The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, July 07, 1881, Image 2

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'lHE SENTINEL. D. F. BRADLEY, Editor. PICKENS C. 11., S. C.: TURSDAY, JULY 7, 1881, 'or subscription, $1.50 per annum, for six s.nths, 75 cents; strictly in advance. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per *,are of one inch or less for the first inser,. ,. and fifty cents for each subsequent. in - tion. Liberal discount made to merchants t others advertising for six months or by V year. 'obitnary Notices and Tributes of Respect trged for as advertisements. Announcing Candidates five dollars, in aance. Found lGuilty. Whitnian licks was tried and convicted o f - murder of his wife at.- Spartanhurg last k. The defense was insanity. Garnet. Er. S. P. Braziae has handed us several es of garnet which he pickei up in a rn-nch on his pliaee, about four miles West this place. Air. 11 says there is plenty of (liere. Ile also inforns us that in ditclhig h! truclc a st rain of slate, which, if properly veloved might prove profitable. We will 'ward the garnet, to Commissioner tButler. Hall Storm. On Wednesday of last, week a heavy rain I linil storm passed over lie eastern por , ma of this County. and iii the vicinity of U:usville, the hail was very disastrous to i growing crops. Mr. Wm. Major. we un <b 'stand, estimates his loss at $300. The . 'ps of Mr. J. Iunt and others in the aIMe mivghborhood were seriously damaged. For v:ately tlie hail was confnned to a small (tion of the County. Oi the Gr'nville ie we understand, the hail did a good dca! lamage. Excursion. Thore will bo an excursion train run, (for whitesonly,) on the Air Lino * .xilroad, firotn Chalotto to Atlanta, ioesday July 12th, instant. Train v ill leavo ChlarlIotto at 5::35 o'clock; a. wi. and recturning, loavo Atlanta, n~lursday July 14th, at 12:30 p. mU. aire for round trip tioct, frm .Eas ry and Liberty Stautions, $3.00; fromn 4 i ntral Station $2.50. IPhe Shooting of' the President. Thme poolpe of the United States without :iaiinction of party or section, were terribly h< "rifled when the news reached them that ihe Chief Magistrate of this great Republic t'ibeen stricken dowvn by the bullet of an Issin. At first they could hardly be made 'believe it. They thought it possibly a ix, but when fiurt her reports confirmed (he intelligence, they begana to conjecture the sor, and thle opinion wais almost universal .t it was the work of the ''Star Route" ves or the stalwart wing of the Republi party. But the telegraph intimates that. would-be assassin is at imaniac, andl that inaffair has no political meaning. We wvould proud to know that this was the case, for * m the time comes in this country that our of Magistrate's life is liable to be taken ny time by a part izan of (lie polit ica1 y y not in sympathy with him, we mai y bid v well to Republican form of governmenit *prepare to accept a monarchy or military *otism. In this instance (lie (lemon who )erately and premeditatedly attempted life of the President, happens to belong -faction of the President's own party, but mclear to our mind, and in fact thie con. on of Giteau that ho was "a stalwart of italwarts," and that he killed the Presi for the good of the Republican party, is i~ ent evidlence that a political motive in. hlaed the act. The resignation of Conkling his frantic efforts to be re-elected; his a"~t's and other M.alwart leader's and nial's denunciation of the Administration lently worked Giteau up to the killing poin mt, and to Conkling more than to any other (eie may be traced the responsibility of S terrible crime. W'hile our vocabulary fails us in words to "oess our condemnation of the crime, we at ine m time rejoice that the deed was not a mit ted by a Southern man or a Democrat. .I V Q itt eau been of Sout hern bida~ or Dem o i c proclivities, a Radical howl would have Em raised at the North, andl a system of per a 'tions inaugurated against the Sout h wh ich m n.trocity and fiendishness would have ex, led that following the assassination of .;ucoln and reconstruct ion. But the crimie, i matters not from wha~t quarter it comes or w it motive may have induced it, deserves, -I receives, the condemnation of all the pee jwof the United States regardless of party cmuir or section. Garfleld is the legally elect.. r'a President of the United tttes and a man of :tckiiowledged ability, and ve Lelieve him patriotic and desirous of promoting the inter. 