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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
RICHLAND MAKES RETORT.
WHO SHOULD THE NEWS AND COU-
RlER "PILLORY."

The Support of Col. Miles by the Charles
ton Delegation in the late Convention
"Let the Punishment he Intiicted.'
COLUMBIA, S. g.. Aug. ll.-Some
time ago the Chronicle mildly advised
the News and Courier to let Georgia
politics alone as it would soon be ''mon-
keylng with it's own Gubernatoriai buzz
saw" The News did not take this ad-
vice, rs it felt sure Of the success Of its
own candidate in South Carolina, and
preferred to extend its operations be.
vond the borders OF The muddy Savan-
nah. If it had wisely listened to the
advice Of its amiable contemporary it
might have met with greater success at
home. Its candidate for Governor was
defeated and 1t is in much the same con-
dition that it charged the Chronicle with
being after the Bacon defeat, in "a very
unhappy frame Of mind" 1t is easily
worried ana. the slightest allusion to
combination, etc., is exceedingly ''veX-
atious."
Your correspondent ventured to re-
peat a rumor current during the Con-
vention that "a part Of the Charleston
delegates only gave Col. Miles a hall
hearted support" The News and Cou-
ricr to-day vigorously denies the ''crucl
story" and then proceeds to prove its
correctness. 1t says: ''With but tour
or fire dissenting rotes, the Charleston
delegation resolved that it was injurious
,, to have two candidates for State offices
and the preference of the delegation, IN
about tile same ratio was for Mr.. Miles,"
sc. There were then ''four or five" OF
the delegates who were not ''enthusias-
ticD supporters for Mr.. Miles; and who
preferred to retire Mr.. Miles in favor of
General McCrady's candidacy.
Your correspondent simply repeated
a rumor which has now been confirmed
by the News and Courier, and if that
journal wants to ''plllory" anybody it
is respectfully referred to the writer OF
the editorial from which 7 have quoted.
Let the punishment be inflicted. If the
News and Courier is not satisfied with
its own confirmation Of the report, let it
order poll Of the Charleston delegation
and see if it cannot lind some hal
hearted supporters" Of Mr.. Niles among
those delegates. If it fails to discover
any such individual, your correspondent
will make the proper correction. In
the meantime, with the report corrob-
grated by the News and Courier, he
does not lccl at liberty TO rctract. To
do so would be reflection upon the
News and Courier, and your correspon-
dent would not be guilty Of that for any
considerable tion.-Richland in Augusta
| Chronicle. -. Z. - ...-....6l n -
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COMPLEXION OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
The Democrats Have Hopes OF Keeping
Their Majority.


Most of the members OF the House 60
home now TO attend conventions and to
fix up their fences for the fall elections:
Before they come back to the capital
again they will 20 through a campaign.
and at present the speculation is as to
the complexion Of the next House. The
Republicans expect to make gains in
the House, but they hardly expect to
overcome the Democratic majority.
The Democrats are in considerable of a
tangle all over the country, but their
quarrels are chiefly over internal faction
al ascendaucy, and will be mostly
settled in convention. Many men now
in Congress will not return, but 1t is
claimed by Democrats that the grand
summing up will show as many Demo-
Gratis in the next Congress as this, II
not more. One of the best Informed
Democrats about the House told Star
reporter to day that he found. after a
careful study of the situation, that there
were Just five States where the Republl-
cans might make gains. These were
Michigan. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and
Ohio. They would probably gain two
in Michigan, two i'll Indiana. and pos
sibly two or three III Ohio. But IN the
State the Democrats were in better
shape than was generally supposed:
Halstead, he said, had aroused internal
trouble among the Republicans, while
the Payne affair had drawn the Demo-
erats together to resist the Republican
attack ashington Star.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
A BALL OF FIRE.
Which Barned to Death an Indiana Far
mer-Belicve 1t or Not.
under ARE:

Daniel Riley, a prominent citizen OF
Crawford County, Indiana. was instantly
killed Monday evening by Il bolt OF
lightning. Mr.. Riley was sitting in the
front room of his residence near Boston
mcnding pair of scissors. 4 slight
shower was falling at the time, but there
was no sign of an approaching thunder
storm. Suddenly a huge ball Of fire en-
tered the window and passed apparently
up the chimney. The family, were sit
ting on veranda in front Of the house,
and noticed the phenomenon, ran III the
room where Riley had been sitting, and
found his body lying Oh the floor burnt
to a cinder and entirely unrccognlzable.
\ black streak was found OH the carpet
passing within a few inches of the chair
where Riley had been sitting and thence
toward the Fireplace. y horrible .odor
as Of sulphcr filled the room. The story
Is vouched Tor by number Of cyc-wlt-
DpSSpS
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Abduction and Probe Murder OF n YOUNG
~ Lady by Rejected SuitOr.


s Lady by Rejected Suitor.
L0GANsPoRT, INDIANA, August II.
There is great excitement over the
abduction and probable murder of Miss
Luella Mabbitt, an estimable girl. living
Southof here. Last week, Amos Green,
a rejected suitor, drove in carriage to
her{kome. seized her and carried her OIL.
He returned home next morning and dis
appeared. Miss Mabbitt has not been
seen since then. and us Green threatened
hershfe. it is believed she has been mur-
dered: An organized search for her has
been valnly carried on. A trail has
been found leading to Wildcat creek, and
somebelievc the body will be found in the
stream. Thursday night mob, bclier-
mg Green's mother knew the wherca-
bouts of her son. went to her house.
A rope was placed around the old wo-
MANS neck and she was threatened with
death if she did not reveal the hiding
place of her son, but threats of lyuchlng
were of no avail; the mother refused to
open;her mouth to bctray her son. The
mystery is dccpened by the disappear
ancc of another Of Miss Mabbitt's suit
ors, John Yerkis. On the night OF the
abduction. William Walker made call
on Miss Mabbitt's sister. and he has
since been arrested rs Green's accom-
plices Mrs. Green has has also been ar
rested.
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THE FOE IN BERKELEY.
a County Convention Which Breaks Up
in Il Row.

MT. PLEASANT. Aug. l4.-Agrec-
able to the call published in the comfy
papers, a convention Of the Republicans
of Berkeley county was held at the
Court House at Mount Pleasant ycstcr-
hay. Senator Robert Simmons took the
chair and called the meeting to order.
After ordinary routine proceedings
tbe question Of the election of q county
chairman arose, and ]. II. Ostendorft,
now Of Beaufort and formerly Of Char
lesion, except on election days, when
he halls from Wappetaw, Christ Church
Parish, called for 4 conference OF the
several precinct charmen. This was
held and Ostendorf claimed that he had
been elected county chairman for four
years, and that he still held over for
two years longer. In this he was sup"
ported by w. H. Ahrens, of Summer
VILE, and W. Fl. Thompson, colorcd,
an old politician and would-bc Con-
gresham. The precinct chalrmcn dis
allowed Ostcndorfl7s claim, and after so
reporting the convention broke up III
general confusion.
y little while after this irregular all
iournment Senator Simmons called a
meeting of ''all good Republicans OF
Berkeley" and took the chair. with w.
II. Singleton as Secretary. Senator
Simmons made Il little speech, the glst
of which was that if any compromise in
the coming election for county officers
was TO be made with the Democrats the
colorcd Republicans were to make it
and not Ostendorn' or Ahrcns. This
was received with great enthusiasm, and
on motion Of W. II. Singleton the Rev.
\. 2. Ford, d. II. Middleton, +. j..
Byas. Robert Simmons. y. J. Clark,
J. Collins and II. Middleton were ap-
pointed a committee to confer with the
Democrats, with full power to make any
compromise they saw fit.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
A NUN AND A YOUNG GIRL.
They Jump from u Train ut Full Speed.
Frightened by an Absinthc Drinkcr.

