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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23*1893. BtUered at the Post O?ce at Sumter, S 0.? as Second (?as* Matter. HSW ADVERTISEMENTS. Estate Jas. Green-Citation. W. i. Roddey-lostantaneou9. Waats-Cotton Gins to Insure. Met. F. Louise Hayes-Estate Notice. Personal. Hr. J. B. Chandler bas returned from tbe North. Gol. Walsh has returned from Cleveland Springs. Mr. F. Levi and wife hive returned from the North. Mr. and Hrs? A. B. Stuckey have returned from Salada. Mr. F. W. Cresswell has returned from the World's Fair. Prof. and Mrs. Duffie have returned from the mountains Miss K*tte Durant has returned home from Asheville, N. C. Mr. C. M. Barst. Jr , is quite sick at hts home wai? fever. Misses Id* and Beniah Rna me are visiting relatives at Pisgah. Mr*. D. J ?a Winn has gone on a visit to relatives in Virginia. Mi? Miriam Weil, ol Darien, Ga., is visi ting Miss Hattie Rytten^erg. Rev. an? Mra^Kewhaw^veretarned from a trip to the~Wor?d*s Fair. M t. S. B. Edmonds has returned to the city after several weeks ab?cese. Capt P. P G*Hlard bas returned from a ?bit lo Col. Earle ai Greeovill?. Mr. j- Frank Pate has returned to the city after aa ex reeded trip to the mountains. Misses Mamie and Hattie Harvin, of Man? ning, are the guests of Mrs. 0. E. Bostick. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sanders returned from Henderson v?1 le on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mri. A. Moses returned Monday fro? Heyward White Sulphur Springs, N. C. , Mrs, Power, and daughter Miss Sallie, nave gone to Florence where they will visit relatives. Gui. S. C. Boy leaton, of Florida, has been visiting his friend, Dr. J. B. Hudson, Mayes ville, S. C. Mrs. Chas. W. Kingman and daughter have returned from a visit of several months in Baltimore. Mrs. H. S. Strohecker, of Charleston, who bas been visiting ber parents here, returned home on Monday. Mrs. Z S. Winn and ber granddaughter Lissie, and Mrs. A. E. Kennedy have gone lo j Cleveland Springs. - mjr-.?watt?'1 ri*.--. t Messrs. D. Jan. Winn, Frank Winn, A.C. Durant and Frank Bolman started on last j Monday foe the World's Fair. Mr. L- l. Parrott'afamily, excepting Mies j Bettie Cain, have returned from a visit of several weeks to Darlington. Mr G. N. Marshall, of the firm of Rembert, j Marshall k Co., is spending a few days on j Sullivan's Island, with relatives. Mr. Isaac Schwartz, of the firm of Schwartz Bros, bas returned from tbe North where be bas been parc baa zig bia stock of Fall goods. M?H Baa Davis has returned to the city, and is filling ber position as stenographer and type-writer operator ?a the office of R. 0. Purdy, Esq. Mr. A. S. Brown, who ia now at Colorado Springs reports io a letter to Mr. W. A. Brown, that ne is much improved is health, and will be nome September 15. He says that there is a money panic in that country. Mr. L P. Gibson, former State Lecturer of the I 0 G T. of South Carolina speot Wednesday of last week in tbe city. On Wednesday, evening be addressed tbe Good .Templars is their hall. The address though very brief was considered, by all who heard it, one of bis finest productions. Col. J. B. Patrick of the Patrick Military Institute, Anderson, S. C., was in Sumter on Monday, and left for Camden on yesterday morning. Be is making his annual visitation in the interest of bis school, which is deserv? edly one of tbe most popular and successful schools of its kind in tbe South. Atty one having a boy to educate, should investigate the advantages of the P. M. I. Coi. P. bas been the moat of hts life engaged in the same line of work, and is a conscientious teacher and a christian gentleman. The Sumter Cotton Milk will shut down sezt Saturday for about two weeks. Kingtnaa k Co., are selling Mason's best frai? Jars at SO cents per dosen for quarts, and $1.10 per dosen fpr 2 quarts. Mr. Gabriel Levy has sold ont his bakery and confectionery* business to Mr. J no. F. Beard from Got umbi*, and solicits for bim the co ni inned patronage of his customers. Two negro men and one negro womao were arrested Sunda? for disturbing the peace of tba City. They appeared before the Mayor on Monday morning. The men were fined $2 apiece, and tbe womao was discharged. A bop, complimentary to Miss Mamie Hotcberson, of Charleston, wg3 given on the evening of, tbs 18th, si the residence of Capt. T. D. DaSose, of the Bossord aeghborbood. A nnraber of persons from this city, and also fr oca other portions of the county attended. Prof. Berger's first soiree oo next Monday night is expected to be a very pleasant occa? sion. Perhaps be may give an exhibition of bis agility by dancing toe Highland Fling, which would ba well worth seeing, ?nee tba Professor seems to have lost little or none of tbe activity which characterised bim io times now long past. The disease among tbe cattle on Mr. T. D. Chandler's farm bas abated-no new cases having