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THE DABIMON MED PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. J. S. McCREIGHT, Proprietor. WALTER D. WOODS, Editor. 8UH8CHI1TIOX IN ADVANCE: One Dollar a Year. ADVERTISING RATES. Transient Advertisements 75c. per square for first insertion, and 60c. per square for each subsequent in sertion. Business Notions 10 cents per line for each insertion. Obituaries exceeding six lines charged for at the rate qj transient advertising. Librral Discount nmde on contract •r 8tan'^ in g advertisements. DARLINGTON, S. 0. South Carolinians Honored. The latest news from Washington gives the \cry gratifying intelligence that Geucnl ilmuptoti has been ten dered either the position of Railroad Commissioner or Register of the Treasury, and that he has accepted the latter office. The position is a responsible and honorable one, and the salary is about six thousand dol lars. Ur. Cleveland could do noth ing that would more endear him to all true, citizens of the State than by this appointment. It is also reported that Senator llu tier has been offered a consulate position, with a salary of twelve thou sand dollars. By consulate it is probably meant minister to one of the great European powers. General Butler would be a great loss to the Senate, but would worthily represent our country abroad. Friday, February 24,1893. Death of General Beauregard. General Beaurgard, one of the most noted of the Confederate chief tains and the last one with the rank of general, died in New Orleans Feb ruary 20. The news of his* death will be heard with sadness through out the whole South, but more es pecially in South Carolina, upon whose soil was the scene of his most brilliant exploits; for it was owing to his well nigh matchless skill that the Federal troops, armed with the most improved implements of war fare, assisted by a great fleet, with the resources of the world at their com mand, were held at bay, and pre vented them, despite their utmost efforts from capturing our chief com mercial city. In addition to their great numerical strength and their inexhaustible resources, the Federal army was commanded by General Gillmore one of the bravest and most accomplished officers in the l\ !j> Service, but his utmost valor aud persistence could not wrest the pfoud eity from the inflexible grasp of its great defender, aud the record of this long aud hitter siege will go down in history as one of the bright est pages of the whole struggle. From July 10,1803, up to the time of the jVttcuatiou of the city, in February, 1805, there was uo relaxation in the efforts to capture the city, aud there WAS not the least doubt as to the Ability of the garrison to haVc held it indcfiuitelyi Owing to the imper ative necessity of recruiting the army Of Northern Virginia, there was herer a sufficisnt number of troops At Charleston) and that was only one of the many disadvantages under Which General iieauregrrd labored. Whatever may be the rank that tihi future historian may accord him as a cbthmundel' in the open field, he will be Universally recog nized as the greatest military engi neer that the country has ever pro duced} and his fame will endure as long as the record of the siege of Charleston finds a place hi the AdflAls Of military history. The Dispensary Law Again. Rev. H. M. Mood, of Manning, a cultured minister aud one of irre proachable character, has written two articles in the Manning Times, The Railroad Tax CAses. The decision Of judges bimonton ivnd Gaff hays berti adverse to the Bute in regard to these cases aud jjreat diversity of opinion exists as to whether the question of Btate sov* tftiguty is involved or not. Borne of Bflf Idwyeri, who are most averse to the administration of Governor Till- UAfli sustain the administration in the fight abd regard the decision as unwarrantable Invasion of State's rights, while others say that this question 1« in no way involved. We have no Intention to express any S inion as to the legal points involv- but merely wish to call attention to the attempt to make a political question out of A purely legal one. Governor Tillman has mad< the un fortunate mistake of supposing that au Adverse decision by A judge is an exhibition Of hostility to his admiti istrat<on. The decision of tha court Would have been just the same if Mr. hheppard or any one else had http- peneu to tic governor. Tile whole trouble of the matter is tBat the rail roads insist that they have been as- (Csicd too high, and in conse quence of which are called upon to ppy more than their share of the tax es. U they are able to prove their case, then Ihey are entitled to relief, for to compel (hem to pay more than their proportion is simple robbery JtUder the form of law. Xi Should be remarked that the roads in question are inter-Stute lines aud are managed by receivers upi>oint- ud by the