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TUESDAY, MARCH 21. J. A. MOOD. M. IX 1 v, 3). B. ANDERSON', j toiTORS Walker Blaine and Mr. Trescott are about to return from South America. The latter bas agreed io Chile's stipu? lations with Pera. A young couple were baptized togeth? er at Trousdale, Tenn., aud immediate? ly afterward were married, in their dripping garments-, by the same clergy? man. A caucas of Republican Representa? tives, at Washington, resolved that a reduction of the internal revenue on whiskey snd tobacco is inexpedient and unwise. It is a time-honored custom in Quin? cy, Florida, to salute a newly-married couple by firing a cannon. This is to remind them that the battle of life has fairly began.-Burlington Hawk ye. Believe a woman's eyes rather than her lips ?u other words, when she says, 'My dear, you arc so poor I will try to get along without a Dew Spring bonnet,' look at her eyes. If they flash ?re get the bonnet, Rev. L. Arthur, a colored preacher of onr CouD?y, plauted five acres of corn as early as February 10, which he says is all up and looking fine -Orangeburg Times, March 15. Nicodemus is a negro colony of 367 families in Graham County, Kansas. There are two churches, two schools, and several stores; but the remarkable fact about Nicodemus is the entire ab? sence of money. AH the trading is done with the produce of the farms. A young farmer near Springfield, ? Mass., says he was working in a field when a maD and a woman came aloDgj in a carriage. The man asked him if j he would marry the woman for {?500 ; j he consented, a?d they weet to the j nearest Justice, who performed the j ceremony. He shows the ?500 as j proof, and the Justice bears him out in j the straDge story. The mysterious j bride and her companion rode away im- j mediately after the marriage, aDd no | more is known of them. i Oscar Wilde is lecturing a second j time in some of the Western cities. On j these reappearances he wears a suit of J dark velvet, knee breches, black silk ? stockings, white gloves, and a bunch of lace at his throat. The new lecture is J on the sesthetics of dwellings and cou- j tains a passage on American taste, which, as delivered io Chicago, is re-.! ported as follows : "Wheo the lecturer i entered a room in America he saw a j carpet of vulgar pattern ; he saw, per- j haps, a cracked plate on a wall with a peacock's feather stack behind it ; he j sat down OD a badly glued, machioe- ? made chair that creaked upon being \ touched ; he saw a gaudy gilt horror io ! l?e shape of a mirror, aod a cast-iron j monstrosity for a chandelier. Every? thing he saw was made to sell." A most brutal murder occurred in Marion, County on Saturday evening j the 11th instant. Benjamin Bailey, a respectable white man, who had been to Marion Court House on that day, aDd was returoihg to his home, in the Reidy j Creek neighborhood, was attacked by ! John Manning, Jolly Bethea and Joho I Wiggins, all colored, and beaten so j severely with fence rails that he died on the 16th instant. He was left on the ! road by these fiends, but was subse- j quently removed to his home, where he j lingered in great agoDy until he died, j The cause of the attack-is said to be an j old grudge against Bailey. John Man- j ning confessed that he did the deed and the jory of ioquest has found the others j accessories to the crime. They were all j lodged in jail. Small pox is raging alarmiogly iu j Virginia and in Penosylvaoia. The worse infected localities are where the j primitive people have refused to be vacci- J Dated A special from Reading Pa., says i that special telegrams show that the j small-pox scourge is making alarming | headway. In district reported to-day j for the first time along Muncter, in j Maeucgie, Lehigh county, to Show- J shock, Berks county, the plague is j spreading, and ia many instances en- j tire families-one consisting of eight j persons-are afflicted. Advices from ! South Bethlehem Pa., show that over I 200 cases exist and the probabilities j are that the entire town will be quar- \ antined The disease has spread to Bethlehem and numerous cases are re- j ported. The pest house is full, and the ! poor directors have refused to receive j any more sufferers. j We learn of a most shocking and la- j mentable affair which occurred near j Jefferson, in Chesterfield CouDty, on j Thursday evening last, in which Mr. John Baker killed his brother William Baker. The dilficulty, we hear, was caused by William Baker wishing to marry hi? brother's daughter, and the marriage had been arranged to take | place on the night of the homicide. Mr. i Joh a Baker was also severely cut. lie i surrendered himself to the Sheriff and j is now in jail at Chesterfield Court j House.-Lancaster Ledger. Few of the farmers of this country are aware what a debt of gratitude ; they owe George Washington for the in- j troduction of mules into general use for \ the purpose of the farm. Washington ; became convinced that the introduction j of mules among ihc Southern planters i would prove to them a blessing. As j soon as it became known that tbs illus- ! trious Washington desired to stock his i Mount Vernou estate with mules, tue \ King of Spain sent him a jack and two i jennets from the royal stable, and La- ! fayette sent him another jack and jennet from the Island of Malta. The first i was named Royal Gift. The other was i called Knight, of Malta. He then bred ? his brood mares to these jacks, and pro- ? dnced such excellent, mules that thc ; country was anog to breed some of the ; same sort, and it was not IoDg before ' th Oj' were common. This was the or?