WATCHMAN, "Established April, 1850. Goasolidatea Aug. 2, ISSI.] 'Be Just and Fear not--Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1886. THE TKtJE SOUTHRON, Established ?fnAe, ?gfrfr New Series-Vol. TI. Jo. 15. Publiai** ?wrery Tuesday, BT N. GK. OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS I Tiw Bo?IftT? per annum-in advance. ADVISTISKMSSTS. Oa?^Square, first insertion...._.$1 00 Every subs?quent insertion.................. 50 Contracts fo^three mon Ag, or longer wilt be made at r^?beed^r?tes. AU communications which subserve private ntcresta will be charged for as advertisements. Obieaaesee^and tributes of respect will be charged for. TAX NOTICE. .Os THB TREASURER OF SUMTER COUN? TY gives notice that his books will be opea from the FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTO? BER, I88S5 to the FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1886, for the collection o Taxes for the Fiscal ? year commencing No Tember 1st, 1885, in Sumter County. The following are the rates per centum of the levy: 1. For State pnrposesi-five and one-fourth mills on every dollar of the value of all taxa- , ble property. 2. For County purposes-three mills on erery dollar of such value, of which the pro? ceeds of two and one-half mi Us -are to be ap? plied to ordinary County; expenses,, and of one-fourth of a mill to paving the deficiencies of the fiscal year ending October 31, 1885, and of one-fourth of a mill to the payment of the cost of opening and constructing a public highway from Privateer Township across FoeBBflg? Ow amp lo^Coneord Township.. 3. For Jetport ofpablicschools-two mills on every dollar of such value. 4. ^n$%o?ir impeach taxable poil, (to wit betw?gle^CS^f 21 and 60 years.) Treasurer "wi??I *ni person or by deputy attend at the fol Jo* mg. placea and times for the collecta n "of the said taxes : Stalehcrg, Tuesday, November 2. M-Sanders? former office ia Rafting Creek Township, Wednesday, November 3. Smithville. Thursday, November 4. Scarborough's Store, near Tirzah Church, Friday, November 5. Privateer, Saturday, November 6. Hayesrille, Monday, November 8. Reid's Mill, Tuesday, November 9. Lynchburg, in Lynchburg Township, Wednesday, November 10. Shiloh, Thursday, November ll. Lewis Chapel, Friday, November 12. Medb&gipsyille, Monday, November 15. BMBpfrftj Tuesday, November 16. Maa oville, Wednesday, November 17. Manchester, Friday, November 19. Wedgefield, Saturday-November 20. And on the other days, from October 15th to December 15th, at bis office at the County seat. V W. F. B. EAYNSWORTH, Sept*- 28. - _ ^ Treasurer of Sumter Co. A NEW DEAL E^YJ ONE IN SOUTH CAROLINA wants a new deal in State politics, there? fore I think it-wise to get up a new deal in the SEWING-MACHINE TRADE. I have -succeeded ia getting the agency for Tte Re?r High Arm Saris Vertical Feed, , which is known all over the world to be the j lightest running, most practical and simplest ; Macbrae made. I- - TTIS EASILY UNDERSTOOD by those not accustomed to running sewing machines, and beginners eau easily accomplish work on it that the most skilled cannot approach on any other-Machine. Hence I offer FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD FOR ANY SEWING MACHINE That unll follow the DA VIS through its ^ vase range of practical and ' fancy work. It is gotten np on the most scientific princi? ples, and will last a life-time. See ? before you buy and y ou w?ihaveno other. I am selling a number of these machines, andaiwayakeep a large stock on hand. W?U be pleased to show them to anyone that will call, or if they will write me I will have- one of my operators take a Machine to their hosssy"ead gi*e fall instructions. I ai??eHthe.' HOUSEHOLD, which 'is "THff BEST UNDERFEED MA? CHINE MADE, and ts only excelled by the "New High-Arm Davis Vertical Feed." " WM. BOGO, June 29 Main Street, Sumter, S. C. J. D. CRAIG, ESTABLISH Ei3 1856. '^-FURNITURE DEALER AST) UNDERTAKER, MAI? STBEKT, S?I?TER, s. C. WOULD THANK HIS FRIENDS and the public generally for their liberal patronage in the past, and hopes by low prices . and fair dealing to merit a continuance of the ?amt. He fia? received already a large and varied assortment of HOUSEHOLD 3F" *VL jr xx 1 % XL ir o for the Fall Trade, to which weekly additions are being made, and there can be found IN HIS WELL STOCKED ROOMS as great a display of FURNITURE OF ALL GRADES as in the first-class city houses. He-has bought his goods DIRECT FRQM THE FACTORIES, at lowest prices to be bad and proposes to giye his customers the full benefit of his bargains. PARLOR SUITES, Wood and Marble-Top Bed Room Suites, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Spring Beds, Chairs, Sideboards, Sofas, Lounges, Saies, Bureaus, Washstands, Pictures, Picture Frames, Window Shades, and all other articles supplied by the furniture trade. -ALSO, WINDOW GLASS AND PUTTY. Call at his store and be convinced by a per? sonal examination of goods and prices that these assertions are true. He takes pleasure in showing customers around. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT. Is complete with a large number of styles of Coffins and Caskets, from the smallest to the largest sixes made, and at as reasonable prices as the same can be bought anywhere. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. J. D. CRAIG. Oct 5_ FOB SALE. MILK COWS ALWAYSONHAND H. lt. THOMAS, Wedgefield, S. C. LARGE ARRIVALS ! o Crowded Daily -o MY FALL STOCK bas been greatly reduced by the many customers, who have secured GREAT BARGAINS in all lines. * By every train I am receiving a fine assortment of WINTER GOODS in every department. Store Crowded Daily. The people have learned where to find desirable and choice goods, and daily crowd my store, supplying their wants, with a feeling of confidence that they are fairly dealt with. I deal FAIRLY AND SQUARELY with all, and those who are not judges of quality can depend upon the repre? sentations of my salesmen. I call espe? cial attention to FRESH AEKIVALS. DRESS GOODS, in all the latest styles, LADIES' COVERINGS, in great variety, BLANKETS, BED SPREADS, LONG CLOTHS, SHEETINGS, -TABLE DAMASK, TOWELING, FLANNELS, all kinds, CASSIMERES, JEANS, KERSEYS, CARPETING, - RUGS, &c. HOSIERY and FANCY GOODS. -o S 13L O 33 S OF ALL KINDS. -o Hy Hardware Stock IS F?LL. IN MY CLOTHING ROOM will be found A fine assortment for Men and Boys. Overcoats VERY CHEAP. Large assortment in SHIRTS, of best material and make. GROCERIES. In my Grocery Room will be found a large assortment of FIRST CLASS GOODS. I deal only io the choicest articles. Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Wooden ware, Hollow ware of every kind. Wagon Material, Harness, Saddlery, Plantation Goods. I cannot enumerate the low prices. Ask your friends who have been here. COE ai see fir Yourself, and you will then understand why such crowds arc daily at roy counters. ALL WHO ARE INDEBTED to me, will please make settlement. A. A. SOLOMONS. Jiov 2 This medicine, combining Iron with pure vegetable tonics, quickly and completely Cores Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Weakness, Impure Blood, JIalaria,Chills and Fevers, and Neuralgia* It is an tmfailins remedy for Diseases of the Kidneys and Liver. It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women, and all who lead sedentary lives. It does not injure the teeth, cause headache.or produce constipation-other Iron medicines do. It enriches and purif "s the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re? lieves Heartburn and Belching, and strength? ens the muscles- and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy, ?c., it has no equal. ' j?? The genuine has above trademark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. Hide onlj bj ?KOWK CHEJIIC.il CO., BALTI20RE, MU Most of the diseases which afflict mankind ate origin? ally cacaed by a disordered condition of the LIVER* For all complaints of this kind, such as Tcnrpidity of the Liver, Biliousness, Nervous Dyspepsia, Indiges? tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatu? lency, Eructations and Burning of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Breakbone Fever, Exhaustion before or after Fevers, Chronic Diar? rhoea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath, irregularities incidental to Females. Bearing-down SS?? STftDIGER'S AUBMTI1 is invaluable. It is not a panacea for all diseases, but AlinC all ?Siseases of the LIVER, ml! wUgE STOMACH and BOWELS. It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tinge, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes low. i, onay spirits. It is one of the BEST AL* TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and ls A VALUABLE TONIC. STADICER'S AURANTII Far sale by all Druggists. Price 81.00 per bottle. C. F.STADICER, Proprietor, AO SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, Pa ?TFINE__^ F?M6FT?N10! Mr. FOSTER S. CHAPMAN, One of the landmarks of the Georgia Drug trade, now of Orlando, Florida, writes: "I can hardly select a single case of the roany others to whom I have GUINN'S PIONEER BLOOD RE? NEWER, but what have been satis? fied; and I find it the best remedy for all Skin Diseases I have ever sold, and ? Fine Florida Tonic. "FOSTERS. CHAPMAN, "Or?ando, Fia." A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH ! A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! GUINN'S PIONEER BI,OOD RENEWER Cores ail Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma? tism, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine. ? If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00: large bottles $1.75. Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon, Georgia. For Sale by DR- A. J. CHINA. July 13. Sumter, S. C. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. FALL MEETING. AT THE RECENT MEETING OF THE Executive Committee of the SUMTER AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, it was determined to hold the usnal Autumn meet? ing of the Association in the Court House in Sumter on MONDAY the 15th of NOVEM? BER, prox., at 12 o'clock M., with the follow? ing programme : I. The President will deliver bis Annual Address. II. Essay-Importance of Book Keeping in Farming, by Dr. F. M. Beckham. III. Essay-What Ails the Farmer, by Capt. E. H. Holman. IV. Experience in Tobacco Culture, by Mr. F. E. Thomas. After the reading of each paper, the sub? jects will be open for general discussion. A cordial invitation is extended to all who are interested in the advancement of agriculture to attend, and io bring any fine specimen of field crops, vegetables, fruits, livestock, and labor-saving farm implements. E. W. DA BBS, Sec. and Treas. S. A. A. October 26. FALL AND WMER Mrs. WHITE and Miss MILLER Are prepared to furnish their friends and patrons with Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS AND BONNETS FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, Ac, in great variety. ZEPHYRS AM) CANVAS. Goods shown with pleasure. Call and exam.:,.1 our stock before pur? chasing elsewhere. October 2*'.. THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed from Colujnlii, S. G. A Live, Temperance Paper, Published Semi-monthly in SUMTER, S. C. Under the Editorial management of Rsv. II. F. CHRKITZKBKQ, G.W CT. OF I.O.C.T. OF S. C. Assisted by an able corps of Editors. The patronage and influence of ali friends of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 60 cents a year. To advertisers desiring a wide Circulation, it offers an excellent medium. On business, addrcii N. G. OSTEEN, j Publisher, j A QUARREL, There's a knowing little proverb, From the sunny land of Spain ; Bat in Northland as in Southland, Is its meaning clear and plain. Lock it op within your heart; Neither lose nor lend it. Two it takes to make a quarrel ; One can always end it. Try it well in every way, Still you'll 6nd it true, In a fight without a foe, Pray what coold you do? If the wrath is yours alone, Soon you will expend it, Two it takes to make a quarrel} One can always end it. Let's suppose that both are wroth, And the strife begun. If oae voice shall cry for "Peace," Soon it will be done ; If but one shall span the breach, He will quickly mend it, Two it takes to make a quarrel ; One can always end it. Written for the Watchman and Southron. Recollections of Potter's Raid* NUMBER XVIII. The army bj this time bad passed, though there were men passing and some of them loitering around the prem? ises watching an opportunity to do some mischief or to carry off anything they might see yet unappropriated. Every thing was in dire confusion and the air filled with smoke from the burning buildings. About that time there came into the house a soldier. His uniform indicated that he was commissioned, and either a captain or lieutenant. He was a mulatto. The family, in terror, were buddied together in the one room, the children clinging as closely to their mother as they could. They thought he might be an Irishman, but became satisfied afterwards that he was a mu? latto. He was accompanied by six ne? gro soldiers, entirely under his author? ity. The appearance of this man cre? ated the greatest alarm, and if it had been possible, Mrs. Hodge would have escaped from the house with ber terrified children ; but this they were not allowed to do, and unprotected, they had to remain in tha room with this man and these six soldiers. There was a ferocity and brutality of ex? pression in his face that made him ap? pear scarcely human. The helpless? ness and distress of this family can hardly be conceived at this time. Every building was on fire or bad been burn? ed, and nothing was left them. The husband away, and they now at the mercy of these terrible looking crea? tures, headed by one whose fiendish ap? pearance induced a feeling of hopeless? ness to seize them. This officer entered the room, using the most offensive language and utter? ing the most alarming threats. Ap? proaching Mrs. Hodge he tore from her hand a valuable finger ring. They stood in amazement at his behaviour. He then ordered these negro soldiers to fasten up securely all the windows and doors of the house, so that no one could esenpe, and then ordered them to fire the house on the outside at every cor? ner, saying he intended that the -should be burned up, every one of them, saying he only regretted that-H. was not there and the boy, who they knew was in bis hiding place, that they might be all burned up together and that not a vestige of this -family should be left behind, ad? ding, 'if H, was here I'd roast him alive/ The wife and her terrified children stood in silent horror at hearing these orders, and the promptness with which they were being executed. They could distinctly see one of them ranniog to one of the burning houses for fire with which to fire the dwelling. It was more than the eldest daughter could bear, and being nearer the door than the others, slipped out quickly, appar? ently without attracting attention. Wheo she reached the