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r Acts and Joint Resolution Pained by the l*e?I?Jaare-~Sc??4oa 1870 and 1871. [OFFICIAL.] AX ACT CEDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO T!iE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ?OVER SUCH LANDS AS M \Y RE AC? QUIRED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES BY ?HE SAID UNITED STATES OF AMERI? CA. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the ?, Senate and Uouse of Representatives of I tLe State of South Carolina, now met 3 and sitting io General Assembly, and If by the authority of the same, That the juris lictiou of the State of South Caro? lina is hereby ceded to the United States of America, over so much land as shall be necessary for the publie purpo? ses of the United States: Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded shah not vest until the United States of America shall have acquired the title to thc lauds by grant or deed from the owuir or owners thereof, and the evi? dences thereof shall have been recorded in thc office where, by law, the title to such hind b1 recorded, and the Uuited States rf America are to retain such jurisdiction so long as such lands il shall be used for the purposes in this Act mentioned, aud no longer; and such juridic: iou is granted upon the express condition that the State of South Caro? lina shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with thu United States in and over the ? said lauds, so lar as, that civil process, I in all cases uot affecting the real or persoual property of the United States, and such criminal or other process as shall issue under thc authority of the Slate of South Carolina against any person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within or without the limits of thc said lands, may be executed therein, in thc same way and manner as if no jurisdiction had been hereby ceded. Si:c. 2. '1 hat all the lands and tene? ments which may be grauted, as afore* paid, to thc L'ii?ted States, shall be and continue, so long as the same shall be used for thc purposes in this Act mentioned, exonerated md discharged from all taxes, assessments aud other ebarges which may be imposed under the authority of thc Stat* of South Caro liua. Approved February ll, 1871. AN ACT TO RECHARTER MOORE'S FE K RY, UNDER TUE NAME OF DINKI.VS FER RY, OVER THE CATAWBA RIVER. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ci thc State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by thc authority o! the same, That the ferry over tb? Catawba River, known as Moore's Ferry, bc,and the same is here? by rechartered nuder the name of Din kins' Ferry, and vested iu L. M. Din? kius, and bi? legal representatives, for thc term o*' fourteen years hom thc passage ol this Act, with the same privil?ges, tights, franchises and emolu iuenr< as are at present secured by law; J'ror'iftd, ?u>:->ci f, That children going to and returning from school, and oth . t-rs going to and returning from church cr hum elections, shall be passed lree over said ferry. Approved February ll, 1S71. AX ACT 1") AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED -AN ACT To ESTABLISH A STATE OK piiAN ASYLUM." Bc i: enacted by thc Senate and House of Repr?sentai ives of the State of South Ca;oi::.a. now met and sitting in General Assembly, aird by tbe autLoiuy of thc saiui, Tbs t Section G of the Act to es taoii.-h a State Oryhan Asylum, passed Jan; ary li?, ISO?, beso amended as to give to the Trust?es thereof the nower to bind out orphan children rc.- dent therti:; : /Vor?/?/, That said Trustees shail make it, in all cases, a condition that ?-lid children shall receive a good tomas m schcol education, and that said Trustees shall exercise a supervisory control over such children, during tht continuance cf their appn i?ticesbip Approved February ll, lV71. JOINT 8E.-0LVTI0N AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE TU COMMISSION RIDLEY K.CA -il l 0> A.S CORONER ' ?J? BUA '.?i ORT COUNTY. Whereas, Kli-ha P. Hutchinson, elec? ted Coi oner ol 1'eanio.t County for four yea -, ending October, 1^72, bas re mored bis residence loa fbreigo country, to wit. Germany, wilhont duly filing his letter of resignation of his office: and the said ? ihee lias remained vacant from abd after March, I $70: and whereas, notwithstanding doe proclamation was o< t made previous to late g-ntral elec ti.'i." tii-t a vacancy czisted in the said o?ce ul Uuroncr, in ssid County, the pcnp?c 'lid proceed to vote kr Coroner, j und Ridley K. Carlton was afterward j declared by the Board of CoootyCanvas? sers to have received the highest num- I ber of rates IJT (.'or-.?uer cf said Coun- J ty : I Bc it resolved, by the Senate and j IJousc of Representatives, of the State j I of ?ruth Carolina, now met ami sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thoritb of thc same, That Ridley K. fu:i'?r?, elected Coroner of Beaufort CountJ ?it the general election of Octo? ber Ii?, l?