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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17
Tie Railroad Bill.

Mr. E. B. Murray, the Editor of the
Anderson INTELLIGENcER, is being very
severely criticised by the press Of the
State for advocating at the recent session
of the Legislature the amendment to the
Railroad law of 1882. Mr.. Murray was
one of the strongest supporters OF the
law of 1882, and now his change of posi-
ton, in favoring tho amendment, which
practically amounts to repeal of the
LAM, it is gravely charged, has been
caused by unworthy motives. Now, this
is all wrong, and no paper in the State
should know it better than the GreenviNe
News. 1t is pity that this paper and
its followers can not employ their vacant
space and idle moments in more proii-
table and decent manner than in imput-
ing impure motives to gentleman aim.
ply because he happens to change his
opinion on certain subject and chances
not to think as they do. Mr.. Murray
has always been known, where known at
all, as an able and Jealous worker in tho
Legislature, having always first consid-
Grafton for the interest of the people,
and he had right to change his mind if
he saw proper, and no doubt Re has the
best OF reasons for acting as he has. We
do not imagine for moment that MIR.
Murray is in need of our assistance in
this little war of words, and it is not
through any such motive that we have
written the above. But our object is to
enter our protest as journalist against
all such unfair, and We might add,
ridiculous criticism. As if man didn't
have the right to change bis mind The
man who never changes his opinions is
indeed to be pitied be is not worth the
name of man. 1t is the fool who
clings to his opinions right or wrong; it
is the wise man who changes his opinions
when he discovers that he is in the wrong
and the light Of reason points out to him
the right course. The day should be
passed when a man is to be criticised for
holding opinions which be believes to be
correct. This is free country and an
enlightened age and men should be al
lowed to have their own views without
being criticised, the GreenuiNe Nears'
opinion to the contrary Notwithstanding.
-Georgcto,on Times.
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The Georgia Commission.

The general sentiment of the Stale
since the recent discussion by President
Raoul, of the Central, and Major Camp.
bell Wallace, seems to be favorable to q
modification of the law creating the Rail.
road Commission. 1t is proposed that
the extraordinary powers vested in the
Commission be abolished, and that it be
constituted a board of arbitration or
court of appeals to which complaints can
be carried. It is contended that the rail
road interests of the State have been in.
jured by the operations of the Commits.
sion, and that no permanent prosperity
can be looked for until the companies
are enabled to manage their property as
judgment and experience may suggest
Savannah Times.
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The Pearce granite works Of Colum-
bia are LOW shipping about ten carloads
of paving blocks ard dimension stone
every day, and have orders ahead for the
same outturn for five months. If the de.
mand continues as it has begun this
year the value Of the annual outturn at
the Columbia and Fairfield quarries will
exceed 100000. The demand for gran.
ite has been 80 heavy recently that the
Green quarry, near Columbia, has been
reopened by the company, and they havs
sent to Scotland for twenty more skilled
paving block makers. The contracts for
the streets of Charleston and Whining.
ton require eight carloads Of blocks
daily. BY the frat of February the COM
pauy will probably have thirty skilled
block cutters and seventy other hands at
work.
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Hendrix McLane as a Tax.Dodger.

