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LITTLE Rock. May 6.-Thc Clayton
committee heard number of witnesses
to-day. the most important one being
Oliver +. Bentley, the man whom Gen.
eral Clayton suspects of having killed his
brother. Bentley Is a deputy sheriff OF
Conway county and claims To have been
i'm Morrillton on the night Clayton was
killed at Plumnervillc. To-day he brought
in papers To corroboratc this claim.
Chairman Lacey dictated To Bentley a
letter received 10y the town marshal Of
Morrillton after the killing signed "Jark.
the Ripper, No. l." and containing many
dire threats. There was no similarity
whatever between the hand writing of the
letter and that of Bentley. Carroll Arm
strong to-day apologi1ed To- the committee
for the strong language used by him last
night
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A FIGHT IN COURT.
Opposing Counsel wind Up Debate with
Personal Encounter.

KANSAS CRY, May Ga lively personal
encounter between Maj. William Warner.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and W. Z. Grey
ston OF Springfield. Mo-. occurred in jus
ticc Warthen's court this afternoon. The
two gentlemen are opposing counsel In
the Wrightnan murder case. A dispute
arose over the disposition Of the bones of
the alleged murdered man and other evi.
dcncc in the courts, at which Greyston
called Warner u liar. The major adj
vanced toward Greyston. when the latter
thrust his hand into his hip pocket and
was about la draw revolver when the
major pounced upon him and forced him
to the iioor in the corner with his hand orl
Gcyston's throat. The MAJOR was heard
tn say: "lf you attempt To draw that re-
volvcr | will break your neck" The
combatants were finally separated.
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BOUND To SAVE ROWLAND
People Who Have a Pull With Hen
In Power.
Tremendous Influence Brought to
Bear In Favor of a Brute Who
Ought to Live and Die
In Deer Lodge.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-The state de-
partment has been appealed to in behalf
OF one OF Montana's criminals and prob
ably with complete success. The secret
OF the success in this instance is said to
he Mr.. Blaine's desire to please the British
minister. Rowand who is in prison for
murder committed some time ago and
who had been sentenced 20 imprisonment
Tor life, applied through his counsel, a
brother of Governor Toole, for pardon.
The governor found extenuating circum-
stances, but the board Of par,lons did not
agree 10 his recommendation. When
II was found that the pardon could not be
obtained in that way, the family Of Row
and, which is one Of prominence in Can
ada and of considerable wealth. applied
To Sir John Macdonald. the Dominion
premier. and enlisted his interest. Sir
John correspondcd with Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the Brisish minister,
and he IL reported to have
appealed to Secretary Blaine so
effectively that Mr.. Blaine has written a
letter to the Montana board of pardons.
asking that il yield the pardon of Rowand
as an act OF international courtesy. The
secretary of state has been kept in mind
VI thc ihateT Dy Srs. lSOwanu ana her
two daughters who are in the city and
stopping at the Hamilton hotel.
In April, lsss, Rowand killed a man
named Busierre in a saloon i'm Butte. The
killing was the result of drunken brawl.
fowand's record is bad and there is not
single element In the ease that would
serve to justify the shooting. All the facts
IN the case are familiar To the public.
Desperate efforts have been made to se-
cure the release of Rowand. and ut one
time the report Was current that he
was actually out of Jail and safe
In the hands of his friends and relatives
In Canada. Much indignation was ex.
pressed when IL was learned that Gov
ernor Toole had moved in favor Of re-
lease for Rowand. Application for his
pardon did not find favor with the board
Of parlons and, il the power of the federal
administration proves To he of sufficient
account to secure his release, publ,
opinion I'm Montana will be unanimo,l.
in the opinion that a great wrong la,
been done.
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Sr. LOUIS, May "a number of tramps
have been camped along the Iron Noun
tain road between here and Desoto sew
eral days and have caused much terror To
train men. Sunday plight conductor Nell
son attempted Ia eject three men from
his train aud was shot ia the hand. Con-
ductnr Bohahmeie who went out on Nell
sons train last night found n tramp on a
"a box car and ordered linn oil. The
tramp drew "A revolver aud shot Bohah-
meic In the breast iniiicting "A fatal
wound. A tramp named Charles was
caught at Dcsoro aud admits having done
the shooting.
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TRAvER. Cal, May 5.-Last night, dur
ing the absence Of her husband, Mrs. I.
A. Bresler, soon after sending her little
girls. aged II and 3, to bed. went Ia her
bedroom and proceeded To siranglc the
older child. The younger one ran from
the room pursued by the mother, still ear
rying the other child by the neck. She
did not drop it until il was dead, and by
that time the little daughter had mauagnd
to- get start ON her and reached neigh
bor's house. Neigbbors started back
with her aud Breslcr came back about
the same time. Mrs. Bresler was found
in the back yard In pool of blood, hav.
ing chopped in the front of her head with
an axe. Physicians say she cannot live.
She was conscious, but would give no
reason for the deed and Is supposed 10
have suddenly gone insane.
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r,cn.ed Win IN. Ks,.,r.. speech.

