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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-25

The Senate, by vote Of 1S to 15, de-
feated the House bill to provide for taking
the census of the State this year. Sena.
tor Moore voted against striking out the
enacting words Of the bill, on the ground
that the Constitution requires the census
to be taken this year. The defeat of the
bill will save the State at least fifty
thousand dollars, but it is in plain vio-
lation of the Constitution to neglect
taking the census this year. Some of
our most distinguished Senators, howev-
or, we're among those who voted against
the bill. In looking over the vote it is a
little puzzling to note that Senators who
favored the University on Constitutional
grounds voted against this bill, and Sen
ators a who favored this bill because the
Constitution requires it, voted against
the University. In our opinion, both
classes Of these gentlemen are inexcusa'
bly, Inconsistent.
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The Senate bill to vest the right of
the State in certain lands in Oconee and
Pickens in one Brown, who claims to
a German syndicate which will
people these two Counties With immi.
grants if the bill is passed, was very
properly defeated by the House. The
Pickens Sentinel expresses our sentiments
on this bill fully and exactly when it
says: The proper thing to do is topass
an Act relinquishing all the States right,
if she has any, to those who are now in
possession of the land. If there are to
be any fayors or Determinations to any
body, in the name Of justice and all that
is right and fair, make them in favor of
our own peoplean notin favor ofa forign
syndicate who care nothing for thecoun.
try except for what they can make out Of
it by speculation"
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The tax levy by the present Legislature
for the next year is as follows: For
State purposes, 81 mills; for Common
Schools, 2 mills; for Anderson County,
29 mills. Total, 10i mile, against III
mills last year, or II mills less than last
year. There is an Act, however, requir-
ing The County Commissioners of this
County to have the records of the Clerks
Office reindexed, and le7ying special
tax for that purpose. We have not seen
this Act, but presume it lis an additional
tax, which may increase our levy from
one-quarter e-halfofone mill, but not
more than that. The levy was made
when it was expected to have the census
taken, so thatlit will probably raise more
money than is appropriated, thereby
reducing the levy next year.
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feared reactionary legislation. Nothing
of the kind has occurred. Its work has
been conservative if not brilliant, and
the country is to be congratulated upon
the result of the session. We have no
doubt that next session valuable work
will be done, as most of the important
new legislation has been continued to
the next session. The Legislatureseemed
determined to give the new members
chance to show what they would have
done if they had been in the Legislature
before, and accordingly devoted large
portion of the present session to review.
ing the work of previous Legislatures.
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The election for Judge of the Fifth
Circuit last week resulted in the re-elec.
tion of Judge Kershaw. For Directors
of the Penitentisry, Messrs. Geo. A..
Shields and N. w. Booker, were elected,
beating Messrs. E. S. Allen and O. E.
Sawyer. Col. T. J. Lipscomb was re-
elected Superintendent Of the peniten-
tiary, beating Capt. B. b. Massey, CT
York, by vote of sc to so. One other
director was to be elected on Tuesday.
Col. John D. Blanding, of Sumter, was
unanimously reelected member of the
Board of Trustees of the State Universi-
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TO TE[E PUBLIC.

