The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, June 25, 1891, Image 4
TICT QUESTION.
14Y WHICH GOES TO SHOW
tY WERE BADLY TREATED
iffseler. Who Had Oharge of the y
U, Gives Some Testimony Which
4,' ~*EOis 4da*ae1 on the Penitentiary (
43Ok6*1eawAn Investigation in Order, r
3 I, 8. C., June 13.-The State
r moratg publishes the following
As the convict question is up,
10144".u give space in your valuable
"6dixlons to a few words I have to say -
S the treatment of convicts at my
M m"It railroad camps under Super
...,'..0 ident Lipscomb and under Superin
dent Talbert. I have had charge of
dtnvicts camps under both of them.
1 hope The State's correspondent at
Sumttr will not implicate ine with Su
perintendent Talbert as denials of his
report. They only point I corrected
was that of the dead convict. and what
-1hal to say was to the Board of Direc
tors. I never denied that the convicts
were barefooted. I never disputi-d the
fact thftt the convicts starved all day at
Sumter. After starving all day in Sim.
ter,1 was almostcertain'that they would
be offered something to eat that night,
after arriving at the penitentiary. Ihit it
was not so. They were locked tip with
out a morsel of bread till the next morn
ing. What hour they were fed the next
morning, I can't say -aboit 6:30 o'clock,
I suppose.
I have managed convict caips unler
Col. Lipscomb on the Georgia, Corolina
and Northern 1lilroad, in Chester
County; on the Wilson short Cut, in
Marion County; and on the Eittaw ville
Railroad, in Clarendon County. I man
aged 215 convicts in the p;iosphate fields I
of Colleton County.
On A ugust 13. 18110, I left Columbia
in charge of 103 convicts; got off the
cars at Mayesville and marched out to
the stockade on the Charleston, Sumter
and Northern Railroad. Vhile my
camp was located at Lamar, Col. Lips
comb turned over the penitentiary to
WV. J. TI, albert.
U nder Col. Lipscomb's management I
suy, unhesitatingly, the convicts at my
camps were always given just what each
of them could eat, and that they were
never rationed, like under Superinten
dent Talbert.
Under Col. Lipscoib, my convicts in
camp were fed on bacon, meal, grits,
"hal f-rice," Irish potatoes by the barrel,
cabbiege and onions by the barrel, and
crates every two weeks. I also got abouit
350 pounds of beef a week for con victi,
and several times .1 remember they got
pork, while the guards got everything
they wanted to eat. Talbert gave mne
orders to stop the beef, Irish potaitos,
cabbage, onions, pork and "half-ri e."
About two months Suiperinteident
Talbert had the rations sent from Col
timbia. The small sack of sniall rice
that lie would send for the guards was I
of the very same quality that I fed my
convicts with under Col. iApscomb, aind
would not last, the giiords iore than
eighteen or twenty days, though it was
sent as ait months' ration. Sugar and
coffee were likewise.
U'nder Superintendent Talbert ily
convi!ts got no change ofl diet at all.
The small amount of beef allowed by
hin the guards would nearly consume. v
Col. Lipsomb woulld leave some loney I
with me ill case of any mishaps. I re
imetitber once I was moving with a de- I
tail ol convicts. My tiokei raton gave
out on account of not. inakitng connec
tions as expected. I had monley for in
cidental purposes froml Col. I1,ipscomb,i
aind things mtoved on withI the usual
simoothness. W'. J1. Talbert has nlever
lurnishied a centt ahead for inceideintals. I
.Now, uis to the dead convict. I pull-<
ed my own monmey out of lmy pocket~ and .
,Aynne?#t for Mr. Tialbert. Slippose
isi hat-i i used to advance tihe $4 to have.
this olfenisive cleaul body' buried. I could
inot stop) my conivicts to (do the work,
beenuset5t it would piut uts too long afteur
(lark goinlg into I )arlinigt on, andi( ~ont
victs5 shld be welt seured bef'ore
dlark.
Now, right here, will Superintendent y
T'alhe.i t ainswer what preparation, if b
any, did(1 le make for anything of the t
kindy? I will suggvst. t;he only pla1ce t
Suiperintend(ent l'alb ert had for the t
1)o0r dead convict was ain open st.mnp a
hole, to be illed in with straw or othler s
stuff that wldt( not cost anything. ~
"Econmomy!" If this is what Supt. TIal- r
bert means for economy, 1 say, God y
have mercy upon South' Carolina coil-h
vitcts as human beinigs.
If Superintendent Tialbert had sent a
me mloney, as Col. Lipscomib did, the a
sIxty-seven convicts I lad at Sumter on
,lutne 2 would not have any occasion to
say anything about somethting to eat. 1
wIee<l Ta'lbert Imit relatfire lo ihe cou
<ditlou of' Ite <v 1(<ii t N ifmer, and, he
being absentt froml his post of duty, I
did not get sin answer, If he had been
* at his ollice he could have wiredl 80ome
store in Sumter to furnlish mie with
enough to feed the convicts.