BERLIN. May 6.Thc ToyJiuH. com
mcnting on Emperor Williams speech.
says; II il significant that il shows NO
intention to maintain the Socialist law.
His views on the duties of the govern
n,cnt must be approved everywhere. The
scope Of the measures to.protcct work
men is limited by the ayowal that Ger
man industrial activity will not be affect
ed. Therefore the workmcn's interests
will not be affected. Radicals animated
10y patriotic zeal will doubtless he willing
Ia grant all that Is required tn strengthen
the country's defensive forces.
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WAsHINGroN. May Ga meeting of the
senate committee ON pensions was held to-
day at which the Morrill, disability and
service pension bill combined, substituted
10y the house for the senate dependent
pension bill, was considered. Formal ac-
iion was postponed until next meeting Of
the committee. II II understood, however.
opposition To such measure IL unani-
moiis,and the committee will recommend
the senate To uon-concur In the action of
tl,. house
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-for. tn. Election Commissioners.

CHICAGO, May 6.-The case against sev.
eral officials Of the Pullman Palace Car
company, accused of discharging en-
ployes for political reasons was taken up
by the election commissioners to-day.
Superintendent Sessions testified that the
complainants were discharged for non-
political reasons aud his testimony was
corroboratcd by General Manager Brown.
The commissioners finally decided to
refer the matter to the states attorney to
take such action as he saw fit.
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Given M. Just Reward.

WAsHiNOTos, May G.-Assistant Secrc-
tary Tichenor to-day made an award of
5000 Ia s. z. Morchead, citizen of San
Francisco, for services in connection with
the seizure Of a large quantity Of opium
smuggled into san Francisco "A year ago.
The award was the maximum allowed by
law. Ii is said that Morchead was offered
a large pccuniary Inducements not To he
tray the smugglers and spurned them all.
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Why lie slini Him.

SAN Francisco, May 6.-There were
sensational Developments yesterday in
the case Of George &. Plat, an cmploye
of the California Insurance company, on
trial for shooting l.. Bromwcll, president
of the company, last January. The pris-
oncr was examined and said that on the
night before he shot Bromwell his wife
confessed to him that he tlBromwcll had
caused her ruin. For this he shot him.
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TIL. McCaiia Court Martial.

NEW ioRS, May 6.-The last day OF the
McCalla court martial was given UP to
the hearing of arguments of the counsel
for the defcnsc. Choatc dwelt on the
points brought out by the defense in the
cross-"xnunatiuu of Witnesses. He said
the charge covering the Walker matter
was the only one in which his client
should have been tried. After Choate
concluded Judge Advocate Gar~t reviewed
the ease. This closed the public hearing,
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ELIzABErh, May 6.-Judee vansyckie
this morning directed the grand jury to
bring in indictments against all book
makers doing business al the race tracks
of the New Jersey Jockey club and Linden
Blood Horse association. "Horsc racing"
he said. "is not against the laws of New
Jersey, but bookmakiug is"
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Fatal stabbing ARRAY.

KNOXVILLE, Mo-, May G.-John
Stearus. aged Il, and James Archer, aged
IL, uuarrcllcd to-day over trivial matter
Stearns opened a jack knife aud plunged
the blade into Archer's heart killing him
instantly.
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,.,,,,, p.u,.nm.o, >o, Abolished.

