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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-28
Cannon from the Old Star Fort.

GREENWOOD, S, G., Aug. 5, 1895.
Mrs. n. A. Martin, who lives few
miles from here, has kindly furnished
two cannon to be sent to the Atlanta Ex.
position. They have been in the posses
sion of her family for almost one hun
dred years, and were used during the
Revolutionary war at the Old Star Fort
at ambridge. They nre about 3 feet
long, 0 inches in diameter at the butt and
5inches at the end. The bore is about
inches in diameter, aud they each weigh
about 100 pounds, They have been used
as andirons. No doubt they were set on
fire with pine knot. as that was the
most convenient form in which to handle
fire in those good old days.
The arms on which they were mounted
have been broken of. If Gen. Green and
Lord Rawdon could return from the
spirit land and see the mighty cannon
used on the Columbia and other hand
somely equipped war vessels they would
blush to own these diminutive instru.
ments of death. These guns will be on
exhibition at j. G. burst & Cos store fol-
about ten days and then they will be
shipped to Atlanta. MIR. burst is very
anxious that Abbeville County be repre-
sented at the Exposition.-C0 -16beUillt
Press and Banner,
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All Not Serene.
Columbia State, august %.

Senator Tillman was in the city yester-
day. AS usual he had something inter-
esting to say. This time it was concern
ing Clemson College. He does not seem
to agree thoroughly with Mr.. r.. w.
Simpson that everything III moving along
serenely at that young and promising
man indicated that there would have to
be some important charges before he
would feel assured that the College would
be prepared to do successfully the work
laid out for it.
And from what he said it is very evil
dent that the board of trustees have been
cognizant of this for some time, for an
investigating com mittee has been ap-
pointed to seek out the cause of the trou-
BILE, and the Senator stated that the COM
mittee would have met before this but
that other engagements prevented his
attending the meeting. The committee
will meet within the next ten days or two
weeks probably.
Senator Tillman said very much that
would prove mighty interesting reading,
but the Senator forbid its publication.
What Senator Tillman did say for publi-
cation, however, was as follows:
"There is surely trouble and lack of
harmony and unity in the faculty at
Clemson. A committee has been ap-
pointed to investigate the entire matter,
and what want is any thread that will
lead me, and the com mittee Of which
am member, to any evidence that will
expose the trouble and the cause Of the
lack of unity. A house divided against
itself cannot stand, but you must remem-
that there are many excuses to be made
for the shortcomings of the board and
faculty, because of the magnitude of the
work, the newness of the college to every
member of the faculty and the diversity
of the work done.
"The last meeting of The board at Glenn
son was, I can say, stormy one. There
is always wrangling at tho meetings, the
members are hard-headed set of men and
always express their views. The way to
aid the school, however, is to let its
friends criticise 1t and not its declared
enemies, or, if its enemies then let them
produce evidence to substantiate the
Indictment and give the names of the
parties making the charges Of whatever
nature, so that the committee can sum-
mon them before it and 30, if needs be,
open up the whole thing.
"It is quite clear that either Mr.. Craig
head should not be president or some OF
the professors should not hold their posi-
tions.''
Turning to Mr.. McMaster, who had
written the article to the State on the
College, be said "You may prove to
be benefactor in that you have broken
the ice in a thin place, so that now we
will be enabled to find out where the
trouble lies.'
Governor Evans, who was present,
seemed to think that the real cause OF
the trouble rested with the trustees that
they did not give President Craighead
enough authority or would not adopt
suggestions made by Senator Tillman for
fear of being accused of being led by him.
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A New Invention.

There is to be great revolution in rail
road building and all kinds of grading il
those who have examined the machines
recently patented by Mr.. T. B. Redmond
the we'll known railroad contractor, are
not badly mistaken.
