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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-11-20
Columbia Nov. Is, 1895.
Negro Suffrage.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Nov. 10.-Ex- Senator
M. C. Butler uses some very plain lam
guage as to the Constitutional Conven-
ton, He does not seem pleased with
much that the Convention has done, and
be does not hesitate to say 80. When
asked by your correspondent what he
thought of the plan of suffrage adopted
by the Convention, Senator Butler re-
piled:
II cannot conceive of a more objection
able one. IF finally adopted it will open
wide the doors for fraud2and cheating,
and will disfranchise white men whose
only ofense will be poverty and illiteracy
It would be cruel and heartless wrong
to that class of our citizens, which moth
ing can justify. Ifhonestly administered
it must disfranchise this class of white
men. If they are permitted to vote it can
only be done by fraud, and I thought
that was what we were trying to get away
from. Unfortunately, or fortunately, ac-
cordipg to the standpoint from which 1t
is viewed the early promoters of this
scheme have proclaimed from the house.
tops their purpose to allow the white
man to vote and to dlsfranchise the
next Republican Congress will not be In
possession of these discreet and sagacions
statements, and construe the committees g
scheme in the light of contemporaneous
construction placed upon it by its authors?
Congress Is not restrained by judicial
construction, but 1t is the sole judge OF
the qualifications of its own members.
What would Republican Congress be
supposed to do that had been advised in
advance that large part Of it's constitu-
ency had been disfranchised in the cleo
ton of its members? 1t seems to me
that the blind advocates Of this scheme
ought to heed and guard against what
might happen in the near future, but they
do not appear to. If they are ambitious
for few more force bills and reconstruc-
ton, they are pursuing the course to get
them. One thing think the latter.day
statesmen may congratulate themselves
upon is that they have done more to
bring prominently to the front the negro
and again make him national issue
than anything since 1876. Whatever may
be our opinion of negro suffrage, and
have no hesitation in saying that in my
opinion no greater crime was ever COM
mitted against civilization, he has the
right under the Constitution of the United
States, and it behooves these distinguish.
ed statesmen to keep that constantly In
vieWn
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The ThornweIl Orphanage.

This inetitution is a family school for
orphan children, who are left in poverty
by the death of their parents. 1t Is located
In Clinton. South Carolina, in the upper
or Piedmont section Of the State. The
healthfulness of the same is shown by the
fact that In tw enty years, there have been
only three deaths among the orphans.
The children are received from any sec
tiou Of the Upion and from any denomi-
nation. There were 130 orphans under Its
care last year from twelve different States
and ter denominations. 1t ia, however
under Pret byterian control.
Orphans are not legally surrendered to
the institution. but are admitted to he
educated, and sent out prepared to take
care of themselves. They are. therefore,
taught to use both head and hand, the in
dustrisl course being full and thorough
and the school work being equally satis
factory.
The support of this Institution is wholly
voluntary. It is almost without endow-
ment, depending upon the good will of the
people for It's maintainance. Gifts Of pro-
visions, clothing and money, In responee
to notice like this constitute it's source OF
income During the past year, the family
was maintained and all salaries paid.
And that has been its wonderful expert
enoe for twenty years.
Than kegiving and Christmas days are
here. Surely this is q good time to remem-
Der the orphans Gifts should be sent 10
Rev. VIM. P Jacobs, Thornwell Orphan
age, Clinton, s c.
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DO you know how many States there
are In the Union? No, of course not.
No one knows except school children and
congressman and flag makers. Every
four years the political arithmeticians
learn the numbe in the process of fgur-
ing up the presidential election returns,
but they forget again almost i'm mediately.
Next years United States flag will have
forty-five stars, the latest being for Utah,
which becomes State on the fourth of
next July. Utah will get into the flag
six months or more before she gets into
the Union. She Is to be represented in
the new sets of regimental colors that
Secretary Lamont has ordered for the
army. Her star in the official flag goes
to the right of the fourth row from the
top.
Queen Victoria has just caused to be
erected in Cra!hie Churchyard. near Bal
moral, at the grave of the late Mr.. Francis
Clark, her personal attendant, handsome
headstone. The memorial bears the fol-
lowing inscription: "In grateful re-
mem brance of Francis Clark. For twen-
ty-flve years the faithful and devoted
Highland attendant of Queen Victoria,
who has erected this stone. He Was
brave, honest and true. He feared not
death and was prepared to meet his God.
BLESSED are those servants whom the
Lord. when He cometh, shall find watch
ing.'"
= The nine-yeer-old daughter of Mrs.
Edward Smith, OF Cleveland, Ohio, rock
ed her eleven .months-old baby sister to
sleepand put it down on the feather bed.
A few minutes later the mother picked
up the tick, folded 1t and carried 1t out to
the back yard for an airing, not noticing
that thee child was there. The babe was
smotherd to death.
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A Touching Letter.