ALBANY. May 6.-The senate judiciary
committee this afternoon 10y a vote of to
postponed indefinitely the Curtis bill TO
abolish capital punishment, thus killing
the bill.
The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-07

LAFAYETTE, Ala, May 6.-Thc college
at this place was struck by lightning this
morning aud the clock and belfry torn to
pieces. Two hundred students were in
the building most Of whom were shocked.
II was two hours before order was re-
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.Jm.Igr sabin serion.lN Ill.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Judge Sabin.
of the United States district court is dan
gerously i'll with inflammatory rheuma-
tism aud not expected to recover.
The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-07
WHY The GREAT RUSH
MiSS0ula p?
Because it is one of
THE LEADING CITIES
:. -MONTANA-.l.
AND TO-DAY
There are more buildings being
erected in Missoula. and it has
greater prospects for remark
able growth than any other city oi
MONTANA.
Because it is one of

Missoula has doubled its popu-
lation in the past twelve months,
and will certainly more than
double it again in the next twelve
months. Money invested there
now will net the investor hand
some proit.
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Fast Africa Estimates.

BERLIN, May 6.-The East Africa ex-
ira estimates amount to I,5OO,00O marks
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CONDITION OF MISSOULA PROPERTY:
Climate perfect.
View magnificent.
Soil Fertile.
Water excellent.
Title Perfect.
Prices Low.
Terms Easy.
We will sell you house and
lot for $4,000,
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FRIENDS OF SILVER.

Senator Teller agreed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-11-06

The workingmen and farmers of France
are teaching the world lesson in thrift.
These leyel-headed people do not be-
:lieye, with some of our American refor.
mers, that poverty can be abolished by
legislation. What they believe is that
every man can abolish it for himself by
living on as little as possible and saving
q small sum every week. Economy has
become national craze in France.
Savings banks are found in every village,
and even the poorest toiler is ashamed
to say that he has no deposit to his credit.
SO general is the practice of patroniziDg
the savings banks that they are flourish
ing everywhere. Thrift is rapidly driv.
ing out pauperism, and if France remains
at peace with the world for another gen.
GRAFTON her people will be comfortable
I and independent. After all, this is
better. than looking to the lawmakers for
relief. It makes men industrious, self
reliant, and is positive gain to civiliza.
ton. lis not what man makes, but
what he saves, that counts in the long
run.
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"A paper read at the recent meeting
Of the British Association described
graphically the pauper population OF
England as being sufficient to form a
procession of four persons abreast up.
ward of 100 miles long. Arranged in
single file the paupers Of England would,
according to these fguress form line
upward of 400 miles long.
= Several attempts have been made to
establish the tack industry in the South,
but they have failed from difficulties in
handling the material. This branch OF
the iron trade is in the hands of New
England manufacturers and is practi-
calIy confined to Massachusetts. More
than two.thirds of the tack business is
controlled by the State and fully three
quarters by all of New England.
Mr.. R. 9. Rardwick, the efficient
town marshal of Graham's and Miss
Mamie Carroll were united in holy
wedlock on the morning of the 21st by
Rev. j. L. Huffman. It was rather a
romantic affair. The young lady was
about to be married to another, and pre-.
parations were being made for grand
wedding at her home. But it seems that
she loved another most, and stole away
from home with Mr.. Hardwick before
the dawn of day, and the two we're made
one at the parsonage. So the cheated
lover and the folks at home had to eat
cold cake for comfort at the appointed
time, while the true.true lover and his
charming bride are feasting on realities
at their abode in. Grahams.-Bambrg
Adyertiser.
- Mrs. Jefferson Davis, after her visit
to New York in connection with the
publication of her life of her husband,
will go to Mexico for the winter with her
daughter.
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The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston World says in 1880, according
TO the United States census, the popula-
zion of South Carolina was 995 SIT, OF
which 391,lO5 were whites and
!'l0 !6l04,472, including Indians, Chinese
and negroes, were .colored. The pop
ulation of South Carolina to-day is
i ,147 ,161, consisting Of 512, 1863 white and
;6a4, ,788 colored, including Indians, Chin.
!. 5ese and negroes. In the last ten years,
on account of the continuous movement
OF colored colonists to Mississippi and
sArksnsas, the increase of the colored
population has only;bee 3O,S16, while
the white population has in the same
time been increased by an addition of
~, ,264. For every 10000 of increase in
white population there has been but
., 200 increase in black population.
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$ The Nanny taesurers Record says for two
years or more considerable publicity has
Sbsen given to and no little interest ex.
cited by the discovery of red cotton and
the efforts to perpetuate its growth.
/ According to the latest report the several
attempts have been successful in the
main. A planter in Alpharetta, Ga, has
an acre Of cotton, every stalk of which is
said to be Of q deep red color, leaf, boil
and bloom. This novel crop is the
product of seed derived three years ago
from two stalks of red cotton found in q
cotton field. Ifthis variety can be per-
$$pstuated it will likely mean fortune to
/ the successful planter.
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Executors Sale.

