Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THK S?MTKK WAtCHMAK, Established April, 1 SSO. "Be Just aad Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Troth's THK TRUE 80UTHKON. Ketabllehed June, 136? Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1891. New Series-Vol. Xl. No. 18. PublUhtd mer Wednesday, ar N. GK OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TK RMS I. Two Dollars per annum-in advance. . ? 1DTIST18IK?IT8. J*a Square, first insertion..................$1 00 . fiery subsequen t insertion.................. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will ~>e made at reduced rat ?9. . AH communications which subserve private aterests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries aad tributes of respect will be barged for. MACHINE SHOP. ?jp*., f ? ? -3LM kinds of MACHINE WORK REPAIRS caa be had ia Saat ter, at short notice, and in the very best etas? of work, at tbe shop re? cently opened by tbe undersigned on Liberty Street, near the C. S. k N. Depot. Bdiars Patched, and ISSI and Gk Work a Specialty. ' - Prompt attention given to work io the ee*n?rj, ?nd first class'workmen sent to at? tend, to same. - Cai ! at tbe shop or address through Sumter Postofiee An* ?$~- EDGAR SKINNER? TAX NOTICE. rpER TREASURER OF SUMTER Coan? . M ty-givea notice that his books will be opee frons fte Fifteenth day of OCTOBER, 1891,to the Fifteenth day of DECEMBER, 1891, (br the collection of taxes for the fiscal year co annean ag November 1st, 1890, in Samter County. The following are the rates percentnm of th? levy: 1. For State purposes-four and three fonrth nrfli? on every dollar of the value of ?iii taxable property. ? 2. For County purposes-three mills oa ewery dollar nf-the yatee of - all taxabin pro "?lotice support of public schools-two mille oa every dollar of such value. 4. One dolli?r on each taxable poll, ( to vr\t, betweeu tbe ages of 21 and 50 years.) > 5. MayesviJie, two-mills extra levy for' School porposes in the town of May esr i I Ie. C Swimming Pens, two mills extra levy for school purposes ia the township. 7. Bishopvilte, four mills extra levy for school purposes in School Dist. No. 20. 8. Sechanicsvtlle, two mills extra levy for school pnrposes in tbe township. 9. Providence, two mills extra ,levy for school purposes ia toe township. . DL E. KEELS, ; County Treasurer. aegis, -f '-. _ GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER A Safe, Piensan and' Effective Remedy for al .^*^?^?&?K*K?M tbe . IT ACTS ON THE BOWELS, CLEANSES TBE SYSTEM, AND REGULATES THE LIVER, , - And is a specific for most ?IALE DISORDERS. ~ SIMPSON & SIMPSON, Proprietors, GleonSpriogs, S C. jfbr sale bj ?all leading Druggists. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE. FOUNDED 1861. - - CHARTERED 1888. The Twenty-Fourth Collegiate Tear of this school, for young Indien begins TB??RSDA SEP? TEMBER 10th, 1891, and doses _ JUNE 13th, 1892 J?or terms, kc~, apply for areolar. . fe Mia. E. A. BROWNE, ??jj* g ?us E. E.,COOPER, laly 1 ._ Princip?is. WHEAT! WHEAT! WHEAT! Pl IS IMPOSSIBLE tc do worse than at cotton, so there can be no fearm in trying wheat.. Diversified industry, is tbe hope of tbe Soarb. f will nave a thresher and bolter at CANS SAVANNAH MILL ?n time for this crop, so parties can be certain of having their wheat prepared ont onty for their families bot can sell tbe surplus. First class wheat and oat seed and General Merchandise for sale at Cane Savannah Store. J. SINGLETON MOORE, Oct, 6-lot. _ Cane Savannah, S. C. -XAOTFACTURED BY Tie Wilcox ft Gibbs (IMO CO, CHARLESTON, S. CL, CHARTER NOTICE. ^OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the l\ undersigned will apply to tbe General Assembly of this Stats, at tts next session, for a charter of a Railway Company, to rue from tim city of Samter ia the Sute of South Carolina, through tbe County of Clarendon sin tbe .town of Bethlehem, through the Coun? ty of Williamsburg tva the tows of Lake City Md through the Coony of Horry to tbe town of Can way tb this Suts. Said Railway to h? k^wn at the Sumter, Lake City and Con wsyRailway Company. H. W. HACKET, J. B. EDWARDS, H. H. FIELDS, ADAM YOUNG, ADAM BOYD. Sept. 1, 1891. Bradycrotine Only a Headache Cure ADVICE TO WOMBS If you would protect yourself from Painful, Profuse, Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Men? struation you must use BRADFIELD'S fj FEMALE 1 REGULATOR j CABTSBSVCXE, April 35,1886. This will certify that two members of my immediate family, after having suffered for Tears from MentrtrnrJ Irregularity, bei ag treated without benefit by ph ysic ia u s, were at length completely cured by one bottle of Bradfield'* Female Ke-ulntor. Its effect is truly wonderful. J. W. STRANGE. Book to44 "WOMAN" - malled FREE, which contai na valuable information oa all female diseases. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. JQJg SALE BX ila &2?UG&I8T8. Are You Interested? Are you suffering with any of the following symptoms: Loss of, or irregular appetite, loss of flesh, a feeling of fulness or weight in the stomach, acidity, flatulence, a doll pain with a sensation of heart ness in the bead, giddiness, constipation, derangement of kid? neys, keart trouble, nervousness, sleepless ness, etc. Dr. Holt's Dyspeptic Elixir will cure you. W> A. Wright, the Comptroller General of Georgia, says, -three bottles cured him after haring tried almost everything else. Jodge R F, Izlar, Macon, Ga., says, Holt's Elixir accomplished what all other remedies failed to do, a perfect cure! J. E. Panifia, Ft. Gaines, Ga., orites: "I hare oo hesitancy in recommending if, as it cured me of dyspepsia. For any further information inquire of your druggist. For sale by all druggists. H. A. HOYT, Successor to a I. HOYT k BRO. Gold and Silver Watches, FINE DIAMONDS. Oloci?, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ko. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb 1 _ TBS SIMONOS NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital.$75,000 00 Surplus Fond ...... 10,00000 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.: Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the r*te of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, oo firs". days of January, April, July and October. R. M. WALLACE, Vice President. L. S. CARSON, Aug. 7 Cashier._ Tl Ml ll SUMTER, S C. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business. Also hes K Savings Bank Department Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received. Interest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, A. WHITS, JR., . President. Cashier. Aug 21._ W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR. J. CHARLTON RIVERS. NICKEL SAVING BANK, -CHARLESTON, S. C. Deposits of .05 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly on first days of January, April, July and October. Careful Attention Given to Collections - PRINGLE & RIVERS, - -AGENTS. Oct 28. L D. JOHNSTON, SUMTER, S. C., -THE Practical Carpenter. Contractor AND BUILDER, WOULD RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Sumter and surrounding country that he is r.-epared to furnish plans, and estimates on brick and wooden buildings AH work entrusted to him will be done first class. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Aug 19_ o DR. E. ALYA SOLOMONS, DENTIST. Office OVER BROWNS k PURDY'S STORE. Entrance on Main Street, Between Browns k Purdy and Durant & Soo. OFFICE HOURS: 9 io 1.30; 2 to 5 o'clock. Sumter, S. C , April 29. G. W. DICE, D. B. S. Office over Bog in's New Store, ENTRANCE ON VAIN STREET SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 1;30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept 8_ Dr. T. W. BOOKHART, DENTAL SURGEON. Office over Buitrean k Bro.'sSboe Store ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hoors-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. April 17-0_ MONEY TO LENO ON IMPROVED FARMING LANDS at 8 per cent, interest aod a Commission. LEE k MOISE. Sept. 16 x. MISS FALWELL'S ?HOST. Such ?i perfect gem of a house as papa secured for 'us for the suinuier! It was j neither too large nor too small; hail Cowers and trees in frout and a vegeta ; ble garden at the back; was within twenty minutes' ride of the station, and yet stood in the shadow of the bills. "It must be a terribly disagreeable soul that could not be happy there." 1 said to my mother as we looked the place over. .'I hope Miss Dal well will like it,** mamma said simply, stopping to lift a trailing vice that lay across the path. Now, I may as well say it at once, that this same Miss Martha Dalwell was the bone of contention in our otherwise happy household. She was an "old maid" of about eight-and-thirty or Jorty perhaps A more disagreeable, crotchety creature never lived than she, and yet mamma clung to her as thongh she were the very pink of-perfection! That, too, when the woman had no earthly claim upon her no right to a seat at our table or a shel? ter beneath our roof. She had the best of everything too-the best room, the best bed, the best chamber furniture. At the table the cream of the food found its way to her plate-the daintiest piece of fowl and the most luscious share of the fruit All in all. Miss Dalwell was a nuisance in our house. "Oh, mamma, Miss Dalwell is such a irag on all my happiness, such a cloud ya every enjoyment." "My dear child, Miss Dalwell isa very excellent personage, and it is most un? kind of you to begrudge her the benefit of this summer's sojourn in the country." "I don't. She's welcome to all the country on earth-ail save this one lit? tle spot. I suppose she'll be here to? night and take possession of that south room with the dormer window!" I shrugged my shoulders and tried tv? look the very picture of righteous in? dignation. "She will come tonight, and will have the chamber with the dormer window/ my nether said decidedly. "Well, I'm glad my room's on the other side of the house, that's all!" in? tent on haring the last word, though I couldn't have my way. We waited tea for Miss Dalwell, who was to come ti little after dark by the evening train. The house was pretty well furnished, and with the few articles of furniture which we brought with us distributed about looked quite charm? ingly in the soft glow of the lighted lamps. The dining room, with low win? dows opening into a veranda, was es? pecially inviting. I was watching mamma put the finish? ing touch to the