Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDN B8DA Y, AUGUST 2?7l8 The Sumter Watchman was foun in 18V0 and the True Southron in 18 The Watchman and Southron now the combined circulation and influe of both of the old papers, and is ma festly the best advertising medium Sumter. EDITORIAL NOTES! The Primary is over ; DOV for 6 Week. Between now and the. Gene Election there wt!! be interesting dev opments. Dr. Samps Pope hs? thought bet of it, bat the wherefore of his wii drawal does not transpire. It is to be boped that the Chinese i so busy fighting the Japs that th woot have time to paint op their colored tea to deceive the M?licas mi Holiday is almost at an end, at Goldsmith will be frequently quot to the tardy school-children within tl the next few weeks. The failure of Congressman Ular ' enter the Primary indicates one of u things-he will be a candidate at tl General Election or he concedes populist majority in this district. Now the question of the new conni with Bishopville as the county seat wi come upon its merits. Petitions au oonnter petitions are in order, and n trust the question will be settled witl out engendering iii felling. Editor J. W. Bowden bas severed hi connection with the Cotton Plant o account of continued il! health. Mi Bowden has been outspoken in hi views, and was one ot the few populiste who has not endeavored to masquerad as a democrat. Some of the papers of this Statt that have been the bitterest denouncers of independen tis m are now the loodes in advocating an appeal to the Genera Election from the fiat of the ring thai John Gary Evans shall be the nezi Governor. Mr. Frank Moon, of Newberry, will ruo as an independent candidate foi Governor at the General Election. He bas been a Reformer, but has revolted against tbe the ring rule of the Gary crowd.* His platform is opposition tc rings. ' The strike of the operatives of the cotton mills at Fall River and New Bedford, Mass., may have a depressing effect on the price of cotton. There arc nearly 30.000 bands ont now, and if the strike continues any time cotton is very apt to decline. It begins to look like the democratic -organization will not bold ont for this campaign. It is held together, says 'Gen Farley, by the cohesive power of pnbltc office ; and as there are too few offices to satisfy the hungry crowd, they are beginning to tear each other. Dr. J. Wm. Stokes, who bas made himself quite well known by bis feqoent unsuccessful efforts to obtaio office, is no nearer success now than in the past, although he was unopposed in in the Primary. The Conservatives took oo part io the Congressional nomi? nation and not one in a hundred con? siders himself bonnd by the result. Col. Breckenridge bas turned the tables somewhat on the preachers aod those who are opposed to his code of morals. He influenced a noted evangelist to deliver a sermon Sunday night urging bis re-election. The meeting came near ending in a row, and it is an open question whether any votes were gained or souls saved by this unusual revival service. The bitter partisan feeling which characterized the campaigns of '90 and ? '92 in Sumter County happily did not : mark the campaign just ended It ts a I sign of better feeling tn the future, when ! the office hunting st rife-stir re rs will all I be retired to obscurity and the much vaunted Refawm will be bat sn un? pleasant memory. Some months ago we suggested that a Colt Show be held, but nothing came of it. A day or two ago a prominent farmer suggested that a Colt Show be made one of the features of our Gala Week. The suggestion is a good one aod it will be brought before the Com? mittee. The Watchman and Southron will offer a cash prize for the best two year old, as a starter. i It is noticeable that all Alliance candi? dates talk glibly about the evil effects of the present financial system, bot as yet we have never heard a single one, | from Tom Watson down to Pr. Stokes, ? Special Returns of the Primary Election of Sumter County, Held August 28th, 1894. VOTING PLACES. Atkins. Bandana.-. Bisboprille, No. .1.~. Bisbopville, No.'2. Bosaards. Carter's'Crossing and Manu vi lie.. Concord . Earle.~. Farmers. Gaillard'sX Roads..... Hampton. High Hills.--. Lynchburg, Straightoct.......... Lynchburg, Tillman..;... Magnolia. Manchester.-. Mannville.-.. Mayesville. Mayesville, Farmers. Mechanics.-. Mt Clio....._.~. Providence.~.-. Pleasant Grove.~. Privateer ..?-???m.?...? Rafting Creek_ Salem.