The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 11, 1887, Image 3

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-?yjg??:: -Th?T Siaat&'W^at?h?inan was founded /- 5 vio^DCrand the True Southron in 1866. fS'- ^ Wt??ftstan and Southrxo now has S^H ^^te^^mnined circulation and influence . : ~ hi>th of the old papers, and is mani .; ?>>- festry the best advertising medium in W ~ Attention Advertisers. ^^^i^^^oidfwaaai and Southron will hereafter be published on Wednesday, - ' Ci^J^iadferisements should be sent in * not later than Tuesday afternoon. Changes.of contract advertisements must be made. Monday morning. ^ : THE C* a & C. SAILBOAT. - ,-: 9^:' -' -: We give below extracts from dicer p| : f ent .newspapers which we think will '. ,; -interest our > readers, ia relation -?.- te tue above IL E., and give the gtB::. sa?e;without further comment, than to V^>?^?BI^runcorn the Ohio river to >;:"^^^Q?ifcH?8^ and is to run- so close rerand : and not to our town, what will be its I'?}:-..- '*|effect upon us ? To us it seems that it gfi^xtiSpB" *be disastrous. We hope Col. ?g|^?ndi?g will not let the C. C. & C. *??f:~ l-> give us the go-by': i- v. ??r?po?dbt? ifec* end Courier. CAMPS?, "May 3.--Some people claim that the railroad bas done no good for . Camden. The fact that one merchant ^ filled a bill for the contractor amount? ing almost to $300, and that other . : merchants hold a great many of the ? checks paid to hands, which will be re i .; deemed monthly with cash, shows that - C working on the road bas increased the "- ? business, and there is no reason why ' there should not be a greater increase . noon.' A trestle builder for the "three CV ?2 Boad, bas arrived and work wilt very .. soon be commenced over l?e neighbor? ing stream*. , CHISTEE, May 3-A considerable > / number of mule* passed through our, town yesterday to serve io grading the line of the Charleston, Cincinnati and ? f Chicago Railroad between Yorkville and. Rock Hill. These mule* have ????fe-Z? been . work ing on the Columbia and r r rNewJberry Railroad and left Columbia "... on Sunday morning. ,; Camden Journal. - \ We understand that a cargo of 400 : tons of railroad iron for the C. C. & C- \ : IL ^.-arrived in Charleston last week and ysnow being delivered in Camden, j "At tbe rate the iron has been received i bere recently, it will not take long for thee who le "amount to lay the track from / ^{JfUDfilen to Black's to be delivered. Ruthcrfvv&m Banner. . P^i- The Charleston, Ci nn in na ti & Chi cago Railroad, now open for passenger 00 anurfreigbt business, will rna regularly. all day s except Sundays, after Monday r April IStb: Leave Black's 5 p. m., arrive Rutherford ton 7-20 p m. Leave |y?}' Ratherfordion ll 25 a. m., arrive at ?Black'* 2 p. m. It connects with train* No. 02 and 53 on the Richmond r - : and Danville Railroad at Black's S. C. ? JNO. E. JOXES, General Superintendent. X LVSK is CHARLESTON'S CHAIN. CINCINNATI, May 5.-The Chattaroi - Railroad was sold to-day at the United $JJr.. State* Court room, in Covington, Ky., 7-,rti-" x under ab order of sale from the United ; State* Circuit Court. It was bought byl George C. Wood, representing the pwrcbanog committee of the bondhold? er?, for $780.000. Tbe road runs from Richardson to Ashland, Ky., fifty mile*. It is understood that it is to be come a link in the Charleston, Cincin? nati and Chicago Railroad. [Correspondexee Noes and Courier.'} ScxTEB, May, 8--^There is a little ' ' talk abroad about Sumter taking more active step* than she bas toward secur? ing ibo Chicago, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad here. If the town? ship of Sumter will rote an appropria . lion of forty thousand dollars in bonds, it is most probable that the directors would be willing to give us the line. They nave not y et decided, so far ss the public knows, what route to take for Charleston after leaving Camden. Some seem to think that the linc will , ; come to Bishopviile, and go thence to the sea via Florence and the North? eastern Railroad, while many suppose that it will take tbe South Carolina branch from Camden. While the direc? tor* are thu* deliberating is the time for Sumter to offer them some inducement to bring the road here. The people of ..> Sumter for the past year seem to have - gone to sleep about this important mat? ter, while the towns around us are wide awake on the subject and are straining every nerve to secare this rou te. There is scarcely any doubt that the people of this township would vote almost solidly for tbe issuing of the bonds as they fully realise that Sumter's future prosperity depends solely on the new railroads that ?he can secure. THE HAULS-RESPONSES. Bradstreet's bas received 1,500 re? plies to letters sent oat to great busi? ness centres, inquiring as to the effects of the Inter-State Railroad bill. The special point sooght was the effect of the long ?nd short haul section. As might be expected there are sections to respond favorably to the effects of the bill, while other sections complain. From Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts and New York complaints come. Pry goods men in New York indicate strong feeling in opposition, as do the wholesale grocers. In Pbila . de?pfcte, on the other hand, dry goods, -clothing, grocery and boot and shoe job? ber* are satisfied with the law. From New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, Sa? vannah, Hichmond