tea table in the shape of a blue shell-like vase filled with white lilies, when the door bell sounded a peal long and loud through the house. "It must be Miss Dalwell," mamma said, going into the hall: "but I never knew her to ring a bell like that before.'' Sure enough, there was Miss Dalwell. shawls and traveling basket in hand, standing as white as a ghost. "Oh, my dear Judith!" she l)egan on seeing my mother, and then sat down in the veranda and began to cry. "What has disturbed you so, Martha?" my mother said in such a beautifully cool way. A sob was the answer. ^What is the matter, dearf and mamma put a coaxing arm about her neck. "I got snr-h a fright !" my lady an? swered at last, gasping for breath. Miss Dalwell frightened! i put my handkerchief over my mouth to keep from laughing outright "Just as I stepped into the veranda,* she s??d, "a ?an sprang right up in front of me. 1 was looking for the door? bell, when he placed a big white hand on the knob and rang-you know just how hard he rang-and then faded right out of my sight without taking a step. And, oh, Judith, he had that ring on his middle finger!" "Hush!" my mother said, laying a white hand upon her lips, and giving one quick look backward to Phil and me. "You are nervous, Martha; probably the driver touched the bell for you, or it might have been the gardener." '^Spence! Has Spence white hands? and does he wear a diamond ring on his middle finger?" "Well, never mind, dear; come in tea is waiting for you." Eut Miss Dalwell was not inclined to budge an inch. Sae turned her startled face full upon me, and spoke in such a scared, tremulous voice that i began straightway to pity her. "Dear Louise, won't you look the place over, just to please ine? You are not afraid of anything, are you?" "Nothing in the world, Miss Dalwell," I answered. "Spence and I will look around." So, in spite of my mother's warning look, I went straight to the kitchen to find the gardener. "Come," I said; "there's fun in this. Miss Dalwell has seen a ghost Let's go and hunt him up!" ' % We went out upon the gravel walks together. Spence and I, he trembling so that he could but just step, and I most keenly alive for an adventure. The moon was shining brightly, and the shrubbery and trees were not ruffled by a breath of air. 1 made straight for the deepest shadows, though I cannot to this day tell why I did so. There was a row of trees standing close against the wall. By the farthest one, in the extreme cor? ner, I caught a glimpse of something white, or bright, 1 could not tell which, but I went directly to it, poor, scared Spence and the little house dog. Fido (who had volunteered in my service), keeping^ close tc my h^els. "Oh, "Lord. I see it; I can't go!" Spence cried of a sudden, and plumped right down in the center of a rosebush, while Fido gave a howl of fear and ran back straight to the house. I was left alone in the field, ami I may as well confess it. the position vv*w uol I an agreeable ono. Well, I began walking right np to In* ghosiship When lo! hf was f-.v . ahead of me, and I had never seen him I move! I started forward again, and this : time caught a glimpse of a spark of light, a something like a tiny star, buming upon his hand. I stood still and looked at him. I was fully persuaded that I looked upon a form that was n;jt. of the j earth earthy-a shadow without a sub- i stance. "For whom are you looking:' No answer, but he turned a full fair j face to the light, raised the hand ou ; which the spark of tire burned and j pointed to the dormer window, on which j the moonlight was falling. "Miss Dalwell?" No answer, only the silent upraised hand and the motionless figure. 1 be? gan to shiver with fear. Th-- cold per? spiration gathered in beads upon ray forehead, and trying to cry out, my j tongue grew paralyzed. I had n?ver Louted in my life, bat now I felt a strange, dizzy sensation creeping over rae. My mother met me. At the sight of her 1 found my senses again. "Yon have seen something, Loni.se," she said, as she looked into my white face. "As sive as yon live, mamma, I saw a ghost, ami he is after Miss Dalwe?L Spence sat down in a rosebnsh from sheer fright, and Fido howled and took to his heels, while 1 alone staid till the lights were ont. May we have supper now?" The next day a party of young people from town joined ns, and the disagree? able incidents of the night before were seemingly forgotten. Bnt I noticed that Miss Dal well moved about pale and si? lent. My affairs, of a sudden, se-oed to have lost all charm for her. Once, in going into mamma's room, I fonnd her crying, and on asking what the matter was, she said that she had had a bad dream. The weeks went merrily. We became acquainted with other families iu the vicinity, and spent the time in a con? tinuous round of gayety. Indeed, 1 may as well say here that our happiest hours were sp^nt away from our own home. The atmosphere there began to grow un? canny. Under the old roof by day or night there was never unbroken quiet. Doors seemed to be always opening and shutting from unaccountable draughts; windows broke their lines and came crashing down; shutters swung to and fro when the air was stirless; dishes rattled down in their places, and noth? ing seemed to rest upon a secure foun? dation about the house. "Look here. Aunt Judith," Cousin Frank began one morning at the break? fast table, "1 believe there is a ghost about this house that needs laying. 