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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-04
The Campaign in the State.

The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee met in Columbia on last Monday
night with full attendance.
The Committee have prepared stir
ring address to the people of the State
Reports received from all the Counties
indicate thorough organization and the
determination to achieve an overwhelm-
ing victory in November next.
The first gun of the campaign will be
fred on the 23d of this month, and the
echo will be heard on the seacoast.
Speakers will move through the State in
columns. The same speakers will not
deliver addresses in all the Counties, but
will divide into squads and thereby make
thorough canvass of the entire State.
The appointments will be published in
full.
Captain F. w. Dawson, who is mem.
Der Of the National Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, and has recently return.
ed from headquarters in New York, brings
glowing accounts of the prospects of a
Democratic victory in the national con-
test. Where the Republicans have
hitherto carried States without an effort
they are now fighting with desperation
born of apprehension of defeat, and they
are lacking in the meaps for carrying on
vigorous campaign. The Democrats of
the North and West are jubilant over
the prospects, and when the Tammany
endorsement of Cleveland and Hendricks
is made on Friday next, an aggressive
campaign will be opened by the Demo
Gratis, which will know no abatement
until victory is proclaimed.
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.Th. NawherrI,y,. iObse1vet SAYS !:

The Newberry Observer says:
Editor Murray appears slightly Offend
ed at our congratulations. He overlook
ed the Fact that the congratulations were
extended to his paper and not to blm.
He should feel aattered.
IF our contemporary had published
our remarks from which It deduces its
conclusions, its readers would have seen
that the Editor of the INTELL1GENcER
said nothing to indicate being offended
with the Observer. On the contrary, we
expressed ourselves as satisfied with
things as they. exist, and asked that con-
cord and: harmony might reign. The
Observer has not been marked, for some
time past, BY any very pleasant manner
in discussing public questions With the
INrEI11GENcER, and We will admit
frankly that ne we're not looking for any
compliment, even by indirection,
from it, Still, as the Observer seems
willing TO- get on better terms, we
are more than willing to do SO. We
dislike personalities in journalism, and
never indulge in them unless forced to
do so. We basbor no malice towards the
Observer, and nhall be delighted to have
our relations in future more courteous
and more friendly.
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Then and Now.

Addressing the people who are now
supporting him from the steps of the
New York City Hall in 1866, Gen. But
Ter said: "yVhy, you poor fools ! have
faced your masters in Baltimore and
New Orleans. I have hung your broth
ers, and if you don't learn to behave
yourselves fear shall have the chance
to some day do the same to you. Why,
I have seen many more such as you with
the Minnie rife and musket and the bay
onet in their hands, actuated by the
same spirit that actuates you, and l did
not finch from them. Do you suppose,
then, that would finch before you?
A man who has smelt gunpowder can
stand rum and garlic. You think your.
selves the equal of the negro. No: no;
the negro is as immeasurably your supe-
rior as heaven is above the hell to which
you are going. And now, men of the
Five Points, bullies of the bawdY house,
burglars of the Tombs, I simply declare
as the voice of the nation that you are
not fit for the exercise of the elective
franchise" This was what Butler
thought of the communists. nihilists,
dynamiters and hoodlums in 1866
From the New York Herald.
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Hurricane In Indiana.

EVANSVILLE, IND, August 29.-At 9
o'clock this morning the most destructive
hurricane ever known here broke upon
Evansville, doing damage of not less
than $3.50, 900 in the city and vicinity:
Houses were blown down, roofs carried
away, three or four steamboats, badly
injured, thousands of shade trees torn up
BY the roots and other injury done. 1t
is impossible to give the amount of dam.
age: Probably the heaviest individual
loser is John H. Rocker, whose new
foundry was almost wholly destroyed.
Several churches suffered severely, also
one new school house. The storm lasted
over an hour, the wind blowing hurri.
cane, changing from Northwest to North
east. No lives are reported as lost.
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Hung Without Judge or Jury.

