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CATAWBA "HISTORY. BRIHF RKVIKW OK A SHORT RUT INTKRKSTINO HISTORY. l?rof. II. Ijpwld Scalle WrUfd of the History ami Present Condition of the Catuwbii I million of South Carolina. McDonald Freeuian, of Ramsey, Sumter county, writing to the Columbia Register of a recent date, has this to say in connection to l'rof. II. Lewis Scaife's book, entitled the "History and Conditiou of the Catawba Indians of South Caroliua:" "There are few people in our State who are enthusiastic in regard to the history and condition of the Catawba j IudiuuH as is Prof. II. Lewis Scaife, u young South Carolinian who fills the position of instructor of English, Trinity Hall, Louisville, Ky. Some of his writings on these Indians are familiar to our readers, and one of his Indian articles was published in the Register several months ago. "Tn n nent and interesting pamphlet of twenty-four pages, Professor .Senifo has embodied a large amount of information in regard to these Indians. The pamphlet is entitled "History and Condition of the Catawba Indians of South Carolina." He opens with a thoughtful introductory, in which lie alludes to tho remnant and the pustdevotiou of the tribe to the cause of the paleface. Next, he devotes several pages to Catawba history, tracing it from early times and giving details of their fighting with the white man, and he quotes from Washington's writings in regard to theCatawbas in the French and Indian war. Some space is devoted to lviug Haigler, the greatest Chief the Catawbas have ever had, and i nmii u'liii wnsi r.'iillv iimmirr tlie rrrciit men of 11 e red race. Continuing, Prof, ftcuife traces their history on down from tho Revolutionary war and gives an interesting extract from the report of a commission appointed by Governor Noble to enter into negotiation with the Catuwbas to cede their lands to South Carolina, lie also gives a eopv of the treaty made with the Cutawbas March Id, 1H-10, and ho shows that the State did not stick to the agreement made in tho treaty. Coming on down to the present time, ho makes a long extract about the Catuwbas from Mr. James Mconey's able monograph, 'Siouan Tribes of the Fust.' " Next Professor Senile speaks of tho condition of the tribe, and ho says: "The 22 o square miles of laud, which wus confirmed to the tribe as a reservation in 1704, has been curtailed unthey are huddled together on ugro allowance of only 8(50 n.. j acres. * * * Tho Catawba Indians have never been 'petted.' They always have been and still are mistreat* d and neglected. As to their eonditii u, the writer knows whereof he speaks, as he has often visited the tribe and has bail ample opportunity to study their eoudition." Next we huvo an account of tie: Catawba ltesef vation and Professor Senile gives nn extended account ol the tirst visit he ever paid the tribe, lie also tells about the state of the reservation as ho saw it. He errs, however, in stating that Hob Harris is the chief; that ollicial is Jim Harris, whose term will expire next November. The writer of this hasty review had the pleasure of dining with Chief Harris at his home on tho reservation last spring. Professor Seaifo gives an interesting pen picture ot "Uncle Hilly Ooorge," who was the oldest one of the Catawbas and was the last surviving Indian who signed the treaty with South Carolina. lie died last May. One author tells about the industrial condition of the tribe, which, however, is too leugthy to copy here. Of the entire condition of the tribe he oh serves: "The present condition of the tribe, morally, socially and financially, is a disgrace to themselves, but is more a disgrace to the State in which they live. In regard to who is responsible for this condition, Professor Scuifo says: ~ "Perhaps, aitor the Cutawbas have become extinct, some ouo might ask who was responsible. Let us not wait until then to place the responsibility where it belongs. If it is South Carolina's duty to cherish and guard with a fostering care the last vestige of her aboriginal inhabitants; if she owis anything to a disinterested people who have fought .. her battles?a people who were courted when they were strong, but are now scorned because they are weak; if she owes anything to ? people whoso territory she has absorbed without due compensation; if it is her duty to uplift degraded humanity within her borders; then South Carolina is responsible; and if she does not soon do something for thoCatawbas, her escuteheou will