The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, March 13, 1890, Image 2
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CAMDEN, S.C.. MARCH ! '! Mi
TI1K SilTAI ION.
In accordance with (he Shell address convening
u Convention on tlio 07th proximo,
meetings were held ami dclciratos elected
on the 3rd instant in twenty-one counties
of the State and tin00. possibly jive, more
will respond. Someol I itese mmmgs wore
well attended, others very sparsely. Some
instructed their delegates to oppose nominations.
others sent them uninstrncted.?
Fdgefiehi and Laurens alone mimed Tillman
as their choice for Governor. The
significance of this is unmistakable, lie
is the high coekohiriun <>f Kdgeliold and
Shell of Lauren*, and at then* late conference
in Angus'.1! 'Ids was dead Goss arranged
as a part of the programme. It miisi.
however. I* a disappointment that other
counties have not thus responded, and a
part of the game has certainly miscarried.
Shell is the 'Warwick" of tiie movement
and Tillman is to play the role of King.?
From the flourish of this Warwick's trumpet
he evidently expected that there would be
a wlioop end a hurrah, a waving of banners,
a triumphal march, and all hail mighty
Tillman would ascend from tin* county
meetings. l!nt instead of excited and denunciatory
meetings, proscribing all who
disagreed, or arraigning the party on the
line of their demagogic address, they were
composed, as a rule, of calm, discreet and
earnest men, and unless we arc greatly
mistaken no two men in the State will be
more disappointed ;?t the action of the spproaehing
Convention than Tillman and
Shell. We speak of that body as a whole.
There will be a following who may follow
them blindly and eucU'avor to precipitate
a nomination, but from the action of a great
majority of the comities and the personnel
of their delegates, such will bo largely in
the minority. This minority will of course
endeavor to force a nonrttialion, forjudging
bv the action of Edgefield and Laurens
and the hobnobbing of l'ilim n and Shell,
tl.ey mean Tillman or nothing.
The situation is a grave one. and we do
not underrate its significance?on the contrary
upvn the action of this Convention
depends in a great measure the welfare and
unity of the Democratic party ir. the approaching
campaign and for the fill lire ?
If is a bold attempt on the part of a few
men to act outside of regular party rules
and force themselves on it. It is the initial
step toward opening wide, if successful, the
gates of independenlisinin South Carolina,
with nil of its attendant demoralizing evils.
The caucus or conclave which met at Delton
a few days ago in secret session, to consider
and determine on a candidate for Congress
in Cot bran's district is an example
already of iho fruits of this movement.?
Besides, what benefits can possibly accrue
by a long, agitating nr.d confusing campaign
from the 27th of March to the Aug- j
ust Convention, stirring up st me, engen-lTT-fttrj;,
-tyiWI tsuo Jjar
^PW^^Hta|^^^igKinst cacti- other?
one for ti^WP^^Hfcts Convention and
the other against him.
In view of the harm which may
and the mini ilium good which can possibly 1
result, we do not believe the eouservalhe
men in the Convention will submit to the
nomination of a Slate ticket, and certainly
not to Tillman ns its head. This Convention
will be composed of Democrats and
patriots who know full well that anything
which tend:-- to disorganization and confusion
must jeopardize the party ami its supremacy.
We have such faith in them as (
to believe they will be guided by this prin- <
ciplo and eschew the attempt of a minority
led by Tillman, Shell and a few such spirits ]
to force a nomination. They tnsv make n ;
declaration of their views as to the condition j
of the parly and reforms they desire, and
adjourn, but even this w.Il he calmly and (
discreetly done.
The farmers <>f Kershaw have thus far
taken no stock in the movement, and we
c.uiinot timl language strorg enough to express
our gratdication at their conseivntism. >,
They are cs true "Democrats as can lie found
in the State, and while ever ready to assert
their individuality and maintain their
lights, are conscious that no good can come
of a nomination by this Convention, but 5
possible harm. Their action in this matter c
will produce a degree 01 harmony in the j
county which will redound to its welfare, (
and make us solid for the future. It is the
a united party moving 011 a comtor
the maintenance 01' Democrat- (
..Ml haii to It'.0 patriotism I
H^M^^S^^^fcvaLism^.'-oTrr farmers. Wo have <
them, and if they should (
send delegates to Colnmlia we ,
Relieve they will instruct them to oppose .
nominations. We trust, however, they will ]
take 110 action.
