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'(e ggannUxg unme* C tb LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. 0( PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. h SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.........----. -...........$1.50 Six Months.................... 75b Four Months....................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: b One square, one time, $1; each subse quent insertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. - - t Communications must be accompanied ( by the real name and address of the writer i in order to receive attention. a No communication of a personal cbar- n acter will be published except as an adver- 4 tisement. 0 Entered at the Post Office at Manning as F Second-Class Matter. r MA-NNING, S. C.: V WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 1896. Didn't McLaurin stand by Talbert t and defend Tillman in a graceful I manner tbough? Where are Mc- I Laurin's fly-blowers now, eb? t On the fourth page, from the pen of T. R. R. Cobb will be found an interesting article showing that Till- c 0 ~ t: man is not the only one who used strong language in the United States Senate, but that a number of his pred- t ecessors used equally as strong lan guage on former occasions. r The making of two additional 8 judicial circuits is still under con- v sideration by the General Assembly, a and we understand a majority of the committee are willing to report the scheme favorably. If they should, the house should defeat the measure by a large majority, The Reformers cannot afford to- vote to increase offices, because they are pledged a gainst that very thing. If the meas ure- is adopted the people will show d their resentment by voting against t every man that had a finger in the d pie. We give this warning and the members of the General Assembly b had better give heed to it if they I value their influence at home. a When the people read what took place in the halls of Congress last p week between Pearson of North Car- t olina and Talbert and McLaurin of this State we do not think that the C efforts of some of McLaurin's ene mies to break his influence with the o people will count for much. These 1 place-hunters will have to seek some other cry than "disloyalty" to shake the confidence the people have in Mc Laurin. ,It was McLaurin who e threw himselr in the breech in the excitingscapaign meetings at Flor ence, Kingstree, Marion and other points, and when the leader of the $ Reform movement was assailed in the a halls of Congress, McLaurin again T1 came forward and gave the assailant it to understand in language which rang throughout the length and 3 breadth of this land "so far shalt thou go~, but no farther."n What can McLaurin's enemies say t now after the Pearson episode? Will ~ they continue to promulgate their 22 slanderous falsehoods? It must be si borne in mind that McLaurin's de fence of Tillman was at a time when he had everything to lose and noth ing to gain, because his seat is being U contested by a republican before a pl republican house and the man whom se he rebuked so severely is a republican 14 also. This is what we call true cour age and the people of South Carolina ~ cannot fail to appreciate it. Very few T men would undertake such a heroic ti deed under the circumstances and it hi plainly shows that McLaurin is not in Congress to simply draw his salary, but that he is there ready and will ing to protect the interests of the bi people of his State at any cost. When Tillman needs a man to help a him fight his battles, he knows thatp in John L. McLaurin there is none al true and more able, and none that he A is more willing to trust. McLaurin 0 has never waited to see what effectn Tillman's work would have, but has always shown by his works his will ingness to aid him in anything which E would redound to the credit of the ti people; at theasametime, whenever he ti considered 'I illman wrong, he had li the manhood and courage to speak c< his opinion, regardless of conse quences. Can the same be said of others who are constantly snarling at McLaurin? The past has proven that as soon as one of these meet with disappointment he goes right a -over into the camp of Tillman's ene- al mies and becomes the bitterest of o: the bitter. With Ben Tillman in the as Senate and John L. McLaurin in the iz house South Carolina can always feel that- she hss defenders second to none in the Union-. CAUGHT TARTARS. Congressmen Talbert and McLau- og rin gave Congressman Pearson of in North Carolina a good "dressing ti< down" in the House last week and fe showed up Congressman Barrett of Massachusetts for as perfect a speci- A men of a human donkey as ever si strayed into Congress, where not a A few get. Undaunted by the fact that ~ the Senators who heard Tillman's r speech had not the temerity to at tempt to reply to him, Mr. Pearson te made a pigmy assault upon "Farmer 58 Ben" in an arena where he knew he O was safe from the dreaded pitchfork. la But he caught a tartar, or rather a ac pair of them, when he least expected it, for both Talbert and McLaurin n. came to the defense of Tillman and Ma of their native State, upon which Mr. ~ Pearson with contemptible malice tra sought to cast aspersions. He ea sneered at the part the two Carolinas played in the civil war in a vile at- ~ a emtto curry favor with the North ern Republicans. But he overshot th his mark there, for "manly men" ot among the Northern Republicans W felt only supreme contempt for the ~ sycophant who professed shame for C] the history of his own State, a histo- de ... which they respect: and hnor ni en though they believe that North irolina was wrong in seceding; ey endorsed the excoriating given r. Pearson by the South Carolini is. When Mr. Pearson found how lious was his conduct in the eyes of ie men he sought to please he tried icrawl out of the hole and actually id the audacity to question the cor .etness of the stenographer's report the Congressional Record, which ore out McLaurin's charge that he 'as trying to "befoul his own nest." Mr. Pearson represents the Ninth orth Carolina District, from which e was elected by a majority of 135 tes over the Democratic nominee, V. T. Crawford, by a Populo-Repub can calition. In the Congressional hirectory he is classified as an -'Inde endent Protectionist," the interpre ttion of which is probably "Pie ounter Republican." He comes by is sentiments honestly, if there be ny virtie in hereditary. Whatever iav be said of South Carolina, her upreme Court has never been guilty f suspending the arit of habeas cor us in order to inflict punishment on -hite men who, in the dark days of econstruction, were defending their omes from aliens and negroes intox %ated by a freedom for which they rere unprepared. That is what tichmond Pearson, grandfather of be Congressman of that name, did oon after the war. With this early raining, no wonder the present tichmond Pearson so glibly de ounces the Confederate veterans of be South. Barrett mixed in by attributing to albert things he never said. Bar ett made himself the laughing stock f even the Republicans by his frau ic attempts to make Colonel Talbert cede again, a thing he has no no ion of doing. Colonel Talbert said bat South Carolina was right in se eding when she did and ten thou and Barretts could not make him tract that asiertiou or express bame for the cause for which he, rhen a boy, shouldered a musket nd fought.-Columbia Register. WILLIAM H. CRAIN DEAD. ad Represented the Eleventh District of Texas In the Last Six Congroesos. WASHINGTOx, Feb. 11.-William H. rain, representative from the Eleventh istrict of Texas and a member of that ody since the Forty-ninth congress, ied at his home here at 4 a. m. William H. Crairi of Cuero, Tex., was orn at Galveston, Nov. 25. 1848. He raduated at St. Francis Xavier's col ge in New York city on July 1, 1867, nd received the degree of A. M. several ears afterwards. He studied law in 2e office of Stockdale and Proctor at tdianola, Tex., and was admitted to ractice in February, 1871. He prac bed law since that time. In 1873 he was elected as the Demo eatic candidate for district attorney of 2e Twenty-third judicial district of exas and was elected a state senator a the Democratic ticket in February, 76. He has occupied a seat in the sst six congresses, beginning with the 'ortyninth and being successively re ected to the Fiftieth Fifty-first, Fifty cond, Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth mgresses._ ____ sugar Coming From Egypt. PmunAELPHIA, Feb. 11.-About 12, )0 tons of sugar are now afioat on the y to this port from Alexandria, Sgypt. hese cargoes are on board British -amp steamers, and are due here about arch 1. The importation in large aantities of Egyptian sugar is a new dng made necessary through the ap reliensions that the Cuban crops, by mson of the war, will be very poor. i addition to this large quantity, con derable sugar is being shipped from :amburg in British steamships and om Honolulu in American clipper ups. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ship and Cargo Burned. CEDAE HEYS, Fla., Feb. 11.-The hooner John F. Foster of Philadel ia. with a cargo of lumber from Pen cola and Rio de Janeiro, was burned X)miles west of here. The ship and irgo are a total loss. The captain and ew of seven men left the vessel in an >en yawl and afterwards capsized. hey managed to get on the bottom of ue boat where they remained for 58 urs before being picked up by the essie Wiss and landed her-e. An Aerollte Exploded Above Mdadrid. MADmD, Feb. 11.--An immense aero te exploded above this city at 9:30 a. L There was a vivid glare of light d a loud report, followed by a general ic. All the buildings were shaken ad many windows were shattered. cording to the officials of the Madrid >servatory the explosion occurred 20 ~iles above the earth. The Complete Death List. Bmsron., Conn., Feb. 11.-Medical zminer Hull announces that all of te men who were on the bridge at the me of the disaster Thursday night tve been accounted for and that the >mplete death list contains six names.] far five bodies have beenerecovered. he one missing is Patrick McCarthy of ew Britain. One Kinled and Several Injured. ST. JoSEPH, Mo., Feb. 11. - Word ,ched here that at a free-for-all fight rSugar Lake, Mo., a few miles south here, on Sunday, one man was killed ad several others more or less seriously Ljurd.4 PLEADING BISHOPS. iey Ask the Rulers of Four Nations to Interfere In Behalf of Armenia. Nw YoRK, Feb. 11.-Sixty-two bish s of the Protestant Episcopal church this country, who, a week ago, peti ned President Cleveland to take some reeful action that would lead to a ces tion of the massacre of Christians in rmenia, have sent petitions to the chbishop of Canterbury, head of the ngelican church, and to the various inisters of foreign affairs, to the czar, I .e president of France, and the empe-! rs of Germany and Austria. In their letter to the Archbish of Can rbury, the bishops declare that a cru de supported by Christians the world C -er would be truly warranted, and 1 Id plead that the great church of Eng- t d, through its episcopate should take tion. The great powers, they pray in the C .e of Chrnstianity, to come to the 1 of their persecuted brethren who 1 a suering from a persecution worse an the Roman emperors ever pepe ted, worse than the martyrs of the rly church endured. "Our differences of doctrine, "they C y" are as nothing in the presence of E risis like this. All we, who profess j .d call ourselves Christians. must seek 1 e rescue of hundreds of thousands of r fellow Christians from death, or 5 at is worse than death. Iti not a a estion of policy but of Chrisj'anity, c d even of common humanity. For 'y ist's sake save our brothers from. ath and rescue a Christian commu road suit and since that time his gen eral reputation for characterhas been as black as midnight. We will not use harsh language towards this creature after the denunciations we have already administered, for it would be adding further punishment to a helpless victim. Willoughby can't reply to what he terms "the blackguardism and want of refine ment in Appelt's letter," and says: "I am at a disadvantage. My raising and associations unfit me to compete with this hireling." "What a pity to have the robes of one so saintly and not be able to prevent their getting besmirched when in contact with fEllowmien," but as Willoughby's rais ing and associations has been so good and his conscience so bright, easy and clear, perhaps he will tell us if there is any ground for the rumors that he robbed the "Marion Publish ing Associatiou," and will he save us the trouble of investigation by frank ly confessing what become of the in surance money he collected after the 'Pee Dee Index" was destroyed by fire in a frame building belonging to himself. He will also tell how much of the insurance money he paid to the stockholders of that publishing com pany and if it is not a fact that he kept all of it. We do not charge it, but tumor has it that Willoughby burned this property himself. Is it true'. Come would-be saint, answer. His communication displays the cheek of a hardened criminal, in fact, his cheek is as hard as the iron front to his hotel which he never paid for, and with any one but a profes sional swindler. his professions of purity,would bring about a blush as red as the blood of John McKenzie's bull that Willoughby robbed him of. Oh ! this man posing with such a lily-white character, may say in the public prints that he is proud of his history; we certainly do not begrudge him of the pride he may content himself with, but his fellow-citizens in Flor ence and elsewhere will keep their eyes open and avoid him in the fu ture as if he had stamped upon his saintly marble brow, in letters of jet "I have proven myself an ingrate, a slanderer, and a stench in the nostrils of decent men." We do not care to waste our time in making any further answer to what he would have the public be lieve is a reply to our editorial, be cause we can not make a fitting an swer without again calling him a liar, swindler,cur, bound, etc. Our pitying contempt for the creature prevents us from doing so, therefore we dismiss him with the knowledge that nothing can be gained by further notice of such a being. HON. JOHN L McLAURIN Gamely Resents the Remarks of Hon. Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina, in the House of Representa tives. [Extract from speech of Mr. Pearson of N. C., Fwbruary 5, 1896.)], MIr. Pearson said: Baut I wish to say, Mr. Speaker, that the eloquent and closely knitted speech that we listened to this afternoon from the hon orable chairmar. of the Committee on Ways and .ileans [Mr. Dingley) has no.t done so much damage to the cause of silver as a certain other pronunciamento which has shattered all the traditions of a century, and which hats astounded the old fathers, whom we recognize and honor here in this Congress-a pron unciamento which was uttered under such circumstances, with such intemperance of language, with such ferocity of threats, that it remanded mae of the dreadful images in Calphurnia's drc.iw, where she sees in fancy Fierce, fiery warriors, fighting upon the clouds, Which drizzled blood upon the capitol. We heard there of agrarian joining with communist; we heard of tramps moving on the capitol; we beard of dynamite; we heard of anarchy; we heard of shotguns; and we heard of pitchforks. I desire to say to my silver friends that I as much as any of them desire the restoration of silver to its dignity arid functions as e. money metal, but that tneir cause is not going to be advanced by any such lan-guage as that. Their ciuse is not going to be advanced by hoisting the red fag of anaarcby or the black fitg of dynamiters in this country. In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I anow that the Rlepubliean party will solve this ques tion in such a way as to give the very largest possible coinage of silver tbat is consistent with the credit of this Govern menit. The Republican party stands for the credit of this nation; it stands for the honor of the country; it stands for the glory of the Anaerican flag; it stands for treedom to all meni. Arid now, one wor d more in reference to that pronaunciamwento,. that invitation to carry us over into a neiw secession move ment, you may call it. We have tied that in the past. We tried it at the instance of outh Carolina somue thirty-six years ag'o. She invited my State to join her in the se cession moiveiment arid we declined, arid continued to decline, until we were driven or rather dragged into that horrible con flict and South Carolina got thoroughly whipped. Mr. Talbert: I deriy it; an.l she is not y ashamed of the act. she wouldl do it again under like circumstanc,-s. Mr. Pearson: I ami ash .medl of the factt and ashamed of any nian w'ho wonld in- ( dorse secession or the motives which leald c to it. [Applause. j t Mr. T1albert: 1 do. I indorse it. and i every word of it. Mr. Pearson: I have heard it said that r if hell ever breaks loose in this country it will be in South Carolina. and I believe that is true, from the exhibition made here to- e nigbt. [Laughter and applause.) I This autocmat, who has built up his pow er partly on class prejudice and partly by the nullitication of the const- I tution of the United States, may marka your State with ruin, but fortunately his s control stops at the line of South Carolina. e (Applause.) Mr. 'Talbert: The Republican party has ruined the whole nation. Mr. Pearson: We might not have re gretted so much the whipping received by. |outh Carolina, but unfortunately we got whipped ourselves. Mr. 'Talbert: bouth Carolina never was whipped and never wil! be. She got tired at whipping the other fellows. [Laughter.) Mr. 1'earson: It is proposed now to draw a new line-not a Mason and Dixon's line, but a kind of northwest and southeast( line. I do not know where the term i may happen to be placed, hut I thank God1 the Mason and Dixon line has been oblit erated from the map and is only a memoryt in the minds of such men as imy honorble I interlocutor. (Applause.] Thank God, we bave no more sections, and I believe the I Republican party, standing as it does for c he honor 01 the country, the glory of the f flag, the doctrine of protection to every t secion of the Union, is the puarty to which i every honest silver muan should belong; I( because, while other parties amay have d 5'mething to say about it, the lRepublicant party is the only party that will have any- t hing to do about it. [Applause On trie door and in the galleries.) Mr. Talbert: We have very few such aen in South Carolina and do not want ~hem. Remarks of Mr. McLaurin of S. C., Fcbrtu ary 6, 1896 ] Mr. McLaurin said: Mr. Chairman:-I had not expected to 't ake any part in this debate. When the and bill was hbefnre the Housea a few ays It igo I fully expressed my views thereon. The silver question- has been so thor )ughly discussed that it is not now a ques Jon of argument. It is a question of brut 5orce and money on the one side, and o 3ianhood and votes on the other side. reference, however, to the State which bave the honor to represent, by the gentle man from North Carohna [Mr. Pearson) renders it necessary tor me to Say some :bing in addition to what my fririd at :olleague, Mr. Talbert, said last evenin; )n the spur of the moment. In the first place, the gentleman fron North Carolina [Mr. Pearson] sptaks o South Carolina 'carrying n. into a nev iecession movement." Mr. Chairman, it is a useless task to dis :uss the motives which led to that terribi war Neither the right nor wrong belong .o one side alone. Bnt I want to say here hbat our people acquiesce in the result o he war; and that to-day there is . not ; State in this Union whose people are moon oyal, more devoted to our common country han the people of South Carolina. I Yen aore the as ertion that should foreign a,, ;ression threaten us no more loyal son: .ould be found in any section of thi: Union. Our people fought not for slavery, bu because they believed that the principles 0 oc.l selt-governmwent, equality in taxation ind all those fundamental questions whiRJ Lave lain beneath every contest for free lou were at stake; and Mr. Calirian to-tIt w ar just us devoted to the principies o liberty and of justice as any people. It tine, Mr. Chairman, when the last vesti' of bitterness should be wiped out, win- tli only nuemories ieft, is pride and glory fo those of both sides who fought, oset ant died for principles which they believer were sacred. Our people are glad, sir, tha the Union was preserved. Tue time ha come when the people -if Louth Carolina prouder uf these United States, more loya to a nation's flag, than they are to an; State, whose star is but one of those con stituting the bright galaxy, which make America tMe grantdest and gre..test amon the nations of this earth. Mr. Chairman, the time has come whel Representatives on the floor of this Housc who for cheap applause would revive th bitter recollections of thirty years agr should be frowned down by the great, tl generous, ant the forgiving America public. God speed the day! It comes, sir, with poor grace for a SontL ern man to refer to his own section, hi own people, a sister's children, as th gentleman from North C.rolina (lid Ia evening. I yield to none in love for tbi great country, and my patriotism is nc bounded by State lines, not cramped b partisan bigotry. nor yet paralyzed b race prejudices. But, Mr. Chairman, love my native home, thA soil which ga me birth. I love my people, hot-heaed impulsive, but loyal and true. Thei faults I would condouxe, their virtues would extol. And Mr. Chairman, I shrin in horror from the "bird which would b foul its own nest." Thi gentleman from North Carolina [Mi Pearson] refers in bitter terms to a speec made by Senator 'lillman in the Senate a "hoisting the red flag of anarchy or th black fig of dynamiiters in this country, and as trying "to carry us over into a ne' secession movement." I am not here t answer for Senator Tillman; he is full; capable of taking care of himself; but, sit it would have been better had some Sen tor possessed the nerve and courage to re ply in an -trena where he could be titl answered, not behind these walls an through the eloqent mouth of the gentle man from North Carolina. In my State when I thought Senator Ti!lman wrong have said so, and opposed him; where thought him right, I defended him. Le me tell the gentleman from North Carolin that the manner in which this speech is re ceived is an omen of trouble. Those av fal words were but the echo of nnex.presse thought in tha bosoms of millions c American citizens. Instead of referring t Senator Tillmarn as an anarchist, let m friend turn his abuse upon those wh rendered it possiblefor such utterances, to g unchallenged in the United States Senate I was present, sir, and witnessed the shoc1 to "Senatorial dignity," and when all eye turned toward the "David" from New Yorl be failed to produce his "sling" and smnootl rocks which have slain so many Goliaths There are all sorts of anarchists in thi: country; the poor devil, shivering with col et a switch crossing, the maniac in tha egislative gallery, and the fat, round an irchist, robed in power, who, by changin, he unit of value, has robbed the toiler o 2is just reward, and the producer of thb 'ruits of his labor. Oppression and extortion in high places >reed the most disastrous for'ms of anairch smn. Rid us of this class, and the forme vill disappear and the upper House re tover its n trmal "Senatorial diignity, s'hich of late has been so rudely aistnrbed, Laughter and applause.) APPENDIX. Extract from Washington Post Februar' 8, ]890.] DID NOT nEPUDIATE MC. TALBERiT. Editor Post: In your issue of this dahte, n commenting on umy reply to Mr. Pearson, if North Carolina, von speak of me in yout endlines, viz: "He Repudiates Talbert.' understood Mr. Tadbert's re:'uarks from he beginning, and merely entered into tbc lisenssin to pirevent a misconstruction of ,remark by him in the heat of debate. Ir. 'Talbezt is myv warm personal fr'iendl, nd I did not re'pudiate any remarks made 'y him. but in my speech said: "A refer nice having been made to the State which n part I have have the honor to represent, vy the w-entleman fr. :o N1V.th Carolin:: \ (ir 'ea&r4'irn]. r-.ndlers it neessaryv for moe to ay something in al itiion toi what ity ist evenlinig on the~ sputr ''f the mt~Om--nt." People wooh pdIrobiably ge't ofzeed frnui bie way' the article appleared in this titorn ag's Post, Iromi the words. "Gentlemnii rom North Carolina," and '-Genlenan rom South Carolina," as the wotrds "'Mr. tearson" and "Mr. Talbert" are iniseitedl 'y the record clerk. A reading of my remarks in full will how exactly iwhat I said. JNO. L. McLAUR1iN. February 7. 1896. TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLED i, 1 LUCAS COUNTY. i * FnA:sa J. Cmrsxv makes oath .that lie i. 2e senior partner of the f irm of F. J. HENEY & Co , d ing business in the Cli f Toledo, County and State aforesaidl, and 2at said tirm will pay the sum of ONE LUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every ~se of Catarrb that cannot be cure I by the se of HAuLL's CATA1unaI Ct'RE. FRIANK J. CHIENEY. Sworn to before me and snbscribe'd in iy presence, this 6th day of' Dcemi ber, A. >. 1886. SEAL.) A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public alah's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and uts directly on tbe blood and imucons arfaces of the system. Send for testi ionials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. :.sold by Druggists, 75c. rO PREVENT THE FIGHT. overnor Cuiberson Will Direct In Person the Movements of the Militia. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Relative to he Fitzsimmons-Maher fight, Attorney leneral Harmon said: "If they fight on any territory of the I'nited States we will follow them to he ends of the earth if necessary to iring them to justice." Opinion here is that Governor Cul erson will certainly prevent the fight n Texas territory and no doubt has in tuence enough with Mexican authori ies to prevent its taking place in Mex :o. It is understood that Governor lulberson has gone to the frontier to irect in person the movements of mili:I la, if necessary, to prevent the battle n~ing place on Texas territory. Texas udoubtedly will assume jurisdiction of he disputed territory for the time be. ig. If it is definitely known where the ght is to come,off the authorities in that nrisdiction can arrest the principals efore a 'breach of the peace takes place. Mr. Romero, the Mexican minister cre, said that it was his understanding lint, the Mexican state authorities rould certainly prevent the mill from WILLOUGHBY REPLIES. 'OLD VILLIANY" HAS AT LAST CAUGHT HIS BREATH Ind Attempts to Pose as a Decent Man. He Must First Wash His Hands of the Blood of the Bull and Then Ask For giveness for His Other Trans gressions. The letter of Appelt is that of J. L. %IcLaurin sneeking to destroy the Reform movement. He puts some >ne before him to attack those who Bndeavor to expose his treachery. "The voice is that of Jacob; but the hand is that of Esau." The letters of McLaurin published in your issue of the 3rd inst. prove beyond peradventure the falsity of the charges as to the McBee railroad pass, the post office matter and the pulling of McLaurin's leg for money. [ am not eurprised that McLaurin should endeavor to repudiate, through his henchman, the intimacy between him and 1. C. Butler, as it is now of disadvantage to him; but, unfortu nately, "the accursed spot will not out!" Appelt says McLaurin refused to consider my name for the postoffice here, for the reason that I had been a resident for a short time-and in the same breath says McLaurin went to Florence and offered the place to me, if I would get- up a petition. Again, he says that McLaurin wrote me that it would be useless to recom mend me for the office, as my attack on Butler in the Ben Perry letter would cause Butler to oppose me. Well, McLaurin stated to his friends here, that he could not get his ap pointments made without the assis tance of Butler, as Irby was always drunk, and pointed out Strait and Latimer as examples of those trying to work without Butler's help. He said he was only using Butler for his purposes. Appelt was appointed a post master-did he pledge himself to support Butler if it was necessary that I should? What about all the other appointments that McLaurin got? That Perry letter vindicates me, but what can be said by the ac tual appointees? I may have men tioned Butler's name in a letter to McLaurin, but when Appelt attempts to imply that I would support Butler for his influence, he lies. He over looks the Perry letter, when an office more lucrative was offered me and I rejected it with scorn and indignation. I only allude to the contradictory statements of this man Appelt to show that he falls short of the quali fication of a "good liar" as contained in his quoted maxim, in that his emory is deficient. In other re spects I yield the point without con troversy. I could name several others of Mc Laurin's friends who traveled to Washington upon McBee passes if lesired. After I learned that McLaurin had pledged himself to McCown, I sup prted Mc~own. After McLaurin reported that McCown was ineligible, [ supported McKenzie, and it was on y after Mc Laurin was offering the >fice to others that I agreed to ac ~ept it. And any charge that I was ~alse to either McCown or McKenzie s without foundation. I never ap >roached Butler oo the subject. of ffice. As to the telegram quoted, I ac mowledge sending it in my friend sip for the man. The letter to "My lear Appelt" was so ingeniously Irawn I overlooked the slander it :ontained. But when I went to W~ashington and saw the double lealings of the man, then I had miore ight upon the subject. As to the parading of presents, all hat I or my family have gotten from dLaurin would not have paid his oard if it had been charg~ed. This natter I regret to have to allude to. As to the motion for change of enue in a railroad suit in WVilliams urg county, I had been both robbed Lnd outraged by that company to itart with. Ard when it is known hat the case has been pending trial or about 10 ycars, I think the public ill agree with me that I had been atient is not moving for change of renue tefore I did. This corporation, o prevenit me from constructing a -oad r dverse to its interests, took ad antage of my absence from bome Lnd destroyed my business under the retense that I owed rent on some ails-which, in fact, I did not owe Lud had overpaid $478, which I af erwards collected by law. Nor did ever hear an insinuation against my >ersonal character until attacked by his giant corporation. I am scarcely wo hours' ride from my nativity. L'here is nothing regarding my char eter that I can't and don't point to vith pride. As to the blackguardism and want i refinement in A ppelt's letter, I can't eply-I am at a disadvantage. My 'aisiig and associations untit me to ~ompete with this hireling. T. C. WILLoOUHB. The above appeared in the "Colum ia State" of yesterday, and we give t to our readers that they may see Low this contemptible creature under akes to worm himself out of the hole I was kicked into by us sometime go. In his efforts to contradict us, te virtually admits wvhat we said bout him, i. e., that he was an appli ant for the Florence post office; that e sent a congratulatory telegram to Laurin on the "Appelt" letter; hat he accepted presents from Mc 4aurin; that he asked for a change f venue from his own county a the railroad suit and in he letters he alludes to as having 'een published on the 3d inst., our iarge as to his "pulling McLaurin's g for money" confirmed. Those tters were published b~y Willough sy's wife for the purpose we believe o drag us into a controversy with Ler, but this will not succeed as we o not set ourself up as being qual to a railroad engine to be ucked up against by her. Wil yughby says he never had an in inuation against his personal char eter until attacked by that giant orporation (North Eastern railroad). Ve think he is mistaken in this,as our format ion is that he bore a very un -vo caracter long before his rail R L~ATOR GOODFOREVERYBODY and everyone needs it at all times of the year. Malaria is always about, and the only preventive and relief is to keep the Liver active. You must help the Liver a bit, and the best helper is the Od Friend, SIM MONS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED Z. Mr. C. Himrod, of Lancaster,' Ohio, says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR broke a case of Malarial Fever of three years' standing for me, and less that one bottle did the business. I shall use it when in need, and recommend it." Be sure that you get it. Always look for the RED Z on the package. And don't forget the word REGULATOR. It is SIM MONS LIVER REGULATOR, and there is only one, and every one who takes it is sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for L Biliousness and Sick Headache; both are caused by a sluggish Liver. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Pliladelphia. PYTIIAN COLUMN INTERESTING READING TO MEM BERS AND OTHERS. e 1BY 0. E. U EDUEu. At the regular meeting of Damon 3 Lodge. No. 13 KuigL:.ts of Pythias, on e last Thursday night, Bro. Joseph I Sprott, Jr., was Elected M. of F. Now brothers, it wi:.I be so handy to stop in at the bank and pay your dues. It is altggether wrong for ImerLbers to wait for the M. of F. to call on them for the amount they owe. Bro. Sprott has plenty to do without running after members who are in arrears, and it is earnestly de sired that each member of Damon Lodge will keep his account bal anced. The knights of Pythias is not only the grandest, but the largest and , most popular organization extant, the membership in the United States and Canada numi)ering about five hundred thousand.. The principles of F. C. B. on which the order is founded can never die, but will go on gathering strength day by day until - the end of time. "God bless our K nightly band Firm may it ever stand, Through storm and night; When the wild tempest rave, Ruler of the wind and wave, Do Thou our order save By Thy great might. For this our prayers ascend Go I bless. protect, defend, God guard our rights; Thou who art ever nigh, Viewing with watchful eye, To Thee aloud we cry: God save ti~ie Knights !" 'Now, brothers, while our Order is forging ahead throughout the Su preme as well as our Grand domain, let us not be idle. There are widows and orphans in our own jurisdiction who need our every care, besides other duties which we are called upon almost daily to performn,and all this can only be accomplished by the united efforts of our members. 'Ihe first requisite towards building up a lodge is to at tend the meetings. It is a duty you owe to y-ourself and to the officers and memnbers of your Castle Hall. It is easy enough to remember that we meet every first and third Thur's day nights. Brother Davis. our newly elected C. C. caine from C2olumbia last Thurs day night to attend to his duties at Castle Hall, and 1 can assure him that every brother present appreci ated it. He makes a fine presiding officer, and if there is not a marked improvement in Pythianism in our midst during 18%i, it will not be for want of enrhusiasm and hard work on the part of our Chancellor Coim mander. The right man in tihe right place is our K. of R. and S., Brother J. F. Geiger. Broher W. C. Chandler makes an earnest arid dignified Pre late. B'rother J. H. Lesesne is at home in the V. C. chair, as tlhis is his second trip aroun'd. Brother Clark knows his business as M. of WV. Bro. Gallaway will make a good 3L at A. as soon as bird seso closes. Broth er C. B. Geiger will take good care of altlie "stuff '- that goes into his hands. Bro. R. C. Plowden will see that no one p~ases the I. G. unless "clothied and ini his right mnind." There will be some apl)Iientions to cosider at our next mneeting, b~esides' other business of importance, andl it is hoped that each member will re member the date (third Thursday) andl comle out. "The Knights of Pythias hav-e been of no serv-ice to mem," was a re mark of a miember of Order the other day when asked to visit his Lodge, gi'ving this as his exeuse for neglecting his duities as a Knight. It is very'; evidettatPtinimhv not conferred isdebnftohise brother: that lie ought not to have been created a Knight: that his na ture. grov-eling for worldly gain had been dlisapplointed; and that lie has not the essential reqluisites to make a true member of our Order, How can a sordid and parsimlonlious muani com p~rehend~ the mneanming of F. C. and B. It was for the sake of the younlg andl teinder child of D~amon t hat Py :hias periled, his own life. It was to succor and~ shield the little one of his friendl that Pythiams voluntarily en tered the cold, (lark dungnon of Svracuse, It wa for a tot tering babe. ying fondly in his mothers arms that he dleliberately suffered his mianly limb s to be shackled with iron chains by the mlinion soldery of a hated tyrant. For this child of friendship. carity sud benevolence, lie (came forth, byv his own free will, to the red plafori of the scatiold: prepared, if need be, and to lay this throbbing head on tile block, and to suffer it to be sev-ered from his body by the sha: rp ax of tile executioner. Tihe prayer of the true mian an dI eariest Knight is, that the privlege of soothing the pillow of a dying brother. of making the widow's grief less poignant. andI the orphan's be reaveent less hitter. He counts it a joy to bie able to console the afhiic ted,'to make the pillars of his lodge. Love and charity, stronger and more beautiful. anmd to weld unto closer union by; his own examplile and life those twin virtues of time Order, Friendslhiiand Beiievolence. You h earoecasionally some mem er remark that "the order isn't doing him anmy good, just a waste of money to pay (dues, guess Il drop) out." He is like the boy who planted a chicken epeting to raien eglant. HARD WDE To Our Clarendon Friends We are now prepared to offer lower you want. Our Stock is complete. hardware a large line of Paints, Oils, Etc Harness, Saddles, Rubber an Great bargains in guns, pisto Headqnarters for Powder, Shi Engine supplies, belting, etc. Headquarters for Cooking an The TerrJ Fish Collpal, 22:? WHOLESALE SHIPPERS OF rush ish of all sids, Oystrs C1aMI Our regular season for sbipmen ts o ftesh fish (packed in ice) b.ing now open we are prepared to ship yon any desire< qnantity. Charleston is the only marke south tiat can offer a large variety of fish and, being sitnated on the ocean, wher< they are caught, must be fresh. We solici your patronage. Consignments of poultry, eggs, etc., so licited. Account sales and check mailed day of :;ale. 22 AND 24 MARKET ST., CHARLESTON, S. G CET THE BEST When you are about to buy a Sewing Machine do ::,t be deceived by alluring advertisements and be led to think you can get the best made, inest finished and Most Popular for c:-rc song. See to it that von buy from reliable manu tacturers that have gained a rei tai ionb ihonestandsquare dea'-in;, yuwill then get a Sewing Machine that is noted the world over for its dura bilitr. You want the one that ' is Casiest to manage and is Light Running There is none in the world that can equal in mechanical con struction, durability of working parts, fineness oE fnish, beauty . in appearance, or has as many improvements as the NEW HOME It has Automatic Tension, Double Feed, alike on both sides of needle (fatented), no other has it; New Stand (patented), driving wheel hinged on adjustable centers, th-2s reducing friction to the minimum. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. THE EW HOME SEW IIACHIE CO. (&Aazsas, )Lss. BosTo,0lZm 28 q~q 2YN.T CmUC&G ILL. ST. Loris,11Mo. DL~.zA SAFBsAcisco, CAL. ArANrA, GL. FOR SALE BY E. JENKINSON. Manning, S C W HE N YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT GALLOWAY'S SHAVING SALOON Which is fitted up with an eye to the comfort' of his customers.... . ... HAIR-CUTTING IN ALL STYLES,' S HAV N G AND S H A M POOI NG Done with neatness and dispatch.... .. .... A cordial invitation is extended... A. B. GALLOWAY. Wood's Packets of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Contain more High-Grade Seeds Ithan any other packets sold. IDon't buy half-Eize, poorly -filled packets and commission -seeds, which are not to be com -pared, either, in quality o r quantity to Wood's Packet Seeds. If your meorchant does not -handle Wood's High-Grade Seeds send your orders direct. We _pay the p os ta ge, delivering -packets, ounces and quarter -pounds of seeds free to your -post-office at catalogue rates. WIescrptive Catalogue and Guide to the Farm and Garden mailed free. Write for It.. -T. W.WOOD & SONS, seedSmen, RIcHIOm>, VA. Wood's Seeds --Fot. SA'LE BlY . B. LORYEA, The Druggist, Manning, S. C. E.MELEN CVIL ENGINEER~ .AN SUR.VEYOR, ~avng ani e*xperience~ ot thirty seven years, t1.r his professional services to the lpeople of Clarendon county. Satistactioni guaran P. O. K{INGSTREE, S. C. . EVI ATTORNEY AT LAWV MANNING, S. C. osF5El'H F. REana. W. C. D.'vis RIIAME & DAVIS, ATTO1|NEY.S A7 LAW, MANNING, S. C. R. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, MA.NNING, S. C. OFFICE IN MANNING IIOTEL. JOHN S. WILSON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, prices than ever. Call or write for We have added to onr immense stock of at Low Figures. 1 Belting, Leather, Etc. is, etc. >t and Shells (loaded and empty). J Heating Stoves (Waranted), Goo. S. Hackeri Son C0 Ul CA MJanafacturers of llio illl(d Bisil Mater &. CHARLESTON, S. C. SASH WEIGHTS AND CORDS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE.. WINDOW AND FANCY GLASS A SPECIALTY. Pure Drrugs and1( Medicines ALWAYS ON HAND AT The Well-KnloWn and* Reliable DRUG STORE OF Dr. W , M".frckintoH In addition to a full and complete Stock of drugs, Medicines and Ch~emicals, we keep a complete assiortment of Patent Mledicines, Tfoilet Articles, Eye-Glasses, Spctcls An te hosadan oe hig MANNING, SASNWIGHTS FPYA PThDursa ihs vr member Meued toiae Th WeKndegla and rompab St ly. dr s icin rers a l C as welpcomete Patent. eDiis,C.. WAToieAtcls Arod sth thorsand eainia o thg Esull foud n eer iersityDcla ran well-reecatd agistone. FOUNR . MTLEINCTN, Y tha ye mellio edollafrs an-r nually. Thrsdisan enortnaEver wase nd rarlye prent Prctcly xeisitngtes al disease.elome Our paphletsare no aderisirus boom. ngth reuls f ltet xpeimnt in. thi ln. WA MANTI. WAK CO MECA CLLGE OF C. UNIVERSITY95 ine. EdukCi, etcug whos I amale touslaels usecue b fidin motgageion, k impnd ar foografiveyertie, pa Tlegrapinstaments, at0 thessfow rae oft8 pNER Ntees petuk ninurTe brpomar awearde ebrufr grdateb~ stac n insec tronate. smal aecrnd statoen xpn..f h b norder ta orlte.nayrahfs ole cosf otto antmoers oea wneaste suppl can biied.evntd PraticlNepeiment tAa baas Experitow Staning show courehttsive thay the ausied ap preve nt hatid.ddpln sent llerkfardtTeeasking. Unnnina y , .C. , Oct 129,18