Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jim Bracey Killed Again. . ^ V - ^^mi^rttcifj the notorious despe-ado, who Reaped eo'netime ago ?rom the couniy chain ^aog, has neen reported for eomeiiu.e past to jbVoper?iiog in the Lower Salera secuoto, and :sibonta week ago Sheriff McKag?> received a 4etter.froni ? gentleni o near Goodwill P. X). Stating ibe nature of. Bracey's conduct and that be'could oe captured Sheriff HcKagen therefore dfputzed Mr Kersbaw j?.cLeod to go after Bracey, and on last Thursday, the 17th, be came np with him on the read about the Cooper place near McBrid*? iaad Warren's Mill. :.' MeLeod did not know Bracey personally, but from the description he bad/received, IS??agbt be recogniztd him with a party of Toad bands at a fire. Bracey was in bis ;Sbir: sieevee wi*h bis customary brace -of ^stols in bis beli and bis barjo under bis iariD^ also several does following him. Bracey ^went off in an opposite direction as Mr ^Bcteod approached Mr. Warreu who was -in ^charge of the hands, bad gone to *diafter at the time Mr McLcod passed the ja?jadsj bat soon after was met by him, and identified the man, who was still in sight, as 5fim Bracey. After some delay, McLeod se cured a gun, took Mr. Warren in the buggy :?!? folio wed Bracey. They overtook biro ?whe?'crossing a branch, Brace; being on the foot.log when they saw him He left tbe road before tbey crae up with bim, and McLeod taking the gun and leaving Warren with his pistol in tbe buggy followed Bracey. who not bcedieg tbe order to bait was pur ^i?? and fired opon, tbe first time at some Vdretance, "and tbe second time hi about <0 yards AJcLeo? thinks, he struck Bracey, A?M?t.tfce gira being loaded with duik shot, ue did not brt.ng biru down. i!cLeo?Vs gun belogenen eronty and bavinc co other wea pon, he did not farther follow Bracey, wbo away in tbe ewattip. McLecd sa^s hf ?eai'ed n> Warren ?o come to bnu with the pistol, but es be did not, be foil o wed'Bracey no farther. . Hpr. l?cLeod brought a breech loading rifie to tbe city Friday, obtained from a par ty who t?aid he got it from Bracey in a trade for a barjo. Tbe rifle was claimed by Bracey to be tbe one be took .wbea be es ?fcaped from the chain*gang, but ft was not ^te?ti?ed as such It i& thought however that the rifle is one that was given to bim by Jak? Wbitfield. As it was* not claimed by ?a?r?OifficialB bere it was carried back to 'the owner Friday Tbe above is tbe substance of tbe informa tion obtained to-day frof. Sheriff McKagen, *hod is not known whether Bracey was bort or riot, although McLeod thinks he bit hiro both times he shot at bim. It was reported on thesrreets last night ibat* Bracey bad been killed. About Telephones. Toe geotiemeo referred to m ?he following, which is taken from Tbe State of Thursday, catae over from Columbia to ?bis city on tbe aftern00?? train. They spent tbe night here, ?c#: visited tbe ?Mason ^Telephone works - Whether the visit . means aoytbi ng for Sat?er, our reporter could not learn : 1431 r James E Keelyn^presideot of the -Western Union Telephone Construction com pany, of Chicago, and MrN Thomas, a coo "trectorpf Richmond, were in'tbe'city jester .^y taking ? quiet survey of the telephone situa tion here. Both of t be gen tien en ispoke with- reserje.as to their plans regarding this place,, but Mr T/boaas, bef?te leaving,.s*id "it was very, proba ble that.tbey^wonld be seen here again. "Mr ,KeeIyn is visiting many cities, andex pects to. pu-t iu opposition plants to what wag formerly the Bell Telephon? company. He carne bere- from Charleston, where he bad . bsert lo?kinsr dver the field He. has posi tively made up bis mind in regard *o that city, and will soon set to work to put in a telephone exchange there. He expects to go -farther than, merely giving local commuaica ^too. Eis-pians embrace the joieing together of several towns in this State by tbe use of tbe long distance t?iephone. Aiken, Somier, Columbia and probably several other places: wie be so connected ! Tbe'foHow?De on the same subject is from l?? Register of Thursday. "Itappears that tbereis a formidable rival of tbe Bell Telephone Company in ?he field. It La known as tbe Western Telephone Construc tion Company, with executive offices and fac tory at Chicago, .' Messrs. Keelyn and Thomas are