ONE YEAH OF IIARltlSOX. 1
On the 4th of March, 1?S&. Deniamin j
Harrison was inaugurated President of tlie ,
I'liited Stutes, the highest oflice on earth,
and one which involves more personal gov- '
eminent than any ruler exercises, except
the Czar of Russia, and very different 1
from that autocrat, because controlled by :
constitutional laws and statutory enact j
incut, lias lie fulfilled its duticsor met
expectations? Without party bias v.e are '
iu.'x-fd if) sir i;i me iigut <>i ins rceoru ne
lias been u miserable failure. Weak in
purpose, vacillating: in poke v. anil jealous- j
Iv selfish he has simply drilled along without
force or energy and is unquestionably (
the weakest specimen who has ever occupied
the Presidential c'mir. lie has falsi- '
lied his civil service pretentions, and pan
tiered to spoilsmen, lie has opened wide '
the sluices of pension grabbing by every
administrative act. and played on the keys ,
of tiio soldier vote, with a recklessness
born of indifference to the general wellfare.
lie has dabbled in State ejections
ami endeavored bv every device to eon- :
trol thein in the interest of his pariy; in a <
wishv washy mauner he has sought to j
build up a while Uepubliean party in the .
South, but has been so unfortunate in his
C
* selections ior cilice r.s to engender the :
hostility of his colored allies, and to coun- 1
leraCt thiir hostility has fallen back on (
some disreputable darkey. lie plays second <.
fiddle to lilaiuo in the State and Windom
in, the Treasury Dej ailment, while t:c has
sycophantieally endeavored to secure the i
inlluenue of certain Je.nlinir papers i?v appointing
their editors to foreign missions.
Under the dictation of Mat Cutty lit* appointed
that piuus fraud. John V.'annamaker,
to a Cabinet position. wlio-e only
merit was his campaign contribution, and I
joins him in patting Cliirkson on the back
in his wholesale work of turning out
I'omooratio* post-mnstert. Coder his ad
ministration sectional antipathy !n< bc*u j
revived and lug* lis, Chandler > t </.' are engaged
in hj-diming the South end seeking
to place us once more beneath the iron heoi
of Federal power, while ail of this agitation
of the negro cjucstion i? the result of his
and their anti-Soul hern feeling, lie belongs
to the p.rotcctioii robber band, and
his adiuinistr uion. the o'Tspriiigo? bonulr,
promises it) ho nni iti thj interest < f tru?t<, I
combines and corporate monopolies. He
was a railroad attorney. and these huge
Dctopi will lind in him a willing ally. V>"e
have no faith in him. lieoannot probably
lit) the country much harm, especially if the
Democrats control the next Congress, which
seems very probable, but he is so uncertain,
selfish and weak, thai he reflects 110 credit,
on tho country. Puck, in a late number,
has a cartoon winch expresses our idea of
"little Pen." it represents L'licle Sain as
standing in a barn yard, with Harrison in
his hand; in front of him is Hayes in his
shirt sleeves, surrounded by his chickens. |
ruelcSam says to him. "Mr. Hayes, I have
come to beg your pardon. 1 thought you
were the weakest specimen we ever had in
the Presidential chair, but I Ukc it nil
back: this little fellow beats you all hollow."
PENSION' HILLS.
We are forcibly reminded of the enormous
expenditure lor pensions, by observing in
tin* (>'oiiyre3:ioiuil Jicrurd o[ I lie stun 01
February the number of lulls for this purpose.
Out of sixty reported, fcrty-fivj
are for pensions. Not satisfied to appropriate
a general sum there are special bills. 'I'll#
aggregate appropriation by this Congress
will loach $100,000,000, a sum greater
than the 500,000 soldiers of Germany cost
and treble the entire English < ivil list.
This is a huge sum or money, and yet is
but a small matter compared to the general
service pension biil which cills for
$250,000,000 per annum. We cannot believe
with all of the reckless bidding for
the soldier vote that this inicjuity will be
perpetrated. The dependent pension bill
with its $150,0Oi\0G0 would bo bad enough,
but this wholesale robbery would be tantamount
to financial ruin, or an enormous
increase of ihe villainous high protective
tariff, already on a scale which is robbery.
We do not object to reasonable pensions
for disubled soldiers, or the widows and
orphans of such. Hut to turn the Treasury
into a crib from which cvory soldier of the
federal army is to be fed. would be a
shame and a disgrace. There arc thousands
of veterans, brave and true men, who deplore
this condition of affairs, but such
demagogues as Alger. Fairchild ai:d Tanner
are reckless advocates of this extravagance
because they are seeking the soldier
fwr, vrltiSo- b> the Bcnatc and House loo
many Democrats as well as Republicans,
dare not oppose it for I lie same reason.
The Grand Army of Hie Republic encourages
such legislation and has, contrary to
StLjnirpofes of its organization, become a
huge political machine to perpetuate sectional
hatred and foster pension grabbing.
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I nfortunateiy pcniuor.t rs never me, r.nu
Hie grand children of infants now, will bo
paying these pensions. The South has no
voice in the mailer comparatively, and any
reaction against wasteful extra ragance,
beyond just and proper pensions, must
originate at the North. Chamberlain deserves
credit for striking i! a blow in his
recent Boston speech, and all rightminded
patriots North and South could not fail to
ulmire Cleveland's boldness in vetoing improper
bills for unworthy applicants.
