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SUMTER, S. C., "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1892.
TSE TKCE SOUTHRON, Established Jche, lc6#
Netf Series-Yoi. Xl. SQ. 8!.
ie*
Published every TSTednesday,
BY
Ni Gr. OSTEEN,
SUMTER, S. C.
- TERMS! .
two Dollars per an?am-in advance.
AD7ERTI8SK? NTS .
Ja% Square, 6rst insertion...x.........$1 00
Svery subsequent insertiob. 50
Contracts for three months, or longer will
be made at reduced rates.
A? communications which SK teer ve private
Bterests will be charged for as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect will be
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The Best
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STALK CHOPPER
KNOWN TO MAN.
?oery Farmer Should Have One. No
Vast Iron to- break when it strikes
a root. Will last for Tears.
AM NOW JfANUFACT?RING THE
Tisdale Patent Corn and Cotton Stalk
Chopper. The machine is a good practical
thing and will pay for it?elf in two rears
wheo a farmer bas fifty acres of corn and cot
low staiks. to knock down.
Parties wanting th? machine will please
send in their orders as early as possible as each
witt be served in tnrn.
Read the certificates below.
JOEL E. BRONSON,
**! have used your Cotton Stalk Cutter and
fend it a perfect success and I could not do
without it after using it.
?. C. DURANT."
ul have used tbe Tisdale Cotton Stalk
Chopper, and it is a perfect success.
E. M. COOPER."
: ."We have used one of R. H. Tisdale's Cot?
ton Stalk Choppers on our plantation and it
bas given satisfaction and does first class
Work. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS."
Oct. 14.
To The Public.
I AM STILL SELLING
r
Firsi Class Goods
At LIBING PRICE*.
It takes too much room to
enumerate all the bargains
I have to offer, but I must
call your attention to our
HAM! CHAMBEE SITS
Both io Chica and t?o.
WSBIVES IN 6L?SSW?RE1
SHOES
That are solid and will wear.
HAVE YOU 'TRIED. M Y
Coffee at 20c. pr. lb
AND
Tea at 25c. pr. lb.?
If not, you are missing a gen cine bar?
gain . It has long been a household
; word that yon. get nothing bat
good goods, and fall value at
ALTAMONT MOSES'.
Oct. 6.
INSURANCE.
I. cover everything in Insu?
rance. If it is vour life, I
give you a policy in the
Mntsal Life Ira? Cipj,
OF NEW YORK,
The oldest, richest and most liberal
Company in the U. S.
If on yoor Gin House, Dwelling,
Stores, Bs rn s, Furniture or Produce
io the following companies, any of which
are strong and reliable :
THE NOR Wier UNION.
of England.
THE QUEEN, of England.
PHOENIX ASSURANCE,
of England.
THE CONTINENTAL,
of New York.
THE NIAGARA,
of New York.
THE NORTH AMERICAN,
of Philadelphia
THE GIRARD,
of Philadelphia.
THE MERCHANTS,
of Newark. N. J.
MECHANICS & TRADERS,
Of New Orleans.
My companies are as good and my rates
as low as any oue.
ALTAMONT MOSES.
MACHINE SHOP.
AU kinds of
MACHINE WORK REPAIRS
can ^e bad in Sumter, at sbort notice, and in j
the very best class of work, at the shop re- j
ceatly opened by tbe undersigned on Liberty j
Street, near the C. S. & N. Depot.
Boilers Patched, and Mill and Gin !
Work a' Specialty.
Prompt attention given to work in tbe >
coootry, and first class workmen sent to at j
tend to same.
Call at the shop or-address -th rough Sumter
Post office
Aag 13 EDGAR SKINNER.
THE
SOUTE! INSTITUTE,
FOUNDED 1867. - - CHARTERED 1888.
The Twenty-Fourth Collegiate
Year of this school for voting
ladies begius THURSDAY,"SEP?
TEMBER 10th, 1891, and closes
JUNE 13th, 1892
For terms, &c, apply for circular.
MRS. L. A. BROWNE,
Miss E. E. COOPER,
July 1 _Principals.
J. S HCGHSON, B?. D. T. B. EDWARDS.
NEW DRUG STORE.
J. S, HUGHSON & GO.,
Having purchased the Drug
Store of
W. H. 6ILULAND & CO.
Respectfully solicits the patronage of his
friends and the public generally. They
will find a full supply of fresh
Drugs, Medicines, Patent Medi?
cines, Fine Perfumery, Combs,
Brushes, Soaps, Fancy and
Toilet Articles, Etc., Etc.
MR. ?. J. AULD
So long and well-known to the people 'of
Sumter as a reliable Druggist and
Prescription Clerk,
Will also be foaod there to attend their
calls, and fill all prescriptions in the
most careful manner.
monaghan Block?
MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C.
Nov. 25.
J,
Sumter, S,. C.
fiFfiai?Gsttteaice
FOR
German American of New York.
Hamburg Bremen of Hamburg, Germany.
v Orient of Hartford, Conn.
Liberty of New York.
Atlanta Home of Atlanta, Ga.
Hekla of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Commercial of Montgomery, Ala.
American Accident of Louisville, Ky.
Sep. 23.
L. D. JOHNSTON,
SUMTER, S. G.,
--THE-^
Practical Carpenter? Contractor
AND BUILDER,
TT70?LD RESPECTFULLY inform the
VT citizens of Sumter and surrounding
country that he is prepared to furnish plans,
and estimates on brick and wood?n buildings
AU work entrusted to him will be done
first clas3.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Aug 19 o
NEW LUMBER YARD.
IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND
the public generally that my Saw Mill
located on the C. S & N. R. R./just back of
my residence, is now in full operation, and I
am prepared to furnish all grades of Yellow
Pine Lumber from unbled timber, af prices
according to grades.
Yard accessible on North 3'.de of residence.
J. B. ROACH.
Feb 18._= '
HOYT BROTHERS,
MAIN STREET,
SUMTER, S. C*
Gold and Silver Watches,
FINE DIAMONDS.
Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles,
MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, kc.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
Feb 1
GIB?
-MANUFACTURED EY
Tile Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co.
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
?fer*- ^^fe-^v^
FOR SALE.
rpriAT TRACT OF LAND r.par Sumter;
J_ C. H., in Sutnier County, S. C., contain- ;
irig 200 ACRES, more or less, and bounded ?
as follows; Norh, oy public road from City !
of Sumter to Cane Savannah ; East, by lnnds I
of Jno. T. B&Ler: South, by run of Cane j
Sa van uah ; West, by lands of Jno. F. Gamble !
nud of Miie< H. Piowden ; saoue being arable j
land and now under cultivation. j
For terms apply to. j
GREIG & MATTH EWS,
Dec. -x Charleston, S. C. j
!"M0THERS1
j FRIEND" !
I 4??! To Young ?
I Mothers |
: Makes Cfili? Birth Easy. !
% Shorte-ss Labor, I
JLessens Pain, |
# Endorsed by the Leading Physicians. .
. Book to "Mothers" mailed TJRJEH.
. BRADFIELD RECULATOR CO.
ATLANTA, GA.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
?
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 dull pain
with a sensation of heaviness in the head,
giddiness, constipation, derangement of kid?
neys, heart 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
having friec almost everything else.
Judge R F, Izlar, Macon, Ga., says, Holt's
Elixir accomplished what all other remedies
failed to do, a perfect cure.
J. E.PaulHo, Ft. Gaines, Ga., writes: "I
have no hesitancy in recommending it, as it
cured me of dyspepsia.
For any further information inquire of
your druggist. For sale by all druggists.
For Infants and Children.
Pastoria promotes Digestion, and
overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness.
Thus the child is rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Castoria contains no
Morphine or other narcotic property.
"Castoria Is so well adapted to children that
X recommend it as superior to any prescription
kn?wn to me." H. A. ARCHER, M. ?>..
Ill South Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T.
"I use Castoria in my practice, and find it
Specially adapted to affections of children."
ALEX. ROBERTSON, M. D.,
10573d Ave., New York.
"From personal knowledge and observation
I can say that Castoria is an excellent medicine
for children, acting as a laxative and relieving
the pent up bowels and general system very
much. Many mothers have told me of its ex?
cellent effect upon their children."
Da. G. C. OSGOOD,
Lowell, Mass.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, N. T.
THE SIMONOS NATIONAL BANK,
OF SUMTER.
STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI?
TORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid op Capital.S75.000 CO
Surplus Fund.10,5i/0 00
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Careful attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT/;
Deposits of ?1 and upwards received. In?
terest allowed at the tr.ie of 4 per cent, per
annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of
January, April, July and October.
K. M. WALLACE,
President.
L. S. CARSON,
Aug. 7 Cashier.
iii ii ? mm,
SUMTER, S C.
CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY.
Transacts a general Banking business.
Also h?s
A Savings Bank Department.
Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received.
Interest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent,
per aunom, payable quarterly.
W. F. ?. HAYNS WORTH,
A. WHITE, Ja., President.
Cashier.
Aug 21.
;
DENTIST.
Office
OVER BROWNS & PURDY'S STORE.
Entrance on Main Street,
Between Browns & Purdy and Durant & Son.
OFFICE HOURS:
9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock.
