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.' / 0 X thx.sumter watchman, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's, and Truth's." the true southron, Established June, 1866. { Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1 STJMTER, S. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1882._Sew Series?Yol. I. go. 31. Ptrtjlishel every Tuesday, ?Bl' the? Watchman and Southron Publishing Company, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum?in advance. ADVERTISEMENTS. One Square, Srst insertion.SI 0(1 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which subserve private nterests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Marriage notices and notices of deaths pub lished free. For job work or contracts for advertising address Wat?iman and Southron, or apply at the Office, to N. G. 0STE5N, Business Manager. CHERAW AND DARLINGTON AND CHERAW AND SALISBURY RAILROADS. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, Sociftt Hill. S. C, May 23, 1SS1. Otf AND AFTER THIS D^TE, TRAINS on these Roads will run as follows,?every except Sunday. Leave Wadesboro.-. S 40 a m Leave Bennett's. 9 00 a m Lea7e Morren. 9 15am Leave McFarlan ...~. 9 35am Leave Cberaw.... 10 15 a m Leave Society Hill_. 10 50 a ni Leave Darlington. 11 35 a m Arrive at Florence.<. 12 10 p in up. Leave Florence. 12 10 p m Leave Darlington........ 1; 20 p m Leave ?oeiet? Hill ?. 2 10pm Arrive at Cbera?r. 2 50 p m Arrive at Wadesboro. 4 15 p m The freight train will les?e Florence at 6 30 A M every day except Sunday; making the round trip to Cheraw every day, and to Wadesboro as often as may be necessary?keeping out of the way of passesger train. _B D TQWNSBND. President. TermaOMFT Direct Importation. PERUVIAN GUANO, Direct from the Agent of the Peruvian Gov ernment. fish guano, 6@8 per cent. Ammonia. N07A SCOTIA LAND PLASTER. South Carolina Ground Phosphate, Fine Ground and High Grade. For sale bv HERMAN BULWIMLE, KERR'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. <7. Jan 17 3m THE OLD RELIABLE! ?ONE O F? THE BEST NEWSPAPERS IN THE SOUTH. -O No Sensationalism! No Immorality! ato?sta liiO QiiU UUIl?LUULitffii 1882. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT! THE CHRONICLE AND CONSTITU TIONALIST is the oldest newspaper in the South, and perhaps the oldest in the United States, having been established in 1785. While thoroughly Democratic in prin ciple, it is liberal, progressive and tolerant. Tbe Ckroucle contains the latest news from all parts of tbe world, and is recognized as a first class paper. As an advertising medium, it covers tbe country in Georgia and South Carolina tribu tary to Augusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. "We publish no articles of an immoral charac ter. TERMS: Daily, one year.$10 00 Tri-Weekly, one year. 5 00 Weekly, one year. 2 00 Address, WALSH & WRIGHT, jan24-td Augusta, Ga. pavilion hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. npHIS POPULAR AND CENTRALLY I located HOTEL having beeL entirely renovated during the past Summer is now ready for the reception of the traveling public Popular prices $2 aod 2.50 per day. Special rates for Commercial Travelers. E. T. GAILLARD, Oct 25 Proprietor. THE AI2TAR HOUSE, COKNKR OF Yanderhorst and King Sts HAVING BEEN LEASED BY jVEiss Heriot, (Formerly of 190 Meeting-St.,) IS NOW OPEN for the accommodation of Boarders. Parties visiting Charleston vri;! ?cd this H<">use conveniently situated for busi ness, and directly on the line of Street Railway. Terms, per day, from $1 25 to SI 50. " month, from $25 CO to $30 00, according to location of rooms?fire extra. Feb IS hilber?hWse7 284 King Street* next to Masonic Tem ple, Charleston, S. C. Rates $1.50 per day, reduced rates by the week or month, According to location of rooms. This house, so well and favorably known as being a strictly first-class boarding house, is centrally located, accessible to wholesale and retail stores, theatres; and places of in terest, and especially desirable for business men or families visiting the city; nothing be ing neglected to make its guests comfortable. Ask for carriage at depot.?Respectfully MRS. B. H1LBERS Proprietress Sept 20?1881. THE GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL COLUMBIA, S. 0. HAVING renewed my ^ease of "The Grand Central Hotel" for a term of years, I beg leave to inform the Public that the House has been thoroughly re la.uted, aud is now furnished with new and improved Black Walnut Furniture, Wire Spring Beds with best Hair Mattresses, Velvet and Brussels Carpets. Electric Annunciators connect with every room, and the Hotel is connected through tbe Columbia Telephonic Exchange with every prominent place of business throughout the City. These advantages, with competent attendants, warrant me in assuring the traveling Public as good accommodations as the Sonth can afford. JOHN T. WILLEY, Proprietor. Sept 20 _ 3m columbia hotel R. K LOWKAN'CE, Proprietor COLUMBIA, X. C. Table, Rooms and Servants First-class. { RATES REASONABLE. Sept 20?3m RUBBER STAFFS NAME Si'AMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING with indelliole ink, or for printing visiting card?, and STAMPS OF ANY KIND **ali ob 0. P. OSIEEN, At the ?. Lehman and Southron 0?ce. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. R. ON aDd after Jan. 1st, 1SS2, the following schedule will be run on this Road : night express and mail train. (Dally ) (Nos. 47 West and 4S East.) Leave Wilmington.10 15 p m Arrive at Florence. 2 20 am Leave Florence. 2 50 a m Leave Sumter. 4 20 a m Arrive at Columbia. 6 111 a m Leave Columbia.10 00 p m Leave Suuiter.12 OS a m Arrive at Florence........... 1 34 * m Ltave Florence. . ! 52 a m Arrive at WilmiDgton. 