Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SMv W; SfiliW-. 3T lf.T Thtkbdat — $3F£amMWT T. THOMPSON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. his nine-year-old boy, by cattle rostlers on the desert between Tnlaroos and Las Cruces, N. M. The cause wee hie activity in prosecuting the eaUie thieves. Posses are aeonr- imr the country. Fountain me en route home from Lincoln, where he had been attending Court. TERMS—$1 Per An^um in Advance; SO cents for six months: 25 cents for Ratus: - One Square, first insertion. $1-00 Rvery subsequent insertion 50 pre contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. Sf-v j _ The News e' the Weak. A new Ootton Factory is going up in Lexington. A negro child wes burned to death at Latta on Friday. Branch Title is soon to commence work on a $75,000 cotton mill. An engineer was killed in a railroad wreck near Abbeville on Thursday. Two men were killed in a railroad accident near Manly, N. C., on Fri day. A whole family was burned to death in a dwelling at Marshall, Micb., on Thursday night. A four-story brick tobacco factory at Winston, Pf C , was totally destroy ed by fire on Monday. Gov. Evans has offered a reward of $•00 for the persons who horned the stores at Bagood some time ago. In a railroad wreck near Hamstesd, Texas, on Friday last three men were killed and a number uf others injured. Some of the National League ball clubs will play exhibition games in Charleston during the month of March. list. John L. Sullivan, the pu pretty severely hnit by falling from a-moving train near Springfield, 111., Tboe. Dyer, a Bernham. Texas, millionaire, was murdered in his office on Thursday night by unknown parties. Ex-president Har- ison hae formally announced that he will not be a can didate for the Republican nomination for President. The ninth expedition sent from iwmsa Spain to Cuba will sail from Cadiz on February 12th. This expedition com prises 18.200 troops. The Georgia Midland Railroad was sold at Columbus. Ga., no Saturday, to the bondholders, for $500,000. There was only one bid. George Krought, a Wells Fargo Express agent at Colorado Springs, Col., hae confessed that he stole $56, 000 of the company’s money. Whole towns In the neighborhood of Houston, Texas, have recently been inundated by the very heavy rains which have fallen there. W. H. Nixon, a young white man, killed a negro at the Charleston Min ing Company's works, near the Berk ley County Une, on Saturday night. An American schooner from Charles ton to Richmond, loaded with phos P hate rook, was stranded on Frying an Shoals, near Wilmington, on Fri day and was lost. T. E. Hnges, of Jonesville, Fla , passenger on a steamer from Boston to Savannah, jumped overboard on Friday and was drowned. No cause for the deed is known. There seems to be no donbt that a South-eastern Base Ball now Lea gue will be organized for the coming Charleston will be among seaeon, and the cities comprising it. Hugh Dempsy, who has been serv ; a term in ing out a term In the Riverside, Pa , Penitentiary for being implicated in poisoning workmen daring the great strike at Homestead, bas been par- ndd’ ^ doned and discharged. The publication building of the American Baptist PubUcatlon Soci ety, at Philadephia, together with other buildings, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday. The loss of prop erty caused by the conflagration will reach $1,075,010, partially covered by insurance. Among the persons arrested in Ham burg, Germany, for an attempt to rob the North Germany Bank in thai „ at city _ ure three Americans. Two of them gave their names as Titts, claiming to b# brothers, and the other gave the name of Taylor. All of them elaim to be commission merchants in New York. i'V Mayor Swift bas issued a formal in vitatlon to the Governors of eleven Southern States and to the mayors of fifty-five Southern cities, asking them to send delegates to a meeting to be held in Chicago on February 10 for the purpose of organizing the exposi tion company and completing all ne- cecessary preliminary arrangements. The new commander of the Spanish army in Cuba, Gen. Weyler, is the same general who was in command of the province of Santiago when at the end of the last insurrection 285 “spies” were deported from that province to the Spanish penal colony on the Is land of Fernando Pn, near the coast of Africa, from whom nothing was ever heard afterward. Some hint may be ga’ned from tills of what he means when he threatens “inexorable treatment” to “spies and rebel sym pathizers.’ 