The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, April 30, 1890, Image 2
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mBPHVm?isPATCK last week to the Columbia
Begister, that paper, in its issue of
the 2oth, says that the attachment
of the Eecord reporters item to the
Dispatch's editorial on the "Leapharfr
Eespite was purely a piece of inadvertence
on its part and not its intention
"to break the force of the
editorial, or to enable Governor Bichardson
to escape public censure by
giving it as an excuse for not furnishing
the people of Lexington with
the contents of that affidavit." Li making
this proper disclaimer, the.Begis
ter has placed the information before
* its readers, who probably were led to
believe, from the manner in which it
published the editorial, that the
Record's item originated with the
Dispatch and was a. part of its
article. This is satisfactory to the
Dispatch, but we trust that in the.
future the Register will not be so inadvertent
as to give to the public
items which would seem to justify
the Governor's course in the Leaphart
matter aftd credit them to the Dispatch.
The Register denies that the people
of Lexington regards its report of
the Committee's interview with the
Governor otherwise than impartial.
It would be an easy matter to obtain
from the Committee a statement to
controvert this idea of the Register,
and as we claim to be more conver
sant with the views of the people of
Lexington than those the Register,
we are satisfied that they, placing more
confidence- in the statements of the
Committee than the Register gained
from Governor Richardson, directly
or indirectly, do not regard the Register's
report impartial, though it
may have intended it so.
Sa was ^ |
fVirnrifflirHif fiflnTDlft. It WES CT6IV' I
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where observed in the State. An
immense gathering of ex-Confederates
was held in Atlanta. Gen. Joe
E. Johnston and Gen. Kirby Smith
were present. The old Confederates
cut the traces of Gen. Johnston's car
rirge, too.^ out the horses and drew
the carriage through the streets amid
the greatest enthusiasm.
In commuting the sentence of the
negro who murdered Sheriff Hood's
father in Chester from hanging to
the penitentiary far'life, Governor
Bich&rd&cn has got himself into ani
other unenviable position, though not
so bad as that with Lexington.
The condition of the'cotton mill at*
Darlington is so prosperous that the
directors have decided to double its
- capacity. Last week it shipped six
car-loads of shirting to Boston, and
has orders for its goods ahead till
Augqst.
McGregoe, who killed Cody some
months since on the streets in Warrenton,
Ga., was tried recently in
that place for murder. The jury was
out nearly fire days and nigiits and
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
W. E. Jackson, an Augusta lawyer,
lias succeeded in the making a machine
for the manufacture of bagging
from ? the' cotton stalk; equal in
strength to" the jute, and less inflammable.
He estimates that he can
pay $2 per ton for cotton stalks de
livered at mill.
Speaker Thos. B Reed made a
bitter anti Southern speech at a
celebration of General Grant's birthday
in Pittsburg. He dwelt on all
the old fakes with emphasis. ?.
The Columbia Board of Trade last
week heard Capt. Cordes and Mr.
George W. Williams, Jr., relative to
establishing a steamboat line between
Columbia and Charleston.
Samuel Jeffries, a wealthy citizen
of Gafihey City, Spartanburg county,
has been arrested; charged with the
murder of a Mr. White, 20 years
ago.
Mayor Bryan of Charleston has
- -Tforwarded
to the Secretary of *he
Navy a handsome solid silver punch
bowl to be presented to the man-ofwar
Charleston.
Miss Winnie Davis, the "Daughter
of the Confederacy," is said to be
engaged to Alfred Wilkinson, a young |
?c \tawt vAVv
iawjrei u1 ojixftbudc) c " -J- ui **.
Pbof. B. G. Davidson of the State
University was badly burned Saturday
by the accidental fall and bursting
of a carboy of sulphuric acid.
The
Columbia clerks have peti- j
tioned their employees to close their j
store every evening, except Saturday's,
at 7 p. m.
Extensive frauds have been dis- i
covered in the Boyal Prussian Treasury
Department at Berlin.
Henby W. Stanley left Brussets
Saturday, and on his arrival in London
was given an ovation. The
Queen will make him Lord Stanley
of Congo.
