Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, r-V. BB»T T. THOMPSOH, ^ XOITOBAVD PEOPRIBTOB. TULKB—#1 Per Annam In Arirance; 5»««nti for tlx months; >6 cents for tmuntht. Adtbbtibibo Bans: One Square, first Insertion fl-00 Bserjr subeeqaeat insertion 60 Oositrnet adrertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. The News of the Week. There wee a ffi.600 fire in Ninety Biz last week. Xx-Ooremor Robinson, of New York, died on Saturday. Bugene V. Debs leetnrsd in Char- Isston last Thursday night. A very destructhrs fire occurred in BambeiB on Sunday night. There was a small fire in Latta, Marion County, last Thursday. A colored woman was burned to death In Florence last Haturday. Two negro children were burned to death In Newberry on Saturday. Two negroes were burned to death in (Bar, Barnwell County, last week. An engine exploded at Nashville, Team, last Thursday and killed three Forty-three bales of cotton were destroyed by fire at Newberry last Friday. Fire in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday destroyed 141,200 worth of property. Secretary Carlisle declines to write a letter helping Blackburn In his fight for Senator. Three ladies were killed by a train at a railroad crossing in Richmond, Va., last week. The cashier of a bank in Wichita Falls, Texas, was shot and killed by robbers on Tuesday. Foot men were ground to pieces by a steam log handler at a logging camp near Detroit, Mich., last week. Justice John R. Grace, of the Ken tacky Court of Appeals, died Thurs day morning at Frankfort, Kj. Tbs President has nominated Wil H»«» Woodward Baldwin, of New York, to be Third Assistant Secretary of the State. The Delaware County Children's Home, for orphan children, was total ly destroyed by fire at Delaware, Ohio, lan Thursday. Nineteen buildings in the town of Chesterfield were burned on Sunday night. The entire business portion of the town was destroyed. The National Daughters of the American Bevolution, in session at Washington, D. C., have elected Mrs. Adlai K. Stevenson as President. The steamer “Two Brothers" struck a snag while on a trip np the Black ‘ River, near Georgetown, last Friday and sank in twenty-five feet of water. Vice-President Stevenson and Ben ator John B. Gordon are spoken of for the Democratic candidates for the Presidency and vioe-Presidency, res pectively. The largest Cuban filibustering ex pedition that has yet been captured by the United States Government was caught in New York harbor on Mon day night. An unsncoessful attempt was mads to blow up a colored man’s dwelling near Chester last week. Dynamite was used. There is no due to the guilty party. Gov. Evans has offered a reward of $100 for M. R. Reese and Daniel Lneekey, who are at large, being cliarged with the murder of C.- T. Williams, at Yorkville. The residence of James R. Armiger, one of the handsomest in Baltimore, Md., was totally destroyed by fire last Sunday, and seven of the sixteen oc cupants were cremated. The Swan nan oa Hotel, in Asheville N. C., a large foar-Muiy frame anc brick structure, was considerably damaged by fire last week. The loss will probably not exceed $10,000. W. A. Caldwell, one of the best known accountants of Montreal, has fled to parts unknown, 1 saving many anxions creditors. His shortage, it is •aid, will amount to over $60,000. In an attempt to rob a bank in Warren, Ark., on Tuesday, tbe rob bers shot and killed a bank director, and perhaps fatally wounded the cash ier. The bandits escaped, but got no money. Tbe proposition to annex Neapolls tt> Danville, Va-, received a handsome majority in both places, and the two will pass under one government in July as provided in the act of Assem bly. Tbe Mississippi Legislators has adopted a resolution almost unanim ously in favor of 16 to 1 for free silver coinage, and demand Inga Democratic prsriasctlal candidate favoring such C F. Rush, of Kemper County, Miss., was robbed of a cheek made payable to bearer for $r.000, and $260 In sash, while on a crowded passenger train near Meridian; Miss., tMtwask. The robbers escaped. Horn. Gears* Davis died at Wil mington, N. C.. last Sunday at the age of 76.' He Mce represented North Carolina in tbe Confederate Senate, and was also Attorney General of > States, i frowronstantinople ' says: “Tbs unwisdom Ipttngrb# ' -r At Va., the common _ _ ,800 to enlarge the Musis Hall at the exposition grounds ta make it a suitable auditorium for tbe use of the Confederate vetm at their re-union there June 80th and July 1st and 2nd. Two farmers of Beeeh Springs, Va, went to law a week or so sines over a calf, valued at $2, which one accused the other of stealing. The litigation cost the fanners about fifty dollar* eaoh and tb« suit was dismissed. The next-day the calf was found dead in a cave on property that did not belong to either of tbe litigants. President Cleveland has refused to grant a pardon to Lonis Red wine, the young society m«n of Atlanta, Ga., who was convicted of embezzling the funds of the National bank of which he was an employee, and sen enoed January 12,1824, to six years