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TUESDAY, DECEMBEK 13. J. A. MOOD. M. P. Y Ed1tops D. B. ANDERSON, J LulTQ^ Corn is selling at ?105 ia Wilmington. The senate has agreed to give Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield the franking privilege. Refusals to pay ret to the amount of two million pounds, have l>eeu recorded in Ireland. Fifteen seniors of the Toronto University ducked four, freshmen in the river the other night. Col. John \V. Forney died at 3 o'clock last Friday morning in Philadelphia. Ile was a prominent lawyer, editor and politician. Yale's valedictorian, this year was a He? brew, her sallitatorian a German and the prize declaimer a Chinaman. . Cotton reports indicate that the crop will be nearly a third short; that tine picking weather has been enjoyed all around ; that the top crop was a failure, and that the cot? ton is nearly all marketed. The largest sweet potato we have seen men? tioned in onr State exchanges for the season was 10 pounds. It is mentioned that Sumter j county, S. C , has sent to the Atlanta Fair i one that weighs IS pounds.- Wilinxngtott\ Star. There 1*3 much excitement ?ti Charleston j county, S. C , over the Stock bill that recent- j ly passed the House. There are large herds of cattle that roam at will and it is said ? that the law will be equivalent to a law of; confiscation. The steel rails manufactured in thiscountrv j are equady as good as those raaufacmred ia j Fnglaod. At least, so says W. ii. Wander- j biltand he ought to know. Tbe lovesick swain about this time gener- j ally gazes sadly at his pocket-book and men- j tally resolves that if he ever becomes a legis- | latorhe will abolish christmas. The orange crop of Florida is s dd to be; immense. Col. D. H. Elliott of-Jacksonville, j estimates it this year at 45,000,000. Bat ! these figures we are assured, express scarcely half its immensity. The Paiatka Journal says 1 that Colonel Elliott is "way off" in his calcu- j lati?os, and that the number of oranges will ; reach nearly S5,000,000 of which all but j about five million will be shipped out of the ! State. Hon. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by his j ?wife and daughter, arrived at New York from : Enrope on the 7th inst., on the steamship j Nectar, and left the same day for Louisville, j "Ky. The New York pres3 reporters atlerapt- j .ed to interview him upon the political situa- j tion, but he politely but positively declined, j Tie ?3 now about 74 years of age, but in vigor- j ous health. The Chester and Lenior Railroad depot j building at Chester with all its contents, in- ? eluding one hundred bales of cotton and a i carload of bacon, were destroyed by fire on .; the 10th instant. The loss, all told, amounts ; t~> abont $10,000, on which there is only j $3,000 insurance, and this upon the cotton, j The fire is thought to have originated from ! "the sparks of a locomotive. Fire, during a performance, destroyed the ; Ring Theatre at Vienna, on theSth inst., and j a fearful loss of life was the consequence. It i is estimated that nearly or quite 2,000 persons j were in attendance, many of whom were j trampled to death in .the panic which followed j the alarm, and many others perished in the! flames. Already 270 bodies have been taken ? from the ruins. The fourth gallery has not j yet beea explored, from whence it is feared j nota single person escaped. Gross careless-j ness and an open violation of the law is ! .charged as the cause of the awful loss of life, j Among the remarkable novelises of recent j discovery is the boot-blacking plant, a native j of Kew South Wales. Thc leaves of this shrub j ' contain a tough substance gifted with all the j properties and attributes of the finest boot j ' polish. Squeeze them gently and they will ? 1 yield some thicks dusky drops of sticky fluid, j ' which must then bc spread over the surface of j . .fie boot This done, a polish of dazzling j brilliancy may be brought out by a few light | touches of the finishing brush. ? An advertisement in a Berlin paper an- ? ? nounces that ::a young noblewoman, having ] ? a large fortune and holding a distinguished j position, who is as iovely as Helen, as good a I , housekeeper as Penelope, as economical as the ; , Electress Marianne of Bradenbunr, and : spirituelle as. Mme. de Stael, who sings like ! . Jenny Lind, and dances like Cerito, plays the ! , piano like Rosa Kastner and the harp like j ( Bertrand, but who is as austere as Lucretia i ? having no masculine acquaintances, seeks a ! husband." Ten Roumanian peasants have been sub- ; ; jecied to horrible treatment in the district of j Dambrovirza to compel thc:.