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VOL. XXI, NO. 15. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 1,001. LOCAL LACONICS. matters in and around pros perous DARLINGTON. A Column of New*, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. The oil mill has shut down for the season. A four room cottage is adver tised for rent. The stockholders of the Peo ple’s Bank will hold their an nual meeting on April 30. Read the advertisement which calls for four live, energetic men to do work in a paying business. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Darlington Manufacturing Company is call ed for May 3. Miss Emmie James has re turned from a visit to Sumter. She is accompanied by Miss Mamie Fraser, of that city. Miss L. It. Schmid, the popu lar milliner, calls the attention of the public to her new line of spring and summer millinery. Mr. J. N. Parrott has been appointed a member of the board of examiners for Darlington county, vice Mr. R. E. Mood re signed. The Episcopal Convocation will meet in Darlington, in St. Matthew’s Church, on Wednes day next, and will continue in session for three days. Mr. J. C. Keys, the popular cotton-buyer, left on Tuesday for his home in Anderson. He will in a few weeks take a tour through the Southwest. We wish to return thanks to Cadet J. B. DuBose, of this county, for an invitation to at tend the annual picnic of the Citadel Aacademy at Mt. Pleas ant on April 13. Mr. C. N. Spinks announces that he has established a musi cal agency and will always keep on hand strings, trim mings, etc., and all the latest songs and music. At the next meeting of the board of County Commissioners, which will be held on Saturday, Postmaster Gandy will resign the positions o- member and Clerk of the board. The fortunate lady who won the curtains at Messrs S. A. Woods & Go’s recent opening is Miss Almena Davis, daughter of Mr. A. Bruce Davis, who lives a few miles from town. Major W. A. Evans has sev ered his convention with the Cleveland Hotel and has return ed to his former home in Ches terfield. The hotel will remain closed until a new proprietor is obtained. Pee Dee Presbytery will meet In Florence to-morrow (Friday) night. Mr. John James will represent the Presbyterian Church at this place. Rev. J. G. Law will also attend the Presbytery. The ladies of the Darlington Horticultural Society are ear nestly requested to attend an important meeting of the society which will be held in the Guards Armory Monday afternoon next at 4.30 o’clock. The Florence District Confer ence of the A. M. E. Church will meet in annual session in Darlington, on Wednesday next, in the A. M. E. Church on Broad street The Conference will remain in session until Sunday night. Governor Tillman has offered rewards, $500 in each case, for the apprehension and convic tion of the parties who broke in- io the dispensaries at Florence and Timmonsville and destroy ed the liquor during the recent “insurrection”. The Clerk of the Court re quests us to state that appli cants for the fund, appropriated by the State for the benefit of those who lost a limb qr an eye during the late war, should call on him for blanks. The appli cant will have the choice of re peiving an artificial limb or its equivalent in money. Coroner R. G. Parnell has been appointed a deputy United States Marshal. He requests us to say that he has nothing to do with the State constabulary and that the duties of his new position, which he will hold in conjunction with the office of Coroner, pertain only to viola tions of the United States laws. ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. A Well Known Citizen Accused of a Very Serious Charge. Mr. John H- Schmid, a well known citizen of Darlington, was arrested on Tuesday night and lodged in jail on the charge of embezzlement. There is a shortage in the accounts of the postoffice at this place amount ing to $!(89.33 and it is for this that Mr. Schmid has been ar rested. He has not been em ployed in the office for a month or so, but postoffice-inspector Peer, who has been here for about a week straightening up the affairs of the office, finds that the shortage occurred while Mr. Schmid was acting post master. The warrant was is sued by U. 8. Commissioner Sanders and the arrest was made by U. S. Deputy Marshal Parnell. Yesterday (Wednesday) Com missioner Sanders fixed Mr. Schmid’s bond at $1,000. It was arranged with his mother, Mrs. R. Schmid, and Mrs. Libby as sureties and he was released from imprisonment. Fresh butter and cheese at Coggeshall & Co’s, AFTER THE FIGHT. PEACE AGAIN PREVAILS IN DARLINGTON. OLD Lead pencils with dozen at Book Store. A handsome black suit $6.25 to $8.50 at Blackwell Bros. THE CASE OF DR. PAINE. Judge Aldrich Fixes His Bail at Five Thousand Dollars. On Tuesday Col. C. S. Nettles, accompanied by his client, Dr. B. H. Paine, who has been held in jail on the charge of the mur