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YOL. XIX, NO. 27 DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1892 WHOLE NUMBER 910 IJ ’S. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS. PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Person: I and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. M iss Mary Coker has gone to Saluda. N. C. Mr. L. M. Norment advertises a horse and buggy for sale. Miss Sallie Wardlaw is visi ting at her former home in Abbe ville. Mr. Eugene Vaughn has gone to Clevelands Springs fora brief recreation. Mr. L. A. Haynsworth ad vertises for sale in this issue a standard Columbia bycicle. Mr. W. T. Thompson, of Charleston, was in Darlington this week on a visit to relatives. Misses Berta and Fannie China, of Sumter, paid a brief visit to Miss Donna Spain this week. The town authorities have been improving the condition of the streets in the western por tion of the town. One of the horses at Mr. Smith’s stables became entang led in the halter on Saturday night and its neck was broken. Mr. C. Alexander is having a large and commodious room fit ted up in the rear of his store for the use of Sanders & Brown as a green grocery It is reported that the Alli ance candidate for Congress in this district will be either Secre- A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT. Darlington Proposes to Give Aid to the Jefferson Davis Monument. A MW HOTEL. DARLINGTON NOW CERTAIN HAVE ONE. TO An entertainment will be giv en at the opera house to-mor row (Friday) evening by the ladies of Darlington for the benefi. of the Jefferson Davis! memorial fund. A very attrac tive programme has been ar ranged, in which quite a num ! her of young ladies will take Ihe 860011(1 ttoorofMr - A - Wem - part. Quite an amusing leap | berg’s*new building on Pearl year charade will be rendered. Street will be used for this pur- It is entitle! “Mr. Brown, the' . .... oily Man in Town.” The lar c If 08 ®' T J e .““e, 18 , very will be a number of lar « e and Wl11 affor(1 anil,le ac * It Will be Located in the Weinberg Building on Pearl Street —Will be Opened About August I. It is now certain that Darling ton is to have another hotel. ANOTHER FIRE AT LAMAR. Mr. R. F. Willeford's Store Burned and Stock Entirely Destroyed. [Reported for This Nkws.J About four o’clock on Tues day morning the slumbers of Mr. R. F. Willeford, who was asleep at his residence, were j (listurbed by the alarm of fire. Mr. JamesHam, wholives about one and one half miles from THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. A Graphic Description of a Hail Storm —Our Correspondent Poetical About Cleveland. ipauts win De a num young ladies and one joung gentleman. A living picture will also be presented, repre senting “A Bachelor's Dream the Night Before his Marriage.’' The programme will be inter spersed with musij by Darling ton's best musical talent. A pleasant evening will no doubt be furnished those who will be present and as the proceeds will be given to the fund for the erection of a monument to the memory of the Confederacy’s beloved chieftain, Jefferson Davis, the people of Darlington should attend the entertainment in large numbers. The p«r formance will begin at 8.30 o’clock. The admission fee will be 25 cents; no reserved seats. Midsummer weather and mid summer low figures on every thing at Blackwell Bros. THE TRIP TO CHERAW. The Nation's Birthday to be Celebrat ed in Great Style. On Tuesday next, July 5, the' commodations for a first class hotel All the appurtenances of the hotel will be on the se cond floor. There will be fifteen sleeping apartments, besides the office, two parlors, a large din ing room, bath rooms and the culinary department. There is sufficient room in the building for all these without any un comfortable crowding. Water works will be placed in the building, and the rooms will be handsomely finished. Mr. Weinberg has already leased the hotel to Mr. S. Wolko- viski, of Manning, who is a veteran in the hotel business. His large experience gives prom ise of a first class hotel, conduct ed in modern style. He is well known to a large number of j commercial travelers, who have in different portions of the State | tested him in the capacity of I host, and all sing his praises as ' a landlord. The building will be ready for On Saturday afternoon a ter- | rifle wind, hail and rain storm . , , ,. struck this place and wrought town came in to pt some medi-1 con8klera ble damage in town ?: ne £T < Dr ;, C ° U ; and and vicinity. An eve witness M r ' \»--!! e *° ri > 8 8tore on . lire i informs us that on Mr. Frank Mr. Willeford was notified and Q an jy’ s pl ail tation about three he made all possible