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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
QUESTION OF THE HOUR.
CAN LEGISLATION PREVENT LABOR
STRIKES?

An Open Letter from Ex-President JEFF
fcrson Davis-A Court of Arbitration
Suggested as IL Solution of n Difficult
Problem.
GALVESTON, TEX.. April 24.-Thc
following letter from EX-Presidcnt JEFF
ferson Davis, Of the Confederate States,
to II. w. Pope, Of Marshal, Texas. in
which Mr.. Davis gives his views rs to
what legislation might be adopted to
bring about harmony and unity of action
between capital and labor. has just been
made public.
BEAUvoIR. Miss, Marc!.. -. 1885,
The Hon. II. W. PoL My Dear Sir:
Fully appreciating the compliment con-
veycd by your request Cor my views as
to what legislation might be adopted to
adjust the conflict now going on between
capital and labor, l regret that the
compliment is so little mcritcd. The
old war between capital and labor has
called forth the best intcllects Of Europe.
1t has disturbed commerce. overthrown
governments. produced anarchy, and
crcpt from the wreck without solving
the problem. With us the contest is IN
its incipicnt state and happily it may be
that something can be done TO check its
growth. Self interest and free compcti-
ton for labor will. where laborers are
abundant. give to the rich the power to
Cypress the poor. We cannot legislatc
! to destroy the motive scli-intcrest, for
that lies at the foundation Of progress,
and our efforts must, therefore, be direc-
ted to unllying the interest Of labor and
capital as far us this may be done by the
legislatures Of the States. The present
form or conflict in our country is be-
tween associated labor and the organiza-
ton employing it. 1t is not sufficient
answer to say that the price OF labor
! las advanced. unless it can be shown
that the profits moved pari pa,su with
the profits of capital; for in this. rs in
other things Of comparative welfare. we
must consider the relative improvement.
The standard of comfort rises proper
tionately to the increase of wealth in the
country. Your idea of a Court Of Ar
bitration, think, lns much to recon-
mend 1t. The organization Of such a
Court, so rs TO secure equally the coufi-
dcnce Of both the contendng parties,
would require both llberality and dis
cretion, should be based on something
like a cooperative principal Of iudustri-
III partnership, in which the wages of
employees should be measured by the
profits Of the corporation. IF in this
manner Il community Of interest could
he established, the welfare and content
ment OF both would seem to be possl-
bic result.
with sincere regard and best wishes
for you and yours, am your friend.
JEFFERSON DAVIS"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
The Work of u Eiend.

ATLANTA. GA, April 22.-A wreck
cr placed crosstic on the track OF the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, near Silver Creek, Tuesday
night. then stepped backin the dark and
watched an approaching freight train
strike 1t aud roll down Il ten foot embank-
mcnt. One man was instantly killed
and another fatally injured. The man
who was killed was Thomas Shcnan who
was Ircng for his transportation from
Chattanooga to Atlanta. He was crush
ed and cut to pieces. Letters on his
person show that he was citizen OF
England. Jack Wright. the engineer,
was so badly injured that he will die.
Nike Wrinkle. the regular fireman. was
asleep in the tender. lie was not
scratched. The engineer saw the OBJ
struction just before he struck it, but
was not able to stop the train. The
wreckcr has not been captured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
SHOCKING DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
A jealous Man Shoots His wife, and Then
Blows Off His Head.

NEW ORLEANS, April 23.-Early
this morning Mrs. William +. Nessen
was awakened by her husband, who
told her that as they could not live
peaceably they had better die together.
At the same time he drew revolver.
Mrs. Nesscn caught his arm. but he
fired. the bullet passing through her
wrist. Their thirtcen-ycar-old sonrush-
ed III grappled his fathers arm, but the
second shot took off the boys finger
and sent the bullet into his wlte's breast
inflicting probabl; i fatal wound. Mrs.
Nessen ran screaming from the house.
but sank unconscious to the sidewalk.
Her husband did not attempt to follow,
but going to- their room removed his
false teeth, and placing the muzzle of the
revolver in his mouth blew off the top
ofhis head, dying almost instantly. lie
has frequently accused his wife of inf
deity and they had many quarrels in
consequence. He leaves ten children.
the result of three marriages. The
youngest child is six months old. Ncs-
sen was siNty-two years of age. Ills
wife is forty.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
Buried in IL Sand Bank,

