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1 " t *7 IBTUBLOW 8. OABTER, | ^ JPamily Newspaper : For the Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial IntcntU. J ^ Bnmn i?n MilUOUl V * r * } PATA.T17.* IN AjSTAJ&Ok i>hiVil-WfcEKLY bunuw. LAN ('ASTKit. S. 1L DEC. , 24 ESTlThLi Hhli '852 ENDORSES M'KINLEY. | MI1RhKSiP.!1 SV S HMPft i To.o.m koi.iiti.-p? m? -ruir I ?. . w .... 1 - I An Iowa Post, G. A. It, Passes Strong Resolution. Dubuque, la., Dee. 2b.?Hyde Park Post G. A. It. has unani- j niously endorsed President McKinley's Atlanta declaration j tbat the time has arrived when I the federal government should as- > sist the Southern States in caring for tho graves of the Confederate dead. A copy of tho resolutions! were telegraphed to the president i at August*, Ga. Hyde Park j Post is the first in the country to act on the proposition. SAME THING HERE. Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 20.? Stevens Post 157, G. A. R., of Lititz has endorsed the president's speech relating to the government caring for the graves of Confederate dead, and has requested Congressman Ilrosius to \ uae his influence to bring about national legislation to carry into effect the president's sentiments. 1 No-To-Bac for fifty Cent*. Guaranteed tobacco habit care, make* weak { bw su-ooc. Wood pure. Mo St. All drutfciata. 3,000 SOLDIERS KILLED i Results of a Powder Magazine i Explosion in a Chinese Camp. I London, Dec 20.?A dispatch I frnm Skon<?li?i -- ? 1 ? ft v/u.1 ^iinugUA' IU tUC LJ T 81 Jtt* I pern here, says a jrowder magaw zine situate in the centre of the 1 f, , Chinese camp at Hong Cow, has i exploded, leveling a square mile i of houses. It is estimated that 3,000 soldiers were killed, including the general commanding the forces. i The American and French missions are both supposed to hare 1 been damaged but it is said there 1 were no fatalities among the 1 Americana. ; CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought: bZZIZ Joseph Carvil, a blower in a glass factory at Muncta, Ind., though but 19 years old, stands ti feet S inches in height, weighs 245 pounds, and lias strength fully up to his weight and size. | He still continues to grow in ; I weight and is said to be the tallest , and ntrongest man in Indiana. ncnu l y ia 1IIUOII llrcp. Clean Mood mean a a clean skin. No y-auty without it. Casc-areta, Candy Cathartic' clean yonr blood and keep it clean, by ' Airring up tne lazy liver and driving all iiu )uritie? from the bod v. Begin to day to ! >ani??h pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking C'ascarets,?beauty for ten cents. All druggistu, satisfaction guaranteed, lue, 25c, 50c. ~ SAY rDON'T DO IT !~ Don't send off for jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware, or for anything in those linos, for the identical thing can ho obtained from R. Brandt for the same money and oftentimes for less, besides yon know how often one it deceived. I)ni you ever think of it, that K. Brandt has made a study of ordering such things for s years, and that lie nertainly knows hetie where to order Mil vnnii you wno ecc<?<Monally read au advertisement or receive a oata-' logue Remember all jewelers are not ho well posted. Hrlng your oata logue along and he will demeriHtrate what he aaya. Now, tr.r It, he want# you to d> it. Our prl ee are low and a 10 per cent Reduction make* them a great deal lower Write for circular*. fi BRANDT, For you a Money eating Jeweler, Oheftter? 8. CL AU V A\U .UlVUi/ u i n M .UU11V WAS EVIDENTLY MISTAKEN FOR ANOTHER WHITE M \ N. The Fatal Ballot Forced Suspender Buckle Into H 0 Paniling1* I 1 ntestines. The State, \i 1 st instant. News of ii murder under li:?rrowing circumstances was brought to Columbia from Fort Motto yesterday, although the alTair occurred Saturday night. From all that can he learned, the murI dered man, H C Paul ling, was mistaken for another and whs shot from ambush while on his way home from Fort Motta. Scott White, n friend of II. C. ! Paulling, had previously had ft difficulty with a negro. ! The negro was in Fort Motto ! Saturday, and is said to have Bworu vengeance against White. However, the latter after having i become intoxicated, was locked up in tke guard house. Faulting came to town late in' the day to muka his weekly pur-1 chases, and startad home about sight fall. When about half a ! mil* from town, he was shot from J ambush. The range must have' been short, as the ball fired from the pistol forced the suspender j buckle into Paulling's intestines. From many circumstances