- ; gin of improved mules in the United States. i Captaio Selah If. Blodgct, one of j the oldest citizens of Camden, died , there on Kst Friday morning in the 64th ; year of ; * ?ge. He was a native of ! New Hampshire, and came to Camden ; ia 184-9. l?e was conductor on thc j Camden branch of the South Carolina i Railroad for twenty-one years, retiring ?O 1875, He afterwards returned to i the service of thc road and was em- j ployed in the freight department up to the time of his death. For several years past he has been in bad health, and j finally died of dropsy of the heart. He j leaves a wife, one son and a large num- I ber of friends to mourn his death. Seoaror Hill remarked last Monday ! to a friend who called to nee him that ! his life was all behind him ; he was sit ting there and waiting for the end sim ply. Ile was easier than for some days, but without hope of permanent allevia? tion of his symptoms. He has had four surgical operations performed without permanent relief. The last operation was the removal of one of the parotid glands, which became so inflamed as to necessitate this severe treatment. The incision refuses to heal, and it is now discharging pus constantly into the mouth. Ii transpires that Mr. Hill himself has indulged no hope from the fact that he lost a brother and a sister from cancer, and it is hereditary in the family. The physicians are contem? plating the necessity nf a fifth operation, to prolong the Senator's life. GABFF?LD'S S??S". ' Two letters which are said to have been written by President Garfield are now being widely published for the pur? pose of showing that he was a false and treacherous man, while the fair impres? sion which he made upon his country men was the successful result of extra? ordinary hypocrisy. The first was written in 18G3, to Hon. S. P. Chase, and contains very damaging statements with regard to the generalship of Rosen crans, for whom be was then Chief of Staff, and is said to have been the cause of the removal of that general. The other was written to Rosencrans himself, in 1S80, and abounds in expressions of warmest friendship. Mr. Blanie al- j luded very flatteringly to President j Garfield's connection with the army of the Cumberland, in his recent eulogy, which, inasmuch as it implied a com? parison unfavorable towards Rosencrans, the friends of the latter, by way of re? taliation, are at this time trying to set the world right with regard to the true character of Garfield. Nothing seems to be too harsh for their purpose. A correspondent of the Washington Re? publican writes as follows : 'He was a treacherous, a cowardly, a hypocritical man, selfish in the ex? treme and not "caring what happened, so it did not happen to himself. Gen? eral Rosencrans was and is worth to this country a thousand Garfields. When the fighting that. Garfield was craving for came ou be took good care to keep out of danger.' Many others, although during his j life perfectly reticent about these j things, now loudly declare that they al? ways regarded him an over-estimated mao. These supposed evidences cf guilt, together with numerous statements now remembered to have been made by hon- ; orable mea, have been collected and j compared, principally by Republicans, j but some Democrats have not thought j the subject unworthy of their attention, j It seems to us that the meanest spirit J alone could have prompted the gather- j iog of thesd* testimonials of dishonor, 1 and spreading them before the world at this time, after the object of its malice has passed beyond the arena of human competition. We caa conceive of no baser nor more villainous motive than an effort to satisfy the cravings of re? venge by defaming the good name of an enemy. It seems that the enemies of i Garfield begrudge him the tears which j were shed by his friends ; they regret j the expressions of sorrow which his un? happy death occasioned throughout the country ; for fear that bis virtues may \ be magnified, or one of his sins be over- J looked, these scavengers of conduct have gathered these reminders of his frailty, and have thus paraded them be? fore the public. We have no means of proving the authenticity of these letters, and if we j did, we should not trouble ourselves to do so. The sorrow at his death, and | the appreciation of his virtues were ; honestly expressed, and we doubt if our happiness would be materially increased to know that these sentiments had been excited by an unworthy object. ! The Political Prosecutions. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier, under date of March j 19, says : j The following cases, arising io the Counties of Sumter, Barnwell and Rich? land, for violations of the election laws, will be called for trial in the United ! i States Circuit Court io Charleston at j the approaching tenn, oo the first Mon- j day of April. Whilst as at present ad- j vised, District Attorney Melton does not propose to call any other cases from these counties for trial at this term, Le has reserved the right to amend thc list if for any reasons heareafter discovered it may be deemed advisable. A list of the cases from Colleton and Charleston counties will be prepared during the present week. As at pres <nt advised, the District Attorney will \ not call for trial cases from any other j county than those above named. The cases arising iu Sumter County ? are : 1. D. J. Winn, H. J. McLauriu, E. j P. Bicker, commissioners of election. ! 2. Lucieu L. Carroll, George H. j Wilson, Samuel E. Shaw, managers at Mayesville Precint. .J. Samuel ll. Fraser, Henry Stuck- ! 