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"A Wife,s Separate Property.

SPARTANBURG, October 27.-Iu 1884
a. J. Gwynn and his wife entered into q
mercantile partnership here, and in 1885,
becoming embarrassed, executed deed
of assignment to the partnership assets,
and about $40 1000 worth of the separate
property of Mrs. Gwynn, all'she owned,
for the benefit of the partnership credi.
tors. Since that assignment was execut.
ed the Supreme Court has decided Chat q
married woman is incompetent to contract
and be contracted with, save as to her
separate property. So Mrs. Gwynn, by
her attorneys, Pope & Shand, of Colum-
bia, instituted an action to set aside the
deed of assignment, in so far as it affects
her separate estate, upon the ground that
she had no legal authority to enter into
a partnership with any person, and more
especially her husband, and consequently
her separate property was not liable for
the so-called partnership debts, and they,
therefore, claim that the deed of assign.
ment was executed by her under mistake
of her-legal rights. These positions are
stoutly contested by the creditors, who
are represented by Duncan and Sanders
and Col. ]. S. R. Thomson, of this place.
The whole matter was referred to
David johnson, Jr., of Union, as referee,
who decided in favor of the plaintiffs,
fully sustaining the contention of Pope
& -Shand. The matter came up on
exceptions to the report of the referee,
and was elaborately argued before Judge
Fraser at the present term of the Circuit
Court, which isin session here, BY the
Hon. Joseph Daniel Pope for the plain.
tiff, and Col. j. S. r. Thompson for the
defence. The cause being one involving
important legal principles and considera.
BILE pecuniary interests, the Court reserved
its decision. The general opinion is,
however, that the report of the referee
will be sustained. The case will doubt.
less go 10 the Supreme Court.-CoTe.
spondence Of the News and Courier.
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Blaine and the Presidency.

In an interview at the Continental
hotel, Philadelphia, Wednesday, Senator
John Sherman was asked as to the presi.
Dental contest in 1883, and whether he
thought Mr.. Blaine would be the repub.
lican candidate. Mr.. Sherman replied !:
81 have not had any conversation with
Mr.. Blaine upon the subject. It would
be a delicate question to touch upon.
If Mr.. Blaine wants the nomination I
think he. can get it. It is for him to
decide the matter. No candidate should
be named without special reference is
had to New York. The duty of the next
national convention, I take it, is to name
a candidate who will be acceptable to
New York. tits for Mr.. Blaine to decide
whether he can succeed in that State. If
he should be twice beaten it would be
disastrous to him, for that would end him
politically. However, it is two years off
time enough for the moulding of senti-
ment. / haven't heard that Mr.. Blaine
wants the nomination"
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Garland and Lamar.

l saw Gen. Garland yesterday walking
down from the Department of Justice
through Fourteenth street to F street,
where he goes every day to his lunch.
The Attorney General had huge soft
black hat slouched down over his thin,
sallow face. Although the day was very
warm he wore heavy brown overcoat
over his black frock suit. His gray
trousers looked wrinkled and worn. His
boots were dusty and unblacked. His
frock nndercoat was unbuttoned. he
walked along with his hands in his over.
coat pockets with careless, lifeless air,
looking in front of him with the dull
gaze Of Indifference. His general ap.
pearance was that OF frontersman on q
visit to Washington with band of res
ervation Indians. His general appear.
ance, however, was one of physical com.
fort. Ho has gotten over worrying about
losing his place, as he has every assurance
that the President has not the slightest
idea of disturbing him.
Secretary Lamar is the happiest look.
ing man in Washington. A smile of
deep content lghtens up his face when
any Que congratulates him upon hia
approaching marriage He no longer
makes any denial of the fact of his mar,
riage. He has a number of lady relatives
now visiting him who will probably
remain here until the wedding The day
has not yet been formally announced
Mcw York World.
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Shocks IN the South Pacific.

