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VOL. XXII, NO. 31. DARLINGTON, S. 0., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1895. WHOLE NUMBER 1,069. TBROlfill Slim CAROLINA. CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK. A Terrible Wreck on the Columbia & Greenville Diviaion of the South ern.—Other State News, PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. CoU MBia, S. C., July 80.—There was a pretty costly railroad accident on the Columbia and Greenville division of the Southern railway about 8 mile* out of this city at 2:45 o’clock yesterday, resulting in the total destruction of Baldwin engine No. 137, eight freight cars and a caboose, between 400 and 500 cords of wood belonging Ao the state penitentiary, which was piled up on the side of the track where the wreck occurred and the slight injury of three men. Engineer Dan Madden was mashed about the hips, but is all right now, save some soreness: Fireman W. J. McDonald was pretty badly bruised, but crawled out safely; and a colored trainman, Brooks Jordan, had his face pretty badly cut. Only three cars were loaded—with merchandise, cotton seed hulls and cotton gins. The wreckage caught fire and the flames spread to the wood, making the whole vicinity ap pear like a furnace. Fire engines had to be sent from this city and they by using water from the Columbia canal, took several hours to reduce the heat so that the wreckftg force could begin work. A new track was laid around the wreck and the road was open by # o'clock in the afternoon. The authori ties have made a rigid investigation and find that no one was to blame; that it was an accident pure and simple caused by a broken coupling pin; that all precautions were taken and no rules broken. The regular freight No. 84 stalled near the top of Cemetery hill, a high grade. A flagman was sent back a mile to stop the extra pulled by en gine 137. The conductor of the regu lar train, which was composed of 47 cars, was going forward to tell his en gineer to “double” the hill when the engineer tried once more to get away by "slacking back” to get up the hill. Five cars broke loose with this effort and flew down the grade and past the flagman, into the extra further on. The loss to the railroad company will amount to several thouvind dollars. The state will lose about or more. SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARIES. la Nearly All Lines are the ladaetrlal Conditions Favorable. Chattanooga. Tenn., July fl. -The Tradesman in its review of the indus trial situation of the south for the weak ending July 29, 1885. says: The usual midsummer dullaese amend la- Castries is uot at all la ovldeaee this jsar. but on the contrary they are mors setlvs thss for two yesrs, espselslly tbs Iron, textlls snd lumber industries. Reports from all over the south Indicate an lacrcaslns demand for lum ber, but no advance la prices. Tbs Iron foun ds ties, mi Us sad furnaces ell over the south sre bus; snd new furnaces that have been out of blest for four yesrs are resuming. Iron Is atm at present quotations There have been several advances la waxes during the week, ehtfly among textile plants Reports from Alabama Indicate a revival of Interest la gold operations and the purchase of several aban doned Bold mines by new companies that will work them extensively. Among the thirty sew Industries reported for the week the moat Important are as fol lows-. A I750W cotton compress at Birming ham. Ala., extensive mines ta be opened near Uirmlnghnm. Als. snd Montrenl. Ark., a min ing and smelting company, enpitnl Hoe 000 or ganised at Little Rock, Ark., end the Hops Oil snd Dellntlng Company, capital 1100.000 at Hope. Ark. The Standard Cotton Seed Com pany has been chartered at Little Rock. Ark., with a capital of IIOu.000. and a MO OD metal and stove polish manufacturing company at Wheeling. W. Vs. a lloo.OtO newer pipe and drain tile factory will be built at Elmendorf, Texas, sad a gM QUO oil mill at Wllliamston. N. C. Two cotton mills will be built at Greensbo ro. N. C., with capital of HOO.OOO each, a 10,- spindle mill at Lumberton. N. C. Woodwork ing