and othsr points favorable reports ? re reoeived. Thus far the law seems to have operated in opposite directions in different sections, if the responses are to be received as in? dicating facts. The commission is a high cocrt of appeals-the final judicatory-and from it* decisions there is no appeal. The Itv i* certainly thus far an experiment, and its real effects will only be shown by time and application. He is a wise - man who can sc- forecast the future as "V to predict thc ?nal outcome and that no 'changes shall be needed, and what character shall be if there shoi changes. The commission U able two of the members, Cooley, and ker, are eminently so* They se be guided by a cautious, censer spirit. MEM??IALTDAY AT ANJ SON. . On yesterday at Anderson, Col. Gc. CKnkscales delivered an ad dre the life of Stonewall Jackson, Cc L. Campbell spoke on camp life, Robert E. Lee was the subject o address on that occasion by Jol Whitefield, .Esq. After the speed the above named, gentlemen, the p of the Howe School recited piece propriate to the occasion. At the elusion of these exercises a proce was formed and the whole school vi the different cemeteries in the city decorated the graves of all the sol buried in Anderson. THE BIiACKWOOD CASE On the 8th day of last March I erick A. Blackwood, a citizen of S Carolina) was arrested at his bom -Aiken County by Edward Stone J* F. McNally and conveyed over the State of Georgia to Augusta wi he has been since that time and is imprisoned in jail. Other meas having failed with Governor Gore j formal proceedings were instituted I his release. Attorney General . E ; applied for a hearing under a writ Jiabea? corpus. The papers were ] sented to his Honor Judge Boney, he granted an order sanctioning writ and commanding that Biackw be produced in court on the 11th May for a hearing of the applicati Governor Richardson and Attori General Earle have taken every le and official step possible for the pres vation of the rights of South Carol and her citizens. Governor Gordo action in this ease lias not been of si a character as .to hereafter entitle h to that full degree of esteem and hoi whick were always entertained for h by the citizens of this State. It 1 been exceedingly small to say the le of it. The sovereignty of this Stj has been outraged by the kidnapping Blackwood, and justice demands 1 liberty. Attorney General Earle is in Augr ta to-d?y, and will argue the habe corpus proceedings, if the case ?3 c postponed apon some hocus-pocus pl by the Georgia Authorities. Considerable -sneasiness is now f( in some sections of Spartanburg Coan over labor organizations. It is believ< by a good many that about the last this month laborers will strike for big cr wages and tenants for low rents, ai ic is thought that if their demands a not acceded tc that they will quit tl crops until rain compels the farmers come to terms. The Spartan borg Se: old says : We know positively of a s cret organization in this city. The spiteful old Charles Dana, edit? of the New York Sun, and the arc traitor to the Democratic party, hi this to say about editor F. W. Dawsoi of the ivett* and Courier : Who that xiidn^t know the fact woul suppose that cot more then a .doze years ago Mr. F. W. Dawson, edite of the Charleston News ana Conriei was the seedy supplicant and pensione of the South Carolina thieves. Capt. Dawson has sued the Sim fo one hundred thousand dollars for th publication of this paragraph. Calhoun and Protection. Is it not rather curious that Mr Lamar, in his oration, OD Cal Lou ? should omit all reference to one of Cal bonn's most conspicuous achievements We mean the part he bore iu the crea tion of the high protective tarif o 1816.-Sim. lls it not rather curious* that thc Sun should speak of the tariff of 18K as a high protective tariff? There is nc free trader iu the land who would not look upon that tariff as a great advance to commercial freedom to-day. If our brilliant contemporary thinks that the law of 1816 was Drotective, ii will, perhaps, use Hs influence to have it re-enacted as a measure of revenue reform. Mr. Calhoun in .1816 was a youug man with immature opinions He became an advocate of the theories of Adam Smith. Among tbe states? men of the world he was one of the first to discover the truth. Before Cobden and Bright had begun the great agita tion for the repeal of the corn laws Mr. Calhoun had stated the true theorv of trade and taxation with matchless clearness, and with a force of reasoning 1 which made his argument Irrefutable. I The speeches made by him in the Senate when the tariff of 1816 was be? fore Congress had a great influence upon public opinion. They were by far the most interesting and original contributions to a discussion in which Webster, Benton and all the great lead? ers of the time took part. We do not think that in the tariff debates in Congress or in Parliament any speech has ever been made so pow? erful, cocvinciog and impregnable as the one in which Mr. Calbouu com? ments upon Indian competitiou with this country in the production of cotton. We refer to this tn order to identify the speech, for that was not tbe princi? pal theme of the matchless discourse we have in mind. Whatever may have been Mr. Cai j noun's opinions about protection in j 1816, the experience, stud'es and refiec ! tion of thirty years made him thc. ablcs: j advocate of free trade that this countrv j has ever produced -JV. Y. Star. j Mark Reynolds, Esq., represen ti og j the South Carolina R.