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How Charley H. Jones Killed ? a Yankee Soldier and Des Bed His-Pursuers. Eli tor Manning Tim?? :-Lieutenant Charlea H Jones, el Sumter, who died recently, needs at ear baud more than the Q3aal notice. Charlie Jones, as he was familiarly known, was raised ia Sucter county, and lived in the town of Samte.* moat ol" his life after man? hood. He married Miss Lizzie David aboat the year 1852 and raised a large family of children, tn the early days of tho late war Charley entered the service of his cqaotry by joining Capt^ Webb's eou?paoy' of. the 7th Cavalry Regiment of-5. C. V., and by pluck and energy equaled by very few men of bis day, won the rank of lieutenant in his company.. Charley was known throughout the regiment, . and w*3 al* ways desired by superior officers wheo any daring expedition was to be car? ried out. In April, 1865, Lieut. Jones, with a detachment of lib company, was sent io oar town to look after the. raid of General Fetter. Arriving here in the morning, and being tired and bucgry, he dismounted bis squad, bitched his Horses ander the shed in the rear of tbe cid hotel, then owned by Capt. Jos. R. Stakes, and told his men to get something io eat as best they could: Having been told by a reliable scout that Potter was some distance away, be and Mr. W. A Branson, of Dar? lington jsounty, went to the house of .r/W. J. Norris, and while the good lady was preparing for them something to eat the alarm was made, "The Yankees are at the gate V Instead of running to the rear, as . acme would have done, they ran to the front Jacob Ballard (cord) was seen riding; in tbe midst of the yankees on Jone's horse, iones at once took in the situation and made for bis horse, the yankees crying out- "Surrender ? . surrender I* As Jake'went off the "horse on one side Jones mounted on the other, and said, "TH show you hew to sur.ender,77 and as he balanced himself on his horse he took deliberate aim at the nearest yankee to him, and ?shot him dead from his horse, caught ?hold of the reins of the bridle, and 'leading the horse of the dead yankee 'rode^off w?th him, turning in his sad? dle and firing back upon them as they ?chased him io his retreat The yan? kees used their carbines, and a perfeet ?bower of shot followed Jones np the -street. " After crossing the branch near Mr. Clarke's place Jones stepped in the road with his empty pistol and defied j the yankees, and they were afraid to follow him any farther. Not seeing his horse Branson ran to the jear and made his escape, through the garden. i was on the street in front of the Presbyterian church at the time, and was an-eye-witness to the killing by -iones as just, described. Feeling that .'prudence was the better part of i sralbr;" ? passed through/ tbe field te the branch ahead ot Mr. Br un SOD, and took, him up and kept him for several days, until the immediate trouble was ever. Jones, after going a few miles, returned and patroled the town, sod that night discovered the Dumber of Potter's raiders, aod reported same to Sumter before'daylight the next morn? ing. Ode by one ' the old "soldiers are passing away. No truer or braver mao than Lient. C. H. Jones ever drew a sword in defense of his country. . Peace be to his ashes. DA^L J. BRABHAM A Daring Indian. Editor Yorh Enterprise: N - The name Catawba is familiar to our people, for not only is it the name of a large river, bot also of a tribe of Ca? tawba Indians, whose history, though little studied, is most interesting. One of the most stirring things ? 'have ever read is aa account of the adven tares of a sprightly Catawba war? rior, who was captured by the Senecas. This -account ls republished ina work which s ear! j every family, not only in Sooth Carolina, but throughout the United-State?, of any pretensions to cuitare, have a copy, but it is probable that not one family in fifty, perhaps not one in a hundred, who possess a copy, is aware of the fact that it contains any? thing ?boat a Catawba Indian. The . work to which I allude is the poems of Thomas Campbell. The account of the Catawba warrior, is taken from James Adair's work and will be found in a note to the twenty-third verse, of part frst, of Gertrude of Wyoming." I will not give it here, but will let the reader look it ap and read it for him? self. I think those who will read it, will agree with me in saying that it is as stirring as any portion i f that graph? ic Indian romance, "The Last of tbe Mohicans." Adair does not give us the name of the Indian warrior, which is to be regretted, for ~a warrior who .showed such dauntless bravery and passed through sash thrilling adven? tures, deserves that his name should be handed down to posterity. It may be that the author exaggerated somewhat in this account, bot