The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 07, 1886, Image 2
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TUB8DAY, 8SPTJSKBSB ?.
The Sumter Watchman was founded
i? 1850 ?sd the Tm* ?wtaro* In
186$. Toe Ifafcftma? ?n? Southron
mom hes tb? combine* circulation and
influence of both of the old papers, and
i? mamfeetfy- toe best advertising
saediani in Sumter.
Haan i i'i1 'tr n i i i
We warmly indorse the movement
?wbKc tweeting rn? afternoon
Tm? entJow cf sympathy hom sa? to
kia ttStriof brother sake? ail the
PsOd kia, and is Messing the receiver,
afeo Messes the giver.
Weean hate our neighbor, do bim
all manner of harm, bat when great
esjsm fries overtake him? the divine
snack ia the boam heart kindles into
* Waa?, which changes ns from a venge
fal tot, to something but a little lower
than the angela. ? Oh divina gift of
eompaasiooate and sympathetic love!
May all of us cultivate tod eheriah ita
growth;, feeble though it be ; and draw
inspiration from the fountain of all
love, and enable na to obey the injunc?
tion, to love our neighbor as ourself.
BATTJBDAY, 8KPTBMB12B 11th.
The Primary cornea off on that day,
and every Democrat should be present
to see that it comes off in a proper man?
ner. The stay-at-homes, especially,
should be there-the men who attend
- strictly to their own business, and be?
lieve io letting the officials carry on the
government. They are the men who
want good officers, and who, if they
?nt? at aH, will vote for such. They
think that County officers should be
moral, sober, practical men, and they
.nra the ones who should be at the boxes
seat Saturday to enforce their opinions
with their votes That they should do so
m their bounden duty, and a neglect of
this duty will be a political wrong to
their political mother. We do not lay
so much stress upon advising people to
vote right, because we believe the hon?
est God-fearing people will certainly
vote right if they vote at all ; bat what
we ?areatly orge is that they vote,
vite w3I be right if they will
east it.
TH* EARTHQUAKE.
A fea mia otea before ten o'clock,
tatt Tnejday sight, oar town was star
tied by a peeoKar roaring noise followed
. hf a sharp shook- of an earthquake,
wkich lasted about two minutes. This
was Mowed shortly afterwards by
: another mach slighter, and others con
: tinned ai longer ia terrais for an hoar,
- wrns? they eessed mr ? time. At one
e*eJeek and again at fire in the morn
were slight shocks ; and through the
dey sev-ral were experienced,
s The alarm felt and manifested by oar
noonie was considerable. The first
; shock lasted so long that many houses
were entirely emptied of their inmates
before it was over and as succeeding
?ses esme the fright eos tin mee end in?
creased, m some eases, to sn unreason?
ing terror. The voiee of earnest sup
? plication and prayer was heard in many
. directions, and among the colored peo?
nas snaciiHy there was evidently s mark?
ed determination to repeat, and lead bet
tar fives. Baring the next dey, sn un
tgnsl serions***) overspread the town
and ton? the Coanty political campaign
WM lost sight of in diseossiog the events
of the previous night. Early io the
day it was ascertained that the tele?
graphic communication with Charleston
was severed, sod the greatest desire was
felt for news from that city. Ter?
rible rumors of horrible loss of life
and property crept around, and
. about mid-day a. telegram from
Colombia stated that Charleston
had suffered severely-many lives hav?
ing been lost and an incalculable amouot
of property destroyed. A large crowd
hong around the telegraph office all
day awaiting further news, bat none of
consequence arrived uotil late at night
when the telegrams found elsewhere,
and which were published as an extra
by the Watchman and Southron, were
received by as. Wednesday night pass
ad with ooo or two slight shocks and
Thursday morning came with still no
sews of details, no daily pipers haring
been received from any direction.
Thursday morning, the news block?
ade was broken and several papers were
received, and that afternoon, the trains
ran through from Charleston brio ging
the mail. The streets were filled with
eager news gatherers, aod wheo ooe
hundred extra copies of the Newt and
Courier were put on .sale at the Post
office, the last copy disappeared in less
. than ivs min?tes-some copies, we
heard, sold as high as 50 cent* each.
We publish on cor outside a portion
of the graphie description given by the
Netes and Courter of the 1st and 3rd,
Charleston was the only place excepting
Sommerville where any damage of con?
sequence remited from the shook. In
Sommerville the convulsion wss severe,
and the damage done very great. Up
to Sunday morning it is supposed that
at least one thousand people bad left.
Prof. McGee of the ?. S. Geological
. service visited Sommerville, Saturday,
and his opinion as an expert has had a
reassuring influence upon its panic
stricken inhabitants, and the exodus
has probably eeased.
Shock* have been felt again in Sumter,
almost every night since, snd oar nervous
people are still io a flatter.
Wo should be fiilled with humble
gratitude to the Giver of all good, that
we have been unharmed io life or pro?
perty, and while so many lives have
been lost and so many happy homes
wracked sod destroyed in Charleston we
heve been mercifully spared. Io Bo?
wey eeo; our gratitude be more practical?
ly shewn than by helping the helpless
? that stfiehea city. Let our pockets
as well ss our hearts be. opec to relieve
their distresses. A ware of- sympathy
from the entire country, Norths South,
East and West, is flowing into Charles
te?. Let net Sumter be behind tn this
geed week.
