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MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS. PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Person; I and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Miss Susie Haile, of Camden, is visiting Miss May Ervin. Mrs. M. J. Woods and Mrs. S. A. W'oods left on Tuesday for Cleveland Springs. The quarterly statements of the banks are published in this issue. Mr Press Palmer, of Colum bia, has accepted a position with Mr. J. C. White. Another “merry go-round’’ has been brought to town. It is located on Pearl Street. Mrs. Marshall, wife of Mr. B. Hart Marshall, died at her home in Hartsville on Sunday. Mr. O. 0. Riddle, of Sumter, formerly of Edgefield, is clerk ing for Messrs Woods & Woods. Fourth of July passed off very quietly in Darlington. Tne banks were the only places of business closed. Capt. F. 0. Spain, assistant professor of mathematics in the Georgia School of Technology, at Atlanta, is home for the holidays. Hon. W. D. Evans, State Sen ator from Marlboro County, was in town this week. He announces in this issue his candidacy for Congress. The Antioch Democratic Club will meet at the Coldwater schoolhouse on July 10 at 3 P. M. President Davis requests a full attendance. Don’t fail to take advantage of the Masonic excursion to the Hammocks on Monday next. A good time is promised and a good crowd will go. Dr and Mrs. W. L. Galloway will leave to day for Saluda, N. C., where they will spend the summer. They will be accom panied by Miss Lilah Kelly. Rev. S. I. Woodbridge, the missionary to China, was una ble to keep his appointment at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday on account of sickness. The meeting of the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon next will be dbvoted to a song ser vice. The ladies are earnestly requested to attend and assist in the service. A movement is now on foot for the erection oi a tobacco warehouse at this place. The matter is being well worked and there is every prospect that this important enterprise will be a thing of the very near fu ture. The Darlington and Una base ball clubs played a game on the Academy grenn on Friday af ternoon. The game was called at the end of the third inning on account of rain. The score then stood 5 to 0 in favor of Dar lington. The entertainment given in the opera house Friday night for the benefit of the Jeff Davis memorial fund was certainly one of the best amateur perform ances ever given in Darlington. The audience was delighted with the excellent programme. The annual meeting of the Survivors Association of the Pee Dee Light Artillery was appointed for the 21 inst, but, as the campaign meeting will be held on that day, the surviv ors will hold their meeting on Wednesday, the 20 inst. It will he held at the mineral spring as usual. Messrs W. P. Cole and W. A. Parrott announce in this issue that they are candidates for the offices of Sheriff and Clerk of the Court respectively. Sena tor Jeremiah Smith announces that he is a candidate for Col. Stackhouse’s unexpired term in Congress as well as for the full term following. Mr. John Schmid has brought to Thb Nkws office a cluster of very large Japan plums. They are green but their magnifi- cient size shows what their ex cellency will be when ripe. Mr. Schmid has three trees bearing this fruit at his residence on Ex change Street. They are prob ably the only trees of the kind in the county. Mr. Fred H. Uayselden has sent Thr News a recent copy of the San Francisco Commerical Record, containing a handsome ly illustrated description of Hawaii, one of fbe Sandwich Islands. Mr. Hayselden is now a prominent citizen of the Island. He is a relative of Mr. W. J. Moorhead, of this place. Persons who desire to secure tickets for the Masonic excur sion to the Hammocks on Mon day next most purchase them not later than Saturday morn ing. The refreshments on board of the train will be in charge of Mr. H. J. LaMotte. Besides the lefreshments, Mr. LaMotte will furnish breakfast on board of the train. America'* Great Day Observed in Che- raw by a Magnificent Celebration. The Darlington Guards, ac companied by a considerable number of their friends, went up to Cheraw on Tuesday to at tend the Fourth of July cele bration. An appropriate pro gram had been arranged for the occasion, and owing to the effi cient management of Dr. Kol- lock and his assistants on the committee of arrangements, the day was a decided success in every particular. The military parade was c ommanded by Gen< W. E. James, assisted by Col. T. E. Malloy. There were four companies of the Fourth Regi ment in line, the Gordon Rifles, of Bennettsville, the