The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 26, 1890, Image 2
Cte Maktan m? Sonlljran
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26.
Tbe Sumter Watchman was founded
in 1850 acd the True Southron in 1866.
The "Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is maoi
fe8tlj*the best advertising medium in
Sautter.
THAT HOTEL AGAIN.
The Srst paragraph of our article of
last week ander the-above caption was a
" little mixed by Jue typesetter. The
paragraph ought to have read as follows :
Tbe need of a larger hotel io Sumter is
felt an<j confessed more and more every day.
Last week, we know that every house of
* public entertainment in the city was full to
orerfiowiag, and this was bj no means an
exceptional state of things. Such a condition
of things should not be allowed to continue.
We ought not to let Sumter get tbe reputation
of being that sort of a place. It will do
more, in an indirect way, to damage our
reputation and chill our prospects than any?
thing we know. Drummer? will talk, and
about insufficient accommodations at hotels,
they are especially eloquent.
Our people's supineness on this ques?
tion is to be accounted for by their fears
lest there should be BO immediate re?
turn from the money thus invested, and j
some fear moreover that the investment j
would not in itself be directly profitable ?
to toe stockholders. The results in j
other towu3 where hotels have been
erected on the co-operative or joint
stock company plan prove such fears to
be groundless.
The hotels in Aiken are now over- j
crowded and guests are being tamed j
away every ' day. With her splendid !
hotel facilities, unrivalled by any town j
or city tn the state, Aiken finds her ac
commodations inadequate and her peo- j
pie are building new hotels.
Our own people are quite able to i
raise enough money to give tbe enter- !
prise of a new hotel a start, so that out?
siders, if needed, would be induced to
' come to our assistance. What we need
is the enterprising spirit that will look
beyond the immediate present to future
results-and results by no means re- j
mote. i
Our article of last week on this sub- I
jest attracted the attention of a commer- I
cia! traveler. Mr. Fred. A. Stewart,
stopping at the Jervey House. This gen- i
tleman said that if the enterprise were in- <
augurated fo.- building such an hotel as
our city seeds he would subscribe $500
to the stoek--on the condition that Mr.
J. E Jervey be placed io active manage- <
mest of it. This proposition shows the
confidence strangers have in the future i
of Sumter and in the profitableness of
the proposed hotel-as well as the qual?
ifications of Mr. Jervey as a hotel i
keeper.
Of course subscription to stock would i
Eave to be unconditional. Now is the time j
to start the ball a-rolling and we hope to
be abie in our next issue to publish a i
letter from some enterprising Sumter ? i
san offering to pot money into a fine
betel for Sam ter. 1
The old Jas. S. G. Richardson place,
oo Liberty street, could be purchased i
for such a purpose. A more suitable site ! <
for a hotel could not be found in the j
State. A hotel built in the midst of that [
beautiful garden could without pres o mp- j
lion steal from Charleston the name it j i
was proposed to give to the hotel which '
?aa not built io that city-Eden.
We will again explain that in boom- !
ing the enterprise of a new hotel we do
Dot mean to disparage the hotels aod j
boarding boase? now in operation here, j
A new grand hotel would give an |
impulse ro all these present smaller j
concerns and greatly increase their bus- j
incas.
Since writing the above we are in- j
formed by Mr H. L. Darr who has just
returned from Florence that on yester- !
day a gentleman of that town, raised
about $20,0??0 for a new hotel at Flor- j
ence. This handsome sum was sub- j
scribed by the property holders of the i
town io one day. A good example for
Sumter.
HATTJBE POINTS OUT THE j
SITE. j
? Something over a year ago the con- j
gregation of the Episcopal Church j
"were in a quandary as to what should be !
done to the shaky steeple of that !
edifice. That it was exceedingly !
dangerous and liable to topple over at
any moment was too apparent to all. .
It required more money to tear it down j
than it originally cost. An opportune I
gale of wind happened along about the
time the subject wa* being hotly de?
bated and relieved the dilemma in a ;
very summary mariner - by blowing the i
old steeple off the Church-cutting it
in two at the precise place where th?1 :
weakness of the struru.-e had mani?
fested itself. What was left of the
steeple was capped over at a trifling ,
expense.
The public of Sumter for the last
few weeks have bceu ail agog as to
what spot iu the evy should be .?elected
as a site for the proposed new graded
school building. Agaiu the winds,
with equal opportuneness as in the case
of the steeple, have come to the relief j
of our sorely puzzled minds and >
pointed out tbe spot where the school
shall be. The storm of !a*t Saturday,
by its destruction of three tremendous
Oaks OD Monumental Square, has made
an ugly gap that can be nicely filled up
by the erecting there ot* a handsome
and oroampotal school house facing
both Liberty and Washington streets. ;
Thus the vexed question is satis- ,
iactorily settled io favor of Monomen? 1
tal Square and "so mote it be V
Io reply to the communication on this !
subject from "A Giver" pu bindi ed in
another column, we beg to refer to the j
deed of gift on record io the Clerk's !
t-flua. The conveyance is to the Moo- ! J
umental Association for "such uses, ii
tents and purposes as shall be by sa
Monumental Asssciation appointed, ac
directed/' * * * "with right
convey, &c."
AN ADDRESS TO THE DEMOC
RACY.
The address of Col. James A. Ho:
Chairman of State Democratic E:
ecutive Committee to the Democrat
of South Carolina is published in th
paper to-day. The address is brie
bat deals in a vague uncertain wa
with ali the questions that now mo
deeply concern our people.
It warns the party against dangci
threatening us iu the hall of nation;
lesislation where partizan zeal an
bitterness arc leading our politic:
enemies to disregard the restiictior
of the constitution in order to pei
petuate their present lease of powei
by means of legislation intended t
regulate the methods of voting fo
congressmen in the States.