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^^H^HHRmghman at the mass
BMM^held at this place on the 19th
inst., and which should have appeared
in the proceedings of that meeting
but the copy was not handed us in
time:
Mp.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
When Napoleon drew up his army before
the Mamalukes under the shadow
of the pyramids, pointing to the latter
he said to his soldiers: "Remembar
that from yonder heights forty
centuries look down upon you." Men
of Lexington, fathers of the daughters,
husbands of the wives and
brothers of the sisters, from the
pyramid top of opportunity on which
God has set us, we look down on
forty centuries. "We, to-day, stretch
our hand into the future with power
by our proper actions to mould the
destiny of future generations. Notwithstanding
the perils which
threaten us, and by which we are
surrounded, you can place yourselves
in a position to occupy the Gibralter
of the age which will command the
world's respect. In the language of
the poet:
"We are living, we are dwelling
In a grand and awful time:
In an aee on ages telling.
To be living iasrcbllme."
To-day, fellow-citizens, the mystic
clouds of disappointment hover over
-as again. Governor Richardson has
| broken his sacred pledge to our Committee
that he would furnish them
with the contents of the affidavit
and necessary papers upon which he
based hi3 actions in respiting the
condemned man. What, gentlemen,
is our position to-day? Under the
pledge of our Committee that went
to Colombia on last Saturday at our
bidding, our hands are tied, let us
then rise above the Chief Executive
of the State and carry out the pledsre
of our Committee. Let us act I
calmly and with consideration, re-1
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world are^fon us. The rights SSjr
which wb contended have been warned
us. Judge Wallace and Gov-}
ernor Richardson, taking with them, \
in their secret bosom G. T. Graham,
sit in star chamber denying us, nut
only our Constitutional rights, but
the inherent ones bought by the
blood of a noble ancestry. Governor
Richardson, who should be the
representative of the sovereign people,
to-day binds our rights with
the shackles of secrecy. He holds
within his possession to-day an affidavit
at the. hands of an infamous
creature that effects the character of
one of Lexington's d?ugfeic*a>iipcn v
whom one of the most infamous and
dunning crimes known to Hie Anglo-Saxon
race has been committed.
That daughter who, in the incipiency
of her womanhood,has written with the
blood of her virginity upon the criminal
records of the Court of Lexington
the damning details of that di&boli
cal deed. Great God! gentlemen,
how can we forbear? But forbear we
must and show to the world the moral
stamina we possess and the magnanimity
of our people.
"What, gentlemen, are our legal
rights under the laws of our State?
The Governor is required to keep all
the public records that may be transmitted
to his keeping. That public
record is not the record of Governor
Richardson, but the record of the
people and at their bidding must be
shown. He can have no secret in
any public document and his actions
in the refusal to unfold to our view the
contents of that affidavit upon which
he based his official act is without a
precedent in the history of our State,
and is poisonous to the great fundamental
principles which underlie
every fabric of our Constitution.
That affidavit is the property of the
people and its contents should be
made known. If it be false, then
the party that made it should receive
the severest penalty of the law, and '
if it never comes to light, G. T.
Graham should be held to account
for it, and you, by your acts of condemnation,
should drive him from
At- f A TT_.,
we conmies ex your couuiy. xou
have heard, fellow citizens, the report
of your Committee. You have
hid unfolded for your consideration
by the Sheriff the authority by which
he was governed in his removing the
prisoner from the confines of the
Lexington jail to that of Richland.
And, just here, I wish to remark that
I think no censure should be attributed
to Mr. Drafts in the discharge
of that duty. He occupies & different
positior^from us ae private citizens.
He has placed his hand on
that sacred Book handed down by
the Omnipotent God through his divine
agents upon which all our Christ
ian civilization is based and took, the
oath of office to discharge his duty
and every duty that was encumbent
upon him to do, and as a Christian
man he only discharged that duty
which was forced upon him by one
higher in authority. And now, in
conclusion, gentlemen, I ask you
again to show your magnanimity by
standing to the pledge of your Committee
and in all your deliberations
act with care and consideration today,
and in the near future the
criminal will be executed, justice be
done, the majesty of the law vindi- j
cated and the great wrong avenged, j
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la This the Way to Enforce the i^aw?
