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. matters in and around pros PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Persons I and Oth erwise, of Interest to Our Many Readers. Miss Bettie Cain, of Sumter is visiting Miss Alice Parrott. Ex-Sheriff W. P. Cole has re moved to his residence on Pearl Street. Mr. Edwin G. Siebels, of Col umbia, visited Darlington on Tuesday. Mrs. Melchers, of Charleston, is visiting her daughter Mrs. L. S. Welling. Mr. Bright Williamson ad vertises county raised red rust proof oats for sale. Mr. P. P. Chambers advertises fo,' sale cotton seed of the Allen long staple variety. The taxpayers of the town have but two weeks in which to make their returns. Mr. R. P. Hamer, Jr., of Ha mer’s, Marion county, spent yester laywvith friends in Dar lington. Miss Lucas will close her dan cing school this evening with a soiree in the Darlington Guards Armory. Mr. E. C. Bacot of this coun ty, has been elected president of the Euphradian Society of the South Carolina College. Mr. G. K. King, who formerly bought cotton at this place, but who has more recently resided in Macon, Ga., is in the city. The young men of Florence will give a dance in the opera house in that place to-morrow (Friday) evening. It is probable that a number of Darlingtonians will attend. Tho Result of the Preliminary Hearing in the Lamar Incendiary Case. The eight negroes, who were arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the recent senes of robberies and fires at Lidumr And vicinity, wore jjiven a preliminary hearing on Thurs day. Trial Justice G. W. Mor ris, of Lamar, presided at the hearing, having come to Dar lington for that purpose. The negroes were indicted and ar rested only on the charge of having burned Mr. E. L. Gray’s barn, which was one of the ser ies of fires, and consequently, the preliminary hearing was confined to this specific charge Messrs Woods & Spain repre sented the Statj and Messrs Bovd & Brown appeared for the defendants. The result of the hearing was that four of the prisoners were committed to jail to await trial at the circuit Court and the other four were released. The four committed are John Williams, John Dukes Harrison Gordon, Hardv Thomas ; and the four released are Nick Bristow, Baliy Dukes. John H. Thomas, Caleb Bos ton. In this issue of The News ap pears a proclamation from the Governor, offering a reward of one hundred dollars for the ap prehension and conviction of the person or persons who burn ed Mr. A. R. Garner’s barn, robbed the depot at Syracuse and burned the depot at Lamar. It will be seen that no reward is offered in the proclamation for the apprehension and con viction of the person or persons who burned Mr. E. L. Gray’s barn, the offence with which the four prisoners committed to jail are charged. The Judge of Probate publish es in this issua a notice to the effect that the return^ o'all exec uton, administrators, trustees and guardians, appointed by him, are now due. Mr. L. W. Diet, formerly principal of St. John ’ s Academy, has resigned his position in the Rock Hul High School and has accepted the superintendency of the public schools at Union. A special meeting of Darling ton Lodge, Knights of Pythias, is called for to-morrow (Friday) evening. Business of great im portance is to be transacted and a full attendance is requested. In view of the passage of the prohibition or dispensary law, Mr. P. B. Allen has placed the following novel signed in front of his saloon on Pearl Street, ' Dispensary No. 9, P. B. A lea. Mr. E. E. Nigels has sold the entire stock of his grocery, which he recently opened on Pearl Street, to Messrs Moor head, Cox & Co. and has re turned to his former position as clerk for that firm. Lev. Scott, colored, who has figured quite extensively in the Fl< rence and Darlington crimi nal courts and has served a term in the penitentiary, is again in trouble. He is now in the Florence jail, charged with larceny of live stock. The chimney on Mr. G. E. McCall’s lot on the Square, which has been standing alone ever since the great fire last February, has been pulled down. It is well that this was done, as the chimney in its unsafe con dition, wto i constant danger to passers by. The citizens of the “School District of the Town of Darling ton” should remember the meet ing to be held in the Court House to-morrow at 12 o’clock, to decide what tax shall be levied for the support of the Darlington Public Schools for the ensuing year. Messrs C. Alexander and E. R James represented the Dar lington Liquor Dealers Protect ive