7, managers at Carter's Crossing Prc- J cinct. j 4. Prince A. James, T. P. Sanders, managers at Kafton Jreek Precint. Only tito dyfeudauts and witnesses ii} ? the cases named, with those hereafter j to be named in ;he cases from Charles- ! too and Colleton Counties will be re- \ quired to attend the April term of court. ' and I am requested by the district at? torney to say that if witnesses in any other cases than those now or hereafter to be designated attend the court at this term they will not bc paid. M. E. Dickson, of Chicago, basgone to Washington with an application for the pardon of b.rgcant Mason, which is 2,400 feet in length and contains 12,000 names. -- -BJ? i - Elegance and Purity. Ladies who appreciate elegance and purity are usia?? Parker's Hair Balsam. It is thc article sold for restoring gray hair to its ori? ginal color, beauty and lustre. T 7 DIKE WORK OF THE DELUGE. Wretched Condition of the People of the Missisippi Talley. MEMPHIS, March 18.-The river de? clined two inches yesterday and DOW marks thirty-five feet two inches on the gauge. The Goveromeot Steamer C. B. Reese arrived and will be provisioned t.o supply the needy at points below Major Benham, of St. Louis, will arrive to-morrow and have charge of the dis ! tribution. Lieut. Vedder left to-day to j investigate thc sufferiog at points below Vicksburg. Capt. Loud departs to ! morrow on the same mission. Reports j from below are all to the effect that the j river is gradually falling from Memphis j to Vicksburg. A Helena (Ark.) special says: The river bas declined two aDd three quarter inches io the last twenty-four hours. Thc overflow, however, fell less than an inch. Beyond this there are no notable changes. Cries for assistaoce are heard from every quarter. Every effort is be j iDg put forth by private citizeDS to reoder such relief as is in their power, j The steady, continued fall in the river i has infused Dew life ioto our people, j aod they are almost jubilaut. The j country south of here is swarming with j buffalo gnats, aDd much stock that was saved from drowning by thc overflow is being killed by these insects. STARVATION OX THE ST. FRANCIS. MEMPHIS, March 19.-A special from Helena, Ark., says : The latest advices from the upper St. Francis River report that the people in that section are al? most reduced to cannibalism, that they have eateo carcasses for several days, J and now have the appearance of persons j about to become iusaoe from starvation, j Col. A. H. JohnsoD, presideot of the Arkansas Midland Railway, who re- j turned to-day from the Hot Springs, j having come dowa to Helena by skiff ! from the mouth of the St. FraDcis Riv- j er, says that the sceoes aloog the river j were most distressiog. The steDch from j dead ani?)als is sickeoiug, and wheo the water declioes it will be still more | fearful. The earth is covered with a ! thick slimy substance, with reptiles of j every kind, and the miasma from decay- ? ing vegetatioo will eoevitably be seri- j ous in its consequences. - THE CREVASSES Di LOUISIANA. NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-A dis- . patch was received to-day at the State ! engineer's office from Assistant State j EngiDeer Brown reporting that he had j just returoed to Baton Rouge from the j Landry crevasse In Ascension Parish, j He says that sixty feet of tho levee is ; gODc, but he thinks they will close it, : a large force of laborers from adjoining i plantations being present. The Story j crevasse below the city is DOW regarded j beyood control and DO effort will likely j be made to close it. A sounding made j to-day shows the crevasse to be ten feet ; deep and two hundred feet wide. The ' waterfront this crevasse will flow into j Ship Isla?d Caual and Lake Borgne, ! doing but little damage except to Story's ? plantation, where there were 500 acros ot stubble aud ?50 acres of plant cane. \ DISTRIBUTING RELIEF. St. Louis, March 19.-The Arkao- j sas Midland train went through to-day ' to Clarendo? for the first time io niue- ; teen days, ruuniDg io water afoot deep, j The overflow bas departed from Clareo- I doo excapt OD the lowest places. White j River is fall'iDg rapidly. Judge Man- j gum, commissioner for Arkansas, * who j has established bis headquarters at Hel- : ena, says he has 25,000 persons on his j list now being fed by the governmeot, : aud on half rations at that. He says ? the Dumber will be largely increased : now as he can reach from Helena a i much larger number than from aoy ! other point, that being about the ceDtre j of the greatest suffering. He thiuks \ that the Government will have to feed I the people for a Dirmth. There is very Jgreat suffering io the j regicD round about Helena, some of the j inhabitants being reduced to eating j the carcasses of drowued auimals, aud ! others presenting the appearance of per- . sons going i?saDe of starvation. H. ; S. Montgomery, president of thc Mer- j ! chants, Compress and Storage Compa- j I ny stated that he thought that not more ? ! than a half crop of cotton would be i i raised this year. The overflowed dis-; I trict, he said, produces over 1,000,000 '?. j bales, and even if the water subsided '? j rapidly, of which there is no prospect, ? I not more thao half the acreage of last ! i year can be planted. Other persons, however, take a differ- j ent vic*? of thc situation, and think the j lund can be prepared in season for planting, aud that a fair average crop I will be raised. Who Represents the People. According to the directory of the j forty-seventh Congress, there arc in j that body 2Go