THE AFFIDAVIT SHOtJLD SOT ftAV^BEE^
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Governor Kichardson,
has aroused the people of Lexington
against the Chief Executive. We do
not understand why the affidavit in
question should for a moment be
kept from the people.
THE CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON HAVE
ACTED NOBLY.
York Enterprise.
It is indeed unfortunate that the
Governor acted in the manner that
he did. He had the whole militia of
the State at his command, and what
was done, should have been done in
open daylight, and without the cover
of secrecy if it took the whole force
to do it. The citiaens acted nobly
in the matter when the prisoner was
arrested, and when they had every
opportunity to lynch him, * * *
his action has the appearance of reproaching
the good people of Lexington,
when in fact they should be
commended.
BROKE FAITH WITH THE COMMITTEE.
Carolina Spartan.
The Le&phart case of Lexington
county has become an important affair.
Leauhart was resulted until
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the ninth of May by the Governor.
The citizens of Lexington demanded
the affidavit on which Judge Wallace's
recommendation was founded.
The Governor claimed that he' had
no secret to hide from the people,
but when Miss Cannon's attorney
went to him for the affidavit ho reS
fused to show it. Certain citizens
of Lexington then held a meeting
and passed resolutions showing up
the whole case and they declared
that the Governor in refusing to
furnish the affidavit has broken faith
with the committee and denied the
citizens an inherent right. This
meeting was held last Saturday and
the people will wait anxiously to see
what the Governor will do.
soj?oo?3?xu-iBff?*>!C8gM IT.
Newberry Herald and NewsT ??
The Lexington people have been
very greatly stirred up for the past
two weeks over the action of Gov fcrfior
Richardson in respiting the
negro, Wellie Leaphart, who had
Kaon <wnviftfod And son fori cod to he
hanged lor outraging a young white
girl in the town of Lexington tome
time since. When the respite was
given the prisoner was removed to
Columbia. The affidavit submitted
to Judge Wallace upon which he re-commended
has not yet been made
public and the Governor refuses to
give it as yet to the public. The
evidence of the guilt of the party is
conclusive. ] He was permitted to ben '
tried without harm to his person and
but for this respite would have been
executed legally.
It is a very rare thing for a negro
charged with this offense on a white
girl, to be given even a trial. This
is one crime that has been somehow
looked upon as deserving of summary
punishment. We do not want any
innocent man hanged, but the delay
and proceedings in this case will very
much add to the chances of any one
in the future charged with this crime
being given summary punishment
without process of law or court
The Governor we presume has
what he considers good reasons for
withholding the contents of the affidavit
upon which the respite was
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gTtUllttU, UUb 1TO WU1WII DCU nun kwj
good will result from it.
INDIGNANT DIGNITY.
Koowee Courier.
On last Saturday there was a second
mass meeting of the citizens of
Lexington county to hear the report
of the committee appointed the week
previous to wait upon the Governor
in the case of Wellie Leapnart, colored.
The report was made that
the Governor had refused to make
known the contents of the affidavit
on which the respite of Leaphart was
granted. One of the speakers said
'that Governor Richardson and
Judge Wallace, who should be representatives
of South Carolina, to-day
sit in a star chamber and we are denied
our rights. The Governor is
keeping in his office a public document
that should be submitted to
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we peopie. lowuug mwiuwuu?
were unanimously adopted denouncing
the action of the Gorernor in
withholding so long the contents of
the affidavit as "tyrannical," and is
"spreading broad cast over the country
rumors as to the contents thereof
damaging to the character of the
outraged lady, and fostering the
spirit of lynch law." It is to be
feared that this is the only case of
the kind that will be allowed to go
to trial in our courts for a good
many days to come. The chastity
of the womanhood of South Carolina
will be maintained at all hazards,
and hereafter the ready rope and
nearest limb will be apt to supercede
such vexatious delays of the law in
yisiting swift and merited punishment
upon the foul perpetrator.
