The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 03, 1887, Image 1

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? ; r ? = > ? ?? -----i- ? ? ' -_-.- 1 - ' - " - .in- i - -1 i _--,-._;_ . .ef^ %" ras SU?ITE?W "WATCHIKAX, Established April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Endsjhou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's" _ TEE TXUESO?THRON, Established Jabe, T?5fc ---_----:-;-;-.-?-?-?-fc- ... :-.-._. _ -%pf ' ?olMated AXLZ. 2, ISSI.] SUMTER, S. C" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1887. Xew Scries-Tol. Til. ito. iii Published every Wednesday, IST? Gr. OSTEEN, S?MTJBB, S. C. Two Dollars per annum-io advance. AD7?ST1SESIKSTS. One Square, first insertion._._%\ CO r&reiy sufeseqnent insertion..v.. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made arreduced- rates. Ail communications which subserve private interests willbech&rged for as advertisements. /Obituaries and tributes of respect will be Charged for. PD Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical iban the ordinary kinds, and can? not be sold ia competition with the na-ultitude ?f low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only ?a cans. KO YAL BAK? EN^ POWDER CO., 106 Wall-st., N. Y. ELY'S Cream Balm Gives Relief at vn.ee and Cure. COLD in ESAD,I CATARRH, Not a Liquid \ Snxff or Poivder. Freefrmti Infitri-l OHS Drugs and of? fensive odors. ?FEVER A particle of the Balm is applied into each nostril, is agreeable to ase and is quickly ab? sorbed, effectually cleansing the Dasal passa? ges of catarrhal vims, causing healthy secre? st?os. ?t allays pain and inflammation, protects tie memorara! linings of the head from addi? tional cotds, completely heals the sores and restores the sense cf taste and smell. Bene? ficial results are realised by a few appications. A. Tkorottgh Treatment xctll Cure. Price 50 cents at druggist ; by maii, regis? tered, 60 certs- Circulars seat free. ELY BROTHERS, Druggists. Jan. 13 Owego, X. Y. MASES y^T |o'i<^!?wti ^ --law Should be used a lew months before co-CncmcnL Send lor book " To 3?orc??s," nr?ied free. / ERAMTTELD XSGXJULTOB Co., Atlanta, Ga. INSURANCE LICENSE. State of South C&rolina, EXECUTIVE DEPAitTMENT, OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAI, COLUMBIA, S. C.. June S, 1SS7. fCERTIFY THAT Mcssr.3. E. C. GREEN & SON, of Sumter, Agents or" the STAUNTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPA? NY, incorporated by the State of Virginia bas complied with the requisitions of the Act of thc General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of Sooth Carolina." and I hereby license the Midi Messrs. E. C. Green & Son, Airer.ts afore? said, to take risks and transaet a!: business of Insurance io this State, in the Counties of i Clarendon and Sumter, for nadia behalf of j said Company. Expires March 31st, 1SS3. W. E. STONEY. June 15. Comptroller General. Messrs. J. N. SPANN and JOHN S. RICH? ARDSON, JE., will act as soliciting agents for Staunton Life Association for Sumter County. E. C. GREEN & SON. SUMTER PALACE ICE CRE?IS SALO! ?! Caira & Confectionery Establishment, In the Monaghan building, opposite Dr. DeLorme's Drug Store, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, 3. C. Choice Cream, Sterlet, Calces. Grach- J ers, Biscuits, Candies, Bon Bons, and Ot it er Good Tilings Always on Hand. -ALSO, JSoda Water, Sarsaparilla, Ginger Ale, Caicos, Candies, Biscuits. &c., Received Fresh Weekly. The patronage of the ladies and the public generally, is respectfully solicited, also the people of tbescrroond?Dg townships, to whom wo extend a cordial invitation to visit us when tbey come to town. No trouble to show goods : polite attention paid to all who call. Respectfully, I?AROUSS?X?ERE & CO. Janel. o Bok AND TESTAMENTS. [FINS ASSORTMENT OF BTSLES and Testaments, in large print at Sumter Store, kept by W. G. KENNEDY, 2 Doors North of John Reids. W.- ?ve ?s.onfi?o^aP?iH^elph?a at the Newspaper Adver? tising Agency ot Messrs oar ?afliaBae<l agent? T HE ?TJTC A ST. I asked of the world but a little place, A chance to be honest and earn my bread, I staked my all in the game of life ; I lost, and hare nowhere to lay my head. 'Twas weary urimbin g the mountain height With no one to lend me a helping hand, .I fried, "God knows, but I tried and failed, My feet sank into the perilous sand. The play is done. Of that Land beyond ? know so little-my heart is sore ; 33y brain is reeling-I faint and fal: My-eyes are dim-There is nothing more. I know where the river is Sowing fast I wonder if I conld creep to the brink : Night tells no tales when the stars are hid} My bra? is reeliog-I cannot think. No one would miss me, no one would care, For I have not a friend on earth to-night. i tried to be brave, -God knows, bat now Thro' the deepeniag shadows ? see ao light. ? know where the river is Sowing fast, The water is dark, and cold and deep. My brain is reeling-I faint and fall My eyes grow dim-is it Death or-Sleep ? Mr. Blaise's Possibilities. The argument which now holds sway in many republican journals, that Mr. Blaine is the obvious and inevitable candidate for the republican nomina? tions, invites one or two observations, which we offer in the interest of repub? lican harmony. This is Blaine's fourth campaign for the Presidency. He ran against Conkring in 1876, and was beat? en by Hayes. His canvass in 1880 culminated in Garfield's triumph. In 1884 he defeated Arthur, to be defeat? ed by Cleveland, if he should