' .Wat ? BifSST VOL. XXII WEDNESDAY -VlplNlNG, JULY 13, 1871. NOIL i. .' Tiaaeo Daiaos ? Doti ft Fer? ates.-Vire. DEVOTED TO LITrilTURE, M?mlu?FAND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Sumter Watchman ( ES TA BL ISBED IN 1S50.) 18 PUBLISHED UV WEDNESDAY MORNING SUMTER. S. C., BY .BERT & FLOWERS. Terms. ir.S3 00 i UL*. 1 M) I joiitbs.-. 1 00 ?RTlsE.MENTS inserted at the rate DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS per [for the first. OXE DOLLAR ?or the j mud FIFTY Cl?N fur each subs?quent in, foran] period less than three months NJARIES, TRIBUTES OF RESPECT communications which subcerTe private s, trill he paid lor ns advertisement*. Wife's Secret. le Lawreuces are going abroad," [Robert Dana to bis yoong wife one fing. "I met Tom to day, and he pie and Cany would sail on the 20th, the furniture be seid at auction." J)h, how we shall mis* them ! and a pity to have that handsome old jiture scattered among strangers ! (have had many happy times there, irt." fri*pg, Annie ; it was there I first saw [doyou remember, you were play [chess on that old Chiuese chess* so absorbed that jou did not ?ee ^ome in ; and I stood wondering who little maid in blue could be. I like to have that table sold at [ion, dear ; I wish it would occur to to scud it to us as a farewell rThat would bc very nice ; But as she fot at ali romantic, shebas no idea or why we value it " I suppose if I offered to boy it, Tom lit] nnt accept any pay ; and then wo kid feel as if wc had begged a pres %? 'Yes; and, besides, we can not afford Robert." How much is it worth?" jit must have cost a hundred dollars \u it was new; but I presume it will 'or fifty, as it is somewhat defaced, must uot think of it, though, dear, know the last of our 'luxury-fund' j 1 it fer the Dickens reading, and we ?ed to have no more treats till fall, ure say we should not play very ?u if we had it-reading aloud is so ;h nicer." 'hus the brave, conscientious little Dan turned away from the tempting nie, aud it was uot resumed between Di. Annie Dana, however, had a lt fund of that tough quality which DOW blamed as ''obstinacy," then sed as ''firmness." The more she herself the chess table was uoattain j the more did a persistent inner e reply, "I must have it?" J3ut ? Dozens of schemes occurred to but none that seemed practicable, en ohc awoke iu the night, the weary j ition fla.-hed back, and with it, like t: aspiration, its auswer. She would ?o 5 a story for thc-Magazine, h o earn the needful money. Had ?a ?not at school, several years before, ' vt two or three anonymous stories to a ^otry weekly, just for the frolic of !; d had they uot been printed? To;" rc, they were not paid for. She ld almost have scorned money then, S Viciously sufficing was it to s?o her - words in pr ut. Hut there must e P>e sordid reality of payment nuvv ; ' \ how delightful to surprise ltobcrt . the table, show him lier article, and ' e |y his appreciating praise! Hut be- j w this dizzy chm ax ??1 bc reached, ci 111 must be done. What should sh.- |. ? about ? Wheo find time ? How ; g br thc table? And all without 'g rt's knowle Ige? Absorbed io these : h jtioos, she appeared sadly absent lc! breakfast, greatly to her hus-Isl surprise and mystification. After (J ^ad put two spoons in his saucer, li for butter when already supplied, w frourid maple syrup over her steak. Itt an to be alarmed, insisted on feel- li fier pulse, and inquired if s ic had C weil. Annie disclaimed sickness, l< dmitted that her night had been jw ?ss j and filially, to please him. si kised to take a nap duriug the day. n ^r having concealed any thiug fruin al befare, the ?eight of a secret wa> \ il from pleasant ; hut she consoled her- ' b py thinking how well it would all ic? For the first time since she knew j d she was glad to have Robert go. Sol w . was she to oe free to plan, perhaps w rile her story. lier u>ual duties c< t thc hou^e were faithfully perform- ' p; ?'it the