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VOL. XX, NO. 47. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 979. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of Newt, Tertely Told, of Inttreet to Our Many Readers. Miss Clara Ward has return ed from Charlotte. Cotton took a decided drop yesterday. Good cotton brought from 7 30 to 7.35. The town authorities are hav ing benches placed around the court house park. The annual meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held to-morrow (Friday.) The family of Mr. Geo. Just Brown, editor of the Reform Sentinel, has removed to E. H Deas’s house on Broad street. Our saledays continue to bring but small crowds to town. Last Monday, was devoid of the ap pearances usual to a fall sale- day. Miss Anna Hacker has re turned to her home in Charles- ton, accompanied by Miss Bes sie Lide who will visit her for some time. A ten cents show, exhibiting on the west side of the Square on Friday and Saturday, enliv ened the appearance of things very much. N, J. E. Nettles, Esq., who was recently appointed by the Pres ident Consul to Trieste. Austria, will leave for his new post of duty in a few weeks. Mr. Butler, an operative at the factory, died on Tuesday, aged about sixty years. His remains were interred yester day at Grovehill Cemetery. The News and Courier of Monday in its notes about the Charleston military says: “The Sumters are anxious to get an other ‘whack’ at the Darlington Guards.” The Experimental Station property, which was sold by the County Treasurer on Monday, was rebought by Mr. J. M. Mc- Cown, the present occupant, for $3,000 cash. The next regular meeting of the colored teachers’ association for Darlington county will be held on tne first Saturday in December, for which a very in teresting programme has been arranged. Last week Mr. W. A. Reck ling, the Columbia photograph er, took a picture of the Guards’ new armory for use in the hand some photograph of the picked squad, which he exhibits this week at the State Fair. Messrs. C. Irvine Walker, Jr, & Co., of Charleston, general agents of the “Caligraph”, have an advertisement in this issue, which all persons who use. or contemplate using, typewriters should read and then bear in mind what it says when in need of anything in this line. Mrs. C. S. McCullough, who won so many premiums at the floral fair fast week for her beautiful chrysanthemums, will exhibit a cut collection of this magnificent, flower at her resi dence to-morrbw (Friday! and atl her friends, who desire to do so, are invited to call and in spect the display. Rev. J. L. Vass, superintend ent of the Connie Maxwell Or phanage (Baptist) at Green wood, will conduct the services in the Baptist Church at this place on Sunday next. Mr. Vass for many years filled a pastoral position in this county and his nost of friends from round- . about will give him a hearty welcome. Stephen Lane and his sons, Stewart and Len, who were en gaged in the recent cutting af fray at Cartersville, in which J. I. Scaffe was seriously wound «d, were arrested last week and placed in the Florence jail. The report that Scaffe had died from his wounds was incorrect. From last accounts he was alive, though his injuries are consider ed dangerous. An obstreperous cow caused a horse to run away on the Square on Saturday morning. The vehicle to which the an imal was attached was over turned and its occupants, two colored men, were thrown vio lently to the ground, but for tunately neither one was much hurt. The horse, tearing across the Square at full speed, caused great excitement for a while. A NEW FORM OF INSURANCE. The Farmer! of Darlington Organize to Protect Their Property. A branch of the Farmer* Mu tual Fire Insurance Association of South Carolina, an organiza tion for the mutual benefit of farmers, has been established in Darlington county. The first meeting was held in the town of Darlington on Tuesday. Mr. D. E. Boney, from the upper E art of the State, organized our ranch. The following officers were elected: President, Lucas McIntosh; Treasurer, Bright Williamson; Local Agent, D. E. Boney; Directors (one for each township), J. W. Ferguson, Leavensworth, E. T. Coker, So ciety Hill, J. F. Garner, High Hill, T. J. Bell, Cypress, Dr. H. J. Lee, Lydia, E. R. Mclver, Palmetto, J. B. Law, Darling ton, R. N. Howie, Swift Creek, W. W. McKenzie, Stokes Bridge. The object of the association is to provide a cheap but safe form of insurance for farmers against loss of property from fire, lightning and storm. The association is already very strong in South Carolina and similar organizations are in suc cessful operation in other States. Work will be begun immediate ly to make the membership in this county very large. The association is operated upon the assessment plan, but the assessments are not made until a loss occurs and each county has to bear its own loss. The S olicies are to go into force on anuary 1, 1893. THIS IS FINE I The Governor Gets into a Corner—A Distinction Without a Difference. [Colombia Joornal.j Governor Tillman says there is a difference between consta bles and spies. He made this explanation Saturday when asked if he had anything to say in answer to the recent card of the Spartanburg correspondent of the State who shows that the man Henderson had been offer ed $25 for the conviction of ev ery