Association at the State con vention of liquor dealers which was held in Charleston on Tues day, A plan for testing the constitutionality of the prohibi tion law was adopted. The annual conference of the colored Methodist Church met in Bennettsville last week. The following are the appoin tmen ts for the ensuing year for Dar lington county : Cypress, A. S. J. Brown; Darlington, F. D Smith; Lamar; F. E. Hickson ; Lydia, D. G. Johnson ; Syra cuse, A. E. Quick; Stokes Bridge, T. Simms. The name of the new firm, which will succeed Messrs Ed wards, Norment & Co, will be Edwards & Co. The firm will consist of Messrs C. B. and H. A. Edwards, with Major J. L. Coker as special partner. A general merchandise business will be conducted at the pres ent stand, special attention be- mg given to gents’ clothing, •hoes, hats and furnishing goods. DARLINGTON'S LONG FELT WANT MAY BE SUPPLIED. Our closing out sale contin ues. Call and get lines of dry goods and clothing at net cost. Edwards, Norment & Co. WHICH SHALL IT BE? The Ownership of a Valuable Tract of Land Called into Question. On J an uary saledlay the Sheri ff sold a large tract of land in the town of Darlington in the case of A. A. Hewlett vs the Central Carolina Land Improvement Company. Mr. Hewlett held a mortgage against this company on this property and the sale was made under a foreclosu e. One of the lots in the tract,con sisting of three acres, was pur chased by Messrs J.S. Garner and J. B. Law. Through this tract runs the right of way of the C. S. & N. Railroad and upon this is located the passen ger and frei ;ht depots. In September, the im- provemdht company gave a mortgage on this property to Mr. Howlett and subsequently gave the right of Jway through it to the railroad company. Mr. Howlett foreclosed the mort gage and Messrs Garner and Law purchased the tract. The ownership of the land is now in question and the depots being upon it adds to the importance of the case involved. A law ■uit will probably be the out come, the result of which the public will await with interest. Since the above was written we have been informed that Mr. Law has sold his interest in the property to Dr. Garner. The weather is fine now7so don’t delay in having your photographs taken at Winburn’s gallery. Winburn will remain in Darlington but a short while longer. FROZEN TO DEATH. A Colored Man Falls by the Wayside and is Killed by the Cold. A colored man, named John Smith, was found dead in the road a short distance this side of Timmonsville on Sundav morning of last week. The fol lowing are the particulars given us. He was Dozen stiff. He dropped by the wayside on the night previous while on his way from Timmonsville to his home which was not far from where he was found and the intense cold of the night killed him. There is a pond near the spot and the man clothes showed evidence of having been thor oughly drenched with water. In his pockets were found two bottles of whiskey, one of which was nearly empty. It is sup posed that while under the in fluence of liquor he had walked through the pond, and, subse quently overcome, had fallen to the ground and was frozen to deatn. The Coast Line to Build an Extension to the Yadkin Valley, to Connect with the Northv est. The piece of raihoad news, published below, we take from the News and Covrier. The importance of this item of news to Darlington will be seen at a glance. If the Atlantic Coast Line make the extension con templated, Darlington will fie placed on a through line to the great Northwest—a condition long wished for and greatly to be desired. The article referred to reads as follows: “It is stated upon gooa au thority that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad has completed a preliminary survey for a new railroad from Wad;sboro, on itsCheraw andSalisburybranch. to Winston, North Carolina! The road will be ninety miles long, and will peretrate the Yadkin Valley, which has one of the most remarkable water powers in the country, the fall being about 200 feet to the mile. At Winston the new road will connect with the Roanoke and Southern, a branch of the Nor folk and Western, winch has its terminus at that place. “The building of tbisconnect- ing line will give the Norfolk and Western a Southern outlet for the product of the Pocahon tas coal fields, and the Norfolk and Western is, therefore, thought to be inclose sympathy with the enterprise, and it is considered probable that it will facilitate its construction. In fact it is reported that the Nor folk and Western, as well as the Coast Line, is an endorser