The following letter addressed to the
editor of the Columbia State by Rev. Toll
Takada on the eve Of his return to his
native country of Japan will beread with
great interest by his friends in this city (:
Dear Editor: With Gods blessing l
have spent the last three years in most
happy and delightful manner studying
divinity" under the tender and patient
instruction of my dear professors, asso-
ciating with many pious and affectionate
brethren of the Theological Seminary,
and receiving very kind and cordial sym:
pathies from many loving friends and
people of Colum bia. I leave now this
''city Of hospitality" for Christs sake,
and return to my native land, Japan, in
which my heart desires to preach this
glorious Gospel of Christ, "who suffered
and died to save Sinners" to my own
dying kinsmen, friends and people. My
heart Is filled with "the blessed assurance
that Jesus is mine," because the Chris
tian friends of this city and country have
shown in themselves the love Of Christ.
Will you please favor me space in your
paper, which I loved to read. and let me
express my heartfelt gratitude to all them
who read the State. God grant you, my
dear editor, a rich blessing and enable
you to do His will for this great country,
the United States.
am, yours sincerely.
Toll TAKADA.
Columbia NoU. Is, 1895.
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Where Will They Stand?

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-In speculat
ing upon the political complexion of the
Senate, in the event Of an attempt to effect
reorganization, nearly all of the North
ern newspapers place Senator 1rby and
Tillman, Of South Caroline, in the Popu-
listic column. Both of these South Care
liza Senators resent the suggestion that
they are not Democrats in good standing.
and they expect to find the door of the
Democratic caucus open to them. Sena.
tor Irby participated In several of the
Democratic caucnses during the last Con-
gress, but in the final caucus, held to fix
up the tariff bill, he simply absented
himself, saying that his vote was not
needed. His action under the circum
stances was taken as an indication that he
would refrain in the future from affiliat
ing with the Democrats on party ques-
tions. While it Is true that Senator elect
Tillman has given voice repeatedly to
Populistic views on the stump and in the
public prints, yet he claims to be Demo-
crat, and expects to be 80 classed in the
Senate. A prominent South Carolina
lawyer who was here q few days ago,
when asked to define Senator Tillman's
political status, remarked that he might
be called ian Independent Democrat
with balloon ideas." In the arrangement
of tho seats in the Senate cham ber the
two South Carolina Senators are placed
side by side. Their places were selected
when they were the best of friends. Now
they are personal and political enemies,
and hence they will be more or less un-
comfortable until one or the other can
induce the guardian Of the Senatorial
seats, Capt. Bassstt, to "scatter the South
Carolina delegation"
During the Constitutional Convention,
now in progress in South Carolina, the
two Senators have had frequent quarrels,
Irby desires reelection. and Tillman
wants Governor Evans for his future
olleague.-Special to Nea0s and Courier.
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The Pride Of Ignorance.

