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Kstrtlb! D««tr«yed ] Re-Kt>tafcU«|t4 - ■■$ - loti, 1* 18*1. W. D. WOODS, Editor. | dicta, Governor Tilimwi associates attempt to give* the Elec- Soai it is has. :ho are responsible {or it thick with in- famyi T. J. DREW.U^^^er. One Dollar a Year. DARLINGTON, 8. 0. Judging by the large vote polled by the renegade Republican, Town send, we are very much inclined to think that Whittemore lost his op~ Wednesday, August 31,1892. AMSOCltCEMENT. With this issue Mr. T. J. Drew, who has been with Thk Herald for over a year, severs his connection with it, and will cast his fortunes elsewhere. It affords us great pleasure to say that Mr. Drew has done very faith ful and efficient work in connection Vith thd papeifuffd that his knoArl edge of newspaper work has been of very great assistance in making The Herald what it is. He is not only energetic and industrious, but skilled printer, and the excellence of his arrangement of the different items of reading matter in The Herald, and his taste in job printing have been demonstrated time and again. Since his residence in Darlington he has made many warm friends who will be sorry to part with him* Mr, Drew’s moral character is without blemish. Our best wishes go with him. W. D. Woods. If only Democrats had been al lowed to vote at the Primary, the Conservative ticket would have swept the State. * * * There seems to be no end to the political vagaries of the Sumter Free man, hut this candor of the editor excites our warmest admiration. * * * Every man who voted yesterday at *lhe pemocratio Primary, and who is in'"sympathy with the principles of the Third Party, was guilty of an act that should make him blush for shame. Whenhe Republican were in pow er, they stole our property, but they were powerless to injure one good name. It has remained for Governor Till and his associates to take away that which, our reputation, leaves ns poor indeed. We would like to find an intelligent man who voted for Judge Townsend, who can say that his oonoience ap proves of what he did. Call your self a Democrat and then veto for a Republican in preference to a true and efficiant public servant. • * * * The man who believes in the Oca la demands and calls himself a Dem ocrat, reminds ns of the ass, in the fable, who put on the skin of a lion and tried to pass himself off as the king of beasts, but was discovered be cause he conld not hide his ears. * * * It is not only Governor Tillman, but the principles he represents that most be pnt down, and to this end the Conservative* most address them- aelvea, and keep their forces well in hand and be ready for the next strug gle. * * * * Geu. Weaver is a fine specimen, with his disgraceful War record, of the apostle of peace and harmony. If we Sad to choose between the two we would infinitely prefer giving the Electoral vote to Harrison. There is, et least, nothing in his War record that was not honorable and brave. V . In another column we publish, from the Monroe, N. C. Enquirer, a sketch of a part of the War Record of Gen. Weaver, and commend it to the careful perusal of our bnliant and misguided friend the Editor of the Samter Freeman, and ask him to say, with his outspoken candor, if he thinks that any true Southern nan can vote for a candidate with record. * • * While we respect the views of the Prohibituraists, and gave them-every facility for the expression of we can but regret that the issue was made, believing as we honestly do that the movement will retard in stead of hastening the work of. tem perance reform. We are satisfied that if the efforts that if the efforts that have been made, to close the i social , a great deal of u* Lies We wilt publish articles < n farin top- to that will fieW!T with sufficient will baveaooluqii to the ladies^ and answer q tions of interest to the sex. All that we ash ef eur frirode is te give wsj- WEAVER! , ltorfESS*£, CtRD Ilf WA1 1 TV, Tip GILES IT iaso who were put in [ail and paid: the money are still living. Among theta is Dr. J. C, Roberts, one of the igBljf respited Warns of*! a -v' -* the ra||;its Rc People’s Party CilfMate. the slight help of subscribing to the paper. i Reohuk, Iowa, July 25.