QUINCY, ILL.,, April 22.-Eddie and
Charlie Kinsmcyer, aged twelve and
seven years. and Charlie Kcllcrbach,
aged ten years, disappeared on the -lth
Of last September. Yesterday a man
hauling sand for a foundry vas loading
his wagon near the river bank, and on
lifting his shovel was Mortified at finding
that he had cut the head from q human
body. Upon further ivestigatiOn the
bodies of three children were cXhumcd
from the sand bank and were identified
as those of the missing boys. It is
thought that the boys were digging a
cave in the sand when it cavcd III and
buried them alive.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
EDITORS ON THE WAR PATH.
A Street Fight Between the Editors nj
WnlterbOrO'.

Our streets were thrown into quite 4
state of excitement on tho morning of
the 10th instant, by an encounter be-
tween the editor OF the Star and the
senior editor of the Press. The facts
as related by several eye witnesses are
as follows: On the morning ofthe 18th
inst. one day after the issue of the Press.
at about half-past o'clock in the morn
inc as the senior editor of the last named
paper was on his way to breakfast, and
Just as he passed the cOrnor of the
street on which is situated the store of
Messrs. Terry Il Shatler. his attention
was arrested by someone haillng. Stop
ping to listen he heard footsteps ap-
preaching from around the corner, and
directly the editor Of the Star made his
appearance, each advanced toward the
other. and when they got within speak
ing distance the editor of the Star i'll
quired, "Are you responsible for the
article which appeard in the last weeks
Prcss" Press answered, Il am"
Whcrcupon the editor of the Star struck
him blow on the shoulder with his list,
which was Immediately resented on the
part of the editor Of the Press by blow
in the face. The editor of the Star then
struck his opponent on the shoulder
with his walking cane, which was resent
ed by blow in the face. as before.
Again did the editor Of the Star raise
his cane. but before the blow descended
the Stars editor rolled on the ground,
from which position hc arose to renew
the attack. Canes were now out OF the
question. and the battle continued in
regular Iisticull' style, and sparring con-
tinucd for while. The parties then
came together, and the representative
Of the Press was trippcd. Both fell
together, the Stars editor falling on top.
which vantage ground he Immediately
made use of. striking two Or three blows
on the face Of his opponent with a large
seal ring. .At this .uncturc the friends
of the Star raised its editor up and pre-
vented the parties from again engaging
in the iisticuif. .-Colleton Press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
The Futul Wedding Party.

The fatal ending of the wedding party
near Rice Station, Minn., forms one OF
the sad,lcst features of the wholesale
destruction Of life and property wrought
by the recent cyclone. The party was
assembled at the residence of John
Schultz. farmer, to celebrate the we'd
ding of their daughter. Mamie. The
ceremony was performed about O'Clock
bv the Rev. t;ustivus Smith. The alter
noon was spent III social enjoyment, and
ut t o'clock the party gathcrcdabout the
wedding feast. 1t was happy as
scmblagc Of nearly forty persons, cclc-
bratiny the bridal festivities Of the
!avorite daughter Of the house. The
cyclone came, and in the space Of five
minutes the house was converted into
klndling wood and scattered all over the
farm. Of the happy party OF but few
minutes before. ten were cOrpscs and
many others were injured, several OF
whom will die. There was not Il build
ing left in which the few survivors could
care for those not past help. The bride
groom was killed outright. but the bride
was only injured. The ncishbors who
had escaped the fury Of the cyclone
went to the rcscuc. and the bodies of
the dead were taken to the school house
1T Rice Station.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
The Poet Priest Dead.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 23.-Fathcr
Abram J. Ryan, the Poet Priest OF
the south" died ut the Franciscan Mon
astcry ut st. BOnilacius in this city to-
night. He came here Il month ago from
the Catholic institution ut Reading,
near Cincinnati. He intended to make
his retreat here. and finish The Life of
Christi" which he had undertaken. lie
became i'll within Il week with organic
heart disease and grew steadily worse.
For several days past his mind wandered
and he has talked pitllully Of his event
tul life in war days and has preached to
imaginary audiences. Yesterday he
passed into IL comatosc state. from which
he never reused,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29

Ex-PreSiLput Arthur'S Illness.

