Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TOURLOW H. CARTER, f ^ Family Ncu:Bpaj>cr : For the Promotion of the Political, Sixnal, Agricultural and Commercial Iniereete , 5 TERMS: $1.50 a Year. Editor and JJLanaqrh. V ) PaxariaK in Adyance. StjWH-i*>i- '"Kit Milium. LANCAS'I'K.K. tS. ) AU?IIY i.M,'8 ~ tVTflBLbHHJ IKS? ~ [ For the i^edgoi'. 1 CX The Prosperous Farmer. w' ' . ; to; Ls it he who goes to town the uU.( oftenest, under pretence of bu*i- th? noss? Or-is jt the man who spends tin the least time in town giviug his nn farm, premises and his stork his. 9* personal attention? His interest '1:l is on his farm ami premises and 'K!! his business should he there and toe not loafing in town, Dickens e", savs: 4An idle-brain is the devils workshop,' and wo can conceive ' tcr of nothing more idle than grown men spondmg day after day loaf- 001 ing on the street. The man who ; w': grumbles most of hard times and an< whose family is most scantily pro- \ ^J{ vided for is the man of slothful I habits. The diligent frugal nmn wc can get through hard times much easier, as the dothful mans idle habits are prolitie of evil ways1 which waste his money. The time thov spend in town is not business but unfits thorn for business di- wu minishing their brain power so tin they make three or four attempts rol sj>ending from twelve to fourteen Mi hours at each attompt per day to stc attend to a business which a man Sh with a clear brain could attend to It in a few hours. And the conse- po quence is neglect of business, to which means loss, stealage on the fri farm and misspent money in town and losses there from an intoxi- set catod brain. For temperate mon tul do not compose the street loafers ou from the country. It is the aim- Th less drinking man who would be of spending his time more profitably sti if at homo making hons nests for 'Ca his wife. As in many instances, ; the wives of such men only moans cr: of getting a dimo is l?v selling tin eggs and chickens, and he often coi spends the petty sum she realizes do: therefrom bef??re it reaches her if | r< , she sends them to market by him. in? It is said Lancaster is one of the two counties in the state that ex- ere eels in the amount of whiskey th: consumed, and it is also said L in- str easier cTfceiis oilier counties in 'U< the amount of chickens, ami gn butter marketed. I - i t that facilities are noro favorublo f;?r such. wli N ?. we s ty fro n lira me of wills , Tli key hv men many families are me necessitated t ? s >11 su-h tilings sl|( which they need at homo, as I hey Hei are not furnished with the means ma to supply tli" many needs of their tin homes. Those are small things, H],( but life is made of small things, ; |(.j and without frugality and tern- ni.i penmen it is a t?<tal failure, in domestic life as financially. I jet nil th-e drinking street I loafers both from town and country spend fewer days in town in 1 Hps and see the result. Shun : the temptation which is held in to" n for you which means destruction to you financially, physically, mentally and degradation j to yourself and family, if you are the head of a family. .? shipbuilder who employed a j Inree iniinlw-r /if ninn trlinm W/. paid nil in the same manner and 11,11 I nearly the same amount, yet was struck with the difference in their * situations. A few, and only a . few were able to support their .. families, but these were out of debt and independent in their cir- j cumstancos. They always had j tat money on hand and frequently tin suffered their wages to lie in the hands of their employer. The (| rest were poor and harassed, the Ol i TCI former easy and comfortable in (y,n their circumstances, and he resolv- j?b ed if possible to find the cause of the difference. On inquiry and mviimlion ho found that thosej Dl 10 were out of debt used no ill I ucating th inks while the others ^^ in constant ami daily use of i * * * v. fill. Ami he prevailed upon in to leave it oil' for 0110 year d the result was all were out jj ^ debt at the close of the year, . 1 supported their families in Iter condition, destroyed fewer >is, were handy ami robust and joyed better health. I y We all have to face the same . lira1 nper and temptations wliieh are . en alluring. lie cannot over- ^ me Ihe weakest child of God , 1 ''US 10 takes the sword of the Spirit ., d resists him in the name of the ,, . , call j tj1(J Abiding in Christ when we are . , . , . ! m t ak then do we become strong. . ,, n day ()i.i> roov. . den " " . the Item ember Calhmin. . beei . I pirt Cleinson College occupies what jj is the estate of .John C Calhoun, ! ? Lai s most eminent of all South Ca- N linians. It is said that it was ed t r Calhoun's wish that his homo- | I wer ia<l should eventually go to the i ato for purposes of education. , I i - > hum coiuo 10 ino oiftto lor our- ! ... i , i witl mom of education. It hns come , the Stato through Mr Cleuiaon n resi jtn Mr Calhoun. A, tho The visitor at Cletnson college . ... 