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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
Editorial GleaminSS.

Hon. Nathan Clifford, OF Maine,
one of the Associate Justices of the
United States Supreme Court, died
the 25th ultimo.
Senator 3. II. Hill, of Georgia.
recently had a cancer cut out of his
mouth. The cancer was thought
to have resulted from excessive
smoking.
A colored girl in New Orlea ms
poisoned five children, aged 1, 3, 6
8 and 10, the 26th ultimo, because
they threw stones at her, and called
her ''nigger." One of the children
died. She put rat poison in theil
soup.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

gho couldn't, read aud wrilc his own
language. Cnin;ciiigeus labor couldn't
,:o"pcte with the negroes. He had two
Polish families with him who were
beautiful workers: as far as the knew
now. but they had pot intelligence
:nough to learn our systems. lie
ave several Interesting and amusing
Instances of the close aud hard work
# the Immigrants. With all Of their
Disadvantages, they were much better
tabo.ers thau the negroes, but FROM
/ moral and social Ddpolat be op,
posed the introduction Of illlterate
lahor
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

The South Carolina Rail Road
vas sold by order of Court July
9th, at Charleston. The road was
bid off by the Purchasing Commit
tee of New York at the price Of
S1,275,000. The first mortgage
debt of the road is S3,5OO,OOO; so
that the real price was S4:775,000.
The Purchasing Committee repre-
sent nearly all the second mortgage
and non mortgage bonds and about
six.sevenths of the stock. The bid
der, Mr.. ". H. Brawley, paid the
100000 cash portion Of the pur-
chase money.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

Miller and Lapham, the two new
Senators from New York, are very
small potatoes F; and she better class
of New York Republicans are "a
ther ashamed of their representa-
ton in the United States Senate
It would take about dozen such
men to make one of Conkling's
ability.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
Drum NterS.
L. in A. z. PRESBYTERIAN.

l.. Ill a. 4. ereSO lerldH.
found ou the train the inevitable
drummer, product aud necessity of
modern enterprise He is q character
20 study, his cheek is unused to
bushes, he has no deadly dread of
lie, he has that glibness Of tongue
that can be acquired ooly by long and
earnest practice. There is one thing
he can do: be may be very deficient
n other traits and qualities, but he
eau puff: his wares and the particular
iru that it is his predestlnated mis-
sion to talk up. He has learned long
ago that one way of getting himself
up is to pull others down, and this he
does without scruple. I have been
told that there are decent men among
rhem; it may be so, but surely they
are exceptional cases. That business
must, indeed, be in bad way which
hasn't some decent men in it. |
know from personal observation of
dcummers, if there are foul-moutbed,
profane, shauelessly indecent people,
these are they. l take it that to be
drummer is not an easy way to get to
heaven. Do you think that valise
contains only samples and wearing
apparel? My dear sir, you are greatly
mistaken there, iu one corner, is
coscouced the whiskey flask, and in
another place the pack of cards,
marked perhaps Can any one tell
why these four things generally 60
together, profanity, card playing,
whiskey-drinkiug, and general worth
lessness Of moral character ? They
are closely allied !; whenever one is
seen, the other three are not far of.
Aud there is no one occupation IN
which all four are so generally found
as in the modern drummer.
the drummer is an example Of this
fact, that men 60 to waste and ruin,
morally, when they are shut out from
home-iuhueuces. Home, - especially
Christian home, is almost a Para
disc Regained. It's power to restrain
from evil and cultivate and stimulate
the good cannot be overrated. 1t is
one of the most blessed conservative
Influences in this bad world. With
out "Sweet Home" earth would need
90 fire, or bri stone, or visible fends
to make it a hell, not ID metaphor
but in reality.
| reckon that the next time four
drummers are seated around square
table ornaueoted with ffty-two pieces
of pictured pasteboard and bottle Of
whiskey, they will not give me a
vote of thanks for what I have here
said about them.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

LIESs.-Lieus have been given in
this county this year aggregatiog the
enormous sum of 100000. II this
thing continues there vii! be nc saw
ing Of this country. Matters seem to
grow worse every year. We have
heretofore maintained that the lien
law should be gradually abolished, but
have almost concluded that We were
mistaken. If something isn't done
We are gone to the "bow-wows" with
cut remedy-Ab6euile Medium.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
BE Wise and Happy.