doubtless in the main is correct, and it shows what brave ? warriors the Catawba tribe can boast of having produced. The reader will notice that in those early times, the name was spelled "Katah ba." The following lines about Adair will not be . uninteresting. He was an Indian trader and a man of considerable learning. For forty years he lived among the Indians, chiefly the Cherokees and Chicasaws. He served as captain in the Cherokee war of 1760, and his ' History of the American Indians," published in Lou? don, in 1765, i s a work frequently re? ferred to by historians, and as we see in ?be instance of Campbell, quoted by an eminent European poet. A short but exceedingly weil written and compre? hensive sketch of Adair, will be found in "A History of the Upper Coon try of South Carolina," by John H. Logan, and a brief note of him is given in the ? Bibliography of the Muskbogeao Lan? guages," a valuable Smithsonian publi? cation. This cottee is taken from "Appleton's Cyclopaedia cf American Biography." McDoxALfc F?RXAX h. Ramsey, Sumter Co., Sept. il, '91. - ^ - Ooloo?! Polk'?? speecbea irr Kanpa Have ex sited considerable criticism, aod the statement that he went into the rebel cause daring the wir to u?e his i"flneiiee"for the unionista ha* not met wich mush commenditiou. Did He say it* An Intimate Friend aud Oohborcr of Secretary Chase Says Be Never Said What Ile Is Said To Have Said. Editor Observer : Seeing that Ma cane invention relative to Mr. Chase and the national banks being agaio used by those who are, either themselves deceived, or who do not hesitate to ose falsehood to deceive others, I take the liberty of sending yon. a part of an arti? cle io refutation of that invention pub? lished some months ago in tbs Oolam bia Register, and never, so far as I have learned, repiled to by Maca ne. . The Register, like, no doubt, many others had been misled by Macuoe's pretended quo tali ou of Mr. Chase's words into supposing that Mr. Chase had really changed his mind on the subject of the national banks. Bat [ Col. Pope, then editor and honest man as he is, accepted editorially the refuta? tion as conclusive, as will I believe every intelligent man at all acquainted with the intimate relations existing be? tween Mr. Chase and Mr. McCullocfi, and who is really in quest, of the tr a.'h. V*'To the Editor of the Register : In your editorial article of the 26th ultimo you quote what purports to be the words of Mr. Chase; xhe chief author and promotor of the national bank sys? tem, as follows : "My agency in procuring the passage of the national banking act was the greatest financial mistake of my life*, etc. **l was confident in my own mind on reading this that Mr. Chase had never uttered these words nor entertained any such sentiment, for ? was pretty famil? iar with his views to his death. Bat to make assurance doubly1 sure, I ?rote to Hon. Hugh McCa?loch?' ? life-long friend of Mr. Chasej??ae who was inti? mately connected witfc him in putting the national bank system in operation.- who afterwards twice held the position of Secretary of the Tteasaryland who, in the-opinion of i?ry. .many, is one of the ablest financiers this country has ever produced : and I . have his reply before me. It is in part as follows : **mhe report that Mr Chase regret? ted 'his 'agency* in the establishment of the national banks is without founda? tion.' In my first interview with Mr Chase, when, at his urgent request. I had come to Washington to undertake 'the origoizatioo of the national -bank system, he spoke of the system as a measure of his own, in the success of which he felt the deepest interest. That he felt as long as he lived-an in? terest which increased day by day, as he witnessed its practical workings. It was the feature of his administration in which he felt especial pride. He was opposed to a national bank, because it was a monopoly ; be advocated and sup? ported the national banking system, because it was a free hanking system, io which there was not a single mon? opolizing feature. The opinions which I expressed in my *Men and Measures of Haifa Century', upon the currency questions, were the opinions of Mr. Chase. From 1863 to the; day of his death, I was one of bis most intimate friends, andi am sure that he never expressed the sentiments which you say are attributed to him in Soith Caroli? na'. "Considering then the reliable source of his information, we may safely rt j s ct the idea in toto that Mr. Chase ever re? gretted bis agency in the establishment of our national baukiug system." - . "Civis". News Items. France has recognised the provision? al government of Chili. Henry M. Stanley is said to be plan? ning a new Congo expedition. The Republicans, of Massachusetts have nominated "Charles fi. Allen for Governor." Mrs -John