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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
ABOUT PENSIONS.

The Pension Board met yesterday and
examined sixty-two applications for
pensions, approving fifty-two and re-
jecting ten. This makes ,2SI examined
to date, of which ST. have been APPROX
ed and 4l0 rejected. No more applica-
tons will be examined, for the present
at least, as it is thought that with those
applications once rejected but likely to
be returned in proper shape, SO that
they will be approved, the whole num-
Der allowed will reach the limit posi-
ble to be carried this year under the
Observation-Disclosures Register, 9th.
This pension business is growing to
be bigger thing than our Legislators
seem to have anticipated. There can
be no doubt that in some cases the pen
sion law will work good and relieve
some who are really deserving and need
assistance, but We suspect there are
some who apply who do not really need
this assistance from the government.
But since the matter has been under
taken by the government the appropria-
ton will have to be made large enough
to meet the requirements. 1t will not
do to give to some and not to others
who are equally deserving
There will be little trouble about the
surplus in the State Treasury now.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
How Is This for Horse Business:

McCafferty BTos.-Charles and \. G..
the well-known Texas horsemen, who
make Columbia their base of opera
tions during the fall and winter months,
will soon 90 20 st. Louis to purchase
Kentucky horses for their summer sales
in the north and east. The McCatfer-
tvs are, perhaps, the largest horse deal
ers in the United States. During the
fourteen months from January Is, 1887,
to April ,, 1883, they have conducted
auction sales Of Texas horses in almost
every town and city in South Carolina,
as we'll as in the principal townsof Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Maine. These sales amounted to
$2243, $50. They have also held six auc-
ton sales of Kentucky horses at Lowell
and Worchester, Mass, which aggre-
gated 81 223. In addition to their aUc-
ton sales, during the period above men
toned, they have sold l63 head of hors-
eS at private sale, amounting to Sll 40.
This makes their total sales for the past
fourteen months foot up the handsome
sum of $299, ,2lS.
The McCatterty Bros. will return to
South Carolina about the lst Of October.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
THE SURPLUS.

The surplus III the treasury of the
United States seems to be 4 perpieNlng
question for our statesmen. Numerous
bills and schemes are brought forward
making big appropriations which would
never be thought Of if it were not for
this big surplus. There has been Il
deadlock in the House on the question
of refunding the direct tax. The friends
of tariff reduction oppose it on the
ground that it will be impossible to Sc
cure any taritfreduction if the bill pass
eS.ssAnd then if the direct tax is refund
~ the cotton tax also should be refund
cd and most Of the cotton tax money
would come to the South.
The New York Herald objects to
refunding these taxes Oh the ground
that the money will 60 to the States
and will not put any in the pockets of
the poor men. The Herald thinks the
whole business Of rcfunding taxes is
crude and nonsenSical, and inaSlnuch
as Congress seems determined to divide
the surplus it fought to be done in a
popular and proper way" and the
Herald suggests as the most popular
way the abolition of the plan of the
Chicago Lime Kiln Club. The follow
ing is the plan:
The chairman of the Committee Oh
Finance expressed his readiness to re-
port on the inquiry, How shall we use
the Surplus in the Treasury::' and re-
ported as follows
y. Gin cherry city i'll dc ken1ry a
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
The Good Work Accomplished for the
Farmers.

COLUMBIA, April 6.-The new State
board of agriculture, organized on the
lSt of January, has done much work:
The fertilizer inspectors have visited
seventy towns and sent to the conf
missioners $50 samples of fertilizers, and
phosphates, kainits, cotton seed meals,
chemicals, etc. The special assistant
has supervised the phosphate territory,
and his reports show that the State will
receive royalty of about 1000, on
the rock removed. Patrols have been
employed at Georgetown, and on the
EdiSto river to prevent illegal fishing;
The veterinary surgeon has visited
several localities to inspect farm stock
and prescribed methods for the sup
preston of contagious diseases, and
for the cure of diseased animals. The
weather service has established several
new stations of observation, from which
regular monthly reports are received.
and has collected Il vast amount or
useful information relating to the eli
mate, etc, of the State, sent out warn
ings of the approach of cold waves,
storms and floods, and daily weather
indications. The commissioner has col
lcctcd the tax on over 10000 tons OF
fertilizer, has issued $1,000 monthly re-
ports, containing matters of interest to
farmers and Others, and published 5000
pamphlets descriptive OF the resources
and advantages OF the State.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12

