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Is He Charlie Ross 2

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 2O.-This morn.
inga young man walked into Col. Ben
Abbott's Office aud asked him if be knew
anything about the history of Charlie
Ross.
"Yes," replied the Colonel, II know
all about it. Are you Charlie Ross 2"
"I do not know, sir" replied the
stranger, "but people tell me that am"
Thoroughly interested by this time,
Col. Abbott requested his visitor to take
a chair, and in the course of half an
hour, drew from him detailed story of
his life. In 1874, when he was about
four years old, the youDgster was found
wandering about in Southwest Georgia.
He vas picked up and duly cared for,
but when he was found be had under.
gone SO many hardships that he was
unable to give his name or to tell whence
be came. His age corresponds with that
of Charlie Ross, provided he is living at
the present time. On one leg he has q
singular mark-a mark that was also
borne by Charlie Ross. His nose turns
up, his eyes are brown, and in every
respect he fills the bill. Col. Abbott will
take the case in hand and see what there
is in it. There is no reason why this
should not be the. genuine Charlie Ross.
He is the only one answering that de-
scription who has ever turned up in
GeorRia.
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a Frlghtful Disaster.

NEW YORK, August 16.-The steam.
ship Wireland, Capt Albers, from Ham
burg August S, via Hayre August I, with
merchandise and 113 cabin and AS
steerage passengers, arrived to day and
reports that on August IA, thirty miles
south. of Sable Island at noon, she saw
the Danish steamer Thingyalla from
Copenhagen for New York, with signals
of distress. The ThiDgvallaf had oollided
on the 14th at 4 A. NJ. with the steamer
Geiser of the same line from New York
August IL for Copenhagen. The Geiser
sank in about Eve minutes. Fourteen
passengers and seventeen of the crew,
among them Capt, Mailer, are saved.
passengers and thirty three
of the crew were lost.
The steamer Wireland brought 455
passengers from the Thingvalla and those
saved from the steamer Geiser to New
York. The Thingvalla will endeavor to
reach Halifax, N. S.
The Geiser left this port on August II !,
bound for .Stettin. The Tbiugvalla was
on her way to this city, and was adver
tieed to leave here on August 25.
q "A very heavy sea and dense fog were
experienced through the night and early
on the morning of August Il. 1t is said
that an object could not be distinguished
fifty feet away by. reason of the fog.
Stories diferas to where the liability lies,
if not due wholly to the fog and heavy
sea, but the -ThiEgvalla struck the Geiser
on the starboard side amidships. The
boats quickly recoiled and within Eve
minutes tie Geiser sank.
The crew of the ThiDgvalla did all
they could to save the Geiser's crew and
and passengers, while still in doubt
whether the Thingyalla was not danger
ously disabled, but owing to the heavy
sea only thirty one we're saved.
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The Last Confederate Soldier Returns
from the War.