>70, be commissioned by the Executive nf South Carolina a Coroner, 10 fi!; iLe unexpired term of Elisha V 11 au billson. \JJ roved Fib-nary ll, 18"1. Tili; Ft Tl UK OF COTTON. 7! c New York Commercial and Fi? I nanci?! Chronicle has this to say on the future avp;dy of the great staple. Let j planten; like heed in time: j There ?ppcir? to be a disappointment ? among- a-niK t?.it p;iccs have not im? pf?,:-.i ?ure <u the fall of J'aris. Thia is doe tn t v* < met*-first, that the effect of * h !?n event is t.lways in very great par' Hittieipated and discounted j sud second, 'be continued very large receipt? are nrccsfrarily weighing down the marker. Willi our own crop rca ohing \ ?vcr 3.70O,UOU hales, we certainly do ' ?jai sec any lair prospect of gatling j I pri?es cj permanently. Either one of iajo?9?reumsfaoeci might, however, help I tho mai kct-a decrca-e in the shipment-; from ludia or a decreased planting this ' : ?pring here. As to India, it decs not appesi probable, in tiew of the stock 1 tni^yc-r hjld over, ?nd tlve present im ' ?roved coudi'ion of tlie en p, that th? Jtnretncnt hence wiil ?bo* soy falling off. A&d Jet? 89 '',e ieft*1D ?drauees, if prto? iboald decline furt her, oooue could know positively the effect oi diminished drawing power of the li quotation on the ryot. It is a matt histor; that ic 1861 a rise to 7?d average for fair surats daring the 3 increasing the India shipments, wit any additional planting to 986 bales, from 563.200 bales the prev year, showing that the previous ] had not been a sufficient inducemei lead them to market the crop. As to the extent of planting in South for the next season, it is of co too early at present to say any tl about it. The planter knows bei what price he can- afford to raise col Ooe thing, however, is very ceri that if we have the prospect next sp of another crop equal to this one, prices will be accepted ; and it beco the Southern merchant in making vanees and the planter in singing < tracts for labor to bear this fact in m To obtain an idea of the ruling r when there is a full supply of cot we have only to remember that average price of middling upland Liverpool for a series of years before war was each year as follows : IS45..45d. I 1849..5ld. I lS53. 5jd. I 1357.. lS46..4$d. I 1850..7?d. J l?54..5gd. | 1858.. 184 7..63d. I lS51..5jd. j 1855..5Jd. I 1858.. 184S..4jd. I lS52..3id. | IP56..6d. J 1860. Of course thc planter must be ] pared to accept these figures when world is oversupplied. WE PX ESPAY, FEBR'YS ?7?1 GILBERT ~ -.EDI Hie Sumter Watchman has far the largest circulation (esj cialhj in the tmrrounding count: of any paperpublislied in Sum? and icas established in 1850. THE UNION raoCBLES. (Ve give, on another column, an count in detail, taken /rom^thc Char! ton Courier, of the recent terrible afi at Union Court House. Io common with thc press of the Sti we deeply regret the occurrence such thing?. We do not believe, 1 have we everbelieved, that the remedy the ills from which we suffer is to found in such a course of action; butl rather the aggravation of those ills, a the protraction of the strength of I dying party that conceived and fon them upon us by the power of t bayonet. THE INEVITABLE BOWEN. The papers say that a report wes ci rent in Charleston, a few days ago, a generally credited, that Bowen's I: wife-Mrs. Vctigru King-has aban oned him with indignation and disgu: because cf his ill treatment of her, coi mencing ?oon after their marriage. Meanwhile, dispatches from Wasl ington say that he ha.? been arrested c another charge of bigamy, at the i stance of Francis Hicks, who, tl charge alleges, he married at August Geo., iu 1852. The jury in the formi case was discharged without a verdie eleven being for conviction and oae fe acquittal. lu discharging the jury, Judge Wyli said if thc prosecution failed to obtai a vctdict on thal evidence be did nc think that they would ever have a vei diet. He said that one bribed juror