Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^iAUt\i.wrm\ i)fii>fc>.i^>>w?ftN>wiUi?i?wiWwi??U WMji TH! TILLMAN ??II ,c Cotiilh?cdfm^ gr aj?efs ?iav? bceti i?i?d In thc handling ? this case. ' - . ; Thc surviving brother ot Mr. Gon zales, Who bogan this paper twelve years ago, have had will power enough to suppress the two thousand.articles willen havo conic into their oliicc. Within less than one hundred yards from where N. G. Gonzales had worked .lor ten years ho was shot down by Till man and there was no attempt of violence against him. Ho has spent ? live months1 in jail without any Gover nor's Guards or any protection what ever. ' Tillman goes around now w.th as much protection and safety as any per son in South Carolina. Because tho Stale forsooth publishes articles about liars, thieves and crimi nals, as does any other reputable pa per, thc defence thinks' that it is dom1 to prejudice Hie people of .Richland County against .Jamel H. Tillman'. "Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind. Tlie thief doth .fear each bush an . otllcer." Because thc State has declined just tribute to Mr. George R. ltcmbert and Col. P. H. Nelson I sec no reason why the allidavit of Mr. Rembort should have any force. Gen Bellinger, in conclusion, stated briclly thc reason why thc change should not bc granted. He made a powerful argument arid was eagerly beard by thc hundreds of people in thc Court room. "MU. TllUHMOND'S AUOUJIUNT. Solicitor.!. W.Thurmond followed for the State and began Iiis argument by bringing to Hie attention pf the Court what was necessary for the granting of a chance of venue. Why do they ask for ibis change? K?rst. Because there arc only 1.S0?. white jurors out of 1,000 voters. This certainly should not be sullicicilt grounds for t hc change. Because Mr. W. II. Hilmes liad made a statement that he was opposed lo Tillman, and because he is county auditor the change should be granted. Mr. Thurmond showed that the Sulli van case, which had been referred to, Wits not at all similar. Thc next point refuted was that because a few citizens liad subscribed to a monument fund. This should not wrap public opinion in sucha man ner as to prevent thc defendant from Obtaining a fair and impart ial t rial. Several cases were referred lo in which it hud been decided that news paper editorials should not hesulliricnt grounds for a change of venue. lt is well established that when the prejudice is con lined to ono locality a chango of venue cannot bc granted. Solicitor Thurmond spoke fur forty minutes and made a forcible argument, bringing out, many points of law which hail not been touched upon by his associates. At thc conclusion of Solicitor Thu la mond's argument ISx-Judge O. W. Buchanan, who is connccUl witli thc counsel for the defence, arose and ad dressed the Court; A TI U A l>K AO A INST Till". I'UHSS. Judge Buchanan said that lie hat1 not expected to say anything in tb< case, but he was so impressed with Hu treatment of thc defendant by Hu newspapers that he was compelled li have a few voids to say. Ile begai in an impassioned manner, saying tba atone time thc press of Hie count r; was regarded with respect and bonni but now it was allied w ith t hc groa force of money. With the great sweej: lng wkve of the war there caine wini ls1 known as "commercialism.*' Nc. we have "newspaper oratory and news paper bawling." Judge Buchanan bitterly denounce thc Stale as a paper which lnshei slashed and beat men lo fury. A ina of to-day dares not tiller his hide pei ? _ dentopiouion unless ho is ridiculed b the newspapers of Hie country. Dui ingtlie whole argument Mr. liuchanu showed much feeling and his specc created a Uniter among those present Ho said that "Hie Slate" was try lu thc attorneys for thc defence, hut, tba be had lived a free man and would di ono. He did not propose tobe tyranni; cd by Hie newspapers. Continuing, li said: "Don't you know that you ea go to any ono on Hie street and asl? 'Bid, how about this case?' and be wi reply: 'Oh you can't get a fair trill liere; these newspapers down th st reet hilve been inllaming Hie min i of thc people so that a fair trial i impossible.' lie said thal this com niunity had been so sal mated am poisoned by thc newspapers I hat niau, had been forced tosigo allidavils lo the prosecution for fear that if Hie. did not do so their families would sui fer on account of the pressure brough to bear by "the Stale."' livery hiisi ness man in the Slate is under tb domination of tho mighty newspapers Judge Buchanan, continuing, sat that Hie ministers of thc Gospel hm gone so far as lobe lashed by t his liciicl and Hie poor fellows have been mad to come, here and swear that there i no prejudice in Richland against th accused. The newspapers were assert ing so much power that t hey now ar leading the fountain ol' justice. A