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ELBERT I. AULL, EMTo. NEWBERRY, S. C. WEESDY, FEB .11I' 24, 1892. ANOTHER BIG LAWSUIT. The present administration certainly has had its iall share of lawsuits, and last week she got on another that promises to be greater than the others. The particu lars are published pretty fully else where. Agricultural Hall has been a historic building and promises now to be even more so. The revenue scrip offered in payment has been declared invalid and the Gov ernor did right in not accepting At. We admit, however, that we do not see just how he is going to justify his course before the law in refusing possession to the building after the terms of the sale had been complied with and the first pay ment made. The scrip could have been refused, and when the next payment be came due the mortgage could have been foreclosed. But we presume the Gov. ernor was acting on the proposition that possession was nine points out of ten in law, and when he realized that he had a lawsuit he would hold possession and act on the defensive. It is a very unfortunate state of affairs. Clemson College needs the money, and, as things now stand, it may be a long time before she gets it. Attorney Lyles should have gotten in possession of Agricultural Hall before he made his tender of revenue scrip. Bat then possibly he knows what his object is better than we do. If he does not he is groping in the dark. If his object in buying the building was to test the scrip in the Courts and throw the State in a lawsuit, it is well for all parties that the thing was stopped where it was. Surely the State has enough law suits on its hands already, and nobody should be permitted, if possible to pre vent it, to add another useless and un profitable one to the list. A FAIR PROPOSITION. The Democrats of South Carolina have been terribly divided for the past two years. The n ino sense in this state of affairs lasting any longer. There is no need for any class or any faction to ques tion the motives of the other. If we ever get together there must be concession on each side. Very foolishly we have been divided over one man. The 'ate, Columbia, has been the leader of the op position to Tillman. In 3londay's issue it makes a proposition that seems to us to be fair and just, and if what is claimed by Gov. Tillman and his followers is true, they should make no objection to its adop tion. If they have the approval of a ma jority of the Democrats of this State they should make no objection to submitting their case to them. There are extreme men on both sides and there should be and must.be concessions, if we ever get together. The following is the proposition of the State: "Let each faction nominate its ticket. Then let there be a direct primary for State offcers, as well as all others. Let each faction have equal representation on the boards of managers of the primary election. Let all Democrats be allowed to vote according to the rules in force in this State for fourteen years, taking only the oath exacted during that time-that the voter is a Democrat, and has not voted before in such election. Let each faction pledge itself that-these conditions faith fully observed, a fair election held and honest returns made-it will abide the re suit, and make no opposition at the gen eral election." The Herald and News is opposed to the holding of conventions of factions of the party, but if this agreement can be reach ed and will result in a union of the fac tions, we say let it be held. Governor Tillman and the present State ticket will, of course, stand for re-election. If this agreement can be reached, as to a settle ment, let those who oppose him put up their men, and then let the people choose. That seems to be fair. If not, why? A MISTAKE. We publish elsewhere a call issued for a convention to be held in Colun -j bia in March to nominate a State ticket to oppose the re-election of Gov-' ernor Tilioan. The call was well written and states the truth forcibly and plainly, but The Herald and News believes the holding of a March Convention to be a mistake. The signers of the call are good and true men and have only the best interests of their State and party at heart, but a March Convention will only help to widen the breach and make the cam paign more bitter. The convention will do no good that we can see. It will be hard to get up an organization in the different coun ties. The call pledges to abide the re sult of the nominations and to work 1 within the Democratic party. The State announced editorially last, Friday that the straightout executive comnmittee had been called to meet in Columbia last night. We have never seen the call and as the State does not fully define the object of the meeting 2 we do not know its purpose. We had hoped there would he no straighout. demiocrats, Tillmnan demn oerats or anyv other democrats in the canvas this year except pure t and simple democrats atl working ing together earnestly and industrious ly to secure good government in South< Carolina. That thbese divisions should ~ be forgotten and that the democrats of ' South Carolina would diligently search r for the best men to be found for public t ofnce was our sincere hope. Evidently that hope is not to realized. The Marlboro bank case has been decided and the decision sustains the i bank. Now what will Mr. Ellerbe J say ? He should at once apologize to t Auditor Cromner of Newberry. This a should now put a stop to all the lit iga- s tion over the increased assessment of s other banks, railroads and other copo- j rate property, and let the taxes be paidC without further litigation and save The decision is written by Judget McGowan and concurred in by Judges Mcirer and Pope. It settles the taxj i AS TO STATE PRIMARY. It makes a great difference in politica whose ox is gored. In the beginning of the campaign, two