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Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. New Series-Vol. XIV. No. 31. Clje IMattljman w? cSoutljroii Published S*ery Wednesday, 3>J\ Gk Osteen, ^ SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum-io advance. ADVERTISEMENT: One Square first insertion.$1 00 >Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertisements. Obituaries and tribates of respect will be charged for. The Black Bugbear. r The Address of the Irby State Committee. The sub-committe of the Irby State executive committee met ia this city yesterday, and the following is the ad? dress, which ii was decided ott Feb ru?JE- should be issued to the Demo? cratic voters of the State. The address was issued at a very late hour last night: xTo the Democrats of South Caroiioa: The demand for a Constitutional con? vention to frame an organic law adapt? ed to our people and our conditions bas become a cardinal principia of the Democratic party of this State. The call for such a convention has been daly made by the people, provided fox by the Legislature, and the con? vention will assemble to do its work on **the-of September next. Upon the complexion ana acts of this convention depend the welfare of our people for many years to come. There? fore the election of proper delegates to the convention is of paramount impor? tance. Our best and wisest citizens should be chosen for this great and re? sponsible trust. ReaPziog this, your State commit? tee, charged by the constitution of the party "with the execution and direc? tion of the policy of the party, " in ac? cordance with its constitution and platform of principles, has unanimous? ly resolved that delegates to the con? vention to represent the views of the Democratic party of this State, should be nominated at a Demecratic primary io be held in each county on the day of July next, unless the county ex? ecutive committee shall adopt a differ? ent mode of nomination, and the State committee will in due time prescribe suitable rules to govern the primary election. It cannot be ignored that the factions "Reformers'7 and "Conserva? tives" exist ia the Democratic party of this State, and that much bitter strife has existed between them. But no matter where the blame, if any, siyuid lie, the time baa come when union and harmony should again pre? vail among the white Democrats of the State. We believe the great body of the Democracy earnestly desire the re? storation of peace and harmony, and we observe with pleasure that patriotic men on both sides are sincerely en? deavoring to bring about a union on fair and just lines. By every fair and honorable means we should strive to prevent a bitter factional fight for the control of the Constitutional conven? tion, with its inevitable appeal to the negro to arbitrate the differences among Democrats. There ts no reason why all white Democrats in South Car? olina cannot heartily agree and unite in the adoption of a Constitution. The transcendent issue is the preservation of white supremacy by a qualified suf? frage. In this issue Conservatives and Reformers alike are equally and vitally concerned. On this supreme issue the tocsin should be "white unity for ^wbite suprem^y.7' There was once [such a time, and may not be amiss to Recall it Nineteen years ago a dual govern? ment existed iu our State capital, with ;wo Governors, each claiming to be the legal executive, and two Legislatures with full sets of State officers. The one government was composed of car- ! pet-baggers, scalawags and negroes, the vilest set of thieves and scoundrels known to American history, was sus? tained by Federal troops, who had been ordered to seize the State House by | Grant. The question of the Presiden? tial succession was in doubt, and the iron-willed President, without scruple, propped the edifice built by Gen. Caoby and the carpet-baggars with bayonets, because the State's electoral vote was necessary to save the Presidency to the Kepubiioan party. The other Government was sustained by the white people of the State with a unanimity and determination born of despair and with the immovable pur? pose to throw off the yoke of ignorance an vice let the consequences be what i they might. Bot it was a period of doubt and gloom and the minds of men [ have never been kept at such high ?envi?n for so long a time. The cn::i paiss of 1S7G, with the exciting scenes which it engendered, the Hamburg arri Ellenton riots, the Caiohoy masacre, ?he red shirt cavalcade?, the troops at tbs polls, ali these were fresh and vivid pictures in the minds of our peo? ple. South Carolioa had been and wag then in sore strait. Her citizens had been subjected to a tyranny such as bas never been borne by an English speaking people "since the Saxon wore the Norman collar." The sun of hope had been in ecli^ 3 for eight long, dark years aod their liberties hung in the balance. Bat true to their lineage and the love of freedom inherited from their sires South Carolina's true sons came together as one ^an and when thus united her comest was no longer doubtful. The State's vote was counted for the Republican candidate for presi? dent, but we held our State govern? ment, and the Governor of our choice was daly installed and assumed undis? puted control as soon as the troops were removed, while the horde of