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•‘Old rKdinseh” on the War Path. Gen. Wm T. Sherman baa seen lit to throat bis views on the public once again ; this time he takes the present condition of the negro as the subject for bis consideration. This is what he says concerning the colored man: “They still form one tenth of our aggregate population. They were onoe slaves, but are now free ; not only free, but entitled by the Con stitution and laws to all the privi leges of American citizenship. They area kindly, domeatic and iuoflcu sive race, and since the world be gan no higher virtue was ever ex- etcistd than by these lo*l> people, who toiled in the fields to raise corn and food for the rebel armies in Virginia aud Georgia wh m the) knew to be employed to perpetuate their o« n bondage. Every Son th em gentleman who has a spark oi knighthood left in his nature should take off his bat to the old bonds man who stayed at home to caie for his mistresa and the young la dies while be was himself awa\ fighting to destroy hisoan gov ernment, and to strengthen the fet ters which bound his slave to the master. That bondsman is now free, and by the Constitution aud laws of his land is t ntitled to a vote as though he were born a free white man; but we all knew then, as we know now, that constitutions aud laws are idle winds.|JPeople are governed by usages, customs, aud not by laws. •‘The n>-gro is not permitted to vote if the vote distmbs the judg ment oi the white minority ; and if it changes the verdict of their for mer masters it is not counted. “What is the use of shutting our eyes to a well known taotf We did so from 1850 to 1860, and have paid the penalty. The next war may be avoided by reason and com mon sense, and if I can help to avert it 1 will feel moie honored thau*ln past victories and triumphs. I say to the South, let the negro vote, count bis vote honestly. It will oot disturb, but, on the con trary, will hasten yonr prosperity and stability as a people. There is no one talking to me about ‘bloody shirts’—1 have seen enough of them; yea, onats and cverooata ens sanguined by the heart’s Mood ot the best fawn who ever lived. I begged and implored my fr ends in Louisiana, in 1861, not to arouse the enmity of the sleeping lion of the North. Ever siooe 'lie begin ning of time Southern people have been quick to anger, bat not endur lug. The Northern people, per contra, are slow to anger, bat once aroused, are not easv to allay. The Northern people will not long per mit the negro vote to be suppiess ed, and yet be counted in the polit tail game against them. Better met t the question honestly. Ask the abrogetioa of Article XIV of the amendments to the Coustitu Uon of the United States, or allow the negro to vote, and^oount his vote. Otherwise, so sure es there Is a God in heaven, yon will have another war, more ornel than the last, when the torch and dagger will take the place of the mnskets of wellordered battalions. The negro is gaining in experience and intelligenoe every day, aud be has read Byron: ‘Oereditary bonds men, know ye not, who would be free, themselves must strikp the blowf Should the negro strike that blow, in seeming justice, there will be millions to assist them. Were 1 to-day a citizen of Louis isns, as 1 was in 1861,1 would far prefer HUd Shady’ as a votei than any of the Bohemians who reach Oaatle Garden by thousands even day of the year. 1 kuow my South ern friends will answer: “Why not leave ns alone V We are now all agreed—we are ‘solid.’ So they were in 1861, when e tthe of their aamber, united by self interest, made the whole mass to sacrifice their lives aud wealth for the alleg ed proteetloo ot the slave property of the few.” With His Wife's Help (Elt Jay. Id Soulhtrn Cultivator.) In accordance with a request from a “North Carolina Subscriber,” aud yourself also, I herewith proceed to give briefly, twenty years’ experi enoe in the cultivation of light lauds on the sand ridges of Sonth Carolina, for what it ia worth, to whom it may concern. I attribute my success daring the above de signaled number of years to work rotation and rest. Experience teaches me to have jnst enough land in cultivation to rotate crops lu this order: First sow smal grain; scooud, sow peas aud turn under; third, plant cotton; fourth, follow cotton with coru ; filth, tnru on! Inud to rest for one year. For 1887, according to this plan, the yield of a one-horse farm was as follows: Fifteen acres in cotton produced fifteen bales of