The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 25, 1882, Image 2

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P ^ X A. MOOD. N. J>. X jv_ rf-., DB ANDERSON, )I^LT0RS jp;S?>:v ..--r-: ^K^?; ? Btis?iieM failores for the week num IftSS? 'i- ?CottoB seed oil for culinary purposes Jl? V ^?s^grnwing in favor in Anderson ^^;^:^;^?e;:Y?rg?ni? Mabon?tes have been ^^^^^3eafc^$;io another effort to adjourn gllll^/ the Legislature. ^ (^cm bas been damaged by frosts in several counties' in Tennessee and a^fc Arkansas, necessitating replanting. Tbe Democratic clubs of Chester and . Lancaster have been summoned to or ^gi?an?ze. ; |^grf-r totaF|?Vfa1cat?on e?Tk B. Whites, ^^^5?Re?UT?r of Newberry, is now ascer ^^^^M tn be$8,79S:76. bi teoops as well as tbe people are pfeiftt^er^g' tbe unfortunate Jews in ^^te>;:??^c"k?hs Court House has levied a l^^^^^rrollpy?ents on tbe hundred to im ^^?j-j^f^bef'str^^ > ^^|M^?t?nykwelve nbursr ^,Q?? foreign/ ^^^^a^t^^?U^?^^^'^^- Tefk ou the ^^^^^in?t?;; - .' "* :V ??1?|$^fi?eX^3^ assailan t bf Queen Vic ^^^r?M^OrS?1^ wa* -iW^wed. detained in revivalists bave been praying ^^^2lir^?*&ttiteau.. He is said to have sh i ft ^te^ i^ nervously when one bf them referred ^^^^tbfb?s approaching sudden death. J Senator Bayard bas promised to de ^^fe^^er 4beroration at Charlotte on the ^^^|-3ltS>tbe anniversary of Mecklenburg ^^S^d?darat?on of independence, ^^^^-xCuban planters are examining into ^^^J??n?>^a^a?ptab??ity of Florida lands to sugar culture, wi th. a view to changing lllfflp-'? thensbase of operations, ii?r :~Z.Several road dogs are reported ia Tarions parts of Newberry. Lancaster V colily also bas an extended mad dog ?fe;,":- scare. g^lS'" ^. Tbe neccessary expenditures of the ^^^^r'I^vern?nent last year were 260.000, ' Tbe estimated ordinary expendi Aturesfor the current fiscal year are W&sf ^7$Q#,000l The Federal taxation j ;this year will exceed $400,000,000. ! ^J?>?i '^S^Out o? sevenl^eigbt members of the ! ^j?fcnessee Legislature whoai a news ?i?'- .piper- tried to interview, sixty-three re W^^y^''^^'^^}^^^^ expected to ?p0%:.-t?iibimnatejd for Governor and didn't :r-.wii*..t^dflend. anybody, while the other p||pnjt?en^w?r? busy running for Congress. IpSfrS 1, Tbe trial pf tbe Halleys and Blanche s^|g^rDouglass, foe tbe murder, of Jennie ft'^?fe?Ss???r? bas commenced in New Haven, %?0?c \ ??onn^- The Douglass, woman appeared for trial in a silk dress with kee collar ^^g^d^goM^pin.^..,; -, gife.. T^Suroter Timon meets at Antioch ^r^?.-: (?urchj nine miles east of Camden, on ^-\tbe-26tb:inst., and continues in session ^p^-SimtUthe Sunday afternoon- following. | p?; \ $ter. M. L. Ball, of Mnyesville: T. C. I ^^gpcfeoo, of-Wedgefield; I. W. Wingo. ^^i^ofe?tndeo; and J. jj. Rodgers, of_^sT |iirf^ lu *r~&? the-s?bne^.-^amden Journal. ^fei^?';*i?ght'lbj.the Butler Guards for^^a""^^ f^Ki-:jf^?e?s80r~to>;th?. late Captain Thompson, ^il^ ?bien;resulted in thc election of Mr. Elias MeBee over Mr. W. A. Williams, j The voting was very animated and j ^^S^Dfose as both gentlemen are very popu- j ^^^lar aud the final ballot stood 14 to IT-'j fe favor of Mr. McBee.-Greenville , '.-.Mr^peonel,wife of Tilman Fennel of ; ^I^??W'^lronty, died suddenly on last j ^^^; ^}iuf?s??j night. During the night Mr. ? 0^:?J{Fennel. was woke up by her struggles, ^0?Tv& thinking that she was struggling in a:dream, endeavored to wake her up, g^i?p ]ttfciatled to do so. She soon beeame ft^'?i 'quiet and Mr F. discovered that she iad ceased to breath, when be jumped ir> out of bed, procured a light, and to his / great horror discovered that his wife ^^''\:^J?S dead. The cause of death is not p?-.0.'.Jrnown.-Picken* Sentinel, ^p0'?-':>?; The S33 bales of cotton made last NlS^^^-bu the Seegers Green Hill planta- j ip vi by the labor bf the penitentiary j ^ v convicts, which has been stored ever! };.:mee4?t.tle penitentiary, has been sold j ^^\.::^'?i^U-~:?eiit8..per pound on the spot. The j IpSr^' ;'Woceed8, will be divided equally between ? ^^?csl^?egew^And.'tbe State, under the! Ipi . terms of the contract. t?0'~ - The Atlanta papers announce that \ ^ ; - there are several fully developed new j - eases-of small poll in that city. One i %<~. ' .er two eases were perambulating the j 0Mx^^reets without knowing that they were ? fe: spreading the disease. The authorities j g r are vigilant tb prevent its* spread, and I |v^C..- it is earnestly boped they may be sue- ! eessful. The papers give the full par- j M?? Oculars, and do not try to hide the fact ? , , that it is there, but they cntertaiu no j ?-?r: ;V-.