The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 02, 1882, Image 2
.^UESBAY? MAY 2.
^P^A.- MOOD; M. D. > " t^
^ : ; ;l>r.B; ANDERSON^ } El>IT0RS*
Jefferson Davis bas. lost-the sight of
^gii^^je;?^cP?e?r- bot little with the
r^^^O?i?e>Indiana io Arizona are mur
f^f^fl^s??lers ; government troops are
^?ir^D^to intercept them,
^^?ffiere is .ao amendment before the
to prevent the naturalization of
^^^:^:'-l^^j^iMt;, preparations are being
^^^^fiSft4^^?^tr^'^bnroe for a grand
^^^?^?T??Vaf' .which' President Ar
thur^d other notables will be present.
l|ffo^?- K> Dil worth, of Macelhenny
Ilpili|ShoalsvJo"th? county, has been com*
^^^^t?.t?-KIf eight of his hogs which
^^^glf?Vc affected with hydrophobia, io con
^P^^p??uence Shaving been bitten by a
^^?^iaaii^g^^Greenv?le News.
^^^^^^Hfe were introduced in Congress
P^^^?^pKck to refond the cotton tax . for
^^ggjhVsupportbfrcom?on schools; for a
^^^l^f^t^ie^on'-with Sooth American eoun
ww tb the construction of
^^^^i?-through^Kne bf railway from Central
^^^^^inienca i? Chili ; to. permit farmers to
^^^plmi^tobtacoo to employees without the
^^^p^$aym^'t"of-aoy tax ; abolishing the tax
||-^> ^ ram and for the
?8|i^ on the 22d
^^^Sc?May^h?n tor establish a uniform
^^^^^^^t^?i?^cf'' was. reported from
^^^^:cwMMUec, "-fi1 -.
^?ator fltlU "bf Georgia, is yet very
f?^?^notwithstanding the many favor
^?^^^?^?report? which have been made re
^^^^^|f?^ng;him. He has been an intense
^^?l^-^twn^rer. and, although strong hopes are
^^^^fbnt?jr?oned for his recovery, we fear thc
worst. Repeated torturing operation*
^^^^?teife?lei? to eradicate the disease, and
each has left bim in a much more pre
|f?fS'^ ?-WMMHr-'cb.n^fit?bn.
; -"?\Reading, Pa.? paper states that
^&e Ber:- J. & Fisher, a yoong mao
K^S-- .who attended the State Nornw?NScbool
at Kutztow?, and subsequently studied
^^^^?^?bgy>- has become insane from over
j??t?y.. In attempting to commit the
^^^ftrwihole Bible to memory, he. became a
^^^^^BM?ttg-maniac, and he has just been
^^^--T^oved: to an insane asylum three
^^^fii.?^?^fioai. beading. He is 26 years
ISS? ; ?f ?j*??" and possessed briilian t talen ts.
???ll?|fe?% ?South Carolina farmer th us spoke
^^^^ ^ct?^ kst week : *I have just'purchased
^^p^^c?Bb improved implements and am cul
^p^^^fiviting roy land be^r than ever. Cot
^^?>? tan ruined \???- 'Last year I raised
&~'?~f-. 4.000 bushels of c?rn and did this with
^^fef1; ?^urcely any rain; I am making money
PI^^^-^l^nOT? aod ferine, Last year
g5? - I raised ten bales pf-cotton.. -.-This year
?|| - I ??re not a seed planted. I find " no
^^^V.^Bi^^n':8eTSiBg..vy.corn and hay in
^^?3 A?tttt8ta^^^ro?icZe and Constitution
^ ; ? strange termination bf a 'coon hoot
^^^.^pi^?^??, towns'from, below Camden, j
fj|f?&; It^sf^eara that? negro went out on a
^^^&i9^bc h^?i? .^^ i? was not long before |
Iflj^?B^ dog^w?s-in h ot pursuit of on e. A f
ffi-0^jjfe? running around for a while the Voon
l^g^^fpent into' a small pond of water near
the.railrord, and the dog followed bimT
?gp|?|^? fi^tbe^eu^seffn nS?r^S?^ the
^??^?eoJfeheL^?^soeceeded io drowning
^^^:-??h?:?ogr_ wft^u?pon his 'coonship im
^^^^ow???te?y ?e^?or^other parts. It is
^^^^.?c?dom that a hunter meets with such
T.i&n' from the-animal hunted.*-Camden
Rp| ; : Martin B. Delaney, the black man
^w$o once ran for Lieutenant Governor
^^^u.Btate9.-haa been lecturing in Bal
_ j^timore : He advises colored men to cot
^^^'Jooajs^frem both parties and to organize
^^^ftfoc?^prnteotion. Democrats, be said,
;c were their enemies and Bepoblicaos j
^ir^yj?iheh friends wheo the colored people ?
'J&r' ? 7 were freed, but it fe impossible " to"JtsK:
friend from foe. Hejtold-lhem to never
Vote for a Rejyj&?ican or Democrat un
f?-M^:.-feas tfo^fo?loV be directly benefitted,
^^S5:l?frw4ner to waste .their, votes-by ca?t
t^^0- iog them for some old man of their own
m?j^i race as a sacrifice to principle.
