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♦ YOL. XXI, NO. 4. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 990. LOCAL LACONICS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told, of Interest to Our Many Readers. DISPENSARY AT DOVESVILLE. A Movement to Establish a State Bar in a Village. * Miss Zadah Hughson, of Sum ter, is visiting the Misses Mc- Cown. Miss Emily Nesbitt, of Waver- ley Mills, is visiting the family of Col. E. R. Mclver. The cotton market remains firm and high. Good cotton is bringing in Darlington from 71 to 71 cents. The regular meeting of the Darlington Building and Loan Association will be held to night (Thursday). Mr. J. H. Francis has been ap- inted postmaster at Stokes ridge and Miss Claudia M. Cox, postmistress at Cartenfflle. Owing to the continued indis position of Solicitor Johnson no time has yet been set for the trial of the Darliiyjton “rjoV’ cases. ‘r*ot’ A large and enjoyable dance was ^iven in the Armory last evening in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hennig who were married yesterday afternoon. A movement is on foot to have a dispensary established at Dovesville. As it is incor porated an election was held there on Tuesday to obtain the sentiment of the voters of the town on the question. The elec tion resulted in a majority of two for the dispensary. The vote stood 18 to 16. It will be noted that the number of votes cast was not lar^e; this is be cause Dovesville is nothing but a mere village. While the advocates of the dispensary have a small major ity of the voters in the corpor- atedimits of the town there is strong opposition to the estab lishment of a State bar at Doves- ville among the qualified voters of Leavensworth townslyp, in which the town is located. These voters have filed with the County Board of Control a peti tion against the establishment of the dispensary, which peti tion has 183 signatures. The matter will come up before the County Board of Control as its next meeting on February 3. Mr. J. 0. Muldrow calls spe cial attention in this issue to the good tonic he sells, com pound syrup hypophosphites, and to “Vindlia,” one of,the finest things in the world for the toilet. The announcement is made in this issue of the sale at auction of the stock of Loeb Bros, at Florence, to commence on Fri day, February 9, and to contin ue each subsequent day until the entire stock is sold. We wish to caution the people of the town against throwing trash from their premises into the street. It is a violation of an ordinance of the town and the complaint is made that the offence is becoming quite com mon. i- Seven applicants stood the examination on Thursday last for the scholarships from this county in Clemson College. The papers have been sent to the president of the college, who will examine them and declare the result. Peter Jordan, colored, has been lodged in jail on the charge of having burned Mr. John T. Suggs’s barn in Philadelphia township in October last. Men tion of the fire was made in The News at the time. Mr. Suggs’s loss was over $400. The citizens of the School District of the town of Darling ton should not forget the meet ing to be held in the Court House to-morrow (Friday) at 12 o’clock to decide what tax shall be levied for the support of the schools for the ensuing year. Mr. A. S. White has had pre sented him a very handsome walking cane cut from a tree growing over Thomas Jeffer son’s tomb at Monticello, Vir ginia. The caryingis beautiful, the cane bearing as inscriptions the many great achievements of the famous founder of Democ racy. The Torbett Concert Comr ny, which gave such a deli pa- ght- ful entertainment here last week, will appear again this (Thursday) evening in the Guards’ Armory. The price of admission will be 75 cents; re served seats may be obtained at the bookstore without extra charge. Alonzo Cooper, colored, was shot in the foot by Simeon Scott, also colored, on Mr. E. E. Mc Gill’s place near town, a few days since. The weapon used was a shot gun. Scott was giv en a preliminary hearing before Trial Justice Floyd on Monday and was lodged in jail to await trial at the higher court. night, between aay and 8 o’clock, two small Use f ‘Vinolia” for the toilet, the finest goods in the world, made in England. For sale by 0. Muldrow. BOLD PICKPOCKETS. Two Pataengers Robbed on an Up. Bound C. & D. Train. News has been received here of the daring deeds of two pick pockets at the depot at Florence on Monday night whereby two persons were robbed. Both of the victims were passengers on the up-bound C. & D. train One was Major J. J. Mclver, who lives near Society Hill, and the other was a gentleman whose name we could not ascer tain. Major Mclver lost his pockeibook containing $32 and the other party was robbed of $12.50. The pickpockets did their work in this manner. As their victim mounted the steps to get on board, one of the thieves came out of the car door as if to descend to the platform of the station and simultaneously his partner ascended the steps While the victim was thus wedged between them his poc kets were picked. After ac complishing their purpose the thieves made-good their escape. TEACHERS IN COUNCIL. The Proceedings of the Last Meeting and the Program for the Next. THE COUNTY ALLIANCE FAVORS THE CALLING OF A MARCH CONVENTIONS. Resolutions to that Effect—Darlington “Reformers” Alligned with the Shell Faction. The first regular quarterly meeting of the Darlington Coun ty Farmers Alliance was held at Flinn’s Crossroads on Satur day last. We understand that the attendance was very small. The only matter of public inter est that transpired