The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 05, 1886, Image 1

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.- : ?- i. i s . ^fejijp?TJSR WATCHMAN? .Established Apr?, IS50. CiMi&olidated Aug. 25 1881.] ; $ lBe Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1886. THE TRUE SCUTHKON, Established Jene, 1866 New Series-Yoi. VI. So. 10. IHIi P S ? * I 19 ? * ^Sb&U^Terr Eaesday, N. Gr. OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS: Two Dollars per anama-in advance. ? DVS&TISKX5XTS. One Square, first insertion.._00 Every subsequent insertion_- 50 Contracts for three mouths, or longer will be made at reduced rates. - Al ^communication s which subserve private tfttrqsc?rwill becharged for as advertisements. -Obituaries sod tributes of respect will be eSJrj^iforC ?3 NOTICE. .TREASURER OF SUMTER COUN? TY gives ^notice that his books will be open from the FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTO BER> 1S86, to the- FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1886, for the collection of Taxes for the Fiscal year commencing No? vember lst,-lSSS,' iojSnmter County. " The following are the rates per centum of ?he levy: 1. Foe State purposes-five and one-fourth inflls'oirevery dollar of the value of all taxa? ble 'property. ?? 2. For County purposes-three mills on every dollar of such value, of which the pro? ceeds of two and one-half mills are to be ap? plied "to ordinary County expenses, and of one-fourth of a mill to paying the deficiencies Of. the fiscal year ending October 31, 1885, and of one-fourth of a mill to the payment of the cost of opening and constructing a public nigh way from Privateer Township across Pocotaligo Swamp to Concord Township, ii 3v For support of public schools-two mills on every-dollar of such value. ? 4. One dollar on each taxable poll, (to wit between the ages of 21 and 60 years.) The Treasurer will in person or by deputy ; attend at the following places and times for the collection of the said taxes: I .JStatebnrg, Tuesday, November 2. ???-M. Sanders' former office in Rafting Creek Township, Wednesday,; November 3. Smithville, Thursday, November 4. Scarborough'*Store, near Tirzah Church, Friday, November 5. - ;Privateer, Saturday, November 6. Mayesville, Monday, November 8. .'Reid's Hill,-Tuesday, November 9. - Lynchburg, in Lynchburg Township, Wednesday, November 10. 1 Shiloh, Thursday, November ll. . Lewis Chapel, Friday, November 12. -ifechAB?GSviHe, Monday, November 15. \l?xsnopvH?e, Tuesday, November 16. Man avilie, Wednesday, November IT. ^iiAocbester^ Friday, November 19. * SKedge??S/ Saturday, November 20. Andan the other da vs, from October 15th to December 15th, at his office at the County ?eat. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, Sept. 28. v. ' Treasurer of Su m ter Co. -AT $f50 FER BALE. IAM NOW PREPARED TO GIN COT ton with despatch at my Gin near town for $1.50 per bale. Patronage solicited ?.nd satisfaction ?ruar anteed. r W. ERVIN Bn?NSoN. Sept. 14. GIN INSURANCE. AWHITE Jc SON &*e prepared to t take Insurance Risks on Gins and Gin Houses, in first class English Companies. Aug 31__^ Attention Farmers! . &. C. T % CO, COTTON BUYERS, ' Are paying very highestrMarket Prices fQrjCptton. Farmers will dd1 weff- to see theta before selling. Office over B. J. BASSETT'S Store. G. C. BACOT. ' H^ SCHWERIN. Sept. 2J. -FOB-SALE fhe^ew^g Second-baad Mtcbisery, ID ? >? S Wi Wi ' ONE*SIX-HOVRSE ENGINE; (New York Safetv Steam Power Co > ONE FORTY-SAW WINSHIP GIN, with ?c?deran?T Condenser. ON?THANi>Pp_WER COTTON PRESS. For uaciienlars address. W. J. JENNINGS, Sumter, S. C. NOTICE r- % ? \ ? -?* Opening Books of Subscrip? tions -TO THR Mattster & Augusta Railroad* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. T^TOTICE- is hereby given that the uuder Al signed^ beibg three of the Commission? ers named in the Act of tbe General Assembly of tli? State of South Carolina approved Feb? ruary "?Sth^?STO, entitled an Act "To Char? ter the Manchester and Augusta Railroad Company,*? inasmuch as a majority of the Commissioners appointed under said act, have failed to 8x the time and place for receiving subscriptions*- have decided to open 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 Marion C. H., on the 6th (Jay of October, 1886, and t^at B?o?ES for Subscription to Capital Stock ct> tba ^Manchester. and Augusta Railroad Company will be then aod there opened and 'staod opeo for ?ftirty days from aod ai ter the said 6th day of October, 1686, 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. . Thcdi?oction of said road as required by jfcf^fflArJp^ ia "from som* point On (the iteoj^v^uniiigtoo abd. Maoehester Railroad tMfe T^vn ofmuibnrg, S. C., or near that *E ^ BARLLEB \ Ow^T?OS...D'. MCDOWELL. ]? Com'rs. Sr RICHARDSON, j August 31, 1886. fl IM QffiQHICLE, AUGUSTA, GA. iXO TBft . .lliSllli, . ? Qa* Tfiar at $2.90. ^raELAUGUSTA CHRONICLE isthelar ^^ gte^'weekly -newspaper io this State, lt isa twelve page (eighty-four eolemn) pa? per, rt contains-all tbe important news of the week, and is filled with interesting and in? structive reading to the farmer, mechanic, business tfnd professional man. Its Washing- j ton, Attenta/and Columbia Letters, with its j full Telegraphic service, market reports, edito- i rials and general news,-~make i tone of the mo* readable and one of-the best newspapers j *in tbe South. - The Augusta Chronicle can be read in any Household. Jt is free from sensationalism. I OCR STANDARD BEARERS* State Ticket. For