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..I — — JarlinQton IIpo. HENRY T. THOMPSON. / WADDY THOMPSON, \ Editor). Tharsday, Dec. 10,1891. five men were instantly killed. LET HIM PROVE HIS INSINUATIONS. Referring to the shortage found in the accounts of the late Adjutant and Inspector General, and to those which Governor Tillman mt/.t existed in the settlements of the clerk of the Penitentiary and of sev eral of the County Treasurers, the Governor in his recent Mes sage to the Legislature, uses the-following language: “These are the fruits of an examination of the books for one year only. What couid be unearthed if the investigations were carried back several years is left to conjecture.” We would like to ask why so serious a matter should be “left to conjecture!'” Such language, when it comes from politicians and office-seek ers in the heat of a campaign, possesses but little significance, and has been so regarded by the people of the State in ti e past. When, however, it emanates from the Chief Magistrate of the State, and is used by him in criticising his predecessors of the same political party, it must be regarded as a most re markable uttterance. Governor Tillman was elected to ■office on a platform the chief planks of which consisted in the grave insinuations he made against those who were then conducting the affairs of the State, coupled with pledges that if elected to office the “Reformers” would “unearth” all irregularities, and bring the offenders to a speedy account. But even without such pledges the Gov ernor’s very oath of office would require him either to prove his suspicions or set them at rest forever by making most thor ough and searching investiga tion into the conduct of his predecessors. How then is it possible for him to gravely an nounce that the result of such an investigation should be left to conjecture, and why should it be disposed of in that indif ferent manner? If Governor Tillman means anything by what he says, he would have the Legislature believe that “an examination of the books” for several years back would “unearth” glaring rascalities, in which case the people of South Carolina and his sworn duty as Chief Magistrate of the State demand that an immediate investigation be made into the subject of his charges. On the other Imnd, if he means nothing by what he says, he should at once explain to the Legislature that he made use of such a sol emn document as his Annual Message to lend force to the false charges which he made against his predecessors while the one who is nearest to the hearts of the people of South Carolina to-day. A well round ed man in every respect, he is acknowledged to be without a superior on the Bench of the State, and his elevation to the Supreme Court would Hhvebeen not only a recognition of his public services in the past ar.d of his thorough qualification for the position in every respect, but it would have undoubtedly redounded to the honor and glory of South Carolina. WELCOME VISITORS. The annual Conference of the Methodist Church is at an end, and the members have re- St. Paul, Minn ibooksthathe had discovered a! Th<3 r'yyjn+nc'f P.n Y ,, *roiTe i ’Yl a mistake which had occurred’ 1wl wuUfcuU WdlgJftiLw ill CLOTHING. Ever offers! in this MARKET The fact is we want to reduce our stock of CLOTHING* By a gas explosion in London on Sunday of last week three persons were blown pieces and 11 our settlement of $-115.30, end j a very large number.killed. that I was yet due the State I A dynamite factorv was that amount for the fiscal year blown up at Haverstraw.N. Y„ a ". d after investigation on Wednesday of last week and ^ found him correct, and I at turned to their resjiective homes. Ten or fifteen per cent increase in the population of a town for an entire week makes quite a demand upon its resources, but the people of Darlington were equal to the emergency, and the hospitality they dispensed was a genuiue pleasure to them, truth, could not have been once paid the amount over to j the State Treasurer. The mis- Trains collided near Worces- take was wholly unintentional ter, Mass., on Friday, causing S 0 n my part. It was simply a j a fearful wreck. Seven per-; human error committed by my- j sons were killed