hear a stain which time cannot erase. It is time for the people of Month Carolina to compel their representatives in the Mute and general government to do something for these much-wronged and down-trodden people." Professor Scaife closes his little work with this paragraph: "Of the twentyeight Indian tribes in South Carolina '2(K) years ayo, tho few Catnwhas art all that are left. To these let in stretch out a helping hand before it it too late. If wo cannot be generous, let us be just." In a newspaper article like thin, wt are compelled to be rather brief, hul this article will give an idea as to tin scope and nature of Professor Scaife'i thoughtful little work. Any one whc reads that work will gain a very fail idea of the past history and preset! condition of this tribe. The work i. I well aud concisely written, and shown that Professor Scaifo is an enthusiast on his subject, but it must not be imagined that ho is biased; while he speaks unhe-itatiugly about how South Carolina has treated these people, lie does not hide the fact that the Catuwbas are not as itulustrious as they well could be. In one place he observes: "The land is well adapted to euttle raising, but during all my visits the only stock I saw on the place was a cow aud two mules. A few members of the tribe woiked parts of the arable laud, but little utteution is paid by the Indians to the profitable corn crops which might be raised on their line bottom lauda. ? ^ ? I'RKPARINU TilK CASKS. Wlmt the Attorney-Ceneral Says About Dispensary Crookedness. There is still much talk about the State dispensary scandal and the shortages in the sub-dispensaries. The officials have begun to look into the Aikeu and Cheater eaaea. So far aa the scandal about the State dispensary is concerned, the poplo are awaiting with the greatest degree of intercut for the State board to reconvene and rename its investigation of the management of the concern. There are no end of minora about matters to be brought out. It is understood also thai the board at thin meeting will take up the matter of the shortages in the suh-dispeiisurieB and order a full investigation. Attorney-General Harbor and bis assistant, Judge Townsend, are busy preparing the eases against the numerous dispensers whose accounts have already been found "to be short. In taking about the shortages, Mr. I>arber says that ho is ready to prosecute any man who is guilty of otlicial misconduct in any shape or form, when it is called to his attention. He snya he is going to be at the next meeting of the State board of control and lend all the assistance in his pow er to the board in investigating the dispensary affairs to the very bottom. "It is impossible," ho snvs, "for this ofiico to prosecute anybody until the facts are called to its attention. This the law requires the county boards of control should do, but in very few instances has it been done." Furthermore, Mr. Uarbor says he wants the solicitors in idl the circuits to use their positions to bring these dispensary offenders to justice. Not only would he prosecute the dispenser, but any other State officer ihould he be charged with any offense. Ill conclusion, Mr. llarber says he did not believe that there were as many shortages in the county dispensaries as was commonly supposed. FKKTIIil/KIt ANALYSIS. Clemson College Issues A Bulletin on Fertilizers. The South Carolina experiment station at Clemson Agricultural College, ifus iSSTiet! a bulletin on tne analysis of commercial fertilizers. Tho report announces that in tho tables are given tho analysis and calculated couimer cial values of 118 official samples of fertilizers. This report completes the official work for this season: Commercial values iu raw material this season. Per pound. Available phospliorid acid Oil Ammonia in sulphate of ammonia . 1 .V Ammonia equivalent to nitrogen in nitrate soda 12 Ammonia equivalent to nitrogen in dried blood 12 J. Ammonia equivalent to nitrogen in C. S. meal 12 Potash in muriate of potash 04 A Potash iu kaiuit '*'* 04} Potash in suphato of potash 0f? T ? fi.rtilivnvi: ilia mnr/uliiifitu aro reckoned ud follows : per 11). Phosphoric acid (available) 04i Ammonia ". 