Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'v™ m3 SfttIJS. literr V 80, 1890, VotM. the famous in Phila- 22. i, of Sumter, fsuicide in At- ly & Co., its of Cam- lent for the itors on Sat in will to-day on the South Incralls in his ie negro emi- pet show, in ston last week, a grand suc- many exhibits rd was in at- society of at Cleve- (January 23, to of temper- known as the |ers. r, the Cashier )ity postoffice, e on Friday, tin his accounts iffice to the t was wrecked near Carmel, to the horror the passenger Are. Six per- and five were escaped from j&iJLon Satur- |e escape was ef- a hole through ftheuseof blan Med the prisoners lund some fifteen from Arkansas [are immigrating lumbers from the States. It is the planters of the negroes and ich to encourage I Turner, D. D., L. of the African jdscopal Church, fctor Butler’s bill lent to pay the transportation of who desire to em- South. sharing between and the laborers &tory at Fall River, to be working like [the incentive offer- ,borers from leav- th which every has had to con- Riddleberger, the juster, who was Senator from Vir- 33 to 1889, and who notorious on ac- erratic methods iberof that body, ^ome in Winchester, i Friday. sion of natural gas Friday, in a house Ohio, completely it, together with a [the opposite side of }ix persons were kill- ‘ly and twenty-seven injured, some of story comes from In a street occurred there on it, Wesley McNa- lent citizen, was finger by another Tamara died on Sat- ible-agony exhib- of hydrophobia 1, a well-to-do far- County, North i mysteriously mur- "itlast week, while the country where he had court as a juror 'not the object of ' and the affair is in ofound mystery. tof Mr. W. C. Lips- hurg County, with the assistance made eigh$ bales of one hundred bushels with one ox. only eleven secret of his he manured in time and gath- before it wasted i Ive committee ha* from among the Clemson College consisting of L. K. Norris will go to plans and the erection of buildings. A f five was appointed curriculum institu- Army Posts of Georgia met at Augusta on delegates from ah claimed t which was on dele- the A disastrous fire broke out in the business portion of the town of Sumter at 4 o’clock Tuesday morning and it was not subdued until 11 A. M. The three two- story stores and the large stock of Mr. R. P. Monaghan were to tally destroyed, as was also the building of the Bank of Sumter and the furniture store of Du rant & Bellitzer. The stock of the latter firm was partially saved. The stock in several of the adjacent stores was partly burned. Rumor has it that a horrible murder was committed in Ab beville a few days since. It ap pears that A. N. Nelson was shot and killed by his wife, who then attempted suicide by shoot ing herself in the head. She is still alive, but in a critical con dition. Their five-vear-old boy saw the tradegy, which result ed from a trivial cause. Nelson had bought his wife a pair of shoes, and lost them on his way home while intoxicated. His wife sent him back to hunt for them, and upon his return un successful she killed him in her rage. The coroner’s jury ren dered a verdict of death at the hands of unknown parties, the evidence being meagre, but the woman admits the killing. The weapon used was a shotgun. BOTTLKDjrPON A BRANCH LINK. The urgency with which we are appealing to the people of Darlington to devise some plan for counteracting the effects of the ruinous railroad combina tions which are being formed around us, is no idle talk, as a reference to the map will readily demonstrate. Along the sixty odd miles of road between Wadesboro and Florence, there are, besides the two terminal points, only seven stations of any importance, they being the only ones usually entered upon the maps of the State; and these stations are Cheraw, Cash’s, Society Hill, Doves, Floyd’s, Darlington and Palmetto. A traveller passing down the Che- raw and Darlington Railroad for the first time, in the year 1891, with a map of the State spread out before him, will find nothing of note after leaving Wadesboro and the junction of the Carolina Central until he ar rives at Cheraw. There he will see a bustling, thriving town, the meeting point of three dif ferent railroads, its peculiarly fortunate location in this respect destining it to become one of the chief towns of South Carolina ; the Eutawville road, stretching towards the South, and affording it exceptionably advantageous connections in that direction, while the Palmetto road gives it an air line route to the North, the connecting link of a great “trunk line’’ which will be shorter by 160 miles than any other route from New York to Charleston. Communication, moreover, by