"The approaching transit of Venus,
^^^^which. will taxe place next December, is
^^^r^?eatiQg considerable interest among as
^^J^tronomera. For observation, France
^^^:^WlE!:\e8tebU8|i eight stations; Brazil,
?|||^: ^iey Q?et^cti^y^ four ; Denmark and
? the l^^ei^linus, ?ustna^ Haogary,
?4^''. -CSriB^' and'-^MexicOt one each; Spain
ant^??e Argentine Republic, two each.
^^^i?reat Britain will have sixteen stations,
g?|?|^^ An inter
^S0f? S:national conference was heid in Paris,
^^%::Viwt October, and these stations will be
tio arranged as to do the best work.
^fif ^ ^ The old . Good "Friday custom of
%M??-r begging an effigy of Judas Iscariot was
jtfter alapse of two years, duly celebrat
the London docks on April 7 by
g^Or^fn^-Crews of three Portuguse and Mal
|||||^-?:tese vessels. The effigy of the traitor,
hewn out of a black piece of timber,
' ; ' '. ' waa" carried by chosen members of
the crews round tho quarterdeck and
;3^ . han^d ?rbm the yardarm, and each
aoan' chanted bb vituperation^ as he
? : r feabed the ?gurc with knotted ropes.
The scourging over, Judas was cut
down, thrown opon the deck, spat upon
cursed, and kicked to- the galley fire,
I': where be was burned into a charred
t asass, and then burled into the water,
after which the sailors went in proces
* alon to ehorch. V
&;if?S Cfeoet A 1882, according to Mr. S.
'$Wy'\ C Chandler, of the Harvard Universi
? ;I / ty, as reported in the Scientific Amer
~U>?;- fica?, will come within a thousand miles
?F{" of the sun, passing-through the corona
' . - and grazing the photosphere. Mr. Boss
. estimates the distance at 10,000,000
?j--';;:'/. -'.'XDiles, bat both observers agree in
v -v prophesying a very near approaeh. Few
fllfe instances are recorded of comets coming
so near the sun. A magnificent display
'-^/TirjK-'take place? onlcss astronomers are
/ : Booh at fauk, about thc middle of
~ ;A - June. This visitor from space was first
r^f : ; ^discovered by Mr. C. S. Wells, of the
^^*^^:3>ud?ey Observatory, Albany, on March
. ..-. 18, and from all appearances it will at
i^S' \ tract great attention, and perhaps re
: yeal some unexpected secrets during the
i'^ ' anmmer months. It seems to be a
^cr V large comet, and is approaching us at
: .tbe^rate of about 2,000,000 miles a
^j0y->"--:. The town of Gayle ville, in Arizona.
|ust over the New Mexican line,, was
lipfry- burned and completely destroyed on the
7 -afternoon of April 26 by Apache In
; :y ---i?ax)&. Thirty-five whites were mur
. J: ' dered. At a meeting of several thou
-v,.-'.iand citizens, held at Tucson, Arizona,
it was unanimouly decided to wire the
'?'Jbllowing to the President 3nd both
^^fel^ionsea of Co^gay^ ,? : ?.,
?': ' ^*Dortn^gr^ycing incident to the
SBPC 'ffrap%^, n. -J d^lday announced to
^^J^^Vr^^P<^e^.Monroe, wo beg
W^W^^ W t s^n4o ?it at your
banquet, tbe fact that nearly one hun?
dred of our citizens have within a few
days been wantonly murdered in cold
blood by the devilish Apaches, wbom
crnel and mistaken policy permits to
survive their crimes. If some small
portion of expenditure incurred in your
display could be devoted to such mea?
sures as would preclude the probability
of an increase in the list of our mur?
dered dead, we could send you a greet
iog of gratitude and cheer in place of
this message revealing our sorrow, help?
lessness and desolation/
The following, taken from the Green?
ville News, is a fair criticism upon the
coarse of the Neics and Courier with
reference to Messrs. Winn, McLaurin
and Moise, and a correct explanation of
their position. The idea that their af?
fidavit, so widely pub&hed was made
with a view to escape inevitable convic?
tion ora" desertion, of a pre-arranged
mode of defense, to avoid certain pun?
ishment, is false. They made no at?
tempt from the first to conceal their
actions with regard to the boxes in
question. It was widely known, and
bad they been called upon to testify in
court, would have made the statement
embodied in their affidavit. It was sim?
ply an admission of a fact that had been
repeatedly admitted, with no attempt at
secresy. They pleaded guilty to a fact,
ano! cot toan intentional fraud. To de?
clare that they sacrificed the party, Jto
save themselves, or compromised a con?
tract through fear of unpleasant 'visions'
we regard the grossest injustice :
Our esteemed cotemporary at
Charleston has fought gallantly and
persistently the battle of the State
against her enemies. The editorial
ability of our esteemed, exceeding that
of any newspaper in this State has been
devoted to striking-blows that have told
like the strokes of sled ge hammers against
the men who have introduced a judicial
machine in the war against 4X8.^, We
go somewhat ont of our way fo say
this, because we have such frequent
occasion to animadvert on the course of
our esteemed. We cheerfully put on
record the expression .of our conviction
that the News and Courier has done
nobie work in the trying period of the
past few weeks, and has fairly earned
the thanks of the State.
