The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-24
The 8 Cs road has paid its back
taxes to both the counties and the State

taxes to both the counties and the State
Col. w. C. P. Breckenridge ii
mentioned as factor in the U. S
Senatorial race 10 Kentucky.
The registration of women in Denver
Col, is almost as great as that Of men
The vote will be unprecedeutedly large
Veuezuela has officially accepted th'
invitation to be represented at the At
lanta Exposition.
George B. Hyde, one of the larges
hat makers in Newark. N. j., ba'
given in to bis striking employees anc
they have gone back to work.
The official statistics Of the number
Of suicides 10 Paris during 1893 ha'
Just been issued. The number of self
murders was 953. OF the total 23]
drowned themselves, l13 used guns
and revolvers, 1913 of the shots being in
the head !; II stabbed themselves te
death. 62 used poisoos, 4 asphyxiasion
and II threw themselves from high
buildings, monuments. etc. The re-
mainder are putdown in a business.like
manner as "upclassi6ed
Henry Bigelow Williams of Boston
became 8 bankrupt In 1878. owing
nearly S200.000 Recently he was
released from bankruptcy by due judi
cial process. after paying dollar for
dollar aud six per cent. interest. Some
of the creditors who objected to receiv-
ing interest were told by Mr.. Williams
that thev must take all or nothing.
The cotton producers Of the south
have now a very good sample of what
they would have to expect every year
we're the Hatch anti-option bill to be.
come law. There is. at the present
time, 20 speculation whatever, and to
this is due the extreme weakness of the
market. Were speculation but a hun
dredth part as aggressive as it has been
in the past, reaction would long since
have taken place. and cotton would be
on much higher level.-Ne~ Orleans
Picayune.
Many farmers around Spartanburg
report that their cotton is nearly all
open. The majority have sold as they
got it ready for market. They declare
that they will. in great measure.
abandon the use Of guano, because they
cannot afford to pay present prices to
raise cotton, which brings only or 3
cents. They know that the price Of the
material that goes into guano does not
depend on the price Of cotton. They
know that they cannot take any risks ln
the purchase of guano. If they act
next spring as they talk DOW they will
not buy more than half the quantity
purchased last spring.
Jack Bladdon, the dispensary con-
stable who killed man near Spartan
burg last spring while making raid,
was tried and convicted Of manslaugh-
ter With recommendation to mercy on
Saturday. Judge Fraser refused to
grant a new trial. Baddon's victim
was the first man whose death is charge
able to 4be dispensary law. Hon.
Stanyarue Wilson defended Bladdon
and Solicitor Scbumpert prosecuted.
Governor Tillmap is having some
blanks printed for the reports for the
distillers doing business in the State.
He expects to see that the distillers re-
turn their stock and output to the dis
pensary authorities and keep check
on i: by giving the date Of sales aud to
whom the liquor was sold. He says
that the distillers may as we'll realize
that they will not be allowed to do any
illict business at their distilleries.
The trial of Copstables McLendon
and Cain and Mr.. C. s. Mccullough for
murder committed during the Darling
ton dispensary war will be taken up by
the court iu session 10 Darlington this
week. The trial will excite great
interest throughout the State. Il. h.
Bruuson. Esq. Of Orangeburg. will
defend the constables. Mr.. McCul-
Tough has the ablest members of the
Darlington bar retained.
The Gaffney City Cotton mills will be
increased by the addition Of $4,000
spindles. The mill will contain $50
looms.
The Bennettsville post Office was
robbed last Friday night. The Marion
Office suffered few nights previous.
Sumter may be the next and every pre-
caution should be taken.
Superintendent Of Education May
fields reports shows about 5000, 900
spent on public schools and $500, 900
on colleges.
New ORLEANS, October 19.-Tbe
following is the cotton crop statement
from September l to October 10, in-