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Hgjliilg ■ ' T ' Thorsday, March 31., 1892. SHEPPARD FOR GOVERNOR. The convention which met in Columbia on Thursday last did its work quickly, but not so quickly as to prevent it from nominating a strong ticket, composed of able and conser vative sons of Carolina. The dispatch with which it accom plished its work was due to un animity prevailing among its members. They had met in convention for one object, the nomination of a ticket, which, if elected, would restore South Carolina t> her former high position. The work was done well. The men selected as the standard bearers are, like the cavalier Bayard, “without fear and without reproach.” Know ing what is best for South Car olina's interests, they have the courage to maintain it. With John C. Sheppard, a man well known and highly es teemed throughout South Car olina for integrity and ability, at the helm of State; wecanonce more count upon good govern ment for our beloved Common wealth. He has passed through the most crucial tests and has shown himself, in every position in which the people have placed him, worthy of theirconfidence. He is no new and untried man, but one who has served his State well and one who can be depended upon for faithful ser vices in the future. There can be no doubt but that Tillman is a failure. He broke the pledges he made the people, and hence deceived them; he has involved the State in a number of law suits, a heavy expense that the taxpay ers will have to meet; he has at tempted to throw stigma upon the judiciary and the legisla ture, governmental branches coordinate with the executive, and has tried to subordinate them to his dictatorship; he claimed to be a friend of the poor man, yet he refused to allow him an extension of time in which to pay his taxes; he accepted free passes on rail roads and, according to his own charge made during the last campaign, he has been “tamed” by these mighty monopolies; he has fought capitalists and driven money from the State, when, if there is anything we need in South Carolina, it is money and lots of it; he has impaired the State’s credit. But there is an old maxim, “Live and let live,” and it ap plies most forcibly to us. We are one people and have our in terests in common. We can not divide, but should bear ahd forbear with one another. The News believes that Sheppard should be elected Governor, but if the majority of people think otherwise, then let it be. This is a free country and every man is entitled to his own way of thinking. We do not propose to villify and abuse those who differ with us ; they are South Carolinians like ourselves and, if they want Tillman for anoth er two years, they, of course, can have him. We will not impugn their motives, for the rank and file of the Tillmanites are hon est men, but will trust to them sooner or later seeing that B. R. Tillman is doing South Caro lina no good, but a great deal of harm and hope that at the primary they will turn him down and put Sheppard in his place. We need a good man for Governor and for this reason we support Sheppard and op pose Tdlman. "" A SERIOUS CHARGE. The Columbia Reyi/iter on Wednesday of last week publish- ed a letter written from Society Hill and signed by one J. R. Burn in which the writer says that “the so called peace and har mony callers are writing to the Republicans in my town asking them to come to Columbia < the 24th., [the day the State Convention met] stating that they would make terms with them” and further that “the anti’s are advising the negroes to register to a man, so that they can vote.” This is a serious charge ; one that a person should be able fo prove when called upon to do so. It is so sweeping in its nature that it affects every anti-Till- manite who is now working to bring the party together. It is • charge that should not go un challenged and the said J. R. Burn should be ready to meet any demand that may be made to prove its truthfulness. He should be able to substantiate fully what he says. Now, we propose to give him an opportunity to do so. The columns of The News are open to him and we challenge him to state who are the parties that are trying to work the negro vote. We promise him that, whoever the parties may 1 e, he may use these columns to ex pose them. We will publish anything he wishes. We give him this opportunity in just'cj to himself. The anti's propose