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intent to appo;nt carried o,,t. and. Il
made by viii, the intent ana It's exc
cution are to be sought for through
tho whole instruments,
In Bilderback VS.. Boyce, Id s.. O.,
the Supreme Court Of South Caro-
lima expresses its concurrence with
the rule followed in the English
Chancery, with the modification, in
dicatcd by Mr.. Justice Story in
R!agge vs. Miles, supra, that if the
intention to execute is, under all the
circumstances, apparent and clear,
so that the transaction is not fairly
susceptible of any other Interrupt
tion, tho execution should be sus-
tanned.
BY her will, Mrs. Clemson declares
herself aentitlcd to legacics under
the last will of my deceased mother,
Floride Calhoun," and to distribu-
tive share in the estates of her sis
ter and brother, and to have, anot-
withstanding my coverture, full tes-
timentary power to dispose of the
samc," and she then proceeds to
'swill, devise and bequeath the en-
tire property and estate to which |
am in anywisc entitled, and which I
may hereafter acquire, of whatever
the same may consist, to nv beloved
husband, Thomas G. Clemson, abso-
lutely ard in fee simple" #, how
ever, she survives him, or he, suryiy-
ing, dies intcstatc, then the entire
property and estate is devised and
bequcathcd to her granddaughter,
the complainant. The will is dated
September 20, 1871, and upon the
18th of December following Mrs.
Clemson exercised the power of an.
pointing a now trustee, the instru-
mcnt reciting that by the will and
codicil of her mother, Mrs. Floride
Calhoun, she is entitled "to conside-
rable lcgacics, tho legal title of
which is, by the will, vested in Ed
ward Noble, ESQ, of Abbevillc
county, in said State, rs trustee"
and proceeded to appoint Thomas
G. Clemson "as trustee under the
will for the property therein be-
queathed to me in the codicil," in
the place of said Noble.
Clearly the slegacies" to which
Mrs. Clemson, by the Instrument Of
appointment, stated she was entitled
and of which she appointed her hus-
band trustee, were the same lcgacies
to which, by the will, she declared
herself entitled, and which she
thereby devised and bequeathcd to
him.
Having the right to the enjoy
mcnt, during lifc, OF the property so
held in trust, and the absolute power
of disposing of it at her death, she
treated 1t as being as much hers as
the alleged distributive share; and,
even II she possessed only power
over, and not an interest in, the pro-
pcrty, it would be altogether too
narrow and technical construction,
under the circumstances, to so limit
the language, VI VIII, devise and be-
queath The entire property and cs.
tate TO which am now in anywise
cntltlcd, and which may hereafter
acquire, OF whatever the same may
consist" as to exclude the exercise
OF the power. 1T is true that the
mention OF the dIstrlbutivc share al
lows 1T to be said that the instrument
might have some effect by means of
that interest, but this would not be
all tho effect the words import, and
II the intention to pass all can be
discovered, II would seem that such
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There are onlyfiYo.women living
whose husbands were Presidents of
the United States, namely: Mrs.
Taylor, Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
Garfield and Mrs. Cleveland; fhhillss Wills
only two ex-Presidcnts arc alive
Rutherford B. Hayes and Grover
Cleveland. IS Ri
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The following is homcly one;
"Big at the hottom,
Small at tho top,
Little thing III tho middle
Goes flipporty-dop."
Thcre was nothing hard abe
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-18

Those were days when gas was
not used at all and lamps but little,
so the following riddle was timely
and rated first-class:
"Sllo wears white pctticoat,
And she has IL rcd nose,
And tho longer shc stands,
The shorter slic grows"
"Now, what's dat" would be tho
question to follow, and if no one
could answer it, the givor, if he de-
sired. to do so, would make himself a
hero by replying:
"Dat's a candle"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
The Poor and the Churches.