Chester field Rifles, the Cheraw Guards and the Darlington Guards. The three last named companies en tered squads of eight men each for the competitive drill which took place immediately after the parade. The first prize in this contest was awarded to the Darlington Guards and the se cond to the Cheraw Guards. This is the third victory won by the former company in the past year, their prize money for the three contests aggregating $125. Their squad on Tuesday was composed of Sergeants M. T. Lide, T. E. McCullough, A. H. Byrd end W. A. Parrott, cor porals L. G. McCall and J. Wal ter James, Privates J E. Boyd and C. S. McCullough, Jr. At the conclusion of the mili tary portion of the program, as many as possible of the 2000 people present crowded into the town hall to hear the address of Mr. Scarborough, of Conway, the orator of the day. This was a brilliant effort, and was re ceived with marked apprecia tion by the large and responsive assemblage. In the beautiful grove near the hall a bountiful dinner was served, to which, it is needless to say, full justice was done. In the afternoon C' eraw won the base ball hon ors from Darlington by a score of 14 to 3, but the Darlington “small boy” was the victor in a contest had with the same ge nus from Cheraw in the fore noon. Strange to say these re peated contests and trials of skill between the two towns only serve to increase the friendly feeling which exists be tween their respective citizens. Our excursionists returned to Darlington at 1 o’clock a m, on Wednesday, a tired lot, but thor oughly delighted with the at tentions they had received at Cheraw. The Cheraw Guards are a fine set of fellows, and understand hospitality in the true sense of the term. The Darlington military purpose re turning some of their courtesies by inviting them here at no dis tant day to engage in a rifle contest. A few more nice summer suits to close out cheap ut Mc Call & Burch’s THE TOBACCO CROP. Mr.. C. M. Ward, of Darlington, is In terviewed on the Subject. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier, in his letter of the 29 ult, says: j “Mr.C.M. Ward,of Darlington, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Ward is extensively engaged in the tobacco business and is making a careful study of the new industry. “He reports that the present outlook is very favorable. The recent heavy rains have to some extent affected the crop; the whole crop will be somewhat late, but promises to be very good. Mr. Ward reports the acreage to be about as follows: Darlington 886, Sumter 115, Florence 800, Marlboro 95, mis cellaneous 104: total 2,000. “Mr. Ward has visited most of the fields in person and thinks that considerable money will be made out of them this year.” Remnants, remnants, rem nants in wash goods and piece goods at a bargain at McCall & Burch’s. THE POSTEL TELEGRAPH. Darlington Will Probably Have Com peting Telegraph Lines. In response to a numerously signed petition from the citizens of Darlington, it is announced that the Postal Telegraph Com pany will probably extend its line to this place in the very near future. The line has al ready been extended to Cheraw and Mr. Ellis, the district mana ger was in town last week for the purpose of locating the line from Cheraw to Darlington. The Postal company is very strong, having as its backers the Mackey-Bennett combina tion. Mr. Ellis stated that he thought it very probable that the line would be extended to Darlington. We shall then have the benefit of competing telegraph lines. The improved lightrunning New Home and the Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 found every day at Blackwell Bros. THE W1H OS WHISKEY. PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH AGAINST WHISKEY IN DARLINGTON. The Crusade Initiated by the Good Templars.—The First Fight is Against the Screens. The prohibition fight in Dar lington is on ; the preliminary skirmish was made on Satur day w’hen each liquor dealer was furnished with the follow ing notice through the mails : Dear Sir.