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- MM-IM -EL BT2HERL. AULL, EDITOR. ELIBIWIL~AULL,) WM P. H4USEAom IYEWBERRY, S. C, ra THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1889. Too CH LEGIsLATION. The Herald and News has contended for a long time that we had too much legislation in South Carolina, and for this reason we have thought it would be well to have biennial sessions of the Legislature. We are glad to see this question is receiving some attention. The Columbia Record has made a com parison of the number of acts passed for certain periods and the increase has been very much latterly. For ten years before the war one volume of 609 pages was large enough to contain all the acts. Now one Legislature can fill a volume of the same size. Much of this legislation is of a local and private nature. . Then at each session there are amendments upon top of amendments that one can scarcely know what is the law. The acts are hardly published before another session is held, and other amendments adopted. The last session of the Legislature, we believe, did not make so many laws nor so many amendments. This is a good beginning. We suffer from too much Legisla tion. The editor of the Clarendon Enter : prise has adopted what he terms the "black list," and is publishing the -names and accounts due by subscribers he is placing on this list. This is a novel idea and a new way of inducing delinquent subscribers to pay up. We ' _- -have heard of editors publishing the jfames and amounts of those who paid, but we never heard of publishing those who didn't pay. There is no telling what a newspaper man of the country press will do to collect from delinquent subseribers We hope our brother will tell us how his plan works after he tries it'awhile. Editors Britton and Carter, of the G.reenwood Atas, and the Greenwood r Tribune, have made peace. Editor SBritton suspends publication of the Atlas and Editor- Caaer discontinues hisjob office, and they thinkeach other very good men now. "Circumstances _ ler cases." We are glad to note that r- the persbnal controversy and mud singing of these good brethren of the ress is at an end, and we wish them both success. The inaugural ball is a big thing. We Sgive the following so that our readers may form some idea of what an affair it.is. This is abig country: "A Washington despatch says that ~-the.caterer for the inaugural ball pro Svided,2,000 quarts of ice cream, 1,000 of water ices, 400 roast turkeys, 0% biledturkeys, 200 hams, 800 Storngues, 30 rounds of roast beef, 4 bar Srels of chickens for salad, 10,000 rolls, 1,O unds of butter, 2,000 loaves of r tjawagon load of pate de fole gras, -consomme, salmon, shrimp and bass, 8300 barrels of oysters, 200 terrapin, and wine ini abundance." The following description of the per sonal appearance of President Harrison is credited to the Richmond Dispatch. .Those who have seen Mr. Harrison say h~ e is a very small man, but has a very large hea, wearing about a -number 7t That: ;"Gen. Harrison is a homely. squatty liteman, with a swayback nose, grkzzley beard, rotund middle ground ,and short extremities. Of all the Presidents he has the shortest legs, an.d abwen he sits ln Washin-ton's chair his toes will not touch the ~rt round." The Orangebufg Spectator has gom pleted its second volumne. We congratu late it and wish it many retairns. The editor says he undertook to,teach school and run the Spectator at the same time, Sbut found he could n.otM both well, sobiga.'a upljhe school. It will al 4ways be so. EThe newspaper work is Svery exacting. Tis is an'age in which a man caanot do too many thiags at Sthe same time and do them all well. .To fill,the position of even a country 'editor, and to fill it well, requires all of asman's time. There are to be found men in every ecmmunity who are ever ready to find fault with, and speak slightingly of, everything that is undertaken or at tempted for the goog of the communi ty. They c.ritic:se freely, find fault easily, grumble continuously, but never ofier a better soju.,ion of~ the problem Sthey so constantly comment .upon. Thnose kind of men never do much to wards build.'ng up a town, and towards Sputeng new life and energy in the lvarious avenues of business. By sel Sfrhness and penuriousness they may accumulate a competency and make money for hemselves. That is com nmndable, but every muan owes some thing to the general welfare of the com munity in which he lives,-and should not shut himself up into a she1l, as it were, all- alone. He should get out hfrom self and have some interest in, and sympathy with, the life and heat c the wodd all a. ound him. No ma-. ciin live all to himself. Criticism of any and every~ en'er prise or undertaking, is right 'and proper, but the sphere of criticism is not simply to find fault. To lookout for one's self is proper and a duty, but any enterprise that will benefit the whole, will also be of benefit to the oudividuials compesing~ the whole. Wnat we like to see is a community or town working together for the advance ment and 'development of the whole. Uertainly there will be croakers. They have always been and will continue to ~be, but because there are a*few such is no excuse for the others to pull back. This is an age of advancement, de velopment, progress, and if we are to keep peace :as a conmmunity with this 'march of progress, we must pull and push together. We hate to see a truly, genuine, selfish man or woman, one -who rather than take his less fortu nate neighbor by the hand and help him along and encourage him, prefers rather, because he fs somewhat down, to giehm a kiek and a shove further down the bill. We often wonder if such men ever think of this truth: "A matr cannot do good or evil to others without doing good or evil to himself." DEATH