der of Henry Green, colored, went to Marion and made appli cation before Judge Aldrich, who is holding court there, for the release of Dr. Paine from custody upon bail. This killing, as was stated in our last issue, was the result of a difficulty be tween Dr. Paine and Green, which grew out of the recent robbery of the dispensary. Judge Aldrich, if ter hearing the arguments, placed the bond lit $5,000. The papers for the bail of the prisoner have not yet been fix ed, but they probably will be to-day, in which event he will be released. Paragon salt for table use at C. & Co’s. rubber 5c. See the remarkably low fig ures on flour at Blackwell Bros. A NEW MEDICAL FIRM. Two Physicians of Darlington Form a Copartnership. Dr. John E. Boyd, who re cently graduated with first hon or at the medical college in Charleston, has returned to Darlington and will practise his profession at this place. Dr. W. J. Garner and himself have formed a copartnership under the firm name ot Drs. Garner & Boyd. Dr. Garner has already risen rapidly in his profession and Dr. Boyd gives every prom ise of becoming a skilled physi cian, so we feel safe in predict ing that the new firm will meet with the success that it so much deserves. The rooms over Dr. Boyd’s drug store, heretofore used as offices by Dr. Garner, will continue as the offices for the new firm. Do you want a sewing mach ine. See Blackwell Bros. Shred cocoanut at Coggeshall & Co’s. A FATAL ACCIDENT. A Little Girl Meets her Death in a Pe culiar Way. On Wednesday of last week a little colored girl, Rosa Lee Swinton, came to her death in a most unusual manner. Just a short time previous she had been badly burned and was con sequently in delicate health At the time of (ter death she was standing in the door of her father’s house in Springville. A strong wind came up and she was blown from the door to the ground below, a distance of only a few feet. But the fall was severe and on account of her precarious health she was killed by the shock. An inquest was held over her remains and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts given herein. Fresh pickles and preserves at Coggeshall & Co’s. The Coroner’s Inquest and Finding of the Military Court—A Card of Thanks. Peace has returned to Dar lington and the town is as quiet as it ever was. No one who may visit Dar lington now and observe the stillness that prevails can real ize, if he was not present at the time, the extent of the in tense excitement that held the town immediately following the massacre of our citizens; nor can he appreciate the terrible ordeal through which our peo ple have passed. THU SOLDIERS LEAVE. But the white wings of peace have again spread over the town. The troops broke camp and departed for their homes early on Friday morning, as was announced in our last issue would be the case. During their stay in our midst the soldier boys were most hos pitably received by our people., The citizens and soldiers com mingled in warm fellowship, for it was soon ascertained that a very large majority of the military were in sympathy with our people and that they did not come here to shoot us down, but merely to preserve peace and protect property. When the troops departed they carried with them delight ful recollections of the hospital-' ity of our dear old town and Dar lington can testify on the other hand that the soldiers were as gentlemanly a set of men as ev er donned uniforms. THE CORONER’S INQUEST. When we went to press with our last issue the coroner’s in quest, investigating the killing, was still in progress. On Thurs day afternoon it was completed and a verdict was returned to the effect that constable Mc Lendon killed F. E. Norment; L. L. Redmond killed constable Pepper and constable Cain kill ed Redmond. The testimony in the inquest is very voluminous. It contains about 50,000 words and would cover more than thirty-five col umns in a paper the size of the News and Courier. The militarv court of inquiry, which was held at the same time, went further. It returned the same verdict as the coroner’s jury, but in addition found all the other constables present at the shooting as accessories to the killing. WARRANTS ISSUED. In accordance with the find ing of the coroner’s jury war rants have been issued against McLendon and Cain on the charge of nr urder. These par ties are now held in the State for safe-keeping. Aldrich, of Barn well, has been retained to de fend them and he will soon make application for their re lease on bail. They will be tried in Darlington county unless a change of venue is asked for and obtained. A CARD OF THANKS. While the “insurrection,” as Governor Tillman was pleased to call it, was in progress offers of assistance* for our people poured in from every section of this State and from many other States. While the offers were greatly appreciated, they were not accepted because at no time was it necessary to