* to confessa theft j of which tiiey were suspected, but of which in : ; fact thev were innocent. Thev were first sub- : raitted to a severe bastoni/ade. and tiien j stripped and beaten with nettles. Next, by : the order of the Sub-Prefect, dock-quills were i forced between their finger nails and flesh, j f These tortures being without the desired effect, i , the wretched men were subjected to indescrib- i abie outrages, and finally suspended by their j feet till half dead, when they- acknowledged j themselves guilty and were sent for trial. ; Their innocence was clearly established before j \ the court, and they were acquitted. The formal transfer of the South Carolina j Railroad property by Receiver Fisher to the ' , South Carolina Railway Company has at last | taken place. The officers of the nc-w company 1 are; John S. Barnes, of New York, president; j J. J. Higginson, of New York, vice-president: ? John B. Peck, general manager and superin- j tendent ; Frank R. Fisher, manager. The i ' officers in charge of tue several depart- I meats of the road during the receivership ! all retain their positions. It is understood ! thai Mr. John E. Fisher will be elected j ' president of the new company as soon as he ! shall have completed the duties of his posi- [ tions as Receiver and Special Master. The following is the comparative cotton statement for the week ending December 9, ! I .-531 : Net receipts at all Cai ted States port?, j during the week 231.186: same week hist 1 . - ' i year 241,110: total receipts to this date 2.488- j 119 ; to same date last year 2,709,956. Ex- j ports for the week 125.503; same week last j year 187.711; tot tl exports to this date 1,185,- j 211 ; to same date Ia*! vcr 1.500,483. Stock i at all Uaited States ports 1.026,407; same time last year 000.505; stock at all interior | towns 190,053; same last year 156.546: stock j at Liverpool 503,000; same time Issi year ; 453,000: stock of American afloat for Great ; Britain 141,000; same tim? l 's' year 275.000. One of th? medical experts summoned ro j testify in ?he ?ultc?a tri*.! Said that severn! j unheard of attempts lo kill former Presidents j would probably Lc brought to light before ! Guiteau's case was ended. He ?;dd : "A j lunatic came on early in 1377 to kill Haj es. I He was a resident of Indiana, who had been ! a religions craiik for years, and a stan nell j Democrat. Ile believed i this duty to God md \ ' mankind to rid the country of Hay.?. The j ] fellow wa3 known at hi? home as "The I Prophet.' He believed Hayes to be a fraud ! and a curse, and v?ittd Washington for the . ' purpose of killing him. It was about a week | before inauguration day. Ile practiced at a j 1 target on the river bank with his pistol for j several days. The day before inauguration j he strolled up to toe Capitol and engaged in I , conversation with ..n Ohio man. 'Who are i f von?"' asked thc crank. Tm Josenh,' was . ( the Ohioan's reply. 'Ob ' ? see, Joseph of Arimathea. I'm glad to see you, I'm your friend. We are both iu the service of the Lord. I'll tell you ray mission. I've been delegated by the Lord to prevent the inaugu- j ration of the Fraud. lal kill him to-morrow ? just as lie takes the oath. I've got a pass and j and will be within five feet of him.' .Tuc prophet' was immediately arrested by the capitol police, his revolver taken from him, and he was incarcerated in the Govern? ment Insane Asylum." THE LIEN AND STOCK LAWS Among the most important questions which \ now engage the atcation of the General Assembly are the repeal of the lien law and the passage of what is known as the gen? eral stock law. For several months past these questions have been warmly discussed ! throughout the State and there are but few whose opinions are not fully formed with reference to thc necessity of the proposed changes. Numerous suggestions have been ! made and the advocate of each particular view, j as usual; is fully convinced of the absurdity of ali others and has plainly shown that dis? aster must inevitably follow the enactment of an}* measure contrary to the one he suggests. Should an unfortunate disposition be made of these questions the Legislature cannot claim the want of an abuudance cf advice since a | score of editors and correspondents have dic? tated almost as many ways of remedying the defects of the present laws, every one of which is declared to bc more sensible than any other. Even now for fear that its duty may not be clearly perceived, several writers are describ? ing the civil ano political troubles which must ensue upon the failure to pursue at least two \ dvnnclric'tlly Qj'jrfsiic courses of action. With j all this instruction it would seem that our Legislature could.hardly go wrong ; but unless ' its ability to please is superior to all previous j assemblies it will fail to satisfy quite a Dum- I ber of our citizens. The reason of this is very j evident. There is many a man who cannot sec that the opinion of a few of his neighbors, j (his community being of course the most ira- j port-ant objective poin t of legislative proceed j ing,) ts less valuable as a means of indicating j the needs of the people, than the opinion of j representatives from every porlion of the State, j There are others whose confidence io their j own judgment being complete, they cling toi ideas, the impracticability of which has never ! been shown by actual experiment, and there j are still others who are unwilling to ackuowl- j edge the rights of the majority when its inter- j ests conflict with their own. So iong there-j fore as such diversity exists it \vill be impos- j sible for any legislative proceeding