vera Cruz, Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi, and Oaxoca.
In cotton, Ellis as'serts, the colonists
will have the benefit of a market price
almost double that of the United
States. The cotton is perennial there,
he says, and not planted every year as
here, and half a bale an acre more can
be raised.
Ellis says that he already has the
names of 6,00X) people who desire to go
T11 E DA Y AT DENN VS.
Evirybody Seems to be Satisfied with thf
Speeches.
[Sp-ial to the News and Courier.]
DENNY'S August 21.-About twc
thousand people assembled here to-day
to have the sub-treasury plan discussed
by Congressman Tillman, Col. Talbert
and Dr. Sanpsoa Pope, of Newberry.
Three of the neighboring Alliances
were the hosts of the occasion. They
were very hospitable and courteous t
the visitors and particularly to the
'].d eS,of whom :reat number were
in attendance. T-ere was plenty of
lemonade and a big barbecue, good
weather, good people and good humor.
Mr. J. R. Goggans, himself a pleasant
and fluent speaker, was the master of
ceremonies. He introduced the three
speakers with a good deal of adroitness
in the distribution of his compliments.
IHe certainly pleased the speakers as
well as the audience. It was all sorts of
a meeting, politically considered. Gov
ernor Tillman was there looking on in
Vienna; Editor Wallace was there
looking on just so; County Lecturer
Bean was there looking on generally;
RZepresentative Blease was there looking
on specially perhaps, and there were a
dozen or more there looking possibly at
the direction of the wind. Of late peo
ple have got it into their heads that
Col. Talbert will run or be run for Con
gress in the 2d district against "your
Uncle George," and "your Uncle
George" is absolutely certain to run
and be run. As Col. Talbert would say,
"Dat's a fack," but he, himself, has not
said that he is a candidate-that is to
say, he has not said so publicly or priv
ately so far as the public know. The
opinion is nevertheless rife that there
will be a fight between Col. Talbert and
Col. Tillman, and there is no doubt
that a great many people went to the
barbecue to see a picnic between the
doughty Congressmau and his probable
opponent. Col. Talbert said that be was
amply satisfied with the result and Con
gressman Tillman said that he was
satisfied, and so far as satisfaction is
concerned why this correspondent is
quite too chokeful of it for intelligible
expression. All the ladies seemed also
to be unutterably satisfied, and if a
cyclone and a deluge hadn't come up
in the middle of the amenities the
speaking and enjoyment might have
lasted until it was too dark to distin
guish a sub-treasury certificate from a
French assignat, a Confederate note, or
a brand new twenty dollar gold certifi
cate.
The rain came when Col. Talbert was
half through and the wind came up
about the same time and blew the mass
meeting into small pieces, up the road
and dowa the road and into the woods.
In about five minutes after the approach
of the storm there was nothing left on
the ground but the echoes of the thun
der of the sub-treasury debate.
It was certainly all sorts of a meeting,
politically considered. Dr. Poge, a
strong advocate of the Alliance and one
of the invited speakers,
GIZED GOVERNOR TILLMAN
Ed make any Gov
in such terms as an Tillman
ernor blush. Congre
attacked the sub-treasury, whic
equivalent to attacking Col. Talbert,
Talbert replied vigorously. The audi
ence was of course highly edified by
the triangular aspect of politics at
Denny's. Col. Talbert was, in the
slang of the day, whooped up by the
boys. He was cheered when e got up
and when he sat down. He was cheered
throughout his speeeh. Congressman
Tillman made many good points in his
familiar style, and his friends cheered
ane applauded him enthusiastically.
He spoke with tremendous earnestness
in many parts of his address. To as
great many in the crowd there was no
conviction but that the sub-treasury
plan is the remedy and the only remedy
for all the present troubles; and is is ex
tremely doubtful if anything but an
actual test of the bill ever satisfy that
side of the house.
Dr. Pope's speech was received well.
Everything was received well. The
people came to receive everything well,
aud they did it hospitably and gen
erously. There was no bad blood en
gendeted, and the meeting closed as it
began, in a good humor. As before
stated, the two gentlemen most deeply
interested were satisfied, and why
should not all of us be satisfied-ex
tremely so. There was a little fracas
that interrupted Dr. Pope's speech.
One white man cut at a black man
who was making hash, and a second
white man knocked the first white
man man down with a stick, and at
the last acccunts all of these people
were perfectly satisfied with the re
solts.
A NEW MOVE BY ALLIANCEMIEN.
They Hold a Secret Meeting and Criticise
southern Democrats.