fail in 1888, there is no reason for discourage? ment. Blaine can run in four more campaigns, and not be much older than Harrison when Harrison was elected. There is no reason why the Blaine lead? ers should not organize a nineteenth century Blaine boom, running like the national debt, and expiring in the twen? tieth century. Such a course would save infinite trouble to republican aspirants, who could lay o-side Presidential hopes and content themselves as justices of the peace and quarantine commissioners. Henry Clay, the James G. Blaine of the first half of the nineteenth century, ran seven times for the Presidency or the Presidential nomination, and was pressed to run the eighth time. Clav began his running in 1824, in his forty seventh year ; Blaine in 187G, when he was only forty-six. Just one year's dif? ference in their ages-a beautiful his? torical conincidence ! In 1832 Jackson ' defeated Clay, and in 1836 Clay was to be overcome by Harrison. In 1840 Harrison was again nominated against him, to his intense morti?eation. in 1844 Clay received the nomination, to be beaten by Polk. In 1848 he was slaughtered at the 'Slaughter House Convention7 by Taylor, and so incensed at the disappointment that he would hardly support the ricket. There is a consoling historical argu megt in favor of the irredeemable, in? terest-bearing, nineteenth century Blaine boom. If Blaine should fail in 1888 he will be where Clay was when Harrison defeated him in 1830. He will have three more campaigns, 1S02, 18S6 and 1900, to equal the Clay re? cord. Nay, more, there is no reason why he should not beat that record. In 1900 Blaine will only be seventy. Mr. Gladstone at seventy-eight leads his party, and why not have Blaine in 1904 and 1908? If we were to take the Kaiser Wilhelm as a type, Blaine could run on to 1920-in all twelve cam? paigns-and save the republican politi? cians a world of care, anxiety, time and trouble. Some republican leaders may not like it-Sherman, of Ohio, for instance, in the throes of this pending Toledo Con? vention-but what is the use of rour muricg ? They have gone to the line three times, and why not a dozen times ? To be sure there are eminent men in the republican party, men renowned in civil and military life-in law, legisla? tion and diplomacy-and the people might like to see one of these, Edmunds, Hoar, Dawes, Kelley, Oglesby, as a republican candidate, just for a change. But there were eminent men in tne whig party, if we remember-Webster, Everett. Crittenden, Seward, Choatc any one thc peer of Clay, some his superiors. But it would not do ! For thirty years the whig party was swayed by the hopes and passions of one of its leaders. To be sure, the whig party went to thc bad, because of this abasement to a mere man-went into bankruptcy and annihilation. So will and so should any party pass away which disregards high national purposes for the whims of any leader, however alert or mag? netic. Great parties do not rest upon names, but on principles. Napoleon could not build a living dynasty on a name. If the republican party, as seems possible, proposes to cherish Mr. Blaine as a dynastic candidate-to run him as long as he lives, as Clay was ; run-its fate will be that of the whig j party-a useless career and a despised ! end.-A". Y. I/eruld. ? Blaine and Lincoln. The Toledo (Ohio) Blade ha? sent oat inquiries into New York, Pennsyl? vania, Ohio and Indiana, and States west of the Mississippi river, io ascer? tain preferences among Republicans for President and Vice President. The responses foot op strongly for Blaine and Lincoln as the ticket for 18S8. There were 21,390 resp ">n?>^s received. Blaine got 11,010; Sher, n 5,084, and 6,684, and ilobert Lincoln 2,237. Lin? coln received for Vice President 7,396. Depew come? next,recciving 1,256,Har? rison 1.114, with votes for Sherman, Al? lison, Ingalls, Kvarts, Forakcr, Haw? ley, Blaine. Kdwiuuds, Goff, Gresham, Giscock, Fairchild, Blair and Sheridan. .Mair got 0;) and the mill-burner 50. Other candidates not named received less than 50. Allison got 384 for President, Ed? munds 117, Ingersoll 115, Harrison 101, Ingalls 95, Gen. Sherman 94, Evarts 78, Hawley 47, Depew 45, Foraker, the little. 42, scattering 341. This was for first choice. For second choice for President, Sherman got 7,633 votes; Blaine 3,473, Lincoln 2,531, Allison 1,154, Edmunds 356, Harrison 353, Foraker 227, Ingalls 117, Depew 110, Hawley 100^ scatter? ing 100. New York gave 468 out of 724 for Blaine. Sherman received 131? Dext highest. For Vice President Lincoln got 2S6, Depew 102, Sherman 54 and down. Pennsylvania gave 910 for Blaine out of 1,285. Sherman came next with 214. Lincoln for Vice Presi? dent, 620 ; Depew next with 115. Ohio gave Blaine 1,114 to Sherman's 1,042. This is Sherman's own State. There were many scattering. Lincoln got 584 for Vice President; Foraker second, 260; Depew third, 132 and votes for probably twenty others. Indiana gave Blaine 354, Sherman 282, Lincoln 72, and Harrison, (his own State) 64. For Vice President Lincoln received 173, Harrison 90, and twenty others voted for. Illinois gave Blaine 974, Sherman 972, Lincoln 338, and many scattering. For Vice President, Lincoln 720, Harrison 253, Evarts 120, and many scattering. Of the New England States all ex? cept Rhode Island where John Sherman seems to be the first choice, give Blaine the preference. Tho total vote of this section represented in the canvas was 20S, and of these Blaine received 104, Sherman 46, Lincoln 