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TSJ? PEKEMAN'S CHARGE AGAINST JUDGE BENET. ^ The Freeman on last Friday repub? lished the remarks of Judge Benet, and also bad the foHow?og io regard there? to : Our readers will find in another column a matter of extreme interest to every good citizen, touching Judge Benet's conduct and reputation and what he bad to say, from tbe bench, in reference to tbe strictures of THE FREEMAN. By reading carefully what we said, reprinted to-day, which drew forth tbe Judge's remarks, it will ' clearly appear tbat things are taking the coarse we were seeking to have them take,a thorough ventilation-and of course, we are pleased to find the issae so squarely met by the Judge. There was really no other coarse left for him. His remarks are as pointed j in denial and challenge to further in , vestigatioa as we could wish. We sect bim, as is oar rule, a marked copy, because we desired his special atten? tion to this matter, wbicb more con? cerns him than any one else. He saw we meant what we said. The Manning H Times appeared to us to be trying to "boost" a Judge of its faction for pure? ly factional advantage, at a sacrifice of truth in regard to bis reputation in this town and rumors concerning his conduct and we believed, as we said "that it was essential to truth and to a fature proper administration of jus? tice" that we should report the rumors we were bearing of a very different character from those reported by the Times. We ask for a careful examina? tion of what we said. We do not charge that Judge Benet actually gambled here, but we. do say that we bear-that is, it was common rumor that be was playing cards almost every night with persons known as professionals, that is, reputed to be professionals and that it was distress? ing to think that he had not, as was hoped, mended his ways since his elevation to the bench, as before his elevation every body had beard of bim as a notorious gambler. Now we sub? mit that his previous reputation, coupled with his card-playing since his arrival here, with persons reputed to be men, who play tor money, was enough to cause remark and to set rumors flying thick and fast, to the great hurt of the dignity and efficiency of the judicial office and to a future proper adminis? tration of the law. We regarded his election to the bench a public calamity and bad found, as we thought, that even bis card-playing habit was noe to be abated for the sake of Judicial pro? prieties. As we have no personal feeling whatever against Judge Benet, (have no cause to have as he has so correctly stated,) we suppose that we are made as glad by bis pointed denial of the correctness of tbe rumors as any other good citizen in the State * will be. All we desire is a good Judge, a Judge not only of good character previous to bis election, but of good conduct after his election and we must say that Judge Benet's eager, earnest and emphatic denial of his gambling, or association with gamblers since his stay here, ls a help to good morals among our people, because it shows tbat he thinks gamblers are people to shun, when one bas been elected to an office of honor, dignity and trust and that be has made up bis mind to re? pudiate such associates, in the future. We want all of our young men to mark this! The Judge is ashamed to associate with gamblers. We know tbat all the good people will rejoice at this information and it is to be hoped that the Judge will be so out ol the * way of playing for money and of playing with those who play for money that when he is retired from the bench, he will never resort to such evil ways again and companions of such malo- ! . doro us character that they are unfit j for a well-behaved Judge to associate j with. Then too it is a great gain for Sumter to have the testimony of a Judge from the bench that the per? sons he has been playing cards with are not gamblers-that is they do not play cards for money-as has been generally supposed by our people As to whether there was a "sem? blance of truth as a foundation" for j the article in THE FREEMAN on Tues-I day we will say tbat the foreman of the grand jury stated to the editor of I this paper these rumors had come to i him. The reporter of THE FREE? MAN. Mr Peebles, the latter part of the first week of Court said that be bad beard it as a common rumor around town that Judge Benet ; was gambling at night. j The same general rumor was also | spoken of to the editor of THE FREE- i MAN (names given on demand) and the fact that the fellows around town were j guying "Rosy" about playing so much with the Judge. It was also stated to the reporter of THE FREEMAN by a good citizen whose name we are requested to withhold, but it will be given if de? manded tbat Judge Benet was seen playing cards at the residence of Mr. D. Rosendorf, several nights to a late hour during the first week of Court here! Mr. W. B. Peebles the reporter of THE FREEMAN, in passing Mr. Rosen dorfs