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WEMSDAY, APRIL 2. 1S9. ELBERT H. AULL, EDITo.. ELBERT H. AULL, Proprietors. WM.P. HOUSEAL, i NEWBERRY, S. C. A LYNCHING. On Tuesday night at Denmark, in Barnwell County, a negro by the name of John Peterson was riddled with bullets. He was charged with com mitting an outrage on a Miss Baxter, a small school girl, the daughter of a well to do farmer of that section. The evidence was not entirely conclusive that they had the right man, but a number had been arrested and some one had to suffer the death penalty. Peterson protested his innocence to the last and as he was dying. He had been brought to Columbia, or had come of his, own accord, and asked protection of the Governor, but Governor Till man decided to let him be carried back to Denmark that the evidence might be taken before Judge Lynch's court. The evidence was taken and as a result the man has been ushered into eternity. If we remember correctly Governor Tillman wanted . the Legislature to give him power to remove sheriffs who would permit prisoners in their charge to be lynched, and now he sends a man back to a mob for trial. We do not see how lie could have expected other results. It is all right if th ey have the right man, but as to that there seems to be some doubt, but even then the Governor should have end -avored to have given him a regplar trial. WHO ARE DEMOCICATS? Our Bachman Chapel correspondent admits that the statement of The Her ald and News that a man could not hold one set of priuciplesand still claim to be a membrr t,f anotber party, whose platform of priaciples was entirely different. That is the way it seems to us. But he undertakes to excuse Messrs. Latimer, Strait and MeLaurin on the ground that M r.Haskell led an indepen dent movement in 1800 and that Gen eral Hampton did not vote. The Herald and News did not eidorse nor support the Haskell movieweut, but that has nothing in the world to do with the questiou at is-ue. Because that was a mistake does not in the least excuse these other gentlemen. General Hamp ttn went to the polls to vote and he had forgotten his registrat ion certificate and the managers would not let him vote without it. If these gentlemen endQrse the prin ciples of the Third party then they are not Democrats, and we are glad that that is the way our friend of Bach man Chapel sees it for it is the only correct way to look at it. Memorial Day is the 10th of May, which is this year on Wednesday. It has been costomary to observe the day by decorating the graves of the dead heroes in our cemeteries, and we pre sume that the custom will be kept up. It should. be. This day is also the an niversary of the death of "Stonewall" Jackson. The weakest thing we have ever seen from Governor Till man is the statement of his . reasons for wanting President Donaldson blacklisted by Mr. Cleve land. He must have felt the weakness of his case when he was writing that letter. The Governor generally writes vigorously but in this case it is weak and has none of the ear remarks of Gov. Tillman's strong rhetoric. Senator M. C. Butler did not support Col. '.C. Haskell and after Gov. Till man was nominated in 1890 voted for him at the general election as the balance of us did. Great preparations are being made for the opening of the State's great barroom, and the strange part of all this business is that good people who profess to be great ad vbcates of temper ance are in favor of the sale of liquor by the 'State and hope thereby to lessen the-burdens of tax'ation. If that is the result then there must be many buyers and much' drinking, otherwise the business will not be a financial success. If it is successful financially where are the benefits to come in in a moral way in the lessening of drunkenness and t he miseries, and crimes we have heard so much of from advocates of prohibi tion ? Men can buy their pints and half pints and treat and drink as much as ever and i~f the object of the law is to sell for the profit there is in it, the State will not only be legalizing the business by engaging in it but will have to encourage it. We can't understand the position of a prohi bitionist who favors the Dispensary. The Commencement season is coming on apace and the young ladies and gentlemen will soon appear upon the stage before the public, and then very soon upon the larger stage of the cold and heartless world to perform their parts in life's drama. For them all .e Herald and News wishes a safe and plensant journey. We will be able, too, to