The news from Charleston io to-day's
Neues and Courter, continues te be of a
reassuring tendency. The Govem
ment experts believe the danger is over,
and Charleston n resuming her normal
condition of business activity.
The expressions of sympathy come
from all parts, even Queen Victoria
sending a message of condolence. Tho
Governor has issued a proclamation ad?
vising and earnestly requesting all the
people of ibis State to contribute as
promptly sud as generously ss their
means will permit to the relief of our
afflicted fellow eitisens in Ch ar les tr D
md Summerville.
The bill of mortality containing the
return of deaths within the city of
Charleston for the week endiog Sep?
tember 4, 1886, is a frightful record,
[t shows the death of 25 whites and 68
colored. The annual derib rate per
1,000 white for the past ?ck is 46.
50, and the annual death-rate per
1,000 white for year 1885 is 17.64.
The earthquake was the indirect cause
sf many deaths attributed to disease.
Only three births have been recorded
it the office of the health department
since Tuesday last, one white child and
;wo colored cbildreo. It is probable,
bowever, that more children have been
born, as comparatively few persons take
iie trouble to report births to the public
)fficials.
FTVS MILLION DOLLARS Di MAG E.
The etty appraiser, who has gone
)ver the whole city sod ia fsmiliar with
he value of property, estimates that it
sill mks at feast $5,000,000 to put
Charleston in as good a position as that
shich it occupied only a week ago.
Buildings which were considered entire
y safe are now discovered to be dange
?ous, and persons who thought they had
escaped without injury Sod themselves
confronted by damages which are en
irely beyond their means to repair.
SPOUTING WELLS.
One of the most singular features of
;be terrible shaking-op was observed
a many parte of the city-the spout
sells. In Beaufain street the covers
sere torn from the wells and sent fly?
ng in the air. Then came a huge
alumn of water aod mud, which was
lent up to a height of 15 or 20 feet.
Host of the wells were emptied of
heir contents, but were speedily refill
id. After the shook the eurfaee of the
itreete in the vicinity of these wells
ras covered invariably by a yellowish ,
Jay deposit, which may have come from
he bottom of ?the wells or from a lower j
itratum of the earth. The water was ,
n these eases forced upward, it ts sup- :
K>sed, by the subterranean agencies at j
rork below and sent Hying up into thc ,
?r.
After the collapse the theory is that (
he welk were again filled from the j
raterbearing strata which uoderlie
Charleston In some eases, an instance
?curring in Gibbes street in the yard t
f Mr. Hasel Hayward's house, huge -
olumes of water were ejected, it is '
opposed, from s dry well in the lot.
The well was used for sanitary purposes j
od had no water it as far as was ko o wo.
The entrance was covered by a heavy j
;raoite slab. This was thrown op aod (
he entire lot inundated by the vast ,
ets of water and fine yellow sand that j
res ejected. It is difficult to say where (
be water came from.
In other portions of the city vast jets
if water were thrown up from crevices
ormed by the force of the earth's move- ,
sent. > After the shock most of these (
lesed, soon afterwards leaving exposed
, kind of mound of earth of an entirely 1
iiffereat character from the surroood
og soil.
SHOWER8 Or PEBBLES. ,
The sensation, to-day Saturday, is the I
ailing of showers of pebbles io the <
ower part of the city. The first fall
ras at 7.30 o'clock this morning aod
he second at about ll o'clock. They ?
ppeared to fall in a slanting direction,
rom South to North. There are
oorsels of flint among them and all are
dainty abraided aod woro by the
dion of water. Some few have !
harp fractures, and have evidently i
>een recently broken. The fact of the i
all is vouched for by several trust- ;
rortby persons. The bulk of tbe
pebbles fall io and around the Ne tc s <
md Courter office.
OPINIONS OP CANDIDATES.
We give below a brief synopsis of
he speeches made at Wedgefield by the
Legislative Candidates. They cover,
o the main, the same grouod as the
?eport published by us of the Bishop
rille meetiog, but the opinion of the
Legislative Candidates is of sufficient
importance to justify this partial repe
;itioo.
W. D. Scarborough, after dis
cussing the general political features of
the campaign re-affirmed the positions j
ile bas occupied during the canvas.
