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??| TUESDAY, MAY 22. Tbe Sumter Watchman was foo?' in 1850 and the True Southron 1866. The Watchman and South now ?t?& Uw com blued circulation ; influence of both of tbe old papers, ? is manifestly the best advert?s medinaa in Snmter._ The cotton crop so far in' sight $6,74?,469 bales. Mr.'Goblet, of Mount Pleasant, the largest asparagus farm in the woi 0 perhaps, it is situated near the viii: acd contains 250 acres. ^ Terrible tornadoes swept three ?llibbia, Wisconsin and Minnesota 1 '0i week. "Tillages were wrecked,, fe* destroyed and many person were kH and Wounded. ? cyclone struck the city of Raer Wit./7 o'clock Friday ewaning, dea ?hing about one boated and fi houses and barns, kilftag twenty p .oos and iojuriog one hoadred othe The cyclones this year have take? ?cry wide sweep. "From Mississippi Nebraska they have done very gr? domage and many hundred? sf peoj have been killed. Brigham Young's grave is artSei neglected, and hts widows never vi it. They went there once to cry o* bis remains, bat it made the ground sloppy they all caught cold. A yoong man in Colombia w read oar dot bragging on this citj tur LOU ts says Snmter can give Colui bia two in the game and beat bc Perhaps bc visits Sumter now and tb and-well, there are two in the begg Register. Jay Goold bas one bit of pbilosopl which is worth more to bim than b; bia fortune. He says: 'I long a; learned not to get mad. The man w! get mad harts himself more than an body else. He destroys his digesth and is unhappy.' Lydia Piukbam, tbe well known p teat medicine proprietress, died at Lyn Tbortday night, aged 64. She beg; by TOaaofaeturing- medicine in a t s kettleandVin a few years built ap femes* of $300,000 a year. SI spejis $180,000 per annum in advert? ?OIL. The Dublin jory panel for ' tl PboBoix Park eases bas ended its worl anaVsow disappears from history, will not soon be forgotten io Irelam and iee penalties with which it is ass? dated will be remembered for gen er; tions. Six more of the convicts bav beeb sentenced *o penal servitude, fiv of them for ten years and one of tbei for five years. When a yoong mao says his girl i "worth ber weight in gold' he is nc potting a very high valuation apo ber, unless she is a very heavy girl - At this rating 120 pounds of girl wool be worth only about ?30,300. and an ' young man who doesn't think his bes giri worth $30,000 ought to be kicke clear over the f ro n t gate by an io fer?ate parent and have tbe dog set after bim -Middleton (Del) Traveller. Chinamen wbodeai io unstamped ci gars paste pieces of red pepper and som fras?ales on their feces, and whet brought before tbe court, begin to sc ra tel off the scales. Theo somebody yells 4A leper!' and the Judge bolds o] bis hands in horror, saying : 'The de fendant is not guilty ; get oat of here Joba, as quick as tbe Lord will le j8?r? ' The New York Sun informs ao igno rant Pennsylvania Senator that Rather ford B. Hayes *is a poor character ti bold np as a temperance model. It it a notorious feet that Hayes never re dissed an eleemosynary drink. Hi: temperance was a matter of avarice ant domestic restrictions. He drank r POI everywhere except at borne.' There an some such sly fellows io every com monity. The back premises of s grocery are as convenient as a bat MOM. There is no visible result yet fron th? deliberations of the Railroad Com* mission, sod considerable impatience and some disgust have been ex press?e io vari?os quarters by persons whe think the Commissioners are not earn jog their salaries. There are nura ben of newspaper editors who could ar? range a freight and passenger tariff foi til tbe roads io a very few days; bat, unfortunately, tbe Legislature did not know of these, and it is too late now tc correct their mistake. We will have tc wait patiently oo the Commissioners. They are doing the best they can and are working bard. Two of them are at home sick this week-Colonel Jeter and Mr. Walker-probably the effect of over work.