Sumter, S. C , April 29._
G. W. BICK, B. B. S.
Office over Bogin's New Store,
KNTRASCK ON MAIN STBSKT
SUMTER, S. C.
Office Hours.-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5.
Scot 8
Br.
T
W.
BOOKHART?
DENTAL STJJiGEON.
Office over Bultman & Bro.'s Shoe olore.
ENTRA SCK ON MAIN STREET.
SUMTER, S. C.
Office Hours-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5.
Ap: il 17-o
MONEY TO LEND
ON IMPROVED FARMING LANDS at
8 per cent, interest ar. i a Commission*
LEK & MOISE.
Sept. 18 x.
GARDENING.
OTTO G AK HARDT, an experienced
florist and landscape gardener offers
his servilces to the ciiirens of Sumter to lav
out and tit up guldens, attend ?iue.j'irds and
fruit trees.
All work attended to promptly and done
in a manner to guarantee satisfaction. lie
has made the business a study and understands
it thoroughly.
Also will take cha-ge of ID?? at the Ceme?
tery and keen them i:i condition for a mod
crate charge.
Orders can be left with W. II. Yans.
Feb. 10-3m.
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' Iiis s=i222e?P?) ia t?:^ WorZdJ
?cpa ns? ?p= fS?3r1 O
? y Wii ? ? Eii??jr b sum?
?arovervsmall, yet posse ;sriTl tlie vir
tuesofthcJarger l'nttXs Pills which ?a
hav? beca so pop? larfprt?iir?yycarg.
A Their sizo and sas?ar-coatkig coi?-^
\?Tmendtlscsn for tho aso <?.: children^
uu(! versons v^irh ivcukbroiuuehs. A-'or
? Siek B?s?iaeake ?
_ tlicycro invaluable as they c ?uso ibo >~
Blood to assimilate nourifsh tho body SJ
and passoff naturally ";f.h?;.:t nausea
or griping:. Bothsizes?fYafci's i'il-S/?^
?reno1^ hycPl ?mg^lnte,. Bososmall.s??
jt'rxce, ?i5c. Onice, ??? i*a?-k i *2a< >*. Y.
?
History of Blue Ridge Scrip.
Col J. D. Pope TeUs TIoio it mis
Procen Worthless and Faadulcnf.
in view of all the recent r-gitation
about Blue Ridge Scrip, the history of
how that scrip was proven fraudulent
and valueless will bc interesting. No
mao could speak better on that subject
than that old Roman, Col. Joseph Dan?
iel Pope, who had so much to do with
the proving of the scrip to be null and
void. An interview with him will be
found below and it will read with inter?
est at this time. It clearly shews what
manner of worthless paper is offered to
the State in exchange for valuable prop?
erty by the chairman of the straightout
executive committee acting as attorney
for some Mr. Alexander.
Colonel Pope readily complied with
the reporter's request and spoke as fol?
lows :
"The bond scrip originated io tht
act passed March 2, 1872. It was
entitled an act to relieve the State of
South Carolina of all liability for the
guarantee of the bonds of the Blue
Ridge rail road company, by providing
for the securing and destruction of the
same.
9 "Under that act the constitutionality
of what was called the revenue bond I
scrip was raised on the ground that that
act contravenes so much of the 10th
section of the 1st article of the United
States, as declares no State shall issue
bills of credit, and that first arose in the
case of the State ex relatione Gary vs.
Parker.
"As soon as the act was passed I saw
that the act was fatally defective in
maoy particulars. I had no influence
with the then government of the State;
but as a friend I went over io Col. L
D. Childs, who was president of the
Carolina National bank, and as a friend?
ly act I called his attention to the stat?
ute then recently passed, and I advised
him to beware of dealing with that bond
scrip in his bank, for if it did it would
come to grief. A few days after that
Edwin F. Gary, who, I believe, to be
one of the honestest men I know, came
to my office. He was then auditor
He asked my opinion as to the constitu?
tionality of what came to be known as
the Bond Scrip Act I told him that
the act was not worth the paper it was
printed on, A few days after Governor
R. K Scott drove up to the door of my
office and told me that he d;d not wish
to come into tho office or ask me to go
to the executive office, but would I be
good enough to call at the executive
mansion where we could be private? I
did call according to appointment and
be told me he wished to retain me as
counsel to test the validity of that act.
That he himself veas opposed to it and
considered it a fraud upon the State.
"I told him that I would be glad to
undertake it. My partner at thc time
was Judge A. C. Haskell, who, when
I communicated to him what Governor
Scott wanted with me, he did yeoman's
work in the cause as will appear by the
synopsis of h:.; jne argument as report?
ed in 4 South Carolina, page 216.
