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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-29
"EUREKA!"
Exclaimed President GAR
Aae1d Ola his Arrival @t
Long Branch.
"E u r Il X AZ"

EXCLAIMED OUR CUsTOMEEs WHEN
they have examined our LARGE STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER GOODS, and have
learned at what wonderfully low prices We
arc selling thcm. We have just received and
arc daily receiving large lot Of MEMS and
BOYS CLOTHING, CASSIMERS, JEANS,
and HEAVY GOODS, STAPLE aud FANCY
DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, and HATS,
Groceries, Leather, &c., which we are selling
at bottom prices. We are determined TO sell
our large stock. Give us q trial
We pay no rent, no clerk hire and our
taxes are nero song, so we can sell as cheap
or cheaper than any ono olso. Ne defy oom~
petition.
Cotton, Corn, Fodder, and NIL Country
Produce bonght Tor cash or barter.
Try us once and uo will not ask you TO
come again. VOW will come Tho nuxt time
without an invite.
Very respectfully,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t only takes one-seventh of Sec
ond for the brain to realize that its
owner has been hit on the nose, aud
another seventh for it to tell him that
he can outrun the man who hit him.
Detroit FIRE. Press.
The belief is becoming general that
it is not the bicycles that frighten horses.
but the wierd looking young men
with lamp-mat caps and baseball pants.
1t may be that a great injustice has
been done an innocent machine. Chit
cago Tribune.
"A sleeper is one who sleeps; .
sleeper is also a place where q sleeper
can sleep; and is, too, a thing over
which runs the sleeper in which the
sleeper sleeps. So that the sleeper in
the sleeper sleeps while the sleeper runs
over the sleeper as well as sometimes
when it leaps off the track.-jSt. Louis
RaitUay Register.
An irreverent humorist, embittered
by long manufacture of jokes and the
fendish pursuit of puns, once impelled
n baleful joke upon his wife at the close
of a wash day, she then preparing the
frugal evening meal. whereupon she
smOte him over his broad brow with a
stew pan. Falling lifeless upon the
floor, the dying man cried out as he fell,
with n CLEAN of immortal triumph in
his e1es, Stewpandous joker and
passed away to brighter land.-Bmr-
ting!on HaWheye.
Said Mrs. Younghusband: "Char-
ley, WIN is it you never talk with me
as you did before we were married? 1
notice that you talk fast enough with
other women" Dearest replied
Charley. without taking his eyes off his
newspaper, "don't you know that peo-
pie talk to conceal their thoughts? 1
have nothing to conceal from you,
love-" In another moment he was
deep in the stock market reports, while
something that sounded very much like
.'humbug' trembled on the lips of
Mrs. Younghusband as she slowly left
the room.-Boston transcript
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
NUMBER 80.

ism. When the votes were counted
Henry A. Wise was elected Governor
TO the universal Joy of the Democracy
and the dismay of their opponents.
knownothin9ism never after lifted it's
head in American politics.
The people of Virginia are once more
engaged in struggle in which the in
terests of the National Democratic
party are rs deeply concerned as in the
memorable contest of 1855. Though
the issues are different, the results of
this conflict are not the less important.
Malone and his faction have entered
the contest boldly proclaiming the pur-
pose to repudiate II portion of the State
was swallowed up by the Know-No 9TH
ings in 1885 the Republicans of that
State are now absorbed by the repudia-
ton faction of Malone. The Republic
an office-holders of Virginia have for
the most part merely obeyed the i'm
press given by the Administration at
Washington, whose sympathy with Ma
hone is unmistakable. The Republican
newspapers of the North with few ex-
ceptions warmly abet this political al
lance. and seek to cover the naked
ness of Reputation with the shallow
pretense that Malone and his faction
are the champions of "a free ballot and
fair count" Thus the contest in Vir-
gjnia is narrowed down to an issue
between the Conservative Democracy,
who unequivocally declare in favor of
the payment of the entire debt. and
the Malone Readjusters, who as une-
quivocally proclaim the purpose to re-
pudiate portion of it. OF such a con-
test the people of this country cannot
remain indifferent spectators.
The Democrats of Virginia are en-
gagged in a contest that will tax all their
energy and resour> es. and that entities
them to the earnest and active sympa-
thy o. the party throughout the land.
In the election of 1880 the combined
vote of the Mahoneites and the Repub-
licans exceeded the Democratic vote
nearly twenty thousand. Should the
absorption of the Republicans by the
Malone faction be complete the defeat
of the Eemocra is inevitable. The
mass OF the Republicans of Virginia are
negroes to whom Mahone's platform of
a free vote and no taxation is extreme
ly attractive. But some of the most
influential Republican leaders have re-
pudiat ID the Malone alliance and there
are indications that they will be able to
hold from him q considerable portion
of the colored vote. At the same time
many of the Hancock Readj usters of
last year who have been disguised with
the trcachery of Malone will return to
the Democracy.
Should the Malone Republican coali-
ton triumph in Virginia the victory
will be at. ended with no political glory.
1t will be victory of reputation and
ignorance over the best elements of the
State. But should the coalition be de-
feated the Republicans in the North
who are aiding and abettiny it could
not evade the disgrace and demoraliza-
ton of defeat. A victory for the DEM
ocrats OF Virginia on the other hand
would have significance in National
politics that could not be overestimated,
while "a defeat upon SO lofty and honor
able an issue would be attended neither
by decentralization nor disaster to the
National Democracy Harrisburg (Pa.)
Patriot.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
FACTS AND FIGURES.