uutliue of a romance Was li through her head all the time, j r< Mic was glad when free at last to sit. d at her desk. u ? an hour her pencil flow busily : s< thronged at her biddiug ; words ; h freely to express them. Five or (' leginuings were made only to be ; lt ?d out : this seemed too formal, that y rupt, another t??o sentimental. She > r< %d she tiiusst resort to thc charming tr rmula, "Once upm a time." But, h ght words came at last, and then In .nt ou bravely, till a neighbor isl io, and I he already beloved heroine w io be exchanged for Hubert's afghan ! r< kvery-day chat. Theo came other iii ?ruptious and duties ; no more- wri i p: that day. The promised attempt at tl k occurred about half an hour be Robert's return, having been en I forgotten till then ; and though ie layon the sola, with ter eyes ?ol fcieotiously c!osed, for tully fifteen In pies, her thoughts were on herjn oe all the time, aud ODce she sat j a jpd made pencil memoranda oo the ?si of a letter, hastily pocketed as her ? ti land's step.was heard. liv the second j >' it ber plot was fully sketched in her d, and it only remained to put it paper. Sometimes a whole day ld pass, and not a moment of time il she Sud fur writing, though ex in the mood for it. Again, she |d have leisure, but an almost un Derable aversion to ber pen ; and if ried to rally her powers by reading j h was already written, it sounded j p ^rrant nonsense ; certainly DO sane j ti . would accept it. Tho native j o tency of her character, however, ; fi ed ber to finish ber task, io defi of maoy interruptions and discour? ants, aod the rough draft of her was completed io two weeks. It fuDDy-looking affair, oo DO less twenty-three pieces of paper-half ts and whole sheets, backs of en? es and concert programmes ; white, n and tinted paper; some io pencil, io ink-a most disreputable med but she was a happy little woman e scrawled the last Hoe, straighten? er cramped shoulders, pushed her bair back from ber flushed cheeks whispered, "Done at last !" A ti :eriu of bad weather gave her lcisu :opy it promptly. She was arran ter Deat pages when Robert's step leard on the piazza. She nervi :rushed the MS. into her portfolio vas just turning the key as her hus .-utered ; but she looked so guilty :onfused that he excleimed, "How scared you look, Annie ! rou take me for a burglar?" ''Oh no ; but aren't you early ? Tb io bad news, is there ?" "No, no, little woman ; nothing he kiod. Been wy ting to mott she'll be glad to hear from you. rou going to let me read your lette \nnie was in the closet getting dippers, so he did not see her trou ace as she ruade some evasive ans nd changed the subject. Robert erred no more to her writing, Louie believed his suspicions were xcited-that he would think of it nore. This was far from being ase, however. The day before the Lawrences sa Vunie mailed her precious MS., un he non de pliant of "Cynthia Sulliva ?he was very uneasy on her errand he po>t, for fear some one might susr. 1er mission, and was glad to start on ray homeward, thinking herself unse ut she was mistaken, for although insbaod's office was in another par! he town, he saw her, and wondering ?er strangely agitated face, his jeal icart instantly suggested that she ca rom the direction of Tom Lawrenc Mice, as Tom had bjen an old and out admirer of hers. But he souj o explanation, and grew moody a ullen ; his wife attributing his condi D his old enemy, the dyspepsia. As days went on she bad her o award anxiety to bear, for no re] ame lrom the editors. Every other seemed to say to me, 'Beware ; your sister is praying for you.' I tried to pot it away; 1 buried myself in my j books to drown the voice of conscience, j bot it grew louder and loud rr. Outward i Eropricty would not satisfy me, and I j ad no rest until I began to pray myself, j I bad bitter struggles with my wicked ? aod proud heart. The way of salvation seemed bard and impossible, but I could j not taro