impris onment in the Ohio penitentiary, at Columbus. “ SQUARELY ON THE RECORD. Senator Tillman says that the party in this State of which he is the head will send delegates to the National Democratic Convention, but that, unless the presidential nominee proves to be a man after their taste, they will not abide the result, but will leave the party. In that event, what will come of the much vaunted “The minority must always yield to the will of the majority”? But perhaps the value to him of that political slogan depends somewhat ou “whose ox is gored”? At all events, we are glad that Senator Tillman has at last placed himself squarely on the record. His threat tbat- he will leave the party unless things go his way is equivalent to reading himself out of the party altogether. He has at last thrown off the mask, as it has always been predicted he would do when it no longer suited him to wear it. As long as he professed sincerity to the Democratic party, there were many who, whatever their opin ion of the man, or of that sin cerity, felt bound to vote for him and hiM friends as the party nominees. The day of our hu miliation is, however, passing rapidly away. Every self re specting Democrat would be justified in witholdiug his sup port from candidates (even if they be the party nominees) who boldly announce that the chances are in favor of their leaving the party within the year. While there were few of Mr. Tillmap’s opponents who doubted all along that he was capable of such a course, his direct announcement to that ef fect earlier in his political ca reer would have relieved many who felt under obligation, out of consideration for what they believed to be due their party fealty, to cast their votes for him and his friends even though they did so under protest. CROWDING OUT*THE '‘JINGOES.” As will be seen from the com munication published in anoth er column. Col. John J. Dargan has called a meeting at the Armory for Sunday evening next, at 8 o’clock, to discuss the differences that exist between this country and Europe, and to pass resolutions condemnatory of the warlike attitude which has been assumed by the “pow ers-that-be.” While such move* ments on the part of the cities and towns of the country may not have the effect on the “Jin goes” who seem to be control ling the distinies of our Nation tb at Col. Dargan so fondly hopes for, we believe that the vast majority of our people are tho roughly in accord with the senti ments which animate him. We trust, therefore, that the meet- death contained the usual letter, the gross amount, of the dead humorist which has been much cream been given out every week to the newspapers of the country through a syndicate for a num ber of years past; so that “Bill Nye’s” many readers and ad mirers throughout the United States were confronted on one page with his obituary notice, and on another with the last words he penned. It is needless to say that the usual sparkling humor that pervaded the last had, under the circumstances, a gruesomeness about it that filled with sadness the hearts of many who will look in vain for his bright and readable articles in the days to come. ' “ENOUGH is A FEAST.” The Legislature is still sit ting, with no prospect of an im mediate adjournment. What with the proti acted session of the Constitutional Convention, which dragged its weary length along through so many months of last year, and was followed almost immediately afterwards by the present session of the General Assembly that seems so well-nigh interminable, our people have had their fill of new law-making to a satiety, and would be very glad to see the “Solons” go home and prepare for the coming crop year. AS WAS EXPECTED. The men charged with lynch ing the two negroes in Colleton County in December last were acquitted at the Walterboro Court on Tuesday. While the evidence against them was most damaging, the result will not be a surprise to the people of the State or of the Nation; it adds but another to the long list of unpunished crimes committed against poor and defenceless negroes that have mads South Carolina a reproach in the eyes of the whole world. E. M. Brayton, the celebrated Republican leader, came over from Columbia ou Friday last and delivered au address to a few of “the faithful” who as sembled in the Court House to hear him. “The corpse” is still “kicking”, and may “kick’ even harder yet, but it will nev er again amount to anything much in South Carolina. Doings of The Legislature. | News and Conrier. ] Columbia, February 23.