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* '*? ' - &k SMkan at?) jw uijp a ? WBDKyPAY? JAN? ievi893 The Swnftrr ffttte?'ma? was. Sound tn 1W and the Trite Srt&mt ' k 186 The ./?fcAma* attrf JM^ bo^t th? combined ohou%l?Ofi ?od influer of both of the old pape?, and is mai .st?y the best advertising medium S am ter. $??l t ? J fa? EDITORIAL NOTES. Predictions are being made bj o ctticeos that ibis wilt be a fine fri Jeer. As the predictions of a cc winter have been abundantly veril* we are not inclined to doubt in advane The United States Senatorsbip is position a!mo>t as mach sought after that of County Commissioner in Son Carotin*. LB Nebraska there are nc forty-three candidates in the field. Wkfc Senator Carlisle, of Kentucl ?8 Secretary of the Treasury, that offi wilt be filled by a man as ab ?t honest; and in ability, as in all tl qualities of statesmanship, he is tl peer of any man in pubfle life. Mumps are fashionable in this city present. If yo? haven't had thei beware who yon go 4'cheek by jow with. Rumor again saya that the Colomb Cana! is te be utilised at an early da; This time it is said that a $700,0( -docking mill wiS he built with as gre 'exp?dition as posai ble. We trust rum? is correct for once, but we withhold ot congratulations until the rumor is vet ?ed. Senator Irby and Congressman Joh L. McLaurto have been to New York ! aw Cleveland about the patronage < South Carolina. To judge from Sen a t< Irby'a publie record he takes more intel est tn the spoils of political life than i the duties he was elected to perform. Mr. T. H. Richardson, of Gaioesvill Fla., one of this paper's appr?ciatif readers, sends us a photo of the Thir Party movement of Florida. It b sorry cr?ature-even more so than i South Carotina. Any one who has neve seen the Third Party may tale a look 9 its photograph when they pay us a visit Senator Hill, of New York, bs offended boas Croker of the Tam ?nany machine. Senator Hill went t Albany during the progress of th* election of Murphy to the Senate, ant Croker pronounced him a meddler, ant further remarked that he had bette stay in Washington and attend to bi duties. The death of Geo. B. F. Butler, o Massachusetts, familiarly known as tb? '-Beast" and the spoon thief, causes ai little regret, all over the country, and especially in the Southern half, as that af any man of equal prominence wbc has died sw ce the United States was a nation. Even to tell his history would he to blanken bis memory. The United States Supreme Court decides that it has no jurisdiction in the railroad tax oases carried to it on an appeal from the U. S District Court. ?od refuses to enter into a discussion of the merit of the eases. T!;is evi? dently leaves the cases unsettled, although it was upon the question of the jurisdiction of the District Court that the appeal was taken. ' Ex President Rutherford B. Hayes 4ied at Fremont, Ohio, last night at ll o'clock of rheumatism of the heart. He was said to be a good man,but the odium of allowing himself to be made President ?ef ike United States by fraud and Quavery clang to him in life and will stick to hts memory so long as truthful history is extant. The latter part of his life has beea devoted to the work of prison reform. Editor T. Larry Gantt bas severed bis connection with the Colombia Regis? ter and will remove to Spartaoburg, where he will ruo a weekly in the inter? est of Senator S cany arne Wilson. It will be remembered, by those who read the Register, that Col. Gantt, not long since, suggested Senator Wilson, as a suitable person to succeed Congressman George Washington Shell. Col. T. Larry Gantt, is esteemed most where he is koown best. The Waynesboro, Ga., True Citizen says of him : "Larry Gantt elected messenger to carry the Cleveland and Stevenson South Carolina vote to Washington ts too 4fi? for utterance, it is almost as rich as Platt (Me, Too) entrusted with the New York electoral rete with Qmj to pat him on the back and keep his courage up. Ob, dear! Gb, dear*" It is believed io Alliance cireies {??at president 31. L. Donaldson, of toe State Alliance, viii have at sits disposal -thc entire Federal pa.tr?