appeared, and those affected being now ont of danger. It was a mistake in sup? posing the disease to be murrain. Mr. Chandler says that none of the symptoms described as murrain were present ; and it is regretted that such a report was circulated, as unnecessary alarm was thereby created among bis customers. Soiree. leons. Berger's Dancing School will have a soiree on next Monday evening the 28th. Tickets for gentlemen can be obtained from Prof. Berger or any of bis scholars for 50 cts. Escaped Convict Caught. Sheriff R. McLeodon, of Florence, passed through yesterday on bis way to Columbia with Philip Hicks, an escaped penitentiary cosvlut, who had been recaptured. Change of Schedule. A change of schedule on ibe CS k N. R R. took effect on Monday, by which tbe South bound train leaves Sumter at 5 27 in the eve? ning. Connection is made at Augusta, at 12.45 at nigbt and quick time is made to At? lanta and Chicago in velvet vestibule palace cari. Bicycle Trip. Three gentlemen of this city arranged for a trip on last Sunday-two of them intending to go to Camden and one to Bagood. Tbey Mt here on tbe early train sod wtnt to Wedgefield, in order to get a good start and bave a bard road. At Hagood the Camden party hired a con? veyance and drove the balance of tbe way, arriving there at 2 o'clock. Tbe next day they returned home on the railroad. Base Ball. RH good wants to have a game with Somter on their grounds. Cannot tbe Sumter boys accommodate them ? Sumter Base Ball Club (colored) played in Camden oo Wednesday last, and were defeat? ed ty s score of ? to 5. Friday afternoon tbe colored clubs of Sum? ter and Bishop vii le met on the grounds of the former. Bishop vi Ile was defeated. Score 15 to 10., The club? of Sumter and Privateer (col.) played a game on tbe grounds of the former Monday afternoon. Sumter won by a score of ! 4 to J. Next week the Camden (col.) Club will play the Somter Club in tbis city. Thursday last tbe Sumter duo, (first nine) pUyed a game with Georgetown. Tbe score wes lt? to 1 in favor of tb? Georgetown boys. The regular battery of the Somter Club did ?ot go, Walsh being unwilling to leave busi? ness. Tbe Juvenile Ciub of this city crossed bats with tbe youngsters of Bishop*tile on Thurs? day of last week. Two games were played ress Hing: ss follows: First game-Bishop ville 8, Sumter 7. Second game-Biebopville 2, Sumter t. Very fine playing for tbe small noys. Deaths. Mr. William McCutchea of Manville, son of Dr. Elias McCutcben, died at his borne on the 14th inst , aged about 35 y ea.rs. after a long* illness. Mrs. Frances Brnnson, widow of the late L R- Brunson of Concord, died at her home near Lewis Chapel, on last Friday night August 18th, after a long and painful illness. She was about 72 years old, aud leaves several sons and daughters. Mr. R. L. McLeod died at his home in the JlecbanicsTiHe neighborhood on Tuesday, August 21st, after an illness of about a month. He was a young mao in the prime of life, being about 40 years old, and will be missed by the community in which he lived. He lea ves a wife and four children to morn his death. Leonora, the seven year old daughter, and oldest child of CH pt. R. A. Brand died on iast Saturday, at Saluda, N. C., where he had taken his family a short time ago. The remains were brought to this city on Sunday afternoon and interred in the cemetery. The large attendance at the grave, and the uumber who joined the funeral cortege at the depot, attested the sympathy felt for the afflicted parents. - -? Beligious. j Rev. Wm. Hainsworth preached in the Baptist Church on last Sunday morning and night. Rev. 0. A. Darby preached last Sunday morning and night in the Methodist Church of this city. There will be service, with the Holy Com? munion, at the Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, by the Rev. J S. Hartz?ll, on Sun? day next, at the usual hours. The Rev. Jobs Kershaw having returned home, will (D. V.) conduct service at the usual boors at the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateborg, ou Sunday 27th inst. Rev. E D Wells, of Clarendon, wi'I preach : (D. V.) io the Baptist Church on Sunday *frer next-the first Sunday in Septemner. No supply for next Sunday has as yet been obtained, but if there should be any secured, notice will be given by the ringing of the bell. The Inter-Denominational Sunday School Convention. This body was to have met at the Sumter Methodist Church this morning. A number of delegates did meet, but there being no quorum, those prevnt decided to call an ad? journed meeting for Tuesd?y and Wednesday, Sept. 26th and 27th, 1893. Each Sabbath school in the county is entitled to one dele? gate, and ail ministers and superintendents are ex-? fifi Ho members. Further notice will be given of the particulars of the proposed meetir g. y. M. C. A. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Y. M. C. A. last night a Committee consi&ting of G^o Manotte, T. B. Fraser, Jr., A. G Flowers, C M. Hurst, Jr , Wm Yea? don and Bartow Walsh, was appointed to organise a bovs department. ? Mission Committee WHS appointed for the distribution of cards and to invite strangers and others to visit the Y. M. C. A. The committee was apportioned to the different churches as follows: Presbyterian-W: R. Burgess, J. L. Haynsworth. Episcopal-T. E. Richardson, Robert Del gar. Metbodist-F. A. Tradewell, R. 0. Purdy. Baptist- B. J. Rhame, A. G. Flowers. The Hospital. The committee of the Scmter County Medi? cal Association, appointed in the interest of the establishment of a hospital in this city, ibas begun work, and as one of the first steps to secure the success of the undertaking, the ?adies have been called opon for tbeir co-opera? tion. It is proposed to hold a fair during the fall to assist in raising the necessary funds, and a committee of ladies will be asked to take charge of the fair. A prospectus, setting forth the need for the hospital, and the advantages to be derived from its establishment, together with a sub? scription list, is being prepared and will be circulated throughout the county. Appeal to the Charitable. One of our city clergy has been informed of a case of suffering and destitution in the city, which involves an entire family, at the Cotton Factory. Any money or other aid left at this office will be acknowledged by the clergyman, and will go to the family in ques? tion. Amputation. Horace, youngest son of Mr. H. Harby, who has been suffering for several weeks with tuberculosis of the knee joint, had bis leg amputated above that joint last Friday. The operation was successfully performed by Drs. Mood, China and Baker, and Manning Simons, of Charleston. He has been in a critical con? dition, but since the operation bas been doing well, and now great hopes of his speedy re? covery are entertained. Temperance Paper. A committee was appointed by the Grand Lo^e L 0. G. T. to take steps to establish f.o official paper for the order in South Caro? lina. On last Wednesday Messrs Chas. A. Smith of Tiomonsville and Joel E. Brunson and C. M. Hurst, Jr., of Sumter, of that committee, met JD this city to coc&ider the subject. No final action was taken, but it is tbrougbt that the paper will be started next month. It is to be published weekly, and Mr. Chas. A. Smith is spoken of as the editor. The Good Templars should have an organ, and it is boped that tbe efforts will successful -not only in starting the paper, but is keep? ing it going. Took a Whipping. A young negro man, named Chapman, went to a city gentleman's bouse one day last week and said that the gentleman's son bad sent bim for a basket of pears. After some hesitation, upon the recommendation of the gentleman's cook, who said she knew the boy, be got the pear3. The next day Chapman tried to get another basketfull by the use of the name of a friend of the gentleman who owned the pears. This effort failed and caused inquiries that necessitated tbe attendance of Chapman at a business meeting of all parties interested. Chapman agreed to take a whip? ping in lieu of being prosecuted, and il is re? ported that he got it good. Charged With Dog Stealing. Mr. F. W. Hosemao, of Columbia, came to this city last week io search of a fine setter dog, which be found in possession of an itinerant tooth-puller known as "Doc Richardson," and who came here from Columbia. Richardson gave up the dog, and claimed that it was given to him by a lady in Columbia. Huseman re? turned to Columbia to investigate the matter before doing anything. The lady denied Richardson's story, whereupon Huseman tookcut a warrant and sent a constable to arrest Doctor Richardson, but the Doctor had very prudently taken his depar? ture for North Carolina before the constable and warrant arrived here. A Distressing Affair. Some months ago a Mr. Abe Herman came to this city and went to clerking for Mr. Julius Morris on Main Street. Not long ago he mar? ried a Miss Wolf, cf Camden, and opened business for himself, on Liberty Street. Last Friday week he left for Charleston with the alleged intention of buying goods and return? ing in a day or two. He has not yet returned, and it is presumed he does not intend to. It is oot believed that he carried off money not bis own, or that be has so acted as intention? ally to defraud anyone. Since his departure, Mrs. Herman has been adjudged insane, and is now in jail awaiting the preparation of the necessary papers ?o re? move ber to the asylum. Her father who resides in Camden, came over and took the action resulting iu her being adjudged a lun? atic. ? Scholarship in WofJord Fitting School. Wofford Fitting School offers this year teo scholarships to bovs of ;he State, open to all over 14 years of age, of good morai standing, and who would without such scolarship be debarred from continuing their education ; and will cover tuition of one year, $40. The