have sold my stock of Groceries and
good will to Messrs. 7. R. Trimmer &
Co., who have opened out in the Store
Room formerly occupied by Means, Can
non & Co. I thank my friends and Gus
toners for the liberal patronage in the
past, and ask them TO continue the same
70 my successors.
I am still at my old stand, where l
propose to give my whole attention to
my Machine and Buggy business.
propose to extend this branch of my bus.
mess, and will sell Machines, Buggies
and Harness cheaper than ever before.
Give me call.
Persons indebted to me for Groceries
must square up at once.
g. A. REED, Agent.
Dec Is, 1884 %
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The fight is over in Columbia, and the
present Legislature has not revolution
lied the country by upturniug the most
important matters Of State policy which
have been attacked. The University,
the Citadel and the Columbia Canal,
have each been sustained by handsome
majorities in both HOUSES, and the SEN
ate has also stopped the repeal of the
Act which gives to factories exemption
from taxation for ten years. The Senate
has likewise prevented a repeal of the
lien law, which we think is unfortunate.
The greater part of the elaborate discus
sions of the session were confined to the
consideration of these measures, and
strange to say the House, with heavy
calendar of other matters, devoted con.
siderable time to considering the bill
repeating the factory exemption and in
opposing the Canal appropriation, when
in reality there is standing Act appro-
priating one hundred and fifty convicts
and ten thousand dollars per annum to
the Canal until it is finished, SO that by
defeating the pending bill they could not
have stopped the Canal. 1t would have
cut the work down fifty convicts and fye
thousand dollars, which would have
impeded but not stopped the work. The
friends of the Canal were, by the tactics
they pursued, fighting one'sided bat.
tie, in which they were bound to win. If
they passed their bill the canal progressed
more rapidly, but if they failed, the
work still went on and yet The anti
Canal men, with the seriousness of fight
ing the whole project, after having
committee to investigate the matter, were
making tremendous battle, as if the
merits of the whole matter was involved,
when in fact it was only a question be.
tween giving fifteen or ten thousand
dollars and two hundred orone hundred
and fifty convicts. The Legislature was
largely new body, and many persons
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Mr.. Charles Eden, of Trinidad, Colorado,
says Seeing certificates of the wonderful
cures made BY Brewers Lung Restorer, I
was induced to try it on my little son, who
Yves troubled with lung or throat affection,
pronounced by one physician consumption.
It acted wonderfully on him, and by the
time he had taken one bottle of it the
cough disappeared. am now on visit to
my parents in Georgia, but will return in
few days to my home and will take some
of the Lung Restorer with me. SO
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THE m ANDERSON PROHIBITION BILL.

There we're petitions from more than
one thousand Of the substantial, intelli-
gent and influential citizens OF this
County sent to the Legislature asking the
privilege of holding an election in the
! County of Anderson to see whether 8
majority of the legal voters Of this
County are in favor of permitting the
sale Of spirituous liquors in our County
s or not. Mr.. scudday introduced q bill
to carry out the wishes of these petition
ers, and providing for an election to be
held on the subject next August, and
making the will of the people, as e1>
pressed in such election, the law for this
County. This bill was very properly
referred to the Anderson delegation, but
We are amazed at the necessity Of an
nonncing that our Representatives stood
two to two upon the bill. Two OF our
Representatives were unwilling to let
the voters Of this County have the OPP
i,p,ortunity Of exp yessing their wishes on
this question, in which they are alone
interested. Two Of onr Representatives
thought they knew more about this mat
ter than the people do, and intend TO
have their way instead of permitting the:
6 srrtennla who elected them to have their
way. Nothing has appeared as to the
proceedings in the Senate on this bill.
it IS q matter in which the people have
a;vital Interest, Itmakes no difference
whether they favor prohibition or oppose
il. The question is whether it is right
! for representatives to arrogate to them>
selves the right to say the people are not
competent to pass upon their internal
policy. It is simply 8 question as to
whether tho people or the Representa-.
tiyes are masters? We believe the peo-
pie are the masters and the Representa-
tiyes their agents, and for this reason the
people are entitled to know how their
Representative stood on the matter OF
passing the bill, giving the people the
right to vote upon this subject. We
have heard, but for fear of doing some
member injustice, prefer ocall no names,
but: invite each member of the Legis-
lature from this County, including our
Senator, to. give the people Of the Coun-
~ his views on this matter, together
with an account Of the part he has taken
in It. We trust that the responses from
our delegation will relieve this matter Of
its present aspect, and that the bill !,
which will probably fail this time, will
become law next session. We are
willing to abide the result Of the cleo
ton in the County. and think there can
be no valid reason assigned why it should
not be held. =
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- Among the exhibits of the Fair at.
New Orleans are some specimens of con-
vict labor from Texas. Their presence
has called forth severe criticism from the
managers of several trades organizations,
who think 1t degrades honest workiDgmen
to let the handiwork Of criminals be
compared with theirs.
The Pennsylvania State Grange
have adopted resolutions favoring the
teaching of agriculture in the public
schools.
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nrara = ~ o. DR.. !, .w. 9. BROWN.