There must- be a line drawn, and a halt
-Tied, and the business men of the North
regard!.:s of classes must begin to move.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
This assemblage of political pirates
not at Nashville on the 5tb ins', and
their proceedings were in keeping
ivith the sellVcoucc't and sectional
feelings which characterizes every
nich body, be it national or state
lonvention, a senatoriol caucus cr ci y
ward meeting. From their pro*
jcedings they regarded it a3 a great
condescension to convene in a Soulh?m
city, and doubtless thouglTt the
people of N^Sh.viDo should get down
ih"t!Tcir tarn row bones in gratitude.
3f course litlie Ren lmd to write
diem a letter, for it numbered among
ts members some ponuc:u uosses.
riiis league is composed of delegates
from nil over the North, an 1 asp'rruts
for Presidential honorscultivate
it. IIciico the gush of lJenjie's letter
and bis fulsome praise of the
jrand old parlv.
The platform adopted contains the
usual fan farronade of political lies
and denunciation of Southern atroeities.
It demands naturally as a Hepnbl'can
principle frotection to
American industries; praises Reed
for his usurpation; demands libera!
pensions; decries pauper labor, and
favors ballet and civii service reform
fnrit.hf v of which it mean* a word of;> I
mm concludes with Pepubilcan
spread-eagleism on the tiinmphs of
tiio party. They l.n?l better staid beyond
the Ohio or Potomac to hold
their meeting. No Northern I'epulican
assemblage is frieucliy to us, and
their presence ison'y a provocation
*.nd an irritant. Wo have no friends
jutside oftlie Democratic party at tlio
North, and t!xo Southern man who
?xpects anything from any other organisation
is a knavo or a fool. We
jrel'er the meanest Democrat politirally
to the best llcpublieun saint on
ijnh.
Now is u good timo to subscribe
or the Camdkx Jouiinal.
THE ElMwEFIELl) (.'HAM) JURY.
The prc.-sntment of tlii?< body at the se>- j
sion of Court now being held by Judgei
Wallace, is well worlli consideration. It is |
a bold and able p .per. and exhibits a thorough
appreciation of ihe duties which dcrolved
upon them. Tlic Sheriff is accused of
criminal negligence in permitting the ' Scap?
of t wo prisoners and improper conduct
of tin aiTairs of the jail, nr. 1 the county
' oiuiiiisbionors are rasped forbad bridges
and negligent.-in ceriain contracts. They
call attention to tlie defect in ceriain l i s.
and t ho great expense entailed on the conn- j
ly by the five trial-of Jones, who murdered
the threePivsslcys five years ago. and
suggest that there be a change of venue,
as tlureh isb-rn four mist rials atul one conviction
which the Supreme Court overruled.
All this is praise-worthy and commendable
But in this connection ihoy demand
tluit tlie Circuit Courts slmll cease to grant
contiuu -.noes of criminal eases "upon trivial
pretences." or the Supreme Court grant
new trials "on flimsy pretext*." We regret
t!?;l they should have inserted this in
their presentment, for it is a reflection, although
not intended, on i lie character of our
.Judiciary, Circuit and Supreme, which is
un warranted. The former are this best j udgios
of what is sufficient ground for the
continuance of a case, winic we deny
that the Suprems Court has ever
granted a new trial on a flimsy pretext.
We question whether a single member of
this Grand Jury is n lawyer, and i here fore
capable of forming a conclusion as to
the correctness or force of the grounds on
which new trials have been granted. Wt
challenge the production of * case in which
this charge holds good. We do not believo
the Grand Jury intended it, but it is an insinuation
against the integrity of the Court
which is utterly unwarranted. There arc
not'three purer men, or better lawyers, in
the State than cur Supremo Judges. Our
Circuit Judges may possibly err on the side
of mercy in continuing criminal cases, but it
is a sole-nil responsibility to force a lawyer
to trial who has the life or personal
liberty of u defendant in his ksep
ing. wnen no i:uxcs a suwcici.i
showing to warrant a continuance. Hesiiles,
there are rules which govern in such
cases, an 1 if the attorney brings himself
within the rule he is entitled to a continuance.
The Grand Jury meant well, but it
is dangerous to evert inferential!/ besmirch
the Judiciary v.nd destroy the sancity, so to
speak, which attaches to this high oifiee.
It is better to have mistakes made than to
bring a force of opinion lobcar that will tend
to diminish the persona; independence and
sense of r. spon>ibility which should inure
toour Judges. It is dangerous to interfere
with perfect freedom of action
on their part, and nothing can be more
destructive than belittling or hampering
them. An independent Judiciary is a
palladium of liberty. That great chancellor,
Lord Ilale, once remarked, "England may
fear murder, but England cannot survive
the destruction of her Juridical system."
