The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, July 08, 1897, Image 1
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_lTHE EOPLE'S JR.
VOL. 7.---N0. 2. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897. ONE DOLLAR A YEAL.
THE CEEBRATED PERRY-BYNUM DUEL
IL' WAS C.USED BY POLITICS.
The Fatal E)ncounter Took Place at.
Ilatton's .Ford on t lhe Tngaloo
River, Oconee County.
W. A. 1). in ? ntderson intelligencer.
A imeeting orn the field of honor un
do - tue rules of the code duello always
po,sesses ia charm, the more especially
if the parties to it ar e prominent and
t,ho results tragic. A sort of weird fas
cination at once attaches to the spot
and holds on to it forever. People
nt ver weary of talking or reading of
such meetings, and traditions of them,
- warpod and discolored by each recital,
are tranM.m tted from iNthor to son gen
cration after generation, till one can
rely with certainty upon little more
than the fact of the duel itself.
lipressed with this I wrote Col. W.
11. Perry, of Greenville, six years age,
asking for a few facts relating to the
duel, with the purpose of weaving these
and the apparently authentit traditions
I had picked up into an article for this
paper. A prompt reply came, but it
was from his mother, in her own hand,
who clearly discerning the object I had
in view asked me for her sake and for
the sake of her husband, who always
sought to discourage publicity of the
unfortunate a1l'air, to say nothing of
the duel for the newspapers. That set
tled me. I had the honor of a brief cor
respondence with Mrs. Perry, during
which she sent me some books embody
ing the writings of her distinguished
husb_and which she published after his
death, and these with her letters I
priz3 very highly. liut Mrs. Perry has
been gone to her' final reward several
years. and I feel absolved from my on
joined silero.
As a great many people know the
Perry- l3 num duel grow out of the
acrimon ottsuess that characterized all
discu sion, public and private, of the
question of Nulilication. Party spirit
ran far higher in South C.,rolina then
ihan i' uld even during the rise of
Tillmanism. The common herd, the
"rab',le" of which we have heard so
much in rec.ent years, potumeled each
other at pub i., gatherings for opiniou';
sake, and fo. the same cause gentlemen
settled their dilf -rences according to
the code.
At the ti'ne of the duel, G ivcrnor
Perry, alto.'ugh but twenty-seven, had
alrca.ly made a reputat ion as a lawyer,
and was ,:kming himelf felt in the
p"lities of the Lime. He had espoused
the unpopular side in the Nullification
controversy, and through his paper at
Greenville he was pouring volleys of the
p rape and canister of sound Union doc
trine into the ranks of the Nullifiers.
He was in their way, badly so, and must
he gotten rid of.
Turner Bynum, of Columbia, where
he had but recently graduated from the
South C.rolina College, and who was a
young man of line promise, of splendid
courago and a crack shot withal, was
brought to Greenvil!e and put in edi
torial control of the Nullification organ,
with the tacit purpose, I am well as
sured, of engaging Perry in a personal
quarrel where he would challenge and
kill him. The scheme worked smootn
ly enough to the denoument at Hiitton's
Ford, on the Tugaloo, when, as Bynum,
shot through the bowels, was being laid
in a bateau to be brought from the
island, one of his party was heard to
mutter. "D- the luck !"
Governor Perry was, all through his
life, str,ngly opposed to duelling, and
he accepted 13ynum's challenge as a
deliberat., test of his courage, failure
by to meet which in the face of popular
approval of the code, would destroy
him.
i do not know who Perry's second was
but his eurgeon was Dr. Crook, of Green
villo. A Capt. Warley, a i->w country
nian residing at Pendleton, himself a
duellist, was B3ynumu's secondl, but I do
not know who his surgeon was. Capt.
Andrew llunter, of Townville, then a
school hoy of 17 at Pendlleton, frequent
ly saw B3ynum at Capt. Warley's, whith
er he had r'epaired for consultation and
target practice just prieceding the final
encou nter. Capt. Hunter remember's
lBy um as a fine specimen of p)hysical
manhood, handsome and of deter-mnined
mien. It maiy be said here that at that
time.a large number of low county gen
tleimen,wealthy and inliuent,ial in p)ublic
alfah's, resided at Pendleton. They
were, nearly all of them, rampant, Nul
lifiers, arnd they coddled Blynum as their'
chamnpion that was to put out of the
way the one man who, more than all
others, hindered their cause in the up
country. But after Blynum's dleath his
friends of an hour in the bitterness of
their chagi'in, turned their backs on
his young brother, talented but dissi
paLtedl, who had come to witness his
brother's triumph. The young man
soon found himself poenniless andl friend
loss, hearing which Perry, with char'
acteristic magnanimity, vrent to his re
lief, gave him a liberal supply of money
and sent him home to CoLlumbia. Tis
young Blynum went down in the butch
ery of the Alamo four..ycars later.
Trho duel was fought in FSebruary 0or
March, 1M32, on the large island at
Ilatton's F'ord, on the Tugaloo fliver.
The principals with their parties re
paired to the neighborhood a short
while, taionsays two weeks, but
this would seem rather improbable,
before the time set for the meeting
and took up quarters-Perry at the
htouse now owned by Mrs. W. P. Nori'is
and Blynum at the place now the prop
eirty of Mr. Harrison Price, and half a
mile nearer the river. Pistol practice
ar.d attemplts at adjustment of the dilli
cuilty wont on, and it is said that each
of the principals became so expert as
to be able to cut a cord at fifteen paces,
andl the shooting at the ditoh would
seem to verify this.