TorERA, Kan., August 21.-About
one hundred well known Alliancemen
and ex-Republicans met this afternoon
and took steps to bring before the ex
Union soldiers in the Alliance the
position which the Democrats in the
South have assumed toward the new
party.
It~was a novel gathe'nig, controlled
by S.B. Bradford, ex-Attorney General,
who, for the past week has been secretly
sending marked copies of Southern
Democratic papers to the men in the
new party.
These papers criticised the existing
pension laws and complimented the
new party in the South on its adher
ence to Democratic principles.
Gen. Bradford kept all knowiedge of
the meeting even from the Republican
leaders, and made the gathering as far
as possible an Alliance con ference. The
men who were assembled signed an
address in which they called upon all
the ex-Republicans in the Alliance
to consider well the situation in the
South.
GORDON WOULDN'T FACE TBEM.
The Georg!a senator Runs Away from the
Alliance Cross-Examination.
[From the New York Sun.]
krLANTA, August 21.-Senator Gor
don ha's (lodged the Alliance Conven
tion, and now becomes the central
figure of their agitationi. The resolo
tiom calling upon himi to declare him
self upon the Ocala platformn asked
that it should be done before the Con
vention should adjourn. It was given
out early this morning that Senator
Gordon wouid electrify the Conven
tion at its morning session. Instead
of that a motion was introduced to re
consider the resolution introduced yes
terday asking him to give his views,
but after considerable discussion it
failed. The Convention was of the
oninion that since Senator Gordon w~as
fIguring as an opponent of Alliance
principles, he ought to put himself in
accord with them.
Final adjournment came without
the appearance of Gen. Gordon. Trhe
feeling among the members was strong,
and fou'' expression in such exclamna
tionsass\ "hen he wanted our votes
we couldn't shake him ofT." It was
ascertained during the evening that
Senator Gordon was at the Governor's
residence, where a plan of campaign
was being arranged. When the con
fei ence was over, Senator Gordon gave
out for publication a short letter to the
Alliance at large, saying that his posi
tion on public matters had been fully
set forth in speeches, and he was suir
prised that any further statement
should be necessary. He intended to
address thbe people soon, and hoped to
prove to them that he was their friend.
The letter is extremely non-committal
on the very point upon which the State
Alliance wisherl to cross-question hirrt
SENATOR KEITA's POSITION.
He is not a Third Party Man, and Eclieves
the Alliance Will Contril the Demo
cratic Pai ty.
To the Editor of The Herald and
News: As a synopsis of my speech
made at Fellers' barbecue has been
published in your paper, and an asser
Lion made that I declared myself a
Third party man, which is not true, I
feel that the subject is of sufficient im
importance for me to make a concise
statement of ny views and position.
The Alliance is a non-partisan social
and political organization. The de
manC , that are now receiving the at
tention of the country are national in
their character, and are riade in the
interest of the producers and the indus
trial classes of our people. I can see no
hope of prosperity for us unless these
demands -are carried to a successful
issue. Therefore, I consider it my para
mount duty as a citizen to work for the
success of the means.
As a member of the Alliance I am
not bound to any party. As a citizen I
can act with any party I please. As a
citizen of South Carolina I have always
acted with the Democratic party, and
believe I shall continue to do so, and
not at at the expense of the Alliance
demands. While I place principle
higher than party, and prefer u.-fore
party, I can see no reason of necessi ty or
expedience why Alliancemen of South
Carolina should withdraw from the
Democratic party. If they should, it
would carry the greater portion of the
party with them them. It is my pres
ent opinion that Alliance demands in
South -Carolina should in 1892 be made
an issue in the Delemocratie party. I
am fully satisfied that when the de
mands are fully understood-and the
people are now studying them with re
markable interest-those who favor the
demands will compose a very large ma
jority of the Democratic party and w11
easily contol it.
Respectfully,
Jos. L. KEirT.
Sondleys, S. C., August 24, 1891.
HE STICKS TO IT.
The Herald and News does not be
lieve that the correspondent desired to
misrepresent Senator Keitt. He was
in Newberry yesterday, and being in
formed of what Mr. Keitt has to say
this week, writes as follows in reply:
"In giving the synopsi: of Mr. J. L.
Keitt's speech, at Fellers' barbecue on
11th instant, I used his own words
when he answered the questions as to
the Third party. He said just what
your correspondent sent, although he
may now attempt to say it is 'not true'
and define his position."
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Crew of the Freight Train Which C:aused a
Collison Arrested.
[Special to Register.]