The Constitution approached Mr.. Red
mond yesterday and inquired about It,
but he would not talk about his machine
because, he said, while his patents have
been granted, he was perfecting other
uses for his machine on other kinds ol
grading besides railroad grading. 81
have spent much money" he said, feed
ing and caring for mules while not al
work. Yes, have spent as much as
$4,000 without striking lick of work
and this put me to studying, and have
developed plan that think is perfect.
I will give it to the Constitution as soou
as I am ready, but 1 have partner, and
we have promised each other not to give
the matter to the public until our plans
have all been perfected"
From parties who have seen models o1
the machine-and they are practical rail
road men-are gathered the following
facts. The machine is operated by cleo
tricity or steam, double trolley line say
ten miles in length, more or less, if the
line to be graded permits it. These
work the machines in gangs with plows
and scrapes. One trolley line carries the
machines to the dump and the other
brings them back, and 80 on. It carries
the dirt to the fill for the full length re-
quired, even two thousand yards, as
cheaply as it will one hundred yards.
The actual cost of removing dirt by this
machine will be reduced to 2 cents per
square yard. The machines are simple
and work automatically, and not only
save the loss of money, but will bea great
labor saving machine. It will reduce
the time required in railroad construc-
ton except where the grading is to be
done through rock.-AtlantG ComStitas.
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We Will Have the Fair.

Col. Thomas ". Holloway, the genial
and indefatigable secretary of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, was
in the city yesterday, says tho Columbia
State, and gave to the press the following
address, which contains the gratifying
announcement that all obstacles have
been overcome and the fair will be held
in this city OIL the usual dates in NOvem-
Dor. This will DO pleasant news to thou
sands all over the State, and they may
rest assured that Columbia will be pre-
pared to give them hearty welcome and
will do her part towards furnishing them
plenty Of attractive amusements:
TO the People of South Carolina:
It gives us great pleasure to say that
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society is in condition to carry on the
great work in which it has been engaged
looking to tho advancement OF the agri-
cultural and mechanical interests of our
State, and that the usual fair will be held
in Colum bia Novem Der II 18th under the
brightest auspices.
All money arrangements have been
made for paying premiums and other
expenses. The railroads have acceded to
our request, and have given US the rate
of one cent per mile, counting both ways,
for three days. Excursion trains will be
run during the time so that it will be
convenient and cheap for the greater part
OF our people to attend.
The revision Of the premium list is in
the hands of com mittee appointed for
that purpose, and will soon be ready for
distribution. 1t is highly probable that
some fine racing will be witnessed In
addition to other attractive features.
The last two fairs were as full and
equal in all respects in point of the num-
Der and excellence Of exhibits as any
preceding fairs, though more simly
attended, because of excessive railroad
rates. All of these drawbacks having
beon satisfactorily adjusted, there Is no
reason why this fair should not be as
successful as any heretofore held. At
tend the fair, and encourage us with your
presence and assistance in this great en-
terprisc. Yours truly,
THos. J. MOORE, Pres!d mt.
THos. W. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.
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- It is seldom that man dies in a
coffin, but that is exactly what old Barney
Frickers of Alliance, o., did when he
finally gave up the ghost in the fall of
1890. For more than 20 years "Old Bar
ney" had been haunted with the idea that
he was on the verge of the grave. Every
evening he declared that he would never
again see the sun rise. He constantly
brooded over his queer hallucination, and
never allowed himself to go to sleep with
out being carefully prepared for death
and burial. Every night he robed him
self in his grave clothes and solemnly
laid down in his coffin and passed the
night firmly believing and probably
hoping that for him the day would never
dawn again. Finally death came, but,
grim and sly as he was, he did not find
"Old Barney unprepared. The coffin in
which this queer old character had 80
often awakened disappointed was of his
own make, and was said to have been q
curiosity in itself, being literally covered
with all kinds, patterns and sizes of
allegorical carving.