—Yonr attention is here by called to the fact that you are vio lating Section 1745 of the Irene i al Statutes, which requires that spirit uous liquors must be sold in a front room and without any screens cur tains or other devices to prevent the passing public from viewing what may be transpiring within, and that, if you don't take some action to com ply with the law, we will call the at tention of the Grand Jury to the same. i rusting that you will take some action in the matter, we are. Respectfully, GOO if TEMPLARS, Darlington S. C., June 30. ’92. The notice, from which the above is copied, had no name signed to it and we suppose the same is true in the case of all the notices. Still, while “Good Tem plars” is the only signature at tached to the notice, it is sup posed that the notices are gen uine and were sent on the au thority of the local branch of the Society of Good Templars and that the fight will be made by that society. The section of the General Statutes referred to in the no tice is embodied in an Act pass ed by the Legislature in 1882, which provide that *11 dealers in spirituous liquors “shall sell the same [spirituous liquors] in a room fronting the public street, without any screen, cur tain or other device for prevent ing the passing public from fully viewing what may be transpir ing within.” The penalty for conviction of the violation of the statute is a fine in the sum of not less than two hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term of not less than six months, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. Although the statute was passed ten years ago, it has never been generally observed in the State. About a year ago some of the citizens of Florence made a fight on the question and compelled the barkeepers to re move the screens. Liquor is now sold in that town without a screen or anyother device to prevent the passing public from fully viewing what may be tranpiring within the barroom. The liquor dealers in Darling ton have not yet taken any ac tion in the matter. % When you want a first class sewing machine go to Blackwell Bros. OUR CAMPAIGN MEETING. A Committee Making all Necessary Arrangements. The County Democratic Exec utive Committee has appointed a sub-committee of five from its own number to make all or- rangements for the campaign meeting to be held here. The meeting was scheduled for Fri day last, but was postponed. At a meeting of the sub-commit tee last week, it was decided to hold the meeting on Thursday, the 21 inst., if this date would suit the candidates. It is al most certain that the meeting will be held on that day. The Executive Committee will meet on Monday next, when final ar rangements will be made. The meeting will be held either at the Fair Grounds or on the Academy green. We hope that our meeting will be an orderly one. Just received a nice line of cheap wash goods. McCall & Burch. THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Programme Arranged for the Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Darlington Agricultural Society- will be held at the Fair Grounds or. Tuesday August 9. The fol lowing committees will report. 1. Diversified Crops. E. Mc- Iver Williamson, chairman, J. J. Lucas, J. W. Beasley, J. J. Ward, Lucas McIntosh, E. L. Gray. 2 Is Hog Raising Profitable ? E. R. Mclver, chairman, E. E. Evans, J. O. Lawton,!’. J. Bell, J. A. Smoot. BACK FROM COLLEGE. Darlington StudenU at the State Uni versity at Home Again Last week the session at the State University was closed and the Darlington boys who at tended that institution are at home again. They are Messrs A. M. Coker, J. R. Coggeshall, E. F. Wilson, H. H. Rast, Andrew Wardlaw, E. C. Coker, W. C. Coker, Jr., Walter Griffin and Eugene Bacot. Mr. J. R. Cogge shall graduated in the law de partment and Messrs Wilson and Alien M. Coker graduated in the academic department. Teachers Elected by the Trustees for the Next Session. At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Darlington pub lic schools, which was held on Saturday, the following corps of teachers for the next session were elected: Mr. Patterson Wardlaw super- in end< nt. St John’s Academy.—Mr. L. C. Glenn, principal, Misses Win- ton Parks, M. E. Falls, Julia Lide, E. W. McLean and Claudia Edwards. Mr. Glenn takes the place of L. W. Dick, who has accepted a position in a school at Rock Hill. He is from North Carolina and is a recent grad uate of our State University. Miss McLean is from Cheraw and she and Miss Edwards are new teachers, though Miss Ed wards has previmsly taught in the schools. Mayo School—Prof. T. L. Cottin, principal, Mrs. E. B Nixon, Misses Carrie E. Steele and E. W.JDeWees. MissSteele is the only new teacher at Mayo. She is a graduate of the Avery Institute in Charleston. The next session of the schools will begin on September 26. The school at the factory will be continued and a teacher will be provided for it later. DEATH IN GEORGIA. Of a Young Florentine Well Known in Darlington. [Florence Tinus, June 30.] The Times records with sor row the death of Mr. W. T. Sing, of this city, which occurred on Friday last, at Brunswick, Ga. Mr. Sing was for a long time connected with the shops in this city, later with the Georgetown and Western shops in George town. He returned to Florence about a year ago, and after re maining several months remov ed to