'et of the whole country. For these reasons, *.so long as he acts upon such principles) we believe his administration should receive thie sulport and sympathy of all the good people of the country regardless of party. Sh$ ouki he survive the thet we lyelieve the intirest ot i ho country safe in his hardi, but should his *W(4und prove fatal and Art-hur, who represents tihe lowest and mo4 .vlelous elements in(lhe 1li(publiCan party, become Presidpnt in name whaile Concling will be Pretiident' in fact, we shudder 'for the fituro of tlie country. Thme wljakey and st ar i'ouf f r'v-gs wliudh flottrished like a agreen bay trpe" Undrt'he adminis. Srations of GOrant and H Ayes~ *6uld dome t o thfront agaiui, while sect ionalisqi would he hdIstinguishazng noliical featura nr she ad President Garfield Shot. WASHINGTON, 2.-The President and several members of his Cabinet and their fainilies were going to New England and were to join Mrs. Gar field from Long Branch at Now York. On ontering the ladies reoeption room of the Baltimore, and Potomac Rail road Depot this morning the Presi dent received two shots from the rear, one slight in the shoulder, the other between the hips and the kid neys. Secretary Blaine was near him at the time. The assassin was imme diately arrested, and said he did it to save the Republican party from ruin by the present adminstration; that he decided to do the deed six weeks ago and would have killed the President when he carried his wife to Long Branch, but that she looked so sick and weak at the time 'that ho post poned carrying out his purpose. le had written some, wild letters and a statement to the public of the advan tages a change of the Presidential office fiom Garfiold to Arthur would be to the country and to the Republi can party. The act has no political significance, but was tho crazy froak of a disap pointed offico seeker, Charlos Guit teau, of Chictigo. lie was Consul at Marseilles, and was recalled by this administration and then sought the Austrian Mission, and afterwards the Paris Consulship, without success. rhe weapon used is a heavy six inch revolver. The symptoms are very bad-re covery almost impossiblo. Thero was a disposition to lynch the assassin, but it was prevetted by the police and military being quickly assembled by telephone. For some hours the exoitomnt was intenso but the public heart has settled down in personal sympathy and to a senso of the public misfortuno, and awaits the result. The wretch snys his plan was un known to any one and this is be iev~'ed. *Vice Prooide nt Arthurii was prom pt ly called by wir~e and is now on his way to WVashington. COLUMBIA, July 2.-Telegraiphic reports from Wa ~shaington State that President Gat field walked into thec ladies waiting room of the Baltimnore and Potomac Riaiilroad depot at, 9 o'clock this nmoruintg arm in armi wi th Secretariy Blaine, intending to t ake the train for New Englai, thecre being fifty Or sixty ladies piresenit. Two. shots were tsuddenliy hourd and Blaine rushed~ toward the man ti't. fir'ed , but seeing the Presidet fall ing ran to his assistance. The :'ssassig, was secured(l by the polico2 and lodged in jail. lie is Charles G ittoau a ih Iut cracked shyster and~ tempera nc and Y. M4. C. A. lecture'r of Chi icago, a nd a native of Freeport, Illinois. Th'Ie President was su bsequcn thy trmoved to the 'White Rouse and attetided 1 y five doctors. He) was found to be wvounded in thio right arm and be tween the right hip and kidney by large pistol balls. His condition is regarded hopeless. Mr as. G arfield was sent for and arrived. The Praesident is consciouis except when under the influence of morphine and quriet, but complaining w ithi pain in the right log and foot. Gitteau had a letter on his. person -directed to the White House andl~ Gen. Sherman, saying. the death of the President was a political nocessity for the uniting of the Ro, publican party, and the presoryation of' the Republic. lie expressed much sorrow for' the deed ho was about to do, and said lhe intended to shoot several times to avoid prIotralcted suf' foring. Spoko of Mrs. Garfhid in sp)ecial