ma ls tried these days by t he newspaper and is cither acquitted or condom ne before tho case comes to trial. Ex-Judge Buchanan continued bi speech against thc press for three quarters of an hour, when Jiidg Townsend interrupted him. savin; that there was only fifteen minute Lift to his side, and thal be suppose* Col George W. Croft would say some Hiing. The Co?rl Iben look ? ?ceos lint il -I o'clock. Ex-Judgc Buchanan's speech tool up all of f he I i nie of 1 lie defence excop twenty illimit?s, 'ind, all bough Co Croft offered lo allow thc oilier sid another speech if Ids t ?nie was extend ed, Hie oller was refused, but as ; matter of fact, be took up thirty-liv* minutes and was stopped hy Hu J udgc. COI. CKOI'T'S AUOU.MKNT. Col Croft, argued chiefly on the lav of Hie question and declared thai flu only thing to bi' considered is whet he there is a reasonable doubt tba a fair trial cannot be bad. To sa' that this appeal is a slur upon Un people is a narrow and contr?ete* view, when il is a const il ut iona right. Ile held Hie people lien t.0 be as pure and as good as an.1 others, bul they are no helier Thc asking ol" I he change is md oui; not unreasonable, bul it is bill natura thal it should be. Before Ibis casi arose no mau bad been so traduce) and slandered as tbis defendant. Iii was denounced as a d?bauche, liar coward and of no repute su far as UM public press is concerned. Ile dwel f with much emphasis upon t his phnsi Of the case, ami went on io say Iba thc influence of flic Stale had heel used to saturate t he minds ol'I be peo plc willi poison against the defendant flo referred continually lo Hie fae that Gonzales was spoken ol' as ; martyr and Tillman as a mindere and assassin, lb' referred lo an edi torial written by Hie Rev Dr Kvans ii Hie Stale calling Tillman a in urden; and assassin. Publica! ions from ot ho papers continually added tire to l lu Hames ol' prejudice. The whole rom mindly-was stirred up; itsehief mci in commercial life, its preachers, it: women and even ils children. The; were all made lo believe that Gonzalo died for the honor of Hie cou ni 13 wddle every man thal knows thal hr attacks on Tillman were actuated b; thu deepest venom. Tlicy bad heci swept away from tho mooring of tho! conserva lisht Ho never had hoc ii si surprised in bis life as when flic pres: of thc edy asked to publish Hie aili davits in this case before they wen tho ?tttto'? sttM?wi wf?^te?wr&y lt vrt??t? thc .Hatid?. bi Mic .*i>i'($3 tiSaj tlc thet? paid .jiu ibaf/ects- tu the editor Ol thu Record; wlioiti lid said was so biased that he had iib luca of fairness or a decent retard foi* riglit when lt came to considering this casei He declarod that Gen Joncs had felt tho pressure of social condemnation, and was by jt compelled lo take a vacillat ing attitude in this case. THE CHANUK QUANTED. When Mr. Croft closed, .lodge Townsend remarked that lie had kept up with the. affidavits for three days and had never .listened to such able arguments, aud lie was convinced that thochanguof venue should lie grant ed, lie entered upon no statement o? lils reasons and, merely making the brief announcement, said he was ready hear suggestions as to the county in which to try it. THE ''?lM?UDY TRIAL"' CLAIM. Mr. Nelson said Tillman was anx ious for a speedy trial and only "two counties were now available-ridge field and Saluda. Mr. Thurmond spoke of the incon veniences of Saluda, and suggested either Kershaw ur Lexington. As to a speedy trial lie said LSrtgetield Court would be held Hie lirst Monday in August: Saluda the third, Camdeu the llrst Monday In September and Lexington the third. Mr. Crawford expressed serious objections to Saluda because it was practically the hume of the defendant, being tlie county of whiQh George I). Tillman was the father, and thc State would not have an equal show of fair ness there with bbc defendant. Col Croft ridiculed tho idea that George D. Tillman's work in behalf of Saluda would afb ct the judgment of the people, lie made light of tho iifleen miles of nicky road thc wit j nesscs would have to travel to get. to I the Court House from the nearest railroad station, and mentioned four ortho "hotels and boarding houses1' people could stop at. LET T1I1C STATU HAVE A CHANCE. Mr. Bellinger declared that it would bc wrong to take thc case to Saluda, because it would bc taking ic to a county where the State would be at a great disadvantage, lie declared that the defence could not pretend that tiley wauled a speedy trial, because they bad a chance during the last Court, when the State agreed to ac cept any affidavits absent witnesses might make. DISPENSARY FUND FOR SCHOOLS. The Coiiipiroller-CJcnerul tins I .SN nc il His Warrants tor Same. The comptroller general has issued warrants aggregating $80,000 which will he paid to the several counties in tlie Slate as their part of the dispen sary prolits. This money was set aside by thc board of directors some time ago and represents the profits of the Stale dispensary for the lirst ball' ol' the year. Following ls thc amount each county will? receive, i ucl ud lug the "delioieney fund'' paid to several counties enumerated below: .Abbeville, ?'2,4(18.08; Aiken, $2, 4 10.OH; Anderson, $2,8:11.20: Hamberg, $l,00:t.40; Barnwell, $1,(188.82; Beau toit, $1,787.82: berkeley, $2,:i7:i.O(j; Charleston. $:i,af,l).85; Cherokee, $1, 20:t.50; Chester, $1,384.00; Chester field $1,018.11; Clarendon, $1,072.53; Col le toil, $2.