l; ycu will stop all your cxtra7a-
giant and wrong notions in doctoring
yourself and families with the expen-
sive doctors or buubug cure,alls, that
DO harm always. and use only natures
simple remedies for all your ailments
you will be wise, aei! and happy,
aud save great expense. The greatest
remedy for this, the great, wise and
good will tell you, is Hop Bitters-
relv on it.-PrPss.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
The Presidents Condition

Still continues favorable. DR..
Bliss says that if he continues to
improve as he has done for the past
few days he will be able to sit uk
in two weeks.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
The Lien Law.

law Will be Question for the next
session Of the Legislature. For
Years it has been recognized as the
one great drawback to the farming
interests but while it is so regard
ed almost universally, there are
many who consider it a necessary
evil. With a homestead law ex-
empting every dollars worth Of
property of the small farmer, there
is left to him nothing for basis Of
credit except the privilege of pledg-
ing his growing crops. Many far
mers find themselves absolutely
moneyless at the beginning OF the
year, and of this number a large
proportion have no means Of rails
ing money. They cannot get it
from the Banks, because they can
not find endorsers they cannot
raise money on mortgages, because
they often have nothing to mortgage.
If it were not for the lien law, what
would they do? Could they plant
and cultivate q crop? This is a
very difficult question. Another
question equally as dificultis, Can
a farmer pay the interest that he is
compelled to pay when he gives a
lien, and save anything? Is he any
better off at the end of the year
than at the beginning? If not he
is in very deplorable condition.
If after working hard year after
year he has nothing to show for it
he is liable to become discouraged
and to give up in despair. We do
not believe that in an. ordinarily
good year farmer can pay from
20 to 30 per cent.-as they are said
to do on iiens-and make anything
at all. And when bad year comes
he gets swamped completely. What
then can be done to relieve this
class of the farmers Should the
lien law be repealed itcuts off their
only means Of getting credit.
Should it continue in force it COM
pels them to pay q rate of interest
that will eventually bankrupt the
last one of them. They cannot pay
such interest year after year and
make a living; it is an utter i'm
possibility. 1t looks like ruination
either way you look at it. It seems
; to US that this matter should be
taken hold of by the Legislature,
and something should be done.
The plan that looks most plausible
is this: that the Legislature pass
a law repeating the lien law, but
not to take effect ct once. If the
next Legislature will do this, al,
lowing to the first of January, 1888,
for the act to take effect, we believe
it would be q wise measure. 1t
would give the people time to pre-.
pare for it and to make their ar
arrangements accordingly.
At the meeting of the State
Grange and State Agricultural So.
ciety in Green7ille last week, Col.
A. P. Butler, State Commissioner
Of Agriculture, read paper on the
subject of the Lien Law. He
pointed out the ruinous effects OF
the law upon farmers, and advoca,
ted it's repeal at the next session OF
the Legislature. After considera,
BILE discussion the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the delib,
crate judgment of this body that in
the interests of the agriculturists
of cur State the Lien Law ought to
be speedily, finally and forever
abolished.'
A committee Of five we're appoint
ed to prepare a memorial for the
Legislature asking for a repeal OF
the law.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
FOR THE HERALD
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,