The poor people will come to the
churches If the churches want them.
There is no sort of doubt about it.
They can be brought into any church,
no matter how fine. if the hearts of the
people go out after them TO bring them
in. Shame to us IL we can not make
the house of God, TO all the people,
seem to them to be the gate of Heaven!
Ours is not u mean church edifice. 1t
is stately without and beautiful within.
The chapel Is not so fine as we wish it
were; we will make IL finer when we
can, for nothing is too good for our
Bethel. But these poor people are
made to feel perfectly at home with
as. They enjoy the place, believe,
far more than they would a dingy hall
or cheap tabernacle. And am sure
that the Bethel is worth four-fold more
to the people themselves, to the church,
to the community, and to the Kingdom
of God than II it were called "mis-
sion" and held in some outside room.
In the close association of these people
with the church. and Of the members
OF the church with them. largo part
of the value OF the work is found
Washington GLADDEN., In Christian
Union,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
FIGHT WITH ooNv1oTs.
Ono OF the Dcsperadocs Kilied--Fivc Es-
cnpc, but Three Arc Reoaptured-The
Guards Lifo Saved by Two of the Pris-

One of the Dcsperadoes Killed--Fivc Es-
cnpe, but Three Arc Reoaptured--The
Guards Life Saved by Two of the Pris-
oners.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 5.-Jnformation
has reached the city of a bloody tradegy
in Pulaski County. One convict was
killed, five escaped, three were re-
captured and two saved the life of tho
guard. On Tuesday four negro con-
victs from Dooley County were sent to
the Pulaski chain-gang camps and put
to work. Mr.. Steve Brown was in
charge of the convicts, and had them
picking cotton on plantation near
the Ocmulgee river. The field in
which they were at work was in the
swamp, distance from the farm
house, and, with the exception OF his
arms, he was at the mercy of the rough
lot that he had in charge. The four
negroes from Dooley were Howard
Joiner, noted desperado; Reddick
Combs, Albert Willis and Frank Single
ton-all of whom bore bad characters
in their own county. At noon MIR.
Brown was weighing up the cotton
picked in the morning. Suddenly How
ard Joiner sprang toward him, and,
seizing him by the arms, pinioned him
from behind, and cried out to Will Mil
Ter, Dodge County convict, "Hit himl
kill him!" Miller grabbed weigh
ing stick and hit Mr.. Brown
fearful blow on the head,
knocking him down. A second blow
stunned him, but just at this critical
moment Carey Walker, another convict,
ran to Mr.. Browns assistance. Selling
the smaller of the two pistols that Mr..
Brown carried he began firing at Miller.
Joiner jumped on the prostrate guard,
and was trying his best to kill him.
While Walker was shooting at Miller,
Frank Singleton, another convict, grab
bed the weighing beam and struck
Joiner with all his might, and Joiner
turned Mr.. Brown loose and scrambled
off. All the other convicts except
Walker and Singleton made a break for
liberty. Dazed and blinded by the
blows, Mr.. Brown sprang to his feet,
and drawing his other pistol, he fired
at Joiner. The ball went true to
the mark and passed entirely through
Joiner's body, who fell to the ground
and died without groan. The convicts
who had assisted him gave the alarm,
and party, consisting of Mr.. Lowry,
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Coley, who live
near the farm, went in pursuit of the
fugitives. In about three hours they
came up with Schenett and Price in the
swamp below, who surrendered without
resistance. Liller, Combs, and Willis
escaped, and are still at large. 1t is
probable that petitions will be gotten up
to have Frank Singleton and Corey Wal
ker pardoned on account of the manner
in which they came to Mr.. Browns
rescue and saved his life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
MARINE DISASTER.
Steamer Corona Explodes Her
Boiler With Terrible Result
Thirty six Lives Lost, and the Boat To-
tai Wreck Beside tho Dead a Largo
Number nre Injured.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-The 0uachita
steamer Corona exploded her boilers
about noon yesterday opposite False
River Settlement, ten miles above Baton
Rouge, and sank in few minutes with
the loss of thirty-six lives. 1t was the
first trip of the Corona this season, she
having just been repaired here at a cost
of $12, 200, and put, it was supposed, in
complete order. She left New Orleans
at 1880 Wednesday evening, and reached
Baton Rouge at about 10:30 yesterday
morning, taking on number of passen-
| gers at that place, among them Il. f.
Mason, Secretary of State, and his wife
and Mrs Il. w. Robertson, wife of Con-
gressman Robertson. While opposite
False River Settlement one of the boil-
ers exploded in most unaccountable
manner, no one who witnessed the ex-
plosion directly surviving to tell eX-
actly how the accident did occur. The
explosion was one of the most vio-
lent ever known on steamboat.
1t knocked down the roof of the
cabin and texas, sent splinters
flying in every direction, wound
ing number of persons, and splitting
the vessel SO that she sank almost like
lead. Although it was in the middle of
the day and every one was on the alert,
both passengers and crew found it hard to
escape. 1t is probable that the explosion
killed Immediately helfremen, the roust-
abouts and number of other deck
hands. Others were seriously hurt by the
the splinters and escaping steam. There
was no time to get out the boats, and
some of the passengers with difficulty
secured life-preservers. Within few
seconds the Corona had sunk in deep
water, and nothing was left of her but
few portions of the wreck drifting
down stream and the passengers and
crew struggling in the middle of the
river and clinging to the life-preservers,
planks and pieces of the wreckage. For
tunately, the City of st. Louis happened
to be descending the river at almost the
same time. She came to the relief of those
struggling in the water, and landing
took on board those who had already
been rescued by the people of the neigh
borhood, bringing all of them to Baton
Rouge. Here those who wished to re-
main were landed, while others were
taken to New Orleans. The City of st.
Louis remained at Baton Rouge for
some time, so as to allow the wounded
passengers to receive what medical
treatment they needed. Some were
badly burnt by the steam, but it is not
thought any of them are fatally hurt.
Among the thirty-five lost were seven
passengers, the balance being of the
crew.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
FRENCH ELECTION.
Boulangists Might as Well Hang
UP Their Harps.
Republicans Make Gains Boulangor Ac-
cuscd OF Keeping Money Given
Him for Election Purposes.