-172.f>(j; Darlington, $1, r>r,s.7.t: Dorchester, $8(iU.55; JOdge licld, $2,3U4.30; fairfield $1,401.81; Florence, $1,013.10; Georgetown, ?SI, (K!T.f),S; Greenville. $3^108.47; Green wood. $l,(i!)(l.28; Hampton, $1,078.80; 1 lorry, $ I.;"? 1S. ">r>; Kershaw, $1,207.14; Lancaster, $2,f>20.u2; Laurens, $2, 010.(17; Lee, $2.2f>(?.00; Lexington, $1, 770. "JO: Marion, $2,842.35; .Marlboro, $l,37(i.83; Newberry, $1,822.24; Oeo nee, $2,132.77; Orangeburg, $3,304.28; Bickens, ? l,.'hiU.2V); Bichland, $1, ?711.03; Saluda, $1,07:1.21; Spartan burg, $4,00(5.71: Sumter, $l,<iil2.55; Union. $1,;") Iii. 11: Williamsburg $1, t;7'.).2:t: York $2,428.01. I ic ft nv. making the apportionment the comptroller general complied with the requirement that each school dis trict, must receive at least $7f> per annum from the constitutional il mill tax, and if in any county thc funds bc loo meagre to run each school dis trict up to that amount, then the deiichmcy must he made up out of thc dispensary funds. After such delici encics have been met thc remainder of thc dispensary fund is to lie divided among the counties on the pro rata of school enrollment in those counties. Tl ie rc was no deficiency in Ander son, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester. Darlington, Dorchester, Georgetown, Newberry, Bichland, Spartanburg, Sumter and Union counties. 1 lorry received over $3,000 to make up thc deficiency in that county where there are many school districts. The defici ency was as follows: Abbeville, $285.50; Aiken, $270.04; Bamberg, $100.50; Barnwell. 9101 ; Itcrkeiey, $1,0B?.14; Chestcrlield, $818.04; Clarendon, $304.21: Collctbn, *l .<>27. Uh Udgclield, $048,73; Fair field, $113.42; Florence, $10; Green ville, $77.40; Greenwood, *lf>.72; Bampton, $424; Dorry $3,118: Ker shaw, *2;"?: Lancaster, $8150.50; Laur ens, $120.50; bee, $ I ?201.50; Lexing ton, $240.04; Marion $700.05; Marl boro, $151.43; Oconee, $S80.02; Or angeburg, S4S.2I: Bickens, $271.44; Saluda, $('?44.28; Williamsburg $23 1.8!): York, $:i0.0i). Advice ol'II Stieres .1 II I Kelle. "Yes. my dear, one could lay flown rules for Hie channing of thc other S'j.v," said an old but very successful helle to a debutante who in spite of a beaut ifni fare is, it must he admitted, a faiiiire as far as popularity goes, i \ reicht adorers sim has, but of tem perate admirers and ihcn friends she bas none.) "One could lay down rules one. hundred and I lu ce of them; al! good rules too. Uni lhere are two I hat I'd remember if 1 were you, and you can alford lo let the others take rare of themselves, 'flu; lirst is, when talking to a man never 'run dow n" anni her woman. The second and even il you forget the. lirst, please remember thc second is nevcrpraise another man!" Negroes lOvcllcd. Negro lynchings In two northern states within a mouth have aroused tim colored people of Chicago to tre mendous pitch ol' excitement and pro test. The burning of a negro at the stake near Wilmington, Dei., has es pecially aroused them and added to tlie recent killing ol David Wyatt at Belleville, III., has brought the agita tion against mob violence to an acute stage. At the Quinn Chapel meeting ol' colored citizens last night violent speeches were made against lynchings anti colored men were urged to arm themselves and protect their race against thc whites A Omni Plaue ru ?Mucatc lour iloys ?mci Girl?? '?he Hamberg Herald Saya the cata logue of the Carlisle Fitting School lias just been issued. We deal re to note some .of tile moro important facts as given here. Prof. ll. G. Sheridan, for the past two years Head Master, of the institution, lias been retained. Tile Hoard acted wisely. Pror! Sheridan is not only a success ful teacher and disciplinarian but also a repr?sentative o? the parents whose sims and daughters are his students, lin joy lng the esteem and close friend ship of every student, he makes a great contribution not only to tiie in tellectual but also to the moral man hood of the students. In ids depart ment of mathematics and science, he will still be assisted by Mis? Pct Stephens, who lias been associated with Prof. Sheridan since his connec tion witli the school. Wc do not hesi tate to say that no happier selection could have been