years ago, Candidate Tillman and the, March Convention all demanded a direct and straight primary for State officers. When things got in the swing and Candidate Tillman felt sure ol success, he and his opposed a State prim ary for that year, but wanted it in 1892, and every year thereafter. Not a primary for delegates, but a straight, direct vote. This delegate business was altogether an after thought. It is well occasionally to refresh om minds as to what we pledged ourselves tc do. In this fast age we are liable to forget unless our memories are ref:eshed. At the two county conventions held at Newberry in 1S90-June and July-ef forts were made to pass resolutions in structing our delegates to vote for a State primary in the State convention. In both cases they failed. Those who opposed them, however, were warm in their advo cacy of a State primary in 1892. Among a long series of resolutions of fered by Dr. Pope, preceded by several whereases, the following is No. 1, and it was adopted by a large vote: Resolved, 1. That we favor such an alteration of the Constitution of the Demo cratic party as will give to the Democratic people of this State a State primary in 1892, and at each election thereafter, at which only white Demccrats shall vote; and the candidates receiving a majority of the vote at said election shall be the nom inees of the Democratic party for the respective offices." Now, if this resolution is not a demand for a primary direct in 1892, we would like to know what it is. The Hon. J. A. Sligh is a fair and just man and in the course of the discussion in these conventions on this question he is reported as saying: "As to the Primary: We are committed to it in the platform of the March Con ve,ition. I have advocated it since 1876. I believe it is just and I am an advocate of it to-day. But circumstances alter cases. Do alter them materially. The March Convention adopted a platform, one plank of which demanded a primary. The E: ecutive Committee met and had that plat form before it. Why didn't it give us a primary? Answer that. Instead the com mittee ordered a convention to meet in September. I am told that only one mem ber voted for primary at that meeting. [Delegate Pope: "They deny that."] Mr. Sligh resuming: "Earle began to agitate the question on the stump and demanded a primary when he saw his chances were gone. We want harmony in the party now, and a primary would be dangerous now. The campaign has gone on and everything points to the conven tion. He thought he was conservative. If we had a primary it would be the hottest time we ever had. AL[kinds of election eering would be resorted to. In the in terest of Democratic supremacy and harmony and peace, he was opposed to the p-imary now. We are not to blame for it. We want oue in 1892, but cannot yield to-day. When we meet in August and the "Antis" find the case is hopeless, they will yield and all-will be peace. It is in the interest of Democracy rot to have a primary now., He said he did not speak as a partizan but a lover of his his State." At arother time he said "he was opposed to the primary now but wanted it in 1892." The March Convention platform de mands such a primary as we have been offered. We would be glad to hear from Mr. Sligh on the question, now, 1S92. Does he favor a primary direct for Gov ernor, or does he favor a primary for dele gates. We would like to have an expres sion from Mr. Sligh on this question. Would it not conduce to harmony and anion to have a direct primary? We ask an expression from Mr. Sligh n all sincerity, because we believe he is :leeply interested in peace and harmony unong the Democrats of So.uth Caro ina. That Converted Tillmanite. MR. EDITOR: Permit me space in your :olumns to put before your readers a few 'acts which may be of interest especially :o the Tillmianites, concerning that won lerful conversion that has recently.taken alace in our countv. an account of which ippeared in "The State" of the 18th inst., mud which I hope you have reproduced 'or the benefit of the public. The article to which I shall refer was -ublished over the signature of 3. H. Chappell, and headed "A Converited Till :nanite." It shall be our aim to show how easy it . to convert some people--especially this :elebrated ex-Tillmanite-as we think we :an show that he has been converted be 'ore, and seeks further conversion among ;he antis, by going back a few years. Once upon a time this same ex-Till nanite was a secret candidate for Chief >f Police of Newberry, and just before the election he "spread himself " for the suc :essful candidate-he elected his man, >ut his man failed to elect him chief. This >ut this now converted Tillmanite on the nourner's bench. One year later the same nan was a candidate for re-election, and :his great convert "spread himself" tgainst him-but the candidate "got there '.1 the same." Note the conversion. Who enows but that his last conversion meaus that he is again a candidate for chief. If he is he will be re-re-converted. In 18S9o there appeared a card in the 1ewspapers which read as follows: John Herry Chappell is hereby an iounced as a candidate for County Audi .or-subject to the primary election. [Signed] TILL.MANITES. This Tillmanite candidate canvassed he whole county and made some of the trongest reform speeches made during he campaign. We wonder if he was so >linded as to make him disregard the truth n said campaign, and if he had been 1ected would this great conve-sion have aken place? But when the result of said -lection was published we saw how many illmanite friends he had---here is the esult! J. H. Chappell, for thet whole of fewberry County, 161 votes, which goes o show that Newberry County knows 'rotten drift-wood" from true and nmanly nn. This put him on the mourner''s >ench again, and all he needed was a Sal -tionl arm:- to come along wit.h a