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- - I I WEDNESDAY, SEPT The Sumter Watchman io 1850 and the True South The Watchman and South the combined circulation a of both of the old papers, i fcstly the best advertising Sumter Gov. Ellerbe ba3 been r< a majority of more tban % sand, but be and bis frier badly scared lot of politic! - the last few days before tb? He bolds on to the office, b dorsement be received at was neither overwhelming tering, nevertheless be i deeply grateful to bis fr: labored so energetically They made many prom pledges in bis name, and ? ceeds in fulfilling them a prove himself an expert mi of the duties and prerogatn office.. A gentleman who return? day from the up coontry rep ing a rumor that the order war department for the dishs the FirstS. C. Regiment a volunteer organizations bas called, and that a call will made for 30,000 more vol preference being given to tb have already served. . This a the war department, howe\ not interfere with tbe 301 'loughs to be granted to the The source of tbe rumor was N to an officer on a furlough fr of the encampments in the whose name was not learned rumor waa Srst beard at one watering places in North Ci and afterwards in Columbia. The State Democratic Ext Committee has acted justly, and io obedience to the rules party ia remanding the Ma Moses senatorial contest to the ty Executive Committee and ort that body 'to recount the con boxes This is ail that was re ed at the outset, and had the ct committee graist?d it al! the ti that bas ensued would "have avoided. The county commits got to do the very thing it s have done at its first session on tember 1st, but which it refus* do by a decided majority. Tl count may not alter the result, 1 will remove all the doubts that exist as tc? tbe correctness of tb turns of the managers, and all pt will be better sadsfied Further it will be a compliance, though t and forced, with the roles and pi dents of tbe p*rty, which should be disregarded The action ol State Executive Committee wil suit in lasting benefit to the Di eratic party in the State at large it establishes the principle be\ question or doubt that a recount n be made by the County Execu Committee wheo it i* requested good and sufficient grounds. W the recount baa been made everyb should accept the result as final lay aside whatever of feeling or satisfaction they now have The count is ss fair to one as to the ot ot the aspirants for the Senators! and neither should complain wi exact justice bas been done HOW SPANIARDS TREI THEIR GENERAL Vigo. Spain, Sept 16 -A croi of about 700 people beseiged t house of Gen Torai to day, denian ing tnat the troops which arriv here yesterday from Santiago de Cu on board the Spanish steamer Le XIII be immediately landed Thi proceeded to the quays, cheering tl troops, and were with difficulty di persed by soldiers of the garriso Afterward a crowd of about 1,5( people retarded to the quays, ar when they paw the soldiers landin barefooted aod neariy naked, the became infuriated and surrounde Gen. Toral*6 bouse, booting and hist ing and stoning the building Ever; tually, the Spanish general succeed ed in escaping to the Leon XIII On learning that the mob gatherei on the dock and stoned the stearne for half an hour, smashing the cabii windows. The Leon XIII wa obliged to leave the place where sb< was moored. Five steamers are ready to trans port the returning Spanish soidien and civil officers, with the archivet and munitions of war from Coba, bu: it is believed it will take four months and cost 80,000,000 pesetas to bring tbe troops back to Spain. ?. S. DEPARTMENT I OF AGRIC?LTI Climate and Crop Bulle the Weather Bureau, Si i Carolina Section. i For the Week Ending Mo September 19, 189S. i COLUMBIA, S. C , September The beginning of the week wa and the ?latter portion very warm, average temperature for the weel 73?, which is one degree belo normal. Light rain fell over the southe and csntral counties on the 17th, at Kiagstree only, hut over the re de? of the State the week was rai The normal for the week is 1.18 i Over the western counties then abundant sunshine, while over the tral and eastern counties, cloud partly cloudy weather was the pn ing condition. The almost entire absence of and generally clear weather during past week, were conditions favo for farm work and matnriog c Some cora was housed, large qu ties of fodder, pea-vine and other were saved in well cured oondi Picking cotton made favorable prog and cotton opens freely, nearly hal bolls being open. The plant is a dead over the eastern counties, w little or no top crop will be m while over thc western counties slig better conditions prevail, and ootto still fruiting to a limited extent, places a fall orop is probable, but | ?ally the recent wet weather matei ly reduced the prospective yi First pinking is inferior. Rotting shedding have ceased. Ssa Isl cotton slightly improved, bat no crop making. Rice harvest well under way, b im the coast districts and upland ri Sorghum and sugar-cane, peas ; peanuts are doing well. Sweet potat not yielding well in places, but average yield is good. Large qua Hies of truck being planted, but ground is packed too hard by the cent rains for small seed to come readily Fall gardens geoerally po j EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS* : PORTS, BY COUNTIES. I Abbeville-Link : Dry weall with light, cool winos prevailed, a has been very favorable for pulli fodder and picking cotton ; mo storm and half rotten cotton ; bol have quit rotting.