1t will be interesting and amusing to
the public generally to learn that would.
be Governor J. Hendrix McLane, of
Greenback. Kuklux notoriety, failed to
pay his taxes for last year, and necessita-
ted the issuing of an execution against
his property. Whether the late Hon. J.
Hendrix was too impecunious or too
unpatriotic 80 to do is foreign to the
question, but all the same it stands out
bold fact in the public records of this
county that one Greenback. Labor Reform
aspirant for the Gubernatorial honors of
South Carolina failed to pay his little
pittance or contribution towards sustain
ing the Government of the State over
which he had sworn "by the eternal
God" to preside. The taxes were paid,
iron ,vs "i cIad nrocesses less Of the law. Is
comment necessary p WinnsJoro Meas
and Herald.
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Col. Aiken has reintroduced his bill
TO make the Department of Agriculture
q Cabir It Department of the govern
msnt, presided over by a Secretary with a
salary of eight thousand dollars, and
merging the present Department into the
new one. If he can by the change
eradicate some of the humbugs from the
present lrs institution, he will accomplish a
great end for the Agriculture OF the
country. II more money we're spent IN
useful experiment and the dissemination
of the results in an accurate manner, and
less money wasted in purchasing ordina'
~. and in some instances worthless seed,
and distributing them as something e1.
traordipar ary, The interest and faith Of the
intelligent farmer would be greatly pro-
noted. The results Of skillful expert
mental farming, and the introduction Of
genuinely excellent seed, with improved
modes Of culture that have been practi-
Ically and thoroughly tested, are the
needs Of the progressive agricultural to-
day. Experiments are expensive, and
individuals generally cannot go to the
expense Of making them on the uncer-
tainties of the result. The National
Department Of Agriculture should give
special prominence to the making Of
Agricultural experiments and formulate
ings the results fully and accurately 10
the people: When the new department.
Is created, ne trust some such feature as
We We have referred ito: will be made 9 prom
inent part Of its work. :.
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that the Greenville News is meddling
protestor against progress and the real
interests Of the people.
/. .RENu1EroN BEATEN.


The Democratic caucus Of the Ohio
Legislature nominated Hon. Henry B.
Payne for the Senate to succeed Mr..
Pendleton, upon the first ballot. The
defeat of Mr.. Pendleton, who was high
toned and honorable statesman. is very
generally regretted all over the country,
for he was the champion of civil service
reform, and represented the best elements
in American politics. His successful ri
val is man Of prominence and ability.
The following is a brief sketch of his
life: IT
: Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland, Ohio,
was born in Hamilton county, New
York, November 80, 1910; was educated
at Hamilton College, New York, studied
law under John G. Spencer, of Canan-
daigua, New York; was admitted to the
barand commenced practice at Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1884, has been for the last
twenty-eight years largely interested in
railroad and manufacturing enterprises /;
was member of the Ohio Senate in
1849.50; was chosen Democratic Pres
iaential Elector in 1848; was the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor against
Salmon P. Chase id 1867; was a delegate
to the Democratic National Convention
at Cincinnati in 1856, to the convention
at Charleston in 1860 and to the conven.
ton at Baltimore in 1871 !; was elected as
a Democrat to represent the Twentieth
Ohio Congressional District in the Forty.
fourth Congress, 1876.T, receiving 13,.
849 votes against II $3.50 for Richard Q.
Parsons, Republican, and 1854 for Good
man, Prohibitionist.
Mr.. Payne took a leading part ip the
proceedings of the Forty y.fourth Congress,
being Chairman of the Committee of
the House to meet with the Senate Com.
mittee as to the counting of the electoral
votes for President and Vice President !;
Chairman of Select Committee on
Investigation; Chairmano of the Commit
tee on Conference Of the House on the
Silver bill tMessrs. Randall and Landers
Being the other members Of this commit
tee) and member of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, and also Of the
Committee on Reform in the Civil Ser:
vice. Mr.. Payne was elected as one OF
the five members of the famous electoral
Commission by the House of Represen-
tstives; receiving twenty.three votes more
than tie late President Garfield, who was
elected, to the same commission.
Mr.. Payne was the author Of and in.
troducsd in the House of Representa-
tivss the bill to provide, for and regulate
the counting of votes for President and
Vice. President, and the decisions OF
questions arising thereon for the term
commencing March 4 1873, and a bill to
provide for the gradual resumption OF
specie payments. Z.
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- Mr.. Blaine was present at the New
Years reception at the White House,
standing just behind the President, and
the Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post at once concludes that be "is
working just as hard for the Republican
nomination Of this year as he worked
four years ago, aud four years before that.
He is pursuing different method now,
but he has the same object in view. He
is now as industriously seeking to produce
the impression that he is not a candidate
as he was then busy in securing dele.
gates"
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The Western farmers are in high
state of indignation about the exclusion
of the American hog from Germany and
France. This very greatly reduces the
market for American meat. Hence, the
supply being the same and the demand
less, the price has gone down. The hog
raisers propose to retaliate by excluding
German and French wines, which would
very soon secure recognition for the
American hog. The establishment of
the doctrine "ho hog, no wine," would
soon secure the interest of our pork
raisers.
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: The Washiugtou correspondent

= The Washington correspondent Of
the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutional
ist, writing under date of January g.,
says: "The South appears to have been
specially scourged during the past few
days. Senator Butler, who arrived here
this morning, says he felt the freeze
more in South Carolina than at Wash.
ingtou, and reports that every goat in
Edgefeld had its horns frozen of"
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For the Boys.