1 locked my door on going to bed last night, but this morning when I awoke I found it wide open." "Thats nothing," Letty Gray ex? claimed. "Mine has served methat trick more than once. I haven't thought of being afraid." "Who said anything of fear. Miss Letty?" -I think Louise would if she could speak," Frank answered quickly, spring? ing up from the table and dashing a glass of water in my face. it brought me to my senses just as they were failing me. Close to Miss Da?wel?'s chair ? had seen a figure stand? ing, the same that 1 had seen weeks be? fore in the shadow of the trees. "Be so kind as to let this foolish talk drop," my mother said, and immediately began to talk eloquently of a book which she had l>een reading.. As I left the table Miss Dal well whis? pered in my ear, "You saw him again?" "Yes." "By my chair?" "By 3*our chair!" ""Come ont in the garden with me," she said, putting an arm about my waist. "I want to tell you something. This man has not come here to harm you; 1 alone draw him hither. Years ago he was my lover, one whom I rejected for what I thought a good cause. I had worn his ring, and returned it to him. He died a short time after, but before his death wrote me a letter, in which he said that, above or below, on earth or in heaven, that ring should be worn on my finger again. That is all. What will come of it God only knovs. but day and night I am haunted as though 1 were guilty of some fearful crime!" "Poor Miss Dal well." I said pityingly. Bat a moment after, looking into her eyes, I felt sure that I had been listen? ing to the story of a crazy woman. Only, with my own eyes, 1 had seen the face that haunted her. Another week wore away. There was the Uoual sina'i commotion about the piace. Spence had gone back to town because he could not stand it, while the cook and housemaid both slept upon the floor of a night in my mothers room. All in all, the unpleasantness was grow? ing a little too strong for comfort. But one night the end came:, lt was moonlight again, and outside not a breeze stirred the foliage. We were sit? ting in groups on the wide veranda. In the parlor Miss Wilde was striking minor chords upon the piano, while Consiu Frank, in a voice modulated to suit the hour, was going through with the "Ancient Mariner." He was repeat? ing these words: An orphan's curs? would drajj to hell A spirit from on higrh; But oh, mor? horrible than that 1? the curse in a dead man's eyel Seven days. KO von nights when from Miss Dalweil's lips arose such a shriek that our blood curdled in our veins, it was followed by a second's si? lence, then my mother sprang to her side. She lay back in tier chair, stark and still, her eyes set in fright, her jaw fallen. Not a word was spoken, but each one of that terrified group saw upon the fourth finger of her left hand a golden circlet with a diamond burning in its center. The poor creature wore her lover's ring at last All was useless. Miss DalweD was dead! Years have passed since that night, and in looking back to it through the ^ofteuing mists of time, I cannot but wondvr whether or no my mother's friend was a situe woman. Be that a* ii may, . tell yon the "ower true tale" as I expe? rienced it.-New York World. Valentines and EgjT*. Louise, aged three, was anxious to fol? low her elders' example in making val? entines. Here is her first effort: "Glory angelsl How the wind blows about blows about in the dark shed! There stood a little bird laying his eggs. Her cousin, the same age, was very fond of boiled eggs. One day the wait? ers brought them to him pon ched instead He would not have them, but insisted, "I want yat egg in yat place where it lives."-New York Tribune. CHUM? for H om Knick ness. New England i>eople, like all serious, tenacious bodies, are apt to be rather "sot" in their ways. "What should we do if the sun rose in the west?" said one good old dameof Puritan stock, who wits much given to like reflections. "I ex? pect 'twould make us awful homesick, it's such a uat'ral place to look for it in j the east."- Youth's Companion. The Automatic Quart Pleasure. For measuring coal oil and gasoline there has boen invented a faucet that measures each quart that passes through the cylinder of which the apparatus is made. A lever is attached to the cj'lin dcr, and by ono movement of it *hc oil is discharged, the cylinder refilleu and the quantity registered ou a toothed disk. -New York Journal. Til? Market Dull. De Broker- Why is it that the stock market is so fearfully dull? De Cnrbb-Um-I believe most of the bank officials, city treasurers and confi? dential clerks who have been speculat? ing in stocks are locked up.