members : One hundred aud ninety-five lawyers, j Nineteen professional politicians. ? Three railroad officers, j One capitalist. ? One clergyman. j There are si*uy-five members repre I scating the useful employments of the country as fellows: S'-veutcen merchants. Eleven farmers. Twelve editors. Ten manufacturers. Fire physicians. Two civil engineers. Two miners. Two mechanics. One metallurgist. The useful employments arc still worse represented iu thc Senate, as thc following shows. There arc seventy six members, whose professions arc as follows ; Fifty-seven lawyers. Five bank officers. Three railroad ofliehds. Three professional politicians. Of thc useful professions there arc eleven : Three merchants. Three manufacturers. Two miners. Two general business. One farmer. One Editor. R. G. EHcrbe, of Chesterfield, asks for a suspension of public opinion cen concerMug the shooting scrape with W. H. Ellis. He says: "I had bien on a visit to wy aged mother, who is now in Camden af the house of my brother, W. G. S. Kllcrbe, and on my return to my house, between Chesuut's mill and Mulberry, I was overtaken by W. ii. Ellis, who was driving very ra? pidly after mc, and without warning or even suspicion of danger, was brutally assaulted by him with two shots from his rifle. X did not fire a single shot nor did ? make an effort to shoot." Hon. Alex. H, Stephens Asserts that He Will Retire to Private Life. (Rome Georgia Courier.) Wc arc permitted to publish the fol? lowing letter to R. X. Hargrove, Esq., of this city. It settles beyond dispute and authoritatively the question of Mr. Stephens' retirement to private life at the end of his prient official term. The letter was written io reply to one of Mr. Hargrove, aski?g Mr. Stephens to consent to the use of bis name as a candidate for Goveroor, without com? mitment to aoy party, and Mr. S. says that his 'miDd is made up to retire/ We have ODly to add that be has serv? ed the people of Georgia most honora? bly, ably, aod, without the shadow of a cloud upon his iDtegrity, for a life? time almost, and he will retire with the affectionate regards and best wishes of all of the people of the State : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14, '82. j R. T Hargrove Esc/., Rome Ga. : DEAR SIR-Your very kind letter of the 11th came to hand this morning. Accept my sincere thanks for the senti? ments expressed. In reply I can only repeat what I have often said, that my mind is made up to retire forever from public of?ce at the expiration of my Congressional term, if I shall live to its close. With kindest regards and best wish? es, I rema?D, yours, truly, ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Birth of a Sea Lion. A sea lion belonging to W. C. Coup's show, which arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday eveoiog en route from New York to Augusta. Ga., yesterday gave birth to a cub at UD?OD Depot. The mother has been in captivity about two months, baviDg been taken on the Cal? ifornia coast aod forwarded to Central Park, New York. On Mooday last she was placed io a cage or van such as is used for the exbibitioo of semi-amphib? ious aoimals, which contains a ta?k of water. The vao was placed oo a freight car in charge of Mr. Sta?ley C?rl, ao experieoced keeper, for traDS portatioc to Augusta, where the show is DOW io Wi?tcr quarters. Accompa Dyiog was aoother car containing a large oumber of birds aod monkeys. The latter suffered very much from the Wiotry weather which prevailed yester? day, and it became necessary to wrap some of them up to preserve their lives. The sea lion, however being a native of a colder climate, did not require unusual j attention. Tuesday night was passed afc Union Depot in order to give the an- j imals a rest. Yesterday moroiog Mr. ? Carl made the interesting discovery j that an addition to his stock had takeo j place, but unfortunately the new comer was dead The little fellow was of a dark seal color and weighed about ten pou?ds Very fine soft hair covered the body, and a beard similiar to that j of a full-grown cat surrouoded the j mouth. The feet were perfect, eyes well open, aod the form was a com? plete copy in mioiaturc of the mother, j It is thought that the cub was alive at j birth, but io the limited space of the cage j was killed by the mother lyingooit. Two j y vars ago a sea lion bom in the same j show lived six months. The animals ! were taken South yesterday afteruooD. j -Baltimore Svn, March 16. Workingmen. Before you begin your heavy spriDg work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, ?ii?ous or Spring Fever, or some other ?pring sickness that will unfit you for a season's work. You will save time, much sickness ?nd great expense if you will use one bottle of Hop Bitters in your family this month. Don't wait.-Burlington JZawk tye._ , A Woman's Experience. Mothers and Daughters should feel alarmed when weariness constantly oppresses them. "If I am fretful fron: exhaustion of vital powers and the coior is fading from ?ny face, Parker's Ginger Tonic, gives quick relief. Tt builds me up and drives away paiu with won? derful certainty."-Buffalo lady. No scrofula can be so deep seated, no sore so stubborn lott that Ayer's Sarsaparilla will be found helpful. It will effect acure, if cure be possible. \ --mmmS3?- -? . ? - Not Partial, but Complete. ALEXANDRIA. Va.. Aug. 4, 1881. IT. H. WARNER & Co. : Sin-Your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has effected an entire cure iu mr case. I suffered everv form of kidncv difficulty'. W. J. SUMMERS, THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., March 20: 1882. COTTON-About 50 bales have been sold : during the week endi.ig March 20th. : Market closed firm. We quote : Stained S?