big bag >f wind, such as lie found in "The State." nd he would be saved. Note the conver ion. When you touch my pocket you ouch my heart. It must he remembered that this is the ame 3. H. Chappell that found all those 'ad men's and minor's names oni the 'arolina Club roll. We suppose the club ell remembers it. We wonder if he will .ow enroll with the dead? We think we have plain!ly shown his easons for being so easily cor verted, for aose that hre gives amount to nothinlg. One word more to Mr. Chappell as con erns Col. Johnstone: The writer of this a red-hot Tillman man, and he with nough others of the same stamp elected o1. Johnstone and if he is the friend to he Colonel that he professes to be, he had etter be careful how he alludes to Col. Ohnstone defeating a reforme'--a word to e wise is sufficient. And now if any of us should be so weak s to go ba ek on the Governor, let us be :rong eno.uga to credit it to our good unse and _udginent and not parade it out efore a criticising public that we were >tiverted by an independent sheet which ill not say that it would support the temocratic nomimee. Let us. agamn un rl the banner of reform and stand man >man and again be the successful crowd ith 3. H. Chappell and Ellisyn S. Keitt, ie two defeated candidates to the contra notwithstanding. THE FIR.ST GUN. A State Convention Called for March 24 to 'Nominate aFull State Ticket Against Tillman. To the Democra' - of South Carol!na: We ask you to consider without pre-judica what we say to you, and to let your jud-ment be governed by Ra intelligent regard for your own interests and directed by your love and respect for the State and her people. We are not trying to stir your pa ions by general accusations which we cannot prove. or to exci.e vain hopes by extravagant prom ises impossible to fulfill. We do not wish to undo any good that has been accomplished or to reverse any policy which the majority of our fellow-Democrats favor. We ask you to join us in an honest, united. determined effort to remove the dangers con fronting our people, the evils undor which they suffer. We must restore peace and good feeling among ourselves. hat we may stand and work together and give that mutual help and cordial co-operatioi necessa:-y for the well-being of any community. We c-an do nothing while we are divided into hostile t.ac tions and neighbors are separatedby political distrust and discord. We su)mit that the course of the pres-nt State administration tends inevit-.%bly to con tinned iritation, division and da iger. In the campaign of 18M0 the public wa deceived with promises of reforms which have not been kept. All of those who expressed their dis trust of these promises were then v;tlent;v denounced. Even such of these as, dcspite Iiikv bitterness with which they were assailed, ac cepted and supported the will of the majority of their fellow-Democrats, have been treaied as enemies. and the present indications are that this proscripion iN to be cont inued and e::tended. Recent public declaraLion by those high in authority assure us that those who were from the first friends and followers of the head of our State administration. butwho went with him only so xar as their consciences would allow, and then retisted or opposed h:s purposes, are likew ise to be put under ban. Representatives of the people have been slandered, reproached and dei ided as -drift wood," because they could not in all things think and act with the Goverror, and dared to vote according to their judgments. We are openly informed that strong efforts will be made to secure at the coaming election the choice of a Legislature more obedient to the Governor!s demands, more pl able in yielding to his will than the last. A circuit judge has bee.i rebuked in an ofti cial message because his decision on the bench did not accord with the wishes and opinions of the executive. The Legislature elects thejudiciary. Contol of the one means the control of both and the c n:ralization of all the po.. ersof making,expounding and exe cuting the laws (powers given he consti. tu.ion for the salety of the people to tihe :eep ing of three distinct branches) into the hands of one man. The present nianagement of our party, ap pa:ently in full sympathy with the purposes -nd demands of the Governor, and with his help. has incorporated into the rules ol'the party new devices for perpetua! ing the power now held and making it more difficult for the majority of the Democratic voters to with stand the power of the machine controlled by a minority. The tendency of all these acts and methods is toward further and deeper divisions and continued strife among us. The signs of the times warn us that unless there is a change we may have to choose between slavish sub. nission to a dangerous and degrading despot ism or a bitter, desperate and ruinous strugele among ourselves. To avoid these dangers, to restore peace a nd harmony to our party and people, we call on all De?nocrats who wish to secure a conserv atice, safe, efficient State government, repre seating a solid Democracy at home and con manding the good-will and couti lence of the world at large, to give us the active help of their inf'uence and votes. We pledge ourselves and those who think and act with us to abide faithfully the decision of the State Democratic convention, to make this fight for good government, the freedom of legistion, the independence of t hej jdi ciary and the libey ty of the people within the party lines; but to make it earnestly, courageously and persistently in eveiy townsitip of every county of the State. We call on all Democrats who are willing to act wil.h us on the pledges and for the purposes above announced, to as' semble in mass meet ing at their respective court houses on such days as they niay see fit. and elect delegates to a convention'o be held at Columbia the fourth