was the adoption of resolutions favor ing a March convention of “re formers”. In view of the fact that there are two factions in the “reform” party, one favor ing a March convention and the other a convention at a later date, the passage of these reso lutions may have considerable political significance. It will be noted, too, that the Darlington Alliance seems to have alligned itself with the Shell faction, which favors the March convention. With this wing of “reform” Congressman McLaurin, it is currently re ported, is in sympathy. Gov ernor Tillman appears to desire to hold a neutral position be tween the two factions, but he leans towards the faction led by Senator Irby and agrees with that gentleman that a late con vention is best. This decision the Governor made in a confer ence held in Washington on Tuesday, from which it is said Mr. McLaurin withdrew in a bad humor. The Conservatives are only “in it” as spectators and will watch developments with great interest. The following is the text of the resolutions passed by the Alliance of this county. Whereas, the State Alliance of South Carolina at its annual meeting adopted resolutions pledging the loyalty of the A1 liancemen in this State i The regular meeting of the Darlington County Teachers’ Association was held on the 13 inst Prof. Patterson Wardlaw was elected president and School Commissioner A. J. A. Perritt, secretary. Arithmetic and grammar were the subjects dis cussed. Prot. J. L. Mann de livered a lecture on the library in the country school. The next regular meeting will be held on March 10, for which the following program has been arranged: Reduction of whole or mixed numbers to fractions; reduction of improper fractions to whole or mixed numbers; re duction of fractions to lower terms; reduction of fractions to higher terms or fractions having least common divisor. Prof. Wardlaw will lead in the discussion of these subjects. The consideration of the library in the country school will be continued. liancemen in this state in sup port ot the legislative demands of the National Farmers Alli ance. Therefore, be it "Resolved First, That it is the sense of this Alliance that a convention of the Reformers of the State be held in the month of March of this year and that we should strive for the selec tion of a Reform Governor. Resolved Second, That we consider the Hon. Geo. W. Shell the right man to call this March convention, other alli ances concurring, and we here by request Col. Shell to make the call under the regulations of 1890. A SUDDEN DEATH. A Woman Found Dead in Her House on Grove Street. Josephine Pegues, a colored woman aged about forty year.,, was found dead at her home on Grove Street, opposite the Epis copal Church, on Friday night No one lived in the house but herself and her son. The latter left home on Thursday morning and went to Bennettsville and the woman was last seen alive that night. On the return of her son the following (Friday) night he found the door to the house locked. Making his en trance through the window he encountered the dead body of his mpther lying upon the floor. The coroner was notified and he held an inquest on Saturday. Dr. W. J. Garner held the au topsy and pronounced that the women had died from heart dis ease. The jury, thereupon, brought in a verdict to that ef fect. The condition of the wo man’s body when found showed that she had been dead eight or ten hours. The deceased had recently removed here from Bennettsville. A MUSICAL COMEDY. Corn, 75 cents a bushel. Dean Bros. THE TORBETT COMPANY. To Give the People of Darlington An other Delightful Concert. On Saturda 1 houses on the extreme lower edge of town, belonging to. Ed mund Deas, were destroyed by fire. An adjoining house, also belonging to Deas, was partial ly torn down by the fire depart ment to prevent the flames from spreading. The loss is about $300 and is fully covered by in surance. The owner of the property desires to return thanks for the earnest and suc cessful efiforts of the citizens in stopping the fire. The people of Darlington and the lovers of good music especi ally will welcome heartily the Torbett Concert Company at their second performance this (Thursday) evening. It is the unanimous verdict of the town that their recent concert was the finest that has ever been heard here and, as the enter tainment for this evening will consist of an entire change of program, those who will attend have a great treat before them. The company’s wonderful suc cess last week will draw a large audience this evening and, con sequently, in order to secure good seats application should be made immediately at t h e bookstore for reserved seats which will be furnished without extra charge. An Entertainment to be Given Talented Family. by a To-morrow (Friday) night our the ph A LIVING GIANT. An Opportunity to See a Man with Herculean Strength. citizens will have the pleasure of hearing the Druckenmiller family at the opera house. This musical family comes highly endorsed by the press, pulpit and the public. We copy the following personal recommenda tion by Rev. J. N. Ivey, pastor M. E. Church, South, Wilson, N. C.: “The Druckenmiller fam ily gave one of their entertain ments last night to a highly cul tured audience in Wilson under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. Church, South. The entertainment was highly enjoyable, morally up lifting and first-class in every particular. To all lovers of good music and innocent humor the Druckenmiller family will prove an inspiration.” Try Muldrow’s Compound Syrup Hypophosphites if you need a good tonic; it is infalli ble in pulmonary troubles. Dol lar a bottle. Onions, 5 cents a quart. Dean Bros. A PAPER RESUSCITATED. THE DISPENSARY. A LEGAL BATTLE TO COME UP IN THE SUPREME COURT. All the Appeals to That Tribunal to be Heard Together on Monday Next —The Outlook. Monday next, the 29 inst., has been set aside by the Supreme Court to hear all the appeals in the dispensary fight, among them being the appeal from the decision of Judge Hudson in the famous Darlington case. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier publish es, under date of the 21 inst, the following interesting forecast of the approaching great legal fight: “By far the most important question that is to come up at the present session of the Su preme Court is the dispensary law. Of course no one knows what the decision of the Court will be, and as the question is one of such general interest, the course of the case is all the more closely watched. It has it by using the word ‘introduc tion’ in connection with the word ‘arrival.’ On the other hand the lawyers who are test ing the law say that this is one of the first sections that will be overthrown by the Court.” GENERAL NEWS. The Publication of the Darlington “Herald” to be Renewed. The Darlington Herald, which owing to peculiar and unfortu nate circumstances had to sus pend publication temporarily a few months ago, will be resus citated. Beginning probably with next week the paper will again be issued regularly. Mr. W. D. Wcod •, the former able editor, will again have charge. The many friends of the Herald will welcome its reappearance in the community. You can have a beautiful complexion by using Vinolia only. For sale by J. O. Mul drow. See Dean Bros’ before buying. 25c tobacco Mr. D. C. Milling has been drawn on the grand jury for the United States Court which will meet in Charleston in April and Mr. J. W. Ferguson has been drawn on the petit jury. Wm. Heckler, the strong man, will give an exhibition in the Darlington opera house on Mon day evening next, the 29 inst. The tickets will cost, general admission 25 cents, reserved seats, 35 cents. The Sumter papers speak very highly of the recent perform ance of the giant in their city. One of the remarkable feats he accomplished was pulling an unloaded freight car on the C. S. & N. Railroad, up grade nine feet, with his teeth. The car weighed 27,050 pounds. He has a band with him, the leader of which is only five yeare old. This youngster will play a cor net solo on the stage during the performance. THE GIRLS’ COLLEGE. Work on the Buildings Progressing Satisfactorily. [The State.] In a riot at Jackson Station in the western part of the State, last week, caused by negroes resisting arrest, one white man and a negro were killed and an other white man was badly wounded. Items of Interest From All Over The World. Revolutionists have captured the city of Chihauhau, Mexico. A train fell through a trestle at Fairview, N. J., on Wednes day of last week and four per sons were killed. Capt. Wm. J. Usrey, one of the founders of the present Re- { ublican party, died at Decatur, V lls., on Saturday. A train fell through a trestle at St. Stephens, Ark., on Satur day, killing three men and wounding eighteen. On December 8 a band of pi rates ambushed a detachment of French troops and killed the captain and killed or wounded twenty-one men. A distillery camp in Clinch county, Ga., was fired into by unknown parties, one night of from time to time been suggest- last week, and nine negroes and Superintendent of Education Mayfield returned yesterday evening from Rock Hill, where he attended the meeting of the board of trustees of the Wo man’s Industrial College. The board re-elected Messrs T. A. Crawford and Joseph Roddey, local trustees, the former for four years and the latter for two. Mr. Bruce, of the firm of Bruce & Morgan, the college architects, was present at the meeting. He was instructed to draw plans for the two three- story dormitory buildings, each to contain 150 rooms. These structures will stand like re cessed wings on either side of the main building, the architec ture of which they will conform to. It was thought that the main building was already large enough without adding on the dormitories. Then, too, the separation reduces the danger from fire to a minimum. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, was instructed to arrange the system of lighting and heating. The work on the building is progressing satisfactorily. The heavy foundation part is nearly complete, and in a few days it will be time to put in the win dows in the basement. Three of the very best papers of their kind in the country, the Weekly News and Courier and the Southern Cultivator, and The Darlington News will all be sent to any address for one year for $2.45. 4t ed that the Supreme Court would, as in the Chester case, avoid a finai decision on the merits of the law. Why these suggestions are made no one seems to know, especially as everyone seems to be anxious to get an absolute decision one way or another. “From time to^ time reasons have been given why the Court would not decide upon the di rect issue. One lawye? has* one view and another has another way of looking at the same question. If you make a can vass of Law Range and ask a dozen lawyers what they think will be the result of the ca^cs now pending, a variety of opin ions will be expressed. Some of them will say that the cases to be brought before the Court are upon the old law, and that since the new law has been passed there is no occasion for the Court to decide the question in issue, as they have in the main been completely changed by the new statute. For in stance, the