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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A Neat Swlndle.

The neatest swindle of the day has
just been executed in the city of MeXi-
co. \ man named Mayer appeared
there claiming to be the agent of Mama
ger Abbey, of New York, and present.
ing credentials which seemed to be all
right. He proceeded to arrange for Il
five nights season for Patti, advertised
it freely and put tickets OH sale ut
three times the usual prices-S50 for
boxes and sc for seats each night. The
Mexicans went wild overit and S25WO
worth Of tickets were sold. Mayer
took $4,000, leaving 5000 in silver
which he could not conveniently carry,
and skipped by the light of the moon.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Charleston Filled with Smoke.

. CHARLESTON, December 2.-Charles-
ton is filled with smoke from the forest
fires in the surrounding country. The
telegraph wires are down on the line
of the Northeasting road, and the full
extent of the damage is not known
The village of Pineopolis, in Berkeley
county, narrowly escaped destruction
Mrs. Kate Porcher's dwelling house
and number of barns and farm houses
were burned. The fires are said to he
generally under control, having burned
out their fuel. Large bodies of turpen-
tine woods have been destroyed, and
the loss will necessarily be heavy.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
4 Good Reason.

1 man named Dick Townsend. an
alleged murderer, WAS wanted in Florl-
ia. and Governor Perry, understanding
that ne was in Georgia. demanded his
surrender from Gov. Mcdaniel. His
demand not having been complied with
because Townsend could not b" found.
the demand was renewed when General
Gordon became governor. The matter
was inquired into by the new governor.
and Il reply WIS received from the
sheriff of LoWndpS county that he dit
not know where Townsend WAS. but he
recalled the fact that he had hanged
him some mCmths before the governors
iuUllirv was received.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

tireAay, fire broke out in the woods on
the western side OF the town, and the
wind which was blowing fiercely from
thatdirection, soon brought the flames
roaring down on the town. The woods
on the other side of the town approach
very close to the dwellings, and the
up5a' hroom-grass, Offering the most
intiammable fuel. The fire department
wetg, promptly summoned out, and,
wite the aid Of the many willing hands
around, managed to subdue the flames,
thoitgh not before they had penetrated
farinto the town. Providentially, the
town escaped without any damage, eX-
ce9 snch as weak nerves sustained.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
At Last.

There is a little romance connected
with the marriage Of Dir. G. NJ. Jones
and Mrs. Mary Moore. which is an
nulnccd this week. They had II court
ship in their Younger days long before
the war. but afterwards driftcd apart
and each one married. After they
both became widowed the old flame
was revived and eliminated in mar
riaSc last Sunday. y similar romance
WAS connected with DR.. Jones sister,
Mrs. Magill, and Mr.. q. l.. Brown. who
were married at this place two weeks
ago. The young folks are hccoMing
so practical in this utilitarian age that
it falls to the lot of the old folks to re-
kindle and keep up the fires OF 70
mancp,-AnlerSUn Journal.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Meeting of Three Brothers.

Ybe Lenoir G.. c. Topic says: AT
the battle Of Gettysburg, in 1863, three
broShers, named Avery Kirby, Milas
Kirby and Nelson Kirby, parted on the
battle field All of the brothers left
Caldwell County as volunteers in Com
ps@y a, Twenty-Second North Carolina
Regiment, and all fought through the
war, on the Confederate side. receiving
many wounds on the battlefield. On
Saturday the three bothers met in Le-
noir for the first time since their part
ing amid the smoke and roar of battle
on the field OF Gettysburg. Avery now
lives in Indiana, MiAs in Bristol, Tenn,
and Nelson OF Kings Creek, Caldwell
County, at WhichSplace his brothers are
R9Wyisiting him! The brothers came
oasof thew without a cent Of money
,elsa Foot of land, but are now all pro-
sSSsss;a aolders and excellent citizens"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

