Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SSa?rjnnan n? Sont??nm. TUESDAY* MAY 8. The Sumter Watchman was founded ?0 185$ ?od the True Southron in 1866\ The Watchman and Soutkr&n now ba? the combiued circulation and iafiaeuce of both of tbe old papers, and b manifestly the best advertising medium in Snniter._ English steamship owners are tak? ing steps toward raising capital to build another canal across the Isthmus ef Soe?, j Gen. Crook ra) bis command have crossed ??o Mexico in pursuit of the Apaches. . Mexican troops are coopera? ting with bia. Congressman Thompson, of Ky., has been indicted for murder in killing W. H. Daria, who debauched the wife of The Charlotte Journal ts of opinion that before the year 1900 the North will make a determined effort to get rid of negro swffrage, because it did net pan owl accosting to expectation Phil Thompson, if his wife tells the troth, killed aft innocent man. The amount of vice and wretchedness he disclosed by hm pistol shot cannot be Leland Stafford, the great Central Pacific magnate, isa! the point of death with brain fever. Heb worth $75, 000,000, bet cannot boy a moment of time. . At Dabin?, the grand jory returned tree bills against Walsh, Sheridan? and Tynan for murder ; it ts understood that the British government will demand their extradition from the United States. Perhaps the fact is not generally known that oar annual imports of sweets are valued at more than the usual pro? duction of gold and silver io America, ^sad the duty collected is almost $50, 000,000. Uar sugar costs more than : our bread. Mr. George T. Alford, who was for many years the proprietor of the Pa? vilion Hoiel, Charleston, has purchased the bmUdings at the Northeast Corner of Society and King streets, and will in a short time ereet and furnish a new -first-class hotel. Fifty negro emigrants from Ketucky armed at St. Lon? on Wednesday and left en the Chicago and Alton Road for K^wffr*-, They said they were the ad - vance guard of many more who expect te nettie near Topeka, and that emigra? tion westward of Kentucky negroes will be vary heavy next fall. Gath says old Mr. Vanderbilt is as a/raid of death as Dires. He has a movement-cure doctor to agitate him daily. Gath ?suggests sn old recipe at half the money : Wear a lizard skin bag of dried beans around the neck and rattle it at prayer time. Better still than that weald H be to follow the pre? cept of Christ and unload before getting to the Needle's Eye. ? At Troy/ N. Y., on Wednesday mo?ping the wire, rope of an elevator at tbe Burden blast furnace broke. While men on the top floor were en . deavoricg to raise a oar an iron eye to . which * tackle vas attached gave way, and Edward McCabe and William Scott were caught by the rope and hurl? ed down the elevator shaft sixty feet McCabe died shortly after the accident ; Scott is dangerously injured. Hrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is on her woy booie from Florida. She express? es the opinion that the Sooth will io the next ten years make rapid progress in ol! internal developments looking to tba gradual building: up of places now lying idle ibr want of energy and capi? tal. A better class of immigrants will soon seek the fertile fields of the South, and it is only a question of time before j itjriD.be swarming with manufactures j and industrial pursuits equal to Man- i ehester or Lyons. Green hair, according to a Paris su- j thority, is coming into fashion. Al- j ready several beauties of the first rank j bare been observed in the boxes st the theatres whose heads were in 'youthful verdure dad/ in the literal sense of the word. Unfortunately, it is no easy matter to dye tbe\ hair green. This eater ena only be imparted to white hair. 1 ir of any other color must first be dyed white. A movement is on foot by the mili- j tary for a convention to meet io Colo rn- j bia in May or Jone to be composed of ! major-generals, brigadiers, colonels, j lieutenant-colonels, majors and two re- i presentativea from each company of the I State volunteer troops, for the purpose ? of considering and suggesting to the ? next Legislature such measures as may j tend to the greater efficiency and better j organisation of the militia of the State. A large proportion of the officers have been heard from, who express their ap? proval of the convention. The date of meedo g will be shortly announced. Alluding to tobacco, the Baltimore American states that although the re? duction of the tax is very considerable, tho consumers will hardly feel the dif? ference. Only those who boy tobacco in lots of a pound or more will feel it at all The difference on a quarter of a pound of tob?ceo is only two cents. The profits will be made by the manu? facturers and the retail dealers. About fifteen million dollars of tax