residence last Monday night about 10:30 o'clock, saw in the open parlor. Judge Benet, Mr. H. C. Moses, Judge S. W. Melton and Mr. D. Rosen dorf, seated at a table engaged in a game of cards. The matter being talk? ed of around town as the reporter well knew, this circumstance was mention? ed by the reporter to the editor for his information in the matter. Mr. S. A. Nettles Hold the reporter of THE FREEMAN, Mr. Peebles, in defence of Judge Benet that the Judge had told him that be had been trying to avoid Mr. Rosendorf as much as possi? ble. The Judge seemed to know that the companionship of Mr. Rosen dorf would furnish "the semblance of the foundation" that he was still gambling, and so did we and hence we demanded a farther investigation and are exceed? ingly happy to have the Judge's word under most solemn obligations that Mr. Roseodorf is not a gambler and in future he need not avoid him on this account, nor need others suspect him because of such an association. In? deed it is evident now tbat Sumter bas no gamblers. Judge Benet's testi? mony (rom tbe bench sweeps the town clean of the suspicion tbat we have. These who once played for money, do so no more-t?ey now leave oat the sait that pto* the savor and take it free of stimulants.r* Ltt us all rejoice at this discovery. The Judge intimates he could pun? ish tbe editor of THE FREEMAN but generously stays bis band. We ask no consideration at bis bands. We invite him to use such power as he may pos? sess. We have violated no law and he knows it full well. He should not talk buncombe from the bench. As people are naturally averse to allowing their names for publi? cation in matters of the above character the editor of THE FREE? MAN has made an affidavit giving times, places and persons speci? fically stated, to enable Judge Ben? et to go as far as he may wish into the investigation of the charges made by THE FREEMAN. That affidavit Judge Benet can get by asking for it. We have no means of making people testi? fy to unpleasant things. If he wishes the names of persons who furnished us this information he can get them in the above manner. In relation to the Frceman-Benet matter, (published above,) Mr. D. Rosendorf has requested ns to publish the following extract from a letter from Mr. S. A. Nettles : .'I have no recollection whatever of having repeated any part of this conversation to Peebles, nor do I believe that I did so." Mr. Rosendorf says that Judge Benet assured bim that the statement is false in every respect. The above statements refer to the report that Judge Benet had told Mr. S. A. Nettles that he had endeavored to avoid the company of Mr. Rosendorf. .mt ? i : mm Senatorial Disclaimers. We did not publish either of the absurd reports alluded to by Senators Butler and Irby in the following emphatic denials, simply because we did not believe there was any truth in them ; but we deem it but just and fair that we thould lend our aid, as far as our circulation extends, to re? fute the slanders and enable those gentlemen to place themselves right before their constituents : SENATOR BCTLER*S RESPONSE. A friend of Senator Butler living in Greenville recently directed the sena? tor's attention to an editorial comment in this newspaper on an article repub? lished in The News and Courier from a Northern newspaper accusing Senators Butler and Cameron of log rolling, vote swapping, etc. Thc following re? ply has been received from Senator Butler : It is amazing that a respectable newspaper will publish such absurd slanders on no other authority than that they are taken from a Northern newspaper.7 "The Greenville News and The Charleston News and Courier must be extremely anxious to make a point against me by giving currency " to such a falsehood. **I voted for Mr. Peckham's con? firmation for associate justice of the supreme court because he was shown to be qualified for the position. I bad no patronage to ask of the presi? dent in exchange for my vote. The subject of thc confirmation of Mr. Peckham was never discussed between the president and myself and it implies a very.poor opinion of the integrity and honesty of the president and myself to suggest such a dishonorable transaction The statement as to Senator Cameron and myself is as baseless a falsehood as the other. Mr Cameron voted according to the dictates of his own judgment and conscience, and I did likewise. Therefore, the author of the charge, as to both of us is simply an unmitigated falsehood, made of the whole cloth. If you see fit, you may request The Greenville News and The Charleston News and Courier to publish this note. As they have both been the medium ! of giving publicity to a gratuitous slander, I assume they will comply I with your request. Very truly yours, "M. C. BUTLER." 