-silway Company, ! received this morning a check fur 303, which be was authorized to pay to Mr. J. T. Hornsby, to satisfy thc judg? ment awarded biwi against that railway for personal damages re3eived. As sooa as the Hoa. A. C. Haskell returns j and endorses the check. Mr. Hornsby j can get his cash.-Columbia Record * May 4. TILLMAN AND YOUMANS. ^Letter From Mr. H. R. Thomas To the Editor of tJ? Neics and Courier. Senator Younirans~says in bis last let? ter that "Capt Tillman.nominated bim self for one of the successors of the board of agriculture while in the com? mittee room, where the ten names to constitute the new board of agriculture were selected;7*^ J am a member of the executive committee and was present the whole time#during the meeting which nominated Messrs. Norris, Ha good, Tillman and others. I am sore Senator Youmans does Mr. Tillman a great injustice. Mr. Tillman was nom? inated and elected in the same manner as were all the others. Senator Youmans' last letter seemed to be considered by him a squelcher, but I have read a great many of Bob Ingersoll's forcible objections to the Bible, and yet the Bible lives and thrives and grows on the affections and confidence of thc people, and so I hope our Moses will grow aud flourish to the confution of those whose whole aim seems to be to weaken Mr. Tillman's influence among bia brother farmers, ft is apparent that Mr. Tillman's great offence is that the plain, unsophisticated Farmer Tillman shines out with the brilliancy of the sun, whiie Senator Youmans only dazzles with the lustre of a cheese. We hope the Senator will not be discouraged, but gracefully ac? cept the talent the Master has given him. He seems to be a good store? keeper ; we hope he will come down to the humble level which is his, and by doing the best he can the Senator may shine there; but in order for him to shine it is not necessary to detract from the standing of a man more clever and more eminent than himself, though I know it is a bitter pill for a big Sena? tor to feel that he in bis greatness has been overshadowed by a plain farmer. Senator Youmans finds a great deal of fault with Mr. Tillman and slashes away at anyone who dares to say a kind word for him or his cause. . Now if we Tiilmanites are doing wrong to follow his lead, why don't Senator Youmans tell the farmers, whose boys are forced to labor as agriculturists alongside of a negro, how their boys are to get ahead rn the race of life. The negro can labor in the hot sun without detriment to his health, can dress on five or too dollars a year, can work all day on one green watermelon, ora mess of plums, blackberries or persimmons; the white man can't do it. We can understand bow a storekeeper who buys seed cot? ton after hours and gives liens to the poor mau at 100 per cent, interest can get along, but what is to become of the poor farmer, like macy of Senator You .mans' constituency, who have nothing but their muscle upon which to depend ? ! The appropriation for the South Car? olina University and the Citadel last 1 year was about $40,000. In my county the taxes amounted to $61,000 ; the farmers pay ?4*2,000, or three-fourths 1 of the taxes. Now if this county is au average, then out of the ?40.000 ap? propriated the farmers pay ?30,000 a ; year to educate lawyers, doctors, preach? ers and soldiers, while nowhere ia this ! State can a farmer's boy get a practical ! agricultural and mechanical education. The South Carolina University, as an 1 agricultural and mechanical college, re- : minds one of the man who said-, "he had a splendid mill site, bat he had no ' water;" or as the president of an agri? cultural college said, *'that the institu? tion which proposed to educate lawyers, doctors, preachers, farmers and me? chanics is like setting a hen on a whole j barrel of eggs expecting her to hatch 1 them all." The material wealth of this State de? pends upon agriculture, and for South Carolina to realize the great possibili- [ ties of her fertile fields, and to develop her great resources of wood, iron and phosphates, she must equip her sons by ! proper education to enable them to ap- 1 ply to their labors that skill and intel? ligence which gives success over un? skilled labor. Even the negroes have a very creditable training school at j Orangeburg. In God's name let the sons of our Confederate soldiers have an Opportunity of at least running an equal race with the negro. K. R. THOMAS, Wedgefield, April 23,1887. The Greenville Netcs says that sin? cere regret will be caused throughout this district by the announcement that ? Solicitor Orr will decline to be a candi- ! date for re-election. His place will be very hard to fill even from the array of : eloquent and learned lawyers the sever- 1 al counties boast of. We can not hope ! to find a better man ; the trouble will i be to get oue as good. The Greenville Baptists have deter? mined to raise the present year ?1,000 for the benevolent causes fostered by ' the denomination. At the church ! meeting on the. 24th of last mouth ?900 were pledged by the parties 1 present and it is ccitatn more than the \ deficit will be made up by those absent The preliminary examinations of all the parties implicated in thc railroad train robbery at Greenville closed last ' week. Eight arrests were made 6ve , whites and three