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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-11
ALYNcHISG IN ADBEvII.LK.

On Saturday night, the 3!st Of Dcccm.
Der, little after midnight, party Of
about thirty disguised men went to the
Abbevi!lc Jail, and under the prctcnsc Of
having horse-thef to commit, secured
admission to the Jail, whcrcupon they
took Dave Roberts, y colorcd prisoner
charged with seed cotton stealing and
assa' ting DIR. kugh near Cok,sbury
with intent to murder-from the Jail, and
carried him two miles East Of Abbcvillc
where they hung him to tree. This
lynching WAS totally unjn-tiliable The
prisoner had committed no crimo which
is or ought to be punished with death.
Lynch law is never to be justified or
palliated i'll any cases, except those in
which the greatest Of crimes against so.
ciety has been committed, and in those
cases it should only be resor,cd to after
due care TO establish clearly the guilt Of
the prisoner, and the execution should
be public and above board In tho case
of Dave Roberts there was not n single
justifying circumstance. II guilty, he
was only guilty Of stealing some cotton
and striking a very severe blow to DR..
kugh, neither Of which crmc, were Of
that outrageous and fendish nature
which call for or justify the Interpolation
oflynch law. The hanging Of Roberts was
murder and nothing but murder. 1t dc.
serves condemnation, and those engaged
in il deserve the sevcrcst penalty of the
law. We cannot in South Carolina al
low such defiance Of our laws without
sustaining the most serious injury to our
reputation abroad and our peace ut home.
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THE WIIsoN-FLoRENcE CUT Orr
The Marion Merchant and Farmer of the
9th inst. says: con Tuesday last Mr..
James Stackhouse shipped two teams
and carriages to Florence for COL Bridg.
ers, president Of the w. w. and w. G.
and A. Railroads, who, with Messrs.
Walter, one of the largest stockholders,
and Haas. tbe general agent, will accom-.
pany Mr.. Gardner, the chief engineer,
over the new route as finally surveyed.
This looks like business, and presages a
confirmation Of our often expressed opin-
ion, that this line will be built. Those
who think it will not be built and that
the surveys are made as pretence, or
scare for their purposes, will be disap.
pointed. When it is known that this
interior line will save seventy miles in
the distance. going North and South, the
necessity of it is apparent. The trave!
and traffic along the preset line from
Marion to Wilson would not keep roads
of half the length in decent repair, much
less pay dividend upon the capital in
vested. The real danger is that the road
from Wilmington TO Marion will be re-.
duced to two or three trains q week, If
not entirely abandoned. This shows the
importance Of Marion doing all that pos.
sibly can be done to have Marion instead
Of Florence or Pee Dee made the point
Of contact"
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THE CIVIL. SERVICE BILL.

