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THE DARLINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, OPT. 28, 188g HENRY TrTHORPSOY, EDITOR. Tki D«ROcr«tlc Standard Baartrs STATE TICKET. For Governor, John P. Richardson. For Lieotenaot-Goveruor, . W. L. Mauldin. For Secretary of State, W. Z. Lhitner. For Attorney-General, Joseph H. Earle. For Comptroller General, W E. Stoney. For State Treaanrer, L 8. Bambebo. For Superintendent of Education, Jak H. Rice For Adjt. and Inspector General, M. L. Bonham FOR CONGRESS-SIXTH DI& TRICT. Geo. W. Dahoan. COUNTY TICKET. For Senator, B. W. Edwards. For Representative*, W. 8. Kino, J. O. Bybd, Z. T. Kershaw, J. & Du Bose. For Probate Judge. T. HL Spain. For County Commi wiorere, J. E. Bass, J. B. Ward, H. Lode Law. For School Commiaeioner, W. H. Evans. For County Treasurer, D. H. Traxleb. For County Auditor, H. B. C. Fountain. For Coroner, B.Q. Pabnhll. THE DKPABTHmT OF AOK1CUL- TURR. The Deportment of Agrienlturo woo organized In 1880. Let ns con aider what it baa been (king during the wren years of its existence f First, who bare oom posed the Board of Agriculture f It has been presided over by Got. Simpson Got. Jeter, Gov. Hagoed, Got. and Got. Sheppard is the ehoirman. Of these, Jeter, Hagood aad Sheppard bare all bat nests, and Col. will be (be seat obair- ■an, has always been a termer. The members of the Board have been, B. F. Crayton, farmer, D. P. Dunjao, farmer, J. If. Lipscomb, termor, W. D. Johnson, termer mm lawyer, and A. J. 8. Perry, mer chant, and largely interested in stock raising. The Chairman, OoL A. P. Butler, is a saossssfal termor and never held nay office besides Commission crof Agriculture, except tbato Senator from bis county. Tbs Department is now one of the hast equipped aad organised in the United States. It has a complete laboratory and a thorough, compe tent Chemist. The Botanist, Dr. 2L W. Raveoel, stands high among the scientist* of this eoantf} sot the old world. The special see tent is temiliar with all matters re lating to the phosphate interests of the State, aad to his energy is doe la a large measure the enormous in. ■ease in the phosphate royalty de rived by the State on the rook mined from the pablie streams. A State weather aervios is being or- gaoiaed by Ospt Richard Gray bam of the United States Signal Service Department Jtnd stations, with oom patent observers, will soon be estab lished in all sections of the State. The Department is issuing monthly from 5,000 to 6,000 copies of a bul letin containing many matters of interest to the termer, and is mak lag experiments in the culture of oottoo, wbieh will bo extended so as to indade nil other crops, a termer has been selected in each esanty to make experiments in the oaltare of tobacco, thus practically estabUshiagan experimental term in •very county. Crop reports aad agriooltoral statistics are compiled and published monthly. About 200 analyses of fertilisers aad a num ber of analyses of mineral wa ters will be made this year. Pood Ash will be distributed in evei of the State, aad migratory in the priaoipsl and otin matter giving information about the resources and advantages of the State are mailed daily from the to all parte at the plete collection Of the natural mud maoafsQtored products of Booth is now ou exhibition in boUdiag aad at- the attention of all of our pro ve citisens aid of atmagera who visit Columbia. This is s general outline of the work which is being done by the dupartmeot. Is it not, then, ofbea- sit to tbs termers of the State! A DAY TBA1N TO COLUMBIA. The Colombia Regktar of the 23rd instant, oom mends what was said by tbS''I)AHLINWTON News last week on tbs subject of a day tr*in from Cberaw to Colombia during the Stats Fair, and adds: “It rather seems that it would pay the railroad to, not only pot on a train daring fair week, but to run a regular daily train troiu the Pee Dee section. Won’t the pro|>er au thorities look into the matter t” This is a Subject of great impor tance, and we sincerely hope, since oar contemporary bas mentioned it, that the authorities will give it all |K>Rsible consideration. We under- stand tbat they have endeavored