CHARLESTON, S. C., August 25.-S.
J. Herron, G. S. O'Brien, S. P. Boozer
and Alvan McDuffey, the crew of the
freight train which caused the collision
near Ridgeville on the South Carolina
Railway July 31, were arrested to-day
on the charge of murder. Engineer
Brisenden and fireman W. J.
re killed in the accident. A
Browne e by Trial Justice
warrant was ut%,. who
Cummings of Colleton .
held the inquest. The prosecution is
instigated by J. D. Browne, father of
fireman Browne. The accused sur
rendered themselves when they heard
that a warrant was out. They were
taken before Justices Willimian and
Britton in this. city to-day and were
bailed in S.500 each. H-erron and
O'Brien, the conductor and engineer of
the freight tri.'an, have been discharged
by the railroad. The parties are held
for trial at the Octowr term of court at
WValterboro.
NEGLIGENT TIRAINMEN DISCIIARGED.
CrA RLESTON, S. C., August 25.-The
South Carolina Railroad to-day dis
charged conductors Martin and Hlorri
son, Engineer He&dt and flagman Ran
dall, all involved in the recent wreck at
Summerville. Engineer Conlor is sus
pended for thirty days.
A DARtING ROBBERE~.
Three Masked Men go Through ani Express
Car.
NASHVILLE, TENN., August 21.- -A
special from G-:iffin, Ga., says: An ex
press car in charge of J. Tr. Byne was
held up by three masked men and
robbed just east of Collins station last
night. Conductor Reid says he stopped
at Collins to let ofi a colored woman,
and when the train pulled out saw no
one get on, but his engineer saw three
men standind on the side of the road,
and they got in front of the express car
just as the train left the station.
Byne, the messenger, says one of
them entered the car with his pistol
drawn, followed by the other two, who
ordered him to unlock his safe, which
he did, at the point of threetnurderous
lookmng pistols. Trhe men were of
nmediumi size and wore as masks por
tions of black hats. They also wore
large black aprons. Immediately after
going through the car they rang the
bell and when tihe train came to a
standstill ran off through a field.
Conductor Reed, who was making
his way to the smoking car. where he
supposed a row was in progress, saw
one of the men running, and says he
expected the fugutive had cut some
one and was making his escape. It is
rumored that the amount stolen was
$30,000, though the exp-ess officials only
acknowledge to a bou t $2,500). It is be
lieved that the passenger who got off
at Collins was a confederate.
COLD WAVE IN T HE WEST.
The Moait Phenomienal Temnporat uire in
Years-A white Frost.
BURLINGTON, TA., August 24.--The
most phenomenal cold wave for years is
prevailing over South west Iowa at pres
ent.
It came unexpectedly and was so
sharp that late garden truck had a nar
row escane. The mercury fell from 90
degrees iih the shade to 35 in less than
twenty-four hours and nothing b,ut
cloudy weather and heavy winds p)re
vented killin:g frosts.
Corn in th is section is so far ad vanced
that the cold will have little effect on
it. Crops in Southwest Iowa and ad
joining portions of Illinois and Miissouri
are unusually large,and there is nothing
but long continued raius or an early
freeze thta can injure them. Farmers
are not apprehensive (of either. The
mercury now is about 4u* above zero.
A wHITE FROST.
MIARSHIALLTowN. IA., Aug'ust 24.
There was a very perceptible white
frost in this region both Sunday morn
ing and this morning, especially in the
lowlands. Corn is not injured and the
tenderest vegetation is only- slightly in
jured. The temperature reachedi 38 last
night.
FRoST IN wISCoNSIN.
MILwaUIZEE, Wils., Aug~ust 24.
Frost last night did great damage to
tobacco and erauberries. Necedahi re
ports that half the cranberry crop iln
that district N destro'yed, invlvingll
great loss.
$35, 000 For a Husband.
LrrTLE RoCK, Ark., August 1S--Inj
tbe circuit court of Desha county thel
suit of Mrs. Mary Sweet, widow of
John Sweet, who was killed in the
wreck of a freigh t train last September,1
against theSt. Louis and Iron Moun
tain railroad, was decided in favor of the
plaintiff to-day. The jury returned a
verdict for $3-5,000. This is the3 largest
amount of damages ever given against
a rai1rnard omnany in Arekansast
[ZIUSHJING U1* THE RAILROAD ASSESS
MEINTS.
The New Figures Aunounced-Comp)arlsons
of Last Year's Rates with Now.
[The State.]