now tour ing the South with the view of arranging ex changes for their telephone system in various cities Charleston will probably tje the first ^city id this tectiou to be equipped with the. Western Telephone Construe ion Company's .instruments,, and it is quite possible that an exchange will be arranged for Colombia at no distant dey, Should this prove a fact, ?nter-connecting Hoes will bring many adja cent cities into communication with the capi tal, ?nd as tbe new company's rates are nracb lower than those of tfie"Beji Company, tbe public would experience a distinct gain Jo dollars and cent3 that, it 13 needless to say, would be heartily appreciated Io. fact, the Western Telepbene Construc tion Company is in opposition to the Bell Telephone at every turn of tbe road. It is also in opposition to tbe American Telephone end Telegraph Company wbiehjeo it is said, is bol another name for tbe Bell. The new company pur noses contesting the field wiih its formidable tjval at every possible point, a ad from all that can be learned it is in a po sition to pot up a very stubborn fight. The capital stock of the company is $300, 000, and the gentlemen comprising tbe board of directors have beep prominently identified with the telephone and electrical business for many years. Mr Keelyn claims tbat bis company is folly equipped to supply every thing needed in connection with a first ciasj telephone exchange,-and one feature of his Bystem on which he lays especial stress is the .''cable" arrangement?that is to say, tbe bucking together of many wires?which ^voide the u e sightly network now ia evi dence at every band, and which also rednces to a minimum tbe danger of breakage by stonn< such as tbat which recently visited. fi?s city. Verdict for Plaintiff in the Schwe rin Case. The suit of Mrs. Hermao Schwerin against the Union Casualty Company to compel pay ment of the $3,000 poliey on tbe life of ber husband who,,it was alleged, had committed suicide, wa3 terminated in favor of the plain tiff in tbe United States District Court yes terday afternoon. In his charge to tbe jury Judge Simonion said tbey would have to bring in a verdict either for the full amount asked, or for none at all; and accordingly, after due deliberation, the jury handed in a verdict for $3,000 with interest to May 1 last. The defense thereupon entered a motion for a new trial. - Columbia Register. 18th. Free Pills. Send your address to U. ?. Bucklen & Co. Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Ma> laria?and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be per? tfree from every deleterious substance be purely vegetable. I'hey do not by their action, but by giving tone stomach and bowels greatly invigorate :em. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold F. W. DeLorm Druggist. 4 The. Irish Element in the Confederacy. Mr James Barrett, of this city, famished us with a copy of . Y. Freeman's Journal, of Jan. 18, 1887, from which, the following is taken. : The January number of Donahoe's Magazine prints a ehort article on ''The Irish, element in the Southern Confederacy." In this connection it prints the following letter from Hon Jefferson Davis : ?*Beauvoir, Miss , July 6. ?'Daniel E. O'Sullivan, Esq. : "Dear Sir : The letters written to me during*the war were all lost or stolen about or soon after the close ; the reports made by army command ere were many of them captured among the papers of the Adjutant General These, and others, are be ing published by the United States Government, i the official record of the "War of the Rebellion" From these you will be able to eaxct in formation in regard to some of the most eminent Irishmen who served in the Confederate Army. Among the most gallant and distinguished officers in the service was General Patrick Clebume, who fell while gal lantly leading a charge at Franklin. Tenn. Captain Mitchel, a son of the patriot John Mitchel, was killed while serving in the defence of Fort Somter, Charleston harbor. Captain Atkins, in the first battle of Me nasses, served in the ranks of Wheat's Louisiana Battalion. For gallantry and good conduct he was promoted to a vacancy cieated by the casualties of that battle, and served with great gallantry in subse quent engagements, until ht> was dis abled by wounds, and was placed? upon