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r. ? ?H ?i 1 VOL. XXI a 3 5??35E??5S L?TEB?f IRE, MORA UTI7 AND GENERAL g ?Mtf#1??t . ?> . . .<C?" ?"liv:; l'Ufi ".?.. ' - ' .?> . J-tX--i'. ? i ? ??i ?-^-*~---^4 The Sumter Watchman. {ESTABLISHED IS 1860.) AT SUMTER. 8. O.t BY G IL? BE UT ?Sf. FLOWERS. Terina. BU 4 4X.U....31...J.4.V{ ;j Tnree^diks.,..v"H'.ft"' f w lo sergio o. for ?ni period lon than .tbree innnthi OBITUARIES, TRIBUTES OP RESPECT ?od ?ll ?unusmicetioiis *Msh tubs???? privat? n ?Prest?, will be paid tor M ad. vertu*?..?, ts. m i a 1 ? i i . i [Prom lbs Now York Tribuno ] GENERAL LEE. INT?RfWTtWO mVroHICAlJ RBHIT NUOBNOBS. HIS LETTER'Of RESIGNATION. On the 20th of April, 1801, Colonel Lee, aftop a'servicd of tweoty.fiv? years resigned his position io the Untied Sutes army, sending'bis letter of resig? nation to General Soott, at Washington. It was in the following" terms : ' ;. tr1 ARLINGTON, Va., April 20, 1861. GENERAL: Siuto my interview with vou;oq*h? 18.1b ?psSut, I havo; 'felt that I ought not longer to retain my commission in the army. I tbereforo tender my rooigriot,ioo, which I truest you will reoommend for acceptance. It would have been presented at once but for tho struggle It has caused mo to separate my soil from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life and all thu abi.'ity I possessed. . During the whole of that timo-more than a q uar ter of a century-I have ex? perienced nothing'but kindness from superiors, and tho most oordial friend? ship from my comrades. To no ono, General, have I boou as much indebted as to yourself for uniform kindness and consideration,'and it has always been nsy ardent dosi?w tu meet your approba? tion. Ashall carry to ^^?r?ve the most greatftil 'recollections o Fy our kind consideration, and your nam o and lam o will always be dear to me. 1 : - Save in defence of ray nativo State, 1 never desire again to draw my sword Be pleased to acocpt my most earn esl wishes for the continuance of your hap? piness and prosperity, and believe mt most truly yours, ll. E. LEE. A LETTER TO HIS SISTER. To his sister, tho wife of an officei loyal to tho flag, be wrote : "Mir ?)KAR SISTER :-lam grievet at my inability to see you. * * * * '. have been waiting for a mure 'conveni ont season/ Which has brought to mani before me tho deep and lasting regret, Wc aro now in a state of war whioh wil yield to nothing. The whole South i in a state of revolution, into which Vir giuia, after a long struggle, has beet drawn ; and though I recognise no nc? cessity for this ?tale - of things, ant would have foreborne and pleaded t< the end for redreVe ot grievances, rea or supposed, yet In my own person had to meet the question whether ! should take part against my nat iv State. With all my devotion to th1 Union, und the feeling of loyalty ant duty of an American citizen, 1 hivo no been able to make up my mind to ra i s my hand against my relatives, my chil dren, my homo. I have, therefore, rc signed my commission in thc army an savo in dofence of my native Stute with the sincere hope that my poor set vices may never bo needed-I hopo may never be, called upon to draw m sword." This was tho only "definition of hi position" ever given by him. His rt ?igoation was instantly acoepted, and h at once took up his residence in Rich mond, as commander of the forces c Virginia. [From tbe Philadelphia Press.] An cxtraot from a letter written b his wife reveal? tho conflict in his min before deciding upon his course: UM husband has wept tears of blood ave this terrible war; but ho must, as man of honor and a Viruininn, share th destiny ot his State, which hits solemn! Sronounccd for independence/' Le ad once in a letter to his son at Wei Point, counseling him hts duty at a times, given utterance to the scntimcn "Duty is the sublimest word in our lat guage." [From tho Norfolk Virginian.] ms RECEPTION IN VIRGINIA. Having thrown up his cotumision h repaired to Richmond, where ho ?ftere tlis sword to his native State, the rep! to which was his appointment as Maj< General in command of tho Virgiui troops. We all remember the gran reception awarded him by the convci tion, aud few more solemn or augu: spectacles have adorned our annals thu was presented on that memorable ooci sion. Tho venerable Mr. .Tanney receive him in a speech marked by a ccrtai antique pomp, which roso to gcnuii eloquence at tho.end of his address, nt lent additional solemnity to tho imprc sive scene. General Lee replied with charade istio modesty and said : "Mr. Preside and Gentlemen of thc Convention-Pr foundly impressed with tho solcmni of the-occasion, for'which I roust say was not prepared, I accept the posith assigned me by your partiality. 