AMONG THE PjXE*
t
THE ItESOllT IN WHICH REV. DR.
HAItWOOD IS FINDING REST.
i Sear by Camden, S. C?A Place With a
v Romantic and Pathetic Past?The
War's Devastation-A Connecticut
Criswold's Enterprise.
Corre.snonilor.ee or the Xew Haven, (Cents)
1'aUcd turn.
Uniton* Court, Camden, S. 0.,
January 28, 1890.? Auo-hor delightful
winter resort for rest, pleasure
and health seekers can be added to
those alreaoy known to tlie Palladium
readers. As Littrell and Southern
Pines have gained many friends
within a few years, who first heard
of them through published correspondence.
s> may this old quaint
town, with its two lovely places of
entertainment, receive the notice it
merits, and in this Ha grippe" period
become a real blessing to many New
iJavcn people.
Catnden is an old settlement.
When the planters along tho coast
began to follow the rivers from their
months to their sources to find new
..., . i
ana neaimy tanus, same 01 me most i
adventurous spirits ventured up the
waters to this spot, and finding it a
fruitful an 1 wholesome country, in
-tTunm3st -eL .IvilJ^Jcaf pine fores ts
they established their""! railing JiQStJ
suirounded by stockade.*, and then,!
as their numbers increased, tiiey ex-1
tended their possessions and in time
all the rich bottoms below here be
came big plantations whereon rice j
and corn were raised in irieat quanti-;
t>s befoie Eli Whitney's invention j
gave a new industry to the world, j
and to the south its greatest crop j
staple.
1 Hit long before that day, when the
British commander, Cornwailis, over-}
ran this country with his foreign'
regiments and their tory allies', he
made Camden his interior ba-c of
operations, while behind strong en
trcuchments he guarded his munitions
of war brought from abroad,
and the lood gathered from the loyal
farmers of the surrounding country j
by his foragers. Only two nines}
f.om the center of the town are IEob-j
kirk hill and Kivkwoo-i Springs,
wioro on April z:>, l/M, a sharp
fight ii>olc place between I !io I'ritish
under Lord lla-.vdon and Uie palriols
under General Green, in which j
(he laiter were worsted. At the
other end of the town is a short section
of Cornwailis' w?-rl?s, and near
by stood?until bnrne?i by the Union j
troops during the late war?a large j
("rained house which that commander i
occupied as his headquarters
between the close of the American j
revolution and 18ul Camden had}
become & place of considerable trade, I
but it was better known as a health-!
I'nl un J beaut fnl civ inhabited by |
many opu cut and cultured people.!
Culture and refinement are sliiii
charaeierbtic3 of ibis community, I
but most of the wen tli was lost, willi
the cause l<> which it was freely contributed.
No one oau go (o these;
grand old mansions now unaatlesa,
\
bat eloquent tbow^h voiceless wit i
nesses to the uhurmin:; social 1 fV
that once rihriated tiiem. without
leclin^ 8:i*l for the desolation tint
came to t'n-e homes. The people
of Camden and lu-rsh .w euinty. of j
which il is the capital, came from a
staunch and brave slock. Wiienj
J they found slaves jp'uo. \vodlh scat !
?o:ml, liew social and }> ?1 iticr.il con-!
ditiuns er.'.ironing 1'iem, thej accepted
the chuigc philosophically
and bravely went to work to save
what tlitiV could ami to make a living I
They ha i a healthful and equable !
climate and a !i?!;t but productive I
s ji', and with these in their favor j
the, strolled through and on! ol'|
their ad wrs lies. X.iturully eonscr-!
vaive, made even more so bytlicl
stern lessons of experience, they are I
not inclined to bol l business veil
I lures ami enterprise, nut eve com>
tent to ":nako Isastc slowly." Rut
this town lias a firurc before it I- at
nil! within a few years add largely
to its business and population.
Oaeeit was limited t?j one railroad. t'>o
Kingvillc branch of tlio South Carolina,
that, bv a considerable detour. |
gave general connection with thej
transportation system of the country
at Columbia. Now the Charleston,!
Cincinnati and Chicago road, finished
at present from Rfttherfordton, N. C . |
;o this place, about 15?? miles, is
pressing fts way across the blue
Ridge and .will within a short time
have an air line completed to the
Ohio river. Meanwhile, by connection
alica.ly established with the
Richmond and Danrille-and the Seaboard
air 1 ne svstciur, Camden has
d reet communication with Richmond.
N* or foil; and all into mediate
points.
Rut it is not of this a-- a business
center, but as a liea'th an 1 pleasure
resort that this letter is to treat.
The same elemeuts, dry atmosphere,
equable climate, and the healthful
J influences of forests of long leaf pine
l are here as at Southern Pine?, In
a ldilion there a-e numerous stores,
churches of all the leading ev.mgwlioul
denoiiiiiiati -me, good schools, a
i ro:nmnnitV. ail
"V* I UIMVI V? ? "... ^ ,
opera house, :i bank, and other adjuncts
of business and civil zation.