PARIS, Oct. 7.--Reballets were taken
yesterday in the districts in which the
recent election for Members Of the Cham
Der of Deputies were without definite
result. The weather was fine, and host
of electors presented themselves at the
polls. The voting in Paris proceeded in
perfect quietness, there being no Incl
dent worthy of mention. The followers
of General Boulanger are deserting.
M. Laguerre and other former Boulang-
lists have ceased to mention the Gen
erals name, styling themselves only Re-
viSonists. 1t is estimated that two
thirds of the 1873 constituencies which
balloted have gone Republican.
The Conservatives calculated upon the
return of two of their candidates in
Paris. All the members of the National
Committee will confer with General
Boulanger in London on Tuesday, prior
to his departure for the Isle of Jersey The
total returns for Paris show the election
of twenty-five Republicans and four
teen Boulangists. Returns from 1853
districts show the election of 10S Re-
publicans and forty-fve Anti-Republi-
cans. 1t is reported that split has oc-
Cured between Boulanger and Count
Dillon because of the formers assertion
that the bargain with the Conservatives
had caused loss of seats to the Boulan-
gists.
LONDON, Oct. THE second ballots,
which took place in 1856 constituencies
in France yesterday, excite the least
possible interest in England and appear
to be regarded throughout France, and
in Paris itself, with nothing approach
ing the usual election excitement. The
feeling seems to have become general
that the Republic is now established for
many years, and whatever maybe the re-
suit of yesterdays ballotings France will
maintain her existing form of govern
ment intact. Boulanger is no longer
factor in any French political problem.
Those who have heretofore been his
warmest political friends are to-day
ready to accept an explanation of
the Generals disastrous overthrow
at the polls, which is every thing but
creditable to their former chief. Utterly
unable to comprehend that the French
people should have deliberately repudi-
ated themselves and their revolutionary
schemes, they now insist that their de-
feat is due entirely to the failure of
General Boulanger to use the large sums
of money which had been given him
to aid in carrying the elections for the
purposes for which they were intended.
1t is openly charged that the General
has been quietly slowing away the mil
lions of francs which his wealthy dupes
poured into his Golfers, while he let the
elections take care of themselves.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE
Wrecks Thirty-Four Vessels in the Mexico
Gulf-Houses Crushed Like Egg-she1ls
by Flying Trees.

Wrecks Four Vessels in the Mexico
GuIf-Houses Crushed Like Egg-Shells
by Flying Trees
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 3.-The destruc-
tive Atlantic coast cyclone last month
switched into the gulf and lashed the
coast of Campeachy as it was never
lashed before. News of the destruction
has just reached here. Telegraph lines
are down, and the news was brought by
sailing vessels. What damage it has
done outside of Isle Del Carmen is not
known, but if it has been as destructive
as it was there, there can be but
little shipping left. The hurricane
was so strong in the city of Car
men that it pulled trees up by their
roots and dropped them upon houses,
which they crushed like egg shells.
The scene among the sailors in en-
deavoring to save their vessels was in
some instances grand and in others
heartrending. Vessel after vessel was
driven ashore. Twelve foreign barks
were wrecked, some of them high and
dry on the beach, others partially SUBJ
merged, and still others with their
masts sticking out of water. Two
steamships and twenty schooners and
many smaller craft complete the list
in Carmen harbor. The number of lives
lost still remains untold.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
-. -----T- -
LATEST SLOT MACHINE.
Put Penny In and Get Measures for Eye
Glasses.