were re? moved from sugar. Logically it should oe cheaper. In point of faet it is dear? er. The consumer is in nearly every ease the patient jackass who bears the bordea. . For fifty years the figure of Mrs. Myra ClarkCraioes has been a familiar one io the courts where she has fought for tfce recovery of ber property with the greatest vigor sod dctermioation. Lost Thursday she obtained another verdict against the city of New Orleans for near)V $2.000,000; but the case is to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court, and there is little pros? pect that the plucky and persistent woman will ever reap the fruit of her long years' toil. Six Algerian engineers who were con? sulted by M. de Lesseps on the North of Africa inland sea scheme have reported that the cutting could be made within five years at a cost of $30,000,000; that sn average width of about eighty feet would be sufficient, as the current would widen the canal ; that naviga? tion would be easy owing to the straight? ness of the canal ; that a vast region lacking ooly moisture to become'prod ac? tive weald be brought under cultiva? tion ; and that tho revenues would cer itosalj afford a liberal return on the cap? tai invested. Wheo Mr. Botherford B. Hayes and drinking with his friend Whitelaw Seid of the New York Tribune, last week, did be cast a thought toward the jail where Eliza Piokston died-that venerable negress, who ander the manipulation of Garfield and John Sherman, did so mach to pat bira in the White House? Eliza, alas, died in jail, where she was confined for theft, but this ought only to have caus? ed the tears of Hayes and his cronies to flow the faster ? Theft is no doubt sacred in their eyes, for Rutherford himself is accomplished in that line, and his theft of the presidency will never be forgotten or forgiven as long as grass shall grow or water ran. Bat the poor old negress, who in 1876 and 1877 was so much to the leaders of the usurpation, dies neglected in a prison for a little crime, while the man she helped to steal the greatest prize in the world-the presidency of a free people, still lives to feast and rejoice over his triumph over the verdict which remand? ed him to private life. It would be bat meet and proper that he should drop a tear and plant a flower over Eliza Pink? stone grave. A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF NEGROES. A eall for a national convention of colored men has been issued by a com? mittee of negroes fairly entitled to rep? resent the race. Among the signers are Frederick Douglas, the Hon. Geo. W. Williams, author of the "History of the Negro Raco in America." and Prof. Richard T. Greener. The Con? vention is to be held in September next at Washington. The basis of represen? tation is one delegate to every 25,000 of colored population, three delegates for every State where there are not less than 10,000 negroes, and one delegate for every other State. By this plan of apportionment the Convention wo aid consist of nearly three hundred mem? bers, of which South Carolina will have j twenty-five. | Here is the interesting thing about the. proposed Convention: It is intend? ed to be an organized expression of dis? content with the political and social treatment of the colored people by their fellow-citizens. The signers hold it to be "an undeniable and lamentable fact that the present condition of the race is insecure, and the future still more alarm? ing;" and they bring against the white majority five distinct and specified char? ges. We condense the several com? plaints: 1. Negro labor at the Sooth is not fairly remunerated. The Southern ne? gro is not protected by law in the col? lection of money doe him. 2. In most parts of the conntry the negro dees not have a fair show in the public schools. 3. The negro is not protected in his civil rights, notwithstanding the laws passed, by Congress. 4. His political rights are ignored. Six and a half millions of people with? out representation in Congress 5. The negro does not get his share of Executive protection and encourage? ment. The conclusion of the signers of this call is interesting: "According to the signs of the times the country is on the eve of a great po? litical revolution, and it behooves us, as a race, to make our int?r?ts para- j mount to those of any party or sect; j that it is oar duty to unite and strike j out some bold policy and line of action j which will bring us nearer io the estate j of full citizenship and power when this j great revolution is over." The N. Y. Snn, comments as follows upon the above: No fair-minded man, black or white, j will deny' that if these allegations are j trae it is time for anited action on the j part of the negroes of the thirty-eight States. They form about one-eighth of the entire population of the