The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-17

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THURSDAY, APRIL IL, 1890.
Grow Creek will furnish this cam.
r@ign with q candidate for treasurer
Politics are about rs scattering in
Georgia as they are in this State. 1t
would take Dauiel to give anything
Ike an idea as to the probable pha1e
of tho coming State and county tick
cts in either State.
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Tho participants in the recent
March convention are still busy OK
planning. Perhaps they will get
through in time for voters of the Au-
gust primaries to understand Just
Aow it was managed.
The editors Of the News and Cou
1ier and Abbeville Medium are hnv
ing q lively tilt over the Farmers
movement. Tho News and Couric,
should remember that the Me
dunn If always "loadod FOR bear"
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Tho National House Of Represent
ntives at Washington has passed &
bill to prevent the enlistment of for.
eiGncrs in tho U. S. Navy 1t is stat,
ed that within thrco years our navy
will bo manned entirely by American
Seamcn.
Tho summer meeting Of the State
Tearchcrs Association will meet in
Williamson this summer and the
little burg is very proud Of its victory
over the mountain city, its only dan
gerous competitor for the much
sought favor
Tho citizens of Lexington county
no indignant over the respite Of
willie Lcaphcart who was to have
icen hung last Friday The citizens
"eld an Indignation meeting and cen
3urod the Governor and Judge WAL
l'co for their action III the matter.
Several Of our esteemed contcmrO-
rarics are mistaken as to the farmers
Alliance of Pickcns endorsing the
nomination of Tillman. II was not
the Farmers Alliance but the Farm
ers Association composed of about
dozen members. The Alliance took
10 action on the subject.
Congressman Buttcrw0rth Of Ohio,
is pressing his bill before Congress,
to pat stop to the reckless gambling
of brokers in futures on farm prod
Ects. He claims that the system Of
dealing in futures is dcroGatory to
the interest of the producer by caus-
ing the markets to be unreliable.
Southern Methodist ministers are
not much given to display in church,
and therefore it is tho more surDris-
ing that in Norfolk, Va, last Sunday,
. brass band furnished the music.
In this way very large congregation
was attracted to the church, and the
pastor took advantage of the occasion
to deliver powerful sermon.
Murreh, one Of tho escaped Edge
field murdcrcrs, was captured on the
9th instant, iii cave under his fn-
theirs residence, whcro he had been
hiding for weeks, while the smart dc.
tcctiyes trailcd him to every part OF
the United States. 1t is thought
that Carpenter, his partner in crime
IS in the Same vicinity and will be
captured soon.
There is war to the knife between
Gen. Longstroot and Col. Buck, OF
Georgia, over the control of the &. o.
p. in that State. Tho Gc4crnl be
icvcs in white supremacy and the
Colonel in c0rpet-bog and negro rule.
The blacks have it at present and the
record Of these two politicians is be,
ing aired for the benefit and cdiGca.
tion Of the public.
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II e. M. Brayton does not raise
sheol this fall, it will not be his fault
He has already opened the campaign
by having the Supervisor Of Regis
tration at Columbia arrested. Mer
o. Brayton's ilk are the "Ranscy
Sniflles" Of politics in the South, and
aro always ready to create some kind
Of factional racket, and then herald