before to accomplish this, but with out being able to arrange a satisfac tory schedule. Surely the subject is of aufficieut importance to justify another beariug. There is already aday train from Sumter to Colum bia, so all that is needed is a train, ifitoulybe a freight, from Flor enoe to Sumter, a distance of about 40 mikm. which will connect with that. The way passengers who take tbe train between Florence and Sumter, live, many of them, some distance from tbe railroad, and have to be np all night in or der tbat they may reach the train between tbe ghastly boors of 3 o’clock and 5 o’clock A. m., and re turning from Columbia tbescheJ- ule is almost as bad. For years this has been tbe case. Darlington is not tbe only county which suffers from it; tbe people of Marion, Hor ry, Marlboro’ and CbeeterAeid know its evils. Lawyers, attending the Supreme Court, members of the Legislature, plearere-seekers going to the mountains, and any other luckless travelers whose business compels them to go to Colombia, encounter tbe same inconvenience. This is not all; if there were a day train to Colombia many peo ple would go there who now stu dionaly shun It. Something is oer- telly doe the people of fiv# of tbe best counties in the State; and, if Colombia and Columbia merchants know wbat are their true interests they will certainly want te tap thoee five counties, which are now as unknown oountri a to them. How many deaths, we wonder, have been caused by this traveling at night, when one leave an over healed railroad ear in the cold gray of a winter’s morning, and some times with tbe proepeet a bead of a ride throngh the country f Many have been tbe oases of dis ease coming under our observation, which have been caused by this. If the people of the five counties men tioned would move in this matter, we really believe that the inestima ble boon of a day train to the oapi tal of oar State could be obtained. VOTE! Tuesday, November 2, is elec tion day. Let every good Democrat go to the polls and oast his vote for the entire State aod oonnty ticket Politics are in an unsettled condi tion all over tbe country. There is no telling wbat may take place in tbe next two years. Sunoonded as we are in this part of tbe work with such peculiar and unusual so dal conditions, ii is of tbe atmoe i importance, as oar experience in the past ha* taught us, that the sn premacy of tbe white mau be maintained in Sonth Carolina. To do this the Democratic party must stand together. If any discord should arise in the future, it will be pleasant for every Democrat to feel that he has done all iu bis power to prevent it The right to vote is not only a privilege, it is a duty, and one which every citizen should reg ularly discharge. Let no mau in Darlington county reduce himself to a political nonentity by refas log for any peronal reasons to ex- sreise a franchise of which every good and tnw citizen sbonld avail faimaslt JUDGE COTHRAN. Hon. J. S. Cothran, theoourteoas gentleman aod upright Judge, is now holding his last court Those who hare attended oonrt at Dar lington daring the past few days have been impreesed with his otter impartiality, hie thorough knowl edge of tbe’lew end the readiness with which he settles all points in issue, end above all, with the busi- like maaeer ie which be treat- fork of the eoert In gain lug each n Congressman, Sooth Cerollaa has lost a most excellent Judge; bet we bed to go high to obtain a worthy eeaeeeeor to D. Wyatt Aiken. Col. T. W. Holloway in a recent otter to tbe Darlington News sayc “The stock show Pendleton on the 21st was a grand soeoess, per ticolarly in horse flesh. There were over 2(000 people in attendance, aod tbe stock shown were floe. >erfaa|>e no section te Sooth Caro kea oho compare iu floe roadsters with s A NEW DEPARTURE. By reference to oar advertising it wi!l be seen tbat the News, luv iug purchased a supply of nev me terial, is now iwepared Yo ejfecti all kinds of job work in the best style and at the shortest notice. It is conttden:i> believed tbat this new departure will supply a long felt need in the Coiuu. unity, and it is t<> I** hoped that the public spirit of our citizens will warrant tbe out