Be paid a high tribute to the S. C. Col?
lege, believing it to be the equal if not
superior of any iostitution of learning
tn the South, but bo was opposed to free
tuition ; and his opposition was based
mainly upon the fact that it worked in?
jury to the denominational institutions,
shich had been fustaioed at the cost of
io much sacrifice during the time the
State was without other colleges. Ile
thought the appropriation for the Col?
lege aod Citadel should be limited to
$12,000, the amount necessary to
lecure National aid of the same
imount. He did not object to the
Farmers' College, perse, but would most
jeartily oppose soy increase of taxes io
ts behalf. Uoder the recent roi i ogs of
be Supreme Court he saw no advantage
0 repealing the lieu law. It had been
1 curse to the people io the past, aod he
:ould not talk about it with equaoim
ty, but it was so hedged around DOW
IS to be comparatively harmless
D. E. Keels said he had wheo ,
n the Legislature, voted against the
ipprop nations to the College aod Ci ta?
le), and if elected he would continue to
toso. They cost $40,000 annually, 1
laimiog to be poor men's schools, '<
rheo they were not. The principle of t
Ibe thing was wtjjt?gv and be would
never send a foy .tomb?t College while
free tuition wa* a?towed. If these in?
stitutions of learning were al) that was
claimed for them, surely they could
stand without the support of the State.
[The Hen law was ? curse to the people.
Rich and poor altke?bad suffered from
its vicious iufiuence'whtcb was bringing
financial paralysis upon the State, and
it shotfro? be repealed. The Columbia
Canal, at its inception was to cost
j $20.000 and be completed in two years.
lt has been in coarse of construction
fear years at a cost of $40.000, and was
one third done. Nothing more should
be gi venait.-;<He favored the Agricul?
tural College, but was opposed to any
additional tax. His plan would be to
bave biennial instead of annual sessions
of the Legislature, and bnild tbe Col?
lege with the money saved in that way
He endorsed the farmers1 movement
Marion Moise, who has been called the
baby candidate, commenced bis speech
with,
"You'd scarce expect one of my age,
To speak io public OD tbe stage," ?fcc
He gave an outline of oar condition
and insisted that oar poverty was the
direct result of thoughtless shiftlessness
by oar people.. The farmers are con
sumers instead of producers, and as a
mass they do not follow their pursuits
with the energetic industry they should.
They must change in this respect before
prosperity will visit ns. Hence he
welcomed the farmers* movement and the
Agricultural College. He believed the
latter was needed, and the small addi
tion to our taxes, in its support would
not be felt. He endorsed free tuition
in the S. C. College, ?nd commended
it for its good work. The Citadel
should be sustained. The lien law
should stand, because under the pres?
ent condition of the County, it was an
imperative necessity. He favored the
Canal, believed it was a wise business
enterprise and that it should be com?
pleted.
Joseph E. Wilson gave a brief out?
line of his early struggles for a liveli?
hood. He opposed farther appropria?
tions to the S. C. College and Citadel,
and favored tbe transfer of the latter to
the Agricultural College. He knew
nothing about the Canal bot would in?
form himself and vote accordingly, if
elected.
Altamont Moses did not believe in
promises but preferred being judged by
bis performance. He denied the ex?
istence of any political ring in Sumter.
He was a friend tb education, and
would oppose any act that would lessen
the power and influence of the College
or Citadel, bot opposed free tuition.
He would favor an Agricultural Col?
lege if the farmers wanted it, bat not
at the expense of the Citadel. He
favored a plan for giving free scholar?
ship-both board and tuition-to two
boys from each County, in the S. C.
College. He opposed, with bis pres?
ent information further appropriations
to the Canal, also opposed the calling
of a Constitutional Convention. The
lien law was almost dead but he doubt?
ed the utility of any further legisla?
tion on that subject.
W. O. Cain said he was in the
house of his friends, and need not
amplify his opinions which were well
known. He endorsed oar educational
institutions, bat favored a minimum
tuition fee. The lien law should be
repealed. Was uncertain about the j i
janal-preferiog to investigate before
forming an opinion.
A. K. Sanders sympathized with his
indience under the infliction of speech
making, and therefore would be brief.
Favored the repeal of the lien law, op
posed free tuition, bat endorsed the
good work of the College, insisting that
those able to pay should do so. Op?
posed further appropriations for the
janal, bat thought the work could be
completed with convict labor. He
isked'tbe suffrages of the voters because
>f the fact that the section he represent?
ed bad been ignored in the choice of
scanty officers for many years.
E. M. Cooper discussed with consid?
erable amplitude the prominent ques?
tions before the people of the State. He
defended the Legislature for its appro?
priation for the completion of the State
House. It was an absolute necessity,
ind would pat the house in such condi?
tion that its final completion could await
more prosperous times. He gave the
facts and figures as to the expense of the
janal, and insisted upon its completion.
The merits of the Agricultural College
were pointed out, and its value to our
farmer boys sbowo. He was ready and
willing to help perform the funeral ser?
vices over the lien law, which bad out?
lived, its usefulness, if it ever had any.
He pointed with pride to the S. C. Col?
lege, endorsed its good work, and hear?
tily favored its continuation as well as
that of the Citadel. Both were needed
and should be cherished and maintained.
If economy demands a redaction of
expenses, make that reduction elsewhere
than in education, trim down any thing
else, but let our Colleges alone.