"We went before Judge Willard and
made the motion to have the bonds and
the scripts set aside, declared null and
void as agaiost the constitution of the
?D?ted States. That uiotion was
argued before him at chambers, aud bis
admirable judgment will be found in
4 South Carolina, page 229.
"There was an appeal taken from
that judgment and the case was before
the supreme court, wheo a new case
: was started, in the original jurisdiction
of the supreme court, for a writ of man?
damus, as will more fully appear in the
case of the State ex relatione Shiver vs.
the comptroller general, 4 South Caro?
lina, page 135.
I "Both cases were then before the su?
preme court ; the State ex relatione
Gary on appeal, and the State ex rela?
tione Shiver on original motioo, and
they all were heard together.
?: "The case was argued by Mr. Mem
minger, who had been called into the
; case by Judge Melton, then attorney
general, and by my partner, Judge
Haskell, and myself ; and on the other
side by Mr. Chamberlain ; who brought,
to bear the whole force of his accom?
plished intellect to support the act and
to uphold the serip. The judgment of
the court was delivered by Chief
Justice Moses io an admirable judg?
ment, ordering the motion for inaoda
mus to be dismissed.
"In that judgment he covered the
whole argument of Judge Willard, in
ex parte Gary ; so the question of the
bond scrip has been decided on two
issues, one on appeal and one a real
motion in the supreme court. That de?
cided the case effectually, because the
State court had decided against the
constitutionality of the bond scrip, and
that being the case there was no
Federal question that could be taken up
to the supreme court of the United
States.
"The bond scrip Was fatally defective
in another particular. The act of 1S71
directed by the seventh section of the
act that the Greenville & Columbia rail
road should be consolidated with the
Blue Ridge road into oue company with
a new oorporate name, which was never
done. And yet, it was undertaken to
place the guarantee of this btate upon
the bonds which were issued without
the consolidation of the two road*,
which was a plain and palpable fraud,
and which in itself eudeied tue en?
dorsement of the Stat(i utterly worth?
less, *by which the State was in no
sense bound. Besides, the act of 1.871
was but a contract offered by one con?
tracting party, the Slate, and not ac?
cepted by the other, which rendered thc
whole act inoperative and void. In
every shape in which this question has
I been presented to the courts thc courts
? have so declared. Under these decir
I sioos T;?e bond scrip hus no more value
j than so many oak leaves.
"Th? question, too, has been Wore
! the Federal courts, but in these
proceedings I was not counsel, and
though ? am very familiar with what
j was <?one there ? preter not to speak on
\ that subject.
"Mr. Wesley ?nd everybody else
dealing with these bonds and this scrip
had ib;; mea UH of ascertaining their
absoluta worthlessness, and therefore
they had constructive notice, if not.
actual ti ot ire, of every defect.. They
Ind nomico of the fraud and must be.ir
thc conacqueuoes.
.* 'How much scrip was issued T
! "About $2,000,OUO, but 1 do i
recollect, exactly.
" 'Who got the money recived
?he scrip V
"The State got none of it at all. T
money went into the hands of the peo]
who sold the bonds. I do not ku
personally who had the manipulation
the bond? after they were issued, but
was understood that 'Honest Jot
Patterson was the engineer who fou
himself hoisted by his own petard."
Columbia lieg is ter.
Third Party Platform.
The convention of delegates frc
the Alliance, Knights of Labe
Prohibitionists, Women Suffragist
and other labor and social orga
izations, held in St. Louis, Mo., fro
Feb. 22 to 24, inclusive, organized
party and adopted thc following
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.*
We demand a national currene
safe, sound and flexible, issued by tl
general government only, full leg
tender for all debts,public and privat
and that without the U9e of bankin
corporations a just, equitable an
efficient means of distribution dire<
to the people and not to exceed 2
per cent., to be provided as set fort
in the sub-treasury plan of the Farn
eis7 Alliance or some better' systen
also by payment in discharge of il
obligation for public improvements.
We demand a free and unlimite
coinage of silver.
We demand that the amount of th
circulating medium be speedily ii
creased to not less than $50 pe
capita.
We demand a graduated incom
tax.
We believe that the money of th
country7 should be kept as much a
possible in the hands of the people
and demand that all State and na
tional revenues shall be limited tc
the necessary expenses of the Gov
eminent, economically and honestly
administered.
Wc demand that postal saving
banks be established by the Govern
ment for the safe deposit of the earn
ings of the people and to facilit?t?
exchange
The land, including all the nationa
so urces of wealth, is the heritage o
all the people, and should not b<
monopolized for special purposes
while alien ownership of land shoub
be prohibit'd. All lands now heb
by railroads and other corporations it
excess of their natural needs am
all lands now owned by aliens shook
be reclaimed by the Government ano
held for actual settlers only.