lay made by the •News in t mbark tug iu this enterprise. The Court. The Court of General Sessions met at 10 o’clock ou Monday morn ing, Judge Cothran presiding. The roll of grand and petit jurors was called and tbe court proceeded promptly to bnsineas The Solici tor was absent ou account of se rious illness in his family, ami as he was not expected to arrive in Dar linglou before the latter part of the week, Geo. VV. Brow n, Esq., was appointed by tbs Judge to act iu his stead. The Judge made a most admirable charge to the grind jury which wan listened to with great interest by all present. Several bills were given ont and the grand jury retired. The esse of the State vs. William d. Atkiu- son was then tried. The facts of the case as appears from tbe evidence are as follows: There bad been bad blood tor some time between Bar tow James, tbe prosecuting witness, and W. S. Atkinson, the defendant. On the morning of the assault charged in tbe indictment, April 20, 1886, James was passing Atkin son’s bouse iu a buggy. A quarrel ensued between the men which re sulted in James being shot by At kinson. The weapon used was a rifle, and the wound inflicted was a very serious one, the patient having been visited by bis physician, Dr. Wallace, some eighteen or twenty times. Tbe jury acquitted the de fendant, who was represented by Messrs. E. Keith Dargau & Sou At the conclusion of this case tbat of William Evere't, colored, who was charged with butg aryaud larceny, was called. Everett plead I nilty and was sentenced by the ndge to Imprisonment in the Pen itentiary for five years. The grand jury found tbe following true bills: Ezekiel L Sherrill, Richard Wil Kama and William Fields, aesanlt aod battery with intent to kill; To" nsend Stephenson, burglary; Willie D. Rollins, assault and bat tery; Joseph Bloom and Gbarle* J. Armstrong, murdei. Ou Tuesday when court opened the case of the State vs. Richard Williams, charged with assault and battery, was called. Mewra. Dar g*u A Dargau appeared for tbe do fence. It sesms that on the 5th of July last Richard Williams, the de fondant, became involved in a diffi cuity with another uegio at Fior euce name William Addison, in which! Addison was stabbed in the breast with » knife, the knife blade breaking off in his lx sly .Mr. W. F. Dargau ar’dressed the court in behalf of tbe prisoner. The jury af ter a short absence rendered a ver diet of guilty and tbe defendant was sentenced to imprisoumeut in the penitentiary for one year. The next case tried was that of Ezekiel L. Sberfll, charged w.rh assault and battery. Messrs. K. Keith Dargan and Son represented the prisoner. Bad feeling had ex isted for some time between tbe par ties to this difficulty, and t had been rumored that each bad been carrying a gun for tbe other. Frank Howie the prosecuting witness had been fordidden to euter the primises of Sherill. On the morning of the assault, Howie went to Sherill’s mill where a difficulty ensued be tween the two men, both ot whom bad their guns. Sherill fired at Howie, but missed him. Howie then ran, and when he bad gone about 40 yards Sherill fired again, bis gun being loaded with buck shot and small shot. Three of tbe buck shot struck Howie iu the back. Tbe jury after an hour’s absence brought in a verdict of “not guilty.” • The Judge addressing the jnry on tbe subject of ibeir verdict, said : “Ifr. Fore man and Gentlemen of the Jury; I “Whilst I am not surprised at all at your verdict,—I have seen many each cases tried and wi h the same result—yet 1 wish to say that it was very creditable io those tne_ ben of your panel who held oat for a conviction in this case. I have no hesitation In saying ^yon it you had found the defendmt guilty he would have been punished nominal ly by tbe conrt. I agree with your verdict except in tbat it was not technically in accord with tbe law. it is always a great pleasure to see the majesty of the law vindicated by tbe |nries of tbe land, aod I re peat that those members of yonr panel who held ont for conviction in this esse had • very just conception of the respouaildlity of trials by jury. Isay to yon frankly If you had fooud that man goilty, I would have sentenced him to a fine of one cent and ten minutes imprisonment Bat it woald have been better for tbe law to have been vindicated, and the punishment made to a nlorm to tbe circumstances of the ease.