The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, July 18, 1889, Image 1

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wm DARLINGTON NEWS, KVKBT THURSDAY ICO&KINQ HENRY rTTHOMPSON. PROPRIETOR. TEBMS—13 Per Amum la Adraaee. One Square, first insertion f 1.00 One Square, second insertion..,..., 60 Every subseqent insertion 60 Contract adrertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. Marriage Notices and Obituaries, not sxeeeding six lines, inserted free. ^ARLINGTON ••FOR US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO MORROW, FORt^R. VOL. XV. NC 29. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1880. WHOLE NO 757. Nature. As a fond mother, when the day is o’er. Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Half williog, half reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, Nor wbolly reassured and comforted Dy promises of others in their stead, Which though more spleudid may not please him more ; So nature deals with us and lakes away Our playthings, one by one, and by the band Leads us to reel so gently that we go Scarce kr owing if we wish to go or stay, Reiug ‘oo lull ot sleep to understand How far the unknown transcends the what we kuow.—Lonyfellow. Hon. B C. Pressley. (From the Daptist Courier.) It is known to oar rentiers that Judge Pressley intends to retire from the tlistioguished position he has occuDicd lor th« xuuit ten or {eating to bear something of a new sect that baa sp ung op in Sumter and some of the adjoining counties. Some years ago a man nuined Boyle, who bad been a Methodist, and who resided near Lynchburg, in Sumter County,' conceived the idea of founding a new church. Liia followers were at first culled ‘‘True Light Baptists,” but they are com monly known as “Boyleites.” They have spread up hoih sides of Lynch? os River, through Sumter, Darling ton, Kershaw and CjiesterfieUl counties, and perhaps faVtber, tak ing hold ot the lowest and most ig norant classes. It is not a lar^e denomination, and, thanks t-o the intelligence of our land, never can be; but its followers ate very stub born in their belief, so that it is al most impossible to reclaim one of them. O.&O.TEA The Choicest Tea Ever Offered. PERFECTLY PURE. A MOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. TRY IT. In vlU tim um in; ether. aulity mtm Tirtet It t* the Hiohkt Quads Lsax. picked from the beet pUntatloui suit euvanUea abnoluUly pure and (Tee from all adulteration* or coloring matter The package* are hermetically sealed and warranted full weight. It la more econ omical In uee than the lower grade*. Oriental tc Occidental Tea Co., L’t’d; The Darlington igrionltnral asi Mechanical Pair Dcmpai; WILL HOLD THEIR Annual Fruit, F'epal anal! Vegetable Fair* At their Grounds, at Dar lington, on Thursday, August 1, 1889. PRK aU’M m»t. FRUITS. J. D. McCall, Superintt udt nt. Wme BMMMmwm New® Best doz peaches, free stoue, silver l»est duz peaches, cliugx, silver best dozeu apples silver 2ud best dezeu apples, silver silver ears, silver i, silver silver V FES. iqpeiintendent. jh Delaware , silver Diaun silver Concord, silver Biightou, silver Niagara. silver JOE JAMES GRANTED A NEW TRIAL. The State ol South Carolina.— In the Supreme Court.—April Term, 1889. The State, — Respondent, — vs. Joseph W. James,—Defendant— Appellant. Opinion,—MoIvkr, a. J. The following is the lull text of the opinion of the Supreme Comt in the James case, and it will doubt less be read with great interest by the people of Darlington County: The appellant was iudicted, joint ly with William Scott, Lewis Wil liams and Robert Arthur, for the murder ol his father, Joseph James, and a motion to sever iu the trial having been grauted at a previous Term of the Court, the Solicitor elected to try appellant first, and at March Ti-rm 1889. the appellant was tiled and found guilty. Sen tence having been passed defen daut appeals npon the severs grounds set out iu the record. The