The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-16

! obituary OF MIR. W. j. Stanton, who
died at his home in that place on the
23rd Of Marcl,i Mr.. Stanton was a
native Of Fairfield, being born here on
the. 10TH Of March, 1928, but moved
early to the State Of Mississippi. He
was reared as farmer, but having a
turn for mechanical pursuits he taught
himself the shoemaker's trade; which
he successfully followed for a number
of ySars. He afterwards engaged in
merchandise, with eqhally good re-
suits. Bit the war came and Mr..
Stanton went down amid the general
ruin: He at once returned to his
trade, and worked at it with all tile
Sheigy that had characterized his ear-
Her years. He was member of the
Starkville Baptist church, aud was
held in high esteem by that entire COM
munity. He leaves a widow and chill
dren to mourn his death:
A BIG LAwsU1T.-Col. Jas. II. Rion
was in attendance on the United States
Circuit Court last week being engaged
rs one Of the plaintiffs attorneys in the
case Of Amos D. Williams and e. B.
Wesley against the State Treasurer
and the Comptroller General. The
object of the action is to test the liabili:
ty of tic State for tho Ro9ehue Bond
Script lssttcd to redeem tile State guar
antced bonds ofthe Bile Ridge Rail-
road. The suit is brought by Mcssrs.
Wesley and. Williams to recover about
100000, advanced by them to enable
the State to redeem its guarantee on
nedi'lv $4,0OO,000 of the bonds Of the
Blue Ridge Railroad. The. bonds
were tuken tip; returned to the State
Tfeasufcr, cancelled by lii,h; and s9bsc:
auently the bond scrip, (which had been
given the complainants as collateral Sc
curity for the money lent, was declar-
ed unconstitutional. THE plaintiffs;
among othef tlliffgs, contend that the
bond scrip having been declared un--
constitutional, the Court should order
the original bonds, issued under the
Act of 1868, to be retutdncd to the
PARTIES by the State Treasurer, with
cancellation removed, or proper cer-
tiL."ates OF Indebtedness issued in their
stead. After the reading of the argu-
mtnt Of the plaintiffs the hearing Of
NE case was suspended, the Attorney
General being allowed sixty days in
Which to submit printed argument,
aud the plaintiffs thirty days after that
III which to close the case.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS s.-Attcntio n
is called to the new advertisement Of
Mr.. B. Sugenheimer, whose new
spring stock has just been received
and is now ready for the inspection
Of his customers and the public in
general. This stock his been most
carefully selected, and will be found
to contain everything in the line of
dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes and
hats. Mr.. Sugcnhcinler says he makes
speciality of fine ready-made clothing,
and he invites a call from gentlemen
Wishing anything in that line.
Messrs. j. NJ. Beatty 81 Co., at tho
Corner Store, have received a full
stock Of spring goods, to which they
call attention in their new ADVERTISE
mcnt. The ladies are respectfully i'll
vited to examine the new stock of sea-
sonablc dress goods, in which will be
found everything to tempt the eye and
CRAFTY the thste.:
Messrs. McMastcr, Brice & Ketchin
have completed their spring stock by
extensive purchases, and it now con-
tains, things in number and variety too
great to bic enumerated. The only
way to satisfy ones self is to call at
elreir establishment and make an cx-
animation. They are always pleased
to show their goods-and quite as
we'll pleased to sell them! Give them
O call.
BLIND ToM.--As will be seen from
the advertisement in another columni
the great musical prodigy, "Blind
@rom,". will give an exhibition in the
Tliespian Hall on next Saturday night:
This remarkable negro is already
known all over the State, having per-
formed hore some years ago. His on:
teltainme,it cda,trot fail to draw large
audience. Speaking Of one Of his OK
hibitions, the Jacksonville, Ill.,, Jour-
nal says:
Blind Tom-what is he? An enig-
ina, a mystery. A sonething that no
,ttan can understand, q phenomenon
notifying MIN. can explore. His pers
formances ore astounding; they are.
morc.-marvellous. What secret pow
in that scaa6ied and Unbalanced mind
that can grasp, aye, master, a sonata
of Beethoven, the imuiortal, osChopin,
a rhapsody Of Liszt? Yet ,he docs IT,,
! That unsccmly skull of Blind TONIC,
envelopes q brain that is tho strangest
compound Of weakness, and strength,
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