made. Tho selection of Miss Stephens has the endorsement of the whole body of st udents as well as that of thc community abroad; She tills her place lu the girls' hoard ing department and in the school room witli entire satisfaction. In the departments of'English and his tory, and of Latin and Greek, wc ob serve that Prof. W. (J. Owen and Prof. .1. Clifton Kcdmon have been elected. These young men are gradtmt.es of Welford College. No higher tribute could he paid than that paid by Dr. .las. ll. Carlisle and President ll. N. Snyder, ol Welford College. They are well equipped by training and ex perience, having taken ut Woifoid College the not mal course for teachers. They bring with them ability, young life and enthusiasm which will atl.l thought to the faculty. In thc tic part ment of music Miss .lennie Waif Foster, a grad?ate of Columbia Female College anti a student of music in the Chicago school, has been elect ed. She comes most bighlv educated and endorsed. Mrs. Josephine 1 leach, the pouplar and clllcient matron of the girls' boarding department, bas been retain ed in her position. She is tpiite an addition to the school, and the Insti tution is quite fortunate to have lier services. The Carlisle Pitting School oilers three courses in ber curricu lum: A preparative for thc Fresh man class; a preparative for the So photuoie class, and a preparative for a successful entering on business life. This last course is prepared for those younu mon and women who cannot alford a college course. Wc have bert! in our mitist the op portunity offered to our young people for a thorough education ata most reasonable cost. We understand that a student in all departments can spend a year herc ;it. the low cost of $107. paying for board, tuition and all leos. To t hc young people of our town, tills education is offered for thu sum of $:{."). When we consider the advan tages offered; a line library, two line debating societies, the association in the class-room with teachers, and with young men and young women from all parts of middle and lower Sout h Car olina, we esteem it an opportunity enjoyed by hut few communities. We are glad that there is a bright out look for the next session. Now, let thc people of Baili berg give this in stitution lier patronage, then will the school occupy a warmer place in their hearts. The school deserves it, there fore it claims it. [ A l'oor tOxcusn. i The Charleston Post says: "Sena tor Platt .of New York sticks his head out of lils mole burrow for a minute to squeak that thc Dem?crata are originally responsible for the post ollice scandals, because several nf thc otlicials i iii plicated in them were first brought into thc department during the administration of President Cleve land, notable among them being the chief of all thc rascals, A. W. Machen, who was made some sort of a clerk in the department, from which be mounted rapidly to a place of authori ty and opportunity under the Re publican administration which fol lowed Cleveland, liven if it were true that the scandal had its sturt in the Cleveland regime, Senator i Matt's charge is a confession that it lias taken thc Republicans six years to get on tile trail of it. What sort of ad ministration is that?" Senator Platt, no doubt, thinks a poor excuse is bet ter than none, but his efforts to make tile renegade Democrats who voted for McKinley for the sake of otlice the scapegoats for Republican raeall - ty won't do. In thc first place Machen and his ilk ceased to be Democrats when they voted for McKinley, and it is hardly the fair thing to class them as Democrats when they are de tected helping the Republicans loot tile United States treasury. We are not at all surprised af the outcome of Machen rascality. Ile sold out for pelf, and Senator Platt should not blaine him for trying to get Iiis share, lint wc. must protest against his being charged up to the Demo cracy. He maybe a follower of thc lamented Grover, lint that does not prove him a Democrat hy any means. A ?cautil'nl Tribute. Agree or disagree as you may with William .1. bryan on his political tenets, you cannot withhold admira '.ion for his wonderful eloquence and word imagery. What is more beau tiful than this: "If.Jesus had left nothing but the parables, Iiis name would have been imperishable in literature: if lie had bequeathed to posterity nothing hut the simplicity ol' i I is speech and the irresistible logic of His argument, Ile. would have, a permanent place among the orators of tho world; if He had given to the world nothing but the. commandment "Thou shalt love thy neighbor ?us thy self.'' enforced as it was by His own exampic, flus one gift would have been sulllcicnt to outweigh all the wealth ol' the world; if He had icft'no record hut thc Sermon on the Mount, it would have math! His natal day worthy of the perpetual celebration