* Olem Allen, colored, who was tried next, was defended by Messrs. Nettle* and Nettles Allen was tried for Larceny ot a hog, but as he sooeessfollv proved an alibi he was acquitted. At 4 o’clock' tbo grand Jury brought In their presentment and were discharged. Tbe Judge oom diaented tbe gtand iory very high- j, and congratulated them oa their presentment. During the day tbe following true bills wars found; W. P. Cole, mur der; William Jobuson, burglary and larceny ; Jeff Gregg, obtaining money by false preteqees; Samuel Kh.y, UrjBiiy from the person. Samuel Kay was then tried foe larceny from the per|io:>. The de- frutfanf had no counsel. He was found guilty and sentenced to im prisonment in tbe Penitentiary for one year. When ate Court enurened on W*it ie*. <l*y morning tbe OMe cf tbe Sute wt. W P. Co'e, m'irder. wm extlad. Me*<r , D*r- K»n *nd Sun repre»e.it«U (be P«feui»ai. The e»»e was siibniitisd without srgamsnt, •nd the jury brought in a verdict of “not guilty.” This was the oasc in which Ralpb MrCait, charged with murder, whits re sisting arrest, was shot by Sheriff Cols, who was aoting in the discharge af bis duly. William Johnson was nett tried foe burglary and larcenry, found guilt v. and sentenced to imprisonment in ins Peniten tiary for flee yesrs. Tbe esse ngainst Thos. H. Kilts for burglary aad larceny was aol pruned by tbe Solicitor bstors it had pioceeded fat on tbe ground tbat the real owner of (be property stolen was not the party named in the indictment ns such. When tbs • Nses” went to press on Wednesday afternoon, the Court was on gaged in £onriug the case ot William Fields charged with burglary and larceny. Tbe work >f the Conn of Sessiont will be eon- cluied by tbe end of tbe week. The trial of Bloom Md Armstrong for the murder of Doagtas has been sot for Friday. In this eoso the State will bo rrpreiented by Messts. Ward A Woods, Mr. Brown, the eoting Solicitor, having been retained by the defendant Bloom. Tbe absence of the Solicitor is regretted, but his work is oer- toinly in competent bonds. PRESENTMENT. To Hon. J. 8. Cothran, Presiding Judge; The grand jury having passed on all matters presented by your honorable court, would respectfully present the following as their final presentment: Having made a thorough exam ination of all the reports and offi ce* of the of county officers at tbe March Term of tbe conrt. we felt antberized by your Honor’s charge to omit that part of our duties, especially as we have every coufl- deuce in all these officials aod have not beard of any neglect off their part io tbe discharge of the duties pertaining to their offices. We find in the county poor house fifteen inmates, who are oared for at tbe expense of tbe county. They have been well fed sod properly clothed, furnished with ooralortable beds and with abundant luel during 'he winter. There are sotui repairs needed on a few of tbe buildings which we would bring to the atteu tion of'he County Commissioners. The jail weiound to be clean and neatly kept and the prisoners prop erly cared for. We do earnestly recommend that the County Com missioners provide some way tor tbe proper heating of the oeiis dur ing tbe approaching winter; hu manity demands it We have had no complaints on account of tbe roads anil bridges, and from what we can learn tbe roads have been unusually well worked this summer with the means at tbe disposal of the County Com missioners. In tbe discharge of our duties we beg to acknowlege tbe kindly assist ttuce rendered to us by your Honor and all the officers of your honora ble court. Respectfully, W. E. James, Foreman. Congressman Dargau ia Horry. Conway, S. 0., Oct. 18, ’86. Editor Darlinjton Sexes t To day was Horry’s gala day. According to previous apiioiiituieut, Hou. Geo. W. Dargau addressed an immense audience iu front of tbe Court House here, at 12 M. The town was literally alive with people of every grade, class aud coudiuou, from every quarter ot the County, aud all were captivated