means of this link, is had with the great West, from whence is transported such a large portion of our supplies Florence, dependent entirely as it is on a single system, will, in the march of progress, be left far behind by her sister on the north, possessing as the latter will the advantages of three dis tinct lines of road. On leaving Cheraw the travel ler will pass down the Cheraw and Darlington road without encountering any incident wor thy of note, until he arrives at Society Hill, where he will find the spur of the Atlantic Coast Line connecting that point with Bennettsville, the centre of the very finest agricultural region in South Carolina. Not many miles further down the road, at the new station known as Floyd’s, connection is had with the Hartsville road, the great conduit pipe, as it were, which conveys directly to the North the products of tbo moot fertile region in our county, (once a tributary of the town of Dar lington), and carries back in return the heavy freight sup plies which were formerly un loaded and delivered to the peo ple of that section at the Dar lington depot. Many of those who reside in the western part of the county are too far to the north or to the south of the Hartsville road to derive any benefit from it; but they will have nothing left to complain of when the Eutawville road pass es directly through that territory, almost at right angles with the Hartsville road. What the lat ter cannot reach, the former will undoubtedly carry away thus completely cutting off the town of Darlington from a sec tion which has been its principal “feeder” for the past hundred yean. After leaving Floyd's our traveller will journey along without encountering any object comment until reach- enire of the •ystem, whose roads branch out from this place in the direction of the four car dinal points of the compass ; a situation which, for railroad con nections, is, at present, one of the most advantageous in the whole State. This situation our forefathers could have had for the asking, but their shortsight edness moved them to adopt a policy which has been closely followed by their descendants whenever the question of new railroads has been under consid eration, and which is slowly but surely bringing the town to that “bottled up” condition that is destined to be the source of all our woes. The route from Wadesboro to Florence having thus been tra versed by our traveller, he recalls the fact that the points where junctions are made by other roads with the Cheraw and Dar lington are Wadesboro, Cheraw, Society Hill, Floyd’s, and Flor ence. If his mind ever again reverts to the stopping places known as Cash’s, Doves, Dar lington, and Palmetto, it is only to remember them as insignifi cant backwoods stations, with out any “back country” worth speaking of, and situated as they are oh a single branch road, as securely “bottled up” as if they were on a “side track.” And who can say that his diagnosis of our condition will be far out of the way. Tub Darlington NBwahas no desire to pose as a pessimist. We cannot refrain, however, from calling the attention of our people to the fact that they are in trouble. What are they go ing to do about it; fold their hands quietly and “await de velopments ?” r to this harangue kt. “Oh! what a petspre went for fall there The wlToie speech may be summed up in a sentence. It was a clear contradiction, in spired by a hatred for the South and all that is Democratic, and interspersed with abusive epi thets for the Southerner who is true to his country and the dei fication of traitors, such as Ma- hone and Chalmers. He speaks of the Anglo Saxon race as “the conquering and unconquerable” people that subdue all other ra ces that come in contact with it and adds that between the white man and the negro there can be “neither amalgamation, nor ab sorption, norassimilation.” And yet, hearken to his arrogance! He severely berates the Southern people for not accomplishing what he himself declares to be impossible ! Mr. Ingall’s utter ances are calculated to increase the discord between the races and will add nothing to the solution of the question as a compensation. We must con fess that, while we expected to hear a tirade against our people, we are disappointed that Mr. Ingalls failed to furnish us with some clear, well defined, practi cable way out of our troubles. Stubborn Facts that THE ALLIANCE ANI> I’HK ASSOCIA TION. Mr. G. W. Shell, of Laurens, the President of the Farmers’ Association of South Carolina, has issued an address to the Democrats of the State propos ing a contest, within the party lines, and calling a convention to meet in Columbia on the 27th day of March, next, to