Brunswick, Ga., where death cut him off from his la bors. His remains were brought immediately to his old home, and to bis loving parents. He was a man of about thirty years of age, popular with everybody, a go id and faithful workman. The funeral services were preached at the Methodist church on Sunday, by Rev. H. B. Browne, and he was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [ M r. SiiiK married a daughter of M r. I. F. Reddick, of High Hill, and Hhe survives him. He leaves no children —Editor Thk Nkws.] Buy the wire buckle suspen ders at Blackwell Bros. ANOTHER ENTERPRISE. The Organization of the Darlington County Hedge Fence Company. On Tuesday of last week the Secretary of State issued a com mission for the organization of the “Darlington County Hedge Fence Company.” The corpo rators are J. J. Ward, W. F. Dargan and W. E. Dargan and the capital stock is <>20,000. The company will furnish the peo ple of this county with hedge fences. Osage orange plants will be purchased from a North ern company and these the lo fill plant fori " u The com r .TOWth o_ ourth year, by which time it is claimed, the osage orange will make the most satisfactory and durable fence. cal company will plant for those desiring them. The company will train the growth of the THE FLORENCE MEETING. A Great Day for the Conservatives Despite the Disorder. A number of Darlingtonians attended the campaign meeting in Florence on Thursday last. The meeting was very unruly at times, men on both sides of the political fence creating dis order. In spite of this the meet ing was a victory for the Con servatives. They had a majori ty of the crowd and their speak ers poured hot shot into their opponents. The Conservatives were greatly elated over the “hacked” appearance of Till man and his lieutenants and the lack of enthusiasm on the part of their followers. Evidences were very strong at the meeting of the great growth of the Con servative strength. A few more alpaca coats and vests and straw hats for a bar gain at Blackwell Bros GONE TO HER REWARD. Mrs. Sarah A. Crosswell Dies at a Good Old Age. Mrs. Sarah A. Crosswell, rel ict of Henry Cross well, died at her home near DuBose’s bridge on Wednesday and her remains were interred in Bishopville on the following day. She was probably over seventy years old. She leaves four children and a number of grand children. Her children are Mr. W. H. Crosswell, Mrs. T. J. Price, Mrs. T. P. King and Mrs. R. M. Josey. Mrs. Crosswell was an estimable lady and was very much beloved by her rela tives and her many friends. She was a good Christian and was a member of Mt. Elon Church. BEAUTIFYING THE spiti AN ATTRACTIVE PARK TO ADORN OUR CHIEF THOROUGHFARE. The Long Wtshed-for Perk to be Built at Last.—A Description of the Plan. Adopted. The town authorities have de cided to beautify the Public Square by converting the centre of it into a park. This idea has long been popular with our citi zens and it has at last taken defi nite shape. Sometime ago the town council asked the county commissioners to assist them in making the park, but, it will be remembered, the commissioners did not think the county could afford to do so at that time, al though they approved of the idea. The commissioners last week decided, however, to pay for fixing the approaches to the front and rear entrances of the Court House and the town will pay for the rest. The plan is to make the cent e of the Square a park by enclos ing it with an iron fence. Along the outside of the fence and ex tending around the park will be a sidewalk. The inner row of trees will be the outside line of this sidewalk. The approaches to the front and rear entrances to the Court House will consist of broad plazas, the one to the front hav ing the dimensions of 3,713 square feet and the one to the rear 1,238 square feet. This is the portion of the work to be done by the county. The park will be planted in grass and walks will be extend ed through it on both sides of the Court House. Two foun tains will be placed on thesouth side of the Court House and on the north side will be placed a fountain larger than the other two, or, if it can be arranged, the Confederate monument will be removed from its present out- of-the-way location on the Acad emy green to the place reserv ed for the large fountain. After the park is fenced in a thoroughfare will be left, be tween the park and the stores, about eighty feet wide from pavement to pavement. This will give ample room for travel and traffic. The walks and plazas will be paved and it is probable that the thoroughfare will also be paved. The plans and specifications have been drawn and as soon as the contract is awarded the work will begin. When