Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?L';r cIMatrbntnii aiftSon?, WEDNESDAY, KAY 22, 1 --a--m---i The Sumter Watcnman was fo in l?5? and the True Southron ta The Watchman and Southron no the combined circulation and iufl of both of the old papers, and is festly the besi advertising mediu Sumter. EDITORIAL NOTES. Farm laborers are being paid rate proportionate with the pr price of cotton. The Tennesseans who hanged Taroey io emgy were engaged poor business. They will need overplus of enthusiasm daring the campaign. Japan will have io Formo; troublesome subject of government, time the world will hear much of 1 rule for this island The income tax law will have I remodelled or repealed by the Congress. Ditto the dispensary lat the next Legislature. The first issue or*tbe County Ba: in Florence has been received. Darr issues an excellent paper anc wish him success io his new field. The Evening News, oar local d contemporary made its S rsi- appear: Monday afteroo^. in the lecal news departments it is a credit to management. Hon. John L. McLaurin'a Di speech, which iss published in paper is commended to Conservati and Reformers alike for careful c sideratioo. The organization of ? Camp of S Confederate Veterans should coram* itself to every young mau whose fat or grandfather bore Confederate arm "Coin's Financial School" and * 'Financial School Up to Date" are bei read by a great many people in Sc ter. These books have crowded Tri out. The first trotting Derby will be h< ia Germany on the 23d instant. 2 trotter is an American developme: and Mr. James Gordon Bennett I entered several of his horses for tb< races The Galveston News says : "Befe the country consents to accept worn suffrage, woman mu*t make her hes gear more reasonable.** The Ne man is evidently a theater goer. A promineot church in Boston h changed its hours of service so tb morning services and bicycle ride may not conflict. It is not probab that the cycle craze will ever reai such a pass in Sumter. The women of Sumter who do o want to vote, as well as those who d should atteud the Woman Suffra< meeting this evening. The address will be interesting, if not fully coi vincing. The speech of Miss Clay in favor i Woman Suffrage made several conver and set others to thinking. Whe anyone talks practical politics to sou men, even if the talker is a womat and talks about women's vcr.es, a attentive ear is assured. Practice politics is an open sesame to their mind aod hearty More than six thousand persons ar employed in the canning factories c San Francisco, and ;he output i valued at four and a half million dol lars per year. A few more factories ii South Carolina would pay. Then would be a greater demand for labor both in cultivating the fruits and vege jab?es, and in the factories. Tbe Woman's Edition of the New? berry Herald and News is a gem. Ii contains a most excellent write up o! Newberry, besides other articles ot interest The numerous illustrations, half tone engravings, of factories, public buildings, business houses, resi? dences and portraits of promineut citizens, are far above the average usually to be seen in newspapers. The women of Newberry have scored a triumph for which Mr. Aull, of the Herald and News, deserves a full share of praise. In the name of conscience, or all the other adjustable fixings thai the modern reformer carries around with him or her, bow does Col. Dargan uphold Woman Suffrage and endorse Womau Suffrage campaigners who use as one of tbe strongest arguments in favor of granting the right of voting to women that it would guarantee a white majority of 25,000 in South Curolina and insure white supremacy for yeari j to come ? How can he adjust his ! -- mun wi MI un III -- j position on tbe negro question wi i endorsement cf Miss Clay aod ! arguments in favor of graotir.g w< ! suffrage for the purpose of eli min I the negro 7 He was expected by i than one to utterly repaaiate Clay and ber suggestions io the li practical politics, but he did not i diate. A North Carolinian has discovet method of making acetylene, tbe brilliant illuminant of all gases cheaply, that it can be sold for cents a thousand feet. The powe the gas is so great that a burner let out one foot ao hour gives a flam fifty candle power, with only one of the heating power of common The common gas would give a ligt twelve to sixteen candle power. r. discovery will give electricity a po* fol