Our esteemed is wrong, however, in
its. attack upon General Moise repre?
senting the gentlemen from Sumter,
who plead guilty to a technical viola?
tion of the election laws. Their posi?
tion, assumed by his advice, as we
understand it, is that they deny any in?
tention to do wrong, but admit that their
construction of the law was contrary to
that of the court, and that they may
have unintentionally .done wrong.
Therefore they ask ?br a discharge.
They did not plead guilty, and throw
themselves upon the mercy of the Court.
By the responsive action of the Court
they obtained a distinct declaration^
that they, as representatives ^ef^our
State and people, were^g??ltless .of
wron?^iid--ka?^committe4 only an
jOifOi.
.The charge of abandoning.the people
and seeking refuge behind a cowardly
compromise as preferred against these
gentlemen by our esteemed is the grav?
est that could be made against any
men, and is equivalent to the charge of
desertion in the face of the enemy pre?
ferred against a soldier, The facts do
not support it, and it never should have
been made.
The attack on Gen. Moise is vnjzsr
and impolitic. We cannot afford to
drive away an"^\^fc^rr??nd3 now, and
this is no tim?^rmiscroscopic scrutiny
of anyjojan^s political creed. When ut?
terance is made, and a man by his word
or act declares himself an opponent of
Democracy, it is time enough j to de?
nounce him. We have an abundance
of foes wit hout seeking or creating them.
Gen. Moise has not, as far as we know,
spoken out in the dear, decisive, manly
terms that were desirable, and declared
his allegiance to the straight1 Demo?
cratic party. But the tenor of jvhat he
said has been in that direction, land at
the independent meeting at Sumter his
advice to the negroes and white men
was to stick to the party. Therefore it
is too soon to arraign and condemn him
as a deserter. Abuse and blows is not
the best means of regaining wavering
friend. Those methods are appropriate
only for positive enemies.
Wedding Bells.
On Thursday last Lieut-Governor J.
D. Kennedy and Miss H A. ^3oykin
were married at the residence fjof thc
bride's mother in Kirkwood. If was a
very brilliant affair, and besides!a large
number of the near relatives, the most
of the high State officials were present,
including Gov. Hagood, Col. I Hugh
Thompson, Col. T. J. Lipscomb and
wife, and Col. J P. Richardsoi. The
happy couple left Camden on Tuesday
for a short visit to friends in Columbia.
-Camden Journal.
The Extra Session^
It is becoming daily more apparent
that there is great unanimity through?
out the State on thc necessiA for a
session of the Legislature tor redis?
trict the Stafe. So far as we have
been abie to ascertain,. the members
of the Legislature are almost? a unit
in favor of the measure. W$ learn
that Mr. Blake of Spartanbur^, one
of the most" thoughtful and conser?
vative members of the House, will ad?
dress a letter to the Governor Itaking
the strongest ground in favor .of thc
extra session.-Columbia Register.
A Cool Murderer.
A New York special of last Thursday
says : Sindram, the condemned murder?
er, who is to be hanged to-morrow, was
closely guarded to-night by the Deputy
Sheriffs who have him in cbargj. He
spent his time in talking to them and
in writing letters. His mother, 'accom
panied by his son and daughter ?nd two
lady friends, called on him during the
afternoon. They were searched* before
admission. In Mrs. Sidrara's .bonnet
was found concealed an oilstone : sharp?
ened to a point at one end. i
It is believed that she intended/ to give
this implement to her son, so tbat he
might use it in an attempt to tike his
life. [
He expressed a wish to see the gal?
lows on which he was to be hung, but
this was not gratified. At m|dnight
the condemned man was seated with
McGloin, another condemned murder?
er, at a table, and by tbe light ot* a tal?
low dip was engaged in playing a game
of casino, in which he evinced the
deepest interest He was daly hanged
on Friday. ?
THE WATEBEE DISASTER.
The Steambqat Marion Explodes one of
lier Boilers-Five Persons Killed
and Many Wounded-The Officers
Acquitted of Blame.
The following account of the recent
disaster on the Wateree-River, is taken
from the Columbia Register, of thc 30th:
At the (Solicitation of. a number of
gentlemen and ladies of the Fork neigh?
borhood, Captain Rhodes of thc steamer
Marion bad agreed to give them an ex?
cursion on tbe Wateree River, and on
Friday morning the party, consisting of
about twenty-five, gathered at Red
Biuff, a landing near the junction of
the Wateree and Congaree Rivers, on
the plantation of Mr. Joseph Bates in
Richland County, about two miles from
Wateree Station, on the Camden branch
of the South Carolina-Railroad.
