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t^t^afaimian ait? Soulkoit ^p||RH5SJ?Y, DSCKMBEB ll. K^\Tae Sumter Watchman was founded 1^3*-?S50 sad tlie 2V?e Southron in R^kjWS. Th? iFafcaw?? Southron R,-wOW has ?bo combined circulation and ^r;':i?^a*?nee of ?otb of the old papers, and j^gfej^a^ife?tiy^ the best advertising |BI^fc eat school teachers ! The school ^has put OD hrs war paint p V<3iarfcatett bolds its municipal elec ?|$?ipr-to-4n?. - Kvery effort is,made to g*jp^gg>>>^?i voie, and we expect to ^'fcIfe Tojular Democratic ticket elect ??ft?a^fttoT Boiler has inf rod need a bill ?IjMroprtating $500,000 for continuing ^^^^?prcfjBtaeBt ofChar?eMoQ harbor. Rv It^ *ai? that two yoaag ladies of oar . city came, near breakiag the hell of the I Bapti^C??rcU last Friday while ring gfg^fc^a'W proclatK the glad tidings of l^pSfe'^eferj for *no license.' They shew W ^^^^^^^ eveI7 instance. - fe Vl.??treak o? exceeding good lock has befallen a convict io the Columbus. i|pOwie? f>eniteatiary, named Louis Brandt ^^^af?icls, die Boron Berstein of Frank* ^^y^l^Tfain. died recently and ?p?3&&&* fortuna valued at about fcl, - Ivithit&Spr'A.. Rryor has visited 1 | Xiaister Lowell to ask bis assistance in , aeowa^ a respite for O'Donnell, with a view to procuring a commutation of g Jbj^eath weetertee. Mr. Russell, of fe*^J?&B?a*?'s counsel, will present the j^^^pt^poqwl? on which a commutation P^^payqi, with the Greenville News in Aflttpe that tho Legislature will cot I^CIa^m^nth the K. & Commission. It l!f?3b\fflM,'i ?nnil work, has equalized ^is^^ai?w?? thc roads that Sooth Caro Ba* t* alaster, (or mispress, which is ^ *? interfere 'with its work flrwWaave a bad effect. ^^'?B^lwelJ, th? murderer of Carey, ^'4?^eon.T^ed iu London on Saturday V a^wac/ sentenced to death. When I Xtt)oiB*ieSL waa removed from the Coort - rooor be beld op his right hand, and wife Ingers extended, shouted *. *Three ?Sk& io? oW Ireland V 'Good-bye Wited State** ?To beR with the g B?^aiHMhe^ritish Crow?!*' ?It is U ^jjjt? ?atfa lip by* the Crown P The ^Jjj%nor, shooting, eorsing and strog %. ?^efc, was then forcibly removed by the peeM^iauitthe most fearful confusion % a?^j|a?ni^g j^ doors. O'Donnell is : to^beiaoged on Monday. Dec. 17, bat g eforts are being ?ade to have his sen ? of Spartanburg are anani opinion that the entire vot ioa of oar city never forget gentlemen. .On election were, visited all day long aundrea of oar mothers, vites, daughters, and sisters, and not a sagie word was uttered to offend in thb ieast themost sensitive miad. Eren tlrtril?t?e children, who were con tin nal through and around the im aseembled at the polling : were treated tenderly and re U? All hooorjto the voters of Spartanburg.-Spartanburg Herald. ^heiw was .very little observance of Thanksgiving day ia Camden among ibo hftnniiess men. ~ The postoffice was eiosed, bat we do not think that any of the -atores, suspended business for the day. ; Services were held ia the Epis i Methodist cb arches, and the were closed.-Camden Journal. aaderstand that James Pitts,,, who Eyed just beyond the Kershaw and i, Lancaster line, was shot and killed by j1 one Tharlow Gardner last Sunday.- 1 Gazette. i W. A. Ancrum, S. C. Cly? bom, 6. G~ Alexander and H. Bam? berg were summoned to Oolam bia yes? terday as witnesses before the coroner of Milan Parker, colored, rsa over by the train on the Candan Branch of the S f>. E. K on last- Saturday night. They were on the train at . the time the accident Occurred.-Canden Journal, Oth. At the meetiag of town council last Taesosy evening, a resolution was adopted authorizing the negotiation of ?30? for the ase of the town. Warden Latham evered an amendment to the ordinance regulating the sale of liquors, redaeing thc ann asl license from $700 to $500. The r?solu!ion not receiving * second was lest. Mr. Latham asked tohave bis vote recorded, which was OOM. Mr. Latham also stated that bb vote is Biad? ia*this way on account of the depression io business and tbe cer? tainty of a decreased trade daring the capping year. An ordinance to raise supplies * for the incoming year was passed.