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TJK Coast Line Wreck. HOW THE GREAT DISAS? TER HAPPENED. . The following account of the wreck on the Northeastern railroad, near Ashley Jonction, yesterday oioroiog, is takec from an account sent to the Columbia papers ir<>m Ch ule s too It contains some particulars not given io the specials published i-i the paper yes? terday : STORY OF THE DISASTER When the collision occurred the spe? cial was running nearly fifty miles an boor, while ehe local wai slowing np for the siding. The road's officials were at a loss to understand, io view of thh fact, why the latter train was not totally demolished The vestibule was several times its weight and had the additional advantage of impetus with which h was moving. Notwith standing these faots. however, the local received little more injury ?ban the special. The body of neither cf the trains was much hon. Both engine?, their tenders and baggage ears were crushed out of all shape The debris was scattered for a hundred yards around, bot the remaining coaches were not damaged to any appreciable extent. The vestibule escaped almost entirely without injury. A glass broken here and there was the only evidence of the terrific shock it sustained Only two passengers of the Florida special were hort at all, and they mere? ly were braised hy being thrown against the sides of the oars. The only seri?os ?ojones received OD either train were those of the officials and employes of the railroad7 company^ A wrecking train ?as sent oot to the accident from this city at once, with it wont several physicians, who readered all the services to the wounded. Wheo the company found it would require several hoars to clear the track, a special traio was sent oot and the wounded and the passengers were transferred to it and brought here. The passengers went to the hotels io the city and remained at them till 5 o'clock. By that time the Florida spe? cial was brought into the city, the passengers returned to their sections, and the trip'to the sou', h was contin? ued. WH? WAS TO BLAME ? It will be a difficult matter to fix the blame for the accident. It seems , that the Florida Special, No. 37, bas thc right of way to the Junction, about a mile this side of the place where the accident occurred, but the special was late, and Conductor Webb, io charge of the local train for Colombia, No 52. bad orders to meet the special at tho eight mile siding, one mile the other side of the junction if he had time to make the siding by 7 19 At 7.17 Engineer Hall, of No. 52, was within two hundred yards of the siding and had applied bis brake preparatory to going into the siding. Baggage Master MeBoffie remarked to Capt. Webb that they had plenty of time to get into the sicing. He was looking at his watch which pointed to 7.17. Theo there wss a terrific noise, and the two trains came together. This is about all that can be told of the accident at present A FATED DAY. . A strange incident io eoooeotion with the collision is the fact that to-day is thc sixteenth anniversary of the acci doet at Adams Bun on the Cnarleston and Savannah road. The accident E?xtee H years ago was similar io all its details to to-day's collision At tbe breakfast table this morning Major R E. Mansfield, who was paiofully and at first thought to bo seriously injured io the accident, remarked that it was exactly sixteen years since he went out of Charleston on the sooth bound postal 'car and was polled from ander the debris of the north bound engine at Adams Run. The remark occasioned no attention, for it bas been Major Mansfield's cus? tom to note the anniversary every year aa it came around. The chief clerk of the railway mail service bad oot risen from ?he breakfast table before he re? ceived a wire acquanting him of today's acoident The news seemed to strike him dumb for a few minutes, so sudden and unexpected was it. THE MAIL DAMAGED Major Mansfield lost oo time in reaching the junction, where he direct cd tbs collection of the scattered mail and looked after the mails and the in? jured mail agent. All the mail collect? ed waa brought down to the city aod stored at the postoffise. Major Mansfield was seen at his cf fice at the postoffice building this af? ternoon. He said that a goodly por? tion of the mail had been lost, or rath? er not yet collected Some of it was burnt, but arrangements bad been made for the collection aod return of