yard she looked hurriedly around to find, if possible, some one from whom she could implore assistance and safety. "To her great re J ? lief she saw an officer sitting in bis sad? dle at the gate. She ran to him and called for help. His manner encour? aged her. Seeing and hearing her, he rode quickly into the yard through the gate, and met her at the steps. The father on.leaving home that morning at 3 o'clock to join the others at Dingle's Mill, had given careful directions how they must act if they were disturbed, and had given them a sign which must be made if any great emergency should arise, to any officer whose attention they could secure. The emergency bad now arisen in Miss Eugenia's mind. There was an extremity upon her moth? er, her brothers and sisters. She made the sign and then quickly she told bim of the orders issued and the condition of her mother in the house. By this time the house was on fire at different points. This officer was quick to take in all the surroundings, and dismounting, he hitched his horse and, approaching the house, he ordered the negroes to leave. They obeyed him sullenly ; but they had doue their work effectually. The blaze looked formidable. This officer exerted him? self to the utmost, bringing water from the well, and calling for assistance from negroes who were passing, and after great effort announced that the fire was extinguished at all points. Ile now resumed his scat upon his horse and continued to sit as their protector, re? maining at the gato until all :he soldiers and stragglers had passed up the road But thc army was now some distance away, and it was necessary for him to follow on. Before bidding them adieu he said to them, 'If our aamy should be repulsed at Dingle's Mill by your men where wc learn they are preparing to 1 give us battle, and we are compelled to return that they must under no circum? stances l>c found in thc linc t>/ flt err re? treat : Lui to take steps tt> act a tray, tren if theil haa7 to aa tutu the dark reuters of IStuxl* liner. They watched him ns he rode away and their great interest in him induced inquiries which have resulted in the opinion that this officer was Lieut. Co!. Carmichael. When he had ridden out of sight, they distinctly heard consid? erable tiring up the road. It. might have been that thc Confcdcra'e picket? were harassing Potter. Tb :y moved rapidly and the day was warm. ?Some of the road was heavy and the men were hurried up which was Inrd to do J in the deep sand. There were, however, t lespite? in thoir march-th cr? heilig I many settlements directly on the road, and their work being that of destruction, they were required to stop frequently to apply the torch. They completely wrecked every one in their march. After passing Dudley E. Hodge's place, they came to that of Mr. John H. Hodge. I have noticed bis visit to my home that morning but had no idea of the treatment he had received at their hands. He made no reference to it. Hts whole attention and sympa* thies seemed to be drawn out in our be? half as he witnessed our forlorn and my very feeble condition. He bad man? aged, however, to find a lone chicken or two which were brought us. Potter had stripped him of every? thing. His gin bouse, out-buildings and 80 bales of cotton were all consum? ed. They left him literally nothing to eat. The next farm was that of Mrs. Eliza Hodge. Her gin bouse was burned and they destroyed everything in the line of provisions.* They now approached Arthur Har vin's. His gin house and all of his provisions were destroyed. They be? haved very rudely and boisterously in their work of destruction. They now struck Wm. S. Reames. His gin house and all of his provisions were destroyed. Rob't McFaddin Durant's gin house was at once fired and they proceeded to destroy bis corn and fodder. His in? terests were large. But the negroes interposed. They claimed, the provis? ions as theirs, and begged that it be spared. Their wishes were met and the provisions were left untouched. John B. Brogdon's premises were now before them. He was also a large planter. His corn and meat were in large quantities. These were entirely destroyed. His blacksmith shop and all the out-buildings were literally swept away. A thousand bushels of corn found there was burning for days. The negroes wanted the dwelling burnt, but the officers protected it. The next on the road was Spencer Davis. They left him with literally nothing to eat, bis meat and corn being all destroyed. It was a time of dis? tress to this family. The Mason Cotton Harvester. What a Gentleman from New Orleans Says About the Wonder? ful Machine. From the New Orleans Picayune. An important inspection of the Mason Cotton Harvester has just been con? cluded by a committee of the National Cotton Planters' Association. The committee was composed of Mr. R. P. Duncan, of Mississippi ; the Hon. J. T. Henderson commissioner of agricul? ture of Georgia, and Messrs. John A. Cobb, of Georgia, and J. M. Hollings? worth, of Louisiana-men