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Telegraphic Briefs. March 16. A ten thousand dollar kuittiug mill has been organized in Cheraw. The Congaree and Wateree rivers are rising and a damaging freshet is j anticipated. Anderson's city bonds' to build a ; graded school building were taken in a block by Col. J. N. Bro<vn at; 1031. The issue was for $20,000. Col. E. V. McBee has been ap- j pointed Division Superintendent of ; the Southern Division of the Seaboard Air Line. Buffalo Bill will have his Wild West Show at the Atlanta Exposi? tion for two months. It is feared that the Spanish War? ship Reina Regente foundered in the gafe last week. No trace of the ship can be found Dr. John Broadus is critically ill at his home in Louisville, Ky., and is not expected to live many hours. Will Mette was killed at Clinton by the CL & N. freight running over him. Captain Julius M. Rhett, a gentle? man farmer of Montmorency near Aiken, S. C., was killed by Mr. Marion Toole. The two men's farms "adjoined, and there had been bad blood between them for years, but the immediate cause of the quarrel was a drain which belonged to Rhett and which Toole obstructed Rhett directed h is .foreman to remove the obstruction, and therefore To?le shot him dead. A man dropped a globe filled with compressed oxygen in a London rail? way station, fie was blown to atoms and a bystander was severely injureJ The oxygen, was for use with a magic lantern. The Italian Ambassador, Baron j Fava, has disregarded precedent and ? telegraphed direct to the Governor j of Colorada, asking that the mur- j derers of the italian miners be j brought to justice. March 18. The Oliver Iron and Furnace Com? pany, of Pittsburg, Pa., has made a general advance in wages amounting to 15 per cent. George Marcat and Fred Marcat were killed while testing a patent fire escape at Duluth. They fell from the third story of a house. A disastrous fire occurred in Tole? do, Ohio., yesterday morning, at? tended with heavy loss of life. An elevator and 240,000 bushels of wheat were burned iu St. Louis The Populista have nominated Tom Watson to make the race for Con-1 gress in the Tenth, Georgia, district in the special election made neces? sary by the resignation of Congress? man Black. George Blackwell was killed by George Harrison at Boiling Springs, Spartanborg County on last Tuesday. Harrison was the aggressor. A waterspout occurred near Gads? den, Alabama, on Saturday. The Coosa river rose three inches an hour j and great damage was done to prop- ; erty. There is no change in the labor! situation in New Orleaus. The troops ; are still on duty and everything is quiet. The cost of keeping the mili? tia on duty is $1,000 per day * An election was held in Yorkville on Saturday to determine whether a ; dispensary should be established. | The vote was 93 for the dispensary and 176 against it. An explosion of firedamp occurred j in the Albrecht coal mine, Trippan, Austria. It is estimated that fifty | persons were killed. A report of a sharp battle between insurgents and Spanish troops, in which the insurgents were victorious, has been received from Cuba. Gcv. McIntyre, of Colorado, has I offered a reward of$l,000 for the ar rest of the persous who murdered the Italians at Walensberer* March 19 ? Anent the telegram sent out from Washington that Governor O'Ferrall entertained a negro member of the Massachusetts Legislature at a din? ner at the executive mansion, the facts are these: The Governor receiv? ed the committee of the Massachu? setts Legislature, who have been traveling throughout the South, in his oficial capacity. The function waa not a social one. He had had cold lunch spread, and was not aware that there was a negro in the party until the committee entered the man? sion. When he invited the commit? tee to partake of the refreshments, to his surprise the negro followed the * est of the party into the dining roora. The revolt in Salvador has been crushed, and all the leaders either shot or hanged. The editors of the Republican pa? pers of Madrid, which denounced the Army officers for mobbing the news? paper offices, will be tried by court martial for this offence. The news? papers are expecting another attack, and they are barricaded and guarded by armed employees. The first mortgage bondholders of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley R. R., are pressing for a sale. The Alabama Populists, under the name of the Southern Ballot, I Rights League, are stirring up senti ment in New York against the pres ent political order in the State o Alabama and the Soul h in general Congressman Howard, the authoi of "If Christ Came to Congress," is taking an active part in the agitation. Jake Kilrain and Steve O'Donnell fought an eight round draw in Boston last night. Kilraine weighed 220 pounds and O'Donnell 1T5. The negroes recently colonized in Mexico have begun to leave in crowds, and will attempt to walk