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Appreciated too Late.

The alligator was never beloved bY the
people living in the regious where it
abounded the farmers mathematical it
as destroyer of young pigs, while ev-
eryone agreed it was an ugly, useless
animal. But since the demand for its
skin for valiSes, pockeLbooks, and a
thousand and one such uses, has result
ted in the almost entire destruction Of
tho alligator, the residents OF the bay and
bayou regions Of Louisiana and Florida
have discovered the huge saurian's val
ue. With its disappearance there has
been a great increase i'm the nus" Der of
muskrats, rabbits, raccoons and other
mischievous animals, and in some parts
of Louisiana, since the disappearance of
the alligator, these animals have lately
become dangerous pest.
The rats burrOw through the levees
built to keep the water on the rice fields
during the growing season, and do i'm
mense damsge. Constant watchlulness
and much hard work is required TO keep
up the levees, and ulteiItimes are 50
hopeycombed as to- need entire recon-
structiop. The rabbits and raccuons
make great havoc on the truck farms,
destroying lettuce, canlitlcwer and cab
bage wholesale. Some farmers have had
to build wire fences about their fields,
while others have abandoned the raising of
these vegetables. Several years ago a
law was made in Plaquenine Parish for
bidding the killing Of alligators, and with
their increase the destructive vermin de-
creased. But that law has since been re-
pealed.
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An Enraged Bull

LOUISVILLE, KY, January 5.-A fine
Holstein bull broke away to day while
being led along the street and played
havoc before being captured. The bull
attacked Mrs. Anna Goldstein, sixty
years of age, and tossed her into the air
several times and trampled her be-
meath its feet. The woman was instantly
killed.
Leaving the woman the bull dashed up
Floyd street and at Green street tossed
Charles Green into the air bruising him
very badly. Half block further George
Watson crossed the bulPs path and met
with similar reception. Flo was se-
verely hurt. Will Denham, one-arni
man, at this point came up and seized
the rope which was tied about the bulls
horns. The enraged animal turned upon
him, but Denham lodged around tree
when he tied the rope. When the char
ging bull reached the end of the rope he
was hurled to the ground. A party of
men were sent for and the angry animal
was taken away. Mansfield and Jeffries,
who own the bull, will be sued by the
dead woman's husband, and also by the
men who were injured.
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he has record on which he can stand
and win before the people of his State.
AS matter Of fact when the camPaign
really opens this will be the all-impor
tant and interesting race and there will
be some highly lively developments.
While the Reformers are holding their
conferences and making and breaking
states, what are the Conservatives doing?
They are keeping rather quiet: Holding
no caucuses, making no states. but simply
waiting. Such they think the best policy;
After awhile consultation may be had
as how to act, but for the present the
policy seems to be to do nothing radical.
There is plenty of time to decide whether
a State ticket ought to be run or what
plan should be pursued. The Conserva-
tlves may have great deal more to say
than is expected, although they are to be
ostracised in the Irby July Convention.
There may be more sulking and less sub
mission than anticipated. Altogether
there is very merry and, go,,as-you-
please song and dance time ahead OF uz IN
South Carolina Correspondence Ne'oS
and Courier.
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A Wonderful Deer.

Gen. Hampton is in the city, having
just returned from Christmas deer hunt
in the low country.
General Hampton relates the following
incident, which occurred on the hunt:
He and friend were Oh q stand togeth-
er and could plainly bear the deep
mouthed pack as it drove the deer in
their direction. Nearer and nearer it
came until fine buck bounded into view
and into shooting distance. The general
fired and it fell. Both hunters saw that
the animal was badly wounded and to
prevent its escape cut its throat from ear
to ear. At an unexpected moment the
deer struggled to its feet and into the
cane brake but not before its hind leg
was broken by another shot.
The dogs were quickly called and put
on it's trail. They ran the deer to the
Savannah river, not far distant. 1t cross
cd, but could not get up the high bank
on the other side, and when the hunters
came up it was standing in the water at
bay, and fighting the dogs with despera-
ton. No boats we're available and the
deer was left alone with load of buck
shot in its side, one leg broken and its
throat cut from ear to ear, but still alive
and t:ghting.-Columbia Journal, Jan. 5.
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Pulling Together