DR.. John S. Billings. of Washing
ton. SAYS the doctors in the United
States number about $1,000.
One hundred and fifty thousand CO.
coanuts have been planted in Monroe
County, Fla, this season.
Several of the New Zealand sheep
kings keep each from 48, 900 to 500, 900
head of these profitable animals.
1t is estimated that during the
''strawberry month Chicago receives
1000 bushels of this fruit per day.
"A Petaluma (Cal.) chicken. raiser
has constructed an incubator at Calls
toga, the heat being from the hot
spring.
The value of the annual product of
gloves at Gloversville and Johnstown,
N. Y, approximates S8,000.0 600, and is
constantly increasing.
California raises great quantities of
refining it, so the bulk goes to England,
and returns as Durham mustard.
The British flag at present controls
an aggregate of 16, 900. 600 tons of ship
ping, against IL, 200, 900 tons sailing
under the combined flags of other Ma
tions. 85
In all the mines in Great Britain
there are, it is estimated, 1913, ISL per-
sons employed, and the length of I'M
derground tunneling in which. they
work is So, 744 miles.
There is a weekly sale in Paris of
toads, which are brought in casks filed
with damp moss. One hundred good
toads are worth from $15 to $I7. These
are bought for gardens.
Among premiums for novelties at
the next Pennsylvania State Fair will
be one for best half-bushel of silk CO.
coons, best wood pulp for paper, and
best 100 pounds of beet sugar.
An American cheese bore away the
prize of silver medal at the late great
cattle and dairy show at Birmingham,
Eng. The prize cheese was one of the
largest ever made, weighing three
fourths of ton: 1t came from Iowa
Bartlett pears from the vicinity OF
Suisun. Solano County, CAL, are being
shipped to Chicago. The freight
charges on twenty carloads recently
shipped were S17, 900. The fruit realizes
about 80, 500 on each carload.
The people of Sumter, S. c., are
disposed to rejoice over the early
completion of cotton mandatory at
that place. Operations will begin in
November. with two thousand spin
dies. The factory was erected by home
capital
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
Mr.. TiIden i'm 1854.
The Chicago Times saws:

