yu TUESDAY, MAY 22. The Sumter Watchman was founded ia 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now Jaas tie cotabined emulation and influence of beth of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter.._ The cotton crop so far io. sight is $6,747,469 bales. Mr. Goblat. cf Moa ot Pleasant, bas the largest asparagus farm io the world", perhaps, ft is situated sear the village and contains 2&0 acres. ^TjwbTe tornadoes swept through Illinois, Wisconsin and' Minnesota last week. Villages were wreckedy farms destroyed and many person wese killed and wounded. ? cyclone strtiik the ciej of Racine, WiM-TVctbck Friday evening, deutor isbing about one honored and fifty booses aftd barns, kill*?g twenty per? sons and io j aring one band red others. The cyclones this year have taken a very wide sweep. "From Mississippi to Nebraska they have - done very great domage and many hundreds el people bsve been killed. $rtgham Young's grave is utterly neglected, and his widows never visit it. c They went there once to cry over hie r^ma?nv, bat it made the ground so sloppy they all caught cold. A yoong man in Colombia who| read cor dot bragging on this city's turnouts says Sumter eon give Colum bia two io the game and beat her. Perhaps be visits Sumter now and then and-well, there are two in the boggy. Jay Gould has one bit of philosophy which is worth more to bim than half his fortune. He says: 41 long ago learned not to get mad. The man who get mad hurts himself more than any? body else. He destroys hts digestion and is unhappy.' Lydia Pinkbam, the well known pa tentmedicine proprietress, died at Lynn, Thursday night, aged 64. She began bynjaiwrfscturiog medicine in a tea i kettie and tn & few years built up a bornes* of $300,000 a year. She ape** $180,000 per annum in ad ver ti s The Dublin jury panel for the Piensa Park cases has ended its work, aTH^yy disappears from history. It will not soon be forgotten in Ireland, and tue penalties with which it is asso? ciated will be remembered for genera tiona. Six more of the convicts have been sentenced to penal servitude, five | of diem for ten years and one of them for five years. When a young man says his girl is .worth her weight in gold'* be is not ?ting a very high valuation upon ; unless she is a very heavy girl At this rating 120 pounds of girl would be worth only about $30,000, and any . young mas who doesn't think his best giri worth $30,000 ought to be kicked dear, over the frontgate by an infuriated parent and have the dog set after him. -Middleton (Del) Traveller. Chic amen who deal in unstamped ci? gars paste pieces of red pepper and some fisfc^eeales on their ?ces, and when brought before the court, begin to scratch off the scales. Then somebody yells, ?A leper !* and the Judge holds op his hands in horror, saying : 'Thc de? fendant is not guilty ; get out of here, John, as quick as the Lord will let The New York Sun informs an igno- j raus Pennsylvania Senator that Rather- j ford B. Hayes 'is a poor character to ' hold up as a temperance model. It is j a notorious &ct that Hayes never re-I fused aa eleemosynary drink. His j temp?rance was a matter of avarice and j domestic restrictions. He drank liquor everywhere excent at home.' There are some such sly fellows io every com-1 inanity. The back premises of a giocciy are as convenient as a bar room. ... There is no visible result yet from the deliberations of the Railroad Com? mission, and considerable impatience ' and some disgust have been expressed to various quarters by persons who think the Commissioners are not earn? ing their salaries. There are numbers of newspaper editors who could ar? range a freight and passenger tariff for all tbe roads in a very few days; bat, unfortunately, the Legislature did not know of these, and it is too late now to correct their mistake. We will have to wait patiently on the Commissioners. ] They are doing the best tbey can and ? are working bard. Two of them are at j borne sick this week-Colonel Jeter and 1 Mr. Walker-probably the effect of over work.