The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
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" VOUh AlCu "a. H.
Mowry as postmaster at Charleston.
At Edge6eld an electric light plant
will be built for street and house light
ing.
A company Of eighty w~orkiugmeu
has left San Antonio under A. F. Nor
rell, captain. for Washington. to join the
Industrial Army"
Next to the Bible, Moody and
Sankey's hymns have bad a larger cir
c%ulation than any work in twenty-five
years.
Anderson has already marketed more
than $4,000 bales of cotton this
season. and the receipts will probably
exceed $4,000 before the end of the
season.
Col. W. B. Utsey. at one time a
prominent citizen Of St. Georges. has
been convicted in Philadelphia Of for
gerry and attempt to defraud and
sentenced to six years Imprisonment.
The greatest food in the history
Of South Central Arkansas is now on,
aud that part Of the State is rapidly
approaching the condition Of an inland
ocean. Railway communication has
been almost entirely cut of from the
South.
An Oraugeburg man ZANE Garris
went to Denmark, BarnwelE county, and
bought one pint of one x dispensary
liquor and next day was paralyzed and
died. There is something rotten in
Denmark and they do say it is the dis
peosary.-Spartanburg Herald.
Miss Clara Barton, Of the Red Cross
Society, has written a letter in which
the Society declares its intention hence
forth to carry on the work Of relief
among the sea islands unaided by the
public aud suggests that generous
people make their donations to other
worthy causes.
A Chinese treaty, negotiated by
the new Chinese minister and Secre-
tary Gresham, has been sent to the
Senate and referred and will be reported
favorably. It renders nugatory the
exclusion act. China will restrict emf
grafton of laborers, and Uncle Sam
will protect Chinese in this country.
Western Senators will fight it.
The Columbia Mill will have looms
which will be the equivalent Of 1900
ordinary looms. Its 10000, spindles
turn out yarns equal 10 weight to the
production Of 4 5000 ordinary %spindles.
This is owing to the character Of the
goods to be manufactured-duck.-Th
State.
The Bank Of Chester. with a paid
up capital of S5S. 600 made an assign
ment Monday of last week. Messrs.
John j. Hempbill aud J. L. Gleun are
the assignees The dep0sitors will
lose nothing, but the sock holders may
lose heavily Tightness Of the money
market aud inability to collect loans
made last year rendered the bank
unable TO meet its demands, and hence
the assignment
The board Of trustee Of the Woman's
College of Rock Hill has decided to
have the ceremonies incident to the
|aying of the corner stone Of the col
lege building take place on May IL.
which is the anniversary of the birth
of the Hon. Robt c.. Winthrop, IN
whose honor the institution was aaned.
The board expects to make the occasion
one Of the most notable Of the kiDa
the State has ever known. Some noted
educator, or other prominent man., will
be invited to deliver the Grafton.
Sam Jones has a rather poor opinion
Of the members of the present Congress
He gives his opinion in his character
istic style, coarse, harsh and pointed
.Of all the box-ankled, bardy-shanked'
Aea-bitten, bob.ail, lop-eared. NANCY
courageless, braieless jacs-sssss tbs
{ ever assembled since God mad tn
world, l think, for pure downright
c~usseduess, toe present gang in Con
gress, headed by Hill 10 the Senate
; aud tailed by no quorum 10 the House
beats them ALL"
The recent escapade of one &c
Elliot. 10 Lancaster goes far toward.
showing that when Governor illman SAID
be kew him to be a gentleman. he was
mistaken. He walked into the Office O
editor Carter and cursed him for a mat.
ter in which Carter had no concern
After raviug like a madman. he was
camly forced to apologize by Carter's
uncle. 1t is much eaisier for the public
to conclude now hat the Charleston
jury who after The investigation re.
turned on oath that constable Elliott
claimed o dafannoiaeo uop,on uora riohi