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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS, : : : 1SS7. Tzrhs of TheXevts and IIerald.? Tri-weekly edition, three dollars per annum, in advance. Weekly edition, one dellarand fifty cents per annum, in advance. Kates for Advertising.?One dollar -?? inMi f solid minionfor the first inser tion, and fifty cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. These rates applv to advertisements of every character, and are payable strictly in advance. Obituaries anil tribut;s of respect are charged for as advertisements. Marriage notices, and simple announcements of deaths, are published free, and are solicited. Liberal terms f.?r contract advertisements. >*>r ArfvertUomfnTk. Ice Tickets?F. W. Ilabcnicht. Sheriff's Sale-Jno. D. McCarley, S. F. C. We Have Removed?Q. D. Williford & Co. Election of Teachers?J. C. Caidwell, Chairman. i L*cal JBriora. & ?Solicitor McDonald is up again and at his post in the Court room. ?There was a considerable crowd in town on Saturday, and business was looking up a little. ?Judge Norton arrived in town on Saturday evening ane opened Court on Monday morning. ?The Gordons are putting them-' selves in first-class fix for a fine showing on inspection day. ?The Yorkville Enquirer nominate? Col. A. Coward for President of the South Carolina College. ?The Charleston base ball team "wiped up" the Charlotte team on Saturday by a score ot lo to 0. ?The jurors attending court regret Ithatthey are brought irom tueir Sgjjk this season of the year. will bring in the first water|&the season? Of course we ^interested in this fruit. Bfuattlebaum is putting an ||> his residence, which will Eso the comfort of his bnildMfonday was sales-day,- but no property offered for i I by the Clerk of Court or Bpntractors for the bank ommenced work on MonHKing, and will push it fory rapidly as possible. Mnumber of our attorneys were Wed in an important reference case finw/iov. ? Raltimore I F^^^uaiouuj } n/vii w w? v. ? ? Hp and a gentleman of our town. ^?The report of the State railroad commission for the month of April shows an inrcrease of about $10,000 over the same month for the year 1SS6. ?Julia Milligan, a colored woman of this place, gave birth to twins one day last week, one of which was without nose or ears. It died shortly afterwards. ?By a handsome majority the tax payers of Columbia Township hav& jM decided to subscribe $40,000 in bonds in aid of the Columbia, Newberry & Sg Laurens Raiiroad. ?Mr. Chas. A. Douglass has award^ ed the contract for building his residence to John Hamilton and John Smith. Mr. W. J. Elliott will be in charge of the work. ?The town of Rock Hill will follow the example of oar people acd issue town bonds for the pnrpose of erecting a handsome school building and principal's residence. Work will be begun at once. ?At a recent meeting of tbe directors of the State penitentiary, arrangements were completed with Mr. Marklay, of Philadelphia, who succeeds I Mr. Moulton in the hosiery mill. The new lessee will increase the force of hands 10 300. \ ?We are requested by parties living j in the vicinity of the Baptist Church,' to ask parties who attend services at that church not to hitch their horses to the shade tress on the side walk. They get on the sidewalk and frequently ladies find difficulty in passing. ?While we are always glad to re- j ccive communication from our friends j _ in different sections ot tne county, we j would request that the real name of the writer accompany the communication. Of coarse the name will not be used unless no non de-plume appears. ?A gentleman who is a pretty good observer, and from his official position has an opportunity to see the crops in various sections of the county, informs us that he never saw them in better fix, and that one would be well repaid for his walk lo go out and see the model farm of Mr. A. Willlford, just out of town. ?A number of our citizens attended the "chalk talk" given by Prof. Deilerradora in the Court House on Thursday evening. With a blackboard and chalk he exhibited a number of different characters, and gave his audience some specimens of the artistic use 01 tne pen ana now it was | sometimes used. ?Efforts are being made in Columbia to erect s cotton factory in that city ou cue of the canal sites, to be run by steam until the canal is completed. Mr. Geo. Iv. Wright, a prosperous real estate agent, is the moving spirit in the enterprise. Will Winnsboro still be idle? We learn that a former cilizen of our town, but for the past few years a resident of a Northern ?city, proposes to take $5,000 worth of _ stock when called on. Another gen4^ tleman, a rosident of the county, will take twice that amount. Why not agitate the matter and set the ball in motion? What say yon business men? Stolen.?One hand cross-cut saw from the Winnsboro Ice House. Five dollars reward for detecting thief will be paid by F. w. Habexicht, Proprietor. Renews ?Ier Youth. Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay county, Iowa, tells the following remarkable story, the truth of which is vouched for by the residents of the town: "I am 73 years old, have been troubled with kidney complaint and iamenees for many years; could not dress myself without help." Now "I am free from all pain and soreness, and am able to do ail my own housework. I owe my thanks to'Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth, and removed compietely all. disease and pain." Try a bottle, onlv 50 cents at McMaster, Brice & Ketchin's D; ug Store. - Festival.?The ice-oream festival given by the Mount Zion Aid Society at the residence of Mr. G. H. McMaster on Tuesday evening was well attended. About $20 was realized which will be added to the fund now on hand io pay for the college piano. Bank Contract Re-awarded. ? | Owing to some misunderstanding bet tween the bank officials and Mr. T. E. Champion, the party io whom we , announced the contract for repairing the bank building had been awarded, that contract has been cancelled, and the job awarded to Mr. It. E. Lawing, of Charlotte, a -d Mr. "\V7. J. Elliott, of this place, who were partners in the bidding. Attention ! G. L. I.?The Captain of the Gordon Light Infantry requests us to announce that on account of the extreme warm weather, that for the present the regular drill will be discontinued, and instead that the Company will be called out on evenings when (he weather is more pleasant. The roll of the drum half an hour bc-fore drill be considered sufficient notice. Unclaimed Letters.?The following is a list of letters remaining in the Postoffice at Winnsboro, S. C.? June 13, 1SS7: Mr. Jera Boyd, Mr. II. Froneberger, Miss Mary Green, Mr. Robert Kennedy, Caroline Mayho. Hattie Ross, Eliza Wright. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say they were ad-j vcrtised. DuBose Egleston, Postmaster. Ouk Forgotten Dead.?In another column will be found a letter from the editor of an Ohio paper in regard to 1 the Confederate dead buried in one of j < * - - * - ~ ^ il-.i T i- /x?.. ^ CilC CU16S UI IIJIIL OLiiLV. JLi UUl Willi" j try had more such men as the writer j of that article, the prejudices and pas-1 sions engered by the late war would | soon be buried in oblivion, and the j deeds of courage and valor of Union ! and Confederate soldiers alike become i the heritage of a united, common j country. Davidson College Commencement. | ?Mr. D M. Provence will accept our : thanks for an invitation to attend the | fifteenth commencement anniversary ! of Davidson College which will tafce I place on the 15th and IGth inst. Mr.! Provence has been a student of David- j sou for the past two years, and we are j glad to notice his name among the j representatives of the Eumenean Literary Society, in the contest which : dnriiio' tVir> r>nm- ! lli^U *,* ill tCLfVV yiuuv UUiltig vuv WV?.. mencement occasion between the two literary societies ofthe institution. if You Want a Good Article Of Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for! Jaa22xtcm "Old Kip." A Dynamitic Explosion.?Abouti nine o'clock on Thursday night the ; people in the vicinity of the Court I House were aroused by a terrific ex-1 plosion, causing the windows and j doors to rattle considerably. Upon j investigaton it was found that some j one had set off a dynamite cartridge j in the cotton patch jusi in rear of the ! Court House. On Friday morning! pieccs of paper and the remains of a j fuse were found on the spot. The i object of the party who fired it is still i a mystery, but it is supposed that no damage to life or pi operty was intended. Ice Cream.?Mr. Geo. A. "White will please accept the thanks of this office for some of the best ice-cream > we have tasted this season. lie has j it prepared at home, and will serve it at his place of business every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Those who j are fond of it should call on him on ; the above days and have it served to them in the right bind of stvle. Mr. j White will in a short while be prepar-; to furnish several new summer bev- j crages, and proposes to tell von! through these columns what they are and when you can sample them. Look out for his advertisement. Fixe Oats.?We were shown on ( Thursday a specimen of the "Western Welcome White Oat, grown in the field of Capt. Fl. A. Gaillard, which measured five feet one inch iu height and was headed with 1ST grains. Another head was shown which hnd 23G grains in it, and five stalks puiied up ne3r together averaged 121 grains to the stalk. These specimens were not brought to our office by Capt. Gaillard, and it is without his knowledge that we make this notice. If we were to have another farmers' convention, we think the Captain could getj in on his oat record. Charleston vs. Columbia.?The; game of base ball, which took place in Columbia on Thursday between the Charleston Club and the Columbia team, resulted most disastrously to the Columbians. A tremenduons crowd attended the game, and alhtougli they I saw some fine playing of the national game, it was mostly a one-sided affair, in which the seaside sluggers pounded j the Columbians out of the field. Con- j trarv to expectations, the Columbia j team was shut out while the score of the Charlestonians ran up to 31. If this is the best Columbia can do our j boys should give them a tilt, for we 1 are sure they can hold them for awhile, j at least. Death.?"We are called apon to an- j nouiice the death of Mr. Daniel Hall, Sr., which occurred at liis home near Gladden's Grove on Thursday evening last. Mr. Hall was perhaps one *Vir< ri'Mncf- fjH'/pns in fhfi conntv. and his entire life had been spent | within a few miles of the place of his deatb. He had been in declining health for a number of years past, and at the time of his death was almost totally blind, besides being a very old man. He was in the eighty- j fourth year of his age and leaves a widow and five children to mourn his death, all of whom are grown. His remains were interred in Bethesda Methodist Churchyard on Friday. The sympaty of the community is extended to the bereaved family in their affliction. Deaths.?Mr. W. A. McCreight, a former citizen of our to?vn, died in J Cheraw on the 4th inst. He was j about eighty-five years of age. He I leaves a number of relatives, several | of whom are at present residents of i our town. I We regret to learn of the death of i Mrs. Anion Pope, which occurred at i her home on the 7th inst. She was in ! the seventy-first year of her age, and : was the mother of the late Iraneus Pope. Iler remains were interred in | the Stevenson family graveyard on : "Wednesday. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. i Shoemaker died on Monday last after ! a brief illness. The remains were interred at Monlieello on Tuesday. ! May Crop Report.?The May re-1 : port of the State Agricultural Deparfc| ment shows the crops in the State to | be 111 better condition than for a niimj ber of years past. The cotton crop is ; from two to three weeks earlier than ' 1? ?> 4 rtiwl A n ^ i 11* A n nf | 1USL Vtill) <W1U lilt UlUUJb v/uwuivwt* Vi , | it throughout the State is placed at 101 j j per cent. The growth of corn was i somewhat retarded by the dry weather ' | of the latter part of April and lirst of. May, but the rains in the latter month j brought it out considerably, and it is : now reported 11 per cent, higher than j : last year, with an increased acreage of j j upland. Bottoms have been well pre- j pared and are in good condition. The i grain crops are much better than was j expected. The correspondents report! that it will yield much better than last j year. Harvesting has commenced in : many localities. Hard ox tiie Coxvextiox.?We j heard a "good one" the other day on a ; religious convention held some years | ago in Alabama, near Montgomery, j During the session of the convention ! a party of ihc delegates went to the j capital, and in viewing the sights saw I an ice manufactory. They came back ' and reported what they liad seen, and j were immediately turned out of the j convention for prevaricating. A j second party in the meantime had ?one also, and when they came back reported that the ice manufactory was a reality. They met a similar late at! the hands of the convention. Il would J seem from this that the convention J had hardly realized that the "world do move." If there are any "doubting Thomas's" in this vicinity, we would suggest that they call at the j ice house of Mr. F. "\\r. IJabenicht, ond ; see some of the productions as well as j quantities of pure lake .ice. Personal.?Dr. Abram Hunter, a j former citizen of this county but for! the past twenty years a resident of; Guatamala, is again back to his old ! county on a visit. He says that he finds everything very much changed since he left. Maj. Julius Alius, Mr. >v. 5. nan and J. K. Ilenrv, Esq., were in town on Wednesday in (he interest of the Chester & Camden liailroaa. Mr. D. R. Flenniken, of Columbia, payed our town a flying visit on Tuesday 011 business. Mrs. F. II. Arrowsmith, wife of the efficient manager of the Winnsboro Hotel, arrived iu town on Monday. Mr. AV. J. Shelton, the traveling j agent of the Columbia Register, spent j several days in town this week in the ; interest of that sterling daily. Miss Emma Rosborough, of Wood- j ward, returned home from Staunton, | Va., last week, where she had been ! attending the Female Seminarv dur-1 <jng the last session. Miss Grist, of Yorkviile, is visiting ; the family of Mr. Thomas S. Bricein the New Hope section. COURT OF GESEItAL SESSION'S. The Court of General Sessions convened on Monday at 11 o'clock, Judge J. J. Norton, of the Eighth Circuit, j presiding. This being the second term i for the present grand jurors his Honor j assumed that they had been instructed j sufHciently by his predecessor as to : their general duties, and he therefore ] confined himself mostly to instructions in regard te the indictments given out by the Solicitor. The first case called was one continued from the last term of the Pnni'f?that nf thr> State vs. Wade "* - - 1 Pickett and Emmet Brice for larceny of live stock. Messrs. Douglass & McDonald for the defense, O. W. Buchanan, Esq., and the Solicitor for the State. Verdict?"Not Guilty." The Court then took a recess for dinner. The next case taken up after dinner w*s that of the State vs. William Sioan, charged with larceny of live stock. Messrs. Eagsdale & Rags- j dale for the defendant. "W. L. Mc- j Donald, Esq., assisted the Solicitor, j Verdict?"Guilty." r> -? ?~| JL I1C UOUI'l lIJCIl pi uwcucu wrini uiv i trial of Jim. Green, charged with grand larceny. J. II. Yarborougb, Esq., represented the defendant, and C. A. Douglass; Esq., assisted the Socilitor. By argumout of counsel the case was submitted without argu* ment. The Stale only asked for a verdict of petit larceny, and the jury, after few minutes' retirement, renA At*A/l rs r\f tCarriilfir r\ f nptif. \.i\^L^KX <X f VlUlVb Vx larceny." The r.ext case taken up was that of the State vs. ^Maggie Douglass, chargec with petit larceny. The defendant pleaded guilty. Counsel in several other cases not being ready to proceed, upon agreement the remainder of the afternoon was up in hearing and signing orders. Bueklen's Arnica Salve. Tee Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money rpfnnrlpd. Price 25 cents t>er oox. A Girt For All. In order to give all a chance to test it and thus be convinced of its wonderful | curative powers, Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, "" Coughs and J Colds, will be, for a* limited time, given away. This offer is not onlv libera], but shows unbounded faith in the merits of this great remedy. All who suffer from Coughs, Colds, "Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, or any affection of Throat, Chest or Lungs, are especially requested to call at ilcMaster, Brice & Ketcain's Drag Store, and get a Trial Bottle Free, Large Bottles $1. * ITEMS FROM BLYTHEWOOD. Messrs. Editors: Having seen nolh' ing in vour columns from this section i for some time, your correspondent j concluded at his leisure moments to | drop you a line. The farmers are beginning to har: vest their small grain, and a good j yield is generally conceded. The cot i ton and corn are looking fine, and well | advanced with the season. Mr. William Ruff lost a fine horse j a'few days ago?caused by botts. i There is a great deal of sickness : here, especially among- the children. | Several have died within the last few days. There has been organized a Metno| dist Church, which will soon be built within the incorporate limits. Messrs. ?. S. Abby, "\V. J. Johnson, G. P. Hoffman and J. D. Hogan are the building committee, and are pushing it forward rapidly. A small house belonging to Mrs. Surah Wooten, was burned_ on the 30th ult. The origin of the fire is sup Peaches are beginning to ripen, and the shipping season will soon open, though the crop will be light, owing to the ext.iemely cold weather early in the seasom. 