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COMING TO THE CON VENTION. Men Who Will Make the New State Constitution. THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE 40 MEMBERS AND THE RE PUBLICANS ?. Two Curios Prom the *68 Conven tion Will be'Delegates. The interest of the people of the State is now centered upou the eighth Constitutional convention that the State has ever had which is to assemble in the hall of the House of representatives here exactly two weeks from to-morrow at the hour of high noon, to be called to order by Secretary of State Tompkins. The convention is now practically it hand, and any information preLjii nary to the assembling of the con vention is read with interest by the people. The election for delegates to the convention has been held and at present it looks as if there will be no contests in any of the counties. Secretary Tompkins has not yet ap pointed the time for the assembling of the State board of canvassers to canvass the returns and declare the results in the several counties, but the law requires that the meeting shall be held within fifteen days after the election This meeting will scarcely make any changes in the re sult Below, therefore, the roll of dele gates is given. There are 160 dele gates. Of these only -40 are Con servati ves and elected as such, and 6 are Republicans. All of the Republi cans are negrees and they are the only negroes in the convention. There are in the convention, how ever, a great many very conserva tive Reformers, but even if they vote with the Conservatives, granting that the Conservatives vote solidly, on important questions, there will hard ly be a sufficient number to defeat any of the pet schemes of the lead ers of the . dominant element. For this reason it may be safely predicted that the sessions of the convention will not be very long unless a great deal of time is consumed in talk. Beaufort sends a solid Republican delegation of 5 negroes, and George town sends the other Republican, who was elected on a compromise ticket. Charleston was the only county in the State to send a solid Conserva tive delegation. The counties that ?end the Conservatives, elected on division-agreement tickets, are as follows: Abbeville, Chester, Chester field, Colleton. Edgefield, George town, Grpenville, Hampton. Horry, Lexiugton, Marlboro, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg and York It will be a matter of general interest to know that there will be only two members of this convention who sat in the last constitutional convention in 1863 They are Robert Smalls, the "GuUah States man," and W. J. VVhipper, both negroes. It may be interesting, too, to know that the last convention was called to order by Timothy Hurley, of Berkeley ; that Senator T. J. Robertson, of this city, was made temporary chairman and that Albert G. Mackey was president There is a great amount of speculation as to who will be made temporary chair man of the coming convention and as to who will be president. The name of Congressman Talbert is mentioned in connection with both positions, as is also that of Speaker Ira B. Jones Much has been said as to what the convention ought to and will do, but the following summary of Senator Tillman the other day pretty well covers the ground : "The main sub jects to be discussed are suffrage, divorce, schools, and questions as to how the courts shall be formed; whether the judges are to be elected by the people or the Legislature" Among the notable members of the convention will be Senator Tillman, Governor Evans. Congressman Tal bert, ex Congresman George D. Till man and Geo Johnstone, ex Gover nor Sheppard and others. ROLL OF DELEGATES Here is the roll of delegates that will compose the convention : Abbeville?,Wm Q McGowan. I II McCalla. J C Klu^h. R R Hemphill. Frank Gary, R F McCaslan. Aiken?John Gary Evans, F F Woodward, R L Gunter, I) S Hen derson Anderson?J Gfenn, L D Harris, j JE Breazea?e. D li Russell, G El Prince, J M Sullivan Barnwell?Robert Aldrich, G Dl Bellinger, C M Hires. W C