On the early morning of the fatal
day, Perry's second made a final butt in
effectual attemp)t at adljuistment, and
when the young man who bore the
.communication roturn3d, and Perry
who was walking about the yard in ap
parent anxiety, learned the result, he
was seen to go to his room and kneel
beside his bed in prayer'.
-1e and.his friends rep)alred at once
by the Ilyn,jm ig.Iwere(quickly followed
the scene in a cri'" '-.' whirled to
an air of bravado while. yumh
rieb wore being raned 0h preOliina
slightj bguarrange
no hi pae, exhibited demeary, belic
no t e iss determnineda quiet but judg
'~Tespot sogd if that wmb cahno hoer
pointed out at the poesent day Is th
identical one, was within a hundrec
yards of the upper end of the islani
and within thirty feet of the water of
the western side. The distance wa
fifteen paces and the principals stooc
in pits dug for the purpose. Bynut
tired on the instant, possibly a little be
fore the word, and his bulletjust graze(
Perry's cheston a line with the heart
Bynum's quick and close shot mus
have deflected Perry's aim for his bul
let crashed through his adversary's at
lomen and clipped the tip of the littl
linger of. his left hand placed at hi
side. Be sank at once to the ground
attended by his surgeon and friends
Perry's surgeon was instantly at hi
side after the exchange of shots. Th
reddish padding of Perry's coat, ex
posed to the view by the pathway o
Bynum's bullet looked like blood. Th
loctor tore open the coat hastily, ba
in an instant exclaimed exultantly
"Upon my word, sir, you're not hurt.
nd turned his attention to help witi
Bynum. Perry strolled oif down th'
island, and on his return express
3d a wish 'to speak to Bynum
1'he spot where he lay was surroundet
with looke"s-on, there being quite I
3rowd on the island. These gave baci
slightly and Perry advancing, raise(
is hat and said, "I hope, sir, you art
rot fatally hurt." B3ynui replied it
>lfect that he would hate to dio of b(
,,rilling a wound and that he hoped ti
ive to renew the light. He was gam<
to the last. Perry hurried off to the
hoane of his parents, lifteen miles ul
,he river, two miles from South Union
In Oconee, to break to them, it is said
,he first intelligence they had had tha
heir son's life was likely to be or had
oen jeopardized on the field of honor
have an idea, however, that they
cnew the meeting was impending and
hat he hastened, for he traveled a
reat speed, to notify them of his safe
,y.
Poor Bynum ! He set out from hi:
odgings that morning full of life and
lope and was brought back within an
.oar a dying man. That was a porten
ious hour to him, an hour of awfu
cacrilice, in which he staked all the is
sues of life and eternity on the haztrc
>f the qui. kest and surest shot-an<
lost. He died in a few hours and wa
buried that night or the next in a piti
less wintry rain at the Stone Church
tcar l'endleton. Two giant pines
standing at the head and foot. not tet
feet apart, rear their lofty heads abov
his lonely, unmarked grave, and th
perennial soughing of. the breeze
through their foliage is his only re
4utem.
LONG TIME BIETW1ICN DRINK
9tory of the Origin of the Fanou
Remark of the Governor of Nort
Carolina.
Every man in the United States i
supposed to know what the "Governe
of North Carolina said to the Governc
of South Carolina," "but perhaps,
says the Jacksonville Times-Unio.
"some do not know when and unde
what circumstances the famous remar
was made. Nearly a century ago a ma
prominent in political affairs in Nort
Darolina moved across the border ant
jattled in South Carolina. He had bee
th- ro only a short time when he coin
itted some small crime, for which h4
vas indicted. To escapo arrest he re
burned to his old home in North Care
ina. In due course of time the Gov
3rnor of South Cn~olina issued his r q
ilsition on the Governnr of N.rt.h C-r
,lina for the 'ugitive criminal.
The fugitive had rich and intiuentia
riends in his native State and they in
erceded with the Governor until li
'ofused to grant the rtquisition. A
ong ofilcial correspondence followed
'rominent men in South Carolina ton
,he Governor that he had not beei
reated with proper ollieial court,esy by
,e Governor of North Carolina. Th<
'esult was that the South CarolimL
Jovernor, accompanied by a large par
,y of friends and advisers, journeye<
yy stage to lHleigh for a conferenci
vith the Governor about the matter o
riving up theocriminal. The Governoi
>f North Carolina, with a large parta
>f distinguished friends, met the Goy
srnor of South Carolina and his pasrtj
several miles from town, and escortM
hem to the Glovernior's mansion witi
11i the ceremony d ue such d istinguish
sd visitors. Before the object of hi
risit was stated the entire assemblags
at down to an elaborate dinnor. 'A ft,e
linner wvine was served and aft,er wins
sme brandy-the appl'jack for whici
he old North State is famous.
A fter many rounds of drinks the de
~anters and glasses wore removed an<
he Governor of South Carolina states
he object of his visit. HIe demande<
he surrender of the fugitive criminal
I'he Governor of North Carolina r'e
used. Then followed a long and heat
3d discussion, in which the att,orney
rener'al of the two States took an ac
.ive part. Ft'inally the Governor oi
~suth Carolina grew angry and, risini
o his feet, said:
"Sir, You have refused my just de
nand and offended the dlignity of m:~
>I1luO and my State. Unless you atonc<
murrender the prisoner I will return ti
ny capital, call out the militia of thi
state andi, returning with my army,
will take the fugitive by force of arms
Jovornor, what do you say ?"
All eyes wv.ro turned on the Governo
>f North Carolina and his answer wa
1,waited with breathless interost. Thu
iovernor rose slowly to his feet ans
eckoned to a servant who stood som
listanco away. ils beckoning wa.
irm and dignilled, as became his post
alon. He was slow about answering
and again the Governor of South Caro
ina demanded :
"What do you say ?"