cotton, weighing five hundred pounds each fifteen acree m eora harvested 20< bushels; my fodder reached 4,000 pounds; my peas measured sixty bushels; trom five acres ia wheat, I got aevonty-five bushels; from five acres in oats, one hundred bushels; then 1 made from my wa termeion patch besides bavin plenty to eat, f 15.00; of potatoes made one hundred bushels; my ‘4Mnt,cured, weighed 1,500 pounds : K pfit realised from poultry aua tier, the product of one oow and twelve beus was 130.00. This makes the total amonot of income from farm 11,442.75, while the to tal expenditure was only $440,00, leaving a profit of $1,00275,, which •hows that I live under my own “vino and fig tree,” with the firm conviction that “liming does pay,” even on the “light lands” of the •and ridges of South OaroHna, and The brave of the “Swamp Fox ” Aueut a notice concerning the neglected condition of Marion’s grave which appesred in the Man ning Time* and which has been generally republished, the Charles ton Budget sa) »: ••The error to be not e«l is the state ment that Marion’s grave is in Georgetown County, whereas, ss a matter ot fact, his ashes lay at Belle Isle plantation, St. Stephen’s Parish, Berkeley. Bow the writer of the above could have been led into this error is inexplicable. One ot the early issues of The Budget in 1887 contained some very interestiugaud valuable information concerning tbe condition of Gener al Marion’s grave wbicb at this time will bear republicaticn. Tbe facta are that about three yeara ago during a storm a mas sive sugar-berry tree was blown across tbe grave of tbe Sir amp Fox, and that of Mrs. Marion which adjoins his, > nd tbe stone slab over tbe General’s grave was completely shattered. There was considera ble interest expresaed at the time, aud a country paper, possibly with more pattiotism than influence and doiiais, pioposed to raise a fund with which to replace the slab, aud put the graves in good condition. A few dollars were sent in, hot iu terest languished, and nothing more has ever been done toward tbe consummation of this most laudable object. It is forther stated that tbe ne groes. tbe only present occupants of Belle Isle plantation, have cut up tbe sugar-berry tree for fire wood, and have carried away trig meats of the shattered alab which are now doing service as oven backs in nnmerons negro hovels around the couutiyside. Unless something is done to re claim tbe graves of tbe famons old Bet olatu na j Lero and his wife from tbe decat and min into which they *re rapidly falling, it will not be long before they will be in tbe same condition as the grave ot the old patriot, William Moultrie, who died in 1805 full of years and bon ors, and was ouried at “Windsor” plantation in 8t. James, Goose Creek. No tomb was ulaotd over his grave, and his family and ad mirrra contiooed patting it off year after year nutil in 1852, when number of gentlemen visited the old buryiug ground to locate the grave for the purpose of erecting a shaft over it, to their mortifleatiou, and tbe mortification of all persons who value the memory of the old heroes of 76, it was impossible to identify it among the many brush grown mounds ia the decayed en closure. In speaking of Marion’s grave, it might be of interest to many to kuow that in tbe Rocky Blufl swamp, in Sumter County, there is a low island—uow altogether inac- eessible, unless a person ia willing to gala it on foot, cutting bis way through the dense eaoebrakrs which surround it, with an axe— upon which can still be seen the ruins of one of Marion’s old rendez vous. The spot where the shanties for the protection of the soldiers were erected is marked by the re mains of mud oliimneys, and tbe old forge where tbe horses were shod ia almost intact. The old fashioned anvil was in its plaoe un til a few years ago when a country blacksmith penetrated the swamp, and bronght it away, and It is now doing good service iu these piping times of peaoe, as it did under the hammer of some stalwart old sol dier-. mitb a hundred years ago. when every ring of tbe horseshoe caused the rude patriots to start for fear it would guide the enemy to their hiding | Isoe. 1 Hev. Preston B. Jackson. (Southern Christina Advomln.) The announcement lhat the Rev P. B. Jackson of the South Caro lina Conierenoe had consented to a transfer to California took his friends by surprise. The Abbe ville Medium states that he wil leave this week for his new field of labor. The South Carolina Con- feience wi l part with Brother