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- mm*: ■ Z" VOL. XIX, NO. 45. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1892. WHOLE NUMBER 928. LOCH LKom MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Persons! end Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Thursday, the 24 inst, has been set apart as Thanksgivings Day. Miss Andrea Schroeder, of Charleston, is visiting Mrs. L. S. Welling. * Miss Kate Lewis, of Timmons- ville, is in town visiting Miss Alice Parrott. Mr. Howard A. Edwards is erecting a residence at the foot of New Street. Miss Helen Harrell, of Lydia, was in Darlington this week, visiting the Misses Kelly. Mrs. G. W. McGee, the moth er of Mrs. C. S. McCullough, died at her home in Belton, S. C„ on Thursday night last. Quite a number from thetown and county attended Charles ton’s Gala Week, though the crowd from this section was not as large as heretofore. On Sunday morning, Rev. John Stout preached the first of a series of sermons on the com mandments, which he proposes to deliver on every Sunday morning. Leo, the Indian medicineman, still continues to daily draw large crowds to his stand on the north side of the Square. He seems to be selling a large amount of medicine. Dorsey Goodlin, a negro who lives on Mr. John H. Ham’s lace, near Timmonsville, beat is six-year-old step-daughter to death on the 29 ult. He is now lodged in the Florence jail. THEY DREW DUMB WATCHES. A Fakir Practices a Fraud Unon the People and Then Skips the Town. On Saturday afternoon a white man, a stranger in the town, took a prominent stand on the Square and opened a lottery. With a slick tongue and glittering promises he ex horted the people to take chan ces, saying that he would give out several watches in the draw ing and to those who were not so fortunate as togetthe watch es he would give presents. One dollar was the price of achance. A number of people dropped their dollars into the hat and then the drawing took place. The watches drawn were little dumb watches made for chil dren’s toys and all who did not receive a dumb watch received a brass pen as a present. It was the most diabolical fraud that has been perpetrated in this j town in a long time. When the authorities heard about it, they sent the police to arrest the fakir. They repaired to his boarding house on Saturday evening, but he saw them ap proaching and immediately took ' “leg bail” to parts unknown. »♦«»— We have a few more pieces of Kentucky jeans than we should have and, to reduce our stock, will give bargains in this line., Joye & Sanders. COURT PROCEEDINGS. | The Jury Find* Cox Guilty, but He is Given a New Trial on Two Counts. In the case of Mr. Manly Wilkes, charged with burning | Lake Swamp Church, in the Timmonsville . neighborhood, which was being tried at the hour that we went to press last week, the jury were unable to agree, and after they had re mained out all night in consul tation, a mistrial was ordered on Thursday morning. It is THE COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL SECTIONS AS TOLD BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Lamar Locals—Tax Collections Light — New Buildings — Crops Short—Personals. The potato crop has been gathered and has proven to be only about one half a crop. Some of our farmers have sown oats, while others are VICTOR I* said that they stood six for con- waiting for rain and a big frost, y^tionand six in favor of ac- Mr Spencer of Bishopville( The trial of Mr. L. N. Cox who «. a Photographer has under the • charges preferred 8 P read hl8 caavas at thl8 V lace - against him by the Darlington Mr. J. R. Jowers returned on Light, Water and Power Co. Friday from Kershaw, where was begun on Tuesday morning, he had been for several days on AN HONEST MAN REWARDED HIS COUNTRYMEN. BY f! hi On Sunday morning next, the churches in the Welsh Neck Baptist Association will elect delegates to the annual meeting which will be held in Timmons ville during the latter part of this month. Rev. J.. A. Rice having been pastor of the Methodist Church here for four years, will not be returned after Conference. He will preach his farewell sermon Sunday night next. Mr. J. D. Atkinson has biought to The News office two stalks of sugar cane, each over six feet high, which were raised on his place. They grew volun tarily from the stubble of last year’s crop. Messrs McCullough & Black- well have purchased a handsome new ’bus for their passenger traffic to and from the depots. Mr. L. E. Smith