"I say, Governor, that it's a loni
time between drirks."
The reply restored good humor. De~
santers and glasses were brought ou
igain, and while the visit,ors remaines
f any one attempted to refer to the di
ilomatic object of the visit he wan cu
hort by the remark that it was a loni
ime between drinks. When the visit
ng Governor was ready to return horn
1o was Ascorted to the State line b,
he Governor of North Carolina ant
hey parted the best of friends. Thi
ugitive was never surrendered.
inoty99,6of every 10
ve irhearts that a0o
t,y elveChmtsian 98 e
Orooked in the Ja, owthy y
SUICIDE OF BOB HARRIS IN UNION,
III WAS A SUSI'ECTE) INCEN.
ILAILtY.
I lie Va a )emocriatic l'osttaster
Under Clevelanti-Joined the Ite- t
publicans to Got the Otlie Again.
On Tuesday morning, June 29th, in I
a the town of Union, a series of sensa- a
s tions ended in the suicide of I>bert W. t
Harris, tho postmaster of Union, and I
its history reads almost like a romance t
b ''ive years ago there was not a more t
3 popular ian in the county than Bob L,
-HEarris. P'ro:rperous, talented, smart, I
f and popular, he was honored by his I
3 people with every trust, and was sent t
Sits a delegate representing his district 8
to the Chicaga convention. His coure 1
therc has passed into history, whic is t
1 familiar to every South Carolinian. le c
3 returned home, and after the cl.-ytion f
- of Grover Cleveland to the presideney,
was appointed po: tnaster at linion, li
I which ollice he has filled to the satis
t faction of all. Several months ago the t
light for the Union postelli:e began.
I and there has been unahatcd interest
in it.
It was recognized that the race was
between the Iepublicans, the leading v
candidates at the time being Gist,
Hunter and John Norris, the negro.
However, Postmaster llarris wanted
reappointment, and to secure it, ho an
nounced that henceforth lie would vote
the tlepublican ticket. It was believed
that he had vot,!d for McK nley last
year, but no authoritative announce
ment of his change of polities was imade
until about a month ago, when he at- t
tended a Republican rally at Santuc,
for which he was severely criticised by
some of the people of that section. II,
was believed to have got some assur
ances of help from Webster, while L
Pack Sartor, the county chairm:tn, was
known to favor hiin, a though ostensi
bly throwing his influence in another
direction. Cone q iuntly, it began to
appear that Harris stood the bvst C
chance of getting the plumti over the
heads of Hunter and other old-line
leaders.
About a year ago the Union hotel was
purchased from J. Epps Tucker by liar
ris and Colonel William Munro. Tuck
or was anxious to dispose of his prop
erty, and sold it for $5 000. It contained
there acres of land in the heart of the
town, and was at tile time worth twice
that sum. Two weeks ago Harris stated
that he valued the pt operty at $15.000.
Ten thousand dollars' insurance was
taken out upon the building, which was
worth that sum but was badly in need
8 of repairs. It was hard to rent, and
It did not pay a landlord, in the condition
it was In, and was given up by Monro
and Goins, the last lessees, about a
month ago, and since that time had
r been unoccupied except fort a messha I
- an arrangemeut conducted by some of
the boarders, pending its lease.
The entire town was startl:d on the
night of Friday, June 17th, by an alarm
of fire. The fire originated about I
o'clock In the mlorning near a scuttle
hole leading from the hall to the gar
ret, and before its presence was real
izted by the occupants of the building,
the entire uper story was a dense mass
of sooty smoke. Two young men who
were In the telephone olliec on the same i
floor, were aroust dl by the smoke, and a
were so nearly suflocated that one of
them, Tinsley, barely escaped. Smoke s
was pouring from the windows, and re- I
peated efforts were made to get to the 1
top lioor with a hose, but without su- t
cess. The building was about, to be i
given up as lost when a young man <
named Porter, who was in the crowd, I
announced that lie would carry the hose c
if any one wvould fo 1iv w im. Hie bound-t
edl through the blinding smoke, drag
ging tile hose after him, and reaed( a
one of thte windows, which lie krnockeC
out, andi being able to surmvive only byt
the fresh alt- he could get by hlangingt
out of it, begau playing a streamt of a
water on tile Ilamnes anid soon0 quelled
thetm sulilaiently for other-s to come to I
his atssistance- t
It, was noticedi and remar-ked as a ,.
,strange fact duraing the lire, that, oilr
was seen on the wvatet- thrtow on the lirec, t
but no one imaltginied It to have been ini c
-cetndiar-y unttil thle next mlor-ning wvhen I
by accidenit it was d iscovaeed that, the r
laths neat- the ptlace of the lit-e had beeni <
satut-ated w ithi oil, an rd a part of an oilt
can and a blu e bottle whiiich had con
talined ker-osene wer-c found neat- thle I
p)lace were tile lit-e originiated.
- iCarly tile next miorning it was wvhis- I
I petred oin the street that I'ropr-ietor I
Har-ris had been r-esponsible1 for the t
bur-ning and as is the case with the re- I
.IOrts of tis kind, it soon gained gen- I
eral circulation. One piarty avet-red I
. that hat-arrivas seen to leave the vi
cinity in a sutSllei(tus man net- befotre thet
. discover-y of tile ire, while another- do- I
clared that lie mett him i near thei scene
andi w hen i u-i-is was in foi-med that thet
ite was ini the hotel he evinced no In- I
- terest. Otiher-s believe-d that when hle 0
,ncadeavored to deter people fr-om enter- .