wa more than a match for his eleven fellow but he did not mean to intimate tha there was a bribed juror on this panel ile did not see how a juror could hesi tate for a moment in finding a verdie io a case like this, and he thought tha the evidence of two witnesses who tes tificJ to their own infamy should no have much weight. A wretch of thai kind ought not bc believed. ELECTION OP COL. ?VONTGO.TIKBY .HOSES OF SW.TITER, AS J LIMPE. The two Houses of the Legislature now in session, met in joint assembly at 1 o'clock, P. M., on Thursday last, to elect a Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. From the Phoenix of Friday last we get the following report of the election : Hon C. W. Montgomery, President pro tem. of the Senate, called the as? sembly to order. Mr. Georg?.? Lee, of Kdgefidd, led off with the nomination of L'ol. Warren D. Wilkes, of Anderson. Mr. Whipper nominated Wm. E. Karie, Jv-q., of Greenville. Mr. Singleton nominated Colonel Montgomery Moses, of Sumter. Rev Mr. Moore, of .Edgefield, nomi lated Hon. S L. H?ge. Mr. Smith, of Charleston, nominated jen J. C. Winsuith, of Sparenburg. Mr. Wilkes arose, and in a very frw ?veil put and appropriate remarks, ce ?lincd to be a can Iidare. Mr. Smart, ol' fairfield, withdrew the lame of Hon. S L H?ge. Mr. Leslie nominated Colonel Simeon Fair, of Newberry. A vote was taken and resulted as fo! ows: Moses 59, Earle 37, Wirsmitb j 58, Fair 13, scattering 2. Whole num? ber of votes cast, 146; necessary fora ,-hoice, 74. There consequently being ?o choice made, the joint assembly pro? teeded n a second ballot, whieh result ?d as follows : Whole number of votes, 134 : ucceasary tor a rhoice, 68. Col. Montgomery Moses waa declared to have eceived 70, and vas consequently de :larcd eltfctcd. AD effort to hive the declaration of he chair verilied by a call cf the roll ?vas defeated Cries of fraud were heard ill over the house, and ascend of wild confusion ensued, when tho obair ce. '. ??arod the joint aa+erobly adjourned. < -Subs?quent ly, certain mern sers pub* i lubed a protest against the validity o' < the election, and the matter was brought up iu both houses ott a? reno! ut bo to de- I flare the sama Bair ?cd votdw Ou i Friday last, thi? resolution, after ? long I ind somewhat excited debate, pas ind Col. MOSES, through the Speal returned his certificate of eleetiot rbis was highly commended, and it determined to go into the election a? >o the 21st inst.Col. MOSES' Jriends pressing confidence in their ability re-elect him. A shooting affray at Colum >n Thursday last, between two yoi men-L. VON BIEMAN and H. GREI resulted in a mortal wound to the lat The difficult was of a personal charac ind seven or eight shots were fired the most rapid succession. WST Mr. HORNSBY, arrested un suspicion of shooting into the Grei nile train on Tuesday last, has bi discharged, and the person who cc mitted the deed found to be one Di TER GIBSON, a lunatic, formerly inmate of the Asylum at Columbia. OUR WASHINGTO N" LETTE WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 14, 18' There is a slight hitch in carry i out the desires of his Highmightini whereby the Mission to Berlin is to raised to one of the first class. 1 wording of the resolution which v drawn up at the State Department, v suchas to protect Mr. Bancroft, our pr cot minister to Prussia, as minister the German Empire, which the n mission is to be called. This care Mr. Bancroft was, no doubt, due to t assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Dav The House Committee, not at all infl en ced by the love of Mr. Davis for \ uncle, have drawn up another resoluti which will legislate the uncle out office and leave the mission to the Ge man Empire to be filled by Ulysse when it is thought that Mr. Orth, Indiana, who was not taken caire of 1; fail io the political scramble, and w is a San Domingo job sho 'ter. vnllbet man. Entre Orth, Exit Bancroft. Next Wednesday is the day set ap; in the House for thc passage of the 1; Radical villainy-the supplemeni election bill. On this most importa measure the Badicals allow thc Dem crats only lour hours to debate t question. The tyranny of this Radie majority never was equalled iu the hi tory of legislation. This barcfae measure to carry the next Prcsidcnti election by intimidation, fraud.) ad 'I power of the bayon??., each of whi< will be resorted to if necessary, is mci strous and utterly subversive of the co: stitutional rights'of thc States and