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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
TROUBLE FOR THE GEORGIA CONS
TRUCTION COMPANY.
The Contractors on the Knoxville End
Make an Assignment.
1Greenyille News, 14th.

l
Something like an explosion of dyna-
mite took place IN the affairs ofthe Geor-
gia Construction Company yesterday,
compared to which the recent distur-
Dances have been but the popping of
blank cartridges.
At about dark last night Deputy
Sheriff Giireath served an attachment
Oh the representative Of the Georgia
Construction and Investment company
for SIG, ,oS2. 81, the amount ola claim held
by J. w Fletcher, of Knoxville, as
trustee under the assignment of Brown
& Fortune for the benefit oftheir credi
tors. The attachment was made to in
clude the railroad track Of the Carolina,
Knoxville d Western road, the steel
rails, cross-ties, spikes, right Of way, lots
of land and all other property connect
ed Herewith. The papers were drawn
by Stokes Il Rellinger, Attorneys for
the plaintiffs, and were served Oh J. S.
Burckhalter, who while not member
of the construction company, is under
stood to be in charge of their property
here.
The firm of Brown & Fortune have
been doing grading on the C.K. & W.
line in Tennessee. Their work has been
confined to two points on the line, one
very heavy cut about nine miles this
side of Knoxville, where three miles
have been completed and the other
nearer Knoxville and including about
one mile ofcompleted grading. These
four miles are all that have been graded
in Tennessee. Up to last June, the con-
tractors had been paid up for their work,
but since June payments have been in
complete and a part of the present
claims Of over Sic, GOO has been due since
then. Brown & Fortune, who were
working about one hundred hands,
withdrew their force some time ago,
having obtained the contract for build
ing the piers of the new bridge over the
tennessee river at Knoxville. Their
work there has been interrupted by the
troubles and misunderstanding about
the government appropriations for the
bridge, but it is not known whether the
firms assignment was brought about
by that or by the failure of the Cons
truction Company to pay up the month
ly estimates.
1t was impossible to see any member
of the Construction Company or any
body who could speak for the concern
last night, so that it could not be learn
ed how the latest Development is regard
ed in that quarter. The attachment Of
the National Bank for $3.50 has not
been satisfied, so that the total ofthe
attachments pending is Sl8,632.S7.
The 81. B. Humbert" was making
things hum yesterday afternoon, carry
ing out Oh the line four car loads of steel
rails for the tracklaying at the other
end. The crowd who stood on the Main
street bridge and watched the big loco
motive putting and blowing up the
river trestle grade noticed that there
was all attachment in etiect-between
the engine and the cars.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
BUKYING THE LERIGH VICTIMS.
a Funeral. Procession Five Miles Long
Two Towns i'll Mourning.

PLEASANT HILL, Pa, October 13.-
The funeral of thirty of the victims of
the recent horrible accident on the Le-
high Valley road was held at the Cath
olic Church here to-day. The town
was thronged with thousands of visi-
tors from the surroundingcount and
forty special policemen were employed
to maintain order among the crowds,
drawn to church largely by morbid
curiosity. The funeral took place at 10
a. nj. The bodies were placed on u
platform in front Of the altar. Father
Crane celebrated requiem mass and
Father Herman preached an affecting
sermon. The funeral procession was
five miles long. Each body was in
tered in separate grave, with priests
officiating at each grave. The whole
scene was extremely pitiful and impress
siye.
At Scranton this morning, where
fifteen other victims Of the accident
We're buried, the same scenes of sorrow
were witnessed.
ANOTHER HORRIBLE ACCIDENT On THE
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, October 1G.-
News of another wreck on the Lehigh
Valley road has just been received
here. Lehigh Valley engine No. 39l,
with a construction train, was run into
by a Pennsylvania Railroad engine
No. 1918 with fast freight, at Ta1nan-
end siding. Six men were instantly
killed and 1e men ininre1 most Of Them
fatally. The construction train had
gravel cars ahead Of the engine,
and the Pennsylvania Railroad train
struck them. The killed and in
jured men were all upon the gravel
train except one, Pennsylvania Rail.
road employee, who was killed on his
train. The dead and injured are all
Huugarians except one.
So far as is known, the responsibility
rests upon the shoulders Of the fagman
who failed to flag the freight train in
time to prevent the accident.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
SAM RASDALL's ELoQUESCE.
His Remarks on Being Informed Of His
Renomination-Clevel Endorsed.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-Congress-
man Samuel J. Randall was to-day
notified of his denomination at his
home at Berwin. The eX-speakcr res
pondcd in words of glowing eloquence.
He said it was source of much gratifi-
cation to him to see the warm and
spontaneous spirit which the nomina-
ton was rendered While he lived he
would always be a Democrat, because
be had come to be al unshaken believer
in the force and the truth of Democratic
principles. He said the administration
of President Cleveland was the best the
country had ever had, that it was in
the interest of the whole people, and
that therefore he should be reelected.
Mr.. Randall said he endorsed Presi-
dent Cleveland's tariff policy; that the
tariff should be revised in a measure
that will reduce the revenue and the
surplus in the treasury.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
WHO WOULDN'T BE AN EDIToRe
Especially OF a Paper the "Rot Blast
Published in Admission, Ala.
New York Herald. |