OF CAPT. F. W. DAWSON. The death of Capt. F. W. Dawson, which was announced yesterday, was very sad intelligence to the people of this State. In his death the press of the State and the whole South has lost one of its most versatile and brilliant members. He was a ready, forcible and fluent writer. His paper, of which he was the head and soul, wielded a great influence, and to him more than any other man it owes its influence and power. He was progressive and deeply interested in the welfare of his city and State. Of the causes that led to his death we shall not speak now. We pub lish full reports of the event in this issue. Captain Dawson was an English man by birth, coming to this country when quite a youth and joining the Confederate army in which he served with remarkable courage and gallantry. He cast his fortunes with this :State soon after the war by engaging in jour nalism in Charleston, and from that time to the present he has been closely identified with the interests, tihe de velopment, and the history of South Carolina. He had faults. We all have them. He had enemies. Every man will who aspires to leadership in any department of life, and who has any positiveness of character. Even his enemies recognized his ability and his energy and his power, and will regret that his pen has been silenced and his life cut down so suddenly and in the midst of his usefulness. We deeply deplore this sad event, and desire to pay this humble tribute to the memoi*' of him whose ambition was to be a great journalist, and who succeeded in the face of obstacles and opposition, and whose spirit has passed to the great unkown. There is such a thing as helping by not hindering. If you do not feel like helping on any enterprise that is for the good of your town, do not hinder the good work by speaking lightly about it. 1 FEDERAL FAVORITES. re,ident Harrison Dividing Out the Loaves and Fishes. WASHINGTON, March 11.-The Presi dent sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Thomas W. Palmer of Michigan, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to I Spain. John -T. Swift of California, to be 1 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister < Plenipotentiary of the United States to Jn D.Washbd'rn of Massachusetts, to be Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States to Switz-1 erland.. George C. Tiche.ior of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Isaac L. Maynard, resigned. RARRISON GOES SLOW. No Clean Sweep of the Offices to be Made Just r(ow. [Special to The News and Courier.] WASHINGTON, March 11.-President Harrison is disposed to go slow in deal ing out crumbs of comfort to the hun gry horde of officer-seekers who gather around his door. His budget sent to the Senate to-day contains but four nominations, although it was generally supposed his first batch of new appoint ments would bb quite lengthy. Assistant Secretary Thompson con tinues to hold the fort, although his colleague, Judge Maynard, was to-day superceded by Geo. C. Tichenor, who has been a special agent of the treasury department for a number of years and thoroughly acquainted with the cus toms laws. Secretary Windomn says, he does not know when Mr.- Thompson's successor will be chosen, in view of the fact that there are several applicants, all of whom are being strongly urged. In the meantime Mr. Thompson con tinues to discharge the duties of acting secretary, while Mr. Windom devotes the greater part of the day in listening to the appeals of office-seekers and their friends'. From a conversation I had with a member of the Cabinet to-day I learn that the policy of the present Admin istation will probably be to continue in office all worthy and ~efficient Fede ral officers until their respective terms expire. Those officials who have shown themselves to be incompetent and have < rendered themselves particularly obno xious by their partisan zeal will be re moved as promptly as their cases can be considered. This is not very comforting to the "clean sweep" brigade, but it is in line with the policy pursued by Ex President Cleveland. The South Carolina Republicans cannot, it appears, remain quietly at home and read of the foraging expedi tions that have moved upon Washing ton since the 4th of March, but they feel that they, too, must join the band. In addition to those whose arrivaihere has already been noticed in these dispatches] ar Edmunds Dleas and Dr. John Lun ney, ex-postmaster at' Darlington, and Ex-Postmster Taft, of Charleston.1 Deas issaid to be an aspirant for the postmastership at Darlington, now held by Mrs. E~. C. Law, widow of Gen< Law. Dr. Lunney formerly held the1 office, but it is said that he would not accepta reinstatement, because it wouldI intetere with his law practice; besides he would not like to be instrumental in1 the removal of Mrs. Law. Dr. Collins, a prominent Republican, of Charleston, and T. WV. Bacot are also here. The latter is a staunch De mocrat, has a case in the Supreme Court, and is taking no part in the politicr.1 circus. There is a lively scramble going on to sr'-eed Marshall Parks, supervising Itor of steamboats for the district Iing Miaryland, Virginia, the two 2f.inas, Georgia an d a part of Florida. .,applications have already been eceived from Maryland, one from Vir inia, and the other States in the dis .ict are yetto be heard from. R. M1. L. Democrats Stepping Down a'nd Out. * WAsHINGTON, March 1.