The Wide. .Awake gives the following
story which is all the better for being
true: Two men stood at the same table
in large factory in Philadelphia, worf
ing at the same trade. Having an hou:
for their incoming every day, each under.
took to use it in accomplishing a definite
purpose each persevered for about the
same number of months, and each won
success at last. One of these two me-
chanics used his daily leisure hour in
working out the invention of machine
for saving Il block of wood into almost
any desired shape. When his invention
was complete, be sold the patent for a
fortune, changed his workman's apron
for broadcloth suit, and moved out of
q tenement-house, into a browns stone
mansion. The other man-what did he
do? Well, he spent an hour each day
during most of year in the very diff
cult undertaking of teaching little dog
to stand on his hind feet an' dance
jig while he played the tune. AT last
accounts he was working tea hours a day
at the same trade and at his old wages,
and finding fault with the fate that made
his fellow workman rich while leaving
him poor. Leisure minutes may bring
golden grain to mind as we'll as purse, if
one harvest wheat instead Of chaG.
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STOLEN {!

EHROM the residence of the undersigned,
Il 6 miles Southwest of Anderson, or
Sunday night, 9Th inst, one mouse colored
horse MULE, medium size, with small
scar on the right fore leg. The Male is IA
years old. Any information concerning
the animal will be gladly received.
J. P. MITCHELL.
Ian II 1884 u 81
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General Dibble, the Representative
from the first District in this State. has
introduced several bills looking to tho
financial interests of his constituents.
One, to pay the State two hundred and an 9
#fifty Thousand m dollars for damages and:
rent Of the Citadel buildings, and another
to appropriate seventy 1--WE thousand
dollars to rebuild the Custom House
wharYea in Charleston. Also, 9 petition 2
from tho. Charleston Chamber of Con'-.
,merce asking an Immediate appropriation
OF $755, 600 to continue the work upon
the Jetties il Charleston harbor. It was
shown that this work ceased November
s2s, 1883, for want Of funds, and the
amount lou asked forhad been recomme ended.
by the chief Of engineers. At present
there is seventeen and half feet Of
water on the bar at mean high tide, and
the completion ofthe Jetties will increase
this 10 twenty-five feet. General Dibble
evidently believes that "the old tiag anu
an appropriation are. the best salve for
7disagreements between representative
and his constituents. The measures he
proposes are, however, meritorious, and
should he secure their passage he will be
entitled to the gratitude of his people
and Of the entire State. He will have
the assistance OF our entire delegation,
we presume, and we trust that the Citadel
claim Aiil succeed, in any event. 1t Is
q debt which the General Government has
owed this State, in part, ever since the
war, and the whole of j! since 1876. The
ietties for Charleston are also work OF
the highest importance, and ought to be
rapidly completed. The Custom House
wharves likewise would be very desirable.
The greatest difficulty which General
Dibble will encounter is, not that his
measures are unreasonable, but that there
are too many other Congressman who
wish to- please their constituents in the
same manner.
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FIRE! FIRE

