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XhiB WeeJiV Specials. From aniougat tho tujny new f gOodt rqceiped^thi* w especially mention the following: Plain White Matting, worth 25o a yard, at $8.00 a Roll of 40 yards. ; Good plain white or fancy Mat ting, worth ^5c a yard, at 110,00 n Boll of 40 yards. Figured Bateeue, yard wide, only 35c a yard. These goods are ad pretty as a fine Summer Silk. _Nun's Veilings, plain and in lace effycU, medium ana fine qualities. Colored India Mulls, very fine and desirable. New Feather Fans, New Para boIb, New Laces, New Qinghains, New Cliambrays and other Staple Goods. Please call early and ofton. S. A. Arnstefn & Co. LOCAL AFFAIRS. Cam tic u Post Office. tout Offloe hour* from 9 u. in. to 6 p. m. Money urdera Uxnod from 0 A. hi. lo 3 p. m. CharlcMton nittll clone* 8..1J p. in. CotumblA mail close# 9 p. m. t.pen on Sunday from U t<? 10 a. in. K. H. BMOOKH. P. M. [J ? - Cl>L. V. J. MellOWALL KI1AEIK Information reached Camden nt ? lute hour last night (after wc had gone to press) tliHt Col. C. J. McDnwnli, late of Camden, but more recently residing ut Llborty Hill In this county, win* shot mid lnstnutly kilted by Mr. A. II. Perry, yes terdny evening. Wo are not In possession of nny pai* tlculnrs concerning tho sad event Col. McDowiill was a Trial Jnstleo nt Liberty Hill and n prominent citizun of the county. Mr. Perry Is also a prominent nnd well known citizen. Which! ' ' * . Will you let somebody else choose can didates for von by Convention, or make your own choice through Primary. It* Cream. The ladles of the Presbyterian church will serve loo cream next Tuesday even lug. Cotton. There Is still a small quantity of cotton being brought to market. The best grade Is now bringing 11W cents In Camden. Meeting of Deni. Ex. Committee. The DemocraticKxecutive Committee of Kershaw County will mm nt the Court House In Camden, on the 8tt? of May, at 12 M. 8. C. Ci.ybuhn, County Chairman. New Apparatus. Mr. D. C. Klrkley has bought n new soda water apparatus, Including u gene rator. Ho proposes to do h lively trade in Aoda water this summer. The Wood Templars Wi)l meet at 0 o'clock to-morrow ovonlhg, Instead of at thu usual hour. This change U made In order to allow the use of the hall for the lccture by Mr. do Fontaine. About A bare. The town has purohased from the County Commissioners the snfe formerly used by tho County Treasurer, paying $25 foi the same. This is certainly a aafe Investment, nnd a good bargain. Mtwlouary Work. In the annual report of the Woman's Missionary Society of tho 8. (J. Confer ence for the fiscal year ending March, 1884, we find that tho Camden society had 21 members, and .contributed $57.20 for missionary purposes last year. For Hale. Blanks of nil kinds, such ns mortgages, titles, Hens, bills of sale, summouB for relief, eto. Merchants and lawyers buy ing by the hundred will bo supplied at the lowest prices. Apply either ut Thk GUlKtrKoraco or nt t(io Novelty liook Store. A Noble Anlma ?' Mr. Latham has sold Ills well known bay horso, "Woodruff," which nearly everybody in Camden knew as one of tho gentlest and best harness animals ever hitched to a buggy. The lucky person who how possesses "Woodruff" llvcB at Jtldgdway. Mi season of the year the ' the young people begin to turn > subject of May picnics. We m thae the JCplscopal Sunday Ili.llMVO their annual plonlo ttekt r, and the* Methodist school >ablv have their plonlo on the y following. jSSS . fall, where only the most ap IW of skates are used. A jtierade skating carnival will iven, dwo notlutf of which f >??., .. .M. . It the Vineyard Skating Rink fMil. ? - ?? - the' brlckyneri just started to work l Tho manager* *"fa fet* brlok ahead, jrltiteudeut will ?k, and It It aife to 1 will lie equal lo Ich Is likely to ap* ler. JtL . - : ??. Em! Ettete TmvfiiN. ring the mouth of April, 1884, the ? lowing treniferti ef real eetate were enieml In the Comity Auditor'* oflfoet Thy lor Bolton to Mr*. A. 0. Aucrum,80 wore* in No. 8, $150. & B^Cnntey J. G. Bruce, 186 aoret J. H. IJvliigtto.n, I). 8. ttitrahall, tn 8. C. Clyburn, trufct?**, 800 aurtm In M<>. 0, levy to W. L? Arthur, 20 ncrm In 1,1108.24. ?Ily to 8. T?. T<?nphonrt, 00 ncron HO. 11, $300. M. A. Metta to Cora M. Mathln, town lot, $300. Sapie to Cor* S. Mathls, town lot, $300. Com .-flathl* to Blimh Brown, town f>u?ii*p, 0. K. K. D., to Cyrus MoQIrth, 14 town lot#, $1M>. i. II. Hiulth to Bertlii\ Hinlth, % town lot, $9,600. Ale*, ioiinnon to Oeorge II. Hyde, 180 T-jicres III No. 8, $000. JJunlap to Felix Rntmom, town John* Bowen to fAnhfe K. Webb, 100 aere* In No. 12, gift. v. ? ^'? , A * * *+ J-The Hamburg edging* end luce* At ft jl, Beuiit** are pronounced tho prwtttm end oheapeat lino over ?i>own In yiip* ^rum. ' W hy do connoisseur# go to the Del ' monlco bar when they Hunt aouxHUiuji rvslly Kt caiiM* tli*y ?r? ftl*?vi I eitn'lo 10 |(vl the Vvry tie?l at tlnit place .?x> *? t'ri? WW ? ? i - ?m ?' . J* , Cum and Hay. There Is n gtatt scarcity of both corn ; mikI hay lu tlito tuiirKri hi iiivwiii; * \V? lllldfr.-tHlld tllNt N KfllllflllHH SOUgllt tu buy ? quantity of com In town lam Mon day, bin cnuhl not get enough ui any Olie atore to till hl? want*. lla.V la Itul to bo had. The Height >f l be Mail*. The thirty days in whieh all thu mull* pruning over the railr?