There arc elegant natural roads for
riding and dtiveing. There is mor.'
and greater variety of game closer to
band than in any other place north
or south of which I have ever heard.
The fox hunter, the sportsman who
prefers to shoot over his dogs, the
wild f wl fancier, who loves to lloat
in his b.ttean and take the ducks on
the wing, can all find suitable spots
for th?'ir sports, and return at night
with I'd bags from their da.'s outing
in field or on the river. . Besides
these thc-re arc wild cats, squirrels
(the gr..y and the fox), rabbits an 1
wild turkeys :o complete the v-ritly.
J To meet the v.uuti of northern tourjests
two houses are kept open from
fall to spring. One, Ilobkirk Inn,
eomine >ced business in the fall of
18*2. The oilier, Uphlot) court, was
opened late last winter. The first
won a reputation at the outset, which
its proprietor and manager, Mr. F.
?V. Kldridg-, formerly of New York,
Ji.ns sustained uatil Ilobkirk Inn lias
become tlm favorite winter home of
tiio Townsen Is, Futnams and other
well known Now York families, autl
I of m:iny leading people of 13 ston
/and IMii'adelpbia. Among the guests
J now tiicrc are ex-Congressman
Gooch of Massachusetts and Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. 'larwood of New Haven.
The parishioners and frieii Is of
the loved rcctor of Trinity will he
glad to hear tint he is recovcrhg
rapidly his health and vigor .-.in! is
enjoying daily Jong drives in this
balmy atmosphere. Uphton court is
Lho name given an old mansion and
amends that hiwe been restored
through the energy and cxecut ve
lability of a lady of Connecticut lineInge,
anil allied by marriage with some
of the best-known families of our
eastern counties. This lady. Mrs
Robert Griswold Perkins, bought
the grand old place, and at considerable
expense restored its interior,
then furnished it with ancient
solid mahogany inherited fion
several generations, with carpets,
linen and tableware to match, adorn
ed her walls with family portraits and
paintings, an l with choice engravTngoLgathered
in her European wanderings^atitfcorhpVett4-~ap
interior
that is prabahly 1 lie most exact r?T"
production of an old frulroned southern
home that ran be found in the
country, certainly that i< opened to
the public. Mrs. Perkins' grandfather
after graduating at Yale and
completing his law studies, was admitted
to the bar, and settled in
Camden in 1790. Soon afterwards
he married a daughter of Colonel
Joseph Kershaw, and liure he spent
his life as a lawyer and planter. His j
three sons were sent to their ur.de,
Judge Elias Perkins of New Lcnrlon,
to bo educated, 'lhey were mere
lads. One died of yellow fever on
ship board. The second could not
overcome homesickness and returned j
to Camden. The third, the father of
.Mrs Perkins, remained and graduated
at Yale in 1K2G. This Mr. l'er-|
kins married here the daughter of a
We-t India (St Domingo) planter, aj
refuge.-at the lime of the rebellion |
led by Toiissaint L'Uuverturc. As J
a l.d Im had been educated in Paris
at the College d*France, where ho no |
quired ali :he accj:nplish;neats cfan j
elegant French gentleman. The
family wa9 allied with s .me of the
iiofrt of Frtnoh "nobl sso," and
through them by intermarriages with
the llarcouds of England, the LaItovs.
de hi Somes, and oilier nofca
tt - r
hies. This maternal grand father of j
Mrs. rcrkins fell in love with, and
eloped and married a beautiful 3'oung
girl of fifteen, whose father, n tier
nun musician and composer, was
for voars organist at St. Michael's
church, Charleston. Fo;ne of the
inosf. beautiful ami popular chants
used to dtu'in the Episcopal church i
were Ids compositions. It is not'
wondcrfn' that a lady of sivh lino- J
acjc should have succeeded in inak-!
in-L* Ui>h!'jn ''onrt -one of the mostjj
benntifn'. hnmel ko and cosy resting?
places in the conn rv. Mrs. Perkins i J
has been peculiarly fortunate in e-1
eurimr r.s liar manager and con.Hdcn-j
tias assistant for he season. Mrs. E. I
M. 1'nllars. a lady -.tIjo has many .
relatives and warm friends in New ;
Haven. Ksi'i'.n. j.
Items iVo;-! Ionia. !j
Ionia., s. C.. March lOtii, '00. j(
Mi: Einroi:: I sec you call forji
correspondents in Kershaw county. I
r iivs in Sivntcr rninty?just ovor h
the line?but if yon r;i 1 accept it I r
will try an 1 ?pvo yn i the dots from j
o <r o!!i -.e (Ionia.) I do lovo so I
much to read letters fro u the* farm- j
ers. I will start ^lie hall and I!
hope the farmers will keep it inov nq;. M
1 have read so lunch about ".Shell* j
and the "negro problem,' tit at I am i
tire 1 ami disgusted with it. We j
have no ".Shell" liere, anil don't want
an*. And as for t! e negroes, if:
everybody will let lis alone, we will!
get along without any trouble.