colored men. Of these, Johu Caldwell, Jack Griffin, D. B Moore and George Johnston, white, and Joe Harris and Porter Wim by, colored, were sent up for trial, whiie Len Neely, white, and Wm. Fronc berger. eolored were discharged. Grif fin. Moore and Johnston have been re? leased on bail, while John Caldwell and the two negroes are .still in jail. Sixty-four Indians arrived at Charles? ton on 4-h of this month. They were in charge of Capt. ll. II Platt, of the United States army. who. under direction of Mr. Lamar, is taking them : from Fort Wayne. St Augustine, i Fla., where they h*ve been confined ' since their captare in Arizona by Gen. j Miles, to tho army School al Carlisle, I Pa., where they will each be taught j j some trade. The party consisted of | i both males and females, between 14 and 22 years nf age, and only one speaks ! . English, although several h?.xc a s m at- j 'toiing of it. Th ev attracted consider-! I able attention on the streets. Mr. S K. Taylor, of Laurens, has : ! refused an offer uf $300 per acre for j j i?s land just beyond Little Iii vor, in j I tho suburb? of thc town, on which it is j i supposed there is a fine corundum ; j rr ? i mine. Mr. McKay, as agent fer a j j company now working in North Caro- j I lina, has purchased about thirty acres | ; of land, including the rock cut on the | Laurens Hail road, which . lias puzzled j mineralogists for many years, but which j is evidently not common material, and j more thau once has been pronounced i the finest grade of emory. The supply I of corundum in Laurens County ia said j io bo inexhaustible. 1 [From our Regular Correspondent.J WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Maj 6, 188T. The President, Mrs. Cleveland, the Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps have been busy during the past few days dis? charging official and social duties to the Queen of the Sandwich Islands. The remainder of Washington society has divided its time between the jockey club races, the opera and the circus. Each day there has been a fall pro? gramme for the entertainment of the Hawaiian visitor, which, after having been fully carried out, found royalty very much fatigued and willing to rest. The Queen, weighs about two hundred pounds apparently, and Washington weather is warmer than that which she has recently felt, judging from the fact that she arrive?! from Chicago in a traveling garment of fur. The events of her first day in Wash? ington began with a visit to the Presi? dent, at noon, accompanied by her suite. All visitors had been excluded from the White House at ten o'clock, so that only a few correspondents were in the corri? dor when the victoria, drawn by white horses, drew up under the portico. Mr Carter, the Hawaiian minister, in full official uniform of white cloth, with a profusion of gold braid, escorted the Queen across the portico aud corridors into the Blue parlor, where the Presi? dent and Mrs. Cleveland, unattended, were waiting to receive the suite. The President advanced, aud taking her hand, bade her welcome to our country, presented Mrs Cleveland, and after the other- members of the party had been introduced by the interpreter, general conversation followed. Her majesty wore a long trained dress of black satin, elaborately trimmed with", gold bruid, a black bonnet, and carried a small fan of sea gull's down with a yellow centre. At the close of the visit, which did not occupy more than fifteen minutes, the royal party returned to their apartments at die Arlington, wfeere, an hour and a half later, Mrs. Cleveland and the ladies of thc Cabinet returned the Queen's call. Two hours, I believe, is the utmost limit allowed by the royal ettiquette for returning visits. While at the White House Queen Kapiolani looked very closely at all of her surroundings, and observed each person present. She has a grim caste of countenance, and in complexion isa clear brown, similar to and about as dark as a mulatto. At the dinner given by the Hawaiian j minister in honor of his Queen, the in? vitations were limited to officials and to those who had visited Honolulu, or whose names were familiar to the visi? tors. Among those present were Sec- ' retaries Bayard, Fairchild, Whitney , and Endicott, Postmaster General Vilas, , Gen. Sheridan, Admirals Porter, ? Stevens, Temple and Ammen, Chief . Justice Waite, General Greely and a . few others, almost all of whom were ac- ; companied by ladies. ? Wheo sight-seeing at the Capitol the , Queen showed special interest in the , Hail of tue House of Representatives. This, she said, was on account of the , cordial reception accorded to her hus- , band there by Speaker Blaine, when j His Majesty Kalakaua visited this city , several years ago. But she says the ( most delighful experience she has had , in America was at the Deaf and Dumb college in this city. She is greatly in ? Lerested in the work of educating deaf , mutes, and the President of Keudull ; Green, kuowing this, arranged au en- j tertainment in her honor and invited ? her. Expressing her delight with the , exercises she made the remark that she J wished she could have embraced all of . the pupils. To-day she visited the j tomb of Washington with a distinguish? ed party as escort, and this evening she is dining at the White House. . Ex-llepresentative Barbour, of Vir- , ginia who is himself a man of fine ad- ( dress and elegant, manners, was recent- : ly speaking of President Cleveland as < a host, and was enthusiastic in his , praise. He thinks he never' knew a ( mau occupying a high official position ( more easy of approach than Mr. Cleve? land. And though he may not possess ( as large amount of magnetism as his ( political rival in Maine is reputed to , have, the faculty of putting his visi tors at their ease insures friendship from nearly all those who meet him. j Mr. Barbour said 'from the time he | takes your hand in his friendly grasp, , you feel that he regards you as his equal, socially, and after you have ^ been in his company five minutes, if ( you do not feel thoroughly at home, it is because you cannot be made to feel so under any circumstances.' ( The Kentucky State Convention- 1 Address from Mr. Carlisle. LorisviLLE, May 5.