to give j universal satisfation. Our present Assembly ] will doubtless discharge their whole dnty j with a view to thc promotion of the best in- ? terests of the State. The intimation that the political situation is so precarious, that an unpopular step will ? threaten theexistenceof the Democratic party, ? that the needs of the people must be made sub- j scrvient to an effort to gain the favor of those who threaten party desertion will not deter j that body from the euactracnt of any law liai j may seem best, or vice versa. It becomes ! every good citizen to quietly accept any dis? position the Legislature may make of these questions since from their standpoint, it is : probable that thc beet interests of the people ? can be more nearly ascertained thar, elsewhere. ! Though it is sometimes regarded a mark of j superior judgment to criticise tire actions and j views of an intelligent body of men, however j unnecessary, yet at this juncture political peace will be best promoted by displaying ? that superiority of mind in some other way. ; THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, j -o Thc appearance of the"President's message ? has been awaited with considerable interest. > mainly on account of the indications it would ! be likely to furnish with regard to his future j administration, very little being known of his j political record beyond the fact of his being a ? stalwart and an intimate friend of Coakling. 1 ll is a well written and sensible document, the j ideas it sets forth being, for the most part j unobjectionable. There are two features of j the message which are worthy of commenda- j don. First, because it is largely devoted to ; questions relating directly or indirectly to ! financial; commercial and industrial interests, j ind second because it is free from suggestions ; md recommendations involving purely parti- j zan issc.es. The message begins with an allusion to thc ; calamity which the nation sustained iu thc : ?c-ath of President Gar?k-ld. the sorrow it i occasioned throughout the United States and ? the expressions of sympathy it elicited from | foreign countries. " f. j After referring to the peaceful relations ex- ; ?sting between the United States and foreign countries, ho gives a synopsis of the report of \ the Secretary of the Treasury, which he regards '? is highly satisfactory. He recommends the repeal of thc law requiring the issue of silver I certificates, and that the coinage of silver : should be limited. In view cf the heavy load j jf taxation which the people have borne, he j .-oncurs with thc* Secretary in recommending the abolition of all internal revenue taxes. I :-xcept those upon tobacco ia its various forms. I ibnd upon di.-titled spirits and ferment- I ed liquors, and the special tax upon thc ] manufacturers cf, and dealers in such articles, i md also the law imposing a stamp lax upon ; matches, proprietary articles, playing cards, j checks, and drafts, and the baw by which ! banks and bankers are assessed upon their i capital aud deposits, may with propriety be i repealed. A revision of the tariff laws is suggested. I md an increase of the army to thirty thou- I .and men. The efficiency of the nary is also I recommended to be increased. With refer- ' ;nce to the Star Rout? fia ads he enjoius upon ? the officials who are charged with the conduct of tile cases on the part of the Government, the duty of prosecuting with the almost vigor of T tie law, all persons w ho may be found j chargeable with frauds upon the postal ser- i vice. With reference to the civil se:-?ce reform ', he says : In my judgment, no tuan should be tue incumbent of au ofiiee, the duties bf which he is, for any cause, unfit lo perform: who is lacking in the ability, fidelity, cr in? tegrity which a proper adiuinist ration of such office demands: This sentiment would doubt- j less meet with general acquiescence, but 1 opinion has been evidently divided upon the j wisdom and practicability of the various re? formatory schemes which have been sugg." ? und of certain proposed regulations go? a big appointments to ; .bbc office. The ei??c??ucy of .such regulations has been ^;s trnslcd mainly because they nave seemed . , exalt mere edueaeiuiau and abstract tests above general busirass capacity and even Special fitness for ila-p^r?ieul:-.- work in hand. 1 It seems so me lhat the rutes whb i: should be ?ppifed to the maiiage:ue::t ni" ?he public ser- > vice may properly conft-rni in the main lo ? such regulate she conduct of successful j private business. Original appointments jhould be basfd upon ascertained firness, j f!ie tenure of office should be stable; I'osi ti .s of responsibility should so far ns practicable bc filled hv the promotion of ?vorthy and efficient ofi.vbrs. The investigar i ion of All complaints .O?d thc punishmentof j iii official misconduct should be prompt and i .borough. ' i Ile closes Ie' message with some remarks , j pon th- .,K.