-?d* in diU Slate were weighed. expired on ilie* 15ih Inst. lJuriug ilie thirty days there were 6,(XH pound* or mall matter which passed over the I'ltiudeu llruuch Harried. At the residence of Cnpt. \V. II. Pat terson, In Kershaw county, on Wednes day, 10th April, 1881. by Rev. J. G. Kklnmls, Mr. W. b. Knight, of I,an enster, to Miss N. D. Perry, of Kershaw. School Teachers. The Suite Bosrd uf Examiners of np jjIlt*tiiith for teachers' certificate*, will inert lit the office of :he State Superiu temloiit of Education, at Columbia, next Wednesday, May 7th. Senrclly of lottou Seed. The complaint of th.e scarcity of cot ton seed for planting purposes thin Spring is unprecedented in its extent. Our peo ple are very much short of sufficient seed to plant their crops. Twist Fall wagon load after wagonload of cotton ?eed whs brought to Camden and sold; in some eases tlie seed being hauled twenty miles. When people become so improvident a? not to save seed, they need expect noth ing else than ruin. Important to Landowners. Mr. Charles II. Wells, of Philadelphia, who Is contributing a series of articles on Southern timber lauds to various Northern newspapers, is spending a ii'onth at Greenville, lie will print l* the dune number of the lliitfalo, NT. Y.. Lumber World a complete list of all the timber Ihiuis now for sale in this Slate, and parties having such lauds for sale are requested to notify him at (Jreen vllle poslofttce, enclosing postage for reply. I'hls advertising will be entirely giaiui tous, and will, it is hoped, induce many Northern capitalists lo invent i>< our State. The Knights of Honor. I'crtlMll* fOW persons Olltsidl' of the pale of tiiltt worthy itir>t lean ion Hie owhiv of tts extensive membership nuil the wonderful amount of money that it has pi Id '.ii ileiitli Iwnettis to the families of deceased members. It was organized nt Louisville, Ivy., on Julie 30, 1873, con sequently Is h little over ten (ID) years old, and iiovv has on lis rolls throughout the United States over 136,000 members, and lis*, paid over eleven and a quarter millions of dollars to Its be.ucticlalies Never a benefit certificate linn failed of prompt payment, and many are the wid ows and orphans who have blessed the name of Knights of Honor. What 1'ounctl Did Last Monday. At tliH regular meeting of I own Coun cil lam Mondav afternoun, a recommen dation from the t;liief of the Fire l>e partnieiit was received, suggesting the purchase of several articles tor tl>o us-< of the tire department. The recomineudsi tion was adopted. A communication from the Cemetery Association, asking < ouncll tocontribute the biiiii of $100 to assist in beaut Hying the grounds of the Cemetery; also u communication asking for a contribution to assist In employing a keeper of the Cemetery, were read and ordered to he laid over for future consideration. On motion of Warden Cnrrlsou, the Town Attorney was directed to glvo his written legal opinion concerning the col lection of delinquent commutation taxes. The practicing physicians of the town were appointed to constitute a board of health for the present year. Improvement* in Kii-kwootU We took a ride through KIrkwood, the suburban village adjoining Camden, a few evenings ago, and were surprised to note the improvements which lire quietly ?;ohig on in that beautiful locality. Apart roin the wonderful and attractive Im provements to the ilohklrk Inn, we noticed that die Anderson resilience, on Fair street, has recently been repainted. Mr. J. T. Hay litis made anil Is sjill making great Improvements to his pret ty Villa which sits upon the crest of a knoll on Lytticton street. The residence of Mr. 8. C. Clyburn, lust beyond boundary, is being reshlngled, new weather-boarding Is taking the place of the old, and when the work Is comple ted this will be n most charming resi dence. Let the good work proceed. Personal. Rev. A. J. Stokes* presiding elder of this district, preached at Sihnter Inst Sunday. Itev. Robert Uradley, of tills county, was elected Moderator lit the Into session of Harmony I'resbytery, which met at Bouhth church In Clarendon county. Dl*. A. A. Moore, of this place, was elected President of the South Carolina Medical Association, at Its session at Florence hint. Week. A deserved honor. Or. ?f. O. Kirkh-v Joined the State Medical Association last week. ??.r. i? New Opera Ho**e. ? Apnvt from the interest mm! rested in ?he building of the Palmetto Railroad to t'nmden there U no subject which has greater hold upon the pnbllo attention In our town than the erection of a new public hall. Realising the gieat need of h suitable hail for public amusement, our new town council has gone to work In tiiit direction in an earnest manner. A S|k?cIhI meeting of that body was held last Friday afternoon, when the follow ing preamble* and resolution, offered by Warden ClHtUoii, Wefe unanimously adopted t ? , Whereat, tho tlllnpltlHted condition of tho Town HhI! it* of euoh n ohm-ucttr h* to tiqulrt ?h? ?it*mtl<ni of CounHI, mid . Wh?re.a?t W? think to lopidr *>hI<1 hull would prove n Oft'h-M wfltte of fundi, owing to the gcnerid dilnpldiitloii of tho bulldln*; theictoro Ixj It ? Itetofoed, That wo proceed nt once to tnke ?ucli Rt?*M ha mny ho doomed o!xpe dlont to build n new tiMlt. We are qulto ?tire that Council will ho upheld Ift thin hitldeble undortHkltiK hy our progreMlvvAndonterprliduKoltlxuuft. Of oouree thoro Will nl way a bo found ?om? Apportion to any fnonAitru under taken fof tint pub|lo #ood; but, In thin vn??t we Ih'Hovo the opiw ftition In con* fined to n few. Lot work be commonced at once I Or lute rent to Farmer*. The following ?eotlon from the Revlaed Mtntuto* of tho united fitnt**, relntlnt* to revenue llceum?