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OUR WASHINGTON LEITER. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16,1S?1 Thc Senate tras three hours in executive scpsioo yesterday. Mr. Sumner pre? sented a petition frota the citizens of Boston, asking the Senate to make public the test of the "High Joint treaty." This was very funny in view of Mr. Sumner's extra grave manner and the fact that those who signed the petition, thanks to the New York Tri? bune, have already read and digested the treaty sufficiently to know that it is not what they want for the fishing interest. Mr. Sumner also' presented a protest from Gloucester, Mass., agaiust the ratification of the treaty. The com? plaint hs that great injury will result to the fishing intercut from allowing tire Canadians the ?ame privileges in the j United Sra'cs, as possessed by New t Englanders. Both ui<.uior?als were laid on the table. Senators Cameron and Morton spoke iu favor of ratifying the treaty. The latter was afraid that if amendments were u>:?de it would endau ger its acceptance by Great Britain. If the opposition to thc treaty continues to j grow as it has duriug the past few days, a rejection of it hy England would be, iu a party sense,'the best thing which could happen for this administration, for if it is ratified, it will bc a heavy load for Radicalism to carry. Yester? day Senator Sumner received a letter from the Jarrot claimant by thc Ala? bama, who says, that ho would rather see his and fcvery other claim sunk to thc bottom of the sea, than that such a treaty as this administration has made should be ratified. New Englaud growls loudly; will this administration dare pass by an t heed not its wishes ? J)are it defy thc latid of Wendell Phillips and B^n Butler ? There is no doubt but that the treaty will be ratified, probably, j without amendment, but if the Senate was to wait three weeks until the peo pie had t:a.e to examine thc treaty and be heard from, it would be rejected, that is assumirg that they cared aught for the people's wishes. It grows weaker every day. The Democrats Lave as yet given no indication as to what they purpose doing iu thc.matter. The special committee appointed by the Senate to find out, "who stole a copy ol'thc Ililli Joint treaty 2nd sold h tu thc New York Tribxine" met last evening. Senators C;:rpcutcr, Cook ling, Sumner and Trumbull were present. Mr. White, correspondent ol the Tribune and .Mr. II. J. Ramsdell, of the Cincinnati Commercial, were ex? amined and positively declining to j answer where tiny obtained the copy j which they telegraphed to their res? pective papers, it was due rained to report them to thc Senate to day for contempt. T??c statute of 1857 make* it a misd. meauor to reiu-e to testify | bef re a ecugro?>:?>ua] committee and on couvictiou punishable by fin? and imprisonment. Mr (ico W. Adams.cf' thc New York HWY, and Messrs | Morris and Flagg, kincora of thc Senate, j were also examined, lt was decided' flint the copy which was used was not a1 Senate document, but was ot:c of those 1 prin:< ti :"-r thc ase ol the Slate Depart j tnen?. Mr. Bancroft 1'avis, Assistaut; Secre?asy of State, was s::muic?ed, but; instead of appearing, sent a note -tating' thui thc document did not. come from! thc State department, and that he had i other tmsinos to attend and conid : not attend. Vy :i v.l.at meat do'h I Ii ?y man l'avis feed, that he can with impunity defy a summons <>t the Senate ? ' His intercourse with t.'?c English 'alf of ? thc "ijli jointers mu:: have elevated his ideas so that he could ::..t come down i tn in a 'A ii ti- ..:. ] stand cheek by jowl ; wt:!, d'-tuftd vo'_.:7 Q(Wi>papcr Cur? . respondent*, ll t:. Seuute Ctmmitteu i 1 i have any rc?i.*ei I<-r their posit:ons I theji would make this understrapper know his place, and bring li itu np for contempt as? they p:ir;.-??e to do with ; Mc?sra. Wi??e and KamsdclL The! ?hole thing i;)a farce und thc sooner! that tJonsre** ?jr.Let? nlj discussions public ?he berte;-, thcra is no way of keeping secret an;, ihi;;g wlriph concerns the public A deles??' i from Ga-rg?a arc here, : pushing th?j claims of the notorious' Foster Blodg-tua- Senator from Georgia. They certainly oli\:r a sufficient rea-on 1 for his tidmis-ion, viz : "That the Badi* 1 cal farly of Georgia demands it." If tl ut i.i not a good enough reason for hi?[ bein-: made a Senator I would like, toi know what would be ? The retfctu reversal (by the Attorney ; General) f^Jjfl?missUsit.uer Plea wo- j ton'?