The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 29, 1881, Image 2

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Cfc* Wi?t\rm w? ?<mt |?n? TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. J. A. MOOD. M. D. } EmT0RS D. B. ANDERSON, } ^DIT0RS President Gonzales, of Mexico, is recover? ing from his very severe illness. Cyrus W. Field has purchased the N: Y. Et*niiig Express, paving $175,000 for it. Jay Gould has captured another railroad. This time it is the New York & New England* Edgefield. Phoenix-like, is rising from her bed of ashes, and is beginning the good work of re-building the burnt portion of that town. The Montreal Telegraph Company trans? mits four messages on the same wire at the ?ame time, two operators working at each end. Senator Bill, of Georgia, who has arrived at Washington for the winter is in much bet? ter health than he has been for a year. He speaks with a lisp, however. Mr. Alex. Stephens says he has not yet se? lected a title for his book, but it is a compre? hensive history of this country from its earli? est settlement to the assassination of Presi? dent Garfield. Fbiladelphians are much excited over the peculations in the Tax Receiver's office, which bas been going on for years past. They amount to millions, it is alleged, and surpass the Tweed Ring when it was in its palmiest days. On November 29th a mob at Durand, Min? nesota, dragged Ed. Maxwell from the court bouse and hanged him. He confessed he shot the Coleman brothers, but in self-defence. The widows of Charles Coleman and Henry Coleman and his wife were present and wit? nessed the taking of Maxwell from the custo? dy, of the law. A special dispatch from New York says news has just been received from Barton, Florida, of the death of Chipeo, Chief of the ? remnant of a band of Tallahassee Indians, j This noted Seminole warrior was a little over J one hundred years of age. The remnant of the j CbiePs band now numbers hut three warriors j with their women, children and negroes. The i Chieftain's mantle descended on the shoulders of Chipeo's oldest son, who *?11 be known as Tustennggee Fahusky. Mrs. Abram Lincoln is in New York, an invalid and in want. She has a pension of $3,000. Being in the hands of the doctors ber income is insufficient. If some of the Grant admirers, who lavish their thousands! on him, would give something to the afflicted widow of the late President Lincoln they would be exercising probably a real charity. But they prefer probably to give their surplus to the great national beggar. The Wilmington Star says : We did not see the remark, but wc learn that the Augusta Chronicle admitted that the Southern cotton mills bad not made or could not make print cloths. This is a mistake. The Wilming? ton Cotton Mills nave been making print cloths for a long time and of excellent quali? ty. At least two hundred bales have been sold to an Atlanta house. They fetch in the [ ( Northern markets readily from | to ? of a j , cent more than theNortbern goods, and when , there is an advance the Wilmington goods j always get the increase of-price several days < ahead of the regular market. 1 1 A ruling made by the Acting Postmaster General is of much importance, especially y to merchants. General Hatton has decided that matter produced by the hand-stamp, the i ? type-writer or the copy press are all 'Prima /acia within the intent of the postal regula? tion, providing that reproductions upon paper having the character of an "actual personal correspondence" shall not be included in the term "printed matter." It is reasonable to assume, he adds, when matter is produced by one not engaged in the business of printing, and but one copy can be produced by the process adopted, that the matter is intended for use only between two persons upon sub- j { jects personal to themselves. The sentiment of the country is against the attempt to take the life of the wretched Guiteau. Popular opinion accords to him a fair trial and is willing to give him a chance ! ! for bis life. In this respect they are far more i} magnanimous than be was. The love of fair j play is strong in the American heart and although every one wishes him hung and out of the way, still there is a feeling that he j ( ought to be punished by due course of law and not by the unauthorized bullet of any stray crank who considers himself a self-ap? pointed avenger. A little girl only 14 years of age, named Margaret Messenger, has just been convicted and sentenced to death at the Cumberland Assizes in England, for the murder of a baby whose nurse she was. The jury found her gnilty, and also that-although, being at the time under the age of fourteen, she was, prima facie, incapable of crime-she was precocious enough to have a criminal intent; j There is on record in England an example of j & boy aged 8 years being hanged for burning j a barn in Berkshire, A boy of 10, convicted i of murdering bis bedfellow, was unanimous- j ly pronounced by the Judges as a proper sub? ject of capital punishment, and does not appear ! to have been reprieved. These cases happen- j ed long before the Secretary of State was in j the habit of interfering in cases of murder as be does at present ; and it is probable that j this young girl may have her punishment commuted to imprisonment for life. According to the census tables of the areas of States, there will be a reconstruction of our geographies. Mr. Henry Gannett, the special agent of Gen. Walker, has minutely examined this matter, and bis report shows important degrees of variance between what has been hitherto accepted as authority, and what is now demonstatred to be official facts. Some States are shorn of their proportions, and j others gain immensely. New Hampshire has an increase of 25 square miles. Rhode Island loses 56, which, considering her smallness, is j SO joke, Texas has a tremendous slice cut j away, not less than 8,500 miles. Louis:ana ! gain?, on the other hand, 7,400 u.iles. The Virginias are increased, mainly in West Vir- j ginia, 5,422 square miles. Missouri gains 4,000 miles Florida loses 5,028 square j miles. Errors in the measurement of bays j and lagoons bare occasioned this decrepancy in Texas and Florida. Maine suffers to the extent of 5,295 square miles, and Minnesota by 4,236, Tennessee, North and South Car- I olina, Nevada and California lose consid- j erably. Kentucky, Indiana and Georgia