-. serious. apprehensions. .':':'V;.' '"-'"'The past week bas been chilly j W??f?: weather?: On Saturday a few flakes of j :r v snow fell io Walhalla, and below the j > - depot a considerable hail fell. Fortu- ! , nately the nights have been cloudy and j ~ / ' windy so that weJiave had no frost. In | r > some sections the fruit crop is bountiful j yet, while in others the peaches have j b&? killed. Oat patches f rc heafling ] and wheat is bunching to head. A good | ; deal of coro is np, and the cotton crop j :0fi pretty well planted.-Keoicee Courier. } '.': . Congressman Aiken says since the j y~:;; campaign of the administration bas ! developed in the Charleston .U. S. j Court House be bas changed his mind j * entirely as to the propriety of an extra j session of the Legislature to redistrict ? the State. He now thinks it absolute- I ly indispensable, ?.nd believes that the j State sbould be redistricted in the in-? . terest of tbe Democratic party, if to get I : six safe districts they sbould run in I strips from Pickcns to Sumter. This! %l secession makes our delegation solid for i fe the extra session. If the comet that was discovered by a j young astronomer ip Albany three ] Jr ' , week? ago, fulfills half of the promises j made for it, we may expect to behold ; in May or June, a celestial spectacle j such as has not been equaled since 1858 ; or 1811. This comet, although 200,- j 000.000 miles from its perrLelion, which it will not reach for three months, shows a bright tail and starlike nucleus. The inference is fair that the comet is a > very large one, and when it gets into i ?ar neighborhood it will present a mag- ? v - ?ifie?ut appearance. ' The Santee river is the largest andi mostioportant of the southern streams, . i-' . and its tributaries oner an enormous j ?vr?. smouui of excellent available power. ? - *On tbe Wateree river above Camden j there is a fall' of 8,000 "liorse power *?rs ?vailabie. The Catawba river has the r-.r: most rcroarkable power ia the south, ^ JL XJL and at its great falls there is not less than 24,000 horse power, mostly avail? able. The total power of the four falls -of the Catawba river amount to 40,000 horse. At Columbia, S. C., the Con garee river has between 6.000 and ; 7,000 horse power available. The esti? mates of the. poiver given refer only to the gross power available continuously, day and night, and in the driest seasons. For comparison, it may be added that ?the power at Lowell, Lawrence and.I ?Holyoke, Mass., is 10,000 horse at each place ; at Manchester, N. H., it is also 10,000; at Paterson, N. J., it is only 1,100; and at Cohoes, N. Y., 14,000|horsc power. The time cannot be very distant when many of these great natural forces of the south will be turning the busy wheels which will de? velop the boundless resources of a coun? try so munificently endowed by nature. -Bradstreet's, April 22. OUB ELECTION COMMISSION? ERS. From one or two sources we have heard the actions of Messrs. Winn and McLaurin in the settlement of the Sum? ter election case, denounced. We are -not prepared to assume any such posi? tion. It seems to ns that the Demo? cratic citizens of Sumter County should j be prepared, under any circumstances, to defend those who have done a great j part in giving us the right to rule our- j selves, especially since they, have been j placed in jeopardy on account of their j actions. In this case, the gentlemen j named acted conscientiously from first to. last-conscientiously in throwing out the boxes, and conscientiously in mak? ing the settlement. To denounce theni j will be eminently unwise, now that they have done their best for us. It is argued that they should have stood their trial, so as to vindicate our County. This they," doubtless, would j have been willing to do if they had had ? any just reason to believe that thc right- j eousuess of their cause would have been j at all considered. They realized, from thc examples set. that, ' though inno- j ! cent, ouly a merciless conviction a*wait- ? ! ed them. They were standing arraign- j ed before a Judge who, within ten days, ! had gone back upon his own decisions to meet political ends. They were op- j posed by ? U- S. District-Attorney j whose only aim was to send them to thc penitentiary. Thfs has been shown by the fact that they have been turned loose by him, even though he but re? cently declared that he had a just cause agaiust them. They realized also that the juries before whom the eases were being tried were packed with men, botjx brutal and ignorant, who knejt-^??ther law nor justice, proyj??a they could convict ; fojr^^JeyT?ad taken sides with Jalsej?flSaand lying'against virtue and j probity in the matters brought before them. Tbe-c things bring true, they saw j [ il10* ?F:'?V?R t?