terms of pity and says he went to Long Branch to kill the P~resident but was deterred by Mrs'. Garfield's delicate health. The mu rdercer ic slimly built, and weighs 125 pounds, is 5 beet 6 inches high, of fair complexioni zidd light moustacheo andl chin .w hisker's, eyes peculiarily sunken and far apart. .He is quiet and has but little to say and could not be interviewed. .There is cpnsidcrable talking of' mobbing, but troops aro stLeioned around the jail and White House. Conkhing and Arthur' are both In how York,and neither would be inter viewed. Much excitemlent, prevails, and there are hinits of a deep laid plot. T1heo evntknockedQ the bottom Out of thbe New York stoc'k market. A. B. It is stated tLhnt two or three weekb ago Guiteani woen t to thiejail for the p~urpos~e of visiting it, but was refused admittLance on the ground thiat it wa nOL ''jriilOlb ay.R IUn na ta im.e inentioned his name os Guitean, and mid that he came. fr'om Chicago.. When brought to jail to day he was idmitted by the officer whQ had pre viously refused to admit him. Mutual recognition took place, Guiteau say% ng: "You are the man who wouldn't ot m go through tho jail some time igo-" The only other remarks he mnde before being placed in jail was Lhat Gen. Sherman would arrive at the ail soon. This officer was in charge f the old city jail at the time of the lissalssilation of President Lincoln. The to lowing letter was taken from the prisoner's pocket at police head.. quarters: GUITEAU's CONFESSION. JULY 2,1881-To the White House: The Prcsident's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the ReOpi blician1 party and save the Re public. Life is a flinmsey dream, and :t matters little when one goes. A human life is of small value. During the war thousands of bravo boys went down without a tear. I presume the President was a Christian, and that he will be happier in Paradise than here. It will be no worse for Mrs. Garfiold, dear soul, to part with her husband this way than by natural death. lie is [able to go at any time any way. 1 had no ill will toward the President. His death was a poli tical necessity. I am a lawyer, a theologian and a politician. I am a stalwart of the stalwarts. I was with General Grant and the rest of our men in New York during the canvf~ss. I have some papers for the press which 1 shall leave with Byron An drews an1d his co journalists, at 1420 Now York avenue, where all the re porters can so them. I am going to the jail. CHaRLEs GUITEAU. The papers refrrred to have not yet beenl given out for publication. BI ron Andrews, who is the Wash-ington correspondent of the Chicago Inter ocean, sa ys that while a package of papers is in the hands of the police, accompanied bgr a note addressed to hiniself (A idrews,) lie ias no personal atcqiaintance with Guiteau, and never heard of hi Is existenco until this morn ing. From what he has gathered from the police, Androws believes that Gui teau's houmo is in Freeport, lIlinoiso The fiolowiing letter was founjd on thc strevet shortly after G ui, teau u's arrest. ( En velope untscaled an ad :addraessed to Genci. She~rman or his Fi rst A n~ .isat in ch arefthWa Depart'ioi): I hiave j ust bhot clhe Preas~iden t. I shot him severacil times, asx 1 wished hiini to go) aS easiy as poss.iblo. Hiis deathI was ai lolitical necessity. I amn aIabrwyer, theiologii a :i-d politician. 1 am a ~aI a iat of thle t al warts. 1 was witl (tiin. (Arant ald the. ret, of our ii ini N w Yoi k d'iring ihe canyvans. I i t goIing to jal Idnso oi'der (ut, youri t0oops anid take p'ossesslin of the jail at once. Very respecctfuly, C11A I:L. (IG uTaEA u. Onir eceivig Ihbe abIove Gen. . Shoer, miani gaLve ii the 1ollowingr enidoiso II E.\nOUAflT'ras 01' TusE A: Mly itid e tis miutie by Ma\lj WVil, im J1. Tw iiniig, U . S. EngI'ineers, Domnusson)~er oh the 1)istrict, of Co,. umrbia and Ma jor Wim. G. Brockc, Dh ief of P ohlice. I don 't know lhe writer, niever heard( of or saw hinm to my kinowledge, and1( hereby return it .o the keepmng of the aubovo namued )arties, as testimony in the case, W. T. SuER31AN, General. A DARK, DEEP-LAID PLOT. WASIJINGTON, July 2.