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.4 DARING JAILBRflAK. THI ESCAPE OF MORGAN, THE RAID ER, IN 1863. A PAMUffe Cut Thronch Twenly-thr«e Feet of MMonrjr by Which Morgan ami Five of If In Officer* Got Free and Scaled (he Prison Wall. [Copyright by American Press Association.] HE eactipe of Mor- | K&n, the raider, from the Ohio penitentiary in Novemiier, 1863, was a bold break for liberty. The raid upon which he was engaged , , when captured was the most dar- 'C i n g undertaking " during the civil war, an<l Gen. £ Morgan was a f uottni fighter and leader whom a n enemy would much prefer to guard in a strong prison than to antagonize in the opea field. The state of Ohio claimed Morgan and his offi cers as offenders against the common wealth because they had been captured while raiding within its borders, and the military commander of the department, Gen. Burnside, turned them over to l>e treated as felons. The party, to the num ber of seventy, were accordingly placed in confinement in a wing of the penitentiary where the cells were set in solid masonry so as to form an interior structure, like a huge cage built in a large room. The colls , were in five tiers and Morgan was on the second tier, and those who ultimately es caped with him were on the first. The doors of the cells were iron grates with bars an inch and a quarter wide and half an inch thick, placed two inches apart each way. ® Morgan's men were not allowed to come in contact with civil prisoners. They were marched out across the prison yard to their . meals, and were allowed daily exercise in , l he alleys running around their cells. The j hall, as the room containing the cage was called, was under special guard. A turn key was constantly on watch, two military sentinels patrolled the room alongside of the cage, the prison guards, warden and deputies made rounds of inspection, and no communication was allowed with any persons except the keepers unless military guards were presnfc. Between sundown' and sunrise the raiders were securely locked in their cells. They wer^ngt permitted to have newspapers and their correspondence was subjected to censorship. ruder these circumstances men of spirit naturally take great risk to breathe the] air of freedom, and the raiders began to sfieculnte on means of escape. One of the ; officers, Capt. Thomas II. Hines, after some j study came to the conclusion that there must be an air chamber beneath the floor of the room, and on consultation with j Morgan, Hines and five others of the same rank resolved to open a hole through the) floor. They began work on the 4th of No vember with two steel ease knives,*and af ter cutting out six inches of cement and! several layers of brick found a chamber underneath, six feet wide and four feet high. T{ii& chamber extended to the end of the wing. The preliminary work had la*en done with great secrecy. I lines’ cell was selected to operate in, and the opening was made in the back part, underneath his iron cot. The material taken out was first placed in his bed tick and afterward re moved to the chamber below In order ttf avoid the eye of Use scrub, Hines secured permission to clean his own cell as a means of exercise. The jiir chamber was found to be too strongly walled in to offer a means ol escape, but-it proved an excellent place for s- retlahir in tunneling, and the plan was confided to several men of the Morgan party not included among those who were to escape. While others were, working in the cliainl>er lielow, which was during tl»c day, of course, when the men were allowed t he liberty of the whole room, Hines sat in the door of his ceil deeply engaged in reading. This had been ids favorite pas time before th * tunnel was commenced, and was a successful device. By a system of signals made with raps on the fiooi 1 lines was able to give notice when any of the guards or keepers were in the vicinity and likely to overhear the work. But with all precautions there were narrow escapes from discovery. The prisoners were taken to dinner in squads, and om day a squad was summoned out of the usual order, while one man of the numbei was in the tunnel. The name of the miss ing man was called out persUtgiiUy, and Gen. Morgan, who happened to l>e in the hall, said promptly to the turnkey “He is lying down in my cell; he is sick.’ Then the general began to talk with the t urnkey in a very flattering manner about a protest he thought of submitting to thi authorities, and in this way beguiled tin unwary fellow until the missing man got out of the tunnel and fell into his place. The work was finally completed, aftei cutting through five feet *of foundation wall beneath the cell, twelve feet of ce men ted filling and six feet of outer wall Four feet of earth was removed to make j; place of egress. As the men to escape won hi l»e confined at night in their separate ceth it was necessary to open passages from each A liKCONNOITKKISG RUSK, ceb into the air chamber. This was done from underneath, And a thin shell of the floor cement was left in place so as to de tcive the cell inspectors. The tunnel led no further than the pristgi yard, and around this w «u wall twenty-five feet high, which llie fugitive* must surmount in some way. For this purpose a rope was plaited from bedclothing torn into strips, and a stove p >ker supplied material for a strong grap pling hook to secure one end of the rojK* to \ a top of the wall. Another nice point was to spy out u place to scale the wall, for i;. could pot be seen from the prison win down by ineu standing o:i the floor There chanced to la* a (adder in the hall Used for cbj-acmg, the ceiling, and one day when it sto 1 i:i front of a window Gen Morgan made a wager w.tii a warden that a certain nimble m.fn «-f his party could mount the long ladder irojn the under sid. hand over hand The feat was permitted and was sucres dully don ■. and at the same time the active prisoner reeounoitered from the top of tin* I idd. r t i..* surrounding out bide. When nil was ready Morgan ami the five w fortunate men chosen to accompany him were provided with plain citizen’s clothing and gome greenbacks, all of which had lawn smuggled into the prison through friendship ami bribery. 9A southbound train was kn iwn t » pass Columbus at 1:F a. ni. t and it was decided to csCu;k* imnie diatcly after the midnight roun 1 of the guard and reach that train On Nov & Morgan learned that a 'prison iasiKction would soon take place, and it w.ts arranged to go out on the first dark 11 ght thereafter The night of the‘dftb w t.s cln j iy uud wa. chosen for the start But herv another 11 ic; |K»int had to Ik*gotiep over Gen Mo gau’- tnu uoorway. i ne wamen turned wie 001 ts sf the gratings without noticing the de ception. A few minutes past 12 o’clock the six men assembled in the air chamber nerved for the next encounter 0 with whatever hitouki oppose their flight to Dixie. The pnly weapons they could command were file ease knives that had been used in dig ging, and which had become worn down to the shape of dirks. A few inches of earth was all that fay between them and the prison yard, and when that was reach ed it was found to lie raining. The guards hud abandoned their exposed beats on the prison wall and were hugging shelter in out of the way nooks to escape the storm The fugitives mounted the wall by the aid of their ro|>e and grappling hook and en tered a convenient sentry box to exchange their telltale clothing for the new outfits which were to furnish a complete disguise From the wall they descended to Uie ground by their rope and landed within sight of a party of prison guards, who stood around a fire absorbed in conversation. Gen. Morgan and Capt. Hines then sep arate 1 fro.n the others, went straight to the railway depot, purchased tickets, and enter.-1 the southbound train. Morgan t »ok his seat beside a Union major who h ipprnvd to be on board, and immediately e ta re I into conversation with him as the In- r means toward suspicion from him s If. The train passed along under the pri -on wall, and the talkative major ex claim 1 to his fellow passenger, “There is \ i re the rebel Morgan is for safe keep ir:g.