back. God baa heard your prayer, my beloved sister, and I 'hall alwa\s feel that I owe very much to Ab, sister, brother, friend, you know not the power you wield over those brought up at your side. Tho love of home tod frieods cveo if uujanctificd, maj do much ; bat jua koo? the way to tbe throoe of grace maj encircle a cherished ooe with these strong cords of love tad influence which, by God's blessing, shall cot be broken even bj temptation aod sophistry io their most wily forms. You may thus win the joy of those who save a seal from death aod hide a multitude of sios. A WORD IS BISHALF OF T SOtJTH. The New York Herald, io aa art OD "the mysterious Ku Klux," says : "No doubt the South is io a a disorganized state than before the v It would be strange if it were not Indeed, looking at the utter disrupt of the social and domestic life of Southerners, at the dreadful ordeal tl hare passed through, at the crush disabilities they suffer, and at the e vation of their own slaves-brutal t ignorant negroes-as well as a host corrupt carpet baggers, to be their ] lit ?cal masters, eua we wonder that so disorder exists ? The wonder is that few exist, and this is the best evidei that thc mass of the Southern peo are law-abiding. Wheo a brave s high spirited people submit so well and make the best of, their humiliati situation, we have the best guaran of their futnre good conduct and peace. Let us be just and magn?nimo Let us have some consideration for t people of our own race and blood, a oot crush them beneath the ignon and semi-barbarous negroes and t carpet bag scum of the North. We ha the testimony of General Shejman ai of many other superior men who ha been over the South, that the pr?te ded Ku Klux outrages are greatly e: aggerated, and that the Southerns want to live in peace and maintain ord? Then look at thc surprising industry the South-at the valuable cotton cr< and other productions since the w raised under the most trying disr.dra! tages. This alone shows the practic; industrious and high character of tl people. If the Government would cea its efforts to make the South a politic arena for party purposes, would pr< claim universal amnesty and eodeavi to give the control of affairs to the ii telligent whites, who have the large interest in their country, we should soc hear no more of the Ku Klux. Tl Southerners would forget the enmitii of the war, and the harmony and unie of the republic would be restored io fat as well as io Dame. If General G rat would use bis power to this end I might make a greater name and becoa more popular than by any anoexatio schemes, treaties with foreigo nations o national financial experiments. Th people everywhere-North, South, Eai and West-would regard the complet restoration and harmony of the Unio as the greatest boon, lt is in the pow? of the President to bring tnat aboui Will he do it? or will he drift along s the mere toed of the bitter faction whic keeps the country disorganized an gives life to whatever there is of th Ku Klux in the South?" Mr. Copeland, the correspondent o thc New York Journal of Commerct writing from Columbia, under date o thc 17th ult., says : "I have examined into the system o taxation, and discovered the reason wh; there has been so much grumbling abou the rate. The fact is, there bas been j surprisingly large amount of corruption both in the levy and collection of th< taxes. I was shown by one of your sub scribers, who has leen in business bert and in Charleston for many years, a ta] receipt in which thc tax was legitimate ly in accordance with the levy, 828.50 The extias added swelled t!ie amouot tc $41. He protested, and tl.