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was founded Southron In ^^^/jS^^roH. arontattoi ana paper*, and |est advertising that fifty iwt *> pJeotirVl in the ex rate of Cor ona abad. Giabofts feaa received aaooeoo ^rtbCaroSaa. in or the Jit the ?d that city IjitnH; of the State a aaid thaton &* ?rdt of cattle the snow U two and the animals t bootend. The atock aoa to ts macfc of it as! be kept reasonably j to the law Hanging would to become a State*, nod de \-fm feit native Gear only to her When asked why the pardon ofiered him by hi* wrinkled face wore the replied: 'Pardon V?. I haven't par Vyok** He ia a Jeffersoaiao fen a. wateb-maker and it av Kcssiaa aobiemao. J. KnJinrkUn 1848. and otsae - to > America, ni of his eeftnlry. For IL He now pcti Gw to restore him to arge amount of oTtwo whole vU in Ait conatry are ttrvwiono 0 nraauateo tat two of them fought with hard glove* in Phil tfriney night. The fight by one of them sptnge and exelaia oatenee plenty." It ia a when a man known that he enoogh of anything, even of of jnfceit in Ae^&ovtbern that the place of j section; wonld ben In the of egrieol wtU not need m order to tvpatt in the world raiting Ga., Telegraph. Leslie, who is making a in a remarkable ex pfeek and ability, nwthnnd dssd he was $50, Sha borrowed the money, .d to day it toe tntjpug the extensive bosi raok Leslie's publishing hooao. her control Frank '.and other magaxines in the it n Sonthern wo and it an accomplished a elerep witter* A gentleman who visited Col. Marsh T. Polk Tuesday in the Nash rills jail to** tt* oan tearaly ?peak above a ; that he hat not eaten anything bet Tuesday, and that if confined in ja?^ajill not lite more than a it thought that he cannot six months even if taken afforded all the necessary tomforts, to tompletely has his system loan deflated. It ia also stated that the stench arising from the river into fciaecJl in insuperable, and that this altns it enough to keep one tick. Con gieasioao Caldwell says he will die in te?ty#aya. It it understood that Col. Peek's howdimen have agreed to settle ci Pott*t Ksbtlities by the payment c* $300,000 in'M?wittoe." A writer in the Figaro states that the iecai crowns piled round Gambetus in the Palais Bnrhoro were worth $100,000. There were more Anw feor tfcontnnd of them, and the tardiest must have cost fifty francs. Pans and kt enriront produced them nil, natoral an well at artificial. Natu ral lowers cost in some cases lest, hot in others much more, than their baad n*ad* rawUtioos. It it estimated that the daSy tain of natoral lowers in Paris $20,000. The flowers at present are the gar denia, which aeOt tt $1 each flower; thfiaitoftbe valley, worth $2 the pot; the Queen rote and the purple rose, the Spanish carnation, and the nietet. Of the latter a large quantity tomes from Mint; bot they hare not the werfe?* of those grown round Paris. Jhettmeffit, at one time so much prised, it now quite not of fatbion. Th? nrettot indications as to thai Want* of trade between the Unitedl State* and Korean are very favorable nor suit of too water, for a nm * Ire* 1880 to 1876?1 coly two year* .daring wbiehl Untie* of trade wan in ear favor.l that period we font by an ex fmoorfiore ?port* $M7* In 1876 tb? tido turoed in favor, and from that time to 1881 two collected back from Europe $1,180, [668,705. On account of tbe light eropa of 1882, the balance in our favor was reduced to $25,908,683, but in October last the tide began again to set strongly in our favor and in the last three months of 1882 we had a bal ance *>f $69,357,489, and from the in crease' in the first half of this fiscal year, and from tbe prospects of light crops in Europe, it may be expected that the balance this year will reach nearly or quite $200,000,000. with a fair prospect that it may go even higher than that. -DESTBOYIKO OTJB MANUFAC TOBBS." Almost every argument in favor of the existing system of taxing people who use manufactures, miscalled "pro tection," will be found to depend upon the assumption that free trade would "ah at up our factoriea" and *'destroy oar manufacture*." No argument to prove this assumption ?thought nec es sary: it is taken as a matter of course. Tbe ordinary protectionist has no- more doubt that, but for the caormotts taxes levied ?peil imported metals, cotton, woolen, and other manufactured goods, England alone would tend us more than we could consume, than the Inquisition had. ?the time of Galileo, that the sun i moved round tbe earth. Consequently, be invariably takes it for granted, as a thing which nobody ever did dispute or ever could, that tbe removal or even reduc tion of these taxes would instantly com pel our domestic factories to shut up. And yet there is no more foundation j for this creed of the protectionist than there was for the creed of the Inquisi tion, The-total abolition of all pro tective taxes, or indeed of the entire tariff system, would not shut np half as \ many factories in the United States as \ it would open. And although it would j lead to a larger development of some branches of manufacture which are now neglected, and thus draw away some workmen from inferior grades of work which are now given a