competitor, as the light is 1 liant and will have the advantage great cheapness. A lot of dust is being kicked j around the Goff decision and tber , danger that the true status will i obscured aod' hid from, public vi The right of a State to enact a rej tration law was not denied by Ju Goff, but the registration law t disfranchised thousands of citizens no otber reason than that they failed register years ago, was declared to in conflict with the State and Fed* Constitutions. This is the gist of entire matter, as we understand Judge Sou may be all that is charg He may be a double-dyed villain, I the law gave him the opportunity striking the blow that he may hs long wished to strike. The law, on face, was in conflict with the Consti tion of the State, and, as enforced, was unjust and an instrument for t som mission of fraud. In another column will be found t platform adopted by tbe Democra party in 1876, and upon which t Democracy, the representative of bo est government and justice to ali me white and black, won that victor which caused the carpet-baggers, seal wags and that horde of rascals ai thieves to flee the State. It was good platform, and we would be actic wisely were we to return to it. Omi ting the direct references to the Repu lican government of the State, we hat certain principles that we eau acce] and act upon to-day. Observe tl declaration in reference to acoeptin the Constitutional amendments, the a] peal to all meo, white and blaci to unite for the purpose of s< curing a good and honest govert meut, tbe declaration of honesty i all departments of the governmet and the pledge that all shall receive juf tice. If such principles were goo enough for Hamptou and bis lieuten ! ants and all the best people, rich an poor, of the State of South Carolina why are they not good enough for o to-day. ---anBi-?--m "BEFOBM" INDEED. The decision of Judge Goff knocke? out the registration law, and with it al the plans of the dominant element Irby, Tillman and Evans thought the] had every thing fixed to carry ou their designs, but Judge Goff was tbe unconsidered element that proved poteel ! enough to disorganize and set aside al j plans and schemes. Now, as a last resort, these leaders, who have labored for five years to divide the white people of South Carolina into hostile factions, I are calling on the white people to j rally around them to preserve white supremacy. They call for a white pri ! mary to settle all political differences I before the general election, so (hat the j white people may make a uuited fight against the negro. This is all stuff, ! and we do not propose to have any I thing to do with this so-called primary, j We have seen enough of the primary i manipulations of these men to satisfy us that we have nothing to expect from them in the way of fairness or justice. They have used the machinery of the party for factional purposes, and have not hesitated to employ the most out? rageous methods to accomplish the ends sought. Tile time has come when we must havefairelectioos in South Carolina, aod i there is no use to attempt tc fight against the inevitable. The sentiment against irregular and unfair methods ' has been ^towing for several years, aud the Goff decision has merely had the effrct of bringing matters to a cri?is We stand for fair, open and just j election laws, with an educational and I property qualification, if thought best, and the Australian ballot system of voting. We have bad enough of sharp ? practice and chicanery, and do not in- j land to be frightened into any coalition j that will sanction it, negro or no negro. I IN BAD TASTE. Thc address that Gov EV?DH ipsued to the people of the Sta;e oo Wednesday, anent the registration decision ni Judge Goff and the general political situation, destroyed at one stroke the good opiu ion that he had wou by a conservative and rational course of conduct since he has been in the Executive office. It was ill-advised and bitter beyond rea? son or excuse. The charges and insin? uations be makes against Judges and other men of high character, who were honored and trusted in this State long before be jumped into notoriety by train iog with Senator Tillman, are too dis? graceful to appear in a document that purports to be a State paper. We are ashamed for Gov. Evans and his advi? sors who were aware of bis intention to issue this fire-brand address. We trust that he may, in time, suffer such a change of