The people. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 1877-1884, March 04, 1880, Image 1

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5^ Jci* f m„: Wr ()<« Hates ol Idrertlslnf- One inch, one iMertion I. . $1 00 “ each subeequeat insertion. 60 cents Quarterijr, semi-annual or joarlj contracts ua'le on liberal terms. . ^Contract advertining is payable 30 days af ter first insertion unless otherwise stipulated. No communication will be published un -accompanied by the name and the writer, not necessarily for but as a guaranty of good faith. Address,. THE PEOPLK, Barnwell <J. H., S. C: t. BARNWELL C. IL. S. C.. THURSDAY. M\RCH 130. South Carolina Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ’ Vox B'opull—Vox Vj .. „ Up Day Passengers, j ' (This Train does not oonneet with Train for . Columbia —h- Leave Charleston •'Brhttchvllle —^ Midway Graham'r - “ Lee s, ** BlackriUs -*», Elko “ : wmtsfon “ Windsor “ . Moutmorenci “ Aiken Arrire Augusta 9.00 a n> 12 05 p m 12.28 p m 12 if 7 n tii 12.51 p m 1.04 p m 1 • 11 p m 1.26 p iu -4-44 p m- - 1.54 pm 2.12 o tn 2.21 p m 3.15 pm Down' Day Passengers. (This Train does not connect with Train for ' Columbia at Brauchville.) Leave Augusta ^ 8 15 a tn Aiken - - * 9 11am “ kloutmorencl 9.20 am “ Windsor 9.41 UJt> . “ WilHston l'»01am ' v “ Elko , lO.q&JUn “ lllackrille 10.24 a ra *' .Lee's 10.31am Graham’s . ‘ ’ 10.45 a m ■“ .Bamberg.,-*- ’~""i0.58a:n “ Midway- 110 6am M Brancliville 11,30 am Arrive'Charleston ^ / 6.00pm jilUHT sxpress. Leave Charleston 11.00 p m Arrive Augusta __ 9,20am Leave August v ir”r5anr Arrive Charte.-ton 10.4(' p m Down Leave Htnekvitle — 6.20 p m p Leave itlaatvllie 6.38 am Cennecls with Trains at Branchville for Columbia rttEIClIT ASttiAtCOJUUODATlOS. Leave Charleston 7.10 am Arrive augusta 0.15 pm -4-.erave Augusta 4 .(0 h m ..-Atrivc Charleston 6.'2<t a m Down Leave lilackville ~ "' 8:!t4 .‘twi l‘p Leave HlackviHe 2.38 pm Connects at Uraachville with Tr^in for Coluiubia. Down day p««senge^ cenweets at Black- ville with Columbia accommodation train. Magnolia Passenger Route. PORT ROYAL RAILROAD. ) AcorsTA, G t., June 24, 1879. / TbVfidlowing p»s«ene«r schedule will be } operatedHiU and after this date : lUldoe 11 82 ■ DoWn B.ld.vc X. 4 12 Up .Ailendale 10 00 Down Alleadals 3 -fc Up i>aii.v r.tssr.xurwxiiAiK. , Going South. 'X Leave Augnsta Arrive at Yemasseo • The K.ndins oT A Frad. t -WVO _ ■ mtimrnmmmmm " . ' . . . r^The-feud betweoa the Kintucky families of Ruyoolils iqkI Qsrtb bad its otigfn some tlots previous to tbe great civil war; but that strife of sec tion against section, State again* 1 State, and brother against brother, added fuel to its Are and Intensity to its bitternesa. „ . When the war broke out the Rey nolds family ranged themselves on the side of the Rebels, and tbs (larths. onnosHlon^to thelr'old eDemles^ , * U ' 1 ^ U, Mff W MptW™* ^ c £mS£U NOW IS TIIK flMKTO PLANT And Don’t You Forget that \ Is the Best Advertising Medinm in opposition to their old enemies, es poused tbe Union cause. It la not to be supposed that either of the families cared much, If any- * r? thing, for the principals involved in the contest, the Reynolds tribe seeing In the struggle a pretext for devoting tnemselves to tbe destruction of the Garths, and the Garth tribe finding in ibo war an excuse for tbo extermina tion of the Reynolds. Thus it hap pened that no family was regularly unrolled in any army, but all the Rey nolds and all the Garths preferred to serve their personal ends by engaging iu a style of warfare which was gen erally regarded as illegitimate. They called themselves guerrillas and partisans, but other people gavAtRem the designation of bushwhackers. They carried on the business of bushwhacking to their mutual exter- ThTnatlbn, If nor lo tbelr entire satis faction. So thoroughly was the work of the bullet and the rope done, that there were left of that wo tribes at tbe close of the war only Phil Reynolds on thrAme side, and John Garth and his daughter Lottie on the other. It was then supposed that one or was a matter of