The Board Of Medical Examiners,
which recently met at Columbia, have,
in our Judgment, transcribed their
powers in examining physicians who
are citizens of South Carolina.
!, Subsection t of Section 9l9 of the
General Statutes says "a person COM
ing into the State shall exhibit his
Diploma to the Board, and if, on in
specting the same, the Board is salts
fled that they shall give him Il certitl-
cate to register his Diploma, but if not
satisfied that they may examine him.
This applies to non-residents and does
not apply to one who has gone beyond
the State for his medical education and
has not thereby lost his citizenship.
And even with those coming in, it is
only intended that the examination
shall take place when the diploma is
from doubtful college or the holder is
supposed to be in improper possession
of the same. The graduates Of the
Charleston College are exempted simply
because it is an Institution within
the State whose graduates from other
states wishing to settle here after grad
uation are easily Identified.
To put any other construction on this
exemption would be to suppose that
the institution wished to force South
Carolinians to patronize that college,
and in addition would look like protec-
ton. 1t can hardly be said that grad
uate of New York, Philadelphia or Bal
timore Colleges is not at least the
equals of those of the Charleston Col
lege.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
Newspapers in 1888.

From the edition of Geo. p. Rowell &
Co.'S American Newspaper Direc-
tory" published April md (its twenti-
eth year., it appears that the Newspa.
pers and Periodicals of all kinds issued
in the United States and Canada, now
number 1870, showing Il gain of 500
during the last y months and 7,l3G in
10 years.
The publishers of the Directory assert
that the impression that when the pro
prietor of u newspaper undertakes to
state what has been his exact circula'
ton, he does not generally tell the truth
is an erroneous one: and they conspic-
uously offer d reward of 500 for every
instance in their book for this year,
where it can be shown that the detailed
report received from a publisher was
untrue.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
State Board of Medical Examiners.
1Columbia Register, April II. ]

The State Board of Medical ENami-
ners met in this city yesterday, assem-
bling at P. NJ. in the Supreme Court
library 1T the State House. The Presi-
dent, DIR \ y Talley, presided, and
DR. J G. Wilcox, of Darlington, the Sec
rctary, was present and attended to his
duties. The other members present
were: DR. 5 y Orr, of Anderson, Dr {
Il Tabor, Of Fort Motto, and DR. L
Grange Simons of Charleston.
A communication was read from
Judge Simonton stating his construc-
ton of the Act in relation to the exam
ination of applicants for licenses. He
held that the Board had not the right
to require graduates from institutions in
this State to stand an examination, but
in such cases could only examine their
diplomas and license the applicants, if
their diplomas were found correct, on
payment of the proper fee, S.. This,
however, he so far modified as to say the
Board could require an examination in
any case where it was absolutely salts
fed of the complete professional igno-
rance of the person applying.
After the discussion of several letters
relating to the matter, the Board de-
termined to examine Applicants who
may have graduated from any institu-
ton without the State.
The following applicants were ex-
amineG yesterday and licensed:
DR. Charles G Johnson, Columbia,
Howard University, Washington, d. G.
DR. Frederick Lee Sanders, Orange
burg, Georgia Medical College.
The following are all graduates of the
South Carolina Medical College: DIR
5 Wayne Gamble, Charleston; DR. John
S Folk, Charleston; DR. John c Buchan-
an, Winnsboro; DR. A q Hayden.
Charleston; DIR. Oscar Missildine,
Charleston.
Others who had applied to be exam
ined and had sent in their diplomas
failing to appear, could not be eNam-
med, but will have to be hereafter in
accordance with the law.
At the meeting of the Board, March
18th, DR.. J. r. Hopkins, of Hopkins
Turnout, was licensed. His name is
now given, having previously been in
advertently omitted from the published
proceedings of the session of the Board
ut that time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
PRESENT

