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w _ THE NEWS AND HERALD. ' WIXXSJBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19. : : : l*S5. j JXO. S. REYNOLDS. ) > ElilTOl-S. m L.XcDOSALiy. I Thk stook show at Xiiioty-Six was a i great success. The display of blooded j horses and fine catile was magnificent, j The cotton worm ha? made its ap-; pearancc in several sections of the j State. We are thankful that Fairfield j lias escaped this pest. Tiie spread of cholera in Spain and ? i i. I trie SOUinerii-pm i ui nituw is Itatii... | The total number of deaths from this j cause iu infected districts is .07,000 i persons. Tiie Railroad Commissioners of the State have made their report of the j condition of roads in the State. The ! figures show a most prosperous condition. A telegram from Richmond announces the death of Coi. Thomas Bodatnead, a prominent railroad man. Col. Dodamead was for some years superintendent of the Greemiile and Columbia Railroad iu this State. The President issued a proclamation on the 10th inst., prohibiting the erec-1 tion of fences around the public domain and ordering the removal of all fences now-existing without legal right. This cljnt flOTflinst the cattle kings. _ The cholera is still raging in various portions of Spain and France with fearful results The epidemic is visiting all fashionable seaside resorts, and the press call upon the government to use every effort to alleviate the national calamity. There were twenty-six newspaper correspondents in the Soudan, representing different papers of Europe. Out of this number only six lost their lives. The others now propose to erect a monument to their comrades as a slight token of remembrance. Ouk Kershaw neighbors are enthusiastic on the subject of railroads. It is a great pity that the enthusiasm does not extend to our county. It is proposed that the countv of Kershaw subscribe $125,000 and the town of Camden $25,000. General Hancock, in thanking the troops who took part in the funeral ceremonies of General Grant, took occasion to mention specially the ^ Southern troops who assisted in the pageant. Prominent among these were the First Virginia Regiment and the Gate City Guards of Georgia. A petition is being' extensively circulated in Massachusetts appealing to the Secretary of State to use his influence in behaif of Riel who is under sentence fco be hung on September 18. The appeal is made on the ground that he is an American citizen, and there fore is entitled to the influence of the American government. At the request of the new Exposition Company to have South Carolina represented at the "Fonth American Company's Exposition in New Orleans next winter, Governor Thompson has appointed Colonel A. P. Butler to represent this State. The object of the Exposition is to develop trade relations between Mexico, South and Central America and this country. The New York World, a few days ago announced that the task of raising ?100,000 for the completion of the Statue of Liberty pedestal had been finished. The World has taken a livelv interest in the enterprise, and is to be congratulated upon its success. It now announces that it will devote its energies to raising funds for the erection of a monument to General Grant in Riverside Park. It is proposed to erect a monument jointly to the memories of Lee anh Grant. We think that there has alacady been a snfficicncy of sentimental gosh from Southern sourccs over Gen. Grant, bill when it takes this form it becomes a piece of monumental folly. Lee and Grant were the exponents of ideas diametrically opposed and not even death can make them coincide. Maxwell the St. Louis murderer who was arrested in New Zealand some time ago arrived m ouu r rancisco a few days ago in charge of an official. He positively refused to make any statement respecting the horrible crime of which he is charged. He says he was advised by his counsel not to open his mouth except to put food in it, and he adheres strictly to this advice. He is said to be looking very cheerful and sayshe never felt better in his life. The official in charge will ta.k hitn East without further delay to si and his trial, which no doubt will be watched with interest by the public. General Sherman, in conversation with a newspaper coxrespondent a few ! days ago, said that when he dies he does not want as much demonstration made over him as was made over his dead comrade, General Grant. He says that the spot where he is to be , buried is already selected and paid for, alongside of his children in St. Louis, and they can drive a stake to mark his . last resting piacc. We hardly think it ( necessarv for the General to feel at all i uneasy, he will scarcely have as much noise made over him as was made over General Grant. We certainly will keep as quiet as possible. In the House of Lords, on the 13th i inst., the Marquis of Salisbury moved : a vote of thanks to the soldiers of the < army and navy for their gallant ser- ; vices and bravery in the Soudan. In i support or ms luouuu im revicwt-u : their conduct during the war in the : Soudan, and paid a glowing tribute to ; Generals Wolselev, Graham, Gordon, Stewart and Earle and other officers i who took part in the expedition, and for the valor and perseverance with which they stood the desert campaign. v TlwiMrt n-ncj o t i/-?*%< ? 