country, j Equal rights are guaranteed them by the Constitution. The laws are sum-1 cient for the purpose. If these laws I are systematically ignored or evaded, and the negroes kept out of full citizen? ship by a coosptracy of white office? holders, it is none too soon for an or? ganized movement to secure just treat? ment. The colored people have a mil? lion and a quarter votes; that fact lies | behind any protest which they may j make. It strikes us that the boldest policy I and most promising Hue of action open ! at this time to the colored voters of thc United States is to cut the thongs j which have bound them so long to the j wheels of the Republican party. The j Republican party has flattered the ne- j gro and bamboozled him; it has wept j over him and plundered him; it has ! claimed him as its own and swiudled him without compunction; it has made use of him and flung bim aside. Negroes io several of the States are j beginning to fiod thh oat, and to act for themselves. If the Washington Convention is a representative body, \ sincere in its purpose and independent ] io its action, it can do a great deal for the race. Tbs Kew Era, an ably conducted paper published by colored men io j Charleston, and which we are pleased j to see presents the appearance of sue- j cess, had the followiog in its last issue ; 'What will be the outcome of this body cannot now be divined. It is ! very sincerely hoped, however, that there will not be the semblance or sub? stance of attempt to place the race be? yond its present needs and capacity. There is such a thing as making haste too swiftly, the festina lente policy being preferable sometimes. The race must ; not be antagonized with its true inter? ests, so comprehensively propounded i by the Hon. Federick Douglass in his recent Emancipation Day oration at Washington, D. C. If it be really the j genios of the situation, that the race ! shall remain in this country, so large, j varied and productive, and expect j nothing from domestic or foreign colo? nization, then the spirit of the august ? assemblage, which it is hoped it will ? be, should so effectively fix that senti- j ment, that he who runs may read and understand, and not be misled by ignes fatui. or false prophets. Mr. ; Douglass' idea, that the race to become j a positive quantity, in its proper ethno- i logical sphere, should be American- j ?zed, is so thoroughly sensible, that it commands immediate conviction. It is impossible for such men ns they whom we have quoted, Prof. Greener, Mr. | Fortune, of the New York Globe, and j others, not to see that the annunciation 1 of any platitudes, will uot do ; that there must be ? clear and cool procla? mation of cause and effect, bearing rational kinship to the gist of the situ? ation, to entitle us to the decent respect of mankind. Above all things let no brutem fidmcn spirit be manifested or tolerated for, it can only subject us to ridicule, that sharpest of weapons, or worse, contempt. Let this Convention be very careful of what questions, upon which it shall legislate. Some, are beyond the pale of law ck jure, especially social ones. These should be very gingerly touched, and only advisedly. But this is pre? mature, however, still, it is better that all matters likely to be discussed, should be thoughtfully canvassed be? forehand, so that the delegates may take temper tbereform. Important to Disabled Soldiers. The following circular, which we publish in compliance with the request therein, should receive the widest possi? ble circulation in order to protect disa? bled soldiers from being speculated upon in the manner indicated : EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER-GJKN^RAL, COLUMBIA S. C. Dear Sir :-You will confer a favor on me, and do a service to many old soldiers, if you will be good enough to give notice through your paper that all claims for artificial limbs will be paid in full at the very earliest possible period, and that parties^entitied to the same will receive notice from this office as soon as there are funds in the Treasury for that purpose. The records of this being accessible to any one wishing to examine them certain parties have obtained a list of these claims, and have been offering to purchase them from the bolders at a j heavy discount or to collect them on ! commission ; thus giving the impres- j sion that they have facilities for expe- j di ti o g their payment. This action is j absolutely without the authority or sauction of this office, and I earnestly advise holders not to part with their j claims to any agent, but to deal direct- j ly with this office iu their settlement. I ask that you will give this notice en? tirely in the interest of these poor old veterans. Respectfully, W. E. STONEY, Comptroller-General. The Normal Institute. The Columbia