has also pur chased a handsome new ’bus for the same purpose. The gin house on Mr. M. M. Gray’s place, in Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire on Tues day night. The gin and press were lost and also the seed from one bale ofcotton, which belong ed to Mr. Joe Pipkin. The fall races of the Florence Driving Association will take place in Florence to-day and to morrow. Some fine races have been arranged for the occasion. Quite a crowd will probably at tend from this place. The banks and most of the stores were closed on Tuesday, the day of election. The saloons, were closed, in accor dance with the law, from six o’clock Monday afternoon to six o’clock Wednesday morning. The 0. S. & N. R. R. will sell round trip tickets to Columbia on account of the State Fair at Columbia Nov. 13th, to 18th, in clusive with final limit of tick ets Nov. 21st, on basis of about one cent per mile for total dis tance traveled. Mr. G. W. Modlin, who lives about two miles south of Dar lington, on the Florence road, lost his barn by fire on Monday afternoon. He had #150 insur ance on the building, but it could not be ascertain whether this will cover the loss. Rev. J. A. Brunson delivered a very interesting and instruc tive address on Japan at the prayer meeting in the Baptist Church on Tuesday evening. He will deliver another address in the Baptist Church on the same subject on a Sunday morning of an early date, which will be an nounced later. When Rev. I. P. Biockenton was recently elected Moderator of the Pee Dee Association (colored), it was the tenth con secutive that he was elected to that office. He has also held the position of President of the colored State Baptist Associa tion for sixteen consecutive terms. The Chick Medicine Company remained over this week and will continue to give perform ances in the opera house every night this week, except to-night when the minstrels will hold the boards. Mr. Chick and his company have mado a very fa vorable impression in Darling ton for their gentlemanly con duct and their creditable per- formaacee. Be sure to see the minstrels at the opera house to-night, adv. NOVEMBER SaLEDAY. A Large Crowd in Town—A Few Offi cial Sates. » Monday was saleday and the large crowd on the streets gave the town quite a lively appear ance. Only a few official sales were made. The clerk of the Court sold, in the case of Gus tave B. McSween,et al, vs J. A. McSween, et al, 291, acres in Swift Creek township in four lots as follows : 91 acres to W. A. Brunson at $17 per acre ; 72 acres to same party at $14,75 per acre ; 02 acres to same party at $12 per acre; 66 acres to A. B. Davis at $10,50 per acre. The Sheriff made only one sale of real estate. He sold in the case ofC. B. Edwards, et al, vs L. S. Jordan, 29 acres in High Hill township to the estate of B. W. Edwards for $204. The Sheriff also made a small sale of personal property. If you will keep up with our remnant and bargain counter, you can dress your children at one half the regular cost. Mc Call & Burch A real fine knotted fringe colored bordered Damask towel at 25 cts. Former price 35 cts. Joye & Sanders. A GREAT BALL. The People of Sumter to Give a Dance in Compliment to Darlington. On May 21, 1891, the Darling ton Germ m Club gave a ball in the opera house at this place in ^compliment to the Sumter Co- Itillion Club. This was soon after the C., S. & N. Railroad was built and the ball was given to celebrate the closer union of the two towns. It was a most elaborate affair and our young people and their guests enjoyed an evening long to be remem bered. The society people of Sumter propose to return the compliment and will give the DarlingtoniamS a great ball on the 23 inst. Extensive prepara tions are being made and our hospitable neighbors will give our young people, a large num ber of whom will attend, a most delightful time. Fifty pair of corsets to close out at 90 cts ; worth $1,25. Mc Call & Burch. A real hem stitched ladies’ handkerchief at 5 cts. Joye & Sanders. A CUTTING SCRAPE. One Negro Hacks Up Another—Both Well Known Characters. On Monday afternoon Jack Jordan and Allen Thomson, both colored, became involved in a row’ in front of the Court House. Thomson cut Jordan many times about the head and face, inflicting serious and very painful wounds. The injured man bled most profusely. He was taken to Dr Willcox, who gave him all the necessary medi cal attention, and later in the afternoon he was able to return to his home