*age of the State. ? Alliance ?leeturers and organizers 'desire -to replenish the waning meroberabvp of t-Le order, they have 'Only to .circulate rbis raper* S?jlwstnewsty. If oew members be wbat the Alliance wants, the taint of patron? age will bring them in. Governor-elect Peter Torney, of Tennessee, was inaugurated io bed at | his home in Winchester, on Monday, i Thia does away with the possibility of Soobjg&O holding cvvsrjo the event of jjodga Ifcrney's death. Gov. Buch juna, at first, refused to sign the resolu? to? jjitboriziog thc inaegiuratioc of JTudge Turoey ; but the pabilo pressure j ?as too strong for bim to carry out his ' original intentioo, as he woald have ] been tbe one benefitted by the death j cf Judge Taraey, without having beeo aseogurated. Tbe present schedule of tbe A. C. L-, aa far as this eoctioo of the State is con- I eerunl, s return to the d-iys just sub- j sequent to the war. A person going North has to leave hereon the 2 o'clock freight to make connection at Florence. If ona leave? hereon the evening train, be will have to lie over in Florence uotil the next morning. There bas already been great ca m plain t and it is just beginning. Mr. J. E. DuPre, an ex-Legislator, having been a member of the body called "driftwood" by Gov. Tillman himself, criticises the work of the last Legislature and of the Sumter delega? tion especially, in view of the fact that Mr. DuPre has the wisdom gained by experience, and is folly competent to judge of matters legislative, we refrain from remark an til the criticised geutlemeu have had an opportunity to avail themselves of their rightful per? quisite of cracking the ex-Legislator's head with the sticks he bas so thought? ful iy provided. . Capt. 0. L. Williamson, the popular member of tbe Legislature from this county stands an excellent chance of appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for South Carolina. His peti? tion bas been signed not only by the people of Sumter County, but by num? bers of the most prominent and influ? ential men of Charleston, Columbia and other places. The names on his peti? tion represent both factions of the Dem? ocrats, and with such endorsement his application should receive favorable consideration. If Sumter County is not supporting him solidly, we have not beard it. The Columbia Regieter, for about the space of a year, bas been the public mouthpiece of the Tillman Administra? tion, and Col. T. Larry Gantt has been organ-grinder. Aud, to carry the illustr?tioo a degree farther, Mr. Calve bas been the monkey, that received the pennies in his little tin cup, while the organ played that familiar refrain, --Gathering in the Spoils." Had Mr. Calvo been familiar with the record of Col.Gantt he would have known that the Colonel has the faculty of overshadow? ing with his own personality the im? portance of the organ he edits, and that the when this personality is withdrawn from the organ, it seems to those who admire his style, that the organ is in? sipid and without flavor. It is said that the taste for Limberger, once acquired, causes other cueese to seem without flavor, but the irrepressible odor of Lim? berger is offensive to the uninitiated, as is a disregard for truth and a servile toolsbip io a newspaper writer, to hon? est men. We venture the prediction that those who have been attracted to the Register by Col. Gantt's style will fall away by the same iuflueoce and cannot be brought back to ita support. It is boped that tbe monkey collected enough pennies while the organ was playing to keep it in heart when the melody is stilled. .'THE LEG-ITIMATJ3 DRAMA." Our city is again billed for a public entertainment in which tbe main attraction purports to be women in tights. Obscene pictures are fully as objection? able as obscene literature, and if one is suppressed, so should the other be. It takes all sorts of people to make a world, and there is said to be no dis? puting about tastes, but there are snch things as depraved tasha and diseased appetites, which should not be, but whick are, developed by means of such stage representations. They tend to demoralize and corrupt men's thoughts, to stimulate passions already too strong, tbey have no elevating or beneficial effect, but quite the contrary, aod even the quality of the am tn use tn cat they afford is wholly antagonistic to genuine pleasure or true enjoyment. FUTURES AND SLANDER. Rumor, that irresponsible jade, whose charges are so easy to make and so hard to refute, has been busy of late in this city. Oue of her charges is to the effect that the whole town has gone erasy on the subject