*‘ ‘ Ves, M replied Morgan, “and I hope they will keep him as safe as he is now.” When the train neared Cincinnati Mor gun and Hines jumped 0(1, not wishing to THE SPINSTERS’ REST. An tlir Abnormal Ro«ImI Comllllnn In County Metro poll*. Bristol, the prosperous luanufactur ing center of Bucks county, is an old maids' town. \yVII informed citizens of thul enterprising borough claim that ihere are more unmarried but mar rfhgcable women tire re in proportion to the population than can Ire found in any other place between the silvery I Me. ware mid the Ohio state line. IJundul esthnates made by the census enumerators place the number of eligi blc* whose years run se from 30 years Happy Hoosier*. Win. Timmons. Postmaster of I Saville, Ind,, writes: ‘"Electric Hitters Has den • more for me t! an ali ether medicines com bined, for that hail feeling aris ing from Kidney and l^iver trouble." .John Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same plate, says: ‘'Find Electric Bitteis to hi- the best Kidney and Liver in du ine. made me feel like a 1 ew man.” J W. Gardner, hardware merchant, same town, says: Electric Bitters is just Application for Charter. Ths Fores Bill Ppc-.o Ixi ay it will not pit vent BUMWm BROS upwHid Hi tit* '•■•l r»"si(l«*iitein. who the thing for a man who is all luiv* kept h l.is 1 ward 1 iipo:i tlie «<'li tary iimi'N ii’i.>:il them, make the than those of the lire* iiiii li I iner cnuii»ciato”>* • Iti n quii't junker li inie on arinto enitle IhulelitTe street is n hnxxl of t!ve inniil* the oMesi i* ue i ie three Hcore amt a*n. and the youngest is nppnsieh itiK the ineii lian of life. Not wt far Hwny dwells the oldest old maid in the town She is n leader in the friends' ehiireh, and three ipiarters of a century ineitsiin-s her years She lias a sister who is already far I e. ad the |siint at wlileh the majority of women marry. HadelilTe r.treel is the most fashiona I aide (lorlioii of the town and stretehos alinit; the riverfront. On it live no fewer than twenty-six feinedes w!m Is* j ; long to tliat el.is* eomuionly called I "old maids ” Proud as Iladdifle run down and don’t ci r • wh h- ei In - lives or uies: lie toumi new strength, good appetite and felt just like lie had a new lease on life. Only SOc. abolil , <it Willcox & Co s Drug Stoic Benevolent lady—‘‘Well, sir,; I have given you a good meal. Are you going away without saying anythin ?" T r a in \ (patting his hat on)—"What d< .011 expect me to sae, mum? Liff no Chauncey Depew.”— Ckicor/o Tribune. From Offering tho Greatest Bargains in the lowest priced goods, for they are oil, MM 0.l!^ ‘ • - a HATS Tlieir (’ustomers have Notiee is hert'hy given that we the andenigned will apply to the Honor able Secretary of State ft r a chaiter, ineorporntiiiK the •"Darling on Far mers AlliaiMte ( "otnpany”; said coin- pay v will do a general nianufactur ng, merchandise, warehouse and eommis- sion business at Darlington Court House. S. C. The capital stock shall lie !f4,!it;0, divided into HK) .hares at $ > e icli. Btsiks of subscription will be open.on and after February 18 at Die office of the Clerk of the Court of Dar lington County aiul at tlm Alliance Warehouse, Darlington. S C. K. W WILLIAMSON, l.Fi AS Mf IN TOSH, Feb. j ,t. S. H. Or 1 NDY. rPTi S vf of making purchaser X XLL gA.0. b j h „ 0 , j,, buy ing the priced goods, for they are generally the dearest; the cheapest are always those you buy which are the beet for the money. If you wish a first-class article in our line, such us n rn nrj o ACilll 'wli w-v w J La Gr ppe Again. During % tlie epidemic of irippe ' L hist season Dr. Kiiig's . ever seen. 1 New Discoveiy for Consumption stns’t may lie id its ree.ml in clinging ' to its girl*. Wo . I a id (,'edar streets , , , ,- . ourpiiw it Tl.t* with numiage in an(1 ( olds proved to In j their eyes seem to have avoided these ! r< Hicdv Ke’por s fit n two th on »uglr fares entirely • M ho Used it COidirn There are nineteen lady scliool teach j thin statement I ht*v were H*) 1 ers in the borough, and a gentleman j Billy (Jlliekly •(!. blit t)l€ conneetecl witli the hoard said that | li pase no bud ciftf-r results Watches, Jeselrv. with but a few trifling exceptions all had fuLsseil the bonier lint* that liomids girlhood Among the number who are enjoying a single life is Miss Eliza Van Horn, a maiden of GO odd years, who looks rip-on marriage neither as a dead failure nor the consiuii:nation of bliss She remarked # *< )h. no. I don't believe marriage is t failun*. but I do tlii.uk then* is n souimI, pnetieal reason for our Bristol girls not marrying. I know of a num her of cases where pcculi. r circum stances separated devotcnl lovers, and the girls are old and unnwirried yet Pliere is pleasure in single as well as in married life.” • Another maiden lady, past the hall ‘•entury mark, said “l had n<» use foi 4 husband, and so paid no attention to the men who came with offers of mar riage A man in the majority of ctisei- ts only that much extra luggage for the woman to carry ” James Monroe Bruden. who east his first presidential vote fortiori. Jackson, said, concerning the fair sex: 'There is an unmarried woman ol over 23 years old in [)n»tty nearly all :he houses in town I cant tell you why, hut they are there Now, this sfhtnge condition of tilings is not the fault ol the girls, for Bristol has o> many pretty girls as any town in the state Only List week two young men m liousc a ratt whs , 0 f oljr town lunrrie l girls from outside * , lung IH ferry me, I N.,w. tlmt v.msn't right.' 