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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-16
Love .ntI,c DcuOf.

A woman arrived here yesterday
forenoon from the East with seven
children in tow, and at almost the
same hour a man reached the same
depot from the North with five off
spring of various ages and sizes. She
was a widow and he a Widower, and
the children had not been spanked
more than once around before there
was sort of mutual sympathy that
begot admiration and then friendship.
One of the widows boys offered one
of the widOwer's girls bite of his
fried cake, which WAS accepted in the
spirit rendered, and ten-year-Old girl
belonging to the man made up TO the
two year-old belonging to the woman
and soon secured the privilege of
wiping its nose and cOmbiGg its hair
Presently the widower made bold to
inquire
Madame, am / wrong in believing
that you are widow
81 have been a widow fourteen
months to-day" she answered..
Great Scots. but it's just fourteen
months to-day since my Hammer died +!
Which way be you going?"
ITO Ilanoy."
"That's just where am going, too.
Did you promise your husband never
TO marry again -
"No."
And | didn't promise my wife,
either. Fact is, | believe | shall unite
as soon as | find some good woman"
And my children need fathers
care" she sighed as She pulled little
John Henry off tie window-sill and
bumped him into seat.
The man got up and walked around
the waiting-room and took closer
look at the children. Then he returned
and said:
& suppose you've got a few hundred
dollars. belong to- some church, can
wash and bake and mend, and are of a
mild and forgiving disposition ?"
Yes, that me"
"Well, I'm kinder religious, even
tempered aud am worth about $4,000.
I'm sort o struck ON you. There s
something about your eyes that re-
minds me of Hammer"
And you look like Alonzo around
the mouth" she sighed.
! Then he bent over and whispered
1 something about Chicago and getting
married, and she nodded her head. He
| gathered his children under his wing,
! took them into corner, and solemnlS
and impressiyely observed
"Children, I'm going to git married
/ to that woman over there and give
you new mother. If any of you Is
/ going to kick and boo-hoo about il
begin now. so that can tune We down
before the train goes. Henry, you are
the oldest. Are you going to declare
you'll run away or commit suicide
Let me know right now, fer this is a
good cool place TO prance We around
with single"
Henry said he guessed it would BIZ
all right, and the rest of the crowC
seemed to agree and ten minutes lateI
the widower and widow sat holding
hands and trying to eat peanuts, anC
the twelve children were biting aaC
pulling hair and kicking to see VIII,
should have seat on the steam-heater
This is kinder the work of heaven
: chuckled the widower, as he hitched
little nearer.
"You bet, lover she replied. as sh
shucked another peanut with her teeth
Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-16

Barbados is by far the most prosper
Gus Of the West Indian colonies, cir
cumstance chiefly due to the intense at.
tachment of the negroes TO their native
land. The population is over 1000 t
the square mile
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-16

There are 1914 public schools in
New York State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
Tic Negro Problem.

WAsnINGTON. March l4.-Leading
Southern Congressmen have been sub
jcctcd during the past week to IA seres Of
questions tending 10 show what steps
should be taken regarding the negro
problem. Among those asked to give an
opinion were Senators Butler and
Hampton Of South Carolina, and Col.
quit of Georgia. These gentlemen
thought the question one which could
not be settled definitely by any law, but
must be left to regulate itself. All at.
tempts to meddle with the question had
hitherto proven futile, and agitation at
this time did not promise any better re.
suits in allaying the evil complained of.
No one could say what would be the
course proper to be pursued, and tho
only reply that could be returned was to
let it alone
Judge Hugh l.. Bond during q. recent
soourn here said to your correspondent
that Hhcu he visited South Carolina
acau he would devote his attention to
civi! cases. ard not political - hereto
fore. Too much time had been wasted
in The consideration of the latter class of
cases, and the over. crowded docket of
civil cases must be relieved. This will
be good news to the people of South
Carolina and of the entire section pre-.
sided over by Judge Bond, for in the
past the election trials have merely de-
generated into farccs which expended
money without giving any practical re-
sults.-Speciai to tie Ners and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
A Fearful Mining Disaster.