Thursday in March, 192; which convention shall be author'zed to name a State ticket .or the Democratic voters a'nd the State Democralic convetition called to nominate a State ticket for the Dem ocratic party. We ask that each county elect to the convention hereby called as macy dele gates as it is entitled by tire rules of the parLy to send to State conventions. We are moving for Lhe p)eace, strength andl prosperity of the State we lave, and for the happiness, freedom and safety of the people we honor. We invite every Democrat to help in this work for South Car-olina and Sot'th Carolinians, for the principles of Democracy and tire party representing those principles. EDWA R D MCCRADY, Jnt., .J. U MAxwELL, 31. D., WADEz 11A.MPTON, JANIES F. H ART, JonN C. SBEPPARD, E. It 31URRAv, .10HNsON HIAGOOD, WILLIA31I E LRO, .JAs. L. Oa, M. P. HowELL., D. F. BRADLEY, J.W. SUMMERs, A. 11. WILL1AMS. Senator irby on the Ca&l. LSpecial to News and Courier ] WAs1iscGTON. February 2-Senaior irbv was engaged wit h his corn nly gro wing cor respondence when I called at his apartments in tire Metropolitan Hotel to-Clay. "I see in t ne Catrolinra papers,'' said I, "a call for acoven tion torrnminatie a man to deferat Governo-TillmQfn. As charirman of tihe party have you anything to say concerning the call ?' "-Nothing,'' said he, "except t1o say that I am amtsed at ,he inconsistency of these headhers. In 1s90, whein the people of tire Stte, who b)e ieved in reforming lhe S a e Government, thought it nrecessary andC wise to call a con- 1 vetion and nominat e a eanidiate these same mep, whose namres arec anpended i o tis call. threw up their hands in holy borror an d cried out: 'This is treason io Che Demrocracy of his Stae; this is 31ahoneim, and that ihey onghit to be read out of thre party.' Tie snccess of that convention proved ili-t it was righi. I am glaCd that this convention has been c'alled;t irst, becaurse it means thaCt our troubles shall be settled in a sensible way inside irhe Demo cratic party, and secondh, it just ilies what tihe ing politicians atid newspanpers claimed to have been~ irregular andi undemocratic in the I ..rmers in 1590. I hope that the canipaign will e conaluet-Cd in a quiet. cotnservat ive and dle cent way, and lihai; we wiill never see agaitn in Soth Car-oh ia, dur.ng a polit ic- arn apaign, what we saw at tire Colr,tnhia mreeiinginu 1-JD. But for the patriotism and( wisdotm of the Till manites at that meeting, anal thbe pluck of Governor Tillnman, tjt're might have hbeen .lodshled. Aniyman who is nrotminated will receive my hearty support." EFFICACY OF PRLAYFR. Siraculous Cure of MIis Emma Evans of satvatmnnah.( SAVAssAr, Ga., F.-b. 20.-EiTh teen m.mi;s ao~ Miss E-um Eir' vansI was thrown frt aL carriaewhil drvg 1-ar Perry's nIl Two of e ribs v.re broken an d her in t wa obdyi\'j'ured thtat the dwe a ors p,rnouniJIeC he: i't "E ncur'le. ri suffered great pain and fnrtful -er'.us Gl:1!e-cs. 'Somie innths.I ag sh was bought it Satanniah by her brother-in-lar w, i the hope Ii -al tse phys viciansD'' miht be ale to do r her some g-ood. Several ex peri , were caled in. but the d'ided it that nmdical scien"ce could do no)'~ - c thing excpt to alle. bue C er. suffer- t; in, andi thiat she woiuld nev~er be a able to use her lo.wer limbs. n To-day., MisS Eva. , '- ). a all si her life bJeen very, dev'out, wast SI- is lelty prang tatthterr*ealh n gt a be rs'o:ed. when a strange sen~s. tio camne over her. -otupled with th idea that her prayer had been. .ra:ted. So stronri was her faith T that she essaye*d to rise, an.~ tind- y ng herself able to do so, wa;k ed p< about the room, to the amazement vi f er r&lons. The' Caset is one.ctf t~ the most r-markable oni record, and It as caused a great deal of excite- t IRBY SETS HIMSELF RIGHT. The South Carolina Senator Fmphatically Veniem the Story that he Went to New York to Get Money for Political Purposes. To the Editor of The News and C urier: I desire to correct with ":ut da a statement in the Wash ington correspondence of The News and Curier to-day to the effect that the und;-rslanding h-re is that Dr. Pope and I went to New York for the purpose of securing aid for li alitged Tillman-Hil; combinatoun. In order to refute this entir(l v unwarranted statem ent, to give it a po'i:e rame-, I wil! say that at. the January meeting of ti Aliiarce of my county, on account of the diA tress and depressed financial cond tion of the farmers, I promised tbem to make an effort by whicii they woufld be enabled to ru i their hnsi ness this vear on a cash instead of the ruinous credit plan. My visit to New York was to endeavor to carry out this proinse', and for no other V.urpose. Any insinuation, such s.; that prited in the News and Courier to-day, sugests, and is, an absolute falsehood. knowing the purpose (If my trip, the Alliance of my county will sustain me in this statement. While in New York I did not. see Governor Hill, any of his representa tives, or any of Tammany's repre sentatives. A moment's reflection should have suggested to your correspon dent that it is a serious, however thoughtless and groundless, intima tion to make that the chairman of the whole Democratic party of any State should be engaged ;.n the partisan work of collecting or solicit ing for,ign funds for the defeat of. any part of that party. J. L. M. izny. Washington, February 19. r EVERYBODY INTERESTED OUGHT TO 1E SATISFIED. WASHINGToN. Feb. 21.