No clearer indication cf the dril
towards centralization in the Repnbli
can party can be furnished than i
supplied by the proposed bill to re
golate elections of congressmen. It i
utterly at variance with the spirit an<
the letter of the Constitution as wei
ce in utter disregard of tradition ant
usage. It clearly shows there is n<
limit to which the Republicans will no
go, and no measure to which they wil
not resort to retain power at Washing?
ton and capture the Southern States foi
their party friends-the alien and the
negro.
In view of these threatened dangen
from a powerful foe on the outside,
Col. Hoyt says "it is incumbent upon
us to remain watchfnl and vigilant,
never losing sight for a moment of the
overmastering necessity we are under
to preserve the unity and integrity ol
the Democratic party ia this State.*'
After recognizing "the - fact that
there are differences of opinion nnd to
a certain extent dissatisfaction amone
Democrats as to the Administration of
the government in this State, &c.,r he
urges the discontented to settle their
differences within the party in order to
preserve within the party lines that
solidity which is essential to good gov
ernment in South Carolina.
The address does not amount to
much, but will, we hope, receive due
attention on account of its respectable
and authoritative source. It is a mere
repetition of what we can hear every
day on the street corners.
The old liners, the old timers, the
Tillmanites, the Alliance men, the ring
sters, the anti-ringsters/ tba pro-con
rentionists, the anti-conventionists,
those favoring and those opposing the
March nominations, the lawyer, doc?
tor, merchant and farmer, the ins and
the outs; all agree that "we must pre?
serve the integrity of the party"' and
Sgbt out our differences strictly within
the lines of the party organization.
But after all, there may be something
in being told all this over again by the
Chairman of our Executive Committee.
While there is nothing either bril?
liant, unusual or in the least bit origi?
nal io the address, the triteness of its
counsels do not lessen their importance
or weaken their force
One who did not already know, would
never learn from this address of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
South Carolina, that a Convention bas
been called to meet in Columbia on the
27th inst., to "nominate a State ticket
from Governor down" bv those belong
ing to thc Democratic party, yet acting
independently of it, without authority
from thia Committee.
Any reference io the address to this
Convention roust be gathered from the
vaguest implication.
Col. Hoyt is evidently afraid to
'.speak out in meetiu' " It oiay be
best that it is so, but. we fail to see it.
Those persoos about to assemble in
Convention at Columbia are members
of the State democracy and ought to
he as amenable to party discipline as
any other Democrats.
THE SUMTER AND WATEREE
RAILROAD.
Camden seems to be divided ic opto- 1
ion as to ti e benefit to be derived by !
that city from the contemplated Sumter j
aud Wateree. ll R. connecting that !
town with this city.
The la-r issue of the Camden Jour- '
i
nal contained detailed interviews with .
twenty three prominent outness mon of.
Camden with the following results, as \
summa*.zed by th? local correspondent I
of the New? ar,d Courier :
CA KOKS March 22- "tVhsf was new* to?
^renl (UMirv, if no? H i. ot the ri??Z ti . of Cam- !
dfi wns c??f.?ied trota ibe Sumter W?-iehm*n :
H!id Southron :ti thij? Week's Journal. The
ti?-wi? w?? i". refrren?-e Vi th- t- ? ted rnitroad ,
line from Sumter tn-????md?*n, urti' ?.. ? - t<> ?!;?
rtf*.-'. t!:nt * 'rottinsii??-?* otCu?i<?**n ri'iz***?**-, ?
Mt their <.< in f> *??..<>. *t?ii ti,.- ri' ectorti ..* the i
S it R> t<* i H-id \\ ;:;?.! tr itrti!riM*d tyOtii:*ntiy !*.~t j
w?-?-k t.tf'fd i" ot fhn" tnWfi rh*1 $mn o! ;
5J" OOO to -?i 1 in th?4 construction <-f '
ton i.' * * * The- Journal limn, with hi?
accustomed enterprise, f?tes?-tiis r v. <> questions t
tu twenty-three pion: nen! citizens a.d b?^i- j
ness rii?-n of the. town, .--.-?<i.-<^ titi.h fron? en?, li ;
nr???n -?M.Hr-Mte! v.
!:.?. firs?t risk? d w?ifi: 'In your judj/no-et
will the proyoSed ra? i tomi l?e ?\?-t-n SuiuteJ .
and Camden *>e beneficial to C?i ludet? ? Of
those interviewed, e?i::?? thioiyiii ( * i:a.ii-n
would ne beue?'ed, tor-* th?.u-rht Di- con
ttary, .-ix exore-?s-d doubt? ?<? o? |>rob.i?.le 1
bent?t, aud sux u?nde no derided ?** j?r*-??ioti ;
?t.(n;? itwHer.
The othet quotion was: 'Are ron in uvor |
of a subscription by th? U.AU t., s"jd r< nd? :
Twenty were emohaMi-nllT oip-s. d to sni
S'-' i j'' ;o:?, or.'* III trtVor o? su '-sn i j>? int., t,h>- <
will 'lint t>y.< ?-? Subscri|?tloO :i:nl (>ue did IJ L? !
'.?'es* ai aji?nion^
lt >e?-:us ''int tho*e who *ro ir> favor o'
more railroad sUi*>scrij.?ti??n from ti- - tv. rn mu?
nit? ii tvf- nui :ip \ t.ren found : nor hi- the ;
committee io question made ?ny ut-,.t ot
their visit* toSumter, ?sf?r as ti.f eorrespon- I
d?-ni hns b-en M nie to learn. 1; ;s nrettv ?.[V
to say that the sentiment of" th- m j-'i y
her?1 i-; to r*?? e; vi- HO V ro?r] wi?h often arms,
but it ii extremely doubtful if noothar su?- ;
senption toa railroad wili be soon voted by
Camden or Kt-rsh>t\N Couuty.
