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~W- — * % > ?/ i" * larlina^om drf wl f HENRY T. THOMPSON, WAOOY THOMPSON. ■ Editors. THURSDAY, FER 20, 1890. Editorial Notes. A gold mine has been discovered near V&achue, Aiken County, 8. C. The Bank of Sumter will increase, by March 1, its capital stock from $50,- 600 to $75,000. A train jumped the track at Pound ing Mill, Virginia, on Monday and three persons were killed. A Michigan mathematician calcu lates that 17,500,000 people in the Uni ted States have had the grip. Augusta is all agog over the pros pect of having, in the near future, an electric railway extending all over the city. Mr. John Hood, aged about seventy- five years, a prominent citizen of Chester and the father of the Sheriff o( that county, was most foully mur- > one, on the streets of Evidence negro, named , I i been arrested. great was the indignation of the lites that the prisoner only escaped being lynched by the prompt action of the Sheriff in sending him to Co lumbia. That this officer, bowed down with grief over the murder of his own father, should do all in his power to save the prisoner from vio lence is indeed commendable. sissippi, has been changed by t Jel County, Mis- The name of Boliver chant State to Jeff Davis 1’ T ;he Let islature of that County, Col. J. C. Colt will deliver an ad dress to the Confederate veterans of Chesterfield County on the 1st of March. The subscriptions to eriutions to the fund for the erection of a monument in Atlan ta to the late Henry W. (iradv have passed the $20,000 mark. In a recent collision off the River Tees, in England, the passenger steamer Coral Queen was sunk and sixteen pf her passengers are supposed to be drowned. The capital stock subscribed to a pew fertilizer factory to be eutablinhed in weenville has reached $00,000, of which $34,000 comes from citizens of that place. Gen. James R. Chalmers, the Missis- »ipi>i renegade, wan in Washington last week foully inisrepsenting the Southern Democrat** before a con- gremonal committee. * V *I7 mare < the property ^ R - ( * inn , of Varnville, S. C , was bitten by a mad dog in January. The horse now has a well developed case of hydrophobia. On Monday evening, Geo. Bradford, a resident of Boston, while riding an unruly horse, was run over by an electric street car and killed. The animal was also killed. Leslie Holland and Arthur Turner two young graded school boys, of Co lumbia, 8. C., had a difficulty after the close of school hours. Young Hol land stabbed Turner twelve limes with a carpenter's awl, inflicting very serious wounds. Twelve Pullman cars, with one thousand passengers en route for the MardiGrasat New Orleans, winded with another train, near Bir- miagham, Alabama, on Wednesday of last week. The engineer was kifled and twelve persons wert injured. The committee appointed to make an investigation into the charge of conspiracy made against Parnell and other Irish members of Parliament by the London Timen made a report to Parliament on Thursday. The report was very favorable to Parnell and his co-defendents. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. The sensation which the Shell manifesto promised has not yet disturbed the tranquility of the political horison. It has spent its strength andscarcely a ripple has been caused by all its thun der. For this we congratulate the people of our State. They have proven themselves worthy of confidence, and that they should treat the manifesto with contemptuous silence and inac tion is only what we expected. They recognized in it the selfish motives of the political agitator and discerned, behind the veil of warnings and exhortations, the plaintive wail of one disap pointed in his search for political advancement and personal aggrandizement. His abuse of a large and respectable portion of our people struck a sensitive chord which recoils from such malignity and the reaction, slowly setting in, will wipe him and his from the public gaze. Scarcely anywhere in the State has Mr. Shell’s ill-timed and ill- advised diatrible received a cor dial response, and no where less so than in Darlington County. The mass of our farmers, with the love of State paramount, re fuse to follow blindly the dic