^t?4^t^i??w^tLM^ trial, | ? if possible. T-his they CKT T???y sent"] j for Gen. Moise, and at their request-he ! I went to Charleston. After consulta- j I lion with Mr. Melton, it was found that i a statement from them would avoid a ! trial by jury. This statement they j made, and in their affidavit they - affirm ! ! that it is- tho same statement they j would have made if put upon the staud j iu trial. They have denied nothing, j they have concealed uothiog, and they j now deserve the truest respect and es- j teem of ali our citizens. We refer our j readers to the report of the case pub- ! tithed in another column. YOUMAN'S SPEECH. We present below some extracts from the able and eloquent speech of Attor-j ney-General Ycumans, delivered on the I 21st in Charleston, in defence of the j Mayesville election cases. In referring ! to Melton's ability he said : I think, he said, this is a case in i which the jury must return a verdict of j acquittal. I know that I am to be fol- j lowed by the district attorney, and from j the nature of his remarks made in these ! cases, and the effect which they have j unquestionably had adverse to the de- j fendants on trial, it is my duty some? what to anticipate their effect. I am to be followed hy one learned in thc law and skilled in all the arts of the j forum. His intellectual qualities and j eloquence have often madev the worse j appear the belter cause. He is so gift- j ed by nature physically and intellects- j ally-that he can assume any passion or j exhibit any emotion. He would have made the finest Brutus or Coriolanus ? ever seen upon thc stage. He can play j most skilfully on that sweetest of all musical instruments, the human voice. He can sing thc song with which the i serpent-charmer charms the serpent, j He will tell you, as he has told juries ; before : 'I come here with naught of j malice, nothing of ma'ignity ; I come j here in calm judicial aspect, with my I assistants, clothed with the serene at- j biosphere above ihe arts of thc advocate, j and speaking for nothing but thc good j of South Carolina.' He.will tell you, j gentlemen, as he did on Saturday last, i that these prosecutions are really merci- ! ful, because he is only making selec- j lions out of an indefinite number of j cases and that we poor devils ought to j be thankful that it is no worse. In the following we have a picture j made more striking by the horror of its contrasts : And they would havegoue, for over this country- there theo ruled a man who, though thc excitement attending his j election had been intense, had su borne | himself in his great office that the whole country thought that a good and golden year had dawned over the United States j of America-that thc era of good feel ing had returned-that North, South, j East and West might be allowed to pur- j sue their avocations in peace without ; these continual disturbing jars. Man ; proposes, but God disposes ! On thc 2d.of July. ISSI; a half fool, half j knave, whole assassin and whole S tal- j wart, forever quenched that hope and j dispelled this bright and beautiful vis- j ion which was glittering upon us. Out I of the office of prosecuting attorney of j the United States weiit one Pcnnsylva- ! niau Ajax, sou of Telam?n, King of ; Salamis-Ajax the 'Great-Wayne j McVeagh-and in his place came I aDOther Pennsylvanian, Ajax ?he son of Oilenx, Ring of the Locrians, Ajax.-| the Less-Benjamin H. Brewster. Forthwith commence interviews with the district attorney. Hate and strife and fury. Forthwith assistant counsel are employed Towards the close of his speech he arraigns Melton for the course he has pursued towards the State, and brings up some of the record of the past. The blows were sledge-hammer lilo and made the XI. S. Attorney wince. He says : At that time within the ranks of the Republican party there were two fac? tions. The one which fought and strove for better government was led by a man who had been in the councils of the nation before the war. He was great in the councils of the Confedracy. He was afterwards Governor of the State, and he died in one of the most brilliant capitals of Europe, in St. Petersburg, as foreign minister of the United States-James L. Orr, a man perhaps with the levellest head in South Caroiina. "With the brain and muscle both of frame and miad. That shouldered down the roch of human . kind.' * . He made his fight and made it like a man against the corruption in the Re? publican party. -The other faction was ; led by Franklin J^ Moses, Jr. He was a prodiify. He reminds us of the dis- I solute Emperors of thc decline and fall of the Roman Empire. A pro-consul of the Verres type. .But when the clash came between them on which side did the district attorney array himself? Side by side with Moses. It was on his arm that Moses .leaned, and it was on his tongue