The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 22, 1893, Image 1

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TH? SD M TEK WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50* flnnsolidated ?JtZ. 2, 1881.1 T&E T?;UK SO?THKON, Established Jene, l'?G "Be Just ad Fear not-Let ,11 the Ends thon Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1893 New Series-Yoi. XII. So. 30, -ag-aga tte ?Slair?niau aub jsQ$?ip& Published every Wednesday, BT N. Gr. OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TKRMS: Two Dollars per annum-in advance. ADV-STISSMSKTS. jae Square. fir3t insertion.$1 CO ivery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts tor three months, or longer will oe made at reduced rates. All communication- which subserve private n?erests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged For. TBE SNWSBS KATIOffAL BASK, OF SUMTER. STATS, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, S?MTfiR, SL C. Paid up Capital $75,000 00 Surplus Fand.ll,SOO 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention eiv^n to co!Actions. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of Si and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the mle of 4 per cent, per annuKi. payable quarterly, on 5rst days of January, Apr?!, Juiv and October. R. a. WALLACE:, President. L. S. Caasos, Aug. ? Cashier. SUMTER, S C. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking nosiness. Also bss A Savings Bank Department, Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received. Interest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, parable quarterly. W. F. 8. HAINSWORTH, W. F. BHAXS, President. Cashier. Aog31._ NEW UMBER YARD. IBSG TO INFORM ?I FRIENDS AND j tb? public generally that my Saw Mill | located on the C. S & N. R. R., just back of i tty residence, is now in full operation, ?.ii I j am prepared to furnish ail grades of fellow j Fine Lumber from cabled timber, at prices ? according to grades j Yard accessible on North side of residence, j J. B\ ROACH, i Feb 18._ NEW MARBLE WORKS. COMMANDER & RICHARDSON, ; LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. j WE HAVE FORMED A CO PARTNERSHIP ' For the purpose of working Marble and Granite, manufacturing m?, TiMoues, Sc, And doing a G?nerai Business in that line, j A complete work-shop bas been fitted up on LIBERTY STREET, NEAR POST OFFICE And we are norw ready to execute with promptness all orders ronsisnrd to us. Satis? faction guaranteed. Obtain our price before placing an order elsewhere. W H. COMM AN PER, G. E. RICHARDSON Jone 16 * COTTON STALK Chopper. Tie ???ls Two-Sot Coin M j Chopper I Was again awarded tb? fi .-st prize at the j South Carolina State Fair, held Nov. j 6*h to lO?h, this year. There is no! o?her implement that will clear jour j land of the old stalks "like this one. j Many of them hare been io use for i three years, and without exception each j and every farmer u*iog one has pro? nounced it a complete success. Send in your orders promptly if you want a machine and don't wait until the last moment when the stalks must be cut, or knocked off on the top like your great grandfather used to do. Respectfully, JOEL E. BRONSON, SUMTER. S. C. Dec. 14._ If you want A FIRST-CLASS EASY-RIDING Road Car&9 AT A REASONABLE PRICE, GET A Geneseo, GIO. f. STIFFENS & WMesale Agents, Charleston. S. C. j f aleles, Ms, Jewelry Repaired j PROMPTLY. j Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded, j A, D. Powers, Seddic'8 BarVr Shop. Matu St., Sumter, S. C NOTICE. THE SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRA? TION will be in hi? office on Salesday of each month, fer the purpose of issuing certifi? cates of Registration to ali tarpons who have become twenty-one years of age since the la?t General election Also transfers to tiaose who bave changed place of residence. W. S. JAMES. Supervisor of Registration. Dec. 7. 2-t. JOS. F. RH A ME. W M. C. DAVIS. RITAME & DAVIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Manning, S. C, Attend to business in any pnrt of tae State. Practice in U. S Couria. * Sept. 21-x. G. W. DICK, D. D. S. Office over Bogin? New Store, IXTBA.HCK CH SiAiX SCMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to i; 30 ; 2.30 ta 5. Sept 8 M I ALVA DENTIST. Office OVER BROWNS & P?RDY'S STSRg. i Ea trance on Main Street, ?etwoe-n S?owns & Purdy and Duraat &Son j OFFICE HOURS: j ?tc 130 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. j Sumter, S. 0 ) April 2ft. LONG LIFE Is possible only when the blood is pure and vigorous. To expel Scrof? ula and other poisons from the cir dilation, the superior medicine is AYEK'S Sarsaparilla, lt imparts permanent strength and efficiency to every organ of the body. Restora? tion to perfect health and strength Results from Using AYEK'S Sarsaparilla. Mary Schu? bert, Kansas City, Ks., writes: "I ara convinced that after having been sick a whole year from liver com? plaint. Ayer's Sarsaparilla saved my life. The best physician* bsorvcr to help me, and having tried three other proprietary