The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 14, 1882, Image 2
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14.
J. A. MOOD. M. D. \ E
D. B. ANDERSON, )
Johnston, S. C, has suffered a
$60,000 fire.
The Riddleberger (Repudiation) bill
has passed the Virginia Legislature and
goes to to the governor.
The members of Congress are report
ed as manifesting unmistakable in
terest in the prize fight. Is that
progress ?
President Arthur is looking ciose to
the Republican machine and is having
* it screwed up tight at every point.
Abont 80,000 acres of land between
Jaffa and Jerusalem have been secured
on which to form a colony for the per
secuted Jews of Europe.
Failures throughout the country
last week number 131, of which num
ber the Southern States are credited
with 34.
The Georgetown Times says; Stur
geon fishing is the order of the day.
The parties engaged in it are all from
the North.
The Russian Government announces
that it is doing its utmost to suppress
the anti-Jewish crusade, and that any
foreign interference is likely to increase
the irritation of the ignorant and cre
dulous people.
The recent session of the Legislature I
cost the people $150,000, registration ,
$20,000, militia $10,000, Citadel |
Academy $15,000, and State Uuiverst- j
ty $12,000. Total, about ?207,000 I! j
The whole number of Acts passed by
the Legislature is 340, and all have been !
approved by the Governor.
Ryan and Sullivan fought in Missis- j
sippi city, (Miss.) the town where |
Jefferson Davis lives. The bruisers in- j
tended to fight iu Louisiana, but the j
Governor warned them that if they did !
they would be arrested, and so they ;
skedadled to Mississippi, and fought
there before the authorities had much ;
time to prevent them.
In the United State Court at Trenton, j
N. J., on Tuesday, before Judge Nix- j
od, Oscar L. Baldwin, late Cashier of i
the defunct First National Bank of New- j
ark, pleaded guilty to three indictments j
which had been found against bim,
charging him with the wilful misappli- j
cation of the funds of the bank. He I
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to !
fifteen years imprisonment in the peni- j
tentiary.
The woman suffrage movement seems j
to be getting along soioe. It has been j
decided by the House Committee on j
Rules, that a standing committee on i
women suffrage will be a good thing |
and it will report accordingly. This j
generation, however, will hardly see j
women suffrage iu vogue. The country t
is not ripe for such a radical overturn j
of existing ideas.
Guiteau has just two chances left. I
The court in banc may overrule Judge
Cox, or President Arthur may pardon J
the assassin. These are chances, but
they are mighty slim ones.
Guiteau has been so alarmed by the j
small pox letters he has received that he
has had himself vaccinated. It recalls
the story of the man, who, just before
he,was hung, asked for a glass of ale j
When it was handed to him he blew the 1
froth from the top of the glass because i
"it was bad for the liver."
Guiteau must be hung with a chain, j
Under the old English law, from which j
comes the Maryland law. which is in force j
ic the District of Columbia, in regard j
to executions, it is necessary that the j
prisoner be hung with a chain instead j
of a rope. A Washington correspon-i
dent, writing of this, says a rope has j
been used for seventy-five years,though j
good lawyers contend that its use can- I
not be maintained under the law.
Judge Cox may, in the exercise of j
his sound di.-oretion, make a judicial!
disposition of the assassin's body in j
passing sentence. It is hoped he wil! |
provide that it shall not be exhibited as j
a spectacle for the contemplation of the j
curious throughout the country It is j
intimated that the execrable egotist may j
not live to expiate his crime on the gal- |
lows, but die from sheer fright and ex- I
haustion. But he is more likely to
give us the imbecile or lunatic game. '
It is now evident that several ot' the j
crew of the Jeannctte met with the fate j
of so many Arctic explorers and have |
perished amid the eternal ice of that j
desolate region. The great majority of i
people will be inclined to the cry 'cid j
bonoV Why this constant sacrifice off
useful lives in search of what has proven j
to be the unattainable ? The cause of j
science has already had enough victims j
in this search after the open polar sea, {
which, if found, can be of no practical |
benefit to mankind.
At an aution sate in Baltimore re- I
cently 500 bags of potatoes from Ireland [
were disposed of at $1 a bushel, 300 j
bags of Swedish turnips brought 41^ j
cents a bushel, and 20 cases of Spanish j
onions $4 a case. When we stop to j
consider that the prevailing opinion s
with us is that the countries abroad can- j
not raise sufficient food for their dense \
populations, this importation of foreign j
vegetables, sold at cheap rates, looks j
just a little strange.
Within a year, unless Congress makes ;
some new provison, several hundred !
National banks will be wound up. The j
same stockholders, or any part of them, i
can reorganize under new banking char- '
ters if they please. But the proceedings !
will be tedious aud costly to the indi- j
viduals concerned ; the process of Hqui- j
datfon will enable the banks to claim j
and profit by all gains from loss or de-1
struction of currency within their twen- ;
ty years of operation, and the necessity j
of making settlements will involrc the
calling of a great number of loans.
A St. Petersburg correspondent of j
the Standard says: 'The government}
of Russia is contemplating the anuexa- !
tion of Corea on the ground of the in- j
security of the Russian possessions in '
the Pacific and the warlike disposi- j
tion of China. Japan favors the plan, ;
and it is calculated that the United '
States will not interfere in favor of!
China, in consequence of the bad feel- I
ing against the Chinese prevalent in '
California.* |
There is a war cloud in the East, with j
Egypt as the centre of the disturbance, j
England and Franco have come to the 1
conclusion that an armed intervention '
in the affairs of the land of the Pharaohs
is necessary, but Germany, Austria j
and Russia have put in a protest, md j
thus the matt?r stands. One side or
the other must back down or Inaugurate :
a wsf of huge proportions.