tbeoiy upon which the case lor the Slate rested was that the appe lam bad hired his three co-defendauts to kill bis father, by offering to pay each of them the sum ot two buu dred dollars; tind the testimony mainly, if not entirely, relnd upon to support this theory was the testi mony of an admitted accomplice, William Scott, together with var ions circumstances which, it was claimed, supported or corroborated his testimony. The testimony tended to show that the deceased was shot, at night, just as he step' ped out iuto the frout piazza of the house where he aud his son, the appellant, where theu boarding; that the latal shot was fired by Lewis Williams, the other two de teudauts, Scott and Arthur Ixing present aiding and abetting, while the sppellaut was in the back part of the Louse taking a drink of water; that when the gnu fired appellant and Howell with whom he was boarding went out on the front piazza, when they heard the exclamation alluded to in the Judge’s charge— >( Joe! Oh Joe!’ 1 am shot and killed,” aud when a?ked by Howell what was the mat ter, deceased replied “1 am shot; they have kilUd me”; that search was immediately made for the as sassin by Howell aud appellant which proved to be ineffectual; they hurried back to the old ma.i, who very soto afterwards d ed. Testi*- mony was also adduced to show that deceased h. d been previously shot on three different occasions; that three persons—Bell, Daniels and Fields, bad been indie ed aud tried therefor; that oo each of these timls appellant waa a witness for tiie Btate; that be bad assisted iu the arrest ot Daniels, who was con victed aud sent to the penfiteutiary, aud that the other two persons. Bell and Fields, bad been acquitted. One James Hoo en, whose charac ter was attacked, was offered as a witness to show that appellant bad attempted to hire him to kill bis lather, and one Haile)', whose character was likewfee attacked, and one McKay, who was not at tacked, were offered to corroborate Hooteta’s testimony, by showing that they were asked by appellant iocarry messages to Hooteu, though McKa\ does not say what was tbe purport ot the u-essage be was ask ed to tarry, as be decliued to bear any message at al!. Tbeie was much other testimony, all of which is fully set out in the “Case,” but the toregoiug Irief statement is sufli ieut to enable us to consider the several objections to the Judge’s charge. The first ground uf appeal is iu the follow ing words: “Because bis Honor erred hi admitting in evidence the declarations ot Joseph Jauit-s tie* oeast d, to tbe witness, D. U. Du> Bose tour weeks btfore his death.” Ou turning to tbe “Case” we find that when the witness, DiiBoeu was ou the stand he was asked (he following question: “Shortly be fore the old mau was killed, do you know, Irom what you beard eitner of them say, whether tbe relations between the old mau and bis son were friendly or hostile 1 Object td to. Obje tiou overruled. Ex ception taken. A, From what 1 heaid Mr. Joe James, Senior say, they were not friendly. He said that to me about four weeks before he was killed. (J. Could you state whether he had hostile leeliugs or friendly feelings f A. My opinion was(iutenupted) Defendant’s coun sel obiects to the opinions or im- piessious made ou the mind ot the witness by tbe declarations ol de ceased. Objection sustained. By lAe Court: My ruling is, that an expretsiou of hostility is ao act, not a declaration. 