-Newberry Observer, Jeff Cole, one of tbe convicts em? ployed on tbe Georgetown Railroad, was not shot in tbe water and drowned, as previously reported, bat came np to the Penitentiary Saturday night and surren? dered himself, and about the first tbiog bo wanted was something to eat. He waa not shot at, and only made his es? cape after tbe others of the gang bad fled- . Silas Bouknight, from Edgefield. was tbe only prisoner killed. His first Dight out Cole was given a snit of crtixen's clothing, and be walked all of to? way except thirty miles, from Wedgefield, which be rode. He has a little over two years to serve, bot could easily bave remained free, as bis hair and beard have grown oat fall to what they were wbeo be left the iostitution. His ankles were much swollen aod 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 Sonday evening Upou their return tbe public will be able to get all the bottom facts io the cause of the break and bow it was successful. Register. Tbe Colombia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle, under date of May 19tb, says : Ex-Governor Jeter is very ill at his borne io Union. Dr. Tally was called to see bim and returned yesterday leav? ing bim still very low. His illness is regretted exceedingly by his many friends bore, aod bas considerably hin? dered tbe work of the Railroad Com? missioners, whose role has been not to pass apon their work without a foll board .being present. Tho trastees of tbe South Carolina College will meet on the 23rd and it is generally thought that Professor J. M. McBryde, tbe present chairman of the facBlty, will be elected president. His c-mtrol of tbe college bas given com? plete satisfaction to all interested in the instit utica, aod it if said that tbe stu- i 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, BOD. Wm. Porcher Miles, is now in Louisiana superintending the large sogar plantations c?his father-in-law, Mr. Beirne, consisting of ten large plantations left Mr. Beirne by fats friend.. Mr. Burnside. Mr. Miles is greatly missed in this community, his courtly, urbane manners and true no brlky of soul won all who came in con? tact with kim ; be is truly a gentleman of the 'old school/ and we trust South Carolina has not lost him, but that be will yet make his home io the Palmetto State that he loves so well and has served so faithfully. THE BOSTON EXHIBITION. Whether or ?ot there shall be a dis? play of thc resources of this State at the Bestow Exhibition this fall, and the ad? vantages to be derived therefrom, ha? been generally discussed for some time past. It is now time that action should be taken. The Exhibition will open Sept. 5th, and io order to make the proper classification, applications for space are requested to be made by July 1st. The Columbia Board of Trade has j taken the initiative, having raised a j fand of ?500 for the purpose, and the i city council is expected to add a like sum. Charleston's Chamber of Com* merse is abo very enthusiastic upon the j subject, and wilt increase the amount, j The people of Greenville are moving, j and at a meeting of the business men I of that city held on the I otb inst., the j following resolutions were adopted : VResolved, That the business men of the city of Greenville are in thorough and active sympathy with the move? ment inaugurated by thc Board of Trade of Columbia, to secure for 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 four others, to be appointed by himself, constitute a com? mittee to communicate these proceed- j ?ogs to the Columbia Board of Trade, to call other meetings of the citizens of Greenville to consider the subject, and to do whatever else may be necessary to 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 j small by the side of Columbia's and | Charleston's figures, yet it will he just ; as good as far as it goes, and if every j county in the State will help a little, | South Carolina will be able to make a j showing that may pay ten-fold upon j the investment. Whatever is done < must be by private enterprise alone, there being no State funds available for j the purpose, and as the whole State is i expected to be benefited by attracting ] men and money to help develop our re- ! SDurces and make our lands more val aa- j ble, tee should not be willing to sit down j quietly and wait for others to do their i part and ours too. Wont somebody propose a meeting j during Court week to talk the matter j 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, j which occurred at hts residence near Union Court House yesterday at about ! three o'clock io 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, j was that he was better. He was in ! the 57th year of his age, and when ! last here he apparently bad the prospect ; of many years of usefulness before him. \ The disease which terminated his life j was inflammation or consumption of the bowels, which baffled the best medical skill that could be reached. The Great Colored Convention a i Fizzle. i A Washington special to the Bich- 1 mond State, says: I The colored convention, arranged by Fred. Duglass to be held in this city, ? has been repudiated in a meeting by the i 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 j Mississippi, as Chairmau. W. K. Price, | of North Carolina, as Secretary, andi L. M. Brown, of Tennessee, as assis- j tant Secretary. A committee of one j from each Seate was appointed to draft ? resolutions. Prof. Greener addressed i the meeting and explained that a few ! men had undertaken to use the names j of a number of others without their ! knowledge in order to get up a conven- , tton for certain political purposes, and ; that these self appointed representatives of the colored race were men who bad j stood aloof in the struggle of 187tV7C, j and that the colored people should op pose such a scheme. Other speeches j were made in the same tone, and it ap- ! pears* that this was a representative j meeting of tho colored race in the ! South. The resolutions reported to? tally and emphatically repudiated the Fred. Douglas call, and advised the j colored people not to scud delegates. They were adopted without opposition, j This meeting evidently treated the j Fred. Douglass scheme as a smart trick ! arranged to gerrymander the colored i vote of the South, and taking the Ma- j ifcone correspondence with Fred. Doug lass in connection with Douglass' move ? and the Boss' recent tactics in Virginia I there seems to be DO doubt that Ma- j booe's characteristic methods were ! operating to get up a colored conven- j tion of a few hundred men whom he and j Douglass could control, and thereby or- j ganizeaboom to counteract the wavering j influence of Mabone in Virginia. "The j man and brother" has shown himself, smarter than was expected, and th e j Mahone-Douglasscombination is frustra- j ted badly, so far as the convention is ; concerned. Johnson C. Whittaker, the colored j 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 ebair io the. Avery institute, at Charles* too, S. C. fFrom the Georgetown Times, May 19.J Railroad Meeting at Bishopville BISOPVILLE, SUMTER CO., S. C., V MAY 12th, 1883. / To the Editor of Vie Times : The tax-payers of this place held a large railroad meeting here to-day, at which Col. J. S. Bradley presided, and Capt. J. A. Carnes acted as secretary. The contemplated railroad from George? town to Lancaster, ria Lynchburg and Bish opville which is the line proposed hy Mr. Blanchard and his Boston syndicate, was ful? ly considered and discussed, and the project heartily and unanimously endorsed. A full and free expression of opinion was taken on the subject. A corresponding committee was appoint? ed, consisting of the following named gent e men : Rev. W. A. Gregg, Capt. J. W. Stuckey, Dr. R. E. Dennis, Thomas Haskins. 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 points. The meeting then adjourned, 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 meeting of the chairmen of the several committees throughout the Conoty was held last Tuesday and plans agreed upon for the successful culmina? tion of the work. 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 in, Camden on the 20th of June,, and we know our people will be ready to extend a liberal and open-handed hos? pitality.-Kershaic Gazette. - mm m Porgotton. Poor fellows! Their bones rest among os. their souls are io beaven, but their glorious, deeds and manly deaths, baye been forgotten by those who ought remember and love them. The soldier's grave is in oar midst, bat i no May floral memento marks it-no j little semi-flower decorates it. There was no ceremony on the 10th inst., in remembrance of heroic action. Oar ! fair women should not have permitted this sacred day to have passed with j?o Prayer, Ko Music, No Oration, ??o Music, No Decoration, No Salute. What a beautiful programme the above would have been without a nega? tive. Poor, brave, heroic fellows, if neg? lected, they are not forgotten.-Marion Star. The European Situation. Observers of continental affairs abroad are of opinion that Ilussia meditates a war with Germany in order to distract her malcontent population, who have dynamite on the brain. Germany has no special fear of Ilussia alone, but dreads Frauce in the rear. France protests pacific feelings for Germany, bot Bismarck, to make assurance doubly pure, forms an alliance offensive and de? fensive with Austria and Italy. These arc 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 secret political so? cieties, at war with what is called es? tablished order, that a volcanic distur? bance may bc reasonably predicted. Whatever complications may arise be? tween the Great Powers, Socialism will play an important part in deciding thc final issue. The incendiary clements are so numerous and active that the least spark will set them in a blaze and all Europe in confusion. How the pro? vocation will be given and where the tumult will begin or end is a theme for the wildest conjecture.