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A passenger who came in from Flor
ence last night brought the intelligence OF
a sad event which occurred in East Flor
ence at noon yesterday. A heavy bolt OF
lightning ran down the chimney of the
residence of Mr.. Eagerton, well known
carpenter of Florence, and passing out,
struck and instantly killed his attractive
and lovable daughter, Miss Lily Eager
ton, a young lady OF about seventeen
summers. Two small children who were
near the young lady on the rear piazza OF
the house, were stunned. The young
lady's back was badly burned by the
electric current. Life was extinct in q
few moments.-1he State, Aug. 27.
In regard to the sensational reports
sent out from Atlanta to the effect that
boarding house keepers have increased
their rates, Mr.. Alex. w. Smith, chief OF
the depar .ment of public comfort, males
the official statement that rates at the
regular hotels will be from 81 to So per
day European plan, and from % to S5 per
day, American plan. In the lodging and
boarding houses, rates will be from so
cents to $l.5O for lodging and from 81 to
81 so day for lodging and board. Week
ly and monthly engagements can be
made at the usual reduction.
Oregon people are raising strong
protest against the continuance of the
horse canning industry in that State.
They claim that it will injure the reputa-
ton of the State and of other canning in
dustries. They don't want people to say
or think "dead horse" when they SEQ the
brand "Oregon" on canned meats. The
horse cannery has started business, but
little is known of its business yet.
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One of the Furies.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug 24.-News of
q sensational murder comes from Chad
we'll, Lee County, W. Va. One of Andy
Sutton's hogs got into a corn patch be-
longing to Andy Bowling. Bowling
logged it out and when on the outside OF
the corn lot, be was assaulted by Sutton's
WIFE who began throwing stones at him.
The first stone knocked out three of Bow
ling's teeth, knocking him down and
senseless. Mrs. Sutton then climbed
over the fence between her place and the
ground outside the corn lot and struck
Bowling second blow on the tomple,
killing him instantly.
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For long time it seemed to be taken
for granted that Speaker Ira Z. Jones
would be made tho president OF the Con-
stitutional Convention, on account Of his
familiarity with the work. 1t appears
now, however, that others and strong
candidates are mentioned for the place.
Congressman Talbert, as we'll rs Cover
nor Evans, have been mentioned for the
position, and the indications are that
either of them would accept the position
if elected or wanted. There are certain
incidents that have recently occurred
that would indicate that Governor Evans
is likely to secure the place, if he wishes
it, at the time of the election. 1t is said,
however, that Senator Irby is opposed to
Gov. Evans, and will fight him to the
bitter end,
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The St. Mathews Herald, in speaking
of the recent election truly remarks !:
"It does seem as If elections in South
Carolina are becoming farce and they
viii continue 80, SO long as we are under
the control of cliques and rings. People
are 30 disgusted with the manner in
which our candidates are brought out and
nominated that it is matter of great
Indifference whether or not they are
elected. Perhaps the day is not far dis
rtant when mans elevation to office will
depend upon his capacity and ability,
and when that day comes then our peo-
sple viii once more take interest in our
elections and see to it that our very best
men are elected"
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Proposition That Each Race Pay for its
Public Schools.

COLUMBIA, August 2.-One OF the
most interesting matters that will come
.up before the Constitutional Convention
will be how to provide for the support Of
the public schools. For long time there
has been sentiment against the reten-
ton of the two-mill school tax in the
Constitution, and efforts have already
been made to have it eliminated from the
present Constitution. Some want the
two-mill tax taken out of the Constitu-
ton without leaving any provision for
the public schools, except such as the
Legislature will in its discretion provide.
Others think that this is dangerous, and
that provision will have to be made max
ingit obligatory on the Legislature to
provide for the public schools and in that
way avoid pressure on the Legislature
should hard times be the cry.
One Of the much talked of schemes is
to provide that school tax should be
paid and that the taxpayer should indi-
cate to what particular school district or
school the money paid should be applied.