Governor. JOHN PETER RICHARDSON of Clarendon For'Lieutenant Governor. WILLIAM L. MAULDIN of Greenville. For Secretary of State. W. Z. LETTNER of Kershaw. For Comptroller General. W. E. STONEY of Berkeley. For Treasurer. T. S: BAMSERG of Barnwell. For Attorney General. JOSEPH E. EARLE of Sumter. " For Superintendent of Education. JAMES H. RICE of Abbeville. For Adjutant and Inspector General. M. L. BONHAM, of Abbeville. County Ticket. For Senator. MARION MOISE. For the Legislature. W. 0. CAIN, H. F. WILSON, H. G. SHAW, A. MOSES. For Auditor. . W. R. DELGAR. For County Commissioners. J. M. ROSS, T. J. BAKER. J. 0. DURANT. . For Treasurer. P. P. GAILLARD. For School Commissiojier. J. T. WILDER. For Probate Judge. T. V. WALSH. TIRED OUT! At this season nearly every ono needs to use some sort of tonic. IRON enters into almost every phy? sician's prescription for those who need building up. ??_?L?ST TO!?!? For Weakness, Xicssitadc. lack of Energy, etc, it HAS NO EQUAL, and is tho oniv Iron xoo?icine that ?3 not inj crions. It Enriches tho Blood? Invigorates tho System, Restores Appetite, Aids ingestion It Qoe3 not blacken or inj^ro thc teeth, casse head? ache or produce cor??p?tiuU-cJher Jr or. medicines do DB. G. S. BSTEXET, a Icadir^ physician of Spring? field. Ohio, says: "Brown's Iron Bitters is a thororrfcHt" good medi? cine. I us? it in my practico, and find ita action ex? cels all other forms ?i iron. In weakness, cr alow con? dition of the system. Brown'* Iren Bitters is csuclly a positite necessity. It is all that is claimed for it." DB. "W. K. TVATSES, 1219 Thirty-second Street, Georgetown. D. C.. says: - - Brown's Iron Bitters is the Toxic of tho age. J?othing better, lt creates appetite, gires strength and improves digestion." Genome has above Trade Mark and crossed red Enes on wrapper. Take no other. Madocnlyby Most of tile diseases which a?3:ci mankind are origin? ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER? For all complaints of this kind, such as Torpidity of deliver. Biliousness, Xerrous Dyspepsia. Indiges? tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation. Flatu? lency, Eructations ?nd Buming of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn}, Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills ^end Fever, Breakbons Fever, Exhaustion before or after Fever?, Chronic Diar? rhoea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath, Irregularities incidental to Females. Bearing-down SK STUDIER'S flURMTIl is Invaluable. It is not a panacea for ail diseases, bot Afine ail diseases of the LIVER, "iii W?HLE STOMACH and BOWELS. It changes the complexi?n from a waxy, yellow tinge, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes tow. gloomy spirits. It is one of tbs BEST AL? TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF.THE BLOOD, and ls A VALUABLE TONIC. STADICER'S AURANTII Fat sale by ali Druggists. Price S1.00 per bottle. C. F. STADICER, Proprietor, AO SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, Pa. A FINE FLORfOTTONIG! Mr. FOSTER S. CHAPMAN, One of the landmarks of the Georgia Drug trade, now of Orlando, Fiorida, writes: "I can hardly select a single case of the many others to whom L have GUINN'S PIONEER BLOOD RE? NEWER, but what have been satis? fied; and I find it the best remedy for all Skin Diseases I have ever sold, and s Fine Florida Tonic. ''FOSTER S. CHAPMAN. "Ociando. Fia." A CERTAIN CURE FOR CATARRH ! A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! GUINN'S FIOXEEi: XiA)?l> 1?KNEWEK Cn res all I5iood and Skin .?iseast-S, ??'neuroa t?>:n. Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine. If not in your market it will he forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00: large bottles ?1.75. Essay on Blood and* Skin Diseases mailed R MACON MED? CINE COMPANY. Macon. Georgia. m-31 M For Sale by Di:. A. J. CHINA. Julv 13. Sumter. . S. C. TrIE TEMPERATE W?HKEB, Removed from Columbia, S. C. A Live, Temperance Ftxper, Published Semi-monthly in SUMTER, S. C. Under the Editorial management of REV. il. Y. CHREITZDKRO, G.'.V.C.T. 0? I.O.G.T. OK S. C. Assisted by an able cor;.? of Editors. The patronage and influence of all friends of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 00 cents a year. To advertisers desiring a wide circulation, it offers an excellent medium. Oa business, address N. G. OSTEEN, Publisher. DOWN THE OCAL?WAHA. The sun has risen, golden fair", Above the wide Floridian wtfcda, And ?ung it3 beams down aisles of air Athwart the sylvan solitudes. My boat is launched : I grasp t?fe o'ars And swiftly seek the middle tide ; Then past the flowery, shelving shores, Adown the placid stream ? guide. Through wide savannas, where the grass In wandering winds waves lush and greeD O'er gleaming water, smooth as glass, I reach the forest's tangled screen. Palms lift their fan-like fronds above As though to clasp the azure wall ; And birds that know the songs of love From marshy coverts softly call. In creeks, by sinuous creepers hid, The saurian lurks to seize his prey, And laughing leaves and boughs amid, Camel eons turn from green to gray: 'Bound slender boles tbe drowsy snakes Their shining, scaly coils entwine, While slanting through the blooming brakes, The amber morning suorays Shine. With every fragrant breath I feel My muscles lose their sturdy power, And subtly through my fibres steal The orient sweetness of the hour ; Until in languorous joy I lift No more the softly-dripping oars, But on and on serenely