-?MO i recently before the cou ut rv ?" >f rresideatial inability, to whieh he hopes p" borvgress will speedily give consid? ration. . ! TEE li^GISLATURS. COLUMBIA S. C.. Dec. 7. ISSI. Thc ou llb ok ut the present singe of business in tho General Assembly indicates an ad? journment about thc 20th inst, for a recess antil thc ICth or 15th of January, the calcula? tion being that, with all that can he done in next two weeks, at least one month's work will go over for consideration niter the holi? days. While both houses have made fair progress in thc ordin?r?- channels of work-in passing such malters of general and local importance as are necessary to meet ihe wants of the peo? ple once in a. twelve month,-on thc several greater measures before the Assembly requir? ing the earnest and most careful attention of the people's representatives, comparatively nothing has been done. The Scna'e has, by a vote that may be considered as nothing more than a "feeler." adopted the minority report of thc convention commission, favoring thc cal! of a constitutional convention. Where the House stands on that vita] question no man has yet ventured to predict. From the first it has been an absorbing topic upon which al! seem to want information and ad? vice, and although there arc many of the law? makers who would disdain being considered anything else than masters of the situation, it is evident that these very wise-acres arc not exactly ready to show their hands. The election and ratification of thc Constitution so framed is where the "rub" is feared. A proposed constitution that would insure free? dom and good and wise government in South Carolina would in all probability arouse the Radicals once more to activity, and if bocked by Federal power, a hi -Mahons, a campaign a la 3 870 would be necessary to meet the issue, and thc question of thc advisability of invok? ing such a contest, with even thc shadow of a chance of failure is the question on which many of the members of the Legislature are pondering with thc hope of seeing a way out of the difficulty. The election bili providing for thc registra? tion of all electors of the State and for the conduct of elections is the subject receiving the most attention at this time. Like the constitution question it is not to begrasped and handled with the freedom and ease that char? acterizes thc major part ol thc Legislation that ordinarily engages thc law-makers' wisdom. The military bill reported by thc Military Commission, and endorsed by thc House Mili? tary Committee, met with considerable oppo? sition on its second reading yesterday. Mr. McKissick, of Union, was the most biller op? ponent of thc bill, because it levies a tax of one-tenth of one mill for the support of the military of thc Slate. The lien law is still a subject for lobby dis? cussion, aud it is not a foregone conclusion that it will beallowcd to remain on thestatutc books as was first surmised. It came np on the cTltrndar yesterday, and was made the special order for Thursday. COLUMBIA. S. C., Dec. 8. The Senate spent thc entire day to-day in the consideration of ? ocal bills which have no general importance or interest. Thc House adopted a resolution to take a recess from thc 21st instant to the 11th of January. There was a long and very slorn?y debate over the bili lo repeal thc lien law. N o t es l vote was reached, and thc discussion v/jH probably consume several days yet. A com? mittee of the State ?"-?r.nge is hard at work among the members, endeavoring to secure the passage of the bill. From the appear? ances now, the vote will be very c?os?, and it is impossible to predict the result with au"~ confidence. COLUMBI/, december 10.-Thc proceedings in the House to-day were neither entertaining nor instructive. Among the new measures introduced was a bill by Mr. Simpson to raise the Stale royalty on phosphate rock to S2 a ten. The joint resolution to pay officers, members, and attach?es of the General As? sembly up lo the recess passed a second read? ing with notable unanimity. There are no material changes in the salarie? of officers, and the pay of members is fixed at ?'5 a day. A bill to limit the sessions of common schools to five hours daily was killed. A hill to simplify criminal proceedings caused a lively debate among the lawyers, it being contended by the friends of thc bill that thc time had come when ali the old-time aud cumbersome forms of criminal procedure, es? pecially in the drawing of indictments and arraignment of prisoners, should give way to a more simplified code dictated by thc ad? vanced spirit of the age. Those opposed to thc bill argued that it would cot accomplish its object, but would result in causing inter? minable confusion. The bill was finally killed by a vote of 43 to 26. In the Senate to-day the railroad ' ill was; discussed atol after a number of amendments further debate was postponed until Monday. < Thc railroad committee after the very fuitcor. terciict-s which they had willi the severa; rail- : road representatives reported and recom? mended sundry amendments, the general reaor of which is to remove most of the ?bjc-cioos heretofore made to the several sections of the bill, while preserving in full the protection given to the people. The amendments w-erc accepted and the lilli was continued over uni il Monday for a final vote in order to ?ct thc Senators have the opportunity of seeing the amendments in ; prim in the Journal. A number of other matters of minor im? portance were disposed of. and the Senate adjourned until il o'clock Monday. COLUMBA, S. G., Dec. 0, 'SI. The Senate consamed to-day in General orders including nothing of importance; The House continued the discussion of the thc lien law. The action of the Grangers is deprecated as going too far in demanding the repeal of the law, and that is doubtless in? juring their cause. After a ?umber of speeches, the lill was killed ; ayes 7u.; nays '?'