Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. HENRY T. THOMPSON.) ■ Editors. WADDY THOMPSON, \ Thursday, Sepl, 22, 1892. GIVE US A CHAIN GANG. The present crowded condition of the Darlington county jail reminds us that our prison sys tem needs the attention of our law-makers. There is vast room for improvement here and, while the air is filled with so much talk about “reform,” it would be well for the fact to be remembered that genuine re form can be made in our mode of conducting prisons. To the majority of the negroes the jail is a haven of rest, for there they find a bed and food and, best of ali for them, a ces sation from the labor that is re quired of them to live in the world. The county supports them and they look upon con finement in the jail as a holiday season, when their living is fur nished them, no work is requir ed of them and their hours are spent lolling about, amusing themselves behind the bars. The confinement is no punish ment ; there is no disgrace in it, and they care nothing for the liberty that is taken from them. It is often the case thaj; a negro commits some misdemeanor in order to be put in jail, that he may there enjoy a good rest. In’fact,|it not unfrequently hap pens, that one who has served a term in the jailorpenitentiary returns to his people quite a hero. He enjoys among them an enviable distinction. The jail is a heavy expense to the county that the tax payers have to pay, and there should be s*me remedy for it. It may req^re a considerable change ia the taw to effect a remedy, but the abuse has become so great that something must be done. It occurs to us that a “chain- gang” would help matters. When a person is sentenced to serve a term in the jail he should not be allowed to idle away his time in the cel), but should be put to hard labor. Our public roads are in a bad condition and these convicts should be made to work them. Let them work for a living while in jail as they would have to do out of it. In order to get enough con victs to make their work upon the public roads effective we may go further. In some cases where the convicts are sent to the penitentiary, they could be retained for work on the roads. Those who are sentenced* to short terms for lesser crimes, together with those sentenced to the county jail by the circuit and trial justice courts, would make a very effective “chain gang.” The expense due to keeping a larger number of con victs in the county would be more than recompensed by our having better roads and the plan would be far better than to have a slightly smaller number of prisoners a “dead load” on the county. OUR CONGRESSMEN The second primary for the offices, in cases where there was no election in the first primary, was held on Tuesday of last week. The chief interest in this primary was confined to the race for Congress in the sec ond district. The race was be tween Geo. D. Tillman, who has represented the district for about sixteen years, andW. Jas per Talbert, the present super intendent of the penitentiary, who ia also aprominent Allianca- man. The result was the nomi nation of Mr. Talbert by over a thousand majority. While we have not always admired Mr. Tillman’s course in public life, we did hope that he would be returned to Congress. He stood upon a Democratic platform that was sound with very few exceptions. He re fused to bend his knee to certain “demands,” that now seem so popular in South Carolina. He knows that they are visionary, dangerous ideas of public policy and his refusal to accept them excited our admiration. Had he acceded to these “de mands,” he would have been returned to Congress without any difficulty. Mr. Talbert stands upon a platform that is undemocratic and dangerous in the extreme, but we note with gratification that he has declar ed that his first allegiance is to the Democratic party. He is a Democrat and must, therefore, support the platform of Democ racy. So long as he remem bers this we need have no grave apprehensions of his course in Congress. Of our seven Congressmen, only two, Brawley and Shell, are returned. This is a pity, I because nothing so fits a man to represent us ably in Congress as much as long service. The majority of our next representa tives are new and untried men, consequently wo cannot expect South Carolina to take a front rank in the deliberations of Con gress. We have one hope to bank upon. During the short time that Mr. Brawley has been in Congress he has done remarka bly well, serving his State with credit and distinction, and