H. F. Wilson, said he was opposed
to the canal, because the sites along the
canal were owned by private parties and
this would be a serious hindrance to suc?
cessful financial arrangements by the
State. He would, however, make a
thorough investigation and if satisfied
that it was a prudent business enter?
prise, would then favor its completion
by the assistance of convict labor, lie
was in favor of a Constitutional Con?
vention. The present Constitution was
forced upon us by aliens, and he
thought the expenses could be paid for
out of thc savings by a more economical
administration, nuder a revised consti?
tution. He made a strong plea for our
State Colleges as at present supported,
and insisted that any blow at their pros?
perity would be a blow at the most
vital interests of the State. The Cita?
del has graduated 240 students since
her organization, and the inSueuce for
good upon our State was past computa?
tion. Favored an agricultural College,
but itu growth must be gradual. It
could not be completed in a day.
J. A. l?bame gave a humorous account
of his first efforts at speech-making.
He opposed further appropriations to
the Canal, opposes free tuition in the
S. C. College, endoses the Citadel
Academy uuder its present manage
ment, is notcnthuastic for the Agricultu?
ral College-needs more light on that
subject. The lien law has been much
abused, but he does not favor its re
peal. That it is nearly dead is no
reason it should be repealed. We need
the law, as it has been io the past and is
now a needed factor in our business
transactions.
Judge Bryan has resigned from the
bench of the District Federal Court,
md Mr. C. H. Simonton, of Charlcs
,on has been appointed in his st ?ad. ! t
Written for the Watchman and Southron.
RecoiJectivfiS of Petter's Raid.
NUMBER IX.
We have seen that the cavalry force
after meeting the three pursuers of C.
H. Jones and learning from them the
fruitlessness of further pursuit, re?
turned to Manning. Thc first house
they came to as they turned into
Brooks street from the Pocotaligo
road was Mrs. E. J. Stuart's. Her hus?
band had been killed in one of the
Virginia battles. She was there with
her two little boys and her widow?
ed sister Mrs. Caldwell and her chil?
dren. This house was a little above
mine, across the street.
At their door the entire force dis?
mounted and as we watched them
closely from our window, they looked
woe-begone and tired. They were
clamorous for food. Talked boister?
ously, defiantly. Began at once to
denounce the place. They asked
many questions as to who were in the
town. Who it was that had shot
their companion ? If he lived in the
place ? The longer they talked the
more infuriated they became. They
raved and swore that not a house
should he left standing. That it
was the basest treachery to sur?
render and then to shoot down
the one be had surrendered to.
They positively asserted that the
had surrendered. But they'd be re?
venged.
But they demanded tobef?d. She
gave them the best and even all she
bad. She had just churned and she
offered them the milk. Before they
touched it they asked if she had
poisoned it ?
The black regiments were now
marching in, and preparing to camp in
that part of the town. They, many
of thom, took possession of the vacant
space next above my house and across
the Pocataligo road towards the
Academy, a large, nicely constructed
building not quite finished. This
was at once occupied by them. Then
the space between my house and the
Presbyterian Church, and all along
where Mr. John Kelly's residence,
in fact eves* available space seem?
ed to be crowded. No one can
form the slightest idea of the terror
and alarm that the sight of these
black troops iuspired. It was par?
ticularly so with these two sisters
alone, and with the positive assur?
ances from these white soldiers, that
the town was to be given up to
otter destruction.
They determined however to help ?
themselves and a message was con?
trived to the General. He had rid?
den into the town and made his head?
quarters at Dr. H. H. Huggins, just
below them on the same side of the i
street.
He was asked to protect them 1
with a guard, that they were two '
sisters with their children and they
were afraid of the black troops.
Satisfying himself as to the truth of
their statements he promised a guard.
Ile was not long in coming. He
was the , surgeon. His name may .
aave been Briggs, anyway he was i
the surgeon of the 9th Michigan |
Regiment. He said on entering the i
house that if permitted, he'd remain ,
there through the night ; then they'd i
need no further protection. To this ,
the ladies readily agreed. It was ;
what they wanted. His first inqui- <
ries wore if they knew what their <
army had been doing on the march ? j
They replied only what they had j
beard-viz : burning all the cotton, (
?estroying all ;he corn and laying j
waste the newly planted fields ; yes, t
and even more than that, we have i
billed every thing in our march from (
z cow to a cat. j
The noise and confusion as we ,
3onld hear it was terrible. The (
3rowds of white and black soldiers i
?rho were in crowds around and on ,
mr premises confused us. They all i
seemed to speak in their loudest tones <
)f voice and the the cutting down of |
trees and the echoes of the many axes ]
is they fixed their sleeping quarters f
?vere distracting.
Soon Mrs. Caldwell came over from, i
1er home. I wondered at her ventur- .
ing on the street. It was her concern j
ind interest for us, which induced <
;his risk. - i
She showed great anxiety. She .
:old us that the yoting man who had j
rilled the soldier down the street, <
?hough hotly pursued, had escaped. <
That they had all returned and were j
mad with rage, that he had gone away. -
They say the young man surrendered, i
ind then treacherously shot the sol- <
lier who had him in charge. They j
say that every house in the town i
8 to burned and they were now ;
m ly waiting orders from the Gen er- j
il to apply the torch. I have come <
)ver to beg ycu to dress yourself j
md to prepare for the worst, for ,
hey say their companion was killed i
in front of a white house and it was ?
