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Bayard's Stricken Home.

WASHINGTON, January Sl.-Mrs. Bay
ard, wife of the Secretary of State, died
here this morning. The immediate
cause of death was congestion of the
brain, brought on by the shock of her
daughters sudden death two weeks ago.
For the first week following that event
she stood the strain and excitement quite
we'll, but week ago last Friday she was
compelled to take to her bed, and gradu-
ally grew worse from day to day. On
Thursday congestion of the brain made
its appearance, and she was unconscious
for twenty-four hours before her death.
Although for years Mrs. Bayard had
been a confirmed invalid, she had for
the past six months been in better health
than for many years. Last summer she
was very i'll at her home in Wilmington,
Del, with a complication of diseases of
the liver aud stomach, and her recovery
at that time was considered doubtful.
At the solicitation of her daughter, Miss
Kate, she put herself under the care Of
DR.. F. A. Gardner, of this city, and
under his treatment she bad improved so
much as to be able to 60 into society this
winter, and, although still an invalid,
she was in comparatively good health
when her daughter died. She was about
81 years of age. With the exception of
her daughter, Mrs. Warren, Of Boston,
and her son who is in Arizona, the fami.
ly were present when she died. The
body will be taken to Wilmington to.
morrow and the funeral will be held
there on Tuesday.
The death of Mrs. Bayard will have
marked effect on the social festivities at
the Capital. 1t closes in absolute
mourning for week the White House,
the houses of the Cabinet ministers, and
withdraws from society the President and
Miss Cleveland, the members of the Cab.
met and their families.
On the announcement of the sad event
the President directed the immediate
recall of invitations for State dinner to
the Supreme Court, which was to have
been given on Thursday evening, and
Secretary and Mrs. Endicott withdrew
their invitations for a Cabinet dinner on
Friday evening. Miss Cleveland will
not be at home to callers during the
week, and her Saturday afternoon recep-
ton will be abandoned. Secretary and
and Mrs. Whitney had issued cards for
series of Thursday evening receptions,
but their house will, with others, be
closed this week. and all acceptances of
invitations by Cabinet families for that
period will be revoked.
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The FIRST Of the recent blizzares
originated in Texas, the second in Flori-
da, and the third in Georgia. The
tendency Of the South to keep solid
evidently knows no limit
Seven men were sentenced to death
in the Federal court at Fort Smith
Arkansas, on Saturday. All will be
executed on April 23d. They are con-
victed of participation in different mur.
ders and include three Indians, two white
men and two negroes.
- 1t is reported that the Mormons are
thinking of buying tract Of land Of ore
million acres in extent in one of the
Sandwich Islands, and emigrating there
in a body. A small Mormon settlement
is located there already. The proposed
movement would be of very large pro.
portions, but would not be more difficult
than previous emigrations Of the fanati-
cal members of the Mormon faith. TIE
sale Of their Utah possessions would
doubtless furnish che necessary funds.
The widely diAIused character of the
business of supplying immoral literature
to the youth of the land may be family
copjectured from some statements of the
secretary of the New York Society for
the Suppression of Vice. That organi-
cation alone during the past year destroy
ed thirty-five tons Of obscene matter and
suppressed 2O7 books. Great as is this
mass of moral filth, that which escaped
destruction and was sent upon its degrad.
ing mission must have been far create
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The Charles City (Iowal lntslkgencsr
quotes asparagraph from this paper en-
dorsing the views attributed TO- the POST
master General as to turning Republi.
cans-out and putting Democrats in their
places; and says: "There Is nothing u we
ike 81 we'll as what is called speaking
out in meeting. There is no evasion in
that, no beating about the bush. And it
expresses about oul feelings. Civil
service reform is very mach of. a hum.
bug, as at present exhibited, but9ith set.
ting ansexcellent example for the Repub.
licans when they shall come into power
again 10 .Ss Let the good work go on,'
That is what ne mean exactly. When
the Republicans were inpower they put
none but Republicans in Office. Now
that the Democrats are in, We think they
should put none but Democrats in Office.
