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(&he Darlington PuBLTSHKD EVKRY THURSDAY Morning. ^ilNRY J, JHOMPSON, PROPRIETOK. TERMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; .V) cents for 8 mouths; 33 cents (or 3 months. Advertising Rates: One Square first insertion $1.00 One Square second insertion 50 Every subsequent insertion 00 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. JUDGE HUDSON. The Darlington Bar Endorses Him for United States Judge. The bar of Parlinfrton has en dorsed Judge J. H. Hudson for Judge of the United States Dis trict Court for South Carolina to succeed Judge Simon ton who has been promoted to the Cir cuit Court. The desire seems to be general among the lawyers of the State for the selection of Judge Hudson. This is notsurr prising, however, when it is considered that as a jurist this gentleman has no superior in South Carolina. He is as honest as he is learned and because of his honesty, because his deci sions were made in accordance with his convictions, he was sacrificed by the present Legis lature. Certain it is that he will not bend the knee, but will construe the law fearlessly and impartially, and this is the kind of man we need for Judge of the United States Court. We hope that the President will ap point Judge Hudson. ANOTHER EIRE. A Large Two-Story Building F»flt Victim to the Flames. Darlington on Sunday night, had another fire. The large two-story frame building oppo site the Atlantic Coast Line de- t, the property of Mr. L. H. ilmore, was entirely destroyed. R. W. Wingate and L. R. Reese, both colored, had stores in the building. Wingate’s establish ment was one of considerable size, but Reese’s store was small. Mr. Gilmore had no insurance on the building and his is a total loss. All of Wingate’s stock was destroyed. He had insur ance for $1,000, but this will not cover his loss. Reese’s loss is covered by $250 insurance. The loss is particularly heavy on Mr. Gilmore, for this is the fourth fire he has had within a year and upon all his property destroyed there was little or no insurance. SI SALEM COUNTY. Th« Legislature Refuses to Pass the BUI Creating It. Bishopville failed in her am bition to become a court house town. Last week the Legisla ture killed the bill to form Sa lem County, with that place as the county seat, from portions of Darlington, Chesterfield, Sumter and Kershaw counties. The bill was easily voted down, its friends not developing much strength. There are two rea sons why it is well that the new county was not formed. First and foremost, Darlington coun ty would have been left without the constitutional area and se cond the people in that section of Darlington which would have been put in Salem couuty would have had a heavy expense put upon them for the erection of new public buildings, etc. TO HIS FIRST LOVE. Mr. Manuel Marco Return* * to hi* For. mer Home at Lydia. Mr. Manuel Marco, who re moved to Darlington about two years ago from Lydia and has since conducted a general mer chandise business on Pearl Street, returned to his old home at Lydia on Monday. He re moved his stock of goods to that E lace and will there continue is business. His many friends in Darlington—and their name is legion—regret to part with him, but all are glad that in leaving Darlington he does not E far away. Lydia will doubt- is give him a hearty welcome A Freak of Natnr*. A curious freak of nature has been reported to us from Swift Creek. Mr. Amus Adams, who lives in that section, killed a hog on Thursday last and on dressing it found that it had no brains at all. The hog was two years old and weighed 260 pounds. It was a healthy ani mal and had always sh 3wn as much intelligence as is usually found in swine. Three of the very best papers of their kind in the country, the Weekly A’etos and Courier and the Southern Cultivator, and The Darlington News will all be sent to any address for one year for $2.45. 4t Star Boarder—Here is another fly that has met a watery grave Landlady—Where is it? Star Boarder—In this pitcher of milk.