preference by our tariff, ft would not even close as many of the latter class of factories as closed by the violent fluctuations to which the "protective" system gives rise. Manufacturing would be more prosperous under absolute free trade than it aver has been or can be under protection. This is proved by a great number of facta, of which only a few can be given is the short space of this article. The census of 1880 shows that the manufactures of the United States were Worth.? that year, $5,370,000,000. Our entire importation of foreign manu factures, for the same year, although much larger than usual, amounted to the value of only $300,000,000. Even if we add 50 per cent, for duties and freights, that would only make, the value of the foreign goods used here 450 mil lions, against 5,400 millions of domestic goods: thus showing that only one j thirteenth of all the manufactures used I here came from abroad. These came almost exclusively from England, France, Belgium and' Germany, and chiefly from England. Now, io average years, each of those countries exports to other counties more than ten times as jtsendstothe Unj^d For seveiaT^eaM^ ^fore 1880, they sent only one-fifteenth of their exports to us. In 1880, they sent shout one eighth ; and this sudden increase raised prices with them so greatly that they could not supply half our demands. Their total exports of all things, to all countries, in 1880, amounted to only I shout 3,000 nrHliooa. If. therefore, j they bad poured all the things which j they produced upon m us, abandoning commerce with all the rest of tbe world, j they could not have supplied us with half I the things that we need; and where would prices have gone to under such circumstances ? The whole idea is ab surd. It would be impossible for all Europe to spare us 750 millions' worth j of manufactured goods within the next j twelve months if oar whole tariff were j abolished to-morrow. This would not t be enough to supply the place of one tenth of our manufactures, because we now take 300 millions' worth from Eu rope, aud yet need all the factories that we have. Again, we import scarcely anything from Europein an entirely finished state. At least nine-tenths of all manufactured articles that we take from Ear ope con sist of goods to be made up by manu facturers here. European manufactur ers do not and cannot make our clothes, furniture aud other supplies for actual use, to any great extent. If our man ufactures stopped, the importations would stop at once. European manu facturers sell almost exclusively to man ufacturers here, so far as they sell to America at all. Pottery is almost tbe only important exception to this rule ; and that is only a trifling item. Tbe official report for 1881 shows that less j than $40,000,000 worth of goods ready j for use were imported from Europe (in j eluding books, but not liquors aod ci gars,) being, as already stated, less than one-seventh of tbe imported man ufactures, and less than one-sixteenth j of all the imports. It is therefore io> i possible that free trade should shut up j our manufacturing establishments, be cause those aro practically the only j customers for foreign manufacturers. And from this fact it will be seen what folly it is to 'protect' our manu factures by taxing the very things which they need as materials for man ufacture. Materials cost 60 or 70 per cent, of the whole outlay of American manufactures. Manfactorers and me chanics import nine-tenths of ail the foreign manufactures <?hicb cune intc tbe country, and yet thick it necessary for their owu protection to make their j own materials cost 40 or 50 per cent, more than the English maoufactarer pays for the same things. The truth is that the tariff, which is commonly supposed to be tbe mainstay of our manufacturing industries, is their greatest burden. It takes more money oat of the pockets of manufacturers j than of any other class. Its 'fostering j j influence' strangles more manufacturing 1 industries than it helps. Look at a few figures. In 1881, the total importation of iron was valued at $33,000,000. Of this amount, only $75,000 consisted of i goods which are described in the official list as fit for family use. $2,500 worth were used for ship supplies. Chains, to the value of $110,000, might possi bly be used by farmers without farther manufacture. Railroad bars and sup , plies amounted to the value of $4,120, 000 All the rest, so far as can be as certained, consisted of articles used ex clusively for manufacturing purposes, of the value of over $28,000,000. And which is the most absurd feature of all, more than $24,000,000 of the whole $33,000,000 were used exclusively in the home manufacture of iron itself! Thus, out of the $12,000,000 taxes laid on imported iron, the iron manu facturers thenselves paid about $9,000, 000, showing that the tariffdid them at! least three times as much barm as good, j And, reckoning tbe construction of railroads as a branch of manufacture, as it is, about 99 per cent, of tbe whole tax oo iron was taken from manufacture j era of some sort. But, even excluding railroad builders, 85 per cent: of the whole tax was paid by manufacturers. Take steel. It was