1 -- ? - Wants Talmage's Opinion. - i A prominent attorney of Columbia ? has writen Dr. Talmage a letter, in j which the noted preacher is asked to preach a sermon giving therein his views j in regard to newspapers publishing the I d?tails of the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal. The writer calls Dr. Tal? mage's attention to the fact that there i are hundreds who would like to hear some expression from the pnipit in j regard to this matter, and states that ; ; inasmuch as Dr. Talmage's sermons are j j printed in nearly every newspaper in ; ; the land, be will be the best man to ? make such an expression of opinion. I Tlie State. Pate of the Patent. WASHINGTON, March 23.-Governor ; Tillman's action against Commissioner ! j of Patents Seymour, to compel the reg-1 i istry of the trake mark "Palmetto" on ! ; South Carolina's dispensary liquors, ! will be given a bearing in the United j States Supreme Court on April 9, un I less an agreement is made by the ; j counsel to fix the second of the month j as the date The commissioner's coun sei will file a motion to dismiss the ap- j I peal from the court from appeals for j ; want of jurisdiction. In their argu- j ; meets on the motion, they will allege j ; that the matter in dispute, exclusive of j j costs, does not exceed $5,000 as re quired. It will also be argued in sup? port of the motion that no question was presented in the cause involving the ! validity of a patent, copyright, treaty, statute or authority exercised under the i United States as required by law. - i i ? mm - A Blow at Monopolies, NASHVILLE, March 23 -J. M. Over? ton, a member of the Nashville Trust Company, was yesterday convicted in the criminal court for entering into a conspiracy tod a combiue to regulate the price of coal. There are indictment? pending against every member of the trust io Nashville. Thia is the first conviction under the new an ti-trust law. Balding Marlboro Farms.. BENNETTSVILLE, March 23.-J L. 1 Hodges, fertilizer inspector, some few days ago seized several tons of meal in this county, which had not paid the State fertilizer tax. AU parties came forward and arranged by paying the tax. Mr. Hodges gave notice to all parties using any meal or fertilizer not properly tagged to send money to State Treasurer Bates, but as only those from whom he bad seized bael responded, be went back yesterday into that section of the county bordering on the North Carolina line, and seized about 3,000 bags of meal and other fertilizers which were minus the tags The dealer in North Carolioa has sold these goods to South Carolioa farmers. The Gibson Station Oil Mill, which is located just across the State line in North Carolina, has been in operation for several years and bas never tagged any of their meal, and much of it this season is said to be of an inferior quality. This, coupled with the whole? sale seizure, has caused nnuch complaint and dissatisfaction amoug the farmers. Mr. F. B. Gibson, a merchant on the line, is an extensive dealer in meal and has sold much of these seized goods. He has large farming interests in this county, and Mr Hodges visited his farms today and seized oboot 300 bags of different kind of fertilizers, all of which were minns the ?State postor board. All parties have agreed to pay the tax except Mr. Gibson. He pro? poses to take the case through the courts, and test its constitutionality. The inspector is still on the war path and by tomorrow night he expects to have increased his seizures to 5,000 bags. The farmers are mad and are anxiously watching these cases. - mm i i mm Typewriters for Liquors. [n their eager desire to earn their $2 per day, Governor Tillman's spies have made a new departure in their line. Should they always succeed in making hauls of contraband liquors and not articles of manufacture, it might become bearable. OD last Friday, Messrs. J. W. Gibbes & Co. of this city, the general agents of the Densmore typewriter, ordered a large shipmemt of typewriters. After a reasonable time of waiting, they began to inquire into the matter and made the startling discovery that their goods had been seized and held for two or three days as contraband 1 quors. Although the boxes bore the distinct trade mark of this typewriter, they were broken into and their con? tents only proved to these ambitious constables that they bad made a big mistake. Such occurrences of this kind are rather frequent now and their owners suffer great inconvenience thereby.