Tho Pendleton Civil Service Bill
passed the Senate before the holidays,
and when it came up last week i'll the
House, Cox, Of New York, proposed III
good faith that the bill be put on its pas
snge without debate, cloud applause and
cries Of "votc, vote, let it be voted upon
today with the view that the House
could then go TO the practical work Of
the session, namely, appropriation bills
and the shipping bill.
kasson "Is the gentleman authorized
to speak for that side" (Cries Of ''yes,
yes" from the Democratic side.) The
bill was then read at length. At the
conclusion of the reading thcro were
loud cries of "votc," aud kasson moved
the previous question. 1t was carried by
storm of "ayes" amid much applause.
mittce TO state that there were some
slight errors in the bill, but yielding to
the manifest wish Of tho House lie had
determined that the bill should not be
sent back to the Senate on that account.
The Speaker ruled that 30 minutes do.
bate should be allowed. When the do
bate closed the House passed the bill
without amendment, just rs it came
from the Senate, by II vote Of l55 ayes
TO II nays. Thus the bill only lacks the
Presidcnt's signature to become law.
The President will of course in Difference
to public opinion sign it, and VIC may
safely conclude that it will become law
in few days, if it has not already done
80. Thus, in future, the President can
not remove public officers except for
cause. The Republicans last year were
opposed to this bill because they thought
their lease of power in the government
was to extend for many years to come,
but the result of last years elections has
convinced them that they had best pre-
pare their house, inasmuch as the Demo
Gratis are more than likely to obtain tho
government next year. In view Of this
fact very many of them have been con
verted TO the doctrine Of civil service re-
form, and the bill, which would have been
overwhelmingly defeated last Wint,r,
has been easily passed this year. This
shows that public opinion has great in
huence even upon our Congressman.
When the will Of the people can accom-.
plish the passage of reformatory legisa-
tion like this against the will Of the pol.
iticians, it gives strong assurance of the
perpetuity of Republican government in
America. The passage of this bill is a
decidedly healthful sign in n political
point Of view.
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The Greenville News, in very seusi.
bic article, urges our Democratic Clubs
to hold quarterly meetings during the
present year, for the purpose of discuss.
ing the great questions of material
nature which are so intimately connec.
ted with our politics. A good speech
might be occurred at each of these meet.
ings, and 8 discussion follow, which
vould be both interesting and profitable.
By ,Sfs course the Clubs can be kept
rEoroughly organized, without any incon.
reaasncs 20 the members, aud be ready
t0 bsg5s tbs next campaign with vim
aalS facegiigent enthusiasm which would
be Of vary great force in the canvass.
Tas auggeatioa II p good one, and every
Dta.psexsSie Cab I'm the State ought to
aesarge ks 6ar meetings during the
Saas, Es 10 tbs OF year, and men would
DISGUISE STATE GOD National politics more
ssaY and esasf5ly than they could be
ssoe,HsE ts DO fn sI,e midst of State
,nHsasgg, Cay people will have a hot
fasssass a.sst seaS, and it Is the part Of
siisilsds t0 se rsepzfsd Ir II In advance.
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The Senatorial Elections.

Fifteen Senators are 10 be chosen TINS
month. Arkansas will rc.e!ect Mr. Gar
land who is one of the best lawyers IN
the senate. Mr.. Salisbury is said 10 see
j. way clear 10 another term from Del
aware. New Jersey promises to rec elect
Mr.. Mcpherson, and North Carolina,
General Ransom. Mr.. Harris has CON
siderable opposition in Tennessee, but
his chances are considered gooo, ana
something similar can be said Of Mr.
Cokc's race in Texas. West Virginia
will elect Democratic Senator, and KEEP
resenta,iyc kenna will probably be tle
man. He will, if elected, be a young
but very efficient member Of the upper
house.
Ga the Republican side, Maine will
lead oh by re elccting Mr.. Frye; III
Kansas Mr. Plumb has good reasons
doubtless for expecting to become his
own successor; MIR. Window, of Min
nesota, considers his election sure, M.
though his opponents are unrcientIng
and bitter.
The doubtful and therefore interesting
cases are Colorado. Illinois, Massachu-
sets, Michigan and Nebraska. These
are the senatorial c-fields, and each
Of them elected. a. was fondlv thought. u
Republican Legislature. In Colorado
there is y bitter fight between the fricnda
Of Senator Hill and the stalwart crowd,
aud The latest information is that Cover
nor Pitkin and all the other active aspi.
rants are to he pushed aside to let IN
Secretary Teller, who is expected to re-
store harmony to the party. 1t needs It.
The Illinois contest may result in the re-
turn Of Judge David Davis, neither Mr.
ltaum nor Governor Cullom, nor any
other man being able to command Il clear
majority Of the Republican members
In Massachusetts there is pretty and
active fight. 1t is anybody up there tc
beat lIoar. Mr.. lIoar's chances are how
ever fully up to par. The fight between
Mr.. Ferry and Mr.. Jay lIubbell in
Michigan bids fair now to result in the
election Of Mr.. Jay, railroad manager
who nominated Mr. Blaine Il. Chicago
and = man Of wealth. The Nebra,ks
contcs, j. 80 hopclessly complicated will
sectional claims that no one can tell hoN
it will result. The Democrats and anti
monopols,s could control the Legislature
and in fact Il combination could b,
formed in both Illinois and Massachu
sct,s that would result in anti isepubli
can victories.
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The railroads appear to be in pout
about tho pasHage Of the new railroad
law, and hints are being vigorously
thrown out that they intend adopting
the policy of retaliation and contrariness.
We, however, have TOO much confidence
in the good scrse and judgment of the
managers of our railway systems in South
Carolina to believe that they can be in.
duced to adopt any such foolish policy
as that indicated in tho wild rumors
which are ahoat Indeed, it is Justice
to the other roads to say that none of
them are included in these rumors, cx-
cept the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta
and the Columbia & Greenville, which
are parts Of the Clyde syndicate. 1t
would be- particularly unfortunate for
this combination to attempt such def.
ant and tyranical policy towards our peo.
pie, for there is already enough prejudice
against them. The Legislature has en-.
acted the Georgia railroad law for this
State, and if the railroads calculate to
worry the people into repeating it, they
are greatly mistaken in their estimate of
the public resolution in this regard.
Our railroad law has come to stay. It
has proved successful in Georgia, and is
being legislated up to in several States.
Ifit can DO evaded by the railroads we
will not, on that account, repeal it, but
will strengthen it in the weak places.
The railroads had as we'll make up their
minds that they are not better than the
people, at once, for if they attempt the
line Of combat some Of them seem to
contemplate, they will finally be out
done, and their foolish experiment will
have seriously retarded their financial
prosperity. The people will keep the
railroads in their places, and from time
to time will enact just such stringent
laws in this regard as may be necessary
to accomplish the purpose. The roads
would do well to recognize this as fact,
and stay In their places, without the ne.
cessity of further legislation to make |
them do 30. |
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The Columbia correspondent Of the
Nrps and Courier, under date of January
5th inst, says of the new railroad com
missioner Governor Thompson to-day
appointed Mr.. Legare J. Walker, Of
Charleston, railroad commissioner, in
place of Gen. James Conner, for the term
of tour years. The appointment Of Mr..
Walker was very strongly recommended
by Mayor Courtenay, President Taylor,
of the Charleston Cotton Exchange,
Senator'S Smythe and Buist and other in.
fuential citizens Of Charleston. 1t will
no doubt give satisfaction not only to the
Charleston public but also to the people
Of the entire State. The railroad com.
mission is now complete. Those who
know Mr.. Walker and his associates best
think that the Governor has made up a
con,nission which will be just to the
public, fair to the railroads and advanta-
geouB to all.
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Some Railroad Threats.
Cbrres,,ondcnce Neu, and Couri.r.

