The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-03

the small farmers. who have heretofore
dependcd on these advances for tile
prosecution Cf their work. ti2d them
selves in 4 bad way.-lA S?aEtaADHr%
the Act seems 10 have narrowed down
into fight between the landowners ami
the tenants. the Turner wishing to 1urc'
the laborer to work for wages. WhcA tie
latter have not the means OF character
to secure supplies. The tenants regard
this movement "a oppressive ana ull-
lust. The ultimat" results Of the farm
ing operations under this law cannot b'
predicted ut present. There Is con-
siderable dittcrenc. OF opinion III dlitc-
rent sections of SpariaEbur% Is 10 the
effect of the law. The general lMprcS-
sion seems to BE- that while the law i
good for the landlord it i hard on the
tenant-In Sumter it is expected that
the priority law will decrease tie vo.-
ume of trade. Many Of the lien mcr-
chants have entirely withdrawn fr"m
the business. The farmers. however.
hope that good may result from the iaW;
in Union the law has been accepted
as the best that could have been adopt
ed.--In Williamsburg the farmers
have found greater difficulty in arran%-
inc for advances this year than for Scv-
cral years past. The priority given the
landlords lien has not. however. apprt~
ciably affected the value OF the lien Is Il
security for advances. The rral MS
chief wrought by tn" Priority ACT Is sail
to be caused by the priority given Tie
laborer's lirn.-In York the law has
caused no dcmoralizltion among the
laborers, but it has been productive OF
no COOL to either landlord. merchant or
laborcr Mr.. II. J. Barlicll 1 mcr-
chant of Camden made an assignment
TO w. w. Dick of Charleston on the
23rd. Liabilities between *7.0U and
| 5000. Assets nominal. .--IMrtccA
negroes have been arrested 1T Camden.
charged with being implicated il the
recent burglaries-Two sections OF the
Greenvillr, LaurcnS AID Nincty-S:N
Railroad we're let on the 25th. One en-
tends from Nincty-SiX sixteen mile:
northward and is light work. and wis
awarded TO w. E. Sullivan ofGrcc.iviilr,
the other extends eleven miles further
toward Grcenville and includes the
| heaviest work and was let to Alexander
Stewart Il Co., of Tenn.-Thc store OF
W. B. Utsey at St. Georges. CollctOn
County, was totally destroyed by fir"
on the morning of the 25th. Loss ahoNt
$4,000. Insurance Sll,0O).-Mr. J..
V. Schroeder's dwelling house near
Lowndesville, Abbcvillc County, was
burnt on the oath. The most OF tn"
furniture and clothing OF the family WAS
destroyed. The house was insured for
$1,000, and was worth about s., ,300.-
The oil Bethel Presbyterian Church
three miles from Waltcrborc, WAS burned
on the 23rd. 1t was nearly Il century
old and the only church within II miles
of Walterboro that the white people had
to attend trial of A. j. Surratt
of WILLIAMSON for countprfeiting re-
suited in his acquittal in the l. 5.
| Court at G1cenville on the 21th.-Mr.
| B. r. Tillman has declined tie invita-
ton Of the Lancaster farmers to adj
dress their convention.-Thcf farmers
of Lisbon Laurens County, have invited
Mr.. B. R. Tillman TO deliver al address
| before their society good pro-
pie of Yorkville are at the mercy OF the
'Rag-tag Bob-tail' element Of Tie
town in consequence OF the failure OF
the Legislature 10 ratify the General
Incorporation Act.-Charlotte VIII
liamS, a step-daughter of Congressman
Smalls died from the effects OF tn"
greatest poverty and neglect AT Bealt-
| fort on the morning of the 23rd.