-The Demo- i eratic State Convention continued in > ?esr:uu until a late hour last night. . After the nomination of General 1 5. B. Buckuer, for Governor, ad- | Jresses wer2 made by Green 0. Smith, I Lieut. Gov. of Iodiana; Dr. E. D. : Stanford, and others, of Louisville. After speeches thc band struck up and ! a. number of ladies walked into the con? vention. Behind them came a nurse bearing a baby. One of the ladies was Mrs. Gen. Buckner, and the baby was the next Governor's sou and heir. Thc applause was tremendous, and the baby , was greeted in the most enthusiastic manner. 'Hurrah for Betty and the baby !' yelled some. 'Bring the baby down here and let us see him,* shouted othrrs. The shouts'coutiuued for some time, but the baby was soon hid in one of tlie boxes. Mr. Carlisle, on taring his scat as ? permanent chairman, said: Por the first time in a quarter of a century the responsibilities of the government arc on the Democratic party, and it must meet them in the spirit of brave and un? selfish patriotism. If it ever had pre? judices it must forget them ; if it ever felt the spirit of faction, it must silence it; if it is embarrassed bv diff?rences of opinion among its own members, it must reconcile them, if possible; but if that cannot be done it must deliber? ately pronounce thc judgment of thc majority on all vital questions and let J each mau go his own way and choose j his own political associates This pre- j scribes nobody, coerces nobody, but it bases party organization on principle ! and makes party action honest and rcs- j poctablc. This is not an appropriate time or place for an elaborate discussion j of political questions, and I shall not j attempt it. That will be done duriug the progress of the canvass you are now about to inaugurate, and I hope it may bo in my power to take an humble part in it-not as a candidate for any office directly or indirectly at the dispo? sal of the people, but simply as a Demo? crat, profoundly convinced that the best interests of the Stats and thc whole country wiU be promoted by combined ascendancy of Democratic principles and Democratic methods. [Great ap? plause] I believe, gentlemen, that a large majority of the people of the United States arc now looking to the Democratic parry to protect them and their property from the encroachments and spoliations of what is called 'fra? ternal government' on the one side, and from threatened depredations of agra? rianism on the other. It is the only practical organization that has witness? ed and helped to promote the wonder? ful growth and prosperity of the coun? try during the whole eentury of the government's existence. It is the great conservative force of the country and it is stronger in numbera to-day than it ever was before, while its pur? poses are as patriotic and . its political fruits as sound as they were in the days of Jefferson and Madison and Jackson. [Continued applause ] If the people cannot rely upon the strength and courage and prestige of their party for the protection of their rights of person and property, and the preservation of their political franchises, where shall they look for safety ? Can they trust the republican party, with its loose and dangerous theories of consolidation and governmental supremacy over all the affairs of its citizens ? That party has thoroughly demonstrated its incapacity to govern a free people in time of peace, and it must go the way of its federal progenitor. [Loud applause -] Gentlemen, is it not a singular fact that a strong feeling of sympathy should exist between those who want paternal government and those who want no government; between those who want the government to do every? thing and those who want it to do noth? ing ? While one faction advocates governmental interference in all affairs of. the people another faction opposes governmental interference for any pur? pose, even to preserve the peace and protect the rights of property, and yet their reasoning in the abstract is sub? stantially the same, and if followed to its logical conclusion would produce substantially the same results. The man who believes that it is thc right and duty of the government to take the earniogs of one citizen by taxation or otherwise and give them to another differs very little from the man who denies the right of property alto? gether. [Cheers and applause.] If the government may rightfully compel you by law to give any part of the proceeds of your labor or skill to another man why may it not, with equal right, com? pel you to give him your horse or your land : The fact that this is done indi? rectly and under the guise