5 Ing tihe burininig building dur-ing the
irec thait it was b)ecause5 lhe didl not want
the lire extnuiishmed. Ot,ber- evidence I
was secutred andi pl)1ic sent,imelht wais
, severe ut lpon h im. Titese r-eports camre to
h1is eat-s and damage sits wver-e tiIked C
Sof, bitt wet-c not oriigi nated. Then
*2 $00) rewar-d wits otlfred, II atiIs him-t
50 sef contribu)tinrg $2.~0. 3
Iiarrmis had acquairied consider-able I
property, which he managed well, lIo <
leaves a wife anti threce chlildmren. [Har
. iris had ntot been at time post, ohlico fot- e
, everal days and in response to lrqui- I
rics ther-e the rep)ly was given that, hie
he was at home sick.
Monday aft.er-noon he isto supper as
usual and went to htis raorn, not,hing
Iunusual b)eing noticed. -it is supp)hosedh I
.. that about 8 o'c lock lie took the dose of<
morp)hine which ended his life.
I Mrs. harr-is went to his room to c-all
. him. She f::und hini lying on the be<d
untmconscious bidt hastily had physicians
summoned. Ders. SmIth, L,wson. Nott
-and 1lamilton arrived between 8 30) and
9) o'clock. The phlysicians wor-ked un
ceasingly with their patient until abott
41 o'clock the next morning, when death
camoe.
--VIsitor (In Washington)--In't It
unusutallly dark tis mrnng ? Demo
"'al' Congresmnan (with mutch fero
tSewing MIacmno wa. is risIng very
Fv actory: *ViWcd I
'Y)Yes. ~ Th U-vl4ere, Il. P ot your tdi
n't recognigA hesaraid p itsf E
a ml .
IICIY ON POLITICS.
ieventy Per Ceat. of th lie l)crittic
Voters are Agalist the New Fan
gletd Not ions o' Prot ect ion.
l etial to 'Ihe News and Courier.
I:x-United States Senator Irhy came
o Columbia this morning on an excur
ion. lie was accompanied by his son,
,nd took things easy whilo in Colum
ria. le has been mentioned as a Sen
,to"ial possibility, and was Interviewed
o li nd out, where "he was at." Col.
rby talked pleasantly about things in
eneral, and was free in what he had
o say. When the interview approach
d an eXpressioni as to whether or not
e would be a candidatu in the ap
roaching primary he said in advance
hat he wanted to he excused from an
woring any personal cluestions. Then
0c was asked whether he would be at
he Sumter ueeting, and said that no
no could tell what would happen in a
LW days, and lie could say that there
+ould be candidatus at Sumter for the
rst meet.ing.
Col. Irby ta!ked very freely about
he position he understands Senator
eLauriiin to have taker, and said that
e had been it close observer of the
eople of this State, and he was satis
ed that 7u per cent. Of the U111oeratic
oters still stood for true llemocratie
rincipies and that did not include any
rotection tendencies. lie said that
p in Laurens County any candidate
ho was not a simon pmte )mocrat as
e viewed it couli not get a baker's
ozen in the county. lle said that he
e1t;1it'ed to the "only" crowd, that is,
arilf for revenue only, and that, in his
pinion the plarty was fooled w hen
hat word was l,-ft out, as the main
ttention wab centered on the financial
dsue.
Co!. Irby says that he is very mutch
mused at the explanation given by
hose who wanted protection of any
ort for the South, and says that it re
ninds him of a fell.w seeing another
t,aling a beef and telling the thief
hat if he does not give hir a quarter
f the beef he wiil tell on him and s'ou
kiml from getting any more. Col. Itrby
aid tbat he had been urged by his
riends from all parts of the State to
nake the race, but would not say
vhether he had reached any conelu
ion or not, or what he had said to
,hse friends. H3e thinks that the dis
)ensary matter will be one of the prom
nent issues of the campaign, and is
nuch surprised at certain events in
Ahis connection.
:n ease Col. Irby makes the race he
s going to float the Democratic ban
ncr, and says that it will be the old
time style, as he is a true DeUmocrat.
He said he does not believe in all of
the new fangled notions that have re
ently been started, but the old line
Domocratic princi ples are good enough
for him, and that they are what 70 per
c;tt. of the l.lumcratlc voters believe
in. Cul. Irhy says that as is known, he
has done much to keep the white poo
ff)I of this State in the )omocratic
line, and while he is to a l-rge extent
esponsible for the split there has been
in the politics in South Carolina, he
ias done his full share in keeping the
J.mocratic party intact.
I1Y WILL l3.: IN TII. RACE.
''he Columbia Register says that
;enator Ieby's roon throughout the
lay was crowded with visitors, friends
nd politicilans.
Senator Irby, before leaving the city,
aid : "The Itefou'rni movement, of wh ich
was a member in 1890, was a simon
ure, genuine Democratic organizit
ion, pledging itself in writing to sub
lit all of its demands to the decision
f that party, and further pledging Its
tonor to abido its result. Upon this
xpress condition, the )amocrats of
he State turned the machinery of the
atrt,y over to tihe leaders of tihe it L formn
ciovemuent. The meombers of the ll
ormn organiz ition believed in 18110 that
heir cause was right and just, and
hey see no reasnon to change their
11ind1 now. Whuile tihe peopl)1 were at
iork and ulnsuspj)eting, t,boy' hiave been
etrayed. An attemplt Is being made
o dcli ver themi into the hands of their
nemy who fought them from the begin
ing uint.il njow. To conlsummliate this
reaLubery, they have p)reclIp iated a
an vass On) tihe State in the hottest and
usiest months in the year, when the
esuilt of the primary, which has been
atied, at most, is mterely a suggest,ion
o the Legislature which mnoets In Jan
ary, 1898. There is no elect,ion fol
iwing this primary. It could have
eon held(, If the convenience of the
001ple had bleen consulted ats lato as
)cember-, whieni all could have heard
he discussion and part,ieiated in the
rimary withotut the least inconvon
enee. in shlort. the enlemaiet of the
tuform movement expiectedl a drag
ace. Jn this they are golig to 1)0 mis
aken. I t, looks its i f tbe colors of th e
teform miovement are trail ing in tihe
list, and)( no 0one is willing to t,ake them
p and b)ear the brunt of bat,ttle. Tile
eop)iO are as Iirm)) in thtei r convictions
~s In 1890, and those whio expoet ant ab
ect surrendor of theO liiformr forces,
vill certainly be dIisap pointed."