the park is completed the Public Square will be beautiful. Buy the Reynolds shoe ; found only at Blackwell Bros. - - ■ • SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE. An Interesting Program Arranged for the Occasion. The following is the program for the twentieth session of the Darlington County Sunday- School Confeience, to be held at Lamar S. C., commencing Tuesday night July 19, 1892, at 8 30 o’clock with a sermon by Rev. E. M. Merritt. FIRST 8HS8ION, WEDNESDAY A. M. 9.30— Organization of Confer ence ; report of executive com mittee ; 10.00—Address of wel come by Rev. J. E. Rushton ; response by Rev. A. W. Parrott; reports from schools 11.00— Sermon by Rev. G. R. Whita ker. SECOND SESSION, WEDNESDAY P. H 2.30— Devotional exercises; roll call; reading minutes ; Ad dress : "How can we best mag nify our Sunday-School Confer ence i * 1 ” by Rev. J. A. Rice and Prof. W. A. Massabeau; ad dresses, interspersed with nor mal work. 3.30—Reports from schools; 8.30—Sermon by Rev. 8. J. Bethea ; THIRD SESSION, THURSDAY A. M. 9.00—Devotional exercises ; roll call; reading minutes ; 10.00 —Address: “The prime Requi sites of a Teacher,” by Rev. J. R. Copeland and Prof. W. A. Massabeau; 11.00—Sermon by Rev. J. B. Wilson; Collection. FOUHH SESSION, THURSDAY P. M. 2.30—Devotional exercises ; 3.30— Address; “What is In volved in Thorough Organiza tion ?” by Mr. T. J. Drew and Rev. W B. Duncan ; question box ; miscellaneous business ; report of committee on the gen eral state of the Sunday-school; 8.30— Sermon by Rev. J. A. Rice. FIFTH SESSION, FRIDAY A. M. 9.00—Devotional exercises ; appointment of executive com mittee ; resolutions; normal work ; 11.00—Sermon by Rev. W. B. Duncan : Adjournment. By Order of Executive Com mittee, A. W. Parrott. Secretary. Trade that old machine of thine For Wheeler & Wilson No. Nine. Blackwell Bros, WHY VOTE FOR TILLMAN? A Correspondent Asks the People to Consider Well the Question. Editor Darlington News: I want to say something to the people of South Carolina. Though I feel my weakness as a writer, I want to ask how any sound-minded, good think ing man can advocate the cause of Tillman. If the people will stop and think what ne has done to the State, they will not vote for him. 1 want them to think of the ten thousand dol lars spent in attorney’s fees and the one hundred thousand dollars lost in the Coosaw liti gation and the ma "y wrongs he has done. I ask the people to think rightly about these mat ters that they may see where they are going. Mr. Editor, lean tell the peo ple the whole thing, They see that they are wrong; they know they are wrong, but they are too weak to confess it. Two years ago I was a whole- soul Tillman man, but since that time I have seen the mis take I made. I have asked the people to forgive me and I be lieve they have done so ; I have asked God to forgive me and 1 trust that he has done so. I hope to hear of other con fessions. W. T. Goodson. Clyde, S. C. June 27 1892. THE ACREAGE IN TOBACCO. How Much Land have you Planted in the Weed ?—A Letter to all the Farmers. To the Editor *f the News and Courier: I desite to obtain a correct estimate of the number of acres planted in tobacco in this State the present year, and I know of no better way of ob taining this information than through your paper. Will you, therefore, do me the kindness to request every farmer, even those in my own county, who are planting tobacco to send me at once his name and address, stating how many acres he has in. I desire this information in the interest of the industry, for the benefit of the farmer and to better enable us to give him a good market in his own State. The writer will shortly visit some of the largjst tobacco cen tres in the country, and with proper statistics in his posses sion will be much better able to interest the leaf dealers and manufacturers. You will please request coun try papers to copy. F. M. Rogers, Jr. Florence, S. C., June 13. HILL’S OPPORTUNITY. He Should Support Cleveland Loyally. The West Tired of Tammany. [N. O. Oonzalee in the State.] There is one way in which to secure the full party vote for Cleveland in New York, and that is to make Hill and Croker afraid to connive at his defeat. They absolutely control these truculent fellows (Tammany- ites) and it is p reposterous to claim that they cannot influence them in Cleveland’s interest. Put them on notice that they will be held responsible for Cleveland’s defeat and will be boycotted by the party if they allow it, and they will under stand and act. This would be the “practical politics” which they comprehend. Even should there be a defection, however, it is fair to conc lude that the losses would be overcome by