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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-09-24
Beck Taken from Jail,

GAINESVILLE, Ca, September 19-
Eugene w. Beck, the Rabuu County
murderer, was taken from Jail here to-day
and carried to Clayton where he will be
tried next Tuesday. Judge Logan E.
Bleckley, Pope Barrow and w. F. Find.
ley will represent the prisoner, while
Solicitor General Erwin, Claud Estes
and G. D. Phillips appear for the State.
There will be a strong effort to prove
the insanity of Beck. Numerous wit
nesses have been summoned, with a view
of proving the state of his mind before
the murder.
Among the better citizens, the senti-
ment is almost unanimous against Beck.
He was a man of great personal popular.
ity, and his friends all sympathize with
him, but, at the same time, they condemn
his crime. There are very few who
believe him to have been insane when
he murdered his wife aud her sister,
except such temporary insanity as whisky
makes.
DR.. Fl. NJ. Miller, of Atlanta, and Dr..
Phillips. of Habersham, have been sum.
moned by the defense to testify to his
insanity.
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Base Ball as n Business.

BUFFALO, September 1S.-All the de-
tails of the transfer of the Buffalo base
ball nine to Detroit management were
completed last night, and Richardson,
White, l1oore and Brouthers left here at
midnight for Detroit to play in to,mor-
rows game against the New Yorks. Their
places here will be filled by some of the
Detroit team for the balance of the season.
1t is learned on good authority that the
Detroit nine for the next year will be
composed as follows, at the salaries
named: Bennett, catcher, 50, 800; Bald.
win, pitcher, $4,000; Brouthers, first
base, $1,000: Dunlap, second base, 81
600; Richardson, short stop, $4,000;
White, third base, $500; Wood, left
field, S1,75o; Hanlon, centre field, s2,.
900; Thompson, right field, sl,75O;
Rowe, catcher, So, 500; Wiedman, pitcher,
$l,75O. The salaries of the management
aggregate $3.50 more, making total of
S36. 100.
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Murder in Edgefleld.

One of the most prominent and honor
ed ladies in cur County is Mrs. Fannie
Prescott Culbreath, living near Republi-
can Church, on the South side. She is
the only daughter of the late Capt. VIM.
F. Prescott. For two or three years past
she has been separated from her husband,
0. T. Culbreath, Esq, who, however,
lives in the same immediate neighborhood.
The social standing and popularity of
Mrs. Culbreath would forbid us thus
publicly mentioning such fact, were it
not, under present circumstances, almost
impossible to avoid it. Mrs. Culbreath's
children all live with her. The eldest Of
these are grown son and daughter
grown, but still quite young. On Satur-
day night last young Memphis Gilbreath,
the son, wishing to 60 spend the night at
the house of his uncle, Mr.. Lou Prescott,
few miles off, asked Mr.. William Ham.
mond, q young gentleman, friend, and
a next.door neighbor, to repair to his
mothers house, attend to the feeding of
the stock, &C., and guard the family du-
ring the night, Mr.. Hammond, who
is Is or 26 years old and unmarried, is the
son of Mrs. James Hammond, a widow,
living about mile from Mrs. Culbreath.
In the Culbreath family he was almost as
much at home as in his own home, hav-
ing previously for two or three years,
been in their employ as superintendent.
At about 81 o'clock he took one of the
younger children, little boy who was
sick and quite nauseated, out to the edge
of the back piazza to vomit, Mrs. Cul.
breath following with lighted lamp.
The child becoming relieved, Mrs. Cul-
breath returned into the house, while
Mr.. Hammond and the child stepped
down few PAGES into the yard. While
there a shot was suddenly heard from the
bottom of the yard, isome 20 or 25 yards
of, perhaps, and Mr.. Hammond fell,
mortally wounded-the left side of his
head, face, neck and shoulder being rid.
died with bullets. He fingered, uncon.
scious, at Mrs. Culbreath's g until noon on
Monday, when he died. The community
in which this terrible affair occurred are
in state of wild excitement. Peoples
mouths are full of reports, rumors, infer.
ences and declarations. We do not deem
it the part of wisdom or justice to make
public any of these. No arrest has been
made.-Edgefsld Advertiser, Sept. 15.
TRENTON, September l9.-There are
no further developments in reference to
the Hammond assassination ON last
Wednesday. The jury of inquest after
two days diligent inquiry returned YER
dict that the deceased, w. b. Hammond,
came to his death by reason of gunshot
wound in the hands of some unknown
person. There is still much excitement
in the vicinity of the residence of Mrs.
Culbreath, where the murder was com.
mitted, but all attempts 80 far to obtain
sufficient evidence to fix the murder on
any one have resulted in failure. The
inhuman assassin seems to have covered
his tracks adroitly and well.-D;spatch to
the Sunday Neaos.
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Bishop Sharp Backs Down.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, September
1S.-Bishop John Sharp, of Utah, o di:
rector of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
one of the wealthiest and most influential
Mormons, appeared in Court to-day and
pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation.
He claimed that the plural marriage in
question was entered into before there
was any statute againstit, in religion, but
he recognized the supremacy of his
adopted country's laws and would live
within them henceforth. He said he
would not advise any one else to break
the laws. He was fined 5000 and was
discharged on payment of this amount.
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] 7acA.nIshINa IN FUTURES.
i Ns,us and lburiiesr e says !:

The Nsaos and J barser says:
south Carolina has, It appears, a law
declaring gambling contracts unlawful.
The Act Of December "a, 1883, provides
that every contract or agreement Tor the
usale or transfer of any bonds or stock or
since or minerals shall be void, unless
t6s kathg agreeing to make the sale or
transtars is atothe time the owner of the
art;cle 20 be sold or transferred, or un.
less Il Is the bona tide intention OF both
the parties to the agreement that the ar
ticle in question shall be actually delly.,
.exed. in kind, by the person selling, and
fsctualiy received, in kind, BY the person
reeing to receive it. Besides this, any
arson Who has paid over any money on
konnt Of loss sustained by reason of
contract or agreement in violation
he Act is at liberty, within three
this after the payment, to sue and
ker the amount 80 lost and paid,
tha costs of the suit.
: 1fe law. it will be noticed, is very
rent. but there has not been, so far
know. a single action under it.
lock aud produce gambling goes on
nth Carolina every day. Is the
fectiye. or is there 80 much honor
5s The gamblers that they are unwill-
: Ents they very well might be, to take
a1tage of the law? II so, ne need
$ other remedy.
= Ehe difficulty about this Act is that it
MY applies to contracts made in this
ssState, while most of the contracts on
futures are made in other States. If
: futures was prohibited by
t;ohsl legislation, which could take
enhance of contracts made between
liens i of different States, the evil
gH be more nearly reached. AS a
ttsr of fact, the bulk of the dealings
cotton futures come either directly or
directly from New York, and are, We
kieye, most disastrous in their effect
the bona Jile cotton market. They
ht to be stopped by law. The deal
IN futures as to provisions are also
ious, but probably not to so great
Etent as those in cotton. The South
2ina statute covers all these evils,
Mould be extended to all of the
in ....s6niea. Then if it does not
pfogs3 defective, additional legislation
should be resorted to to accomplish tie
desired end.
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Dakota "Seeessionists."

Sioux FALLS, OAK, September 49,
In the constitutional convention yester.
day afternoon, while considering the bill
of rights in committee of the whole,
Hugh ]. Campbell, of Yankton, intro.
duced a resolution to the effect that "the
people have the right at all times to
alter, reform or abolish their form of
government in such manner as they may
think proper"
Judge Edgerton, president of the con.
vention, protested against the resolution,
and fiery speeches were made, both for
and against this secession" repetition,
as it was termed. The resolution was
carried by vote of As to II. Pending
the motion to report the resolution to
the convention, Judge Edgerton asked
that the matter be deferred till to-day,
but the motion to adjourn prevailed.
The greatest excitement prevails over the
matter.
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Fooling With a Sumter Girl.