Transportation being a means o
exchange and a public necessity, tin
Government should own and operati
the railroads in the interests of tin
people. The telegraph and the tele?
phone, like the postcfSce system
being a necessity for the transmitid
of news, should be owned anc
operated by the Government in thc
interest of the people.
We demand that the Government
issue legal tender notes and pay thc
Union soldiers the difference betweet
the price of the depreciated money ir
which he was paid and gold.
Resolved, That we hail this con?
ference as the consummation of 2
perfect union of hearts and hands ol
all the sections of our common
country. The men who wore thc
grey and the men who wore the blue
were here to extinguish the last
smouldering embers of civil war in
the tears of joy of a united and happy
people, and we agree to carry the
Stars and Stripes forward forever to
the highest point of national great?
ness.
Bad For Savannah.
SAVAXNBH, February 26.---What is
believed by ?he police to have been a
conspiracy to assassinate Mayor J. J
McDonough came to light to day.
Late on Wednesday night two
negroes called at the mayor's resi?
dence and endeavored to allure bira
out of doors by claiming to be the
bearers of a message from police
headquarters. The mayor has tele
pone communication between his
iesidence and the headquarters and
refused to respond to the message, as
officers would have summoned him
by wire if his presence had been
required. Inquiiy next morning
developed the fact that no message
had been sent by the police.
Later in the day a negro told the
mayor that two white men bad offered
him fifty dollars to call the mayor out
of his house and then get out of the
way. The negro was frightened and
fled, followed, he said, by the
strangers, who threatened to kil! bim.
Mayor McDonough has recently
begun a rigid enforcement of the
Sunday closing law and has incurred
the enmity of the grog shops in the
low quarters of the city, and to these
men the friends of the mayor attri?
bute what they believe to have been
an attempt to murder him. .
A Suit Against Tillman.
Following close on the Administra?
tion's crowning defeat and the absolute
annihilation of thc tax tyranny, came
the beginning of another legal fight
yesterday. Governor Tillman, as plain
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, an indi?
vidual citizen of South Carolina, has
j bad suit brought against him for $10,
. OOO and other damages, ?S a result of
his refusing the purchaser of Agri?
cultural Hail possession of his proper
j ty. And biri special constable is "in
it" with him.
Yesterday about 1 o'clock Deputy
United States Marshal Neel ey, after a
brief consultation with thc plaintiff's
attorneys Messrs. Lylo- and Muller,
went, ro Agricultural Hall in a h.nck.
Not finding Mr. Coailette, whom he
{ sought there, be went to the capitol
j and there meeting him served him with
] the complaint. Mr. Coullette took it
. rather tremblingly.it is said,and showed
; it to Assistant Attorney Geueral Town
: send.
j The marshal then drove to the
I Executive Mansion and served a copy
: of the camplaint upon the Governor,
i who is confined to the house by eick
'. ness?-Thu ?tat ', Feb. 24.
Address of the S?raightout
Committee.
To tho Straightout Democrats of
South Carolina :
The approach of Hie contest of
1892 has summoned your committee
to its post of duty.
A brief survey shows the faction
that usurped power in 1S90 standing
amid the ruins of the Democracy of
1876 upon a prostrate ?tate and rul?
ing over a supering people.
Instead of relaxing;, the coil of par?
ty rule has been tightened and free?
dom of ?lection at the primaries of
the dominant faction has been de?
stined by requirements and oaths
which will exclude men who have
self-respect and love of liberty
The promises put forth by the fac?
tion dominant in 1S90 have not been
fulfilled. The evils and the wrongs
which the Straightout Democrats
foresaw in 1890, and against which
we warned our fei low-Democrats,
have come to pass. On the other
hand, the false charges and cries of
treachery raised against us have
fallen to the ground.
The good and faithful voters who
were controlled by technical party
rules and forced to vore for the norn
inee of the usurping faction against
their will, or to refrain from voting
against him, have had time to learn
how valueless is party when not con?
trolled by principle and represented
by worthy men.
We appeal to those who faced the
fire and bore the brunt in 189!il to
statid firm to their party and their
high principles in 1^92 and we call
upon all good Democrats to join in
the fight against wrong and oppres?
sion. We urge the Straightout
Democrats and all who are ready to
act with them, to cling to their colors
and stand firm. Be not minted, by
the blandishments of power or the
bribes of office, to surrender your
independence, but, standing true to
principle, loyal to the grand Democ?
racy of 1876, and earnest in the
struggle for the welfare of our State,
continue the fig it against the faction
which has robbed the people of their
sovereign right of self-government,
and brought nothing but disaster and
evil repute upon the State.