con sider the subject. The As sociation of which Mr. Shell is the head was that fonned by Mr. B. R. Tillman, of Edgefield, several years ago, and is not to be confounded in any way with the Farmers’ Alliance, to which it is not in the most remote de gree related. Following in the tracks marked out for him by the illustrous chieftain who organiz ed the Association, Mr. Shell re solves most of his manifesto into a tirade of abuse and a confused mass of misleading statements. The people of South Carolina do not relish this method of accom plishing reforms; they placed the seal of their disapproval on it when Tillman tried it, and it is not likely that they will pay any more attention to Mr. Shell than they did to him. There is nothing like going about a thing in the right way. The Alliance, during its brief existence, has gained the respect and confi dence of the entire State, and can accomplish more in the way of reforms in one w^eek than the Tillman Association could bring to pass in ten years time. The “manifesto” bears too strongly th^J^ “ear-marks” of Tillman to admit of any doubt that it was the product of his brain, though it is signed by Mr. Shell. We hardly think that this clever scheme will in crease in any marked degree the public confidence in Tillman If the party of which he is the acknowledged head would nom inate him for Governor at their March convention and would fill in the rest of their ticket with men of his ilk, it would be the very best thing that could happen for the Farmers’ Asso ciation and for the Democratic party in South Carolina. WHAT ABOUT THE NEW DEPOT ? Are we ever to have it ? It ap pears as if the people of Dar lington are so certain of getting the depot that they are willing to remain inactive about it. But is this not misplaced confidence ? Can we get it without further effort ? It is true that the rail road authorities have expressed their willingness to build the new depot and have even prom ised to do so, but do we see any signs of progress iu the work ? This matter has been neglected too long already and it does seem to us that “we should be up and doing,” tor great corpo rations such as railroads do not hasten in matters like this un less spurred on by the people who have a right to demand a substantial recognition in the way of better accommodations. With the consciousness of asking only what is due us let us press the matter and urge upon the railroad authorities the necessity of speedy action. It is undoubtedly time that the citizens of the town should wake up to a realization of the situation. The railroad compa ny has taken the initiative by promising Darlington the new depot and it is for us to see that the promise is fulfilled. Darlington Colored Graded School. [E. R. R. in Baptist Herald.] A writer hath said that “char itv means a generous treatment ot others.” To the charity of the white citizens of Darlington, the greatness of which is shown in the value of the gift bestowed, there is due the lasting gratitude of the colored people for the Mayo school, a handsome building of four rooms, furnished with pat ent desks, with seating capacity for six hundred, well supplied with every modern convenience and erected at comparatively no cost to them. Jan. 10th the business man ager, accompanied by the Rev. I. P. Brockenton, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist chilrch. visited this school. Prof. T. B. Gordon, a teacher that needeth not to be ashamed, is the prin cipal. He has an able and effi cient corps of teachers in the per sons of Prof. F. E. Cobb, of Augusta, Ga, Miss M. E. Witherspoon, of Columbia, and Mrs. E. B. Nixon and H. M. Raiford, of Darlington. I visit ed each department, observed carefully their improved meth ods of teaching, and do not hesitate in saying that the colored people of Darlington are to be congratulated on having such an institution of learning in their midst, and a corps of competent teachers, who are faithfully performing their duties as such. E. R. R. — .HI. .t.j I..II ■ — Benefit Performance, Unfa Rasl^ Ki^hts of Fftliias, 0PEMA MOUSE, DARLIHGTOH, S. C, Wednesday Evening, Feb. 5, 1890. IPIROQ-IRA-IMIINAIEJ: 1. “The House Trap"--* “Roaring Farce.” 2. “The Mistletoe Bough”-*n hftractive Pantomime, in Costume. 3. "John Dobbs,"--* Laughable Comedif. The Programme will be interspersed with music and some of the most popular comic songs of the day. ADMISSIOH, 35 cents; Children, 25 cents. Reserved Seats can be secured in advance at Boyd’s Drug Store; Price 50 cents. 1®“ An enjoyable evening is assured to all who attend. 