The long awaited assessments of the
railroads of the State. about which so
much has been said, and against which
the railroads made such a fight, have
at last been passed upon finally by the
State board of equalization of railroads,
and yesterday they were at last made
public. Only the bare assessments rer
mile are given, and no compilations or
conparisons.are an nounced. Therefore
it is impossible to give the exactamount
of the raise, but by a careful computa
tion from the data given, it is found
that the raise will amount to scarcely
less than $21,000,000, and may be a
couple of million higher. This year
there is a much larger number of miles
of road beingoperated in the State, and
the total raise is in some measure due
to that, but the actual raise per mile is
very large. The total valuation of prop
erty for each road was not given out by
the comptroller, and consequently can
not be compared with the figures of
last year. Then again several roads,
namely: The Augusta & Knoxville,
Greenville & Laurens, Green ville, Lau
rens & Spartanburg, Savannah Valley,
Carolina, Knoxville & We etpru, and
Spartanburg, Union & Colum bia do not
appear ,n this year's reports at all as
such roads, for they have been absorbed
by others under one name.
The raise, however, is so great as to
cause a general belief that the railroads,
especially the big ones, will make a
fight before paying such taxes and
carry the matter into the courts.
The figures, as announced by the
comptroller general, and the compari
sons with the figures of last year, are
given below:
Ashley River railroad-Lastyear $11,
000 per rtiile; this year $13,000.
Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line-Last
year $13.500 per mile; this year $1S,000.
Blackville, Alston & Newberry
Last year $5,000 per mile; this year
$6,500.
Blue Ridge railroad-Last year $4,
000 per mile; this year $5,000.
Barnwell railroad-Last year $5,000
per mile; th is year $6,500.
Bishopville railroad-Last year $500
per mile; this year $600.
Carolina, Cumberland Gap & Chica
go railroad-Last year $5,000 per mite;
this year $8,000.
Central railroad-Last year $8,000 per
mile; this year $12,000.
Charleston & Savannah railroad
Last year $12,000 per mile; this year
$13,000,
Aslhville & Spartanburg railroad
Las' L-.ar $4,000 per mile; tnis year $8,
o00.
Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago
railroad-Last year $7,500 per mile; this
year $10,000.
Cheraw & Chester railroad-Last
year $2,500 per mile; this year $4,000.
Cheraw & Salisbury railroad-Last
year $4,000 per mile; this year $S,000.
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta rail
road-Last year $10,500 per mile; this
year 814,000.
Sea Island Branch-S3,000 per mile.
Port Royal& Western Carolina-$10,
00) per mile.
Chester & Lenoir railroad-Last year
$2,500 per mile; this year $4,000.
Columbia & Greenville railroad
Last year $8,000 per mile; this year $10,
n ~ '~oad-Last year $6,000
Florence r 2. ,000o.
per mnile; thsyear - a railroad
Georgetown & West. ' 4, -
Last year $2,000 per mile; this ye.,
000.
Laurens railroad-Last year $2,000
per mile; this year $5,000.
Manchester & Augusta railroad
Last year $4,000 per mile; this year $5,
000.
Green pond, Waterboro & Branch
ville railroad--Last year $5,( 0 per mile;
this year $7,000.
North Eastern railroad-Last year
$14,000) per mile; this year $17,00').
Port Royal & Augusta rai road-Last
year $7,500 per mile; thbis year $10,000.
Palmetto railroad-Last year $2,000
per mile; this year $4,000.
South Carolina railway-Last year
$13,000) per mile; this yr-ar $16,000.
South Carolina Pacific rail way-Last
year $5,000.'per mile; this year $6,500.
Wilmington, ColumbLi & Augusta
railroad-Last year *10,500 per mile;
this year $14,000.
Wilmington, Chadbourne & Conway
railroad-Last year $3,000 per mile;
this ver~ - 5,000.
W . a & Summerton railroad-Last
year $1,750 per mile; this year $1,798.
Charleston, Sumter & Northern rail
road-Last year $4.000 per mile; this
year SS,000l.
Columbia, Newberry & Laurens rail
road-Last year $2,000 per mile; this
year $5,000.
Georgia, Carolina & Northern rail
road-Last year $5,000 per mile; this
year thirty' miles at $10,000, remainder
at $.5,000.
Hartsville railroad- Last year $1,000
per mile; thbis year $2,000.
It was remarked last night that the
assessments had not been made on any
fixed basis, but that the board hac' just
placed the raise where they saw fit.
The board, however, has done its work
and the figures are here for any and all
to see.