— When, oh when, will the Gen eral Assembly adjourn?” That is tbe question that is weigh ing heavily upon many a mem her who has been away froipn his home, his family and his business since the middle of January. Many want, and hope to be able, to come to au adjournment by the end of the week, but they are very much afraid that it is only a fond dream. There are so many special and pet plans in the way that they fear that the hi Is of general importance will not be passed as they should be. It is openly claimed that there are a few members who want to stay in Columbia just as long as they can, on the ground that they can be of service to the State, and that f 4 a day is more than they can make at home. If the whispers of some anxious members were heard ihe insin nations might be even broader. Be that as it may, tbe Gen eral Assembly has worked hard during the past week, and has accomplished a great deal, eith er in the killing or the passage of pending tueasures. There is still a great deal ahead which mast be acted upon, and which can be passed in a comparative ly short time, as the propositions which h. h„ died fo, Sunday evening, and which, if it accomplishes nothing more, will prove in the nature of a civilizing influence, will be well attended by the people of Dar lington. Tbe subject to be dis cussed is certainly a most in teresting one just at this time. The ministers of the several churches in the community and the superintendents of; Sunday schools are respectfully request ed to give notice on Sunday- next of the purposes of the tfieeiing, and of the time mid place at which it is to be held. A DEAD HUMORIST The newspapers announced on Sunday last tire death of Bill Npe,” the well-known amorist, which occurred at ^ H. O., dsy. By a tiou and charter bills have not yet been acted upon, and a few sections of the appropriation bill and all of tbe supply bill remain for consideration. Of course, the income tax and the graduated license, tax proposi tkma may be discussed and red ords made, bat why they should be considered for days, perhaps, when it is pretty generally un derstood that it is not deemed advisable to pass them at this time, is perhaps best to be an swered by those who undertake the debate. During the past week two in vestigating committees report ed—one on Olemson and the other on public printing. The result as to Clemson was what was generally expected. The report and bill on public print ing are likely to occasion com- meat thftmgnout the State. It has not generally been known that the department reports nave cost so much money, and that the .State Treasurer’s and Attorney General’s reports cost If there has in the State printing it appeal* that it is about to be skimmed. A gen eral reduction in rates has been made in a bill that has already passed the House, and another bill proposes to restrict materi ally the amount of printing in the State reports. It is intended to begin the new and most important of all registrations by April 1. It will take considerable push to have all the necessary printing done within the next two or three, weeks. The appointments and forma have to be filled out, and it will take some hard work to have matters in shape for the beginning of work in April. The anti-cigarette proposition of Mr. Conner, which passed in the House with such a whirl, was altogether a surprise. It met with no opposition in the House, and Mr. Connor is satis fied that it will become a law. The cigarette consumers are al ready calculating how much postage it will cost them to get a week’s supply of cigarettes from some neighboring city. It will certainly be cheaper to do tjiis than to uuy cigarettes with a 25 cent tax tag on them. The bill repealing the law prohibiting the use of free pas ses went through the House without any trouble. The third reading was done in double- quick time, and the measure has now gone over to the Sen ate. There are several new county schemes already in tbe air. Greenwood, Honea Path and Branch vilie have already shown their colors, and are already out after first honors for new coun ties. There seems to be but little doubt that half of the counties will have another box at the general election ii which to vote on the question of divid ing the old counties. The only action that has thus far been taken in connection with the dispensary question is the passage of the House bill providing for the election of the commissioner directly by the people, and the selection of a board of directors by the Gener al Assembly, and the manage meat of the instit tion through tnese directors. The responsi bility iOr the dis-VM'nsary has heretofore been left almost en tirely in the hands of the Gov ernor and the commissioner, but from the debate that has already been had it would ap pear that there is a demand that this power be curtailed The Gospel temperance people have been hard at work trying to en courage the bill by which it is proposed to restrict the sale of liquor to mechanical, medicinal and sacrameutal purposes—the original intention of the first dispensary bill. The prohibi tion sentiment in the State is quite strong, but is not likely to have much influence in the face of the financial exigences of the Administration. The “Lily Whites.” INpws and Courier, Feb. 36.J The Melton-Brayton executive committee of the Rebublican E arty held a meeting at Colum- ia yesterday and called a Con vention of their faction to be held in Columbia on March 14. It is stated in our dispatches that “The committee reports that new members are coming to the fold in eveiy county in the State,” and that among the now members of the Melton- Bryton committee