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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
wlTHCRAFr AND MURDER.
Singular Developments I'm Regard to the Recent
Killing OF Cury White ncar BishopviIic.

SUMTER, June 29.-Aftcr considerable
difficulty | have at last managed to CLEAN u
few facts concerning the murder at Bishop
vile. IL seems that Venus White, the wife
OF the murdered man Cuify, had been
having some intercourse with John Rem
bert, to which the husband objected. On
last Thursday night about II o'clock Venus
was sitting on the steps Of Mrs. SCOTS
house with Rembcrt, when her husband
approached. Fearing his anger she fled,
and before she got into the house q pistol
shot was heard. No investigation was
made by the parties in the house until
the next morning, when Gully White was
found i'll the yard dead with bullet hole
behind the left car.
Mrs. Scott, at whose residence the killing
took place, is an aged white woman, and is
known in her ncighborhood among the
ncgros as WITCH a few days previous to
The killing she had sold Venus White what
Is known as Il Coniurc bag. Venus was
told that this would do her good, which
amounted to saying that it would put hc1
husband out Of the way SO that she could
marry Rcmbcrt. This bag is now in the
| possession of the sheriff, and the contents
consist of curious mixture of sand, hail
and other things.
Mrs. Scott, Venus White and PhiliT
| Davis, another negro woman who is also
accused of being an accessory to the fact
arc now confined in the county jail.-L0,'
| respondent NCeCS ORd COUricr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Too Much Lawn Tennis.


Relief is coming to the unfortunate
people who throughout the summer
months arc compelled at entertain
mcnts Of the garden party order to
look on at endless games Of lawn ten
his and to applaud vigorously, though
they don't care bit about il. a new
disease has come to light in connection
with thc game, though not to the play
crs (Who should be quite content with
tennis clboW), and just apprehension
OF Il seizure should be quite sufficient
to excuse any spectator from seeing
more Of the game than he or she wants
to. The form taken by the malady is
perpetual oscillation Of the head, and
1t has been observed to arise in this
manner. Every time the ball is struck
over the net, thccyc and then the head
follow its course; this movement first
III one direction and then in the other
becomes, at the end Of a seasons on
looking, spontaneous, and the victim is
condemned to CCasclcssly wagglc his
head. ASYct there have been no cases
on this side the Atlantic.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
AsLAyE TKADER,s wEAnru.
Tho Sons of Eugene Prellotier Fighting
= = o. for His Fortune. y

Lawyer Frederick M. Day has been
instructed by Antonio and Eugene
Prclletier, now in Havana, to enter q
caveat to the will of their father,
Antonio Prellctier, which was recent
ly filed for probate in Chicago. By
the terms of this will the two sons
were made equal logatecs with five
ncphews and nicCos of the dead man,
have been tho sole heirs. Prelictier
made his money in the sieve trade on
the Spanish Main. In 1850, while
running a cargo Of blacks from Cape
of Good Hope to IIayti, his two
vessels were seized and confsticatcd
by the lIayticn Government. Prcllc-
tier was arrested, tried and condemn
cd to death on charge Of piracy.
This sentence was aftcrward changed
TO imprisonment, but Prellcticr soon
escaped i'll rowboat. He was picked
up on the Atlantic by steamer bound
to Charleston, s. c., where he landed,
atterWards coming to New York.
Meanwhile his two SONS, Antonio and
Eugene, and his wife had removed 70
Havana, where the latter married
again, she supposing that her first
husband had been shot under the
sentence passed against him by the
llayticn authorities. Mrs. Prcllcticl
subsequently met the husband she
supposed dead; but they quamclcd
and the sons took the mothers side.
Prcllcticr attcrward sued the IIayticn
Government for $1,500,000 for per,
sonal damages and loss Of property.
lie died just rs the suit was coming tC
an end, and Of course the first part o
his claim was swallowed up by his
death. The verdict was for SOL 900,
the amount of the property which hat
been taken from him, and the money
is now in the United States Treasury
awaiting an owner. Prcllcticr was
concerned in many business enter
priscS, including the Prclcticr Paving
Company Of Chicago, and through hi
connection with this company became
interested in a number of mammoll
contracts in this country and Mexico
lie died at the Astor House in Ncv
York in July of last year.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Spread of Democracy In Vermont.