Any South Csrolinian with thirst for
knowledge could learn to read and write
In six months 80 as to be able to meet the
proposed requirements of the new Con-
stitution. Children, in good public schools
learn in that time, and it would seem that
the incentive of the right to vote would
be sufficient to create even in the most
illiterate, q determination to meet the re-
quirements of the proposed Constitution
by learning to read and write. But as a
matter of fact, 1t would not. Many an
illiterate man is proud of the fact; he is,
indeed, almost certain to be if he has Sc
cured some measure of material success
in spite of his lack of book knowledge,
and he is all too likely to think that what
he has acquired by hard work and an
abundance ofnative energy is a conclusive
argument that his sons and daughters
will never need the added equipment Of
even such knowledge as is acquired in
two or three years in good school. He
is, of course, mistaken in this, but that
does not alter the fact, and it is one that
South Carolina Constitution makers must
take into account.-AShcville Citizen.
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A Runaway Train.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Nov. ia special
from Birmingham, Ala, says: Near Co.
roma, Ala, sixty miles west of Birning-
ham, this morning, while heavy fl eight
on the South .rn Railway was clim blng
long grade, the caboose and two cars
broke loose and started back down grade.
Conductor w. E. Ruffin was the only
man in the caboose and he applied the
hand brakes, but to no avail, the wild
cars gathering speed as they ran. Seeing
that to Jump meant certain death, Ruffin
remained at the useless brakes. After
running six miles the cars dashed into
the engine of the Corona express, which
was backing from the junction to Corona
station. Engineer Broom and his fire.
man jumped from the express train engine
just in tune to save themselves. The en-
gine and freight cars, the latter then run
ming fully eighty miles an hour, were
smashed, and Ruffiu, still at the brakes
when the crash came, was instantly kill
ed, being crushed into shapeless mass.
The passengers escaped with shaking
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Trinity Items.

Miss Lsna Browne has again opened
school In the same house with increasing
numbers. This Is her sixth term. The
patrons, being 30 highly pleased with her
services. will not let her go.
From the movement of new red buggy
We anticipate wedding In the near future.
The church at this place has taken q
Haman-like change of late and became 30
unruly that the pastor in charge had to
close the prayer meeting doors and hand
the keys 10 Mr.. q. 81. Gray, who will only
open the door for Sunday School and
preaching service.
The Harper land brought fine prices.
Mr.. Augustus Welborn has bought the
Millwee place and will move there soon.
We suppose be will continue to "blow his
trumpet as usual and preach the Gospel
in Its purity.
We recently attended new style pound
party. Those who were invited came
With their cakes. candies, fruits. etc., and
there was an abundance OF good things
After having our usual pastimes and plays,
some one said it was about time to set the
table and bring in the sheaves, which had
been handed to the good matron on arrival.
The crowd was informed that the good
things could not be found, and we all went
away sad and hungry. BACON.
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IIOnea Path News.

HoNEA PATTI, 8 c., Nov. 19.
The last few days have been quite spring.
like.
Only few attended the State fair from
here
c. E Harper has been quite successful 90
far in his auction sale OF horses. He will
sell car load at Anderson on next Tues
day.
Measles are still raging in town. Whole
families have had them. Mr.. Simpson and
family Jared worse than any, all having
them at one time.
The last fall in the price of cotton has
caused good many to hold for better
prices. The rise In the price Of seed bring
quite number Of wagons to town lately.
Mrs. Ella Hudgens and daughter, Miss
Maggie. Miss Lola Harper and T. r.
Finley left yesterday for the Exposition.
Squire Truseell is performing bis duty in
regard to the liquor business. he makes
seizures in every instance where they get
more than the law allows, or when pack
ages come too frequent. So far only the
darkies are losers.
An alteration took place on Sunday
morning between g. Watt JuhRstone and
a negro, in which Mr.. Johnstone was shot
through the left lung. His condition is
critical, but it is hoped that he may re.
cover. Several rumors are afoat in regard
to the shooting. The following seems to
be the most reliable: The negro bad put
up Mr.. Johnstone's cows In the spring and
as he was walking down the road Mr..
Jobnstone went out to tell him that he
was going to turn out his cows again, as
there was nothing they could hurt, and
defed the negro to put them up again,
and one word brought on another until the
shot was fred.
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Death Of Mrs. Tucker.

