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THE DARLINGTON NEWS. jlM. ,111 .11 I I TBCJUrtDAV, JAN. 6j 1888. HESKY T. I HOMP^OSI, EDITOR- A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY- * ^ Of all the diagrac* ful, blood- * curdin g, disaatroua riots which * have occurred iu South Carolina daring the pant teu years that % which resalted in the killing of Trial Justice Haynsworth iu Sumter on Friday last was tht most laments, ble and the moat inexcusable The •netting hel l on Monday was most opportune, and the resolutions con- (lionniug the deplorable affair were highly proper. The efforts which are being made to fasten the guilt of the killing upon some one of the rioters are^to be commended, and the entire State a ill be gratified should these efforts meet with suc cess. There is not much prob ability of this, however, and we greatly fear that the tragic do-ith of poor Hay nsworth is but another chapter added to the lengthy chrou icle of unpunished murders which hare occurred in South Carolina. third lime during the pist twelve months that the ( ‘Couris of Jus- Murdered By Mistake. ✓ tice” in South Carolina have been made the scene of a tnsil ide ot pis. to! shots by the parties litigant, (he Sumter vendetta far surpasses iu its cruel result either of the other bloody tragedies. The newspaper accounts of the riot read like a chapter from some ‘‘border ro* maoce,” and it is bard to realize that such a disreputable affair oc curred east of the Mississippi ; to believe that it was enacted within the borders of the proud and en. lightened State of South Carolina would be well-nigh impossible, were it not that the parties upou whose souls rests the blood of the mar* tyred officer of the law live just across the river, and are well known to many of us iu Darlington County* To what cowardly actions do evil passions lead men, the most exalt ed of God’s creatures Hot-tempered revengeful, brutal-miuded, quick to redress fancied insults, but with out manhood enough to do so in the proper way, they commit acts by wbicbjlhey forfeit all claim to the title of ‘ men,” iu order that^ accoidiug to the criterion of a silly world they may be cenaidered ‘ ge itlcmeu.” Prompt to resent an insult, Carry ing concealed deadly weapons, lying in wait, watching stealthily to obtain “the first drop,” acting generally the part of the bully aod the assassin, these were the characteristic features ,of the ooudeot displayed by the principal actora in the bloody tragedy at Sumter on Friday. What a pity some of these gentlemen could not at least spend a year or two ol their precious lives working in striped clothes on the never-to-be- completed Columbia Canal I That they belong there cannot be doubt, ed; that they will go where they bcj^iff^.Ui not probable. Who is to be i£*ore admired, he who walks God’s green ♦‘Aith with bead erect^and „flrm tread, if^udd of absolutely nothing ou its face, or he who, unable to meet iu a manly, tearless way the, responsi bilities which one has to encounter In life, straps a pistol around his waist, and with the drawn dagger in his pocket and murder in bis heart awaits the coming of the enemy whose threats have caused his craven heart to quake with fcsrf ▲ foolish quarrel between two weak young men brought about such bad blood between their re spective families and friends that each aide, armed to the teeth, lay in wait to annihilate the other at the first sign. As a result the iueilate is opened iu the hall of juatice, and instead of one of the miMiieants, who would have met a deserved death, there falls to the ground, moitnlly wounded, one of the veiy U-st citizens of South Car olina, sn unwilling witness of the disgruedul embroglio, present only in the discharge of his official duty. What a spectacle for the eyes of an enlightened civilized commonityj It seems the very irony of fate that the brave soldier who had tbe hon or of firing tbe first shot of tbe civil war, and who survived all the hor rors of tbe four years which follow ed, should have, at last, while peacefully discharging the duties of a civil office, met his death by means of the stray ballet cf a worth less assassin. Sorely aome one is seriously to blame for the fact that those on one aide of tbs affray iu the Trial Jus. (ion’s office were unarmed while tbe others retained their weapons. Who is responsible, by the way, for the two factious being carried . to the office at the same time f oi>Was it not possible to have wted the whole catastrophe by (From Tbe New* end Courier.) Sumteb, December 31.