tates of an evil genius, and pre fer to work out their own desti ny after their own fashion. They abhor class conflict and deprecate anything that may tend to bring about this most undesirable antagonism, believ ing, as they do, that a true Dem ocratic government is one based upon the humane principle “of the greatest good for the great est number.” yearn of its Foreign Bi- Daring the eighty-one exitenoe the British and Foreign hie Society has issued from its Ixmdon house alone 22,000,000 complete Bibles, nearly 82,000,000 New Testaments, and 11,845,000 portions of the Bible—alto gether 72,500,000. On Sundaynnoruing fire broke out in an Insane asylum near Little Rook, Arkansas. For a while there was a perfect pandemonium among the pa tients, but finally all were removed from the burning building in safety. The asylum was onlv partially de stroyed. We have to chronicle two more hom icides of recent occurrance in the State. a trial eol . ty. The negro died on Sunday. Near J ala pa, in Newberry County, Jack Doves, colored, killed Dock Sligli, al sopctacpd, on Monday. ebruary 12, near Crawfords vllle, Arkansas, George Corvett, while drunk, assaulted Ada Goss, the daughter of his employer, and then murdered her. The Infuriated people in the neighborhood took Corvett to for nothing came the scene of the murder and with an axe cut off his arms and legs and sev ered his head from his body. Fire was discovered, early on the morning of February 12, in the fourth story of an orphan asylum in New York City. Such is the value of the school drill and discipline had in this institntion that four hundred and flf- taen boys, between the ages of five and fifteen years, were marched out of the building in perfect order. Had a stampede occurred doubtless many would nave been killed or injured. Late on the evening of February 12, Mr. Matt Lyon and Mr. Miller, two graxing the latter's lip, whereupon Lyon retamed the fire and the shot took effect in Miller’s shoulder, mak ing Its exit near the backbone. The wound, though painful, is not serious. A fight occurred on a public road near Green nwood, on Thursday even ing, between a party of whiteg. and a crowd of negroes. Before the "negn>ee were repulsed several on both sides were injnred and one negro was shot. The difficulty was caused by the col ored people refusing to drive their wagons aside so that the whites might pass along the road. The ladies of Fredericksburg, Va., have succeeded in collecting $1,500 to wards the erection of a monument over the mother of Mary Washington, the mother of George Washington. A deed from Mr. G. W. Shepherd con veying the ground which surrounds the monument and grave to the La dies’ Association has been received and accepted. Some time ago it was reported in Washington tliat the citizens of 8ha- ron, a small town in Georgia, had pre vented the recently appointed Repub lican postmaster at that place, by and intimidation, from _ On Monday seven teen of the most prominent and wealthy eitizens of that town were arrested by the United States Marshal on the charge of having committed the offence. It is said that burning the new postmaster in effigy is all that was done and that the Republican ad ministration at Washington exagger ated the affair only to make political capital out of it. On Monday night a shocking and atrocious crime was committed on King Street in Charleston. Napoleon Levelleand his wife had separated, the latter was living with her un- Mr. B. Feldman. On the night .__ied Levelle called his wife to the door of the house in which she was staying and without a word of warn- thot her from the street. Mr iman then went to the door to OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW DEPOT. On the 21 st of last November we were authoritatively inform ed, by letter, that a new depot would soon be erected at Dar lington and our hopes were rais ed to a high point. There was a corresponding decline in that feeling that “springs eternal in the human breast” when the matter was permitted to die away without any apparent ef forts to revive it. Again were we much elated, when the rail road officials visited our town and pictured in glowing terms the handsome depot, set in the midst of a beautiful flower