awards will be made to the ten who stand highest in a list of the success? ful applicants from the several counties. The examination will include ten questions each on Arithmetic through Fractions and Compound Quantities; English Grammar involving a knowledge of parts of speech and formt?, and including sentences for correction and tbe reproduction of a short story to be criticised for expression, spelling, punctua? tion : Geography and U. S. History. Tbe examination will be held on Saturday, September lt?lh, at tbe School Commissioner's office. Cutting Scrape. On last Saturday night Wm. Mims and j Willie Brown son of Mr W. R. Brown, got into a difficulty in which knives were used by both, and Mims received a serious stab io the abdomen. Brown was cut across the fingers of the right hand. Mims was under the in? fluence of liquor, and it is said is entirely re? sponsible for the altercation. Brown and a friend were going to a little store in the neigh? borhood of the Factory, and opposite to where Mr. Brown lives, when they met Mims and some others. Mims started to provoke Brown and was pushed off several times, when he drew a knife and cut Brown on the band. Brown drew his knife, and when Mims came at him again he stabbed bim in the abdomen, after which Minis went home and sent for Dr. Mood. At last accounts he was getting on vrry well ; but a wound of that kind may take on serious complications after several days. Mirrs and his pa-tv had liquor wiih them, but they have so far refused to say where it WHS obtained Miras is said to be on the dis peusary bUck list, but has frequently boasted th?t he could get liquor wherever he wanted it, and the condition in which he is usually seen isevidenc* of the fact ; but whetner it is "Cid Preserved," "Tillman Palmetto," or straight "Blind Tiger," is not known. - - .???. a Result of a Lark. Three negroes, William Brunson, Lewis Jackson and John Dow, were committed to jail on last Wednesday, on a warrant from Trial Justice Folk, charging them with as? sault and battery of an aggravated nature upon tbe person of Veston Ely another negro, at or near Haynsworth's Mill, Providence Township, on the night of August a1 h The evidence at the preliminary examination brought out the facts as follows : A revival meeting was going on at St. Lukes, a colored church situated near Hayns worth's Mill. After the closing of the meet? ing on the night in question, a number of people were returning home, among them a man named Goodman with his wife ?nd several other women. When near I he mil! tbe party was overtaken by William Brunson, Lewis Jackson and John Dow, who it seemed were out on a frolic, and who began taking liberties with Goodman's wife and some of th?: other women About tbi3 time Veston Ely came up, and upon his remonstrating with the boys for their improper conduct tbey set upon and beat him, and run him cff. The three men named were committed to jail in default of bond of $500 each. Another suit bas also been begun on the charge of Riot, against four other men, but some of them claim to be able to prove an alibi, and as the bearing bas not been conclu? ded, their names are not given. mw ?. t i - Bold Villains. One night Inst week while Mr. Sheppard Nash, who lives in the northeastern part of this county, was away from home, two negroes attempted to enter his bouse. No one was there bot Mrs. Nash and her sister. Mrs. N. shot at the fellows once, aud rang the farm bell to alarm the neighbors, but in spite of this the negroes stayed on the premises from 10 to 2 o'clock The ladies were very badly frightened, and had it not been for the pistol the parties would no doubt have succeeded in breaking into the house. -F\reman. --?- -- Meteorological Records. - The following is a report of observations of tbe weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week ending Aug. 20, 1893 : Temperature. 55 Conditio n 72 5j 7& 72.5! 79. 75. I 82. 76 5! 84 77.5 84 80. 19 7S. 20j 77.5| 85. 66 66. 68. 69. 71. 70 70. E 2.10 Cloudy. K Ol ?Cloudy. s*w .00 Ciear. sw .00 )lear. sa ? i .54 Cloudy, rsa I .00 .Cloudy. SK { 00 [*01oudy. ?Partly Cloudy. A little damage was caused hy washing from tbe heavy rai ns of the ? 4th and 18? h, other? wise the rains were beneficial, and the cloudy and partly cloudy weather during the greater part of the week, prevented cotton from shed? ding. Cotton is fruiting weil, and corn will make a fair >ield. - II-III- mm i The Spark of Life. Why suffer from excessive beat in these warm days wheo a single dose (which is pleasant to the taste) of the Spark of Life will keep your body io a corafortab'e Spriog beat and will also relieve you of that tired feeling one usually feels in exceesive warm weather ; and when tired from working or walking too much, one gets perfectly rested in teu or fifteen minutes ! Sold by J F. W. DeLorme. - mm^^ Many bodily ills result from habitoni consti? pation, and a fine constitution may