Smith, A ! H Patterson, G Bates Beaufort?Robert Smalls, James ; VVigg, Tom Miller, Isaiah Reed, W J j Wh?pper. Berkeley-J Morrison, J Wig- j gins, E J Dennis, Wm Henderson, , A Deiiay, Murray, W M j Breeland. R C McMakin. Charleston?Theo G Barker, J Bryan, J X Nathans, A S Farrow, .Julian Mitchell, Sr , George F Von ivolnitz, Jr . W M Fitch, Joseph Oli ver and W St Julien Jervey. Chester? J Cunningham, J Lyles j Glena, Geo W Gage. R 0 Atkinson. ! Chesterfield?W Pollock, E ; Kedfearn, F Taylor, E F Kennedy. : Clarendon?James M Sprott, Joej S Oautey, D J rad ham, J W Ken nedy. Colleton?M F Howel!,C W Gain's, : D H Be?re, M R Cooper and L E Parler. Darlington?H C Burn, J Par rott, J O A Moore and A Perritt. Edgefield -B R Tillraan, W J Tal bert, George D Tillman, W H Tim raerman, J C Sheppard and R Wat son. Fairfield-RA Mears, W L Ros borougli, G W Ragsdale and W I Brice. Florence? McWhite, M Me- j Cown, J S Hutchinson, J 0 Byrd. Georgetown?J H Reid, E F Mat- j thews and Robert S Anderson, col- ! ored. Greenville?J W Gray, J Thomas | Austin, Hugh Barton, Hugh Bnist, j H J Haynsworth and Cant G G ! Well*. - Hampton?W J Gooding, A J Har- j rison,. 0 J C Hutson. Horry?J Durham, J A McDer- j mott, Jeremiah Smith. \ Kershaw?C L Winkler. J Wj Floyd and J Hay. Lancaster?Ira Jones, J Es- j tridge, J W Hamel Lanrens?J L M Irby, A J Smith, J H Wharton, R L Henry. Lexington?C M Efird, J L Shuler, I and the Rev ES Lybrand. Marion?W J Montgomery E ! Berry, J E Eilerbe, J D Montgomery, i Marlboro? W D Evans, EDud-j I ley, R Hodges, I Rodgers. Newberry?JA Sligh, Joseph L. ' Keitt. George S Mower, George; Johnstone. Oconee?J C Alexander, 0 M Doyle, William J Stribbling. Orangeburg?J William Stokes. I j W Bowman, O R Lowman, L S Con I nor, E H Houser, A Smoak. Pickens-W : Field. W Bowen, | j R F Smith. ! Richl?nd?Jno Sloan, H C Pat ; ton, J J McMahan, Willie Jones, ! j John Dent. j Sumter?R D Lee, J Scarbor ough, B Fraser, George McKa j gen, Sheppard Nash. R Stack I liouse. Spartanburg?Stanyarne Wilson, C A Barry, W Bobo, W O Row- j land, A S Waters, E Johnson and W E Carver. ; Union?G Douglass, W A Xieh-! oison, ^ A Peak and J C Otts. Williamsburg?Thos M G illand, S ? W Gamble, W R Singleton, Geo J j Graham j York?A H White, J S Brice, J F I Ashley, W Wilson and S E White, Cruellv Murdered. ! W. B. Welsh Butchered by j Charley Loyd, a Negro. - . ; Special to The State. j Kershaw, Aug. 25.?W. B. Welsh, tbe seventeen-year-old son of Capr. J. j V. Welsh, was foully murdered at Haile : I gold mine, last night about 11 o'clock, . ? by Charlie Loyd, a negro employed at ' j the mine. One ball entered the left ? side, another the right temple, "passing j entirely through the head. John ' Hough, a companion of Weish. had his right arm broken by a shot from ! Loyd's pisfr.i. A oS-calibre pistol was I used. L;,yd has escaped. A posse is in pur \ suit and if caught he will surely be I lynched. At the inquest held to-day, it ap j pears there was absolutely no provo cation for the morder. The citizens are justly aroused. Young Welsh was ! down, begging Loyd uut to shoot again, I when tbe fiend deliberately put the muzzle of tbe pistol to his temple and fired. - ? ? am - j Says the Chicago Inter Ocean : "A I striking illustration of tbe integrity j which guides and sustains Chicago's commercial leaders was given yesterday on ? - board of trade, when ?37.8.000 was ^.stributed among the creditors of John Cudahy, being the first payment, 25 per cent, made in discharge of the I liabilities scheduled against the noted i speculator when be placed his estate in liquida? ) two years ago. The money i was deposited in the Corn Exchange i ! bank, with Charles L. Hutchinson as I trustee, some days ago. It was not, ! due until to-day. so it was paid one day ! before date. Forty-five firms had j 1 claims on the fund, the largest pay : ! ment to any one house being $60.000. ! Amounts ranging from ?17,000 to ?45,000 were distributed among the ! other firms. When John Cudahy sus- ! pended payment during the panic of 1893 his liabilities