medicines withont beirefit. I at hist took Ayers Sarsaparilla? The result was a complete cure. Sinre then I have recommended this medicine td others, and always with success ** Sarsaparilla Propared by Pr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Cures others, wis. cure you MASTER'S SAL?! State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Tx THE COCRT 0? COMMOX PtEA8. Alice Wilder, and others-Plaintiffs, against Toby J wies, and others Defendants, BY VIRTUE cf a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated Feb? ruary 3i, 1893, I windell at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, March 6:h, 1833. being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon snd 5 o'clock iu the afternoon, the following property to-wit: "Ail that piece, parcel or tract of land, sit? uate in Concord Township, in Sumter County, and State of South Carolina, containing twenty-four (24) acres, more or less, bounded Xor! h by Milter Jones' land; Bast by lot of Nettie Davis ; South by land of Mrs. Dorrity and land formerly of the estate of A. L. Jones." Terms of S*le-One-half cash, the balance on a credit of coe year from the day of sale, the purchaser to give bond for the credit portion and a mortgage of the premises ?he bond to bear interest from the day ot Bale and the purchaser to have the option of pay? ing his entire t>id in cash. The purchaser to pay for ail uecessarv napers and for recording. JOHN'S. RICHARDSON, Master Sumter Co. Feb. 8," 1893-4t. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Ix THE COURT OP Cosmos PLEA?. William A. Cooper, Robert M. Cooper, aud Rosz J. Cooper as Executors of (he last Will and Testament of Geo. W Cooper, deceased, and also in their oten rights, respectively, and Ma ry J Petrie and others- Pla in t //rs against Augustus T Cooper, Sarah Rosa Middrow. Jumes H nike, Thomas Thompson and Jane Tkomp~ son. his wife-Defendants IN PU R? A ANCE or'the Decree or Judgment order in this action, dated February 'J J, 1?93. I will offer for sale, at public auction, at Sumter Court House in the City of .Sumter in said county ar. i State, on SiLs d-ty '.ri Kareb, next, (1893) to wi:, Monday the fit h ; day of said month, during the lesa! hours of sale, that tract of ?and situated in said county and State, containing seventy-five and O'ie-baif ?eres, ruore or !**?s : bounded on the North by lands sold to Mingo Coach? man and the old Brewtngtoo Ro*<i: on the Eas* by the said old Brewington Road ; on the South by lands formerly of Samuel Wat sou (or of bis Estate) and on the West hy? land sold to Mingo Coachman and lauds of -> being more fully represented by a pla: m*de nnd certified by James D. Meli- \ waine, D. S. on the 2S:h of March, i872. Terras-one-third c*sh ann the balance on a ct edit cf o>ie year, with interest from the day of sale, payable annually until the whole be paid, to be secured by the bond of the purchaser and mortgage on the pr nises, with leave to the parctiaser to pay the whoie, or any proportion greattr than one-third, in cash, or tu antic?pate the payment of the credit part. . Purchaser to pay for necessary papers and for recording mortg?ge. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Master Su ?ter Cs. I Pebroary 8, 1S93. H. B. WIIILDEN, WEST END CALHOUN ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. General Agent for South Carolina, RELAY BICYCLES. Self-healing or other Pneumatic Tyre9. PRICES Silo.00 and ?125.00. Exclusive agencies jiiven at unoccupied points. Correspondence solicited. Feb. 15-v. HOYT BROTHERS, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Gold and Silver Watches, FINE DIAMONDS. Cloc&s, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ?c. REPAIRING A SPECIA LTY. Feb i_ FIRST IMS JOB W?BS AT BOTTOM PRICES? $??s&32ia m mssm w OFFICE H?gfc?st of ail m Leavening Powef.-* Latest U. S. Gov't Report. owaer ABSOLUTELY PURE GINS! INSURE YOUR GINS i -IN THE : Plionis: Assurance Company, OF LONDON, THR LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD That takes fire risks on Ging. For particulars, etc., apply to ALTAMONT MOSES, AGENT. I i P. S.-We do also a Gene- \ ral Fire Insurance Business, and represent the MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE of New York, the largest in the world. Aug. 17. ANNOUNCEMENT. ROBERT T. CARR. Desires to in Tor m the public that he ia fully equipped and prepared to do TIN ROOFING, PLUMBlNfi, REPAIRING PUMPS, and anything usually done in a firsi-class plnmbing and tinning shop. Sign and D^o rnuve, Painting, Calsomioing, etc. Also SETTING FANCY \VOOI> AND MARBLE M AS TL ES, Tl LR H RA RTHS, FACINGS AND GRATES. i Makes a specUlty of putting in Electric | Bells, Aniisncmiori. &c. ROBT. T. CARR. Shop at J. B Curr's Mill. Comtnuaications left nt Walso & Ct? 's Shop S'.cre or through post office will rereiv:.' \ orc'tui't attentioa. Oct 20-o j IR?H MIXTURE r "WHAT IS IT? j THE PUREST AND H SST TONIC IN ? THE WORLD. H builds up the system, it purims the | blood, it beautifies thr complexion. TRY IT, A Ni) BA VE NO OT UK?,. Ou!y DCc. per bottle. For sale by ?Il your Drug-is'S. THE MURRAY DRUG CO,, ! Manufacturers and Proprietors. _Ap^n_20._! Sumter institute. rpHE INSTITUTE has opened its s'-ssinns f under very auspicious cii'.