The Watchman and Southron did not '
mean to imply that $25,0(/0 would be
raised by the towu of Camden in its
corporate capacity by its bunds. We
do Dot know that the committee of Cam?
den citizens had any authority to make
any promise looking to the bonding of
their town for the purpose of aiding in
the construction of the proposed road.
If they did have any such authority it
did not transpire. But we supposed
these gentlemen meant that ?25,000
would be subscribed by private individ?
uals interested in the development and
progress of Camden. We iodine to the
opinion that Camden's great need of the
proposed road will induce some of her
citizens to subscribe the sum of ?25,000
to an enterprise calculated to do that
town so much good.
If we are in error the mistake grows
out of our confidence in the public spir?
ited zeal of her citizens for the advance?
ment of Camden.
COLUMBIA'S MAYORALTY.
The contrst for the nomination for
Mayor of Columbia has been decided in
favor of Col. F. W. McMaster, who de?
feated Col. J. T. Rhett, the present in?
cumbent, by a very small majority.
A good man has been defeated and
one equally good nominated. Nothing
lost., nothing gained Columbia is for?
tunate in her possession of two such
mea to choose from.
A CHANGE OF OPINION.
The Pee Dee Alliance, a newspaper
of Benneltsville, in the beginning of
the present discussion as to who shall
be our next Governor, Damed B. R.
Tillman as its choice for that office.
Now, notwithstanding the fact that the
Marlboro convention of farmers, held in
pursuance of the Shell call, instructed
it6 delegates for Tillman, the Alliance
seems to have discerned its error aod
aow renounces Tillman, saying, "Io
former utterance we warmly recommend?
ed Mr. B. R. Tillman for Governor, we i
now think we were wrong and say so.*' j
This is a frank and honest admission :
arid can not be without effect. The I
Alliance- goes on to warn ifs readers j
igainst the injustice and dangers of j
slass antagonisms and the bad effect j
that will follow such a conflict s? surely j
as the shadow follows the substance.
We congratulate our esteemed con- j
temporary on its wise and patriotic I
?mange of front
Address to the Democracy of South
Carolina.
ROOMS OF STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. j
Cou-Mfiu, S. C., March 14, 1S90. j
Upou the reorganization of the execu- j
live committee, in consequence of the !
resignation of its chairman, Hon James j
F. Izlar, it is deemed proper to issue a j
brief address to the Democracy of South |
Carolina, on the eve of an important and
active campaign, in which questions of.
vital concern to the State will be pre
seated to thc people, and in view of the j
stubborn fact that we are still confront?
ed aud menaced by the enemy, from ;
whose control the State was redeemed i
in 1876. The existence of this enemy j
is none the less a matter of fact, j
although as an organized and active foe
to good government, it is not so clearly
seen as io former days. Bat the dom- i
inant party in the Federal Government, '
flushed with vs restoration to executive
and legislative power, is just as deter-!
mined to day as ever to wrest from our
hands the control of this State, and as
it loses ground in other sections of the
country, the necessity becomes more !
imperative to regain a foothold in the
Southern States, where the identical
mass of ignorant voters, so long used to j
our disadvantage, are ready to respond
to the call of their Republican leaders, j
whenever an opportunity is given for
their resuscitation as a political power.
The threatened interference with the
conduct, of elections io sovereign States,
which is be?ig *>o adroitly and persis?
tently urged at this time in the Cou- [
gress of the United Sutes, makes it j
highly important that we shall not close j
our eyes to the dangers of the situation. I
or rest upon the victories of the past.
The numerical majority exists in I
South Caroliua to-day, which made pos- J
sible the oppression aod misrule of the j
carpetbag governments, and it id only j
waiting a suitable opportunity to be j
wielded against the intelligence and j
virtue of the S'ate. Hence, it is in- i
eumbent upon us to remain watchful ;
and vigilant, never losing sight for a !
moment of the overmastering necessity !
we are under to preserve the unity and i
integrity of the Democratic party in !
this State, because its overthrow means j
disaster and ruin to the highest interests j
of all the people. The executive com-,
mittee. recognizing the fact that there i
ate differences of opinion, and to a cer- j
tain extent djssaf^faction amorTg De- i
m ocra ts as to the administration of the
government in this State, and believing i
it is conducive to a healthy public neu- ;
liment that these differences shall he
freely discussed, yet in view of the mo?
mentous issues at slake, wc would ap
peal to all that they shall settle su :h j
matters strictly within the lines nf our
party organization, lor it is vitally im
portant to have the active exertion of ?
every true and un si !6sh Democrat in ?
preserving that solidity which i- essen?
tial to gO?>d government iii South Caro?
lina Invoking the co operation and i
su: p?t of every man who claim? to he
a Oemocrat in the maintenance of right?
ful measures for the preservation intact
of our organization, thc executive com?
mittee iv.ord respectfully utge that tin.'
responsibility rc-;? upon a!! to bear tin it
share in this patriotic work, as thc bene?
fits accruing from Jiouest and upright s
government, are equally shared by all j
The readiness and bcar?ine^ of all
classes heretofore to render faithful ser- '
vice in this ro*pect i* a guarantee that
future exigencies and e"zi:'crgfii**ies will
awaken asimilar response from every
true and worthy *on ol South' Carolina
l>y ordei of the executive com ?ni tic c.
J A M KS A H t 'Y l",
Wi MB Jovi s. Sec . Chairman.
4?A Soft Answer."