At about ll A. M. the party board?
ed the steamer and she moved out from
the landing. When she had gone about
one hundred yards several of the guests
who had been delayed made their ap?
pearance on the river bank and Cap?
tain Rhodes ordered the boat to be
backed into the mouth of a small creek
in order that the belated party might
be taken on board ; but, as' there was
danger of running-on a tree or snag in
the mouth of the creek, he gave the
signal for reversing the motion of the
engine so that she might be moved for?
ward. At this moment the explosion
of one of tue boilers took place, carry?
ing death to some and dismay to the re?
mainder of the party so joyous and hap?
py the moment before.
At the time of the explosion most of
the marooners were in the- aft saloon of
the steamer. * Thc captain was in con ver- !
sation with Mr. Joseph Bates, near the
pilot bouse, and the ill-fated party, con?
sisting of the four Misses Henry. Mrs. !
S. Gr. Garner, Miss Minnie Bates, j
Mr. "Lenoir, Mr. Trumble, Mr. Orville
Stiles and Mr. J. C Eason, were on the
npper deck immediately over the boilers, j
or in various positions in near proxirai- j
ty to them. In an instant of time the ;
fearful work of death had been done, |
the upper works of tbe steamer were I
scattered in fragmenta over the river J
sud adjacent woods, and the portion of
the upper deck over the saloon bad fal?
len in on those in the cabin, inflicting
painful but not serious wounds on near
ly all the occupants. Of course a panic
seized most of those who had escaped
Immediate death, and but for the provi- |
otential circumstance, of most of them !
being hemmed io in the cabin by the
fallen deck, which afforded Captain
Rhodes, whose presence of mind did
Dot forsake him, the needed interval to
assure them that the danger bad passed
and that they who had so far escaped
were safe, many more lives would have
been lost by juuipiug overboard in the
panic which resulted from the explo?
sion.
The force of the explosion drove
those immediately exposed tojt intojiter
river or on tojhe sef*i??yStstb*i?ry .or
forty-yards distant. Those who were
seen to disappear io the river aod whose
bodies have not been recovered were
Misses Mattie and Nannie Henry,
daughters of Captain Samuel G Henry,
who resides about 10 miles froai the
scene of the disaster; Mr. Orville
Stiles, a son of Rev. Mr. Stiles, who
lives 5 or 6 miles off, and a negro boat
haud named Tom Richardson. They i
were probably all instantly kilh^-Tbe \
body of Miss Minnie EUr^^-was found
on the river bank ^fearfully mutilated,
and she, too-was killed instantly. Mrs !
Sacjuei-^ Garner, a widow daughter j
r?fSenry T. Peake of Charleston, a \
former well known Superintendent of |
the South Carolina Railroad, was blown
into the river, and Mr. Hodge Lenoir
was blown upon the river bank but
without serious injury. He discovered
Mrs. Garner in the river and immedi?
ately swam out to rescue her, and they
were both in the act of sinking when
rescued by Captain Rhodes, who by
that time bad procured a boat and was
endeavoring to save the party. Five of the
party were thus killed by the explosion. (
Mr. J. C Eason of Eastover receiv?
ed a compound fracture of both bones of
of the middle third of the right leg, was
severely scalded on the back, and was
also bruised about the chest.
Mr. Willie Tromble was severely
scalded, but was well enough to be re?
moved to his father's, about three miles
from the river, in the evening.
Miss Lizzie Henry suffered a cora-'
pound fracture of the leg and was
severely scalded.
Miss Minnie Bates.' daughter of Mr.
Joseph Bates, has both boues * of the
right forearm and humerus of upper
third broken, fracture of lower end of
tibia, right side, and face and back
scalded.
John Wiliiams, colored, a boat hand,
was severely scalded on left arm and
back and had a patch of skin gouged
out of the under side of his left thisrh
and the muscles lacerated and cinders
driven iuto the flesh.
As soon as possible those on the
wreck were transferred to the land aud
the wounded taken to the residence of
Mr. Joseph Bates, about a mile and a
half distant Dis. Keith and McKen?
zie, the local physicians, were quickly
on hand and did all that medical skill
could do to allay the sufferings of the
wounded.
Dr. Taylor of Columbia wa3 tele?
graphed to aud went dowu on the 4 P.
M. train, remaining all night. When
he left at 5 o'clock yesterday morning
the wounded were doing as well as
could be expected, although suffering
much.
The casualties from this terrible ac?
cident are, as far as ascertained, five
killed and five severely and several
slightly wounded.
The cause of the explosion will, per?
haps, like thousands of similar cases,
nfiver be disclosed, but the jury of
inquest held yesterday, in their verdict,
fully exonerate the officers of the ill-fat?
ed steamer from all blame for the acci?
dent Captain Rhodes and the engineer
state that the boilers were inspected
about a week ago and found to bc in
good order, and the engineer says that
at the time of thc explosion the steam
gauge showed a pressure of eighty
pounds, being twenty pounds less than
the oapaoily of the boilers. The dread?
ful calamity has cast a gloom over the
whole community, as most of those, in?
volved ia it ave known and csteroed
tbrougnout the County.