The Manufacturers Record, Of Balti-
more. has this strong and suggestive edi-
torial:
"The thousands of Southern people
who went TO the Worlds Fair thought 1t
a wonder, thought Chicago great city,
and most of them may have thought the
Chicago people above the ordinary plane
of humanity. A few hundred studied
out the real cause of it all. The fact is
that in all the glitter and glare and splen.
dor and interest of such an exposition we
are lost in admiration Of the outside, and
cannot coolly analyZe the forces that have
produced such marvellous conception Of
mans ingenuity.
"A Chicago correspondent of the Now
York Times has been making just such
an analysis. In spite OF all that has been
heard OF Chicago in the last ten years, he
arynes that until the Worlds Fair it was
known to the people across the water as
one might regard "putf of smoke in a
cloudy sky,-to be thought of for the in
stant. But the European visitors to this
country in 1893 will never forget the
miniature city nor the people who crea-
ted it, while to Americans Chicago has be-
come a household word which will be
perpetual,
IlOW Llo PCoPio oSSou-
plish it all? BY unanimity OF action. BY
pulling together
'"The projects which have resulted sue
cessfully in Chicago have been carried
out by pulling together. People haven't
time for much discussion out there. II
a shrewd business man or capitalist has
q plan which he thinks is good, his
friends rely a good deal Oh his judy
ment and what he has done in the past.
They help him, and the object is accom-
plished. When the gates were first
opened to the White City the idea of
having "Chicage Day" was scarcely
thought Of Most of the residents were
for the time content with the other re-
suits of the exposition. Some one final
iy conceived it. Chicago thoughtit prac-
tical. Everyone who could 20, went
tirst, because he wanted to see the fair
again sc O md, because he felt he was
part OF Chicago and he wanted to help
make it q success. On that day 716,SSl
people paid admissions to it. Just think
Of it IL moment.
"Eyery city and town in the South can
initiate Chicago. We don't mean on the
same scale nor anything approaching it,
pulling together. Ifa town of 1000 peo-
pie wants store or factory, which is the
best way to get it-let twenty or thirty
work for the enterprise which will bene-
fit all and the rest do nothing, or have
all work for tt? The question answers
itself.
'The Chicago fair is good thing to
think over, especially the reasons for it's
success. Augusta people have thought
over it, and the exposition is one of the
results. Atlanta people are thinking OF
it, and 1895 will show the brilliant con-
ceptiOn of this thought.
mo, the Chicago people are no higher,
no brighter and have no more ability
than the people of any Southern city.
Pull together and see if this is not
-
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Illegal Jaries.
Columbia State, January7..