The Sunjt?M Wnichmtn ?to! Sou'liron re
f?u?ii.?te!* i?ui . xt>!es-ions or < ~i- tn. >?n?i. in ?rn
itflM if I I* '?- ? : : i : . 1 .? a rt < . .;.?.?. ?il liJI^ih. Hi
vii.nit our r:-?ne- oceur? ?iioiil f?*n l'r. .?<. <}>
i i>ii'S 'int the World ov.c> it tnt apology or
pxnlanatiwn. ??nd v?it?. ?i.n sarcasm lie . on.ir
declares ?'i nn - is nomine. s?iin!i ahout us j
co?; <'V";i oui feet or our s tit ?Seri}.? I iou Itsi.
Well, whether he .>; , . et ? ;.'u- or riot,
we i? no teeta'* our friend cf 'he Wntc'onan
und Southron. Tnis controversy w?*s riot of
our bee: tining, und xs wi desire to i io>?- i; ;i!
rt friendly, piexsnnt way, we would .?H\, 'hit
it his? ?ilhscnption li?? is ns great as iii.? under?
standing, ne ij uR'Ojtt&i'iouanh eso?bl?!?b?*d cn
a broad, ?rci ?nd literal b sic.- Cn-nlcsO.n
World.
THE STORM.
Only Two Lives Lost, but Property
Badly Damaged.
Semes about the Cit'/ of Sumter after the Storm.
Prophet Wiggins has lied so often about
storms that notwithstanding his predictions
few of our citizens were prepared for the
terrific storm that swept over Sumter on
Saturday afternoon last
About 3 o'clock close observers of the
weather signs began to discern in the South?
ern skies indications of danger. Up to that
hour the day had been a typical March day
a strong but steady wind btowiog-just
enough to for."e tho3e passing across thc
streets to occasionally lift their hands tv their
head coverings. About the hour named the
winds began to cotue down from their lofty
places, run about the ground in nervous,
jerky gusts, that threatened to the weather
wise their subsequent high carnival of
violence. Doors and windows began to
slam and ha?s to fly about the streets, when
in the twinkling of an eye the storm was
upon us ia grand but awful force.
The source of th? winda seemed a little
West of South. Tbe course had to be de?
termined by subsequent observations of the
results of the storm. The felled trees, fenc?
ing and houses all show the track of the
wind to have been almost South to North.
No one thought of timing the duration of
the storm-in fact watches were quite forgot,
ten. We have heard this fearful atmospheric
disturbance called by all sorts of names
cyclone, hurricane, gale and-just simply
storm. It lacked the distinguishing ieatureg
of a cyclone. There were no whirlwinds or
funnel shaped clouds. The direction of the
force was uniform.
After the storm began to get in its work
in dead earnest the blow was no longer chop?
py and varying in force at different times
hut steady and fearfully severe throughout its
continuance. The slight lull that followed
the first violent blast was of but a few
moments and then the more violent and de?
structive part of the storm h-id not begun.
Within .the memory of the oldest citizen
Sumter has never been visited by so severe a
wind. At one time it really seemed that the j
whole city would be swept away like chaff.
The strongest honses shook before the blast j
like things of life, heavy roofs were carried j
whirling away, fences were ripped up and j
torn to pieces, trees snapped otf or were up- j
rooted, shrubbery tom to shreds, tbe streets j
Swept nearly clear of signs, boxes and barrels I
sent dancing with furious gite up the streets, I
vehicles unturned, unfortunate pedestrians
whirled along till shelter was reached in in- !
voluntary bot exceedingly ft. n tas tic waltzes, j
all to the rout] accompaniment of the roaring, i
shrieking and hoarse howling of the winds, |
the loud pattering of hail and the noisy splash- i
ing of the rain that poured down literally in ;
torrents. This st?te of thins?? most have
lasted quite fifteen minutes, but to us lnek-d
opalone in our office, not knowing i ?ut that j
we were the iast person left alive in Sumter, j
the time seemed somewhat longer.
At iliis writing it is al! ti inaner for jests {
and witticisms, but in the mid.-; oftbat grind ?
and awfnl display ('f nature's mighty for<**s i
we felt that it was only through the mercy of j
that God who rides the whirlwind that many j
lives were not lost. j
As soon as the winds subsided we went the .
rounds of the city. We found many streets j
blocked by fallen tre?-s. The destruction of
so many of the magnificent oaks that shade J
our streets :s a public calamity that it will re?
quire nniiy decades to repair.
.Many smaii houses were unroofed and ;
scarcely ayaid escaped without the destruc- j
tion of some of ii? fencing and in many in
stances its finest trees and ornamental shrub- j
bery. The results of the care and labor of !
many years were destroyed in a minute and :
many gardens, once the delight of every bp- !
holder, are now a wilderness of tangled |
broken brush and uprooted trees.
The Pride of India trees, with a wonderful I
unanimity, yielded to the force cf the gale, j
and now every tree of that kind, at all ex- ?
posed to the winds, lies at full length, upon .
the ground and, so f *.r as we observed, in !
every instance they were torn up by the roots. ?
This circumstance demonstrates a fact it |
would be weil to keep in mind in the future, I
that Ce Pride of India has not root* long i
and strong enough to resist a strong wiud in j
our light soil. j
Up to this writing only two deaths from j
the storm have been reported. Ida Richard- !
son, colored was killed by a falling house.
Tins poor woman had I een to the city shop
ping during the day, when sh?* learned for the i
first time of Wipgiu's prediction and at once I
hastened home, about oi.e milt* (rom the j
city, to be with her family. She j
had scarcely renchtd her house when the j
storm horst upon and destroyed it, killing her
in the wreck.
The other death is that of-a white woman |
hy the name of Morris, a maideu lady living j
in Privateer township near the residence of
the late A. J. McKiveeo. The deceased and
her brother left their residence and took shel?
ter under a cow shed near by. The bouse
was unhurt, the shelter ender which they had
sought refuge was totally wrecked, killing the
woman instantly and bruising the man badly.