-Judge Carr, Solicitor of the Treasury Depart ment, has tendered his resignation to the President, to take effect upon the qualification of his successor. Mr. E. B. Youmans, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department, has placed his resignation at the disposal of the Secretary of the Treasury. This is a position of a confidential character, and will probably be among the first to be considered. Biood'es's Duel Over a Love .afrair. LEXINGTON, Va., March 8-TWO hot blooded young society lights had a mis understanding here yesterday and set. tied it with a duel. Forty-two rouhds were fired with thirty-two caliber Colt's duelling pistols, but not a hit was made. A love affair was the cause of it. A SHOCKTO THE TAT1 Capt. F. W. Dawso Killed by Dr. McDow STORY OF THE SHOOT3Ni IT OCCURRED IN THE DOCTOI' 0 FICE AND NO WITNESSES PRESEN1 Capt. Dawson Went into the Office and Altercation Ensued-Capt. Danx-sou SI through the Heart and Killed-Dr. Do, Locks the Body of His Victim in I Office for Three Hours and then SurrE ders Himself to the 'nthoritice. [Fron the Charleston World of v terday.] Another homicide! ' Verily the clouds will rain blood pr ently, and the streets of Charleston fc with the crimson tide. The victim of this latest shooting Capt. F. W. Dawson. The startling information that Cc tain Dawson had been shot and kill by Dr. T. B. MeDow, flew like wi tire through the city yesterday aft noon about dusk. The terrible rum was confirned a few minutes lat, Captain Dawson's body was lyi atretched-coid in death-upon t loor of Dr. MeDow's office, and I McDow was a prisoner in the cent station. The facts in the case, as nearly as c be learned from all sources, except t statements of Dr. McDow himseif, these: Captain Dawson was seen to ent Dr. McDow's office about half-past 'clock. Some minutes later the port of a pistol was heard. About 'clock Mrs. McDow hurriedly left t house, boarded a car and rode down King Street. She appeared so excit that it was remarked by several w aesses. About half-past 6 o'clock Er. McD walked out of his office and gave hii elf up to Private Gordon, of the poli rorce, who was in that neighborhood itizen's dress. Ie drove in his ON buggy to Deputy Coroner Rivers's re :ence on Bee street, and called him 01 tnd told him that he had killed Capta gawson. "Impossible!" exclaimed Color Rivers. "Yes, it is a fact, nevertheless," sponded the Doctor. Colonel Rivers then asked for t pistol, and on being told that it- was ais office, in the secretary drawer, )rdered Gordon to drive as quickly possible to find Coroner DeVeaux, ai :o take Dr. McDow to the statii bouse. Colonel Rivers then hurried to I .IcDow's ofice. When he arriv ,here he found the Chief of Police ready on the sp"ot. .They were quick rollowed by a number of other gent aten, who were more or less interest n the terrible tragedy. A SIGHT OF THE BODY. A glance in the neat office show thelchairs and tables arranged as thou. otbing had occurred. The blinds he windows opening on the porch we osed, but through the front windoi d the door, which were ground gla faint light crept, and its beams f slant on the upturned face of the dea A solemn gloom had settledl over evei hing, and the excited breathing hose few gentlemen who entered lrst, sounded unearthly, and the noi was as oppressive as the silence. As soon as a light was made, and t body was more perfectly seen, the w in which it was stretched on the fic was striking. It appeared as though ad been laid out for burial. Not sign of blood was to be seen; the han were stretched out at his side; a glo n the right hand, and the left light 1asping its fellow. There was no hat upon the. corp: md a talking stick, which w as ree< aized as Captain Dawson's, lay upor settee.. Later the coroner appeared and to: sharge of the body. THE COURSE OF THE BALL. Dr. Michel was called to condiuct ti post mortem examination. He fom .hat the ball had entere&the rightsid usa below the fioating ribs, taking iirection slightly elevated, and ye early straight. It passed through t iver, touched a kidney and cut t rena cava, one of the largest and mc mportant arteries of the body. The b: w'as fired from a 38 calibre Smith Wesson revolver. A jury of twelve prominent citize was summoned, of which Mr. Geor W. Williams was made forema these gentlemen viewed the body ai tdjourned to meet for the inquest at 'clock Thursday morning at the Fl >roof building. Dr. McDowi~ was confined at the si ion for an hour, or probably not ong, when he was removed to the ja THE REMOVAL OF THE BODY. After the postmortem examinrati< vas concluded, and the coroner's ju iad viewed it, and the crowd outsii he office had retired, the friends te erly raised Captain Dawson's boc rom the stretcher on which it had bei laced and carried it to his own homn vhere it. was dressed for ~ burial ar laced in a casket. )R.. M' DOW INTERVIEwED-HE TEL] HIS STORY OF THE HOMICIDE TO A "WORLD" REPORTER. A few minutes before 8 o'clock in tl wening a reporter for The World we: o the jail to see Dr. McDow and g is version of the tragedy. . * * * * * * As soon as the reporter and Dr. M Dow were vis-a-vis, the reporter saic "Doctor, I represent The World, at ~vould like to have your statement :he difficulty between yourself ar .aptain Dawson." The reporter wvent to Captain Kelly lesk, opened his tote book and ask< he doctor to state his case. The doctor was very much excite ut was told that all that wa wvanti was a clear and connected relation :he circumstances attending the shoc The ,doctor began to miake 1L tatement, but wa not connected. ais remarks. He was asked to) be cal md self-possessed, and only menti< what occurred, without any comimer "Well, sir," said the doctor, "I w tandig in the vestibule of my otlic 7.5 Rutledge. street, west side, the se nd house. form the corner of Bull, tout 3 o'clock this afternoon, when ;entleman approached me, and uired if I wa Dr. McDow. "Yes,' I responded, 'I am Dr. M Dow. ' "I am Captain Dawson." "'Walk in, Captain,' whereup< aptain Dawson entered nmy otilee. 