* tax collectoi struck off the extras. This was oo t small puce of property. He says he has seen bills calling for forty cents and fifty cents, upon which thc extras amounted to S2, $2.25 and $2.50. These little collections are generally made from the negroes and poor whites, who do not know any better than to pay them, but the tax gatherers are learning better than to affix perquisites to bills rendered to intelligent meo, because their game is beginning to be under? wood. As I said above, the citizens of South Carolina have always been aris? tocratic. Their aristocracy was of thc landed order, and to encourage the ownership of lands io large bodies the State did not tax them. The taxes on negroes, buildings, and on merchants and professions, paid :hc debts of Wk State. When the war was ended the negroes were free, the buildings burnt down, and nothing was left to lax but the lands, and even they were worth much less thao they were before thc war, for the reasoo that they were over grown with shrubbery, cane, kc, during years when their cohivation had been neglected. The accounted average as? sessment value of all lands io South Carolina belore the war was fifty-eight cents per acre. Now they are assessed and taxes are collected at ao average value of about $3 per acre. Maoy per? sons who had no money wheu the war ended bad their domains sold tor taxes. ..When the fact is considered that only from one tenth to one fourth of each land owner's possessions ?cultiva ted, (which, however, #is a greater average than was worked before the war,) it is not wonderful that there should be considerable reluctance or grumbling when the planters are called upon to pay taxes on the whole amount of land owned at a rate of assessment freqoeotly beyond the market value. The result is that a good portion of many of the large estates is offered for sale. South Carolina has not been de? veloped to an extent that causes all her citizens to fee! comfortable, or they would not patt with auy portion of their estates. Still they are doing remarkably well under the circumstances. Every man stands bravely np to the responsi? bility of the State debt, without regard to the outrageous additions to it, and not ooe of them wonld lower his pride to breathe a whisper of repudiation io any form. "The taxes 1er ?ed for this year are seven mills oo the dollar of assessed vaincs, and the estimated total collec- ' tions at that rate wili be $1,200,000. Of this $600,000 will bo required to pay the interest on the debt, leaving $000, 000 for the support of the State govern ment. I would advise gentlemen who are interested in the financial affairs of South Carolina to preserve these state ments, as they are well authenticated and trustworthy." A TOUCHING STORY. In the cemetery al Nashville, Tenn cs sae, a stranger was seen planting a flower over a soldier's grave. When asked, "Was your son buried there ?" "No," was the answer. "Your son in law?" "No." "A brother?" "No." "1 relative?" "No." After a moment the stranger laid down a small board which he held ii* his hand and said : "Well, I will tell you. When the war broke out I was a farmer in Illinois. 1 wanted to enlist, but I was poor. I had a wife and seven children. I was draft? ed. I had no money to hire a Substi? tute, so I nade up my mind that I must leave my poor, sickly wile and little children, and go and fight the enemy. After I had got all ready to go, a youug man whom I knew came to me and said : "You have a big family, which your wife can not take care of. I will go for you " He did go in my place, and in thc battle of Chickamauga bc was wounded, and taken to Nashville hospi? tal. But after long sickness he died, and was buried here, and ever since I have wanted to come to Nashville and see his grave ; so I saved up all the spare money I could, aud yesterday I came on, and to day I found my dear friend's grave. With tears of gratitude running dowo his checks, he took up the smal! board and pressed it down info thc ground in the place of a tombstone, j Under the soldier's name were written only these words : "HE DIED FOR ME." .TIA* GOING, THE EARTH ABIDING. Everything appears to abide but man. The world is the grave of our race. Men who bave prevailed to open the glorious book