-Augusta Chro? nicle. \ The Arlington Estate. The secretary of the treasury has is? sued a warrant in favor of R. N. Batch- i elder, deputy quartermaster general 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 estate. Thc amount appropriated by congress for thc purchase of the estate was ?150,000, 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 de? termine thc amount of taxes due on the property. - - Not Pardoned. It having been stated that one of tho convicts who was rcporred killed in the j recent break at Georgetown had been i pardoned and that he was killed the day before the pardon reached George? town, the Governor says the statement is not correct-that no such pardon had been granted. Guess the Governor thinks this pardoning of dead men is getting too thick. He has only pardon? ed one dead man so far.-Register. --^-mmutmy -mmumm^ Senator Hampton has accepted the invitation extended to him to deliver the oration on the occasion of unveiling the Confederate monumeut iu Camden on the 20 of June. Whiles 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 care of herself,?he finally made a dash for home, throwing his wife in the water in his effort to get away. After running 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 he was surprised to hear tidings of the balloon all the way from Russia. M. Jaroche witch, a priest at Tcbigi. in the gov"~naient of Gredno and district of Biel?k, picked it ap in that remote region only three days after it had been launched from Paris. WASHINGTON LETTE] [From our Regular Correspondeul WASHINGTON, May 18, 18 Two more perfect days could have been made to order iban 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, bad 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 pp sion, but the wan and feeble hai that tramped in line on Wedne was a melancholy phantom of the i 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 cn 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. On the bedecked and banner dr: stand in front of the White H grounds stood President Arthui black dress suit and white kid gio looking well fed and happy. The of Abraham Lincoln was there, General Sherman stood by him, holt a little military cap in his hand, bair and moustache have grown q white, bot bis homely face is ruddy animated. Attorey-General Brew sat on the President's right, in 1 suit and tall light hat. Secreta j Teller, Frelinghuysen, Ex-Sen Windom, and half-a-dozen foreign L isters were conspicous in the gre As each division of the proc?s; i passed , the President lifted bis hat, General Sherman nodded recognitioi 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 ; fias m of the spectators. A large nt j ber of local military organizations t? j part in the procession, and with tl I gay uniforms, military bearing, 2 well-trained bands of music, contrib ! 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 evt J iug proceedings of the society. Fla ; streamers, pennants, banners, guido ! and shields encircled the stage and w j looped and festooned around the bo: j and swathed gallery walls in gorian? ! coils, and mantles of parti-colors. G< j eral Grant's portrait, framed iu fla? j hungover the centre of the stage, a j with the word "Appomattox" benea! j General Sherman's portrait occupi i a place on one side of the stage, a j General Sheridan's faced him from t : opposite side. The army nurses, w ; bad been assigned a prominent pla j in the dress circle directly in front j the stage, were there io full force, a j many of them were greeted by maim ? veterans who bad been watched ov ! and cared for by them while in t ; hospitals. j In addition to the arranged pr j gramme, embracing an address of w( ! come, an oration, and poem, speech ; were made by Generals Slocum. Web I Beaver, Ex-Speaker Kiefer, aud Gen i ral Sherman. The latter's speech w I loudly applauded, and at its close tl ! entire audience joined in singir ! 'Marching through Georgia,' with bat i accompaniment. General Newton was elected pref dent of the society over Gener Grant. On Thursday, the members of tl society, accompanied by titeir wives ar children, made an excursion to Wasl I ington's tomb, with a large crowd of ii ! vited guests, consisting of military an j naval officers. The trip down the blt j Potomac was greatly enjoyed by th j entire party, its pleasure being en j chanced by the music of the Mario ; Band, and tenor and baritone solos < ! patriotic songs, the choruses to whic i were augmented songs, by the compan j joining in heartily. The visitors passe i by Washington's tomb in single fil ! with heads uncovered, and were thei ! shown through the mansion. General McClellan arrived iu tb city just in time to attend the closin entertainment of the re-onion, th grand banquet at Abner's Garden His appearance excited the wildest en thusiasm, to which he responded in ; short, feeling speech, showing that h bad not yet forgiven the fact that som j one hud blundered when, on the marci j up the peninsular, he, expected rein ? forcements that never came. --mm - "A Blessing in Disguise." 