United States District Court, which places them in the hands of (his court. We soe iu The News aud Courier that our Charleston friends are building another paper hotel on the battery. This is a'anit the fourth one that has been erected in the past four years. These hotels bear a very strong resemblance to the factories that are being so constantly erected ^ to ftMJ# mh in which he strongly endorses the dispensary law, and takes the posi tion that every good citizen ought to aid in its establishment and enforce ment. We do not for a moment doubt Mr. Mood’s sincerity, but un hesitatingly say that his judgement is at fault aud that he entirely over looks the moral part of the issue, that is the gross immorality off the State deriving a revenue from, the depraved appetites of its own citi zens. Mr. Mood contends that •in the hands of a good man, we sup pose he sees no objection in a Christ ian accepting the position, although he does not say this, the usui of liquor as a beverage can be to a large extent, restricted, if not en-. tirely stopped, We have no inten tion to be unfair in this eontrovqrsy, but if the Intention of this law was to prevent the use of intoxienutli as a beverage, why dousi not the Word ing of the bill s«y so? Bo fur trom doing this it- makes special provis ions for iW sale, the only restriction being that it must be sold in pack ages and not be used in the place where it is sold. If the intent of the law was to prevent the use of whisky as a beverage, why did not the Legislature give us prohibition and not fasten this monstrosity upon us? The best evidence that the au thors of this iniquity did not con template anything of this kind is olearly demonstrated in the inert fact that the dispensers are allowed to charge such a large profit on its sale, if it was simply designed as a moral measure, why should the State make a profit from it? If tlm au there of the measure Were actuated by moral and philanthropic motives in forcing its passage, why did they not allow it to be sold at a price that would merely cover the cost of hand ling it? Hud they been actuated by proper motives they would have heeded the instructions of the peo ple and have given them prohibition, it is difficult to understand how the advocates of this measure can so ut terly ignore its moral aspeet, and in their haste to defend it put them selves in a position that is in the highest degree untenable, unless tiny hold the fallacious and dangerous doctrine that it i» right to do eril that good may come of It. In using this expression, however, we do not for a moment wish to make the im pression that we think any good can come from the law, even if it is put into operation anti its provisions strictly carried out It is simply idle to talk about the political influence of the whisky dealers aud then support a law that will wield greater power, in a politi cal sense, than the most sanguine dreams of the liquor nun ever con- wived of. Once established it will entrench itself so iirmly that noth iug short cf a pulituml revolution will drive it from its strongholds, and the good, but sadly mistaken people who arc sustaining it, will, when toe late to undo the mischief it will be instrumental iu accom plishing, awake to a painful realiza tion of the injury they huye done the work of temperance reform. Iu writing the above we wish most em phatically to say that we regard the question ue a purely moral one and as such entirely outside of the do main of politics, and Have spoken of is pst as we would do if w« were in enure sympathy 51 ith the , .State aUmiuistration. \Vithout in the jeast questioning the motives of the majority Convict Labor. It is getting to be a very serious problem as to the best method of zing the labor of conviets sous to make them ear', at- least a part of the money expended for their safe keeping. Just as seen as the State attempts to put convict labor to semo practical use there is a great cry nmde against it on the plea that free labor is injured thereby, and that the workingman is seriously dam aged. There is really, if viewed fairly, very little ground fer this complaint for the simple reason that the percentage of convict as compared with free labor is so small as would make it impossible for any perceptible damage to accrue from the employment of the convicts in some profitable way. Putting them out under contract is so manifestly cruel that it should be stopped just as soon as some practicable plan can be devised to keep them within the wall.s of the penitentiary. A suggestion, which has received some attention, is that they Ue util ized to drain the rich alluvial l ands of the State so that they can be cul tivated. The impracticability of this proposition will easily be seen when it is borne iu mind that the owners of those lauds are not able to pay the expense of their drainage, and they can hardly