First Congressional District: w H
Brawley, Charleston; S P Wingard,
Lexington, and w J Fishburn, Wal
terboro.
Second District: L T Izlar, Black
Vile, and w Moore, Gillisonville.
Third District: George S Mower,
Newberry, and Z B Murray, Anderson.
Fourth District: J 4 Hoyt, Green
vile, and G W Shell, Laurcns.
Fifth District: 4 + Allison, Ian
caster.
Sixth District: c S Mccall, Ben
nettsv;lle, and J F Rhame, Manning.
Seventh District: S Porcher Smith,
Mt Pleasant.
Ex-officio: F w Dawson, Charleston.
General w Moore, the Chairman,
presided, and Captain Willie Jones act
ed as Secretary.
THE QUESTION OF THE PLACE
where the State Convention should be
held excited some discussion, and upon
a vote being taken to ascertain the sense
of the meeting, three voted for Char
lesion, three for Greenville and eight
for Columbia The latter place was ac-
cordingly decided upon as the place for
holding the convention.
Captain Dawson voted in favor of
Greenville, but, as will he seen, was
not on the side of the majority.
The time for the convention was fin
ed as Thursday, the 18th of May next.
The following resolution, offered by
Captain f W Dawson, was adopted
with but two or three dissenting votes:
ResoLred, That this committee recon-
mend that the Democratic candidates
for State officers be not nominated at
the convention to be held in May next.
CIRCULAR TO COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
The following circular will be address
ed to the various County Chairmen at
once:
The State Executive Committee OF
the Democratic party of South Carolina,
at meeting held this day, have issued
a call for State Convention to meet at
Columbia Oh Tuesday, the 18th day of
May, at - m, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention, which will meet at
st Louis on the 5tn Of June next.
The number of delegates elected by
each county will be equal to double the
representation to which such county is
entitled in both branches of the General
Assembly.
The County Chairmen of the several
counties in this State will proceed to
have the Democratic clubs in their coun-
ties reorganized, and take such steps as
are necessary to carry out the call, and
for the election of delegates to the State
Convention.
Bv order of the committee.
JAMES w. MOORE, Chairman.
WILLIE JONES, Secretary.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
A Son of Governor Porter, Of Tennessee,
Mortally Wounded.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April IA spe-
cial to the American says that Kennedy
Porter, was shot and probably fatally
wounded here Thursday night about II
O'Clock by Will Edmunds. The origin
of the difficulty is supposed to be the
attentions of young Porter to Edmunds
sister, which the latter objected to and
had frequently threatened to kill him
if he did not desist. Porter had been
out driving with Edmunds's sister that
night and had returned the team ro the
stable and started up Depot street to
wards the square, when he met Ed
munds about the Blanton house, who
told him that he was going to kill him
and for him to defend himself. Ed
munds then fired, the ball, a 3S-calibre
striking Porter in the left breast just
below the collar bone, ranging down
wards. On hearing the threat, Porter
drew his pistol, but too late. Portel
now lies in a precarious condition. Inc
wound has not as yet been probed
There were no eye-witnesses to the
shooting.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
Push and Pluck Of a Georgian.

Ben Hill Tonpkins, of Carol Coun-
ty, was named for Georgia's lanented
statesman, Benz. H. Hill, and he has
never dishonored the name. Ben Is a
young man about twenty-scven years
old, and has been married only seven
Yea rs and certainly has Il queen for a
wife. He has four interesting little
children. He had Il small estate OF $40
acres from his fathers estate. He now
owns 2,9oOacres Of good land, saw mill,
a splendid, dwelling, fine barn and
all necessary v out-houses. He has ten
large mules, five mule colts, five good
mares, one stallion, one jack, thirty
head Of cattle, besides three yoke OF
large oxen, sixty head of hogs. He
made last year $500 bushels of corn,
ninety-three bales of cotton and every
thing else in proportion. He does not
owe $l,0m, and his note is good i'll the
bank for almost any amount.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
Stonewall Jackson'S Banner.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 2.-Thc
beautiful silk flag under which stone
wall Jackson fought at Manassas July
21, 1861, is owned and has been care
fully preserved by r. $. Mccartney, OF
Union, Monroe County, this State.
Mr.. Mccartney WAS one of the first
volunteers in the Monroe Guard, Of
which Gen. EcholS, now Of Staunton,
Va, was captain. This company was
the banner of the 27th Virginia Rcgi-
ment and part of the Stoncwail Brig
ade. Mr. Mccartney carried this flag
through many battles, in one of which
ne was badly wounded. He would
like TO sell the banner to some one able
to own it and place it where it would
be more accessible to the survivors OF
the old Stoncwall Brigade.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
NEW FIRM! NBW GOODS!!