there is great satisfaction in knowing that he will continue to represent South Carolina. STATE NEWS. Gathered From Our Exchanges, And Put in Paragraphs. Jim Jacobs, colored, commit ted suicide last week in Union county by hanging himself to a tree. He was insane. Mr. Theodore D. Jervey, a prominent citizen of Charleston, who was Collector of the Port under Cleveland, died on Wed nesday of last week. A rattlesnake with nine rat tles and a button was found one morning recently in the cradle with Mr. William Gedding’s child at Privateer, Sumter coun ty. Two severe tornadoes visited two different sections of New berry county on Tuesday of last week. Houses were blown down and crops were destroyed. Five persons were injured. Gen. John B. Weaver, the Third party candidate for Presi dent, will speak at some point in South Carolina on the 28 inst. Tom Watson, the Third party leader in Georgia, will also visit this State. It is reported that Gov. Tillman will meet Watson on the stump. A Spartanburg constable a short time ago arrested Robert Gibbs, white in NoUh Carolin i, for assault and battery. He had fled into that State and the constable brought him back to South Carolina without the pro per requisition papers. The Governor of North Carolina complained about the matter and Gov. Tillman consented to turn the prisoner over to him as the constable had made the ar rest illegally. MULDOON'S OPINION. He Thinks He Could Train Sullivan to Whip Corbett. [The State.] Baltimork, Sept. 19—Wil liam Muldoon, the wrestler, en tertained the Pittsburg players to-day by a talk on theSullivan- Corbett battle. The athlete said he meant what he said, that if he had charge of Sullivan one year and got him away from his gang he would back him against Corbett for every cent he possessed. “That man John son,” said Muldoon, “is no good, but Sullivan will stick to him. I’ll bet that Johnson didn’t lose $100 on the fight. He is one of those fellows who is always getting other people to go in a stake with him. He made the recent fight a sort of a family affair, for Casey, John’s trainer, is his brother-in-law. I’ll bet that Jack Dempsey could have licked Sullivan last week. Corbett is certainly a lucky man. He earned his laurels very easy. Yes, Sulli van isn’t done yet. He will whip Johnson, Goddard and those men who rush, and in this way may get a chance at Cor bett again.” Muldoon’s show is in town. Last night he had a finish fight between two negroes. The men clinched and one back-healed his opponent, downed him and be gan chewinghis face. Muldoon and assistants separated the fighters and threw the half nak ed men in the street. Their clothes were pitched after them. The cholera does not make much progress as a plague in New York. Only one case has been reported since last week. This last case has caused some apprehension, however, because it appeared in a tenement house in a thickly settled section. In Europe the disease continues in virulence. The committee from the Na tional Democratic convention, which notified Cleveland and Stevenson of their nomination, has $1,311 left after paying all expenses. It has been deter mined to use the money in aid ing in warding off the cholera. How a Prisoner Escaped. If we will only rightly use little things it is surprising how ranch may some times be done with them. Avirier, hav ing offended his royal master, was con deinned to lifelong imprisonment in a high tower, and every night his wife used to come and weep at its foot. “Go home,” said the hnsband, "and And a black beetle, and then bring a bit of butter and three strings—one of fine silk one of stont twine, another of whipeord —and a strong rope." When she came provided with every thing he told her to put a touch of but ter on the beetle's head, tie the silk thread around him and place him on the wall of the tower. Deceived by the smell of batter, which he supposed was above him, the insect continned to as cend till he reached the top, and thus tho vizier secured the silk thread. By il he palled up the twine, then the whip coed, and then a strong rope, by which he finally escaped.