The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 25, 1895, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25,1S95.
The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 185? and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and iufluenoe
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Senator Tillman is unquestionably
the most influential man in the con
vention.
Mr. Patterson wbo rushed to the pro*
teotioo of bis frieud. President Evans,
may be a nice mau, we know nothing to
the cootrary. but he is tbe sort of friend
that we would pray to be delivered
from.
Senator Irby and Senator Ti liman
may hate each other, bat when the ne
cessity arises they will pull together io
State politics.
The Constitutional Convention has
wasted abpot a week in wrangling over
matters that are in nowise related to
the framing of tbe organic law of tbe
State. First it was the row over tbe
naming of Saluda county ; then it was
the row about the editorial io The State.
And the worst part of the waste of time
was Chat Ben Tillman seized the oppor
tunity to stir up enough bitterness and
hell and damnation, as he fittingly
terms it, to embitter the entire Conven
tion. The ?rst week tbe Convention
was a decorous deliberative body from
which the people of the State were en
couraged to expect much good ; the
second week it has borne a striking re?
semblance to a tom-cat fight. Tbe
Convention should reform itself and get
to work.
The action of tbe Constitutional Con
vention in the matter of The State's
editorial criticism of President Evans
was bath unfortunate and foolish. Gov.
Evans did misstate a vote, aod the
proof is indisputable on this point, bat
when bis statement was questioned
another vote was ordered and the re
salt was accepted as satisfactory aod
fia I by Senator Irby who objected to
the -tatemen t of the first vote by Pres
ident Evans. Tbe State bae a right to
its opinion of Mr. John Gary Evans,
even it does, as in this instance,
give ill-advised expression to its opin
ion. It was merely a single opio
ion a? it first stood, but when
Mr. Patterson introduced bis asinine
resolutions the public was forced
to tbe conclusion, that there was
a very strong presumption that The
State's opinion was well founded The
Convention has succeeded in making a
ridiculous spectacle of itself, has given
The State a mighty advertisement and
left it in a stronger position than it
would have occupied bad the editorial
been quietly ignored. As we view it,
the ?ditorial of The State was ill ad
vised and calculated to stir up venom
where every interest demanded tbe ab
sence of venom, and wc sincerely regret
that so much feeling should have beeu
created by so small a matter.
We hope the convention will favor- '
ably consider the preposition to pro
vide more substantially for the Con
federate veterans The ranks are
growing thinner and thinner each
year and many of them are in need of
assistance. They are disabled and
incapable of making a support for
themselves, and now is the time that
they should receive substantial as
sistance. The small pittance they
now receive is wholly inadequate to
their necessities.
The memorial addressed to the Con
stitutional Convention by a number
of the colored citizens of this county
is on the right line, and asks no more
than every citizen should have, and
no less than any citizen has a right to
expect. They ask for a uniform,
impartial, fair, uneenivocal and un
changeable regulation of the suffrage,
which we all desire and with less
than which we cannot be satisfied.
A majority of the intelligent citizens of
South Carolina desire a qualification
of the suffrage that will eliminate
the ignorant, vicious and corrupt
element from politics and prevent
fraud in elections. This will result
in nothing but good to all classes and
will make the right of suffrage a dis
tinction and an honor to be sought
after.
Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage has
been called to the associate pastor
ship of the First Presbyterian
Church, Washington, D. C, and has
accepted the call. This is the church
known as the President's Church.
TRADING WITH THE NEGRO,
Capt. D. E. Keels undertook, in the
last issue of the Sutnter Herald, the fu
tile task of convincing tbe Democrats
of Samter County that he did Dot
make a trade with one or more of the
negro candidates for election to the
Constitntiooal Convention. We would
have no interest in this brazen attempt
to disapprove facts, that were made so
patent by the logic of eviuts, that scores
who had hitherto affiliated politically
with Capt. Keels opeuly declared that
they repudiated him and his methods
for all time, had Capt D E Keels not
dragged in personalities against the
editor of this paper. The purpose of
the closiog paragraph of bis article is as
apparent to al! who are acquainted with
his methods as was the fact that he had
an understanding with some of the
negroes, and expected to be elected a
delegate to the Constitutional Conven
tion by meaos of negro votes. He de
sires to re-arouse prejudice against the
Conservative element in hope of being
able to regain his sway in tbe Reform
ranks, and with this end in view he at*
tacks the Watchman and Southron in
his asnal braggadocio style. Capt.