in was apparent that he was shot by the aegrc who had the difficulty with Scott White. Dr. Knowlton, of this city, went down on Sunday to perform an operation on Mr. Paulling. The operation proved unsuccesa- | ful and Paulling died at half past j 5 o'clock Sunday night. The ! funeral services wore conducted yesterday at 10 o'ciock. Mr. Paulling was but 20 years old. BEATS THE KLONDIKE Mr. A. ('. Tlwimjifci \lnrv<v i 11?? Tex., has found a more valuable! discovery than has yet liecn made in the Klondike. For years he suffered untold agony from eon-' sumption, ac(oinpauied by hem- j orrhages: ami was absolutely cured by I)r. King's New I >iseovery ror Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ho declare., that gold is of little value iu comparison with this marvelous euro: would have it, even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Uronchitis and all throat and limp at' fections are positively cured by I)r. King's Imsw Discovery for Consumption. Trial bottles free | at Crawford Bros' Drop Store. Regular size f>o cts and $1.00.' Guaranteed to cure or price re-' funded. PRKSIDKNT (J KTS RACK. Whole Party Delighted With tlie Trip South and Call it a Great Success. Washington, I). C., Dee. 20.; ?The presidential party after an absence of seven (lavs in the South arrived at the Pennsylvania station over the Southern railroad j today at 11 :!i0 o'clock, exactly on schedule time. With ths exception of Mrs.) McKinlev, who was slightly in- 1 disposed at Atlanta, every mombar of the party has been in the best health and all pronouncod tho trip most enjoyable and a splendid success in every way. Iwt T(W?? ApH ( Iwiti Tuar US Away. Te 4?lt tobeooo eaally ami toreyer. be tie. >iU of life, ner?e end *i?or, take No ToBee, wneder-worker. teat make* woek men atr*?S. All Srwf*late. Mo or II. Cerer**r*aIMS. Sewklet and eewiple Ireo ASSreas Btwrttwg IiwiQ ?r 'JhUafo or Wew YerW H - , , jl v/ifc 1 11u CON FEDKlt YCY. Compilation <>f Interesting Farts and Figures Regarding This State's Quota in the Civil War. The following U taken from the annual report of Col. J P Thomas, State Historian, for the year 181>S: The following tables give the numerical results of the rolls iu the respective departments of service. Infantry ? Field and staff 764, of which number *2 died in battle or from wouuds, 10 were wounded, '24 were captured and 81) surrendered There wern 783 captains; 065 tirst lieutenants, 788 second lieutenants, 290 third lieutunants, 2,423 sergeants, 2,039 corporals and 30,570 privates, making a total of 44,480. Of this number 6,237 died in battle, 5,080 of disease, 048 in prison, 6,502 wounded, 1,502 captured, total number of casualties, 19,420. Tho number surrendered was 4,409; deserters 219. Cavalry?Field and staff 74, died in battle or from vrouuds 4, wounded 8, surrendered 16. Line officers?Captains 138, first lieutenants 109, second lieutenants 111, third lieutenants 36,sergeants 455 corporals 388,privates 7,767,total, 9,042. Died ia battle 407,of disease 401, in prison 64, wounded 524, captured 194, total casualties 1,661, surrendered 1,<* 551, deserted 17. Artillery?Field and staff 54, died in battle 3, wounded 3, captured 1, surrendered 8. Lino ofGeers?captains85, first lieutenants 128, second lieutenants 104, third lieutenants 14, sergeants 341, corporals 354 privates 7,133, total 8,075. Killed in battle 213, died of disease 202, died in prison 1**, wounded 296, captured 80, total casualties 796, surrendered 1,222. In the State troops there were 16 lield oflicors. 70 captains, 74 lirst lieutenants, 104 second lieutenants, 33 third lieutenants, 215 sergeant*, 191 corporals, 4,231 privates, making a total of 4,928. The grand total of troops sent out from the State was as f> Mows: Officers 4,456, enlisted men 62,liw*. c.c. ?. ii ri._ < *..i . ....... I . i IH- II' III I II U III b?r of effective men was 57,4S?!. There worn t>/.'2 I deaths on the tield, 725 in prison, 5,087 of diaoaso, wounded 7,'f'dO, captured 1.77?i, surrendered 7,242, desert t?l d() 1. Fit Kr. PI 1.1.S Send your address to II. H. Hneklcn Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. Kind's New Life Tills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and particularly etTective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have boon proved invaluable. They are guaranteed lobe perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the Sitf llll-wll on.I - ---- - iiimmn fcluttuy invigorate tlio .system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sol<l by Crawford Bros Druggist. Collector Tolhert has not only taken Charleston as a rofuge for himself from the Phcenix rioters, hut he i? opening a colony for his hlack companions in polities hers also.?Charleston Post. Subscribeto Tub Ledger. i m I\.VJ nvj \JU 1AJ MISSISSIPPI. A j Tln-y Arc Immigrating From) Greenwood Conntv?One Kosultoi Phoenix Trouble. lv ! Special to The State. v< Greenwood, Deo. '20.?The efl I negroes of this countv allow a .... . v j disposition to emigrate. SoYernl tt ( hundred are likely to leave within lu a few Weeks. The exodus comI menced a weolf m<*i? ?l?