-Ker sha ic Gazette. The Brooks comet of 1812 is now visible in the evening. It is in the Northwest, and is pur sui og a path that wiH soon bring it into thc constellation of cygnus io which the swan is across the milky way. On December 13th it will reach the awximam brightness of 1&?2, and by the 14th of January will become foar times brighter. Its closest spf roach to the soa will be oa January 25th, after which it will be seen no DM>re for seventy-one years. It bas shown some remarkable features un? known in any other comet. About the 20th ot September it brightened rapid? ly and* threw oat a considerable tail. Tho fifcht was of an usual density and, at one time, became of a smoky color. In a few days the tail and brightness suddenly disappeared. Several times since a feeble tail has been observed to lem and fade again. There is no reason to he frightened over Mr. Carlisle's intentions or over t?e action of Congress. The republi? cans who are commencing an alarmist campaign for 1884 are making fools of i thcmselve?. They are crying 'Wolf V too early, aod they have cried it much too often" The conn try is not going to ?at seared and stay scared for a year. ? talbot the American way. The busi? ness, aten wbo,like the Pittsburgh iron Stisa? are crying oat in terror, will quiet down before the win ter is over. If they j ?Wt the people will laugh them into The American nation is not worn oat, doll and lazy that S: moderate dose of are really ai ooh stronger than they make ont. and will show that they are. -New York Times (Rep ) There are words of sound sense and soberness,'which ought to have some effect on the wild howlers who are ex? citing themselves by their own noise over the election of Mr. Carlisle. They are also worth outting out in order that they may be read again when the par? ty represented by Carlisle and that by jlveifer join issue on this very question of tariff reform.-Baltimore Day. ROWDYISM. When reading the account of the dis? graceful riot, which followed the re? cent election in Greenville, we congratulated ourselves that Sumter's fair name would not be smirched by any such acts of cowardly brutality : bat alas for oar pride. Sumter too must hide her head for shame. A crowd of roughs, on Wednesday night, long after the passions engendered by the election bad time to cool, march? ed through our streets, and, when in front of Rev. Mr. Chreitzberg's resi? dence, stopped, and for some minutes indulged in various forms of vulgar, profane abuse, closing the carnival by a -song, the chorus of which was about as fellows : **We will hang Chreitzberg on a sour apple tree, while thc voters for license go marching by." We do not know any, who composed this motly gang. Each one in it was a contemptible wretch, who would gladly engage in any villainy from which he could hope to escape without punishment, and our town should not be held amenable for the acts of men so thoroughly depraved, and so entirely wanting in all that distinguishes man from a brute ; but ib?3 gang had doubt? less heard enongh from others, to know that any insult offered to Mr. C. would meet with their approval. He was the head and front of the opposition to the liquor traffic ; he had dared to antago? nise an influence before which even this great government stands in awe, an in? fluence so powerful, that the two political parties of the country stand with bated breath and listen to its pronunciamento, as it is declared through the agency of the Liquor Dealers1 Association, and dare not nominate a man for office whose record is not saturated wita whis? key. . And this mau Chreitzberg, this little Methodist preacher, stands ana Sashed in the presence of the many beaded monster, and openly declares undying warfare upon the practice wbieb brings so many woes to our sin stricken world. He, like another David, armed only with a sling, dares to oppose thc mighty giant Rum, clad in brass from bead to foot, and be must be stopped by fair means or foul. A bint from a few men can send a mob of irresponsible brutes, as utterly regard [ess of right as the Jack all that preys upon the bodies of the buried dead, ?to insult thc best and purest in Sumter. Shame! shame! upon a party whose success at the ballot box depends upon ;be votes of such animals as composed the herd that marched through the streets of Sumter on Wednesday night. Shame ! shame ! upon a traffic which iepends for its legality upon the dictum )f brutes whose acquiescence in any ?rime can be bought with a drink of whiskey. Of course this insult to Mr. Chreitz? berg was not intended for him personal? ly. The poor fools who composed that bang-dog crowd bad no cause to dislike that gentleman, except that be was an exponent of the prohibition sentiment vhich the majority of intelligent men endorse, and it is in that light alone ?bat we wish to consider it The party io which the screnadcrs of Wednesday belonged, and of which they are most asefol members, control political pre? ferment in many States. It has gone i step farther in Sumter and Greenville, md assumes the right to dictate as to a nan's opinions. This is a free country, rery free, but you must not oppose freo -um. Great is Diana of the Ephesians, and is the frenzied mob of idolaters, shouted themselves hoarse in ti.e market place it Ephesus, we doubt if any one could jive a solid reason for his adoration, i>ut Demetrius could. We wooder if Demetrius has a representative in