~. Spring HUI and Excelsior Swimming P?ns............. Sumter. Statebnrg.?? Shiloh. Thermopylae. Taylors. Wedgefield...*.....*. Wells X Roads. Zoar.v. .............*...... 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J I8CHOOL COM'R-H CONGRESS 14 21 126 32 39 2 4C 79 10 ll 29 4 15 45 41 15 21 32 73 7 62 8 7 103 5 32 12 56 30 62 6 41 40 >> a Jd u GC ca < 5 2 73 4 42 42 32 3 32 15 2 24 1 23 20 48 7 43 38 2 32 75 26 38 28 478 47 2 2 3 44 HI cc 13 20j 132| 35? 37! 2! 32! 82| 4 7 30 5 16 33? 41 16 29 34 86 24 59 4 3 102 3 ll 2 56 30 61 2 50 40 12041 1120 1239! 110l| 2334] 1345 5" > 18 22 175! 34 77i 44; 61 79: 36: 23 32 29 16 56 61 64 30 37 132 52 42 32 79 29 140 31 485 47 57 32 13 47 45 43 CS c 5 3 89 6 42 42 36 9 35 23 4 26 2 27 20 62 6 8 58 40 7 32 77 27 43 31 478 47 2 2 2 44 6 4 c 13 18 110 33 37 2 28 72 1 27 . 3 14 29 41 2 24 33 74 22 54! 2 2 97 7 2 56 30 62 2 46 39 982 3 13 20 133 36 40 2 32 82 5 6 30 3 14 30 41 34 24 57 103 13 2 56 30 62 3 49 43 1017 18 22 208 39 79 44 64 85 36 23 32 30 17 57 61 64 30 4r 132 .62 62 32 79 29 140 31 492 49 58 32 64 47 . 53 43 2355 The entire Conservative ticket elected, notwithstanding alight vote caused by over-confidence outline a system to take place of wi we have and remove the evils we suffi Wheo interrogated by an boot ioqairer the candidates invariably ref hy saying that the new system is a mc matter of detail yet to be worked ot To al! such candidates we respectful suggest that they work out this matt [>f detail, and they will then be mu* better qualified to solict votes. There bas been a considerable i crease in the assessment of real esta t>y the City Board of Assessors, an< io consequence, there are protests I ;hose interested. Taxes are becomio incomfortably burdensome, and besidt -be ?zed charges for tbe schools, wat? ind lights, the average taxpayer ea iee but Small results from the expend .ure of the remainder of the city's it jome. This is a good year for new count schemes If all that are moote succeed, at least two hundred an seventy deserving private citizens wi [>e called, by a spirit from within t jerve their country. About forty fiv will become will paid public officials while the remaining two hundred an twenty-five will meditate upon tb necessity of newer counties. The Hoc. Johu Sam Verner was c the opinion that there was no original re fawmer in Richland County capable o defending aud explaining the discre pancies between refawui promises ant refawm performances. Since Mr Patton got through with him he ough to be of the opinion that a late con ver took a contract a little bit too big for hi resources. There is this difference between tb political status of 90-92 and at present Then Capt. B. R Tillman was the boss Bind successfully assigned the Governor ship to the mao he wished to have it As he, himself, was the favored indi vidual none dared gainsay the decision rf the boss. Capt. B. K. Tillman i: still boss but when he assigns thc Governorship to Evans the other sub bosses raise a kick. Gov. Tillman in asking for a special cession of the Supreme Court to take up and decide the constitutionality of the Dispensary Law of 1893, bas done the very thing that he refused and pre vented having done immediately after the law of 1892 was deolared unconsti? tutional. He ordered Trial Justices to take oo cases that would bring this to pas9. Why bas he pursued such widely difference courses. A letter written by Capt. Johu G. Capers, who is managing Senator Butler's campaign, to Rev. L. D. Bass, of Florence, was published in the Register last week. Capt. Capers charged, in a letter to the Register, whieb was refused publication and then published in the State, that the letter was taken from Mr. Bass's pocket while a guest in the house of Dr. J. 0. Byrd. Dr. Byrd denies the charge ?nd says that he will sue Capt. Capers for libel. It is a dirty affair, and, as yet it bas not been developed by what means Capt. Capers's letter fell into Dr. Byrd's haods. Dr. James Woodrow, of Columbia, Hon. W. A. Courtney, of Charleston, j and Prof. Frank Evans, of Newberry, j have been appointed a committee for ? tbe purpose of securing a geological 1 mrvey of the State. THE SHEBIFF SALES. A friend and esteemed patron of tbe Walch ' man and Southron writes ns : "A tract of land in which I am deeply interested was advertised to be sold for taxes iu Sept This advertisement did cot appear in your paper, and as it is the only county paper which I take, it was only by chance that I discovered that this land was advertised for