are Mr. C. S. Nettles, of Darlington, and Mr. M. W. Watson, brother of State Senator Watson of Edgefield. There have been a great many reports recently about the grow ing strength of the Republican party in the State, but we have thought better of our people than to believe that the Repub lican party ever colud have any conaiderble number of white adherents in Sooth Carolina. We do not see how any native- born Cariolinian can, and we do net believe that nmny of them will, go into such a party. Tbe unfortunate differences among our people in recent years lie at tbe foundation of the present political agitation, and it is not bard to place tbe responsibility where it belongs, but we protest that there is no excuse for an alliance of white men with the Republican party. No man who is a Democrat in principle can become a Repub lican. We would advise such Democrats to stand fast in the faith. Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a rem edy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a wonder ful, direct influence in giving strength and tone to tbe organs If you have loss of appetite,con stipation, headache, fainting spells, or are nervous, sleepless, excitable or melancholy or troubled'with dizzy spell. Elec tric Bitters is the pedicine you need. Health and strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at Dr. his j such as Infinitesimal part of | John A. Boyd’s drug store. “My Desr Appelt.” f New* and Courier.! Mujor Appelt walked into tbe lobby of the St. Charles and ev erybody said: “Why, there is ‘My Dea- Appelt’ ” The major is au Adonis when he dons the gray and gold, and his friends flocked around him at the St. Charles last night as though they had not seen him in ten years. Everybody had a good word for the major, and the ma jor returned them with the gal lantry of a cavalier. He said: “One night not very long ago I was in Charleston and decided to take in the theatre. As I en tered the house I heard a whis per on my left. It was, ‘There is My Dear Appelt ’ As I walked down the aisle behind the usher, ‘My Dear Appelt’ arose from either side. As I went to my seat I felt a little uneasy at all the notoriety, and had become almost desperate. I was just sitting down when a lady behind me saw me and said, ‘My Dear Appelt.’ It was the last straw. I turned ar >und and replied, ‘Yes, madam, your dearAppelt,and at your service ’ Everybody laughed and the la dy blushed, but I had some peace for the rest of the even ing.” The major was in a de lightful humor last night. Full of good stories and clever say ings, he makes friends every where. Judge Wilds' Eloquent Charge. [Yates Snowden in The N. Y. Post.] Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s key to “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” contains the sentence of Judge Samuel Wilds on a white man, Slater, convicted of the murder of his own slave in Charleston in 1807. There is nu sessions docket or journal among the Court records of Charleston ex tant until 1833, and it is owing to Mrs. Stowe's pertinacity and assiduity that the very notable sentence was unearthed and giv en to the public. Perhaps the Grimke sisters, two very violent anti slavery agitators in Char leston, furnished her with it. Slater was not condemned to death, as the punishment under the Act of 1740. under which he was convicted and sentenced, was a fine of 700 pounds cur rency, equal to 100 pounds ster ling, and incapacity to enjoy or receive the profits of any office, place, or employment, civil or military, and if unable to pay this fine, then imprisonment for seven years. It was the Act of 1821, under which Motley and Blackledge were hanged, which changed this trifling punish ment to the death penalty. Judge Wilds’ sentence makes interesting reading to the stu dent of negro slavery in South Carolina. It reads, in part, as follows: “John Slater, you have been convicted by a jury of your country of the wilful murder of your own slave; and I au; sorrj to say the short, impressive, un contradicted testimony on which that conviction was founded leaves but little ro^m to doubt its propriety. The annals of human depravity may be safely challenged for a parallel to this unfeeling, bloody, and diaboli cal transaction. “You caused your unoffend ing, unresisting slave to be bound hand and foot, and by a refinement of cruelty compelled his companion, perhaps the friend of his heart, to chop his head with an axe and to cast his body, yet convulsing with the agonies of death, into the water. And this deed you dar ed to perpetrate in the very harbor of Charleston, within a few yards of the shore, unblush- ingly, in the face of open day. Had your murderous arm been raised against your equals, whom the laws of self defence and the more efficacious laws of the land unite to protect, your crime would not have been without precedent and would have seemed less horrid. Your personal risk would at least have proved that though a raur derer you were not a coward. But you too well knew that this unfortunate man, whom chance had subjected to your caprices, had