to settle the political differences in South Carolina inside the party ranks. They will make no appeal to the negro and they have pledged themselves to this effect. The News espoused their c iui e and is anxious to expose any men who are playing f.alse. If any anti’s in this County are bidding for the negro vote we wish to show them up before all men. We, therefore, call upon one J. R. Burn to substantiate his charge. Let him name the guilty par ties or else his silence will ap pear to the world as proof that the charge is false. NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE. The Florence Messenqer was certainly enterprising last week. It furnished the people of this section the first information concerning the proceedings of the State Convention held in Columbia on Thursday last. Although the State ticket was nominated after one o’clock Friday morning, the yfennenyer gave its readers the ticket and an account of the Convention’s proceedings at its regular time for publication, Friday morning. The work was deserving of high praise and the Messenger has our heartest congratulations. HON. JOHN C. SHEPPARD. A Sketch of the Gentleman Who has bnen Nominated for Governor Sub ject to the Action of the Demo cratic Party. [News ami Courier.] The Hon. John C Sheppard, who was called upon to lead the fight, is a native of Edgefield County, where his family have been prominent citizens since t^e first settlements in that sec tion. He is now 42 vears of age. He receivedhiseducation- al training in the schools of his county and at Furman Univer sity, where he made a fine re cord. While a student in col lege he showed evidences of power as a debater, and of h^ gift of eloquence that has ma.ie him one of the most effective speakers of the State. He is not only convincing in hisargu ment, but he is irresistible in his appeals. He is as strong in the Court House as he is before the people. Shortly after the completion of his college course the cam paign of 1870, ever memorable in South Carolina, began. He threw his whole soul into the movement and never tired until white supremacy was firmly es tablished in South Carolina. Al though a mere youth in years he was requested to become a candidate for the House of Rep resentatives. Edgefield County will never forget that memor able campaign or the ringing speeches of John C Sheppard. The eloquence of the young or ator and the sagacity of his political advice soon attracted the attention of the people of the State, and the yoyng states man was called to sit in the councils of his party alongside of Gordon, Butler, Gary, Daw son, Conner and the other great leaders of the people in their struggle for deliverance from the oppression of the alien and the negro. When the time came for the assembling of the Legislature all eyes were fixed upon young Sheppard as one of the men who was to lead in that body. From the very first day his position as a leader was fixed. He was always on the alert, and often ticket without opposition* When Governor Thompson resigned to accept a call to a S mition under the National overnment at Washington Lieutenant Governor Sheppard became Governor. He was the youngest man who had ever sat in the Executive chair of South Carolina, but in ability and judgment he is recognized as the equal of his predecessors. His administration moved along quietly, giving great satisfac tion to the people. When the Legislature met his message to that body was thecauseof much favorable comment throughout the State. It was received by all classes with the greatest favor. By many it was con sidered as the ablest paper that had emanated from any. Gov- ernor of the State since the days! The Split-Mar Systa. Hard Tims Si Scam Money Have No Terrors for Us! THIS SPACE IS FOR Building Lots For Salt. T hirty or tony bu Darlington, nearar to ind me THE ADVERTISEMENT OF lota la I . n<*M port and more eligibly litoaUd than any othere in the town, will be sold to approved purchasers on ea terms. B. C. NORM ENT Jan. 14—8m in . —ii Isn’t it Funny? the doughty old 50-per-<‘enters have Throughout 8 the ^lingt^and ^ en ^ 01 ‘ ce( ^ t° CUt their profits Ulld follow breadth of South Carolina there j — # a . was not a single adverse criti-; ^8^ H O ■ IrtrO ii 01711 tVlOrl cism of the able State paper. It * UC .1 XvvlC? C V XX X X9XX was a source of much regret to 1 many that the able young states- man was not to continue