plants will be established at New Orleans. Ls, Gum Neck. N. C.. and Georgetown, 8. C Among the enlargements, the Tradesman re ports planing mills at Cog Hill, Tena.. and Glen Easton, W. Vs, cotton mills at Knox ville. Tenn.. and Raleigh. N. C. aid a lumber mill at Chester, S. C The Hat of new buildings include a 1100,000 business house at Evergreen. Ala., oue to coat 114.000 at I-ouisvllle. Ky . and another to eott 312 000 at KnoxviUe. Teas 950.000 church at Atlanta Gs. a IM.O* court house at Paris. Texas, and a Jail at Edna Tax. A residence to 910 000 will be erected at Thom- asville. Gs. one lo coat 9^5.00 at Vlclorla, Tex., *und 925.000 school buildings at Abbeville, Als “8W BACrri) DIXIE.” THAT’S WHAT THE AFRICAN COL ONISTS SAY—IF THEY CAN. Th«y ar* Trying to Get Back to Their Southern Homes—Some of Them Periehed to Death. GRAVEYARD INSURANCE. The Reformers Will Have a Large Major. Ity lo the Convention. Columbia, S. C., July 31.—The pri mary election called by the Irby State Executive Committee to select candi dates or delegates to the State Consti tutional Convention, which meets on September 10, was held throughout the state yesterday. The election was called and controlled in the different counties by local issues The most conservative abstained from voting, and the voting was light throughout the state. Sev eral counties divided their delegates equally among the factions The most notable Relegation selected la from Edgefield, consisting of Senator B. R. Tillman, Congressman Talbert, State Senator R. B. Wataon, Lieutenant Gov ernor Timmerman, reformers; Ex-Gov- ernor J. C. Sheppard, conservative, and Ex-Congressman George D. Tillman, running as the representative of neither faction. Governor Evans will be sent as a delegate from Aiken county. The reformers will have a large majority in the convention. In several counties the conservatives will have tickets in the general elections.. 8, c. Good Templar OIBcere. Sumpter, S. C.. July 30.--The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of the state, which has just closed ita session here, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Joel E. Brunson, G. C. T.; Miss M. Mood, O. V. T.; Miss L. Cuttino, G 8. J. T.; E. H. Rhame, G. 8 ; C. M. Hurst, Jr.. G. T.; T. N. Berry, G; C.; J. A. Sale, O. A. 8.; the Bev. T. G. Herbert, Grand Chaplian; M. McLau- rln, G. M.; Miss Olive Hoyt, O. D. M.; E. J. Bruce, G. Sen.; Henry Richbourg, O.O. The selection of the next place of meeting haa been left in the hands of the executive committee. Tho Nani RaoorvM Laava for Dria Charleston, 8. C., July 30.—The United States war ship, Amphitrite, ar rived here yesterday afternoon from Brunswick. She will remain three days, and today will take on board three companies of naval reserves for a practice cruise. The battslllon was mustered on the wharf all day yester day awaiting her arrival. The delay In the arrival of the ship was caused by the giving out of one of her boilers. Ynang Mon Drowned. Spartanburg, 8. C., July 29.—J. 8. Robinson, dejpot agent at Landrum, was drowned while seining at Lock hart shoala He was a young man of excellent character and highly es teemed. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS. Crops are good, though needing rain in some parts of the state. The Rock Hill section suffered from a severe storm Saturday. Trees were broken to pieces and fruit and crops damaged. Mr. Hamilton Hook, who Hres near Columbia, came very near being killed by lightning. The male attached to his wagon was killed, but Mr. Hook was unhurt At a meeting of the board of trustees recently Prof. J. W. Daniel, a gradu ate of Wofford College, was sleeted principal, and L. L. Gregory, a gradu- atd of the MiliUry Academy, assistant teacher of the Kershaw High school. A charter has been Issued to the Bridgers A McCeithan Lumber Compa ny, of Sumter county. The capital stock of tbs company Is to be 85,000. The officers are: P. £<• Brldgers, presi dent: D. T. McKeithan, secretary and manager, snd these, together with Mr. J. T. Barron, make up the board Rf director*. ' THREE BOYS KILLED. la Avoiding a Trmlw an On. Track Th.y are Killed by Another. Baltimore, July 2*.