-New York Weekly. "An infamous Swm?ie This is the Way the State Describes the Circulation Business- Did the Clerks Act Fairly in the M-jtter? Editorial in The State. November 24th. The advertisement asking for bids for the State printing is, by the Gen? eral Statutes required, to be given to "one daily newspaper in the eity of Columbia having the largest circula? tion This duty is placed upon the clerk of the Senate and the clerk of j the House. The law is mandatory. It says that these clerks shall do as it directs. The clerk of the Senate of the State of South Carolina is Sampson Pope. lie is so bitter an enemy of the State j that be will nut touch it or read it. The clerk of the House, J. Walter Gray, is a prominent member of the j present Administration, which is no? toriously hostile to the State. Both of them are friends of the Columbia I Register, a moribund newspaper, which seeks to live by grace of the j aims of the Administration represent? ed by Clerk Pope and Clerk Gray. In order to ascertain the circula j tion of the Columbia dailies, Clerk I Pope appointed as his agent the book? keeper of the Register, Mr. C. II. ! Beard Clerk Gray appointed an old ! employe of the Register, Mr. W. M. ? Rogers. Both were notoriously hos? tile to the State. Both were notori? ously friendly to the Register. In recognition of the fact that the ap? pointment of the book keeper of a newspaper assuming to rivalry witlt ' the State to examine the books of this newspaper would be considered indecent, Mr. Beard's authority was withdrawn. Mr. Rogers served. He saw the books ?nd lists of the State. Ile knows its circulation. The advertisement had to be given out yesterday morning in order to ap? pear this morniug Clerk Pope last evening stated to a representative of the State that the clerks had mailed this paper a communication on the subject. Diligent search was made at the postoffice, but no communica? tion from them could be found. Ile would give no information as to its purport. At 1:30 o'clock this morn Clerk Gray's lodging place was dis? covered. He was aroused and ques? tioned, and said that the advertise? ment had been awarded to the Regis? ter because Mr. Rodgers' report showed that paper to have the larger circulation, and that the communica? tion mailed had been intended to advise the State of these alleged facts. We have several things to say in regard to this infamous proceeding. The clerks of the Senate and House are by law required to make the determination of the circulation ques tion themselves. Upon them rests the responsibility and the duty. They unlawfully delegated these pow? er to men who hated the State. The man they finally chose is recog? nized as a partisan without scruple or character. The report made is a flagrant and wilful lie. Nobody knows better than W. M. Rodgers, who has been for years an employee of the Register, and who has seen the State's books and lists, that the Colum? bia Daily Register not only has not a larger circulation than the State, but has not a circulation half as large. In making his report he has lied, deli? berately and maliciously, with intent to injure the Sta'e, which he hates, and benefit tho Register, which he supports. In accepting and thereby endors? ing a rep ?rt, so made, by an ap point?e so biased, Sampson Pope, clerk of the Senate, and J. Walter Gray, clerk of the House have bro? ken their oaths to perform their du? ties, have knowingly accepted a li? as truth, and have carried ont a con? spiracy to defraud the State of its reputation which it could not other? wise p08S8e8S. We charge W. M. Rodgers with purjury, if his report is to be ac? cepted as one made on oath, and in any case we charge him with delibe? rate lying We charge Sampson Pope with outrageous partisanship and fraud. The State will give Sampson Pope $100 ; it will give J. Walter Gray $100; it will give the Columbia Register $100, if Pope and Gray can induce three respectable business men of Columbia, advertisers in both papers, to make au examination ot the books and lists of the State and (he Register, and present a report justi? fying that made by W. M. Rodgers, tiie man ?they selected to do their dirty work. VVe shall make these unfaithful public servants as sick of ther sian derous work as we have made the Columbia Register, their tool. LEADS TO A FIG HT BETWEEN' THE GON? ZALES BROTHERS AND THE TWO CLERKS. Special to the Greenville News COLUMBIA, S. C , Nov. U.-To? night the matter culminated when A E. Gonzales met General Gray in the crowded lobby of the Grand Cen? tral Hotel. The occurences that followed are conservatively given ac? cording to the most dispassionate , statements from witnesses obtainable, j Gonzales said to Gray: "I have been anxious to see you to teil you ; something I have been saying abiuit j you all day. You, or Pope, or ] Rodgers or who ever is responsible for awarding the advertising to the | Register, and the statement that the , Register has a greater circulation | than t*e State is a G-d liar and j a fraud. Anyone who will asser* that ' < the Keg istci has half the circulation j . of the State tells a wilful lie." ! ] Gonzales repeated this, and said j that it was au outrage on the tax- ! payers of the State to have the award given lo a paper with not half the State's circulation. Gray asked if Gonzales had re- i ceived communication. j i About this time N. G. Gonzales ? ' cano: into the lobby, and, hearing his | i brother's voice, c;s:n-.: u-t> to him. : 1 Gray then said : "So there a>e two < of yon, are there ? Have I a