Bradley B. Smalloy said that he did
not think it was worth while to discuss
the tariff question. He thought there
were few moro Democratic votes in
Vermont than there used to be. "Not
many years ago." he said, 'thcro were
whole townships in Vermont which did
not cast single Democratic vote. In
one OF these townships the polling clerk
IN counting the votes on election night
discovered q ballot with Democratic
names on it. He held it up between his
th'mD and torefingcr and, addressing
tllc crowd which was waiting to hear the
result, he announced that a Democratic
ballot had been cast and asked If onv,
body present had cast it. There was no
answer. He threw it on tho floor with
the remark, 4 thought it was a mistake. ;
re went on with the count. CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Atlnnta's JOllillcation.

ATLANTA, June lit IS safe to saw
there arc more drunken men in Atlanta to-
night than any night in year past. Dc
spite tho rain, they arc marching around the
kimball House and through the streets in
merry, noisy parties, singing drinking
songs and yelling at the tops of their voices
one OF the most interesting features Of the
day was the great number of jugs, bottles
and dcmljohns seen the streets. Old men,
young men, negro men, negro women,
poor men and wcll-to do men could be seen
moving in almost any direction with bot
tic, jus or dcmiiohn in hand. Some
carried them openly and independently
while others had them securely wrapped in
paper and carefully slowed away under
one arm: jugs were swung about with an
air and freedom never before seen in At
lanta. If man had owned 5000 Jugs yes
tcrdny morning in Atlanta, and the lug.
had been his, he could have gone to bee
last night rich. Money could not buy ;
jug yesterday. There were none in town
Tuesday at noon G. B. Stewart, on Peters
| street, received $500 jugs and ycstcrda,
afternoon was down town trying to huII
more. One firm received three davs agI
two car loads, and yesterday wanted more
| but could not get them.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
The Base Dnll Umpire.

The life Of this official is not insllrahl,
with any company in good standing. 1t
some places the mob makes a rush" Co,
inc umpire as regular part of the enter
tninmcnt 1T the conclusion of game. The
difficulties and dangers Of his position arc
SO notorious that he has become the prey of
the humorists, and is now Il part of That
melancholy procession in which the yont,
The plumber, The barber and the mother in,
law are conspicuous features. When n
wandering ball hits him in the stomach or
knocks Oil his hat the crowd shrek with
delight and SratIlird malice. 1t is gcncr.
ally supposed that he wears Il coat Of mail
as Il protection from pistol shots, and if the
policemen deserted him the bravcst umpire
that ever leaned upon Il bat would stink
from the field.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
The Queen nnd Mr.. Gladstone.

a contemporary announces that the
Queen received the news Of the Govern
mcnt defeat at 7.30 o'clock on Tuesday
morning. AS a matter of fact, Her
Majesty had the news within half an
hour OF the division, rs Sir Henry Pom
sonhy was in the House during Mr..
Gladstonc's speech, and he tclcgraphed
to the Queen directly the numbers were
known, rs the private wire at Balmoral
was kept ready for working all night.
There never was any doubt as to the
course to be adopted, and as to the OK
trava8ont baldcrdash that was talked and
written about the Queen refusing a dis
solution, her Majesty really consented
to one more than month ago, and gave
MIR. Gladstone II perfectly "frcc hand"
to do precisely rs ne pleased if his meas
.uro were rejected. london Truth.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08

Tho latest feature of Washington life
is the adoption Of the tricycle. by ladies.
The broad smooth pavcments of the city
render travelling by bicycle or tricycle.
both convenience and n luxury. The
use "f these machines has long been
popular lev news gathering purposes,
and number Of "whccls" may be seen,
at any hour of the day or night. about
the doors of tho various newspaper
Offices. The telegraph companies were
carly III recognizing the advantage of the
system from business standpoint, and
furnished their messengers with BICYCLES.
The fact that tho appearance of II lady
upon tricycle. would be likely to attract
notice, and cause moro or less comment
has until recently prevented their gcncr.
al adoption by the ladies. A number OF
tricycle. clubs have, however, been form.
ed among the ladies during tho past few
months, and during the course of wall,
through the streets upon n moonlight
evening, one constantly meets the tricycl,
riders. The popularity of the tricycle. i,
IN fact increasing daily, ard if ono ma,
Jndgc from tho enthusiasm cvinccd by
| the ladies who arc members Of the clubs
1T IS sale to predict that the 'machine'
Will soon achieve an even greater popu
| lnrity among the ladies than it has here
| toforO with the gentlemen.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Dcbntablc Point Of Etiquette.

