Georgetown Semi-Weekly Times : volume 27, number 57 - 02-11-1893

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BY JOSIAH DOAR.
GEORGETOWN, S. C, FEBRUARY 11,1893
VOLXXVII--N0 57
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-.ETWEE.. GO.'* TILLMAN AND THE RAILROADS.
Tillman's  Instructions  to Sheriffs
Conflict with the U? S. Courts—
A Big Kow Brewing.
An interesting fight is now in progress between the State gov-
"For the present," said Gover¬ nor Tillman, "no additional lev¬ ies will be made, and all subse¬ quent action depends on the ac tion of the Federal Court on the 20th instant."
While talking about the mat¬ ter of contempt Governor Till¬ man remarked that if there was
his orders, and obeying the State laws  which prescribe their du*
ties.
anyone who was in contempt of the Court it was he, as the sher-
ernment and the Federal court ] jffs were merely   acting under
at Charleston.   Tillman has in¬ structed the Sheriffs to proceed
to collect the delinquent  taxes
against the railroads  in   the
same manner as they would do
against a private   individual.
The  railroads  have    tendered
what they believe to be a fair
amount of taxes and refuse to
pay more; the State claims the
full amount of taxes as  assess¬ ed.   The roads also claim to be
in the hands of the receivers, as ¦¦ agents or officers of tlie United i States courts, hence they are .above and beyond the jurisdic¬ tion of the State of South Caro¬ lina and her officers. Judge .Simonton, of Charleston, is pre¬ siding over the the court, and .Sheriffs are ruled to show causo
Aii BvBBiBE of Pleasnf e
GEOr.GETOW.VS TALENT DISH/AY* ED TO ADVA-STAGE.
Excellent Music—Hare Talent—An gJEvening of Hevelry—A Happy Conclusion.
Marine lairs
WHAT   I*S
0(-Wni.lXG WATERS.
ON   THE
Gov. Tillman's Orders. Aiken, February 7.—There have been no further levies made upon the rolling stock of tha South Carolina Railway, although the sheriff has tried twice to catcth an engine on the side track, but the railroad auth¬ orities are too sharp for him, and they are not using tbeir side tracks now. The shifting is all done on the main line and tlie cars lie there at night.
The developments of the day
are the serving  of restraining
orders upon  the  sheriff by a
United States marshal, and the
^ O^ta^iirt to attach- |"ceiP* of ,a telegram from Gov-
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ed for contempt of court in  in
.terfering with property in pos- .•sessien of the receivers appoint* ¦ed by theseUnited States courts, •Buch receivers being officers of ¦theicourt, it is alleged. Tillman .¦has ordered.the Sheriffs to hold ¦ on to .tiie jrailroad property \wherever they have levied, and to refuse to release such levy even if the United States Mar*
ernor Tillman containing in¬ structions to the sheriff. Your correspondent tried to get a copy of this telegram, hut his request was refused. It is, however, in sub stance as follows:
"Pay no attention to orders of tne United States Court. Hold tlie railroad property that has been attached. If they take possession by force let them do it and  submit to arrest.   The
thai  comes  up    and    arrests, _, , , , . .,
them.   The Marshal has served State wiU stand h* lis offic,als
. notices of a restaining order is¬ sued by Judge Simonton, and a ¦ conflict*- of authority is daily '. looked for. The plan of proce- * dure, as we understand it, is ' this: if tho Sheriffs are arrested . by the Marshal, Tillman will : apply for their release under ihabeas corpus proceedings, and 'carry the cases to the United iStates Supreme Court. Here is what tlie Governor has to say: "We propose to see that the _3.ate of South Carolina collects Bier just taxes. Our present purpose is to hold all of the property ou which levies have been made, and to let Judge Si¬ monton do his worst. This morning I telegraphed all of the
sheriffs to hold the property on j Anotller Versi<m flf t]l6 0rder which they have  levied.   Our
Should they take possession the State will then carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States under habeas corpus pro¬ ceedings, and we will teach the Circuit Judge what it is to disre¬ gard the injunctions of that Court."
Sheriff Tyler says he will obey the instructions of theGovernor. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Tyler 6ent his deputy down to Graniteville and levied on an engine, cab and thirteen cars, the same being material belong¬ ing to the Chailotte, Columbia and Augusta Koad. The engine and back car were chained and looked to th* sido track in the town of Graniteville.
idea is that Judge Simonton is in contempt of the State Gov¬ ernment, and we want him to act so we can get the case to Washington as soon as possible and prove it by the United States Supreme Court. What we want is for him to arrest tlie sheriffs. If they are arrested the matter will go up in the shape of habeas corpus proceed¬ ings If we are wrong in be¬ lieving that the State has the right to collect her taxes, the sooner we know it the better.