mind and heart as to be ashamed for himself, and bitterly regret having been guilty of the address. The purpose of the address was to arouse feeliog and not to re-assure the people of tbe State. The growing sen? timent in favor of mutual concessions j by either faction in the interest of uni? ty, peace and good government, was nipped in the bud by tbe violeut and uncalled for language used by Gov. Evans, and the old partisan and faction? al feeliog has sprung up where it waa ap? parently dead. That Gov. Evans de? signed his addrers to be another "Shell Manifesto." wo have no do?b'. but whether ho will succeed ia 'arousing a tidal wave of bitterness like unto that of 1890, we are in serious doubt. The people are tired of strife, tired of fraud, tired of this never-ending political con? test with no better or higher object in view tban the possessen and retention of office, and \ u,v- degree of confi? dence that they ... . consider the matter deliberately before going into another campaign of strife between white men who are friends in all things save poli? tics, and should not be divided. IS COIN A FOBGEE ? Coin's Financial School bas created such a deep impression on the public mind, io ' the West and South particularly, that the free silver senti? ment bas gained strength with amazing rapidity. The argumentb advanced in this book in favor of the free coinage of silver on the old ratio of 16 to 1 are so plainly stated and are so exceed? ingly plausible that men are convinced by reading. The books are selling by thousands to tbe disgust and perturba? tion of the mcnometalli8t.s, or as they style themselves the 'sound money men/ They have made several at? tempts to answer the argument of the book without marked success. The answers have not been convincing, so that to-day Coin's Financial School remains unanswered as far as the public is concerned. However, the opponents of the free silver doctrine have been making a oareful study of the Financial School for the purpose of verifying or disprov? ing the statements made therein. Now they have discovered that not one word of Coin's alleged extract from the "Report of the United States Monetary Commission of 1878'' appears in the report. The author, when charged with forgijg the extract, say-s that he intended referring to the report of 1876 which, he declares, contains "the exact ! language quoted/-' But eveu here his ! statement is cailed in question asd j the report itself is cited to prove that i Coin garbled the the language of the report to suit his purpose. The charge ; of forgery is fastened upou Mr. Harvey, the author of the book, by the : Indianapolis Journal, which says : "The pretended quotation after do scribing the effects of the reduction in j the volume of metallic currency during j the dark ages says: "The discovery j of the new world by Columbus r6- j stored the volume of precious metals j brought with it rising prices.' This is not the report. The pretended quota- ! tion also jumps over eleven lines of the report which go to show that other; causes than the reduction of metallic j currency may have cootributed to the stagnation of the dark ages, and 'hat j thc introduction of bills of exchange : and paper currency certainly contri- ; buted to the revival. Thot-e eleven ? lines of the report are omitted bc- '. cause they did not suit thc author's purpose, and an entire sentence- of his own is substituted. There is no typo? graphical error in this, lt ia garbling and forgery with intent to deceive." Mother has Improved. "My mother ha? taken Hood'e Sarsaparilla and it baa don? ber much good. She bas ? improved in ber looks since using it."' C. M. Frteman, Wilford, S. C. _'_ Hood's Pills c re ali Liver His. ? Columbia Wins. The Epworth OrphMaage Located m tho Capita! Cuy. The special corn tu it tee charged with selecting 'lie ?ocar?oa of the Epworth Orphanage of the Methodist Church met io Columbia Saturdiy morning ar:d after a short, conference decided tu ac? cept the bid mad?: bv Columbia and iu cate the orphanage io that city. The committee was unanimous Tho site accepted wa* the Sims Tjlace of 25 acres aod 101 aciC?