that Moses relied as he made tkot campaign through the State which resulted in temporary suc? cess, but which ultimately terminated in the downfall of the Republican j party. ? | Judge Bond (interrupting:) I don't j see, Mr. Youmans, what that has to do ! with the case. Mr. Melton is not on j trial here. Mr. Melton : Let him go on, may it please your Honor. Let him go to the end of hts tether. He has already gone too far. I would prefer that he conclude and that I be allowed to answer him. Mr. Youmans, continuing : When Melton and Moses spoke io Chariest.n St Michaers bells, which had rejoiced with the joys and grieved with the sor? rows of Charleston for centuries!, were so shocked by their harangues that they refused to chime the quarters or sound the hour. The local poet of the day says : "Sr. Miehnel's chimes were mute when .Mel tdu spoke. Aud .Moses piinxlvz^d their btv.zr-n stroke: Su^h^sT?a?j?esT^tn?^ dark shade, Made the tower shudder and the clock afraid." When the district attorney essays to speak f?r the people of South Carolina he puts in a claim which we and all other people in South Carolina deny. Says a distinguished son of South Car? olina, now minister to the South Amer? ican Republic, 'To love South Carolina was the creed of South Carolinians-a CrCCO Wi m-ti i. ?. - i " i ., ! row and a philosopher might call weak, j but broad enough it was to cover them I in life, and strong enough to support ! them in death." And remembering I that in her soil, which to us is sacred-' j that in her bosom are reposing the I ashes of thc venerated men aud pure ? women whose lips and lives have taught I us to love South Carolina-that bosom ? into which we will, when life's fitful I fever is over, ali creep gladly as ever ? after a long day's sport when infauts we rested our wearied heads upon our mother's knees or sank to sleep in her arms. I, the humblest of her citizens, commissioned to stand here io their de? fence to-day against this unjust perse- ; cution, speak the prayer of hersons and j daughters when I say ; Withered be the arm that strikes her. Cursed be the ; tongue that maligns her. Hated be the foe that invades iier. But wither- I ed! thrice withered-cursed! thrice cursed-thrice hated be the sons of hers, j native and to the manner born, who would raise bis slanderous tongue to defame her-or his matricidal arm to strike her. The Stock Law Kuklux. The following threatening letter was received last week by Mr. B. *N. Jones, of the Welch's mill section. It is from one of the anti-stock law men, and shows thc bitter feeling held by them agaiust the law abiding citizens of that vicinity. Accompanying the letter were three bullets with the intimations that if he persisted in planting his crops without fencing them he would be treat? ed to a" dose of bullets. Efforts will be made to discover the anther, and if he is caught an example will be made of him that wili suffice to stop such outra? geous conduct in the future March 18th 1882 Mr Jones I now warn yow in due time to put up your fens an let your j neighbors stock go in the woods wher j they ought to go my dear sir I do -drop ! those fiow lines to let yow no what wc j wili doo for yow wetiow yow have a : good, fens and will uoie keepe it up hit j seems yow want to disturbe your uigh- j hors all yow can if yow wont keepe j your fens up take warning in time may god hav mercy ou yow an take warning in time if von will note take warning ? in time you can not live an make aerop there. I hope you will take warning in time 1 au note suffer your selve tn come to a j bad ende for god sake have mercy on j your olde uncle burrel in his ulde age i for wee all no he is note aU to workc i we hope you will stop an think before j yow any fur th er go if yow dont yow i shurlcy must an will dy they will bee i no other remedy for yow may god have j mercy on us all amen-Camden j Journal. A Fall of a Thousand Feet. On Sunday last some horses belong- 1 ing to Mr. Pridmore, who lives on [he ! top of Caesar's Head' were playing at a ! point on thc mountain near the indenta- I tion in the rock, which forms the mouth of the 'Head, when one of them a large ? gray horse, jumped too near the edge j of the "precipice, could not check him- j self, aud full with a terrible crash, over its side to thc 'Dismal,' which is a ra- j vine about one thousand feet below. | During his terrible descent, he ?track ! upon a projecting boulder and rebound- j ed with much violence. He was of: course killed instantly and terribly man- ! gled, his brains being mashed out and j every shoe torn from his feet.-Green? ville News. 11 THE ELECTION TKIALS. -o The Case of the Sumter Commis? sioners Settled Without Trial. Mr. Bates bf Barnwell Acquitted, and the Jury ia the Mayesville Case Discharged Without a Verdict. CHARLESTON, S. C., April 21.