This would divide the money of the
white taxpayers from that of the colored
tax PAYERS, unless some Of the white tax
PAYERS should see fit to otherwise desig-
nate the use of their taxes. In several
counties this plan of dividing the school
fund according to the wish of the tax
payer has been discussed and it will be
Of interest to note how the money would
60 on this plan, presuming that the
whites would direct that the money they
pay in should 60 to their schools.
Some time ago there was lively
debate in Washington as to the distribu-
tion of the Morrill, fund and the Superin-
tendent Of Education at that time COM
municated with all of the County treasur-
ers, and through them secured the facts
and figures that were given. The figures
quoted were necessarily approximate,
but the treasurers, who are generally
familiar with their taxpayers, have about
gotten at the correct status. Out of the
poll taxes the colored people pay 81 3-4
per cent. and the whites 4S Ia per cent.
On general taxes the colored people at
the time of the report paid S1.16 out OF
every SIG that was paid on property OF
all classes.
Suppose it is figured out how much
would 20 into the pot of each in case this
provision were carried out, and the school
fund of last year were divided on this
basis. The aggregate fund for school
purposes, outside of the colleges, last
year was S5O3, ,5S4.02, of which Sill, ,01S. IA
was credited to the poll tax fund. TAX
ing the percentages given there would
be for the credit of the colored people:
From the general tax....S26, ,132 43
From the poll tax ........S6O,5S 93
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unprecedented

The people In the Southeastern portion
of Abbeyille County are very much ex-
cited on account of the discovery Of some
rich gold finds. Some forty tons of min
ing machinery haYe been received from
Pennsylvania and the mining is to be
carried on extensively. The richest finds
have been in Walkers branch, at the
foot,of Little mountain. This is in the
immediate section Of the Dorm mine,
which has not been worked since the
war, but before the war more than mil
! lion dollars of gold had been taken from
the Dorm mine. Since then the mine has
been forsaken, and only occasionally
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The Fight For the P. r. & W.. C.

We arc entirely in sympathy with the
movement begun here yesterday by rep
resentatives from Anderson, Spartan
burg, Iaurens and Greenville to prevent
the purchase ofthe Port Royal e. Western
Carolina system by the Southern railway
through the Georgia Central.
The present managers Of the Southern
have given much reason to believe that
they arc earnest in their purpose to give
active help in building and developing
the South. The authorities ofthat system
have already done much good work in
that direction and should he made to
understand that the people of this section
OF country appreciate their efforts and
are eager to cooperate with them.
At the same time the communities in
terested have the right to oppose by every
available legal method the attempt to de-
prive them of railroad competition. The
Port Royal &, Western Carolina lines
were built by the people of several coun-
ties at heavy cost and with much labor
and self sacrifice to rescue cities and
towns and communities from the evils
stinct of self defence demands vigorous
exertion to secure the good we worked so
hard and gave so literally for.
Railroads are not ordinary property.
They have special and peculiar relations
with the public. In the case Of these
lines the people are part owners and
partners because they furnished large
part OF the money to establish them and
have the right to look for some return for
their money. II there are no profits to
be shared the people who invested should
at least be secured in the possession OF
the advantages they paid for an expected.
All the powers of the courts should be
invoked and all the resources of the law
should be exhausted to prevent this sys-
tenn from going to the Southern. If the
courts can not protect the interests of the
public the legislature should be asked to
try.
It is a matter of business. There is no
occasion for i'll feeling or malice on either
side. Monopolies are dangerous, espe-
cially to communities which are working
to build themselves up and struggling
against sharp competition. The fight we
hope to see will not be against the South
ern railway company especially but
against any and every effort to deprive
Spartanburg, Greenville, Laurens and
Abbeville counties of fair railroad com
GreenviNe NeaUS.
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Accordiag 70 the statistics fnrnished by
eur consular service, the farmers Of this
country are better clothed, better housed,
better fed, give their children q better
odncation and have mora money in bank
than the rural population Of any country
In tie world.