There is difterene of opinion on the
part of many good men. We sa}'
nothing against; those who are sin?
cere, but, much as we may respect
them personally we urge upon our
party to disregard any allurements
to join the dominant faction in order
to defeat it, aid not to submit to
tyrannical rule to which no allegiance
is due, nor to du evil that good mav
come of it.
Your committee urges you to be
patient and remain steadfast, awaiting
the time when your service can ren?
der good to our common country.
And be assured that when the time
for action comes, those to whom you
have eui rusted the standards of your
party will summon you to duty and,
perhaps to victory, but always for the
right.
We appeal to our fellow Democrats
of all factions and all classes to hear
the truth and do us justice. Wc
seek the good of the whole people.
We recognize tiie gr^at interest of
our State to be agricultural, and
while we refuse to be subservient to
secret caucuses, or class legislation,
we are earnest in our desire to pro?
mote that interest, upon which tue
welfare of our State is largely de?
pendent.
We seek no office, we ask no re?
ward 6ave the consciousness of hav?
ing done our duly.
We will battle in the ranks for any
good man or men put forward by the
Democracy, provided we can vote as
Democrats, governed by the princi?
ples of 1876, and be freed from the
tyranny of the existing rules and con?
stitution of the faction now in power.
By order of the Committee :
WM. II. LILES, Chairmau. j
A. E. GONTZALF:S, Secretary.
Senator J. L. M. Irby's Views.
To the Editor of The News and
Courier : 1 have the honor to ac?
knowledge the receipt of your letter
dated February 16, ? *92, which
would have been answered before
this but for mv absence in New
York.
My reply must necessarily be I
brief : The "political situation" in
Sooth Carolina is not now serious,
notwithstanding that it might have
appeared so a month ago, for the con?
servative people of this State are al?
ways to be relied upon to do the
right thing at the right time.
According to all political rules for
the government of parties, minorities
are expected to show their allegiance
to their party hy submitting to the
will of the majority ; but it seems
that this rule must be violated in
South Carolina when nine-tenths of
the people represented in convention
nominated Tillman as Governor. As
1 take it, the way to secure and main?
tain unity and harmony in any party
in South Carolina or elsewhere is for
all factious to submit their claims to
the primaries, and then like men
abide by the result. I presume that
'it will be generally admitted that, if
a majority of the Democratic electors
want Governor Tillman to be the
chief magistrate of the State, the mi
nority has no right to complain, but
should give him full credit for al!
that lie says and does. It is sheer
nonsense, as long as we pretend to
have a Democratic party, for a disaj?
pointed minority, stun;;- by defeat, to
bring about discontent and then de?
nian?: that the majority must submit
to avo'd a permanent breach of the
parly.
lt seems strange to me that you.
who have kept up a constant fusilado
against Governor Tillman since his
? inauguration, should now call upon
j me to advise what course the "con
! serative people of the Suite should
j pursue to hi ing about the unity and
harmony of the party.'' I clo not
\ mean to convey the idea here that
; Governor Tillman is the Democratic
: party ; but he, as the Governor uncier
. a Democratic Administration, is us
exponent and wiri be heal responsi
b!e for its failures.
I might well, on the other hand,
infer from your course, as the leading
editor of the ?tate, that the peace
and harmony, and unity of the party
can only be obtained by tbe defeat of
Governor Tillman. This unity and
harmony of the party (if it has ever
been broken at all) has been broken
under and by the leadership of your?
self, Williams and Gonzales ; and if
your paper, the Greenville News and
other Democratic papers of the State
haii dealt as fairly and as justly by
the Democratic Administration of
Governor Tillman as they had by
other Administrations since 1S76, the
party would now be united and har
monious. When the Ring was nomi?
nating and the people electing, it
would have been a great political
crime for the majority to have shown
their discontent by abusing the Gov?
ernor, who is the exponent of the
Democratic party in South Carolina.
Very truly yours,
JOHX h. M IRBY.
Washington, D. C , Feb. 19, i ?92.
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A Sad Suicide.
SpAf?TAXBURG, Feb. 24 -Special.
This morning at 7 o'clock Col. James
Edwards committed suicide by shoot?
ing himself with a pistol. . The bil!
entered just above the right ear, caus?
ing immediate death. Col. Edwards
for several months has been sick with
the grip and has been very low-spir?
ited. Last November he lost a large
amount of money by the failure of the
First National Bank of Raleigh, and
this and o:her losses seem to have
unsettled his mind Ile never recov?
ered from the blow, and has been in
a state of mental depression ever
since. L-iSt night he was more un?
well than usual, and his nephew, Mr
Biyan, sat up with him all night.