be weak? ened nnd ruined by simple neglect. There ia no medicine, for regulating the bowels and restoring a natural action to the digestive organs, equal to Ayer's Pills. R. C. Taylor, Murfreesboro, Tenn., writes : "I bave used the Japanese Pile Cure with great satisfaction and success " Sold by Dr. A. J. China. LOST-A LABGE AMOUNT OP MONSY Is lost annually by parties purchasing worth? less fruit trees, roses, Ac. Get them from a firm that grows their own trees, studs out nothing but good stock and sells at reason? able prices. We want the address of every farmer or gardener in your section and will make you a Hbera1 offer, write for particulars and prices at once, send stamp for descriptive Catalogue. Agents wanted everywhere. Address, CHEROKEE NURSERY CO., Way cross, Ga. (Mention this Paper.) WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five tines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. Vf RANTED-Cotton Gins to Insure. A. Vf White & Son, Agents. Aug. 23-3t. TO RENT-Large and Roomy Dwelling House on Harby Avenue, uow occupied by Mrs. E C. Green. Possession given on or before September 15ih. Apply to C. M. Hurst. Aug. 16-t f. WANTED-100,000 Whiskey drinkers to know that since July 1st Glenn Springs Mineral Waterand Bichloride of Gold are the fashionable drinks. WANTED-34,000 Prohibitionists who voted against whiskey last August, to drink Glenn Springs Mineral Water. WANTED-The Drinking Public and the thinking public to know that whiie the whole county is flooded with min? eral springs which spout for a awhile, enjoy an ephemeral popularity and are forgotten, the waters of Gle:iu Springs, the "old relia? ble," grow daily in the public esteem and are simply unrivalled Paul Simpson, Shipper, Glenn Springs, S. C. LOST-Sufferers From Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Malaria and Liver Complaint unless they at once commence the use of Glenn Springs Mineral Water. FOUND-Hundreds of People in every part or the State who testify that the waters of Glenn Springs are simply THU BEST. WANTED TO SELL-My Residence in the city of Sumter with 100 acres of land attached. For terms apply to Mrs. O. E Green. Sumter, S. C. July 5-tf. FOR SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room cottage on Ca.houn St., near C. S. A N. R. R. Apply to W. F. B. Haynsworth. Jan. 18-tf Are you going to the WORLD'S FAIR. CHICAGO. The L. k N. offers choice several Routes 3 Trains Daily Leave ATLANTA-W k A-10 a m ; 2:15 p m ; 8:20 p m Through Cars. Special Rates, Velvet Vestibule Train, less tban 23 hours to Chicago. IT WILL PAY YOU to write mc. FRED. ?. BUSH, D. P A L. k N. R. RY, 36 Wall Street, Atlanta. May 10, 1893. 45 5m. THE DSSCHAMPS INQUEST. Thuisday morning, August 10 was the day set by the coroner's jury in tbe DesCbamps homicide case to further investi? gate and obtain sufficient information to place the accusation upon the party or parties who did the killing. At ten o'clock large crowds of people began gathering at the Panola academy where the inquiry was held, and by the time the corner announced bis readiness to proceed with the investigation between three and four hundred persons were on the ground, and among them was a good sprink? ling of colored people who appeared to be HS much interested to he enlightened a3 to the mysterious taking off of the deceased as the whites. The solemn faces of this assembled multitude seemed to indicate a universal desire that the light be turned on and this awful mystery be solved in order that justice may step in and claim its own. The county has been rife ever since the killing with all kinds of rumors and reports, some of which are calculated to injure the innocent, for which reason if for uo other are the people of that community anxious that the guilty one may be known. Startling developments were expected at this hearing, in fact the report wentout to the effect that the man who killed Teuton DesCbamps would step forward when the jury were ready to bear him and acknowledge the deed and give bis reasons therefor. No doubt this report brought out more persons than would have been out otherwise although great interest is being manifested by the entire community. There is no excitement and nothing like a spirit to violate the law or resort to retaliation. The people living in that section are deeply morti? fied that such a horrible crime should be commited in their community and feel that it is a stain on Panola's good name. Coroner Ridgeway assembled tbe jury in the academy building. They were Capt. D. W. Brailsfoid, foreman, A. D. Rhame, R. J. Kolo, B. J. Brown, A. D. Witherspoon, A. C. Briggs, H. S. Briggs, L.N. Richbourg, N. J. Brown, George Owens, Rufus Gaymon, A. J. Uolliday. As soon as the jory were seated the coroner stated that they were there for the purpose of bearing any statements or testimony that would throw light on tbe death of Louis Teuton DesCbamps and were ready to proceed