Keels should learn something by ex- j
perience, for he is not a fool, what
ever elee be may be. He knows
that he can neither ase, bay nor in*
ti m id ate the Watchman and Southron,
and that we will continue to express a
candid and fearless opinion concerning
htm or any other man who occupies, or
attempts to occupy, the role of a polit
ical leader This is a settled principle
in tbe editorial conduct of this paper
and it will so remain for so long a time
as the present editor is connected with
it
We care nothing whatever for Capt.
Keels' personal opinion, and were it
not for the quasi public character ot
the matter it would be ignored with
the contempt that we feel for it and its
author. However, since Capt. Keels
calls in ouestioo tbe correctness of the
A
opinion that he traded with the negroes,
we propose to briefly enumerate
some of i be circumstances that coo
firmed that opinion in the minds of Re
formers and Conservatives alike.
1. A resolution was introduced in
the Republican convention that a coal
ition be formed with the faction of the
Reformers that was led by Capt.
Keels.
2. Tickets were distributed at the
election containing tbe nam -* of
the three negro candidates ana tbe
names of Capt. D. E Keels, IV. A
James and J. E. DuPre Tbe last
three names were written, and all of
these tickets that we saw?sp?cimens
being shown us from widely separated
precincts?were in tbe handwriting of
one man, and that man, we were re
liably informed, was oue of the negro
candidates*. The question is, wby
would one of the negro candidates
work for the election of Capt D. E
Keels and his two associates unless
there was an understanding ? Why ?
3. On the day of the election Capt.
Keels was in Sumter and was seen on
more than ooe occasion in eluse con ver- ?
I
? sation with one of the negro candidates.
4 On tbe day of election one of the I
i negro candidates was going around
j among the negroes canvassing for the j
negro-Keels combination ticket, and j
was distributing the partly printed and !
partly written tickets before mentioned, j
Wby did be do this ?
I
5. On the day of the election the !
votes were counted in *h?i Armory |
Hali. Besides the manager* of election !
and the clerks, there was quite a large !
crowd in tbe hall. What occurred i
there was a matter of public knowledge. |
Capt. Keels was seated on ooe side of a
table keeping tally as the votes were j
counted. Opposite him was seated W.T.
Andrews, Esq., one of the negro candi- j
dates, who was also keeping a record of j
the votes, as the count proceeded. When i
tbe vote had proceeded some little time it !
was evident that, the three candidates
on tbe Keels ticket, who bad been
placed on the negro ticket, had received
a considerable negro vote, but not
nearly so many as the three negro can
didates. Capt. Keels' expression grew
glum, and finally be wrote a few lioes
on a sheet of paper and pasj-ed it across
the table to Andrews. Andrews wrote
a note in reply and passed it acroHs to
Capt. Keels. The count proceeded and
the negro vote did not go solidly for
Keels. Capt. Keels after remaining
long enough to see that lie was hope
lessly defeated at this box, got up to
leave,the hall. Bat before leaving he
called W. T. Andrews out into the
hallway and had a very close but ani
mated conversation with him. "ay so
confidential with one of the negro can
didates ?
Taere are other circumstances tnai
could be recited, but we are of the
opinion that we have given am pit? proof
that there are good and sufficient grounds
for the belief that. Capt Keel* traded
with the negroes, bis assertions aud
protestations to the contrary notwith
standing A large majority of the
white people of Sumter County believe
tbat Capt Keels traded with the negroes
and he wil! be unable to convince them
otherwise.
Kven one of the candidates who
was on bis ticket, but. who received
no negro votes, publicly declared his j
belief tbat Capt. Keel* traded with the ?
negroes, in hope of election, But
enough of this matter, and to relieve
the wearisomeness of it, we will relate :
a little joke
On the day of election Capt. Keels j
was talking around at a great rate to j
keep up his courage, aud about mid-day
he went down to the telegraph office
and wired to his home precinct at ,
Lynchburg tbat be was surely elected. \
The point of this joke is that it so ex \
cellently illustrates the accuracy of ?