-In the Uuited States Circuit Court to-daj the argument in the case of the United States against the Managers of Election at Mayesville precinct in Sumter Coun? ty was resumed. Attorney Generai Youmans concluded his argument for the defense. It was a powerful effort and was listened to by an immense audience. District Attorney Melton closed the argument for the prosecution. His ar? gument was strong and eloquent. The jury was then charged very briefly by Judge Bond and retired to their room. The case as to one of the managers, Lucien L. Carroll, was nolleprossed by the District Attorney, the government having failed even circumstantially to connect him with any circumstance of ? the alleged offense. [From Vie Sunday yetes."] . The United States Circuit Court was convened at 10 o'clock yesterday morn? ing. The expectation of hearing something from the jury charged with the case against the Mayesville mana? gers attracted a large crowd to the Courthouse. It was soon found out that the jury was still in their room ! and had not agreed to a verdict, and the I crowd perceptibly diminished. As soon j as the Court was called to order Dis? trict Attorn ey "Mel ton announced that ; the witnesses in all thc Richland cases : were discharged for the present, and that those who were wanted hereafter I would be notified. The district attorney then called the attention of the Court to the two cases against David James Winn and Henrv j J.'McLaurin, commissioners of election for Sumter County, charged with refus ! ing to count certain polls in Sumter j County, and said that counsel on the other side desired to make a statement. Gen. E. W. Moise, representing the I defendants, then rose and read the fol? lowing affidavit : " UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. | j DrSTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. } i The United States vs. James Winn, Henry . McLaurin. The same vs. Henry J. McLaurin. And now at this day come into Court the defendants and say that they are I charged with having failed and refused j to count and send up to the board of I State canvassers the votes cast at Sum- | j ter precinct No. 1, Carters Crossing ; j and Rafton Creek, all in the County of i Sumter, and for the election of 1880. j Tbej* admit the truth of the charge, and j in excuse thereof now, on oath, say that j they were rin2j^ciUh?~f^ J as^thejsolnmissioners, and afterwards as ''canvassers of the election of 1880 in I the County of Sumter. . That certain questions were made before them as to the legality of certain j boxes in the said election;" that they did not know what to do, having receiv? ed no instructions on that matter, and not being lawyers or conversant with the law of ?lections. That they called in three lawyers of good standing to advise them. That they took and fol ! lowed the advice giveu them, as they -and by such advice failed and refused to send up or count the votes in such boxes. They solemnly swear that they i did nat do this corruptly, or with intent to change the result of the election. They did what, with the light before them they believed to bc their duty. But now they are informed that in calling for and following such advice they violated the law, and they are told j that they were merely ministerial offi? cers, without any discretionary or jndi cal powers. If this be the correct version of the law, defendants have unknowingly and unintentionally violated it and they re ! gret that they should have even unwit ! tiogly done so. Wherefore the respon j deuts ask that they may hence be dis? charged. D. JAMES WINN*, HEX RY J. MCLACRIN. Sworn to and subscribed before me ! this 22d April, 1882. E. M. MOISE, Notary Public. District Attorney Melton then said : j Upon the reading of this affidavit 1 ; propose, by an understanding with counsel on the other side, to discontinue Counts 1, 5 and 6 of the indictment, as weil as the .v>me Counts in the informa? tion against these parties. In accord? ance with this.arraogeuient I therefore move to discontinue the case .against Henry J. McLaurin alone, and nol l pros. Counts 1, 5 and 6 of the indict? ment against both of the parties, these being the Counts charging conspiracy. Counts 2, 3 and 4 aro admitted by the defendants to be true, and upon those Counts they enter their formal plea of guilty. In these cases now disposed of I became persuaded that thc defendants had given themselves to the advice of counsel learned in law-distinguished and having the confidence of the public -gentlemen upon whoso judgment j (hey might rightly rely, and that they i followed that advice, honestly believing it to bc right. I