Died, In Hall Township, on Wednesday,
November G, 1895, Mrs. Licena @. Tucker,
wife of Capt. j. P. Tucker, in the 69th year
of her ege. She had been In feeble health
for several years and few days before her
death was stricken with paralysis, from
which, in her eufeebled condition, she was
sbe was laid to rest in the old family
burying ground, after q short funeral by
Rev. F. M. Cam the evening following her
death. She was a daughter Of the late
David Hall. deceased, who was promi
nent and influential citizen of this portion
of the County, before the war. She has
one surviving brother and one sister-Mr
A ]. Hall, OF this County, and Mrs. e Fl.
Bell, of Abbeville County. She leaves o
devoted husband and four children to
mourn her sudden death. She joined the
church at First Creek in her girlhood and
lived devoted Christian all her life.
She had been married 49 years at her
death, and was true, devoted wife and
loving mother. A good mother In Isreal
has fallen and her place will be hard to I'll
in the family circle and the community In
which she lived. The exemplary life she
lived and her Influence for good will long
be remembered and felt by those among
whom she lived She died triumphant
death, fully trusting in her Saviour. The
stricken family and other friends have the
assurance hat she is at reet In the arms of
her Saviour, whom she delighted to serv.
aud obey, free from all sorrow, trouble
and pain The writer had known her the
greater portion of his life, and can truly
say that she was loved by all who knew
her. Her chief aim in life seemed to be to
-, ,l,o tbooo or0uud hor hapnO and d0 tha
will of her Heavenly Father. The grief
stricken father and bereaved children have
the sy npatby of the entire community in
hich they live. We point them to the
Lamb who is able and ever willing to com
fort and heal all our earthly sorrowe.
May her life and work here on earth cause
th en- to so live that at the close Of life,
receive, like her, the welcome plaudit:
"Well done good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joys of thy Lord"
A FRIEND.
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Organizing a Silver Party.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Ata meeting
of the executive committee Of the Amer
lean Bimetallic League in this city to-day
the following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted: "That we accept the invita-
ton of the national silver committee OF
Chicago, and that in accordance with it's
the president Of the
American Bimetallic League be authoriz-
ed and directed to unite with the National
Silver Committee of Chicago and the
National Bimetallic Union in calling
conference of those who believe that the
settlement Of the question of currency
reform by the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the existing ratio by
the United States Independently cannot
be effected through any existing party,
and who are willing now to unite in or
ganizing and supporting party formed
for the purpose of carrying this cause to
success, to meet at Washington, D. c.,
January %, 1896, to appoint committees
and arrange for national convention /;
the invitations to such conferences to be
left in the discretion of the president OF
said organizations-each organization to
be entitled to an equal representation
therein, the total number not to exceed
twenty-five for each organization"
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TOWnyille.

News is very scarce In our town. The
boys and girls wont get married and our
townsmen won't start cotton factory,
and cotton won't go up nor down, 80 We
will commence to proceed.
Miss Ida Harbin, daughter of DR.. P.
Harbin, of Texas, Is on an extended visit
place. Miss Harbin Is graduate OF
Houston College, and very accomplish
ed lady.
Miss Emma Farmer, daughter of G..
w. Farmer, near this place, is very sick
from relapse Of measles. People shonld
be very careful and not expose them
selves 30 soon after having the measles.
Mr.. James Dickard's son bad the mis-.
fortune to lose his hrnd In 8 K. Bole-
mans cotton gin last week.
Mr.. Eli Campbell, living near Broyles'
Mill, Is dangerously ill.
Mr.. J. P. Gedbetter and little daughter,
Matte, are attending the Exposition this
week.
Mr.. Edit6r, we want our County Su-
peryisor's salary raised from si1 hun
dred to one thousand dollars. 1t is too
money, and our Representatives should
Supervisor, we are very sure, is in favor
of it and Old Rosin De Bow Is in favor ol
it, and surely two men as important as we
are ought to carry small thing like that.
Mr.. J. W. Shirley and his bride is just
back from the Exposition and report q
lovely time.
By invitation Rev. ]. r. Singleton, Mr..
F. M. Bruce, Oscar Sullivan and OLD
Rosin, took bird hunt with Hon. E. P.
Earle. We made lots of feathers fly and
brought down about 30 birds and slept
powerful sound that night.
r. s. FAINT, near this place, lost good
horse last week. He put it up In the
stall all right at night and next morning
it was dead. Some suspect foul play.
We will start the list with S1.00 to buy
him another horse.
Miss JAMIE Gaines, the belle Of Town
vile, reports lovely time at the Exposi'
ton.
Farmers, hold your cotton till January
and we predict you will get over nine
cents for 1t.
Mr.. Editor, the Constitution beat you
to it. They sent US ticket to the Expo.
sition the other day. We were afraid
you would miss that, and we know you
will hate it, but we amt to blame about
it, OLD ROsIN DE Bow.
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Bloody Greenyille County.