Capt. D. E. Keels' prophetic insight, j
There were jarge sales of tobacco at the :
warehouse lust Thursday and Friday. The
tobacco sold was of 6ne quality and the I
prices were accordingly high. A consider- j
able amount of the tobacco sold bad heen !
c-irried to other warehouses and withdrawn
from ibe floor on account of the low prices
offered. The prices obtained bere were satis
factory to t?e sellers, for they obtained from
$3 to $6 per hundred more than tbey bad
offered elsewhere. Tobacco planters ??e
rapidly realizing tbat Sumter is the beat
market, for they obtain all their tobacco is
worth every time it is put on the floor of rte ?
warehouse. As tbis fact becomes bitter j
known the farmers act upon it and they are I
bringing their crop here to sell. Koth Th?rs- j
day and Friday there were men bere who
had comea dis'aDce of 45 miles, notwith
standing ihere were nearer markets There
were men from Williamsburg, and tbey
said that they were corniti^; h?ta?d whenever !
tbey have tobacco to seil. This is ibe repu- !
tation that makes a tobacco market a success !
and draws patronage fiom all directions, and ;
the people of Sumter who are deeply interest- j
ed in the success of the warehouse are grati- j
fied tbat the men who patronize it are satis- j
fled. Tbe Sumter Tobacco Warehouse is j
growing in the confidence of the people and I
it is certam to grow in magnitude. Satisfied j
patrons are the best advertisements of any
business enterprise. Sumter offers no bonus j
to Urge planters to induce them to sell.
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There was a flurry in the cotton market |
last Friday and prices went up with a rush
Tbe top of the market was 7? to 7f for tbe ;
best grades and occasionally an extra fine lot
sold tor a few pointe higher. The average
price was 7.60 to 7 62i. The receipts tbat day
were the heaviest of the season, and tbe
average grade of the cotton very good.
- ? ?
Fish fakers are becoming numerous aud on
Saturday night the intersection on Main and !
Liberty Streets is a miniature fish market.
Do not neglect tbe symptoms of impure
biood. Do uot disregard Nature's cry fori
help. Take Hood's oarsaparilla nnd guardi
against serious illness and prolonged suffei- j
ing.
Something new and original in tablets at
H. G. Osteen ? Co.'s Book Store. Tablets ?
with paper doll covers for 5 cents.
THE PREMIUM SALE.
Thousands of Pounds of Fine To
bacco.
The f-ffuri of Manager Bropdon of the T<>
fmccu Warehouse were again crowned '?> a
most decided success yesterday morning. The
preruium saie which he haa been working up
for the past two weeks whs held to-day and
about 27,(.'U? pounds of tine tobacco was on
the floor for sale There were planters from
Wiliiamsburg, Florence, Darlington. Claren
don and Sumter Counties present and they i
were nil satisfied with the tit?<- prices that
their tobacco brough', and itiey will rome
again and brini: more to buceo next time.
When the saie opened there was a crowd !
of buyers present, in addition to those who ,
are located here peimancntly. and they all J
engaged in 'he spirited bidding thar prevailed. '
All appeared eager to obtain 'he tooacco and
tha bills jumped by dollars instead of quar- ?
ters, m9 they usually do. All of the hu> ers
have realized that Sumter is one of the very j
nest markets for fine and mediani tobacco iw
South Carolina, and tbey floek t^ie
when there is the prospect of an unu
sually large sale. They want the
tobacco and are willing to pay for it,
all of which results to the benefit of tbe plan
ters who sell here and tbe good ot the Sumter
market.
The following priz?s were awarded :
White Wrappers, $15 ; T. G. Gamble.
Mahogany Wrappers, $15; W. H.Coker.
Cutters, $10; T. G Gamble.
Smokers, $10 ; J. Nelson.
.For largest Check, $15; T. G. Gambie
For largest number of Pounds, $1 ; E. E
Rem ber t.