.Many persons had hair-breadth escapes
from violent deaths, notably among whom
were .Mr Joe Wilkie, a white mechanic em
ployed at the C- S. .V N. Depot. Mr. Wilkie
was in a small outhouse n?ar the latter
building when a huge pine fell across it,
crushing the house and covering Mr. Wilkie
with the broken timber. He was knocked !
senseless and remained in that unconscious
sta'e until .ifter the storm had passed away,
when he extricated himself from the wreck.
A sever?* cut on the ri ir h r side of the head
and numberless painful bruises were the
injuries received.
Mr. John Howman had a "close call" at
the Depot of the Atlantic Const bine. Ile
was ?ludet the large cotton shed v\ hen that
immense structure fell and he preserved Hs
lite only by throwing himself along side of
a piie of git?no. A mule hitched to a wagon '
within a tew feet of Mr. Bowman was in
stanley killed -I'S bead being driven into
the ground by the weight of the heavy tim?
ber, and its owner, n Mr. Grooms of Con- i
cord, was j rked hack by Mr. Bowman just j
in tim- t(j save him from the same fate thal I
ba-i heft I len his mule.
The roof of the large bri? k building at the '
corner ot Libel ly and Karvin streets occupied
by DuRaut <fc Btli'zerand li. P. Monaghan
badly toni and broken. The goods of the
?jentleon II named ?ere bud!; injured bv the
rain.
Tiie parapet over tb* Southern wall of the j
tai ti*- sio:e house ot !J\ I tenden; .t Sons thrown I
up .?i in?- root and so badly injuring the Intter I
as to neoesitate its removal und placing a j
new roof tiver th?? r? ar of the building. The
furniture of Masonic rirfii including the [mr- ?
Hpbertial?a o? the different secret fraternities
ih?i m?-t there, aiiijost destro\e<1 bv the
wnier th .i noitred i brou j?b the broken roof. !
ni*tn goods in tbes'ore injured from 5*1 me !
Cause. Da liares pfob;?0?v ?l.^lHj
TI:- tvo i.::.? sheds 't ?h?- V\ <\ and A. ,'
(.' B di-pot th?-ovvti tiown a-?d to?np?H!?dy ?ie
Ult.fished t?r**>t?ttli? ail?! d'Stro\ il?g lt !-i|e?-J
amount of f;?i^it. (tiled underneath ?hem ?
These shed?> ure total wreeks ?? u h o' the
hen vt tn,?1er used m the eoiistriM don being
splii .md broki n t.. pieces Loss $2,nw)
Tb-lirjte*sb??d rec-nth erect?;.! nv U li ;
K [timberi it Co., it? the rear ol their c?:r- j
ii tcr anti waeon i?j. -i o?\ on MHI:I street J
w;i> ihr..un !?: ni :!- supp.??!, ciVeMi ?j up .
Several persons who but] sheltered themselves
?be? e fr ott? tbe rain and a number ol ho* ses ?
tv I'bout s?-t Itt us i. fr v ttl /i rt \ Th. 1 e were j
it..?11 _\ vehicles stoled there which Sei ved lo
h ret k the fore?? of the wreck nn?l supt??:. I the
timber -\ tj..'i.n'\ ol doors, .-?-!'.> and
Minns M i <i Ht??i?-T it esin? I \\ci?? badi;, injured,
i .'meat;, s c .. '1! f *i. i
Tbe h'ludsuoie hew building i;: lue course
ofereciton on Main Str?'et ?1- a 111 a? hi::? rv
depots i.t-iot.giti? it'p C. ,S. M 1'il.:.-.. r . :n,d
:.? iltt?>! COitl ph'! ed, Wa? ! ! .... ?I d'? WU. Co III
pivteM ' : .! * ; H ?.: ibe S'd?" sit?? 1 and sr Serious?
ly b.jor;:.g rb" mutet lat ol f ile h .??.-?. us tn
ren.i^r ii a?nios u>tl?ss for rebuilding,
j,<.?,> ?bon! ? ."> ii
.\ -bed in the backyard ol Col. J. li. Karie
thrown down.
(\.v\ house in yard of Dr. J. j. Boss?rd
desi to . ii. ( '.-w esc? ped.
A 1 -irjjtiee I ii across ?he tcsidence td, Mr
Boot Cooper without doing much injury to
tue house'.
An out honst in the yard of Mr. II. Rytten
ber?? crushed in by a falling tree.
The lame bal! on lop of the Baptist Church j
Steople broken otf and the edifice" othei wisc
slightly it j?i;cd. i
A house belonging to Mr. Cohen Wilsc
unrooted.
A large tree blown Raunst the back do<
of Mr. Jno. Richardson, Jr., complete
closing up that entrance.
The front wall of the store occupied t
J:iCob Washington blowu out upon Ma;
street.
A negro house near Emanuel colon
church overturned. Inmates escaped "som
what disfigured bu* still in the ring."
A large oak fell acroS3 the fence and purr
of Capt. E. C. Green. Fence badly brokt
and pump destroyed.
Residence of Mrs. Ingram had a ebimn?
blown away and the fencing about the yat
thrown down.
Un Monument Square three large trees U]
rooted, and fence blown down.
At Col. Grahams' four fine trees, fence
pigeon house, ?fee, were scattered around pn
miscuously.
In tiie Catholic church yard five oaks we
prostrated.
At : he liase Hall Park the Grand Stand ui
rooft-d, and about half of the fencing tot
down.
A shed at Edward's Mill was torn dowr
and a small house nearly opposite w*
wrecked.
The water tower at Mason's shops blow
down.
Chimney top blown from residence of N. C
Usteen, blinds broken, barn unroofed, an
fence torn down.
The iront door of the residence on Ualhou
street occupied by Mrs. Moore, having bee
left open, the winds rushed in as if forced b
a pump and finding no vent bulged out tr.
walls of the house, badly injuring it.