89- The Order, one of the most useful and benevolent associations in the community, solicits the generous patronage of the people of Darlington. CMJTJtvjT - ^3STID - win NOT LE knot An unlimited command of money and brains concentrated u a given point will produce either success or annihilation. Bac by an infallible judgment and an insatiable ambition that no impossibility, we claim to place before you Goods and Wi that No C^ier House has the Ability, Pluck or l&daciiy to duplicate. Whether they i SOLID OR BANKRUPT, CASH OR CREDIT. Whether they buy to break, or are forced to sell to meet their ' EVERLASTING NOTES, It matters not. We intend that the goods we offer and the pi we name shall be Unapproachable, Decisive and Crushing IN THEIR LOGIC’ WE KM NO COMPETITION! WE ARE THE LEADERS. Others may usurp and copy our advertisements, It will break them to copy our prices! Our best advertisements are the goods and our prices. A customer once is a customer always. Call and see our Christmas Goods. Very respectfully. A. Jo BB©0M< December 19. 1889. K. of P. 9 * *jncrsT mmwwmiD A Large Supply of the Latest Improvement on the Celebrated Golden Rye Whiskey Drops, DIAMOND DROPS, HuT. TVIetrira©, Sole A^ent. Mr. S. Manne proposes to sustain to the fullest extent the business recently conducted by his father, and to this end so licits a continuance of the patronage which has heretofore been accorded the firm. Jan. 30, 1890. IP. IE. i»s=- ICTORIMIElItTir, FIRE IKTSTmatUNTOE! SENATOR INGALLS’ HARANGUE. The much talked of and long expected speech of Hon. John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, on negro emigration, was delivered in the United States Senate on Thursday. And after its deliv ery, what was it ? It was only a malignant, bitter, partisan harangue couched in eloquent terms. Simply this and nothing more. Mr. Ingalls may be an orator, and that his tongue and pen are both steeped in gall there can be no doubt, but his speech on Thursday signally failed to exhibit any signs of statesman ship, He advanced not an idea, nor did he make a single propo sition, that would tend to alleviate the pressure of the ne gro or settle the whole question iu a wise, peaceable and states manlike manner. The laborious work and all the blasts of trum- ‘ “ & Society Hill R. R. Books of subscription to the capital stock of the Bennettsville A Society Hill Rail Hoad are n >w open at the Counting Room of Messrs. W. C. Co ker A Co., Society Hill, S. C. The books will remain open for sixty days. J. J. LUCAS, E E. EVANS, SAM L. W. EVANS, J. M. WADDILL, WM. A. CARRHMN. Commissioners. Jan 80. ’90—1m Lumbermen! Timbermen! I am a buyer of both pine and cy press timber and solicit your corre spondence. HENRY L. BUCK, Bucksport, S. C. Jan 30, 1890—1m A.O-EIN’T. REPRESENTS TEN OFTHr. LARGEST AND OLDEST COMPA NIES IN THE WORLD. luHiires nil classes of property, including Gin Houses, in any pan or Hie County. Office over DARLINGTON NEWS building. Decetmnber 6, 1888. Read these Prices. ~r Lewenthal & Hennig, — DEALERS IN THE — L IE IB IR, A. T JE ID Farmers’ Alliance Rye Whiskey. GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS *ND CIGARS. Corner Pearle Street and Court House Square, DARLINGTON, S. C. December 19, 1889—3m Important Notice. Executors, Administrators, Guar dians and Trustees are hereby noti fied that their annual returns are now due at the Judge of Probate's office. All parties not making said return be fore the close of February, will be lia ble to costs and a heavy penalty un der the law. T. H. SPAIN, Jan. 16-3t. Judge of Probate. Great Slanahter — IN - PRICE Call at BAH 1 Lost On Saturday night, 25th inst., one dark colored horse mule. A liberal reward will be paid for its delivery to me, at Darlington, 8. C. HENRY HENNIG Jan 30th, '90-lt For Rent, That desirable store on the north east aide of the Public Square known as the Hewitt stand, now occupied by Dar-an & Lide as a Book Store. Pos session given immediately. For terms apply to DARGAN A THOMPSON. Jan 30,’90—tf 1,000 yards assorted Worsteds at 10 cts, worth 20 to ^cts* r- A full Hue Cashmeres at 12} and 15 cts. We arestil Irnn ning our famous 25 cts. yard wide Cashmere in all shades more popular than ever this season 45-inch Henrietta at 50 cents. A large line of Black Goods consisting of Cashmeres, Henriettas and Imported Reps from 15 to |1 per yard. A well selected stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Wraps consisting of Jackets, Modjeskas and New Markets. A specially large line of Staple Dry Goods, and Notions at prices that move them rapidly. SHOES. Our line of Shoes is large and complete and well adapted to the wants of the people. We continue to maintain our reputation for selling solid goods. Gents* Furnishing Goods, Our success in the Gents’ Furnishing Goods Department war rant us in ti e belief that our Clothing and Hats Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ suit the people, both as to quality and price. We carry always in stock a lull line of Hardware, Crockery, Tin, Harness, &e. GROCERIES. The Grocery Department is large and kept well supplied, at Rock-bottom prices. HARDWARE. At the Hardware Store, Managed by J. H. Early, is kept Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam Engines, Ac., in fact everything that comes under the head of machinist’s supplies. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. October 31 y 1889. — OF — WATCHES - FOR A — Few Weeks. English Bull-Eye Watches, $2.50 Long Wind Waterbury Watches, 2.50 Short Wind “ Watches, 4.00 Double Case Silverine Watches, 6.50 Open Case “ Watches, 3.75 Open Case Imported Watches, 3.75 D. C. Silver Waltham Watches, 12.50 D. C. Silver Keystone Watches, 12.50 O _A_ Xi Xj AND SEE 9^ T H IE M, - AT - UASON’S Jewelry Store. LAW CAR j. 4. WAUL. s. o. « WARD A WOODS. Attorneys b Coonulors at La DARLINGTON, 8. C. Wil practice is all Stale ae4 V«d«| Cearts.l Special attention paid to all mi ters pertaining to ths baying, ?< ing, renting or leasing of real eats Any party having boniuesR in line wonld do well to call on firm, who have control ot some the most desirable preperty in i Town and County. 4. a. N KTTLEt. e. S. NSTTI Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys b Counselors at Lav, Darlington C. H., S. C. Will practice in all the State Federal Courts' Prompt personal attention given collection of claims. The attrition sf the fartasra of Darlii ton Ci unly i» called to tb« fact that firm i. prepared to ■•foliate l%o* of $300 to $20,000, for fir* y*ar», at a Id at* of interest. Sep. 2, ’88 lj. OEO. W UABOaS. UKKIT T. TgONMI DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attonoys at Law, OOtf-Noi(.beast aid* of ths Public Sqss Darlington, 6. U. OTspauT Attorney at I aw, DARLINGTON, C. H., S. i Will practice in Circuit Courts) Supreme Court of South Oarolioi. Prompt attention given to ell \ siness, and special attention gii to collections. Nov. 28, 1889. Andltor’s Appointments. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, ) Darlington, S. C., Nov. 20, 1889.) This office will be open from Janu ary 1st, to February 20th, 1890, for the purpose of listing for taxation Person al Property and Polls of the County of Darlington, for fiscal commencing November 1st, 1889, and ending Octo ber 31st, 1890. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years, are deemed taxable Polls, unless from any cause they are unable, physically, to earn a support. Taxpayers living within Darlington Graded School District, must inform this office at the time of making their returns that they reside in said School District and the amount of both Real and Personal property subject to the special levy as authorized by the Leg islature. Taxpayers are earnestly re quested to note any and all transfers, changes, or irregularities in Real es tate when making returns. Call at tention of Assessor to any excessive valuation that should be reduced, noting same on return. The intelli gent co-operation of all taxpayers is necessary and desired to aid me in making up a correct record. A Penalty of Fifty per cent, is lev ied against all who fail to make re turns within the time prescribed by law. I will attend in person or by depu ty the various Precincts on days men tioned. Swift Creek, Tuesday, January 23. Lydia, Wednesday, January 29. Stokes Bridge, Thursday, Jan. 30. Hartsville, Friday, January 81. Antioch, Saturday, February, 1. Society Hill, Tuesday and Wednes day, February 4 and 5. Leavensworth, Thursday. Feb'ry 6. Mechanicsville, Friday, February 7. Palmetto, Saturday, February 8. Philadelphia, Monday, February 10. Lisbon, Tuesday and Wednesday, February, 11, and 12. Cypress, Thursday, February 18. High Hill, Friday, February 14. W. H. LAWRENCE, j Nov. 88, ’80. Auditor D. C. B. W. GIB. W \ Lti BOYD, BOYD & BROWN- Attorneys aid Oonnsolors at Office ia rear of Darlington Natii al Bank. DARLINGTON V. II., A V. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION ALL BUSINESS. Feb. *, ’87—ly. W~F. DARGAfi Attorney at Law, Darlington, - * - £. C\ Office up etaire, over the Pont offie March 28. ’89 lv. C. P. DAPGATi. Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. Practices in the Unite’! Sintrs Court I in th« 'tih and 5lb circits Prompt UK tion to nl business entrusted tn him. Office in Exebnngc Street, Best the lixotox Nbwi Office. VE<m Red THE HMES\ OF - Rust Proof Oat -18 FOR MLR - BY - .Unit Darlington, S. C. September 20,1889—tf. ia. ml