*, In published for tho In formntion of all conouVnod: flao. I. That h*reeft*f the epeotel Ux of* dealer lb manufactured tnhuooo *b*ll not be required from any farmer, planter, or lum* brrman who furolahea attch tnbaoeo only aa ration* or auppliea to hla laborer* or cm ployeeatn ineKHine manner ea other aup falteaarefttrnlahed by htin b> themi Provid ed, That the aiwreKiur of the adppilta of to* bnfao ??? by htm fiitnlahed nhnll oot exceed In quantity one hundred pound* In eny one apeetel tex year, thatla, from thr nratdey of May In euy year until the thlriloih d?.v of April In thonextyeari And provided farther, That auota former, planter, of lumbermen ?mi GENERAL MANUEL GONZALES, Prwldcnt of Mexico* The unsettled condition of Mexicm politico, just now, h revolution be Inn threatened on account chiefly of the cx actions made by the Government, makei h sketch of tlie President, to whom liii enemies ascribe Die difficulty, opportune Mexico Is Bliort of money f??r the uso ol the Government, hihI it re|?oricd to be anxious to borrow $20,000,<KX? Rt tiu present time. Two years uj?<\ uudei similar pressure, Congress passed it ln\v granting tlie President extraordinary power*. lu pursuance of this law, Pres ident Gonzales recently Issued 11 hchiii|j decree, thereby creating the present complication, wiiich is more disastrous to business thiin Lite previous financial stringency. General Gonzale* has been President ol Mexico since Dccomber.l, 1880. lie wan born alwut fifty year* ago, at Mntu uioias, Statu of Tamaiilipaft. Mj Preferring a inllltiiry life, he j??ii army as a private soldier, anil rosi idly tu his profession. He si rved\ distinction against the French It? 1( as Colonel of a regiment, and los arm while defending the fortress of Malta against the invaders. In !S7'i was created a Major-General, ami office as Secretary of War during Hie ^ mliiistralion of President Diaz, when succeeded hs the result of a revolution.' Under President Gonzales's aduilnis-l tratiou Mexico ha? made rapid adviftieus in material prosperity and civilization, lie has a line presence, Is not tall in Mature, but well built and of sturdy physiquc. Estimates of liis character vary greatly. , iW W riling paper", pens, ink. lead pencils-, postage stamp*, ?&c., for sale at ilie Novelty llonk Store. A While Lion. If you have never seen one, call nt Delmouico's, and you'll be happy. * Marble Works. We Invite attention to I lie* advertise ment of Mess.* ? t'. Mnyhi'vv A Son, mar ble workers, Columbia. '1'IiIk linn stand* prominently before the public mm relinbh and prompt business men, mii<I onr peo ple who have need or anything In tln-ir lino will do well to corre*poud w it 11 (Item. Effort# To Secure Pardon. Money Ik being raised by the colored people of Camden to secure the service* of a lawyer to make effort* to secure h pardon for Neil I W. Blair, who is now serving a commutation sei vice for life In die Slate penitentiary, lor tin* morder of tieolored man in Camden three yearn ago. A fall tor money was made in the colored Baptist Chnrclt In town a few nights ago. Shooting Affair. We understand that Mr. W. W. Hear on, the postmaster at Tll'er's Kerry In thin county, upon his return hotne from a visit to Camden, last Monday evening, was Ret upon and shot by a negro man who had been employed bv him. The ball entered Mr. Ilearon's -back, and was 'extracted by the attending physician. We arc glad to learn that the wound Is not considered dangerous. The negro escaped. Ice! Ice!! During tho present season the public can obtain ice in any quantity at the Delmoiiico bar. * l,ook Out For 'Hie Whistle When The Kugloe Mows. Tho corps of engineers now engaged in surveying the route between Chcraw and Camden Jor the Palmetto Railroad are rapidly drawing closer to Camden. On Tuesday last they were about thir teen tidies cast of Camden and wero making about two and a hall miles a day. Thoy are very probably tliis side of Pine Tree Church 10-1 lay. The corps consist* of Chief Engineer Green, Assis tant Cowan, a draughtsman and thirteen rod ami chain men. The survey crosses Lynches Creek a few hundred yards above Kills' Bridge. It Is thought the survey will be completed to Camden by he middle of next week. May nnd December. A very curious marriage occurred Ht Boykln, S. t!., recently. Miss Constance Bell, twelve year* old, was Joined I11 holy wcdlock to l)r. Jasper Benson, eighty years old. The two had known eucli other only two weeks. The old gentleman whs sick at Mr. Bell's house and Constance came home on a visit from boarding school. She nursed Dr. It<-n sou through a Abort but severe spell of sickness, and as *0011 as ho got well enough to walk out the two went off to {(ether and A'ero married. Dr. Benson s said to be very wealthy, owning two large orange groves In Florida. To the laud of flotvers the strangely matched couple have gone to spend the honey moon. The remarkable alliance Is the talk of the neighborhood. Curiously enough the girl* patent* lire wholly . re conciled to the match. Dr. llensou'R family for several generations bnck have Iteen noted for longevity. His grand mother lived to the Age of 10*4 and III* own father to Iho age of KM years, lie Insists that he Is good for 20 more years. Crops at Ruflftcil Place. Wiikat.?Whwit covrw ? i?rcn Mini Ik I:i *25 p?r cent. brtlw condition ilinu iu tliln dmo 1 i%nt. year. Oat?.?Out* wro not hh ^ond oompiirH* tlvoly nit wlu'Mt. Wo hnve hii liwrcnautl miicngo of full howii, with tin cqiuil oon (lltlon.MM c-oiti|>iir<*<1 with Inul yc?r. Tlio PprliiK |? better III tiOllUlttOn mill It'M In *Vvn troui hint y*nr. <'ORK.?til corn, we Iihvd nil lnonmsfld 1 HCrCHJ^I" Mill) All eXC4l|ltlUllnl K?KM| ntlllKl wlii irIn? orow Ims not put In nii up poMrnnvu. Cotton.?Of cotton, there linn In-on very little planted. About th? imunl NOivnge U rrmly lor plentlng, imilowlopt to *e*AniiHb1e wonther the land Ia better |irt*|?Mr?