whose prac cial ideas and long experience in the cultivation of the great Southern sta? ple especially fitted them for the deli? cate and responsible task they had to perform. The harvester was tested by these gentlemen in the cotton field at Sumter, S. C.. on the 2Hh instant, and under conditions which demonstrated the entire practicability of the machine, ac they state in their report, which was published in the Charleston News and Courier of the 22d. Casually meeting Mr. J. B. Lafitte, one of the best informed cotton men of the United States, a reporter of the Picayune questioned him oo the sub? ject. Saul Mr. Lafitte : 'I attended a practical test of the 'Mason Cotton Har? vester' in an open field near Sumter, S. C., on the 20th instant, in company with Col. F. C. Morehead, president of the National Cotton Planter's Associa-* ii on, and a committee of practical and intelligent cotton planters from that body.' I concur in the opinions express? ed by that committee, that the Mason Harvester embodies the correct princi? ple, and in the near future its practical and useful operation will be as complete as the mower and tbe reaper and self binder, which for years seemed as diffi? cult of successful solution.* 'Was the machine exhibited consid? ered to be a perfect success ?' 4It was not. Mr. Mason informed us at the outset that it was not so con? sidered by himself or his associates. Their object was to satisfy the public that the machine was capable of gath? ering at least 80 per cent, of the crop, and that its operation did not injure the plant in the slightest degree."* The test was made under adverse circumstances, as the field operated upon- was of sandy soil, and a drought had prevailed for eight weeks. The result of the test showed 240 pounds of lint cotton gath? ered per hour, as free from leaf as if gathered by hand, with DO injury to blossoms, bolls or leaves. The only objection raised was that there was some waste by some of the picked bolls falling from the machine. This was ex? plained by the fact that the carrier which carried the cottoo to the eleva? tors at the rear of the machine was level and without a protecting ridge. This difficulty it was explaiued, .would be remedied in a new machine with a ridge forming a boa five inches deep.' 'Arc you of opinion that a perfect machine wilt be upon the market in time for the nest crop?' 'I am confident such a machine will bc placed upon the market by the Mason j Company. In my opinion, the 'picker finger' invented by Mr. Mason bears the .?ame relation to the future cotton har? vester as the medic with the eye in thc point bore to the sewing machine. Once obtained a picker that will dis? criminate between matured bolls and all other parts of thc plant, without in? jury to an}- portion of it, there remains only matters of tn echa nica!- detail as to? it.* application ; these details I am a ti fi dent Mr. Mason has successfully adopt cd in a new machine now in process of construction, but which recent events render it important for prudential rea? sons to withhold from public exhibition until completed s-nd patents shall have been secured in all cotton producing eouatrics. ' Whilst admitting the vital fal ?or I ance of :> ?ottun harvester lo our own plan? ters, do yor> not consider that tito same advantage will r ?soit to planters in other countries V I do not. T believe that it. is in our j country alone that the labor that makes j tiie. ci o jj ia incompetent to gather it. . Our planters are in consequence handi? capped with the heavy expenses of extra labor, at high prices, to gather the crop. The harvester will, I think, be scarcely used in India, our most formidable com? petitor, in consequence of the excessive cheapness of labor, and of the further fact that the greater portion of that crop is raised io small patches and gathered exclusively by the ryots who plant it. The harvester can be operated quite as well on moonlight or starlight nights as in the day time, it only being necessary that the driver should be able to guide the machine over the centre of the rows. Another advantage will be that ginning can be carried on simultaneously with the gathering of the crop. Mason's Gin Takes The First Premium. MACO.V, GEORGIA, November 3. Ooe of the special features of interest to cotton men at the State Fair, which is now in full blast at this city, is the exhibition of the Mason Cylinder Gin, ioveDted by Mr. CharlesT. Mason, Jr., of Sumter, S. C., and owned by the Mason Cotton Gin Company, of Charles? ton. S C. The peculiar advantages claimed for this new process of ginning cotton with? out the use of the dangerous and inju? rious saws, is that the lint is pulled from the seed and the staple is in no way cut ; that the gin can be operated without danger to the life or limb of the ginner ; that there is absolute safe? ty from fire and that the cost of con? struction is so small as to be far less than the manufactures' cost of renewing worn-out saws for a saw gin. To-day