with the investigation. After a moment's silence, the coroner asked the jury if they had any suggestions to make or if they bad been able to obtain any information since the last meeting of the jury. No one responded and a painful silence followed, which was broken by the foreman of the jury asking Mr. J M. DesCbamps, a brother of the deceased, if be had any testimony to offer or any information to give that would be of use to the jury. This gentleman replied that he had nothing to offer the jury then. The question was then put, if any one had any information the jury desired it to *be made known. Again there was silence, and after waiting a few moments con? suiting with the jurors, Coroner Ridgeway requested all but tbe jury to retire. After the crowd left the building, the coroner came to the door and stated that some of the jory thought that bis request for information was not understood by all present, and be again asked for information for the guidance of the jury. In about half an hour the jury rendered the following verdict : "That the said Louis Teuton DesCbamps was killed by gun shot wounds by some person or persons to the jurors unknown, against the peace and dignity of the State aforesaid." Thus remains enshrouded in mystery tbe name of the person who took the life of the deceased. The writer talked with a great many of the citizens of that section, and to a man they expressed sorrow for the family of the deceased and the hope that this unfor? tunate affair will bave its veil of mystery lifted before long, and these citizens also em? phatically deny that there is any foundation for some of the reports now going over the land. It is well and justice demands it for the dead as well as the living that little con? fidence be placed in flying rumors. The Manning Times, of Aug. 16, comments on the above, editorally, as follows : The action of the coroner's jury in the Des? Cbamps case is being criticised considerably. It is the opinion of a great many that the jury did not make a very searching investigation ; that instead of calling for voluntary testi? mony, they should have compelled the attend? ance of everybody living within hearing of a gun from the place where tbe body was found, and forced them to swear whether or not they saw anybody near that place about the time tbe gun was fired, and to give such other information as would throw light upon tbe matter. If they failed to get the necessary information after that, then they would have do .?e their foll duty and no blsme could rest upon them. _ WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, August 21, 1S93. Speaker Crisp bas completed the committee assigments, and he will announce them early this week. Owing to there being no com? mittees to which they could be referred, no bills have been introduced ia the House with the exception of that for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law, which was taken up tor consideration under an agreement, without haviug been referred to a committee, but a flood of them are ready to be introduced as soon as the committees are ready for them. Neither Secretary Hoke Smith nor (Com? missioner Lochran are worrying, even a little bp, over the resolution introduced into the Senate by Mr. Gallinger, of N. H , providing for an investigation of the legality of their actions io suspending pensioners shown by records not to be entitled to tbe pensions they have been drawing. In fact, an investiga? lion will be welcome, and tbe more thorough it is made tbe better it will be liked. Mean? while the suspensions continue atan average of about 150 a day. At the close of business Saturday the total number of pensioners who had been suspeuded was 8,254. The bill authorizing the National banks to increase their circulation is having many amendments offered to it in the Senate. One of them, by Mr. Butler of S. C., is for tbe re? peal of the tax on State bank currency, and it is reported that one will be offered providing for free coinage at 20 to 1, ia order lo test the sentiment of the Senate. Gentlemen would not use "Blush of Roses" if ii was a paint or powder, of course not. It is clear as water no sediment fill the pores of the skin. Its mission is to heal, cleanse, and purify the complexion of every imperfec? tion, and issures every lady and gentleman a clear smooth complexion Sold by Dr. A. J. China. Price 75 cents. Ladies, if want a pure, delicate soap for the complexion, Dr. A. J Cbiua, Druggist, will always recommended Johnson'e Oriental Medicinal Toilet Soap. Magnetic Nervine, the great restorative, will cause you to sleep like a child Try it. Sold by Dr. A. J. China. liTAMll Is the protection afforded by a policy in the - - - EQUITABLE LIFE, beginning the moment the first premium is paid, lt will take you years to ac? cumulate a comparatively small sum by deposits in a Savings Bank, yet a policy taken at the age of twen? ty-five secures to the fam? ily