PETERSBURG, VA, March l3.-Iutcl.
ligence has just been received here of q
terrible explosion in the coal mines of
the Southwest Virginia Improvement
Company at Pocahontas, Tazewell Coun.
ty. in this State, which occurred this
morning at o'clock. These mines are
worked by joint stock company com
posed mostly of Northern capitalists
There were one hundred and fifty men
in the mine at the time of the explosion.
not one of ehos: 81 believed tc have
escaped. Those who were not killed
outright by the terrible force of the ex!
plosion most likely perished from the
after. damp. 1t is presumed that the
cause of the explosion was that one of
the miners struck a tissure filed with
gas. Several parties ventured into the
mines this morning, but could not long
endure the foul atmosphere. A number
Of bodies were discovered horribly
mangled, some of them with the heads
torn from the trunks and others with
limbS all gone, present an appalling
spectacle. The work OF destruction was
not confined entirely to the interior
of the mines, but houses 200 or 800 feet
removed from the mines were overturned
and in several instances entirely demol-
ished. The large ventilator of the South.
west improvement Company was blown
to atoms, and the mines cannot be en-.
tered until another is constructed for
the purpose Of freeing the atmosphere cs
sHffocsting fnn.es. This work is nov
progressing speedily. A large fore Is
engaged on the outside of he mines
const dcting cotfius and perfecting other
arrangements for the interment Of tho
dead miaars, most of whom are foreign.
ers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
4 Marlboro Mystery.

On the night of March 1st Mr.. Joel
Coving and his son had occasion to make
search for missing hog. They wait
ed until pretty late and everybody had
gone to rest. Leaving but little fire ut
home, they went out into the darkness
and proceeded some distance, when sud.
denly they saw bright light at home
which appeared to be held up as if for a
signal for their return. Knowing that
they left but little fire at home and not
being able to account for this singular
light on the front piazza, they turned
their steps, and the young man hurried
on ahead, the father following after,
Mr.. G. states That his son had &C, BIZ. 6
short distance ahead Of him when sud
denly there appeared bright light in his
face, and his beard and coat sleeves seem.
ed to he on FIRE. He rapidly rubbed
both Dsard and sleeves and succeeded in
putting out the light. He says it was
raining at the time, and he was not the
least bit excited. He says, furthermore,
that when he reached the house and
asked about the light in the piazza, no
one knew anything about it, nor had
they seen or hea,d any one around
Marlboro Democrat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
Resplted For Fifty.Scyen Years.

WiLaiNGTON, DEL March 1.-THE
Governor Of this State is not empowered
by law 10 commute death sentence to
imprisonment for life, but he can do the
next best thing, as he did day for
Lewis +. List. On the Sth of September
last List lived in the same house in this
city with Mrs. Dean, with whom he
quarreled about the payment of his rent
and assaulted her quite rudely. George
Taylor, her nephew, interfered, knocked
List down and began beating him. Lists
father interferred and the quarrel for the
time was ended, but it was renewed later
In the day, when List shot Taylor, inflict.
ing mortal wound. Lists father was
with him at the time. Immediately
after the shooting young List ran away.
He was stopped by Huge Stewart, but he
used bia pistol again and the ball grazed
Stewsrts head. The old man then ar.
rived and Stewart released the murderer.
who fled with his father to the home OF
the latter. where both we're af.erv .rds
arrested. The prisoners we're tried at lie
November term of Court, when Louis F.
List was found guilty Of murder in the
frat degree and sentenced to be hanged.
Lewis List, the father, was found guilty
IN the second degree and sentenced 10
imprisonment for life. The Governor
was appealed to In young List's behalf
and to-day granted . reprieve until
Friday, May 2, 1910. He Is now twenty.
FIVE years ofage and if ho lives out the fif.
ty.seven years allotted him, another brief
respite vii! probably enable him to die
In peace.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
The Edgelleld Democracy.