-Newberry Observer, Jeff Cole, one of the convicts em- ; ployed on the Georgetown Railroad, was I sot shot in the water and drowned, as | previously reported, but came up to the ? Penitentiary Saturday night and surren- j dared himself, and about the first thing i bo wanted was something to eat. He j waa not shot at, and only made his es- j cano after the others of the gang bad fled. . Silas Boukoigbt. from Edgefield, was the only prisoner killed. Hb first Dight out Cole was given a suit of eft i sen's clothing, and be walked all of the wey except thirty miles, from Wedgefield, which he rode. He has a little over two years to serve, but could easily'have remained free, as bis hair and beard have grown out foll to what they were when be left the institution. His ankles were much swollen and his general condition was puny. He com? plains of bad treatment and short rations. Superintendent Lipscomb, ac? companied by Dr. Pope, left for George? town Sunday evening Upon their return the public will be able to get all the bottom facts io tbe cause of the break sad bow it was successful. Register. Tbe Columbia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle, under date cf May I9tb, says : Ex-Governor Jeter is very ill at his borne io Union. Dr. Tally was called to see him and returned yesterday leav? ing bim still very low. His illness is regretted exceedingly by his many friends here, and bas considerably hin? dered the work of the Railroad Com? missioners, whose mle bas been not to pass upon their work without a foll board .being present. Tba trustees of the Sooth Carolina College will meet on the 23rd and it is generally thought that Professor J. M. McBryde, the present chairman of the fae ai ty, will be elected president. His control of the, college bas given com- j satisfaction to all interested in the j I, and it is said that the stu- j ! dents bad some time ago got up a peti? tion to the trustees for his election to the presidency, but were induced to withhold it. The former president, Hon. Wm. Porcher Miles, is now in Louisiana superintending the large sugar plantations 4P his father-in-law, Mr. Beirne, consisting of ten large plantations left Mr. Beirne by his friend;,. Mr. Burnside. Mr. Miles is greatly Kissed in this community, his courtly, urbane manners and true no? bility of soul won all who came in con? tact with- bim ; he is truly a gentleman of the lold school/ and we trust South Carolina bas not lost him, but that be will yet make his home in the Palmetto State that he loves so well and bas served so faithfully. THE- BOSTON EXHIBITION. Whether or ?ot there shall be a dis? play of the resources of this State at the Boston Exhibition this fall, and the ad? vantages to be derived therefrom, has been generally discussed for some time past. It is now time that action should be taken. The Exhibition will open Sept. 5th, and in order to make the proper classification, applications for space are requested to be made by Joly 1st. The Columbra Board of Trade has takes tbe initiative, having raised a fand of ?500 for the purpose, and the city council is expected to add a like sam. Charleston's Chamber of Com? merce is abo very enthusiastic upon the subject, and will iucrease the amount. The people of Greenville are moving, and at a meeting of the business men of that city held on the 25tb inst., the following resolutions were adopted : "Resolved, That tbe business men of ; the city of Greenville are io thorough and active sympathy with the move? ment inaugurated by the Board of Trade of Columbia, to secure foi this State a place at the exhibition at Boston in September, and will given all the aid they possibly can to promoting its suc? cess. "Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting, with fonr others, to be appointed by himself, constitute a com? mittee to communicate these proceed* ings to the Columbia Board of Trade, to call other meetings of tbe eitizens of Greenville to consider the subject, and ] to do whatever else may be necessary to j secure for the State the benefits of a space at the exhibition." No doubt other places in the State will join in the movement, and why should not Sumter take a hand. Al? though what can be raised may look small by the side of Columbia's and Charleston's figures, yet it will be just as good as far as it goes, and if every county in the State will help a little, South Carolina will be able to make a showing that may pay ten-fold upon the investment. Whatever is done must bc by private enterprise alone, there being no State funds available for the purpose, and as the whole State is expected to be benefited by attracting men and money to help develop our re? sources and make our lands more valua? ble, tee should not be willing to sit down quietly and wait for others to do their part and ours too. Wont somebody propose a meeting during Court week to talk the matter