- The State. Falls 1,500 Feet Into the Medi? terranean. CANNES, March 25-An aeronaut named Wilton, well known in America, met a tragic death here today in an as? cension- No car was attached to the ballooo and Wilton ascended hanging to a rope. When fifteen hundred feet high, the ballon was caught io a cur? ent of air that carried it rapidly sea? ward lt was apparent that Wilton could not control the valve at the top of the balloon. He let go his hold of the rope from which he dangled and his body shot down into the sea with fright? ful velocity. The accident occurred in full view of thousands of spectators, and a number of women fainted away. A number of pleasure boats hurriedly made their way to the place where Wilton had fallen, and after a short search bis body was recovered. His death must have been almost instan? taneous. Prior to the fatal ascent, Wilton sent up several small balloons to ascertain the direction of the wind. Finding it to be landward, he dispensed with the large car and used merely a small platform with a rope attached. Many pleasure craft were in the harbor when Wilton struck, but none was quick enough to reach bim, although be sur? vived his fall about ten minutes. An examination of bis body showed that be bad received a shattering blow on the right side of his head. Had it not been for this wound, he might have been abie to keep himself above water until help arrived. - mm i i -- The Coast Line. From all reports it will not be many months before the whistle of the locomotive will be heard up and down the Manchester and Augusta railroad. The grading for the new road is almost completed and in a very short time the rails will be laid. Four sta? tions will be established in this county, and as the new road passes through a fine agricultural section, it is probable that around each of these depots there will spring up flourishing Iitt?e towns. In fact around each depot town lots have already been laid off and are probably, by this time upon the market. The ?rst stopping point after crossing the Santee River will be Auburn, "the beautiful city of the plains." This depot and town will be located on lands of Messrs. J. S. Wile3 and E. W. L. Gates in Pine Grove township. Next comes Cameron, nr.med in honor of Senator Doo Cameron of Pennsylvania, the intimate friend of Senator Butler, and who has always taken great interest in the development of Southern towns. This depot is located upon lands of Dr. J. W. Summers, just west of the State Road. It is probable that Cameron will become the most important new staion on the road, for.* it is situated at a sufficient distance from Orangeburg and in the midst of a very prosperous section. After passing Orangeburg the first town will be about seven miles distant upon the land of Mr. J. P. Smoak. Cordova this will be, named after the old Moor sh stronghold in Spain and a very pretty name it is. Further on will come Copes, the last one east of Den mai k.-- Orangeburg Ent erprise. Tried and True is the verdict of people who take Hood's Sarsaparilla. The good effects of this medicine are ooon felt in nerve itreogib restored, appetite created and health given. 1 ,4T Liar Gantt" is the way the Columbia Register io a droll attempt to be facetious aod sarcastic writes the name of the whilom Moses of the administration. Polt Dick pall devil, the public is pretty well acquainted with you by now.-Florence Times. Claflin University, Oraogebnrg, S. C., offers to the colored teachers of the State the advantages of that Institution for review or advance work including special instruction io the Theory and Practice of Teaching free of charge, from now until May 23. Use Excelsior Baking Powder, prepared ooly by Dr. A. J. China. Guaranteed to be chemically pure. Price 35 cents per pound, 2 ounces for 5 ceots, etc. e.o.w-tf The World's Fair Photographed. Rev. W. G. Rollins, the worthy, energetic, and talented state canvasser ia in Sumter, S. C. in the interest of "Shepps World's Fair Photographed." Thia is the largest, freshest and most attractive book that ia oow before the Ameri? can people. Being a collection original copy? righted photographs authorized and permitted by the management of the World's Colum? bian Exposition, consisting of photographs of the original buildings of foreign nations, the court of honor, exhibits, the war ship Illinois ; the lagoon, temples pavillioos, gardens, fountains, statues, the Midway Plaisance and its scenes all described in crisp and beautiful language, by the Messrs. Sbepp, authors of Sbepp's Pbotograghsof the World, of which over a million copies have been sold. Mr. Rollins comes to us highly endorsed and we wish him a pleasant and prosperous sojourn among us. 4--EQ-U-AL=12. i. e. Four Weeks by our method of teaching ; book-keeping is equal to Twelve Weeks by the old style. Positions Guaranteed, under certain conditions. Best patronized Business College in the South. 500 Students in at? tendance the past year. Eleven Teachers. , Nashville is the educational center of the j South. Cheap Board. No vacation. Enter ! any time. Home Study. We have recently i prepared books on Book-keeping, Shorthand j and Penmanship especially adaptable to Home Study. Nothing like them ever issued before. Sent?n 60 days' trial. Our Free illustrated 80-page catalogue will explain all. Send for it now. Draughon's . Practical Business College and School of Shorthand and Telegraphy, Nashville, Tenn." N. B -We pay $5 cash for all vacaocies as book-keepers, stenographers, etc., reported to us, providing we fill the same. A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH- BRITISH k MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y., LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 12 i & RAILROAD SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. In effect March ll, 1894. CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) Lv Charleston. S. C. R. R. Lv Augusta. Lv Branchville... Lv Columbia...... Lv Kingsville. Ar Camden. 