Sum? ter who for the sake of "much gain" is trilling to put our town in an uproar. The mob is here, ready and willing at sill times to shout, "Great is King Al? sohol, and we are his slaves," and it :>nly needs the inspiration of its master, i hint from a leader to be ready for thc Devil's work. WK -Ml . - THE TBIALS. In the political trials at Columbia, nothing new has occurred. The case of Frederick Horsey of Charleston came op last Wednesday, and, after laboring diligently for five hours to make a case against the accused, the District At? torney, and his Assistant Speer broke down, and Judge Bond ordered an ac? quittal. The Marion case, in which the De? fendants Bethea et al are charged with conspiracy io endeavoring to break up a political Greenback meeting, is now iu process of trial. Judge Boud is working with great j docility, in the same trices with Messrs. Melton and Speer. Judge Bryan dis? sents from most of the former's deci? sions, and if there should be any con? viction?, which is doubtful, the cases would have to go np to the Supreme Court for final adjudication. If our people believed that the U. S. j Government, in conducting these prose- j entions, was working in the interest of j justice, and was not solely influenced by the desire for political capital, their feelings toward the Court tn Columbia would be different ; but seeing the par tiality of the government officials, their eagerness to convict and thc ready assis? tance of the Circuit Judge, whenever it is needed, in packing jmies, or over? riding the safe guards which common law aod common justice have from time immemorial built around the persons of the accused, we have no reason to look upon it iu any other light than as an enemy to us and ours, whose only mis? sion is to stir up strife and keep fresh the fires of partisan maliguity. - i 11 -- The License Question. A number of towns have voted on the question of License or No-License during the last few days, with the fol? lowing results. Cheraw, License ; Winnsboro, No-Li ccose; Orangeburg, No-License; Black? ville, License ; Bamberg, No-License ; Marion, No-License ; Sumter, License ; Manning, License ; Spartanburg, No License ; Greenville, License. Barnwell has nine incorporated towns and Blackville is the only one in which liquor cac be sold legally. Salaries of Auditors and Treas? urers. The following extract from the Barn? well Sentinel, gives the opinion of Comptroller-General Stoney on a sub? ject that has engaged the*attention of the State Press to some extent. We have already expressed our opinion, and can only repeat that the State should pay her officers what the work and re? sponsibility, required at their hands are worth, and no more : "In referring to the action of the Grand Juries, io several of the couu ties of the State, in regard to the inadequacy of the salaries of County Auditors and Treasurers, the Comptroller-General says in bis report : 44 'Any one who will take the trouble to examine the work done in thee of? fices must reach the same conclusion. I not only endorse the recommendation of the Grand Juries, but I say, without hesitation, that the salaries given to Auditors and Treasurers are not only .unjust to them, but are a source of serious detriment to the public service. The work is coustaot and laborious, re? quiring not only extreme care, but the very highest business capacity. When a business mao consents to accept the office, he is compelled to supplement his scanty compensation by other em? ployment which takes from the duties of the office the constant attention which they require.' *'So says the Comptroller-General, | and from -hi* position bc cao speak ex? ea tb ed ra. So say we. It is supposed by maoy that these officials have a large revenue from salary and perquisites. The truth is, the Auditor gets $600 per year, and perquisites to the amount Df ?100, about, and the Treasurer $800, with some perquisites, not much in excess of what the Auditor gets, and the work done by each is worth from $1,500 to ?2,000. 4tWe are strict economists, but we believe that true economy in these cases is found in giving the laborer his just md reasonable* hire. We have not icard a thoughtful mau who was cor? rectly informed on the subject, express my o^her opinion than that so cogently arged by the Comptroller-General in lis report.' " THE LEGISLATURE. _ ! In the Senate, on Tuesday Col. Earle )ffcred a bill to regn'a c the granting of icenses for the sale of intoxicating li? quors in the County of Sumter. The bill to limit the age of pupils in Lt tendance on the public schools elicited ?onsiderable discussion. The bill, as t is before the Senate, prescribes that io pupil under the agc of six years nor j >vcr the age of sixteen years shall be idmitted to the said