The proposition which has been made
to change the constitution of the Edge
field Democracy provides that the party
shall be organized into primary clubs,
each club to have not less than fifty
bona .f,ie active members. No man shall
belong to two clubs ut the same time.
Each club shall keep complete roll of
its members, a duplicate Of which shall
be filed with the County Executive
Committee, and all new members shall
be certified 10 the Committee before they
shall be entitled to representation in any
County Convention. Each club shall
make rules for its own government. A
majority of all the members of each
primary club shall be necessary to con.
stitute quorum for the election of del
egatcs to the County Conventions and
each club shall be entitled to one dele.
gate for every ten members. The County
Executive Committee shall consist OF
one member from each club and shall
have power to call the County Conven.
tions of the party. The County Con-
ventions shall have the power to nomi.
nate candidates for office, by rira roce
vote. 1t is said that under this constitu-
tion the County Conventions will be
composed of about 300 members, all to
te elected on the same day, and BY a
majority of all the votes of the County.
Such II body ought to give a fair aud
impartial reflection of the popular will.
1t is also said this plan is to save large
amount of time, trouble and expense to
the people and candidates.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
COunterEeiters at Work.

The Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department reports that it is
believed that counterfeiters are concert.
ing measures to simultaneously pass upon
the public, especially in the cities of the
South and West, counterfeit twenty dol.
lar silver certificates. A sample of the
same has just been received at the office
Of the Secret Service Division. The
issue is Of Tie Series of lS80-James
Giltilan, Treasurer OF the United States"
The paper is thick, greasy and stiff The
note Is one. eighth Of an inch shorter
than the genuine. There is no distribu.
ted fiber or parallel silk threads in the
paper, as in the genuine. The words
silver Certificate appear in panels
:T";cH il; tie Upper border Oh The fnce of
the note. In the panel to the left in the
counterfeit the letters "R," "T" and F.
in the word certificate" are engraved
wrong side up. In the counterfeit there
are no periods dividing the initials in b..
X. Bruce lthe Registers signature) on
the lower left corner check, the letter
"C' Is without an accompanying mum.
her, and in the name "Giltillan" only
the first 'i" is dotted On the back Of
the note the word Texas" is plainly
spelled "Tare." and the word "engraved'
is srelt ''engravad" The color
Of the seal is brick red; ii should
be versing on brown. The fore.
going salient points, il carefully noted,
will Tor the present protect the public,
while the note should not deceive careful
handlers of money, especially when the
gemetrie lathe work is examined; yet
among the hurried and careless, because
OF It's fair appearance, it may work great
damage.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
A Uniform Chosen for the Volunteers.

COLUMBIA, March 12.-Tbc commits.
sion appointed TO select and prescribe q
general uniform for the State Volunteer
troops has completed its work and ad-
iourned. The specifications for tho uni.
forms have not been fully committed 10
writing yet aud are very long, but the
following covers the ground: P,iyales
will wear gray suits Of the United States
army regulation cut Officers will wear
gray coats and dark blue trousers. Oil
GERS and men alike will wear helmets.
The generals only will adhere to the
chapeau. The uniforms will have
tacings according to the different arm. Of
Tie service Infantry black, cavalry yell
low and artillery red. The shoulder
kn0,5 vi! be .! lie regulation: Ia!se;!
State, pattern. In all respects the cut
and finish Of the uniforms will conform
a, closely a, possible +" the United
states regulation style.
The uniform adopted will be simple
anl inexpensive, Du, at the same time
so!!!cf!iIc and sufficiently attractive.
The coat for rritatcs' uniform will vary
from S 10 $ii. according 10 the quality
Of the material used. OF course each
command can select It's own cloth for
uniforms. The commission has done its
work quickly and we'll While our
-oldicry will not be Il. gaiy clad as many
now are, they will have the consolation
of being saved from great expense by the
adoption Of really uniform uniform
Of simple pattern. Cvrc$ponIence .News
GaI fDifrifr
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
Carolinn, Chicago and Cumberland Gap.

