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Wives Come Cheap.

JAMESTOWN. N. Y, Jan. l.-About
two months ago, Charles Madder and
Dora Culp came to jamestown and
were married. Thanksgiving day Mrs
Madder received dispatch from Titus,
vile, her former home. to the effect
that her 6.year-old boy was sick. She
went to Titusville, but instead of find
ing sick boy, she found Fred Gibson
for whom she had been houEekeepeI
before her marriagr, wanted her to re-
turn. He accompanied her back to
ward jamestown as far rs Frewsburg
where they stopped and were married
both returning TO TitusvIlie. Yester
day friend of Gilson's came 10 see
Madder, who agreed tina. upon payment
of 1875 he would relinqU;sh all claim tt
the woman.
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q no DecisiOn Duotorsd,

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4.-Attorueys
and politicians were greatly astonishet
this morning when they read in the
Omaha papers what purported to he the
supreme Courts decision in the Kruz
Norton contest for the seat DIS Repre-,
sentative from Knox aud Boyd COun
ties. 1t was recognized as not the deci.
sion delivered from the beach. 1t con
tanned clause nullifying the certificate
now held by Kruz, Populist. This did
not appear in the oral decision.
Chief Justice Maxwell caused sensa-
ton at the opening of court this morn
ing by asking how the Offensive clause
came into the printed decision. Justice
Post remarked that it was inserted by
him (PosD and aa attorney after tie
Chief Justice had left the bench.
The two Justices had some angry
words about the matter. 1t will be IN
vestigated.
Last night County Clerk Van Camp
Of knOX County, was captured by a
messenger from the State Supreme
Court, and ordered to canvass the re e.
turns of Kuox and Boyd Counties.
Van Camp had already 10 ued certi6
cafe Of election TO Kruz, the Populst
candidate for the House, but had not
canvassed the v)te of Boyd County.
Late last night he completed the can
vass oftle votes aud issued second
certificate of election to Norton, Re.
publican.
A messenger sent by the Republican
managers hurried to Lincoln with the
certificate by stage aud train, but 40 far
as concerns the organization Of the
House all this work is frul;less. A dis
patch form Lincoln says that in the
Huse to-day the Democrats and Inde-
pendents combined and captured the
temporary organization. In the Senate
no organization was effected. The
votes were divided between the Demo.
Gratis, Independents and Republicans,
none having majority.
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Montana for the Democrats.

HELENA, Mont. .Jau. 4.-The Demo.
Gratis have secured cDntrol Of Tue Or2au
zatlon OF the House of representatives.,
pruc vcally assuring the election of a
Democratic United States Senator.
When twenty-five Republicans and two
Populists took an adjournment yester-
day after the Democrats had walked out
Ui the House, 1t was to meet again at 5
O'Clock this afternoon. Last night aud
thus morning there were numerous con-
tereuces between the three fOpulst
members and representatives of the
two other parties.
The Republicans agree TO give the
Populsts all The Offices in the House,
any POSITIONS they might want on com =
mitLecs, aud also TO pass all their bills,
providing in return the populisJs would
vote with them on all election contests.
The Populists refused To entertain any
of these propositions for the reason that
AS the ID. mucrats controlled the Senate,
The thing they most desired, the passage
of their bills through b 9TH branches
The l." sislnlure, the Republicans CO.
not give them.
The ID .mocruts offered the Speak
ship 10 pOpulists, other Offices To
divided between the Two parties, and
pass certain measures in which Z
PopulisLs arc Interested through both
houses. la rGturn The P)pullsts agreed
to stand by the Democrats on all p"litl-
cal ueStions and tho S:natOrship. When
the house met this Afternoon the assem-
bly, hall was packed To sutlo ;ALlon. Every
Democrat except ,hc SICK member
Davidson, W ,s present, also all Republic
cans and populsls. Watkins, the Popu
list who had beeA put III by the RepuD
rcst, minority us temporary Speaker,
cupi, i Ihe G.!!;n,rc.:
II C Republicans. knew somethlr
| was going 10 happen, but dld not kn,
exactly what. Monteith, Republics
i'm Icdiatcly moved TO adjourn till 9
II. rh,s was done TO test the streng
of the Democrats, aud also because
certificate ui l.cech. Republican,,
Lestnut from Cnuteau County, was S
posed 70 be on its way ii>::. And wO,
arrive about p. IN. The mOLl0D to-
journ was voted down by vote of:
Tor aud 81 agrinst, the pnpuhsts vOtin,
with The Democrats.
Then the Republicans began all sorts
OF diluLory t,cLics, but iiaally motion
to proceed TO permanent organization
was carried. The Democrats nominated
MutLl ews Tor Speaker, and Rapubh
nominated Lorky. The vote
twenL, nine for Nj ,tthews and tw
tour for L0cky. All The Pupullsts
one Republican voted with Inc l.
rcuts Tor chci clerk. Democratic
Gus nominee was elected. The
tiun adjourned ill to morrow MOI
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WAsnINGToN, Jan. 4-Chairman
Carter of the Republican National Com
mill ee comedies the control of the SEN
ace to the Democrats after the 4th of
March In an interview with reporter
today he is quoted as not only giving
up the contest in Wyoming and Z ID.
fornia but also in his own State OF
Montana, where he WAS supposed TO
| have personal interest IN the outcome
; Of the struggle. lie said, however, that
| ne never had any intention of becom.
ing candidate for the Senate, and had
rpfns ed permission to his friends TO use
! his name in the caucuSeS.
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The vesuv,us ,aiir for Por, Rova,

