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iSl TUESDAY, ABRIL 3. IB? ' ^ The Sumter Watchman was .fon od ed -ia!85? and the 3^ Southron in I860. The Walkman and Southron ' noir has the combined circulation and infioe?ce of both of the old papers, and -3s: manifestly the best advertising medium rn Sumter. William, of Prussia, is John Bravo, the well-known at? tendant of Queen Victoria, is dead. The Harmony Presbytery convenes ia Marion on Wednesday, tbe 4th Tbex un veiling of the Confederate , monumea tin Camden will take place OB the 15th of June next. ^tWfee ? Srwetthan it has been for ^'7 'j??ra. ?o February 9th theres: was a redaction of 2 per cent, OD the tax. ^!^mi^k^ Fair in Charleston will Ojgen April 17th and close April It ia said that thousands of aeres of pnblic land in Texas are changing own* era at fifty sen ts per acre. The Aiken Highland Park Hotel $ paid last season seven per cent, inter? est on its coajt and cleared twenty thou Kaand dollars besides. ? - v it is rumored that Mrs. Minnie D. Sift)?, wife of the infamous Aiken doe :: ter? has left the State ?to avoid testify ' - ing against her husband. ' It is said J. B. Wade, the great Jer? sey cow man. of Atlanta, oas refused an offer of $5,000 for one of his. Jer? sey cowa. , The Angosta Chronicle- says that Fraudulent Hayes lakes it on tho sly when Madame Lucy is not around. Be carries a red nose. .... ? . ? ' ' - j Big hearted Tom Woodward, County .Chairman of Fairfield, gave the defen? dant Democrats bb cheek for three hun? dred and Sirty dollars to pay their ex- \ ; panseVinColumbia. An effort is being made to have the j ^p?e case of W. B. Cash, for carrying concealed weapons, transferred to the ~ U. S. Court, on the ground that he is a |v- depaty marshal. ~* _ A Banwell county farmer commenc? ed raising Irish potatoes by plaiting ono acre, which ne kept op to a certain standard each year, and bis net receipt, on ?he one. acre averaged over three hundred dollars a year. There is not a carpenter or bricklay? er in Florence bot who can get more work than, he can do, and has engage? ments far ahead. In the other trades 7 also there is a marked activity, and j there ara no workmen in the mechanics j ont of employment.-Times. And exrGoveroor Spragoe bas also received the Democratic nomination tot Governor Of Rhode Island. The Charlotte Journal says : The question thai now harasses the public mind is, v win* Con kling take the stump against him. .If he has what Falstaff called a .reverend regard for his health/ we don't think fae will/ The haughty ex Senator had better steer clear of Rhode ^-The cultivation of jute in the South ' ?making some headway. In Missis? sippi add other States the experiment has been made with some success. A Greek hy, the name of Menelas bought a plantation io Mississippi some years ago and has proved incontestably that th? jute san be profitably grown. He thinks it can he grown in the South generally. Mr. Menelas had many jean* experience in jute manufacturing in leola. ' A number of the corporators of the Malboro\ Marion and Horry Railroad met on March 19th at Col. P. C. Quat vlebennme office and organized by call? ing Hen. T. W Beaty to the chair, and Mr. E. T. Lee to act as secretary. It j was understood that the future meetings i should he held from time to time and at places hereafter to he. decided upon for the purpose of more thoroughly or? ganising and for getting np the requis? ite stock to build said road. . The remains of John Howard Payne, author of the ?famous song, 'Home, Sweet Home, have been brought to .Washington for interment. He was a poor nun and a wanderer all his life ?nd died 31 years ago while American Consul at Tonis. In speaking of him? self he once said : . how often have I been ia the heart of Paris, Berlin, Lon? don or some other etty and have beard persons singing or hand organs playiog Home, Sweet Home, without a shilling to hoy myself the next meal, or a place to lay my bead. Gen. Gordon of Georgia has recently been advertised extensively as giving np bis residence in Georgia, and aim? ing to be a carpet-bag senator from Florida. He denies the hard impeach? ment; as it seems sore he must. The National Republican, on this subject says : He bas inveighed too much against the right of an American citi? zen te change his residence and then ?.meddle with politics" in the new state into which be has moved to make his Candidacy of office outside of Georgia