ADMISSION, Oct. S.-Editor w. H.
Edmonds, of the Admission Hot Blast,
is a prohibitionist, and on that account
has many enemies here. Last week four
ex-policemcn who blamed Mr.. Ed
monds for their discharge assaulted and
beat the editor, afterward causing a
false account of the assault to be pub
lished in the Montgomery Dispatch.
Mr.. Edmonds, in polite note to the
Dispatch, branded the writer as liar
and coward. Mr.. J. S. Lawrence, an
accomplished citizen and a justice of the
peace, who was the writer of the article
in question, called on Editor Edmonds
at the office of the Hot Blast to expos
tulate with him. He was accompanied
by an urbane and pleasant gentleman
named Lacy, his particular friend.
After passing the compliments OF the
day Mr.. Lacy opened fire on Editor
Edmonds, wounding him in the left
arm. Then, by way of further amuse-
ment, Mr.. Lacy shot Mr.. John Coppell,
the mailing clerk, in the neck, and
having another cartridge left, used it IN
shooting Mr.. Tripney (who had just
dropped in to see the editor in the
head. Messrs. Lawrence and Lacy were
captured and some of our citizens are
thinking of lynching them. 1t is sur
prising how the amenities OF Journa-
Iism are violated by our citizens when
the question of prohibition Is on the
taDiS
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
Abbeyille's Clerk of Court.
Especial to the Register

Greenwood, S. c., October l5.-The
result of the second primary election to
nominate candidate for Clerk Ct Court
of Abbeville County is learned to-day
to be the nomination of Thomas L.
Moore of Ninety-Six, who leads his
competitor, L. D. Connor of A6oevllie,
the present incumbent, some 50 to %
votes. The contest was a very close
one, and the success of Moore is in a
great measure due to the faithful work
of his friends and the turning to his IN.
tnrest of the Abbeville supporters OF
General Hemphill, who was candi-
date for the place in the first race.
Moore had majority Of Z in his COM
petitor's own home.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
rzE SeHooI, COMMISSIOSER-SH
HBE APPOINTED OR ELECTED?

THE SCHOOL COMMISSIOSER-sH
HE BE APPOINTED OR ELECTED?
Most of our esteemed contemporaries
look upon the proposed Constitutional
Amendment, to make the Office OF
County School Commissioner ap-
pointive instead of elective, as not only
useless but positively Objectionable.
But there are two sides to this ques-
ton. Without insisting upon either
we shall endeavor to point out some OF
the reasons which have led to the pro-
posed amendment.
The view that the proposed amend
ment implies that the people are not
competent to, select school commits
sioner is, we believe, altogether erro-
neous.
We do not think that the proposed
amendment implies, or is intended to
imply, that the people are not compe-
tent to select their own officers.
The Judges of the State are not
elected directly by the people, and
there was a time when the Solicitors
were not so elected. Is the fact that
the Legislature elects the Judges con-
sidered reflection upon, or an insult
to the intelligence of the people? When
the Solicitors were so elected, was it
because the people We're less competent
than now to choose good men?
No. The object was to remove these
officers, as much as possible, above and
away from the chances and charges Of
politics, and to place them in a position
where they could discharge their inn
portant duties without fear or favor.
It is a fact in favor of the proposed
amendment that every State Superin-
tendent of Education since 1876 has
repeatedly. and earnestly urged this
amendment. These were all men whose
Judgment was worthy of respect, and
in whom the people of the State had
the greatest confidence.
The main reason which they give for
the recommendation is that the muta-
tions Of politics rarely leave a good
man in Office long enough to become
familiar with the duties of the office,
and while he may be replaced by one
equally good, still he is a new man,
and has everything to learn. They fur
ther urge that School Commissioner
appointed by the Governor would be
more Independent and fearless in the
discharge of duties which are for the
good Of the schools, but the faithful
performance of which may sometimes
endanger his popularity.
Not once do they deny that the peo-
pie are able to select good men, but on
the contrary admit that in many cases
they do select good men.
The proposed amendment is no new
or strange measure. The fact is that in
the majority of our States County and
City Superintendents are appointive.
We believe that either the term of Of
flee should be extended 70 four years,
or the proposed amendment should be
adopted. We believe that a term of
four years would secure most of the ad-
yantages hoped to be gained by max
ing the office appointive.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
Shooting at a Supervisor.
Especial to Greenville News.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 15.--Some
excitement is caused here by a supposed
attempt to assassinate J L. Stopplebein,
supervisor of registration for this coun-
ty. While he was driving in the su-
burbs yesterday evening some one sln
the bushes fired at him. The load OF
shot entered his foot. His wounds are
not serious. The shooting took place
near Holbeck's wood, place in the
suburbs which is the resort of negro
desperadoes. Stopplebein had frequent
" received threatening letters from
negroes to whom he had refused to
grant registration certificates, all OF
which breathed threats of vengeance.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
A ZIG BOOM FOR BLACKS!
Its Iron Mines Bought and to be Developed
What Railroad has Done.
rSpecial TO GreenvilIe News. I