A. Logan says the Re publican party is going to pieces of its Own weight. It is now reported that Bilmaceda escaped from Chili on a United States maa -of- war. Several Chicago firemen have been made ill, and one died from the effects of inhaling muriatic ether. The conductors on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, have petitioned for a raise in salary of ?10.00 per month. J Sloat Fassett bas been selected by Boss Tom Platt, and nominated by the Republicans-of New York for Gover? nor. The Chinese minister to France has given assurance that Europeans in China will be protected and rioters punished. There bas been a new deal in muni? cipal affairs in Greenville, and the new council has made a clean 5weep of the police force. On the 15; h the exprese car on the Missouri, Kansas and Pacific railroad was robbed of ?'2,0(50, in the iudian Territory ; the robbers escaped. The exploring party sent to Labrador by Bowdoin College discovered a water j J fall over 2 JO feet io altitude besides j c many other hitherto uukuown won? ders The United States government has been warned by the Hawaiian minister that England is making preparations to tike possession uf the iiawaiiau fsiauds. Two of the best ships io the United States have been ordered to China. We have no serviceable vessels there uow. and American interests need pro? tection. A stowaway in the hold of a British ! steamship was without tood or water, I except paper and the swe*t drops on j the ships iron work, for 14 days, aud and he still survives. The national commi-7^e of tins World's Fair have arrive J in New York. They report if-at every country in Europe, with the exceptiou of italy, wilt be represeited. Trial Justice Mahoney, of Clarendon, who was removed for di uukenness, has been reinstated by Gov Tillman ou the afiUavit of a number of reliable persons who know Mahoney. j ( The three robbers who stopped and ! ; robbed the express train on the Georgia j < Central near Savannah last week have j , been captured uear Madison, Fia. j , To?y secured only about ?oU0 j \ In a Colleton case Judge iziar has ? decided that a person married in this State, and divorced and remarried in another otate, caonot have the validity of his second marriage recognized in South Carolina if he returns to the State, and that the children hy the second marriage arc illegitimate. Gen. T. M. Harris the West Virgin? ian who has written a book asserting that Jefferson Davis was privy to the assassination of Lincoln, was a Coufed srate uutii he was defeated for a lieuten? ancy in a company, theo he turned renegade and joined the Yankee army. The Democrats of New York have nominated Roswell P. Flower, for gov? ernor. The platform denounces the silver and pension legislation af the Republicans, scores the force bill, attacks the tariff, and expresses sympathy with Jews of Russia. A new method of ventilating rail? road carriages snd preventing dust from entering with the air has appeared in France. The more quickly the train noves the more rapidly the aparatus works. The air is made to traverse a -ecept.aele containing water, which ;oois it and relieves it of dust, after .Vhich it goes through another filtering >efore entering the carriage. If food sours on the stomach, digestion is lefective. De Witt's Little Early Risers will eraedy this. The famous little pills that lever gripe and never disappoint.- W. H. Hllitand & Co. Constipation, blood-poison, ferer ! Doc ors' bills and funeral expenses cost about wo hundred dollars;. De Witt's Little Early lisera cost a quarter. Take your choice. fi. ti. Gilliland & Co. ^ Tt is quite the fashion now to take De ?Vitt'a Little Early Risers for liver, stomach nd bowel disorders. They are small pills, ?ut mighty good ones W. H. Gilli?and & Co. ells them. _ _ IF TOXTB BACK ACHT. S, Or you are all worn out, realty good for noth? ing, it is general debility. Try BKOWX'S IRON HITTERS. It will cure you, cleanse your liver, and give a good appetite. POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest >f all in 1 dening strength.-Latest JJ. S. Government Food Report. Nov. 12._ MONEY TO LEND nwN IMPROVED FARMING LANDS fat ^ J 8 per cent, interest and a Commission. LEE & MOISE. Sept. 16 x._ MANSION HOUSE. CORNER LIBERTY AND HARVIN 3T3-, is prepared to entertain boarders, both egular and transient, with first class accom? modations. MKS. M. F. MILLER, Sep. 16. Sumter, S. C. TO RENT. ICE COTTAGE containing four rooms on large lot on corner of Church and Warren Streets, now occupied by Air. R. 0. ?urdy. My present residence of six rooms, on large ot on Church Street, adj utting lot occupied ?y Mr. R. 0. Purdy. House of ten rooms and large lot, on Liber y Street, now occupied by Mr. D. Rosendorf, ?pposite residence of the late J. S. G. Rich irdson. Possession given about the 1st of October. Tor terms apply to JOS. H. EARLE. Sept. 16.