C1Nc1NAr1, August sq. : Samuel Frank
enburr, aged aile years, came very near
:;is.ng :s;s.ng executed to day by two playmates,
Harry and. Frank schepper, aged eight
and ten years respectively. 1t appears
from admissions made by the Schepper
boys that they had secretly planned
beforehand 10 hang. him and had invited
several boys to witness the performance,
but. they were too much frightened to
come. They got Sammy in swing and
tiey dexterously fastened cord tightly
to his neck and swung him off. Young
as they were his silence and bis fearful
struggles frightened them and they ran
away. A neighbor happened to see their
blanched faces, and going into the yard
they had just left found the boy with
blackened face and protruding tongue
He WAS already nearly dead. Help
came Just in time, as the doctor who was
called found difficulty in restoring the
boy to consciousness: ;. His neck stlll
bears the marie of tie -ops.
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A Railroad Quaudary.

COLUMBIA, August 31.-Yesterday
morning Mr.. George r. Talcott, the su-
,perintendent of the Columbia and Green
vile and Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroads, received telegram from
Col. A. G. Haskell, the president of the
roads, directing him to proceed to SPart'
anburg and turn over the Spartanburg,
Union and Columbia Railroad to its
owners. Since the receipt of these In.
structions, however, Superintendent Tai
colt has received another telegram from
President Haskell directing him to post
pone the surrender of the road for the
present. Col. Haskell is in New York
and is probably. considering some settle.
ment Of the matter. The surrender OF
the road would create some curious re-
suits. The shops of the line have since
the lease been moved to Columbia and
consolidated with those here. The ma
chinery is scattered about, the cars and
locomotives have similarly lost their
identity, and the bare track is about all
that can be we'll given up. Just now,
then, tie uncertainty of the owners
consenting to receive the line makes the
situation more interesting. The tempo.
rary abandonment of the road might be
the result. The reason for Col. Haskells
last instructions is not known here, l
believe.
SpARTANBURG, August 3l.-Major
Anderson, superintendent of the Ashe-
vile and Spartanburg Road, has been
invited to meet Messrs. Inman aud Nc
Aden, the TWO principal stockholders of
the Spartanburg and Union Road, here
tomorrow. No information has been
received as to the probable action of the
Clyde syndicate, but it seems as if they
would surrender their lease. The hands
have been furnished rations to last until
to-day. If they give the road up it will
probably be run in connection with the
Asheville and spartaDburg Road, Major
Anderson being superintendent of both.
It has been rumored that the Atlantic
Coast Line wonld get possession of the
road. Spartanburg would be pleased if
the South Carolina Road should get con.
troll of 1t.
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LnIa Hurst Defles the World.

CHATTANOOGA, August 26.-Lulu
Hurst, the Georgia wonder, was inter-
viewed to-day as she passed through the
city en- route home. She denied being
married to her manager, T. NJ. Atkinson,
and says there is no ground for the report ;
that she does not even love him and never
expects to. She states that her tour has
netted her about SAC. 900, which she will
invest in Government bonds. Miss
Hurst will be under the management of
Chas. Frohman, Of the Madison Square
Theatre, New York, next season, which
commences in San Francisco on Septem-
Der 8 and continues four weeks. She
says her mysterious power is increasing
continually, and she de6es the world to
solve its mystery.
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Congress Water relieves the discomforts
of indigestion, such as fatulence, head
ache, heartburn, &C., at Whites.
For Groceries of all kinds, cheap for
cash, 20 to C. F. Jones d Co.
ma- David Crockett said "Be sure you
are right and then go ahead, and il, every
body now would do the. same thing, they
would buy NIL tlieir Medicines from Orr
!; Sloan.
Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses just 1e-
ceiyed at Wilhite d Wilhite's.
ATTENTION, FARMERS! Revolution in
cleaning cotton. 81 to s. per bale saved
by using Clarke's Seed Cotton Cleaner
No longer an experiment. Thousands
can attest the merits Of the Cleaner. Take
your cotton to the gin that has this
Cleaner. q. A. REED,
s Agent for Anderson County.
For q good smoke, buy Wilhite's Lead.
er Cigar.
Hamlin's Wizard OIL at Orr & Sloan's.
A PHYSICIANS TEsT1MoNY.-I was call
ed tu see Mr.. John Pearson, who was con
fined to his bed with what appeared to be
consumption of the worst form. AS all O
his family had died with that dread disease
Except his half brother), his death was re
garded as certain and soon. After exhaust
Ing all the remedies, I finally, as o last re
sort, sent for bottle of Brewers Lung Re
storer, and it acted like magic. He contin
ued the use of it for some time and ha:
been fully restored to health. So far as
could discover, he had consumption, ant
Brewers Lung Restorer saved his life.
J. O. HOLLOWAY, NJ. D.,
9S Rarnesyille. Ga,
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Murderer aud Suicide,