—J. WateraFlnn- don, aged IS yeara, and J. Guy Brown, aged 15 yeara and Charlea F. Lynch, 13 years old, were killed Saturday night near Rtverdale Park station, seven miles from Washington, on the Balti more and Ohio Railroad. The young sters were walking on the northbound track and to avoid an approaching train they stepped on to the southbound track directly in front of a fast moving Royal Blue express train. AH three were instantly killed, their bodies be ing frightfully mangled. Brown lived with his parents in Washington. The other boys' parents reside at Riverdale Park. THE ARKANSAS ON A BOOM. Ureal llamas* w lh* Crag* aad SaSttan DrlvM t* tha Htghlaada. 8t. Lout*. Mo., July 80.—Special to the Chronicle, from Perry, Okla., says that the Arkansas river it on a boom and the overflow la doing great damage to low bottom farms along the river at Ponca City. For one hundred miles southeast of Perry, many of the fields of corn are now under water, waist deep, and hundreds of acres have been washed awsy. The Osage Indiana, liv ing in the bottoms on tbs north side, have been compelled to more out iu many instances. It is also reported that the new bridge aoroea tha river at Blackburn was washed sway. Pim.ADEij>HiA, July 31. — At the Way-farer’e Lodge, Lombard street, homesick and destitute, are three ne groes of Arkansas, who have jnst re turned from Liberia,whither they went aa colonists some months ago.<Of nearly s hundred companions in the expedi tion, some are said to have died of starration and others are eking ont a wretched exietenee in Africa. The three men are Jefferson county, Arkan sas, farmers. Frank Shelton, lisa a wife aad four ehi idren there; J. R. Tucker, baa a family; and Ebenezer Russell, un married. They say the International Migration Society, of Birminghom, Ala, offered twenty-live seres of land to every col onist and uaed as endorsement, the name of Bishop H. M. Turner, of At lanta, Ga The subscribers were re quired to pay 841, In advance install ments and their passage to Savannah. In return thay were to be given their passage, food and tha land on arriral. The ship sailed In March for Monrovia with ninety-seven colonists, who were in the care of tha society's secretary. The men declare they were simply damped ashore and allowed to shift for themselvea A score of their comrades died of climate fever, and some, it was report*! perished by starvation. Work eould not be secured snd the flesh of dead animals and snakes was seized upon with aridity for food. Shelton and hta two neighbors saw no hope for them iu the colony and succeeded in obtaining passage to Liverpool aud thenoe to Philadelphia. They expect help from Arkansas which will enable them to return to their homes. TWENTY (lOVERNOKS RED RIVER IS FALLING. BETWEEN ITALY AND COLOMBIA rrestdant CIsvHsnd to ArUltreSs a Claim Against th* Rapabll*. Wathinqtok, July 28.—One of tha first matters to engross President Cleveland's attention In October will be the dispute between Italy and Colom bia. growing oat of damages sustained by s subject of the former country dur ing a revolution in 1885. Tha amount of the claim is between 8800,000 and 1700,000. It was finally suggested by Colombia that the dispute be referred to President Cleveland for arbitration. The Italian government agreed, and a protocol was signed. President (3eve- land in Feb.-nary consented. Will th* Auditor's Oils* hs NsssovsOt Knoxvillu, July 81.—H la rumored here last night that the auditor's offlee of the Southern railway western sys tem will on Ang. 1 be removed to Washington. If the rumor proves true it will take about thirty clerks from this city and laava only-the assistant general passenger agents office of the general offiees that ware formerly lo cated here. Bsrloas fire In Osrmnay. Hambubg. July 30.-The building of the Spirit Bonded Warehouee Company on an island in the harbor of Hamburg caught fire last night and was totally destroyed with other storage buildings. The loss will reach several thousand mark* Among the property destroyed were 80,000 sacks of augar aad 90,008 barrels of lard. Canaad. Hewsvsr. Shreveport, La., July 80.