imported in 1881 to the value of nearly $18,500,000, and paid $9,347,000 for duties. All. the articles enumerated in tbe official list, which could be used for any other than manufacturing purposes, were cutlery, j fire-arms and skates, valued at $3,157, j 000, and paying a tax of $1,304,000. Thus seven eighths of tbe taxes on steel fell upon constructive industry. . Tio paid $4,195,000 io taxes, of which $4,148,000 were paid by tin j manufacturers themselves. Wood paid $1,536,000, of which j $1,145,000 fell upon wood manufac- I turers. Wool and woolen goods paid $27,- j 285,000 taxes, of which only $2,673,-j 000 were paid on finished goods, such I as carpets, blankets, hosiery and cloth- i j ing, ready for actual use, Manufac- j turers, including tailors, paid about j j $24,612,000, or over nine-tenths of the j J whole tax. j Taking these branches of manufactures j j together (and they are among the most j j clamorous for *'protection,,T) we find ! that the total amount of duties imposed i upon them for protective purposes, in j 1881, was $54,478,878, of which over $50,000,000 were paid by manufac turers themselves, including railroad builders, or nearly $43,300,000 ex eluding railroad builders. Thus tbe j figures prove the truth of oar first j j statement, that nine-tenths of the bnr- j I den of protection falls, in the first in stance, upon manufacturers and me ; chanics. Aud yet we are TOnstantly-4eM' that" j nothing bo^^?Ts~^sjTstem of taxation { 1 keep*-tuese very manufactures em- j j ployed, and that, if we cease to heap | j taxes of 40, 50 and 100 per cent, upon j the materials which they use in their shops/ those shops will instantly close j and the whole coon try go to roin. j Never was greater nonsense offered in ! the name of argument. Fire in Georgetown. [Special to the Newt and Courier ] Georgetown, February 22?7 P. M.?A disastrious fire occurred here to day about 1 o'clock and threatened tbe ! northern portion of the town with de- ! strnction. It originated from cotton | supposed to have been landed from the j j steamer Merchant. The warehouses, j i office and wharf of tbe Accomodation j I t j Line were all destroyed. Next to this i : the ice house, saloon and fixtures of Mr. j j T. W. Dickinson, the store and ware I house of P. E Braswell, and the milli j ncry store of Miss T. E. Wiuser, are ] all destroyed. Tbe elegant mansion of j I Mr. David Kisley, with nearly all its j j contents, was consumed, and the fine j ! dwellings of Mr. W. D. Morgan, Mrs. j j Baum and Mrs. Gorman were also { burned down. The losses aod iosuran- j j ces are as follows: David Kisley, loss ! $8,500, insurance $7,200; P. E. Bras well, loss $15,000, insurance $8,000; j W. D Morgan, loss $4,000, insurance 1 $2,100; Mrs. E Baum, loss $2.500. j insurance $1,600; Mrs. Gorman, loss j ! $2,000, no insurance; Miss T. E. Wi?- j ! ner, loss on stock $4,000, insurance j j $3.000; T. W. Dickinson, loss $1.600, | j insurance $1,100 ; B. A. Muunerlyn, . j loss $4,000 insurance $2,000; two j hundred and fifty bales of cotton were J horned, valued at about $12,000, in I sured in Charleston ; Ralph Nesbit, loss I 600 bushels seed rice, valued at $1, j 500; Mrs. Adele P. Alston, loss 52 j tierces rice, valued at $2.200 ; 50 tons of Guano, consigned to planters up the river, loss about $2,000. About $1,- j 500 in merchandise sent by merchants to be shipped up the river and in ware bouse were destroyed. A heavy southwest wind blowing at the time gave an impetus to tbe flames which the efforts of the firemen were powerless to control. At this moment j the fire is subdued and confined to the j burnt area. Tbe steam fire cogioe is , ! disabled and is now on tbe steamer Planter for repairs in your city, and the Land engines alone are depended ' on. Tbe wildest excitement prevailed among tbe citizens in tbe track of the i fire, some of whom were scorched he fore flying from their burning dwell ' ings. Tbe United States steamer Endeavor, is doing good service upon the burning wharf by her force pump. The Merch , ant and the steamer Fearless were lying at tbe wharf at the time, aod barely es caped burning through the efforts of 1 Capt. Charley White of the Merchant. 1 Most of onr citizens were oat of town ' enjoying themselves at a tournament given by tbe Marion s Men of Winyah at their parade ground, about six miles from town, and within thirty minutes from the time the news reached them the rattling of wheels were heard in the town. The entire loss will reach about $70,000. Tbe loss falls on tbe following com panies : London and Liverpool and Globe, $8.000; Lancashire, $7,500; North British and Mercantile, $1,000 ; La Con fiance, $3,000; Factors aod Traders of New Orleans, $1,500; Phoe nix of New York. $2,000; New York Underwriters, $1,000. Mr. Braswell has recovered his safe aod finds his books in a state of preser vation. Agenda. WASHINGTON LETTEB. [Prom oar Regular Correspondent] Washington, February 24, 1883. Sleary tbe showman told Grandgriod that the world must be amused, and that tbe showmen believe that Wash* ingtcn must be amused is evident from tbeir presence and patronage here. At one end of the Avenue we have Con gress, at the other end