[here, pointing over to mine. She i
tvas about reluming home, when j
me said, "I'd advise the shutting 3
in of the window blinds." j
This was done at once, but I did 1
riot dress myself. I hardly felt able 1
:o do this 1
Her visit and advice was timely, j
She was not long gone, before a '
nost furious fusilade of brickbats .
md billets of wood was made upon 1
:he side of our house. I could not <
imagine at first what it possibly <
2ould be. I was very much 1
ilanncd, my wife, who up to this 1
lime had been singularly composed j
low nearly lost her equilibrium, lt 1
seemed to me that the weather !
boarding would certainly bc broken 1
iown and I looked every minute to ?
see the missiles crash through the ,
blinds and sash and do us serious 1
injury. ?
1 feared to keep my bed, and with 5
ny wife and babe we got into the j
middle of the room and there remain?
ed. lt ceased and then began with ?1
intense fury, accompanied with oaths j1
ind threats. It was a crew of daring I
creatures who committed this outrage {
upon us, among them those who had
been in pursuit of C. II. Jones. They
seemed to be filled willi wrath, and
were disposed to veut it forth in this (
way. ]
We now heard the creaking of thc 1
jate, which led from this front gar- 1
len to our yard and then footsteps j1
into our back rooms. Every step *
je made told us unmistakably where '
ie belonged. Hie rattling spurs 1
made me surmise if he might not be ?
Dne of C. II. Jones1 late pursuers.
I certainly expected to hear his
eoice in denunciation and abuse. In
this I was mistaken. Ile made his
search of those buck rooms in perfect
silence. The only noise as be tramp?
ed around and he was busy, came
from his clanking spurs. They were
as massive as those of our "Confeder?
ate" boy8, which I have reason to
always remember. lie soon got
through his search and appeared at
the door of my bed room. I expect?
ed him to speak. He didn't, nor didi.
Ile was light complected : pale.
He wore a light felt hat rather slouch?
ed upon the side of his head. He
hadn't a bad countenance. I wanted
him to speak, but there he stood be?
fore me with his sixteen shooter on
his left shoulder, with a bayonet at?
tached.
His face was much begrimed
with dust and sweat. It looked as
if he had been tearing cartridges with
his teeth. As he stood before the
mirror he wiped the smut away with
his left sleeve and readjusted
Iiis hat upon the side of his head. As
he turned away I expected the mirror
to be smashed with* the end of his
bayonet. He appropriated a box of
matches from the mantel piece, put?
ting them in his pocket. He was by
no means bashful. I would have
taken him to be about thirty years
old. I wish to day I knew him, and
could tell him of my (error as in
silence he surveyed my wife and babe.
He then forced himself between the
bedstead and the wall, and with the
inseparable bayoneted gun, upon his
shoulder, he leaned -over the bed,
and putting his smutty face near to
mine he took a good survey. He
certainly made a close inspection of
my face. I kept my eyes in his.
Somehow I did not flinch from ?the
intense gaze. The purpose of his
gaze I'll never know. He then walk?
ed back into the sitting roora. He
stood before Col. Davis* picture and
looked at it. I could see from my
bed, all his movements. He then
turned to the mantel piece and saw
the clock. It was a valuable instru?
ment of black Italian marble.
He spake, turning his bead, he
called me, "what o'clock is it ?" I
now so well remember my thoughts
then, though years have passed.
"Watchman what of the night?'1 I
replied to his inquiry-"There's the
clock." "It has stopped ; where's
your watch?'' said I, "The two
watches belonging to this house have
been hid in youder swamp by a
friend (E. R. Plowden) and they are
always lost to us, if that friend ?bould
never again return home. He only
knows where they are hid." It
would have been a relief if he had
spoken, but he did not, and the clank?
ing of his spurs as he retired down
the back steps told us he was gone. >
We asked ourselves and one another,
why he looked so narrowly into ray ?
face ?
The servant girl about 12 years
old came in and told us that black
soldiers were in the kitchen and 1
would not go cut.
Rail Road Letter. ,
September 1. 1886. 1
Mr. Editor: As there ?3 some objection to
Township taxation for railroads, I must trou?
ble jon with a second letter. Spring Hill
'armers haul their freights from Boykin's and
Camden, a distance of from ten to fifteen '
niles, and if the railroad is built, they will 1
laul from one to five miles; and it is an old
idage that "labor saved is money earned."
They would realize some return of the tax ;
iveryyear; and it would enhance the value \
)f the land contiguous to the roads from ten ?
:o fifi v per cent. And then tbere would be 1
he convenience of travel and tbe building up
)f the country, and we ought to be willing to
pay something for that. This is a progressive
ige and we cannot afford backward move- :
neat. Suppose the roads were blotted out of
?xistence to-morrow, it would bankrupt balf ?