give our readers someting else besides poli.ties. It will be a great re lief to both readers and editors, for we are heartily sick and tired of the ever lasting grind of the political world with all its tricks and such things. A happy and pleasant time to the boy and girl graduates that are soon to step forth upon the great stage of the world. May their pathway be strewn with roses. Gov. Tillman has given another re spite to Wade Haines, the negro boy, convicted of killing Miss Hornsby near Columbia, and also to Lavelie, the 'Charleston wife murderer. President Cleveland wvill attend the opening of the World's Fair on 'the first of May and pull the throttle that will start the machinery in motion. Mrs. Cleveland will not go, but she will touch the button in the WVhite House and the work will be done. South Carolina has not yet received any appointments, and unless we quit our internal wranglings it is not likely we will receive anything worth having. Not even have any of the State places been filled. TH RATHER WEAK. It would be interesting to know if Governor Tillman gave President Cleveland the same reasons that he gives the alliance for his opposition to Mr. Donaldson. His main reason, it seems, for opposing Mr. Donaldson, is the fact that he went to Chicago and took an active part in favor of the nomination of Mr Cleveland when the South Carolina Convention had de nounced him, and - also because Mr. Donaldson as Senator helped to defeat a pet railroad bill of the Governor's. Well, we do not see any good reasons in the Governor's statement to warrant him in asking the President not to ap point him. If he was an original Cleveland wan he N%as and is certain ly in sympathy with Mr. Cleveland and that should rather be a recommen dation to him. His npposition to a railroad bill that is two year's dead should certainly not disqualify him for Federal appointment. We are inclined to think that Mr. Donaldson is not quite pliant enough or as easily managed as the Governor would like. He is possibly most too independent in thought and action. We admit to disappointment in the Governor's statement of his reasons. We expected that he would furnish better reasons if he gave any at all. They seem to us to be rather of a per sonal nature. But in another column may be found his letter. South Carolina has a blue law also. The Herald and News stands corrected in the statement made last week. The following is the law on the observance of the Sabbath. - Our attention has been called to it by a member of the Newberry bar, and we copy the law on the subject in full. Here it is: "SEC. 1631. No tradesn-n, artificer, workman, laborer, or other person whatever, shall do or exercise any worldly labor, business, or work of their ordinary callings upon the Lord's Day, (commonly called the S:- bath,) or any part thereof, (works of necessity or charity only excepted;) and every person being of the age of fifteen years or upwards, offending in the premises, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of one dollar. "SEC. 1032. No person or persons whatsoever shall publicly cry, show forth, or expose to sale,. any wares, merchandise, fruits, herbs, goods, or chattels whatsoever, upon the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit the -same goods so. cried, or showed forth, or exposed to sale. "SEC. 1633. No public sports or pastimes, as bear-baiting, bull-baiting, toot-ball playing, horse-racing, inter ludes, or conimon plays, or other games, exercises, sports, or pastimes whatso ever, shall be used on the Lord's Day by any person or persons whatsoever; and every person or persons offending in any of the premises shall forfeit for every otfence the sum of one dollar." The foregoing has been the law of this State ever since 1691 and 1712. Mr. Steven A. Ryan,. the Atlanta merchant prince, who spent a good long time in the jail of that city, is now out and seems to be much of a pugilist. He also sems to keep a scrap book, for the other day, the Atlanta Constitu tion says, that Mr. Ryan had a: call from a shoe drummer, by name Mc Geough, and when the gentleman be gan to enquire if Mr. Ryan wanted to buy some shoes, Mr. Ryan began a-a.kJthisgeatdeman4ad--ne6=beem in the habit of making banquet speeches. It seems that about a year or two ago thisdrummer madea speech in Boston in response to the toast, "The South," and most of the said speech was taken up in atiuse of Mr. Ryan. Mr. Ryan remembered the speech and the man also and invited him in the rear of the store, but the drummer