SUMTER, September 20.-Thomas A.
Jones, a drummer for a Philadelphia
molasses house, wrote an insulting note
to young lady of this place this morn
ing. He was waited upon by commit
tee of gentlemen, headed by the irate
father, at the Jervey House this after.
noon, was treated to sound thrashing,
and given two hours to leave town. He
left. Jones claimed to be from North
Carolina. This is the second instance of
this kind that has happened here within
the last year, arr d in both cases the Of
fender has been subjected to severe chas,
tisement. nt.--Dispatek to the Mems and Cdu-
rier
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An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
saws: "Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years my doctors told me would have
to have the bone scraped leg amputated.
1 used, instead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and my leg is now sound and we'll"
Electric Bittors are sold at fifty cents
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at z5c.
per box by Hill Bros.
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Gcorgia's Railroad Law.

ATLANTA, September 1S.-The Gcor:
gia Senate passed bill by o vote of
twenty.four 10 fourteen to amend the
Railroad Commission Act aud immedi-
ately transmitted it 10 the House. The
bin repeals the arbitrary powers of the
commission and gives railroads the rig gbt
to make their own rates. The commits
sioners are to hear complaints only. The
bill gives the right Of appeal to the
Courts. Great interest is manifested in
this bill. 1t has been debated in the
Senate for several weeks and the contest
in the House will he prolonged aud
spirited.
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An Ilnportant Discovery.

The most important Discovery is that
which brings the most good to the great
est number DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds, will
preserve the health and save life, and is
priceless boon to the afflicted. Not only
does it positively cure Consumption, but
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Hoarseness, and all affections of the
Throat, Chest, and Lungs, yield at once
to it's wonderful curative powers II you
doubt this, get Trial Bottle Free. at Hill
Bros. Drug Store.
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Lumber and Shingles.

TT you expect to build new house or
i repair your old one, we respectfully
ask that you give US q call before you pur-
chase your Lumber and Shingles, as we
are satisfied we can save you money. We
keep on hand Flooring, Ceiling and Wea::
ther.boarding ready dressed. also any and
every kind Of Moulding, which we make
specially. Don't forget that We have got
tie best Shingles in the market. Call and
see us at the Blue Ridge Yard.
MAYFIELD & STUART.
I'll. On 1coE 2m
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While some hands were packing
cotton on the plantation of Mr.. Calvin
Brice, of Fairfield, one of his sons,
Homer, lay down on bale of cotton
near the trees. The hands did not notice
that he was near and rolling out a bale
from the press, it fell on him, crushing
him and iDjuriug him quite severely.
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]. b. CLARK.

MERCHANT TAILOR,
WToULD respectfully inform his friends
w and customers that he is now loca-
ted on Main Street, second door below the
Post Office, where he would be happy to
serve them with Custom. Made Clothes in
the latest and most approved styles.
Sept 3. 1885 3m
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We do not mean, of course, to have

We do not mean, of course, to have
anything to say in the controversy now
pending between the Meas and Courier
and the Columbia Register, but in the
matter Of criticising Capt. Dawson's ap.
pointment and services as member Of
the National Democratic Executive Com
miLtee, we think it but justice to say that
SO far as we have been informed on pub
lie opinion in this part of the State it
approved the appointment of Capt.
Dawson as mau available for valuable
service to the party. He has made, In
our Judgment, a most Jealous and eff
cient member of the Committee, and has,
we believe, contributed much to the
success of the National and State De.
mocracy. We do not know anything of
the reasons or methods which led to his
appointment, but We think the result has
vindicated the gentlemen who made him
the representative of this State on the
National Democratic Committee.
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SEASON .lSS5..S6.