6 20 i ui This Train steps only at Brinkley's, White ville, Flemington, Fair Blulf, Marion, Florence, Timmonsvillo. Mayesyille, Sumter, Camden Junction and Eastover. through freight train. Daily, except Sundays. Leave Florence... -.1140 p iu Leave Sumter. 2 2S a m Arrive at Columbia....-.-. 5 30 a m Leave Columbia.5 00 p m Leave Sumter......8 20 p ra Arrive at Florence.-11 10 p m local freight?(Daiiy except Sunday.) Leave Florence. 6 00 a m Arrive at Sumter. 10 55 a m Leave Sumter.11 40 a m Arrive at Columbia. 4 00 p m Leave Columbia. 7 00 a m Arrive at Sumter.11 15 a m Leave Sumter.-.12 15 p m Arrive at Iiorence. 5 10 p m A. POPE, G. P. A. JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't. Columbia and Greenville Rail Road, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, Columbia, S. C August 31. 1SSI. ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, September 1st, 13SI, Passenger Trains will run as herewith indicated, upon this road and its branches?Daily except Sundays : No. 42 Up Passengor. Leave Columbia (A).11 20 a m Leave Alston._...12 26 p m Leave Newberry. 1 2* p m Leave IloJecs. 3 52 p m Laave Be':Cu.. 5 05 p m Arrive at Greenville...?. 6 27 p m No. 43 Down Passenger. Leave Greenville at.~.10 33 a m Leave Beiron.II 57 a ni Leave llodprs. 1 12 p ro Leave Newberry. 3 47 p m. Leave Alston.... 4 46 p m Arrive at Columbia (F). 5 50 y m Spartanburg, Umax & Columbia R. R. No. 42 Up Passenger. Leave Alston.12 40 p m Leave Spartanburg, S U & C Depot (B) 4 03 p m Arrive Spartanburg RiD Depot (E) 4 12 p m No. 43 Down Passenger. Leave Spartanburg RAD Depot (II) 12 43 p m Leav? Spartanburg S U & C Depot (G) 107pm Leave Union. 2 36 p in Arrive at Alston. 4 36 p m Laukkss Rail Road. Leave Newberry.?. 3 55 p m Arrive at Laurens C. II. . 6 45 p m Leave Laurens C II. 8 30 a m Arrive at Newberry.11 30 a m Abbeville Branch. Leave Hodges. 3 56 p tn Arrive at Abbeville. 4 46 p m Leave Abbeville.12 15 pm Arrive at Hodges. I 05 p m Blue Ridge R. R. & Anderson Branch. Leave Bel ton. 5 08 p in Leave Anderson.? 5 41 pm L?:ave Pendleton. 6 20 p in Leave Senaca (C) ~. 7 20 p m Arrive at Walhalla. 7 45 p uj Leave Walhalla. 9 23 a in Leave Seneca (D).<. 9 54 a in Leave Pendleton....10 30 a m Leave Anderson..-.. ........11 12 a in j Arrive at Belton..11 43 a m On and after above date through cirs will be run between Columbia and llendersonville with" out change. Connections. A?With South Carolina Rail Road from Charleston; with Wilmington Columbia & Au gusta R R from Wilmington and all points north thereof: with Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Rail Road from Charlotte aud points north thereof. B?With Asheville & Spartanburg Rail Road for points in Western N. C. C?With A. ?fc C. Div. R & h. R. R. for all points Soatb and West. D?With A- A C. Div. R. & D. R. R. from At lanta and beyond. E?With A <fc C Div. R. <fc D. R. R for all points South and West. F?With South Carolina Rail Road for Char leston j with Wilmington, Columbia tfc Augusta j Rail Road for Wilmington and the North ; wbb Charlotte, Columbia <fc Augusta Rail Road fot Charlotte and the North. G?With Asheville & Spartanburg Rail 3oad from Hendersonville. H?With A. A C. Div. R. Jb D. R. R. from Chartott-> ?fc beyond. Standard time used is Washington, D. C-, which is filteeu minutes faster than Cvluu-bia. J. W. FRY, Su: :r. A. POPE. General Passenger Agent. Auc-ust 20. I$81. -f. South Carolina Railway Co, COMMENCING FEBRUARY 13th, 1882. Passenger Trains on Camden Branch will ruu as follows, until further notice: east to columbia. Leave Camden.. 7 40 am Leave Camden Junction... 9 50 a m Arrive at Columbia.12 13 p m west from columbia?daily except sundays Leave Columbia._ 4 05 a ra.;. 4 15 p m Arrive Camden Junction, 12 il p rn... 6 00 p m Arrive at Camden... 2 15 p tu... 7 13 p m east to charleston an"l> augusta. Leavo Camden.. 3 00 p m Lenve Cannier: June'. 4 19 p m Arrive at Charleston. 9 00 p m Arrive at Augusta. 7 35 a in west from charleston and al'gpsta. Leave Charleston. 7 45 a m Leave Augusta. 4 45 p hi Arrive Camden .June'.12 01 p m Arrive at Camden. 2 15 p m connections. Columbia and Greenville Railroad both ways, for nil points on that Road and on the Spar tanburg. Union and Columbia and Spartanburg and Ashville Railroads, also with the Char lotte. Columbia and Augusta Railroad to and from all points North by trains leaving Camden at 7 40 a m, ami arriving at 7 15 pm. Connections made at Aug'isra, t* all points *Vest. aud South; also at Charleston with Steamers for New York and Florida?on Wed nesdays and Saturdays. Trains on Camden Bnir.ch run daily except Sunday. On main line. Columbia and Augusta Divisions, trains r -n daily. Pud man 0:irs are run between Charleston and Washington, on trains arriving at Columbia 12:13 and depart ing at 4:15 P. M. Local sleepers between Charleston, Columbia and Augusta On Saturdays ROUND TKI?? TICKETS are sold to and from all Stations at one first class f;ire for the round trip ?tickets being g>.od till Monday noon, to return. Excursion tickets good for 10 days are regularly on sale to and from ail stations at 6 centi per mile for round trip. THROUGH TICKETS to all points, can be purchased by applying to James Jones, Agent at Camden. D. C. ALLEN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. JOHN B. PECK, General Manager. Chi./ePton, S. C. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. CO. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. Charleston, S. C, Jan. 23, 1882. Od and after this d::te the following Sche dule will be run, Suudays included : Leave Char'~$ton. Arrive Florence. 8 00 a. m.12 55 p. m. 4 40 p. M. 2 00 A M. 8 15 p. m.1 30 a. m. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 2 40 a. m.6 50 a. m. 11 35 a. m.4 35 p. m. 12 10 a. m.9 20 a. m. Train leaving Florence at 2 40 a. m. will stoo for way passengers. J. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt P. T CLSAPOR, Gen'l. Ticket Agent. T?BERT HOUGH & SONS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ' Brandiss, fines ail fMiss, 44 ?otUk-Slreet, Baltimore, Md. December 9 THE SPIRIT IDEAL. -o (Posthumous poem attributed to Edgar A. Poe. This poem was not published until many years after Mr. Poe's death. It is writ ten in the style of his "Raven," which fact will be readily recognized by all admirers of his poetry.) From the throne of life eternal, From the home of love supernal, Where angel feet make music over all the starry floor, Mortals, I have come to meet you, Come with words of peace to greet you, And to tell you of tbe glory that is mine forevermore. Once before T found a mortal Waiting a', the heavenly portal? Waiting but to catch some echo from that ever opening door, Then I seized his quickened being, And through all his inward seeming, Caused my burning inspiration in a fiery flood to ponr 1 Now I come more meekly human, With the weak lips of a woman Touched with fire from off the altar, not with burning as of yore, But in holy love ascending, With her chastened being blending, I would fill your souls with music from the bright celestial shore. As one heart yearns for another, As a child turns to its mother, From the golden gates of glory turn I to the earth once more, Where I drained the cup of sadness, Where my soul was stung to madness, And life's bitter burning billows swept my burdened being o'er. Here the harpies and tbe ravens, Human vampires, sordid cravens, Preyed upon my soul and substance till I writhed with angnish sore. Life and I seemed then mismated, For I felt accursed and fated, Like a restless, wrathful spirit wandering on the Stygian shore. Tortued by a nameless yearning, Like a frost-fire freezing, burning, Did the purple pulsing life-tide through its fevered channels pour. Till the "golden bowl," life's token? Into shining shards was broken, And my chafed and chafing spirit leaped from out its prison door. But while living, striving, dying, Never did my soul cease crying, "Ye who guide the fates and furies, give, oh 1 give me, I implore ! From the myriad hosts of nations, From the countless constellations, One pure spirit that can love me?one that I, too, can adore!" Through this fervent aspiration. Found my fainting soul salvation. For from out its blackened tire-crypts did my quickened spirit soar; And my beautiful ideal? Not too saintly to be real? Burst more brightly on my vision than the fancy-formed Lenore. 'Mid the surging seas she found me, With the billows breaking round me, And my saddened sinking spirit in her arms of love npbore, Like a lone one weak and weary, Wandering in the midnight dreary, On her sinless, saintly bosom, brought me to | the heavenly shore. Like the breath of blossoms blending, Like tbe prayers of saints ascending, Like the rainbow's seven-lined glory blend our souls forevermore. Earthly love and lust enslaved me, But divinest love hath saved me, And I know now first and only how to love and to adore. 0 my mortal friends and brothers, We are each and all another's ! And the soul that gives most freely from its treasure bath the more. Would you loose your life you find it j And in giving love, you bind it, Like an amulet of safety to your heart j forevermore. President Arthur's Romance. [Washington Cor. Boston Advertiser.] When a young lawer, unknown to j fame, Chester Arthur happened to at-; tend service at the old Church of St. j John's in this city. There he heard for the first time the rich soprano voice of Ella Herudon, as the notes < f the " Venite" rang through the shab by old church. She was the daughter of a naval officer, who had won dis tinction in the Mexican war and com manded an exploring expedition up the Amazon. But his crowning deed of valor was upon the ill-starred steamer Central America, that foundered near Havana with several hundred pas sengers and more than a million in gold. By his heroic efforts, about half of the passengers were saved, and faithful to his trust, the gallant cap tain went down with his ship, which he refused to desert. The echo of the sweet voice still lingered with Mr. Arthur, and soon after her great ; sorrow he sought the acquaintance of the fatherless girl, and she became his wife. Now every Sunday, on foot and unattended, President Ar- j thur finds his way to the dingy little church, and sits in the pew where the beautiful Lady Madison worship ed so long ago. Perhaps, amid the { "Venite" to day he hears "the sound j of a voice that i*6 still"?the voice of j one whose portrait hangs in his cham-1 ber. Amid the pressure of State duties, it is said, the President never forgets the daily tribute of flowers to I the memory of this lady, who, had * she lived, would have graced the \ White House. j About 10 o'clock last Monday even- j ing a lady living on First avenue, v Wood River, Cal., wus followed hon; j from Main street by what sbe took to be a large Newfoundland dog. Ar- : riving home she paused at the door to j open it, but it was seme time before she succeeded. During this delay the ani- | mal got quite close 10 her, and as be ! seemed harmless the lady called him in. j Her surprise may be imagined when on j striking a light, she saw a huge bald- j faced bear looking at her, showing his I teeth as, if grinning at her mistake ; j more dead than alive, tbe lady opened the door, and gathering her skirts as j women sometimes do, began "shooing" j the bear. IVuin, as if appreciating the j gravity of the situation, hurried out, j whereupon i\he frightened lady fell inlo ' a chair yund did not recoyer her VM^M enceJ^f mind for at least fiftBQnm^? whA/he ran to a neighbor's^! THE ELECTION