Onte of the guards, A. Ulmtan, called
me to hiim while 0oil duty, at Sumtter, and
said( that if lie coulkiriot get somethiingJ
to eat he would starve. I have good t
reason to believe thast the young itant
wvas telling the trtuth. I remarked that I
I was sorry for the condition of affairs,<
bitt that I had done sall that I could do.
I 'ian, however, soon got hold of a i
b)ucket, belonging to some luicky con- e
vict who hiad happened up on it, and the c
!ast seen of the bucket of rice and bacon I
the guard was carefully pultting it inlto
his mouith. t
Dutiring the monthm of May, 1891i,there
wvere lost in htospital 533 days. I fully i
believe that the large number being in
the hospital is (lue to Talbert's takingr
awasy ti,te chianiges of diet1, as8 1 have at- h
ea y 'statedi. Phy sicians are po werlesst
ere chaitges of diet can't be had. I
y sick convicts In the htospital under '
01. ipscmb,were fed far better than1
ie guards were urndl-r Superintendentr
bert.
- M'. RAowlandl 11ll, my sergeant,spent
$1 in Sunmter for sometin rg for some of s'
the guards to ('at. I was stainding pres- (
ent, when Mr. 11111 stepped in the super- t
intendent's otlice and claImed that the 1
office owed huiini the money, arid fully a
explained thme matter, I thtought, to C
Superintendent T1albert, but he refused
to ayit-a just clain.
1gve. as proof of all thait I have said
.~otthe detail of convicts taken away 6
tthe penitentiary August 13, 1890, 1
*rturned June 2, 1891, the following 11
I1S,who have guarded and should ln
01ow abput the detail: E. L. (hand y, dI
0. Aptdrews, 11. R. Carter, RL. E. c
a, A. Cook, A. Ulman, Jarvas Scar t
:, . F. Barrier, Rlowland 11i11, B. B. h1
op, 11. 0. Rowe, U. J. Beard. e
-C. E. WVmrEELER. c
InXditmd for Forgery.
MT ' x' . 0., Juno 10.-in thle
Se~upra ssio'ns this morning
'#r ssued against Johns R.
:!~tl1!Sy In two cases. Bali i
,gAinl the sum of *500 in each b
* ~te Common P'leas thIs after- n
ar. B. Hlaynaworth, acting for f<
S fumter made a motion that a d
against J. R. KCeelsto b
i e should not be ~Isbara'
otWt of1awfin fi%6e
*,0omipon P4E
of$1
*geATATEO-1 THE CROPS.
eete of The Week'S Weather on The
G rowle g Plants.
WASHINUTON, June 13.-The signal
arvice weather crop bulletin for the
,eek a tys:
Temneratures have been below norm
1 in all districts, except, in the lake
egion, New England and Gulf States,
vhere it has been normal or slightly
bove. The greatest dopartuce from
iormal has been 6 degrees In Virginia,
own, Kansas and on the North Pacific
oast. There have been no marked ex
remes of temperature during the week
tmI the general temperature conditions
inve been favorable to pli ut life.
As anticipated last week copious rains
roke the drought in the East andl Mid
ile G l'States. The maximum rainialls
tre reported as fullowi: Waynesboro,
[;a, 5.1 incies; Gainesville and Toccoa.
i, 4.2 incites; Augusta, Ga, 3.83 inches.
l'he only portions of the country where
no rain has fallen are Middle New Eng
ail, the ii(idle plateau region and In
Sout,h C alilbrnia. Rlainfall was one inch
>elow n1orafll in VvIsconsin Iowa and
,WO inches al)ove normal in Tennessee
m<( in northern portions of Alabama
md Georgia.
Arkansas: Crop prospects materi ally
niproved during the week. Corn (lelay
ad by lte plant,ing. Cotton looks well.
Juts and wheat now being harvested
hiow better results than expected.
Texas: Cotton and corn very promis
ng. Wheat crop hest ever grown.
Jther crops good, except sullorini- f'romu
ack ofrain on the Gulf coast.
Louisiana: Drought broken. Cotton,
:orn and sugar cane backward, but now
0rowing rapidly. Rains too late for
,radens. Rtice Crop small oin account of'
Iry weather.
Mississippi: As atiticipated last week
lhe drought has been lroken by copious
rains. All conditions are more flavora
ble than For i month. The crops are
-imall atni late, but takim-Y rapid growth.
Al)amnu: The rains heve been bene
licial to corn, cotton and oats. Gardens
ire doing well.
Tennessee: Crops are greatly inprov
:d. Wheat harvesting is delayed by
aill an11 Win(l. Cotton prospects imi
)roved, btit still ire poor. Tobacco is
.Soulthl Carolina: Plentiful rain well
lisLtibllted has been benelicial to ill
,rops. Lanck of sunshine has been
hII"hItly injurious to cotton. tn some
ocalities hail lus damaged crops, com
)elling replanting.