1t is always a dcbatablc point of ctiuucttt
whether hostess or guest makes the first
movement to go to bcd and thus break III
the evening gathering. The guest may be
overcome with fatigue from II days Jour.
ncy. the host may be tidgcting under the
strain Of entertaining and longing for the
guest to show some signs by which he cam
gracefully and Hospitality suggest that it
IS growing late, yet neither quite like to
appear, as they think, impolitc. In fact,
many visitors have suffered ag0nics in try,
ing to be agreeable while the host and
hostess were doing their best to suppress
their yawnS and to make conversation, y
until chance offered solution Of the diff
Guilty: There is, however, but one rule to
DC followed in this relationship Of host and
hostess and the hour of retirement. Tho
host or hostess must always take the initia.
tive and say an appropriate word as to the
latcncSs of the hour and the dcSirabiity OF
going to bed
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Educoting the Nss.n

~ SS'u'V"''Hs TIC NegrO. =
Come heah, chile, and 'eite 10,
e.6e g68g aiy, dimmo de book. Now, dsn deU
down souf, of course"
Mexico?" - = 0 oe'it 90
"Dunno."
"Wot country vas yo' bon inp''
dunno, nanny; amt got SO fur os
"Whar am do. Sa'ay, chile, how
yo' GIT yo' ha'r SO full of kinks?" "
"l1ldy poured 'lasses on it." Ea
"Iasses, oh? Course yo' couldn',
git no g'og'afy lesson fru dem kinks,
Now, den, ignorus, if yo' wanter git dc
prlzo in Sunday school, quit cotchin
flies in yo' mouf an go larn yo' katy
kism. From Life.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
s'NHOTMEAs'S
FRIEND"
MAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY,

The time has come at last when
tho terrible agony incident to
this worry critical period in
Woman's life can be avoided.
a distinguished physician, who
passed the greatest portion of
ms ms life (forty-four years) in
o, ohiS branch of practice, lertto
Giaiiil4Dening woman this price
,TSS IS legacy and life. saving al.
iSiBb4I4SS, THE MOTHERS
nro ntEND," and to-day there
uro thousands of the best wo-
@ imeh IN our land who, having
uSeu this wonderful rcmedS
oeIorc confinement, rise nm and
cal! his name blessed, >
we receive letters from evar,
section of the country thank
ing us for placing this prepara.
ton in the reach of SUFFERING
woman. One lady from Norti,
Carolina writes us That she
would like to thank tho pro-
prlctOrS on her knees FOR bring
ing it to her notice, as in pre-.
viouS confinement she had two
doctors, and they were conf
PEELED to use chlororm, inStru-
mcntS, etc, and she suffered
almost death: but this time she
used ONO rllERS' FRIEND"
and her labor was short, quick
and almost like magic. Now
why should Il woman suffer
when she can avoid it? We can
prove all we claim by Eoing
THtHGSScS, and anyone interest
ca can cali, or have their hus-
bands do SO, ut our Office, and
see the original letters, which
we cannot publish.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
DO Our Judges Wink nt the Crime of Murder.

Our Judges never fail to lend their Off.
Clal influence toward meeting out punish
mcnt for the theft Of Il cow or a hng, but
when a murder has been committed our
Judges seem exceeding kind to the crimi,
nal; They unlock onr Jail doors for them,
and by their official act, create Il sentiment
III Favor Of the man who has committed
the highest offence known to the human or
the divine law-that of murder. 1t is use.
less I" expect juricS, even if Ihcy are prop.
cry selected, to do their duty, as long us
inc Judges 40 whatever lies in their power
to cAcuSc the murdcrouS criminal The
example of our Judges, and the acts of our
Jur!cS, have taught us that il is more dam
gcr",S to Kill Il pig, than it is to kill our
nclghb"rS. Mess our Judges cease to
lend their influence in behalf of mur,lcrcrs
we need moi expect to see the law enforced.
--lO6CuNC Press 0Hd B,tnncr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
NPcrnInnPnf.v ~

There arc medicines which give only
temporary relief and then leave the suf-
feror worse off than before, especially in
cases of dyspepsia. Rcmembor that this
is not the way with Browns Iron Bit
ters. See what Mr.. j. M. Gaines, of
Gaines, s. O., says about this prince OF
tonics: "My wife has been greatly bene-
fitted by it; she had been troubled with
dyspepsia for years, and now / believe
she is permanently cured" Italso cures
liver and kidney complaints.
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N8A-S----------r---
improvements on the IL. a. ID. Railroad.

