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THE MANNDTG TIMES. Published Every Wednesday. 8, A. NETTLES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Terms: S.SrCP.TIrro RATE.-One copy, one year $1.50; one copy, six months, 75 cents one copy, three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. ADVE.TISING RATES.- One square, first in sertion, $1 00; each subsequent insertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of iRespect charged for as regular advertise ments. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. ComsicATio-s must be accompanied by the real na-ne and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communi cation of a personal character will be pub ished except as an advertisement. For firther information address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. Wednesday, April 16, 1890. We hblih all hblic dMimvt-1, The Missins TDES publishes each and every public advertisement of Clarendon county. All these advertisements, except sheriffs sales, are published in full and di rect from the offices. The sheriffs sales will be published sufficiently full for our readers to be kept posted. Ourreaders may rest satisfied that the Thnms will get there ev ery time. Read M. Levi's advertisement. Te dry weather has so damaged the oat crop, that it may be consider ed a failure. Rev. W. B. Duncan has been quite sick, but is better; Mrs. Duncan con tinues to improve slowly. At a meeting of the council yester day morning $100 was voted to W. K. Bell for extra services. The K. of P. will meet to-morrow night, and hereafter will meet only twice a month-the first and third Thursday nights of each month. Warren Rhame, a colored tenant on the plantation of Mr. J. E. Davis, lost his barn by fire Wednesday night. About fifty bushels of corn was burn ed. He thinks that some one set the fire. A picnic was held yesterday at Tin dal's mill. It was given in honor of some of Mr. R. F. Epperson's Vir ginia friends, who are on a visit to him. All spent a pleasant day. We regret that we could not accept an invitation to attend. Go to Levi's if you want to see the nobbi est straw hats in town. Yesterday was very warm, the ther mometer registering ninety, but last night a heavy rain and thunder storm changed the temperature, and fires and overcoats were in demand. The rain was much needed as all vegeta tion was suffering. Buy your garden seed and onion sets at Dinkins & Co.'s drug store. Mr. Richard H. Davis has recently purchased from M. Levi the property known as the Bagnal place, which in cludes the Benbow hotel. Mr. Davis says that he bought this property as an investment, and that he has every confidence in the future prosperity of Manning. Fresh and genuine garden seeds at Dhi kins & Co.'s drug store. A freight train, while passing Al - derman's mill last Saturday, str-uck a piece of lumber that was projecting over the track. A negro woman near by was struck in the mouth by the piece of lumber and knocked ser-se less, but she soon recovered and is all right again. J. G. Dinkins & Co. are agents for the celebrated Aqua-Crystal spectacles and eye glasses. Call and examine them. Last Thursday night the forest fire1 that was raging in the Spring Branch. neighborhood swept across the fields: of Mr. Preston Davis and destroyed his house and barn. Mr. Davis says that it was with great difficulty that he saved himself and family. He managed to save some of his bedding by throwing it into a hole and cover ing it with dirt. M. Kalisky has just received 500 lbs. of Armour hams, which he will guarantee and sell at 8 ets. per lb. Also a fresh lot of Bo logna. Forest fires were raging last week near Manning to such an extent that at one time portions of the town were in considerable danger. About four miles from town the Harvin brothers lost two log beds full of logs, and a shanty. At Davis's Mr. C. M. Davis came very near losing his fine dwell ing, and it was saved only by very hard work. Mr. M. Levi lost two tenant houses on the Brown Thames place. A valuable treatise on the care and pres ervation of the eyes given awvay to each one of our customers. Call and get one. J. G. Dzsxnss & Co. Our county business agent, Mr. J. - .Elbert Davis, informs us us that he .has finished delivering all the guanos for which he had orders, and that the farmers are now perfectly satisfied that the delay was not his fault. 'The buying season is now well nigh over, and Mr. Davis has concluded to close up his office in Manning for the pres ent and will come to town only on Saturdays and public days. He will be found in the court house on these days. Highest New York prices paid for all kinds of furs and hides (otter, fox, coon, mink) at 3.. Kalisky's. Under a recent act of tl'e legisla ture the sinking fund commission of South Carolina has directed the auditor of Clarendon county to pro .ceed under said act against two tracts of land, o ie situated in Douglas town ship, Dyall's bay, containing 837 acres, and the other in Manning town ship, containing 1,000 acres. These lands will be sold under execution salesday in May. The sheriff will put the purchaser in possession, thus as sring the purchasers a safe title. Do your eyes need help ? If so cnll on J. G. Dinkins & Co. and