back to their homes in Mississippi and Alabama. Mr. Webster to Mr. Barber. Correspondence in re Kegis tration, Submitted for Popular Judgment ORAXGEB?RG, S C , March 15. To the Editor of The State : I am not exactly satisfied with the denial of the Attorney General of the published statement that he had sup? plied me with copies of the blank affidavits prepared by him, and bia admission that in response to my two requests, he failed to supply me with copies simply because it was not ''con? venient" for him to do so. The with? holding of the official form from Repub? lican applicants for registration in every county of the State, whereby thousands were prevented from register? ing, expiaros why it was not conven? ient" for him to furnish me with the form in question. He admits that he supposed that it was the intention of the Republican State committee to have those forms printed for the use of the Republican applicants for registration. This gives to the whole matter a signi? ficance of importance which, emphasized by the admitted fact that the Demo- ! eratic chairmen throughput the State j were supplied with these official blanks, renders me unwilling to drop the mat ter where the ingenious hut iogenious explanation of the Attorney General has left it. Fortunately, there is written evi? dence, my letter and his reply, which should be construed together to be correctly understood. His reply, dated the 27th of February, was not received until the first day of March, three days j including Sunday, before the registra? tion began. This is the only communi? cation I have ever received from the Attorney General. Here is my letter of Feb. 26 : "Referring to our conversation in your office, please inform me where 1 ! can secure a supply of the forms pre? pared by you for the registration of j voters under the last act of the Legis- i lature ; or, if convenient, I wouid be j obliged if you would send me a copy, that I may have a supply printed " Here is his reply : .'In reply to your letter of the 26th instant, I will say, that the blank forms required to be prepared by me for ap- j plicants for registration, under the Con-j stitutional Convention law, have been prepared and turned over to the Secre? tary of State. It is his duty to furnish all the books, blanks, etc , to the Supervisors of Rcgistrstion." I ask anyone to read this correspond? ence and judge fer ? himself. I under? stood the Attorney General to mean that the Secretary of State would see j that the supervisors of registration were furnished with a supply of these official i blanks, and with all due deference to i the lucidity and sincerity of the At- i torney General's explanation, I respect? fully submit that this is the only reas- [ onable interpretation to be placed upon the language of his letter. I hope Tfic State has misquoted | the Attorney General when be is re ported as saying : "If Mr. Webster i took no steps to secure the forms until ; the day for registration to begiu. it was his fault." Can this be the statement of the same Attorney General, the only officer who could furnish the official forms, who admits that I appealed to j him for the same twice in vain, and he j knows that the Supervisor here refused to allow nie to make a copy of the j forms, even on the first day of registra- | tion, until he had wired the Attorney ! General for instructions ? To such ex- j travagant and inconsistent statements j is one driven to the unavailing efforts ? to cover up a patent fraud. Now in regard to the whole matter I desire to fay in conclusion that I must j plead guilty, being "ignorant of the re? quirements of the law,'' if they were fully and fairly met by the Secretary of State furnishing each supervisor of registration with only three samples for his "guidance," and the Secretary of State, as secretary of the Irby State j committee, seeing that the Democratic j county chairmen were furnished with i an abundant supply of these official I form?, while they were withheld from Republican applicants for registration. The letter of the Attorney General would have required no explanation the the whole affair would not have and sented <ju:to as ugly a look if "all pre blat.k-" had been sent to the supervis? ors ai;<i certainly, few of these would have needed special instructions to have dealt them out sparingly to to the li ? publican applicants for registration. E. A. WEBSTER, State Chairman. Tra Iv Astonishing. - Misa A anette X. Moen, Fountain, Mino., says: Ayer's Cherry Pec? toral ??HS h ?-id a wonderful effect in curing my brothers children of H. s-ver^ un.! dangerous ; cold. It was truly as'on isl) in ir how speedily j thev found relief after taking this prepara- j tion.' Pinching Their Pockets. I Tbe Crescent City Losing Her ! Commerce. NEW ORLEANS, March lo.