drift Between the cypress-bordered shores ; And dream of days whose star has paled Beyond our wide horizon's marge, When mighty Caliph Haroun sailed Down Tigris in a golden barge. Clinton Scollard, in June Bivouac. The Way to the West. One of tbe most important railroad meetings held in Charleston for many years past took place at the Charleston .Hotel yesterday. It was attended by Col. Frank Coxe, of Asheville, N. C. ; Dr. W. L. Mauldin, of Greenville, the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor ; Mr. C. E. Spencer, of York ville ; Col. R. A. Johnson, general manager of the Massachusetts and Southern Construction Company, of Boston, Mass. ; Mr. Henry R. Baker, of Springfield, Mass., and Col. James D. Blanding, of Sumter, S. C. It was a meeting of the stockholders of the consolidated Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company. This railway enterprise is one of the most extensive, and so far as the com? mercial interests of Charleston are con? cerned, one of the most important that has been projected since the war. The consolidated lines represented in the company bring Charleston one hundred and fifty-eight miles nearer the Ohio River than by any other route. It is, therefore, of the greatest importance that the road should be built and, from the representations that have been made, there can be little doubt that it will be completed from Sumter, 'S C,, to Ash? land, Ky , on the Ohio River, within the next two years. The plan o? the company is to have one system of railroads under one man? agement, running from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ohio River, and from that .j'.-int to make the most direct, connec? tion with the entire West and North West. The distance from Sumter, the most Southerly point to which the rail? road will at first be built, to a point where the line runs North to Johnson City, Tenn., is a distance of four hun? dred and forty-five miles. In this dis? tance the road intersects eight other lines of railway and travefses one of thc most fertile and rich farming sections in the United States. A fine location has been secured across the Blue Ridge Mountain with a light grade. This crossing over the mountains is believed to be less difficult than any that has previously been discovered. At tbe meeting of the stockholders yesterday Col. Frank Coxe, of Ashe? ville, N. C , was elected president, and Mr. Henry K. Baker, of Springfield, Mass., secretary and treasurer. Frank Coxe, Asheville, N. C., Rich? ard Dozier. Georgetown, S. C., Theo? dore G. Barker, Charleston, S. C., James D. Blanding, Sumter, S. C., Henry K. Baker, Springfield, Mass., Jno. T. Wilder, Chattanooga, Tenn., H. D. Lee, Shelby, N. C, P. P. Dickinson, New York city, Peter J. Sinclair, Marion, N. C., Wm. K. Ba? ker, Springfield, Mass., Damon N. Coates, New York city, Edward S. Brewer, Hartford, Conn., and Wm. P. Callender, Springfield, Mass , were elected directors. The contract for the consolidation of the roads, embraced in the project was adopted and ratified by the stockholders, and it was resolved that, for the pur? pose of raisiug money to be used io the construction of its railroad under its charters, aud for the purchase of freight and passenger cars, locomotive engines, steel rails, the laytug of side tracks, the building of double track where neces? sary, the furnishing of terminal facili? ties aud the erection of necessary ma? chine shops, round-houses, depots, and for other purposes in connection with the successful operation and maiute nance of the railroad, and for such other purposes as may le authorized by the directors, this company do issue its first mortgage bonds to the extent of $20.000 per mile, to bear date October I, A. D. 1S8G, aud to be payable iu Uni? ted States gold coin on the 1st day of October, A. D. 1916, and said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of G per centum per aunum, payable quarterly iu like gold coin on the first days of January, April, July aod October. 2. That the amount of bonds out? standing at any one time, issued under the authority of this vote shall not ex? ceed twenty thousand (?20,000) dol? lars per mile upon every mile of railroad constructed. 3. That for the purpose of securing the payment of said first mortgage bonds and interest, Frank Coxe, the president of this company, as agent, be, an;1; he hereby is, authorized, for and in the name of this company, to execute and deliver a deed of trust, or morten "e containing a power of s?lc, to thu lk>s tou ?Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Boston, iu the Commonwealth of Mas? sachusetts, of the railroad of this com? pany aud its franchises, extending from its so ut h'Jin terminus in thc city o? Charleston, S. C., to its northern ter? minus upon the State line of Tennessee, as the same now is or may hereafter bc located and constructed, with all thc c>: teosions and branches built aud to bc built, owned and to be acquired, to? gether with all the franchises, privi? leges and appurtenances appertaining thereto, and which may hereafter ap? pertain there to, and thc said agent is further authorized to attach the corpo rate seal of this company to said deed, and to acklowledge the same as the free act and deed of this company. 