"Ihl t, Senator,"' inrte rposed( the re
orter, "'are you going to make the
ace ?"
Tio this Col. irb)y rep)liedi very signifi
antly:
"'It, does not suit, me t,o re-enter poii
lea for many reasons. I will glatdlv
Idl to any true blue) ICefor-mnr, buit if
0 dloes not appe~uar, I wvill dio so, let
onsc Ojuences be wvhat they may."
in connectionl with this, it mayii be
tated that the report thait Senattor
i-by anId Govii. l',Vans) hadt( buiried the
latehot is tm-ue. They met yes t'rday
~t the Grand Central anrd had a long
nd( pleasant chat, and miany of tihe
isitors who called were q uite stir
rmised to see the er-stwivlIe p)totia
nemies getting along so swvimmuingly.
VIIlATl IS 'l'IIOUGCiiT IN WASillNC;TON
The Washir.g'ton correspondent of
lhe (5>lulmbhia Stato mnak-s t'e follow
nig statement as to howv Irthy's cand ida
y wvas received by thu membehirs of
onmgr 2ss and( others fr-om thtis State:
Tb'lc anrnouncemnent of Irby's cand ida
y against McLaurin was not a surp' lrisc
tere. T1he Sout,h Carolina Congress
non all agree that it, mens a hot,, lierce,
ypicatl "'Itform" campaign, and1( no
neimber of the dlelegaition is willing to
~o on reecod In pred ictinlg the resuilt.
Mr. Latimeor said :"I am not commit
ed, and I told McL.aurin so yesterday.
have no concealmnents in the matter.
~f'Jaurin'a elect,ion moans a combi
*$EDU ter5
nation to defeat Ti llman's re-election, I
am against him. Until all doubt in that
direction is removed I have nothinir to
say, and whilst I may he fresh in legis
lative experinco, I want The State to
know that whatever progress has been
made in reference to the dispensary
bill and whatever hope is entertained
of i mmed late or ultimate success, is (Ine
entirely to thu ellorts of Senator Mc
Laurin."
Ieopresuntativo Talbert said : "I
have nothing to say in the matter. The
mention of my name in connection w ith
the Senatorship is tho unsolicited sug
gestion of others. I promptly declined
to entertain it, and I don't care to dis
cuss the present situation at this time."
Itopresentative Strait said : "I amn
responsiole for the use of '1albert's
name as a Senat:>rial candidate, and I
:'epresented the controlling sntimtents
in my Congressional district in asking
himl to bo a candidate. It will heI a close
race in my district between Mel.aurin
and I rl'y.''
lRepresentative Stokes said : "l rby 's
candidacy seriously conplicates the
situation. Irby has great capacity as
an organizer. Lle was the only iRoform
leader In the State who succeeded in
harmonizing factional dillferen:es in
the party, and has ia st,rong personal
following."
Itepresentativo W ilson said : "It
will be a sizzling hot ti;ht from start
to finish. Irby is one of McLaurin's
discoverers. lie considered him atone
time the peer of Calhoun and Llayno in
ability and statesmanship, and Niel itu
rin s rhetorical el1forts in adulation of
Irby had muchi to do with his phenoi
ena11 political career.''
"If h doesn't 1111k when the pinch
comes,'' said Mr. Sampson 'ope, "Irby
will make a great campaign and will
be a formidable canididato."
The impression here is that the at
tempt to make the taritf the issue in
the campaign will force Senator Till
man to the espousal of Mclaurin's call
didacy.
TIHE' V lCATIl It AN) CROPS.
Valuable Iii i)rmatilon to 'I Thse Iiiter
este( in Fian111Kig Operations.
The following is tht' weekly bulletin
issued by the weather 1reau in Co
lumbia as to the condition of Lhe crops
in tluis State :
CuLi.AMiiA, S. C., June 29, ti7.
The icmean weekly tont)erature aver
aged 80, which is one degree above t,ii
normal. The first of the week wi
Comparatively cool followed by exce
sive neat witi iaxtimm tunmperature
on the 21, 25 and 26 ranging from I
to 101i over the southeastern countle:
The lowest for the week was 58 on th
22nd at Spartanburg.
The weather wits showery, but hiar
ly enough rain fell generally for tlh
needs of crops, In many places non
and in a few too much. :31 wofl 1
measurements aiounted to less tha
1 inch ; 1:1 from I to 2 iuches, and
over two inches with 2.70as the lalrges
amount, at Trial. Tno average of 1
reports was 0.78 and the approxIuiat(
normal for the week 1s 1 31.
I n Clarendon, Spart'.nburg and Edge
field fields were washed by heavy
ruins.