fifty times the amount of annual premium, and if you die to-morrow your family will instantly re? ceive more than you can save in many years. AN EQUITABLE POLICY IS WHAT Y0? TOT. Write for particulars, W. J. BODDEY, Manager, For the Carolinas, ROCK HILL, S. C. 6 a. m, to 6 p. m. until Sept 1st* Saturday until ll p. m. We are once more at our old stand, but in new qua r t e r s, and will take pleasure in rec e i v i n g our friends; also in re? ceiving their orders for GROCERIES. We i n tend keep? ing our stock up to its usual, well known, per? fection, and will also car? ry a more complete line tha ever before, as we now have abu n d a n t room. We have received quite a nice lot of new goods, and will contin? ue to receive them daily. We mean YOU, not some one else. We want your trade, and if Good Goods, Low Prices and Honest Dealing will bring" it to us, we mean to have it. You know the place-every one in Sumter County knows it-so do not fail to give us a call. You will be most hearti? ly welcomed. If you live in the country, wc have the best lot in tlie city where your team can be put up. Bring your family Your good lady wants some of our new goods and the little ones want to see our pretty store. DUCKER & BULTMAN, Sumter, 8. C. T^XXloliO INT Otic e. I wish to state to the Farmers of Sumter And Clarendon Counties that I hare gotten in a car load of McCORMIC REAPERS, SELF-BINDERS, MOWERS and HAY RAKES. It is a settled fact that the McCormic Co. makes the lightest draft and most durable Grain and Grass cutting machinery made in thisoranv other country. Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write to me for catalogue, which will be mailed to you free of charge. It contains cuts of all machines and gives full descriptions of them. GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agent. SUMTER, S. C. Office at Epperson's Livery Stable. Auer. 16-_ Ali Men that go Fishing Don't meet with the same luck. The best Fisherman is not always the most successful. He may have the best fishing tackle, the finest of rods, and the bait that should take ; but if he does not fish in the proper waters, he will ?ic-t catch what he expected. The man that wishes to insure his life and seeks the best po lie}', may visit In? surance Companies and yet measurably fail in his fishing. He may be told this is the best pond, that the best stream, but when he goes to an Agent of the PENN MUTUAL UFE he will know he is in the proper placebo get the prize fish. Penn Mutual Life. . Assets-.-$20,250,000. Surplus-.$2,600,000. TJiere is no stronger Company in tile country, few so strong. The relation of Assets to Liabilities shows this ; hut there are otlier elements of strength in in te?igenct, capacity and integrity cf management and a prolonged experience. For further information address, A. C. PHELPS, G-en'l Agent, SUMTER, S. C. HARRIS' LITHIA WATER, HARRIS9 LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. After a lone and varied experience in the use of Mineral Waters from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I am fully persuaded that the Harris Lithia Water possesses efficacy in the treatment of afflictions of the Kidney and Bladder unequaled by any other water of whieh I hnve made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of ifs effects upoo ray patients for the past three years, during which time I have perscribed it freely and almost uniformly with benefit in the medicable maladies above mentioned. When failure to relieve bas occurred, I have imputed it to insufficient ose of the Water, for my experience teaches me that from one lo two quarts daily should be taken from two to four weeks to secure its full remedial effects. A. N. TALLY, M. D. Columbia, S. C., October 8th, T S92. CAMDEN, January 28, 1892. J. T. Harms, Erq , Waterloo, S. C. : Dear Sir-I find great benefit from the use of your Lithia Water. I consider it a fine tonic and general regulator of the digestion, as well as very efficacious in those diseases for which Lithia is considered somewhat of a specific. JUDGE J B. KERSHAW. My wife has been using your Lithia Water and is very mach benefitted. I consider it in every respect equal to the famous Buffalo Litbia Water. Abbeville, S. C. JUDGE J. S. COTHRAN. FOR ^ALE IN SUMTER BY DR CHINA, DR. DELORME, DR. McKAGEN AND March 22-v HUG H SON A CO. ATTENTION ! PLUMBERS!! JUST n.Eio3??ivji?r> 1 Car Load Sewer Pipe, Y's, Rends, &c. H. KARBY. PUBLIC WARNING. Do you wish a mower, and if so, do you wanta horse killer? If you ,do The Walter A. Wood Mower Is not what yon want. This is the lightest draft, lightest weight and most dura? ble mower made, beside being the ONLY STEEL MACHINE on the market Be not deceived by talk. This is a cheap article acd is in many cases the only stock in trade of some concerns. Don't waste your money on a horse-killing mower, and ene that requires a machine shop behind it, wheo the same money will buy a first class machine Forty years on the market, and the first mower ever built. A CAE LOAD OP THE STEEL BEAUTIES AT YOUS DOOE. HENRY B. BLOOM, Agent, Sumter, S. C. P. S.