Too much praise cannot bo bestowed
upon Capt. Tbos. E. Rhodes and Engi?
neer J. 'J. Dawley of the steamboat
Marion, who gallantly assisted in sav
I ing others who would certainly have
been lost in the recent disaster had they
lacked that presence of mind or. heroic
5courago which they displayed,
[For tbe Watchman and Soatbroa.j
MEETING OP THE GRAND
LODGE I. O. G. T.
Messrs. Editors: Your correspondent
and a friend left Sumter for Greenville
on Saturday, to attend tbe eleventh ses
sion of the Grand Lodge I. 0. G. T.
A pleasant ride with pleasant company
brought us to the end of our journey
with the close of the day.
The Counties between Columbia and
Greenville show a wonderful promise of
small grain to the farmers. Tbe oats
and wheat were fine, and there is a very
large acreage of the former. Corn is in
the back ground for I saw but two
fields after leaving Alston ; but king
cotton is as prominent there as here.
The up-country is growing very fast;
towns are springing up, especially
around the large factories,'with magic?
like rapidity.
A quiet Sunday was spent in the
city, our party going to hear Mr.
Strickland preach in the morning and
Mr. Capers in the afternoon.
On Monday, we 'did' the town till
dinner then enjoyed an exhilarating ride
up to Paris Mountain. We saw seve?
ral young vineyards on the Mountain
j sides, and Paris Mountain will
soon be noted for its abundance of
fruit. We visited the Summer resi?
dence of Mrs. Markley, which has a
splendid view of the country to the
North and East. It is surrounded by
a fine orchard and vineyard, and the
puzzling thing to ns was to understand
how a person could stand still on those
steep hillsides long enough to plant a
tree or vine.
The Grand Lodge met on Tuesday
with our friend Col. T. B. Crews, G.
W. C. T. presiding, ably assisted by
Miss Carrie China, G. W. V. T.
Most of the officers were present, and
quite a large delegation, with a num?
ber of past officers and members. The
day was spent in the usual routine
work of hearing reports and arranging
com ui i tees. At night a welcome meet?
ing was held under the auspices of
of the Greenville Lodge, and addresses
were made by Mr. Strickland, pastor
of thc Baptist Church, Mr. Wilson, of
the Methodist Church, Mr. Nail of
the Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Fur
man which were responded to by vari
j oas members of the Grand Lodge. The
j speeches were good, the music de
j lightful and the meeting was a success in
; every particular.
On Wednesday the officers for the
ensuing year were elected. Reports on
the state of the order were given by the
i delegates, just after which Master Mar
! shall Glower, a little lad six years old,
j was introduced and brought down the
i bouse with bis little speech on tempe?
rance. He is a bright little fellow and
'temperance' to the back-bone.
On Wednesday night a mass meeting
was held under the auspices of the
j Grand Lodge, and an address was
j made by Prof.jOajdisler'oTBpartrinburg.
! TUie--sp?eeb-was just such as Prof. Car
; lisle always makes, and was listened to
j with eager attention by a crowded
bouse. The music, as was the case the
night before, was splendid-one piece
especially, 'The World is Moving' On,'
sounding in my ears ever since.
On Thursday the various committees
reported on the subjects given them,
j Tbe most important report was the one
j recommending the appointment of a
j State LecU?T. come discussion was
i called forth, but the desire for its adop
1 tion was almost unanimous, and we
hope soon to have a good speaker ijo
the field. - j
The officers were installed as follows:
T. B. Crews, G. W. CT. J
W H. Cuttino, P. G. W. C. T. ]
Miss Carrie China. G. W. V. T. !
J. H. Bryce, G. W. C.
W. F Rbame. G. W. S.
C. L. Fike, G. W. T. !
Rev. W. H Smith, G. W. Chaplain.
J. K. Hill, G. W. M. ?
J.R. W. Johnston, G. A. S. j
Miss Lizzie White, G. ?>. M.
Mrs. C. A. Mays, G. G. (
? Joel E. Branson, G. S. I
Mrs. C. E Gilbert, G. S. J. T.
Jas. McCullough, and Miss Robbjie
McKav were elected Representatives \o
the R." W. G. Lodge of the World, arid
Mrs. C A. Mays and W. F Rbame ks
alternates. \
The members of the Grand Lodge
will long remember this pleasant sessioc.
Messrs Reily and Johnston the W. ?.
T., and W. S. of Greenville Lodge
were untiring ?D their offorts to make
the meeting pleasant. The Lodge As
well as citizens of Greenville gave us tllie
warmest of welcomes. The W. C. T. IJJ.
gave us a God-speed and an invitation
to their nicely arranged reading room.