j make large gains. About to retire from the office of Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine's persounl organ at Ken nebec, Maine, gives public notice that he is not and wi?1 not be a caudidate for certain offices, to wit: Governor, Representative or Senator. It does not say that be is a candi? date for President in 1884. but that is what the Journal means. It is timely warning to Arthur. Grant, Conkling and the rest of the Presidential schemers that the man from Maine will from now on make himself solid with the Republican hosts from the lakes to the gulf, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in order that he may reach the height of bis ambition. Knowing this much the Stalwarts will so shape things that Blaine may fail. He is their ancient enemy and if the patronage of the government can prevent his romina tion, it will be employed unscrupulously. Blaine is said to be about to remove to New York city. Grant and Conkling arc already domiciled there and with these hostile and factious chieftians so close toge:her, there is a prospect of very lively times in the Empire state. Biaine is rich. How he made it, few know. He has had some ugly things said about him and the Star Route cases are not yet tried. Some think he will be scorched io that investigation if it is ever allowed to come to trial but he is a very foxy and acute man, able and cheeky, and it will he a very strong trap that will be able to hold him. We shall see morcas we grow older. The trial of Guiteau has reached its most important stage-the development of the in? sanity theory. Mr. Scoville makes out a strong case in his recital of the family his- j tory, in showing an hereditary predisposition j to insanity on Guiteau's part. Positive proofs of actual insanity are necessary in addition to this, ?nd if furnished, the only thing that can be done with Guiteau is to lock j him up for the rest of his life, lt is certainly better for the credit of the country that the j assassin of the President should be proved to j be a lunatic. The opinion at present held by j the great body of the people undoubtedly is j that Guiteau, though a good deal of a general ; fool, knew what he was about when he shot I the President, and should be punished ac- j cordingly. Whether Guiteau is convicted or j acquitted on the ground of insanity, it is to j be hoped that the evidence will be sufficiently j strong to satisfy the country of the justness of ! the verdict. THE LEGISLATURE. -o The General Assembly convened on Tues- j day last, with afull attendance in both houses. ? No business of paramount importance, has ! been transacted up to this time, though sever- j al important bills have been introduced. A petition signed by numerous citizens of Sum? ter County, prating for a repeal of the Stock law, has been presented. Among the important questions which are to engage its attention is the new election law as recommended by the joint committee of the j . Assembly which contains a number of provis? ions for registration and voting, but is verv I .? simple aud fair. j ? No person shall vote without having his name, residence and occupation registered by a supervisor to be appointed by the Governor. The registration is to take place during May and June, and each Township is to bean election precinct. The voter registering is re- I ' quired to make oath to the truth of his state- j j ments, and pay fifty cents as a registration j.t fee. The managers determine the right to j 1 vote by summary process, but the voter can j * appeal to the circuit court hy giving notice I ( within ten days, and depositing five dollars as security. ' Each voter is furnished with a certificate of registration which must be produced to ob- r tain a vote, and voting must be done in the s precinct where the voter has registered unless ? he removes bis residence and obtains a trans- t fer from his superviser. Lost certificates can o be renewed upon the payment of two dollars, j The ballots shall be on plain white paper, \ c af fixed size and thickness and without dis- j J tingutshing mark, to be voted folded and j tl t>y voters themselves. Each ticket must be j n ieposited in its appropriate box, of which t <j mere are eight-oue for Governor and Lieu- j h :enant Governor, another for other State j officers, a third for Solicitor, a fourth for Sen- I ?. itor, a fifth for the Legislature, and a sixth I e< br county officers. Apart from these, and at u mother polling place two boxes are to be pro- I S) rtded-one for Representatives in Congress, ! 0 md one for Presidential electors. Each poll ng place shall be enclosed so that only one roter at a time can enter, and no person is D illowed to speak to a voter while he is in the j ^ )olliog place. j j If this law does not secure a free ballot and ? L fair count in South Carolina, nothing can Tbe lien law has not come up for discussion g is yet, though it is confidently predicted that M t will occupy a considerable share of attention. The following which we clip from the Green- a rille IFevrs expresses the idea we have alway?, i c mtertained with regard to iLese questions : j tj "We can not afford to touch anything a ipon which the white people of the State are livided, now. Those two questions are es- c >ecially dangerous because they make a class j c issue, arraying tenant against land owner, J ind poor man against rich. We can lose i ti nothing by postponement. If the lien law is ' tl io be abolished one more year of it can not do j E mm h harm ; if the stock law is to be made j e general, those who have it not can live. The j men who clamor for the repeal of the lien law j md demand the extension of th- stock law, | u ire generally property owners, and therefore j ^ conservative and cautious, and know their own interest and that of the State too well 1( to lend aid to any opposition to the Demo- c eratic party. The opponents of those meas- f ares are principally poor men who think they ?, have little to lose and all to gain: who are j jealous of anything that appears to favor a j more prosperous chiss at their expense; and I who are made restless and discontented and | easy victims of demagogues and unprincipled j ?5 villains by poverty. We can afford to offend j the land owners better than we can to exaspe- ! f rate the laborers and tenants ; for the former j v will never bolt while the latter may. The j ? The poor men have not less principle than the j c more prosperous, but they have, as a rule, less Stability-a natural result of less respon- j Stbiitty-and are more sensitive and more readily led astray. We will need every man | and every vote next year. Any measure that j r threatens to lose us a hundred votes should j ? be suppressed or postponed. We can not i fc take the most remote risk of dissension or ? _ discord in the face of the enemy-and such an ? enemy !