did not care to go, where upon Mr. Ryan proceeded to knock the man down and kept up the amusement for about five rounds, and then led him to the back door and proceeded to show him the street. He did not sell a bill of shoes. It would seem that Mr. Ryan is agood fighter any way you take him. The railroad cases have been decided and the State loses. The merits of the ases have not yet been reached. The Herald and News advised long ago that the shortest road to an end of this litigation was to take the cases up on their merits and get a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States ani that would end the whole matter. We never could see where anything could be gained by all these side issues. If the tax is a legal tax th~e sooner that can be determined tbe better; if it is not a legal tax why the sooner-we know it the better. Such a decision would end the whole matter. All these side issues are costing the State money and the taxpayers will have to pay it and the case is no nearer ended than it w~as long ago. Let's see wvhat the ost is: Mr. Samuel Lord $2,000; Mr. Ira B. Jones $2,000; Mr. Randolph Tucker (one speech) $2,000; the fines of four Sheriffs ($500 each) $2,000; expen ses of these Sheriffs at least.$500; ex pen ses of the Attorney-General at least 500, making a total of $9,000; and when it is all added possibly $10,000, an d no result. If Maj. H-amiltoni has no stronger ase against the Dispensary Act than the fact that Speaker Jones altered the bill while it was beir g passed with out the authority of the House we think he had better throw up the sponge and not waste the time of the courts. It is a serious charge he makes and one we do not believe will be sustained by thbe facts in t he cause. We do not believe that Mr. Jones would undertake anything of the kind even lif he had favored the bill, but the fact is he was opposed to the passage of the bill and voted against it. So much thbe more reason Why he would not undertake to aid its passage. The Herald and New opposed the passage of the bill and we do not now think it a good or a wise law, but we believe in giving it a test, or if it.is to be fought let it be done withcut trying to injure the good name of any one, especially with out proof. The bi-l was no doubt rushed through in too great haste and the defects, if any, should be a lesson against hasty legislation. We feel sat isfied that Mr. Jones will be amply able to fully vindicate himself. On the other hand Maj. Hamilton says the changes have been made and the matter will have to be investigated by the Supreme Court and that body I will have to pass upon it. E NEWBERRY HE VICTORY FOR THE RAILROADS. The Tax Cases Decided Against the State -The Federal Supreme Court Declares the Seizure of the Railroads' Pro perty Upjastiflable and the Tax Levies Excessive. [Special to The State.] WASHINGTo\, April 24.-The Su preme Court of the United States has passed final judgment upon the South Carolina railroad tax cases, and the decision is against the State authori ties. The case came up on the petition of Sheriff Tyler, of Aiken County, for a writ of habeas corpus to release him from imprisonment under the judg ment of the Circuit Court of the United States, that he be fined $500 for con tempt. He had seized a train on the South Carolina Railroad upon a war rant issued by the State authorities for collection of taxes. which were in con troversy. The road was in the hands of a receiver appointed by the United States Court, and he was adjudged guilty of contempt for failing to release the property under the order of the court. He came to the Supreme Court for relief. Chief Justice Fuller deliveied the opinion of the court. 'After reviewing the history of the case, which is fully known to the public, he said that un less the order of commitment was utter ly void for want of power, the applica tion of the petitioner must be denied. Continuing he said in substance: The property in question was in the custody of the Circuit Cow t in a cause within its jurisdiction and protected by an injunction. The power exercised was to protect the property in the cus tody of the court. No rule is better settled than that, when a court has ap pointed a receiver, his possession is the possession of the court, for the benefit of the parties to the suit, and cannot be disturbed without the leave of the court; and if any person intentionally interferes with such possession, he ne cessarily commits a contempt of the court. Ordinarily the court will not allow its receiver