-2t. _?_ TO RENT. A MRST CLASS FARM suitable for either the truck or dairy business. Situated it corporate limits of the city, and con? fient to two railroads. There is a good six* oom honseand all necessary out buildings. The land is clear of stumps* and roots. Sighty acres cleared-the balance wood land, ?ut suitable for pasture. Applv to, T. J T??MEY. or Aug 26 v_R. P. MONAGHAN. PROF. S. SCULL, INSTRUCTOR ON FioJin, Flute, Clarionet, Cornet, PIANO, ORGAN, &c. PUPILS will receive every attention neces? sary to lapid advancement. Orders left ai Sumter Book and N ?velty ?tore, or addressed through Post Office, will eceive prompt atteution. Pianos and Organs Tuned & Repaired. Jnne 24 v State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY. Bij T. V. Wahh, Esq , Prolate Judge. IT7HEREAS, WM. J TRO?BLEFIELD, ff made suit to me, to erant him Letters if Administration, of the Estate and effects (f Mas. MARTHA M CROUCH, deceased, pith her last Will and Testament annexed. These are therefore .to cite and admonish .11 and singular the kindred and creditors .f the said Martha M. Crouch, late of said ?ounty and Sta'e deceased, that they >e and appear before me, in the Court of Pro ?ate, to be held at Sumter, on October 1st, 891, next, after publication thereof, at ll ?'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any hey have, why the said Administration hould not be granted. Given uuder my hand, this 16th day of September, Anno Domini, 1891. THOS. V. WALSH, Sept. 16-2t Judge of Probate. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, Ix THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. {Summons for Relief.) .leorge W Brown, B. F. Brown and Julia A. Bracey-Plaintiff's, AGALVST Smilv S. McCall, P?ac;dia Reynolds, Julia E. Norton, John Berry, William Berry. Ben? nett Berry, Harris Berry, Richard Berry, Laure Berry, Martha Ella B?*rry, D?rens Elizabeth Berrv, Wesley Weeks. Jose-r phitie Hodge, O-air. I). Harvin, pauline Broadway, Edward Brown, Felix Brown, George Brown, J. B B-tumgartner, John S. Richardson, Octavia H. Moses and Jas. D. Blending-Defendant's. To the Defendants above named : You ate hereby summoned and required to tnswer the complaint in this action, which VHS filed in the <>ffi-;e of the Clerk of said >>urt on the 7tb day of May, 1891, and to erve a copy ot your answer to the said com daint on tlie subscribers at their office in the Jity of Sumter, in said County and S'ate, viih twenty days after the service hereof, xcltisive !>f the day of such service; n^d if ou fail to answer the complaint within the imeaforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action viii apply to the Court for the relief demanded n the complaint. Dated .Sum er. S C.. Mar 7th, A. D., 1891. HAYNSWORTH & COOPER, Sep. 2-6t. Plaintiff's Attorneys. _;_ ?_ Oft l fiji liff ticnl'ari sent??FRKj? A * i nu ta, ?a. oi?ice' Whitetail St HARDWARE (OLD RELIABLE) Offer a full line of goods consisting of nearly everything needed For Household, Plantation and Mechanical Use, And at prices to suit the times. We buy largely for fcCASH and sell close. Come in and see the Prettiest and Largest Stock Outside of the Large Cities. Carriage and Wagon Material, Wheels, &c. TABLE CUTLERY, POCKET CUTLERY, GUNS, P?STOLS, SHELLS. AMMUNITION, TOOLS, ENGINE FIXTURES, PIPING, PUMPS IN WOOD AND IRON, CROCKERY AND TINWARE, AC, 4C. RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING, PACKING, LACING, ETC. OH ! YES, COOK STOVES, COOK STOVES, ALL WARRANTED. HEATING STOVES ALL KINDS. OIL STOVES FROM $100 UP. HARNESS A JL Ii KINDS, Oat of breath, can't tell you all we have. Everybody, COME AND SEE. WH DuRant db Son, Main Street, Sumter, S. O. C. S. MATTHIESSEW. Manufacturers* Agent and Dealer in Greneral Supplies. AllgUSta. a Watertown Pratt and Winship Gins, Feeders and Condensers. New Era, and Nance Whitley's Mower, Best on the market CORN MILLS. Engines & Boilers. Saw Mills, Steam and Hand Pumps. Inspirators, Pipes and Fittings. Pipe cut and threaded to order. ENGINE AND BURNING OILS. When in want of any machinery, call on or write to C. S. HIATTHIESSEN, June 10. Sumter, S. C. CHERAW MACHINE WORKS. (SUMTER BRANCH.) OUR ELLIOTS, Sumter Co., S. C. Gentlemen-I ?ra very much pleased with the "Acme" Cotton Press. It is what ? wanted. Yours fruir, J. McD. LAW. GOODS HAVE Bo SS A RDS, Sumter Cc, S. C. Cheraw Machine Works, Gentlemen: After using several kinds of gins I purchased a "Hall," and can say that it is the best I have ever seen or used. N, s. MCLEOD. BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN THE BEST. STATEBURG, S. C. Cheraw Machine Works: Getlemen-Yours received, and in reply can say that I have been using oi.e of Walter A. Wood Mowers for sixteen