Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Thu REDAT Mounre. «. KOLLOCX. BDITOS AITD PBOPBISTOB. milS-ll Pw Aimam in AdTnnoe; W cnnta lor atx month*; SO cent* for Aotsbtisuo Ratxs: On* Sqonro, flnt insertion. $1.00 Every mbcequent insertion _ 00 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. The editorials in this paper are writ ten in the singular number, the editorial ‘we” having been discarded. THE' PALMER AND BUCKNER ELECTORAL TICKET. The following are those who have consented to run as Pal mer and Buckner electors in South Carolina. The third dis trict elector has not yet been announced. At Large—F. W. McMaster, of Columbia; Geo. W. Dargan, of Darlington. First District—Frank Q. O’Neill, of Charleston. Second District—George B. Lake, of Edgefield. Fourth District — Frank Evans, of Spartanburg. Fith District—A. C. Springs, of York. Sixth District—A. T. Harllee, of Marion. Seventh District—James D. Blanding, of Sumter. The ticket is certainly a good one and no one could accuse any member of it of being any thing else than honest and pa triotic. One of the number, at least, the Hon. Geo. W. Dar gan, is a man who is recognized in the U. 8., as being well versed on the financial question. While in Congress Mr. Dargan made a study of the subject and delivered a speech, which is ac knowledged to have been very able and convincing. Mr Dar gau probably knows a groat deal more about the money question than all of the Con gressmen from South Carolina put- v gather, and. therefore takes great interest in main taining a sound and stable cur rency, a thing which has al ways been dear to the Democ racy of the country until last few years he his sympathies were grongly with the denominational col leges. I have not at hand now the text of Mr. Brown’s speech, but his remarks were certainly most narrow minded and entire ly unworthy of a man who is en trusted with the pastorate of a large Christian Church. If the reverend gentleman sought no toriety he has certainly found it, but, if he thinks he has ser ved God and his fellow man by such a show of bigotry and in tolerance, it would be well for him to retire from the ministry, for he has undoubtedly missed his calling. Messrs. Thomas and Ryar have secured control of the S. A. L. and it is not known as yet whether the system will bo run in the interest of the South ern or the Port Royal and Au gusta and Port Royal and Caro lina lines. These two men purchased the last mentioned lines a short time ago and it is feared that there is a scheme on foot to bottle up Port Royal again in the interest of some other -port. The Attorney-Gen eral has called bn Messrs. Ryan and Thomas to prove that they have not purchased the S. A. L. in the interest of any other such line. Should the Southern gain con trol of the S. A. L. South Car- olfna would practically be in the grasp of that system and the A. C. L. The war letters which Mr. De Fountaine wrote to the Char leston Courier, of which he was war correspondent from 1861 to 1865, are being published month ly in pamphlet form from The Stale job office in Colum bia. The editor of the News has received the first copy and read it with interest These letters of ••Personne,” as Mr. De Fontaine signed himself, contain very much which is of great interest to the present gt-neratioa and should be read by all. The price of the pam phlet is $1 a year or 10 cents for a single copy. Judging from the large num ber of white men and the very few colored men registered in thb different counties of the State, it is not reasonable to suppose that the registration has been conducted fairly. In some of the counties nearly all the white men of voting age have registered and it is absurd to claim that all were able to pass the constitutional test suc cessfully. Repeated warnings as to the direful results to be expected from continued regis tration and election frauds seem to have no effect on those who perpetrate them. But the day of reckoning is coming surely and South Carolina will be made to pay for the misdo ings of her citizens. The people of Columbia are making great preparations to entertain the thousands of peo ple who will attend the State Fair from the 9th to the 13th of November inclusive. Efforts are being made to provide greater attractions and more amusements than usual, and the indications are that those who go to Columbia during Fair week will be well pleased. Columbia has been taking on new life during the last few years and every year becomes more and more busy and attaactive. It would, there fore, be in keeping with th< progress which the city is mak ing, for