- = u l.. =
Dr.. William Carroll Brown died at his
residence near Belton, in this County, on
last Thursday morning. at 4o'clock q. l.,
after an illness Of several weeks from
heart disease and malaria. He was q
little over 55 years Of age at the time OF
his death, having been born on the Srd
day Of December, 1929, in Pickens Dis
triics in this State, he being the third
son of the late Mr.. and Mr.. Mackey
Brown. His parents moved to Marion
County, Georgia, when he was eigatyea
of age, and he-resided there for ten years,
returning when 1s years old to his native
County, where he went to school at
aPickens G. a.. to the late Wesley Lever
ett, a distinguished instructor in this
part of Carolina. DR., Brown also con.
tinued his studies under the same in.
structor at Williamson, in this County.
He graduated in medicine in 1858, and
located for the practice Of his profession
in this County, where he prosecuted it
with great success, until some eight or
ten years ago, when he.retired from the
practice in order to; look after his private
business, and also on account Of the
.hardships incident to practice insthe
country. In 1876 he was elected to the
Legislature from this County, and was
reelected in,1S7s, serving both terms
aeceptably to his constituents and with
reputation to himself. In 1880 he de-
clined reelection because the demands
of his private affairs were too great to
permit him to stay in politics. He
.eyinced fine financial talents, and accu-
mulated a very handsome propassy as
the result of his own efforts. DR.. Brown
was one of afemarkable family of four
brothers who have attained an unusual
degree of prominence and success. His
eldest brother being Senator Joseph =.
Brown, Of Georgia, his second brother
being Judge James Brown, and his
youngest brother being DR.. Aaron Browrl,
all Of the same State. Dr.. Brown was
an active, enthusiastic and resolute man.
He wasa kind neighbor, a benevolent
public spirited citizen, and devoted and
happy in the domestic relations of hus-
band, parent and brother. In 1873 he
Joined the Baptist Church at Belton, and
since that time has been an active msm-
ber, helping literally in all the affairs Of
the church and bequeathing part of his
property to it. His remains were in
tered in the Baptist cemetery in Beltdh
on Thursday evening, after appropriate
funeral services, which were attended by
q large concourse of the neighbors,
friends snd acquaintances Of the deceased.
DR.. Brown was one of the most popular
and influential men in our County, and
his death will be universally regretted
hv onr neop1e.
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T,HE Firm of Hammond, Williams &,
j. Co., doing business at Piercetown,
s. G., has this day dissolved by mutual con.
sent. D. II. Hammond will continue bus
mess at the old stand. Messrs. Williams
q Guyton will be found upstairs in the
same building. Persons indebted to the
old firm must settle with M. B. Williams
by the 1st January, 1885.
Dec. 16, 1884.
D. Fl. HAMMOND,
NJ. BERRY WILLIAMS,
A. N. GUYTON.
Dec 25 1894 "a
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r. T.. CLINKSCALES,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN Allpersons having claims against
the Estate of Mary e. Reeves, deceased,
are hereby notified to present them, prop
erly proven, to the undersigned, within the
time prescribed by law, and those indebted
to make payment at once.
]. J. GILMER, Ex'r.
Dec 25. 1884 "a 5
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Notice to Trespassers.

A LII persons are hereby forewarned not
IA to hunt, fish or otherwise trespass
upon the lands of the Estate of G. s. Mat.
tison, deceased, in Varennes and Hall
townships. Those disregarding this notice
will be prosecuted.
GEORGE L. SHRIMP, Ex'r.
MARY J. MATTISON, Elk.
Dec 25. 1884 a
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OTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ ANDERSON COUNTY.

- ANDERSON COUNTY.
By Thos. C. Mgon, Judge OF Probate.
WHEREAS, Henry N. Tate has
applied to me to grant him letters of Ad-
ministration on the Estate and effects of
DR.. George T. Tate, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all kindred and creditors Of the said
DR.. Geo. T. Tate, deceased, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate, to
be held at Anderson Court House, on
the 9th day of January, 1885, after pub.
ication hereof, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 23rd day Of
T. C. LIGoN, ). P.
Hac Ok 1894 "a 2
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ESTRAYED.