There is no law nor justifiable reason
for the Governor's course in keeping
the contents of the affidavit so long
from the public.
THE LEXINGTON TROUBLE.
Spartanburg Herald.
The Lexington people are net yet
appeased. They held a meeting on
Saturday, in which they passed res- j
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olutions strongly denounc? /the action
of Governor Richard* in. refusing
to disclose either j ^ author
or the contents of the affi< rit upon
^ ?whiq}| fVl<a 1'f ^panted
* "ferfSoc of "deat h for outr ^uTtt
sault- The grievance of t gc g00lj
, Poorlo seems to consist hcre appar.
ent concealment from thff, If
paper which is alleged constituted
the single grata d upon
which Judge Wallace ree^amended
the reprieve that was cgfT'ed. The
Governor is reported as wihholding
the paper because he'fears {that violence
may be done to tie affiant.
This is surely a most'?emaiable position.
If the statement u the affidavit
is true, the author rnfed fear no
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harm from the Lexington people, who
have already shown their determination
to stand by the law aqjt to keep
faith with Governor Richa?dson. If
that statement is false, f?he author
should be known and he g&ould suffer
the severest penaltiesv'iffixed to
the crime of .perjury. fK
There is much in this cto irritate
even the most patient of the
people. The application S: respite
was made only the day fo&rore that
fixed for the execution. ?he newly
discovered evidence seofits to have
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time. But when is the potion for a
new trial to be heard? Judge Wallace
has been sitting in tie Fifth Circuit
two weeks since the i application
for respite. How much linger is the
public to wait before learning the
grounds upon which the due course
of law has been interrupted? How
much longer are they to be kept
wondering what can be the contents
of that mysterious affidavit?
The course of the Governor in
withholding the contents of the paper
on which he claims to have acted
is most unfortunate. It is certainly
without precedent. The Executive j
authority should rarely if ever be
called to account for the exercise of
the pardoning power. ^JThe Governor
is vested with a certain
discretion, and where - that
4ncorriipllj^and__ CftHy^exer cised
the people ought net to "he
heard to complain. But where the
grounds of pardon or respite are to
be found in a paper submitted to a
Judge or the Governor, that paper
is, or it ought to be, a public record,
the contents of which may be ascertained
by any citizen. Such has
been the invariable practice of the
Executive department of this State,
and the departure from "it In the
Leaphart case was alike USfortunate
and improper.
The sooner the mysterious affidavit
is placed in the .category with the
other records in the office
la win ?ases
ture. "
Thfl ftroAnrilla News well 8*VS that
in the event of any commission, in
the State, of. the crime of which this
negro Leaphart was lawfcfty convicted,
we may surety expect afynching.
That must be one result $. the
remarkable aspect which the; case
presents in consequence of the Governor's
more remarkable action.
Tillman's Plan of Campaign
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To be Arranged at Columbia on the
2d of May. }
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Greenville, April 25.?Captain G.
Wash Shell of Laurens, Chairman of
the Tillman Campaign Cdmmitiee,
was in the city to-day, Captain Shell
i&ormed a reporter who tafed with
him that he had called his Campaign
Committee to meet in Columbia on
May 2d to arrange the plans for
I Captain Tillman's canvass of the
State. He intimated that the ques
tion of filling the vacancy on the
March Convention ticket caused by
Col. Coit's declination of the nomination
for lieutenant Governor would
come before this Committee, but he
said he thought it likely tiie place
would be left unfilled.
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State Farmers' Alliance Exchange.
Columbia Bearistur.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Board of Directors of the State
Farmers' Alliance Exchange was held
in this city yesterday at Hotel
Jerome: There were present the f ol|
lowing Directors: J. Cfc-Coit. President,
Cheraw; Wc' H. Timlaarman,
! Edgefield; John: B. Hart$(BpGreenville;
J. W. Ferguson, Dwdinfton; 0.
B. Riley, Orangeburg; H. W^Xawson,
Abbeville. M. L. Donaldson of
Greenville, the State Superintendent,
was also in attendance _on the
meeting, which was mainly ^devoted
to considering reports of the business
of the past quarter, andlooking I
forward to the prospects in the future.