-Detroit Free Press. —~ - - « — SI IIS^. I Sitk. ' Captain Uava Sliver. Everybody who took a trip on the Missouri a dosen or twenty years ago rememliers Captain Dave Silver, one of the handsomest men that ever guided the destinies of those old timers. Cap tain Sliver is still alive—he is some where in the south. I think. But wher ever he is, he is still the conrtly, stately figure that used to stand forward and bow to the passengers leaving the boat at Jefferson City, St. Joe, Omaha or Kansas City—Westport Landing it was then. They all knew young, handsome Cave Silver—they all liked to ride on his boat. It was the Lucas, I think, one of the fastest that ever rode the river. Hhe wore the champion's deer horns on the pilot house for years. It was hard on Captain Silver for all of the floating palaces to pass out of the river forever, but he had another mis fortune. He had a brother. How he loved himt They were inseparable. One day they were standing near the rail of a big boat just as she was pushing off. The brother leaned forward a bit, the rail broke, and before Captain Dave could catch him the man had fallen into the water. The boat swung around at that instant and poor Silver was dragged under the wheel. “It's Joel" gasped Captain Dave. That was all he said. He had seen his broth er go under the vicious paddles, and he fell into a partial faint. That was one of the reasons that this tall, handsome man, with the elegant manner and gray hair and beard, left the Missouri for the low banked streams of the far south.— Detroit Free Press. ▲uroraa Forty Miles High. The scientists of the Royal Danish academy have made public the results of some interesting experiments, which were conducted fer the sole purpose of ascertaining the exact, or at any rate the approximate, height of the aurora borealis. At Godthaab M. Adam Paul sen, with two theodolites situated only four miles apart, found that the height of different auroral displays varied from one to forty milesl Near Cape Fare well, with a base line of three-fourths* of a mile in length, the best calcula tions obtainable placed different aurora? at from one to ten miles in height; at Spitzbergen it was shown that they range from a height of one-third of a mile to eighteen miles. In this case it will not prove uninter esting to mention some of the remark- ble opinions entertained by the early ex perimenters in this line. Flogel esti mated the height of the various aurora* observed by him at from 90 to 310 miles above the earth; Reim&nn fonnd that one observed by him was at least 500 miles high, and Nordenskjold’s earlier deductions gave such phenomena an av erage height of 125 miles. Then Leem- strome came forward with the announce ment that he had taken notes and ob servations on an auroral display that was not separated from the earth by more than 1,000 feet, while Hildebrand- son concurred to the extent of declaring that many of the displays were below the clouds.—St. Louis Republic. How to Conciliate an Editor. "You look awful blue. What is the matter with you?” "That editor has sent back my last batch of poems. I wish I knew how to get his good wrill.” “That’s easy enough done.” "How am I to do it to put him in good humor?” "Don’t send him any n l<re of your poetry."—Texas Siftings. AnU are enten by several of the minor nations. In Egypt they are eaten raw, with sugar; in Brazil they are served with a resinous sauce, and in East India stewed in buffalo grease or fried in butter.—St. Louis Republic. A Grave In tke Center. The exact geographical center of the United States is marked by a grave— the last resting place of one Major Og den, who is buried on a little knoll a short distance northeast of Fort Riley Kan.—Exchanga DRESS HAKIHG. M ISS REBECCA GAINEY desires to inform her many customers that she has removed to her residence on Mowrv street, in the eastern por tion of the town, where she will con tinue to conduct herbusim ss of Dreds Making. Sep 22—2t The Darlington Building and Loan Association. T HE Regular Monthly Meeting of this Association will be held at the office of the People's Bank of Dar lington, on Monday, 26th inst, at 8-80 o’clock p. m Dues received by undersigned at his office until 6 o’clock p. in., and at the meeting. CHA8. K. ROGERS. Secy, and Treas. ft M BA Florence Opera House. BOIHE PLAIN PACTS WORTH RHADiNG! With the short crop and low prices how are the people to supply tieir many wants? Our answer is, Buy where your dollar will bring you the most. Friendship and small favors in the past were all very well, but this year every dol lar MUST DO DOUBLE BUTT IF POSSIBLE. We claim to be the place to buy, and ask your considera tion of the following— WE BUY STRICTLY FOR CASH and discount every bill, thus buying fifteen to twenty per cent, cheaper than our competitor who buys on four months time. We are willing to give our customers this difference. We have just returned from New York with the most