1? in r\f 1 Liberal leaders when the moiion was adopted. Dukixg the past two weeks reports of the appearance of catipillers have come from various sections of the South. With the present agricultural outlook, the best the country has had for years, it would be a matter ot serious regret should the crop be en uangereu irorn mis cause. ?\ leuiung exchange has^taken the trouble to in- j vestigatc the reports thoroughly, the result of which shows that the appear-: ance of the caterpillar is too late to effect materially the present crop, and that they have appeared in localities in which the cotton crop is far tin rest advanced and therefore there is little danger to be apprehended from them. The effect of the past five months of jjotnocrauc ruic upon uiu cjuihu js summed up by a prominent Southern politician as follows: Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward the South has not been such as to please a very large element of. the Southern Democracy, but it has been such as will best advance the interests of that scction and finally strengthen the party j throughout the country. The party workers who were waiting to swoop down upon the offices and get as much as they could in the scramble, arc disappointed and out of humor. In some cases, remarkably that of Louisiana, rue minority lacuon 01 ujl* puny uus been recognized to the utter exclusion of the great body of the practical politicians who have been peddling ballots at the polls. But the offices, it is said, have gone as a general thing to men against whom no objection could be urged, ana the hand of the Administra- j tion has been extended to strengthen the conservative Democrats who are seeking to purify politics throughout the South. In inost cases the local Federal offices have been turned over to the Democrats, but not to the "craftsmen,'' to be used as political tools. The result has been to give the nenr.lo in that section confidence in the I t ? Administration. This is particularly the case with the colored people, who find, instead of the bulldozers they expected, that the men they respect most are being put in power.* The Laurensville Herald calls attention to the fact that Mr. A. B. Williams, of the Greenville News, is a candidate for aldermau. This fact would not excite especial notice, were it not for the very high ground heretofore taken by the News against an editor's running for office. The editor of the News justifies his action on several grounds. He says he is a candidate only at the request of his friends?which, we understand, is also true of all other candidates. He says that service on the City Council is a public duty. Just so most members of the General Assembly regard their office strictly in the line of their duty. Nevertheless, there are now in Greenville eighteen candidates for alderman, while only six can be elected. For our part we have always considered the editorial avowal of no wish forofRcetobe rather an affectation. "We believe that some offices can be held by editors without a sacrifice of independence, though not without embarrass ment. For example, Alderman Williams may Had himself troubled to make his course as Alderman entirely consistent with his duty as a journalist. Up will certainly be surrounded with the same kind of difficulties that he would encounter if he were in the Legislature?the Council having* to perform strictly leg-* ^aiive functions. But we believe that neither the city nor the News will suffer because he has the confidence of his fellowcitizens, to be evidenced by his election. We cannot well understand, though, how a severely straighrout Democrat can rnn on any one of the three independent tickets now in the field in the city of Greenville. For our part we are unable to distinguish between Independents in a city election and Independents in a county or a State election. The good people of Greenville, in iornriririfr tlif Demnftratfe. nrwailiza ... -0..V....D ? - O tion in their city elections, are setting a very bad example to the rest of the State. T. C. Ciaston. Oar community received a terrible shock in the announcement of the suicide of Mr. T. Chalmers Gastsn, late Solicitor of this circuit. lie had been in Atlanta under treatment of his brother, Dr. Gaston, for dyspepsia. W?4: Kmflnai* lpff Kim in Inc r^nm hut : when. he returned funnel Mr. Gaston i absent. lie had gone to a boarding house a few doors below, engaged a room for the night, asked for water to wash, and before the servant had reached the bottom of the stairs a shot ' was heard. On the door being forced i open the prostrate body of Mr. Gas-, ton was found in blood, with a pistol shol in his head, inflictcd by his own hand. He loft- a note stating that lie would rather die than live a lunatic or an Imbecile. The dreadful deed wax done at twq o'clock on Saturday afternoon. This sad event has cast a gloom over our community where Mr. Gaston was extremely popular. A courieous gentleman, an excellent lawyer, his loss will be a serious one, not only to his native town and county but to the entire State. The entire people of this county regret his untimely death, and deeply sympathize with his sorrowing family. When such men as Chalmers Gaston commit such a deed we can draw the veil of charity over some poor wretch driven by desperation to the same act. Women as Teachers. The Sews and Courier of Tuesday contains an interesting editorial, based upon the remarkable proportion existing between male and female teachers now