at j all probable. He is one of the best of ? all the bourbons and may some day get up and move along into a better po? litical atmosphere. Count Von 'Majaltz, CountSzekhely, president of the court of Cassi an, was found murdered at bis residence at Afan. Hungary. He bad been strangled and his tongue cot out. His hands were hound tightly together with ropes. The body was lying on a bed in the Count's room when discovered, but the bed clothes were not disturbed and be was not undressed. A thin rope was hanging from the window of the apart? ment to the street below. The Count's house had been robbed by the mur? derers. A hussar who was on guard at the residence has been arrested on suspi? cion. Robert McFaddio/ooeof the Claren? don colored men arrested by the United States officers, was sick in bed at the time of bis arrest, and had been sick for some time previous, being at? tended by a physician. He protested loudly against bis being taken, but nevertheless he was ruthlessly dragged from his borne and traveled nearly all nigh!, and from tbe exposure of the trip to Graham's and Florence, he took a relapse and died last Tuesday. The whole fix should be indicted for man? slaughter, as evidently his death points Erectly to the exposure of the trip.- - Williamsburg Herald. A eastern has long prevailed at the S?nate end of the Capitol hy which a ( retiring presiding officer of the Senate whjsther t Vice President or a Senator elected Presid en i pro tempore of that body, is privileged to carry off' when his term expires, the andirons and fire set of the Vice President's chamber at the Capitol. Mt. Wheeler took away with him a pair of brass andirons fin? ished with dragon's beads. Mr. Davis' set were a modern revival of an antique style, and included - andiron?, fender, poker, shovel and tongs, ali of the handsomest brass. He promptly re? moved all of them on his retire? ment. VALXJ?"?P"?^T?L1CZESS. The March issue of the Monthly Re? port of the State Agricultural Depart? ment contains the analyses made by Prof. C. U. Shepard, Jr., Chemist, of fertilizers sold in this Statef the present season, together with a comparison of tho cash prices at which they are sold with the commercial values which he places upon them-estimated according to the cash prices of the essential in? gredients foun J in them by analysis. The list embraces eighty-three sam? ples-a few of which he estimates above the prices at which they are sold ; but j the large majority fall below-some very materially so. It appears to us that the State is do? ing the farmers a good service in tbis matter, and we would recommend ali who feel sufficient interest in it, to de? sire to study the subject, to write to Hon. A. P. Butler, at Columbia, and get a copy of tbe report. It is too lengthy for ns to undertake to discuss all the facts and figures (especially the figures) presented by it. The following extract from a letter j from Prof. Sbepard will give some in sight into workings of his department : j The aim of the Department of Agri I culture is to secure for chemical investi 1 gation samples of all the brands of fer-, ! tilizers sold in South Carolina ; aud j under '/fertilizers" Is understood every j ; sort and kind of commercial manure, j I To this end three inspectors are draw- j i ing samples throughout the State j wherever fertilizers are offered for sale. No samples are drawn at factories. The inspectors forward their samples to the Chemist of the Department, marked with a number corresponding to that on their return to the Commissioner of Agriculture ; thus the Chemist only knows the samples by the numbers on j them, and their great number precludes j the recognition of any particular brand. ? The analytical results of the chemical j examination are returned to the Com- j missioner, and are by bim compared with the guarantee printed on the bag and transcribed and forwarded by the inspector to him. The laws of South Carolina require every dealer in commercial manures in j the State to legibly print on each pack- ! age the guaranteed composition of its j contents, allowing him a margin (which, i however, must not exceed 25 per cent, j of the minimum amount.) in the state- I ment of each essential element of plant food; If the Chemist's return conforms to the dealer's guaranty, all is well ; j but if it falls below the claimed percen- j tages of thc ingredients, which are de? termined according to the Act estab? lishing the