"Judge  Simonton   has   just been told that ho has no right to interfere in cases where the amounts are less  th.an   $2,000. We will resist tyranny or igno¬ rance, whichever it may be, and bring the matter to a focus and bave our rights established." What about the point that the *. roads are in the hands of the re- •«jeivers, and the tax has to be paid through order of Court?"
"We will whip him out on that too. All we waut him to do is to take hold, or we will take a bigger hold. If he does not imprison our officers we will levy on every road in the State where the amount is under $2, -OOO. We want to get the issue to Washington just as' soon as possible, as we do not intend the cases to hang in the District Court for twelve months and go through the regular docket. We are determined to see the mat¬ ter through to the end.
Columbia, February .—This evening I got in possession of the following, which is a copy of the telegram Governor Till¬ man sent to the county sheriffs who hold railroad property: "Where the amount of taxes in execution for 1891 and in 1893 i« less than $;l,000, hold property to satisfy execution unless it is taken from you by force. Then submit to arrest. We will take the case to the United States Court on habeas corpus proceed¬ ing and make this Federal Judge obey the decree of the Court."
A. K.
The best seeds grown in Amer ica,and at exceedingly lota price: are on sale at Dr. Bailey's drug store. ?tfo fancy pictures,no high¬ ly colored papers to induce you to buy. The only two reasons why it will pay you to buy your seeds at Dr. Bailey's are: (1) that all seeds are warranted; (2) that they are sold at reasonable rates, wholesale and retail.
The most notable and delight¬ ful social event of recent date occurred here last Thursday evening in the shape of an en¬ tertainment given for the bone- fit of the Jewish Cemetery As¬ sociation at Steele's Opera House.
The doors were opened at 7.30 P. M., and the first part of the evening was devoted to the pro¬ duction of the following pro¬ gram, which went off very nice ly, every part being well ren¬ dered, especially the singing, which was exceptionally good:
PROGRAM:
1. Doll Chorus, by 30 children The little children, the sweet
little girls, captured the hearts of all present.
2. (Jhorus of Dolls, Extrava¬ ganza, by Mess. Hamby, Lohr, Brightman,   Croft,   Smith and| Gluck.
3. Solo, Mrs. Julius Isear.
4. Sir Roger de Coverly, by 15 Juvenile Couples.
The old Virginia reel was simply perfect.
5. Song aud Chorus, by Mrs. Julius Isear and Mess. Hamby, Lohr, Smith, Croft and Bright- man,
Mrs. Isear- was liberally ap¬ plauded, and especially uas her singing good here, having a voice of remarkable power and beauty.
6. Little Johnny Says His Pieoe. .'    •
7. Tableaux and .Choirs, *by Master Wm Ehrich and Juven¬ ile Chorus.
S. Farce, "Who is Who," by Misses Herriot and Coachman and Mess. Hamby, Glick and Smith.
Mr. Gluck, who was the life of this farce, demonstiated skill of a remarkable order.
Immediately after this, the fair maidens .and gallant young men began to move to the "in¬ spiring strains" of the Waltz, and continued their, merry mak¬ ing until the lateness of the hour admonished them to desist.
Georgetown is deeply indebt¬ ed to all concerned for a niost delightful eveuing, antl looks forward with eager anticipation to a repetition of this, or some¬ thing on the samo order, feeling assured that their success in this «ffort cannot fail to produce a desire to accomplish more.
The farce was a decided "hit," pronounced so by competent judges, and we do earnestly hope that it will have the much desired effect of bringing our local talent together in a little dramatic company.
With minds as capable of conceiving beautiful ideas and (hands as willing complete them as those which composed the committee in charge of the en¬ tertainment, it is perfectly nat¬ ural that success should crown their efforts; and such was a»- suredly the case.
The managing committee was composed of Mrs. L. S. lihrich, Chairman; Mrs. B. A. Munner¬ lyn, Mrs. M. Moses, Mrs. P. E. Twiggs, Mrs. S. M. Ward, Mrs. I. Butler and Mrs. J. Isear.
Arrivals and Departures of Shipping
From This Port—Heceipts of
Turpentine, Sosin, &c.
here
The steamship arrived on Tuesday.
The schooner B. I. Hazard ar¬ rived at New York on the 7th. The steamship Pawnee sailed 1 for New York yesterday noon. The schooner Waccamaw ar¬ rived at New York on Wednes¬ day.
The schooner C. C. Lister ar¬ rived at Perth Amboy, New Jer¬ sey on Tuesday.