-Don't fail to examine oar mower knife grinder. Apr 12 HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. JAMES ALLAN & CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway. Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Yr*. 8 2S5 King St., Sign of D-um Clock. Charleston, S. C. SUMTER ^WB^^^^ Iron Works* ^^^I^^^? Wi E- & 11 mmH> BllginCS. Boilers aa(i machinery of alt kinds and descriptions repaired. ClFCllltUT Sci "WS hammered and gummed. IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS ma.le to order: and any work usu illy dont in a first. c!asR machine shop or foundry executed in a workmanlike manner PRICES REASONABLE and satisfaction guaranteed by good work. Estimates will be furnished on application. Sumter Iron Works. W. K. k J. r. Brimson, Proprietors, Sumter, S. C. ttSS^Xorth Main Street. Aug 3 VALUABLE Suburban Property For Sale. 1 A Ci ACRES-WITH RESIDENCE and JL^XV/ all necessary outbuildings-30 acres under cultivation, on the suburbs of the city of Sumter, suitable for Truck Farm, Poultry or Dairy Farm. Price iow and terms reason? able to approved purchaser. Apply at the Watchman and Southron office FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEV/ GARDEN SEED, -FULL LINE Purest Dus ai tet?, CALL ON J. S. HU8HS0N & CO., Monaghan Block. MAIN' STREET, Feb 8. SUMTER, S. C. HONEY FOR SALE. I have on hand a finelot cf CHOICE EXTRACTED H?HTET* for sale by the gallon or less quantity. ALSO, HONEY IN THE COMB. . Orders filled at residence, on Republican Street. Samples can be seen at Watchman and Southron office. N. G. OSTEEN. Obtained, and ?tl fATKKT BlXibhSS at? tended lo Tor Mot) ER Ali: FEE* Our office is opposite the i:->>. ?*.-iiont of?cc. and wc can ob? tain lents TM less time than those -emote from WASH j y arny. s.?n?i HODEL. IH:A HIM; or PHOTO of invention. Ve advise ?i* to patent? ability free of chan?? and we make AO <-liAIME UNLESS PATENT IS SE< C.RKtK For circular, ml vice, terms and references to actual clients in your own State. County. City ot Town, write to C; A. S NO W.& CO Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. G WE WANT YOU to act as our agent. We furnish an expensive outtit and all you need free. It coats nothing to try tlie business. We will treat you well, and help you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Both sexes of all ages can lire at home and work itt spare time, or all the time. Any one any where can earn a great deal of money. 'Many have made Two Hundred Dollars a Month. 'JSO class of people in the world are making so much money without capital as those at work for ns. Business pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better titan anv other otfered to agents. You"hare a clear field, with no competition. We equip yon with everything, aud supply printed directions for beginners which, if obeyed faithfully, will bring more money than will "any other business. Im? prove your prospects ! Why not? Yon can do so easily and surely at work for ns. Reasonable industry only necessary for absolute success. Pamphlet circular giving erery particular is sent free to all. Delay not in sending for it. GEORGE STIKSON & CO., Box No. 488, Portland, Me. WILLIAM KENNEDY Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Next door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. IDESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumter and vicinity that I bate opened business on my own accou t tat the above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve tbem in any branch of my business in the best style of the art. Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19. YOUR PROPERTY Iii Fanners' Mntsal Fire insurance Association. By the FARMERS and for thc FARMERS. SO LOSS-XO PAY. Apply te W. J. HERRON, June 21-3m. SUMTER. S. C. CHEAPER THAN ANY ?/ADE, ?UALJTY ; CONSIDERED. HIGH GRADE ONLY. FULLY WARRANTED. NONE BETTER. CATALOGUE, DESCRIPTION AND PRICES FREE. WRITS AT ONCE, OR CAI L ON CUR REGULAR AUTHORIZED AGENT IN YOUR TOWN. ROCK HILL BUGGY CO. Wholesale Builders, ROCK HtLL, S. C. FOR EV J. E. Mayes, iflayesville, S. C. Mar 24 L- D. JOHNSTON, SUMTER, S. C. -THE Practical Carpenter, Contractor and Builder, ITTO?LD RESPECTFULLY inform the \\ citizens of Sumter and surrounding country that he is prepared to furnish plans, and estimates on brick and wooden buildings. All work entrusted to bira will be done first CIHSS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Aug iO FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS I FERTILIZERS ! Having bought largely, FOR CASH, a full at sortaient of, Fertilizers, Asi aii ofter Gum We are prepared to fill orde7# int such at low figures and oa reasonable termt. C. WUL KERN & CO,, Wholesale Gn.ct??^ 171 ana 17b KeM Xor. 19. Char!**.?*, S 2.