the Dog Show. South of the Avenue are Jem Mace and the Australian Giant, and a dime muse um. North of the Avenue is Adelina Patti at ten dollars a seat. Gilbert's and Sullivan's new opera, Iolanthe, is also on tbe boards at Ford's Opera House. And a convention of school superintendents are discussing educa tional ways and means on O street. The city wore a holiday appearance tbe day before yesterday in honor of Washington's birthday. Tbe public offices were closed, and also a good por tion of private business houses. Flags were flying patriotically from prominent buildings, and the only place where patriotic sentiment had to give way to business was at the Capitol, as the ex piring Congress has no time to spare for festivities. The day was observed by the oldest inhabitants in an old fash toned way, and a military parade took place in the afternoon and passed in re- j view before General Sherman and Pres ident Arthur. The military Order of the Loyal Legion gave a banquet at the Arlington Hotel in honor of Washing ton's birday. The President who is a member of the order, attended. Spech es were made by Ex-Governor Cartin, of Pennsylvania, Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, and Senator Logan, of Illinois. There was no end of visitors on tbe j floor of the House of Representatives on the 22d One is at a los? to know what becomes of ex-congressmen until there is a Washington's birthday, when they have time by reason of closed depart ments to exercise tbe North American ex-Congressmen's right of going upon the House floor. T|jj| other department people who have been aud are politi cians also call around on Washington's birthday to see the neglected congress men from their districts, and they have little re-unions around the doorways. The men who carry in cards get weary, but tbe holiday people have rights at least once a year, and tbe doorkeepers will have a long rest after the fourth of March. The Senate passed the tariff bill at its midnight session, while the people slept, end now that the Senate has passed the bill the next question is:4 Will the House approve it ?' The House has practical ly abandoned the measure it originated, and if there is tariff legislation by this Congress it must accept the Senate bill. Mr. Morrili, who bad charge of the bill j in tbe Senate, has insisted upon its pas- | sage, and it is inferred that in so do ing he had reason to believe that the--' measure would receive favorable consid eration in tbe House. Tbe PresjdejtfTrrtnolig^ have cx .fifGtsed'nls own judgement in the selec tion of civil service commissioners Tbe vexed question being settled, peo ple are asking: 'What manner of men are these ?' They are not politicians, a fact that goes for to insure public con fidence. They are described as men of ability, wbo have bad experience in public affairs. Mr. Dorman B. Baton is a lawyer, aod tbe most widely known member of the triumvirate, having been actively engaged for fifteen years in be half of civil service reform. He drew up the bill creating the civil service commission, lobbied it through Con gress, and :-ny commission would have been incomplete without him He is a man of high character, good scholarship, and all i he theoretical attainments for the place. In personal appearance he is tall, guant, awkward, has large feet and hands, and wears badly fitting clothes i of Quaker cut. He is to be comfortable j financially. Mr. John 21, Gregory is a preacher of irreproachable character, who has lived many years in Illinois, and is known throughout tbe West as a man prominent in religious and educa tional matters. Leroy D. Tboman is a lawyer thirty-eight years old, living in Youngstown, Ohio. He has served in the Legislature been a judge of tbe pro- j bate court in his native couoty, and ran | against McKinley for Congress, He ! was also voted for in the last Democra tic state convention for Governor. Be- j sides his legal business, he is the Editor j of the 'Youngstown Vindicator,1 and a j writer of decided ability. Boater of Circuit Judges. The following assignments of Judges to hold respective Courts of Common | Picas aod General Sessions has been ordered for the year 1883: The first session of respective cir cuits will be held by tbe Circuit Judges as follows: First Circuit, by Judge Cothran. Second Circuit, by Judge Pressley. j Third Circuit, by Judge Aldrich. Fourth Circuit, by Judge Fr?ser. Fifth Circuit, by Judge Hudson. Sixth Circuit, by Judge Kersbaw. j Seventh Circuit, by Judge Witber spoon. Eighth Circuit, by Judge Wallace. The second session of tbe respect- j ive Circuits will be held by tbe Cir j cuit Judges as follows: j First Circuit, by Judge Wallace, i Second Circuit, by Judge Cotbran. ; Third Circuit, by Judge Pressley. j I Fourth Circuit, by Judge Aldrich. Fifth Circuit, by Judge Fr?ser, j Sixth Circuit, by'iJudge Hudson. Seventh Circuit, by Judge Kershaw. j Eighth Circuit, by Judge Wither jspoon. The third session of the respective j j Circuits will be held by tbe Circuit Judges as follows: First Circuit, by Judge Wither- j spoon. Second Circuit, by Judge Wallace. Third Circuit, by Judge Cothran. Fourth Circuit, by Judge Pressley. | Fifth Circuit, by Judge Aldrich. Sixth Circuit, by Judge Frasor. Seventh Circuit, by Judge Hudson. Eighth Circuit, by Judge Kershaw. Decided steps ought to be taken to care a Cold or Cough at once. We should recom mend Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Tbis val uable medicine is endorsed by the physicians and you can rely on its doing the work every time. A bachelor and a spinster who had beea schoolmates in youth and were about the same age met in after years, and the lady chancing to remark that "men live a great deal faster than women," the bachelor returned : "Yes, Marian. The last time we met we were each twenty-four year years old. Now I'm over forty, and I hear you haven't reached thirty yet." They never met again. Invalid mothers, weak children, nervous and fretful infants are bene6tted bv using Brown's Iron Bitters. Harmless but effica cious. _ _ An exchange wants to know why a pig's tail kinks to the left side. Won't some one who knows answer him. Our old Abandoned Fields are to Blossom as the rose ,* joy aad gladness are again to visit our homes ; and sterility and bankrupt cy are to take their flight before the benign march of Ashley Ash Element. Habitual Costiveness. So many persons suffer with habitual cos tiveness. A dose of Norman's Neutralizing Cordial after each meal,* will break up the most stubborn case. It gives tone to the j stostocb thereby stimulating the liver to j healthy action. A lady tells something which ought to have remained a secret with her sex. It is that a woman in choosing a lover considers a good deal more how the man will 6e regard ed by other women than whether she loves him herself. The Old and the New, The newest phosphate manufactory in Charleston belongs to the oldest company, the Wando. Being right on the railroad and near the city orders can be filled with dis- | patch. See advertisement. State of South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, JAMES L. GOODMAN, of Marion Count}, in state aforesaid, made fait to me to grant him Letters of Administra tion of the Estate of and effects of SAMUEL L. GOODMAN, deceased? Tbe*e are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Samuel L. Goodman, late of Sumter County, in said state, deceased, that they be i and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, j to be held at Snmter C. II., on March Htb. 18S3, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be ! granted. Given ander my band, tbis 27th day of Fob ' ruary. A. D., 1SS3. T. V. WALSH, Feb 27?^t Judge of Prot>ate. D. J. WINN & CO.'S ENTIRE STOCK AT COST FOR CASH! OFFER FUR SALE AT COST FOR cash, our entire Stock, consisting of CLOTHING, PIECE GOODS OF VARIOUS KINDS, suitable for Gents', Youths and Boys' Cloth ing, * -also REPELLANT CLOTHS. CLOAKS, 4c, &$, -and AXot'cf Nice Sewing Machines Cheap. It is desirable that this stock be closed out j within the next twenty or thirty days. D. J. WINN k CO. ] February 20 Estate of James B. Brunsen, DECEASED. BY ORDER OF THE PROBATE COURT for Sumter County, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at the late residence of Jas. B. Brunson. on MARCH 20, 1883, the Personal Property of said deceased, consisting of . HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS, SHEEP, HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE -and FARMING IMPLEMENTS, 4c, 4c. JOHN J. BRUNSON, Feb 20?3t ? Administrator. FOR-SALK THAT DESIRABLE LOT on a central j square of the Town, on the corner of! Dugan and Sumter Streets, on which'the j Mill of the Joi? Stock Company was located. May be sold in whole or in lots. Apply to HAYNSWORTHS 4 COOPER. Feb 20_ _ PIANO FOR SALE OR RENT. APPLY at the Sumter Book and Variety ! Store. . W. G. KENNEDY. ! Feb 13_ _| Estate of Jack Borrows, i DECEASED. | ALL PERSONS holding claims against ! the said Estate will present the same! duly attested, and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to J. T. FRIERSON, Qualified Administrator. Feb 20_3t__ ESTATE OF Mrs. Ann Fulton MeCatc&en, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on thc22d day of March, 1883, for a Final Discbarge as Executor of aforesaid Estate. JOHN C. PARNELL, Feb 20?4t Executor. Estate of Hary C. DfcCutchen, MINOR. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PRO bate for Sumter County, on March 22d, | 1883, for a final discharge as Guardian of j aforesaid Miuor. ANNA F. PARNELL, Feb 20?4t Guardian. | Estate of Marx E. Cohen, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF Probate for Sumter County on 22d day of March, 1833, for a final discharge as Exec- j utrix of aforesaid Estate. ARMIDA H. COHEN, Feb 20?4t Executrix. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, ROBERT E. HUtiGINS, of Darlington County, in said State, made suit to me, to gran; bim Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of ROBERT M. HUGGINS, deceased? These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Robert M. Muggins, late of Sumter County in said State, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to he held at Sumter on March 10th, 1883, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any tuey have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my band, this 20th day of February, Anno Domini, 1883. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J Feb 20?2t Judge of Probate. SHERIFF'S SALES BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTIONS to me directed, will be sold at Sum ter Ctturt House, on tbe FIRST MONDAY and day following in MARCH next, 1883, within legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cosh, the following property: 125 acres of land, more or less, in Spring Hill Township, Sumter County, adjoining lands of Mrs. M. S. Smith, C. M. Rodgers, W. J. Hancock, T. G. Corbett, and others, levied upon and to be sold as the property of J. A. Corbett ander an Execution of Thomas M. Lanahan, bearer, against the said J. A. Corbett. All that Stock of Goods, Wares and Mer chandise, Books, Notes and Accounts. Also one Iron Safe, Stove, Stove Furniture and Appliances; on Main street in tbe town of Sumter, leried upon and to be sold as tbe property of Herman Schwerin, Agent, under the executions of A. Sydney Smith k Son, Wulbern k Pieper, Daniel Haas and Charles M. Pfiefer, against the said Hermao Schwer in, Agent, R. W. D?RANT, S. S. C. Sheriffs Office, Feb. 9, 1883. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, Sumter County. In the Court of Common Pleas. Mary A. Burhett, Plaintiff, against Sarah Ann David, Amantha A. Ferriter, and Harry Burkett, an infant under the age of 14 years, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in this cause, and dated 10th June, 1881, 1 will offer for sale on Saleday in MARCH next, 1883, before tbe Court House of said County, during the legal hours of sale, the following premises: All that Tract of Land in said County and State, containing Ninety-Seven Acres, more or less, bounded on the north by lands for merly belonging to James Terry and Wm. Webb, on the east by lands formerly belong ing Wm. Webb, south by lands now or for merly of the Estate of J. Wilder and Mrs* Susan Logan, and on the west by tbe Public Road leading from the Town of Sumter to Charleston, except tbe parcel thereof, contain ing about Two Acres at the north-west corner thereof, on which Mrs. Susan Ann David resides. To be sold in convenient parcels, according to a plat thereof which can be seen at my office, on or before tbe day ef sale. Terms of sale, so much cash as will pay-the costs and expenses of this action and the amount of any taxes or assessments on said tract of land directed sold by said Decree, and tbe balance of tbe purchase money in three equal instalments, payable respectively in one, two and three years from the day of sale, with interest from the day of sale on the whole, payable annually, the credit portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser aud mortgage of the premises. GUIGXARD RICHARDSON, Feb 9, 1883. Master. Bet lite Cotton Half fi Co. COTTON BATTING PREPARED IN ROLLS FOR COMFORTS, QUILTS AND MATTRESSES. SOLD AT THE FACTORY AND BY merchants in Sumter at 10 cents per pound. Liberal discount to the trade allowed. D. JAMES WINN, Sept 19?ly President. An Appeal from the Colored People. Give ear, all Men, to this Notice Call: We the members of the Shiloh Baptist Church, in the town o?Jj&ffiteTpS. C.7 are trying to build adfurcb in the town of Sum ter?not a fine-*f)ouse, but a good strong bouse^for wcTdo not expect to go to Kansas or Africa or Liberia, but to live here in South Carolina, and for this cause and more than all, we are the natives of this town, and we do ask-Uje^good white friends of Sumter to beljMhc Baptists to build thsir Church. *V5. Lawson. Sol; A. Lawson, $5; W. T. Lawson, $35; L. J. Shannon, $25; and a great many of the members give largely to raise the money, and ask all of the white peo ple of the town to give us something in the way of helpibg to build the church. Now, may the Lord help us to bnild this house here for his sake. B. LAWSON. ~1785~1883.~ Chronicle and Constitutionalist. AUGUSTA, GA. The Chronicle uwd Constitutionalist is rap idly approac hing tbe completion of the first century of existence. The paper we publish is essentially a type of modern progress, which demonstrates that this established jour nal has become better and stronger as it in creases in years. The men who have, from one generation to another, worked upon it, I and helped to make it a power in tbe land, submit, and will submit, to the common lot I of humanity and pass away from this earth and its stauggles, but the result of their labor remains, and will continue to remain. The workmen die, but the work goes on. The Chronicle of to-day is an improvement upon the Chronicle of the past. The Chroni cle of tbe future will be an improvement upon the Chronicle of to-day. The world moves, and the paper moves with it. Wonderful in ventions, iu the last half century, have given 1 an impetus to all material things, and the press has shared in the advantages of great discoveries, just as it has also stimulated them: Tbe Chronicle bas spared no pains or expense to furnisn tbe public with tbe news of the day I from all parts of the world, and it will take pleasure and pride in perfecting this service from time to time. The Chronicle has en deavored to take high and noble views of public policy, and to sustain all good and just causes. The Chronicle has essayed to encourage virtue and to make teb lot of man and woman all the brighter and better for tbe common j weal. Tbe Chronicle strives to be a uews paper in the best sense of the term, aud to I advance, in that mission, the interest of all the people. Tbe conductors of the papercan uot and do not expect to be infallible, any more than they expect to please everybody. In all human affairs, mistakes of judgment will occur and contests of opinion will arise. We will, however, mightily strive to commit as few errors as possible, and to enter sucb conflicts as cannot be avoided with a proper spirit. The Chronicle enters the new year with ex ceptional advautages. Its daily edition is a well-filled eight-page paper. Its second edition, for the evening mails, its eigbt pages, with the afternoon markets aud telegraphic reports. It takes the place of the tri-we*kly edition. Its mammoth weekly paper will compare with any in tbe country. Into this edition the choicest and creamiest news of the week is collected, and upon its lap the best and freshest editorial and miscellaneous mat ter from the daily is poured. Its market re ports, covering nearly one page, will be an especial feature, prepared each week for the country reader. Iis news service will be sustained by trained and scholarly correspondents in the three capitals?Atlanta, Columbia and Washington ?while it will strive to have a news represen tative in every neighboring town. The mail facilities of this paper are now superb. Four daily trains distribute its edi tions iu South Carolina and three in Georgia. I It reaches all tbe principal points in South i Carolina early on the day of publication? I reaching Columbia at 11 a. m. The fast mail ! schedule ot the Georgia Railroad lands the Chronicle and Constitutionalist iu all towns along the line early in the forenoon, while its issue is unfolded in Atlanta and Athens by ooon each day. TERMS, PER YEAR: Morning Edition.$10 00 Evening Edition. 6 00 Sunday Edition. 2 00 Weekly Edition. 2 00 Address all letters to "CHRONICLE k CONSTITUTIONALIST." Patrick Walsh, President, Augusta, Ga. <3?p?0 A week made at home by tbe in iJK I ? dustrious. Best business now be fore tbe public. Capital not needed. We will start you. Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now U the time. You can work in spare time, or give your whole time to the business. No other business will pay nearly as well. No one can fail to make enorrooos pay, by en gaging at once. Costly outfit and terms free. Money made fast, easily and honorably. Ad dress TRUE k CO., Augusta, Maine. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that I hare this day publicly burned in front of my store, all my stock of Laudreth's and Buist's Garden Seeds, left over from last vear. Jan. 1, 1883. D. J. A?LD. Da. E. M. BcacH, 1 _ Wm. Veadon, ') Witnesses. Having received a fresh supply of Garden Seeds from, D. LANDRETH k SONS, ROBT. BUIST, Jr., HIRAM SIBLEY k CO., D. M. FERRY & CO., CROSMAN BROS., I am prepared to supply the trade with RELIABLE SEEDS. Punched Silver and Gold Coins taken at face value. D. J. AULD. Jau 16 lm BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR sale SEED CORN. MAMMOTH CHESTER COUNTY GOUBD SEED CORN. HAVING tested this corn, and found it early, hardy and prolific, and much superior to the old varieties of corn, I offer for sale my surplus stock of seed?raised by myself last season?at half the price that I ; paid for my seed. Any one desiring infor mation about it are referred to Mr. Wm. A. I Nettles, R. M. Cain, or other of my neigh- j bors, who saw the corn while growing. j A supply will be found at the Shoe Store I of Buhmann k Bro., in Sumter. Feb 6-2m_J. H. NICHOLES. WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE, with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of gnests. S. h. WRIGHT k SON, May 6. Proprietors RUBBER STAMPS. NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING with indoliible ink, or for printing visiting cards, ?nd STAMPS OF ANY KIND for ?tnmptng BUSINESS CARDS. ENVEL OPES or anything else. Specimens of various styles on hand, winch will be ?hown wirb pleas ure. The LOWEST PRICES posntble, and orders filled promptly. Call on C. P. OSTEEN, At the Watchman and Southron Office. 6. E. HAYNSWORTH, Attorney at Law, Sumter, S. C. Jan 16 RORSON'S COTTON AND CORN < FERTILIZER. ROBSON'S COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE, j These grades are rich in all the essentials j constituting first class.articles, carefully pre- ! I pared from best materials. Our long expert- j j ence in the trade, together with Prof. Shep- : ' ard's analysis, are guarantees that they are j j adapted to the wants of consumers. For sale j 1 at market rates for cash, time or cotton. J. N. ROBSON k SON, 68 Eji?tJ5ar^.?f Jan 9?3m _-?<Jnarfeston, S. C. I XJ. CHINA, DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, -a5!> FINE TOILET SOAPS, HAIR ANB TOOTH j BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac, Ac Paints, Oils, Varnishes, -a5d DYE STUFFS. GLASS, PUTTY, &c. Physician.* prescription? aeroratel, i compounded. March IS?ty ?TRADE NORMAN'S CORDIAL. ?MARK? ASUM! and effectual Remriy for the mrecf eU irregularitie* ana disorders of the Stom ach and Bowels, whether in children or adults. It fs acceptable to the Stomach without being Offensive to the taste. Promptly relieving Dysentery. Diarrhoea, Chol era Morbus Cholera Infantum. Flux, Griplnjr Fains, Flatulency, Nausea, Acidity of t ho Stomach, Heartburn, Sick and Kerrous R Headache and Dyspepsia, Mar m be used in all derangements of the Stomach and Bowel* from relaxation of inteattoca or a change of food or water. at NEUTRALIZING CORDIAL | Is as pleasant and harmless as Black. B ' berry Wine. Does not contain Opium j and will not constipate. Specially recem- jf j mended for Seasickness and Teething j Children. Price 25c. and $1.00 per bottle. E Sold by a? Druggist* and Dealers in Xedttfne. I | EXCELSIOR CHKMTOAL CO, Sole Proprietors, Walhalla, S. C. U. S. A. T3T?QrP not, life is sweeping by, go JLVjtlf'?JL and dare before you die, sometbiug mighty and sublime leave behind to conquer time." $66 a week in your own town. $5 outfit free. No risk. Everything new. Capital not required. We will furnish you everything. Many are making fortunes. Ladies make as much as men, and boys and girls make great pay. Reader, if you want business at which you can make great pay all the time, write for particulars to H. Halle? k Co.,Portland, Maine. J?S7f\Tnorris, FURNITURE WARE ROOMS, 217 AND 219 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Two Mammoth Stores and Ware Houses, filled with a Full Lioe of the Finest and Cheapest Fornitore. Tbc Cheapest Furniture House in Charleston, and a Discount of Five per cent, off on all Cash Sales. Dec 14 3m -. - > THE PALMETTO LAGER BEER BREWERY, 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 Beer of such a nature that it is always best where it can be had fresh from the Brewery, and is then the finest, most harmless and healthiest tonic for family use. For particulars and prices write to CLAUSSEN BREWING CO., Dec 12 Charleston, S. C. R. S. CATHCART, CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES wines and liquors, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL* 318 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. CL ATMORE'S MINCE MEAT. English Plum Podding. Imperial Raisins, Debesse Raisins, Saltos? Raisins. Leghorn Citron. Crystalited Ginger, Preferred Canton Gin ger. Fruit Butter In cant. Preserves and Jellies in cans. Marmalades and Jams in jars. Onyx Creamery Butter. Bouquett Creamery Batter. Ferris Hams, Strips and Tongues. Ferris Fulton Hark et Beef. Pickled Salmon, Fish Roes and Pig's Fett. Mess and No. 1 Mackerel. Anisette Marisrbico Cordial. Pure Corn Whiskey. Rock Candy. Buckingham and Gibson Whiskey. Henesey and California Brandy. Duff Gordon and Crown Sherry. Lacock's Madeira, Pure Old Port, Swan Gin. Irish and Scotch Whiskey*. - - .&ms?j? Pure Old Jamaica Rom. _ I make a specialty of ROASTED COFFEE. Fancy Hyson, Gunpowder, Oolong and English Breakfast Teas. Sugars retailed at Wholesale Prices. . Royal Baking Powder absolutely pare. Royal Extracts. Soap, Starch, Lard, P'ew Crop New Orleans Molasses, Choice -Sytap'r* Imported White Wine Vinegar. Caaaed Goods in great Variety. C. I. HOST & BR?? Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, &c, dec. REPAIRING A SPECIALW.' SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads aud Everything P< ing to Breech-LoadiDg Goos. Sept 26 AT COST -dPQR fiASH FR THE NEXT THIRTY' DAYS I offer at Cost my stock of ' dolmans, cloaks, walking jackets, press goods, over coats; men's and BOYS' CLOTHiNCk i have a nice stock of domestics, flannels, notions, boots AND SHOES; Which i wiH sell as low as anyhow. . FCLL STOCK OF . , ... fin and Wooden Ware, CUTLERY, GUNvS, AND PISTOLS. My Stock of china and glass WARS'* Can't be surpassed and my low prices on them hare already become a hocse*.^ bold sajiug. . ... .. - j As in the past my Grocery will be-stocked with first class goods At lowest prices, Thanking the public for ilwii KbciaTf&i ronage in the past, I open tbe New Year ay promising them the same fair dealing they have always bad at my hands. ALTAMONT ffl IS?? KAZNTT! it 3# BEFORE BUYING FERTILIZERS -CALL ON- v / ALTAMONT MOSES. I HAVE THE AGENCY HE THE FOLLOWING: Tansill's Punch Cigar, Which has earned tbe name of AawticS's Finest Five Cent Cigar. Starke's Ifeie Fkwr, Each one warranted to give satisfaction and can be returned after trial. -ALSO THE following INSURANCE GOD Commercial Union of mm Niagara Fire Ios. Co. Fire Association of Philadelphia. * Rates as low asSauy. First Companv. ALTAMONT Jan 2 _ TTTTQTj* people are always on? YVX?-a-^ lookout for chances ftfS crease their earnings, and in time wealthy; those who do not improve tl portunities remain ia poverty. We effir *, great chance to make money. We warit as] men, women, boys and girls to work " right ia their own localities. Any a do the work properly from tbe first Tbe business will pay more than ! ordinary wages. Expensive outfit free. No one who engages fails money rapidly. You can ddvote ye*r time to the work, or only your tp ments. Full information and all needed sent free. Address >STINSGNj Portland; Maine.