* adjoining. On the Sims plaoe is a brick house worth $3,500, and the entire donation has a money value of $12,000 to $15, 000 The Sims place is situated just be? yond Shandon, the nsw and popular suburb. The electric linc will be ex? tended from Shandon to the Orphan? age. Toe Conference propose* to make an outlay of ?100,000 in buildings aJone, and ultimately to erect in addition a home foraged Methodist ministers. That Proposal Party. The Proposal Party, which was given At the residence of Mr. and Mrs Geo. W. Loritjg last evening by a party of young gentlemen, was a decided success. It was exceedingly pleasant, novel and interesting, and besides both ibe young men aod the young ladies learned much concern mg court? ship inti they did not know before-the former bj exnerirnct', the Utter by practice. The first prize was won t?y Mr. John H. Miller, for the girls decided that his ways were the most winning; while Mr. D-ive Cunningham received the took cf instruc? tions in counsnip. with an admonition tc go and ?earn how io cake love, ere making another attempt. ---" im - THE JUEy LIST. Petit Jurors For The June Term of Court. The jury for the June term of Conn which convenes on Monday, June 10th, w?s drawn yesterday. Shou;d this term continue in session lonee'." than one week the same venire will serve The list isas follows; R M Jenkins, D J Chandler, L W Joye, Bartow Walsh, ST R Wilson, A C Durant, A C Briggs, J M Knight, J Singleton Moore, H W Cuttino, J F Woodward, H C Huotlev, WJArd, RM Aman, F L Swiuton, EB Mnldorw, John Turner, Samuel E Nelson, Eli Smith, F A Folsom, Flynn Shaw, W T Campbell, RL McElveeo, J S Dwight, J M McCutch'en, Johnnie Burkett, W W Burkett, N B Scarborough, T L Barnes, C L Stubbs, James M. Hearon, G M Best, E W Tisdale, William Dickson, J M Dick, J D Evans. ? - i -- KILLED A MULE THEIF. Mr. Ed. Baskins, one of the best known and most popular young men of the Bisbop ville section, shot a man in North Carolina Tbur.-day and, it is reported, killed him. The thief entered the stable of Mr. Baski::-: on Monday night, taking a mule, harness and buggy. Tuesday Mr. Baskin set out io pur? suit of the thief, v ho bad gone in the direc? tion of ?orth (W ina. Nothing was biard from Mr. Baskin until Friday afternoon. Theo a telegram w receivd eat Bisbopvilie, stating that the i ef had been overtaken in North Carolina ar i the mule and buggy re? covered. The tb <?f resisted and was ehot. From the Item, May 18. Some additional farts in connection with the killing of a man by Mr. Ed. Baskins have been obtained since yesterday. As stated, previously, the mule ?nd buggy was stolen Monda} night. Mr. Baskins started in pursuit on Tuesday. On Thurs? day afternoon a telegram wa3 received in Bisbopvilie from Mr. Baskins saying that be had jbeen orced to kill the thief. He further stated that he was then on his~way to Wades boro. Yesterday afternoon anoiber telpgram was received conveying the information that be bad been fully exonerated for killing the mule thief, who was a white man who had been around the Bisbopvilie neighborhood tor some time working as a clock tinker. The friends of Mr. Baskins are all glad to learn that be bas so speedily established bis innocence and will not have to undergo the tedious process of a trial to prove that he was justified ia taking the life of the mule tbief. SOCIETY HILL. May 13.-Mr. T. E. Baskins and Mr. B. Scarboro, from near Bisbopvilie, in Sumter County, came hare last Tuesday in search of a rr.ule and buggy that had been stolen from Mr. Ed. Baskins' place late Mon? day night. The thief was trailed this far, and Mr. Baskins went on further on the trail, leaving Mr. Scarboro here. Mr. Buskins reached here to-day on his way borne, and from him'is obtained the foiiowiug story : He followed the tbief as far as Wadesboro, N. C., and finally discovered his mule in thr 3tab!e of a private residence a short distance beyond that town. He accordingly went up to the house and there finding his man, cov? ered bim with a pistol and ordered him to ? hold up his hands. But the thief had no in tention of being taken anc" immediately whipped out bis pistol. Mr. haskins, how ever, was too quick for him and fired three shots, each of which took effect. The thief fell and expired in a few minutes. A coro? ner's jury was empanelled at which it devel? oped that the deceased's pistol contained two empty cartridges from which it wts judged that he fired two shots at Mr. Baskins. Mr. j Baskins to-day found a aole in his coat, j which he now supposes was made by a bullet. The jury exonerated the slayer. From a let? ter found in the pocket of the dead maa it was learned that his name is W. ?. McEIveen Baskins' neighborhood, passing