An explosion occurred fa the Grove !
Shaft of the Midlothian coal pits at
Coalfield, Virginia, on the 3d instant.
Ten white men and twenty-two colored
men were at work at the time in gal
leries extendiug 3,000 feet under
ground. All these persons were killed
and the lives of several others endan
gered by efforts to descend the shaft in
search of the miners. The cause of the
accident was the usual explosive gas of
coal mines, and carbonic acid put an
end to those not instantly killed by be
ing thrown against the walls of the ter
rible prison. A fund to relieve the
families of those who perished is being j
raised. The shaft is still completely |
closed, in the hope of extinguishing the j
fire in the mine. There is no immedi- j
ate prospect of recovering the tbirty-two j
corpses remaining below.
THE LEGISLATURE. I
The General Assembly adjourned on
the 9th instant, after a protracted ses
sion of over: forty-nine working days,
and at a cost to the State of about one i
hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars, j
The measures which have attracted the
greatest attention, and received the j
severest criticism, are: the General |
Stock law, the Registration and Elec- j
tion law and the appropriation to the
Citadel and South Carolina University.
It would be useless to pretend that
the entire proceedings of this body have
been regarded with satisfaction by the
people generally, or even by the Dem- j,
ocrats of the State: but we are fully j
convinced that each enactment was a
sincere endeavor to promote the best
interests of the people, however much
it may have conflicted with their opin
ions, if many of the measures which
have been adopted incur the disapproba- j
tion of constituents, or utterly fail to j
accomplish beneficial results, this Legis- j
lature will form no exception to the j
many which have preceded it. The j
ever-changing interests of the people, j
and the fallibility of human judgment j
make it imposssible to devise a code of j
laws which will perpetually protect and |
promote the interests of the majority j
Every enactment is an experiment at I,
best, and our statute-book contains the
record of many unhappy guesses. From
the begining of our existence as a State,
we have been busy at this work of law- I
making, yet the prevalence of poverty, i
crime, litigation and unhappiness, shows j
how far we are from the completion of i
a final and perfect arrangement of civil j
and social relations. Nearly every legis
lative proceeding is a tacit confession of
incompetency ; and alteration, explana
tion and repeal form the chief employ- j,
ment of every session. There is j
scarcely a bill introduced but is entitled j
'An Act to amend An Act,' and every \
preamble is introduced by a 'Whereas' ,
?a confession of legislative miscarriage, j;
With this experience of a hundred j i
years it seems strange that we should j
expect anything else, yet strange as it |!
may seem, every blunder that is made j
is treated with as much apparent sur
prise as though it were the first on
record. It seems to us that the most
we can expect is wisdom and, honesty
on the part of our representatives, and j
endowed with these in an emineut de- i
grce, we should not be surprised at re- j
peated failures of judgment, in the ere- j
ation and change of statutes. Of course '
dissatisfaction is inflamed by opposing I
politicians whose success depends upon
the overthrow of the party in power, j
but before a change is contemplated let;
the people be well assured that another j
party will display a wisdom which will j
avoid those errors which have character-;
ized the proceedings of scores of similar i
assemblies.
The rise of every party to power is ;
attended by ample professions of ability J
to improve the condition of the people, j
and by faithful promises to widen and
promote the rights of the majority, but j
their futile endeavors should make us j
pause before effecting a change unless j
sure of the advantages derived there- j
from.
"THE COUBT IN BANC "
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The assassin Guitcau during his I
trial was constantly talking about the j
''Court in Banc" and what it would do !
when it came to the pinch. What the
Court in Banc is may be learned from |
the following: The judicial affairs ofj
the District of Jolumbia arc in the j
hands of a chief Justice and five As- i
j
sociate Justices. These sitting sepa- j
rately, have jurisdiction generally sim- j
ilar to that of common pleas judges in !
the several states. Sitting together, or j
"in banc," as the Supreme Court of the j
District in general term, it has juris- j
diction analagous to that of a State Su- i
preme Court, passing on points of law j
raised in cases decided by the individual j
judges when sitting in the suhordinate \
courts. "Banc" brought into legal j
language from the French, means '
"bench," aud comes to us from English i
liiw. "Banc Regis" was the title of !
the King's bench, which was above all
other courts an appeal to which was final, j
The "court in banc" therefore means j
the Fupreme Court of the District in j
full bench. i
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Mutilated Coin.
To complete the withdrawal of all j
the mutilated coin from circulation, the j
superintendents of coinage mints have !
I .en authorized by the Secretary of the '
Treasury to purchase mutilated silver !
coins of standard fineness in sums of !
?3 aud upwards without melting or j
assay, paying at the rate of ?1 per i
ounce of Standard silver contained.
- win ?? mm ?
The State papers are almost unani- !
mous in the opinion that the rise in the j
price of peanuts is the result of the
iong legislative session at Columbia.? j
k'.oirce Courier.
A Dallas, Tex., dispatch of the 4th ;
inst., saj-s: Six men and seventeen;
women passed through here from the j
lower counties for' Utah to-day, all Mor- !
mon rOiiverts, accompanied by two !
Mormon missionaries. j
The Commodore's Widow.
Mrs. Cotm::odore Vanderbilt is pro
bably the richest unmarried woman in
the United States. Her age is thiry
six, and she has a million for every year,
in addition to marked personal attrac
tions. She has lived a very quiet life
since the Commodore's death, spend- j
ing most of her leisure in opening 1 - e j
letters and prosecuting the charities j
which he uudertook. She frequently j
sits up with ber secretary till miduight J
auswering the letters?not the love let- j
ters. The number of proposals she !
has received for her well-endowed ;
hand since the Commodore was taken I
from her side is estimated by those who j
are nearest to her to be between 500 j
and 2,000. Many of them are accom- j
panied by pbotograhs which wildly and j
vainly endeavor to set forth the charms j
of the writers. She is not disposed to j
marry, and probably will not UDless,
some editor asks her.?Chicago Inter- j
Ocean.