2 soon as he was well inside he said : " 'Dr. McD->w, you have been usii ungentlemanly language to one of n servants.' "This I denied. The Captain co tined, 'I forbid you speaking to he 'I will speak to her when I please, "'fvou speak to her I will pubin you in the paper.' "'If you do I will holdi yo perso ally res~ponsible. I shall speak to h until you show me that you ha proper authority to prevent n:e.' " "As soon as I utterred these war Captain D)awso'n, who was standing front of me, struck me a staggern blow on the chest, which caused me fall back over my lounge and stra my back. 'I endeavored to get up, and wh struggling to do so Captain Daws' gave me a cut across my head with cane, indentinag my hat and causing I to stagger again. "While trying to recover myself, a seeing hin in the act of aiming another blow at me with his cane, I managed to go around to my desk and get my pistol, a self cocking.five shooter of 36 or 38 calibre. n "As soon as I got the pistol in my hand, and burning under the blows I had received by fist and cane, and es pecially the latter, I fired at Captain Dawson, and I thought struck him somewhere in the chesi." "He staggered and fell in a northwest erly direction on my office floor, beside the table, near by which he had been talking. He fell heavily to the floor. "He was breathing hard when I lenned over him and raised him up. My an first thought was to go out and call in et some physicians, and see the extent of vd the wound, and if possible resuscitate iR him." - "How manv shots were fired?" in quired the reporter. "On!y one. As soon as he fell, I ceased shooting." "Did you leave your office imnie diatelv?" " Ne; in the excitement of the mo ment, caused by the shooting, and re notely by a little unpleasantness I had is just had with my wife, I did not act at once. -ot long after, however, I got my P: beggy to c:rry out the purpose of call ing in medical aid and drove to the Id corner of Bull and Rutledge streets. On arriving there, I saw Policeman (or don, whom I told I had shot Captain Dawson. With the policeman I then drove to re Judge Magrath's and also to Mr. Ju Slan M."itchell's. Neither one was in. I concluded it was best, under the cir curstances, to deliver myself to the e authorities, and went to the central re station, where I%urrendered myself. .re "Subsequently Judge Magrath called and saw me. I engaged him as my eounsel, and.shall also engage Dr. Ju lian Mitchell." - "Do you know where your 6all took ef'ect?" be "No. I suppose, however, in the to heart, for it was nearly on a level with d my pistol when I fired." - "Had you ever had any previous words -with Captain Dawson?" "None whatever; I scarcely knew ie "What did you suppose was his pur m pose, when he accosted you in the ves tibule of your oflice?" s- "I really did not divine. Being a i, physician, f thought he might want to see me. As soon as he entered the of !el fice, however, I saw that he was in a terrible state of excitement, in fact was , shaking all over, and his voice, when he spoke lower, was very tremulous. "This is all that occurred, and I have ae endeavored to state the facts cleariv. I ie regret the occurrence greatly, and as as greatly regret the necessity of what has idbeen done. > "I was deeply indignant that a man m should come into my office and strike tr me; and worse, that he should. under take to cane me. No man of courage would stand that." "Did you know the woman you were accused of talking ungentlemanly to?" "Yes, somewhat; by practicing and living in the neighborhood." "Had you ever conversed with her?" "Only in a chatty way. She spoke zd French, and I sometimes would apply ;h some French phrase to her." of "Anything irregular?" re " o, I only spoke in a pleasant s way." s While talking to the World repre gr sentative Dr. McDow at times stood d. near the desk and then would walk off y-and pace the floor. of His excitement was very noticeable, at and he was disposed to ramble in his se conversation, and break the chain of the narrative. e At this juncture a tray of supper, ywhich the D;ctor had ordered, came or in, and the Doctor sat down and ate, it but not heartily. He r~esumed his ci a gar, and smoked incessantly. He ds seemed, as he paced the floor, to be e very much stirred up on the'subject of y being caned in his own office, and while recurring to the incidents of the e encounter, would constantly assert his ' unwillingness to be caned without a resenting it. He did not seem to mind the blow >k with the fist, but the caning part of the assault seemed to fire him up, and .every now and then he would stand up anid descant on the unmanliness 1that would brook "such an insu#," as ihe vehemently denounced it. The re .e, porter having read his notes over with a the doctor, andi he having expressed ry his determinat ion not to say any more ie on the subject until he could advise le with his counsel, the reporter with st drew. BIIOGRAPHY OF THE DOCrOR. Dr. Thomas Ballard McDow. was as born in Camden, Kershaw County, 36 ge years ago. He was primarily educated n. in bis native county, and at a martri id culating age entered the Cumberland 11 University, at Lebanon, Tennessee. -e- There he pursued a course of medical study, and graduated with the first a- honor of his class in .1S7. so Subsequently he came to Charleston, il. and became a student at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, located in this city, and graduated with Y considerable merit, being the Valedic torian of his class, composed of bright material. His standing in the college entitled him on graduation to a posi tion as one of the physicians of the city 'hospital, and there he served until his term expired. Afterwards he estab lished himself in this city, and has been practicing here ever since, and swas getting into professional business. Some years ago he married the only daughter of Mr. C. D. Ahrens, the