Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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| WSi ^mi Sout|rmt WBDKBSDAY7~MAY 5, 1897. The Sumter Watchman was rounded in"1850 a-adtbe True Southron in 1866. ^The Watchman and Southron now has lie combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani festly the best advertising medium in Sumter The Greeks have become demora! - ed by the less of a few battles and re now more anxious to get away from - "tbe Turks than they ever were to get at them. H The net profit of the state ''dispen sary for the first quarter of the year was $23,281.97. Themoral institu tfon may be said to be fairly prosper ous Tbe Richland county court bas had "two remarkably interesting cases in litigation during the recent term, to -wit, tbe Gov. EHerbe-Baruey Evans ? : Sal ly case." and tbe Blue Gum Nig ?r case. It is difficult to decide licb of tbe two is tbe more unique. The Coosaw Phosphate Co. bas 'gone out of business and will dis mantle its plant and sell the dredges, tug boats, etc., owned by it. A large number of bands wi!! be thrown out cf employment, and tbere will be much distress among laboring classes in and around Beaufort in conse quence. The octupus bas been ,\ throttled and the State loses thou sands of dollars in royalty a year, wbile hundreds of laborers are now .... t "S out of employment. The Seaboard Air Line bas erected ; a special building on the Tennessee %/Centennial Exposition grounds for BpJie comfort aod convenience of its Befriends and patrons. The building .. is in the shape of an immense pas BgMsenger coach, the interior of which is fitted up with desks, chairs and Iother conveniences for visitors The BSeaboard officers have extended a r cordial invitation to the editors cf tbe Southern States to make the SS. A L building their headquarters j while in Nashville, whicb they will doubtless gladly do. The Seaboard "" bas the happy faculty of doing the right thing and make ) hosts of friends D consequence. The Tennessee Centennial Expoei "tion will be opened with imposing cere 'monies within a few days aod the great . est exposition ever held io the Sooth ^il be thrown open to the publie The exposition was planned on a libe cal scale aod tbe work was begun long enough in advance for everything to be completed aod tbe exhibits installed be fore tbe opening. The most beautiful j buildings ever erected for. an exposition, excepting the Worlds Fair, of course, are those of, tbe Tennessee Centennial. nd those who have seen the grounds nd the buildings are emphatic m de . 'dariog that Tennessee has surpassed all predecessors. The exhibits will be the most comprehensive and represent ative showing of the weahb, resources and development of the South yet made, while tbe exhibits from the other ] aeetiooB of the country and abroad, will j give the exposition a national and inter j . national oharacter. D ring the seo ; tner there will be a grear influx of vis- j itors to the capital of Tennessee and it j will be well worth anyone's time to j make the trip. I The dispensary is a corrupt and cor- ; rnptiog ulcer in the holy politic of j South Carolina No man who has touched it has escaped unsrc rubed. Sven those who have been honest and out!: chine io their integrity have sof- j fered in r. paragon J>y reason of the ! corruption ff their associates. Re bite> and diamond rings, whiskey sam- ! pies and trunk stealing-* hy attempt to i enumerate the whole disgraceful j aod outrageous history? lt is too ell j known to ali to ;ho?e who still , bave respect for and pride in the State ; it can but be sorrowful and painful j reading. Thc entire 6tory bas not been j disclosed, for it is evident that those j who ic the mosPfavorabie position to j -know all the facts are keeping back a j great deal of information. Gov. El lerbe has undertaken to clean out thc cess pool and rid the concern of the i .rascals, who are using it for their own profit, and it is to be hoped that he j .will be successful. A few more in- ] cidentssimilar to the trank affair will dis -credit; the d 6peEsary system with those who have begun to regard it favorably. The Ladies' Me mot. 1 Association, j i which bas kept up the custom of dec orating the graves of the Confederate 4ead f?bo lie buried io tbe cemetery completed its mission, aod bas very properly arced over the work to the . Daughters of the Confederacy The ! Memorial Association was a local or ' ganizatioo, and it was from such orgao ; izations in various sections of the i South, that the Daughters of the Con ! federacy grew, aud wherever a chapter I of that patriotic order b3S been estab* lisbc-d the local Memorial AssociatioDs i have been merged into it aod the sacred daty cf keeping green the graves