in attendance upon the exercises of the Normal Institute at Charleston, I and with what rapidity the women are coining to the front as teachers in the schools of the State. There are now ! nffpnrlinop fhr? Institution twn hrmrirpH and thirty-nine women and only thirty I men. Of conrse as our esteemed contemporary observes, this does does not represent the proportion of teachers in the State, but it certainly does show that the ladies of the State are taking advantage of every opportunity to' equip themselves mtirc thoroughly for instructing by the most improved j methods the youth of the country. This certainly shows that the women of the State are gradually growing: more independent and am not only im- j proving themselves, but are contribu-j ting in no small proportion to the en- J lightenment .and advancement of the j country generally. Unlike the men of the country who are at liberty to enter any profession,! and naturally are more fitted for the j harder work, they are restricted by | many inings unci 111 many ways iu u | very few callings in life. Women arc ' naturally better fitted to govern the young than men. They are endowed with feelings tenderer and an all wise Creator has especially fitted them for governing children. From this fact we believe that they will compare favorably with our best male teacher?, and for young pupils they arc far superior. In some of the Northern States they are beginning to enter other professions, but from the simple fact that in them, they will be thrown in contact with men of every class in t he routine business they should find employment more conjenial. We are glad to see women of the State making themselves independent by teaching. The influence which they will necessarily gain over j their pupils will do much to purify the : morals of the country, and fit men and women much better to perform their mission among their fellowmen. TUE CITADEL ACADEMY. Messrs. ?,aao7s: in your issue 01 the 11th iust. we notice the name of our very efficient and worth Superintendent of Education (Col. Coward) suggested, to fill the vacancy in the Citadel Academy, caused by the resignation of Col. J. P. Thomas. While we admit that no more competent person could be selected to fill the vacancy, yet we think it would be doing injus tice to the cause of popular cducatjou to deprive the State of the services of one so well qualified to discharge the duties of the office of State Superintendent of Education, and one so acceptable to the people of the State, both white aud colored. Not because we love the Citadel less, but because we love popular education more, would we regret to see the present Superintendent of Education give up his position to take charge of the Citadel or any other institution of learning. During his administration, educational matters have gone on smoothly, qnietlv and progressively, and we hope and believe he will be retained in his present position so long as he is willing to serve the people. There are many in the State who could take charge of thG Citadel, but few who would suit the position of State Superintendent of Education. Col. Coward is tbe right man in the right place, and let us keep him there as long as we possibly can. c. FARXISG IX MARLBORO. Impressions of a Fairfield Man, Formed from Actaal Observation. Messrs. Editors: Thinking your readers might like to hear something of our trip to Bennettsville, I will attempt, very briefly, to gratify them through your columns. The proceedings ot the Agricultural Society, having been already published, shall be omit^ ted in my account, with the simple statement that I found them highly entertaining and instructive. Preston once said that South Carolina was the garden spot of the world, and Marlboro county was the aspara_ v - i _ il . 1... mi. _ xi l gus oeu in ins ^aruen. jluu nisi pari, of this state is patriotism?the latter part is, relatively, truth. The lands are very level, the slopes being sufficient only to carry off excess of water without causing erosion. The soil is a sandy loam eight or ten inches deep, with a clay subsoil. The cleared iands occupy a very small part of the countv. The rainfall is much srreater than with us -only one drought being reported in twelve years. These conditions, of coursc, give an immense agricultural advantage, which the people are using with consummate skill.' Intensive farming has almost banished the extensive, system. Deforesting the country has ceased, and every assistance science can give is gladly appropriated. They have realized that Knmnp ic< fKfl ?> y%/> /in ft vtrwi r\f* n n/>_ UUIltUO Id l?JV/ Ct?/CU '^Ctu U |'I VUUV" tive soil, that mineral manures are valuable only in conjunction with humus, and that the amount of fertilizers economically applicable is in direct proportion to the quantity of humus in the soil. To obtain humus the peavine is employed to an extent very surprising to one not familiar with the . county. 