4. That the above bonds shall he for one thousand dollars each. Another resolution was adopted, pro? viding that the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company act as the trustees of the stock, trust mortgage and bonds to be issued, and a contract was made with the Massachusetts and Southern Con? struction Company for the beginning of work upon this grand enterprise, which promises so much for the country through which it passes, and for Charleston, its Southern terminus. In conversation with a reporter for the Netos and Courier yesterday, Col. R. A. johnson, the general manager of the Construction Company, said : 'This line is what the people of Charleston have been seeking for years and years. We are surely going to the mountains. We have a line surveyed over the Blue Ridge ; we have a corps of surveyors now in Virginia surveying the line through to the Kentucky line. We have our arrangements all completed, and a part of the road built from Black's station, on the Air Line Railway. Ws have graded forty-five miles, and are laying 60J pound steel fails at the rate of a mile a day. We want to connect the mountain country with Charleston at the earliest possible moment, and I can assure you that we are going to build this road as rapidly as possible. We shall have a line from the iron ore country across the Blue Ridge Moun? tains within the course of two years, and a line to Sumter, and from there to connect with Charleston within the next twelve or fifteen months. Our road passes over a coal bed in Kentucky, which is eleveu feet thick and of the very purest quality mined in any part of the world, and Charleston, bad she through connection with these fields, would, I firmly believe, be the greatest coal depot in the world.'-Netcs and Courier of Oct. 1. Prom the Lakes to the Ocean. The dream of more than half a cen? tury is about to be realized. The grand scheme for the extension of the commercial iuterests of Charleston, which, since the days of John C. Cal? houn, has engaged the earnest thought of many of the foremost minds of this State, is now assuming a shape which proaiises thc accomplishment of speedy and important results. The Charles? ton, Cincinoatti and Chicago Railroad Company, with which is incorporated the Rutherford Railway Construction Company and the B.uf berfordton, Marion and Tennessee Railway .Com? pany, of North Carolina, ha? begun the construction of a line of road which will connect Sumter, South Carolina, and Ashland Kentucky, by a continu? ous chain of railways, and will ulti? mately be extended more directly to Charleston. This truly great enter? prise is now fairly under way, and there is no fear of its failure or halting. The money for the construction of the new road has already been secured, or can be obtained, and the prospects of the undertaking are in every view most en? couraging. At a special meeting of the stock? holders of the consolidated companies, which was quietly held in Charleston yesterday, the organization of the new i company was completed by the election of ofaeers, a contract was closed for the construction of the road under its char I ter, and the president of the company was authorized to execute a mortgage j of the line to be constructed. I The northwestern termiuus of the road will reach the fertile valley of the Ohio River and will connect Charleston with much of the most valuable territory in the United States. The line, when completed will oe 158 miles shorter than any other line, connecting the same sections, that has been previous? ly surveyed. About twenty-five miles of the road have been completed, and it is expected that the track will be laid from Sumter to a point well within the mountain district of North Carolina ? within the next fifteen months, j Perhaps thc best assurance of the good faith of the projectors of this im? portant railway enterprise \s coutained in thc fact that Col. Frank Coxe, now a resident of North Carolina, but for many years au active and prominent citizen of tjjis State has been elected president of the company. Col. Coxe possesses large business capacity, owns valuable landed aud coal iuterests in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, was formerly the successful president of the Commercial Bank of Charlotte, N. C., is a member of the wealthy firm of Coxe Brothers & Company, extensive coal miners in Pennsylvania, and is now the vice-president of the Western North Carolina Railroad and owner of thc im? mense Battery Park Hotel at Asheville. Col. Coxe commands in a marked degree thc confidence and esteem of the people of North Carolina aud of thc larger part of this State, where he is w?il-kuown. He is a warm friend of Charleston, and a strong believer in its future success and prosperity, and his connection with the new road to Chiea ge is a guarantee that the enterprise has both lifo and energy iu it. and is full of promise to Charleston and to all South Carolina. The repeated efforts that have been made iu past years to open a road from Charleston to the Northwest have shown the estimation in which the scheme has always been held by capitalists. The advantages of such a road are toy ap? parent to be overlooked, aud its con? struction has only awaited the attention of men who should both appreciate its claims and be prepared to show that appr?ciation iu a practical way. The rbrht men have come at last, with the moans iii their hunt].