J Nelson who won the prize tor the best
lot of smokers, is a colored man.
The average price paid for tobacco rester- <
day was nearly 12 cents per pound. Sumter
is tbe best tobacco and cotton market in cen
tral South Carolina.
COURT.
Court will convene in tbis city on Monday,
September 30th, with Judge R. C. Watts on
the i?ench. There will be considerable busi
ness to come before tbe court, and the session
will probably continue during the full time
allowed by law.
Tbe jury for the first week is as follows :
D W Cuttino, William W. Herron, W.
H.Hinson, D. Dove, M. ?. Nixon, . E
Hinson. Jr , A. G Warren, W D. Rhodes,
SI. H. Plowdpn, J. D. Wilder, T. R. Mc
Cuiehen, T. E. Richardson, W. W. Ander
son, Jr , T. J. Cummings, W. Conrad Folk,
Hem by Smith, Joseph Sanders. Samuel Scar
borough, Jobn F. Jenkins, John G Gibson.
Lawrence A. White, John R. Cain. D.
DuBose, F. Leri. W H. Yates. Tnos. M
Bradley, I). J. McLfod, W. M. Kirbv, Jacob
Bradw'ell. E. F. Miller, J. H. Baker, Frank
Spann, Robt. L DuRant, W.J. Green, W.
J. Atkinson, W. J. Young.
The jury for the second week of court
is as follows.
D McCallum, Randall, R E Muldrow,
James E Consar, SS Carroll, M S Aviij9.
J Jones, W Broedon, J J Baker, J I)
Osteen, J Cape!, W W D DesCbamps. S E
Davis, W W Mellett, R Monagban, H
Wilson Bradley, James R Durant, J W Gam
ble, A A Brad ham. G M Marshall, Robert N
Owens, S R Fraser, Cbarh-s E English L M
Crosswell, Jr, W Philips, Dick Garle,
John H Burgess, L W Crosswell. J C
Caughroan, Frank G Peebles, L W Jenkins,
W H Stuckev, William Capei, S
Blackwell, M Allen, John C Shaw.
The light in tbe city clock tower is cut
eff at II o'clock. Why not keep the dials
illuminated all night?
$100 Beward $100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at Ienat ~ dreaded dis
ease that science has been ahi ?> cure in all
its stages and that is Ca?a -. Hall's Ca-j
tarrh Cure is the only positiv -ure koown to
the madical fraternity. Cata, being a con
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
stroying tbe foundation of the disease, and
giving tbe patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggist, 75c
* ?ss
Cramps may assail you at any time, without warning. Veti arc at
a complete disadvantage?so sudden and \"iole::t i.-; their attack?
unless you are provided with a sure cure.
r
is the .?.rest cure, the quickest and the safest cure. It is sold everywhere at
;?c. iiboUlc. Sec that you get the genuine?has 'Terry Davis iz Son" on Dotile?
FIRST ARRIVAL
Of the Season!
1 Car Load Well Broke Horses
To arrive Sept* si Till at
M? Harby's Stable
D?KE
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M A3 F S O M
Higfc Sratle Tob?ceo
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
WANTS.
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ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
will be inserted under this bead for 25
^ents for each insertion. Additional lines
5 cents per line.
OR RENT.?The residence opposite Mrs.
Delgar's, occupied by VV. W. Free
man. Possession eiven October lsi. Terms
reasonable. Appi to
Sept. 25? tf. * B. J. BARNETT.
WANTED?Energetic Agents to take
subscriptions for the Watchman and
Southron nn'il January let. Money to be
made. Address N. G. Osteen, Proprietor,
Sumter S. C.
WANTED?Salesmen. One to each coun
ty?in Sumter, Kershaw, Clarendon,
Darlington and Ricbland. A man with
horse Hnd buggy preferred. This is an op
portunity for any man with even an ordi
nary education to obtain good paying em
ployment for the remainder of this year and
all of 1898. Those interesad should write
und arrange to see me personally. J. F.
Hodge. Sumter, 8. C Sep:.*16?2t.
W &S-5t.