tl people. It is much more sweeping l its character than the enforcement a or Federal Election law of last sessio Its operations extend to every sil whose population exceeds 20,000 it habitants. The registration and clec tion machinery are under the supcrvis ion and control ol the Radicals at pointed, especially in the South, by pai tizan United Mates judges, aed protec ed in the vile work, which they we! know they will beappointed to perforn by Radical United States Marshals, wh have the power to call on the army an Navy, both the willing tools of arbitra ry power, to aid them in their work o crushing out the freedom of the hallo box. Suits brought by aggrieved chi zens, and there wilt be many of thom will be removed to United Staten Courts State officers who interfere wili be ar rested. Amone complete instrumen to crush out tho freedom of election; never was devised. It will become a law before the end of this session. The military ring, whose head quar? ters are at the White House, have sue ceeded so well io sonic of their opera? tions that they ?ow aspire to the cc J trol of the Treasury. At present there is an obstacle in thc person of thc Sec? retary, who it seems bas taken lessons from Mr. Sumner, and will not take a gentle hint to vamose the Treasury, but ?raits to be ?'?eked out. Mr. Boutwell will bardi) be sustained in "sticking" by any Radical of uote, except indeed Saunter, us they aro all quito subservi ;nt to Ulysses aud do his bidding very meeki*. The military ring have a candidate or thc place which they hope soon to sake vacant. The difference between 3rant and Boctwell is of such impor? tance that with any degree of self re peet, Mr. J?outwell cao hardly remain u the Treasury. Pleasauton, the ring Madidate, was made collector of Inter* ja! Revenue in one of the largest. New j k'ork districts by the military ricig. He ras also made commissioner of Io* j erual Revenue by tho same influence, ind, ii I do not lose my guess, he will ; ucceed the ' Groton financier" in the j Treasury Department. The difference j te'weeo BoitwelJ and Grant oo the re., >eal of the income tax, is but the ex- j :use of the latter to get rid of a Prest lentiai rival. Yesterday io the Seoate the debate m the admission of Dr. Miller, Senator deot from Georgia, was rather lively {??ateta Edmunds, Cook ling and Mor on displayed their bltteroess towards Hr. Miller and oppcred his admission. ; tfr. Morton wandered from the subject md railed at the Senate for perpetrating i iraud io repealing tb? test oath. He j n ti mated that the Prcsiieot may not , ?ven yet sigo the bill. Senator < Sdmooda, who appears to be actuated 1 >y Maa? persona! spite against Dr. Miller, again returned tv r 's Molding, j tod aoot eagerly grasped ftt the idea ] suggested DJ Morton, that the bil ?epealing the test oath might yet b retoed' There has not been as mud icrimony between the Radicals for som* ime as was displayed yesterday, am senator-Vorton did not look any mor )le'.sant for being proven to haye spokei aisely, when he said the repeal of thi ncome tax was done by fraud in thi senate. He is a preciously bitter pill Notwithstanding what was indicatet n the speeches ol the sore headed ant est oath repealers, Morton ant Edmunds, it is not at all probable tha he President will veto the bill. H< -vas at first inclined to veto it, but othei :ounsels have prevailed, at least had uj ill this morning? but what a day wil iring forth with the unccttain Gran lonccan tell. Creswell is staving off investigatioi ntohis envelope contracts with Reay ol New York, and the sub committee or Appropriations, who were appointed t< investigate the matter, seem desirous if helping him. Of course the Pos Master General will be whitewashed How could a Radical Committee o Congress prove one of Grant's cabine officers to be a swindler? Of course not, Mr. Rodgers, of Arkansas, yesterday made an ineffectual attempt at driving the female suffragists from the commit tee rooms, which they have taken possession of, and in which they transad their business. Since Mrs. Grant ha: endorsed the "suffragists," and the eeneral dotes on their society, the] dont purpose to let any member of Congress trample on their rights 01 privileges, whether natural or assumed So stand from under ye wearers of stove pipe hats and trowsers. TUE THO LB LES IN INION. Visit of an armed body to the jail Execution of Priwncrs-the cause o? the Trouble-the felling of the Citizen of Union, Etc. Our