Department, viz., available phosphoric acid, potential ammonia and potash, other samples of the same arti- j cle are sought for in different places ! within tbe confines of the State and are j submitted to analysis. Should these I samples corroborate the first results, j and the difference between the claimed ! and actual percentages prove to be ma- j terial, the Commissioner will proceed to j apply tbe legal penalties prescribed for ? such offenses. It should be observed, however, that j the drawing of additional samples in the \ case of any article falling below its j guaranty is simply for the purpose of j ascertaining the general character of the j brand before the publication of the (first j results. An improvement in the sub- ! sequent samples does not prevent the; publication of the analysis nor the j punishment of an attempt to impose j upon purchasers. - The Board of Agriculture having di- ! rected the Chemist to calculate the com- i merdai valuation of each sample exam- ! iocd by him on the basis of a valuation i for each of the essential ingredients j previously given, the following values j have been adopted for the current sea- j son, viz.: PER LB. Avnii ble phosphoric acid - - 10 cents. Potash.6 44 Potential ammonia ----- 25 44 These valuations represeut cash prices in the city of Charleston. The Farmers of the State. - Tho March number of the Monthly j report of the South Carolina Agricultu- j ral Department, gives the following in j its consolidated crop report : The financial condition of the farmers j is reported better than last year by 115 j correspondents, the same by 6 aud uot ! so good by 7. The condition of labor ; is reported good by 75, indifferent by ; 46 and bad by 10. A scarcity of la- j borers is reported by 92 correspondents, j and tbe reports generally coucur in the ! statement that higher wages are de- ! manded and poorer services rendered. One hundred and twenty-five corres- ? poodents report that less farm supplies j will be purchased this year than last, and ! 3 estimate that the amount will bc larger. It will be observed that the j foregoing are only preliminary state- : men ts, based upon indications on thc ; first of March, and they will be followed ! by carefully calculated statements in j April and May The reports arc very j generally favorable and show a steady j and constant improvement among the i farmers of tbe State. The Circuit Judges. From an examination of the sixteenth j volume of South Carolina Reports j (Shand,) it appears that there are six- j ty-fivo juJgmcuts rendered by the j Supreme Court on appeals from judg meats of the Circuit Courts. The tab elated statement below shows the num- ! ber of appeals taken from the judgments j of the several circuit judges, and the j final disposition of the same : Reversed or ] Judge. Affirmed. modiGed. i Wallace.9 6 j Mackey.3- 8 Hudson.7 2 Aldrich.7 1 Thompson.3 4 j Kershaw.1 4 Presslej.2 3 Fraser.".".1 2 Cotbrao.1 0 Townsend.1 0 j Totals. VANDERBILT'S FANCY BALL. Tho great socinl event of tbe season was tbe grand masked ball given bj W. K. Vanderbilt, of New York, on Monday night of last week, and the metropolitan dailies devoted several columns a day for several days in de? scribing its wonderful magnificence. Mrs. Vanderbilt's costume is stated to have cost ?10.000, and one lady guest wore ?100,000 worth of diamonds. The flowers, it is said cost ?10,000,and the getting up of the various costumes benefitted the tradesmen and working class in that line to the amount of 2 quar? ter of a million dollars. There were 1200 invitations sent out; no one was allowed to appear in plain dress, and Mrs. Vanderbilt required that all costumes should be submitted to her be? forehand, and where any conflicted they were changed. It is asserted to have been the grandest affair of the kind that bas ever taken place in this country, and that it rivalled in splendor, whith its mock-royalty, the glories of the Al? hambra or those of Bagdad in the days j of Aaroun Al Raschid. Our limited space prevents our going j into such details as would likely in? terest our lady readers ; but the follow? ing, from Cheek, the Chicago humor? ous paper, will be found readable : The ball at the palatial mansion of j William H. Vanderbilt last Monday ! evening was a decidedly recherche af- ! fair. Last Monday was Easter Mou day; the wind up of Lent and the round op of sackcloth and ashes, fasting and ; sitting up in the back attic