>n uu | r> car? filled with negro families left ,c for lower Mississippi. Another w car left Sunday night. The 100 r< negroes that have gone went from c' j the Saluda section and several! farms there are practically tenant- j less. More are going from the . h' saiV^liliLW. ' P1 There is no denying the fact j j that the negroes in the populoua , P1 sections of this county ure badly 01 lemoi alized. They are in ?onie places at ill panic-stricken on ae- e: count of the Phienix trouble. They nave not been molested but ^ ; have the unreasoning fear of their T i real friends so common to ignor c' ! ance. The negroes of Saluda, bi Ninety-Six and Phoenix will hard^ * ly make contracts for another n< year. z< Under the circumstances this *c exodus is expected to thin out the ^ over abundant negro population of this county ?**>paideiably. It is the colored renters who are gettiig ;ff. As a consequence ^ some of tuo best land in the county C( will be occupied by white renters P< hereafter. r< m ui One Soldier Shoots and Kills An- cc other at Greenville. d< at Greenville, S. C., Dec. 20.? ci Private Murgridge, of the Second ttr West Virginia Regiment, was shot and instantly killed today by g< Private .John Mattice, of the Two ] of J Hundred and Third New York pi Regiment, who also shot and ci wounded Private Hart, of the j Second West Virginia. Murgridge jrt und I Inrt vvnrn ?t niut.il 1 . v ? v/? v. Mi/ I'lOLWI MVllt U | near the regimental camp. Mat- | n< tire, who was on guard duty, i vj 1 started to arrest the men, when ct 'it i* claimed, Murgridgo fired >a twice at him. Matt ice roturned I the fire, the hall passing through ^j Murgridge's hodv and striking (,j Hart in tne side. Hart denies that either ho <>r Murgridgo tired ,r, at the guard. |N | *> I A N DERSON CO N V I (ITS FK K E. I -p I ,, . I* Had Served Nearly I en ^ ears ! and Were Released for Christmas. i i| ?7 I*1 Special to The Daily News. Columbia, S. C., Dee. '20.? jS Alexander flolloway, Tuell Hurts ?*' and Dave Boseman, colored, of y Anderson, were pardoned from i the penitentiary today. They i V i had served almost a ten years J e: term, which will expire Christ J mas. f, Itl Attorney General Hacks Durham. r< j Speceial to The Dailv News. c< Columbia, S. C. Dec. 20.? L Comptroller General Derham, in I p declining to distribute tho dis- j pensary profits anions all the | j counties, has the approval of the attorney general in bo doing. ^ V OASTORZA. Bon tw yf Tie KM Ym Htw Uwft IngM : ' an araCTlBU ? Dr. MM?' W?fT> Pill ' 1'AAKS CAM liE KEDDOKD. Reform Demanded in Govern j mental Expenditure. eowee Courier. j During every campaign fort jars past the taiasues have made! irnest pleas for reform, the * ?. iction of taxes, and to this end j corresponding decrease of ex-; jnditures. In response to thcae unands for reforms many chanss hare been made in ihe laws, j >me for the bettor, some for the or e, but nothing has brought lief to the purse of tho laboring! aaaos. On the contrary as timet i seame harder more taxes have sen exacted, until our people ave become reatiT? under tho ( rcsBiire. Their demands appear > have been evaded. While the, jrcbasing power of the dollar is more U an doubled, there hasj no reduction of ths number tacted. It haa been said nothing can be r>ne to cheapen the government, his induces us to examine more: osely the expenditures to find, if fcply we may, how the desired id can l>e accomplished. There is 3 valid reason why all good citi?ns in a republic should not ia>rm themselves as to public matirs and express their judgment as > what is right and proper. They lould be taken into the confidence I the powers that be. This is loir right sand they should be intent with, nothiflg left. The sople are not unreasonable or tsh in their demands, when they nderstand the oircumstances and j inditions. They do not ami will i >t complain at a tax which is j town to be necessary to an efli. | eut administration of the State, id county governments. It seems to us