and many in- s‘If, Comptroller General Eller-; jured. be and Auditor Morgan. TllC fifflirCS 111*0 .IS follows: The reliels in China were de- ^ l ** n ^ost earnest! feated by the government ®® ort and desire, since I have SUITS troops in a battle on the 27 and treasurer of Union County 28 ult. Their leaders and six 1 to petform the duties of that hundred men were killed. faithfully and with al fairness to my constituents, and While a force of hands were j f ee i quite thankful that I am employed in tearing down a ! assure j i by the frank express- wall of a burned building, iu : ions of numbers of the best men in the county, that I have given almost unanimous satisfaction in the discharge of my official duty. J. B. T. Scott, County Treasurer. Office of County Treasurer, Union, S. C., December 2. the wall fell, killing five men and injuring twenty. A span of a bridge over the Columbia River, in Washing ton, in the course of erection collapsed on the 30ult. Three workmen were killed and four probably fatally wounded. In a fire in Detroit on Wed- In ! nesday of last week, a man, his wife and three children were I burned to death Two children otherwise with such guests. In- perished iu a )ireat Littk , Rock, telligent, educated, courteous Ark., on the previous night, and genial, there were assem bled together at the several meetings held in the “Confer ence room” last week a truly rep resentative body of Christian gentlemen. Long Vvill the people of Darlington look back upon this occasion as one of the C. IT. OjATES stand formerly occupied fcy Welling 4 Bonnoltt on lo« Street, carries a large and < art fully amorted stock of "Choice Family Groceries,: Ah well as a complete line of OROOICIECIR-X- jAISTID TIISrW-A.RE. Fresh Fruits ancfc\ r egetables always on hand. A la-ge line of Candies and Crackers just received. Goods delivered anywhere in town! R. L. BLACKMON, Manager. FORMERLY SOLD AT $ 3 75 REDUCED TO $ 3 25 << (( it 4 50 4 t a 4 00 «( ti a 6 00 a i t 5 25 (( a a 9 00 i% tt 7 00 (t a a 12 50 a tt 10 50 (( <( a 13 00 it a 10 75 << tt tt 14 50 it it 11 80 u a 15 00 it 11 12 00 it a a 16 50 a it 12 75 tt a a U 50 it it 13 50 a a it 18 00 a it 14 00 a a it 20 00 tt it 15 50 These are our famous Tailor Made Suits, New Goods and none- better made, lb?" Come and see for yourseU. important events in the history ' ( i av . Naming the Twins. [Texas Siftings.] “So you have got twins at your house?” said Mrs. Bezum- j be to little Johnny Saluelson. “Yes ma’m, two of ’em.” “What are you going to name The following are the figures them?” concerning the recent earth-: “Thunder and Lightning.” quake in Japan: Killed, 7,5(30;; “Why. those are strange 1 injured, 10,120; houses wholly names to call children.” destroyed, 89,630; partially de-! “Well, that’s what papa call- stroyed, 28,625; number of per- ed ’em as soon as he heard they sons rendered homeless and des- were in the house ” ; titute; 443,000. vv 7 1 nri ’ii Congress assembled on Mon-! a w. ■■Mi. * Edwards, Norment £ Co New Styles and Low Prices. The fight for the Speak- clocks and jewelry. of the community, and for many I ership was hot in the Democrat- j. <)f I* 11 kil V ls . for . sale th .°. very •” ^ I r * „ .. ... .. .. lowest market prices. Repairing a causcus. On the thirtieth i gpecialty and satisfaction guaranteed. “Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy! For the apparel oft proclaims the man.” —Hamlet. How to dress with the greatest taste is a problem which has interested the world since the time when man (and woman, too, for that matter) was limited, in making a se lection, to the choice of forest leaves. The rule laid down by “the melancholy Dane” for dressing in taste has been the established law of the fash ionable world for three centuries. An opportunity is offered the people of Darlington of dressing in accordance with it by calling at oOlootls Cv Woods’ where is to be found a fall and winter stock of goods, all of the very latest styles, which will delight the men as much as the ladies of the community. W. T. SANFORD, (At Mason’s Old Stand.) Lee’s Prepared Agricultural Lime. years to come will they remem- lc her the pleasure it gave them to * l > allot Hon - Chas ’. F ; C . ris P’. . of F ” Georgia, w r as nominated and he entertain such charming guests. I was e i ected by the House on We trust that the impressions Tuesday. of Darlington carried home by Xhe white rainers of Olive I WhcLt.