violator of the dispensary law. The Governor, it will be re membered, had denounced as a lie a statement of the corre spondent that Henderson was an employee of the State. To convict the Governor of a false hood the correspondent printed a letter from the Governor’s private secretary to Henderson offering him the $25 mentioned. The Governor now says that such a man is not considered a constable of the State, but is a spy—a man who works on his own hook for the money offered and who holds no commission. A constable holds a commission and is paid a salary. DISPENSARY MATTERS. Tha Report for October—The Dispen ser'! Salary—Mr. Brown Resigns. The county board of control met on Friday to hear the re port of the county dispenser for the month of October. The re port showed the following Amount of liquor sold, $3,041.84; cost of same, $2,330.31; gross profit, $711.53; expenses (includ ing salary of the dispenser for the entire time the dispensary has been opened and the salary of the clerk) $330.88. Net profit for October, $180.65; balance on hand from previous months, $516.80; total balance now on hand, $697.45. The salary of the county dis- penserjwas fixed on Wednesday of last week, by the State board of control, at $1,000 per annum and the clerk’s at $500 per an num. Mr. Geo. Just Brown, the chairman of the county board of control, has sent to the Gov ernor his resignation as a mem ber of the board. FIRE AT PALMETTO. Mr. J. J. Gandy has the Misfortune to Lose his Residence. On Thursday last while din ner was being prepared for the family of Mr. J. J. Gandy, who live near Palmetto, the kitchen which is attached to the resi dence caught on fire and, as a result, the whole house was des troyed. Only a small part of the furniture was saved. This is a severe loss to Mr. Gandy and his many friends sympathize with him m his misfortune We have not been able to learn whether there was any insur ance on the property destroyed, but, if there were, it was very little. THE POSTOFFICE. THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF DARLINGTON IGNORED. Mr. J. M. Waddill Appointed Postmas ter—The People Incensed and a Strong Protest Entered. On Friday afternoon when the News and Courier arrived here the people of Darlington learned with great surprise and regret that Mr. J. M. Waddill had been appointed postmaster at this place. The news was unexpected, because Mr. Wad dill had no petition and a feel ing of indignation spread over the town because the appoint ment is obnoxious to the citi zens generally and the business men in particular. The patrons of the office were not consulted in the matter and, in fact, their wishes were overridden. An other candidate had been prac tically unanimously endorsed by our people and no one had ever expressed the desire to have Mr. Waddill as postmas ter. The nomination was confirm ed by the Senate on Friday and the eagerness with which Sen ator Butler had it done caused our people to believe that he was a party .to the affair. Of course Congressman McLaurin, Mr. Waddill’s kinsman, had a great deal to do with it. The feeling against Senator Butler for his action is very strong and he h a s injured himself very much with the Conservatives of this section. The neople blamed neither the President nor the Postmaster General for the appointment, believing that they relied upon pe r sons who unfortunately gave them wrong advice. Nothing undaunted by the bad news the people of Darling ton went to work immediately to remedy the matter, if it were possible to do so. The whole affair was thrust upon them so suddenly that they were unpre pared for it. Time was so short in which to work that it was impossible to hold a mass meet ing of the citizens to express their indignation, but a meet ing of the business men of Dar lington was held in the opera house on Saturday night. May or W. F. Dargan was made chairman and Mr. J. D. Baird, secretary. A committee was appointed to draw up suitable resolutions to be submitted to the authorities at Washington The following were prepared: To the President: Whereas, the citizens and business men of the town of Darlington, who constitute practically the entire patronage of the postoffice, have learned with much surprise and regret of the appointment and confir mation of one J. M. Waddill as postmaster; And whereas, the said J. M. Waddill has only resided in the town of Darlington for a few months, owns no property in the town, spends the most of his time in the Ciiy of Wash ington, is unidentified with the interests of our people, has not been endorsed by the business men and citizens who do most towards supporting the office; And whereas, the said J. M. Waddill as postmaster would be exceedingly obnoxious to the patrons of the office; And whereas, the said J. M. Waddill not being at heart a Democrat, Its appointment is injurious to the welfare of the party in this section; And whereas, we believe said appointment was made under a misapprehension, and haying profound confidence in the de sire and ability of the Chief Magistrate to act for the best interest of tha entire country, and knowing his respect for the great principle of home rule, therefore be it Resolved, First. That the business men assembled at a meeting in the opera house on vhe evening of November 4, 1893, do respectfully, but earnestly, protest against