mis? creants who had defiled oar State House fled beyond our borders for safety. It is not pleasant to recall that sad and gloomy period of our history, but some of our people seem to have for? gotten, while others were too young to know and realize the terrible condi? tions and the almost superhuman ef? forts which were necessary to rescue the State, caa read the story with profit, if they will heed the lesson of the State's rescue from the darkest pe? riod it has ever known. White unity alone wrought oar redemption. White anity alone kept the government in the hands of the intelligence and virtue of this State. Obedience to the will of the white majority and a loyal support cf the candidates chosen by the regular party machinery alone preserved the parity of the victory which was woo against such fearful odds io 1876. The slogan, "An Independent is worse than a Radical," has been no idle phrase, bat a living, burning text, faith in which meant Anglo-Saxon supremacy, good govarnment and the preservation of oar civilization. Bat the sword of Damocles bas been suspended over oar heads through a Constitution guaranteeing universal suf? frage. The census of 1890 shows that the negroes have a majority of more than 30,000 men of voting age. The hage black snake, which, anaconda? like, held the State in its folds and came so near crushing it to death dur? ing the dark period from 1868 to 1876, has beeu rendered harmless, temporarily paralyzed, by the registration and eight box laws. Bat it is not dead, nor is it even sleeping. Encouraged by the bitter fend existing betweeu the whites, and no doubt relying on the belief that they will be called on as a balance of forces to settle the quarrel, the Repub? lican party bas been reorganized, the negro preachers, always the most in? fluential leaders of their race, are already preparing to mobilize the black horde. It is a sad commentary on the mad extremes to which factional politi? cal strife can carry men to oote the at ritude of some of our men and oews papers toward the movement. Thirst? ing for control and blind to all the evil consequences, they encourage the ne? groes to political activity. Irreconcil? ables, few in number, we are confident, bat bitter and scheming men are evi? dently in league with them, and a per? fect understanding seems to exist. The devil, moving and instigating them, as it were, taking these men up on a mountain and showing them the ne? groes, say io g : "Energize, mobilize these black men, and you can rale ia South Carolina." The plea is made by the Republican leaders that the Republicans do not seek to obtain office or regain control of thc government, but oo men of sense can be deceived by such a plea. Their offer to vote for the best men of the fac? tion which will give them their rights may be a temptation to a few ultra politicians, but we have more faith in the good sense and patriotism of the conservative masses than to believe that they are to be thus fooled, or that they can Le led by desigoiog men to form an alliance which can ouly bring disgrace to them and jeopardize, if cot destroy our government for all time. We had the opportunity, so long sought, of fixiog the privilege of suf? frage so that the fullest political free? dom shall obtaio, and all danger from the ignorant black majority, which bas bean a menace to our liberty and civi lization and has hang as an incubus on our progress, shall be averted forever. Will not our people, remembering the straggle of '76 and its lesson of white unity, cease their mad strife and come together as the sons of a common mother to protect that mother and se? cure for themselves and their posterity the blessings of liberty and good gov? ernment, freed from the black shawdo which bas so long beeu over our be? loved State. There has been bitterness and angry crimination and recrimina? tion on both sides. The spirit of an- j tagonism if longer nursed can only breed disaster, and no patriot should ! wish a constitution made by a victorious I and enraged faction after a fight in which white men have called on the nc- : groes to settle the differences. Whatever have been the causes >'t th-- differences which have embroiled our people, we fir: all unit'* in select? ing our best, <'Ur wisest, our purer-t cir i - z as ?]'?.- gates, and leave it to their wisdom and patriotism to frame an . organization for the State. Let these delegates be chosen at a primary, in which ali white Democrats can unite aud move, and vote for men without regard to past political differences or affiliations. Let character, patriotism, ability and devotion to the main pur? poses for which the convention has been called be the tests of fitness of the delegates, and let the nominees of the party be loyally supported at the elec? tion. A Constitution framed by our best men, elected io this spirit, would be worthy of our State and its history. All must recognize that a Constitution should deal with principies, proper to be incorporated in the organic law, and not with matters of detail, which is the province of the Legislature : (therefore the fear entertained by some that it is designed to fix and perpetuate the "dis? pensary law" or scheme in the Constitu? tion is without any foundation what? ever. This is and should be a matter within the control of the Legislature. This State has takeo and maintains high ground in the matter of education, and no retrograde movement on this line need be feared. In fact, the Con? stitution should make it tue duly of the Legislature to make provision for the liberal support of our public schools.) With a Constitu ion made by our own people, suited to their genius and con? dition, endorsed by the great body of the white race as promotive of the best interests of the whole State and estab lishing by adequate and valid provisions the supremacy of the white men and delivering us forever from the fear u negro domination, our State will beg .1 a new era of progress and prosperity (Signed) C. M. Efird, Ira B. Jones, W. D. Evans, J. J. Gentry, S. P. Glenn, Committee. (Note.