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?RltSUifTfcR WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. kBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established JOB?, 156* Consolidated Ang. 2, 1881-1 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1892. Xew Series-Vol. XI. No. 33. Cjje St?latt jjnmit at? J^E? jpn. BT N. a. OSTEEN, SUMTER, 8. C. TKRMS: Two Dollars per annum-in advance. A. D 7 8 ST I 8 S MS NTS . On? Square, first insertion....00 B^seq3eni insertion...-..... 50 *ct3rfoV;hTee months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All co tamu nicatioc * which snbserre private nierests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be ;harsed i'or. 'o The Public. I AM ?TILL SELLING First Class Goods AT LIVING PRICES. It^Ji$S|3> too much room to enumerate all the bargains I have to offer, , but I must call your attention to our HANDSOME CHAMBER SETS Both ie China and tin. BIS DRIVES IN GLASSWARE1 ?v SHOES That are solid and will wear. 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They will find a full supply of fresh Drags, Medicines, Patent Medi? cines, Fine Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Soaps, Fane; and Toilet Articles, Etc., Etc* MR. I>. J. HLD So lonjf "and well-known to the people of Sumter as a reliable Druggist and Prescription Clerk, Will also be found there to attend their calls, and fill all prescriptions io the most careful manner. Monaghan Block, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Nov. 25. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compounding Prescriptions MACHINE SHOP. All kinds of MACHINE WORK REPAIRS caa be had io Sumter, at short notice, and in the very best class of work, at the shop re? cen tl y opened by the undersigned on Liberty Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot. Boilers Patched, and Mill and Gin Work a Specialty. Prompt attention given tc work in the country, and first ch~s workmen seat to at tend to same. Call at the shop or address through Sumter Poet office AaglS EDGAR SKINNER L. D. JOHNSTON 9 SUMTER, S. 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Office over Bogin's New Store, KNTKANCK ON MAIN ST H K KT SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. t> ?ot 8 Dr. T. W. BOOKHART, DENTAL SURGEON Office over Bultman & Bro.'s Shoe Store. ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREBT. SUMTER. S. C. Office Hours-9 to 1:30 ; 2:3C to 5. April 17-o MONEY TO LEND ON IMPROVED FARMING LANDS at 8 per cent, interest fand a Commission* LEE & MOISE. Sept. 16 x. GARDENING. " OTTO GA RH AR DT, an experienced florist and landscape gardener offers his servilces to the citizens of S unter to lay out and fit up gardens, attend 'ineyards and fruit trees. Al! work attended to promptly and done in a manner to guarantee satisfaction. He has made the busiuessa study and understands it thoroughly. Also will take charge of lots at the Ceme? tery and keep them in condition for a mod? erate charge. Orders can be left with W. H. Yates. Feb. lo-3m. 08000800O ? ^Tlie s-aaHc-f-t P*I1 ic the Worldly. f\o?recruiting health ia discovered ing"\ ? lu ll f?) 0 ??iiifiifir Pills9 ? 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Dear Sir: The ?j?ard of regents of t Lunatic Asylum having failed to rei a unanimous couclusion, under the ? of the Legislature, reducing the outni from nine to five, we, the undersigt members of said board, hereby tem you our resignation to take effect soru as you shall have appointed a j commissioned our successors. We respectfully enclose herew the action of the board this day. Yours very respectfully, 15. W. Ti lor, J. C. Wilson, W. J. Gooding, Hi Hayden, Iredell Jones, A. Whi Jos. C. Mullins, M D. : February ll, 1892 The case was referred to Attorn General McLauriu for bis opinion. , Governor Tillman in his acceptai! of the resignation quotes from \ McLauro's views the essential poio The entire status of the case is r viewed in Governor Tillman's lett? which is as follows: Messrs. B W. Taylor Iredell Joni J C. Wilson, A. White, W. J. Goo ing, J C. Mullins and A ll, Hyden Gentlemen: On February the lltb li I received a communication from y tendering your resignation as membe of the board of regents of ihe Sou Carolina Lunatic Asylum, accompaui* by the following extract from your mi utes : Whereas, this board has been r quired by recent Act of the Genet Assembly to reduce by lot its numb from nine to five ; and whereas, su method ts, in our judgment, objection ble, in that it may defeat the intent the law under which the board is present constituted, whereby a represe tatton was secured from ali parts of tl State; and whereas, in our judgmeo a safer result may be reaohed by an ii teliigent selection as to geographic distribution : Resolved, That we deem it best th every member ef the board resign ai leave it to the Executive of the State