33 7.15 am 6.30 am 9.15 a m 9.30 a m 10.32 am 11.58 a m 35 Lv Camden.?12.05 pm Ar Kershaw.'..12.49 pm Lv Kershaw. 1.08 pm Lv Lancaster. 1.44 pm Lv Catawba Junction. 2.15 pm Ar Rock Hill. 2.33 p m Lv Rock Hill. -2 45 pm Lv Yorkville. 3.40 pm Ar Blacksburg. 5.15 pm Lv Blacksburg. 6.45 pm Lv Patterson Springs. 7 04 pm Lv Shelby. 7.15 pm Lv Rutberfordton. 8.28 pm Ar Marion. 9.30 p ra Lv Marion, (R. &D. R R.) Lv Round Knob, " Lv Asheville, t; Lv Hot Springs, " Lv Knoxville, (E. T. V. k G.) Ar Louisville, (L k N. R. R.) Ar Cincinnati, (Q. & C.) _ 8 30 a tn 10.05 a m 10.35 a m 11.40 a m 1.30 p m 2 00 p ra ll 9 00 a m 9.30 a m 9.50 a in 11.46 p m 1 30 p m 1.46 p m 2.26 p rn 4 08 p m 5.36 p m 8.00 p m 7.15 a m 7.20 a m SOUTHBOUND -(Daily except Sunday.) 32 12 Lv Cincinnati, [Q. k C.] 7.00 p m Lv Louisville, [L. k N. R. R.J 8.00 p m Lv Knoxville, [E. T. V. & G.] 8 00 a m Lv Hot Springs, [R. & DJ 12.44 pm Lv Asheville, " 2.30 p m Lv Round Knob, " 3.52 p m Ar Marion, " 4.33 p ra Lv Marion. Lv Rutherfordton., Lv Shelby., Lv Patterson Springs Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksburg. Lv Yorkville. Ar Rock Hill. Lv Rock Hill. Lv Catawha Junction. Lv Lancaster. Ar Kershaw. Lv Kershaw. Ar Camden. Lv Camden. S. C. R. R. Ar Kingsville. Ar Columbia. Lv Branchville. Ar Augusta. Ar Charleston. 4.45 p m 6.10 pm 8.23 pm 8.39 pm 9.06 pm 34 3.00 p m 4.00 p m 5.34 p m 6.25 pm 7.45 p m Dinuer at Kershaw. CONNECTIONS. Camden-With S. C. Ry., for Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and all points South. . Lancaster-No. 32 and No. 33 with Cheraw k Chester N. G. R. R., arriving at Chester at 5.10 p. m. Catawba Junction-With G. C. k N. R. R. Rock Hill-No. 33 with "Vestibule Limi? ted" on R. k D. R. R., arriving at Charlotte 8.30 pm, Washington 7 20 a ra, Philadel? phia 10.46 am, New York 1.23pm. Yorkville-With Chester k Lenoir R. R. Blacksburg-No. 12, 32 and 33 with R. k D. R. R. for Sparenburg, Greenville. At? lanta and points South. No. 33 with Local train on R. k D. to Charlotte and "Vestibule Limited" to Washington: Philadelphia and New York. Shelby-No. 32 with Carolina Central R. R. for Charlotte, Wilmington and Raleigh aleo with Stages to Cleveland Springs. Marion-No. ll with R. k D. R. R. for Round Knob, Asheville and Hot Springs. SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. S- B. LUM PK IN, Gen. Pa? Agent. PRING INNOUNCEMENT (PRING iNNOUNCEMENT -OF The Leading House IN THE STATE. We are now showing our stock of New and Seasonable Fabrics of both Foreign and Domestic make. Others may try to copy us, but when they do it is old with us. We have something Newer -and Better for you. We want you to visit us and JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. We Depend Upon Facts TO WIN US CUSTOM And build iip our Business, No matter what you may require it can be found at our stores. JA RYTTENBERG j JONS, N-W. Cor. Main & Liberty Sts., Sumter, S. C. New York Office, 84 West Broadway. March 14 $5, $4 and $3.50 Dress Shoe. $3c50 Police Shoe, 3 Soles. L $2.50, $2 for Workingmen. ?L $2 and SU75 for Boys. LADIES ?ND MISSES, $3, S2C50 $2, $L75 CAUTION.-If any dealer Y^jPk offers yon W. TL. Douglas \^S@fek oboes at a reduced price? TT?? \ Jqjlregk or cays ho has t hem with? in '^..^^-^^---..v out tho name stamped *? A w , "^^.oa tho bottom, put him A*Ur ?UT """fSs^ down as a fraud. W. La DOUGLAS Shoes arc stylish, easy fitting, and give better satisfaction at the prices advertised than any ether make. Try one pair and be con? vinced. The stamping of W. L. Doughs' name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dealers who push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of goods. The7 can afford to sell at a less profit, and we believe you can save money hy buying all your footwear of the dealer adver? Used below. Catalogue free upon apr> li cation. W. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS. I RETAIL White Corn at 70c. per bushel in sacks, Mixed Oats, at 50c. M Ship Stuff, at ?1 25 per 100 lbs., in sacks. Choice Timothy Hay, $1.20 per 100 lbs , in bales. Cotton Seed Meal, at $1.35 per sack. Cotton Seed Hulls, at $4 50 per ton in bulk. Cow Peas, at 60c per bushel in bulk. Mixed Cow Feed, 2 buebels in sack. $1.10 per ?ack. Lime. ?1.25 per barrel. I ALSO SELL Rosendale and Portland Cement. Plaster of Paris, Cow Hair, Fire Bricks, Flue Pipe, Sewer Pipe, And Other Building Material. Special Prices on Large Lots, H. HARBY. Don't forget that the Walter A. Wood Mower is IMITATSD but never equalled. Lightest Weight. Lightest Draft. ONLY STEEL MOWER MADE. Henry B. Bloom. Sept 27 Agent, Sumter, S. C.