—Special ■ Tbe killing of Trial Justice Hayns wor»h iu a blwxij br iW, which oc enrr-d iu bis offio on i-'i day alter- no-m, is tbs su'ldest affair that has occurred in Sumter, or, perhaps, in the Sate, for a number ot years. Tbe peculiar midbriuue oi (he tra- dedy is that he was (he luuecent victim of the opeu lawlessneat of citizen* of Sumter, for which ajusti Aostiou Mill neither lie sought nor fonud. That five of tbe citizens of tbe town and vicinity should, iu the office of u magistrate, uiiempt to shoot and bub ber each other was sufficient to call for denuuciatio 1 by iliepeoidcot thiscity, and the cTt pr« sstoii ot opinion on that view of th't affair was very pronounced. That one of (he most respected and valuable officers of tbe town and county alio Id have been sacrificed iu so tragic a manner, to tbe per sonal enmity of family fights of others, was also a cause ot just in dignation, and this was generally un-expresied iu no measured Ian- guige. it was stated on the liest authori ty to-day that, bud it beendettinite- ly known by whom tbe bullet had been fired which kiled Justice Haynaworth. whether by d- sign or accident, summary and - swift ven geance would have been tbe re suit. The history of the affair, briefly stated, is that P. G. Bowman, Jr, had a quarrel, the details of which are immaterial, with John R Keels, at Bishopville. John K. Keel* lives in Sumter, where lives P J. Bow- mau, a cousin of P. G. Bowman, Jr, ot Bishopville. Bad blood has been brewing between tbe Sumter Bo» man, the Sumter Keels and the father of tbe latter, D. B. Keels, who lives at Lynchburg, near Sum ter. Several days ago the two Keeles, itisaaid, wrregrosslyinsulted outlie streets ot Sumter by John Bowman, of Sumter, and since that time the imptessiou prevailed that there would be a hostile perhaps fatal, encounter between the Bowman and Keels families. It came on Friday afternoon at about 2 o’clock iu tbe offiee of Justice Hayuawortb, who alone was killed, and, as is general ly believed, accidently. M. D. E. Keels and a frtaltfnam- qd K. Pennington at’Ved in Snm- ter\ftu Saiunlr- morning with two shotgiiRVf P. G. Bowman, of Sum ter, was ready for them, and he armed himaeif with a double bar relled shotgun and stood near the Music Hall. Bowman iu fact said to day thbt he had heard they were coming and went out to meet them. Of these occurreuces the ebief of police and the privates ot the force were fully cognizant. Owing to some change of intention which has not yet come out, the elder Keels and Pennington put up their guns at a livery stable and did oot send for them at any time during the day. All this was about 11 o'clock in the morning. At about 2 o’clock, however, P. G. Bowman was arrested and asked to give a peace bond, and so were the two Keelsea. Unfortunately they all met at Haynsworth’s office. A. Mr. Walter Harby, of Sumter, was there, too, as the friend ot Mr. P. G Bowman, and Mr. K. Pen nington was there with bis friends, the Keelses. It is certain that Harby had a pistol iu Court, that Pennington had a pistol and a kuite, and that Bowman bad a pis tol. It is still a question whether the Keelses were armed when they went to get their peace bond. Tbe process of making out the bonds bad uot gone far when there was a fire opened from four direc tions in tbe office and iu a moment or two later Justice Haynsworth was lying ou the floor mortally wounded, Bowman had hia bead crushed in by an officer’s club and was wounded on the right baud, the elder Keels was shot in three places Pennington, who has left Sumter, is said to have been shot through the fleshy part of tbe back and Harby was cut in two or three places on the head by Pennington. It is uot ex|»ected that auy of the participants in the “battle,” as it was called here, will die. Bowman, John Keels and Harby are under bonds of $1,000 each to appear at tbe Court of General Sessions, and tbe elder Keels and Pennington will give a similar bond probably on Tuesday next. a meeting between v eir blood was hot{T caution mighthave T f such scenes in The Savior ot the World- The ilfcirs and Courier publishes the following synopsis of a Cbritmaa sermon preached iu Charleston by the Rev. Mr. Lide : Tbe Rev R. W. Lide preached at First Baptist Church vesterday totroto tbe Second Epistle •r, iii: 9: “Not willing perish, but that to repentance.” said Mr. Lide, at truths that •ught of men— tor tbe sal ra nd face to face with this tiuth «e are amazed »g‘*, made on the day specified by —we smiller ami adore. Tnis d* * iaw, sn-ill be ihe amount actually sire in p i.