31r. B. B. Jones has sold out his mercantile interest and gone to Columbia, to accept a position tendered him at the phosphate works. ZVIr. George Langford?s saw mill, near Blythewood, was burned a few days ago, together with one hundred thousand feet of seasoned lumber. The origin of the Are is supposed to have been incendiary. More anon. H. LETTER FKOJI BLITHE WOOD. Messrs. Editors: We hope that a few dots from this place will prove jvceeptable, as there are good crop prospects and a surplus of hot weather to talk about. For several days past (buc it is supposed that everybody knows it) the chief aim of life seemed to be to get in a "cool place." Work is well advanced, so that the most nervous planter can lie down and sweetly dream without the sligntest dread of an attack from Gen. Green. The stands of both corn and cotton are good, and of course this is one among the first principles on which is based a yield. Grain will soon be harvested. Oats in this section are far below what is termed a good crop, but wheat is on average. .Messrs. Boney Bros., in addition to their gin and corn mill, are equipping a flour mill, which will add greatly to the convenience of the wheat-growers of the surrounding neighborhood. Fruit is not plentiful, but some orchards bid fair to yield a moderate yield. Two enterprising men of Blythewood, Messrs. W. J. Johnson and J. D. Hogan,are shipping peaches almost daily to the North. The past and present experience of these two gentlemen demonstrates the fact that there is more than one way of making money in Fairheld, and that fruitgrowing for shipment is one of the ways. Fruit-growing on any planta-? "e\-? * .. ? t /-I arvnm Ka o r.ov? I IUII ill JL1 cU I AHJiU. UJUIU UXs UitoUV ?* ^/u t ing business. Recently a very small boy of five produced something in the way ot a bright idea. He was in dangerous proximity to one of the above-named gentlemen's peach trees when his mother came by and said: "Darling, Mr. will shoot you." "No he won't, mother, for I is more careful than any man. I looks up in every tree 'fore I goes under it." With these words lie vigorously attacked a fresh peach. Farmers arc sanguine, relying somewhat upon the philosophical reasoning that the opposites, good and bad, follow each other, and that this is the year for the bad to take a rest and let the good come upon the stage. "\V. E." need not doubt but that his book, Reminiscences of Fairfield, will not have an extentive sale, for those who have no illustrious ancestors dazzling the pages of history, or those who do not care to enter into tne pleasantry of satisfying themselves that "royal blood" flows through their veins, will experience a real pleasure in reading a history of Fairlield, written by^an aged" and able author. w. r. LETTER FROTHE CAPITAL CITY. Messrs. Editors'. For some time Railroads and railroad building has been the chief topic of conversation down this way. It seemed at one time as if Columbia would get left by the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad, owing to the fact that a majority of freeholders would not sign the petition for the election; at last, however, the requisite number was secured and the election has been ordered. It was generally admitted that the road would help Columbia, and^ that the forty thousand cionars asKea lor by the road was a mere bagatelle; but no one seemed to feel sufficient interest in the matter to see that the petition was signed, so that the petition's success was a matter of chance as much as anything else. There is little doubt but that the money will now be' subscribed, and Columbia will have another railroad as a feeder. For several days the hotels here have been filled with railroad men, representatives of the Georgia & Carolina Midland, and the Charleston, Chicago & Cincinnati Railroad, more familiarly styled the "three CJs," who have been negotiating with a view to consolidation. The "three C's have gobbled the G. & C. Midland, or the latter has gobbled the three C's. I do not know exactly which is correct, but as the negro preacher said of Jonah and the whale, "I don't know * " ' "** ? AMAllAnfAi) 4 U rt TT?ll din wnemer tiouuu swauuwcu *ruo..n, or the whale swallowed Jonah, but I tell yon brethren there was swallowing done." What effect this combination will have on Columbia I cannot say. Charleston claims that it will be of"incalculable advantage to her, and as Charleston is the State, of course we should rejoice. The inter-State commerce law has given rise to a great deal of discussion, and public opinion here is very much opposed to the law and in favor of the suspension of the fourth section. I suppose that there are many defects in the law, but I think that it should be given a fair trial and if after testing it, it is found that instead of doing good to the gi'eatest number it does barm, then it should be repealed, but not until it has been tested. Tne board of trade is waking up to the importance of securing water transportation for Columbia. Capt. Buby, of the United Slates Engineer