-and on the eve of battle. j 1 "Let the lien law, the stock law, pro- ! I hihition and all other provocations to internal j strife be postponed until we are safe bevond a doubt." ! ---*>-?- -Wt?-- 1 Judge Mackey Declines Ke-Elec- j l tion. ! f Io response to the inquiry of a large nun- j t ber of members of the General Assembly who ? ? called upon Judge Mackey on yesterday, says ' ^ the Columbia Register of the 2fith, and as- j \ sured him of their support in the pending j \ judicial election, he stated that he would de- j ( cline being a candidate for re-election, and j ] would not accept the office if it were te dered ? ? him. The Judge said that he had most lucra- j tive offers of professional business, and had ! , determined to resume the practice of the law i < as soon as his term expires, which will be on ; the 14th of Feb., 1S82. The Atlanta Exposition. A telegram from Atlanta, last Thursday j says : The Exposition in this city had its biggest 1 day since the opening, to-day-19,320 ]K-r- ; sons being registered at the turn-stiles. J Among the number were over eight thousand . college students and pupils of seminaries. ? Among the distinguished visitors were Gov. \ Hawkins and United Stales Senator Jackson, of Tennessee. Intense interest p rvades the South as to the convention of planters, agri- j culturists and mill men, that will meet here : on December Ctn. AU these great interests will t?e repiesentcd by thousands of live men, ; and the outcome is expected to be of vast ben- j efil to every Southern industry. Thirteen thousand strangers are comfortably housed in Atlanta, with room for len thousand more. ! Every man's house is open. A great boom I has come to the Exposition, and every South- | ern State is sending its people to see it. NEW ORLEANS, November 25.-At the re? quest of the National Cotton Planters' Asso? ciation, the President of the National Cot- j ton Exchange bas issued a call addressed j to the Cotton Exchanges of the Uuited States, j requesting them to send delegates to the j National Cotton Planters' Convention, to be held at Atlunta. December Gth. ; EXECUTION OP HENRY J0HNS( -0 His Appearance and Demeano -o HE CLINGS TO HIS BELIEF IN WIT CRAFT. -o Hi? Last Hours Spent in Writinjr to Sweetheart. -o After the Town Bell had struck 12 o'cl on Friday, Sheriff Durant with his assista accompanied by ten armed members of Sumter Light Infantry, consisting of Se J. II. Chandlr-r, Corp. W D. Bojzin, '. vates, II. D. Barnett, W. J. Beard, W. McKagen, H. A. Hoyt, Riley Yenning. J. Villeneuve, F. J. O'Conner. and H F. ^ son, acting asa guard under Lieut. Mai Sander?, left the Court House, and procee to thc jail. At ll minutes after 12, Johnson, ba cuffed, was taken out of bis cell, and brou to thejscaffold, which was situated in the yard between tbe stable and the fence fae Sumter street, and also about 50 yards Noi west of the jail. Witb a firm and steady step, Johnson wal! to the gallows. He was dressed in an < pair of faded blue homespun pants, and old broadcloth frock coat. Il is shirt A without a collar, and his brogan shoes w brown on account of long disuse of blacki Themost striking feuture about Johcso dress, was a white bow made of what is cc monly known by the ladies as edging. I what purpose it^was piuaed on his coat, v an enigma to those who noticed it ; but as letter given below shows, it was sent by sweetheart. Johnson appeared unmoved, but he look very pale and haggard, and took little or notice of those present, numbering in all so thirty or forty persons. All the trees, house-tops, and fences in t ricinity of the jail yard were crowded wi negroes who heightened the sad scene by tb woeful exclamations. At 14 minutes after 12 the noose was a ?listed, aud the death sentence read by Depu 5. A. Norris, as follows : THE STATE 1 vs. [-Convicted of Murder. El EN RV JOBSON. J The Sentence of the Con-t is that the pri )ner Henry Johnson, standing convicted nurder, be hanged by the neck until he I lead, at the place of ex?cution designated 1 aw, in the County of Sumter, on Frida)-, ti .wenty-fifth (25th) day of November, A. I 1S31-between the hours of ten o'clock in tl brenooc and two o'clock in the afternoon. (Signed) T. J. MACKEY, )ctober 5th ISSI. Pres. Judge A true copv, ?TM. H. CCTT?XO, C. G. S. From the time be left his cell up to th niaute. Johnson never parted his lips, an eemed to be in deep meditation, evidentl [uietly praying. Father McNeill several time lefore the black cap was put on, spake wore if consolation to him. 17 minutes after 12, the black cap was pt iver his head and tied : and for the first tim ohnson spoke or rather whispered some liing to thc Sheriff ; which was, t;Don!tle 3? body fall to the ground when it is cu own, and please send ray letter to my sweet eart." Everything ready, Sheriff Durant asked Johnson, are you ready ?" Johnson answer d in a low tone, "Yes sir " And at 17? rain les after 12, the trap was sprung. Th >lemnity was deepened by groans of som< ne outside exclaiming, "0 Jesus!" "'Lori ave mercy 1" The body swung round motionless for on< ainute, when convulsive movements begat .hieb increased until, with a terrible shiver ohnson's spirit passed away, and the mur er of John Davis was avenged. 23 minutes after 12, Drs. Boyd. Mood, and ?landing examined the body, and found ? reak and rapid pulsation of the heart. 25 minutes after 12, the body was again ex mined., and, being pronounced lifeless, was ut down. The neck was found to be broken: lie convulsive movements, therefore, were ol n eolirely reflex character. The body was ??laced into a plain pine offin which was bare of lining, excepta overed board, intended for a pillow. The remains were placed in a cart, taken s the Catholic Church Yard, and interred, bus putting a period to the closing scenes of ienry Johuson's unfortunate and melancholy, nd. BEFORE THE EXECUTION. Thursday night Johnson slept soundly, ntil 2 o'clock, when he became restless, and reamt that Governor llagood had sent a ?tter to Sheriff Durant in regard to his exe ution. The Sheriff did received a letter on 'riday morning, from the Governor, as fol 5ws : STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EX ECU TI VE CH A M BER. COLUMBIA, NOV. 22, ISSI. 