12 J. Potash soluble in water 04, These aro the average cash retail prices of the unmixed ingredients in raw materials f. o. b. Charleston, October 1805. An aet to further regulate the manufacture acd sale of commercial fertilizers, provides: "That if any fertilizer or commercial manure ofl'ered for sale in|this State shall upon analysis prove detlcient in any of its ingredients and if by reason of such deficiency the commercial value thereof shall tall 0 per com. below the guaranteed commercial value of said fertilizer h1h.11 be deemed fraudulent and any note or obligation given in payment therefor shall bo collectable at law only for the amount of the actual commercial value as ascertained by the analysis, r.ud the person or corporation selling the samo shall be liublo to the purchaser for such damages as may be sustained by reason of such deficiency." The bulletiu shows that very few of tlio lerini/.ora fiom m iao mum wcm beh w tho commercial value guaranteed. Most of the results unnounced showed a decided margin in favor of the manufacturers. At the next session of tho General Assembly it iJ quite certain that another fight will b made on tho privilege tax question. Toleration is the highest virtue whi civilization teaches. Not many of w are civilized, it is so easy ami seems proper when an ext ra \vu ve of goodi? ,l< sweeps over us to condemn some ?' habit or seeming social evil. Hut w> 01 . wuys eondeinn the other fellow's k not our own. The man who ehe\V ( baeeo throws up liis firms In holy" 'n , ror when lie sees his neighbor tu #:l , glass of lieer. What a world this '' be If only twenty of us had the(>r en eh to ennet his favorite law ifn" ; lug some fancied evil. How Wf1'1' ^ yank out the mote from his m*"'8* , eye. ' ^ ~ H< H "Maud is studying eloeutlc'"* > "Going on the stage?" "No. s'10 J r thinks alio may lie aide to mas"-v ^ ' jn.iKe the editors discern th'",'r's ' I* J of her uoeiiis."?Cincinnati l'or* UNDER THENEWLAW . FIKST I)AMA(iK SL'IT UNDKR NKW CONSTITUTION. All Kmployees Have Itlglits- -Itnil roads Are Kluhle for Injuries Received l?y Kmployee on Acc ount of Others' Negligence. The Atlanta Constitution of Wednesday lust contained the following of interest : The first damage suit to bo filed under the new Constitution of South Carolina was brought yesterday by Mr. Burton Smith against thu Raleigh nnd Gaston Railroad Company and the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, lessees of the Georgia, Carolina nnd Northern Railway Company. The allegations in the petition filed by Mr. Smith show that Andrew Jucksou, an employeo of the railroad, was seriously and probably permanently injured while coupling cars seveial weeks ago at Greenwood, S. C. The reason for holding the road liable for the injuries are attributed to the carelessness and negligence of other employees of the same railroad company. The plaintiff claims that the road is liable under the terms of the new constitution adopted by the State. The caso is one of the first to be filed since this constitution was adopted and the law was changed on this point. It is further shown in the petition that on account of the injuries received by Jackson, his leg was amputated and the loss of time, physical snflcriugand doctor's bill are set forth in the application for damages. The section of the new constitution of South Carolina, tinder which the suit is brought, is ns follows: Article t), section 15: Kvery employe of any ruilroad corporation slinll have the same rights and remedies for any injury suffered by him from the acts or omissions of said corporation or its employees as are allowed by law to other personsjjnot employees, wheu the injury results from the negligence of a superior ageut or officer or of a person having a right to control or direct the services of a party injured, and also when the iuiuiv results from the negligence of a fellow servant engaged in another department of labor from that of the party injured, or of a fellow servant on another train of cars, or one engaged about a different piece of work. Knowledge by any emplyee injured or of a defective or unsafe character or condition of any machinery, ways or appliances shall be no defense to an action for injury caused thereby, except as to conductors or engineers i1 charge of daugerons or unsafe earn or engines voluntarily operated by them. When death results from any injury to "employees, the legul or personal representatives of tho person injurod !?.?? ?