BILL. full text of its more important pro- I visions. The following are the more impor tant provisions of the Election Bill, as finally passed by both Houses of the General Assembly. Section 1. All male citizens of the United States, of the age of twenty one years and upwards, not laboring under f.h.9 disabilities of the Constitu tion, without distinction of race or color or former condition, who shall | have been a resident of the State for One year, and in the county in which he offers to vote for sixty days next preceediag any general election, shall be entitled to vote: Provided, That no person, while kept in any almshouse or asylum, or of unsound mind, or confined in any public pris on, or shall have been convicted of treason, murder, robbery of the goods or chattels of another with or without violence, whether taken from the per son or otherwise, or of duelling, shall be allowed to vote. ^ec. 2. All electors of the State shall be registered as hereinafter pro vided, and no person shall be allowed to vote at any election hereafter to be held unless registered as herein re quired. Sec. 3. On or before the first day of March next, and on or before the same day in every second year there after, the Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, if in session, and if not in session, subject to the approval of the Senate at its next session, and subject to removal by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one com petent and discreet person in each counfy, who shall be a qualified voter thereof, and who shall hold his office at the county seat, who shall be known as the supervisor of registra tion of such county, and whose duty it shall be to supervise the registration of the electors of such county as here in specified. The said supervisor of registration shall keep a record of his official acts and proceedings. The term of his office shall be for two years from the date of his appointment, who shall continue in office until their suc cessors are appointed and qualified, and he shall not be eligible to any other office during the term for which he if appointed. The Governor shall have authority to appoint an assistant supervisor in case of the inability of the supervisor to act, who, when so appointed, shall have all the powers aud be charged with the duties of the supervisor, and shall receive five dollars per diem when actually employed. The Gov ernor shall also appoint two assistant supervisors of electiou who 6hall serve without compensation?who shall sit with the supervior in all cases where the supervisor shall refuse to register the applicant. Sec 4. The Secretary of State shall, by the 1st of March, Anno Domini 1882, cause a sufficient number of registration books and blanks to be prepared, Su that there shall be two of the said books for each precinct in each county, which books shall be ruled in columns, with proper head ings, so as to indicate the name, age, occupation and place of residence of each elector, with a separate column to the right side of the page for all such entries a6 may be necessary. Sec. 5. After the approval of this Act, the supervisor of registration, in the months of May and June nexc, shall make a full and complete regis tration of all qualified voters in the following manner: Lie shall give three weeks' notice of the times and places of registration by advertis ing in one or more county papei'3, or by posting in a public place in each voting preciuct where no paper is published in the county. The time for registration shall not be less than three days at each registration pre cinct. Immediately after closing the registration at the precincts, he shall open his books at the county seat, to correct errors in registration, and to register such electors as failed to reg ister at their respective precincts, and 1 who shall then and there present themselves for that purpose, enter ing the names of such voters in his book for their proper precincts. At the conclusion of the registra- : tion hereinbefore provided for the supervisor of registration shall re vise the list; and in case it be made to appear to his satisfaction that there is a qualified voter in a preciuct who has failed to register, he may, upon such evidence as he may think neces- ; sary in his discretion, permit the name of such voter to be placed on said list, and to issue a certificate : therefor. That for the purpose of registration, each township as now laid out and defined be, and is hereby, declared a registration precinct, and in those counties in which there are no such townships, that the parish as formerly known and defined be. and is hereby, declared such precinct", and in the cities of Colmbia and Charles ton each ward shall be a registration precinct. Sec. 6. When the said registration shall 'nave been completed, the books shall be closed, and not reopened for registration, except for the purposes and as hereinafter mentioned, until after the next general election for Late officers. After the said nex genetal election the 6aid books shall be reopened for registration of such persons a^ shall thereafter become eu'itied to register on the first Mon day in each month, to ::nd until the first Monday in July inclusive preced ing the follow5 g general election, upon which lu.u, uaevjd day the same shall be closed and not reopened for registration of such electors on the days above mentioned, until the first day of July preceding a general elec tion when the same shall be closed as aforesaid until the said general elec tion shall have taken place. ^ec 7. Each elector in the State shall be rcnuir.d, at the time adcer for his precinct as hereinbefore d, to appear before the super registration at tl place ad and make oath before the 8or, which oath the said | supervisor, is