1 wou have much preferred had your choi fallen upon au abler man. Trusting Almighty God, an approving conscicn and tho aid of my felloe-citizens, I d vote myself to tho scrvico of my ni tive State, in whose behalf alone will ever again draw my sword." In this brief response to tho clab rate address delivered by the preside of tho convention, we soe that tho ut mating prinoiple whioh controlled Ge eral Lao was that pf tiuty, and that looked to his God and Iiis oonscion for tho approval of his momentous < cisi?n. nis LAST GENERAL ORDER. i When the terms af surrender h been agreed on, General Lee publish tho following to hi? heroic troops : HEAD'QRS ARMY OP NORTHERN VA. April 10th, 1805. Aftor four years of arduous servit marked by unsurpassed courago a fortitude, the Array of Northern V gioia has been compelled to yield overwhelming numbers and resourc I need nat tell tho survivors of so ma bird fought battles, who have remain ? staidtwt ' to^he list,'theft.I ha?<f 'con- ' 'sooted to this refiutl from no distrust of them^t/eeliog that vol?. Md fa*0 tio? ,<&tv\4 ?oeompruh tfothWg : that could oompeoBato for tha joes that would 'have attended tbe CODtiriuatioo ?f the contest. I have d?termiced to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose post ser? vices havo endeared them to their coun? trymen. ]\y the terms of tho agreement officers und men can returb to their homes, and remain their until excanged. You will tako with you thc satisfaction thai ^?&Atf* frommte coH?ciousnett of 'ititi/ faith/alii/ perfovmcdi and i earoea't ly pray thut a merciful God will extend to you His blessing and protection. With an unceasing ad m ?rut iou. ot your constancy ?dd di lotion to your oou? try, and a grateful remetaberanoo of your kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid you an affectionate fare? well. (Signed) ll. E. LEE, General. [From Mr. Greeley's "American Conflict."] LEE'S FAREWELL TO II IS SOLDI EUS. The Partiug of Lee with his devoted followers was a sad one. Of tho proud army, which, dating its victories from Bull Run, had driven McClellan from before Richmond, and withstood' his best ettbrt at AD tie tum, aud shattered Burnside's host at Fredricksburg, and worsted. Hooker at Chancellorsville, and fought Meade so stoutly,- though unsuccessfully, as before Gettysburg, dod baffled Grant's bounteous resources and despera to efforts in tho Wilderness, at Spotsylvania, on tho North Anna, at Cold Harbor, and before Petersburg und Richmond; a mero wreck remained. It is said that 27,000 were included in Lee's capitulation ; but of these not more than 10,000 had been able to carry their arms thus far on their hopeless and almost foodlcss flight. Rarely nineteen miles from Lynchburg when surrendered, tho physical possibility of forcing their way thither even at the cost of half their nutnbor no longer remain? ed. And it tltey were nil safely there, what then ? Tho resources of the Con? federacy were utterely exhausted. Of the 150,000 men whose names were borne on its muster rolls a few weeks ago, at least one third were already disabled.or prisoners, aud tho residue could ?either be clad nor fed-not to dream of their being fully armed or paid ; while tho resources of tho loyal States were scarcely touched, their ranks nearly or quite a.* full as ever, and their supplies of ordnance, small artus, muni? tions, etc., more ample than iu any previous April. Of thc million or so borne on our muster rolls, probably no' more than half wero iu active service, with half so many moro able to take the field ut short notice. Thc rebellion had failed and gono down ; but thc rebel army of Virginia and its.'commander had not failed. Fighting sternly against tho inevitable ; against tho ir? repressible tendencies-the generous as pirations of the age, they had been proved unable to succeed wi.cu success would have been a calamity to their children, to their country, and to the hu. mau race. Aud when the transient agony of defeat, had been endured and had passed, they all experienced a sense of relief as they crowded around their de? parting chief, who, with streaming eyes, grasped and pressed their outstretched hands, at length finding words to say ; '.Men, we have fought through the war together. I have done the best that I can for you." Thcro were few dry eyes among those who witnessed thc scene. [From the Now YorK Sun.] A SCRAP OF HISTORY. On tho surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, ho made an arrangement with General Grant to uso his iuflnenco to secure tho immediate surrenders ol all rebel authority. Ry this arrangement Grant wa-* to prooccd to Washington and ascertain tho views of our Government and the terms, if any, .that, would dc nccordod should the Confederate States Government at once abandon further resistance and surren der its armies. Leo was to return to Richmond and there wait the result of Grant's mission to Washington. On receiving which ho was to bo permitted to pass through the lines and oonvey thc ultimatum to Jeff Davis, and sccuro his assent to it. The Assassination of President Lincoln, however, deferred the consummation of Grant's purpose in visiting Washington, and the subse? quent surrender of Johnson's army in North Carolina, and tho collapso of the rebellion in its organized character, rendered the further prosecution of tho mission unnecessary. [Prom tho Washington Star.] OTHER REMINISCENCES. Afic-i being relieved of tho command of West Point, ho was granted leave of absence, and resided at Arlington with his family, during which time he fre? quently visited Washington. He was very fond of ladies' company, and always showd the greatest respect to the sex. His conversational powers wero good, though every word he uttered seemed to bc guarded. Ho had but few "bosom friends," and thoro is not an officer in tho city now with whom it can bo said that ho was very intimate. His manner being re scrvod, ho was not easily approached, though ho was nlways regarded as the perfect typo of a dignifiod officer. When be resigned his commission in the United States army General Scott was deeply affected, and remarked to a fellow officer that ''Lee was a valuable man, and bis services wero worth mil? lions a day to any government." It is said that he refused.to open lot-? tors addressod to him during tho seces? sion excitement until he had made up his mind to resign his commission, his reason being that ho would not ho in? fluonoed by any appeals or offers from thoBo he loved. : Hw -OES, C oatie,. Eitzh ugh and Rob-, erfc ?nd hisdaughters, Mary, Azoes and Mildred, are living ia Virginia. ' -.?' . ii -i_ JJXTKAORriN A fa Y AND ABFBOTIlf? If AR R ATI VB, A few wooka ago, tho Watten at tho Spotswood Hotel cauio Tan ding . in a body to Mr. Luck and,told him (bat a ghost waa in the dining room eating all the soup. Mr, Luck hastened at once to the scene, and found the great tureen which had been full of turtle soup, nearly empty, and while be looked, the remainder of tho soup disappeared be? fore his eyes-a olear loss of twenty-five gallons of the finest and costliest soup. Not a human being besides himself was Within ten feet of the tureen, the servants being afraid to approaeh nearer. This was a serious business, and rt was repeated- three days in succession. There was no concealment about it none whatever-for Mr. Luok, Mr. Bishop and Mr. Sublett, all saw tho soup vanish while they were gazing in? tently at it. Tiro tureen was not crack? ed, it did not leak ; the soup could not have evaporated, the ladle uever mov? ed, nod not a living thing was visible in the room except tho proprietors and tho servants. Truly, a most alarming and apparently supernatural oncurrencc. Tho reputation of tho hotel was at stake, the cost alono of tho daily disappearing soup was frightful. What was to be done ? Mr. Luok is one of the bravest of men, Ho caused the tureen to bc filled and brought into tho dining room at the dead of. night. Lighting a coal oil lamp, he locked tho door of the dining roeta anti determined to sit up all uight, soli tary and alone, with the soup. Very soon the soup begdn to disappear. Hts heartbeat fast, hi? oyes started from their sockets, his hair rose on end, his flesh crawled, and a cold sweat poured from every pore in his body ; but, nerv ing himself, he drew two Derringers and a ten inch Bowie knife, and hitch? ed his chair still oloser to the tureen. Then it was that his great courage was rewarded. He heard a sound ns it were tho sound of a dirt dauber sucking mud -but very, very faint. And the 6oup kept disappearing. Mr. Luck held his breath and again listened. He heard another sound, as light and thin as might be thc echo of a zephyr, and it seemed to say : "Lordy, Lordi/, Lordy ! So good ! Elliglni 1 Oomph ! And the soup went faster than ever. Mr. Luck sprang to his feet nnd cried in a loud voice. "In the name of Gilbert C. Walk? er, chief Kxecutive officer of this Com? monwealth, I charge you to como forth." The Voice so