*<| than usunl. Fkrtii.wkhb.?'Tho amount of fertlh cern ummI will equal or exceed Hint of ImAt. year. IiABOR,?''I'llor? Ia Anme ACArolty In furni tabor, end complalntA of ItM ?tflh-l ?noy ha com pit red with former yenr*, Pi.aktino.?'Th? preparation of the toll Mtlll planting of tin* AlHpIc crops will b? ten daya or two wo*.ka l?uer than tUOftt. ? ftt:PPMK4.~The facility for obtaining > ^upplleH on llvna are about cqu 'i to In At year.. lint, the quantity in demand 1a grenter on account of the drowtli of IaAt your. *??-.? . I ?HwIm edging* and Insertion* at If Rauii)'*. * 5..'^ _ _ * vHf v<Vr? f? y"'. r ' ?T rt ?New moon Inst Friday. . . .--Bwtiull'ul wc?ther we are now hav l?Kt . :t . ?Huui|>-b?ck dresses are the style liow. ; festive fly U now abroad in the Intnl. ?V.JJli Arp" will lecture at Sumter to night. ?Nov Irish potatoes are on I he Cnui den umrkvi. - ?Primary or t ouveutlou? Ilave you llomicht ot it ? ? Plain e??rn, <tn?| when you get through plant more corn. ? It I* not necessary to be offensive In onicr to lie.decided. ?"Memorial Day" in Camden will be next Saturday week. ?An obstinate man does not hold opinions; they hold him. ?Strawberries are f elling in Charles ton nt tlve cents a quart. '?The cotton is breaking through the ground rapidly on many tarius. ?The wheat ami oats crops through out the county continue to look well. ?Any book wished (or will be ordered by applying at the Novelty Book Store. ?The wet weather last week inter fered seriously with the progress of farm work, ?The Sheriff, the Trial Justices and the town police aie all having quite a rest now. ?Strive to Jj^Rsome account in thin ?mm to liiti ret?i irom d your pprow- die ( LI. In ("net, ? u> ?u t5HETv<1 f MMSSfPIHI to build up H towilHITPPWfWHiaii m hnve good n>ml? running into the country lit all dim> tiuim. ?1'eoplc i?re becoirlng convince. I that Ihe Novelty Book Store Is thu place to gel atatlom.ry clicap. Cull nnd satisfy yourself. ? We understand tlint two now dwelling houses will he built on IJcKulb tiireet, opposite Hampton Park, during the coining summer. ?The I line is not fur distant when the Democratic clubs will have to be rt}-or ga11ize<I, and preparations made Tor the approaching campaign. ?The woods lire now filled with all kinds of wild ttowera, and seem to be Inviting the plr-nlcui'n to come and en Joy the beauty of springtime before It is past. ?Harden vegetables are growing fiu'e ly. Hud those who devoted time and in tent io:i to gardening arc about to bo warded with a plentiful supply of vege tables. ? All sorts of fancy, cooling and In vigorating drinks can be bad at the I>el monico bar; such as mint jullps, milk punches, eocktalls, whiskey punches, toddies, slings and smasher*. * ?Don't skip ihe advertisements when rending your paper. There are nlwavs bargains to be had by looking for them, and the light place to look'Is in the. ad vertising columns of a lively pnper. ? Ihe campaign bus hcguti In good earnest In the np-conntry. 'l'he county papers are teaming with the names of candidates for the various local offices. The fever is gradually coming eastward. ? An exchange is afraid the earth will not be large enough to hold the popula tion it will have iu n lew years. The editor should trv hoeing nn acre of po t'>tiK's. and then he'll begin to ?reullxt.. how big It Is and how many men It will hold. ADJOINING COUNTIES. liANOASTKH. The Neweut post-officc will bo re-os tHblislfed with Air. W', <J. Watson us postmaster. After the first of May the passenger train will run through from Lancaster to I.enolr, N. C.. and a third conductor will he placed on the line. The regular meetings of the Hoard of County Commissioners will hereafter be held on the 1st and 3d Tuesdays in each month. Up to last week 1,408 liens had been filed in the Clerk'a office at Lancaster. Of this number 107 nro for rent, and the remainder, 1,301, nro for agricultural ad vances. The amount which theso Ihms afe to secure Is between $40 and $50. 'I he-largest amount of ally one lien Is $600, and the smnllost Is $7 50. The number of liens filed mi far this vear ex ceeds the nil in her filed during tho whole of the year 1W83. John William*, n big, stout nogro liv ing upon Miv," " while tradi Welsh, hef_ pants, satchel. Aft them up, lie Welsli^ who five lush* The La trying tin the witer filling In dpt. R. Wr-iOTrT ws expects to start for Hoston on foot, about the flth of May. lie wishes to reach Washington bet'oro Congress adjourns, as he Ims some pen sion claims lor services In the war or 1812, to urge. i'he old gentleman, though 03 years of age, Is (pilte spry yet. Measles ami mumpA are on the ram*, page in the Zoaf neighborhood, nome families having both diseases at the same time A Hlshopvlllo lady has a canary that laid fifteen eggs the present season be fore selling. The bird Is now setting on plx. Tim vidneof the tuxnhle property In Rmnivr comity himouiiU to $5,030,8t>\, on which the tux forSehonU \Vlll be $40, 001, fur Suite will Ito #25,154 nnd for I bounty hihI Special $20,12}). The Poll ThX. Mlwiiyn till IIIICHI'tHllI will prohahly rt'Hcli $5,000. The town of Sumter him five or six brickyard*. A convention of the Democratic pnity of Sumter county, will he held at Sinn ler, on Monday, .nine 2d, 1881, to elect ton delegate* und alternates to the State Convention, which meetA In ('oIiiiiiIiIh, J one 25tlv. To Me In'tailed. At the recent of 11 :irmony Pronhytory, 1<ev. W. \V. ,Mills win re ci Ived from Itethrl Presbytery, nml ar rangement* were made for It in liistalh tlon h* p?i*tor of ChiihIcii church <>n (lie 10th of May. The Hev. N. \V. Kdinond* wh# nppo'nted to preddn mid preach the nennoii; Itev. .f. G. I>?w t?