> *i>e same right and remedies as aro allowed by law to such representatives of other persons. Any contrdct or agreement, expressed or implied, made by any employe to waive the beoelit of this section shall be null and void aud this section shall not be construed to deprive any employee of a corporation, or bis legal t personal representatives, of any remedy or right that lie now has by th? law of tho land. The general assembly may extend tho remedies herein , rovidod for to any other class of em'# ,*ees." The proceeding in the court will be watched withcsceial interest, as the State of South Carolina was the first iu the world tr lay down a rule that one employee f the company could make the coir'iuy pny for an injury received thrcgh tho negligence of j another erap vee. This is jobably one of tho first i eases of a nilar nature brought iu the State (loorgia under the new coustitutio u"d tho result of the i hearing ir-he courts will be awaited i with iuteft l?y the members of tho I bar and P public generally. i There been a sensation in the i T iiiii,?r ?.vmfi'i,e:i'-A ,if it<.?u.. .... 1 ........ ... * ">mu "VtT II1C eharges":,i,,st Hlseop Saso tliat ho ' had tw? speculating with church i funds the Ixmrse, and lost heavily. ? The timbers of the conference have ' p,.,^ rrilled at the disclosure, and 1 tju. f?ng ngalns' the bishop has been 11 extrc''.v Ml lor. There had been a 1 faitx,,,!>e that the bishop would be 1 able* disprove the charges of gam- " blit but. as he remained silent, the J ! hofty '? him grew to itetueiise propor! tj? At last he was forced to make a j gt.ncnf. and it proved to he a eonfes- ' Bj<?f the gambling charge, hut with ^ (explanation that instead of losing 11 1 (.ad woe a half million marks. The 8' j >rt tIiH! chronicles this incident eon- r: les: "Members of the conference ^ |re pleased greatly." It is understood, 8 nurse, that lite delight of the tnem* P rs is due wholly to the fact that the !l shop has clettred !..? eonseietiee by '' nfessing. y1 ? 0; It Itoferred to the Dog, R In a well-known street in London a li >ggar was often seen plodding ah.nit vr itli a small dog 'I lie dog was bold d< , a piece of chain, and had pound his rc *ek;i placard, with "Tity the Blind" in tl rgo. red letters. Ml. T . passing n< te day. drojiped a sixpence into the " an's outstretched hand. at "Halloa!" he cried, as he was turn- ai g away, "wns that a h.ilfsoverelgu I it. ive you?" oc "No, sir no," answered the begga." le nly sixpence." be "fcto." said Mr. T , "you are not be ml. after all?" he 'ltless you, sir. no!" he replied. I < 'ou see. the placard refers to the dog. fu ?'a blind _ to K. Missouri man claims to have hilled ][j 3 snakes In one afternoon recently. cji he running a Kecley cure? ril BILL ARB'S LETTER. VARIOUS TOI*ICS I>ISCU**K? BY THK PHILOSOI'IIKK. People and Aflalrsof the Day Handled In Vigorous Style. i One time there was a goneroup, big- , be.rted man by the natno of Colonel Oriffin living at Gainesville, Oa., and ( hie heart's desire was to seo peace on earth and good will among men. His ( hand was open as tho day to charity, but his chiof delight was to reconcile those who were at enmity and muke peace between nabors. Ho worked dili- ' gently along this lino for several years nuu was cauea tlie peacemaker, but in course of time be seemed to lose bis influence, and if be succeeded in smothering a quarrel it broke out again. , Politics got rampant and church members got at outs, and it took a good I deal of bis time visiting around and ^ pleading for peace. At last be pondered over tbo matter and, like old Rip Van Winkle, bo "swore off." "I j 1 can't do it, judge," be sadly confessed t , to his old friend, Judge Lumpkin, "I . can't do it. I thought I could reform mankind ; but I can't. They got worso ' instead of better. Society is like a , mill dam. It is always springing a leak, j aud ns fast as you stop one bolo it ' breaks out at another. Nothing but; ! the grace of God can keep peace among j the people, and even that does not seem 1 * ! to circulate in this region, and so I ! have quit." J Tbo judgo comforted him aud told i him not to despair, but Grifliu retired ; t from tbo contest a tadder and a wiser 4 | man. The strife and slander aud backbiting went ou, and it took peace warrants to keep the peace. No one man can reform society, and with , many reformers it is soon discovered that they need a little reforming them- . selves. Henry Ward Beccher was a great proacher and a reformer of social conduct, but he fell from grace just a9 , c Solomon did. Most of these reformers , are in earnest, but tbey aro cranks aud are righteous overmuch. Pnrkhurst brought schism and discord in bis church by excessive zeal. Tom Dixon ^ is doing the same thing by dabbling into politics. A rcspeclable minority ? of his members aro silver Democrats, , and