near Jeffries Creek. Thomson is now in jail. Both of the belligerents are well known characters and the fight was the result of a bitter fued of about a year’s standing. DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET. For tha Waak Ending Wednesday No vember 0. Good Middling 8 Middling 71 Strict Low Middling 71 Low Middling 7i Buy the best sewing machine on the market, “Domestic.” McCall & Burch. Cleveland President for Four More Years—A Great Victory for the Democratic Party. Grover Cleveland, of New York, will be the next President | of the United States and Adlai i E. Stevenson, of Illinois, the| Vice President. The qlgction on Tuesday settled this, it w r as a tidal w’ave for Democracy and! the interesting question now is, what will the majority be? Tuesday night bulletins about the election were received in Darlington and the last telegram at 4 o’clock Wednesday morn ing ensured the election of Cleveland. This telegram gave the following States to Cleve land: The Solid South (with the exception of West Virginia which is in doubt), New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illi nois and 4 votes from Michigan. This makes a total of 233 elec toral votes for Cleveland, or it) more than is necessary to elect him. It is very probable that the Democrats have carried Indiana and West Virginia, which will increase the electoral vote of. the party to 254, and California is claimed for Democracy which | will put the vote at 263. ^ The Third party has carriedi Nevada and claims Kansas, Ne braska and Colorado. In South Carolina the Democ racy sweeps everything. The Republicans did little and the Third party less. In Darling ton county all is serene. Harri son carried two precincts, Soci ety Hill and Meclianicsville, but the county goes for Cleveland by about 1,500 majority Only a few votes were cast for Wea ver. The detailed vote of the county will be given in our next issue. The Republicans ran a county ticket. Tillman’s vote in the State will be about the same as Cleveland’s. For the latest styles and the lowest prices in ladies’ cloaks, Joye &. Sanders’ store is the place. Celebrate Cleveland’s election by going to the minstrels to night. adv. THE MINSTRELS. McCabe & Young to Hold the Boards This Evening. McCabe & Young’s Minstrels will give a performance at the Darlington opera house this (Thursday) evening. This com pany played in Charleston dur ing Gala Week and this is what the News and Courier, of the 3 inst., says of its performance : “At the Academy of Music last night McCabe & Young’s Minstrels performed before a very large house that seemed by the applause to be carried away with the songs and comic say ings of the minstrel men. The scene begins in a flower garden, where the artists appear in very pretty attire. The subsequent songs and dances were very good and were received with much applause. McCabe & Young's Minstrels, on the whole, give a more than ordinary musi cal and unique perforraanc<t” Following the mlnStrel* the next attraction at the opera house will be Wilfred Clarke, the comedian, on the 19th inst. For the next sixty days we will offer special prices on cloth ing. McCall & Burch. If you need a common suit of clothes, or a fine suit, Joye & Sanders’ store is the place to buy them. They are selling at cut prices to reduce slock. Paine’s “Paris." At the “Paris and Commune” exhibition at Columbia, every night during the State Fair, Nov. 14 to Nov. 18,250 correctly costumed performers Take part in the pageant and $1,500 worth of novel fireworks will be night ly burned The bombardment of the city is exceedingly realis tic,' nearly a ton of powder, chemicals and batteries being used to represent the explosions and burning of the city. Com fortable seats are provided for over 7,000 spectators. Resjrved seats for the min strel show to-night at the book store for only 50 cts. adv. Messrs. Nettles & Nettles and Ward & Woods appearing for theiiefence. There were three counts in the indictment against Mr. Cox, as follows: 1. Obtain ing property by false pretenses; 2 Selling property on which a business. Mr. Preston Lane is building a residence in town. Mr. J. B. Odom, who lives near town, is also building. Miss M. J. Harrell, of the lien existed; 3. Disposing of {Gully, and Miss Emma King, of property under lien without the Timmousville, paid a visit here written consent of the lienee, on Saturday last. This case excited considerable { ^ R F _ Will ef or d is quite mterest. and wus hot