The officers Of the Louisville and
Nashville deny that their company is to
aid lin the construction Of the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway,
aud so we must take for granted that, if
tho latter is to be built, it will be done
independently.
It vii. be remembered that this new
road was intended 10 begin at A;xcn, $.
g., with spur TO Augusta and extend
in a North Westerly direction 10 Lexing.
ton, Ky, where connection was to be
made with the several lines which centre
there. Its course lies through the rich
cotton districts Of South Carolina, the
forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains and
the extensive iron and coal fields Of
Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. Such
line ought to be made to pay, for it
would open up valuable section Of
country which would give large local
traffic.
1t is not probable that ali Of the pro.
posed line will ever be constructed, for it
would be sufficient TO build from the
junction with the Louisville and Nash.
vile at London, Kentucky, and then in
connection with that road and the South
Carolina Railway, an air line would be
formed between Louisville and Charles.
ton.
Although, in the present instance, says
the St. Louis Railway Register, tile re.
poft of the alliance with the Louisville
and Nashville seems to be unfounded, it
is not altogether improbable that this
great company may ultimately conclude
that to aid in the building of the new
road would not be unwise. To US, such
an extension of its lines would appear to
be, if undertaken at the right time, a
profitable undertaking.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
A Free Trade Dinner.

New YORK, March l5.-The sixth
annual dinner of the New York Free
Trade Club was held at Delmonico's this
evening. Some OF the responses to the
toasts were as follows: sour Federal
Union"-John c. Carlisle. Equality
before the law"-I. B. Vance. THE
prospect of tariff reform, free trade and
better timcs"-David A. Wells. FED,
eral taxation Frank ii. lIurd. "Our
mercantile marinc"-SamueT ;. Cox.
"Fallacies Of lcgislation'-prof. y. q.
Sumner.
The table, were full. Guests from va
rous parts Of the county had gathered
in the hope Of hearing John G. Carlisle,
the Speaker Of the House Of Reprcsen.
tatiTes, aay something OF :ha principle
that gave the Club its name.
President Everett +. Wheeler wc!com,
ed the guests, especially Speaker Carlisle.
AS the Speaker name was mentioned
the House arose and chccrcd. The pre-,
ident Of the club referred to the resolu.
ton Of sympathy passed by the House OF
the determined opponent Of "the protcc.
lighted TO notice that the whole country
Uds uhIlSO, VI lbdl y
in condemning the action of the German
Chancellor in refusing to transmit this
resolution 10 the Rcicbstag." lie said
that another encouraging fact is the re-
port on the Morrison bill. 1T is step
forward, and we welcome it,"
Mr.. Carlisle was the next speaker
When he arose every man in the room
stood up and cheered again and again.
Mr. Carlisle made n speech that vas evil
IDENTITY prepared. His reference to "a
revenue for public purposes" ELECTED
emphatic concurrence, "a did his declara-
ton that he was fDr "a rcformatioc, not
q revolution"
When Carlisle concluded by saying
that he would chcerfully co operate with
any men to bring about limit Of taxa
tion for public expenses only, the mem
bers Of the club once more got on their
feet and waved their napkins and cheer
ed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
The German Chancellor.

Sr. Louis. March 14.-Ths Wsa,lieas
Post publishes extracts from the official
dispatch of Bismarck 10 the German con.
snls in the United States in regard to
the prohibition of American pork. Bis.
marck instructs the consuls to do every.
thing in their power to cultivate friendly
relations between Germany and the Uni.
ted States. He says the prohibition of
American pork arose altogether from
sanitary reasons and has no unfriendly
character whatever, and intimates It
would be to the interest Of the United
States to adopt such sanitary measures
as exist in Europe, and thereby put
Germany in position to permit the i'm.
portstion OF American pork. The dis.
patch shows conciusiyely that the Ger.
man Chancellor does not want to pro.
yoke retaliation, but it is his aim to pre-.
serve friendly relati' ,ns between Germany
and the United States.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
Death OF Miss Thompson.