—£t?ck. STRAIGHT TALL WADE HAMPTON ON DEMOCRACY AND OCALAI8M. One Cannot Consistently Stand on Both Platforms—They Are to Antagonittic. Washington, D. C., Dec. 16. Messrs. W. D. Evans andJ. Wm. Stokes : Gentlemen: I was out of the State when your open letter to me was published, and I did not see it until a friend sent to me a copy of a paper containing it, a few days before I left Columbia. This has been the cause of my delay in replying to it, and I do so now with entire frankness. Let me say, before discussing the questions you propound, that I have never charged that AJ- liancemen were not Democrats, nor have I ever denounced the Farmers’ Alliance. Though I do not agree with some of the de mands announced in their plat form, I am in full sympathy with every legitimate effort to relieve the burthen of that great class—our farmers—a class to which I have always belonged, and I shall always co-operate heartily in any movement for their relief. It would make this communi cation too long should I enter into a discussion of all the ques tions you have asked me, so I shall endeavor to give my rea son for saying that “No man who upholds the Ocala platform can properly claim to be a Dem ocrat.” In your letter, you “summar izethe several planks in the Ocala platform,” but it strikes me that you have omitted in your summary some of the most important planks in that plat form, and in order that 1 may supply this omission on your f iart 1 subjoin the Ocala plat- onn in full. As I have seen no modification of this declaration of the principles upheld by the party you represent, nor any repudiation of the doctrines en unciated, I take it for granted that this platform embodies the demands, and declares the creed of the Ocalaites. THU ORIGINAL OCALA PLATFORM. 1 a. We demand the abolition of national hank*. b. We demand that the govern ment shall establish sub-treasuries in the several Stab s, which shall issue money direct to th ; people at a low rate of tax, not to exceed 3 tier cent per annum, ou non-perishable farm products, and also upon real estate, with proper limitations upon the qunntftr of land and amount of mon ey. c. We demand that the amount of the circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than $50 per cap ita. 3. We demand thatl'ongress shall pass such laws as will effectually pre vent the dealing in futures of all agri cultural and mechanical productions; providing a stringent system of pro cedure in trials that will secure prompt conviction, and imposing such penal ties as shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law. 8. We condemn the silver bill re cently passed by Congress; and de mand in lieu thereof the free and un limited coinage of silver. 4. We demand the passage of laws prohibiting the alien ownership of land, and that Congress take prompt action to devise some plan to obtain all land* now owned by aliens and foreign syndicates : and that all lands held by railroads and other corpora tions in excess of such as is actually used and needed by them be reclaim ed by the government and held by ac tual settlers only. 5 Believing in the doctrine of equal rights to all and special privi leges to none, we demand— a. That our * national legislation shall be so framed lu the future as not to build up one incus try at the ex pense of another. b. We further demand a removal of the existing heavy tariff tax from the necessities of life that the poor of our land must have. o. We further demand a just and equitable system of graduated tax on incomes. d. We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and henoe we demand that all nation at and State revenues shall be limited to the necessary exi>ensea of the gov ernmeut economically and honestly administered. 8. We demand the most rigid, hon est and just State and national gov ernmental control and tuperivsion ot the means of public communication and transportation, and if this con trol and supervision does npt remove the abuse now existing, we demand the government ownership of such means of communication and trans portation. 7. We demand that the Congress of the United States submit an amendment to the Constitution pro viding for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people of each State. Now, I shall compare this platform with that of the Na tional Democratic party, and I think that all intelligent and impartial men will Bdnait that the two platforms do not con form, and are in many most important principles antagonis tic. Your platform demands “the abolition of National Banks:” no such demand is made by the Democratic party. It may have escaped your memory If you ever knew the fact, that these banks hold charters which will not expire until 1907, so that there would be some difficulty in immediate “abolition of the national banks.” You demand “the establish ment of subtreasuriee in the several States.” Every lawyer of prominence, whom I have heard express an opinion on this proposition, declares it to be un constitutional . The Democratic party can scarcely adopt an un constitutional measure, and it seems to me that this cardinal demand might at least be called “a fallacy.” You “condemn the silver bill recently passed by Congress, and demand in lieu thereof the free and unlimited coinage of silver.” Is this demand in ac cordance with the Democratic platform ? Your pla'form demands the ownership of railroad and tele graph lines by the government, under certain conditions. When the