schools. Mr. Smythe moved that the resiriction, as o the sixteen year old pupils, be strick? en out. Mr. Henderson objected to strikiog mt thc said limitation Mr. Smythe's motion prevailed, and he bill was passed to a third reading. J Mr. Smythe introduced a resolution, isking for the concurrence of the House, letting Friday, December 21, 1883, as he time for the Legislature to adjourn : ine die. 1 The House met at 10 A. M. There appeared a determination on .he part of the members to settle down o hard work and to clear away the arge caleudar now on hand. So far be business of the House has progrens i? very slowly, and unless there is nore despatch, tho Legislature will not i>e ready to adjourn by the 22d. The work of the House is daily increasing. A joint resolution appropriating ?und?; for thc construction and erection )f a sarcophagus for the remains of Joby C. Calhoun elicited some discus? sion. One hundred and seventy-nine bills md resolutions have been put on the calendar and this number will be great y increased to-morrow. The Houso adjourned to meet at 10 ?.M. The Senate met at ll A. M. Friday. Nothing of much interest was doue uutil ;he bilis to regulate the granting of di poces came up. Mr. Beatty opened the ball by a speech in favor of thc bill. Messrs. Earle, Smythe, Leitner, Wil? liams, (colored Republican) Henderson, j Patterson and Gailliard participated in j tho discussion, and finally au adverse rote was reached. The House opeucd at 10 A M Thc work of this body is rapidly in creasing and in a, short time the im- j portant work of the session will be com- j menced.- Judging from present indi } jatious. there will bc a strong effort j made to prohibit the sale of intoxicating j liquors in a number ?f Counties in the ? State. Various bills on this subject ? liave been introduced and there are I ?till more to c me up, and strenuous] efforts are being made to carry thc bills j through A big fight is expected ou the ! railroad laws. There seems to be, from ! what can be gathered, a decided de? termination on the part of the railroad companies to ' kick." They do not seem to be at ali satisfied with the pre? sent arrangements. Thc Judiciary | Committee closed last night, all hear- . ings on thc part of parties pro and con. Dew Counties. Then there will come the annual di play of oratory on the appropriation bill. A large number of bills were read | me first time. Among those read the j third time were the follow i Bg : ! A joint resolution appropriating funds for the construction ai,d erection of a sarcophagus for the remains of John C. Calhoun. A bill to authorize druggists to sell wine for sacramental purposes. A bill to authorize aud empower the j County Com missioners of Sumter Coun? ty to borrow money for ordinary County purposes was indefinitely postponed. Among the most important bills? reso? lutions, &c, received from the Senate and read the first time in the House are : A concurrfnt resolution authorizing the Railroad Commission to have three hundred extra copies of their report printed for distribution : a bill to pre? vent persons from netting and trapping partridges, excepten their own lands; a bill to render certain persons now ex? empt liable to jury duty. At the night session, a motion to strike out the enacting clause from the bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Batesburg brought out a lively discussion, but the prohibitionists carried the day by a vote of 75 to 19. The bill to prohibit the sale of spirit? uous liquors, wines and beer in the town of Leesville, in Lexington [Mr. Brooker,] called out a little eloquence. The monotony of the House proceed? ings to-night were enlivened by the ap? pearance in the ball of the young ladies of the Columbia Female College. They looked healthy, handsome and happy. The House adjourned at 10 15 P. M. At ll o'clock Saturday the Senate was called to order by President Shep? pard and the calling of the roll showed that a quorum was present. Not near? ly all of the Senators were present, some being engaged in committee work and others beiug away upon leaves of absenoe The great battle of yesterday apparently had diminished the interest of both Senators and visitors, the latter class being conspicuously absent. Six? ty-six bills were upon the calendar when taken up, and by diligent work most of them were disposed of before thc hour of adjournment. On motion of Senator Moore, the vote in reference to divorces was reconsidered and made the special order for Tuesday, so we may expect more senatorial eloquence on the subject. The House met at ll, with 240 bills on the calendar, and 50 more were added by its Judiciary Committee. The first bili taken -up for a second reading was a bill to provide for the better organization of the public