'I'he wife of a census enumerator was • jiiestioned aixmt old maids, and she tudied a minute and then replied Ye* I know a few in our ward. I can name eighteen whom I know personal ly. and tills i* one of tin* smallest wards .n the town My husband says then ire more women in the town than men nut there are few bachelors.”—Phila ielphin Ueeord “iirimv n\ ma.ioil run tlu* gantlet of [irying eyes in the city j in <;i*e the fact of the daring escape had Ikhmi promptly discovered and wired ihro id In truth, however, the jail break | •vas : t discovered until after daylight on , •die i!i. for the cots of each missing rnUti la 1 heen pl oiteilwith aserviceahledummy • ) ilc eive the wardmis on their rounds - *en t luxuigli the fed gratings the cots ap ! LMivd to have f lu* usual occufiants The j .v.i «!ii f fugitives crossed the Ohio at j ■ inci.ia.iti in a skiff and were soon among ! Centucky frieiuLs, who furnished horses ; Gil guiles They would need to traverse .c wiiolc of K.mta ky and part of Ten "..•e Iwfore they would lie clear of the .’ui m and of coarse tiie region was diw wil ii Im-iilc sol liers Friends of t lie i, lives »o i! I only jy ! them in secret n a lew days t hey had good pistol.s, money res!i horses, and also eatt le whips to dis raise them as drovers After traveling nearly two weeks they t ik* u.i i i a party of forty of Morgan's '*i n-..: 1 i it h id l»cen cut off daring \ he i 1 n »ril^ un i h: d remained in iiiding ... i-l-ade l to resume his true charac r. and \vn i t!i;> re enforcement marched o tin* Tennessee rivei lielow KTUgston I’licre w.vs no h i.it at liand, hut hy Ihiitow .j'.* ati ax at l he n u.-r ivis .1 It t) he hor. es a:;il num that tlu* work was dis | oveied y Union cavalry t hat was tfillow ig not far be.and Morgan Hines and j irty men had crossed, and the leadei j •ro;»oM«d to iilaae a light, hut was at length | is.-* tailed, and with ililies and four others I to tin* motint litis After wamlenng i om.* 11me ,m.nlc. >ly, Hines left his com ; lanioiis iioide a bridlepath and went to a j louse fi>r a guide While absent on this 1 -rrand lie saw a body of Union cavalry I noving nt tiie direction of tiie general’s tiding place Dashing up Po the cavalry i •ad. r he cried out, "ilurry up, major or | he re.K !s will escape,” and led the scent i n an opposite direction B< presenting himself ns aImme guard, line- kept up tiie byplay fotfhome time, •nt t.imliy had to confess his identity In u t lii-cwoia at deception wtis uplkkll work, i t ‘ i »r;au^>arty had Itecn recognized t tlic nouse where the ax had been t»or owed for t lie raft The cavalry major was • enraged wit h 1 lines for leading him away 1*0111 Ids prize that lie prepared to hang dm oh tlu* spot ‘I would not have missed etiing him (..IttrgauJ lor a thousand dol us it v. » q i have been a general’s corn t;is>mn I r me,” lie declared. A halter was •biced ar < .ad limes neck and thrown over he limb of a trio, when the condemned | .ian coolly said, “Suppose that was ticn i(U ;.in and 1 have led you astray, wouidu’t j . Uitiga member ot his command, deserve • be hanged if 1 had not hone what you : ..u :;e me with?’ i he m jor thought a moment and then claimed, “Boys, h t him alone?’' Ijwus had nn eventful expurieiiqe, but ' ;i . eijmnly escajied When Morgan i. :d li e cavalry galloping away from his Wildly he stalled souUi w:!h the four , an, and after severai -ul\vultures ami ) .irbreadt .-capes irom death reached iiis •Mi lines tiKOUGK L i\Jl.^|Kit StiK-l; lilt; ling. The iraterials ikhhWhJ are one and i half yards of en tonin*. eight small brass rings, one stick of braid and n urge piece of pasteboard. Cut three decos of pasti*I)oa,rd each six and ;i »:iff inches wi(fb and seven and a hall riches long Hound one end of each ni<*c‘* Tear a strip seven inches wide .’roin one side of the print the whole ength. Cover ‘Ik 1 pasteboards with .’