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Truly Embarrassing. The Sumter Item quotes toe remark we made afew d .ys ago, "a good mauy Democrats would kaow wbat to do tu this crisis if the other party were uot UQhappily the most corrupt and corrupt? ing political organization ou the face of the earth/1 aud says by way of comment: "It is eas) to see io what direction The News and Courier would go did it dare follow its inclination. Taking the above paragraph as an expression of the opinion now entertained by The News and Courier, we should put that paper down as a supporter of McKinley and the Republican platform, bot ts deterred from going over bodily and openly to the Republican party, 'if it were not the most corrupt and corrupt? ing political organization on the face of the earth.' Since this is 'unhappily' | true, The News aud Courier, dare not openly defy the public sentiment of tbe State and become a Republican organ. We presume that the predicament in which The News and Courier finds it? self at this juncture iu tis checkered po? litical career is, unhappily, most em? barrassing. The sympathetic may pro ceed to sympathize." The Item seems to have gathered the meaning of what we said, which we be? lieve was not said ambiguously. We did not include The News and Courier among the "good many Demo? crats" who woutd go over to the Re? publican party io this crisis-if only it were not the Republican party ; but we cao do so now. "Unhappily" as we suggested, there is no retreat or relief io that direction from the present em barraging position io which honest and true Democrats have been put by the leaders of their own party. The fire is no way of escape from the frying pao. We do oot care to swap bad company for worse. We have always dared" to "follow our inclination" in political matter, even at- the cost of the displeas? ure of mauy of our fellow citizens. We have oot hesitated to "defy" for several years "the public sentiment" of which the Item is one of the exponents, and we are cot at all subject to it.now, but we cannot counsel any good Democrat to "go over bodily and openly," or secretly or otherwise, to the Republican party. We cannot advise any Democrat, good or bad, to identify himself, even tem? porarily, with that corrupt and corrupt? ing, hypocritical and sectional organi? zation. The Item is wholly right when it pre? sumes that The News and Courier "finds itself io a most embarrassing predioamaot at this juncture." It is most embarrassing to every paper and every citizen that is a democrat on principle, and the worst of it is that we owe our embarrassment to meo of our own political oooseold, to leaders who have taken advantage of their tempo? rary authority to put the whole party io a false position, and to endanger its future usefulness and perhaps its very life as ah organization. It is not ne? cessary to go into the subject very deeply here, ooso slight occasion, but if presumptions are io order the Item will excuse us we hope if we add only that we presume that our present pre? dicament will appear very trifling in? deed to that in which it and its fellow partisans will find themselves after the election io November as the result of the actioo of a "good many Democrats" outside of South Caroiioa -News and Courier. The Campaign Meetings The following are the dates of the meetings yet to be held : Chesterfield, Tuesday, July 21. Beooettsviiie, Wednesday, July 22. Darlington, Thursday, Joly 23. Florence, Friday, July 24. Bara well, Monday, July 27. Aikeo, Tuesday, July 28. Edgefield, Wednesday, July 29. Saluda, Saturday, August 1. Lexington, Monday, August 3. Winosboro, Tuesday, August 4. Columbia, Wednesday, August 5. Orangeburg, Thursday, August 6. Newberry, Friday, August 7. L?ureos, Saturday, August S. Unioo, Monday, August 10. Spartaoburg, Tuesday, August ll. Greenville, Wednesday, August 12. Pickens, Thursday, August 13. - Ooooee, Friday, August 14. Anderson, Monday, ?ogast 17. Abbeville, Wednesday, August 19. TIMMONSVILLE BOOMING. Special to Daily Item. TMMONSVILLB, S. C., Juiy 17.-Timmons ville is oo a regular boom Tbere are four new brick and eight or ten wooden buildings going up now, besides those that are already completed. Among the new comers here are, Capt. S. S. Berger and family from Virginia, Mr. Lowman and family from Orangeburg, S. C. Capt. Berger is one of our warehouse men, aod be also has tbe DeBerry hotel in charge. He has two charming daughters, who are quite an addition to our little town socially. Mr. F. C. Lecboer is now shipping grapes daily from bis High Hill vinyard near here to Northern markets.