—A very interesting and significant letter has been received by a citizen of Keokuk frimw old gentleman living in Pu laski Tenn., where General Weaver, Why pQr.tunity in not .coming lack. wd. — Tltt AlUPhi. {gfiPi running for Congress on the Tillman South Carolina College, at its last .. J ' commiwidnwl ’tha ond*r- 'tot h*J m running tor Congress ticket He could have coknled on the support of his old associate Townsend. A man -that conld vote for Townsend could have no com punction of conscience in voting for Whittemore. * * * ■■ The Conservatives have lost the State, but are undismayed and un daunted, and still present an mibro- ken front to the Tillman cohorts. The principles for which they con tended still survive, and they will renew the struggle in every coming campaign, feeling the* assurance that, sooner or later, success will cnriyn their efforts and peace and prosperity once more find a dwelling place in onr State. ' * * • There is one thing in connection with the Primary election, that de serves the severest condemnation; and that is the wagers that have been made on the reeult. Some of oui ex changes have indirectly assisted this species of gambling by publishing the offers made by thoee who wished to risk their money. Both factions have been guilty and both are equal ly to blame. We fail to see any difference between this kind of gam bling and staking money to be loet or won by playing cards. * * * For the Conservatives not to have made the straggle would have been disgraceful, aud, even in defeat, they have the proud conciousness of hav ing made a brave and unselfish strug gle to wrest the State Government from the hands of those who have shown themselves so unworthy of the high positions they bold, and who have done well nigh irreparable inju ry to the good name of a State that has honored them far beyond their deserts. We cannot find words to express onr deep admiration for the splendid work done, yesterday, by the oon- servativesof Darlington Township, and although they have been over whelmed by the large Tilllman ma jority, at some of the County pre- cints, they have thl happy conscious- nesl of-having done their duty, and this consciousness is better than vic tory. Some of our citizens were con spicuously active in the good work of trying to redeem the State, and Darlington is fortunate in having such unselfish and patriotic sons, For fear of making some omissions we mention no names, but this is hardly necessary, as they are as Well known as their works was unselfish. * * * Believing as we do in absolute fairness, we give place to Mr. Wad- dill’s reply to Mr. Coker’s denial of the charges made against him in the Columbia Register; but wish most emphatically to say that we sustain Mr. Coker in his statement of the points at issne. If we grant for the sake of argument, that My. Coker has made political mistakes, which, by the way he has never done, Mr. Waddill is not the man to take him to task about it, for his own politi cal record is one that reflects any thing but credit upon him, and one that should have taught him the wisdom of silence. In the dark and stormy days of 1876 E. T. Coker worked with might and main to re deem the Stats from the aliens and robbers that wore despoiling it; while Mr. Waddill, dot the contrary was in sympathy with the thieves and plun derers. At least be did not raise his hand to help the.State in the timeof need. * * . * The Editor has been perfectly aware of the fact that The Heeald has not been up to the mark in the way of County news, but we can as sure onr friends that the trouble will be soon remedied, and we will have items of interest from every part of the County. The trouble has not been caused by neglect, but by the failure of some, who obligated them selves, to keep their promises. In the matter of news the apper will be strictly impartial, and no ef fort will be spared to make The Herald a welcome visitor to erery fireside in the Count/ No matter how the State election is decided, there are. many social and political problems that demand onr fftnft tilBQ to tUDffi JH • tiaf Mia Gifl- passionate manner. We have, fqr in to signed Committee to prepare an . , ADDRESS