The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 27, 1889, Image 2
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27.
The Swatter Watchman was fouudcd
5o ?850 and the True Southron in 1-860.
Tu? Watchman and Southron now has
ehe combined circulation and influence
of both of ?.he old papers, and is mani?
festly the be^ advertising medium rn
&nm ter.
?SS^SKDENTISiyi NOT INDE?
PEETDENCB.
Curse je Mereoz, curse ye bitterly the in
Habitants thereof ; because they C'a?e not up
to the help of the Eord, to the help of the
Eord against the mighty.-Song of Deborah.
USshop Newman, formerly the *'Par
son" Newman of ?eaeral Grant, took
occasion the other day in Virginia to
say in effect, that the purest straia of
American Wood is to be foes? ra tbe
Southern States, and that the time is
approax&rng when these same Southern
States will be called upon to arrest the
tide of anarchy, which is gradually
bot sorely sweeping over our country,
In consequence of the vast anauaf im?
portation of aU tfee* conglomerate ele?
ments which' go to make np the human
race. His Reverence might have added
that the peculiar ^social conditions sur?
rounding that "purest strain" keeps it
pore*. He might have gone farther, and
shown that tire system of government,
which is distinctively American, is most
jealously gearded here because of the
an wearied vigilance, and the peculiar
methods necessary to preserve it. Ver?
ily they who enfrasc???ed the negro
Jail4ertetter than they knew. It oe-*
cars to us, just here, that somewhere
in the dim and distant past we have
heard it said that, *'Eternal vigilance
b the price of liberty." Those to
whom this vigilance does not appear
necessary, have placed us in a position
where it is plain to the dullest sanity
that we must exercise it. Consequent?
ly, having paid the price, we shall have
the liberty, and there is no decree of
Fate more certain than that the South
will be the last and strongest guardian
of what South Carolina was the first to
maintain-American liberty.
Since the election of General Har?
rison and the discussion of probable
measures regarding the South, there
has been a'marked uneasiness on the
part of some few journals, and instances
are not wanting where they have openly
-repudiated the political faith of the
country and became what are known as
Independen t papers. These journals are
Bot worthy of confidence. Whatever
may be the shortcomings of our State
government, the true remedy is not to
be found in breaking away from the
line of action which we have pursued
for the past twelve years. None know
this better than the papers referred to,
; bot they have come to thc conclusion
that the fiat has gone forth and the
"Solid South" must be broken. They
have made a calculation of the probable
?ixe of tba pieces when thc breakage
occur?, and propose to hang on to the
largest piece. This is what their Inde
pendentism (not Independence) amounts
to. They pretend to have serious
foreboding as to the ultimate effect of
oar system of politics upon the morals
of the country. And yet they know
we speak truth when we say that the
man is a moral hero who will steal a
ballot box if necessary to prevent an
ignorant barbarian's holding office--of
-If Ost a??^n^enes4c"!? civil i zed com?
munity. Fortunately, oar laws now
render it unnecessary for U3 to steal
ballot boxes or do any thing which
wears the semblance of crime io thc
conduct of our politics. And yet these
very laws are described as inquitous by
the Independent journals Let us
beware of obtrusive piety and give a
wide berth to those who suddenly alter
their creed-political or otherwise.
When we began this article, we in?
tended to name the papers to which we
referred, and to hold them op to the peo?
ple as unworthy of confidence, but we
have decided differently. We have
preached a short sermon which may be
personally applied by those whom it fits.
In another column will be found an edi?
torial from the Camden Journal, which
points out one of our victims. It is
said that the type of the Journal is set
by women, if such be a fact, we may
excuse the Independentism which that
paper betrays.
CUR JURIES.
At the last term of the Court of Gen?
eral Sessions for the County of Orange
burg, anumber of cases (nineprobably)
for homicide appeared upon the docket.
All these cases were tried, and every?
body was acquitted except one negro.
There is scarcely a doubt that some of
these cases were genuine murders, and
were proven to be so, but fo.- some
reason or ether the gui!:/ wont free.
This prompted some of the papers of the
State to become very mad and to advo?
cate all sorts of extreme measures,
about the most moderate of which v? -.^
proposed by the Abbeville Press and
Banner, and suggested that, those who
felt compelled to lynch somebody,
would doub;less find worthy subjects in
the jury commissioners of the State. It
was furthermore intimated that the
tilbouette of a panel of jurors, swung
from a telegraph wire, would be a most
instructive ornament for the average
parlor. This may all be true of Or
cngeburg and other small place?, but
the results of the term now closing in
this eily, warrant us in makin? the as
sertion that there is not in this or any
other State a place where justice, nure
Bnd simple, is mora evenly balanced
than here.
Isaac Allen, colored, was indicted
for murder. It was proven that he dr
lioerately aud repeatedly snapped a
shotgun at'a woman tascare her. That
the gun finally got tired and killed her.
He was acquitted. Not,, however, by
the charge of the Judge.
Robert Ivy, white, ''killed his best
friend'7* while he was drunk. He
j knows nothing about the crime and i
cannot swear positively whether or not j
he did kill him. The jury find bimi
' guilty of manslaughter and recommend !
lu?a? to mercy. We leave it tc the j
y . . I
J world to decide which was the guiltier
j nsw.ti, sud if race prejudice exists here,
a-garast what race that prejudice rs di?
rected.