Jack son wi h regret. He is one of oar most useful and promi*iug young preachers. For tbe past two yeara be baa been in charge of Abbeville station, one of oar most important pastoral charges. Bis snooess in thia field has been marked. There has been steady growth iu every department of Church work, and the charge was perhaps never in better condition than now, spiritu ally or financially. By hia faithful and earnest labors, both iu and out of tbe pulpit, Brother Jackson has endeared himself not only to his own congregation, but to tbe entire community. Most heartily do we commend him to the confidence and love of the brethren on tbe Pacific coast. They will find iu him a genial companion, a faithful friend, a strong and able preacher and an earnest aud zealous Pastor. In the name of bis brethren of the South Carolina Conierenoe, we with Brother Jackson a happy and pros- porous career in bis new field of labor, and a speedy return to uis old home aud Conierenoe. Better Than Hailing Cotton. Since the 1st of January last to October 10th, Mrs. N. E. Sanders of Oak way, S. O., has made and •old from a small oow, three-fourths Jersey, 203 pounds of bolter, be sides what has been used by the tamily of tour persons and an aver age nnmher of visitors, whiek is estimated at 75 pounds mete. This butter wee sold at 19 oente per poued, whiek realised the eaag lit- A Carolina Indian Chief- (MeDonnld Furtunn ia 8uatci*Advna«n ) la Janaary, 1887, tbe Jfete* mud Courier inform d oa that the Ca towba Indians were “on the law path.” They were not after the bloody scalp of any pale face, but were looking up a elaim to 144,- 000 acne, which formerly belonged to them, and to a good (lait of which. I iielieve, they still have a just claim. The Indian mo-t prom incut in buutiug op thin claim ap pears to have been Tbomxs Morri son, Chief ot tbe Catawbas A lew words about him Mid his people will not be nuinterestiug to those of yonr readers who are fond of our Indian history, lor Chief Morrison is not only a civilized, bat also a Carolina Indian Chief Mr. A E. Smith, of Bock Bill, who is the agent for the Catawbas, in a recent letter to the writer ol this article, says ot these Indiana: “About 60 live oo tbe reservation. 92 in all, the others are scattered abool at different points, but main tain their identity. Tbe reserva tion contains 720 acres, situated in Catawba Township, in York Couu ty, onthe waters ol the Catawba Biver” Last March the writer received an interesting letter from James Harrison tone of the Catawbas) aud from it we learn that Chief Morrison went away from his |h*o pie when he was small aud return ed in 1886. His wife was dead when Harris wrote She wan half Catawba. He was married in tbe Cboetaw Nation. Mr. Smith writes, “Chief Morrisou i- about 45 years of age.” The government of the Catawbas is rather Republican in form : “In electing our chief,” says Harrison in his entertaining letter, “we hold a convention and ap|K>mt him, then call a mass meeting and elect him by voting.” Harris says lhat Thomas Morrison was elected Chief aa near as he could tell from memory on November 5tb, 1886. The Chieftaincy ot the Catawbas ia something more than anempty title; again 1 quote from Harris’s letter, “the Chief has (lie authority to do all public business lor the tribe, while others do not ” The newspa rs mention two viaits that Chief orrisou has paid to Columbia in the interest ot bis people; both vis its occurred Isst year, one in Janu ary, the other iu December. He has manifested an earnest ink rest ia the rights sod welfare of tba Ca tawbas. When he visited Colom bia in January, 1887, the Columbia Register, speaking of him. another red mau wlo accompanied him, tells os; “they were both clad in the habiliments ot civilisation and had uotbiog about them to attract unusual notice save their strongly Indian features.” The Chief waa mentioned as “being a man of more than ordinary statue” and was “wry dear and “difficult to converse with.” Tbe Columbia correspondent ot tbe Aogoata Ckrouiele has spo ken ot Chief Morrison as “an in lei llgeut Indian” and of bi« “having served nobly through the war, and rendered invaluable servioes ns a scout in the Confederate army From thia we learn that Thomas Morrisou, besides being an Indian Chief, has also been a brave Indian warrior. Such is a brief sketch of Thoms* Morrisou, Chief of the Catawbas, a nation ot Indiana who have been as brave, if oot braver, than were the Mohicans, tbe same tribe which James Feuimore