Frightened by an Absinthe Drinkcr.
A sensational incident, with rather
serious. consequences. has occurred on q
French rail, While a train was
going at the usual rate ofspced. between
Nice and Marscilles, two women were
seen to Jump from it. evidently in state
OF wild alarm. They were picked up,
both Of them being very badly injured
oytheit desperate leap They proved
tc - ssTl and a young girls named
Bassett, VINO was travelling with the nun.
The cause of their singular conduct was
the behavior Of a stranger, who had ell
tered the compartment Ill which they
were, Notwithstanding that it was re-
served for the ladies. The man was Il
sailor, who had been drinking absinthc
to excess and was in state Of hilarious
intoxication. When he got into the
carriage he Immediately began to sing
wildly at the top OF his voice and to be-
have like violent lunatic, smashing the
windows and proceeding to wreck every
thing within his reach. The nun and
her companion thought the man was mad
and were in fear of their lives, so they
jumped from the door while the train
was going to escape from him. The
ladies are severely hurt and the man IS
,,ndpr arrest
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
A WHOLESALE MUROERESS.
She Poisor. Eleven Relatives to &c
Money from Ecnriit Associations.

She Poisor* Eleven Relatives to Get
Money from Ecnriit Associations.
BosTON. August i2.-lt is understood
That the Somcrvillc police have informa-
ton Of suspicious deaths of at least
eleven persons directly or Indirectly re-
lated to Mrs. Su,'ah Jane Robinson. who
is under arrest. ami who were insured III
benefit organizations, the money! i'll most
cases falling into this Woman'S hands.
y son of William J. Robinson died this
morn!n" nj his mothers house i'll terrible
convul>ionS. with all symptoms "I pois-
Unn~. Medical Examiner !lWcl! COM
mCnccd IN autopsy OIL the body this
afternoon. Mis-. Robinson ;lnd Thomas
Il. Smith. hcrsupposcd accolal'licc, were
brought into SomcrviliC Court this fore
noon. Mrs. Robinson came il trembling
and appeared very MUCH shaken and
shattered III mind and body. To the
complaint. which charged thcm with
"minglirg poison with medicine. witt!
intent 10 kill Vim. J. Robinson" both
pleaded not guilty. Judge story held
Mrs. Robinson in So. .00G and Mr.. smith
i'll 35.u0G. 1t is said that since tic
death OF Mrs. Eo',iSon's husband eleven
OF her relatives have died. al within
four years. and Mrs. Robinson benefited
by all of the deaths.
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DID THEY ELOPE?
Mysterious Disappearance of Il Married
Man and Il Widow


Man and Il Widow.
On Monday, the 2nd of August, says
the Abbevillc Messenger, j. p. Vaughn,
a respectable and well-to-tlo citizen of
the Sharon neighborhood, left home
with his mules lad wagon, to do some
hauling. he said, in the neighborhood of
Mt. Carmel. About the same time q
Mrs. Sutherland, a widow with five
children, Of the same neighborhood, dis.
appeared. Inquiry in the Mt. Carmel
neighborhood has disclosed the fact that
Mr.. Vaughn has not been there in the
past ten days. These two occurrences
put together have caused quite a COM
motion in the usually quiet neighbor-
hood, and speculation runs high as to
the cause of the disappearance Of these
parties. These mules driven by Mr..
Vaughn, we understand, are mortgaged
to Messrs. Wallingford and Russell, and
IN addition to that, Mrs. Vaughn. the
wife of J. p. Vaughn, has given Wal
lingford and Russell q. mortgage Oh q
piece of land owned by her. The SEEM
ingly deserted wife was III town ycster-
day in consultation with attorneys, to
sec what redress, if any, she had. Mr..
Vaughn has heretofore borne a good
character in the ncighborhood, and his
family arc unable 10 account for his
strange conduct in this affair. His
friends predict that everything will turn
out all right, while others are dubious
obOut il
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
4 CHASTITY Discovery.