people take into consider ation the fact that the amount of capital invested in railroads is twelve billions of dollars, and that the government would have to pay that enormous sum to secure possession of these roads, the proposition that the govern ment should purchase them— for I take it you would not ad vocate the confiscation of this property—will strike all sensible people as a decided fallacy. Should the policy advocated in this plank of your platform be adopted, the people of the coun try would be saddled with a debt several times greater than that caused by the war, and the burthen of taxation, already too onerous, would paralyze all in dustries and entail ruin on the taxpayers. Your party has, I believe, placed itself in opposition to the repeal of the prohibitory tax on State banks, and yet one plank in the Democratic platform ad vocates this measure. Now, you must admit that your platform is not in accord with that of the. Democratic party, and I think that I was fully justified in saying that no man standing on the Ocala plat form could claim to be a Demo crat. I do not question the pa triotism of the men who agree with you as to the true princi- E les of Jeffersonian Democracy, ut I do not construe those prin ciples as you do, yet I have al ways regarded myself as a Dem ocrat. There are several planks in your platform with which I concur, as does every true Dem ocrat—as; f o r instance, your fourth and fifth questions. Your seventh has a rather potent ob jection against its adoption: the Constitution prescribes the mode of electing United States Sen ators, and until three-fourths of the States choose to change that mode the present method must obtain. I hardly think that the change will be made in time to allow any of the present young aspir ants of the Alliance to test their strength before the people! However, I should not object to that test in South Carolina, and a primary might possibly ex press the wishes of our people as well, if not better, than the General Assembly; but I am quite content to stand in this matter, as in others, on the Con stitution, where my party has always stood You have, I suppose, read the Democratic platform, and if you compared it you must see how greatly it differs from yours. Very many Democrats think that the similarity of your plat form and that of the Populists is more marked than that be tween the Democratic and the Ocala. Your letter to me seems to have been brought out by mine suggesting the formation of Democratic clubs in South Caro lina. As Vice President of the National Democratic League, I was asked to authorize the or ganization of these clubs, and I wrote to ascertain the wishes of the true Democrats in the State. It never occurred to me that any white man in South Carolina would be ashamed to join a Democratic clnb. Should there be any such, all can find their proper alignment, for the Republicans, the Populists and the Ocalaites all hold out allure ments for recruits and prose lytes. There was a time when it was the pride of our people to hold an honorable place in the grand Democratic column, as national Democrats, supporting their national administration, and standing fast on the plat form of the Democratic party. "Times have changed, and we have changed with them.” It is the fashion now to abuse our President, to ignore the plat forms of our party, to promul gate new and strange doctrines, and to worship false gods. I am too old to change my faith for place or for profit. I seek noth ing at the hands of our peopl but I cannot forget that 1 am a South Carolinian, and my only ambition, my sole aspiration, is for the welfare; the dignity and the honor of the State to whose service many of the best years of my life have been devoted. I have answered your court eous and respectful letter frank ly, and it may be my misfortune to differ radically with the views you advocate but I claim for myself, what I accord to you, perfect freedom of opinion and of action. I am, Very respectfully yours, Wade Hampton. DO YOU KNOW? THAT I. EMWMMFMM HAS Removed to tho now building erected on the site of Marco & Lew- enthal’s old stand, and is ready for business with OF GOODS ? The -Dry Goods Department is replete with all the latest styles and patterns. The assortment is extensive, and embraces everything which may be desired in this line. The Clothing Department. In this department the stock was specially selected with a view to filling a long-felt want in this community. With a large and varied assortment I am prepared to fit out all Children, Youths, Young and Old Men, who desire a neat and durable, as well as economical, article. The Shoe Department. I have an extraordinarily large line of Shoes—Ladies’, Men’s, Misses’ and Children’s—in any