y contest- s f ck but under the treatment ed by the attorneys on both sides, j of Dr Cole we look for hlm to 1 he fact that Cox was a protege | be on our streets again in a few of Governor. Tillman s, and d that the latter had prevented ‘ ’ him from being brought on from The gins in this neighborhood Washington, D. C., under a re- are running on less than half quisition. was brought out with ( time, which is good evidence the accompanying details, all of that the cotton crop is whittled which are now familar to the off to a fine point. public. W. fc. Dargan, Esq.,, Treasurer J. E. Bass and his the chief witness for the prose-, Mr w H Lawrence, cution, and Mr Cox himself, were in town on the t and 2 were on the stand for almost a day apiece while the leading insts., collecting taxes. They report that Lamar has fallen argument for the defence, made f J below her former record) a8 by C. S. > ettles, Esq., occupied, tbe collections were very light over six hours, and the Judge : , j was presented by Cox’s attor neys with written requests to Messrs I. F. Reddick and John charge on no less than 24 sepa-! Melton, of High Hill, while pass- rate and distinct points of law. ing through our town a few The trial of the case lasted three days ago, made a short stop at days, Thursday, Friday and our shanty. These are old Saturday. The jury retired on friends and we would have been Saturday night, and after an glad to have had them remain absence of something over an hour, rendered a verdict of guil ty against the defendant on all three of the counts contained in the indictment. On Monday the Cox moved for a new trial on the alleged ground that the evi dence was not sufficient to sus tain the verdict, and because of certain remarks made by the Solicitor in the course of his ar gument. After hearing what counsel had to say Judge With erspoon, impressed with the first ground on which the motion was based, granted a new trial to the defendant on the first and third counts of the indict ment. As the verdict of the jury on the second count, i. e., selling property on which a lien existed, still standsagainst him, the practical benefit according to the defendant by the decision of the Judge is that it will doubtless tend to lessen his sen tence, which under the statute is imprisonment “for a term not less than ten days nor more than three years,” and a fine of “not less than ten dollars nor more than $5,000, or either or both, in the discretion of the Court.” It is understood that a petition it being circulated to request the Judge to make Cox’s sentence as light as possible. Judge Witherspoon imposed the following sentences on Mon day • Dudley Plato, criminal as sault, imprisonment in the peni tentiary for life ; Jonas Kirven, aggravated assault and battery, nine months; Rosier Williams, burglary and larceny (chickens,) nine month’s imprisonment; Boney Holmes and Laton Wil son, burglary and larceny (chickens,) nine month’s impris onment ; Peter Murdock, bur glary and larceny, one year’s imprisonment; William Jones, malicious mischief (killing a dog,) $5 fine or twenty days iu jail. • Judge Witherspoon decided that nndAr the statute he could continue the criminal court this week for the purposes of clear ing the jail, retaining the jury drawn for last week. As Tues day was election day however, the jury was discharged from Saturday evening until Wed nesday morning. At the time that we went to press yester day (Wednesday,) the Court was engaged in trying George Wingate and Lizzie Wingate, charged with burning the barn of Mr. O. D. Lee. Every effort will be made to deliver the jail by next Saturday night so that the Court of General Sessions may be adjourned. (Other Locals on Second Page ) A witty individual one morn ing wagered that he would ask the same question of fifty dif ferent persons and receive the same answer from each. The wit.went to first one and then to another until he had reached the number of fifty. And this is how he won the bet. over longer. If you expect to buy a dress don’t fail to look at Joye & f Sanders’ stock. They have a attorneys tor i n j ce bne a j p r j ceB j n keeping with the times. If you want a pair of shoes re member that McCall & Burch make a specialty in this line. STOKES BRIDGE. Our merchants state that col lections are very poor and trade dull. None of our people attended Charleston’s “Gala Week,” but several will attend the State Fair. The farmers have about fin ished gathering their crops. The