1hun ;? nothing to connect the insti- ^ lion with the name of Calhoun j ^ tside of the Calhoun mansion. ] . lere should he at least a portrait ^ ^ Calhoun in the cha|>el. Better II, there should he a statute of Ihoun in the grounds. | ^ Clemson is dealt with verv lih-i ... .... 1 uiei illy hv the State. We think L, ..... i Con it it would he no more than , . was inmon iustice to the eminent ten id if the general assembly would , 1' iivide that out of the funds go. 'of i j to the college tor next year . ... . . I loi ,000 should he devoted to i . . .i 'Old rtimr a testimonial :i1 ( leinsr.ii i i , i limit WOlll I Illstl'Uft till? passing anger of the connection between college Smith Carolina's . . . . . Ml V ifatcst citi/icn. (ireenvulc .News. I A ss We agree most liesirtily willi , ? . t!<'uit The News says on tins point. icn, in in It 1 i lion to the ntonu-1 lit and portrait, the old in liisioii mid lie taken cart! of and pro j. vod'i.H a relic of t!i great st.tcs. in. It would utIt 1 interest to i place and is no more than | ? mid be done. W'c hope t'ae '/ [islaturo will take hold of the liter and do (nothing at once. ' ' Newberry Herald ami News. sl" 1 us capitated by u Railway Car. ' men i lil? eeiul tt? Tlio State. Jin.j Troy, Jan. 25.?Yesterday of- ling noon two negroes were srulll pile ? near the track while tho down aroi 'iglit train was pausing. One oeei tliem, Sam Holnies, reeled, was tick bv one of tho ears and 'J oeked under ihe wheels Tho n st st wheels passed over his chest I the next completely severed s head from his hody. f'|?. Life is short -only four letters . KOV it Thice quarters of it is h b,' ami half of it is an 'if.' I lteforo submitting to the inevi-[ro i ?le, it is wise to bo sure it is 3 inevitable. No Cure ?No Cuu- j? riiat Is the wav nil ilrutotlNt* *?l lOVEct'ri TArtTKLErtH CHILL flv, NIC for Chill* mi I Malaria. It In ,M., 1 l?ly Iron Quinli.e in aU*tel**M<i form ,,|^M !.u.?u love It Ariult* prefer It to }||H, tier uauaeat In atonies. I'riw, ftOo jl(K ?Pay your subscription. '0 5 5RHAM ELECTED IS TO BE COMPTROLLE1 1KNERAL IN PLACE OF MIL EPTON, widen and Cooper Eleote? Iembers of the State Board of Control?New Stat.* Prison Directors'. it nuon on Wednesday the tw< aches of the Legislature me oint assembly ami proccedei I) the elections made the speeiu in ess of the hour. N'hen Lieut Gyy MoSweenej e<l the joint assembly to ordei vote for U S Senator, takei he two houses the preceding , was canvassed and the presi t of the senate declared tba Hon John L McLaurin ha< n duly elected to till the unex <1 term of the late Senator Jo Earle. The vote stood Mo irin, 135; G W Murray. 1. dominations to till the uncxpir term of Comptroller Genera e then culled for Mr I. 1 on of Spartanburg, who ha* n honored by the Governo I) the appointment to the plac* ing the interval of Gen Norton' gnation and the assembling o legislature, and Mr J 1* Der 1 of Horry, who had beei ;f clerk in the office durinj 1 Norton's term, were place* nomination. The vote wa ic. I)e-ham was elected by i or'ty of six, the vote bair:j ham, 77; Epton, 71. ! It Cooper was ro-elected i nbor of the State Hoard o itrol and Hon .J l> Hazelnoi elected to till the uncxpirc< n of Col Wi I in.I ones, resigned "or two members of the honr< lireetors of the penitentiary i S .1 1* Garris of Colleton Mr \V () Tatum of Orange g, were placed it Humiliation re being no otlier nomination e two gentlemen reeeive?l tin nimous vote of tin* (icnera embly and were declared elect An Immense Hog. sbury World. Yoo.ddv tlie largest li\c hd; ?e found in North Carolina i ted by Mr ! C Hodrick, o or Hill, Davidson count v nity Coll -etor Thompson, win ill yesterday in Davidson, tell that he saw this manr.notl e of hop' flesh and that i isures ten feet around. Frou to tip it is eleven feel in lengtl weighs ffOC pounds. Thi* is now two years old and des i his weight he is able to go and with celerity when tin isioii requires. 