The farmers are farther advanced
this year than they have ever been.
Some have already planted corn.!
There is a great deal of gnano j
used here this year.
Some oats have been killed out by ;
(lie fly, and some have had to plant i
over.
We are hav'ng real winter now?
two snows in one week.
Mr. ltditor, for fear this goes to
Ilia waste-basket I will close
J. 1<\ M.
From West W a to roc.
Bellfikld. March 10th, 1300.
The rec.nt rains and the cold snap:
has put a quietus io the Hessian fly. i
and the young oats .hereabouts are
! improving rapidly,
i ltobcrt Sparks, one of our we'.H?I
: do farmers, gave a birth day supper j
j one night hist week, it being his .04th !
iman (my, u> whiuu nu uivjbuu ;i id
of his friends, including some of hii j
white neighbors, your correspondent <
being one of the num' er, and it was |
as well gotten up as anything he has
seen in many a day. On the table;
j was almost everything the appetite
I could desire, and it was altogether a
pleasant and enjoyable occasion.
0. K.
Counting the Cotton Crop.
The News and Courier o.Ters the
following premiums for the nearest
j guesses of the correct number of
bales of the United States cotton
I crop of 1389-90 :
The first premium, tons of
j The Wilcox, Gibbe & C<?"? Manipuj
hied Guano -5 tons if the winning
! number or guess ia recorded o.i or
! before March 31, 1890; 5 tons on or
j before April HO, 1890 , 4 loos on or
! before Slay 31, 1890; 3 tons on or!
before Juno 3J, 1890; 2 tons on or
before July 31, 139,0.
The second premium, a copy of
the News mil Courier and The Sunday
New.--, free, for one year.
The third picmium, a copy of The
News a d Courier, free, for one year.
The fourth premium, a copy ol'Tho
Weekly News and Courier, freer, for
one year.'
i i.il oi..l l?in->np.i-il
x uv; ii<i (? -,? * ... ...v. ..
Chronicle will l>c the 'authority for
tlie number ol'b.les o''the United
States cotton crop of 1339-00. When
its statement of the 1839-1)0 cotton
crop is published (-rune time in September)
the First Premium will be
{riven to wlrevor makes the bed, or
ncaroit gness on the crop. The
Second Premium will be given to the
second nearest or second best guass
011 the crop. The Third and Fourth
Premiums will he given to the third
J and fourth best or nearest guesses.
T.ic guess number, name (o- initials)
and the address of the guess r,
and the date of record wiil be published
weekly in The Sunday News.
In the event if tics of two ori
more similar numbers or gucs.es the'
one fust recorded will receive the
First Premium. The second Premium
will go to the next, and tlis
Third and Fourth Premium iu the
same order.
Guessing open to every one. Any
one can guess as often as desired.
You c.n gness monthly, weekly, :
daily or hourly if you choose !
iticrS-IHrft?HuIiL_two Rules: All
guesses must be made oh
p Tinted i*i The We Jc'y Nws ui.d
Courier. Cut one out, lill it up and
send it to The News and Courier,
[Charleston, S. C O il)' one guess
ca:i be made on one ballo1, and each :
ballot must be accompanied by a
cents in stamps or coin.
Ballot early and often. Every one j
registering a g;ic.3s will get a copy of
The Sunday News acknowledging the j
ballot.
I
Gen Kennedy to Deliver;iLecture j
in Lancaster.
Gen Kennedy, la:e minister to ,
China, under Cleveland's administration,
has accepted an invitation ex-j j
tended to hi n by the ladies of tlioLan- j
caster Methodist church. to deliver [
an address at this place on the 3rd of |1
April. Gen Kennedy's well known!
reputation as an orator and the desire j
of his many friends and admirers to
see Hiid hear him after an absenco of'
f -ur yea s v.*i!i uo dcu'ot ensure him a j
large audience on the occasion of'
uis visit here.?Lancaster Review.
Death of Minister Lincoln's Son.
Loxdox, March 5.?United States
Minister Lincoln's sen died at 11 :07
.this morning. During the morning
the lad was in n comatose condition.!
lie was unable to retain nourishment,
and the doctors stated definitely that
his death was merely a question of a;
few hoars, flu suffered no pain. 1
Mr Lincoln and Lis family were at 1
the bedside of the dying boy from i
early in the morning until he died, j 1
Ko paused away quietly. 1 i
The Success ot'tlie Alliance.
The fanners are deriving Croat
r? rr j
jo no fir. from the Alliance. It has
saved them in Georgia a!?mc $200,. .