Dr. Walter gave us a large supply 6f
soda water tickets, and if the sessioiD
had lasted much longer ? fear we would
have been sadly spoiled. Mrs. Wilke)?,
Mrs. Brownwell, Misses Robbie an;d
Emma McKay and the Messrs Munson
gave us the sweetest of music at bo dh
our meetings, and the Grand Lodge l<fft
Greenville deeply impressed with the
hearty hospitality of its people. Your
correspondent was assigned a home
with Dr. Manly's charming family, ao.d
had a pleasant home indeed duriDg this
G. L. session. :
And now that the meeting is over, ;I
trust and believe that it has been pro?
ductive of good. The members retard?
ed to their homes encouraged in thejr
work for temperance and reform. New
resolves were made, new .plans were
laid, and we look forward with juf?t
cause to a prosperous year in the tern,
perauce movement. R. '
A Historic Case.
f:
The decree in the case of W. F.
Dickerson et al., appellants, vs. W.
Smith, Executors, et ai., respondents
was filed in the Supreme Court a fty
days ago. The appellants were repre?
sented by Col. James Farron, of Lau?
rens, Col. W. H. Parker, of AbbevMl?,
Col. T. P. Westmoreland, of Atlanta,
Ga., Mr. George Westmoreland, of this
city. The respondents were represented
by Holmes and Simpson, Col. B. W.
Ball and Pope and Watts, of Laurens.
This case involves about ?100.000 and
bas been pending for ten years. This
action was originally brought by
McGowan and defended by Simpson
and Simpson, of Laurens. H. L.
McGowan died several years since arjjd
HOD. Samuel McGowan was electet to
the position of Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court. Hon J. S. Cothran
was then employed by the appellant^,
but wis elevated to the Judgship of tie
eighth Circuit before the cause was heard
on appeal. Hon. W. D. Simpson has
also been called to hil a position on the
Supreme benr.h At the hearing Jus?
tices Simpson and McGowan were dis?
qualified from sitting by their former
connection with the case and J'a?gts
Hudson and Fraser sat iu their places
by special appointment. Judge Hud?
son delivered the opinion of the court.
This decision reverses the decision of
tbe court below and orders a new ac?
counting -Greenville News
Tbe Watchman and Southron goes
to almost every household in Sumter
County. If you have anything to ad?
vertise, this is the place to make it
known.
?Farmers'* Wives.
It is an evident fact that farmers' wives are
afflicted with many diseases which are the re?
sult of overwork. They are constantly on
one ceaseless routine of toil from dailight at
morning until late at night. No change no
relaxtion, no rest ! Farmers should note this
fact, and be forewarned before it is too late.
It'is astonishing what an amount of labor the
wives of farmers perform. Many of them get
up and have breakfast ready before their hus?
bands are out of bed. Then it is work, work, j
work until near midnight: their minds dur?
ing the time being constantly occupied with
their duties, and with thinking of how the
food is to be supplied, when the washing and
ironing is to be done, when time can be spared
to scrub the floor, how the children are to be
clothed and kept tidy, and innumerable other
things not neccessary to mention, all of
which combine to overwork and break down j
the strongest woman in the land. In no case !
is it safe to be continuously thinking upon any
one thing, and in cases were tbe brain bas
been weakened by too great a strain upon it
thereby producing insanity, epilepsy, vertigo,
hysterics, female weakness, general debility,
and a multitude of other diseases, the remedy
is Kest and a few bottles of Dr. S. A. Rich?
mond & Co's Samaritan Nervine. It acts
directly upon the nervous centres and invigo?
rates and strengthens tbe whole system.
Many ladies have refrained from using Samar?
itan Nervine on account of an existing pre?
judice against advertised medicines. Let ns
ask a question : are vou prejudiced against
sewing machines because you have seen them
advertised, orean yon doubt the ingenuity
and skill required in their invention ? Again
would you refuse to insure your house be?
cause the company advertised that it had^aid
millions of dollars in losses and yet bad a cap?
ital of several millions left? Do such adver?
tisements shake your confidence and create
prejudice? Then why refuse to credit the tes?
timony of those who have found Samaritan
Nervine to be all that is claimed for it in
overcoming those ailments peculiar to your
sex ? The following statement speaks for it?
self:
Fairfield, Leoawee Co., Mich., T
April 25, 18S1. J
Dr. Richmond-Dear Sir : This is to certify
that my wife had fits for thirty-five years. 1
They would last ber for about one hour and
sometimes longer. I happened to hear of
your medicine, and sent for some of it. She
had no more fits after she took the first dose
Sbe is now permanently cured, and her health
is a great deal better than it has been for
twenty years or more. You are entirely at
liberty to use her picture and this testimonial
in any manner which you please, and may
sign my name to it. We owe you this much
at least for what yoo have done for her.
Yours truly. HENRY CLARK.
For aged men, women, weak and sickly
children, without a rival Will not cause
headache. Brown's Iron Bitters.
Every day for Three Years.
ABINGDON, Va., Oct. 4, 1881.
H. H. WARNER'& Co.: Sin-I have suf?
fered every day for the past three years from
stricture of the urethra. Your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure is the ?nlv thing to give me
relief. W. T. GRAHAM.