PURSUANT to an Order of the Court OF
Common Pleas for Anderson County,
made this day in the case of N. w. Parker
and R. e. Parker, as Executors, &C., Us.
Nancy G. Hawkins, ct al, we will sell at
public outcry in front of the Court House
in Anderson, S. c., on Salesday in Decem.
Der next, during the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder, the Real Estate of the
late Robert Parker, deceased, in the follow
ing Tracts of Land, to wit:
TRACT NO. 7, The Home Tract, situ-
ate in Martin Township. Anderson County,
S. g., containing one hundred and ten
acres, more or less bound by lands Of N.
w. Parker. estate of A. E. Reed, Jasper P.
Parker and A. NJ. Hall.
TRACT NO. 2, Wood Tract, situated in
Martin Township, Anderson County, S.
c., containing one hundred and FIVE acres
more or less, hound by lands of R. E. Par
ker, L. N. Clinkscales, A. NJ. Hall, N. ".
Parker and Others.
TRACT NO. 3, Part of the Cant Tract
situate in Martin Township, Anderson
Comfy, s. c., containing thirty-six and
tWo-thirds acres, more or less, bound by
lands of the estate of A. E. Reed, deceased
Reuben Clinkscales and Jasper P. Parker
TRACT NO. 4, Hencoop Tract, situate
in Martin township, Anderson Co., b. u.
containing ninety-eight acres, more o.
less, bound by lands of Jasper P. Parker
Reuben Clinkscales, estate Of T. n. Kay
deceased, John Tate and L. N. Clinkscales
Surveys have recently been made of said
Tracts, which any one desiring to see, vii
call upon one Of tie undersigned before
sale and on the day of sale.
Terms of Sale-One-half cash, and thu
balance on credit Of twelve months, will
bond and mortgage of the premises to Sc
cure payment. Purchasers to pay extra fol
the necessary Deeds.
N. W. PARKER, and
r. E. PARKER,
Executors Of the Will of Robert Parker,
deceased
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The State Alliance Exchange.

the stockholders OF the State Alliance
Exchange met yesterday in Agricultural
Hall and, after some discussion, decided
to move the State Exchange from Green
vile to Columbia January 1st. 1t was
also concluded to establish a farmers
bank in this city. A committee was ap
pointed to memorialize the Legislature
at its coming session to obtain the use of
Agricultural Hall for the bank.
This move vas taken as the result of a
meeting Of the County trustees of the
shareholders of the State Alliance E1-
change held in this city Tuesday even
ing, twenty-three Counties being repre-.
sented. It was suggested that the ex-
change be located at Greenville, Black
Vile, Charleston and Columbia, but the
latter place was finally decided on yester-
day. It was voted as the sense of the
meeting that the stock of 1000 sub.
acribed to the State Exchange be used
as the capital stock of an Alliance bank,
and this bank, it is proposed, will do the
business of the Alliances of the State.
The arrangements for the bank will be
perfected at meeting to be held the
second Tuesday in Observation-Disclosures
Re0isier. Oct. 30.
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s. The Texas Trade Journal says that q
great many people want to know how
large Texas is in area. They look in
quite 3 number of alleged statistical abb
.stracts and never find the same figures in
stWolo them. The official figures of Tex.
:as area are about 252, ,6e6 square miles
equal to about 8.9 per cent. OF. the entire
area of the United States and Territories.
Texas is six times larger than New York;
sseyen times as large as Ohio, and 100000
square miles larger than all the Eastern
and Middle States, including Delaware
and Maryland. Compared with the
countries of Europe she has $4,000
square miles more than the Austrian EN-.
;pire, $4,000 more than the German en-
:pire, and nearly 7o, 900 square miles more
than France.
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Tom Voolfolk Hanged.