-The sentences within brack? ets were struck out after the paper had been given to the press. This is significant*-Editor The State. Commissioners Appointed. Governor Evans yesterday proceeded to make the appointments of the men to secure a State exhibit for South Car? olina at the Cotton States and Interna? tional Exposition to be held at Atlanta, in accordance with the plan agreed upon between himself and the Youog Men's Business League of Charleston, fully detailed yesterday. Governor Evans, as already stated, is to be the ex-officio chairman of all committees for the entire State. Commissioner for the State at large and manager of the South Carolina ex? hibit, E. L. Roche. Assistant commissioners io charge of the work of preparing the exhibits for their respective districts, who shall be known as the central committee and ex? ecutive board of the South Carolina ex? hibit: First district-J. C. Hempbill, Charleston. Second district-\V. H Mauldin, Hampton. Third district-John E. Bradley, Abbeville. Fourth district-W. A. Clark, Rich? land. Fifth district-LeRoy Springs, Lan? caster. Six district-J. D. Montgomery, Marion. Seventh district-George A. Cornel son, Oraogeburg. Three commissioners for each of the several counties of the State. The commissioners for Sumter County are : Altamomt Moses, Sumter; J H. Aycock, Wedgefield; J. M. Knight, Sumter. - - -???-*?mmm Fred Douglass Dead. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Frederick Douglass, the well known colored or? ator, died suddenly at 7 o'clock to? night of heart disease at his home in Anacostia, a suburb of Washington. He was a prominent figure in the wo? mans' convention this afternoon, where he occupied a seat upon the platform. He was apparently in the best cf health at that time. -i mi i i i -?^?? France levies tribute annually to the extent of ?180,000,000 for the support of her standing army, while Italy taxes her subjects $80,000,000 for the same. "Mussels are generaly eaten pick? led," said a fisherman, "but fried mussels are delightful. They should be opened as you would open oysters and fried as you would fry an oyster or a soft clam, touched in crumbs or dip? ped in batter. They are richer than oyester or clams, and so they soon pall on the taste, but as a novelty they are a delicacy." France pays increasing attention to forestry and is acquiring and replant in* much waste land to control torrents nod prevent the spread nf saud dunes. About fifteen and a-haif per..cent, of thc total area of France is in forest, a iota! ol 32.422 souare miles, of which thc state manages about one-third. The forest holdings of the communes and of pub? lic institutions are much larger. Fertilizer Convention. The Demands of The Farmers. The State Farmers Alliance and other farmers interested in the ferd lizer question met in the State House, in Columbia, last night. There were thirty-two delegate present when the meeting assembled and others came in later. Sumter County was represented by H. R. Thomas, R P. Stackhouse and J. T. Hayes. A lengthy discussion was indulged in, and the question of prices of ferti? lizers and crop acreage was discussed from every standpoint The result of the deliberations was incorporated in the form of an address which was prepared by a committee consisting of J. W. Stokes, J. L. Keitt, T. P. Mitchell, D. P. Duncan and D. J. Bradham. The address was as follows : TUE ADDRESS. The committee, about 1 o'clock this morning, issued the following address : To the railroads doing business in South Carolina : Fully realizing the effect that the present monetary stringency has had on all our inter? dependent business interests, we feel justified in taking the position that all interests should bear alike the burdens that are upon us at this time. The railroads doing business in our State are very materially interested in the use of commercial fertilizers, inasmuch as they receive a large amount from the transportation of these goods, as well as from the haul of all the increased production? from the use of these fertilizers. We desire to call the attention of the railroads to the fact that while there has been a continued decline in the prices of all agricultural products, and especially on cotton, there has been no such reduction on the freight rates on fertilizers. The manu? facturers of fertilizers have, from time to time, reduced the price of their goods, and we think it only just that our railroads should make some reduction in the local and joint rates on fertilizers to the extent of 20 per cent. From information and belief we are satisfied that this will give us a