the independent vote cast for Cleveland. So, while New York is very doubtful, I think it can be carried. Western Democrats are very tirei of Tammany and its at tempts to dictate to the Democ racy. The nomination of Cleveland over Tammany’s op position is the first move to ward a transfer of Democratic dominion to the West. It was more a Western nomination than that of any other section, and the West is ^oing to under take to elect C ieveland inde- piendently of the vote of New York. DO YOU KNOW HIM? A Good Picture of the Politician Before and After Election. We publish the following capital description of the politi cian by request. It is a clip ping from a newspapier. “The politician is my shep herd ; I shall not want any good things during the campaign. He leadeth me into the saloon for my vote’s sake. He filleth my piocket with fine cigars and my beer glass runneth over. He inquireth concerning the health of my family to the fourth generation. Yea, though I walk through mud and rain to vote for him and shout myself hoarse, when he is elected he then straightway forgetteth me. Yea, though I meet him in his own office, he knoweth me not. Surely the wool l as been pulled over my eyes all the days of my life.” Cholera is spreading at an alarming rate in Russia. THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. A Severe Hail Storm near Green Plain. —A Successful Picnic at Bethle hem. GREEN PLAINS. We are glad to report that Mrs. R. H. Boswell is improving, but she is not yet out of danger. A mission meeting will be held at Antioch on the 14 inst. Four speakers are to be present. The members of the congrega tion are requested to bring their friends and large baskets as a great crowd is expected. We had two very heavy rains on Friday last and some hail. While no damage was done at Green Plain some of our neigh hors suffered severely. Among them were Messrs R. H. and B. E. Boswell, Francis Hall, Dock, Elias, Joe and J. T. Howie. The picnic at Bethlehem on last Saturday was a great suc cess We can only give a faint description of it, feeling our in ability to do the occasion jus tice. Your correspondent in company with several friends reached the grounds about nine o’clock and found a large crowd of men, women and children gathered there and the people continued to arrive until twelve o’clock. At about ten o’clock the crowd assembled in the church and after singing the exercises began. The exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Whitaker. They consisted of speeches, dialogues and singing. The children acquitred them selves well. Prof. W. A. Mas sabeau, of Hebron High School, delivered an excellent address on education. The morning exercises being over all were cordially invited to a bountiful dinner. After everyone had eaten a plenty a good supply yet remained. Sometime was then spent in out door sport. The crowd again assembled in the church and listened to a po litical speech from Mr. H. C. Burn, of Society Hill, after which all dispersed to their homes without the least ripple of disturbance having occurred to mar the pleasure of the day. mcintosh mill. The majority of our people favor Tillman. There are a few antis. A singing society has been or ganized at New Providence Baptist Church. Mrs. J. W Coker and Mrs. R. W T . Boswell are both very sick. We wish for these ladies a speedy recovery. Mr. D. M. Mclnvaill has the finest cotton we have seen and Mr. C. R Dixon the finest corn. Most of us have finished plant ing corn. The picnic at Bethlehem was a grand success with its varied programme. There was an ad dress on education and there were speeches on politics. We had a fine season durin the first part of last week an crops improved very much. A heavy rain fell, however, on Friday. There was some hail and slight damage was done. We are sorry to say that the mill from which our stream takes its name has become a resort for frequent card playing. If this is not stopped we are unable to say what the result will be and we hope the parti cipants will desist now. CLYDE. Mr. D. D. Johnson is quite sick. Miss Nena Outlaw is home again from a visit to Darling ton. Mr. J. P. Walters has the best cotton crop in this com munity. There have been several mad dogs in these parts lately. Sev eral of them were killed. Not long since one of the boys heard a bird cry “Bob White” and he seized his gun to shoot, as he thought, a partridge, but he found it was a mocking bird Who would shoot a mocking bird! ’Tis the same with Till man. He sings the poor man’s song with the rich man’s tune, and who would vote for him again! EBENEZER. Candidates are plentiful. Miss Mella King has returned from a trip to Dovesville. Master David