of nature, and to look thereon, who have deciphered the mystic characters, traced by an eternal hand on its earliest stone pages, tell us that between thc successive acts of creaticj whole eterni? ties have intervened. And yet in this inspired volume we read, ''Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid thc foundation j ( of the earth, and the heavens are the j r works ot Thy hands; they shall perish, j( but Thou remainest; and they all shall 1 was old as doth a garment, and as z \ " vesture shalt Thou fold them up. and j h they shall be changed." There are no signs of decay. The stars that met the wondering gaze of the world's first fathers look dowo in their calm and quiet beauty on the men who arc but strangers and sojourners here. Nature' puts off her vestments when they have become faded and worn in the heat and dust of the world ; but in the spring time she pc's on garments as beautiful as ever, that have been woven in her own loom during the deadness of winter The world is a glorious temple. Wc are told that the worshippers are great? er than the temple; aud yet wc sec generations treading its aisles, and pre? sently they are lost to view, but thc temple abides. It seems as if the world i j continued and only man passed away. Rev. IL J. P, ct's. A BE.ll'TIFl'L SENTIHEXT* In Augustine Daly's great play "Un j ' der the Gaslight," Laura Courtlaud utters these beautiful .sentiments : "Let the woman you look upou be wisc or vain, beautiful or homely, rich or poor, she has one thing to refuse ; her heart. Her beauty, her wit, her ac? complishments, she may sell to you, lut her love is a treasure without, money and without price. She only a-ks iii return that when you look upon brr.,* your eyes shall speak a mute devotion :; that wheo you address her, your voice shall be gentle, loving and kind. That . you shall not despise her because slu cannot understand, all at once, your vigorous thoughts aud ambitious pla?H>, for which misfortune and evil have deleated your great purposes, her love | remains to console you. You look upgo j ? the trees for strength and grandeur ; do not despise thc flowers because their! a fragrance is all they have to give - : * Remember, love i? all that a woman can . p give, but it is the only earthly thing: <. which God permits us to carry beyond ? t ie grave." KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL.! YORKVILLE, S. C. " l TH K SKCON D SESSION OF. . tb* School jar of 1ST I, will begin Ut of Jufj. 1 . Icrtns-FIT School Expense*, r * , I ' Tuition, Jiovk.*, SitftivMrTf *c, I Boaming, Pool, light* and Wattling, $:.1? inj currency, per session of fire month?. For Circular? containing tull particulars, apply j to Col. A COWARD, Principal and Pioprietor. j June 14 Ira 22 HOURS AHEAD !; I^HE DAILY MORNING STAR react.-1 . es Sumter 22 Hui.'RS AHEAD of the ; t Charlestot', Columbia and Aisgnsta paper*. ; The STAR contains LATEST TELEGR APH IC DISPATCUKS. (including New York i id I Liverpool Markets), full report' or the Wllming- ' toa markets, ?no all new? of iutcreal ur ? ni por- 1 tance. , j < Merchants of Sumter receire reports of ? CHARLESTON MARKET through the STAR j , 22 hour- soouer than tbiough the Charleston i papers. Terni?, $.700 per rear : or $3.50 for 6 inooth>. : WM H. EEK NAR P. Editor and Proprietor. . Jana 21 Wilmington, N. C.1 JOB WORK 0 F EVERY DESCRIPTION PROMPTLY LXEC?TED AT THE OFFICE OF The Sumter Watchman, - rx THE - rashest Style of the Art. Schedule Restera Division lViliuItislon, Charlotte and Kultier ford Kail road. ^^mcs? ii Ml s?s?_"""-iv OfTICK OF ACi.NTi r '.. K.?Ti:?:\ Dr 1 MON, IT ILSINGTON, CHAELVTTC AS? RCTB'D K, It, LincoiatoD, X. C., Jase 2S, I s>71. LEAVE Charlotte S ?.? A. M., Tuesday-, Thursdays :I?:<1 Saturdays, arriving ;ir Cnerryvillc 12 43 P. .M., connecting with ^.