MACON, GA, August 16.-Mr. Miles
Kennedy, the last oflhe Confederates, has
at last reached his old home in Sumter
County, and was welcomed in Americus
yesterday in royal manner.
He passed through Macon on the 9th
inst, on his way to Sumter County for
the first time since he shouldered his
gun in 1861 and went to the war. He
was wounded near Richmond during the
dying days of the Confederacy and was
laid up for some time after Lees surren.
der at q farm house six miles from
Richmond, and there tenderly nursed
until fully recovered by the daughter of
the man at whose house he was staying.
The war being over, and being solely
without means, be married the girl and
went to farming.
On the fourth day of last April he
hitched up his faithful and only steer to
his wagon, and with his wife and ten
children, and So in money, all he possess
ed, turned the steers head toward old
Georgia. His travel was necessarily
slow, and it was often that Mr.. Kennedy
had to stop on his way and work for
money with which to purchase food for
his steer and family. The children kept
healthy all the way, only one of them
being at all nick, but the steer at one
time was taken down, and for time
there was gloomy prospects for the old.
soldier and his brood. Finally the steer
got we'll and Kennedy and his family ar
rived at Americus yesterday morning.
He was met some distance out by a
delegation of citizens, headed by the
Americus brass band, and escorted to the
court house square, where the citizens had
turned out en- anasse to receive him. A
photographer photographed the family
beside the OK and wagon. Colonel A. S.
Cults then formally welcomed him home
in the presence of 1000 people. In the
crowd was his sister, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hart.
The meeting between them brought tears
to many eyes.
By slight effort, about $10O in money
and provisions mas soon raised for him
and his dependent family. A pair Of
twins, six years old, having never been
named were named Jackson and Lee by
Mrs. j. E. Hall. Mr.. Kennedy stated
that he felt grateful for the kind and
substantial manner in which he had been
received home; that the yearnings of his
heart for all these years have ever been
Southwark, and now that be has reached
home, all he wants is fair chance to
work for living.
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nov easonably certain that Con
|igss!;ssssY i lnot adjourn much ifany before
1S5etobsr. This IS not at all relished BY the
ll slnbsls 81 of the slower House, butitismade
q sa1ssGsssas ylsstby sty the new movement in the
gssaass @: get:upss 8 tariff measure. But
snot only, does this delay seriously trouble
Ensmhsrs Of The House who are anxious
Essget hemest sbak hands with their
stitusnts lend: country faira, and
IlooE Easters stheiir: own election, but it will
Fpreaant the work of many committees
which have important matters committed
|si5 |tos them them ioE Investigation. The commit.
Eseet etossiinigestigate the beef trust in the
Eest tEs committee to examine into:
EtsesIy siolstiony BY; Great Britain the
|iiInssEstafsS commerce committee, and
some hsss vii snot;be able to get to
EsoyE Ebs6Ie: the next session Of Congress
1bagfns and this will throw the proposed
kgofkse,ssbeasssusntil the summer of 1889. So
shs Second thoaght Of: the ] Republicans Of
Bf[is Esnst tieh resulted in q proposed
lrseasass sGsti they know WIN mot and cannot
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The Sorghum Experiment Failure.

The Agricultural Department has just
sent out q report of the experiments made
with sorghum. From the general tenor
of the report the sorghum experiment
may be regarded as a failure, the worst
feature Of the business being the variable
results obtained, as the results of one
years work can in no way be counted OIL
as sample of what the next may be.
The report contains the results of "analy-
.ticsl works at Fort Scott, Kansas, Rio
Grande, New Jersey, and Magnolia,
Louisiana. The experiments, for which
an award of 81 200 was given by the
Commissioner of Agriculture, are also
given, and comprise work from all sec.
tions of the country. In the main the
results may be said to be unfavorable, as
any climatic change, no matter how
slight, will change the character of the
product. The yield ofsugar as compared
with that of molasses also differs widely,
and no definite percentage of sugar can
be fixed as being present in certain
amount of sorghum cane.
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AN ACT,

AN ACT,
To allow Unimproyed Lands which have
not been on the Tax Books since 1875
to be Listed without Penalty.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by authority of the
same, That in all cases where uninproved
land which has not been on the tax books
since the fiscal year commencing Novem-
ber LIST, 1875, and which are not on the for
feited list, shall at any time before the lst
day of October, 1858, be returned to the
County Auditor for taxation, the said Au-
ditor be, and he Is hereby, instructed to
assess the same and to enter it upon the
duplicate of the fiscal year commencing
November 1st, 1887, with the simple taxes
of that year.
turned to the Auditor for taxation between
the hrst day Of October, sHo 1898, and the first
day of October, 1889, shall be assessed and
fiscal years commencing respectively on
the first day of November, 1887, and the
first day of November, 1883.
SEC. g. That as soon as practicable after
the passage of this Act the Comptroller
General is directed to furnish a copy of the
same to each Auditor in the State, and the
Auditors are required to publish che same
in each of their County. papers once a
week for three months during the year
1883, and for the same period OF time du.
ring the year 1889; and the cost of such
publication shall be paid by the County
Treasurer, upon the order Of the County
Commissioners, out OF the ordinary Coun.
ty tax last collected
Approved December 10, 1887.
August %, 1883 3in
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Competition in Whisky.