North Carolina--Weathier decidedly
oul andh umilhlvorable to cotton, which is
eporte(l poor. An abundant wheat
arvest, has begmin and many crops are
verrun with weeds.
Vi'i"rgin ia--C rop conditions are gooi.
,orn is in excellent condition. Rust is
eported in some wheat fields. Fruit Is
(good condition. Throughout the win
hr --raii section and western corn belt
onditions are reported variably.
iie weather is too dry in Pennsyl
aima, New .ersev, New York, and New
"1glan1d for anything but winter grain,
1hicih promises well. Corn is also suf
nring sonic, but the average is good.
Theo Weoather and the Cropa.
Tlhe weekly wveather and crop bulletin
iif the South Carolina weather service, in
so-operat ion with the U nitedl States Sig
nal Service, for the week ending Satur
lay is as follows and is not very encour
iginag to farmlers:
The rain fall for the past week has b)een
bhove the normal and generally benelh
1aul to all crops. Thell temlperature has1
eeni about tile averauge anid has hlastenled
he' growth of all crops, whilst the sun
inte has been below the av'erage and
ats been inljurious to most of t,he crops.
Iltin hams fallen more or less every dlay
or the paist week, andl little or no wat k
as been perfomied on most of the farms
e't ween the cons:aant shtowers. T1hle rain
hat broutght up the cotton brought up
he grass aund have continued, with but
light intermission, to the present time;
a that the crops are being injured by
rass, and if there be no cessation of
itn for the next day or two tihe crops
ill be badly injured. T1he corn crop
ams greatly improved and an average
ield mnay be looked for. Many sections
i tile State have been visited by the de
tructive hail storms, and great in ju:y
one to the growing crops.
Some far mers have been compelled to
dow up and replant their cot,ton. Upon
he whole the outlook for the cotton
rop is very discouraging and farmers
are becoming despondent.
Fifteen Hleads Chopp,ed Ofi.
SA N i"n A NuisI ', ,June l5.--T'1he
teamner whlich atrrivedl from China last
tight brinags details of the beheading of
5 Chinese at Kowloon City, opposte
long Konig, among whlom were the
blree leadmers of the pirates whlo looted
he steamer iNaomi flive months ago.
ille(d the captain and mate and secured
v'er $30,000 worth of corn and goods.
t great crowd witnessed the barbaric
pectaicle, whichl was made more repul
ive by the cynical jesting of the pirate
hief. T!he Pirates wvere among the first
at of pirisoners who arrived, and a howl
f execration from the crowd greeted
nmeir auppearence. "We'll begin with
on," said the chief executioner, laying
is hand on the shoulder of a tall, thin
nanm, with piercing eyes. "All right"
esponded the pirate leader, "I'm num
ier one." lie was placed at one end of
he square, umnd all the others knelt in
ine with him, and the slaughter began.
L'hie chetf continuted to speak as If lie
vished the spectators to know lie was
tot afraid. "You may gkill me now,"
ae said, "but I'll revive again." As lhe
Ittered1 this sentence the sword fell,
,nid lie was no more. The others, mis
ramble looking wretches, shuddered, but
hey had not long to wait, for the
rawny tuitcher finished his work wih
reat celerity. Thle whole bloody work
nly occupied a few minutes.
Killed WileOI Out Driving.
W ASH ING TON, June 12.-Capt Robert
. Widdecomnbes, formerly chief of the
oreign mails division Pos5t)flice De
artment, and a prominent G. A. IR.
ian, was killed this evening while out
riving. Capt. WViddecombes' horse be
aume frightened at the cable cars,
lirowing the Captain from his buggy,
is head striking the step at the cable
ar, fracturing his skull and almost
ompletely scalping him, Hie was tak
a to the hospital, wh,ere he died several
ours later.
The Georgia Editor.
ATLANTA, Ga., dune 17.--The Even
ug Jourual has made a~ poll of the mem
era of the GeorgIa Press AssociatIon,
ow in sessIon here, as to theIr choIce
ir the DemocratIc nominee for Presi
anL and their opinIon as to what should
a the leading issue in the. next cam
iu. The results are as sollows. Of
glteen editors Interviewed, eleven were
t'Cleyeland. two for Hill, and flve non.
tal. Nine favored tariff reform
Agueit~ -to preferred free silver,
V~a~gat est~u~ ofeqWsl Import
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
SHOT TO DEATH IN THE POSTOFFICE
AT WARRENTON GA.
Uaptain W iliiam nJ. Magrmth, o.f 1
Charleston, the Vctitu--1, Wrote Love I
Ltters to the Wire of the Main Who Kill
ed Him. i
AUOuSTA, Ga., Jlune .- .-Another I
terrible tragedy has been added to War- a
renton's bloody record. Capt. W. J. )
Magrath, a prominent merchant there, 1
was shot and instantly killed by Mr. A. I
V. Howell, who recently removed from o
Warrenton to Atlanta. t
Howell fired five shots at IIagrath, 0
four of which took efTect in the latter's g
head and body.