certain packages which are still miss? ing. He said that as soon as the de? bris is cleared away some of tbe miss? ing packages will be found. The mail wbict/was brought down ts io pretty bad shape. Some of it is partly burnt, paobage? are torn open aod m ooh of it is wet with water which was used to extinguished the fire. Among the missing mail is a poccoh from Balti? more. On .Major Manifield's desk to-day was the stamp which was taken from the bands of Agent Harry Fox, who was killed in the Adam's Ron accident when his body was discovered in the wreck. The date on the stamp bas never been changed. LEE'S BIRTHDAY. How Th-3 Day Was Observed By ] the School Children The birthday of Robert E. Lee was ob? served ^ith appropriate exercise s at the Grach d School last Wednesday. The regu'ar <xer cisea were dispensed with and the scsuol did not assemble until 10-30 o'clock. The seating capacity of ihe assembly h&ll was Used by tbe large number of visitors present. The cele? bration wa3 opened with religious exercises conducted by Rev. J. A. Clifton. Dr.Clifton delivered, by invitation, aa ad? dress oo the life and character of Gen. Lee and though be was necessarily limited in time the address was comprehensive and a fit? ting tribute to the great maa whose memory the day was set apart to honor. Dr. Clifton spoke of Gen. Lee as one of the greatest meo ever born into the world and one who will be remembered and reverenced as long as history ecdures. The basis of Gen. Lee's greaf:oes8, he said, waa io three characteristics, obedience, strict adherence to the dictates of conscience and unswerving trust in God's providence. Tba salient features in Gen. Lee's life and career as a man,, aa a soldier and as the great leader of the people of the South were sketched in a*masterly manser and with an eloquence that lent lustre to the illustrious name of Lee. Miss Du.'cie Moise and Misa Clemmie Ful? ler recited appropriate selections. The quarterly roll of honor was read by Superintendent Edmunds aa follows: 1st Grade-1st Division-Emma Baker, Fraoz Teicher, Wendell Levi, Charlie Yates, Lula Hough. Special Mention-Poul Bow? man, Walter S.mders, Ada Seymour, Minnie Bough. 2d Division-E?sie Murray, Cornelia King man, Marguerite McLeod, Riley Bradham, Francesca Teicher. Special Mention-Fracces Joy, Ray Ryttenberg. 2d Grade-Bertha Bultman, Edna Sue's, Vivian Newman, Katie Keels, Marie De Lorme Special Mention-Ruby Randie, Mel brooks Buitmon, Maud Bradham, Roland Brad well. 3d Grade-Louise Murray, Bartow Walsh, Charlie McGrettb, Annie Joy, Mary Lowry. 4th Grade-Ralph Geddings, Murr Hall, Katie Lingner, Katie Moses. Special Men? tion-Florene? Keels' 5th Grade-Grace Randie, Mary Gaillard, Gu?gcard Jones. Spwial Mention- Jeanie Leveoson, Douglass Geddings, Edward Mc- I Co tehan. , 6th Grade-Elena Eppe, Isadore Teicher, Lucile Kingman. 9 ?' 7th Grade-Ruth McLacrio, Alice Moses. 1 . 8th Grade-Special Mention-Salua Nash, , Octavia Hill. 9th Grade-Special Mention-Miss Mamie Sanders, Misa Alice Harby. ! 10th Grade-Jno. Richardson, Clifton Moise, Miss Daisy Yeadon -SpecialMentioo -Miss MonetaOsteeo. MAYOR'S COTJBT. The Mayor's Court assembled Thursday morning to bear two cases of disorderly con- 1 duct, the hardest gathered by the policemen ( the day and night before. The session wat? of brief dotation, and tbe cash receipts were 1 emull only $3 being turned into tbe treasury- 1 Tbe first cate was against Sadie Mack, wno I waa charged with disorderly conduct and ere- , a ting a disturbance on the streets. The charges were substantiated by the prisoner's ' own testimony, and she waa required to pay ' a fine of $3 or serve a term of six days in j the guard house. The second case was against Mr. H. D. Moise, who was charged with creating a dis* ( turbaoce on Main Street and carrying cos- I cealed weapons. He entered a plea of gnilty as to creating a disturbance and not guilty as to carrying: concealed weapoos. He was put on the stand and made a statement. Mayor Bossard decided that circumstances ex? tenuated and excused the offense, acd be therefore discharged bim without imposing a fine. . Observations From Pisgah. Tbs dormant energies of our people have, as usual, come to the front, and farm work ia rapidly progressing. Stephen Girard, the 1 millionaire of Philadelphia, used to say that contentment alone brought happiness ; and possibly our people 1 are realising that tbey can be happy in