-* or takes for grouted o . hand ou Augu.->C 1, itnim di.itely the fa--: that int-n ate lest. | preceding tbe date of said return : TbU troth i« ^ old aa theGo-p. i provided furthet, that ihi<i ap- itself, aod i* old i»eeaaso so true, ply only to mien s dd pro^uc;* m» Yet nn 11 do not ben wo it We are • uctmdly in the h-ndsof the amazed at th • swb ertu e,H to which [ pioducem theioof.’’ they resort in save themm-Ives the j Seeiion 2. That all Acts or paits humiliation <-f n>nle*aing their need of a Savior. Wh--u we prefer a charge against men they iittura ly look for »be evideini-H of the troth- fulnesM ot the charge. The sinful lives of outbr- akiug sinn- rs me sufficient evidence <f their gnib and con-iemuation, hut we must look els where for the evidence of the gui t of the outwardly correc man. Ooe of the siro’igrut evidence# of the fact that men ate list is the simple tact that the\-do not submit to God. If He is King, mm He must he, th n we are not loyal i-abject*. If He is a Father, as Jesus reveals him(lo lie,'then we ;in- disobedient Children Why are we thusf Be cause siu his inflamed our pride and has given us the Hpiiit of in dependence, and we have wander ed away fiom God and have lost alt sen*** ot responsibility to Him. Ano her evidence of the fact that raeu are lose is ibis fact, that the very mercies of God are perverted by us. Toe child who has beard the story of Ananias and Sapphira for tbe first time is impressed with tbe honor of lying, and be thin.-s tbe same judgment wil be tisii-d upou bim when heiells a tal-a-uood: but, bcc us- he is no* stricken down, lie tA- s the iiioicy ot God iu spaiiug^i im .is u license :o sin, and so he g^«s on from h.ul to worse. Iu tne time of i.,e Apostle PeUr men d niud the second coin ing of CfuiAi and Hcofled, saying: “VVbvre is tbei ptom s>- .-t Mis com ing Tin delay of ihe coming of Oniist was lot salvation, in at. meu might have time tu repent, ye: there were those who, because Jesus did not come as soon as they expected, regarded His Delay iu coming as an evidence that He would uot come at all. This dis position to pervert mercy isevidence of our fallen aud lost condition. We are lost, and therefore need salvatiou in His providential deal ings with us. “The g< oduess of God leadetb thee to repeutance.” This desire is expressed more em phatically In the gift of Jesus as our Savior. God saw the world iu ruins aud was willing for His Son to come and give His life a ransom for ua. This desire is aUo express- ad in tbe great commission. “Go ye into all tbe world and prracb tbe Gospel to every creature.” Every church, every religious ser vice, every pastor, every Ghrisiian is an expression of God’s desire to aave us. This desire is expressed furthermore iu tbe workings of the Holy Spirit among men. God’s desire implies His ability to save. We tuijfM dwrrt, might uoj; 1# afiie'to carry out our dealer Not so with God. Mr. ^urgeou’s first text was: “Look unto me and he ye saved all ye ends of the earth, for I am God, aud besides me there is uoue else.” If God bad saved bim be could present to men a God who could save tbe vilest sinners Paul ap preciated bis salvation, and ikere- fore was ready to preach the Gos pel in Rome also. God is anxious for our salvation—more anxious than a mother can be for tbe life of her dying child. Hell is iu earnest for our ruin Heaven iu earnest for our salvatiou. Only man is indiffer ent. of Acta incousi'teui with or repug naut to ibis Aci be, wud the M*me re hjrooy, rep -ai -1. An Act to Repeal Section 2 of HU Act to regulate Appeals in Criini- hal(Ja>e*. (Approved December 23, 1884) Section 1. Tba; from and alter the passage of ibis Act it shall not be iawtul lor any Justice of th# Supreme Court, or any Circuit Judge of this Stale, peudi.ig ail ap peal to tbe Supieme Court, to giaui bail to auy person who shall have been convicted of auy offence the punishment wh*-rof is death or im prisonment for life, or imprison ment for any term exceeding ten years. Section 2. That all Acta aud parts of Acts iucousisteul with Ibis Act be, aud (ha same are hereby, re pealed. Brilliant Wedding in Durham (Telrgram to lb* Ricbnontl Dispatch.) Durham, N. O, December 28.