gar den, with pleasant walks, etc., that they were to so generously give us. But another time we were doomed to disappointment of these new promises. But the Darlington people are to be congratulated for they are the most contented we have ever known. They are pleased to remain inactive and to find sol ace in the fact that “things are as they are.” But to be serious, three months have now passed since we were promised this de pot and as yet we see nothing of it. We repeat what we have asked before, will not our peo ple take enough interest in the matter to stir up the railroad authorities ? A little stirring will do them good and will, in all probability, relieve us of many embarrassments and in conveniences, consequent upon our miserable depot facilities. The dqpot is a disgrace to the town and should be replaced by a handsomer and more commo dious structure. posed extravagance. Senator Blair spoke four days on his educational bill this week. The opponents of this measure in the senate have been working very auietly to defeat it, and now they are confidently claim ing that a majority of the Sen ators are pledged to vote against it. In spite of this claim the g eneral impression is that the ill will pass. The hearings in the Ohio bal lot-box forgeries envestigation, which were used by Ohio Repub licans to get even with each other on old scores, have been closed, all witnesses discharged and the committee adjourned subject to the call of its chair man. The last hearing was highly sensational. Foraker called 'Grosvenor a liar, and Wood stated that the forced doc ument was prepared by Foraker, Hadden and himself. Wood has been detected in a good many lies, but there are lots of folks who believe he was pretty near the truth in this last state ment. How’s this for paternal gover nment? Bills have been introduc ed by Republicans in both Houses to prohibit any changes being made in the boundaries of any Congressional district until after Congress shall have made its apportionment of Representa tives on the returns of the census to be taken this year. If Con gress, or a majority thereof, can make such a law there is no limit to what is may not do. Representative Grimes, of Georgia, left a Washington hotel because a negro was seated at the same table with him. Pub lic opinion here says Mr, Grimes did right. Bepresentative Blount’s bill authorizing the Postmaster Gen eral to erect post-office buildings in all towns where the gross re ceipts exceed $3,000 a year is warmly approved by Mr. Wana- maker. Senator Moody has introduced a bill providing for the erection of a post-office building in all towns of 4.000 population. Senator Pierce has introduced a bill for an agricultural com mission to investigate the caus es for the present unsatisfactory condition of the agricultural in terests. The Postmaster General wants a postal telegraph system, em bracing those cities having the free delivery system, to be estab lished at once. He made a long argument in its favor before the House committee on postoffices this week. He believes it would be a great convenience and that it would be self-sustaining. Another big Republican editor has been provided for by the ad ministration. Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press goes to Russia as minister. The Presidential proclamation opening the Sioux reservations in South Dakota to settlement, was sent out from the White House Monday afternoon. The Democratic leaders in the House are now patiently waiting to ascertain just what pro gramme the Republicans propose adopting now that they have everything their own way in that body. conspiracy holding hia sqife SjflJSsIN Ik was the matter, and, without a Bat’s notice, he too was shot by -—He. Mr. Feldman Is now doing 4rly well, but on the following day rs. Levelle died. Levelle la a mid- and domestic differ- to be the eause of CLOSING OUT SALE T INTEND retiring permanently from business and propose to sell isarr zeusttiirei STOCK at COST. These sales will be made EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK except Saturdays, when the goods will be sold at AUCTION. Come one, come all and secure bargains while you can. C. BELLINGER. Feb. 20, 1890—6t Burial Cases aud