PANAMA. Jnly 3l.-The work OF
erecting the new theatre is progressing
satisfactorily. The building is to be Oh
the site Of the Los Monias Convent. the
outer walls of which are very massive
and will be kept standing. The work
now going on is the pulling down Of the
inner partition walls, which arc about
twenty inches thick. In the course oi
this work Oh Friday last there WAS dis
covered within The masonry. in ln erect
position. Il perfect male skeleton, IL
which WAS attached Il cross made OF
wood on which had bpcn III inscription.
but it is not IcYiblc now. Almost I'M
mcdiatcly after the discovery the sNcie.
ton icll to pieces. and the skull and
bones can DC seen lying Oh Tie "rouud'
The skeleton was Ioundln The wall which
,,.rS very pr.n he I!lCr.
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SERVED HIM RIGHT.
4 Brutal Scoundrel Hung by IL Mob 1T
Macon, Ga.

Macon, Ga.
MACON. Ca, August l9.--Jamcs
Moore, a white man, was taken from the
County Jail in this city last night by one
thousand citizens and lynched. He was
hanged to a tree in front Of the notorious
assignation house Of Sarah Robinson,
whiLher he had decoyed Manic Little:
an innocent white girl. and committed
arape upon her. Mamie Little is q poor
hard working girl, Of unblcmishd repu-
tation in Savannah, where she came
from. She arrived in Macon q few days
ago, to seek employment. At the de-
pot, being stranger, she met Moore
and asked him if he could direct her to
a good boarding house. Moore called a
hack, and placing the nnsuspecting girl
in it drove her to anotorions assignation
house.. where, at the point of q pistol.
he compelled her TO submit to his brutal
passion. Everything that has been
cleaned tends to establish the fact that
the girl's character is all right. She is
of good sense, with q pretty fair knuwl-
edge Of good breeding, rs is evinced by
her conversation. The poor girl was
most outrageously handled by her ruffian
t.SJinsMaereS his +beeh long
known and universally dctested as a
ruf1ian and a constituencies fellow. He
was on the police force, but was dis
charged last year for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, and since then his
has bee familiar figure in police circles.
He was married man, and his wife and
several children survive HIM.
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\ Cry For Bread.

AUSTIN. TEXAS. August ll.-(;or-
crnor Ireland to-day iss"cd TIC following
proclamation Tor the relic. otthc drought
sufferers: "Whcrca> il has been made
known To me that on account CT the
UNPRECEDENTED drought which has pre-
vailed in the Counties Of Brown, Cole
man. Ca!Ia@!laM. I:;>ilaud. Stc!'hcrs and
others contiguous. many families are
su,lrrin. for want .! food. Now there
fore. [. John ireland. Governor. conf
IDENTIFY call unon the people Of othcr
SECTIONS to contribute to the relief oi
their distressed icllow~.tiHcns. by lor-
warlin". without delay, !Unds TO County
JUDGES I'll The several Counties a>hllI%
nil -
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An Entire Family oIurIcrrh.

MAHICArA. ARIZONA. August T.
Bernard Martin. with III, wife and tw
chil,rcu. ct' Weaver. Arizona started
July - i'Dr Eric. Pa. 20! :! visit. Not
being heard from a search vas iNsti'u-
ted. wl;:h resulted! in finding the charrcd
remain, Of the entire family between
Nu!tuc Mine aud ph'rniX. Martin was
known to have Ind *l.oop with h!m.
realized from tho sale q! his rancho. !iG
was waylaid by robbers. and the chtlrc
family murdered ard The rcnla!nG bnrnct
To cover the crime.
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Bad News From TrAHe.