1 saw no grain land lying fallow?all was in peas; three rows of peas in every row of corn, and some, of the ccrn land even broadcasted with ' them. These farmers have also learned the value of rotation?corn and peas, oats followed by peas, and then cotton. The result is tnat an immense amount 01 commercial fertilizers, jcotton seed ar.d cotton-seed meal, can be profitably applied. As an instance I will give the method of manuring pursued by a very fine farmer?Mr. Stackhonse?as described by hiru before the Society: For corn, distance six feet by two and ? Ot-?rv1lAO^?A? in ftfA <V nail) ill CI/ All U11I1 nrv hundred pounds of a high grade ammoniated guano. The second application is made in drills 011 each side of corn when twelve inches high and consists of three hundred pounds of cotton-seed meal and two hundred pounds of acid phosphate. Total, 700 pounds. This is on upland corn which will inaSie fifty bushels per acre. For cotton, the rows arc five feet apart. Fifty bushels green cotton seed and fou:" hundred pounds acid phosphate. aa1-Kahc>a Koc Ann Af ftrnnftr JJJLI nao vuv? uviu vi bi>v.uwj acres that will make forty bales. Oats are manured, generally, only with a top dressing of nitrate of soda in the spring. The result oi this skillful forming is apparent everywhere, and appears miraculous to a native of Fairfield. Large fields of luxuriant upland corn, every stalk doing its duty with one or two "heavy ears. Hundreds of acres of nns huflv r*f V/VSl'WV** 1U V*JV WVV* ? V * V4 I MIW? V V* which is pregnant with a five-hundred-pound bale. Everything by its neatness bears the impress of progress and prosperity, and gives to our people a lesson of hope or despair, I scarcclv know which. The farmers are elated and happy, and take an active interest in all that pertains to their vocation. Their first called meeting for the formation of a County Agricultural Club was attended by two hundred persons?ours by barelv twentv. composed m-inciDallv of! t merchants. (Thanks ftfr their consid- j t crate cooperation.) In this connec- j tion, Messrs. Editors, allow me to urge j < upon our farmers the great need of \ meeting and discussing our wants and i plans. Let us put our heads together i and with a resolution bom almost of ? despair attempt to elevate our calling - to a position more digmueu and noble | i than the so-called learned professions? i as it in reality requires more learning, 1 skill, judgment and energy than all the 1 professions. Let every farmer in Fair- ] field come to our next meeting in i Winnsboro next salcsdav, and give us i at least the benefit of his presence, j The manufacturer, the railroads, the ' < merchants and the professional men j ] all have organizations explicit and im- 1 plicit, while the poor farmer, who owns < nine-tenths of the State, stands before I them, disorganized and almost de- < moralized. j. m. s. Til K "OLD SIXTH" IX VIRGINIA. < How tlie SnruivorB and th?ir Friends Spent j their Time and Enjoyed the Frolic. Messrs. Editors'. A condensed account of the recent visit to Richmond by the Survivors of the Sixth and Twelfth Regiments and their friends , may not be uninteresting to your read- ; ers, since there were many members of ' these commands who were unable to join with their comrades in a visit to those fields on which deeds were done , which have wreathed in inynortelles 1 the names of the soldiers of South Carolina. It is useless for rae to go into the history of the battle of Seven Pi nes ? "For its fame, on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages." This battle was one in which the 1 Sixth South Carolina Regiment plucked from the hand of Fame the fairest flower which blooms in the wreath of glory won by them on rnanv hard fought fields of battle. My duty is to tell of a peaceful, quiet voyage made bv those who were actors in this bloody drama to the fields made sacred by the blood of their heroic comrades. Major Woodward was placed in command of j the organization. The veterans com-1 posed one company and the Gordon Light Infantry the second. At half-past three on Wednesday they embarked on the special train which was to take tiiem to Kicbir.ond. The greater portion of the journey was at night. Although the crowd was an orderly one, there was too much excitement to give any chance for sleep, so the party amused themselves wi'h singing, camp stories and good natured badinage. Of course the veterans were not very curious to see a Virginia tobacco field, but there many youngsters 011 board to whom it was a <rpwt. <Mirinsif.v. After manv false alarms their curiosity was gratified by a sight of a broad field of the villainous weed. One young fellow asked an old veteran if he thought the train would stop long enough for him to go out and pick a few cigars, as he hadn't had a smoke since he left the Boro. The veteran replied that it was not the kind of tobacco that bore cigars, but that there was a peculiar kind of cabbage from which cigars were made. "Innocence Abroad" novo a sign or disappointment and collapsed. At 7.30 a. m., Thursday, the train rolled into Richmond. The Howitzers of Richmond awakened the echoes with a salute of thirteen guns in honor of the visitors. The Camp Lee Veterans took charge of the^Sgrvivors and the Gordon Light Infantry were captured by the Richmond Light Infantry Blues aud escorted up to>vn to breakfast?the Survivors to the old Exchange Hotel, the Gordons to the St. Clair. After a hearty breakfast the excursionists were escorted to the train for Seven Pines, which point they reached about 10.15 a. m. The column was formed under the command of Major Woodward, with the Survivors in front, the Lee Camp in the centre and Gordon Light Infantry in the rear, \ and were marched to the battlefield. The ranks were broken and the party ' accepted an invitation from Captain J Jones, e?f the National Cemetery, to . visil ine