Corps, who has charge of river improvements in this State, reports that the chief obstacle to river traffic below ' Granby are two railroad bridges, and j recommends that these bridges be provided with draw-bridges, so as to JUST J&k. L A Come and look at them. SHOl Don't fail to come and ex always find my prices on shoes my goods as cheap (if not che; i Don't forget when you an allow steamboats to pass. This will bring the boats as lsr as Granby. Bei twen Granby and Columbia, some little expenditure will be necessary to re- j move obstructions, but the cost will be comparatively light. It is also pro- j posed to make a preliminary survey j from Columbia to the head of naviga- I ! tion above Columbia, for this purpose ! [ Capt. W. G. Cbilds has ploced his steam launch at the command ot the board, and offers his own services. Mr. George X. Wright has just returned from New York, and has j determined to give the Columbia people a chance to build a factory if Columbia people want cotton factories. Mr. Wright's plan is to form a company here, the majority of stock to be held by Colombians, the balance taken by Northern men, and build the factory on the canal, and until the canal is completed to operate it by steam power. In order to give all a chance the shares will be put at fifty dollars, payable in five monthly installments. I have been informed that over! $2o,000 has already been subscribed, | and it is probable that the whole i amount will be raised in a short time, j Should the canal never be completed i the factory, it is thought can be profi- | fablv operated by steam. "While Mr. Wright, who is one of j the most enterprising and successful business men in Columbia is the chief mover in this enterprise, ne is not alone in it, but is backed by the most substantial business men of this city,! and his connection with Northern capitalists is sucn that he can readily | get all the Northern money needed to j operate the mill. Mr. Wright is a j young man with a cool, clear head for j business, and has been eminently successful in his real estate and insurance i business, and is alwavs ready to pro- j mote the welfare of the ''Capital! City." If he gets the support of pub- ! lie opinion, there is little doubt but; that Columbia will soon take another j sten forward. The "Boro" had better hurry up with her cotton factory, or Columbia j will be shipping to her Columbia made goods. The two compauies of the Palmetto ; Regiment in this city are hard at; work preparing for inspection, which j will come off as soon as the InspectorGeneral returns from the North. The Governor's Guards are getting up a bazaar to raise fuads for a trip North this fail. Base ball is booming here, the Co- i lumbia team is ready to meet all! comers, and to make good its claim to j the position of the best amateur team ' in the South. x. A TRIP TO TEXAS. XUiTBER FOUR. Messrs. Editors: Our stay in Little j Rock of some four hours was not very | enjoyable, but was rendered en dura- j ble through the courtesy of the police- j man in charge, who very kindly j allowed us to occupy the ladies wait-! ing room, and thus avoid mingling: oMfh rnno-h plemcnt. which usuallv i gather around the depots of these Western towns. "We whiled away the time in writing letters to our own i 0 ; lorcd ones left behind, and were glad . indeed when the time came to resume our journey. Upon entering the car we found it literally packed. Two to a seat and some standing or sitting on | the arms of the seats. The outlook; was anything else but inviting, and i your correspondent after taking in j the situation very quietly passed into the Pullman car, and inquired if they I too were "full up." Fortunately there ! were two berths left, but it was not many minutes before there was only one, and that one was taken up before the porter could make down our bed. Our train thus loaded down with its living freight moved along witli rapid strides, and by seven o'clock the next morning we were in Texarkana. This point is a great railroad centre, trains running North, South, East and West, i and as our crowd were not all of one mind, our jam was broken, and makincr r.Iose connection we continued i ?o ? oar journey in the coach under very comfortable circumstances. At last we are in Texas, but where are the prairies, coverod over with wild horses, cattlr and.buffalo, which we had to mcuivyuze in school-boy days, ana have heard so much or later on in life. We see only a sandy country covered with pines and other timber, : and could well imagine that while we slept we had been transported back to Carolina, and were traveling through the piney woods near Columbia. We passed saw mill after saw mill, all of which were nearly hid from view by the piles of lumber which lined the , banks of the railroad awaiting transportation. We turned to a fellow passenger and inquired, "Is this Texas?" "Yes sir," was the response, "We old Texans call it Arkansas, but this is Texas. Just wait awhile though and you will see the [grandest county on this green earth. I have lived in'this State for twenty years; came here when there was scarcely a railroad in the State; traveled over it for hundreds of miles on horseback to meet my appointments; preaching many a time with a pistol in each boot and a double-barreled shot gun in easy vooaK T Vijica nvnr the countrv in Indiana, Missouri and Illinois, and seen the crops parched and withered by the long summer drought, but on striking' this country found them as green and flourishing as though just refreshed by the showers from Heaven. Why sir, there is no country in the world that will stand drought like this one. Here you will see the longest cars of corn, the finest wheat and oats, the grandest fields of cotton, the finest orchards