1 SHOCKIOG THE NATION. On Wednesday of last week Senator Tillman, having held himself in reserve for two months that must have seemed very long to him, arose in his seat in the Senate, and favored the country with his long pro mised attack lipon President Cleveland ancT, incidentally, up on the three Southern members of his Cabinet, Secretary Carl isle coming in for a particularly round share of his abuse. The Senator spoke for over two hours, and the language he used was unbecoming in the extreme We cannot say that the manner in which he acquitted himself hae caused us much surprise. His speech was closely modeled after those he has been in the habit of delivering in this State, and as we read it line by line we could almost imagine that we saw the speaker himself, so unique is his style of oratory and so peculiar to the man that it might well be denominated “Tillmanesque”. The trouble with this style is that while it may be well adapted to the stump in South Carolina, Sen ator Tillman will -find to his cost, if he keeps it up, that it is not suited to the atmosphere of the United States Senate. If one of the Senator’s objects, (a& it usually is), wrfs to attract attention to himself, be has abundantly succeeded, though one of the many things to be wondered at in the man is how in the world he can extract any pleasure from this part'cular kind of notoriety. In the old days when the fame of his name had not yet 'extended beyond the borders of his native State, his followers believed that the severe criticisms made against him on account of just such conduct as he was guilty of in Washington on Wednesday was from no fault that was in him, but were due to the carpings of Mr. Frank B. Gary, a cousin of the Governor, has been elect ed Speaker of the House of Representatives, to fill the va cancy created by the elevation of Mr. Ir* B, Jones to the Su preme Bench. Tillman’s Washington Speech. [From the New York Journal. 1 Senator Tillman’s assault on the President was unfortunate to the point of disgrace. Wheth er his motive were honest or the opposite is of no importance; honesty would be no defence to his miserable diatribe, nor would falsity of purpose have m^de it worse. It was au out rage from any standpoint ex plained. [From the Philadelphia Press | a hostile “Anti” press. In fact The Gospel Temperance Union of i'-Jr;' gs:- pel this State has presented a memorial to the Legislature declaring that it is a shame for the State to make a pro fit from the sale of liquor as a bever age, and asking that the dispensary la* b* amended so as to prohibit the making of any profit above the expen ses incurred in handling it. ?, op * w »» re-sleet- •be.^preme Co nrt B^oh by H 1 .! ‘a**,"**. TheCon- stitutional Convention, it will be re membered, (mated a fourth justice ship. Hon. Ifa B. Jones, of Laucas tfVha Speaker of the House, was etooted to this position. - Neither he ■or Justice Pope had any opposition. *• <* the Troy, .Works has misappro- of the company’s Me of non prosecu- -Jg .. . ; his guilt and stated \ In the last year and a half, he f the money. Hehad In Coiambus where he to establish the Ameri- ,Bank of which he was pjr,-/.w ru ‘ ed of South Africa, i in the world. His at $850,000,000. as In debt He r store in the Orange • o aid not make He and hb wife L for 500 miles to laid fortuns * vth ? t° be Lae Senator Tillman, of 8>uth Carolina, gave the Senate taste of his quality yesterday, and it was not refreshing. There fs crude force in the Sen ator’s deliverance ,and possibly he believes most of what he says, but it is offensive, and in its grossly personal allusion to the President and Secretary of the Treasury we should suppose he Was unparliamentary even under the extremely elastic “courtesy of tbe Senate.” He was not called to order, how ever, though neatly every line of his speech was calculated to make the judicious grieve. His tirade may be admired by his partisans in South Carolina, but for demagogic violence it sur passes anything the Senate has yet listened to. [From the New York Times.] [From the Philadelphia Ledger.] man, the South Cai’oliua Popu Tillman and such of hislieuten ants as Evans, Talbert and