The wing to the residence of Mr. J. N. Co
bett, and the kitchen attached were blow
down and soon afterwards a tree blown upo
j it.. The stove io the latter was red h<
? and it required prompt and active work t
prevent a conflagration.
Three large trees on premises of Mr. Cha:
Moise blown down and roof of bouse badi
broken.
I Many large pines in Mrs. Judge Green'
yard felled.
The large barn of Messrs. Ducker & Bul
man destroyed.
Much of the tin roofing on the house an
sheds at Lukens & Reifsnyders Mills rippe
o?f and blown away.
The signal lamp at the Atlantic Coas
Line Depot thrown down.
The Sumter Cotton Factory sustaine
considerable damage to its roof. Large sec
lions of tir. were torn off and carried a cou
siderable distance from the building.
A house belonging to Mr. Harwick nea
the factory unroofed and partly demolished
The front gable of the Lincoln colorei
(graded) school blown out.
The roof of lt. F. Hoyt's barn gone am
a negro house un premises of H. A. Hoy
down.
The roof of the county jail badly injured
and fencing leveled.
Scarcely a house in the city escaped with
out injury. Plastering was badly injure*
by the rain. The rain was driven with sucl
great force that floods of water found a waj
into the smallest cracks. The injury thu
done to residences and furniture cannot bi
estimated.
Of course our report does not embrace al
the mischief done by tbe wind and rain.
' The foregoing casualties, and injuries ti
property are necessarily partial.
Advices from the country bti-ig the io
telligence thu the roads all ever the countj
are blocked by filien trees. In many pince
they are impassable from this cause and tin
enormous quantity of water.
Si) far as we are able to leiru Sumter seem.1
to have been in the track of the heaviest blow
and suffered more than any other place.
THE STORM IS COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, March 22.-Tue gale that pre
vailed here all day grew more furious thi
evening, when rain began t ? fal! in torrents
There was every prospect of a violent storm,
but in two hours the fury of the element; wa;
spent. Some damage was done throughou
the city. Telegraph poles near the Rniscopa
church were blown down, falling on the elec?
tric light wires and cutting off the circuit
To-night ail streets south of Ward 2, except
'Main, are wrapped in darkness.
The moil serious damage gu far reported i;
the wreck of the ventilating roof on the new
stone building at t!ie penitentiary. This? roof,
.m immense cupola-like structure, 125 by K
feet, was hurled to th? ground and splintered,
Tho damage is ni>-<tjt $."00.
News reached here ?ate to-night that tht
bridge (?vcr Broad river, on the Spar'an.'o.rg.
Union and Columbia railroad, was blown of]
the piers into the river by tue cyclone to-day.
The :ra:n from Sj artat;burg due h<?re at 4.4.?
has riot arrived, and wires bein**: down, the
offl. i als here can !earr> nothing more ??.fintU
lb m '.he above as to t'ue cauS".
It is a's ) rumored here ihnt the town ol
Prn?perii\ suffsred severely from the wind
storm. It h.ii leen learned that a Schoo!
house was blown down at Blacklock.
A RAILROAD DitlDGE GONE.
PE\K. Lexington Co.. March 22 -A serere
S'orm passed a few miles above here tins
evening The lt R. bridge ?cross Broad river
at Shelton, on the Spartanburg railroad, is
blown away. The down freight on that road
was cau<-hl tn the storm at Dawkins nnd on?
car unroofed. The wires are down and par?
ticulars can't be a.-certained.
BUILDINGS WI'.ECKED AT FISHING CREEK.
LASCASPKK, March 22.-There was a severe
cloud hurst in Chester county to-day, near
the Fishing Creek factory. One store near
the factory and two at Edgemoore ate com?
plete wrecks.
Not a house ha9 been left standing cn Sid?
ney Robinson's place. On Crockett's place
several houses were blown down, and one
person's leif was broken.
DLACKSToCK SCHOOL HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
Rr.ACKSToCK, March 22 -A severe storm
struck this town this evening at 3 o'clock,
and lasted about Gftet-n minutes. The
academy was completely demolished and
several houses nnroofed. Some negro houses
blown down, and one woman was seriously
hurt and several chiidren s-jstained injuries.
Torn and twisted trees mark the path of the
Storm, and it is feared great damage has been
done in the country, which is unheard from.
Mr. Len Pick teaches this school.
TAKING WIRES FROM TUE TRACK.
KINGSVILLE March 22.-A severe storm has
passed over here to-day. The wires are al!
down between here and Camden. The
pamden train was delayed this afternoon by
having to stop several times and take the
wires off the track. The reports from the
surrounding country are indefinite, but is
believed thal a grent deal of damage has been
done by the storm.
M INNING CUT OFF.
MANNING, March 22 -A severe storm is
raging above here. The wires from Sum?
ter have fallen and no communication can I e
hud from points above. The slorm has not
been hevere around this place, but an ugly
wind has been blowing all day.
FLORENCE FEELS THE RAGGED EDGE.
FLORENCE. March 22 -There has been a
sever' s'orm raging above Ibis place. No
definite reports ran be received, sime the trie
graphic communication above uer? is cut ol?.
We have felt the ragged edge of the slorm,
bul not severely.
TH S STORM AT FORT MOTTE.
ORANG Karan, March 2 1-It is reported that
a cyclonic Storni passed over Fori Motte this
evening. Several houses ?ie reported to have
loen unroofed, but then- WHS no loss of life.
RailioHil H:eu ?a*, that the storm .was ceneral
from Columbia here, but thal no damage was
done elsewhere from the wi;.il, although ver?
heavy rain.-fV!I. which made people all along
the line atiii? ip.it?- disaster
SKI:I t s DAMAGE AT SHELTON.