| The Richmond and Danvillc road has
| Just received number Of new and Gle.
CANT passenger coaches, the finest vet
| seen on this road. The first-class cars
are fitted up i'll the finest style, and each
one has toilet room for tic benefit of
ali passengers holding first-class tickets
the toilet apartment being fitted up in
style similar to that of the Pullman
SIcepGrs The Richmond and Danvillc
has always hccn equipped with hand
some passenger coaches, but these new
ones beat anything south of Philadcl-
phia. In addition to these new cars, the
Richmond and Danvillc Company has
Just had turned out from the Baldwin
Locomotlvc Works sixteen large, power
ful and swift passenger engines. All the
Old engines OF this company have been
sent to the round house and retired from
service, rs it wcrc.-Charlottc Observer.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Thunder, Lighting md Rain.

Mectrologists have found that there can
be no thunder and lightning without rain.
When thunder is heard beneath the clear
sky, the reports must either come from
distant clouds or be the result Of some other
cause than discharge Of electricity.
Harvest or heat lightning is produced y a
distant storm. Thunder seldom ever ac-
companies heat lightning, the sound reaches
only 12 miles, while lightning is often seen
by reflection upon nearer clouds, at a much
greater distance.
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4 nnby DeyOured by Hogs.

GosuEN, Ind, Jury IA horrible affair
occurred eight miles east Of here. a two
ycar-old child of o family named Clawson
was playing around her home and straycd
into the rear Of the premises, where the
hogp was located. She climbed the light
fence surrounding the pen and either fell
inside or was pulled in by the hogs and dc
YOurcd completely.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Thanks from FitH-JOhn Porter.

The following dispatch was received by
Senator Butler on the 2Gth instant:
New York, June 26.--I thank you
heartily, as do all who have aided in my
vndiCation. My thanks arc especially due
to Southern Senators and members of the
House, whose sense Of justice enabled
them TO aid one who once did all he could
to injurc the cause they deemed right.
FIPZ-JOUN PORTER
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08

This remedy is one about which we can
not publish certificates, but it is a most
W"mdrrtul lininCnt to be used after the
first two or three months.
Send for our treatise on the Health and
Happiness of Woman, mailed free, which
gives all particulars.
IHE BR.\DFIELD REGULATOR Co.
Sold by all druggists.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08

An old Indian burying ground was nm.
,earthed by the recent high waters of Sa.
luda River half milo below Amick's Fc,Tv w
Lexington, on Mrs. $. Dreher's land. TSSoo
graves are marked by a black spot In tho
SOIL which shows evidences of fire. In,tbe
graves are TO be found bones OF all parts az
sne body, teeth, pieces OF pottery and
3seSs, rs sSo a p which are apretty good statC
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The sonoto's Verdict on srr., c,oxo,,

The Scnatc'S Verdict Oh Mrs. Clcve,on,
tWashinGton Dispatch to Baltimore Am,.Icon, ,
There was but one opinion ot mn
Capitol o-day, and that was that Mrs
Grover Cleveland MAS q very bcauti.
ful woman. Indeed, there was moro
talk about the young bride in thC
Senate chamber among the Senators
to-day than there was about the wCd-
ding. The few Senators who did not
attend the reception were regalcd with
the most fascinating stories Of Mrs
Cleveland's beauty, grace and charm.
ing manner. In fact, all the Senators
unite unite in saying that they were most
agrceably surprised in the lady. The
members arc moro given TO praise OF
ladies', and everywhere in the south
wing, where n few Of tho members
% were gathered, the same subject
was discussed, and one and all voted
Mrs. Cleveland charming, and The
President was subject Of great envy
10 all the Bachelor members.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08

What If the Chipamen should take to
making whisky, would that be boycotted2 ?
1t is q most interesting question, anG VIC
should like very much to see the expert.
mept tried,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
Bcrcan Baptlsts In Kentucky.

:, "A ,rrch8lons sect, known as the Bercan
lBa:ptIists, dedicated new church at
NlSalIa' ,'dI' KY recently, great throng of
people being present. This now church
was organized by the Rev. John Morris,
ana IS tho only ono of the same dcnomi,
nation in the State. The Rev. Mr. Nor
n f1$ $; IS a pastor of the solitary church of
TINS sect IN the city of Cincinnati, and is
a finely educated man, and an able min
lstcr. A belief that is peculiar to this
religious sect is that, while the righteous
enjoy eternal bliss, the wicked merely
perish out OF existence, there being no
hereafter with them. Curiosity to hear
their doctrine propoundcd was the prim.
eSlpai drawing card to-day. Tho flock
here will be known as the Borean Church.
OF the Brethren in Christ. They believe
in the special providence of God, and
are IN number about fifty.
Leroy Springs, who killed John Bell m
! is,Sal9ncsasster, Y has been bailed in tie SUN Of
7
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Adapting Himself to New Conditions.