AS IL was mere lew Gays dlSeE
July End aud Sd, it is now, and so it
has been since Saturday last, the 23d.
Nothing is talked of but the Presi-
dents condition. The relapse of four
days ago followed a period of over two
weeks of confidence in the Presidents
recovery, and plunged people into
state of profound anxiety, and though
this is in measure changed by bulle-
tins Of the last two days it has by no
means disappeared. So great Was the
surprise here when imminent danger
was announced on Saturday and the
consulting physicians were hastily
summoned, that I doubt if people in
this city will become confident of the
Presidents final recovery again until
be is seen on the streets. They have
learned, too, within this week and
apparently upon the best authority,
that as long ago as the 18th of the
month the physicians believed the
President dyiug-that he could not
live twelve hours. This fact. if it be
a fact, vas concealed from the people.
One newspaper published statement
of the kind, but the article which
seems to have been based upon the
information was generally deemed sen.
sational. These things, now first gen.
orally known here, will serve to per-
petuate the uneasiuess which is uu-
questionably general in this city.
Senator Conkling is still here and
exhibits the solicitude felt by all as to
affairs at the White House. He does
not, of course, "talk politics" and will
not converse with newspaper men.
The report that Vice. President Arthur
had been summoned again is contra
dicted, but there is no doubt he is
kept closely informed by Secretary
Blaine, the Attorney General, and the
Postmasser.G General, of all that occurs,
and that he remains by official request
where he can be called here at a mo-
ment's notice.
Guiteau has failed of late to receive
any attention from the local press.
The only means of learning from him
at all was through the District Attor
ney, and that official has been away
for the past week.
There has been established here a
kind Of headquarters for Virginia Read
justers, the special object to be accom-
plished being the dissemination among
Virginia negroes Of the opinions Of
Northern Republicans favorable to
fusion of Republicans with Mahoue
Democrats at the Fall election. !
judge that about one Republican in
ten among those prominent in the
North. countenances such a fusion.
Yet this Washington Office has set it.
self to work to delude ignorant Vir-
giuia Republicans with a belief that
the proposition is the other way. 1t
is to be hoped that at the regular
Readjuster headquarters in the State
business is transacted on fairer basis
than this.
The usual official action has been
taken in memory of the late Justice
Clifford, of the Supreme Court. JUS
tice Clifford was much respected by
all classes here, and most thoroughly
by those who knew him best. No
appointment of successor will be
made at present, Of course, but there
are already candidates 10 the field.
DEM.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

The Columbia Register has en.
tered upon it's seventh year, with
a better backing and a more as
sured future than the paper s
ever enioyed."
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
ICE! [CE!! ICE!!!

A large supply Of PURE LAKE ICE al.
ways on hand, at u TO &c. 10. No charge
for packing CO. 7try orders amounting to
100 lbs. Hour ;or delivery on Sunday,
to a. NJ, 1890 to 130 aud $50 to 7.3u
P. N. No variation from this rule except
In cases Of sickness.
A. C. JONES.
Apr. 81, LIT.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
The AepaIG.
y. VII. Il. " wSLi.1cE, GliINhAAN' E"r'os.
NEWBERRY, S. &.
WEDN ESDAY, AUG. 3, 1881
\ PAPER FOB TIE PEOPLE.

Tie Herald is in the highest respect Fam.
lily Newspaper, devoted to the material in
tercsts OF the people of this County and the
State. 1t circulates extensively, and as an
Advertising medium offers unrivalled adj
vantages. For Terms, see first page.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
sS'@aE advertisements.
ACCUMULATED!

Experience of years dictates with III. rr-
ing certainty the uafailirg remedy that for
ever battles competition. 'Tis this-that
in having your Prescriptions filled, see to
it that they be placed in the hands OF ex-
perienced persons. In this Our establish
ment offers every facility. Tarrant e. Fer
guson, Graduates Of Pharmscg), do the
compounllng Of all Medicine at the Drug
Store of HAYBIN l. TARRANT.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03
DISSOLUTION.

The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween 0. B. Butler and R. q. Anderson,
under the name and style of O. 3. But
LER & CO., has been dissolved by mutual
consent.
The business will be continued under the
former name OF O. B. BUTLER & co.
Newberry, S. g., Jnly 25, 1881. 30-3t
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