Cooper baaimmor talized in that romanoe of all In dian romsi.oea—“The List of tbe Mtbigaua.” burning; ia other words, the effects of (be revival services ot last Spring ean be seen and felt everywhere. Tbe membership of all the Church es has been greatly iuorrased, while incur Church (the M«tliodist the attendance upon the public ser vices has beeu very much increas ed, and our weekly prayer meetings are remarkably well attended. We have a collage prayer meeting every Monday night, alternating at different lesideuces, which, is at tended by mewbera of the different Churches. These meetings are ex oeedingly pleasant, and we trust that much good is accomplished by them Tbe “King's Dangh ers,” a newly orgaaized band of Christian woikeia, are doing much good in our commQD;tj. They are knowu bv tbe little silver badge worn by them, and yon can scarcely meet a lady upon our streets that dees not wear tbe badge of that society. Our Pastor, the Rev. U. G. Scud- day, is an earnest aud indefatiga ble worker. His seal for tbe salva tion of the people is great; he has done aud ia still d< iug, a power of good iu Darlington. Thia is bis first year with us, hat we very much hope to have him wi:h ns for three ysars to come. The member- ship of our Uburcb has been in creased by about;seveuty additions daring bis pastorate here. At an early day revival services will be begun in the Methodist church, and already a prayer ami consecration service is being held every Sunday morning a; 9 30 o’clock to pi ay for Divine blessings to be vouchsafed to ns at that meeting. The great need of tbe Churches is more “knee-work”—earnest, faithful pray er aud complete consecration of the members to God and to His ser vice. Self righteous moralist are a dead weight to any church. Tbe fourth and last Quarterly Confers ence for this charge was held on tbe 23d ultimo. Rev. W. C. Pow er, P. E., was present and preach ed two able sermons for us, Rev. Sidi Browne of the Christian Neigh bor wa* with os some tour weeks ago and preached twice. We were glad indeed to have him with ns, and can asanre him that be will ever meet with a warm welcome in our town. We were made glad few da^ a ago when we were told by a recent visitor to Orangeburg of tbe glorious work ol Mr. Leith in that town. We sincerely believe him to be a po«er for good wberev er be preaches. Wish we had more just such that “a thrifty housewife” is “a tl* sum of $38.51.— Walhalla gift from God.” * fcr- 'SZ: The McLane Gang in Boston- (Boaton AJveniMr. Oetob«r 14.) The tbirty'flve or more membero of tbe Massachusetts Club, who were present at the weekly dinner of that organization yesterday, at Young’s Hotel, were treated to a statement ot the condition of poll tics in tbe South, which, coming from men who have always resid* d in that locality, and are in a poai tion to know the true situation there was a peculiar interest. The guests of tbe club were: Dr. T. D. Dur ham of Aiken, Dr. Y. P. Clayton of Columbus, Major F W Macusk- er of Georgetown, the Hon. J. H. McLane, Feasteivilie, and the Hon. W. W. Knssell of Anderaon, 8. C., and all tbe members ot the State Committee of tbe lude|»endeut par ty in that State. Tbe |>ost prardial exercises were opened by the President, tbe Hon. WilliamyiJiiflin. who, after a splend id 8|>eecn, in which he welcomed the Southerners to Boston and to the dinner, introdooed each of tbe guests, all of whom had somethiug to say. They are all flue looking men, of gentlemanly bearing, and evidently represent the better class of Sontherners. Tbe object of their visit to the North is to obtain finan cial and moral assistance in the new independent movement iu Sonth Carolina. Although not Re publicans, they are outspoken iu their denunciations of the unfair methods used by the Democracy iu tbe South to control elections. They inrpose, they say, to do all in their rower to break up this oligarchy md establish a free ballot and a ‘air count. The Independents are » start a newspaper, aud by other means do ail in tneir power to for ever end the disgraeeful fraud and crime which is not only sanctioned but openly supported bj tbe ma chine Democracy in the majority of tbe Soutbere States. Tbe visitors bom the South are all ex members of the Confederate army, and fought In the late war. Call for a Farmers’ Convention To tbe Farmers of South C iroli na; Two year*ago last April there assembled iu Columbia the first Farmers’ Convention. It waa com |K>8ed of representative men from nearly every county, aud