and j i memories cf the men who wore the I grey has been committed into the hands I of the Daughters of the Confederacy The Memorial Association has done j noble work ; through the long years since the war they have never ooce been remiss, and with the advent of spring the first thought was tc gather the flowers and weave garlands to lay on the graves where sleep the grey coated and true hearted Southern sol diers. We may conscientiously and gratefully, say to the nobie hearted women of the Memorial Association, Weil done ! And to the Daughters of the Confederacy who now assume the duty : Bs faithful as your predecessors and the roses of May will be a never failirg reminder of your duty, the South's duty, to the dead who cannot and will not be forgotten while rever ence for true patriotism and admiration for men who had :he courage to di? in defence of a principie, aoicnates the human heart and inspires the imagina tion. A Nejff Way. to Cure Tocacco. Dr. R N" Norment told the Rob esonian man a good *story Saturday afternoon about a new method of cur ing tobacco. Last year a white man and a negro raised a crop of tobacco jointly. When the week was ripe the while man cut his part first and pnt it iu the barn., to cure it. He cured by the latest and most approved methods, having-a thermometer in the barn by which to test the temperature and keep it right While the tobac co was l>eirjg cured the colored man was an interested spectator of the proceedings and closely watched ev erything. De saw the white man go into the barn and-consult bis tber mometer and saw him take out or add to the wood in the furnace as the case might be In due time the tobacco was cured and taken away and the negro brought in his crop The ther mometer had been removed by the wh e man, but this did not at all frighten or discourage the darkey He bad only gotten a glimpse of it once in a while and came to tbe con clusion that it was only a pair of draw balances. With this belief in mind he procured other balances and hung them up wnere the thermometer was before* This done the Pres were started and the curing began. Re membering what he had seen the white man do the dalkey did like wise. He went inside the barn and consulted his balances to ascrtain the temperature, added to or decreased the quantity of "wood as he thought necessary and did everything else just as be had seen it done. Every thing went off all right and his to bacco was finaly taken aw<*y cured. Latter, on both men brought their to bacco to marktet and sold it. That of the white man. cured by the regu lation process, brought 8 cents a pound, while that of the dalkey sold for 23 cents a pound. This is a true bill. Now who dare's to s*y that the black man's new me thod is not the best 'I The Robe ponian isn't enough of a farmer to give advice. It simply tells the story and !t-ts others draw their own con elusion -Robesonian. Quinine and other fe- , ver medicines take from 5 to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever \ Tonic cures in ONE DAY. AUGHTRY GOES DOWN. The remititur having been sent down in the case of Thomas C Aughtry, Corporal Pressley of the State penitentiary met Sheriff Cath cart at the jail and took charge of the prisoner, carrying him over to thc penitentiary to begin his life term Aughtry has been in the Richland jail in close confinement a little over two years, and his leaving seemed to break up Jailer Coleman's fam y of piisoueis. When called he came out ; then went back in his cell and got his l>at. announcing that he was ready to gu The handcuffs were placed around his wrists without any j complaint from him, and he seemed ! to be in good spirits. Ile looked a : little paie and worn from his long 1 confinement in jail, but otherwise seemed in good health Greenville, M y 8.-White Caps visited the house of Walter Pine at foot of Pari- Mountain late Saturday Dight and severelv beat, him a white woman named Mary Rochester, with whom be lived. Pric is a negro. The woman is badly hurt. She recog nized some of tbe party as white men living in and near Greenville. Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S. C , April 27, 1897. TEMPERATURE Average of 57 weekly means 69 degrees; approximate normal for the same period 68 degrees. Highest re ported 95 on the 28?h at Gillisonville ; lowest 44 on the 28rh at Cberaw. The temperature for the week was nearly normal over the entire State. There was a decided rall on Saturday, May 1st. RAINFALL. Scattered showers fell on the 26h over the eastern counties, and oo April 30th and May 1st rain wa3 general over tbe entire State. Twenty-three corres pondents reporten measurements of less than one inch ; twenty-two from one to two inches, and seven more than two inches. Heaviest weekly rainfall was 3.35 at Elloree and the least 0 12 at Ha' sell ville The average of all reports wss 116 and the normal for the same period is apprpximately 0.78. The rainfall was generally well distributed and sufficient for the present needs of crops, except in portions of Lexington, Newberry, Riohland, Fairfield and Cuestor where the showers were light and local and where in places more rain would prove beneficial. In Sumter, Kershaw, Spartanburg and Anderson lands were, in places, badly washed and some bottom lands flooded. Hail fell over the extreme western coontie? oo the 30tb, bnt no damage is [ reported. SUNSHINE AND WINDS. Tber6 was about the average dura tion of bright sunshine, ranging from 43 at Bailing Springs and Winnsboro to 90 at Beulah and Hillsville. Over the greater portion of tbe State the winds were generally 6onth and southwesterly. There were high winds on the 30th which, however, did no in jury. CROPS. The warra weather and rain bad a j very beneficial effect on growing crops. : For the greater portion of the week, however, it was too dry to fioish pre- j paring some land3 for planting, never- { tbeless farm work progressed rapidly, j and is generally as much, advanced as ! usual at this season, although in some i localities the season is considered late Farmers arc generally weil up with their work Upland corn planting is nearing completion over the greater portion of the State, but in the northern counties there is much yet to be plaoted. the dry condition of tbe 'Moil having prevented the preparation of lands Stands of early planted corn are generally satisfactory, with ex ceptions in every county, ow ing to worms in Beaufort, Dor chester, Hampton. Colleton, Williams burg, Berkeiy and Florence; and lack of moisture elsewhere, however, the needed moisture has since been sup plied. Chinch bugs continue destructive in Chester. Over the eastern counties corn has received ifs first, working gen erally, aod some itq second It is somewhat "off color'* in a few locali ties, owing to dry weather and cool ri i g h t ri dur:ng the previous week. A great improvement is expected during J the present week both in stands and color. Thc percentage of cotton yet to be ; plaoted ranges from fiv:> to \ wenfy-'fivc, i the latter in Chester aod York and to j the westward. S aods are greatly im j proved and aro get-emlly satisfac tory. The Ute rains will bring up tbe recently pianted to good stands. Io the eastern portions of tho State cotton has received its first cultivation aod some fields have beeo chopped to stands It is estima ted that cotton planting will be finished io about ten dave Transplanting of tobacco sits made much progress during rho week, follow ing the rains, and this work is weli ad- j vanced The plants continue plentiful and of good sizs. Uiver rice is about all planted, but up-land ric; is late *: d planting bas been delayed. Io Kershaw rice has not done well Considerable yet to . ow in 'he Georg- town district. Th i cool nights ot thc previous week* were in jurious to young plants, as also were j the hri>k winds of the past week. Wheat, reporte 1 as heading short, but the rains are expected to t;;ako a marked iniprnvi-ujen* in this respect. Its condition continues promising. Thc reports on oat? vary consider ably, ' 'Ut its geueral condition is still good. The rain will prove of great benefit to oats in all portions of the j State. Oats are heading low in places. Sorghum cane coming up slowly, j More than the usual area is ed io the central c A grbat improvement is reported from 'Aie truck districts, since the rains. Large, shipments continue from the Cbail S on district Sweet-potato draws becoming plenti ful and transplanting has began in the southern counties Irish potatoes grow ing well, and are large enough for use in the eastern counties. Gardens are everywhere reported doing weli The rains of the week were timely P.acbes are dropping freely in Hampton, but ic oiber sections a fair crop is indicated. Apples plentiful on trees. Correspondents report the entire crop conditions as eminently satisfac tory and encouraging to farmers over tho entire S'ate. J. W. BAUER, Section Director. Lynched by Negroes. SEVEN YOUNG FIENDS EXECUTED IN TEXAS. Houston, Tex , April 30 -For burning an old man, a child and a young woman, a criminal assault upon two girls and the burning of the homes of the victims, seven young negroes were last night sent to their doom at the hands of an in furiated mob of negroes at Sunny Side, Walter county. List fall a gentleman irom Brenham wa3 robbed of $65 Suspicion pointed to four boys named Thomas, and they con- } fessed to having committed the deed, and said they had given $30 of 'he money to Henry Daniel. E .'I spent