Total Sa,oOO
| have put in overseer or foreman,
because such character really exists
on nine places out of ten where rs much
cotton as one hundred bales is made,
and did not estimate in the cost OF
cotton. because he neednOt be, and ought
not to be, where the proprietor is able
to attend to his business.
Although have made this estimate
in a way very favorable to the plantef,
it will he seen that there is nothing left
out of an income Of 50 900, and a pro-
fit of $25 Il bale.
Who will give us any remedies? " no
will pay our debts? or lend us money ut
5 per cent. instead of 10? or teach econ
omy any faster than necessity? We
are all looking for better things when
trade revives; but when will that be!
Our revival will never come until we
can get profit of $40 a bale instead of
S25 out of cotton. | have mentioned
three great evils under which we labor.
They are incontrorertible But most
certainly I have not mentioned the
greatest OF all, and that is we make too
much cotton. So long rs we make q
million bales more than the world
wants ut 10 cents, we will get 10 cents
for none. We live by cotton; it is our
life-blood. The control of the market
is to us of the very greatest value; fin
anciallv worth everything else besides.
But how reduce the crop? BY Il combl-
nation OF cOtt0n-grOWerS That IS I'M
possible. Providence has protected us
in Coma OonoSnrpn
Capt. Hammcld thinks there is but
one remedy for the trouble. and this he
thinks no politician living will dare
pro pose, and those that are dead would
tremDle III their graves 1T the thought.
1t is concurrent legislation among the
larger Cotton States, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi: Loulsl-
ana, Arkansas and Texas, limiting the
planting of cotton SO as to bring the
crop within 4,5O0,O0O bales for three
years at least. He admits that leglsla-
tion of this character in England has
been disastrous, almost without an eX-
ception, but three years trial here. at
tended with little or no risk, would de-
monStrate It's wisdom.
In conclusion, Capt. Hammond shows
that if the Mason Cotton Harvester is
a success the great West will flood the
markets of the world with cotton,
which cost to make less than one-half
cent per pound, or $40 bale, and
says:
'This is no chimera or picture of the
fancy, but it's day may be so near that
men now old will live to see it. Then
poor old South Carolina, robbed of the
profits of her rice culture by Louisiana,
and of her sea island cotton by Florida
and other Estates along with her, may
have written over the ruins of their
once brilliant systems of agriculture,
fms" s."--"Richland' in the Augusta
Chronicle.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

WASlu$GTUN. Drrrnhrr THE bill
introduced by Senator Butler Tor the
erection of Il public building ut larIrs-
ton. ). G.. provides that it shall ipr for
the accommodation of the postollicc
and the | 'nitrd States Courts ana that
the cost oi the site shall not exceed
100000 and the cost of the building
SlOO.OOO.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Murder i'm York County.

One of the most brutal murders in
that part of the country WAS commit
ted at lToOdtOwn. York county, :. t..
about IG miles from Blaci'S On TucS-
day. Three negroes had stolen some
cotton, and were discovered by Il ten
wear nll son of Mr.. William Good, :,
respected farmer of the vicinity. The
wrctchrS at once set upon the hoy,
stoned and beat him until he was llns
conscious. and then partly rOIIr"n vet
the body. The boys mother becoming
alarmed ut his absence. went ont to look
for him. In Il short time lie WAS DIS
covered. and Il physician H'lnllonrd,
but ne died in a short time. Three
negroes were arrested on suspicion. on
Wednesday. and carried to jail at ork,
vile. Great Indignation IS expressed
in the ncighhnrhood. AMI il IS Thought
the negroes will belyncilcd.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
Too SucrrliriOlls.

We see it announced that there is
shortly to be given Il grand ball in
Charleston, :. c.. to be called "The
Earthquake Hop" 1t will strk" many
people that. while it is well enough for
the young people to dance, it iSa mani
frStation Of Il want of reverence for and
ic4r Of the Almighty to call their
dance III "Earthquakc Hop. Let them
dance if they want to. but let them not
forget their impotcncy when God is
present in the earthquakc.--l Raleigh
Chronicle.
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one hundred bales and see what be-
COMES of his income. Cotton cannot
now lie grown in large quantities by one
man, for the all-sutiicient reason that
few men have the ability to manage
the large amount of labor. and numer-
Gus other operations required. What
one man can see after is usually the
limit of what he can produce ;protitably.
! shall not exceed the truth when l say
that the planter with $4,000 invested,
including his dwelling and all the APP
purtenances thereto, owes 5000 and
pays $500 interest on it. He win need
advances of $500, at an average Of six
months, to make his crop, and the in
terest on that is $50. lie will also need
S1.5OO to live upon, supposing q family
of five, the usual number. Five years
ago his family expenses would have
been $1,000. That must be got from
his factor, or, worse, by keeping open
accounts with merchants. This adds
S75 and taxes 500 more. Thus we
have:
T,tnroot nm 1ai,ts g IN
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