corn and potato crops are very good, hut the cotton crop is about forty per cent short. The school at this place is do ing fine work, with Prof. Mas sabeau as principle and Miss Pauline Dennis, of Mt. Airy, Ga., as assistant. About eighty pupils are enrolled. Messrs Woodhamand Skinner Bros, have done a good ginning business P is fall. They have ginned four hundred bales though three weeks of the gin ning season had passed before they commenced work. Have you seen Joye & Sand ers’ $2,50 ladies’ shoes. It will pay you to look at them if you are in need of a pair. THE STATE DEBT. The Offer of a Wall Street Firm to Re fund It. [The State.] It is now ascertained on pret ty reliable authority that he (Governor Tillman) has received a bona fide offer from Blair & Co., leading New York hankers, doing business at No. 40 Wall street, to undertake the refund ment. Blair & Co. are said to be one of the leading financier ing firms of New York, and they make a specialty of hand ling bonds. They are the men who refunded the bonds of Ashe ville, N. C., and other places. It is said that the firm represents a capital of $40,000,000. Their offer is to refund the State debt at 4* per cent, inter est, it at present bearing 6 per cent. And this is the reason that Governor Tillman and the State Treasurer can do nothing. The act says that they fcannot refund at a rate of interest greater than 4 per cent., and they can do nothing else but refer the offer to the State Legis lature at its coming session. This is the reason, then, that the Governor has rested easily on his oars, and has said nothing since his return. Whether it is advisable for the State to accept this offer or not remains for the General As- whispered half audibly to each rjsembly to say. It is within a “I say, hava you heard that 1 half cent of the amount that Smith has failed ?” • | that body desired to refund if it “What Smith ?” queried the could, and if accepted will gave whole fifty, one after another, and it was decided that the bet had been fairly won.—Tit-Bits. the State some $86,250 in inter est, annually, upon the debt of $5,750,000. ACROSS THE WATER. Th« Farmer* in Eng and Having Haid Times Like Ut. The land question is rapidly taking on as acute a phase in England as it has in Ireland. The tenant farmers in the one country are as loud in their complaints of poor crops, low prices and high rents as they are in the other. Foreign com petition has made it as impossi ble for them to raise cereals for the market as it is for the New j England farmer in the face of the competition of tho great 1 West. The other crops, like I tobacco, whicli help out our farmers, are out of the question in England, and such crops as 1 can be raised arc made expen sive by the heavy rent the farm er there must pay. These EngJ lish farmers are holding meet ings to consider the best means of relieving this depression, and seem to be agreed that, what ever else happens, rents must come down. They want Land Courts like those in Ireland, and the sliding scale of rents, depending upon the crop and prices. They also ask for the three F’s which played such a part in the Irish agitation—free | sale, fair rents and fixity of ten ure. In the meantime a con ference ot farmers from all over the Kingdom is to he held to consider remedies, and the land lords are to be asked to defer their rent audits until March. If you want to laugh an op portunity will be given you at the opera house to-night, adv. avillagTon a ship. One the Curiosities to be seen at the World’s Fair. One of the largest exhibits for the World's Columbian exposi tion has arrived by the steam ship Obdam, of the Netherland- Amercan company, at New York. The shipment consists of a German village. One half is now on board the Obdam, while the other half will come by another of the Netherlands steameis. The first half, com prising 6,500 preces, will be erected on the grounds of the World’s fair at Chicago. The village will occui y a space of 17,500 square feel, and consists of various buildings, markets and shops, a church, town hall and hotels, in all the style, of the Sixteenth century. There will be a castle contain ing antiquities, arms, etc., from German museums. Celebrated pieces from the royal German museum at Mayence will be ex posed to view. The fashion of dress, decorations and the entire outfit will offer us an exact rep resentation of the development of German culture as known to us by history. The village will he called Chicago.