We would suggest to our brother of
the Times the advisability of forward
ing our photographs accompanied with
an offer of marriage, and the successful j
one to agree that on the consummation i
of the hymenials to divide the plunder j
equally, and then start two daily !
papers in Sumter pro bono publica.
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The Small Pox.
Small pox seems to be on the de- !
crease throughout the country. The i
deaths last week in Philadelphia \
amounted to twelve. Eight new cases j
and four deaths were reported in Chtca- I
go last Friday. The disease has brok- j
en out in Nottaway county, Virginia, j
Two new cases were discovered in Pitts- j
field, Mass., February 1st and general j
vaccination was ordered. Twenty-seven
cases and seven deaths were reported at
Holland, Vermont, last week. Only six ]
cases in Pittsburg and fiveiu Allegheny i
were reported on the first day of Febru- ;
ary. Twelve new cases were discover- !
ed in New York on last Sunday. The i
steamer Peruvian arrived at Halifax, !
February 5th, with small pox on board, j
The steerage passengers were allowed j
by Capt. Riehe to land against the |
orders of the health officer Dr. Wick- ;
wire. Mayor Fraser took steps to im- ;
pose a fine of $400 upon the captain of
the steamer.
One of the Tallest Peaks in East:
Tennessee Tumbles Over?The!
Result of the Sains.
Chattanooga, Jan. 28.?The most!
remarkable result of the rains which \
have prevailed almost continuously in j
this locality for the past thirty days oc- j
cured yesterday. The tallest peak of |
the Buffalo Mountains in East Tennes- i
sec, known as White Rock Peak, on j
account of its peculiar formation, being j
a ledge of White Rock, which towered
several hundred feet, fell with a terrific \
crash, which was beard for miles, and
the whole surrounding country was al- j
most overwhelmed with terror. It ap- j
p ars as if the whole end of the mountain j
has fallen. It is said that when the j
crash first occurred, people congregated [
and prayed to L-c delivered from the fall- !
tug mountains. Another slide occurred j
to-day on the Cincinnati Southern Road, !
and two slides Pre reported on the East -:
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail- ;
way. Mail trains on both roads were j
?elayed eight hours by the accident.
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Charleston Races.
The Fastest Mile Ever run on the Wash- !
i
ington Course.
Charleston, February 7.?The j
Spring meeting of the South Carolina !
Jockey Club, postponed from last!
week, was continued to-day. The j
weather was fine and attendance good, j
The first race?dash of 1J miles,- for all j
ages, for a purse of ?150, Ballast won j
handily in two lengths; Franklin, sec- i
ond ; Korena, third?time, 2:07?
The second race, for all ages, ?15 !
entrance, Club to add ?200, mile |
heat9. The first heat was won by j
Helen Wallace ; Keno, second ; Bon- j
nie Castle third. The second heat was !
won by Keno ; Bonnie Castle second ; j
Helen Wallace third. The third heat j
and race was won by the mare by a i
clean length , Keno, second?time,
1:50, 1:51t 1:51 J
The third race, selling race, one i
mile, for a purse of ?200, of which j
?50 goes to the second horse, six start- !
cd. Kent won easily by a length,
Lynchburg second, Sellers third ; time |
1:4T|-?the fastest time made at the {
Washington Course since the war.
The fourth race, three-quarter dash, j
for a purse of ?150 six started. Sports-!
man took the lead at the started and j
kept it to to the finish, winning easily :
by a clear lenghth ; Jim Nelson, sec- \
ond ; Barney Lyon, third, time 1 :18 |
THE LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday, February 8.?The Sen- !
ate met at 9.30 A. M. President Ken- j
nedy in the chair.
The following were passed to a third j
reading: Bill to prohibit the sale of;
liquor at Johnston's Edgeficld County; j
bill to amend the charter of the Green- !
villc and Laurens Railroad Company;!
bill to empower the Town Council of the j
Town of Georgetown to grant licenses \
to persons engaged in loading and un- |
loading vessels in said town ; joint reso- !
lution to prohibit, on and after the 1st!
January, 1883, the payment of interest:
on the Green consol bonds and stock of j
the State until they shall have been j
couverted into Brown consol bonds and 1
stock ; joint resolution authorizing the j
school commissioner of Williamsburg !
County to appropriate to the payment j
of school claims of the prcseut fiscal!
year any unexpended balance of the j
last fiscal year.
During the proceedings in the Senate j
this morning Mr. Fish burn e rose at his j
desk and spoke as follows:
Mr. President, I rise to a question 1
of privilege aud ask to read a paragraph :
which appears in the Nctcsand Courier ;
of this day, as follows:
"Eudofthc Fishburne Affair.?After j
the adjournment of the Senato this af- j
ternoon the Senators met in secret scs- ;
sinn on the Fi Mmrne matter, Gen. j
Harllee in the air. The committee \
appointed to inve stigate the case report
ed that th^y had done nothing- Oti |
motion of Mr. McQueen the action of;
ihe committee was approved. This will j
probably end the matter, although it ;
leaver Mr. Fishburne in the awkward \
position of having apologized to the j
Sonate without any iritimatlou from the [
Senate as to whether his apology is sat- j
isfactory or not "
After reading the paragraph Mr.