—Red river is falling at ail points above to within fifty miles of Shreveport. It will con- tinue to rise here until Tuesday night, when the jruage will probably read thirty feet aix-tenths. This will eanse considerable destruction to crops on tha lowlands south of this oity. which have no lavs* protection. Nswa has boea received kero that tha river had out a new channel across the Barrow neck of Grand Bend on the H. C. Stringfellow place, nearly on the Pariah line. Grand Band la nine miles around and about fifty yards across aad for ssvsral yeara haa bean threat ened to ent across tha band. The chan nel la a permanent one presumably aa it was stated that a sufficient volume of water was ruahing through the new channel to Host a steamer. HORRIBLE WRECK. Twain t'llsrtma Klllsd sad Fifty Injarad la Frano*. Pams. Jnly 90 —Further details have been received here from St, Brieu in re gard to the wreck of the train crowded with pilgrims returning from the shrine of 8L Dauray. Tha accidont, it appears was doe to tha derailment of the en gine. Twenty-four oars were thrown on top of each other and six of them jwere completely wrecked. ** Thera was a terrible sceae after the disaster. Twelve mutilated corpses have been extricated from tha ruins and fifty persons ware injured. Of this number twenty people are seriously In jured. It Is All*c*d That Psopl* Were Manured Ta Secure ths Monas. Boston, Mass., July 30.—The Massa chusetts Benefit Association, of this city, was the first Insurance company to unearth the frauds which were be ing practiced at Beaufort, N. C. They received a tip from some anonymous or.rrespondent about three months ago, and the wholesale arrests yesterday were the result of the investigation started by this company. The official who had charge of tha ease la on Capa Cod, but Mr. Roland Corthell, one of the company's adjusters gave a press representative an outline of the case aa bs head it discussed in the office. Mr. Corthell says: “As I overheard the discussion, I got the impression that there was a vary complete plot to defrand the insuranee company bnt I cannot tell you how many were connected with it nor their names. As I understand the case, we appointed an agent to take charge of that territory about a year ago. In the course of time we wrote policies for several persons in Bearfort, N. C. The papers were properly made out and everything teemed to be done in a legitimate manner. “Then we were notified of deaths, one after another nntil three claims had been made. We carried about a dozen policies, representing in face value of between 850,000 and 880,000. The last claim was on account of the death of a Mrs. Freda Williams. Just about that time we received an anonymous letter t< the effect that our agent in Beaufort was taking risks which no other com pany would think of taking if all the facta were known to the main office. We at once sent an inspector to in vestigate the matter and he at once no tified us not to pay any of the claims. It seems our agent had organized a regular band of conspirators to defrand insurance companies all orer the coun try. The plot involved men of previous high standing in the community. They had written policies on persons who were even then on their death bed* Some were tick at the time the policies were msde ont on their repre sentations that the insured were healthy and a proper appli cant. Some of the parties did not know that they had been incured. Some were insured for large amounts who were living in abject poverty and could not pay .a dollar for insurance. Not one of the policies was a proper risk for a reputable insurance company to take. "Yet, so complete was the organisa tion of ths eonapiraton that all the papers bore the signature of the neces sary endorser. Nothing was missing which could in any way arouse suspi cion at the home offlee. “You must remember that ours is on ly one of tha victimised companies. The same deception was practiced in the other ease* We are satisfied that many people were murdered in order to secure the insurance money. There are auspicious circumstances