little coneequence whether Reynolds killed Garth or Garth killeiLIkyMitK .Almugh there was more sympathy with the latter than the former, on political grounds- _ The girl gave her testimony at tfce irquest, saw that her father was' properly burled, and then v bade farei- well to her few friends in tbe neighbor hood, after putting the Garth farm in tbe hands of an agent to be disposed of. It was understood that she had returned to Indiana. It was some 6 months after the death of John Garth that a stranger made his appearance in tbe settlement. He was a boy, beardless and with curling locks, but active, intelligent! and able bodiad. ;l —„— He said that his name was Ren Sellew, that he was frotp Barren County, that his father had been killed In the war, and that the recent death of LU mother had left him an orphan, with his own way to make in the world. Just then be wanted farm work, and he easily found it in the settlement, as he was ntilher afraid nor ashamed to work. He proved to be a good harvest ^ Maryir^B W , n d msde himself usefulmihai . _ — com pj^ t He made no reply, but plcke4-u^ bm pistol, aud hastily began to load it, as If he mean to complete the work of externttaatlng tbe Garths, aud at tbo same timo to get rid of a witness But Lottie turned and galloped away, and was soon out of bis reach or sight. Lottie Garth did not expect that the slayer of her father would be punished by law, and he was not.. He was ar. rested and held to hall, but was never brought to trials - The feeling.was that such a feud It was dark when tbe boy went back to the siclk man’s chamber where he lighted a lamp, and mixed a d'oee pf' medicine. "Take this.' said he* as he t>*lt the glass to Reynold* lips. "It wlllbs th* last dose you will need." "Have 1 got to go off so eton as that?’ asted the terr ified patient, when he bad swallowed tbfr draught* “So the doctors say.” V ,‘Send fora parson, theh—any kind of a person.’ Special Requests. -I.:.' 1. In writing (• thi* office on business, si. ways give ywtr name Ctt9 PjOSt Office sddreM. 2. IlusinSM letter* and o»ou*<ioi rational a be published vbouM be wtittan os •epSrnts *he«tsn*<l the abjest of rack closrlp InUi' patod by nMSMNwy not* when required. 3. Articlcxfnc rmbHeatfen ithould ba wrlt» ten in a deqr, legible hund,AUitl on •sly aaa •Ms af tVs page. 4. Alt ShanytS* In sdvcrtisctnsats must reneh i:3 on Erids.f. , ^ IVorlL <. r the Kesslsa. « iftcr a hcsalon of about ten days the 'LegMwtdre adjourned, having done more work than'- woe ever been done before in-the same time. The mass of the buslnrss, was local and 3S" :* wo jld.oot be IntcrestlRg to the genera!! ! reatlef. The foflotirlng ate Ihe Aetsv of gene ral and those of locitf interest to our readers, that were passed: '. v Auihoriilog tho county ooramU- elonera of any county to permR any I will be your parson, and you shall ^malntulti kUi operate a telephone Tine Lcavs Ycmssxec Arrive Ssvvnnah I.rave Savannah - Arrive Jaok^>ovyi# Arrive Charleston Leave Yems'see Arrive Beaufort Arrive I’wrt Royal Arrive Aiigusla Leave Yeuia.-src Arrive 1 euiasace Leave Savannah Arrive Savannah Leave Jackaonvilie LLive '’harleston Leave Beaufort Leave Port Loyal Trains run through between laO’Wes ■^asoliaa i 9. AX) p m 1 (IH-a in 2 30 aXt 6 35 s m 4 10 a in 7 J5 a m i 8 00 a m | 2 20 a in j 3 45 a 111 J 4 0(1 a m 6 86 a m ! 2 00 a m j 1 20 a in } '9 00 p ni ■ 8 20 a m 5 15am' 8 30p : n 11 2.1 p ni 11 00 p 111 Augusta and Come Along and Don’t Be Bashful. Read, Ponder and Reflect. X Savannah withou* ch.in-e, making clone eon nectioirat Savannah with A. & 0. K. K. train for all points in Florida Baznage checked through. Mgr Through tickets for salenl alt priuci pal ticket offices. Ih.DRnr G. Fo»:>iixo, r. General Superintendent. J. S. D»rAXT, General Pasrenger Agent. rharlotte, Columbia & Augusta K P. N’ow is the time mSaibscribc for a Live, Straight-out, Free and Fearless N ‘x - ^x |>eiiiocra! u‘ Joiar nal 9 —AND— :.} CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. * Cn vbi.ottk, Colvmsia ft AcorsTA R. R. General Passenuer Department. Columbia, 8. C., June 1,1879 The followine passenger schedule will be operated on and after this date: Aw. 1—Xiyht Express, South. L«»ve h rlotte, 12:45 am Arrive o nmbia 5:80 a tn Leave ol umbia. y 6:35 a m Arrive Augusta .’. 9:25 a m No. 2—Night Express, North. Leave Augnsta. . 1 5:15 p m Arrive oltimbla 1:30 a m Leave olumbla 2:30 am Arrive harlotte ...12:10am No. 3-~Day Passenger, South. Leave,bar!otte 2:12 p m A rrive oltimbla 12:00 a m Leave olnmfcia...,i 1:00 am Arrive Augusta....9:10am No. 4—Day Passenger, North. Leave Augusta fi 50 a m Arrive olum bla. 10:45 a m Leave olumbia 10:55 a m Arrive harlotte 9:00 pm These trains stop only at Fort Mill Rock Hill, Chester, Wlnnsboro, Ridge way, Leesville, Batesburg, RH^e Spring, Johnston, Tienton and Gran ite villa All other stations will be re- cogoized as flag stations. . ; T. D. KLINE, Sup't. .Tohh R MAdfCHDo, Gen! Pas. Agent Savannah and Charleston Railroad Co. • *, — CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. jAMUART 1, 1S79. Th« following Schedule is in effect at this date: ^ Fust Mail^ Daily. Leave Charleston - - - Arrive at Savannah Arrive Port Royal . Arrive Jacksonville . Arrive at Augusta • Leave Savannah Arriva Charleston • 7 15 a. m. 1 00 p. m. 4 17 p. m. 6 55 a. m 6 80 p. m. 3 15 p. m. 9 00 p. m- JVipAr TYatn, Daily. Leave Charleston • ■ -8 10 p.m. ArriveSavannah - - - 6 40 a.m. Leave Savannah - • - 9 00 p.m. Arrive Charleston - - 8 00 a.m. Pullman ears on all Night Train*. ,4 C. 8. GADSDEN, Engr. andflupt. I. C. Botutox, 0. F. and T. Ag ' THE PEOPLE FILLS THE BILL. READ PONDER and REFLECT. With tuTSelfiah Ends, the people Will honestly serve the people of good old READ, POIM AID BIEKT. RECRUITS WANTED For Tile Campaign Of 1S % THE PEOPLE Is good for all good folks—Young, Old and Middle-Aged, Married and Single Sick and Well. Take it a year. It will do you good—save you money—Im* prove vhur health and make you happy. And Don’t Delay, for now ia the Accepted TIME. x THE PEOPLE. would terminate the feud by ing the extermination of one family or tho other, but the general expectation was disappointed, John Garth, finding himself obnox ious iu tbo neighborhood because of bis alleged Union sentiments, quitted Kentucky, and c-rosaed tbe river to take pp his abode in Indians. John Garth made amend of his exile within a year. His property was going to waste, bis old neighborhood had settled down to a condition of reasonable quietude aud toletation, and he returned ter his farm, accom panied by bla daughter Lottie, then a tall and bsudsomc girl of eighteen. It was then believed thal the feud would be at last fought -out to a fata 1 termination, but no 'Tmufedtiuo conflict iccutred between the survivors of the b<'Stile families. Phil Reynolds and John Garth betb went armed, but that was the custom cf the country, and tho care with which they avoldi-d each other exceeded the eagerness with which they had sought a meet!n4 during their bushwhacking days. At last, as Reynolds was returning from the mill, be met Garth in a nar row path on the elde of jejklll, and a glance at their faces was to show that the fatal hour bad come. Neither was willing to make way for the other, and the first words th^t -^roke from their lips were those of abuse and recrimination. After a lit tle of Ykls wordy warfare they drew their plstcds and opened fire. When alt the chambers of their re volvers had been discharged, the re sult of the action thus far was seen to have been fatal to Reynolds^ mule and Garth’s horse, while the two mes were slightly wounded. They renewed the fight on foot, clinching and wrest ling for the mastery. Then Garth slipped and fell, his antagonist falling upon him. With a yell of triumph Reynolds drew his knife, and prepared to wipe out all scores with a death stroke. At that moment Lottie Garth came riding up tbe hill,and with one glance she took in the details of tbe scene, and realized her father’s danger. Without pausing to dismount, she implored Reynolds to spare the life of the prostrate man. Her t**arful_ eyes, her outstretched arms and her