carry out the law as may seem to hi best. Adopted by a vote of 7 yeas and nay. J. W. ??NCU^ Secretary and Treasurer S. C L. A The Act requiring a reduction in tl number of regents from nine to five is peculiar one, and as none of its provi ions contemplated the action you ha\ taken I submitted the question to tl) Attorney General. A brief summar of his opinion is : ''That unless th incumbent regents determine by lot tb ones to remain on the board, and thoi thus chosen shall determine the lengt of their respective terms, that I as Go eroor could only follow one of tw courses, viz : Fill the vacancies cn ated and let the new appointees dra lots, or appoint four regents to serv with Dr. Talley, who has not rc signed." In the first place, if I accept yon resignations you would no longer b "incumbent regents, even if I reap pointed you, and if I appoint four n gents to make the number five such board could not, under the Act, detei mine the length of their respectiv terms so as to conform to its provii ions." This is a strict construction c the law as it passed the General Assen bly. But a consideration of the inten tions of the Act will show clearly th* the General Assembly only intende j two things ; first, to reduce the numbe of regents to five : second, to make tb? I terms of the regents terminate at differ j eut times, so as to have vacancies occu every two years, instead of all termina ting at the same time. You have re fused to draw lots, as the Act requires and thus the machinery provided fur re ducing the board is thrown out of gear and unless I take the responsibility o carrying out the spirit of the Act i becomes inoperative and defeats itself The resolution passed by your board by an almost unanimous vote, recog nizes the necessity and importance o geographical distribution in the compo sition of the board, in which I concur and while I recognize your right t< refuse to carry out the Act, I am sorrj to have to choose among men all ol whom, as far as I know, have dis? charged their duty faithfully. Just a> you in resigning have been actuated solely by a sense of duty and a desire to promote the welfare of the institu? tion, ? hope you will give me credit for similar motives. With this explana? tion ? notify yon that your resignations are accepted, to take effect immediately. Yours very respectfully. B. II. TILLMAN. Governor. TUB NEW KEGEXTS Accompanying the acceptances of thc resignation went the following uotice of appointments : Messrs B. W. Taylor, W. S Good? ing, A. White and Iredell Jones Gentlemen : You are hereby appointed regents of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum to fill vacancies caused by the death of the lamented Col. John T. Rhett and the resignations of seven of the regents, dated February ll, 1892 The incumbent regent. Dr. A. N Talley, and yourselves will constitute the board in fu'ure, and to carry out the spirit of the Act reducing the board to five I aiik you to determine by lot toe length of your respective terms, when I will commission you accordingly, and I will ask the Geueral Assembly at it* next sessi n to legalize such action. Yours respectfully, li R Tillman, Governor. The composition of the new boord is: Dr. A. N Talley and Dr. B. W. Tay lor, of Columbia ; W. J. Gooding, of Hampton ; A. White, of Sumter, and Iredell Jones, of York, i Thc old board uf regents waa iu session to-day winding ap it? affairs. The new board accepted the positions and by lot the terms were made: Dr. B. W*. Taylor, six years ; Dr A.N. Talley and A. S Gooding, four years ; A White and I. .Innes, two years. Dr. Taylor was re-elected chairman of the board of regents -News and Courier. rn ? ? -mmamm Rail Roads Open the Fight Against the State. CHARLESTON, S. C., March 7 -In the United ?States court today all the I railroads running through this State united in a suit against the comptroller general and the county treasurer of every county in the State. The suit prays an injunction, which was granted, restraining any State official from levy? ing upon the property of any of the railroads for non payment of taxes on the increased assessment ordered by the board in December last. The roads had tendered payment of taxes on as sessment of the year before but they had been refused. The time- for thc pay meut of taxes expired February 20th and the time for the beginning of suits hy the State is fixed for March 9;h This injunction stops the proceedings and opens up a long litigation. The roads parties to the suit are the Rich? mond & Danville, Wilmington, Colum? bia & Augusta, South Carolina, Charleston, Sumter & Northern ; Three C's, Northeastern and several others. Most of the roads of the State where the amount involved is ?20,000, are joined in this contest, the exception? being the Cbarlebton & Savannah and the Georgia, Carolina & Northern, which have paid taxes assessed under