grouiius. micr suuuuiug -au hour in strolling through the beautiful cemetery wherein rests all that remains of 1,257 Federal soldiers and looking over a collection of relics which has i been made by Captain Jones, the vis- i itors were recalled by the drum to the j stand to hear Gen. Bratton's address, i The Lee Camp Veterans were invited to seats on the stand. Major Wood- ; ward then introduced Gen. Braiton, ; the orator of the occasion. Gen. < Bratton is so well known as an elo quent speaker to your readers that it i is sufficient to say that the speech on ( the battle of Seven Pines was in his best style. Xoar readers wiii nave an , opportunity of reading the speech, as it is to be jmblished. . After Gen. Bratton concluded Ids j speech Col. Rion was called upon and < read a letter from the Colonel of the ' "Bncktails", a Pennsylvania "Regiment, ' which had several times met the Sixth 5 011 battlefields. Many expressed dis appointment at not meeting their late ; adversaries. ( Col. Rion was followed by Col. i Phillips of the Lee Camp." He said he 1 was glad to be allowed to extend a 2 welcome to South Carolinians as they were bound by a peculiar bond to the Virginians. South Carolinians werf the first to come to the defence of Vir- J giilia's soil and the last to leave, and ' the debt of gratitude owed by Virginia ? could never be paid. Fighting side by * side in the darker days the soldiers of * the two States were indissolubly linked 1 together and neither time nor accident ] of flood or field conld ever tear them 1 asunder. 7" le war is over, and it be- j comes us as vanquished _to accept J gracefully the position. Forget tne 1 animosities of the past, remember only ^ its glories, and North and South march c forward in progress and improvement. * Lieut. Spitzer of the Veterans also * delivered a very neat speech of we!- * come 10 the Carolinians. At G p. m. the excursionists returned 1 to Richmond, where they were received = by a committee from the. Board of s Trade and the Lee Camp, and the Gor- s flnnc xvpro f>srnrtf?d hv frhp Rip.hmnnd 1 Light Infantry Blues and Companies J D and E of the First Virginia Regi- J ment to the armory where an elegant 1 collation had been "prepared. President Blankenship and Mayor Carrington . welcomed the crowd and Gen. Bratton , _~ J <r>;^? v UUU JLW1VU IC^UCU \J11 ucnaix vx uic Carolinians. After doing full justice , to the good things the party returned to the hotels, where they rested for a , little time preparatory to seeing the 1 sights of the city by gaslight. It was whispered among some of the youngsters that the biggest thing in j Richmond was a new variety of ''alii- ^ gator" on exhibition at the Theatre t Conriaue. Of course they took a great j( interest in natural history, and were 0 anxious to see this particular specimen. ^ But, alas! when they reached the hall they found that all of the front seats j had" been reserved for the "bald heads" _ from boutu Carolina, and all occupied. ^ Wtf know* that in this State age is a prerequisite for preferment, but we do think that when we get beyond the i< confines of South Carolina the 3'ouug I men should be given some chance. At l] home the "bald heads" claim the posi- fi tions of honor and dignity and profess c to set the youngsters examples, We a i.U.jij.m.- ,im ,n n 'M,nnnif hint they should practicc abroad what j hey preach at home. A hard rain on Friday threatened to ! Jisarraiige the plan oi' entertainment! vhich our hosts had mapped out for J is; but in spite of the rain the party j ?VCi u j/itiww hi i/?i i ciiiv* umvii | ill the places of interest about the city ?Hollywood Cemetery, the Reservoir, he Old Soldiers* Homo and the < api:ol, then to Richmond's famous and j favorite resort, the Old Pump House, i where they had an elegant lunch, fol- I owed by numbers of speeches and | oasts. This visit to the Pamp House is said to have been one of the most i trying ordeals which had been imposed , 5ii the soldiers, both young ami old,' aevertheless they were all able tore turn through Franklin street in good jrder, and when they readied the hotel their eyes were as bright and step as steady as on parade. After a visit to Mr. A. C. Seegars, m old Twelfth Regiment veteran, who entertained the crowd, the party tils- j pcrscd, some to go to Baltimore, ?onie | to Washington, and some to witness the funeral ceremonies of Gen. Grant, while others decided to remain for one last lingering look at the sights of Richmond. The people of Virginia have long enjoyed a reputation for hospitality [11 such glowing colors has this virtue been painted that many doubt that the half could be true; but now the Survivois and their friends are unanimous In /lAnl.ieliwr tli-it u'At'Hc foil ntfnr!y* in Ill UtlyJlU UJ? 111141/ U VI *4C 1UII U?l.v? 'J * ? | conveying any idea of the royal welcome extended to them, llidmir.nd j has imposed on them a debt which i can never be repaid and which will never be forgotten. a. t. South Caroliua at West l'oiut. The cadets from South Carolina at the United States Military Acadedy at Wp?t Point, nrn (If)?!!''