have outside assistance. In grateful ac knowledgment of the many proffers of aid the town author ities have issued the following card of thanks: Council Chamber, l Darlington, 8. C., Apl 7, 94. J We, the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Darlington, as representatives of its people, desire to make public express ion of our gratitude to the many friends throughout the country for the generous offers of assis tance received from them, and particularly to our friends of our sister City of Florence', for the disinterested and timely aid rendered us during the severe ordeal through which we have recently passed. While Darlington is resuming its business activity and accus tomed appearance, it will be a long time before we cease to mourn the loss of our fellow- citizens whose lives were for feited as the result of this de plorable tragedy, but the kindly sympathy which has been so generally expressed for us in our misfortune will never be forgotten. W. F. Dargan, Mayor, D. S. McCullough, W. J. Moorhead, F. T. Biggs, S. A. Woods, Attest: Aldermen, J. W. Evans, Clerk. FINIS. Thus ends the saddest tragedy that has ever befallen Darling ton. penitentiary Col. Robert CONGRESSMAN McLAURIN. Even “Curly-Headed Johnnie" Takes our Side in the Dispensary Fight, [Washington Times, April 7.] Mr. McLaurin, of South Caro lina, in whose district the pres ent riots are, is very much dis tressed over the unfortunate situation in that state. He says the less said about it the better, but he nevertheless expressed himself quite freely on the pres ent riots there. The dispen sary law is, according to Mr. McLaurin, a hobby of Governor Tillman. The people of the state were for prohibition but not for such dispensary legis lation. The people are mostly of a thrifty Scotch or English descent, and they now see how foolish the present law, rushed hastily through the legislature, is, especially as it involves a right of search and an invasion of their liberties such as South Carolinians, of all people in the world, will not tolerate. When the present law was passed at Governor Tillman’s bidding there was a great outcry in its favor. Not only did it suit the prohibitionist feeling, but it gave promise of yielding such large taxes that no other state levies it was thought would be needed. Now that the people realize what the result is, to bolster a right of inquisition and an invasion of private premises, besides a system of espionage, they are up in arms. It is just what might have been expected but it is nevertheless very de plorable. Mr. McLaurin says that one reason why the present troubles in South Carolina cause him such deep regret is because there is a general misaporehension concerning the South Carolin ian’s character prevailing very widely which the present out break will serve to still further exaggerate. The people of his state are not fire-eaters or hot- blooded. They are of sturdy Anglo-S axon or Huguenot French descent for the most part, and would never think of violence under ordinary circum stances. But they are like the people of Massachusetts, ready on sufficient provocation to de clare loudly in defense of their rights. The law so hastily pass ed was one of the kind which causes a Jack Cade rebellion or a whisky revolution in Pennsyl vania, and the people of trie state are suffering in conse- J uence in a way they do not eserve. Leggett’s improved jelly at C. & Go’s. THE DISPENSARY. THE GOVERNOR REMOVES FLOYD FROM OFFICE. MR. White fish, 50c a kit, at C. & Co’s. MR. GANDY TAKES CHARGE. Ths Postoffice will Probably be Moved Across the Square. Mr. A. A. Gandy, having re ceived his commission, took charge of the postofflee on Sat urday. He has appointed as his assistants Mr. O. G. Wil liams, a worthy citizen of the town, and Miss Helen Waddill, a daughter of Mr. J. M. Wad- dill. Mr. Gandy will remove the office, provided he can ob tain the consent of the govern ment, to the building of Messrs Gibson & Woods on the north west corner of the Square. We do not suppose there will be any difficulty in securing the consent of the government to the remov al as a postoffice inspector, who is now here arranging the af fairs of the office, states that he will recommend that the office be removed from its present un desirable quarters. The new office will be conveniently fitted up and an additional number of lock boxes will be ordered im mediately. Wheat flakes at C. & Co’s. New Home Sewing machines $15 to $25 at piackwell Bros. The Estsblishmeot Closed—A New Dispenser to be Elected—A Let ter from Mr. Floyd. After the terrible massacre of our citizens by dispensary spies, Governor Tillman ordered the dispensary at this place to be closed. Be it said to the credit of the town that during the in tense excitement on Friday and Saturday nights following the killing, the dispensary, though a creature of the obnoxious law that caused the bloodshed, was