? ?? ?ifjjm ?nu, III .juin
DOES JUGDB ALDRICH EVER
REAT> A NEWSPAPER?
i We hope that the answer nrray be in the
j negnti?e, fe;? we can scarcely believe that
Judge Aldrich, after reading such articles as
I have appeared in the editorial columns of the
Greenville News-, the Orangeburg Times and
Democrat o? February 2"0, and especially that
cf the Mantung Times of the same date, would j
hesitate a moment in the course to be pur-?
I s-sed by him.- Columbia Record.
j It is evideut that there is one good
j newspaper which the Record does not j
read. If it read the Watchman and
Southron it would never charge thc
Manning Times with the authorship of
stn editorial- which it quoted, with prop?
er eredit, from this paper.
ENOUGH AND MORE.
Having been again requested by Mr.
I J. F. Matthews to publish his reply to
j "Poor Farmer," we have decided to
j give a part of that reply space in this
! issue ; but desire all parties to under
[ stand that, the subject under discussion
j being a personal one, all further men?
tion of it in these columns must be paid j
I for as advertising.
j IONIA, S.C., Feb. 18, 188S.
! Mr. Editor : Whee a man gives sis cf his
I neighbors the lie, and at the same time hide3
i himself behind a factitious name, I am.com
'- pelled to speak. Now, Mr. Editor, "Poor
! Farmer" says that Messrs. Galloway, Mat- !
I thews & Co.'s card tried to prove bia staiement |
? taise. As for that, I ask the public to con- j
j sider, the evidence is six to one. Ile sa j-s j
? that he dou't know that any children were |
withdrawn from the school on account of bad
rules except his own. Nov., } can prove that i
j on two occasions his children left The erbool j
i boase rather than comply with the rules of ;
j the school. On the first occasion he sent j
! them back the next day without any investi
J gatton. On the second occasion he did nof
j send them back at all. He also says that he |
I does not think the teacher is altogether to i
! blame for the way the school has boen cen- i
j ducted. He does not say who is to blame, i
j bnt bints at me, as one of the trustees. Now, |
j if he was not satisfied why did he not abrrse j
j me, instead of the teacher? fle charges Mr. !
j Galloway and "myself with malice towards
i bim. Now if there is any malice, rt i6 on his
i part. He further eays he does not give this
j as facts, bot as his opinion. Now, ? am just
. the reverse ; I give this as facts and notas
i my opinion. Ile winds up by saying, the
publie can take his article tor what it is
j worth. I have nothing to say on that point,
j I know that will be done. Galloway, Mat
J thews & Co. c;?n give references as to their
j reliability. Yo ors re?pec: fully,
} J. F. MATTHEWS.
GEORGIA VS. SOU'xrL CARO?
LINA.
An exchange publishes the following,
and calls it a Georgia story :
There was a man in Notth Georgia who;
had a corn crib on the bank of a creek and a
lot of shingles piled up on the other side,
where the woods came down to the stream.
The man noticed that his cern pile was get?
ting lower, although he had not begun to u^e
I out of that crib It worried him a long lime,
j for the crib door was locked and the logs of
? the crib were spiked down where they were
! notched together Rt the corners. Filially he
i concluded to watch until he found out how j
! that eora WHS being spirited away. At last |
j be saw a squirrel come cut of the woods a&d
j carry a shingle down to the water's edge on |
j the other side, where he ciade a ferry boa I out j
j of it, and hoisted his tail for n saih^IJy head- i
j ing a little dowa stream and fl^Blhing his
tail a certain way, 1 mana^^^^g-idc the j
! shingle across. When he had l?raed he when f
j ap to the corn crib, took an ear of corn out 1
? bet ween jjie ?ogs sird" carried it down to the ?
wfejg^)j0?*rr^1 iere he put it on the shingle, j
::s tali and guided his boat back to j
j the other eide. Having landed the shingle, j
I he dragged the ear of corn to a ho'low tree, I
I where he got it inside. Th is squirrel was fol- ?
j lowed by others who went through the same
i manouvre, each landing an e^r of corn at the
; foot of the faute tree. Amazed at what he
' had seen, and hardly able to believe his eyes,
j the man went over to examine the tree. He
j h-id on a heavy overcoat, buttoned at the top !
! with Oi.e heavy button. A? he waded through I
; the creek his coat absorbed water and got very ?
i heavy, and as he came out on the other side, the !
! hinton Sew off and strack a crouching rabbit I
I behind the ear. killing him iostanth". Just nt j
I that moment the mau saw what made his over- i
j coatso heavy. The big side pockets were full of
j fish. Picking up the rabbit, he concluded?
j that it wa3 hardly St to eat, and threw it
; aside. There was a covey of partridges hud
! died with their heads together, as ihey ?uirn- j
i time-i do, and the rabbit's head struck in the :
' center aud hilled thc whole covey. Having I
i tied the turds together with a siring, the nun
, went to the tree and found bia eura inside.
; He felled the tree, which proved io be a bee
j tree. Besides getting his com back, the man ?