New YORK. April 22.-Thcrc are
many conflicting rumors in regard to
the illness Of cX-President Arthur, but
that prevailing is that he is slowly im-
provcing. Mr. Sherman W. Kncvcls.
his law partner. said last night: Il
have not seen Mr.. Arthur for 4 few days.
but have heard from him within the last
twenty-lour hours. He is gradually
improving, and do not think his condi-
ton at all serious. believe that he has
some trouble with his kidneys. but If the
fine weather continues we may hope to
see him about SoUn.'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
ReSurrectetl from Death.

Last week III accident occurred in this
county, the results of which are rather
remarkable. Mrs. Barnwcll Akin MISS
cd her little girl. and after searching
some time found her in 4 tub Of water
dead. This was some time III the after
noon. The body ofthc little one was
taken out and carried in the house, and
after night came on life asserted its
sway, to the joy of the parents. Our
informant states that she was quite i'll
on Sunday and may yet die from the
effects of being in the water so long. -
Barncsvillc (Ga.) Gazette.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
Insane From Fright.

We learn that Miss Maggie Cline
daughter Of Il respectable citizen. of Ca
barrus county. has become insane. and
efforts are bring made to secure her ad-
mittancr to IN asylum for treatment.
The case is Il sad one. Mr.. Cline owns
a vicious bull. which has the liberty ota
pasture. and Il icw days since the ynuny
lady was coin. through the pasture.
when the bull .ayc her chase and ran
her across the field. The animal came
very near ovcrlakin- her. and such was
the shock to ncT nerves experienced by
fright over the occurrence, that her mlnd
gave way. 1t is hoped that tine and
GOOD treatment will effect o complete
restoration Of her rcason.-Charlottc
Observer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
4 Ficntlish Murder Confessed.

AUGUSTA. April 23.-Prcston Nalcn-
tine, colorcd. who was arrested at Low
moor, Virginia, and brought to Angus
tn, confessed to the murder of William
Wales before the grand jury to-day.
Wales WAS watchman ut the depot Of the
Augusta and Summcrrillc Railroad.
Valentine struck him On the head with I
pick. saturated the body with oil and
Tired the buildings. After avoiding ar
rest for eighteen months he was finally
captured in Virginia. The murder cX-
cited deep Indignation, and fears were
entertained that Valentine would be
lynched. The law will take its course.
The object of the murder WAS robbery.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
THE TERRIBLE FIRE AT STRY.
Sixty-Eight Bodies Taken From the Ruins
Twenty Deaths From Exposure.

VIENNA. April 2l.-Thc condition
of affairs at Stry among the people who
lost their homes by the great fire is most
pitlablc. Most of the victims are with
out food or means. and arc rendered
desperate by the thought of starvation.
Farmers in the vicinity have been vlsi-
ted by mobs OF men, who have first de-
manded food, and then, If refused, stole
it. Owners of farms are now compelled
to barricade ;helr houses rs the only
way to guard them from being plunder-
ed of food by the mob, which on account
of hunger is becoming uncomfortable.
Numerous struggles for food, resulting
in bloodshcd have taken place. All the
public archives and registers OF the city
of Stry were lost in the lire. 1t will be
necessary to ask grants OF money from
the Limbcrg Diet and the Rclchrath to
relieve the distress Of the thousands OF
destitute people.
The search for the remains of persons
who lost th;ir lives during the contlagra-
ton has been proceeding as rapidly rs
circumstances would allow. Thus far
sixty-elght bodies, charred so as to make
recognition difficult, have been taken
from the ruins. There have been twenty
deaths in the fields since Sunday Of in
valids, young and old who were taken
out of town to escape the flames. Over
six hundred houses were destroyed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
An Editors Awful Crime.

BIEMINGIIAM. ALA.. April 22.--
Thomas W. Ellis. young man about
% years Of are. who Il month ago began
to publish 4 sensational weekly paper
called The "IIOrnct" akin,l Of miniature
Pail Mall Gazette. late last night shot
and kill Clara Ross. an inmate OF the
house OF ill-tamc. Ellis hurrcdly left
house and. proceeding to a hotel
near. he surrendered himself to the
officers. not. h,wcycr. before he had at
tempted suicide with the pistol placed ut
his own head. There were no witnesses
to the affair. The woman was tounl
locked in Il room shot through the head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
roIlrrtor Bradley Confirmed.

