The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-27

Watson campaign 10 the Tenth District.
This is almost as bad as a Tillman
campaign in South Carolina.
Mr.. Cleveland sticks to his friends.
When they are retired to private life by
their constituents he provides for them
by appointing them to a GOOD Office.
What will Senator Butler get?
Ii Hung Cbapg's wound may save
China several million dollars aud big
slice Of territory. as Japan is said to be
willing to be more %leniens 90 account
of the occurrence.
The latest thing out is a handbook
40 Trilby. ln this all the French ex-
pressions are translated aud the appli-
cation explained.
Pepper aud GaiHard are dead, and
Swan has been pardoned for entering
the house OF Cantini in Charleston.
His ExcelIency. the Governor of South
Carolina, could not commute the death
sentence Of two Of bis pets. as there are
laws that he cannot override.
The Forty's State Conference will be
a representative body Of the Conserva-
tive elements of both factions, and Sum
ter County should send ome of her
best men to participate in its delibera-
tions.
When the Atlanta Exposition gets
we'll under way there will be DO lack Of
accommodations. as the hotel boom has
been started already. Atlanta will be
a city CT boarding houses while tie Ex-
position lasts.
TIE expenditure of $4,000 in re-
6s.iDs the Court House and building a
6re-pro"f vault for the safe-keeping of
the rs:uable records Of the county
would be the part Of wisdom. If the
records should be burned the loss
would be a great deal more than
$4,000.
The horoscope of President Cleveland
Published in the Arena several months
ago is beginning to have the appear
anee OF a prophecy. The development
of events is in line with the predictions
of the horoscope, and If the events of
the future follow the horoscope this
couutry has not yet seen the worst.
Senate: Tillman refused to attend
the Forty meeting in Spartaoburg
County, as be does not desire to make
any speeches until next summer.
..Then," he says, 1.-The iron will be
hot, now it is cold" ln view Of this
declaration We feel safe in predicting a
hot summer.
Tue discovery Of the new element
argon. which is present 10 the atmos-
phere, and has remained unknown to
chemists until a few months ago, may
be the beginning Of greater and still
more unexpected discoveries in cbemis-
try. Some chemists claim even at pres
ent that the primary elements of matter
have not yet been discovered, and the
substances now classed as elements are
really compounds of other elements.
The daughter of Bishop Gregg who
lives 10 Austin, Texas, has said her ia
ther expended a great deal more money
in publishing his History of the Old
Cheraws than he received from the sale
of the book. 1t is said also that a oum-
Der of copies Of the FIRST edition of the
book still remain 10 the bands Of Bish-
op Gregg's family. 1t is strange that
there was SO little appreciation of a
work so valuable and interesting to all
persons in South Carolina and those in
all sections who are students Of history.
The Southern States Magazine has 8
collection Of facts in the last issue that
proves tina. the Northern immigration
movement to the South is a substantial
reality aud not talk. Large bodies of
land 10 various Southern States have
been bought aud cut up 10 farms By