> deliver the charge to (he people, nnd ICev. W. A, I b? deliver the charge to the pantor, ??? ' ?rl.jft-|li|irr- rr. i ^'Vu "^IC l TH8 HOCK. Senator Blair supplement* hit Educa tional BUI by a bill to t r?a e a v?muiui*< } tlou to (iivnHi!?tv uejcnurducotUm; ild? ? vmiiiiiinoliHi to be appointed by a Kepub Hewn Senate. ?iml lit auconlatice with nil j precedents Such <mii)inta>doit will lie ex pected to work in ttiv interest ol the Ke publican party, regardless of the negro? or tl??* "general welfare" clause of the <;?>iimii*UIion of tin- United Stale*. lMint* it developing the true |iiH-iit and pin* of iIn* Kdui-iitloiiHl Bill. Tin' con trol of tin* negro vote w?? tin* pi lino ob jeet In framing tile bill. 'I lit- Republican party believed lliat iIkj liberal prn\Uloi, made by tin Democrat* in tin* Southern St-'.te* lor (In- education of the negro In tin* piiliht- griiMiiU was )i great factor In the alienation uf tin* negro from their piuty. 11|>- disbursement of tlio educa tional fluid of the Slate* was In tlie band* ill l)eiu arals; and 1 have no doubt that where w Idte teachers were employed a tendency to harmonize Jhe races reuni ted, but where negro teachers were em ployed, discord between the races was fomented by such teachers. As long as the uegro antagonizes hoi - <St government, and let)dk himself an a willing tool to a pa.ty antagonistic to the white people o( South Carol lux, ami for no better reason than to punish and oppYess the white men of tin* boutli bc vtinsc they were once their masters, just no long will grave doubt* exist as to the propriety of educating them at the ex pense ol the white people whom they endeavor ho iiiucIi to Injure The moral training of the negro has been sadly neg lected, and it might be well to improve his mural culture before we confer the power upon him Incidental to education. If Congress will let the negro alone, we will to the bent of our ability solve the problem of emancipation and negro clt isliip. Congress forced the respou of the present status of the n uk and the negro, and the Ible for this anomalous con ever since excited mtagon'sin for pati ai'dcd a normal ollclcal amal e Caucas and I will Vp VUe. JU xt. (voted .qgaju.'d yiiis-piwcjt ^?iill .y?X ihe l>enV to thirteen. Democrats wrini their opponents (ultln>TT$fljEpflW\i!iorlty) uui o and se cure tlie "iwv .'inI the spoils. . The pretextifit- passing the ICdoculloi) al Bid w.is alleged danger to Kepuhllcuii Government from the illiteracy of its citizens. Is (his allegation true? The awrage illiteracy of the United Slates, including territories, is about 10 per cent, of the population. The average of six States, em bracing the largest ilegro population proportionally, is about 50. percent. The average, excluding tln>e six States, is about 11?4 per cent. Tl.o average, excluding ttve other additional states with large negro populations, Is about I) per cent From'21 other coun tries, embracing all countries where such statistics are attainable, the average illiteracy is ftOVj percent., and in <n y one of these (Bavaria) is the per c?-u , less than amongst, the white people ot the United States. Gcruiiinv, Japan ami Scotland have respectively 1*2, 10 and 10 per cent, of illiteracy. All the other countries have a higher per cent. The*e statistics show that the Unite*) Stales Iimh not more than an average of illitera cy, including tins negroes, as compared with the civilized world, and cxcluditiy the negro, she has a less percentage ol illiteracy Until tiny other country of ccjiihI population. If a high rate of taxation is Indispen sible and the capital invested in protec ted Industries has become more > over fill than the gnv?foment, anil l! 'eli sion Bill can no longer relievo t.o* ple thora of (lie treasury then why not pay the poor w illows and orphan- of confed erate soldiers for their property destroy ed by Gen. Sherman in violation of tiie usages of war? Gukyukaud. Convention vs. Pilmary. Editor Gazette:?In your Issue of.^ho 17lh lust., you t:tke up thecudgtl aguitigt Conventions mid advocate tho Primary System of nniking nominations. As 1119. Irishman *iiu! when ho shot a mini, yon "muled la- r oft' nor lor alsy," but got Ft off all t)iu miiik!. You lay down six propositions, or reasons, as klids of texts" or homo buses from which wo pre sume you expect to annoy the enemy In detail. % Your first is: " Because it Rives a clearer expression than the Convention system of the popular will in tho sclec tlon of eaii'UdrtivH." Which Implies, that tho (.ouventixo* ??Vftem does not, has not, given a "clear cxp. j.'sJoi;" of the popu lar will. If it linn nor, \vKy .?v; ? (I do not admit the proposition but, fix jjrgn nient sake and answer.) Because' (:,M popular will was not known? I do n<A< believe, and a n sure that It can nol be deuionstr .ited, r11 ut wo have ever hud a sot of delegates from any club in any eunvontion who did not faithfully re pro ion 1 that Hub and cari'y cut lis wishes? as 11.ey understood It to be. To assert that the primary system will give a ^clearer expression," &e., Is to my that members < 1 eluh? will turn out bettor at tho primary voting than they do to elect delegates; which' is