Mc- Laurin, who aped his method of procedure, were wont to assure the “dear people” that this was the case. What is to be said now of the criticisms of his Washington speech? Never be fore in the history of the coun try has the conduct of a mem ber of Congress been denounced so uncompromisingly and with such practical unanimity by the press of the entire country. These denunciations come from the followers of no particular political creed, nor are they con fined to any particular section. From ocean to ocean, from the Lakes to the Gulf, from Democratic newspapers and f rom Republican newspa pers, from “gold” organs and “silver” organs alike there has gone up an almost universal expression of condemnation. Are these newspapers influenced by tbe same unrighteous consider ations which were formerly charged against the “Anti' press in this State, or is there really after all something wrong in the man—something in his conduct which renders him liable to receive just such a wholesale and scathing denun ciation as has been meted out to him during the past week ? There can be no doubt about it that Tillman has succeeded in making himself famous, but is the fame which he has achieved such as a great man would seek or a good man would want to hand down to poster- ity? In our opinion the fair nfime of South Carolina has suf fered at his bauds in the legis lative halls of the nation, and if our estimate of the man be cor- t it will continue to suffer as as ho to there. list, held the floor for two hours ip a speech filled with coarse invective and devoted entirely to an insult upon tbe financial policy of tbe United States, and to malevolent and unrestrained attacks upon the president, the Administration and both branches of Congress. Mr. Till man had prepared an audience for himself by advertising be forehand that he would deliver a speech which would be highly sensational in its features. He had primed slips of a greater portion of his remarks distrib uted to representatives of the press early in the morning, and made every preparation to throw around his utterances all the dramatic effects possible. Another Sodth Carolina Prize Winner. | News and Courier.] We noted a few days ago that the Atlanta Constitution offered a number of liberal prizes last year for tne best one acre crop of cotton, corn, tobacco, sweet potatoes and watermelons, and that the first and second prizes for potatoes had been awarded to Mr. W. H. Dill, of Greenville County, 8. C., and Mr. J. G. White, of Sumter County, 8. C., and the first prize for tobacco to Mr. J. S. De Jarnette, South Fork, Ark., who produced “1,032 pounds of tobacco, at a cost of $43 25.” We remarked at the time that, as South Carolina had beaten the world at raising corn, and had taken the potato prizes, and had made the record of producing 1.99 pounds of pork per day on a hog for 300 days, we “had no doubt what ever” that it also beat Mr. De Jarnette’s record of 1,032 pounds of tobacco per acre, and added that we should like to hear from Darlington and Florence coun ties on this point. We have heard; That is to say, we have heard from Darlington County. The following letter was re ceived yesterday, and speaks for itself, as well as volumes for Mr. McIntosh: Toths Editor of The Newt and Courier: As you would like to hear from Darlington County in regard to the amount of tobacco grown per aero, I will say thet your friend, Mr. De Jarnette, of Arkansas, is left by 908 pounds. I planted one acre lust year, from which I gathered 1,240 poundrof cored tobacco, which cost $40, and» ' netted me when sold $115 85, Ij^sjart of which was graded. year that I ever plant- No doubt I will be beaten fto know am left. J T. W. McIsto-h, flartsvills, 8. C, January U, 1890. by some one. I will be glad who he is, and bow much 11 We do not know how long Mr. De Jarnette has been prac ticing tobacco culture, but, as it seems, he was very badly beat en by the South Carolina ex perimenter, who at his first venture with the crop produced about 25 per cent more crop for 8 per cent less money. We do not share Mr. McIn tosh’s confidence that he has been beaten “by some one but, if he has, we too should like to know who has beaten him. and how much. We have yet to hear from Florence and Sumter, and there are some good tobacco farmers in those counties. Our farmers who have not yet tried tobacco, it