^fove;. vlnl the visitors were equally agree Springs, Tenn., who recently j liier for Compost results- equal to the able, and that the labors of the released the convicts working 1 Best Fertilizer on the Market. For new year upon which they are ' a t * ie m i nes > 8°* drunk a few Agent, at A. Weinburgs, Fear] St. about to enter will redound to ^ negro miners who had bee £ ! the credit of the great body of j there in place of the con- Christians which they repre-! victs. Make Your Tax Returns. sent. STATE NEWS. Auditor’s Office, Darlington, S. C., December 1, 1891. This oflice will be open for the pur pose of listing the personal property The firm of Fields, Lindley, i Weichers & Co, of New York, j I has failed for a large sum. The s And f ailure Wa , S 5 aU8ed t h l , the for the fiscal year, commencing Nov. less speculations of Edward M. ut, 1891, and ending Oct. iilst, 1892, Field, and his father. Cyrus W. j from Jan. 1st, 1892, to Feb. 20th. ex DblcCall Sc Abuxlt showing some new styles in Dress Goods Riid Trimmings, Cloaks, Capes, Wraps, fcc. Their line of Slices, Clothing, Hats and Gents’Furnish ing Goods Is larger and more complete than ever. They have the newest tilings in NECKWEAR, FULL DRESS SHIRTS, COLLARS AND WHITE BOWS. They will be pleased to have you call .and examine their stock before buying. Gathered From Our Exchanges, Put in Short Paragraphs. Camden is soon to have a Field, the inventor of the ocean i cepting days advertised below for 10,000 spindle cotton mill. | cable, is impoverished by the ^r; y i rrfim\Tti 1 e a jur?rx. re4U,re<1 Mechaniesville, Tuesday, January ; Swift Creek. Wednesday, 7; ffe 11; 12: IS; 19; The Rev. J. H. Pearcy ban re-; t ras h- signed the pastorate of the Bapt-1 A most daring robbery was j Thuraday"' ist Church at Cheraw. perpetrated on a train near St. j Leavensw’orth, Friday, The Hon. Henry John Atkin-1 Louis, on Sunday night of last I Philadelphia, Monday, son, a member of the English week. Six masked men, after /fil”* 7 ’ wLT ,ay i 1 Pasliament, recently visited compelling the engineer to sto]> ’Thursoay‘Jannary 13and it; Columbia. the train, endeavored to enter cypress, Friday, “ 15; . -.r n .. 1 , • ^ the express car. but the mes-! Mtokes Fridge,'Saturday ami « U r' 1,as b r en a pp° iat; ' senger barred the door. They , , Monday, January 16 and edShenff of Hampton County the * b)ew the door open with HaCsvi le’ wedneMiav and W W OU MoTLr P1 term ° f dynamite and robbed the safe 20 and at; W. W. MCieer. 1 of about $75,000. Antioch, Friday, “ 22; „ , . Society Hill, Monday and News comes from China to ! Tuesday. January 25 and 2tS; the effect that no hostility is 1 Filling jury box, last week in January, entertained towards American | „ The following instructions from missinnnries hv the rioters of Comptroller Generals office will be missionaries in tne rioters or obgerved: .‘circular No. 18. second that country. The feeling of , series. The attention of this office has animosity is only against the been called to the fact that in some French and Belgian missions, among the members was the j One American merchant and cause. I one American missionary have been recently killed, but this was only by accident. Dr. Woodrow has been invited to deliver the anniversary ad dress before the Cheraw Lyceum on Jan. 8 next. Saluda Sub-Alliance, of Green ville County, has surrendered its charter. Lack of interest lists ssi CiUi rts's Respect fully, McCall & Burch. Look Out! Look Out! ! For the Munv Bargains Now Being Offered by- MOORHEAD, COX & CO. counties of the State the Auditors have been in the habit of distributing loosely the returns for personal prop- Rev. Thos. F. Gadsden, a prominent minister of the Epis copal Church, died at his home in Anderson on Tuesday of last week. Gen. Edward McCrady, of Charleston, will deliver the ad dress at the annual meeting of the State Bar Association, in he was seeking the office 0 f| Columbia, to-day Governor. There is no escaping On Sunday Dick Lundy, col- . ... , .. lored, killed a son of Sheriff from both of these alternatives. 