-One of j tlie evil effects the labor disturbance ; is having on the commerce of this city was shown to-day when it was rumored that when the steamer Nia? gara finished unloading, she will not remain at this port to take on her cargo of cotton, but will go to Gal? veston for it The Niagara is lying at the wharf near the head of Phillip street and in the vicinity of the place from which a party of rioters fired upon negroes and killed one of them last Tuesday. Yesterday she was unloaded by non-union men aud it is expected that the unloading will be completed to-day. The Elder-Demp? ster Company are agents for the vessel, and as the rumor got abroad that the craft was to be seut to Gal? veston for her cargo of cotton, the inquiry was made there if the vessel was to be loaded there, and the reply was in the affirmative. The question was asked if the labor troubles on the levee were the cause of this action being taken. The answer was: "Partly because of the situation," and it was further added that the steamer is to leave her moorings to morrow morning and start out for the port on the Gulf of Mexico. The riot of Tuesday morning ie now being investigated by the grand jury. The inquisitorial body met this morning with Foreman J. A. Chalaron and thirteen members in attendance and went into session with the matter of the riot before them for investiga? tion. A large number of wituesses have been summoned from the police force and among the negro screwmen who were present at the scene and whose bodies were made the,targets j for the revolvers and rifles of the j attacking party. At 1 o'clock Judge I Moise sent for the grand jury and delivered a special charge urging them to probe the affair to the bottom in order to discover the perpetrators of the outrage. Those who went to the up-town river front this morning before 7 o'clock in anticipation of either wit? nessing? bloody riot or the entire! resumption of the usual activity on the levee were disappointed, for neither one or the other occurred. Although it was known that the State militia would be on the scene, work was not begun at 7 o'clock, not be? cause of the absence of negro work? men, for they were out in great num? bers, but rather because the soldiers ! did not put in an appearance until i some time after 7 o'clock. As early I as 6:15 the street corner in the vicin- i ity of Monday's and Tuesday's dis turbances were thronged with white men, presumably screwmen and levee laborers ; but these did not talk of riots or trouble. The coming of the militia was the one topic dis- : cussed, and it was admitted on all i sides that no turbulent scenes were : likely to take place as long as the j boys in blue were kept on duty along the river front. Many uncompliment- ; arv remarks were made of the sol? diers as to their ability to do battle ; whether they would run if a mob one thousand strong should come up the levee, but it is safe to predict that no mob will organize to lace the soldiers' rifles. The police were patrolling the levee early this morning, and the only noticeable activity among them was when a batch would be sent to breakfast, and when they returned another batch would be relieved that they might eat lt is needless to say the officers look forward to the meal hour with delight, and when they are ; relieved they hurry off to their homes as fast as their two legs will carry ; them. On the way back to duty the same pace is not discernable, any this leads one to believe that they leave with more gladness than the return to the river front. The hour when they will be returned to their ! old beats will be welcomed with joy It was as late as a quarter to 7 when the first gang ot negroes to work on the vessels arrived, and when they had reached Water and Sixth Street they halted and looked UD and down the street. One of them asked a bystander ii* the militia had arrived, and when he was in formed that it had not some turned and walked out Sixth Street and others went over to the wharf, and stood behind a number of police. The 2TO who had asked it the militia hdd arrived was one of the number who turned to go back to his bonn;. Ho was asked where he was going,] and his answer was: "Home." lie said he was not going to take any chances on the wharf. "The sol? dier might be all right," he said: 'but it wouldn't be safe working on that wharf, and as I have a wife and two children I don't want to die just yet TH try to get work at something else until all the trouble is over, but ; won't work on the levee now." "Von will be sah; from harinas long as the militia is here " "it is not herc now, and I am not sroiii?? to take anv chances." iiff caught up with his companions, who were soon lost to view by turn? ing into a street sonn.' distance away It was amusing to watch the negroes who cann.: to the levee on cotton floats. As a crowd on a corner was passed it would be steadfastly gazed upon, and when the float had passed on up the street the men would turn around every second, presumably io ! notice what movement the crowd of white men would make Once un the