TO TH§ • For a early one hundred ■years South Carolina College has been the educational center of this . State. Much that is grand, many glorious lives are recalled by its name. No village or hamlet in South Carolina, however obscure; has been beyond its influence; its graduates have done much to make the history of the State great and to keep it so; arctund its past cling many tender memories. Its ancient repntatisn must be main tained, and*this support should come with all the strength and influence of two thousand Alumni, who are useful citizens of the State. From the many changes in South Carolina since reconstruction the South Carolina College has not es caped, and recently the report has gone abroad fiat it has been perma nently injured by its. last reorgani zation. To correct this misappre hension is the purpose of this address, the solemn and oo issa sacred obliga tion of her AlarnnL Lnkewam friendship and support may do more harm than open warfare, and many old students of the South Carolina College We lukewarm in loveand_ chary of work in her behalf, because they have lieen told that this is no longer the South Carolina Col lege of the past. We, who have at various times sat at the feet ef her instructors—some of jis yet young aud but shortly departed from b«r care, sotae of us of an older genera tion, whom she cherished in antt- beUun days—wish in all sincerity anti earnestness to assure you thathe^ca- pacity for public service has not been impaired. Solicitude for her wel fare has induc ed us to examine for ourselves her courses and her meth ods. At no time has her organiza tion for thorough collegiate educa tion, real thorough training of mine and heart, keen better. The gentle men of her Faculty maintain a high standard of honor and scholarship, a heritage from their illustrious pre decessors; her students are, earned jmd diligent; her young graduates are cultured and refined gentlemen. The standard of cobolanbip « high, and the moral' aud religious ioflnen cea are all that anxious parents may wish. Physical development of the strong and teeder care of the sick are amply provided for. The last General Assembly ; has firmly established the College; there is now in no quarter a diapositioa to intermeddle with, the Trustees in the management, and 'all reasonable requests for financial support, we.are assured, will be liberally granted. To renew her former prosperity, but (me thing is lucking, to regain for the College the loyalty, the love, the ambition of its Alumni. There is no cause for alarm; the South Caro lina College is too firmly implanted in the hearts of the people of this State ever to be in danger of destruc tion; but for the perfect fruition of her work she needs students—stu dents from every County, every town ship of the State. To secure these students must be yonr task, Alumni. Send your children, send your friends and rest assured that , this service, rendered the < ollege, will be equally a service to the young men them selves aud to t he State. Francis H. Weston, President 8. Cl C. Alumni Association; August Kohh, Secretary 8. C. C. Alumni Association; W. H. Brawley, A. N. Talley, B. W. Taylor, Jno. T. Rod- dey, W. G, Chafee, S. McGowan, L L. Withers, B. A. Hagood, 0. W. Baitey, Chas. H. Simonton, Will A* Barber, W. T. Aycoolf, Hartwell M. Ayer, Jno. Br. tton, P. A. Wilcox, J. D. Kennedy, Henry Mullins, D. G, Coit, G. H. Baum, W. C. T. Bates, W. H. Ball, W. D. Douglas, Lewis W. Parker, R. W. Boyd, Thoa. F. Finley, H- A. Brunson, W. J. Ver- dier, J. H. Hudson, W. D. Simpson, the latter part of the war. . The sentiments contained in (he fetter will doubtless be spread abroad ■throogheut the South and pnt the '« party candidate on the de- vq when he enters upon the can vass In that seotiod where his friends claim he is so strong. A portion of the letter reads as follows: He(W< ver) will eclipse Bull Nelson or Ben Butler so far as the double-eyed vil- lian reaches. I send you a piece cut fromfthe Giles county Democrat the foth, and I vouch for the tenth of every word. All three of the men were old friends of mine. He (Weaver) had Baker Shepard, George Petway and S. W. McGrew arrested, and would hare had me