NflOh lilC washington CrltlCD
"Danicl," said the President stcrnlv,
as he looked up from an unofficial
paper he had found on his desk.
eyes, sirc," responded the Secretary
with some trcpidation.
"What is this?"
"lt is a bill, sire, for some article
Mrs: Z. has been purchasing"
"Cm-um," hcsitatcd the President: !:
us it! Wen, it's the first thing of the
notice" '
-, n,Yes, sire" said Daniel, because he
had nothing else TO say lust thcn
Then the hard look came into thr
residents face again, and his voice
"Danicl," he said, laying the bill
down i'll front of him.
eyes, sire"
"Whcrc is my Ycto%o
"Your wife has ii, sire"
"Um-um. Daniel will vou be kind
enough to fill up check for thc
amount" And Daniel took the hin
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Tender I'm Payment.

A tender in payment is rarely made in a
legal manner. People commonly clog II
with some condition which makes mo ten
der in law. One man goes to another and
says: Here is your money; ] must have a
receipt in fun of all demands. a tender,
to be good, must be an unconditional one,
clogged with no stipulation whatever. -
Dry Goods 0tyoatcIe.
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The mosquitoes putting a little veto on
comfort these days.
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c. r. .STADIcER, Proprietor,
lao SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, pa,
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IL Is proposed TO supply the city of Chi
cago with water by means of shafts sunk to
the limestone strata which underlies the
city at no great depth and the outcrops In
the bed Of Lake Michigan about two miles
from shore.
The Cotton States Life Insurance of
Macon, Georgia, has come to grief. There
have been grave charges brought against it,
and bill asking for the appointment of q
receiver has been filed.
The triennial encampment of the Kniphts
Tempar for the United States meets in st.
Louis next September. One of the features
will be picnic, at which p. S. Gilmore's
band, augmented to three thousand per
formers, will discourse the music.
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, uncle
of the Comte dc Iari J., has gone to Bel
GUM, and Prince Ferdinand, Duke of
Alcncon, another unclI, has gone to Vienna.
Neither will return 20 France.
The revenue cutt r Forward was ordered
Tuesday by telegraph from the Depart
mcnt TO proceed With !" a'roc.t 10 the Mis-
sissippi Sound, to intercept a schooner
loaucd with men and arms, bound on fill
clustering expedition to Cuba.
Parties living in Virginia and South Car
olina have instituted legal proceedings by
which they may recover large quantity
of property in Kentucky, on which por-
ton Of tho city Of Frankfort is built.
They are the heirs of Col. Chas. Fleming.
A number of Democratic Senators have
started a subscription TO purchase q life-size
portrait of Wade Hampton by Albert
Query, OF South Caroline, which they in.
tend to present to the State Of South Caro-
lima. Senator Mcpherson headed the list
with donation Of $100.
The board Of directors OF The West Yir.
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Nellie Picrson, a young colorcd girl, re-
siding in the city of Wilkcsbarrc, Pa, was
taken i'll early last week and on Friday night
died so 1t was thought by her family. Prep
arationS were made for her funeral. but the
supposed corpse came to life again, and
there was great CONSERVATION among tho
relatives and friends in consequence. Miss
Picrson said she was dreaming all the time,
and imagined herself falling from great
height, and when she touched the ground
she awOkc. Monday morning Miss Pierson
was actually dead, having committed suicide
during the night.
The vigilance organization of Flushing,
IL. l. ducked Benjamin Thompson in the
village fountain. Thompson Is q painter
by trade and has been married several years.
Wednesday night no was found on the
street after II o'clock, which is against the
regulations adopted by the vigilance or
ganlzation. He was Immediately taken to
the village fountain, In the basin of which
the water is always two or three feet deep.
Notwithstanding his struggles he was
thrown In, and when he crawled out he
was thrown In again. He would have been
thrown back third time had he not prom
ised never to transgress the rules of the
Vigilants again. This is Thompson's Sec
ond experience Of the kind.