maybeaddeu, will find material for reflection in Mr. McIntosh’s statement. His first crop of tobacco netted him $115 for one acre. How many bales of cot ton, at 8 cents a pound, would be required to net as much, is a question that is well worth con sidering by farmers who propose to “go heavily” forcotto.i again this year, with a very fair pros peel of coining out lightly. Mr. McIntosh, by the way,' is fairly entitled to be enrolled in the list of agricultural prize winners in South Carolina in 1895. He won the Constitu tion’s prize, if he did not get it. We shall probably hear from him again when the time comes to award the News and Cour ier's tobacco prize next winter. A Teacher*' Association. [Hartaville Helper.] Can we not have one in Dar lington County? What do you say about it, teachers? It would be helpful in many ways. Here are some of them: We could meet together at different places and discuss questions both inter esting and perplexing which pertain to the profession of a teacher. We could thus learn to know each other personally, and by the clasping of the hand of a fellow worker and by ex changing views with him, be encouraged in our labor, which is some times carried on under such discouraging circumstan ces. We could invite persons of •talent to deliver addresses on various phases of our profession which would be helpful. We could outline courses of study which would be beneficial. Such an association would tend to elevate the profession of teach mg in this County. Now we would be glad to hear from the teachers of the county along this line. Write to us, teachers, and if there are a suffi cient number who feel as we do, we will take steps at au early date to form such an association. We would be glad if the other papers of the county would copy this item, and give us their views on the subject. FOR SALE. SECOND HAND ORGAN—A FINE infit.rniueiltt HDd iD ft r 8t ClllSS For term*, Ac., apply at condition, tbi* office. Final Notice. N THE NINTH DAY O* MARCH O nex' 11 will file my final account a* administrator of the estate of .1 Sparrow, deceased, and apply to —* » - * v x — i • a — » a H. the r ounty for Probate Judge of Darlington Letters Dismissory. W. C. WILSON, F8-4t. Administrator. Survivors, Attemion! O THE SURVIVORS OF DARLING- Some sticklers for the dignity of the Senate will be shocked by Senator Tillman’s ruffian’y abuse of the President. They need to be reminded that attacks upon the President have long been a staple article of debate with honorable Senators on both sides of the chamber. These attacks have been distinguished from that of Senator Tillman only by being kept within the forms of decent parliamentary usage. Bitterly partisan Re publicans who never h'eve been able to forget the Democratic party for its victories of 1884 and 1892, and traitorous Demo crats with whose private busi ness arrangements the policy of the Administration has serious ly interfered, have repeatedly assailed the President as Sena tor Tillman assailed him yes terdav. WASHiNGfoN, January 29.— The Senate chamber presentee a remarkable spectacle this afternoon while Senator Till- From Nothing to Million*. [“J. E. N.” in News and Couriei.] The tobacco crop of South Carolina is nothing but leaves now, but only a few years ago it was absolutely nothing. Not a single tobacco warehouse was in South Carolina until three years ago, and now they are be coming numerous in the tobac co growing secdon. I mention ed casually to some expert -to bacco men from old tobacco sec tions a few days ago what kind of warehouses Sumter had al ready contracted for, and they were amazed. This was not because these buildings were fine for a new tobacco country, but these gentlemen could only recall in their entire experience two warehouses that would equal these. Sumter will build two warehouses, 100 by 200 feet, with a truss roof, because the lot is purchased and paid for and the contractor has already been retained, so to speak. Lat er on, in the Sumter exhibit, when the names of the business men at the head of this work are seen, these warehouses will be recognized as certainties, and another evidence of the hold this business is gaining will be acknowledged. A few years ago, again then, there was not a tobacco plant seen in South Caroliua. and in 1895 two counties, Florence and Darling ton, had nearly ten thousand acres