hereby authorized and : required to administer, that the facts i then and there to be stated by him as ! to his name, age, occupation, and i place of residence, and duration of { residence in county and State, are ' true, and thereupon the said supervi Bor shall enter the name, age, occu-1 pation and place of residence of the elector in the appropriate column in his registration book. lie shall make j and keep a list of the contested appli- j cations for registration which he re- j jects, and report the same for hear- j ing before the assistant supervisors heretofore required. Sec. 8. The supervisor of regis tiation shall determine as to the legal qualigcations of any applicant for reg istration by summary process, requir ing oath, evidence, or both, if he deem proper, subject to revision by the assistant supervisors and himself in all cases where he has refused to register the applicant. From the de cision of the supervisors of registra tion any applicant who is rejected shall have the right to a review there of by the circuit courts, provided he give notice iu writing to the super visor of such review and the ground thereof, within five days after the rejection, and institute his procedings within ten days after the filing of such notice. Sec. 9. Any person coming of age and becoming qualified as an elector, may appear before the supervisor of registration on any day on which the books are opened as aforsaid, and take oath as to his age and qualifica tions as hereinbefore provided, and if the supervisor find him qualified, he shall enter his name upon the re gistration book of the precinct where in he resides. Such person shall have the right of appeal as aforesaid, in case the supervisor shall not find him qualified : Provided, That in case a person shall not be of age to qualify him as an elector on the day of the closing of the books of registration before any general election, but shall be of such age as will qualify him as such elector before the said general election, and shall appear before the supervisor of registration and take oath thereunto, and the supervisor shall find him qualified, he shall enter his name upon the registration book as aforesaid. Sec 10. Each elector registered as aforesaid shall thereupon be furnished by the supervisor with a certificate which shall contain a statement of his age, occupation and place of resi dence, as entered in the said regis tration book, and which certificate shall be signed by the said supervisor, and no person shall be allowed to vote at any other precinct than the one for which he is registered, nor unless he produces a id exhibits to the raauagers of elections such certi* cfiate: Provided, In case there shall be no election precinct within an}7 township or parish, the supervisor shall designate in the certificate at which of tbe neighboring precincts the elector shall vote ; and in case there be more than one precinct in any towship or parish, the supervisor shall likewise designate in the certifi cate at which of the said precincts the elector shall vote. The certificate of registration shall be of the following form : Registration Certificate Number -County,-Township, Elec tion Precinct-. Tbe bearer, -is a qualified voter in the above precinct and resides at-, in- Township or Parish, and is-years of age aud entitled to vote at said precinct. Registered on the-day of -,A. D. 188? Supervisor of Registration. Sec. 11. That every elector shall have the right to a renewal of his certificate without fee or charge, when the same becomes defaced by time or accident, upon his surrender ing such certificate, so defaced, to the supervisor of registration. Sec. 12. In case of the removal of an elector from one residence to another in the same precinct such elector shall notify the supervisor of registration, and shall surrender his certificate of registration, to the said I supervisor of registration who shall | enter the fact upon the registration | book, and shall give such elector a new certificate in accordance with such change of residence. Sec. 13. In case of the removal of an elector from one precinct to anoth er precinct in the same county, such elector shall notify the supervisor of registration, and shall surrender his certificate of registration to the said supervisor of registration, who shall, by the said elector, enter the fact upon the proper registration book and shall give such elector a new certifi cate for the precinct into which he has removed. Sec. 14. In the case of the remov al of an elector from one county to another, such elector shall notify the supervisor of registration of the j county wherein he is registered, i and shali surrender his certificate of registration; and the said su pervisor of registration shall there-1 upon enter the fact of such re- j moval upon the registration book as aforesaid, and shall give such elector a certificate of transfer to the county to which such elector shall have removed, upon the presen tation of which the supervisor of reg istration for such county shall cause such elector to be registered in tho " I precinct of sr."h county to which he ; slu'll have removed ai d shall furuish i such elector with a certilicatc as here- j inbelore provided Sec. 15. No elector removing from j one residence, precinct, or county to ; another shall be allowed to register! or vote without a transfer of registra- j tiou as above provided. Sec. 16. Tin; supervisor of regis-j tration shall, immediately preceding j each election, revise the registration | of electors and mark oil* the names; of such electors as have died aid; such as have removed from one j residence precinct, or county to j another, without notiyfying him and j obtaining a certificate of transfer as 1 hereinbefore provided. Sec. IT. At