WE are now receiving at our
Store one of the LARGEST and
MOST CAREFULLY selected
Stocks of GENERAL MER-
CHANDIZE that we have ever
brought to this market.
These Goods were bought at
HEADQ UARTERs, from
FIRST HANDS, and at much
lower prices than we have ever
bought before. Therefore, our
friends can rest assured that we
will give them all the advanta.
ges in quality and prices that
our complesfacilities will allow.
We bought largely of BAG
GING and TIES early in the
season, and can compete with
any house in the city on these
articles.
Our stock of BOOTS and
SHOES is complete in every
particular, and we offer splendid
assortments of various styles for
Gents, Ladies, Misses and Chill
dren. We have a large stock Of
Gents HANDMADE SHOES
in all styles. at much lower fig.
ures than usual.
We have enlarged our Store
Room, which will enable US to
carry much larger Stock than
we have formerly done. and can
compete in quality and price
with any house in the trade.
Our DRY GOODS, DRESS
GOODS, CLOTHING AND
GENTS FURNISHING DE-
PARTMENTS have received
our special attention while buy
ing, and We call the attention
of our friends and customers to
the fact that we can sell you
stylish and desirable Goods at
reasonable prices.
We have splendid line of
Gents, Youths and childrens'
HATS and GAPS, TRUNKS,
vALIsEs, UMBRELLAS,
SADDLES, HARNESS, GRI-
DIES, COLLARS, WHIPS,
BLANKETS, Sole, Upper and
Harness LEATHER.
HARDWARE, CROCKE-
RY,GLASSWARE, WOODEN
WARE. The BEST CHURN
IN THE WORLD for the
price.
PLANTATION MACHINE.
RY, FARMING IMPLE-
MENTs, WAGONS, TURN
ING PLOWS, HARROWs,
&C., &c.
And remember we are AL
WAYS IN THE COTTON
MARKET.
See us before you sell Cot
ton or buy your Goods.
Yours truly,
[CCQIy Catlcart ( c
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CARP FISH FOR SALE.

HlHE undersigned will drain his Fish
Ponds on Thursday, October 1st next,
and parties wanting to buy Fish can have
choice from three varieties-Mirror, Scaly
and Leather. Prices according to size of
Fish. MY Ponds are near Mountain Creek
Post Office. q. l.. BURR!SS.
Sent TO- 1855 3S
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Total for the year.........s177,01s 81
The figures for 1SS2-S3 we're Sl96, l4O.-
81, and for 1SS3-s4 s155, ,42292, SO that
the royalties for the year just closed
were greater by about $4,000 than those
of 1928, and by $4,000 than those OF
12S3-24
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"Wo mans rights" exclaimed a
Philadelphia man, when the subject was
broachad. "What moro rights do they
want? My wife is eternally bossing me,
cur daughters boss us both, and the ser; /;
want girl boss the wLo'c family. It's
time The men were allowed some rights"
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rHE cLos1NG SERVICES

would have been held tonight and q
large congregation would have assembled
to engage in them. The Lord closed the
great gospel tent meetings by demon
stration of power contrary to the expecta.
tion of his people, who we're praying and
assembling to receive gracious outpour.
ing of spiritual blessings.
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Valuable Land for Sale.

THE undersigned offers for sale a Valu-
Il able Tract of Land, containing 3l2
acrrs, lying on the Lowndesville Road, In
full view Of Savannah Valley Railroad, IL
miles from Anderson Cty-half way be-
tween Anderson and Lowndesville- 1t
has 100 acres of fresh land in cultivation,
including about 80 acres of first-class bot
tom land, well drained, lying on Wilson's
Creek, with about $50 acres of forest and
pincy old field. On the farm is good
dwelling 40 by SO, with rooms, good gin
house, barn and stables, and good tenant
houses, with brick chimneys. Call on or
address me at Stony Point, S. G:
j. n. BuRRIss.
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The prohibitionists in Maryland and
other States are carrying their cause
into politics by nominating State Prohi-
bition tickets. The Democracy of Vir.
ginia adopted the true policy when they
determined to submit it to the various
Counties in the State, as has been done
in Georgia. We think this is 8 question
which the people ought to decide for
themselves in the several Counties of
each State. It should be made q local
question, and removed entirely from pol
itics. When there is a strong feeling in
any County, manifested by petitions to
tha Legislature, the question should be
submitted to the voters of that County
to pass upon. By this means there
would be no danger to our political In
stitutions, while if the people are not
permitted to settle it locally for them.
selves, as in Georgia aud Virginia, it is
likely TO be the occasion of political
agitation here as it is in quite a number OF
States. In many instances this State
agitation accomplishes no good, but
renders uncertain the political status Of
>the State. 1t is, however, impossible to,
prevent such a condition of things BY
any other policy than that of local option
= -. ! = Il .
by Counties, where there is any consid.
cradle feeling on the subject. In Ohio.
for instance, there is considerable pro-,
.hibition party It always has ticket in
tbs field, but is never able to elect it.
-AiRaya, however, it polls larger vote
than the plurality of the winning party.
Il, therefore, is an element of very great
uncertainty in their election. We think
is would be much better for such States
to give a vent to this feeling by, permit.
ting separate votes to be had in the
several Counties to determine the policy
I'm such Counties. We are satisfied that
II will be. better for South Carolina to
follow the example of Georgia and Vir-
ginia than to- risk the consequences Of
such divisions as are regularly exhibited
on sssubject in Ohio and other States.
-
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Blown up and Down.
atlanta Constellation.