upon the bonds for constructing the line. When opened, how ever, the road will bn operated by the Atlantic Coas. Line. It is further stated upon the same authority that the work of con struction will be commenced just as soon as the locating sur veys have been completed, and that it will be pushed to com pletion with all possible rapid ity. Should this road be built, and there seems to be to reason able grounds for doubting it, it will bring Charleston closer to the coal fields of Southwestern Virginia than she honed to get within years. “It will scarcely be necessary to explain to anyone the great advantage which Cht rleston to gether with all of th s section will in consequence reap. The competition which would follow as a natural conseqaence will give Charleston better coal rates than she has ever beiore enjoy ed. The Atlantic Coast Line system has been steadily build ing feeders for its main line for some years, and when the road begins the construction of a branch line it is a pretty certain guarantee that the project will be pushed through to a rapid and successful completion. Some rare bargains this week; new prices, lowest yet. Genu ine bargains. Edwards, Nor- naent & Co. Mr. F. Lewenthal, at S. Man- ne’s has received spring and summer samples from Ohem & Co. Call on him, he guarantees satisfaction. DARLINGTON COTTON MARKET. For the Week Ending Wednesday Jan uary 26. Good Middling 91 Middling 9 Strict Low Middling 81 Low Middlings I A CHANCE FOR THE BOYS. A Shcolarship Tor Each County in Wof ford Fitting School. The following, which we take from the News and Courier, will be of interest to the young men of this county. Those who are ambitious to secure a good education, but lack t he means, may see in this article an op portunity to satisfy their de sire : “Prof. A. G. Remhert, head master of the Woffoid Colleire Fitting School, has notified the several school cotnmt »sioners of the various counties in the State that several of the business and professional men of Sj artanburg have kindly put it in he power of the Wofford Fitting Schnol to offer to each county in the State a scholarship foi the spring session, beginning February 7 “These scholarships will re duce the school expe tses of the successful applicant to the pay ment of board and fe ss for fuel, lights and medical attention— amounting in all to forty eight dollars for the session. Sehol arships will be awarded to the boys making the bei-t average in a competive examination, set and conducted by the school commissioners orgendemen ap pointed by them. “The examination will be open to all boys over the age of 14, of good moral standing It will consist of ten questions on each of the following sub jects : English grammar, arith metic, United Stat3S history, geography. The examination will be held on Monday, Janua ry 30, at each county seat in the iftate.” Mis* Cameron's Engagement Postpon ed—A Musical Entertainment. Miss Josephine Cameron s en gagement in Darlington for Monday and Tuesday nights next has been postponed until about two weeks later. The date will be given through The News in due time. On Monday night next, how ever, a musical entertainment will be given in the opera house by Mr. Jos. H. Denck. This gentleman’s musical talent is marvellous. He is a South Carolinian, having been born and raised in Columbia, but his reputation is world wide. Wherever he goes, and he vis its the largest cities of the coun try, he meets with enthusiastic receptions, winning his fame principally as a pianist. Lov ers of music, and there are many m our town, certainly have a treat in store and we advise them to take advantage of it. The price of admission will be 50 cts. The “Haywood Celebrities,” one of the foremost musical ag gregations of the world, will probably pay Darlington a visit at an early day. ! A FLORENCE DRUGSTORE. A New Establishment tube Managed by Dr. W. H. Gilliland. Florence is to have a new drugstore. Messrs Gregg & Ljwtch will this week open at that place one of the handsom est drugstores in this section of the State. The business will be managed by Dr. W. H. Gilli land, who formerly lived in Darlington. Dr. Gilliland is one of the best unown of the young druggists in this State, having had considerable exper ience in the leading cities and towns of South Carolina, as well as in some of the large ci ties of the North. For several years he was the prescription clerk in Dr. J. A. Boyd's drug store at this place and in that capacity he enjoyed the confi dence of everyone and made a host of friends among the Dar