sale for taxes." For reasons satisfactory to himself the Sheriff pots his advertisements in the various papers of the County, promiscuously, and in installments. For the information of our readers we had intended to publish the list of advertisements in the other papers ; bot the pressure of campaign matter caused it to be omitted until this week. Our readers will find in this paper, in addition to the adver? tisements officially published, the advertise? ments of the Sheriff as published in the Free? man and a summary of those in the Herald. DOUBLE HOMICIDE. Yesterday afternoon there was a double murder io the town of Black? ville, S. C. Thc murders grew out of a feud of loog standing. Jobu Grib beu, a State constable and Mr. Solomon Brown, son of Mr. Simon Brown are the victims of the tragedy. Gribben has repeatedly persecuted the Brown family by acts of o ver bea ran ce, com? mitted by him, while policeman at Blackville and afterwards as State dis? pensary spy. On several occasion? be has broken open boxes of goods belong? ing to Brown. The difficulty of yes? terday was precipitated by Gribbcn breaking open a box of dry goods con? signed to Mr. Solomon Brown. Mr. Simon Brown father of the dead young mau met G.ribben on the street and reproached him for continuing to persecute him. Hot words ensued. Mr. Brown was joined by bis three sons Solomon, Isadore and Herman. Grib I ben offered to fight and struck at Isa? dore, who parried the blow, knocking the constable against the wall of a store. Pistols were immediately drawn and six or seven shots exchanged. Gribbeu was struck in the left shoulder, near the heart, penetrating the left lung. Solomon Brown was struck in the right side, in the head, and one ball passed through the heart. Mr. Dyches, the coroner, who it is claimed fired the shot that killed Mr. Brown, proceeded to hold an inquest over the remains of the dead constable. Solicitor Bellinger advised Coroner ! Dyches against holding the inquest, but the Coroner heeded not the advice, and was conducting the inquest when Sheriff Lancaster arrested him on the charge of murder. Fa gan's Appropriate Anecdote. Now watch ! Oates succeeded against Kolb in Alabama and they called it a democratic victory. Now John Gary Evans will succeed against all combined forces. I want to see if they will call it a democratic victory. Kolb and j Evans are exactly in accord on popu- J list ic doctrine A man has as much j right to be a populist as he has to be j a democrat, but I don't want him to call j it democracy. Once upon a time a mau had a friend j named Nathaniel aud he called him Nat for short, he bad occasion to write to this friend and commenced his letter i 'Dear Gnat.' The friend wrote back 'L don't mind you calling me Nat but d-n the j way you have spelled it. That is the ; way 1 am with the conglomeration of ; politicians here in South Carolina. I j don't want them to call it democracy, j How are the voters, after electing a straight populist for governor of South Carolina, going before the national j democratic convention in 1886 ? ! Watch ! FAGAN MARTIN, i This Should Interest You. It ?a jost as necessary for H mao to get pood reading matter ns it is to get good food We have jost made arrangements which may be of interest to you, dear sir, who are glancing down this column of type. The arrangement is this : We will gire you tbat greatest of all Democratic papers, tbe New York Weekly World, and this paper, both for one year each, for $2.60, or we will send you thia paper for one year and The Weekly World for six months for the regular yearly price of this paper alone. Tbe campaign now begun is going to be a very important one. Here is tbe opportunity to get your own local paper and tbe leading metropolitan journal of tbe country at extraordinarily low rates. Does this interest you ? If it does, and you think it worth while to take advantage of tb is great special offer while itrlasts, send $2.00 and get The Weekly World for six months and the Watchman and Southron for one year. This offer is for new subscribers who pay cash in advance, but old subscribers who pay all arrears and the amount above stated for the combination in advance can get tbe benefit of the offer. We have arranged to have a sample copy of The Weekly World sent to each of our subscribers. They will co?fer a favor by showing our paper and The World to their friends who may not already he subscribing for the IF. $ S., and endeavor to get some new subscribers