-t:mst>inces. Tne boarding department is well appointed and the rooms are rapidly filling up. Those des.ring rcntws should ?pply ?' aa imply day The Art room teej ries-n- erriarged- ansi refitted, aSurding HM)ple light, auc? ?ll necessary f?cil i ! ties for good work. Special lessons in Painting and Drawing, each ?ESa terxa; in Book-keeping, Steno? graphy, Typewriting Hi d Penmanship, each $10 a term; Instrumental ?nd Vocal Music eace $20 H tenn, with S3' for use of instumeut fur practice. Elocution ST.53 a term. Students will be received for any of these special cuuraed at any time during the year, and we solicit pa rune.ge of th? young ladies of the city no; regularly ?Titered in the school. For further infuriation aoi>lv to il. FRANK "WILSON, President. GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER A Safe, Pleasant Cure -FOR ALL DISEASES OF THE LIVER KIDNEYS BLADDER AND BOWELS, FOR SALK BY DR A. J. CHINA, DR. J. F. W. DKLORME, J. ?. HUG FISON & CO. .-AM) W. R. DELGAR, Agent. SUMTER, S. C. PAUL SIMPSON, Shipper, G}cnt} Springs, S. C. Mob. li. I Great Legal Battle !$egan S the Federal Court. f - Fron? The Stute j CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. V< j Special. Judge Goff occupied a sea j the bench beside Judge S i moo too io United States Court today, brit t was nothing in the situation to indie as had been intimated by certain ec prising newspaper correspondents, Judge Simoutot? was frightened. The court hoerse was Siled with r array of disti?guisbed counsel, and desks of the members of the bar v ? piled up with a formidable array of books and documents. There were vacant seats in the spacious ma palais de justice when Lawyer Barn1 : arose to open the memorable legal bal Among the counsel present were . J. W. Barnwell, representing the Su Carolina railroad, and Ju Ige Cotbr represeEf?ag the Richmond aud I ville road. There were also sen distinguished lawyers from abroad ? ing as associate counsel in tte case behalf of the railroads, among them I ! tl. L. Bond, Mr. Reuben Foster J j Mr. Crawford. The otber side < j represented by Mr. Ira B. Jones i j Messrs. Lord and Burke, aud also the Attorney General. AU the sher : and treasurers were in court, t appeared to be interested specators j the fight. j The battle was begun by Mr. Ba j weil,who read the complaint io the Soi ? Carolina Ky. case. This Ins airea : been published in The State. Supp ; mental to this,Mr. Barnwell read an a [ davit from Mr C M. Ward, of the Soi ! C?ro!iua Ry., in which a descript j is given of the property seized at Aik< j Of the fourteen cars seized, five, acco j ing to Mr. Ward's schedule, are t I property of the South Caro? i Railway, two belong to the Ge< ! gia Railroad, and two to the Lou ? ville and Nashville " and one ea j to the Memp1. s aud Charleston. Che; j peake and Ohio, Virginia Midlac ? Richmond and Danville, and Cent: ! Equipment Company. Manager Wa ! also makes affidavit as to the loss a ! damage occasioned to the railroad the seizure cf the property, aod to t fact that in soute cases counsel ha been employed to brjng action for dai ? ages against the receiver for delay delivering the freight. At this point Ju Ige Simonton in , mated that the petitions in the Ric j mond and Dau ville cases might as w< be n ai--an intimation that all t j cases will be considered together. : Before reading the petitions, bo' j ever, Judge Cothrau moved to amei ? by inserting a clause stating the dat ages to the road a: $5.000. 31 r. Jones did not oijoct to tl amendment, be*. Mr. Lord did. j This difference of opinion betwec counsel for the defense looked a litt j awkward. Somebody asked wh ! the Attorney General thought aboi j it, and this brought out the offici i statement that the Attorney 6 en er ! agreed with Mr. Lord in objecting. Judge Simonton-The court permi ? the amendment. j After reading the petitions in the I I & D. cases, Judge Cothrao, in suppo I of them, read a number of af?iJavit j One was from the master of trains < j the R. & D. toad in reference to th j seizure of the material train at Aiket j putting Jown the loss to the company i j $100 per day, besides claims for dau: ages. An aiSdavrt of Superintendent V. E j McBee of the C. ? G. R. R. affirm i that the business of the road has bec j greatly ?elaycd and interfered with b j the seizures - that the property seized i j necessary for the transaction of th business of the roud, and that the bu*; ness, of the receiver cannot be proper! transacted as long as said property i held. Mr. Cothran also read an afadavi I from the master machinist of the Rich j mond and Danville Railroad at Colum j bia, showing that the total valuation o j the property levied upon in the countie j of Newberrry, Anderson, Aiken- an< ; Abbeville aggregate ?49 700, wh ile th? I; total amount of the taxes claimed- to bi ! due is onl) $5,376. j. This