Register of the 2d in? stant, says: "The State Board of Ex? aminers met in the office of the Super? intendent of Education yesterday, and besides attending to the usual routine business, it was resolved to hold the white Institute at Columbia, beginning ! August 7 and endiyg August 31, and ! the colored Institute at Columbia, be? ginning July 5 and ending August 1. A resolution was also adopted providing that heieafter applicants for teachers' I certificates before County Boards of Ex- I aminers shall be examined upon the j theory and practice of teaching." - ? $ mmm A Present of a Million Silli Worm Sggs. The Columbia Register of thc 5th soys: The Agricultural Department yester? day received an installment of silk worm [ eggs from Mr. McKittrick of Memphis, ; Tenn., with the announcement that a ! larger supply is now on the way, which wheo received will make a million. ! They are intended for distribution ! among those who will interest them- I selves in rearing the worms, with a I view to excite an interest in silk culture j as a department of profitable employ meat for ' .Hies, invalids and young I persons at u.c South, where the climate j and food supply are admirably adapted ! to its successful results. The eggs received have been traus- ? ported by express and are enclosed in 1 small pasteboard boxes of the size and '? form of those used by the apothecary j for enclosing prescriptions in the form ; of powders. Each box con tai os about i 11,000 eggs. The warmth of the past few days, during wbich they have been i ! ou the way, has caused many of the ! 1 eggs to be hatched out, and the close- j j ness of the package, excluding the air, ? I has smothered many of the young worms but it will be found that sufficient eggs j and worms will be obtaiued from each j package to serve the purpose of experi- i mentation and secure a start for a co- ! coonery. Those who have heretofore j made applicatiom for eggs and all oth era desiring to experiment in silk cul- j ture will do well to communicate at once with Colonel A. P. Butler, Commis- ! sioner of Agriculture. - mmm ??? ??.?? ?a? A reflective hunter in this State comes to the conclusion that the vital j force brought into play ly the killing of a wild turkey gobbler would, if pro- j perly exerted between plow handles, j prepare forty-seven and a half acres of j land for the cotton planter. The old miser who died in a New York hospital the other day, and who j was found to be worth ?40.000, is said to have been a printer. There are two things which militate against this theo- | ry. In the first place a printer was ? never known to have any money, and, j secondly, whenever he bad any he in- j i vairably gave it way If the man had been an editor-but there An immense crowd from ail portions j of the county assembled at Florence I ! Ala., on Saturday, overpowered the j jailer, and banged George Ware, who ! murdered Robert Bethune, a boy on j t Muscle Shoals canal, last week. Be- j ! fore hanging the prisonor confessed he ; I murdered the boy for five dollars, five j ! cents and a plug of tobacco, and threw j j the body in the river. j After robbing his victim, he threw j the lad eijht times into thc river, but he ? swam back to thc shore. After thus amusing himself he tied tho boy, beat ? out his braios with a stone and again threw him in. A large crowd of work? men employed ou the river improve- ; ments first visited the jail and demand- , ed the prisoner. Owing to the delicate i coodition of the jailor's wife at the time, i the mob was persuaded to disperse. Ou Saturday night the mob revisited the jail and carried the jailor's wife to another house. They t<?ok the prisoner j and hung him. The negro con? fessed . - -mmm i i I mu One Hundred Cents. Mess. Zimmerman & Johns, Druggists o^ ? Westminister, S.O. in their last order pur? chased only the dollar size of Norman's Neu? tralizing Cordial. Those who try the 25 cents size always buy the large size next time, thus j its use is advertising its merits daily. 1 J/r. Ed?or: I take the liberty ol' inclosing for publication the following letter, which will speak for itself. If other Confederate Mothers felt as she does, the name of every son of Sumter will be "rescued from obliv? ion. Yours, &c, J. D. BL ANDING, Chairman. COL. BLANDING: Dear Sir-In response to the appeal of the Ex. Committee of Monumental Association, I inclose$5.00, which will not only pay for the insertion of my son's name, but assist in rescuing from oblivion some other names of those not less worthy of honor, whose sur? viving relatives may not be able to meet the expense. Let all who can, give, be it little or much, and our heroes who died for us, will speak from the 'Monument, to the boys who play around it and the men who look at it, pleading to follow their noble