: got twelve Darrels of honeycomb ; tue tree fell j
' into the creek, and thc witter run sweet for [
\ twenty miles
According to our idea, this is a very J
1 poor story, and if Georgia cannot, tell
j a better it is advisable for her tr? tay
! 10 centd on the dollar, and go out of j
the story business altogether. It is not j
. necessary for us rj draw upon our local j
j stock to discount this ?tory. We shall j
; .simply relate one of tlie usual happen
t ings of Clarendon, a small county im
I mediately south of ?s.
Mr. Thames, a well known gentle?
man, and one whose character for vc {
racily is unimpeachable, went hunting I
? itt Santce swamp. il- aching the bank i
j of the river, he saw a bear standing on j
; a fallen tree which lay partly in the j
water on thc otherside. His weapon
was a Queen Anr:ie musket. As thc j
distance was gre;:'', he drew the charge !
at:d put iu three tlni'-s as much nowdt r !
as usual. Then placing the birt of the i
gun against a tree he fired Thc bear
retreated to the shore and fell dead ;
The recoil of the g:!n broke through
the shell of a hollow tree arid exposed a :
fies fit opossum which was dispatched
at. orce. Mr. "Ihatr.cs tlirrj swam :i,< j
river and on reaching the i pposifo shore
discovered that he bad raptured three
shad (it was iu the rprin^) in the ?
sag of his breeches and one tm the h. ok
of his left Susp oder. Finding t!?;?t
his bullet had g<:t;e through thc bear, '
he followed its track West au;! scon !
come upon a large buck shot through
the neck. The next thing he encoiin- ;
tereil was a pen full <>f tut keys which !
had been captured by the bullet cutting :
the trigger string which ha l become j
tangled. The bullet atlast entered a
largo poplar tree and from the hole ?
made by it, clear honey was streaming
while a raccoon was holding his paw
out of a hole-m tfre~-fo?ts- to catch the
honey. An investigation of the tree
revealed the presence of six coons and
five gallons of hooey ; all of which was
secured. Mr. Thames then went home
for a w3gon to haul his game. When
he again reached the swamp, it was
raining. F?c put on a load and led the
mule home, hut was surprised to fiud no
wagon behind brm, but a very taught
pair 0/ traces. The traces were of raw
hide, and Mr. Thames was familiar with
rawhide. Therefore he simply tied the
traces to a tree %and. went to dinner.
The weather cleared, and in the after?
noon the wagon came slowly homeward
following the contracting traces as they
dried.
Popularity of General Kennedy.
A special from Soochow, China,
under date of January 10th says :
.'Shanghai is the leading port in the
East, with an annual foreign trade of
two hundred millions. As merchant
princes in the East have a plenty of
leisure a?d many holidays, there is a
large number who devote a good por?
tion of time to literature. Among the
prominent institutions is the Shanghai
Debating Society, of which Gen. John
D. Kennedy is the president. They
have what they call "smoking con?
certs,*' music, recitations, &c, with a
thousand ladies and gentlemen present
in the Lyceum. At the last meeting
Mr. R W. Little, a prominent English?
man, asked permission to make a few
remarks. Among other laudatory
things he said : "I need not dilate on
Gen. Kennedy's personal qualities, nor
recount how rn every phase of his
character he has made himself respected
aud beloved not only by his own nation?
alities, and that not by sinking his own
individuality, for he has remained emi?
nently and distinctively an American
throughout. When Mr. Cleveland was
elected to the Presidency we knew little
of him, but we soon found that he knew
how to pick out the proper port of a
man to be consul general at Shanghai
The whirligig of time has replaced tho
Republicans io the Executive at Wash?
ington, and it is possible, th'-ujih we
hope'for the best, that Gen. Kennedy
may be recalled. It has occurred to
us that this large and representative
meeting should pass a resolution on the
subject, and I have drafted one which I
will now put to you :
'That this meeting of the Shanghai
Literary and Debating Society and its
friends, representing ail nationalities in
Shanghai, desires to put on record its
earnest hope th3t irs president, .GeD.
Keunedy, will remain in Shanghai and
coutinue to fill for many years the posi?
tion which he has occupied for so long
in this soeiety, with such universal satis
faction to its members."
The resolution was received with im?
mense cheering. When the cheering
had subsided, Gen Kennedy rose and
spoke in a voice trembling with natural
emotion. After giving his speech the
North China Dally Neics thus describes
the scene :
'Then Gen. Kennedy received an-j
ovation such as ?ever before has been
paid to any one in Shanghai. The j
whole audience rose to its feet-and it
was really a magn?kent and toa'cbiog
spectacle-aud gave three cheers and a j
titrer, and sang 'For he's a j.??lv'good j
fellow/' I
The Americas merchants in Suang- j
bii bavp 56nt a most urgent petition to j
thc- President-elect asking that Gen. !
Kennedy be retained as consul general i
tor China. The American missionaries !
in Shanghai, Soocbow and the Yangtse J
posts have sent a similar petition, as
they consider his withdrawal wouid be j
a great loss to Protestant missions. It i
is safe to say that no foreigner of" any
nationality has ever achieved iu Shang?
hai so noble a .reputation as the repre?
sentative of the Palmetto State."*
When General Kennedy was io this !
State, it was conceded thai he was the
most .'magnetic** public man we had.