ended the proceedings so far ai j the plaintiffs were concerned, j Mr. Speaker Jones then opened th< i case for the defendants, reading the re> turn, of which the following is a sum mary : The following summary of the returt to tiie rule discloses the line of defense, j Ot course returns were made in each I case by each defendant, the 6gure?i ol j the tas executions being given m each case : 1. The petitioners admit the all?ga? tions of the original petitiou contained in paragraphs seven, eight, nine. o>i:< teen, nineteen, twenty-one and twenty j four thereof, and ae to paragraph j twenty-three thereof, stating that the ! amount in dispute, including taxes and j penalties is--dollars ; that. j upon information and belief, they deny j tho allegations contained ia paragraphs I ten, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty five, twenty-six. twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty and thirty-one: that as !.> thc re? maining paragraphs thereof, viz . j paragraphs one, two, three, four, iiv.., ; six and eleven- -they say they have ! no knowledge or information sufficient I to form a belief as to thc truth thereof ; jami as to the allegations contained in ! the supplemental petitions herein, they admit the same to bc true, excer-t that they deny, on information an! belief, that said r:jiir ?ad company is unable to perform the public duties devolved upon j if as a common carrier and to discharge i the common 'rusts committed to it un? der i s charter, to the great inconvc I nience of the people of the State and to \\ia detriment of its interests, aud that petitioner wilt be unable ro carr and COB due? t'.'ic bu.-iness of the railroad as receivers and officers of coarf, bj reason of this act of i respondents. 2. Thai the fa'cts stated i ry the original snd supplemental pe ti t?o o true, are not sufficient to constiiu contempt of this court. 3. That rn so far aa said petitio seek other relief Chan punishment contemp'-^-vig. a writ of i nj une t?o enjoin the collections of taxes due State of South Carolina, reepon submit that petitioners sbourd relief by plenary bill in equity, and by rule to show cause ; that the am< in controversy is less than two thou: dollars; that petitioners have an' ; quafe remedy at law by paying said t< under protest and suing to recover ??same, as provided by the laws of Sc Carolina ;. that thc allegations said petitioners do not show any eq abie grocrnds for injunction to stay Collection of taxes ; that the real pir interested in this controversy are State or South Carolina un tire oue ? and the said railroad companies, citiz of South Carolina, alleged to be leu by the Richmond and Danville Railr Cor&pany. 3\ Then follows a statement cf amount of taxes levied, the amount r. and thc amount claimed to be due each cf the cases, with the 8 tate m t that OD the -- day of -.-, 1393, said treasurer, as required by law t under the direction of Hon. W. Ellerbr; the Comptroller General South Carolina, the superior officer the s?rrd treasurer, whose discretion tb rs regard it was the duty of the s treasurer to obey, issued an execut to the sheriff, commanding bim to le by distress and sale, of the personal p perty of the railroad, and in defoe upou the real estate. That the s warrant OT execution is iu all rope legal and regular, and for lawful ta: due the State of South Carolina, a that tn obedience to said warrant i sheriff has levied upon the property question, and has ever since kept I same tn his custody as sheriff, as ; quired hy his official duty as an effie I of the State of South Carolina. These respondents submit that tb I were respectively acting as the autht ized law officer and agent of the Su of South Carolina, aod as such en gag in the performance of their duties issuing the said execution, in mafci the said levies and in retaining posse: of the property so levied upon, und the valid constitutional Jaws of the sa State; and that, if said petitioners ha any controversy with any one in rega thereto, it is a controversy with t State of South Carolina, which is way a party to these proceedings, ai j that there can be no controversy wi j the respondents in this regard, unie j they were acting without the corn-mi j siou and warraut of the State of Sou Carolina and were trespassers, whit they deny. G That the lien of the State of Sou Carolina for said taxes attached on sa property of said railroad company < the first day of November, 1891, pres ous to the appointment of the sa receivers. 7. 'Finally the respondents disclai ! any iu tent ion to treat this court or i orders with disrespect, and state tb they have beeu actuated alone with j desire to discharge their official dutii as officers of the State of South Can olin a. j After reading the return Mr. Jone j submitted affidavits for the board i j equalization which revised the railroa ! assessment, stating that they kne nothing of a 50 or GO per cent, rule < valuation. This closed the introductory skit mish, and the real battle began. 