- well. Ill tlie class recently graduated South Carolij na had no representatives. In ilie present first-class .Tohn A. Towers, of South Carolina, the only representative trom South Carolina, in a class of eighty-three members, stands eighth on the list. In the present second class, which consists of seventy members, John M. Jenkins, of this State, is seventh, and T. Q. Donaldson is thirtieth. Thomas S. Lucas was on sick leave during the examination and tnereiore con in not uc examined, in i the present third class Henrv Jervev, of South Carolina, stands first, and | M. C. Butler, Jr., thirty-sixth, in a} class of eighty-two members. In the present fourth class the applicants have only just been examined, and, of course, there is no standing given. These ratings are taken from the official register of The Academy. A Walking Skeleton. Mr. E. Springer, of Mechanicslmrg, Pa., writes: "I was afflicted with lung lever and cbscess on lungs, and reduced to a walking skeleton. Got. a free trial bottle of Dy. King's New Discovery for Consumption, which did me so" much good that I bought a dol- j lar bottle. After nsii><r three bottles, I found myself once more a man, completely restored to health, with a hearty appetite and a gain in flesh of 48 lbs." Call at AlcMaster, Brice & Ivetchins Drug Store and get a free trial bottle of this ceaiain cure for all Lung Diseases. Large bottles $1.00. The Death of Miss Perrin. Miss Eunice C. Perrin, of Abbeville, familiarly known as "Nunn," 'died at the residence of Dr. C. A. Henderson, McBec avenue, this city, on Sunday night. She had been ill with consumption for time and came here six weeks ago hoping lo gain strength in the mountain air. She was taken to the Hotel de Gower a month or more ago, but was brought down 011 Saturday on her way home. She was sleeping with her mother and died without waking, so peacefully and quietly that Mrs. Pcrrin only discovered her death on waking at 11 o'clock, and being alarmed^to find het* cold. Miss Penin was twenty-three years] old, and was much beloved by a wide circle of friends at her home and he.re. She was the youngest daughter of Col. James Perrin who was killed while leading Orr's regiment of rifles, C. S. A. ller sister married the Ilev. John Gass, formerly of this eitv. The remains were sent to Abbeville yesfera _ /Y *77 _ ir * 111 7. aay morning.?vrreenvuie jxews, jljlul inst. ... Thousands Say So. Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kansas., writes: "I never hesitate to recommend your Electric Bitters to my customers, they give entire satisfaction and are rapid sellers." Elcctric Bitters are the purest and best medicine known and will positivevelv cure Kidney and Liver complaints. I'urity the blood and regulate the bowels. No family can afford to be without them. They will save hundreds of dollars in doctor's bills every year. Sold at fifty nents a bottic by McMaster, L>rice & Ketchins. " * Hie licit Endorsers arc Banks Themselves. An endorsement of the hfcjh repute which lb UCOC1 VCUIJ <Vl? JiUIIHJ I >T1IC1C IU follows the even tendor of its way), is shown by the fact boldly advertised by the world famed Louisiana'State Lotterv, that rhe New Orleans National Bank, Louisiana National Bank, State National Bank jrGermania National Bank, all leading Banks of New Orleans, La., will receive my registered letters or postal orders ac:ompanying orders The ne>it drawing 'the 184th), will occur on Tuesday, Sep;ember 8, for any information of which id dress M. A. Dauphin, Jsew Orleans. La.* Tom Moore's Tobacco Crop. Col. T. J. Moore, of Spartanburg jonnty, has about 35 acres planted in obacco, and says that thus far it has riven him no more trouble than an iqual acreage of cottcn. The time for opping is, however, now at hand and opping and picking olT the worms is perhaps the most troublesome part of ts culture. It comes, however, in lugust, when crops are laid by, and abor is plentiful. Colonel Moore says hat there is no crop in the world vhich will better dovetail with other I :ropsand thus afford constant employnent for farm laborers thau tobacco. !t is set out when the ground is too vet to plough, or hee; it is worked )rincipally in the summer when there s nothing" else to be done, and it is fathered and out of the way in time to ow the land in grain* when they Kaii 1A lio cntuii Tnhnwn 5? nrnhnhlv i iot more profitable than cotton when vorked exclusively, but when worked n connection with cotton and grain he proceeds become almost net profits. ?The best medical authorities acknowledge the great value of Avers Cathartic Pills, and frequently precribe their use with the utmost confilence, well knowing that they are the ! Bost effectual remedy ever devised for liseases caused by derangements of j he stomach, liver ana dowcis. ' ?According to a telegram from San Francisco, Maxwell, the alleged murlerer of C. Arthur Preller, now says < hat iu due time he will produce Preler alive and well and show where he ot the body found in the trunk. ; ifaxwell asserts that the bodv in the runk was bought by himself and 'reller and left in the" hotel for the purpose of procuring the the insurance aoney upon Prellcr^s life. ?Do you wish a beautiful complex-1 * du? Then use Avers Sarsaparilla. ' t cleanses and purifies the blood, and I iiereby removes blotches and pimples j rom the skin, making it smooth and lear, and givingit a bright and healthy | ppearauce. *11 A Marvelous Story i TOLD IN TWO LETTERS. FROM THE SON: , " Gentlemen: My father resides at Glover, Vt- He has been a great sufferer from Scrofula, and the inclosed letter will tell you what a marvelous effect Iyer's Sarsaparilla has had in his case. I think his blood must have contained the humor for at least ten