NlHE undersigned has in his possession
an estrayed sorrel mare MULE, with
black stripe along the back, and two white
feet. It is an old mule in thin order.
Had bride on when it came to my house
R. L. POSEY,
Bolton S. G.
Dec 25, 1884 % IL
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Executors of
tho Estate of Rev. A. Rice, deceased,
hereby gives notice that they will, on the
9th day of January, 1885, apply to the
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County for
a Final Settlement of said Estate. and a
discharge from said E1ecutorship.
4. 4 =. R5GE; G4IS;vscA7ps Ex'rs.
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Dec Is, 1884

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN All persons having demands against
the Estate of Mrs. Eleanor Walker, de-
ceased, are hereby notified to present them,
properly proven, to the undersigned within
the time prescribed by law, and those in
debted to make payment at once.
J. PERRY GLENN,
Agent for John j. Taylor, Executor.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
ANDERSON COUNTY

OF the School Claims filed, audited and
~ ordered to be paid for the fiscal year
beginning November lst 1883, and ending
October 31st, 1884:
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON
COIJRT OF COMMON PLEAS.

William Watkins. Plaintiff against Joseph J. Ea-
ton, s. A. Hutchinson and Sylvester Bleckley,
Elijah W. Brown and Joseph J. Fretwell, Mer-
chants, known, contracting and trading in part
ants.-Sun,nons for Eeliej-Cbmplaint not Serred.
To the Defendants Joseph J: Eaton, s. a: Hutch
tnson and Sylvester Blecklcy, Elijah w. Brown
and Joseph +. Frctwell, Merchants, known. con-
Brown & Fretwell:
yTOU are hereby summoned and required to an
I swer the complaint in this action, which
is filed In the Office of the Clerk Of the Court
and al to serve copy Of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscribers at their Office, Ander
son CH., sc, within twenty days after the service
hereof exclusive Of the day Of such service; and II
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint,
Dated December 1sth A. D. 1884.
BROYLES & SIMPSON,
plotn
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Notice to Creditors.
w. B. Watson VS.. Emma C. Erskine, ct al.
A LII persons having claims against the
"A Estate of VIM. B. Erskine. decd,
are hereby notified to prove their claims
before me on or by the lst day of February,
1885. w. w. HUMPHREYS,
Master.
Dec 1s, 1884 % 81
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THE END HAS COME !

RADICAL rule is over at last, and
the end of hard times is near if every
one will come up and do his duty square,
ly by paying those who have helped
them.
Those indebted to me for Guano or
Supplies MUST come forward and pay
up, as am determined not to carry over
any Accounts from this year. So come
along and pay up at once.
I have on hard a stock of General
Merchandise, which I will sell at the
lowest living prices for cash. Call and
secure bargains.
]. PINK. REED,
No. 7 Granite Row.
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rszA17 Jous W. DANIELS, A' cc.p. '>

To the Defendant Joseph J. Eaton:
Take notice that the complaint in this action,
together with the summons. Of which the forego-
Ing is copy, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Court Of Common Pleas, ut Anderson Court
House, South Carolina, on the 18th day Of Deccm-
Der, 1884. BROYLES & SIMPSON,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dec B, 1884 "a
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Parties indebted to REED & MOOR.
HEAD will take notice that after a
short time their Notes and Accounts
will be placed in tile hands of an Attor-
ney for collection.
If you want to arrange with us, call
on either ]. Pink Feed or R. l.. Moor
head at the old stand.
R. L. MooRHEAD,i
J. PINK REED.
Nov l3, 1884 IS
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Grand Total. ..si3, 1868 O6
All of which is respectfully submitted,
r. w. TODD,
School Commissioner Anderson County.
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Notice of Dissolution.

Dec Is, 1884 "a
, 1884-04-12
The Endless Platform Railway.