haste to the; mile8 ea8t of here the hail wa8 store. He unlocked the front , nuc b m ore destructive, com- door to p in, but finding the pi e tely riddling corn, cotton and danger too eminent, ho ! tnhftPY*r» TLp first, not risk it. He aroused his who clerk, Mr. E. M. Rogers, was sleeping elsewhere, and they with other help forced the back door open, but it was too late to save anything at all. The entire stock was a total tobacco. The storm came, first, directly from the north and then j instantly shifted to the east, | from which point it was accom- j panied by the severest hail. Huge limbs snapped like pipe j stems and sturdy oaks crashed | to the earth. Some of our best ASHLAND. We have had refreshingshow- ers for the past few days. The builders of the Second Advent chapel near here expect to meet on Saturday next for the purpose of permanent or ganization. Many of our farmers have planted corn and peas on the ground where their small grain was harvested. Those who sowed wheat in this section have made fine crops and expect to try it again. In our last letter we stated that the Advent Conference would convene at Savanna Chapel on the Thursday before the second Sunday in July. This is a mistake. The Confer ence will be held on the Thurs day before the fourth Sunday in Julv. STICK TO DEMOCRACY. loss. Mr. Willeford sbooksand 0 j e trembled for fear that papers were m the safe and are j nuc jj dreaded cyclone was annual celebration of the - _ tion’s birthday. Our Cheraw during the first or second week friends know how to make a 1 that month. Mr. W olkoviski success of a celebration. The bas already ordered handsome returned 1 0 ne given last year was a great furniture for the new hotel, success, but this year’s cele bration promises to excel it. It is not surprising that Cheraw is so successful in this line, however, when it is remember ed that the celebrations are al ways under the able and inde fatigable management of Dr. C. Kollock, the chairman of the committee on arrangements. The orator of the occasion is Congressman J. J. Hemphill. N. C. where summer. Guards will and this the See the bargains in our show window, McCall & Burch. ———•«•—-«•-• A SAD ACCIDENT. A Little Boy Killed by Being Thrown From a Buggy The news has just reached us of a sad and fatal accident that occurred in the Stokes Bridge ' section a few weeks ago. A lit Miss Carrie Montgomery, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. E. Williamson, to her home in Williamsburg county on Saturday last. Miss Ruth Alexander left on Saturday for a brief visit to Columbia. From thence she will go to Saluda, she will spend the The Darlington be inspected by Adjutant Inspector General Farley ^Thursday) afternoon on Academy green at 7 o’clock. In answer to an inquiry that appeared in Thb News a few weeks since, Mr. W. M. Smoth ers wishes us to state that his postoffice address is Una, S. C. Maj.J. J Lucas, of Society Hill, announces in this issue that he is a candidate for Col. Stackhouse's unexpired term in Congress and for the full term following. Miss Rosa Kahn, of Charles ton, is visiting Mr. A. P. Levy and Misses Tresa Witcover, of Marion, and Dora Sternherger, of Florence, are visiting Mr. W. Witcover. uninjured. The insurance on the stock is < | 2,800. Mr. Wille ford estimates his loss above insurance at not less than $1,500. The building was owned by Mr. Elias Wright. It was valued at $1,200 and the insurance on it was only $300. Mr. W T right had another store under con struction and this was also burned. Mr. Willeford is cast ing about for a place to reopen his busines as soon as possible in order that his customers may suffer no inconvenience. G. Lamar, June 27. RIVERDALE. Mr. and Mrs. Willie King at tended “Children’s Day” at Bethel on the 24 inst. Mrs. Anna Perkins and Miss Rosa Lee, of Jovann, paid a brief visit to relatives here re cently. upon us (but some say the y are never, or hardly ever, frighten ed under such circumstances, and we believe it conditionally) and our relief, when calm was j restored, can better be imagin ed than described. We know that it is pretty generally be Mr. Lester Wadford has re lieved that cyclones come only ( turned from a visit to Lydia, from the southwest, but, my! friend, don’t lay this flattering 1 \ ov - ' lr \ Bosoman preached unction of security to your soul al Mechanicsville last Sunday or you may lose it and your afternoon. He will conduct house too. Sometimes they get 8ervi6es at this church on the in such a hurry they never stop n ior n |n K 0 f , hesecondandfourth to think where to start from | Sundays until September. If one wishes to see a model crop of tobacco, he has £nly to visit Mr. R. H. Rogers’ place a few miles below Darlington, His tobacco is said to be the fin est in the county. The meeting of the Y. M. C. A, on Sunday afternoon next will be conducted by Rev. John Stout. The subject for the meeting is, “The cess,” James, I,- 1-8. A notice is published in this issue in regard to the next reg ular meeting of the County The Darlington Guards will t [ e 8on 0 f M r- Anderson Shirley attend the celebration, carry- W as killed by being thrown from ing about thirty men. Eight of a buggy and several others the men will enter the competi-1 c me very near meeting with tive squad drill. The military ' a similar fate. The boy was companies at Florence, Ben- a bout six years of age.' Miss nettsville and Chesterfield have EllenJMcKenzie, a sister of Mrs. also been invited. It is prob- gbirley, was driving in a buggy, able that quite a number of Dar-! she had with her besides the Tit- | lingtonians will accompany the t,[ e boy two vounger children of Guards. The fare for the round Shirley. The horse took trip is $1.20. A special train fright and ran away, throwing will leave Darlington at 8.24 a. a n t he occupants of the buggy m. and returning will leave Che- j t0 the ground. The boy’s skull raw at 10.30 p. m. wa8 crushed and he died the ; ^ following dav. Miss McKenzie Our entire line of summer an( j the two younger children clothing at reduced prices, Me- we re all badly hurt, but are Call & Burch. 'nowon the road to recovery. The sympathies of all who know Mr. and Mrs. Shirley are extend- ed to them in their bereavement. How Mr. Forman Saved a Building 1 from Possible Destruction. j Buy a lhin ~ ~* me r suit at a There was quite an exciting | bargain from Blackwell Bros. scene at the reception of the Darlington Guards on Wednes- j sr jqhn’S DAY. day night of last week. A large | lamp in the ladies dressing room _ . _ . t „ was accidentally overturned | The Co,ored People Celebrate the Day Secret of Sue- an d broken, the oil and flame of Saint John, the Evangelist. 19. Joshua I, spreading over the floor. Thei June 24 (last Friday) is the excitement and confusion was day observed in the Masonic world as the day of St. John, the Evangelist. The colored Masons of Darlington observed Don’t forget McCall & Burch when you want a pair of shoes. A NICE COMPLIMENT. The Pee Dee Light Artillery Remember ed in a Pleasant Way. [Florence Times.] The Pee Dee Light Artilery of this section had a peculiarly pleasant compliment passed up on them at the unveiling of the A. P. Hill monument in Rich mond lately, and one that will awaken many a recollection of the days of the sixties. J. J. Blake, a native New Yorker, who volunteered from this coun ty in the Pee Dee Light Artillery at the breaking out of the war, who fought gallanty through the whole four years and is now a resident of New* York again, happened to be the only repre sentative of his company at Richmond. To him as a repre sentative of this company was given the honor of firing the signal gun for the unveiling. Straw hats are being closed out at a bargain at Blackwell Bros. Glorious news, the nomina tion, the South Carolina delega tion notwithstanding. “It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fears.” Hurrah for our (frover, Msy he live and die in clover. And when lie leaves Buzzard's Bay Enter the White House to stay. Withered be the slanderous tongue, that unruly member, We’ll work for Cleveland night and day and elect him in November; Then three cheers for Orover C. and Baby Ruth, Fit emblems of innocence, virtue, power aud truth. Now call this doggerel without rythm or metre, if you want to, but it “gets there all the same ” These uncouth lines express in but small degree the spontane ous ebullitions of an overflow ing, patriotic pericardium. You had just as well try to confine the eruptions of Vesuvius by Rev. E. M. Merritt has chang ed his appointments at New Chapel from 11 a m to 4 p m on the first and third Sundays. i Gardens and farms in this section have been suffering, but we were blessed with a copious rain Sunday night, which will ' give new life to vegetation. SOME NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ON THE SUBJECT. Good Advice of the New York Sun— Cleveland the Man to Win. New York, June 24.