and vineyards, and a more hospitable people do not live under the ravs of the sun." "But what! about the water?" timidly asked your j scribe. "There is but one other j country where an abundance of pure ' water can be so easily and cheaply j provided, and that is the land of Pal-: estine. One has only to make a dam j across a ravine or select a place where J the water will naturally flow and FBOM . mr O rs? JE . DIES They are nicer now than ever amine my stock of Shoes. I k > lower than the same quality oi iper) as an}* merchant in Winn i thirsty that you can get Soda throw up a clam, and he will, as soon as it rains, have an abundance of good,: pure water, which will remain in this j pond perfectly fresh and sweet all! [ summer." "But of what use will your ; pond be if it never rains?" asked the i writer; "We have heard that a lanje I portion of your Staie has not been j vlsted by rain in two years, and that; you have been forced to make an appropriation from the public treasury i to sustain the lives of your people j nntil they could make another crop." "These newspaper reports," he replied, "have been somewhat exager-1 atcd. The great West is as yet tiu j settied, whole counties almost being i taken up by large syndicates or men j of Ia.ige wealth and devoted to cattle | raising. The evaporation from the ! earth itself, where in cultivation, produces rain. We have rain more fre- j quently now in this part of the: State than when I first came here,, and if you" live to sec the other parts ; settled up by farmers yon will never; afterward bear of a long continued i drought." "Well sir," said I, "if I i go back to South Carolina and tell all t you have told me, my friends will j think I have either been "taken in" i by a land agent or been drawing on i my imagination.- I have but one; other question, will yon please be: kind enough togive me your address?" i "Yes sir," he replied, with a smile at the question, "I am only a poor Meth-j odist preacher, and do not own even | a home; have no land to sell for myself or any one else. My address is! C. E. Land, Jefferson, Tex., and you! are at liberty to use it if you see O, i as I speak "only what I know to be I true and will take a pleasure in sub -1 stantiating all I have said." "My j name is J. D. "Whitehead, Cass county, Kildare, Tex.."' said a gentleman who occupied the same seat with my friend, and who had so far silently seemed to ' enjoy the conversation. "I am also a: Methodist preacher, have known j Brother Land for years, and you may put me down as a witness to the truth : of his assertions." These gentlemen j soon reached their homes and took i their departure. We rolled along; noticing at one saw mill as many as! twelve yoke of oxen hitched to one j wagon, and wondering what these j mill men would do with all the lum- j ber they had on hand. After a time j the growth becomes more scrubby in : appearance, reminding us of the j black-jacks and light-wood knot, until | at last there is no timber in sight, but! the prairie bursts upon our view, its ; billowy beauty attracting our every j attention. I felt inclined to pull of! my hat, wave it around my head and ! holler just as loud as could. Had 11 been guilty of anything so indecorous,! it would scarcely have attracted any j attention or caused any comment, as every other passenger was intently | beholding the beautifying panorama! which nature had spread out to our ! view. Sard a gentleman from some j where up North, who had been win-1 tcring it in Florida, and was return- j ing home, "look what a drove ofji sheep!" "Did you ever see as many j; cows in your life before?" asked an-1 another of the party. "Did you seel' that drove of horses?*' said a third, j "Is it not lovely?" inquired a lady, j' who seemed unaware that she was i / iv'mr OYTiVPSRinii fn llPI* i UUUIUiV/ ? WV* v >? ?. ? .... , thoughts. The very engine seemed; inspired to new efforts, as with quick- ; ened pace it draws us along over the i smooth, straight track. .Night too: soon shuts off our vision, and wc are left to our own reflections, which arc interrupted now and then by the comments of other passengers. We reach Fort Worth after dark awhile and make closc connection for Waco, but as our ticket will allow us one i day longer, we decide to spend the night here and not pass over all this beautiful county in the night. We accordingly took a street car at the depot and soon found quarters for the night. Wishing our letters to at least have the merit of not being too long, we reserve tbe remain# sights 01 tne outward trip for a future communication. j. v. Seek Fortun e's Embrace Ere it is too Eate. The 204th Grand Mont; ly Drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery took pljfce at; New Orleans, on Tuesday" (always Tues- j day), May 10, 1SS7. $522,500 was sent to I many worthy people. Wo will tell some: j Xo. 15,760 drew the H-'st prize: it was sold in fractional tenths at $1 each, sent to SI. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. One was sent to T. J. Lynch, a well known liquor dealer, S. E. cor. 11th and Locust Sts-, Phila.; it was collected by the Third National Bank of Phila.; sis tenths were : sold to Californians, and were collected through "Wells, Fargo & Co., of San Fran- . cisco, Cal.; one sold to A. Fruny, Deer Lick, Mason co., TV. Va , was collected through Metropolitan National Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. No. 7.",8(36 drew the Second Prize of ?50.000: it :t so was sold in tenths for ?1; two were paid through the Nat'l Commercial Bank of.Mobile, Ala.; one ?hrrm<?h the Commercial Nat'i Bank of | Nashville, Ter.n.; one paid through Bank I of Commerce, Louisville, Ky; two to j Frank Corcoran, Cairo, III., through the ! City Nat'l Bank of Cairo, 111. Xo. 15,872 drew the Third Prize of 520,000?it was also sold in tenths; one to Edwin Le Bars, of New York city, collected through : Adams Express Co.; one to X. Crenshaw, 1 of Everest, Kas.; one to C. J. Ilarman, paid through Corry National Bank, of ' Corry, Pa.; one paid through Bank of Cal- 1 ifornia at San Francisco, Cal.; one paid to Nevada Bank of San Francisco, and the 1 rest elsewhere. Xos. 45.