20, Edmunds 19, and other candidates 19. Of 2,102 votes in the Middle States Blaine re? ceived 1,458, Sherman 355, and Lin? coln 185. A summary of the replies received from the Southern States show that of 4,906 Republicans 2,280 are pledged to Blaine, 1,806 to Sherman, and 583 to Lincoln. The Western States east of the Mississippi give 3.768 votes for Blaine, 2.911 for Sherman, and 724 for Lincoln. The Wilmington Star says, that Blaine is the most popular living Republican there is no doubt. He is the first choice of the old corrupt party for thc Presidential.race in 1SS8. His very damaging and disgraceful record has no terrors for the Republican'party. In fact his corruption seems to have endeared him to that party that can boast of a Stanton, a Babcock, a Robe? son, a Grant, a Garfield, a Colfax, a Hayes, a Bradley, a Sherman, a Belk nap, a George H. Williams, a Moses, a Bond, and men of like kidney and principles. Blaine is clearly in thejead for the nomination. This has been ap? parent for some time. His selection will bc sure to provoke a very bitter campaign and his official life will be scrutinised with even greater severity than it was in the last campaign. But magnetic and cunning and aggressive as he is he can be beaten. A majority of tho American people, it is to be boped, are not yet ready for the eleva? tion to the, Presidency of a venal, trading politician who was *on the make7 at any time and was always cast? ing an anchor 'to the windward.' ~ jm> T - -MT Cadets of the Citadel. CHARLESTON, July 27.-The exer? cises of the Citadel, held tc-day at Ger? man Artillery Hall, were perhaps the most interesting of the Commencemetjt. About half-past ten this morning the Cadets were ushered into thc hail to the stirring tuue of "Dixie*' Addresses and orations were the order of the day. Cadet A. M. Kennedy, of Barnwell, .delivered a very creditable oration upon the subject of "Life at the Citadel this was followed by an address on "Wo? man's Mission," by Cadet G. A. Lucas, of Lexington. Both of these speeches were meritorious and received great ap? plause from the large audience. After these speeches, dipolomas were delivered by Gen. Hagood, of Barnwell, Chairman of the Board of Visitors, to the following graduates : Cadets A M. Kennedy, of Barnwell ; G. A. Lucas, of Lexington ; R. R. Jeter, of Union ; C. B. Ashley, of Barnwell ; W. S. Al? len, of Charleston ; W. L. Bond, of Greenville ; J. J. Bagnall, of Claren? don ; E. C. Lee, of Laurens; H. H. Brunson, of Orangeburg, E A. Laird, of Lexington. Gen. Edward McCrady then deliver? ed a very excelleut commencement ad? dress, which was followed by the equal? ly felicitous address to the association of graduates by Col. W. G. Croft, of Aiken. The list of graduates reveals but a single name from Charleston. Two of thc graduating cadets are from Lexing? ton, and two from Barnwell. It is said that there were but a half dozen cadets from Charleston during the year just ending out of about ene hundred and twenty attending. The ages of the graduates range from 19 to 22 j cars. "A Natural Born Pool." The following extract, taken from an editorial in the- Abbeville Medium, on the battle of first Manassas, is character? istic of thc editor. "The result of the hattie is historic. It was an utter route of the Union forces. The Southern soldiers were dressed as civilians, many of them hav? ing on the finest eassimeres. They had an epaulette of ?anuel to distinguish them from thc enemy. In the route wc captured a wagon load of handcuffs brought down for the purpose of de? grading our leaders. Krimminger. a printer from Due West, captured a lot cf hoopskirts and bali slippers. The editor of the Medium captured the sad? dle-pocket? of a paymaster with $1,500 iu gold. Ile handed it over to the Con? federate State? like a "natural bom fool." - ?? TM -mmm - To Go to Kansas City. WASHINGTON. July 27.-Tito Kan? sas City delegation, which came to Washington to invite thc President to visit Kansas City, Mo., during his contemplated Western trip, were ac? corded a special reception in the East room of the White House about noon to-day. There were over one hun? dred persons in the part}', including ladies. They filed into the East room in couples, and ranged themselves in a circle, and, as soon as the President appeared, was met by Mr. McDonald, who presented Mr. G. H. Allen, chairman of the delegation, and each of thc other members in turn. When this formality was over Mr. Allen ad? vanced and addressed thc President, formally presenting thc petition of sixteen thousand citizens desiring his presence. Mr. Cleveland accepted thc invitation in the kindest language. He will extend Uis St. Louis trip fc?> Kansas City. The Newport Meeting. NEWPORT, K. I., July 27.