thin and small repli? ed : "I can't. I'm too weak. Let me cat a lectio more. Kin you see me?" "No," said Mr Luck j "who aro you ?" "My name," said tho Voice, "is Rou ben Wasley. I blong to thc 19th Noth Ktiliny rcejmeat. I bin in Castle Thun? der, and have jest dug out-bin a long time ut it, und I'm starved. Has thar bin ary Gght lately ?" Mr Luok was immediately relieved. Ho told Waxloy to eat on aud never mind about the fight tug. Then he askod him where he was. "Hero I is," said Wnxley. "Feel fur me." Rut. he could neither bc soca nor felt, so emaciated was ho ; and when ho heard this, Wa "'ey r*cpt. His kind hob? cheered him up, and told him to stay just where ho was and koop on tating. So he did, and in about four days he became visible, pteseoting tho appear? ance in n favorable light, of tho nega? tive of a photograph. At the end of a week ho resembled a large bit of very thin glue. Two days afterwards bo be* canto palpable, and wb^en tho hand was placed upon him produced thc sensation of a mass of butter. A little later he assumed the consistency bf a stiffish dough, and later still of putty, in which state he romains, and may be seen any day at the Spottswood. Most of his time is spent in eating. Ho weighs now about 76 pounds, and fnttens daily. Mr. Luck is very fond of him, aud he is daily called on by our principal citizens. Ludios are particularly fond of visiting him, and sympathizing with him. No one cnn seo him without shedding tears. Thc medica! faculty have nat in consul? tation on him nb less than twelve times, and they consider the caso a very unusu? al one.-Rich. Whig. THE I, A ST PRAYRR, Dr. Backus, president of Hamilton College, was upon his dca'.h-b?d. His physician called upon him, and after approaching his bedsido and examining his symptoms with interest and solem? nity, left tho room without speaking, but, as ho opened thc door to go out, was observed to whisper something to the servant in attendance. ''What did tho physician say to you ?" said Dr. Back tis. "Ho said, sir, that you can? not livo lo exceed half an hour." "Is it so ?" said tho great and good man. "Then take nie out of my bcd and place mo upon fay knees ; lot mo spend that time in onlling on God for tho salvation of tho world !" His request was com? plied with, and his last breath was spent In praying for the salvation of bis fellow men. Ho diod upon his kneen, and "entered heaven with prayer." -A poor topor ns a last resort for mora drink took his Bible to pawn for liquor, but tho landlady refused to tako it..,c?WclJ;'-'eaid We, "if sho'woh't Uko my word or God's Wprd it's timo to give U up " And he wont and signed tho plcdgu and kept it faithfully. -Evory good not is a flower which ' will beautify our final home. IHKI-OIVHB CUILDIU^. ?, A mau Was leaning, much iutoxicatod, against a tree; some little girl* Qomiog froto school n&rr bim there; and at once said to eaeb other : 1 "What shall vre dp for Mm ?" * . Presently said ono : "Oh, I'll tell you ; let's si ri?? him a tempor?neo song." Arni so they did ; collecting around him they sang .'Away tha bowl, away the howl," and so on in beautiful tones. The poor fellow enjoying, tho singing, and when they had finished that song, said : "Sing again, little girls, sing again." . "We will," they said, "if you will sign tho temperance pledge." "No, no; we aro not at a temperance meeting ; there are no pledges here." "I have a pledge," eries one ; and "I have a penQHv^ eries another; and hold? ing up the pledge and pencil, they be? sought him to sign it. "No, no ; I wont sign it now. Sing for me." , So thoy sang again "Tho drink that'e in tho drunkard's bowl. Ia not th? drink for me." "Oh, do sing that again," said he, as be wiped .tho tears from his eyes. "No, no more."- said they, "unless youTi sign tho pledge ; sign it and we'll sing it for you." lie pleaded Tor tho singing, but they were firm, and doolarcd they would go away if he would not sign. "But," said the poor follow striving to find an excuse, "there's no table here; how can I writo without a table ?" At this a modest, quiet, pretty little creature, with a. finger ou her lips, came and said : "Yes, you can spread tho pledge on tho crown of your hat, and I will hold it for you." Off came tho hut, the child held it, and thc pledge was signed, and tho lit tlo ones burst out with - "Oh water for mo, bright water forme, Give wine to tho tremulous dubaacheo." I heard that man iu Worohester town hall, with uplifted hands and quivering lips, say : "I thank Ood to all eternity thut he sent those little children os messengers of mercy to mc."