'herijf Sumter: Dear Sir: Inform the unfortunate man, ienry Johnson, that the papers he has for? warded me have been considered, and that I 0 not feel warranted in interposing in his ase. Verv respectful Iv, JOHNSON HA GOOD. Governor. The Jailer, Mr. Weeks, tells us that Friday norning Johnson ate enough for four men. ^fter eating his breakfast Johnson devoted tis time to writing to his sweetheart, .and vas not disposed to talk, or answer the ques ions of those who called to see him before iis execution. His sweetheart, who Johnson claimed to be he angel of this world, and will bethe angel of leaven, lives near Port Royal. S. C., and ?cr name is Lula Burgess. Mr. Weeks in ormed us that the memory of this woman, ip to Iiis Inst hour in jail, was his all absorb tig thought. Just before leaving his cell to ro to the gallows, he gave Sheriff Durant the etter he had been writing, and requested that 1 be scot to her. The letter was wrapped in .-rape, and tied with a piece of blue ribbon, talso contained a pair of common woodc? ileev-: buttons-ail he had to leave her. 1 j following is an exact copy ras near is can bc made by following his spelling, 4c.) jf the letter : LETTER TO HIS SWEETHEART. SCMTEK, S.O., Nov. the 25th, ISSI DEAR-I will tell you who is got my re? mains in charge father Mack Neill the Pastor of the catholic church and All of catholic sister and sisters of mercy and Brother of the ?atnc church they All come to see me and Pray with me. now After I a rn gone out of this World if you want to see Where I am buried and Put Away you come lo Slimier and then go to thc Sister of .Mercy and they will carry you to my grave, 1 will be buried A mongs the good catholic Sister and Brethren that is Where you Will find ray body, o, Dear your boa you s"nd mc, I will be buried with it on my Breast l'en lo my coat on my ri?:ht side ami At ?lie las! minutes of my lite 1 will take your boa ia my Righi band and hold it up and Md ibis World a fare well with A kiss ata White IK,a from my Loving Di*ar Darling that is lier Last Respect to me Good by fare well no more in this lite o Dear your l h ree Letter and towel will be buried willi me. o Dear All of my Letter I send you. yon must 'nave them Put under your head At your Last hours in this life o Dear this Last Letter What is got these two boa k on ii you must Put it on your breast At th*? hours of death my Plum. O My Dear -Just listen Here I once was loss but now I am found Was blind but now I see, and Was dead but now 1 live agni -, I Was dead to sin but I am living again willi the Lord in Peace o Dear my Pain soon will be over of the trouble of this World o Dear will you please fall out with the Way that lead to hell that awful place for ever burn. Dear come A Way from the stain of this World and follow me Ever lasting life o if you Was here to see me thc day I Will leave out of Jail to reiurn co more yon Would bc sorry to see me go out in that Way but for you to understand my feelings and the happy death Twill go that day yon would Jump for joy and chip your hand and say glory be to the lamb for ever my heart is gone to rest Dear here I am standing Waiting on the hour to come o dear let us sinse by and by We Will meet again Where Pleasures never die Peace and rest Will be found and Where We shout and singe trouble over, glory be to god for ever. o Dear Examin your cousions and See if you Will be satisfy in mind to marry against my Will After I am gone out of this World and be where you is not able to see me A tall my rea son is this you never Will get any one to Do by yon as I Would of Done by you thats my reason I Will leave yon be hind in this un? friendly Word o my Dear if you Will marry any how against your Loving childs Will your All and All if life had been show With me. me and you Would of been marry be? fore now and living together like two Dove or the angel of heaven couldest be more loving together and We Would been if I had got clear We now Would be seting in our room talking together but as it tis if you Will Pray and get on the garment and the crown of grate We Will be in heaven singing 'glory to the Lamb and honor to the King of glory and Where no more tears shall be shed for Love and our Love of this World and the Love of g^d Would All be together in heaven j y/>nr father and mother cannot keep us from j Lach o'her Wethen Will he Walking up and down io heaven singing trouble over j glory to the new born king for ever my I Dear child here is the adorable life I Wa ot I you to live Whilst I am in the silent tomb i you must Do this for the respect and Love ? you had for me and Dear you must never i marry on this side ot the grav; hut you mar? ry to thc Lord and meet me in heaven Where Wc never Will Part no more We then Will ! marry in deed never to Part again We Will be Where father and mother can not hinder you from coming to see Poor me for the Last time in this adorable life. I Dont Want yon to fret too much After me for I am gone home to rest With my father in heaven my sins are for giveing and I will soon be gone to try on thc garment cut out by the Lord and made by grace and Love and such A garment has that I Want you to have o if I Was the Lord you never Would feel no Pain A tall but I Would take You up in my arm and carry you to neaven A live but o Dear Do come from the World of sins and meet me in glory and come A way from the stain of this unfriendly Word and Put on A crown that never Will fade, o my Dear this World crown Will soon fade A way and leve your sail in A dark Wilderness, full of Every stain of sins, o Dear you must for Ever torn and come to God and live With me, come or stay the Lord call you. [The following is written on a separate sheet of paper, and has the appearance of having been written in a more hurried manner.J SUMTER, S. G., Nov. the 25th, 1881. Dear child Please Excuse All of What I ? like Puting to its right Place, Dear I mean I r All Words that I have said in my Letter I I may said suming You Woulding like Atall but if I has I Will beg you Pardon for so j ' duing You know Love is A great thing if I j hading to Love you dear I