.-is. (’ut a piece nine inches long and fhe width of the remaining print. Hem >ne side, and round the other corner *ath'*r the t-ndTind roundinl side and •ew to one of the pieces of pasteboard, running an elastic into the hem. This is to hold yarn. Hem the ends of the remaining print, gather the sides, and •4*w one . lie to the piece that holds the yarn, the other to another piece of pasteboard. Put in loaves on this piece of flannel for needles, and put the lost piece over it, and fasten at the top. Sew the rings to the top of the 'mg. and run in the braid. Cod, thirty cents. —Housekeepers* Weekly. * Norwegian Match**. The Norwegian* yiamifocturers of Hatches oie very jealous of the secrets •f producing tlieir articles, and it is vitii the t.: ...>st reluci.incv* that they an be prevailed upon to disclose any f the details. < . pecially to Americans. ,.s tin* N rwc i.-eis s.a.y tliat after hav ng gnh.e 1 a I : -rativi* murk. ' for tlicit aed(*iies in this country they were aid lenly *':;itout ahout ii a ycan‘ago b) he tariff on the peeking boxes of tin naTches With tiie exception of a few nsignifloant trial shipments i:i 1S8G Nor vv.Tn' has since then not < p >rted any i naieln*s to the United Sens’s. I • lias. I n eom[K*tition with Sweden and tier i uany. had a regular outlet for Uei ' matches i;i India. Australia and China Matches are made in Norway of tin ! wood of t.he a: p. or poplar tree, and vith machinery iuventi.l in Sweden md pat(*ntevl there as well jus in this •ountry T!ie coiiip</*ition of the dif I lerent matches cannot be given; theii hape is the regular Swedi.di one, about J 1-2 indies long, all neatly packed in flat wooden boxes* which are now made by machinery. The cost of manufact iring is a point on which the maim ucturers are very reticent. The sell ng prices are «jnote*I at about lid. (22 ; cents) a gross for phosphorous matclu^ and up to Is. Gd. (d() cents) per gross for safety matched The annual otit , put has l>eon estifRatcd at 40,000 cases »*ach case containing fifty gross boxes Boston Commercial Huilotin. YVImt I’m* rolorcd l.ii'litn Two clini-.'M wlio liml v;u"/i:it stare*, ami were drvsse I in tile latest foils, sal in the Dost >•> train and bobb I up and down as the train sped alone Tiie continuol nppe tranei* and disiipp-ar anee of l eliis, itn’en. rod and white, finally awoltenin t a. ih titute for bruin j in one of t!te:n. wim, wot' hed the sig nals with inere i-in^ wonder. ‘‘Ai ry, me boy." sai I hi. "What is it. Oseahf" "What aw tin s<‘.'" "Titos,, what, (\xeuhr “Titos., wed and (-ween thinjp, that I pewcoive fiittin;: by.” "Those nw litriits. Oseah, don't ye know.” "I think. Alary, tliey aw fialillys o) We <isk you to give ll is rt medt a trial and wo guar; ntec tliat you vvill be sa’istied with r - suits, or tin* purchase price will ><• refunded. It has no equal ii. n La Grippe, or any Throat Ac t or Lung Tro ide. Tria' bottles free at Wtlleox & CoV Drug Stt r L'trge bottles, 50c and ^1.00. " v Genevieve (tiie knowing— ‘Did he ever press you to inarn tiiti?'' Laura (the innocent)— "Oh, dear, no! I shouldn't per- nit him to until we wereengag.- "(!.”—Mnnuei/ft Wei hiy. • • •- -•• • * Bucklen’s Arn ca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tet er, Chapped Hands, Chilblain! 'orns, and .-ill Skin Eruptions, md positively cures Piles, or m >ay required. It is guiirr.nt< e . o give per feet satisfaction, <.] noney refunded. Price 25 els. ter box. For sale at Willcox V- Co's drug f tore. A Liberal Proposition. To the subscriber who pays n 52.80 cents in cash, we* will gi e icomplett set of Dickens’ novels- welve volunies(painphle1 form), md will sendTiiK Daclincm n News, the We kly Xcir.s nm ou, ier and the Southern Cvlti fi/o.", each for one year. Tiif NEWsand the Jdickens' wo ks wiil he supplied for $1.50. T1 is paper, the ('ultirojtor and tin Si‘ie.1 uml Courier will be sent o any address for $2.30 per an- mm, while The News together vith either one of them will b» supplied for $1.05 a year. s'1vp rr ' T g tp O-i i Ci ia Cil wj • Please tfive us a trial, and if we don't rive you more for you.