surround ing other cases, and we purpose to pash the investigation nntil ths whole plot be exposed, no matter who is in volved in it” OHIO POLITICS. WILL BE PRESENT AT THE DEDICA TION OF CHICAMAUGA PARK. Tha Returning Negro Emigrants Dire Necessity, and are Aided by the Government. in LARGE STEEL ORDER. It fs *lv ta CawFlsts Delaware MrMga aad Ms Approach** Philadelphia, Jnly 8L—Tha Penn sylvania Railroad Company yesterday plaeed an additional order for 9,900 tons of steal rails at 884 per ton, which makes a -total of 18,990 tons recently or dered. This new material la Intended for the new bridge over the Delaware river, which la rapidly approaching comple tion aad for the approaches and the new connecting line and sidings In New j crM y from tho bridge to the main line. It is also Intended for renewals and for aaw tracks on tha main line. FIRE IN NEW YORK. WMeh Fast Dp Abwat Spaniards and Cnbnna—A Vlctnry Madrid, Jnly 29.-A dispatch from Havana says that Col. Zamayors has defeated the rebels under Zajras at Neuva Villa, inflicting a loss of thirty, Lobdon. July 89.—A dispatch reoelv- ed in this city gives the details of a serious defeat of Spanish troops last Friday at San Luis, Cuba. Tbs Cholera In Japs*. Tokio. Japan, Jnly 29.—Sines the outbreak of cholera lu Japan there have been 9.000 cases of the disease and 5,000 death* The scourge U raging l» Corea and on the Liao Tuny peninsular A French Edllar Dnad. Paris, July 80.-M. Leon Mouncter, one of the proprietore and editors o« the French newspaper, the Courrier dee Etete Unis, •published ia New York, haa died in this olty. Tha Gold Haaarv* Washington. July " -******?' atatement of the condition of the free* nr, show.: Avail.hi. ^Wianne 8191,821,480; gold reaorve, 8188,9M,IU. New York, JrI, 80.—Fire yesterday almost completely wrecked the five- story offlee building, at No* 28 and 80 West Twenty-third street and No* 19 91 Wnat Twanty-aeoond street. Hcharlee Brother* to, and J jaquin A Co.'a mUU- nery show room* which occupied the whole of the ground floor, were totally cleaned out and their Iona added to tho loaaaa of the other occupant* of tho building, wUl bring the total damage dona by tha flames ap to at * * 8800,000. Both Ks-eovrraor Campbell nnd Confraaa- man Sotr Bar Thay are sat Candidate* Columbus, Ohio, July 81.—As tha time for the democratic state conven tion draws near, the state results in volved is difficult to predict. Both Ex- Governer Campbell and Congressmen Sorg now declare unequivocally and emphatically that they will not accept the nomination for governor under any circumstance* To this time it wax gen erally regarded as a certainty that one of these gentlemen would be choeen to lead the ticket With these out of tha field, It seems to he anybody's raoe, but Senator Bryce whose Interest* In the campaign are paramount will probably control the convention. Poeelbly John H. Thorns* of Springfield or Neat R. Hyaell. of this city may be nominated for governor. It ia not at all likely that ths free ailvsr maa will control the convention, nor that there will be any aonaldarable number of free silver delegates to tha eonventloo. bnt they are determined and bold and it la ex pected that being defeated on tha com mute* of reaolations they will carry tha fight upon the floor of the conven tion. An attempt will be made to con demn Senator Bryce for his coinage viewa bnt the conrention will probably reject this and endorse his course ia n general way. Washington, July SO.—The Chicka- mauga Park commission has received notice of the contemplated attendance of twenty governors of states with their steffe at tha dedication of tha park September 18, 19, and 20. Most of these will be accompanied, beside* by the leading elective ofrieern of the state governments and representatives of the legislature* The state eommis- missionera of 20 states are also expect ed. The twenty governors eoncerning which this informstlon has been re reived. are of Massaohueett* Rhode Is land, Connecticut. VermonLNew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wiscon sin. Illtnoi* Minnesota, Indiana, Mis souri, Kansa* Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carotin* Dana Davenport, a divinity student in charge of an Episcopal chapel at Harrleonvilla, Baltimore county, Mary land, mysteriously disappeared July 10, and the most vigilant search since that time has fsilad to discover a clue to his whereabouts or fate. He went to Bal timore on that date, made a social call and there all trace of him was lost Mr. Davenport, if living, is 23 years old. He is the son of Rer. M. Davenport, of Anacoeta, D. C, who yesterday notified the chief of police of every large city of the country, sending a photograph and description of his son. Prof. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, has leaned a new order to of ficials of the service, impressing upon them the Importance of giving special attention to those agricultural, com mercial and other property interests in their localities thst are to be Injurious ly affected by unusually severe weath er condition* such as cold waves, frost* heavy rains, or snow* violent wind storms, etc., to the end that those interests may be protected by timely warning of the expected occurrence of the conditions mentioned. The object is to bring the service up to the degree of efficiency where it shall not only predict the weather, but afford some practical results to the commercial and agricultural interests by letting them know of critical changes in time to pro tect property. More news of the distressed negro eoloniats from Georgia and Alabama, who deserted their Mexican Eldorado has been received at the State Depart ment in a telegram from Jesse W. Spark* United States consul at Piedraa Negra* Mr. Sparks says thst 48 ne groes sre quarantined at Eagle Pass by the Texas authorities They were hrongNt serosa the Rio Grande by Mr. Sparks on Friday night. Twenty-five sre ill with emell-pox at Torren, eight serlouely. The local authorities at Tocrean announced that they could no longer maintain the negroe* and Mr. Sparks says all the wall ones, number ing 150, would arrive at Piedras Negras yesterday. He Intended to send rations to the sick who remained. Mr. Sparks calls attention to the praiseworthy con duct of Mr. L. M. Johnson, the general manager of the Central Railroad, who is feeding the negroes in Mexico at his own expense. Mr. Sosrke adds that everything was 'moving "imoothly for the distressed colonists The War Department has ordered the quartermaster at San Antonio, Texas, to send 1,500 rations to Consul Sparks for the relief of the stranded negroe e Between the cloee of businees Satur day and Monday, tha treasury gained almost all the gold it had lost during the pact two weeks, the increase sines Saturday being 81.89.888. This sudden accummulation of gold attracted con siderable attention and it was supposed that it was due to soma action on the part of tha bond syndicate. Secretary Curti* however, laid that this was not true, to far aa tha treasury was advised. Tbe Increase, be said, cams almost in tha ordinary course of business and was dns to an axchange of gold for bill* probably caused by the settlement of accounts in New York. The incident wa* he said, not Infrequent The re serve today amounted 108107,821,679. JUSTIFIABLE SHOOTING. A < saalaM* I* I al With s Kalfs sad Kill* Aa Assailant, Columbia, 8. C. Jnly 80. —A special to tha Stale from Conway, 8. C.. ssys that John C, Bruton was killed by John A. H. McCasklll, a trial justice's conate- bl* Bruton had attacked one John son. who had testified against him in a trial just concluded. Mr. MeCaskell interposed to stop tbe trouble. Bru ton's father took his son's part The tatted need hla knife on McGsakell. who then retorted to hie pistol. The younger Bruton receWed two shote, causing dra t h in a few minute* Tbe ooroner's jury rendered a verdict of excusable homi cide. McCaakill surrendered to the sheriff and le now in jail. MRS. CORBETT GETS A DIVORCE Aad By An Aareamant, aha Oats Ala* Allman; af 8100 A Wash. Nxw Yosx, July 80.