Speeia. Dispatch to the Ne,cs and Courier.
COLUMBIA, August 26.-The Colum-
bia correspondent of the Ne,us and Cou.
rier received tonight telegram from
Clinton, Laurens County, to the effect
that John p. Sloan, who murdered bis
wife in Newberry on the 18th of this
month, spent last night at the house of
:. +. T. Bell, in Newberry County, where
he had given an assumed name. After
he had left there this morning certain
parties suspected him of being the wife.
murderer, and starting in pursuit over
took and surrounded him in negro cabin
on Darlington & Young's plantation,
which is in Laurens County, fourteen
miles from Clinton, and near the New
berry line. He resisted arrest, and, de-.
termined to avoid being captured, shot
himself in the left breast, causing instant
death. The only person in the house at
the time of the shooting was an old negro
woman. The party only beard the re-.
port of the pistol, none Of them witness.
ing the shooting. The coroner's inquest
will not be held until late hour tonight.
CLINTON, August 2.-As telegraphed
Co the Ne,os and Courier John P. Sloan,
the Newberry wife murderer, committed
suicide at Darlington & Young's place
in the lower part Of Laurens County at
II o'clock yesterday morning by shoot.
ing himself three times in the neck and
breast with a pistol, dying almost>instant.
". Coroner Boozer secured jury and
held an inquest last night. The verdict
was that John P. Sloan. murdered him
self with pistol. The facts of the case
are:
Mr.. Thomas Ray, who had been on a
visit with his family to relations in the
upper portion of the county, was passing
J. P. Little's store where he saw Sloan.
He at once determined to secure his
arrest, and having secured warrant
from Trial Justice w. L. Copeland,
secured the assistance of ]. P. Little,
Walter Harmon, w. Jones, Joe McMil-
len and ]. F. Bell and proceeded in tho
direction of Newberry, tracking Sloan,
who was on foot, as they went: at Z.
F. Youngs brick house place the posse
came in sight of Sloan and ordered him
TO halt. but he ran until covered BY
negro cabin in the yard when he dehb.
erately opened his vest and shirt front
and shot himself. Two colored women
saw the deed and testified to these facts
at the inquest
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

OF all the officers to be elected by the
people of any County, there is none
equal to that of County Commissioners in
importance for the welfare of the County.
They have such large discretionary pow.
ems chat the people have practically no
protection, except the character and
qualification of1the men elected. They
have entire control of the County finan.
ces; spend the County money at the
places and for the purposes they see St;
8 have the supervision of public bridges
and buildings, and the supervision of
the public roads Of the County. County
Commissioners, therefore, ought to be
men of nnquestioned character and sim
cerity they should be men of expert
ence and sound Judgment they -hould
be intelligent and thoroughly inde pen.
dent in the. discharge Of their duties.
In making up our tickets, therefore, for
next Friday we ought to select for An
sderson County the three best men out Of
the six candidates. We are satisfied that
Anderson County will have a good Board
of Commissioners next time, for any
three men who can be elected now will
be safe men. for US. to entrust,the charge
Of our County affairs into their
keeping. But always among q Civ
en- number of men some are better
qualified than others, and it is important
that ne have the very best men possible.
Hence we hope every voter will cast his
ballot for the three men whom he thinks
will spend the County money most
judiciously, and who will have our public
roads worked best. 1t is a matter which
concerns every voter in the County, and
We trust that all of them will forego any
personal choice to vote for the men they
candidly believe will make the best Com.
missioners. It is the most important
election that our people have before
them,
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Arthur's Narrow Escape.

NEWPORT, August 2S.-The Presiden-
tial party had providential escape from
instant death this afternoon. The Presi.
dent, Secretary Chandler. Senators AID
rich, Hawley, Miller, Butler and other
officials went outside on the torpedo boat
Triana, for the purpose of experimenting
with torpedoes. They had exploded one
successfully, and had put another over,
board, preparatory to exploding it, and
were standing on deck engaged in con-
versation, when, without any interference
whatever, it prematurely exploded. NO
possible reason can be assigned for the
explosion, which, under the circumstan-
ces, was liable to have occurred at any
previous moment on board the vessel, IN
which case she would, with all on board,
have been blown to atoms.
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Thirty.Two Mad Men.