fixing over a winter's wardrobe into spring feathers j aud other attractions. It was a fancy dress ball, and the costumes worn on the occasion were just two alfired scrumptious and bang up for any use. That is, for any every? day use. A fancy dress ball is a place where there is a grand display of dis? guises and nobody knows his or her partner until midnight's holy hour when everybody unmasks and some of 'cm get sick at the stomach when they dis? cover who they have been gallivanting around with the whole fore part of the ? night. President Arthur was in at? tendance. He was dressed in the pic? turesque costume of a corn doctor of the j time of Henry thc Viii. He was gra- j cio.usly received by Mrs. Vanderbilt in ; the costume of a Venetian lady, resplen- j dent in diamonds, aud pearls and redo? lent in garlic, dressed in a black lace mantilla trimmed w.ith macaroni. Attorney General Brewster appeard in top boots and low necked vest repre- j sentiug a Roman Centurian. This cos- j tume, it will be observed, was a trifle j off color, but then, it was far better' than nothing. Too much credit cannot j be awarded Mr. Brewster for leaving i his ruffled nightshirt at home packed up j in bis trunk at his boarding house. Mr. August "Jelmont appeared in the j character of^''Humpty Dumpty" riding I a saw-horse. He excited universal j comment by this little playful eccen- j tricity, and his friends could only say in j explanation of the bad break that he j had been out with the boys all thc afternoon. The German minister plen- j ipotentiary appeared as a glass of lager j beer, while an attache of the Legation j represented a pretzel. During the coarse of the evening these two tried to j dance a hornpipe, but were choked off! and led out into the supper room where j they soon stupified themselves with i blood sausage and saur kraut. Abram j S. Hewett appeared as King Lear be- j fore he went stark mad and silly. It was quite a task for Abram to sustain i this character during the eutire even ing; and he threw it off at an early hour and appeared as a high tariff pro- j tectionist. Editor Thorndike Rice, of I the North American Review, went in a black dress of the last century. It don't seem to make any difference j where an editor gets iuvited, he always ! has to wear his old clothes. One lady was dressed in cat's tails. lt is not stated bow many cats were butchered to make a Vanderbilt holiday, but the less said about it the better for all con? cerned, especially the young lady and the cats. Miss Rose Terry, as "Summer, wore a light blue and white dress, trimmed j with sheaves of wheat, aud with a jeweled scythe and a corn-sheller in her j hair. Thc Tribune states that one j lady wore ferns aud butterflies in her hair, and a necklace of jeweled lizards, but we hardly believe it, right in the chilly month of March ! In fact the ! large number of ladies who are reported I to have appeared in a necklace of diamouds leads us to the sorrowful con? clusion that New York reporters are a terribly lazy set and hate to waste words. Wc cannot conclude this abridged account of one of the lum tum social 1 affairs which periodically break out in the cit}' of New York, without a com? ment or two on the fact that the Astors ? eoucl?ded to drop old feuds and mingle ! iu the mazy with the once despised and ignoble Vanderbilts. But, they did. ? They went right iu and had a lush old time with the rest of the feltis, thus proving that though it is only fifty years since John Jacob Astor sold muskrats in the streets of New York, and only tweuty-five since the gouty old Commodore bailed the bilge water out of his old canal boat, time heals ail wounds and places people on that high plane of social distinction where one man is as good as another. B ? ? - - - lu Philadelphia people buy cemetery lots on the installment plan. A certain sum is paid every month ; if these pay? ments are not prompt, the bod ie.- ara i disinterred and buried in thc -cheap' parts of thc graveyard. If the owners I afterwards pay up, thc bodies are put back and both removals charged for. Au undertaker of that city says people generally don't like to pay for funerals. They don't ever seem to think they have got anything substantial out of them that they ought to pay for. Some dou't care what becomes of their friends. During the Centennial Exposition, a man went to au undertaker and said he couldn't pay for the burial of a body just then, 60 he asked fthc undertaker to embalm it and keep it for him a cou? ple of weeks. Aud although the body was that of his wife, he never came for it. A man died at the almhouse not long ago and his wife was sent for. She came, carrying a small hand-bag. 