The two men were standing in the c
postollice at Warrenton, and when (
Howell fired the fatal shots were not t
more than four feet apart. Magrath I
fell to the floor and died In a few min- t
utes in great pain. Ile spoke only a t
few words after being shot. One of a
these was an invocation to God to have s
mercy on his soul, and to a friend who c
cautioned him to keep still, he said: 'I t
will be still in a few moments." t
There was only one witness to the i
shooting. That was Judge II. II. Fitz- d
patrick, the post.master at Warrenlton, (I
who was lifling out a money order blank N
for blagrath at the time. 1
It is stated that Rowell went into the t
postollice, and seeing 1%agrath, said: t
"Capt. Magrath, you have been writing c
letters to my wife." With this, Howell t
drew his pistol and began firing at Ma
grath, who offered no resistance. b
There are sensational features con. C
nected with the case, and place Magrath C
in the attitude of writing love letters r
to lowell's wife.
INagrath is a married man, with a t
family of four children, and came to *
Warrenton from Charleston, S. C. four 5
years ago. C
Ilowell's wife is the daughter of J. V. n
)e lleaug riine, in ex-Charlestoni,an, who o
has been residing in Warrenton several s
years. She and Howell were married f
about two months ago. t
It is reported that Magrath wrote b
her several notes beflore her marriage, i
making improper advances, one of
which fell into her father's hands. This
led to an altercation, in which Ma- f
grath's life was threatened. d
The matter dropped, nowever, and
nothing more was heard until last Tues
day, when Mr. Howell came to Warren
ton. Then it was learned that lie had
taken a letter from the p,stollice at At
lanta addressed to his wi fe and contain
ing eight pages. The letter had no
iname signed to it, but was postmarked
fromi Warrenton, and ientioned an ex
press package which the writer had for
warded to Mrs. Howell. it was claim
ed to be Alagrath's handwriting.
llowell demanded an explanation of
his wite, but she protested her innocence
and gave her husband to timderstand'
that she had long been the victim of
such persecutions at the hands of AMa
grath. This is what brought about the
shooting. at
Howell was brought to Augusta to
night and committed to jail to await the
iction of the Warren County grand at
Iury. t
The coroner's jury which sat in in
juest on Magrath's body, refused to say fi
whether the killing wa3ijustiliable homi- ,
cide or murder.
Warrenton is greatly excited over the
atfair, as Capt. Magrathi has manyg
strong f'riends among the citizens.
Howell is a carriage builder by trade,
andI his ifie Is nothing more than a
child.
Magrath's relatives at C2harleston
have been telegraphed for, and will a
reach Warrenton tomorro A'.-The i
State.
The Melon Grower. .
A called meeting of' the Fruit an.lt
Alelon G rowers Association was held i nt
Aiken on Monday week. In the ab- g
sence of the P'residlent ,J. II. JI lack. and "
it tihe requies,t of V'ice-Pr'esidenmt ,J. D. 0
Jopelanid, Cap)taini G.. WV. Groft presid- '
'd. Air. F'. 1. Mlixson, of Ulackville
,hie Secretary of the Association, reard '
,he call for the meeting, after which
he followiig delegates were enrolled:
l'. S. Sease, Lexington; I). L. Copeland( tr
mtd E. R{. hlayes, Bamberg; J. (G. Bayn- E
14am, 'Trenton:; J. B. lBonnett, Windsor
LP. Q. AMcCreary, WVhits Pond; L. Brad: P'
veil, WV. M. Jordaii, M. T1. ILolley, Sr. al
md A. S. Courtney, Aiken.
The Chair stated that the object of
he meeting was to get the Association at
o co-operate with P. IH. Loud, ,Jr., and ir
is attorneys In the suit brought before a
he Inter-State Commerce Commission w
against railroad lines running east for ti
)vercharging and discriminating c~
Igamlst melon shippers, and also to vy
Lransact any other business that might r
somne up before the Association.
Considerable dhiscussion took place in a
reference to the exorbitant rates ai
L'hairged by the roads running east for ft
tho transportation of melons. In tihep
liscusslon we gleaned the following: ti
ILast year the roads charged .$103.92 for ir
s car load of melons weighing 24,(000 gi
pounds to New York, and additional Ir
Dharges were made for every pound tr
over anid above that number. A
These charges were considered ex- ei
Dessive, being within a fraction of 11 t
mills per mile. short mleasuremnent. 'fhe I
G~eorgia Association has secu red a rate
f 8 mills per mile on all roads runiniing w
west, and it was the opinion of the sj
melon men at this meeting that 8 mills as
would be a fair charge for thme roaus F
running East, and that the mlninium tsi
earload should be lixed at :32,000 pounds. rI
["ixed at these figures, the coqt of a car- p'
load of melons to New York-a (dis
lance of about 800 miles-would lie o~
M4i80. Thle following resolutions were t
sdopted.