-Senator Irby's explanation of his recent visit to New York ought to satisfy t all persons interested in that event ful rrip. If he succeeded in obtai:i ing financial aid for his Alliance friends in Laurens County he is en titled to covzratulations, and the3 prospective beneficiaries are prob ably happy. He knows perfectly well that the writer would not purposely misrepresent him or con struct a paragraph calculated to impair his standing as a Senator or chairman of the )emocratic party| of South Carolina. The original A statement contained in these dis-I patches was based on information V derived from more than one South ! V Carolinian in Washington at the time it was written. b The impression conveyed to me was that Senator Irby and Mr. Pope f went to New York fur political as-* istance to help along the alleged Bill-Tillman combination. There I was an impression among certain eople here to that effect, arid J epeated it as a piece of po'iticalS ossip. Senator Irby's statement isc ufficient to convince me that he e knows more about his mission to p New York than the persons who ' furnished me with the information ~ ontained in my dispatch. I made ' everal efforts to see him on Friday a mnd yesterday, but could not fin d im. Sustaining the Governor. f6 (Special to News and Courier.] a COLnUA, Feb. 19-Governor illman is still confined to the Ex- b ~cutive mansion by the grip. The it inking fund commissioiers met ti o day. There were present : Treas. a rer Bates, Attorney-General Me- I( aurin, Comptroller Generail Eder Ii e, Mr. D. E. Finley, chairman of a1 ~he House ways and means comn- ti nittee, and Senator Evans, chnir- f nan of the finance committee of the a enate. The committee had been A elegrapbed for to consid'-r the Ag- tl icultural Hall matter. At the t< pecial mnetting of tihe board the ollowing resolution was adopted. e TH E STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Ia: )FFIcE OF THLE SINiarso FU-ND, ti Feb. 20, 1892. it At a meeting of the board tbhis b< lay held the following resolution S( ras passed between the hour of 040 and 1140 a. mn: 1. That the action of the Giver- a: or, as chairman of the sinki ng ir und commission, in retaining pos ession of an1d refusing to deliv:er ti Wricu!turai Hall to W. H. Lyles. ttorney, is Lenny confirned,ra:i- Ef ed and made the action of this ta oard. 2. That the Secretary of State, ast gent of the sinking fund, is hereby eC uthoriz'd so) tak- r.ossary sa- ps fo or the preserva.ion anid safety of ec he building. KEEPING; UP TIHlE G CA RD. S cretary of Sta'- Tindal, who is be agent of the fu nd, ismuid the lowing order:j FEn,tany.20, I892. TJo .J. R. Boy les. Col o m1 bia. S. C ).ar Sir: You ar- hereby apin: i.'d yv mn: to take and hld~ possein f Agricuht ural Hi :iIand'its prem es in the city of Ciolumia, for u in behalf of the sin!:in g fun mo11issi--on of! the S'a.e *f bSith arolina. .T . PTo>.u.. S:eC . of, Stat d. ofSn ig 00 rms ]! ' ',i a mo'' e-iuts of AIM i. ae Jr. MIoler is out of the iy -ay I Rt:crIoNs '1o :rw-E secE-rtEaRY OF w sTATE. h This af:-rn:oon the sin;kir.g fund mmiin held a sec1)r:d mee-tinig, wI : wich iCthe se-cind( sectioni of thr i, souion ado'pttd this morning i a changed so as - trrad:I Tia t' e Secreary of S:a as '~ a eo of ammilssor- of ithe ..inking mund,a r anid in their behalf, is h'ere-by 2 1thorized and dire ctedi to take the. ett cersryr s-ps to re.ain ine pos- a on a:id con:tri ofi th said prem-lt es and care for theprsvaf. .d safety of the same building Too sick to H1od Office. w [SpeciaLl to News and Courier.] CoLU.MBiA, F-ebruary 20.-Governor a lnan to-day recei'ved a 1et ter from P~ :r. T. H-. Gore, who had been ap- n inted treasurer of Uion County, d1 e Scott, suspended, informing him tat on account of ill hea!t b it would impossible to accept the position adered him. This leaves the Union I asurership muddle in as bad a fix as ha eve bhn iei Monetary Affairs in New York. A reliable report says bank fnds continue piled up, and lenders are dis cousolate. Fair rates for noney seei impossible under such aecum1Lulation of funds. Deposits reached 515:370,000, an increase of $.5, 62.000 for the week. A year ago deposits only aninunted to $416i,3.000V. -i he surpluts re's.rve' no w stands at $:33.44 1,000, hainnt $2e,242U4' in 191. Cail lonts (n si.ck t%erae 1 per cent., vnd time leans 2 to 4 per Cel,t., etrording to time. Thet v:tiue of such lov: r:tt-s is nf-L had tr:-(e, not !ak of confidence, not low prices, but is eblv owi t lirge expans!on of the currency over a lonc, period of tinie. Official statemet-, place the total amount of circulatl-m February 1. S92, at $1,G05..0,000. This -s an imncretse of 15.000,000 in one mmnthi, and of $104, 000,0u0 since July 1, 1-A91. Here, then, is the real exp41nation of this super uldundanee of' iuoniey. And yet we jhall continue to be o1ri that we ha1ve Lot ceurrency enou ; that We 1m1ust have free silverand nore paper money.j )peakin.g of silver, the saine reporL| says, silver again declined last week in London, ;,the lowest prive reached be ng 4ld per ounce the lowest point ever nown. At this rate the actual value of uir silver dollar is less than 70 ets. and et .Mr. B1and and the oth-r silver raIks, continue to ine-ist on free coiti ge, that is that tihe government shall rive these silver millionaires 100 cents or only 70 cents worrh of their:pro luet. Was ever before such a propos erous idea seriously considered among ensible men ? Would it not be far nore sensible and.,beneficent in every vay for the government to give our ioor impoverished cotton planters of lie South 30 per cent more than the narket price of:their cotton, and thus ender assist.iace to a much nore nurn :rous and more needy class of our peo )le? .Tnis same report go-s on to say, 'these are record-breaking times, our xports jaie the Jargest!in the couutry's istory. In December we exported no ess than $119,932,0100 in merchandise, bout $20.000,000 niore than for the orresponding month of the previous ear. Our total exports for the ear amounted to the enormous urn of $970,500,000, over 60,000.00 .ore than any previous year. Our ron and coal production in 1891 were be hetivies, ever reported. Our grain rops, wheat, corn and eats, were never o large by hundreds of millions of ushls. The cotton crop has touched he lowest price on the largest crop ver grown. Silver has fallen the )west ou record on the larg st pro uet. Bank deposits were never so irge. Commercial paper has touched he lowest rate evee known in New >rk City. And yet our croakers will o on croaking. and insisting that we ave not currency enongh, and that the ,wuntry is going to the "dernnition ow-wows" generally. CIVIs. THE SORGHU.