—The Sun this morning, in comment ing upon the Chicago nomina tions, says: “There is one question depend ing on the election of the next President which, in its moment ous importance and vital im perativeness, must seem to every philosophic observer to exceed every other political question that the people are now called upon to determine. We mean the question whether these Southern States which have in herited a negro population sur passing the number of their white citizens shall, by federal law and federal military force, be subjected to the political dom ination of the negroes. “The Republican party is, by its nature and traditions, under the necessity of enacting and executing an election law whose purpose and effect will be to put the negroes in control of several of the Southern States. On the other hand, and by the nature and necessity of the ideas in volved, the success of the Democ racy is death to the force bill project. Killed in this election it can never be revived. “In this view of the contest, what conscientious Democrat can hesitate about his duty? Better vote for the liberty and the white government of the Southern States, even the candi date were the devil himself, rather than consent to the elec tion of respectable Benjamin Harrison with a force bill in his pocket.” UGLY POLITICS IN AUGUSTA. A Smart Aleck Reporter Slings Billings gate at a Preacher-Politician. [J. J. H. in News anil Courier.] Augusta, June25.—Mr. Char les J. Bayne, of the Augusta Chronicle, who for somemonths has been at outs with the Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, this after noon denounced the preacher in a card as a liar. Yesterday Mr. Bayne wrote in the Chronicle A BRAVE DEED. great, for the flames threatened injury to the people and des truction to the building. Mr. Aliiance, wbrnh will be helda'tU. J- Forman, the superinten- Oats on July 15. State Lectur dent of the electric light works, er Jefferies and other speakers was fortunately on hand. He will make addresses. The pub- kept his presence of mind and cooly and courageously picked up the blazing lamp, carried it to the window and threw it into ic is invit ed. We publish in this issue a full e pi and illustrated account of the recent Democratic National con vention. In order to do this we were compelled to omit our se rial story, “Sister Martha ’’ The publication of the story will be resumed next week Rev. 8. I. Woodbridge will preach in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday next. Mr. Woodbridge has been laboring as a missionary in China for ten years and is now enjoying a season of rest, preparatory to returning to China in the fall. A meeting of Rogers Division No 3, U. R., K. of P., for the transaction of important busi ness will be held at the Darling ton Guards’ Armory to-morrow (Friday) evening, at8.30o’clock. The Sir Knight Captain earnest ly requested the attendance of all the members. As was stated in our last h- sue, the campaign meeting for Darlington, which was appoint ed for to-morrow, has been post poned. It is commonly report ed that the meeting, when held, will be at Early’s Crossroads. The cause for this change from the usual place of meeting we are unable to assign. Rev. A. W. Parrott, secretary of the Darlington County Sun day-school Conference, requests superintendents to send at once the names cf delegates to Rev. J. E. Rushton, Lamar, S. C. The committee on entertainment wants everv name before the meeting of the Conference, Tues day evening, July 19,1892. the street. Then the fire was soon extinguished and no dam age was done. Mr. Forman had his hand slightly burned while removing the lamp. Why buy an inferior new ma chine when you can get the latest improved Wheeler & Wil son No 9 or the standard light running New Home on easy terms at Blackwell Bros. THE MASONIC EXCURSION. the day with a celebration A lecture was given in the after noon in the Macedonia Baptist. Chuech to a large audience, by Rev J. B. Middleton, of Camden. The audience was greatly pleas ed with the lecture. A street pa rade of the local lodge followed this. The parade was headed by the colored brass band of Cheraw. The marshal of the occasion was Robert Chestnut. In the evening a festival was given in Hennig’s Hall on Pearl Street. The entertainment was continued until a late hour and was much enjoyed by the partic ipants. Many People Will Take the Trip to the Seashore. The event which is now look ed forward to more than any | other by the people of Darling ton is the grand excursion to the Hammocks which will be f iven on Monday, July 11, b t. David’s Lodge, A. F. Quite a number of. people have decided to take this opportunity to visit the famous seaside re sort. Refreshments will be served on the train and the Just t h i n Burch. received a new line of wash goods, McCall & ON TO GIBSON. The C. S. & N. Railroad to be Extend ed into North Carolina. The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad will extend its line to Gibson, a small town in North Carolina. Work upon the extension has already be gun. The Marlboro Democrat says. “The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad has be gun work on the Gibson and Bennettsville branch and has pitched the first camp near Smyrna church on Mr. J. F. Breeden’s place. The force will be increased this week, and in a month or two the iron horse will be snorting through Adamsville.” A Prohibition Club. The first prohibition club in the County was organized on Saturday, June 25, 1892, at Phil adelphia, with Mr. W. A. Dow ling, President, and Mr. Decker, Secretary. The public is invit ed to be present at the next meeting of the club, at Philadel phia, on Saturday next at 3.30 o’clock. tying a muslin cloth over the‘ an interview with Mr. Cheves, crater, so we let her spout and an imported professional politi had to invoke Morpheus to lull 101311 whom the Prohibitionists us into oblivious and balmy ! brought here from the North to sleep for the purpose of keep- conduct their campaign, in ing us in bounds. The strong- which Mr. Cheves admitted that est and only sensible nomina- ^be prohibition fight was a polit- tion that could have been made. 1031 movement. The Chronicle for a long time has contended green plains. that it was only apolitical move- Waare very sorry to have to ment and this idea the Prohihi- ^ ^ .rL * .. ; TirtrtiOTO ri O xr o rv m* Boswell recovery report Mrs. R. H. very ill and her doubtful. The crops are generally very good but are at least ten days behind. Several of our farmers claim to have the best crop in this neighborhood, but as we have not made an inspection we are not prepared to say who is in the lead. THE REMORSELESS REAPER. Death Claims a Most Estimable Lady of Lydia. Mrs. Margaret Fields, wife of Mr. B. Fields, Sr., died at her home near Lydia on Monday. Her remains were interred on the following day in the ceme tery of Wesley Chapel, of which church she was a member. She was about forty years of age gentlemen having charge of the an<1 leaves nine children, the 6 • • ■ ■ „r whom is seventeen excursion are determined that everybody shall have a good time. The employees of the factory always nave holiday on July 4, but they have decided to take their holiday on the 11th instead, so that they may visit the Hammocks, and it is prob able that a large number of them will join the excursion. The Reynolds shoe will wear easy and last twelve months; found only at Blackwell Bros. eldest of years old. Mrs. Fields was a most estimable lady, a consist ent Christian, devoted wife and mother, and a kind neighbor. The husband and children suffer a severe loss and the sympathies of all are with them. One hundred more old ma chines wanted in exchange for the New Home or improved Wheeler & Wilson No 9 by Blackwell Bros. The Buildini; And Loan. As no quorum was present at the regular meeting of the Dar lington Building and Loan As sociation on Saturday night last, the meeting was postponed until this (Thursday) evening. The meeting is a very important one and a notice concerning the same is published elsewhere. MARRIED. At the residence of the offi ciating clergyman, Rev. B. F. Parrott, on June, 23, 1892. Mr. W. R. Hatchell and Miss Ida White, all of Darlington county. At the residence of the bride’s mother Tuesday, June 28, 1892, by Rev. John Stout, Mr. W. E Honour, Jr., and Mr. Annie, daughter of the late James T.| Bristow; all of Darlington, S, C. On Sunday. June 26 1892, by Trial Justice B.S. Newman, Mr. J. J. Ballard and Mrs. Lula Rodgers both of Harts vile. DIED. In Darlington, on Monday, June 27, 1892, William, infant son of E. S. and Nita Des- Champs, of Sumter, aged nine teen months. In Charleston, on Monday, June 27,1892, Edwin, infant son of L. S. and Agnes Welling, of Darlington, aged seven months. as | tionists have been trying to re- j fute. Mr. Cheves’ words settled the question, and his interview was so hurtful that to modify matters he tries to quibble and get out of it by saying that the prohibition fight, while a po litical movement, is not parti san. Editor Wadsworth, in his pa per this afternoon, made this note: “Col. Cheves has had a We are glad to see some specimen of the ( hronicle s change among our farmers in honor and truthfulness.” the way of planting smallgrain. . As Mr. Bayne vrote the inter- In addition to a fine oat crop view with Mr. Cheves he con- much wheat has been made and . sul ered Mr. \\ adsworth s words from what we hear we expect 38 personally directed to him, that more will be planted next 80 ad te rr ? a(lui ? the Daily Pro- y ear »niotftonz.st he inserted the fol lowing card in this afternoon’s Mr. R. H. Boswell reports a Herald: little over one hundred bushels < jf the editor-of the Prohibi- of clean wheat from #ight acres, t if mist means to insinuate that Mr. G, W. Powe made some-1 a8 the interviewer of