- money tlmt you ('Hit tret elsewhere. Charleston not excepted, we will forfeit the price ot the purchased article. “""EIU SOI) On March 1st we will open the handsomest line of GExiTd, YOUTHS and BOYS : ; i 1 1 J M, iVCAAiNJC, ©ealer in Afine, Ale, Beer, Liquors aiid'Cigars, Fhe Very Fines Brands cl Xj ictui. O r & Aiwtys in Mock A LARGE SUPPLY OF a ITInT WITISKI E'Y Just received which is being sold off at a low price. LOW miOEB Will be made on • Talbott i Engiiits arid Boilers. ; Of- Special ErLuates on Machinery Keiterally, at Bottom Figures. Saw Mills, *200 to Com Mills, $115 to $.t?5. Flaiiersaud Batchers, $200to$1,500. I sell tiie most complete line >f Saw Mills and Wood-Wortting Mac'liiuery in the State V. O. Badham, General Agnel^ S. O s' Buy he Talbott EiiKine, it is the Best. PETER i OWEES TAOE.S first cliiss House and Sign ^ Dainiiutr; Kalsoiniue Work a specialty. In addition to my other works, 1 am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING, etc. tsr He solicits tiie patronage or DarliuKtou. Feb. 27-1 yr FLe Dariington Land Im- pr voieni Company . lave ik-sini?*lt* BuiMiag bo't* tin I *mi tf* for Hal**, A ppl' lo J J. V\ A I <» Pr -i'leni ali«i Tit-aruirr. Jan 24, rW—ly MU 4 A R. K. CHARLES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Daiu.ixoton, S. C. K. 4. KKNXftbV. W. C. HOI OH. Wc also carry a Complete Sto-k of Intuvisliirg C^oocla. von to examine our Stock bc- r (5i?uta It will pay fore buying. Suits made to order if desired. We make a specialty of these goods. r Jvo ’5^ 111*1 ittii* ItK-rfHahig. Tiie eomtnissioner of Indian affair* estimate* that there arc about 2U!,000 Indians In the United States, exclusive nf those in Alaska, wlio are supposed vowictfutod colors." to number atiout 30,(XK), tmd of five "t on stipwisc me, tlscnh. Those aw civilhed tril)e9 situated in different limits. Wlico tiie fellow that l*irt i of tiie country, but whose num " ,lt,r " ,,l< " enri"*" see* those heVtows bers the conmnssioner does not give, he sail wi-ht. When lie sees wed lights (tut of tliis 2111,000 there are 62,000 wlio he knows lie isn't all wif-hL When he wear citizens' dress wholly and 33.000 '-'"'is n lights he he—lie” who wear [M\rt of this dress. There are las purchased the very desirable ilace of business on Dearie Street mow n is The Welsa Store, ind lias stocke 1 it with a choice lint •f GROCERIES, LIQUORS, CiGARS AND TOBACCO. r5“ The patronage of the public it •espcctfully solicited. CW” Notliinit lint first-class articles old, and perfec sa‘ isTaction ttuaran- eed * ZJC Choice Family Groceries a Sp ialty. Jan. 8-*'. Equalization BoarJ. At orrou s Okkick, t Feltruary 16, 181)1. ) The lirtt annual meeting of tin bounty D<iu ilixation Board will meet it the Audi or s olHce on the seeom I’uesday in Ma ch next, to take action m the tax returns of the county foi isr i! year iet()- .l Memlters wii tlca e take notice ti d act in accord- nice » itli this notice, ' )v'. H l.WVHKNCE, Feb. U! 3t Lierk of Board. ever see a in Darlington, including Schlossi 8 3. #I11 oct-30 Bros.’s Fine Clotliing and other specialties. 8TATE of south Carolina. Cot'XTY ok Daiu.ixoton. Court of Common Pleas. \V. IV WinKatc, W. .1. Wingate, Alict Gull y, Klir.alieth Simmons, Bell, Battle, Sarah Wingate and M. K. Frutison, I’iaintifi's. against J. <>. Welters, Louisa Prichard. Lydia Rotters. Mary Dickson. William T. W Iters, Anna Wellers, Rota it Walters, Henry Walters and Ruth Wingate, Defendants. Copy Summon# for Relief (Cemplttini not Sei red.) To the Defendants. J. O. Walters Louisa Prichard. Lydia Rogers, Mary Dickson. William T. Walters. Anna Walters, Robert Walters, Henry Wal eas, and Rutii Wingate: You a < terehy summoned a. d required to mswer the complaint in this -action, which is filed in the offlreof the Clerk •f the Court of Common Pleas, foi the said Con ty, And to serve a copy )f your an wer t“the said complaint 0:1 the subscribers at. their office at Dari ngton C. H. within twenty days liter tiie servi e hereof, exclusi e ot die day of such service; and if you fail to answer tiie complaint withii j he time aforesaid, the plaintilTs in this action will apply to the tfeur 'or the relief demanded in the com plaint. Dated January 17th, A. D. 18#1. NETTLES A NETTLES, Plaintiffs’ Attorneys. To the defendant , J. O. Walt rs. (Oidsa Prieha d, Lydia Rogers, Mart ] Dickson, William T. Walters. Anm Walters, Robert Waiters, Henry Wal 1 rers, and Ruth Wingate: You wii > I ease take notice that the summons ind complaint in the above entitled iction was tiled in the office ot tlu Jerk of tiie Couit of Common Pleas for Darlington County on the 17th day of January, 18:)t. NETTLES & N ETTLES, Jan. 22 (it. .Plaintiffs’ Attorneys. Attorn eys-al-Law, Darlington, - - • <S'. Will practice in all the courts of tiie State. Prompt personal attention given to all collections entrusted to theJirm. Office over Edwatds, Nor- .nent & Co s. I. j WAI, rs. WARD & WOODS. Attorneys & Counselors at Law, hAUUsams n. c. Wil pi ’onriN. cl ice in h! i Molt Sj e. i 1 tt, id j. ii • <1 i IS |.