~ E. B. T. Last sommer one of our grand children was sick with a severe bowel trouble. Our doctor's remedies bad failed, than we tried Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea j Remedy, which gave very speedjjrelief. We j regard it as the best medicine ever put on : the market for bowel complaints.-Mrs. E. G. Gregory, Frederick3town. Mo. This cer tainly i3 the best medicine ever put on the | market for dysentery, summer complaint, i colic and cholera infantum in children, lt ? never fails to give prompt relief when used tn reasonable time and tbs plain printed directions are followed Many mothers have ; expressed their sincere gratitude for the cures j it bas effected. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. I Base balls, bats, masks and mitts for sale by H. G. Q^en & Co. Two Letters. Harvey Fisk & .Som? Selected Securities. No. 24 Nas sau St. New York, July lr, 1896 ? To the Editor of The State, Col? umbia, S c Dear Sir: Will you be good enough to advise us. in view ot* the platforms adopted by the St Louis and Chicago conventions, what posi? tion your paper has decided to take In regard to NATIONAL politics for this campaign '! We are led to make this inquiry on account of the changed attitude of many of our leading newspapers, an example of which will be found in the New York Sun, in their leading editorial of July 10th, a copy of which we enclose We would be obliged if you would send us a copy of any recent issue of your paper in which you have announced the position you will take. We endose stamps in payment for paper requested, also stamped and directed envelope An early reply will be greatly ap? preciated by Yours truly, Harvey Fisk ?Ss Sons P. S.-Will you also be good enough to give, us your estimate of the probable outcome of the Novem? ber election in your State so far as the NATIONAL, tickets are con cerned ? ' The State. Columbia, S C., July 18, 1896. Harvey Fisk & Sons, New York. Gentlemen: The State, "in view of the platforms adopted by the St Louis and Chicago conventions," will ardently support the election of the national Democratic candidates, Bryan and Se wall. This newspaper, which has combat ted the errors of Populism and Till mani8m ever since its establishment, over five years ago, finds it easy and pleasant to support the platform of the national Democracy, which, de? manding reforms also sought by the Populist party, makes no declaration violative of the principles of tue party of Jefferson and Jackson The State has sought for five years to avert the conflict now impending by bagging from the east the conces? sion to the south of the right to bank upon its own securities, to issue the currency it required upon the basis of its own property and credit. For years it bas warned the east of the consequences of a refusal to permit the south a liberty which, at the worst, would injure no other section than its own, and to which it was entitled by every consideration of fairness and wisdom. But the east would not permit the tax on State batik issues to be repealed, and you behold the consequences ! in the words of William Jennings Bryan : " We have petitioned,and our petitions have been scorned. We have entreat? ed, and our entreaties have been disregarded. We have begged, and they have mocked, and our calamity came. We beg no more. We en? treated no longer. We petition no more. We defy them !" In my judgement there are not 5, 000 gold standard Democrats in South Carolina at this time, and most of those will vote for Bryan and Sewall in November. The Demo? cracy will hardly carry the State by less than 40,000 majority Very truly yours, N. G. Gonzales, Editor. Citadel Vacancies. The chairman of the board of visitors of the Citadel academy has announced that the number of vacancies from the various counties are as follows : Abbe? ville 3, EdgefieM 1, Richland J. Char? leston 1. Sumter 2, Clarendon 1, Mar? ion 1, Orangeburg 1, Barnwell 2, Union 1, Lancaster 1, Kershaw 1, Berkeley 2, Saluda 1, Darlington 1, Coileton 1, Spartanburg 1, Marlboro 1. This is an excellent opportunity for young men in these counties to get a thorough education without cost. The course of study at the Citadel is com? plete and annually a number of young men are graduated from it. Competitive examinations are held to fill the vacancies, the young man mak? ing the highest marks in each county being the winner.-The State. Work on The Rivers WASHINGTON, July 20.