Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Oarlin 0 etetan' _ If 1W ISTAT Ort W z ": #M" Oarou'sa 00hoe4t Neceivqs a W getga the Govep'. . William Elliot of this city says e State of- the ,17tAL, was yesterday App9ihte4 -by SecretOry of Wa T$ft - t be te govdrnment commissioner to -ark the gTavos of Confederate sol -Joiers who died in Northern prisons,or -Aospit,41s. The position. provides a = .alary'of $3,000 a, year. Col, Elliott was seleeted by the secretary of war over a- large number mentioned for .the place and this compliment is par ticuldrly gratifying to his South Car slina friends. The news of his ap -pointynent was received- in the city -early yesterday. Col. Elliott was in Washington and is exp,ected here to day. A Rea War} ecord. The appointment of Col. Elliott to this- position is p'eeulialy apJopri ate in view of his. record as a solpier and his services to the South. Imme diately upon the secession of South Carolina he was appointed upon the staff of Gov. Pickens, an'd served ac tively for several months fortify ing the coast of th@ state. In the at tack on 'Fort Sumter in April, 1861, he served with the Palmetto Guard in the iron clad bttery on. Morris. Is land, and with them occupied Fort Sumter on the night of itt surrender. Tmmediat,ly afterwards Col. Elliott joined kershaws's regiment in Vir giniaj as first lieutenant of the Brooks Guards of Charleston, and took part in the first battle of Manas sas, the campaignon on the peninsula and all the other service of that splendid regiment during the first year of the war. Upon the redrgani zation of the regiment in 1862 the ebmpany was converted into a light battery, known as the Brooks artil lery or Rhett's battery, and with it he went through the Seven Days' fight, Second. Manassas, Sharpsburg and the first battle of Fredericksburg. le had the honor of commanding the battery in the battles of second Ma nassas and Sharpsburg, in which lat ter, by 0 o'clock in the morning, the battery lost 26 men and 18 horses killed and wounded. He was promot ed captain and ordered to Vicksburg as assistant. adjutant general to Gen. Itephen ), Lee of South Carolina; participated in the Vicksburg cam pagn, In the battle of Baker's Creek, in whicki his horse was killed, and in the 43. days' siege of Vicksburg was specially assigned as artillery officer to dislodge the enemy by hand gren ades, improvised from artillery shells, from the ditch of a fort which had been captured during Glen. Grant's assault on the Confederate lines on the 22nd day of May; waes promoted major for gallantry; was assistant ad jutant general of the department of Alatbama, Mississippi and east Lou isiana; took pa,rt in the batt4e of Harrisburg, Miss.; was trenffined to the army of Atlanta a'nd wa present in the battles of 28th July and Jones boiro, went with Hood into Tennessee and was in the fight at Florenes, Ala., and the battles of Franklin and Nash ville. On the day after the battle of Nashville he fought with the rear guard at. Franklin and the other des perate fighting of thaf' terrible day, including a hand-to-hand encou'nter with the enemy 's cavalry ; was trans ferre.d to North Carolina and 'was in the battles of Kinston and Benton ,ille, in.which latter he wvas severely wounded, from which 'lhe was in bed when the army suirrondered. lHe was ini numerous other fights and skir mishies of which is made no mention. From Sumter to B3entonville, the first and last battles of the wanr, lhe hiad but one furlough and that was wihle ' disabled for service. This is a record which speaks for itself. After the war lhe retuirned to South Carolina and took up the practice of law. He was elected to the state leg islature and was a delegate to the na t.ionail democratic convention in 1876 .and 1888 and ivas democratic presi dential elector at large in 1880. He then served. 14 years in congress -and on his retilement moved to Colm his, where lie has einee bee'n practi eing lay. The bill .providing -for his position .was introdueed by Senator Foraker of Ohio, aun& there was very keen .ompetition for the, phee. It .is Uin derstoqd thp.t Presidjut Rooseyelt faa that Gen. Ohas. &# $l6iy of Alaba ae was the altetnate. ,The News From Waoalipgtin. ot.:Mfliam 191110tt a today ap d = by the secreta'y 6f r to be iiener to mark the grdopof tsoldier~ wh eld ii W dc n't elleve, takfing tht affdi nsuchr mammdt just few things but the that aie unmatchable. Foi the goods. Every one of thE seen. Not just a handfu-l o the season's best styles. ,Read The List Fc New Stylish Silks. Most desirable Silks for early spring wear, new shade in novelty and stan4rd. weaves, the biggest bargain ever offered in up to date silks. Handsome Taffeta Silk, 36 in. wide, Chiffon finist in all the leading shades, regular $1.39 quality, 98c. y< White Jap Silk, 27 in. wide, worth 50c. yd., specie for only 29c. yd. White Jap Silk, 36 in. wide, soft finish, worth th world over 75c., special for this week not over on dress to a customer, 47 1-2c. yd. Japan Habutal, the very newe st thing out in fine Sill proper material for new spring Shirt Waists, black an white, full 36 in. wide, sells elsewhere for $1.00, ou Drice is 75c. yd. Yard wide Taffeta, extra heavy weight, very so finish, worth and sells everywhere for $1.25, spech this week for only 98c. yd., Don't compare this 98< Silk with the Silk sold around town. for my 79c: Sil will match the other fellow's. Crepe de Chine that is. pure Silk, hindsome .blac and white, and all the leading shades, the $1.00 kin for only 59c. yd. All the new shades in greys, in stripes and check at popular prices. For any Want in THE LEADINC Nor thern prjuisons and hospitals. HePecOvrue was at the capitol soon after the an- (heg es nouncement was made where he re- Thrwabldintm ceived the congratulations of his w u)ralhueie many friends in the house. The ap- gae agr toea pointment is particularly gratifying tewieahdfne to the So4th Oarolina-.delegation in "sfryu"hse congres who unre working for Col.threkntjae.," Elliott, especially since nearly everywhtIcldsyhawe Southern state had a candidate whom itysve.Ihae4 the v'ariouis delegations were urging. "Adyu"rttdth . Our Women In the War,. atn rahoe.S News and Courier.Thrwaapinupa The Columbia State'printed Wed- teoei h ntjce nesday a special ''Our Women in the ''wolsyagrt War'' edition in behalf of a memo- jitntoryuqw rial to be erected in honor of the wo- b. men of the .Southern Con fede'acy. ,D-oyural They perforned prodligies of valor in ~ve U the times wvhich tried -the courage Id,adIa o )c and f'aithm of our people--not by lead--syn t lhuhIdsi ing charges against the enemy in the mliisteptietI field, not for the sake of the applausetVeiybok. which greeted the victors in many a dlesperate engagement, but by patient sio(nbenme. endulrance under almost,.every form of ~I lsio lwdpi afflidt'ion, by ministering to the wantsf~i ' of the suffering and b)y keeping thme--____ light of principle burning steadily in TXDLNU the south in the fearful days of pov erty and despair which followed the Ti sf ientc deofeat of the ''Lost Cause.'' The spe- A .Bon fteTw eial edition of thme State is filled with ~y a u nom ad excellent stories of. what women ae complished in the wvar, of how they to h nadTw a toiled in cam p an'd hospital, of how ya 95 n s they hoped all thing and endured allwh haentpitm things for the cause in which they ~cm owr toc enlisted with their whole heart, and adtu aetesle to which they have ever been faithful eeuin The manner in which this contribu- IM.R tion in aid of most worthy mnoverient is presented is altogether creditable to the resources of our e.ontemporary at IOI T AD NS Colu'mbia, and it is hioped will yield ~EUOS ,A an abuindent harv.est' of dollars for DTl,Tk the btuilding of the monument to the Yuaehrb oii Women of the Confederacy. tm o aigana When a,man says that he has not a hrb euse t te fieiend ih1 the towil where he lives yousaessonspoil. cain depend on it that the topn' is notJonC toicaglNee. Threwa lod n h t o uuranhuswie eiently seve. I. aey it altogether, that there i i trading opportunities as t whole stock.from a paper months we have been pr( most reliable manufactur f goods here and 'there, bu r This Week- and Beautiful Creations in Footwear. S* Our showing of Ladies' Oxfords is un surpa0ped, the styles are absolutely new. Our -Am is to give more quality for the price. We don't have to make it all on Shoes. This is a store of many depart ments. You have thrown around you here* every safeguard in the spending of your money. e About Millinery., Mrs. Ramsey, our Trimmer, and her f r assistants, are busy getting ready for our big Hat display. Our aim is to keep ahead ft by giving the newest and best Hats to be LI had at popular prices. k Only One to a Customer. We offer, beginning tomorrow (Wednes- fl day), until sold t d One case 1 1-4 $2.50 fine Marseilles Quilts, one to a customer, for $1.59. t s Two cases 1 1-4 $1-75 fine Bed Spreads, t one to a customer, for 98c. f )ry Goods, Millinery, Clothing i 1AU. SSTORE OF NEI NOTIoB OF FINAL SBTTLBMENT AND DISOHARGB. eyes of the as they Notice is hereby given that the un or.her over dersigned will, on the twelfth day of F April, 1900, make a final settlement the one in on the estate of John J. Ilayer, deo on 't know ceased, and will immediately thereat ild be suffl- ter apply to the Judge of Probate for u- letters dismissory as administrator of one in the said estate. All parties having claims not worth against the said estate will present .here I'' same on or before that date and allt e, and then parties due the said estate will make I contmnued: -pr'ompt payment. eal mor John M. Suber, e Administrator. ink he is w i e his motwie I'll haLnd By Way Of Cmaio ns over the >at Newber- Virginia-Carolina ~ rops for collee.. Iertilizers, el ces. for the do.t1I rOd Ove sftaU ,)1( ta l 1- persons nohlO"Oath pitu-os ofr k elr taxes and goodield ire COi)111i-Oar and do so, ror It, or send us (o. in 8tampls to a po the cost of .h c So wra ppiog anti"ostye ~ord, *vIrna-Carolina Fortmizors. niuy al g Sheriff. Virginia - Carolina Chemical Co. E~BATORS, tiob od. Va. Atlanta, Ga. NANS N Va. Savannah, Ga. DIANS, ton,a:M. ootg*mer1,Aa. n Bgitimre, d. Shroveport, .a. returns re-. n4 you are ad to the N* 4 s another sto'l i'n this State. bQse to 'e found here. Not of pins up, holds our values )paring and carefully buying ars and importers have been t every, line is complete with Come Tomortow. 5,000 Yds. Torchon Lace .o on sale tomorrow,, Wednesday, consisting of Edg ngs and I nsertings, not a yard in the lot worth less than Oc., and most of it is worth 12 1 -2c., special, buy all ,ou please for only 5c. yd. Big White Goods Showing. Mimnaugh, while In New York, attended some pecial sales by agents of fine wash goods which re uctions we in turn give you the benefits of. Make o mistake. These stocks are not to be matched In he Carolinas. Irish Dimities and Batiste, fast colors, per yd. I Oc. Fine Scotch Batiste, pin .head dots and hair line tripes for Shirt Waist Suits, fast colors, the 25c. kind, >r 18c. yd. 36 in. Brown Dress and Apron Linen, the 25c. kind, 9c. yd. 27 In. Brown Dress and Apron Linen, the 20c. kind, >r 15c. yd. A Black Dress Goods Sale. What woman is it that is not always ready to take dvantage of a Black Goods bargain. We say none, >r there is no part of her wearing apparel more staple han the black skirt. Another thi.-ig you can consider, nd that is, you are not Invited to choose from a lot of lugs. We place on sale 60 full pieces, not a yard in he' pile wor.th less than 69c. yd., and some worth up o 85c., take your choice of these new Black Goods or only 49c. yd tnd Shoes Come to GiR'S ?VBER RY, S. C. ERTILIZERS. 'e have a large quantity of saIite and Nitrate of Soda" h we purchased in large lots t from the Manufacturers. RECOMMEND ThIESE FERTILIZERS top dressing for all Grain mak ing a large increase in the Call to see us before you your purchase. We are in sition to save you money on 'ades of fertilizers. til Orders receive prompt Jareful attention.' umm er Bros.