It appears that, whatever else he may j
have left behind, he took his whole j
stock of magnetism across the Pacific,
and that too without extra charge. If |
he had happened to he boru at the
proper time and place and been huuor- j
ed with the name of Blaine, he might j
now be prospective Secretary of State.
Mr. Blaine, in General Kennedy's ab?
sence, has a complete corner in the mag?
netism market and a mortgage on the
office mentioned. Therefore it behooves j
Mr. Blaine, unless he is fond of com- j
petition, to allow the waters of the j
great Pacific to roll between him and j
the only man who can rival him in the j
possession of the only characteristic to !
which he can lay his success in life.
General Kennedy "is a jo!iy good !
fellow." Ile is just tLc man to take !
care of the government's interests in
China. Ile will make himself so much j
esteemed personally , that foreigners dis- i
posed to kick upa commercial row of
any sort, will be lost ju admiration and
agree to laugh instead of ecold. There
is and cnr? be 00 political significance !
to the office winch Genera! Kennedy !
Cits, and a very good criterion by which i
to judge of the probable strength and j
usefulness of President Harrison's ad- i
ministration, will be the magner in j
which it hhali dispo>e of the p?tition I
of the Lyceum at Shanghai.
An Augusta gchrii-Kian wno owns;
two l its in i'iorence, S C , on Front
and irby stree:-, near by the bi: sc- j
lected for the new County Court liot:.-e,
was offered two weeks ago iwb'O fur !
bott! lots The price wa* rejected. and
since that time thc offer lias been in
creased, to i^l.?OO. but the Augu>tiau
*-1 ? *? holds :;?s property, which he con
aiders valuable
- ?M3t- -<X-?
Mrs. Snail p. Waller, widow of J
R rv. linell (' Waiker, died nt thc I
of her daughter in MntK-ii, Pcb
roary M. Ib\S:J ' Sho was a lister of
tho late Birdlip Wi. ii*man. Her only
two son* ?-.r.o ii.-nr.r! d and useful mem?
bers of tho S'.u-h Carolina Cniforencc. !
; ?JJ her only i'augh'rr is :!;e wife of |
Capt J. ?> \\ io;.' ,,f \l u ?on
A dispatch fr<..!. K f'-id. published !
\\\\< morning, fays that the whole town j
yesterday was engaged ?11 a snow fi,'ht. j
As the people of Kdg.-no*." will fight, if j
is' a pity th:tf snow does not foll lhere j
oftener. -Ac.r.s and C>.?r?<r, '2'2\.
- - ?^rw7^. ? ??<>?? -Cg.? j j
FJeat'ng and Conking Stoves o'" al! kinds
rery cheap at T. C Sen lie's. ; .ri
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsm??CTe-??, D. C.. Feb. 22, 1889.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is at
thc head of a coalition of Democratic
Senators who hare started in on the
impossible task of trying to shame the
Rr-publican Senators into confirming
.some of the nominations now pending
before the Senate. Mr. Harris has
announced his purpose of making a
motion every day to go into Executive
I session iu order to consider these nomi?
nations.
The facts in the case arc without
precedent, and should bring a blush to
the cheeks of every fair-minded Re?
publican. After the Presidential elec?
tion of 1880, Hayes sent to the Senate
680 nominations, nearly all of which
were confirmed. After Mr. Cleveland
was elected, Arthur sent to the Senate
C12 nominations and all of them were
confirmed except twenty. Now Mr
Cleveland has sent to the Senate since
thc electron of Harrison 458 nomina?
tions of which 133 relating to Army
and Navy promotions that may be con?
sidered nonpolitical have been con?
firmed. Of the 325 other nominations,
the roost of which were made to fill
official vacancies, only 48 have been
confirmed, leaving the enormous num?
ber 277 unacted upon. Such partisan?
ship bas never before been displayed by
the Senate, but even thc most conserva?
tive Republicans seem to glory now in
what they are doing.
Congressional interference with
Southern elections does not seem to be
popular in either House of the present
[Congress. The House Committee on
elections has decided that it had no j
jurisdiction over the contest which the j
late J. M. Clayton, of Arkansas was j
making at the time of his death for the j
seat that Mr. Breckinridge was elected j
f to, and the Senate Committee has tabled i
?the Chandler and other resolutions of i
j the same ilk. It has reported a much i
[ milder resolution, but even that is not
? certain to get through the Senate.
! An agreement ou the Omuibus Ter- ?
i ritorial bill has been arrived at and j
j only the Presidential approval is neces- ;
! sary to make it a law. Thc act pro
I vides for elections in time for the Sena- j
tors and Representatives from North ?
and South Dakota. Montana and Wash- j
iugton to take their seats next Decem- !
ber.
The Pr?sident has signed the bill j
chartering the Nicaragua canal com- j
pany.