in tobacco, yielding an average of nearly one thousand pounds per acre. To this record we can add the crops of W ii liamsburg, Marion, Clarendon, Sumter and other counties also, where much tobacco was raised, but where exact figures were not obtainable. For this reason it would be mere conjecture to attempt a definite statement re garding the exact acreage and yield for the entire crop of South Carolina during the season just past. It will be seen as this article proceeds^ that the lotal yield of tobacco huthis State for the year just endedlwas not less than 10,000,000 pounds, and that $1,000,000 of tobacco money re presents some interesting cash figures. The C. & D. Schedule. [Cheraw Reporter.] A petition was sent to the Railroad Commission last week signed by the business men and other citizens of Cheraw asking for some relief from the awful schedule on the Coast tine with which the people of Cheraw and those along the line have been afflicted during the last two or three years. Said petition cited the facts in the case in order that the Commission might have some data to go upon, and chairman Evans has replied that the mat ter will be brought before the Board and they will do what they can for us. It is also said that the railroad authorities have the matter under consider ation, but what will be the out come can not be conjectured. At all events, if the necessary relief is not granted, the people of Cheraw and those along tbe line should keep the thing tho roughly agitated until they are given the consideration to which they are entitled. Prosperous Darlington. fCheraw Reporter.] The editor of the Reporter took a trip to Darlington last week and was impressed, as he always is when he goes there, with the number b of enterprises in the town. A town with a large cotton'mill, oil mill, phos- E hate works, two tobacoo ware- ouses, barrel factory, tobacco hogshead factory, &c., is cer tain to be surring. Cheraw with all of these enterprises would contain 5,000 people. T i_ ton County;—You are hereby earnestly requ-ste<l to meet in the Couri House at Darlington on Mon day, Feb. 10th, for the purpose of forming a Confederate Veteran Camp. W. C. COKER, E. W. C5NNON, W. E. JAMES, H LIDE LAW, J. J. WARD, J. R. BASS, E. R. McIVER, LUCAS MCINTOSH. l 11 11 4»i dnwjrtacto For iio;. THERE IS MONEY IN Tobacco Growing. Good Planters Make From S76 to S300 Per Acre, It YouWant To Try Thi* Crop We C«n Help You. Send us one dollar and we will [send you the ’ .Southern Tobacco Journal [every week for six months; also ■copy of [ 1 he Tobacco Planters’ Guide |a book which tells all about to- bacco growing The two make i ♦complete outfit, worth hundredi ♦of dollars to every beginner, Sthey give the experience of e ♦ccssful planters. Address sue-, Receiver’s Sale. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, District of South Carolina. In the Circuit Court, Fourth Circuit, In Equity. James H. Parker vs. Francis J. Pelzer et al. I Southern Tobacco Journal, WINSTON, N.C. THF BANK OF DARLINGTON. DARLINGTON. S. C. Before The Railroad Commission. [Cheraw Reporter] Our people are becoming stir red up about, the abominable schedule on the Cheraw & Dar lington R. R. If the drummers would get up a petition and send it in to the R. R. Commission it would doubtless have a great influence. The drummers are the best patrons which the rail roads have and cooperation on their part would have as much effect on the Coast Line as any thing else. By all means let the drummers take a hand if the needed relief is not granted within the next week. Pursuant to an order of His Honor Judge C. H. Simonton in the above stated cause, of date the 80th of January, I will offer for sale, at pub lie auction to tbe highest bidder for cash, on Friday, the 14th day of February, H90, all of tbe personal property now in my charge at Ly dia Plantation in Darlington Coun ty, consisting of horses, mules, hogs, corn, fodder, peas, etc., etc. Sh id sale to take place "at the said Lydia plantation, at 12 o'clock noon of the date abo.e mentioned. The full amount of personalty ex- mption, under the Statute, will be paid to M. Marco in cash out of the proceeds of sair. sale. D. B. GILLILAND, Receiver CAPITAL, - - - - $100,0 SURPLUS, — — $50,0 Savings Department. Interest allowed at rate of 5 cent, per annum from date of deposit! —payable quarterly on tne first day of| January, April, July • - ■ - [f and October. Transacts a General Banking Business.