-R F Morris. Aiken-Talatba : Cotton openii rapidly ; weather good for gatherin bay is being cut and saved nicely. WSEubanks, MD Anderson-Holland : Dry weath causes cotton to open rapidly ; w probably make a full crop ; heai forage crops of ail kinds.-Dr J Earle. Bamberg-Denmark ; Weather h; been See for gathering crops : he was cut, and cotton picked; cottc looks better since the- sun bas drie it; peas, potatoes, sugar cane, and s other growing crops are doing wei -W G Wilson. Barnwell-Blackville : A goo week for gathering crops ; eariy coi turning out short of expectation! I the bottom crop of cotton also shor the middle crop promises to be abov the average, the top crop will amour to very little, nothing at all on man places, and can bardi}' equal, hov ever late frost may come, the damag j from storm to bottom aud middl crops; minor crops doing weli -E ! Hammond., Beaufort-Tomotly : Weather a ! last permits harvesting, being dry ? cool, and pleasant; cotton, corn, rici j and potatoes are materially hurt - ! Geo G. Mather. I Cherokee-Gaffney: Fodder al : housed, grass and pea vine hay beinj saved in abuudance; corn very good cotton opening fast and being gath ered ; this part of the country ii blessed with fine crops of corn anc j cotton.-B F Camp. Chesterfield - Chesterfield : Ar. j ideal week for farm interests; cotton j picking being pushed, though pick? ers scarce; two-thirds of the crop will be gathered first time going over; peas bearing better now; some caterpillars in grass fields -Geo W I Spencer. Clarendon-Oakland : Favorable weather for cotton picking ; yield far short of expectations ? best hay crop in years being harvested -S J Mc Faddin. Co?leton- White Hali : Favo weather for crops and farm ? especially for handing rice ; fi in upper Combahee River hai passed off yet ; rice on upper has been badly damaged by fr and high tides -W E Haskell Darlington-Society Hill : Nc proveinent in cotton ; weather f able for picking ; crop is belo' average ; some progress made ir. ting and curing pea vine and grass hay ; scuppernong grap failure for the first time in r years -J J Lucas Edgeueld-Cleora : Fair wei with sunshine all the week ; c< opening fast ; there being no crop, all will soon be open ; short ; much pea-vine and hay b saved ; late corn poor - L R B son. Fairfield-Wiunsboro : The week was very favorable for piel cotton and pulling fodder.-Cler Davis. Florence-Lunch : Clear wea and cool nights are causing cotto open fast, and it is being picked ' slowly ; sugar cane and miliet dc well -E J Smith Greenville-Greenville : Favon weather has benefitted all crops past week.-Mrs S A Crittenden Greenwood-Troy : Sandy 1 cotton is all matured ; there will no late crop on it ; there will some on red lands ; a good week saving hay.-A C Kennedy Hampton-Estill : We have lc by storm and rain, at least one-fou of our cotton, and what is left v sell as storm cotton ; our fields i still so wet that we cannot get ii them with wagons.-T 0 Lawton. Kershaw-Camden : The war dry weather made cotton open fae young corn is about made, and is good crop ; hay crop very good a being saved nicely.-B Ammons L?ureos-Renno : Fine weatb for cuttiug hay and picking cotto and they have been rushed ; sin the rains we find we have a goi deal below au average crop of cotto the early crop having rotted and tl late shed until prospects are d couraging ; peas are flourishing - W C Bell Lee-Tillers Ferry : Much wo has been done this week ;.cotton th has opened since the rain is beaut fol, that that opened before is pooi corn crop good ; sorghum heir made into molasses ; rice ripening . J W Gardner Lexington-Leesville : *?o ra this week ; cotton in a bad stats, n much fine cotton saved io this sec tion this season ; peas and pol;ato< doing very well.-A J Boatwright Newberry-Beautiful weather f< farm work ; farmers busy gather in cotton and pea vines ; turnips grow ing nicely.-H J Kinard. Oconee-Walhalla : Weather ben? ficial for maturing crops ; cotto opening freely and picking progress j iog, late fodder stripped andi we cured ; large quantity of wei! cure hay saved ; sweet potatoes will nc make an avarage crop.