COLUMBIA, October 16.-The Mag
netic Iron Ore and Steel Company,
composed of capitalists from Atlanta
and Birmingham, which was recently
chartered in this State, has just pur-
chased for sixty thousand dollars the
greater part OF the Magnetic Iron Ore
tract near the town of Blacks in York
county, this State.
1t was known that there was iron one
in this section but it had no railroad
connection and nothing was done to-
wards utniZingi it until the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago road was run
through it. The property contains an
inexhaustible supply of the finest quail
ty of magnetic steel ore, free from phos-
phorous and titanic acid.
The company will Immediately com.
mence building steel furnace and roll
ing mills or the line of the Charleston
Cincinnati and Chicago road. This
road will bring coal to the furnace for
$3.50 ton.
\ small part Of this property was
bought few years ago for one hun
dred and fifty dollars, and it was sold to
this company for twelve thousand five
hundred dollars.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
Opening Of the Schools.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, !

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, !
October 10, 1888.
TT is hereby ordered that the Public
4 Schools of Newberry County be
opened on Monday, the 5th day of No
vember, 1888.
The Trustees of each School District
will see to it that all schools are pro.
Vlded with teachers by the 5th Of No
vember.
Any school not heretofore recognized
as public school, and desiring to be
recognized, must make application to
the Trustees of the School District in
which it IS located before the said 5th
day of November.
6. G. SALE,
G. B. CROMER,
is. MOORMAN,
Board Examiners Newberry Go.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
Notice to Creditors and SppH-
cation for Final Discharge.

4 LII persons having claims against
n the estate of Caroline MurtishaW',
deceased, are hereby notified to render
an account of their demands. duly at
tested, to the undersigned on or before
the 18th day of November, 1888, as on
that day, at II O'Clock in the forenoon,
I will make a settlement on said estate
in the Probate Court for NeWberrY
County, S. G., and immediately there
after apply for Il final discharge as ad-
ninistrator thereof.
JOHN NJ. KINARD,
Administrator Caroline Murtishaw,
deceased. oI
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
NeaU Advertisements.
NOTICE..

A IL parties having demands
n against the Estate of Henry HART
We'll Counts, deceased, are hereby noti-
fed TO render the same to me or my
attorneys, Norman & Simkins, duly.
probated, on or before the 10Th day OF
November, 1888, as that on that day l
will make final settlements OF said es-
tate, in the Probate Court for NewbeTry
County and apply for final discharges
as Administrator thereof.
DAVID HIPP,
Administrator of Henry H. Counts,
deceased.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
House and Lot For Sale.

pY John P. Kinard, Auctioneer.I
~ will sell Saleday, first Monday in
November next, before the Court House
in the city of Newberry, all that tract
of Land, containing Three-fourths Of
an Acre, more or less, in the town OF
Helena, adjoining lands Of James e
hilgore, Il. c. Summers, w. II. tratts
and on public road. Good frame dwel-s
ling house with three rooms and two
fire-places on premises; out-houses and
good well of water.
Terms will be made known on daycf
sale. Titles good. -.
St SARAH HALLMAN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18

The Woodrow question was again
discussed in the Presbyterian Synod at
Greenwood last Monday. This time it
came up in new form, with a victory
for DR.. Woodrow. The question, in
some shape, has been before the synod
for four or FIVE years. And the end is
NOT vet
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
NEWBERRY COUNTY.
By Jacob B .Fellers, Esq :, Probate Judge.

By Jacob B. B.Fellers, Esq. Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, John N. Kinard, c.
w G. P, hath made suit to me to,
grant him Letters of Administration OF
the Gerelict Estate and effects of Re-
becca S. Abrams, deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and adj
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said deceased, that
they be and appear before me, in
the Court Of Probate, to be held III New
berry Court House, on the 20th day Of
November next, after publication
hereof, at II O'Clock in the forenoon, to
show cause. if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of October, Ammo Dommini 1888.
J. B. FELLERS, J. P. \. {.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
Tho Death Sentence Passed on Girl of
Fourteen.