SHfOCKs AT ST. LOUIS.
rhre~e Touches of Earthquake-A Thsun
der Storm Along With Themi.
ST. Louis, Mo., Aug. 21.-Three dis
tinct shocks of earthquake were felt
last night. So far as can be learned
the disturbance was confined to the
western part of the city. The shocks
were preceded by thunder and light
ning, but no rain fell. The mercury
fell some fifteen degrees just before the
shocks, thme first of which was severe
enough to rock houses and break crock
ery and windows. This was followed
by two more shocks. The time of the
:isturbance was 8.3 o'clock.
T HE SHOCKS FELT IN ILLINOIS.
JERSEYvI LLE, ILL., Aug., 21.--This
locality was visited by an earthquake
last Tuesday which was sensibly felt
luring the electrical storm, but it was
supposed to be the vibrations of heavy
thunder, and this was followed by
aother shock at 7 o'clock last night.
Houses trembled, and some persons
ere frightened that thbey jumped out
f bedl. The vibrations were from east
o wvest.
Heats Forty Acrea and a Mule.
R.usmH;, N. C., August 21.-John
. Williamison, One of the leading ne
ro politicians of this State, ex-membmer
f the legislature and editor of the
Raleigh Banner, proposes to run for
ongress next year on a unique plat
ornm. It contains one plank, as fol
ows: That Congress provide for the
>ayment, at the rate of $300) per head,
f "the 4,00)0,000 slaves set free by late
,ar-200 ofthis anmount to be paid to
he ow ner of each slave, or his heirs,
and $100 to each freedmnan, or his heirs.
t will take $1,200,000,000 to do this,
ad Williamson p)roposes to supply the
' -d byi.ing 2 per cen,t. fifty-year
>ondS to that amount.
Twin,s Nin:ety-one Years Old.
SALEM, Mass., August 21.-Mrs.
annah Eustis and Miss Sarah Barr,
win sisters, of Wakefield, are at presen t
he guests of their niece, Mrs. Mary
[ufts, ini this city. These venerable
omen, who are enjoying excellent
ealth, were born in Salem, March 31,
800.
No two persons were ever more alike,
eing of exactly the same height and
eight, while their features, voice and
ovements are so similar that it often
uzzles even their nearest relatives to
tell one from the otber. They dress
exacly alike. m
THE REBATE TAX.
The Opinion or the Taxation of the New
berry Cotton 31ills.
[Special to News and Courier.]
COLUMBIA, August 21.-The opinion
of Assistant Attorney General ). A.
Townsend in the Newberry Cotton
Mills case was given to the press to
day from the Comptroller General's
office. The case briefiy stated is that
the Newberry M ills were incorporated
under the Act of 1873, which provided
for its exemption from taxation for a
period of tea years. By Act of the
Legislature in 1882 this Aco was re
pealed, lence all the trouble. The
opinion of Mr. Town-end, which is in
favor of the mills, is lull, plain and mi
nute in detail, and recearses the statuts
of the case from the paszage of the Act
of 1873 to the presint disposition. It
is as follows:
COLUMBrA, August 8, 1891.
The Hon. W. H. Ellerbe, Comp
troller General-Dear Sir: After a care
ful consideration of the facts contained
in the petition of the Newberry Cotton
Mills asking that the taxes of the fiscal
year ending 3d October, 1889, be re
funded, and of the law in relation
thereto, I have the honor to state to
you that the said taxes should be re
funded, except the constitutional two
mills tax set apart for educational pur
poses. .My reasons for this position are
briefly as follows:
The Act of December 20, 1873, pro
vided that the taxes paid by such man
ufacturers (except the constitutional
2-mill tax) should ie refunded for a
term of ten years from the date of the
investment, and there was no other
change in the law in this respect until
the adoption of the General Statutes
in 1882.
May 1, 1882, the General Statutes
were adopted. In subdivision 23, of
Section 169 of the General Statutes,
were incorporated provisions sone
what similar to the provision of the
Act of 1873. The General Statutes con
tained also the repealing clause in Sec
tion 2,739. It might be interesting to
inquire here whether or not Section
2,739 (General Statutes) repealed the
Act of 1873, but I think it unnecessary
for the determination of the que.ttion
herein involved. On December 21, 1882,
the Act incorporating the petitioner
(Newberry Cotton IMills) was passed,
(Section 18, Statutes, p. 69,) the 7th see
tion of which is as follows:
"Section 7. The said corporation shall
be entitled to all benefits enumerated
and contained in an Act entitled an
Act to aid and encourage manufactures,
approved December 20, 1873 for a term
of ten years fronm the date of its organi
zation, but only to the extent of the ar
ticles therein named and the necessary
buildings for the machinery used in
such manufactures."