Ibe planters in the State. (The River crops 1
with 6ve freshets in one year need not be '
counted.) And none could plant cotton bot
:hose who reside near the navigable streams,
ind they are "few and far between." Less (
;han fifty years ago cotton was hauled on
tragons to Charleston, aud some got rich at it, 1
out it was worth 25 to 30 cents a pound. 1
Bat what distance could we baal it at 8 cents
\ pound with free labor? Our great staple I
would be almost a dead industry. And when
Lbe farmers go down everybody else will go
with them, the merchant, the machinist, the
lawyer, the doctor, the evangelist and the
?ditor too. See what changes the Wilming?
ton road road has wrought for our County.
To begin at Lynchburg and Magnolia, there
ire two flourishing villages, with six or ,
??ght stores in each, and churches and ;
schools ; and go'eigbt miles further and there
is Mayesville, where all is life and activity,
with steam mills, fine flour mill, neat
residences and churches, and about twenty
Hores. And ten miles further you strike the
town of Sumter, which is fast approaching '
the dimensions of a city. But the end is not
ret. Go ten miles on, and there is Wedge?
field, another flourishing village, with a half
iozen stores, three churches and its cozy
buildings; and this place bas sprung up like
i mushroom in a night, and in the future
may be a town If this road has wrought such
wonders for our County, what will not the ,
Charleston and Chicago road accomplish for >
Lancaster, Camden, Sumter and Manning?
It will build them up in the same way com?
paratively, as certainly as cause follows ef
feet. And while our freight and travel will
benefit the road, it will help us manifold
nore because it will draw its main support
'rom beyond our borders, from Chicago,
Tennessee, North Carolina and elsewhere, 1
ind when we found a city, dig a canal, or
auild a rail road we must look to its resour
:es Rail roads are a power in the-lacd. Jay .
Sould, of the Pacific roads, testified before
ibe committee during the great strike, that be
lad ten thousand employees. What a gigan- ,
ic enterprise! And he sits in bis palace in
S*ew York and dictates to thousands, and
ives in more magnificence than President
Cleveland. Wm. H. Vanderbilt was richer
han the great Jewish bankers, the Roth
:hilds, and he endowed a nniverfityj. and
?nade other munificent bequests, and gave
.mployment to thousands of workmen and
hereby fed many needy families. Now, how
Jid these two great financiers make their
Tioney ? I answer, mostly by rail roads. So
t seems that cotton is uo longer king, but
itcam in the locomotive.
Any one opposing a railroad at this era is
lilting agni'is: progress, civilization and the
-iiiblic welfare. Very truly,
WM. J. REYNOLDS.
A CARD
WEDGEFIELD, S. C., Aug. 30, 1S80.
Mr. Editor : I have been considering wbeth
;r I should reply to an extraordinary comrau
lication of Mr. E. W. Dabbs in your issue of
?-eek before last. After mature deliberation
[ have concluded that no profit can come of
Allowing up a controversy with one who de?
scends to so low a level for his grounds of de
?nce. I therefore leave his communication to
the contempt it deserves.
H. R. THOMAS.
FOR SALE.
AGOOD ST?EFF PIANO, in fine con?
dition, for $175. Inqufriat tbie office.
Sept. 7.
[For tbe Watchman. And Soubon .J
Free Schools Criticised.
Mr. Editor ; What benefit da the farmers,
the back bone and sinew of tbe South Caro*
lina, reap from the free school fond as it is
spent under the present system? A free
school is established in many localities ; the
teacher is appointed bj three trustees who
bare no personal interest in tbe majority of
the schools. The teacher not being responsi?
ble to tbe patrons, and not overlooked by the
trustees, condacts the school to please tbe
scholars or himself. Discipline becomes lax.
No authority is respected. At the end of
three, four or five months the school closes
and the future ruler of the State either works
or spends the remaining portion of the year
in idleness. On the other band if the State
would not attempt to do what is entirely out?
side of its jurisdiction, but would leave the
whole system of controlling and organizing
the schools to the parents, throwing the
whole responsibility of primary education
into the bands of those who are entitled to it,
we might reasonably expect in a few years to
reap some benefit from the school tax, and to
bare voters who being raised under tbe
wholesome system of parental discipline,
would respect authority and make good, God?
fearing citizens. I would suggest that the
Legislature could give the parents control by
abolishing the office of School Commissioner,
and let the money appropriated be drawn
from the Treasurer by trustees of each school,
organized by the parents, and that all teach?
ers be examined by a County Board of Exam
ioers appointed by the State Superintendent
of Education, and the number of schools,
white and colored, in each county, be regu?
lated by the State Superintendent of Educa?
tion, and that each county hare tbe privilege
to increase the school tax if they wish to do
ao. PARENT.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]
Rev. E. A. Edwards as School
Commissioner.
