The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, October 28, 1886, Image 2
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