wharf in safety they would stand in a group behind an officer or a bale of cotton or some other protection, and it seemed they were afraid to expose themselves. Coals were not removed and a bandana handkerchief containing food was not laid aside. Apparently they? knew not what to do, and it looked as if they would not attempt work until the soldiers should come. At a quarter past 7, the Fifth Bat? talion under command of Major L F. Bouchereau, appeared at Jackson Street and the levee and turning down, marched to Morris bath house, Celeste Street and the levee, and was met there by the Fourth Battalion under command of Major Elmer E. Woods. The two entered the bath house, "which is being utilized as an armory, and later pickets were placed around it. This ceremony occasioned considerable laughter among the crowd of men and boys who had gathered, as the pickets were re? lieved of novels from the inside pocket and newspapers from the hip pockets, which they brought with them to pass the long and tedious hours. The appearance of the militia enlivened the river front to some ex? tent but not as much work was begun as was expected and this was said to be on account of the late arri? val of the soldiers. In the course of an hour or two, sufficient men had ar? rived and been put to work loading ves? sels. Everything proceeded quietly until 5:30 o'clock when the negroes knocked off and went home and the j militia returned to their armories.- ! Tfie State. A Shortage at Kingstree. KIN'GSTREE, March 16 -It is reported opon our streets this eveoiog that there is a shortage of $300 in the accounts of Dispenser McDonald at this place. Mr. Yeldell refused to give out any in- i formation for publication aud no au thentic information of an official Da- | lure can be obtained. Mr. Yeldell i the inspector, fiuished checking the ; books to-day. It bas been known for j some time that Mr. McDonald bad lost I ?356.56 by thc failure of a local bank at this place, but any further shortage is scarcely credited, as Mr. McDonald enjoys the confidence of our people, and no one who knows him would doubt his honesty or integrity. - mm ? t~-m9M* From 325,000 to $1,000 Con? sumed in a Wrecked Express Car. TERRE HAUTE, IND., March 15. Vandali Express, No. 7, was wreck? ed two miles east of this city at 12.50 this morning. Conductor Rahm had his arm fractured, and several passengers were badly bruis? ed. A head-end collision with a switch engine caused the accident. Both engines reared high in the air, and the derailed cats caught fire and burned fiercelv, as did also a dozen freight cars standing on the siding. Both engineers and firemen escaped serious injury by jumping. The ex? press was runniug at a speed of thir y miles an hour when the crash came. It is learned that the Adams Ex press Company lost a large amount of money in the car that was destroy? ed by fire. The money was in a safe for New York from St. Louis. The heat of the safe consumed the paper money and the coin melted and ran together. There are various state? ments as to the amount of money destroyed-from $25,000 to $100, UOO. That it was a large amount there is no doubt, but no one con? nected with the company will give anything but vague information. A Rise in Leather Leaves Shoe Manufacturers in The Hole. BOSTON, March 10.-A Haverhill, Mass., special says : Anxiety and un? easiness were pictured on the counte? nances of the local shoe manufacturers this morning as they rushed about in th<;ir endeavor tc purchase sole leather at the old figures. The price was re? cently advanced 2 1-2 cents perpouud. and the dealers notified their customers to-day that a further advaoce of 3 cents h.ad been made, aud there was almost a panie among tho smaller shoe manu? facturers in regard to the issuance of the notice. The manufacturers had been caught on the port side and thc advance has caused then) much worrimeut, as they had taken their orders at a small profit, and now thc advance, right in the mid die of the busiest shoe season er,er known at tnis season of the year, bas swept away all of their profits and they will have to manufacture their goods at a losx. Thc ?cather dealers claim that thc ad? vance is due to the scarcity of hides, and they predict that the end of the advance in prices is not in sight. The local dealers have their stores well .stocked with leather and will not bc affected, bot the advances in the prices mean ni uch to thc manufacturers. Electricity has now, it seems, beaten the record of the gold-beater, and can prod-ace a foil of thc mineral from live to ten t;::i"s thinner than ordinary gold leaf. .J"M<j.