Mr. Editor : It occurs to me that it would
be a handsome thing for the people of Sumter
County to elect Mr. Edwards to the office of
School Commissioner. Intellectual, be is
fully qualified, while his social and moral
standing will give tone and strength to bis
work. In preaching the Gospel be bas de?
voted tbe best rears of bis life to the highest
interests of his fellow-men, asking for no re?
ward and receiving none. Now that his
years have multiplied, and physical weakness
forbids active ministerial labor, it would only
indicate the presence of grateful hearts among
bis countrymen if they should place bim
where be can get something towards aiding
bim in securing the necessaries of life. That
he will be faithful and conscientious bas been
proven by bis past record ; and that he, like
all the rest, is seeking the position because of
tbe salary, need not be questioned, although
be alone bas bad tbe candor to confess it. In
other and better years, when Mr. Edwards
bad abundance, bis munificent hand was
open to all, and numbers will recall bis deeds
of benevolence. The simplest and cosamonest
laws of life would lead towards the making of
some return. It too often happens that
when ministers grow old, they are
"turned ont to graze," and to live
upon a scanty and fortuitous stubble called
charity. No?* that an opportunity of afford?
ing genuine help to one who deserves it pre?
sents itself, it would be magnanimous in our
citizens to bear bim np in the arms of grate?
ful remembrance, and seat bim in the bumble
place be is asking for.
A SUPPORTER,
A Captain's Fortunate Discovery.
Capt. Coleman, sehr. Weyro?nth, playing
between Atlantic City and N. Y., had been
troubled with a cough so fhnt be was unable to
Bleep, und was induced to try Dr. King's New
Discovery for C nsninption. It not only gave
him instant relief, but Allayed the extreme sore
ness in his breast. His children were similarly
affected and n single dose hnd the same happy
2ffect. Dr King's New Discovery is now the
standard remedy in thc Coleman household and
JD board the schooner; Free Trial Bottles of
this standard Rcmody at Dr. J. F. W. De
Lorme's Drug Store. 4
Without beautiful hair no woman is beauti?
ful. I3 yours falling off or faded ? The loss
is vital. Parker's Hair Balsam will preserve
your hair and give back its gloss and youth?
ful color. Clean, elegant perfect. Prevents
dandruff. m
LUMBER FOR SALE.
3?A AAA FEET LUMBER FOR
DU.UUU Sale at A. S. and W. A.
Brown's' Mill, situated on the road leading
from Bossard's P. 0. to Pine Ville. Will be
at the Mill Tuesdays and Fridays to serve
those wishing Lumber.
? Charleston, Cicmati & CM
m RaiM Company.
NOTICE.
ASPECIAL meeting of tbe Stockholders of
The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad Company will be held at the Grand
Central Hotel, Columbia, S. C., on Tnesday,
September 14, A. D. 1886, at ll o'clock A.
M., to transact the following business :
To take action upon the question of consol?
idation with "The Rutherford Railway Con?
struction Company" and the "Rutherfordton,
Marion and Tennessee Railway Company" of
N. C., and upon the ratification of the acts
of the Directors of this Company in relation
thereto, made at a Directors' meeting held in
New York, September 10th, A. D. 1886.
J. D. BLANDING,
Sept. 4 Prest. C. C. k C. R. R. Co.
E. P. RIGKER & CO.
Bave the Largest and Finest Stock of
Foreign and Domestic Liquors
EVER BROUGHT TO SUMTER.
We keep everything from
CIDER TO CHAMPAGNE.
We would call particular attention to our
LAUREL VALLEY
N. C. Corn Whiskey.
Something very superior.
We feel satisfied that our facilities enable us to
SUIT ANY CUSTOMER,
Both in Quality and Price. Give os a call.
MAIN ST., SUMTER, 8. C.,
Opposite the Town Pump.
We also keep a full line of
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
Sept V _
FOR SALE.
Clean and Sound R R. P.
Seed Oats.
Southern Rye Seed.
Cotton Sheets and Bags for
Picking.
One Two-horse and two One
tiorse Wagons in First Class
Drder.
150 Packages New Mackerel,
Cheap at
DUCKER & B?LTMAN.
Aug 31
THE EARTHQUAKE
-HAS
Shaken Up Things in a Fearful Manner, but
JOHN REID'S
Popular Dry Goods House Stands Intact,
RESTING SECURELY ON THE BED-ROCK OF BOTTOM PRICES.
A Foll Line of tbe Newest Styles in
Dress Fabrics, Ladies' and Misses9 Wraps, Fancy Goads and Satins
for the Fall and Winter Season of 1886, now on exhi-.
bition at prices that cannot fail to please.
Staple Goods Low Down, as Usual.
jt^~ Requests for samples promptly attended to.
Sept 7_;
GET THE BEST,
BOT TI TEH!
GET THE BEST,
??t THE lil
GET THE BEST,
Bli TI Til
GET THE BEST,
' BDI TBE TlT
FOR SALE BY
Sept 6, 1886.
SUMTER, S. CV
DRESSED
LUMBER.
A full supply of
Seasoned Dressed Lamber
on hand, consisting of
FLOORING,
WEATHERBOARDING,
CEILING,
CASINGS, STYLING, Aa,
-ALSO
The Various Kiuds of Moalding,
STANDARD CUT LATHS.
A full assortment of
ROUGH LUMBER?
We will endeavor to keep up
a full supply of Dressed Lum?
ber, making it a specialty.
H. KARBY & CO.
Aug 31
NOTICE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.
SUMTER, S. C., Acc. 16, 1886.
ACO-PARTNERSHIP for the practice of
Law has thia day been formed between
the undersigned, under tbc firm name and
3tyle of EARLE & PURDY.