The Republicans have set the example,
sand for once they acted sensibly. That
is the policy which kept them il power
and il is the policy now which will keep
them out Of power if the Democrats fol-
low it. When the Republicans do get
back in power, they win follow that
policy without any example The only
consolation in the matter is that our
Iowa namesake is candid en- ongh to put
the date Of their return to power very
accurately in saying 's9. Of course our
contemporary meant 1889.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTRR.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 80, 1886.
The colored people of the District are
complaining that although they are in
vested with all the rights of citizenship
under the law, still they are discriminate
ed against by the business men of
Washington. They stale that they are
denied on account of color privileges
enjoyed by white people in places of
amusement, in restaurants, hotels, lunch
rooms, on steamboats,, &C., &c. They con.
sequently pe,itioned Congress for relief,
and Senator Ingalls, has introduced bill
amendi' the license laws so as to forbid
and prouibit such determinations. Fred.
Douglass was one of the petitioners.
The pressure brought upon Commits
missioner Montgomery for positions in
the Patent Office has become so great
that he was compelled this week to
dismiss fifteen employees to make room
for applicants. This is the largest dis
missal made at one time in any of the
Offices. The Commissioner resisted the
pressure as long as was possible, but at
last had to suceumb to it, The positions
were all outside of the classes covered by
the Civil Service rules.
Many interesting and profound speech.
es are looked fol in The debate which will
soon arise in the Senate OH the refusal Of
the President TO give his "ieasons" for
making removals and appointments.
The Senators of both parties are pre-.
pairing for the debate, and it is expected
that there will be more speeches deliver.
ed on this subject than on any question
that has arisen for years, certainly since
Andrew Johnson's term. The Republi-
can Senators are determined to stand by
their party fr:7ds in office, and the
President is equally determined not to
be deprived by the Senate of the exercise
of his prerogative of making appoint
ments. The question really is what is
meant by the provision Of law that the
President shall appoint by and with the
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other public issue, aid if the people
would only trust him q little more, they
~uuid find that he is right in Il epositiun
he has taken, which will rebound 10 the
interest of the Democratic party in the
end. He said further that the political
significance is one of the principal fea-
lures to be considered in dealing with
this question, and there is but slight
chance for the Democracy to carry New
York under the silver flag, or the law as
now administered. The extreme silver
men have misrepresented the true situa.
tion, and have attempted to forestall
public opinion by some of their recent
utterances. The next question is wheth-
er NE shall continue to coin silver when
the people of the country refuse to take
it at par with gold.
The silver men are indignant on &C.
count of very sharp transaction, which
is a straw indicative of the feeling of
the Senate on this question. Several
days ago Senator Eustis, of Louisiana,
introduced resolution calling for the
payment of the next bond call in silver,
instead of following up the old practice
o. gold payments. The subject was sent
to the finance committee of the Senate,
which meets every Tuesday. At the last
meeting, by precuncerted arrangement,
Senators Frye and Hale appeared to
make arguments against the con6rma-
ton of two New England collectors.
They submitted numerous documents tine
reading of which consumed The session,
and the Eustis resolution was not even
considered Consequently there is no
chance for report upon i, irior to next
Monday, when the February bond call
natures, and the owners of tn ese bonds
have no fear, that they will be compelled
to accept silver in lieu of the customary
gold. There is considerable talk on the
subject, and the drift of opinion is that
the work of the Maine Senators was
merely the consummation of an anti.
silver scheme. On all sides there is a
disposition 70 talk freely but act cautious.
ly IN the silver question, aid the pros,
poets are unmistakalle that na new silvt r
legislation will be enacted during the
Forty ninth Congress.
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A Drawn Battle on Silver.

WASHINGTON, January 3l.-Although
the silver question has not occupied the
attention of Congress to any extent dur
ing the past two weeks, the silverites are
cooked and primed ready to fire off
another batch of speeches on the subject
as soon as the cloud of routine legislation
shall have passed by. The coinage com.
mittee of the House has held several
meetings since its organization, but up
to date, so am informed by member
of the committee, nothing has occurred
in the meantime by which the sense of
the committee could be tested on the
subject. After the second Wednesday
in February the committee will decline
to hear any further arguments for or
against silver, and will take up the ques'
ton and consider it with view to pre-
pairing a report to be submitted to the
House the latter part of February.