said appoint ment. Second. That we do request that the commission of the said J. M. Waddill tor the said posi tion be withheld until afull snow ing of his unfitness and unde, sirability can be made by us. Third. That Hon. 8. A. Woods, acting mayor of the town of Darlington, be request- <ed to proceed immediately to I Washington and place this matter in its proper light before the authorities. Armed with these resolutions Mr. S. A. Woods, Acting Mayor of Darlington, proceeded imme diately to Washington, accom panied by the Editor of The News. On arriving at the Cap ital these gentlemen immediate ly sought the assistance of Wade Hampton, “the noblest Roman of them all,” who went with them to see Postmaster General Bis- sell. The matter was laid be fore that official who treated the committee very courteously. The claims of no particular can didate were advocated by the committee, but the Postmaster General was asked simply to witb-hold Mr. Waddill’s com mission, until the business men and citizens of Darlington, who do most towards supporting the postoffice, could be heard from. This the Postmaster General consented to do. Mr. Waddill’sl commission is, therefore, with held for the present. Immediately upon the receipt of the information from Wash ington that the Postmaster Gen eral would entertain a protest against Mr. Waddill’s appoint ment, the formation of one was begun. The protest was signed practically unanimously by the business men of Darlington and most of the citizens generally have signed it. This, together with other papers concerning Mr. Waddill, will be forwarded to Washington as soon as possi ble. Mr. Waddill, who has been holding a position in Washing ton, returned to Darlington on Tuesday and immediately be gan the work of securing en dorsements of his appointment. He states he is meeting with very satisfactory results. It is stated that his friends will hold a meeting in his behalf in a few days. In the meantime both sides are hard at work. A GOOD MAN GONE. Death of Mr. Jno. S. McCall, of Rob bins Neck, Last Thursday Night. On Thursday night last Mr. Jno. 8. McCall died at his resi dence near Robbins Neck, in this county. At the time of his death Mr. McCall was 76 years of age. He was a man of ex emplary character And was much beloved and esteemed by all who knew him. Honest and upright always in his' dealings with all men, he won their hearts and created lasting friendships among those with whom he came into contact. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church and did much towards building the New Presbyterian Church at Society Hill. On Saturday afternoon the funeral services were held in the Baptist Church at Society Hill, Rev. D. W. Key officia ting, and the interment was made in the New Presbyterian Churchyard at that place. The number of people who paid the last tribute of their respect and admiration to this noble old gentleman was exceedingly large. Mr. McCall leaves a widow, a son and three daugh ters, who have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends. Ar« Aolmalt Em "Hortd?" Surely mankind has sufficient faults and failings of its own to answer for without being called upon to assume the responsibility of animal failings as well. An American author has discovered that domestic animals, such aa cats or dogs, are not only subject to ennui, but also display their feelings under that inflic tion after very much the same fashion as their human friends, a fact which no one who has kept tame animals will be tempted to deny. But from this fact our contemporary, The News, leaps to a perfectly unwar rantable conclusion and boldly asserts that ours is the fault, that mankind has inoculated the beast creation with its own particular disease and that it is civilization “which produces ennui, not only in men, women and children, but even in oats and dogs." "We may well blush," it continues, “when we think how man has demoralized the dog. We have taught the dog to be bored. We have corrupted him by our society." And again, "Ennui is one of man's many Inventions, bnt he has taught the un profitable vice to the domestio or at least to the household animals—pupils only too apt in evil" Was ever so monstrous a charge lev eled against our innocence I The next thing we shall be told is that we are the cause that dogs do bark and bite and that whatever may have been the mor ality of Dr. Watts his natural history Is no better than his poetry. The News, if it is so assured of the demoralizing in- flnence it has exercised upon dogs, is welcome to blush for itself. We prefer to maintain that dogs sorrow under boredom for the same simple reason that they delight to bark and bite, “for 'tU their nature to."