—Referee Edward Jacobs hat decided that Mr* Ollie Cor bett In entitled to an absolute diroree from her husband. Pugilist James J. Corbett. With reference to the ques tion of alimony. Referee Jacobs says that is a matter which the parties have agreed to among themselvea He recommends that Corbett's agreement to oav bis wife 9100 a week be adopted. Will Not Sob<t Dologoto*. London. Jnly 81.—The trades union branches In Northumberland and Dur ham, have decided not to eend repre- eeniatires to the coming trades union congress, claiming thst the congress Is a socialistic body and largely responsi ble through its intemperate acts for the political reaction which has just taken place. Foot Hnu.a aad ABrlam Karned. Madison, Wie., Jnly 80.—Saturday night the county poor house and insane asylum, located eight miles southwest of here, was struck by lightning, and tha loaa ia reported at 88.000 with no insurance. The superintendent fell from the roof and broke his right arm. before any further advance all Ml Jars aM Jelly Glasses you need. Our prices the lowest. FOR FXOKILXITGh: U8K Ui’sEslnleyskTiiegar, THK BKST ON THK MARKET. T* II* Klaetrocatsd This Wask. Nxw York, Jnly 81.—William Cai colored, murderer of Mary Martin, alto colored, will be electrocuted at Bing Sing this week. His counsel has filed notice of appeal, which acta aa a stay of execution until the court of appeals decides the case. We offer this week as a decided BARGAIN: Roast Beef, llh can* with key, 15 cts. Just received:* CAPE COD SHORE MACER- AL AND COLUMBIA RIVER MESSED SALMON IN KITS, FRESH GLUTEN FLOUR, FRESH GRAHAM FLOUR. 1W SUPPLY Tobacco Barn and Gin-House Insurance. REPRESENTING THE SOUTH & r\ North Aroeican Lloyds, and the New York and Chicago Lloyds of New York City, I am prepared to write all elases of Fihk Insurance at Extremely Low Kates. J. BART WHITE, Agent for Darlington County, 8. C. Aug, l— Position Wanted. Y a young man, in a shoe, cloth ing, hardware, music, or de partment store; has had ten yean’ experience In one of the best depart ment stores in Darlington; is a “hus tler” for trade; is steady, sober and reliable; moderate salary expected. Address, "X," care The Darlino- tox News. Aug 1—2t. Alliance Rally. T here will be a meeting of the County Alliance at Flinn’s Cross Roads on Saturday, Aug. 17' (or the purpose of reorganization, election of county officers, a delegate to the State Aliance, and to transact any other business pertaining to the good of the order. Ail 8ab-Allianoes, active or inactive, will send represen- tativee, either delegates or visitors. Representation from every quarter is earnestly requested to come out and assist in reorganizing. We need yonr personal presence and counsels. Come to spend tbe day. J. WILSON WARR, H.A.JOSEY, President. Secretary. Aug. 1— Jenny’s Delicious Bon Bons and Chocolate Candy IN BOXES. Ask to see our variety of » SUMMER BEVERAGES.^ They are cool, delicious, & refreshing. Mr; ill Slimrs. A large assortment of each just received; of the latest patterns. < A 1.1. A XII EX AMINE. Be Careful What You Eat! We keep constantly in stock a fresh supply of GROCERIES in our line. jfcjr QUALITY CONSIDERED.-^* Keep us in mind when in need. RESPECTFULLY, MM 1W, 11.21. MONEY FROM OLD BOOKS. I AND Caboa ■yauatalaar* Coal Philadelphia, P*, JhIjt 18.—Cuban •ympatbizars ware extremely cautious yesterday in commenting on the report that* warship had been secured by tha inaargente and is now on iU way to tbs rebellious Island, the expectation being that ths ship will retch the for bidden waters by today. Sympathisers who ware assn professed total igno rance of tbe war vessel's purchase and miasloo. AppolalaS oa Iks Exposllloa L'osaailaala* Albaht. N. Y., July II.—Mr* Samuel Spencer, of New Yerk City, has been appointed by the governor on tbe com mission to represent the state of New York at the coming Cotton States Ex position to be held nt Atlanta, G* Ex-Jostle* Cataa Pea* Chicago. Jnly 31.—J. D. Oaten, on# of Chicago's oldest settler* died at bis reeidenw In this city yesterday aged 84 Be was an ex-Justice of the court of lUinoia A TarSlst Agalaat Sam »malL Norfolk, V*, Jnly 29.