protest, and these will certainly seek recovery through the courts of the amount believed to be illegally exacted. Legal lights who have the iuterests of the chief rail road system io their c.'targe went to Charleston today to put the final toiches ou papers io the case which have been io preparation for some time. It will be news in some ouarters, no doubt, that H. A. M. Smith of Charleston, will be the princi? pal attorney of the rail roads and the general form of complaint which is nsed by each road separately, is mainly his h au di work. The rail road people claim that no roads are making a fight where they do not honestlj believe more than their ! proper share of the tax burden bas been plaoed upon them, and even the very I roads that have gone into the United States courts vere anxious to pay and did tender in legal currency their prop? er and just proportion of taxes fjr the support of the government. lt was not a. conditional tender any? where aud they have only proposed to resist that portion of the taxes that is claimed to be clearly unconstitutional, illegal and fraudulently put upon them for the purpose of making them bear au unjust proportion of the burden of taxa? tion. Railroad Losses. The railroads of this S-ate suffered fearfully during the month of January. Mr Bartlett, the efficient clerk of the Railroad Commission, said that he had never seen the railroads have near so hard luck as they did in Jan? uary. Business was stagnated and the roads had nothing, or less, to do. The returns of the earnings of the roads are coming into the office of th? commission and they tell a fearful story. The returns of all the roads except six, those under Receiver Chamberlain's management, and the Charleston, Sumter & Northern are in, and the earnings of these roads for Jan , '92, as compared with the total earnings for January, 1891, show a falling off of $225,000. When the returns from the other roads are received the showing will be even worse. The decrease of the Richmond and Danville system's earnings was about ?130,000. Thc decreases and the percentages thereof shown by some of the roads are as follows : Wilmington, Columbia and Augus? ta, $36, ?94.82-34.85 per cent Port Royal and Western Carolina, $27,596 64-58.84 ; Port Royal and Augusta, $22,668 91-51 67 ; North? eastern, $24,267 69-27 95; Colum? bia and Greenville $24,770.14-33. 98 ; Charlotte, Columbia and Augus? ta, $24,444.06-32 98 ; Charleston and Savannah, $14,551 37-18 S ; Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line, $19, 920 53 Fertilizers are moving now and it is probable that the February show? ing of the roads will be somewhat better than the January report.-Co? lumbia Register. - mm? An Extraordinary Georgia Tragedy. COLUMBUS. Q^ , March 7 -Dr. M. W. Peek, of Chattahoochee county, is in jail, charged with the murder of M. A. Thomas, a neighbor. The raen quarrelled, ou Tuesday of last week, about a fence which separated their properties Thomas finally started toward the doctor with an open knife, but Peek was tou quiek for him, and drew a pistol and shot him in the right side. While awaiting the arrival of physicians. Dr. Peek gave Thomas medical attendance. When Thomas was removed to his home, he refused the aid of other physicians that had been summoned, expressing more cnofi dence in the skill of his assailant. Peek worked hard to save Thomas's life but failed, and the latter died yesterday. Anderson Gets the College. COLUMBIA, March 9.-The trustees of the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop normal college met today. Two bids for the location of the school were considered-Anderson, $75,000 and a site ; Columbia $12, 0U0 and a site. The former was accepted and the board will meet in Anderson, April 14th, to decide upon the exact loca? tion. I? IW ? . ?I IW Mail matter is whirled between Paris and Berlin, 700 miles, io twenty-five minutes-at the rate of twenty miles a minute. It goes through pneumatic tubes. The Sinking Fund Scanda COLUMBIA, March 9 -The t cation of the day waa the char against Col. James G. Gibbes bel tlie sinking fund commission Surveyor A. L Morrison. II( where Mr. Gibbes is so well krio1 the news was received with consid< ble interest,and everyone felt saiisl that he would vindicate himself fore the board, as the investiga! will no doubt prove. The memb of the sinking fund commission w generally very much surprised see a complete recital of the cliarj of Mr. Morrison before the public. Col. Gibbes has been agent of I abandoned lands in charge of t sinking fund, and not the agent the sinking fund. There are n six distinct departments under t control of the sinking fund, alt which Col Gibbes looks after une instructions The departments ar Forfeited lands, laud commission ta land sold for taxes, abandoned lam vacant lauds aud oyster lands Ti department of the Secretary of Stat? work is a very