—New York Letter. A WOMAN LAWYER. A South Carolina Lady to Enter the Profession. [The Htate.) The following from the An derson Intelligence will he of in terest. Miss Yeargin is a grad uate of tho Columbia Female College, iu which institu tion she was later a member of tho faculty. She was widely aud favorably known in Colum bia, and, being one of the State Industrial College Commission ers, she became known all over the State. She is a young lady of particularly bright mind and is very ambitious : - “It seems that South Carolina is to have a woman lawyer, one horn and educated within our bounds. Miss Mary Yeargin of Laurens, who, from her prom inence in all educational mat ters. has become well known to the State, has gone to Cornell University to stndy law. Miss Yeargin, besides being a young lady of vigorous intellect, is an accomplished and charming woman.” TWO LUCKLESS EXPLORERS. One Clawed to Death by Eagles and the Other Reduced to Imbecility. Ogden, Utah, November 2.— J. F. Barklow, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who, with Frank M. Con roy, of Brooklyn, left here two weeks ago to examine y C terri tory of extinct cliff dwellers along Nine-mile Creek, return ed yesterday. He tells a most horrible story of Conroy’s fall ing down a precipice and land ing on a projecting rock, where he was attacked by two eagles and clawed to death. Barklow reached Ogden in a distressing plight mentally and physically. A curious and fatal accident occurred in the Schuylkill Riv er near Philadelphia, last week. A large amount of oil had been emptied from oil works in the river and one of three men in a small boat threw a lighted match into the water and the oil took fire. One of the men wa8 roasted to death and the other two, who succeeded in swimming to shore, were fear fully burned. The fire spread a great distance up and down the river. Selling Out at Cost! Owing to the short crops, and hard times generally, wo have decided to sell out, STR.XCTL1T .A.T COST Our entire stock of Bops, lanes, Waps AND ROAD CARTS. jUJMIELUCO, Edwards, Norment & Company. UsTZEW ....Fall and Winter.... u imp ns! Our new goods are now ready for in spection. Remember, our goods are the very best made. Ren ember, our prices are guaranteed with any market. Come to Headquarters for anything yov want. Respectfully, EdwmHbii Norment SfCo. FHLL, ’927 OUR sTjccess in the past has induced us for the present season to lay in a particularly attractive stock in the Dry Goods Department, con sisting in part of Dress Goods, fancy and plain, to suit every taste, with Trimmings to match. | IMMENSE Stock s te p,e Dr/ Good, 'of^h we make a specialty of giving low prices by the bolt. Our stock of Clothing, Shoes and Hats is new, embracing all O # # # * o the latest styles and patterns. We also carry a complete line of Hardware, Crockery and Tin. WE KEEP at times a large and well-se lected stock of Heavy and Fan cy Groceries at wholesale and retail. We want your trale and shall try to merit it. Respectfully, <39 >- C9 03 03 .S3 CO w co Ml & CO. ARE 11 INTERESTED IN LOW PRICES? We offer a magnificent new stock for FALL AND WINTER At prices the lowest yet natue<l for first-class goods. High grade in all de partment. Full merit in every article. An immense assortment, and that is the reason you should come early to get In our splendid line of Dry Goods, Clothing, etc. We are selling a good qual ity 34 inch Cashmere, all colors and black, at 121 cents. Our line of Drnu Goods at 20, 25, 40 and 50 cents CANNOT BE EXCELLED All the leading and popular colors, with trimmings to match. In Bovs’ and Gents Clothing we claim to have the largest stock iu Darlington. Ail the new and nobby styles. Parties who contemplate buying should look at our stock and, if prices are not lower than elsewhere, why then don’t buy from ns. We can sell you a suit for your little boy for from $1 to $7, or we can sell von a gent’s suit for from $2 59 to $25. In Shoes we are offering a good ladies’solid peb. buttoned shoe at $1, and our ladies' shoes at $1.25 and $1.50 are worth much more; and iu fact in every department of our store we are offering real bargains. We appreciate the condition of the county, the low price of cotton, short crops, etc., and pro- txise to sell our first-class line of Dry Goods, Clothing, etc., at prices in keep ing with the times. Your early call solicited. Respectfully etc joie «suns, WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, CROCKERY,