EUFAuLA, ALA, August 2S.-Great
excitement prevails in this section over
thirty.two cases, more or less, of violent
" developed hydrophobia on the plantta-
tion Of Mr.. Punch Doughtie, hve CT SIX
miles from this city. Dr. E. B.3ohnston,
who was called to attend the sufferers,
returned this afternoon and reports three
cases desperate one in delirium and one
30 low that death is expected at any time.
The history of the cases is that dog
on Doughtie's place went mad on July
rs, and bit a mule and several hogs.
Tie first hog died on August Is and was
given to the negroes on the place to make
soap grease. Instead of doing so they
ate, it. On Aeghst 18 two hogs died, one
on the I'D and one on the 9th: Of
thuse hogs thirty two people ate. Eleven
days after eating of the Grst hog ten per
sons were taken violently sics with
symptoms of poison, and the Others were
seized in rotation Just according to the
time at which the subsequent hogs were
eaten, until the entire thirty.two people
were attacked.
The mule first bitten made ferocious
attack on Mr.. Doughtie on Saturday last.
After biting the animal he was riding,
and Doughtie dismountiug, he had q race
for life with the mad beast and only es.
capped by the narrowest chance, the mule
running against fence post in bis wild
charge and being knocked senseless, just
As Mr.. Doughtie was scaling the fence.
The mule was shot and killed by Mr..
Doaghtie afterwards. The tn1Fe bitten
by this animal has shown nc sign of by
drophobia yet, but presents every indl'
cation of poison, and the Doctor says
that the Animal cannot live. Two days
ago another dog was attacked with rabies
and killed, but not before biting small!
dog on the lot, which is now housed and
will be treated experimentally for cure.
The greatest terror exists throughout the
entire beat on account of the fact that
the first dog is still at large among the
cattle and hogs.
DR.. Johnston, who is an able physician,
SAYS that he would not be surprised il
the majority of the thirty people attacked
should succumb to the disease, as the
premonitory symptoms ere of the most
dangerous character. The medical fra.
ternity are greatly interested over the
development of the cases. The people
generally are excited and the victims
and their families are terror-stricken. A
community hunt has been proposed fol
the pursuit and capture of the mad dog
now at large.-Dispatch to the Ne,Os aud
Courier.
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It is said that the farmers of Three
Mile township, Barnwell County, have
made corn enough to last them two or
three years.
BENJAMIN Terry, who stabbed TO
death Pinckney Morgan in Greenvllle
County fifteen years ago and then lied,
was arrested in Greenville Wednesday.
He says that he returned for the purpose
of surrendering. He has been living
West.
- The editor of the Medium was nom
mated by the Democratic primaries. Tor
seat in the House of Representatives
without having made any promises as TO
what he would do during his term. we
do not hesitate to say, however, that ne
will vote for sufficient appropriation 10
finish up the State House in frst-class
order. 1t is shame that this thing has
been neglected SO long The people Of
South Carolina do not object to the
amount of taxes if the money is spent
in the proper way.-Ab5epiNe Medium.
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LAND BUYERS, LOOK +!

THERE'S chance for good investments
III in Georgia lands-all in Hart Coun-
ty. One Farm of 3l61 acres, on Shoal
Creek, miles from Hartwell; good dwell
ing and tenant.houses, with about IS acres
good bottom; enough open land on the
Farm for three or four horse crop--balance
we'll timbered. All for $1,000. Richly
worth $4,000. -.
One Farm $50 acres, witt, eilcugh 6pen
land for two.horse c:op, three tenant hou-
ser, GOOD orchard, splendid Corn Mill.
with rooms attached for Cotton Gin and
Press, which alone cost over $4,000. This
place is on Cedar Creek, II miles from
HartwelI. Will sell for $1,000. Or the
Mill, with 1877 acres, for 81, ,250.
These prices are for spot cash, of course.
E. B. BENSON, Hartwell, GA.
August IA, 1854
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N1..a. @. r.. Murray