(^ |=10-: Tinged T0|@1 Of: Inferior ft'@8$: Ur I .iinary 10^KU.]: Good Ordinarylt?A@lO$: i Low .Middling"?Oi(01O; ; Middling 10|@ j M ; Good Middling 12?(2,.nj.? j CHARLESTON, S. C., March IS, 18S2. j COTTON.- Market finner. Sales about 300 j bales. Quotations are: Tiuged ll^U^: Ordi? nary 9^010; Good Ordinary, HJ@llJ; I Low Middling, : Middling, 12$; Good, i Middling 12$. j WILMINGTON, N. C., March 20, 1882. j SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Market quoted firm, j at 52 cents. No sales reported. ROSIN-Thc.market was quiet at St 85 for I Strained and St.90 for Good Strained:. CKUOR TURPENTINE-Market steady at $2 I for Hurd, S3.25 for Soft, and S2 00 for Virgin, j COTTON-Market quiet. Sales of 10O bales, ; The following are the official quotations : ! Ordinarv 8 1 16. Good Ordinary 10 7-16, ! Low Middling ll 5-16, Middling ?Jf, Good Middling 121. NOTICE To S?mprs and Civil Engineers? I OFFICE OF j Sumter and Wateres Railroad Co. SUMTER. S. C., March 20, 1S82. A N organization of tile Sumter and Wa /\ tcree Railroad Company having been cH' i-ted; I am directed to advertise for bids for ; survey iug and drawing profile of route along ? the lint-proposed (or said Railroad, viz: the : road-bed of the ?id Wilmington and Manches ? ter Railroad Company; from Sumter to tbc 1 Wa le ree Swamp. Persons desiring to bid for said work, are requested To hand in their sealed bids, to ihc undersigned by the 2d day of April, proximo. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Ry order of Hoard of Directors, C. M. HURST, Sec. and Treas. March 21 CHA Uh ivSTOaV. S. C. SOLUBLE GUANO, highly ammuniated. ACID PHOSPHATE, for composting. ASH ELEMENT, for cotton, wheat, peas, etc. PURE GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK. GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL K A I N IT (Direct importation from Germany.} I Colton Seed Meai, Pure Ground Raw Rune, Nova Scotia Land Plaiter, South Carolina Marl, Dried Rlood. The above fertilizers are of very high grade and of uniform quality. Special inducements are offered lor cash orders by th? C:?r load. PRIVATE FORMULARS made to order of best materials. Eur terms, illus trftU'J a anacs, rotor? d humorous cards, etc., address the Company. March 21, 2 m. W. G. FORSYTE & SON, DRY GOODS -AND CLOTHING, 406 & 408 King Street. CHARLESTON, S. C. March 21 lj E. D. ANDREWS, 419 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C., Hus just received about 4.000 Yds. DRESS GOODS, JAPANESE Poplins, Le?os, Aimures, Huntings, Mohairs, Steel Mixtures, &c. Also three cases Colored Lawns at 5, 6 and Sc. CHARLES BERBUSSE] Importer and Manufacturer of BASKETS, AKT? DK ALER IX Toys and Fancy Goods, CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, ?fcc. 304 King Street, 4 Doors above Wentworth, Sign of the Big Basket. CHARLESTON, S. C. March 21 ly X. McC0?3137 Jr. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT AND DEALER IN Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris And Other Building Material. -A1/50 Land Plaster and Eastern Hay. NO. 130 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. March 21 ly "THITPALMETTO LAGER BEER BREWERY, -xs CHARLESTON, S. C., Has of late doubled their capacity, to suit the demand, with all modern improve? ments, and manufactures now a very superior article. Lager Sebrof such a nature that it is always best where it can be bad fresh from the Brew? ery, and is then the finest, most harmless and healthiest tonic for family use. For particulars and prices write to CL AUSSEN BREWING CO., March 21 Charleston, S. C. TOWN INDEBTEDNESS^ CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., March 13, 18S2. ALL PERSONS having demands-of what? ever kind-against the Town of Sumter, oilier than Eight per cent. Town Stock, aud Funded Debt Bonds, are requested to present the same to the undersigned, for examination by Council, and payment, when duly audited and approved. Bv order of Council, C. M. HURST, March 14 Clerk and Treasurer. SUMTER PARK" AND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. AMEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS i of this Association, for the purpose of j electing Officers, will be held at the office of the Secreiary, on THURSDAY, 23d March, at J 12 Mf By order of the President CHAS. H. MOISE. March 14 Secretary and Treasurer. OFFICE OF \ COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, j SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., March 14, 1S82. j ! fTMlE BOARD of County Commissioners of ' I JL Sumter County wiij receive BIDS for ! oue month from date, for making a GENERAL ! INDEX or Indexes of the Records of the I Register of Mesne Conveyance Office of this ? Countv, from and including the year 1839 to ! 1371.* The Clerk of the Court will exhibit the work to be done to any one wishing to bid. The County Commissioners reserve the right j to reject any or ali bids made. j By order of the Board. ! T. V. WALSH, Clerk. ! March 14_ I,; OFFICE OF I COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ! SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., March 10., 1892. THE BOARD of C . :nty Commissioners nf Sumter Cou atv will receive BIDS for one month from date" to TAKE DOWN THE WIRE FENCE AND ITS FASTENINGS, in San tee and Wateree Swamps, spool and de? liver it at Snmter. They reserve the right to reject any or all bids made. Bv order of the Board. T. V. WALSH, Clerk. March 14. ?B>.V3-iTV ? I I? I IWOBBOgaMn III ll ll----0 State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh. Esq., Probate Judge. WHE REA?. WILLIAM L. PATE, bas menlo >uit to me to grant him Letter.