com plete stock of Fill ui fliiltr Millitirj! — Jrj to, Igtitu, Site, Sals ui IMliz - - - that we have ever shown here. No Seconds, Misfits, Off Colors, or Job Lots from auction, but all elegant and reliable goods. Remember, don’t buy a dollar’s worth until you see our stock All we ask is a fair and square comparison of our goods. Thanking you for your past liberal patronage, we invite you to call and see us. Yours respectfully, A. J. BROOM. Wlllcox’s Old Drug Store. ON THE Misses A. & J. Fountain, Derive to announce to their friend: and customers that they have just opened their stock of Which they have selected with their usual care, with a view to securing the very Latest Styles in that department. tWA continuation of their past patronage is solicited, and no effort will be spared to please their custom ers. Sep 22—3m For Rent. 4 desirable dwelling house, well situated. Apply to It. J. 8. GARNER. Dr. Mackenzie** KindnAnii. Here is a story about Sir Morell Mac kenzie which gives a typical instance of his kindness to nonpaying patients. A wretched girl tried to commit sui cide by drinking carbolic acid. She in jured her throat fearfully, and in hospi tal came under the notice of Sir Moreli for a few weeks. She lingered on (being mortally injured) for fifteen months, and when lying dying in her miserable home longed and longed to see ‘ her doc tor’ again. At lust, persuaded by hei entreaties, I said I would go to Harley street and ask him if he would visit her, though I could not reasonably hope for any success. "Can I help her?” he asked. "Not physically, but it would give her untold comfort.” “All right, I’ll go," and go he did that very evening, and, at the farthest verg.- of an east end slum, sat by the girl, suggested one or two simple alleviations, called her "my dear,” and left her with two sovereigns squeezed up in her hand. She died next day, but she had seen "her doctor."—London Tit-Bits. Appearances Are Deceptive. He looked every inch the hog, but he wasn’t. He sat inside a Cottage Grove avenne car, while two women and a man stood just in front of him. One woman held on to a strap, while the other wabbled about in a manner very disconcerting to a man who was sitting. Glancing up uneasily he discovered the cause. The man who was standing was grasping two straps in one hand. The maa who was sitting may have resembled the street car hog, but, as we have said, he wasn't, not by a long shot. Reaching up, he touched the man on the shoulder. “I beg pardon, but won’t you let this lady have one of thoee straps?” Then he drew his pet corn from under the seat and resigned himself to his paper.—Chicago News Record. Sheriffs Sale. STATS OFSUVTHCAROLINA. County of Darlington. A. Sydney Smith & Son vs D. A. Gray. Execution against Property. By virtue of the above stated Execu tion 1 will sell on the first M onday in October 1892, or the Tuesday thereafter, at the plantation of the defendant D. A. Gray, in Darling ton County, the following described personal property; 7000 lbs. leaf tobacco; one Wmship cotton press; two Winship cotton gins; two Winship condensers; two Win- ship feeders; one lot rubber belting; about 36 feet shafting with pulleys; one Liddel engine and boiler; levied on as the property of D A. Gray to satisfy this and other executions now in my office. Terms of sale, cash. W. P. COLE, Sept 22d, 1892. 8. D. C. Sheriffs Sale. STATE OS SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. John A. Hutchinson vs J. C. Richard son. Execution against Property. By virtue of the above stated execu tion I will sell in front of the Court House at Darlington on the first Monday in October next, or the Tuesday thereafter. One buggy and harness, levied on as the property of J. C. Richardson to satisfy this execution. Terms of sale cash. W. P. COLE, Sept 22d, 1892. S D. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF DARLINGTON. By T. H. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, C. M. Wadford hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of T. H. Riales. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said T. H. Riales, deceased, that they be and ap- iar, before me, in the Court of Pro- ate, to he held at Darlington C. H., on October 5th next, after publica tion hereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore noon, to shew cause, if any they have jjtr 24 5m why the said Administration should not l>e granted. Given under imy hand, this 21st day of September, Anno Domini, 1892. T. H. SPAIN, Judge of Probate, Sep 22—4t We JHalseitOtn® Beast - - - One of the Finest Spectacular Dramas Ever Produced Killarney on the Rhine! Carrying a Car-Load of Scenery; all the Transformation Scenes are Lighted up by Calcium Lights. Will positively ap pear at the New Florence Opera House. Manager Thomson assures us that if the peo ple of Darlington care to witness the performance • of a company that carries beautiful scenery and magnificent stage dressing he will provide, as on the occasion of the rendition of “The Colonel,” on the 15th, e A SPEGUILe © Leaving Hartsville, calling at Darlington, arriving in Florence in ample time to witness the performance and returning same night. And challenge denial, supported by trustworthy evidence, that » • • * moods $t Darning have the finest line of the latest things in the way of FOOT-GEAR ever put in this market ******* Also a full stock of Trunks, Valises, Travelling Bags, Umbrellas, Rubber Goods, &c., &c. * * * * * Try our leader, “The Rockland,” a first-class Goodyear Welt at $3 per pair. £ Notice to Creditors. A LL persons indebted to the estate of Sarah Bacot. deceased, will make payment immediately, and all persons having claims against said es tate will present them properly & roved to ELIAS BACOT, ep 22—8t Administrator. Woods & Milling, PROPRIETORS The Darlington Shoe Store. Campaign Notice! We handle the oS'iu|iUbkY if) W^rv Also ft Oping if tlu Fall M Means much to us. At the outset we call the attention of our pat rons with pride to the marked improvement in our Dr©SS .... Th® reason why we have acquired fame in Goods . . . . this particular line is that we make it a study And -and devote our entire mind to this particular Trimmings branch in order that the ladies may be pleased and be saved the usual unpleasant result of ordering from other markets. We offer this season, as the crops are short, our entire line of Dress Goods at a VERY REDUCED RATE Dress Goods sold at 75c, now 49c; Dress Goods sold at 35c, now 25c. Our Novelty Dress Goods sold the same way. One visit will convince anyone that we are determined to sell our collossal stock of Dress Goods and Trimmings. From October 1st we will sell our $1 Kid Gloves in colors and black at 79c. Ladies’ and Misses’ Muslin Underwear in endless variety. In fants’ and Children’s Knitted Underwear. Table Damasks, Nap kins and Towels. Ohi HJlillitiM HxsnsLmmL I s st >H under the management of Miss ylii MilllBry OMEHl Maggie Jones, who is ready to take or ders for the Fall Season. She will continue to please. Your call is requested. Respectfully, gTL <iLjvaU -G&aruua^ “(SHeni- g^ome.” Celebrated Reynolds' Shoes at $1.50 to $5. Other Lines Shoes Guaranteed Solid at $1 to $2. " ’ 1.4.* ’ I w I * _ I Yes, Our Business Is RAPIDLY GROWING- People will trade where they get real bargains. We have been here just one year and all of our customers are well pleased and say they ALWAYS GET VALUE RE CEIVED. We now have a larger stock than ever and we are selling at prices that positively “down” all competition. We have a large and well selected stock of Dry Goods, Cloth ing, Shoes, Hats, Hardware and Crockery ware. We also carry a well selected stock of Groceries, consisting of bacon, lard, sugar, coffee, molasses, bagging, ties, canned goods, tobaccos and cigars. We are selling a real patent flour at $5.50 per bbl., and every thing else low down. Give us a call and we will save you money. We guarantee satisfaction. CO, Hartsville, S. C. Sent 8—Cm See a DRIVE IN CLOTHING This space is re served for JOTE i SANDERS Who are now opening their fall and winter stock. P And HATS under the reliable Elk Brand guaranteed O. K. Second-hand Sewing Machines, $1 up. A full line of GROCERIES as low down as any reliable house can sell first-class goods. Satisfaction guaranteed. Blackwell Brothers. July 21—6m GIN HOUSES! Lumber! lumber!! • • • Mail orders promptly executed. Sep 22—3m. • • • Insure Your Property WITH ~E'. E. ITORMEliTT, Who represents the lmt m im cm n tie m \ Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- claw Companies. September 11,1890 Insure your Gin Houses with F. E. NORMENT, Agent, WHO Offers Best Companies and Cheapest Rates. ’Aug 85—2m. U8T arrived and for »ale cheap ^ lor carii, all car loads of rougn ind dreaeed lumber, auch »* F™®‘ ug, Flooring, Ceiling and Weather Coarding. at EARLY’S LUMBER YARD, on line C. 8. & N. K- R- Mch 24—tf. aaW.B. McCIRl.U.D.S.,* Offers hla professional »ei the people of Darlington and vicinity. Office over the store of Edward*, r 1 *"' ment & Co. Jan 19, ’90—ly