large portion of t work of the office. All transacts j are leported to the Secretary of Stal I who is the agent of the board, a I by him reported to the sinking fm j commission at its meeting. Eve transaction is reported to the "Hoi office'' in the Secretary of Statt office. The board of sinking fund co missioners spent a considerable tir to-day on the charges, and fina! I decided that the surplus derived fro the sale of the Phoebe Peters tra and the Guignard tract should I turned over to the sinking fund co: mission until it could be definite determined where it belonged, special surveyor will be employed survey the Guignard tract and s whether there is any ground for tl charge of Mr. Morrison that thc lau? claimed by Col. Gibbes, as admin tor, never belonged to the Guigna estate. The charges of discrimination wei passed, as the knowledge of tl ti an sac tiona seem to have been possession of the board. The only trouble seems to be ov< the Phoebe Peters and Guignai tracts. The money in the Petei lands will be held until Mr. Lacey cs clearly establish the ownership to tl; surplus money. lt was decided that hereafter s moneys received for abandoned lane shall be paid over to the agent of tl sinking fund (the Secretary of Stat? until he orders its distribution. WHAT COL. GIBBES SAYS ABOUT IT. I saw Col. Gibbes about the Mo r?8on charges, and although ratln angry about the matter he said tin it would be fully answered 1J preferred to make a written statemer and gave me the following specif] answers : The News and Conner had report of interviews between the Reporte and a Mr. II T. Morrison, a lawye who has been employed by me, i which he gave them an account e charges he had made to the sinkin fund board against myself as lan agent, which condensed are about a .follows,: First. That I allowed a Mr. Laco; to bid off a piece of land in Olarendo at 50 cents an acre and to only pa 17 cents. Second. That I sold land in Picken: as land of my grandfather, Majo Jame?? S. Guignard, and kept the sui plus of sah?, whereas the lands du not really belong to that estate. Third. That I allowed R. C. K Singleton to put 2,000 acres of lam improperly on the tax books 4c Sumter. Fourth. That I allowed a piece c land, reported for sale in '/lareudon of 300 acres, of a Mr R Plowden. t be withdrawn also one of 1,000 acrei belonging to W. J Duffie, in Pick ens. Fifth. That I bought a large bodj of land in Hampton Comity for ll cents an acre and resold the same fo 20 cents au acre; Charge first is true, but the lane was reported to be sold by Mr Lacey who was or claimed to be its owner and I stated publicly at the sale thai the owner of the land sold only ha<i the costa and charges lo pay, and would be entitled to the surplus ol the sale. Mr. Lacey paid seventeen cents per ?ere, the costs, and when the sheriff went to make thc deed 1 gave a receipt for the surplus, ?630, to be sent lo the sinking fund board for final adjus menr. Sec. As to the Picken?, sale I did report and had sold several thousand acres of mountain land of the estate of Major J. S. Guignard. This I had good reason to do, as representing tho heirs, none of the proceeds com ?ng to me individually. These lands I claim to have the plats and giants for, but have offered the board to pay the proceeds to the State to await a full and complete survey which was not made Third. As to the Singleton lands in Sumter. Several years ago the auditor in transferring the tax returns of one year io next omitted 2,000 acres This I had put back after con? sultation with the Comptroller, Mr. Ellerbe. Fourth. The land ofPiowden and Duffie were withdrawn from sale, as the owners claimed they were not liable for sale ; therefore they were properly withdrawn for further inves? tigation. Fifth. The charge that ? bought 20, 000 acres of land in Hampton fori 10 cents per acre and resold them fori 20 cents is utterly false. I bid off j this land, swamp land, for $2,000 and resold it through .Major Willis, j of Charleston, for $2,5000, said j profit of ?500 going to the State having been reported by me-though the sale was not positively consum? mated.P Mr. Editor, tko ugh deeply i nd ig- j nant at the malice and ill-feeling manifested by Mr. Morrison in the ; charges and shown by his desire to give them publicity f r the purpose of injuring my good name, 1 have tried to answer them dispassionately i but briefly, convinced that thusc who know e will pay no attention to sue' arges, actuate*!, no doubt, fron? ^ desire to secure my position. I deny that I ever done a single improper act or acted in any but a fair, square and upright manner, and I refer to the members of the sinking fund board for the truth of what I say. For the temperate character of my reply I claim nu credit for good nature, as I have yielded to the judg? ment of good fiien?H ir.i that matter, but I had the satisfaction of telling Mr. Morrison my true opinion of him in the presence of the sinking fund board. Col. Gibbes says that Mr Morrison has plats of about 49,700 acres of abandoned lands he surveyed for Col. Gibbes, which he is holding back, thinking he will succeed Col. Gibbes. The Savannah River trans? action, Col. Gibbes says, was immedi? ately reported to the agent of the commission, and the telegram came from a man who could not pay for the deed to the property. - mum ' i ? -mm The Parjy Cannot Fail. BALTIMORE, March ll.