of taxation does not in the slightest degree affect the question of right or wrong involved in the transaction, but it greatly increases the danger to the people, because they are less likely to detect and resist spoli? ation when it is committed through this insidious process* and if the govern? ment may rightfully collect money by taxation and then divide it as its boun? ty or subsidy to individuals or corpo? rations engaged in particular industries Dr enterprises, in order to make their private business profitable, why may it ? ot also collect it and distributete it imong particular classes of people in srder to equalize their fortunes, and [hus accomplish all that socialism and jommunism are demanding? There is 30 little difference * in principle and in practical results between paternal gov? ernment and mob government that it is not worth while to ezpres3 a preference For one over the other. We must op? pose both, or we must abandon all that mr party has contended for in the past, ind relinquish all that it has hoped for in the future. Referring to party lines lie said : The Democratic party stands pledged in the most solemn manner to revise the tariff, reduce the revenue and lighten the bur lens of the people. Upon these pledges .dearly and distinctly made, it appealed to the people in 1872 and secured a pop? ular majority of more than 250,000 )ver its Republican adversaries. Upon this pledge it elected the President in 1884, and it is bound by every consid? eration of party policy of public inter? ests and of the good faith to thc people io stand by that pledge. [Great ap? plause.] Referring to Mr. Cleveland Mr. Car? lisle said : The country will be very for? tunate if it can always secure the ser rices of an executive so thoroughly levoted to the real interests of the peo? ple, and so just and impartial in the ex? ecution of the laws, as the present one is. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who seems destined to be the next Governor rf Ken tucky, is a mau of middle stature, with small, piercing blue eyes, snow white mustache aud imperial and a rather ruddy face. He is between 65 ind 70 years of age. He is wealthy. His real estate in Chicago is said to bc worth $500,000- New York World. 'He sot his fortuue from his first wife, [he only daughter of Maj. Julius J. B. Kingsbury, of the U. S. Army. Wilmington Stu7\ The Southern Baptists. The Convention of the Southern Bap? tists was held at Louisville, Ky., last week, and it was composed of all the Baptist churches South of what is known as Mason and Dixon's line. Thc number of delegates present was estimated at 1,500. representing all the Southern cities, 14,488 churches and 1,030.601 ii;ea>bers. Each delegate reprisent* ?100, to be used for the home a:;d foreign missions during the year. The new officers elected by thc Con? vention are: President, Dr. Mell, of Georgia : First Vice President. L B. Hiv. of Missouri; Second Vice Presi? dent, J A. Hoyt, of South Carolina; Third Vice President, Haroldsou, of Alabama; Fourth Vice President. W. E. Hatcher, of Virginia ; Dr. L Bur? rows, of Georgia, and Dr. O- F. Greg? ory, of Baltimore, are tiie Secretaries Texas has boen suffering from a drought without parallel, liaiu recent? ly fell in the cattle section, affording much relief in those sections, but throughout northern, central, western Texas, extending north to Indian Ter? ritory, and south beyond Austin, in many localities not cuough raiu has fallen at one time within IS months to j settle thc dust. These sections have just been visited by copious rains! and thc country is safe though thc small grain crops are almost ruined, and corn is much injured, in several locali? ties thc rain was preceded by a terrific wind storm, many outhouses were de? molished, and a few residences are re? ported wrecked, with some people hurt, but no one killed. ?50,000 will cover all thc losses. News items; All the young ladies ia the Colombia Female College, save ten, have had measles lately. Dr. P. M. Butler, eldest son of Sena? tor M. C. Butler, died on the morn mg of the 19th of April, from a over? dose cf morohine. .38 There is some disagreement between the committee or the Virginia Legis ture and the Commission representing English bondholders. A settlement is unlikely. H. 0. Wills, a reformed convict, is telling the Christian people of Ohio how they can go to heaven, and taking up the usual evangelistic collection when enthusiasm attains the proper pitch. At the Columbia Female College in June next, ?tev. A. Coke Smith of Wofford College, will preach the cotu> mencment sermon, and the literary ad? dress will be delivered by Prof. F. C Woodward of the same institution. Mrs. Reed, widow of the late Judge Reed, died at her residence tn Ander? son on the 25th of April. She was a daughter of Judge. William Hammond, of Dalton, Georgia, and had long been a member, of the Baptist Church. Republican negroes are to hold a convention 8th July next at indianap? olis to prepare for the next campaign and to get in a plank in the platform of 1888 to remedy 'the present inequality in labor matters of the negro in the South/ A personal encounter took place Fri? day on the streets of Atlanta between C. S. Atwood, of the Evening Capital, and J, F. Bourke, captain of the Gate City Guards. Atwood drew a cowhide and Burke used a cane. They were parted by officers. Ashville N. C., is soon to have street