over? _ Death of Ex-Governor Jeter. The Palmetto Yeoman of the 21st says : A telegram was received in Co? lumbia this morning announcing the death of ex-Governor Thos. B. Jeter, which occurred at his residence near Union Court House yesterday at about three o'clock in the affernoon. He had been confined to bis room but a short time, and the last intelligence preceding that of the announcement of his death, was that he was better. He was in the 57th year of his age, and when last here he apparently had the prospect of many years of usefulness before bim. The disease which terminated his life was inflammation or consumption of the bowels, which baffled the best medical skill that could be reached. The Great Colored Convention a Fizzle. A Washington special to the Rich? mond State, says: The colored convention, arranged by Fred. Du gi ass to be held in this city, has been repudiated in a meeting by the colored men representing the Southern States. There were fifty persons pre? sent and an organization was effected by the election of E. B. Wilborn, of Mississippi, as Chairmau. W. K. Price, of North Carolina, as Secretary, and L. M. Brown, of Tennessee, as assis? tant Secretary. A committee of one from each Seate was appointed to draft resolutions. Prof. Greener addressed the meeting and explained that a few men had undertaken to use the names of a number of others without their knowledge in order to get up a conven? tion for certain political purposes, and that these self appointed representatives of the colored race were men who bad stood aloof io the struggle of 187.V76, and that the colored people should op? pose sach a scheme. Other speeches were made in the same tone, and it ap? pears* that this was a representative meiti jg of tho colored race in the South. The resolutions reported to? nally and emphatically repudiated the Fred. Douglas call, and advised the colored people not to scud delegates. They were adopted without opposition. This meeting evidently treated the Fred. Douglass scheme as a smart trick arranged to gerrymander the colored vote of the South, and taking the Ma? lone correspondence with Fred. Doug? lass in connection with Douglass' move and the Boss' recent tactics in Virginia there seems to be DO doubt that Ma hooe's characteristic methods were operating to get up a colored conven? tion of a few hundred men whom he and Douglass could control, and thereby or? ganize a boom to counteract the wavering influonce of Mabone in Virginia. "The man and brother" bas shown himself smarter than was expected, and the M a hone-Douglass combination is frustra? ted badly, so far as the convention is concerned. - mmm -> Johnson C. Whittaker, the colored cadet who acquired notoriety three years ago in connection with a charge of having mutilated his ears while at West Point, is now filling a professor's chair in tbe. Avery institute, at Charles? ton, S. C [From the Georgetown Times, .May 19.J Railroad Meeting at Bishopville BISOPVILLE, SUMTER CO., S. C., \ MAY 12tb, 1883. j To the Editor of Ute Times : The tax-payers of this place held a large railroad meeting here to-day, at which Col. J. S. Bradley presided, &nd Cap!. J. A. Carnes acted as secretary. The contemplated railroad from George? town to Lancaster, via Lynchburg and Bish? opville which is the line proposed hy Mr. Blanchard and his Boston syndicate, was ful? ly considered and discnssed, and the project j heartily and unanimously endorsed. A full and free expression of opinion wag taken on the subject. A corresponding committee was appoint? ed, consisting of the following named gent e tnen : Bev. W. A. Gregg, Capt. J. W. Stuckey, Dr. R. E. Dennis, Thomas Baskins, J. E. Baskins. It was resolved that the preceedings of this meeting be published in the Georgetown Times and in the Lancaster paper, hoping that the editors of these journals will lend us their columns in aid of this enterprise, which will add in great measure to the interest of both Georgetown and Lancaster, as well as all in? termediate poi R ts. The meeting then adjonrned, subject to the call of the chairman. J. S. BRADLEY, J. A. CARNES, Chairman. Secretary. The Camden Confederate Monu? ment. Great preparations are being made to entertain the military companies which are expected to be here on the 20th of Jane. The executive committee is hard at work. A meetiog of the chairmen of j the several committees throughout the j County was held last Tuesday and plans j agreed upon for the successful culmina? tion of the wort. Three companies have already signified their intention of being present. The town committee to raise funds are meeting with flatter? ing succees. Excursion trains will be run from Columbia and Charleston. There will be an immense number of visitors io. Camden on the 20th of June,; and we know our people will be ready to extend a liberal and open-handed hos? pitality.