Itesolved, Th'lat thc Secretary ask of rt
the initial, and1 if need be, connecting ni
rimlway lines for tiariff of' rates for the bi
Doming season on melons. s
liesolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the present rates are ex
Dessive and a reduction of themu Is re
lueated-.T
lIesolved, That the informatIon de- U
rived as t.o rates be submitted to the di
Executive Committee, and they are re fr
luestedI at their discretion to Commui- cn
umcate or have a conference with thme thi
railway authorities upon the matter, so
Resolved, That through bills of laden en
se issued from starting points, mand that T:~
so pre-paymlent of freight b)e required iii
from shipper at connections with other tli
ines, as In case of the Blackvlle, Al- es
ston & Newberry aind Barn well roads
is of last season. at
A resolutionl was also adopted pled c w
og the zmoral support of the Assiocla fo
Aon to Mr. P. 11. Loud, Jr., In his fight w
ror a reduction In the freIght rate on cmi
meions and fruit. The meeting then er
adjourned. The above account of the
Aeeting we clip from tile Aiken ,Jour- p(
maI and Review. ri
A Druuk.a Man's Folly.li
.PITTSTON, Psa., Junme 17.-,lennie bi
Knerr, aged 10, andl Frank Blx bee, aged TI
18 years, were drowned in the Scohuyl- la
dl lRiver, near Parker's Ford, last
lght. Miss Knerr andi several comn
anlons were wading In the water near
he bank when Bfx bee came-along and C<
aid that he was going to teach them' Cl
mow to swim. He oarrtId Jennie into em
hie river beyond her 1Iand both c
ank. It Is ieled - eb was lt-chd
oxicated. ,l
EVERY INCH A.8OLDIER.
'he Brave Texan Who Died in Defence of
Woman's Honors.
NiwiERRiY-,S. C.,,June 12.--The mon
ment to Calvin Crozier has been placed
a Rosemont Cemetary. Crozier was
he brave young Texan who lost his
ife here in defence of a woman on the
ight of September 5, 1865. lie was on
is way home from Let's surrender
,d had a young lady under his charge.
L regiment of negro troops reached
fewberry on that day and camped here
or the night. The train from Alston,
n which Crozier was travelling, was
hrowu off the track at the depot by
bstructions placed thereon by' the ne
-ro Boldiers.
One of the negroes went into the
oach and insulted the young lady.
,rozier promptly protected her and cut
he negro with his knife. In the con
usion that ensued Mr. Jacob Bowers,
he railroad supervisor, who was get
ing the train back on the track, was
ccused of cutting the negro. and, being
eized by the negro soldiers, Crozier
amo forward and said that he had cut
he negro. The negro soldiers then
Lok him to their canp, a short distance
ron the depot, and, without trial, con
emned him to udeath. Ile was shot to
eath at daylight on the morning of
eptember 8, 1865, as he knelt in a shal
)w grave they had dug for him. There
hey mutilated his body and left it, as
he regiment immediately marched
own the railroad and took the first
rain for Columbia.
The body of Crozier was given decent
urial in the village grav(.yard by the
itizens of Newberry, where it has rest
d until to-day, when the remains were
emoved to the Rosemont Cemetery.
The movement to erect a monument
o his memory began one year ago and
278 was soon raised in the town, to
other with subscriptions from the
ounty. The monument is of white
iarble, about ten feet high, and rests
n a base of Newherry granite. The
haft is six feet high, and on its front
ace is the "Lone Star" of Texas. On
lie marble base resting on the granite
lock in raised letters is inscribed the
,ord:
On another side is the following verse
rom the celebrated elegy by Col Theo
ore 0*'1ara, C. S. A:
"Rest on, embanIed and sainted dead,
Dear as the blood you gave,
No impious footsteps here shall tread
The he'thbage of your grave;
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fane her record keeps,
Or honor guard the hallowed spot
Where valor proudly sleeps."
On the die block is the inscription.
CALIN CROzIER,
Born
At Brandon, Miss.
August, 1840.
Murdered atNewberry, S. C.,
Septeuber 8, 1865.
Then on three seperate faces the fol
wing account of his death is inscrib
1:
"After the surrender of the Confeder
e armies, while on the way to his
>me in Texas from a federal prison, lie
as called npon at the railroad station
Newberry, S. C., on the night of Sep
mber 7, 1865, to protect a young white
oman, temporarilly under his charge,
om gross insults, offered by a negro
ederal soldier of the garrison station
I here.
"A diffculty ensued; in Lwhich the no
ro was slightly cut. The infuriated
>ldiers seized a citizen of Newberry,
pen w homn they were about to execute
wage vengeance, when Crozier came
ronm[tly forward and avowed himself
ie author of the deed, thus refuising to
ocept safety from allowing a stranger
receive the violence intend(ed him
Ilf.
"iIe was hurried ini the night time to
te bivouac of the regiment to wvhich
to soldliers belonged, was kept under
Liardl all night, was not allowed com
unication with any citizen and with
it even the term of a trial was con
mined to (lie, and was shot to death
out daylight the following morning
i( the body mutilated."