1 have not al lowed declarations to be testified to. By the Court: (to witness.) It you heard him express hostile feel ings towards bis son, state it. A I did sir. (Defendant's counsel at-ked that bis exoeptious be noted to II testimony as to expressions of hostility between the father and the son, aud to all declarations of hostility.) From this extract from the “Case” showing what occurred at the t ial, iu reference to the testimony objected to, it is very mauitest that tbe Circuit Judge drew a distinction, whether well founded or not is not now the ques tion, between expressions of hos- tilitv aud declarations which tbe witness beard. This is clear from what occurred wtu-u Hug; ins, who was examined immediately before DuBose, wasoutbet-tand. Foi when Huggios was asked as to ihe rela tions between the old man and bis son, and he replied that he could not tell except what the old man told him five days before he wa* killed, he was not allowrd to say what the o d man told him, the Court ruling that, iu reply to the evidence adduced on the o‘her side to the effect that lather and son were upou good terms, the witness might prove expressions of hostili ty, but could not be allowed to prove what words were used bv tbe old man showing such hostility, could not prove the old man’s de* delations. Now while tbe excep tion noted at the trial does embrace both points—expressions ofhos ili- t.y, as well as declarations, it will be observed that the first ground ot appeal, which is all that we can properly consider, only impales error to the Circuit Judge iu ex cluding the declarationt of tbe de ceased, which a> we have seen weie expiessly excluded. But as this is m< rely technical we would not be disposed, in a case of this gravity, to rest out deiasiou upon it. W hetb - er tbe relations between two |»er- sons are friendly or otherwise, may be testified to by a witness who has bad an opportunity of observing tbe intercourse between them, tor although such testimony may, to a certain extent at least, be regarded merely us the opinion ot tbe wit ness, yet it seems to fall uuder the exception to the geueral mle ex cluding opiuionsof witnesses, which exception, as is said iu Common wealth va. S u t vaut, 117 Mass. 122. & C. 19 Am. Rep. 401, cited with approval iu Jones vs. Fuller, 19 S. C. Rep. 68 -9, “Is not con fined to tbe evidence of experts, testifying on subjects requiring special knowledge, skill, or learn ing, but tucludes the evidence of commou observers, testifying to tbe results of their observation made at the time in regard to common appearances or facts, and a con dition of things which cancot be reproduced aud made palpable to a jury.” Amongst the numerous il lustrations given in that case and the note thereto, may be found the following: “So those who have observed the relation and conduct of two persons to each other may testify, whether, in their opinion, one was attached to the other.” of humanity Thai In the poorest heart there is a vein of truth, and when it tails to the good fortune •of some to discover richer mines than others, we do well to mark such diameters and make their virtues ourinspir tion More than a de* oide your honored life has been spent in giving letsons of industry and honesty to the (teople. It is thrice happy to be a seed sower of good : tbe trait will be gathered in •due season—the reward in God’s lime. May He make yonr remain iog years as peaceful as the even* iug, and as useful as peaceful; and Nhen the ephemeral mystery of earth’s duties aud privileges has .dosed, usher yon into tbe realiza tion of the Christian’s hope. True Lights, or Bine Lights. (Columbia Cor. News and Courier.) Columbia, 8. G., July 9—The / oirespoudent of the Southern Chris- Can Advocate gives tbe following particulars of a new religious com tnonby developing in tbo eastern p i i SvUlb Carolina: •‘It in y not be entirely uniuter House laid with imposing Masonic ceremonies, and that over a thou sand Masons are expected to be in procession. Tbe following reduced railroad rates have been grauted for attend ants at the tournament: 10 miles and uuder 40 11 “ 12 “ 18 • 14 ‘ 16 ‘ 16 • •3.80 POI.ICE AMU rAKlMfetur suwt. •8.80 EXTRA VALUR CAI.K SHOE. •8.88 WORKINGMAN'S SHOE. •8.00 usd •1.18 ROTS’ SCHOOL SHOES, Vraaduteat when my name aud pile* are not *t*mp*d aaboMom. W.L.DOUGLAS,Brockton.KaM. For Sale by A. J. BROOM. Man h 7, ’89. NO Executive committee: B. O. Townsend, Chiu’u. W. U Day, J. W. Hammond, A. A. Cohen, G. C. Cole, J. L. Ba* ringer, C. M. Covington I. Bnlzbacher, Z. T. Kershaw, C. L. Stiokney, J. A. Gnde. C. H. Prince, G. G. Lynch. All commnnioations mast be ad dressed to Chas. A. Buchheit, Secretary. NO MORE EYE-GLASSES '™ h eyb. MITCHELL’S Eye-Salve A. Certain. atto, and BOtctl?