the State Fair this year to be far ahead of any other. Liquor commissioner Mixon has resigned his position. Mr. Mixson says, now that the board of control have exoner ated him from any complicity in the dispensary scandals, he will resign his position. Mr. Mixson certainly must have a keen sense of humor, as his ex planation of the cause of his n signation plainly shows. If expensive advertising, means anything, and it gener ally does mean something, th> John Robinson & Franklin Bros., circus must be a big show and well worth seeing. Many people in tnis broad land of ours seem to believe that it is the financial policy of the government which has en abled a few men and corpora tions to exercise such a wide influence in the affairs of the nation—but.in the humble opin ion of the editor of The News, they are overlooking tbe true cause in their mad frenzy after the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. If they will only refresh their memories a little they will find that protection was thought, a few years ago, to be the means of creating so many million aires and trusts. Protection, by making it possible for man ufaoturers to charge more for their products than they are worth, has put millions into their pockets at the expense of peepie who ought to he allowed to buy their goods wb*-re they can be obtained the cheapest In this way a few men have become rich and powerful and not because of the demonetize tion of silver, the gold standard or anything else. Let the tar iff be reduced from year to year and an income tax be imposed to make up the deficiency, and finally let us have free trade and direct taxation. But some will say that the constitution of the U. 8. prohibits an in come tax and direct taxation possibly so, but, if they are de sizable, let the constitution be amended. It has already been amended and there is no reason why other amendments should not be made if the happiness •ad welfare of the people de mand h. IK MS nil HULK KAY CONFUSE THE MINDS OF SOME BUT ALL REASONABLE BUYERS ABE LOOKING FOR THE GOODS AT THE FRIGES The Rev. C. C. Brown, pastor of the Snmter Baptist church, at an association meeting in rills a short time Affo, nnwarranted and bitter attack on the Sooth Caro lina OoUege in which he spoke of the college as a place harbored infidelity, seep ♦e. Mr. Brown also effort to wnaaLthe TUI- .ends RIGHT AND ALL WE ASK IS A COMPARISON. See a few prices. DRESS GOODS in great variety «t GREAT REDUCTIONS. Woolen Goods new and .«tylish (hat used to sell f ron 4©c to 50c yd. NOW 25c BEAUTIFUL NEW STYLES IN PEICMjSnil DUCKS, CLOTHING For Everybody! . Men’s Suits from $2.50 up. Boys’ “ “ 75c. “ “ Knee Pants “ 15c “ shoes (or Men, Won, aM Gita. 74c for Ladies Button, Patent Leather tip; $1.25 for Men’s latest styles Congress and Bais—the Best you ever saw for the price. Children’s from 25c up SPECIAL ^TT^jTIghN invited to our $2.00 HATSs All styles and prices from 25c. up. Our$I.OO leader is a beauty. OUR 25C. LINE OF NECKWEAR is un usually Metty-be sure to see it. \ WE CARRY ALSO A FULL LINE OF + STIMi ml FMClf 6U0CERIES a..ED«T?att?gSS”"' , ~ GIVE US A CALL, tm The defalcation of ex-treas- urer Keels, of Sumter County, to the amount of more than $7,- “0 adds another to the long it already charged up to re form (?) Keels was one of the rock-ribbed Tillmanites who believed everything that Till man charged against the so call ed ring. The people of South Carolina may realize after awhile, that we had one of the most honestly administered State governments in the U. S. before the advent of Tillman- ism. The Darlington Timrod Club has decided to subscribe to the Timrod Memorial. This makes five subscriptions in Darlington county and it is very probable that several more can be secur ed. If the other counties will do their duty there will be no trouble about Darlington—there are enough people in this coun ty, who take pride in honoring the gifted poet, to raise a paltry $50. Let the other coun ties do their duty ard Darling ton will not be found wanting. Those interested in tbe for mation of the new county out of parts of Sumter, Darlington and Kershaw counties have sent in their petition to the Gov ernor signed by the requisite number of names If everything is all right and according to law, the Governor will have to order the eleotion. While some of us dislike to have any more of Darlington county taken off, if the people who live in the pro posed territory desire it, there is nothing to be said. The article on suffrage In the new constitution is as follows: (Section 4) that “the qualiflcationx for suffrage shall be” residence