J<;0 in ;i single year on tho purchase 1
)f fer-ilisors It has lowered the cost 1
-if almost every article they use, food :
dothing. f rm implements. wagons.
Imggies, and oven the few luxuries
dint, Georgia farmers have b*en able !
to ( nj >y. It, 1ms taught the farmers :
he ii c of the most powerful w apons '
in tiie struggles of peace or war ?co- j
operation. Divided, thev were the '
sasv prey of the monopolists and
trusts; hut united in a phvlanx 1.000
000 strong, with one wing vesting on
the sho es of Maine, the other on j1
die Pacific coast the fanners haver
become a power Tiiev are the p o !
pie and they must rule. The mem-!'
iiorsliip is steadily increasing and itst
(Hd of usefulness steaddv broaden-!
ing Onr reports from the Smth.
Carolina Alliance aro particularly encouraging.
The order is making
rintil rn'rvrvrtoa in tl>nt Smt.n nn.l h:i
...J,... . ... .... |
as the Georgia Alliance, a settle-1
policy of uplfting the people and
protecting them from the' designs of
the monopolies anil trusts. Too Alliance
has a oood work before it. It
has accomplished much, hut it has
much inure to avcomplish. Fortunately
for the people, it has tho courage
and ability* to* wage war successful!*
and to fulfill its mission.?AtUinta
Journal.
?# O*
Farming Does Pay
Our farmers are making c*t aordi
nary (-(Torts for big crops. More land
has been broken up at this time of
the year in Georgia and couth Carolina
than over before, and, if the seasons
are favorable, there is no doubt
of a huge yield of cotloi. corn, o.its
and other crops. It is estimate 1 that
50 per e<-nt mure gu mo will be i
used than any previous year.
As usual, our farmers are spending
large sums of money for Western
mules tint should lie raised in Georgia
and .South Carolina.
A gentleman, largely interested in
I arming, says that our soil is just as
well adapted to pro luce grasses that
will feed stock as either Kentucky or
Tennessee. If our people will only
go to work in an intelligent and practical
way to raise their mulus and
hor-es they will bo certain to su coed.
The South will never become independent
and rich until we raise within
our own border all needful supplies
for the household and tho farm.
By raising onr nivn fool supplies
and our ?? i? stock it will only take a
few years fjr the t-'oith to become
the richest and the most pio<p:Tous
section i s the Union.
There 'is io doubt in the world
the' farming' can be made to jmy better
in Geo gia and Po ith Carol na
than in any other State either North
or South. Wo have die climate and
the soil that will yield abundantly in
resp nse to intelligent industry.?Augusta
Chroicle.
The declaration of Gen Johnson
H.ngood, of Barnwell, at the recent
m iss meeting in that county, that
his business iclutions were such
that he could not accept the no ninnt-ion
for governor if tendered to him
is in view of his high character and
the deservd respect in which he is
held throughout the state of South
Carolina, unqu-stion^bly an announcement
of very considerable importance.
Gm Ilagood served the state ac
eeptnbl.V for one term as governor,
and made a tirm and pod tiro executive;
his announcement, therefore,
removes from the list of possible
can liilatca a strong and influintial
lmino.
A Wi.man died in Indiana the
other day whom the sun Jiad not
shorn on f.jr twenty-fire years.
Twenty-fi.o icars ago she got angry
at somethi ig, and inado the singular
vow that she would never let the sun
shine on her so long as she lived. In
spite of all persuasions sho religiously
kept her word. Sho spent mod
of her ti-i.e in bed an 1 never went
n it doors except after dark When
the family moved she was carried to
the new residence in the night.
Women tiro not obstinate, oh no, but
sometimes they are very firm in their
convictions.
Senator Vance, of Nor.li Carolina,
lac agricultural warehouse
hill prepared by tne isahofu'r"
Alliance. It provides for the build. 1
ing of warehouses by the General
Govern r.cnt, in which .'armors in ay ,
s ore their cotton or grain, upon
which they can draw U. S. certificates
to the amount of 80 per cent, of the '
t/.ilna in cln-vwrii TliPOi* nre t.lle
main (eatarea of the bill.
New York will m ike tinoiLcr efTor; 1
to wrest the world'a fair from Hhicino
when the matter cornea before the
Senate, by having the Senate vote
in favor of New Y ?rk, tlui3 sending '
the question of location back t? the (
House, where they hope to gain votes
in the final balloting.