of speculating in cotton futures, and that among the demented are several "preachers." We know that preachers are sometimes given to speculating in futures, but we have never heard that cottou had any j part iu their speculations-asbestos would be more fitting, in our judgment. This performance of the jade has a pis? catorial aroma about it-decidedly so. The deeds of preachers are sometimes cited as justification for actions that are felt to be somewhat unjustifiable other? wise, but it is a poor defense to shield one's self behiud what others do or are alleged to have done. Let every man judge for himself in cuch matters, and | not unman himself by repeating the j offense of Adam in charging Eve with being the first offender, and endeavor- j .ing ts eaut the blame of the whole ' <*ransaetnon su her. Of course there is no scintilla of truth tn this rumor, as regards the preachers, but we are sorry to kuow that macy have gou-? into ??jeeulatiou of this sort Where ac art-icle is really bought and sold, as cotfi** fur instance, and thc buyer holds for a fcigber price, there is absolutely no eleven*, of immorality in the transaction Kui where uo real sale and purchase takes place, what is the transaction but a bet that by such j a date cottjn will be worth such a ! price? X >w is it or not against good i morals to encourage such transactions? Do tbry not tend to demoralize and un- ! ?ettie legitimate bu-iness? And is not I this contra bonus morts.' The history of Wall street furnishes an impressive ! oom tuen tary on this ''futurea" business, j Xot one mau in a hundred comes oui, i better than he wvmt io, aud the eiaie-j -uittut id .hat, with few exceptions, the i "tittle fish," or small operators, are j invariably gobbled up by the "sharks/ or large operators. The ootopus c. Wallstreet is ooiy reaching out :*K bage tentacles for a wider sweep-the sharks are only baiting the small fry. When the end comes, it will not be the sharks but the small fry who will suffer. Mark our prediction ! Again, when a man makes a lucky speculation, the news spreads like a prairie fire, and many are tempted to invest who otherwise would not. The lucky man is largely responsible for the effects of the example he sets. But who ever hears of the losses that are made ? Why is it that we hear only of the gains? How many who gain, hold on to their gains? And why not? Simply because the temptation is too strong-the greed of gain too powerful to resist. Is the greed of gain a good thing to encourage-good for oharaoter -good to make pure, noble, patriotic, godly men, men to admire and follow after ? If not, then must it be conceded that all this sort of thing is against good morals, and therefore to be condemned. The main consolation in all this lies in the fact that in the long run such violations of good morals punish the violator by leaving him worse off in pocket and conscience and character than he was when he started. He so often kills the goose that laid the gold? en egg-he so seldom knows when to quit. But the harm lies in the misery, the desperation, the misanthropy, the irreligi?n, the trusting to chance instead of in God, which are the logical results and effrcts of such habits. The inno? cent are involved in the sufferiog, the trusting are taken advantage of, the bur? dens of life, already heavy enough, are made heavier by ali this, and it is time to call a halt. A Surprise for the Bar. WASHINGTON, January 12.-Special : During the argument of the South Caro? lina cases in the Supreme Court today Chief Justice Fuller stopped the counsel for the railroads with the announcement that the Court has co jurisdiction in the case. This was a great surprise to the array of counsel present representing the railroads aod the State authorities, and the decision of the Court will pro? bably cause the Tillmaoites to rejoice, for it is a justification to a certain extent of their methods of taxation. The Chief Justice stated, however, that the Court was nob prepared to go into the merits of the case, but was convinced that the Court has no juris? diction, and therefore further argument would be unnecessary. The'sudden termination of the argument, after the counsel bad been detained here last Friday, occasioned considerable disap? pointment, especially among the rail? road men. Mr. Lord opened the argument on behalf of the State authorities, aod