With cordial thanks for the liberal pa
tronage received in our opening, We
would res espectfully inform our patrons,
friends and the public generally that We
are constantly adding it; ms TO our stock.
We now keep our Special line complete
and YOU can always find what we adver-
tise.
Our Dress Goods now consist OF Cash
meres, Nuns Yelling, Henrietta'S Almos
SehaStopol, Flannels, Tricot, and al
other WOODEN goods now fashionable,
Silks. Watered Silks and Satins, Cling
! hams and domestic Plaids and Calicos.
Knit Goods for Ladies and Misses and
! Children Jerseys, Undervests, Pants
and Skirts, also, Gents Underrests.
We can give You full Bridal Out
! fiL'' as cheap as you can bny and make
them. Why then, all the trouble and
vexation of gathering up AID making,
when we have them ready at your door:
Full line of nicely finished and em5roid-
cred Undcrwe ear in full suits-at prices
to suit all.
Corsets and BustleS OF all sizes and at
all prices.
Ladies, Misses and Childrc,:s' Hose,
and Gents Half Hose.
Ladies and Gents IIandkcrcliefs.
Linen, Lawn,aud Silk.
Ladies Linen Collars and Cuffs.
Full line of Trimming Goods in all
the latest and most fashionable goods
viz: Furs, SatinS. Silk, Velvet, Velveteen,
Gimp, Gallonn, Hercules Brazil, Cott's
BRAD, Beaded Sets, (hand made) Beaded
Trimming in all colors, Domestic Home
spun. Bleached and Unbleached Tick
iugS, FlannelS, ETC., in fact every. hing
usually found in i tilSt-c}aSs Dry Goods
store.
All Millinery Goods will now be sold
at big discount. preparatory 10 Spring
trade.
Agency for ''Broha,d's Window
Holder" or Lock, useful and safe, no
Burglar can enter here this lock is al-
plied-now OF exhibition in front of
store. Call and examine.
Three nice rooms, Immediately over
store, for rent at reasonable prices.
Misses Leila RiveS. Mamie Metts and
Stevie Bowers are still with us and will
take pleasure in showing our new and
select stock Of fashionable goods to their
many friends and customers generally.
Again thanking you for the liberal
patronage extended and soliciting con-
tinuance OF the same, we are
Most Respectfully,
NR. & Hrs. ThOS. T. TARRAAf,
Main street. Newberry, S. C.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
a Negro Convict's Impudence.

CHICAGO, April 6.-Zeph Davis, the
negro foreman. who murdered anu
outraged little Maggie Gaug han, white,
at Green Bros shoe heel factory, was
this afternoon sentenced by Judge
Hawes to be hanged May 18th. Davis
interrupted the judge several times
while Sentence was being pronounced,
and afterward declared, with al oath,
that if he could have reached spittoon
he would have thrown it at the Judge
before the sentence was finished.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
Sale Of South Carolina Bonds.

COLUMBIA, S. G., April 6.-The re-
cent legislature authorized the issue OF
four hundred thousand dollar four and a
half per cent bonds, to take the place
of the six per cent bonds, the terms OF
which expires this year. The holders
of the old bonds were allowed until to-
day to exchange for new bonds. Eigh-
ty-eight thousand dollars of six per
cent bonds were exchanged for the four
and half per cent, leaving $3l2, ,ONJ
new bonds to he taken up by outsiders.
They will be advertised in this State,
New York and London. The state
treasurer intimates that they will COM
mand a premium of six per cent within
three years. The financial condition OF
the state is excellent.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12

millyon dollars to spend in fiah works.
80 Buy 70 millyon bushels Of peanuts
an distribute EN- free to all.
''3. Hev hoss races an prize fights
once week, wild admishun free.
II. Distribute Waterbury watches an
roller skates free to ali, an doan charge
nobody muffin for lemonade"
There is much politics in this action
of the club, and when we consider the
many schemes brought before Congress
to rid the country of the surplus it
would seem the main object is to spend
the surplus.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
A New Industry for the South.

