The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-11-21
NO. is.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Notes fiom Various Sour.

Interesting Notes from Various Sour.
| ces.
The South Carolina Methodist Con.
terence will meet at Sumter, Decem.
ber 8thS
The officials OF the Ohio State Uni
versity have written to the Governor
information as to its workings in this
State.
A. w. Clayton, formerly city
editor OF The Columbia journal. has
quit the newspaper business and gone
to Clayton's, in Fairfield County, where
he will engage in the mercantile bust,
ness
1t is learned on undoubted author
ty that Associate Justice MCGOWAN, of
the Supreme Court, will be candidate
Tor re e.elcction. There has been some
opposition to him, but not as strong as
to some of the circuit judges.
The farmers of Aiken County are
paying more attention this year than
formerly to raising hogs. Tho high
prices paid for bacon during the past
summer has convinced many of the ne
cessity of this step.
One of the most interesting rail-
road exhibits at the Worlds Fair was
that of the South Carolina Railway,
giving sections of rail and specime ms
OF the machiney used by that venerable
corporation since its inception sixty
years ago.
GA cotton seller I'M Yorkville re-
fused payment for his staple in silver
on the ground that ut might not be
worth anything in three or four days"
and then accepted payment in silver
pt, fNf
and satisfaction that was truly re-
freshing to behold.
Attorney General Townsend filed
last week with the clerk of the SUI
preme Court the papers in his appeal
from the recent decision of Judge Hud-
son In the rice beer case, which declar-
ed the law unconstitutional. This is
the appeal that will bring the con-
stitutionality of the law up for u
square test for the first time
The board of penitentiary direc-
tors are contemplating the purchase
OF a tract of ] 800 acres of land on the
Watcree river and adjoining the De-
Saussurc farm. The purchase will
greatly enhance the value of tho prop
erty already owned by the State, for
the reason that this property can more
easily be protected from overilows.
Commissioner Traxler shows that
when the short measure whiskey
TASKS were sent to the county dis
pensers, he issued circular to them,
informed them of the short measure,
explained that it was because the glass
works could not fill his orders for reg
ulation TASKS and told them to notify
their customers of the shortage.
Governor Tillman has received re-
sponses from about half the mayors
and lntendants of towns in the State to
whom requests were sent asking for
information as to tho workings of the
Dispensary law. The reports vary as
to the relative number of arrests as
compared with last year and in opin-
ions concerning the wisdom of the law.
The appeal of Walter kirkland,
who was expelled from the Marion
street Methodist church in Columbia
for selling whiskey at the dispen-
eary, was dismissed last week at the
quarterly conference by vote of 1 to
=. Kirkland's defense was that Dr..
Elwell, the pastor, and five stewards
had recommended him for the place.
DR.. Elwell stated that he thought the
recommendation was for the purpose
OF kirkland obtaining the position of
bookkeeper.
y
vocate, Senator Butler gives the fol-
lowing reasons for endorsing B. f..
Perry: | recommended Mr.. Perrys
appointment because he is Il Democrat,
Is, in my opinion, qualified, and is en-
dorsed lnC:c strongly by members of the
; South Carolina Senate and House. by
Judges of the State and United States
Courts, by ministers Of the Gospel, So
| llcltors and prominent citizens, county
mass meetings, labor organizations
jurors, etc, than any other man who
has applied for office from South Caro-
lima since have been in the Senate" :"
The city ofICharlcston has been
presented with the parade flag of the
First South Carolina regular artillery.
The flag was lost at the evacuation of
by collector Of Confederate relics.
who paid 500 for it. 1t was discovered
by Capt. Charles Inglesby, who first
suggested that it he purchased and
presented to the city. The amount of
the purchase money was contributed
by Mrs. David Roberts, Il daughter of
Col. Yates, the first commander of the
regiment and the custodian of the flag,
and the presentation to the city council
took place last week. The flag will be
kept with Gen. Beauregard's sword.
| mo nag III question HOatcu over Fort
Sumter during the fight of April I,
1863, between the fort and the Federal
fleet OF iron clads.
Governor Mckinney of. Virginia
has received letter from Capt. Will
liam A. Courtenay, ex-captain of the
Washington Light Infantry, of Char
lesion. calling his attention to claim
of $3.50 which Virginia is said to have
made for a subscription to the Cowpens
monument. This subscription was
made, it is alleged, in 1880. The mat,
ter was called to the attention of Gov.
ernor Cameron, who did not respond.
1t was afterwards mentioned to Gover.
nor Lee, but he replied that Virginia
would have to pay It's debt to England
before it would pay it's debt to the vic.
tori0us monument, but the claim would
not die, and now comes before Gov
ernor Mckinney on the eve Of his re
tirement. He will refer it to the
Legislature, and if not disposed of by
that body it will probably be passed or
as an interesting legacy of Office tt
Governor O'Fcrrall