M.,EsuALi.. TEXAS. August -
Very unGavor;,blc reports are coming III
from cyry part Of Eastern Texas i'll
reference t. cotton. which. owing Gather
10 rains or extreme hot weather. IS she'd
DIM lis .orm> rapidly. If this coli;!n-
ucS long it will entirely dcSt"y the top
crop. which will reduce The yield II
least onc-third.
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iinorkcd Dead by Fist Eluw.

CHICAGO. August l1.-Dr. !. l..
Irowbrihgc had q street alteration yes
terdar with Frank Packard. Il barber. \
blow from packard'> fist laid the Doctor
flat on the sidewalk. lie Immediately
lost consciousness and died two minutes
later. 1t is supposed death WAS due to
heart disease supcrnduccd by Packard's
blow. Packard atlrm> that Trowhr!d@c
was drunk.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
Served His Time.

Mr.. B. F. Kaigler paid the
JOURNAL an appreciated visit on
last Saturday. He says he IS now
over age, and has determined not
to serve as juror any more. He
was on the first grand jury ever
drawn for Terrell county. The
court met in the back room of Mr..
NJ. I'll. Baldwin's store and the
grand jury held its session under
the pine trees back of where DIR.
Farnum's stables now stand.
Judge Kiddoo, father of the
present Cuthbert lawyer, was
the presiding judge. DR.. Mercer
was the foreman Of the jury, and
was one of the most intelligent
foremen our juries ever had. MIR.
Kaigler has served his time in the
work and now rejoices at the pros
pect of rest.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
Pension (franted .

Messrs. Hoyl & Parks received
notice from Washington on Mon
day last that a pension had been
granted to Mrs. Sarah E. Rogers,
of this city. She is the widow of
the Rev. jesse Rogers, who was a
soldier of the war OF 1912. Mrs.
Rogers will receive $500 per
month from the time Of the death
Of her husband up to March 1st.
From that date she will get S12
per month. Messrs. Hoy! &
Parks have labored earnestly and
successfully to secure this pen
sion, there being several unusual
difficulties in the way. They will
feel all the more the pleasure of
success. and receive the hearty
thanks Of Mrs. Rogers and fami-
T.,
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
A Good Stand of Cotton.

1t was cheering to hear the mo-
notonous cry of "Poor stand, poor
stand" interrupted on Tuesday
last by Mr.. j. w. Sears. Every
body we had seen during the week
had been blue over the cotton
prospect. Mr.. Sears, however,
reports a good stand. Moreover,
he says that he chopped cotton
last week and that another and
better stand has come up on the
land which he has chopped out.
He also stated that a neighbor of
his had looked at field and de-
termined to plow up and plant
over again. The morning after
he had formed THIS intention he
and Mr.. Sears walked over the
field and found that in one night
great change had come over ev-
erything. There was fine stand.
Farmers, have patience. You will
make cotton enough for the
prices.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
Snnday-schOOl Picnic.

The Baptist and Methodi t Sun
day-schools viii hold their annual
picnic on next Friday in Hard
money Park" on the north side Of
the railroad. Messrs. Hood and
Sharp are acting as committee
to put the grounds In good condi-
ton for the occasion. Messrs.
Thornton and Stevens will pro-
vide the children with ice cold
lemonade. The children are re-
quested to meet in the Baptist
church at $50 A. M, where there
will be entertaining exercises, con-
sisting of devotion, singing and
appropriate recitations from se-
lecged boys and girls. Misses
Claude Farrar, Carrie Brown, Kit
tie Orr and Lille Rogers are the
committee on music, which insures
pleasant entertainment. The
baskets and their contents will
not be forgotten. Come one,
come all. Let US give the chill
dren a day of lare and puIe en-
joymenk
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
House,
The Leader in Low Prices.