that some chan- j ss could be made, the tendency i 1 which would be to reduce ex-1 it)sos without injury to an elli- j cut administration. In the first place, the election ws of South Carolina are outn-1 srsome ami twice as expensive as j1 scessary. There are three super-11 sors of registration, v\h<>n one >uld do the work for the same ilat v he now gets. There are ?o sets of commissioners of oleeon in each county and two sets f managers a1 each precinct. One | it of commissioners and mtniicm'h could do the work us efficient All this machinery is oxpen- 1 ve and so much in not ueeded.?:| his complicated machinery has' rved its purpose in the past, hut is no longer necessary. The enactment of the Auslra-I an ballot system would still fur icr serve to reduce the exucii'-es. Again there is expended on the tate college# a vast sum of 111011V?from $125,000 to $175,000 a ear. There is reason in all things. 1 i'e have five colleges run at the1 ipenso of the taxpayers. If live colleges were necessary! it* the education of the youth of I ic Stats, the expenditures injured would ho excusable. Is it necessary to maintain five dleges at the public ox pens# in rder that our youth may be prop- j rly educated i Wo think not. In this State are many col leges, I ^dividual or denominational, that ; tford the same advantages as the tate colleges except Winthrop nd Clemson. The military training at Clemon is the same aa that at the Citdel, and the latter should be transferred to CleniH?n. Furman University, WolTord, Newberry und Kiskine arc each run at an annual expenditure of lesa than $15,000, while the appropriation for each State College ranges from ?i20.iioi) to "??o annually in addition to tuitiou feet. It may be said that the education received in the denomination al colleges is not to thorough.? but this in a mistake. There are as many eminent and useful alumni of the denominational colleges as from the State institutions. Wo are not prepared to what should bo done, but in these stringent times half the prtsent appropriation should he saved to the people. Should this he done and the election laws simplified an annual saving of from $75,00<> to $100,000 could be effected. Again, something like a horizontal reduction of twenty-tiro per c?nt. of the highest salaries paid our officials can he made without detriment to the public aervic?. Heretofore reform has consisted mainly in cutting the salaries of the little fish, and leaviag the big salaries alone. Instead of beginning at the bottom, let us begin at the top, and reduce tb? salaries of Governor and State officers to some appreciable extent. The Judges can also do the work of tho Bench for less compensation. A reasonable reduction of all falanios paid our public servants could be made, and an annua1 sating of $25,000 elfected. Colonel Blinding. C dumbia State. The Sumter Daily Item has this to sav about Col. James L). Blanding, tho liveliest young octogenarian in the State, if not in the country: "The marriage of Mr. Donald McQueen Blanding induced us to ask Colonel Blanding somewhat of bis family. knowing that it wuh In'ire and scattered. lie permits us to say that Don is the thirteenth child he lias given away in marriage: hut ho has received in return more than ho has given away ? that hi* family, older and younger, including sons and daughtersdnlaw, nuinlier 87, of whom 84 survive: and these are scattered over the late Confederacy, from Mason and Dixon's line to the Rio Grande. What a family record! And Col. lilauding, the head of the family, is still -!i. icing to the post of dntv, after ">7 years of active practice in th0 law und is, we believe, the oldes law practitioner in the State." Col. Hlanding is a veteran of the Mexican war and the Civil war. and the only reason we can suggest for his uot being also n veteran of the war with Spain is that he couldn't find a coniniim! active enough to keep up with hitn. | Col. Blanding also wont front Washington to New York thro ijli the big blizzard of March, and bejond an occasional growl about "thin nasty Yankee weather,*: he didn't stem to mind it at all.] Don't Nrglect lfonr I.lver. Liver troubles quickly result in serious complications, and the man who neglects hit I liver has little regard for health. A bottle of Hrowns' Iron Hitters taken now nn<l then will kern the liver in perfect or<ler. If the disease has developed, Browns' Iron Hitters will care it permanently. Strength and vitality will always follow its use. Browns' Iron Bittera ia sold by all dealers. py Subscribe to The Ledger