rate more in line with the local and through rates io other sections of the country, and at the same time in some ratio to the prices of our cot? ton. We therefore recommend to our railroads a reduction of 20 per cent, on ihe rates on fertilizers, and request that they put the rate in effect at once, waiving the legal notice of thirty days The State Board of Railroad Commissioners are hereby requested to present this recom? mendation to the railroads and urge their early consideration of this very important matter. W. D. Evans, President. J. W. Reid, Secretary. To the Farmers of South Carolina : After full consideration of all the ab? normal conditions surrounding our in? dustries, the State Farmers' Alliance in conjunction with prominent agri? culturists from various parts of the State, have reached the following conclusions and have authorized a promulgation of these conclusions for the consideration of all concerned : 1. In the first place, we consider it of paramount importance that the acreage in cotton the current year be materially reduced. Every larmer should seek to make his farm abso? lutely self-sustaining. That is to say, abundant acreage should first be set aside for provisions, so as to in? sure an ample supply of meat and breadstufis; then the balance of the crop may be with safety placed in cotton or the money crop. '2. We recommend that the use of fertilizers be restricted to the lowest limit practicable and reliance be placed rather upon home made fertili? zers : that wherever practicable such orders as are deemed absolutely necessary should be combiue-i and placed through the Staie Farmers' Exchange. '?. We recommend further that ali contracts for fertilizers be based upon a cotton option as follows : For acid phosphates per ton f. o. b. Charles son, 10 per cent, to 12 per cent, phosphoric acid, we offer 175 pounds middling cotton f o. b. or $10 in cur? rency payable Nov. 1, at the option of the purchaser at maturity. When freight is prepaid by fertilizer com? panies, freight and interest on freight to be paid in cotton at 5 cents per pound. Second. For kanit per ton f. o. b. Charleston, we oiler 190 pounds of middling cotton f. o. b. or $11 i:i currency, payable Nov. 1, at option ol' purchaser at maturity, freight winni prepaid payable as above. Third. For ammoniated ?<n):ls, - 1 2 per ec,it ammonia, t. o. b. Charleston, wt offer 300 pounds middling cotton f. o. b or si 7 in cur? rency payable Nov. 1, at option ol purchaser, at maturity, freight when prepaid payable as above. if these propositions are not met i by dealers in the spirit of mutual concession actuating this body and demanded by the neces? sities of the case, our recom? mendation is that the use of fer? tilizers be discontinued this year, not as a matter of retaliation, but simply because after careful calculation we are of the opinion that their use at higher rates or on different terms will involve inevitable loss to the farmer. It will be observed that no recom? mendation is made as to cash con? tracts. The reason for this is plain ; the enormously enhanced value of money enables the fortunate posses? sor of it to buy almost on his own terms. W. D. EVANS, President. J. W. Reid, Secretary. Allen University Burned. V Ashes Mark the Location of That Important Colored Institution. Just after 2 o'clock this morning an alarm was rung in from box 31 at the C. C. & A depot. The engines did not respond with their usual promptness, and it was some minutes before they turned out. Somehow, it was supposed that the fire did not amount to much, and those who were up at the hour did not take much interest in the matter until, about fifteen minutes later, a second alarm was rung in. Finally word was spread that Allen University was in fi?mes and that there was little hope of saving it. And when the old building once got well warmed up, it was, indeed, a hopeless task for two or three engines to attempt to subdue the fire. A stiff breeze was blowing and the flames lept far up into the dark? ness, licking out great fiery tongues fifty feet in length as if seeking something more to devour The sparks and pieces of burning pine were whirled into the air by the thousands, and some of them driven blocks away by the wind. Fortu-j nate it was that the big new annex j to the east of Old Allen was built of brick and thc roof of galvanized iron ; burning splinters fairly rained upon it and the great heat would have scorched and ignited any less inflamable material. In one and a half hours the two tali chimneys and the brick wall of the basement was all that marked the location of the big three-story build? ing. None of the officers of the university were upon the ground or getatable, and it was difficult aL such an hour to obtain any definite information. The building was insured, but for what amount is not known. The fire originated, as weil as those who discovered it could judge, between the walls of the second story room on the northeast comer of the build? ing, with neither flue, stove pipe nor chimney in close proximity, and is therefore a mystery. It was dis? covered by a student when the room was filled with smoke. A good deal of the furniture was saved. There are about 230 pupils, day scholars and boarders, in attendance at Allen, but only a few occupied rooms in the building. Although there were two hydrants in the vicinity, the engines found it hard to get water, and there seems to be something very "rotten" about the hose. Section after section of it burst, and, of course, retarded the efforts of the firemen II water had been obtainable, early enough, the south wing, containing the mess hall on one floor and chapel on another, could have been saved.