the money, and on Sunday evening last the four Thomas boys, according to their confession, de- j oided to either collect their $30 or j kill Daniel. They carried out the latter part of the programme. Henry I Daniel, an old negro, lived at Sunny i Side in a little hut with In's step- j daughter, Marie, and a 7-year.old child Wednesday night the house was broken open, Marie Daniel aud the child assaulted and old man Daniel clubbed to death while trying to protect those in his care. Then the body of Daniel and his insensible stepdaughter were thrown into*the house and the structure fired. The child was cast into the well. The murderers then left, thinking that whey had covered up the awful deed The fire had not attracted much at tendon and when it was noticed that Daniei and his family were missing, the charred ruins of thu house were searched and the terrible truth was soon made only loo plain. Local officers went to work and were ably assisted by the best citizens of the neighborhood Bloodhounds weie secured and they were not long in finding the right track Before night they were straight to the place where the Thomas gang resided, and one by one they were secured-Fayette Rhone, Will Gates, Thomas, Aaron, Jim and Ben Thomas The Ia6t four are brothers Will Williams was als arrested. When taken ali were smeared with blood. The bloodhounds worked splendid ly and after the murderers had been confionted with the evidence of their crime they confessed to committing the deed About 12 o'clock a mob broke open the jail and took the prisoners towards the Brazos bottom A little later 40 or 50 shots were fired and the mob returned. This morning. Jangling from the limbs of a large oak, were found the bodies of six negroes The body of Will Gates Thomas was hurtled from the waist down. Bloodhounds from all over county are surging back and forth, but always find that one tree the centre of attraction. All of the bodies are there except Williams, and he is net to be found 'The shots probably explain his absence. W: i!;nii paper io pound package?, plain aod ruled, price and quality not duplicated elsewhere H. G us teen & Co Charleston, S. C , March 31, 1S9T. I v*a3 run down in health, and tired all the time, but after taking a few bunira of Hood's Sar saparilla I w*s much improved, and friends said I looked teri years younger. Mis. L. Jenkios, 20 Franklin St. Hood's Piils cure all livpr i;!s. 25c. Tutfs Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Secret of Beauty is health. Thc secret ofhealth is thc power to digest and assim ilate a proper quanity of food. This can never be done when the liver does not act it s pint. Do von know this ? Tutt's Liver Pills arc an abso lute cure for sick headache, dys pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious ness and-jiildred diseases. DISTHICT NUMBER 1 The following preta wns written during reconstruction dira i ra med ia le y sur>3-quent to tbe sur by Capt. Randolph, a Confederate, officer, and expresses the sentiment then prevent throughout tbe Sou:b : We re glad to see you, Juno Marshal), raj boy, So-fresh from the chisel of Rodder; So take your stund ot. the uor.ument there, Along with the other old codgers. With Washington, Jefferson, Mason snd such Who seemetl wi:h a great transgression Ia their old-fashioned notions ot fieedoa and riirht. Ard thiir hatred of wron# and oppression. But you'?? om* rather late to your pedestal, John ; Things are ti uch chanced since you've been here, For the volume you hold is no longer the IK77, And this is r.o longer Virginia. The old marshal! law you expounded of jore, is no longer at all to the purpose, And the old martial law of a new Brigadier Is stronger than '"Habeas Corpus " So shut up your book which which you hold with such care, For the reigo of law is over. And ree'tsall your brass to be holding it there With "Justice" inscribed on the cover. Could life awake io the limb of bronze, And blaze from the burnished eye, What would you do with a moment of time, Ye men c f the days gone by ! Wou:d you cbide us or pity os, Blush cr weep ? Ye men of the days gone by ! Would J^ffersoi tear un the scroll which be bolds, Which time bR3 proved a lie Would Marshall shut up the volume of law, And lay it down with a sigb ? Would Mason roll up the Bid of Rights From a rnce unworthy to scan it, ' And Henry dash down the patriot's sword And clang it against tbe granite. Wou'd Washington seated in bis massy strength On a charger that paws tba air, Cou id he sees bis sons tn their deep disgrace Wouid be ride so D rou dlr there? * He would'come right down from bis big brass ! horse And hide his face with shame. For the land of his birth is District Gue, Virgiuia we>3 once its :iaoe ! The fire department turned