-Kershaw Gazette. j - - ii - j Forgotten. I Poor fellows! Their bones rest among us. their souls are in beaven, but their glorious, deeds and manly deaths, bave been forgotten by those who ought remember and love them. The soldier's grave is in our midst, but no May floral memento marks it-no little semi-flower decorates it. There i was no ceremony on the 10th inst., in remembrance of heroic action. Our fair women should not bave permitted j this sacred day to have passed with j}io Prayer, Ko Music, No Oration, j jjio Music, No Decoration, No Salute, j What a beautiful programme the j above would have been without a nega I tive. ! Poor, brave, heroic fellows, if neg j lected, they are not forgotten.-Marion ! Star. The European Situation, j Observers of continental affairs abroad j are of opinion that llussia meditates a j war with Germany in order to distract ! her malcontent population, who have j dynamite on the brain. Germany has j no special fear of llussia alone, but j dreads France in the rear. France i protests pacific feelings for Germany, j but Bismarck, to make assurance doubly j sure, forms an alliance offensive and de? fensive with Austria and Italy. These are the combinations full of peril for the future and full of fate. The crowning of the Czar is thought to bc a turning point in this diplomacy. Europe is so honeycombed with ?ecret political so? cieties, at war with what is called es I tablisbed order, that a volcanic distnr ! bance may bc reasonably predicted. ! Whatever compilations may arise be . tween the Great Powers, Socialism will i play an important part in deciding thc j final issue. The incendiary elements j are so numerous and active that the ; least spark will set them in a blaze and j all Europe :u confusion. How the pro : vocation will be given and where the j tumult will begin or end is a theme for ? the wildest conjecture.-Augusta Chro j nicle. --i - - Tho Arlington Estate. The secretary of the treasury bas is j sued a warrant in favor of R. N. Batch ; elder, deputy quartermaster general j United States army, for ?125 OOO. ! which, under an act of congress, passed ! at the last session, is to bc paid to the ; Lee heirs as thc price of the Arlington j estate. The amount appropriated by j congress for thc purchase of the estate j was ?150,GOO, but under an opinion of ; the attorney general, ?25,000 of that ! amount has been impounded to await ! the result of an action at law to dc I termine thc amount of taxes due on the ! property. Hot Pardoned. It having been stated that one of tho ? convicts who was reponed killed in the j recent break at Georgetown had been i pardoned and that he was killed the ; day before the pardoo reached George I town, the Governor says the statement i is not correct-that no such pardon had : been granted. Guess the Governor j thinks this pardouing of dead men is j getting too thick. He has only pardon : ed one dead man so far.-Register. - - .???. wm - ? Senator Hamptou has accepted thc I invitation extended to him to deliver i the oration on the occasion of unveiling ! the Confederate mouumeut in Camden ! on the 20 of June. j While a man and his wife were fish? ing last week in Black River, they saw an object which they supposed was a bear. The mau was greatly terrified and crying out to his wife to take eire of herself,?he finally made a dash for home, throwing his wife in the water in his effort to get away. After run Ding out of the swamp and getting to a place of safety, he waited to see the result. His wife came up after a while thorough? ly wet but uuhurt by the imaginary bruin. Thc husband has not yet re? covered from his fright, we presume. Clarendon Enterprise A little balloon filled with hydrogen gas was recently sent up from Paris by a tradesman, who attached to it his card with his name and address. The other day be was surprised to hear tidings of the balloon all the way from Russia. M. Jarochewitch, a priest at Tchigi, in the government of Grcdno and district of Bielsk, picked it up in that remote region only three days after it bad been launched