UNION. March 22 -The r:in 'hat parses
Union, going south, about 2 p. m. came bsck
n'ii ul 7 mid r? ported lb*! Ihe lindie HCI'oSS I
Bioad rivei was coinpineli cerno lis bed by M |
tomado. The biid?j:- crosses at Shelton, j
Tai- lorn tdo sirnck Shelton and collapsed j
the store ot Crosby & Co., and did great ?
damage Isides.
I; is also r* t??ri**?l that a ninn was rang hi |
on rhe hridgt when the tornado-struck' it, and ;
'A rt- sei Iii I.S. .. 1 ! i a i e i.
I he I .1 .; .l!; i J- . - c. U . *> : I < il io n rtliij >: ol j
dan,--.-.
IT STUUCK !?. vi IVhY Ai So.
SALVESA l\ \ . \??r?-h 22 -A l?nifie s'orm
h. io-i-\ Ut ?troi e?l I wo int.rein? and al
ii um l?cr i.: i ; bei 1 uiidin^s
1 UK -ToKM IS ' !l \ RLESToN .
Charles'on foi'Mina'ch escaped wt'h a s';f? \
I ?rei xe liol amounting to a Storm The aho*?e j
ace?.uni ni :he storm at other poi ms" tn 'le
S'-iie v\ e cip from the Oh.ir'es'on World i
Th*.- paper iays: Miosis V? . M. Bird .v Co., '
received ?asl night a telegram from Sumter
Sia'ing ti.il ihe s'orm had nt en very Severe '
lhere, and asking Ibat !-hc firm would send up J
MUM; 1,500 square 'Vet of tit? and a nUD?her ol I
mirers. Tile linn was cngased '?st night in j
drumming the city for workmen to send off
on the morning train
- . T?? ? ?
Ladies are sur*' to get suit.'d in a hat or
bonnet if they tisi: the Millinery Parlor of
Schwartz l>ru-j.
How to M?ko Good Coffee.
The Empire Coffee and Tea Steeper is a
simple device for holding tin'coffee grounds
in the bottom of th.. pot, nod instiling the j
coffee to oe clear :?nd perfectly brewed - the ;
last drop of which can be poured out without :
mixture of grounds, lt can be used in any j
pot. will last indefinitely, and costs only 25c. j
Call on J. S. Richardson, Jr., at the Post
o'.lice. i
- ?a ur
Happy Hoosiers.
Wm T?unac-ns, Postmaster nf Idaville. Ind.. j
writes: "Electric Bitter? ba? done m'?re for me ?
than all ether tu ed ici:: cs combined. fl#r thal ;
had feeling arising from Kidney and I.iver |
trouble." .fonu Leslie, farmer and ptnekiunn. ;
of ?aire ^a?*e. .-ays: 'Find Electric Piners !o I
be. the b<:.?t kidney and liver iced ?erne, made me ?
feel ?ike a new man." J. W. '"ardeer, hard !
ware merchant, saree t>?wn. says: Klectric li it- j
ters is just tho thing for a man wlm i.- all run i
down au l d> n't care whether he ?ives or dies: |
he found new strength, go'>d sppc'?te and fdr !
just like he had a new lease on life. Only ?ue. ;
a buttle, at J. F. W. Oe Lorin e's brui: St< re. 2 I
-iW- Ow -
ADVICE TO MOTH ERS.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should !
always be used for children teething, lt j
Soothes the child, softens the gums, allays ail ;
pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy ;
for diarrnTr-a. 2r,c :. bottle.
D1SSSLUT?CN.
-
rpiIE COPARTNERSHIP busir.ess hereto- |
\ fore con il neted by the undersigned nuder j
tiie firm name of J. S. POTTS k CO., ?3 this j
day dissolved by mutual consent
j. S. Potts, who will continue business as I
a merchant has assumed the indebtedness of ;
and will receive and receipt for all amounts
due said Brm.
ALVA SMITH,
J. S. PUTTS. I
Magnolia, S. C.. March 21, 1800._!
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
SUMTER. S. C., March 26, 1890.
THE following named citizens are appoint?
ed to conduct the Municipal Election to be ?
held on the sec-'' Tuesday, 8th day of!
April, proximo, for Mayor and Aldermen of j
City of Sumter, and make returns thereof, j
viz :
J H. EBERHART,
JAS. iL WATSON,
M. H. FIELDS.
By order of the City Council.
[L S.J ' J. A. MOOD,
C. M. HCKST, Mayor.
Clerk and Treasurer.
March. 20-_
A. B. STUCK EV. JOHN T. GREEN.
STUCKEY &
J5
Attorneys at Law,
SUMTER, S. C.
March 2G
C. OJ
Merchant Tailor, j
Opposite thc Op^ra House,
COLUMBIA, ?. C ,
Has now in store the finest stock of piece ;
goods ever offered hy him, which will be made j
up to order in the best sty'e ami with prompt?
ness. Satisfaction guaranteed. An exami?
nation of stock is invited.
March 26.
SHEEIFF'S SALES.
BY virtue of Sundry Executions, *? me j
directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., :
on th* first MONDAY and day following in ;
APRIL next, ISf'O. and as many days:
thereafter a* may he necessary, with in the'
legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following properly :
AM t?.e right, title, interest and estate of !
Winfield S. Dinkins, being un undivided ?
one ten'!; ( T - J 0 ) put in remainder after the ;
death of Mrs Francis L. Dinkins, in and to
that tract of hind in Sumter County, con?
taining Two Hundred ?md fifty (2"i0) acres
more or ?ess. bounded on the North and West
by land iormeriy of Lucius P. Loring, East
and South by I.-tr.d lately of Dr. James M. |
Pa's, ?ovied upon aud to be sold as the pro- j
pet ty of Winfield S. Dinkins under the Ex- j
ecution of Edwin W. Moise against the said j
Winfield S Dir: ki us.
' E. SCOTT CARSON. S. S. C.