—Loudon Spectator, THE E(|IITY COURT. THE TRIAL OF THE GRANGE CASES THE MOST IMPORTANT. Second Week Jurors Hold Over—The Proceedings of this Court in Detail. The Court of Common Plena for Darlington county has been in session since the adjournment of the Court of General Sessions. Most of the time of the Court has been engaged in the trial of the famous grange cases, F. W. Wagner & Co against several of the old granges in this coun ty- The first two or three days of the equity court were consumed in the trial of three cases against the Swift Creek grange, bas ed on three notes respectively of T. E. Howie, et al, C. B. ”a>*s, et al, and R. D. F Rollins, et al. These notes aggregated some $4,000 upon which Messrs Wagener & Co asked for a ver dict of $1,600. On Wednesday the jury brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for $600, divided as follows, upon note of T. E. Howie, et al, $150; note of C. B. Bass, et al, $175; note of R. D. F. Rollins, et al, $275. The cases against the Cypress grange, M. V. Hagood, et al, and tne Stokes Bridge grange, T. P. King, et al, were then tried together. The jury brought in a verdict in each case of no thing for the plaintiffs and no thing for the defendants. On Monday the case of E. C. Hesse vs W. P. Cole, Sheriff, for the recovery of personal property seized by Cole in the capacity of Sheriff, was tried and a verdict was obtained by the plaintiff for the value of the property seized and $49 dama ges. On Tuesday the case of Joel J. Bailey & Co, of Philadelphia, against A. Weinberg, a suit on account for $718.51 resulted in the jury bringing in a verdict for the plaintiffs for $718,51. Court will continue in session probably until Saturday night. CYPRESS. Several of our people are at tending the State Fair. Mr. C. B. Pate is sawing lum ber, preparatory to building a store on his plantation. Messrs T. J. McLendon and W. F. Chapman both lost a horse apiece last week from staggers. The colored people in this neighborhood are having nu merous suppers and entertain ments—sometimes two in a night. Prof. J. A. Graham has open ed his school at this place and the number of pupils is small. The attendance is increasing and we hope he will soon have a full school. We should again like to call the attention of our county com missioners to the condition of the road leading from this place to DuBose’s Bridge, at the Mc Call place. If a stranger were to drive along this road he would come to the conclusion that the people of this neighbor hood had been trying to bore artesian wells m the road, judg ing from the number and depth of the holes there. Everybody is looking with eager eyes to see what the re peal of the Sherman law will bring, but we are afraid most people are expecting too .big things in too snort a time. It takes time for things to get in fight shape and for money to circulate freely. The cotton mill men should be given an op portunity to get their orders in the market, before we can ex pect high prices. Wait and Ov-V/a Slraas* EiparlMM of a Lana*. ▲ lady in London wished to communi cate with a friend in America, whose ad dress she did not know. In order to ob tain the needed information the wrote to another friend, who also lived in the new world. The letter was duly dis patched, bat the ship which earned it was wrecked, and the mails went to the aea bottom. They were eventually recovered, how ever, and the letter in question, torn and discolored, found Ite way back to the sender. While subjecting it to a minute examination, the lady was surprised to And part of another letter adhering to it, upon which epistle was the full ad dress of the friend with whom she wished to correspond. In this strange way, without having reached its destina tion, her letter had drought to her the STOP! —Before purchasing and see the LARGEST MOST COMPLETE CHEAPEST FOR THE NEXT VI ■ . It Iffss Ms ItfsrtBiit. We have a few nice dress pat terns left that we will sell out very cheap; former price $1, now $80 cents. A good many remnants—just enough to make a nice dress for a child—at bar gain prices. Cloak Department. Cloaks for ladies and children; newest styles and lowest prices. In these goods we will make you special prices. Higi! Rigs! Rigs! Smyrna, 18 by 30 inches, at $1.25. Smyrna, 20 by 54 inches, at $2. Smyrna, 26 by 54 inches, at $2.50. Smyrna, 30 by 60 inches, at $3.50. Smyrna, 36 by 72 inches, at $4.50. A few velvet rugs left: 27 by 63 at $2.75; 36 by 72 at $5. If you will come in and see these goods you will observe at once that they are very cheap. Now is the time if you want to see whatyou can do with a dollar. We are going to sell them. Mi’ Piriisliig Dt;irW. Judging from the way we are we are selling this line we must have the nicest lot in town. This year we are making a special run on $10, $12.50 and $15 suits, and they are beauties for that price. All we want you to do is to come in and try them on and How Nicely They Fit I DvU Hat Department. Another lot of Tourist and Youmans’s hats jusc in—newest styles and shapes. Collars, Cuffs, Gloves and Neck wear in abundance. Also Fall and Winter Stock of DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, HOTIOHS. TRUNKS AND- VALISES. Shoe Department. Everybody knows the reputa tion we have in this line, so it is not much use to say anything else except that we are still giv ing our customers the best shoe for the money we can get. GROCERIES. It 1! Cost lot NOTHING! To examine our stock. • I You Win Save M BY DOING SO. W Prion low Ijtotti Ion too! Cambric Dress Linings . 4c yd Standard Prints, very best . . . 5c yd Standard Dress Ging hams . . . 61c yd Finest fancy Dress Ging hams . 9c yd Double-widthWoolCash- meres . . . 15c yd 36-inch Worsteds, all shades , . .18c yd DRESS GOODS ft TRIMMINGS, DRY GOODS ft NOTIONS, HOSIERY ft GLOVES, CORSETS ft UNDERWEAR, RUGS ft FANCY ARTICLES, TAILOR-MADE CLOAKS ft CAFES. IN THESE LINES We Are Headquarters McUIEucUonuiiU Co., NACHMAN BUILDING. Cor Caahua St. and PuWio Square,