each and every elec- j tion the supervisor of registration | shall furnish the rua'iagers of election with one of :he registration books for each precinct for the care and custo dy of which the mznagers receiving, the same shall be responsible, which they shall return to the supervisor of registration within three days after the close of election ; and no elector shall be allowed to vote whose name is not registered as hereinbe fore provided. Sec. 18. The supervisors of reg istration shall receive for their com pensation in the County of Charles ton one thousand dollars, and in each other county in this State five hun dred dollars. The compensation of the supervisors after the present year to be fixed by the General Assembly. * 5jt * * * * Sec 24. The polls shall be open at such voting places as shall be desig nated at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, and close at 6 e'clock in the afternoon of the day of election, and shall be kepf open during these hours with out intermission or adjournment ; and the managers shall administer to each person offering to vote an oath that he is qualified to vote at this election, according to the Constitution of tin's State and that he has not voted dur ing this election. J-C 5jC dfc 5}C 5fc 5-C Sec 27. All barrooms, saloons and other places for the sale of liquors by retail shall be closed at six o'clock of the evening preceding the day of such election, and remain ciosed un til six o'clock in the morning of the day thereafter, and during the time aforesaid aud the sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited. Any person duly convicted before a competent court of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not ex ceeding fifty dollars, or by imprison ment not exceding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Sec 28. The voting shall be by ballot, which ballot shall be of plain white paper of two and a half inches wide by five inches long, clear and even cut without ornament, designa tion, mutilation, symbol or mark of any kind whatsoever, except the name or names of the person or per sons intended to be chosen, which name or names and office or offices shall be written or printed, or part ly written or partly printed there on in black ink ; andsuch ballot shall be folded so as to conceal the name or names thereon, and so folded shall he deposited in a box to be constructed, kept and dis posed of as hereafter provided : and no ballot of any other description found in any election box shall be counted. Sec 29. There shall be separate and distinct ballots for the following officers, to wit: 1, Governor and Lieutenant Governor; 2, other Stale officers; 3, Circuit Solicitors ; 4, State Senators ; 5, Members of the House of Representatives; 6, County offi cers ; 7, Representatives in Congress; 8, Presidential Electors; on which shall be the names of the person or persons voted for as sucli officers, icspectively, and the office for which they are voted: Provided, That whenever a vote is to be taken on any special question or questions, a box shall be provided and properly hbelled for that purpose, and the bal lots therefor shall be deposited therein. Sec 30. The Commissioners of election shall provide for each elec tion precinct a sufficient number of boxes to meet the requirements of the foregoing section. An opening shall be made in the lid of each box not larger than sufficient for a single bal lot to bo inserted therein at one time, through which each ballot received proper to be placed in such box shall be inserted by the person voting, and by no other. Each box shall be pro vided with a sufficient lock, and each box shall be publicly opened and in spected; to show that it is empty and secure, and locked just before the opening of the poll and the keys re turned to the managers, and shall not be opened during the election. Each box shall be labelled in plain and distinct Roman letters, with the office or ofiicers voted for, and the managers, on the demand of the voter, shall be required to read to him the names on the boxes, and no vote for any office other than that for which such box shall be designat ed and labelled shall be counted. At each precinct a space or enclosure, such as the managers of election shall deem fit and sufficient, shall be railed off or otherwise provided, with an opening at one end or side for the en trance ol the voter, and an opening at the other for Ins exit, as a polling place in which to hold the election for the State, circuit and county offi ces. A similar but separate and dis tinct space or enclosure shall be rail ed off or otherwise provided as a poll ing place for the election of Congress men, and Presidential electors, at such distance fiom the polling place fo? Slate officers as the Commission ers of election for each county shall determine and appoint for each elec tion preciuct. But one voter shall be allowed to enter any polling place at a time, and no one except the mana gers shall be allowed tu speak to the voter while in the polling place Cast ing his vole. Once upon a time a women died, and, as the moerners were carrying her to the grave, they tripped against a stump and let the coffin fail. She re vived, having been only in a deep trance. Two years after she really died., and as they were carrying her down the same road and neared the same slump, the disconsolate widow er sobbed: "Steady, boys! Steady there ! Be very, very careful! New Jersey is trying to claim Noah because he was a New-ark man. Yes, but you kuow, he looked out of his Ark-an-saw land. Give the South a fair chance in this thing. Is your father a Chrislain V7 said a gentle"1 an to a littie boy on one occasion, "Yes sir," said the little boy ; "but I don't think he has work ed at it