-At a business meeting of the general so? ciety of Cincinnati to-day lion. James Simons, Speaker of the South Caroli? na Legislature, was elected tempo? rary chairman in tho absence through illness of ex-Governor Fish, of New York, president general. A letter of regret was r?ad from Governor Fish requesting that, in view ol his ad? vanced age, some one else be elected to succeed him as President General, and for the next three years. On the presiding officer's desk was the origi? nal parchment of the institution sign? ed by General Washington, Major Generals Greene, McDougall, Heath and Huntington, and Brigadier Gen? erals Patterson and Marquis de la Rouevie and Van Courtlandt, and others famous in the Revolution. On the secretary general's desk were the swords of Brigadier General Varnum and Surgeon Turner, of this city, and the spurs of Count Donoh. This afternoon about 25 members took a carriage drive about the city. To-night a commemorative banquet to the general society by the Rhode Island State Society was held. Among the guests were Captain Yates, Mon. Shields of Princeton, and Governor Green, of New Jersey. Thirteen toasts were responded to, among these being "Society of Cin? cinnati," James Simons of South Carolina; "Memory of Iiis Excel? lency General Washington," drunk in silence ; "South Carolina Society," Rev. Chas. C. Pinckney of Charleston, "Perpetual Peace and Happiness to the United States," Governor Greene of New Jersey "A Human Rattlesnake." It is claimed that in Mobile it has been discovered that the bite of a ne? gro who has blue gums, when angry is rank poison. A Mobile paper says : "A species of what may be termed a human rattlesnake is creating con? siderable interest here, and an inci? dent of two days ago tends to awaken an investigation of scientific impor? tance. Officer W. J. Yorke, while arresting * negro Tuesday, was bitten on the hand bv the negro and since that time the nand has become great? ly inflamed and swollen. In Febru? ary last officer John King, one of the best men on the police force, was bit ten in a similar manner by a negro whom he hud under arrest. In two days King's hand swelled, and then the iiiflamation attacked his arm and legs, and for two weeks his life was in danger. Since then he has been slowly recovering, but is not yet able to put his right foot on the ground. The negroes and some whites de? clared that the negro had blue gums, and tiiat only those with bluegumshave poisonous bites. This belief is gen? erally held, and the colored people have, it seems, an aphorism : "Don't fight with a blue gummed coon." Much interest was taken in King's case and as soon as Yorke was bitten an examination of thc negro was made and it was discovered that his <ntms are of a bright blue color. In both cases of biting the negroes were very deeply enraged. A Rare Case. Dr. H. M. Wilder, the county phy? sician, now has a rare case under treatment at the county poor house. ; It is a darkey suffering from elephan? tiasis, or elephant foot. The victim is a boy about IC years old and wa? sent to the poor house for treatment about one week ago. When he first arrived there, he appeared to be suf? fering from 6ome kind of a swelling in his foot and leg, which finally de? veloped into a well defined case of elephant foot. The boy's foot resem? bles that of an elephant in both shape and size, and the skin which envel? opes it is an inch in thickness. He does not seem to suffer much pain, but tiie exceeding weight of his foot makes it a cumbersome thing to carry about. The bo}' is powerless to lift it, and wherever he is placed by lu's attendants ho is anchored. There is no danger of him running away. This is a strange and a rare disease, and Dr. Wilder 6ays that it is the first case of the kind he remembers to have seen South of New York.- Charlotte Chronicle. A Tough Story. An Indianapolis, Ind., special says : "A novel sight was witnessed here Tuesday as the result of the high tem? perature of the past three weeks. Some time ago a firm received a con? signment of eggs packed in boxes af? ter the usual manner. The eggs were placed in storage, and Tuesday morn? ing thc consignee had occasion to open the case. When the lid was re? moved thc low call of chicks sounded I in his ears. One entire layer cf eggs was found to be hatching out, and in a few minutes after the eggs wore j brought to the light fifteen well de? veloped orphans picked their way through the shelis. Another layer bogan to hatch out about noon, ami it now looks as though the entire con? signment will hatch." Sam Jones' Latest Allegory. "You have hoard tho cs pression *thc naked truth,' and perhaps you do not know how it originated,'* said Sam Jones in his lied Kock sermon yester? day. "I will tell you. Once upon a time Truth and Krror went in bathing together. Error came out first, pufon Truth's clothing and ran away Arni Krror has been trying to wear thc same j irarmcnts ever since. When truth came out of thc water tho only clothing it could find to put on was what belong to Krror. 'Before I will wear such gar? ments ns tho-c,' said Truth, 'I will go naked all my life.' Truth has kept, it's word, and goes through tho world naked, without frill or bang or bustle, or any? thing else."-o? Po.nl Gilo.. --- I I- -O'? - Ul Many a woman is chained to thc ! wash-tub because some rich nun lord j cets tbs !a,boc ear cit* cr? sf husband OZ SOOv A Word to the Boys. If we are to have drunkards in te future, some of them arc to come fi om the boys to whom I am wri? ting ; and I ask you again if yon want to be one of them ? No ? Of course you don't. Well, I have a plan for you that is just as sure to save, you from such a fate as the sun is to rise to-morrow morning. It never failed ; it never will fail ; and I think it worth know? ing. Never touch liquor in any form. That is the plan, and it is not only worth knowing, but is Worth putting in practice. I know you don't drink now, and it seems to you as if yjott never would. But your temptation will come, and it probably will come in this way: You will find yourself, some time, with a number of companions, and they will have a bottle of wine on the table. They will drink and offer it to you. They will regard it as a manly