ST. LOUIS, August l9.-Twenty.four
wholesale liquor dealers of St. Louis have
formed & corporation to build a gigantic
distillery in this city. The purpose of
the organization is to directly oppose the
whisky trust, which has put the price Of
high wines st figure which the organi
zation claims is altogether too high in
comparison with distilled goods, notably
Kentucky brands. The corporation is
is capitalized at 100000, and it is pro
posed to putup distilleIy with capaci-
ty Of 200 barrels day. Nearly all the
stock has been taken and there will be
violent opposition to the Whisky Trust
from now on.
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ss Charleston is making extensive prepa-
q ationssl q grand Gala Week this fall,
aaa 4. Judging from the way her citizens
arasWolkings ssits will no doubt be q big
Ssssenecess least 60 far as pleasure and
samaganents may go to make it success.
ssntsl mike ia sueeeas,; financially, a
crowd of yiaitors will be necessary,
bid to gaf these the railroads will have
6ss 1beral Every Summer Charles.
ss15tonians are permitted to come up to the
Mountains fors rsfve o. ssix dollars railroad
the round trip, but when the
ntaineers want sto go down to
|schsrle rlestou they; are forced to pay twelve
ESotf6 lars railroad fare. Now, if
aala Week Committee will secure q
COL lar rates for the up country people
ne venture: that Charleston will
aygpors visitors than she can accom-.
Iapdst dpri1g the occasion. 81.
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able detection from Republican
ism :siissTepo ted / from Lebanon, Boone
count Ind. a that tsof steph Neil who.
tie orig ginals mendment known.
ths fourtee eenth TO the institution: and
||ssf6saardsds IS TO- KS. Orth, then in
@ @sshiing was adopted substan..
stfally ass she:Hrote SC. Thus 3honored, he.
I|shas alWaYs felt az att achment to: the Re-
Ssp pahliean;partys he declined recently TO
company legation Of ] $50 O4yotersf
Indianap oliss and introduce them 10.
5afriisdr Hes now declares himself
for g sland ]: He 5objecls to the
a md whisky planks Of the Chicago;
lIrm msnd the tendency Of the Repub..
sI party toSpe erpetnate =strife snd nm
ceilings between the North and.
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ssSgcters Of Anderson County should


| ters Of nderson County should
lects going to their clubs % the
Ibis month and voting for the men
t6ink kmost competent to fll;the
;isfsrent Offices The efficiency oft men
sselecI % ofhcssd depends upon our own
intsseat he elections; and the faithful
sdisehaIge 81 our privilege ins depositipg
osy bailntas Side issues and prejudices
SsisS hid have: no place il elections, but the
Shaain and principle issues should be COM
aPeteneY and fitness. Every voter is
AssntaIested in the Offices, and on him rests
pastsoi he possibility as to how
ase filed, and dEif they remain at
and thssmen Of their choice are
slss.sds they viii have only them.
ss3sIgessfo blame: Itsis important then
there should be alIturnont On the
thssn next primary election in order
there shall Be full expression Of
Mhess sshoies of the people. So remember
Angl,st the 31st.
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- Hanson Craig. of Ke

= Hanson Craig, of Kentucky, is
probably the heaviest man in the world.
His weig ght is given at792 pounds, and it
requires thirty seven yards of cloth to
make him suit. He il six feet four and
one.half inches in height, is 81 years old,
and weighed eleven pounds at birth.
When years old he took 81 900 prize
at the baby show in New York, tipping
the beam at BOG pounds at that time.
HIS father weighed 115 pounds and his
mtthar 122.
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= Should the bill granting Mrs. Irene
Rucker Sheridan pension of $4,000 per
annum, introduced by Senator FarWell,
become law, it will become the only
case where this amount is given to any
person except the widow of an Ex.Presi.
dent of the United States. Mrs. Logan,
Mrs. Hancock and Mrs. Blair each re-
ceive $4,000 as the widow of major
general. A pension of$3,000 was given.
Mrs. Lincoln on July IA, 1870, and on
February 2, 1882, the amount was in
creased to $4,000. Mrs. Grant has re.
ceived the same amount since December,
1885, and Mrs. Garfield since 1881; Mrs.
Polk has received the same sum since
1881. Mrs. Tyler has received this
amount since 1870 and had previously
drawn 81 200 on account of her husbands
services in the war of 1872.
= Gen. Stephen D. Lee, distinguish
ed Confederate officer, has just acted as q
peacemaker between two quick tempered
citizens of Columbus, Miss. They fell
out about q trivial matter, and bitter
correspondence and arrangements for
hostile meeting was the result. at this
point Gen. Lees good Offices were invok.
ed by mutual friends. He examined the
correspondence, decided that there was no
sufficient cause for difference between
the belligerent gentlemen, and that all
personally offensive communications
should be- RECALLED and apologized for in
the order in which the same were writ.
ten, and that former pleasant relations
should be resumed. The award was
accepted and bloody encounter, perhaps,
averted by the cool, conservative judg.
ment of Gen. Lee, who was always re
coguized as The brarest of the brave,
where there was occasion for the display
of genuine courage.
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A Wonderful Woman.

