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Killing of Gen. Sedgwicb. A Bit of War History Pub? lished Now For tbe First Time Filz Lee an Indian Fighter. Was 8eriou8ly Wounded in the Breast by tin Arrow. To ths KJiior of Too State, Yoa published whit I said to The Abbot ill* Medium shoot Ctptain O B Warwick of tbt I gbteeoth U. S infantry, who tu killed ia a skirreinh ta tbt Philippines, November 26 You gave credit to The Press end Bsaner tbroegh itedverteooe, sod I asko no tatiplelal, bat write to meke a oorreo tioo ia wbst I wrote to tell some otreag* eotooideese about tbe killing of General Sedgwicb. Lieatenaot Charles R Patil was aot ia tbe oompeoy with Cepteie MeLaagblia aed Lieeteoaot Warwttk who wart bore io 1874 He earns ia 1876 wiib Oaptaia aed Lieu leaeat Barabsrt I took biet to a big polttieal meeting ac Dee West, wbsre we bad a braes bead, red shirts, aegro Dtmoaratit speakers aad two pitchers ea tbe stead. It was interesting eipe rtease fee him Ltsatsaaot Peal afterwards married s> daughter tf Gtearal Raiaa, who waa mm old army officer, but reeigeed aod setae soatb He bad charge of a Cwafsdsrete foeadr j ia Augusta during ?be War betweew tbe States Lieutenant Peal laid ait tbat bt was aiuieg ea a boras near Osaoral Jobo Seegwtek whet be waa kiiltd by oee of MeGewee's sbarpsboottrt at 8pottsyl veeie Court Roast. Paul was ao iog ea bis suf aad Geaeral Sedgwioh was ftvieg ordtrt abtat briagiag ap some eostmieeery wagtos. Ia a very few sues tee tbe word passed dowa our lioe tbei owe of oar sbarptbootsrs bad killed a Yaakee geaeral. Beeaa time ago while dining with Hoaorable J J Dar lieg? on, ia Wash kegtoe. D 0.. hie fetber-ie-law, ao elderly mieieter, told me tbat bs saw aba bedy of Geaerel Sedgwieb whsa it leaded ia that eity, eed tbst Qsneral Sedgwieb wee tbe only man bs saw donag tbe whole war who bad base killed ta beUH. I waa steediog ta tbe broad road leadiag to Spotteylvaeie Court House when tbt word tesss aloag the Hue thai a geaeral bad beta killsd by oat of tar thtfptbootere at a siagls shot at a dlssaase of 1 000 yards. It is straags tbat I ehoaId meet bis aids after ao r>eey years aad also tbt assa who saw it** body reaeb Weebiegtoa. Ia ''jute's Sherpsbootere." rsttatly pub liehed. Major W. 8. Doebp. who aasataaaded MsGowso's sbarpsboottrt. seile wbe killed Geaeral Sedgwioh at feile wt: '?We reeebtd tbe baekbooe of the ridgs. as er lbs edge of a Seid wbisb lay eat be* end Hare we etald pliia I v see Bedgwiek's eorps ie lies of battle ea tbe trsst of soother bill, beeil v eagaged ia rectifying tbeir lieee aad eotfstraetiog breastworks, with tbeir skirmishers wsll advaoeed Upon tbeee we opened a sesittrieg fire with setae efeei. We discovered aa eagle prttradieg from tbsir siaia liae towarda Iba right of tbe battalion, wbieb Woagbt a fear gae battery with its iofaeuy aapports plated tbtrt for tbt defeeee of the salieat, barely within reaeb of oar long reo ft ritten Aed ta laset Bee Powell with bis 'Whit worth' aed a fsw fi'e? ot lbs right paid tbeir rsspttts. Prtatatly ae offioer of raak with his staff approached tbe aalitar, aad adjastiag Mis field glasses, begat ie teke observations of the front. A few tbo's ealy bad beta flred at lbs great, whee tbs ritgiag peal of Pow til's Whitwortb was beard aome diatao?e to tbe right; tbs officer wet seto to stagger sad fall, aod the briMiaot eerter of tbat gallant aed distinguish ed soldier, Ma) Gee 8sdgwtek. com meeeeei of tbe Fifth Pederal arasy ear at, wee eloeed, aad closed forsvsr. Powell reported st oase tbat be bad killed a Federal gtetral, bat wt batw aot bit tame or raak aatil it tame uat a ftw dayt later ia tbt aortbtra papera, aaataaeiag tbat Gae Btdgwitk bsd beta billed by a Confederate sharp ab otter ; wbieb fttt to published baa gtat iato history, bat tbs asms of 'the sate babied tbe gao bat never before beta men it oa m! " Dsa Powell wss from Ltosestor, S. C. Yb re may aot bt math ia what I bavt taid above, bat some of tbt old soldiers may bt ieltrtettd ia tbe story Robert R Hewpbiil. Abbeville. 8. 