NJ :'.s. @. r. Murray
WILL open the scholastic year of heI
w P.ivate School for Young Ladies on
the first 8, of September ensuing.
The SC ,oastic year, which consists Of
for ty COZ secutive weeks, will be divided
into two SESSIONS of.twenty weeks each
The price O. Tuition will range from S9:O
to- $2nnD ,e- session of twenty weeks. Pu'
pills enter NJ after the lapse of one month
from the opening of the session will be
charged ON the time of entering until the
close of the session, and no deduction fol
absence vii be made except in case of pro-
longed illness. Music on Piano or Organ
$1,000 pei session.
August g, 1884
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LAND FOR SALE.

THE rndersigned offers valuable tract
i. of 100 acres of land, with two good
houses aid outbuildings, situated on the
Bruce's + ord road, four miles from Pendle-
ton, for :aie. Contains 13 acres bottom,
about 30 woods and balance in cultivation
and pastr re.
Also, valuable tract of about 300 acres,
situated IN Wilson's Creek, in Southern
portion o. this County, adjoining lands of
w. B. WATSON, DR.. Milford and others.
There is uno good dwelling and outhouses
with three tenant houses on the place.
There is about 90 acres woods, 40 acres
bottom, fallnce in cultivation and pasture.
For parti( ulars, &C., apply to
JAMES A. PRICE,
Pendleton, s. c.
Aug q 1884 6 S*
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NOTICE.

THE undersigned, on the 18th of Au'
i gust last, hired blind roam Mare to
MI. Asbury Bryson for six days. The time
has expired, and the said Bryson has not
returned the horse. When last heard OF
Bryson was peddling in the upper part OF
the County. A liberal reward will be paid
for any information concerning the horse
or the whereabouts of Bryson.
TONEY JONES, Bolton, s. G.
Can't 1894 II
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lsev. Henry Ward Beecher said to
an interviewer Monday: "You may say
that Henry Ward Beecher wishes that
Cleveland will defeat Blaine by such a
majority as shall terrorize any man with
such VIGOROUSLY bad public record as
Blaine's from ever assuming to be-. so
foolhardy as to run for such high: office
as that of. President of the United ssates
for hfty yeare."
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

HAVE :. large stock of SHOES and
BOuTS-pegged Shoes, T. Miles e.
Sons and Ia State-which l am selling at
low down .,r ces. Ladies' Shoes from 75c.
to So. 90 pc air; Mems Shoes from $l.25
to $500; pegged Shoes and T. Miles &
Sons Mems Shoes at COST Bay State Shoes
warranted Give me call if you want
Shoes. Hats are still going. Come and
get Hat el re they are all gone.
A. B. TOWERS.
Ap1uct : ,Si
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OTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANnERSnN COUNTY

BIZ Tzoma, C. Ligon, Judge of Probate
WHEREAS, VIM. J, Parker has ap-
piled to me to grant him letters OF Ad.
nlinistration on the Personal Estate oi
Susan J. Parker, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon,
ish all kindred and creditors Of the said
Susan J. Parker, deceased, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
18th day of fSeptember, 1884, after publica.
ton hereof to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand,
this 1st day Of September, 1884.
T. c. LIGON, J. P.
Sept 4, 1854 8
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LOOK OUT.

r NOW offer my Valuable Farm for sale,
i lying in Madison County, tia. The
farm contains about "65 acres-a'"ut 225
acres is in high state of cultivation. Sup
posed to be 100 acres of bul!oIn land in
cultivation. GuDd tcnunt-hoiiSes on the
place, good water, and one among the best
orchards in the County. Said farm is To-
Gated nine miles North of Danielsville, Ca,
the County site; 20 miles Northeast OF
Athens, Co.. II miles East OF Harmony
Grove, Ga. l will sell the farm all together
or in three lots. Terms reasonable and
easy. Come and see and be conv' need.
Address Fort Lamar, Ga.
". H. DEADWYLER.
Sent +. 1854 8
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Pocket Book Found.

TOUND. on the road between Anderson
and Lowndesville, Pocket Book
containing a sum of money, which the
owner can get by proving property and
paying for this advertisement. Call on
W. D. Hall, five miles Southwest Of An
derson, s. @.
Sopt J. 1S23