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Mr.. Hector D. Lane, President Of the
American Cotton Growers Protective
Association and ommissioner Of Agri-
culture for Alabama, was in Columbia
last wee6. In conversation with a
reporter for the State he said that the
next cotton crop will not exceed 100000
bales. HE advises the farmers to sell
their crop gradually, and not to be in
any rush to get it to market, for he be-
lieYes that if it is marketed gradually the
price will be maintained. He thinks the
{ farmers ought to get at least s cents for
their cotton next fall.
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Woman's God. Given Right.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Aug. 25.-Judge
Wilson yesterday dismissed the proSecu..
ton against Mrs. Noe, who was arrested
last Thursday for appearing on the streets
in boomers. In delivering his opinion,
the Judge said: "Women have consti-
tutional and God given right to ride bi-
cycle and they are bound to have some
comfortable and appropriate dress there
for. Were Mrs. Noe woman with one
foot in the grave and the other on pedal
were she Of size that threatened TO
frighten horses ond impede traffic; OF
were her habiliments of the sort originally
designed by the woman whose name
thew bear, I should be disposed to give
her the limit of the law.
"As it is. the case is dismissed at the
city's COST
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II seems that the efforts of the newspa-
pers have not been in vain. For years
they have been urging the farmers to
raise their own .hog and honliny," |" and
this year it appears that the farmers have
taken their advice. They viii find it
more profitable to have their graneries
snd smoks kshouses at home than in the
West. Che drain upon the South in past
years TO pay for Western food products
was 8 handicap to its prosperity.
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Never before in Its history mas the NOR
tality of the justices of the United States
Supreme Court been so greal as in the
past ten years. OF the nine men who
composed that august tribunal in 1885
only three, Field, Harlan and Gray, re-
main. a chief. justice and i've associate
justices have been appointed since 1885,
and the recent death of Justice Jackson
left another vacancy. Most of the men
who have been appointed to the Supreme
bench have been we'll advanced in years,
Sand it is natural that death should visit
z that Court often, but the decease of seven
: of its members in ten years Is something
= sYrrrrooadonfad
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s Every man who resides in or near An
derson should feel an interest in, its well
j fare, and there is no better way to show
that interest than TO invest few dollars
In its enterprises. The shares in the new
cotton mill are only fifty dollars each,
and we have very few citizens. who can
not take at least one or two shares. II
this committee does not see you, send
your name and the numbe oftshares you
desire to the INTELLIGENcER and we
will hand tito the committee.
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That gifted sadducee, Bob Ingersoll,
has apparently given up his lectures on
the Mistakes of Moses" and kindred
topics. It is a singular fact that all OF
Ingersoll's l's magniicen oratorlcal powers
could not make his infidel lectures a
financial success. He had to turn to new
topics and abandon his assaults on Chris.
tlanity Perhaps, after all. we are a
Christian people; or it may be possible
that Mr.. Ingersoll, as he treads the shady
pathway Of life, begins to think differ
emily OF things above-an below.
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The Cincinnati Tribune says that
Stonewall Jackson's sister, Mrs. Laura
Jackson Arnold, lives at Columbus, O..
She married and resided in Pennsylvania
during the war and sympathized with
the union side. She is proud Of her
brother, but believes that he was con-
fedsrate because he lived in the South.
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rsyHE County B,.rl of Commissioners
q viii m:c, on TGc.day. Eep!t mber 3
1T 10 -. r.. ,n l;i.a upnn all claims aud
tratSaet any ulhar business that may come
!i.inrr rhci Iii persons having claims
against III" Count" nu>t present Them he
.orc tina. ,,ay. W = SNEI.GROEF,
County .;iIp'r 4. &.
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Postal receipts in twenty of the largest
cities; have been tabulated recently, and
show an Increase of over seven per cent.
over the ponding period last year.
This means more business.