* decision,,z?ttihe five per cent, tax ; on d'vijrmis""w'it not. collectable aftcr^ August l^r, l.SJ^JotTVes quita a jar in ?ko Treasury a?d ?til "bring cbout itt'e f mterferanae of Congrats/next session io j rfiH*iain the ccu.'uji^siifoer. fSecreXary ? t?oc?Vrll struts with ih? .Attorney J G?n?ral, ilut the tax *?w collectible' during tl* hit five onw^&t' 1370, | while ibo flOBoki&Ber c^?rs that the 'Senats Pittance ?.?Vacd tr?fn Um before j tos?fe??s*&e doc'uicfe it?? Congress will, : ly n^^'i?f%t*.iy+o&??o, gustily his d?e'iM?tHi Tba satuaei ?ov->fr*4 ja tb? : f&e* m ?U? Tr****/, . frftttbr Xvfiy, of ?fe* f ?rt tfjjfc barbs) ap,aw>Wd nff-ftmglj Uta tsty foraiwell io keep th?. 'fcfi?e.. peis??4 nt th< Cm&m *S( ff.? pajera, **# p ?atl/ rtjok^d ****** a?e St?tfj had *##*?' ?o do so, aud OD Friday he wrote to Secretary returning "very many, nt thanks for the accommadation.'' course Boutwell could refuse the I York ring nothing; but why secrecy ? What does it all mean ? fl I these dark ways ? - [COMMUNICATE! TOtVIS" AFFAIRS. Mr. Editor:-Th* reply of the ] lendaut to our last, does not corer I ground. It was not denied that the* arnot received from the State was expenc in charity. But we charge, that it \ cot disbursed io thc maoner direc by the Legislature. The act says "to assist the authc ties of t he various towns and cities the ?"late, in caring for the TRANSIE SICK POOR of such citiei and towns" Act No. 82, approved lilli Decemb 1868. Tlie amount coming to Sumter, v paid to the Intendant in four equal i stallments, from 8th Dec, 1869, to 2 January, 1871 ; a period of less th fourteen months, instead of two yea as mentioned by him. This moo ought to have gone into the Toi Treasury ; and il expended as the i provide**, three-fourths of the aniou would be now on hand. We have vc few fransten/ paupers, and still fevt transient sick paupers. But it appes that the Intendant gave away t money ia whatever manner suited 1 individual judgment, or promoted I official popularity. The wardens we not consulted oo the subject, cor ai record made of receipts orexpenditurt T!>is was a plain violation of offici duty, as the Charter requires all moni transactions to bc published with twenty days after the election Sure an item of Four Hundred Dolla: which is more than one eighth of tl entire cash receipts of the town, w worthy of some notice oe the books i the Corporation. Agaiu:- the Intendant accounts f his failure to publish the list of paye of Town Scrip, on the wore of econonr when he bad just published over thrt columns of town finances, which th undersigned stated (in a greatly im proved form) io one third of a doubl column of your paper. No wonder th town adverting for fifteen months co? $.??3 OU! Perhaps the Intendant ha other reasons for withholding the dc sired information. We are puzzled to understand th position of the Intendant. Ile declare he will not answer any more question - complaints mu>t he made to Counci Sc., <&c. T?I?H niuinds us of the fumou duel, io which one party selected snuil strord? as thc weapons, while the otbe party named ten pures as the distancj Of course they could never reach eacl other. A number nf respectable citiaeo address a polite application to Council asking for certain publications, in MM way of tabular statements, cte. Nt not ?oe is taken of the petition, excepi an advertisement of certain items, im properly omitted m former statement No tables, no lists, DO information ar< afforded. When complaint of thh treatment is made, through the press aud important quest rous are propounded the reply is, "I will not aoawer ques tiuos ; apply to Council." There is very little hope cf getting any redress for grievances, if this ?8 tc be tho ii responsible position of the lo? tendant. Application to Council will receive no attention, and complaints through the press will not bc noticed. It is said that a bad beginning makes a good ending. We trust it may bc so wiih the newly elected Council. They certainly h;ivp commenced badly enough. They have Jeered, as ch iel of police, an entire stranger to the community-one who is* disqualified from holding any office, as he is not a citizen of thia State and not eveo of the United State?. When a.very large number of citizens and tax-?payere demand thc restoration of the; ibrmer chief (who wa? good eni.uglrfbr the Intendant until the day oj thc last etettion) their petition is pospoued from.meeting to