example. Sincerely, ?fcc, * * * The following letter has been handed ns by Capt. Auld. It explains itself, and we commend the matter to the kind consideration of our readers. The pictures alluded to can be obtained at the store of Dr. Auld : MAY 7, 1883. Dear Dov : I send you, by to-day's mail, ten photo? graphs of Prof. F. Nicholls Crouch, the au? thor of "Kathleen Mavourneen'" "Dermot Astore," ?fcc, ?fcc. Crouch is an Englishman by birth and ed? ucation. He was a member of the choir which sang at the coronation of Queen Vic? toria. He came to U. S. A. many years ago, and made Ballimore bis home. In 1861 he joined the "Richmond Howitzers," with whom he served till 9th April, 1865. Hard? ships, severe service, wounds, and a total wreck of his savings, left him, at three-score years, dependent upon the labors of hishaods for a support. Still be worked, and played, and wrote sweet music, and starved : Aye, starved 1 for such as he must always starve, when bereft of the opportunity to indulge, without let or hindrance, the full, free flight of their genius. The educated gentleman, the composer of the sweetest melodies which j ever floated from latticed window, or vine clad cottage, or lingered in "Shady Bower." God help the poor, wherever they may be; but God especially help the poor old Rebs, who came back broken in health, to stand by their desolate homes, and broken hearth, stones. Let God, and all of us, help them who left "Fatherland," to do battle for us, now that they are old, and weak and poor. I know you will respond, amen ! Sell these photographs, which have also the autograph of the great musician, to the best advantage. Surely no lover of sweet music will hesitate to open wide his purse, where age and infirmity calls. Is there one j who "rode with Stuart, or tramped with j Robert Lee," who will not gladly give in j this instance? I leave the management en? tirely to you. Give my love to the boys of the S. L. I. * * -mXWW I I - Spasmodic convulsions are frequently caused by worms gnawing at the vitals; there? fore, at the first indications of worms, Shriner's Indian Vermifuge should be administered ac? cording to directions. A poor man in New York City was lately j arrested and given six months becrmse he had j just killed a cat and proposed to eat it. There seem? to be no disposition on the part j of New York authorities to allow the poor! any of the luxuries of the season. Seem* is Believin'. Run yer, boy?, and mount dis fence, Dar's de A sh lev and its ebidence. A Sensible Man. Josh Billings says he never takes any fool? ish chances. When he looks at a dead mule he stands in front of him. Norman's Nen-? traliziog Cordial is neither a live or a dead j mule but a real nice family horse always ready j for your service. Mothers we advise you not | to take any foolish risks but always keep ai bottle convenient and it will save you many i hours of anxiety. Little drops of printer's ink, Little type displayed, Make our merchants bosses, And all this big parade. Little bits of stiuginess, Discarding printer's iuk, Busts a man of business, And makes his credit sink. THE MARKETS. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 5, 1883. COTTON.- Market firm. ?Sales about 400 j bales. Quotations are: Ordinary 8?@9; Good Ordinary 9? ; Low Middling, ?ujj ; Middling lOij; Good Middling, ll. WILMINGTON, N. C., May 5, 1883. SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Market quoted firm at 3? cents. ROSIN-The market was firm at Si.35 for Strained and Si.40 for Good Strained. CKCDB TURPENTINE--Market steady at $1.50 for Hard, $2.50 per bbl., for Soft. COTTON-Market firm. Sales 65 bales. The following are the official quotations: Ordinary 6 15-16, Good Ordinwrv 8 3-16, Low Middling d?v Middling 10$, Good Middliug 10$, TAX RETURNS FOR 1883. EETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ) AND POLLS will be received at tho fol lowing times and place?, viz: Lynchburg, Thursday, June 7. Magnolia, Friday, " 8. Mayesville, Saturday, " 9. Cooper's Mill, Monday, " ll. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day, June 12 aod lo. Mannville, Thursday, Juue 14. Mechanicsville, Friday, *? 15. Gaillard'sX Roads, Sat'day, 11 16. Johnston's Store, Monday, M 18. Player's X Hoads, Tuesday " 19. Lewis Chapel, Wednesday, " 20. Privateer, Friday, " 22. Zoar Church, Saturday, .? 