Ate O'Clock last evening death came
TO the relief of Miss Eliza Cornelia.
eldest daughter of Governor Hugh s..
Thompson, who was fatally burned on
the evening Of the 4th instant. Miss
Thompson was citing in front of an
open grate reading q book when her
dress took fire, and before the flames
could bo axtinglished she received the
injuries which have terminated fatally.
The deceased was little over l8 years
Of age. The Governor and his family
have the sincere condolences not only Of
this community but OF the entire State
In their saa bersayement. The funeral
services will be held al Trinity Church
shfs afternoon; az half.past 4, O'clock -,
C5Attantid 1Sesistess 16th iass t';l III .. 81,
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MEW GGODss
March 20, 1884
a Card to the Public.

AR. EDITOR:
We beg leave through the columns of
your journal to announce to the people of
Anderson County in particular, and the
balance of the world in general, that by the
first of April we will be located in our ele-
CANT New Store Room ON Whitner Street,
few steps West of the Wayerly House.
We have fitted up this room to meet the
demands of our increasing business, and
will now be able to show large stock and
to better advantage than ever before.
In accomplishing this work we have not
lost sight Of the fact thut q handsome store
room demands pretty stock Of goods, and
have therefore carefully selected beauti.
full line of Ready-Made Clothing and Piece
Goods, consisting Of Broadcloths, English
and French Diagonals. Flannels, Cas.i-
meres, Jeans and Cottonades. We will
also keep on hand good line of Gents
Furnishing Goods such as Shirts, Drawers,
Socks, Handkerchiefs, Cravats and Collars.
and in fact everything that is usually kept
in frst-class Gents Furnishing Store,
except Boots and Shoes.
We neglected to mention that we would
keep Hats and Caps, Of which we have
purchased a nice stock.
We will be glad to welcome our friends
in our new quarters, and hope they will
not forget us when they come to the CITY.
but give us call, whether they wish to
purchase or not.
We beg leave &c aud also that Mr. ]. K.
Smith, who has been known 50 long in
our County. will occupy q part of our
room, and will be pleased to see all of his
old friends. He will be prepared to Cut
Out and Make Suits, and respectfully asks
the patronage Of his former customers.
Allow us TO say, i'll conclusion that we
not only desire to retain the patronage Of
old customers, but hope by diligence and
fair dealing to add many others to our list.
Very Respectfully,
SMITH g. co.
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= - The Barnwcll People says: "This
will be hard year hut the next will be
worse to the cottontots. The wise far
mer will be sure TO plant corn enough.
Cotton will be cheap mex. fall, and unless
made as surplus crop will cost more
than 1t will bring" The plan OF check
ing, cotton has been popular wherever
fairly tried. 1t can be cultivated with
less labor and the yield is generally
greater than when planted in drills. The
largest crop ever grown, FIVE bales per
acre, was made by Mr.. Warthen, of
Barnwcll County, on checked cotton. If
enough seed ere dropped in the check
there will DE no difficulty in securing
good stands. a good ploughman can
cultivate carefully checked cotton with
out calling in the help of the hoe hand.
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The Lame Walk Through Prayer.

PlTrsnuKG, March l5.-What seems to
be genuine faith cure came to light to-
day. Miss Mary billiard, who belongs
to well known East End family, has
been lame for twenty years, and has been
unable TO walk unless she wore boot
and steel rod fastened to her waist. On
Sunday she visited the house of friend,
took off her boot, and joined with three
or four others in prayer for her recovery.
At the conclusion of the prayers sh start.
ed for home, leaving her boot and steel
supporter in tho house. She walked
freely. She says the best physicians in
London and New York pronounced her
case hopeless, and that her instant taneous
recovery is due 10 nothing but prayer.