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Feel I
Badly f
To-day? ?
We ask this repeatedly, because serious
diseases often follow trifling ailments. ?
If you are weak and
generally exhausted,
nervous, have no S
appetite and can't
s work, begin at once ^
I fOil I takin>> the most rc
II VII I liable strengthening ^
medicine, which is
Brown's Iron Bitters. ^
Benefit comes from m
the very first dose.
Brown's
Bitters
IT
Dyspepsia.
Neuralgia,
Constipation.
Malaria.
Womcn1
CURES
Kidney ano Liver
Troubles,
Impure Blood,
Nervous Ailments.
s COMFUUWTS.
Get only the genuine?it has- crossed red
lines on the wrapper.
BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE,. MD.
IMPROVE YOUR STOCK.
rJIBE THOROUGH BRED REGISTERED
Jersey Bull
formerly in the possession of Messrs. Jones
& Bradford can now be found by all per
sons needing bis services at my Stables,
Sumter, S. C.
Sept. 18, 1895. H. HARBY.
Darlington Store
TO RENT.
14x80 FEET.
BEST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, SUIT
able for anv purpose. Address,
Sept. 18?Im. S. MARCO.
Clarent Mg 164,1 F. M.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU
NICATION of Ciaremont Lodge, No.
64, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday
Evening, October 3d. at 7$ p. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M.
H. C. Moses, Secretary.
Sept 4 _
MONEY TO LEND. ?
THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES HAVE
ai?horizeo us to resume the business of
I lending money on improved farming !hc<)s,
and we are now prepared to consider applica
! tions LEE b MOISE.
June 26, '95?3 mos.
I WHAT IS IT ?
' FRESH DRUGS, GARDEN SEED,
TOILET ARTICLES.
-Best Havana Cigars.
Graduates in Pharmacy always in attendance.
Pysicians Prescriptions a Specialty.
Night calls courteously answered. Elec
tric bell button just above the door latch.
Call and see us. Rest yourself a
minute. Ask for
RED MESSINA ORANGE SODA
WATER.
J, S. HUGHSON & GO.
Aug 21.
c?m
'VTOTI.CE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
the undersigned, by virtue of author
ity in it vested, will sell live shares of stock
ot The Peoples' Building and Loan Associa
tion, to the highest bidder for cash, on
Wednesday. Oct. 2d, IS95, at 6 o'clock p.
m., mi i;s oftice on Main Street, in the City of
Sumter, S. (.'. The said stock o to 1??- sold
:;: the property of Wt:i ?1 Brown. to satisfy
debt due to said Association by h:ru, and
unpaid, as evidenced by bis bond ?;:;.! mort
gage bearing date November 12th, ?892.
THE PEOPLES' BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF SUMTER, S. C.
By R. O. Purdy, Sec. & Treas.
Sept. 11.
PRINCETON.
The ' Princeton ' S*<*-k WM 06 w?r0
a. good deal this s???**??. Ir is a long
4-Button Cutaway S-ick, r-quare shoul
ders, corser waist and perfect fittiog ir,
every respic. I have them of the
most popuUr fabric*.
REGENT.
The "Efgent" ?> ? long i>-Buttoc
Cutaway frock. Wry popu'arwitb the
young meo now. It >ou want a suit of
this kind I <?* please you in price,
qualify and fir.
OXFORD.
The MCxf:r?" ^ a long ' Button
Sack and decidedly one of the roost
popular coats that is worn now.
THIS ?BEL OH ? CHILDS SUIT
GIIAHAHI EES PERFECTION. [
In addition ro the ? Oxford.?'
''Princeton" and "Regent" suits. I
have a fail in- of others, in Sacks.
Cutaways and Prince Alberts, fron: the
cheapest to the finest Also a complete
lice of Boy's Suits, including the cele
brated "Mrs. ? ; ;).? Hopkins'' make.
If you w;?nt anything in the w:ty of
Clothing, H;it> and Furnishing Goods.
I think it will be to your interest to see
what I have before bavin**.
II ?soectfullv.
%P8 & S
THE CLOTHIER.
Ser- 11