— A very brillaut Jewish wedding oc curred here last night, tbe contract ing parties being Mr. Jacob Marco, of Dailingtou, S. C., and Miss Re- be :ca Newman, daughter of Mr. N Newman, formerly of Philadel phia, but now of this city. At the appointed hour, 8 o’clock, tbe cere mony war pe 1 formed at the resi dence ot the bride’s p&ren ts by Rabbi M. Moser, pas or of the Jew ish synagogue at Goldsboro”. Numerous congratulatory tele grams from several States came iu rapidly during tbe entire evening, aud quite a variety of preseuts were presented. Many friends and ac quaiutances from Goldsboro* aud South Carolina were present and paitook of the many good things so lavishly prepared tor the occasion. The happy couple will leave for a bridal tour South to morrow. Indignation Meeting In Sumter. The citizens of Sumter assembled in mass Meeting 00 Monday to ex press tbeir indignation at the dis graceful scene which had been en acted in Trial Justice Haynsworth’s office ou the preceding Friday. Tne following resolutions were adopted : Reftolred, That we, as citizens of Sumter County, deeply deplore tbe ontimely death of Trial Justice George E. Hayndworth, shot dowu by (he lawless band of violence. Resolved, That we, as citizens of Sumter County dgumMe-ftie prae tice ofcar^aff deadly weapons, rriinnabTfrii open. Resolved, That we demand of the public officers of the State, county aud city of Cnmur to enforce tbe law agaiu.-t carrying concealed w#i- pons. Resolved, That we, as cltiz'‘i*s of Sumter County coufldently txpect from the jury of inquest that they will, iu this grave emergency, per form their whole duty fairly aud fearlessly. Resolved, That ihese resolutions be published by th“ press of Sum ter, Charleston and Columbia. After the adoption of these reso lutions the meeting was declared adjourned. Stock- Raising In Darlington County Important Legislation. The following Acts, all of public importance, were passed at the re cent session 1 f the General Assem bly : An Act to allow Unimproved Lands which have not been on the Tax Books since 1885, to be listed without penalty. Section 1. That in all cates where unimproved laud, which has been upon the tax books since the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1875, aud which are not iu the for feited list, shall at any time before tbe 1st day of October, 1888, be re turned to the county auditor for Vazadon. the said auditor be, aud he is hereby, instructed to assess the same aud to enter it upon tbe duplicate of the fiscal year 00m meucing November 1st, 1887, with the simple tax ot that year. Section 2. That all such lands as may be returned to the auditor for taxation, between the first day of October, 1888, aud the first day of October, 1889, shall be assessed and charged with the simple taxes of tbe two fiscal years commencing respectively on tbe 1st day of No vember, 1887, aud tbe 1st day of November, 1888. Section 3. That as soon as prac ticable after the passage of this Act the comptroller-general is directed to tarnish a copy of tbe same to each auditor in the State, and the auditors are required to publish tbe game iu each ot tbeir county papers once a week for three mouths dar ing the year 1888, aud for the same period of time during tbe year 1889; and tbe cost of such publication shall be paid by the county treas urer, upou the order of the county commissioners, out of the ordinary county tax last collected. Au Act toumendan “Act to change the time of Listing Property for Taxation,’' approved December 24,1884. Section 1. That an Act sutitled an “Act to change tbe time of list ing property for taxation,’, approv ed December 24, 1884, be amended by inserting after the February at the end of Section 1 tbe following : “Provided, however, that the re turns of the following agricultural products, to wit: Corn, cotton, wheat, oats, rice, peas sod long for. Iu tbe admirable article publish ed by the News and Courier