During recent visit to the White
House member of the coinage commit
tee mentioned the silver que tion to the
President The latter Immediately
lighted up and manifested intense inter.
est in the subject, convincing his visitor
that the silver question is very clear to
him. The President said he had given
this subject more consideration than any
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An Enterprlsing, Reliable House.

Hill Bros. can always he relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best of
everything, but to secure.the Agency for
such articles as have well-known merit,
and are popular with the people, thereby
sustaining the reputation of being always
enterprising. and ever reliable: Having
secured the Agency for the celebrated
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consuinp-
ton will sell it on positive guarantee.
tt will surely cure any and every atfec.
ton Of Troat, Lungs, and Chest, and to
show our confidence, we invite you to
call and get Trial Bottle Free.
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Lord Salisbury's administration of the
English government has been dissolved,
and Mr. Gladstone has been returned to
the Premiership. Under the English
system, as our readers know, whenever
the Cabinet proposes any measure and
sit IS defeated in the House of Commons,
me defeat b regarded as vote of want
Of confidence OF if the Cabinet oppose
any pending measure and the House
adopts il, such adoption is likewise
regarded as vote of censure, and in
either event the ministry has to resign
and q Cabinet from the opposi.
tion is formed. The two great parties in
England, led respectively by Mr.. Glad.
( stone and Lord Salisbury, are very
/ equally divided. and Mr.. Parnell, lead
ling the Irish party, holds the balance of
-faRer. Some months ago the Irish vote,
I By going with the Liberals, defeated Mr..
Gladstone On the proposed budget to
raise supplies, and his administration
Immediately resigned. Parliament as
sembled about Two weeks ago after the
rejection, aud the Queens speech was
read, delineating the proposed policy of
the government. Mr.. Collins at once
introduced a resolution amending the
speech on the Irish question, and the
rresolrtion was adopted BY vote of 32s
to 259, upon which the Lord Salisbury
Cabinet resigned and Mr.. Gladstone is
restored The Liberals favored coercion
for Ireland, while Mr.. Gladstone favors
n more concifiatory policy. Just what
Ibis policy will be cannot yet be foretold,
butt looks very much as if Ireland will
Sc ,on have home parliament, and thus
sterminate this agitation. Mr.. Parnell,
the leader of the Irish members,
holds The balance of power in the
House, and snow practically the king
maker in England. He can change the
ministry at will, and therefore hence
forth there will be great uncertainty as
to the stability of parties in England.
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Feb4, 1886
.PL0WS FOR SALE

WYE have lot Of the WHITLOCK &
w ETHRIDGE PATENT PLOWS
and STOCKS on hand, which we are SELL
ing rapidly. We sold eighty or ninety on
Saleday. Those who wish to buy the
cheapest and best Combination Stock and
Points, with Farm Right, should call at
once. Those who have bought territory
from us have succeeded admirably in sell
ing Farm Rights. We have several Town
ships in this County, and number of
Counties in the State yet for sale. Per-
sons wishing to purchase or inquire about
these Rights will please call on the under
signed in tho storeroom of Smith Il Co.,
next to the Book Store.
WHITLOCK & ETHRIDGE.
Feb 4, 1885 80
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Mr.. EDITOR: They say y',liar r',..
ming your printing press with Il steam
engine, and alm"st know if you "re
rising that fast, that you will not publish
what an humble countryman may write;
but nevertheless l vii writeanyway, and
you can do as you please. There are Il
good many things that we hear and
would like 10 know something about, but
perhaps it is none of our business, and
may be downright impertinence in US to
inquire about. They say the whiskey.
license prohibition business has gone
plum dead because it has been solemnly
decided that we poor country people htve
nothing to do with it; that the incorpo.
rations have concluded to excuse Us, and
manage all that matter themselves.