The incorporating Act with the 7th
section was passed by the Legislature,
as already stated, on December 21,
1SS2, several months after the adoption
of the General Statutes (which was
May 1, ISS2,) and in the face of the re
pealing clause contained in Section
,739. Now, whether the Act of 1873
was repealed by Section 2,739 or not,
what was the intention of the Legisla
ture in said ection of the incorporating
Act? Evidently to confer a special
privilege upon the petitioner and to
make that special privilege a part of
its charter.
In passing the incorporating-&- 1
Legislature did not el-- - .- t e
way to 23d s ubdi.,;.e. in;i refer i any
weneral -- bmsion, Section 160, of
mit ca e L.-!'utes, which we must ad
~~.4piitained the general law on the
subject; but, ignoring that section en
tirely, referred in terms (section 7) to
the Act of 1873 evidently for the pur
pose of enumerating and identifying
the benefits which it intended to con fer
in a special way upon the petitioner, in
addition to such other privileges as
might be conferred by the general law.
Thus it is evident that while the
rights of the petitioner do not rest upon
the Act of 1873, except so far as it is
necessary to use the Act to ascertain
the benefits enumerged, these rights
do rest upon the said Section 7 of the
incorporating Act of De cember 21, 1882,
wherein said benefits are enumerated
by its reference to the Act of 1873.
On December 26, 1885, the Legisla
ture passed an Act (19 Stat at Large,
33:3,) repealing subdivision 23, Sec. 169
of the General Statutes. It did profess
to repeal either the Act of 1873, of Sec
tion 7, of the incorporating Act, (D)e
cember 21, 1882,) referring to Act 1873.
Was either these repealed by implica
tion? I think not. The repealing Act
1885 was not intended to do more than
prevent the continuance of the opera
tion. General provisions of the law
con tained subdivision 23, Section 169,
of General Statutes. It was not in
tended to destroy special privileges
such, for instance, as had been con
ferred upon the petitioner by the 7th
section of the incorporating Act of
December 21, 1882.
In support of this position I cite
State vs Stall, 17 Wallace, 436, where
the Court held that the provisions of a
special charter or a special anuthori ty de
rived from the Legislature are not
afected by geni-ral legislation on the
subject. Trhe two are deemed to stand
together; one as the general law and
the other as the particular law of the
case.
Hence, I conclude, that the Legisla
ture in referring to the Act of 1883 as it
did by the 7th section of the incor
poratinig Act of December 21, 1882, in
tended to confer, and did confer upon
the petitioner the especial charter
privilege with any particular reference
to the general law contained in Sec
tion 169 General Statutes, and that the
Act of 1885 referring to Sectio,n 109 had
> effect upon the privilege then con
ferred. Respectfully, your obedientI
servant. ID. A. TowYSsNI>,
Assistant Attorney General.
raua,.er of the~ Richmond and Daunville
H eadquarters.
WASH INGTON, August 22.-Thtis was
oving day with the Richmon.d and
Danville Railroad Company. The en
ire outfit of the headquarters, furni
ure, records, books, papers and clerks
was transferred from this city to At
anta, which will henceforth b* the site
f the general oflices of the company,
s thr.t city is miore central to the gen
ral business of the company. To-night
he ofliees were shipped in two special
rains, one for passengers and the other
or freight. These trains wili reach
tlanta at abou t 12 o'clock to-morrow
ight, in time to enable the business
f the company to be conducted as
sual Mo,nday Inoring.
Up in a B3a!oon.
\> Tos, N. C. August 21.-A
-e alon ascension wats made
afte-noon at Carolina. Beach,
a-* .r resort fifteen ilesc~ below
Wn,..ngton. Charles Wi llaias, an
ro helper to the wronaut, beame en
angled ini the guys to the bmallon .iust
s it was readly f.r the ascent. Wh ile
truggin'g to releas~e himtelf, the hal
lon suddenly shot up'rards, avmg
he wronlat on the gr u nti anid carr'
ng the t,-r:iiied nyra to a L.eighlt'if
,00) fe:t. The balloon fell a mile
way, andl it wa.' uppos~ d th:-t Wi -
iatis had been kide~d, but just before.
eaching the ground he succeededl in
istntan gling himself F:iorn the~ ropes
and esceid unhurt.
The strike CoUa;-ed.