The photographic sluls about boarding
house chickens should cease. Olu age
should always command respect. HlGl-
culing spring chickens is akin to maxi
ing fun oi your grandmother.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

In IN a.tray in Pitt County, &C., be-
tween Thomas Smith and John Dennis.
the later shot and killed the former.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

This paper only $3.50 per annum.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
COST OF RAISING COTTON.
CHEAP MONEY NEEDED TO MAKE
CHEAP COTTON

Cant. Paul F. Hammond Gives some In
structive Facts about the Cost OF Grow
ans Cotton-Debt and ENtravasant Liv-
ing the Cause OF the Farmers Poverty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
An Achievement.

Success is the just and legitimate re-
ward OF merit, and the saying holds good
In every department Of life. II has been
forcibly illustrated by one Of our dry
goods institutions. The removal Of the
Randall & Chambers Co. on the LIST OF
March 10 their spacious quarters marked
new era In the history Of this
firms business, and the unapproaohable
low prices established by them at
the very beginning Of this season on all
lines OF spring goods, accounts for the
increase in their business. They are
selling positive bargains in every depart
ment. You can form some idea Of what
they are doing in the shoe department by
taxing a look at their line Of toe slippers,
at zoe; good full stock brogans at 81
also see their ladies' hose, 5c.i for splen-
did quality ladies' hose, l0c.; mems
socks, &C. for mems heavy socks, ioc.
for good prints, &c. per yard lawns, g.,
8, q and l0c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
AFFAIRS OF State.
The Party-Vote on BANDS Bill to
Authorize the Unlimited
Coinage Of Silver.
The Defeat Of the Blair Educational
Bill In the House Regarded
as Inevitable.
Grover Making UP his Mind that he can
DO something for the sake of Dem.
ocratio Harmony.
rhe Eduoa,lonn, nni.

Gpecial to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April g.-The house
committee on labor held a protracted
meeting to-day on the education bin.
The debate was on the question OF re-
porting the bill back Immediately I'M
laNorably and considering It by sections
TDe friends OF the bill favored the con.
sideration by sections, which is an indl-
cation that they are afraid il the bin goes
into the house In its present condition
II will be defeated. Mr.. Grain. who
Is the leader OF the opposition 10 the bill,
stated that while he was opposed To Il
he would not favor reporting Il TO the
house In Its present state. lie was fair
enough to give Its friends an opportunity
for full and fair debate, and asked TO have
a hearing given on Monday 10 Senator
Blair, the author OF the bill, and Mr..
Willis OF Kentucky, both Of whom are In
favor OF the measure, and Congressman
Reagan and Mr.. Miller, who are opposed
TO II and who had expressed a desire to
be heard. The committee concluded,
however, as the house had reflected oh the
committee Indirectly, they would show
the house that they had the ability to con.
slider the educational bill as well as the
labor bill, Since Mr.. GRANTS exposure
OF the features Of the educational bill out
side of the constitutional question, nu.
merous members who were In favor OF
the bill have publicly expressed their
determination TO vote against II, aud It's
defeat Is regarded as inevitable. The
following members OF the committee will
vote against II Messrs. OiNelll Weaver,
Tarsuey, Buchanan, Daniel, Bound Law.
! Ter, Lowering and Grain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10

special 90 the Gazette.
WAsniNGToN, April 9.---lt is said that
Mr. Cleveland has come to the couclu.
sion that there is something more that
he can do for harmony's sake without
breaking his promises TO the country,
and Is willing, and In fact about, to take
a step toward uniting the party. An In.
tlmation comes from very high authority,
and Is talked of to-day, that the presl-
dent Is ready to meet the needs OF the
pnrty IN any way consistent with the
principles when IL is settled what these
needs are. The 'woo small yoieei'
heard through the municipal elections
gives warning that the party must har-
monte. The leaders must stop their
petty quarreling with the president aud
he In turn must give some consideration
to their advice. The optimists In the
party say that these little defects will
show the party where its weakness IL and
will lead to united effort 10 correct IT,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
DROWNED at anlyeutnn.

Spccihl 10 inc 8aztIc.
GALVESTON, Ten, April 9.--Drown-
ings in the bay are becoming Of frequent
occurrence. Yesterday morning the linn
body OF Harry Davis, an Englishman, was
ilshed ont of the brick wharf slip where
he had thrown himself while aborina
under ut OF delirium tremens. Last
night Carl Bradt, German, was found
drowned in the slip near Labadie's
WHAT His body was discovered By En-
riqne Casyro, who Immediately reported
the find TO the authorities, who recovered
the body. A coroner's inquest was held
and a verdict rendered that the deceased
came 10 his death by accidental drowning
The general supposltion is that Brandt
was intoxicated at the time and was UNI
able to help himself. Among the effects
found upon his person were red ban
danna handkerchief, two pipes, Wizard
oil book. a package OF smoking tobacco
and a letter IN German from his brother,
Heinrich Brandt, dated at Altona, IN
December, 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
Il was a natural peath.

HousroN, TEX, April Ban inquest
was held to-day by Justice Rallcy over
the body OF colored girl named Lou
Jones, who died very suddenly and mys.
terlously in the Fifth ward. A yoodoo
or faith doctor was called in TO attend
her, but as he did nothing but bundle her
up In a lot OF herb poultiees and such
truck, she died. The jury Of inquest ro.
turned verdict that the deceased came
to her death from dropsy OF the heart.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
How the Vote stood.

WASHINGTON, April BY vote OF
POI to 81 on Mr.. Dibble's proposed
amendment to the Bland bin, the house
decided not TO suspend the silver coinage,
and Mr.. BANDS bill TO authorize the un-
limited coinage OF silver WAS defeated,
l0S nays TO l2G yeas. Nlnety-six Demo
Gratis and thirty Republicans voted for the
Bland bill, and " Democrats and 81 RE-
publicans against IT,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
snake Hands, oninssslns.

GAINESVILLE, TEX, April IA large
and enthusiastic railway meeting was
held at the courthouse last night
Speeches by several prominent citizens
were made and the subscriptions hereto
fore made were raised 20 $4,000, The
Gulf, Colorado K Santa fc is now an
assured fact Hurrnh for a direct rail
connection with Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
n-lhs nalanes.

sphoIhI % tht bhzetto.
MorSr PLEASANT, Tx, April e-Dlnk
Atkinson, colored, who shot and killed
Morgan Gordon, colored, for improper
Intimacy with his wife on the night OF the
2Gth OF February last, had bis trial to-day
The judges charge 10 The jury WAS
strong one. The jury is Still out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10

yey the largest and best selected stock of Combination
|o Importation All the leading shades and newest
IS REPRESENTED ranging in price from $1,000 to $4,000
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10


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INTO the erowd'
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an hour be'o,e
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10

Are Now showing
LARGEST Dress Goods Stock in Fort Worth
Are Now showing
below Competition USUAL Always the Lowest Dress Goods
M on Everything Else.
From which to Make Selections.

to the advantage contemplating ST.
Nv Tor Spring to mammoth Dress Goods m
with the largest richest, varied $50.
Dress Habrics, including all the latest novelties, y % IN,
|ught o part Of the country O.
the handsome fabrics
handso Popln
tes beautiful Pin Checks l2lc
les To-
Lee Illuminated Checks zoe,
kasE Combinations price 25c.
hes English Chall,
kns IiSoolAl leading shades,
hes wide all wool Abatross,
kes wide Brocade Etamine
|ces 40 Inches wide Canvas,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-08


The KNIGHTS of the Grip club has been
organized .os thirty years. the same IS that
of the carnival association and each year
it viii attend in its quaint costume. y
proposition j. now being entertained 20
form commercial travellers club in St.
Paul, a. this IS the great center for the lob
bing trade in the Northwest. This viii be
at least one permanent institution arising
out OF tue carnival festivities Of 1855 IN st.
Paul.
Besides the bombs bursting in air. and
the 10, coo ten-ball roman candles provided
for Friday evening. there has been pro-
cured a large number Of bombs which are
entirely new. \ number OF wires will be
stretched from the palace TO distant parts
of the grounds. At the farthest point a
bomb will be attached to the wire and
touched of. 1t will go buzzing along fol-
lowing the wire and emitting q shower of
sparks until it strikes the castle. when il
will explode with report Ike cannon.
The Lafayette SnOwshoe club, with
Messrs. Cummings and Fillebrown as COM
mittee. met at the Little Canada hotel yes
terday and gave reception 10 the pro-
prietOr. a. LanauX. and TO q number of Wis
itOrs from Winnipeg.
J. 5. Robinson. who has charge of fire.
works, says that the display ON the evening
of Friday-G. a. K day-win far surpasS
in magnlfcenee the display at the stormine
OF the castle on Thursday evening.
QGeneral Manager Van Slyke says that the
program.for this week will be carried out
with all its attractive features as near as the
elements will permit.
But few club uniforms were seen on the
streets Sunday People seemed TO have
dotted them for the day by common i'm
pulse.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-08

man had his usual underwear with him or
not. These suits are not always becoming
TO ladies, however. l saw a fat woman
yesterday dressed in a white blanket suit,
pair OF Indian mOccasins on her feet, and
white government sock on her head, and
she was not as
BEAUTIFUL As VENUS.
A fat. red faced and purple-nosed woman
in mOccasins, fiat feet and a mustache that
gets icicleS on it in frosty day, does not
turn the heart of loyal married man
away from the one he loves. Especially is
this the case when the same fattish woman
sits behind you on toboggan and puts her
wet Indian moceaSjns into your OvereOat
pocket with her feet inside the moccaSins).
have not, as yet, tobogganed. | went
up to the slide intending TO break leg in
the interests of the great carnival, but
backed out. So did a man who slid down
just as arrived. The reason he backed
out was that a fdgety dude on the same
toboggan had got the thing to wobbling ON
the start. and when this gentleman arrived
at the foot of the slide he had no panta-
looms. This is true. His overcoat had a
long tail to it and his socks were high. and
so the police allowed him to go three blocks
to a Teady-made clothing store, but the
slide was abandoned for half an hour
Every one went with him TO see him get
measured for pair of ready-made panta-
looms.
Another gentleman tobogganed sitting on
the instrument behind his wife As they
| journeyed down the hill he fell off the
toboggan, but his wife. with q low cry,
caught him by one leg and dragged him
down the half-mile slide. When he got to
! the foot of the hill he sat down on a
| large block of ice and took a long
draught Of some kind of stuff
from a leather-covered flask in the hand of a
friend. When he got up and led his wife
home he left large fleck of human gore on
the chunk of Ice This. also, is true. And
yet people who tobeggan, and do it right,
often live to an advanced age. 1t is through
nervousness, timidity and idIoey, as a gen.
eral thing. that the sledge is turned out of
its course, as the slightest movement of the
rider Will turn the course of the tObOggan.
You don't have to keep still very long in
order to reach the foot of the slide, but you
must keep as still as you would to have
yourself photographed.
ST. Paul is a huge festival Go into q
hotel, dry goods store OF a bar-rOOm, anC
it is all lice palace, ''toboggan," ''snOw
shoeing, etc The city is full of strangers
and the Northwest is thoroughly aroused
l am going over again after while and slide
down that tObOggan flume if l perish i'm th.
attempt. a man who has ridden q cyclone
slid down mountain in a gold-pan amt
been married nine years ought not to b,
afraid of a toboggan. But | will have tn,
tobOggan so attached to my person that i
anything disastrous occurs l can wear i
home instead of draping myself in a snow
storm. Nye in Chicago News