-t QUESTI ON. Good Feed for Cattle and a Paying Crop. To the Editor The Herald and News: hile politics seems to be uppermost '.in ie minds of some of our people, allow ie space to make a few suggestions earing upon farm interests. The low price of cotton will force our Lrmers to adopt other methods to enable s to make buckle and tongue meet. he farmer who raises his farm supplies prosperons, and is not so much affected y the low price of cotton. Among the many crops that can be ccessfully grown for man and beast, I aggest sorghum as one of great impor mece. When practicable, syroip from the ane will prove a saving; but as a forage rop I know of nothing better for all pur oses. In getting information as to its any uses I applied to my friend, Mr. J. .Myers, who had considerable experi ace, and observed its use in Kentucky, ho gives me the following information. peakir g of the sorghnm, he says: "This crop was planted and used in entucky during my boyhood days, and I is still used to put all kinds of stock in 1 ne condition for mairket. The farmers I 1re, where food of all kinds is plentiful] d cheap, regarded sorghum, and still re-( ard it as having more fattening proper. t es, and cheaper than any crop that could t Splanted. It is free from all danger of ijury to stock after the seeds are ma tred. Only a few acres are required for large number of stock. The amber me is highly sp)oken of for forage. MulesJ ill do good work i short day-s on veryv ttle grain when sorghum is fed to them, id when not at work it will fatten faster. ian any other food that I know of. When d to hogs and milk cows it gives satis- I .ctory results, in fact all kinds of stock t id poultry thrive on it at sniall cost.t s young calves cannot eat the stalks, I tere is danger in allowing them to eatr >o many of the seed. "Since I have made my home in South t arolina, and heard the farmers speak of e difficulties in raising food for their - imals, I have thonght it strange that ecy did not adopt sorghum, especially as can be grown after other crops have ~en planted, a'id be used before the sea ni ends, lessening the cost of other crops , id carry the stock ovec i~a good health id endition. "If the sorghumi is cut for wi,iter use id stored in an airy~ barnx, it can be used winter wvitht equally good results.'' From persoiial experience I kaow t11atr e stalks cut down when the seed con ence to ripen and fed to hogs, adds eatly to the growth and the putting on flesh. Tiien with an acre of sweet po toes, p:indars or chufas to every' ten hread porkers, andl a little corn after the pa toes, mecat can be raised at a nominal st. Then let our farn:ers raise in abundance rage for their stock, and with full corn ibs and plenty' of meat the foundation 11 be laid for prosperity and happiness. t Tilos. W. HOLLowAY. iMinister's Cure 'I M!NISTER AND HIS LITTLE BOY CUEED OF OBTIATE SKIN DISEASES BY THE CUTI CURtA flEMEDIES. PRAIsES TEEM IN TE PULPIT, HOME, AND IN THE STREET. Cured by Cuticura_ For about thirteen yeare I have been troubled -, th eczema or some other cutaneous disease which remedies failed to cure. IIearing of the Ct-Ti. RA RtEXEDE5, I resolved to give them a trial. ollowed the directions carefully, and it affords much pleasure to say that before using two es of the Ct'ctcrna four cakes of CUTrcra AP, nnd one bottle ofCurrcURA RESolvENT, I s entirely cured. In addition to my own case, rbaby boy, then about five months old, was fering with what I supposed to be the same - ease as mine, *o such an extent that his head s coated over with a solid scab, from which -re was a constant flow of pus which was sick~en- e i to look upon, besides two large tumor-like C. mels on the back of his head. Thanks to your nderful CercUna REMEDIES, his scalp is per. re tly well, and the kernels have been scattered so r "there is only one little place by his left ear, and - t is healing nmcely. Instead of a coating of scabs has a ine coat~of hair, much better 'than thai p1 ich was destroyed by the disease. I would that whole world of sufferers from skin and blood eases knew the value of your CUTIcURtA REME s as I do. They are worth ten times the price at ich they are sold. I have never used any other - et soap in my house since I bo.ght the first cake your GUTICURA SOAP. I would be inhuman, as i as ungrateful, should I fail to speak well of I recommend them to every sufferer. I have ken of them, and shaln continue to speai. of pt m from the pulpit, in the homes, n in the att ets. Praying that you may live long, and do, ers the same amount of good you have done me " I my child, I remain, yours gratefully. 5.) C. M. MANNIN~G, Box 2S, Acworth, Ga. Cuticura Remedies t in truth the greatest skin cures, blood puridiers' T I humor remedies of modern times. Sold every' ere. Price. Curicunt., 50c.; SOAP, 25c.; RE. ,vETr, $1. Prepared by the PoTTE DRUG AND". EMCAL. CoRPORATIoN, Boston. a Send for "How to Cure Skin Diseases," 6-I Ii S, 5 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.