'Give me the clothes,' she cried, and they ga -e them. Then she stalked out, and has not been seen from that day to this. WASHINGTON LETTER. [From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, March 30, 1883. The Star Route trial has been more largely attended this week than at any time during its progress,. Judge Wylie's court room being filled every morning long before the court opened. To avoid a jam after the seats are filled bailiffs are stationed at the doors to deny admittance .to all except those whose business requires them to be in court, The women show quite as mach eagerness as the men, whether to get at the true iowardnesss of this case or to have a good look at the defeudants and distinguished coun? sel. The event of the trial Tuesday, and what will probably stand out - as the prominent feature in the entire his? tory of the case, was the calling of Ex Senator Stepbeu W. Dorsey to the wit? ness stand.' He has been conspicuous? ly absent during the manyv weeks of examination. Mach chriosity has been shown about his making an appearance, and many conjectures expressed as to whether he would be called asa witness. So his debut could not but be an event in the court room, and an occasion for everybody's turning an open ear to the Judge. When the court opened Mr. Dorsey was sitting beside Mr. Ingersoll of his counsel.. On being called he arose and went to the stand carrying a large packet of papers with him. His eyes were concealed by dark gog-1 gles he has been wearing for the last. year. His toilet gave evidence that he j had not been forgetful of his personal appearance, and he wore a button hole | bouquet on the lappel of his coat. He was not in an amiable mood, for he j spoke defiantly to Mr Merrick, who was j addressing the court. His counsel ad- j dressed a word to him, after which he was silent until the close of the discus- ; sion on the point raised. When Mr. i Dorsey was about to be sworn, Mr j Merrick said he wanted to examine the j witness as to whether an oath was bind- ! ing upon bis conscience. The witness i shook his finger in the face of Mr. J Merrick, aud said excitedly : 'Any j oath will be as binding- on my con- | science ns on Mr. Merrick's conseicnce., Mr. Ingersoll objected to this proceed- ? ing, and protested eloquently against : introducing into a case in this century j the barbarism of the dark ages,' wheu, i O' * be said, men and women were so j addicted to lying that they had to be j frightened into telling the truth. Here j he delivered a spirited address in much ! the same strain as many of his 'infidel' j lectures, expounding his anti-religious j views. In replying, Mr. Merrick said j that what Mr. Ingersoll called the bar- i barism of the past was thc light that had come down to us from many centuries j and needed no defense from him. He j did not object to the witness giving his j narrative, but said he wanted to let the j jury know on what terms he testified, j whether in taking the oath he felt that ? his conscience was involved as an im- I mortal* man before Heaven. Mr. Ingersoll said there was no qualification i in the law that permitted a witness to ! testify in his own behalf. Judge j Wylie, in deciding the question, said : he had nothing to do with its theologi- I cal aspect. The extremely opposite ! characteristics of Mr. Merrick and Col. j Ingersoll, not only on the religious ; question, but in appearance, tone, ges- j tare, and manner as well, were strik- ? ingly brought out in this discussion, j Col. Ingersoll may be called a represen- 1 taiive modern innovator, a champion of! free thought,, and an iconoclast. He ! speaks with the easy grace of the lee- j ture room, in an almost conversational j tone, warms up as he proceeds, and on | this occasion shaded artistically from . 