'he ('olumbia Register publishe ory to the etrect that W 1 ,vbold will be re instated a f of the State constabulary Register asked Governor Kl hs about the matter and tin ernor is reported as havin; svered as follows; 'Mr New 1 lias not mode application fo nHtatemoot.' He nitty If tilooft Heap. lean blood means a cle*n akin treanly without it i. . care** ly Cathart' lean your bloo.. am p ! clean y stirring up the Inf.; r and driving all Impurities fron body. Itegln today to banian plm . ixtlla, Idotchea, hla<>ki eada. oh sickly bilious comp eglon by tal ("asoaretx, -beauty for ten oenti druggists satisfaction goranteed. 'A, ftO cents. BRUTALLY MURDERED A NECJRO TIIIEE. The Fate, of u Citizen -Who V Ai iing a Constable ?Rumor: i?f a Lynching. i .i / if.'' 1 i, ; / . I m MpeiMal to Thd State. Slarion, Jan.., 27.-?John Bo fin, a negro who lives in western portion of this conn was suspected of robbing ihest of S K Eddv last Wed nest night at Savage postotlico, in lower part of Forence county, s a warrant was sworn out agai him and placed m the hands Constable .I T Kddy. In attorn ing to execute the warrant Mr 1 Cox, a prominent citizen of S age, who was assisting Eddy making the arrest, was shot the negro and instantly kill Bel in made his escape, but a pi of citizens has been in pursuit e j ABBLY1LLF/S CLKlUv 1NDIOTKI). Chared With Forging .Judge Blichannn's Signature'in Foiw ! Cases, : r'*.1 11 - ' Up" k'Vi'i I I Spec ial to The Stale, j T go. ?&.? : ? Abbeville, tJae.,1 2.6-T~:QMit?4tl>t [sensation waa-sprung in court ( here at an early Jiaur this morning4 . when the grand jury made a spe. t , ciiiI presentment charging Air W I R Bullock, clerk of the circuit j court, guilty of forging in four-j , difTerent in dances. lie is clnirg _ ed with forging .JudgeO \V Buehr j ( r-? O Janan's name to two witness pay j ce:tificatcs and to two constable pay certificates; and the grand | . jury in making the presentment I urged that the case l>c tried im mediately, as the people demand8ied an investigation. Mr Bullock will bo tried at this term of court, and will l>e represented by (iraydon & Graydon j and \V C McGowap, of this bar. | pj Acting Solicitor .J A Mooney of ji Greenville will prosecute tor the ; I State. 0 """ 8 A Curiosity of Law. f One of our exchanges reports n the following as a curiosity of ^ law: 4A young man purchased j 2,000 extra fine cigars, and had g them insured for their value, H Smoked them up and demanded insurance, claiming that they S had been destroyed by fire. The - case was trken to the court and f the judge decided in favor of the u i young man. The insurance comj pnnv then had the young man arrested for setting fire to his own I property, and the same judge ordered that he pay a tine and go to inil for t!?? < ? iiwhiIIk 11 . Another ('use in Greenville. A s Member of a Wlntc Family o( ' | Special to The State. Greenville, .Inn. 27.? Another ase of hi mi 11 pox is reported this afternoon in a white family, on Highland avenue, not far from the Stcnhoiise place. This is the first rase reported in the last 2<> davs, t I s and is not vet so nronounred by ? the hoard of health, ??w ii?ir to the f , I lateness of the hour when it was , reported. s _ To the Penitentiary. i The supreme court has dismissi 1 ?d the appeal of A lv rowler, who was convicted at the July term of court of forgery, and he dej arted ^ to the penitentiary yesterday to serve the three years sentence u I which was imposed on him.? (ireenville News, 27th inst. * The man who sees nothing hut sin in fun has a hlunt sense of the s difference between the good and 11 he bad. 0 A t'ahwh e 1'rrncrtptloit ' F.ditor Morrinoii of Worlhiligtnn, I Ind., "Hun," wrlt?e: "You have a r valuable preacriptfon in Klectrlo Bit (era, and I ein cheerfully recommend it for Oonetipatlou and Hick Headache, and an a general ayetem tonic it haa no equal " Mr* Annie Htehle, 2026 Cot tage Gtove Ave,, Chicago, waa all run down, could not eat nor digest food, d had a hachache which never left lie)' and felt tired e>.d wearv. hut aix bot" tlea of Flectrlo Hitter* reatored her ? health and renewed her etrength. 