arreatod if it had not been for MeGrew. When hoftse McGrew told bite I Was Weave sent Shepard and . Petway out of the lines. Messrs. Newbill, Rhodes and Abernathy paid the moiey. These are the facte and can be prov ed. He was a perfect terror to both men and women. The refugees never received one cent of the money. All of tile old citizens are dead now. Moet of them were very old at the time. Weaver will get very few votes sonth of the Mason and Dixon line.” The following is the clipping refered to above, headed “Something About Weaver” JAM Po FDNlSrESSFOR HO«e^ FLESH. *• ,t % Weaver had a fopdness for horse flesh/jand wheaever^c found ahorse' belonging, as he called it, toa “rebel ' he took possession of it iyiog a voucher for it; and valued it very highly Wish to part with it, be frpm one *to five hun- SflConUng to the value ..-for returning it to its owner. Tjua-woney be put into hi* own irokket « WewMflpma a teror potronly to the male portion of our people, bat was loathed and despised by the wome*|d and children for his brutal He wipe regarded by all oitfcetfe m vut ontlaw andu Ions wotmfirel, perfectly dhstitute every, icgM&ient that it takes to atttnfe n gentiematt, ' ' „ AhV Southern man who would vote for t Jo Weaver, the people's jlarty candidate for tiie presidency, after r^adihg this record, ought 1 to be im prisoned for life and fed on vineger ane pumpkin seed the remainder of his days. like many of ns sow po- the harvest of which we U They cannot be svoid- Sho'seek pqfelic position ttack Mr. Coker not through aud by thoeo errors comnffitod in the past, rould be ra rreaut to my duty aud ■ prictjikii were I to do less. -Ijjppectfully, Jno. M. Waddill. Darlington, S. C., Aug. 35, ’92. « Sales Agent Wanted For‘Darlington and vicinity—unprece- dented opportunity to a man of pluck Id puih. Commissions yield $2,000 !come to the right man in the right AM AKER & BROWN, -2t WANAMAKER&BROW Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. WaMitPS reply to Mr. E.T. Ctkcr. •UI9-S6< ‘a »nv iiassoa ~v d tyioodsaj wnoA ‘tun j ‘gjapjo jnoX Hog 'sonpojd .fjiunoo ;o Avm m iubm noX 8u|qi£u8 isotniv ■*/*• 'aSvqqtj , ; -v ‘ft>|ddv 'ias»H ** ‘JSUlg - ‘sSSg ‘siatpiqs —JO HO-lud JOJ— “0 'N '* J !V 'W ‘H9SJ0Q v j a; oi;iM ‘.{[|OTb; jno£ devoid o) Eaiqiouioe ;av.w no.? ;i HIGHWAY ROBBERY. General Weaver, while in command at Pulaski in January in 1864, issued an order to Charles C. Abernathy, John H. Newbill, Robert Bodes and Ed. Herald: Mr, E. T. Coker delays his answer to my charge until it is too late to reply in your paper begore Aug. 30, and he very adroitly uses his friends, neighbors, khidsmen to help him muddy the waters. Mr. Coker cov ers up the mate issue by desoeudimg to the personal abuse and drags the aforementioned people into the same kind mud. Mr. Coker well knows I made this attack from no personal gronnda, he and his name and con nections have ever been on the beet terms personally with me. But for his leadership of the opposition to reform’ in this Comity and his en dorsement by the Sheapardites for the Legislature, no mention of his acts at the polls in 1890 would have been made public by me. Now to my others that they pay into his bands charge, which is: Mr. E. T. Coker, $1,000 for the maintenance of refu-1 while manager at the state boxes at gees (meaning negroes and renegades Society Hill in 1890, was “instramen S. J. Duffle. K^ery farmer, should have an as paragus bed. It involves so little trouble, and a small one will supply the family. Sometimes an other wise useless piece of ground will make a fine aapangus bad. A good prepa ration is to spade trenches three and a half iedt apart and about tyro feet deep, la the bottom jpack fine horse manure rix oreight inches deep, aud then e Jtne good sal. The plats should be about 20 Inches adart and fourinchaiundergroundi Tbqyoan he obtained from scy seedsman; two- year mid planbi are best. They need no can except covering with aanure in the fall, and sowing with salt in the epring to kill weeds. A bed 10 80 feet will inppij, a family with from Alabama.) Thl* order was ab- oompanied by a threat that if the money was not paid, they and their families would be sent South and their