be fitted with n pair of Aqua-Crystal spectacles or eye glasses. Commissioner Horton says that he will endeavor to commence operations on the Black River causeway next week. The work will be done under his personal supervision, and he thinks it will take nearly two months before it can be completed, but when finished he guarantees that it will be as fine a piece of roadway as there is in the county. He was away last week in specting the bridge work on Black River at Kingstree, in order that he might make himself familiar with such work before beginning his work n one br-idges near Mannmng. Frightful Railroad Accident. A most horrible accident occurre< last Saturday night at Pinewood, i station about seventeen miles fron Manning, on the Manchester & Au gusta Railroad, by which Mrs. Jame D. Childers, a lady about 50 years o age, the wife of one of Clarendon'E best citizens, was instantly killed ani her body terribly mangled; and n little son of Mr. Nelson Griffin hai his left arm so badly mashed as to ne. cessitate amputation. Mrs. Childers and the little boy together with a party of neighbors had gone to Sumter Saturday to d< some shopping, and on their return t< Pinewood, about eight o'clock in the evening, the conductor, as he had done with other passengers, assisted Mrs. Childers off the train and helped her plade her bundles on the plat form. The train was an accommoda tion freight, and after the passengers had all gotten off it went to work tc shift some freight cars. Mrs. Childers and the little boy and others were standing on the side trac just where the public road crosses the railroad, near the end of a car that had been left on the side track, and while they were standing there, with this loose car between them and the trair which was on the main track, the en gineer ran in another car by what i, called a "flying shift." The second car struck the one on the side track with a force that drove it rapidly forward upon these unsuspecting persons. Mrs. Childers was struck and thrown across one of the rails, and her body was almost severed in twain and terribly mashed by the wheels. The little boy's arm was at the same time caught under a wheel and so badly mashed that it had to be ampu tated above the elbow a few hours later. Other persons standing near would have met a similar fate if they had not been pushed out of the way. As soon as the accident occurred the train was at once dispatched to Sumter for surgical assistance. Mrs. Childers was, of course, beyond as sistance, but everything possible was done for the little boy. Coroner Rowe was telegraphed for Sunday morning, and he went to Sumter on the morning's train, where he found a special car in waiting to carry him to Pinewood. As soon as the coroner reached the scene of the accident he proceeded to empanel a jury, which was composed of the following gentlemen: D. F. Lide, A. D. Witherspoon, R A. Law rence, J. N. Connors, R. M. Johnson, E. P. Geddings, J. M. DesChamps, R F. Jenkinson, L A. Graham, J. 0. Brown, R. H. Witherspoon, and M. J. Brown. The investigation continued until late in the afternoon when the jury adjourned over until Monday, when they resumed and took testimony until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. After the testimony was concluded they rendered a verdict as follows: "That deceased came to her death by being run over by cars belonging to Atlan tic Coast Line Railroad Co. on the M. & A. Railroad at Pinewood depot, in Clarendon county. S. C., on Saturday night, April 12, 1890, about 8 o'clock P. M., through criminal carelessness on the part of the prties that had charge of the train." CoL J. H. Earle represented the railroad company at the coroner's in quest. We learned to-day that Mr. Griffin's little boy also had his right foot badly mashed, and that the doctors will have to amputate two of his toes. Otherwise he is getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. Childers was in town to-day, and tells us that the conductor did not assist him and his wife off with their packages, and that they were getting away from the car as well as they could. He says there were no lights around, and each was doing the best he could to get to the platform, and that they were at the place where pas~ sengers regularly got of. We regret that we cannot publish the testimony taken at the inquest, but the coroner, we learn, left the testimony in Sumtei with the attorney for the railroad company. Town Election. The election for municipal officers of this town last Monday passed of quietly. No opposition having put in appearance, a full vote was nol polled, only 100 votes being cast. OJ this number D. MI. Bradham for in tendant, and Dr. W. S. Pack and R A. Stewart for wardens received every vote, and N. M. Johnson and P. B. Mouzon received 99 votes each. The intendant and wardens-elect took the oath of office Tuesday night, and at once proceeded to elect a clerli and treasurer, and two policemen. There were nine applicants for the clerkship, and nine for positions or the police force. L. Appelt was unan imously elected clerk and treasurer and Arod Stukes and Calvin Boyd, both colored, policemen. By request of the old council the new council will very shortly publisl an itemized statement