I'he mionument was erected by Lea
11l & Speers, of Newberry. It stands
a conspicuous position near the en
ance to ItosemOnt Cemetery. It is a
ting memorial to a noble life which
~rishued in defence of woman.-News
d( Courier.
A Rtunaway Train,.
AWLToONA, Pa., June 12.--A serious
cidentioccurred at 1 o'clock this morn
g on thie l'ennsylvania and North
estern Railroad, at a point near Bell
ood, which resulted in the death of
ree men. A freight train of thirty
rs, heavily laden wvith coal, lef t Lloyds
lie, followed by a pusher. After
aching the summit the train com
enced to dlescend the mountain side
a high rate cf speed. The engineers
d( crew appliedl the brakes, but they
iled to work on account of the slip
~ry condition of the track caused by
e rain. The runaway traIn keep on
its miade thlight until a speed of senty
re miles per hour was reached. The
ainmen struggledl with the brakes,
ylng to save t hemselves and the train.
t lloat's trestle, which is a curve, the
igine left the track, followed by twen
-nine ,cars, which wvere p11(1 up and
'oken into all shapes.
A hunt for the missing employees
mis instituted. when l'ngineer ,John
mionton wasi found dead between the
ndl box and bell. F"iremnan Millard
razier and( Conductor VanScone were
ken out from under the .tender, hor
bly dlisfigu red. Brakeme'n Dnn nand
itrick jumped from the train whlen at
highest abeed. Th'ie former, going
er a steep embmKment, was forced
rough a stout fence. llis escape froin
stant death was miraculous. lie only
ceived a slight wound. Patrick was.
>t so fortunate, and reeive.h a num
r of injuries, but none of them of a
rioums nature.
Itlmastrous Cloud-hurat.
CINCINNATI, ,1 tine 17.-A Knoxville,
mnn., special says: At Ne w Manville,
reen county, Satuurday,' a cloud-burst
ti great damage. TJhe place is remote
ami railroad and telegraph comnmuni
tion, b)ut information conies today of
e calamity. The fall of water was
mething terrific, and a small creek be
me a raging river, 100 yards wide.
ue st rehouse, residence and outbuild
gs ot T. N. King were swept away,
e flood coming so quickly he did not
en have time to close ils store doors.
The poitoillee was kept in his store,
d everything was lost. An iron safe
eighinug 1500 pounds was carried one
urth of a ile by the force of the
iter. A number of other houses were
rried a way, and all the crops along the
eek bottom lands were dhestroyed.
The water came down so fast that the
ople barely bad time to flee to the
Ige, and if this had not been near,
ore would have been serious logs or
e. Censiderable stock was drowned,
tt no life was lost so far as reported.
e property damage will amount to a
'go sum.
Samn SmntAH Leaves the Church.
DENVER, June . 1.-The Colorado
nference of thM 4odist Episcopal
-Enwelat Sam Smal'l came utor
naIdaration, and upon his own re
est he was allowed to withdtraw frmI
* chnrch.
ASUICIDE CLUB.
A Queer ahd Morbid Organivatlon in
Connectiut.
BRIDoEPOWRT, Conn., Jun6 17.--1tob
ert Louis Stevenson, when he wrote his
famous ro.mance. entitled "The Suicide
Club," and included in his series stories
entitled "Modern Arabian Nights,"
never dreamed that any set of morbidly
inclined misanthropes would put his
schemes into operation, but, as Is well
known, the famous suicide club of this
city was the result, and self-murder of
E. F. Smith at Birmingham, by blow
ing out his brains with a shotgun, makes
the list of ten victims to .his borrible
passion. The club was originally formed
with six members six years ago, and was
intended to be limited as formed, but
new members were added from time to
time despites the protest o1 the origi
nal members.
No less than seven applications were
received from abroad for membership
last year. The suicides so tar are:
August Heiserhagan, suicide in bed
with a revolver; J. Kaipp, shot himself
while in bed; George Leaven woth, died
in Case's hotel, laudanum self-adminis
tered; William Meckel cut his throat
with a razor in his room; John Kinzy
shot himself through the heart with a
rifle in the cellar of his saloon; J. C.
Schneider threw himself in Iront of an
express train at the depot before a doz
en friends; John Hattern hanged him
self in his shop; Wendell Baur cut his
throat with a jack-knife in an open lot,
New York city; W. 11. Moby blew out
his brains with a revol ver! E. F.
Schmidt blew out his brains with a
shot-gun.
The president of the club now is
William Zeggs, a saloon keeper on Gold
street, and the club meets in a room in
his house. Loester is financial and cor
responding secretary.
Eaten by Sharks.
NOnFOLK, Va., June 12.-Informa
tion was received here today of the
fearful death of a colored cook of the
schooner Silver Queen while in the bay.
John Howard, tht victim, while making I
a net to capture a shark, accidentally
got tangled in the twine and fell over
board. In a few seconds, and before
he could be rescued, he was pulled un
der and was seen no more. A small
school of sharks has been reported in
Hampton Roads by an incoming steam
er.