The lobbyists interested in the pas?
sage of the direct tax bill are in great
trouble. They succeeded in getting it. j
through both Houses of Cor.grcss, but j
owing to unexpected opposition causing j
delay it reached the President within j
j less than ten days of the end of the !
session, which makes it absolutely nee-1
cssary that the measure shall be signed i
by the President before 12 o'clock on j
the fourth ?f March. This will give j
Mr. Cleveland an opportunity to see the j
bill die without the trouble of vetoing !
it. Many people still believe that it
will be vetoed, and that the Presideut I
t will take this occasion to administer a
sharp rebuke to Congress in relation to \
I this class of legislation. j
j The Paeific Railroads hare once j
more, proved themselves to be stronger !
j tban Congress.-"All hopes of getting '
I the bUl-felating to their indebtedness to
Ltira Government through at this session
have been abandoned, and the Senate
has, at the request of the committee ou j
Pacific Railroads, recommitted, the bill
to that committee. Evidently Mr.
Huntington has not been holding |
private conferences with that committee
for tiothiug.
Minister Phelps, recently arrived
from London, came to Washington this
week to pay his respects to the Presi?
dent.
Thc open letter written to Mr. Cleve?
land by the recently removed Civil
Service Commissioner, Judge Edgerton,
in which the latter was abusive of the
former, will do Mr. Edgerton much
more hann than thc President. Few
people care to pay attention to the tales
told by a discharged employee. Had
; the Judge written such a letter a month
ago and accompanied it with his resig?
nation it would have created a political
sensation, but now it raises but few
comments.
The changes in the Cabinet slates are
more erratic than ever, as the time in
which they can be made grows shorter.
Names are proposed and gravely an?
nounced as decided upon only to be
dismissed from prophesy the next morn?
ing. The latest, though not for that
i reason the most probable or reasonable
slate, gives Mr. Blaine for Secretary of
State, Mr. Windon) for the Treasury,
Gen Husk for the War Department,
1 Mr. Wanamaker for Postmaster-General
and Mr. Noble, of Missouri, for Secre?
tary of the interior. The impression is
prevalent that Mr. Harrison's law
partner, Miller, will also sit at his
council table.
On last Tuesday, lilth inst, while
Mr. Ezekiel Dens, of the Antioch sec- j
{?on, was on bis wny to Camden, iu
company with several other persons, he
suddenly fell back in his cart and died
in a few minutes. His body was
brought on to town and an inquest was
held over it by Coroner Goodale in the
afternoon. Dr. Corbett examined the
body and gave it as his opinion that
death was caused by "heart spasm," |
and a verdict, was rendered in accor- [
.?ance with this opinion. Mr. Dees j
was about 7? years of age:--Ker??hate
The citizens in the new town of Ker- j
shaw, on the 3 C's ll. lt. have decided j
l>y a vote of 50 to ld in favor of sell- ;
ing whiskv in that town. 1 he license
fee is fix<*ii at ?400.-Crrm*fen Journal, j
When pain and anguish wring tlie brow a
IM i i ; i.-11 i i d <^ angel, thou, Jenine." Kui? 8:il
vnti ?JJ Oil on my furchend and be an angel,
dear.
F Albrecht. 2?l S Sharp Rt . l?iltimore, \
recommends hr. liull's Cough Syrup fer j
corgis :iri1' cold.
T.VKK IT IN TI MF.
uFy.r \v:iM iif .i ...!.!, a shoe was !".*? : !
irfrti t --f ? s JW. 'i i; ?rsc wa- 1? ?: ! -r wa tit j
.i h..r>e. ? v -h-r vx< Wi." N.-v.-r u.-glfCt K Jr al I j
.bin???. Tlif Iir*i si?;ns pneumonia and e?;it- !
;.:;<.a r\::i : I.?' ehoKed ly [ir.
.\. I. r's I".- L:: ~!i lt f r Consumption.
>? M hy J. P. W. !>.-. Urine.
A X'.tKROW ISVTA-PE.
Col. W. Iv. NVisoa, .?f I*r .ot? I vu. ea ree homo
? ri'- evening, fcf?ng :i pe?uli :T lighflictt? ia ill?
rb?.et !!<.: .<. retiring. lie tried tr? draw a Ion?; j
breath but found i' almost impossi'ol.-?. Ile
s offered our ?lay.? li f?m pneumonia, and tho <1HL* '
..?rs ira..c bim np. IT. Aeker's English Remedy |
('.?r CvnsampMon ?avVd bim and li? is well to? j
day. Stdd by J. F. VV. UcLorroe.
A I) VI Ci: TO MOTHERS.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should ;
always be used for children teething. It ?
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all I
pain, aires wind colic and is the best remedy j
for diarrhoea. 2.*ic a bottle.
Statesmanship, Indeed !
We are amazed when we read the comments
in someof our exchanges upon the fine Stntes
manahrp(7) exhibited by ow statesmen rn the ?j
recent Snialls-Elliott contested erect on case
which was decided in Congress last week.
So far s-s we can see from *he resait, there was
no necessity of any argument at a!? upon the
Democratic side. They, lille many juries in
our State who are drawn io sit in judgment
upon important cases, had made up their
mines long ago as to the verdict they were
to render. Evidence was not to be considered
at all. Even though the truth was ns clear
as the noonday sun, it was to be called a lie.
It matters hut little to us, or to the country,
as to which one is seated. We are taking the
common sense view of the right and wrong
in volved in the question. How wai it possi?
ble in a ''pure, free a-nd fair election (the
kind of elections Governor Richardson says
we have in this State) for one Democratic vote
to overcome about fifteen Republican voters?