--There is a theory, w hich has many adhere~nts, that the attempted assassination was not the work ot a lunatic, but the re sult of a plot munch deeper and darker than hats been suspected. it is cited in supp~lort of this theory, that CGuiteatu arranged befor'ehand with a hack man to be in rendiiness to drive him swiftly in the direction of the Congressional Cemetery, as soon as he made his ap. pearanice on returninig from the depot. In the mean timo be had left a bundle of papers in the hands of a boy, with a view, it is maintained, to create the belief of his insanity, in the event of his capture. Guiteaui said, on his way to jail, t hat the P'resident's assassi na tion v'as predemnitated, and that he woent to .Loing Branch for' the purpose of shooting himi there, and was doter red by the enfeebled and saddened condition of Mrs. Garfield, which ap pealed so strongly to his sense of hu-,. mnanity that ho came back wvithout carrying out his intention. Those by whomn G uiteau has been examined since the shooting say that he shows no0 symptons of insanity, and it is uin doerstood that the letter which has al readly been telegraphed, addressed "To L~he WVhito House," is the only docu ment in the collection which supports the thbeory of insanity. It, is repported that Guitoau had an accomplice, whose description is in the hands of the polhce, and further developmonts 11ro anxiously looked for. [Tho latest news wvo have of' the President's condition before we go to press Tuesday, is dlate~d midnight Mondaty, and is to the effect that ho is gradually growing worse. We have but little hopes of' his recovery.] The dead lok at Albany contin~ues. Platt has fallen out of the race, andr Conkling goes it alone. The attempted alssarssinat ion of the President makes the atnti-Conkllngitos hope rul of electing dacn. .en. Teachiig a Profession. The iime has come in the educa-. tional progress of the country when taching is going to take its. proper place in popular estimation. Teach ing is an extensive science and an in tricate art, and should be ranked with the learned or liberal professions as much so as law, medicine, or divinity. There is no good reason why the learned and upright lawyer, the skill ful and benevolent physician, or the pious and devoted minister-useful and valuable as they all are-should be hold in higher estimation in any community than the worthy, compe,. tent, and faithful teacher. The celebrated Agassiz, whoso name is a synonym of all that is great in scienceo and learning. and noble in humanity and civilization, was con, tent to have placed on his tomb the simple, but touching and significant epitaph: "Teacher." And surely the man or woman who has so much to do in developing the mind, and giving bent to the genius of childhood, and who exert so powerful an influence in forming the moral character directing the energies, and shaping the destiny of the youth of the country, pursues a vocation that is second to no other. The minister of the Gospel, high and sacred as is his calling, is only a spiritual teacher and guide; the editor, journalist, author, and public lecturer are In A cortain eenso ieachers also; and all parents, guardians of the young, and all who bavo the care of children, are certainly teachers in some of the most important particu lars of the profession. How very essential therefore, it is that a pursuit which play's so impor tant a part in laying the corner stono of tho family-the oldest and most valuable of all human institutions and which touches socioty at so many vital points from its very foundations all the way up, should be looked upon as a pr1ofsion of the highost grade arnd noblest character. A nother eon vincinig proof that tcachinge is in ront ity a profession is to bo found in) the fact that t'10so whIo woul d putrsuo it suiccess illy anrd honoi ably at the present day must have careful and thborough professinal train inrg for the work, shou)Lld be actiuted also by the spirit of the~ lte teacher and they should 1(1unrthermore be ".plt to teach." Looiked at ini its Pproper light, who1 wil sIayi3 tht teachin lg is niot a profess sioni? Viewed from an earthly stand point increly, who will sny that it is niot a profession wVh ich callIs for as inuich lean ing, talon t, and thorough calling, of life', ini order to wvin thec highest, andii widest success? Conisid,' ered wvith regard to tho hand it may have ini fixing the destiny of individ 11n1 s for time and etornity, wh