Caskets. We keep constantly on hand . at our stand, in Society Hill, Burial Cases and Caskets, beautifully upholstered and ornamented ; and we sell them at lower price* than elsewhere 111 HENRY C. BURN. Feb. 20-3in. :hdt r under arrest. ■ It! Washington Letter, Washington, D. C., Feb 14, ’90 [From Our Regular Correspondent.] Mr. Reed’s puppets, the Repub lican members of the House, have humbly obeyed their mas ter’s orders and the new Rules have been adopted by the House. The Democrats made manly protests against being robbed of their rights but their arguments did not cause a single Republican to vote against the edict of the boss—nobody supposed they would. Now that the bars are down and that Congress practi cally consists of Speaker Reed and the Senate there is great re joicing among that thrifty class of people who thrive on extrava gant government appropriations and if one may judge from the number of schemes now before Congress calling for large amounts of money which seem to have the endorsement of lead ing Republicans, they have rea son for rejoicing. If only one- fourth of the money asked for should be voted by Congress, the Treasury would be empty. The country may safely count on the Democrats of the House to keep it on Meeting ef Equalization Board. Auditor’s Office, > Darlington, S. C., Feb. 1,8, 1820. j Members of the County Equalization Board are required to meet at the County Auditor's Office of Darlington County on the second Tuesday in March as required by statutes to transact business of importance rela ting to assessments of real and person- of the county for fiscal 7< By order ' W. H. LAWRENCE, * Feb. 90-8t. Clerk of Board. For hie. House and Broad Street. Feb. 20-2t. lot, well Iftt, located on DaLORME, Sumter, S. C. Talbott k Sons, RicImoiHl, Ya., MMfUFlCTURERS, Will furnish Lowest Esti mates on all kinds of Machinery, Engines and Boil ers, Saw Mills, Old Do minion Corn Mills, Cot ton Gins and Elevators, Cotton Presses, Brick and Tiling Machinery, Plan ers and Wood-Working Machinery. W rite to me for prices be fore buying. Y. C. Badham, General Agent, Feb. 20, ’9$.—lyr. s. o. Notice. BookKr Subscription to the capi tal stocKf the ’’Carolina Fibre Com- pany” uBl be open at Hartsville, 8. C., on the with Instant, and will be kept open until thawhole amount of said stock is takenB J. L. Coker, ” ) Board J. L. Coker, Jr., \ of C. J. Woodruff, ) Corporator*. Hartsrille, 8. C., Feb. 17,1890.-lt. Desirabli Burial Lots For sale by the Grove Hill Cemetery Co. Jso. Siskron, C. B. Edwards, President. Secretary. Nov. 28-tf. Notice. After this date all persons fishing, hunting or trapping on my land, on Ixrwther’s Lake, without permission, will be vigorously prosecuted. W. C. ERVIN. Feb 6, ’90—2iu F" If you don’t like the WATCH You have, trade it off for anoth er at Mason's Jewelry Store. Key and Stem Winding Railroad Watches of All Kinds on hand. Feb. 20, 1890. SHERIFF’S SALES. a 1 E. H. FROST dr CO., vs W. E. DAR- GAN. Execution against Property. By virtue of the above stated Execu tion to me directed, I will sell in front of the Court House of Dar lington County, on the first Monday in March next, or the Tuesday there after : All that tract of land situate in the County aforesaid and State of South Carolina, containing One Hundred and fifty acres, more or less, and bounded north and northwest by lands of Evan P. Lide ; northeast by Alligator Branch ; southeast by lands of G. A. Norwood, and south by lands of Mrs. Caroline A. Charles. Also all that tract of land situate in the County and State aforesaid con taining three hundred and twelve acres, more or less, and bounded north by lands of T. P. Lide; east by lands formerly of Gertrude D. Lide (now the lands of W. E. Darg&n): south by lands of Mrs. Caroline A. Charles, and west by the public road known as the Charleston Road. Also aU that tract of land situate in the County and State aforesaid, con taining Thirty-four and one-half acres more or less, and bounded north by lands of Alexander Warr; east by lands of Geo. A. Norwood; south by lands of John M. Lide, and west by lands of Isgett and Alexander Warr. Same being the several tracts of land conveyed to W. E. Dargan by deeds of Gertrude D. Lide and Evan P. Lide