in the State for two years, in the county for one year, in the precinct in which the elector offers to vote four months, "and the payment six months before any election of any pi.11 tax then due and payable,” and that managers of election shall require of “every elec tor offering to vote at auy election, before allowing him to vote, proof of the payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed against him and collectible during the previous year.” Therefore, it will be seen that it makes no difference wheth er or not a man has a registra tion ticket—if he has not proof that he has paid the taxes as sessed against him during the previous year, he will not be able to vote according to law. Let us see, therefore, if this provision will be carried out with any degree of impartiali- ty- || Judge Witherspoon has stated positively that he will not be a candidate for re election to the circuit bench at the next session of the Legislature. Another position to be scrambled for by a number of the shining lights of reform. Already G. W. Gage, A. G. Brice and J. L. Glenn, of Chester; G. W. Rags dale, of Winnsboro and G. W. S. Hart, of Yorkville, have been spoken of as candidates for the position. It is said that the railroads will give cheap excursion rates to Darlington on Thursday the 22, the day the John Robinson & Franklin Brothers circus exhibits here. As the show will not exhibit in Florence we may expect a crowd of our Florence friends in Darlington on that day. Gov. Evans has issued a proc lamation ordering an election Nov. 8th on the question of the new county to be composed of portions of Sumter, Kershaw and Darlington counties. Dead Letters. Letters addressed to the for lowing persons remain uncalled for at the Darlington postoffice, and are advertised as “dead” for the week ending Oct. 12th: Mr. Henry Adams, R. D. Buch- anon, Hamilton Freeman, W. H. Kinney, Esq., Murry Knotts, H. O. McGill, Bright Swinton, J. W. Townsend. G. W. Young. Misses Sarah Brown, Silvery Brown, E. N. Brockenton, Es- tell Gillard, E. D. McGill, Fan nie Stephens. Cherv Toneyole, Lo'S Wilcot, Geusy Woods, Mrs. Hester Moses. Tetley’s Tea at Deans Bros’. Dull time advertising some times nays better thau good time advertising, because some people are buying all the time, and they are more likely to buy of the man who advertises than of the man who doesn’t.—Print er’s Ink. 8«»U Leamlnff to Swim. Young seals do not know how to swim. They have to bcccmo gradual, ly accustomed to t’. o wiUrr t .j;| ’ by entering it to pa .dlo about ay themselves or by leii;; tairitd into it in thoir mothers' jaws. They have great fear of the waves that break into foam,and as soon as they sea one approaching take to flight in terror and do not turn round until they have ascended to a very high plate above tbe sea. The 10 cent silver piece was au- thorizod by congress in 17«”, and ;; s coinage was begun in 17ao. Any now or Useful art, machine mauufacturo or method may La p a t’ entod. Tetlev’s Tea at l eans Bros’. Go to Baird Bros, and see the set of furniture that L. M. Norment is to give away— it is a dandy. LOVE’S DISCONTENT. ’*1 Come home, coinr homo, my dearly ' For the land Is bunny now Al And grassy Is the wi '' .nil way "*f And green thu wii.ow bough. Yet though the Hinny n.endows smile For the love time of the year, Bpring’s sweetest charm is wanting when Your presence is not here. Down orchard aisles, my dearie, Are tho cherry blooms a-blow, And there tho rugged apple tree® Toss forth their blushing snow. And through the mirthful golden Air Rings the robin’s roundelay; Yet seems it winter still, my love» When you are far away. Outside your lattice, dearie, Waves thp lilatr’s purple plum® Ard by the door your violets Breathe out their rare perfume. The soft May zephyr gently playa With tho lilies on tho lea, But, nh, tho sweet nr- 5 charms me not Tilth you, dear, far from me. Como home, come home, my dear!®, All the land may bloom in vain; No war n delight ran mine be till Yeti wal l love’s way again. Till. sta..ding la re before me, sweet, With your d< ar « yi *' juagio art. You briii’/ ’.!*.• sunlight to my soul, Tho springtime to,my heart. —Boston Transcriot I r vow. Le •-Th2/rv 7h cj) yVq t 0 y ^ Joq Orpine ARE YOU FOr? •w 1 ) We are candidates not for office but for your Tobacco Trade! CHEW made from the best Henry County Leaf. . TRY Hickory the best 10c tobace on the mar ket. Manufactured by Spencer Bros, and SOLD BY Coggeshall & Co. •THE WORLD’S'LEADIMG SMWS'ARE NOW COMBINED 'iNoCOiCitak: ♦Til E- ON LY- BIG -SHOW-TO •VISlT-TmS^LCTION-IN-ITS-ri^Prn " ■ 11 - « ■ ■■■ ■