torretpohQfncc heuS and Courier.
COLUMBIA, Januarv 7. tits altogeth-
er probable that important changes will
soon be made in the schedules of the
Charlotte, Columbia aud Augusta and
Columbia and Greenville Railroads. It
is understood here that the day passen-
ger and mail train going North, which
leaves Columbia now at ll.46 in the
morning, will be discontinued and that
the night train, which reaches Columbia
now from Augusta at 1925 at night will
run on through 20 Charlotte instead of
stoPping at Columbia, as under the pres
ent schedule. 1t is also understood that
mixed train, for the accommodation Of
local travel, Nill be run from Columbia
to Charlotte during the day, leaving this
place at an early hour. 1t is also said
that the schedule on the Columbia and
Greenyil'e Road will be changed so as
to make The time of leaving Columbia
about o'clock lii the morning, instead
OF ll.42 rs under the present schedule.
These changes have not yet been de.
termlned upon, but there is d strong
probability that they will be ordered in
short time by the railroad authorities.
IL the changes are made as indicated,
the close connections now enjoyed with
the trains on the South Carolina Road
will be destroyed unless that road should
make 4 corresponding change in its
schedules, and the mail and express mat
ter which has heretofore been distributed
throughout the States on the day Of ship.
ment, will be delayed in delivery from
ten to fifteen hours. For instance, a
paper printed in Charleston OH Monday
would not be able 10 reach it's subscribers
along the line of the Greenville and
Charlotte Roads until Tuesday, and a
passenger from New York would get to
Grcenville almost rs soon as passenger
from Charleston. If the changes indi-
Gated should he made. passenger leay.
ing Charleston at 7 o'clock Monday
morning would not be able to reach
Greenville until about 8 or 6 O'Clock
Tuesday evening, and passenger arriv.
ing in Columbia from Charleston at
IL % in the morning of Monday would
be obliged to lie over in Columbia until
Z O'Clock the next morning.
Tho Charlotte and Grcenville roads
claim that they are forced to cut down
their expenses. Both companies have
already turned off a number of hands.
and it is rumored that there will be q
still larger reduction of their working
forces. Slower time mud fewer trains
will also reduce their expenses, and al.
though have no official information as
to the extent Of the changes that will be
made, it may be taken for granted that
some important movements are on foot
and will be soon developed.
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= The Pickens Sentinel, Of Thursday,
says: "a youth named Fortner, aged
about 20 years, was killed. week before
last, near Mr. Roswell Hills, in this
county, by the falling Of q dead tree
upon him. When found the hogs had
eaten his head nearly of. Coroner
Kirksey held an inquest, but there was
no evidence Of foul play whatever"
= Governor Cleveland's message Is
It has the signal merit Of bHeyi.y. Its
topics are Of practical character; it's
ideas are few, but for the most part
sound. It's recommendations are al( on
the side Of official economy, and its com.
monplaces. with their laudabie moral
tone verging perhaps little toward cant,
do notion the whole diminish the value
Of tho document-He:oY York Sun.
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On. w. B." writes from Ridge
Spring on the Sd instant: "It was the
writer's aad duty ut IL o'clock last night
TO close the sightless eyes OF one of South
Carolina's best men. The Rev. E. w.
Horne, while lecturing at the Sunday
school mass meeting in the Baptist
Church on Sunday afternoon was stricken
with paralysis, was carried to his home
In our village and fingered until last
night when he died. Our community
sadly mourns his loss He was Baptist
minister of great usefulness and large In.
fluence. He leaves wife and two
young daughters. He had chosen for
bis lecture the text Dead already and
was near the close Of most beautiful
lecture when attacked"
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Grain Gambling.