property given to said refugees. All of these parties are dead now, and were over sixty years old when that order was issued. Can any Southern man vote for such a heart less wretch? THE COTTON TWI&T ROBBERY. A man by the name of C. W. Witt sold Mr. Jasper Cox—a very poor man—two thousand pounds of bacon, for which h« received the cash. Mr. Cox took the bacon to the cotton mills in Lawrence county and traded it for cotton twist. This he careful ly stowed away in the loft of his lit tle cabin, thinking that it would as sist him in purchasing a little home after the war as he was very poor with a large family and had no home. Weaver learned through some "source that this gentleman had the cotton twist and sent a detachment of soldiers to his, house and took pos session of it, and shipped it to Iowa for his own use. This cotton twist was worth at the time it was stolen $2,000. Jacpar Cox is living in Giles conn ty- ROBBERY OF HOGS AND TUR KEYS. John P. Williams, a poor but highly esteemed fanner in Giles coun ty, had twenty-five, fat hogs, which •t that time were worth ten dollars per hundred, gross, and a lot of tup- keys. Weaver, in person, took a fife of soldiers out to Williams’ place and made the soldiers shoot every bog on the place, ted had them brought te camp. When Williams Asked for a voucher Weaver aaid: “I don’t give rebels in the Sonth vouchers, would rather furnish rope'to hang every d—n one of them.” Mr. WiL Items is still living, and will nwear to the above if necessary. The hogs were valued at $780. The Turkeys belonged to Mnt Williams, and she hew* 1 te have them spared, butthe heartless wretch had them- all killed and tekeh to headquarters for his own use, re marking to Mrs. Williams that she had no business being the wife of a rebel. BARTERING IN PASSES. Weaver made it a practice to charge our citizens ten cento each for passes to come into and out of thy Federal lines. This money he put into his own pocket. This paas read as follows: Pass the bearer through the Fed* eral lines. J. B. Weaves. • Commander. BOBBING AND IMPRISONING PROMINENT CITIZENS. Weaver had a number of law-abid ing citizens arrested and put in jail and then charged them from one buudredtofive hundred dollar*for ro- lacsing them. Then were no against them. Severn! of the tal in voting 49 negroes for Haskell.” How? By pointing out to those who did not know the right boxes in which to deposit their ballots. I again re peat this was done by Mr. Coker, and it was in his political interest so to do, far he never has denied voting for, Haskell Now I repeat, I did protest, most earnestly, to him, not against any unfairness, but against this showing the negroes the way to vote. I hare seen Mr. Coker a man* ager at the polla, I think, before, but never before saw any Democrat or, for that matter, any man doing this showin of boxes to negroes, hence I was indignant, and said to Mr. Coker in presence of the other managers and many people: “You l ave no right to show these people how to vote; it is in violation of the law”; but Mr. Co ker replied, “I think not”,*and the matter went on, and in order to mark tiie words of protestation, ■ and m hopes some one would test the matter with me, I, at the request of a white man who wanted to tote deliberately and slowly voted him through the eight boxes. Now does Mr. Coker deny these things, time charges made Now about the statement of the gentlemen Who so zealously defended Mr. Coker and denounced me; Mr. Race; Mr. Winters were at Congressional box fifty yards away, aeroes the street, in another building; they' were not in position to see any thing dons at other box. Mr.'S. H. Ookor, if my memory is not at fault, was at FonnaudJnlverrity, a student Mr. J. W. Stogner did not vote-while I was at the pedis. The othefs doubt less were “stehewbefe about,* but are they ready to say no such protest eonreraatfen, call it white you may, oocnred between Mr. Doker *nd joy self? Now as to opiniou as id num ber negro voters. Deas got something over forty votes. I take it he got no white vote. Moses Malloy and per haps one other negro refused to vote toe Deal, so Deas’ voters wsre all black and foriyodd. Every negro who voted at