—The Jury In the Pilot-Massey libel suit rendered a verdict of 91.800 against Sam W. Small and R. E Boyd. The plaintiffs will argue for a new trial. Tha suit grew out of the publleattoa in the Pilot, which has been edited by Sam Small, charging bribery against Massey, who (a the superintendent of pnblie instruc tion In Virginia, in connection with tbe state's dealings with what is term ed ths American school book trust. Oflteer Killed hr Hare* Thlavaa. Balt Lakr Crrr, Utah, July 81.—Tho two horse thieve* Coif ran snd Georg* who escaped from officers here on Fri day, were detected at Wahatachie. near Evanston, Wyo., this morning. On be ing commanded to surrender, they fired instantly killing Deputy Sheriff Dauer* of Evanston and Constable Stagg, of Wahatachie. An armed posse is in pur suit . * Experts aad Impart*. Nxw You, Jnly 18.—The exports of specie from the port of New York amounted to 8289,000 gold and 8798,748 ta stiver. The imports for the week were: Gold, $7,886; sUrer, 884,684; dry good* 88,896,819; general merchandise, 88,885,19* Fokt Scott, Kaa., Jnly 91.—An un- preeeadentad fall of rain la the eastern earner of Knnsn* yesterday, has flood ed the crops aad wreaked destruction to life aad property- I aad D«aUr BfflqaMttbB •400.- •OO to C harltl**. Boston, July 81.—The executor of the estate of the late Thomas O. P. Burn ham, ths well-known second-hand bookseller, filed his report in the Suf folk County Probate Court By the will nearly 8400,000 is given to chari ties and other pnblie purposes The Massachusetts General Hospital, as residuary legatee, receives 8*63,000; the town of Essex, the testator’s natire place, gets 840,000; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 830,000; Tufta College and tha Home for the Aged Men in Boston, $10,000 each; nine local charitle* 18.000 each, and toor others 82,000 each. The entire estate amounted to $602,000. ConfeMos the Warder •€ Hie ***ep Sone. Huxtikotox, W. V*. July 80.—Char ley Bingo, the negro charged with murdering the two Finley boys, his step son* and throwing their bodies into the Ohio river on March 1* where they were found two months later, confessed the crime yesterday morning to a number of officer* He implies tee th* mother of the children who, he say* stood by and saw th* erim* com mitted. Auric** Girl ta W*S a ■•reel* Washington, Jnly 29.—The engage ment of Marquis Pierre de Cbambrnm and Miss Margaret Nlchol* daughter of ex-Congressman and Mrs. Bellamy Htorrer, of Cincinnati, 0„ Is annonnoed. Th* marquis ia counsellor of the French embassy, is grand nephew of LaFnyette aad a man of MM Wort ol all Hs undertaken, snd satisfaction guaranteed JNHN SISKRON’S SHOPS: in and Undertakers’ supplies always on hand at low prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. «1. , ttt DARLINGTON, S. C. — :o: — Mrs. Norment begs hereby to express her sincere thanks and gratitude for the very generons, and highly appreciated, support accorded to her in the contin uance of the Fire Insurance department of her lale husband,s business;—With much satisfaction, she calls attention to the prompt and liberal settlements, which have been experienced by those having sustained loss under policies is sued through her Agency;—and as she represents only first-class, high grade Companies she feels assured of a con tinuance of these valuable business ad vantages, as eonnected with transactions through her Agency; and therefore takes great pleasure in requesting continuance of like generous support. Executor’s Notice. |L IOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT JW I will Ale in the office of the Probate Judge for Darlington County on Sept. 2. 1«»5, my final account as Executor o f the Last Will and Testa ment of Jane 1'ruett, deceased, and will apply for Letters Dimniseor^. Aug. 1—4t. Executor.' FXiRrlE IXTSTJR^XTCB. The following Companies are represented by the undersigned, and are prepared to transact current business at lowest possible rates which guarantee security of policy holders. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, AMERICAN OF PHILADELPHIA, BRITISH AMERICA OF CANADA, * NORWICH UNION OF ENGLAND. WESTERN OF CANADA. AETNA OF HARTFORD, PHOENIX OF LONDON, ROYAL OF ENGLAND. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment, Agent, DARLINGTON, S. C.