1 was opened by Mr Lord, for the Stare j Mr. Jard's contention was that pro j percy in the hands of a receiver is- nf ! exempt from tax execution, and coul j be levied upon without leave of th j court ; that the Federal Court could nc ? be allowed to dicate to' the State am iuterfere with its sovereign power t collect taxes. The court should in struct its receivers to institute proceed j ings- to recover 'he alleged excess o j cases ?>y proceedings in a* proper court j f?e argued that oi-e- action of the boa>n j of equalization was rahal, and that th j receivers of railroads should be placet ! on a looting only with other tax pay ers. Ex Judge Goth ran followed for rbi Richmond and Danville railroad ll'u argument was that property in the hands of a receiver cou1 d not be inter j fered with. As to jurisdiction, hi I claimed that the amount of damage: I sustained by the road was iar in excesJ I of ?2,000e This wa? not a snit a^ai;j-i the State, but against individuals. Mr. Barnwell, who followed Judge Cothran, dwelt especially on the legal aspect cf tne case. In thin case, he i contended, neither the citis-on ship of thc ? parties to the suit nor thc amount i:i i-volved bas anything to oo with the j jurisdiction. Me wout? not come frito j court, he said, representing a receiver ; who had not made eve: y effort to settle . the matter, and he disclaimed any j disrespect, to thc S'rate on the part o? I the railroad. Every possible effort had been nude to c?me to agreement as to . the method of s. t'ling thc dispute. He : contended t<h??. if wax ao lowering >.: the sovereign i ty of thc State to come into court and ascertain it's rights, j The court nj'iurued at ? p m , while .Mr. Rarnwll was still speaking, il . will resume his argument tomorrow; I CuAltansTriV, ?eb 1 i - -Special; ._ The great railroad tax cas*?s were 'i:ii>ii ; ed in the United States Court today I At the opening of th<? court Mr. Barnwell resumed his argument, which was begun yesterday, cm phasing the points already made, fie spoke a word j in behalf of the sheriff and treasurers, i whose punishment lie suggested might j be lightened if the property under j seizure was released They had en ly ? acted under instructions. Mr Henry Crawford, of Chicago, spok? in behalf of the Richmond and Danville road, lt was a masterly] argument. Thc Richmond and Dan-I ville road, In- contcoddd, was a ward in chancery. Thc court took possession of ] V nuder an original hill which an? swered every requirement of 'he (Con? stitution of the United States, 'i he j property was in the exclusive possession ! of this C'iurt. The fe b r i ifs under eon)moo law process, levied err tl property and chanied up the ro??i stock, so as io incapacitate thereceiv( from carrying on traine for ten da^ The court had been the victim cf co stabulary evictions. The seizing w unlawful. The judicai possessi created by the appointment of a recei? was an injunction against the wori The order to show cause h h^en issued, and was, in effect i order to release (he property. Tl defendants still remain in open disob d::ence to the orders of the court. Thi ir? guilty cf a criminal act, subject indictment and ignominous imprison merit. The receivers of the court a charged with holding the proper safely, arid they had au undoubted-rig to resist eviction by force. Sir Hugh L. 13>r,d, Jr., followed f the Richmond and Danville road, ar Speaker Jones closed the argumrent i behalf of the State. Daring discussion, Mr. Crawfoi stated that the treasurer cf Ande son county had advertised some of ti property of the Richmond and Dauvil road for sale. Mr. Jones intimated that the Statt counsel did not advise that procedi?) and Judge Simonton intimated that if was so the court ought to know it. Mr. Crawfor*. offered to put up tl treasurer of Anderson county, and tb judge said that the court would acce? an af?davit of the fact, and give the r< spendent & chac-ce to reply. After the case vras clo'sed, and Jud^ G-ofT had announced that the cou would take the case under advjsemen Mr. Jones asked whether tbe eherifi and treasurers might go home. "No, sir j they cannot leave; the must be kept here," was the sharp an Cfc expected reply of Judge Goff. CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 16. [Special ]-The State has lost its cai against the railroads. The treasurers have been relieved < aM blame for the seizures of railroa property two weeks ago, but the sh?rif are made to bear the brunt of th Sattle. A fine of ?500 each has been irr. posed upon Sheriff Nance of Abbevill County, Sheriff Gaines of Andersor Sheriff Riser of Newberry and Sheri Tyler of Aiken. Upf>n the last named officer there i an additional fine of ?500, because h seized the property of two reads, th Richmond and Danville and the Sout Carolina Railroad. Besides this, the sheriffs are com manded to release all the property seized and are restrained from further seizure of like nature. Until those orders are obeyed th officers in question are in the custody c United States Marshall Cunningham They are not in jail, but are permitte to remain at their