(549 and 51.953 drew the two Fourth Prizes of Siojooo each; sold to parties in Chicago, III.; San : Francisco, Oakland and San'Jose, Cal.; : Keokuk. Iowa; Camilte, Xo.; New Or- 1 leans, Boston, VVaaliington, Pittsburg, Mt.< PleasaDt, Fia.^Gurdon, Ark.; Union Star, : Mo., and elsewhere. So the wheel turns on forever, and on July 12 it will ail be repeated. Any one can learn full particulars by addressing 31. A. Dauphin, New Orinons T q Spfilr fnrtrmp's pmlirace ere it is too late. * j DISSOLUTION NOTICE. TIIE undersigned having dissolved by : mutual agreement the partnership j heretofore existing under the firm name of R. II. JENNINGS & CO. hereby <;ive no- \ tice to parties indebted to said firm that they cau settle without cost such indebted-! ness at any time on or before the loth of j October next. After that date their notes, j accounts and othc r evidences of indebted- > ness will be put into t'.ic hands of an at- i tornev for collection. R. II. JENNINGS, j C. E. LETTS Eli. [ January- 6, 1S37 JaniGfxGir new " I* H A1 before. Ribbons of all colors. eep as good a line of shoes as i " shoes can be bought from oth< sboro, or quit the business at 01 Water, Milk Shakes or Ginger j?L9lc? In tlie Spring Time,Gentle Annie I i the young man's ideas naturally turn tc things or love. Bui, gentle Annie, with our changeable climate the bile soon be , gins to accumulate, ana where love was What made the young man happy before, | it takes II. II. P., or IIILL'S HEPATIC PANACEA, to do it this time. It will re- i | move all excessive bile from the system, J clear thehram, tone up the stomach", build : I up the constitution. And then, gentle i Annie, when the young man calls he wont1 bo cross. Try H. H. P. for Constipation, Sick Headache or Biliousness. It acts like a charm, and will cost you but i>0 cents. McMASTEK, BRICE & KETCHIN, j Druggists. | ICE TICKETS. 21 2y. lb Tickets for 81.00. 11 5 lb Tickets for?1.00. 1110 lb Tickets for $2.00. Ice House open from G a. m. to S p. m. ! during the week, and on Sundays from j 12 m. to 1 p. m. F. "W. HABEXICIIT, i Proprietor. ELECTION OF TEACHERS. rpiIE annual election of Teachers for the j JL Mount Zion Institute and for the j Graded Schools of School District No. 14, j tvill V.o /-.n Tlinrs/lflr +.hf? dn.V Of I July next. Any person desiring a position as teacher" in either of said schools must present their application before that date. J. C. CALDWELL, Chairman Board ?f Trustees. Winr.sboro, S. C., June 7,1887. J une'Jfxtd SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, FAIRFIELD COUNTY. William II. Clark vs. William A. Clark and James A. Clark, as Executors of the Will of Henry Clark, deceased, who in his lifetime was Administrator of the Estate of J no. W. Clark, deceased, ct al. BY virtue of an execution to me directed in the abo e-entitled action, I will offer for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IN JULY next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for CASH, the following^ described property, to-wit: All that piece,"parcel or tract of land, containing TWO HUNDRED ACRES, more or less, bounded by lands of W. B. Murray, Robt. Brown, and lands formerly belonging to +he estate of Henry Clark, deceased, known as the "Scott Place." ALSO, All that piece, parcel or tract of land, containing ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN Acres, more or less, bounded by lands Of Dr. T. B. ilcKinstry, John Cauthen and Butler Burley. ALSO, All that piece, parcel or tract of land,! containing THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX ! Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of { Jno. J. Nelson, Reuben Bell and Benja-! min Cloud, known as the "Arle^e Tract." j All the above lands situated in the County : and State aforesaid. Levied upon as the property of MTm. A. ; Clark, to satisfy an execution "issued in the ' above-entitled action. JXO. D. McCARLEY, | Sheriff's Office, ?>. F. C. ; Winusboro, S. C., June 7, 1887. June9flx2 wT L DOUGLAS i $3 T!,n o-rslu' S3 S"EAHrLESS Shoo in the world. f Finest Calf, perfect f.f. and / ~1 warranted. CongrcSs, Button S?-3' f? 3 and Lace, all styles too. As /Vi- 00 a stylish and durable as V/r . SS&i ^ those costinz $5 or SZS3SI'W. L. DOUGLAS V /o J S2.50 SHOE excels / ire S3 Shoes adver- ^ ^ < t.Vv^ -3 t^sod by oilier [???:-.? ?a4 P?c? K&iajwd oo Ut?m cJ ?wh Sfco*.^ I>ovs all wear theW. 1. DOUGLAS S2 SHOE. If vo'tir dealer does not keep them, send your name on postal to W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. By J. A. HINNANT, Etq., Probate Judge. V\ THE RE AS, W. II. KERR, C. C. P., it hatli made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate and effects of Nancy II. Hastings, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and admon isli all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Nancy II. Hastings, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Fairfield Court House, S. C., on the 1st clay of July next after publication hereof, at 11 "o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 20th day of MjU-, Anno Domini .1887. Published on the 21st day of 3Iay, 1887. in Tiie News and Herald J. A. HINNAXT, May21xG Judge of Probate. XOTICE TO CREDITORS. South Carolina, ^ County of Fairfield. $ LOUIS SAMUELS, who is in the custody of the Sheriff of Fairfield County by virtue of linal process