telegraph columns, yesterday morning, auuouuced tha' several prison ers had been taken from the jail ii Union, on Suridav night, the 12th inst by a disguised body of armed men, am. put to death by hanging and shooting This intelligence na;urally created coo siderable excitement in our community Learning that a gentleman had arriv?e in the city direct from Union County we sought him out, aud have gathere: from him such particulars of the unfor? tunate affair as he was able to lean from Sheriff DUNN, of Union, who wai on the same train with our informant on his way to Columbia, where h< arrived Mouday afternoon. THE ATTACK ON TUE JAIL. On Sunday night, about twelve o'clock, a thoroughly disguised anc armed body of about five hundred mer suddenly made their appearance in from of the jail in Union. They demanded the keys from Jailor HUG FI ES and Deputy Sheriff HILL, who refused tc surrender them. Mrs. HUGHES, the wife of the jailor, was then catechised r?s to the whereabouts of the keys ; but being greatly alarmed, did not answer merely pointing to a bureau where they were deposited. The drawers were im? mediately opened, the keys obtained, Ute jail doors opened. A squad of the party took charge of the jailor and the deputy Sheriff. Ropes were put around their necks, when they were taken to the Sheriffs residence, and there tied to his gate, where a document was left warning him, (the Sheriff) against obey? ing any similiar writ of Habeas Corjius from Judge THOMAS, or any other Judge under like circumstances, and the following letter was found tied on the pocket of the jailor: TAKEN BV HABEAS COBPU8 In silence and secrecy. Thought has been working and tho benignent effica? cies of concealment speak for them? selves. Ouce again have wc been forced by loree to use FORCE. Justice wis lame and she hid to lean upon us. in? formation laving been obtained that a Doubting THOMAS the inferior ofNOTH INC, the superior ol NOTHING, who bas neither eyes to sec thc scars of opprcs* ?ion nor ears to hoar the cause of humanity even the he wears thejudicial Silk, has ordered some guilty prisoners f'rem Union to the city o? Columbia, and of INJUSTICE and PREJUDICE for an UNFAIR trial of LlFE, thus clutching at the wheel ?pokes cf DESTINY-then ibis thing was treated and projected. Otherwise it would DCVC?T have been. We yield to the inevitable and inexorable ind account this thc best : "Let not thy right hand know what hy left hand docth" is our motto. We irani Peace but this canuot be till justice returns. We want and will have Justice. But this cannot be till the bleeding fight il freedom is fought. Until then thc MOLOCH of INIQUITY will have hi* ?ictims even if the MICHAEL of Justice must havj his martyrs- KKK? TAKING THE PRISONERS. After the pquad had removed the ?ailor and the Depot? Sheriff, the jail was entered and the following named colored prisoucrs were taken oat: Andy Thompson, Sylvouus Wright, Bill Fin? der, Bart Edwards. Joe Y ac ?oe, Ellison scott, Tom Ry era, Aaron Euslia, M clio bo md A. McKissick, ten in all. Eight of he number wera charged with the tilling of Mr. STEVENS, the one-armed Jonfederate soldier, whose brutal and unwarranted murder, nome weeks since, >y so armed n.ob of negroes, will be ?ecollected by our readers. They were deo charged with the murder of Mr. SMITH, a Constable of Union County, whilst io the discharge of his official luty-the execution of warranta of irrest against the utuderers ot Mr. STEVENS. TBC WORK Of DEATH. The prisoners were taken to a place tnowo as the hanging ground, io tbe rieinity of the jail, where the work of leath commenced, as subsequent events ihow. Andy Thompson and Sylvanus Wright vere foond hanging by the neck io tire imbs of a tree, whilst under the tm a/ the dead bodies c f Bill F?cher, Bart Ed wards, Joe Vanloe> Ellison Scott, Tom Byers ?nd Aaron Eos tb, wno find been shot. The bodies of two of theo, McBobo snd McKissick, barn burners, bare not been fouod. It is supposed, however, that they will turn up "missing." As soon as the Sheriff was made acquainted with the. terrible atate of affairs, he repaired to the scene, and" immediately dispatched ? messenger for the Coroner, who resides some dis? tance from the town of Un?an. Th? Coroner had not arrived when the Sheriff left for Columbia. THE IMMEDIATE CATJ8E 0? THE TROU? BLES. It became known that the Sheriff had received orders on Thursday last, from Judge Thomas, to quietly (or clan? destinely) remove the