of receipts and disbursements of the town for the past two years. Following is a sum mary of the report: Gross receipts $3,467.42 Expenditures 2,999.26 Balance on hand $ 468.li Probate's Sale. Thursday the probate judge sold at pub lie outcry, at the late residence of John WV Wells, the goods and chattels belonging t< said estate. As usual at such sales the prop erty did not bring its value, the gross pro ceeds being about $325. He also sold las Monday, in front of the court house, three shares of the stock of the Bank of Man ning belonging to said estate, for $304.25 Mr. M. Levi was the purchaser of the bani stock. Garden Seed Free. Congressmian Geo. W. Dargan has sent m 200 or 300) packages garden seed, with a re quest that we distribute same for him. The: are in our office, and we shall be happy t< ave our friends call and get a supply. W< have cabbage, lettuce, onmon, parsley, gar den peas, squash, celery, lima beans, etc Call early before the supply is exhatusted. Take up a list of the inhabitants o a country town and mark off th< names of those who do not take th< local paper, and you will find includ ed in those which are left the nam< of every family of wealth, respecta bility, or influence.-Printer's Iah. Mr. A. Weinberg has growing ii his garden a rubber tree, a cork tree ad two camphnr trees. Dr. Samuel P. OlIfer. Dr. S. P. Oliver died at his home about L live miles from Foreston, last Wednesday, L April 9th, ,eged seventy years. He had . for some time been unwell, having several ;!years ago been affected with partial paraly sis, but on the day of his death he was in usual health, and lying down, when he complained of an uncomfortable feeling and a difficulty of breathing. He got up, and walked out on the piazza for fresh air. He got no relief, however, anti in less than two hours he died, probably of paralysis of the lungs. Dr. Oliver was an elder in the Presbyte rian church, and was admired and esteemed by his many friends for his sterling quali ties. He lived a life of qiuietness, never seeking any political prefermenta. He was buried at Richmond church, Wil liamsburg county. Dwelling House Burned. Last Thursday about mid-day Mr. A. J. Tindal, who resides in the Fork, lost his dwelling house by fire. The fire was dis covered in the kitchen and an alarm was immediately given. Some hands on Alder man's tram road happened to hear the alarm and responded, but the wind was so high that they soon saw it was impos sible to save the building, so they devoted themselves to the contents and by hard work managed to save some of the furniture although much damaged. All of the furni ture that was upstairs together with the books, papers, ani much of the clothing was destroyed. The house was a two story building and was only insured for $500, about one-third its value. Mr. Tindal says he does not know what caused the fire, but is satisfied that it was accidental. The Town leeting. In accordance with a published call the citizens of Manning held a meeting in the court house last Friday afternoon to nomi nate an Intendant and four wardens to serve for the ensuing two years. There was quite a large attendance both white and col ored. Capt. D. J. Bradham was elected to preside, and L. Appelt was appointed secre tary. The chairman then announced that the meeting was organized and ready for business, whereupon Capt. A. LE-vi nomi nated D. M. Bradham for Intendant. and Dr. W. E. Brown, N. M. Johnson, E. C. Horton, and Theodore Harvin, colored, for wardens. Robt. White, colored, placed in nomination for intendant D. M. Bradham, and for wardens P. B. Mouzon, Dr. W. S. Pack, P. B. Thames, and R. A. Stewart, colored. W. H. Young nominated J. H. Lesesne for warden, but upon request of Mr. Lesesne he withdrew the nomination. M. Levi nominated Rev. A. E. Torrence for warden. Dr. Brown declined the nomina tion, stating that he could not serve, and would not accept if nominated. There being no opposition to D. M. Brad ham for intendant he was unanimously elected by acclamation. Capt. A. Levi and J. H. Lesesne were ap pointed tellers. The election was then had by ballot, with the following result: N. M. Johnson, 48. P. B. Mouzon, 45. Dr. W. S. Pack. 41. R. A. Stewart, 30. E. C. Horton, 11. P. B. Thames, 7. Dr. W. E. Brown, 5. Rev. A. E. Torrence, 18. Theodoro Harvin, 6. The Chairman then announced that the nominees were D. M. Bradham, intendant; N. M. Johnson, P. B. Mouzon, Dr. W. S. Pack, and R. A. Stewart, wardens. The meeting was very harmonious. Walking- Barrooms at Churches. The colored po'pulation of this vicinity made great preparations for their district conference which commenced last Thursday at Liberty Hill church, about twenty miles from Manning. The conference continued in session until Sunday, and large crowds attended each day, but Sunday, as is usual, the crowd was larger, and is estimated at about I,200. A meeting of this kindi is looked forward to with pleasure not only by the people that attend but our merchants as well, as it is on these occasions they dispose of the stock of toilet soaps, perfumery, fancy articles and other such goods that are left over from their Christmas supply, and on which there is al ways a good profit. Business enterprise is a great thing, but when it is car-ried on to the extent of retail ing damnation drops at a salvation gather ing it becomes an outrageous nuisance and violation of law and decency. We have been informed that certain persons were on hand at this meeting, skulking and sneak ing about in tho woods near by, with bottles of whiskey in their pockets for the express purpose of selling same by the drink; in other words, these fiends incarnate had con verted themselves into walking barrooms, and loitered about and forced themselves upon persons who had traveled miles to hear the word of God proclaimed. 