Fishburne said : Now, Mr. President, I 1
would ask the Scuatc, if it is so that I ;
have committed a breach of order, >
should not the Senate endorse my apol
ogy or refuse to accept it? I think in
all common fairness that the Senate
should do one or the other. If the
apology is sufficient, even though the
Senate think I have committed a breach
of good order, it should be accepted.
As the matter now stands it places
either the Senate or myself in an awk
ward position, and I think the Senate
should be magnanimous enough to set
tle the matter. I ask, therefore in
simple fairness that the Senate express
either its approval or disapproval of my
apology.
On motten of Mr. Maxwell the seal
of secrecy was removed, and Mr. Hart
lee, the chairman of the caucus then
made the following statement:
Mr. President: The injunction of
secrecy of the meeting of Senators hav
ing been removed, I will state with !
pleasure the action of the committee I
and the meeting in the matter referred j
to by the Senator from Colleton.
At a meeting of members of the Sen
ate, at which I was called to the chair,
a committee of five was appointed, to j
which I was added as chairman. The }
committee met on Monday morning, at!
which I was not present, but I learn i
that no decision had been arrived at. j
On Monday the Senator from Colleton j
addressed the Senate on the subject, and \
on the same day the Senator from Barn- i
well announced that he was authorized j
to state that the remarks of the Senator
from Colleton was intended to be a full j
and complete apology. The committee j
afterwards met and instructed me to re- j
port to the meeting of Senators that un- !
der the circumstances and the apology j
of the Senator from Colleton, there was !
no occasion to take any further action j
in the matter. At a meeting on Tues- j
dav evening the report was made as !
directed, and on motiou of Mr Mclver!
the report of the committee was ap
proved.
Mr. Fishburne then asked if it would j
not be better that the Senate should say !
in plain terms whether or not it accept-1
ed bis apology.
Mr. Harllee said that he thought the j
action of the Senate was sufficient.
The president (Lieutenant-Governor j
Kennedy in the chair:) The Chair will j
direct the statement made by the Sena- j
tor from Marion spread upon the jour-!
nal of the Senate.
And here the matter has finally ended, i
The Senate receded from the amend- :
ment to the Supply bill, providing a j
two mills tax in Williamsburg County
for a county fence, and the bill was en- :
rolled for ratification.
The House met at 9 A. M. Speaker ;
Sheppard in the chair.
Messages were received from the j
Senate of non-concurrence in House j
amendments to a joint resolution to !
amend the Constitution by adding an j
Article, to be known as xlrticle XVII, I
in relation to the term of members of;
the General Assembly and other State j
officers, and a bill in relation to the tax- j
ation and assessment of property.
The Speaker appointed on the first j
committee of conference Messrs. Has- i
kell, Dargan and J. M. Johnson, and [
and on the latter Messrs. Simonton, j
Johnstone and Murray.
Mr. Simmons from the commikee ofi
conference od the Election Precinct bill, i
submitted a report which was adopted, j
leaving the bill as it passed the House, j
A message was received from the j
Senate refusing concurrence in the |
House resolution instructing the clerks j
to include mileage in the pay certifi- \
cates.
On motion of Mr. Johnstone it was j
referred to this judiciary committee to i
examine into the validity of the meas- i
ure, and report immediately. -
The bill to amend the Criminal law
so as to provide for the better control of j
convicts committed to the Penitenti- j
tentiary, and to punish persons harbor- j
ing or employing escaped convicts, ;
was amended by striking out Section 1 ;
which provided for the punishment of I
the convict when arrested, by additional j
imprisonment, and with an amendment j
in Section 2 to conform to the omission j
of Section 1. The bill was passed.
Mr. Simonton introduced the follow- j
ing concurrent resolution, which was!
adopted : That the sum of one hundred '
dollars be paid out of the contingent j
fund of the House to the clerk of the i
House as extra compensation for index- j
ing the Acts and Joint Resolutions j
passed at this session of the General j
Assembly.
Mr. Murray submitted a concurrent;
resolution, which was adopted, to pay j
the claims of Judges Mackey, Shaw, I
Heed and Cooke for balances of salaries |
as Circuit Judges out of funds appro- {
priated to the payment of claims after j
the payment of all claims in fuil passed j
at this session, the balance due thereon, j
if any, to be provided for by future ap- j
propriation.
The judiciary committee reported on
the question referred to them as to the i
legality of allowing . .leagc to the mem- j
hers of the General Assembly in addi
tion to that already received, that thev
were of opinion that uuder the existing j
law mileage should be allowed at this i
time.
Mr. Crawford introduced a concur- i
rent resolution, as folllows :
Whereas, it appears that a suit iu ;
equity has been instituted and is now j
pending in the United States Courts for
an injunction and relief against the;
commissioners appointed under an Act |
entitled "An Act to provide for the re- !
vision, digest aud arrangement of the]
Statute laws of South Carolina," appro7- j
ed December 21, 1880, for an infringe- j
ment of a copyright under the Constitu
tion and laws of the United State?; aud j
whereas, the publication 6T the General
Statutes will be thus delayed,
Be it Resolved, That a committee of j
three members of the House and-i
members of the Senate he appointed j
whose duty it shall be to investigate the j
cause of said suit, and if advisable to j
abate the same on fnir and equitable i
terms, and to report immediately.
Mr. Simonton-said thac this was the \
second attempt during this session to i
establish a claim which in his opinion j
was 'as baseless as the fabric of a vision.' I
The commission in the progress of their ;
work of preparing the General Statutes ;
had used side notes of reference which j
Mr. i yuch claimed was an infringement;
of thecopyright of his 'code.' In theopin- j
ion of the members of the commission i
the claim was absurd, but as it was j
urged with persistency in order to avoid |
possible embarrassment to the work the '
commission had avoided t he use of refer- i
ei.ces in the form claimed by Mr. Lynch I
as peculiar to his copyright and the
Statutes would he furnished with refer- i
ences to the volumes and not the pages. !