Mr. Bryan, at b' o'clock this mor?
ning, dropped lo sleep on a cot in
the room. lie had a pistol under his
pillow. About T o'clock be was
aroused by the report of a pistol, and
jumping up, found that his uncle had
slipped the pistol from under the pil?
low arid shot himself. The coroner's
jury returned the verdict with the
facts in accordance. His remains
will be taken today to Williamsburg
count}', where they will be interred
in t'ne family burying ground. Col
Edwards was seventy years old, 2nd
had been living in this city for about
eight years. Ile was a quiet, re?
served tran; going out very little and
little know ti. Ho owned considera?
ble property in Sumter and Williams
burp: counties.
Farmers, Piease Ponder on
This
If the Sub Treasury Bill had been
made a law at the last Session of con?
gress, there are at least, four Counties,
Darlington Marlboro, Manon and
Floreuce, ia this part of tbe State,
that would he entitled to ware houses ;
and what we wish to cali attention to is
the disastrous result that would have
attended the storage of cotton in them
during the prcseut season. In the
first place the farmer would have
received eighty doi?ars for e?.iry
hundred dollars worth of cotton that he
stored, aud as the price has steadily de?
clined, he would lack both the inclina?
tion and ability to redeem it, and as a
matter of course the Government would
be compelled, when the time was up, to
sell at any price it could get. Even
if the amount realized from the sale
were sufficient to cover the advances
made on it, there would still remain
the interest on the cost of the ware
house, the insurance, pay of employees
and other expenses to be met, and
either the farmer would have to lose
this in addition to what he bad already
icst on his cotton, or tbe Government
would have to shoulder the difference,
and of course the amount so lost would
j have to be replaced by additional taxa
I tion of which the farmer would have to
pay his share. The less that would
have been sustained by the four
counties, mentioned above, would be at
least ene million dollars, and that would
be that much less money iu circulation
than we now have, or what is ?quiva?
lant to it something to bring money.
Now as seme cf our contemporaries are
still harping on the Ooala Demands we
will be very glad if they will publish
this article and disprove the assertions
it contains. Herc is a splendid chance
to put an opponent to confusion aud
they ought to make haste to avail them?
selves of it. Please bring out you: j
figures and show the farmer what a
blessing the Sub-Treasury would have
been to him this season, or stand con?
victed of advocating measures that
you are afraid to diicuss the practical j
workings of. Piease don't say that the
otton being stored would have kept it
from beicg rushed on thc market;. It
would have bren in sight and that
would have answered the same pur?
pose. Ca'ling names and deuotjnciug
thc Herald us an enemy of the Alliance
won't avail. The farmers are begin?
ning to see the folly of it all and they
want arguments, that is if you propose
to retain their confidence and support.
-Darlington Herald.
Josephus Woodruff.
Nows was received in the cry yes j
tcrday of tho death in Philadelphia of
Mr Josephus Woodruff, in the 66th
V-ear of his ago. Mr. Woodruff, it
seems, had a fall on the ice some
weeks ago and sustained injuries
which terminated in his death yester?
day.
Thc d< ceased was well known in ;
Charleston, having been connected a?, j
i
stenographer wit}? the Charleston
Courier fot many years. He subse- j
quently was elected clerk of the Sen- ?
at?i of South Carolina under the Re*
publican administration in this State j
?le moved to Philadelphia in Ii<i8,
and has resided there ever since, hav- ?
lng become the head of a firm of stet;- !
ographers. Mr. Woodruff was per-;
haps one of the most thorough steno- !
gnipher? of the day.
The remains will be brought to
Charleston for interment and are ex?
pected here tomorrow.-News and
(Joui 1er, 22ud.
A Cavern Roofed With Sil?
ver.
A Million Dolar* of'he Metal on th*
Surface-Thc Lucky Find of <t
Pros met cr.
CHICAGO, February 22.-A Creedey
Colorado?sp-cia! says: Yesterday as
Prospector Brandt was walking over
Batciieldor Mountain lie stumbled
upon a find which raised' Irinr in a
moment from comparative poverty ta
opulence. His find was a cavern,
the roof which, Vaulted ama 'ranging
with stalactites, showed acropprngof
pure silver ore running ten thousand!
to the ton. Tin's chamber is fifty fet?
wide and two" hundred long, and coi *
tains enough ore on- the surface ta
make Brandt a millionaire.
"Besides the silver the cave con*
tains utensils, skeletons and remains,
evidently those of cl iff xl wellers, bet
the antiquarian diaovery is lost to
interest in the phenomenal silver find*
Brandt reported the find here and
the people went wild. Hundreds
left for the cliff-dweller claim, as it
is called, At once Brandt was offer?
ed $100,000 cash for the claim by a
syndicate of California capitalists, bufe
lie refused."