from Paris. WASHINGTON LETTE] [From our Regular Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 18, 18! Two more perfect days could have been made to order than wei 16th and 17th of May, in Washin when, after an absence of nearly t^ years, the Society of the Army o Potomac revisited the Capital pai its streets, aud were reviewed b President of the United States. ' ty-six hours of rain had washed solid streets of the city to the cleat of a well swept floor, had cooled atmosphere, and charged it with o: Thousands of people crowded the j ments to see all that was left of t tramp to the old music. I say all was left of them not that I would ply that all the living members of once powerful army were in this pr? sion, but the wan and feeble hat that tramped in line on Wedoe was & melancholy phantom of the ? that marched and fought twenty-^ ago. There was scarcely an bodied man among them, and they evidently more used up by the m of a mile, carrying only their ca than they would have been in their of real service by a tramp of tw miles, loaded with arms and knapsa They were not all that was left, they were doubtless typical of the i nant. j On the bedecked and banner dr: stand in front of the White H grounds stood President Artbui black dress suit and white kid gio looking well fed and happy. The of Abraham Lincoln was there, General Sherman stood by him, hole a little military cap in his hand, bair and moustache have grown q white, but bis homely face is ruddy animated. Attorey-General Brew . sat on the President's right, in 1 j suit and tall light hat. Secreta j Teller, Frelinghuysen, Ex-Sen Wi odom, and half-a-dozen foreign s isters were conspicous in the gre As each division of the proc?s: i passed; the President lifted bis hat, General Sherman nodded recognition many of the old soldiers. Appia was liberally bestowed along the rc of the parade, but it was the main veterans, and particularly those j crutches, who most excited the ent j fias m of the spectators. A large nt j ber of local military organizations t? part in the procession, and with tl gay uniforms, military bearing, i well-trained bands of music, con trie ed pomp to the parade. After the rade, the President's reception of vc rans and veterans, sons at the WI j House was a pleasant, cordial affair The National Theatre was elabora j ly decorated for the afternoon and evi j iug proceedings of the society. Fla j streamers, pennants, banners, guido ! and shields encircled the stage aud w j looped and festooned around the bo: I and swathed gallery walls in garlani ! coils, and mantles of parti-colors. Gi i eral Grant's portrait, framed iu fla; j hungover the centre of the stage, a j with the word "Appomattox" beneat j General Sherman's portrait occupi ' a place on one side of the stage, a J General Sheridan's faced him from t j opposite side. The army nurses, w ; had been assigned a prominent pla j in tbe dress circle directly in front j the stage, were there in full force, a j many of them were greeted by maim i veterans who had been watched ox 1 and cared for by them while iu t j hospitals. j lo addition to the arranged pr j gramme, embracing an address of we I come, an oration, and poem, speech . were made by Generals Slocum. Web j Beaver, Ex-Speaker Kiefer, and Gen i ral Sherman. The latter s speech w j loudly applauded, and at its close ti ! entire audience joined in singh j 'Marching through Georgia,' with bat ! accompaniment. General Newton was elected pres dent of the society over G?uer Grant. On Thursday, the members of tl society, accompanied by their wives ar children, made an excursion to Wasl iogton's tomb, with a large crowd of ii ! vited guests, consisting of military an ? naval officers. The trip down the bli j Potomac was greatly enjoyed by tl j entire party, its pleasure being er j chanced by the music of the Marie Band, and tenor and baritone solos < patriotic songs, the choruses to whic were augmented songs, by the compan joining in heartily. The visitors passe j by Washington's tomb in single fil j with heads uncovered, and were thei J shown through the mansion. General McClellan arrived iu tb i city just in time to attend the closin j entertainment of the re-union, th I grand banquet at Abner's Garden His appearance excited thc wildest en thusiasm, to which he responded in short, feeling speech, showing that b had not yet forgiven the fact that som one had blundered when, on the marc! up the peninsular, he, expected rein ? forcements that never came. "A Blessing in Disguise." 