AsllINGTnH. April 2l.--\mong
the combinations made by the Senate
to-day was d. E.. Bradley to be Collcc-
for of revenue for South Carolina.
This case cave rise to considerable
discussion. Bradley being charged with
moonslining predictions. EdmIInds
is said to have led the opposition to
Bradley in person. but he had been
tavorably reported BY the Finance conf
mlttee and was confirmed bT - to IL.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
Salary OF professor of applied
mechanics. 3pU
Euuippinu department ofapplicd

Salary Of professor of applied
mechanics. SUI
Equipping department ofappllcd
mechanics. l,-uu
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY ACADEMY
Insurance Citadel buildings. a4OG
Support Of fbcncficiaries. 10. QUO
DEAF. DUNE AND BLIND ASYLUM.
Support of Dumb and Blind
Asylum. .StU,OuU
Insurance on buildings. ......... 33l
Drainage. ............. ..... w
Purchasing organ. l,2Oo
CATAWBA INDIANS.
Support Of Catawba Indians. $500
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
Per diem. mileage and stationery
certificates $780, 900
Paw officers and EMPLOYEES. 49,. 5000
Contingent expenses, Senate. 400
Contingent expenses, House OF
Representatives. es.............. GOO
Engrossing and enrolling depart
ment. $500
Public printing. .............. $4,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
ClVll contingent luIll. .'... .9l,ooo
S. G. Agricultural Society,". $500
Columbia water works. .......... 1000
Repairing executive mansion..... 700
Completing consolidation. ....... 1000
Iarber master, Lharleston.. l,lOO
State board ofcqualization.. 1000
Muster roll ofsoltliers of the Revo-
luton. 300
Artificial limbs. 5000
Interest. consols. ls.............. $50. 796
Deficiencies, 27.02S
Agricultural College scrip..... 11.50S
Claims passed. d............... 1000
County Auditors salaries. 80. $1,000
Total amount OF State taxes .s932, Ia.
To this must be added the County taxes
sand mill school tax.
The Agricultural Bureau has IN in
come from tax on guanO Of between
500. 900 and 100000. The people pay this
tax. the guano companies adding all
taxes and expenses to the selling price
oftheir goods.
The expense of the Railroad Com
mission has so far been borne fy the
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-29
Shu,l bS he ThDVsautlS,

Shad are more abundant in the CaiaN.
ba River this Spring than they liavc
been III twenty-five years. There Is Il
perfect camping ground at the Catawba
Falls. and we are informed that many
people are there night and day. Last
Sunday the traps got so full of shad that
the buzzar,ls tlockcd around the traps
and ate the fish which had died in the
traps by reason Of the traps being 50
full Of fish that the water did not cover
m.-Chcstcr Bulletin. April %.
Erred. T.. VAN MEEETEKE, Of New
York, who is making i tour Of the
county ON y bicycle, passed through
Spartanbury few days ago. lie
averages thirty-four miles day:
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18
A CONTRAST.

The modest, but rising young statesman
who is the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress for the First District, and who claims
to dictate appointments for Maine, succeed
ed in preventing any one of his constituents
from being appointed Internal Revenue Col
lector. This was the published result of
one of his visits to Washington. Dispatches
showed him again at the Capital. Then
came the announcement that, Mr.. Redman,
the appointee, is arranging to remove the
Office itself to Ellsworth. Mr.. Clifford
should be rendered public dinner by his
Democratic friends here in recognition of his
patriotic services. Should he be elected, we
may next expect to hear of the removal of
the Portland custom house to Mount De-
sert or whereabouts. Why not?
Mr.. Reed, whom the Argus denominates
an obstructionlst, secured from the House
with Democratic majority Of forty against
him, appropriations for his district as fol-
lows: $4,000 for Portland harbor; $26,25O
for improving Back Cove; $4,000 for a
breakwater in Saco river; $4,000 for York
harbor; $12,5O0 more for Saeo river-in all
nearly 100000.
Such facts are worth bordering by intelli-
gent VOTERS of all parties
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18
CONCERNING PLAGIARISM