at the j ^ ? Well, we will give them head of the executive depart ment of the State. The Con vention of 1886, after several ballots, called the Hon. John Peter Richardson to the Gov ernor’s office. Governor Shep pard was placed before the Con vention byCapt. B. R. Tillman, then a delegate from Edgefield County and now Governor of the State. No more compli mentary nomination could be made of any man than Capt. Tillman made of Governor Shep pard. Circumstances were such that the Convention pressed over the claims of the young Edgefield leader, but his politi cal sun went down to rise again. He left the State House with an unimpeachable record. His administration' had been close to the people, and as he return ed to private life he carried with him the unbounded respect and admiration of all classes of his fellow-citizens. There have been repeated calls ‘made for him to consent to become a candidate for Governor. In 18!K) he was the choice of many, but at that time it was impos sible for him to make the race Governor Sheppard was in no sense a candidate for the nomi nation just made at Columbia, He was at the Convention as a delegate from Edgefield County, sent ihere by a mass meeting of t the people. Many of his friends approached him on the subject | of the nomination and his an-! swer was to one and all the \ same, that it was an honor not j to be sought. He was in favor of calling upon Orr to make the race. When the report of the committee on nominations was made public he was taken com pletely by surprise. He accept ed only from a high sense of du- I ty towards bis people. He will i make the fight wi h all his pow er and if he is not the next Gov- ernoi of South Carolina it will not be any fault of his. Governor Sheppard is a lawy er and has a high rank at the Bar. enjoving one of the best practices in the State. He was prominent as a leader in the political trials before the United States Court, when without hope of fee he fought the Feder al authority for his fellow citi- cens. It was largely due to his ability in the management of those cases that the result was as it was. His legal attain ments are of such a high order that frequently his friends ha' e discussed him as au avilable man for the Bench. The home life of Governor Sheppard is that of a prosper ous and happy cultivated fami ly. His wife is the daughterjof Judge W. H Wallace, and is one of the social leaders of the State. Several children add to the joys of their wedded life. 1 Governor Sheppard is a mem ber of the Baptist Church, and is a consistent Christian gentle man. His wife differs from him on only one point, and that is in church preference. She is a communicant of the Methodist Church—the church of herfath- pnees another slide. Best French Salines worth 20 cts. per yard cut to 10 cts. Frail ard I arker 4-4 Bleach sold at 121 cts., our price Sic Standard brands oi Ginghajns Cl and Sic. per yard. Best heavy Homespun Checks only Gc. per yard. It is useless to'mention Our Shoe Department, as we a t- the acknowledged leaders st Shoes at a low price. We would respectfully call the Attention of the trade to th>' fact that we have added A lASi: or GUOiJKKIES and are determined to name the lowest of low prices on them. We give a few prices to show which way the wind.is blowing: Standard A. Granulated Sugar, 20 lbs for $1. Best Rio U lT-e, 20c per pound. Also the cheaper grade. Be t High Grade Patent F’lour at $0 25 per barrel. Space forbids more quotations, butif \ou will only consult your own interests you will he sure to call on Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. Willcox’s Old Drua Store. McCALL & BIRCH. XKW SPUING LINE OP LADIES’ DRESS GOODS AND TRIM* MINGS, SHOES, CLOTHING. HATS AND GENTS’ PCJRN1SHING l GOODS. Latest Styles and Lov/est Prices. lee'sPreporsd Agricoltural Lime. For Cotton, Corn, Peanut*, OaU, ; Wheat, Clover, etc. The beet Ferti- I Uier for Compact reealte—equal to the Beet Fertilizer on the Market. For ale hr- GEO A. BLAND, Agent, at A. Wetnburge, P**rl 8t Aun. 14, ’01—lyr. WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELR Of all kinde for sale at the ver lowest market prices. Repairing s| six*.laity and eatisfactioDiruarantera, W. T. SANFORD, (At the Racket 8 to re.) * W ANTED-Hides of all kinds ex- cept cow hides. The very high est market price will be paid for foxs mink, otter, deer and sheep hides at WITCOVER’8 RESTAURANT, tf Main St., Darlington, 8. C, miszaat'ZEauBeBEi .