for us. Address The Watchman and Southron, Sumter, S. C. New Issue of Postage Stamps. The Bureau of Engraving and Print iog furnished the Post Office Depart? ment with its first proofs of the new stamp issue recently. The proofs show fine work and a good color. Thus far only tbs one, two, aud five oent dies have been run through the press. There are enough stamps now on hand, bought uoder the old contract, to supply the needs of the Department till Oct. 1st at least, so that there is no need of haste in toroiog out the finished work. The new stamps differ from the old ones io design in only one particular. In the old, the comers above the Medallion are plain : in the new stamps these corners will contain a little triangular decoration. This throws the upper part of the stamp into bolder relief, instead of giving it the effect of recediog, as the present design does. The triangles are in? tended, also, as a means of identifying the issue of the Government presses from that of the American Bank Note company. Still another change-not of design but of color may possibly come later. It has been called to the notice of the Postmaster General that at the meeting of the International Postal Union at Paris in 1878, a. recommendation was adopted that all the powers represented there should give uniform colors to stamps of certain denominations. The stamps in most general use everywhere were those correspond? ing to our five cent stamps for foreign postage and those corresponding to our one cent and two cent stamps for domestic use, or for combinations to prepay a foreign letter. The colors decided upon were green for the ones, red for thc two, and blue for the fives. The purpose of this attempt at uniformi? ty all over the world, was to simplify matters for travellers, and immigrants who were not familiar with the language of the country of their sojourn. Num? berless cases of annoyaoce and delay occur through the ignorance of foreign- ! ers io America who do not understand English or our monetary results well enough to know, whether they are stamping their letters to their corres? pondents at home correctly or not ; and i even as quick witted people as Atneri- j caos ere bothered in like manner when j they go abroad. As colors are arbitrary when used on stamps, it was represented then, that there would be a general understanding and such cbaoges made as to bring all into line.-N. Y. Evening Post. MACHINERY. Now is the time to decide what machinery you are goiog to pot io this season. We Handle the Best Grades, And at prices that cannot be lowered anywhere. This year we offer in addition to our already full line, the handsome, high grade, low priced goods made bj the Liddell Company, of Charlotte, N. C. An experience of many years with these as well as other goods bas proven that there are none better. Henry B. Bloom, April 24. Main St., Sumter, S. C. ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY, SUMTER, S. C. THE EXERCISES OF THIS ACADEMY will be resumed Monday, Sept. 3rd. For terms, etc., apply to tbe A og. 29._ DIRECTRESS. MAMILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THE FALL SESSION OF THE MAYES ville High School will begin on Mon? day, September 3d. Mas. L. S. McSWAIN, Aujr 29. Principal. GREENVILLE, S. C. Rev. M. M. RILEY, D. D., President. Miss M. C. JUDSON, Associate Principal. Reorganized and newly equipped, with new furniture and new pianos, and under new management.. A full corps of teachers in every department, Boarding and other expenses reasonable. Next sessioas begins WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1894. Send for Catalogue. Address M. M. RILEY, Greenville, S. C. Estate of Mn Feehan, Def eased? IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on September 29lb, 1894, for a final discbarge as Executrix of the Will and Testament of said Deceased. . ANNIE A. MONAGHAN, Executrix. S?mter, S. C., Sept. 29, 1894. PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL, ROCK HILL, S. C., WILL RE-OPEN ON THE 5th SEPT. 1894. BUILDINGS unsurpassed ! Location ex? ceedingly healthy ! Wholesome moral atmosphere ! Teaching scientific and thor? ough ! Four teachers of successful experience. Terms moderate. A safe home for your boys! KEV. ALEX. SPRUNT, July 25-6t President. (UP IHK FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DA YS GOOD ENVELOPES WITH NAME AND ADDRESS FOR FIFTY CENTS. Send all orders for Job Work of all kinds to THE WA TCHMAN ** and V SOUTHRON, SUMTER, & C.