were, with one ex ception, the largest of any man who ? ever failed on the board of trade Fie owed ?1.524,000. When C. J. Ker shaw engineered the Harper wheat deal : in 1888 bis liabilities were $1.900.000 He paid $380,000. and turned over lo ; his creditors claims for ?1,500,000. on which very little has been realized. With Cudahy is was different. Though disasters were numerous arouod him, ; ail interests being affected by r-he wave : of depression which swept over the laud at the time, he never lost his nerve, but looked his difficulties in the j face and promised surmount them. ; His confidence in himself soon extend ed itself to his creditors, and in less than thirty days he had effected a set lament by undertaking to pay 100 cents on the dollar. Iiis notes, indorsed by Michael. Edward, and Patrick Cudahy, Wr're allowed to run five years without interest The first payment of 25 per cent became due to-day, and a similar payment will be due in twelve month', and the balance, 0 per cent, will b? . payable in three years." Tillman on Liquor, The New York and South Carolina Reforms Con trasted. The Present Reform of the Excise Law in New York Not Lasting. New York Heratd. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 24.?"I ex pect to see the barkeepers control the next election* in New York, and there after that city will lapse back after ils spasm of virtue into the old mire of political and moral debauchery." That is tbe judgment of Governor Tillman, tbe famous "dispensary gov ernor, and Senator-elect, on the saloon situation in New York city. The Governor said in effect to-day that if he were mayor of New York he would enforce tbe laws, but that he would try to secure ths enactment of a "State saloon law" in New York, as be has in South Carolina. "But it is practically impossible to close tbe salooos in a city like New York on Sunday," he says. if there is any one man who has had experiencs in handling violations of liquor laws, aud who ba<; had to 6ght tbe sentiment of communities in the enforcement of a law, it has been Senator-elect B. li Tillman. It was during his term of office as Governor of South Carolina that the dispensary law went into effect, and he took hold of it with the determination of enforcing it, and succeeded as well as could have been expected. Senator-elect Tillman reached this city yesterday afternoon on his return home from Elberton, Ga., where he had been on a visit to his family, who are visiting relatives there Senator Tillman's latest experiences have been a: Staren Island and Asbury Park, wheie he participated in debates as to the relative merits of the dispensary law and prohibition, and made an address in the Auditorium at Asbury Park along this line. What he had to 1 say was watched with interest down here. j Under instructions from the Herald j I sought out Senator-elect Tillman to discover what be though of the enforce- j ment of tbe excise law by Mr. Roose- \ veltand Mayor Strong, of New York. At one of the meetings Senator-elect Tillman predicted to Mayor Strong that be would fail io bis efforts to close the bars in New York on Sunday, and I asked the dispensary Governor why he had made such a prediction. "Well," he said, "from my expe- j rience in enforcing the dispensary law ! feel thoroughly convinced that it is practically impossible to close the saloons in a oity like New York on j S'joday. The conditions there and in j Sooth Carolina are altogether different, j except in a limited degree in the city j of Charleston, but the habit of drink- j ing at bars is so universal and of such ; long standing that it will be a work almost impossible of accomplishment. "Men who drink liquor or beer six j days io a week habitually cannot sud denly and easily grow accustomed to ? water ouly 00 the seventh day. It is the demand which creates a supply, and until :he New Yorkers cease to be ; thirsty somebody will furnish the , kinds of liquor they want. There can be no successful determination of the present struggle unless the entire gov ernment