Congresaiotial box voted at state box.. Now I know these men, the 16 who “undersigned” and Mr- Coker, will agree with mb that Dees’ votes were all negroes. If they do, then down oomea to the ground their assertion that only twenty-four ne groes voted.. Now, to show further hew little these “undesigned” fifteen know or cure to kator of the election I will ktato Haskell reeieved 88 votes, Tillman 49; THhnan’i strength m clab 49; Tillmanite County ticket ran behind, was about 42. Now, if only 12 negroes voted for Haskell, and he got 68, there are 48 whites who voted for Haskell more votes than they had on chib list and thirty-two white men who deny voting for Has kell, a good sprinkling qf the 16 nn- derrigned to$ waU have to be pnt down as falsifiers. Take which ever bora of the dilemma you please, gen tlemen, it is none of my fun wall Now tel low citisens of Darliugcon, yon hare my final reply to Mr. X. T. ISIHItX, az-vai^a: iXieJSEOCX PERFECTED CRYSTAL LfXSES ▼MAftCMAKIT. MMrVMa&lhttFi. B. 0. BRISTOW, Book * Dealer • and • Opticiao Has the exclusive sale of these cele brated goods in Darlington, S. C. KELLAM A MOORE, The only manufacturing Opticians in the South, Atlanta, Ga. 19* Peddlers are not supplied with these famous glasses. Gilt Edge •Mce. Ylsltlag Cards at this E. W. SUTTON Is prepared to make Photographs Of your babk i Don’t delay; you may live to regret U Studio In Hewitt Block- M-M-Sm TO RENT^ Neat Cottage, containing four rooms, between my residence and the factory. H. M. SMITH. 5-18-tf IB NR ¥ M. SMITH, Dealer in all kinds of COUNTY : CLAIMS, : Ac., Florence St, Darlington, S.C. WAGONS. Two-horse wagons are now Manufactured at JOi SIM'S FACTORY. DARLINGTON, S. C. CALL AND SEE THEM BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. A COMPLETE STOpK OF Bogoies, Carts, Harnoss AND FURNITURE Always on Hand. Uodortakar’s Sopplioo. "CMtorfaUio mil adapted to eMHnn that (recommeod it as superior to an? prescription Known te me.” H. A. Abchxb, ML D. t *11 So. Oxford 8L, Brooklyn, N. T. Sour Slotr Kim Wor . _ WitfouUniurinux Colic, OonMthMttoo. Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation, Worm*, (ivm sleep, aad promote* Mi medication. Tax OxxT.ua Compact, 7T Hurra/ Street, N. V. Fine Job Printing done at this office. FIRE INSURANCE!! Now is the time to insure your Gin Houses and Tobacco Barns. I represent the BEST Companies taking these risks. B. O. BRISTOW. E. C. ROTHOLZ. kto teal: ii M Wt Persian Mulls it/very neat design. * BUck 8heer Stripe and Plaid Lawns. Elysee stripes, black ground and handsome figures. Linen chambrays. *■ Immense line of Parasols with pretty handles. Ladies’ summer undervests. 10 cents anti upward. Silks mitts in all lengths. CORSETS! We have six grades of the H. & 8. corsets; best value for the mony. The largest assortment of cream and black laces in all widths. We have open up some very desirable Point I)e Jeues, Point De Uni pure and Point De Irlande In white and ecru Our MILLINERY Is still conducted by Miss Maggib Jones, who has proven to the ladies that or she can and tries to please. a~l Your call is requested. E. C ROTHOLZ, MAIL ORDERS promptly attended to. THE DARLINCTON -SHOE STORE- Has just received a very large and well selected stock for the Spring and Summer trade. OXFORD TIES Por Ladies and Misses in endless variety, from the very cheapest to the celebrated hand-sewed goods of E. C. Bents & Co’s make. Childrens’ Shoes. This Line is Complete in Every Respect. IB EX S’ SHOES. Our stock cannot be excelled anywhere. We have them in Calf, Cordovan, Kangaroo, French Calf in hand-sewed, hand-welt and good-year welt. Will call Special Attention to our $3 SHOES, Genuine Caif and good year welt, as good as hand sewed. A Full Line Trunks, Yalises, Umbrellas French Polish and Blacking. Shoe Findings of every description. A Hobby Line of Hats for Hen. WOODS & MILLING, Proprietors Darlington Shoe Store. The People’s Bank of Darlington. SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. DEPOSITS SOLICITED FROM ONE DOLLAR AND UPWAR1 . And 5 per cent. Interest paid thereon. **Small S ay i n g s L ar £? e Profits. E. KEITH DARGAN, W. A. CARRIGAN, H. L. CHARLES, PnaMeat. Yke-PrezUteit Cashier,