meeting, the wishes of (hepeople are disregarded, and the ex chie>aud bis family left to starve. The Intendant, ia au ol ber column, declares his determination to retire into priv ate life at the end of the present term. This is cruet/ Why keep the ia rye majority of TO4&S who sup? ported bim at last election miserable for ttjrelve weary mon hs 1 /?.?uld not thc h?yrt rending aLnottnaedte: * have been reikrved until within a short time of iLe^iWrt election ? And if it ist A Seed fact, ?bat are we to -io for aa In tandan : ? How ?rs out? stree/tamps to ba lighted another. Iinsr aro ire to out ditches-That 9*11 "for?a *ratar op hill ? Who wrti ?ust r ucl our u* happy po lice men ?bera to purchase their supplies J Who wiljjgas^ss financial ability enough io ?ucrcif^'tfii? town debt at tbs nt? of ose huyd?jp<4ollsrs por. tuan tb 7 Who will keep oOrSUaeU so 'raictt Jul ly aleta iiod peat ? Woo .tr??? -?iusoat?g? i?mi. grai?Mi. by gkir?jf our ve*? '.bflices fa {oreif&tu aa a?o pa the/ reach our low?? W^^sTtU vnlhna tbs terrible - ^diu^^^fej^^s Cwo??faa ccunt io merchandise or fifty per cent, off.for cash ? Who will foster the profession of law by expending One Hundred and Fifty five Dollars io fees toAttoroeys? Who will arrest those da ngorou.3 wild beasts which prowl about our streets and are generally known by name of pigs ? Alas we know not ! The Intendant will neither answer questions while in office, nor ever again have the position forced upon kim. Our fate is hard, but we must try to bear it. A TAX PAYER. [Written to the Watchman.] AN ?XTEEESTING RELIC. Mr. Editor :-I have recently come into possess i un of a bronze medal of rare beauty as a work of art, and of much historical value. I send you a trans- j Iation* and description of it, with a few remarks which may be found not inap? propriate. OBVERSE. Bas Relief. Head and bust ot Louis XVI. Inscription. "The Paajiament of Bar gundy to Louis XVI, the most ex? cellent King of France and Navarre.'' REVERSE. Bas Relief. Allegorical figures as fellows* : In the centre France crowned, and elevating the Caduceus of Meroury, tipical of peace, she sits upon a bank and near her are thc Cornucopia^ emblem of plenty, and a shield with the armorial bearings of France. At her feet flows a stream composed of the mingled waters of the Saone, the Loiro, the Seine aud the Rhine, which pour from vases held by Uiver Gods. Inscrr))lion. "Tho triple union of the Seas, by the simultane?os opening of canals, connecting the Saoue with thc Loire, the 8e'?ne and the Rhine, 1783." The executiou is of the most perfect kind. The likeness of Louis XVI is excellent when compared with contem? poraneous portraits. The extreme amia? bility and goodness, for which he was remarkable, being well depicted. The allegorical figures exhibit talcut of a high order. The anatomy is troe to nature, thc drawing is fine, the figures easy and graceful, and thc relief bcauti fully conceived and executed. The event celebrated by this medal i? evidently thc completion of thc last link in that chain of great canals, which united the head waters of the largest rivers of France. By th id vast system of internal communication, it was possi bio to start from the Atlantic Ocean, to pass np thc Loire or the Seine, thane' through one of these canals, northwards, through the Rhine into thc North Sea, or southwards through thc Saene aud Rhone iuto the iMediteranean Sea. The introduction of Rail Roads has somewhat diminished thc value of those great French cauals, upon which im? mense sums of money and many years ! of labour were expanded. But at the j time of which wc write, there were no Rail Roads in France, her first Railway was built in 1830. Even ii our time and in this country, thc great j Erie Canal contributes vastly to the-j wealth of an extensive regbo of country,,' and maintains itself against the power- j ful competition of the Erie Railway, which runs parallel to it through its entire length. The Frenen canals were constructed with great engineering skill. They were both wide and deep, and io length rivalled those of any other country. Some idea may be formed of their ex? tent aod importance froto thc following j facts: In 183G there were, in France, | seventy four cauals, with a total length of twenty two hundred and eighty English miles. Siuee that time large sums have been donated by the govern? ment to these works, amounting, iu thu aggregate, to about two hundred and fifty millions of Francs, or