friend i here I" ' 1 At tins appeal a number of persons immediately rushed up, and the cry was heard, "Yes, lots of them " Gray excitedly tbiew off his over? coat and drew his pistol and said "Any man who says that I am a fraud is a d-n liar." At this juncture Sampson Pope carne up and shouted . "That's what ? say, any man who accuses me of fi and is a d-n liar." N. G. Gonzales asked him what he said, and upon his repeating it struck him in the face with his left hand. Mr. Pope is said by two eye wit? nesses to have made two attempts to draw a pistol when he and Gonzales closed in on each other. The two men felt to the floor, clinching each other, Gonzales on top belaboring Pope. Pope stuck his fingers in Gonzales eyes and gouged them Gonzales called out to him to stop gouging him. Gonzales states that he did this because Pope's friends had hold of his arms and he could do nothing. In someway the men were 90011 parted, neither doing much dam? age lo the other. Gonzales believes that he was Strunk over the head b}T a stick in the hands of some one in the crowd. In the mean time A. E. Gonzales had been facing Gray, who stood with drawn pistol. Gonzales advanced one step, called Gray a d-d coward and told him to throw away his pistol, as he had none, and fight it out. The struggle between Pope and the uther Gonzales got these two sepa? rated, and Gen G*?y remained in a corner of the lobby for fully five minutes standing erect with drawn pistol and pale face. A. E. Gonzales continued to curse Gray and his friends, telling him he would whip any three of them By this time some of Gonzales' friends had been attracted into the hotel and the two brothers were taken up stairs The affair created the most intense excitement and nothing else is talked about, lt is probable that to-morrow will bring" developments in the mat? ter. Suits for perjury are talked of. STILL ANOTHER FIGHT-MR. M. F. TIGHE AND MR. A. E. GONZALES THE COMBATANTS. Columbia Evening Record, 25th. Another difficulty occurred this morning. This time it was between Mr. M. F. Tighe and Mr. A. E Gonzales. The fight occurred in the lobby near the entrance of the House of Representatives. The following facts are learned from an eye witness : Mr. Gonzaies met Mr. Tighe near the hall of the House and stopped and asked him whether he was re? sponsible for the artiele in the News and Oom ier this morning describing the Pope Gonzales-Gray difficulty last night Mr. Tighe replied : "I am." Mr. Gonzales then read the article to him until he came to the passage where it is stated, "Mr. A. E. Gon? zales raised both his hands, saying he was unarmed." Mr. Gonzales asked Mr. Tighe whether he was present and saw the difficulty. To this Mr. Tighe replied that he was. Mr Tighe had handed the manu? script which he had to a boy and was standing with his hands in his pock? ets. When Mr. Gonzales received Mr. Tighe's last reply he said in a loud and angry tone : "Then you know that statement is a G-d d-d lie." Mr. Tighe asked whether the epi? thet was meant to apply to him. Mr. Gonzales said : "Yes, you are a damn Har." Immediately Mr. Tighe let fly his right hand and struck Mr. Gonzales in the face bringing the blood from his nose. Mr. Gonzales responded by hitting Mr. Tighe under the left eye, making a gash which bled pro? fusely. The two men clinched and fen to the floor. . They struck and gonged each other for a short time when they were separated. After being separated Mr. Tighe said : "You are my physical supe? rior, but I'll fight you in any way a gentleman ought, and you have got it to do." Mr. Gonzales replied that he would fight him at anv time he wanted. Other eye-witneases to the affray state that Mr. Gonzales after choking Mr. Tighe, voluntarily got up off him, and that several ineffectual attempts were made by bystanders to pull him off. The affair caused intense excite? ment among the legislators present and business was practically sus? pended. The friends of both gentlemen re? gret that they should have come to blows and everybody in the city cer? tainly hopes that this is the end of what ha* been a most disagreeable affair all around. THE FIGHTERS BEFORE THE MAYOR. The Register, 27th. There was quite an unusually large attendance at the Mayor's matinee yesterday, no doubt attracted by what was expected would be an interesting investigation of the difficulties which occurred in the Grand Central Hotel lobby on Tuesday night. Only two of the persons directly interested, Mr A. E. Gonzales and Dr. Sampson Pope, appeared. After bearing the testimony, His Honor Mayor McMaster dismissed both these gentlemen, there being ito evi- j dence tu sustain the charges against them. The other two gentlemen connected I with the difficulty, Mr. N. G. Gon? zales and Gen. J. Walter Gray, will j ?ave a hearing this morning it i? | understood. THE HOUSE TO TAKE THE MATTER UP". Columbia Srem'ng Record, 29:h. It was rumored on the streets last : night that the House of Representa-j lives would ?ake official notice of the j fighe Gonzales fight which occurred . tear the hall. It ?8 ?aid that a reso> ution wil! be introduced the object j >f which will be to iniiict some pun ? ishment upon lire combatants for vio ,<>ting