Planom and Organs.
N. IV. ''Rump, 134 Main Street Co
lumbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs,
direcL from factory. No agents' com
inissions. The celebrated Chickering
Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated
for its clearness of tone, lightness of
touch and lasting qualities. Mason &
Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
right Pianos, from $225 up. Mason &
Hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Ster
ling Organs, 050 up. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days'
trial, expenses both ways, if not satis..
factory. Sold on Instalments.
An outrage.
AIKEN, S. C., . tine 12.-Although a
good audience greeted revivalists
Leitch and Marshallat their first meet
ing in Graniteville last Monday night
some malicious parties cut a number
of the ropes holding their tent. If found
out the full extent of the law will be
given them.
Rheumatism.-James Paxton, of Sa
vanniah, Ga., says lie had Rheumatism
so bad that he could not move from
the bed or dress without help, and that
he tried many remedies, but received
no relief until he began the use of P. P.
P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas
stum), and two bottles restored him to
health.
R{heuimatism is cured by P. P. P.
Pains and aches in the back, shoulders,
knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all
attacked and conquered by P. P. P.
This great medicine, by its blood
cleansing properties, builds up and
strengthens the whole body.
Thie importancv~ of purifying the
blood ca.nnot be over-estimated, for
without pure blood you cannot enjoy
good hiealhi. P. P. P. (Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Pottassim) is a imirac
ulotus blood purifier, performing more
cures in six months than all the sarsa
parillas andi so-called blood purifiers
put together.
A complete Bedroom Suit for $16 50 0
freight paidl t your depot. Send for 2
Catalogue. Address L. F. Padgett,
Augusta, Ga.
DO YOU WISH TO
IDE SONM 01F Y~OUft OWN
(mEN EKOUSE.
TilEN BUY THE THOMAS STEAM
PRESS AND SEED COTTON
ELEVATOR.
It is the most perfect system in use, in- i
loading cotton from wa.gons, clean.ng and
delivering It into gIns or stalls. Cotton
dtoes not pass through fan and press ro
quires no pulley nor belts. It saves time 1
and money.
TALBOTT & SONS' i
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ENGiNES AND) JKOIIERS, STiATrION.
AlRY AND) PORABL,E. OLD 1DO.
MINiON CORN MILLS 1125 to 300
TALBIOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED r
FRICTION AND ROPE FEICD
1200 'To ;600
LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT. *
TON GINS AND COTTrON PRIESSES. r
We offer Saw MIll Mon and Ginners
the most comnplete outfits that can be
bought and at bottom prices.
V. C. BADHAM,
GENERAL AGENT,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
'THE TAL4BOTiT ENGINE IS THEi
BEST
Feb 19-ly.
YOUNG WIVES! I
Who are for the first time to un.
lorgo woman's severest trial we offer
MOTHER'STFRIEND~
a remedy which if used as directed for
a few weeks before confinement, robs
t of its pal. Horror and Risk to LUf.
>f both miotLier and child, as thou
'and, who have used it testify.
A Blessing to Uxpeotant Mothers.
MoTnn's Fmxx is worth it. weight
i gold. My wife sutered more in ten in
lites ith of thr of her 41,st two ohiidren
than she did altogether with her last, har
int pireviously need four bottles of Morm
ura's PrUND. It is a blessing to muothers.
Carmi. IU., Jan., 1800, G.1P. Lociwoop.
NOTI CE!
Before assuring your
life, or investing your mon.
ey, examine the Twenty
Year Tontine Policies of
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE
United states.
Policies maturing In
1891 realize cash returns
tothe owners, of amounts
varying from 120 to 176 per
cent, of the money paid in,
besides the advantages of
the Assurance during the
whole period of twenty
years.
The following Is one
of the many actual cases
maturing this year:
Endowment Policy No. 64.925.
Issued in 1871, at ago 27. Amount, $5,000.
renium, $239.90. Total Premiums Paid,
4,798.
R E 8 U L T S
at end of 'Jontine Period in 1891:
,AS11 SURRENDER VA LUE, V8,449.45,
(Equal to $176-10 for each
*10o paid In premilums
which Is equivalent to a re
turn of all premiums paid,
with interest at 7% per
cent. per annum.) Or, In
lien o; cash,
L PAID-UP LIFE POLICY FOR f19,470.
(Equal to $405.80 for each
1100 paid In premiums.)
OR,
A LIFE ANNUITY of $633.55
One fact is worth a thousand theories
rhere is no Assurance extant in any coi
iany which ccmpares with this. The
!quitable Is the strongest company In the
vorld and transacts the largest business.
For further information address or apply
o the nearest agent of the Society, or write
lirect to
*W. J. RODDEY,
GENERAL AG,ENT.
April 8-3m ROCK HILL, S. C.
rHE LARGEST STOCK,
MOST SKILLED WORtKMEN,
LOWEST PR1UES;
South Carolina Marble Woris
.F. H. HY ATT,
PREOPRIIETOR.
is the best place In South Carolina or
outhern States to secure satisfaction In
Lmerlean and Italian Marble Work. All
inuis of
Cemetery Work
speciality.