| A one page advertisement in an issue of the Century maga zine costs $500; in Harper's, $400 down to $100. A column in the New York Herald for a year, costs $40,400. This is a pointer for some of our adver users who pay $2, $3, or $4 for an ad. and think they are doing an extensive and liberal amount of advertising. THEfl)ARLlNGT0N NEWS Tht Olilnt Vuspapn In Farlinplon ('minty * * * Foumlfd Twnty-Thre* Year? Goes into the Homes and Places of Business of the Substantial People of This Section. ***** Its TOWN and COUNTY NEWS COLUMNS and LITERARY FEATURES are unsurpassed: as an advertising medium to reach t he people who have money to spend, it is uneijualed. 52 NUMBERS, $1 WHEN YOH GO TO TOWN MAKE A "MEM.” of what you want, then you will be sure not to go home lacking. K 1 Foil Don’t Eorsef tie"' Doi't Doi't Font k Gbeeso, 't-Forgot t ’t Doo’t Forgot k Tea, 1 Forgot- Oh! there’s lots of things you want and can get of THE POPULAR GROCERS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Darlington. DIRECTORS; W. C. Poker, J. L Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. E. R. Mciver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON. Cashier Court of Common Pleas. E. Keith Dargan, Plaintiff, against Margaret Parnell, Timothy Parnell. Lizzie Carter, Vio'.a Douglas, Lida Gary, Agnes Pa-nell, Coriune Par nell, Sam Hamilton Parnell, Wesley I’arnell.Rosalie Parnell,Maggie Wil liams and Eleanor Williams, heirs and distribute*-* of Samuel Parnell, deceased, def< ndant* Copy Summons for Relief. (Complaint not Served.) I'o the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned aud re quired to answer the complaint in th’s action, which is filed in theofee of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the suliscrihei at his office at Darlington, S. C., within twenty days alter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint ’ within the time aforesaid. The first of Anierirnn,Newspapers| CHARLES A. DANA. Editor. The Anierican Constitution, thd American Idea, the American Splril These first, Inst, null all the time| forever. Daily, hr mail, • • • • $(( a yeaz Daily and Sunday, by mail, a year The Sunday Sun ■ he plaintiff in this action will apply nd- to the Comt for the relief demam ed in the complaint: Dated Dec. 26, A. D. 1895. E. KEITH DARGAN. Plaintiff's Attorney.. is the greatest Sunday Newspaper inj the world. Price 5c. a copy. Ry mall, $2 A yeat • Address TilK SUN, New York. To the non resident defendants, Tim othy Parnell, Lizzie Carter, Viola DoLglasand Bam Hamilton Parnell: You will take notice that the origi nal summons aud complaint in the altove entitled action is now on file in office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Darlington and State of South Carolina. -AND E. KEITH DARGAN, Dec. 26, 1885. Pl’ff's. Att’y. Coitm Work of al M undertaken, and satisfaction guaranteed JNHK SISKRON'S SHOPS: JAfflo and L’ndertakers’ supplies always on hand at low onces. A N EW Buddy t - C. Jeffords, Jr. and a nice new set of harness _ LAW CARDS. K O U, $35. WOODS &UACFARLAN. I now have, and to arrive, the largest stock of CARRIAGES. BUGGIES, WAGONS AND HARNESS I have had for ten years. Call and examine before buying. (Successors to YVoods Si Spain.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Darlington. S. C. Offices over Tbe Bank of Darlington. JanlO—y T. H. SPAIN. n. T. THOMPSON C. W. HEWITT. WITCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY At lowest New Y’ork prices for cash. tSTSpectales to suit •-all kinds of eyes.” Highest cash prices paid for old gold. Heparin it of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry a peelu.tv, and satisfactory work suaianteed Everything I sell guaranteed to be ust what 1 represent it. JZ-lv. s. WOLFRAM. SPAIN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Darlington, - _ _ s. C Offices in Darlington Guards’ Amu building, first fiuor. Special attention given to practice the Probate C.nrt. U. Lu UAKGAN, Attorney at Law. Dari in of on, S.C. Office opposite Court House. SPECIALTIES; real estate, insurance, and COMMERCIAL LAW. k w. Both. GKO. w. BROWN BOYD BROWN* Attorney* and Counselors at Li Office in S. Marco building, o positc Court House. DARLINGTON, C. R. S.r PROMPT PERSONAL ATTETION ALL BUSINESS, i