-Ex President Grover Cleveland expressed some of his views about national politics to-day to a reporter of the Baltimore Sun, at Spesutia island, Md, where Cleveland bad come to shoots ducks. "What, in your opinion/' he was asked, "should be the main issue of the Democratic party in appealing to the voters of the country " "All the evidence," replied the Ex-President, "of what the people want and what they e .peet of the party would seem clearly to indicate that tariff reform must be the issue if we are to go into a winning fight." "What do you coosider the best plan of attacking the tariff in congress. "My idea has been that a general bill would be the best method, but I am willing to defer to those who are on the ground and who have the battle in Congress to fight. I hope the Springer free wool bill will pass, and am also io favor of any other measure which will lighten the burden of taxation now resting upon the people. In fact, I favor any measure in the direction of genuine tariff reform." "What are the prospects of the Dem? ocratic party's ultimate success ?" "I have but one opinion on that subject. If the party is true to itself, true to its principles and fulfils its pledges to the people it cannot fail/' Cleveland's Nomination no Longer Probable. It is quite pathetic to see how reso? lutely the newspapers that wish to see Mr Clevland nominated insist that be will be. We should gladly see his nomination, but as honest observers and reporters of the signs of the times, we cannot profess to expect it. If the Democratic party were solely intent upon tariff reform, a sound currency, and a reformed civil service, it would, of course, nominate Mr. Cleveland But it has other purposes than these, while Mr. Cleveland's views upon some of these questions are not those of his party That is the reason, not the force of personal jealousies and intrigues, which seen;s to us to make his nomina tion improbable.-Harper's Weekly. .mm -mmurn^ A Locomotive Stolen. GEORGETOWN, M*rcb 6 -About 2 o'clock this morning, some miscreant or miscreants, stole locomotive No 4 of the Georgetown and Western Railroad, and carried it up the road about thir? teen miles, where it was abandoned Evidently lack of experience, the fail? ure of the wood and water supply, as also the breaking of one of the eccen? trics caused the abandonment. It was a bold deed, boldly executed. The sta? ple to the yard gate was drawn, and, after deliberately firing up and making steam, the locomotive was run out or the yard and up the road at full speed Parties in the heart of the town heard the escaping steam and the noise of the moving engine. The watchman knew nothing of the occurrence until this morning, when he missed the looomo tive. An attempt was made to get steam on the other locomotive but was abandoned. Suspicion points to no one and no special motive can be assigned Was Donnelly Bribed In 1880, Colonel W S. King, formerly postmaster of the House of Representatives, wrote a letter that was printed in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, charging Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, with accepting bribes and offering bribes for votes while he was a member of Congress In February, 1891, the Pioneer Press republished the letter, and Donnelly sued ,the owners of the p^iper for libel, demanding $100,000. The principal witnesses were Colonel King, who wrote the original let er, and Donnelly, the plaintiff. King swore that. Donnelly did accept bribes and offered them D nnelly swore that the money paid him for ins vote was paid him for special services as attorney. The jury returned a ver? dict of one dollar for Donnelly and five dollars tor attorney's fees, thus saddling six dollars on the Pioneer Press : not f<?r defamation of charac? ter, but for digging up an old root that had worms in it. The Minnesota Farmers' Alliance egged Donnel y on to bring this suit, and in so doing has damaged him more than did the Pioneer-Press, as it has emphasized an affair that sort of puts lasting flies or spots on the bacon of Ignatius. There appears to be quite a differ? ence between the moiety of ?100, 000 as demanded and the fortune of one dollar as awarded by the jury of his peers ; but, then, one dollar is not to be sneezed at if it is full legal tender for this legal tenderness as it were. The Pioneer Press is to be Congratulated on its