persons charged with the murder of Stevens sod Smith, to Colombia, another County, for trial, where it was believed they would have been discharged, or so dealt with thst they would have escaped punishment for the terrible crimes they were char* ged with. It appears that Judge Thomas had granted a writ of Babeas Corpus, which was served on Sheriff Donn, requiring him to bring the prisoners before him at Columbia. The Sheriff deeming the proceeding uousal, consulted legal ad? vice in reference to the matter, when some error was discovered in the writ, which made it inefficient and inopera? tive, where jpon Sheriff Dunn declined to comply with i's mandates, and so in? formed Judge Thomas. A writ was then issued for the arrest of the Sheriff. Before its execution, however, he had determined to take the prisoners to Col? umbi a, and fixed upon Monday, the day succeeding that on which the deed oc? curred, as the time to carry ont his in? tention. Our informant, who is a qniet and law abiding citizen, assures ns that the prisoners would have received a fair and impartial trial at Union, by s jury com? posed principally of their own color. The citizens of the County were deter? mined the trial should be conducted in a fair and legal manner, giving the parties charged every opportunity of establishing their innocence, if possible do so. APPEARANCE OP THE ARMED RODT, OR KU KLUX. Our informant learned from the sheriff of Union that the appearance of the armed body who visited the jsil, as above narrated, was the most hideous imaginable. What at first sight had the resemblance of dwarf like men, would suddenly bc transformed into giants, with huge limbs. Their color was as varied as were their sizes and forms, which, altogether, filled the jailor and Deputy Sheriff with such terror, that they were frightened nigh unto death. TUE FEELING OP THE CITIZENS OF UNION. Oar informant, who, as before stated, is a quiet and law-abiding citizen, says the citizens of thc county deprecate the existing state of affaire in their midst, and are anxious sod willing to co-ope? rate with the civil authorities of the State in maintaining order, if it can be done without submitting themselves to a degree of degradation that would not be tolerated under the most tyrannical form of Government ever known. MARRIED On lo-h inst at tho residence of the Bride's Father, Black Ming?. Williamsburg, bj the Rev. N. Graham, JOSEPB M. N. WILDE?, of Sumter, to Miss Maar J. BaocciiaToa. At home, on the morning of the 16th Februar*-, 1871, by the Rev. L. 8. Shuck, Mr. J. F. W. DCLOK-K. of Somter, S. C.. to Lisna M. eldest daughter of Mr. Robert JaaM, cf this elty. Bo cards === COM M MCI AI? JBTJMTERMARKET FEB'RY tl. Cotton still rules dui!, with a further decline. Sales past week have ruled from 9 to 12J ac? cording to grade. Eales 85 bales, aurket closes dull. BACOX-Sides, U'i@15; Shoulders, Il@12i Hams. 25. LARD-20 (? 25c. 7L0UR-Per bbl. $7@|12. COFFEE-Laguayra, 20@I0; Java, 40@0o; Rio, 20@25. SALT-12.50 SUGAR-Brown, I2J@14; C., ISA 16; A., IT @M : Crushed, 17@18. BAGGING-35(437}. IRON-TIES-8@10. LOPE-10@15. B ATES VI LLB SHIRTINGS-Per kal? ?H YARN BY THE BALE-ll.Mc Par banoo. NEW YORK MARKET. FEB'RY BO. COTTON 15J GOLD 112. MASONIC. rf "HR REGULAR MONTHLY COMM UNICA X TION OF CLAREN ONT LODGE, NO Si, A.-. P.*. M.*. will be beldon Thursday evening, March ?.. 1870, at 7 o'clock. Bj order of . T. V. WALSH, W.\ UV. M. C. WILLIS. Secretary. Feb 8. WI. County Commissioner's Olee, SUMTER COUNTY, E. C, Faa. 1871. The Board of County Commissioners having : (ietermined to repair tba bridge in Bradford , Spring* Township, knowo aa Reynolds' bridgo, tbe repairs of said bridge will he let eat ta the , lowest bidder, on Tuesday, the 28th inst, at ll o'clock, A. M. Specifications will be exhibited at the bridge at thal time and place. , By order J. N. COBBBTT, C. C. C. Feb 22-lt Estate Votice. ALL persons indebted to th? Beut? of Janet , McBride, are hereby notified that th? io tereit on their notes to ?st January, 1870, BMtt be paid promptly ; otherwise their ?ole* Bsay ka , placed in the bands of sa ofieer fir eollesUoa. J. A. MAYES, Bx'r. MayesvlH? S, C" Faa. 17, WI-ti. TT. S. Marshall's Sale. THE U. S. STATES OP AMERICA, 1 SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT. BY virtue of a writ ofVeaditjeni Exposai to , i sa? directed, issuing ?al of th? He? ora ble I th? United States Cire ni? Coart far shs fiistrist of South Carolina, I ?Ul exp?? for ?ale ta tb? < highest bidder, at public asctioa, Ai nWtev, ?a ( the 6tk day of March, I8?1, bslr? Jkt tri* kW- ? day of the atoa th, ali thc right tl? asdiatmtt of the Delentaat la aad te tbs Jelkattg pr?jut? ty, to wit : On e Wagen, Two Hors?, Two S*f of Enmm, , TM (10) boxes af SMumaHsaf Flat flkwsiu{) ?sq ?aa 1st sf aahshasf Timtmu mis* st kW sar, S. CH la I .illulia ?