fifty millions of Dollars. We can now Understand the ieeltng* of pride and happiness^wbich influenced the good King when he witnessed the completion of those vast enterprises which united the great inteinal com? merce of Fiance by a net work of artifi? cial rivers. At that time Franee was prosper?os, and, at least, apparen fly"happy. Respected abroad and. beloved at home, the amiable monarch and his charming Queen, Marie Antoinette, stood upon the piunacis of earthly greatness. Ales j how soo? earns tb? dreadful Revolution which whelmed the nation io blood, and slaughtered (ho sinless j King and his angelia wife, together j with thousands of the noblest and best of France. NUDISM A. vera. .A? some of roer readers n-ej desire to trans? it??? for themselves, 1 annex the iascrie?oas, in Lelia, M thej apfew.ua the medal ; " oevsess. l*atua\ "LUDOVICO XVL PS. Y? 9 AVA E. TwKst.OFfiaaO,'' l'jmrymt. "COHITU BPlQiEJlrPLg." . . awraaao. : Ug*Hd. "UTRUL^C* KABAB JPKCTI?I XRI?LK&." /fe'***-. "KOstfl?AB ABAST AD LIQ EB I ?! ?EQUAXAM BT Bli S ii il M SIM UL ?t*fcttTJ9,. UPWWiXLLL" . -?.*,.*-. --* THE ?LECHO PCSIT ft I'ESTIOS, .. -: ? _ ... flra*)?*i^ #0 ?oaf io voir 'mg Iki .'payment ?rf dob* ?mtosi?? for tho ^trotts***/ ?Ures ?ss beau or vilt ba tried- at th* was not a violation of the Constitu? of the United States. He sugsc: that it would perhaps-bs most. prue to continue all such c?sea until the eildon of the Supreme Court of Uaited States upou the question she be aonouueed. The members .of the approved of the suggestion, and all t class ot cases was continued. Ju Orr bas a very distinguished p'reced for his determination in this case, the csse of the State vs. Wells, (2d 13 687.) Judge Karie decided that Congress could not confer jurisdict oe the State courts tc try violation; the criminal laws of tho United* Sta It weut to che State Supreme Court; court reversed his decision. Two ye later, the case of the State vs. McBri involving the same prineiple, came fore bim on the circuit, and be rein: to recognize the decision of the Snpre Court in the case of the State vs. We An appeal iras taken, und the reined led Appeal Court of the State overrn thc decision io the case of the State Wells, and sustained the position tal by Judge Earle. This last ease wi'l found in Hice's Law Reports, pt ?00. AVK PS BSP A Y, MAY 24 A."?7G?LBERT 7TT7.,.Vyiin The Sumter Watchman has i far the largest circulation (es} dally in the sitrrounding countr of any imper published in SumU and was established in 1850. TBE TAX-PA Y KR'S CONVENTION POL.I TICALLY. The following embraces the ntteran -the only accepted utterance-of t recent Tax Payers' Convention, poli eally : "Thc delegates . to the Tax Payei Convention now met, "and Kitting Columbia, South Carolina, desiring be tully understood by their telle citizens of thc State and of thc Uoiti States declare **L That they meditate no resistant whatever, to the Government of the Unid States, and intend, in respect thereof, conduct themselves as peaceful and la' abiding citizens. '.2. That wc regard the Reconstru? tion measures Jinn/it ir*, and reeogni: them a's a portion of tho established lav of thc lund. "3 That tve look to time and peace/ agencies only for the solution of ar difficulties that now or may bcreafti exist in the administration of the pub! affairs of this Stste j and we entertai the hope that all thc changes and mod Beat ions that may bc desired in th: connection will fcc effceied by the qui? influence of an enlightened publi opinion. "4. That the exigencies of the ftrnt desjaud from the people other efforj than tho<e intended to promote th success ol any "pnrty," their true in forests consisting in uniting with goo citizens of any end all parties, i advancing thc welfare of every s-cr-fio ol'the Stale, und all classes of thc pee pie." l.'poo the points involved in th above, there was, very properly, bu little discussion-the body, embracing as it did, a true u-presentation of th better elements ot the State, of bot! pjrties, exhibiting a calm and d?lib?r?t' and wise conservatism, which wc regan an augury of good for the future. It was cmiueutly proper, and indeei necessary, under tho threatening ant disturbed condition of the State, end it view of the raisrepresculittons am misapprehensions abroad, which art being used against us, for party purposes that that body should speak forth th< real sentiments of the people. It did speak, and sp< ak truthfully and well meeting not only