to be sued touching the property in his charge.: In this case, instead of. issuing an attachment against the petitioner at once for forci bly seizing the rolling stock of this railroad, the court adopted the course of serving him with a rule to show cause and with an order restraining him from interfering with the prop erty. The general doctrine that property in the possession of a receiver and that any one interfering is in contempt is conceded; but it is contended that this rule has no application to the collection of taxes. The maintenance of the sys tem of checks and balances character istic of republican institutions requires the co-ordinate departments of govern ment, whether Federal or State, to re frain from any infringement of the in dependence of each other, and the pos session of property by the judicial de partment cannot be arbitrarily en croached upon. The levy of a tax warrant, like the levy of an ordinary fieri facias, seques trates the property to answer the exi gency of the writ; but property in the possession of a receiver is already in a sequestration and already held in equi table execution., While the lien for taxes must be recognized and enforced, it must be done under the sanction of the court. It is the duty of the court to see to it that thIs is done, and seizure of property against its will is an as sumption carrying a contempt on its face. Chief Justice Fuller then cited for mer decisions in such cases, which he said were very few. The attempt to seize property in the court by a foreign body is futile and void. He continued: The inevitable conclusion that this is so, if constitutional principles are to be respected, does not involve interrup tion in the payment of taxes, but, on the contrary, it makes the imperative duty of that court to recognize the just claims of the au-thorities for the pre nicipal revenue; and when a contro versy arises as to the legality of the tax claimed, there ought to be no serious difficulty in adjusting such controversy. The Courts of the United States have always recognized the importance of leaving the powers of the State in re spect to taxation unimpaired. Where the Constitution and laws of the United States are drawn in question,the Courts of.the United States must determine the controversy for themselves. Such was the aspect of this case, pro ceeded the Chief Justice. The receiver had denied the validity of a distinctive portion of the annual taxes, and, under the direction of the court, had proceed ed by bill, to test the question in refer ence to the levy for the previous fiscal years. Injunction had been granted, issues made up, and the case stood for final hearing. Ttie alleged illegality ex isted in the levy for the current year. The receiver paid the undisputed taxes, and upon the foicit - intervention or the collectors to compel payment of the balance, brought the controverted point again to the attention of the court in his application.for the protection of the property. The reasonableness of the contention that it would have been wiser in this instance, for the Circuit Court to have directed the receiver to pay these taxes and bring suits at law ini nine diflerent courts atainti t hie~ coiunty treasurers of as mainy coimties,t'o reco,verthiem back, need not be pssedI up-n here. The juristi:ction exercised by the Cir cuit Court ha5d re-l ti.n to the property in it:' custo!y, andi; the proceeding be fore us relates onaly to its ex'reise of power ini ihe pr.teei -o, or that41 proper ty from unlaut hriz--d se-;zure. The stress of tihe arhuent of the pe titioner is place. 1 .poti heC proposition that this proceeding is void, because it is a suit against a Sta.te and forb,idden by the eleventh ameundmenit. But this begs the qutestion. The petitioner was either in con tempt. or he was not. The property was in thbe custody of tbe Circuit Court, and if such possession could not be lawfully interfered with; the petitioner is in con,tem pt. And, apart from the4question of the validity of such legislation, wve know of no stat ute of South Carolina thbat at tempts to empower its officers to seize property in the possession of the judi cial department of the State, much less in that of the United States. The levies were, moreover, excessive, and made in large part ou property other than that of the defendants, and in such way and on such property as obst ructed the operation of :he railroad. No leave of court was sou,it, and it was kno,uwn, moreover, that thbe legality of the amuount unpaid was disputed