Careful attention wi!) be giren to all bnsi
ness entrusted to oar care, either in the State
Courts or in tbe United Mates Courts. Col?
lections promptly made.
JOSEPH H. EARLE,
ROBERT 0. PURDY.
Aug. 10-1 m_
THIS SPACE
is reserved for
ALTAMONT MOSES'
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
of his
FALL ST OLK?
Aug 31
Mew Advertisements.
NATUREf8 A NUABLE REMEDY
CURE FOR ? ?5^5?W*' "
CONSTIPAT^ W*?*
df?^t?h Tarraot'8 Efferre?cent
gBagal k Tt is certain in its ef
^?jj|S_*3fl-k action. Unpalatable
"SjSffin to tbe ^t^' it can be
SM^flHy relied aP?D to ear?, and
^ " . . it cures bj ass? ti og, not
Sick-Headache^
ABD g&iWes yourselves, or
nVCDCDCIl allow your children to
U I urti O I A?rake them, always UM
this elegant pharmaceutical preparation,
which bas been for more than forty years a
public favorite. Sold by druggists every
where. Aug 31
Ul Wi H
The TAYLOR & COX STEAM FIRE EX?
TINGUISHER for Cotton Gina ts ibe best
protection against loss by fire. Beats i uta
ranee. Cheap, instantaneous, effectu?t and
reliable. Send for circulars and fall particu?
lars. A gents wan ted." Good* pay giren.
J. N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, S. C;
SIN SAW FIUN8 MACHINE.
The TAYLOR GIN SAW FILER is one of
the best rr ade. Anybody can file Gin Saws
with it. Requires no practice. Does its work
as it should be done aod ten times faster than
by hand Every machine warranted. Price
Si2. Pays for itself every season.. Order
from J N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, S- C.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY an Engine,
Boiler, Wood-Working Machinery of any
kind ; Saw Mill, Machine Tools or Machinery
of any kind for wood or iron working, do
cot fail to consult the undersigned, who bas
for sale all kinds of Engines and Boilers and
Wood ann Irori Working Machinery, both
new and secondhand, at prices that simply defy
competition. Let roe know your wants and
prices will be named. If you want to sell
Eugine, Boiler or Machinery of acy kind, de?
scribe it and address
Ang 3 J. N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, 8. C.
5 TON
WAGON SCALES.
Ira. L?Ten. 8twt B*?rf.?*. li
Tm Sw? *cd Bot-rt 8.1,
.nd
JOXKS bt part th? fr*if*t-io.- 1m
frit? LUt mantto* th<? ?
?jun ?FI
GIN INSURANCE.
AWHITE & SOX are prepared to
# take Insurance Risks on Gina and
Gio Houses, in first class English Companies.
Aug 31_
NOTICE
Opening Books of Subscrip?
tions
? -TO TH?
Manchester & Augusta RaUratf*
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under?
signed, being three of the Commission?
ers named in the Act of the General Assembly
of the State of Sooth Carolina approved Feb?
ruary 26tb, 1870, entitled an Act "To Char*
ter the Manchester and Augusta Railroad
Company," inasmuch as a majority of tho
Commissioners appointed under said act, have
failed to fix the time and place for receiving
subscriptions, have decided to opeo books for
subscription to the Capital Stock of said Com?
pany at Sumter C. H., S. C., at Florence,
Darlington County, So. Ca., and at Marton
C. H., on the 6th day of October, 1886, and
that Books for Subscription to Capital Stock
of the Manchester and Augusta Railroad
Company will be then and there opened and
stand open for thirty days from and after tba
said 6th day of October, 1886, for receiving
subscriptions in shares 'of $100 each to said
stock, to the extent of five millions of dollars,
and that on each share of stock subscribed,
the subscriber will be required to pay two
dollars per share.
The direction of said road as required by
the Charter is "from some point oo (tho
then) Wilmington and Manchester Railroad
to the Town of Hamburg, S. C., or near that
place.' '
W. W. HARLLEE, )
THOS. D. MCDOWELL, VCom'n,
J. S. RICHARDSON. J
August 31, 1886._______
Estate of William Keels, 84%,
Deceaseds
ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS
against said Estate will present tho
same, duly attested, and all persons io any
way indebted to said Estate, will make pay*
ment without delay to
WM. J. KEELS,
Aug 24, 1886. Qualified Executor.
FOB SALE
The following Second-hand Machiaery, is
good repair :
ONE SIX-HORSE ENGINE, (New York
Safetv Steam Power Co.)
ON? FORTY-SAW WINSHIP GIN, with
Feeder and Condenser.
ONE HAND-POWER COTTON PRESS.
For particulars address.
_W. J. JENNINGS, Sumter, S. C._
J. B, KILLOUGH,
Manager of Lodden* Bates' Southern Hou? .
has opened au office in Sumter. Leave your
orders for Musical Instrumenta and Mustcal
Merchandise. __.
You will find in stock Domestic, White and
New Home Machines, Oil and Nwdtot tor all
Machines. J. CHESTNUT
August 3 Manager,