thc present necessities of the case, but endorsing fully the posittou assoni?d in the late political contest in the State, thus sweeping away tbe charge of insincerity, of which we saw so much io the Republican piiuts, during and subsequent to that contest. And when the Convention declared "that we regard the Reconstruction measures as finalities," it sisnply pro? mulgates tho fact in the ease-fu ly apparent to every dispassionate tod intelligent reader and observer-the longer denial of which caa not only subserve no good purpose, but ts actual? ly and directly prejudicial to. tba resto? ration (for a period as far as can rfbw be seen into the tnt are) of any thiog like good government, and the recovery o? that influence lost, v/hicb our people so sensibly feel, and which is the nega? tive cause of thc bid government which new oppresses tbe people and disgraces tbe State. We want tbe negro question pei to rest, to the end that when tba nasas of good and competen* mea are pat tor ward for official portion, the qaestioo of their suitableness, or availability, or ebabcea of success, will not cara anon that issue, bat upon their trae merits and fitness. As long ts ibis question is agitated, ve cannot bop? to secare the icrv ices ol oar ?est citizens for office ; for it is but too trae, that those who have pandered to J^dktitaat, as ire know ii, and so deported themselves as to besoms popular sritb tbe colored peopls, are, in tb* main, wa thorough? ly etoeped ic ?orrflpt?oa, whose* only teat psjfaoas waa ead it publie plower. We must ti?. refjfc4eaUtion from a different oitaa. if we ha? rt^c^of (anobi'W saecWed watts r^Xtt?tiet b J?W ?M?? T Ca?*! g^Ll*sr> ??^ Mist "a represented bat s handful of the intel Iigent people)** have assumed tbfs positioa/ Ererjf?ort bf tlir? Stitt? was represented by the best citizens, and the Convention iras, altogether, one of the most grave, deliberate . and intelligent which has had existence ia this State since th? "war. . L\ HOBACE GBEEJLKY IN THE S?tTBt^ Be Talks Troth un* Ooneervatlans mt Kew Ot-leaoi. The Abolition philosopher has at length ventured into the South-bas come right inte tbs midst of til the terrible, bloody Kn Kluxism, which now so exercises the Northern Radical mind, and in view of which ?he absolute powers of t Dictatorship were conferred by Congress upon "Our Ulysses " Why, Mr. Philosopher, your world of admirers will begin to thick, that to your numer? ous niches in tho Temple of Fame, should now be added the hero's crown. "What I know about fanning," and the anxiety of the South ero desperadoes to get possession of that knowledge, acting to charm their ferocity, may have assur? ed* the philosopher; yet still, if the Radical press and Congressmen tell the truth, it was decidedly ft risk-aa act of heroism, especially when it is considered that old agc is apt to seek avoicfecce of danger. So far, there ha* been co mention of Ku Klux "orders" received by him, and it may be, after all, that he was really philosopher enough, and honest enough, to look through the cloud of misrepre? sentation, with which his own party has enveloped the South, and see that there is actually co more danger here for an honest Northern mao thao there is io toy other part of the civilized world. That, in fact, Northern men who come to engage in the enterprises and industries of the country-to aid io the development of its resources, the build? ing up of its wealth, and the preserva? tion of its social mortis, are welcomed with opened arms. But, in addition to this, Mr Greeley comes with words of soberness-of truth and kindness-upon h;~ ps, and these we bail as "oil opor. tl troubled waters." How different from the insulting arrogance aod cant-the ty? rannical venom and abuse-which fell from the lips of. Wilson, of Massachu !