-Thc ?State. Albert S. L-doux.M. S.,Ph.D.,read a paper on "Popular Fallacies as to Al? cohol and Nicotine" before the Society of Medica! Jurisprudence in New York the other day. In substance he said that what was to be feared in liquors . and tobacco was not the adulterants, but the pure alcohol in one case and pure j nicotine in the other. Pla?? have been completed for the ; Haskell Oriental Museum and Lecture Hall, a gift to the city of Chicago by Mrs. Caroline E. Haskell as a memo? rial to her husband Resides the ?100,000 given to defray the cost of the building. Mrs. Haskell has con? tributed ?10,000 for a lectureship in comparative religion at the Chicago University, and the same amount for a course to be given in Bombay or Cal? cutta. i An Atrocious Crime. Miss Carrie Lawrence Mur? dered Near Allendale. ALLENDALE, Feb. 20.-A most atro? cious murder was committed at Old Allendale, three miles from this place evidently Monday night, although it was not discovered until to-day. The victim is Miss Carrie Lawrence, (^re? spectable maiden lady living by her? self. This afternoon Mr. Badger Calhoun went to her house on busines and re? ceiving no answer to his rap on the door, he went to the rear of the house and finding the door open, entered and found Miss Lawrence lying dead in front of the fire place. Mr. Cal? houn immediately notified Mr. Gill, who lives near, and the news spread very rapidly. The murderer did his bloody work with a stone jug. The skull is fractured in several places and the face gashed where the edges of the jug struck her. The bedstead upon which she was evidently sleep? ing, is literally broken to pieces, blood is all over the room and indi? cates a very hard struggle. Some are inclined to the opinion that outrage was the object, while others think robbery was the motive, although not a trunk was opened nor anything molested. Trial Justice Allen was notified and is now holding the inquest. Suspi? cion rests on one ortjwo parties On? ly a few months ago Miss Lawrence was robbed of about ?200 and some are of the opinion that she was mur? dered to stop further investigations yf the case, as some evidence was be? ing procured. Some of the citizens are highly in favor of employing a detective to woik up the case. Gobbled Them Up. The Bond Issue Subscribed Ten Times Over-A Pos? sible Effect NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The sub? scription books for the $62,315,000 United States 4 per cent6. were opened promptly at 10 o'clock this morning at the office of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., and just twenty-two minutes[ ater the subscriptions were closed. There was little or no ex? citement at the office of Morgan & Co. In fact, the a!tendance there was about the san:'1 as ot: ordinary business days. This is accounted for by the fact that the bulk of the bids weie sent in by mai!, and for this reason to-day's performance was looked on as a mere formality, to use the expression of one of the leading members of the syndicate. The bonds were subscribed for at least ten times over, and the loan in every particular has been an enor? mous success Mr. Morgan ie au? thority for the statement that no de? tails will be given out UTI til Satur? day, when the allotments are to be made. The bonds sold at 4 per cent, premium in London to-day, and 116 was bid here on the street this morning. A principal member of the syndi? cate is authority for the statement that the enormous over-subscription of the bonds was astounding, even t( the syndicate The success of the whole deal abroad cannot be measur? ed m the immediate connection with the sale of the bonds lt is antici? pated that it will revive the interest in American securities and stimu? late an interest in tour railroad securities such as has not ex ?ste J since the Baring panic, thus turning ihe real balance of exchange in ou: favor, so that when exports of bread staffs begin next fall thc natural llow of gold will once tm re be toward the United States. The strain upon our guM holdings will tims be relieved for the first time in two years. LIKE HOT OAKES IN LONDON. LONDON, Feb. 20.-The United States loan prospectus was issued very late yesterday afternoon, and a regular fight ensued at Morgan's .for places in the line, and this morning there was a renewed rush of sub? scribers. The loan was subscribed for many times over The premium at one time this afternoon reached 4 3-8. Mrs. Emily Ttiorue, who resides nt Tok-Jc, Washington, say? she ha< never bren aide to procure any medicine for rheumatism that relieves the pain so qjickly and effectually as Chamberlain's Pain iialm, and that she has also used it for Unie back with ?real success. For sale hy Dr. A J China. THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, ,i s 5o. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's'' THE TRUE SO?TSROK, Established jaae. 136(5 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1895. New .Series-Yoi. XIV. Xo. 29.