hotel. Thc case selected by the court fo basing its decision upon was the Sout Carolina Railway Company again? Sheriff Tyler and Treasurer Mitchell o Aiken County, and such decisio applies to those ciSeers in the Bich mon and Danville case also, and it like wis embraces the case of the Richmond an< Danville Company agaicst the sherill and treasurers of Abbeville, Andersoi and Newberry Counties. The decision, which was read \\ Judge Goff, will be found on next page Acting upon advice of their counsel the sheriffs signed releases of the seizet property ic their respective counties. As to the payment o? the heavy fines the sheriffs were not so ready fco act They have agreed among themselve to await further advice upon that par of the decree. It is claimed by theu that as they acted under orders fron superior authority they should . BOW b< "psiled out of the hole'' by the saan pow*r. tu ibis view nearly every ctte here concurs. The Railroad Cases. Tuc following plain statement of thc main points in the railroad cases now ir. court is taken lr3in the News enc Courier : "That under the rule established by the county auditors and assessors pro? perly in South Carolina is assessed ai not more than 50? or 60 per cent of its real v-aiue That the company returned its property at a value much rn exc?s* vif its usual assessment on other claise* of property. That afterwards-the State bcurd of equalization raised the assess? ment OT? the road nearly per ceut on the main line and 1*00 per cent on a branch line, or to amounts greater than their actual value, although the board knew that all pro pe ry was assessed at about liait irs value, in accordance with the mle m-n'ioned. That tiic object and effect of this over-assessment is to make tho railroad companies pay a ?urger proportion of tax-'.-* than other property holders. That this over taxa? tion of tho roads is in conflict willi the State Cons*Gurion-, which requires r.ti cou al and uniform rate of taxation. Ano, therefore, thar the action of the b ?ard and any levy based thereon are a uti and v :? ?'That facts here stated cannot bc denied' Those which relate to the under-assesitiont of properry generally are within ti:.- knowledge ot every in? telligent citizen and the experience cf r verv taxn?ver The State awhorites rn/* * mt ilo n ?t vi; nv f hs m. Their cesen I po si? non- :i? based indeed ou the fact that properry is generally under-valued tor purpose of taxation. Their intention, :s declared, i?. t? ? raise thc rate of a>se>* fivent generally. Their contention is iu effect that they .;:u>t begin somewhere, : and th ev will mercase the assessments: of thc railroads n->w. and increase the assessments ou other property when thev can. And here, at \v.\> last point, is where thev have erred hom the line ol tino: un tv rind right and como into conflict wi? i. thc Constitutum. ..'?'.? raise thc rate of assessment on ! railroad property and leave the rafe on other property as they find ir is to ?.'x ?foooal rates on thc tw?> c!a>ses. and the Constitution reqnires that the rates shall be cu nal and uniform lt is no answer to tin-* requirement to say that, the purpose is ro make thc rare-; equal and uui?orui af fer awhile;-next year, or the next The Costitution is in force a??d effect now, t?;i-? year. lt re quires thar i he rates shall be equal and uniform this; year. 1 0 com mau J io imperative, and) cau'-ot be avoided disregarded. "This is in substance the whoie the case between the Administran and the railroads, and there is not farmer or other intelligent citizen cf t State who does not know that rte roa have right on their side, would not be fair or fast CT lawful raise the assessment on one farme property to its full value or more, z leave the assessment on the property his neighbors at ?0 per cent of value. It is not fair or jast or lawl to raise the assessment ou the proper of railroad owners to its full va!i>e more, and leave the assessment on t property of other citizens at half of i value. "The two cases are exactly the sar. and must be decided by the same rn of right and equity. It is not a que tien of whether the State ant hot in mean weil or not, or whether th< think they are right or not. It rs question simply cf whether or not tb are right in discriminating against o class of property.holders and in fav of other classes, and with the p?a statement of facts and law which i have given here before him, eve citizen of the State knows that they a wrong. " -??mi'- - How to Grow Tobacco. When you expect to cure tubae? of?the stalk do no priming except t! plant patch leaves- next tu fl ground, which are not likely to d veiop much. Take the leaves fro the bottom as they ripen, placit those of uniform ripeness in ui barn. Your tobacco will como 01 nearly all the same color if proper managet!. As before stated, I ha> iried myself, or seen tried, nearly -? the methods of hanging the leave namely : horizontally, which is t< tedious; stringing with needle at: twine, just as objectionable, besid? i untiing the leaves too close loget er, unless peins