CH A nu-:sToN, S. C.. A ug. 2..-Tihe
strike of machinists employed by the
South Carolina Railway collapsed to
ay after a week's dutratioln. All strik
ng apprentice boys who were enticed
into the strike by the machinists were
aken back. Ouly one of the strikers,
as taken back at the old wages. The
others w' I seek jobs elsewhere. The
achinists elsewhere didn't I
he sfrikes.t
--THAT FAIR MAN."
Senator 1lutler Says He H:%z Been Treated
Unfairly by Dr. SIokes.
Lpeeial to News and Courier.]
COLUMBIrA, August 25.--Senator But
ler, arrived in the city to-night from
Asheville on his way to Edgefield. He
rtgrets that he was unable to accept the
invitation to the meeting at Batesburg,
which, as has beea published, has been
postponed until September 1U. ie said
that his engagenent with the naval
committee prevented his attendance
on the originall date, but that he will .
be present on September 10. He ex
pressed himself as highly indignant at
the comments reported to have been
made by Dr. Stokes and others of the
part he took at the Prosperity meeting.
He holds that if Dr. Stokes intended to
reply to anything in his speech he .
should have done so upun its close, Dr.
Stokes having balf au hour reserved for
that purpose or more if he desired.
Senator Butler says that it is not true
that he evaded Col. Talbert's speech.
There could possibly have been no eva
sion, because it was expressly stipulated
between him and _Mr. Hardy that Col.
Talbert was not to refer to Senator
Butler's speech. It was a fair presump
tion, therefore, that Col. Talbert would
say nothing whicb v.ould demjand a
reply.
Senator Butler said that he had not
seen the Cotton Plant in which lie wa,
criticised, and could only at this time
speak in general terms and only on the
unfairness of the mode of Dr. Stokes'
attack.
A Mite of a Body.
DANBURY, CoNN., August 24.-A
babe born here last week weighs less
than two pounds. When born it
weighed one pound and two ounces.
Its length is that of an ordinary lead
pencil. The parents are 'Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Warner, of Locust Hill. The
::hilil is in perfect health.
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Brown's Iron Bitters Rebuildsthe
system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile,
and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
NEW FIRM.
iaIlHwII & Davis.
WE ARE PREPARED TO DO
good work in the following
ines:
Upholste:ing,
Repairi_ng Furniture of all Kinds,
louse, Sign and Ornamental Painting,
Graining, Calsomining and Wall
Pape.Ing,
,arpet. Matting and Oil Cloth Put
Dow.i with Neatness and a
Good Fit.
We solicit your patronage.-y we
Call at corner oLJeer..I
treets zi l --.',"ce and -Nance
.get estimates.
ROBT. T. WALDWELL.
ROBT. W. DAVIS.
UNDERTAKINC.
~TITHl EVERYTHING COM
~plete in my Undertaking De
rnent, I am prepared to give prompt
and careful attention to all orders. I
have always on hand a large selection
of Caskets, Coffins, Burial Robes, etc.
Calls answered at all hours night and
diay.
ROBT. T. CALDWEILL.
NOTICE.
T HE SINTH ANNUAL MfEET
.ing of the Newberry Building and
Loan Association wilt be held in
Knights of Honor Hall on Mfonday,
September '7th, 1891, at p. mn., to hear
the reports of the President and the
Secreary and Treasurer, and the trans
tction of such other business as m ayl
:omne before the meeting.
All the stockholders are requested
:o attend either in person or by proxy.
J. W. M1. SIONS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
NOTICE.
ALL PERSONS HOLDING UN
~ipaid School claims for the year
[890-91, will please present the same
or approval as soon as possible. ,I
iiust make my annual reD>ort by Octo
>er 1. ARTHUR KIBLER,
School Comm'r.
-ART SCHOOL.
XVEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
']S91, Miss Lucy Bowers will
>en an Art School over MIr. J. D.
[)aven port's store, Ma in street. Lessons
n D)rawing, Charcoal and Patinting.
Pat ronage solicited.
F'or part iculars address
MISS LUCY BOWERS,
Newberry, S. C.
EXECUTOR'S SALE.*
BY VIRTUEGOF AN ORDER~ OF
Bthe Court of Probiate of Newberry
oun;y, I will sell in front of tihe Court
-Iouse, on Saturday, the 29th day of
~ugust next, within the legal hours of
ale, all the personal property of Antna
sray, deceased , conisist ing oif house
iold and kitchen furnitture.
Terms cash.
WA LTE R F-. GR AY.
Executor of Annat Gray.