We understand that tue figures stand rn about
that proportion in the Seventh District. We
dou'? betreve there waa any fairness about itr
and all the argument these grsut xt'ttesmin
could bring to bear on the matter would not j
make it so. We do not propose to endorse j
any ascii fraud, no matter who perpetrates it.
It waa this class of statesmen who brought |
about the lHte war between thc States, ai ? j
which probed to be the bloodiest war of j
modern times, costing the lives of hundreds i
of thousands of the best men hi the country |
besides untold millions of money, and cans- j
ing every portion of the South to be stained ?
with the lifeblood of its sous, while the great j
statesmen remained at home, or retreated to j
bomb proof positions where there was great ?
honor and no fighting to do
It was this class of statesmen who caused j
the South to reject the terma of peace offered i
lo the Commissioners at Fortress Monroe, j
which act caused the sacrifice of tens of thou?
sands more of valuable lives and finally a !
most overwhelming defeat of the Southern !
arms.
It was this class of statesmen who caused !
the majori ty of the white men of the South
to ignore the negro after he was set free, and
to treat him with contempt when he was j
given the franchise,although he went to them j
ft>r advice. They cursed him and turned j
their backs upon him, thus driving brm o?er j
to the carpel badger, thus eiving us the dark ?
regime from :63 to 'TC These great states- j
men are responsible for regime.
Jt is this class of sUiesinen who have hail !
control of our State government from "76- to ?
the present time, and who have concocted !
fttsd carried out the grandest schemes of ras- j
Cai ?ty and corruption in elections tba? have
ever been known to any civilized country in j
the world ; and it is this class of statesmen !
who to-day have the assurance, io the fice of ,
all facts and evidence to the contrary, to !
open-ly and bold.-y profess to the whole conn- j
try that "we have the purest, freest and fair?
est elections in the world.7'
It is this kind of a statesman who can de?
liberately appoint to o?ce, io clear violation
of all written law, usage or precedent bear?
ing upon the poid, men whose nanos have
Ireen rejected by the Senate thus, eventually,
entailing upon onr county an endless amount j
of cost and confusion in the courts. How- j
ever, he will, probably, be sustained in his j
position by those of Ids ilk who usurp au?
thority and act without producing a shadow
of ?aw or evidence to sustain them ia their !
position. And lhu3 it goes on.
May God help us and soon deliver os from
such statesmanship. It is a curse to a Chris?
tian country and to civilization. We cannot
recall a single instance wherein they have
displayed as much foresight even as a wood?
chuck, which has foresight enough to prepare
for at least one winter in advance, while these
statesmen cannot, apparently, see beyond
their nose3. Following their leadership has
brought us nothing but disaster upon disas?
ter, until in many places desolation and ruin
are covering the land where once peace, hap?
piness and prosperity smiled on eve>y side.
No matter who may compose the crew that
has brought about this condition of affairs
Democrats, Republicans, Greenbackers- or
Independents- they should be unceremoni?
ously ''bounced," and lite sooner they go the
better it will bc for the whole country.
Caw?tr. Journal.
Presentment cf the Grand Jury.
To the lion. J. J. Xorlon, Presiding Judge Zrd
Circuit :
The Grand Jury respectfully present: That
at the February Term the current work of
the Sessions, as prepared by the Solicitor, we
have passed upon, and we have visited the
County Jail and find an insufficiency of bed?
ding there for the number of prisoners we
found in Jail, and by committee we visited
the County Poor House and found everything
in good order, with the exception of three (3)
of the houses occupied by the paupers, which
are in need of re-coyering, also find that
blinds on the South s~.de and East end of the
superintendent's building are in need of re?
pairs, aiso find that there is a scarcity of
blankets, and some of the paupers need shoes
and clothing.
We have visited the offices in the Coirt
House of the County officers, nil of which
we find in good order, and books and records
are kept neatly and in proper condi'ion as
far as we have been able io ascertain, except
in the Clerk of thc Court's office. We find
two book? in the office of Register of Mesne
ConTeyftr.ee, which are very much worn and
in a dilapidated condition from old age and
rouen use, which we recommend should be
re-bound and put in a proper condition for
preservation. Said books are "B B,M "C C,"
''!)," <;F," "G," "II H," "K," "L,T' ':? V
and "M." Also find bills in Equity and Pe?
tition stored against the southern wall, pro?
miscuously mixed and in a. very unsatisfac?
tory condition for parties who would have to
make a search tor any of the same, which we
think should be properly assorted and ar?
ranged for the convenience ot' till par?
ties who may have occasion to refer to
them. We also find the bonds of the County
officials duly recorded except that of thc
Masterin Equity, and upon examination of j
the bonds, the bondsmen, we think, all are |
sufficient except thal of the Probate Judge,
which we recommend should be strengthened.
We find upon examination that all of the
Trial Justices have mude proper reports.
Also find, as far as we have been able to as?
certain, the report of the School Commis?
sioner correct.