are taken to s?parai each leaf, which kills too much timi next rubber bauds, which is fire mo: expeditious way to fill a barn, bot t far iti the most objectionable cond tion to have it, from the fact that y< have it pressed tightly toge tire especially is this the Case when tl tobacco wilts;. There is little chane of heat getting between the leaves ; the proper time ; you can make n calculation. The circulation of bea ed air passes up through the opening between the sticks where rt wi benefit only the outside leaves ; vei little going between them, where , is chiefly needetf. You are apt t .cure it too green or too yellow ; eve if you should strike it right, it curt a dingy, duli reddish color, ntl* than tue clear yellow which is th . aim of every curer lo obtain. Those who wish to follow the sys tem of cutting and housing Tobacc will still find many planters adherin to it and making money. Many mar ufacturers hold that leaf cured on th stalk is best sai ted for plug wort :and many planters who grow chiefl working Tobacco cure their crops i this way. To those who- w?sl* t fc follow the system of cutting ant emin;?; on the stalk, the followinj description written by ail expert j will be found useful : "Do not be in a hurry to begi ; cutting your Tobacco until it is ripe ; and fully and uniformly ripe to nil : ! barn. A thin butcher ur shoe khif j weil sharpened, Mid w'tapped with ? [soft cloth around the .handle am j extending an inch along the blade will do the work effectually atid bc ? easy to the hand. Try it. Pu knives into the hands of experience?, cutters only, men who know rip? Tobacco, and will select plants u-:V form in color and texture, and wrl ! cut no other. Have .your sticks already in the field, and placed it i piles convenient- sticking a stiel j vertically in the ground over cae! I pile that they may be more easily i for.nd' when wanted. Pine sticks ! rived tbree-fo'iwtlw of au inch by one and one-fourth inches, and f.ur and one-half feet l-ong, drawn smooth, arc bust. j ?tatt together two cutters and one I stick holder-tiie cutlers carrying ! two rows, and the stick holder walk? ing between thenr. The cutter takes hold of the plant with his left hand at the top near where the knife enters the stalk ; with his right he splits the stalk down tiie centre (ob? serving to guide the knife so as not to fever the leaves) to within three inches of the point he intends to ! sever the stalk furn the hill, and as the kui& decends by a dexterous movement of the left hand the plant is straddled across the stick in the hands of tho holder. When the stick has received about six medium plants, if intended for !5i?H?ts it is ioa.lv to go ti) the barn cai ried hand if near, or haul cd on a wagon if distant. ll it is necessary t? use the wagon, p e pare a bed sixteen feet long io hold three cops or piles, on \7l1ich place Tobacco as ?-ut. and alter placing twenty ?^e ur thirty sticks <*i cu* tobacco each coup, drive to toe barn to be unloaded' Don t cut tobacco green, riant Ors never made a greater mistake t!i.m when luis i^ ?lone. Tobacco ? eui ?..re??n is never lit for any usc When cured it becomes light and cli?ilrv and1 nobody wants it. Even when frost threatens, th?.? best tiling ? to <1.) is to take thc risk. Frosted j tobacco is hardly more worthless. thani tobacco cut green. So let the planter k?'t?p this caution always in : view and neve: make th?? mistake o? cutting your tobacco green.-So lo- | bacoo Journal. The late John G. Whittier once | wrote to ?i newly married friend: ?.ly?cheloT as I am, I congratulate th e ; on my e-cap-? from single (misery ?) blessedness, fi is 1; e very wisest thing : rhee 4,ver did. Were I autocrat ? would ! .ve to it. taut every young tuan over 25 ' and every y'%r.g woman ever 20 was ; married without, delay. Perhaps on second thought, it- might be well to koop one old maid and one old bachelor i:i each town, by way of warning, inst as tie- Spartans did their drunken hel?lo. Cleveland's Blunder. j The Messenger has the highest con I fi leuce in the honesty, ability, patriotism and Democracy of Grover Cleveland.* the Democratic President-elect. He has before bira great opportunities He Suda the country cn the very brink of a financial collapse. Be ftn?3 the G v erument with a bankrupt treasury. He finds the people groaning aud burdened aud coirrplaining under the unfriendly legirdafion cf the past and the hu^e taxes levied upon them. He finds dis hon ;?ty, incapacity, unfaithfulness, ex: travagarrce. unsound views every where, ' in every diree ion. Tue outlook is one of jaloom and fear and the indica? tion? are enough to depress the greatest statesmau and tax to the utmost th J .supraim-st wisdom. The MeseeBger believes heartily that Mr. Cleveland mean? to put his ow.) strong hand ufpou the throttle and to' direct thc engine of Government ant bring it and its train back to the great' trunk line of prosperity, honesty, Safety, and public confidence. It believes that his heart is boors*, his purpose thoroughly broad, noble, patrio ic, and that