off as a watch He has recently been banging around Mr. repairer. It is said that he is a native South Carcli- | niun, but moved to Texas, some time ago, j where he committed several crimes and fled j back to South Carolina. The sheriff at Cam eron, Texas, wired the sheriff of Clarendon ? county, this S?nte, to look out for the mau j He was arrested in Columbia a short while j ago and held subject to the oriers of the Texas sheriff, lt is not known here, how he j escaped from Columbia and went to Sumter. Mr. Baskins shot McEIveen three times. C?ne bullet struck bim about ar: inch below : the heart, another in the side, but was de? flected by a rib and cunio out on the back, tbe third in one temple coming out on thc other side of thc head.\ in Mr. McElveen's pocket a letter from his wife wa? found, and by th ii he was identified. One Pound of superior "Writing Paper, with Envelopes tc match;, sold by S. Cr. Ostoen & Co., for 25cents. ? A BIG WAREHOUSE. i i Cotton, Grain acd Orber Produce May bii Stored-Rt-eeipts Will be Collateral Security. i Messrs. Harby k Co., the wei! known fi rm ? of brokers. have completed arrangements for ! tfir- erection ot' a large s?orugr warehouse or. ; t h*- ourler of Dingle an?! Sumter Streets, ; op; Ori'e the Atlantic Coast Line frc*:^:.r shed. ! T;!-* situation is ft m0;>r advantageous one. HS it is within a short distance of th*- A C. L. j Freight depot nod so near the railro;-.'i truck i that the Coast Line people will put in it siding ! to the warehouse to facilitate ?o.id i . g and unloading cotton or o'her product- that may be stored in the warehouse. The dimensions of ?be warehoHse will be ; 188x125 feet, lt will bea. fireproof, iron clad j building, and with the dimensions stated j anove will give not only ample room for the j storage of cotton and grain, but ample se ! curity as well. : Harby & Co., will carry on a general etor I age and warehouse business, issuiog receipts j to those storing cotton, corn or othvr pro i ducts of vaia?, which will be accepted by the banka as collateral security. They will also make loans themselves on the receipts when their patrons desire it. All goods in storage will be kept fully insured, so that patrons of the warehouse will be fully protected against loss by fire. A storage warehouse bas lone been needed in Sumter, and it is with pleasure 'hat the fact is chronicled that the city wiil bav? not only one, but two; for as bas been an? nounced before the Sumter Tobacco and Cot? ton Warehouse Company will conduct a general warehouse ousiaess. A PUBLIC WEIGHER. The Project Again Revived. Every year, for five years or longer, the j proposition to hare a public weigher iu this city has been di.?custed with more or less interest for a month or two prior to the open? ing of the cotton season, j But so far nothing has been done more j substantial than a lot of street te.lk, a few I meetings of cotton buyers ?tod merchants and J the appointment of a few committees to coc j, sider the matter. j This year the matter bas been broached fjirlier than usual, and there appears to ?;e ?in j increase of interest in some quarters. The discussion will continue no doubt until all men are evinced and re-coimoced that a public weigher and a cotton yard for Sumter would be a very good thing and that the place cannot well get aloog without these two business necessities. There is no doubt about a public weigher, who nnder stands his business, being a good thing for a cotton market of the size of Sumter, and it is to be boped that this season will not be al? lowed to pass without the creation of the office of Public Weigher for the City of Sumter. ALMOST A FATALITY. William House Crushed Under a Pile of Lumber. The yard of the Lukens Lumber Company was the scene of an accident Friday af'er I noon by which a man came near losing his life. William House, a colored laborer and sev? eral others were loading a ear with lumber for shipment, and when about half load bad been placed on the car, the supports be? etree loosened in some wav. causing the lum? ber to slide from the car like an avalanche. House was caught by the falling timber and buried beneath it. Prompt assistance was rendered by the mill hands, who removed the 'umber as quickly as possihle and extricated House He was badly bruised, and cut about the head, legs and body, but Dr. Mood, who wa- called tn 'o attend him, does not consid? er the