Inc SnicaOO lfVteS says:
"Mr. Tilden is unable to convince
himself that the country is not vearning
for some of his evidently celebrated re-
form, and he is preparing to satisfy
this craving in 1881"
This is only one of many circulating
paragraphs of similar purport that are
wholly meaningless, except as they be-
tray the holy fear concerning Mr.. Til
denis political purposes. which animate
the uneasy souls of his enemies. Ii
there is any one man whom these Re-
publican managers hate, because they
fear him, more than they do another,
that man is the New York statesman
who was elected to the Presidency
(Which was stolen by Hayes in 1867
by 260. 600 majority.
There need be no doubt in the world
that Samuel j. Tilden would prove 10
be the most powerful leader and tri-
umphant candidate if he could be in
the field in 1884. No candid and COM
petent judge can nationally question
that he would have beaten Garfield in
Indiana in October, and in New York
and Connecticut in November, 1880, if
he had consented to be candidate at
Cincinnati. But Mr.. TiIden will never
again be candidate for any Office.
Mr.. Tilden would not undertake the
duties of the Presidency for all the
power and honor which that position
could confer upon him. His resolution
was taken long ago to retire from active
politics and public life, and if it has
been at any time seriously shaken,
either by the demands of his party or
the ardor of his friends, those who
know best have not been permitted to
have the least suspicion of it.--Fron q
Recent Statement by Committeeman
Miller of NebTash1
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE Presidents symptoms on the
11th were quite unfavorable, compared with
what they had been for several days previ-
Gus. There was an increase of fever, and 4
noticeable rcstlessness. accompanied by high
pulse and temperature. As Mr.. Blaine
telegraphed to England, g His general con-
dition gives rise to anxiety"
A DISPATCH from Washington says ::
Sergeant Mason, of Battery B, I'd Artillery,
relieving the guard at'the Jail on the 11th,
shot at Guiteau through the window of his
cell and came near killing him. The ball
grazed his head and was Embedded in the
cell wall. Mason was promptly arrested,
taken to the Arsenal and incarceratcd.
REPORTS have been received of the
robbery Of the village of Bates City, seven
miles east of Blue Cut, the scene of the re-
cent train robbery on the Chicago & Alton
Railroad. Two men, heavily armed and
wearing masks, rode into the. town, VII
lage Of about $50 inhabitants, and drawing
and firing their weapons began an indis-
criminate pillage of the place. The inhab-
itants, it is said, offered no resistance, and
the robbers after securing their booty re-
tired.
A DISPATCH of the 18th in reference
to the recent Missouri train robbery says !:
The names of the parties so far
arrested are: Matt and Creed
Chapman, John Burger, VIM. Murray, An
dy Ryan, John Land, James Wikerson,
Chas. Fisk and VIM. Stillw0ll have been ar
rested. Posses are coming in and the gem
eral belief is that the search will be aban-
doned for the present. The prisoners stout
Iy maintain their innocence and previous
reports of confession are contradicted. A
report not authenticated prevails that some
of the missing property had been discovered
in cave near the scene of the robbery.
Land and WilkersOn are supposed TO be
leaders of the gang.
A COMMISSION, consisting of Hon.
Alexander Ramsey, Hon. Thos. l.. Young
and $. 0. Houghtop, appointed to investi-
gate the charges made by Hon. III. f. Page
against II. l.. Dodge, Superintendent OF the
United States Mint at San Francisco, sub
mitted report to the Secretary OF the
Treasury which fully exonerates Dodge
from all charges preferred against him.
THE strike of the cotton-handlers at
New Orleans eliminated in a serious riot on
the 10th. The Mayor, finding his police
force insufficient to quell the disturbance,
has called upon the Governor for troops.
A HEAVY storm visited Danville, Va,
on the 18th. Trees and fences were Blown
down, also the Confederate Military Hospi-
tai, injuring several colored people.
Two freight trains on the Little Mia
mi Railroad collided near Cincinnati on the
10th. James Simon, fireman, was killed,
and the locomotive was badly wrecked.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
The Struggle In Virginia.

In the elections of this year almost
the entire interest of the people will be
concentrated upon Virginia. Neither
in Ohio nor in any other State will the
election have any thing like the signiti-
canoe that belongs to the Virginia con-
test. The people of Virginia lind them
selves engaged in a conflict in which
the honor and fame rs well as the well
fare and prosperity of the State are in
volved. In intensity and energy this
contest has no parallel since the MEM
orable election in 1855 in which Vir-
gina rolled back the tide of Know
Nothing fanaticism and infused new
life and hope into the National Democ-
racy. In the fall elections of 1854 the
Know Noth:ngs had swept nearly all
the Northern States, almost completely
absorbing in their organization what
by their victories the Know Nothings
threw off all mystery and disguise and
boldly proclaimed to the country their
proscriptive principles. The Wing
party was destroyed and the utmost
gloom pervaded the party OF the De-
mOcracy in the presence of this tri-
umphant and vindictive political organ
ization.
In this situation the campaign opened
in Virginia in the spring of 1855.
Against Flournoy, the candidate of the
Know Nothings. the Democrats of Vir-
ginia nominated Henry A. Wise for Gov
ernor. The Know Nothings, encour-
aged and aided by what remained of
the Wing party of Virginia, entered the
contest in full confidence of success.
Their leaders boosted that they had en-
rolled in their lodges Il majority of the
voters of the State. The Democrats
were correspondingly depressed. But
as the campaign progressed they took
courage from their bold and aggressive
leader, who traversed the State through
out its length and breadth, eloquently
denouncing and exposing the pernicious
aims and tendencies OF Knownothing
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
Ancient and Modern Proposals.