-: of Administration of the Estate and effects of LOUIS PATH, deceased, these are there lore to cite and ..dmonish ?ill ?nd singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Louis Pate, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Couit ol Probate, to he he'd at Sumter, on the I'S h >.areh, 1SS2. after publication hereof, af ll o'clock in tho forenoon, to shew cause, il anj* they have, why the said Administration should not be granted? Given under roy hand, this 14th dav nf March, A. D., !S?2. T. V. WALSH, .Maret) 14-2? Judge of Probate. Estate o? Newton Peterson, Dc'd. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on the 28th day of March 1S82. for a Final Discbarge as Executor of aforesaid Estate. THOS. ft. JOHNSTON, Feb 28-4t. Executor, THE UNDERSIGNED has been appointed Agent for thc sale of the Celebrated -AND o:FLx:KSI^a'BJ7, FERTILIZERS, j Either for cash ou delivery or cash payable j 15th of October next, with collen option upon j the basis of 15 cetits per lb. ior Middling. j Put ia vour orders at once. D. J. AULD. ! March 7 SOUTH CAROLINA CENTRAL H. E. j ~_ _ i rpUE FOLLOWING DAILY SCHEDULE I I will bc run on ihis Road, from Monday, j Murch Otb, ISSI, until further notice: Leave Sumter. !> 3P a m Leave Manning.10 30 a m j Arrivent Lanes.12 00 m j Leave Lanes.12 30 p m .Vrriv. at .Mantling. 2 00 p m ! Ai rive at Sumter. 3 r-'(> y m li. T. PEAKE, Sup't. Agricultural Lime AND Carbonate of T ime. BEST AND CHEAPEST FE.^'K'.ERS. Als.: BUILDING LIME, at \ .?a ja-el. Send for ;:i'rctf?sVr. h* FRENCH BROS.jJfcocky Peint, N. <T March 14 ^ 1 Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. Ix THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. A. Furstcnbnrg. Plaintiff Against Gabriel Wright-Foreclosure. BY ViRTi/E of a decretal order, made in the above stated case, dated February 13th, 1882, I will offer for sale at public auc? tion, cn Monday, April 3d, 1832, before the Court House of said County, within the legal hours of sale, the following premises : "All that certain tract of land, containing thirty-four acres, situated in the County of Sumter and State aforesaid, being lot No*. 2. of the Graham tract as described in the con? veyance made to the said Gabriel Wright by the State of South Carolina, through R. M. Sims, Secretary of State, dated the 4th day of November, 1S79, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Sumter County, in Book W W, Page 053." Terms of sale-Cash. The purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, March. 6, 1882. "Juster. alaster's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. James H. Parker and Augustus S. Trumbo, Copartners, trading as J. H. Parker d' Co., Plaintiffs, Against William H. Epperson and Mari/ A. Epperson, Defendants Foreclosure. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above staled case, dated February leith, 1882; I will offer for sale at public auction, on Monday, April 3d, 1882, before the Court House of said County, during the legal hours of sale, the following premises : First.--''Lot No. 1-AH that lot situate in the Town of Sumter in said County and State, hounded on the North by Lot of-Barnett, Trustee, East by '.be Lot whereon the Store house of G. W. Reardon is situated, and South by a street of said Town, known as Liberty Street, and West by a lot of J. Cohen Wilson"-being tbe Store and Lot recently occupied by W. H. Epperson. . Second.-t:Lot No. 2-All that Lot of land situate in said Town of Sumter, containing one acre, more or less, bounded on the North by the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, on the East by lands belonging now or formerly to the Estate of A. Hauser. South by lands, now or formerly, of C. E. Stubbs and West by lands of Eliza Stuart, and by other lands of the said William H. Epperson." Third.-c'Lot No. 3-All that lot of land situate in the Town of Sumter, in said Coun? ty and State, containing one acre, more or less, bounded by land of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, and by lands now or formerly of the Estate of j Freeman Hoyt." Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for ali necessary papers. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, March 6. Master. SHERIFF'S SALES. PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION. BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTIONS to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the >IRST MONDAY and day following in April next, 1882. within legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property-purchasers to pay for titles : All the right, title and interest and estate, and all the right and claim of Dower of Eliza? beth H. Miller in aud to the following describ? ed premises: one lot of land in tbe Town of Sumter, ou Calhoun street, containing three fourths of an acre more or less, bounded by lots owned by R. L. Cooper Wm. M. Graham and others. Also, one lot of land in the Town of Sumter on Haynsworth street, containing two {and one fourth acres more or less bounded east by a new street aud south by a lot of Mrs. Ma conico Haynsworth. Aiso one lot of land in the Town of Sum? ter, containing one and one quarter of an acre more or less, bounded north by Calhoun j street, west and South by lands formerly I owned by Thomas Dugan, and east by lot of j Horace Harby. Also one lot of land in the Town of Sumter containing eiirht-ninths of an acre