CHARLESTON, October l3.-In the
Berkeley court to-day Anna Fraser,
colored, was sentenced to be hung
November 3Oth for the murder Of Annie
Lemons. The criminal is only fourteen
wears of age and her victim was fifteen.
Anna stabbed her victim to the heart
with a knife while engaged in aquarrel
Both were working in the field.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18

The South Carolina press is surpass-
ing itself. The Weekly News and
Courier is now given at the metropoli-
tan price of one dollar year-and the
World prints weekly edition at the
same price-both brimful of news.
The Greenville News is looking
bright and reflects the polish of a new
press which can be run at rapid rate,
and yet Brother Williams pen can go
as fast.
The Columbia Record is vigorous
and enterprising-signs Of improve
ment On all sides.
The weeklies in the State are also
making rapid strides. The Iorkville
Enquirer mas put in fine new press,
which leads the editor to give scme
interesting facts about the first country
newspaper of the State, and the great
progress of the art of printing in@ his
day?
The Greenwood Tribune is con-
Quoted with much ability under its
new management. It issued several
good extras during the Presbyterian
synod at Greenwood.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18

The proposed amendment to make
the tenure of Office of the Probate
Judge four years instead of two years is
right and proper, and will no doubt be
carried by large majority. If there is
any county office Of which the tenure
should be four years it is that Of Pro-
hate JuGne.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
An !Iuspicious Opening of the Fall Ses-
sion.

COLUMBIA, October l4.-The first
session Of the South Carolina UniTer-
sity has opened under the most gratify-
ing circumstances. The examination of
applicants for admission has been con-
Guided, the students have gotten into
harness and the machinery of the great
institution is working smoothly. Every
one in South Carolina feels, or should
feel a pride in the University of their
State; certainly hundreds of families
are interested in the students attending
this institution. TO crafty those perso-
nally interested, and for the informa-
ton of the general public. The News
and Courier Bureau has obtained some
interesting facts about the University.
Up to this date 214 students have mat
riculated, Of these 120 are old students
and 81 new men. The per centage OF old
students is over 20 per cent, and the
proportion is larger than in any prevl-
Gus year.
The present number of students at
the University already exceeds the
total attendance ofany year since the
reopel.ing of the college. Three old
studen IS and several new ones are eX-
pected to enter within the next week.
Judging from the number who have
matriculated after this date in previous
wears it may be considered certain that
attendance for the year just opened will
exceed 225, and it is probable that it
will reach 250 if not more.
In the graduating department there
are l6 students; agricultural, and me-
chanical arts, 63; liberal arts and sci
ence, l0l; pharmacy, %; normal school,
10; law, 10.
The analysis of the students accord
ing to church affiliation or preference,
results as follows.
Presbyterians.....................12
Episcopalians.....................56
Methodist. t.......................-..42
Baptist......................".
Lutheran.................
Jewish. sh...................
acknowledgements
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18

Why suffer with that aching head
when you may be cured with Ayers
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Send a 2 cent stamp to DR.. J.. G.
Aver & Co., lowell, Mass, for set OF
their attractive album cards..
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18

About 122 of these are active members
of the church.
The counties most largely represented
are Orangeburg and Darlington, with
sixteen each. Next in order is Charles
ton, with 13, Fairfield II, Chesterfield
s, Abbeville 7, and Berkeley, York,
Sumter, Spartanburg, and Greenville,
with six representatives each.
Louisiana sends two students, Massa-
chusetts two, North Carolina three,
Virginia and New Jersey one each.
The average age of the students is-18
wears and 8 months.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

1t is only short time now before
the national election, when the whole
of the people shall select the next presi-
dent of the United States. The man
who for the next four years shall be
the head of one of the greatest nations
on the earth. It is an important event
in our history in many respects. The
defeat of the Republican nominees
means the death of the National Re-
publican party, and a desperate effort
is being made by that party to regain
control of the government. We be-
Eeve the Republicans will be defeated.
Cleveland has made a good president,
in fact one of the best in the long list
of presidents. His administration has
been acceptable to the business inter
ests Of the country.
The campaign is drawing to a close
and the people will soon decide at the
ballot-box between Cleveland and Har-
rison.
The battle ground is New York and
Indiana. Democratic chances in both
these states are good. The indications
are that they will both give their cleo
toraI votes to Cleveland and Thurman.
Capt. F. W. Dawson who has just
returned from New York, says that the
signs are very encouraging for Cleve-
land. Mr.. Dawson is member Of the
National Committee and should be
posted. But after all the forecasting
the results of an election is very uncer-
tain and unreliable speculation even by
the best informed.