SAN FRANCISCO, November Ia let
ter published in this evenings Bulletin,
under date of Apia, October Is, says
that authentic news has reached Samoa
to the effect that on the morning of Sep.
tember 10, over one hundred heavy shocks
of earthquake occurred on the island of
Ninafau, one of the Tonga or Friendly
Islands. and that from the bottom of a
lake, which was two thousand feet deep,
a mountain has arisen to the height Of
three hundred feet above its surface, also
that this mountain has burst out in
flames, and thrown out hot stones and
sand in such quantities as to destroy two.
thirds of the cocoanut trees on the island.
In Samoa slight shocks of earthquake
occur so frequently now that they no
longer cause any alarm.
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An Earthquake Spring.
Last Mondays Ne,0s and Courier 8,

Last Mondays Ne,os and Courier says:
Yesterday was one cf the most beauti-
full and delightful days we have had since
the Summer season passed away. There
was not cloud in the sky and the air
was invigoratipg. The streets were full
of people, the Battery thronged with
promenaders and the churches were all
we'll attended by large and earnest con-
gregations. There was nothing to dis
quiet the community, and there would
have been nothing 10 make the day in
any wise different from all other days at
this delightful season Of the year, but for
asight earthquake tremor which occurred
at twenty minutes past o'clock in the
afternoon. The disturbance was 80
slight that it was not felt by majority
of persons in the city, and even those
who thought they felt it were little un-
certain as to whether it was the rumbliDg
of street Car or carriage, or mayhapa
wheelbarrow. But all the same it is now
pretty generally agreed that there was
tremor.
The only curious freak connected with
it was the bursting forth of a spring of
clear, pure water in the Customhouse
yard. This spring is near one of the
assures which was caused by the great
earthquake on the night of August 81.
1t is about fifty feet from the eastern
portico of the Customhouse and in
almost straight line from the outer row
of columns which help to support the
immense roof of the building. The
"spring" was visited by number Of
persons during the day, and was the sub.
ject of great many surmises. It was
still flowing last night at the rate of
about gallon minute, and had covered
the ground around tue boil" with water
for 8 space of about twenty y-6ve feet
square. The "Spripg" is about fifty feet
west of the Concord street. main of the
Water Works Company by which the
wharves are supplied with water, and
within close proximity of a number Of
barrels of water, which supply the water
for the donkey engine Of the Custom
house contractor. When the spring
first made its appearance, it is said, the
water was almost boiling hot. At 8
O'Clock last night it was still running,
and vas about milk warm. Of eight
persons who tasted it only two could dis.
cover that it had any of the qualities Of
artesian water. The origin of the spring
is not known. 1t may have been caused
by break in the water main, or leak
in the donkey engine barrels or break
in the Customhouse cisterns, or it may
have been caused by the settling down of
disturbed particles. It will furnish the
seismic scientists with clue, and per.
haps they may be able, with its assist
ance, to readjust their focuses or foci.
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SIGNIFICANT FACTS.