* Bamcd? tar SORE, WEAK, k MRAHED EYES, Producing Long-Sightodntxt. i Rostov- ing the Sight of the Old. Csrss Tsar Drops, Grsnnlatlm,8tys " Tumors, Red Eyes, Matted Eyo Lashce, id rMMrneqnmuunus rauuimau. Also, equally effleadou* when n**d In other maladlM, ouch a* l.’lecr*. Feror Ser—. Tamer*. Halt Rheum, Buraa, Pile*, or wharerer Inllt lusiloneillt*, MXTCMM£m/B RAJ, W may ba uad to adraataca. ^•M h/all DrMibta M 93 Oapta. GLENN SPRINGS, Spartanburg County, S. C. This Famous llesort will be open to k |siturH from Nny 1st. fo October »*11 li lt is nci'C'isible fiom Spairanl'Ui,; by a Dailv □•«(:!< Lint.timki gg.iod connection wiMi nil tciinr'. GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER, A SAFE, PLEAS AX T AND EFFECTIVE REMEDY For All Diseases ot the KTIXtSTIE-YiS, IjX'VETR,' STOMACH AND SKIN. It A^ots ©n the B©\x/els, ( leituHCH the System, AND REGULATES THE LIVER, And i« a Spi-cific far most FE. MALE DISORDERS. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, Proprietors, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. For Sale by Dr. J. A, Bojd. June 6, 1889.—If. Our job departmanl is supplied with at- facility necessary to enable u* iocomp<* both as te price and quality at work, with e*» those af the cities, and we guartnue sail fiction in etcry particularorabarge noth, i for our work. Wa are always prepared t fill orders at short notice for Blanks, •* Heads, Letter Head*. Cards, hand Li* Posters, Circulars, Pamphlets, Ac. All job work must be paid for Cash on Delivery r - -- ’JJL Proof's Bans ot Bafli«3t«», •* • W~ TRANSACTS A LOAN, EXCHANGE AND SAVINGS BANIf BUSINESS. Receives deposits at anv time, and allows ini res', at tlii rit- of 5 per oent. per annua, on time deposits, payable qmrtcrlv if desire I. Maintains its popular rates o£ discount for School Oeriiticalrs aud C 'uutjr tiiaims generally. Collcc- leclions receive ciref'il attention. LONS. , Superintendent, i. silver •lou, silver silver fruit including made by one ex Iff WBUg. t, Sn| eiiuteiident mens green house silver .men green B©ar»d ©f E>ir»ect^r»S : )VH. fk. P*RRIGAN / ^OHN ^ISXRON, John ^c^ween, p, p- /Acpui-uouaH, l p. )lErrLE$ / p. jtEITM p*RO*N, ©ffieer»s . E. KEITH DARGAN, WM. A CAURIGAN, president. Vice-Pres’dept. li. L. CHARLES, Cushi. r. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS In all Spring and GEO. C. TOALC. HENRY OLIVER plants, )g plauts, t roses, geraniums, annuals, skel of grow muse plants, ITABLES. lUH-S, g plauts, els, silver silver silver silver silver silver silver silver bo SllVel sdv et silver silver stiver stiver silver 95 Geo. E. Toale s Co, MANUFACTURERS —AND— WHOLESALE DEALERS IS Doors, Sash, Blinds, Builders’ Hardware, AND em hi OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 ami 12 Hnyue Street, CHARLESTON, - - 8. C Write fer Estimates. May 31, 1888. MW CAIMN pot ii toes .-d veg’bles, v eg twlib s, 9 A. M. morning of the Fair ssiou 25 cents. 15 i3»-JjtH iformation apply to t Palmetto, S. C. E. R. AlelVER, j.‘ieciiieut, S. retary. J. J. WARD. K o. WOOD* WARD & WOODS. Attorneys & Counselors at Law, DAHLINC TON, S. C. V,'(l pruc'ice in ati Plate and Federal Court*.I Special attentli n paid to ail mat ters |iertaiu:ng to the buying, roll ing. renting or leasing of teal estate. Any party baling bmine-s in this line would do well to call on the firm, who have coiitii lol some ol lb.