his pulpit talk has insulted them. t When a preaober assumes to know it j all h? loses bis influcnce. Humility is * the Vest credential a man of God can have. Vauity nnd conceit may not bo ^ sins, but they are traits that nobody f forgvos. Political preachers may get j oflici, but they make enemies and that i isalad sign. DrawingcrowdsandI " ing 8 sensation is ono tiling,but saving i . souls through the power of tlio gospel U is amthcr. I wish that every preacher I woulji let uoliti.cs alone, for when he j abases the Democrats he makes them C mm?, and it does not reconcile them if ( o he abuses the Kepnblicans und the Pop- , c olists, too. It is as if ho said : "Every- j b body is a ratcal but me." Of course j \\ wo all get more or less excited about ! v politics und let bur prejudices get the ' p be;ter of our judgment, and at snob ; p tines it becomes the preachers to be T cakn and serene and tolerant and to j keep the peace. 1 see it charged in ! t< the northern press that we have no j \\ fair elections in Georgia. I deny the p] allegation and defy the ailegator. I j? have been on the watch for years and ,p have bad no reason to inspect that any gj man, black or white has been defraud- <> , ed of his vote in mv county. 1 believe that men lmve voted who were not entitled to vote, but it was no part of a scheme by the etlicials or managers, j? and was wholly u .known to them. I j,, believe thai the elections in Georgia P( lire as fair as in any state in <li Union. The dt foated party always cries ,u frHtid, but never proves li. Sunnier is 0j ii cheap solace, but is hard to undo, or Mid the further from home it travels ()1 the deeper it settles lu the public mind. m Intolerance is the bane of society, ? tioth in church ami state. I was readng today some bitter things against v..men riding btcycles, and in the inme paper a temperate s risible article n defense of the Hex. It was writtou ; jya woman?a ludv? and I conenrod in ill she said. I can see nothing im- j -1 -IT ir . - ! uu.i>.Di iu i^ni uxiug ii Hiie is rnou- | ?tly dressed in skirtsund deports her- I elf modestly. A fast girl will 1>?? fast, ! rhothorshe rides in skirts or bloom- j rs, or don't ride at nli. There ik more oi modesty in proiujM -nous surf bath- ! ng and in the round dances of the ' allroom thau in riding tho bike, even J y a bloomers. A few years ago I was Sfo booked at tho idea of any decent girl iding the wheel, but my prr judiccs . ave passed away. It now seems a i raceful thing to do, and I admire the oetry df their motiou. My wife is ? love with the wheel, and says that she could call back forty or fifty ' ears she would have one. Two hm f her grandsons came over from i wl omo on thoir wheels, and one moon- Th ght night she remarked that if thero ! old us nobody to seo her she would go nb own to the tenuis court and take a ; "ai >uud on tho sly. "Merciful fa- . nn< ters! Horibile dictu! Sic hit >mper tyranuis!" I exclaimed, \va You could'nt rido if you would by id you shonld'nt if you could, ! am ul you shan't even tliiuk about | at Vnn, " 1 T .1 a--* I - ..vn, lUCK-, UUU X HU|>liriC(l WIOHO JOl insts and walked out in the hall to nt t my clioler down, l'rotty soon tho for >ys came out on the veranda and I Tli ard her laughing and tolling them nt? >w nho aroused my indignation. Ho is < came back and made out like I was otli nning, but I wasent. Hho wantn mo oil take a round just to aeo me fall off, pta reckon, but I'm not going to try it. flt.< y time is ]>n8t for athletics. I can *iiu oj? wood and roll tho unicyclo and t\v< le in the qundricycle, but this double ;V;t spinning wheel business don't snit an old man with a very high center of gravity. It doesn't suit a woman of that kind, either. But after all, tho bike is rather an expensive toy. The > boys say that a good one will last nbont two years, and in the meantime tho repairs will average n few dollars a year, and so I don't see that it is any cheaper in the long ran than a horse. But the price is entirely too high. A man who knows told me that tho actual} cost of a hundred-dollar biko wns , about $35. I know a broker who sold forty-two in thrco months and his comBion was $17 on each and a bonus of $300 extra when his sales amounted to $3,000. Our people are buying thousands of Ihem, and our money just pours into Iheir hopper like it always does for i everything they mako and put at us. If < it is uot a Chidago exposition' it is ] qnmntlnnnr olco onrl *?? viuv, uuu lurj ncL|/ 113 JJUUI all