First assistant Post Master Gener- 1
il (/larkson premises the country to J
resign soon. Daring the one \ear f
if his office holding he has appointed 10,001)
postmasters, in tli- majority I
)f instances putting out able and
well qualified men an 1 putting in nnv '
>ne that caprice of fancy suggested, j
President Harrison has completed
the first year of Ida terra. He was j
not ; opnlnr at t c beginning, and is
ic?s si r.o.v Ilia unpopularity I
tootus to he iiiwt j j?ci Hont\l than p*?)i I
,ion',tor he has nor done anything to '
Jisliognisli l.insolf in the eyes of ,
iither friend or fco- i
' Rose Campbell. a colored wom tn |
iving near Mara 1 JlufF, claims to be (
L1 ij years old. Site is still active
ind cheerful and to quote Iter own {
anjinage, "can dance as goo.l as de 1
lex^niggoi'."
?
A New York Syndicnttt .
Tue Department of Agriculture is
11 receipt of n communication from
' !r J. Morgan Stern, o'HnfTnlo, N. Y ,
i which he asks for all pjssihle in'onna'io
i regarding SouLli Carolina
ml its resources, a id as to la;.ds for
alo. He states that ho is an invostnent
broke- an-1 represents a syndicate
which in*ends to i.irest largely
n conth Carolina lands, and place
liorco ' c "Ionics made up of Sc -tcli,
Gronuan ?nd Iris? emigrants. -CoUtmb
a R jistcr.
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Persons wishing to snbscibe to any
newspapers or periodicals in any park
>f tiie count v, will do well to call on *
me before doing so. I l?ave the agency
for o er 2,500 newspapers and peio
heals. I a'so h ive the agency for
Sr.A Sim:. Or.n Sleuth Li1 rnvics; and
a 1 popular novels. Come and see me.
C. I. KIRK LEY.
At Journal Office.
Fresh, home-raised collard and
long white o!:ra seed for sale at H.
C. Man's.
Presents in the most elegant form ?
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THE?
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It is the most excellent remedy known to
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?SO THAT?
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$5-00 GENUINE HAND-SERVED SHIE
$4.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE.
$3.50 POLICE AND FARMERS' SLOE.
$2 50 EXTRA VALUE^ALF SHOi\
$2.25 WORKINGSAN'S SHOE.
$2?ai:d $1.75 EOYS' SCHOOL MIC EE
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stamped oa bottom.
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CAMDEN, S C
JOINT TIME TABLE NJ. 13.
Charleston, Cincinnatti & Chicago
Railroad, and
Camden Branch, SouthfCaioliuo R. R.
Taking effect September 15th 18-19.
NORTHWARD.
Leive
Charleston 7 00 a m
Columbia 9 0 Oam
()rjin<yebur^ 9.07 a m
Kingvilie 10 00 a m 0 U0 a m X
Arrive j
Wateroe 10 20 a m 5 30 a m 1
Middleton 10 38 a m 0 00 <i m l
n.. m.n?n i HHfl'Un. bJO a m ^
L'laremoat 11 23 am G 45 a m
(Iigood 14 53 a ni 7 15 a m
Bjykins 12 13 p m 7 35 a m
C/amden 12o7pm 8 05 a m
SOUTHWARD.
Leave
Camden 3 38 p m 7 40 p m
Ho/kins 4 02 p in 8 10 p m
11 a Spoils 4 22 p in 8 30 d tn i
Olareraont 4 52 p oi 9 00 p m 1
[Jan.den Junc't 6 27 p m 9 35 p m m
Middleton 5 87 pm 9 45 pm fl
Wa.ereo 5 55 pm 1015 pm dj
Arrive 3
Kingville 6 15pm 10 45 p m '
Columbia 7 05 p nj
Orangeburg 7 09 p m wj
Charleston 9 30 p m ? H
Augusta 11 55 p m Sj
XORTlIiVA i!?. |j
Camden, 9 00 a ru 11 37 p ra |j
Lancaster 7 so a ra 1 00 p m 2 10 p hi M
Catawba J'n 8 34 a ni 2 50 p m 2 50 p m '
Rack Hill, 9 18 a in 3 50 p m 3 13pm
Ifurkville 10 2') a in 5 10 p in 3 50 p m
11 ick'y GrovelO 50 .a m G 20 p m 4 25 p m
Arrive
Slack's 1120am 7 20 pm 6 00 pm
Leave
Slack's 11 25 am 6 10 p m
SOUTHWARD.
Arrive
Rack's 1 ICO am 8 OC a ra 5 ' p m
Leave J
Rack's
lutberfdt'a 9 00 am
Shelby 10 50 am
ilick'yGrovolJ 00 a m 9 00 am G 20 p m
forkville. 12 20 p iu 10 30 a in (5 5? p in
[lock Hill 1 15 p m 12 30 p m 7 40 p m
latawba J,n 1 34 p m 2 50 p m 8 20 p m
Lancaster 2 10pm 4 80 p ni 8 53 d m
lamden 3 25 p in 7 40 p m
Passenger truins iuu through hef een
Columbia and Yorkville and with tb: ugh
:oacLes between Cbarledon and York il
JOHN GLASS, Ag't,
Camden, 8? 0