on the 2od inst. sharing the progress of tbe State during <be past year, the e were a number of letters from promine: citiz-us in regard to tbe increase iu s'O k raising. Among the number were the following, which will prove of intere-t to our readers . Mr. W. F. Dargan, of Darlington County, says: “I have commenced, in a small way, to raise trotting colts and mules. I am iudsced to go into this business ou account of the great demand for mules and horses in this market. More atten tion is paid to flue stock in this county than at auy time since the war Tnere has been a steady, gradual and marked improvement going on for years, and to-day there is more fine stock in this county thau at any time since the war. Our people are putting money iu fine jacks, cows aud hogs, as they have uever done before.” Mr. H. T Harllee, of Darlingten County, says: “I have Holstein cattle, Berkshire and Essex hogs. There is a general improvement of stock in my section. Oar county is splt-ndidly suited to stock raising, and especially on tbe river lauds, where cattle and hogs are raised with great profit. High-bred im proved stock of every kind are be ing introduced in my county—Dar lington—and the interest in flue stock is genera'. There has beeu no depreciation in the value ot live stock in our county in the past two years. Tbe facts are just the re verse.” A CARD- 0) Having recently bought out Mix- on A Harllee. I will conduct a first class barber shop at the same old stand, over the post-office, where I trust that I will receive s coutin- nance ot the patronage heretofore aoeorded to my predecessors. Tbe public may be assured that I will spare no efforts to merit it I have engaged the servioee of a competent barber to assist me who has had long service in Charleston, and I propose to conduct a first class es tablishment 10 every respect. G. 0. Keddic. At The Da irlingtou Jewelry Store. Come and Exunti white Stock is Day Strikia, Clock, »lam. *3.50 ; 8-Day Strikiog Cl0»l nnti tt 50 . „ |)(1J ^ ^ 8-Day Office Regster, calendar, $14. Alll warranfildThB narlin»*«„ ’ ’ * ^ tne Ltanington Jewelry Store, Public Squate. Th- attention of the public Is coiled to AW ah*-i 1 ihcrf relftea'-ob^i ile.i r*ble •t.nd on th* Public 8q i»r. occupied ur.til recently by A H.unmnon. wber* 1 nm prn- pnred to (apply the trade with . choice line of Grocerie* and Liquors. G're n.e n cnll. HENRY HENNIG. Doc 29, *87. TXLOUCkH FOPt SAX.E- Apidy to C. MOONNY. Dec 39, ’87. A. C. SPAIN, D. DJ“ OFFICE ON PUBLIC SQUARE, Darllaglww C. H , 8. C- All work done iu the best man ner. Office equipped with latest improvemeuts. Jan 14, ’86 ly. Land for Sale, A rnlunbl* trnel of Und eont.tning 155 acres, aituaisd la Philadelphia Ttwnship, 80 acres cleared. The place is known as ihe late Wa Wilkes’ place on Lake Swamp near Lake Swamp Church. Terms one-half cash, balaaoe ••cured by bond and mort gage of preniie*. Apply to G. D. WILKES. Per nay information see W. D. Lewis. Dee 15. ’87—tt aistid BliuCK Now have ou hand fin f a ii..i. , ^ ran tr.iae the largest and best w bugg*. .*1 which the7h , T6 The ery best Colui att» ution tc White Hickory wage i Cincinnati buggies. We des ire ts sal spaata It three-quarter Columbus buggies. -O-OIsrs ad two horse, light and aeavy w thimble skeaus A key that will wind any watch. Price) 25 cents, at the Darlington Jewelry Store. Only 25 oeuts, at tbe Darlington Jewelry Store. Dec. 22, ’87. Want Every One Who Expects to Make m primit, 'o be sure to eall and see our Hol iday attractions. They include hundreds ot gifts suit able for old and young. 'omeooe aud all, our goods aod prices are bound to please you >ar stock of General Merchandise will not bo forgotten and you can get substantial as well as ornamental presents. A. WEINBERG, [tor. Pub. Square and Orange St. Dec. 15,1885. Tk . t 8k . >NESS. Jue largest and best 8ns$$K„i i . . .«gh®"“ e , 7 g ! 6 harM,a ^ Wflu colors and collar-pads. our motto is, “We arsMtoX. ., „ . „ i, a "ffirsold.” AU we ask is that eea mors call and ascerRlPL- Q I r 008 before purchasing elsewhere. August 25,1887. S JfW, • *v- PEARLE SALT, Just received at tbe Entu H. .A. Agriculti COlfFEi TO IBM ERY, SALT. ,200 Sacks Salt which we offer at _3ack. * .A. IR, E implements. C cigAits AM STaIkioatK The Very High^ cePaid For September 15, 87 'E* Manager.