'What is to become of this country if such practices as these cannot be stopped? Some say, "Why don't you report them ?" That is the question. We are not detectives; we hear these things and believe them to be true, and yet we cannot go and put our hands upon the shoulders of the parties: so we do the next best thing, we give the alarm. This was a colored people's meeting, and it deserves respect as it was held under the auspices of their church. They should ap point a committee and have this matter in vestigated. and if they can iret the proof, it is a duty they owe to their God, their church, and themselves, to have these parties brought into the courts. Liberty Hill is not the only place in this county where these things are carried on. It has been said that at almiost any gather ing in certain sections of this county there are walking liquor saloons, and to those that can give the sign little difficulty is had to obtain any quantity that is desired. Wake up people ! For the sake of the young form yourselves into committees and resolve to put a stop to the violations of the laws that honorable people are pledged to uphold. The Alliance. The Alliance bids defiance To monopolies and rings, To the vices and devices That corruption always brings. I've a notion that devotion To its principles and aims W~ill most surely and securely Tear from us our galling chains. With great patience and endurance We have borne a heavy weight; By our labors, on our shoulders, We support the "Ship of State." Shall we meekly and completely Bow our neeks to further wrong ? Shall we blindly and supinely Listen to the Siren's song ? Shall the wealthy and the lordly Tap our veins f'or further blood? Shall we nourish, that it flourish, All this vile and grasping horde ? Let us, rather, join together, That our rights we may maintain, That this giant, so defiant, May be numbered with the slain ! Let us rally, hill and valley; Press and pulpit, urge our cause ! Bench and anvil, llow andispindle, Help to make us better laws ! Rouse, ye farmers ! Wave your banners.! From yon crag to sea girt sandi Rise, mechanics ! With your efforts We'll redeem "Our Native Land !" The Nature of an Oath. [Pittsburg- .Bulletin.] Judge (to darky witness) -DJo you know the nature of an oatth ? Witness-Sah ? Judge-Do you understand what you are to swear to ? Witness---Yes, sah; I am to swear to tell de truf. SJudge-And what will happen if you do Snot tell it ? - Witness -I 'spe~cts our side will win tiC. ease, sah. Persons advanced in years feel younger and stronger, as well as freer from the in firmities of age, by taking Dr. J. H. Me The Farmers Will Get There. FMitor Mannin Tims:--I have been look ing on. Ever since the March Convention I've been thinking. When that conveLtion was held I wondered if anybody in the State would have the courage to vote for a platform, and especially for nominations. The KeXws arel (b;rie was against it; the Co lumbia Register and all the newspapers said, "You mustn't nominate, no how." All the organs of public opinion, all the city poli ticians and town politicians and those farm er politicians who run a store and didn't belong to the alliance, and lots of alliance and farmers' movement men who were clouded by the newspapers,-all cried out against that convention. All the ugly words of the language were hunted out of Web ster's unabridged and hurled at it. They .)ulldozed, abused, tried to scare and befool it. Enemies were slipped into it; politi cians went to Columbia and buttonholed f against it; University students went there to hurrah against it and to hiss and to mock I it. Its chances looked gloomy, and when after it met and actually took in its enemies Z and the whole lot of people who opposed nominations, even the Sumter delegation, how could it in the face of all that get any votes for nominations at all. But it got 'em. It settled on a platform, and started outmen for governor and lieutenant governor. It's amazing! There has never been anything like it' Those newspapers which always made f people do as they said, were amazed too. And they got mad; awful mad ! The KYews $ and Courier and Columbia Register just never were so mad ! They can't even see straight, they are so mad! After all that power and t energy and abuse and ridicule and scorn to beat that convention, and not to do it! They can't understand it, and so they are just as cross as they can be. In fact they are "fightin' mad." I was standing by at a hotel and heard two men talk. One said, "These are clever, f good looking fellows, but the hardest-headed fellows I ever struck. Dinged if you can do anything with 'em. We even tried to scare 'em, told 'em the