484 ADELPHI ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 29, 1881. ? No family should be without Allcock' Porous Plasters; their healing powers ar wonderful and their efficacy far reaching an< lasting. For years past I have seen am known them to cure and relieve the most ob stinate and distressing cases of rheumatism kidney complaint, bronchitis, neuralgia lumbago, inflammation of the lungs anc throat, paralysis, asthma, spinal weakness and coupbs and colds. In my own case thej j have afforded me almost instant and perma j neut relcit. My friends consider them at ? invaluable and speedy remedy for all kind.? j of aches and pains. They are a blessing I in disguise; and no wife or mother should I be without them if she values her peace ami I comfort and freedom from nervous exhaustion j and other ailments. As a strengthening ? plaster, also for backaches and weaknesses, J they have no equal. I have never yet found a plaster so eificacious and stimulating, or tc give so much general satisfaction. Used in connection with Brandreth's universal life giving and life-healing Pills, no one ueed despair of a speedy restoration to good sound health. Mus. E. TOMPKINS. One Trial. If you have been using other Plasters one j trial of Allcock's Porus will convince you of J their wonderful superiority. Take no other j so called porus plasters that claim to be bet? ter, they are all frauds gotten up to sell on the world-wide reputation of the genuine article. Prom the "Blue Ridge." j Mr. W. A. Fowler, Headen Mountain, N. j C., says he used Norman's Neutralizing Cor ! dial and fonnd it an excellent remedy for Dyspepsia. He bas teen troubled with that baneful malady a long time and if Norman's Cordial conquer.. i?, be will be very grateful to the proprietors of tuch a splendid medicine. m r?iiiTrTfl??iar? ' . A Magnificent Bridal Present We mentioned in our last issue that the popular and accomplished Miss Virginia Gal luchat, recently married to Dr. Kirkland, of Barnwell county, bad received several vaina ble bridal presents. Still another ba? gone forward from her native county-an elegant and costly piano of splendid tone and finish the gift of one of our esteemed fellow towns? men, Dr. S. C. C. Richardson, who is a warm friend and admirer of the fascinating bride. Such valuable presents are exceptionally rare, and while it will doubtless be greatly appre? ciated by the fair recipient, it shows that the Doctor does nothing by halves, but goes the whole way when making an offering at the shrine of merit and friendship. All honor to the Doctor.s gallantry, good taste and gene? rosity.- Clarendon Enterprise. .'He that by the plow would thrive" Must 2.40 cattle drive ; And worry the crops to and fro, And with Ashley make them grow. Rotation in the garden is as necessary as in the field. Different kinds of vegetables re? quire different kinds of food. While j manuring will help much, it is in every way desirable to reverse the order of planting every year. Better crops will result. Strike at the founta;n head the course of all evil. It is worms that had destroyed the health of your child. Give Shriuer's Indian Vermifuge before it is too late. Only 25 cents a bottle. Cigars are no cheaper by reason of the re? duction of the tax. A good 5-cent cigar is still sold for 10 cents. THE MARKETS. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 19, 1883. COTTON.-Market qniet. Sales about 20 bales. Quotations are: Ordinary 8|?9}; Good Ordinary 9$; Low Middling, lOj ; Middling loft Good Middling, il. WILMINGTON, N. C., May 18, 1883. SPIRITS TURPKNTINE-Market quoted dull j at 36 cents. I ROSIN-The market was steady at Si .27$ for j Strained and Si.32J for Good Strained, j CRUDR TCRPENTINK-Market steady at ?1.50 j for Hard, S2.50 per bbl., for Soft, j CeTTON-Market dull. " Sales - bales, j The following are the official quotations : Ordinary 7 7-16. Good Ordinarv 8 11-16. Low Middling 9f, Middling 10f, Good Middling 10|. NOW IS THE TUIE -TO CUT OATS -AND j PLANT PEAS. -THAT IS Ii ! If Yen Want to Enrich Yonr Land, i I m i ! Bot that cannot be accomplished j without the free use of ?SS ELEHZ2TT. '50 TONS ASH ELEMENT I FOR SALE. ! -APPLY TO ! T. J. TUOMEY. j j May 22_'_; j Estate of Sam'l S. Lacoste, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PRO- ! bate for Sumter County, on June 23d \ j 1883, for a final discharge as Administratrix . ! of aforesaid Estate. LAURA E. LACOSTE, j