but all of these addetl to the match less majesty of a perfect life anti fbi: inspiring iullticiicc Of au all-pervading love, are turning thc eyes of an ever increasing number to the path He trod from thc manger to the cross. l'a tn I Family I'Mglit. At Knoxville, Tenn., Friday night in tile home of Alexander I (cuttle, a negro shoemaker, four members of bis fan.Hy wert; shot, three fatally. When Samuel and Wainui, two sons, aged about 2o, engaged in a quarrel, each pulled a pistol anti li red at thc other. Itoth were fatally wounded, each re ceiving a bullet in the abdomen. The motlier of the boys ran into the house and v as accidentally shot in the left side. Site will die. A daughter, hear ing tier mother's screams, also ran in anti was shot i? thc arm. T?i? StnlO i?oard of As?essorit Fix Their Valuation. THERE WAS SOME INCREASE Over iliu AtiMRRSiiiuiittt ol' Iiust V??tti*J| Al*.or Keprc-seutntIvos ol' thc DlRVreiit llnllrnnda Wore ll enid. The State board of assessors of rail road property have about completed their work. After hearing protest j frbhi the re prose i ita l ives ol' the ?all road companies, ttie hoard fixed tie] following increases over the assess ments ol' last year: SOUTH HUN RAILWAY. Atlanta and Charlotte Air Lin-.'..?210,080 j Ashville and S par lan burg.... -18,000 C .arlottc Columbia & Augusta 80*375 iSpartanburg, Union & Colum bia . (?7,180 Total .?405,1:1.-, Soutli Carolina <x Georgia decreased. 111.300 Net increase.$343,83? SHAUOAKI) AI lt LI NIC. Cliesterlicld & Kershaw.$ 54,000 Florida Central and Peninsu lar.25?,?25 Getr^ui, Carolina^ Northern 310,307 l'almetlu . 28.ooo Sut: lt: ni nd Exletnion. :'.<;,120 Total increase.ST 10.012 INI Mil'KN 1>K NT Ll N BS. Carolina Northern .$ 1.1)18 Chesterfield .S: Lancaster .... 0,000 Hampton iV 1!ranch ville. 1,000 Northeastern (Clarendon).... 300 Hine Uidgc. 21,070 Total.$ 31,818 Union Station company. 10,000 ATLATTIO COAST LINK. Ashley River.* -1,000 Charleston it Savannah. 85,250 Cberaw & Darlington. 30,520' C. & I). )Gih?on branch). 18,135 C. i\ H. (Salisburg branch)..;. 11,100 Florence K ll (Latta branch). 10,780 ("reen Pond, Walterboro A Branchville. 21.OHO Hallsville. 2,500 Manchester & Augusta (Luck now branch)....'''. 1,120 Northeastern. 152,550 Wilmington, Columbia v\ Ali enista. 155.010 Total.$513-SO? li. will he. seen Mint the Southern and the Coast Line have been increas ed ?'850,000 while thc Seaboard alone j bas been increased $720,ooo and either of flic roads tirst named has three times the mileage of the Seaboard, although it is a fact that nearly all of thc Hack of tito Seaboard is main linc < rn neu A ss uss M K NTS. The Southern "Express company's as sessment has been increased from $3-1 a mile to $85. The total is $211,715, a great increase over last year. Thc Pullman company was increased from $80 lo 100 a mile for every mile of track traveled in this Stale by Its cars. ; ? Tho Western Union's assessment is 7_ie or the Tow not dolli n i tel y lixt^i, out ui?e Postal has been assessed at^jmo'V mile. \ The return of the Southern Pell Telephone company o? ?00,000 for its. property in this Slate, was accepted. Tile American T?l?phone and Tele graph company was put up from $34 a mile to $100 a mile. The board had lixed thc assessment of Hie Augusta and Aileen HL'ctric Ila il road company at $<'.ouo a mile, but lliis was reduced to 83,500 a mile. Comptroller General .Iones thin!:.-. Hie cross country electric roads should be assessed with liberality in order that the building fd' others may be encour aged. Thc Greenville traction com pany has not been acted upon li nally. Tho (?onion Telephone company of Charleston returned its property at $12,000: tho board increased Ibis lo $04*500, but after hearing protests re duced to $:;5,ooo. Thc South Carolina Long Distance company ol' this city was let t at $10, 33ii. Tho board originally lixed the assessment at $33,000. The Island Telephone company of Charleston had been assessed at $10, 720, but this was reduced to $0,000. The following other local 'phone companies were assessed at the ligures named: Cliesterlicld, increase from $1511 to$1,000; Greenwood from $1,050 to $3,750: Ninety-Six from $300 to $500: Laurens $1,250: ( irangcburg and St Matthews $800; Glenn Springs $300; Mlacksburg $L,000; Manning $000; People's Telephone company $5,315; Aiken $1,000: Liberty $150: Lancas ter $000. Ale ti Liv? Killick Snake. A Morristown, N. .J.. dispatch says: Bicyclists passing along the 1 liber lia r?an turnpike near Beach ("len recent ly saw a man sitting beside Hie road holding a three-loot squirming black snake in his hands. Suddenly they were horrified to see him lift the snake lo Ins mouth and take a bile of it. This bc ate willi apparent satisfaction and then picked up a handful cd' grass which bc also chewed vigorously, after winch be took