- Busy as we are, busy as We may be,
we do not neglect our Dispensing Depart
ment Only experienced Pharmacists have
anything to do with the preparing of Ply
sicians' Prescriptions in our Establishment.
Buy your Medicines and have your Pre-
scriptious filled at
MAYBIN l. TARRANT'S
Drug Store.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

cB Something now and nice, just the
thing for this kind OF weather, PARkER'S S
GINGER TONIC. For sale at
MAYBIN l. TARRAST'S.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

q Every Nursing Mother should use
"MELLINS FOOD" for Infants. This is
the only true substitute for mo hers milk.
Recommended bv the leading Physicians
Of the place, and for sale at
MAIBIN j. TARRANT'S
Drug Store.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-09

| Olsgg heads aaa net one Of tAshI lg 70
bsld Is ID snEaHs Ii % amalpneAs eaI
Of ssAseiA
The "Udiverse Unveiled was The
subject Of a very interesting lectuf6 al
the Greenlaw operahouse last night.
Professor VIM. Stokes. OfSouth Caro-
lima, was the eloquent speaker.
A heavy traffic is noted in marine
circles, and freight rates are firm with
an. upward tendency. Officers OF
steamers southwark bound report
freights plentiful and rates profitable.
The streets about the city are all
hard, and driving would be excellent
and highly enjoyable, except for the
wind, which fills the eyes with dust,
and a number Of deep ruts, washouts
and such, that line or cross their way.
A telegram from Greenville,
Mississippi, received at noon to-day
states that the steamer Charles Morgan
had passed there, and viii reach this
port on her way to the Ohio, by 3
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The finest fish hat swims is the
Potomac river shad. This is conceded
by all lovers of good eating. Victor
D. Fuchs, 80 and Il Jefferson, has a
large supply Of this fine fish, just re-
ceiyed, and is offering them at very
low prices.
Mr.. Ben X. Pullen, supreme vice
protector, instituted Rose Lodge of
Knights and Ladies of Honor, in
Chelsea, last night. F~Orty-six charter
members we're present and these com
prise some of the best citizens of Chel-
sen. Alex. Knapp is protector and
j. P. Prescott secretary of the new
lodge. Success to it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-09
Holl. Herring, Lymburg and Cream
Cheese. CACEY & Co. At
Police Points.

Fifteen cases.
A Sunday law violator fined.
The sidewalk inspector is again OIL
the grand rounds.
The rOgues' gallery in the chief o
policies Office is continually refreshe,
by new faces.
Chief Davis is in receipt Of a new
batch of letters from relatives of tn
late Esquire Gray Varnell.
The Islands stock of Taxing Dis
trict prisoners is running low, Tn,
number sentencedduring the past weel
has been small.
A quantity ofstolen clothing, founC
in the possession of Amanda Taylor
still remains at the stationhouse
awaiting claimants.
The practice of giving storm par.
ties" as they are called, is one of the
amusements INDUCED in by the col.
ored population. They should be
given a hot reception, as they are q
nuisance in quiet neighbOrhoods.
The recent pardons granted by the
governor to convicts are much dis
cussed. The detectives look a LITTLE
blue, and the police regard the action
as likely to give them too much work
Of an unnecessary character.
The Amanda Taylor case develops
some new incident every day. A well
known squire happened in the sta
tionhouse the other day when one Of
her pals" was brought in and recog-
nized a vest he wore as one which be-
lOnged to him, He tried it on, but as
it lacked about four inches of meet
ing around his portly waist he guessed
it was one he wore when a young man.
The city was universally quiet last
night,n no robberies being reported. The
police have done some very fine work
lately in the way offerretipg out rob
berries, and since the lesson given Mil
ler and the woman Taylor, quiet will
reign for a time.
A faded a~riStocrat, confined in tho
s%tationbouse to sober up, is pursued
by a man With AIRED hot poker. he
still believes in the existence of the
ku.klqx khan, and can see all sorts Of
demons in the poisoned atmosphere
around hing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-09
LEDGER LINES.