It has come to the knowledge of the Grand i
Jury that the Board of County Commission- j
ers lately retiring from ellice, allowed a tent j
for photography :o be erected on the Court j
House square, which we think an improper j
use of the property c f the County. We rec-j
ommend that no County property be used for j
any other purpose oilier than that for which j
it was intended. And complain! having bien
made io the Grand Jury thai ?orne of tfce
public rond? in the County have been infring?
ed upon l>y fen cit? g ploughing on tie I
riu'ht of way, tu such an extent as not to I
allow the free use ot the public io tin* ?ame, j
and we recommend that the County Commis- i
si o neis give this maller their attention ; and
?Iso recommend that the County Commis- ;
sinners look airer the leahs in the Court j
House roof j
it having come to ihe knowledge.of the
Grand Jury that at the sliting of the Court I
of Sessions hold in Sumter County in Octo?
ber lus! a hench warrant was issn >d for the i
arrest o' VV. J Brown and Fanny White, for !
living in adultery, and that no return having
been made on said warrant, ur recommend ?
that thc Solicitor take such steps as he may
deem necessary to have (Iv said parties ai
resied ami brought tn trial.
In closing this:presentment, the members of
the (?rand Jury desire to express ?heir grate?
ful appreciation of the eminently practical
and thorough instruction with which your ?
Honor, the Presiding Judge, has favored j
them, ar.d the kindness and consideration
with which he has listened and replied to !
their numvrous calls ?or assistance in the dis
charge of ihe important work confided to j
their care and consideration.
Vei v respectfuliv submitted-,
F. E. THOMAS,
Feb. 22d, 1 SSO. Foreman, j
Sill: IS "GitATKFU?.."
'.I saved ibu life of m~ bille girl hy a prompt ;
use of Dr Acker's English Remedy f-r Cen- j
futirptic-n'.*'- Mrs. Wm. {.larriman, New York, j
Suhl by J. F. W. Debor- .e.
PROMPTNESS;
First a cold, then a cough, then consumption, j
then death. "I took Dr. Acker's English ,
Remedy i'<>r Consumption tho moment I began [
t<) cough, and I buiicve it taved my life."'
Walter N. Wallace, Washington. Sold by J.
F. W. DeLonue.
Coir.pt i'on f. r tire American Agriculturist
prize i f $"??'?0 Lr the largest yield of cor:) on
a measured acre must he confined to subscrib?
ers of that publication. If a South Carolina
contestant wins fir.? prze he ' iii wiso l<
awarded an additimal vim- of $500 nv the
Hwe Department of A ur culture, ?r' s:dd
prize is not tuleen 1M th;-; State, the Statt
Department will stn'! g:vt-:?loo for iii- h raes!
yield of corn obtained in the competition.
Our farmers ?hould subscribe for tin: Agricul?
turist at once and enter this contes?. Win or
nut, they '.viii he gainers tn any event. Tie
Agriculturist can be hadfnrSl 50. By club?
bing, the Watchman and Southron and tie
Agriculturist can be had for S3.?0.
Twelve Years A?3icted.
BLUFFTOS, I SD., Fei? 8. 1387
I hftv? been n?heted wbh blood poi un fe
twelve years. Have used prescriptions from
physicians (.iTer>-d me d uris jr that period.
Tb rou uh the druggist, W. A. Gutelin*, ? pro?
cured one bottle of B. IL I?, and si: ce iiave
used three botth-s, ami amsaitsfivd lt has done
me more good than anything I ever used. 1
am almost Well, and am sure, within two or
three weeks ? will be perfectly well af er
twelve years suffering intetsse?y. Write or
address, JOSEPH FEIST,
Baker and Confectioner,
Well's Co., ?od.
THE MARKETS.
SUMTER. S. C., Feb. 27. 1889.
COTTON'.-Receipts 75 bales. The mar?
ket steady. We quote : Good middling 9g :
Middling 8|.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 26, 1889.
Cotton-Sales, none. Quotations: mid?
dling, 10.
WILMINGTON. N. C., Feb. 2$. 1SS9.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Sales at quotation.
Market opened firm at 46 cents per gallon.
ROSIN -Firm at Soc. for Strained and
82? for Good Strained.
CRUDE TURPENTINE .-Yellow Dip, S2 39;
Virgin ?2.30, Hard ?1.20.
COTTON.-Sales, none. Market firm.
Quotations are : Middling 9$.
rpnOSE WHO STILL HAVE COTTON on
f hand can sell the same for the highest
market price by communicating with the un?
dersigned. I will attend in reply to telegram
or postal card at any point in this and adjoin?
ing counties, and purchase cotton : it i cing
understood that all cotton shall be delivered
by seller at the nearest depot.
"Feb. 27, C. E. STUBBS.
LAND FOR SALE.
A TRACT OF LAND FOR SALE IN
J\ Sutteburg Township known as the Sans
Souci place. For references applv to
HAYNSWORTH & COOPER,
or G. BRADLEY.
Feb. 27. Statebnrg, S. C.
Estate pf F. J. O'Connor, Bec'd.
ALL PERSONS having demands against
the aforesaid Estate will present same
duly attested, and those persons indebted to
said Estate, will make paviaent without delay
to T. M.* MON A tiri AN,
Feb. 27. Administrator.
j OEGANS.
I Best, yet Cheapest !
j FROM SOO CO, UPWARD; FOR CASH, OR
IN INSTALLMENTS.