'the beauties of truth for its own sake' j to 'the fires of Hell rekindled.' Judge I Merrick represents the opposite extreme ! old beliefs as cherished and revered by I the Hornau Catholic Church, and in- ! sists upon the letter of the law. He is i the incarnation of conservatism. With i effective tone, measured words, and fin- ! ger pointed towards Heaven, he solemn- ! ly referred to the awful responsibility of ? testifying with the fear ol the peniten- j tiary before one in this world and eter- ; nal damnation in the world to come, j This lively episode introduced into the i dull routine of the monotonous trial j was highly enjoyed by the audience, ; The two men could not have been more | antithetically presented, but neither lost by the contrast, and each proved a worthy advocate of Iiis cherished faith. Senator William Pitt Kellog of La. has been preseuted for complicity in the Star Route Frauds. The defeuse in the Star Route cases has already cost more than ?200,000. Bob Ingersoll is said to have pocketed ?50,000, Wilson ?30,000, Davidge ?30,000, and Gen. Henkle is fighting for his clients under the stimulus of a ?40,000 fee. Mr. Dorsey has made up his mind to flatly deny everything. So in that direction he hesitates at nothing. Ile I also represents himself as an innocent, j guilless mau, whose letters to postmasters ? were instigated by purely disinterested I friendship. Tlie President will leave Washington J on Tuesday next for a short visit to j Florida, lie will go direct to that State, j and will remain there in quest of rest j and recreation for about ten days. Tbe j length of his stay will depend upon the j weather, l?e will be accompanied ! ly Private Secretary Phillips and Mr. j Miller, of New York. The details of ? the trip have not yet been arranged, j It is settled, however, that the journey | to and from Florida will be made as j direct and with as few stops as possible. \ Secretary Chandler will accompany j the President ou his trip to Florida, and j will make an inspection of the Pensa- j cola navy yard. wu- -<im i Mr II. Blanchard, a Boston capital- I ist interested in railroad movements j ?nd who is now the owner of a rail- ; road io Georgia, was in town last week, j His object in visiting Georgetown is to make inquiries as to thc practicability of building the Georgetown and North Carolina Railroad for which a; charter was obtained in 1S77. ! After consultation with one or two of j our leading citizens Mr. Blanchard expresssed the opinion that he could | build the road, lie left for Charleston i last week, but will probably return this j week for a few days.-Georgetown En? quirer. When .von don't just know what ails you; when you feel aches and pains all over ; when jou feel tired and faint, nse Brown's Iron Hitters. A wonderful reviver. The pleasant season of the year is now coming when two young pei "ons will re? quire about an hour to walk half a mile a. they go from a church or a sociable. The greatest enemy to children is worms., Shrincr's Indian Vermifuge will save theni{ from ruin. Ouly 26 ?enta a bottle. Try it. A WANTED TO RENT. DWELLING with not less than three rooms. Apply .at this Office. Estate of William 0. SIcCutchen, DECEASED. ALL PERSONS having claims against said Estate will present the same dnly attest? ed, and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to ELMA E. McCUTOHEN, April 3. * Qualified Administratrix. Estate of William Osteen, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on the 3d day of May, 1883, for a Final Discharge as Executor of aforesaid Estate. JOSEPH A. OSTEEN, Feb 20-4t Executor. v SPRING -AND SUMMER MILLINERY. The Misses McElhose Infite the Attention of their Customers and the Ladies in General, to their LARGE STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, Including a rich and attractive line of TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS, Together with a Complete Assortment of UNTRIMMED GOODS in all the newest shapes and braids. SPECIAL LOT LACE NOVELTIES, -COMPRISING LANGTRY COLLARS. FICHUS, SCARFS, COLLARETTES, ?c., In all the Latest Styles of Lace. Hair Gcods Always on Hand, -ALSO- . . A Full Line of Corsets, Hoop-Skirt3, Bustles, Ladies Underwear, Etc. Country orders neill receive prompt attention. April 3 . _ BLATCHLEY pump! BUY TJJEBEST. BLATCHLEY'S TRIPLE ENAMEL PORCELAIN-LINED os SEAMLESS TUBE : COPPER-LINED PUMP Do not be anrcci into buying inferior Goods. .