Mr. Cheves thing over fifty busheld on five [ was wanting in honor and acres and we hear of several truthfulness, he is a putdllani- others who did as well. mous, cowardly liar. We are authorized to state' “Charles J. Baynb.” that there will be a basket picnic I at Bethlehem on Saturday next, July 2. We anticipate a pleas ant time. The Alliance^nd the school will have the picnic con jointly and it is proposed to make the day as pleasant as possible. Several speakers are expected to be present, among them the President of the coun ty Alliance. UNA. Cotton has been injured by the hot weather. Lalon Lide, colored, was com mitted to jail recently by Trial Justice Josey to await his trial at the next court for chicken stealing. The session of Mrs. G. T. Uresham’s school closed on It is not expected that Mr. Wadsworth will answer Mr. Bayne, but it is said that some of the minister s friends will pay attention to the card. The Majority has Spoken. [From the Elmira Gazette, Senator Hill’s paper.] The opposition in the State of New York to the nomination of Grover Cleveland was not based upon objection to him as a man nor as a representative of Demo cratic principles. Inexpedien cy was the reason the New York State delegation gave the Con vention for its firm attitude against the Ex-President. The New York Democracy held that another nomination was safer and surer, and persevered in that view to the end. Whether that view was well or ill found ed is not worth while to discuss. The majority has spoken. Sub mission thereto is a Democratic principle. The triumph of Democracy serves the public good. Loyalty is the duty. The difference between views of the New York delegation and the delegates from other States was a difference in understandings of what was wise—that wasaU. Mr. Cleveland’s standing in popular favor in the State was questioned—nothing more. He was not impeached as a Demo crat, nor as a representative of Democratic principles. He is accepted as both. There is no question regarding what the character of Mr. Cleveland’s Administration would be. He has been tried. He gave the country a clean conduct of af fairs. He is a courageous man. He is credited with the confi dence of the business commun ity. No fearfulness exists and none can be created. Against that stands the four years’ re cord from 1885 to 1889. The united support of the Independ ent voters is claimed for him. This with the united strength of the Democrat ic party is suffi cient to elect. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Ex-Secretary Whitnty to be Made Per manent Chairman. CihCAOO, June 23.—The new National Democratic Committee met at the Palmer Ho*se imme diately after the convention ad journed. A temporary organi zation was effected by electing all the old officers of the com mittee, viz. : Calvin S. Brice of Ohio, chairman, and S. P. Sheer- in of Indiana secretary. Reso lutions regretting the death of Senator John S. Barbour of Vir- talked here that a Democrat will not be allowed to vote at the coming primary election (Aug. 30, ’92) unless he is enrolled as a member of some Democratic club. I ask you, as chairman of the State executive commit tee. Early reply is desired. Yours truly. A. G Wisb. Washington, D. C. June 1, ’92. Mr. A G Wise, Prosperity S. C : My Dear Sir—I have vour note of the 31st ultimo, in which you asked my opinion as to whether or not a Democrat who is not an enrolled member of a Democratic club can vote at the August primary election. I say that he can, and his right is so clear to my mind, as it should be generally, that I am surpris ed that the question has arisen at all. I am, yours truly, John L. M. Irby, State Chair man. A BLOODY RECORD. Twelve Murders in Fifteen Days in the State of South Carolina. [News ami Courier.] A prominent gentleman, whose attention had been direct ed by an editorial which appear ed in the News and Courier to the almost daily murders recent ly committed in South Carolina, said yesterday that he bad taken the trouble to collect a few statistics on the subject, which showed a result which would unquestionably shock every law-abiding citizen of the State. For a period of fifteen days, beginning with June 5 and end ing June 20, there were report ed in the columns of the News and Courier no less than twelve murders. The murderers were equally divided between the two races, six white and six colored. Greenville County furnishes four, or one-third the entire number. The following is the table as it had been compiled by the gentleman referred to above: Don Carlos, colored, killed Aldrich McKenzie, colored, in Charleston on June 5. Ed Copps, white, killed B. C. Casey, white, in Greenville June 9. Dr. Thomas