never Would send j \ you any Words Atall but o my child you is the angel of this World and Also the angel of heaven. o Dont think hard of mc for you know I j Love you from your feet up to the crown of j ; your head, o I Love the land you Walk on o ? . child think over the time We once bad togeth- I 1 er Just think About the time When you Poke ? * some candy throught the crack in A paper j ? think over When you Was sick in the little j room bow We useter talk At night and think I over What We said to Each other and you j * Will shed tearr About that time. o 1 did thought to send two of my founte irrara to you my Dear, but as they Was tak? ing some of them [The writing here ends, abruptly, thc last thiee lines having been written on a fresh page by themselves, and it is probable that he had continued to write up to the last mo? ment, and stopped without finishing the sen? tence or putting his signature.] THE GRIME. At the time Johnson and Isaacs were arrest? ed and brought to jail for the killing of John D.avis, they were interviewed, and their state? ments published. The trial did not bring out anything to materially alter these state- . , ments. By Johnson's own confession, he ? t implicated himself and was convicted. Isaacs j persistently denied all knowledge of the mur- j der, and there being no other witness to cor- ! rob?rate Johnson's statement, Isaacs was ; ^ acquitted. Johnson, however, continued tc j { charge Isaacs as the murderer and died with- I j out changing anything he had said. He also j ? professed to a strong belief in Orange Isaacs' j c mysterious power, and stated to us on | , Wednesday before the execution, that Orange j Isaacs, by his mysterious art cleared himself j of this crime, and got out of Jail, and that if I { it was not for Orange's animosity against him ? Orange would also have taken him out of! jail long ago. The following ate the statements made by j ^ Johnson and Isaacs to a representative of the ! t True ?uuthrrm, acd published last Feburary. j i In reply to a question is to where he came j c from and what he knew about the murder j J Johnson said: j ] Ji was born and raised at King's Moun? tain, N. C. I am twenty nine years old. Left my home and came to Port R'.'-al, where I lived for eight years. I then worked on the South Carolina Railroad for some time. The j i first of last November I commenced to work j ( for Capt. Atkins. I lived with John Davis. : I Ile was a good conditioned man as far as I ' j could see. About three weeks ago Davis and { ? myself had some hard words-but made it up. I J Davis was killed on Saturday the 5th of pe February, about ?2} oclock, while going toja Capt. Atkins' for a settlement. I saw the ; s killing of Davis A man by the name of I a Orange Isaacs killed him. He shot once, j t Isaacs was ten steps when he shot Davis. We j I were following behind him. Isaacs did not i c, speak a word to Davis and he did not know I p we were behind bim. Davis died right off. j ; After Isaacs shot he handed me the gun, and j c T watched to see if anybody was coming, j T Isaacs then took Davis by the heels and drag- ? ] ged him intoa little pine thi *t-covered him ? 1 with some \ hie straw, ; d placed some chunks around him. I then paid Isaacs twenty-five cents for the use of the gun. The gun belonged to Isaacs' son, from whom I rented it. I then went over to Capt. Atkins'-from j there to Davis' house. Davis' ?ifc asked me I j on Sunday if I had hurl her husband, or J { done anything lo bim? I said no. She j j asked me on tuesday again about her hus- 1 band. I told her I could not tell. I was j arrested on Tuesday night about 8 o'clock, j Took me to Capt. Atkins', and kept me I c guarded all night. From Capt. Atkins', they ! \ carried me to Squire .McDonald's. I would 1 not tell them a thing at first. After awhile I told all about it, and about Isaacs killing j a Davis. Isaacs was then arrested. We were j g brought here to Sumter la-t night." I ^ After Johnson made this confession, we put j 'his question to him : Why is it, then, John- j son, you were willing to stand hy and see such a ?rood disposed man as Davis killed? To which he answered : Because Isaacs told j j me that Davis had tried to poison me hy put- j lin^ quicksilver into some of my whiskey and if J did not help him to kill Davis that ? \ he (Davis) would be sure to kill them both, j f That lie (Isaacs) had tried one of Ivs "hands'' ! r (witchcraft) on Davis, but had failed-they! could fix him though. I thought Davis was I trying to kill mir underhandedly. So j thought I had better help Isaacs kill Davis. ; Wc then asked him ibis question: Johnson, [ c?b you ever dream? lie answered, "it is j C ii rare thing, sir, for me to dream, but I did.j ( dream thc other night for the first 1 i tue in i t u cl ve mom hs. I dreamt I saw a dead mau with Mood on him, lying in the woods: and 1 I saw a whole lot of people. This very same prison-v <*s, sir-? saw. 1 never thought any more of dreams than J did of thc passing j j winds (iod knows I believe in them nov.. ^ I am sorry for what J have done, and ought to be ]i II o ?shed. Don't think 1 ought to lie hui _, iho.i^h. Isaacs' devilment is why [ 1 am looking through these bars now. That is all, and the nature of my case, sir." We only asked Orange Isaacs a few quos i lions. Ile professes innocence of thc whole j affair. Says Iv don't know who killed j Davis, and kuows very little about Johnson, j We asked Isaacs if he ever practiced witch- j erv. anil if he did not try to kill Davis by' several of his hands.'' He said, li neber did ? sich a ling in me life, sar.'' Wc asked him if j | he did not puta good deal of faith in certain j roo'3. To which he answered : "No, sar. I j 1 believe iu kerosene oil and turpentine-hero- I sene to rub dc back-turpentine to rub de j breast, sar.' ' ? Another Murderer Arrested. William Miller, colored, charged with the murder of Diana Jones, also colored, at East over, Richland county, last May, was arrest on Thursday night near Bishopville, by Mr. Warren Hammet, and brought to Sumter Fri? day morning and lodged in jail. As Johnson passed out of his eel! on his way to the gal? lows, Miller went into it. Johuson shook Miller's hand good-bye. Miller says he is from Providence, and used to work with Mr. Brownfield ; and that the circumstances connected with Diana Jones' death were purely accidental. He states that on the night