another bite of the rep tile. The authorities at Rockaway were notified and thc man was taken into custody. When captured, only the head ol' the snake remained. Thc man gave his name as R. ( ). Granby, and said that bc bad just finished his dinner of snake and grass. Then bc went on lo explain t hal he was a fol lower ol'Mrs. Blavatsky and believed in thc theory id' rein-eariiation. Ile saiil be was thc reincarnation ol'a hog, thus accounting for bis loud ness for snakes and grass. Thc man said bc distinctly remembered when he was in tho torin ol' a hog some thousands of years ago, and that he was one of the herd of swine men Honed in the Bible, which were drowned in the sea at Cadara, be cause thc devils that had been cast out (d' thc dem?ninc entered the swine. Ncij;hht?i'.H l-'l?ht. A light occured Thursday morning on top of Quaker Cap mountain, Stokes county, (ia. There were three or more persons on each side and a number of shots were exchanged. Cap tain King was killed and one or Iw others seriously wounded. Deputy Sheri IT Smith was knocked down willi a hoc by Russell Jones. King was shot by John Rhodes, who was arrest ed and committed lo jail. The trouble was the result of an (dd feud between neighbors. ~1* ?H? ftT??Si ?V?'?'.'?.>. ?? Ttl? iinbtichliid? in VUI'IOUB ?eCtlohs bf South Cnrollim Briefly TolU. Fifty-four teachers were present on thq opening day Of tlie. Anderson bu?nty summer school On Monday. Miss Mattie i?oyce, Tor ii number of years missionary to Mexico, died at lier home in Duo Weston Monday. ? little daughter or Halley Strange, a farmer who live two miles from Woodruff, was killed by lightning ou Monday afternoon; Miss Macic Jonston of Kail Held county died in Winnsboro on Tuesday. She graduated last week at the Due West Female college. Tile Richland county grand Jury re fuse to lind indictments in dispensary cases. Tliey threw out six on Mon da?'. The students ot thc College of Charleston held a meeting on Tues day and protested aual"st the ad mission of girls to that institution. Tlic Charleston grand Jury refuse to Und indictments in dispensary eases, liven the notorious Vincent Chicco is safe in their hands. Samuel .1. Willoughby; a well known citizen, was drowned while lishing in Mnldrow's mill-pond, Tour miles from Florence, on Wednesday. Miss Annie Spencer, a teacher in tim Clinton graded school and sister of President Spencer of the Presby terian college, died on Wednesday inoi niug. Mrs. .lohn Hyman of Hyman, Florence county, committed suicide willi paris green on Wednesday. She was a hon t ti f ty years old and in bad health. Fred A. Cummings of Spat lanhiirg, a graduate of Wollun! coll?ge in the class of 18??, has hoon elected to the chair of lOoglisb in Hollins institute, Vir pillia. Tee case of llcu'icn Pitts, charged with murder in the killing of young Edward Foster, a pupil, has hoon postponed again on account of thc ill ness of tlie defendant, who is in Ashe ville. N. C., being treated for con sumption. A FIEND BURNED Al the Kiaki; l>y nu Infuriated Mob l'or titi- Usual Crime A dispatch from Wilmington, Del., says ail is (pilot in the community, following the horrible lynching of j George White, Helen 1'.?shop's con fessed slayer, atan carly hour, this morning. Ol'Hie mob of nearly f>,ooo, which overpowered thc authorities, and stormed the Newcastle county work Imuse, and dragged from his ceil the trembling wretch, and barned him at thc stake, the identity ol' onlj one is publicly known. That person is Peter Smith, twelve, years old, who fell when the work house guards li red a volley into the ranks of the attack ing niuh. The lad was struck by a bullet, which entered his buck, and is thought to have penetrated Iiis kidneys. At the hospital, where the hoy was taken, the physicians state, that, he is in a sci ions condition. After the mob had completed its awful work of vengeance, the hotly of the negro raylsher and minderer was left, chain ed lo the stake, with lire burning all around it, and thc members of the lynching party went homo. The rain, .which.. began later, .extinguished thc lire,' and, at daylight, thc charred body stilt hung limp In plain sight of the passers by. Public sentiment herc, so far as expressed, appears tu approve the lynching of While, and it is not believed that lhere will be any arrests. White's confession-made just before the torch was applied to the pile of oil soaked bushes around him-was thc admission of everything and more than had been charged aginst him. Gc is stated to hit ye said: "I was sent, by Mr. Woodward, to a corn field to try some corn, 1 saw Mr. Woodward's daughter, and intended to asaault ber, buta couple of men came along, and I did not disturb her. Then 1 saw the l.tlshop girl, and 1 followed her. I seized her, and asked her if she had any money, and if she would give il to me to let lier go. She gave me ?0 cent . 