There was quite rattling of the dry
bones about the State Capitol yesterday,
occasioned by the discovery OF the fact
that all juries, drawn in the State since
December IS by jury commissioner, ac-
cording to the custom of several years,
were illegally drawn, and their verdicts
consequently are void in law. Any that
NAV be drawn hereafter in accordance
with the law in force for several years will
be equally as illegal and their verdicts
worthless.
The matter was brought to light yester-
day by Sheriff Daniel j. Bradbam, of
Clarendon. He had heard that the Leg
islature had recently passed q new law
governing the drawing of juries, and
knowing something OF its nature, he
came here to SEQ the governor about 1t,
and the new law was looked up. 1t was
found that the act was approved ON De-
cemb Der 1S, and it was one of those acts
providing that its provisions became law
Immediately.
The law is entitled, "An act to amend
Chapter LXXXVII Of the General Stat
utes relating to juries and entitled 'Of
Juries.'"
It reads as follows:
Section l. That chapter eighty-seven,
SGCIlOU w
amended by striking out said section 1924
and inserting instead thereof the follow
ing: Section 2234. The county auditor,
the county treasurer, and the clerk of the
court of common pleas and general ses-
sions of each county, shall constitute the
board of Jury commissioners for their re-
spective counties.
Section 2. That section 2235 of the said
CHAPTER be repealed and the following
inserted instead thereof: Section 2235.
That said county auditor, county treasu-
rer, and clerk of the court of common
pleas and general sessions, shall perform
the duties required Of them as jury COM
missioners without compensation.
Section 3. That section 2255 of the said
chapter be repealed and the following 9
inserted thereof: Section 22o5. When
ever it shall be necessary to supply any
deficiency in the number Of grand or
petit jurors duly drawn, whether Caused
by challenge or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the jury commissioners under
the directions OF the court to draw from
the special department in the jury box
known as the tales box, such mum Der Of
fit and competent persons 10 serve as
Jurors as the court shall deem necessary
to fill such deficiency. That it shall be
the duty Of the clerk OF court to keep
such Jury box in his custody.
Section 4. The jury bUx shall be pro-
yided with three locks, each different.
The key to one shall be kept by the clerk
of court, one by the auditor and one by
the treasurer, so that no two OF said
commissioners shall hold keys to tho
same lock.
Section S. This act shall 60 into Of
feet Immediately upon its approval by the
Governor.
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A Fearful Descent.

SAN ANToN1A, TEXAS, Jan. miss
Stella Robbins, the widely known wo-
man aeronaut, met with probably fatal
accident here to-day. She has been
giving Sunday afternoon ascensions here
for the past few weeks and this afternoon
started on her usual voyage from San
Pedro Park. The balloon arose to a
height of about two thousand feet, when
Miss Robbins let herself drop with the
the wind carried it downward with great
rapidity and it struck large tree with
its burden with terrific force. Miss Rob
bins right leg was broken and she re-
ceived internal injuries, which will prob
ebly result fatally.
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Dimples examing her new Christ

-Dimples examing herneW Christ
mas doll: Buddy, how do you s'pose.
Sanity Claus got pieces just like
mammals wrapper to make dollie's
dress? !? Buddy: I don't know, less
maybe Mrs. Santa Claus buys REM
nants.
When an old black Walnut tree
% feet in circumference was cut down
at Flatbush, L. l., the other day
four-foot hole was found in its center
from its roots to its branches. At
the first branch red currant bush had
thrived for years, and this, it is
thought, sapped the life from the
trees heart.
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Recently the Legislature changed the
law which has heretofore made it penl-
tentiary crime TO steal liye stock, and
thero will doubtless soon be an epidemic
of thefts Of cheap cows. The first appll-
cation Of this ne% law was made IN thls
city yesterday. ~
Charles George Washington Williams,
the negro COW thief whose arrest by the
police WAS mentioned, was yesterday
morning taken before trial juslce. The
COW he stole was valued at less than so,
and the new law says that the stealing OF
live stock valued at less than $50 shall be
considered petty larceny only. Accord
iprly nothing could be done with The ne
gro except to convict and punish him
for petty larceny, and he went to jail for
thirty days instead ot gning to the p-nl-
tsntiary. y.-CUkum6iu St0tc. Jan ..
Senator Voorhees,, the Chairman Of the
Senate Finance Committee. looks for a
long session of Congress- He says tfat
the Inst Congress did not adrnru it, first
session until August ). ana /! at, too, at
q time when il general revision OF the
tariff was not an issue. While bo is of
the opinion that the House tariff bill
will pass the Sena:e within a month, or
six weeks ut the outside, after il gets int
into thu Senate, he believes that date
fully as late, il not later than August ..
will be re4"hei before Congress adjonrns.
There are other Senators, members Of
tho Finance Committee, wuo think this
Congress will be in session until late in
september, if, indeed, il does not run
into Oatotes, as did tho Fi.ty-iirst Con-
grcn'.
1t is good time now to campare tax
receipts, says the Ncwberry Observer.
Get your receipt Of 1872, and see if it
isn't smaller than that OF 1893. If so,
where, OH, where is that promised "rc-
trenchment and reform" we heard so
much about in tho last few compaigns.
The suicidal mania is reported to he
increasing all over tho country. 1t is
better tor crankism to manifest itself in
that way than in killing other people.
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A Drunkard'S Awful Fate.