service at Richmond After a time he was informed of the death of his father, and that the interest of bis property and of his family re quired his r?turn to ^Ireland. He called upon m? to announce the fact, adding that he would not leave were it not that the surgeons had told him he would never again be fit for field service^ Before taking his leave, he said when he reached home he would send his younger brother to take his place. Notwithstanding the difficui ties which then existed on account of the blockade, in due time his brother j arrived and reported for duty "Of the elder Atkins., who died of< his wounds after his return to Ire land/ 1 bave vivid , remembrance, as b? appeared near the close of the bat tle of the first Manaesas. He was a man of about six. feet four inches high, broad-shouldered, gaunt waist ed, big boned, and with every indi cation of power and .activity He was serving in the-ranke of the Louisiana Tigers As I rode past a spring gjving a smal'. supply ? of wa ter, arid around which the men were gathered with cups to catch it as it drained out, I saw Atkins, whom I recognized, because on his arrival he had called upon me at my office, standing with his hands crossed on the muzzle of his rifle , with the air of one who defied thirst as he had danger and fatigue, and he so im pressed me that I spoke to Major Wheat, commanding the battalion, and asked him if there was no place to which Atkins -could be properly assigned. He told me there was a vacancy of captain, to which be thought the company would willing ly elect him Suffice to say that he iuily jutstified the impression he bad created upon me. > "IamsQiryl have no records to refresh my memory in regard to the Irishmen who performed gallant and valuable service in our army. They were of two classes?these who were residing in the South before the war and those who, despite the diffi culties of getting transportation, came to us to fight for home rule, came at their own expense, joined the army without bounty, and, not withstanding our poverty and desti tation in all the material of war, served with patriotic fidelity and Irish gallaiitry wherever they were tried 226 and following of vol. 2 of 'The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government/ you will find a report of the battle of Sabine Pass, Tex., where forty-four^men, commanded by Lieut. Dowling, all of them Irishmen, achieved the most wonderful victory that I believe is to be found- in the annals of military history. "Respectfully and truly yours, "Jefferson Davis " After bearing some friends continually praising Chaoiferlain'* Coiic. Cholera and Difc.-rhoea Remedy, Curtis Pieck, of Ana heim, California, purchased a mottle of it fo. bisown use and is now > enthusiastic over its wonderful work as . /one can r-e. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for s*le by Dr A J 2hina Samuel Hindou, white, was the bene 6eiary of the exercise of executive clemency yesterday. He was convict ed of manslaughter before JodgeEirie io JuDe, 1895. Lancaster County, and sentenced to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary Both the Judge who sei-?enced Hioson and the Solicitor who secured his conviction endorsed the petition for his pardon, which was sign ed by over a thousand good citizens. DoVt be peisuadeJ rn'o bdyiag liniments without reputation or merit? Chamber??ia's Pain Balm co.s's no more, mid n:er:;s have been proven by a test of many ve>irs Such lettera a-the fo!low:sg, fcftm I G. Barley, Bueueme. Cal, ?:e. constantly beir-i* re ceived : "The remedy for pi*, in I have ever nsed is Chamberlain's Pain Ciim, and I say so after bav-ng used ii in my family for several years." I'. cure.-? rbenm&tism, lame back, sprains and swel.iogs. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Cure sick headache, bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, gas in the stomach, distress and indigestion. Do not -weaken, but have tonic effect. 