NEW York, January 2.-Thc dyna.
mite cruiser Vesuvius, Lieut. Schroeder,
lett the BROOKLYN navy yard TO day for
Port ROYAL. She passed out OF Sandy
Hook at $50. The vessel will 60 dir.
ect TO Port Royal Sound, where the I'm
al tests of her great dynamite guns viii
be made early next week,
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The Total Vote for: r.:President.

New YORK, January 3.-The Eve
ning Post today says: 1.-The set lement
Ot t he Oregon contest makes it possible
to give an accurate table of the vote
for President, as it should be cast by
the Electoral College, aud which will
show: Total number of votes 444; nee.
essary 10 choice 223; Clevelani's ma.
jonty l08. Total voLe for the respect.
I'VE candidates. is as follows: Cleveland
2T6, Harriaon IA and Weaver "a.
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Died of q Broken Heart.

TOLEDO, O.. Dec. 29.-Bob Slavin, the
comedian, died suddenly in this city
this morning. He Was one of the most
popular minstrel men in the country
and was at one time one Of the propri
etOrs of the McNish, Slavin ami John.
sons MINISTRIES. For two years he had
nothing but hard luck, and the cause
OF his sad death was principally q
broken heart.
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through the abdomen.

%hIpuSH Cne abdomen. ...at ,6
NNothing definite is knswo of the
WoHnded. as 1aktrsville is miles awav
IRONY telegraph office and ali news
VI promEgNt to this point, or johnson City
ih nhsessee, comes by carriers.
olnce ne iii st news was received four
d more M ol iht; sheritfs posse are reported
ueIn, umh anu nie more of the mob. The
of the sneriff 3 Po,se also emaineS,,r
der arms, aud was rapidly reinforced
continued to receive accesSs;ons ono I.ou ~ ~.
ranks, and by noon tho nartn ~
ed between 500 to 6UO me eea''y h"lhper-
Feeling ran high and actor , f.,
speeches the posse resOlved'st & noW
Sheriff MOOmawS death. "'onSo
Another battle took place sho.,.
tor noon, in which at least twenN s 81
more men were killed. What winVo
the result no one can tell, but tro&Se
are expected
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NEW York, Jau. 1.-THE quo
has been asked Danicl ). La
"What toun 'ation is there for the
lisheu report that Mr.. Cleveland
terierinu IN the senatorial cDnLe
various States and endeavoring
tate the election of his own friends
at in Llmc," answered Mr.. II
that the friends of Mr.. Clevelan
some notice Of this ialsehoOd.
| state. aulhortatively, that Mr..
| land has not dictated, or even sugS
| the election Of any one IN the Sti
| VIII ich there are Democratic Leglsl
ard where contests a,e being mac
"Has Mr.. Cleveland exprosse
self about these reports"
"I!e has. have received many le
ters asking If .he reports were true.
NAV say that in many OF Inc States Mr..
| Cleveland does not know who are the
candidates for Senator except through
general rep ,rt. In New York, of course
NJ. Cleveland has stated his objections
to Mr.. Murphy, ns he had right to do,
but he has not gone beyond his own
State"
Coz. Lamont was asked if he would
tell MIR. Clevcland's attitude toward
those who might be 10 )ked on as having
been Cleveland men. He shook his
head at first, and then was asked as to
The truth of the story ailoat in political
circles TO this effect: A prominent autl-
Cleveland Democrat from this State
called on Col. Lamont and asked him
about the treatment those men who had
opposed Mr.. Cleveland would receive,
for which Col. Llmont replied that he
did not clre to talk about the matter,
but he could say that Mr.. Cleveland
would certainly not forget the men who
were in favor OF him.
} 9TH 1t is true" said he. II said 1t,
and it representa- Mr.. Cieveland's posi-
: tiOn,n
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1T rs now certain that Stephen
White, Democrat, will succeed U
FELTON, as Senator from Califor
This Is a Democratic gain.
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Thh MARCH OF YEARS.
AN ANNIVERSARY SERMON BY Or
tai MAGE.