-John B. Goiujh. "DON'T YOU I.OVIi III? I Ott THIS?? Our littlo Minnie came homo I'rotu Sabbath School with a radiant comit?* naneo. "What makes you look so happy, Minnie ?" asked her father, who was an infido I. "O papa," was tho child's reply, "they've been telling mo about Jesus ; how ho took little children, little girls liko mc, up in li is arm-; and blessed them nnd the teacher said he loves us just tho sumo now. Don't you lovo him for lov in g you little girl ? Say, pupa, dou't you love him for this ?" The luther did not reply, but present? ly asked : "What else did you learn ?" The child told him of Christ's mira" des how he healed tho sick and gave sight to the bliud, ami finished by say? ing : "Ho was so good !" Then quricd : "Dont you love him for this ?" The father only asked again : "What else did you learn ?" Minnie answered : "I learned that he let thc wicked people kill him, so that you and I could go and sec him, aud live with him in thc kingdom of heaven. O papa don't you love him for this ?" she nskexl again, with a grieved look iu ' her blue eyes. Still the luther made no reply, nnd soon left her prcscucc. Ho tried to put thc conversation out of his mind, but thc sweet little voice kept ringing in his oar: "O papa don't you love him for this ?" He tried to read some of his in? fidel books, but he could not fix his at tcution, and he kept thinking of thc words: "Holet tho wicked people kill him, so that you and I could go to the kingdom of heaven nnd seo him. O papa, don't you love him for this ?" Ho kept thinking of them, and at last pray? ing over them, till ho could say : "I do love him, and his blood cleanselh (rom all sin."-American Messenger, NEWSPAPEII PATRONAGE, There seems, says a contemporary, to bo a great many different ways of defin? ing and understanding tho phrase "news? paper patronage," and, ns a party in? terested in the correct definition of tiic* same, wegivo tho following disquisition on thc subject by one who knows there? of ho speaki?. It may serve, perhaps, as a mirror, in which certain parties ?nay be able to "seo themselves as others seo them :" "Many long and dreary years in th o publishing businoss (says tho wrif<?r) lias Pureed tho conviction upon us that newspaper patronage is a word of many definitions, and that a great majority of mankind aro cither ignorant of thc cor? rect definition, or arc dishonest in n strict, bibioal sonso of the word. Newspaper 'patronage is us changeable as a chame? leon. "One man comes in, subscribes for a 1>npcr, pays for it in advance, and goes ?onie and reads it with proud satisfac? tion that it is his. "Another man asks you to send him the paper, and goes off without, saying a word about tho pny. Tinto passes on, ; you aro in ticed of money, and ask him I to pay thc sum he owes you. He flies into a passion, perhaps pays, porhaps not, and orders his paper slopped. This is called patronage. "Ono man likes your paper; ho takes a copy, pays for it, an I gets his friend to do tho samo ; but ho ts not always grumbling to you or othors, but has a friendly word. If any accident occurs ? in his section ho informs thc editor. This, too, is uewspapei patronage "Ono (it is good to see such) conies in and says, 'Tho paper for which I paid is about to expire ; 1 want to pay for another.' He docs so and retires. This is, also, nowspaper patronage." Nfcw. ?dY?rtbementsT OCTOBER, 1810/ J. & P. COAITA BEST SIX CORD JS. .NOW TUB Thread put up for tho American market which is ?...' SIX-CORD Vi ALL MINDERS, . From No. 8 to Ko. 100 inclusivo. For Hand and Machine. THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, SUV? H BOTULKHVftl, PA. An Industrial ami Polytoohnlo Institution The eourto i? ot' FOUR Years. Two in tho First nnd Second Classe?, ant Two in ono of tho following Technical 'Schools: 1, (ieneral Litera? ture ; 2, Civil Engineering ; 3, Mechanical Engi? neering ; 4, J/tn??g ano! Metallurgy ; 5, Anuly ticnl th rm I nt ry. The pince in rcmnrkntlo for its paro nir, gooil witter, hon 11 h and beauty of scenery. It is but 3 |?4 hours by rail from Now York and 2 1-2 from Philadelphia. Tho fi no buildings and liber? al arrangement* for instruction commend it to pareuta and ftiQ'ientS. App<| lo tue i'resldont. ?Students ndmltt.d ut any timo_ SliWlNtT?l ? ? ll lUliS-AU KN TS WA?TEIT Salary $10.?00 pur your. Circulars ard rumples of work free. Address CRYSTAL SKW ixo MACIIINK CO.. BOSTON, Moss. tff?t i tA DAYTON. ALL.-Stonoil Tool sum, ?plUplos mailed..free. A. J. FULLAM 045 Broadway, Y. \*. ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY. Prizes rushed nnd inforioatiua furnished by 0KOROR UPIIA M. Provldeiice. RT I. 50 els. tu $5 per livening, at Home? Wc aro prepared to furnish profltahlo employ? ment to .Men nnd Women nt (hoir homes. Ono perron In ouch loenlity throughout tho United Slate.'*, cnn engngo in this business nt great wages We semi, nu:n, full particulars and ? valuablo sninplo, which will do lo commence work on. Any' person aaeing this notire, ?ho wants profltnhlo, pvrninnent work, should solid us their address, without ilttlnv _ IC. C. AMJRN 6S CO., Angtiwta, Itlnliic. AVOID QUACKS. A victim of curly indiscretion, causing nervous debility, premnliiTC (teeny, ftc, linving tried in vain every advertised remedy, hus discovered a simplo means of self-euro, which ho will send freo to Iiis fellow siifT-*r?rs. Address II. SUTTLE, 78 Narinn st.. N. Y. REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS, AND General Commission Merchants, ADO ER'S WHARF, Charleston, S. C. Oswell Reeder. Zimmerman Davis _Octl?_Ca J. M. EA SON. T. D. K A SON. E A S O sr IRON WORKS. ESTABLISHED 1838. NASSAU AX? COLUMBUS STREETS < lui? I.Mon 8. C. STEAM ENGINES, MARIN?, PORTARLE, STATIONARY. Boilers of all Classes, ss A GHI SNT a air, Rieo l'unmliog .Mili?, Rico Trothing Mills, , Phosphate Washers, Fort llir.lng Mills, SAW MILLS, FLOUR MILLS, J. M. EAS0N & BRO. 8cp 23/_ E. B. STODDARD & CO, WHOLESALE DEALGRS IN BOOTS, SHOES. AND At Manufacturers' Prices, 165 MEETING STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE CHARLESTON HOTEL, EZEK?RL B. STODDARD;) riin . <, P CALEB PR0NEB1?RQER. j Charleston, R, C. Sept 2S-_3m WILLIAM L. WEBB, LATE AVE BD & SAGE, SUCCESSORS TO CA M KRON, WEBB & CO IMPORTER OF China, Glass and Earthenware, N 128 MEETING STRl- ET, (ONK noon mon UAftKL ST.,) CHARLESTON, S. C. ^Cr~ Will supply country Merehnnts with Goods, in his lino, nt ts low rotes ns they CHU huy in Now York or else win ie. Kept 28_ GEO, W. WILLIAMS & CO., FACTO US, Proprietors Carolina Fertilizer. CHARLESTON, S- O WILLIAMS, BIRNIE & CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, M. V. Liberal Advances: made on Colton and Produce shipped lo ns in Churlcsioi or New York. Agent's for Hoard's Lek, Euroka and Ducklo Tie, Butler nod Swell's Tie?. Supt 28-fm. " ZiABKP. PERKINS CL HOUSES' NON-EXPLOSIVE KEROSENE LAMP IS nbsoliilely safo both from Iii cn king and Ux? pliislon. t? i vcs iwleo ns much Light ns ordina'ry Lnuips, nnd uses 38 per pont, loss Oil. (lives off no oder, nnd lasts n lifotlnie. For bnlo by j. i*. nno\f/Ni<, No, 136 Meeting ?lrerf, and Ko, 51 Broad Street, Vharleslon, S. C. Agent for Stale of South Carolina. O ll EES d! WALSH, Agents (or Sumter. Sept 5- Sm C. OE A VE LEY," DIUECT IMPORTER OF HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, AND Agrie iii in ru I Implements. NO. b'l East Bny St. South of tho Old Post Oluce CHARLESTON, S. C. O^t 5 3m Cotton 'Faet?n <b Gom'n. MtnxkituU, o '; mamu* ? rrm ROUGH OUR A??T, THOS. T, UPB?TOR, X J Rn t Bu fri tc r, B. C., 1*Fl ir? iprep ? red to mu ko ?9 liberal ?av anew.-o? consignants. of C Ot TO Ii whoo delire.a? any oneced i.111 bald it fc+ a rwooable period IT 4?*lr**>' W? will Ult all ordere for ....?>,:?? -% O It Als, PHOVIMON8, It AY, URO* < I UII?S, ?%?.' at tb? che?pest tparfcet rate? fot cash, on de? li ?err. Har tog connections in. the West and being moruben of the Bal tinier? Corn Exchange, wa feel asepud that We CHU put O r?lu ?aid Proti stone io Sumter as cheaply? If not ??ore so. than any one In the State of Soirth Carolin*.. ' We buy at small proras for cB.8b, and are willing to sell 80. Wo feel sure of giving general satisfaction. HAVING RETURNED to Sumter In th? interest of the above arm, I re? spectfully stat? to tbe Planters and publie gen? erally', that having given alidost universal sHtisiii ct lon during my peat year's ageney. I har? no hesitation in again soliciting tho patronage of Sumter and adjoining Coan ti us, end'promise my utmost andonvors to please. . . ...?,?.. VorV respectfully, TilOS T. UP9HUU, Office at the Storo of Capt. L. P. LoHn Oet 19 ... ' *.'" , lm I3NT STOR.B~ 28 QQQYARDSDAQOlN?? I*. ^QTONS IRON TIBS, 6,000 Peanut Bags, 2,600 Saoks Salt, 46 Boxes L. O. Bacon, 89 Hogsheads Bacon, 100 B?rrele Mess Pork, 120 Barrels and Boxos Crackers, 76 Bpxcs Cheese, 10 Boxes Cod Fish, SO Tubs Superior Butter, 150 Barrels Sugar, 20 Hogsheads Sugar, 50 Casos Fresh Ponchee, 60 " Concentrated Lye, 50 " Potash, 60 " Cor? Oysters, SOO Barrels Floor, 75 Tubs, Kegs and Heroes Lard, 60 Boxes Candles. For salo low by F. W. KERCnNER, 