of date November 29th, 1889, and Re corded in the office of R. M. C., in book “B.” page 58. Levied on as the property of W. E. Dargan to satisfy this Execution now in my office. Terms of sale cash—purchaser to pay for papers. W. P. COLE, s D c February 10, ’90 CARR1GAN & SILCOX vs J. A. PAR NELL. Judgment for Foreclosure. Pursuant to an order of court made in this action, I will sell in front of the Court House of Darlington, on the first Monday in March next or the Tuesday thereafter: All that tract of land situate in the State and County aforesaid, contain ing two hundred acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: North by road leading from New Market to Presswood’s Bridge on Black Creek; on the south by lands of J. W. Gai ney, D. Johnson and Black Creek; on the west by same. Also all that other tract of land containing six acres, more or less, com mencing at a comer on the road from Press wood Bridge and running with said road to the original comer between Man gum and Parnell, then with the original line between said parties to a stake on the edge of an old field, then direct to the beginning corner. Terms of sale one-half cash—credit portion payable in one year secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the preinise8,with interest, with the right to the purchaser to pay all cash. W. P. COLE, s. d. c. February 10, ’90. ill Mi StuuM. GEO. C. TOALC, HENRY OLIVES Geo. E. Toale a Co, MANUFACTURERS —AND— W HOLES ALE DEALERS IN Doors, Sash, fllinds, Builders Hardware, AN» WMgitsrial. OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 »mh! 12 Dayue Street, CHARLESTON,- - - S. O Write for Estimates. May 31, 1888. FLORENCE SOOT US IS STOSS! To the Citizens of Darlington and Vicinity i I take this method of thank ing you for the very liberal pa tronage heretofore extended to me by you, and respectfully so licit a continuance of the same. I call your attention to my large and well selected stock of Ladiee’, Gents’, Misses and Children’s Boots and Shoes; not surpassed by any other dealer in the State. I call special at tention to my Custom Made BOOTS and SHOES, which I warrant to fit and give perfect satisfaction. CHAS. BULTMAN. Dec. 19, ’89—Cm LIFE OF TEE Hon. Jefferson Davis.! By MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Watches, To Be Sold by Subscription Only. The prospectus and complete outfit for canvassing will be ready immedi- atel>. II rronf Q wishing desirable ter- rito on thiB great Idr work will please address as soon as e pi BELFORD COMPANY, Clocks, and Jewelry, -Repaired and Warranted, Stubborn Facts that - AT - CrfJrJVOT MASON'S Jewelry Store. Feb. 20, 1890. 18-22 East U3th Street. Feb. 20, 1890. Nkw York. THE VDm ESI — OF Red Rust Proof I s - - BY - Oats UWigli, Mm\\ & Co., Darlington, S. C. September 26, 1889—tf. FTJLL LI3STF OF CLOCKS Of all Kinds, at Lowest Cash Prices. Call and see them at Mason’s Jewelry Store. Feb. 20, 1890. caution bottom. If the dealer cannot aupnly von, ; to fhetory, < W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE FOR OffNTLKMIN. Laced Grain and Creed. ine Calf, Heavy or Waterproof. _ Beet In the world. Examine hi* ~JINE HAND-SEWED SB tMJEWEn.WELTjSHQE.. HOOI^HOES. ■ Button and Lace. HOB. OB, AU made in Con Kress *3 & 02 SHOES ut3tb. S1.T5 SHOE FOR HISSES. For sale by A. J. Broom, Dar lington, S, C. Feb. 20, 1890. Lumbermen! Timbermeni I am a buyer of both pine and cy press timber and solicit your corre spondence. HENRY L. BUCK, Bucksport, 8. C. Jan 80,1890—Im J|/|OMEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED FARMS. For further information apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON, Room 7, Central National Bank Building, P. O. Box 288. Columbia, 8. C Oct. 29, ’89. Will A1STD — NOT LAIV CARDS i. t. WARD. a. o. woods ' WARD A WOODS. Attorney! fc Counselor! At Lav, DARLINGTON, S. O. Wil practice in all Plate and Federal Courts.) Special attention paid to all mat ters pertaining to tbe buying, fell ing, renting or leasing of real estate. Any party having business in this line would do well to oall on the firm, who have control ot some of tbe most desirable property in tb? Town aud Comity. J. K. KETTLE*. C. •» KETTLE* Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys It Counselors at Lav, Darlington C. HS. C. Will practice in ail the State and Federal fourth 11 Prompt personal attention given to collection ot claims. TUv altmtioa of tht farmers of Darling, ton Ctunly ia called lo the fact I but tbir tirai i- prepared to negotiate loaus ot from S80u 10 $20,000, for fir* year*, at a Irw me (if interest. Sep. 2, ’86 ly. t7b. spah. Attorney at I aw. DARLINGTON, C. H„ S C. Will practice in Circuit Courts and Supreme Coart of Sonth Carolina. Prompt attention given to all bu siness, aud special attention given to collections. An unlimited command of money and brains concentrated _. a given point will produce either success or annihilation. Baci by an infallible judgment and an insatiable ambition that kne no impossibility, we claim to place before you Goods and Pr that No Other House has the Ability, Pluck or Audacity to duplicate. Whether they b»| SOLID OR BANKRUt*T, 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 KNOW HO COHPETITIOH! 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. J. BROOM, December 19, 1889. R. W. BOYD, GEE. W. MOWN BOYD dt BROWN- Attorneys and Oonnselors at Ltv Office in rear of Dariingron Nation al Bank. DARLINGTON C. U., S C. PhOMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BU8ISF.88. F«h. 8. ’-7 —ly. W- F. DARGAN. Attorney at Law, Darlington, • - • g. C- Office up tdaii-K, over ibe Post office March 28. ’89 Iv. Gao. W I'ABCAX. avsBT t. TBonrsoa DARGAN & THOMPSON. Attorneys at Lav, jr , No> l bea>( ai‘!« ot In# Puhlia Sqaa Darlington, S. C. C. P. D&RGAJi, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. Practices in tbs Unilr.l Stales Court sad in the 9b a-.iJ 5th cir«'>iis Prom,I lion lo al business entrusted le him. Office in Exchange Street, neat Ibe Dab- LiaoTov Nawa Office. Read these Prices. Call at J. R EARLY 1,000 yards assorted Worsteds at 10 cts, worth 20 to 40ctfi A full line Cashmeres at 121 and 15 cts. We arestil I run* ning our famous 25 cts. yard wide Cashmere in all shades more popular than ever this season. 45-inch Henrietta at 60 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 Depaitment war rant us in the 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 full line of Hardware, Crockery, Tin, Harness, &c. GROCERIES. The GroCK^ Department is large and kept well supplied, at Rock-bottom prices. HARDWARE. At the Hardware Store, Managed by J. H. Early, is Igept Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam Engines, Ac., in fact everything that comes under the head of machinist’s supplies. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. 31,1889. F. 33. FIRE I XT S xm a, 3NT O ES •A-OBSTT. REPRESENTS TEN OF TH.. LARGEST AND OLDEST OOMPL NIBS IN THE WOBLD. Insures all classes of property, inemdiog Gin Houeee, in any partot tbe County. Office over DARLINGTON NEWS building. Decern ni her 6,1888. Dargan & Lide. M-Msrs DARLINGTON, S. G. Having recantly Puchased the interest of Henry T. Thorny son in the -*? BOOK STORE They purpose conducting at the same stand an establishment whiek will be a credit to Darlington County. A full line of Stationery and School* . <i Books always on hand. Law Blanks in great variety. This is the place to buy your ledgers and blank books of all kil at the lowest market prices. A LARGE LINE OF HANDSOME BOOKS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS. Any book not in stock will be ordered out on a few day’s notice catalogue prices. Everytliixig Ton Want in the Stationery Line, OAJST BHI BOTTO-HJr -A.T THE DARLINGTON BOOK STORE. January 16, 1890. DARGAH & IM, Proprwlors. Mlu Long Slaplt CottOR Sial For Silt, 4 AS Seve#iy-flve Cent* per BuaheL 4 A liberal (Recount ia Urge lot*. It makes as much lint per aere ns other cotton, and Bella for ‘ ~~ higher than Short Staple ALSO 10,000 Stalka of Sugar Cane, for plaat- Inj^; makea $50 to doOgallona of molaa- B. A. EARLY, i X Roada, Feb. 6, ’90-tf Cotton.*’ Buiottsyilla l Sociity Hill I of eubecriptkm to the atock of the Bennettaville k L Hill Raff Road are now open at Counting Room of Meaara. V. 0.. k*r * dp Society Hill, S. C. hooka will remain open for atxty i J. J. LUCAS, E. E. EVANS, SAM’L. W. EVANS, J. M.WADDILL, WM. A CARER*AN. Jan $0. v m | , ‘‘■J ifiij