not looted as was the case else where. After the soldiers came a guard was continually kept around the establishment. Al though martial law has been raised and peace has been re stored the dispensary is stii. closed with a seal upon its doors, though, of course, the guard has been removed. After the riot dispenser Floyd left town and is now in the North. Governor Tillman has removed him from office, giving as his reason that he (Floyd) has antagonized the people of Darlington. The Gov ernor has instructed the county board of control to immediately elect a new dispenser, have his bond arranged and have the dispensary opened again as soon as possible. The board will meet to-day (Thursday) to elect a successor to Mr. Floyd. Sev eral names have been mention ed in connection with the office. By order of the insurance companies all the insurance up on the dispensary has been can celled. An Open Letter To the Governor. Anent the Governor’s removal of Mr. Floyd the latter has writ ten the following open letter: Washington, D. C., April 7, '94. To B. R. Tillman, Governor and Chairman, Columbia, S. C. —Dear Sir: I notice in an in terview with the World corre spondent in Columbia, which is published in the issue of the World of this date, you say: “Dispenser Floyd seems to have made himself obnoxious, and when that dispensary starts it will be with a new man.” You have perhaps forgotten the circumstances under which I was selected dispenser at Dar lington. The town was oppos ed to the law and the establish ment of a dispensary, and you well know that it was mainly through my influence that the requisite number of names was obtained on the petition. I was not then considered by you ob noxious, but was selected on the ground of my availability. Permit me th.m to ask the S iestion, when was it, then, at you discovered that I was obnoxious? It seems that in your opinion that something has occurred to make me so, and 1 am at a loss to divine what it is. My leaving Darlington at the time I did was not a desertion of my post of duty, (for you had ordered me to close the dispen sary,) but simply an act of self- preservation inspired by the surroundings and by the advice of trusted friends. Anything I have said in the newspapers was not intended to antagonize either the Conser vatives or Reformers, and could not make me “obnoxious.” To remove me because I was obnoxious seems to me an in sufficient and unjustifiable ground, because at the time of my appointment you well knew that the Conservatives were not only displeased but violently opposed to my selection, and I was odious to them. To say I am obnoxious to the “Reform ers” does not accord with my knowledge of the sentiment of the “Reformers” of Darlington County. For you should remember that with the Conservatives of the State you are obnoxious would furnish a strong reason for your impeachment. The injustice of my removal on the ground you state is, therefore, apparent. If I have rendered myself obnoxious to the people of Darlington it has been by faithfully obeying your orders. You are then in part, responsible for it. Now you evade this responsibility and by vour desertion of me not only bring me in disrepute with Re formers, but cruelly injure me. This is pdor encouragement to your friends. Of course if I am removed I bow submissively to the will of the Executive who has the pow er to displace, but in this act of removal I feel that there is the exercise of an unjust and ty rannical power. So far as the dispensary law is concerned I have favored it and its due exe cution, but I am satisfied now that the public sentiment of tho State will never acquiesce in its rigid enforcement. The oppo sition engendered to it cannot be peaceably overcome. With these convictions it is perhaps best that I should no longer be officially connected with its en forcement. Very respectfully your obedient servant, J. Buckner Floyd, Dispenser Darlington County. MR. FLOYD TALKS AGAIN. This Time to a Reporter for a Big New York Paper. [New York World, Aprils.] J. B. Floyd, who kept the State dispensary at Darlington, S. C., which was the centre of the recent trouble, and whose brother struck the blow that caused the disturbances, is with friends in this city. “In a recent interview,” said Mr. Floyd, “I notice that Gov. Tillman makes the statement that I made myself obnoxious to the people of Darlington, and that when that dispensary starts again it will be with a new dis penser. It strikes me that the Governor has found himself in a hole, and is now trying to place the blame upon some of his officers. The trouble is that the Governor is a candidate for the United States Senate, and is now conducting his campaign. He is trying to execute a law which is obnoxious to the peo ple and which, if put to a vote to-morrow, would be beaten bj an overwhelming majority. He could never have started a dis pensary at Darlington had