Reen aud Canaot Bs Inpnsohed Evo-
lu'ion of the A'mapao-T'me Was. Time
IL, but Time VIII Eud.
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1894.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

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1894.
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ILLUSTRATED.

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-20

As revenue raiser thus far the
South Garolins Dispensary system
does not seento he signal success.
According to .ba reports for the past
quarter the profits OF the four dis
peusaries 10 the city Of Charleston
amounted to total of 81 03O. one
half Of which goes to the city, the
other half TO the State. The dis
pensaries 10 city as large as Charles
ton should pan out better than those
in smsller plsces Of IN sbe rural dis.
tric,s, bu. If this be taken as an
average for the others. there will not
be mach Of show up Of revenue.
From business ssaudpoiat its origisa-
tors must Be seriously disappointed. and
the sys.em is hardly sorsh the racket
that has been made over it in and out
side of the courts 1t is possible that
the opposition to the system may. 10
part at least. have been the cause OF
this poor showing as those who felt dis
posed to indulge in >timulant aud would
not pasronise the dispeusaries, found
no trouble in getting ali the liquor
tbey saated from other States notwith-
standing the efforts Of the State
authorities to stop that traffic. The
trouble with the dispensary system is
that 1t has not the popular sentiment Of
the State behind it, and the courts do
not seem to be with it Wilmington
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1894.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

lIAnpsn's Bazar is u journal for the home
1t gives the fullest and latest Information
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Sheep in South Carolina.
Extraordinary Success Of Gen. John
BraHon With Nock Of Forty nine
Poor Sheep.
Poor Sheep.
From the Louisville Home aud Farm !