12, 1899 It has often been noticed ?hat when ever Gen Fmbagh Lee visits the Whits House he e opi to bavs a chat with Capt Lotfflir, who stands guard at the president's priva'e offioo and the cabinet r"om. Thie h generally attri bated to LVs pleasant way of treating everyone, but it has aooiher origin. Before tbe civil wer Lee was lieutenant io the old Seeood oavalry, afterward reorganised as tbs Fifth Lot filar waa a trooper io Ibis regiment, aod later a non-commissioned officer Hit company was one of tbs two which were engaged to a abarp fight with the Kiowa aod Coaaoohe lodiaos in the Cimarroo country in Texas in 18?9 Tbs Iodiaoa bad taken refogs iu s ?arrow canon, wbisb ooald bs entered ooly from one sod, aod there bsd thrown op a fortifie itioa of logs, from behind whioh they poured a hot fire ioto tbe troops. Ths ebiraoter of the oaooo waa snob that the horses of the eavalry were aaelest, sod they were left outside, the men adveooing on foot Ooly a few of Cht lodiaos had fiearms, tbs rest asiog bows and arrows. Had tbe lodiaos been as wsll armsd as thsy bavs been io la'er wars, ths loss of tbe whites woald have been very large ; at it was, ooly four Of fivs soldiers were killed, though ths Indian lost amouoted to nearly fifty. A oharge was made upon tbe log fort, aod Lee, who was a dasbiog offioer aod a wonderful favorite with his men, was tbe first out to scale tbe breaatwork. The arrowe were wbii siog all aboat bim, and oos struck bim io ths brssst, inflietiog a very ugly wound. As bs fell, tbe confusion was ao grsat about him tbat ths arrow was palled out of his fl ah and thrown to tbe ground amoog tbe other arrows, whole end broken, to tbat no ooe ooold tell afterwards wbttber tbe bead htd remaioed ia tbe wound or bad heeu drawa out with tbe en ok [t wss impoesible, therefore, to say how serioasly ho bsd been hurt, and be was e&rried at ones to the rear, where a litter was improvised of saplings and boughs 3s waa laid upon this, whioh was ewaog between two horses, aod ;bu* bs wss carried bask to the wagoo train, a distance of more tbao 150 miles, through a roagb country. Probing showed that tbt btad of the arrow bad fortunately bate drawa oat, aod io doe time good aartiog put tbe litatenant oa hie feel again Tbia it ta tooideot in Lee'e earetr wbieb it apparently known to very few It ia of interest, also, that tbs old Ssoood oavalry bad for ita eilooel Albert Sidney Johnson, aod for its lieutenant colonel Robert E Lee, aod tbst Herdas, of "lesttos" fame, aod George H. Thomae were two of its majors. Tbe captain of ths eompsny io which Fuihegh L*s was first li?u teoant was Kirby Smith. Lotflbr ssrvsd with credit in be Union army throagh ths eivil war, reeeived his White House detail fror: President Giant, aad was appointsd a "military storekeeper" in tbt rtgtilsr army, with tbt raok of captain, by President McKinley ?Denver Post. Pains io bead, oeck, shoulder*, back, front, sides hips, aod Imbt are reetlilv cured by Sim* moot' Sqaaw Vioe Wiaa or Taolets. Dr M A Simmons' Liver Medicioe has since 1840 steadily men in public favor, aod tba demand for it far txeeeda that of aoy other liver medicioe Fast Run on Coast Line. Florence, Deo 15.? Engineer J L Wyeong made a run over tbe Coast Line's new rood to Augusta Wednea day night whioh will go down in tbe reoorde. Tba New Yoik aod Aogue la vestibule left August * for Florence Wednesday night 27 minutes late, and 25 minutes of this time was made up. Counting all stops aod slowdowns, Mr Wyeong made tbe whole run at the rate of 60 milea an hour. Seven mfnotee were made up between Robbioe and Deomark, the new portion of the road Union T> short erar ta waa/ makir tfjt solve to pltot t o atit year ssd go .o at it io fernes*. to 'o torn post heaps Yoa have ttwn eoough to stake your own fertilissr, aad if yoa saooot make all yoo seed, yoa hsve tbe satisfaction of bavieg very little to boy at tbe eihor bitaat prise yoa will neve to pay, aod by waited efforts aloog this liae you oao ssseeb tbe thing like yoo did the beg ging aed lis tratt toms lime sgo, wbisb. like tbie, wss orgaoissd for tbs eels parpoee of throttling end crushing tbe fsrmsr. Nothing would please ue more tbse to ate tbt farmers of tbs whole soatb go to work, sod by onitsd action tmaeh this lateet treat. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Pjt KM Yn Han Always Bought tba of Ooe of the moot inpertaot quee tiooe tbat will oome before tbe State Legielatore, which will aaeemble on Jsnusry9th will be the completion of tbe State Capital at Colombia To complete-it, will eoet aboot $250,000 and tba desire ie to proeecute tbe work by paying $50,000 a year tor fife years There is no question bat that tbe building should bo completed aod tbe sooner it ie done tbe better or the State We hope our law mekere will take up tbe question and complete this much needed work ? Newberry Herald Burned to Death in a Car of Cotton. Speoisl to Tbs Stste Laooatter, Dee 12 ?Heath Springs, oo the Sooth Carolina and Georgia Kxteosion Railway, bat had a oottly fire. Tbe depot, platforms end about 400 bales of oottoo aod a man by the name of Statton, from Hlaokebu'g, were all oonsumed in the fire. Tbe report i* tbst S?utton wie drunk and roaming about the town asking for lodgings In hi* oooditioc* no ono woald tako him in and eftef dark he was sesn to orawl into a b ia aar whors thsro wst cotton. Tbia wa< tbe la* seen of bim until ihn ohsrrcrl remains wtre f mod in tbe burnt dehn* of tbe tsr. Tbs supposition is that bs wss smokieg aad let the firs from bis pipe ?bs sotton Taylor Inaugurated Frankfort, Ky, V?o 12 ? William S Taylor was utMigurated an governor at noon today Tbe orowd wes mach ?mailer than in past yearn, due to the weather whtoh up to last night, was rainy, followed today by a D^oember Mliiard Tb*? innrjgrjral ceremonies were simple llttiring Governor Brao* lev, in the course of his speroh, *<?id that he hoped the Gocbel election law, which had brought so much turmoil to the State, would ho wiped from ihe statute books. Governor elect Taylor in his inaugural address said : "Tbo verdiot rendered by the people last November was tbe mandate of the people in favor of civil liberty. It was the triumph of the people over a merciless, remorseless partisan maobioe, ereoted to enslave them " He said one of the chief aims of his administration would be to secure tbe repeal of the eleetioo law. Tbe oath of office was administered to Governor Taylor at noon by Obief Justioe Haiel rigs Tbe lately defeated Democratic candidates for States offices began serviog notices of contests today against the Republican oandidates wbo were given certificates of eleetioo last w<?ek. Several have been served. Government of Puerto Rico Washington, Dec 12 ?The cabinet meeting today was devoted almost wholly to a discussion of the political and financial conditions io Puetto Rico It is understood that tbe secretary of wat and the president aod a I the members of the cabinet are in favor of giving to tbe Puerto Ricans form of government similar to tbat given to Louisiana at tbe time of the purchase of the territory from the French in 1803. It is not altogether improbable that the president within the next few weeks at the latest wil send a message to congress review the situation in Puerto Rico and ssking that measures may be taken to brings about a more satisfticlory state of affairs in the island X1 X^TOTPIQ HP Ju wAJTAJEi X HANDS v Guided by artistic eyes have produced exquisitely beautiful Trimmed Hats for our Millinery Display. Good judgment and care in the purchasing of material en? ables us to offer Hats of excep? tionally good value at mode? rate figures. MISS McDONALD. Estate of Aaron D. Kicker, Dec'd. VTI7E WILIi APPLY to the.Judgeof Pro ff ba;e cf Sumttr County, on December ?8m, 189!), for a Final Discharge as Execn tors of ibu last \v 111 and Testament of said deceased K P RICKRR, Q L. KICKER, L B| DUR ANT, Nov 24, 1899 Executor. Clemson College, Deo 12 ?Mr. Ohas T. Harrison of Washiogtoo, D. C, is here to superintend potiiog dowo the experiments on the maoadam road. He bas beeo at tbe University of Teo oessee for some time, giving lootores there oo the sobjeot of good roads. While here be will deliver a course of lectures oo tbe same sobjeot Tbe government, io additioo to sending Mr. Harrisoo, has also ^ent some machinery <o help io putting dowo the work. If troubled witb ditaioess, furred tongue, bitter taste io mouth, bloated feeling after eating, constipation or sick headache,uise Dr M A Simmons' Liver Medicine NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. uFFICK OF COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. S?nna, S. C , Sept. 29, 13:9. 