W. Bennett, white, killed Robert Benson, colored, in Greenville June 10. Ford, colored, killed Laz arus Myers, colored, at Bulow Phosphate Mines June 10. George Fennell, colored, kill ed Sam McCoy, colored, at Hampton June 11. George Gates, colored, killed Robert Simmons, colored, in Charleston June 12. J. M. Sullivan, white, killed Herman G. Gilreath in Green ville June 14. John E. Paul, white, was kill ed by Gus Longstreet or H. Griffin, both colored, in Edge- field June 14. Josiah McSween, white, kill ed Policeman Meggs, white, at Florence June 15. Ben Stevens, white, killed Wash Bbnnett, colored, at New berry, June 18. George Scott, colored, killed Arthur West, colored, at Alston June 18. J. W. J. Morga”, white, kill ed L. W. Hipps, white, in Greenville June 20. Wednesday last. There were ginia and C. A. Broadwater of no commencement exercises. Mrs. Crosswell and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Witherspoon are still sick. OATS. We are sorry to say that Mr. J. C. Register, whom we report ed as ill sometime ago, improves but slowly. The Mt. Elon base ball club has challenged the Union club to play a game on the afternoon of July 4, on the grounds of the former. The Darlington County Farm ers Alliance will meet with the Oats Alliance on July 15. A large picnic will be given and a grand time is expected. Montana were j assed. All the new members were presented. The conmittee adjourned to meet in New York, subject to the call of the (hairman. The impression is that they will meet about July 10. The committee this evening adopted a resolution that the chairman and secretary mould not be selected from the commit tee, but could be chosen from outside the committee. It is understood that this was passed with the understanding thatex- Secretary Whitney of New York, who has managed the Cleveland campaign, will be made permanent chairman of the committee when it perfects a permanent organization. Tammany will Support the Ticket. Chicago, June 24.—Richard Croker pledges the Tammany vote to Cleveland. Speaking of the ticket he says: “We will support Clevelatid just as heart ily as we would have supported Hill. We are Democrats, and when we are for a man we are for him. Why should anyone doubt our loyalty to the ticket?” “The nomination of Stevenson pleases us,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheehan. “We favor him because he is a good Demo crat. When he was first assist ant Postmaster General he was for turning out every Republican and putting a Democrat in his place. We like that kind of a man. The New York delegation will go home to work loyally for the ticket, and so will I.” NOT NECESSARY TO JOIN A CLUB. State Chairman Irby Say* One can Vote Without Doing to. The following correspondence between Mr. A. G. Wise, of our town, and Hon. J. L. M. Irby, will be read with interest by every Democrat, as it shows the status of the Democrats who have not joined a Democratic club, says the last issue of the Prosperity Press and Reporter: Prospbrity, S.C., May 31 ’92. Hon. J. L. M. Irby, Washing ton, D. C.: Dear Sir—It ia commonly MR. GLADSTONE ASSAULTED. Struck on the Nose by a Pebble Thrown by a Woman. London, June 25.—While Mr. Gladstone was driving to-day to address a meeting at Chester, a woman threw a pebble, which struck Mr. Gladstone on the nos3, bruising that member and causing it to bleed slightly. Mr. Gladstone suffered some pain from the injury, and the doctors were summoned, who bathed Mr. Gladstone’s nose and relieved him sufficiently to enable him to proceed with his address. The news of the incident had spread, and Mr. Gladstone was received with a tremendous ovation, cheer following cheer for the “Grand Old Man.” At first, when Mr. Gladstone arose, he was pale and unnerved The bruise on his nose was visible and his left eye seemed to be affected and inflamed. Grad ually he warmed to his work and forgot the injury in devo tion to the subject of his dis course. He made no reference whatever to the incident. At the close of the meeting Mr. Gladstone drove home. Both the motive and the iden tity of Mr. Gladstone’s assailant apuears to be wrapped in mys tery. All that seems to be known is that th* assailant was a woman, and that she aimed deliberately and accurately to strike Mr. Gladstone in the face with a small stone. After the meeting to-day, Mr. Gladstone’s left eye was in such a condition that it had to be bandaged. It is feared that even if nothing more serious supervenes the eye will be use less for a week or more, and Mr. Gladstone will be prevented, to a considerable extent, from tak ing part in the political cam- l ' d Mi\ Gladstone isovorwhulmed this evening with messages of imquiry anc