Darlington case, it is held, is chiefly on the question of the appointment of a dispen ser. Now that the whole modus operandi of getting a dispenser has been changed, some take the utilitarian view that it would be no use for the Court to waste time in the consider ation of that point. So in the Columbia cases, where Judge Hudson quashed the indict ments, one out-of-town lawyer suggested the idea that the of fence and whole mode of pros ecution had been changed, and that there was no use to kill time on this question. And so it goes, and there is much talk about interlocutory motions which the layman understands very little, fn a word the situ ation is summed up in this way: The Court can, if it wants to, decide the constitutionality of the law, or it can decide the pending cases without touching upon the constitutionality of the law. The nearer the time comes to the hearing the more interesting the situation grows “I have asked Attorney Gen eral Buchanan about the matter, and he would say absolutely no thing about it, only that he had every confidence that the Supre me Court would do all that was proper, and that he was not worrying himself in any way about what the Court would or would not consider. He is hard at work onLjhe cases, and is do ing himselfvcredit in his work and his intention to do all of the business of the office with the force of the department. “There will be quite an array of lawyers in the case, and they will no doubt try and get all they can out of it. “It has been suggested that until the passage of the new dispensary law the friends of the bill were very much afraid that the clause which prohibit ed liquor from being brought into the State would not hold in the Courts. The authorities are, however, very much better pleased now and say that the new section on that question will stand in any Court. It is said that in all of the cases de cided by the United States Court the Wilson law when applied State has been sustain- and that the South Carolina ure has not only adopt ed the wording of the Wilson Act, but it has improved upon a white boy were shot. Two life prisoners in the Mis sissippi penitentiary have been convicted of murder and sen tenced to be hanged. Both had killed fellow prisoners. In a fire in a mining town in Mexico last week eleven men and several women and child ren were burned to death. Ten others were burned so badly that they will die. Company, which is the same as npr the the Cape Fear and Yadkin Val ley Railroad, has gone into the hands of a receiver. It is said that the road will not be serious ly affected. The woman suffrage move ment is growing in France as is shown by the National Senate recently passing a bill allowing women engaged in business to vote at elections for tribunals of commerce. While the life boat of a Dutch steamer was going recently to the assistance of a vessel wreck ed in mid-ocean, the boat cap sized and six of crew, including were drowned. the steamer’s the captain, Just in, a lot of Ladies’ Wraps, Latest Styles. W e can sell these stylish gar ments Itlra k M Coil We positively guarantee these the best value for the money overseen in Darlington. A new lot of Dry Goods just in at lower piices than ever. For the Holidays we have just received new goods in silk and linen handkerchiefs, kid gloves, and Smyrna and Mo- quette rugs. The goods are new and latest styles. The prices are low and guaranteed. Namt & Co, NACHMAN BUILDING, Cor CashuA St. and Public Square. • wrwwrwwi • wi Mrs. William Givens, of At- lantaj - was mysteriously shot and wounded while asleep in bed on Tuesday night of last week. Her husband has been arrested on the charge of hav ing committed the deed. Last week Bob Foster, white, killed another white man, named Clay Hudson, and a ne gro, near Lafayette, Ala. The trouble grew out of a law suit between Foster and Hudson, which the man slain had won. The National Migration Soci ety has been incorporated at Birmingham, Ala., with a capi tal stock of $100,000. The com pany proposes to send negroes from the Southern States to Af rica and for this purpose will operate a line of steamers to Li beria. The Secretary of the Treas ury has decided to -issue $50,- 000,000 worth of bonds to make up the deficiency in the United States Treasury. It is reported that the Knights of Laoor will go to the courts with an effort to prevent the issue of the bonds. The order claims that the in crease in the debt will have to be paid by the poor people in the way of taxes. Specimen Cates. H. Clifford, New S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was troubled with Neural gia and Rheumatism, his Stom ach was disordered, his Liver was affected to an alarming de gree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured h n. Ed ward Shepherd, Harrisburg,HI., had a running sore on his Teg of eight years’ standing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large Fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold at Willcox tk Co’s Drug store. J&J rV MINISTERING ANGELS •a ths plain* of Arison*. READ ABOUT THEM IN FOES IN AMBUSH th* new Bwial by 4 CAPT. CHARIfS KING IN THIS PAPER Pleity ef Lore tnd Adventure Tows Tax Notice. ■MW and after Monday, January 8, 1884, the offloe of the Town will be opened at the offloe of Probate Judge, until February 7,18M, for the purpose of reoeiring return* of all property, both personal and real, in the Town of Darlington. All male person* between the agee of eighteen and fifty years are liable to street duty and are required by law to make returns for the same. A i ty of fifty per cent, will be upon all persons fait with the lew a* above i