As a purifier of the blood Ayer's Sarsapa?
rilla has no?equal. It wonderfully improves
the complexion and gives to old and yoong
the bloom of health.
The Highest Rank.
Made from harmless materials, and adapted
to the needs of fading and falling bair, Par?
ker's Hair Balsam bas taken the highest rank
as an elegant and reliable hair .resterai! ve.'
Quick and Sure,
Many miserable people drag themselves
about with failing strength; feeling that they
are steadily sinking into their graves, when
by using Parker's Ginger Tonic they would
find a sure cure commencing with the first
dose, and vitality and strength quickly and
surely coming back to them.
TUTT'S
PILLS
A DISORDERED LIVER
IS THE BANE
of the present generation. It ia for the
Cure of this disease and ita attendants,
SICK-HEADACHE, BHIOUSITESS, DY8
PEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, PILES, etc., that
TUTTS PIT-LB have gained a world-wide
reputation. JJo Kemedy has ever been"
discovered that acts so gently on the
digestive organs, giving them vigor to 5g
aimilate food. As a natural result, the
Nervous System ia Braced, the Muscles
are Developed? and the Body Bbbnst.
Oxaill? and. Fever.
E. RIVAL, a Planter At Bayon Sara, La., says :
My plantation ia In a malarial district. Por
several years. I could not make hair a crop on
?coount of Moona diseases and ennis. X was
nearly discouraged when X began tbe nee of
TUTT'S PILLS. The. result was marvelous:
my laborers soon became hearty and robust,
and I have bad no further trouble. -
They relieve the eiurorgedldver, deanes
the Blood f.-om p?:?orioas humor*, and
cease the bowels to act naturally, with?
out which no one can feel well.
Try this remedy fairly, end yon will rain
M healthy Digestion, VigoroosBody. Pore
Blood, Serong Nerves, sada Sound layer.
Price, ascents. Offlee,?Marsey ?t^Jf.Y.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
BLACK
Imparts a natural coi or, aaa ucts HIBWHHOIITOUW/.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt
of One Dollar. _ . .
Crrice, SB Murray Street, New York,
(Br. TfJVTS MANVAJL of Valuable**
Information and Uaefut Receipt* ?
.riff he matted rass on application. J
Hil CELEBRATED ^l|X
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? STOMACH ^ &
SITTERS
Among thc medicinal means -of arresting
disease, Hostetter's Stomach Biitcre stands
pre-eminent. It checks the torthenprogr?s
of all disorders, of the stnnwcb. liver and
bowels, revives the vital st ?ni ina. preven?s and
remedies chills and fever, increase* the acth ity
of the kidneys, counteracts a tendency to rheu?
matism, and is a genuine stay ;*nd solace to
aged, infirm and nervous persons.
For salo by all Druggists nm! Dealers
gcncrai?y.
Estate cf Mrs. Sarah J. Cc Elliott,
DECEASED;
IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE for Sumter County ou the 18th
d:iy of May, 1S82, for a Final Discharge
as Executor of aforesaid Estate.
April 13 M. 8. MOORE, Executor.
Estate of Wm. K. Dixon,
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
for Sumter County oo May lith. 1882,
for a fins! discharge as Administrator of
aforesaid Estate. JAMES A. DIXON,
April ll-4t. Administrator.
Estate of A, J, fflosgsrDec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
for SumLr County, on May 11th, 1882;
for. a final Discharge, as Administratrix of
aforesaid Estate.
OCTAVIA H. MOSES,
April ll-it. Administratrix.
President Arther gets more slippers, hand?
kerchief cases, and clothes brash holders than
any man in America, with the possible ex?
ception of Rev. Phillips Brooks. A little
matrimony won! 3 change all that.
A trae assistant to nature in restoring the
system to perfect health, thus enabling it
to resist disease, is Brown's Iron Bitters.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS,
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the STOCK?
HOLDERS OF THE BELLEMONTE
CUTTON MF'G CO., will be held at tbe mill
on THURSDAY, MAY 18th, at 12 o'clock.
The report of the President will be read, and
officers elected for another year.
D. JAMES WINN,
April 28, 1882-_President.
NOTICE .
-OF
INSURANCE LICENSE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under?
signed has been licensed by the Comp?
troller Geoeral, for twelve months commenc?
ing 31st March 1882, as agent for the follow?
ing Insurance Companies :
The Liverpool and London and Globe.
The Queen.
The British America,
CHAS. H. MOISE.
May 2_
ICE CREAM I ICE CREAM!
DOFT FORGET IT !
THAT I can furnish the CHEAPEST and
BEST ICE CREAM in Town. Price
from fifty to sixty-five cents per quart, deliv?
ered in any part of the Town.
I will also FREEZE ICE CREAM for any
party at the lowest price.
ICE for sale at all times; price two and
two and a-balf cents a pound.
W. J. ANDREWS,
May 2 ^CATERER.
Mrs. WHITE
-AND
Miss MILLER,
Grateful for patronage received
in the past, would invite the
attention of the Ladies to their
Stock of
Spring and Summer
MILLINERY, \
HATS, BONNETS,
RIBBONS AND FLOWERS,
In Variety.