1 0uzt ’ 8> of Edge(ield Countv . 0 n \V hich will the Governor | Monday a party of men broke chose? into the jail and riddled the ue- —* ; gro with bullets. the NEW supreme COURT. [ q' be an nual Conference of the The elevation of Judge Me-! Reformed Methodist United Iver to the position of Chief Church wasjield in Charleston On Friday last a man entered the office of Russell Sage, in New York, and demanded one million dollars of him. Sage refused, whereupon the man threw a dynamite bomb at him, causing an explosion which wrecked the office, killed the man himself and one of the clerks. Several persons were fatally wounded and a number injured. Sage's injuries were slight. A SLANDER REFUTED. Boots and Shoes Our stock in this line is simply immense; and while we do net Mr. Moorhead has just returnedTrom the Northern markets where he purchased a large and well assorted stock of Dry Goods, Notions, &e. We would like the public generally and the ladies erty and allowing individuals to fill especially to know that we propose from this date to cany a full >ut tlie same sending the said returns stock of j to tne County Auditors without the rs. 1 i Tv Tl l dt oath which attaches to the same be- StllTHe ,‘111(1 D «TI1CY Dl*y GOOtlS 1111(1 !NotlOIlS. I ing administered. The practice must ^ * ] be stopped and each and every tax- | payer will be required to appear be fore the respective County Auditors aMs^gn^'guaniransftrustees^adminis- run strictly a shoe store we have as large a stock as any house in t.ators, etc., and answer the various the city, and expect to sell them at prices that will please eveiy questions as appeal upon the returns, one. And the County Auditors will put these questions categ .rically to each and every person making a return of personal property. When the said return is made, the Auditor will ad minister the oath ami swear the party making the return in each and every instance.’’ Any person, company, or corpora tion commencing any business in the A Large and Vaned Assortment of k: U ui Triugs, Idles (Honks, rCmUf/ (SkUilmi’is pm? (Holbmtj, ^hoc.s ond §iat^, Carpets, fjUGS, &c A Complete Line of Choice Family Ci x* o o e x*i. e s always on hand. Our many Custome.s throughout the County are always welcome to our Headquarters on Orange Street. Woods £ Woods. Hats. Hats. Hats. IS The Treasurer of Union County Cor- , rects a Misrepresenta ion in the Justice was a compliment which ^ be held at® Mo^Pl^ant Govern ° r ' S MeSSaBe ’ was well deserved and worthily J Church in Clarendon County. To the Editor of The News bestowed and the State of South x,r r. . . . . I nnd Courier-. By your permis Carolina has honored herself in ' v • And ® r ^ on > a Promising s i on i desire to make a brief , . ‘ young man of Laurens County, s t a t emen t throughyourcolumns thus honoring one of her most was given morphine by hismoth- 0 f ;] ia t p ar t of Governor Till- etficient public servants, whose er, who mistook it for quinine, man’s message to the Legisla- labors for the best years of his ! 0 . ne da - v °^ as ^ week an< ^ from ture, now in session, in which life have been given in her be- P« lson he died he refers to the shortage in the half, To the experience derived! TT * . . !. reasarer8 'f 1 ™ 8 ! n Charleston, from many years of service in v I,in - in DeLeon died in ’ qq,™ } ^ ; u "ti < ce to°mvself a,m years except umse mc.ipauic <>i fLo rVii..* t, i \r i^ evv York OU Tuesday of last An V S / XL n - 3 ust,c ® . earning a support from being maimed the oup me ( >urt, Judge Me- J week. He was a South Carolin- an d the information of the or from any other cause shall he Iver adds a strong Judicial mind ian and served with distinction people of Union County. I make deemed taxable polls, as well as the many other qual in several diplomatic missions the assertion most emphatically W ' H rmZv Aulim.r ideations which the presiding | andar Presidents Pierce and that there is no shortage in the , ' a. F K Buchanan He was also in the treasurers oflice of Union fEERBONB wanting first class him- offleer of the higheet court of ,“ri«"„f (J.unty, and, ns I underfund the land should possess. Right federaev. the term shortage, there never 7 AL * Darhugfo^S