We call the attention of our
readers to the special announce
ment in this weeks issue of
Ken1pner's Dry Goods House. A
good chance to get good Goods at
low prices.
M. J. A. G. Roberts brought
his little Ave-year-old son in on
Tuesday for repairs. The little
fellow fell from sappling and
broke his arm. 1t was readily set
by Drs. Farrar and Kendrick.
Hoods Eureka Liver Medi-
cine, perfect family medicine
for the common ills of life. 1t
has no equal. 1t is a specific for
sick headache, For sale In Daw-
son, Ga. by Crouch Bros, Drug
gists, yr1.
The services at the Baptist
church on Sunday were interest
ing. The Rev. DIR. Buck preach
ed morning and night much to
the delight of the congregations.
All were pleased and profted by
has sermons, and he will be greet
ed by a good house whenever he
breaches again.
DIR. G. w. Buck has been in
the city for the past few days in
Producing his improved system of
pulling teeth called electro DENTS.
BY his system the nerves are SO
deadened as to be insensible to
pain. The Doctor has pulled a
great many teeth in towu and
been successful in every instance
of which we have heard,
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
Personal and Social.

"A Dawson young man thinks
that Wesleyan spoils the girls
for sweetheart purposes.
Miss Nora Allen, of Ameri-
Gus, visited relatives and friends
in the city the latter part of last
week.
We regret to learn that Miss
Minnie Lee, of Dover, has an at
tack of hemorrhagic malaria fever.
We hope it will not prove serious.
Mr.. W. G.. Statham, who has
spent the last few months in Flor
ida, returned on Monday night.
He gives a glowing account of his
new home.
Mr.. Jas. T. Hayes pail the
JOURNAL a visit on Tuesday last
Though Mr.. Hayes is citizen of
the county he is seldom seen in
Dawson. He is country farmer
and not q town planter.
Mrs. G. l.. Mize, Mrs. J. r.
Mercer, Miss Mary Speight Bald =
win and Judge John B. Perry left
on Monday last for the Chatham
| Centennial at Savannah. They
are expected to return to-day.
Misses Mary s. Baldwin, VIII
lie Hodnett and Matte Laing, Mrs.
Speight Baldwin. Messrs. r. f.
Simmons and s. 7, Jordan were
present at the Bronwood Sunday
school picnic on Friday last. They
give an enthusiastic account of
the hospitality of our neighbors,
and the elegance of their enter
tainment
Mr.. Z. L. Rainey, our editor,
left on last Thursday for a brief
pleasure visit. He took in Macon
and the Press Convention, Atlanta
and the Hill monument unveiling
exercises and the Centennial of
the Chatham Artillery, Savannah,
all Of which will not atone for his
disappointment Of a few hours
ride with --1 Let magma
ton fill the blank.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06

County Commissioners Meeting.
The Board of County Commits
sioners met at the Ordinary's Of
fee at their usual hour on Tues
day last. They ordered q public
road from Mr.. s. +. Christie's
place on the Dawson and Dover
road to the Crittenden place on
the Dawson and Cuthbert road.
This is an important road. 1t
will accommodate good commu-
nifty and open a valuable body Of
land to the people. They also
determined to furnish court houses
to all the districts for Justice of
Peace purposes.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING OF CITY CoUN.
GIL OF DAWSON APRIL 9TH, 1886
The minutes of last meeting
were read and confirmed. Pres,
emit W r Baldwin, Mayor; Ken
drick, Kaigler, Hood and Lowrey,
Aldermen.
Under the head of unfinished
business, the following report of
Well Committee was read and
adopted, viz:
Your committee beg loave to
make the following report: We
have carefully examined into the
practi3ility of utilizing the arte-
sian we'll water, and believe that
it can be done in a manner advan-
tageous to the city, and accepta-
BILE to the citizens.
The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
Off for Savannah.

About twenty-eight of the Daw-
son Guards, under command OF
Capt. J. A. Laing, left for Savan-
nah on Sunday last and took part
in the drill in connection with the
centennial Of the Chatham Artil-
lery. They were accompanied by
other of our citizens.