agonizing accents, might have melted a heart of stone, but they could not change Phil Reynold’s heart of fire. He only saw In her appearance another cause for triumph, a obaoce to Inflict another pang upon bis bated adversary. —- — With one sure and powerful stroke he drove his heavy knife to the heart of the man beneath him, and John Garth’s fighting days were ended. Lottie Garth shook and bent In her saddle like a kaptlng in a strong wind, and It seemed as If she would fall from her horse; bat she recovered herself, and fiercely faced tbe murderer as be rose from his bloody work. "Phil Reynolds,” she said, and her voles rang out on the mountain air as dear as a silver bell, “you have mur dered my father, though I begged you to spare his Hfe. A* sure as Ood lets me live I will kill you for this deed!” Reynolds was fairly cowed for a moment. Perhaps be felt the enormity of his crime; perhaps th* words and tons of the orphan girl out him to the quick. have as good a chanoo us you i^tve John Garth. Hla daugfaerswor* t be would kill you, Phil Reynolds, an J she has done |t.' “What do you nFan?’ "I am Louie Garth.* “Then you have poisoned mt! I am burning up!’ hr ilo« 3 along any public highway In dt ^apcctire countka. To iKmeiid ah act to extend tbe time for the redemption of forfeited lands. To amend an Act for tbe funding of ih<*|jWHK>lidats4 debt of the Stats. r —. Td amend an An t > abolish referees and create that of masters in certain / When the negro man returned, he-JEJHintU*. to amend ihetleneral Statutes regard- ! or an found Reynolds dead iq his bed. He called in the neighbors; aud they din ooverad a paper pinned to the dead man’s breast, on which these words wore written; \ ~ “This pan killed John Garth..and John Garth's daughter bos killed him.! j To amend Seeilon 7, Chapter 111, Th# boy from Barren County had . regarding tho qualifications of jurors disappeared, and it was not thought To ummd tuo act regulating the worth while to pursue him, or to | cue** of H'Uatluo. Ing service ofappeal In trial j<l*licea , cudmb. -1 ~ ~ -* 1 ■ —- 1 — To.fm their ntrFrnJ the law rrgardlrg the drawing, empanelling and term of smice of juries. ^ search for Lottie Garth. The feud bad at last burned out for lack of fuel. . specialty tojseveral farmers, but finally accepted the offer of Phil Reynolds, who proposed to give him a house for tbe winter aud a small allowance of money, in return for bis services, • Phil Reynolds was overjoyed at the : acquisition of his new farm baod- The ex-bdthwhacker was a lonely man, and he lived alone, wltn tbe ex ception of such chance negro servants as he could pick u*. and they had peculiar ideas of independence since their emancipation. Ben Hellew pro- feesed and proved himself to be capa ble not only of doing field work, but of preparing the moals and keeping tbs bouseholddn order. As be offer ed to make himself- generally useful for a small stipend, be was a god send to Reynolds. Tbe stranger from Barren County did bis work well. He was active and wllllug To use a word peculiar to that region, it would be hard to find a more "biddable” boy. Phil Reynolds had no* been so comfortable and so well cared for iu years, and he regarded Ben Bellew not only as a treasure, but as absolutely necessary to his exist ence. Thus affairs proceeded smoothly on the Reynolds’ farm, until tbe owner was taken sick, about a month after Be a Bellew bad accepted his employ ment. It was a strange illness, aud the neighborhood doctor could make nothing of It. The sick man com plained of unaccountable pains, aud became so weak that he was obliged to take to hie bed. V. The physican, unable to make a satisfactory diagnosis of the case, dosed hts patient with various drugs, by tbe way of experimenting upon their effect, and the symptoms because aggravated, until Reynolds sank Into an apparently hofteless decline. . B<n Sellew attended him with the utmost faithfulness, preparing ail his food and giving him all his medicine, and he showed the deepest concern when a medical consultation had de cided that there was no bbpe for Phlj Reynolds. Ben was charged with tbe duty of breaking Ithis sad news to tho sick man, and^ie did It tenderly, ^x. “If there is anything bn your mind,' said the boy "perhaps you had better dear It off.” “I have been a hard case,’ replied Reynolds, "but there is only one thing that really bothers me. I killed John Garth when his darter was hoggin’ for his life.’ ”1 have beard of that, and I think you might have showed a little mercy them.’ “Did be show any mercy when he shot my brother?’ asked Reynolds. “Did you show any mercy when you hanged his son?’ answered Ben Sellew. “TFell, it’s all done and gone. That gal of Garth’s swore that she would kill me, and I know she meant it. I’m been lookin’for her ever since, bull reckon she will miss her chance.’ "Don’t be too sure of that,’ said the boy, as he left the room. Ben Sellew went oat to find the negro man—the only person then on tbe place besides himself and Reynolds— to send him to the nearest town for some wine which the doctor had order ed. The messenger was soon jogging along upon his favorite mule. As the neareet town was some ten miles away, and the roads were bad,^ie could not be expected to retarn under four hours. [For Tie FcofU] A Itrick Thrown In Ihe H13liI iSi'Ja * f£52 Policy. The Legislature having adjourned and our public servants who have baau willing .la -sacrifice-so much of their valuable time for the good of the State, being again In Ihebosortas of their families, we may, without fear of intimidation or unwise restraint upon them in the free and independent dis charge of their legislative duty, ex press our opinion of the wisdom of certain laws they have seen fit to en act. First. The late act to reduce the pay of witnesses Iu State cares evi dently originated in the mind of some patriotic member, who has more re. gard for economy than a proper ad ministration of the law. It reads as follows : That from and after the passage of this act no fees another compensation shall be attended to any, witness bound over or snmmoned to testify In any cassia the Court of General Sessions unless tho Circuit Judge who tried the cause In which the wit nci-a was summoned shall cer tify that such witness was material, and In that case tbe witness shall b$ f 40 c0,,rt ® r 10 justice, including allowed 50 cents each day for his at tendance, and five cents per mile for necessary travel. In the first place, Mr. Editor, fifty cents per day U not sufficient to pay the expenses of a witness who Is com pelled to pay SI 50 per day for his board, nor can he obtain coamyaoce for flva cents per mile to the Court House. In tbe next place It frequently happens In cases of felony where msfry wtsaesscs are bound over for the de fendant that the defense finds It un* necessary, although the witnesses have been In attendance for the entire week.to put such witnesses on the stand when tbe State falls to make a case against him. The Judge can not cer tify to tho materiality of such wit nesses, aud he is therefore made To pay his own expenses and depilved of even the pitiful fifty cents per day. This la an extraordinary hardship, and we are led to conclude that certain members who belong to tbe legal pro fession were absent on leave at the time Cf tbe passage of tbe aot The Trial Justice act for Baruwell county has likewise its Imperfections. When tbe costs for Trial Justice and constable are paid by the defendant Tull costs are allowed, and tbe bill of costs is not scrutlnlxed. When the costs are paid by the Bute, only half are allowed to bo paid when taxes ar* collcct'-'l and the bill for Trial Jueticesas well as constables is subject ed to rigid examination, and ills w. 11 known their tocounts are frequently cut down as much a* 33 per cent by the Commissioners. We find, then, so far as Trial Justices be concerned its acts offer a premium for oppression by ihe constable who empanels a jury and by the Trial Justice before whom the case la tried, whose undoubted in terest it is In all cases to convict. So far as witnesses are concerned the clerk Is authorized In default of