machinery moves harmonious ly and loyally to accomplish the same end. "With a heterogeneous mass of not i on?y Christless but Godless meu and! women seeking to gratify their appe tites, with these people educated by long immunity from interference, the j fight, if one at all, will last years. "You see the trouble is this : "The saloons run during the week, and every j habitual drinker has everything 6xed for him by the barkeepers. He does j not carry bis Sunday supply home to mix himself, and prefers to get it at j the ealoon instead It is more difficult j to close the saloons under such cir-1 cumstances one day in the week than ? it would be to close them every day j in the week under our dispensary sys- j tern. "The reduction io the consumption of liquor under the dispensary law comes from the destruction of treating and the forcing of the drinker to mix bis own liquors The State furnishes the liquor, it is true, of every variety that is pure, and to all comers, except habitual drunkards and minors, but i there are none of tbe seductions and j enticements to drink under the dis pensary system which are the curses of tbe license system." "Have you any doubt of the ultimate success of the dispensary law in this State." "None whatever The law is a good one for us and is stronger now than it has ever been, and its enforcement ; would have been completely successful by this time but for ihe interference of the Federal judiciary.'* "Do you think the dispensary sys tem adapted to New York ?" ? a^ked. "If the people of that State were educated as to the merits of the system I seo no reason why it should not be adopted there as well.? as here. It would be a l?>ng and desperate fi^'hr, however, and would require the united efforts of the executive and judicial branches of the government." '*If you were mayor of New York, .vhat. would you do about the enforce ment of the excise law?'' he was ask ed. "it appears to me that lie had no ?1 ternative A< an honest official bis oath of office requires him to enforce the laws of the State and city. That bis predecessors have winked at the opening of the saloons on Sunday and allowed the police to levy blackmail, as is charged, only makes his task the harder, but these things give no ex cuse for him to perjure himself. If tbe law is bad it ought to be repealed. If it is good?and every man who has had any Christian training mu*t acknowl edge it to be good?it ought to be en forced " "But how? That is the question "Well," he replied, "it will take a sleepless vilgilance on the part of al' i the executive officers and probably the I reorganization of the entire police force. Certaiuly there must be many ; of the police in smypathy with the sa loon keepers, and those would have to be discarged. Then the saloon men must be made to understand that it is to ; to their interest to obey the law. j "I am not familiar enough with the ; method of issuing licences and revok ! ing them to go into aoy details. Tbe ; judiciary and police magistrates would have to back up the efforts of the police and the tnayor, but, over and I above ail, a majority of the psopie who have votes must sustain the Maye and his lieutenants or the whole fight will terminate in failure The outside : world will judge the moral status and the religious conditoti of the pec?le of j the city by the outcome. "If society is not utterly corrupted j ! and debauched $tbe mayor may finally, i ! or his successor may, gain the victory, ! but it. is going to be a loog and desper j ate fight. One insuperable obstacle to tbe ?ual success of the movement is ; ; the political influence of the barkeep- j : ers. It is the influence of this class ' : which dominates almost every city government io the United States, and ; herein lies one of the great merit* of! the dispensary system The destruc tion of the saioon as a political school ? is one of the greatest, blessings of the disperjsary system. ' I look to see New York's barkeepers control the next city election, and the ; city, after its spasm of virtue, wiii