The trade of the Exchange
has averaged about $1,000 per day
for the past quarter and its whole
operation has been very successful
and satisfactory. The outlook for
in mAllf
tuc XUIU1C 19 WiiDiUCACU WVOV
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Arrangements were made iov the
purchase of supplies-for the coming
season in plenty of^ time to yeady
for the demand tfe^for, and the
matter cf handling the of Alliance
farmers, especially th^elling of
their cotton,was discussed tS&pughly.
It is probable that Alliance' warehouses
will be established 0 various
points throughout the State, and in
all things the interests of the farmer*
are to be looked after.
A Card from Miss Cannon's Father
Lewiedale, S. C., April 26th, 1890,
Hon. S. P. Wingard, Cliainnan,
Lexington, S. C.?Dear Sir: "Wishing
to express mf "gratitude to you
and the balance of Urc
who waited upon the Governor in
the case, and in behalf of my daughter,
I take this opportunity to say, in
my feeble way, that I am under everlasting
obligations to you, and all the
good people of this county who have
taken an interest in this matter for
me and my family. I feel that there
has been a great deal more done for
me by my friends than I could do
myself. My family and mends in
the Old Country across the water,
in my native land, shall know and
remember you and the good people
of this county. I would be glad if
all the Committee read this.
I am, and remain your friend forever.
Patrick Cannon.
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I'or the Lexington Dispatch.
Canghman Items.
Everything is now calm and serene
we believe.
Farmen are hard at work getting
in their cotton seed.
Corn is up and looking very well.
The fruit crop will be a fizz. The
peach trees are about half dead,
from what cause we are not able to
say.
The blackberry prospects are very'
good, and won't there be a grabbing
amongst them when thev get ripe.
Wherefore is this silence among
us in regard to railroad matters.
The Batesburg people are determined,
it seems, to bring the Blackville,
Newberry and Alston Railroad to
that place from Seivern. Let us remind
the people on this side that this
is our road, the road that has been
waiting for us to take hold of it and
help it through and if we let it slip
by we ruin the chance probably of
twenty five years. There is talk of
pulling it toward Greenwood. This
should not be, but we should see
that Newberry be on its route. The
survey from Batesburg to the Saluda
river cannot be excelled for a rail
road route while the facilites for
crossing the river at Holley Shoals
cannot be surpassed. Our immediate
. section is now wrought up to suoh a
pitch of progress that we are sadly
better facilities in the way
of mails" aa^transportation. In winter
our marke^i^^s are generally
[ in a most miserablep^it owing to
the immense amount of freight transported
thereon. We have^st-tMh
place now three saw mills which are
in immediate need of railroad facilities.
The transportation of lumber
alone would justify the extension of
a railroad . line across the country
through this section. We hope our
people will awake to a sense of their*
daily needs and see what can be done
toward inducing the railroad men to
make a careful study of us before
passingusby.
Dr. Sease is happy again. It is a
girl this time. W, H. H.
April 26,1890.
For the Lexington Dispatch.
Xee, so Sy I to fiery farmer in'
Lexington county, let her rolL If
you can't help don't hinder. "Push
along, keep moving," was the refrain
of a song I used to sing in my boyhood
days, and I mean now to sing
it again. So, come, one and all, and
lend a helping hand to push this ball
along; and as we go "marching on,"
well sing our little song of "Push
along, keep moving." I remember
once seeing some hands rolling a
house, and their movements were
kept very harmonious by the. welltimed
cry of "fresh holt." So we must
act in unison to the cry of "let 'er
roll"?push. Come, push along boys,
let's keep it moving. And whenever,
if ever, we stop to rest, we will cheer
each other with a paraphrase of Bill
Arp's well known words, "Hurrah
for our side"?Democrat or no Democrat,
Independent or no Independent,
hurrah for our side! Fellow
citizens, I mean to say this.