-;, and the road will bo Luiic as fast as mon and money can build it. - Editorial in News and Cou? rier Oct. 1. Tho State Convention of tho Womcu's Christiuu Temperance Union of S. C. will hold its Annual Session in New? berry, S. C. October 15-17. Rev. At tic us Gr. Ii ay good, D.D., of Geor? gia will preach the Auuual Ser? mon on Sunday, 17th at, ll o'clock. ? Other distinguished visitors will be present. This will be a grand gather? ing of earnest Christian Workers. l,Comc and sec.'7 Written for the Watchman and Southron. Recollections of Potter's Raid* NUMBER XIII. Ile eyed me closely. Iiis counte? nance and demeanor indicated busi? ness. I spoke and asked, 'what will you have ?' Ile took a bit of paper from his vest pocket and reading from it my name, asked, 'is that your name V 'Leave off the Y and you have my name.' Walking to the candle and looking more carefully at the paper said, 'J have it right. That's your name V I nodded assent. 4 Army scared?7 (derisively) he remarked. 'The presence of those negro troops are a ?error to me,' (and I might have said, white ones like you, also.) 'Why aie you not in the army ? 'I serve my country better out of the anny. I could not stand- the wear and tear of a soldier's life.'" Ile threw the stump of his cigar into the fire plac?, and taking one from his cigar case lighted it at the candle. Ile had upon his finger a ring which glittered in the light. 'Have you ever been in the army V 'No, I have remained at home dur? ing; the war.7 'What doing V 'Preaching, which is my calling. I have no other business.1 'P-r-e-a-c-h i n-g !' he sarcastically drawled out.' I begran now to fear him. I was fully persuaded I had fallen into bad hands. The way he puffed the smoke into my roora and deliberately spit upon the floor, convinced me, that he was a rough, and that there was cause to fear him. 'You are army scared. It is an easy thing for you to lay in waiting for your enemies ; surrender to them ; shoot them down and take a back street ; come to your bed and say you are sick, lt was you who shot down our guard as they rode into town.' 'It is not worth my while to deny this, but all this town knows I hsive not been out of my bed for days, and that my physician is attending me.' 'Who has been here to day V 'I can't tell only that the house has been crowded with negroes since the army came into the town.' 'Any white soldiers been here V 'Yes, the Provost Marshal with several of his men were here after the the night.7 'Did they find anything?' 'They were hunting arms and am? munition. There were none here.' 'Any other white man been here ?' 'Lieutenant Waterman was here/ 'What business had he here?' he asked willi emphasis, conveying the impression that Waterman was dis? liked by him. 'Only to befriend me and advise me how to save some of our provisions/ pointing to what was on the hearth. 'And yon helped hang several citi? zens of this place. We have to look into all this matters. AU this kind of one-sided busiuess is now played out.' 'There were several negro men hung by the authorities of the town They were found with arms in their hands and when efforts were made to arrest them, they were were fired on by the uegroes. They were caught aud tried and hung.' * What had you to do with it ? For they tell us you were there.' 'Nothing, only that I visited them in prison, and read to them the Scrip turos and offered prayers. I did this all the time they were imprisoned. There is nothing I have to regret in all this affair. This entire country knows the part I took in it, and they were hung by the laws of the land.' 'Did you Bee them bung V 'No I accompanied them a part of the way from prison and when near the place of execution, bid them farewell, receiving their thanks for the attentions I had paid them. There was much feeling manifested by us all at parting.' He heard all 1 said and leaning toward me, so that I could not fail in hearing what he said he ra;sed his voice and said, 'TU see you again.' Ile withdrew by the back door. The visit of this soldier ! his cost? ly uniform indicating some prominent position in the army, his questions and his whole manner entirely dis? concerted both Mrs.- and my? self, lie had probed me thorough? ly with questions, and his informer, whoever he had been, had put me be? fore him, in a wrong light. What could it be that would bring him back ? Could he be bent on further mischief? Would he attempt to provo the things alleged against me ? At all events, we now waited anxious? ly bis return. We were satisfied that he would return. * It was perhaps half an hour or so, and it was now 10 o'clock, when wc heard voices at the front of the house. I hoped as these were the first to enter thc house by the front door, since Lieut. Waterman had entered the house, that it possibly might be he briiitriuir friends to see us. But there was no lime allowed to consid? er who it might be, when we heard the heavy tread of several on tho steps. There seemed to be sume five or six ; one of thom laid hold of the door knob and shook the door violently. Unfortunately thc door was locked. We did not know of j tin's. It was a irai n shaken so vio lently that I was sure thc lock would be torn off. Then we heard angiy voices and oaths, 'L't us in here. Why is the door locked V Then the blinds of the window to ?JV room, opening on lin; piazza wert? liulely lorn open and 1 felt sure that as they were seeking admittance that they'd knock in the sash. Thc curtain was down arni they went back to the door which was now wide open. They cursed ail concerned for loekinir the door and walked in, and we could j hear the heavy thud of their gnus as i they brought them lo a rest on the ! carpeted floor. We asked each j other, 'can they be negro soldiers?' ) 'I hardly think so us they have j come in at the front door