by the receiver, and t hat thbe identical tax ation had beeni held by the court to be illegal. The sheriff declined, upon request, to release thet property or to yield to the order of the court. Such conduct was not to be tolerat ed, and the court was posses..ed of full power to vindicate its dignity and compel respect to its man dates. Its action to that end is not subject to review upon this applica Otn. The petition for the writ of habeas corpus denied. The same judgment was announced in the cases of Sheriffs Riser and Gaines, who came to the Supreme Court of the United States, with Sheriff Tyler, for relief, they having also been adjudged by the Circuit Court to be guilty of contempt in levying upon the property of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, by order of Governor Till man. The rendering of the decision at tracted thbe greatest attention, as it fixed once and for all the limited power of the executive when it clashes with the judiciary, whether of Federal or State. The court room was crowded, chiefly by members of the bar, many of whom came from Philadelphia and New York. IRALD A.N) .t. W K 3, GOV. TILLIZAN'S ANSWER. I i tfasons for Blacklisting President Donald son-He Says Donaldson is a Traitor to the Reform Party and He Wants to Protect that Party-Donald son Was a Cleveland Man. [Cotton Plant.1 The report having been circulated that Gov. Tillman had asked President Cleveland to not appoint Mr. M. L. Donaldson to an office, several County Alliances passed resolutions asking Gov. Tillman to give his reasons for the action if the report were true. Be low we give the resolutions passed by: the 'Greenville County Alliance and Gov. Tillman's reply as furnished The Cotton Plant: "Whereas, it has been stated in the public press that Gov. B. R. Tillman had written a letter to President Cleve land in which he requested of the Presi dent that.certain citizens of the State be not appointed to an% Federal office 'at home and abroad;' and whereas, the name of the Hon. M. L. Donaldson, the President of the Farmers' State Alliance, is repnrted to have been one of those blacklisted by Gov. Till man. "Be it Resolved by the Gre-nville County Alliance in regular quarterly meeting assembled, that. not having seen any denial of said alleged blacklist, we deem it but just to the honored President of the State Farmers' Alliance as well as to the order itself to take cognizance of the matter and take such steps as are necessary to learn fromGov. Tillman himself whether the public statements as to the blacklist referred to be founded on fact or not. "Resolved, That a committee of three members of this Coun ty Alliance be appointed to communicate with Gov. Tillman and request that Ite re turn answer whether the newspaper reports of said blacklist be true, and if true to furnish his reasons as given to President Cleveland for his action to wards M. L. Donaldson, our State President." Messrs. N. P. Whitmire, J. P. Plyler and J. H. Latimer, Committee; GENTLEMEN-I have your letter with the enclosed resolution passed by the Greenville County Alliance at its last meeting: "To communleate with Gov. Tillman and request thAt he return answer, whether the newspaper reports of said black-list be true, and if true to furnish his reason, as given to Presi dent Cleveland, for his action towards M. L. Donaldson, our State Presi dent." bimilar communications have been sent to me from the County Alliances of Pickens and of Newberry, and I shall furnish this letter to The Cotton Plant as an answer to all: The effort appears to be made to link Mr. Donaldson as a citizen with Mr. Donaldson as President of the Alliance, and I premise my answer by saying that the Alliance has nothing to do with it, either directly or indirectly, except in so far as I felt justified in preventing its further betrayal. To an swer your questions categorically, I did ask Mr. Cleveland not to appoint Mr. Donaldson to office. My reasons were these-and again they have no reference to Mr. Donald- t son's private character, but to his pub lic acts, and I disclaim any feeling of personal resentment or desire to inire him: Last spring when delegates were elected to the May State conventio)n Mr. Donaldson was repudiated by theI Democracy of Greenville and he failed to be elected a delegate either to his County convention or to the State con vention. He appealed to his friends in other parts of the State to help him re trieve his failing political fortune, and a small caucus of leading Alliancemen from other