Does this mean that the people of the
country are incompetent to decide that
question ? If 50, sir, the people of
the country set fiat down on that propo.
sition, and assert their rights aud abilities
as sovereigns of this country. But one
thing l want to know, and my neighbors
want to know is: How much has this
whiskey business cost the country people,
in the way Of fines, during the past year9
Do they ever fine town people for getting
drunk, unless it is poor negro? Whit
amount of fines was collected last year
from each class? If you will answer
these questions, Dir. E'ltor, you will
certainly confer a favor upon the coun
try. | would ask Mr Tnlly, or the Clerk
of the Coulicil, but they might conclude
to fine me for asking into business that
belongs exclusively To the interpretations.
/ think, however, that the poor country
devils. have right to know how much
money they pay annually in fines to
keep this thing going. Or does the in
corporation desire to keep this matter
dark so that the people may not really
know how bad it is, lest they should
repent? Light, information, facts and
figures is what the people want.
We have also heard ia our Neck (but
then I most know that it is not so, not a
word of it true,) that they have some
new tangled law, SO that when fellow
gets drunk and spends all his money in
getting drunk, and has none left to pay
fines with, and is thirsty and sick, and
don't feel like working on the street, they
just hitch him up to wagon, (but we
never heard whether they hitched him
to the fore end or hind end) and drove
through town. But this can't be so, for
it would be too bad to thus use up poor
countryman, who unfortunately and ac-
cidentally got tangled in business that
belongs exclusively to town folks. 1t
aint so, is it Mr.. Editol.
t... .t- e..t n..sa, SIMON.
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Profit for Everybody.

p Parkel's Tonic kept in home is SEN
tinel to keep sickness out. Used discreet
ly it keeps the blood pure, and the stom-
ach, liver and kidneys in working order.
Coughs and colds vanish before it. 1t
builds up the health.
II sell large quantities of Parker's
Tonic in my drug store. Among my
customers, a doctor, has been prescribing
it for the past two years. He was nearly
dead himself, and tried every remedy
known to his profession, without any re-
lief. After he had used fonr bottles OF
Parker's Tonic he began to grow in flesh.
and the Improvement in his health was
absolutely wonderful. He now recon-
mends it to everyone."-J. E. Darrow,
Calumet Ave Pharmacy, 1lS Twenty
ninth Street, Chicago, Ill.
Parker's Tonic.
Prepared by Hlscox & Co., N. VI
Sold by all Druggists in large bottles at
One Dollar.
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Pref Walter w. D.,Wn, in his article
this week, shows ,h". he WAS discussing a
difficult, though similar, proposition 10
to the one We were discussing on the
question OF dual basis Of representation.
Therefore, while his position was correct
as to the systems of (which he wrote, ours
was also correct as to the theoretical sys.
tenn of which we were speaking. Mr..
Brown this week expresses himself as
preferring that system of representation
which gives 10 communities representa-
ton for. population and wealth to be
elected by the same electors. He terms
this system q refinement of the crude sys-
TENS now in practice in some Of the Euro
pean governments. Inothis opinion we
are unable to agree with Mr.. Brown. If
wealth is to be represented, it ought to
be by the selection Of the owners of that
wealth, and not by the selection of other
people who are hostile, perhaps, to those
owners. For instance, say that the late
VIM. II. Vanderbilt lived in Anderson
with his millions of dollars; under the
proposed plan of representation this
County would get four representatives
for population and about one.fourth of
the representatives for wealth, which, if
if made on en- equal basis with popula-
tion, would give 81 representatives, or
IS representatives out Of 248 Now,
these representatives would be elected Ly
the general vote Of the County, and every
man elected might be hostile to the
owner Of this fortune, and desire legisla-
tion inimical to his interests. II would
give to the voters Of this County. an
influence and power which would be un.
fair, injurious and dangerous. The Eu
ropean idea is 10 let one interest check
the other, 10 provide against destruction
to the rights of property or encroach-
menls by !he wealthy upon personal
rights. We can see much, reason and
even necessity for such systems Of repre-
sentation under their governments, but
We can see neither fairness nor prospec-
tive good in allowing one thousand men
to have twice the control which four
thousand other men, equally as intelli-
gent and patriotic, simply because very
wealthy man an or corporation 9Ts might hap
pen to be located in the midst of.the 6rst
thousand men, 7 The idea is destructive
Of the idea Of equality, upon which our
government is founded, and would, We
believe, work mischieyously if tried.