The Fanners' Movement, which
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lilt/ JLjUilVi VI Clio mmw
called "The Ball in Motion" and our
friends,' the enemies, have called
"Tillmanism," is nothing more nor
less than the demands of justice of
the farmers, by the farmers for the
farmers. It is our ball and he who
would hinder or stay its onward
movement is not a friend of the farmers.
Certainly no farmer's hand or
voice should be raised against it, for
that would be suicidal?yea, worse
than that?it would be stabbing your
best friend in the back.
"United we stand, divided we fall."
J. L. Settler.
Selwood, S. C.
' The -Charleston.Sun to he a Tillman
0 gan.
It is rumored that the Charleston
Daily Sun is to be purchased by John
D. Murphy & Co., the farmers who
represented Charleston in the Shall ;
Cjnvention in March last, with the
intention of publishing it in the interest
of the Farmers's Movement, i
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I bought a largo number of them
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hence I will deliver this fine plush
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1,000 Cornice Poles 25cta. each.
1,000 Window Shades 3*4 feet on H
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Window Shades and Clocks. Now
see here?I cannot quote you gj
AvM-vthincr I havft cot in a store
containing 22,100 ftet of floor
room, besides its annexes and lac- a]
tory in another part of the town. n
I shall be pleased to send yon anything
above mentioned, or will
sea^my catalogue free if yon.will
say yon saw this advertisement in B
Lexington Dispatcb, published u
at Lexington, S. C.
No goods sent 0, 0. D., or on ?
consignment. I refer to the editor
and publisher of this paper or " f
to any banking coneern in Augusta,
or to the Southern Express
Co , all of whom know me per- J
sonally. Yours, &c.,
IL. F. PADGETT, ]
I 1110 and 1112 Broad St.,
I Angusta, - - Georgia,
I PPOPEIETOI: |
I PADGETT'S FURNITURE, STOVE
ICABPET STORES. J
Facto?y, Harrison St. g
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The citizens oi Lexington are cordially invited to sre the prett!e?T~^p^HH^^^^^^H
ot Baltimore.
DRESS GOODS.
Ladies admire and wonder in amazement. Nothing like this 1 ii-brx-ver
umbia before. We will and must excel One of the novelties
n A AAAV/^n/\n PIODAA fcnifc ThcJA onDu aro in mo/^irr^ low tn+'.rmA
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(rices are always the loweetl
EMBROIDERIES.
A great sale of Hamburg and Swiss Embroideries in different widths. We
oods in this department than any other two stores in the citj.
LACE FLOU3VCINGS.
The ladies will wear more lace dresses and more flowers on their bats this
ver before. . HHj
25 pieces 54 inch Floancing at 50 cents. # A big lot of 24 inch Floaneing at 25
WHITE O-OOZDS. I
We have this season doubled oar space for this department. Oar stock is
rom the lowest to the finest numbers in all the com ct weaves.
Another sale in Table Damask. A bleached damask at 25c. a good artiole
1.00 and up to. $2.25. An exceptionally good line. See these numbers. A
a fine Hack Towels at 25o. 100 imported Mar^eill?s Quilts at $'2.00 to SS.O0; ftie
[est goods "ever shown by us, 1 I
TLOTHI1TG-I CLOTH13S>I | I
Our stock is complete in the latestest novelties in Spring Goods, made specially^' a* l\ I
y the best designer* in the country. Our daily increasing business gu&r&ntaoar J 1 I
lammoth purchases, and to-day we show the most extensive stock in the St4U?x<? 1 \ 1
mine our line carefally and we will save you money on every dollar's worth. j
SPECIAL: i|
Rnrino racfiitonra Rnito of AO w/wtV. . v ? ? * I Ki/. * _ ''^^1
Bo\s' Knee Pan s, 4 to 14 years, at SI.(9, worth $1 CO and $2 00. 'j f ~
Fine Trousers at popular prices. ^H|
Our Spring line of Gents' Neckwear just received. The Windsor Scarfs wife rings
or 75c. are tne popular thing this season. *J - j I
Just opened, 50 styles in Neglige Shirts in all the new styles at popular prfc?, tang*
Dg from 50c. to $4 00 I
Our Spring styles in AATS ere beauties and the prices low.