1 again seized her, and she cried: 'Please don't hurt ?ne.' "I choked her and accomplished my purpose. Then 1 asked her if she was going to tell on mc. She said she was. 1 gave her a hack in thc throat with my knife, and asked lier again if she was going to inform on me. She said she was, and then 1 cut lier throat twice again, and left her. After that, 1 went back to .Mr. Woodward, and told bim there was no good water to drink down there, anti he sent me somewhere else. I went back, but soon left. Then I went back to the house and put on a while hat instead of the Clip 1 wore."' The negro's confession rendered the ni ready incensed crowd even more desperate, and some wanted to tear ?lim limb from limb, before the reach ed the scene of bis execution. Thc negro begged, piteously, not to be bli rited,but.on mercy was shown; and, although bis sufferings were terrible, he remained conscious anti rational to the last. John C. llarvcley of (?reenwood,who was acting as telegraph operator at Hamlet, N. C., was run over anti kill ed there by a train on Tuesday. He was only nineteen years old. Dr. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial, for the Bowels and Children Teething. li is TI IK G II EAT SOUTHERN REMEDY for the bowels, it is one of thc most pleasant and ollicacious remedies for all summer complaints. At a season when violent attacks of t he bowels are so frequent, some speedy relief should bc al hand. The wearied motlier, losing sleep by nursing the. little one lee thing, should use this medicine. FROM HEN lt Y W. GRADY. Thc Constitution Editorial Rooms. Atlanta,Ga.; May 2:1, 1887. Dr. Waller A. 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The specialist U now Indispensable, tri alt walks o? life Ulero ii ft ddnl?rid for the mari Who can do ono particular thing better than any ono else, and such a wen is ouoivho bos confined Ula endeavor to, and centered all of lila energy und ability on tho specialty ho has chosen for lils ' life's work. Karly in iny professional career I realized that Chronic Diseases vrero not being"given tho attention which their importance warranted. I saw that those diseases required a special fit ness which tho busy practitioner could never acquire. For more than twenty years I havo do-' voted myself exclusively to tho study nnd treatment of these diseases, mid tho fact that physi cians recommend mo to their patients is an evldonco of my B'?1U and ability in 1117 spoclal lino. 1-^ give special counsel to physicians with obstinate und obscure cases. I have devoted particular attention to chronic diseases of men and women, and no other class of disease requires moro intelligent nnd expert treatment. It is 11 fact (bat a majority of jj men owe tho seriousness of their condition to improper treatment, and a failure to realize the ' importance of placing their caso in tho hands of a skilled and expert specialist. RlnmifiiiP rirthil ?-8-ti Overindulgence, Indiscretions and excesses aro not the only IMBrVUUS UB0I1IIV causesof on lmpalrn.cn?.of Bexual strength. Such n. dcrango J mont frequently comes from worry, overwork, montai strain, etc., which gradually -weakens nnd injures tho system before tho unfortunate victim realizes thc true nature of lils trouble. Nervousness, weak back, dizziness, loss of memory, spots be foro - the eyes, despondency, etc., often arc thc first symptoms of an impairment of manly vigor,'and lt neglected serious results arc sure to follow. I want to talk to every man who has any ot these symptoms of weakening of lils manly functions. 1 cnn promptly correct all irregularities, and', under my skillful treatment you will have restored nil ol the strength mid glory of your man hood. Whether yon consult nie or not, do not jeopardize your health by experimenting with ready-made medicines, freo samples, so-called quick cures, etc.. "as tho most delicate oriranaof thc body are Involved, and only an expert should bo entrusted with your case. Scud for freo booklet, " Nervous Debility and Its Family of lils." Stricture omi certainty just as quick as consistent with medical science. Probably moro men aro allllctcd with Varlcocele than heir strength is being drained away without their knowing the cause. Come to mc nt once if you think you are alillet My euro for this disease ls gentle and painless, and often causes no detention from business or other duties. It involves' no cutting or dangerons surgical operation. Improper treatment-will result in serious Injury. 1 give each coso individ ual attention, and treat Its every requirement. livery obstruction ls removed, sud all discharge soon ceases, Inflamma tion and porcness ls allayed and thc canal heals up promptly and permanently. Send for freo book on Stricture. %? ? ??