styles and at prices to suit all. The Hat Department. For those desiring a neat and nubtiy artlrte'in "this line I have provided a carefully selected stock, in all styles and at all prices. The Grocery Department. In this department I have a large assortment of heavy and light groceries. In fact, a complete stock of staple goods. l®*When you are in town step into my new store, walk through the different departments and satisfy yourself. I. LEW EBTHAL, DARLINGTON, S.C. . . .LARGEST.. . DISPLAY OF •*' * * NOVELTIES IN FML MILLINERY Ever brought to Darlington. Styles Correct. Handsome Pattern Hats and Bonnets in lovely shades. We have a nice line of DRESS GOODS which will be sold Regardless of Cost! To close out. Patrons who care to avail themselves of some gen uine bargaing will do well to price our Dress Goods before pur chasing. E. C. ROTHOLZ. 012—2m. DBam What is CASTOR IA Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Infhats and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmlsam substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty yean’ use by Millions of Mothers. Costoria is the Children’s ] —the Mother's Friend. Castoria. “Cutorislsao veil adapted toehiklnathst I recommend it ee superior toany pmcriptinn known to me." H. A. Anraia, M. D., ill Go. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. "The use of •Castoria' la so nnirenal ud IU merits so well known thr.t It aeems a work of wipt-erogation to endorse it. Few are tho InL-illsent families who do not keep Castor io within eo*y roach.’* C-aua JU—TYS, D. D., New York (Sty. Castoria. Castoria curaa Colic, Oonatlpatloo, Rour Stomach, DiarrhoBa, EructaOua, Kilb Worms, firm sleep, and prnuiotae di- WAbout injurious medication. “For rcreral yearn I have your ‘Castoria,' aad shall always continue to do no es ii baa la variably produced *—-a-<-| rejuita.” Enwnt F, Paaon, H. D, With Street and TthAvw, New York City. entrant O.jtrajrv, 77 Miiuat Snunr, New You tat Watches Repaired AND WARRANTED, -AT- MtSON'S JEWELRY STORE. Febld—tf 3^1 jJ0 fyor ~r/ 3j(So j.bv. v ( /j ;< h£ -•g'irAMj-vy'od v/?u / riHARLBSTOIT. SUMTER AND v* NORTHERN RAILROAD CHARLES E. KIMBALL Rocolrer. In Effect Aug. 21, 1868 NORTH. SOUTH. 1 t a.m. r.M. 7.30 Charleston 8.40 8.40 Pregnall’s 7.27 10.47 Sumter IL27 13.00 Darlington 4.12 12 00 Bennettsville 8.21 1.20 Qibeon 2.07 1.47 Hamlet 2 JO P.1C P.M. No. 1 connoect* with C. P. A T. V« at BennetUvllle for Fayetteville, eon* nect* with Seaboard Airline at Ham* Ington, < by, Roatherfordton ; and at Charlotte with R. A D. Vestibule limited for Washington and New York. Passen- irs can take sleepers at Charlotte at :15 p. m. No. 2 passenger* by thM train have through Sleeper* New York to Char lotte, connects with S. A. L. at Ham let from Charlotte and Nor*n, and from Wilmington, connect* with 8. C. Ry. at Pregnall* for Charleston. Dinner at Hamlet. J. H. AVERILL. General Manager. HEN you are in the city don’t fail to call at the To the Public: w Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop It Is the only first-class shop in the city. Fashionable hair cuts, first- class shaves and the 6ml Miu Egg Ship. Four polite Barbers always on hand to wait on you. Hixon & Harllee, Proprietor*. Un ler Enterprise Hotel, South i'de Public Square. LAW CARDS. a. W. BOYD. GKO. W. BROWN BOYD & BROWN* Attornsyi and Counselor! at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARLINGTON C. H., & P. PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL.BU8INE88. G. W. DARGAir. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGA;i & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office, Hewitt building (up stairs) north side ot the Public Square. Darlin.<tton. S. C • J. R. NKTTLRB. C. S. NKTTLBS. Nettles & Nettles, Attorneys ft Counselors at Law, Durlinglon C. II., S. C. Will practice in all the State and Fed era! Courts. Prompt personal at tention given to the collection of Claims. K. O WOODS. T. H. SPAIN WOODS&SPAIN, (Successors to Ward A Woods,) Attorneys & Counsellors at Law. Offices formerly occupied by Ward & Woods, over Bank of Darlington. Practise in State and Federal Courts. Prompt personal atten tion to all business. Tax Notice. Tbkasurkr’s Office, 1 Darlington, C H., Sept. 15’98.) T HE Treasurer's office will be opened for the collect.on of State, county, special county, school, special school and poll taxes for the fiscal year 1893-98 from October 15 to December 81, 1893, in compliance with law, excepting on Thanksgivings Day and December 35th, I will attend In persOlrtJr bj deputy the following places on days named and on said precinct days the office at Darlington C. H. will be doeed. Hartsville, Tuesday and Wednes day, Oct. 17 and 18. Jasper, Thursday, Oet. 