Newiberry. S. C., A~ uut 14, 1801.
~FCITHE HEA!.IN 0r THE NATIONS.
GERME TUER
j NATURE'S REMEDY
Is a first-class scientific preparation, th e
result of Dr. King's untiring labors and
researches following after Gaffrey. IL- .
Sgeer, Brandtlett, Pastuer. Koch, Mlquel
and other Illustrious compeers. whose la
bors substantiate, as held by the French
Smay be not only attenuated until nearly
harm less, but: may be revivi' tiled by deg. rees
and given the most virulent charact'er."
S-ROYAL GERMETUER
Is an Infallible cure for numerous diseases,
such as Rheumatism. Indigestion, heart
Kidney diseases, Chills and Fever, Ca
tarrh, ParalysIs, Asthma. Bronchitis.
Coughs, Incipient Consumption. all Blood
and Skin diseases, Female troubles, etc.
It cures by purifying and correcting a dis
eaaaed condition of the blood. It buIlds up
from the first dose, the patient quickly
fer Mg Its InvIgorating and health-givIng
lr.luence. It Increases the appetite, aids
digestion, clears the complexlou, purifies
the blood, regulates the liver, kidneys,
etc., and speedily brings bloom to the
cheek, strength to the body and joy to the
heart. For weak and debilitated females
it Is without a rival or a peer.
If yoa-ate suffering with disease, and
fail of a cure,send stamp for printed mat
dter, certificates. etc. It- Is a boon to the
sufrering and the wonder of the century.
9For sale by King's Rtoyal Germetuer
Company. Atlanta, Ga., and by drugg'sts.
Price $t.5iO per concentrated bottle, which -
makes one gallon of medicine as per di
rections accompanying each bottle. Can
bebessnntbbyeeppres C.O D. If your drug
gist can not supply you.
Ouf SuMMer Anwff"M&h7
E STILL HAVE ON HANr SPLENDID ASSORTMENT
OF
SPRING AN13 SUMMER
CLOTHINC, SHOES, HATS
AND GENTS' FURNISHING COODS
WHICH WE WILL SELL CHEAP FOR CASH
Ul STOCK OF THIN GOODS, CONSISTING OF
ALTARI SICILIAN DRAP WETE INI SEERS[CKER
COA~TS A-DTD -tSTS
:. IS IMMENSE !
1LL THE DIFFERENT CUTS---LOA'G, 81HORT, MEDIUM.
NECLICE SHIRTS IN PROFUSION
IN ALL QUALITIES FROM THE PLAINEST AND CHEAPEST TO THE
FNElST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS.
Oul Straw Hat Tia[e las BBn Immense, Iut
NE STILL HAVE A NICE VARIETY TO SELECT FROM.
Y O THE LADIES WE WANT TO STATE THAT OUR LINE
or
ZIEGILER BR O5
--O F 3-E.D T I S
ARE THE HANDSOMEST 1W L"
IN THE couNTy.
WE HAVE THEM IN PLAIN TOES AND PATENT LEATHER TIPS
IN OPERA AND COMMON SENSE TOES.
i We will close out our entire stock of Boy's and Children's
Ilothing at prime cost from now on. Call early and get your choice
efore they are all gone.
Yours sincerely,
SMITH & WEARN.
JNTIL THE IST DAY Of SEPTEIBER
WE OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
o u es, SHOES,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
HATS, CAPS,
Glass and Crockery Ware,
AT AND BELOW
]STEW YTORK COST..
Respectfully,
0. KLE TTNER.
NOW FOR BARGAINS.
SPRI NC CLOTHING
BLALOCK' S
Clothing House,
N E WBERRY, S, C
[HIS SALE WILL LAST FOR
30 DAYS.
Now is Your Opportunity.
\4NTLR &D
31 JAMLSON.
x3 SPRING / SUMMER GOODS. t
ge i is achance sei' ofrercd to the public toseure
we have* marked down to cost and some beloir cost.
tfraw Hats to be Closed Out at Any Price.
sea.')! t c othe and if ou will ca and exane eu
prices you wil! be convinced of this fact.
~HE SHOE HOUSE OF NEWBERRY.
We have bought the largest stock of Shose for the~
k:i te tom ne hv ev s iarried, and ini ordeir to
~UMMER? STYLES AT GREATLY H[EDUCED ',?/CES.
D.a not miss this grand clearance sale. Come to see.
us and we will save you money.
Respectfu!!y,
MINTE & JAMIESON,
*wm.eaClersw Of 3OWPri