was set apart by the Fair au? thorities for the test of the seven saw gins and the Mason Cylinder Gin, and the Mason Gin was awarded the first premium, over all competitors, for the superiority of the ginned cotton. What Our Editors Say. Our Railroad Facilities with the Eastern Fart of the State. Columbia Register. To express it truly, we have no rail? road facilities with the Eastern part of the State whatever, although there are j lines of road communicating with all the i important trade centres. Darlington and Cheraw, Marion, Timmonsville and other places on oar Eastern system of road have no practical connection with our city whatever. It is actually so, for instance, that the Bennettsville people get the New York papers before they can get the papers from their own capital, and all passenger traffic, as well as all other, is literally cut off between Columbia and the Eastern section of the State: Nobody will come here who can help it as long as they have such schedules to undergo as is now afforded them. The Eastern portion of the State is now moving for better accommodations. Will they get it? We don't know. We are informed that some of the offi? cers of the Wilmington, Columbia and Aug ns! ta Road favor this movement. We hope this is so. But it is not easy to see if this road had favored such ac? commodation to the general public, why it should have been so long deferred. The East is decidedly tbe richest portion of the State, and yet it is prac? tically a dead section to us in Columbia Then and Now. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. What a contrast there was in the election held last Tuesday and the one held on November 7th, 1886. In com? parison) ono was like a gentle summer zephyr to a cyclone. Those of us who were old enough to engage in the cam? paign of 1876 will never forget it. How the good people of the then pros? trate State rose in their majestic might and threw off the Radical leeches that were sucking ber very life blood is a matter of history, and mark an epoch in our career as a people. The patriot? ism and courage displayed by our peo? ple on that occasion was one of the sublimest spectacles ever presented to the gaze of the American nation. In that great battle for existence, for really that was what it amounted to, the rich and poor, the high and low, vied with each other iu serving their common mother, the dear old State of South Carolina. Every one wanted the post of danger, and all were actuated by the same great overshadowing motive, the overthrow of . the thieves and rascals that had fastened themselves upon us, and who were slowly but surely des? troying us. We all remember how it thrilled our souls with joy when the glad shout went up all over the State : 'Hampton is elected.' Then, and only then, did we realize the great work we had accomplished, and that we had won a grand and glorious victory over the thieves. The great black cloud of ig? norance and corruption had been rolled back, and the sun of peace and prosper? ity was breaking forth in all his beauty. Let us appreciate the change that was accomplished by that victory, and go bravely to work to put South Carolina in the front rank of the great galaxy of States that make up the American Union. The General Assembly. JS'ciclerry Herald ?j- Xeics. The General Assembly meets on thc fourth Tuesday of this month. Wc be? lieve that about ninety, of the one hun? dred and twenty-Soar members, are new men Much will be expected of them, and doubtless many will be disappoint? ed in their actions, whatever they may he. There are those w?x> expect to ?cc them cut off the appropriations for the State House, thc military, the Univer? sity and thc Citadel, the canal, and to reduce thc general expenses of thc government Considerably. That there may be room for some small savings we have no doubt, but thew who are ex? pecting a radical r?duction in the ex? penses, without impairing the efficiency of the government aud effecting thc credit of thc State will be disappointed, as there is very little room for retrench? ment, and when thc newly elected mem? bers find out the true cou&tion of affairs as they exist, they will" renell the same conclusion. What is needed td-day, to bring our people closer together, is to give them a olear insight of tho way affairs of the government are managed. If a change in the management of leg? islative affairs will help thc matter., let them pat a new mao in the Speaker's chair. The Speaker has the appoint? ment of the committees, and they have much to do with shaping the course of legislation. We have no fault to find with Speaker Simonds ; we believe that be has made an admirable Speaker, bat if they think that another would better represent the dominant sentiment in the State than he, they have the power to SH his place with another, and he will be responsible to them for bis actions. Prosperity Press and Reporter. The confinement at Washington does net seem to agree with Congressman Tillman. Judging bim by