The sale. of wheat in New York in
1882 exceeded GjO,00o,O0o bushels, tor
the reported sales in the Produce i.x-
change alone WAS over Gi7 ,OOo,0o0. In
asmuch as the vanity received III tins
CITY was less than 45,0O0,V00 bushels, 1t
is evident that about nincteen-twcntieths
of these sales were mere gambling trans
actions for large part Of the wheat
received here is not sold at all, but mere
Is passes through on its way to consum-
ers abroad or in New England. The sales
Of corn amounted TO nearly i3o,0OO,0oo
bushels, which is nearly three times the
quantity received The sales Of oats ex :.
cecdcd lJ0,0oO0OO bushels, though less
than lE,OOn,O00 bushels were received.
Over 81, 900 900 bales Of cotton were sold
and the entire quantity delivered, both
on future contracts and on spots sales,
Was less than 100000 bales, SO that the
gambling transactions were to those that
may possibly have been wholly for legil:.
innate purposes as 60 TO !. In the Oil
market, however, the case was even
worse.
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= The Greenville News, of Friday,
says edi:orially: 1T will be noted that
the South Carolina Railway-the only
one in the State independent of the
Clyde monopoly except the Greenwood
and Augusta-s not discharging hands
or reducing its service in anticipation of
The operation Of the Railroad law. That
line is run now on business principles, is
the best in the State and makes the least
row Of any"
= The Hon. VIM. d. Porter died in
Charleston on Thursday. The an.
nouncement will be received with geper-
al and deep regret, not only because he
was personally popular, but because he
was representative Of valuable type
Of men who are fast falling away. His
public services we're many, but the high
est position he occupied was that of the
President of the Senate of the State,
which place he held for many years be.
fore the war. Hc was known and es-
teemed throughout this State, and his
abilities as a lawyer and q political
th:nker and writer gave him fame ex-
tsnding over tho country.
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The Rate or Interest.

AN ACT to amend Section 12SS of the
General Statutes, regulating the Rate
of Interes. upon any Contract arising
in this State for the Hiring, Lending
or Use of Money or other commodity
SECTION |. BE II enacted 10y the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina. now met and
sitting in Genera! Assembly, and 10y the
authority Of the same: That Section
1858 Of the General Statutes be, and the
same is hereby, amended by inserting
after the word commodity" on the third
line of said section, the following words,
to wit: except upon written contracts,
wherein, by express agreement, rate of
interest not exceeding ten per cent. may
De charged" 80 that said section, when
thus amended, shall read as follows
per centum per annum shall he charged,
contract arising in this State for the
hiring, lending or use Of money or other
commodity, except upon written con-
tracts. wherein, by express agreement, a
rate of interest not exceeding ten per
cent. may be charged. Noperson or cor
roration lending or advancing money or
otnel conlmoulty upon greater rate OF
interest shall be allowed to recover in
any court of this State any portion of
the interest 40 unlawfuly charged and
the principal sum, amount or value so
lent or advanced, without any interest,
shall be deemed and taken BY the courts
Of this State 20 be the true legal debt or
measure OF damages to all intents and
purposes whatsoever, to be recovered
without costs"
SEC. 2. That any person or corporation
who shall receive as interest any greater
amount than is herein provided for shall,
in addition to the forfeiture herein pro.
vided fnl, forfeit also double the sum so
received, to be collected by separate
action, or allowed rs n counter claim to
any action brought to recover the princi
pal sum. Approved December 81, 1882.
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The Laurensville Herald of F,;d,