^-^ ' For sale by the Xx st ^^^^^^ houses ic tue Trsdc C. cTfeL ATCHLEY,Kfan?rr, 308 MARKET ST., Philad'a, Write to me for name o? nearest Agent. EB LEY OF ALL PLANTS, FOR ALL CROPS, FOR ALL CLIMATES. We exe the largest farmers, largest seed crow? er;? and largest seed dealers anywhere; hence have greatest facilities for producing Best Seeds All our Seeds are tested, and only the best sent out Our Annual Catalogue and Price List brings TH E . GREATEST SEED STORE IS THE WORLD TO TOUR OWN DOOR. It in eludes all tho desirable new and standard varieties of Flower, Vegetable, Field and Tree Seeds, and Planta. Sent FREE to any address. HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. Seedsmen Rockester, M. Y. and Chicago, UL CLOTHING. I HAVE JUST KECEIVED Tbs Haitat SW of Clot?jf EVER EXHIBITED IN THIS MARKET. Examine them before D?ving else mt O wu ere. ALTAMONT MOSES. BMil??ABGMS! JUST ARRIVED, Dl>Z. LADIES1 AND MISSES HATS, ?tj Rouvin at a sacrifice, and for s;i!c at unheard of prices. ALTAMONT MOSES. STOCK -OF dil' SPRIG m -AND SHOES FOR ALL, WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEK. _ALTAMONT MOSES. t J HAVE THE AGENCY FOR THE FOLLOWING : Tansill's Punch Cigar, Which has earned th<> name of America's Finest rive Cent Cigar. St?rke's Dixie Piow, Each one wanan tc?! to give satisfaction and can be returned after trial. -ALSO THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES : Commercial Union of London. Niagara Fire Ins. Co. of X. Y. Fire Association of Philadelphia. JS?" Rates as low ns any First Class Company. t ALTAMONT MOSES. Jua 2 1J -WITH ? The Latest and Prettiest Styles, ?j OThe Lowest Prices and Z The Most Complete . Stock of Q H SPRING AND SUMMER 8 fj?DRESS GOODS,? mm ie ? GOOK ? The Latest Novelties in Trimming, M ^ Silks, Ribbons, Laces and Embroideries, fi Debeiges, Buntings, Poplins, Lustres, UJ nj Pongees, Grenadines, Nun's Veilings, &c. L j fl PRICES THE LOWEST JJ y -AT- n ^ JOHN HFL ESX13 ' Si. 1 JC?T Samples sent on application. 83 J. 8???E1EB DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. OUR PATRONS : : : : : THE PEOPLE. OUR STUDY : : : : THEIR INTERESTS. OUR MAXIM : : : : : FAIR DEALING. OUR REWARD :::::: SUCCESS. IN LARGE QUANTITIES AND AT LOW PRICES, FOR CASH. The Very Best of Merchandise. TBK 1WEST PATH? TBE UTiTBI?S, AND The Most Fashionable Goods. i None but the Most Durable and Best "Wearing Articles.! s THEY ARE IJST STOCK | . -AND- j For Sale at the Very Lowest Prices. i i Come and See What We Have, ! Learn tlxe Prices, And Tell Your Neighbors and Friends That ! THE PLACE TO BUY GOODS ! IN SUMTER, IS AT THE POPULAR AND LEADING HOUSE OF . RYTTENBEKG & SONS. ! SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. James TT. Tufts, Mortgagee, against Isabella Mackey, Mortgagor. j - BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY in mo vested us Agent for the .Mortgagee, under j Hit-above mentioned Mortgage, I will sell at ! Sumter Court House, in Sumter County, on j the ISth day ol' April. A. D., 1S33, between i 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and 3 o'clock io j the afternooa; to the highest bidder for cash, ' the following mentioned and described mort I gaged personal property, viz : j One Soda Water Fount apparatus, cora- j I posed of 1-6-1 L. W. Arctic Standard No. 4?0: 2 10-gallon Copper Founts; 1 Marble1 Counter ??lab; 6 No. 2 Tumbler-holders; 8? No. 3 Tumblers : Ice Tongs, Riane Sets, and j 1-2 Sterling Generator, the same seized and to ; be sold as the property of Isabella Mackey, | under her mortgage to James W. Tofts. R. W. DURANT, Agent for Mortgagee. ] Sumter C. H., S. C., March 27, 1883. HEADQUARTERS ! - IN - SOUTH CAROLINA ! -FOR ITALIAN BEES AND QUEENS.1 Pure Italians, Tested, Hybrid and i Dollar Queens. Orders taken for Hives, Honey-Boxes, Bee- ? Smokers, Veils, &c., &c. Orders boo. ed now for Bees and Queens to be shipped in April. First, come first served. All Queens sent by mail, safe arrival guar- ; anteed. W. J. ELLISON. Stateb?rg, March 27 Sumter Co., S. C. Bieioi?fi Cotton Mi Co. j COTTON BATTING; PREPARED IX ROLLS j FOR COMFORTS, QUILTS AND j MATTRESSES. SOLD AT THE FACTORY AND BY j merchants in Sumter at 10 cents per J pound. Liberal discount to the trade allowed. D. JAMES WINN, Sept 19-lr President. FO^S?L?" " FOR CASH. I 4 FINE, MEDIUM SIZE MULE, IN j J\. order :ind a good second band two-borse; wagon and body. Apply at this Office. March 13 | AGENTS WANTED. j PURE TEAS. Agents wanted every? where io sell teas to families, hotels and large j consumers. The largeststock in the country to j select from : qualities of all descriptions from | the highest imported to the lowest grades ; a large discount and a handsome income to ail '. who s<Ml for us. Country store keepers, drug- j gists who wish to sell teas in sealed pound j packages or tin canisters, peddlers, and in ? tact all who wish to obtain