PERRY, Ga, Oct. 29.-Tom Voolfolk
was hanged at 1:3O P. M. for the murder,
August 6, 1887, of Captain Richard F.
Voolfolk, Sr.. his wife, Matte Voolfolk,
their children, Richard F., Jr., aged 20,
Susan Pearl, IL, Annie, 10, Rosebud, Z,
Charlie, 5, Matte, 49, months, and Mrs
Temple West, 81. All we're killed BY
blows on the head with the butt OF q
axe, except in the case of the little boy,
whose head was cleaven with the axe
blade. Not a blow was struck except on
the heads of the victims, and they were
found in their night garments where
struck down, and the blood and brains
from the crushed skulls had run out until
the room was sea of gore.
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= r.
& The wonderful industrial progress of
the South continues. One hundred and
eight cotton and; wooden mills we're estab.
slished within her limits during the last
Six nlonths, Georgia leading with %.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
and Texas follow with 1s each. Besides
these there were established in the
Southern States during the six months 81
-four and grist mills, 95 founderies and
machine shops and 45water works. Nj;
2,merous other improvements also were
made. The cotton crop is q success and
sWill yield the South at lesst s4OO 900, 900.
The outlook for prosperous fall and
3 winter season is, therefore, good.
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TmLMAN rs ELECTED.

Up to the hour of putting the INTEL
sLIGENoER s:1:l' EN- to press, e o'clock p. NJ,
Wednesday, the.news from the various
sportions Of the State indicate the election
COT: the regular Democratic ticket, by at
! least $4,000 majority.
Il The negroes manifested very little in
sterest in the election throughout the
State, and the vote is perhaps the lightest
!! ever polled in the State.
The Democrats have carried all of the
Congressional Districts, except, perhaps.
the Seventh, or "black District, by good
majorities.
Z No disturbance is reported, and the
election seems to have been the most
orderly We have ever mad.
In Anderson the day WAS more like a
sunday. Early IN the morning good
many negroes came into the city, bat the
majority: Of them remained away from
the polls, not more than eighty of them
voting. at this precinct Tillman' re.
sceiyed 81 votes, and Haskell 1lS
Johnstone 400, and Tolbert 81.
The vote in the County is the lightes,
I ne have ever polled. The total vote
#Scast was 2280, of which Haskell received
20, leaving Tillman q majority Of 2,o7s.
hnstone's majority will be about the
s:ssme as Tillmau's.
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- 1t is said that wealthy gentleman
s.ofH Liverpool has purchased the Garden
-of Gethsemane, near Jerusalem, in which
9the Saviour passed the night before His
2crucifxion. The purchase vas made in
order to prevent SPECTATORS from carry.
ing out their schemes of building on the
y sacred grounds hotel for the accommo-
dation of visitors and tourist, in the Holy
Z Land.
- Within 81 years Mexico has had 81
presidents, one regency and one empire,
and nearly every change Of government
has been effected by violence.
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"a jury at Syracuse, N. Y, few days
ago found verdict for the defendant,
but the foreman blunderingly announced
aYerdict for the plaintiff, and the court
recorded the same and gave Judgment
accordingly. When the mistake was
discovered after the jury's discharge the
Judge said he could not change the re-
cord. The case furnishes riddle for the
lawyers.
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WANTED! !!

r I'VE and active Agents in every town
IL in Anderson and Abheville Counties
to represent the United States Mutu-
al Accident Association. by far
the best and largest Accident Association
in the World. Good pay. Address, with
references,
N. NJ. MATTIsoN, Agent,
Donnalds S. G.
Nov 6, 1880 18 3
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Four.ffths of the engines now
working in the world have been con-
structed during the last 25 years.
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MASTERS SALE.


ANDERSON COUNTY.
IN the Court of Common Pleas.
Elizabeth Orr, Martha M. Smith, and 9TH
ers vs.. Elmer Tripp and R. G. Wilson, as
Administrator.
TN obedience to the Order of Sale in the
/ above case, I will sell at Anderson
Court House. South Carolina, on salesday
in December next, the Land below de-
scribed, to wit:
Tract No. l, containing sc acres, more
or less.
Tract No. 8, containing 6s acres more or
less, and
Tract No. 4, containing As acres more or
less, the same situate in Brushy Creek
Township, adjoining lands of W. s. Mur-
ply, r. G. Wilson, J, w. B. Orr, and 9TH
ers.
Terms of sale-Cash. Purchasers to
W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Nov 6, 1880 IS