am persuaded that the affidavit that they make truthfully rep? resents their case and that their offense is purely of a technical character. They have come forward willi the utmo?t frank ness, and admit what they did, state why they did ir., and propose to submit themselves to the Court. The govern? ment of the Uuited States is not seek? ing to punish ; it is seeking to achieve the great purpose of vindicating the in? tegrity of the ballot-box Enough has been done in this case. I, therefore, move that the case be transferred to.the contingent docket, and ask that thc judgment of thc Court be suspended in? definitely, and I have made an agree- j ment, under thc sanction of my office, j that this case is not to bc called up for.! judgment, unless hereafter, these people i shall be convicted of crimes against the j election laws. Gen. E. W. Moise then rose and j said : May it please the Court, I desire | on this or*f:asion to return to the officers I of the Government my sincere acknowl- j edgtneut for the spirit in which they I have acted in this matter. I came here at the request of these accused gentle- ? men. who were both personally known j to mc, and known to be incapable of j committing an intentional wrong. Upon approaching thc officers repre- i seining the Government, I wasreeicved with the utmost kindness ami considera tion. -It was made known to me, that j the great Government under which we : live, did not desire to punish men who j were guilty only of cbnieal oifco ej< without intent to do wrong. In my own j opinion-most likely incorrect, and not i ? to be compared with those who had di fered with me-these were m?Distcri officers and had not judicial power Yet I knew that these gentlemen ht acted purely, and in perfect good fait May we not hope that the kind spirit manifested in this case, may i fiuence the future proceedings of th high court, that gentle feelings nu prevail and the National Governme under which we all live-too powerf to be resisted-may bc too merciful prosecute. Judge Bond then said : The Cou takes pleasure in saying that this is tl proper termination of this case. I hi hoped that every citizen in the Unitt States knew that the United States Co ernment ha3 no malice against its cit zens and that the sole object of tl Government is to vindicate the purii of the ballot-box. I have been lockie at the Statute to sec whether the; couH not be some nominal fineimpose< but I find that the costs will be. t< much. The Court will accept yoi i suggestion, and rf it is desired, tl Court will take pleasure in signing a application to the Executive for a pa don altogether. Judge Bryan said : It is customai under such circumstances to suspet judgment, in order that Executive cl' mericy may bc invoked. Judge Bond: There can be no jud? ment in .this case unless the district a toroey calls for judment, which he j not going to do. Mr. Melton said : The statemei which I have made will of course gover my successor in office. Under the ci cumstances I will discontinue furihi proceedings against thc managers ? Rafton Creek and Carter's Crossin precincts in Sumter County, and tl witnesses in all the Sumter cases ai discharged. THE CASE AGAINST JOSBPn B. BATES. The district attorney then announce that the pro.-ecution was ready in th case of the United States against Josep B. Bates, of Barnwell County, charge with voting more than once. He sai he was very much fatigued, and aske that he be allowed to retire for the da and leave the case in charge of his as sistant, Mr. Warren R. Marshall. The defendant was represented b I ex-Judge Maher, Col. Robt. Aldric and Mr. J. P. K. Bryan. j The jury in the Mayesville case bi ing still out the Government was powei i less to pack the jury with Republicans I and consequently the organization c the jury proceeded very amicably. In deed the whole proceeding was ver j much like a love feast. j J. W. Fountain was the first juro j called, and was stood aside by the Cour on the ground that there was a ru! ? pending against him to show^eatf??