The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-30
From tie W MeS.

the navy. will be married at St.
Savior's Episcopal Church here TO NOR
row to Mrs. E. S Randolph. Of New
York. to whom be was reported TO be
engaged last summer.
NEwBERRY, Sept. 27.--As quarrel
among some negroes on Mr. j. NJ.
Bowers place near Newberry on Fri
day morning one knocked the other 10
the bead with stick, killing him al
mos. instantly. The coroner held an
inquest, but the man who struck the
blow has not been captured.
QUERErARo. Mexico, Sept. 28.-The
Hercules cotton mills of shis city. which
includes three of the largest cotton fac
tories in Mexico. closed down satur-
DAY morning fer an indefinite period,
The closing of these mills throws
1000 operatives out Of employment
The cause of the shut down is stated to
be on account of over-production of the
manufactured goods.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2S.-Robe.s G.
Ogden of the firm of John Wapama-
ker & Co., returned from New York
this evening aud confessed the report of
the purchase By his 6rm Of the entire
business Of the late firm Of Hilton.
Hughes 4 Co, of New York. The
transaction includes the purchase of all
real estate of the original firm Of A. I,
Stewart & Co., consisting Of the great
store at Broadway and the business
upon the same lines as the delivery SER
vice and all the merchandise. The
Philadelpbia firm will enter immediate
ly upon the occupancy Of the premises of
Of its nee purchase and will run the
business upon the same lines of the
Wanamaker store 10 this city.
YAzoo Cry, Miss, Sept. 28.-Quite
a sensation was occasioned here to-day
by the arrest of Wm. L. Penick, q
prosperous farmer living few miles
from here, on charge Of murder COM
mitted 10 1866 at Russellville, Ala
The accused has been prominent citi-
zen of this county and highly respected
for many years aud has raised family
of children. He was lodged 10 Jail 20
await the proper papers from the gov.
erpor of Alabama
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-The financial
statement of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company filed by the receivers,
Messrs John K Cowen aud Oscar
G. Murray. yesterday in the United
States circuit court as a part of its an
swer to tie demand Of the Johns Hop
kins university and other holders Of pre-.
ferred stock for the payment of tie
usual preferred stock dividend. shows a
total deficit 10 the financial operations
of the company for the six months end
ed June 80, 1896, of 1868, ,438.
CoNsrANr1NopEE. Sept. ga circu-
lar issued by the Young Turkey party
has been secretly distributed throughous
the city 1t condemns the action Of
the sultan as being contrary to the prin-
ciples OF Lelam. and cites the Koran 70
prove this. Continuing it declares that
such connection entails the callDhs'
dethrouemens and possibly bis death.
LANCASTER, Sept. 27.-Erness Has
seltine. the assistant cashier of the
Bspk ce Lancaster who used $500 Of
the bar;:'s money in cotton and wheat
specvla ions aud made his escape Fri
day ui. 1t, wac arrested Saturday eve
niug Tear Osceola station ou the Geoc-
gia, Carolina and Northern railroad. in
this county He is pow in the custody
of the sheriff
LONDON. Sept. 277.-The Times will
tomorrow publish dispatch from
Cairo saying it is currently stated 10
native circles that the Khedive, who
recently started on a tour Of Europe,
where b. travelled iucognito, took with
him 6 f Of a scheme for the iode-
peodepr. of Egypt. The Times. 10
comme.'rog on the dispatches. declares
that tn. :. is Foundation for the state
ments c,utained therein aud that it
causes dlsquiet.
RALEIGH, Sept. 27-Near Henderson
YESTERDAY, two negroes went to the
house OF a l9-year old white woman of
ill.re.,a uamed Faulkner and tried to
gain emission. She ordered them to
leave. They forced entrance and al
tackled her With au axe. She raised ber
arms 20 shield her bead aod both we're
nearly cut of. Her head was cleft in
Eve places They spared her infaos
child, four months old Her murderers
fed but were captured aud are today
ip Jail at Henderson,
ST. PETER, Minn., Sept 27.-For
some time this part OF the country has
been Infected with fata! hog disease.
Dnr;no the last few weeks 1t has been