23. Stateburg, Monday, " 25. Wedgefield, Tuesday, " 20. Sanders' Depot, Wednesday, " 27. M. Sanders' Office, Thurs , " 28. Spring Hill, Friday. " 29. A. S. Brown's Store, Monday, July, 2. j At the Auditor's Office in Sumter on j all other days, except the 4th July, ? from thc 1st June to July 20th, inclu sive. The law requires tint all persons j owning property, or in anywise having j charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, ad- i ministrator, &c, return the same under oath to thc Auditor, who requests all j persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent, pen al ty, which will be added to the prop- \ erty valuation of all persons who fail to j make returns within the time prescribed by law. W. ll. DELGAR, May 7 Auditor Sumter County. ! HENRY L B. WELLS, ! NOTARY PUBLIC SUMTER, S. C. Apr 24 Who Cares for Orphans ? Homeless, fatherless and need}-, they are not friendless. The true and good of earth have the cause of the orphans at heart. At Clinton, South Carolina, they have bought a handsome property, hare built two Deat and coraraodio?s dwellings and are now finishing off a handsome three story "Orphans Semi? nary." Here, in the Thornwell Orphanage, forty orphans are fed, clothed and educated, and this good work has been going on for eight v^ears past. In this beautiful country home-school they are trained in a life of freedom, innocence, and industry. Our girls, noble little women that they are, do all the cooking, washing, house-cleaning &c. Our boys are equally industrious. They are taught, too, in the things of the heavenly Kingdom and the broad realm of nature and literature. It is a noble charity to pity the fatherless, especially the deserving, and these are, in? deed . deserving Their support comes, day by day, ag Elijah's came at Cherith. God provides it. And, you, reader may be* as the raven, whom God selected to carry the daily portion. Gifts of clothing, provisions of all kind, books, kc, send directed simply to Thornwell Orphanage. Gifts of money, send by registered letter, or check on New York, or Postal order on Newberry CH. to Rev. Wm. P.Jacobs, President, Clinton, S. C. - mm m -^WmmWM-m Peterson's Magazine for Jane, already on our table, is an unusually brilliant number, even for this popuiar lady's book. The principal steel-plate, "Mistress Soft-Eyes," is an ex? quisite affair, illustrating a most charming story. The engravings of fashions are nu? merous and choice, all being late Paris cos tnmes. and not the patterns of second-rate American dress-makers. Now is a particu? larly good time to subscribe, especially for those who do not wish back numbers, a new volume beginning with the July number. With this new volume will be commenced a copyright novel, "A Fifth Avenue Ro? mance," which the publisher predicts will be the most popular for years. The price is but two dollars a year, with great deductions to clubs, and a handsome premium to the person getting up the club. Specimens are sent, gratis, to those wishing to get up clubs, Address Peterson's Magazine, 306 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Home, Sweet Home, is a new monthly maga? zine published by Ludden and Bates' South? ern Music House. The subscription price is only 50 cents per year, and each subscriber gets a premium of over $4.15 worth of nice, new music. Se..d your name for a free speci? men copy, to the publishers, Messrs. Ludden and Bates, Savannah, Ga. NEW GOODS -AND BOTTOM PRICES -AT THE CHARLESTON STORE H. A. LO WHY, Cor. Main and Repuhlican Streets, SUMTER, S. C. Full Lines of STAPLE GOODS,' DOMESTICS, WHITE GOODS, SHEETINGS, kc. LACE PIQUES at 10 cents and up, CLOTHING, .SHOES, HATS for Ladies, Children and Men, CORSETS, Large and Elegant Assortment. DIAMOND SHIRTS-AU Sizes. COLLARS -A.vD- CUFFS. HOSIERY, ZEPHYR, LACES, PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS. EMBROIDERY, TRIMMINGS, kc, -ALSO TOBACCO AND CIGARS AND Yarious other articles usually kept in Gene? ral Merchandise. Call and examine goods and prices before I * buying. I Goods shown with pleasure, and every effort made to satisfy customers. j April IT . : . ?nial Meeting of Mtiers. \ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ? Stockholders of Bellemonte Cotton Manufacturing Company will be held at the : Factory on Thursday, May lOtb-at 12' o'clock. li. JAMES WINN, April 47 President. FOR RENT, j MY STORE HOUSE, Corner of West ! Main and Fayette Streets, MAYES- j VILLE, S. C. Is suitable for a general mer- i chan dise business. Parties wirhing to rent will apply tome as ? above. J. E. MAYES. | May 1 * j DISSOLUTION OF ! CO-PARTNERSHIP. TTTE, THE UNDERSIGNED, heretofore; \ V doinjr business under the firm name of ; SPANN A RUSSELL, have, by mutual con- ; sent, dissolved co-partnership. Dissolution ' to date from March 1st, 1SS3. All parties; owing debts to said firm, will settle with J. j M. Spann. J. M. SPANN. : May 1-3t J. P. RUSSELL, j M. L. KINA RD, i Clothing Emporium, j Just received my stock bf i SPRING CLOTHING Complete in all the Latest Styles! -FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN. Gent's Furnishing Goods, i -AND- j 1 l>%reol?. "Wear, j This line is selected with a view to com? fort in thc hot Summer months. Sizes in Underwear 34 to 48. GENTS' FINE SHOES in Low Quarter, and Gaiters iu Calf and j .Mutt Kid. SOFT AND STIFF HATS in light and dark shades of all the leading: st vies. . i AU orders scat to my address viii he \ attended to. \ j?I. I.. KINARI?