the time. But Cobe Bays: "That's I all right, major, for everything is < adopted, and the world is obleegod to 1 have poor folks to keep rich folks in ? money. If thero wasont any chickens 1 there wouldent be nnv hawks. If there < (vuaent any rats there wouldent. bo any 1 ;ats, for everything is adopted." "And ' if thero waseut any girls there would- I ;nt be any boys to fool Vm," said I. \ "Jes so, adznkly 6o," said Cobc? and le shifted his tobacco to the other fl aw. t But I can still work around tho t louse and the garden. The flower pit * vas dilapidated, and my wife called 1 uy attention to it several times. And ) io yesterday I repaired the broken jlass aLd tlien got my can of red paint md gave the sash a new coat. It looks ine and I was proud of it, and luxuri- < ited iu advanco upon the praise she 1 vouUl bestow upon me, but when I n same into her august presence she dis- h severed sfi*n<> paint on my pants and . ( rest. "Was Iln-re ever such a man f u this world; paintiug in his best i ( slothes?tbo only decent pants you I r lave got," aud she looked atur off and ! I ligbed. "Well," she continued, "take! I hem olT right now before the paint v Iries and let mo work on them. I never f son get yon to clinngo your clothes t rhen you nre going to do dirty work." Jo I changed them aud she got the H-nzine and perfumed the room with t, and in half an hour my garmoute n rere cleaner than ever. "What makes t -ou do that way?" she said. "Why, a ny dear, I thought I cool 1 paint and | 1 lot get a drop ou my clothes, and I t eel so much like a gentleman with my a T . i 1 root vM'Hitn uii not t X illill) l() IHiU j ] hem t.ff, but I won't do ho ?ny more." 1 t u course of time tlio got over it, nnil a got Homo praise after nil. Things ! ? .re now cnlm and serene.?Bill Am \ t n Atlanta Constitution. c | * -/VEST'S START IN LIFE. * i iis Joke on u Crowd of Fokcr Plnyerfc !' Drove lli:n Wc?t. 11 One of the conspicuous figures in tho ? 'hieago convention was Senator Vest, f Missouri. Vest, says a correspond- ^ tit, is a Kontuokian. He began difa ^ y monkeying with a poker game that ' as foreign to him. it was at a little J ilia go on the Ohio ltivcr. Vest was a oor boy and did not play poker. Draw ! oker is only for very wealthy men. j hat night a game was raging in the j thin of a fiat boat, wlib-li was moored ' r( i the levee. The temper of tho town ' as titl'ul an 1 ihey indicted folk who! C( layed poker. So the Judge and the' rosec tiling Attorney and others who , << I'slred relaxation went down to this I w ilho.it so that the town would not j p| t onvo their sinful curves and put a j jj iii)]i in them. Vest came strolling 1 g, dng about in p. in. where the fiat boat ! ise ami fell on the sobbing tide. He1 Bc ?reeive?l the poker game in its crim- i fr al progress. Vest loved a good jest, t,h he quietly made loose tin- lilies of ic fiat boat and east the poker game | Irift on the dark, shimmering bosom j sti ' the river. The malefactors played j Si i, little heeding that they were now ra h>at. At 4 o'clock a. in. old man Tay- ar r had won $70 in Mexican silver hi oney. Then he got cold feet. Old th nrxATOIl VKST. .! m'' hi Taylor said lie liad promised hi." re8 fo that ho would ooino homo early. 1 .... 1 Uli e others Jeered. This did not daunt 1 I man Taylor. lie sinkored his spoil ^ out his honest old frame and saying c)jfl lois" left the eahin of the tlatlso'dt rl enrefuly picked his way overboard 0 about twenty feet of water. 11r A .s fished out and rolled on a barrel old the other players to gel the wntey froi 1 the money out of him. When they p, last were towed back to town and I n <1 tho oniteo t llln n 14 t - ? ..... .... ruiiM . aw.uiiiiK (IK'Il) I tffe the levee. they began to lin t? Vi-st lt.x the Joeose rule ho hud played. At i oy at onoe laid for the eoniing Sen vvnii r with sixshootors. Now. If there Inst me thing about Vest more than an true or. It is the fact that lie's what they yj 1 out West "gun-shy." Vest won't j ml for artillery a moment. So h< j{JO, I westward and went so fast lu |ey. iply burned up the region lying be in t en Konfueky and Missouri. After you rd Vest grew un with the eouutrv. PALMETTO : POINTERS. ' THE STATE FARMS. . . Col. Neal Snys tbe Yield of Cotton and Corn Will be Oood Col. W. A. Neal, superintendent of tho State penitentiary, in conversation with a Columbia Stale reporter, last week, baa this to say about the Stuto farms: "Evertbing points to good crops, both of cotton and corn. H-* did nbt