an honorable liv- j ing by selling teas should write us for a cir- j cular. Original American Tea Co., establish- | ed in 1840. F. 0. Box 12S7 Address, ROBT. WELLS Presdt., Mar 27 43 Vesey St., New York. d^^O A week made at home by the in pfej i ?? dustrious. Best business now be? fore the public. Capital not needed. We will start you. MeD, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now ts 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 enormous pay, by en? gaging at once. Costly outfit and terms free. Monev made fast, easilv and honorably. Ad? dress TRUE & CO.. Augusta, Maine. a s: ?S CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES.1 WINES AND LIQUORS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 318 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. ATMORE'S MINCE MEAT. English Plum Pudding. Imperial Raisins, Debessa Raisins, Sultana| Raisins. Leghorn Citron. Crystalizcd Ginger, Preserved Canton Gin? ger. Fruit Butter in cans. Preserves and Jellies in cans. Marmalades and Jams in jars. Onyx Creamery Butter. Bouquet! Creamery Butter. Ferris Hams, Strips and Tongues. Ferris Fulton Market Beef. Pickled Salmon, Fish Roes and Pig's Patt] Mess and No. 1 Mackerel Anisette Mariachi co Cordial. Pure Corn Whiskey. Rock Candy. Buckingham and Gibson Whiskey. Heuesey and California Brandy. Duff Gordon and Crown Sherry. Lacock's Madeira, Pure Old Port, Swan Gin. Irish and Scotch Whiskeys. Pure Old Jamaica Rum. I make a specialty of ROASTED COFFEE. Fancy Hyson, Gunpowder, Oolong and English Breakfast Teas. Sugars retailed at Wholesale Prices. :' Royal Baking Powder absolutely pore. Royal Extracts. Soap, Starch, Lard, New Crop New Orleans Molasses, Choice Syrup. Imported White Wine Vinegar. Canned] Goods in great Variety. C. I. HOIFT & BRO,, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, &c, &c. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. ; f SPORTING MATERIAL, Shells, Wads and Everything Pertain-^ iug to Breech-Loading Guns. Sept 26 yj A.J. CH??A, DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, -ASH) O liemicals. FINE TOILET SOAPS, HAIR AND.TOOTH BRUSIIES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac. ic Paints, Oils, Varnishes, -AND DYE STUFFS. GLASS, purry, &c. fl??T' Physicians' prescribion* accurately <v.inpounded. March IS--ly SEED COR?y MAMMOTH CHESTER COUNTY GOURD SEED CORK. HAVING tested this cora, and found it early, hardy and prolific, and much superior to the old varieties of corn, I ofier for sale my surplus stock of seed-raised bj 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. Nettles, R. M. Cain, or other of my neigh? bors, who saw the corn while growing. A supply will be found at the Shoe Store of Bultmann k Bro., in Sumter. Feb 6-2m_J. H. NICHO LES. THE BEST CORN! IN ORDER that numerous parties'may test 'ray FINE CORN,-a distinct variety hybridized from the "Miles" and the WHITE GOURD SEED, (and as I think the best Corn for a main crop that can be had), I will pay the postage and send One PINT anywhere for 30 CENTS IN STAMPS. This amount carefully planted to itself, witt satisfy any thinking farmer, as lo its merits ; and the outlay will not break any one. J. W. VAN DIVER, Seed Producer, March 6 Weavervilie, X. C. BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, * MORTGAGES, f V BILLS OF SALEt BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR SALK AT THIS OFFICE. RUBBER STAMPS^ NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CpTHfiNfi with indcllible ink, or for printing vuiiiog card.-, and j STAMPS OF ANY KIND for stamping BUSINESS CARDS\ENVEL OPES or anything else. Specimen? ?fc variou* styles on hand, which will be shown wita pleas? ure. The LOWEST PRICES possible, and orders filled promptly. Call on C. P. OSTBEN, At the Watch man and Southron Office. - WRIGH^SHOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE, with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, May 6. _Proprietor? "T)X7^CtfXl not, life is sweeping by, go jL\JCi^ _L and dare before yo? die, something mig ?ty and sublime leave behind to conquer tin* "\" $66 a week in y?nr own town. S5 outfit free. No risk. Everything new. Capital not required. We will furnish j you everything. Many are making fortunes. Ladies make as much as men, and boys ?od j girls make great pay. Reader, if you want J business at which you can make great pay all J the time, write for particulars to H. Hallett *? Co .?Portland, Maine. . I