Severe local storms, of wind, rain
and hail, doing more or less injury to
corn, cotton and tobacco, In a few in
.tances ruining et,ire fields, occurred
in Clarendon, Spartanburg, Anderson,
Aiken, Edgelicid, D)arlington, IRich
land, Bamberg, Kershaw, Sinter,
lirkel,y, 0 "angeburg, and Charles
ton. '1'The extreme northeacstern and
nort,hwestern counties were free from
local storms.
Tie sunshine varied greatly in dif
ferent portions of the State, but the
average of all re)orts Indicat.e about, i
normial Per contage of tIle plossible
(InratIon.
The week on the whol(. was favor
able for tile develop)ment of crops,
whichl made satisfactory advance ex
cept where injured by wind, hail and
wet, soil. MI uch1 mention by corre
51pond(ents, is made of grass In fields,
but q uailill ed generally b.y tihe st,ate
mont thlat tihe weather favored killing
graiss.
Cjrn is being rapidly laId by In good
conldition excep)t that st,unds are I rregu
lar and that over consIiu"ab)le arcam
throughout thle entire State rain hI
necedud. It is more promising thlan at
alny L,ime this season. Some hiolds
were injured b)y high wind breaklng
down the la'g.ir stalks, andl by exces
slve ha.at eurling the le'&ves during t,he
dlay.
Cotton has beuIn to blossom frecely
over the east,ern counties, and squa1kres
are plentiful cyerywhlere alt,hough tihe
p)lant, is smiall for the season. In por
tIons of 13erkeley, Kershaw, Cbester
hield, Chest,er, tile grounid Is too wvet
for cotton and thme p)lanlt deteriorated
Many fields are becoming foul wit,h
grass, but, not, enough so to mnaterially
injure cott,on. '."he standt is very even
and1 growth diuring the weck was
good. Commenced layIng by in sec
t,Ions.
Sea-Island variety above an average
cond ition for the season. Is bloom inrg
and fruiting well.
Tobacco hasL impf lrovedl generlall1y.
Is butt,onIng low, and shows "' frog's
eye "gin,places, [las det,eriorated and
condit,ion poor In Kershaw. Is ripOnl
ing premlfaturely and some1 was cured
during thle week.
I tice is dloinig well. l'eas wemre ex
tensively sowni and comIng up~ to g(ood
standls. Sweet potato slip, growing
well. Sugar cane excellent. Voge
tables abunda,nt. M (dons wIll be0
sIlptped from IH,rnwell thIs week; this
crop improving slow ly and Is generully
SpIecial, full andii fna! r'eports on
whleat,, oats and fruit were receIved
and can be brielly sumnmarlzed as fol
lows :
WA'heat :-Thle bulk of tis Cr01) is
raised In the nlorthlwestern COunities, or
the territory bounded by linIes drawn
duoI west and no,rth~ from Columnbi a.
WI thlin thlis area, less than tihe usual
amount was sown. Its condition
p)romises an aver'age crop, confirmned
by the little threshing that has been
done. bity per cent. of tile rep)orts
Indicate a 11ul1 average yield, thirty
per cent. nearly average, anld the
remainder indicate a fair yield. It was
harvested and gathoered in good con
dition generally. In a few counties
the yield was reduced by rust.
Oats :--ICarly sown oats were best,
and in many sections very good ;
snventy npe cent of the reports In.
'hat is, we ar1e too( 1)us
LOw Prices keep 11S I)Isy.
'hIe icket Store is tiI
ways )u)' what you wait ch1
weC mean111 whal. we sy
Our cIo)lupetitors calI 1is
ackniowle<dge the cIl;lrg P and
of this n01111 y to say ivheth (
Store its en I)tl b I)elefit I() 1
1N goo<s as Ihe )esI.
Bought at IwL Prices,4
and1( our1 eutt5inerS r('jotice 2a
R{acket' tore is ()illg- for th1
A.skinitg tha21t ont 2nac all
to "t Un(eCrbutiy and Un1dersel
"iF 011~IIl (le21(
NEW YORK R.
I;a sley. . t '.
). S.--Still ree1(mber tl
will get. 11 icC culrriage this I
dient.) excellent, the remiaindier in,ir
yivIhIs. .its sown Iduin ngz the winter
and spring were generally poor and
the latest sown comp)I let fhlures.
Very lit,tle Llpring Oa;ts were "OWn.
Some olats .vere iinI)gd st": lightly by
rain While being liarvPstel.d
'achs : r-Te rp orts ()n this fruit
range from " full crop'" to " none."
I"ifty per ct"nt. of the reports indiant
that tr"es bore somne lilaches, of an in
ferior tluality, atndl many rottinIr as
1-hey vIpen . twenty Ii'r cent,. rt"p)ort a
full Crop Ii", tu)t III very good titiality.
Trhe CIp uS ia whlu was a 11t r' ow.
Seedlings. of no0 m10111m it . .vi m i or
Itance, are plent,iful everyw1l. re". ;i e
varieties are better thal, the earl 1
Var"ietieS.
Apples :-The Ilil I crop Is In pl ice.
the best for years. Pifty 1icr cent,. Of
the reports indicate a full crop:
twenty-livc nearly so, and only eigh:
Ia failre Iluch of t.hiit: fruit IS, lo -
ever, of inlerior qlualit-y', Iat.her sma)LlI
0anfd shows signs of inset"ts. ,Iany
tres blighted, and web-worms nlumner'
Y o.us. Spraying is not generally ptcra"
t,iced.
t I'ears :-An atverage crop hut many
trees blighted and fruit damag'sd b.t
insects, mlattuiag fruit of inferior'
quality Is the rule rat,ber than tine ex
COJption. I"ew report recouirse to s1)raty
lng the t roes to protct the) fr ift.
I'lms:----A bot, the same 1as pears.