[? Wilson Swan, the chim ist ;?f electric-lighting fame, has pre scated to thc Royal Society specimens ni 'his wonderful thin foil made by de? positing gold on copper with tho elec? tric current and then dissolving away the copper from it with perchloride of HEART DISEASE. Fluttering, No Appetite, Could not Sleep, Wind on Stomach. "For a long time I had a terrible pain at my heart, which fluttered al? most incessantly. I had no appetite and could not sleep. I would be compelled to sit up in bed and belch gas from my stomach until I thought every minute would be my last. There was a feeling o? oppression about my heart, and I was afraid to draw a full breath. I could not sweep a room without resting. My husband induced me to try Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and am happy to say it has cured me. I now have a splendid appetite and sleep well. Its effect was truly mar? velous. " MRS. HARRY E. STARR, Pottsville, Pa. Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on positive puarantee that the first bottle will Denefit. All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for 85, or it will be seat, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Yules Medical Co , Elichart, Ind. For sale by Dr. A. J. China, Sumter, S. C. NOTICE. I WANT every man and woman in the United States interested in the Opium and Whisky ! habits to have one of my books on these dis- j ease6. Address B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga. i Box 382, and one will be sent you free. SUMTER TI?H?P. \ HAVING PURCHASED the tools and j outfit of the shop formerly of E. Cardarelli, I will conduct the Tia business in j its diff?rent branches at the same stand, on Republican Street near Graham's Stables. Orders for Roofing, Guttering and general ! Repair Work will have prompt attention. I have good workmen employed, and ' gjarautee satisfaction Feb. 20. H. A. HOYT, Agent. ? H. A. HOYT, I - THE WELL-KNOWN Watch and Clock j workman ha9 sold out the Jewelry Business, and will devote his entire time and , energy to repairs. He can be found at Walsh & Shaw's Shoe Store, next door to Baok ot" Sumter. Sign of Big Watch. Will ? do work in first-class manner, and cheaper ; than anv other. ; Feb. 20. H.A. HOYT. Estate of John E. Law, Deceased IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on April 6th, 1S9?5 for a finil discharge AS Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. MRS. ANNA E. LAW. Administratrix Sumter, S. C., March 6, 1S95.-4t. PATRICK MILITARY l?fflTDB, ANDERSON". S. C. Seventeenth Session OPENS SEPTEMBER !2TH. GOOD COURSE in English, Mathematics Latin, Greek, German, French, Draw ug, Book-Keeping, and Tactics. Send for Catalogue. COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Aug. 15 Supt. 1890. 1894. A. C. PHELPS & CO., General Insurance Ajente, Sumter, S. C. Fire, Life, Accident, Steam Bei 1er, Plate Glass, Bonds of Surety for persons in posi? tions of trust, and Liability Insurance in every branch, written in the very best Amer can and Foreign Companies. Over sixty-five millions of capital repre sen ted. Office at Messrs. J. Rettenberg & Sons, 2d Fioor, Front. Mehi 4-0 THE FLORIST AND GARDNER informs hts customers and the public that he is prepared to furnish fine articles ia FRUIT TREES. ROSES, AND ALL KINDS OF FLOWER PLANTS. ALSO CABBAGE PLANTS AND OTHER VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE PLANTS. 100 Cabbage Plants; 25 1,000 " " 2.00 He offers his services to lay o-.;t gardens and put them in goo? shape. Reasonable terms. Feb. 10. Obtained, and ail J'A'J KM' Ii US ? S ESS at? tended to for ito DEUA TE FEES <>(?r otSce is opposite the H.S. Patent Office, and ?ve cnn ob? tain Patents ni less lime ti ia n those vinote from WASIJIKGTOK. >t-n,l MODEL I't.'AU JKG ot PHOTO of invention. We ad vin- :.> ?'.:tenc aniiitv free ofch?rce we m.-in" ?-<> ' IJARGE IK LESS PATEKT IS >.v . UE!> For circular, advice, terms and references to actual clients in ymir own State.Omwy. City ot Town, write to ^i$S^ffi*%?l!f&? Opposite Patent Ofice. Washington, D. C Planter. TO FARMERS ONLY The above Planter will plant accurately any number of griing in a place, a: ?my distance drsired. One man and one horse can open th<? furrow, put cuwn the jiuano ?od drop and corn, 12 acres in ooe day and do it to perfection. SJoid by Geo. F. Epperson, Sumter. ?. C. Ofice at. Geo. F. Epperson's Livery Stables. in It* Hayiisworth? AGENT FOR THE South and North American Lloyds, New York and Chicago Lloyds. I CAX IXSUKE nil classer of property at greatly reduced rates from the prevailing Fire Insurance Kates willi equal responsibility on the part of the Company. Office at Ilaynsworth ?; Haynsworth's Law office. Feb. o Sumter, S. C, Paint Your Roof's Xow is the time to Paint your Roofs, and DIXONr? GRA PHITE PAINT is the sort to use. One painting his been known to last fifteen years. We sell the Paint, or contract to put it on. guaranteeing salis faction either way. If you want a book on this subject let us know. MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS. Belting, Oils and General Machinery Supplies. Sanitary Plumb? ing in ail its branches. THE SUMTER MACHINERY AND SUPPLY HOUSE, H. B. BLOOM, Manager.' East Liberty St., Sumter. S. C. March I.