/kWvff fr Baad, al hV. I ?Cash. PII^S ? wai**' H -' ' : M*, ?f** f ? NOTICE. THB MEMBERS OF THE LADIES' MON. JMENTAL ASSOCIATION, of Sumter and tte Jommonity generali j, both of town and country ire hereby notified that a Supper for the benefit if aaid Association, will be given early in March nd are earnestly rt quested to prepare and re erre eeatrJbutions for the same. Suoh ladies as re willing to take charge of Tables, will please enfer with the President at her resideooe, at a >eri?d as early as practicable. 0. H. MOSES, \ President I>. M. A. ! RtcHiaa E. Lais, Secretary. " Feb? lt THE FI3M Ol1 RUSSELL i MARO, g ESPEGTFULLY INFOBMTB?LR Monds abd th? publie, that they are eeastantly receiving DRUCKS -AND Medici nea, Of the Boat Quality, nd all Articles usually found in a Drag Store. Tb? business of the House, comprising Pharmacy and Prescription Stand, will be under the special charge of Major J. B. RUSSELL who brings to his aid an experience of EIGHTEEN TEARS in the chemical combina? tion of Medicines. Prompt and careful attention will be given to Prescriptions, and Medicines for the same can be reli f d ea as pure and of the best quality. DRUG STORE, CORNER OF Main and Republican Streets. Feb"? " _tf_ Notice Of Extra Session of Court NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order issued by His Honor, Judge John T. Green, at the January Term of Court 1871, an extra Term of the Court of Common Pleas for tbs County of Sumter, will be bold at Sumter, commencing tbs 4th Monday io March, 1871, (being the 27th day in said month). There will be no State cases tried at this Extra Session of tko Court ; Therefore the Grind Jurors drawn for tba year need j?t attend. GEO. W. REARDON, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Sumter County. Feb?_*t Estate Sale? By Permisiva of C. M. Herat, Judge of Pro. bate of Sumter County, 8. C. I will offer for sale at pabilo outcry, to .the highest bidder for cash, in front of tba Coart House, at Sumter, on sales day in March next, the personal property of Joseph White deceased, consisting of Household and Kitchen Furniture, one Horse, Ac. Sale commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M. BURREL JAMES, Administrator. Feb 22-2t_ Sale to Foreclose Mortgage. BY authority of COLIN C. PORTER, I will sell oo the 8th day of March, next, at tba Plantation of said Porter, oecupied daring the last year by Foxwotlh A Co., the following property, to wit : Twelve Mules, Two Wagons, Plantation Implements, Said note to foreclose a Mortgage given by D. A. Fox worth and T. W. Lee, to Colin C. Porter, for rent and supplies for 1870. Sale to commence at ll o'clock, A. M., Terms eash. D. J. WINN, Ag't Fel) 22-2t_ PERUVIAN GUANO, GUINNAPPE, Standard Fertilizers, AND PLANTEES' SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS, Furnished at lowest rates, by WILSON Si SELBY? COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 17 Light Street, Baltimore, p. 0. Box, ?.] Consign mea tl lolicitied. and Liberal Ad? vances made ea them. nara II acas. Messrs. D. J. Winn, Kennedy A Holman. A. A. Gilbert, Her. Noah Graham. Feb 22 3B SHERIFF'S SALES BY v irtue of sundry Executions to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court Hoase, OB the Srst Monday and day fellowing in Maree next, within legal, boers of sale, to the highest titear, for cash, tbs following property, situated ia Sees? ter County. Purshasers te pay for titles ead stamps. Oas Tract of 1764 Jeras of Laad, mora or less, OB Wataree River Swamp, bounded oa tba North by Lands of Wm. J. Joiner and J. B. Moora, os the East by lands of J. B. Moora aad E.R. Singleton, Sooth ead Wast by leads of R. R. Singleton, levied apea as the property of Joba P. Broun, at the ?nits of J. G. Gibbes. J. 8. Rich? ardson, Jr., J. C. Dial, and other Fi. Fas. One Tract of 246 Acres of Laad mora or less, adjoiniog lands of Dr. R. Meldrew, Est of John F. Maldrow, end Estate of Mathew E. Muldrow and Estate of J. R. Meldrew and J. H. Cooper, levied upon as the property of Estate cf Mathew E. Meldrow, deceased, at the snit of John A. Crawford