more or less bounded north by Calhoun street, west by ! Church street, east by lot of the Estate of j William H. Fleming and south by lot of I Estate of A. J. Moses. j Also, one lot of land in the Town of Som [ ter containing one-half acre more or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Garland-Geo. Epperson Morris and Calhoun street. Also one lot of land in the Town of Sum? ter containing one-half acre more or less, bounded north by land of *-- Whittemore. south by Calhoun street, east and west by lots of E. W. Moise. Also, one lot of land in the Town of Sum? ter containing one baif acre more or less. bounded north by lot of-Whittemore, south by Calhoun street, cast by lot of Miss Julia Deschamps and west by loi. of E. W. Moise. Also, one lot of land in the town of Sum? ter, containing three acres, more or less bounded west and north by lots of Miss Julia Deschamps and Mrs. S. A. Harvin ; east by Church street, and soutn by Calhoun street levied upon and to be sold as the propertv of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Miller, under execution of Charles M. Hurst against the said Elizabeth H. Miller. 73 acres of land, more or less in Sumter county, bounded on the nortb by lands ot Dr. Henry Stuckey : south by lands of Sarah E. Elmore ; east by the lands of Dr. Henry Stuckey, and west by the run of the Beaver Dam Swamp, levied upon and to be sold as the property of B. J. Bateman and Mary Ann Bateman, under an execution of John 0. j Durant, Ag'mt, against the said B. J. Bate I man. ! One lot and buildings thereon, in Bishop i ville, in Sumter county, lying on the north side of the public road leading to Lynelle's Creek, measuring 36 feet front and back lines, j and measuring 200 feet on east and west lines, and bounded by lands of Dr. R. E. Dennis, A. C. Carnes and public road afore? said, and lands of Dixon & Scarborough. Also one 15 horse-power engine and stan? dard boiler, 1 saw mill and carriage, 1 corn mill with shafting, belting and appurtenan? ces: one black horse. 2 oxen, Jl log wagon, j 1 buggy, 20,000 feet more or less, of assorted I lumber, levied upon and to be sold as thc j j property of William B. Cornes, under an ex- ? excution of Messsrs. Moise & Lee against the j said William B. Carnes. 168 acres of land more or less, in Sumter j county, and known as "Springfield,1 and | bounded hy lands now or formerly of the Estate of James G. Spann, H L. Pinckney, Jno. N. Frierson and Mrs. Dargan, levied upon as the property of W. Bruce Lynam, under an Execution of Charles H. West, Jr., assignee, against the said W. Bruce Lynam. 463 acres of land more or less in Stateburg Township, in Sumter County, bounded by the lands of Frank Wright, H. L. Pinckney, Warren Waties and Wateree River, and j known as No. 2 of the Hiwassce tract, levied j upon and to be sold as the property of Sam'l 1 Ri ch burg, as Trustee, for Peggy Frost and children, under Execution of H. L. Pickney against the said Samuel Riebb?rg as Trustee. 299 acres of land more or less, in Spring Hill Township, in Sumter County adjoining lands of James Robinson, Elisha Bol ?and, Ellen Hatfield, Hampton Vaughn. W. J. Rey? nold's, Dr Reynolds and others, levied upon and to be sold as the property of James W. Budd, under an Execution of A. A. Solomons ami Winfrec & Lovd, against the said James \V. Budd. Also one nine barrel Turpentine Still, 20 barrels Crude Turpentine 1 pair Fairbank's Scales, 2 head Cows. 1 two Horse Wagon, levied upon and to bc sold as thc property of James W. Budd: under Execution of A. A. Solomons, and Win free & Loyd, against thc ?aid James W. Budd. R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, March 14, 1SS2. Sale of Mortgaged Personal Property. Henry \\. Mackey, to Jas. IF. Tufts. J)Y VIRTUE,of authority in me vested under the above slatedMortgagc I will sell at Sumter C. M., S. C., on the 29tb day of March 1SS2, within thc legal hours of safe to the highest biddei for cash, One Soda Wa^fcP Apparatus and Outfit, and lojtfg^d as the properly of Henry W. Mackey in,,]erJ his mortgage '<o James R. W. DURANT. Affcnt. GRAJSD OPENING OF NEW SPRING AND SUMMER Dress Goods and Notions, OF THE LATEST STYLES, A_t Prices that Deiy Competitivas AT JOHN REID'S. ' Applications for Samples Cheerfully Responded to. Mar21 2m 1882--SPRING. SPRING-1882. WE ARE yOW OPENING The Handsomest Stock of Spring Goods EYER DISPLAYED IN SUMTER, AND INVITE AN EXAMINATION BY OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS WHO WILL RE CONVINCED THAT WE ARE STILL DETERMINED TO KEEP THE WELL-DESERVED NAME OF LEADEES OF LOW PRICES. -IS OCR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT WILL BE FOUND A FULL LINE OF THE LATEST NOVELTIES. BROCADED SUITINGS at 8 and 10 cts. ALPACA LUSTRES & CASHMERES, in all colors, 121 cts. FAST COLOR LAWNS, only 6i cts. HANDSOME LACE STRIPE and BROCADED GRENA dines, in the latest shades, only 20 cts. FULL LINE OF BM Castores, Betiis, M's Tiffin ai SMal Mk OUR STOCK OF Eies' an? Ita' Hosiery, &te ait M fear MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED. In our CLOTHING AND FUR? NISHING- DEPARTMENT will be found the Best Assorted and Handsomest Stock we have ever shown. FULL LINE OF MATTINGS, both Checked and Plain. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT, as usual, contains a Full Line of STA? PLE & FANCY GOODS, which we guarantee to sell at Bottom Prices. Don't forget that the place to buy the BEST GOODS for the LEAST MONEY is at THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENT OF J. RYTTENBERG & SONS, N. W. CORNER MAIN & LIBERTY STREETS. AHEAD AGAIN AS USUAL ! Reports from all sections of North and South Carolina, Geor? gia and Alabama sustain our claim that the WILCOX, GIBBS & m mwmw IMO is the BEST AND MOST RELIABLE AND CHEAPEST Fertilizer in use, and that the Wilcox, Gibbs & Co.'s Superphosphate* which we put out for the first time last Season, has proved unex? celled by any Acid Phosphate on the Market. Jt is hot necessary for us to say anything about these Fertilizers, as the reports which may bc obtained from our agents or ourselves, cover the whole subject, and will amply repay pei usai. We will have a moderate supply of each, which eau bc obtained from our Agents, payable in Cotton next Fall. If there is no Agent at your Railroad Depot, get your merchant to crdcr it. WILCOX, GIBBS & CO., Jan 24 SAVANNAH. GA., ano CHARLESTON, S. C. State of South Carolin* COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF PROBATE. In the Matter of the last Will ai Testament cf Edmund Scarborough Ex-parte Wilsoib D. Scarborough, Wt S. Scarborough, Newel B. Scarb rough.-Summons for Belief. To Alfred Scarborough, Hardy Scarboroug Hubbard R. Scarborough, Sophronia Jo Mur?a Josey, Franklin J. Scarboroug Hubbard H. Scarborough, W. August Scarborough. Edward R. Scarooroug Lemuel ?. Scarborough, Frances D. Jose Simeon Scarborough, William A. Rame Hubbard R. Barnes, Simeon Scarboroug Barnes, Frances Elmore, Thomas L. Barne Mary Bramletl, Ellen Holland, Henry ( Scarborough, Orlando C. Scar boro ugl Lawrence W. Scarborough, Della Harri .Mary Andrews, George P. Scarborougl Eliza Witherspoon; R. H. Scarborougl Joretta Young, Sarah Davis, Manly 1 Mison, E. H. Bateman, M. E. Bateroar A. J. Bateman, J. Scarborough Bathmat Frances Scarborough, and the cbildrer whose names are unknown, of Henry Scai borough, deceased, and the children, who? names are unknown, of Mary Batemac deceased. You are hereby Summoned and required t answer the petition herein, which was 61e on the ?4th day of November, ISSI, in th Court of Probate, for said County, and th amended Petiiion herein, which was filed o: the 3d day of February, ?882, in the sail Court, and to serve a copy of your answer t> the said petitions on the subscribers at thei office in the town of Sumter, within uvent; days after the service hereof, exclusive of th day of such service, and if you f iii to answe the petitions within the time aforesaid, th' petitioners in this matter will apply to tb Court for the relief demanded in the petitions Witness, the Honorable Thomas V. Walsh Judge of the Court of Probate for Suaitei County, at Sumter, in the said County anc State, the third day of February, in the y eat of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anc eighty-two HAYNS WORTHS & COOPER, DARGAN & WILSON. Attorneys for Petitioners. T. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. [Ll S.] March. 7.-6t W. P. HALL, Da. ST JULIES RAVESEL, President. Chemist. W. B. CHISOLM, Superintendent. E DIST O PHOSPHATE COMPANY, CHARLESTON, S. C., Manufacturers of ED1STO ACID PHOSPHATE, EDISTO ASH ELEMENT, EDISTO AMMOXIATED FERTILIZER. EDISTO GROUND BONE, and 1M PO RT ERS 0 F G ERM A N K A IN 1T. Special Brands manufactured to order. Car-load lots delivered free on board cars. Any quantity delivered free on board road at Company's works. J. B. E. SLOAN, Treasure:- and General Agent. At Onice of J. 13. E. Sloan & Son. Jar. 10 v MOLASSES] CORN, FLOUR, &c, iQ/i HRDS., 5G TIERCES NEW CROP -?00 MOLASSES, 10,000 Bu. White and Mixed CORN, 500 Rbis. FLOUR, 100 Boxes D. S. SIDES, 200 Bags COFFEE, 100 Bbls. SUGAR. A t lowest prices, WORTH & WORTH, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 7 MONEY SAVED -IS MONEY EARNED, I ASK ALL WHO Want to get the most goods for the least money to GITE 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. SCHWERINS, ON MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CHINA'S DRUG STORE. You will find always in stock Family and Fancy Groceries, Com, Wteat, Seed Oats, Eye, fte. -ALSO A Full Line of School Books, ALBUMS, SEASIDES, Blank Books and Stationery, TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES. I mean business, and will guarantee my good? as sound, fresh, and cheaper than the cheapest. New goods constantly arriving-Clerks polit* and attentive-and every honorable inducement is hereby offered. Sept 13 SADDLERY AND HARNESS, THE FINEST LEATHER ON HAND Ready: to be worked up at the lowest living figures, HARNESS of the latest style and of my own workmanship, at my shop to sell. I am prepared to do ail kinds vf Jobs ia my line of* business. All Orders received will be promptly attended to, and with the> greatest care. -A full liue of READY-MADE HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, MARTIN? GALES, and EVERYTHING ELSE pertaining toa First-class Harness Shop. OLD HARNESS made to look as good as NEW*. COVERING and REPAIRING Old TRUNKS -A SPECIALTY. All WORK in mv line GUARANTEED to give SATISFACTION. T. 0. WROTEN, Corner of Main and Republican Streets. March 15. ISSI. THERE IS BUT OXE GOOD DOLLAR SHIRT. ITS NAME IS THE DIAMOND. SOLD BY THE CHARLESTON STORE, HENRY A. LOWRY. Won the First Prize et the Colton Exposition at Atlanta, and only hist week took a Medal and First Prize Diploma at the Agricultural Fair in Charleston. Pretty Advertising Picture? Given Away. All Goods at Charleston Prices. H. A. LOWRY, Corner of Main and Republican Streets. March 1 3 C. M. HURST,. Notary Public, SUMTER, S. C. OFFERS his services for Probating D<~?ds }?r>d other papers, taking Renun^niion ot Dower, &c. Also, to draw Deed1 Mo;t gages, Liens, ?c., &c. Terms mod?r?t* Feb 28