Sheriff? Office, April 15. I8SU.
EXTRA FINS SWAM? TIM?
BERED LANS FOR SALE. !
?\ \ ACRES of chrice Timbered ?
W?\)\ H J Land, situated near Claremont
Ue'ot, C?u?de:i Branch South Carolina Rail- j
Way. Weil wooded v.i;u O.tk. Hickory, j
Holly, Sweet Gum, Blick Gum, Popular.
Maple, Ash and Cy pi ess
This is a splendid body of land, lying
mos' conver iently for tramsportation
The traci is known as the Samuel J. Brad- ??
ley Land-is bounded hy the Wa terre River j
on the west -'roi on thc ot!:er sides by lands
of Hons-, Radley, P:t:ck:i?y (Hiw:?ssee)
Caldwell am: Brayton. Titles dear and per?
fect. Plat on record at Sumter Cont; House, j
For terms and price ap td v to
' E. W. MOISE,
March 26-5. Sumter S. C. ,
~J. D. KENNEDY,"!
Attorney at Law,
CAMDEN, S. C.
Will practice in Kershaw and anj-? :
cent coaoties. M eh. 1
OPOPANAX.
THE most delightful ?nd fragrant of ail ;
flowers. A package of seed and full di-!
rections tor cul.riv*tini: i:? any climate. Price
50c's. ; en ou ch for 2" plants. Now is the ?
time for planting. Address.
SOUTHERN NURSERY Co M , ;
Meli. 15. Charleston, S C.
?state ci Lawrence S. Carson
MINOR.
1W1LL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF I
PROBATE for Sumter County on April j
5lh, 1890, t\>v a Final Discharge as
Guardian of sud Minor.
E. SCOTT CARSON. .
March 5. 1S0?-4t. Guardian.
OVAL!
PIONEERS OF THE
HARDWARE BUSINESS
Beg to announce to their friends of Sumter and adjacent
counties that they have moved to their
Large, Magnificent, NewStore
Adjoining A. A. Solomons.- - ?
Our increased business necessitated our leavingjoi|?^ forfie?
CRAMPED QUARTERS. Now with LARGK STOftw AND
LARGE STOCK we are prepared the better to meet the ?p|?ts
of our friends. .
The Ladies, too, are especially invited to call and: aeeK
us. We return thanks for past liberal patronage aiuLsolicit<
your future trade.
We buy LARGELY FOR CASH and can offer INDUCEMENTS.
Always come and see us before buying your
HAKDWARE.
?iook! Read! Buy!
We sell Agricultural Implements, Tools, Wagon and Buggy ;
Material, Plantation and Household Supplies, Table and Popket^ ~
Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Glassware, Tinware, Lain^/Pbi^rafev
Everything in the Hardware Line. ^
Stoves! Stoves! Stoves!
Fine Cookers for wood or coal. Low prices, best make,
guaranteed. See us always before buying ?65er'a?C?oK?r<bf'a' ,
Heater. OIL STOVES from $1.00 up. Ladies diese are the ?
very things for convenience ! Try one.
Guns ! Guns! Pistols! 7
Best make and cheap. Guns from 25 ^
Pistols from ?1.00 up.
SHELLS, CARTRIDGES, WADS, SHOT AND P?WDER.
Rubber and Leather Belting, best make.
Packing in Hemp and Rubber. Gin Bristles and Twine.
HOLLOWWARE-POTWARE. -'7s2 *
We are POWDER AGENTS and can sell dealers cheaper than* *
they can order it. Save freight by buying of tis.
Respectfully,
E. W. DURANT & SONY
L s 1.11 S
Aug. 21
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
TSE NEXT REGULAR EXAMINATION
of teachers before th i County Board of
Examiners will be held on Saturday April
5 tb, 1890
For White'Teachers : In the Graded School
bu?idin {?.
For Colored Teachers : In the Lincoln
School building.
JOHN T. GREEN,
S h. Com. Sumter Co.
M H rrh 19-3
~ ATTENTION !
Citizens of Slimier and
Vicinity!
J. RS. WINGATE & GO.
Have opened a
At the old stand of John I Brimson, OD Re?
publican Stt>?-r, opposite Graham's Stables,
Irmtraut?*? lo d<> first t-iass work in every de?
partment of their business, and ask the pat- ;
rona/e of the cit isms of Sumter and viciuity. !
(Jive i:s a Trial, Come and gel first class 1
work at bottom prices. i
Feb. 12. '_ 1
SHAVING
DONE BY ELECTRICITY
0.0. BED?G'S,
Next door to T. C. ScatTe.
Jan 1 ?
C. I HOTT. E. A. HOTT
C. I. KO ITT & SRO.,
Gold and Silver Watches,
Clocks, jewelry, Spectacle?,
MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWA^?4^T
REPAIRING A SPKGIALTT.-*\
Feb 1
FOR NERVOUS DYSPEP
I")RE?MATISM. EPILEPSY AND OTHER* ?
\ troubles thal Mediciries cannot core, ap
ph for Hall's Health Pamphlet : ?_ ' . ? ?'
Endorsed hy Dr. Willard Park?, T?**^
York Indispensable to families and phyni- *
ciaos. The man who boasts ?hat he does not
need to buy a Pamphlet because bis friend
has one, publishes his friend to be a perjurer,
and himself BO better titan a recei?er of
stolen goods. The Pledge of Honor is as
solemn as an oath.
H F. OLIVER, Sumter, S. C.
?&~]n my absence at auy time, see Mr. J. J.
Mailer at Harness Store. Jan. 8.
WE CAW BE
FOUND
For the Present at
the
Brick Store,
Cor. Liberty and Harvin
Streets.
JA
Good Stock and Low Pri- , r:
ees* . - rt? uni
WE ARE HERE TO STAY. .
Durant & Belitzer,