V here in the Pee Dee section of ! v, ru v \r u i r has been a shortage in the treas-1 —————— ’ .Mrs. K. I. M. Hancock, of ure r’s office in Union Countv / l TiW ANTED—Hides of all kinds ex This stock is extremely large, and comprises all the latest styles. We can suit and fit every man and boy in the county. Our stock of men, youths and bops’ OXjOTtUJNTGJ- large, was bought cheap and must be sold. The stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries is larger than ever be- county alter the first'day of January, fore, and we are now duplicating Charleston prices on wholesale 1892, shall within thirty days after i 0 t s; also on Bagging and Ties. We have just received two car! th^Audito'^under ^th^e^ave^ loads of New . Cro P Flour and one car load of Red Rust Pr °of Oats ever was a time when vou felt that your dollars must do a capital emi>loyed or to be employed in 8eed, which we are offerillgvery cheaply. douh 1 P dntv or thev veill trot loft th.if timo iii nnw <uch business unless such capital is We extend a cordial invitation to all to call and see us while in | aoul)jt duty or they Mill get left, that tune is iiomt. shown to be listed in some other coun- { “ALL THINGS GOME TO THOSE WHO WAIT,” May sound well to the Philosopher, but “Huslie or Get Left” Has a true ring to the buying public this season. f there . . . the city. L? r ^ te for ,ls <-. al - v r!,\ r Remember the place I891-92 in accordance with section 21H * of General Statutes. All real es ate owners will be re quired to state under oath all im provements to buildings as well as ad dition of new buildings since making last returns. They are requested to state any ir regularities. errers, or transfers in real estate. Every male between the ages of 21 and 30 years except those incapable of -Southeast corner Public Square, under the Opera House. Yours to please, >UK»KIIEAI), COX & CO. Fire! Pipe! FIRE! J. Goldman 9 the enterprising Pearl Street Merchant, had the roof burnt over his head at the time of the recwit great fire in Darlington, but his stock was rescued, and j Early on the north side of the State where he wna Kor« 1 d A nu K ’ OI urer s office in Union Countv. WL/ A . , P1 ... me oiaie, wnere tie was horn Ruby, Chesterfield County, com- Since T have been servimr in cept cow hides, I’he very high and raised, and where he is best mitted suicide reeentlv hvahr>r>t fu. 1 na .^ e , , btrvill h 111 cst market price will be paid for fox, i i • . auu ru.oeu anu wnere ne is best recently by shoot- that capacity I have always mink, otter, deer and sheep hides has been placed in the store known and most beloved, the mg herselt in the left temple been financially able to meet at WITCOVER'S RESTAURANT, formerly occupied by J. Frank news of his promotion was joy- a a P 1! doI- She only l.ved every demand made upon me Main St., Darlington, 8. C. ously received. Long may he wa^'fired^ the P ro P er authorities, and i* . • ... . i a tired. Airs. Hancock Sj have never failed to do so hvetogracethejudicialermine: mind had been affected for the promptly when there were funds — * The pleasure afforded by the P a «t ten or twelve years. duo ■imfin mv h-n,,i« all persons having claims against said people of Darlington some ! . - ““"us. , estate will present them properly . -I—, • fhe South Carolina Poultry The mention of a shortage in provedto EDWARDT.COKER, ' jOnOlC© IjgirClSinS id Pet Stock Association (in- t * ie treasurer’s office of Union j JOHN F. WILSON, | ^ " during the next 30 days. mientlv rec ivod tb 0 ir * unnual exiwsition in Columbia | a11 K re w out of a mistake whi. h i U( ocnc , I 0, I n AMn i 0 ; n Special attention is called to quently reeaved of the defeat on January 12-16. The premium occurred in my settlement with MISSCS A, & J. f 0111)13111 his stock of of Judge \\ allace for the office list is especially attractive, in- Comptroller General Ellerhe for | A LU persons indebted to the estate' Orange Street near the Public of James P. Wilson, deceased, j« ® where he offers the will make payment immediately, and “ ,( l ua ro> " Here lie onelS Ult election of Judge Mclver was! considerably tempered, how- an d Pet Stock Association ;ih- ever, bythe intelligence suhse- cor P ora ted) will hold its second | County, by Governor Tillman, j j eluding many valuable prizes, the la.st fiscal year. The mis- rpr This association is the strongest * ike occurred in this way: When the Southern States and j n |I_Battled with the Comptroller in Desire to announce to tbeir friends and customers that they have just opened their stock of Fall and Winter ILLI H ER Y Associate Justice, Hon. V Pope having been < l;etcd over him on the 3d inst. by a majori capitalized at $3,000, hence i 8 1 General for the fiscal year 1888-1 ty oi six votes, bo the efforts able to pay all premiumsoffered. 