well e to do retired-grocery merchant of King at street. One child is the result of the at marriage. He is about five feet sev'en inches high, and weighs, probably, 130 pounds. He is a brunette, and has features esomewhat strongly marked-the nose dbeing slightly inclined to Roman. He wasa deep brown mustache, cut close to his lip. His mnanner is decided, and not without the graces of good Sorigin and culture. iHe is a son of Dr. R. S. McDow, who ia practicing physician of Lancaster, in this state. His attire is in keeping with taste and professional .require ments. Last night he telegraphed to his father, requesting him to come to this 'city. - Mrs. McDow and her child, soon nafter the fatal occurrence, went to the Waverly House, King Street, where her father resides. %S A NEGRO DRIVER'S STATEMENT. e. A very interesting witness to a part c- of the tragic attair was George Jla'per, xt a negmro d river from MicAllister's .stables a who was setting in aarriage.just across U- the street from Dr. McDow's odfice at the time the tragedy occurred, wvas seen - by a World repoirter late last night. Harnersceemed to be a very intelligent negr'o indeed, and was a very rea dy wit >n ness, telling all he knew r.bout the ts aff'air witho'ut hesitation. "I wa sitting in a carriage in front of ig Mr. William McBurney's house a little y before 4 o'clock," he said," when a gen tienman got out of a car, and went into a- Dr. McD)ow's office." .' "Who was the gentleman?" asked I the reporter. "I didn't notice at the time," he said, h "but since 1 conic to think of it, he Ilooked like Mr. Dawson. He had o,. n- an overcoat, and had his right band in er Ihis pocket. He wentq in the hous'e, and win about, four or five minutes I beard a pistol go off, and heard somebody say, dls 'You say you will take my life, now I in have taken yours. I heard somebody I in the office groaning and caughing.'' to "Could you see in the door?" in "No: I was stoo far down the street, but he went just like he was in the le struggie of death. Dr. McDow's butler, mhe run out into the stable, and got his a hat and coat, and come in the street, le~ and the cook, she (camne out with him, and stood up by the gate, and an old td groundnut 1ady went to the winrdnw, and tried to peep in, but the cook called 31 her away, and she ran across the street, in t and hollered, 'Oh God, soneboby's Stat murdered!" Then a tall, spare man i sav came out on the piazza on the side of yea the office, and shut the blinds, and renf went up in the upstairs piazza and kno looked up and down the street, and to p then went in the house. A lady and a A little child was walking up aid down! sho the piazza." moa "Did you know the man who came Cap out?" was asked.do "No, I didu't know him." ter "Did he seem excited wh n he came l out?' loci "He looked as mild and cool as a cu- a c cumber," responded Harper. den "What did you do when -ou saw '.i1 of 1 this?" asked the reporter. t "I didn't do anything, man; I had to tir. hold my horses," he repliedi. Dal "Well, what did you do :e:?"' p{h:l "The people I was going a drive out T came out then and drove or: off. When ben I got to the corner of Bull street I saw ku Gordon standing up there. and I toid thi; him something was the marter,:and he T went up to the house. I looked back mo' and saw him speak to the cook and of d walk on. I couldn't sec anything tow more." T "When you heard the m-.n speak in bee the Lffice, did he seem excited:" asked Cor The World man. adj "I tion't know, sir, he ulked loud enough for me to hear him across ti'e sool street, but he didn't seem like he was and excited." inng, Harper seemed to be a negro of mu' u ie. more than ordinary intell:geice, an.l T altbough he knew his statement wou?d fng be published, and would possibly be the wa result of his being summoned asa wit- ci i ness in the case, he talked very freely, which is, under the cireun:tances, For something rather unusual or peopleof his race. As a rule they keep very quiet when connected with aftirs of this kind, but Harper seemed to be rather V pleased at the idea of being interview- thi ed. Dr. McDow's butler, wihom Harper sha referred to, was also seen, but he evi- ten. dently knew nothing, or would s.y ove nothing if -he knew it. Heanswere4i Md "No Sir." with a provoking persistency At to every question propounded to him, tho and finally shut up like an oyster. and MAJOR JULIAN MITCHELL proi came up in the street car with ('aptain felt Dawson just before the tragedy oc- ing curred, and he says he is of the opinion hou that he got out at the corner of Bull cou street, and not in front of doctor per< McDow's office, but he will not be abso- C lutely certain. He says Captain Daw- qua son was as pleasant and chatty as ever. par This was about half-past 3 .o'clock. tbr< Several other gentlemen including Mr. buil A. Fitch, Jr., and Mr. 'J. F. Ficken p an were on the car, and they were all talk- beei ing together. Mr. Ficken got off the L car before Captain Dawson. eart Two HOURS WITH THE DEAD. thrc From the time of the shooting, which eve occurred, according to the recollection of the majority of the witnesses, about twenty minutes of 4 o'clock, to the time that Dr. McDow gave himself up to the For police, he was about two hours and a fu half in the company of the dead. Be to says himself that after the fatal shot an was fired he remained in the office some se time with the head of his victim in his si lap. It is fair to suppose, from the con dition in which the office was found, the that he had spent some oft bat time in wit, putting the office to rights, iud the rest we< in consultation with his wife, and ar- o ranging his papers. All of his pockets or were emptied. His keys were left in a in drawer in the office, and everything bot put to rights with the stri( est nicety. a., Mrs. McDlow went imnmediately to men her father. She was not questioned elt concernlug the matter at a'd. Her situ- sta ation was respected by eve:'ybody. .the During the entire time that. the body ~ was in Dr. McDow's office there was ant and immense crowd in Rutledge street, well around the door. They werer~y qui..t, 11s but greatly excited, and the police with tro difficulty kept a passageway clear for an those who were obliged to use it. C THE NEWS BROKEN TO TL.E FAMILY. cua Captain Dawsou had been dead fo sn several hours before the dre-adful -news four was broken to the stricken family. This was done in the gentlest-manner possi ble by a particular friend, but the with agony of the devoted w' fe and the coui young children was most pathetic. 