his speech delivered at Johnston, be must have a bad ease of dyspepsia. The people of his district ought to give him a rest next term. Notwithstanding the fact that time and again the Democracy had nominated other men for the Presidency and failed, Congressman Tillman thinks the nomination of Cleveland was un? wise. Oar worthy President has not followed the plan he wonld have pursu ed, so Mr. Tillman pronounces bim a failure. Of conree, Congressman Till? man did not refer to the pension bills the President had vetoed. Such a step wonld have led to a criticism of Demo? cratic Congressman. Althoagh an in? viting field, Congressman Tillman did not enter it. It was so mach easier to find fault with the President. Repub? licans will doubtless "chuckle/' when they read Tillman's speech, but good Democrats will be pnt on their guard. Anderson Intelligencer, The Rev. Ellison Capers, of Green? ville, bas been tendered the Bishopric of Easton, Maryland, one of the im? portant dioceses of the Episcopal Church. It is not known whether he will accept the proffered honor in his Church or remain in Greenville. We can heartily join the Greenville News in saying that the removal of Gen. Capers from this diocese would be the cause of universal sorrow, and a deeply felt loss to the diocese of which he has been an ornament and a power, the State, which has been very proud of him as soldier, citizen and clergyman, and this city, in which be is a valuable citizen, recognized as a strong and active factor ic every progressive movement in religious and material affairs. Carolina Spartan. Some time ago we published certain extracts from published letters of B. R. Tillman of Edgefield and h. A. Ran? som of the Department of Agriculture. Very harsh language was used towards Tillman, as our readers will remember. Last week be published a long letter in the News and Courier, showing that the State University had proposed to analyze fertilizers and that the expenses of the government were as he stated He publishes letters from several, mem? bers of the faculty of the University to corroborate his first assertion and he shows figures to prove the second., It looks as if Farmer Tillman is on top again. Let the agitation and investiga tion go on. No good man or worthy cause will suffer. Greenville yews. It is not unlikely that Colonel Ed? ward Mc Grady's defeat for renomina? tion for the legislature in Charleston will mako him the next Governor of the State. Newspapers is almost every county express wonder and indignation at the action of the Charleston demo? crats. Those who are most bitterly hostile to some of the measures and policies Col McCrady has represented and defended, are loudest in declaring that his absebce from the legislature is a loss to the State and hrs defeat a re? markable manifestation of political in? gratitude. Public sympathy is more strongly with bim than it bas been at any time heretofore, and unless the j public mood ob anges be will be elected like a flash to any State office be asks for. ?? Exit Col. Dargan. Charleston Dispatch. Col. J. J. Dargan, the leader of the Free Trade movement in South Car . ohna, has thrown up the sponge and will remove to Texas. Free Trade was one of Col. Dargan 's mistakes. He tried hard to interest the people in the movement, but they could not see through Col. Dargan's spectacles. South Carolina is not prepared for free trade. Don't want it; won't have it; and that settles it. Col. Dargan has been specially hon? ored in South Carolina and represented the "Young Democracy1" in the State Senate. He labored bard for the wel? fare of the State, but his impulsive enthuiasm sometimes led him to ex? tremes. Whether in or out of South Carolina, however, be will always have the best wishes of his people, who know bim to be a man of honor and worth. The Georgia Alstons. The suicide is announced of yoong Robert W. Alstons, of Georgia, in Washington. Alston through the in? fluence of Governor Gordon, was em? ployed in the sixth auditor's ofuce but, thinking that he deserved a better 1 position, he became morose and finally took his life. His father, Col. Alston, was a prominent man in Georgia politics and a staunch supporter of Gen. Gordon, Col. Alston's death was . no less tragic than that of bis son. He was killed six or seven years ago in the State Capitol at Atlanta after a desperate duel with (Jap*. Cox. The trouble grew out of politics. A strange fatality seems to rum through the msre members o? thc Alston family. They have always been men ready to fight, and but few of them have died with their boots off. Three uncles of the young man who killed himself fell in duels after they had killed one or more men each in similar encounters. The grand uncle of young Alston, whose name was Robert Alston, killed three men in duels in Florida, and the Gov? ernor of that State offered a reward of $2,500 ?or bim. One day there rode up to thc hotel at Valley Forge, Ga., a man on horseback, who coolly read the offer of reward posted on the door of thc hotel, and went in and got bis dinner. There were about fifty men in front of the hotel. When thc stran- ! ger came from the dining-room he found-himself- and the offered reward the subject of their conversation.