For several days this week there was not a vessel in port. This is a very rare occurence.
The steamer Twiggs, from landings on the Black River, came into port on Wednesday, with 182 bbls of rosin and 1*1 bbls of spirits.
The steamer Ruth arrived on Tuesday with 146 bbls of rosin, and 103 bbls of spirits, from Conway and landings on the Waccamaw JUvei*.
The steamer Maggie from Conway and landings on the' Waccamaw Kiver, came in on Wednesday, with 07 bbls of ros in and (io bWs of. spirits and 50 bbls. tar.
Tho steamer Two Brothers, from landings on the Black Kiver, arrived on Wednesday, with oO bbls of rosin, 50bbls spirits and 10 bbls of crude tuv; peutine.
Winyah School Roll of Honor for January.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Hester Palmer, Percy Ward, Louis Hamby, Fay .Emerson, 'Ria Bailey, Sadie Young, Eva Walker, Frank Siau, Tom Bel¬ lune, Samuel Guilds.
SUB-INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT
May Cushniau, AnnaNeSmith, Lydia Smith, Claudia Tucker, Ritchie Siau, Kittie Doar, Ethel Bellune, Jos. Hurwitz, Maggie Thompson, Ned Smith, Ida Tay¬ lor, Sarah Porter, Inez Taylor, Isaac Hurwitz, Mollie Young.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Fritz Young, Glennie Esdon, James Palmer, Homer Phillips, Alfred Burloch, Jennie Mayo, Lottie Taylor, Lena Young.
No scholar in the grammar department reached the "roll of honor" this time.
Direct Trade
IMPOIlTATlOa'. OF FBUITFBOJI TUB WEST INDIES.
A Valuable Snggestion to Onr Her-
chants—Will Savo Honey for
Both Sealer and Consumer,
An Artesian Well. While our efficient City Coun¬ cil is acting upon other matters, we hope they will find time to reconsider the necessity of an artesian well lo this community, Speaking with a prominent physician on this subject the other day. he elaborated the idea to its fullest extent and expatia¬ ted upon the absolute necessity of pure rain water for our peo¬ ple. Perfect drainage and pure water were the prime essentials, he said, and we fully agree with him. This is tho time to do something and we earnestly hope something will be done.
Roll of honor of the Howard Graded School for month of January, 1893:
GRAMMAR   DEPARTMENT.
9th Grade, Robt. Jackson. Sth Grade, Josephine Knox. 7th Grade, Osmond  Lavallie.
INTERMEDIATE  DEPARTMENT.
cth Grade, Isaiah Alston and Peter Kelley. 5th Grade, Octavia Horry.
SUB-INTHRMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
4th Grade, Allice White. 3rd Grade, Daniel Tucker.
PRIMARY    DEPaVRTMENT.
2nd Grade, Anna M. Ford, t'lizabeth Green and Martha Alston.
PRIMARY     DEPARTMENT.
1st Grade, Diana Calvin and Wm. Alston.
President Harrison, acting as a statesman, has appointed Judge Jackson, of Tennessee, to succeed Justice Lamar, on the Supreme Bench. Instead of the Democrats in Congress accept¬ ing this nomination in a fair spirit, coming as it does from a Eepublican President, they are going to antagonize it. Verily, such is politics!
To the Editor of The Times:
In vie w of the fact that a largo amount of West India fruit i» sold and consumed in this mar*? ket, it has occurred to me that it would be a profitable business to have a vessel owned and ,;' manned here and sent monthly,* or oftener for cargoes of or- . anges, bananas, cocoanuts, &c, - &o.   A vessel  owned by our | merchants and employed in this • trade would save them the pro¬ fit paid to others, and give thom a chance to dispose of their sur- j! plus stock by shipping the same to   Cincinnati,   Chicago,   and?' other markets, of which there.:: is   direct,   communication,     1 y simply make these crude re-' marks to draw the attention of'S those engaged in trade to a?'* business that I believe will pay ;?j a good investment.   I can S0(.?| no reason   why    Georgetown]! should be dependent for  sup-w plies of fruit upon other ports.« Once established, we could have| the trade of the whole Pee Dee|| section of the State, and ship .V largely to other points,        B.    '>
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If we understand the mattery. correctly, city taxpayers havef already paid their taxes up to," the fourth day of April next,** and have their  receipts.. Pro^ viding we are right, we do not^ see how Council can legally or- consistently call upon the citi¬ zens again to make return* for? taxation from the flrst of Jan.' uary.   There must be an error somewhere. a          ,1
Rev. E. A. Forest, ofthe Holy Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church, Charleston, will preach here on. Sunday next, at the Howard School house, at 11.30 A. M. The public are cordially invited to attend. W. C. WHITE.