and no others have done so to-night/ 1 I now had my fears that it might be the follow who had not long left us, bringing others with him. II was he. Ile came to my door, which we had closed as we heard t?i?s company coming in and per? emptorily ordered me to 'get up out of that bed at once. Do you hear me?' and he retired slamming the door after him. Mrs. -told the servant girl to go in and tell him I was sick in bed and that I could not get np. She delivered the message and re? turned. He fallowed her to the door, and said 'Madam, yon come into this room/ 'and you sir obey my orders and get up out of that bed at once. Do you hear me?' and he retired shutting the door violently. I asked Mrs. -if she was going out of the room ? .No. Iain not going to leave you in his hands/ 'We are in their power, and there is no knowing to what extremities they may cany us. 1 don't know how to advise you. I think it best to re? main whine I am and I intend to do so, until I am forced to get up. If they force me I'll have to try and get up.' We could hear them talking and their steps over the room. I must say I felt concerned, fearing they might injure Col. Davis' picture on the melodeoM. But now he comes and opening the door wide, I could see black soldiers in the room. Ile asked, 'haveyounot got out ofthat bed '! Are 3'ou going to obey my orders or not ? And you madam come into this room,' and lie again left the room slamming the door after him. I was surprised at Mrs.-'s self-possession. She laid the babe be? side me and at once left the room and entered the room where they were. The door was closed between us. My troubles seemed now to have, reached a climax as the door was closed behind her. What Our Editors Say. Fairfield News and Herald. An attempt was recently made to arrest some incoming Mormons in New York. By means of some technicality in the law they were released and went on their way rejoicing. This Mormon business is one of the foulest sores opon the body politic, aud it is one that it seems we can never cure. All religions are guaranteed by the Constitution, but whenever any system goes beyond com? mon morality, it ceases to be a religion, and should be unceremoniously stopped. Mormonism is just in this fix, and all efforts should be exerted by honest, virtuous citizens to stop it, especially as it is a system which make3 every effort to proselyte. They have opera? ted among the ignorant of this State with some success, and every patriotic citizen will strive to secure thc day when it shall be wiped from thc face of the earth. The Black District. Wateree Messenger. We are glad to see that the Demo? crats of the 7th Congressional District are determined to give that Republican stronghold another fight; and further? more that Col. Wm. Elliott of Beau? fort, has been nomiuated by the Demo? eratic Conveution as Representative from this District. Our party has a hard struggle ahead of them. It-seems almost impossible to overcome the enor? mous black majorities in such counties as Beaufort, Berkeley and Georgetown. But is the prospect more discouraging now, than it was all over the State in 1876, when South Carolina was redeem? ed from Republicanism 1 We think . not. And the Democrats of the 7th District have done a noble act in again arraying themselves against the black hordes of the low country. We have no doubt but that Colonel Elliott will make a gallant fight for the Democracy. ile did so two years ago, and led thc forlorn hope heroically, though not su3cessfully, Thc chances for victory this year are better, as there is division in the house of the enemy. The whole State will watch with interest the Elliott campaign, and though we are not certain by any means of his suc? cess, we feel assured that be will carry the war into Africa. Push. - Edgeficld Adccrtiser. The American citizen has gained a world renowned reputation for energy and progressive activity. Tbe South? ern gentleman of other days, reclining in case aud elegance, surrounded by all the, luxuries of life and comforts which wealth can bring, is a rare spec? tacle in this age. In his stead can be seen the busy, bustling man of busi? ness. Those who now acquire wealth in the South, do not seek happiness iu indolence, but they have learned that true happiness comes only when the faculties of body and miud are given healthy cserei.se. -Re up and doing,' is a motto which tho young man of the p?riod'cttiiuot disregard with impunity. In all the aims of life, we find that those only have reached their goal who have maintained a fixed determination to succeed. Pu>h is tho watchword of the hour. Growing ?nd us tries aud sharp competition render activity and business enterprise prerequisites to suc? cess. Day by day we see that there is growing a tendency to obliterate the iile3s of aristocracy founded upon oc? cupation, atid the advanced A in cr i cm idea is that honesty and industry cou? pled with culturo and intelligence, is all that, is necessary ii: order to ^ive an en? trance into a respectable circle in society. Thorough Organisation t;nc Hard Work. Sacs and Cvuricrz The Democrats of the Seventh Con? gressional district cannot c!ect Col. Wm. Elliott their nominee for Con? gress, unless they go to work and stick to it until the election day has passed and every ballot has been counted. Col. Elliot, himself, sound? ed the keynote of the situation a few Taya ago, in his admirable speech be ?' -e the Beaufort County Democratic Convention, in which he made an carnc?t appeal