From the Louisville Home and Farm
have always been convinced that
apricultn would never flourish in the
South unless the raising Of stock should
be combined with the mskiug Of cotton
aud curp. aud have. therefore. watched
the raising Of sheep with interest
have never known an instance where
great prof, did not result from sheep
raising when protected from depreda.
.ions Of dogs. aud. in rare cases. Of
thieves
To South Carolinian the experience
Of DR.. Niz, Of Mississippi. will GER
tainly appear wonderful The only
drawbacks to sheep-raising in this State
are depredations Of dogs upon the
flock, which eau be remedied by the
passage ef dog license Law. aud the
trouble of fencing or herding. and the
indisposition Of farmers to do anything
bu: watch the negroes make cotton
Sheep eDtai, no cost except li'de salt
aud a little cottoo seed in severe
Winter. Practically there is Il sr any
disease among sheep here. | will give
an instance Of what has been done in
this County. February 1866. Gen j.
Bratson bought dock of for.y-nine
poor sheep. The shearing of that year
he gave to his neighbors lu Navem
Der, 1872, his dock amounted to three
hundred and City head, having bought
no other sheep, except few South
down bucks
In the meantime he had sold $500
worth of woos and $500 worth of
mutton, aud mad lived on mutton. not
having bad a chicken OF pig on his
place. With the sheep he had enriched
thirty acres af land that would hardly
sprout peas. so that it would make Que
Thousand pounds of cotton to the acre.
The only feed ever given was little
Gotten seed for a few weeks in the
Winter. Then he divided hi> aock.
giving one hundred and sevcnty-6ve
head to friend In another county To
raise on shares. Since then his clover
aud timothy aod lucern fields made by
means of bis sheep and herd of
thoroughbred Ayrshire cattle have
made his plantati"n resemble ken-
lucky blue grass farm
G Fl McMAsTER
Fairfield County. South Carolina.
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It is given out that party of Louis
vile aud Nash vile railroad officials have
gone to Port Royal, s. c.. the sea
terminus of The Port Royal and Au-
gus,a rsilroad, to inspect tne property
It is reported that the Louisville and
Nashville is after the Port Royal to
secure an ontlet to the sea. The Louis
vile and Nashville is already part lessee
of the Georgia Central railroad. and with
the Port Royal the system will have an
unbroken line from St. Louis and Louis
vile to one of the best ports on the
Atlantic coast.
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Mormon missionaries have been
waroed by me people TO leave portions
of North Carnliua because OF their
success in making converts Of young
girls 1t is asserted that more than
hundred girls have been persuaded 10
20 TO Utah from North Car"Iiua
and Virginia within few weeks.
sixteen from one sparsely-settled county
in North Carolina The charge against
these missionaries is that they do not
try half so hard TO convert adults aud
men as they do girls. aud that they care
very little abnu, inducing families 10 9"
to Utah. Probably this is an +xagsrr-
ated statement. for Mormon mission
aries are like others. ready for converts
of auy kind Still. this charge of
partiality for girl converts comes from
wherever these missionaries have beeu in
the south. and probably has more in IT
than prejudice or sectar'an Jealousy
It fits in we'll. so with the gentle
assertion that polygamy has by no means
been abandoned in Utah
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An Enormous Fee

1t pays to be Reform lawyer
sometimes That was an enormous
fee Speaker Ira B Jones got from two
townships in Lancaster for etfecting a
compromise with she 8 C's railroad.
He got $12. 600 in bonds of the town
ships.
A remarkable feature of the trans
action is that NJ. Jones was legal ad-
wiser and clerk Of the board OF county
commissioners when the bonds were
issued. aud his signature is affixed to
them as clerk; afterwards he claimed
the bonds were illegally issued, aud
made a contract with the commits
sionera that they should pay him one
third of wha. he could save the town
ships from paving. The compromise
was made. and he got $l2. 600.
Some OF the taxpayers in the town
ships affected are kicking against pay
ing this big fee-and very rightly. we
think. Ii is extortionsse; and. be-
sides. Mr. Jones is az much response
BILE as anybody for the bonds having
b zen issued to the railroad in the first
instance. He is being paid this enor-
mous fee. therefore, to help undo his
own illegal action. as clerk and adviser
Of the county commissioners New
berry Observer
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A uew aud dreadful form Of Influenza
has deyelsped in England Hundreds
of persons are ve,y sick 1t is said
to differ somewhat from the Russian
grippe. In the North there is in some
places an epidemic of the, same
old grippe 1t is in Washington
aud Pennsylvania aud elsewhere 1t
really looks as if the grip had taken
up it's abode in this country. and that
like other imported diseases it will be
here henceforth to afflict and kill.
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The St. Louis Republic. Dem., is for
the income tax. 1t truly aud forcefully
says: Call the income tax class legls-
iatiou. Call it sectional legislation.
Is is still righteous legislation. If it
Affects class. the class is that which
can spare with teas: Inconvenience Ii
i. Affects u section. tie section Is that
which can hes, afford to pay. aud the
section for whose benefit the main
brancf of our federal ,axation has been
administered for maDy years
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The Farmers Alliance of Missis-
sippi has resolved to keep out of
politics until 1896. and turn its at
tentien to diver<i6cauon Of crops.
Such level headed resolve as that
should not be limited IS to time, and
shev would 6nd more come out Of it
than iD politics. although there might
not be so much fun or excitement.