25 cents. The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Pills The Siamter Music House, MAIN STREET, NEXT TO CROSSWELL'S GROCERY, Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines of the best grade eold cheap for cash or on easy terms 0!d ones taken ?o exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We also keep NEEDLES, OILS, And parts of every Sewing* Machine. We have some rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines, . B. RAN.DLE, Jao 8. Manager. TASTELESS IS JUSTASCOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRBC250ctS. G alati a, Ills., Nov. 1C1893. Paris Medicino Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:?We sold last year, 600 bottles of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have bought three cross already this year. In all our ex perience of fi years, in the drug "Njsiness, have never sold an article that gave such \ "*^rsal satis* lactioa as your Tonic Yours truly. ? e , <._abb &CQ> SOLD?No Cure, No Fay, by A. J..China J. F. W DeLormp, J. S. Hughson & Co. Tie Larpst ai lost Complete Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF? DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material rffice and Warerooms, King, opposite Can* non Street. ' CHARLESTON. S. C, .^Sy Purebasp oar make, which we guaranty superior to any sold South, and therebj save money. ? Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o GUARANTEED IN WRITING. Stu dents complete in half the timr at half the expense required elsewhere. Ten to thirty placed monthly. Actual Business Depart ment equipped with genuine commercial bank end office fixture*, superior to the equipments of any other college in America. Purely practical instruction and daily drill in resi bank and office trat.s?ict;on. Penmanship by the only graduate pen-artist in Georgia. The only Southern College fully abreast with the spirit of progress and ?enching Electric Shorthand, the lightning system of the cen tury. The only college which it is cheaper to attend than to remain idle. Premiums from Four Expositions. Enrollment 700 t>er vear. Address at once GEORGIA BUSI NESS COLLEGE, Macon Ga. Nov. 6.?o BOY NONE BOT THE GENUINE. ; 8,000 Merchants fell Hawkes' Spectacles ! successfully. Half of them handle other j Spectacles without success, Showing the Great Popularity of HAW-! ES' GLASSES over all others. These Famous Glasses are fitted to the eye Dr A. J. China's Drug Store, Sumter. S. G Dec. ll?o. PUBLIO IO OFFICE CF SUPERVISOR OF EUMTER COUNTY. THE COUNTY BOARD OF "COMMIS sioners" of Sumter County will at their meetinp January 4fb, 1897, elect a Superin tendent of County Poor House, Physician to Poor House, Jail and Oversef r and Guards cf the (.'hrtin Gane Applications cnn be filed with Clerk of Board on or before s*id date of meeting. Rieh1 to tejrCt bids reserved. All persons ho ding claims (not already pre sented ) against Surater County will present same i m raed ?m tel By Order of Board, TBOS. V. WALSH, Dec. 16?3t Clerk. REPAIRS TO COURT HOUSE. THE COMMITTEE cf County Board of Commissioners, on repairs to Surater County Court House,-will receive Bids nnd?r specification p'epnred by Mr. Chas H Moise, Architect Specific*,ions can be seen at bis office, and all information there obtained. Bids can be filed with Col. T. V. Walsh, Clerk of Coo tit Board up to Jan'y 4 th, 1897, when they wi'l be opened and acted upon.. The Committee reserves the right to rej*ct any or all bids. N. S McLEOU, Ch''m Committee. ROBT. J BROWFIELD, Sec'y Committee. Dec 16-3'._._ HARB Y SS CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS UP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 1,000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid with Pota sh ?OO Tons Dissolved B?ne. 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 Tons C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prepared to meet any and all prices for STAND ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, HARBY & CO. Dec. 16. MIMASI MEALS TO 0EDER ?LL HOURS OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON. Special attention to Lunches for Ladies'. 5 Prices Moderate, Tour patronage solicited. Liberty Street near Watchfnan and Southron Office. Oct. 2. DRU JIM , DENTIST. - ofSce OVER STORE OF SUMTER DR*? GOODS COMPANY AMuirauce on Main Street, Between Dry Goods Co. and Durant & Son OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to5 o'clock. April 9. 