lingtonians, all of whom wish him every success in his new venture. THE DARLINGTON AMATEURS. The Appointment in Cheraw Postpon ed to February 2. Owing to the heavy snow storm which prevailed in this section on the 19th, the Darling ton amateurs were unable to get to Cheraw, and their appoint ment for that place was chang ed to Thursday. February 2, at which time will be run the ex cursion from Florence to Che. n THE WORLD'S SEWS. WHAT HAS HAPPENED DURING THE PAST WEEK. Chronicles from the Old World and the New—Ex-President Hayes and Jus tice Lamar Dead. A German immigrant died of cholera in St. Paul, Minn., last week. A railroad collision near Jer sey City, on Thursday, caused the death of two persons and the injury of seventeen. The Louisiana Lottery will be removed to Honduras, in Cen tral America, on the expiration of its charter on the first of next January. A train caught on fire while running at full speed in Russia last week. Forty-nine persons lost their lives and twenty were badly injured. Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, the author of the infamous Lodge “force bill”, has l>een elected to the United States Senate from Massachusetts. Rt Rtv Phillips Brooks. Epis copal Bishop of Massachusetts and one of the most eminent divines of the Country, died in Boston on Monday. Miss Eliza McDonald, a teach er in the State Female College, at Greensboro, N. C., was run over and killed by a train on Tuesday of last week. Last week the Mississippi River was frozen over at St. Louisfioin bank to bank and wagons of several tons weight were driven across the ice Hon. J. G. Carlisle has re signed the officeof United States Senator from Kentucky. This is taken as indicating that he will be Secretary of the Treasury un der Cleveland. Hon. L Q C. Lamar, of Mis sissippi. Associate Justice of the United States, died in Macon, Ga.. on Monday. He was the most distinguished Southern statesman of the present day. A sleighing party was struck by a train near Lousdale, R. I., on Wednesday night of last week. Eight persons were in stantly killed and sixteen in jured. Of the injured it is fear ed that eight or ten will die. Sheriff J. B. Hewitt, of Fay ette county, Georgia, shot and killed L. P. McEachern, a pro minent citizen of the same coun ty, on a train, near Atlanta on Tuesday of last week. A politi cal feud was the cause of the killing. William McEwan was hang ed at Glascow, Scotland, on tions, which j s some would teach, are grinr ing the life out of the poorer cl sses, has been doing charitab! • work during recent cold spel . It has distrib uted at the ci ies and towns along its line a lot of old cross ties to be givet the poor foi fuel. FOR BETTiR ROADS. aw and return already mentior.-1 Wednesday of last week.. When ed in these columns. Ifanyof:^ 10 drop fell the mans head those who purchased tickets for i' v , a8 nearly torn off. and the the the 19th cannot go to Cheraw j blood gushed out over his body on the 2nd, their money will be ana gallows. Death wastn- retunded them. Our amateurs play in Bennettsville to morrow (Friday,) leaving here by the regular train at 1.41 in the af ternoon. Excursion tickets for the round trip will be sold at $1, which, however, in this in stance, does not include the price of admission to the theatre. During the renu ining few days that Winburn will stay in Darlington, cabinet photos can be obtained at his gallery for $3 a dozen. The work i» fine. (Other Locals on Second Page ) ARE WE CITIZENS OR SUBJECT SY A Very Pertinent Question in View of the Governor’s Utterances [Orangeburg Enterprise.] The people have the right to test the validity of any law- even the laws passed by a Till man legislature, and will not be deterred from testing the dis pensary liquor law by the threats of Gov. Tillman or anybody else. But we cannot go to t! e extent of endorsing the action of certain municipal corporations in granting licenses beyond the time when the new law, by its own provisions, will go into ef feet. There is no reason for any town or city to make the test. The law, in our opinion, is a di rect blow at individual right and should, and no doubt will, be tested by private citizens. The threat, however, to annul the charter-rights of the corpor ations issuing annual licenses, is childish and ridiculous, and makes the administration ap pear very snail indeed. Gov. Tillman is too narrow to be the governot of a State, and his ego tism is disgusting. He can nev er win the support of men for whose right he has so little re gard. A governor well inform ed as to his duties and powers, having proper regard for the citizen, would be glad to have the law—new, untried here and extreme, passed upon by the courts, and the rights of all de fined and fixed under it. We are rapidly losing our citizenship and becoming subjects. At a recent meeting of the State executive committee of the Good Templars of South Carolina it was decided that af ter the dispensaries shall have been established the order shall strive to have the law enforced, but first to work by all lawful means to prevent the establish ment of any dispensaries what ever, stantaneous. The scene is des cribed as most horrible. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes died at his home in Fre mon’, Ohio, on Tuesday of last week. While the l>etnocrats have never believed that he was elected President, his restora tion of the government of South Carolina to the white people has made us all feel grateful to him. One night of last week, Rob ert George, a nephew of United States Senator George, of Mis sissippi, murdered Capt. W. B. Prince, of Carrollton, Miss. He was arrested for the crime on Thursday and while on the way to jail committed suicide. George was engaged to Capt. Prince’s daughter, but the Cap tain objected to the match. STATE NEWS. Gathered From Our Exchanges, end Put In Paragraph*. State Senator DesChamps, of Clarendon county, died last week. It is stated by the News and Courier that the chain gang system now existing in Charles ton .s giving great satisfaction. South Carolina was complete ly “snowed under” during the cold snap of last week. Char leston had the heaviest snow, but one : that she has ever had in her t,wo centuries’ existence, A negro, named Daniel Jack* son, recently rescued with great bravery two little children from a burning building in Charles ton. He received severe injur ies in accomplishing his daring deed. Hon. J. J. Hemphill, Con gressman from the Fifth Con gressional district of South Caro lina, whom the Tillmauttes de feated for re-election, is spoken of in connection with the Mexi can mission. Nine white men were tried in the United States Court at Greenville, on Tuesday of last week, for killing Bob Carter, a Republican supervisor of elec tion, in Anderson county, at the last election. The Court dis missed the case. The South Carolina Railway, one of the beartieM corpora- A Correspondent 1 uggests a Plan for the Consideratio i of our Readers. Editor Darling on Newt: Allow us to t iggest the foi lowing plan fo: bettering the condition of out roads. First let it be lecided in what condition public roads, ditches and ditch bridgt s shall be kept, then let out the roads in sec tions of ten mil* s to the lowest bidder, who si all contract to keep his section in perfect order for twelve mon hs. He should be a responsibl) party or give bond for the fa thful execution of his contract. Then appoint an “Inspectorof bounty Roads,” whose duty it shall be to in spect the roads thoroughly, at least four times i year. Figure up the number i ? miles of public roads in county and number of miles he can i ispect per day and pay him t ^cordingly. If Inspectorshallcc uiemn a section as not up to sp cifications con tractor shall be given reason able time to p t his work in proper shape an failing so to do, shall forfei his contract and pav, providi d it shall be so decided by thr e disinterested arbitrators who shall be select ed from a town and the con tract shall be i nmediately re- let. People liv ng along’ the roads shall repoi t the Inspector for neglect of d tty, and upon satisfactory pro< f, he shall for feit his wages for that road, subject to decisi n of arbitrators as in the case of the contractor. To build a cr ek bridge, let contract to lowest bidder, and when it is comp eted the Road Inspector shall examine the work thoroughly, and, if not up to specifications, in every parti cular, condemn it, subject to the decision of arbi rators, who, if the structure be safe, but defi cient in quality of timber or in workmanship, hall estimate the amount of < uch deficiency and deduct s; me from the amount due coi tractor. Levy a general county tax sufficient to defray all roa 1 expenses. This plan is new to us, at least, hastily cc nceived and no doubt subject t< many amend ments, but if it s perfected and rigidly enforced we believe that it would give us good roads and then we might truly say, as was once said of Rome, that all good roads lead to Darlington The tax payers ?ould be repaid a hundred fold 1 y the pleasure derived from driving over smooth roads ai d safe bridges and by the