raising, say 4 cect cotton this year., judg- ? ing from the preparations going on. Well, i if we can raise it at 4 eents, we can at 3 cents 1 next year. Economy ia a great thing, es jpecially wheo a fellow makes his suit last three years, and grumbles because it woa't 1 wear out^ But you see, Mr. Editor, we are just a little "tony" from old slavish notions, and it ia hard to get out of tbe old ruta. Mr. 1 Girard said be only got bis clothes and vic? tuals out of his vast fortune, and bis clerks got that, and none bad the trouble be did ; but with all that, I will wager that Stephen would cot swap with bis clerk, and a con? siderable boot io the trade. The blue birds, that seemed to have been killed out by the great freeze a few years ago, have appeared, nut in very few numbers. Their pleasant little chirp, as they follow the plows and pick up the worms, remind us that spring is near, tboogh in the midst of winter. Tbe old saying, -.bat a hot summer is the forecast of a cold winter, bas not been veri? fied so far. The guano wagoos are on the road. All good men here have no trouble in get? ting all the Advances they want. The most contemptible man in America is Griffith of the Ohio legislature, who allowed bis wife to be insulted by Hanna's agent and then voted for him. We are bard up for news-genuine news that would interest your readers. Nothing but the scandal of the day seems to be news. Rev. J. Walter Kenney has been called to the new church, recently organized, not many miles from here. Mr. Kenney is a fine carpenter and is put? ting some of hi3 work on bia new boase DOW geing up. The Spring Hill distiller has been io this section with bis petition for the freo holders to sign. I hear of only one free holder who bas signed it among the whites. Mrs. Sallie Brown, an old lady near 100 years, is quite sick. Miss Minnie E. Evans gave a sociable last week to her friends, which was quite an en? joyable affiir. No dancing, but just the rigtft kind of enjoyment for all. Miss Min? nie is Dr. G. C. Brown's right band here to collect for the old ministers, and well she does it. A noble yoong lady and a grand cause. She knows how to take care of her friends and make them feel jost "at borne." Pisgah, January 25. Weak nerves indicate deficient blood. Ner? vous people find relief by purifying and en? riching their blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great nerve tonic. Public Sales For February. There are only two advertisements, of sale for utzi iteieday-one by ?be Sheriff and one by the Master. BY THE MASTER. Cn^rles Broadway Roass, Assignee, Plain? tiff, against liill-ry B Holleman, Defendant. That lot load ia the town of Mayssville, in the cono ty and State aforesaid, iying sootb east of the railroad depot aod is bounded on tbe north-west ny the W C. &. A. Railroad right of way, oa the north-east by other lands of H. B. Holleman, on the south-east by lands of J?s. S. Mayes, and on the sonth-west by land cow belonging to either Abel Wil? liams or Jo3. E. Barnett, the said lot being composed of lots purchased by H. B. Holle? man respectively from Bryant Ellis, R. A. Wilson, Joo. A. Dinkies and J. H. Malpass. TeraiS cash. BY THE SHERIFF. All the right, title, and interest of Hillary B. Holleman to that lot of land in the town Df Mayesville, (giving identically the same description as in the advertisement of the Master) at the soie of Barnhill, Simon & Go. AN INTERESTING EELIC. An Old Hand-Bill About an Anti-, Subniission Meeting Which WaB to 03 Held in Sumter. Mr. Editor : Among my relics of former years is one which relates to a past that is abcut as dead as is that fat more distant past in which Marcus Tullian Cicero, by the magic of ats eloquence, wielded "at will the fierce democracy" ef powerful Rome. This relic is an old hand-bill which lie3 by me as I write, and which was about an "anti submission meering" which was to be held in Sumter. Oo the bill we read as follows : "A meeting of those citizens of Sumter District who prefer Secession to ultimate Sub? mission, will be held at Sumtervilie, oo Mon? ia}', the 6th of October. Governor Means, incl the Hon. R. B. Rhett, have signified their intention to be present. The Hon. W. F. Colcock, and Edmond Bellinger, Jr, E?q,,and other distinguished citizens, have been in rited, and are also expected to address the meeting. The public generally, are incited. A Barbecue will be provided." It will be noticed that