3 Among the crowds in the' street there ever were a number of Captain Dawson's like friends, for he had many. 'They wiere E bitter in their denunciation of'1Dr. Mc- ct. Dow for what they ternied a mo:st som heartless and cold-blooded miurder.4, Many of them were weepig for they Cfrs loved the dead dearly. . sero: THE FU.NERAI4. Sc' The funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Pro- Mas Cathedral.* * * * * * * Stp' THREE PERIsONS HELD AS WITNESEFS.BA Later in the night Coroner DeVeaux soai had Moses Johnson, Isaac Johnson and - Emma Drayton, all colored, arrested < and detained at th'e stationm ho'use as witnesses ini the case. They ali live on the premises, but say they are ignorant of any of the facts in the case- v:ea WHAT LED TO THE TisiT. Plas It is authoritatively statd that C>p tain Dawson has had 'detectives wvateh ing the actions of Dr. McDow, and that anI a report bad lately been submitted to lz him by the Chief of Police which in dced Captain Dawsou to take the step y that led to his death. It is also stated that he spoke to - Mayor Bryan and Chief Golden of his proposed visit to Dr. McDow. and was admonished to have a care; that Dr. -- McDlow was a dangerous man. f ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE HORRIBLE spec TRAGEDY. friel [Special to the Register.] ma, CHARLESTON, March 12.-The city me, to-night is in a terrible state of excite ment over the assassi nation of Capt. F. W. Dawson. the editor of the News and and Courier. The murderer is named (sot T. B. McDow, a young physician who we is married and, has several children. and The evidence in the case is very you meagre, but it has been learned that - Captain Dawson was murdered because of an attempt on his part to save the honor of a servant girl in his employ. The murder, it is said, was committed about 3:45 p. mn., but was not discovered for three hours afterwards, when Dr. MDow surrendered himself. The body of the murdered man had in the mean-. Botl time lain in McD)ow's office, not one reg~ hundred yards from his Ownu resider.ce. Ne* Capt. Dawson left the News and tioi Corier oifice about 3:30 p. mn., and was 9th never seen alive again. It appears that he had suspicions ter that his maid servant, whc had charge vot~ of his children, was not bi hr1viag h7r- -'. self properly. Last week he asked mie Chief of P?olice to detail a dvtective to shadow the girl , stating that if she w:as . honestly courted he wo.ulu have noth ing to say, but that he dii: not dee his children to be entrust>d to a gi who was not strictly hone-t. The detective according!y shadow.edA the girl. On Monday morning he saw her get on a Rutledge aven ue street car, teac where she was soon joine:t by Dr. 0 Dow. Trhe detective followed the pair for several hours, and sub':mis.ted a re port, in writing, to the Chief of Police.j&f who communicated its contents to Capt. Dawson tlas morning. As stated above, Captain Dawson left his office at 3:30 p. nr., and was found murdered about 6.30) p. mn., in- -- the office of Dr. McDow. His face STA was badly beaten, and a pistol buliet C( was found lodeed in his heart. C( It is supposed that he went to Dr. McDow's ollice~ to remonstrate with B~ur him (a marcied man and - e father : A seveal children) against ..eduemug 3us 7 maid servant, and that McDow shot him after the two had been engagea in Iquir a scrimmage. spe After the killing, McDow disappeared sign until about 6:.% p. mn., v-hen he :p-Ap fered at the police stat ,n and so endred hinmslf eDow is said to be the only doctor he city who is not a member of the e Medical Society, and has an un >ry reputation. He married, some rs ago, the daughter of C. D. Ah ,a rich retired grocer, and it is ,wu that the police have been asked hadow him several times. Ii the evidence adduced thus far ws that the murder was one of the t diaboli.al in the annals of crime. ;. Daws n was shot while sitting a. The shot was a fatal one. Af murdering his victim, it is said, Dr. L)ow left him lying on the floor, :ed his o:fice door, and went out to rrner gr< cery shop. There is evi ce that _e tiied to bury the corpse Ils victi! i, b.ut that in the mean c- suspisk a L:.d got out, and finally, hours after he had killed Capt. :sou, he ;urrendered himself to the :.? autht. "ities. he mur'rer has the reputation ol .g a rake-, aLd it is said that he i; wn in al.uost every bawdy house it city. <_-night ';he city is wrapped it irning, ; nd murder is the suliecl Eseussion in every quarter o- the n. he body - f the murdered man hae ri taken to Ws residence, and the ouer, aftc r en.panneling a jury, hat Airned t'be inquest until to-mor:ow, cDow w as hurried to the jail at as he haci surrendered hinself, for thv present is sz.fe from ly :ch iis the ail is well nigh impregna The cut re community is incensed. he City Council had just met to Lt when the news of the murdcl telephoned, upon which the Coun it once adjourned. J. A. M. tions of Penns'lvanla Shaken by as Earthquake. iETTYSBURG, Pa. March 8.