upon the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Smith proceeded to present the argument for the railroads. Immediately certain members of the Court plied Mr. Smith with questions, all of which seemed to indicate that the Court doubted its jurisdiction to deal with the question involved. After Mr. Smith fioished his argument Mr. Fitzsimons, also representing the railroads, began to supplement and reinforce the statements made by Mr. Smith. In the midst of this argument the Chief Justice held a whispered consultation with his Asso? ciates and then announced that the Court did not care to hear further ar? gument, as it was clearly of the opinion that it had uo jurisdiction to consider the case. Mr. Baron was to have followed Mr. Fitzsimons on behalf of the railroads ? and then Speaker Jones was to have | made the closing argument for the State. The action of the Court today practically reverses the decision of the Court below, which was in favor of the railroads. Those who arc familiar with the praotice of the Supreme Court say t hat the announcement of the Chief Jus? tice that the refusal to hear further argu? ment without passing upon the merits : of the case cuts but little figure in the. proceedings. The failure of the Court ! to take jurisdiction in itself virtually decides the case io favor of the State authorities.-News a; Courier Jan. 13. The action taken by the United States Snpreme Court in the South Carolina tax cases before it was the all-abso jing topic of conversation yesterday. Owing to the fact that the Court hus uot yet made public its decision in the case the entire matter yet remain? in a certain degree of doubt, and gives rise to much speculation among ali persons who have taken an iuterest in tho important litigation which has taken place on the subject. There has been no amendment of any decision by the Supreme Courts, but from what occurred upon the trial it is ouly reasonable to conclude that deci? sion will be iu favor of the State. Mr. Lord commenced his argument for the State on Wednesday : on Thursday Mr Smith and Mr. Fi'zsimons were heard and Mr. Jones being about to reply on j behalf <>f the State, the Court announced j that it did not desire to hear atty further argument from that side. The casc9 were argued in the Circuit. ? Court upon demurrers which in brief! made the questions that the Court, had j uo jurisdiction, and that even if all the allegations tn the complaints of the railroads were true the facts did not I warrant (he interposition of the Court lu the Supreme Court no question was raided either by the counsel or by j the Conrt itself as to the j ot isdictioo of j the Supreme Court. The question, however, of the jurisdiction of ihe Cir-! cuit Court for th-- District of South Car- ! ulina, which originally heard the cause, j a question which from the first and all I aloug had been made iu these cases, | wa?? pressed and fully argued Those who were present and heard j the trial at Washington can draw their j own inferences from what took place, j but. as yet the Court has not. announced I its decision, stil! less has it stated the ! ??rounds of its opinion. If the inference from thc nature of the questions asked at the trial and from the fact of stopping thc counsel for the State be correct, that t-i? deci? sion is to b-; in ?ivw uf the State and against the railroads, it will probably rest on one or moro of the grounds, j that there was uo illegality it? the as sessme.ut of the tax, that tn* ie was ati adequate and exclusive remedy a Horded i bv the lawi of Sou: h Carolina iu tho statute providiog for the payment of the whole tax and for suit to recover back the part claimed to bc illegal, that there was uo case made justifying the inter? position of a Court of equity, that there was no case made showing that thc 3'ate or the officers had denied to any of these corporations the equal pro? tection of its laws, and that the amounts claimed against any road by any county treasurer and disputed by the road must be at least ?2.000 io order to give the Court jurisdiction-that is, (hat the different amounts iu dispute by the. same road, but in different counties, cannot be added together to confer ju? risdiction upou the Uuited States Circuit Courts. Two test cases were brought before the Supreme Court. If the decision sustains any one of the above grounds except the last, it