Government by Murder*.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 23.-A
special cablegram from Salvador ta
the Associ?t- ? Press, under date of
February 23-, states that Gen En?
riques together with 3 number of
companions, was killed to-day by a
body of Guatemalan soldiers near
the city of Zaoapa, Guatemala, near
the Honduras coast. Enriques had
been unanimously proclaimed dictator
~)? the Constitutional par y in Gua;
t?mala and had in consequence in?
curred the active host i lily of Presi?
dent Barillos, who alarmed the public
by announcing that Enriques was at
the head of an insurrection directed
against the present Government.
Barillos ordered Enriques to present
himself to the authorities of Zacapa.
Enriques proceeded at once toward
that city accompanied by his severt
brothers and a party of friends. A
company numbering one hundred
soldiers lying in ambush on one of
the roads out of the city fired upon
Enn'ques and orhers of his party kill?
ing all of them. The cablegram attrib*
tites the attack and killing of the
party to orders issued from the Capi*
tal, and imputes the deed to the
Guatemalan Government.
A Pitiful Story.
NEW YORK, February 26 -The one
hundred and seventy-eight negro em?
igrants from the Southwest, who are
stranded in this city on their Way to
Liberia, were evicted from their tem?
porary quarters at 8th avenue Mission
today by the board of health. The
Mission secuied quarters for them in
tenement houses in the neighborhood.
The emigrants are determined to
stick together until March 10, when
the vessel sails for Liberia from this
port.
Diaz Absolute in Mexic?.
CITY OF MESICO, February 22.-A
thorough investigation aloug the fron?
tier shows that there is now DO dangei
of any uprising in Mexico. The Garza
bandits, who had been operating on
United Srates territory, appear to have
disbanded, with no likelihood of reor?
ganizing. The Presidential election, '0
be held ocxt June, will be peaceful, a*
there are no opposition candidates. All
clases signify their desire for the re*
election of Diaz.
The kaiser Causes a New
Sensation.
BERLIN, Feb. 24.-Emperor Wi?*
liam caused another sensation today?
Ile made a speech to members of the
Brandenburg Diet this evening at a
banquet given in his honor, during
the course of which he said : "The
people need not care for party squab?
bling and chatten ngs. 1 go my way
and that is the right way. We are
in state of transition and destined
for great things. I'll conduct you
into splendid times, and those who
will not help me may as well shake
German dust from their feet.
"1 ask you to confide in me and
help mo."
The following is The State's plan
for harmonising tin two factions in
South Carolina which it thinks will
be fair all around :
"Let each faction nominate its
ticket. Let there be a direct primary
for State officers, as well as all others.
Let each fiction have equal represen?
tation on the beards of managers of"
the primary election. Let all Demo?
crats be allowed to vote acccrding to
the rules in force in tin's S ate iot
fourteen years, taking only the oath
exacted during ti.at time-that the
voter is a Democrat, and has not
vo'ed before in such election. Let
each faction pledge itself that-these
conditions faithfully observed, a fait
election held and honest returns
made-it will abide tjie result, and
make no opposition at the general
election."
This is somewhat the same arrange?
ment which Iras been adopted in
Louisiana and we see no reason why
it should tint werk in this State.
Electric Bitters.
This rcrsedy is becoming so well kncwt? ?n?
so popular as to net t no special mention. Al!
who bave use.! rMeeirio Bitters sing tho saree*
song of praise. A purer medicine does not ex
i.?t asd ir i j ?rnaramsed to c?o all that is claim?
ed. Kicetri? Diners wit! cure nil disease* of th?
liver .?nd kidneys. rr-.U rentero pin pie*,- boil.?,
sari r?iecin and other a&e:&n<* ea-?sed 6* im*
pitre blood. W:K drive Malar?* front rho ses?
tets :.r> ! prereC? :is wc!i as cor.- n?? ma&rr?s! fe?
vers F?r cure of headache. conetipatroO afn<?
indigestion tr? f?lec-tris Ritters--enftrfnr
?.ieii?>r; guaranteed, or rr.?:.cy frf&udv?t. ?ric?
53 cents ;:ni $! ref Motile at J. F. W.- Tte
Lorat's d? s!<-r.*. 9
Dyspepsia and Liver CompiaT?l
Ti it cot worth thesnrtl! prie? of ?5? Cd
free yourselt of ererv symptom c f reese dis*
j tressing complaints, if yoit think- so call at
cur store mid g-t H hoti?e o?'Shrloh's Vi*
( taVzer, cverv bottle h*s a printed guaranteer
on it, use ;tci ord inply and if it cloe3 j ou nef
' good ?? T?h st yea tioihing. Sold by Df#
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