injuries serious. I: is considered remarkable that House es? caped mortal injuries or instant death, as the pile of lumber was sufficient to have crushed out the life of a half dozen men. mm ' * ? -wm? I A Master of Pathos, A Master of Fun, A Master of Music. The many cultivated Charleston people who beard Col. James T. Bacon, of Edgefie'ld, last night in the bandsorre Unitarian Parish Hall, will have at least one delightful mem? ory for a lifetime; and those who did not hear bim, have perhaps a treat before them for the future. Col. Bacon's now famous lecture, "An Old Man's Kraoky Kaleido? scope," is a string of pearls-pearls of thought, of pathos, of humor, of sentiment, of religion, of fun. Col. Bacon, to be? gin with, is a man of exquisite per? sonal grace and geniality. His man? ners are the perfection of high breed? ing. As a pianist, be is very accom? plished. His playing, although of the most advanced modern style, is, like everything be says and does, exceed? ingly original. As? a lecturer. Col. Bacon is undouotedly the coming man. if indeed he is not already come. Col. Bacon's life re? cord ?3 ft very noble one. He deserves the most exalted measure of success. Col. Bacon's delivery is as quaint and ; charming as the subject matter of his ad? dress. He cannot fail to please. - Charleston : Evening Post. Col. Bacon will deliver this lecture in the i Armory Hall on Tuesday evening. May 28th, ? at 8 30 o'clock. He lectures under the aus? pices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Epis I c>pal Church for the benefit of the organ ', fund. He should have a codded house for he is one of the gifted men of South Caro . ?ina, and personally a most charming gentle? men. - ill ? - - Reai Estate Transfers. City of Sumter Moses Green to Ida A. Wi?iford, one lot on Sumter Street, value SI,150. Eliza Ann Nichols to W. M. DeLorme, one lot, $25. J. A. Mood to H. Harby, one lot corner Dingle and Sumter Streets, value $900. Blank books o fall kinds at H. G. Osteen & Co's. Aye r's /? PILLS Received Highest Awards AT THE World's Fair AS ^SfXTHE BEST fMEDALi 1 _ Family PHYSIC MADE PT.OM !ig?g Iradi ?t?aeco ABSOLUTELY PURE All popular flavors with Pure Fruit Juices, Try our Cherry Phosphate. J. S. HUGHSON & CO., Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET Feb. 8. SUMTER S. C., THE WHOLE OR A PART OF TBE MCDOWELL PLANTATION, contain j itu; 640 acres, about a mile and a-balf South i of the City of Sumter. Apnlv to JAMES MCDOWELL, I Mav 17-tf. Manning, S.C. i-:-: Estate of Miss Mary S. Broun, DECEASED. ALL PERSONS baring claim9 against aforesaid Estate, will present same, j dur. attested, and ail persons indebted to I said Estate, wili make immediate Dayment to F. M. DWIGHT, M. D., Administrator, Wedge6eid, S. C. J May 15-21. T. C. Scaffe Wouid inform bis friends and customers j i hat be is prepared to manufacture TOBACCO FLUES, Any dimension or thickness, more reasonable than any cf his competitors ; having many advantages over them ; having 20 years experience in this kind of sheet nie'.al work. So Simple, S Nine ?ines out of ten when we are out of sorts our trou? bles can be removed by that re ! liable cid V medicine, 5 which for more than 20 years has been curing many people cf Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ma? laria, Impure Blood, Neural? gia, Headache, Liverand Kid ney troubles. It's the oeculiar combination of iron, the great strength-river, with selected vegetable remedies of true value that makes Brown's iron Bitters so q;ood for strengthen inp- and purifying the svstem. ?t :s specially good for womer, and children-it makes them strong and rosy. i,:-o^r.'s Iron Bitters is pleasant to tr.!c cr. i it wi!! not stain the teeth nor cr ? cor.st Section. Sec the crossed red li? on tho wrapper. Cur book, ''Hov Live :i Hundred Years," tells all abeu; ?rec f~r 2c. star.-.p. ilscwrx CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE BORKE'S C<)?.I-K<ii5, Angula, Ga. One of the mort corn - ; lcte institutions in theSouth. Actual Budines . College Currency. Many crachi-itcs in pood paying poMtioris. Full course, i months. Shorthand ant'. Typewriting al>c aught. Freo trial levens. Send for eire?*'?-. ? Obtained; :uid :til PATES! Bil tended to for MODERA TE FEES C OpI>OSitC tin- T. S FVit?nt ? >:Thv. tain t'?tteutsi?i lo?? time than ih.is.- . ir.H.'.>'.'/1.\G7'()S. N'?.I MODE] : '. 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