will in effect dispose of all the other cases. If based upou the last alone, the present two cases will only certainly fix the law with re? gard to the tax on the roads and in the counties where the part of the tax claimed to be excessive equals or ex? ceeds ?i,000. The large majority of taxes will be found to be below $2 OOO. A table is given showing the amount claimed as in excess by each road and in each county. If tue Court should pass upon the jurisdictional amount alone, the other questions can still be made where the excess happens to exceed the ?2 OOO. There were originally several snits, each suit in the name of a separate railroad. As every one of the railroads ran through several counties the taxes upon the railroad were payable to the treasurers of the counties through which the railroad ran. So when the rail roads came into the United States Court it made as parties defendant the several treasur?rs of those counties and the sheriff of each county, embracing them all in one suit. In the two cases before the Supreme Court the amount of taxes io dispute was less thau $2.000 in each county, which is the limit of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the United States, tbe jurisdiction of tbat Court being limited to cases in which the matter in dispute exceeds ?2,000, exclusive of costs. The Attorney General and Mr. Lord demurred to each bill, that is to say, I denied the jurisdiction of the United States Court, first, because the matter in dispute was less than ?2 000 ; second, because each county treasurer and sheriff was a separate and distinct party from every other county treasurer and sheriff, responsible for his own acts only and in no wise connected with or responsible for the action of any other county treasurer or sheriff, and claims that for this reasou the bill was multifarious and could not bc sustained ; and third, because the Act of tho Legislature provided a plain, adequate and brief remedy by a suit at law in every case of an imposition of an uulawful tax. In such cases the taxpayer could pay the amount of the tax, and bring bis suit against the couuty treasurer for so much of it as was illegal This being so, that the United States Circuit Court, sitting as a Court, of Equity, conld not entertain jurisdiction of the suit. These objections were overru'ed by tbs United States Circuit Court and an appeal taken. If the Supreme Court of the United States, hearing these objections on an appeal, were of the opinion that they were well taken, the State has gained its case. If, however, the Supreme Court of the United States found from tho record that none of the cases in? volved a sum of mere than ?2,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and upoo this reason di>uiifcbed the oases, the Supreme Court not having jurisdic? tion unless the sum involved exceeded that auicaut, then the S'ate has lost the case. Only two cases were before (he Court, the Northeastern Railroad and the Central Railroad *>i South Carolina. This action of the Supreme Court affects only those cases, and if the Impression be correct that thc oases weut off because of the amount in? volved, thc action of the Supreme Court in no wise affects the counties in which the amouut of taxes involved exceeds $2 000. Should it prove to be true that the | cause of the Supreme Court's actiou was the btlit-f ou the part of the Judges that the cases could not be heard uuless they involved $2,000, it will become interesting to know io exactly which counties and in the case of which roads this disability is re? moved. The statistics given below have been compiled from the original records. They give the amouut o?* taxes ten? dered by the roads in each couuty, and also thc amount which was claimed by the State. The Charleston and Savannah, Carolina Midland and Georgia, Caroli? na and Northern roads are not men? tioned because they were not interested in the suit. Their taxes were adjusted witbout protractod litigation. It will be noticed that iu many coun? ties thc excess of taxation alleged by the railroads is less than $2,000 For thi.se tho matter has been fiually de cided, if it. is true that tho Judges were actuated by this point of Jurisdiction. lu several of the counties, however, thc excess is ?2 0?U and more, in which cases the questions will of course, remain open, unless they should be brought up before the