Diana was shot, he wa3 at her house, and she teasing him, at the same time trying to take a flask of whiskey out of his pocket. His pistol was in the same pocket, along side of the flask. Tn Diana's effort to take the flask out of his pocket, and his to prevent her, the pistol accidentally went off. and shot Dinna Jones. Since this shooting occurred. Miller says he has been living in the Bishopville neighborhood. Just as we went into the jail Friday after? noon to see Miller, to get some facts about this affair, we witnessed quite an affecting scene. Miller's sister entered the jail the ?ame time we did, and on seeing her brother in the cell, she covered her face with her hands and :ried like a baby. This'so affected Miller that be too wept as much as bis sister. Miller told his sister, through his sobs, not to let his mother come up to see him, because he :ould not stand it. They finally kissed through the bars and parted,giving us a chance to ask a few questions. Milier was taken to Columbia this morning where he will be tried. Santa Claus Headquarters at Scbwerin's. The Baptist State Convention. The So. Ca. Baptist State Convention met it Anderson, on last Thursday morning, and idjourned on Sunday night. The session was larraonious and pleasant, and all the objects before the Convention received due attention, [.arge amounts of money were raised for benevolent purposes, and a spirit of revival ?vas manifested concerning all the works of j christian beneficence. Col. B. W. Edwards was elected President, and the next session is I . ' ..... o be held at Darlington. Dr Douglas, rep-j .esenti ng the American and Foreign Bible Society, added much interest to the meeting. Or. Becker, of the Benedict Institute at Co nmbia, and Mr. Hiere, both Northern gentle nen, as also was Dr. Douglas, expressed hemselves as delighted with the fraternal greeting they received, and seemed convinced hat there is not so much barbarianism at the South ns they supposed. Furman University was discussed in al! its searings, and arrangements made by which t is hoped the University will be greatly aided. Two young men from Georgia, who are I ibout to leave to undertake missionary work J n China, were present and delivered interest- j ng addresses. They leave in January, one j br Tung-Cbow and the other for Tung-Chow j tod Shanghai. The returning delegates applauded the hos ?tality of the Anderson folks. All kinds of Toys and fancy articles at jchwerin's. - ?!? I I - - Cruelty to Animals. A bill is to be introduced io the General Assembly for the incorporation of a society or the prevention of cruelty to animals and jiving thc society sufficient power to ac :omplish the objects for which it has )een formed. No measure is likely to be iresented to the Legislature that deserves a nore hearty and unanimous support from en ighiened public opinion. Cruelty and crime jo together, and demand alike thc strong arm <f the law for their repression. We earnestly ?ope that the bill will become a law, and that I n a shape that will prevent it from being 1 reated as a dead letter.-Nevus and Courier. A World of Good. One of the most popular medicines now >efore tbe American public, is Hop Bitters. foti see it every where. People take it with food effect. It builds them up. It is not as dcasant to the taste as some other bitters as t is not a whiskey drink. It is more like the )ld fashioned bone set tea that has done a vorldofgood, If you don't feel just right ry Hop Bitters.- Sunda Neics. Just received, the largest, choicest and :heapest lot of Toilet Sets and Vases, at Scaffe's. ' Bury Me Near the Old Home. The latest Song and Chorus, by Will. L. Thompson. Since the death of President barfield the sentiment expressed in this beau iful song has become universal. The melody s very pretty, and already the piece has be :ome a great favorite. We advise all lovers ?f popular music to send 35 cents to the pub- j ishers and receive a copy bv return mail. Published by W. L. THOMPSON & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio. A Great Premium List. The Ken- York Weekly Express, Established n 1835, is not only one of the Oldest and Cheapest but Best of the New York Weekly ."araily Newspapers. It is now making a rreat and successful effort to reach a larger md more general circulation than any Weekly Newspaper in the United States, and to this .nd is offered an attractive list of substantial .nd valuable premiums to single and club uhscribers. The long established reputation md responsibility of the Publishers who not inly publish the Weekly Express, but the Cew York Daily Evening Express is a suffi? rent guarantee of the character of the iremiums offered and the good faith that will ;overn their distribution. Besides the many ither attractions of the Weekly Express it mblishes regularly, by authority, the Brook yn Tabernacle Sermons of the Rev. T. DeWitt ralni?ige, D. D. The subscription price, One )ol!ar a year, places it within the reach of ill; The office of the New York Weekly Express is 23 Park Row, New York. Habit, if not necessity, makes a Hair Dress? ing snch as Dr. Ayer's Laboratory issues, ndispensahle *o many. Ayer's Hair Vigor s one of the most delightful we have ever used. t restores not only the color, but gloss and uxuriance, to faded and gray hair. You can buy Furniture of all kinds, as heap from J. D. Craig, as in anv other mar? get in the State. Tn all thc mines in Great Britain there ire, it is estimated, 37SJ151 persons employed .nd thc length of underground tunneling in vhich they work is 58,744 miles. ---.^^mmw*- .**m>. -mmlmm* - Have you seen those beautifull Christmas roods nt. Altamons Moses', consisting of deco ated lea sets ; beautiful Cups, Saucers and ?!aics? . . mt\m Mm*-? - J. D. Craig, has the largest, and most com? pete stock of Walnut, Poplar and Painted uni ito re; and Bedsteads. Mattrasses kc, narked down to snit hard times. Where It Orignated. SPRING FIKLD, Tenn., April 12, 1831. IT. II. Warner & Co. : Sirs-A distressing :ongh, originating from diseased liver, was rured by your Safe Kidney nnd Liver Cure. A. Horiuxs. COW LOST. A LARGE RED GOW. with long, straiuht IV. horns, clip on each ear, and a wart on <-f't Iii;?. She was re<-<mtly bought, and came 'rom th" Jennings neighborhood. :\ REWARD of $5 will be pw id for her .ctnrn lo me in Sumter. Nov 29 W. D. BLANDING. NOTICE TO TOWN PROPERTY OWNERS. CLERK AND TR?ASURER'S OFFICE; SUMTER, S. C., Nov. 21, ISSI. Your Town taxes are due and payable this present mouth of November. On and after 15th December, proximo, the j penalties provided by law (20 per eei :.) for j ailure lo pay same, will bc added thereto. C. M. HURST, Nov 22 Clerk and Treas. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTIONS, to me directed, vii! he sold at Sumter Court House, on the MRST MONDAY and day following in DECEMBER, 1881, within legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property-purchasers to pay for titles : 180 Acres of land, more or less in Sumter County, adjoining hinds now or formerly of James Goings, Duke Lackey, and others, levied upon as thepropcrty of James Smiling, under an Execution of William Lynum, against James Smiling. 300 Acres of land, more or less, in Sumter Conntv, adjoining lands now or formerly of E. R. Goodman, J. W. Thornhill, R. Welsh, Estate Locklear, aud others, levied upon as the property of Wm. K. McElveen, under an j Execution of Oswell Reeder, against Wm. Iv. McElveen. One bale Cotton*"seized as the property of Tim Frierson, under Warrant of Attachment under Agricultural Lien of L. M. Foxworth vs. Tim Frierson. One bale of Cocton seized as the property of Jack Johnson under Warrant of Attach? ment, under Land Rent and Agricultural LieD of Joshua Myers and Kingman k Holman vs. Jack Johnson. 500 pounds Seed Cotton, 15 Bushels of Corn, 15 Bushels of Rice, 5 Bushels of Peas, 2,000 lbs. of Hay and Fodder more or less, seized as the property of Lott Dick, under warrant of Attachment, under LandRentLien of Gabriel Wright vs. Lott Dick. 3,000 pounds of Seed Cotton, 175 Bushels j of Cotton Seed. 35 Bushels of Corn. 5 Bushels j of peas, 1.000 pounds fodder all more or less, seized as the property of Osborne Williams, \ under Warrant of Attachment, under Agri-j cultnral Lien of W. J. J, Hancock against j Osborne Williams. 3,000 pounds Seed Cotton, 75 Bushels of Cotton Seed and 200 pounds Fodder, all more or less, seized aa the property of Perry Din kins, under Warrant of Attachment, under j Agricultural Lien of F. H, McEachern k Co., vs. Perry Dinkins. 800 pounds Seed Cotton and 400 pounds Fodder, all more or less, seized as the proper? ty of Joseph 0. Frierson under Warrant of Attachment, under Land and Agricultural Liens of Myles Moran, and R. D. Reid k Co., vs. Joseph 0 FriersoD. One bale of Cotton, seized as the property of Jones Bowman, under Warrants of At? tachments, under Agricultural Liens of J. W. Budd and W. L. Arthur & Bro., vs. Jones Bowman. 1,000 pounds Seed Cotton, more or less, seized as the property of Wallace Nixon, un? der Agricultural Lien of F. H. McEachern k Co., vs. Wallace Nixon. One bale of Cotton, 15 Bushels Corn, 20 Bushels Cotton Seed, 50 pounds Seed Cotton 500 pounds Fodder, al! more or less, seized as the pioperty of Augustus Cseser, under War? rant of Attachment, under Agricultural Lien of Mrs M. E. Keels vs. Augustus Caesar. 4,500 Lbs. Seed Cotton. 1,000 pounds Corn Tops and Fodder, all more or less, seized as the property of T. P. Galloway, under War? rant of Attachment, under Agricultural Lien of M. Marco, vs. T. P. Galloway. R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, Nov. ll ISSI. Master's Sale. THE STATE or SO?TIT CAROLIN*.*, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COCRT OF COMMON PLEAS. James E. Eembert, Executor nf James Rcmhert, deceased, Plaintif, against j Mrs. Jane Barrett, defendant-Fore- \ closure of Mortgage. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a Decretal ! order made in said cause, I will offer ! (or sale at public auction before the Court ? House of said County, on Salesday in Decem- ! ber, next, (being Monday, December 5, 1881,) between the hours of 1 i o'clock in the fore- ! noon aud 3 o'clock in the afternoon All that parcel or tract of land containing [ nine hundred and thirty-three (933) acres, I more or less, situated in the County of Sum- | ter, in said State, bounded on the North by ! land of "Britton Dorrity," land of "Tyry j Stokes, land occupied by Joshua Bradshaw, | and by Tract No. 1 on a plat of Estate of j James Rembert, deceased, made September j 23d. 1S76, by E. L. Spencer, Surveyor; on the East by said Tract No. 1 ; on the South by a tract of land designated as No. 3, on said plat, and on the West by land of William Johnson ; said tract cf land having formed a part of the Real Estate of said James Rem? bert. deceased, and is represented as No. 2, on nbove mentioned plat. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchasers to pay for all necessary papers. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, Mov 8 _Master. Master's Sale, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. Ix THE COURT OF COM VOX PLEAS. F. W. Wagener & Co., vs. R. E. Smith-F reclosure of Mortgage. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above cause, I will sell at public iuction, before the Court House in the town sf Sumter, in said County and State, on Saie.-day in December next, (Monday, thc 5th.) between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the rollowing described premises, to wit: Al! that tract of land situate in said Coun? ty and State, containing two huudred acres, more or less, adjoining lands now or formerly rf William Keels. John Cole and others, and j inowu as the "Gibbs Tract." Terms of sale-Cash. The purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, Nov. 8. ISSI_Master. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Abner D. Witherspoon, Assignee, Plaintif, against, Charles S. Ea gerton, Defendant-Foreclosure. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above cause, I will sell at public iuction, before the Court House in the town jf Sumter, in said County and State, on .".'ale Jay in December next, (Monday, the 5th.) between the hours of ll o'clock in the fore? noon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the fol? lowing described premises, to wit : Ali that tract of land, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and sixty-six and two-thirds acres, bounded on the North and North-west by par? iel of one hundred acres conveyed by said Charles S. Eagcrton to Elijah Parker, on thc N'orth-cast by lands formerly of C. C. Porter, ind now of-King; on the South-east by ?ands formerly of John McDonald, and on thc South-west by lands formerly of C C. Porter. Terms of sale-Gush. Purchaser to pay Tor all necessary papers. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, Nov 8 Master, CREIGHT PAID". Richards9 Dry Goods Syndicate. A COMBINATIOI* OP CAPITAL UNPARALLELED IN THE HISTORY OF DRY GOODS. Holding thc Largest Monied and Manufacturing Interests -f Europe and America. ONE QUARTER OF A MILLION HANDLED IN FIVE MONTHS. Acknowledging no criterion save the weight of its own mighty success. Ignoring C<onj>cf if ion and. J^ccrli.ng the Prices <>f Dr g Goods Toa scale commensurate with the wants of the country-rendering happy the hearth? stones of mir people, but sweeping to ruin, with chilling blast?, thc unlucky merchant who dares defy its irre? sistible sway. Parties at a distance de iring samples and j price lists can secure them when desired. . Express Freights will be prepaid on orders j of $20 crover, at retail, to any depot. Wholesale rates for South levelled to East- j ern quotations. V. RICHARDS & BRO., Managoxs, AUGUSTA, GA. Scp 27 2 WANTED. ABOOK-KEEPER. One who is competent to keep a set of double-entry books, j and is willing to nuke himself generally use ful. Address MERCHANT, Nov 15 Sumter, S. C. W. G. & A. RAILROAD -OF Unclaimed Freight Sumter, S. C., December 5,1881. By H. L. DARE, Auctioneer. ON MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF DE? CEMBER NEXT, I ?hall sell at public auction for cash, for account and by direction of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta R. R Co., the following freight unclaimed or refused, viz : ARTICLES LEFT AT SUMTER: Bag Clover Seed-Col. Bobo, Nov. 6 1880. Two Mill-Stones-W. R. Delgai Nov. 9 1880: Bbl. Dried Apples-J. F. Drake. Iron Casting, and Stove Reservoir-T. C. Scaffe. Bdl. of Stove Grates-no mark. LEFT AT WEDGEFIELD : Bag of Coffee-H. W., Nov. 24. Two Rolls of Bagging-no mark. LEFT AT MAYESVILLE : Box of Tobacco-McLeod & Co., August 7 1880. Box of Canned Salmon-H. B. Hollemao, Nov. 13 1880. Bbl. of Oranges-A. Woods. One Circular Saw-R. Witherspoon. Lot of Window weights-W. H. Phillips. LEFT AT LYNCHBURG . Box of Medicines-H. H. Plaver, June 6 1879. Two Boxes and One Bag of Chemicals-C. H. Durant, 1 March 1880. One Wheel-W. H. A rent, August 28, 1880. Ten Boxes of Lye-J.E. Byrd, Tiromons ville, November i9, 1880. Bed and Bedding-H. Miller, November 1880. Lot of Castings-no mark. By order of SOL. HAAS, G. F. A. H. L. DARR, Auctioneer. November 1_4t FOR SALE OR RENT. MY RESIDENCE AND LOT of land em? bracing thirty-one acres, in the suburbs ot the Town of Sumter For further information apply to or ad dresss, N. G. OSTEEN, Sumter, S. C. LOOK OUT FOB ALTAMONT MOSES1 ADVERTISEMENT, IN NEXT ISSUE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, LAURA E. LACOSTE, (Wid? ow,) of sn i i County and State, has made ?uit to nie to grant her Letters of Administra? tion, of thc Estate and effects of SAMUEL N. LACOSTE, deceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of thc said Samuel N. Lacoste, late of said County in ?aid State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pr-baie. to be held at Sumter, on 30th Novem? ber, ISSI, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in thc i renoon, to shew canse.ii" any :!.ey have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this loth dav of Octo? ber, A. D , ISSI. T. V. WALSH, November 15-2t Judge of Probate. GRAHAM'S STABLES, REP UBL IC AN-S TREE T, JUST ARRIVED One Car Load of CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, Manufactured by tbe Kentucky Wagon Manu? facturing Company, of Louisville, Ky. They are made of the best material, by skilled workmen. Every Wagon sold guar? anteed for 12 months. They run lighter, and arc in every respect as good as any Wagon made, while at the same time their price is as low as Wagons of inferior grade. Also, on hand, a fine assortment of BUGGIES, OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES, At pi ices to suit thc times. JUST ARRIVED ONE CAR LOAD OF Fine Kentucky Horses, some of them extra good drivers-selected with care for this market Oct 25 W. M. GRAHAM. -AND-* STOCK, 1881. My Stock is now completa -TN Every Department, -AND Has been carefully selected in person, with the view of pleasing all? in Quality and Prices. Largo Assortment -IN LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Good Quality Wool Cassimeres AT 12? AND 15 CTS. Ladies7 Cloaks,, in great variety? Ladies7 Shawls, ail kinds and prices. Largest Stock of Gents' and Boys' CLOTHING ever offered, and at Low Down Prices. Best assortment of WES ill GJITERS, at various prices. Full assortment of HARDWARE, SADDLERY, HARNESS, Carpetings, &e. GROCERIES -AND Canned Goods. IN GREAT VARIETY. And at lowest prices for 5rst qaaliry goods. CALL AND EXAMINE. j A. A. Solomons; Sept 20_ BULTMANN & BRO. SUMTER, S. C. invite the attention of their friends and the public generally to the LARGEST STOCK THEY HAVE EVER HAD, Which has been purchased wiih great care, with the view of suiting nil dusses of buyers, both ia quality and price. Those who want THE BEST GOODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY,. nre invited to call and be convinced that the the place to get them is at the store of BULTMANN ? BROTHER. p5$* Those who have not settled their old accounts n ill please do so at once. April 3 MRS. WHITE & MISS MILLER WOULD INVITE Thc attention of the Ladies gene? rally, their WELL SELECTED STOCK OF FALL ANTJ WXNT2B MILLINERY, --CONSISTING OF BONNETS, HATS, FEATHERS, POMPONS, RIBBONS AND TRIMMINGS, IN VA RUSTY. New Goods Arriving Erery Week! Orders from the country promptlv filled. Oct 25 J. D. CRAIG'S FURNITURE AND DERTAKINQ ESTABL?SHME-?T, Sumter,' S C (ESTABLISHED IN 1856.) AFULL ASSORTMENT .OF FURNITURE constantly ia store, at prices to twit the times. BED ROOM SETTS, WARDROBES, Bureaus, Wash Stands, Tables, Bedsteads, Chairs, Sofas, Lounges, Safes, Sideboards, Looking Glasses, WhatK ots, Wall Brackets,- Chromos, Window Shades and Fixtures, Picture Frames, Cord, Tassels, Picture Glass. Window Glass, Putty, Mattresses. &c, &c. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT, IS FULL AND COMPLETE, COFFINS AND CASKETS of all desciip^ tions and sizes constantly in store at prices ranging For Adults-from $5 to 125. For Children-from $3 to 45. My special personal attention, day by day, is cri ven to this business, iu all its d?panner, to, and satisfaction guaranteed ia every case. Nov 19 .: