The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 27, 1882, Image 2

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-TUESDAY, JUKE 27. jr? Moet m. d. >. RB. ANDERSON, JEditors y The Sumter Watchman was founded -in 1850 and the iFnte Southron in ;1S6& The IF?rfcforcan etn<? Southron now hasthe combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and isy; manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. it is now expeeted in Washington - that Congress will finally adjourn July . 10. ^ The Russian Government has order v ed-.the construction of thirty new gun .;. ; boats.. v American stocks are more than ever g|sought after in London. The success % of "the new issue of the Reading consoli ' >: dated" bonds is said to-be assured. The Kansas- wheat crop is estimated . at 2t0,00?,000 bushels and twelve coun ~ ties^ave each over 100,000 acres of ^^^M^Ept?sh ?rops are reported to be ||pRi^;?total failure. The'demand for p^Americao food supplies will therefore ^^^fery "large. theISalley ts&Vlast week an ex ;^^^hjrsio?tt>. tested, positively that ":. Jennie Crante, mait have met death-"by. c ^rt?fn?ng. < An* official report to the Secretary, of the Navy says that the progress of the work on the Panama Canal during the ^|?st year is hardly appreciable. * Twelve million bushels of corn were > last year made into gl noose in the H United States ^lone. Brewers were the largest consumers. / > Andrew Hartson died atEaston, Pa.,, i ^ged 90 year*,- on Friday. He had never seen a city, or steamboat, or ridden on a railroad car; yet he left a V matter of ^350,000. The Cincinnati Enquirer rises ta re .. mark that the Democracy could con duct the government for the next ten -year? upon the moneys wast??d and n< tb g< bi te as M tb sb stolen under Republican administrations j during the last seventeen. The Cabinet has refused to grant the . petition for a reprieve for Guiteau. The death warrant, the gallows and - _$^-fcaagmau*s rope have been prepar ed. ^ . Columbia Register says several negroes in Riehland have actually been squezed to death in tbe pressure of their fellows to register, and adduces thisaa an illustration of the benefit of ^; the law. The^ Constantinople Conference on the ^Egyptian question : has confirmed the Sultan's sovereignty of Egypt. .Count Corti, President oj^e^nference, has -writtenJo the-^guitaa regretting that Jjpvkey is not represented. Maj A. T. Twiggs commenced work is week *ith over a hundred hands ou Bs contract of grading the Savannah ?alley Railroad. He began operations Bear MeCortnick's and expects to great y increase hisSpsrking force in a, few ays ?-Anderson Journal. '. ' The singular theory is ^ advanc|? in fcondoo JV^^a^j^j Hp;?^Ji VttlM^vfl jP^^tronierely a psr?-s^f ^^PPHTio financial scheme ?OBcoeted long ago by ' which the agi ""tator expecte?ljji^n?ke a great deal of mcjiev^- Mr. ^"?abouchere knew him when he was a clerk in" Florence in the office of a stockjobber. Speaking of her husband, Mrs. Beecher is reported to have said ; 'Hen- ! " ry was always very modest and blushes 1 even now when he meets strangers.' If this is the case, an exonange thinks that'Henry-must have done a deal of blushing when Mrs. Til ton sat iu his lap and mussed up his shirt front.' The labor strikes at the North are assuming alarming porportions and are spreading in all directions and among all classes of the laboring population, and there is much anxiety among thinkr ing men as to the result. The politi cal strikes in this section are not quota * bly important, and there is but little danger of the strike being extended be yond its present limits. Lucinda Tisdale, Anderson Single ton, Boston Singletary and Abram Andersen^ all colored, were hung at Kingstree aVtwelve o'clock last Friday, June 23d. The two former were guil- j ^ C: ty : of . murder and the two latter of j arson. The gallows was erected in the jail yard, which is surrounded by a high c fence. There was an immense crowd b in attendance, but no undue excite-j ^ I ment. AU died declaring their inno cence. The Columbia Register says : It is now stated with much pos?tiveness that the union passenger depot, for the erec tion of which negotiations have been going on for some time between the South Carolina Railway Coinpa'ny and [ the Columbia and Greenville Company, j will be commenced soon. It is also j1 stated that the latter company will, as j soon as practicable, commence the building of extensive car and machine works on their property near Ae inter section of Pickens and Plain streets. Letters have been received by Mr. Chas. H. Reed, and others interested in Guiteau's case from Geo. Scoville, who is in Chicago. In these letters Mr. Scoville annonces that bis wife has left Chicago for the East, and expresses grave apprehensions as to her sanity He fears that she contemplates attempt ing to kill her child and then commit ting suicide on the day of Guiteau's ex ecution. Mr. Scoville earnestly urges her friends in the East to keep a close watch upon her movements. Mr. Charles Dudley Warner, of Con necticut, in an address before the Social j .Science Association lately had some thing to say about newspapers, and in the course of his remarks he said that pub lishers of newspapers had a right to ap peal to the public for patronage, in the way of subscribers or advertising, just as merchants and other business men did. It was not right, he said, for pub lishers to appeal for newspaper patron age upon the ground that the public ought to support the paper ; but they had a. right to claim that the paper was ; worthy of patronage, and that the pub- j lie would want it if they would exam- j ine it and learn its uieri's and value, j Correct Mr. Warner. The latest reports from southern j Indiana and Illinois and sections of j Kentucky and Tennesse give the prom ise of wheat as magnificent, and that ! the largest and perhaps the fen est crop j ^3^^ter wheat that these sections ever j raiseVto^be harvested. The late rains and stonSc- have retarded the harvests t somewhat though they are nov in foil blast, save where the land is nnder water. The quantity of wheat is as sured, and only the quality is to be guessed at, but with good weather this also will be very assured. The heads of this wheat are very hea-vy and the straw so exceptionally strong that wheat prostrated to the earth by recent wind-storms was standing upright again a eouple of days after. The crop move ment will begin on the 10th or 15th of July, and after that time it will be very heavy. This month's option, appears to be in the hands of the bulls. The shortage in June wheat is said by some to be large, while others say it does not amount to much. THE COUNTY CONVENTION Was held here yesterday, and the most marked feature of the entire pro ceedings, was the election most enthu siastically by acclamation, of Col. Jos. H. Earle, President. On this occasion the people plainly showed that they recognized him to be a leader they must rely upon to solve the difficulties in the approaching campaign, and who they will force, in course of time, to accept the highest honors the County can trust to such worthy sons. Fuller particulars of the meeting can be found in another column. a An Unfortunate Letter by Mr. C. H. Mo?se. An over-scrupulous jealousy of dan ger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head than the heart, has often caused good men to- do things which haw proved decidedly dangerous to the interests of ] their Country, and ended in their own downfall. We hope that it was only the 'overflowing love of the people's rights* j that influenced Mr. Hoise in ah inconf l srderate moment to write to the Chron icle and Constitutionalist-, of Augusta, . Ga., the letter, which we publish in , this iss , and that it will not be a g source of mischief , to our party and un popularity to him, but the spirit of the ;tmes is- likely to insure both. Already ^ i radical orgatt has seized upon it as ?ager?y afr a blood-thirsty beast would a loveted prey, and io large type beads it, GIVING IT A WAT.' 'ADMITTING C ?HEnt GWS RASCALITY, Etc'., ' nd hjanv of on*' citizens, though with J * t xceeding -egret,- on account of person I friendship, are compelled ^o condemn Ir. Moise for writing'such a letter. Whatever is spoken st written by a ^ sown Republican or Isdepend?nt caa sver buri the DeL*j r??ic..^arty, for c 1e source is consideredr and that is ?nerally sufficient to give it the lie, ^ it when a gentleman whc has affilia d with the Democrats,, and ?eld- office - ; such, writes such an artiefe- as Mr. ^ oise's letter is, the amount of damage ,. at it can do depends upon the* energy, irewdness and tact the Republicans ^ )ssess in turning such to t:he a?vance- J ejit of thei^own party. AU ^iese lalities they are eminently" ??dswed ith, and therefore no small a ?mono* of jury may result from this 1 etter As to 'the actions of individuals' ?n mnection with 'certain crooked mess res,' not only we but the Dem ocr?t? irty are ignorant of them. To s ay the .ast, it was very unjust in Mr. Moise, y an insidiously written letter, to* try > stab the Democratic party. Permaps j is better now than later. We are arrounded by trying. circumstances, le campaign will soon be opened, amd ; is all-important that a strict vigilance e kept in certain directions in our imp. It is sincerely hoped that be ind the specious mask of love for the urity of the Democratic party, lurks ot perverted ambition, and that loyals re not concealed to prove, in the hour f need, wolves in sheep's clothing, .'his letter makes out a better case 5r Mackey than the whole Stalwart rew were able to make out, for hey finally had to resort to unconstitu ional methods to seat him. Although it is an unpleasant duty to omment upon this letter, it is done tonestly aud in the kindest manner ?ossible. We would humbly suggest o our friend Quain Quarles' admoni ion, 'Give not thy tongue to great lib Tty, lest it take thee prisoner. A vord unspoken is like the sword in the icabbard, thine; if vented, thy sword is n another's hand. If thou desire to be ?eld wise, be so wise as to hold thy ;cnguc.' j-u] I:* 01 i w tr C RE-DISTRICTING. To-day the Legislature meets for the Durpose of redistricting the State. Such an assembling speaks its own im portance, comprehending in its conse quences, either success or defeat of our party. Therefore let those called to gether to do this, opportunit?s being favorable, so shape events which will record Democratic victory this fall. The News and Courier publishes what it calls "the best plan yet" by which "it thinks five, or perhaps six, districts may be assured to the Demo crats. For this purpose it arranges the districts as follows : 1st. Charleston and the white part of Berkely, part of Collcton, of Orange burg and all of Lexington. Population, 119,909. 2nd. Parts of Hampton and of Colle ton, of Barnwell, Aiken and Edgefield. Populaton, 129,497. 3rd. Abbeville, Newberry, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee. Population, 131,563. 4th Greenville, Spartanburg, Lau rens, Union and Fairfield. Population, 159,177. 5th. York, .Chester, Lancaster, Ches terfield, Kershaw, part of Richlad. in cluding Columbia. Population, 129, 272. 6th. Parts of Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg, all of Darlington, Mail- j1 boro, Marion and Horry. Population, j < 147,405. j1 7th. Georgetown, Beaufort;, parts ofj, Wil?amsburg, Clai'e?don, Sumter, i Richland, Orangeburg, Charleston, Berkeley, Colleton and Hampton j1 Population, 178,548. 11 F Si xt la P< m D tc bj tl la is e' b e: si ii it v h b a I tl *j I o c t 0 I c c a i t i HAMPTON'S LETTES, Elsewhere will bo seen Senator Hamp ton's letter to the News and Courier, in which he emphatically refuses to allow bis name to be used as a candidate for Governor at the State Democratic Convention to be held in Colombia on the 3d of August. This is wisdom? what men of common sense expected him to do. When Senator Hampton was first mentioned for Governor, we rather thought it was intended to poke fun at those, in different parts of the State, who were silly enough to nominate for Got* ernor Senator Butler and some others whose positions and advantages on the political stage precluded ail possibility of a chance oftheir accepting the office; but when his name was heralded around by the various journals and declared in the most solemn terms to be a political necessity, what we at first regarded to be intended as fun and a check to silly nominations, we began to look upon as the conviction of higbly imaginative minds, tbe delusion of political dream ers, and, therefore, we kept mum on the subject, carefully preventing any such talk from going into tbe columns of tbe Watchman and Southron, believing that at tbe proper time Hampton would put a quietus by a direct refusal to any such unreasonable idea. If Hampton were nominated and ran for governor, it would likely prove, in the campaign, a disadvantage rather than m advantage : because it would have tbe appearance that since his removal from the leadership of the State, tbe Democracy has become so degenerated md disorganized that none but he is japable of uniting the disaffected ranks ,-nd electing our ticket. This is not the latse. But, of course, if he were run or Governor, the Republicans could .nd would torn it to account as the nost effective campaign thunder in ac complishing some of their schemes* Their own hellish work, tbe recent per ecutions in the U. S. Court in Charles on would be magnified and the Demo ratic Party would be held up for all aanner of fra ud, and they would trium >hantiy proclaim, on the stump and in beir organs, that Wade Hampton had o be sent for and taken out of the Sen te that a sembl?t; ce might be given .to uch a thing as a Democratic Party in iouth Carolina. If there really was a necessity for Senator Hampton becoming our leader gain, he would most patriotically j.*ow all personal considerations to the inas, and place himself at the helm of ?e Old Ship of State anct manage our fair* as wisely and heroically as he id in 1376 ; but Hampton, plainly sees o such necessity, but recognizes that y consenting to be the notviinee* for overoor, it wonld be falling back pon the po?icy of a retreat to whip the ?omies, a?d ss h? well knows it is ever wise to retreat when we can press award to victory, therefore he bas one the right thing by silencing the bims- of all enthusiasts who have been ying to put him in the Gubernatorial hair whether or so. Now,, what we want is some good, ] >Ud and practical mtw who is "not in j ie 'ring/ and who will be able to ( nxsmand the confidence and gain the i >ve of the people, let him hail from what- i ver vectiot? o! tbe State. If he possesses I iese virtues, we think the delegates at ' je State Convention in casting about , >r tbe right man, will be apt to settle < pon such a one as our standard bearer. - We regret very much that Senator |1 lampton could not have shown more olitical foresight than to express him- , .'If, at this time anyway, as he has in i .gard to the Begistration and Stock 1 avb. Suppose tbey are not tbe most . 3r/ect laws ever enacted, that should ot argue any thing detrimental to the < democratic party, and Senator Hamp- i in ought to know, as we have before eld, that it would be useless to pretend { ?at the entire proceedings of any Legis- ( itive body could be regarded with sat- ; faction by the people generally, or ren by tbe Democrats of the State ; 1 ut we are fully oonvinced that each oactmen^of the last Legislature was a incere endeavor to promote the best iterests of the people, however much : may have conflicted with their opin ons. If macy of the measures which ave been adopted incur tbe disappro at.on of constituents, or utterly fail to j ccompiish bencfical results, tbe last legislature will-form no exception to be many which have preceeded it. ?be ever-changing interests of the peo ile, and the fallibility of human judg aent make it impossible to devise a ode of laws which will perpetually pro ect and promote the interests of the aajority. Every enactment is an ex priment at best, and our statute-book ontains the record of many unhappy juesses. From the beginning or our ixistence as a State, we have been busy it the work of law-making, yet the pre ralence of poverty, crime, litigation and mhappioess, shows how far we are from he completion of a final and perfect ar angeinent of civil and social relations. Nearly every legislative proceeding is a acit confession of incompetency ; and tlteration, explanation and repeal brin the chief employment of every ?ession. There is scarcely a bill intro luced, but is cntittled 'An Act to amend kn Act/ and every preamble, is intro luced by a 'Whereas*?a confession of egislative miscarriage. With this ex perience of a hundred years it seems strange that we should expect an y thing iho, yet strange as it may seem, every blunder that is made is treated with as nucb apparent surprise as though it were ;he first on record. It seems to us that .he most we can expect is wisdom and aonesty on the part of our repr?senta tivcs, and endowed with these in an emi nent degree, we should not be surprised at repeated failures of judgment, in the creation and change of statutes. But notwithstanding these facts, Senator Hampton by thoughtlessly expressing himself as he has on the Registration and Stock laws, has given the Republi cans a stick with which they will try to, break our ranks in the coming cam paign. _ Birds of a Feather will Flock Together. It has always been a puzzle to n? why the Radicals persisted, even in instances when nothing could be gained by it, in calling the Democratic party corrupt. Of course, they knew, for just about the time they were ousted from power, ono of their own sweet birds, Judge Thomas J. Mackey, man aged by some hook or crook to shed his republican plumage, and slip into the Democratic party. But, verily, the old adage, 'Birds of a feather will flock together/ will come true even in politics. Let it be proclaimed in highway and hedges that Judge Thomas Jefferson, Mackey couldn't stand it any longer in a party where honesty and virtue Were tongued-and-grooved; into every thing done by it, and therefore he has depart ed, and is now hob-nobbing with bis old congenial set. The mystery is solved, and are know why Judge Mackey's old comrades call ed us corrupt.. Ex-Judge Thomas J. Mackey has written an open letter to Senator Hamp ton, which was published in the National Republican, of Washington, and also, in the News and Courier yesterday. It is an attempt to describe the situation, past and present, of South Carolina pol itics ; but it is a farce in that respect, and which, like those imaginary effu sions he imposed upon the public, espe cially juries and attorneys, while on the Bench, is an egregious failure, and shows what sort of man he is. Keep quiet, Mackey, for even the Rads know you to be as tricky as an old mule. The Berkeley County Gazette. This is the name of a new paper pub lished at Mount Pleasant, the County seat of the new County ofBerkeley, the first Biuciber ?fwhich- was issued on the 22d instant. Mr. H.D. Bicaise is Edi tor, and Mr. John L. Kiley, Publisher. It is well printed and'shows taste and industry in its general 'get up'. We welcome it to our exchange list, and wish its management success. Failure of the Last Effort in Behalf of Guiteau. Washington, June 22 ?Miss Chev allier, of Boston , Secretary of the Na tional Society for the Protection of the Insane, accompanied bv Dr. G. M. Beard,: of.New York, D?.?fe W. God ding, Superintendent of the Govern ment Hospital for the insane-, the Rev. Dr. W. W. Hicks, Pastor of the Tab ernacle, and who is at present acting 3b Guiteau s spiritual adviser, had an interview with the President to-day by special appointment and presented a petition praying for a reprieve for Gui teau aocLfor the creation of a scientific commission to determine upon the van ity or insanity of the condemned man. The petition is signed by a number of medical experts, who state that it is their conviction that Guiteau is insane ind urgb the propriety of such a com mission. The President referred the petitions atfd accompanying documents so the Attorney-General. Washington, June 23.?A special meeting of the Cabinet was held this evening, at whiiih Attorney-General Brewster submitted bis opinion upon the petition for a reprieve for Guiteau. After a confine e lasting an hour and i quarter, a decision was reached, and the Attorney-General was instructed to reduce the same to writing prepara tory to its public announcement. It was decided at the Cabinet meet ing not to make public the purport of the decicion in advance of the formal announcement through the Attorney General. Rev.. Mr. Hicks, Guiteau/s spiritual adviser, called upon the Atttotney-Gen eral Saturday morning and was inform ed that the Cabinet bad decided; not to interfere with the execution' of Gui teau's sentence. Mr. Hicks thereupon drove to the District jail and informed, Guiteau of the decision. When informed, Guiteau said to Mr. Hicks : 'Go and see Arthur, and shake your fist in his face. Tell him I made him President by my inspiration, and he must give me an unconditional, par don, and if he does not God Almighty blast him forever ! I tell you brother Hicks, I am God's man and God takes care of his own.' - Ufe. - mmm ? *?? Oats. The Darlington News says : We hear that Mr. W. E. Dargan has made the extraordinary crop of 108 bushels of oats on one acre, and 103 on another. . Messrs. W. R. Doty & Co. have threshed out 1894 bushels of oats from 27 acres?being an average of 70? bushels to the acre.?Pair?eld News and Herald. Col. John D. Wyle, raised on three and a half acres, near Lancaster, S. C, 548 bushels of oats, or 1564-7 bushels to the acre. The oats were heavy, over ran the standard weight, and amounted to 633 commercial bushels, or 181 bush els to the aero. The Review vouches for the correctness of this statement. -n?? - The Duelling Law. [Extractfrom the Act of December 24 ?880.] Sec. 7. Whoever shall challenge another to fight at sword, pistol, rapier, or any other deadly weapon, or who shall accept any such challenge, shall for every such offence, on conviction thereof, be deprived of the right of suf frage and be disabled forever from hold ing any office of honor or profit in this State, aod shall be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding two years at the discretion of the Court.' How to Save. All hard workers are subject to bilious at tacks which may end in dangerous illness. Parker's Ginger Tonic will keep the kidneys and liver active, and by preventing the attack save much sickness, loss of lime and expense. Delay at euch times means danger.?Deiroit Press. See other column. - - ..<-. [From the News and Courier.] A TREACHEROUS EPISTLE, o The Kx-Democratic Auditor of Sumter County gives the Lie to the Election Officers, the State Officers and the Dem ocratic Party. A letter of Mr. Charles H. Moise, of Sumter, to the Aogusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist is printed gleefully by the Washington National Republican under fhe head of 'Giving it Away' and 'Admitting their own Rascality/ as- follows : Scarcely bad the ink dried upon the pen of your correspondent, who was la menting a possible Democratic blunder in 1884, when the wires flashed to the country a grave political mistake in 1882. The filibustering agaitst Mack ey, although conducted by the almost unanimous hosts of the Democrats in the lower House of Congress, was obliged to fail. There was never any doubt that Mackey was elected in 1878. By certain crooked measures, which were the actions of individuals, for which they and not the great Democra cy were responsible, he was counted out and the brilliant and popular O'Connor was counted in. Everybody in Charleston knew and knows this. But Mackey was peculiarly hateful to the people of his Congressional district, and many good men were willing to do anything to keep him out of Congress. In the general election of 1880 maokkt beat o'connob by a very large majority ; but the same or similar means were used to seat the man who it was felt was the represen tative of the wealth, intelligence and character of the better classes of people. I say nothing of the morality or pro priety of the course pursued. All that I claim is that whatever measures were used were personal and individual acts, and not chargeable to the Democratic party, State or National. In the con test which has just terminated in un seating the ablest Representative from South Carolina, a most worthy and es timable, gentleman, Mr. Dibble, of Orangeburg, bas been victimized to the blundering policy of Randall?"et id omne genus." Mr. Dibble was honest ly and fairly elected. In fact, he could not be otherwise, for there was lo op position to him. Tbe few votes that were polled for Mackey were cast with out the knowledge of the candidate, and as soon as known the voting was stopped. Mackey was not a candidate when Dibble was elected. He stood upon his election in 1880, and refused to admit that there was any vacancy created by the lamented death of M. P. O'Connor. When, however, the united Democracy in the United States House of Representatives. determimed to keep mackey out by dilatory measdres they indorsed the frauds committed by zealous indi viduals, in their extremity striving to keep out one whom they despised^effir to honor one who was in every way worthy of honoi\ _It would seem that the calm judgment of Northern Demo crrts?whose constituencies were not misrepresented by the most uncongeni al and unsuitable men of a bitter oppo sition?ought to have taught them the manifest fact that a Republican House would not consent to retain a Democrat, however agr?able personally and how ever fitted for bis high trust by charac ter, and intellect, when he was unfortu nately voted for at an election where there was do vacancy. Tbe battle was one which was lost before it was fought, and the gallant and accomplished gen tleman from Orangeburg was forced to lead a forlorne hope from the very jump. I have said nothing about the forgeries of evidence, &c, charged against Mackey. He looks like a man who conld commit a crime. But, as . his majority was laboe, he certainly must have been not only a criminal but a fool to tamper with tbe evidence in his case. A fool he cer tainly is not. He is quick, laborious, studious, well-informed and well-educat ed. His private character as to money matters is good. I have never heard him charged with any of the corruption so common in South Carolina during the Radical regime. His courage is undoubted. In fact, he is so utterly indifferent to danger that it is a wonder he has lived through all the exciting times of 1868 to 1876. He has another good quality ; he never forgets an act of kindness. south carolina will not suffer much from anything which E. W. M. Mackey can or would do during the brief period of his membership in the House. He is a native of the State, and all his interests are in the State. He may be indignant against Demo crats, who have kept him out so long, but brave men are seldom vindictive. A man who is honest brave and grate ful, has a tremendous foundation for virtue and usefulness. Both mem bers wiil draw thek pay and get their expenses allowed; Dibble comes out of the contest with clean hands and the good opinion of all men. Mackey will have but a brief career. Another elec tion takes place in the fall. Charles leston County will probably be thrown into a white district, and send one of her own respected sons to fill the place in Congress which Mackey will vacate on the 4th of March, 1883. But what a blow has mb. RANDALLS management inflicted upon the Democracy * of the country ! Alas ! the old proverb is true of Congressional leaders as it is of men in general, 'The fools are not all dead/ New men must come to the front. The party must reform itself thorougly and quickly, or good-bye to all hope of National Democratic victo ries for many a long day. C. H. M. The 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. _ Tbe following, clipped from an exchange, respectfully referred to shootists who are kill ing these harmless birds just for the fua of it: "If we don't soon have an increase in the ball-bat crop the goats will produce a sore eye epidemic." Ladies and sickly girls requiring a non-al coholic, gentle stimulant, will find Brown's Iron Bitters beneficial. An Unusual Case. Richmond, Ark... Aug. 3, 1881. II. H. Warner & Go. : Sirs?I was cured of chrouic diarrhoea by }'our Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. JOHN D. FREEMAN. Beauty Regained. The beauty and color of the hair may be safely regained oy using Parker's Hair Bal sam, which is much admired for its perfume, cleanliness and dan dru ff eradicating proper ties. Nervotis debility, the curse of the American people, immediately yields to the -action of Brown's Iron Bitters, THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., June 26, 1882. COTTON?About 7 bales have been sold during the weekending June the 26th. Market closed fi;.m. We quote: Stained 9J?10?; Tinged l-3j@10f; Ordinary 9f; Good Ordi nary 10jf@10|; Low Middling 10|@11J; Middliog 11J@11|; Good Middling CHARLESTON, S. C., June 24,1882. CoTToir.?Market firm. Sales, 24 bales. Quotations are: Tinged 11?11?; Ordi nary 9J^10; Good Ordinary, ll@llj; Low Middling, llfj Middling, 12|; Good Mid dling, 12$_ WILMINGTON, N. C, Jone 26, 1882. Spiritk Turpentine-?Market quoted firm at 42} csnts. Sales of 250 casks at 43 cents. Rosi.v~Tbe market was firm at $1.55 for Strained and S1.62J for Good Strained. Crude Turpentine?Market steady at $1.50 for Hard, $2.75 for Soft and Virgin. Cottoh?Market firm. No sales reported. The following are the official quotations : Ordinary 91-16, Good Ordinary 10 7-16, Low Middling 11 5-16, Middling 111. Good Mid dling 12$. TAX NOTICE. -o OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, SUMTER COUNTY, June 23, 1882. BY ORDER OF TBE COMPTROLLER GENERAL and with the approval of the Governor, the time for receiving taxes for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1882, without the 5 per cent. Penalty, has been extended to the 15th, July next (1882.) The rate of levy on all property assesssd for taxation is as follows : For Stni.e Purposes?Four and three fourths mills on each dollar of the valuation of the propeity represented on the Tax Duplicate for the said Fiscal Year. For Ordinary County Purposes for said Fiscal Year?Two and one half mills on each dollar of said valuation. Fcr Special County Purposes?to wit: For Indebtedness of said County prior to the first clay of November, 1879?Two (2) mills on each dollar of said valuation. For School Purposes?Two (2) mills on each dollnr of said valuation; also Poll Tax of one dollar on each taxable poll, tc wit : of each male citizen between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except such as are exempt by law, and ti ree fourths of a mill on the dollar of said valuation in School District No. ], (Sumter Township) for erecting an additional School House in said School District. My office at Sumter Court House will be open until the 15th July, to receive the whole or half of said taxes, at the option of the tax payer. W. F. B, HAYNSWORTH, Treasurer Sumter Co. June 27 2t TAX RETURNS FOR 1882. RETURNS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLLS will bo re ceived a.t the followin^^jeraftd places, viz: Jon/asbn's Store, Tuesday, June 13. Reed's Mill, Wedoesday, " 14. Cooper's Mill, Thursday, " 15. Spring Hill, Friday, " 16. Sander's T. 0., Saturday, " 17. Providence, Monday, " 19. Stateburg, Tuesday, " 20. Wedgefield, Wednesday, " 21. Privateer, Thursday, " 22. Zoar Church, Friday, " 23. Lewis Chapel, Saturday, " 24. Old Manchester", Wed'day July 12. Bishopville, Thursday, " 13. Mann ville, Friday, " 14. Mechanicsville, Saturday, 41 15. Mayeaville, Monday, " 17. Lynchburg, Tuesday, 41 18. Magnolia, Wednesday, " 19. Player'sXRoads, Thursday, " 20. -and At the Auditor's Office in Sumter on all otter days, except the 4th July, from the 1st June to July 20tb, inclu sive. N. B.?Parties making returns by mail or by another person will please be careful to give the full first name of the Tax-Payer L. P. L0R?NG, Jnue 13. Auditor Sumter County Master's Sale, The State of South Carolina, Sumter County. In the Court of Common Pleas. Edwin W. Moise, Assignee, Plaintiff, vs. Sarah P. Brogdon, Susan J. Gregg, wife of Samuel J. Gregg, and others, Defendants?Foreclosure. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order, made in the above stated case, dated May 25th, 1882, I will offer for sale at public auc tion, on Sale-day in July next (July 3d, 1882,) before the Court Boose of said County, between the hours of 11 o'clock in the fore noon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the fol lowing desirable premises, to wit : "Ail that parcel or tract of land situate in Sumtes County in said State containing one hundred and and twenty and one-half acres of land and bounded North and East by land formerly owned by Genl. Thomas Sumter, West by land formerly owned by Burrell Fort, and South by land of James G. Spann.3' Terms of sale?Cash. The purchaser to nay for all necessary papers. GU1GNARD RICHARDSON, June 6, 1882. Master." PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION. Sta te of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Action for Foreclosure and Sale. Edwin W. Moise, Assignee, Plaintiff against Virginia G. Green, Defendant. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above stated case, dated May 19th, 1873, I will offer for sale at public auction, on Monday, July 3d, 1882, before the Court House of said Couuty, during the legal hours of sale, the following premises : "All that lot of land, with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in the town of Sumter, in said County and State, at the intersection of Mill and Magnolia streets of said town, containing one cere and two tenths of an acre, bounded on the North by said Mill street; on the East by said Magno lia street ; on the South by lot of J. L. Bart lette, and on the West by lot, now or lute, of Henry W. Gardner.' Terms of sale: One-half Cash ; balance on a credit of one year, with interest at 12 per centtim per annum, to be secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. ROBERT W. DURANT, June 13 Sheriff of Sumter County. RUBBER STAMPS NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING with indellible ink, or for printing visiting cardii, and STAMPS OF ANY KIXD for damping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL OPES or anything else. Specimens of various styles on hand, which will bo shown with pleas ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and orders filled promptly. Call on C. P. OSTEEN, At the Watchman and Southron Office. G. W. GARMANY, M. D. SUSGSON AND PHYSICIAN, OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO THE C?TI zena of Sumterand vicinitj, with an experi ence of twenty years, and solicits a share of the patronage of the community. All orders left at D. J. Auld's Drug Store during the day, and at my residence at night, will receive prompt attention. Residence on Washington Street, opposite the residence of H. Schwerin. June 20._ NORTH-EASTERN R. R. CO. ^btTPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, O NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. Charleston, S. C, June 24, 1882. On and after this date the following Sche dule will be run, Sundays included : Leave Charleston. Arrive Florence. V 50 a. m.......12 30 p. at. 7 00 p. m - ..? ...?? ... . . .... 3 50 a m. 8 30 p. m.1 20 a. m. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 2 40 a. m.6 50 a. m. 2 00 p. h.6 45 p. m. Leave Lanes. 4 00 a. m.9 00 a. m. Train leaving Florence at 2 40 a. m. will stop for way passengers. CENTRAL 2AILE0AD SCHEDULE. Leave Charleston. 7 50 a m 8 30 p m " Lanes.11 10 a m 11 30 p m Arrive at Sumter. 3 00 p m 2 20 a m Leave Sumter. 6 00 a m " Lane's.11 20 a m Arrive at Charleston. 4 45 p m P. L/CLEAPOR, J. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Ticket Agt. Gen'l Supt. WiliiiinitfliL ColOBiMa and Anpsta j RAIL ROAD. PASSENGEH DEPARTMENT. WILMINGTON. N. C, May 28, 1882. EXCURSION TICKET arrangements for season of 1882, to the SUMMER RE SORTS of Virginia, Western North Carolina, Upper Sooth Carolina and North Georgia. Commencing June 1st, 1882, ROUND TRIP TICKETS to all the Summer Resorts, reached by tbis line will be on sale at Ticket Office, Sumter, S. C, good to return until October 31st. For Tickets, Time-Cards, Tourist-guides and all information call on Ticket Agent, or the undersigned. A. POPE, May 30 General Passenger Agent. "LAND OF THE SKY!" 2,250 Feet Above Level of the Sea ' [1! ? ! Mil H3NHEES0NVILLE, IT. C. -O THI3 HOUSE has been thoroughly reno vated and put in first class condition for the SEASON OF 1SS2. The Proprietor will give his personal atten. tion to Guests, nnd do everything in bis power to make them feel at homo. EXCELLENT WELL OF ICE-COLD WATER, Nice Furniture.;-Jteoms Osrptic^j Attentive ^Se?vanti?, Location Central: Fare the Best; Telegraph Office in the Hotel! Stages for Ashevtlte Jeave this Hou?e every morning. Hacks fur Brevard and Csoaar's Head. Omnibus to and from the Depot. Good Livery Stable connected with the House. A. J, DODAMEAD, Proprietor. .May 30_ AT COST! FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS WILL SELL OUR ENTIRE STOCK -OF m 11 Mi? GOODS, TOGETHER WITH LOT-QUARTERED AT COST FOR CASH, JOHN KELT). May 30. EARS FOR THE MILLION! Foo Choc's Balsam of Shark's Oil Positively Restores the Hearing, and is the Only Absolute Cure for Deafness Known. This Oil is abstracted from peculiar species of small WHITE SHARK, caught in the Yel low Sea, known as Carcbarodon Rondcleth. Every Chinese fisherman knows it. Its vir tues as a restorative of hearing were discover ed by a Buddhist Priest about the year 1410. Its cures were so numerous and MANY SO SEEMINGLY MIRACULOUS, that the rem edy was officially proclaimed over the entire Empire. Its use became so universal that for OVER 300 YEARS NO DEAFNESS HAS EXISTED AMONG THE CHINESE PEOPLE. Sent, charges prepaid, to any address at S 1.00 per bottle. Hear What the Deaf Say ! It has performed a miracle in my case, I have nd unearthly noises in my head and hear much better. I have been greatly benefited. My deafness helped a great deal?think another bottle will cure me. " Its virtues are unuqestionable and its curative character absolute, as the writer can personally testify, both from experience and observation. Write at once to Haylock & Jenney, 7 Dey Street, New York, enclosing SI.00," and you will receive by return a rem edy that will enable you tu hear like anybody else, and whose curative effects will be perma nent. You will never regret doing so."?E*i itor of Mercantile Review. To avoid loss in the Mails, please send mo'iev by Registered Letter. Oniv Imported by HAYLOCK & JENNEY (Late Haylock & Co.) Sole Agents for America. * ? Dey St. N. Y. June 6 WULBERN & PIEPER, WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN Provisions, Lipors, Toteo, k. 167 and 169 Hast-Bay, CHARLESTON, S. G. Dec. 2 6 WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. ?o TOIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE, with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, May 6. Proprietors GRAHAM'S STABLES, REP UBLICAN-S TREET, TO ARRIVE? OX SATURDAY, APRIL 151*, OffE GAR LOAI> ?-et il] Farm and Timber Males?. -and ?? Good Driving Hones'. Also, on hand, a fine assortment of - BUGGIES, OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES;. At prices to suit the times. CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, Manufactured by the Kentucky Wagon Mann f&cturisg Company, of Louisville, Ky. April 4_W. M. GRAHAM. SADDLERY AND HARNESS. -o THE FTXEST LEATHER ON HAND Ready to be worked np 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 all kinds of Jobs in my line of business. All Orders received will be promptly attended to, and with the greatest care. -A full line of READY-MADE HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, MARTIN GALES, and EVERYTHING ELSE pertaining to a First-class Harnest Shop. OLD HARNESS made to look as good as NEW. COVERING and REPAIRING Old TRUNKS ??A SPECIALTY ?? All WORK in my line GUARANTEED to give SATISFACTION. t, 0. wroten, Corner of Main and Republican Streets. March 15, 1881._ St. REMOVAL. THE BARBER SHOP of LA VAN AND EDWARDS HAS been removed to the room OVER SCHEWERIN'S GROCERY, where, any work in their line?Hair Cutting, Shav ing, Shampooing, Hair and Moustache Dying ?will be attended to in the most -approved styles of the art. Razor Sharpening a specialty. Particular attention paid to Ladies and Children's Hair Cutting, and Ladies waited on at their homes. THE PALMETTO LAGER BEER BREWERY, _ ?IN? CHARLESTON, S. C, Has of late doubled their capacity, to the . demand, with all modern improv meets, and manufactures now a very superior article. Lager Beer of such a nature that it it a! best where it can be had fresh from the ery, and is then the finest, most harmless an healthiest tonic for family use, For particulars and prices write to CLAUSSEN BREWING CO., March 21_Charleston, S..C. THE PEARL. THE BEST BAKING POWDER IN THE WORLD. WARRANTED STRICTE* PURE. Manufactured by S. H. WILSON, Grocer, 306 King, and 53 Society Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. And for sale at Dr. A. J. CHINA'S DRUG STORE, Feb 14 o Suinter, S. C. J, F. W. DeLORME, Agent, -DEALER IN m k nidi, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY, AND AtL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY-KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &c,, -0 Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. Sum ter. S- C, Jan. 20, 1831- 3m. Office of Supervisor of Registration FOR SUMTER COUNTY. -0 SUMTER C. H., S. C.t April 3,1882. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned will attend at the follow-' ing times and places for the purpose of REGISTERING all qualified Elector* of this County, who are required by Law to Regis ter at" the place appointed in the Township in which they reside : At Sumter C. H., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19th, 20th and 2l8t. At Privateer, Thursday and Friday, Jane 22d and 23d. I will also attend at my Offie at the County Seat, from Monday June 26th, to Friday, June 30th, inclusive for the purpose of cor recting errors in registration and to register such electors as failed to register at the places appointed in the Township in which they reside. The Supervisor and two Assistant Supervi sors will meet at my Office in the Town of Sumter, on Tuesday, the 11th day of e^ily, 1882, aud wi!! sit as many days as may be necessary, to bear and determine all case?>? which registration may be refused to any ap plicant in this Count*-, P. P. GAILLARD. Supervisor of Registration Sumter Co. April 11, i A NTHONY WHITE, Agest and Chhbmi Mat, SUMTER, S. C. IS PREPARED TO TAKE RISKS AGAINST FIRE, in a number of first-class Northern, Southern and English Fire Insurance Companies, among which are North British and Mercantile of England. Scottish Commercial of Glasgow, Home of New-York, Georgia Home of Georgia, and Others, aggregating $50,000,000 of Assets. * AGENT ALSO FOR Wilson & Childs' Philadelphia Wagoas. McLear & Kendal's Carriage & Bug gies. . Wando Fertilizer and Acjd Phosphate. July 29 *T