>ets, at Charleston, but a short time since. The American Union Club, of New Orleans, entertained Mr. Greeley on the ?7th inst., on Which occasion he is ? reported to have said : "This is my Brat visit to the South. I come herc with t heart devoted to the good of alf the people. They are not my enemies now who were six or eight yean ago. I bear hatred lo noone" lie believed thebest men should occapy the best places, without any reference to bygones. The peri! which necessitated the es elusion uf i>omc men from the ballot box no longer exists. Ile opposed disfranchise* meut as no lunger a necessity. There would not be a Ku Klux in the land now if there bad been t general amoesty five years ago; it would have united the people and healed the wounds produced by the war. For that be had struggled, and a time was not far distant when every American would have his fair say at the ballot box, aod the majority rule." Words like these, if uttered by the United States Government, would do more to induce harmony tnd a spirit of ic riera I conciliation, than all the Federal bayonets that could be crowded upon the ?oil. " Ike bat men should occupy the best places, without any reference to bygones." Let this principle prevail and we at onoa have a complete eolation of the problem of relief from existing evils, whieh so many have baan endea? voring to solve. smearer POLITICAL ORGANIZA? TIONS, The following resolution waa unani? mous!*; adoptad by the recent Tax Pay? ers' Convention: j Rcnofoed, That the Convention ex? presses tts disapprobation of all score; political organ is* tiona, tad (bu they cali apon tba good citizens of the State, of all parties, to discoaatenaooe UMBI wherever they exist. Tba Charleston Republkan . notices approvingly tb?? action, and argea tike* ' wise the dis bandmeot of the Ullina League.. This is jest ?bat should be done, and what it will be necessary to ? do, we apprehend, before ti e Ku-Klux will disappear. The Union Leagues ! were first formed ; and there ca? bc DO ' doubt of the fact that their formation give risa to thcKoKiux. The aaa is but the result of the other, and they most both dre together, if th*y -di? at ' .ti, : Ula Conasotioa te* spoken in tersas J ofunmfrtelafcw disapptebatioo of ^all ' secret political organizations," which la ' shall bata peace tad ort!? and ?'*etfn j retched until ?aaa ?injs take pW TBE lAMESTEOTHOS. J.WaBBES. Oar coo temporary, the Camden Jour? nal, brings us intelligence that the .acred dust of the lamented THOMAS J. WARREN has bean brought from Gettysburg1, where he fell, with bis face gallantly to the foe, and deposited in the bosom of his own dear native soil, io defence of which he gave his life ?s a sacrifice. We make the record with melancholy pleasure. We knew him well, and we know that no more unflinching, self* sacrificing or heroic son of Carolina buckled on hie armor, or mingled io the smoke of her battles, than waa thc gifted WARBEN. Descended from hts revolutionary an* eestor, of the tame name, he was deeply imbued with the same spirit-the same love and devotion to country-the same inflexible will and high souled. bearing -the same determined bravery, which koew no faltering, while the vital spark remained. We honor his name-we love .and reverence his memory. And may his ashes sleep in peace, where each re? curring year, the loved ones of home may bestrewghis grave with the fairst flowers of spring, . -1-mm CHESTER REPORTER. This excellent paper appears again cn our desk-resuscitated by Ma). ?. C. MCCLURE, aa Editor and Proprietor. We welcome it warmly. ' S&- J. W. Clark, County Treasurer of Fairfield, who was shot by W. D Aiken, Esq., on Tuesday, 16th inst., died the same day. _ OBITUARY. DIED, at the residence ef the lute Kev. Hen? ry D. Oreea, on tko 29th April, ADDIE E. DENKIS, aged three years and oise months, and av RisaopvHIe, on the 5th of May, 1871, R'jBRRRT E. DENNIS, aced one year and ?re months-children of Dr. Robert fe. sad Mary Q. Dennes, ol Bbhopviile. Sumter District, S. C. Tbe death of deo ebiidrea in u family at an inter??] sa short is not only seldom seen in th? record of'obituary intelligence, bat pr?sents to ns s dispensation so unusually sad and aflictiva that it ls painful to contemplate, and one -hieb tratorsily overwhelms tba parental heart wita a fl?od of sorrow and anguish whieh language mast fail to describe, and imagination may not conceive. When the sweet prattling of on? little household treasure is silenced in death, how des o?ate is that home ! bo? the heart o'erfl?ws with ladness, and the spirit is bowed down beneath tts weight of bitter sorrow ! What gloom is spread erer all nature around. But when not one clone bat two jewels sre taken from the set-when wave after ware of overwhelming anguish breaks anon the heart already erutkrd, it aast link beneath the hood, were it not that "Earth bas no sorrows that Heaven cannot heal." Then, after all, in the good providence of God. there ls a bright side even to a pu-ture red as this. Scene, ia the ntver-en?liog*progrese ?i life ire bat partly nnfeldi d here. Life here sup? pressed, bursts forth afresh in brighter