1'i;s very Iroislliding.
(arapes :--The vines are very heavi'y
loaded gener ally, hut where not, s1 ra. I
od, t,he buneOs a-e rotting haily.
where sprayed, gralpes are V--ery pro nr
isinlg. Scuppernong VIines heatvily
fruited.
norris -SLraw berries were hun
dant and of excellent elitality. Wild
brries are pIentifIII ever"ywher(e,
especially dowherries andu blackber
ries.
\,Vhere fruit was poor, or au entire
failure, the, rettsnl s for it, .1nerlly%'
ascibedlCi by correimspoirnent.s were frost
late ini Marcih : in pmlaces iiry weather1:1
duiring A\pril, an<1 llt,h prI.enc of
drolping. Sever'eICIiI loial itn al
mte,rial ly renuced thii crop of peiacheis
atnd apleIs, but, on tIhe whle: highrl
wIlis were the leas.t, hin'lfuil of theI
causes that,m d 111-01 I p~iI loor frutiit
Jl.Cia . 1gw.ItI i .\i Il , Ift lr
T.i.0005 w UltVasV00NG GiNbt. iS
Alist of thesIVIII con rf'eleen tGenera
MPS r.d Chas. I eworig .13nesi of A u
0usta. fGa.,l sLion ofre,fullyt,l CoI. erod,
C.il Joe, wh0(o has love th(f tbee, fos
111or i ofll theSouth, fhar pulished aI
(0'llst, ofohdsurivng Conederat, Gen-y 111
hund11redl andl( sixty aire et.ilII in life. no
low are' the nameTIs (If the bra'lve surV i.
vors, andII, when111ever IISh psibl, thir ii
pr'esen0t pla1 oL25(f ros idenc are L . de Ii
nltely specCilled.
II,1 I I :.NA I -t . :.N 1.0 a'I S.
A~ lex I' Stewa;rl. Ii (' i Iouna.-a, I ;t.
Mis.
S1imoi n It I!ui n eri. I Ilen .i!y Ny ;
Wadri iel l ipton. W--lInl I a, il. '
JohnieviN li tr , .\ il t a,i 'iil Ia
.losrphIWheel. \iintiof Representa..
Vlis,l Wash ii NL:ii/ . si
I,afaveiai tl.aw, tnaIei a ,t i la
'tamhel G. French5, Whinilte ark, Fla.
(. \hn i.Forne.CXiJenife, Aa.
WlianIey i'ala rry. (ich ond.s r \'a .
Fienr La eth Warsington, ( ('
Fil hu. \ .e l iasn a, <'Id nh.N
Wila T' lar,in Na)tihe, (.i.
Wiloiam 1. Anesao, nidSt:,ate Iea.e
Wahnn. ) A('ito.!,\ahiito )U
RAbrtu F Boke, Ialigh. lox.
Cl'rcoiaeren, Sfro\ae
James11 1) Farr, Aorkansa1sIih.
liwar NI athl, rited Statesr Sen
ateuWahcingBttln, l 1L11. a
.laitoe C. linte, Wash nto,t cx.
O Wyree, Bllen'1'on, V .
zusy!
;
y to write very much. Our
Ilace where you can al
val). When we say cheap,
by chenp names, and we
le1Vt it. to the good people
r the New York Racket
htm or not. Our goods are
) let our comp titors weep
I. the good the New York
1. )eol)Ie of this county.
remember that our motto is
I, Vwe are
ettl'nest.,
ACKET STORE,
'1,Yl' :) 1 & N A 1,1Y, 'roprietors.
ie Surry ol'r. Some one
all Fi IE I
Willi:an It loggs, Winston, N ('.
I'inekne 1i) Iowles, Evergreeen. Ala.
\V\illi:lnl I. lirai tion, Mlississippi.
.1~1o Ilrat tun, i e itak. K ('.
.loeph I, BIrent, ialtinlre, NMd.
Th'Ienll(re \\' lIrevardI, Vloridla.
I;! lber"t l(:lloek, (et tla. F''la.
\William l nVabell, )allas, Tex.
.I a ('atvI . Alabama.
I tli;nn 'aper-, ('(o binib ia, S a'.
.lallnes lU ' halmlers. \'ieksbhurg, Mliss,
.1uIn I 'lark, .i r, \I Vash uln, I) C.
NThomas .'lingmma. Asheville, N U.
F ran; .\ t\I 'rkrcll, t'nitedt states Sen
ale, \V ash ing on, I ) i .
lle,,rge It ("'.sby, S:Iala enlt , Unai.
.l I~h1n 7. l's,,' Tnnessee.
\Villiant .I n,ox, United Stalt s Senate,
\\Va"1hit'n 11n. 1> V'.
. \Il,e ,t'uminiii, .\ Igusta, Gla.
I "R 1 1h i't'ils;nu, :taiu l'rnia.
\V 11 _ 11ia is, I'h,ritta.
I b,na, I' I144 4*4gry. New \ork ('ity.
I 1ia.1 \\ Intke, I. i -44 ".illc. ky.
l' imet . I . ans..l .t l 't, Ga.
I: m' \V '' rei n 'I. r 4 lle, tli;s.
.es .I In1 , I''nridi. '
1..hn \V' 1":a er, \Iem)Ilhis, Tenn.
\I I"e 3 ' r,"t, Si l is, Nil),
1:i,'1aI d .\I Ianu. Ilallas, Tex.
\illi:a \I I ardnr Ier. .llphis'.ITenn.
th-or- l ,' ;, \ib t. N r 'ar",lina.
r4 \ural 11' te. r<ll u. .\lemph,liS, I'en1.
i DanI I (iuvan, A rkalSias, %
('n,n (i rene, 11iss, uri.r,
.1ame,s I lagun, .ilobile, A la.