19. Leavensworth, Friday, Oct. SO, Lydia, Tuesday, Oct. 81. Society Hill, Wednesday and Thurs day, Nov. 1 and 2. Swift Creek, Friday, Nov. 8 Mechanicsville, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 8. Antioch, Thursday, Nov. 9. High Hill, Friday, Nov. 10. Lamar, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 15. Cypress, Thursday, Nov. 16. Stokes Bridge, Tuesday and Wed nesday, Nov. 21 and 22. Darlington C. H., October 16, 21, 28, 34, 25, 26, 27, 28, 80, November 6, 7, 11, 18, 17, 18, 20, 28, to December 81 In clusive. Books will close at 2 p. m. on Satur days and on last days at precincts where two days are given. Taxpay ers take notice. Levy for State purposes, 54 mills. Levy for County purposes, 8 mills. Levy for Jail Debt, 4 mill. Levy foaDarlington Graded Schools, 4 mills. Levy for Interest on Graded School bonds, 4 mill. Le»y for Constitutional Schools, 2 mills. Poll tax, $1.00. Total levy for all purposes county, 11 mills. Total levy for all connty purposes Graded Schools, 154 mills. J. E. BASS. Treasurer D. C. and Sept 21—4t. Yyi Ivtxiftr^ TTART8VILLE RAILROAD. In effect Dec 8, 1898. DAILY MIXED TRAIN Leave Hatteville 6.00 a m Jovann 6.20 a m Floyd's 8.35 a m ArrivsDariington 7.20 a m Leave Darlington 6.80 pm Floyd's 8.00 p m Jovann 8.20 p m Arrrive Hartsville.........—.. 8.40 p m J. F. DIVH&, Gem. SupV C ft D. and C. ft S. RAILROADS. In effect Dec 8, 1888. Through Passenger Train. Leave Wadesboro.. i*«< a*.••«.«. ft XD Bennett’s Morven’s McFarland... 6 17a m Cheraw Cash’s Society Hill.. 6.20 a m . Dove’s Floyd’s laeeeuess veast-, - 8« jifl ft-XXX Darlington... Palmetto.... Arrive Florence >.... 7*25 ft os Leave Florence — 7.15 p m Palmetto Darlington... ...—_ 7.88 p m Floyd’s...... ~ 7.60 p m Dove’s 7 55 p m Society Hill.. 8 18 p m Cash’s Cheraw McFarland... Uorven’s 9.89 p n> Bennett's Arrive Wadesboro.. Freight Train. Leave Florence 7.80 a m Darlington •ee••*•••••••*• 8.40 am Arrive C her aw 11 JO a in Leave Cheraw 1.00 p m Darlington 4.00 p m Arrive Florence - 6.00 p m A. F. RAVENEL, President. N ortheastern railroad. In effect Dee. 8, 1802. SOUTH BOUND. No. <1 Leave Florence 7 46am Kingstree : 8.68 am Lanes 9.20 a m Arrive Charleston 11.20 a m No. 86. Leave Florence 3.87 a m Kingstree —... 4.86 a m Lanes 4.62 a m Arrive Charleston 6.60 a m No. 28. Leave Florence - 7.26 p m Kingstree * 8.44 pm -LaiiBr. 9.06 p m Arrive Charleeton..: 11.00 p m No. 68. Leave Lanes 7.06 p m Arrive Charleston 8.48 p m Train on C. ft D. R. R. connects at Florence with No. 61 Train. north bound. No. 78. Leave Charleeton 8.85 am Lancs 6.30am Kingstree 6 62 a m Arrive Florence 7.10 a m No. 60 Leave Charleeton 6.00 p m Lane* 7.06 p m Kingstree 7.27 p m Arrive Florence 8.60 p m No. 14. Leave Charleston •••***ss« 8.80 pm Lanes— 6.29 p m Kingstree 6.46 p m Arrive Florence 6.46 p m No. 62. Leave Charleeton 7.16 a m Arrive I*ne* M 8.40 a K No. 62 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. No. 78 runs solid to Wilming ton, N. C., making eloee connection with W. ft W. R. R. tor all points North. Train No. 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetterille—Short Line—and makes close connection tor all poiit* North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Snpt. RM7ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA ft V V AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effeet Dec. 8,1808. south bound. No. 66. Leave Wilmington 8.20 p m Marlon. 6.11 p in Arrive Florence 6.60 p m No. 60. Leave Florence 7.10 pm Sumter 8.28 p m Arrive Columbia. 10.00 p m No. 58. Leave Florence 7.46 a m Arrive Sumter - 0 20 a m . No. 62. Leave Sumter — 9.62am Arrive Columbia. ••••••*•*****ess* H.06.a m No. 82 runs through from Charies- ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8.44 a m. Manning 0 20 a m. NORTH BOUHD. . No. 61. Leavs Columbia 4.80 a m Sumter 6.67 am Arrive Florence **•*•••**•** a*••**• 7.16 a m * ™ Ko * 6# ' 7.40 am Marion...-. 8.28 a m Arrive Wilmington— 11.10 am Leave Columbia ^iopm Arrive Sumter 5.86 pm r „ _ Ho. 60. Leave Columbia - ... Sumter.... 6.46 pm Arrive Florence— ...... 0.66 p m No 58 runs thiouau m» ujiarieeton via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.15 p m Lap** 7JO p », Charleston8.46 pm. Train* on Manchester and Augusta B. R-. leave Sumter daily except Sun day, 10.80 a. m., arrive Rimini 11:59 a. , Returning leave Rimini 1.00 p. m.. arrive Sumter 8:10 p. m. Trains on Wilmington, Chadbour* and Conway Railroad leave Chad boom at 10.10 a m, arrive at Conway 18.80 p m, returning leave Conway at 8:00 p. m., arrive Chadbotum 4:60 p. m. Leave Chad bourn 7.00 a m and 5.15 p m, arrive at Hub 7 45 a m and 6.00 p m. Returning leave Hob 8.15 a m and 6.80 p m, arrive at Chadbourn 8.00 a m ana 7.15 p m. Dally except Sunday, JOHN F. DIVINE, Ge^l Sup*