GREENv1LLE, Nov. 1s-On Friday
afternoon, in Highland Township, twenty
miles above Greenville, Thomas Pittman
and Jasper Hughes had family diff
Guilty, in which Pittman was killed. The
slayer used rock as weapon, mashing
Pittman's head. Hughes is nephew by
marriage of the man he killed. Pittman
was 40 years old and Hughes about 90.
Hughes surrendered and is in Jail. Both
are white and are farmers. This is the
fourth murder com mitted in Greenville
County In two weeks, three of them In
this city. Two of the slayers, Ezell
Thackston and Tony Smith, have been
tried at this term of Court and have been
acquitted. ...,,.
cd, fell from wagon loaded with cotton
and a falling bale dashed him against the
wall of Wilkins's ware house, crushing
his skull, and it is probable that he will
die before morning.-Special to News and
Courier.
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a young lady and her jealous sweet
heart engaged in street duel in West
irginia town few days since. The
young man fred first and wounded the
young woman slightly in the neck. She
promptly returned the ire with fatal
effect The coming woman is asserting
hsrselA and we are glad Of it, because
this pistol business has been two much
Of q oRe-sided, cowardly affair any way.
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Paying Exposition Bonds.

ATLANTA, GA. Nov. 1s.-Mr. M. II.
Inmap, chairman of the finance commit
tee of the Exposition, gave notice to-day
to the trustees for the bondholders that
the Exposition Company was ready to
pay the second Is per cent. instalment.
Twelve days. notice is required before
interest stops, which would make the
date November 30, but it is expected that
payment of the instalment will begin on
the 25th. Mr.. Inman expects to make
the third payment on the bonds by
December 10 and close up the whole issue
and pay the last fourth by December 90.
The attendance has increased largely at
the Exposition within the last week and
talk Of Co continuing TIM it beyond the slstsof
resolution by the directors declaring that
the Fair would close finally and forever
on December 81.
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NJ. y
The country has recently had some
startling object lessons in the danger Of
carrying about ones person large sums
of money, OF being known to keep,naon-
S ey concealed somewhere about the home.
The lessons have consisted, in every case,
of murder committed for the sole pur-
pose Of securing plumber. There are al
ways safe places of deposit where thieves
cannot break through and steal, where
.yaluables that may tempt cupidity can
90 kept at no cost at all. The
! a the eyes of strangers OF who suffers it
lnbrson who Yu1garly faunts his valuables
kso be known that he has treasures con-
Sconcealed about his home, invites the
ragedy that's apt to come sooner or later
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South Carolina Day.

ATLANTA, Noy. 1s.-Gen. john Gary
Watts, Adjutant General Of South Caro-
lima, is in the city making arrangements
to bring three brigades, including 1900
soldiers, to the Exposition on South
Carolina Day, which is the 28th of this
month. Gen. Watts says that not less
than ten thousand Carolinisns will come
over on that occasion. The Charleston
troops will arrive on the morning of the
18th, and all others will arrive on the
9th. Governor Evans will personally
command the three brigades. He will
also be accompanied by the members of
the Constitutional Convention. Advices
from railroad men are to the effect that
every available car on the railroads Of
that State will be in service next week.
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The capital stock Of the Security Con-
:straction Company Of Charleston has
been subscribed, ana it is announced that
the Company, of which Mr.. George A.
sWageneris the head, will proceed to exc
cute the purpose for which the Company
was organized, viz: the construction Of a
railroad that will give Charleston direct
connection with the West. This is good
news, Indeed, and let us hope that the
road viii lbe built speedily.