TABLETS,
U1EAUSTON ES,
MONUMENTS, &c.
Send for prIces and full Information.
F. H. HYATT
April81y COLUJbiIlA, S. C.
'IC'TORV FOR TUKE SAILOR
MACHIENERYW.
xhibited side by side with its leading
competitors at the State FaIr, 1890.
The Superintendent and Committee of
hie Mechanical Department, in inspectIng
hose features not Included in the Premium
4st, deem worthy of special mention the
ailor Seed Cotton Elevator, Distributor
nd Cleaner exhibited by W. 11. Gibbos,
r., & Co.
Trhe system operates most efficiently, and
iuch Improves the sample, faeilitates tha~
inning of wet cotton and saves largely In
ibor and cost of hantiling.
The Committee recommend to the farm
rs of the State an Investigation Iuto thr.
1erits of these devices.
[Slgned.1 D. P. DUNCAN,
for Committee.
W. H. G1IBBES, JR., & CO.,
CoramorA, 8. (1.
huState Agents and Dealers iin firjt class
Lachinery, Bluggies, Wagons, &c.
SPECIAL.-TO test the advertising - lue
f THE STATE, we will sell to an fi mer
eferring tothat paper one of .t i Dow
aaw Cotton Planters mlade for 4.25, cash.
rhe usual price Is 15.00.
W. II. G1BBES. Jrr.. & CO.
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A GiuVAT ORFEj TnAT MAY NOT AOAIN
H: RXIDEATD, -80 DO NOT DZLAyI
_1rtKE WHILE THE4 1uoN 118 HOT.**
Write ior Catalogue now, and say
paper You 1%aw this advertisem6fht In.
Reiember that I sell everything that
goes to furnishing a .home--mnanufactur
lug solne thin s and buyg others In th
largest possibf4 lo whih enables we t
wipe out all competition.
HERE A.11E A FE%V OF MY START
- I1NG IJARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full
size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces
of ware, delivered at your own depot,
all freight chargps paid by me, foi
only Twelve Dollars.
Again, I will sell you a 5 hole cookil
Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x2o iach to lit'
ted with 21 pieces of ware, for T9 IR
'EEN DOVLAIS, and pay the treight to,
your depot.
DO NOT PAY TWO 1111U19 FOR
YOUR GOODS.
I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit,
Walnut frame, either in combination or
banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,
to your .ailroad station, freight paId.
I will alsosell you a nice Bo-lroauos uit
consisting of 1ureau with ga-A, i high.
head Bedstead, 1 Washstand, I Cenl
table, 4 oane seat chairs, I cane toat and
back rocker all for 16.50, and pay f relgh
to your depot.
or I will send you an elegant Bedrooi
suit with large glass, full marble top, for
30, and pay freight.
Nice window shade on spring rollerj 401
Elegant large walnut8 day clock, 4.00
Walnut lounge, 7.00
Lace curtains per window, 1.00
Icannot describe everything in a small
advertisement, but have an linense store
containing 22,600 feet of floor rooni, with
ware houses and factory buildings in other
parts of Augusta making in all the lar
gest business of this kind under one man
agement in the Southern States. These
storenand warehouses are crowded with
the choicest productions of the best facto
ries. My cataloguo containing illustrations
of goods will be mailed if you will kindly
say where you naw Llds at'vertiseteuit. I
pay freight. Addrests,
L. F. PAUGETT,
Proprietor 'adgott's Furniture, Stovi
and Car et Store,
1110-1112 road Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
-I - - . - ,
A M: WOMAN.
t' %%- ;ni:wr- w*lt vitalize your
b . good I pp.s e ' iand give your
wh A. I- to n' Iun 0 ft I h.
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ttako
SP. P.uP.
rou , -refe ll a nir b-,y In t.e sig
n.we ou f eso t tAto & ! ; ,,e, .
P. P. P.
If oiun. a feeing b"dt inaur t prwng
anout of ts, tako
Pa Pu P
ankPoasim
Tfyue sufertbl wihrhadach in estiworl,
debAility and akns, Wh'talo .rgis
FoLnir Bo Puion. Rheu,mahs, Scro.
ul, ldMors ani,CrncFml
Comlaits,_ak
The abestlod ruer nd thwrln Mdicn
L'PPMA !til S.,n ofIesyare syggste,
tar o tonI Prietlordas, rfir
Lmrstok 's Iri'.edicavanna, Cha. i
MURRAY' liiggSt ION M'USIX TiUpeRE
ris fioo urirand Drung MdCne,
WV ae the Lo Pauat ridcoes ro
Thils, a th tiIL 5 Ioft yearL, the se
re. ure atiand he( btoiod ifier
ur( stock of rugst. M(aediintes Uhoon
r faclit for failoig urM toesnln otd
lOLLEOLUMANDES.O.
First ClassOC Work. S
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