years, and it has not cost me mote than $20 during this length of time for repairs. I consider it the best machine I have seen. Very truly, W. R. FLUD. REMBERTS, S. C. Cheraw Machine Works: Gentlemen-The "Acme" Cotton Press, purchased from you last season, has perform ed its work to my entire satisfaction. I pre? fer it to the Boss, or any other press on the market. Your3 respectfully, EDWARD E. REMBERT. REMEMBER THIS: The Best Machinery and Lowest Prices. Estimates made upon ANY STANDARD MACHINERY in the market. Call on or Address CHERAW MACHINE WORKS, Office one door North of the Jervey House, Sumter, S. C, July 8 BRYANT & ST! BOOK-KEEPING, SHORTHAND, TELEGRAPHY, &c WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND FULL INFORMATION siness Collei Sumter Brick Manufacturing Company. 500,000 Brick now on hand, and a daily output of 25,000 to 30,000. I beg to solicit the patronage of the public in need of brick. Prices guaranteed as low as any. Brick as good as ever manufactured for this market. Orders left with H. Harby will re? ceive prompt attention. HENMF J. HARBY, July 1. Sumter, S. C. I 3-Bf City ?rtig Store. DSALER IN Drugs and Medicines, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes Tooth Inrushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Status, Kalsomioe, all colors for rooms, Artists' Paints and Brushes, Lucter Paints, Coo vex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and Stand Lamps, Lanterns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, &c. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popular brand of Cigars : "Plumb Good," "Custom House," "Rebel Girl." une 4 FRESH GARDEN SEED. Prescriptions carefully compouuded. NOTICE. OFFICE OF ^irnoT nnn/nuTici i FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SuMTKit, S. C., Sept. ll, 1891, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3.1, THERE will he an examination of applicants to leach 'ti the public schools of this County. FOR WHITES-In the Graded School Btiildinfr. FOR COLORED-Tn the Lincoln School ! Building. ! Applicants required to furnish their own I stationery. Hours from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. JOHN T. GREEN, School Com. Sumter Co. Sept. i5-;n. sura mm. W. J. ANDREWS, Has resumed the Green Grocery busi? ness at his old stand, and will dur? ing the season, keep a full supply of FISH, OYSTERS, BEEF and POUL? TRY. All orders attended to promptly. Thankful for past favors, he solicits continued patronage. Sep. 'Z~Ira. EDW'D E. REM8ERT. (OF REM BERT, S.O.) 1 W. L V. MARSHALL, (OF CHARLESTON ) A First Class Wholesale Qr ? eery and General Merchandise Business for Sumter. The above named are opening in their new ;&??re at the Corner of Main and Republican Sts., A First Class Wholesale .' ** ' .Wv. - -* " "-^k and .General Mercantile Establishment. s Fertilizers io $ea?on. In our Wholesale Grocery we buy from first hands in CAR LOAT> LOTS, STRICTLY for SPOT GASE and we propose to give our customers the benefit of our large Spot CasklPwfre In connection with our Wholesale Grocery we have a retail, department in which we give our patrons the benefit of our WHOLESALE PL??ES,' In connection with the above we will carry a Full Line of General Merchandise ^Consisting of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, - HARDWARE, HARNESS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, CAPS, pCKERY, TINWARE, BOOTS AND SHOES, MEN'S AND CHILDREN'S OLi?THING, ETC. ETC. . The above lines have been selected with MUCH GARE. ^&- styles are nobby and new and our prices are low. Having spent 20 days in tfre^orthern markets we FEEL CONFIDENT that we will open for the in^cjfipf the public one of the CHOICESTassofymm of goods, not only in SLITER but in the STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. With six years experience and ample, capital we feel^sjire that we can please. After January 1st we will advance MERCHANDISE, F?E?T?LTZER3 and xMO&EY on good^paper. We propose to d? a FIRST CLASS, honest and upright bnsiuess (STRICTLY ON &??S?NE&S PRINCIPLES ) LAST BtJT NOT LEAST, We extend a HEARTY AND CORDIAL invitation to cail and inspect our large, and varied assortment and get ??R. ?RI.CJ?3. ....... lt CALL E?t '?JS?? S?NEjmW&f. Hoping to see you ALL soen^we are Yours Anxioi^tt) Please, Edward E. Rembert & Co., Prices and samples mailed on application. We will call attention to SUMTJEBj S# C* oar special lines later. Get our prices on Bagging, Ties and Meat. SIGN OF THE BIG HAND. IN BUSINESS. Think We Know the Wants of the People. Depression in the Money Market, Low Pri?e of cotton, Plenty of capital, Spot cash purchases, Light Expenses, ENABLE DIE TO SELL GOODS LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE. An Examination is Solicited. JOHN REID, .Halt? St. SUMTER, S. C.