savii g in the wear and tear of th dr teams and vehicles. Me. AN ATTACK ON HAYES. How the Ex-Preside t Came Very Near Being illed. [Atlanta Co istitution. ] The late Presr ent Hayes was at one time the t urget of a Geor gia Confederate It was only a scratch that his life was saved and that the Oh a colonel after wards became P osident. The scene was on the Gouley river, in West V rginia. and the Georgian who rook aim was Gen. William P .illipsof Mariet ta, and the time was in 1861. For some days f en. Floyd had been skirmtshit g with Gen. Cox’s Ohio t-oops at the “Hawk’s Nest,” a picturesque and majestic monument of rocks, rising ov ?r a thousand feet from the ri 'er road, at a point ten miles elow the Gou ley. Lumber! Lumber!! J UST arrived and for Hale cheap for cash, hix car loads of rough Ind dressed lumber, »uch as Fram ing, Flooring, Ceiling and Weathar Boardng, at EARLY’S LUMBER YARD, on lina C. S. & N. R. R. Mch 24—tf. Dixie Steam Laundry. FLORENCE, 8. C,. W E are prepared to handle good* to be iaundried through our agent, MR. T. V. HENRY, with [iromptneits and dispatch. Yon can liave your goods sent on Monday and they will be returned by the follow ing Saturday. Lace curtains a speci alty. For information call on T. V. HENRY, at J. M. James' Saloon. Jan S—4t. BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, S. C. t Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $45,973.80 DIRECTORS:: W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, _ J. J. Ward. E. R. Mcfver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. R. W. Boyd, clve Transacts a General Banking Business. Savings Depaftment. Deposits of $1 and upw ards received. Interest allowed at rate of 5 per cent, per annum from date of deposit—payaWe quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ap ply at tiie Bank. Accounts in both Depart ments solicited and will be given careful attention. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. Dee. 31—tf iMuSiolotiCisu;, Of Chicago, Ills. Represented by Nkttuks& Nkttlks, Darlington, S. C. Will loan money on’good farm or city property for ten years at 2 per cent, per annum. Dec 5—3m Desirable Lot For Sale. WK oflf^r for sale the lot of the late Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar- £ 3 H M s S-g pbjn g. lington. Ap ai-tf PAUL WHIPPLE, J. GREGG McCALL, J. E. NETTLES. Executors. s 4 g 2 ool* ley. One fine mot ting, General, then Colonel illiam Phillips, heard the bugle blast near the “Hawk’s Nesi,” icross the river, and an Ohio < olonel, at the head of his regii tent, rode out into the river a good distance, as the rocks she ved gradually ; and Colonel Ph Hips selected a long rang erifle from one of his men, and raisin : his weapon, took deliberate i im at the Buck eye soldier. Th s distance was great, but Phill. as was a Daniel Boone, and at t e crack of the rifle, a plume rom the Ohio colonel’s high h t fluttered out into the water, : nd the officer dashed up the b: nk out ot reach. In 1878 Gen. Phillips was in Washington urg ngthe appoint ment of Gen. E Iwards as Uni ted States mars! al for Georgia, and during the talk, he said something at >ut “Hawk’s Nest” in 1861, a id his aim at an Ohio colonel. I resident H yes brightened up, i ttd they enquir ed into details, when the Presi dent said he wa t the Ohio colon el whose hat was grazed by Phillips’s bulb t. That night Gen. Phillips to >ktea at the pri vate family tab e of the Hayes family, and tl > happy party went over the ; oung romantic davs of the warm the Kanawha JAU1V 0/ lYllLMIJJ, General Commission Merchants, Wholesale Dealers in Fill, Opto,Cam, Etc., 230 East Bay, North of Market Street, CHARLESTON, S. 0. Consignments solicited. We handle all kinds of fish in sea son. large Sonth Mullet, Bass, Sheep- head, Drum, Blackfish, Sa'mon, Trout, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, etc. Write for prices. MTNo charge for ice and barrel. Bull’s Bay Oysters, $3 per Sbl., $1.25 per Gallon. Ian 12—8m i PARTIES Who are contemplating plant ing tobacco the coming year will do.well to call at the Tobacco Warehouse Where "all aid and informa tion concerning Tobacco Planting Etc., will be cheerfully given. Experienced tobacco men fur nished. Sosd Distributed FREE to all bej ginners. Mr. C. M. Ward will forward subscription for SOUTHERN FOBACCO JOURNAL, which is the leading tobacco paper of the country. Dec 15-tf M , flaw. 1. KcGim, II. D. S.,CR Offer* his professional wn rices to . the people of Darlington and vicinity. I Office over the store of Edwards, N'or- laentft Co. Jaa W.W-lTi