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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."
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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