.>. The night session was devoted to reading the code. - in I I .???- -HEwi Guiteau's Trial. The proseen t ion, in the ease of Guileau, ; have commenced taking testimony in rebuttal ? u! lesUiiioiiv iu trod aced by the defense to es- j uh I ?sdi his insanity. (Juc of th? witnesses, Rev. it. S. MeArlhur, pastor of Calvary Jiap- j list church, in New York, iestilied thal dui- \ teau had been a member of hie- church, and had been cited before foe congregation for immoral Conduct, at which the prisoner be? came excessively angry. Mr. Scoville, thc defendant"*' attorney, objected to ibo admission | of the testimony, when the District Attorney : announced that the ?.'?bj ci was to denn.-' ?lrate ihut whai :!;?; deiertsc e..:!s insanity was nothing mere than devilish depravity, in which '?e. think thal Coi. Cork!.Ul Was eil- \ liiety correct. Gai'cne s own insolent and blasphemous staii-mcnls ni court since the trial ri, iii do;:cits of instances, have pruVfii lite insaniij. dod^e a miserable farce. : and i' has ".iso established him one oft! . in .t d?.'i.ived and corrupt monsters ever ctol bed i:. ku man form. This was made entinen th mauifesi by Jud-e Porter, of New York, in hi- cross-cxa initiion of Guiicau, '.vii ; by fiallei'ing the superlative vault;, ol the prisoner led him to commit himself ;o many lino's and ia so many ways, that thc \ [dca of insanity became then and tia ro a cora- j pk-te farce. ? Guiteau's inordinate vanity and jfotism have urcons'-?ou?y lcd him tuio ? ?crions di til cu by and ii' ii sh??:: ld bc citied by i l-c'i.p' - atljii?iment, be has I'-mself ?really o blame for the result.- Wi'iahi'jVjH Ueduv. ; One Experience from ??oriy. {iI had been sick and miserable so ?eng ard had caasced my !a:sband so lnuch-tro able ar d expense, no one seemed io know wlia' ailed nie. t?iut ! was completely dishearftied ned discouraged. In lids frame of mind i got a bottle of Hop Bitters and used them unknown to my family. I soon began to in-prnvc and gained so fast that ruy husband and family thought it strange and unnatural, bat when I tobi ther* what lani helped mo, ilipy said .'Burrah tor Hop Hitters! lons may they prosper, for they have made mother well and us happy." The Mother-Home Journd. Thc place io buy your Christmas goods, when you come m town, is Schwerins. Invaluable in the Family. Cn.viiLESrcx. S. C., Jan, 13, ISSI. II. II. Warner <fc Co. : Sirs-Your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is invaluable in my family and I would not be without ir. E. A. EASON. Schwerin has the largest and best S'lccied Stock, of Cups, Vases. Toilet S tts kc. If your hair is coming out, or turning gray, do not murmur over a misfortune you can so easily avert. Ayer'? Hair Vigor will remove tlie cause of your grief by restoring your ?mi? to its natural color, and therewith }*our good looks and good nature. Don't make your purchases for Christmas or New Years, until you see the elegant and . chea;) presents at I>. J. A aid's. : SHEBIFFS'SALES! BY Vi RT CE Oi-\SUXl)RY 'iXECUT?ONS to me directed, will be suid a: Snthtei L Court House, on tho rlRST MONDA Y and j day t'ollowing in January uc-xl, 18S2; willa:: ! ..'C.1' hours of SH I e. io the highest bidder, for .. following ero: erty-purchasers to . :a<y for titles : j A?, Acres of Land, raero cr less, in Strm ter j County, lying cn thc public road, leading i from Sumter lo Staiehurg, bounded !.*v beads now or formerly of J. E. Brows, i'r. Edward Solomons, Charles DeLorme, Joh- Mont? gomery and others, lev:-.-.: anon as tao proper? ty of J. >*. Corbet, under aa Execution of Herman Darnell against J. X. Corbett. All the right, title and interest of R. D. Reed ? Co. in and to one-eighth pf an acre of land, more or less, with the building thereon, in the town of Sumter, bounded by Court? house lot, by lot owned by Z. E. Walker, and fronting on .Main-street, levied upon as the property of R. D. Recd & Co., under an Execution of M. Goldsmith & Son against R. D. Reed ? Co. R. W\ DURANT, S. S, C. Sheriff's Office, Jan. ll 1882. ~ FINAL "NOTICE. ALL PARTIES OWING BALDWIN Sc CO. for GUANOS sold by Capt. W. R. 1 Dellar, must call and soe the undersigned i not'la ter than the 20 th of DEC EM CE ft inst., j or their noes will be placed in the hands of . an .Vttoracv fir collection. TUGS. W. CARWILE, Jervev House. I December 13._*_ 2* State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE PROBATE COURT, j Matilda A. Fioiccrs, Administratrix on the Estate nf Thomas E. Flowers, deceased. pl'lin li fr, agoin? Anna V. II. Fiovers, ! M'en 'G. Flors**. Hertha Fioiccrs. Katy