~~frir he should not Jje-?triy???"7rom thc ro! In'^r?TsT "-?Judge Maher excepted t ruling, taking the ground that a rule t show cause did not io the meanwhil disqualify the juror. Juo. M. Tindall and D. C. Gist wer challenged by the defence, and the jur j was then organized as follows: James Pagan (w.) foreman ; Elia McTeire (w.,) C. F Holland (c.,) J S. Livingstone (w.,) A. D. Haltiwan ger (w.,) T. C. Boynton (w ,) M. K Robertson (w.,) Geo. Stevenson (w., Louis F. Brandt (w.,) D. M. Johnso: (w.,) Jno A. Hafner (w.,) Hermai Jiahvinkle_ _ . Mr.lMarsball then "ex'pTafnisa-TO _ra> jury that thc defaudant was charge* with voting twice at Beldoc, once a Millettsville, and once at Allendale, ii Barnwell County, on the day of tb election in November, 1880 Five negro witnesses for the govern mont swore positively that the defen dant had voted at Millet, had then tak en the train for Baldock, voted there returned to Baldock, and voted thor; again. The witnesses swore they bac known the defendant for years, and fol lowed him from poll to poll to see if b< would vote more than once. The defence proved by fifteen respec table citizens that the defendant actec as Chairman of the Board of Managen at Millet, and had remained there al day. The proof for the defense wa; overwhelming, and upon the suggestior of Judge Bond, the case was submitted to the jury without argument, and thc jury, consisting of "eleven white mee and one negro, rendered a verdict of ni?t guilty in a few minutes. This case exposes in glaring colors the persecution to which good citizens of South Carolina are subjected under thc color of law, and with the sanction of the great United States Government. It docs more. It shows in all its hide? ousness the vile conspiracy to convict innocent citizens upon the testimony of perjured hirelings. It shows the utter recklessness, if not the fiendish malice with which negro partisans go on the witness stand to swear away the liberty of the citizen. Witness after witness for the Government swore point blank to a fact that- was conclusively shown to have been impossible, and a jury composed of both Democrats and Republicans declared by. their verdict that the testimony of the Government's witnesses was, if not maliciously false, at learf. utterly and entirely unworthy of belief, and yet the district attorney says, with consummate egotism and as? sumed benevolence ; 'I have selected only such cases as my assistants, after careful consideration, satisfied me were such as, after an examination of thc witnesses, would probably result in con? victions.' It fortunately happened for the de? fendant in this case that he was enabled to proclaim his innocence and nail be? yond doubt the lies of the prosecuting witnesses. But if Government wit? nesses can bc secured by the hand? ful to swear as recklessly as did the witnesses in this case, what is there in the way of prosecution and convicting any citizen, no matter how innocent he ma)' bc, who who may not he able to produce rebutting testimony V That such a case should ever have been sent up for trial hy the United States Commissioner, can be accounted for only upon the one theory that the Commissioner's mii! grinds out cases for money. Th^ Grand Jury returned 'no bili' against M. P. Howell. Hy. D Padgett j and Abraham P. Holmes, commission? ers of election for Colleton County, charged with conspiracy to affect the election of 1880 by neglecting to open certain polls io Colleton County. Thc jury in thc Mayesville case are still out. and have given no indication that they arc going to n^ree. CHARLESTON, S. C., April 24 -In j the United States Omr^^^ay the j'?ry I charged with i!:: Itlic Mau- ? of ll^r.'-ioo^B ?H]e pre. .I|adjM Friday las', ^?S??M BL ver ?j^d Krial waa entered. lu discharging the jury Judge Bond said he was sorry they had not agreed to some verdict, as it would entail upon the United States' govern? ment the additional expense of another trial at this term. The grand jury were finally discharg? ed ; the bills of indictment in their pos? session against the Managers of Elec? tion at Camp Ground precinct, Rich? land County, being withdrawn from them by the District Attorney. The Sumte?' Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combiued circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. AD enricher of thc blood and purifier of the system ; cures lassitude and lack of ener? gy. ; such is Brown's Iron Bitters. Free Once More. RICHMOSO Va., Jan. 31, 1831. H. H. 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Many miserable people drag themselves about with failing strength, feeling that they are stea'dily sinking into their graves, when by using Parker's Ginger Tonic they would find a sure cure commencing with the first dose, and vitality and strength, quickly and surely coming back to them. ra-- i- * Mrs. WHITE -AND Miss MILLER, Grateful for patronage received in the past, would invite the attention of the Ladies lo their Stock of / Spring and Summer MILLINERY, HATS, BONNETS, In Variety. PRICES LOW. Orders from the Country promptly filled. April 25 I TAXTiO?IC?. -o i OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, SUMTKit COUNTY, Arnie 15. ISS2. I "VJOTIOE IS -HEREBY GIVEN THAT j 1.1 the office of thc Treasurer of Sut?tor j County will he open at Sumter Ou.t House I from the FIRST D \Y OF MAY, ISS2. j to the FIS ST DAY OF JUNE. 13S2, fur I the collection of Sta'e. Cy an ty, School, j Poir."j?ti?? ?"pi:?TaT Taxes ?