NEW STYLE.
Her eyes shone beautiful, Joyous
light when he leaned forward and said:
Julia, have something confiden-
tial to tell you"
What is it, Augustusp" she asked,
in low, silvery voice-a kind of Ger
man silvery voice.
think"-and then he seemed to be
thinking. Il think" he said, "that
under some circumstances l might love
you. Now, do you love me?"
"Yes, Augustus, do love you-you
know l do;' and she flung her alabaster
arms around his neck.
II am very glad. Julia" he said.
'.for like to be loved"
.'Well, AugustusP'
But Augustus never said another
word. Fashionable fellows never say
more than that nowadays.
They were never married.
OLD STYLE.
"May l call you Paula?' he asked,
modestiy.
Yes" she said. family.
"Dear Paula! may call you thatP"
II suppose So"
"Do you know love youP'
Yes"
land shall 1 love you alwaysP"
"lf you wish to-"
"And will you love meP''
Paula did not reply.
"Win you. PaulaP" he repeated.
"You may love me-" she said again.
"But don't you love me in return?"
~ love you to love me-"
Wont you say anything more ex-
plicit"'
- would rather not"
They were married and happy within
three months.
Moral.-Girls, never tell fellow that
you love him till he has asked you to be
his wife
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

About one-quarter of Georgia is
extremely unhealthy for lack of good
water. In that rotten limestone re-
gion a man who doesn't die only half
lives, and is subject to malarial disor-
ders constantly" The water is milky
and ropy." and it has been said that ar
tesian wells are impossible there. john
+. Fort, prominent planter. seems to
have solved the water problem for that
region. He has struck below the water
proof mari, at $50 feet, an abundance
of the purest water. coming, as he
thinks. from the North Georgia moun-
tains.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
Among the cmiorants passing Yves

Among the emigrants passing West
over the Pennsylvania Railroad one day
recently was German family, consist
ing of the grandfather, grandmother
and their nine children, six sons and
three daughters, all of whom are mar
ried, with their families, on board the
same train. There were forty grand
dren, the entire relationship consisting
of ninety-fve people. They will settle
in Northern Iowa, and will form a col
onv of their own. Among the men in
the party were practical farmers, weav-
ers, shoemakers and butchers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

California spectators who invest
large sums are called ''high rollers"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

Lord Lorne, in mentioning the
mixture of races in Canada. says that
when he first expressed wish to see
real, full-booded Indian he was rather
astonished when the Canadian who at
one undertook to crafty the wish sum-
moned the required real specimen of
the aboriginal race by shouting: Come
here, Macdonald
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

This year the best barometer is
soasted to be a frog in wide-mouthed
bottle filled with water, and Il ladder
for it to climb to a rest. Every rung of
the ladder is Il " degree" from variable
up to fine weather
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

The artesian well at Yankton, the
first bored in Dakota. sends $50 gallons
Per minute to height of fifty feet from
the ground. and pipes will be laid to
supply the city.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-02
Railron(I Matters.

NEW YOEK, April 1.-The trustees OF tie
Cincinnati Southern railroad have given
notice To the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road Company" now operating the road
under license, that the license will termi-
nate on October If, 1891. The trustees are
required 10 give six months notice OF the
termination ~ the license. This action Is
taken 10 indicate the purpose OF the trus-
tees to effect a sale or lease for long time
of the road, under the provisions OF the act
recently passed by the Legislature.
NEW YORK, April Judge Donohue, IN
the Supreme Court chambers to-day, grant
ed, upon application Of Charles II. Pond
John W. Garrett, and others, stockholders
OF the Atlanta and Charlotte AIRLINE Kali
road Company, an injunction prohibiting
the directors from leasing The road TO the
Richmond and DanyilIe railroad, ana also
an order to show cause, returnable April
9th. why the Injunction should not he con-
lnued during and pending an action com,
menced to-day by Charles ii. Pond ana
others against Hiram w. sibley and other
directors and officers Of the Atlanta ana
Charlotte railroad and the Richmond ana
Danyille railroad.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
rcrApu To THE DESPATCH.

nays DOINGs At THE NATIONAL
- ,-gsE STRUGGLE IN THE SEN
~. ~. ,cRlNo>IoUS PERSONALITIES BE
tN" .rNtrORS VOORHEES, AND MA
fN' c,HlIC DIRT STATEMENT FOR
NN, rug TENNESSEE SENATE RE-
F'e' yo,,,E BILL FOR THE SETTLEMENT
|''r orgr-TBE GREAT wESTER
o. -. , TOWN SWEPT AWAY IN NE.
49,. DREAMING OF The GORGE At
~,<-rIRf IN SHREVEPORT, La
Ven ZIG SNOW-SrORM-LORD CAI9N
\''T,,xrrsrHF RGIrISH GOVERNMENTS
y TRANSVAAL-G REECE DE-
ACCEPT THe PORTS'S PROPo-
.r,r0NSFIELD IMPROVING, &c.
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FOrty-seveBth COngress-fpeciaI Ses-
sion OF the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April |, 1881.