glow tixive. And the christian's heart is cheered with titians of happy rennioa with the loved oe es who have gone before where immortality bloejis ra blissful realms beyond the river of death. Thea bereaved peten s, be comforted. Great ls your less, bot great is your consolation. Bright hopes and fond expectations have been eruxhod and disappointed, bet a awe munificent parent bas celled your little ones to the poeaes pi?n of an ampler aad a brighter heritage - Thoagh thc sweet mesL- of their voice is beard co more aronad the domestic fireside, except in memory sad-'tis ehaeged to sweeter notes above. The little bends whieh se lately tn bracfd ymi with child like confidence, are no* extended te beckon yon sway trote earth and welcome yon to Ilea vee. Your consolation rests span no ntere hope, but Bpm the ??so/atireerratM. ry ' f their eternal happiness. For a eold and ?rael philosophy may spree/ere, bat can werer trparuie your little onus (nm the arms of Him ?ho when on earth took little children in hi arms and blessed theo, and said "anser little children te come nata me ned torbid them not, Tor rf sneb fa the Kingdom of Heaven." TLc Master of life claims your little ones as bis jwn in a higher sense, and by a stronger title than you aaa dales theta. And in- the ea ?reise of his sovereign right and dtebtlees for a purpose of good to yourselves he bas called thea ki-sts. And in taking thea to himself he bas nade them yoers io ? holier sense tban they wald be ea earth. Yoer children they were, roar little angels they sra. May He gr?nt that wirft af shtilliea resignation whieh will ensble roe to say, "the Loni gave and the Ir rd hath ?ken away. Messed br the naas of tba Lord." May -Otb. 1*71 0. MikJOATIC. rHE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMUNICA? TION Of CLAREMONT LODGE, NO ?4, ?.?. F.*. M.*. still be haldas Thursday evening, looa l, l?ro. ar o'clock. By order cf T. V. WALSH. WV. M.*. M. C. WILLIS. Beere tory. May 10, 1871. Notice. HAVING REMOVED MY OPFICB TO Hours. OREEN A WALSH'S Store, I caa hs maud ot ail times ready ta attend to m j harinees ia a j ! lae. GEO. E. TAYLOR. Feat 4m CLESAYELAND ?ffineral Springs, (FOBMEBLY WILSONS,) 66 mAn West of Charlotte, AT. C. Ve?, ,:,v.-?- ?K-.~ The snhcerihers, baring, associated themselves a the SMOagcssent oC there Springs? would sa. sesara.la Asir fritada ead tba neelia that the Hers* will he opened ea the 1st dey af ?roas for fcereassglatef vattars Te those who have tested the virtues of these satraoroWf Waa it is deesaod a a? eos era ry tn ay agythhrg by way of eosgaan Jeting, bet to >rssrs"tlwy in SI tints alnara attsfsettoe if they sill Bake trial af the bealing properties of thu rater tor only a short tiae. Wa pledge ourselves ie rps re neither pains tor as?ensete orderte render aft who any ra ?ew^efaa astSesaes of sapp?s? we have aeptod the fo?lwsiof sals- of [f over ld days at - , - $1.5? por day [faa*ov?Jl?aFsv - f5&**WrTO' Utweearh* ages of 2 sod 8 years, SEASONABLE GOODS, AT Planters' Warehouse. M&y Butter, choice quality, at 50 cts, Cooking Butter, at 25 cts. Best Factory Cheese, at 25 cts. English Pickles, assorted. English Sauces, American Pickles. American Sauces and Catsups. Spanish Olives, extra quality, "Queen" brand. f Olive Oil, finest kind. White Wine Vinegar, a pure imported article. Fresh Salmon, in 1 and 2 lb. cans.* Spiced Salmon, in oil, 2? lb. cans. Fresh Oysters, in 1 and 2 lb. cans. Sardines, in oil. Fruits and Vegetables in cans. Preserves and Syrups. Mustard, Coleman's finest En* ! glish. Condensed Milk. Cocoa and Chocolate. Fresh Candies. Raisins, Citron and Currants. Soft shell Almonds. Spices, of all kinds. Flavoring Extracts. together with A generally assorted, stock in? cluding LIQUORS, of all kinds and qualities. for sale by Chas. H. Moise & Co?, AT PLANTERS' WAREHOUSE, SUMTER, S C. Piano for Sal?* ON CREDIT UNTIL 15th October, if desired. Apply to CUAS. n. MOISE, May 21 At Planters' Warehouse. AI* ORDINANCE Ta Prevent II'M/S Running at Large within the Corporate Limits vf (ht Taint of Sumter, on and after tlie 12th day of May, 1S71. BK IT ORDAINED bv the Intendant and .Tardent er the t->wn o?T Sumter, in l'"U?cil AweinliM. TH.it ?nt per-un or per*>>n? owning Ho .?, an.l al'iiftMnc the ssui? tu run at large in ?nj of the Street? ?