the dignity of the House. i Magnificent in Defeat. Frwm the Greenville New3. Some defeats are more honorable, more glorious, than victories. It is a poor kind of a man who does not ad? mire a soldier falling at the bead of the forlorn hope, the summit of "the en? emy's fortifications, his face to the front and his flag in his hand. Campbell, of Ohio, is down, but in defeat he is magnificent. The Ameri? can people glory in pluck and surely be has it. To begin with, he defied and stamped on, the ring of his own party in Cincinnati. He was put up to be slaughteaed on a lop-sided platform of free silver coinage and tariff reform. He was in a Republican State wiih tre? mendous forces arrayed against him McKinley representing and backed by the protectionist sentiment of the entire country. Held out of the early part of the canvass by a protracted illness, handicapped and hampered in every possible way, with treachery in his own party playing the knife at his back, and enormous powers confronting him, Campbell struck into the fight single handed. No help was sent him from anywhere There were no orators from abroad to back him and bis treasury was empty. Yet he fought the fight through to the last minute and lost it by a scratch. He took the entire force and fire of it upon himself and by his unaided efforts made the Republican victory a scanty one iustead of the sweeping triumph that party had hoped for. Therefore, long live Campbell, say we. Democrats everywhere ought to re memb r and love him ; so should Americans of all parties, for all of ns may glory in tbe courage, strength and power of a strong and manly man. The party on which he stood deserted him on critical issues and at critical tim? s ; he was loaded with the election of Brice, representing cold boodie and nothing else, and with the rascality of the riog rulers io Cincinnati. He car? ried it all on his broad and willing back and nearly achieved victory in as gal? lant and hopeless a fight as hero ever waged. Well done. Campbell. - .mil fl?- M School for Girls. The committee, composed of Prof. D. B Johnson, Miss Hemphill and Miss Yeargin, appointed by the legisla? ture a year ago to formulate a plan and receive bids for the location of an indus? trial school for women, have made their report. They recommend the erection of a building capable of accommodating com? fortably from three to four hundred stu? dents, with $15,000 to $20,000 worth of furn it ire including steam fittings, laundry, etc. They further recommend that the institution should open wirb ten or twelve instructors, besides the presi? dent. They further recommend that the school be given $25,000 aonually by the State for its maintenance. The committee received the following bids for the location of the school : St. Matthews (Mrs. J. W. Kennedy) -3? acres of eround. Marion-$15,000 and from 50 to 100 acres. Laurens-$45,000 and from 20 to 75 acres. Camden-$50,000, out of which de? sirable site can be purchased for $5,000 to $20,000. Spartanburg-$51,000 and 30 acres. Ches'er-$40 000 and from 20 to 50 acres. Anderson, city and county-$125, 000, out of which desirable site eau be purchased for $5.000 to $10,000. Greenville-$126,500, oat of which desirable Fife can be purchased for $10,000 to $25,000. The committee does not recommend any particular location, and that matter will be left to a vote of the members of the General Assembly. ?i? ? The James Case. Solicitor Johnson served notice on counsel for Jos W. James a few days ago to the effect that when the Supreme Court met on Tuesday of this week, he would move that his case be dropped from the docket of that court, on the ground that the question raised by the defense W3S not appealable, the object of the prosecution evidently being to have James executed to-morrow (Fri? day, Nov. 27), the day originally ap? pointed by Judge Izlar. Argument on the Solicitor's motion was made in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court reserved its decision until Wednesday, so that the result was not known in Darlington until after twelve o'clock cn that day, less than forty eight hours from the time set for the execution [n the meantime the Sheriff had made all the arrangements for the erection of the scaffold in the jail ; this was put an end to, however, by the receipt of a telegram stating that the Supreme Court had refused to grant the Solici? tor's motion, taking the ground that the case was appealabie, and thai it should come up ia its regular order, as was originally intended, when the Fourth Circuit is called iu Jauuary. Darlington News. - mn - - Prohibitionists Take Notice. Cheraw Reporter. Governor Boies, of Iowa, during bia campaign recently in that State, gath ered together some statistics, which are calculated to cast a damper on the ardor of the prohibitionists. The license and local option States of Alabama, Arkan? sas, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina have, according to these figures, less bar-rooms in proportion than the prohibition 3;ates of Kansas, Iowa. Maine and Vermont. Iowa has more than twice as many saloons, in proportion to population, tbao any of tho five local option or license States mentioned above-yet in the face of