demand ed certain reforma in our educa tional system and in tbe manage ment of our State Governu.eut. The November following suotber Farmers’ Convention met and en tered into a permanent organisation under tbe name of tbe “Farmers’ Associaiion ot Sooth Carolina.” Thia Associaiion then and there reiterated tbe demands of t ic first Convention a* to tbe ne- d ot agri- cultural (ducatiou iu thia Slate aud pressed other reforms in tbe Gov ernment, some of which have beeu granted and others refused. That tbe agitation inaugurated by this movemeut has been of vast benefit to tbe agricultural iutere»U of our State no one will deny, and a continuance of tbe agiiatiou is ouly neoessary to crown our efforts with success. Therefore, in issuiug this call to car brother farmers to meet agaiu, we feel that we cau point with satisfacti *u to what we have accomplished as an earnest ot what we bO|ie to accomplish in the fu lure by united aud combined efforts. The next meeting of the Farm era’ Association will be held in Co' lombia, in Agricultural Hall, Wed nesday night, November 14, at 8 o’clock P. M Each uoui ty is eu titled to send five delegates, and :be executive committee urgently request that full delegations trom every coonty be present. By order of tbe executive com mittee. B. B. Tillman, Chairman. Darlington Station. (W., In Sonlknrn Christina AdromU.) The religions spark that waa kiodiod in our town and communi ty tome atx months ago la still They Have Deceived Themselves (Tbe NdUod.) It is evident already to a dose observer of tbe present political campagin that tbe Republicans have wofully deceived themselves sboutt jeir main reliance for *uc« oeas, namely, their ability to fright en the wot king classes by the ars gument that a reduction of Federal taxes meaua a reduction of wages— ia other words, that American workingmen earn better wagea on tbe average than most European workingmen solely because of our protective duties. It i* retributive justice that this failure of a sophis tioal argument is due to the real cause of the better financial condi tion of Americau wage em nera, that is, to ’.heir greater intelligence. If the questions which are under dis cussion in this year’s campaign were argued before constituencies of a low order of intelligence, it would be easy to convince them, by the mere statement, that because wages are higher here, aud because we have a hlgb tariff, therefore the wages depend on tbe tariff. To de monstrate tbe error of this proposi tion requires an argument which will attract the atteatioa aud ap peal to the reason only of men who oan think for themselves. Tbe tar iff reformers hold that the main reason why Americau workmen get better pay than their European fellow-craftsmen la most blanches Is because they werk with more Iu- teUigeuce. produce hatter results ia a given time, and no are “worth more” to their employers. The Democrats, ■odor President Cleve land’s lead, hare honored ^ ^ ean workingmen by placing faith in tbeir ability to understand the ngbt of ibis great question,* and the early indication* from Maine and Newark have proved that they have not overestimated tbe Amer ican workingman’s intelligenoe. Girls in the Garden. It there ia one thing more beauti ful than another iu a garden of flowers, that thing is a beautiful girl, with a suubonuet on her head so wide aud capacious that you have to get right nquare before her and pretty near i er, to see tbe glowing cheeks that are sure to be there if she is at all accustomed to garden walks and works. Pbysi cally, there cau be nothing better for daughters, aud, indeed, for many wives, than to take sole charge of a small flower garden. The benefits derived from early rising, stirring tbe soil, snuffing tbe pure air, are freshness and glow ot cheek and brigbtnes of e)e, cheerfulness of b mper, vigor of mind and purity of heart. Conse quently, she must be more cheerful aud lovely as a daughter, more dig nified aud womanly as s sinter, aud more attractive and confiding as a wife. If you have not the doorvard ground, then get a dozen pots and plant the seed of flowers to your taste. Tbe care and attemiou re quired to rear aud train tbe grow ing plants occupies the mind, to tbe exclusion, oftentimes, of sense less novel reading, a senseless waste of time. You listless, pale taoed, fragile thing of a girl, throw of your mock delicacy, put on gloves, if you will, but wora iu the garden till your cheeks will vie iu color with the blush of tbe rose you cul tivate.