«• I*.., SOMMMk iCXir&a IT BELANGS TO Welling & Bonnoitt, Hardware, Cutlery, Guns and Agricultural Implements. Agrents for* JlcC orm rkFlowers,Bind ers and Hay Rakes. Halliday Windmills. Brunson H«r Slides. Law’s Blnck Hames Side Harrows. Iron Age Harrows. Carry a lull supply of Pumps and Pipe tor driv en wells, Rubber ard Leather Belting and ma chine Oils. j N. B —A large number of McCormick Mowers ar^now in use in Darlington and Florence Counties. We keep in stock extra pieces for these machines. M<-h 17, ’(»—»m. Woods £ Milling M IBS EWi s? m vTTTST A very large and carefully selected stock of M &! til Ug ill SlOBir Trill. P. Bishop Parrott; Stenographer and Typewriter, HfOfBce with Nett Us A Nettles. MS LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING SOLICITED. Testimony reported in short-hand end type-written transcript of same furnished at reasonable rates. Good Spelling, Correct Punctaation and Nest Work Guaranteed. Jan. 8-lxr. PETER BOWLES" D OES Urst-elass House and Sign Painting; Kalsomlns Work a specialty. In addition to my other work-* I am now prepared to dj PAPER HANGING, etc. WHe solicits the patronage of Darlington. Notice. I t is proposed to increase the capital stock of the Carolina Fibre Com pany to one hundred thousand dol- Also to place a bonded debt on the said corporation to the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars. A meeting of Stockholders of the said Company will be held at the company's office at Hartsvilks 8. C. on Tuesday the IDth day of April next, at 8 o'clock P. M. to consider and vote 'upon the above propositions J. L. COKER, President. H. A. EDWARDS, Secretary, Mch 17*h—5t. Appointments, Supervisor of Registration, Darlington County. I will attend at the following places, on date named below, for the purpose of registering the voters of Darlington County in accordance with recent Act of the legislature. All certificates of ■ egistration issued must be presented before Dew ones will be issued, or If certificates cannot be produced then an affidavit as to loss is necessary.' Darlington C. H., Feb’y 15, Hch 7, *#, 28, April 4. May 2. Mechanicsville Feb'y 16 Levensworth “ 17 Antioch “ 1* Hartsville “ 10 and 20, closing 8. P. M. lost Jay, Jasper Feb’y 24 Lisbon *• 25 and 26, closing 3 P. M. last day D hiladelphla “ . 27 Lydia March 2 Stokes Bridge “ 8 and 4, closing 8 And Summer The largest and finest lot of Edwin C. Burt’s goods that they have ever carried. A beautiful line of Llftt n.sBrlffili' ft raaefcBiP-jt • ..'-11.' -- .A. — x.-- SHORTHAND r’lorotiL'h sisted 10 t'Onitif* loMirlrre. Write to ISMLSinSSltSlliSSSMUSB, LOUISVILLE, KY. er. -THE- GENERAL NEWS. ays he was he on the floor leading in some of the most important de bates before the House. He en joyed the entire respect and confidence of his fellow-mem bers and had the admiration and love of the people. During the stirring days of the contest between the Wallace House and the Mackey House Sheppard was at his best. Bold in action, he was at the same time safe and conservative. Heneverad- vised a cause that was of doubt ful expediency. When in the course of time Gen. W. H. Wal lace, who had been chosen as Speaker of the House, wasplac eci upon the Circuit Bench, Shep pard was called to the Speaker's chair. He made a presiding officer whose decisions were al ways respected and whose cour teous treatment of his fellow- members made him a universal favorite. He continued as Speaker of the House until 1882. when he was nominated as Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with Governor Hugh S. Thompson. The same success as a presiding officer that had made him so popular in the House followed him into the other chamber. In 1884 he was nominated for Lieutenant Gov ernor along with the rest of the Items of Interest From All Over The World. Hon. Roger Q. Mills, thegreat advocate of tariff reform in Congress, has been elected Uni ted States Senator From Texas. A fight occurred last week in Accomac County Virginia, be tween oyster men and the Vi’- ginia oyster police. Three men were killed and several wound ed. The Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans of Richmond has in vited the members of the Grand Army of the Riipnblic to visit that city during their national I encampment at Washington. The bloody rebellion still con- 'tinnes in China In a recent battle