The Argus accuses Mr.. Bodwell of stealing
some of the Hon. William Henry Clifford
thunder. 1t picks out paragraph from his
letter of acceptance, which it says is a pla-
giarism of paragraph of the speech deliv-
cred by Mr.. Clifford before the Bangor
Democratic convention. If Mr.. Bodwell did
aS the Argus > ne did he was guilty OF a
mean act for Mr.. Clifford is hard work
ing man, whose accumulations, of whatever
nature, have been the result of laborious
toll, and to steal from such a man would be
very, very cruel. But let us see. The two
paragraphs which the Argus contrasts are
the following:
BoDwELL's LETTER OF cLIFFoRD's SPEECH
The iaborer Of today On the contrary our
by industry and econo- laws should give every
my may become the cap opportunity for repre-
italst of few years sentatives of every con-
hence; and the capital dition to shoot up
ist of to-day by extrava- through the different
gance and mismanage- strata of society into
ment may become the honor and prominence.
day laborer in an equally Our laws so equaliZe
short period. Thus the burdens that the various
persons who represent conditions are only fu-
labor and capital are gtive, and are perpet-
continually changing ually changing places.
and interchangng. A The high are dropping
permanent con oil da- down, and those once
ton of the persons of low are rising to the
one class against the top. This should per-
persons of the other wade all departments OF
class is therefore i'm American life. 1t is the
possible as it is unde- source-of Onr health and
srable, and the country strength.
stands in no danger of
the manifold evils which
such condition might
entail.
AS long ago as February 10, Mr.. Bodwell's
opinions ON the labor question were pub
lished in the form of an interview, and
doubtless they fell under the observation of
the Hon. William Fl. Clifford. In that inter
view, speaking of arbitration as means of
settling disputes between capital and labor.
Mr.. Bodwell said:
The whole matter should rest upon the basis
that capital and labor both have rights and are
dependent upon each other. No wise friend of the
laboring man wants TO make war on capital, and
no capitalist If he has any sense, wants to do in
Justice to a laboring man. They have got to work
together or both will be injured. Bat scIien tCe
sneak Of capital and labor iCe do not mean ttDo
classes of the community, because the ,cOr-
ina today 1ciU gerry likely ten gears hence be cap
itGltst employing other to tCor Capital and
labor are not, therefore, IN the hands, but
are continually shifting aud changing places. 1t
is entirelu q rOii0 UetO to think that they are ttCo
Dern,Gneft forces, in conflict nth each other, and
bent on each others ruin.
As this interview was published some
months before Mr.. Clifford delivered his
Bangor speech it looks very much as if Mr.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18

that he is thoroughly sick of Pan Electric
and the crowd of sharpers connected with it
and that he should want to draw out But it
is too late now to get out with credit All
that Rogers and his associates wanted of
him was his influence to enable them to sell
the stock and to involve the government in a
suit for their benefit. They got that What
Mr. Garland has done he can't undo by sur
rendering his stock
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18
PROHIBITION AS A PARTY ISSUE

Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, one of the most earn
est and successful members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, continues her
and in recent speech at Lakeside, O., she
said: 81 am opposed to the Prohibition
party because consider it delusion and a
snare, and / think it great hindrance to
temperance work. The third party would
was enough of it. The third party did
nothing to secure prohibition in Georgia.
The people down there don't believe in it.
The third party did not secure prohibition in
Iowa. The people did it. The third party
is doing prohibition more harm than the adj
herents of high license"
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18

The American yacht Yosemite has passed
into the hands of the Canadians, and will
now, as the Acadia" Captain Scott, r. n,
commanding, watch our fishermen in Blue
nose waters. In going from New York to
Halifax she is said to have make the fastest
time on record A short time before the
bargain was concluded the Yosemite visited
Portland. The officers were very reticent as
to their cruise at the time, and it has since
been inferred that the Canadian agents were
testing the vessel at the time. Had it been
known that she was SO soon to become Ca
madam cruiser, the yacht would have been
an object of some curiosity to the fishermen
of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18

The extent to which the rules of trades
unions are observed is illustrated by an in
cident which occurred in New York Mon
day. The English yacht Galatea was put in
to dry dock, and the dock laborers were set
to work cleaning her bottom. While they
were working on one side the sailing master
of the yacht, to hasten the work, set his sail
ors to cleaning the barnacles off the other
side. But this was no sooner done than the
laborers stopped work, saying that the rules
of their organization would not allow them
to work with sailors. They persisted unth
the sailors were withdrawn.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-18

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ginning with the number issued next after
the receipt of the order in each case, and
closing with the issue of September 10th,
with full returns from the Maine election,
for fifty cents paid in advance. Address
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