SHOES, SESOHJSI -
Our Shoe Department under the management of Mr Sligh is becoming very pcptUv I
f you want a pair of good shoes for a littlejmoney give us a calL
Beapeotiully, ^
I. L. MIMNAUGH & SjJ|
COLUMBIA, S. O. ' gMBMB
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'BUS LINE. I
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of ft 6 incii -Scissor. In ordering, aut? ll M N J
I'CARTHA'S BUSSES SS
NION DEPOT, COLUMBIA /
On arrival of all trains, for hotels or Wl^^sss^SP''
First Class Livery and Feed Stable, and Enjtn ||i, , ^'m ii f 11,iupTTTMi . IH
nest Turnouts in the city at moderate
FUflP^flN i The Best Trs-ent fcr CHRiSTM fl
g . II %| | %0 %0 |^| I ; ail the year ibr a Gentu,wn j
???;7;:?h,? frcie APGLLORINO RAW |
uop?on a. smpnen, PR1C? S2 00( POSTMOf PAi0 AaajJ M
IGX OF TEE GOLDEN SADDLE, ? allinc & LODGE, '
1 vrA^tiAn ^>tt4 r^riAr. MAAflfiAM IM
eeps constantly on hand a full line of all ! 1 ????
grades . THE PEOPLES' PAPER^W
larness, Saddlery, the farmers'friends 1
ORSE BLANKETS. LAP BOBES. SADDLE ' -M
?-FXKE GOODS A SPECIAITY.-?^ i Jj
rFin.? Hand 2v?a,d.e \ Daily, Eight Pages, $7 a Year*
IDDLE ASD HARSE8S WORK MADE TO j ^ g 7" ^
ORDER | (&M JPttttUfttf gJUlg#,
ad repairing promptly done at reasonable j Twelve Page?> s2 a Year (by Alail Only.) . j
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BELTING, BELTING! 77"
N. Y. Belting and Packing Co.'8 Goods (Lu?
ut ers will find it to their advantage to ob ; """
tin prices before purchasing elsewhere. Twelve Pages. $1 a Year, The Largest, j *f
Nov. 27-ly. t Newsiest, Brightest. Beet and Only ?; *<!
j | Fearless Paper in South Carolina, >
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1ALDUI 1 lUUlA-m ?0rWgu4grt,
' RICHMOND, YA,j | CHARLESTON, ft. C. /
MANUFACTURERS POMONA K" 1
rill furnish lowest estimates on ail kinds ,
of Machinery, j iVllTNlPriP^ I
ENGINES AND BOILERS. ?1UIacuta,
j POMOXA, IV. j *.
IAW AND QRIST MILLS, I ~ I
iflTTnil Aiye Two and one-half miles west oft \
rtJTTUN UlNo, ; boro, N. C., on the main line of ti !? |B
PRESSES AND ELEVATORS, r, E. R
IRICK AND TILING MACHINERY) fruit TREES VINESJ^o^*,
'lANER AND WOOD WORINQ MA- f FK?" ' p
CHINFRY ^verJ description. The ot /. MM
* ! M.i.tioc oc n'All A.Q the new
W Write to me for prices before buying. j rinieZ Japan Plume! ' H
I. C. Badham, Gen l Agt, fl
COLUMBIA, S. C. Eeding plants in their seasc, w
The Talbott Engine and Old Dominion large stock 01 the finest vai; t
lorn Mill are the Best. ; for Catalogue No. 1, of Frnit Z _ I
-?i i ^c'' an<* ^?* ^relen
and learn the extent of my Ne
Fire Insurance. ? : is hard to beat anywhere.
i solicited Special induced' I
r AM AGENT FOB 8EVEBAL STRONG .'planters. >
L Fire Insurance Companies, and am I T VA V T TVnr^ v
repared to write policies on most reason*- 1
! rates, ? ,
C- E. TfEAFHARI. , Apr. 23-ly
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