PRICES LOW.
Orders from the Country promptly filled.
April. 25 . - ^_ _._ ..... - -
jiu--a--I---i
Office of Supervisor of Reeistration
FOE SUMTER COUNTY.
-O
SUMTER C. H., S. C., April 3, 1882.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned will attenjji.at^the- foUow
iug times and" places for the purpose of
REGISTERING all qualified Electors of this
County, who are required by Law to Regis?
ter at the place appointed in the Township
ia which they reside :
At Wedgefield, S. C., Tuesday and Wed?
nesday, May 2d and 3d.
At Manchester, Thursday May 4th.
At Stateburg, Friday and Saturday, May
5th and 6th.
At Spring Hill, Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 9th and 10th.
At Marion Sanders' old Office, Thursday
and Friday, May 11th aud 12tb.
At Bishopville, Monday and Tuesday, May
15th and 16th.
At H. D. Corbett's Store, Wednesday and
Thursday, May 17th and 18th.
At Carter's Crossing, Friday and Saturday,
May 19th and 20th.
At Bethel Church, Tuesday and Wednes?
day, May 23d and 24th.
At Mayesville, Thursday and Friday, May
25th and 26th.
At Gaillard's X Roads, Saturday, May 27.
At P. P. Gaillard's old Office, Thursday
and Friday, June 1st and 2d.
At Lewis' Chapel, Friday and Saturday,
june 9th and 10th.
At Lynchburg, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 13th and 14th.
At Player's X Roads, Thursday and Fri?
day, June 15th and 16th.
At Sumter C. H., Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 19th, 20th and 21st.
At Privateer, Thursday and Friday, June
22d and 23d.
I will also attend at my Offie at the County
Seat, from Monday Jone 26th, to Friday,
June 30th, inclusive for the purpose of cor?
recting errors io registration and to register
socb electors as failed to register at the place
appointed in the Township in which they
reside.
Tbe Supervisor and two Assistant Supervi?
sors will meet at my Office in the Town of
Sumter, on Tuesday, the 11th day of July,
1882, and will sit as many days as may be
necessary, to bear and determine all cases in
which registration may be refused to any ap?
plicant in this Coantv.
P. P. GAILLARD,
Supervisor of Registration Sumter Co.
April ll, 1882.
THERE IS BUT ONE GOOD
DOLLAR SHIRT.
ITS NAME IS
THE DIAMOND.
SOLD BY THE CHARLESTON STORE,
HENRY A. LOWRY.
Won the First Prize at the Cotton Exposition
at Atlanta, and only last week took a
Medal and First Prize Diploma at the
Agricultural Fair in Charleston.
Pretty Advertising Pictures Given Away.
All Goods at Charleston Prices.
H. A. LOWRY,
Corner of Main and Republican Streets.
March 7 3
i MU n rm MU i ii: i IL
CHARLESTON, S. C*
SOLUBLE GUANO, highly ammoniated,
ACID PHOSPHATE, for composting.
ASH ELEMENT, for cotton, wheat, peas. etc.
PURE GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK.
GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KAINIT
(Direct importation from Germany.)
Cotton Seed Meal, Pure Ground Raw Bone,
Nova Scotia Laud Plaster, South Carolina
Marl, Dried Blood.
The above fertilizers are of very high
grade and of uniform quality.
Special inducements are offered for cash
orders by tbe car load.
PRIVATE FORMULARS mace to order of
best materials.
For terms, illustrated almanacs, colored
humorous cards, etc., address tbe Company.
March 21, 2 m._
MOLASSES, CORN, FLOUR, &c.
A Qr* HHDS., 56 TIERCES NEW CROP
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10,000 Bu. White and Mixed CORN,
500 Bbls. FLOUR,
100 Boxes D. S. SIDES,
200 Bags COFFEE,
100 Bbls. SUGAR.
At lowest prices,
WORTH & WORTH,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
March ?
1882-SPRING.
WE ARE NO!
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OUR ST<
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THE LEADING ESI
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W OPENING
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UR
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Cheerfully Responded to.
2m
-AND*
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The Misses McElKose
Would invite the attention of their i
ere to their
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TRIM?_55^"
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UNTRIMMED.
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DRUG STORE.. ?
You wiirfind always in- ?tock
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A Full Line of School Bop??V
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Sept 13 . . . ?.- . ..^
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Send for circular.
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March 14
THE PALMETTO
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-ET
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-.1
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March 21 Charleston, S. C
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X to b3 worked up at the lowest Hvrcg
6gures.
HARNESS cf the latest style, and ??oyr
OTT r. workmanship, at m J shop to sell. . 1_
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greatest care. r
-A full Hoe of ?
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SADDLES, BRIDLES,
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EVERYTHING ELSE :,
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-A SPECIALTY.- -
AU WORK in my Hoe GUARANTEED
to gite SATISFACTION
T. G. WHOTEN,
Corner of Main sod Rep?blicas Streets.
March 15, 1881. . '