27,23 and 29 North Water St. Oct 19-_? MARBLE YARD THE undersigned would most respectfully announce to the people of Sumter and sur? round'! og country has ne have just received a SPLENDID LOT OF TK/L *~t rtol O . and is now propnrcd to receive and oxeouto or dors of all kinds in his Uno, with neatness and dispatch. IRON RAILING FURNISHED TO ORDER. W. P. SMITH, ? SUMTER, S. C. Xvo- 17_tf SOUTH CAROLINA Central Rail Hoad Co* CHARLESTON, S. C., October 13, 1870. TUB FOURTH INSTALMENT OF FIVE DOLLARS PER SHARE, will be payable on 15th November proximo. In Charleston-at tho Oolco of the Company, No. 10 Broad street. In Sumter-To Mnjor JOSEPH JOHNSON. In Clarendon-To Dr. JOHN I. INGRAM. WM. II. PEBONNEAU, Treasurer. Oct 19_ NO. 3 GROCERIES. THE ONLY STRICTLY Grocery and Liquor House IN TOWN rf III K UNDERSIGNED, ho?, leave lo X call tho attention of his friends and the public gonernlly to his NEW AND WEM. SELECTED STOCK OF Heavy and Fancy Groceries Which ho oflVrs low for CASH ONLY. Cu All articles warranted as recommended ??- Pure Mod?cinnl Liquors kept constant on hand. J. II. EBBBHART. April ll If Thc State ol'South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER. Iii Hie Common Heas-Iii Equity, Jumes H. Kendrick, Com. In Kii'ty ") Bill for va > Fon-otos. James ll. Colclough. J ure. IN obedior-ce ht.the nr.lor of tho Court made In ibis cn sc, I will ofter for sn lc, at Sumter t.oort House, on the first Monday and Tuesday in November next, (being sales-jay) to the high? est biddor, all that plantation or tract of lund, containing 2522 acres, situated in Clarendon County, kflhwn ns the MoDormld Sand HUI Plantation, hounded hy land ?..id to be Mimi gnult'c uinl hy lund of P. Q. Beubow and ectatn of McDounld and F. Cords.. TRRM8: Ono tliird o?sh -Cv balance on a credit of ons and i wo year*, with intorest thereon, payable annually until fully paid. The purchaser to give bond and n mungay of the prow I'os and to pay for pupers and stnmps, wlib tho privilege of pay? ing cash for bh purchase. T. J. COGHLAN* Od 12- St Sh. riff 8. C. ??WSiBBRANB? "Gabriel Marchand" Cognac. X X X A. I? G. Cases f onUiDlBf Two Oexen Quarts BM*? . LOW TO CLOSE OUT, r ;. - ... .BY ?>'.? - ADC IAN & TOLLERS. Aug 3- _. _ ' * Coal ! Coal ! ! 1,000 TO NS QR ATE, ''8T?V B 'ANT? ' W-ACHSMITS, Sot. tale bf- . r - . WORTH A WORTH, Sop? 21-1m, , Wilmington., N. C. Lime I Lime ! ! 2,500 Barrels, FRESH STONE LIM Fi in good order, By WORTH <fc WORTH, Sept 21-?m_Wilmington, N. C._^ D. A. SMITH, WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL DEALER II* 7 *arlor, Chamber, Dining-Room, Office and Library "F* urnlture? Mattresses, Window Shade?, Sash, Blinds and Doors, Granite Iront Buildings, Sopt 14-6m] WILMINGTON, N. C. WILMINGTON Iron and Copper Works ??AHB MACHIES SHOP, FRONT STREET, BELOW MARKET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Dealers and Manufacturers of Steam Engines, Pea Nat Machines, Sugnr and other Mills, Giu Gear, Cotton Screws aud Presses, Turpentine Stills, and all kinds of Castings and Machinery made or repaired. Also, Packing and Belting, Wodd Moulding, Uraokots, Nowell Posts, Stair Railing, Ac., of the latest patterns. HART & BAILEY. Sept 14 .. ._. 6m* P. HEINSBERGER, BOOK SELLER, STATIONER -AND Blank Book Manufacturer. nEALsn IN Pianos, Organs, Melodcons, Guitars, Violins, Chromos, a?. At New York and Baltimore Pi icc?. . ?Sept 14-_WILMINGTON, N. C. A GOOD CHANCE TO MAXS XKONEV. WANTED, for the yeor 1871, a good, thorough, practical planter, to take churre of a large colton plantation in this County - Lahor, material and every th inc neoossary air? ady received. For a man who will Uko care of tho interests of the employer, a raro opportunity will be afforded to make m'onoy fur himself. All persons desiring the situation will apply hy etter addressed te K. Care of the Watchman OOlce. July 20-tf_ 100 years a Rccrot " Cures ns by magic lair* ? ,000 persons tostify Bg?. Pains, wounds, and sufferings cease t@r Physicians uso and recommend it tf?r 85.00 pots ordered daily for hospitals and publio institutions in ull parts of tho U. S. PHEBE J^AXER ^ALVE nil Cuts, Burns. Bruise?. ??rer, Ulcers', Cancers, Sore Nipples, and Rr ken Breasts, CBapped Lips and Hands, Eruptions, Chil? blains, Bitas nr Stings of Insects, Ac. fcfc, A WONDERFUL CURE FOR PILES. Put up in oOe. sises (and $1 pots for families.) All Druggies everywhere soil it. DON'T DRONE DAV Without it in the House. "COSTA irs" Standard Preparations AB? "Costar'ft" Hat, Roach, &o. Extermina? tors. "CoiUrV (liquid) Bed Bug Exter. '.CostarV (only puro) Insect Powder. "CostnrV (op ly euro reuicdy) Corn Solvent. SOLD everywhere Ask f?r "COSTA K'S" (take no e'Vcr.) $1, $2, ?:>, a'"1! fiscs, enter from COSTAR CO., IMtownr.t.Sf., N. Y. GOODRICH, WI NEMAN ? CO., Wholesale Agents, CIIAKLESTOIT, S C. May 4 ty ?OB WO?! ?