for thorough organisa tio? aud bard work. The liepublicaos have held- control of tbe Black district so long, and" their organization is so complete, that there is no way by which Smalls can be defeated but by a more perfect organization on the part of the Democracy and by more untiring efforts oo the part of every Democratic voter. It is understood that some of the strong? est Republican politicians are dissatis? fied with the nomination of Smalls, and that they are disposed to cut loose from the party and make the best terms pos? sible with the Democracy. The executive committee of the Seventh district will meet in this city on Friday next, when it is presumed some definite and well considered plan of campaign shall be adopted. It is of the most urgent importance that every member of the committe shall be pres? ent at tbe meeting, that the situation shall be thoroughly considered io all its aspects, and that no stone shall be left unturned to wrest the Black dis? trict from the Republicans who have been misrepresented for years by Smalls. In the next election every vote will count. Greenville News. No haman device is without fault and no system of election or nomination can please everybody or prevent occasional injustice. Some of. the faults and wrongs of a primary election with t.he plurality rule are told by a correspon? dent in a letter printed to-day. While we complain of the plurality rule, our neighbors in Spartanburg and Anderson find faults in the majority rule. Dr. Smith, who was a candidate for the Senate in Spartanburg, com? plains, with much show of reason, that after bc bad beaten two other candi? dates by a decisive plurality, the strong? est of them was pitted against him and given the nomination, ou the second election? by a scant majority of l-l. The repeated elections weary the people and make a nuisance, lt seems unjust to make a mau who bas received more votes than any one of several competi? tors run against the strongest with the power of the defeated naturally concen? trated against him. Our New Congressman. Abbeville Medium. The people of the Third Congres? sional disrict have 'demanded' the ser? vices of Jas. S Cothran for the next two years in the United States Con? gress. He made no personal canvass. He did not address the people. He is? sued no circular letter defining his posi? tion upon national matters. He was opposed by three excellent gentlemen, but received 7?0 votes more than all put together. It was a case of the office seeking the man. Such a result is a magnificent tribute to him, and showed that the people of this district were will? ing to trust him with their affairs in the national Congress. He comes up to the Jeffersonian standard, 'he is honest, he is capable, he is faithful to the con? stitution.' The people may depend that their interests will be well attended to, faithfully guarded and protected. He will make a watchful, painstaking-Con? gressman. During the whole canvass there was no objection urged against Judge Coth? ran except that he lived in Abbeville. His ability was acknowledged and noth? ing could be thought of but the last assertion. A Temperance Sunday, and Day of Prayer. OCT. 16 Axn 17,18S6. To ?he Christian Public: The temperance reform stands to? day 'upon the heights of answered prayer.' No influence has so large* ly contributed to uplift present pop? ular sentiment towards it as nurture afforded by the Christian Chord), the Sabbath school and the religious press. Next to these mighty agen? cies, ranks the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, local, state, na? tional and now world wide, for it is regularly organized in every English speaking nation, and recently intro? duced into Japan, Scandinavia, and Russia. This society wholly unsec tarian in character, but made up of christian men and women of all de? nominations, is to-day the expression of that love for thc perishing, and devotion to the triumph of Christ's Kingdom, which are the best fruits of the Church. At its annual meeting held in "hiladelpl??a Oct. 1SS5, forty states ana territories being repre? sented by 300 duly accredited dele? gates, a request came from 21 loading pastors of the city respresenling nearly every denomination, that the Convention 'designate a certain Sab? bath in each year to be known as Temperance Sunday throughout the world, and that thc W. C. T, U. exert its influence in all its local unions, to secure its observance in all churches.' The cause of tempe? rance thus presented simultaneously, in all pulpits and Sunday Schools could not fail to awaken a thrill of interest and emotion throughout the world. And may we not believe that stich a volume of prayer as would go up from the altars of the earth would be acceptable to the Lord our God and call down on our cause the efficient energies of the Holy Ghost. In compliance with this request, Oct. 17th, the Sabbath preceeding the twelfth annual meeting of the Nation? al W. C. T. U. at Minneapolis Minn., has been appointed to be observed as Temperance Sunday, by sermons in the morning, Sunday School exer? cises in thc afternoon, and a union temperance meeting in thc evening. Wc also earnestly request our local i unions to observe ?ho preceding day, Saturday, Get. 1 Gilt, as a day of prayer for especial blessing upon our State Convention, to be held at that i time, in Newberry, S. C., as well as ; for blessing, upon the National to be | held a week later. 