counties went to work ad had him elected member of the Na tional Committee. It was presumed by the convention at least that he in full sympathy with~ its opposi to Mr. Clevl 4and dErts,uly he- ~ men who voted fr him. You are familiar with the instructions given our delegation to Chicago and our action under those instructions. We not only voted against Mr. Cleveland, but worked against him, with -two exceptions. Judge then our surprise on reaching Chicago to see Mr. Donaldson in open affiliation with the Cleveland leaders, striving with might and main to defeat the purpose of the convention which had elected him on the National Com mittee. Again, when the State Alliance met shortly afterwards, to my surprise I saw him elected President of.the State Alliance. Whben I asked an explana tion I was told that it was the only possible way to defeat the candidacy of an avowed "Third party man," and that Mr. Donaldson had pledged him-| self not to seek any office, but to devote his energies to building up the Alliance. I was not surprised, however, when two weeks later be entered the field as a candidate for State Senator from Greenville, feeling, I suppose, that the double endorsement of the State con-I vention in May and the State Alliance in July, would reinstate him at home. 1 But the people of Greenville were true to themselves and he was not elected.I It will thus be see that Mr Donald son played false with the May con vets tion by his action at Chicago, and broke his pledge, to the leading Alli aneemen, not to seek office. Now, in addition to that, when. I remind you that Mr. Donaldson, as Senator, was the means of incorporat ing in the railroad bill in '91 the two objectionable features which caused me to veto it you cannot be surprised at my action. It was upon his motion, at the suggestion as I was told of Bunch McBee, that the right of appeal to the courts was put in the bill. He also championed that feature of the bill which kept the election of Railroad Commissioner in the hands of the General Assembly, c-ontrary to the - "March platform," thus showing his willingness to stifie~ the will of the peo ple. All of these things takeai together are sufficient as I take it, to wvarrant my opposing his appointment as a rep resentative of the --Reform Party" or of the Alliance. Self interest rather( than patriotism appea'rs to have gov erned his actions, and as the Alliance( has been sidetracked in nearly every( other State by self-seekers, and bas been seriously injured in this State from the same cause, I could not conscienei ously stand silent without protesting against his being rewarded for treachery to the people and to tbe Alliance. Regretting the necessity which has forced a rehearsal of these undisputed facts, which of themselves ought to have prevented Mr. Donaldson's eleva tion to the position he holds, I will I submit to the verdict of the Reformers and Alliancemen of the State as t ithe wisdom and propriety of my action. I Respectfully, B. R. TILLMAN. Grand Lodge K. of B. ORANGEBURG, April 21.--The meet ing of the Grand Lodge Knights of . Honor terminated yesterday afternoon. I The following officers were elected to serve for the enspIing year:1 John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield, grand dictator.' N. W. Trump, Columbia, grand vice dictator. B. M. Lebby, Charleston. grand assist ant dictator. W. F. Pearson, Due West, grandI chaplain. L. H. Wannamaker, Orangeburg, guard. J. W. Todd, Seneca. grand guard. G. WV. Holland, Newberry, grand recorder. J. T. Robertson, Abbevifle, grand treasurer. J.J Vernon, Wellford, grand recre to,-w WIJD.NIEJDA X, L2 THE DISPENSARY. The Greenville News of a recent issue discusses the Dispensary bill at some length in reply to an article in the Mountaineer. Without bothering their discussion in the least, we want to make a few extracts from this article >n the Dispensary. The bill is now an Act and law, it is true, and will be en forced unless upset by the courts, but till we do not believe it a wise law, 3nd it may be repealed by the next Legislature. We do not see how any prohibitionist, who wants to do away with liquor on moral grounds can pos ibly endorse such legislation, yet some Jo. The News says: "In our view the dispeffsary is an in ,enious combination of all the evils tud wrongs of prohibition and the icense system. It invades and de 5troys the principle of personal liberty without any of the claim of moral right which makes prohibition respectable. [t recognizes and endorses the morali ty >f