the date of the year is not given. The meeting was to haye two President?, twenty-one Vice-Pr?sidents, five Secretaries, six Marshals, and the committee Df arrangements consisted of sixty-nine gen? tlemen. The names of all the proposed offi? cers, as well as the ^committee of arrange? ments, are given. Among tbe Marshals were the oames cf Cols. F. M. M ellet t and Wil? liam Nettles, and Major R. B. Cain was on the-committee of arrangements. All tb ree of these gentlemen were prominent citizens of what is now Privateer township, and all three lave passed away. lethia meeting was held, and sorae of your >ld :r readers attended, then this article may ie of soma interest to them. MCDONALD Fe RM AN. Ramsey, Privateer Township, Jan. 24. Salem Dots. The farmers of this section are moving right along with preparations for another crop. It has been several years since the wentber conditions were as favorable for farm work as this January. The oat crop is look? ing well. I don't know anything about people's plane. Several changes of residence among the white population are worthy of mention as follows : Mr. John Rhame has moved to the Plowdeo place, Mr. Jones to Dr. Mnldrow's pince, Mr. Drakeford to Mr. Geo. Muldrow's pince, Mr. J. F. McElveen bas repaired the old Harrington Cooper house and set ap housekeeping therein, Mr. S. W. Raffield is farming for Mrs. N. R. Witherspoon vice Mr. J. S. George who has been there for the last sii: years, bat is now in Berkeley County, Mr. D. M. Jones bas moved from Mrs. Rosa I Cooper's-place to the F. P. Cooper place, and Mr. J. B. Bradley ts at the former place. TbiB ie a remarkable showing for old Salem and proves that "de san do move." Mr. Hector Ard bad the misfortune to have a male badly injared at one of the bridges at Rocky Bluff last week. He was returning from Sumter where hu had purchased the mule that day ; at one of the bridges the male stepped ina bole with the resait that its pastern-joint is broken. This looks like a case for the county to pay damages. Mrs. Ligon, wife of EJitor Lig?n of Aiken, and ber sister, Miss Retta Dow, are visiting friends. They are daughters of the late Rev. J R. Dow, who was for several years pastor of Brick Church. Their many friends io the congregation will give them a warm wel? come. Mrs. D. K. McFarland is spending the wiinter with her mother, Mrs. N. R. Wither? spoon. Mrs. W. B Corbett i3 visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R. Muldrow. XXX Goodwill, S. C., Jao. 24. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week, ending Jan. 23, 1898 : Temperature. SO ss Condition. 50 50 46 68 64 68 69 35 42 40 42 45 47 47 42 5 46 43. 55. 54.5! 57 5 58. K NB E SW SW s va w .00 .00 .00 32 00 .00 .00 ClonC* Cloudy Cloudy ?Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Oa the 20tb the temperature iocreased rap? idly after midnight, and at 7 a. m. it was much warmer out of doors than inside bouses, window paces were covered with dew on the outside. Maxim temperature was reached before midday. On the 22d, howev? er, the maiimum was attained late in the evening, and on the 23d it was warmest some? time duriog tbe night before daylight. Hood's pille are the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills. A CAROLINA COON IN BOSTON. J. W. Ramsey Made a Pub? lic Administrator io the Hub. From The New York World. Boston, Mass., January 21.-The appointment of Johnson W. Ramsey, a colored mao, as Public Administrator of Suffolk County, to fill the place made vacant by the death of Owen A. Galvin, wa9 just a bit of a shock to the "toney" element of the Republican par? ty here, and the theme ef the appoint? ment bas not yet ceased to be a subject of comment. "I thought we had got our fill of the colored man in the twelve months of 'Ike' Allen as couo6iller,'; said one of the party machine men in the corridor of Youog's Hotel, the day after the an? nouncement of Mr. Ramsey's appoint? ment. But Mr, Ramsey is a different kind of a mao. Allen was remarkable ody for bis rise to the position which he oc? cupied, while Mr. Ramsey seems to be in every way fitted to fill the position to which be has been appointed. Had he not been, Gov. Wolcott would not have appointed bim. The Governor is fair and impartial in everything he does, and even his enemies cannot ac? cuse him of "playing politics.'' Ramsey, white, could not be one whit better able to fill the position of Public Administrator