Traxler has been visiting friends at this place. The health of Ebenezer is fairly good. Florence made ice and ice cream are plentiful. The crops are good. The wheat is now being thrashed Some have made as high as 371 bushels per acre. The tobacco farmers have a fine crop. Mr. J. W. King has erected two barns and willcom- mence caring very shortly. •• la ISaJasiffteS IwMiisa RIVERDALE. Mrs. Levi Morris is still quite ill. Mr. J. E. Russell has tom down his dwelling and is going to erect a more commodious structure. Cotton in this section is very good but corn is generally a little inferior. Mr. W. E. Dar gan has a fifteen-acre piece of corn which is very fine; good judges say if the season is favor able it will yield from 50 to 70 bushels per acre. His tobacco farm, though a little late is very nice. Mr. W. H. Mozingo also has a piece of young corn which promises a fine yield. THE CHANCES EXCELLENT. For the Democrats to Win Without New York and Indiana. [N. Q. Oonzalee in the State.] Illinois in 1890 elected a Demo cratic Treasurer by a plurality of 9,847 votes, a Legislature containing 101 Democrats to 100 Republicans, and fourteen out of twenty Congressmen. Iowa in 1889 and 1891 elected Boies Governor by pluralities of 6,523 and 8,216, in 1891 a Legislature Republican by only four majori ty, and in 1890 six out of eleven Congressman. Michigan in 1890 elected a Democratic Gov ernor by 11,520 plurality, and in 1891 a Republican Supreme Court judge by only 4,910 plur ality. Eight of its eleven Con gressmen are Democrats. The Democrats have a majority of thirty in the Legislature, and have passed a law providing for the election of Presidential elec tors by districts, which it is claimed will certainly give eight electors to the Democrats. Wisconsin in 1890 elected a a Democratic Governor by 28,- 320 plurality, and eight Demo cratic Congressmen out of nine. The Legislature has a Democra tic majority of thirty-five on joint ballot. Minnesota in 1890 only defeated the Demo cratic candidate for Governor by 2,207 plurality. Three of its five Congressmen are Demo crats, and one is an Alliance- man. Democrats and Republi cans have equal strength in the Legislature, Alliancemen hold ing the balance of power. The five States I have named have 72 votes in the electoral college, or twice as many as the State of New York. Here you have the basis for the be lief that he can be elected, even without the votes of New York and Indiana. It is true that we cannot show Presidential elec tion figures to match these which have been given, for we have none since 1888 when the tariff reform issue was too new to win upon. But in the five States 39 out ot 56 Con gressmen have been elected by the Democrats upon the issue of tariff reform. Why should a man who votes for a Democrat as Congressman upon that is sue refuse to vote for a Demo cratic tariff reformer as Presi dent, particularly when the Presidential candidate made and embodies the issue ? That is the question to consider. Common sense can dictate the reply. In State politics these five States can be considered as Democratic or as doubtful as any in the East. November will show how they stand in a national contest. But nobody but a besotted believer in the doctrine that what has not been, cannot be, will deny that they afford hopeful and important fighting ground for Cleveland and tariff reform. THE FEES OF SHERIFFS. Mooted Questions About Charges for Collection of Delinquent Taxes. [The State.] For some time there has been considerable complications about the fees to which sheriffs were entitled in the collection of delinquent taxes, a question involving quite a large amount. In order to settle it Secretary of State Tindal and Comptroller General Ellerbe obtained the following opinion from Assist ant Attorney General Town send, and the special attention of the sheriffs is called to the fact that they must be governed by it in making charges for lands sold for taxes. “In complying with your re quest for an opinion in regard to the fees allowed sheriffs in the collection of delinquent tax es, I have the honor to submit the following as the legal allow ances in such cases: Serving each warrant, $1.00: mileages cents each way; advertising sale, 25 cents; advertising sale, making deed and putting in pos session, $3.00; 5 per cent, upon the amount of tax and penalty levied; printers fee, real estate 50 cents; printers fee, personal estate 25 cents; probating, no thing; nulla bona, no thing; and the sheriff is pro hibited from any greater charge.” The Mississippi River again overflowed its banks last week. The waters rose very high. Much damage was done to craps and many people were rendered homeless.