I Having been ?ppo!Pied AscDt for the
!;'Conjnr?ej of SUMTER and KERSHAW, of
the celebrated
"CAHPENTER 0R??N,?
I will be glad to receive orders for these mag?
nificent instruments, ei i ber for CASH or on
the most liberal INSTALLMENT terms.
The superiority of the
"CARPENTER"
is not on'y acknowledged by all who have
used or heard ir, but is fully established by
the fact, that it received the highest award at
? the ''International Cotton Exposition, at
j Atlanta. Ga , f.;r sweetness and evenness in
j tone*; ingenious Combinations in all tue'ar
j ransetnents and action : variety and general
; ex ce il'.T.ce tn design and workmanship/'
Specimens ef this superb Organ can he. seen
at the residences or' Rev. N. B. Williams,
BishopviUe; Capt. C. L. Wiiliamson, Prov?
idence: Mr. Harry H. Corbett, Mayesville;
.Mr. J. N. Iu?ram, Rose Hill; and at the
BishopviUe Baptist Church.
Ail persons wishing a fine instrument at a
low price will kiudiv address,
ll. DICKSON CORBETT.
Mayesville. S. C.
Live agents wanted in all sections of the
County, Feb. 13,
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
SHOPS M?????L BIM,
At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at
the close of business, February 8, 1839.
RESOURCES.
Loans ?nd discounts, Si00,743 95
U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds to secure
circulation, 13.750 00
Premiums paid on Bonds, 5.065 62
Due from other National Banks 13,377 46
Due from State Batiks and bank?
ers, 8.294 43
Real estate, furniture, and fix?
tures, 600 00
Current expenses and tartes paid, ??? ""' 776 97
Cash on hand in Bank, 36,197 07
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas?
urer (5 per cent, of circulation) 625 00
Total, $193.430 55
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00
Surplus fund, 4,000 00
Undivided profits, 5.113 13
National Bank Notes outstanding 9,000 00
Individual deposits ? subject to
check, ' 102.31 S 27
Due to other Banks, 2,469 15
Total, Si93.430 55
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. V^g
COUNTY OF SUMTER. y*~
I, W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR.. Cashier of
the above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief;
W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR., Cashier,
Subscribed and sw ern to before me this
12th dav of Februarv, 1889.
P. P. GAILLARD, Notary Pub.
Having recently increased our capital
steck from $50,000 to $75,000, we would
respectfully call attention to our superior
facilities for the transaction of all banking
business. Correspondence invited on all sub?
jects connected with bunking.
Ample security for depositors. Collections
receive prompt attention and remitted on the
da v ot pavment.
' W. ALSTON PRINGLE. JR.,
Feb 13. Cashier.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
rp;? A LL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
j notice is hereby given that the under?
signed heretofore doing business as co-part?
ners under the t:;:i mime ot Osten ?vc ^
Richardson.-"dissolved their copartnershipon
the 15th day ol January, !>>:?. AI! parties j
indebted to said fl i iii will selih such indebted- !
ness with W . L. t 'Steen.
W, !.. OS TE EN.
S. D. RICHARDSON.
Fob. 19-4
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Emilie Poulsson will contribute tho stories
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Many pictures by Mr. L. J. Bridgman.
Baby Bunting's Neighbors, rerses and pic?
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Dain ty stories, tender poem?, gay jingles;
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each number. Large type, heavy paper,
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ION!
To our friends of the city and country:
We have just received a large invoice of
James D, Mason's Preserves and Jelly,
in five pound pails, and in bulk to retail.
Dried Apricots, Peaches and Apples*
all fresh and nice.
New No. 1 Mackerel, Fulton Market Bee?
Pigs Feet, Bologna Sausage and Dutch
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A beautiful line of Gold Band Crockery,
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YATES,
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Tinware, Woodenware, &c.
TOBACCO AXD CIGARS in all grades. Try the "Virginia
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Fine Confectionery and Candies. Crackers, Nuts, Sec., &c}
Roasted Coffee a specialty. Agent for the Hazard Powde
1 * a p
?U goods guaranteed and delivered free.
Dec. 5.
TION! FARMERS.
I am now prepared to offer low down for cash or on approved
papers, the following brands of Fertilizers :
Wando Ammoniated,
Acid Phosphates,
Genuine German Kainit,
Cotton Seed Meal, S. C. Ground.
Give me a call before purchasing.
B, J. BARNETT,
.ian. 2, 'Sil Main Street, in the Rend, Sumter, S. C.
THE EQUITABLE
Life Assura nee Society of thc United States.
SURPLUS JANUARY 1st, 1888, OVER $18,000,000.00.
FIRST. FOREMOST. LARGEST. BEST,
The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest
Now Business. Tho Largest Surplus. The Largest Income.
Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance.
The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi?
dence anti occupation after first year. Ineontestible after two
years, and Non-Forlcilable after three years.
THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agfc,
Jan. 2-) ? Sumter, S. C.
JNO. T. GREEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at
B?a?ding & Wilson,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
SUMTER, S. C.
The undersigned hatfe entered into a part- ^M^.^ W 5
? SV"0 1>RACL?CE ?F " I SUMTER, C. H., S. 0.
J m*?s. ! >a-Collec?oScfcUime?flpecW??
Jan.l-lm. '