Democratic party V would be all gone if they nominated, but one of 'em said to me: 'Some few of you as hankers after the Ring mought be all I gone, but not the Democratic party. That's solid.' After the convention was over it was still funnier to look on. One very excited man, 0 with white lips and mad eyes, said: "i m not frettin', not a bit;" but looked very much a z like he was "frettin'." But what ails the people anyhow? That's the puzzle. They used to do just as they were told to do; now they do especially what the Charleston ews and Columbia Register 2 don't want 'em to do! It was just so four years ago when the first farmers' conven tion was called. Nothing could turn 'em. They said, "Something's wrong that we don't get on better; and if we don't look after it nobody else will." So they got hard headed and rushed into the Farmers' Asso- C ciation. Then the Alliance came along and s they went pell mell into that, and got I harder-headed than ever, and talked "all k sorts of foolishness," as a Columbia man said, ti about people "being the best conservators e of their own rights," etc. f, Then most of those fellows who voted against nominations turned over and said they were going with the other fellows, and talked worse "foolishness" than ever. All sorts of things, about it won't do to divide. "The few" will get control, and it will be a here like at the N orth. Millionaires will A increase, while tramps will multiply, and a paupers fill the poor houses, and times will v get bad again, and then worse, etc. "Such o foolishness" makes the big papers madder F than ever, and so they have declared war, t] and are going to show these hard-beaded ti fellows who their bossps are! They have got ont their artillery and are blazing away t with 20-pounders at Edgefield and Laurens, r; and I am still looking on. d If I see anything wvorth relating I'll send b you the news, Mr. Editor, if you think it's t< worth publishing. LooKE-oN. ti ,200 Not 13,000. FmLON, S. C., April 12, 1890. 'l Elitor Manning Times:-Please allow men space in your paper to correct your report of what I said in regard to lands in Fulton township. Instead of '13,000 acres of red lands" as v stated in your last issue, I said there was 13.000 acres of swamp lands, and not more than ],000~ or 1,200) acres of red land in a Fulton. Very respetfully,f H-:nav B. fRientansoN. o [The Txs is not altogether responsible b for the above mistake. liaj. Richardson wasr seated near us at the meeting, and we un derstood him to say 1,200 acres of red-lands, r and so put it down, but to be sure we were t correct, as it seemed a very small quartity, u we asked him if he had said 1,200 acres. He said, "No; I said 12,000 acres, but you had a better put it 13,000." We then made the p change from 1,200 to 13,000. It is evident o he was thinking of swamp lands, and we of red lands.-Evrron Truss.] Jordan Wants a Depot. P JonDAN, April 14. --Edlitor Maenning Times: Messrs. J. A. Sprott and O.E. Webber have h purchased an incubator and propose to raise fa chickens for niarket. Don't you think it a splendid idea ? Perhaps it may help to re duce the prices of poultry considerably. t~ We need a new depot at this place. We 8 patronize the railroad and receive more sq freight and ship more cotton than any other station on the line, and we see no' reason why we shouldn't have a good depot. We fa hope the superintendent will notice this article, and take prompt action in the mat ter. Crops are suffering very much for rain. The cool nights of last week left corn some what yellow, but with a good rain we think 11 it will look as fresh and green as before. n Grass is springing up very fast, and wvhen J the rain comes the farmers will have a hard I fight to conquer the General.n 'Tis rumored that the Jordan School will I have a picnic in May. The children antic- I ipate a grand time. Will they let grown d folks go'? Some of the little girls say no, v but we hope all the same to be honored with an invitation from them. Don't slight i us, girls; let us all go: the more the mer-C rier. The superintendent of the TUioa Sunday school attended church here last Sunday.a Coaitc again, friend C.; we are always glad a toseeyou. C. COMMENDABLE. f All claims not consistent with the high I character of Syrup of Figs are purposely I avoicod by the Cal. Fig Syrup Company. It t acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bow els, cleansing the system effectually, but it is not a cure-all and makes no pretensions that ja every bottle will not substantiate. Rarages of the Forest Fires. Enrron M~immo Trmrs:--The forest fires ini the Glibsons. Mill neighborhood origi nated from Harvins' tram eagine about 7 o'clock Wednesday, April 9th, and contin ed until Saturday. Messrs. N. B. Davis and ~ L. B3. Gibson lost six hundred panels pas- I ture fence. N. B. D)avis lost seven or eight ~ hundred panels field fence, besides several ~ thousand shingles, and ten acres of corn is alnost a totid loss. Messrs. Harvin lost one ~ small house and lot cross tics. Messrs. B. ~ R1. Gibson, HI. M. Andrews. and Amnzi Tin dlal lost two hundred Panels pasture fence. Mr. 21. Levi lost some'small houses. Pres ton Davis lost his dwelling house and out buildings The widow Dyson lost her ~ dwuelling house, but it was unoccupica. I think there are no other losses execpt several hundred dollars worth of timber. A. DON'T FEEL WELL, And yet you arc net siek enoughi to consult a doctor, or you refrain from so doing for fear you will alarm your'elf and frienids -we will tell you just what you ineedl. It is Hood's .Sarsaparilla, which will lift you out of that uner-tain, uncomfiortable, dangerous cond i tion, into a state of good health, confidence anid cheerifulno;s. You've no idea how potent this peculiar medicine is in cases like y'ours. 2- - we:ues, -.:Li, la igestion and imevN~'S TIUN BiTTERS. It cnres quickly. For sale by all d.ealets in medicine. CAt the aen::ine. ria, Nervousn~ess, iand General Debuilitv. Physi eiams recommnd~cu it. Al] dealers sell it. Genuine hstrade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper, Fresh lot of (Garden Seed, all kinds, justKa received at Dr. Nettles's Drug Store, at For The Levi Brothers, of Sm her, place before our readers ist of Some of their goods an prices, and say that they n )lly advertise their prices, b heir goods are first class Wel'y } al'-tieillarl. Scotch Ginghans 12., 15, and 20c. All Wool Double Width Cashneres 25, 0, 50, and 75c. per yard. Challies at G}, 8X, 12A, 20 and 25c. White Lawn 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, ai 5c. Colored Lawn 0, 8, 10. 12, and 15c. Sateins 10, 121, and 25c. Ginghams 8 aid luc. White Embroidery Skirts 50, 60, and 75 1 and 1.25 per vard. Warner's Health Corset $1.25. Warner's Coroline Corset $1. Ladies' Silk Mitts, colored and blac rom 25c. to $1. Stamped tidies, scarfs, and splashers fro 5c. to $1. Embroidery Cotton, all colors, 2 balls f c. Butcher's Linen 40c. per yard. Embroidery Silk 1e. per spool. Wash Silk 5c. per skein. Knitting Silk 50c. per ball. Ladies' Newport Ties from SI to $3.50. Opera Slippers from 75c. to $2.50. Gents' Fine Shoes $3 to $5. Best line of Summer Clothing at pric rom $5 to $25. Gents' and Boys' Straw Hats from 25c. 3.50. Ladies' Parasols from 25c. to $4. Ladies' Hose, black and colors, from 10 y 75c. per pair. Staple and Fancy Groceries in full line LEVI BROTHERS, Sumter, S. C. Sumter City Election. The election of officers to govern the ci )r the next two years was held on yeste ay and resulted in the election of the e: re ticket nominated at the mass meetit everal weeks since. An opposition tick ras put out at the last moment compose f a part of the regular nominees, but lace of Mess:.s Brown and Pierson, bea 2g the names of A. W. Suder and W.I mith. Considerable interest was manifes d in the election, but everything pass< ff quietly. Our new council is compose f good material and we look to them for a dministration both acceptable to our cii ens and beneficial to our city. Followir -e give the vote received by each candidat Mayor-R. 0. Purdy, 390. Aldermen-W. R. Delgar, 329; H. Rytte: erg, 298; A. S. Brown, 259; B. G. Pierso: 21; A. W. Suder, 181; W. P. Smith, 145. The Mayor and firstfour aldermen name ,ere declared elected and compose o1 )uncil for the next two years.- Watchrn nd Southron. W. F. Ostendorff, 223 Meeting St., op harleston hotel, Charleston, S. C., has a fl lection of harness, saddles, bridles, cc trs, etc., which he offers low for cash. A! inds of h'.rness made to order at short n ce. Styles and prices equal to any Nort rn house. Saddles made to order. Ser >r prices. A. G. Cudworth, Supt. Williamsburg News. [(Cmdy Recrd.] Adam Keels, a colored man, lost his hor few days ago by a singular accident. I -as riding his horse to the plow when tepped on the end of a piece of board th 'as lying on the ground. The other er f the board struck the horse in the fian enetrating a blood vessel, which cause ic animal to bleed to death in a she ,me. A few nights ago, at about 2 o'clock, ie passenger train of the Northeastez ilroad was passing Dixie, some one on iscovered the residence of Mr. J. M. Gr er to beon fire. The fire was ineablaze < >p of the building. The train was stoppe ae sleeping family aroused, and with tl id of those in charge of the train, the fi 'as sabdued before it did much damag 'his act was certainly a very kind and h iane one. A Peculiar Case. Dr. H. C. Edmunds, of Elberton, Gi rites: "A very peculiar and strange ca r blood poison came under my attention aort time ago. A gentleman came he 'om Athens, Ga., where he had been bitte a the hand by a vicious mule that he w reaking to work. The hand was in a he ble condition, and the inflammation w Lpidly extending throughout his entire sy in. Every knuckle ou his hand was e leer that was deep and sloughing. } :ated to me that he had consulted sever hysicians, and taken their medicines wit: at deriving any beneit. I gave him urse of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.), and few days he reported to me a marked ii rovement, end in one week from the tin e commenced takir.g S. S. S. the hand w~ ealed up and the poison entirely eradicat< 'om his system. It is my opinion'that I ould have lost his life had it not jbeen f, ie health-giving properties contained wift's Specific. He frainkly admits hiI ~lf that S. S. S. did the work.' Treatise on blood and skin diseases maib -ee. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. A Murder Near Gourdins. Last Saturday Mr. Henry Browder, a on eg veteran of the late war, came to Ma: ing in the capacity of a constable for Tri ustice Gordon, of Williamsburg count Ir. Browder says that he was looking for egro (whose name we could not learn) wI ad committed a murder on Mr. N. 'ittman's plantation, near Gourdins, oi ay last week. The murdered man's nan 'as Green Capers, and it appears that C 'ers and the other colored man had a fig a a field some time during the day, and th apers got the best of it. When he saw 11 itiman that night he told him about t) .ght atnd expressed his regrets, as it w gainst the orders of Mr. Pittman to alIc ny fighting on the plantation. Mr. Pil ian said that he hoped it would not occ gain. Capers said good-night, and etarti >r home, when the murderer, who was: iding near by, rushed upon him with nife and stab~bed him in the breast, at ben fled. Mr. Browder had reasons f iinking that the assassin had come fanning, hut when ho reached here not ag could he learned of his whereabouts. MAANNING MARKET. A pril 16, 1890. COr.nECTED nY MtoSFs I.EvI. 1Er C'ish Only. 'otton, Middling,.. ...............1' ore........................6.5 to 'ease,. .....................80 toI aeon, Dry salt Sides,............6 to Tour,......................4.50 to ard,........................9 to alt,......... .............'i5 to $1.' ugar, granulated,................. " A........................ " Extra C................... " Yellow C.................. hickens, gi own,................. POWDER Absolutely Pure. nhi howde ne varie.& marvelof purty, sten ary kinds, and cannot .>o sold in competition with i intiud f owtst sot extalorh phsh It J. D RUTLEDGE. )tDRUTLEDGE & IT n1 DEALERS IN AND MANUFACTUI FURNITL STJMMERTON, Keep in stock a full line of bedsteads, chairs, tables, room sets, cradles, cribs, mattresses, bed springs, coffins, cask< k COFFINS AND C is equal to any kept in this or Sumter counties, and we will fil Mr. H1. R. Meldau, well known in this county as a skillful and personal attention to repairing of any and all kinds of furnitur furniture at shortest notice. Our prices are as low as the low( is an inspection of our goods. ,DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE AREl DURANT &BELITZER, Sumter, S. O. A Furniture of every kind. "Refriger d ators" and "flower pots." SPRETTIER THAN EVER I WHAT? THE NEW SPRING GOODS WE NOW HAVE IN STOCK. , We have received and are receiving, beyond any doubt e a handsome line of it it DRY GOODS. U Great care was exercised in the selection of our stock of Dr) Goods for the spring trade, and much pains were taken to se cure the latest styles-both as to patterns and colors. All the adVantages gained by our' long experience in business have beel ~emade use of in the selection of this stock of goods, and we cal attention to our durable and lovely goods with some degree o pride, feeling confident that an inspection of our SAlbatrosses, Cashmneres, Brilliants, Chambrays, Corded Zephjfr swIss PLAIDS AND sTRIPES, FIJOUNCINGS, &tc., SAnd an acquaintance with the prices at which they are being sold will delight purchasers and satisfy them that our new an< schoice stock of goods are all that we claim for them. A pret tier line of NEW DRESS GOODS aCannot be found anyvwhere. No wonder those wvho have in spected our stock are saying: "Prettiest I ever saw. The good e are new and the colors new. Styles all new and prices all low. Our Yank~e Notions, Millinery, Clothing, Hats, &c., ~Are not behind our other goods in. newness of style and excel lence of quality. Everybody is invited to call and inspect ou: stock. It does not cost anything to look. If you don't bu) anything you may learn something to your adlvantage, and wil be sure to see something new, nice. and reltty. Our stock of ~Groceries, Hardware, Tinware, Wooden and Willow VWare, Stoves, Furniture. &c., &c., is corn o plete, and kept supplied with new, fresh, desirable goods almos daily. Prices always found below the average. We can an< will give as much and as good goods for your money as an2 thouse in the State. "And don't you forget it." With ampl< experie nc and mneyCV we know whereof we speak. M O SES L E VI, FORESTON DRUG STORE, PCALS&Y LSE toFORESTON, S. C5. 10.Dnns&o.hvrentyotr I keep alay on hand a ful line of e h gnyfrteclbae Pure Drugs and Medicines, Au rsa pcalsa FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, TOILET IEeGass SOAPs, PERFUMEnY, STATION ERY, CIGARS, GARDEN sEEDS, adi diint terarayFL ). and such articles as are usually kept in a teegos n r o rprdt it 5Ir hav just adde to my stock a line of ee fayoe on rod hs y PAINTS AND OILS, thisrnrothwrkfafe 0and am prepared to sell PAINTs, OILSanthi LED VARNICEHESIBnOsHRs, ~L.wXV. NETTLES, M. D., Ayoewoeee edhl hudc 2 ~~~oreston, S. pC. o qa-rsa pctee r - -- Revoi e rar h ro u . eewrev vr *J~ o.wl rsn ah SEINES, NETS, TENTS, AND SPORTINC CO0DS. Double Uarrel Breech Loading Shot GunsJ I KN choke bored, $to $100. single Breeehchd ad-.,DUWt ing Shot Guns, $1 to $25. Every kind of IBreech Loading and Repeating Rities. S3 to Sg fteGle otr $410. Muzzle Loading Double Shot GunsMINNG .