I years; but it did not show, except in the form j of a scrofulous sore on the wrist, until about I five years ago. From a few spots which ap- 1 peared at that time, it gradually spread so as j to cover his entire body. I assure you he was j terribly atfiictcd. and an object of pity, when he began using your medicine. Now, there are few men of his ago who enjoy as gooa iieaim as bo lias. -1 could easily name lifty persons who would testify to tiio facts in Lis case. Yours truly, "VV. 3L Phillips." FROM THE FATHER: pleasure ana j a duty for me to state to you tlio benefit I havo derived from the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Six months ago I was completely covered with a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. Tha humor caused an incessant and intolerable itching, and the skin cracked so as to causa the blood to flow In many places wnenever I moved. My sufferings -were great, and my life a burden. I commenced the use of the Sarsaparilla >n * pal last, and have used if regularly sifc j tnat time. My condition began 10 improve at once. The sores havo all healed, and I feel perfectly well in every | Tcspect?being now ablo to do a good day's work, although 73 years of age. Many inquiro what has wrought such a cure in my case, and ' I tell them, as I havo here tried to tell you, AVer's Sarsaparilla. Glover, Vt., Oct. 21,1SS2. Yours gratefully, hruaar Phillips." AVer's Sarsaparilla cores Scrofula and all Scrofulous Complaints, Erysipelas, Eczema, Ringworm, Blotches, Sores, Boils, Tumors, and Eruptions of the Skin. It clears the blood of all impurities, aids digestion, stimulates the action of the bowels, and thus restores vitality and strengthens the \yhoIcf system. T?r?rt>lP"^ rv Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists; 51, six bottles for 55. w mwmi ONE CAR-LOAD OF WESTERN Horses ni lares \ ' v- - ALL WELL BROKEN TO DOUBLE OR SINGLE HARNESS, AND AMONG THEM A FEW WELL GAIT ED SAD&LK-HORDES, ALL OF WIIICII WE WILL SELL LOW FOR CASH, OR WILL EXCHANGE THEM FOR GOOD HEAVY MULES. ST PARTIES WANTING EITHER TO PURCHASE 0? TRADE WILL FIND IT TO THEIR INTEREST TO CALL ON US AT AN EARLY DAY. A. WILLIFORD & SON, Winnsuoro, S. C. raiAP ?? UJWt.JUMJl U U V JUCJ. Anpst Mm PALM LEAF FANS ONE CENT F A TFT. FIGUEED LAWNS FIVE CENTS A YARI). ONE CASE FKUIT OF THE LOOM BLEACHED GOODS JUST- RECEIVED. PI {ICE LOW. LO W CUT S110ES-L A D1ES' AND GENTS* PRICES REDUCED, AT THE' CORNER STORE! J. J/. BEAT 1 & BRO. SPRING7 ANNOUNCEMENT! MY STOCK OF SEASONABLE GOODS IS COMPLETE ! IIIAYE A FULL STOCK OF STAPLE j AND FANCY GROCERIES. ' CANNED GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY j I invite a trial order of my parched Rio j Coffee. I sell you any quantity you want and weigh it when you buy it, and you don't have to pay for the paper * is wrapped in. j.m; suppiy ui iiiiiuuig i Plows, Plow-Stocks, Ilames, Tract-s, BackBands, Hame-Strings, Spades, Shovels, Forks, Iloes, both Brades and Handled, Grain Cradles, Grass Blades, Ileel-Screws, i Lap-Rings, Repairing Lir.ks, etc., etc. < Choice Tennessee Flour, Boiler' Patent and Family Grades. Sugar cured Hams, Meal and Grits. Wheat Brail, Garden Seeds, Seed Irish Potatoes. A share of the trade respectfully solicited. ?? -M- M W * *7< "W i , JLfc. lXt>Xi?i T.T. IIMPKJX'S Coil* AXD RYE WHISKIESl Iiave for years enjoyed an enviable r.-puta- j ;ion for their fine flavor, their ripeness and | :lieir absolute purity. The larjie and con-! ftUlllUY llieiCUMII.U (ICIiltlUU ^ lASiuuuaitC Drooi i hat the high st;uwanl of excellence s being maintained by him in every par.icular. " Junei'-am * CAPITAL PKIZK.S7.j.(KK>.j: Tickets only So.00. Shares in Proportion. Louisiana State Lottery Company. " irV do hereby certify that we xuoerrixe. the arrangement* for all the Monthly and Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louixana Stats Lottery Company, and in person mnnagc and control the Drawing* the/metres, and that the same are coralvcted with honesty, fairne** and in good faith toward all parties, and ire authorize, the Company to use this certificate, with the fac-ximiua, of our signature* attached, in its advertisement Commissioners. Incorporated in 18G8 for 2.1 years by the Legislature for Educational and Charitable purposes?with a capital of $1,000,000?to which a reserve fund of over ?0.">0,000 has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was made a part of tiie present State Constitution adopted December 2nd, A. D. 1879. The only Lottery cter toted on-and en. dorsed by the people of any State. It never scabs or postpones. Jts <?ran<* Single Xuraber Drawings oI. a nirtnthlv. ASi>LOUlU Oi?PORTl'XlTY TO W I \ A FOKTI XK. NINTH GRAND DRAWING. CLASS I. IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. NEW .ORLEANS. TUESDAY. SKPTEM15EK8, 1883?184d Monthly Drawing CAPITA!.. PRIZE, 375.000. 100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Eacli. Fractions, in Fifths, in I'roportion. LIST OF PRIZES. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE $73,000 1 do <10 25,000 1 do do lo.ooo 2 PRIZES OF SCiiOl 12,C0f; 5 do 200) 10,000 10 do looo lo.ooo 20 do 500 lo.ooo KM (10 200 2o,000 300 do loo 30.000 500 do 50 23,000 lOOO 'Jo 25 25,000 9 Approxlmailon Prizes of $730 c,T5o 9 do do 5<>0 4.500 9 do do 250 2,250 I __ i'joi rii/.ca, aiuuuuiiu^ Application for rates to clubs should lw made only to the office or the Company la New Orleans. For further information write clearly, {riving full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orcers. or New Yo-k Exchange la ordinary letter. Currency by Express (Ml sums or $5 and unwards at our expense) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., or M. A DAUPHIN. GOT Seventh St , Washington, D. C. Make P. 0, Money Orders payable and address Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. OR LOUISIANA NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La., STATE NATIONAL BANK, ' New Orleans, La., GERMANIA NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans. La. : Still v Ciearlff Bit WE ARE STILL SELLING OUT OUR entire stock of DKY GOODS HOSIERY, GLOVES, ETC. THE GREATEST BARGAINS ?EYElt OFFERED? IN THIS1 TOWN ! CORSETS, CORSETS, CORSETS. Now is tlir time to buy COltf ETS. Our entire stock of OXK HUNDRED CORSET* AT COSTBALL'S HEALTH, BOX-TON, IIERCUEES, PEN AUG, GLOBE, MAY QUEEN, - LANGTRY, and NURSING CORSETS. All to J>e CLOSED OUT. * o HOSIERY. LADIES', HISSES' AND CHILDREN'S. We propose "CLEARING OUT" our entire stock of Hosiery.- You can get some GREAT BARGAIN'S in these gocds. o C;.SIIMERES, XUN"'S VEILING and other Dross Goods yet to be sold, PERCALES, FOULARDS, Fto., at cents, well worth 12% cents. o HAMBURG EDGINGS and LACES are selling rapidly. Call early and see the bargains in those -/ocds. An elegant lot of MARSEILLES QUILTS at a!! pii? es to l?e closed out. MCMANTER. r.iiICK ? KF.TCH1N. INSURANCE! "T-VTOTTT3 A -NXr^TT! I T _! L.N W -rU.W_t.-l?UN i i Have your Policies written at J. F. McM ASTER'S LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY. I am agent for the MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York?the largest Life Insurance Company in the World. Policies issued, payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually and annually. I also write FIRE IXSURAXCE POLICIES in first class companies. All losses paid at once on presentation of proaf. GIVE ME A TRIAL. J. F. McMASTER. JuiyTf xC>n SOTJuOWER SMOKING TOJ3AUCO A.S FINE AS ANY SMOKING TOBACCO NOW TO BE HAD. For sale bv W, E. AIKEN, \ i \ \ \m S A V fl V ? * V w W \ \ \ f,i. wmh -DEALER IX? FOREIGN and DOMESTIC WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, &C., j HAS IX STOCK AND OFFERS TO A SELL LOW FOR CASH ONLY, THE FOLLOWING SUPERIOR ARTICLES, TO WIT: ? . .* Genuine Imported Dupny, Otard & Co. Brandy. Genuine Kentucky Whiskey. The Kentucky 6ello. Genuine Imperial Cabinet Whiskey. Genuine Golden Grain Whiskey. Genuine Silver Brook Whiskey. Genuine Our Option Whiskey. Genuine David Jones Whiskey. Genuine North Carolina Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey. Genuine Domestic Gin. , Genuine Ginger Bi andv. Genuine Blackberry Brandy. Imported Sherry Wine. Imported Port Wine. Fine Old Apple Brandy. * ^ C_A_SE O-COIDG. 4 Mumm's Champagne (Genuine Im ported.) i Dupuy, Otard & Co. Brandy (Genuine Imported.) Fine Holland-Gin (Genuine Imported.) Old Kentucky Whiskeys. Hosteler's Bitters. Angnstora Bitiers. Oceola Indian Bitters. Carolina Tola-Balm. Natrolitic "Water. * Seltzer Water. Cla'ret Wines. French Cordials. Bass's Pale Ale. Thnnanfs Staut Porter. . ^ Vienna Export Beer. v Lager Beer, in bottles. tV Soda Water. ? ' ^^8 ^rGinger Ale. Sarsaparilla. # m| Ross^itoyal Ginger Ale. -/ fl T~* ~ ^3 ON DRAUGHT (COOL.) - g Tivoli Brewing Co.'s Lager Beer. .J Mott's Sweet Cider. * Mott's.Crab Apple Cider. vw (^rsE Will open again for the season of 1885, and I will be pleased to serve the pub}ic and my for/ncr custom ai reasonable prices and with dispatch. TOE ONLY POOL and BILLIARD J | fAltLUit li\ TOWX-OX WHICH | friends tray enjoy themselves at small Land living rates. Very respectfully, ? ! ' F. W. HABEXICI5T. ICE. ICE. ICE. I have received lately 4<\aoo pounds of Lake, Kenneb?c lUyey and Manufactured j ; (from pure spring water) ICE. I will offer the sauiG to the public of Winnsboro and the surrounding country at reasonable Ji prices, viz: Three 20-pound tickets fDr $1.00. Eleven 10-pound tickets for $2-00. Eleven 5-pound tickets feu- ?1.00. ) Twenty one 2^-pcuud tickets for $1.00, * 9 Over fifty pounds and under one hun- m| dred pounds at one and one-hall cents a ^ pound. '-"^1 To those wishing more than a hundred pounds at a time special prices wiil be given by applying at the WIXXSBORO ICE HOUSE. > J /%B llespectfully. F. HABEXICIIT, Proprietor. DSfcSOIXTILOX. 1 The partnership -ueretofor^ j j existing between the undersigned, under \ ? the firm name of A. Wiixipokd & (;o., is tf| this day dissolved by mutual consent. All liabilities of the firm are assumed by Q. D, Willikokd & Cot. and they arc authorized to coilect all claims. A. WILLIFORD, K. H. SIMPSON, a. w. brown. ' m Winnsboro, S C., July 25, 1SS3. . CO-PARTXERSHIP NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED DAVE THIS day formed a co-partncrship under the firm naiue of Q. d. Wili.ifokd & Co. j They will continue the business of A. _M 4.1,^ .i. i mi /ifl ?i iiiiivm. V<VJ. <n? Hlf; UlU &UVXIU. JLIwy 4^/ hereby assume all liabilities of the firn> of 1 A. Wiiliford <Sj Co.: ami all persons indebted to tlve old firm will make payment to the new^ " II Q. D. WILLIFORDj K. II. SIMPSON, - i A. \Y. BROWN. J Winnsboroj S. C.s July 18&5. Augll"p A prt) Msvbcf<wia4onflloatG?ou niO X n 1 ; rt p. JaowomI A: Cos Newspaper Advprtirfaj:Bureau (10 Spruce SO. -where advertising contracts may bo aaOa X?r li iS HEW YORK*