The rapid transit commissioners have de-
cided to visit tho office OF Albert Speer. IS
Warren street, to examine the large moving
model which he has made of his travelling
sidewalk, but the day for tho visit has not
been fixed. Mr., Speer's plan is a substitute
for elevated railways, and he has hopes that
the commissioners will put il to n practical
tost. The locomotion is the same as that
used on the bridges, with tho exception that
the endless rope is a dat bar, which he
calls N keel" and to which the car or side
walk, is permanently attached. Wheels,
precisely tho same as thoss used in the Paine
grip ON the bridge cars, grip this fiat bar and
move It at any desired speed. The wheels
are fixed at certain distances along the route
and are revolved by stationary engines. The
walk can be run at any desired speed. yet,
as Mr.. Speer asserts, "a sick, c~onsumptiye,
arfnless man on crutches can got on and of
at any point with ease and safety" This is
done by means of small transfer cars which
rest bali on the stationary and half On the
moving sidewalk, aud, by means OF brakes
applied on the wheels resting on tho moving
part of the sidewalk, in II few yards they at.
thin the same speed as the moving Sidewalk
itself. A passenger disembsrks FROM the
transfer car and steps securely ON tho trHy-
cling sidewalk The process is reversed
whom the passenger wishes to eavo the train.
Mr.. Speer says that II he can obtain per-
mission to build his sidewalk through Cham
bers street, from West to South streets, aud
return through any OF tho adjacent streets,
the Rrie Railway company will furnish al
the money necessary. Several OF tho Erie
are Interested in Mr.. Speor's
scheme. A popularity OF this invention is
1t can run over streets at any grade, no
matter how steep. 1t is practically noiseleSs,
Jniokoless, and can I've either open or
, 1884-04-12
HINES ~THEATRrcALs.
Manager Wong Chin Foo Appeals for
American Capital.

New York TiineSl
Mr.. Wong Chin Foo, ex lecturer on Con-
fucius and ox-olitor Of Tho Chinese Ameri-
can, sat tilted back in his chair against his
writing.inble, in his apartments on the first
noor-from the roof-nt No. 4+3 Pearl street,
and discoursed upon his latest project.
al am trying" ho said, ITO get somebody
with 81, 600 capital to back me in IA theatrical
venture. l wish to present to the American
people n picture OF the Oriental civilization
of 5000 years ago, and the only way it can
DO done is to present it on the stage. My idea
is to form II troupe Of Chinese actors and take
them through the country in the standard
plays Of the Chinese empire. 1t will cost
only e., 900 10 do it, and | am sure it would
be n paying speculation aside from the educa.
tionnl value of the production. l should
think that any parents would consider 1t
worth $40 to their children to obtain tho in-
formation of eastern habits they might from
witnessing n Chinese tragedy or drama
"Another educational feature will be tho in
PRODUCTION Of Chinese music. l would have
an orchestra of Is instruments, and you must
remember TINT the music of China il that Of
Japan, Burmah, and Northern India. It diff.
fcrs from the music OF tho Western World IN
that there are only four notes in tho gamut,
and it has never been presented here. OF
course, It would only pay while 1t was q nov
city. 1 hhu Ihe 1 Wenty-Ihlfu street theatre
offered to me for the purpose before it was
sold, and | should produce my plays in ono OF
tho uptown theatres, 1 would present them
here for three nights, and then three night
each in Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Chica-
go, st. Louis. and all the large cities. The
Chinese plan is 10 present a tragedy and a
comedy tho same night; aud, not as some
newspapers say, have ono play that lasts
through n week, People get that impression
because there is no curtain on tho stage, and
one play begins before them as soon as the
other ends. Sometimes they produce five or
six plays on the same night.
"The two plays | shall produce will be n
tragedy, the hero of which Is the servant OF
a mandarin, who dies to save his master,
and a comedy showing the amusing mistakes
OF a servant who is made "A mandarin. The
costumes will be those OF China 5000 years
ago, which, by tho way, are the came that the
Coreans wear now. There will DO about six
educated Chinese actors on tho stage, besides
a number of supers aod utility people. Ny
leading tragediau will be from the San Fran.
cisco Chinese theatre. The actors, of course,
will speak only tho Chinese language, but l
shall have n synopsis of eack play on the
programme, 80 that American spectators
will understand them thoroughly. l may
give a rehearsal next week, but it will depend
entirely upon my getting financial assistance"