The resolution for the election OF Senate
officer, WAS laid before the Senate as unDn'
isbed business by the Vce-President.
A motion TO go into executive session,
made by Mr.. Pendleton, having been voled
down-yea> %, Days 2G-Mr. Lamar took tue
floor. The Senate, be SAID, bad Decu cdlleo
together month ago - part OF Inc treaty
making department Of The Government ana
as a part OF the executive department.
The present attitude Of the Senate was 4
most extraordinary one, and one WITHOUT
precedebt IN the history OF the country.
Announcement had been made that tDe
business which the Senate had been call
ed TO transact should not be trans
acted until the present officers were
depOsed and others elected. IL the report
were true thirty-eight Republican senators
Intended TO keep this body in the present
nosjtion until their object was accom-
nnshed. Abiding to the remark Of Mr..
Uoar that the announcement that the
Democratic side would meet WIN en-.
durance contained the very essence OF
treason and revolution. he said that II that
were true it would devolve terrible re.
spOnsibihy on the Democalic sac. bu'
was it true? He could see that II Tue
Senate was dlsorgaDized, or un0r2aDiZeu, IL
Il were evidence OF that faciious opposition
10 the filing OF those vacancies protracteo
10 the end OF the session, II would be unpa'
triotic and reprebensible, but such was ho'
the case. The minority intended to protect IL y,
self from the oppression OF the majority. IL
there was any reason for this departure on
the part OF the Republican side from tue
rules Of this body these thlrty-eight senators
stood justified, but they must give tneir
reason and address themselves 10 pupiie
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, April /, 1881.


WHEAT.-Wbiie. 40 bushels very good AZ Sl.3t
and$l 2s. Mixed, 564 bushels very good al SIPS
300 DGshels damaged at Sl.2O. tuliZ, 276 bushels
very good AZ Sl.26: 200 bushels fair at Sll6.
CORN.-Whlte. 77s bushels VI ~ good at 5Sc.
6S2 bushels good at SIC. VI Xed, GA bushels good
at SIC.
NEAL-74 bushels AT 60c.
The following were the offerings on Change dG-
ring the month Of March, 1881
Wheat-Whlte. 1870 bushels; red. 4j.s26 bush
els. Whi'e 44,534 bushels mixed. 3.49s
bu hels Oais-3i.l 1874 bushels. Meal-l992 BUSH
els. Rye-52 bu hes. Peas-600 bushels. Ban, -
lS6 bushels. ClovCrs' ed-SS bushels Total, 1874 =
ESQ bushels. offerings for March, 1880, o5.3S7
bushels; offering, tor the nine months ending
March. 1881, l.4J7.05l bushels. The above Is eN-
elusive OF gtain sold of Z hinRe.
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western storms and Floods.
sEvEREsr syow.sToRM OF THE WINTER.

CHICAGO, ApriI Last night'sjispatcbes
to the Inf'r Ocean from Iowa City, Iowa.
report that one OF The seyerest snow.storms
OF tue winter has been raging in that see
lion since 2o'clock this morning. the wind
blowing furi0nsy. The ice In the Iowa
river Is breaking up and the water IS high.
Damage Is feared TO railroad bridges on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail.
road. Some If the railroad timbers are
being carried off.
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BREAKING OF AN CE-GoaGE-GREAT D8
TIoN OF .N1OPERTY.
Eafat Railroad aOfsiNiOn.

ST. PAUL, MIN. April IA sreciaI to
the Pioneer Press from Fergus Fails, Man.
>IyS the northbound passenger train on Inc
MINNEAPOLIS and Manitoba railroad coliided
with delayed freight trajs hclr Rob 3 bay
Yesterday. The caboO,e rock fire, aah one
man W.. burned TO deatA, wnile six others
were iujuEcd, several Of item dangerously.
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KY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NV YORK. April l. MON -Si0cke strong. No
new. ; 6 Der cent. txchange-I.One. 4S0A; short,
1872. state ponds ac i've Tor Tenncs,ec's. bUN-
eruments quiet and steady.
FrsRlng.-s loney, 6M6 Lie ner cent. Exchange
1901. Governments quiet a'd steady; new 5,
lOZ: new A., lI2$; new Is, lI3p. states &c.
tive for Tennessee.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. April l.--Yirglnia 6's, deferred
10: cnnsnls. So: uasf-due coupons 9J!; new
lO.4O'., i9&: 1910 coupon, 9Ja. Bid to-day.