~ $5 to $35. Single shot Gus. 8i2.50 to .1.. IRevolvers, s1 to $20). Doub1c Action Sel ICockers2.50 to $10. All kinds ot Car-I Itridges, Shells, Caps. Wads, Tool;, Powudet RN E '~ l L Flasks, Shot Pouches, Primers. send .. cents for Illustrated Catalogue. Address CO MBAS.. J. H. JOhNsTON, GREAT WESTERN GUN woRKS, Pittsburg, P'a. iRognzdudrnwmngmn u CORN FOR SALE. tre HVE SEVERAL HUNDnED BUsH- orsni.Ciieuxcpoab.Eev .els homfe--made corn, either in shuck or tr o ahros e apero shelled, for sale at lowest market prices. IEacbsns etro iy e J.DSCAP3 J. A.Dnis&C. aercetyoti Panl~,S.A.uo Crlestanl, pCtarles, ani( E. A. TINDAL 'IN A L, MRS OF JRE. S.C. sofas, wardrobes, bureaus, bed ts, etc., etc. Oar stock of kSKETS I orders at any hour day or night. experienced mechanic, will give e, or will manufacture any kind of st, and all we ask to effect a sale H. H. WINDHAM, Cabinet Work and Upholsteing, MANNING, S. C. I have charge of Levi's furniture store, and will sell any and every kind of ~XU EUM at lowest prices. Manufacturing and repairing of Furniture and upholstering attended to promptly. We have a very large stock of coffins, of all sizes, styeI, and prices. jA&Old urniture de Good as New. Notice to Shippers. Wzr.soxs, S. C., Jan. 25, 1890. The rates on fertilizers to points on the Wilson & Summerton R. R. are as follows: From Charleston, S. C........$2.40 per ton " Columbia, S. C.........$2.40 " Wilmington, N. C......$2.80 " Petersburg, Va.........8.50 ' " Richmond, Va..........$C.50 " Portsmouth, Va.........$4.50 In car load lots of 20,000 pounds mini. mum, per ton of 2,000 pounds, to Jordan, Davis, Summerton, and Coskre THOMAS WISON, President. HE IRE SWODWO.RK: ,: AffAtitMEIf 28 UNION SQUARENY AT LA N A.Q Am CA!. . ST.LOUIS.MO. GI MT * DALLAS.TEX. W. E. BROWN & CO., Manning 8. . ATLANTIC COAST LINE, Northeastern Railroad. O CEAR~soN, S. C., Jan. 13,1890. - and after this date the followngpas 1 senger schedule will be in effect: - NonTEa BOUND. *No 78 *No 66 tNo60 *Nol4 f Lv Chlstn 1225 am 410 am 400 pm 430 pm Lv Lanes 250 am 603am 544pm 829pm Ar Flor 420am 730am 740 pm 755pm sOUTH BOUND. *No27 WNo15 o61 S2 LiFlar - T35Eif74'am 900 am 103~ Lv Lanes 250 am 915am 10 37am 1212am ' Ar Chlstn 500 am 1108 am 1230am 241am *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. Norms- Nos 14 and 78 stop at Ashley a tonsCret Stephens, Lns -No 27 stops at Lanes and Moneka Corner; No 15 stops at Lake City, Kingstree, Lanes and Moncks Corner; Nos 60 and 61 stop at all stations between Florence and Charles ton on signal; No 23 stops at all stations be tween Florence and Charleston on signal except Salters. -Wlminlgton, Collenbia & Angusta Railroad. WZran~GTON, N. C., Jan. 13, 1890. TRAIls ooflNG SOUTH. *No 23 *No 27 *No 15 Lv Wilm'ta 6 15 pm 10 10 pm 4 18 am Lv Marion 9 33 pm 1240-p'mLam.. Ar Fler 10 20 pm 1 20 am 7 27 a *No 50 tNo.58 Lv Florence 3 20 am 910 a m Ar Sumter 4 35 am 10 28a m -Ar Columabia 6 15 am TRAIh~s GoING NoRTE. *No 51 tNo 59 Lv Columbia 10 35p m Lv Sumter 11 58 pm 837p m Ar Florence 115 am 7 50p m *No 78 *No 68 *No 14 Lv Flor 4 35 am 7 50 am 8 15p m Lv Marion 5 22 am 8 26 am 8 55 pm Ar Wilmn'tn 8 35asm1100 a m1145 p m-. *Daily. t Daily except Sunday. Train on C & D R B connects at Florence with No 58. No 59 connects at Florence with C & D train from Cheraw and Wadeaboro. t Nos 78 and 14 make close connection at 1Wimington with W& W R for allpoints r Train on Florence B R leaves Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4 40 p m, arrive Row 3 laud 7 00 p m. Returning leave Rowland 6 30 a m, arrive Pee Dee 8 50 am. Train on Manchester & A Rut E leaves siumter daily except Sudy1050 a. m, arrive Richardaon 12 01 p m. Rturning leave Richardson 1215 p mn, arrive Sumter 1 30 pm. Central R. K. of S, C. January 13, 1890. TBAINs ooING NoBTE. C *No 52 tNo 12 Lv Charleston 7 30a m LvLanes 915am 240pm ,Lv Foreston 9 39 am 3 25p m Lv Wilsons 9 46 am 3 50 pm Lv Manninag 9 56 am 410p m Lv Harvins 10 06 am 4 33p m Ar Sumter 10 30 am 6 20p m Ar Columbia 11 55a m TnI~ oo)NG soUTE. 'C*No 53 tNo 11 e Lv Columbia 5 20p m s Lv sunter 6 35 pm 8 50a m ~tLv Harvins 6 55 pm 10 30a m LLv Manning 7 04 pm 1130-a Lv Wilsons 7 12 pm 12 00 m Lv Foreston 719 pm 1280 pm Ar Lanes 7 42 pm 1 45p m . Ar Charleston 9 30p m 'Daily. tDaily except Sunday. CoNEenxos-In going by Lanes to enee No 53 makes no connection, e gers having to remain at Lanes till 2 No 11 if on time makes close con e with the local freight * From Florence by Lanes No 15 c lose connection with 52; and the "freight which leaves Florence at 8 a m nects with No 12. In going to Florence by Sumter, connects with the local freight leaving Str at 1 40 p m and arriving at Floren p ma; or with No 59 leaving at 6837 p 12 if on time will connect with No6 with through freight leaving Sumter at -p m, and arriving at Florence at 1 40 ~or with No 51, leaving Sumter at 11 5 From Florence by Sumter freight leaving Florence at 5a riving in Sumter at 7 20 a in, No 11. a Nos 52 and 53 stop at al ons .tween Charleston and Columbiaon signal. . Nos 52 and 53 connect at Lanes with a to and from Georgetown, and at Columbi e with trains to and from all points on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railrorad. .No 53 connects with train from Columbia and Greenville Railroad stations. J. R. KzNLs, J. F. DmNEI Asst. Geni'l Mang'r Gen'l Sup't.m T. Mf. EMEusoN. Gen'l passener Ant1