1T is a significant fact that the poor
devil who is tied up with a lien and
mortgage, and knows he's got to do 30, is
always the first man to pay his account.
1t is significant fact that people al
ways put off paying the poor Drug man
until they have paid everybody else, and
then. if they have anything left that
they've no use for, they let him have it.,
and think they have done him great
favor.
1t is a fact most people lose sight of
that the Drug man has got to pay his
debts, live and keep out of the poor
house if he can, just like other folks.
It is fact that Hill Bros. have sold a
great many people this year and last on
time, who ought to have paid them long
ago and who havn't.
It is fact that if this cap fits any of
you, you may as we'll keep it.
It is fact that only the hit dog
"hollers" when you throw rock into a
crowd.
1t is q fact no one pretends TO deny
that if you want to SOW Grass Seed of
any klnd-CloVer, Lucerne, w neat, &C
you will do we'll to see US before buying
your Seed and Blue Stone.
1t is fact that though we don't blow
nor brag much, we are generally up to
the scratch" on prices of Drugs, Patent
Medicines, &c. Ask your neighbor.
That Circulating Library, though a
great many won't believe in it, is an ac-
tual, significant fact, and contains works
by some of the best writers of the day,
which we will lend you with great pleas
ure if you will only come for them. Ask
your neighbor.
1t is also fact that it is none of your
business how we can afford to lend them
for nothing.
Come and see us-we'll do you good.
HILL BROS.
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gst the system concrete, and the consoli.
ssa.tion of the securities would make them
more valuable. All the railroads had
consolidate on an equal basis, except the
Port Royal, which will have to scale
down; that the idea of the consolidation
was to- reduce the fixed charges of the
aggregate to a lower scale per mile and q
;taife limit. 81 q
g The consolidation will give the roads
financial strength and reduce the expen-
:sss for operating the same.
President Raoul is active and busily
:sagaged, and does not seem disturbed
over the rnmors of .changein the Central
m snagement, which We predicted, and
still predict he will retain.
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An Active Volcano.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.-The steam
er Mariposa, from Sydney, New South
Wales, and Honolulu, which arrived
here yesterday, brought the following
advices:
Intelligence has been received at AUX
land, New Zealand, that on September
81 seven native villages were destroyed
by volcanic eruption on the island of
Niafu, in the Tonga group Of the Friend
ly Islands. The whole island has been
devastated by volcanic deposits. White
Island, in the Bay of Plenty, is in state
of active eruption. A vast column of
smoke is ascending from the island to a
height of 1000 feet.
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"A petition for the taxation of bache.
lors has been presented to the French
Chamber of Deputies. It says that in
Paris alone there are nearly half q mill
ion, while the number of married men is
not more than $4,000. The Pail Mall
Gazette remarks that the tax, singular as
it may seem, has already existed in seve.
raj countries. The French Convention
adopted it. So did the old republics.
In Sparta the women were allowed to
drag bachelors into the Temple of Her.
cules and give them sound thrashing.
Plato condemned them to q fine. Rome
made them pay round sum. Camillus
went further and forced them to marry
the widows of citizens killed in defending
the country. The petitioners say the
tax ought TO be doubly welcome-6rst,
because it will increase the declining
population by inducing bachelors to
marry; and secondly, because it will
help to make up the growing deficit in
the budget.
= Special from Fort Keogh, Montana,
dated Oct. 30, says: Reports from
Southwestern Montana says heavy
snow storm has visited that section.
Stage coaches are delayed. Several COW
boys who were out on the round up were
lost in the storm Tuesday night and were
obliged to camp under the sage brush
without food, blankets or fire. The storm
is the heaviest of the season and will
cause considerable delay in Fall range
work.
A Times special from Fort Keogb,
Mont, says a cowboy herding cattle, near
Bozeman on Thursday, conceived the idea
of running q race with freight train
just passing. Putting spurs to his broncho
he caught up with the flying cars, and for
q while the race was an even one. While
galloping like mad alongside the train,
by sudden lurch the horse and rider
were thrown against the cara. The cow
boy and horse we're killed.
= The 125 steamships plying between
the United States and Europe cost the
sum of S10O,OO0,OOO, employ lS, ,75O men,
spend ST ,000,00 q month for coal, carry
100000 passengers year, and earn
$22, ,000, 900 for passage money, exclusive
of what is paid for freight.
- The government pays out 81 900 in
pensions every hour, according to the
calculation of tho Washington correspon-
dent of the Nashville Union.
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Sale Of Personality.

T1HE following Personally, advertised
L. for sale on Salesday in November,
will be sold at the Storehouse of Shirley &
Burford, in Martin Township, on Friday,
the 18th day November next, to wit:
Cine six horse power Tozer Steam Engine.
C'ne Sixty Saw Cotton Gin, Feeder and
Condenser.
Cne Cotton Press.
Cne CaTdwell Thresher.
The entire Stock of Merchandise, con-
sisting of Groceries, Hardware, and such
other goods as are usually keptin country
store.
This property will be sold by me as the
Agent of Thomas P, Smith, McIver & Co.,
by virtue of power contained in mort
gage given by the said Shirley & Burford
to the said Thomas P. Smith, McIver &
Co.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
w. A. GEER, Agent.
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About two O'Clock last Sunday

About two o'clock last Sunday
morning the family of Mr.. Deacon,
who lives at Fort Madison, small town
on the Air Line road few miles this
side of the Georgia line, we're aroused
by heat and smoke and falling walls and
found their house in flames. Before
they could get out two of Mr.. Deacon's
children were fatally burned. The fire
spread and four stores, all in the place,
we're destroyed with most of their stocks.
The fre is supposed to have originated
from box of hot ashes left ontside Mr..
Descon's house.
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Signs in the Sky.