TUscUMBIA. Ala, January 4.-Last
night Jake Kilroy, residing near here,
went home drunk. He early retired to
bed with his lighted pipe in his mouth.
The bed clothing>took fire and the honse
was burned. Kilroy endeavored to es-
cape but was overcome by smoke and
roasted alive. His wife in an adjoining
room escaped and rescued one child, but
twoothers, aged 3 and years were burned
tn death
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- Martin Backus, of Saltwater, Wis.,,
is said to be the most absent-minded man
in the Northwest Tho other day he for
got an engagement to marry until three
hours after the appointed time, and then
he remem bered it, but the name Of his
affianced bride wholly escaped his mind.
By the aid of the young woman's father
and two brothers and a shotgun his
memory was refreshed and tragedy
eyerted,
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The directors of the Newberry cotton
mills have decided to increase the capital
stock from $250,OOO to 100000 and to
greatly enlarge the building.
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BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. GA. w.
Bowen Moore, the most extensive pen
sion agent in Western New York, with
his son, Allen, and five clerks, were ar
rested this afternoon by United States Of
fcers on the charge of defrauding the
government, and extorting money from
pensioners. Col. Moore, since 1889, has
secured over 5000 claims, of which, it is
said, over. 4,50O at least are fraudulent.
According to Special Examiner Avres,
the government estimates the amount he
at about one million dollars. Already
the examiners have found where Sl50,000
has been secured by fraud. 1t is also
said that Others are implicated, among
them several well known local at
torneys, and that more arrests will soon
be made.
MANNING, January THE first trial
in the county for violating the dispensary
law was commenced last night at 6
o'clock and ended at 10 o'clock, the ver-
dict being not guilty. The party tried
was Jacob Plowden, colored, who was
arrested upon affidavit made by Mr.. S.
A. Nettles, Der Of the Legislature.
The witnesses were II. L. Tobias and.T.
A. johnson. The State was represented
by John S. Wilson, solicitor, and the
defence by Messrs. Barron e. Levi. The
State at one time seemed to have clear
case, but the attorneys for the defence
soon caused the witnesses for the State to
get mixed. The jury remained in the
room very short time before they
reached verdict. AS soon as the YER
dict was rendered every negro in the
Court House began to yell. No attonpt
to stop them was made by the trial
Justice. Mr.. Nettles promises some more
fun in the near future and it is very
likely that more arrests will be made in
the morning. He is no doubt acting upon
the superior judgment "of that good
man" in Columbia.
SUMTER, January G.-Information was
received in Sumter this morning about
IL O'Clock that the boiler used in the lum-
Dor mill OF J. L. Law, at Elliotts, had
exploded with terrible effects. Your
correspondent proceeded to the scene Of
the disaster, and there found one man
dead, two men seriously wounded and
the mill badly torn up. The brains OF
tho dead man were bc>patterrd over tho
timber thereabout. 1t appears that Mr..
Law, the owner of tho mil, WIS standing
with his hand upon the throttle giving
some directions when, from SOHO cause
which will never be learned, there was
terrible explosion, and NJ. Law was
hurled thirty feet distant, his body going
through the top Of tho shcd and leaving
his brains upon tho boards.
The killed and wounded are: John Il.
Law, killed; j. j. Luckey, seriously
wounded; Henry Monehan, very badly
wounded J. {. Bullock, badly burned.
Coroner Commander was soon upon
the scene and viewed the body OF the de-
ceased, after which it was removed to his
residence.
The body of Mr.. Law was badly man
glcd, both legs and arms being broken.
His head hai been blown Off and there
was hole through his b dy. No cause
has been assigned for the accident.