Fortunately, there is no danger that it
will be tried in this country. OF anywhere
|. else.
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5d EDITOR INTELL1GENCER: 1t may be
abusing your generosity, but would
ask Just little space this week.. In my
article last week I did not pretend to say
that, lin those European governments
where the system prevails of having
more than one basis Of representation in
one or more branches of the legislative
department, the plans ofthe system there
in practical operation correspond in de-.
tail With the plan which has been pro
posed in this State. In fact, in the cases
which Iicited the plans differ much from
each'other as to the details; but they
all involve the same principle, that of
having more than one. basis of represen-
tation even in the same house, and in
several cases there is the dual basis of
representation proposed in this State
wealth and population. This is all that
we, aimed to show. and we think the
facts given did show it.. We frankly
admit the difference as to detail which
you pointed out in your last editorial
we could not do otherwise than see the
difference. 'usl $50 81 iiag
n'AId now, let's re state this difference.
In the cases Of the European govern
ments, cited, where wealth and popula.
.tion are both represented, the represen-
ltatives Of wealth are elected by and held
responsible to the few individuals own
ing the wealth-there are different con-
sliluencies as well as different bases of
representation. In the place proposed;
for this State the representatives from
the different counties would be assigned
partly in proportion to the population Of
the county and partly In proportion to
the wealth of the county-but all the
representatives from the county woald
be elected by the entire voting popula-
ton of the county: thus, while each
county would have voice in legislation
somewhat in proportion to its aggregate
wealth, no representative would be elect;
ed by or feel under obligations to the
wealthy class Of individuals.
Thus, what difference exists is in favor
of the plan for this State; it is a refine
.ment of the crude forms now in vogue
in Europe. The European plans cited
tend to build up that worst phase of
government the plutocratic oligarchy;
while the plan proposed here avoids this
tendency, aud yet gives to wealth that
share in legislation to which a great
many good and wise men think it is
justly entitled. B.
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a WORD ABOUT FERTILIZERS.
As this is the season at which our
planters are arranging to purchase their

As this is the season at which our
planters are arranging to purchase their
guanos for the coming crop, we take this
opportunity Of asking them to read the
advertisement Of the Anderson Oil Mill
and Fertilizer Company which appears
in another column. We believe every
word as to the excellencies of this fer
tilizer is true. We have seen the Gene.
,rostee tested along with other standard
grades of fertilizers, and have no doubt
!: that it is the equal of the best grades
{ brought 10 this market, and better than
{ many Of them. The testimonials pub.
lishcd are from intelligent, reliable men,
q whose statements and whose judgment
the public can rely upon with confidence.
They establish the fact that this fertili.
j: zeris as. good as the best, and the price
ssatIwhich it is sold establishes the fact
tbats it is IS cheap or cheaper than the
cheapest Of the FIRST class goods. It is
Smaue: at home, and therefore ought to be
patronized by the people of Anderson
County. By buying this fertilizer you
7 get as good or better fertilizer than you
canF buy in ,the market as cheap or
cheaper than you can buy elsewhere,
and &C the same time encourage home
industries and keep the profits here to
help build up our own County, inst cad
Sofsending them off to people from whea.
we will get no benefit. The Anderson
Il Mill is just starting, and of course it
will strive to;make its goods assvaluable
ass possible inlorder firmly TO establish its
! reputation The farmer has every y. guar.
! antee of ofApurity when he buys the. Gene.
srostee, which is more than he can have
! in bnying goods about whose manufac.
stnre he knows nothing. Inquire into
The matter, and if5all things are equal,
buy the Generostee Fertilizer this year.