i Fioiccrs, Hampton Fioiccrs and Thomas E. Fioiccrs. Defendants. ! TX PURSUANCE of aa order by said Court ; X in above stated action dated the ?3.1 Ii day ? of December, A. D. 1831. I will offer fer ?ale : at Sumter G. Ti . on Salesday in J: a nary ; next (1S32) during the usual hours of sale, a ! smail jot ir. the Town ol' Sumter, bounded ! on the South by Republican Street. East by j the lot of the Plaintiff. North by 'ic-t of Ii. , ?iarby, West by 'ot ofAYni. M. Graham, the j North and South Enies measuring cac:: Sixty ; feet, end thc Eas; ar.d West I i ties measuring I each SOO ?eet- Terms cash-;er rc baser to ; pav for accCSSarv naners and c-xo -r.s< . of sale. ; T. V. WALSH, ! Dec; is. Judge of Probate; ! State of Scath Carolina, ! OF SUMTER. I Uij T. V. \vzl&yE*'P* Probate Judye. WHEREAS, M? -Til A A. FKIEilSON, Wittow of J. Mac:, Frisco, j?'*^!,) has made suit tu mc- to g.^nt .^?ettere i of Administration cf thc Erm tc ?M ?vi"c:f *': j J. Mack. Frierson, deceased, chess nre i*orc ;>rii ! to cite and admonish ail and singular, ?ho kin ; drcu and creditors of thc said J. Mack Frierson, j late of *;?<\ County aad ?tate, defensed, that . rr.ey t:c ami appear '.--a-re mc. ia tho Cv art <4 ; I'robaie, he ! ?: .ir ^uniter, on the ?! it ? il t>cv*r, j-ISSI, after pub???a??'?! hervef. ar !! uV-bn-k ; in iii- !"'?reini"n. i'm-TV causc.if any they have, j why iiie iaid Administr?t!'.?:! should nut be ? granted. j Ltivea under mv liiiud, this 1.3th dav r.f Pe? ; cern Ker, A. I?. !>S1. T. V. \YALSII. i ;>".-e?!ib": iii-_f Jrdg'; r.f Pr >!iare. 0000 ?i Everybody wants it, but very few get it, ! ?eeausemost people do not know howto select oeitec,? ?.ri: is spoiled in tie? ix nsting oria.:!?ir;g. To obviate these tliilhaEtiies has boca our study. T arbor's package C ?rfees are Pide : o i by aa eypertwh? cm tierslauds tito ;irt of blending variety {Ia vors. Xiiey ero roasted in tho moot perfect maitaer {it is impossible to roast er'li ie small qutiatities), thoa put in pour.'! paek> n.er- Vis bern, not (?rouvl) b tiring oar signature us a gearaut- e.f g ae::;; et -;-, and cacti pael-^g'? eo:>t??:is thc Ttiurb -r roch>- for i-iatna;; ??O:.?U COC?IVX. We pack two Ideals. Th ur: vi's " No. 31," strong and puage-it Tharb "No il;" mild .aral ricii. Oe- ic fch? other wi il suit every taste. Tiioy have the three groat points, {tooti 'puiU-y, hone*! qmn til'n, rna&jTiuiihi price. Ash your Grocer for Tlmrhzr'a roasted Cojfo: in pound pack? ages, "Xe. 3?" or "Xo. il." Do not be put off with any ot her kind-your own palate will coll you what is best. "Where persons desire it wo also - furnish thc "Ideal" Coffee-pot, the simplest, best and cheapest eo?Tec-pot iu existence. Grocers who soli our Coffeo keep them. Ask for descriptive circular. RespcctiuiJy, &CA JX. je S: E. iL ???TTRI?ER & CO.. importers, Wholcsahi Grocers and Coffee Iloastors, New York. P. S?-As th?! largest dealers in food pro? ducts in tho wurhl, wo consider it our in t?resttb nianulietureonly pure and adiole some :roof.ls ;ind pack them ia a lid)-and satisfactory manner. All goods bearing our name are jruaTantood to bo of superior quality, pura crud \r:i<dr>-.Gmc, and dealers ."..? autliorized tx? refund tho purchase pr c iti any case wiiore customers have cause for dissatisfaction, lt is therefor') to thc interest of both dealers and con sunaers to use Thurber's breads. ESTA35tTsIt20 V ii. Thc whitest, nicest end best goods made. Guaranteed, pure, superior in quality and Style of package to any braird in the world. Ta ac/ le - quaptily to do lae same work. Ask your grocer ^or l~* 3il'^ h:-.ve no o'tier. -A11E DA?LY ARRIVING -AT 1T?I?IT M08E8* io mm* ?km SN STORE. : 1000 BUSHELS COHN. 50 BBLS. CHOICE FLOUR, something ; nice for Christmas cakes. MINCE MEAT fer Christmas pies, at ALTAMONT MOSES7. I Choice Confectionery, 1~>AT>TNS; ALMONDS; FILBERTS, i\. Fccaas. Brazil Nuts. Citron, Currants, ?c.. at ALTAMONT MOSES*. First Class Hams, B ^ SNOWFLAKES AND OTHER CHOICE CRACKERS, at ALTAMONT MOSES'. ACON. LARD, SUGAR. COFFEE, anti Syrup?, for .ale io at ALTAMONT MOSES'. A BEAUTIFUL A SSORTMENT OF TEA SETS, LOVLY XX Cups. Saucers- and Plates also Pen Knives, suitable for Christmas presents, at ALTMONT MOSES.' The Public Verdict IS THAT NO WHERE CAN SUCH Choice Tins be found as at ALTAMONT MOSES.' RECOGNIZING rjp??F; "HARD TIMES- AND "SHORT jj., Crops,7-' I have marked down my stock of Clothing. Dry Goods. Clonks, Notions, fiats. Shoes, Crockery, Tin and Wooden Ware. All goods arc guaranteed as repre? sented. Before buying nive ns a call. _ALTAMONT MOSES._ "JUST RECEIVED TONS GENUINE GERMAN RUST Proof Eanit for sale low, nt ALTAMONT MOSES'. 100 DIXIE PLOWS. THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED DIXIE Piow is still under my control I have ; a large stock of them. Each one I warrant to , give complete satisfaction. _ALTAMONT MOSES. j COTTON". AM IN RECEIPT OF LARGE ORDERS for Cotton and always prepared to pay ! the highest cash prices. ALTAMONT MOSES. N. E. Corner Main and Liberty Sts. MONEY SAVED -IS MONEY EARNED, I ASK ALL WHO j yr.