exceedingly prob letifntlciil. And. further, that the results obtained from tlio?e primary votings will ooiiie nun re r giving tho will 'and wishes of ii'illajority of those taking part there in. If all wero to vote, and tho iy.?em required a majority of all tho votes to decide, it might perhaps, poradven turo, do so. If such was the case, how ever, It would In all probability require a half do/en primary elections, moro or lestf, to obtain any result, and as the liis |?f tho primary system where In Is, that lit each and every ropell an elect loh (ho vote grows less is, a majority of all the votes pulled |bo it very decided minority of the aHdliottce would not bo a very ?clearer expression nnd'lf the allowed a plurwltty to decide by lyln/ < iiudi.lates, that plurality be a very small tlilpg?11 very 0X|?iet:Ki>m," ?Sc. second Is: "Dwijiiim It brings (dilutes into closer relation with pie, and thereby affords better opportunity of their knowing the stand* aril-bearer*." That Is In the meat fneas uro rfupposlton*. It simply supposes that under the Primary system caudl duteg would lie moro anxious to ho nom inated, more m rv mis about It, and would work harder to secure It; for they have the sumo op|K>rtunltlc4, and could ac complish just as much, by visiting the elites, mlngllny; with the people, &e , under tho Convention ns in the Primary system, It Is Just as much and more lit lite Interest of the candidate that dele gates favorable to him be elected, us that members of elnbs should vote for him. To repeat your second proposition,* if It means anything It means that men will be more noxious and will work harder to secure oftlce under one system than i the other?which I do not admit.. As | plrlug men care little how they get. the | oftlce, so they get It legitimately. Ills I Fraudulent')'. Rutherford It. Hayes, I was likely as well satisfied with the I President's oftlce ss whs the man with I tho hatchet. Your 1, 4ih nod 9th nro but ehibom tloiiR<>r No. 2; while your ftth further ?ny? tlmi "perftontd ennvii?H?? coudiit'o to kc>*|? more Interent nllvo In the purty," tltf. A? before remarked, I cnii not nn doi'Miiud why tint one would Induce bo mueh moid than ilift oilier "poisoniil CMiiVitHxIngbut, ndndttlng tlmt It did, I iim not much In fiivor of It. My ex perience mid observations of n personal ?eriiinhl* mid ictub rweo for ofllee lias not been kiicIi ?? to ^1 w me any exalted opinion of It. I prefer the Idou of the "otflee peeking the innn." Tlio unu general complaint nptalnst (,oi. vent Ions ?the "trump curd" ho to wneiik -In th.it they iiro pnek o I. Well, ?ny one who entertains tie .<le.rror * moment thiit thU prima \y raugemeut oho do* be much mora vfleo ; tlveiy * packed hat> not thought much ubotn it. himI Know* hut Inn*- about "how ! Utev ii?? hi iht" So^iih." In the one ? oi*e thcMi- w in i-<?' Vol ti e n suit re ?h 1 jejiiitiu; hi'the other tnxcicrrr o (Pri | m.>rv) elcetlon. Sotnn of the | e? p.. t<f | I ho South Int ve learned how to votw; I Miinw others know so ?.tilling ttbout ''unuuijclng Hwflon*." The Convention Kyatein Ints Its evll? ? It# objections. Tin* liuy> drink too innrh sonn times are a bli i) 'li*y, nay, | * r haps nt'casinna 1 ly i*offer themselves i<> i?f circumvented by sharp wire-potleis: i>u: it it I hi i has Its advantages. 1( luis given lift tin unmixed straijfluout Di'inivrary, otlUhds and representatives to whom we point with admiration and prhic. I'll in ry might hn\v ilone a? well? it could not have dune better?and i >, endeavor ing to "Kly the III* we Know, to those wo wot nut of," we will be but jumping "out of the fry ing pan into tlie tire." Stkaiuut- of r. Enterprise B. k L. Association. The regular monthly meeting of litis Innly will be heltl at.lite office of I* 'I'. Villeplguo on .Momltiy next, at tt o'clock p. in. 1'.T. ViiXKi'iiscK, ivc'y. ? Mr. Edwin <1. Scott's book of recol lections contains much interesting mat tcr pertaining to Camden, and onr peo pie shuttle mibscrlbe liberally. It is on ly one dollar per copy. F.eave yonr name at the Novelty Hook Store. t^yMoGuffy's Headers for sale, at wholesale prices, at the Novelty liook Store. M. A- MESTTS, Exclusive Dealer la Harness, llridles nod Saddles, Buggies ttnd WitgutiM. Wliipps a specialty. Broad Street, CAMl)KN, S C. north of J. W. DePuss' store, inch 27 3tn SUMMONS FOR mm, The Sta'e of South Carolina, ^ ? County of Kershaw. j Khoda McNeil, Plaintiff, npninst William 'Conies and Patrick M< Luru. Defendant*. ? Summons for Belief. To (he Defendant, Patrick Mcf,ure: YOU ABE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, which will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, t??r the aidd County, find to serve a copy of your aijawer to the said complaint on the subscriber.at his office lu Camden, S. l; . withiu twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of i lie day of audi service; and if you fnil to answer the complaint within 'he /line afotesaid. the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief de manded in the cum plaint Dated Feb'y. 2nd. A. D. 1884, Camden, S, C. J. T. HAY. Plaintiff's Attorney. To ih? Defen-lanl, Patrick McLure: Taka tiotic*. that the Summons <tnd Complaint in this action were duly filed in the oflioe of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Piea* for Kershaw Ciuuty, on the 25th day of March, A. D. 1884. J. T. HAY, mcli 27-6t Plaintiff's Att'y. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. The State of South Carolina, ) County of Ker?liu*. J 8. Logan Lang, Plaintiff, again.'t Alfred Brevard, Kdward llrcvard, Harriet M. lirevard, Sullie W. Lloykiu, Mary (1. Hoy km, Harriet M. Lung, Theodore Lung, John C. Ling, Thomas W. Lang, Thomas Wliitnker, John Whitakor, Soota W. Sal mond, Elicn \V. McDowall, Snllio W Thompson, Lawrence L. Whitaker, Serena (V- Lang, Duncan M. Lung, S.wllic W. Ltuig, Boykin Lung, Kitty B. Lang William L. Holt, cerona C Holt, Isabella . S Holt, John W. Holt, Mary M Living atone, Julia M. Mu/.el, Margaret 8 Kitk laud and Duncan Multue, Defendants. To the Dofendanls. Edward Brevnrd, John C. Lang, Serena C. Lang, Duncan M. Lang, Sully W. Lang, J. Hoy kin Lat>g. Kitty B. Lang, William L Molt, Serena C. Holt, Isabella 3. Molt. John W. Mult, Mary M Livingstone, Julia M. Mazel and Duncan .vtttKno : YOU AKB HBKEUY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in I Ins action, which will he filed in the otiice of I ho Clerk id'the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to servo a copy of your answer to the s.id complaint on the suh ? cribei at his otlioo in Caoiden, S. C., wit h "ty days after the service hereof, ex clusivow 'the day ol snob oervice; and il you tail ttf . v 'wer the complaint within the time aforesaid, vU.,. nlaintiff in this action will apply to the Con?.f for the reliuf de mand ed in the oomplaint... Dated March A. D. 1884, Camden, 8. C. J.THAY, Plaintiffs Atiiil. ,*y. I To the defendants above.nnmed : 1 ' *?IV Take noMco that the Summons and Com plaint In this action were tiled in the otfioc ot the Clerk of the Court of Common 1'ieas for Kershaw County, on the 20IU day of Maroh, A. D. 1884. J. T. HAY, moh27-6t Plaintiff's Attorney. ?In Ordinance Do it ordained by the Intendnnt and War dens of tho town of Camden, 8. C , and by the authority of the same, via; Sun 1. It shall bo unlawful for any person to sweep or pbioe and suffer to remain on the sidewalks, drains nuil streets, any loose paper, bottles, glass, tin cans, or trash and dirt of any kind. Any one violating this ordinnnoe shall be liable to a tine of not less than One Dollar, nor mor? than Fivo Dol lars, ot confinement in the (luard House not less than twelve hours nor mure than twenty-four hours, for oaoli and every of fvuoo. Ratified in Counoll this 10th day of March, 1884. J. C. ROLLINGS, Imendatif, I). C. KIKKLKY, Cldrk and Treas. mnr'^0 4t. 'BRICKS! BRICKS! too ooor HA I'M BKOS. Drug Store AT Flat Hock, S. O. Drs. Hallo & Truosdol, Prop's. The nndorslfrned take pleasure In ftnnoun* cing that they liavo opened a intra .store at Flat Hock, where will constantly be ktpt ? a full line of I IIHUliS AND MI5DICINUN, And mieh other goids as are usually found iu tills line of business Physicians prescriptions carefully 1 and accurately ecmi onnded C^TWe respectfully solicit a share of the patronage of the pnbllo. HAILE & TRUESDEL, FOR SALE 15 ? U. BAUftl C..MAVI1BW, J. MILTON Vat J; W C. IV1AYHEW & SON, Oolumtoia. f?t. c. MARBLE WORKS. M^nufacturem of and dealers In till KIihIk ol American and Italian Marble Work fM.OUA N1TE QUARRIES A V WARIW. ?. V. ?9uMANTEI>h. MONUMENTS, TABLETS Jfc IKON ItAII.INO furnished at lowivt i n. ??>. ?3.1'OUISIIKI) <111 ANITE WORK, either fci'ilfn or native. to outer. ^..Correspondence dJll?".etl, nml aut Infliction uiul prompt in ** guaranteed. tnn.\ < Milio IVSaize. The Wonderful Fodder Plant I have ?n hand a limited quantity of the seed for sale at 40 renin per pound. Thi* is 'nily h wonderful fodder plant. Ench seed sends op us many rs ID henry stalks of loilder. It r.i.u be cut threo times avoar. Try it. 11. (j C\KltlSUX. .Mar. 1.1-lin. 1884! 1884 GRAND SPRING OPENING! ox FINEST CLOTHING AT ?. RT ,AKTISL, Cheapest Clothing house in the oil v. Ck^rA lull line of015NTS' FURNISHING GOODS always on lir.nd. JtjjrCelebrotcd "Manhattan" shins-?h durable and woll made garment?is u com fort to thn wearer. To bo had At S. BLANK, Popular Clothier, J40 King .Street, Cuaulbston, S. C. Chas. Cm L,eslie% Wholesale nr.d Retail Dealer It. M. Gams, Lobsters. Turtles, Terrapin Oysters, cfco. Stalls Nos. 1 and 2 Fish Market, CHARLESTON, 8. C. Office, 7 Market SI., east bf Kant liny. #i-All ortit*r> promptly attended lo. TERMS CASH OR CITY ACCEPTANCE. OOUTU CAROLINA RAILWAY CO. 0 PASKENGER DKPARTM KNT. SCHEDULE OP PASSENGER TRAINS. l)n unci after January '.JOlh, 1HS|, Pusm-hko Trains will run n? follows until further no tice. (No trains are :un on Camden Urunc.h on Sundays. standard tlmv 75 meridian.) TO COLUMBIA. Depart Camden 7.l"> a. m -1.15 p. in Dt-pari Cunulcn Junction lUtla. in. 5..'17 p. in Duo Columbia ll.-IOa. m. lo.&ip. m FROM COLUMBIA. Depart Columbia tM5 a. m, 5.3t p. u> Duo Camden J unct'n II.At a. m. 7.13 p. in Duo Camden 1.55 p. in, S.;? p. m TO CHARLESTON. Depart Camden 4.lip. in Depart Cainden Junction 5.-17 p. ni Duo Charleston KMUp.m FROM CHARLESTON. Depart Charleston 7.00 a. m. Duo Camden Junction 11..VI a. m. Due Ctiiudou l.Vt p. m TO AUGUSTA. Depart Camden 4.15 p. m Depart Camden Junction fi.:i7 p. in Duo Augusta .7.1U it. in FROM AUGUSTA. Depart A ngusta fl.ux n. m Due Caindon Junction ll.ottu in Duo Camden !..>"> p. iii CONNECTIONS. Connections mndo at Columbia wltb Co lumblu ami Greenville Railroad bulb \vny> to and Troni alI poln tHon that Road and on 1 lie Spartanburg, U nlon <fc Columbia <v spin ? tnnhurg <V Asheville Railroads, also will tho Chariot te, Columbia,& Augusta Ralirond to and from all points North, bulb ways, by traliu leaving Camden at 7.15a in.,and arriv ing a' H..15 p. in. Connections mail# at Augusta tf? and from nil points Wont anil HoutU vlaGeorula it. I!. and with Central It. It. Connections made at Charleston with steamer* for Now York on Saturdays Also with Charleston and savannah Hallway i?