~ *J PLES, black-heads, red, rough, chapped and ti Ioily skin cured by CUtrrcuni& SOAP. 0 LD FOLKS' PAINS. Full of comfort for all Pains, Inf am mation, and Weakness of the Aged is the Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster, the first and only pain-killing~ strength, ..pase. sew. ln.entanean._ and infallible. A Cotton Oil MI1 Sold. LSpecial to -News and Cc urier.] EL.TON, February 1.TeBl ,-Gi 0111tol Seed OiL Mill was sold Int puliic auction to-day )y G. W. McGep. trustee, wL.) E. B. and J. '1'. Ric:. of th pilacv, for 7,712 in casi. Themir wa; s irdebied to t amon:. -rf fmrmr i sr,trs in ,sd rearly $20,000 in im u:;fr Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. COMINC! Opera ouses FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26. J. H. RAYHILL, J ELOUT1lNITL b Dramatic, Heroic, Shaksperian and Dialect hagiRgs ang RoGitations Cerman, Irish Scotch and Negrc Selections AN EXHIDITION OF INDIAN CLUB SWINGING, Showing ie Advania.;es of PhycalCulture Admission 115c. Reserved Seats c Tickets at Wright.'s L.iok store. )oors open at7.A. Readingstt .15. THE MUSICAL EVENT. OPERA HOUSE. TWO NIGI1TS, M.A.MC'EE 1st-2rc1 I A FAMILY CONCERT BY THE -CELEBRATED 9sRUBER FRTILY. I Consisting of Nine Perons, the foungest an Infant Three Years 0d. E TWO HOURS OF PLEASURE! VOCAL SOLOS AND DUETS. YIOLIN PLAYED IN 12 POSITIONS, MI'SIC ON A CIGAR BOX. PEMFOR1MING ON 9 JNATRUMENTS. IITATIONS IROM NATURE, Etc. at Gene-al Admission .i cs. Childrea 25 ets Ieserved Seats 5v cents-on sale at Wright's Dook Store. 11 Future Praunes8 SociaOj. T: HE NINTH ANNUAL CON- 5 vention of the Future Progress Society will meet in the city of New )erry on thesecond day of March next, it ten o'clock A. M., in Miller's Chapel C k. M. E. Church. All Lodges are asked to send a full le!egation according to the programme. 'T'lie public is invited to attend each TI ession, as there will be much interest- so tig business. $4 Rev. B. F. Walker, of Spartanburg, vill lecture on Ttiursday evenog at .30 o'clock. TW -Itizeus are respect 'ullv invited. to By order of the board: re G. W. STARKS, Feb. 22, 1S92. Grand Secretary. ESTATE NOTICE. 'PHE CREDITORS OF THE ES tate of Mary M. Cloy, dsceased, re notified to render an account of heir demands, duly attes'.ed, to John tone & Cromer by the 20th day of Varch, 1892. W. B. CROMER, Administrator. OTII0E 0 CHD[lITOR R.J. E. PRINCE, DO)ING BUSI tness at Newberry, S. C., having nade an assign ment to mo for the bene it of his creditors, the creditors of he said J. E. Prince are hereby otified to meet at the lawv office of' 3ease and Blease on Friday, the 26th lay of February, at 4 .'elock p. mn.,( o nopoiut anl agent to act in their ehalf. HARRY H. ELEASE, February 23, 1892. Assignee.i IFAY OR BMINgS OU THE PEOPLE OF NEW Lberry: I have openied for Black- ' with andI Wood work in the shop tely run by Mr. J. 0. Ri vers. Wagons ut to order and repaired in the very est manner and abtsolutely guaranteed. solicit your patrouage and wi!l do ny best to please you. Mr. Rivers will be found in the shop a serve you as heretofore. JA8.S.MATTHEW.X AN ORDINANCE 'ELATING TO MtARHET. B E IT ORDAINED BY THE Mayor and Aldermen of the Town f Ne.wberry, it1 Council assembled, td b*y t he a at hority of the same. Sect ion 1. That it shall and may be uwtal for the Council, at any- time revous to the first Monday in May of A. ny vYear af;ter due notice to let the all of every kind in the public arlet, at publi'o outcry- to the high- Bet at b:idder therefor, for tLe termi of one ear, the tenancy to begin on the first onday in May after sai:1 letting. Go] Sec. 2. The rent shall he paid monthly j(4 1 adivance, and all reo.ers of stalls .: iall be required, wi-bin five days after tid letting, to executte and file with e council biondls with outlirient sure- 9 es, conditioned that they v ill pay the uns agr.etd to he paid by t'uem for. mt. See. .3. All ordinances and p'arts of rdnances incom-nistent herewi th a re one and ratitied undr the Corporate Seal of the Town of Newberry,. .s] S. C'., this 19t.h dIay of February, B'y the Mayor: JA S. K. P. G 00GA NS, J. S. I-.unI . Mayor. - ClI rk. p,ATE (O)i .SOUTH~ ( A ROLINA,- t COUNTY UP NE!~WBE-RR\-1N TH! I PROATE COURT. e hn 31M. Ki; r. in h is own1 rtt andt 'I'. \4'Ainini-'trator, &c.. of Rdiard C. J. Chap:.anc 1'd Plain:tiff, against - Cohnt M. Ck et al. DefendIaits.? -.RS.E..T TOXA" OR 'ER OF~ .' Curt berein: . all person~s thldin g [ aimsl iiaanL the esat of Richard C.-" :aynmn.i o'eceasedf, are require.d to 'lder ina and . stblish .he s.ame be-fore he is C""rt on 01(r befor e the I->thI day c f t ra arc net, ndar en1jointed fromnrt '1in tir dem m1ntds ot herwh'e .l H. FELLERS. .1. P. N. C. NOTICE.A H~avio r:ireda from bui.: ai r .'imeted t'o nm will please caill put dsale .a. .e, with mec or my rett 'a H.-eae~ C!!. UMMER. ' issolution of Partnerrh.ip il -HE P'ARTN ERSH IP HERETO- ST) - fore e.xisting U?et(wetn M. J. Scott, C4 A. Martin anal WV. 8. Scoatt under C' Sfir n ame of M. .i. Sco.tt & C. ail a his day b'evn diiso-ved by muttuai et. Th.e bi;ness wi i he conitinI ii by M. J1. Scott at. the samte A md(. Pers.au in;debted to the fr ! se?tt;e' wih M. J. Scott, who will Mo. *t pay the debts due vy the firm. .of tl M. J. SCOTT. sent J. A. MA RTIN. befo WV. S. SCOT T. m7h Jaonary. 1892. for InfantS "Castorialssowelladaptedtochildrentbat I recomenditassuperior toanyprescription known to me." E. A. Aacmr, M. D., - HI So. O=ford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. "The use of 'Castoria' is so universal and its merits so well known that it meTns a wort of supererogution to endorse it I'ew are thle intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." CARTm MAr". . D.D.. New York City. Late Pastor Bloomingdale eformed Churc]. TRZ cAirr AEn EURTAINiS he Oppartunity of a Life Time. - IN ,ACE (1URTA,.1,S,' VER OFFERED IN NEW BERRY. . HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM importer's sale )0 PIRS LICE CURTIINS6 I will offer them for the NEXT EI1RTY DAYS at 0 Per Cent. Less than Import Cost. You can buy an Imported French irtain for $2.00 a Pair. 2ese Curtains have never before been Id in the United States for less than .00 a pair. ON' T 8' THIS 1N-Ef decorate your house for half of the gular price. J. D. Davenport. Newberry, S. C. FOR FINE r WINES I JIGARS9P -CALL ON ti [. G. BOOZER. A CHOICE LINE OF FAMILY GROGERIES ALWAY8ON HAND AT T. Q. BOOZER'S. ~ TLANTJC COAST LINE. Ia PASSENGE R DEPAR'M N'T. Wilmington,. C. Jan. 4, lD ween Ch'arleston and Columbia and' U~ppeb Southi Carolina and Wenter:i North Carolna. CONDENsED SCHEDULE. U NG W EST. GiO7NG EA.'tf 60. No. .52. No. 53. No.49. rn 'an m a m t im ) .5 0L..Calso.A.1 15 11 59 p mn ) 7 W6 " ...Lanes....." 