liw'illI say t hat the pre acher goes much be, fore the teacher? And taken all in all, who does riot see that the term Pro, fessor, when truly merit'ed and wor, thily bestoweod, is no unmeaning com, plimenit to any one? D. Great Men Differ in Opinion. Ex-Governor Perry, of South Carolina, says: '"The Slate has no more right to forbid her cit izens converting their peaches and ap pies into brandy, their grapes into wvine or brandy, their corn into whiskey, than she has to prohibit their cultivation of corn, peaches, apples and grapes. Shte may tax, but not entirely forbid these industries. :The opinion of CJhief Justice Taney of the United States Supreme Court, and concurred in by .Tusitices McLean, Grier, Catron, and others, in reference to State prohibition of the mnan, ufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks, said: Every State may regulate its own internal traflic arccording to its own judgment, and upon its own views of the interests and well being of its citizens. I am not, aware that. these principles have ever been questioned. if any State deems the retail arnd internal traffic in ardent spirits injurious to its citi zens, and calculated to produce idleness, vice, or debauchery I see nothing in the Constitu tion of the Unitou States, to sprevent it from regulating and restraining the traffic, or from p.rohibiting it altogether, if lie thinks proper. Mr. Samuel 8. Ehrich, an estimable young man was drowned at Georgetown, in this State, last week. Augusta has declared open war against the Clydes, on account of freightt discrimina, tions against her by the C. C. & A. Railroad, (President McCaughrin's local tariff idea.) 98 merchants ha've signed a pape'r, pledging themn to take no freight shipped over any of' the Clyde lines. The Greenville News says Col. R. E. B~ows. en of this County, carried two wagon loads of flour into Gree-iville on the 28th ult., from this year's crop of wheat. A shooting difficulty occurred at Allendale, in this Stato last week, in whichi Mr. A. Mi. Emanuel was killed. Th~e difficuilty origin nted about a young lady, and some five or six nersonus werec enenaend in the afr. VenUMs Second Guess at Jul30 Mr. Henry 0. Vennor, in a let ter to a news paper In Ottawa, Canada, on the 28rd insL, says: "I believe that the'present summer is yne in a triad of similar summers, probably a middle one. It is likely to resemble that of 1880, and to differ In some of its minor de Lails. The approaching month of July will give a good deal of rain, as in 1880, over a large portion of the United Statesand Canada while in Great Britain the weather will In all probability be likewise stormy and wet. The storms of wind, thur der and lightning are likely to be severe and frequent. Between the 10th and 16th days an exceedingly hot term is likely to be experienced in both the United States and Canada. Within a few days from the close ot the month, probably about the 27th or 28j, a cool wave will occur, carrying frost in Canada and cool weather generally, with storms of wind and rain throughout the United States. Where storms have been se verely felt in the Western and Southwestern States during June, there also will the severe storms of July be experienced. The entrance of July in Canada, and also to a considerable extent in the United States, will be cool and showery, and the present look-out for the 4th is not a very promising one. HARRISoNOURG, PA., June 80.-A terrific cyclone, attended by hail, visited portions of East and West Rockingham County, Va., on Saturday afternoon last. At North Mountain hail fell to the depth of six inchet. the stones being of uncommon size and remaining on the ground 24 hours. In the region of Port Republic the circle of the tornado was a mile and half wide and five miles long, overturn ing houses in its track, litterly destroying whole fields of wheat and corn, tearing up gardens root and branch and destroying fences for miles. A vast amount of valuable tember was utterly destroyed. A woman and two children made a narrow escape from the house in which they had resided, it be. ing carried off a few moments after they left One child was badly injured. GOOD E'FFECT.