'OT1CIC is hereby giver, tbat I will be io my office in tbe County Court House at Nomter (rum October )5th to December gist, 1899 inclusive, tor the collection of >?xes for tbe fiical year 1899. Tbe levy is as follows : For State purposes, 5 mills. For County purposes, 3$ mills. For School purj oaes, 3 miils. Total levy, 11} mills. Also tbe rollowiog speeial school levies : Scbool District No. 1, 2 milL Scbool District No 16, 2 mills. Scbool District No 18, 2 mills. Scbool District No 20, 3 mills, frit. Clio, 2 mills. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No ft, 1 milt. No 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tax for 1900 is also payable at the tame time. H. L. SCARBOROUGH, Oct 4 Treasurer Sumter Co. TAX RET?RKS FOR l1 O FICB OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, SoMTia, S. C, Nov. 30, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tbat I will ?tie; d io person or bv depoty, at tbe lollowing places on tbe dais indicated re spectiveU, for tte poipose of reeeiving re torns of Personal Property, and Poll Taxes for tbe fis-a! year commencing January 1st, 1900 :" At offioe Sumter, S C , at all otber times up to Feb 2*), 1900, inclusive : Tindalle, Tuesday, January 2 Privateer, (Jenkins' Store) Wed oesday, January 3 Manchester, (Nettles' residence) Thursday, January 4 Wedgefield, Friday, January 5 Stateburg, Saturday, January 6 Hagood, Monday, January 8 Rerabert's Store, Tuesday, Janu ory 9. (JaiHard's X Roads, Wednesday, January 10. Rooaards, Thursday, January 11 Oordoo'f Mill, Saturday, Jana ?ry 13 Mayeevilte, Monday, January 15 Scottsville, (McElveen's Store) Tuesday, January 16 Shilob, Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jtouary 18. Lynchburg, Friday, January 19. Magnolia, Saturday, January 20. Reiu's Mill, Monday, January 22. Biabopville, Tuesday and Wednee day, January 23 and 24 Mann vile, Thursday, January 25 Smithville, Fiiday, January 26. Tbe law rtquirrs tbat all persors owning property or in anvwtse batintr charge of lucb prooerty, either as agent, busbimd, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, ate , return the s me under oatb to tb# audi? tor, wbo requests all peraons to b> prompt io making tbeir returns und save the 50 per cent penalty which will be added to the property valuation < f all persona wbo fail to make nturni within tbe tirxe prescribed ny law. Taxpayers return what tbey own on the Brnt day of January, 1900 Asee?Bors and taxpayers will enter tbe fir" diver, nnme of tbe taxpayer la full, also m>.k" a srparato return for each township where the property is located and also in euch and every case the No. cf the School District must be given. Every male citizen netwean the age of twenty oo? and sixty ye4ra ou the first day of January, 1900, except tbooe incapable of earning a support from being maiaed or from other cnus****, are deemed taxable pulls, and rxcept Ooafsdvratf soldiers 10 >ears of age, ca January l?t. 19C0 Ail returns muct Of made on nr before the 20th day of February stgt, I cannot ttke returns after that date und all rrturus made after tbe 2< th day of February ara lurjact to a penalty of CO par cent. J DIOQ8 WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. Sautter, 8. 0 , Dec. 6, 1899. Notice of Begistration. TheStataof houtb Carolina?Sumter Coun? ty?Offic of Supervisors of Registration, Sumter County, Sumter, S. C , February 1st, 1899. Notice is berehr given that in accordance with an Act of tbe General Assembly, and in conformity with tbe requirements of the State Constitution, ihe books for tbe registration of all legally qualified voters, and for tbo ispuiog of trassiere, il9M wtH ty open at tbe office of Supervisors of Registration in tbe court bouse, between tbe hours of 9 o'clock a. in . and 3 o'clock p m , on tbe first Moo* day of recta cion'.b, until thirty days before tbe D eg I genetal election Minoia who shall become of age during that period of thirty days shall h.? entitled to le^istraliou tiefore the books are clo.?ed, if otherwise qualified. The requirements for a qualified voter are that ihe applicant for registration ab all be able to read a d wri'e correctly, or possess in his own name property io the