expect it bo be done at the public expense, yet, if we mistake not, this is what 1 been suggested by those who have written on the subject, giving an the reason therefor that it would adc, very largely to the productive ca pacity of our low lands. DivitSted of its plausibility, this proposition is a very paternal one aud would give rise not only to a great deal of dis sentiou, but open the door to a gooi deal of abuse besides. We are of the opinion that the beet solutiou of the whole problem Would be for the State to tUUize the ennvieU in some line of manufac' hiring that would not require much skilled labor or involve the purchase of very expensive machinery: Board of Assessors. Mhe following township Board oi Assessors for 18U2-03 have been appointed by the county auditor; Antioch—J. Thos. Uoodsou, J. A Chapman, it, li. Boswell. Cypress-—J, W, Dubose, I. ’McU'.iulon, W. Mi Skinner. Darlington—S. W. Warr, Wi J Rogers, Jno, II. Early, llartaville—E, R, Moore. II. Lidc Law, W. King. High Jlill—1’, A. Wilson, J. F Garner, F. E. Stokes, Leavensworth—U. lit Caraway, W, Ferguson, S- Ji Udom. Lisbon—Ji tt. Dubose, Li L, Gray, L. L. Rose Lydiu—W. R. fi, Lawson, T. D King, C. Rbineheart. Mechauiesville—P. T. Warr, & B Gandy, C. J. Milling. Palmetto—D. M, Smoot, E. G, Jeffords, J. J. Gaudy, Philadelphia — Walter Vaughn, W. J. Carter, J. P. Parrot. Society llill—B. F. Gandy, J. C Lampley, W. C. Wilson, Stokes Bridge—J. Wes. Wool ram, Westly Moore, J. B. Gardner Swift Creek—R. N, Howie, Sam Ytil Odom, J. L. Lee. FOKEfLOSI'IlE SALE. 3STo-w } Livery Stables. I take pleasure in announcing to my friends that 1 have just opened a large Livcrv, Sale anil Feed Stables, Horses and Mules. The best care taken of stock put in my charge. D. S. McCullough. DARL8NGTON State of South Carolina, Darlington County, In the Court of Common Pleas. Sallie M. Simomls, Plaintiff, against S. Marco and I. Lewenthal, co partners in trade under the firm-1 name of S. Marco and I. Lewen thal, Defendants. Pursuant to the judgment of fore closure and sale granted in the above- 0,1 •' Iain st i'eet and will he pleased to entitled cause, 1 will offer for sale to | have and examine my stock of the highest bidder, before the Court House door in Darlington, on the first Monday in March next ensuing, being March 6th, 1893, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situate in the lid county of Darlington and State of South Carolina, to-wit: AU that tract of land containing one hundred and twenty-eight (128) acres, bounded north by the run of Horse Branch; east by the track of the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Company; south by Dove’s land md lands of J. A. Howie, and west by lands of J. A. Howie and J. C, Dove. Also, all that tract of land con taining nine hundred aud lifty-three (953) acres, bounded north by lands of J. N. Hill, east by public road leading fiom Darlington Court House to Society llill; south by lands of .ueus McIntosh, E. Ezekial, J. C. Dove and Alfred Prince, and west by lands of J. J. Mclver and Lucas McIntosh. Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance on a credit of one year, credit portion to be secured by the bond of the purchaser or purchasers and a mortgage of the purchased premises. With tho privilege of the purchaser or purchasers paying all cash, or an ticipating payment of the credit por tion. G. P. SCARBOROUGH, Sheriff Darlington County. Professional Cards. WOODS & WOODS. —All kinds of— Marble Monuments, Tablets, and Grave Stones furnished on short notice, ami as cheap as cau be purchased elsewhere. Designs and prices application. furnished on Al. work delivered Free on line of C. D. Railroad. Darlington Marble Works, DARLINGTON, S. C. W. F. DA11GAN, Attorney - at • Law,| DARLINGTON, 8. 0. Office over Blackwell Brothers 1 Store, eTkeithbakgan , Attorney at Law, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Nettles & Nettles, ATTORNEYS • AT - LAW, Darlington C. II,, S, C Will practice in all State aud Federal Courts. Careful attention will be given to all business entrusted to us. FI,RE! FIRE! I represent Twelve of the most reliable Fire Insurance Companies in the world— among them, the Liverpool and London and Globe, of England, the largest fire company in the world; and the .Etna, of Hartford, tho largest of all American lire companies. Prompt attention to business and satis faction guaranteed, F. ll. ftOKMEAT. DARLINGTON, 8. C. Office between Edwards, Normeii Co., and Joy & Sanders’ C. P. DAHGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND Trial Justice, DARLINGTON, 9. C, Practices in the United Status Court and in the 4th and 5th circuits. Prompt attention to s.ii business entrusted to me, Office, Ward’s Lane, next to The Dar- ington Herald office. NEW STOCK. TO THE PILIC, When you are in the city don’t fail to call at the Enterprise Hotel Barber Shop. It is the only first class shop in the city. Fashionable hair cuts, first class shaves and the Great Arabian Shampoo. Four polite barbers always on hand to | wait on you. . ^ MIXON & HARLEE, Proprietors. 