-Prohibition has been at,. tended with great benefit to our town. The drinking and loafing that were formerly done are now conspicuously absont. Men now come to town, get their supplies, and ther. go home. A great deal of time is thus swed, and put io it good use, Wich011 would otherwise be worse than lost.-Rock Hill Herald Special Notices. A. A. THIOMA2, Corner 9th and F Streets, Washington, 1D. C., a ttends to Pension and Back I'ay. Bouinty Claiims collected. Cor? tested Land Claimis, Mineral and Agricultur al, ainended to before the D)epartment of the 1nberior and Suipremec Court. Land War., ranuts purchased. Invrentors will Advance their Interest by3 Emnpl oying an Erperienced A rorney resident in Wash inigi on.. F. A. Lehugen. Solicitor of A merican anid Foreign Pat ents. Washiatgcee D.. C., los had years ot suiccessful Practice, and was formerly an Examnine- of Patents in the Patent. otlice. All business before the Courts o.r the Department promptly attendled to. Fee contingent upon succs.. Sen~d for C9ircular WESLElYAN~ FEMALE INSTITUTE STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Opens September 26th, 1881. One of the FIRST SCiiOOL~S FOR YOUNG LADIES IN TII E U N IT liD ST AT ES. Surrounzdinigs beautiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils fronm seventeen States. Terms among the best in the Union. Board, Washing, English Course, Latin, French, German, inst rumental Music, &c., for d3cho lastic year. from September to June, $288. For Catalogues write to B~nv. WM. A, HIAR RIS, D). D., President, ST AUN TON, VIRGIN IA. july '7, 1881 43 8m Notice to Contractors. The undersigned ('ommittee desire to CON. TRACT1 for tho BUILDING of a ClU U CII at Pickens C. HI., S. C., and will receive bids for that purpose until July 22d next. Plan and specifications can be seen by calling on Mr. P. McD. A LEXANDER. The Committee reserve the right to reject. any or all bids. J' J. LEWIS, C. L. HIOLLINGSWORTH, P. McD. ALEXANDER, J. E. BOOGS, D. F. BR ADLEY, Committee, july 7, 1881 43 8 When the Fields are White With Cotton? "No money now; can't buy Pianos or organs till cotton comes in." Yes you can. Rake up $10 Cash on an organ, or $25 Cash on a Piano, and we will sell you during June, July, August and S'eptembher, at Rock Bottom Cash Rates, and wait 8 months for the balance, without one cent of int erest. Cash Rat es T hree Months Credit. No Interest. Don't forgetit. Grand S4ummner Clearing Out Sale of New and Secoid--Hand Instrumnents-500 Pianos, 500 Organs. All Styles. All grades. All prices. Muet lie closed out. Special Terms to Install. ment buyer's. Cash prices advanced only Ten Per Cent. Fifteen D~ays Test T al. Guaranteed Instruments from six best mgikera. Catalogues and full information mailed aee of charge. A void being imposed upon by Bear3y or aniy other man, .by ordering at onoBeatom thne Great Wholesale Piano and Organs frpot of the South, Ludden & Bates' Southern M(usic House, Savannah, Ga. june 9, 1881 4 Ne4 Advertisements. LYON & HEALY * MNonroe, soor. of State gt,, COicago, wmn.. ipil~ to sar sat, shiak SAND OATALOCUE, as~see .1 ssases efbeses june 23, 1S81 41 1830. tA 1s0o. WILLIAM BEATTIE, GREENVILLE,S 1. HAS JUST. RETURNED FORM 1AM NORTHERN MARKETS WITH AN IN. MENSE STOCK OF Staple Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, and Gents' Hats. ALSO, THE CELEBRATED BAY STATE SHOES, everilpair wrranted. The stook which is the largest North of Charleston, was bought after the decline, and will be sold at the lowest prices. Samples, with prices, furnished on appli. cation. Call before purchasing your Spring Goods and see the immense stock at WILLIALM BEATTIE'S. ap 28, 1881 88 3 F. W. POE & CO. A THE orI ONEl PRZ CLOTZIERS GREENVILLE, Are now Opening their Immense Stock of Clothing, Spring and Summer Wear, ANY) ON FEl TEX A? VERY LOW PRICES! Our friends from Pickens will do well to examine our stock. a p 28, 1881 33 3 GREENVILLE, 5, C, DEALERS IN SEPARtATORN, COTTON PRIE~StE, de WE REPR~ESENT THlE POPU.. LAR AND UNIVALED GUL, LETT'S Improved Light Draft Aing niolia COTTON GIN, and FARIGU, HIARS IIOIZONTVAL and VER,, TI CAL STEA M ENGINES. These Machines have no superior, and the rapid increasing demand for thee Engines and Gins, is the best proof of their actual merit anid worth to the p)urchasor. Sond for Circulars, Testamonials and I lustrated Caitalogues. .J. If YIORGANg & DgO,, 4 GREENVILLE, 8. g, june 9, 1880 .* 4