<.| il I g It. lire t,(| n :: ii. ,{i ut c siuc d I) iMIU- els |>» tig I *lit ng ... . ■ Any par 1 • in'tig I II " nlllcl du cl til Ci flrm. »ho m v. ciiiitti l ol It llio- t .'(‘sir ds e |il'C| < Pom ii iii ti (Utility. McCall & Burch. Fire! J. K N r. r l L I . C. .h . N K i I’ l. K Dining the recent tire in our town o ir tor latte vsry nea j being tiiirnt. We moved our entire stock mF g od< out in tli street, and g.«t s o:ne of the.n d un ig‘d. rhic W" wills dl toi ! die next 30 d;t' s at Netties 6c Nettles, Attorneys & Counselors ut Law, Darlington C. II.. .n. < . Will practice ii. ulMlie CI a i < ainl Federal Comi Prompt persona attention ^ vi i. o Collection ot claio.s. Th. nm iiiuiii of Hi. Iirincrs "I bscii.g. on U tini^ it* iin* hiei ilwi» 11<in inn i prep*r«*«l i*i ii**j**n h’** Iomii- ol hi iu flOu lo <10 lot l.ve mi ', hI h i v/ ie . i i ii . e-f. Sep. 2, ’80 ly. t. . tV | \ no AN III N h Y T. 1 nn.V 1*8 Very Low Prices. Njilca cf (aiRaturns. tali.” 22,OU ) wlio can reiui the English ian gunge, and 26,000 who can speak enough English for ordinary inter course. The Indians, too, are on the increase, as shown by the fact that in the year covered by the commissioner's «g»i» ln|W'd into facial unconscious report there were 4,028 births among —Albany Argus them to 3,603 deatiis.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. evil wum in the set on J tier jot ul IHtiMlH hup to thu air cliamber Ikdo-.v. iru i in* of l»n»th«r. Col. Kiu t ..*i! I .Mhrjr in, in In-en |irered for hiai fv$r thi '*peei ii <** CJision, find when the WfirtivOi Or.ieiv i tlu* pnsiMiers Ui tlieir cells on t o* eve.on • of the 27tU. the hroiiier.s, who wiv ol th same stature, exeliauj£e«i piai us a ui waikct into the cells selected, with their backs to ‘•Le.Kh:!*’* Flea Ttite*. ■ One of the very best applications for j the bites of mosquitoes and fleas, also j for other eruptions attended with in- i tense itching, is menthol in alcohol, one part to ten. This is very cooling and immediately effectual. It is also an ex cellent lotion for application to the forehead .and temples in headache, often at once subduing the same.— > New York Journal Offick oktii : M ayor, - j Dari.ngton, S. (h, Feb 20, 185)1. f Ali tax payers and persons owning md controlling property in the Town >f Darlington are hereby notified to make their returns to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of March, 185)1. A penalty of 50 per cent, will be a Uled to all faking to make theii retu ns by the time specitied. By orJer of (’ouncil. Feb. 15) 4t J. \V’ EVANS, Clerk. STATBiOF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF I»ARLINGTON'. ff j/ T. II. Spain, Exq , Probate Judg<. Whereas. VV r . E. King hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of tne Estate of and effect* of J. M. King, deceased. * These are, theref re, to cite and ad- tuoni-h all an 1 singular the kindred and c editors of the said J. M. King, deceased, that they be and ap- Ilow idee. Algy. me l>oy. you have ! bet< re me in the Court of Pro- ngweat l«vnin.” j oatc to I c in hi nt Darlington C H ... .. ... ... ut the :)r<l dav of Marin next, t was. nc«|tiieMSed Alg>". And he ,ftcr publication hereof, at li o'clock 1 in the foreniwm, to allow cauae, if thi y have any. why tlicaaid a lminiatratH n , , , should not he granted. I .("•) Il*r III iCH I - , . I .l • i (tiveil under my band, ’Ins 16th Lfttle (».rl Maw, bow old am I? ~~ I^iw (s. vcivly) —If any one asks you ui you don't know. By the wav. •He what. Algyf* ‘He- - he don't know what’s the mat- all and see the Birgams that we tire tiffi riitj'. Clothing and Hats at cost. Respectfully, .ioyk a sano-: s. o teii it’s rail; in t a talie u street News. little..ami you’d cur to school.