The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-19
NO. 4o.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Notes from Various s.,

Lexington, has announced himself as
candidate for Congress from the Sew
enth District.
Petition to the Governor asking
pardon for 5. A. Mcintosh, convicted OF
manslaughter in Abbeville County, is
being circulated.
Governor Tillman has received
something like 1000 in contributions
for the relief Of the storm sufferers in
Bluffton township,
The city council of Columbia has
passed an ordinance permitting tho
sale OF beer malt and vinous liquors
and liking the license at 5000.
The annual session of the State AL
liancc will be held in Aiken in july.
Extensive preparations are being made
FOR the reception of the delegates
Il =. Ligon, a farmer who lives near
WinnsborO, has ploughed up ali his
March corn and replantod, believing
he will get better results thereby.
Solicitor John S. Wilson, of the
bia Hospital from the effects of an op-
Grafton performed several days ago
Every Democratic member OF Con-
gress from South Carolina voted to
sustain the platform adopted at Chica-
go on the State Bank tax repeal bill.
Rev. r. N. Wclls is in a critical
| condition physically, aud acting upon
the advice of physicians, has gone to
Glenn Springs torecuperate his health.
Secretary Carlisle has awarded tho
contract for the erection of life saw
ing station at Sullivan's Island, S. c..
to Henry II. Cade, OF Charleston, S. c.,
at $4,400.
Gov. Tillman has offered q reward
of $3.50 for the apprehension and con-
vlction of persons who took part in the
recent lynchings in Lancaster and
York counties.
1t is reported that Mr.. f. A. Web
ster of Orangeburg, will be q candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for Congress from the Seventh District
next fall ~
DIR. Pope and Senators Butlcr and
John Cary Evins and Governor Till.
man have been invited to deliver
speeches at Little Mountain, in New
berry county, on 4th Of July.
The Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad is advertised to be sold
in Columbia on the 10th day of July,
and the sale OF the Columbiai and
Greenville Railroad will take place at
the same time.
On Tuesday, 5th instant, the wife
of Mr.. William Boulware, living near
Dyson, Edgcfiela county, gave birth to
triplcts-two girls and one boy, weigh
ing seven pounds each. At last ac-
counts they were all doing splcndidly.
Col. Willie Jones, who has been
spoken of as a candidate for State
Treasurer, is out in a card declining to
run for the Office and announcing that
he favors DR.. Bates reelection, whom
he says has conducted the finances of
the State with ability.
Tho Columbia luill, manufacturing
cotton duck fabrics, 10000 spindles,
started operations last week. The
opening of the mills is interesting fr~,
the fact that the machinery ,.v.-.u,. ,s,,---
tirely by electricity generated by Co.
lumbia Canal water power.
Mr.. w. III. Chew who is interested
in tho cana property in Columbia. is
arranging To develop the old Saluda
Fact0ry property across the river in
Lexington county. Two English capi-
talists have recently been looking over
the property with view OF purchas-
ing.
The Charlotte News says Baxter
II. Moore has received an Invitation
from Mr.. Thomas w. Holloway, sccro-
tury of the StaCe Agricultural and
Mechanical SocicG ~ of South Carolina,
to read a papor on "The proper system
of working public roads," at u meeting
of the society at Rock Hill on Au-
gust |.
The police Of Sumter are said by a
local paper to have received orders to
enforce the law against selling whis-
key and at the same time arc instruct
ed not to enter any place supposed to
be u barrOom. How are they to enforce
the ordinance if they are not to go in
when they think whiskcy is sold F.?
Mr.. a. j. Sprolcs Of Greenwood met
with an accident near Honca Path on
the 18th inst. He ana Mr.. Shannon of
Donalds were travelling in buggy.
Mr.. Shannon got out to see a friend
when the horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing Mr.. Spr0lcs out of
the buggy and breaking his thigh
bone. He was taken home in day or
two.
Governor Tillman has pardoncd
David jackson, colored, who was con-
victed in Lancaster County, in 1891, Of
criminal assault on IL white woman, an
inmate Of the poor house. He was sen
tcnccd to life Imprisonment in the
pcnitcntiary. The Solicitor. in recon-
mcndlng Jackson's pardon, says the
woman who claims to have been as.
saulted was person of bad rcputc,
The Columbia Register says that the
Salley Rifles, every man OF whom is a
Rcformcr except its commanding Of
iicer, have elected Brigadier- General
Il. N. Rlchbourg an honorary member
requesting his picture to hang in their
| armory, and by IL unanimous vote on
dorscd bim as their choice for Adm
tant and Inspector General OF South
Carolina.
Roy. b. G. Lamplcy, II Baptist min
lster OF high character and cOnsidcra-
bic influence in the State, died at his
residence in Summcrton, Clarendon
County, on the 2lst inst. and was bur-
| led tho ncxt day at Union, where he
was pastor several years ago. He
returned not long ago from Grcenville,
Miss, where he contracted tho disease
which terminated his life and useful
| ness.
The Voice OF the People is authori.
ty iOr the statement that Robert Moor
man, oX-p0stmaster at New bcrry, has
been called upon by committee from
the Republican party and urged to
make the race for Congress i'm tho
Ihlrd District, and that he has con-
sented. Norman is white man and
| belongs to a prominent family. IL is
sald that Norman was present on the
last registration day and took deep in
| terest In the registration of negroes,
many OF whom secured tickets. Moor
| man lpnipS thn ,.np,rt and .,,,.,