ball to discharge them on their own recognisances. These recognizances are generally what is known as straw ball, and it is to be supposed reason ably that the great majority of wit nesses will hereafter be brought to Court by means of bench warrants. It Is Well that attention should be called to the evils entailed by these acts, to give some employ ment to tlu next Legislature. It Is a fact and a very unfortunate one that every succeeding term of tbe Legisla ture is compelled to devote a large portion of Its valuable time, at enorm ous expense to the tie people to undo the bad legislation of fhe previous To make nppfoprktion* for legis- e e xpenaea, To raU«? supplies Tor the fiscal year beginning November 1,1879. To facilifUe the completion of tbs Blue Itldge Railroad. Act to appoint commissioners trt take charge of the Downer fund iu Barnwell. Fof the InfCrmalon of all concerned, AlfAfiigJrooX- an act of tne General Assembly si the lute ext r* Session. Sto 7. Trial Justice*: Oath and warrant in say criminal cose, forty rente; eacb fecoj-nikance, forty cenlej each commit went and' relfose, twenty cents; adtnfnUtering and certifying oath in writing, other than above, thirty ecu?*; Issuing writ of habeas corpus, to the two tiisljqstioes jointly, one dollar and fifty cents; issuing summons and c.'py for the defendant In civil css> s, thirty-five cents; isoalog summons for w.tnesses in any civil oase, twenty cental taklug rxamlnslion of witnesses In writing in any case, as prescribedbyiaw, fi t> cents; furgiv- iug judgement on hraiiog litigated case, twenty fivfi cents) fqr giving judgment In cute not defended, twenty cenU; f r fsaiilcg executions or renewal, twenty-five cents; report of case sad taking bond to appeal, sixty cents; Issuing attachment returnabl# all notices, one dollar; filing return of garotst^e apd order thereon, fifteen cents; proceeding on behalf of land lord or lessor against tenant: or lessee; to tbe two trial justices, five dollars; proceedings bn certifying indenture of apprentlc^or assignment, one dollar; for the trial of any criminal caae, in clusive of alt costs, exetpt for loaning papers, one dollerj for every pre-‘ Utninary examination of any criminal case, fifty cents; proceedings on coroners’ Inqutsts os prescribed by law, efcrbt dollars aud fifty cents; proceeding on rstnty of horse or mule, fifty cental proceedings on ell other oetiays, each fifteen cents; taking and certifying renunciation of dower or luhertrance, two dollars; granting order for special ball, fifty cents; for qualifying each nppraiser Insetting off homestead, besides five cents per mile for all travel actually necessary, twenty five eeuts; Issuing summons for jur ors in a criminal case, twenty one ceuta. ■ #->. •-*? ■. f -4-. : * J’ , x ' Sac. 8. Constables: Summoning witness In a civil case, twenty cents; for summoning freeholders to try question before trial justices between landlord and tensor, to be paid by nn- suecttsful party, three dollars; for sommonfeg coroner’s Jury. Sod wlt- nes ea, to be paid by th* Bounty, two dollars; for serving a summons, rule or notice by atrial Justice la a civil caee, no mileage to be allowed, fifty cento; for serving attachment ou persons absconding or about to ab scond, and making inventory and re turn, besides commissions of fi#e per cent, on sale *f etfccte, but no mileage, dollar; for selling estray, five per cenLbq the proceeds; for levyfkg exe cution. advertising sale and paying over procet N, besides comnrtvsiotw at five per cent on amount to be collected, but no milcnge, to be paid by tbe de fendant in execution, twenty cento; for every day in scarab for stolen ’goods, to be paid by patty complaining, one dollar; for- acfTirg warrant jo criminal Cos#, besides five oeota a mile for each ratio necessarily travelled, one dollar, for conveying prisoners to county jail, five cents per mile going and returning: Provided, That the constable b* reimbursed for accessary ferriage. A firm at Sherman, Texas, shipped OB on* .day 13,000 fur peltries, the largest ship me from that Vf r d k-