Put Penny In and Get Measures for Eye
Glasses.
That we live in an age OF mechan-
ical ingenuity is no doubt n matter for
congratulation. To be able to get
box Of matches by putting penny
into q slot is sometimes convenient.
and it affords the same kind OF pleas
ureable excitement to the young man
from the country as the never-failing
coincidence trick" while the risk Is
insignificant. But man wants but
little here below nor wants that little
long" He is apparently tired of choco-
lates, pencils and dabs Of scent Even
the weighing machine pals; trials of
strength against an iron antagonist
who, with an immovable face, records
the result In pounds, are apt to prove
humiliating, and ii is difficult to hit an
unoffending cushion with malevo-
lence which does the hitter justice.
An automatic machine has now been
invented which undertakes to test the
sight. The trustful one deposits the
necessary penny in the usual way, and
then stares through two holes with
both eyes at once, while he revolves q
handle until he can read the test types
with ease He then reads off the
number which appears below the
types, preceded by the word convex"
or "concave," opens the magic drawer,
and, amid the jeers of spectators,
draws out-not the spectacles, but
blank card Most persons will glide
this surreptitiously into pocket and
walk away with an expression OF satis-
faction. But the instructions are that
the number, with the word "convex"
or "concave," are to be written on the
card, with the name and address of
the sender, and the card is to be post
ed in slit provided for the purpose. A
pair of spectacles will then be sent, on
receipt of a price which is somewhat
higher than is charged by many
spectacle-makers.
We fail to see what the loiterer gets
for his penny. Any jeweler would give
him glasses that are at least not likely
to be more wrong than those pre-
scribed by the machine, and, although
these persons seldom take the trouble
to see that spectacles fit properly, few
purchasers would leave the shop with
out seeing that they could get them
onto the face. The machine makes no
provision for even this modest require
ment. Moreover, the human machine
is amenable to various means of per-
suasion, and can generally be induced
by some of these to take back pair of
glasses that prove to be useless or in
furious; but the automatic machine
appears to afford no facility for return
ing spectacles 1t may, however, be
doubted whether this apparatus will
do much harm; the "penny-wise and
pound foolish" folk will not incur the
preliminary expense, and few of the
much larger class of 'penny-foolish"
will go further than this. OF the few
who go through the whole process the
larger proportion will probably find
that they are unable to wear the
glasses. Medical Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
HOW THEY VOTED.
Three Republican and Ono Dem APP
penrn to be tho Result In tho Now Stntcs.

Three Republican and Ono Dem ocratio APP
pcnrs to be the Result in tho New states.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 3.-In the Dakota cleo
tions it was evident Monday night that
both the North and So 18th States had
given a decisive majority for the Re-
publican tickets. The returns received
yesterday simply make more certain
what then appeared to be the case, and
give q better idea as to the size of the
majorities. For Governor, John Miller,
the Republican candidate, received 5000
more votes than w. N. Roach, the
Democratic nominee. All returns yet
received indicate that the vote for
Congressman drew out at least 1000
more votes, making the majority for H.,
G. Hansbrough for Congress 1000 or
more. Returns sufficient to indicate the
result have been received from twenty
six of the thirty-one Legislative dis
tricts in the State. There are twenty
Republicans, five Democrats and one In
dependent Republican Senators, and
forty-two Republican and ten Democrat
ic Representatives.
FARGO, N. d., Oct 3.--The Prohibition
lists claim to have carried the Territory.
Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Fork vote
strongly pro-liquor, and unpreiudiced
calculators believe that prohibition is
beaten by 5000. The constitution has
been Endorsed by a rousing majority. AT
Republican headquarters the entire
State ticket is claimed by from TO-, 900 to
$4,000, while at Democratic headquar-
ters Chairman Ryan asserts that from
reports now at hand, officially and 9TH
erwise, the Republicans will carry tho
State by not to exceed 5000.
SEATTLE, w. T., Oct. 3.-Returns from
over the State indicate that it is surely
Republican by about the same majority
as last year, when Allen carried the
State for delegate to Congress by about
1000 majority. The Legislature is sure.
ly Republican, probably by twenty. The
result in King and Kittitas Counties is
yet in doubt, and if they go Republican,
the majority for the party in the Legis-
lature will be thirty-five.
HELENA, Mont, Oct. 2.-Returns are
soming in very slow, and the figures are
so close that the maiorities will not be
much either way. The Democrats claim
the State by from 800 to 500 and the Re-
publicans by from GOO to 1000. As a
rule the Democratic Legislative ticket
is running ahead, and majority is
claimed by both parties. In Lewis and
Clark Counties the Democrats made
large gains, but in some other returns
the gains have not been up to their eX-
pectations. The Republicans lost in
Republican counties, but make gains in
Democratic strongholds.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
Cotton Mills in the South.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 5.-The
Tradesman has instituted an exhaustive
inquiry into the cotton mill industry of
the South, and has received reports
from all the leading mills of the South
ern States. The actual number of mills
in operation is 339 against 142 in 1880,
an increase of 2S2 per cent. since the
census year. The increase in mill con-
sumption of raw cotton in the same pc
ried has been 253 per cent South Caro-
lima is the banner State, 132,319 bales
were consumed in the State last year,
against 120,9Ss bales in Georgia. The
consumption of raw cotton in South
Carolina has increased 3S per cent. in
two wears.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
COTTON SUBSTITUTE.
A Chemists Experiments with the Bark
of the Ramie Plant.

A Chemists Experiments with the BARK
of the Ramie Plant.
DIR. G. +. Panknin, well-known
chemist OF Charleston, is perfecting an
invention for utilizing the bark of the
ramie plant as a complete substitute
for cotton. A great revolution in the
cotton industry is thus promised. Dr.
Panknin has placed on exhibition here
prepared and treated by his process.
/ By looking at the roll it is easy to con-
clude that the method is perfect. al
though the method is, and will be for
some time, secret The product is
devoid OF gum, or particles of the bark,
glossy and transparent as strand OF
silk. The roll has been bleached, but
not carded or combed. When this last
process has been applied, which any
one can do for himself with his fingers,
it will exhibit itself more advantage
6hsly. DIR. Panknin says that he is
now perfecting a machine by which
he can produce the stuff on COM
mercial scale. With the machine he
uses now he has prepared a quantity
of the article similar to that on exhi-
bition. The stalks OF ramie are first
split longitudinally in halves, or as
nearly that proportion as possible.
These slips are then passed through an
apparatus similar to a auting machine,
which breaks the weed into small
pieces. which are easily detached from
the bark. which is left in long ribbons.
The secret lies in extracting the gum
absolutely from this ribbon, removing
at the same time all the finer particles
of bark 1t is learned that the cost of
preparation by the chemical process
will not be so large as to make the
manufacture Improbable On the con-
trary, it is said the cost per bale or per
pound will not exceed that for the
preparation for the market of the
equivalent amounts of long cotton. DIR.
Panknin is now in communication with
business men in New York who are in
terested in the discovery. Something
very interesting in the way of the de-
velopment of the industry may be,
therefore, shortly expected. -Colum-
bia Is. C. Letter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-12
DISASTER AT SEA.
Collision Between n steamer and a Sailor
and Both Go to the Bottom-Several
People Drowned and Others Missing.

People Drowned and Others Missing.
ST. PIERRE, MIGUELoN, Oct. 4.-The
transatlantic steamer Geographic, of
the Bossiere Line, Captain Pausset COM
manding, bound from Montreal to South
ampton with cattle, sheep and cargo
of general merchandise, which left Sgd
ney, C. b., on Tuesday, collided with
the Nova Scotia sailing vessel Minnie
Swift forty miles off st. Pierre at
two o'clock yesterday morning. The
Minnie Swift sank within two minutes,
drowning, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned, two women, three children and
ten men. The others, with part of the
crew Of a Norwegian vessel, who had
previously been picked up, got on board
the steamer, which, despite all efforts,
also sank at IL o'clock a. m. Two boats
containing about thirty-fve persons,
which put off from the steamer early in
the morning, arestill missing. The third
boat, with the captain and fifteen others,
was picked up by the schooner Sister
Bell and brought to st. Pierre.