New YORK, April "A syndicate,
including several Georgia capitalists,
has secured the exclusive right for the
southern states Of the Thompkins pro-
cess for reducing vegetable tibres to pa
per stock, with the intention Of estab,
fishing mills in the cotton states and
applying the process to the reduction
to paper of cotton stalks and seed hulls,
now practically worthless. Promoters
of the enterprise claim that they can
make good newspaper at two cents per
pound and consequently the establish
ing of their mills will be as great an
event in the economical history of the
south as the establishing of the cotton
seed industry.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12

We publish this week u letter from
Senator Butler On the immigration
question. He thinks the railroads can
aid materially in the bringing of q first
class set of immigrants to South Caro-
lima. We agree with Senator Butler in
one thing, and that is, five are to have
immigrants come here, we want good
substantial citizens who have money
to invest in our lands, and by thus in
vesting become permanent citizens. We
DO not want here lot Of paupcrs who
have nothing and do not care to have
anything.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
4 Sensational Affair in H endersonrille,
North Carolina.

RALEIGH, y. c., April 6.-There was
intense excitement at Hendersonville
yesterday. Charlie McLain, horse
thief from Tennessee, attempted to
murder T. {. Israel, sheriff of Hender-
son County. The sheriff attempted to
arrest McI.ain, who was riding stolen
horse through the town, when the lat
ter fired on him with pistol four times
and fed. The sheriff and his posse
pursued and captured him. McLain
was taken in irons to Tennessee to-day.
Thirteen shots We're fired, none ofwhich
took effect. McLain is 4 noted despe-
RADIO.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
The State Military Encampment.

GREESvILLE, S. c., April lO.-A
large mass meeting here tonight was
addressed by Adjutant General Bon
ham, who announced that it had been
definitely determined to hold the State
Military Encampment in Greenville,
and that the Governor and his staff and
General Huguenin and about eight
hundred soldiers would be here. En-
thusiastic speeches were made by a
number OF prominent citizens, and the
gala week subscription fund was IN
creased by voluntary subscriptions to
50 ON
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
Uhe Aerala aud 0ew5
EBERT II. AULL, EDITOR.

TERMs.-One year, $3.50; six mouths
75c; three months, 80 cents; two months,
35 cents; one month, 20 cents; single
COPY, 5 cents, payable in advance.
Terms OF ADvEETIsING.-S per
SQUARE the first insertion, and 30 cts. per
SQUARE for each subsequent Insertion.
"a A square is the space OF nine lines
Of solid BREWER type.
Notices in local column l23c. per line
for each insertion for one month, longer
at inch rates, with 25 per cent added.
A reasonable reduction made for ad-
vcrtisements By the three, six, or twelve
months.
EhRfSf w. =: HoUsEAL, 81 AEAL, PF0pTietors.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12

George Neaves, negro who was
working on the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad, was killed April !
in a remarkable manner. \ clad OF
pipe clay, weighing about twelve
ponnds, fell on his back, breaking the
spinal column and causing death III
five minutes. The clod came from
blast two hundred yards away.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
The Liability OF Trustees to Road and
jury Duty.
lGrecnYille News, April II. ]

GrecnFllle News, aprll Iii
A disagreement having arisen be-
tween the County Commissioners and
the School Commissioner as to the
liability of school trustees to road and
jury duty, the question was carried be-
fore Judge Norton OIL Monday, on the
application of James T. Campbell to be
excused from jury service on the ground
that he was trustee. The County
Board had held that the trustees were
not exempted by the law, and the
School Commissioner had held that
they were.
Commissioner Mayiield argued the
question before the Judge, who sus.
tanned his decision, deciding that school
trustees are exempted from both road
and jury duty.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
BIaine's Return from Europe.

It is said Mr.. Blaine proposes sailing
for home on June it, three day before
the meeting of the Chicago convention.
1t is hinted that this is for the purpose
Of shutting ofall communication with
him during the sessions of the conven'
ton. Then if he is nominated bis
friends will get back to New York in
time to give him such \ reception as
will be unprecedented, and manufac'
ture such supply of enthusiasm as
will carry him far along in the cam
paign.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
A New Textile.
IFrom the News and Courier.

1From the News and Courier.
Mr.. Michael Werts, of Silver Street,
Newberry County, having discovered
that the fibre of the ordinary pea vine
possessed unusual strength, sent sup
bly, of it to the State department of
agriculture. Commissioner Butler has
forwarded the sample to Commissioner
Coleman of the national department,
to be examined and tested. II the fibre
has textile strength sufficient to permit
its taking the place OF other tlbres more
expensive to produce, it will work a
revolution in the South, and add to the
already great industrial value Of the
pea crop.