11 '0 9 .50I S-I'40 " ...Sumnter...." 10 .5 8 .'" ,95') Ar....Columubia..Lv. 9 30 7 10 . "...Winnsbro. " 4 6 ..... ..7 27 " ...Ciiester...."pm2 ..... .S'i7 *. ...R-iock Jil "!... " 213 ..... .. 9 j ...Charlotte..."' 5 .... .. 4 Ar...ewberry...Lv S .. .. 5'i - ...reen wood..~ " 1 45.... a m ..515 " ....Anderson.." 1 0. S .....alhala. ..7. .( . "....A bbeville....".pm3 .....J .. ii50 ....Spart.an burE '* 5 43...... .. 5 " ..Heacderson ville" 3 :? ..... c .. 4 - A" .../ heville... " 2 0....c Daily r-x'et 'u day. * Daily. Ms. 52 and 533 So' -1 trains b'etween CThar!eo jl and' otuumn' i,. C.. and carrvi"ng throu LI :ers, betweeni Charleston and Cincinn:atl. 31. E3! E RSON. Traiilc M!anager. H. K ENLY, Gen'l '!aiaer JNTRACT TO LET. HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, P at il o'cloc!:. a menhber of the ga rd of Couunty Comi.ioners will at thle Po)rr' House to let the~ c')n L for painting the biuildings5. The~ fr ~t is reserved to re-ject all hids. y GEO. 1B. CROM ER, co CI&rk. be ______________-- to LL ROAD OVERSEERS ARE s .notified to have their sections inI good coniditioIn anid make theii rus p'-omptly as' riuired by law. y order of the i3oard of Counity GEO0. B. CRO.MER, no :bruairy S, I892. 'lerk-. t iT OF SOUTH CAROLINA-1 )UNTY OF N WBRR -1 )MMON PLEAS. Woii. Grii in et al.. D)efendan1ts. aI L L PERSONS HO L DI NG'N eisimsfl against the e.state of John n, dece.ased, are reqjuired, by order ec Court of Common Pleas, to pre the same to the undersigued o.: or re 24th day of February, 1892. SILAS JOHNSTON.E, I Mnater. j and Children. Castoria cur Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrba. Eructation, Kis Worms, gives sleep, and promotes df Wit M4uismedicaoC6 "For several yar I have recommended your I'Castoria, I and shall always continue to doso as it bw nvariably prodced bene&Wa Enwr F. Pann=, IL D., "The Wintbrop," 125th Steet and th.Ave., NewYork City. r CoM-ANY, 77 Munur Sr==, Nzw YoUL fA. I~ CIA A SAD REFLECTION Yes, it is indeed very sad to -eflect over the fact that we must ;ell our goods at such very low )rices. Still we are bound to ekd and We WMust Make aStir When -.e get on the warpath he people chuckle with almost lendish glee as they Listen to the Crack )f falling prices. It is the sig ial that they are going to be )enefited, and they Rush With Eager Haste o look over and buy BAR 'AINS from our large and care ully selected stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, loots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, md General Merchandise. t is 1Lo time to hesitate. You aust come at once andi take ad -atage of this Extraodinary CLEARANCE SALE. Your-:top )K KLETTNEB. TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN CO3DION PLEAS. [attie Swittenberg vs. Mary A. Kinard et al. Partition. Y ORDER OF THE COURT LPherein, I will sell at public out 'y before the Courthouse at Newberry, a tbe first Monday in March, 1892, the al estate of the late John G. Kinard, the County and State aforesaid, in >e following parcels or tracts, by plats Tract No. 1-C.'ntaining Forty-two cres and a Half, and bounded by lands 'Geo. G. D)ewalt, D. H. W beeler, and rat No. 2, and by the Road to New '-ry Courthouse, which separates it om lands of Mrs. Mary Ann Kinard. Tract No. 2- Containing Thirty-eight res and a Fourth, and bounded by ract No. 1, D. H. Wheeler's land, and ate of John Kinard, deceased, and - the Road to N'ewberry Courthouse, bich separates it from Tract No. 3. Tract .No. 3-Containing Orn' Hun-? red and Nineteen Acresand aFourth, id bcunded by the Road to Newberry ourtbouse, (which separates it from rat No. 2,) and by lands of estate of >n Kinard, deceased, Benson Counts, tate of - Rikard, WV. G. Metts, and rs. Mary Ann Kinard. TERMs: The purchaser will be re ired to pay one-third of the purchase oney in cash, and to secure the bal ice, payable in one and two years, ithb interest from the day of sale, by a nid and mortgage of the premises it h leave, however, to anticipate pay ents, in whole or in part-and to pay r papers. SILAS JOHNSTONE, Master. Masters Oith.e, 15 Feb'y, 1892. G RE AT E ST ~'oth ing sale EvrAttempted by . Any House in the City or State. \WING TO THE DEPRESSION )of the money market and the w price of cotton, I have decided to se out roy stock regardless of the t. This is earlier than any house s ever attempted such sales. The ual time is February. Counter No. I contains 250) Snits tlbat d at $10.50 to $1.5 wiil now be sold at 0 eash for your choice. This is the ST OFFER EVER MAPE IN THIS CITY any house. No oddis and ends, but ~od run of sizes. This is your op. runiy to invest if you want a bar. ou:ters 2 and 3 contain .500 Saits in ks and Cutaways, formerly sold > $1.5 to $2.5. Now you can have u r choice for $10 cash. These count .nters con tain va'lues that hav'e never en otiered by anv one. No trouble rind your size in these tailor made rnents when y< hibve such assort mis to select , eom. I want the mey and room, so this stock mnus~ be d, and if you are judges of bargains awillI not dely, but come and help >v these goods. n addition to the above I have ced 250 pairs of Pants on a counter. is line formerly sold at $.5 and $6; w take your choice at S3..50. This is best bargain ever offered in pants. Remcmber this line of >ods is not old stock, it new stock, this fall, id will be sold for cash. o goods of this sale are lowed on approbation. M. L. KINARD, coi ii1ia, S. c. idren Cry for_Pitcher's Castr