^r-_tlie X'WHX year I comuioricii?g November !, ISSI. ! The rare of levj o:? ail property assessed for j taxation ii as follows : For Sta to Purposes-Four and turee fourths mill? on each dellar o'" the valuation of the property represen re tl on thc ?ax Duplicate for the 9aid Fiscal Ye.-?r. For Ordinary County Purposes for said Fiscal Year-Two and une haif mills on cadi dollar of ."?aid valuation. ? Fer Special County Purpose."-to wit: j For Indebtedness of said County prior to the first day of November, 1679-Two (2) mills on each dollar of said valuation. For School Purposes-Two (2) mills on each dollar of said valuation: also Pull Tax cf one dollar on each taxable poll, to wit: o? each male citizen between the ajes of 2! and 60 years, except such as are exempt by law. and ?bree fourths of a mill on thc dollar of said valuation in School District No. 1, (Sumter Township) for erecting an additional School House in said School District. The said Taxes are to be paid in the following funds, and noothar, viz: Gold and Silver Coin, United States Currency. Natiouai Bank Notes, and Coupons on the Valid Consolidated Bonds of this State, known as ''Brown Bonds"-sud .Jury Certificates, and the per diem of Stat* witnesses in the Circuit Courts, for County taxes, not including School taxes. The-said taxes are payable in two install? ments : one-half in the month of May, JSS2. the other half from the 15!h of September to tho 3:st of October, 1SS2 and it is optional with any tax payer to pay the whole or one-half of said Taxes during thc .Month of May, 1SS2: but if one half thereof be not then paid, a pen? alty of five por centum will be addod thereon. \V. F B. HAYNS WORT H. April 13 Trsasnr?T Sumter Conn tr: THERE IS BUT ONE GOOD DOLLAR SHIRT. ITS NAME IS THE DIAMOND. SOLD BY THE CHARLESTON STORE, HENRY A. LOWRY. Won the First Prize at the Colton Exposition at Atlanta, and only last week took a Medal and First Prize Diploma at the Agricultural Fair tn Charleston. Pretty Advertising Pictures Given Away. All Goods at Charleston Prices. H. A. LOWRY, Corner of .Main and Republican Streets. March 7 3 mi nmxm CHARLESTON, S. C. SOLUBLE GUANO, highly ammoniated, ACID PHOSPHATE, for composting. ASH ELEMENT, for cotton, wheat, peas, etc. PURE GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK. GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KA I NIT (Direct importation from Germany.) Cotton Seed Meal, Pure Ground Raw Bone, Nova Scotia Land Plaster, South Carolina Marl, Dried Blood. The above feriilizers are of very Ji'gh graduand of uniform quality. Special i nd i? cements are offered tor cash orders bv the car load-. PRIVATE FORMULARS made to order of Host malcri?is. For terms, illustrated almanacs, coloivd humorous cards, etc.. address the Com pan r. March 21. 2 m. * ; j. - -<^?;-v^~-?i-?.'.'i? L i i min. rn iiipwimim ?ifcnn? 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You will find always tn stock Family and Fancy Groceries, Com, TSTieat, Seed Oats, Bye, &c. -ALSO A Full Line of School Books, ALBUMS, SEASIDES, ' : Slank Books and Stationery, TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES. I mean business, and will guarantee tay gooda as sound,- fresh, and cheaper than the cheapest. New goods constantly arriving-Clerks polite and attentive-and every honorable inducement is hcrebv offered. Sept 13 Agricultural Lime AND : Carbonate of Lime* BEST AND CHEAPEST FERTILIZERS'. Also BUILDING LIME, atSl.25.per barrel* Send for circular. FRENCH BROS., Rocky Po?nvNr-C. March 14 THE PALMETTO V LAGER BEER BREWERY. -ix- : CHARLESTON", S. C., Has of late doubled their capacity, to srnij-: the demand, with all modern improve- f ments, and manufactures now a very.r:. superior article. Lager Beer of such, a nature that it is always best where it can be frad-&esh from ithe Brew? ery, and is then the ?nest, mos healthiest topic for family use. For particulars and nrices write to CLA?SSEN BREWING CO., March 21 Charleston, S..C. * SADDLERY AND HARNESS, -0 THE FINEST LEATHER ON HAND Ready :1 to b? worked r p at the lowest living/j figures. HARNESS of the latest style and of my own workmanship, at jay shop to sell, I am prepared to do a11 kinds of Jobs ta-; my line of business. Ail Orders receivecVj wt!! be promptly attended to, .and with the.f greatest care. -A full line of READY-MADE HARNESS, SADDLES. BRIDLES, .COLLARS, MARTIN- : GALES, and EVERYTHING ELSE pertaining to a First-class Harness Shop. OLD HARNESS made to. -look as* .gc as NEW. COVERING and REPAIRING Ol* TRUNKSv --A SPECIALTY.--V AH WORK in rov line GUARANTEED to give SATISFACTION;: T. 0. WRO?E^ Corner of Main and Republican.Stre??. v?larch 15, 1881. -' ;j. ; (