it not been for the fact that I made the canvass myself and got the necessary signatures. At all times I had been a close follow er of Tillman, even in opposition to my best friends. Now, with out any reason at all, and sim ply to pander to the whiskey element, he turns upon me in order to bolster himself up. He knows that in executing the law I have always used the greatest care, and that my standing with the people has been good. He is the man who is obnoxious and he will find it out when the election comes around again.” WHAT QAILLARD SAYS. Some of the Spies Reckless Men and Eager for a Fight. [News and Courier.] Sumter, April 4—Your cor respondent learned to-day that Chief Constable Gaillard had had a conversation with Col. D J. Auld, of this city, on the eve ning of the fight in Darlington and that he had given informa tion which should be made known to the public. I called on Col. Auld and he substantia ted what I had heard, which is in substance as follows: That he (Gaillard) had for several days previous to the fight found great difficulty in restraining his meu from get ting into a fight; that the men wanted to fight; that several of them were desperate and reck less fellows; that thev were leaving Darlington mad because they had not been allowed to fight. This conversation took place on board of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern train the afternoon of the riot, and before Gaillard knew what had hap- C med at the Atlantic Coast ine depot. It is also a fact that these men, who precipitt ted the fight, had been drinking all day. Mr. W. H. Commander, a citizen of Sumter and a nephew of Sheriff Scarborough’s wife, was at the home of the sheriff on Friday, March 30, [the day of the kill ing] and positively asserts that many of them were drinking and at least six were drunk. It is evident from these state ments that the citizens of Dar lington are not responsible for the recent trouble in that town. [Col. Auld is so well known that his statement needs no corroboration, still it may be welt to odd that anoth er prominent citizen of Sumter has written to a gentleman at this place, stating that he was present when the conversation between I’ol. Auld and Gaillard occurred and that he will corroborate what Col. Auld says'— Editor The News.] For comfort and longest wear buy the Reynolds Shoes at Blackwell Bros. THE COLLETON PLAN. THE RECENT STATE CONFERENCE OF THE FAITHFUL. A Convention Called for August 14— Only “The-Dyed-in-the-Wool" Need Apply, In the excitement which fol lowed * the recent deplorable tragedy in Darlington, our peo ple lost sight of the State Con ference of “reformers”, which was held in Columbia last week, although it had been the subject of much discussion in the news papers for several months past. The conference was held in ac cordance with the now famous “Colleton plan” and was com posed of one delegate from each county. Mi. E. L. Gray, of Lamar, represented Darlington. The conference called for an- other State convention to be held on August 14 for the pur pose of nominating “reform” candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. Delegates to this convention are to be se lected by conventions to beheld in the several counties on Au gust 9. Only dyed-in-the-wool “reformers” will be allowed to participate in these conventions and they must abide by the re sult. Such is “reform”. The free-for-all primary which the reformers” have heretofore so loudly called for has been for gotten. When the so-called gen eral primary comes off in Sep tember the faithful must swal low a ticket nominated by a convention, whether it be to their tastes or not. MEMORIAL DAY. Preparations in Prograss for the An nual Exercises. Memorial Day, May 10, Is not far off and the ladies of the memorial association are now making arrangements for the annual exercises in commemo ration of the Confederate dead. Rev. Mr. McArn, of Cheraw, has consented to be the orator for the occasion and will deliver the address which he delivered in August last before the Survi vors’ Association of Chester field county. This address has been very widely circulated and has been the subject of most favorable criticism. Our people will be fortunate in having an opportunity to hear it. 11 Our New Dress Goods and!! « » < i ! iTrimmings are now open and!! ! !we solicit a careful examina-!! ! !tion of our new styles. - ■ IMPORTED NOVELTY ROBES. DRESS SILKS, All the New Seasonable Fab-;; rics In Correct Styles at very Low Prioee. > :: FIGURED WASH SILKS FOR;; ; WAISTS, !DRESS GOODS AT ALL PRICES,!! ;; NEW LACES AND EM BROIDERIES, ! !NEW TRIMMINGS, ASSORTED.,! ;; Printed Moll*, SwiMea, Dimity* ! Muslin* and other Popular Sum ; [Good*. Thompeon's Glove-Fitting Corset at 00 cent*. ;; Al*o, Beet 50c Conet ever made.;; Our goods are all new and! \ > > ! !are offered at prices that we!! ! 3cnow will please. Respectfully, Nonni&y ; [Mar 29—