2 Holiday mm Goods. We bave bought a nice assort ment of these goods, and would be pleased to have you you call and see if we have anything to suit your fancy You may select what you want and have it put aside, we will deliver same at any time for you. CELLULOID GOODS. This season's novelties in cel luloid, of which we have a nice assortment, show laany new and beautiful effects? C?ff and Collar Boxes, Glove and Handkerchief Cases, Jew elry Boxes, Traveling Sets, Manicure Sets, Infant Sets, etc We also have a nice line of Quadruple Plate Goods which we guarantee, euch as, ' Brushes of all kinds, Combs, Hand Mirrors, Stamp Boxes, Bon Bon Boxes etc. FINE PERFUMERY. nave you tried Blue Liilies or Violets of Sicily ? They are two of the most delicate odors on the market We have just received a fresh supply of each and would be pleased to have you call and see what they are. We have handsome cut glass bottles filled with the very best Extracts The Extract is worth more than we charge for Bottle and Extract We guarantee our prices on all the above goods to be to 50 per cent below all others. Pharmacist & Prescription Specialist Phenyo-CafTeit.e, for Neuralgia and Sick Headache, 10 and nts AUNTLEROY'S X'aiias Presents HEADQUARTERS FOR TO Y S and DOIAS. THIS SEASON LARGHE VARIETY OF EACH. ar: our usual gut rate prices.? A BEAUTIFUL L? NE AT FIGURES YOU CANNOT FAIL TO APPRECIATE. OPPOSITE BANK OF STJMTER. FA?NTLEROYS RACKET are FALL STOCK Is now complete in every department, and buyers will do themselves an in justice, if they fail to see us before makiog their winter pur- / chases. It is impossible to do justice, in the limited space allowed us, to the different departments of our etore, and we feel that we are well enough known in the territory tributary to Sumter; not to require as to enter into a detailed description of it. Our annuallv in creasing business has .warranted us in buying _ . - I The largest stock we have ever bought, And should we be so fortunate as to enjoy as liberal a patronage from our friends this season as we have in the past we will have no reason to regret our purchases. Our buyer paid particular attention to the purchase of ?iery? Having bought in all near y , HP^tXl^?S. In which there are some excellent values. We would call particular attention to one case, 750 pairs, of Misses narrow ribbed, full regular made at 10c. per pair. These are regular 15c. to 20c. goods. One case, 900 pairs, of Boys? extra long and very heavy woven seam, at 15c. per pair. Theee goods retail everywhere at 25 cents. One case, 1200 pairs, Ladies7 fast black, full regular made at 10c. per pair. These goods muet be seen to be appreciated. s Our l>ry *o*>d? Stock Is complete in every department. Our line of Dress Goods at 25c per yard in. all wool fabrics, are worthy of special mention. Will be pleased to send samples on application. -Holl Binokels Those, who were fortunate enough to secure a pair of our celebrated all-wooi TSirlieel'S ^a8t ^ear w^ ^ear testimony aS t0 ^?eu worth, but they are better made this season, and our large contract for them warrants us in selling them at $3.90 pr pair. If these are too dear we will sell you a pair Jfrom 45c. up. -M WelK we have a few of them, about 1 000 we should say, and the lady who buys without seeing our stock will have reason to regret it, for she will pay more money. We can sell a good Beaver Cloth in Black or Navy neatly trimmed in fur and braid for One Dollar?goods that sold last season from $2 00 to $2.50. Our stock in this line is better than ever. We carry no shoddy shoes Everv pair is warranted solid or monev refunded. -Ib? CLOTHIKl Gt. Judging from the way our tables are piled we must expect to do some business in this line. Tf your boy wants a suit we have them from 65c. up If your husband wants a suit we have them from ?2 up. Our all-wool black Cheviot at ?4 50 cannot be duplicated for iess than ?6 50. -HI B3?i This is the line we have niada our reputation on, and we are bound to sustain it. Our competitors may advertise sample hats and Job Lots, but shrewd bavere who want the best goods for the least money seek us. We will say nothing about our GROCERY STOCK?they are so cheap tlioy are not worth advertising space. Every man, woman and child in Sumter County will need something for the Winter, and we extend to all an invitation to come and see us. Our salesmen will take pleasure in showing you through our stock, and if they cannot sell you, they will make it very interesting for those who do.