tbao Ramsey, black. He is youog, about 30, bright, ambitious and energetio, and since his admission to the Bar in this city be bas worked up a business which brings bim $10,000 yearly. About thirty years ago. when Mr. Ramsey's parents who had been slaves-were living in Sumter, S. C., Mr. Rammer was born. He was sent to school when very young and at 10 be displayed signs of the ambition which bas lifted him up io life. With the aid of his very poor parents, and by his own efforts, he was enabled to take a course at the Fisk University, in Nashville, Tenn. Dur? ing vacation he taught school. While Thus employed in a rural dis? trict of Georgia Mr. Ramsey was or? dered to quite tbe country oo pain of death. It happened this way : Ooe day while taking a walk io the woods after school hours be came upon the body of a negro woman skewered to a tree. A placard over ber bead warned any one against removiog her until dead, uoder pain of a similar fate. Ramsey oot only released the woman, bot spoke agaiost the outrage and was ordered to leave the country. He left. From Georgia he went West aod set? tled in Arkansas. He got a position as assistant to the county derk of Crit? tenden County, and while thus employ? ed he tried to make peace between the whites and blacks. Fie was once more compelled to change his' domicile. He went to Memphis and dabbed a bit in politics. In 1892 be was a member of tba class of that year in the Boston University Law School. He was ad? mitted to the Suffolk C- "?oty Bar and since graduating hat. jen practicing law io this city. His cases are nearly all civil, aod he is counsel for a few big business bouses. He has a suite of three rooms ia the Suffolk Baok Building, aod he employs a stenographer, bookkeeper aod office boy. He is fond of books and good horses. He is good looking, dresses elegantly, is athletic believes in football and cleao boxing, and stands about six feet io his stockings. Storm and Blizzard Raged. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23-The most severe blizzard which has visited this seotion for years continued its fury until about 6 o'clock this morning. Snow to the depth of 18 inches has fall? en aod with the wind blowing at the rate of 50 miles an hour, great drifts were formed io all parts of the city, making travel almost an impossibility. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 23-The Mississippi river from Cairo to New Or? leans is rising rapidly, and there is enough water in sight to send it above the danger lioe from Cairo to Vicks? burg. The water rose a foot here to-day and in four days it will probably be above the daoger line. At Cario the danger line has been passed. YELLOW FEVER NEAR'' EDWARDS. Washington, Jan. 24-Surgeon General Wyman bas received a dis? patch, dated the 20th instant, from Dr. Stewart, at Memphis, stating that the secretary of the Mississippi board of health reported one, and possibily three, cases of yellow fever near Edwards, Miss Surgeon Car? ter of the marine hospital service, was ordered to Edwards to investigate, and reported on Sat urday that was on his way. Mail reports io the surgeon general state that the sus? pected cases are oo a plantation about \ twelve miles from Edwards, where a man, his wife and several children have had symptoms resembling yel? low fever As no cases have occur red at Edwards since December 10 these reports from an isolated quar? ter are not regarded as serious There are no reports of fever in any other section. -MIT-- ll I Cheap reading matter can be bad at the boook store of H. G. Osteeo k Co. Five hundred paper bound novels just received. Five and ten cent edi tic ca. M?ales, j jIjUji^j ^?!^e?a I haye just returned from the West where I purchased a CHOICE LOT OF MULES, With a few nice horses, and am prepared to offer to my customers some? thing that I am sure will fill the hill. Give me a call. ar Sumter, S. C., January 26, 1897. Pens? Pencils, Paper -o-? In any quantity at the Book Store of E G. Osteen & Go., Stationers and Booksellers, Liberty St. THE BIG-GEST AND BEST h 9 Tablets for 5 Cents EVER SOLD IN SUMTER. Also a iull line of better grades at corres? pondingly low prices. H. G. OSTEEN & CO. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON Winburn* SAFE ? -THE HPeople's, opular. n eli i t?o* usually, 1*0 ?rcssi ve lioto^niphcr. J, A. BENNO, Doing the finest up to-date photography. Heh 24 Sumter, S.O. Jan 25-tf.