think tho drought bnd hurt the cotton , of tho State farms as much as iu other places. "One thousand bales was whatdnght to have been made this yaar, but ho lid not think the crop would exceed 300. This was opening very fast and ibout2.r? bales per day was being picked, 30 continued. Already 200 bales were >ut. Ho thought itwopjd bo November bofore all the cotton was opcued. I'his would bo ttio case on the State arms because about *>00 acres of cotton vas on bottom laud. "Tho corn was line, said Col. Neal, md there would probably not be lesw ban 12,000 bushels made. That, w ith bo 0,000 bushels already on hand, vould give a largo burplus. There was lay, fodder, etc., enough to last two 'cars." ? Too Quick for tlio Ill&liwnymuii. Whilo Isaac Green, chief of polieo if Williamson, S. C., was returning loreeback from the city of Anderson, i man seized his bridle, and presenting i revolver at his head, ordered a halt. Ircon tired, and the highwayman ell and crawled out of the road. Ircon reported tho case in Williamson, but hie friends guyed him, saying 10 had too much "dispensary" on icard. However, an investigation vns made un'd an unknown negro wafc ounct by tho roadway with a bull brough bin bond. ? ? Tillman In-North Carollua. , Senator Tillman addressed a pnrked. lidienco in tbo Opera House at Golds?oro, N. C., last Thursday. His abuse >f Cleveland nnd Hill nud the Eastern democracy was terrific. He seemed to hiuk thnt tbo present political state of (fairs in the Old North tttato "a genulo curiosity," but gave counsel bow o cam but it, not by abuse, but to think iul reason with those who have strftyd off from tho. Democratic fold into he Populist camp, thereby helping to lect Bryan with It! to 1 or burst. * ? . ? , ... First Court Martial. At Greenville, the llrst court martial uder the new militia dutr was h?ld ist Wednesday, and tho accused was ound guilty, the proceedings npprovd by Cdl. Bdyd nnd a n'omrbftt (ino 6f' 5.25 imposed, . which was promptlyiaid. Private Sprouso \yas charged . dth disobedience of orders, refusing o attend drills nnd perform such *du-' ios us were required of him . ap at$olier. This vierdict will establish 'tho uthority of the Courts. ? ? ? ? . ' Result of tho Conference. Chairman W. D. Evans, of th? railand commission, has returned from laleigh, N. C., whero.ho had been ^in , ansultation with tho commission of orth Carolina. ''No news," ho said, the rate war is at an end and .nothing ' o did is of any interest to tho pcole." Tho commission off NoYth'Ca'rcrna, South Carolina nnd Georgia nice-. .. jing to have a jointmeeting in Coinmla before a grout while, which' is to e about uniform classification of* * eight and passenger rates^ in these irce States. - ? At Spartanburg last Thursday Connblo Davis uttempt.nl to shoot Cal. nith in the sheriff's ' office. Davie ided Smith's room in search of liquor^ id Smith claimed that Davis pulled s bed and clothing to pieces, and toro ings up in general. Davis had*to q>onr before the mayor and wasjalso rricd before a magistrate. ???? - ' ThA + CI l?- * ????V4UVJ vjicuuini O UliJL't? IS. rew iving inquiries as to whether the eurvisors of registration should kcop eir offices open in October.- Mr. iwnsend nays that he hasslready pubhed the fact that all supervisors uro pectod to keep thoir offiees'optm'for si nous on Thursday, Friday and Satr. . day, vhe lbt, '2d, and 3d of October. Near Lamar, Darlington count}*, iio Ponipey, a boy 15 yearn of ago, at a 5 year-old girl to death with a ib and then used the weapon upon i victim's -1 year-old sister s? .vicisly thatshe. too, will more than likedie. 3ov. Evans has appointed Mr. James ckson, of Charleston harbor, com-' ssioner of that port. Mr. qv<l" mpbell. the former commissioner, igned in order to accept a place the board of police commiA*f6uer0. ****?? fho Secretary of State has grafted a trter to the Fire and Marino'RirtiV:o Company of (UiurlegjpUw ?i ' ' t ,, it Ridgeway Mr. Derfy Wbot^n,'ail' citizen, fell, dead on the streets m apoplexy. Mouce has found still another ronsori V women should abandon crii'sets'/lt ets, however, only.,those liiWUe fair"- * ' who thirst for the higher education, a certain young women's college It i noticed that the delicate electrical rumeuts underwent sudden and ex-* >rdlnnry chances. Every once In a iss Townley ?es, indeed, tincle, love birds. I'licle Creonfleld?I light you hated them. Miss Town?Wll.v! Hoil't VOO see I imi-o ho house? I'nolo (ireonfleld?I soo have-In cages.- I.lfe.