schools of the State and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax for the sup? port of the same. Mr. Farley spoke at some length in favor of the bili, and stated the object of the bill was to meet thc growing de? mand for better educational facilities in the State. The main feature of the bill is that each school district is allowed to supplement the two mills and poll tax by a local additionaWax for the better ! support of the common and graded j schools in each district. Our school af- j fairs are io a peculiar situation, as we are endeavoring to support two systems, j riz : a public and private school system, j and the two cannot be run together well | without great expense. The two mill j and poll tax are not sufficient to meet the I demands of the day. Wo ought to put j it in the power of every community to provide such education as it demands. The incorporated towns have commenc? ed the Work of perfecting their schools, j We are about to be flooded with local bills for the support of ihe schools by taxation This bill passed, the system will grow and gradually perfect itself. The taxpayers ought to reap some of the j benefits from the money they pay, and by organizing and patronizing the free j schools of the State they will not only j get their share of the two mills and poll tax/but by supplementing their fuud with a local tax they will save much of the money they pay to private schools, j The proper education of the whites is of j too much importance to be delayed by the presence of another race in our midst. Universal freedom and suffrage makes univeral education a necessity, and they complete the triumvirate of great principles upon which the liberties and prosperity of our people depend. The bill was lost. A bill to make the possession and display of a United States, revenue license to retail spirituous liquors by any person or persons outside of incor? porated cities and towns in this State primo facie evidence of a violation of the license laws of this State, and to throw the burden of proof upon the par? ty or parties holding and displaying ?uch license, evolved thc usual display of eloquence always ready to gush forth when prohibition is mentioned. The bill was passed to thc third reading. Adjourned. While carelessly handling his gun on last Thursday, a Slr. Moore, living a few miles east of Camden, had his left hand badly torn by the accidental dis? charge of his weapon. He was also slightly wounded on' his left thigh. Mr. M. came to town and had the wounds dressed by a doctor. It is possible that the hand may be saved, but it will be badly deformed. It is a very pain? ful wound, and gives him much trouble. -Camden Journal. A Waco, Texas, printer fell ont of a fourth-story window and then whipped two men who laughed at him. Print? ers are not only tough, but sensitive; and are able to stick up for their rights. The Sandwich island alphabet has twelve letters ; the Burmese, nineteen : the Italian, twenty ; the Bcngalese, twenty-one ; the Hebrew, Striae, Chal dec. Samaritan, twenty-two each ; the French, twenty-three; the Greek, twenty-four; the Latin, twenty-five; the German Dutch and English, twen? ty-six ; the Spanish twenty-seven; the Arabic, twenty-eight; the Persian, thirty-two; the Russia?, forty-one ; the Sanscrit, fifty ; thc Ethiopie, two-hun? dred and two. The Czar of Russia OO?C met by acci? dent Colonel Galetsin in a state of ine? briety. 'Look here, sir,' said the Czar, 'what would you do if you met a Colo? nel of the Guard in the condition iu which ? find you? Thc Colonel drew himself up, gave the military salute, and replied with great gravity, 'I would not condescend to say a word to the brute.' His wit saved him his commis- j sion. Thousands have used Kendall's Spavin Cure for rheumatism after all other remedies had failed, and have experienced instant re? lief. --*<w? 'Why is it that so many eligible young men go to Alaska ?' asked a Fifth-avenue belle of acaller. 'Well, I should think,' he replied dreamily, with a faraway look in his eyes, 'it is because the ice-cream season lasts only three mouths there.' BMC?! BMW We have decided to close out our Entire Winter Stock, -CONSISTING OF CLOTHING, PIECE GOODS, Hats5 Umbrellas -AND GENTS' UNDERWEAR. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES ! Many goods will be sold regard? less of cost. We have a fine lot on hand ' that we offer VERY LOW FOR CASH. Now is your time to Secure Bargains -AT D. J. WINN & CO'S. Dec ll TREASURY DEPARTMENT. -OPFICB OF Comptroller of the Currency, WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 26, 1883. No. 3,082.] WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pre? sented to the undersigned, it bas been made to appear that "THE NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER," in tbe town of Sum? ter, in the County of Sumter, and State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of Ranking: NOW THEREFORE I, John 8. Lang worthy, Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The National Bank of Sumter," in the Town of Sumter, in the County of Sumter, and State of South Caro? lina, is authorized to commence the business of Banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Stat? utes of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF v?tness my hand and Seal of office this 26th day of No? vember, 1883. J. S. LANGWORTHY, Dep. Comptroller of tbe Currency. In absence of Comptroller. Dec ll 8t NEW GOODS. CHEAP GOODS. Come Look at my TOYS. A Pull Lot just received. DOLLS, BALLS, EXPRESS WAGONS, CHINA CUPS AND MUGS, FANCY VASES, &c. These goods are fresh, and will be sold at ? small profit. My Stock of Stoves and Fixtures, TINWARE AND OTHER GOODS Has been replenished, and I invite the pub? lic generally, and ali my old customers espe? cially, to call on nie when they need anything in my line. Those indebted are earnestly requested to make settlement, as I ara especially in need of funds, on account of my recent heavy loss by the fire. T. G. SCAPFE, Second Door South from Moises & Lee's Law Office. Dec ll_ " L?ST. ~ On the day after the late fire, 16th Novem? ber, 1883, a Seat, belonging to a Green paint? ed Spring Wagon. Whoever may have the same, by returning it io the undersigned, will confer a favor. T. C. SC AFFE. Dec ll._ ~FOR RENT. AFINE PLANTATION, five miles from the town of Sumter, with a good dwelling, and 120 acres for planting. Apply to W. A. BROWN. Dec II_ Estate of Miss ?. E. Yeadon, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF Probate for Sumter County on ll th day ot' January, 1884, for a final discharge as Administrator of aforesaid Estate. WM. YEADON, Dec ll- 4t Administrator. S. B. THOMAS, Agt. No. 320 KING STREET, Opposite Liberty, ?Mow Shades, Paper Hai?, Li ACE CURTAINS, CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY GOOD'S, WINDOW AWNINGS MADE TO ORDER. CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec* ll o THE OLD RELIABLE "?TOVE HOUSE. T. CAMPBELL, 142 Hooting Street, Charleston, S. C. Still Holds the Lead as Vealer vi First Class Cooking Stoves, Heating Stoves, Ranges and Grates, Lead and Iron Pipes, Pumps, &c , ?c., &c. A full lino of Repairs kept for all Stoves we sell. The attention of the people of Sumterand adjoining Counties is asked. Send tor prices on anything in our line. Dec ll 2 CHAS. BERB?SSE, MANUFACTURER OF Reed and Rattan Chairs, KARDEN FURNITURE, BABY CARRIAGES, -Also Dealer in TOYS AND FANCY GOODS, 276 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec ll ? 1-8 MERRY CHRISTMAS. Please cut this out and paste it in your scrap hook, so that your children and grand children may read it. DEAR FRIENDS : The Christmas holidays are near at band, and the good farmer, after having toiled and worked hard da? ring the past season, will now turn his attention toward affording his family a little COMFORT AND PLEASURE, as well as getting something nice to prepare a Christmas dinner. The same is also the case with the peoplo living in town, be their occupation what it maj, be they rich or poor. The past year has no doubt boen3 somewhat hard and disappointing to some of you, in regard to money matters, but be it ever so discour? aging, you h?ve-the consolation, that we are in tbe same boat, and the probabilities are, that as long as we are around and swimming, you will and shall never, ?NO, HARDLY EVER," suffer for anything nice to eat. The secret of our being always ready aud able to supply your wants, for a little money is, wc work every day, and every one in our store works, and we buy our goods from FIRST CLASS DEALERS and manufacturers, and, last, but not least ; we buy for CASH, ??ind like to sell for cash. OUR WHOLE AIM in business has been in the past, is now, and shall bc in future, to please everyone by selling Choice Goods, giving Full Weights and PROMPT ATTENTION, and we must coufess that our ef? forts in this direction have proved successful to some extent ; but we would remind our friends that there is still a vast room for im? provement. The old saying is, "What is home without a mother?" We now say, what is Sumter without a FIEST CLASS GKOCEKY? Now, it is a settled fact, that we can't keep a First Class Grocery Establishment unless you good people patronize us, and right here, we would say to those that have not bought from us, to give us a fair trial once, and wc shall spare no pains to please you in .very respect. It is true, we have people to como in our store every day, saying, I would buy from you, but your goods are too high. At the same time they forget to compare qualities, with goods bought elsewhere at a trifle less. We now most earnestly ask you to bear iu mind this fact, that wc believe in selling only First Class Goods, and we are convinced, if you will give us your trade, you will not regret it hereafter. IN CONCLUSION, We would say that our stock is now complote iu all its branches, and we are, believe us, truly anx? ious to fill your orders for CHRISTMAS GOODS. Hoping to hear from you shortly, We are respectfully, DUCKER & 8ULTM?N. Dec ll REMOVAL. WG. KENNEDY has removed his 9 Book and Variety Store, to the "Old Bailev," or Law Place, and is to be found NEXT DOOR TO THE OFFICE OF Messrs. EARLE & BEARD, where he bas on hand the largest and finest Stock of BIBLES. Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and other Hymn Books, SCHOOL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, ever offered in Sumter. Dec ll _ A PR I TE Send six cents for postage, and M B mi,tirccejve jYee, a costly box of good? which will help you to more money right away than anything else in this world. All of either sex, succeed from first hour. The j broad road to fortune opens hefore the work ers, absolu tel v sure. At once address. _TRUE & CO.. Augusta, Maine. THE HOLIDAYS COMINO. Now is the time to prepare for them. FINEST VARIE" ' OF TROPICAL FRUITS IN MARKET. Fresh Cargoes Every Week, BANANAS, ORANGES, COCOANCTS, MALAGA GRAPES, Northern Fruits, Apples, Figs, Peanuts, Raisins, Nuts, Citron, Currants. $33* Order3 filled with despatch. C. BART & CO., Dec 4_Charleston, S. C. $fifia week at home, $5.00 outfit free. Pay "^absolutely sure. No risk. Capital not required. Readers, if you want business at which persons of either sex, young or old, can make great pay all the time they work, with absolute certainty, write for particulars to H. HALLETT & CO, Portland, Maine. Will be mailed CQECt0 aJi applicants an? to customers of last Tn ES year without ordering it. It contains illustrations, prices, descriptions and directions for planting all Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Plants, etc. Invaluable to all. P.M. FERRY &C0.?Sg,S?. A ACIJTQwanted for The Lives of all the MUCH I Opresi(jentsof theU s. Thelargest handsomest, best book ever sold for less than twice our price. The fastest selling book io America. Immense profits to agents. All intel* lignent t>eo pie want it. Any one can become a successful Itfent; Terms free. IT HALLETT BOOK Co., Portland, Maine. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. CO. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, j NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. CHARLRSTOX, S. C., December 2, 1883. On and after this date the following Sche? dule will be run : Leave Charleston. Arrive Florence. 10 50 A. u.~. 3 10 p M. 12 45 A. M. 4 35 A. M. 3 15 P. M. 7 20 P. 3i. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 2 00 A. M.5 50 A. M. 12 00 w.4 35 P M. 5 00 A. M.9 00 A. a. Train leaving Florence at 2 00 A. M., and train leaving Charleston at 12 45 A. M. will not stop at Way Stations. CENTRAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. DAILY. Leave Charleston.l? 50 a ro 44 Lanes. 1 45 pro Arrive at Sumter. 3 15 p m " at Columbia... 4 50 pm Leave Columbia. 9 55 a m " Sumter.ll 45 a m " Lane's. 1 42 p m Arrive at Charleston 4 35 p m T. M. EM ERSON, J. F. Di VI NE, Gen'l Ticket A gt._Gen'! Supt. prjT Tjfor the working class. Send 10 cents uUllJJfor postage, and we will mail yon fret ! a royal, valuable box ofsampie goods that will I pnt you in the way of making more money in j j a few days than you ever thought possible at j any business. Capital not required. We will Start yon. You can work all the time or in j spare time only. The work is universally j \ adapted to both sexes, young and old. You j can ensily earn from 50 cents to S5 every eve- : ning. That all who want to work may test the business, we make ibis unparalleled offer: j to all who are not weil satisfied we will send Si \J to pay for the trouble of writingus. Full par- j ticulars, directions, etc., sent free. Fortunes will be made by those who give their whole time to the work. Great success absolutely sure. Don't delay. Start now. Address STINSON h CO.. Portland. Maine. BAKER ANO CONFECTIONER, MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C. 1 Fresh Bread, Rolls, Pies and Cakes -DAILY. Also, a General Assortment of FANCY GROCERIES. Native and Foreign Fruits of all kinds. I - NUTS, JELLIES, first class French Confections, CANDY of my ovm make at Wholesale and Retail. Wedding and Private Parties fam? ished promptly at reasonable prices. ] Also for the Rolidav?, I have on hand FI RC WORKS, TOYS io please j s everybody, as Santa Claus h:ts given 1 me an unlimited control over bis Stock of Goods. While I do not claim to sell better nor cheaper gocrb than anybody else, I do claim to sell as good cods, and as cheap as any oneelse. -2E?'