amount of laret hundred dollars, upon which he pays taxes E F BURROWS, T D DuBOSI, J. M KNIGHT, Supervisors of registration Sumter Co. Mrh 1 50 YEAR9*V EXPERIENCE Patents trade marks Designs Copyrights Ac Anyone sendfjm a sketcb and description may quickly ejjoertaTn oar opinion frei) whether an Invention la probably paten table. Communtca? tions strictly conti dentlal. Handbook on ratenta sent free. Oldest agency for BecurtnRjpatents. Patent? taken through Mann A Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific Jlmcricati. A handsomely llhtatrated weekly. I>araeat ctr eolation of any scientific Journal. Terms, S3 a year; four month 3, |L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN&Co,36'6?"NewM Branch Qffloe. (35 F SU Washington? p. C. Tbe Land and Most Complete Establishment South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, _ -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooina, Kin;;, . pposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ^Bfgf* Purchase our mtike, which we guarantt superior to any sold South, and thereby nave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16? o A FEI WORDS -TO DDR FRIENDS. MR. EDITOR: j You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "ia good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times it did not pay." While we have always found that advertising paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in? crease of business that we might secure by that means, could not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has been taxed to its utmost capacity. Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have aa opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country, we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch? man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing ia return except our promise that their interests will be as care? fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past. ! It is particularly gratifying to us to^acknowledge a very liberal trade during the months of September and October from our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a ? credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our motta being LIVE AND LET LIVE I Altnough we tried to anticipate this season's wants by buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re? plenish frequently and freely every department of our store. In Dry Goods ' We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage ' of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices, i "hose Tar Heel Blankets Which you have been waiting for so long have come at last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to deliver them sooner. These goods are made in A Southern Mill. From Soutnern Wool, By Southern Men and there are none better. They are improving on the finish every year. We are selling at the same price as last year; but if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance. We only have about FIFTY PAIRS, so don't put oil buying, or you may get left. SHOES. Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same class of goods, but those 01 hand will go at the old prices while they last. In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe? cial to sav about The H. 0. God man Line for Women and Children. Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth. Bear in mind we are still the Sole Agents for them and Guarantee every Pair THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from $1.75 to $3.50, and every pair warranted. If you want the best $3 00 shoe buy a Reynolds. CLOTHING. This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault ; but fear? ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express. if you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have some great values. / In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De? partment will be found some values that compare favora? bly with the balance of our stock. This announcement would not be complete without a word about our GROCERY STOCK. This department is up to the usual standard, and that is saying about a1! that is necessary for it. Our MILLBUKNB FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it [unsur? passed. O'Donnell & Co.