prac? tice, and very likely they will look upon you as a milksop if you don't indulge with them. Then what will you do ; Eh, what will you do ? Will you say, "No, no ! none of that stuff for me ? I know a trick worth half a dozen of that !" or will you take the glass with your own common sense protesting and your conscience mak? ing the whole draught bitter and a feeling that you have damaged your? self, and then go on with a hot head and a skulking soul that at once be? gins to make apologies for itself and will keep doing so during ail its life ? Boys do not become drunkards. DR. LTOLLAN?. mm ? ? > ? - Two Opinions of Whiskey. From the St: Louis Globe-Democrat, May 23. BOB INGERSOLL'S OPINION. I send you some of the most won? derful whiskey that ever drove the skeleton from a feast or painted land? scapes in the brain of man. It is the mingled souls of wheat and corn. In it you will find the sunshine and shadow that chased each other over the billowy fields, the breath of June, the carol of the lark, the dews of night, the wealth of summer and au? tumn's rich content, all golden with imprisoned light. Drink it and you will hear the voice of men and maid? ens singing the 'Harvest Home,' min? gled with the laughter of children. Drink it, and you will feel within your blood the star-led dawns, the dreamy tawny dusks of many perfect days. For forty years this liquid joy has been within the happy staves of oak, longing to touch the lips of man. A PROHIBITIONIST'S OPINION. I send you some of the most won? derful whiskey that ever filled with snakes the boots of man, or painted towns in cardinal red. It is the min? gled souls of corn and strychnine. In it you will find the moonshine that made the Marshal chase the shadows over Western hills ; the breath of flame, the whistle of police, the hood? lum wagon and 30 days in prison for thinking you could fight. Drink it, and you will hear the voice of com? rades singing 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home,' mingled with the laughter of the boys. . Drink it, and you will feel within your head a sense of swelling-the boozy bliss of many high old sprees. For sixty days thi? liquid fire has been within the meek and mild-eyed demijohn, longing to scorch the throat of mau. Temperance in the Civil Service. After an extended experience and observation in official life, Thomas Jefferpon, a short time before his death said : 'Were I to commence my ad? ministration again, with the knowledge which from experience, I have acquired, the first question I would ask with re? gard to every public candidate for public office should be, Is be addicted to the use of ardent spirits !' The later ex? perience of our Government confirms thc wisdom and importance of this opinion so early expressed by President Jefferson concerning the civil service. Light Drinks Arousing Seri? ous Thought. France is growing alarmed A committee apppointcd by the French Senate last year to investigate the results of the use of spirituous liquors in France, has just printed its re? port in a volume of 1,0GC pages. ?Says thc Evening Post: "It seems to show that French? men are going down the same alco? holic slope which has been exciting so much alarm * in Switzerland, in Belgium, in t? io Scandinavian coun? tries, in England, in Germany, and in tiie United States. In other words, the French arc frightened by thc rapid growth of drunkenness in France, and there seems to be a general agreement that something must be done to arrest it." And yet this in a laud where light drinks, which are sup? posed by some io drive out strong drink, have had things their own way for generations. The volume wili be a strong reinforcement lo thc temperance warfare in the old world. Pity our national Congress can't irive us such a committee.- l'oice. Ii yon young women will say that you will marry no young niau who visits saloons, your sweetheart will not go there ; if you apply the same rule about tobacco that you intend to apply to saloons, he will quit smok? ing and chev.ing. If he don't he is not worthy to be your husband ? for if he thinks more of tobacco and brer than lie does of yon, it's a blessed thing that you find it out before you are married G urn-eh ewin g girls, take notice! A Morristown maiden Ivas l?st ail control of her jaw through this nerahtious habit; A physician whom SMJC* consulted said {"j she had wort) nut thc muscle that, nets as a hi?ere, and she would be obliged to resort tb an operation to make it faut awaiti Drm'c pivl! owi y o n;r watch in church. hst the preacher keen toe time. Our State Contemporaries. Farmer Tillman Tossed by a Bull. Edgeficld Advertiser. Qoe doy last week, while in his pas- I ;ure looking .at his cattle, Captain Ben . miman was furiously attacked by his . hersey bull and severely hurt. The 7?cioa8 animal lifted him on his hores , md tossed him in the air, throwing him i )ver his back on the ground and was . naking a second rush to gore him, when i negro who happened to be in the pas- ? ,ure at the time, attacked the bull with i hand spike and prevented what might )tberwise have been a dire catastrophe. Captain Tillman is sitting up and not langerously hurt, but he may not be : ible to fill the many appointments ' which have been made for him to speak ; u the upper counties during tbe'next ;wo weeks. Georgetown Enquirer. The statesmen of the nest decade will lave some gigantic problems to deal ; with in this country. Its safety is men iced by a phalanx of powerful evils, whose