lately." Lynch's River. i - Keport of the Survey by the tJ. S. Engineer. Uxite? States Engineer Office, Norfolk, Ya., Jan 17, 1881. General: The river and harbor acf j of June 14, 1880, provided for an ex | amination or survey of Lynch's Hirer, j South Carolina. The execution of this ; ^ork having been assigned me by your letter of t he 17th of June last, I placed the Sold work in the hands of Mr. J. P Darling, assist?.: i er.gineer; * * * and tracings, seven in num ; ber, from the original maps, together ! with his report, are respectfully trans mitted herewith. Lynch's Run is a tributary to the I Great Pee Dee River, emptying into the latter from tbe west, at a point about 30 miles above the confluence of the two Pee Dees. The stream drains an e^-jeedingly fertile section of country. The pro ducts are mainly shipped by rail, the shipments by river being confined al most exclusively to timber iu the form of rafts Mr. Darling in his report gives a detailed description of t he river, and points out the difficulties to be over come in order to make the river a navigable s^eam. The river is ex ceedingly tortuous, shall'.; tv, and nar row, and to attempt to improve it for even light-draught steamboats navi gation would involve an immense ex penditure of money. At one point near the mouth the river is but 20 feet in width, and at other points or.!y 1 foot of water can be found, with a bottom of compact sand generally, and at one point cf solid rock. At present a light-draught skiff can not navigate the river without fre quently stopping to haul over ob structions. The removal of the worst obstruc tions, .'tich as sunken logs, snags, fal len trees, &c , would no. doubt increase to a great extent the lumber trade upon tbe river, and steamers might be induced to navigate the stream during the "flash-water'' months of the year; but beyond the removal of said obstructions I cannot properly recommend any other plan of improvement. To remove the snags, logs, fallen and overhanging trees upon the river, the uumber of each in Mr. Darling's estimate being b}Taciual count, would require the expenditure of about $45,000. This amount, if appropri ated, could be profitably expended during a single fiscal year. * * * Lynch's Riveris in the collection district of Georgetown, South Carolina. I am, general, very respectfully, vour obedient servant, CHAS. B. PHILLIPS, Captain of Engineers. One Girl Murders Another. The Story of the Arkansas Beauties and Their Feud. The case of Miss Sarah Stokes, which was set for trial in the Circuit Court ofClark County, at Arkadelphia, during the latter part of January, has just been continued until the July term of the court. The continuance was asked by the counsel for the pros ecution, who alleged that they were unable to procure the attendance of a number of important witnesses. The case has attracted general attention. The defendant is Sarah Stokes, a beautiful girl of 17. Tbe tragedy oc curred near Mineral Springs in How ard County, last November. At the time Miss Stokes was living with her father, a substantial citizen and plau ter of the county named. His wife had been dead a number of years and his daughter Sarah had had charge of the family, which consists of several boys and girls, all younger than her self. The plantation of Stokes almosi joins that belonging to a gentleman named Stevens, who had several daughters. Betweeu the eldest of these and Miss Stokes a rivalry sprang up, growing out of their claims to per sonal peauty. The girls soon became bitter enemies. There were some who held that Miss Stokes was the most beautiful of the two, and others who asserted that Miss Stevens carried off the palm. On the morning of the tragedy Miss Stokes became terribly incensed upon hearing that Miss Steven9 had made remarks of anything but a compli mentary nature to her beauty or char acter, and mounting a horse, she started out to find Miss Stevens. She was accompanied by her married sis ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Shelton. The wo men rode rapidly to Mineral Spring*., and visited all the stores in the vil lage, but without finding Miss Ste vens. The latter, it is stated, was ap prised of Miss Stokes' approach, and, dreading a violent meeting, kept out of her way. Miss Stokes and her sis ter then rode directly to the Stevens plantation, and upon being told that Miss Stevens had not returned, Miss Stokes expressed her opinion of the absent girl in emphatic terms. This brought out MaKuda Stevens, a 14 year old sister of Miss Stokes' rival, j The girl warmly defended her sister and soon became engaged in a furious dispute with Miss Stokes. At length, stung to the quick by Miss Stokes' bitter words, Mai in da dashed impul sively forward, when Miss Slokes spiang from her horse and plunged a long, kcon-bladcd knife into, the bosom of the advancing girl. With a wild scream Miss Stevens fell on the j grouud, the blood gushing from the I wound and dyeing the clothing ofher I assailant. She lived only a short time, j At the inquest a rock was found con ! vulsively clasped in the right hand cf th'^ dead girl. Both Miss Stokes and Mrs. Shelton were arrested and lodged in jail.. Sub-1 sequent!}* they were released on bail, and are now at liberty. The grand j jury found a true bill against Miss Stokes for deliberate murder and j against Mrs. Shelton as accessory, i The defense and prosecution are rep-1 ' resented by able counselk but it is j i believed the case will never go to tviU. j Since the murder the Stokes and Ste vens families have become friends, I and arc said to be doing everything j in their power to save Miss Stokes from the consequences of her crime, j The young lady herself is reported to ' be almost a mental wreck. The Population of tfco State. The following table shows the total population of the State, by Counties, in 1880, 1870 and i860, accordng to the United States Census: Counties. i860. 