victory. If Ignatius Donnelly took bribes, or while a member of Congress took pay as an attorney for helping those lie dis-helped as a member of Con? gress, he deserves all the roasting he ! will receive in this wot ld or the next ! - Brick Pomeroy *s Advance Thought A Renewed Disclaimer. Greenville News. It rs an on pleasant reminder of tie present lew stiLdarda of political mo? rality that as POOR as a mao becomes tc ive in* any political movement there is a general conclusion that be is try? ing to secure an office. No matter how strong hisdenials may be. The people have been taught by practical observa? tion to believe that denials and promise? mean nothing. They have learned by experience, apparently, to expect and forgive falsebhood is politic?, to conder it as a legitimate part of the game. The men who deceive them most completely and openly seem to receive their admiration. There will be a change io thi* pres? ently. Periods of laxity are followed by pet tods of corresponding severity io politics as in religion and morals and the time trill come when honesty and truth will be regarded as qoalifica ti ns for office. Meanwhile the meo who do mean what they say and are square in their dealings with the public can only continue to give assurance by word and act that they are disinterested. The editor of The Greenville New? has been amused and interested by the suppositions regarding bis purpose in signing the peace aud unity address and in taking some part io the move? ment begun uuder it. Somtbtdy remarked that he was probably doing it because he was 4'not consulted" io the management of the Tillman move? ment. Again it has been suggested that he was seeking revenge for oof having beeo allowed to **ruu'' the farmers' movement mass meeting held here in 1890-the fact being that nine of the ten delegates elected by thal meeting left here thinking as he did. "He is after some office" seems to be the general v- rdict. It does not seem to have occurred to anybody as a pos>i bility that in these days a mau may be honestly and conscientiously trying to do his duty as a citizen, as he sees it, and to promote what he believes to be the gen-ral interest of the people with? out any revenges to gratify or personal ends to gain. This is a little remark? able because while many people perhap8>ith good reason-do not think the editor of The Greenville News has very much sense, nobody has accused bim of lei; g sn absolute idiot. If he had wanted office he would not have persistently fought the strong side during twelve years-the Columbia and Charleston combination while they were in power and 'the Tillman-Irby-Shell eombinatian since it has owned the State. Here comes the Bisbopville, Sumter county, Eagle, however, and lets the cat out of the bag thus ' The 'March' convention of antis will nominate either Sheppard or Orr for governor, and A. B. Williams for lieutenant governor." Now wo ask the Hishopvile Eagle te take notice thrt the March couaentioo will do nothing of the kind. We are not authorized to speak for ex-Governor Sheppard, but Colonel Orr would not accept a nomination for governor from any convention. He could not afford to do it, as he is pres? ident of an industry employing 2,000 or 3,000 people and can earn every year by bard work and the use of his brains about three times as much the gover? nor's salary Mr. Williams is a free citizen of South Carolina who works for his wages ! acd lives on them and ? asks nobody i any odds. He does not deny that he would accept a United States senatorship or the presidency of the United States if I they were t ffered to him. One p*ys$5. 000 a year, and the other 350,000. He has precisely the same designs oo one of these jobs that be has on the other. They are the only political offices, however, that he would accept, if offered by a unanimous vote. If people will cease from speculations as to what the editor of The Greenville, News is after and join with The Green? ville News in its work to reach a hap? py compromise between the two ex? tremes wh eh have afflicted The Sta'e we will soon be in better shane than we a-e. The place of peace RI d safety is just half way between the Haskell and Tillman elements and there is where we a:e trying to get South Carolina. . Hard on the Straightonts The People's Journal thinks be? cause Hon. Wm ll. Ly les, an attor? ney amlJIIaskellite, tendered the Blue Ridge B >nd scrip to anticipate pay ment o? the balance of the purchase money for Agricultural Hall, that the Straigi.outs would saddle this scrip as a debt on the State, if they should get control. If a Tillmanite should beat lu's wife, our contemporary would have to say that the sidmitrstra*ion is in favor of wife beating. See? The straightout8 have nothing to do with the practice o Dlr Ly les as au attor? ney -Pickens Sentinel. 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