CLINTON, Ia, August 1S.-Mrs. Lena
Loeb, the electric girl, is here attending
the Spiritualists' camp meeting and as.
tonishing people with her wonderful
power. Though weighing but ninety four
pounds and only 16 years old she pushed
FIVE strong men all about the room at
once, in daylight, and held man weigh.
ing 300 pounds suspended from the floor
in chair, though ten other men we're
pulling down on the chair so stror ely
that it WAS pulled 10 pieces Her other
feats are as wonderful.
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The. Elgin Watch Company has
recently declared dividend, of 40 per
cent. and the announcement is now made
tb at the Essex Cotton Mill, in Newbury.
port, Mass, has just made dividend OF
42l per cent, the net earnings of the mill
the past year. And yet these mill
owners, who reap the 40 per cent divi-
dends, vigorous by oppose a proposed re.
due tion Of about 5 per cent on tariff du-
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A Challenge to Blaine.

WASHINGTON, August 18.-The Star
this evening has the following:
ga proposition is under consideration
BY the Democratic campaign managers
to arrange for q joint discussion of the
tariff question by Speaker Carlisle and
Blaine. It is proposed to challenge
Blaine to meet Carlisle and dispute the
question in alternate speeches in the
twelve principal cities of the Union, six
to be named by Blaine and six BY the
Speaker. The opinions Of number of
prominent Democratic Congressman as
to the advisability of such course have
been asked, and there is very general
concurrence of approval"
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"A year or two ago the marriage of
Lula Hurst, the Georgia magnetic girl,
was announced. Now comes the start.
ling fact that she has q son, supposed to
inherit his mothers peculiar capabilities.
When this interesting infant has collie we
imagine twill be toss up for preference
.betwee1 the Hurst residence and an ener-
'getic seismic centre. Greenville Neos.
- Georgia is now shipping grapes by
the carload, and at ST 500 net per carload
finds them 9 paying crop; also that there
,isymoney in any quantity in raising pears
and peaches at 25 cents per bushel.
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HOW TO OVERCOME THE DANGERS OF
EXPOSURE.

Francis o. O'Reilly, the well-known livery
man of No. 18 Prince street, New York,
says of Allock's Porous Plasters
"For the last forty-two years have been
engaged in the livery and hacking busi-
ness. am greatly aided by my four boys
We are much exposed to the weather, and
we have found Allock's Plasters Of very
great service. We use them as chest pro-
tectors, placing one on the chest and one
on the pit of the stomach. They not only
ward off the cold, but act as tonic.
We are frequently affected with rheuma-
tism, kinks in the back, and pains in the
side; but one or two Of Allock's Plastcrs
quickly cure US. My wife and daughter
have been using Allock's Plasters for weak
back and think the world Of them. have
now been using them for twenty years.
and always have box in the house"
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN All persons having demands against
the Estate of Thos. l.. Reid, deceased, are
hereby notified to present them, properly
proven, to the undersigned within the time
prescribed by law, and those indebted to
make payment.
SAMUEL McCRARY,
Administrator with Will annexed.
August 2, 1883 4
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lalgs coloreds club 10 Little Rock;
Kansas haves cut loose from the Re.
/ 3 PUB lIican part Among the resolutions
aaSpte was the following That the
nagronos longer Is the political issue in
shia sonnlr that all Of, his rights are
guaranteed: toihims BY the constitution Of
tEe LInited States; and that his future
9srerity depend znpon his own exe.-
tS6ns snd dayeIo Iopment.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Solicitor,

w. C. MCGOWAN, of AbbeviIle, is hereby an-
nounced as Il candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth
Circuit, subject to the action Of the Democratic
party, in either Primary or Convention.
We are authorized to announce NJ. F. ANSEL,,
ESQ.,, of Greenville, rs candidate for Solicitor Of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party, either Ia Convention or
Primary Election.
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pass, willgreatly prolong the present ses.
sion and defeat at the same time some
legislation very greatly needed because
the necessary information cannot be OBJ.
stained by committees.
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For House of Reuresentatives.

R.p. CLINKsCALEs is respectfully announced
as candidate for the House of Representatives,
subject to the action of the Democratic Primary.
At the solicitation of my friends hereby an
nounce myaelf rs a candidate for the House Of
subject to the action of the DEM
ocratic Party. If elected, shall favor accepting
the Clemson bequest as soon as it Is practicable to
do so, for the purpose Of establishing an Agrcul-
=. ',e,- = N1e-''' -. o E. BREAZEALE.
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PROBATE JUDGES SALE
STATE OF South CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.

County OF ANDERSON.
II. Probate Court.
Susan Z: Cater, as E1ecutri1, &C., Plain.
tiff, against Lavina M. Cater, and Others,
ADMINISTRATION for Sale of Land,
payment of Debts, Final Settlement, &c.
DY virtue of an order in the above case
ID made in this Court, I will sell on
Salesday in September next, at Anderson
G. H., S. c., the Equity of Redemption in
133 acres of Land, situate in the corporate
limits of the City of Anderson, adjoining
lands of s. Bleckley, John Catlett, Susan
E. Cater and others.
Terms of sale-Cash, Purchaser to pay
extra for papers. w. =. cox.
Probate Judge.
Aroo 1929 4
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LAND FOR SALE.

H1HE undersigned will sell to the highest
i bidder at Anderson G. H., 8. c., on
Saleday in September next, at the usual
hour of sale, One Hundred Acres of Land,
situate in Anderson County, adjoining
lands of Thomas a. Anderson, the Chas.
Haynie lands and others.
Terms of Sale-Onc-half cash, and the
balance on credit of twelve months, with
interest from date of sale at ten per cent
per annum, secured by bond and mortgage
of the premises-purchaser to pay extra
for papers.
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THURsDAY !, AUG. %, 1898.

|s Tie total number Of yetoes sent to
E6ngress 81 nj. Cleveland since he be.
! came dent IS 2S3, being eight times
sasmanYs sent BY any other President,
Sad more than twice as many: as sent
sbYaI ibis: pred ecessors the Presidents
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dispatch from n en- York, dated
Augusts b says the total visible supply;
osssott for thesaorld SIS es4, ,ss4 bales, Of
|sssli which a655, 03344 bales are American,
against ,St1, ,265 and 6S8, ,765s respective.
g1Ysiastsy year;; receipts at all interior towns
receipts from plantations u, 1908;
scsop inssight6 ,9S3. .06s.
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For County Commissioner.

The friends of C. B. GILMER respectfully
place h name before the people Of Anderson
County as q suitable candidate for County Com
missioner, subject to the action Of the Demo-
cratic party.
The friends of Capt. B. C. MARTIN respect
fully present his name to the voters Of Anderson
subject to the Democratic primary election.
Tho friends of ". T. McGILL hereby announce
him as candidate for the Office of County Com
missioner, subject to the action Of the Democratic
primary.
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For school COmmissione

The friends of D. H. RUSSELL respectfully an
nounce him as candidate for School Commits
soner, subject to the action of the Democratic
urinary election
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@ A U TT O N !

Beware of Fraud as nv name and the price are
stamped on the bottom of all my advertised Shoes
ers against high prices and inferior goods. II .
dealer offers w. L. DOUGLAS Shoes at reduced
price, or says he has them without my name and
price stamped on the bottom, put him down as q
fraud
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SCHOOL NOTICE.

Mrs. @. R. Murray
NXTILL open her School at her residence
w on Main Street, on MONDAY, the
3rd of SEPTEMBER next
August %, 1888 Q