three thousand rebels were killed and five hundred ! were burned to death. The ! government troops only lost five killed and forty-five wounded. Mrs C. K. Smith, of Hollv j Springs, Miss, has given birth to six babies all boys well devel oped and weighing in theaggre- : gate forty-five pounds. They have been named Lee, Jackson. Van Dorn, Grant, Sherman and Buell. The American schooner. Win nie Lawry. arrived in is e w York on Friday from Hayti. after being at sea fine hundred and five days and short, of food sixty days. Three of her crew are missing and it is intimated that they were killed and eaten bv their seven shinmates in or der that all might not die of starvation. Largest Line OF SPORTING GOODS, Such as Baseballs. Bats, Mits, Footballs. Croquet Sets. Ha mniooks,Stretch- Hooks, &c., k ii tie Hit?. Also a full line of small Musical Ipstvuments. Darlington Book Store. Henry Ward Beecher. 1 1H1S faroouv Ktullion will Htnnd the setuton at my place lit Clyde and at J. W. Woodhara'a at Stoke’ii Bridge, alternating one week at my place and the next at Mr. Wood ham’s. Price $2.-». M. J. OUTLAW. It. Clyde S. C. Annual Meeting. T he Annual Meeting of the Dar lington Clul> will lie held in the Room* o f the Cluh on Tuesday even ing next, at 8 o'clock. <'Hirers for the ensuing year will lie elected and other business ot importance will he trails e< ' BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. Mch 81—It. Notice. TMTOTICK is hereby given that Oer- Xxj titieate, No '4. for 5 shares of the Capital Stock of Darlington Light Water and Power Co., standing in my name and belonging to me, also erti- fleate. No. 45, for 10 shares of same atoek in the name of Mrs. Annie For man, hare lioen lost and application will ha made to said Company on the 20th of April next fomew Certificate*. Mar 81—3t B. B. FORMAN. iDRua-s. [•++++++++++•! For Ladies, Misses and Children in all the new shades. In Men’s Shoes they have a stock that cannot be excelled anywhere in qvality, variety or style. Special attention is called to their $8 Shoe, genuine calf and goodyear- welt; also their complete line of Umbrellas, Valises, Trunk*, Ac, and Shoe Findings of every description. Their Hats are just something nobby. Woods & Milling, PROPRIETORS The Darlington Shoe Store. Mar 24—5m IDrAiBoyi + I Desires to inform his friends and pat rons that he is now occupy ing one half of Haynsworlli's Furniture Store (In the Hewitt Block) As a Drug Store, Where he will be pleased to see them. Beg to announce that their stock of new SPRING GOODS IS NOW READY. A large part of my drugs having been lost in the recent fire can there- j fore give my customers the advantage , of a PERFECTLY FRESH STOCKi bought iu the best markets. JOHN A. BOYD. Mar24—tf Town Taxes . O N and after Mond v. April 4. the , tax bowks of the Town will be ! open at tlie Bank of Darlington for the receipt of taxes. J. W. EVANS. Clerk ol the Counc 1. Mch 31—4t. Cheap Wrapping Paper. Old newspapers, answering exceed ingly well for the purpose of wrapping paper, for sale at Tim Dakuxotok Nkws office at 20 cents a hundred. DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS & TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS. For Gentlemen, Ladies, Boys and Children. Readv-made Clothing for Men, Boys and Children. IT A ROW AiRE a. INTO TUNTWA.RE. GROCERIES at wholesale and retail. EVERY DEPARTMENT OQMPE$TE. Cypress Swift Creek High Hill Society-Hill P. M. lost day 5 10 11 15 and 16 closing 8 P. M. last day J. F. GARNER. Sup. Registration. January 28th 1882. THAT THE FARMERS If they consult their own inter ests, should guard against pur chasing low-grade fertilizers, with which Darlingtoa County is now being flooded. Exam ine analyses carefully when you buy, or you may be pay ing for what you don’t get. Talbott & Sons, MANUFACTURERS OF Engines, Boilers, Cotton Seed OIL MAC HIM ER Y And all kinds of Tobacco Ma chinery, Corn and Wheat Mills, Turbine Water-Wheels, Saw Mills with rope feed or belt and variable friction feed, improved dogs and set works and timber guages, graduated to sixteenth of an inch, $200 to $300; Brick Machinery and Wood-Working Machinery a specialty. Planing Machines $200 and upwards. Drying Kilns for brick and lum ber; every yard should baveone. Plans and drawings for con struction furnished. We sell the highest grade of machinery and at low prices. ©. gadhara, QKNERAL AGENT, COLUMBIA, ft. G