-most desirab'e preperty in tb j town and (Jiiunly. ..Mviiuiti} AND HORSE- SlIOER, . • • Darlington, S. 0. class of work guaran- , trial, and you will be itioc. fl Rt\CE AGENT. gton, S,C. me of the best Com i the ConiiQeut. Bank of Darlington. iiofcugh satiefactiou -6m J. C. NKTTLr.8. C. *. KETTLES Netties & Nettles, Attorneys & lonnselors at Law, Darlington <’. II., 8. C. Will practice in all the State and Federal (’onits. Prompt peysoual attention given to collection of claims. The altrnliiiii uf the faruterg of Darliog- lou Ciun ly i* called to Ihe fact that this firm i. prepared to negotiate loan* ol frum S3Uo to fur five year*, al a 1 w rale of interes! Sep. 2, ’80 ly. Although our Spring trade has been far hotter than we expected ; We have decided to make our Summer business c *‘v as good. To accomplish this we must give induce ments that will reach beyond all manner of competition. We offer no such petty baits as. ’’Needles and Pins at a penny a paper,” SUCH AS THOSE WE GIVE AWAY. Our bargains are in fStandard^goods. The latest styles and newest novelties, No Old Shoddy Goods, We defy all legitimate competition to match our prices. The following are a few we mention : Simpson, Windsor and Arn- clii’s prints at 6i cts per yard; Figured Lawns from 3i to 10 cents ; Beautiful Cliallies at 7 cents per yard ; A full line Cottonades, all styles, from ]0c. up Our fojjrth Stock of STRJLW ZEEC-A-TS just received, cheaper than ever. Don’t buy until y,»q sol them. On Shoes we are well fixed. Will discount any price you can get. Onr Ladies’ 15 button Stmight Hy Pebble Gcat (hit- ton Shoes brings joy to every lady, Every pair warranted and sold at $1.G0 per pair. All other grades equally as cheap. Another lot of W. L. DOUGLAS’ CELE BRATED SHOES. Try them if you want full satisfaction. New stock of Alpaca and Seersucker Coats and Vests from 75 cts. to $4.00. Out line of bargains in every department are too numerous to more than give mention to a few, but if you feel that this is the time to make your dollar do double duty, then call on us* T£ie> XjOJEjdLeir *;ol JL»o , W' GEO. W DARGAN. HENRY T. THOMPSON DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, SfgjF-Nor'.hcart si'te ot Hie Public Square Darlington, S. CL And we will take pleasure in showing you our many values, Will prove what we say, Very Respectfully, A\ J. BROOM, May 30 1880. ’ t. ii. m\i Attorney at I ..w, DARLINGTON, C. H., S. C. Will practice iu Circuit Courts and Supreme Court of South Carolina. Prompt attention given to all bu siness, and special attention giveu to collections. tae Mr. I wish to inform the citizens of Darlington that I keepcoustautlyou baud the largest assortment of watches, clock*, jewelry and silver ware iu the Pee Dee sectioik which I oiler at prices which will compete with New York, or any other city. Solid gold gents’ watch (not filled) Waltham make $32; gold filled, warranted to wear lor 20 sears, $20; silver watches, bunting or open face from 110 up; siiverine watches $7. All of these are of the celebra ted Waltham make. Other gooda equally as low. All repairing of fine watches done personally. May 17, ’88. Notice. la kerobj gi»«n Hut on Saturday, July 20th, at 12 o’clock, aneeting of thcSiook koldor* of tbo Darlington Ginning, Mil ling, Fertiliser and Warohotwo Company will bo held at tb« office of tke Uempeiy to consider tbe proposed increase of the Capitol Stock to $40,000 June 20, 1889. 1. W. BOYD. GBO. W. BKOWS BOYD & BROWN- Attorneys and OounBelors at Law Office in rdarof Dar ington Nation al Bank. DARLINGTON P. fl , S C. PlsOMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. Feb 8, ’87-ly. ~ W~>; DARGAN, 'Attorney at Law, Darlington, - - - $. C- Office up stalls, over the Post office March 28. ’89 ly. BOOTS AND SHOES, » MATO an I CAPS. . 'A FULL LINE OF EACH New Goods, LOWEST PRICES C. P. MPOAX, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice, Practices in the United Slates Court and in the 4th and 6lb ciroaite. Prompt nl'eo/ tion lo at. business entrusted te kirn. Office in Exchange Street, nest the Dan msotsb Raws Office. -A. IR, I? W .A. 'em* Groceries A Speciality A.T Enterprise Grocery, 1 *»RW A ® WHITE ' ** 3 »&** j . ♦ . * ‘ 1 • ^ ’ "J. *