he is resolved to make a graud ef? fort to savti the ouritry and rc restore prosperity and contentment. God bless , j and guide htm in this highest duty of j true, unselfish p*?ri->tism. The Me Benger believe ail this cf the ! grear Democrat J?OOU IO be President. . ; ano we think it the imperative duty of ?al! good citizens of ail parties to up? hold and sustain bim in the greasy needed and most patriotic service. The Messenger a'*r> recognises the high reputation of Judge Gresham of Indiana. It believes him to be an up? right and true man, t real patrick, at? abie jurist, aud a man with some knowl? edge of practical affairs. He may be also one of the reaily foremost ?en in the corrutry in ability, ranking with' Cleveland, Cat lisle, ?iyard, Yest,' Mofgatf, and others, but of that we have no positive knowledge. We know nothing that he has done to give him' j such rank or ro place him in the front ; nuk of t ie Republic tn 'eaitr;, ? f which* ? parry he ba-; been a member until very* j reccutly. He voted for Mr. Cleveland,' ! but after k-aviug the Kepubftca'?s be I was a Weave rite before he supported* the Democratic ticket of last year. ,. All this we hold very sincerely. Bat" granting Judge Gresham's hooesty and capacity,' and Mr. Cleveland's well: known devotion io principle and his^ true, exalted patriotism, it does no? I follow that the Messenger should ap I prove of his appointing .fudge Gresham' I to the highest place in his Cabinet over ! the heads of ail the ablest and best I eqa'pped Democratic statesman and: ? leaders. Can it be possible that among them all-among 7 000,000 Demo-" eratic voters-there is not one Democrat' who is qualified to be the Secretary of State of the party of the people ? Cac it be that so low is the standard of I ability and statesmanship among Dem i ocrats that no competent mail can b# found, bat the President-elect is driven to the Kepublican party to get a neo ! phyte or proselyte at the gate to con ! duct the great affairs of State? We ; will not believe ir. Any intelligent,. ! informed Democrat can frud a score of ! Democrats who would as ably c'ciiducS j rue du'ies of the o Si re nc" doubt as the ? late Republican, aud much more to. the' ! satisfaction and bceepance of the Demo ! cracy of the Uuiou. We have not read a line in condemna? tion of the appointment. The Messen? ger is not au organ, but a'Democrat all through. It watits tried and faith? ful Democra s at the helm. Wbo^ knows anything of Judge Gresham's real statesmanship ? He has belonged" in two or three years to three parties. What has he doue reaily that *i*cws She, high, great statesmanship? The Messenger regrets the selection.' tr is unjust rc'the p'-irry"thal elected Mr. Cleveland. It shows a want c* confi? dence on his part io the bestand strong? est: men ia the Democratic party. He will cheer his enemies by this course,' aud bring upou himself just complaint and criticism, while diminishing to some' extent D?mocratie C'c?deuce We believe in him bat uot tb this act. W ii min gr on M esseu g er. -?a?.4-?*-fiBlk Rapaal the Sherman Law-" Stop Baying Surer. Secretary Foster is a very amcsiog' jjerjcn-! Ia his speech ar thc republican Club dinner oa Saturday uight he claimed for his ptrfy the credit cf having" main? tained til vcr doiiars on a pirity with' gold ones, eui added : The present Secretary trusts in G >d that the new administration and the new Secretary may be as successful ic' this regared as President' HarrisonV administration has been. Every man within ?)und of bis voice knew that when that administration came iiiio power there was not a suspicion that there could ever be any question cf maintaining inc parity, i'he national debt was being/ paid off and the Treasury had an ample su'pp?y of g )ld anda magnificent surplus over ail Habilites U-ider the administration of. which Mr. Foster is such a brilliant, ornament the cancellation cf the deni*" has ceas 2d, the surplus has been squan? dered, the Treasury bankrupted aud by ;! j passage of the (\>;ftpu'sory Silver Purchase law our gold coin has been driven out of the couutry and even the legal tender reserve is bein* precari? ously maintained by charitable contribu? tions ot" gttid from piiva'e b?nks, and an issue of new goverr.meut bonds is-' necessary if specie payments are to*be' maintained' Wbeu one reflects on these facts Mr.' Toster's "trust tn God/ appears not humorous, impertinently- impious. The issue of new govern me ul bonds may please the banks which sold' their old onfs to i he Treasury at high premiums and won! i now like a new supply at pr. The creition cf inte?est bearing^ debt for the purpose of paying current expenses and adding to the four thou? sand tons of pig si vcr already acquired under the Sherman law is too absurd to bo long tolerated by the people. A' modera'e issue at tLis time is necessary' ro save the credit of the government, it is only a temporary expedient. The rap root of the told trouble is the Sher? man law. and nothiug short of its absolnre rene?! will remedy-the eviL'-* \ Y. Herald.