The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-08-19

there, however, since january l..
Gen. Z. w. Noise has been brought
out as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic Congressional nomination in the
Seventh District.
1t is understood that Capt. B. Il. Till
man will decline nomination for the
Legislature. This is to be regretted
and Will cause a recaSt OF tickets Ill
Edgeliell County.
The family of the Misses McWhltc,
one Of whom was killed and the other
permanently injured in the Santce
trestle calamity, have Instituted suits
against the Northeastern ROAD for
$4,000 damages.
The Georgetown Enquirer is the
champion political prophet It named
the whole State ticket the day before
the nominations were mHle--eNcept
State Treasurer. about which Office it
madeno prediction.
Pedec Index says: The Dawson
SheppardTillman-.tugusta conspiracy
to pocket the small State Of South Car
olina, resulted in a greater failure than
its predecessor, the Blaine-Butler-
Chandler combination at SheepShead
Bay"
The amount collected in this State
from internal revenue for the year
ending June 30, 1856, was S10O,014.30,
as follows: Tax on distilled spirits,
$62, ,714.95; tobacco and cigars, S21 1922;
fermented liquors, S14,6972l; miscella-
neous sources, s3O094; penalties,
81 ,141.98.
Mr.. W. \. Bradley, conductor on the
South Carolina Railway, has served the
company for over thirty years, and has
been longer in service than any con-
ductor in the United States. except Il
Mr.. Davis. who is employed by the Old
Colony Railroad, between Fall River
and Boston.
II. NJ. Sullivan, secretary OF the
board Of trustees Of the State Universe
ty, at Oxford, Miss. was shot and killed
Sunday night by j. NJ. IIowey. Il law
professor Of the University. The cause
of the difficulty is said to be differences
that have existed for some time be-
tween the professor and the trustees.
The Newberry Observer says: AS
one of the curioSitiaS Of pOlitiCcS. the
two lawyer delegates from NeWbcrry
voted for Il farmer for Governor: three
farmer delegates voted for lawyer,
and three other farmer delegates voted
for a banker, who is also Il lawyer.
There was certainly 10 class prejudice
among the Newberry delegation. Each
delegate voted for the man he thought
best fitted for the position. And that
is the proper way to vote always"
Georgetown Enquirer: THE Town
Council is considering the eXpedicncy
Of introducing the electric light for the
illumination Of our streets. With this
end in view it is now corresponding
with the company which recently en-
tered into contract for the lighting
Of Ashcville, y. c., by means Of electric
towers. 1t is estimated that the cost of
lighting the streets Of Georgetown
would he about $500 Il year, or 5000
more than the cost of the present sys-
tem.'
Just for curiosity, Mr.. S. NiuG. SIM
kinS, young lawyer of the Edgclield
Bar, went over the Sessions docket for
the past twelve years to see how many
cold-blOodcL murders had been roln-
mitted in that County and brought to
trial during that time, and the result
arrived ut shows one hundred and
twelve, distributed us follows: 1871,
1G: 1915, I: 1876, I; 1877, -; 1878. IA:
1879, 3; 1850, {: 1881, s; 1882, 5: 1883, 5:
1854, ): 1855, 10; 1856, II.
The Spartanburg Herald SAYS: :'R.
p. EZell, IN intelligent colOrcd man
formerly from the Cherokee section Of
this county, has just returned from
Arkansas and Texas where he has heen
on IN inspecting expedition. lie re-
ports the colorcd people who have gone
out there us in bad way. Between
the rain and the droughts they find Il
hard time IN making crop. His
opinion is that the colored folks had
better stick to South Carolina, and he
has come back to follow his own
advice
There was split in the Congression-
al Convention of the Sixth District ut
Florence on Wednesday, on the ques-
ton of primary, which was advocated
by Marion and Clarendon, and was de-
feated by the votes of the other COun-
ties. y motion to adjourn the conyen-
tion to future day, so rs to make the
nominations after the 1st of September
as required by the Democratic consti-
tuition, was voted down, and Hon.
George w. Dargan was nominated over
Mr.. PRESLEY Barron by vote Of 23 to
S. The Marion delegation withdrew
from the convention.
The Barnwcll People says: Many
people and papers accuse Capt. b. II.
Tillman OF hypocrisy because he sup
ported the candidacy Of Hon. John {.
Sheppard, a lawyer, for Governor. In
doing as he did Capt. 1'illman only
obeyed the unanimous instruction Of
his county convention and gave at
least one practical proof Of his oft re-
peated assertion that the farmers
movement was strictly non-political
and not intended to provoke class an
tagonislns. The People, that criticised
him when mounting toward the zenith
Of bic p0,vpr NOW in thr hpur Of h =