against Mrs. Sophronia Meldrew aad others, to ba resold ai the risk of the former pur nh s sar (me Steam Saw aad Grist Mill, Bear Lyaab Bsig, leried em ai the propertr of C. Beyle, at the suits of W. B. Larra* sad Chas. H. Raid. Defeadaara messes* m OM Trac oTtH Aeras of Lead more or lees, known as Garrot's Swamp S'tee, levied on as the property oi John L. aad lisbeth Moore, at the seit of Bdwia W. Moise. One Lot oft Acres of Lead, more or less, la the town of Sumter, adjoiniog lets of Mayraat, Cor Jeaee Sqaare, Maia aad Liberty streets, levied on as the property af A. J. Mosas, Ad? ministrator of Martha J. Dickey, at the snit of james McPherson. One Tract of 1 Ot Acres of Land, more er less, adjoining lands af W. D. Riads, W. 8. Hudson sad ethan, wried aa af sha property of G. W. Trulaek, at the sait cf Wm. J. McLeod, aemlais. trataras Jamas M. Pirate- G. W. Tralaek aad Lewis Pvgala. Ota Mala, toted ?sj as tia mart? af Joh? Westley, ar. the snit of David G. Babertses, TB. /aha Westley sad Semi, Westley. Pi?sa saar? hm ? ist fsa aaa Braal af lt aeres spaa as sha propertylof Jssas? ?carra, at tbs salts of A. J. Mesas. Dudley st Hodge, F. J A M^ Moeee^agaiss* J?jsw8?srry, aweT Fax worth, Tbree Molas, levied on SJ the property of CC flribssi, ssfrlsiitiawsf sfL.PgJ?aa?, , . ?aa? ? T.J.C**MLAjr, .t?aasci Sheaif Sassier Coast] Jab. SS, 18fl. -=--. ? .? ... Siunfer Pemt?o Instit&t?? ULAB SESSION OF HIT IB?A? W8TITUTB irffl Bte. L. A. BROWNE, wisIT c*r?qj? ,)4f~^*BJ?HlNrlt GROCERIES ! GROCERIES ! -AT Thos. P, Upshur's Store, -CORNER MATN& REPUBLICAN STREETS SUMTER, S. C. THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY announces to tho public, that he has in ?tore, and will be constant!j receiving, a large and varied assortment of.. GROCERIES, Suitable for Plantation and Famjihj me. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT will ht allowed Merchants, and they axe special]/ invited to call and exam ine his Stock, and the; will find that his business facilities ?nable him to supply them with goods AS CHEAP AS THEY CAN BUT THEM in any Northern or Southern Market. Come and see for yourselves, an ocular demonstration is the best. Highest Market Price paid for Cotton. AND TUREE FOURTHS OF THE VALUE CASH, will be advanced, on all Cotton Shipped to the House in Baltimore 'or which he is agent, and it will be held over if desired. 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J. SHAW, A. A. SOLOMONS ?nd J. T. SOLOMONS. All parsons indeb'ed will auk* payment to either cf the undersigned, who constitute the MW firm, by whens the business will be con? tinued at Mayesrille, nuder the name of H. M. BEAMES A CO. H. M. REA?ES. A. J. CHANDLER, J. E. BRUNSON. F?b8-3t_; CORN-CORN-CORN. 13 OOO BUSHRLSC0BN* ' For tale by Fab 15 F. W. KERCHNER. '-' SOAP AND CAN1DJL.ES. BOXES SOAP, 250 200 " 7T* For SaJ?by F?b II _ F. W. KSBCHHSRr ? BACOff AND FORK. 2Q HHDS,Smoked BIDES AND SHOUL 100M ^ m*' For salo F?b 15 F. KIRCHNER, For Sale or Bent A TBA CT Ol LAND aw Frovidanee, in jfiL SnnWnr Cowa tl, asntajaing SIS norn?, lately ..?nad Iky O. 0. inekson, and purchased by tim tom Sdsrard L. Murra? and Wife, Terns a^asj-njoftttafr Apply to Richardson A Son, at Snatcr, S. C. Jgatfc ?. W. WITTE. .'Int faV"?. ' tf Iron and Hoes OF GOOD QUALITY, Are NECESSARY FOR MAKIN CF A #..? CROP, AND PLANTIAS Coming TO SUMTER, ARE INVITED TO OA LL And EXAMINE MT STOCK WHICH Will BB SOLD LOW FOR CASH. THEY ARB EXPECTED TO Arrive IN TIME FOR PREPARING TBS LAND, AND WILL BB OFFBBBD By A. A. SOLOMONS, WHO HAS OBDSRBD A GOOD SUPPLY ALSO Of TBACBt, PLOW BRIDLBS, HAMBS, ABBS, At. Next HB WILL HAVB A PRETTY ASSORTMENT OF PRINTS, ON ARRIVAL Ol Steamer. Jan 18 t: GREAT REDUCTION In [Prices. GOOD FAMILY FLOUR, 15 lbs. for $1,00. GOOD COFFEE, 20 ct?, per lb. PRIME COFFEE, 25 ct*, per lb. GOOD BROWN SUGAR, 12 1-2 cents per lb. GOSHEN BUTTER, 40c. per lb. LARD, 20 cents per pound 6 pounds for $1.00. HYSCN TEA, $1.00 per lb. Just Received. A FINE STOCK OF PAINTS -AND OIL, At Greatly II educed Prices, -AT PLANTERS' WAREHOUSE, Sumter, S. C. Jan ll | [J _ CLEARING ?5D SCOCHG CLOTHING. THE UNDERSIGNED Wo?id wpettJolly aaaouow to thte?iaaaiof SUBJ ter Coan ty, that ba tai taken a room in the retrof Jame? RaH^'Tfcraer ?bop, OB Main Street. Ha will ba pl nan i f attead to any work entraped te him, aad promiae* to fite e*tire eat ufaction, and to wort at pri?e? to nit tbe time?. Aa, oaa haHaj clothing ?bey wi?h "^orated ivfll/tawaaaU. AB?ABAM POWELL.