the liquor business and declares that t is right to sell liquor to everybody with the exception already fixed by aw) for any purpose. At the same ime it says the citizens shall not have he profit there is in the business be ause the State wants it. It proposes :o fix the liquor business on communi ies without giving those communities ny control of it. The cities are to do LIl the policing and feeding and keep ng of prisoners made necessary by the ale of liquor, while the State and ounty take three-fourths of the profits. "It is undemocratic, unamerican. [t is confiscation of property and ban shment of citizens and invasion of ocal self government without the ex use of moral principle. It deprives ities of revenue wiLhut pretending to lecrease their imi morality or diminish heir expenses." But some ease their consciences, we >resume, by the profit to the State that s to be gained from it. The News further says: "If the dispensary is a success in pro noting temperance it will be a failure inancially. If it is a success finan -ially it will be a failure in promotiug emperance. If it is a failure in pro noting temperance and a success finan :ially it will surely diminish the :bauces for ever obtaining prohibition. qow, then, can a prohibitionist sit omplacently by and watch the experi nent tried? If the dispeusary is a )etter acheme for promoting temper Lnce than prohibition is, why not con 'ess frankly that Ben Tillman and Fohn Gary Evans have found a better )atb to temperance than John B. yougb, Father Matthew, and all of hem, and endorse and support it bon stly and frankl.%? If it be good, but ot so good as straight prohibition why iot go the direct road to straight pro fibition at once without fooling around side way wil h the dispensary and aking chances?" Word comes from Washington that resident Cleveland will not take up he South Carolina appointments until fter his return from the World's Fair pening. The hungry office seekers vill have to wait in patience and then majority will have of necessity to be lisappointed. The way of an office iunter is not easy and we imagine it is iot strewn with roses. If so there are nany thborns in the way. AN O0DINANCE rojP .ElNT THlEOBSTRUC. TiION OF STREETS. nd by the authority of the same: That after the publication of this Or inance, any per.-on whbo shall obstruct ny street or side-walk in tbe Town of ~ewberry, shall be liable to a fine of ot more than Ten Dollars, or imnpris mnment for not more than Thirty days or each oflense. )ouie and ratified under the corporate L. s.] Seal of the said town, the 24th day of A pril, 1893. >y the Mayor: EDWIN C. JONES, J. S. FAIE, Mayor. c. & 'r. T. C. N. AN ORDINANCE RELATINC TO LICENSES. BElIT ORDAINED BY THE Mayor and A Idermen, in Council assembled, and by authority of the amne: SECTION I. That, the proprietor or roprietors of each Livery and Feed stable within the corporate limits of e Town of Newberry, S. C., shall pay mu annual license of Twenty-five Dol ar in advance. SEC. 1I. 'That other persons who arry passengers. for hire, shall pay an onual license of Two 50)-100 Dollars for ach one-horse conveyance, and Five ollars for eacb conveyance drawn by wo or more horses. SEC. I II. That any person convicted if violating said ordinance shall he ned not more than Twenty Dollars, r be imprisoned not more tnan thirty lays in the guard house. )ne and ratified under the corporate Seal of the Tow n of Newhberry, L. s.) S. C., this the 20th day of April, 1803. 3y the Mayor: E. C. JONES, Mayor. J.S. FAIR, C.& T.T. C.N. SPECIA L NOTICE. A full line of Seasonable Tods in stock and arriving laily, such as Figured Lawns, Scts , and upwards. Plain nd Checked Muslins, at all >rices. Beautiful line of Ging jams, Spring styles. 20 pieces Percales just received. Ask 'r those beautiful Mulls, at [0 ets., worth double the mo 1ev. And when in need of ottonades, don't fail to give ne a call. I have them to uit evecry one, both as to iualty and price. -:o: JUR SHOE DEPARTMENT s complete. Oxfords fr m ;5e. up. Men's Shoes of all inds from a "No. l'' Work shoe to a fine Dress Shoe. In 'act my whole'stock is corn lete, and I lave no hesitation n aigthat if you will favor nihacall ~I can please ou in every respect. J. 1. DAV/ENPOR T, Proprietor Central Dry Goods Emporinm. FIILMER & STO CKMAN, CONTRACTORS AND IN r.,W]Big Rxt, S. C. We are now prepared to do every thiij~g in the line of building Bracket Sawing, Scroll Sawing, and All kinds of Turning. We also grind corn two days in a week Tuesday and Saturday. We deal in all kinds of lumber-dressed and undressed. Sawed Shingles, Doors, Sash and Blinds a specialty. We will accomnmodate town apd codn try at shortest notice. ALL WORK GIRANTBD, BOTH IN QUALITY AND PRICE. WE WILL REPAIR ALL FURNITURE. We have bought Mr. Shockley's interest, and the firm name now is FULMER & STOUAN. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN PROBATE Ct,URT. By J. B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. WXHERE-AS. JNO. A. K[NARD, VC. C. P., bath nirade suit to ine to grant hinu Letters of Administration of the derelict estate and effects of Har riet Hubbard, deceased: Thllese are, thert-fore, to cite and ad nonih all and r4ingular the kindred arid creditors of the said deceased, that they be and appear before ine, in the Court of Probate, to be held at New bierry court house onD the 5th day of June next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 21th day of April, A. D. 1893. J. B. FELLERS, J. P. N. C. Styles InM Goods received. We call special attention to our STOCK of* WOOD WORKING MACHINERY BRICK AND TILE MACHINERY BARREL STAVE MACHINERY GINNING MACHINERY GRAIN THRESHINGCMACHINERY SAW MILL MACHINERY RICE HULLING MACHINERY State Ageny for Talbott & Sons ngines and oiers. n. an 1rstMil. Thoas'serect-rtio emPessn beimas'Seed potton Erevators. ail and Lummnts Gins. aners Bnd Sw Mndr, Moriers . for 'sh, Dhoo and Wagn et ri et eLonach Pantaton Sa ill, vaz1ble feed. Write to Me before Buying V. C. BADHAM, Manager, COLUMBIA. S. C. Spring Clothi NIC] NOB GOO: EVER SOLD It CALL AND SEE FORLYOUY You BROWP Blalock's Old Stan WE WON'T FIGHT YOU! Although you might desire it, for not being earlier at our Weekly Bargain Sale. Never mind! We are wide awake to your interest and are offering you Another Chance to buy Goods at prices that will never be made again. We have just received from New York, and our New York buyer says: Positively the Last Case ofLadies' Figured.K.awns in the market. Sold everywhere at 15c. We shall offer the~m for to-morrow and only one week at only (3ac. A YARD. So come along and buy yourself rich while the opportunity lasts. YOURS TO PTLEASE, 0. KUEYME,_ The Poor Man's Friend. THE E@IlDLE. WNDAY. THE VIGOR OF' YOUTH. DECEMBER 31, 1892. To day the Equitable has an out standing business of nearly eight hundred and fiftyi one million dollar;, and a sur plus of over thirty one mit lion dollars. It is the largest and strongest life assurance company in the world. GROWTH. The energy and care which have characterized the policy of the So ciety's management, and the ulti mate results achieved, are most sig nificantly illustrated by the follow ing tables, sho wing the Society's steady and uninterrupted gro wth in assets and surplus. ANNUAL INCREASE IN ASSETS AND SURPLUs. DEC. ASSETS. SURPLUS. 4 per cent. Standard. 1860 $ 162.618 1861 210.636 2 1862 324,013 1863 584,713 1864 1,02.5,381 1865 1,586,524 1866 3,077,788 -s 1867 5.125,423 1868 7,721.077 1869 10,510,824 $ 319,755 1870 13,236,025 408 434 1871 16,174.825 787,874 1872 19,695.053 1,228,529 1873 22.972.252 1.349,746 1874 25,981,757 2 003,331 1875 29,039.090 2 602.305 1876 31,734.934 3 436,955 1877 33,530;655 4.105,003 1878 35,454,092 4,742,531 1879 37,366.842 5,550,395 1880 41,108,602 6,957,855 1881 44,308,542 7,476,729 1882 48.025,751r 8.078,495 1883 53,030,582 9.115.969 1884 58,161.926 10,4s3,617 1885 66,553,387 13.862,239 1886 75,510.473 16 355,876 1887 84.378,905 18,104.255 1888 95.042.923 20,794,715 1889 107,150,309 .22,821.074 1890 119,213.744 2:3,740,447 1891 136.198 518 27,792 980 1892 153.060,052 31,189,815 WV. J. RO.CDDEY GENERAL MAINACER, Department of the-Carolinas, 3Ocea IL, S. c. -f DBY Cheapest? Clothing I NEWBERRY!1' 98ELF. s to please, I & SMITH. TUBlE TNA LIFOEINSUftIME C~OMPH~Y Has had an active and success-. ful experience of over 42 years. It is sound and reliable in all that these words imply. Itis strong in assets, iv surplus, in a large and well-selected busi ness, in a.large capital sock; strong in its organization, its plans, its principles, and in the esteem of its policy-hold ers. It is cheap only in- the sense that it furnishes the best security for the least money. Assets, January 1, 1893, $38,675,518.07. Apply to Agent for terms, &c. S. P. BOOZER. Agent for Yewberry County, S. C. Office - over Law ~office of Jones .& Jones, next door to Bank of Newberry, S. C. Evaporated Apples, Prunes, Dried Peaches, Finest Canned Peaches--The Lemon Cling., A0CH0I0E LOT OF CROCKERY. dinner sets, &c., &c., &c., just received, AW444MM