Mr. Crawford said that as the gentle- j
man representing the commission had j
retired from the position heretofore as- j
s'imed in this matter his object had beeu j
reached and he withdrew the resolution. '
Mr. Simonton, from the committee of ]
conference on the assessment and taxa- 1
tion bill, reported, recommending that j
the Senate recede from all its amend- j
ments, excepting that to Section 267,
to which they recommended the addition j
of the following words, and that the I
House dc then concur: "Provided that
nothing herein contained shnli prevent
the priority of the lien for taxes over
any incumbranccs created by or against
the owner of the property listed for tax- j
ation." The report was agreed to.
Thursday, February 9.?The Sen
ate met at 9 30 A, M , President Ken
in the chair.
Barely a quorum of members were
present many having drawn their pay j
and gone home by the early trains.
A few matters were received from the
House and acted upon, and, there be
ing nothing before the Senate, a re
cess was taken until 12 o'clock, when i
the two houses met for the purpose of
ratifying Acts.
After"the House had withdrawn Mr.
Harllee took the chair and Mr. McQueen
offered the following:
liesoTvcd, That at the close of this
long and iaborons session we, the
members of the Senate, tender to the j
Lieutenant. Governor, the presiding offi- j
cerofthis body, our thanks for the!
kindness and urbanity with which he !
has presided over our deliberations, and j
the ability fairness and promptness with j
which he has discharged the duties of j
the chair.
Mr. Gaillard, in a neat little speech, j
seconded the above resolution.
The resolution was adopted unani- !
mously. and General Kennedy made i
these remarks: i
Senators: I would be untrue to the
dictates of my nature if I did not appre- ;
ciate most sensibly the kindness
which has prompted the resolution you !
have passed. 1 have been placed in |
trying positions frequently during your |
long and laborious session. I have j
tried to meet these responsibilities fully, j
conscientiously and with an eye single j
to the welfare of the State. Any errors ;
I may have committed have been unin- j
tentiooal.
It is an honor to preside over such a I
body, composed of such intelligent, j
earnest and patriotic gentlemen, and
ycur uniform kindness to me has eveu i
assisted me in the onerous duties which
have devolved upon me. I can never j
forget the ties which bind me to you, |
and in parting with you I feel that our j
relation of cordiality and friendship will '
be as perpetual as they rre sincere, i
You have my best wishes, gentlemen, I
for your prosperity.
Mr. Williams moved that the resolu- j
tion be spread upon the journal of the
Senate. j
There being no other business before j
the Senate, a committee was appointed ;
to inform the Governor that the Seuate
and House were ready to adjourn sine ,
die. This committee, consisting of i
Messrs. Srnythe, Harllee and Lartigue, j
performed that duty and reported.
Then, at 1:20 o'clock, the Senate ad- j
joured sine die. i
j
The House met at 9 A. M.,; but it j
was 10 o'clock before a quorum appear- j
ed. The Speaker took the chair.
A bill to provide for the better con
trol of convicts in the State Pcnitcntia
ry, was read a third time and sent to
the Senate, and the Senate afterward j
returned a message of concurrence in j
the amondmeut.
Mr. Aidrith submitted a resolution of j
thanks to Hon. J. C. Sheppard for the |
ability, impartiality and fidelity with j
which he had discharged the duties as j
presiding officer of the House.
The resolution was adoptd by the com
raittee, which then rose, and Mr. Si-1
monton presented the action of the House j
to the Speaker, conveying to him in j
eloquent terms the high regard in which j
the members of the House of Represent-1
atives held their honored Speaker, and j
their kindest wishes for his future hap-;
piness and prosperity.
The Speaker replied with an emotion
which could not be controlled and which j
touched a responsive chord in the hearts j
of the members. He said the generous j
and kindly v.ords in which the resolu- j
tions of the House were crouched, and j
which marked the expressions of the j
honored gentleman whopreseuted them, !
had touched his heart and left him uu- \
able to find Ivj guage suited to express,1
his emotions. The House could only, j
therefore, accept, the thanks which his i
heart felt but which his lips failed to
utter.
He alluded to his five years service as j
their presiding officer to which, at the I
opening of a memorable period in the j
history of the State, the partial" kind- j
ncss of the House of Representatives '
had elevated him. He looked back i
over thcie years with unalloyed pleasure, j
and would ever regard the associations i
which had been formed here as the hap- j
pics: he had ever known. In the dis- i
charge of the duties which the position \
imposed upon him he had endeavored
to regard only the true interests of the ;
State, the dignity of the body and cour- !
tesics due to each of his fellow-mem- j
bars, and while conscious that he had j
sometimes erred, he assured them that j.
it was from ro feeling of unkidnesss to j
any. If, however, any cue had felt j
that by an act or word of his they had I
reason to be offended, he could only |
assure them that the offense was unin- j
tended, and crave their forgiveness. He j
believed that his efforts to administer his j [
office impartially had met the fullest;
response from the members of the i1
House, and he could not now recall a !'
single instance in his official intercourse j
of five years with the House of Rcprc- :
scutatives when a single unkind or im- !
proper word had ever been addressed to j
him bv a member. lie regarded the i
session of the General Assembly just I
closing as the most important in the j
annals of the State. The legislation j
was of a character filly abreast of the j
progress of the age,.and although some i
of its most important measures had call- j
cd forth the muttcrings of disapproval ;
in some directions, he felt assured that !
but a short time would suffice to cive '
the fullest endorsement of the people : 1
of the State to the wisdom and good ;
policy of their acts.