combined strength make the task )f resisting them seem almost hopeless. Here are some cf them: Immigration, Romanism, Socialism, Intemperance ind Mormonism. Each of these is a Pandora's box from which stupendous :orces are being liberated to attack the ; foundations of Rep?blicas government. The struggle will be fearful and the *reat conserving force to which the country must look for salvation is the ?vangelizing work of the Christian Church as conducted by Protestantism. The ?dgef?eld Chronicle, in speaking of the killiog of Miss Sallie Barnes, of that county by lightning, says: 'A oeighbor of Mr. Barnes tells us that while the beautiful girl's clothing was torn into pieces, her fair body bore no disfiguring mark save one like a small powder burn between the shoulders. The soul annihilated in the twinkling of an eye, but the fair casket left beauti? ful and unmarred.' This is the gross? est materialism that we have ever seen in the editorial columns of a newspa? per. There are not many men in these days who believe that death meanS the annihilation of the soul. Among the journals of this State it is probable that the Chronicle enjoys a monopoly of this opinion. Chastising a Mormon. Yorlccille Enquirer. Notwithstanding the poor encourage? ment estended in York county to the Mormon propagandists who operated in some sections of the county a few years ago, and it would seem spasmodically until last Fall, when they were made to understand that they must hunt other pastures, they made some few converts, and from what we can learn those who embraced the pernicious doctrines of these wily 'missionaries' are steadfast in the faith. Among the converts is Ritchie Hartness, whose home is in the upper part of Bullock's Creek township. It is charged that for some time past he has been living in adultery with his step-daughter, and that be has also beeQ guilty of preaching Mormonism and baptizing converts. On Tuesday night of last week he was visited by a party said to number from seventy-five to one hundred men, and after being lectured on the consequence of his evil ways, a chastisement was administered in the shape of twenty-five lashes, over his shirt. He was also given the alter? native of leaving the county within ten days, which he promised to do. He admitted that he preached Mormonism! and baptized converts in that faith, but denied the charge of living in adultery with his step-daughter. '?That New County Business." Camden Journal. In oar issue of the 7th inst., we re? ferred to the question being agitated in Bishopville for the formation of a new county by cutting off portions of Ker? shaw, Darlington and Sumter and making Bishopville the county seat. The Enterprise comes back at us pretty savagely about it because we said *we understand' that so and so was the case, and that many oftlie real estate owners in that portion of Kershaw whjch it is proposed to cut off are opposed to the move. The Enterprise asks us not to 'dodge thc issue1, but to call names, and he will give one hundred who are in favor of it to every oue we will name who is opposed to it. Well, we have not had an opportunity to go cut and ?ec the people, but of those we have met in town, not one is in favor of the new ;ounty-we mean the real estate own 3rs ; those who are to pay for the erec? tion of the necessary buildings at the county seat in case it is permitted. Mr. J. H. Stokes is ene cf the larg? est real estate owners and tax-payers in that section, and he is out. and out op? posed to the scheme. Then follows Mr. ll. Brown, W. W. Stokes. T L. ' Davis, G. W. Moseley, j. M. Davis, md others, all real estate owners, and hey assert that if an election was or ?er?d iu thc Antioch section to decide he question, not one vote in twenty of ( he real estate owners would be in favor )f thc new county. , These names were obtained on last < Saturday by meeting the gentlemen in own. Wc believe we could find a very ar^e majority opposed to ir. if we could .'.'ri _ .anvass the in te reste ?1 section, but we lo not. think it necessary. However, if < he Enterprise will name six hundred ] -eal estate owners who favor it, we will 5 hen go out and nee how it stands, ?itick to your promise, though, and lame one hundred real estate owners 1 vho favor it for each name we have fur- ^ li?hed who is opposed to it. X'eicberry Observer. A proceeding that was new. but ap? urent ly good law and gool policy, was iad last week before Judge Press ley. Jome days ago the attorneys for Mr 5cergc Johnston, in investigating some :r umored threats made by John B. , iones, asked Mr. W II. Hunt, Jr., , irivately, if he had heard the deceased i j iso threats. lie replied that "ho , rad not. Ile was (hen asked if he . ind hcarfl anyone say 'the deceased ?.