8 • I owed the State $415.30. I of Governor Tillman to use his: —«*— . paid the amount to the State _ T M‘ssage as a means of “boost- general news. Treasurer, and when he sent a in?” the “administmtlon” receipt for the amount it was ti administration can- lums of Interest From All Over The thoughtlessly placed with my didate for Associate Justice 1 y World. o!her receipts ‘ ' ~ J informing the Senate that Judge Emperor Dom Pedro, who i Treasurer. Hence the receipt ing the very Wallace had endeavored to in- wa s last year driven froin the w as brought in as a credit tome " t + i- C?+ 1 vade their prerogatives wilfully throne of Brazil, died in exile i? the last settlement with •* ri ' tn Paris on Friday. Comptroller General Ellerbs, and witnout authority of law. . when it should not have been. was successful after all! Next A**: Q l - P a "> a hotel propri-ISeveial months after the settle t*) Wade Hampton, Judge Wal k; F °r P ni *gfield, -*Ias.s, killed ment I was notified by Comp . . , f • , nis wife on Sunday nightof ast • —• - ’ lace stands out pre-eminently as week and then killed himself. v% ‘ ■ , l SHOES, which for cheapness and dura bility lire not to be surpassed. For Rent. A number of handsomely finished, wall papered rooms on the second floor of our new building, suitable for offices or sleeping apartments, and electric lights and f Or - I they have selected with their furnished with from the state usual care, and with a view to seeur- waterworks. tf. WELLING 4 DONNOITT. Creditors’ Notice. t3T A eontim In that department, ition of All persons having claims against I the estate of O. D. Lee. 8r., late of their past Darlington Countv, deceased, will patronage is solicited, and no effoit P" #se, ‘* them properly proved; and ii/Hlxi.. i?i i i *1 a f . . v all pereons inclebtea wil! make imme- uoiler tieneral Ellerhe that in will be spared to please tbeir cus- d i R t e payment to O. D. LEE, JR., looking over his papers and tomers. Sept. 17—3m Nov. 14, I8«l-8t Executor. Selling Oil BELOW COST. i In order that I may be spared i the labor and expense of re moving my large stock of General Merchandise from my Lydia store to Dar lington, where I purpose do ing business in the future, at the old stand of J. Frank Early, on the corner of Orange Street and the Public Square, I will, for the next 80 days, Sell Out at Prices Less than Cost the stock of goods in my Lydia store. Those in search of the Greatest Bargain of the year 1891 will find them there. Though my place of business is to he changed, I will not for get my former friends and cus tomers, and trust that they will not forget me, but will make me many visits at my new stand | in Darlington, where they willj always find a cordial welcome. ■ Realizing this condition we come before the trade offering imlucements that cannot lie equaied. We do not ask your patronage simply for friendship’s sake, nor for past favors, but we com" as honest business men and ask vour trade for the dollars and cents we will save you. With pluck, energy and an unerring judgment, backed by tie ALMIGHTY AMERICAN LOLLAR, we have secured BARGAINS that no ninety day CREDIT CONCERN can ho t e to reach. We are no longer strangers among 300, but have proven the past four years that we fulfil every promise we make. We now propose ;o sell you goo 's at prices to meet those of your cotton. M ith many thanks to the public lor the very liberal patron age of the past, we respectfully invite everj’oue to call at our new stand and we will prove that we aie still The Leaders of Low Prices. Very respectfully, A. J. BROOM. M. MARCO, j Willcox'a Old Drue Store. November 10, 18$)1. j ®