— lYetter* Rural. An Honorable Amend. (Tbt CbnrlMlon World,) In our issue of tbe 16th there ap peared in onr Columbia correspond ence an editor! 1 of the Greenwood Tribune reflecting most offensively on this distinguished snd highly esteemed citizen, (Hob. Jas. Al drich) as well as ou Judge Aldrich and Hon. Robert Aldrich. It is incumbent upou us to say that tbs letter came to hand at a late hour ou Monday uight, aud tbe contents were not carefully ex* amined before being aeut to the printer; in thia way ouly this slan der was uniu eutionally given cir culation, to the sincere regret of the proprietors and editors of The World. We have known our venerable friend, Judge Aldrich, all our lives, and have ever esteemed him, one ot the worthiest snd most loyal of Carolinians. As for the sidy allegations msde against Robert aud James Aldrich, we cau truly say, we would as »tou doubt our selves as either of them. This is the most p.« inful occur reuce that we have had hapiieu, iu tbe publication of The Wot Id, and it canuot be more mortifying to these honorable citizens, than it is to us. The Sun is Shining! McCullough, Blackwell Your Ball and my Ox. A great howl w.ts raised over the South a couple of momh* ag< when some *|>eculat<>rs in St. Lou organized a sq.icez* ot the I'aggiug market, and put up price* (Hie South buys bagging;) another great bowl has been raised over the w heat squeeze m Chicago, U» which tue prices of wbr-at an i dour have heeii pul up. (The South tiuva tin s« also.) lu August the r e waa a gr at *queez - iu coitou, m.tiiipuiaied by aciiquehead d by Mr. .John H lu mau, by which price* were put u|». (The South sells cotton.) The bagging bulls ot St. Loui* an i the wheat bulls ot Chicago have b. eu denounced a* robbers of tbe people, while tbe motion bells oi New York, were applau-led, and praised for their brilliant meicau tile ability. Wbay a difference it makes, whose ox is gored l—Aiken Recorder. A Faying Crop. We have many time* referred to he flonrisning sugar cane crop of Hebron, bat we think tbst tbe crop this heasou at Mr. Clem Fiaser’s beats tbe reoord. On one acre, iu seven foot rows, be has s crop that is a wonder to every one that has seen it. He bas sold 20UU stalks for 920 and still bas enough to make 4 or 5 barrel* of best molas ses, with a surplus for need next year. Of the 2000 Mold Piessley Swett, J. M. Howell aud J. F. King, of the Beth-1 sectiou, have purcuaa- ed 1200 stalks, which they say will give them s barrel molasses and seed lor next year. There is uo orop that pays like it, aud every farmer should make h>8 molasses at home. With plenty of home raised baeou, molasses aud flour, with a orop of peas, coru and |K>tatoes, be can laugh at trusts sod combina tion*.—J/or/hero Democrat. He Struck the Lotterv. Mr. Boyc B. Hunter of Newberry held a twentieth ticket iu the Goto* her drawing ol' the Louiaaua State tjottery. His ticket was numbered 73.946, which drew I he second capi tal prize ol 9100,000 and he will thereiore get the sum ot 95,000— oae-twentieth of the prise. Tbe drawieg took plaoe October 9th, aLd ou last Monday Mr. Haatar forwarded’tbe ticket through the National Bank of Newberry for collection.—ifrraM and Nome. For 8*1$. A TdIsdMd PltttDtioa dT 470 aem, alt nat«d witUa Ava ailaa of Darliagtea tanaa rasaacsMa. Apply t« DARGANA Aug. 9, 1888. DARQAH & Co. DEALERS IN ( J WAGONS, HARNESS, Led Rust Vroof Seed Oats and Rye. NOW HAVE ON HAND AS FINE A LOT OF HORSES AS IS TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. here has beeu au Euormou* Reduction made in the Prices of the BIGGIES m WAGONS, Which they handle, and they only ASK that all who may contemplate making any purchases in th * liu-* will examine their Stock b«'f'>re doing *o, assuring them lhat they will thereby save money. THE FIRM HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED 3 CAR LOADS OF IB TT C3- G- I E S And One Car Load of Old Hickory Wagons. Having purchased in such large loti, they are now prepar ed to sell at the Very Lowest Rates. They not only SAY this, but ME AX it t These Gentlemen are the Local Agents fo r THE CELEBRATED Of Columbus, Ohio. THE WATERTOWN BUGGIES. Of Watertown, N, J. THE WELL KNOWN Hackney Buggies, Of Wilson, N. C. In Addition to a Large and Varied Stock of beautiful H -A. iR. TST E S S This House is prepared to make to order at their place of business the most Elegant Sets or parts of Sets, BUY Ox' iuuh, mu i x ( FOR BY SO DOING YOU WILL SAVE MONEY, AND BE f Darlington, 8. C., Sept. 13,1888,