Heavy frost early this morning.
No rain anywhere south last night
Kline's new heliotrope (Nelhes) al
his nursery.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2Sz
Main street.
Seed store clerks have their hands
full at present.
Ladies attend family washing al
C~hickasaw laundry.
Court square will ere long resume
its coat Of living green.
Chickasaw steam laundry, 273 Third
street. F~irst-class work.
Coming-the man with white pants
Not in sight yet, however.
A pretty foot and ankle is displayed
TO advantage upon roller skates.
Attend Prof. Saxby's select hor
Thursday night, at Cochran hall.
Geranjums, new, $50 varieties, al
Kline's green houses, Poplar street.
Family washing done at low prices
at Chickssaw steam laundry, 278 Third
street.
Vance street h IS reached the digni.
ty Of a thoroughfare, in a landlord
point of view.
The pruning hook is coming into
active use among those who have
shrubbery to trim.
The air was calm early this morning
and the mercury stood at 3G degrees
Range yesterday 80 to 50 degrees.
Handful distributors, which have
been 10 numerous for the past few
weeks, are rapidly disappearing.
Coal Is gradually going down. 1t.
value dropped Zoe a bbi week or 81
back, and it has a droopy tendency
The LEDGER book bindery, - Mad.
ison, manufactures blank books o.
every description in first class style.
The Weekly PUBLIC LEDGER il
only n dollar per year. Il Is Ga,
equal Of any weekly newspaper pub
lished in the south.
inthe market to day at noon cottol
was sc clover on Rbite grades and
lower on stained qualities, than las
evenings closing prices.
The work Of laying the stone pave
ment on Main street has been re
samed. and a large Corce Of men are a
work belsv Linden street.
From the Eumber Of vacant lot.
which have been utilized as lumber
yards it would seem that Meaaphia !
about to have a building boom.
IL is nov top time with the small
boz, Fashion sways them ike tn,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-09

With shs presidents s0RagsL oAG
!aEh wss hard " aGg, ifWslI, ia
loser ID this baEinsEs, bus
hayh't 4 word To say against thel8.
change managers. They haze acted
square and fair" Another was heard
to say well, these men have done
the neat thing, and I'll put up fol
them any time" and not an unkind
word was passed. Nevertheless she
concern is broke, and all on account
Of the fall in cotton.
A prominent merchant this forenoon
attributed the failure to the short
sightedness Of the managers in not
covering their operations every night
in New York by telegraph, thereby
terrifying themselves against a sudden
drop of values. This is, however.
merely the opinion ofone familiar with
details, and is not Of general public
interest.
1t is stated that the brokerage as.
ISOLATION has paid out to cover losses
upwards of $4,000 in cash during
the two days closing last
night, and over ten thousand
dollars were disbursed this
morning. 1t is also stated that Mr..
McCrea will wind up the business and
go to Nashville for a season. He ex.
presses his intention of returning here
at IN early day to resume operations
1t may not be amiss to state that
persons connected with this associa-
ton have been known to lead a rather
fast life during the winter. One, in par
t%icular, could afford to disburse forty
dollars or more for wine and incident
ais during a single night, and then re-
peat the excrcice at no wide interval.
However, this may all have been reg
ular and the man of money may have
only used his honest earnings.
THE LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
AT noon to-day it was given out that
the Tennessee brokerage association
would resume at once; in fact, go
straight along. The Office at Nash
vile telegraphed to go ahead, and
several persons here expressed a will
lingness to back the association with
all needed capital, Improved a lively
sensation during the early morning
hours, but turns out to have been only
a tempest in a teapot after all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-09
BUCKET SEOp
Busted 80. The Second and
Last Break.
A Brief but Lively Business Ca.
reer.
Begun and Ended Inside Of SIX
Months.

Several hundred people gathered
about the cotton exchange and along
Madison street in a rather unusual
way during this forenoon. They
chatted in an animated manner and il
was evident something unusual had
occurred. Upon inquiry it was ascer-
tanned that the bucket shop had
succumbed. There was as much ex-
'citement over it as if a bank had
failed, for various persons in va
rious circles of business were more
or less interested in the operations.
The concern has been known as the
Tennessee brokerage association. 1t
opened out here some six months ago,
with a capital announced as paid up,
OF S25,0 900, and surplus given out as
$4,000 in United States four per cent
bonds, and rumor went about recently
that the profits realized from the
winier operations exceeded $4,000.
Mr.. Hugh McCrea, the president, was
formerly a bank cashier at Nashville,
and Mr.. S. H. Bell has been the an
nOunced~ secretary and superintendent.
The concern had an office at No. 80.
Broad street, Nashville, besides the
one at No. s, Madison street here. Its
cards spread forth literally an
nounced
EVERY MAN HIS OWN BROKER,
and they read as follows:
Tennessee brokerage Association.