\ ? ' ,a ... ' PROMPTE EXECUTED AT TU*, . .-i . :i ?f yjl OWICB qt? The Sumter Watchba #-IN THE-! ' . . . Highest'Stylo of tue Al 1870. 187?a MAYES VILLE, S> C. M J. A. ??VY? Col WILL CONTINUE DU RI?? TUB YR AR T? KEEP ON HAND A FULL SUPPLY-'ai . OF UQOUS IN T>IE1K\ LINE) {M CONSlKTIXU OF . .y. .?M DRUGS, MEDICINES! GROG ERIES., 1 ass pao?isi0^sl ard hopo to merit a eortUnuwn?e cftho liberMB pntronnRO they IMITO bo? n receiving. . "?' V?B Wo <k\H?ro tecali particular attention t?jHI FIOUR. "?....'I It I* our pim to koop Tor ealn only ri"od tlc* of FLOUR, and futniliun may mly upou our stock aa ?B?rding tho be?t grades of ? < Extra find Family^ Flour t , \ >, n to bo had 1o tho tan r lt ct ?. ; Our. groeorles'gc?erully nt? all . . > FIRST-CLASS GOODS, nudonr DRUGS ?nd'?AlKntrTV?S i;? ??,$ ra u icu to no puro ami genuino. * Resides tho usual. fi otk of DRUGS ami .MI{D. ICINES. wo ko?pniwn)-.? ?n lin nil, vre offtr tw'?). invaluublo preparations-of our own iQunuuiotoi*, Anti-Malarial Specific, FOU THE PERMANENT-CUlt? OF {'^5 Chills and Forera. TONIC BITTERS, v Jj un admirnblo combination nf TONICS adapted^ to rdl omen needing Tonio Medleinus. '. ' , COU NTH Y PROD DOE of ?ll kinds takonlTn RARTER for floods at fnlr mlci ?. .Vj j. A. MATES 4 co.^ Jan t. 1970_- ' ly J THE PLANTATION ON WHICH I HE.'J ?SIDI-:, contnining about . | Three Thousand Acres, ? -ALSO My Pliintulion in Clarendon County, conttiio ing about "SA Two thousand & two hundred acres.' Either of tho nhovo will be sold as A wbulor or" divided to suit purchasers. - ?j] I also offer for salo thoresidonco of Mrs. Ju Uv, Friorson, with TUREE HUNDIIED ACRES LAND, making a compact and dcsirnjblo. Enrm. JNO. N. FRIERSON, _Aug 10-3ot] Stntoburgi S. C. EXECUTOR'S SA LE BY CONSENT OF THE PARTIES INTER?'. EST ED in tho Ron I Estnto of Mrs. MAH (J A RET McLEOD, ilcecusod, nocording to t\t?} terras of bor will. I will soil nt Sumter Court/ I Houso, on sales-day in November next, a trirot I of land belonging tn enid Estate, in tho Count) of Sumter, In tho Pluto of South t^orolina. con** (tulning THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-fl FVE ACRES, moro or los, hon lided North by* land of John Montgomery una Sntnuol N. - I. in.ste Enst hyland of J. II. Wilsen, .South by land of Benj. Wilson, mid West, by liiri?l of Est ito of Moses McLeod. TERMS: ono hnlfcnsh nn<l tho Imlunco on a | crodit of twelve months, with intoro.-t, tho pay? ment to bo secured by Doini of tho purchaser I with raortgngo of tho promises. j Purchasers to piy for pupers nnd stumps.. (1. M. MCLEOD, Executor. Oct 5-td General Life and Fire issDBMd mm* f SUMTER, S. C. X HE following Companies having coin plied/.fl with tho Law, ?nd deposited $20,(100 each with 3 tho Comptroller General, oller protection lo 'M households against loss ordnmago by five : sj Pljonix Fire Insurance Company, of S Brooklyn, ?. Y. Cash Ansel?, S ei,70),coo.| Southern Lifo Insurance Company, of \ Atlanta, Cu., Gen. J. 15. GORDON, Prcsidout, M. C..MORRIS, Sec'ty* ( \\ Security Kiro Tnsurntico Company of \ Now york', Assctts, $2.017.800 81. 3 German rire Insurance Company oftj New York, Avoirs. 1 .05L0.05I 01. Georgia Home Insurance (Jem pan v, \ Columbus, Ga., As*etU, 408,73.1' lb. ' j Richmond Bunking Tusuvanco 0?.', of j Virginia, AMOH?, H7'.>.?l(? 21. A? WHITE, June 22 COT T O H "I GiiiD AP hm B.Y TOWiV, For Money or Geed. 3 HAVING Recured 'two pf tho In-st J PATENT (JINS atwl ot.f RROOKS I PATENT PUI>S'.:S. I mn now' le'idy lo ti IN 1 nnd PACK Conon nt Sl.00 per htitidred. J' ' I will guarantee tho Inrge.-t y ii ld ol'I. Wt and a j nico |uit tip Hale. Fur lui flier pu rt lenin rs c?>| ly I? i!;c utitlefsigu. od, or lo Mr. Jool Knutson ai thu mill Jj T. J TL' J M EV, j Sr.pl 11-nt. ? Two Dwelling Houses in Town, anda Farm N IO All SUMTER L'OR SALI]. 1 A HOU^B wltli (Ivo P.uft?ij? .i-, i .'.at'..., nu Wiishitigton ?Street. A HOUSR Willi f .ur'Houliis mid Oi|tliulldln;;n mi .-irnt'-r ,v'it. ol. Also a Small Piirin-F?flty Acres, ^ within two mites ' rSfltulcr> I Torin! easy, Apply to O i > * CHAS. :i voi?r. UOBEitT JJUOUX,; Architoct, County ?urvQj'?r, "AND-- , V Mechanical ??a jinote i WILL AT'END TO ANY "r . .: :.\'. triiftc'l to him with aron ?cV .. i .? . ... Hrt'ii.s t,i l'oES <>.: ?III"ENI -\ A.i M .... IK,!, i- ?'.' C. . Oft 10