carts run by steam, which will certainly be an improvement on the horse. The cars are to be of the pullman make, and the engines which are proposed to draw them are of the dumpy variety. If this plan, when tried, proves to be a success, it will doubtless be adopted in all the important cities of the U. S. A dispatch of Friday from Proctor, West Virginia, says: The bodies of three negroes, brothers, named Sylves? ter, were found hanging to a tree on the road side, six miles east of here, yes? terday. Each body bore a placard on which, was written : 'Nigger thievery must be broken up' .The farmers in the neighborhood have suffered depreda? tion at the bauds of unknown persons, and it seems they finally settled on the Sylvesters as the guilty ones. These negroes lived comparatively comfort? able, yet scarcely ever did any work. No arrests have been made. Under a law which has just passed the Minnesota Legislature, the restric? tions placed upon the practice of medi? cine in th^t State will be more severe than tn any other part of the United States. All persons who wish to prac? tice medicine after July 1, must pass an examination before a board of nine persons, irrespective of whether they hold regular diplomas or uot, and only those who have taken three courses of medical lectures will be permitted to the examination. The Court of Claims in Washington arranged for the trial of the French spoliation claims, beginning on May 6. Only about four weeks will be devoted to this business, as the Court adjourns for the summer on June 6. The actual spoliation cases in condition for trial number 1,600, and these includes 3,500 supposed valid claimants, while there are 4,700 pretended and real claimants. The total amount demand? ed aggregates about $30,000,000. Many of the supposed seizures by France turned out to be seizures by English and German vessels, and are without Ic?al foundation. There are some parties in this country who have 'claims,' Now is the time to look after them. Envied by Her Sex, Is the fate ofevery lady with a bright, glow? ing countenance, which invariably follows the use of Dr. Barter's Iron Tonic. G. S. SEALY'S Drug Store, Under Music Hall, SUMTER, S. C. PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS constanly on hand. A fine assortment of TOILET -ARTICLES, PATENT MEDI? CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES, and all articles kept by first class druggists. Soda Water in season with choice cream syrups. Personal attention given to the compound? ing of physicians' prescriptions. G. S. SEALY, Apr 13_Graduate of Pharmacy. ^T??MB?SSS CASE, My case bas been a very curious one for about thirteen years. At intervals of about one week I would be attacked with spells of severe and most excruciating pain, always commencing in the region of my kidneys. The pain would then go upwards and aifect my body and head, and seemed to penetrate my very eye-balls, creating the most intense suffeiiog, lasting about eight hours each spell. I resorted to all kinds of medicine without benefit. Several doctors treated my case, but none gave relief. I finally used B. B. B. as an experiment, and to my utter astonishment ail pain and suffering vanished after using three doses. To the present time I have used three bottles, and not a pain has ever return? ed. I do not know what was the matter, neither could my physician name the com? plaint. The B. ii. B. acted finely and power? fully upon my kidneys ; my appetite has been splendid and mv constitution built up rap? idly. *. THOMAS; Constitution, Ga , May <3, 1SSG. Unimpeached Integrity. I am 55. Broke down twelve years ago and have not been able to work since. Have lost proper action of my hips and legs. For five years scrofuloussores have appeared on my scalp and nose, and at same time my eyesight began to fail and for three years have been comparatively blind. Have been treated by eminent physicians of different schools with? out a cure. I have taken five bottles of B. B. B. (made at Allanta, Ga.,) and all scrofu? lous sores are gradually healing. Inflamma? tion about aiy eyes has disappeared and there is some improvement in my vision. Am very much benefitted aud relieved'and begin to feel like a boy again-feel good. My strength and activity are returning ia my legs and hips. The I>. B. B. acts vigorously upou my kidneys, and the great quantity of mat? ter that has been forced out through the skin is utterly incredible, often so offensive in odor as to produce nausea. I refer to all business men of LaGrange, Ga. P. PROPHILL, LaGraoge, Ga., January 13, 1SS?. Ali who desire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, . Rheumatism, Kidney complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure by mail free, a copy of our 32-page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known. Address BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga.3 Chrome Coughs and Colds, ' And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, can be cured" by the use of Scott's Emulsion, as it cootains the healing virtues of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites in their fullest form. Is a beautiful, creamy Emulsion palatable as milk, easily digested, andean betaken by the most delicate. Please read : "I consider Scott's Emulsion the remedy par excellence in Tuberculous and Strumous Affections, to SHY nothing of ordinarv colds and throat troubles."