with . our Congressman’s speech. His handling of tbe silver question was a revelation to raauy, aud was specially admired, while bis felici tous style aud masterly aud forcible manner of treating general public questioua, was the subject of u.ji versal commendation. Tue colored people especially—oven the “dyed in the wool old Rada”—were loud iu their plaudits and excesaive iu their praises. The meeting was a grand suoeess and you may count old Horry, as solid tor Dargau. Capt. J. C. L. Buck, cue of the nominees for the Legislature follow ed Mr. Dargau iu a ueat aud telling speech, defining his views on local and other questions, after which, tbe meeting adjourned, aud the crowd quietly dispersed. Court convened here to day, Judge Cothran presiding. The criminal docket is very heavy and a large number of True Bills have been found, aud, as there are aev- erai bad cases to be tried the So-ici- tor will have his bauds lull—all tbe offenders are colored His Honor seems determined to dispatch busiuees as Court was opened promptly at 9,30 this morn ing, and at this writing, 8,20 P. M., is still io session. Somebody ought to “strike” to* fewer hours ot work or more pay. Spectator. Manlfuesa and Independence Reward ed. (Fr«a Ike Selaa. Ala.. Ttmea.) One of the stout aud boldest op poneuts of the silver heresy was Ooogressmaa Dargau, of South Car- otiua. Dargau waa not too ooooeit- ed to sit down and study soma au thoritative manuals ot political economy on the question of wheth er it is possible to make two stand ards of uoequal value circulate to gether. Moet Congressmen pry iato oM platforms or writs letters to their ooMtitarate te settle ques tions like this one, aad ou the sil ver question the average Congress- mas is iu consequence wholly wrong, it is grattfjriog to know that Dar- gso’s manliness and Independence baa just been rewarded by a reuom- ioation. Capt. Tillman’s Letter. f From (he New* and Courier.') It gives oh much pleasure to pub lish the letters of Capt B. R Till man, for (he reusoo tbat he always has something to say, or thinks he has, and expresses his ideas in pointed and vigorous words. Be sides this, we never question tbe absolute political aud personal bon- eaty of Capt. Tillman, however we may differ from him u|M>n points of political doctrine and practice. Capt. Tillman thinks that there was nothing in the criticism of bis declaration about the cost of con ducting the State Government, which was contained in (be letter of “A Small Taxpayer," published on October 7, aud contends tbat there was, as be asserted, so in crease io taxation of 1320,000 be tween 1880 and 1885. To begin wi b, Capt. Tillman nays tbat be was dtaliug with taxation and not with expenditures We have no objection to meeting him on that basis, by any means, and under take to say that hia own figures, as given in bis own letter, show that the statement of “A Small Taxpay er, was correct. Capt. Tillman claims tbat the whole amount of taxation for State purposes, as levied in 1880, (which is the fiscal year 1879 80,) was 1697,- 385; and tbat In 1885, (tbat is In 1884 85,) tbe taxation was 11017,- 770. The increase, upon this show ing, is 8320,385. But tbe fallacy of this statement stares one in the face. Capt. Tillman includes in the taxation oi toe year tbe amount of mouey paid for phosphate royalty. This amount was, according to his statement, 865,337 in 1879 80, and 8176,244 iu 1884-85. In these fig ures he charges an increase of tax ation of 8110,907, when, in fact, there was no tax at all. The great er the amount ot royalty, tbe less the people ought to have to pay, for the royalty is nothing more than the proceeds of tbe property of the whole people of tbe State, lying in tbe beds of tbe navigable rivers and streams; the privilege of procuring the phosphate rock is sold at that rate by tbe State, under n public law, for tbe pablie good. Capt. Tillman will claim, per haps, that this phosphate royalty ia paid ultimately by the far mers, bat this is uot the fact. The royalty is paid on only the rock which is taken Irom tbe navigable streams of the State, aud tbe bu k ot tbia rook, nearly tbe whole ot it, ia exported. Tbe ahipmeut