>-i Hacks for Cleveland Minera] Spring?. Return io CLur'oiie G i'. M. ?avie days. V. Q. JOUXSOX, July 5--lt Assistait Sup*:. CLEAVLAND Mineral Springs? (FORMERLY WILSONS,) 55 mf REDUCED CHA ROES: !f over 10 day.? at - - - 51.30 per day [f not over 10 days, - - 1.73 ?insle day, - - - 2 jil Chi'.dren between thc ages of 2 and S yea"?, ind colored servants, nt half rates. Washing on reasonable terms. lt is expected that the Western Dividion ? : ho XT iL, Char. & Ruth. Railroad will bo com .letcd to within a mila or two <;';!.o Springs ?it in carly day. J. J. BLACKWOOD. TL M. OATES. May 24, 7371 -2m. _ " SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRINGS. F rcicrly called THE CAROLINA WHITE SULPHUR, CATAWBA COLNTV, X. C. Tbl? highly popular watering place will La pen for visitors <>n WEDNESDAY, June 13th. The Mineral Water.? of these Springs arc. thc Vbite and l?iuc Sulphur, and Chalyebeatc. the ac ! ici n ?I properties of which .ire not excelled, nd a heal : bier and more delightful watering ilace not to be found. Thc Springs will lc under thc man?!<-etner.t of AS. M. BLAIK, formerly of Yarboroogh House, takigh, X. C.. an experienced hotel keeper, ogetber with Mrs WKKNN, and visitors ?aay elv upon good fare ar.d jc-.t,.l attor.ti'.r.. Plenty of Icc. good Band of Music au I good Physician in attendance. Ac. Leave Ral timor? or Washington City in t". norning via Acquia Creek, Richmond and Dan Ric R. R.: to Salisbury, where yon take tho Vettern aud Morgan ton Road, and reach Hick ry Station (thc Springs Depot) by half-pact linc o'clock thc nest morning. Leare Augusta, Ga., at r.i^Lt, and take- thc Tiarlotte andStatesville Road at Charlotte you each tho Spri.ig? early the next morning. Ihurieston in the morning, aud be at thc Spring-? bc next morning. A gold four horse Omi;;' us will run in cnn ceti'-n with tba trains to tLc Springs over .: eauiiful r?ad ouly .-ix miles. BOA Kl?. 'er month, (or foar weeks,). c *?' ? Vr werk,. 13 .' ' 'er Day. ?.3? Children and colored serva: ?? ? alf prie;. X . barge for iufauts under ? j ear? of ag?. J. GOLDEN WYATT. Jone 21 1m IP?RTANBURG FEMALE COLLEGE, SPARTAXBUR?:, South Carolina. TI|K FALL SES5I0St l*7!' '. X^i&Kt 'pea < :? -nday, Jur.a DC coatit.uo twenty weeks. Rates per Session, i-i advance : tani, inclading Washing, Fae!, and lego! ir Tniti?n. inda din;: Luria.. 23 '. utti :> in Frcncl. I".'1* nsTrumeatal Music. -'-' ?" 'sr ot Instrument. Boar ling pupils dre-s ia ?1 r:u alieno - (ley appear ia ptil '.i-. t-.r further infrtnsati-^ . address, R. v. sa v. i ::. iONKS. Rei-. SAMUEL ;.\:- DER. Jun- II - 4 : ^ "PERSONAL^ NOAH WALK Kit & CO. TEE Jeiebr.ited Clutliiers ii BALTIMORE, Mf) luuouucc tlc introdoctb?a ?f a i ran . ; -id- : CLOTHING km ?NB?RWEA? RY LETTEtt, to irbiebthcycall yew . ;.< ci tl ????? ? TLry will send on a?.pl?c?tioo :'.?..r itny: .-t rid accurate RULES FOR SELF MEASt"l:E?.!EN n i a tull Un-; of samplos fr .. . > i.-nn i .. fuk o! CLOTHS. CASSIM/."/.*.'.>", LVff.V. ,v///;. /7.\ ic, Ac. r:,!i? . -. .arti..- it; any \ ?rt . f :1: : ?? V* ' ' 3otbiug ?nd J*hirts Jit eel i.--:.. ..II. ? t icrtuitity of receiving .. : .. ?.:? ?. TU Very /.?>'? > s attainable. ?VM.'S ordere?! will bc rent .>y Expresi?tu w.y iart i ht ?-".u:. it". A.? i> well V-.-^n the > ?taits ibey htvc fr FORT* filREE YU A KS EXCELLE?? a ntt departinentsof the'r I -- -. --, wl'ir ?bstantial gnaraatca as tu li.rvl ractci : i ) .d? they will ?end ?>ut. A large and ?. ll ! READY-MA!?E ' . alway? on band, t .-' ' * ' a full lin . Fl RXISHIXti ttf>??:.S ndndittgall lite Urtcst No\^i?s . : at POM'L A ll PRP KS. When Goods ?re settl j-:r 1 ?...- . t' .' : here, will bo BO (...iiecti-o. chargs . :? ??in--; ..' t^O and ;vcr Ru'.-s f?ir Seir-Maa>ar?-ra \ Samp? 1:<> ls ai d Prie* Lis? ?ot.i '' - '? aw?!ii.... >? Tb* attenii n ??f the Tr??? i .??">'i.r WHOLESALE OEPARTMLW : widen ??at \ay.? kepi oj? t.. th? UtgbeSi -M ola i. KOAU WALKES*'? 0 4?r.i:t'actarers ai??4 iKalcrs ia X o's ?nd !. . Ciothingavd K?inii>l?::-g-: i.?:r.-vj;> lu.i'lc ?r ioa?U: ?.. : r ! r. 163 and IG? a..iU..;..i? '.ticct, BAl.UMORK, MO. Apnl 3