-Capt. F. V. Abbot, in charge of river and har? bor improvements in North and South Carolina, reports to the war department that the Waooamaw is now safely navi? gable over the whole improved portion ?hich extends further up every year, most of the snags having been removed the past season. The little Pee Dee was roughly worked over during the year and the worst obsructions removed- The lower part of the Great Pee Dee has beeu put ! in good condition and the proposed ?ui- ; provement is nearly completed. The ' jetty operations have been pushed in Wioyah Bay with good results ; the ; channel having steadily been deepened and dredging toe canal is openi?g up ; the Santee river to trade. Snagging 1 was continued in the Wateree and Cor- ; garee. In Charleston harbor no re- j pairs were made on the jetties, but! nearly $200,000 was spent, in dredg? ing. Next year the work will be com? pleted. Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S. C , July 21, 1896. This bulletin covers the weather j and crop conditions for the week ! ending Saturday, July 18, and in its j preparation were used reports from j one or more correspondents in each comity ot the State. WEATHER. The week averaged cooler than usual with an average mean tem? perature of 80, and the normal for the same period is approximately 82. The highest mean was 84 recorded at Shaw's Forks and Allendale; the j lowest, 76, was recorded at Green I ville. The maximum and minimum tem? peratures for the week both occur? red at Spartanburg ; the former 9? on the 16th and latter 63 on the 18th. During the first part of the week there was very little rain, but ou the last three days showers were gen? eral and in placee heavy. 1 There was about a normal average amount of rain for the week, but it was poorly distributed, with the heaviest fall over Chesterfield and ^southward to Hampton and Barn? well. The following heavy amounts were reported : Allendale 1 39 ; Batesburg 2.71; Blackville 3.12; Charleston 1.10; Ki.igstree 144; St George's 1.10 ; St. Matthews 4.99 ; Tiller's Ferry 1 29 : Shaw's Forks 1 35 ; Reid 3.25 ; Elloree 1.64 ; Chesterfield 137; Longshore 1.07; Columbia 1 47 ; Little Mountain 1.70; Trenton 1.58, Society Hill 2 04; lia good 2 20 ; Statesburg 2.98. There were 21 additional places reporting amounts rangiug from 0.09 to one inch Average of 40 rainfall reports 1.19, approximate normal for the same period 1 32. There was only 55 per cent, of the possible sunshine, aud the cloudi? ness was very general over the en? tire State ; there having been least sunshine in Chesterfield with a per? centage of 40 and most in Aiken with a percentage of 75. Some cor? respondents reported the lack of sun? shine harmful, while others consider? ed it favorable. It is thought that clear weather would be the more favorable condition npw. CROPS. The weather during the past week was, on the whole, favorable, and all crops made satisfactory advance. But little farm work could be done in many counties on account of the wet ground. In Chesterfield, Dar? lington, Sumter, Colleton, Berkeley, and Hampton counties excessive rainfall was a menace to cotton and corn, and locally in other portions of the State. Many farmers are finish? ing laying by their cultivated crops, and many fields will be laid by in grassy condition, the ground being too wet to plow, or the corn and cot? ton tangled by the high winds of the previous week. The water in most of the rivers has about reaohed nor? mal stages, and correspondents, esti? mate the damage to crops by over? flows on the principal ivers to have been heavy, destrying about three fourths of all crops on "river lands." Along the Wateree and Great Pee Dee crops were aboui all destroyed : along the Congaree, Lyncht, Savan? nah and the numerous smaller rivers and creeks subject to overflow the damage was serious. Corn and meadows were principally affected. Corn in general is doing very well and its present conditions gives promise of at least an average crop and possibly better. "Extra good upland, fair bottom'' Spartanburg ; "Never better," York ; "Full aver? age," Barnwell ; "Above average," Orangeburg; "Goodaverage," Edge field ; and so on from all portions of the State. Locally there are complaints of corn deteriorating on bottom lands that are too wet, but that is more than offset by the better condition of upland corn. Some fields are being laid by in the grass. Fodder pulling has begun in Berke? ley, Hampton, and Orangeburg. There was a very noticeable im? provement in cotton over the pre? vious week. Growth was rapid and the stalk has attained a large size generally, but is nevertheless fruit? ing well and the average number of healthy bolis is much greater than is i usual at this date. It has* been two wet for tho best development o?' cot? ton, and