-cd threats: He replied t hat fte had ; ?: >u? when further questioned as to his J ' nforman?,-, he declined to answer on thc' ; ? r roll nd that the informatica was giren,! t him in confidence, and to reveal the source of information would be a breach of confidence. The attorneys then ob? tained from Judge Pressley a rule against Mr. Hunt requiring him to show cause why he should 'not disclose the person's name. Before return was made to the rule, Mr. S- A. Boozer came forward voluntarily and acknowl? edged to the attorneys that he was the person, and expressed his willingness to tell them all he knew in the case, md this settled the matter. ? Chad Kills a Babe. Greenville Mountaineer, On Saturday last Georgiana Hudson, i negro child about eight years old, killed a babe named Waverly Tippins md threw the dead body io a well near by. Georgiana is the child of Allen Hudson and lived on the lands of Mr. Henry Fowler, about ten miles below the .City, in Butler Township. Allen has not been living with his wife for some time, and the mother of the dead babe went to preaching leaving their children at home. The Tippins chil? dren came to the home of the Hudson children. George Tippins, about six years old being the oldest Tippins child, and Georgiana being the oldest Hudson child. The prisoner says George did the killing, bot bruises on George's head, with his statements, go to show that Georgiana killed the babe ind threw the body in the well, and after? wards tried to dispose of George io the same manner. Trial Justice Verdin held an inquest over the dead body and found the facts pretty much as above stated. The Justice committed the lit? tle murderess to jail Vhere ?he cow is. She persists that George did the killing, but admits falling out with them because they ate up her molasses. An axe seems to be the implement of warfare. The murderess is very small fer a child of her age. ? _ Farmers' Meeting, Manning' Times. The Clarendon Agricultural Society held a meeting in the Court House last Saturday, in furtherance of a published notice. The meeting was opened by the President of the Seciety in a brief speech, pointing out the benefits to farmers, of farmers' organizations. The purpose of the meeting was two-fold ; first, the discussion of manure 'leech? ing,' and second, the election of dele? gates to the Farmers' Encampment at Spartan burg. The discussion com? menced with Mr. L. H. DesChamps, whose remarks showed that he had an intelligent, practical appreciation of this valuable factor in making good crops. Mr. DesChamps said that after carefal thought and practical experiments, he disagreed with the common opinion that manure-lost the greater part of its strength from gradual absorbticn by the earth. Volatile evaporation, produced by the heat of the sun after a rain, he contended, did much the more damage to farmers by exhausting the strength of the manure. Mr. DesChamps has partially promised us an essay for pub? lication on this subject. Messrs. Mitchum, Childers, Baker, Peebles, and ethers made brief speeches giving their views. The discussion was very pleasant and not without profit to the tillers of the soil. The debate con? cluded, the President, Hon. James E. Tindal, delivered an address of about a half hours' length. In the strongest language he pictured to his audience their dependence on a farmers' organ? ization, without which, he claimed, the farmers of the country, twenty-five years hence, would enjoy no more po? litical rights than the emancipated slaves of to-day. Mr. Tindal cited the condition of the laboring class of Ger? many, who he said were forced to live on black bread on account of the op? pression of the landlords in towns -and cities. The farmers were warned that this would be their fate unless they banded themselves into associations, and as a body assert and maintain their rights and political privileges. The people in municipalities, fte poli? ticians of the land all are grinding down, oppressing the poor f. rmer, he declared. Mr, Tindal said, that he had been talked about and abused be? cause he 8trcnous?y advocated the farmers' movement. Yet he had de? clared his convictions in public places, in the Court House, on the stump, in the halls of the Legislature, and no one th ire had the boldness to attack what he snid ; but cowardly they talked of him behind his back. The nest and last business before the meeting was the election of dele gates to the .Grange Encampment. A committee was appointed who recom? mended Messrs. James E Tindal, L. H. DesChamps. and A. L. Lcsesne, as delegates, and Messrs. F. P. Cooper, J. S. Cole, and T. J. M. Davis, alter? nates A unanimous vote adopted thc recommendation. The meeting then adjourned to meet at the call of the Ex? ecutive Committee. From the Temperance Worl:cr. Thc Newberry Keics and Herald wants a sober jury for the next term jf Newberry court. The United Labor Party in Ken? tucky lins formally withdrawn its State ticket. Many of that party will vote, it is said, for Judge Fox, Prohibition candidate for Governor. The New York World is wicked ?nongh to say that it was hot whis? key instead of hot blood that killed so many in Now York recently. When men die from the habitual *sc of liquors, why is it that their? f iends are ashamed to attribute their loath to the proper cause ? One may ['all off a trunk, while drunk, and freak his neck, but drink is thc last j ?lement taken into thc account. Men ? ?viii vote for, fight for, but are j ishamed to die tctVA whisky. Tiie Cumberland Presbyterians of j tennessee have resolved to aid eyery j movement looking- to the suppression ? >f intemperance, Jlo take a bold stand 1 n favor of'the Constitutional amend-1 irent to bc voted for in September.' j At tho recent session of the Nation- j il Division of Sons ot Temperance ; seid in Boston, an increase o.f iv.eni- ? jership of 3?51: was reported'. Tho ; otai membership amounts -to , j 3?9. South Carolina has yielded lae, greatest number of - new ???MQM? twenty-two having" been. organ??cdrr | The National Division passed a re?o* j lutfon favoring, co.nstitational proton^ tion. The next annual meeting to fee held in Ontario. " If religion, does not incline a mia to oppose the. licensing, of-whisky/ what will it do for him. ?f An eb lightened conscience can,submit ta,:aj business, wrong in principle, ?Si' ^ ruinons in its work?, sold out to this, highest bidder, then we fail to ??