not, like yourself, charter ed to him by the laws of the land the same rights of nature; and that a stern but necessary policy had disarmed him of the rights of self defence. Too well you knew that to you alone he could look for. protection, and that your arm alone could shield him from oppression or avenge his wrongs; yet that arm you cruelly stretched out for his destruction. * * * “From the peculiar situation of this country our fathers felt themselves justified in subject iug to a very slight punishment him who - murders a slave. Whether the present state of s o c.i e t y require a con tinuation of this policy, so op posite to the apparent rights of humanity, it remaius for a sub sequent Legislature to decide. Their attention would ere this have been directed to this sub ject, but for the honor of human nature, such hardened sinners as yourself are rarely found to disturb tbe repose of society.” It was this same Judge Wilds who, to disabuse the public mind of the opinion that a bus band may c hast is* his wif«- pro vided the weapon be not thick er than his little finger, pro claimed the law of South Caro lina on this subject in the fol lowing graceful extract from “The Honeymoon:” “The man that lay* his hand upon a woman, Save in the way ot kindness, is a wretoh, Whom’t were srross flattery to name a coward.” •■That Decided Him.” Dr'. W., one of Denmark’s ablest writers, had long indulg ed the thought of getting him self a wheel, but wavered be tween his desire for the thing and a fear that his advanced years might excite ridicule on a wheel. But one day last year he saw stately old King Christ ian spinning down Bredgade on a “Rambler”. That decided him. Dr. W. now enjoys his bicycle as much as anyone, and declares it is as much for the olu as for the young. LAW ( AltDS. : s Executor's Sale. I will offer for sale, at the stables of the late D. S. McCullough, on Saturday, Feb. 21, the horses, mules, wanon-, buggies, carriages, harness, grain and other peisonal property of the said D. S McCullough; also his interest in “Highland Red’’, one standard-bred mare and three colts; terms of sale, cssh. C. 8. MCCULLOUGH. Robbery By Wager Is something new in the annals of crime. An Artist In Crime Is something new in detective Fiction. The hero Defies the Detectives And wins his wager, doing a little detective work himself. An Artist In Crime Is Ottolengui’s great est detective story. You may Read It In This Paper &.a \ Jt x -. . 4 i. (Successors to Woods & Spain.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Darlington, S. C. q OfBces'over The Bank of Darlington. JanlO—v T. H. SPAIN H. T. THOMPSON SPAIN & THOMPSON. Attorneys at Law, Darlington, - - - S. C. Oflices in Darlington Guards’ Armory building, first floor. Special attention given to practice the Probate Csurt. in R. L. DARGAN, Attorney at Law. Darlington, S.C. Office opposite Court House. SPECIALTIES; REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, and COMMERCIAL LAW. U W. BOTH. GKO. W. BROWN BOYD & BROWN- attorneys and Counselors at Law Office in S. Marco building, op posite Court House. DARLINGTON, C. H. PKOMPT PBR80NAL ATTETION TO A uli BUSINESS. Darlington Lodge. No. 7, Knights of Pythd as, meets ou 1st and 3r Tuksday Evenings i n each month, at (astl® Hall, Florence street, opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally Invited. To lie lew Next M. THE DARLINGTON NEWS The Oldest Newspaper In Darlinzlou County * * * Founded Twenty-Three Tears. 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 I to reach the people who have money to spend | itis uneiimiicit. 62 NUMBERS, $1 1 RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI Easily takes first rank as a writer of clean and clear cut detective stories. He is called THE AMERICAN CONAN DOYLE And his New York detec tive is quite as ingenious as the famous Sherlock Holmes, though in a dif ferent style. AN ARTIST IN CRIHE Is Ottolengui’s greatest work. It will be printed as a Serial in this paper. For Malaria, Liver Trou ble, or Indigestion, use BROWN'S IRON BITTERS -“H’C’M’E”- FevtUixevs |= Tobacco. It Gives The Best Results. Sgg what those who have used it s«iy: MH ALEX OREEX, Whitakers N. 0 with entir^Ic^' 1 " l-‘ .™re *24:t per acre, ami this year 1 have just carr - o f at a ' rni ’ of mornl. Va , on 28th and'29th Januaiv/^ " " picmntm sale at liich- but “ Acme,” and you may refer^ny one to i'usmlT ' ery truly vottrs, V. W I \NI> MR- ALEX. GREE\', Whitakers, X. C. years. I have ju«?so’ ^ome Tobfirrn'^r 1,011 ur 11 f . vou for the past two premium sale in Rid u.i I. Va on laif ”sTb ami'^iil A< " U ’r fcrlili/, ‘. r lhe ll ' K wrapper ami one for Heron,l best smoker" i 'shall ule , '*** lem ° n t consider it the best guano for tobacco that 1 have cverutl ^v^y s. L, i 'OLEY. I used 22 tons of “Acme” feriili-,.., X. C , .Ian. 17, I89(i. fact, better satisfaction on tobacco than S |,- U f ar 'I 1 '*‘'Ki'e entire satisfaction; in again this year. t0 U "‘" H1, >' r 1 ever use,I I shall use it E W T1MRERI.AKE, ITOR F3 A T.TT! BY ■Itnlge, Superior Court, N. U. Brunson, Lunn & Go.