ot river rock from Beaufort atone, during the year end ing August 91, 1870, amounted to 178,432, tons, upon * Inch, of course, tbe roy alty wum8178,432. Tbe royal ty on this amount ot rock is unques tionably paid by the purchasers in other Ststee or countries, and not by the South Carolina farmer. We see, then that wbat ia reahy an in crease in the r venue of tbe State, independently ot Ux.itiou that what is a contribution obtained from customers aud consumer* in other places, outside of South Carolina 's treated by Capt. Tillman as an increase iu the burd< n impose* upon the people. Why, if it abould happen, iu course of time, that tbe phosphate royalty were sufficient to (ietray the whole expenset of tbe State Government, and tbat no tax whatcvei should be imposed opou the people, Capt. Tillman, it he held to bis present view*, would iuaist that the tanners and merchants aod all the people iu South Carolina were being taxed to death, because their income from the phosphate royalty bad become three or lour times as great as it was live years before. We have the right to eliminate from Capt. Tillufau’s statement, the supposititious tax iu tbe shape of the phosphate royalty This de duction made, tbe tax, according to him, was 8632,048 in 1879 80, against 8841,526 in 1884 85. Tbe difference or increase iu tbe assess ment is 8209,478, instead of the ♦•f 20,3'i 5 that Capt. Tillmau claims. This is difference enough to cast doubt upon bis judgment as a cen sor iu gt vernuieutal economics. But it is demonstrated by the fig- urea we have given that “A Small Taxpayer” aud Capt. Tillmau are not tar apart, wheu tbe phosphate roy alty—which is no tax upon the people—is taken out of tbe wav. “A Small Taxpayer” said iu his let ter tbat the amounts received for State taxes in 1884 85 were 8185,- 819 more than tbe amonut received iu 1879 80. Cant. Tillman, with bis phosphate royalty out of the way, makes the difference 8209,418, There is a difference of about twen ty thousand dollars between tie two statemenia. Where, then, was any injustice done to Capt Tillmau f The nasons for the innreaae in taxation were fully and, we think, satisfactorily set forth io tbe ad mirable letter of “A Small Taxpay er,” and used not be repeated at ibis time. It is simpler to pass to other points ot interest io Capt Tillman’* letter Wa cannot admit tbat there ia any disposition to smother oriticioin of tbo Democratic Administration ot tbe State Government The Fete* aud Courier, at least, baa un hesitatingly published what there waa to be said on the subject, in order that every one who feels ag grieved may have fall beariug One difficulty in tbat tbe eharaaa which have been loosely made have not been proved. Capt Tilimaa in- sista, and we eheerfnlly record it, tbat he baa never attacked “the honesty end ability of tbe “Bute Government," and ban never naed the weed ‘•corruption* In eon nee tion with tbe State Admiaiatratioa. What be charges, be says, te ex- Iravagaaoe aod imbecility. Would tbe State be any better off ia tbe hands of aoaeet fools, than under the control of nslt regardiug and Penitentiary-fearing knave* f To say tbat the Democratic Govern- meet locks sense Mid reason is, in politics, quite as bad as to say that it ia dishonest. In either case tbe imopie are accused of putting in of fice, and ramioing ia office, persous who are ontrue to them, or who are oongeuitelly incapable of serving tbe public will. Capt. Tillman fails to strengthen bis position by wbat be writes to day, and expose* io a surprising manner, ns we think, bis iguorauee of tbe very e, k,«, of taxation. Bat be is an earueat, honest, energetic mau, aod when be eon bo hammer ed into better shape by pobtie dis- euasioii—and be is made of malle able material—be will be a coo- spicoonslv naefol figure, and never e figure-head, in tha field of South Carolina affairs. Do The Farmers Want Another Col lege! (From tke Celanbia Raeard.) At a meeting of the Marion Coun ty Farmers’ Association, held Octo ber 4lh, Captain John O. Sellers offered tbe following resolutions, which were laid over for disoossion st tbe aunual meeting to be held during the first week iu Novem ber: “Resolved, Tbat ws are opposed to tbe establishment of a separate •State Agricultural aud Mechanical ' ollege,’ modeled after those of Michigan aod Mirsissippi, believ ing teat tbe depressed financial con dition of tbe State wonkl not justify tbe large appropriation necessary to found tbe same. “Rmdvod, Tbat until tbe State is iu a condition to experiment with agricultural colleges we are iu favor of continuing tbe agricultural fea ture iu connection with tbe South Caroliua College as now establish ©d* “Revolved, Tbat ws commend to the fostering care of the Legislature tbe ‘Agricultural Bureau,’ which bureau was eatablicbed for aod is being administered in tbe interest of the formers of the State.” Angular programme bas been adopted, the substance of tbe above resolutions pat into tbe form ol queries, sod dsbstaots appoint* d pro and oon. Tbe discussion will doubtless be extremely interesting, both from tbe nature of the. subject end from tbe well kuown ability of tbs appointed debstante. These are Gen. E. T. Stack boose, Capt. John C. Sellers, Hou. Wm. D. Johnson, Hou. Thos C. Moody. It would sesm that tee question whether tbe formera really want a separate agricultural college is still ao open aud debatable oue, The Mystery of Kershaw. (Front Can.den Jeuraal.) Since oar last issue we have made turtber inquiries about tbe bumiugof the earth above Cam den. Largs u umbers of persons have visited tbe spot, aod they all declare tbat it is a strange sight to them. Tbe Are is still burning briskly. Oue geutlemau brought us a specimen ot the earth that burns, and also a specimen of the ashes. Tbe earth is dark iu color, aod resembles peat, being porous aud light. The ashes left after the buruing are ut a light gray color, but do not appear to have any alkali in them. Tbe burning ia a phenomenon which wa cannot ex piate. A Mystery at Cheraw. (Diepat'i to The New* and Courier.; Chekaw, October 21.—For some weeks past it baa been rumored that a certain hours te tbe day rain would fail from a cloudless sky be tween Messrs. Rhodes aud * Per kins’* store, at tbe lower end of Frout street. At first tbe rumor was not credited, aod those who claimed, from day to day, that they bad seen tbe rain foil, were laughed at For the past few days a num ber of our citizens bavs watched tbe spot where tbs rain was said to foil, aud they were much surprised to find that avery day. between 9 and 1 o’clock iu tbe day, drops of rate can plainly be seen to fall iu this particular locality. No oue cau scoouut for the pbeuomeuoo. Tbe survivors of tbs famous “Wallace “House." of 1876, pro- pose to bold u reunion iu Columbia, ou November 10. This meeting of the patriotic baud, who did ao much by their heroic action io those try • teg days to fre* Booth Carolina from tbe “Rale of tbe Robbers" and thieves, is sore to have a good effect Tbe spirit of *76 will agate be aroused, and tbe patriots will return to their boms* mors deter mined than ever before te keep tbs old Palmetto State forever safe io tbe Democratic fold. ForRwt, „ 4. J. ward. PmsMs** g. B. A. Tbe Synod of Sooth Csroitea met at Cberaw last week. Dr. J. E. Jordan, of Wionsboro, was elected Moderator, By a resolution of tbe Synod, Dr. Woodrow was requested by telegraph to resign bis pesiUos as a professor in tbe Seminary, wbieh be promptly, declined to do, A second resolution was then psas- sd looking to tbo declaring of tbo office vacant. Tbe Synod adjourn ed on Saturday night. William R. Jsases, of Biabopville. charged with the manteref Mr Woodward, we* acquitted oa the 20tb instant. Tbe jnry wan ont on ly fifteen mine tee aud the aanosnee- mentofthe verdiet woe received with appUaee by thoee ia the court Building Apply to Get 88, ’M-* WlUfltt iliT DBALEBa IN Draft, Mndtefaen, Toilet Anielss. It«.» Im., JEWELRY, 0TATIONBRY, BRUSHES, CIGARS, plush ooo hs. candies, P0CXKT KNIVES. GLASS WARE. crockery, LAMPS. Re. tTNDBR THE ENTERPRISE HOTEL, ■L'" I—*--, —.n, Oet 88 ’M—2a TU 8TATI OF fMHJTl OAtOUJU COUNTY OP NAELMOTON. Court of Cmubm PUm. J. X. GARNER. 0 C P. w. WILLIAM JENKINS. Jedemtos JVe PkealMa^i. Pawwaadna Jwfo^rf Pm.la.