from the {'miv* r.f Pnnimnn fr?r ifl C'nrmtv_ at {lie suits of Hurst, Purnell & Co. and of Clias. Weiler & Sons, having in order that lie may obtain his discharge from confinement, under the Acts of the General Assembly, commonly called the Prison Bounds Actsj rendered on oath a schedule of his whole estate and effects, public notice is hereby given that unless satisfactory cause to "the contrary be shown before me at my office in the Court House of said County on Friday, the 17th day of June next, the property in the said schedule wiil be assigned and the said Louis Samuels liberated according to law. [L.S.] \V. II. KERR 3Iay i'Sfx3\v C. C. C. P. F. C. NOTICE. TT7E hereby give notice that we wiil t V make application to the Legislature at its next session for a charter for "The Camak, Ga., & Wadesboro, X. C., Rail road:" the said Railroad to run in the genrx? nnintc anr! tr? I uiai u?i*:v. tivii \jl ?.?? v ji/v ? vw, i pass through Alston, S. C., the Fairfield j Granite Region, Winnsboro and the Great j Catawba Falls. G. II. McM ASTER, J. M. BEATY, JOIIN BRATTON, JAMES JONES, wm. s. hall, I). L. GLENN, W. N. MASON. T. W. WOODWARD, I K. M. UUEY, W. W. KETCIIIN. | Aplfx3m YORK. HE^ , cheap for cash. OES. my house in town. You will =r houses. I will alwaj-s sell ice. Ale at | THE WLVNSBORO BAR. H. A. GAILLARD, A T T 0 RX E Y-AT - L A W, WIXXSBORO, S. C. Office in building of WinnsboroXational Bank. A. S. DOUGLASS, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Xo. 6 Law Range, WLNXSBOEO, S. C. P-actices in the State and United Stat?? Courts. 0. w. BUCHANAN. J. IL YA.F.BOKOUGH, KltSiV.^A.\ ?Jfc lAKHUKUlbtt, A T T O R X E Y S - A T - L A W, No. 7 Law Range, WINNSBOKO, S. C. Practices in all United States and State Courts. Special attention to corporation and insurance law. ~W. Li, McDOXALD, : ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, WIXNSBORO, S. C. Office up stairs in The News axd Herald building. II. N. Obear. W. 0. Rros, OBEAK & RION, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Xos. 7 and 9 East Washington bt. irrwc j>n j>n o /? w. w. Offices same as occupied by the late Col James II Ilion. J E. McDoxald, C. A. Douglass Solicitor Sixth Circuit. McDOXALD & DOUGLASS, attorneys and counsellors at law, Xos. 3 and 4 Law- Range,: WINNSBORO, S. C. Practices in all the State and United States Courts. E. B. Ragsdale. G. W. Ragsdale RAGSDALE & RAGSDALE, attorneys and counsellors at law, Xo. 2 Law Range, WINNSBORO, S. C. -fir* nr 4 vrro OAI3? VXUJUJ JLO? ATTORXEY-AT-LAW, No. 1 LAW RANGE, WINNSBORO, S. C. ?59~Practices in the State and United States Conrts. South Carolina Railway Company pOMMEXCIXG SUNDAY, FEBRUVJ ary 20.1887, at 4.00 A. M., Passenger Trains will run as follows, "Easteriuime:" TO AXD FROM CHARLESTON. EAST (fDAILY; *DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY.) Depart Columbia. .'*0.30 a. m. f5.33 p. m. Due Charles-ton 11.00 a. m. 9.45 p. m. WEST (fDAILY; *DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.) Depart Charleston*.f7.15 a. m. *5.10 p. m. Due Columbia 10.55 a. m. 9.55 p. in. TO AND FROM C AMD EX. EAST (DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY.) a. m. a. m. p- m. p. m. Depart Columbia...6.30 7.30 5.00 5.33 p m. p. m. p. m. p, m. Due Camden 12.55 12.55 7.42 7.42 "WEST (DAILY SUNDAY EXCEPTED.) a. m. a. m. p. m. p. m. Depart Camden?7.45 7.45 3.13 3.13 a. m. a. m. p m. p m. Due Columbia 10.25 10.52 7.20 9.55 TO AND FROM AUGUSTA. EAST (f DAILY; *DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.) Depart Columbia. .*<3.30 a. m. i5.33 p. ir. Due Augusta 11.50 a. m. 10.25 p. m. AVEST (f DAILY; "DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.) Depart Augusta.. .f6.10 a. m. f4.40 p. m. Due Columbia 10.55 a. m. 9.55 p. m. CONNECTIONS Made at Union Depot, Columbia, with Columbia & Greenville Railroad by train arriving at 10.55 A M, and departing at 5. 33 P. M. Also, with C. C. & A. Railroad by same train to and from all points on both roads. Passengers take Breakfast and Supper at Branchville. At Pregnalls to and from all points on Eutawviile Raiiroad. At Charleston with steamers for New York, Jacksonville and points on St. John's Kiver on Tuesdays and Saturdays: with Charleston and Savannah Kaiiroad to and from Savannah and points in Florida daily. At.Augusta with Georgia and Central Kailroads to and from all points West and South. At Blackville to and from points on Barnwell Kaiiroad. Through tickets can be purchased to all points South and West by applying to UXIOX DEPOT, Agent, Columbia, S. C. JOHN B. PECK, General Manager. D. C. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt, Charleston, S. C. $25,000.00 IN GOLD! WILL BE PAID FOB ? TvnTT/mT nr<? nnTmivn Tim iTVD'n'nO AKtiUUiUjJiiy mthh flMrrijao, 1 Premium, * 81,000.00 2 Premiums, S500.00 each 6 Premiums, * 8250.00 " 25 Premiums, 8100.00 " 100 Premiums, * 850.00 " 200 Premium^, * 820.00 " !,000 Premiums, 810.00 " For full particulars and directions see Circular in every pound of Aubccexes' Coffee. SCHOOL TAX. A MEETING of the taxpayers in School District, No. 14, will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, 21st inst., at 9.30 a. in., 10 assess a spcciai scuwi xui tuv next school year. J. C. CALDWELL, Chmn. B. T. S. D. No. 14. Winnsboro, S. C., June 4,1887. J une7 WIDE AWAKE. "TAKE CAKE OF THE CENTS, the dollars will take care of themselves." We have been told we are the only house in town that practices exact change. No penuriousness; our goods are marked at New Idea Prices (small profits). The odd r.-nts belon? iustlv to the customer. We pay it. One hundred cents saved will buy 120 boxes matches. ;J. H. BEATY & BRO THIS P APEE ??g? vcrdslxK Boreas (18 Spraoo St.). wi?ere advsrrtiang ouatcaeta icay be zaa?? Iw i* 12f JifiW VUM*