* COLUMBIA, S. C. Opposite Grand ("entrai Hotel. Mav I ?. . _i State of South Carolina. ! - i SUMTER COUNTY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, j Ex part?, Anthony White and othtrr: in re, j Hannah P. I) t Lor Mt, an Infant, by William \ M. OeLorme. her Guardian ad Litern, j Martha A. Dent, Martha C. Remhert, James ll. Bracey, -/awes Ii. Bracey, Plaintiff.*, vs. [ Sallie G. Bracey and William Dent Bracey, : Defendant*-Notice to Creditors. IN PURSUANCE of an order made in this ; cause, by his Honor Jud^e T. B. Fraser, ; bearing date the 26th April, 1883, the lien creditors of the said James H. Bracey arc hereby notified to establish their said liens before me by or before thc 20th day of May, 1883, or bc debarred the benefit of any de-' cree to be made under these proceedings. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, April 30-3t Master. VALK & MURDOCH, CHARLESTON, S. C BUILDERS OF ENGINES AND BOILERS, -AND Machinery, and dealers in Engineers' Supplies. Agents for Deane & Worthing? ton's Steam Pumps. Correspondence solicited. Estimates May 8-? _furnished on application. Have Ton Seen It ? SEEN WHAT? The magnificent Spring and Summer Stoek of Goods Now opened and being daily added to by fresh arrivals, -AT A. A. SOLOMONS', THE OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT -AND THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN THIS COUNTY. If You Have Not, Lose no further time, but go at once and examine his beautiful j array of j COMPRISING FINE BATTIS?] CLOTH, Something New. BUNTINGS in All Shades aDd at All Prices. NUNS' VEILING, All Grades and Shades, a Fall and Beautiful Variety. SATEENS of Desirable Shades, something Rich and Nice? GINGHAMS, Foreign and Domestic. -ALSO An Endless and Elegant Variety of Lawns, from 5 Cent9 up. An Examination of these goods will well repay the trouble. WHITE G-OODS. A Most Complete Stock in all branches of this line of goods, to which the atten? tion of the Ladies is respectfully directed. FANCY G-OODS, NOTIONS, &c. Thc stock here is too numerous to attempt an enumeration. If you want any article of NECK WEAR, COLLARETTES, TIES, GLOVES, MITTS, HOSIERY, Plain, Fancy or Colored, DRESS BUTTONS every conceivable kind, don't fail to look at this Stock, which is the Largest and Most Complete ever before offered in this Market, and are marked at prices to defy Successful Competition. CORSETS. Thc attention of the Ladies is respectfully called to my Stock of these, com? prising as they do from all the Leadiog Makes to the lowest price Manufactured. LADIES' ULSTERS. A full and complete stock of these are now opened, of the Latest Make and Style and are offered at Extremely Low Prices. MATTINGS, CARPETS, RTJG-S, &c. These have been selected by me with the view to please, and are offered in the fullest confideoce that an examination is all that is necessary to effect sales. GENTS' HATS In Straw, Felt, Wool, &c. Being resolved to reduce my stock in this line, no reasonable offer will be declined. GENTS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, Made specially to my order, something that will wear and give satisfaction, at prices within the reach of all. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. A full and choice line of Groceries for Family and Plantation use constantly on hand and added to daily. An Efficient Corps of Salesmen are in attendance, who will take pleasure iu attending to thc wants of all callers. N. B.-Any article left over from past season will be sold regardless of former prices. Bargains may be looked for here. JtST A call is respetfully solicited. | 18 .WITH The Latest and Prettiest Styles, The Lowest Prices and The Most Complete Stock of SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS G-OODS, 3 ?4 0 mum o The Latest Novelties in Trimming, Silks, Kibbous, Laces and Embroideries, Debeiges, Buntings, Poplins, Lustres, Pongees, Grenadines, Nun's Veilings, &c. PRICES THE LOWEST -AT .J O HUNT IFLEIIDS' s$3T Samples sent on application SJ 0 H ? 83 AGENTS WANTED. ! HEADQUARTERS PURE TEAS. Agents wanted every-j -IX where to pell tens to families, hotels and large j consumers. The largest stock in the country to ? QrtTTTU f1 A DAT TV A select from : qualities of all descriptions from I 0\) U X H Isill&UlilJN il thc highest imported to thc lowest grades : a ? large discount nod a handsome income to all j - rOK who sell for us. Country store keepers, drug- | ? ? ? a ii nrrc Akin MICCUC gists who wish to sell teas in sealed pound | | ALI AM DECO AMI UULCnOi packages or tin canisters, peddlers, and in }_ fact all who wish to obtain :in honorable liv- - n'??