At the conclusion of the Speaker's j
ad<Vss, which was received with man- i ,
ifest emotion, Messrs. John stone. Barks- j
dale and Tiudal were appointed a com
mittec to wait on the Governor and ! '
ascertain whether he had any couimuni- j
cation to make to the House The
committee shortly after returned and re- j
ported that his Excellency had no j
further communication for the General j
Assembly. The usual messages were j
interchanged to notify each house that j
the business had been completed, and at!
1 P. M. Mr. Simonton moved to ad
journ, which was carried, and the
Speaker announced the General Assom- 1
bly of South Carolina adjourned sine <,Yc. 1
Few houses in any line of business, have
extended their trade all over the entire conn
try as have D. M. Ferry & Co.. the celebrated
Seedsmen, of Detroit, Mich. They furnish
employment to about 1,000 persons, and keep
60 commercial travelers on the road looking .
after their interests. They grow on their own ,
Seed Farms a very large proportion of the '
9eeds they sell, which is probably one of the
principal reasons why their goods are held in
such high esteem rill over the land. We ;
would advise all our readers seeking in forma- j
tion regarding seeds, to send and procure a j
copy of their new and beautiful Seed Annual j
for 1382. j
Mr. A. G. Baker, who has been in the i
cigar business in Columbia for some years, |
his been licensed as a minister of the Gospel i
and will immediately enter upon his work j
in Florida.? Register. j
Mr. Baker is a native of this place. He j
left Sumter some years ago and went to j
Columbia for the purpose of manufacturing!
cigars. His many friends and acquaintances
will be glad to know that under the mys- j
terious workings of Providence he has finished
his "last cigar' and entered upon his Mas- j
ter's work.
The Republicans of South Carolina !
will meet in Columbia on the 2d of j
March. Each County will be entitled j
to send two representatives.
Mrs Partington Says,
Don't take any of the quack rostrums, as they ;
are regimental to the human system ; but put i
jour trust in Hop Bitters, which will cure j
general dilapadation, costive habits and all ;
comic diseases. They saved Isaac from a
severe extract of tripod fever. They are the ;
ncplus unum of medicines.?Boston Globe, j
If you want a Valentine?comic or senti- j
mental?go to Schwerin's.
Schwerin can show you Valentines of any
kind and at any price.
THE MAEKETS.
SUMTER, S. C, Feb. 13, 1832.
COTTON?About 75 bales have been sold !
during the week ending February 13th. !
Market closed Steadv. We quote : Stained i
5fj?9-; Tinsed 9l@9$; Inferior 4g@6}:; j
Ordinary 8l@0.}; Good Ordinary 9^?10f;
Low MiddUnjr 1'0?@-10?; Middling 1?|@ j
1.0$-; Good Middling lof@ 11.
CHARLESTON. S. C, Feb. 11, 1882. j
Cottox.?Market quiet. Sales about 490 j
bales. Quotations are: Tinged 10|(?lQ|: Or- J
nary 9J@10; Good Ordinary,. lu$@ll; Low
Middling, 11}?TU; Middling, llg; Good
Middling. lif@il|f
WILMINGTON, N. C, Feb. 11.
Spirits Tcupkxtixk?Market quoted dull, j
Sales reported of 350 casks at 4S cents.
Rosi.v?The market was quiet at SI STi for i
Strained and Si .92J for Good Strained.
Cia'dr Turpsxtixe?Market steady at $2.00
for Hard. $3.25 for Soft aud $2 60 for Virgin.
Cottox?Market quiet. No sales reported.
The following arc the official quotations :
Ordinary 8 9 1C. Good Ordinary 10 15-16.
Low Middling 9 13-16. Middling' 11 J. Good
Middling U|
LACE' REMNANTS^
NOTHER LOT OF LACE REMNANTS,
at 10 cents each, just received, at
Feb 14. B. J. BARNETT'S.
A
HORSE STOLEN, j
AMEDIUM SIZED CREAM COLORED j
HORSE, with black mane aud tail. '
gear marks on sides, was stolen from my j
stable in Stateburg Township, on Monday j
night 13th February. Said horse paces when
under the saddle.
Any information of bis whereabouts will be
thankfully received, and a reasonable com
pensation will be given for his care and re
turn; HENRY MURRAY.
It* Sumter P. O. j
IN PURSUANCE of the direction and pow
er in the Deed of Assignment from S. II.
Holinan to me, da. 'January 13th, 1SS2. I
will sell at public ^ endue, at MECHAXTOS
VILLE in Sumter Countv. on WEDNES
DAY the ?-h DAY of MARCH 1S82, for cash,
the following real and personal property,
Sdbject, however, to the risht of homestead
therein, or as may be set off therefrom :
ONE HOUSE and 9 acres land, in Mechan
icsville.
STOCK IN STORE, at Mechanicsville.
His interest (being 7-9) in one ten-horse
power Poole & Hunt Boiler and Engine.
His interest (being 7-9) in one Scofield Cot
ton Press.
1 Sixty-Saw Winship Gin.
1 Sixty-Saw Winship Feeder.
1 Fiftv-Saw Winship Gin.
] Fifty-Saw Winship Feeder.
Pulleys, Shafting and Belting.
1 Beam Cotton Scales.
1 Platform Cotton Scales.
1 Cotton Seed Huller.
1 Champion Reaper.
1 Four-Hcrse Wagon.
3 Two-horse Wagons.
1 One-horse Wagon.
1 One-horse Cart.
1 Ox Cart.
1 Carrigcand Harness.
I Buggy and Harness.