-x?? to zct l!'e :r,osi ???ds for thc least money to GIVE ME JS C-A-^L. ! it will cost you nothing whc-7 J?" C!?mc t0 town to drop ia at my store UL.'1 UL,CE A look around. REMEMBER THE PLACK. SCHWEEIN'S,! ON MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CHINA'S | DRUG STORE. You will lind always in slock Family and Fancy Groceries, Sera, Wheat, Seed Oats, Eye, ftc. A Full Linc of School Books, ALBUMS, SEASIDES, Sic-als 3oc?s and Stationery, TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES, i mean business, and will guarantee my goods as sound, fresH, and cheaper than the cheapest. New goads constantly arriving-Clerks polite ir,.? a i lc;; li Vi--a od every honorable inducement is horebv offered. GEAHA?FSTA?LSS, REP WBLI CA N- S TREE T, JUST ARRIVED One Car Load of CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, . Mauufaeiircd i?y the Ken tucky Wagon Manu? tara) ri og Company, of Louisville, Ky. They arc made of the best male-rial, by skilled workmen. Every Wagon sold gua rr ? aniced for Iii monihs. They run lighter, and are in every respect as good ns any Wagon : made, while at the same lime their price is as , iow as Wagons of inferior grade. Also, on liana :i fine assortment of i BUGGIES, OF ALL STY h KS AND GRADES, At juices O) sui. ilie times .JCST ARRIVED UNE OAR LOAD OF Fine Kentucky Horses, some of them extra good drivers-selected ? v.iih care for ihis market. o-, 25 w: M. GI:;.HAM. _ m SALE OR RENT. Z V KESli'K.NVE .\ S ! ? Lt ..{' laud HU l%\ i .racing thiriy-onc acres, i ti i he suburbs ol M.--1 Tov ut' Saliner V ?r further inform?t ion apple to or ad .hws, X. G. ?.?STEEN. Sumter, S. C. co w LOST!" .\ LA KG F KFD COW, willi long, straight j? 'A horns, clip i'll <-:o-h ear. and a wari on ? p. Sil- was recently l-ought, and came rroni Hie .ieummrs nt ?cliboi hood: A !t::W VI'I? .-"So will bo paid foi" her rc t urn 'o me in Sumter. Nov 'j:1 W. 1>. KLAN DING. COLUMBIA HOTEL ll. N. lAJWKAN?l-, Proprietor C O L UM B I A , s. C. Table. '?<>.:. is and Servants Fifst-class. KATES REASONABLE. Sept HO-''rn CARPETS. TO OUR PATRONS AKP^H?RS~W?SH??G CARPETS. AVc have made arrangements with one of the largest wholesale and retail houses in New York, whereby we have the privilege of selling carpets from their immense stock, which is one of thc largest and best selected in this country. We have just received a large assortment of samples from their choicest styles, ranging in price from 30 CENTS PER YARD to the highest grades. Ingrains of all descriptions and prices, Three Plys, Tapestry, Body Brussels and Moquet ts can bc had without going away from horns lo get them. This Arrangement Gives All who wish a carpet, of any size, qualitv or price, thc opportunity of stepping into our store, and selecting from our'samptcs, J CST WHAT THEY WANT, and we order it direct from New York, CUT TO FIT YOUR ROOM, and made up if desired, and cheaper than you could buv it were von in New York vourself. We have also secured TUE EXCL?SINE USE OF THE FRANCIS CARPET EXHIBITOR. This wonderful piece of ingenuity is to exhibit our samples and is so arranged, that by placing a sample of the carpet in proper position, the pattern is multiplied a THOUSAND TIMES and made 'o appear as if MADE UP and nailed upon your floor, enabling you to see just how your carpet will look. Thus relieved of ca:.ying a stock, having no money invested-no remnants to lake off profit?-no unsaleable patterns left on hand as a permanent investment, we can afford to send and get von any stvle vou mav select, WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE and guarantee to suit you io style, quality and price, and furnish you the carpet in the short? est time possible. ???~Do not wait till the day you want your carpet to put down, but leave your order a little before it is wanted, giving us time to get just what you want and somtbing entirely dif? ferent from vour neighbors. ALSO FULL LINE OF j Fancy and Domestic Dry Goods, CLOTHING. BOOTS AND SHOES, ! WHICH HAVE ALL REEN MARKED DOWN, AND WILL BE FOUND CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IN TOWN. I OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT will also be found stocked with a full line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, i which wc are DETERMINED to sell less than any others ia town. s Respectful! v, I . J. ?LYTTENBERG & SONS, N. W. COR. MAIN AND LIBERTY STREETS. SUMTER, S. C. WHAT FERTILIZER SHALL WE USE ? The above question is being asked by thousands of Farmers daily. We answer it fairly, use BAUOH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE. We will place it on cars or boat in Philadelphia or Baltimore at $25 PER TON OF 2000 LES. Analysis Guaranteed. Send for Circular. BAUGH & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, 20 South Delaware Ave., Philadelphia. 103 South Street Baltimore. Dec. 13 St j D. J. WINN & CO., DEALERS IN ?READY-MADE CLOTHING, OF ALL GRADES, ! Piece GoodSj Cloths, Cassimeres, CottonadeSj Jeans, ftc. IN GREAT VARIETY, HATS. TIE'S AXD SCARFS, SHIRTS, COLLARS* ?HOSlERYj GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS AND UNDERWEAR. AN ENTIRELY NEW ?TOCK JUST KECK IV KD. j WH SSBI-L AT LOWEST PHICES, j ME IMPROVED WHEELER AND WILSON, IMPROVED WEED, IMPROVED VICTOR, HOWE "B," AND NEW AVERY I Sewing Machines, . -ALSO-? The Celebrated Preston's Fertilizers. PERSONS CONTEMPLATING BUYING ?3 SZSIH2 JL. IkfT HES Ptf Gr I TVJ ES & . Will save money by calling on us. WE SELL A FIRST CLASS ENGINE AND BOILER, Made by the New York Safety Steam Power Company. Faii?fact?on Gunranteed ia Every Purchase. Send for Circulars and Prices. Apr'' 2a aa?sga .