out af 6 30 ! o'clock Monday afternoon and ran o Mon- j 0mentit! Square, where a targe bon fire had 1 tjeen kindled, and gave n exhibition with j tne fire extinguishers. The fire was onroing j at a furious ra:e, hut MS soon as the ex'io- j guishers were brought into play the fl 1 m es besan io die out mid within two minutes! nothing was left but dino deria heap of: charred dry goods boxes and barrels. Both : squads made st time from their houses to : the fire and the exhicition was considered j t-oth <;iiisficrcry and interesting by she iar?e ; crowd that had collected to witness the test, i There v.ere netween five and eight hundred ' people gathered on the square, and after the j fire department had completed the exhibition the ice cream festival, given by tbe Ladies : Aid Society of the Baptist Cburcb, was tbe j attraction and quite a crowd remained on the : Guare for sever*! hours. Cinco, the 5 rene straight rit^ana. C iga: or sa le bv H. G. Osteen k Co Liver Ills Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly sured by Hood's Pills. They do their work >asi!y and thoroughly. W*k " Jj 1 1 Gest after dinner pills. lil Cl 35 cents. Ail druggists. ? ? ? ? Prepared by C. i. Ilcod & Co.. Lowell. Mass. The only Pill to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T V Waith, Esq., Prolate Judge, j Wj ERE AS, MRS SUSANS. TINDAL j W made suit to me to graut her Letters of ; Administration ofjbe Estate of and effects of; MRS MARVE TINDAL, deceased. There are therrfure to cite and admonish nil j nd singular th * k'ti 1rfd and creditors of the ' sod MRS MARVE l'INDA-, late cf said! Countv and Stnie, dece sed, 'hat they : be ni.d appear before nie, in the Court of ' Prorate, to be held at Sismter C. H., on May 20. 1897, next, after publication thereof, at 1 ! o'clock in tbe forenoon. :o -how cause, if any thev hare, hy ifie sau Administration should not be gran tn! Given under my hand, his 5th day of I Mat, A. , 1897 " TH 03 V WALSH, Jucge bf Probit { Mav 5-2t. A trial of a STIEFF PIANO will leave vou iii no dount r. to its merit. The rich j hi;d elegant eas*? jive an dded charra to them Possessing a delightfully sweet ace ruusical tone and clearness *nd purity which estenos :o the uppermost note of the scale, is tt any wonder that thc STIEFF PIANOS are i.-i such demand to-day. Marjy pianos are nigh nriced, but rone ere superior nd few are equal to the STIEFF. if one m y jud gr by the unstinted praise from al! patrons wno have used * Stier? lor nearly a quarter of a cen ii) ry Term to Suit. Seod for catalogue. CHARLES M. STIEFF, 9 N. Liberty Street, il':mo:e. 416 Main St v Norfork Va. t Mil M i I M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, MV.y 13th, at 7$ p. m. Brethren will take dee notice and govern themselves accordingly Land Surveying. MR, H D. MOISE, will give prompt at tention to calls for surveying and platting land Can be found at bis office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. ARTWNEEDING AN IRON SAFE ? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire ana Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal te-ms to those who are in need of a good safe. For prices and terms address J A. RENNO, Mch 24 Sumter, S. C. WANTS. A DVERTISEMENTS of five lines or ess J\_ will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lises 5 cent3 per line TT^ANTED-To cure Dyspepsia, Sick \f headache and Bilioosness. Sample package of Rawson's Specific mailed free. S'erver fails to cure No" sufferer should be without it Address Singleton & Co.. State Agents. Wedge eid, S C., ." ~ March 31-Imo. v. ^ ??>?.-. issP^SSM* l STANTON HOUSE. D. J. JONES, Poprie or. Rates $2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TEEMS TO FAMILIES TH'O Minut s Wall: From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. New Crop 1897. ISrew Comb Honey in pound sections. Choice Extracted Honey, bj the gallon or less quantity. For sale at my residence, or orders may be left office of the Watchman and Southron, V. G. Osteen. COLUMBIAS AND VICTORS SECOND HAND Columbias and Victors. 1593 models $30 / 1894 models $35 j 1895 models $40 to $50 ( \ Satisfaction guaran- \ teed on every WDeel Isold by me. NEW WHEELS 1 Columbias ano' Sartfords. 1897 Col.m.uias $10C 1890 " $ S5 '97 Hartford, 40 o $50 Satisfaction guaran teed on every whee: r sold by me. D. JAS. WINN. The Spring Openings at Miss McDonald's give hundreds aa opportunity of examining the exquisit3 styles for the Spring and Summer. The assscrtment is large, and in every style there is a variety to please the individual taste. Forcer patrons ;:t,d thc public generally arc coniir. y invited to call and inspect the Pafte n Hats and 3?onnets, and they will be suited in anything they may want. ALD SUMTER, S. C.