such statistics our prohibition friends, in their zeal for humanity, are actually taking the means to saddle upon South Carolina many more saloons than ?he already b&9 But as prohibitionists j are generally fanatics on the liquor j question, we do not suppose that they j will listen to any arguments against j their cherished idea, or put any faith in j statistics which do oot. prove that pro- j bibitiou ts the best thing for the people. Tried to Burn Laurens. j LAUREN?, S. C , N- v. 23 -Tie j most diabolical ' .cendiarism occurred j here tonight. At 7.45 p. m an at 1 tempt was made to fire the ware house of Hudgens & Garrison, containing sev? eral hundred bales of cotton Lint cot? ton saturated with kerosine was stuffed into the key hole of an outer door. Ii the inside bales of cotton ?ere against the door, and the communication of the flamps would have been au easy matter. Lucki y, a colored employee detected the incendiary in the act and gave the alarm. R H. Hudgens, one of the owners, fired at him, but he escaped. The, ware bouse is surrounded on three sides by a platform banked with cotton bales. It is located on the rear of Har? per street, west of tbe R&D. and south of Robertson's hotel, one hun? dred and twenty-five yards from the public square. Now comes the startling part of the devilism. At 9 o'clock there was a general alarm and fire was discovered coming from the roof of L. & A. Kop? pers frame stable, located to tbe rear of Gr8y & Sullivan's store io the angle of Main and Harper streets. 150 yards from the ware house. The flames were very soon beyond control, and the stable wa? totally destroyed. Loss about ?800 ; the insurance, if any, C3n not be ascertained at this hour. The burned stable is in the center of a group of frame and brick buildings and if the fire had not been promptly checked the disaster would have been fearful Of ourse great excitement prevail* as it looks like a systematic attempt had been made to destroy the town. Hudgens & Garrison are the weigh? ers Hudgens and a negro each saw the attempt to fire the ware house, but the-, fellow got away in the darkness. There were 650 bales of cotton on the platform. The number in the house is considetable. The events of tonight lead to the the? ory that the attempt to fi e the cotton on the pUtform Sunday morning was of iocendiary origin, and not accidental, as at first reported. The amateur fire department ren? dered substantial service tn protecting homes surrounding the Koppel stable. The stock in the stable was saved with difficulty. It is safe to say that the town will be well guarded tonight. Just as I close tb is dispatch, news comes to me that Harry Davis, a negro, will be arrested tonight on suspicion. w. w. B. Effort to Kill the Jailer. Last Thursday night the negro priso? ners io our ja ii, two of whom have been sentenced to be hanged, planned to kill the jailor when be should come op to give them supper, and effect their escape. One of the negroes fortunate? ly informed our efficient jailor, Wm. Walker, of their diabolical intent, and, with several others, he went np and disarmed them at the point of the cold steel. The prisoners had access to a stove, and were armed themselves with the billets of wood intended for fuel. We suggest that the negro who re* vealed the plot be given a peck of meal, three pounds of bacon, and a pardon from the Governor.- Edgefitld Adcer* tiscr. - M H - - fc The American scamp is a good des of a scamp and reputed to be smart, ba he is not in it with bis Hebrew brother One Wechsler, an Austrian Israelite wears the belt jost now becase he sue ceeded in buncoing the leading and sharpest politicians cf New York. He prepared and had printed a dummy Hebrew newspaper of handsome appear? ance, PO dated and volumed as to give it a look of age and'respectability. By dwelling on its circulation and influence among the Jewish population of New York he secured handsome checks from both the republican and democratic ex? ecutive committees and a goodly quan? tity of hard cash from several candi? dates. The joke of the thing is that it is doubtful of Wechsler can be prose? cuted. He actually issued tbe papers as by contract, with the editorials prom? ised. Oue week his alleged newspa? per contained a strong democratic edito? rial ; the uext week it was as strongly republican. Ou ly tbe editorials and dates were changed, the other matter being the same io both, but as it was all in Hebrew the politicians to whom specimen copies were faithfully sent didn't know the difference. The inci? dent seems to emphasise the time hon? ored lesson that even the sharpest of us would do well to stay ont of any game we don't understand. At a meeting of the Camden Bar, held at the office of Gen. J D Ken? nedy, a resolution was adopted to the effect that it was *be sense of the Bar that the office of Master for Kershaw county be abolished, and that our Rep? resentatives be requested to secure leg? islation to this end It has beeo the opinion for some time of some, if not a!l, the members of the Camden Bar, that the offi -e of Master could be dis? pensed with Camden is soon to bave a 10,000 epindie cotton mill. 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