- Sev? eral of them expressed a wish that they Could meet Robert Alston, saying that if they did that $2.500 would be theirs. Walking coolly up to them, with twc drawn Derringers, Alston an? nounced himself, and asked any ode who Wanted the reward io take him. No one moved. Alston mounted hh horse and coolly rode away. - - ?! i -- A Neglected Crop. It would be better for us if we con? sid er ed the manure made on the farm aft a crop ; and it is str?nge that we do not do so, for it is a product of the farm and bas s money value a's much as corn or bay or cotton. When we once consider manure sa a crop, we will take just as m ooh pride in making a big crop of manure as of corn j and we will no more allow part of the man* ure crop to go to waste, than we would part of the wheat or hay crop. Gen* erally but little can be charged against the production of the marrar* crop : all the cost is often the expense of toves ting (gathering and storing.)? this crop. On the most fertile farms this crop is tforth to the farmer several times the cost of harvesting it. And it is the greatest wonder of our farming that we do not start out rn the fall with a deter? mination to make a better manure crop than our neighbor., as we start out in the spring nita a d?termination to make a better oat, potato or tobacco crop. The cleanly man will harvest a large manure crop, because he will gather up all refuse arrd pot it ia the compost heap. He will have clean stables, clean barns, clean yards-a clean farm ; and cleanliness is the preserver of health. Thus we see that while the wheat or potato crop supplies strength : aod energy, the manure crop, closely gathered and well kept, prevents the agents of disease from stealing away that strength. Pride in the manure crop goeth before wealth and health. I American Agriculturist for November, Carp for Every Farm. ! Seth Green j the noted fish culturist, writes to the Awerican Agriculturist for Novmber; To construct a pond, first stake off your land the desired dimensions ; then take a plow and scraper, and with them make the necessary excavation. The pond should be about five or six feet deep in the center, gradually slop? ing up to the edges. The object iu hiving the pond deep in the center is to provide the Ssh with a place to settle into during the winter without danger of the water freezing solid and : thereby killing them, as would be the : case in cold climates if the water was all shallow. The reason for having the bottom sloping ts, that thereby the fish can have access to plenty of warm, shoal water, and also that in case the old fish are not taken out after spawn ing, the young fish will have the protec? tion of the shallow water along the i edges, into which the larger fish can? not swim if they should' feel inclined to make a meal on some of their younger relatives. The outlet sbou?d be about three feet wide, and so constructed that ** can be well screened to prevent tue* fish from escaping, and so as to admit of the water being drawn off when it is desired to remove the fish or to cleanse; the pond. The screens may be made of wire netting, and painted with gas tar mixed with one-third turpentine, or to the consistency of paint, and applied with an ordinary paint brush. The wire netting should bc tacked to strong wooden frames, made to fit the space to be screened. To screen* s earp pond effectually, three screens of different sized meshes should be used. These should slide in a grooved frame work, so that they can be taken out easily and cleaned. Gaff cac be raised m well water, but ' water from a brook is preferable. They will succeed in the Northern States rf thc ponds are deep enough not to freeze to the bottom in winter. Carp do not require feeding in winter, as they bur? row into the mud or hibernate, until (few icc disappears in the spring. There appears to be a difference of opinion among the authorities as to which is the best kind of carp. Th? scale carp are said to be th cr most prolific,, and the leather carp grow the fastest. For my part I prefer the lat? ter ; it is the handsomer and finer fish of the two. As to their qualities a? table fish, so far as my experience goes, I have not been able to discover any difference between them. An Unwelcome Guest Our young friend Parker went round the other evening to visit the two Mts? Smiths. After conversing with them awhile, Miss Susan excused herself for a while and went up-stairs. Presently Parker thought he heard ber coming, and slipped bebind the door, and sug? gested that the other Miss Smith should tell Miss Susan be had gone. Brut it wasn't Susan it was old Mr. Smith in bis- slippers. As he entered he looked around and said to his daughter > *Ah, ab ! Se- Farker's- gouc. Goc&f riddance. ? was just cumin'