* An experience of H*XT\Yforty years in my line of business, will be a guarantee that I am competent to give general satisfaction Thankful for past patronage, I re? spectfully solicit a continuance of the same. Dec. 4, E. STEHLE. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. T. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. I ? WHEREAS, D. W. CHANDLER, of said j is County and State, made snit to me, to jtant bim Letters of Administration, of tho Estate and effects of MRS. SARAH J. MAYES, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish xii and singular the kindred and creditors of j the said Mis. Sarah J. Mayes late of Sumter { bounty in said State, deceased, that they beand J ippear, before me. in the Court of Probate, to \ De heid at Sumter C. H , on Dee. 19th, 1883. ifter publication hereof, at ?1 o'clock in the breuoon, to shew cause, if any they have, ?.hy the said Administration should not be granted. Giren und?r my hand, this 4th day of j December, Anno Domini, 1883. T. V. WALSH. [L. S.J Dec 4-2t Judge of Probate. TO THE PUBLIC. Nothwithstanding my safe was in the fire, [ take pleasure in stating that it passed sate y through with its contents, and that I am ftill prepared to buy cotton at thc highest .market prices for cash. I can be found at :he store occupied by Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme ind G. I. Hoyt & Bro., next door to A. Moses, and opposite Dr. A. J. China. Re sure and seo mc before von sell. Nov 19 __C. E. STUBBS. LANDS FOR SALE., < THE UNDERSIGNED has several tracts | ? from 230 to 400 acres each, of GOOD j . 30TTON LAND FOR SALE.:' with good j t( wildings, spring water, convenient to schools j ^ iud churches and good society Apply to S. A.' NORRIS, SherifF8 Office, Sumter, S. C. /Sept ll // NEW GOODS -AT BOTTOM PRICES. My stock is now complete in all departments. a -0 il cr Choice make of best goods ever brought to this market in -both MEN'S AND YOUTHS'. FINE OYJEKCOATS a specialty. I nur Is now complete and full value guaranteed. PHILADELPHIA HAND-MADE WORK. DRESS GOODS ANO DOMESTICS As low as any one can sell. HATS AND GAPS lu the most Fashionable Styles. r -o TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, Large variety of the best make. -o GUNS, PISTOLS _-AND POCKET KNIVES TO SUIT ALL. GENTS3 UNDERWEAR. AU the best grades of SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, HOSIERY AND NECK-WE GLASSWARE, IIAMWOOD?I?Att Completo Line. CIGARS AND TOBACCO, A full supply of the Best Brandi. (MERIS Al PROVISIONS. Full stock of No. 1 Goods always on hand at Lowest Market Kates* DON'T HANDLE SECOND CLASS GOODS. Highest Prices Paid for Cotton. Look at and price my goods before buying elsewhere. ALTAMONT MOSES. N. E. Corner Main and Liberty Streets. Oct 9 [f you ever intend to BUY AN ORGAN now is the time. Call in and examine the CELEBRATED ESTEY ORGANS. These I sell on the INSTALLMENT PLAN and make payments to snit purchasers. A Iiberal discount from prices made br CASH. ID. ?T. AULD. Oct 30_ A BARGAIN. A FINE YOUNG MULE and ONE-HORSR WAGON, for sale cheap for cask. Apply :o W. H. CUTT1NO. Nov 13 uOOZ OUT FOE TES WAGON WHEN THE BELL BINGS. W. J. ANDREWS' FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT. SISALS ?T ?LL HOTOS F-RESH FISH, OYSTERS, -ASD VEGETABLES IN Y ARL FLORIDA ORANGES received ?n ronsigument from the grower, old nt wholesale as low as can be Charleston. deceived Daily a?:d will be Jpeftvcred to Customers from Wogpn. Prompt attention given- to cider?. 'INS STOCK OF FAMILY GRJTERIES. Liberty Street-Next Door to $*jtten berg's-Sumter, S. C. 1 Ant*2I . ta D. BART & (pO., CHARLESTON, 9. C. ^ . - . The largest importers of FRUIT n ihe South, offer for sale a well selected -stock of LPPLES, ORANGES, BANANAS, IOCOANTTS, DRIED FIGS, LEMONS, :UTS, RAISINS, PEANUTS, OTA TOES, CABBAGES, ONIONS, ud everything else that a First Class Whole? sale Fruit House should have. hitntry Orders Filled with Despatch. Oct 23 _ i RKIJABLK HOUSE TO DEAL WITS. W. H. WELCH. LANIER BASON. i?fELCH & EASON, -DEALERS D? ll OI CE .FAMILY AND PLANTATION GROCERIES, Tines, Liquors, Segars and Tobacco. 127. 129 Meeting and South-West cor. .Market Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. Send for price list. No charge for drayage r packing. Oct 23v NOTICE. 900 Acres Land for Sale, J SITUATED IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP, ^ jj on PIcwden Mill Road and on both sides 1 f Tarecoat Swamp, known as the SHAW ANDS. Will he sold aa a whole or in parcel? A 3 suit purchasers. Terms, one-third cash, M alance to bc paid in one and two years. mi Apply to R. C. McFADDIN, or M BL AN DING t,BL ANDING, At'vf. Nov 20 m