8 Head Horses and Mules.
1 Yoke Oxen.
4 Head Hogs.
1 Cow and Calf.
5,000 lbs. Hay, Fodder and Oats, more or {
less.
500 Bushels Cotton Seed more or less.
10 Bushels Pens.
Farming Implements.
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
One Share in the Capital Stock of the Sum
ter Park and Agricultural Association.
W. W. PHASER; Assignee.
Februflrv 14. 3?.
SHERIFF'S SALES. |
PUBLISHED FOB INFORMATION.!
BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTIONS j
to .me directed, will be sold at Sumter |
Court House, on the HIRST MONDAY and
day following in March next. 1S82, within j
legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for j
cash", the following property?purchasers to i
pay for titles: !
318 Acres of land, more or less., in Sumter j
County, known as the Mat Ivcs Land, j
bounded by estate of L. M. James, estate j
of Washington Bracey and Jno. Cater, j
Sr., and by lands of G. W. Brown, levied j
upon and To be sold as the property of the i
estate of C. J. Shannon, under Execution of";
J; D. Dunlap, Commissioner in Equity for j
Kershaw District, against Wm. M. Shannon,!
and Thomas E. Shannon, Executors of C. J. |
Shannon1.
R. W. DU RA NT. S. S. C j
Sheriff's Office, Feb. 10, 1832.
-ALSO
Sale of Real Estate under
Mortgage.
Robert W. Du rant, as agent for L. G- Pate. !
will sell at Sumter Court House on sale day ,
in March, the following property, under Mor'- |
gages dated Jan. 2, 1879. Jan. 12, 1879. and j
March 15, 1S77, made by J. S. Mims to L. G. I
Pate, aud by John It. Luckey to L. G. Pate: i
One hundred and eighty acres of land more
or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Mary E.
Wright, lands of Miss Martha'Minis, lands of;
Timothv Mims. and by lauds of Robert Low- j
rey. " i
One hundred and twenty-six acres of land, j
bounded by lands formerly of Est. of Thomas
English; lands of Xeweil Scarborough, lands
of Anderson Luckey and by lands of Mrs. 1
Eliza English.
lift?
THE BEST
BAKIM& POWDER
IN THE WORLD.
WARRANTED STRICTLY PURE.
Manufactured l\y
S- H. WILSON, Grocer,
306 King, aud 53 Society Streets,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
And fr>r sale at
Dr. A. J. CHINA'S DRUG STORED
Feb \i o Sumter. .S. C.
v
SALE AND FEED STABL2S.
J
HORSES! MULES !!
HORSES! MULES!!
JUST RECEIVED,
THIS 10th OF FEBRUARY,
ONE CAR LOAD
Horses and Mules,
ALL BROKE.
Selected with a view to meeting the wants of
the planting community.
-Also
On hand a lot of VERY FIXE TURPEN
TINE or TIMBER MULES.
GRAHAMS STABLER
REPUBLICAN-STREET,
TO A RR I < .
OX OR BEFORE MONDAY FED. 20th.
ONE CAR LOAD
?of?
iris m mm
Farm and Timber Mules.
Also, on hand, a fine assortment of
BUGGIES,
OF ALL STYLES AXD GRADES, '
At pi ices to suit the times.
CELEBRATED
Old Hickory Wagons,
Manufactured by the Kentucky Wagon Manu
facturing Companv. of Louisville, Kv.
Feb 14 *' W. M. GRAHAM.
. jun'uiij wmbw m ran tcasrsaam i i m?w-rmrr i mi
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION,
AFTER THIRTY DAYS, tbe undersign- j
cd will apply to W. H. Cuttino: Esq.,
Cieik of Court for Sumter County, for an act
of incorporation for Concord Grange, Xo 39, ;
P. of Hi. of South Carolina.
Februarv 9th, 1S32,
W. J. PRTXGLE,
J. J. BRUNSOX,
J. I). WILDER,
J. C. PtRAXTj
E. B. SHAW.
R. H. TIS DALE,
J. W. BRUXSOX,
W. J. DuRAXT,
S. J. XEWMAX,
R. M. MONTGOMERY,
II. M. REAMS,
L. W. GORDON.
Fcb 14 4t
Estate John Henry Robertson,
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY TO TnE JUDGE OF
PROBATE for Snmter Conijtyon the 17th I
day of February next, for :i Final Discharge
as Administrator of aforesaid Estate.
E. II. McCUTCHAX,
Jan 1T-41 Executor.
Estate of Richard B. Cai^ Dcc'd. j
IWILL iipply to Judge of Probate for 5um:er |
Count; on tbe 2d day of M;irch, 1$$2. for j
a final discharge as Administrator of the afore- i
said Estate WM. 0. CaIN, I
Inn. 27 Adminlsrrntyr. i
GUARDIAN'S NOTICE,
IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF I
Probate for Stimter County on the 7th i
day of March 1SS2, for a ?ual discharge as j
Guardian of Wm L. Osteen. (.Minor.)
JOS. A. OSTEEN, Guardian.
Fcb 7 4t
~ JOHNSON 88ASS SEEDT
This grass will grow in any climate. Will
endure the long and intense hca: of a South
ern summer, and the rigors of a Xorihcrn
.vintcr. Grows on any kind of land. Hay
rich, juicy and tender. After first year will
bear three cuttings. Price, subject to fluctua
ting, $3.50 per bushel; 20c. p-.-r pound.
JOSEPH HARD1E. Selma, Alabama.