rust is reported irom Pick ens, Newberry and Barnwell. Shed? ding iron; Lexington, Orangeburg. Chesterfield, Berkely, Barnwell, Williamsburg, Sumter, Darlington, and Edgefield. No correspondent j speaks of the crop as a poor one, j (save one in upper Newberry). While j in many loclaities it is "extra fine," '.average/' or "above average*'7 It is, however in its critical stage, and the weather of the next three weeks ? will make good, or mar, its present promising condition Hot. generally dry weather with occasional showers is the indicated weather needed. Cotton is beginning to open iu the Southeastern portion of the State. On account of want of sunshine Sea Island cotton is fruiting poorly and has an unhealthy color. Rice ie generally in excellent con? ditton. On t.he lower Santee there was danger of damage to rice fields by overflows when the river went 1.6 feet above the danger line, but the river is now falling slowly and little if any rice was damaged by high water Tobacco curing is general. There are reports of poor yield and of infe? rior quality of leaf, and some that the rains interfered with curing. Peas doing well generally. Some being sown. Too wet for peas in places. Sweet potatoes are growing too much to vine apparently, with a large area cultivated. Turnip sowing in season. Irish potatoes being dug in upper portion of the State with a very poor yield. ? Pastures are growing very well, and the hay crop promises to be a large one. All forage crops are making fine growth. J. W. BAUER, Section Director. -TOP- - Privateer Personals. PRIVATEKP. TOWNSHIP, S. C., Jul j 20, :36. Yesterday tbe Rev. G. T. Gresham preached a good sermon at Bethel church on the sub" ject, "Faith Without Works is Dead." Dr: E. A. Wyman will not be able to return to the church, and after the sermon Mr. Gresham was called to the pastorate for the nest twelve months. He will preach at Bethel again the second Sunday of next month. Next Monday afternoon, July 27, the Rev. Mr. Bostick will address the Gospel Mission Society at Bethel church. For the last four years the children of the late Mr. Ephraim Kolb have had a re-union at the home of the family (in Clarendon). The re-union thia year took place last week ; eleven of Mr. Kolb's children and eighteen grand-children were present-one soo, Mr. Hughson Kolb, of Florida, was absent. Four who were present were married, and the ehil dren-in-law, also some visitors were present. Four of the sons -Messrs. Willis, Mack, Spur? geon and Rollin Kolb-live in the township. The re-union was a pleasant occasion. Slr. Scott Dwight, who has been elected one of the cotton weighers of Sumter, is origi? nally from Richland, but bas lived in our township for several years. It is a little sin? gular that one of the cotton weighers, Mr. Dwight Shaw, should have a sir-name like the family name of the other weigher. Mr. J. H. Cubbage, who has been in Flor? ida, has returned home. Mr. Bratton Ingram, one of Privateer's young farmers, has an almost black ox ; it is three parts Jersey and one part Devon, and is not quite three years old. Mr. Ingram also ploughs a horse, but be says he gets more sat? isfaction in working this ox than he does with the horse. We certandy have bad an abundance of rain. McD. F Bishopvl He's Big Dinner. Mr. McDonald Farman Speaks Glowingly of the Ladies, the Dinner and the Crowd. Mr. Editor: We had the pleasure of at? tending the new county picnic at Bishop ville on Saturday. The night before the rain fell steadily, and while cloudy, Saturday fore? noon was not unpleasant-later in the day the sun came out. That forenoon the crowd began to arrive from different directions, un? til main street presented quite a lively ap? pearance. Finally all assembled in the pret? ty grove, where preparations for the day had been made. The grove is quite a pretty place and one well suited for su db an occasion. Seats were provided for the crowd. The proceedings were opened with an an? nouncement by Mr. R. E. Carnes and a prayer by the Rev. Mr. Scruggs, then the crowd proceeded to dinner. There were 720 feet of lumber in the differed tables. Three beeves and four hog3 had been barbecued for the occasion and the dinner was a bountiful one. The ladies ate at one set of tables and the gentlemen at another. We may re? mark in passing, that it was a pretty sight to see all these ladies gathered together and we noticed pretty faces amongst them. We were informed that this was a picnic of four coun? ties, and from what we saw of the crowd at Bisbopvile, we feel sure that the future Salem county will have some as pretty and sweet girls as can be found anywhere in South Car? olina, a State which is justly famed for her daughters. After the white people bad all eaten, the colored people, a iarge number of whom were present, were kindly invited to help them? selves. Next.Mr. Carnes announced tb*', the people had assembled together to discuss the new i county :ind c?:!!?rent speakers would address ; the audience. IQ making the announcement, Mr. Carn'.'s addressed the crowd as "fellow j cit:^ -n.