1 Price* AO c>tnii and $1 00. Get a bolt 1 le at Crawford Broe' Dru{ ttoie Up. since. They caught him to< in Georgetown am! carried 1 j back to Savage. From infori | tion jos^ receive<l from there I doubt by this time be has b lynched. The Bishop's Little .Joke. This is a little story an / bama man tells of Bishop Wilu It happened soon after the v Bishop Wilraer had gone Northern city to ask aid f< , Confederate orphans' home ho interested in. He hadn't h I ' North for several years, and old fiiends gave him a hearty \ I come. There was a dinner in honor, and after dinner the Bi op was begged to tell a story two. The Bishop said lie had a story. "But," he added, "I've g< ; conundrum. Why are we Sot ernors like Lazarus?" The guests thev were all I i men, I?v the way su<*i;ostod in answers. The Southerners w like Lazarus because they \\ poor, because tliev ate of cruinlis from the rieli man's hie because of everything ai body com It I oness, 'No,' said the Bishop, 'you all wronjr. We're like Luzai because,' and he smiled Mam because we've been licked di ?irs.' A roar of laughter went roi at that, for the Bishop's u unrecoiistruetetlnes^ was alw one of his charms. Lveryln laughed but ono mottled fa man, who became very in> mint. Well,' ho snortetl, 'it* think we're do's' \vli\ in r> r earth have you come up hen hog for our money for the mo of dogs?' The Bishop chuwklod. 'My mottled friend,' -aid 'the hair of the dog h good the bite. That's why I've eon One song sung amid a -ton ! I>otter than a whole coneert w the sun is shining. It usually happens that a r who is leading a fust life is rapi running liehind. It is estimated that the Yu region will have 25,000 new habitants by next Juno. Art Yob U>?k( Weakneaa niatiift'tu iteelf in the lo.i ambition and aching bonea. 'Itle blon watery; the tiaanea are waatine?the do< beinjropened fordieeaee. A bottle of Rroi Iron Bitter* taken in time will rentore ; etrength, aonthe your nerrea, make j blood rich and red. Do yoe more i than an eipeiwriva special eonrae of medir r.rowna' Iron Bittera ia aoid by all dea I!V We Undersell All Others in Groceries. ^'us j s ' 1, 1 S rl' K N : IS |ioun<|-> Kraniil.itfil yiiir.?r for 1 00 20 pounds liyli' mown Sueur ! oo '* ' 1 J'-1?/" Wo hove the cheapest lino j of Chewing and Smoking Tobacco j in town. Also wo carry a nice line the . of Notions, such as handkerchiefs ty, ! Ladies' and dents* JIoso, etc., et( ore w. j**. <jli?si*t-ay .V I ?? <>, lay An Answer to the North. ind Greenville News. i of Fr.on the Colninhia State's acipt . j count of the funeral of the late v Capt It S DcsPortes of v.'olumhia this is taken: ' in "There was a great output of j ! the people, it being perhaps the largest and most representative >sse I . ^ t'( I since the late Dr A N Talley was ver , I laid to rest Rvpn ?nl?ro.l nay " , men of the city could ho seen in tho congregation. Kleven of the aiu- H _ former servants of the deceased, ieen neSro countrymen, came behind the casket into the church and were given a pew at the front. Five of these were old family servants who lived at Kidgewuy. They heard on Sunday that 'Mnrs ^'a Richard' was ill, and, having no ,er* money to come on tho train, they nr. waiked every step of the way to U) a Columbia." )l ft No more striking answer to a was part of the northern press, happily eon and rapidly growing smaller by tho way in its misrepresentation and abuse of tho south could be given. Capt DesPortcs was a " brave soldier and was to his death (>t loyal in his nlTcrtiun for the south* 11 ' ern cause. Vet we see his old slaves, too poor to buy railroad 11 tickets, plodding for many miles to pay hi in a last tribute of re sped. We ?loiit?t 'f instances are ii/>n ... .11 ctminmii in tho north where a dead emplovcr i> shown such alTeetion I?\ those who had lieen 1 his hired servants mans years lietho e fore. t i IVI lai d to lvecojjrni/.o. ' re us At Anietam, jiist after the artil IIv, lery had heen sharplv oh<*ii;*ed, hv tin? lioekford, Virginia, hattory was standing, awaiting <ithers. ind (Jencral Leeapproa hed an 1 stoptier ped a inoinent. ;ivs A dirty faced driver of ahoul ridv I ~ s'?id to him: eed I '(ieneral, are you ^oin^ to put |i.< . u> in a.irainf' Think of such a ipiestion from you HUeh a source, addressed to tho not general of th army. especially . to wlii'ii that general's natno was ncy I'*'1' 'Vcs, my hoy,' tlie stately olliecr answered, kindly, 'I have to he, put you in again. Hut v. hat i fori your name? Vour face seem i(.,' familiar to uie somehow.: 1 don't wonder you didn't ,, js know me, sir; I'm so dirty,' hen laughed the lad, 'hut I'm Bob!' It was the general's youngest i son, whom ho had thought safe at nan ' # * idly the Virginia Military institute. Thrco prominent citizens of kon Columbia have died within *ho in- past week: K S DesPorta, Clerk of Court Arthur and Frank L Ehrlich. SBiT It.'li on human man ire on horses or , Pwa a <1 mt s'Oi'K, eureu in 30 minutes rolfr "V Woolford's *??ilary , otion. This ronr never Mis. Hold by J K .Wstokey A food ?. Druggist., i,aiicast?ut s C Children O* V CastoHa.