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Nos. IL and IA are solld Trains between Cnaries.
ton md Ashevile. ..s-..H
Through coach between Savannah and Asheyille
on IA and 49, =:
Northboupd, 43 q. m, sos p. M, SIP p. m. (Ves-
buled Limited; Southbound. IL Is q. m, 251 p. q
11.37 a. m. Wcstibuled Linited); Westboundi W.
n. c. Division, $40 p. IN. and 8 10 p. M, fcr
Hendersonville, AsheVille and Hot Springs:
Trains leave Greenville, y. c., A. c. Divi1ien,
Northbound 1912 a. m. 90 p. no., 5.23p.m (VessS
tibuled Limited) Southbound, 20 q. M, LOOP. M,
Trains leave Seneca, S. C., 4. & c. Division,
Northbound, 1l.30 p. m, 81 p. IN. and 40 p. N.
Southbound, 81 a. M; SIS p. N. and 1.37 p. m.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
Pullman Sleeper on IS aud IA between Charles.
ton aud Asheville, via Columbia and SpartanbuY.
Puilr0an Palace Sleeping Car on Trains 50 aud
Sc, 81 and 3S on & C. Division. |.sH'
w. A. TURK, S.H. HARDWICK, "
Gea'I Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agt.,
WASHINGTON, D. c. ATLANTA, GA.
V. E. McBEE, SOL. HAAS,
Gen'l Supt.. -rafhc Mer
COLUMBIA, s. C.. WASHINGTON, D. G. )
W. II. GREEN, Genl Mgr, WASHINGTON, D. G.
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tant question tndC cdu.C up al Iilo COuloT-
ence was "Should we, as Reformers,
assume the responsibility of fathering the
dispensary law?" Some of those present,
and they were all invited on account Of
being thought to be leaders, were afraid
of the dispensary law. and especially the
new one. 1t is not popular scheme and
NAV lose many more votes than it will
gain, The fruits of this conference may
soon be shown. The cardinal feature
was, 80 it is said, that Tillman and 1rby
were not expected to dabble in State
politics-if they had the dictation of the
slate it would defeat a number of other
would-be Governors.
There used to be good deal said about
states. Note the views now, and those
who think they may be chosen in that
way do not seriously object, but the ma
jority of the candidates and tho rank and
filo do not want any states made, ana
they have duly announced their intention
of breaking any slate made by or with
the consent of anybody. The politician
who favors slate making, from what can
be heard, will not improve his chances
for preferment.
But what about the Senatorial race?
Oh, that is to be lively enough. Every
body understands that the contest will be
between Senator Butler and Governor
Tillman. There may be suggestions OF
other candidates and expressions as to
the availability of this or that man, but
when the fight is really made it will be
between those two men. Here and there.
suggestions have been made of men to
make the race instead of: Senator Butler,
vet when it comes to the pinch the general
opinion is that if Senator Butler cannot
defeat Governor Tillman no one can do
so. The friends of Senator Butler say
that he has developed great strength and
that he is going to win the race. His
friends say that they are willing to lay
tho bride on his neck and tell him to
run. Of course Senator Butler.will make
his campaign on purely national issues,
if he is allowed to do 80, and thinks that
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Srt Sales ana exhibitions.
A Bona.fide
Absolute Auction Sale
Oriental Rugs,
Carpets,
Embroideries,& &c.
Without any Limit or Reserve Whatever
The Glory of
TURKEY, PERSIA. AND INDIA

Mr.. II. II. Topakyan. Commissioner for
Persia at the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton. having sold part OF the Government
exhibits. and being about to leave for Eu-
rope. will dispose Of the balance OF the col
lection. also his entire stock. as well as his
own private collection. SO as to close up
his business at Union square: also the
famous collection exhibited at the Worlds
Fair by their Exeellencies Mira Iskender
Khan Coroyantz and Arschague Khan Cor
oyantz. Imperial Commissioners from Te-
heran. Persia. making in its entirety the
most valuable. largest and handsomest
collection ever seen In the world.