The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1884-05-27
EDITORIAL ITEMS.


EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who has be-
come a prominent 6gure at the New
S York bar, was blackballed recently on
his application for membership in the
Bar Association Of that City; and all
Gotham is agog over the vote. No one
seems TO- know who opposed him and
Isxhy, for Gen. Pryor is very popular
We see IN the last Hearth aad
Home a three column article from Gen.
s Clingman telling what tobacco will do.
It cures inflammation, sore eyes, inham-
ed throat, heals wounds, relieves erysipe-
las, removes corns and is death on YER
!. min, aad in. view of these facts we
.think law ought to be passed making
: It crime with heavy penalty for any
one to waste this valuable medicine by
smoking or chewing it.
a Philadelphia chap who had stray
cd across the line into Delaware and
while there had stolen an umbrella,
was tried. found guilty and sentenced
to pay the costs, six dollars 6ne, one
hoarin the pillory, twenty lashes and
.bsee:years in Jail. Now that is piling
up the agony too high. We always
thoe.ht that umbrellas were made to
be borrowed and stolen.
The Meckleuberg Celebration on the
Goth was very successful. Crowds of
people were present and the procession
5 vas two miles long. The fremen had
a big time; there was competitive
drill Of resident and visiting volunteer
troops in which the FIRST prize was
awarded the Gordon Light Infantry
from Winnsboro Senators Pendleton
aud Jones made speeches and every
body hurrahed.
The Press Association at its late
neetieg iu Charleston had very pleas
ant session. We are not SO sure that
It was pwfsable, but whether profitable
or net we would have been glad to be
there and enjoyed the excursions,
lunches, .saoers, &c., all intersperscd
and glorised by the continued feast of
reason and Gov of soul, which are the
noted characteristics of editorial gath
eriogs.
A severe hail storm passed through
soue Of the upper counties last week
doing much damage to growing crops
The wind, in places. was severe
and a, big scare was enjoyed by
J. some of the citizens in its track. The
disposition to Gig storm pits is growing,
and after few more cyclones our peo-
pie will be thoroughly equipped to with
stand any convulsion of nature ex-
eept an earthquake.
The Indebtedness of Grant 4 Ward.
the Wall Street brokers is still growing.
The latest figures place it at l4.0oO.-
0oe.. and possibly more coming. The
senior member, u. S. Grant, has been
rewarded by vote of the U. S. Senate
which places him on the retired list
With big salary. Some of the junior
members arc threatened with State
prison aud so it goes The whole kit
Of them ought to be at Auburn cracking
stone.
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken is in trouble
with some of his constituency. His
opposition to the Blair educational bill,
and his suggestions that the Southern
; Democrats. in the House of Represen-
tatives withdraw from the national
organization, and vote for the best in-
terests of the South, regardless of the
;: wishes Of the party, are the cosi delh.
There is one thing 10 Mr.. Aiken's favor !:
he has the courage to say what he
thinks. We do not share his senti-
ments on. the Blair bill but think be is
very near rights as to the duty of South
ern Representatives.
B. F. Butler, alias, Butter, the
Beast, has been nominated for the
Presidency by the anti-monopolists.
though we are glad to say. for the
credit of that party. that strong pro-
test was rade against so disreputable a
uouinee. Butler has one eye on the
Democratic nomination also, and is
quietly working to that end. If he
should get it, wouldn't he be dose to
:. swallow! The man who turned our
women over to the tender mercies of a
brutal soldiery. is hardly the kind Of
candidate for Southern voters.
The NJ. f. Church. North sent fra
ternal letter to the A. ~ E. Church
conference which is in session 10 Balti-
more, but no delegate was sent to car
ry the letter. and this discourtesy
aroused the ire of the A. NJ. E.'s to
sucb an extent that they came near