-.maw m MI III.I II I ? II- II IBU ? --II lie Ladies' Store, SENDS GREETING Jfr the People of Sumter and the Sur rounding Country, Cordially thinking them for their past favors altd patronage. Wm IXYITLV? fJEIR ATTENTION TO HIS FILL AND WINTER 37? NOW OPENING. Great care has been exercised in thc selection of Goods, AND THE PURCHASING THEREOF INSURES II IS OVERING THEM AT PRICES TC SUIT THE TBiSS- . SE WOULD CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO BIS ma mm m mm iMfflii Ladies' Neck-wear ?nade a Specialty this Season. Hoping to see you he begs to remain, Respectfully yours, J. T. SOLOMONS. New Advertisements. A- REATTY-'S PIANOFORTES # Magnifie? rt holiday presents; square grand pianofortes, four very handsome round corners, rosewood cases, three unisons, Heany'.* matchless iron frames, stool, book, cover, boxed. $222.75 to $'-97.50 : catalogue prices. $$00 to $1,000 ; satisfaction ^guaran? teed or money refunded after one year's use : upright pianofortes, $125 to $255 j catalogue [rices, $500 to $800 : standard pianofortes of! the universe, as thousands testify : write for j mammoth list of testimon?ate, : Bently's cahi- j net organs, cathedral, church, chapel, parlor, $HO upward : visitors welcome: free carnage meats trains; illustrated catalogue (holidav edi linn) free. Address or call upon DANI Kb F. BEATTY. Washington, N.J. ?gpgMdty E. M. WOOLEY, Atlanta, 8 ?Uc?S?('a. Reliable evidence given, HA BIT and reference to cured patients - CL" Il E. 'and pysicians. Send for my book on Tlie Habit and its Ture. Free. Hospital Collene o? Mm. LOUISVILLE, KY. Course ti toro ug h and practical. Terms liberar. For catalogue and terms address BR. WM. Ii. POLLING, Dean, .inS Thin! Ave.. Louisville. Ky. ?jt^rTfT A YEAR aad expenses to agents. i i Outfit ?ree. Address V. 0. Y1CK . Augusta., Maine. ocl-4 fi SIC R" r?tr " . ' L. . ' LOCAL Ort Traveling A??~SAi.A:<V stcrma.-.u.. A JJ EXPENSES g M ndvnn<:< .1. *.V At: ICS ?*rt>ir.?t:j-;paW. SLOAN ahki *i Co. aaa ;:;.:>?-<. >-(. eim iutiuti. 4fc PJJFSIC/JX A Xi) SURGXOX, OFFH'E Sf ETI 1 SI OE DEG AX >!., S V M T E ll, 8.0. A ag 2 tf ROBERT H9?0I1 Si SONS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IX Brandies, Wines anil Hutt, .ii Xoufh'Xtrcd; Ballimore, Md. Deco uiber ?? i -A- no \mm t nunn YOU GAN GET CHOICE MESS SALMON, CHOICE No. 1 MESS MACKEREL, CHOICE SMOKED HALIBUT, BONELESS CODFISH, CHOICE MESS MACKEREL IN 51b TINS, M AILLA RD'S COCOA, BROMA, AND CHOCOLATE, Rv,AST BEEF IN CANS, SHRIMPS. BRAWN, TURKEY AND MACARONI IN CANS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS, IN CANS, CHOICE TEAS AND COFFEES, THE BEST ASSORTMENT OF CRACKERS AND CANDIES, CALL AND SEE OUR Complete Stock of GROCERIES, WHICH WE ARE Selling at Bottom Prices. Call oarly aua often, and oblige. DUCKER & BULTMAN. Nov. 1J REDUCTION H Fl? LARGE ADDITIONS -IN NEW GOODS Goods of Every Description Marked Down, ?AND B4RGAII OFFERED .TO CASH BUYERS, 200 Cloaks and Dolmans FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, Of Yarious Styles, and at Yery Low Prices. CARPETINGS IN VARIETY. Call and Examine. A. A. Solomons. Jec 6 BULTMANN & BRO. SUMTER, S. C. Invite thc attention of their friends and th? public generally to the LARGEST STOCK THEY HAVE EVER HAD, Which has been purchased with great eare, with fne view of jailing all classes of buyers, bv?th in quality and prico. Those who want THE BEST 60GDS FOR TF :. LEAST MONEY, are invited to ?? 'A r,n? be convinced that the the place 0> ;re: them is nt the store of BULTMANN & BROTHER. jJS?r Those -rho bave nat settled their old accounts will please do so at once. April S MRS. WHITE & MISS MILLER VOULD INVITE The attention of the Ladies gene? rally, their WELL SELECTED STOCK OF *?? F?LL AND WHTTZB 32?LLI1\ERY5 __C??SSISTISG OF BONNETS, KA'?*' FEATHE?fc POMPONS, Rlfi.Bo^*? AND TRIMMINGS, is VARI err. New Goods Arriving Every Week! Orders from the country promptly filled. Oct 25 J. D. CRAIG'S ggs^g 0> FURNITURE [i^?lr llgl UNDERTAKING If?t^W ?SK^T^ ESTABLISHMENT, (ESTABLISHED IN 1S56.) AFULL ASSORTMENT OF FURNITURE constantly in store, at prices to suit the times. BED ROOM SETTS, WARDROBES, Bureaus, Wash Stands, Tables, Bedsteads, Chairs. Sofas, Lounges, Safes. Sideboards. Looking Glasses, WhatN o?s, Wall Brackets. Chromos, Window Shades and Fixtures. Picture Frames. Cord. Tassels, Picture Class, Window Glass, Putty, Mattresses, kc, &c. THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT, IS FULL AND COMPLETE, COFFINS AND CASKETS of all descrip? tions and sizes constancy in store av price? ranging For Adults-from $5 to 125. For Children-from $3 to 45. My special personal attention, day by dar, is eiven to this businesc, :n all its departments, and satisfaction guaranteed in eiery case. Nov 19