«r.i, lk ? • I k *!T -uua 1 will ofl-r „ r Mia la feMt of to* Court Room | a Magtou County as tha «rat Moud.» ia Js’srj&r fcu “' u ‘ A (root of la <4 aitnata In Dartli. r «o 91 Carollao, Oonui,. ng Eighty (»• aorua, aura or Um. buoadod atrtk by Right of Way af .h, Ckaraw aad DuHtagtoo RaUwad Coup,,.. JV* ^**•"• » ”Otd Mil* Road ’ aad ««taU la-,4, af Th-m.i ! •wth by aatau laada. aad »t.i br •aid Rigkt of Way, aad roaraaBatod oa a plat of aaaa mad. by P. M M.lr.r, r.yar. Turm uf aa!« .»»h—porch war to p ,, f #r all a.waaary papuru. J.N. GARNER, 0 C I* Ort 11. ** CLERK’S male. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY Of DARLINGTON. Ia Cnouaaa Ptaaa. i. N. GARNER, C C F *e NORMAN POOL. JUymnt for PVwfWMr* Pwmaat'a a Jud«**lM af ParaclMur# la tb« abort atai.d aaa., I will off.r for •ol. ia froat of lb. Court Hbum ia Dartiai- toa County, nn ik. Irrt M*n ay in Na. .«ab*r nait, *h* f.ltowiag d-xrib.a roat await, *o wil t A tract ol U 4 U'uat., lying aad bring ia tka County .f Darlington, At ait ul South Carolina, aantalatag oa* baadra* orr.r, ■or. ar laaa, aad boa*4ad .ortk by Mill pond aad run uf Buekb.M*. Cr.ak ; «■.( by Rigkt of Way afCbamw aad bariiagica Railroad Cowpaay ; aautk by aald Righi .f Way aad oMata laada, tad wr* by otut. laad. aad laada of Ertat. of M. Gaady J. N. 0ABNKR, C 0 V OU 11- 'M To Rent. Th. aadoraigaod Plaatati wiaha* (a Mat bar iaa ia Baakawaap Towoohtp, fbna- ar(y owaod by Moaaa *. MoCall. Apply (a J.‘Gragg MoCall at Dart!agios C. H., or at tha Ptaatattoa ta MIA A1. MTTLM. Oct 28, ’88—21, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OP DAHLINGTON. CWrl ef Oommen PIra*. JOHN H. PATA oa. BEATY W, WOODHAM. Judfmrmt •/ Fwetloeurt. Purruaat to aa ordor of Ccart sod* ia tbo aboro otatad not ion, ( will off.r fur Mi. io fboat of tbo Court Hoaao ia barline- too County, ou ta. 4r»t Maaday io Nu* **'»*>«■ ■•‘Xt. tha following dMoribtd root .Halo i All ibot tract p.reol aadplre. of load lying oad bring .iiunto la Stokto Bridgr Towu.bip, ia lb. County of Dailiagtoa and 8tnto oforeMid. ooatoioiof oao buodrtd aad twoaty-aoroa aad oao.ba)f aaroo, aoro or I ooo, and bounded on tbo north by load* of Joko MeKonn’o and Dora Gilbort, m»i by laada of MoKoasio Maalago « oootk by land, fonaorly owaod by Elioaboth Beat ry Md oa tbo woat by Undo of Aaa Poopl*., T.nao of oalo—Oar-tbird cub, bnlau. °* ®*o and two year, orodit, ooeurad by bead of purchoarr aad aortgago of prowi. oa*—puroboorr to boro tbo print.ge af paying all Mob. Purebaoor to pay for all BMoa.nry papora. J. N. GARNER, C C P Oct 1L ’8ft SHERIFFS SALES. ~ BOLLMAM BROTHERS vo. J. A SHIRLEY. M. M. SHIRLEY aod J. J. SMITH. Judfment for /Wofforar*. Parouaot to oa ordor of Ccart, I will oil ta the trot Monday ia Nooonhor aost. or tbo T.today tboroafUr, in front of tbo Coart Ho*oa of Darlington County Alt tbat tract, picoa or parori of laal lying, bring aad aituatn la tha County of boriiagloa aad Stale aforooatd, aoataaiag Ooa Huodrad aad twoaty-Mvaa aad one- half aorta, and bosadod oa tba Barth by loado bo oaglag ia Ba^jaaia B. Shirt./ ; •oath by land, boloagiag to Jaawo Rm*m: root by lauda of StopbM Woodhoa oad wool by laada of Stopboa Woodnam. ToroM—Oaa-thlrd each, baiaaoo la ooo oad two yoaro. otoarad by bond aad aurt- gag. oftbo parebaosr—witb looro of tbo purobooor to pay all snah parobooor to pay IbvaB a oooaooiy popart, awd to pay la- froa dais of oolo. payobto ooooally, w. pToole, • DC Oct II, ’88 A M. McXAIR, Ada’S, so. FLORA C MoNAU aad atboroi Order af ask af Baal Property. Pununot to oa ardor of tbt Casrt of PrA bate, I wiU aril la fboat of tbo Court Hoaao of Dariiagtoa Coaat/, oa th. Sid Maaday la Norow bar mri. or the Toot- day tboroaftor. AU that tract aad pared of Uad. oitaat* 'yiag aad haiag la tba Ccsaty af Darliag- toa Slate af Sooth Oarutiaa. aoauio ag Wm bp lasds af H *arv Browu aad laada known aa Nassa* • )*"*< aaet by Bleak Croak aad Warraa’a Uad ; oootk by Warvaa’S Mad aad Mad* of NmI OodoU, Md woot by tbo bOMortood loado ri Flam 0. Molfoir aad ibHdms. Hold load te bo aald ritbor as a wtwte *r la parade rapmaastedhy piatete ho ssWUMd oa day of aala. la ass^Md^twoMyaMsTetedlt^pawtiaa te M ooaoMd by bead asd mrlgaga aftbapa* mffimmMs ■fimmmkmiMm Am tint ffiffiffiffifS* 1 T^VY«»OTi» Oat U, 'll