= The Laurensville Herald of Friday
tells Of the singular death of John Ell.
more, a negro boy. on Wednesday at the
plantation of Mr.. l.. Z. Irby, in Laurens
County. The cotton press at which hc
had been working had been stopped
while the hands went to dinper and the
boy, it is supposed, went to sleep snugly
ensconced i'll about two hundred pounds
Of cotton in the press. When the hands
returned enough cotton was thrown into
the press to complete bale and The
screw of the press was run down, crush
ing to death the ill.fated sleeper, whose
presence was only discovered by the pro.
trusion, after the packing, of q piece of
his coat
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: General r r Hamnb;,l of,b. A.

= General r. r. Hemphill of tbs Alb.
beville Medium is not, it would seem,
pleased with the work accomplished by
the Legislature. He says: Some Of
their enactnents, however. deserve con.
demnatioD. 1t was an extravagant body.
Large sums of money were appropriated
for useless purposes. More new offices
were created and more demands will be
made upon the public crib. It seems
that Hon. Augustine T. Smythe of Char
lesion dominated the Senate, but the ru.
raj members held sway in the House.
Hereafter We will give our views at length
upon the session."
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A fcv davs 400 n re,;ab,a oan,,

A fev days ago a reliable gentle.
man said 10 us: 'In my neighborhood
nine young men, intimate friends, OF
good families and in com Portable circuf1l.
stances, have died in the past three
months. They all died of the same dis.
ease, typhoid fever, and no two of them
were sick at the same time. AS the first
drew near his death he sent message
to his beat friend, the one who next
sickened and died, asking and advising
him to lead better life. The same
message was sent by each man before he
died, and each recipient was the mex.
victim Of the fatal fever."- Barn,geil
Psopie.
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a DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR AT Work.
Governor Cleveland has settled quietly
down to the actual routine work of the
Executive department. l found him to-
day seated at his desk, which was cover
ed with letters and documents. The for.
malities surrounding a visit to the Gov
ernor, 80 annoying under former admin.
istrations, are entirely absent now. Lit
tie trouble is experienced by the hum
blcst citizen in having an interview with
the Governor Of the State. Mr.. Cleveland
is also free, Democratic and ofr.hand in
conversation. Visitors leave hin. wi,h
an excellent impression Of the man aud
his quick business like qualities. He
does not waste time nor words. TO your
correspondent he expressed himself as
having been loaded down with appica-
tions for Office. Under the law passed
last winter he is compelled to nominate
three railroad commissioners by The 18th
inst. The Governor would not express
an opinion rs TO bis idea of the intention
Of the Legislature in amending the Com.
mission bill.-Ncm York Herald.
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a.""Do boldly what you do at all. !"
Boldly do we affirm that Kidney -Wo.t is
the great remedy for liver, bowels and
kidney diseases. rheumatism and pile,
vanish before It. The tonic effect OF
Kidney. Wort is produced by its cleansing
and purifying action on the blood.
Where there is gravelly depo,it in the
urine, or milky, ropy urine from di:or-
dered kidneys, |! always cures.
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Change in Partner,ll

THE copartnership heresotsn \
between J. 2. REED, R. L. MoOil
and II. o. HERRICK, doing t,t,
derthe firm name of REED, No5g
d CO., has been, this day, dinI,l
mutual consent. All parties i,s|
them by Note or Account will ub !
that if the Same is not paid on Hbt
April next, they will be plss,
hands Of an officer Of the lav MI
ton.
Jan. s, 1883.