sink [ back into the old mire of political and | moral debauchery." B. it 0. Looking Southward. A Railroad Inspection Which : Has an Important Sig nificance. Baltimore, Aug. 26 ?Thomas M. King, vice president of the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, will start to-day on a trip of inspection over the Roanoke and Southern and the Cape Fear and Yradkin Valley Rail-1 road lines. Mr. King will be accom- ? panied by Gen. John Gill, receiver of the last named road, and Col, J. I A. Tompkitif, expert accountant. It j is said that Mr. King's object in mak ing the trip is to examine these j lailroad properties for the purpose of; determining the practicability of bringing them into -a close alliance with the Baltimore and Ohio, thus giving that road access to a large ; section of the South and putting it in position to make further connec tions and extensions in that section. ; The Valley Railroad of Virginia, which is part of the Baltimore and : Ohio system, extends southward through the Shenandoah Valley from Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to Lexing-1 ton, Va., about fifty miles from Roa- j noke, the Northern treminus of the Roanoke and Southern. Any project j for extending the business of the ; Baltimore and Ohio southward would require the construction of a railroad ; between Lexington and Roanoke. The building of such a connection has frequently been urged and the Baltimore and Ohio has sut veys for it ! which were made some time ago It has been stated that the extension of j the Baltimore and Ohio into the South ? was delayed and prevented by the ur- ? gent necessity of improving its tt unk : line route between the East and the West, which included the building of j the Philadelphia branch, traffic ar- ? rangements over the Philadelphia and I Reading to New York and the se i curing terminal facilities in New York and Chicago The Roanoke ' and Southern is 121.3 miles long and : extends south fremi Roanoke to Win ston-Salem, N. C. It is leased by the Norfolk and Western Company. At Winston connection is made with : the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road, which extends northward from Wilmington, C, a few miles south of the Virginia line The main line ? of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road is 248.28 miles long. It has a half dozen branches, which give it a total mileage of 338 08 miles Woman's God-Given Right. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 25 ? Judge Wilson yesterday dismissed the prosecution against Mrs. Noe, who was arrested last Thursday for appearing on the streets in bloomers. In delivering his opinion, the judge said : "Women have a constitutional and God-given right to ride a bicycle and they are bouud to have some comfortable and appropriate dress therefor. Were Mrs. , Noe a woman with one foot in the ?rave and the other on a pedal ; were j she et a size that threatened to frighten horses and impede traffic; or were her habiliments ot the sor* originally design ed by the woman whuc name they tear, 1 should be disposed to give her the limit of the low. '"As it is. the case is dismissed at tbe city's cost." Must Make Better Bales. The Action of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange. . Y. World, Aug. 24tb Tbe Liverpool Cotton Association, autocrat of the cotton world, has set its foot down on careless American methods of baling. This letter, received yester day by Superintendent E. R. Powers, of the Cotton Exchange, caused a sen sation in the trade : Dear Sir : [ beg to inform you, that with a view of an improvement in the methods of packing and handling Ameri can cotton and of supporting the efforts of those in the United States who are en deavoring to bring about this much needed reform, this association has pass ed a resolution that after the expiration of the coming season of 1S95-96 all bales noe packed in accordance with the regulations of the Maritime Convention held in New Orleans last February, and the regulations of the Galveston Cotton Exchange, endorsed