-W. R. S. Connell, M. D., Man? chester, 0. "I am using your Emulsion Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites for an affection of my throat, and the improvements are be? yond my expectation."-!). Taylor, M. D., Coosawatte, Ga. Chipman's Liver Pills are mild and pleasant in their action. A sure care for malaria. Chipman's Tonic Mixture for genTl debility. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., May ll, 1887. COTTON.-About 10 baies were sold dur? ing the week ending the ll th. The market closed firm. We quote : Ordinary 9 ; Good Ordinary 0? : Low Middling 9|; Mid? dling^; Good Middling 10. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 10, 1887. COTTON.-Market closed dul|. No sales ?reported. Quotations are : Middling 10*. " WILMINGTON, N. C., May 9 SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Sales of 200 casks at 30fc. ROSIN -Steady at 80c. for Strained and 85 for Good Strained. CRUDE TURPENTINE.-Virgin $2.30, Yellow Dip 32.00, Hard Si.20. COTTON.-Firm on a basis of I Cf for Mid? dling. No sales. PUBLIC N?TIGE. CLERK & TREASURER'S OFFICE. SUMTER, S. C., May 5, ]887. An election for Town Officers, Clerk and Treasurer, Policemen, Janitor, etc.. to serve for ensuing year, will be held on Friday,'13th instant. Persons offering for either of said positions must file application at this office by that date. By order of Council. C. M. HURST, Clerk and Treasurer. OVERCOAT FOUND. THE PERSON WHO LOST AN OVER coat from a buggy on the street lately, can learn of its whereabouts by paying for this advertisement and proving bis ownership. FOR SALE. 9 HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN ?I of Sumter, near the business portion of town. Also, ONE SECOND HAND PIANO in good condition. Apply to JOHN T. GREEN, Sumter, S. C. April 19, 1887._im_ NORTH-EASTERN R. R. CO. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated May-1, '87 No. 15. Daily Except Sundav. No. 23. Daily. No. 27. Daily. Leave Florence... 16 20 p m " Kingstree. 7 37 il Arrive Lanes.S 00 " " Charleston) 6 50 am 8 06 " 8 33 " ll 00 " 1 30 a m 2 30 " 2 50 " 5 00 " No. 15 connects at Lanes with Train from Columbia, arriving Charleston 9.45 P. M. No. 53 runs solid daily except Sunday, and No. 55 Sunday only, from Columbia to Charleston, via Sumter and Lanes, leaving Columbia 5.27 P. M., arrive Charleston 9.45 P. M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. 78. Daily. No. 66. Daily, Except Sunday. No. 14. Daily. Leave Charleston '5 Lanes. {t Kingstree.. Arrive Florence. 12 25 ara 2 50 " 3 10 " 4 20 " 3 48am 9 08 " 10 28 " 3 55 p m 6 15 " 6 33 " 7 50 " No. 66 connects at Lanes with Train leav? ing Charleston 7,00 A. M. No. 52 leaves Charleston Daily, except Sun? day, 7.00 A. M., and runs solid lo Columbia via Lanes and Sumter, arriving Columbia 10.55 A.M. No. 54 leaves Charleston Sun? days only at 8.45 A. M., arriving Columbia 1.00 P. "M. Nos. 15, 23 and 27 make connection at Ashley Junction with C. & S. R. R. for Sa? vannah and Florida points. Nos. 78 and 15 run solid to Wilmington, N. C., making close connection with W. & W. R. R. for Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore Philadelphia, New York, and all points North. No. 66 connects at Florence with Train for Wadesboro and all points on C. & D. and C. & S. Rail Roads. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE, Supt. Trans. Gen'l SUD't. T. M. EMERSON, Gea'l Pass. Agent. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. PATEO May ?, 1SS7. No. 57, Daily, j No. 23, f No. 27s, Exe'pt 1 Daily, j Daily. Leave Wilmington Leave Waccamaw. Leave Marion. Leave Florence.... Ar've Sumter. Ar've Columbia... 10 10 pm 11 15 - 12 37am 2 20 ** 4 24 " 6 20 ? TRAINS GOING NORTH. j No. 56, I No. 7S. Daily. | No. 62. Daily. Except Daily. f Simd'v.. Leave Columbia.. Ar've Sumter. Leave Florence... Leave Marion. Leave Waccaiuaw Ar've Wilmington ? ?0 29pm, 7 15am ll 52 " j S 43 ..' 4 35 am?lO 15 ? 5 2$ *i 7 06 " S 30 . S 10pm 8 44 " 10 ll " I i 25 " Trains No. 23 and 7S stop at all Stations except Register, Ebenezer, Cano Savannah, Waterce and Simms'. Passengers for points on C. ? G. R. H., C., C. &. A. R. R. Stations, Aiken Junction, and all points beyond, should take No. 23- Pullman Sleeper for Augusta on this train. Trains .57 and 56 make clo>c* connection at Florence xilh Trains on C. <fc D lt. R. JOHN F. DIVIN E. General Sup't. J. R. KENLY, Supcriaicndent Trans. T. M. EMERSON, Gen. Passenger Az't. Tl IPI IS ll AND LIKEWISE THE NEW DEAL. WE HAVE WHAT HAS LONG BEEN WANTED, A NEW CONGRESSMAN FOR THE BLACK DISTRICT, And now we are happy. AJOW ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT J_\ HAPPY, and would like to become so, haveonlv to call at WM. BOGIN'S and Uuv one of the NEW HIGH ARM VERTICAL FEED Davis Sewing MacMnes. THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD, and can do work tbat# no other machine can do. I keep constantly on hand a larjre 9tock of these machines, which I will be pleased to have shown to any who may call, or I will send a machine in any part of the country. I guarantee to teach all those who may buy, or no sale. -1 also keej The Household, which is THE FINEST UNDERFEED MA? CHINE MADE, and is only excelled by the Davis. I take second-hand machines in part pay? ment, and will ?dispose of same for little or nothing. WOT. BOCrIN, June 29 Main Street, Sumter, S J3?.. 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