THE Masons having decided to pull
l. down the Store Room I occupy on
March 1st, am closing out my stock Of
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
At greatly Reduced Prices.
Solid Gold Stem winding Watches, I'M
ported movements, for $35- warranted.
Large striking, weight or spring Ciochs'
$3.75, warranted.
Good Breast Pins at 75c., warranted.
Good Lever Sleeve Buttons, 75c., war
ranted.
Gold Wire Ear Rings at T5c.
Engagement Rings, Necklaces. etc. cneaP'
j. A. DANIELS.
Jon II 1894 u
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The Greenyille News,-in response to g.
question from G1eenville merchant,
says that DR.. Mauldin is the member
f;om Greenyille who voted ss Mr.. Murray
did on the Railroad Law. Itadmis that
Il; will have to explain why it has attack
ed Mr.. Murray but has not attacked DR..
Alauldin for doing the same thing. The
l1etos says:
aAs far as DR.. Mauldin is sconcerned, We
do not doubt that at the proper time he
will .yindicate himself; it Is probable
that events will vindicate him without
auv trouble on his part. For the Nesos,
NE think it well TO say that Representa-
tive ,Mauldin occupies very different
position from Representative Murray's
and much better one. BE did not
receive any Office at the hands of the
most powerful railrosd combination in
the State in the interval between the
sessions of 'S2 and '83, as Director MUIR
raw did; circumstances involving the
interests Of this section of the State had
arisen in the interval which did appeal
to Representative Mauldin, but did not
appeal to Representative Murray or
involve his constituency"
The facts are that DR.. Mauldin did
accept the presidency of the Greenville
& Laurens Railroad after the passage Of
the Act of 1882, for which he voted.
Mr.. Murray accepted the directorship OF
another road after voting for the Act OF
1882. DR.. Mauldin's constituents ap-
proved of his acceptance of the presiden-
cy of this road, and Mr.. Murray's con-
stituents approved Of his acceptance of
his dictatorship. The Ne.rs does not
think that the interests of Mr.. Murray's
constituents we're involved in the direc-
torship, but several of tho leading bnsi-
ness men among those constituents we're
consulted, and they advised the accep-
tance, which the Mews condemns. Itwas,
and is, none of the Ms,os' business.
Now, the News knows that DR.. Mauldin
is stronger in Greenville than it is, and
hence has maintained a judicious silence
as to him, while it has been attacking
MIR. Murray so violently. The facts are,
that events arc vindicating DR.. Mauldin.
He wanted to build his new road for
Greenville, and knew that it was impos-
sible to get the money to build it under
the old law. He voted for the change,
and 80 said in his speech, because he
wanted new roads built in South Caroli-
na. Since the passage of the new Act
he has made contract for the building
of his road, and it is to-day an assured
fact. OF course events are vindicatiag
him. Events generally vindicate men
who act according to their best judgment.
The same events will also viudicate the
other members who voted for the change.
Under it we expect to see the Savannah
Valley Road built soon, and have no
doubt that in Ave years there will not be
half a dozen thinking men in the State
who will regret the change. The events
which yindicate these men will prove
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Alabama ha, now @ cotton mil

- Alabama has now % cotton mills
Georgia, 62; North Carolina, 50; South
Carolina, 81; Tennessee, SO Virginia,
Il; Maryland, "a; Louisiana, Z; Mis-
sis.ippi, II Texas, 6 Kentucky, 5; Ar.
kansas, 4; and Florida, 2. These mills
were returned in the census of 1850 as
producing 100000 worth of cotton
goods, but the product for 1884 is esti
mated at from $35 900, 900 to SAC, 900, 900.
Since the census Of 1880 was compiled
about S25,00O,O00 Of the earnings Of
these mills has been sent North for the
purchase of new and additional ma
chinery, for though the South itself is
rapidly advancing toward such manu-
facture of iron and steel implements as
will enable her to supply the machinery
for her own cotton mills, at present she
has got no further than agricultural i'm
plements. In these, however, the South
in 1880 had 296 manufactures, which
turned out a product worth SO, 557 GOA,
the growth having more than doubled
between 1870 and 1880.
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THE Room now occupied by Julius
i Poppe, in Brick Range, next door to
the Anderson National Bank. The best
stand in the City for Confectioneries, &c.
Apply to
J. D. MAXWELL.
Jan II, 1884 81
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DISSOLUTION.

TFHE partnership heretofore existing be-
tween J. P. Reed and R. L. Moor
head has been this day dissolved by mutual
consent. Parties indebted to the late firm
will please call at the old stand of Reed q
Moorhead and settle the same with either
member OF the late firm.
j. P. REED,
r. L. MOORHEAD.
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ANDERSON
CITY CONFECTIONERY.