0-5—8m. ’mp-cci ‘Ll ’any •iiasHoa t'd ‘.Cipyjoadsau sjno.f ‘me j ‘sjnpjo jnoX huHlopug •oonpiud A'.ijunoo jo Aum oqt u( yutt.tt noA au|q;Atm i»oiU[V ■JY ‘smujsoq j 'Sd|jjaqai3jj ‘oKBqqoj '89|4dv ‘iOUOJI 'jouna ‘fiirtipiqo —jo soojitd jo;— ’0 'N '% 'W 'H9SJ0Q -y -j oj ojijav ‘Aiimu; jnoA osuj[d o} aupnuiuos humv noA jj ISIHIJL CLcJszoci Have now open, for inspection, the most complete stoek of goods that they have ever purchased, and invite an inspection of the; same feeling confident of their ability to please the most fastidious taste, both in pun mw pbice Dress Goods in all the latest styles, from the finest to the cheapest grades, with trimmings to suit, consisting in part of French Novelties, Cashmeres, Storm Serges, Lennox Stripes, Crocodile Cloths Handsome line black Dress Goods Long Cloth, Sheeting, Flannels, Blankets <&c. Call special attention to their large and complete stock of Carpets, both Brussels and Ingrain. Matting; and Hug*!*. —ALSO—‘ A complete line of Upholstery Goods. {Carpets m am fitted to the floor and made up.) Eestaurant, I keep pure "Mountain Dew" com whiskey for medicinal purposes. T. B. Allen. An Afternoon ‘'Stale.” The Columbia State is endeavor* to make arrangements whereby it may be enabled to reach its subscri bers iu the Fee Dee section on the morning of its publication. If this cannot be done it will issue a special edition that will contain the tews up to four o'clock in the afternoon. This will, to a considerable ex tent, obviate the trouble in regard to the schedule, This afternoon itsur will reach us at 0,30 tha next morn ing, The "Anti-Rattler” buggy springs are a marvel of neatness and cheap ness. For sale by N. L, Harrell: of the members of the Legislature who sup ported it, we wish most emphati cally to say that wo believe that the' authors ot tho measure were actu ated almost entirely by a desire to hoodwink the prohibitionists, Which they have succeeded iu doing to tt very large extent, and to enact a measure that would increase the rev enue of the State without making It is Said That unlucky is the mm whose braid is buttered o:i bc f '' sides. That imagination nd memory seem to conspire aga’ <t some people by swapping functions at critical junctures! That there may not be a personal devil, but could au impersonal devil carry out successfully such enor mous contracts? That when a man Is too lazy to walk around a mud hole, he should not be commended for bravery In walking through iti \ That if you wish to scald your husband, or wife, as the case may be, procure cold water and heat it be fore usifijj it, I take pleasure in James Allan & Co. I^J^sand the pub — . . p 1 lie that I have open- 28b Mng M. J ^ Med a Restaurant over The Largest Jewelry Store in the State I the store of Mr. J. M. solid platbs or James, and am pre I n & Q i K/pp P are(i to famish them oteriingOliver itl evei . ythi in isuid li lh. buki of >| . * ° SPOONS AND FORKS VI the At Point. mo.t Expo..4 to Wecr, and then pl»t«4 entire, eonUUIng Five Times at much fillvera* etAHoAno pUte. Cu.'uitMd w «<•: IS >*»-». WiH Last & Lifetime. MORE DURABLE Than Light Sterllwr Silver. Amt r.flt talltta co«i Each trttcle I U atimp. d 1. GterUsfl IsUld US. I *( 70s ctuct otula tbrc tta \ xrarjtinlor ittd tou (or C.tv lopoui fried, a;»r sa WJSTrrrrz. Hinufa.-tured only by THE HOUES A COW AUD. SILTED CO. We are Sole Agents here for the abov- goods and keep a foil line of them u li While making . Oysters A Specialty Other delicacies will not be neg lected. . Martin Hanley. LUBBER - L -STOCK. In addition to our large and elegan stock of Solid Silvdrware. Gold and Silvei WATCHES of the most approved mak ers. Diamonds mounted iu Rlngt»i i’lmj jind ttrouvbed, We take pleasure in announcing that we are prepared to deliver liret close lum!>er. of any dimensions, to any part of tile town. The trees nave never been boxed, which makes the lumber better unit more easily worked. Send orders through the mail or leave them at the Herald office. M ALLPASS & COLVIN, £. W. SUTTON la prepared to make PUIographs Of your babirt Don’t delay; you may live to regret K Studio in Hewitt Block, H-VHW Both for gentlemen and ladies is perfect. The ladies are specially Invited to inspect the underwear department, where a eon piete stock Is kept. In Clotliiiig, Hats and iTidwtar The geuilematt cauttoi fail to bo suited as thq block |been selected with tiie> greatest care. In The Grocery Department Can be found almost everything in the way of eatables, and the stock of Consiuta of a great many novelties never before seen m this market. Preserves, Jellies, pickles, .tuces and canned gnodf e f ( , vfr} 1^4; All goods arc delivered FIMSJS Qy; CHAWGiffii