Feb 7_ 2m
removal:
THE BARBER SHOP j
ok
LAVAN AND SDWARDSJ j
HAS been removed to the room OYER j
SCKEWERLVS GROCERY, where,
any work in their line?Hair Caning. Shav- J
ing, Shampooing. Hair and Moustache Dying j
?will bo attended to in the most approved '
styles of the ai t.
Razor Sharpening a specially.
Particular attention paid to Ladies and j
Children's Hair Catting, and Ladies wasted j
on at their homes. 1
ahead again
Reports from all sections of N
gia and Alabama sustain our clai
mm, HBH & co.'s
is the BEST AND MOST M
Fertilizer in use. and that the
"Wilcoz, G-ibbs & Oc
which we put out for the first tiir
celled by any Acid Phosphate on
It is not necessary for us to say a;
reports which may be obtained fror
whole subject, ami will amply repay pc
YYe will have a moderate supply of
Agents, payable in Cotton next Fall.
Depot, get your merchant to order it.
W1LCO
say;
SENDS G
To the People of &
rounding
Cordially thanking the:
and pat
AND LWITLVG THEIR
FALL km WINTER S
Great care has boon exercise
AXD THE PU11CH?STNG THEllEO*
AT PRICES TO SI
HE WOULD CALL SPEC!
MB g? m s
Ladies' Nrdi-ww made
Hoping to see you he begs i
Res
I Stats of South^arolina,
i COUNTY OF sfelTER.
: By T. V. Wahth. Esq., Probate Judge.
WHERE A?, WILLIAM YkADON, has
m:i?Io M>it Jo nje t<? grnnt ^iiui Letters
! of At3miry'str:it:i>n of rho K.>?;ite ai>d effects of
I AiAlvY K. YEA1>0X, decen?ed, the;? are there
| f?>rc to cifc a:..j admonish nil and singWar, the
j kindred and ere?t^r- ..f tbc.-^H Mary 1^- Ye;:
j don, lute of saM County :in<t State, deceased,
I that they be and appear hcf<-re me, in the Court
i of Proh-re, to be held at Ssiroter, on tbe 16th
j Fab. 1SS2. after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
j if. the forenoun, to shew cause, if any they hare,
' why the said Administration fchould not b**
gra n ted.
Oiven under my hand, this 31st day of Jan
uary, A. D.. 1SS2. T. V. W?XSEL
January 21 ? 2t Judge of Probate.
W. P. Ham,, Dr. St. Julie*- Ratexel,
President. Chemist.
w. jJ. Chisclii, Superintendent.
EDISTO
PHOSPHATE COMPANY,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
Manufacturers of
EDTSTO ACID PrlOSPHATE,
EDISTO ASH ELEMENT,
EDISTO AMMONIATED FERTILIZER,
EDISTO GROUND BONE, and
IMPORTERS OF GERMAN KAINIT.
Special Brands manufactured to order.
Car-load lots delivered Tree on board cars.
Any quantity delivered free on board road
at Company's works.
J. B. E. SLOAN,
Treasurer and Genend, Agent.
At Office of J. B. E. Sloan & Son.
Jan 10 v
MONEY SAVED
?IS?
MONEY EARNED,
I ASK ALL WHO
Want to get the most goods for the Icrtst
money to
GIVE ME A CALL.
It will cost you nothing when you come to
town to drop in at my store and take a
look around.
REMEMBER THE PLACE.
SCHWEEIN'S,
ON MAIN STREET. OPPOSITE CHINA'S
DRUG STORE..
You will find always^in stock
Family and Fancy Groceries^!
Corn, TChsat, Seed Oats, Eye, &c.
-also
A Full Line of School Books,
ALBUMS, SEASIDES,
Blank Books and Stationery,
TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES.
I mean business, and will guarantee ray geoda
as sound, fresh, and cheaper than the
cheapest.
New goods constantly arriving?Clerks polite
and attentive?and every honorable
inducement is hereby offered.
Sept 33
THE OLD RELIABLE!
?ONE OF?
TEE BEST NEWSPAPERS
I N THE SOUTH.
-o- ?
INTo Sensationalism! Ho Immorality!
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AUGUSTA
CiraMe ass Ce?s?Mfliiait
1882,
STJBSCPvIBS FOE IT!
-o
THE CHRONICLE AND CONSTITU
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the South, and perhaps the oldest in the
United States, having been established in
1785. While thoroughly Democratic in p.in
e;plc, it is liberal, progressive and tolerant.
The Chronicle contains the latest news frem
all parts of the world, and is recognized as a
first class paper.
As an advertising medium, it covrs the
country in Georgia and South Carolina tribu
tary to Augusta.
We endeavor to exclude sensationalism.
We publish no articles of an immoral cbaracr
ter.
TERMS:
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Address, WALSH & WRIGHT,
jan24-td Augusta, Ga.
AS USUAL!
orth and South Carolina, Geqr
m that the
MMiPIMl (MIO
PLIABLE AND CHEAPEST
>.'s Superphosphate,
ie last Season, has proved unex
l the Market.
nything about those Fertilizers, as the
n our agents or ourselves, cover the
krusal.
each, which can be obtained from our
If there is no Agent at your Railroad
X, GIBBS & CO.
INN AH, GA., and CHARLESTON, S. C.
itore;
REETING
mmter and the Sur
Coimtry,
m for their past fa,vors
rcnage,
\ ATTENTION TO HIS
TOCK NOW OPENING.
d in the selection of Goods,
' INSURES HIS OFFERING THEM
JIT THE TIMES.
r 11 A TTEXTIOX TO IIIS
ill iPfiSH
a Specialty this Season.
o remain,
pcetfuily yours,
T. SOLOMONS.