-At 6:4( evening a slight earthquake shock felt on t netery Hill. Houses we;re ken unti; the windows rattled lor seconds. It was also felt at Han r and p-ints East. At Lineboro, a noise like thunder was heard. Emery Grove Junction it was aght tha' a train had left the track had kn: cked down the station. ANCASTL.R, Pa., March 8.-Two uounced earthquake shocks were here this evening about 6:40. Build 3 swayed and people ran out of their ses. Reports from points in the ntry show that the shock was very eptible. ARLISLE. March 8.-The earth ke shock which passed over this t of the State this evening was felt >ughout the city. A number ol dings were shaken and the occu ts frightened, but no damage has a reported. EBANON, Pa., March g.-A light hquake shock was experienced >ughout this section about 6.30 this 2mg. OUR LITTLE SON, ir years old, amieted with a pain 1 skin disease. Six doctors tried cure him; all failed. Got worse d worse. Completely cured by one t of Ci icara Remedies, costing ..75 r little son will be four years of age on .5rh inst. In May, 1&5, he was attrcked a very piinfal breaking out of the skin, -a:Ied in a. physican. who treated him for at four we:>ks. The child received uttle o good tro!n the treat ment, as the break. mt, suppo.,ed by the physicai to be 'ives n aggravatted torm,. became larger in ~hes, and !auore and more distresing. We freqgnenty obliged to get up In the night rub nim v;ith troda in water, strong lini ts. etc. F]Nnally, we ca:led other r.h:ysi . until no less than six had attempted to him, ali alike failing, and the child li.y gettir g worse and .worse, unti] aibout 40'h of last July, when we began giving CUTICUnta REsoLVENT internally, a?d the .CUxA, ard CITICURA SOAP externall, by the la,-- ofT -uguIst he was so nearly thiat wei; tve him only one ddse of the >LVENTI ai ,ut cvery second day for about 1ays lor.ger, and he has never been >led since with the horrible malady. In -e used I' s than one hal of a botte 01 ems REsOLVE.Sr, a little less than. one of Cc'nicu-<A, aid only one cake of CrrTI. Ssoar. I. . I.YA C, Cayuga, Livingston Co.. Ill. hbcedbed iud sworn to before me this ii day of ianuary, 1887. C. S. COE, J. P. SCEsi "1U LOUtS H UMORS. st spring~ I was very sick, being covered somec k'nd of scrofula. The doictor, r not help moe. 1 was advised to tiy the CURA REM LvENT. I did ed, and in a day w better:- rid i>etter,.until I amas well as .I thins- ,-ou f' r t very much, and wrould to have iE tohl to the public. sw. .HOFL.A , North Attieboro, Mass. TZcuRA, tl e gr"at skin cure, and CUcmr -pre-pare :fron it, externally, and CUT! IIEsOLv 3NT. she n,:w blood purifier, -nitlly, are a positive care for every f<,ru i". and b.ood disease from pimples to fla. d overys here. Price, CrTmcIaA, 5)c.; .25c.: {:.soLvENT. $1. l'repared by the tSR D)RiX ASD CHEMICAL Co., Bo,ston, -send for ''rmi to Cure Skin 'Diseases,h .ges,50 ill.astre:tions, and 100 testimoaL.ds, )'J j Sin ar.d 'Scalp preserved .and 31 i bi antitled by CuTICURA MEDICATED SFlEE! FREE FROM PAIN! 2-,one~ minute the Cutieuira 'a ti-t'ain Plaster retves R.seumatic, Sciatic, Sudden .uhar ai.d Nervous Pains, Strains an kniess. The frst and only pain iling ter. 25ets. *J LL Yo i SUTFFER with Dyspegsia Liver 'ompjlaint? Shiloh's V ita :is guarantedd to cure you.' ew Advertisements NEW FIRM.' ~AVING sold out Harmon's store to - M~essrs. Durham & Mahon I re tfully recommend them to my ids and former customers who for so xy years have liberally patronized T HOS. F. H ARMON. 'e have bought out Harmon's store are prepared to offer bargains. e one an d all and see for yourselves, yronmise fair and courteous dealing intend to do all we can to serve DURHAM & MAHON. :GISTRATIONq NTOTICE. COuNcxL CHAMBERS, March 14th, 1889. vill be in my office from the 22nd f March to the 1st of April, 1689. h included. For the purpose of sterinig the voters of the Town of ierry, so they can vote at an elec for 31ayvor anid Aldermen on the of April. 1863). ich voter will be required to regis luring sid time to be qualified to r order. JOHN S. FAIR, Register Town Newberry, S. C. oti:e of Examination. EiE reg:.lar semi-annual examcina tio.n of tenebers will be held at derry, 4. C., on Friday, 5th day of i 18s9. iadditi'on to the usual branches, hers5 wi.'I be examined in Physiolo nd Hyg.ene. pplicaru s are required to furnish ,i,yper, etc. ,ik,ARTHUR~ KIBLER, CEO B. CROMER, .THOM1AS S. MORMAN, County Board of Examiners. TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA )UNTY OF NEWBERRY--IN )MMON PLEAS. rLake, et 'd, vs. John M. Kinard, lminiis ato'r, et aL H. creltors of the estate of Henr3 Lake. deceased, are hereby re ed to r'. ider and establish their re tive d( mands before the under ed, on or before the 15th d:ty of lI. 386& . SILtA J(,ENSTONE, Master. aster's O.flce February,28, 1889. A Yew, AdierWsements. On Fant~ s 0ld Corner, DRUGS, OHEMIJALS, Toilet ad Fanc Articles and - , La.mp Fix tures, Cigprs nd. ANII Tobacco En VEBYThIN ELSE pertaiing to a First Class DRUG STOREi Prescriptions IA S-PEOIALTY CALL AN4D SEE US I and get Purn Drwgs at reason able prices We guara ntee -satisfaction. Noniration. Foi MhA:n- T C. '?OOL. Ward 1-M A. CnELISLE. Ward2 2-W M. ;C ENSON.. Word 3-T. E. EPTING. Word 4-G 0:. A~. L ANGFORD. Mar VYOTEBs. ~Far Jilauija aijg farrnienL and Aldermen a sem-~ the next munici pal year. They rtler:en named are too' 'well kno'vn to ,ar'ditens to need any praise frcm us. T'V- are men of in tegrity a.id are .devzA d to the welfare tof our town, an ' we iope to see them elected. MAo-J' HF 'C. WILSON. W rd 1-.. V. PEERS. Wrd 2- EO. d. SALE. Weird 3-'TH:S. COOK. Ward 4-a. W. TLOYD. VoTEES. T O th3 edit r ef ;he Herald and Ncsys: P.t:. a nounce.the fol Jowing ticket for- Mayor and Aldermen for the town of Newherry. They are men of recogized aibility and (ril manage our affhirs with satisfaction to the people: FoE MArom-J. c. WILSON. roB ALD)EREEN: Ward 1-G. M.L GtRARDEAU Ward 2-GEO. G. SALE. Ward 3-THOS. COOK. Ward 4-L. W. FLOYD. Nomnation. Fou M&on-,T. C. WILSON. Ward 1-. M. GIRARDEAU. Ward 2-GEO. G. SALE. Ward 3-0. L SCHUEMPERT, Ward 4-L. W. FLOYD. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.-IN COMMON PLEAS. Fannie J. Fant, Ex'trx, etc., Plaintiff vs.,Ilone E. Pant et al, D)efendants. Y vircue of an order of the Court Bherein, dated February 16, 1889, I wil sell at pubJic outcry at Newberry Court House, S. C., "in -first MondayI in April. 1889, v' wit. 1st day of Apri, all the choses in' actioni of S. F. Pant, deceased. toget 'er w;t h the judgmnent of S. F. Pant ve Ricard V. Gist. A! list of which ci oses moay be found in tne Master's 0O ice1 Termis of sale .aso. SIT L S .J - S2NS ONE, Master. Maste: 's Offi .s, 13ti March 1889. STATE OF -OT T CABOLINA-~ COUN 2Y OF IE273ERRY-IN THE IPROB i.TE Co'Ul Nancy C. KibI .r, r.e Administratrix of the personal o.tat1< ( John A. Kibler,: deceased, an< in e r right, Plaintiff, agains, Sarai E. F. llers and others, Defenoant. Complai -it tose Ii laad& to pay debts, etc. PDURSUANT to an order of the jCourt herei, I will sell at public outcry, at Neweerry- Court House, on' the first Monda. (1s: ay) of AprH, 1889, the followingir'd es.te of which .the' said John A. . ibl.r died, seized and p)ossessed,to w. : 'r Tract of Land,> situated :n Nes :)erry County and State aforesaid, conta alc i )ne Hundred and Thirty-s, 'yen a- -es . rore r less. and: bounded by lat s J.1. P. Crosson,I Abrahax't Moo 'i, Ada Shedy, Jaicob Dominie c: and - etay' Smith. TEEMtS: One 1aiL c, sh, balance on a credit of twelvt m hs with interest from day of saa, me it portion to be secured i-ya be d of -he purchaser'and inrrt".ge of i'e -r mises sold Pur eh r t y, f< r T hi, Beta, Kappa and4the a L. J. Jones" engravedon it.-A rle reward will be given fori r.r Are a;::a n ready for the -incomnis$ D, :Op. Tiy are unsurpased in r g eaning. They can now, Lined at my factory, and at P'ros: Prs-oerity, Summer Bros. New :r y, D. Hipp a Co. Pomaria. ies to be repaired can be left at 1$ .ros. J. C. CoU.d Ti.T EOF SOUTH CAROL. C;UNTY OF NEWBERRY-J COMMON PLEAS. W07m. A. Chalm^rs et al., Admfr,..v .ne A. Chalmers and other. T HE CREDITORS of the Fate-f Thonas B. Chalmers, re here py required to render.snd:es .biisr 'efore the undersigned the 'z. rspective demands on or beforee :fttr'th day o. 'kprl, 1889. YQ1LAS JOhNSTONE, Master Master's Office; 27 February, 16. T A:r REt,EIV1 G DAILY The Celebrated Aou bk8 Ditg ?t Pi 'nd Buggies and Carriages of otie. aanufact:ries y One, two, three and four-hore Nhite Hickory Wag Iaiso cariy a full,lie.of BUGGY AND WAGON, $ARN I TJIPS AND LAP-ROBES' .,he a'o):e goods cheap for cash or ash and the balane on time7 with ood security. - - ! ~3]Ht -Call,> and 4: 4urantee. S 'On wilP;I,ways indme ready to -ome an:d wait on you. JNOP.FR :ext d.or to Smith's Liver K. C. SiMEQ? DEALEE iN rine iaes, igiae ,iar Taae AMW Paney Gro:en i TNFWTIONEES7 A neat store room, good order olite attention. Give me a call. H. C. SUMR~ CFFiCE of COUNTY : TN con.pliance .with mt~ci3~ I. from the Comptroller ( ai~1u~ edience to requirementso~e&~ allowing act is publislied:forh iar.ic of the >pfe -~AJ ASCT o Allow Un prvdn have been onte'a ,o. (2 1i87 to be,Iisted Without*si SEcryos 1.~ 'B it' eacted?7Ad 'er ate .Stul House of pey & -f the State of 'South' aoia ne., n4sitting in .General As ind by.uthorif y of the sam" n ali cases wh"ere uriimproved n~i~ vhich has not been 5nihe,tAn -in'e the~ fiscal year-crm i 'emrter 1st 1875. and whichena he f' rfed -list. shall at n42e" - are the 1st da f October, S8iee urned to the u~in - Auditor fi ion, t,hesaid Auditor be, ;ari I :erety, iristract3d.tO assess.jat -~ .n. to ezter it upon,the. du1ct?& he fidcal year cmnnig~vh2 st. 188. with the simpletxoh - -ear. - A' Sxc. 3. That allsuch .lands r ma e 'rearned to ti'e Andit0ri-tatio >e a.ussed and eb ih sm ,le taxeesof the two fiscal e~cDi ne'acing respectively on tei s~ 'fINeve.nber;'8; and theTfrtd-o Covembher,108 -: SEv. 3. That ..s son. prbe> 'iter the passagc.of this,ActtbC7 ro.le- ('ceral i- directed to ri<$ opy of rfe -sam" to each And r-i~ he S u , and the Auditorsaieed o )u.A:sh-the s-ime in eaeh fa ~ 4 ounty papers once s' week nonthis dunng rhi year I8~~ he sam~e periodA of tizne drr 'ear ,18S); and the cost of such p"l~ lon ' sh.l be paid by -the.:~n Lressu:rer. upon the orderofthe somnmissioners, out of the o ~ounty tar last collected. . _ Approved Dceber.1 f~~ .H the Errorsof Yo and Physical tem ~img?rom FollyVie Thno id9 )vertaxaren. EniJseti be 'or Work, Business,b or Avoid utnkilful pretemn Poisase~ " rork. IA containseOs pagesroa SYo.. E ;rantJe Prospectus Fr. If, son . IIst!ingued author. Wm. H. :cted 'he COLD A sD JEWELLEED M rmthe N4ationai Medica -Assac,to,~ 'or tJfa PRIZE ESSAY onkNERVOW4 'HYSICAL.DE1I:TY..Dr.Parkraie .f Aa'ettyi&n may brepnn len-.iaIg, byr r mla aspreu b ~~ rBE PEABODY MDCLIm'.'~ 'o. 4Er.!lack St.,Padaoeto,3 e is rders for boeka hUm Ctota4 $ rctedasabore. TATE OF SOUTh AtO.f COGUNTY OF E B Rti PROBATE COURT. ~ 2 3y .lacob B. Fellers, Esq. ibaj - Judge.> .WHEREAS. JohftMK1r&,~ . .P4hath madegitt yrant him Letters ofdmis4k, vith the wrill amanxed,e of 'the' ,ndl diYees of Lucey Coleman, d~eei These arm therefore to cite a4I nonish all and singalarJhe ide 'e. eitors of the said. Lucy oan,J~eceas8ed, that eb a4i >es beore mie, in the iout 4o~P.6 iate, to be held at Newberry -cuion the lT iihday of Ar .ftr publication hereof, at11 'c'. he forenrvon, to show cause, ifar ave, why the said Admlngato hen J1 vtbe go.nted. Giy a.~nder miy hand this -2n-I ~f K.re:i. Antco Domin~ 1889f JACOB B. F~ET 'J.PK K