Supreme Court. -A'cus and (Jonricr, Jan. 14 I find Salvation <.):! the best cure for rheumatism I have ever known. Joshua Zimmerman, VVetberedville, Md. Tbe world-wide reputation of Ayer's Hair Vigor, ia due ' ld healthy action on the hair and scalp. Xii.5 incomparable preparation restores the original eolor to gray and faded hair, and imparts the gloss und freshness so much desired by ali class?s of people. Fitting School Scholarship. A Scholarship is offered in Wofford College Fining School for the Spring Session, beginning Feb. 17th, that reduces the cost to $48 00. Til-; Scholarship will be awarded by a competitive examination, conducted by the School Commissioner at his office ou .Monday, J M ri Suth The Examina iou will consist of ten ques? tions On each of : i ? *- folio? ing brant hes ; I English Grammar-Patts of Speech, Forms, and a short story teat! for reproduc? tion, as a test of expression and ?pelling. li. Arithmetic. em ?'raring Fractions, Common and Dreimal, aud Compound Quan ti'ii s. Iii. D. S. History. IV. Geography. Buts over fourteen years of age may compele. Further information may be ob? tained from. A. G RKMBfcart Spartanburg S. C. For the best Sausage in the city go ?J Eugene j Hogan. All ui d'rs will l.*ve his special at teut ton. Rent Liens, plain find with cotton seed clause, for sale at ihe Watchman aud Southron o tlice. Chance For The Alliance. It is possible that through the united efforts of the Farmers Alliance, something of actual benefit to the farmers of South Carolina and the country, as well as to all other citizens uiaj be accomplished. A national league for the "good of roads" has been formed io New York, and it is pro? posed to organise such a league io this State, and, under the auspices of the Farmers Alliance, push the the great work of better? ing tha public roads of the State. The following letter from the secretary of the State Farmers Alliahce gires some information OD the subject. RRJ os VILLE, S, C., Jan. 9, 1893. His Excellency Governor Tillman, DKAU Ma: 1 have been io correspondence with Gen. RcyStooe, of New Yerk, to whom I WHHTvferred by Governor Levi K. Fuller of Vermont. I send a letter recently received from Geo. Stone. My pian, to which he refers, is to send circulars to every Alliance io the State, and to all the State aud county Alliance officers to enable them to gaio information un the subject and to bcgio the organization at ooe. My directory contains about a thousand names of prominent farmers in all parts of the State, consequently my sending out the circulars would scatter them weil. He has sent the circular I wrote for, I will go to Washington if I Hm able to gel out and make the trip. Yours respectfully, J. W. REID, Sec F. A. of S. C. The enclosures is as follows : NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 1892. J. W. Reid, Secretary Farmers' Alliance: Dear Sir: I have sent you the literature re? quested, aod should be pleased to hear from you when the same is received. Tbe execu? tive committee think your plan of action ad? mirable, be good enough to let us know if we can't support you further. Governor Tillman bas accepted the position of vice president for the State, but has not yet named the State director?, under article 5 I of the constitution, page 40 of the pamphlet sent you. Will you kindly communicate with him, and please indicate that it would be very agreeable to have you Damed as ooe of the directors of the State. Would you be abie to come to Washington to attend the general board meeting on Jauu ary 17. Very truly yours, ROY STUNS, General Vice President. Governor Tillman DA. replied to Mr. Reid as toilowe : Replying to your letter of yesterday, Gov? ernor Tillman directs me to say that he will be glad to receive suggestions of live and active men all over the State to be appointed vice president of National League for Good of Roads, And will be gelid to appoint you one of the directors ol this State. Very respect? fully, D. H. TOMPKINS, Private Secretary. New crop 1892 Londoo Layer Raisins at 15c. per lb. at Kiogmao's. You cao get more goods for less money from En ene Hogan. A full stock of Trial Justice blanks kept on hand at this office. Supply Liens at bottom prices. Lien mer? chants should get our prices on the hundred or thousand before placing an order elsewhere. I manufacture Sausage of all kinds, *>nd am prepared to