-E F Pugan Orangeburg-Orangeborg : Favoi able weather for all farm work an* growing crops ; no improvement i cotton, it has stopped growing am shed top crop ; it is being pickec rapidly ; peas, sugar cane, potatoes and pastures doing well -Jno ' Rowe Pickens-Liberty : nigher tempe rature and more sunshine were ven favorable for curing late fodder, an< we have the finest hay crop eve known in this section ; cotton hat about stopped growing, is still bloom iog. and opening rapidly ; picking is general -John T Boggs Spartanburg-Inman : Fair weath? er ; much good fodder and haj saved ; cotton opening rapidly ; heavy vegetation of rag weed and crab grass on stubble fields -E J Finch. Sumter-Statesburg : Conditions during the past week were very fa vorable for cotton picking and for farm work of all kinds ; farmers in much better spirits -W W Ander? son, M. D Williamsburg-Trio : On account of the weather, but little more than half a crop of fodder secured, and that in a damaged copaition ; the cotton crop lias been cut off by ex cessive rains to about three-fourths I of a full crop ; peas, potatoes, and peanuts promise a fair yield : plenty of grass for hay -J J McCullough. York-Warrens : The much need : ed sunshine came this week : pea I : vines and hay were cured nicely ; j cotton heavily fruited, but first pick lug blue and rotted ; picking pro gressing slowly ; late corn better thais for four year?, old con: rotting in the ear, worse than for years -A L Xeeiv. Hester's Cotton Statement. New Orleans, Sept. lb' -Secretary Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued to-day sbow9 that the amount brought into sight for the week ending to day is 159,840 baies, against 244,622 for the seven days eDding September 16 last jear, and 312 206 year before last. This brings ?be total amount for the 16 day3 of the new sea son to 263,502, against 405.910 last year The statement shows receipts at all United States ports since September 1 of 176.950 bales, against 262,479 for tbe same time last year, Southern mill takings were 56,162, against 54, 376 lase year. Foreign exports for the lo days have been 70,736. against 49, 027. Including amounts left over in stock* at ports and interior towns and the number of bales brought into sight tbus far for the new crop, the supply I to date is 031,068. against 522,464 for the same period last year. Jackson, M?9*., Sept. 16.-Dr* Pur? cell made the aonooocement to day of a new case of fever io Jacksoo The patieotisJ. H. Manley, a train dis? patcher employed by the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad company His condition to-night is serious. Fol lowing the announcement macy per? sons left to-day. Numbers more are preparing to leave. ANY PERSON Wishing to know the troth in regard to their health should not fail to send for a valuable and new 64-page Booklet which will be sent FREE for a short time to those who mention this paper. This book is published by the celebrated physi? cians and specialists-Dr. Hathaway ai d Co. of 22% S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga., whom yon should address. Writs to-day. DAVIDSON COLLEGE DAVIDSON, N. C. 62d Year Bps September i. EieveD Professors aod Instructors, Three Courses for Degrees, Ample Cabinets aod Laboratories. LOCATION HEALTHFUL, GYMNASIUM COMPLETE, TERMS REASONABLE. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. J. Bo Shearer, July 13 President. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE The Thirty-first Annual Ses? sion will begin Thursday, Sep? tember 8th, 1898. For cata? logu?s address MRS. L. A. BROWNE or Miss E. E. COOPER, Sumter, S. C. Yioesar. Home-made Vinegar Superior Vinegar. I have on hand a lot of I Home-made Vinegar of very fine quality. The flavor is del? icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cents per gallon. . W. G. ?STEEf*. tl* No.64,IF.I THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No* 44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, Sept. 29, at p. m. Brethren will take due notice aod govern themselves accordingly L. S CARBON, W. M. Attest-H. C. MOSES. See Money to Loan. ON FARMING LANDS Easy payments. No commissions ihtreed. Borrower pays actual cost of per?ectuir loan. Interest 8 per cent Tim* five to eic h t veara. JOHN B. PALMER & SON, Aug 3 v Columbia S. C TEACHERS9 EXAMINATION. UFFICE OF ?UjJC fcCMTKR, S. C , Sept. i5, 1893 rpHK DATE FIXED for the next regulsr ciamiuH tion of applicants foi Teachers' County certificates is October 21 et (third Fri? car), at Court Hoii9e, at 9.JO a. m w. j. 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Our line at $8, $10, $12, $15 and $18, cut in Regulars, Longs, Slims, Stouts and Extras, cannot be sur? passed by any Clothing house in the State. The styles will please you. The prices will open your pocketbook. D. J. CHANDLER. SeP 14-v The Clothier. Writing Papers? Special Bargains??? Pound Packages Waverly 15c pound, 2 for 2oe Choice Linen 20c pound Orange Mills 18c pound Hanover Antique 18c pound Envelopes to match all styles. For Special Correspondence you can be Suited from: Venetian Boud, 4 styles, ruled and plain. Hurd's Irish Linen, ruled and plain. Hurd's Satin Wove, ruled and plain. Hurlburt's Superfine. Blair's New Century. Gladstone Bond and Plate Finish. Noyelsjand Periodical? The^latest magazines and popular periodicals are re? ceived as soon as issued. We have also a large as? sortment of popular novels in paper. Standard books in choice bindings. 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