A number of colored people in this
town discovered new cause for excite
ment between 4 and s o'clock last We'd
nesday morning, in streak of red along
the Western horizon, similar to the ap-
pearance of the clouds just before the
rising of the sun, and we suppose they
though the world had surely come to an
end, for the sun had got round on the
wrong side of the earth TO make its morn
ing appearance and start upon its daily
round. 1t set those who saw it to pray.
ing, shouting and singing, as excitedly
as they did on the night of the August
earthquake. A few white persons were
aroused by the noise, and confess that
the sky presented very unusual appear.
ance, and had it been in the right direc-
tion they would have thought the sun
was coming up from behind cloud, even
at that early hour in the morning. II
gradually passed off as the day dawned
Union Times,
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THE HIGHROAD TO SUCCESS
FOR THE FARMER, +
Cotton Seed and Grain Crusher crushing
Cotton Seed, and in this way you can make your (
own Fertilizer at home and save money

WE your Wiifo Public
Gnne and Farmer large Read what and then insist
Public Ginner Cotton Seed and will kei
it will pay you: =
MEssRs. McCULLY Cotton
and Grain cuh which bought last January has
chine having d per which did
excellent con
ton Fertilizer and satisfied that all the South should
them matter of Cotton Seed Fertilizer All
customers pleased with the Machine and having considerable add
tona demands who their crushed
Yours truly
g. S. WILLIFORD
forget giving attention especially
the lowest We receiving three
BACON hundred TOBACCO
quantities of other Goods which will sell at living figures
will your call Cotton
your Goods.
biggest Tobacco upper Carolina
body in and quality
MccULLY. cATHcART & co.
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MOORE COUNTY GRIT"'

Samples Of meal sont on application Send for prices
Portable CornAIills Upper and Undor Ruunors md MILL
stones We are agents for Engines, Boilers, S9w
Mills. Cotton Gins, Plancrs, shaftng, Puloys, &C.,
also fo Ollcr-NIiIl Outfits which save 80 TO 5cents
fr tho miller in every hnrrcl of flour lio makes
Write stating what you want and terms you wish to buy on
atouc Co., rarkuwood, Moore Co., N. q.
Sent 9. 1896 8 Cm
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clealn ats 56ccOllntS S8Ys :.

8 Resoln ntions we're introduced by Mr..
:sRaou4 to: :consummateth the above purpose.
stance of the steps in consoiida.
d tioR are. as lows: The Port Royal and
ngtiSte ilToad Company consented to
Etha abrogation Of the lease Of the Angus.
Knoxsiiie railroad Company, which
4 accepted BY the latter. :
d hed: the Augusta & Knoxville Rail.
rna al Company enters into q compact with
sthe areenW0od, Lanfens & Spartanburg
Railroad Company, the Greenville &
i f sa2eus Rail Company, the Savan.
S;if6k alley Rail lroad Company and the
Fort RoyafSS augusta Railroad Company,
\ consoli date under the name above
sstated under the following directory for
si:llie nan company. W. q. Rsoul, Of
s5j:5tasyanhah e. F. Verdery, of Augusta !;
saJ Phi1izY, of Augusta ]. H. Alex
! aiiS1ler, of Augusta 8 3. B. Schneider, of
lfp9usta J0s. B. Cumming, of Augusta !;
Z auldin, of Greenville John
Si7elensou. i3 81 eireensille j. a. Barksdale,
1saGIens Blus, Lsurens; =. j.
eotes Spartanbnrg w. w. Humphreys,
Anderson, and ID. g. Nelson, Beaufort.
capital stock Of the company
Sihali be tWo million preferred stock,
5fWenty thousand shares at $1Q0 each, four
naitl tltGn common stock, forty thousand
{ Sahare 100 each The plan contem-
sTf fa4ea anexchange 0f the Augusta and
sSEI6oYYiilIla stock for the consolidated six
@Usr cent bonds Of the new company at
psr share sof the stock Of this com. :.
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Notice to Trespassers.