sell in any quantity, from 1 pound to 1.0C0 pounds, at short notice. Send me your orders. I guarantee satisfac? tion in price, weights, and quality of goods. Eugene Hogan, second door west of Post Office._ COTTON SEED FOR SALE. IMPROVED PeterkiD Short Limb. R. J. BROWNFIELD, Catchall, S. C. Jan. 18-3t MONEY TO LOAN. IN SUMS OF $300, and upwards, on im? proved cotton lands. ^Eigbt percent interest and a commission. Apply to LERA MOISE, Attorneys at Law. 3 mos. FOR SALET O NICE BUILDING LOTS on West side Jj Har by Avenue, next to residence of H. J. harby. ALSO SLOTS OD North side Republican St. be? tween Harby Ave. and New St. Apply to A. C. PHELPS. Jan. 18-tf State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WU KKK AS, SIMON TI. KELLY made suit to Die tu gr* nt aim Letters nf Ad? ministration of tbe Estate ?nd effect* of JAS? PER WAYMS GALLOWAY, deceased, unad iuini*>crcd. These ar? therefore to cite ar.ci admonish all and singular tbe kindred and creditors of the .?aid J ?ar KB WA TM li ALLAWAY, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me. ia tb? Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., ?n Feb. 2d, 1S93. next after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in tbe forenoon, to shew canse, if any they have, vrby the said Administration should nut be granted. Given under my band, this I Si h day of Ji.u , A. D., 1893. T. V. WALSH, Judge ef Probate. Jan. 18-2t. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, E$$.t Prob?le Judye. WHEREAS, SIMON H. KELLY, made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of MRS. ARGENT L. KELLY, Widow, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Credi? tors of the said MRS. ARGENT, L. KELLT, Widow, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear be? fore me, io tbe Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter OD Febroary 2d 1893, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should oot be granted. Given under my hand, this 18th day of Jaouarv, A. D., ?893. T. V. WALSH, Jan 18 - 2t Judge of Probate State of South Carolin, COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V. Walsh, Esquire, Probate Judye WHEREAS, EDWARD E. REM BERT has made suit to me, to grant him Let? ters of Administration of tbe Estate of and effects of MES. ESTHER GOURDIN GAILLARD REMCERT, These are therefore to cite and admonish nil ?nd singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Mrs Esther Gourdin Gaillard Rem ber!, deceased, that they be aud appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter, C. H., on February 2d, 1893, after publication thereof, at ll o'clork in the fore? noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grant? ed. Given under roy band, this 18th day of January, Anno Domini, 1893. T. V. WALSH, Jan. 18-2t Judge of Probate. NOTICE. OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 10, 1893. rpHE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will I let out at the County Poor House on January 21st, 1893, the repairing of certain houses, at said Poor House. Sp?cifications made known at that time, and thc right reserved to reject any <-r all ?>ids. Bids to jg sealed, and contractor lo give bond for faith? ful discharge of his contract. By order of Board. THOS. V. WALSH, Clerk Board, County OouamiBsionerf, Sum? ter County. J?n- H Freeuiau aud Herald, pleate copy. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of ?ve Hues or less will be inserted under this bend for 25 j cents for each insertion. Additional lines j 5 cent3 per line. ------i FOR SALE OR KENT-A new 7-rootn cottage on Ca houn St., near C. S. k j N. R. R. Appir to Vt. F. ?. Hainsworth, j Jan. 18-tf. FOR SALE-One fine grey Saddle or Draft Horse. Also complete Ladies riding outfit. Low cash terms. Address Lafayette, " Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-tf IWANT Planters to know that I have purchased the celebra-ed Jack, named GOVERNOR ZEB VANCE, sired by the $4,000 Jack, Longfellow, of Tennessee. J. J. Neason, Louellen, S. C. Jan. ll- 4t. WANTED-GOOD TENANTS for two handsome brick stores on Liberty Street, next to Browns k Purdy, also, office over store of Browns & Purdy. Apply to Haynsworth i: Cooper, Attorneys. MRS M. A. FLOWERS informs* ber friends and patrons that she has re eumed dressmaking at her residence on Re* publican Street, one door Weat of Church. She will be pleased to serve them a9 formerly. TO SELL-Lot on Republican Street. 