'Seeing then that ! we have a great High Fliest that is passed into the Heavens, let us come boldly unto the throne of Grace that wc may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need :; MRS. S. F. CFTAPIN, Pres. ! MRS. F. A W.ALTKK, Cor. Sec. Greenville, S. G , Sept. Io, lbo'0. Niagara Falls. An Aged Couple Who Dont Know Wlietker 'fltsy Have Seen Tlum : or Not. There was ao old couple at: the Third street d?pot the other day wbo^ had been to Niagara Falls and were waitiog fora train to their home,, in', the interior of the State. They just: felt that they had accomplished a b\g thing, and were consequently .quit?-* elated. They bad scarcely taten seatfry in the waitiug-room before the old man turned to a stranger and said : * We've jist got back fruin' Niagry3 Falls. Powerful sight, them fails are. Hiu't nuthio' like them falls in that hull country.' . - ??te ?Never heard cf 'em,' grom^^wpKp? the man. ' ~ "] ' : ^ 'Yon didn't! tor bless me;~V?? that's astonishing I Never heard Niagry Falls !' ' -, ??j 'Never. What is it anyhow^' n,. . 7 'Why, it's tho biggest tot. of watert you ever saw, falling over the awf?? lest precipice yoaever heard of. ""Way? it makes folks shiver to look at it^ 'Singular that none of ^be? have ever mentioned it.' . .They haven't? Why," them Tails0 has bin there for thousands of years.' 'Wasn't it a freshet or a dam broke loose, or something of that sort?' : 'No, siree ! That water keeps a. pouring and roaring and humming alt the time.' 'Must have been some trick about it,? carelessly observed the cynic;. it was a real thing there'd be some, excitement about it. You don't, drink ? .Me drink? Fve never drank:V drop in my life I' - ' 1 : :Jv 'Well, its too bad. Any one wno. will swindle an old man like you ought to be horsewhipped.' . . '.?. , 'Swindled? Do you partead ilhere: hain't no Niagry Falls ?' ?Never heard of any such- thing,' replied the man, as he got op and left.'. .Say, Hanner,' replied tbe old man,? as he turned to his wife after* awhile^; ?did yon hear that?' 'Every word.' i?? Si 'Say, when we git home we'll* keep raum until T see Stebbins and feel; around and see if there is a Niagry. Falls. If we've bin fooled we don't want to be laffed at ; if it's all right "wa .' kin do our blowing when it's safe ?l?3* will count. Don't say Goat I>Unct: nor Hors'-shoe Falls nor Bridal Vai^fcb no li vi o' soul until we find ont whether, that ginger ale flew to our. heads, or. the show was all right and wuth.the" money.'-Detroit Free Press ' Cotton Picking. [D;. P. Duncan, in Agricultural Report.} '2? In the middle and lower section of, the State picking bas pretty general-"* ly commenced. It will be the .'?Isf?F October before this is the case in the ' upper section, as the crop is usually . late. Pick clean and. as rapidly-as/ possible ; gin as fast as convenient j sell at nearest market and stop inter? est at once. There are several falla? cies regarding this crop that-are ?st' dying out. One is that you-mas*' bulk your cotton until,,it may heat,.?, little-the oil. will pass into tbe lint--^ and you will gain much in weight.' The fact is, about all you will gata '. will be a damaged lot cf Knt -and; seed. Another is that middle men, j and speculators have combinedL. against the farmer to get the cotton crop out of his hands and then*put^ the price upi What is the' average2 actual result? Cotton heldblor*six months at heavy expense y? loss- of weight at from ten. jfco t.v^eiijx-gjr.e^ pounds per bate, and finally solder, the same or less price than could hav'e31 been obtained in i?i^ear^ ??8^ Twenty years' experience Has ta?gl?t us to pick clean and handle with care ; gin and pack nice and trimly ; keep out of the weather ; sell as soon : as you can get to the scales, it you have a fair home market. He Wanted to Die, 'So you want to die, do you V ask-' ed the rescuer ot a man whom?he'had* just taken out of the river, the woulds, be-suicide having thrown .himself iu? to end his earthly existence. 'Oh, why did you save me ?' gasp-" ed the rescued victim from a watery grave. 'Why did'nt you let rae drown and thus end my miserable life?' * . 'Arc you determined to die?' ask?" ed the rescuer. 'Nothing would tempt meto pro-: long my stay on this earth. I long to be at peace and sleep the sleep which knows no waking. 'Ob why. did yon rescue me V 'Well, if you want to die so dam* bad,' continued the misguided res euer,'I'll put you in the way of a quicker death than drowning and a. surer one, too.' 'Tell me what it is and Til gladly invite it.' Get the position of a league um-'" pire and decide al! close plays against the home club, Try it once and sec. how long you can live. His Vinegar. A hurried grocer gave a countryman; a jug of coal oil instead of a jug of vit effar, for which he had asked. Several - days afterward, when the countryman came back, the grocer said : 'My friend, I have ac apology to make to you.' 'How so?' 'Why, the other day when you were in here I gave vou coal oil instead of vinegar.' 'Wall. I'll be blamed cf that don't splaiu it. Whvn we poured some o' the stu?? ou ? he turnip greens wijs 'lowed that it tast.d quar', hut Plowed, that it was bocauso *he had bern down' with the chills. YHS, 'an I now ?ber? stand ernutber thing. I spi't ?-oiue on me, and 'er minit airfr-.vard I dripped . a lit match on my brrehes. and I'll be cir.?.cd of I didi: ! rbi: k Pd Kn n np 'fore I could shurk 'em off I thought that it was the caperincst vinega f ever seed, bat I didn't find nothin*qa r' in the taste 'cept it wan't sour er naff.' -Arkancaic TrauUr.