Mr. and Mrs. Sittenfield went to Newbery yesterday, to attend the funeral of a relative
Do you want new seed? Do you want full size papers? Then buy your garden seed at Isemaus Drug Store.
Market Quotations- Rice, s i-4a4 cts.
Cotton, middling, 8 5-8 cts.
Corn, 70 cts.
Oats,—seed, 00 cts.; feed, 55 Cts.
Grist, 3.15a3.25.
Virgin dip, 1.75; yellow dip, 1.75; scrape, 1.25.
Bacon—D. S. Bellies, No. 1. 11 3-4al2; No. 2, 10 cts.
To-morrow will be the fiftieth anniversary of the married life of our old friend Mr. R. O.Bush; that is, this will be the second silver wedding era of our genial and goodnatured old friend. We are sure we but echo the sentiment of all our people when we wish for him,' for the remainder of his time with us, a happy   and  prosperous    ca-
er.
About % o'clock on Sunday fire broke out at Judge Haskell's home at Columbia.Firemen kept a stream of water on the flames until dark, when the fire was extinguished, but not until the building had been entirely con¬ sumed. The family silver was destroyed in the ruins.
Adjutant General Farley has appointed R. H. Pinckney of Charleston, lieutenant comman¬ der of the naval battalion of SouthCarolina,with instructions to organize the battalion at once.
Mr. Edwin Harper is an appli¬ cant for the position of United States Marshal for this State, and is soliciting names to his petition, to be sent on to Presi dent Cleveland-
Dr. Sparkman calls our atten-' tion to a mistake in his article, of Wednesday last. The fine) should have been stated at ten- dollars instead of two dolla.-.'j Those who infringe the law a»j to. burial certificate, shouldjl make a note of this- ,;;|
Mr. Holliday, of Choppee, haa I contracted with the city foil young trees, and they haye been! set out. Mr. Holliday received! 15 cents a piece on delivery, and! will receive 15 cents more fori each one if they liva and thrive!!
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We handle nothing but the! best quality seed. Only fujlf weight packages. The moga reliable varieties for any sectionl If you want to have a vegetable] garden, buy your garden seeir at Iseman's Drug Store.
The prohibitionists are down on what the News and Courier terms State bar rooms, and in a long address, recently publish¬ ed, Chairman Childs, of the Prohibition State Committe, tid vises his followers not to sign any petitions for dispensaries.
Garden  peas!
Maj. Ganahl, the railroad lawyer, whom the News and Courier and the Stato says was grossly insulted by Gov. Till¬ man, denies the report.
. On Sunday evening General Capers preached the fifteenth annual sermon before the Gov¬ ernors Guards of Columbia in Trinity church.
Algernon Sartoris, who maj'J ried Nellie Grant, the daughtef of Gen. U. S. Grant, ;s dead. IM had not lived with his wife fo| several years.   In all probab ty, Mrs. Sartoris will return.™ this country to live. -Is
A well known minister and his wife were received at thj| insane asylum.  .Columbia,} Saturday.  In  the last moii both lost their minds from «£ cessive excitement on the sii ject of religion.      - $
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Some one robbed Mr. C. W. Rouse's residence on Thursday night.
Mr.  Brilles York to-day.
leaves for New
Garden peas! You can get a dozen varieties of Early, second early and late garden peas at Iseman's Drug Store.
The Governor has appointed Mr. Frank G. Tarbox as jury commissioner  for this county.
Dr.Sparkman's horse ran away with the buggy on Thursday, doing a little damage.
Garden seeds, onion sets and everything of the kind, right fresh and at lowest possible prices, at dr. bailey's drug store.
Mrs. W. C. Whitney, wife of Cleveland's ex-SGcret«ry of the Navy, is dead. Cleveland was one of the pall bearers.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois, has been tendered the position of Secretary of State by Cleveland.
Mr. W. O. Bourke's store was closed yesterday, becausa ofthe death of hiB niece in Savannah.
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De Les»eps, the great Frencj engineer, and some of his ( workers, has been sentenced the penitentiary by the Frerio] officials.           .
Fine   Confectionery!   A Tenney's Celebrated New Yqij Candy.    Always   Fresh. ''$__ sale at L. C. Croft's Drug ,
Clean, nice garden seed,^ s ize papers,   guaranteed sweet and bright at Isema Drug Store.   ____________________
Onion sets, oniou sets, hy||d bushel, or in quantities tof at Iseman's Drug Store,
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