A Ill persons are hereby warned not to
n hunt birds on the lands of the un-
dersigned in Bolton township. Any per.
son or persons disregarling this notice will
ho prosecuted to The full extent of the law,
HUGH MAHAFFEY,
M. e. ELLISON,
nj. G. MAHAFFEY,
j. II. HANCOCK,
ALLEN MAHAFFEY,
w. Fl. ELLISON,
ASA MAHAFFEY,
T.. w. LOLLlS,
MARTHA LOLLIS,
a. w. POOEE,
7. i. COPELAND,
j. L, LOLLIS.
Nov 4. 1886 IL II
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"A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
By the President of the United States.
It has long been the custom of the peo.
pie, of the United States, on a day in
each year especially set apart for that
purpose by. their Chief Executive, to
acknowledge the goodness and mercy Of
God, and to invoke his continued care
and protection. In observance of such
cuetom, I, Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States, do hereby designate
and set apart Thursday, the 25th day Of
November, instant, to be observed and
kept as a day OF thanksgiving and prayer.
On that day lat all our people forego
their accustomed employments and
assemble in their usual places of worship
to give thanks 10 the Ruler of the Uni.
verse for our continued enjoyment of the
blessings of a free Government, fora re-
newal of business prosperity throughout
our land, for the return which has re-.
warded the labor OF those who till the
soil, and for ohr progress as a people in
all that makes q nation great. And
while We contemplate the infinite power
of God In earthquake, food and storm,
let the grateful 'searts Of those who have
been shielded from harm through His
mercy be turned in sympathy and kind,
ness towards those who have suffered
through His visitations. Let us also in
the midst of our thanksgiving remember
the poor and needy with cheerful gifts
and aims, 50 that our service may by
Joado of ohor;fu ho nooda eccantah1p in
the sight of the Lord.
In witness whereof, I have hereto set
my hand and caused the zeal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this
first day of November. iii the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty.six, and Of the independence of
the United States of America the ono
hundred and eleaenth.
20 GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the PresideMt. -
j. ~. n RAyIRp s,ecretaYv of State, i.
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Administrators Sale.

r WILL sell at Pendeton, s. c., on the
l. 18th day of November next, at II
o'clock a. M, at public outcry, if not dis
posed of before that time, the antire
Stock of Goods
Belon ging to the Estate of w. M. Bellotte,
deceased, consisting of Dry Goods, Ready
Made Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware,
Crock'sryware, Notions, &c.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
Private bids for the entire Stock, or any
class thereof, received until the 7th of No
vember.
]. E.. BELLOTTE,
Alm'r. Estate w. M. Bellotte, decd.
Oct 81, 1856 Is
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Notice to Trespassers.

A LII persons are hereby forewarned not
n. to hunt, fish, nor otherwise trespass
on our lands. Those disregarding this no
tice will be dealt with according to law.
P. S. MAHAFFEY.
T. J. DALRYMPLE,
EMILY COMPTON,,
o. P. COLE,
j. NJ. JOLLY,
]. A. P. BARTON,
g. N. G. BOLEMAN,
g. w. MARET,
LILLY ANN COATES.
J. L. O. MARET,
G. W. FARMER.
Nov 4, 1886 II
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Valuable Lands for Sale.

TIME undersigned, heirs at law of A. J.
i Hunt, deceased, will sell 10 the high
est bidder, at Walha,la, S. c., on Saleday
in December. 1856, for partition among our
selves, the following valuable Lands, to
wit
Tie Home Tract, we'll improved, con-
tanning 270 acres.
Tie Abel's Tract, adjoining, improved,
containing 125 acres.
The Bearden Tract, containing 14i acres.
The Old Home Tract, improved, divided
into two Tracts of III and 107 acres, re-
spectiyely.
These Lands lie between Haley's Store
and Fair Play, and are we'll worthy of the
attention of those desiring good homes in
pleasant neighborhood. For particulars,
address Vim. M. Brown, Oakway, S. g.
Terms-One.th third cash, the remainder in
one and two years from day of sale, with
interest, to be secured by bond and mort
gage Of the premises.
o ELIZABETH HUNT,
VIM. II. HUNT,
A. P. HUNT,
H. j. REEDER,
M. J. BEARDEN,
NJ. E. STONE,
N. G. BROWN.
Oct %, 1885 16 5