by the conference, especially so far as the weight, close ness of weaving, calendering of hag ging and w?ight and size of bands are concerned, shall be subject to a penalty of ?5 a bale, or such amount as may, in the opinion of the directors, prove sufficient on delivery at Liverpool. In order to give reasonable rime to manufacturers and holders of backing and ties to dispose of the old style of canvas and ties and prepare for tbe new the penalty will not come into opera tion until the cotton seasou of 189(3-97 and this association would be glad if you would make it as widely known as possible among the manufacturers and users of bagging and ties for cotton trade generally on your side, that the penalty mentioned will be strictly en forced at the time i) amed, and thus, ample notice being, given, no hardship will be inflicted on any interest con cerned. Peter Brown, Secretary To the" Secretary New York Cotton Exchange. The resolutions adopted by the Mari time Convention held in New Orleans last February are as fullows : Resolved, Tbat a standard bale of cotton shall be 28 inches boxed width and 58 inches boxed length, and that all the cotton exchaoges and transportation lines in the United States and Europe are requested to recommend the adoption of such a uniform box throughout the entire area of the cottoo growing States, and ?ake such steps as, in their judg ment, will carry it into effect. Resolved, That all compressed bales of cotton after September 1, 1S9 shall bave a minimum ship-side density of 25 pounds to tbe cubic foot, and it 19 recommended that each bale shall have not less than eight bands to tbe bale. The Galveston Cotton Exchange passed these resolutions : Whereas, the insufficient covering of American coiton by material of inferior quality is notorious, and the ragged con ditions of the bales when landed at ports of discharge and at mill points has be come a source of constant loss aud incon venience to shippers and consignees : Resolved. That from and after Sep tember 1,1895, all bales of new crop not fully covered with bagging ot me dium weight of2 1-4 pounds a yard ?bal! be declared unmerchantable un less recovered at the expense of the seller. Resolved, That this rule be brought to the attention of ail bagging manu facturers of tbe country! with the requst j and recommendation that for the ensu ing year they manufacture cotton bag ging of ab-.ve .standard weight of fibre only, woven sufficiently close and cal endered to such a degree as to permit of the clear and distinct marking of the bales. Resolved, That the attention of the : manufactures be directed to the import nance of making steel ties and buckles out of the best. material only and not lighter than 45 pounds a bundle, 30 ties of 11 to 11 1 2 feet in length. J, Raymond Smith, secretary of the National Board of Marine Underwriters, said : "It is a reform that has long been sought by tbe underwriters and the cot ton trade generally, and is an exellent move. Great loss has fallen on the underwriters by the inadequate mau ner in which American cottou has beeu baled. The producer will have to bear the expense of the new methods, but he will be the gainer in the long run " The effect on manufacturers of ties and bagging will be euormous. a mauy instances tbey will have to put up new plauts. Not a voice, however, was raised on "Change agaiust the innovation. All agree it isa necessity. The negro Jones, who murdered ; Whitman Belzove at Tiiiar, Ark., some time ago, and who broke jail at Monti cello, a few days ago. and shot James Bennett, a prominent young man, while . resisting arrest, was lynched last night at Monticello by a mob of twenty-five meu. The mob could not get the keys from jailer Wilson and had to br;ak into the jail. The negro was dragged out bv the mob He begged piteously for mercy, but was onlv given a short time to pray. A rope wa- placed around his neck and he was swung to a tree. His body was then riddled with bullets It was left swinging and was cut down to-day. The Futurity race at Sheepshead Bay " Saturday was attended by 20,000 people. The race w.is won by David Gideons Colt llequital The purse was worth ?1>9,219, oi which Requital got $53,750. Meteorological Becord. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Aoderson, for the past 7 Keeks ending August 25, 1895 : ?| Temperature. < 1 "? ; = ? r- ! - , Condition. 8? 89. 9? 89. 10' 88. Ili 88. 12? 82. 131 85. 14 89. 15 91. 16! 88. l? 89. IS! 89. 19? 88. 20! 87. 21 87. 22! 88. 91. 89. 87. 23 24 25 26 83. 27? 84. '?Si 87. 29? 84. 3C- SS. 31 85. 1 82. 2 82. li S3. 4| 78 5? 84. 6 84. 7; 86. 8? 88 9 36. 10! 87. 11: 88. I? 89 13; 87. 14? 82. 15? 83. 16 SI. 17 86. 16 88 19 91. 20 85. 211 80. 22^ 73. i 23> 82. ! 21 87. 2o 88. : 72. 71. 72. 74. 71. 71. 73. 74. 69. 72. 73. 75. 73. 74. 73. 75. 77. 69. 65. 6?. 71. 71. 73. 75. 72 64. 6S. 67. ! 69 i?. 73. 71. 72. 72. 72 71. 71. 73. 75. 71. 69. 6?. 68. 73. 73. i 8O.5: : 80. i 80. 81. i 76.5? I 78. ; 81. 82.5; ' 78.5? i 80.5; : 81. ' : 83.5! i 80 I 80.5 80 5 83. 83 \ 78. 74. ? 76 5: 79. ! 77.5 80 5 80. ' 77. ? 73. ; 76.5 72.5? 76.5 78 ?. 79. , 81.5; 73. ' 80. ? 80.5: 81.5: 7 5; 77. 77.5 76. 78.5 80.5! 83. ? 78. ! 74.5: 73.5; 75 ; 8U. ; 8O.5I sw sw sw se se w SW se ?e sw sw sw e s sw ese sw sw ese se s SW sw s s? SW sw ese ese , .00 .03 1 37 .00 .00 w ?e e e SW SW ; .25 j-Clout?v. ; -00 *Cloudy, 00 .Clear. .00 ;*Cloudy. .00 Cloudy. .00 Cloudy, . jo :CIear, 47 i*CIoudy. 2 25 ?Clear. .00 ;Clear. .00 Clear. .00 Clear. .00 .Clear. .00 'Clear. .00 !*Cloudv. Cloudy. *CloudV. Cloadr. Clear. Clear. .58 ?Cloudy. I .00 *Cloody. .00 iCIoucy .00 i^oioudy. .00 *Cloudj. : .00 *Cloudy. .20 Clocdy. .94 ?Cloudy. .00 Cie.ir. .03 ; Cloudy, i .00 .Clear." ; .00 ;*C!oudy. rrace* Cloudy. ; .00 'Cloudy. ! .00 ;*Cloudy. !Trace|*CJoudj. : .17 Cloudy ! .41 Cioudv. I 53 Cloudy, i .83 Cloudy. : .03 ?Clojdj, i .18 ?CJoudy, I .00 Clear. ? .00 Clear. 1.22 Cioudv. ! .15 icioudv. .00 Clear. .00 iClear. .00 iCleir *Cloudy. During the past seveu wt-ks rais has fallen sufficiently to keep crops io fair condition. Early corn crop safe. Cotton crop progress ing nicely. Fodder has been pulled and mos* 0: it saved. The Charleston Posi has interviewed Mr. George a. U'agener in reference to the Secur ity Construction Company, of which he is preside::!, and the proposed new railrcad to tue West. Mr. W egener said that the road is not a deftd issue by any means and that the men interested in the enterprise will not let it die. It is to be hoped that the Charles ton people will build the road or induce others to do so. A negro was complaining last week that he was not allowed to rote on Tuesday. The crowd that was listening to bis tale of woe was not very sympathetic, and one of the crowd speaking for the others, ssid : "Well, you gotyo' self to blame 'dis time. Bet you ain't bab no registration 'stificate." The first neero was ready with an excuse : "Io course I ain't hab no 'stificate, but dat ain't been my fault. I done try to git one for five year, and 'dcy tell me to 'go long 'dey aio't 'quainted wid me.' " "wanted PARTIES HAVINTx GOOD Farms, Farm ing and Timber lands for sale in the Counties 0* Suruter, Clarendon and Kersbaw call 00 us, or write to us ar once for in formation. THE A. C. PHELS CO , Agt-nts Southern Land Industrial Co. Au2. 16?eod-2wks. THE SUI?TER INSTITUTE. The next session or the Sumter Institute w??? begin on September 5*h. 1895. A fall corns of eiiicietit teachers, a thorough cur riculum, :i high standard of scholarship, a well regulated hoarding "department, under the immediate supervision of tr.3 President and h:s wife, a healthy locality, (not a case of sickness last year) commends the Institute to thn?? who have daugnters to educate. For cam!021:e or particulars apply to H. FRANK WILSON, President, June 27. Su:n:er, S. C. WOFFORDROLLEGE Jas. H. Carlisle, L. L. D.. President. Woflbrd College Fitting School, A. G. Remusrt, Head Master. Expenses for one year, from $1-50 to $200. Next Session begins Oct.l. 1895 For Catalogue, address J. A. 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