- Ircttcr -Good lay of Febru .rv, Anni Domini, 1801. T. H. SPAIN, Judge of Probate. Fbe. 19-2t \V»miii>K U|». She—out y the lias "orii friends, liusn't lief l:c—Well, he had, but he borrowed money from them. They are pretty I hot now — Mumtcy s Weekly. Ad.iii.iistratar’s Sale. I will seli. at Darlington H., at pubtio auction, <fli tin- first Monday in M ir. h. the persona! property, ci.nsist- ; og of I ou.'Ctiohl furniture, Ac., be- i longing to tae Estate of .1. N. Ga. ner. J. S. G A KNEW, 1 Feb. 13-2t Administrator. da a W f 1hlSALl! MEliEOMAWT Wv .have iu stick ati to ari’ivj in a fe.vdiv.s. One ctir load ol Racoti “ ” Corn. . “ ” ‘‘ Flour. “ •* ‘‘ MoIrx.'scm. In fact everything in the “HEAVY GROCERY” LINE We liandle in large quantities. EgCsr* We invite a comparison of prices in Wh ok'sale Department with any market. Respectfully, J. Frank Early. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Execdtivk Dkpartmknt. Office of Secretary of State. ) Department of Public Ijin s. ( Columbia, S. C* January 23rd, 18")1. Pursuant to requirements of an Act approved December 24th. lntxi, 1 will ■tell at Public Sale on the second day* >f March, 18»1, all the rigiit, title and nterests of the State of South i ’aro- ina (the same being a f e simple title) > , in, and to the following property, to-wit: Tliat certain farm and tract of land, containing two hundred and twenty seven and tweuty-one-hun Iredths (227 21-LS)) acres, nioi-corless, in the County of Darlington known an the “South Carolina Agricultural Farm and Station’.’ in Darlington Coiuity. consisting of about 17.7 acres of arable land and about 72 acres of wood land, upon which is one dwel ling house with eight rooms, two dressing rooms and a pantry ; a burn !8 by 72 feet. 24 sto ies, witli forage md cotton room, and a nine foot brick basement containing a silo of tliirty ton capacity—in silo is stored 11.000 pounds of good ensilage whielt will be included in the sale of the land. I wilt also sell nt public sale all the personal property thereon and tppertaining to the said station «nong which are : a corn mill, cotton gin and press, thresher, c caning and fanning machine, a six horse steam engine, wagons, and buggy, farming machines and implements and weigh ing scales, three young mules, fer iii xer*. cotton seed, tobacco, forage co-n Ac. . Term* of sale, for personal proper ty all cash ; and for real estate one third cash an the balance in two equal annual instalments with 7 per cent interest annually on all monevs remaining unpaid from date of safe the credit )>ortiou to he secured by bo:,d and mortgage of the premises the buildings to be insured at ex|iense of purchaser and policies assigned to secure the debt. The sale will be at public auction, to take place upon the premises to l>e soUi ; the personal property will be first sold, immediate ly thereafter the realty will be sold A minimum price at which the bid- dingmust begin for the real estate will be announced at the sale. JAMH i E TIN DAL, Secretary of State and * x-officio Agent of the Sinking Fund, DARGAN & THOMPSON. Attorneys at Lew. Office, Hewitt building (up stairs) north side of the Hublic Square. Darlington,'. V • W- F. DAlGaN- Attorney at Law, Darlington, - • - Office over Blackwell Bros, stoie Matc h 28.’89 1 . T. II. SrAlN Attorney ..t J j;W. DA RHXGTOX, S. B., S. V Will piHdire in Ciicuit L'outts tind Supreme Court "I Soiitli'Ciilolinft. Prompt aileiiMi.ii gtvi.n to all l it sitiess, and special attention • •*' I. U*v tlOllS. » W. LOYD. GKO W. Uli' WN BOYD & BROWN- Attorneys and Counselors at Lav Offic^in brick building south o tile Bank of Darlington. D ARM XU TOjS (' ft, A >. PI OMl'T I’kliSWN IL ATTENTION U ALI, fifMNI ss P.h 3. ’-7-l.y. C. P. DARGAA, Attorney at Law and Trial Justice. Practice* in Hie United S hi- f C( urt nt. in the ffh and 5th ctrc ’iiB Prnfii^« aBeti tion to«l »*»tirii«ipf] tf, him. Office, Ward’s Lane, next t barber shop. P. Bishop Parrott Stenographer and Typewriter HrOlHce wilh Nettles & Nettles g LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING SOLICITED. Testimony reported in short-ham and type-written transcript of sam furnished at reasonable rates. flood Spelling, Correct Punctu&tioi and Neat Work Guaranteed. Jan. 8-1jt. JOHN B. FLUID, COLLECTION AGENT; offers ids services to the businei of Darlington. Prompt persot tention given to the collection o and merchandise accounts. C found at the law office of W 1 g.in, Esq., over Blackwell Broe’ ocm-ttO