j May 22-4t Administratrix. Estate of Mrs? Leonora English : DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF j Probate for Sumter County on 22d day ; of June, 1883, for a final discharge as Exec- ! utor of aforesaid Estate. WM. F. DsSCHAMPS, ? May 22-4t* Executor. ! Estate of Rev* Jas? A. Cousar, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF j PROBATE for Sumter County on the 14th ! day of June, 1883, for a Final Discharge ; as Executrix of aforesaid Estate. MARY J. COUSAR, Mav 14-4t Executrix. I I Estatt of Matthew P. Mayes, Sr?, j DECEASED. ? IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate for j Sumter County on the 14th day of June I J 1883, for a final discharge as Executor of j I aforesaid Estate. i MATTHEW P. MAYES, I May 14-4t Executor. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye. WHEREAS, JAMES L. NOELL made suit to me, to grant him Letters of ! Administration of the Estate and effects of ! j JAMES M. EPPERSON, deceased, (De Bonis j ? Non,) the Administratrix having deceased, j and Estate not fully administered These are therefore to cite and admonish I all and singular the kindred and creditors of j the said James M. Epperson, late of Sumter ! County in said State, deceased, that they beand ! appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to j be held at Sumter C. H., on May 30th, 1883, ! after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the j j forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, I why the said Administration should not be j granted. I Given under ray hnnd. ?his 14th day of ! May, Anno Domini. 1883. T. V. WALSH. [L. S.J J May 15-21 Judge of Probate, j State of South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER. \ By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge, j WHEREAS. JAMES L. NOELL made j Mitt tn mo to grant him Letters of j ' Administration of tho Kstate of and effects of i MttS NANNIE J. KPPKKSON, deceased- j j These are therefore to cite and admonish all j j and ?iugulnr, the kindred and creditors of tho | j Mid Mr.?. Nannie J. Epperson, late of Sumter j I County, in ?nid (?tate, deceased, that they be ; aud nppe:ir before me. in the Court of Probate, i to be held at Sumter C. H., on May 30th, j 18S3, after public?timi hereof, at ll o'clock ?B I the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, j why the ?aid Administration should not be , granted. . (iiven under my hand, this 15th day of May A. D.. 1S83. T. V. WALSH. May 15-2t Judge of Probate. j SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter j Court House, on the First Monday and day j following in Juoe next, 1883, within legal i hours o!'sale to the highest bidder for cash the following property : 826 3-10 acres of land, more or less, in Sumter County, bounded on the North and Northwest by lands of Dr. S. Sanders and Thomas (>. Sanders, on the East by lands of Dr j S. Sanders, on the South by lands of Dr. W. ! W. Anderson and by thc Watcrec Uiver, and j on the West by lands of Thomas (). Sanders i and by the Wateree River, having such ' shape, forms, buttings and boundaries as aie ? j represented by a plat of the same | ! made by James 1). Mcilwaine, D. S., I 1 on the 18th day of March 188-', levied | upou and to be sold as the property of j W. L. Sanders under Fi Fa of Edwin Bates j & Co., against Sanders Bros. All theright, title and interest of the De? fendant in and to 103$ ?cres of land more ?or 1 less, in Sumter County, adjoining lands now j or formerly of J. Woodward, C. L. Freeman, ! j Mrs. C. Stuckey and others, levied upon and ? I to be sold as the property of E. W. Stuckey, j i nnder Fi Fa of Wilcox Gibbes & Co., against j , the said E. W. Stuckey. ! All that Tract or parcel of Land in Sumter j j County, containing 200 acres, more *?r less, ? adjoiuing lauds of Nelson Kirby, Roland E. j i Smith, Estate of McKenzie and others, levied ? upon and to be sold as the property of W. i J. Sturgeon, under Fi Fa of Juo. S. Richard i son against the said W. J. Sturgeon. R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. SberifTe Office, Maj ll, 188 VALK & MURDOCH, CHARLESTON, S. C BUILDERS OF ENGINES AND BOILERS, -AND Machinery, and dealers in Engineers* Supplies. Agents for Deane & Worthing? ton's Steam Pamps. Correspondence solicited. Estimates May 8-? furnished on application. Have You SEEN WHAT? The magnificent Spring and Summer Stock of Goods Now opened and being daily added to by fresh arrivals, -AT ?. A. SOLOMONS', THE OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT AND TIIE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN THIS COUNTY. If You Have Not, Lose no further time, but go at once and examine his beautiful array of u COMPRISING FINE BATTISE CLOTH, Something New. BUNTINGS in All Shades and at All Prices. NUNS' VEILING, All Grades and Shades, a Full 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 Cents up. An Examination of these goods will well repay the trouble. WHITE GOODS. A Most Complete Stock in ail branches of this line of goods, to which the atten? tion of the Ladies is respectfully directed. FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, &c. The 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. The attention of the Ladies is respectfully called to my Stock of these, com? prising as they do from all the Leading 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, RUGS, &c. These have been selected by me with the view to please, and are offered io the fullest confidence that, an examination is all that is necessary to effect sales. GENTS' HATS In Straw, Felt, Wool, &c. Being resolved to reduce my stock iu 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 in attending to the wants of all callers. N. B.-Any article left over from past season will be sold regardless of former pficcs. Bargains may be looked for here. J??T A call is respetfully solicited. 18 -WITH ? The Latest and Prettiest Styles, ^ QThe Lowest Prices and ^ The Most Complete Stock of Q g SPRING AND SUMMER ?4 nj DRESS GOODS,^ ITIIS MD tm BOOK . The Latest Novelties in Trimming, H 2 Silks, Ribbons, Laces and Embroideries, fi " Dcbeiges, Buntings, Poplins, Lustres, U jjj Pongees, Grenadines, Nun's Veilings, &c. LJ Q PRICES THE LOWEST g k JOHN REIDS'. ' &3T Samples sent on application -83 AGENTS'WANTED. PUKE TEAS. Agents wanted every? where to sell teas to families, hotels and large consumers. The Iargeststock in thecountry to select from ; qualities of all descriptions from the highest imported to the lowest grades: a ; large discount and a handsome income to all ( who sell for us. Country store keepers, drug- i gists who wish to sell teas in sealed pound j packages or tin canisters, peddlers, and in J fact all who wish to obtain an honorable liv- ? ing by selling teas should write us for a cir- ? cular. Original American Tea Co., establish-! ed in 1S40. ! P. D. Box 1287 Address, ROBT. WELLS Presdt , Mar 27 43 Vesey St., New York, j America Ahead! Furl GYALL LEADING DEALERS. ASK FOB IT i BUT IT!: TRY IT!!* M. L. KINA RD, Clothing Emporium. Just received mv stock of SPRING CL?OTHING Complete in all the Latest Styles -FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN. Gent's Furnishing Goods, -.VXD TSTeols. Wear. This line is selected with a view to com? fort in the hot Summer months. Sizes in Underwear 34 to 48. GENTS' FINE SHOES in Low Quarter, and Gaiters in Calf and Molt Kid. SOFT AND STIFF HATS in light and dark shades of ali the leading styles. AU orders sent to my address will be attended to. m li. KINARD, COLUMBIA, S. C. j Opposite Grand Central Hotel. Maj 1 TAX RETURNS FOR 1883. RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLLS will be received at the fol? lowing time? and places, riz : Lynchburg, Thursday, June 7. Magnolia, Friday, M g. Mayesville, Saturday, '* Cooper's Mill, Monday, "11. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wedatft ? day, June 12 and 13. I Mann ville, Thursday, June 14. j Mechanicsville, Friday, " 15?. j Gaillard's X Roads, Sat'day,* * 16. ? Johnston's Store, Monday, " 18. Player's X Roads, Tuesday " 19. Lewis Chapel, Wednesday, M 20. Privateer, Friday, poo LOT STYLE m From a New York Bankrupt Sale--ye choice for 50 cents, by D. MORRIS & BRO., Liberty St., Sumter, S. C. March 6 S?* DTJ^CjnP not, life is ?weeping by, | so'ineiljiug might*- and sublime leave bebioc to couquer time." S66 a week in your ?wt town. $5 outfit free. No risk. Everything new. Capital not required. We will farai " von everything. Many are making forUn? Ladies make as much ?s men, and boys ai girls make great pay. Reader, if yo? wi business at which you can make great pay the time, ?rite forparticulars to H. Hallett, Co.,Portland, Maine. HENRY L^B, WELLS, NOTARY PUBLIC, SUMTER, S. C. Apr 24_. Victory ov?r Pain? Ashley* Bectric ledntf 8top ill Pain ?nd AcbM. Ton > ?p tt* *J?* Pi mWi, mr Efertrk T*** _ _ 14S Mn St., H.T. Price. 38c 8?D4 8tuap? fer Trial PUstac. SH Vii 23 Atti