$ the good of sncti enlightened 09% science. Let the high. license. ?nfl low license clergymen investigate this subject. ?lie Prohibition leaven is working in b. U. The opb?aval y>? .econ come. The thinking people will n?fc s. be much longer governed.,by"tjie ----- false publications in favor of Iicen/se. There are honest and capable men V\ the State who can and will ^enforce such a law, and they ,will.?boV be brought to the front. . If it must coin? - to a chang? of party to. get rjd of* licensed ram, the new part^ will ?b forthcoming. Hundreds are now7 ready to join sach a party. Wait and see. News Items. .She' has been dramatized.^ It took Well in San Francisco and may please the polite cities. John Taylor, president, of the Mor? mon church, died at Salt Lake Citji July 25. * Sam Josephs, .the fellow, who was going to beat Samuel J. Randall for Congress njxt y??r,. ba?i quit tue race- . already. Josephs knows when he has enough. '.' People who want to know whether it is pronounced 'neether' or 'nyther' wUl fin d, if they i a vestigate, that it ts either. .^Somerville Journal. If you can show us anything pr?t tier at this season than a girl bf 19 with golden hair, rosy cheeks, ruby lips and dressed in white tulle with a blue rib- \ bon around her neck, let tis see it; Boston Courier. Eli Parks, a prominent citizen of Charlotte, Mich.i was literally torn to pieces by a mad bull Saturday. Tho remains were found scattered about the premises. ^ The statement widely published itt South Caroliaa that Captain Dawson has recovered $10,000 from the New York San is altogether a mistake. The case has cot been tried.-News und Courier. Neither side in Texas uses a soft an? swer to turn away wrath. Congress? man Mills, anti-prohibitionist, tn a , speech the other day, asserted t?ifc *hett ? was foll to overflowing with such po> litical preachers as Br B. H. CfrtoU,' [jg whereupon the Waco ?dv?n&, p?!B??*^ bitionist, calls Mr. Mills, /this fettle mouthed, infidelic, snake-eyed mon* - ster-' .. . V ? The President will visit ?tla?ta, <ja" in October, when the Governors ind ? United States Senators of the Sooth witt. be invited to meet bim. t?e.w?? l?ate , Washington on the 16th. ? Washington dispatch says: 'He will be escorted through Virginia by Governor Lee ?nd " his staff, through North CarolinabyGoT. . "% Scales and his staff, and.th rough* South ;[: Carolina by Governor Richardson ?n? V his staff, all of whom will go witn ninV to Atlanta. At the Georgia line ho will be met by Governor Gordon and staff/ .....>.. .. \> ? youngwoman #as saved, by lief bustle on the Seaboard^oad. TK? ?or? folk Virginian says: . . ? 'The locomotive struck Miss Jaques and hurled h'er from t$e track?, The train was .stopped and backed io the place where she was supposed to b? ' lying a mangled corpse. The trainmen and passengers, however, were amazed to find a very much frightened and'ex^ eeedingly angry youug lady, who had escaped all injury except havinjg the back of her dress torn orit" haying been* saved from ? terrible deatn by her bus* - ti tie.' J ; ? The ?diter of a paper at Storm Lake Iowa, is now hiding in a swamp neat that place in consequence of the way itt . ' ?? V-, which he mixed up the "report of a catr tie show and a concert. His paper,is??d i .The concert given last night by sixteen* * || of Storm Lake's most beautiful aa?rin- ;r'r.? teresring yoang ladies was highly appr? ciated. They were elegantly dressed and sung in a mo?t charming manner; *.: --. winning the plaudits of the entire audi ence, who pronounced them the ?ne$t breed of shr.rt horns ia the country. A few of them are of a rich fcrown ce?or, but the majority are spotted brown attd white. Several cf the heifers were fine- c . bodied, tight "limbed animals, ?nd prom? > ise tc prc ve goe'd property.' ?<?| A correspondent "Writing to the WU: mington Messenger from Marlboro' ~J??%? county S. C., says: "It is with' deep regret and sad heart that w^ chronicle the facts, but wno^would believe that within a small scope ?of country,, not over twelve miles'square, in the Beri ncttsvillo section, that thirty or more persons have died within the period of thirtv oays. Coe very promin??'t'mer chant here, Mr. C. S. McCall, sog four-- . teen- cc S ns ia ono week, an average**! * - >; two per day. Thc ?pid?mie seemsio" be fever. Several prominent. fjarfm)j:, J|; are now very low, but'With the rains for the last few days it is, hoped ?nltt; ; ;? the disease will be checked/ . - '. - ' Electric lighting in tho Kac? F?n?l is carried to the paradox of making the waterfalls light Up themselves by nighty ~ Mi Tiie power exerted by the fall of watet i generates all thc electricity; ?nd 1hion^.-?':--:.'X? that all the illumination that mobn^%|^^ li.iht, Bengal lights and Ionian ca?f ;^ dies, in olden times and .'?ve?-yet*?tt--'>.^i^ other placss, are depended ott-h> sujK ply. As a consequence at. i^l?bie^l1:?^^ i and Tarasp, in the Lower ?agadrae,-:3*;|^ j they iiave moonlight nights'.{tft??ia2)i:.:. ? all through the season. * * y I =--?? : ' ;^ I The highest apple Orchard in the^.; ? United States, is at Hot Sprmgs, LaW^.-f^^? I T? heft, Cal. The trees bear Weil Tai< -.'??fe ! is probable thc greatest. .^???dev^. :?^^^ wlnca t?is fruit is grown ia tais:<XfaB^:? try. :.vi:ig o Vcr 0,2 Jd -ftCt ?buVO the^| the sea. - -^J^k ?