1870. I860. Abbeville. 40,815 31,129 32,385 Aiken.28,112 . _ Anderson. 33,612 24,049 22,873 Barn well. 39,8*7 35,724 30,743 Beaufort. 30,17S 34,359 40,053 Charleston.102.800 88,863 70,100 Chester..... 24.153 18,805 18,122 Chesterfield. 16.345 10.584 Ij.334 Clarendon. 19, ISO 14.033 Ui.j95 ColletOD. 36:38S 25,410 43.916 Darlington. 34.485 26,243 2C.?61 Edgefield. 4?',844 42-186 3PS37 Faufield. 27,765 19.888 22,111 Georgetown. 19,613 16.161 T1.3C5 Greenville. 37,4?0 22,262 21.892 Hamr'on. 18,741 _ ...... rtorry. 15,574 10,721 7,962 Kershaw. 21,538 11^754 13.086 Lancaster. 16.903 12,087 11,797 Laurens. 29,444 22,536 23.858 Leiin-tcn. 18,564 12,988 15,579 Marion. 34,107 22.160 21,190 Marlboro'. 20,f93 11,814 12.434 Newberrv. 26.497 20.775 20^879 Oconee..".. 36,256 l?l533 ...... Or?n<rebarg. 41.395 16,865 24,896 Pickens. 14,389 i 0,269 19,639 Richland. 28.573 23.025 18,307 Spartanburg. 40,409 25,784 26.919 Sumter. 37,037 25,268 23,859 Uoiou. 24,080 19,248 19,635 Willianjsburg. 24,110 15,489 15,489 York. 30,713 24,286 21,502 Total.995,577 705,606 703,708 A California man took a screwdriver from his pocket at the burial of hU son, and removed the silver handles from the coffin. A widow at Lafayette, Ind , receives $1,700 as her back pension, though she was a wife for a day only, having mar ried him while be was dying. Calvin J. Cowl es, of Charlotte, N, ft, offers lands in Wilkes, and Alexan der counties to the Jewish refugees from Russia expected at Philadelphia. The colored people of Jersey City held a mass meeting to express their their sympathy with the presecuted Jews of Russia. Mrs. Spragoe has gained her point and the divorce has been granted. She gets the three daughters and tbe son remains with the father. This is a sad case. Three thousand children of deceased wives* sisters are presently to assemble at Exeter Hali, London, and clamor for the repeal of tbe law which makes them illegitimate. The officers of the Lutherao church at Columbia, Ind., locked out the pas tor. He took an axe from a neighbor* ing wood pile, chopped down the door and held services as usual. Charles S. Jackson, assistant post master at Orangeburg committed sui cide MoDday by blowing his brains-out. He bad been gambling, and failing to raise a stake, shot John 1). Armstrong? a young white man, through tbe cheeky and then killed himself. He was a. bright mulatto, about nineteen years old. Mrs. Stewart was alone and "".a; rmed when two tramps took forcible posses sion of her house, aL New Vineyard, Me. While they were eating and drinking in the kitchen, she whittled a stick into the shape of a pistol, blackened k with soot, and then made a fierce onslaught oo the rascals, who tied precipitately. Tbe Presse Medicate Beige describes two united children, born in 1877 at Lancona, Italy, and lately exhibited at Vienna. Each has a well-formed head perfect arms, and a separate thorax, with perfect viscera but they unite at the sixth rib. and there is but one ab domen, and one right and left leg. Each has power over the corr.^s; .?ding leg only. Thus Baptistecom<r .:;ds the right leg, and Jacob the left. Each child has its own emotions, and cue will laugh while the other cries. A friend describes to us a remarks-* ble scene witnessed by him at a relig ious meeting on Wbidby Island, W. T. A member <of the church, while pray iug, called upon God to strike him dead if a certain statement made by him in the strongest and most unequivocal manner vas not literally and exactly true. He had barely uttered the last word when he fell dead. Coming as this did in the church and upon a lead* ing member the effect upon the congre gation can only be imagined. Eiias De Puy is 95 years of age and stiil able to walk eight miles a day over rough hills. He lives near Lackawack* in Ulster County, New York, io a country sparsely settled, on rough farm ing lands Re is in exeelWot health,, yet not a follower of temperance princt*. pies, for he believed in the old Butch custom of taking gin 'straight/ and has chewed all his life the rankest and stror.g* est tobacco. He has had five \vives and eight children. His eldest son is 70 and gray-haired, while his youngest son was born after he was 85 years old. He was 60. years of age when he married iiis last wife, while she was 19. A re*, markable thing about Mr. He Puy is that he is cutting a new set of teeth* Nine new teeth have already made their appearance, His eyesight is excellent,, a?d be reads almost continually. He is the most remarkably preserved mar* in the State. San Francisco, Fe* 21.?Aboafc noon yesterday a pretty youag woman, Mary E Hiiiis. applied ai the County Clerk's office f r a carriage license per.* nutting her io marry G< orge C. Got-, tung. who only two hours before had been sentenced to serve a term of tea Years in the State Prison at San Quen tin for for tic murder of his wife. About the same time Justice Pennie was called oat of uis Court room to go* to the County Jail to perform the mar riage ceremoay and half an hour later the jail door was opened in answer to % knock to admit, on a permit from the* sheriff. "Judge Pennie, Mr. Gottung (a brother of the groom) and MUft Mary E Willis." The trio weretakea to the reception room, where thoy ex*, pressed a desire to see George C. Got* tung and explained the d^eci of their visit. Cell No 25-, wherein Gottuog was confined, was openned and the par* ty proceeded to. cel. No. 1, where Jus?? tice Pennie united the eonpl*, tbe only witness preseut bei;>g the groom*s hroth* er. After an hour's conversation the newlymade wife and her bjother-in-lsw left the Jail and Gottung was looked up in his cell.