*?<l TT^r?/i o"? log by selling teas should write us for a cir-jPure Malians, lested, Iljblld and cular. Original American Tea Co., establish- i Dollar QllCCIlS. cd in 1840. I. , , , ". Y T ,? ,> P. < ?. Box 1287 Address, ? Orders taken for Hives, Honey-boxes, bee ROBT. WELLS Vresdt , j Smokers, Veils, &c., &c. Mar 27 43 Voscy St., Now York. j 0rders booked now fot Bees and Queens to , Alli ^e dipped *n April. First come America Ahead! j erst served. 1 All Queens sent by mail, safe arrival guar ^?^ARTV\- anteed. W. J. ELLISON, ?J y^jOSLO -x<W\ ^ Stateburg, p /^^^^^Wr^Wv^ March 27 Sumter Co., S. C. ? ^ v ipf^^^^^^^r^^ O A week madc at homc ?}" lDe i?" H WiK^/^v^f 5* ( ?? dustrious. Best business nowhe? re (! I *^*<$S2g?2* ?. iore public. Capital Dot needed. We ^ ; .^'S ^ '-VNV^^W' Q// L will start you. Mon, women, boys and girls ^ ?- V^^^W^/N/F ?^i wanted everywhere to work for us. Xow is *S \??y< *t?yC\^// l'10 time' ^ 0U can W0I"k in spare time, or ^ v'cT*^^ v>y give your whole time to the business. X? ^S'pQ Q\>^^^ . other business will pay nearly as well. No y??!?r ^^r--one can fail to make enormous pay, by en FOR ULE 8Y ALL LEADING DEALERS. . giging at once. Costly outfit and term^free. : Monev made fast, easily and honorably. Aa AS-K FOR IT! BUY IT!' TRY IT!!i drees'TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. "WAIT TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY." THAT'S WHAT SOME MERCHANTS say in the Spring. They mean to say to you, good people of Sumter Coonty, that yon will have to wait antil fall, before they can supply you with anything good to eat. NOT SO WITH otu & wm. WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK The Best and Largest Assortment -OF FANOY GROCERIES IN TOWN, And hope that you wiii bear in mind, that they must, and will be sold, and that we are here to serve any of our friends and customers who may favor us by visit? ing our store iu ' ? person, or through orders. AT ora STORE roxy aw as? ; SARATOGA CHIPS, EVAPORATED VEGETABLES, DRIED APPLES AND PRUNES, EVAPORATED FRUITS. MEATS FOB PXG--TICS. -SUCH AS POTTED TURKEY, DUCK, GAME, CHICKEN, HAM, ENGLISH BRAWN, PLUM PUDDING, ASSORTED JELLIES in 2 pom? Tio Buckets. ORANGE MARMALADE ia While Pots-a splendid article for a little money-only 25 cents. > We have a fine stock of all kinds FLAVORING EXTRACTS, which we can warrant pure and full strength. We would call special attention to our -stock of COFFEES AND TEAS. We can give you a NICE ROASTED COFFEE at 15 cents and a REAL FANCY ARTICLE at 20 cents. We are ready and willing to compare TEAS with aay that may have been seat ^ here from abroad by the so-call? ed Leading Grocers of the South, and will convince our fricada -THAT DUCKER & BULTMANN IS THE PLACE TO BUY TEA. Remember we also sell the HE-NO TBA, which is now taking the lead. We ara Headquarters for Fancy Caadles, and all kinds of CRACKERS AND CAKES? We sella FLOUR called th* "QTTEEtf OF THE ZXTOESK." * If you have not tried it, do so at oncej--aoifv. you will use no other afterward. Respectfully, DUCKER & BULTMAN. April 17 Mrs. WHITE 4? Miss MILLER, WOULD, INVITE the attention of ta*, ladies generally, to their stock of Spring and Summer MILLINERY, CONSISTING OF HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, ?fcc. SATS FSOM 25 CENTS UP. . .^?r* Agency for Universal Fashion Com? pany's Perfect Fitting Patterns. April 17 W. J. ANDREWS' FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT .AXD ICE CREAM GARDEN, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Rear Entrance to Garden and Saloon, Court-House Square. Will furnish ?CE CREAM at short notice, to be delivered in any part of town. Price from 50 to 60 cents per quart. ICE AT THE LOWEST PRICK. Ice Cream Garden fitted up in Excellent Style, with especial view to the ac? commodation of the Ladies. April 17 Address, TAYLOR MFC CO. \f>Uas* Mention, ti ii Paptr.) Charlotte,. X. C WOOD S ODONTINE, FOR WHITENING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH. Seeps the Breath Pure and Sweet yid Hardens the Gams. Formula of Dr. T. T. Moore. W. C. FISHER, Wholesale Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. For sale in Sumter by Dr. A. J. CHINA, and Dr. D. J. AULD. > March 6 WANTED 50,000 LBS. DRY HIDES. 50,000 LBS. WOOL, for which tb? highest market price will be paid. Leather; given in exchange for Hides. 1,000 LATEST STYLI HATS From a Nev York Bankrupt Sale-your choice for 50 cents, by D. MORRIS A BRO., Liberty St., Sumter, S. C. March 6 3a>? WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THIS NEW AND ELEGANT SOUSE, with all modern improvements, is cow open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, May 6. Proprietor* ?Mk, to mU wk? MW4 ?*. 3c ?tampa for potttaC* picking. MiHwlfcUHBUM