>i Savannah and all points South, and wlil> steamers for Jackson vlllo and points on Kt. John's rlvoron Tuesdays nnd Saturdays. Connections made at Itlackvlllo will; Barn well It. 11. to and from Ham well by trains on Augusta Division. THROUOIf TICKETS to all points, can bi (I i chased by applying lo J? JONES. Agent. CnimWn, s. c. ''I'M MIN H. PECK, Gen. Manager, D. C. Hi i.kn. Gan, Pass. Agent. Tax Returns 1884. Aiiihtob's Okpiob, Kkrbhaw Con NT V Camdkn, 8. C , April 1st, 1884. Tho hooks fop receiving (ftx reinrns foi ibo fiscal year 1884 will open 01 ''"is office on Tuesday, the 1st dny of May liexl.^lTu" tio kepi opon dally (Hundnys 6xoei>l'vf) un til the 20th day of June next All per .-ens liable for Inne*, individually or as Agent? Utorneys. Factors. Husbands, Parcim Guardians, 1 rustees, Executors, Adn.Wi't traiors, Receivers, or accounting olfio? i aro required lo make returns according i law. Failing lo do so wit Inn the time pm oribod, Ilia Auditor Will inako returtii :?>i delinquents, from information, or by listing from the duplicate of 1H88, Ibe lnxnl.li property charged thereon sgninsi then, with a penally of f>() per oent. added there to. No returns will he received after tin 2<Mli of J unu w Ihout the penalty, excep in oases of Mckness or absence frutii tip County during tho whole time of iistii-g There i? to be no re-as>cssmoni of real <s tate this y. nr, nevertheless returns inu-t l>. mad? of same, noting all ohanges since l.isi return. All male persons between the age of 21 an<l 60 years are liable to poll inx ot ?l <M> except tiioso who are exemp'. by law. nn< are required to make returns whether fhe\ own property or not. No returns will he received nt this oflic unless ni'ide on the proper l?lniikh and sworn to according 'o law. Hlanks for in.iking returns will he fur nished upon application to this nfllro. For the purpose of receiving Tax Returns ! will attend Iii person, or by deputy, a' tin lollowing places on the dsys mentioned ; Molirock's Mill on Monday, May lit Turkey Creek Chinch, Tuesday, May 20 Lixetihy's Wednesday, May 21. Haley's Mill, Thursday, May 22. HmIT.iIo (Dens), Friday, May '2A. Flat Rock. Saturday, May 24. Red Hill. riiiirs..i.y, Msy 20. Liberty IIiii. Friday, Msy h(). Rnsiell Pl'ioe, .Saturday, May HI Doby'n Mill^W'est Wnteree.j Thursday June fit It Cut'Iok's Mill, , West Waleree.) Fiiday June tlih Ra' ou's X R< a is, (West W.ileree.) Siitir day, June 7tli Swifi CrieW, (T. J Aneriim ) Kr.diiy June I ft?1?. I w'.'l i.c at eunh jf.reolnot mentioned oik day only. ' E. H SII.I,. Ci.urity Auditor FERTILIZERS'. J 00 Atlantic Acid, 100 Athui'c Phosphate, 100 Owl HranJ Phosphate. The hexi inaile, for sale by H. 1' \l?M ? C O. HABENICHT. (Successor to John (.'. Keener*,> Wholemtlii mid UelHil LiaUOR DEALEK. Manufacturer of Ice anci Soda Water. Anents for V'ortnor's Tlvoll nnd M.tji ?*r lOnael'K H?*e>. Ueer lit Patent Hiopp?r Itottl. * ! ii specialty. I IHl?li*J Main Street, COLUMBIA. M. l\ j J? Geisenheimer & Watkins I DBALE1U1.N GtitOCM&ZES* TQli&aCQf dC. \ We beg to call attention to tho faci tl.m wo have constantly in More a FULL LINE OF GKGCERIEr, which wc offer to customors nt as low j>ric< > ns Chn ho obtained at any store tt\ Camden. Our slock of HiiOLVior?, 3LiiQ.uor^, Is of (he best brands and uit worthy t..o attention of Die public. 85rJT He mho in uivc us a call. as wo nro ?aiislied vvc ore able anil willing to please you both in quality of goods and prices. Geisenheimer & Watkins. an. 2o-tf ?. .R .H RICHBOURG, (SUCCESSOR TO WM, GLAZE,) 126 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C., 1IKA1.ER IN FRENCH GOODS CONSISTING OF Toilet Sets, Odor Stands, Vases, Card llecoivers. Flower Stands, &c Wedding I'rcfenl", in Sterling Silverware. French lilack Marble and Ornamented ('locks Watohe.x dl' every make and style, and Jew elry of ilie iitost elegant design, ^peoialitirs?John Foley's Oold I'ens, Pen cils ami tooth picks, and the oelobratcd Pebble (ilasso and Spectacles. jTWlhu only p'aco iti Columbia where run he li.ad a strictly first-class article of Table and l'ocktt Cutlery, Haxors, Barber's Shears &c., of Joseph Hodgers & Son-, ind other well known Sheffield Manufac ?urers. Notice to Tresspassers. I have hcrotofure warned persons from ties parsing in any ninnncr upon eltlier the ? Hetty (Vrck Plantation" in Went Wateree <n toe ' Stockton Place" o> the ''Belmont'' (ilaee, liclow Camden. I now give notice that hereatter any porson found h espousing upon any one ot tho abovo plaoes, for fish ing, hunting or any other purpose will ho made to sutler for their defiance of Die law. This is the last notice I intend to givo My pastures are private properly, and all stock hereafter found therein will bo doalt with under tho Stock Law. Feb. 21. J. D. McDoNVALL. J. C. II, CLAIM & CO., BTBAtttfllACKER BAKERY AND WhcfesaJe Confectionery, CHARLESTON, P. C. American PRII Td "w Farmei SUBSCRIBERS. ? I I iV All ttf nur MUhnorthrr* itfho U>Ut pny th*tr mubtrripHon nocounti to <M| pmpfrin /WW (?dnt*, and o*m yuar <w athmntt, urttl 6a yfMfwtwt teUhottfi j/nnr't ?ub*t*"ipHon t<* ? n*et?<I with IH T?rm?r. T)i? olr ?na ?r?ty of in'nitrjr OOIv irf>rtlon of thop^Bl* r>f tn? wwM, 1i' li?mbwrlnllon price ti (Pl.OO por V<-?r, Furrii mMn iw?t writ pri along without M II B?U nfw Me*a InU Ihrir mtiia*. II (Mchci ?liom how to ftrm frlln pwflt ft tVmKMvr it MtkM ih? homo happy, thoymintt rliMr* Kfowlrf ooutvnteil, l|in b?ppy, mi'I th? n-'W imntH tul, thi grow