.In l1SUn II ig;ut, liarnt well, S C.
\V'illi:111 I' 111ardernan A1uHtin,Tex.
N 11 I I'arris, . l ,s un, . iss.
(. ,-r::e I' I Iarrisnn, ,1 r., (Opelika, Ala.J
.\ I' IIawtlhorn , Illa"t, T
I.,,Iis Iebhert, I,. llisianla.
\Villi:in .1 Il(ke. NorthI i'arolina.
.4i4i n Ii 4 " iium lhre. s \I .i Saissipp i.
Ip!, t l144nt , 1\'arrn tton, \'n.
I1-ry tIr .1u'kstnt. 6avai ai1, (i.
\Villim 11 .1,Iksmn, Nashvillc, 'T'ein.
.\ I t tt.h so , Texas.
Itr :lley I' .1l ns , li, taltimnre. Md.
;ienrge 1) .1fllhnston, I'l'seall,lsa, Ala.
I ieurge II .llluuo, .\lab,ama.
,l:iIbertl I .llulnton, lurminghlamn, Ala.
A Iex (' .1 ones,. I alItn.
.41n I .;Junes, \'ir;zinia,
\V,Ihillmn II i tring, 41ulhu1tr S1 ,rinlgs,''ex.
\Villiaml W Kirklani, New \'urk City.
.hunets Il Iltnt Auburn4I*4, N\la.
. I :144ph I .4.wi. Frankfor44t, Ky(.
' tt,mas NI\ t'. t I' lti m ti1, VaI.
l,et l' I.\lnea I.~n , NI ' i,a mln ,I
\Vlautlilae, Notrth ('arol0ina4.
NVtot e.bNIy Nash4ville, T'enni. 1
.l44hn NI t'I:tihutl, .aNI :14 '44 II, \V Va.
'I4.hom- lI Ilt 4ry .\ransasd451
untii IN- I .\ t4'4,wan. .\lbhtyille.. S I'.
I-K:unI,r .\I N:r n i Ial iesburg'~', 31iss.
It I l i tltae ry \' rkh.
\\'ifli:un l Ai les I . NlisiN ssipi..
.loh nI t I 4l1re, 'enCI I re1 I'ttin t, T1ex.
I' I' .\4oore,I V144 i. 4
.14hn4 T' .\Iorgan,, I'itedt States' Sentate,
Ihonor T40I I44 Alunitlrd, Uito twn, Ala.
Irantis l' N ihltl, New O rleanls, 1,1a.
l',i11l:44rd I I 1'4e Norfolk14'0414, Va
I:4lmura414 N\VI l'its, UniiLtd States Seni
a41. \Va, b igtn 14 II.
IC er .\ l'ryotr. New~ Y'ork ('il v.
Geo.r'e \V' 1U14ins New4'burgh,' N Y.
.4I,l n I ild. .\ labama411.
DIel444 II ICyitnoLs, Arkanisas City, Ar
\V4iliam I' Ilioherls. Ilaleighi, N U.
1! lI Ito,ertsor4t, \Va4sin.gt414, I) C.
IF'lix lI lI CtberIton, \VaI o T4444 ex.
1)14CIaIuel gglesi, Fredertic4k sIburg, Va.
.1 44444h 11 Sh4arp, .11ackson4, lI 28.
1CharlIes NI She4 ley, liirmttin4gham4, Ala.
,1a s 41l0 Slaughte14r, \'4ash1ington, 41) C.
.11ames C.\ SiihI. .1lacson, NIliss.
Thomas14 4i Smith, 4 N ashIvi lle, Tenin,
,1441hn I, I Sineed, .lemisttIj, Tennii.
(1 NI Strrell, 81avannah11I, (Ga1,
Geortge II SIcewaIrI, 14a1ti more, N id.
,1lmes I Tappan114, IIleena, Ark.
''T "i a 11 I Iny, 1 r, I,ou44isvi lle, Ky,
.\ lIen I homas1t.I4.eezuela
I.l M Thomas14, I)alton, (Ga.
1441Vward , I.ThomasI4, (klahomta.
Thomas 444 To1'on,41, North Carol ina.
Ilttbert II Vancte, Ash4eville, N C.
.\Iltred .1 Vaugh41lan, Nlemthis, Te'nn.
\Villiami lI \Vadle, North I. arolia,
I II It \alker. N ew Y'ork Cit.
James4C .\ \Vailkert, Ilus 1)1cof Represenita
lives, XX aslungton4,4, 1) Ii.
\Villiamo IIlI \Valla'e, Uniioni,80,.
Ii ch rdI W t': rh touse, ,1 r, TeCxa..
Thomas414 N Waul144, Nev 1and1(, Tex.
I 4avid .\ Wtetsiger, ItiIhmond, Va.
(i4 N\1Wharton, New River, Va,
.lhn S WVilliamos, NIount. Sterling, Ky~
( ilhert .1 W righ t, I I:awkinsville, GJa.
Maurcus4 ,1 WVright, WVashing.on, 1) C.
/.ebulontti Yorik, IlLon Rouge, La, .
W dl1iam 11 YounIg, San4 Antonid, To
-of all the athletic exercisesg, i gth
perh'laps tho sligl exception of oot'.
ball.1, the very best 1 is digginog, sags
a~ doctor. Every muselo, velin, ar' ery
and norve in the body is work d ,c'
the process. There 18 no aid to 1gee
tion, no recipe for a good night's ie,,J.
to match an hour at hones~t di g(p
ne or twina a a.