KEEP ON HAND ALWAYS
Fresh Soda, Lemon, Cream and
Sweet Crackers, Cakes, Candy,
Confectioneries, Fruits, Nuts,
Deviled Meats,
Cross g. Blackwell's ChowC ChowPicklcs,
Canned Goods, Flour, Sugar,
Coffee, Grist, Rice, Lard, Soaps,
Cups and Saucers, Chamber Sets,
Glassware,
Rubber, Musical and Base Balls,
Novelties, Dundee Marmalade,
Tobacco, good Segars,
Sigaretts, Pipes, etc., etc.
L. L. GREEN.
Jan 10, 1884 &c 2
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Jan. I, 1854.

THE undersigned, having bought out
the Firm of Reed & Moorhead, will con-
tinue business at The old stand. Thanking
my friends for their patronage in the past
I respectfully solicit continuance Of the
same. j. r. RESD.
Jan II. 1854 2i
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Guapo and Acid Phosphate.
We re receiving a large lot of the old
reliable Soluble Pacific Guano and
Acid, and the Standard Edisto
Acid Phosphate, all of which we are
prepard to sell at the lowest market prices.
These are old established brands of Fer
tilizes, and no one can doubt the reliabili-
ty OF its analysis or the quality of the
goodt
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Partnership Notice.

Partnership Notice.
WE, th, undersigned, have this day en-.
w terd into partnership under the
name of ". S. LIGON q Co., for the pur-
pose of conducting general merchandise
business atthe old stand of W. S. Ligon,
on the S,uthside of the Public Square.
By close attention to the vants of our Gus
toners AMI fair dealing, we would solicit
she patronage of the trading public.
Our stodl of GROCERIES is full up, and
We will make it to the interest of all to
price our goods before purchasing their
w. S. LIGON.
R. S. LIGON.
Jan. /, 1884
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
~ The undersigned, Executors OF
the Estate of West A. Williams, deceased,
hereby give notice that theywill apply to
the Judge of Probate for Anderson County,
on Goth day of February, 1874, for Final
Settlement of said Estate anddischarge from
their office US Executors.
4. NJ. GtYTON,
w. i. MLLWEE,
Executors.
Ian II 1884 II .
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WARMING.
Notice to Trespassers.

A IL persons are hereby notified not to
n hunt, fish or otherwise trespass on
the lands of the undersigned. Persons dis.
regarding this notice will be prosecuted at
at law.
JOSHUA BURRISS.
Ian II. 1854 II
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Executors OF
the Estate d B. F. Lowe, deceased,
hereby give Iotice that they will, on the
10Th day of February, 1884, apply to the
Judge Of Proh,te for Anderson County for
a Final SETTLEMENT of said Estate. and
discharge froms Executorship.
IVY q. LOW,
R. B. A. ROBINSON,
Executors.
Jon ~ 1894 27
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C.. BART e. co.,
CHARLESTON, S. c.,
rp1HE LARGEST IMPORTERS OF
FRUIT

e IN y LII
In the South, offer for sale well selected
Stock Of
Apples, Oranges, Bananas,
Cocoanuts, Lemons, Raisins,
Nuts, Dried Figs,
Potatoes, Cabbages,
Onions Peanuts,
And everything else that First Class
Fruit House should have.
Nov 8, 1883 II 6m
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A T Anderson, in the State of South Carolina, at
II the close of business December 3lst, 1883:
RESOURCES
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STORE ROOM TO RENT.

Ian II, 1854
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y. O1OEON hONds
Jonesville, S. c., January 8, 1884.
1t is useless to add one word to what
Mr.. Long has lid. Turner stands con.
victed not only of perjury as juror, but
of being the leader, the chosen instru.
ment Of the Government to drag down
with him to his own depth Of infamy the
more ignorant men who acted with him
in his nefarious plot. Speaking of Tur.
ner's card the Orangeburg Times ami
Democrat says:
C. G. Turner, of Spartanburg, S. c.,
one of the United States Greenback
jurymen who voted first, last and all the
time in the recent trials at Columbia to
convict innocent Democrats, is out in a
card defending his action. We think
the least said by these Greenback tools Of
Melton and Speer the better. We know
they feel like sheep. .stealers, and the best
thing for them to do is to hide their
worthless carcasses in some big hole and
then pull the hole in after them, so that
no trace of them might pollute the vision
of honorable men.