60x150 feet. Apply at thia office. Sale of Land Mer Powers Coi ?aiae? in Mort?. NOTICE IS HERKRY given that under and by virtue of the powers contained in a mortgage executed by Joseph Keene, Eliza Keene, Carolin?? Harley, Lucy Nelson, Robert M. Keene, Annie Keene and Elizabeth Keene, to Hattie I. Dinkins, bearing date the twenty-first day of September 1888, and dun? recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Sumter County, South Caro? lina, io Real Estate Mortgage Book No. 18, at Page 143, default having been made in the payment of the debtsecured by said Mortgage and the Mortgage and the Bond which it was made to secure having been duly transferred and assigned to us, the undersigned, and also under and by virtue of tbe power contained in a Mortgage made to us by the said Joseph Keene, Eliza Keene, who signed the last named Mortgage as "Eliza Jane Keene," Carolina Harley, Lucy Nelson, Robert M. Keene, Annie Keene, and Elizabeth Keene, who signed the last named Mortgage as "Lizzie Keens," dated the sixteenth (16) da.y of February A. D. 1891, and duly recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Con? veyance for said County, in Real Estate Mortgage Bock No. 21, f Page 400, default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by the said Mortgage, and the conditions of both of said Mortgages having been broken, we will sell at public auction, at the Court House for said County of Sumter, ic the City of Sumter, State of South Caro? lina, on the first Monday of February, A. D. One Thou8Riid Eight Hundred and Ninety Three, (A. D. 1893.) the day aforesaid being the 6th day of February, between the hours of ll o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock P. M., and as near the hour of 12 o'clock noon, as may be practicable, all of the land embraced in the said two Mortgages to wit: All that piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon composed of several parcels, and containing in the aggregate twenty acres more or less, situated in the village of State burg, in Sumter County and State of Soutb Carolina, bounded on the West by the Charleston and Camden Road, and adjoining lands now or formerly of William Ellison, Johu W. Buckner, estate of John B. Moore, -Jackson and others ; being all the lands on the East side of said road which have at any time been heretofore conveyed to said Joseph Keeue. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pav for papers. CAROLINE B. SALINAS, C EDWARD SALINAS, AND ANTHONY J. SALINAS, Copartners as A. J SALINAS k SONS. Assignees of Hattie I Dinkins and Attorneys in feet for the said Joseph Keene, Eliz* Keene, Caroline Harley, Lucy Nelson, Robert M. Ktene, Annie Keene and Elizabeth Keene. Jan. ll, 1893. Sumter, S. C., Jan. 10, 1893. Since our last we have received A Car Load of Mules, -And will have in A Car JLoad of Horses AB O UT JANUAR Y IStk or 2Mh. THEY ARE FOR SALE. Hi HARBY, I Hereby .Innomiee That I have opened a Shop, opposite H. Haiby's Stable on Liberty St., for the purpose o GENERAL REPAIR WORK. BO'LERS. ENGINES, BICYCLES, BABY CARRIAGES, fiUNS & PISTO ?5, Pumps put down promptly. Also Electro Silver Plating. All work guaranteed. Give me a trial. Yonrs Respectfully, Oct. 5-3m. Fall Announcement of CROSSWEL & CO., We have now in stock all fresh and new a most complete line of Foreign and Domestic GROCERIES, Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats and Fish of all descriptions. No 1, 2 and 3 mackerel in 10 lb. kits and in bbls. to retail. Cheese and Macaroni, Pickles, Sauces, Catsups and Mustards. JELLIES, JAMS, PRESERVES, CITRON, RAISINS, CURRANTS, PRUNES. PLUMPUDDING-, PUDDINE, CANDY, CAKES and NUTS. OAT MEAL, OATFLAKES, BUCKWHEAT prepared and plain, PURE N. O. MOLASSES, SUGAR, TEAS. COFFEES and SPICES. Woodenware, Tinware and Crockery. -A full stock of Heavy Groceries That we ure selling cheap in quantities. Send us your orders early and often. Free and prompt delivery in any part of the city. Respectfully, GROSSWELL & CO. Oct. 19-v SELLING OUT AT Cost* Commencing on this day we wiU put on the market an immens? Stock of Dry Goods, Notions Shoes, Hats, Furnishing: Goods, Carpets and Rugs, AT COST. This sale will continue until the FEBRUARY, At which time Mr. Purdy will retire from the Finn. BROWNS & PURDY, SlTJtlTjER, s. c. Sumter, S, C., January 9,1893*