| TI1I3 disease ls the enlargement of veins of tho scrotum, which fill with stagnant blood, causing a constant drain upon Y SM/ICOCBIB the vitality, lt weakens the entire system and saps away all .sexual strength. 1 eure this disease with the same uni any other dlBcasc, mid th ed, and learn tho cause of your trouble. Send for free booklet on Varlcocele. n I ,1 D?i??M This horrible disease Is no longer incurable, nnd when I say thatl can cure the most sevoro case I do so becauso I Ol filil? I OlSOn know jnst what my t-eatment Has accomplished. If you have sores, pimples, blotches, sore throat, pains in thc ********* " " l>ones, falling hair, or any symptoms which you do not understand, lt la Important that you consult meat once, and I will tell you frankly whether or not you are nu unfortunate victim. I will guarantee to cure you without tho usc ot strong and Injurious drugs,Inas qutek. it not quicker, time than any known treatment. My cure ls a permanent one, and ls not mere patchwork,and tbo disease will bc eradicated from thc system forever. Send for my free booklet, "Thc Poison King." j-v . ir? l*f_ _ Women who siifTer from thc ailments peculiar to their sex are cured by my Rcntlo and painless LiJSPSSGS Ol Vo0lTI6n method of treatment, which avoids nil necessity for surgical operations, if you snlTeriroiu beuring to health thousands ot suffering women. down pains, backache, irregularities, leucliorrhen, etc., write mo about your case. Scud for my free booklet on Women's Diseases. 1 have restored ry. m ? r> My specialty also includes nil other chronic diseases, suchas Rheumatism, C< l.tirnmn IJIS?flS?S Disease, Stomach, I.Ivor and Kidney Diseases, Piles, Fistula, Hupture, Paralyt VMII Uinu a* iv?v??*??-rx# vitus Dance, etc., and all who want skillful, expert treatment should write mo r Catarrh, Diabetes, Bright's ?ysts, Locomotor Ataxia, St. i about their case. My omeo ls equipped with thc most approved X-lloy and electrical apparatus, so that my patients get tho benefit of thc latest discoveries of science. I invite everyone lo nonsuit me without charge, mid will refund railroad fare ono way to nil who take treatment, lt you cannot sec me lu person write for symptom blanks nnd full information about my sue HniTip TrPiTfcmpnt riUIIIO ? 1 Odllllull ccssful plan of home treatment by which I have cured "patients lu every State In tho Union mid In foreign Correspondence confidential. countries. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. 88 I ninan ?11 i ld i ne;, S. ?road S;., Atlanta. Ca. Mude Uhu Mad. Judge Gary; bf Hie billion-dollar steel trust, thinks things have come to a pretty pass when a man cannot budd a ohureh ot* his own and have such doc trine preached in it as he likes. Judge Gary built a church in Wheaton, lil., at a cost ol" .$100,000 which he named the Gary Memorial Methodist church, UV honor of his parents. Besides paying Tor the edi lice, lie contributed $1.200 a year towards the salary of the pastor, and held membership in thc congrega tion. Recently tho pastor, Rev. Mr. Flack j preached a .sermon in which he denounced trusts and classed them with labor agitators as being a me nace to Americanism, in addition lo saying other things not calculated lo tickle thc ears of a trust magnate. To show ids disapproval, .lodge Cary lias scv ired his connection with his own church, and says he is done with Methodism tor good, lias it come to thc point that the trust magnates must f il misil their own religion as well as churches? 'foli?ceo in UV MIS. It is stated tho United Slates De partaient of Agriculture has decided to make Nacogdcchcs, Texas, Just north of Beaumont, on the linc of the South L'acilic, thc biggest tobacco ex perimental station in the world. In August a plant for thc curing of all the tobacco grown at experiment stations in thc Southern States will lie j opened with leaf tobacco exports ol* the Agricultural Department in charge. Government tests have demon strated that tobacco can be grown in the soil of East Texas, equal if not1 superior to thc costly tobacco of the Vuelta Abaja district of linar del Rio, Cuba known as the li nest in the world. _ Three Men ljjnclieil, Three negroes-Garfield McCoy, ' George McKinney and Wiley Anett were taken from jail at Newton, Baker county, Ga., and lynched Friday night. The three men were in jail for killing F. S. Rullard, a white man, who call ed in to quell a row at a negro dance, near his house one night last week. The mob went to the jailor's house and told him tiley had another priso ner to lodge in thc jail. When the jail er reached the jail door with the keys thc mob rushed him and soon had tile doors opened. Thc three ncgrues were taken a mile from town and hung to a tree and riddled willi bullets. A fourth negro-in jail for murder the of another negro was not disturbed. All was (piiel Saturday. 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