CARTERsvILIE, Ga, September 20
Last night the dynamiters paid Rev. Sam
Jones u visit, and blew the floor out of
his buggy house, as foretaste, perhaps,
of things yet to be.
The story may be related as follows:
Friday night, in the course of his SER
mon, Mr.. Jones made q very severe attack
on the men who are Aanking the prohi.
bition law in Gainesville. After using
some very stinging words, Mr.. Jones
said:
"Now I have had my say to you. 1
will talk to you and reason with you
concerning what I have said and the
structures have made on you. But you
and I can't fight. I would as soon get
into a pit with a NANCY bull dog, and
gnaw with him, as to fight such low down
scoundrels as you are. A man who will
illicitly, sneakingly perpetuate q traffic
on a community that has voted it out, is
too mean for me to belittle myself by
personal rencounter with him."
THE EXPLOSION.
About ten o'clock last night the quiet
of Cartersville was startled BY terrible
explosion that sounded like the thunder.
ous roar of cannon. The inmates of
the house of Rev. Sam Jones felt the
building tremble, and heard the glass
rattle, and those asleep and awake,
sprang to their feet with astonishment
written in every line of their faces.
At the same time a man at the gospel
tent, several hundred yards distant, saw
q flash of light in the direction of Jones's
residence, accompanying the explosion.
The fash seemed like suppressed bolt
of Lightning, that appearance of it hav-
ing been caused by the fact that the
explosion was within the walls of the
house. There have been recently several
TORPEDO EXPLOSIONS
by malicious parties and Mr.. Jones and
his family decided that the noise was the
explosion of torpedo somewhere in the
neighborhood. The man at the tent
decided that the flash was more than q
mile away and such was the impression
of others who saw and heard it. There
fore nothing was done in the way OF an
investigation.
This morning servant went to the
carriage house, about fifty yards from the
family house, and soon reported to Mr..
Jones that the carriage house had been
broken into. Mr.. Jones went down and
found the floor of the house torn out as
if by some crushing force. The flooring
had been splintered, and the heavy 2xlO
sleepers, right new, had been shattered
as by a bolt of lightning. Sacks of bran
were
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Heavy Phosphate Royalties.

The total of the phosphate royalty due
the State, for the quarter ending August
81, has just been aggregated at the Comp
troller. Generals Office. The amount is
$62, ,424O2, which is very much more
than the receipts of any previous quarter.
In fact, the next highest receipts were
only S46, ,127.53 credited to the quarter
Immediately preceding. The total for
the commercial year 1SS+S5 is now as
certained as follows:
Quarter ending Nov. Co.'s 33,64S SO
Feb. 2S.....". 34,S19 38
June 30...... 46,1N So
Aug. 31...... 60, ,424 OF
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IMPORTANT NOTICE,

IMPORTANT NOTICE.
nERSONS indebted to the undersigned
will confer great favor on him by
calling and settling their accounts on or by
the 2Gth inst, as he intends leaving the
city at that time, to be absent five months.
A. C. STRICKLAND.
Sent. II. 1885 10 2