-; of Salem county'', which s ta tern, nt evoked considerable applause. CaDt. Miller LaCoste. of St Charles wa3 the able to remain loog on the grounds after the speaking commenced, and therefore are uo anle to furnish a list of the gentlemen who addressed the audience. This mammoth picnic was given by the people of Biehopville and surrounding coun? try and was emphatically a "new county" picnic. The following gentlemen were the committee on refreshments and order: VV. A. James, J. H. Scarborough, W. P. Baskin, J. T. Muldrow and W. VV. Hearon. The re? ception committee consisted of 0. C. Scar? borough, J. L. Parrot and R. E. Carnes. Each of these committees had power to en? large itself. Mr. Furman Parrot was a com? mittee of one to circulate petitions for the new county. The vast crowd was estimated at from 1800 to 2000 people and it was a singularly order? ly assembly, there being an entire absence of anything like boisterousness. There was no rushing around the table at dinner, in fact no crowd could have behaved itself better. To use a newspaper expression, Bisbopville "did herself proud". Her people have every reason to feel gratified at the success which crowned the occasion. MCDONALD F.CRMAN. Ramsey, July 20, 1866. - ?Ll? - Ionia Letter. IONIA, S. C., Joly 20, 1896. News has been scarce here and is yet, ex? cept except sickness. We have have had our share of that. Your correspondent has been traveling over the country a Tittle (but we are no candidate) and we find crops very good. We attended the Pomona Grange at Prosperity on last Wednesday. From the reports of delegates the Granges in Sumter are in good condition. The dinner was also good that day. We also went to the new county pic nie at Bisbopville on Saturday, the 18th, We say burrah for the new county. An executive committee of one from each township of the proposed new county was elected. The public roads are being worked here now. Ob, for the chain-gang this way for awhile. Hands are also ordered out to cut a new road from Rose Hill through Beaver dam Swamp, and across the public road at Mr. J. E. Stuckey's, through Scapeoer Swamp at Davis' old mill, and into the road that lead3 from Bishopville to Camden. Now we object, and here are our reasons : First, it will be farther from Rose Hill to Bishopville, and it will be farther from Rose Hill to Cam? den ; io fact it will be farther anywhere you should want to go from Rose Hill. We can't see any use for the road. Again, two or three years ago a petition was gotten up for a pub? lic road from Rattle Soake Springs (where the Spring Hill road connects with the Black River road) to Arant's Crossing-a road needed. Mr. Diokins said it would cost the couaty too much to bridge the swamp. We ask Mr. Diokins how about the cost now. on this new road across the same swamp where will be one bridge, and at Davis' old mill, over Scapeo'er will be three? Is this new road to catch votes ? If so, Mr. Diokins can catch a few more by cuttiog the Rattle Snake Springs Road. LITTLE FARMER. Annual Re-Union, Company D. Tom Burkett's Grove, near Sumter, S.C., Jaly 21, 18S6. The annual Re-union of Cc. D., Kershaw's 2d S. C. Volunteers, was held here to-day. On motion Comrade J. D. Wilder wa* called to the chaif'and Comrade H. C. Mose3 re? quested to act as secretary. Roll was called and the following survivors of Company D. answered to their names, viz: S. J. Bowman, S. J. Brown, J. T. Brad? ford, S. J. Newraao,,I. R. Brunson, T. H. Burkett, J. D. Wilder, L. M. Rembert, W. B. Troubleneld, Perry (Big) Moses, S. Rusb Cole, S. F. Flowers and H. C. Moses, and Joe Levan,-colored, and Richard Gale, col? ored, cooks. Among those present were Comrade A. D. Moses, of the Hampton Legion ; Mr. J. M. Reames, son of Comrade H. W. Reames: Messrs. Allen R. and J. E. Flowers, sons ot Comrade S. F. Flowers; Mr. Qaitman Brun? son, son of Comrade J. R. Brunson ; Master S. B. Newman, son of Comrade S. J. New? man, and three Messrs. Durant, sons of Mr. D. R. Durant. Also Mr. J. M. Knight, of i the Sumter Herald. The minutes of our last re-union were read and adopted. Letter of regret on account of his inability to be present was read from Comrade J. S. Beck, of Florence. Committee appointed at our last re-union to perfect the company roll submitted its re? port, which was adopted and the committee discharged. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved that the presiding officer and sec? retary have a complete roll of our company published from its organization to its sur? render, and have 100 copies of said roll printed for the use of the survivors. Go motion of H. C. Moses, Resolved, That the sons of any Comrade who had been a member of Company D, be allowed to attend our re-unions aud partici? pate in our proceedings : those so desiring simply to give their names to the secretary. An election for permanent officers was held which resulted as follows : Lieut. J. Diggs Wilder, President; Private Perry Moses, Vice President ; Private H. C. Moses, Secretary. Comrades H. C. Moses, S. J. Brown, J. D. Wilder, W. B. Troublefield and S. J. New mah were then elected a standing executive committee. Comrade H. C. Moses then oft-red the fol? lowing tribute cf respect to the memory of Comrade H. M. Reames, which was seconded by Comrade Cole, and adopted by a rising vote: Whereas, Since our last reunion the un? conquerable foe bas again taken from us one of our best and most loved comrades, Cor? poral H M. Reames. When the cry aro* throughout our State for volunteers be was among the 5rst to offer his services and when Co. D was organized and left for Virginia on the 29th April, 1861, Corporal Reames was with us. His record as a soldier, like bis whole life's record, was without a single.? stain, always discharging every duty im. posed upon him. deferential to bis superiors, firm and courteous to bis subordinates, he soon won the love and esteem of all with whom be came in contact, and throughout the whole war was known and recognized as a true soldier. We, bis comrades, who marched forth with him in the first days of "the Confederate War'' desire io place oa record a feeble tribute to his memory, there? fore be it Resolved, That in the death of Comrade H. M. Reaujes, Co. D has lost one of its truest, best and most devoted "survivors," a soldier "without fear and without re? proach the Staie a patriotic citizen, mak? ing hi3 interests always subsersive to hers ; his family a loving and affectionate husband, father, companion and friend ; his church a consientious member, fearing God and es? chewing evil. Resolved, That while we mourn his loss, we tender our sympathies to the family of our deceased friend and comrade. Resolved that these resolutions be spread upon the records, a copy sent to the family of our deceared comrade, and that our city papers be requested to publish the same. The business part of the meeting was then adjourned, and the survivors and their friends answered dinner call, and fought as valiantly for an hour at the tables as tbe old veterans did 35 years before at the firt battle of Manassas. J. D. WILDER, H. C. MOSES, Preeident. Secretary. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SOI, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER KED SEAL GIG-ABS, AND DOVE HAMS THE SOUTH INSTITUTE. The twenty-ninth Annual Session of the Sumter Insti? tute will begin September 10, 1896. For catalogue or any special information address MRS. L. ?. BROWN. MISS E. E. COOPER, Principals. Sumter, S. C. July 1. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE. THE UNDERSIGNED, L. ARTHUR O'Neill and Neill O'Donnell, the sur? viving Executors of the last Will and Testa? ment of William Bogie, deceased,- give notice that they wi!! npplv to the Judge ef Probate for the County of Sumter, in the State of Soutjj Carolina, at the Court House in the eaid County and State, o" the first Monday in August, 1896, for a ' Final Dis? charge to be granted by the said Judge of Probate to them as the surviving Executors of the said last Will and Testameot. L. ARTHUR O'NEILL, ? Executor. NEILL O'DONNELL, Executor. July 1. 1896.-Im SUMTER, S. C., July 5th, 1896. We don't claim to set the world on lire ; but we do claim to be in position to sell the public generally the best buggy, carriage or wagon in the market for the money. We have now in stock a pretty line of all-styles of vehicles and harness, and don't propose to allow anybody to undersell us for CASH. * All we ask you to do, if you need a buggy, carriage, wagon, or set of harness, is to look at our stock before buying. Also on hand a car load Spiral Spring Cortland Carts, and a car load Auburn Wagons, which will also go at lowest figures for CASH. Come and seo before buying, and we will show you the Best Assorted Stock