>f tfce T???n ot Sumter, .?hull be Habit to a Sm of jut 1er* than Sf?j cent- o-n each Hog. Bo it further ordained. That raid Hog .?hall l e ?eiicJ am! kept confino? in ?wh irface at Council may direct till tb* above Sae ia paid. Be rt further ordained, Tbat if the Sae I? not paid and tba tioga taken away, within five dava, that tbe Hog* be told at pebtic auction, the pro? ceeds of tb* aale t? goi,o Town Tre.-isury. All or dinaaeas inconsistent with this ordinance, ara hereby repealed. Ratified ia Coauneil Acaerabled, thia 12"th day of j Maj, 1871. ander the hand of tba Intendant and **oi vf the Corporation. K. C. GREEN. Intendant. JOB- P. HATXSWOBTH, Clark and Traaa. Mar 17 3t ALL QUALITIES, -AT THI KW LIMBER MD, Near the Sumter Depot* WE baring to located oar Mill at to enable aa to tell any kiod nf Lamber for LESS MONEY than any other Mill within reach of Sumter, hare eatabliahcd a LUMBER YARD near tb* Railroad Depot, where can b* found all qneUtie* of Lamber, aa cheap aa lt ean ba ?old. All billa for Lumber not oo tb? Yard, can be faroithad at abort notice. H. M. REAMES & CO. May IT_;_Sm T?e State of South Carolina. SUMTER COUNTY. Bf Cnaa. Jr*. Marta, Eta ?ire, Probate Jmdg*. WBERKAS, R AVANEL 8. BRAD WELL, hath mad* mit to me, ta grant bia Lac tart of Adna'nte trat iota of tba Saut* and effects of FRANCIS D. RICHARDSON, deceased Theta ara therefore to ?Ita and admonish all and aingdar ta? kindred tad Creditors, of tb? said TrlHCl* D. RICHAKDSvM dt*?aaedr that tb? .* ata appear, belore ?je, in tb* Court of Probate, to be bald at Samte? C. Ii , on tb? 26th May, Inst, after poblieatio? hereof, at lt o'clock in th? forenoon, to abew eau*?, if any they batt, why tb* said Administrado shou?d not be granted. Gitan nader toy band, thia fifteenth day af May Anno Domini 1871. C M H URST, May 17-tt Ja*f *>f ta* Conn of Pru beta. Tlie State of South Carolina SUMTER COUNTY. Bf Clot. M. Hurtt, Etqtirt, Prob** Judy*. WHEREAS. ROBERT J. WATSON bath made aait to me, to gnni him Leiters of Administra Men of tb? Estafa and effect* of WU LIS WATSON lu 11 ?ti. . Thea* ar* lenton lo cit? nod admonish all and aispatat tb? kindred and Creditors* the ?aid WILL -VTS03? annand, tfa-t they beaad *?p?ar, for* ?se, ia tba Coan of Probate, to be . \i at SatKtr C. H., ?a th? 26th dar of Jl*y, ian., a'ter pablieatioa hereof, at ll ?'eloak In the forenow. to ibew cruse, If any they aa??, why ta? ?aid Admiaurratioa aboabt ant b* ?tr? ?d?r.?y band, tait ll>e*sth day of M, WALSH & CO. NEW STYLES Dry Goods, BY LATE ARRIVAL OUR STOCK OF DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, HOISERY, NOTIONS, &c, is complete in all departments. Oar Goods are marked at PRICES that will PAY AN INSPECTION OF THEM BY ALL PURCHASERS. GROCERIES, QUE STOCK OF STAPLE AND j "FANCY GROCERIES, is kept fall at all times, consisting of all kinds, (Except Liquors.) GREEK, WALSH & CO. A full line of Pa.tent Poplins. A large lot of Grenadines of su? perior quality and design. The Largest ASSORTMENT OF DRESS GOODS fn Town. At OREEN, WALSH A CO'S. Handsome Printed Organdies. Ail Wool MoriDoi, DuLaioca and Em prc** Cloths. Dress Trimmings. OF ALL KINDS. TUE LATEST STYLE3. At GREEN. WALSH A- CO'S. Men's and Boy's Clothing, Of erery Sise sad Quality, at Prices To Suit Al!. Ladies' Linen Suits Bargains in Long Cloth. A LARGE AND VARIED AS? SORTS EOT OF LADIES' CUFFS AND COLLARS Alpaccas-all kind?, color? and qualities. Brodie Grenadine Bareges Running through all Colora ted Qualities. Silks. Poplins, Sc-itrh Plaids and Fancy Delaines. Printed and Plain Lawns, 8-4 Black India Barege. A?ozambiques in great Variety. Largest Assortment of Barn ass in Sweater. Coate au d' see it. A nice line of Striped and plaid Naimsooks. At TREEN. WXLSB A CO'S. Beddies ead Bridles to sait every ona. Crockery, Glassware, AND HARDWARE, at retail and wholesale, At GREEN, WALSH A CO'S. Another Lot of those New Style Hats. ACCIDENTS PREVENTED BY PURCHASING THE NON EXPLOSIVE KEROSINE LAMPS, to be bad only At GREEN, WALSH A CO'S. Chins and Glass Wart. Crockery of al 1 kinds. Full Stock OF CORN. BACON. LARD. HAWS AND BUTTER, COFFEE, TRA aadfUGAR, At GEBEN, WALSH A CO'S. Calf Skis, Sola ?pd Lacing Leather. Rubber Belting. FLOUR. SALT, MOLASSES and MESS FORK. At GREEN, WALSH A CO'S Philadelphia Boots ead Shoes. Kew Lot OF WHITE GOODS, GLOVES, HOSIERY and DRBS3 GOODS, Jest rewired ai as teaishiagly low pri?es. By GREEN, WALSH A CO. Mile's Betts aed Sheet. Slag's Ladles Stats. Bargains in Remnants, Al eRBSS. WALSH A CO'S. COTTON. \ .mmm*mmmm Wt ft? the SIGHES f CASH PRICE FOE COTTON, OE SHIP ASE HOLD ft? DESIRED, making CASH ADTAHrCSS 09 S?3fT ----- MESCBAK'TS,