484 ADELPHI ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 29, 1881. j No family should be without Allcock', I Porous Plasters; their healing powers art i wonderful and their efficacy far reaching anc i lasting. For years past I have seen an( known them to cure and relieve the most ob stinate and distressing cases of rheumatism kidney complaint, bronchitis, neuralgia lumbago, inflammation of the lungs and throat, paralysis, asthma, spinal weakness? and coughs and colds. In my own case they have afforded me almost instant and perma? nent relcif. My friends consider them au invaluable and speedy remedy for ail kinds of aches and pains. They are a blessing in disguise; and no wife or mother should be without them if she values her peace and comfort and freedom from nervous exhaustion and other ailments. As a strengthening plaster, also for backaches and weaknesses, they have no equal. I have never yet found j a plaster so efficacious ?md stimulating, or to I 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. MRS. E. TOMPKINS. One Trial. If you have been using other Plasters one I trial of Allcock'8 Porus will convince you of j their wouderful superiority. Take no other j so called porus plasters that claim to be bet j ter, they are all frauds gotten up to sell on ! the world-wide reputation of the genuine ! article. From the "Blue Ridge." . Mr. W. A. Fowler, Headen Mountain, N. j C., says he used Norman's Neutralizing Cor f dial and found it an excellent remedy for j Dyspepsia. He bas been troubled with that i baneful malady a long time and if Norman's Cordial conquers i?, be will be very grateful 1 to the proprietors of euch a splendid medicine. A Magnificent Bridal Present We mentioned in our last issue that the popular and accomplished Miss Virginia Gal lucbat, recently married to Dr. Kirkland, of Barnwell county, bad received several valua ble bridal presents. Still another ba? gone forward from ber native county-an elegant and costly piano of splendid tone and finish the gift of one of our esteemed fellow towns? men, Dr. S. G. 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 thefair 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 fountain 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 C5 cents a bottle. Cigars are no cheaper by reason of th? 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 quiet. Sales about 20 bales. Quotations are: Ordinary 8f@9}; Good Ordinary 9$; Low Middling, loj; Middling lOfc Good Middling, ll. WILMINGTON, N. C., May 18, 1883. SPIRITS TGRPKNTINB-Market quoted dull at 36 cents. ROSIN-The market was steady at SI .27} for Strained and $1.32} for Good Strained. CRUDK TCRPENTINR-Market steady at $1.50 for Hard, S2.50 per bbl., for Soft. COTTON-Market dall. " Sales - bales. The following are the officiai quotations : Ordinary 7 7-16. Good Ordinary 8 11-16, Low Middling 9|, Middling 10|, Good Middling lOf. NOW IS THE TIME -TO CUT OATS I -AND I PLANT PEAS. -THAT IS I If You Want to Enrich Your Land. ! Bot that cannot be accomplished j without the free nse of ?SS ELEMENT. !50 TONS ASH ELEMENT j FOR SALE. -APPLY TO- I I T. J. THOMBY. ! May 22_j i Estate of Sam'I N. 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 j of aforesaid Estate. LAURA E. LACOSTE, j May 22-4t Administratrix. : Estate of Mrs* Leonora English DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF j Probate for Sumter County on 22d dar I j 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. I IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF ? PROBATE for Sumter County on the 14th ? day of June, 1883, for a Final Discharge j I as Executrix of aforesaid Estate. MARY J. CO US AR, May 14-4t Executrix, j I Estate of Matthew P. ?Hayes, Sr., j DECEASED. j IWI LL APPLY to the Judge of Probate for j Sumter County on the 14th day of June I I 1883, for a final discharge a3 Executor of' ! aforesaid Estate. I MATTHEW P. MAYES, ! May 14-4t P/cecutor. j State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, j By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye. I WHEREAS, JAMES L. NOELL made ? suit to me, to grant him Letters of I Administration of the Estate and effects of j JAMES M. EPPERSON, deceased, (De Bonis j ; Non,) the Administratrix having deceased, ! and Estate not fully administered These are therefore to cite aud admonish ! all and singular the kindred and creditors of j the 6aid 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 3Mb, 1883, I after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the I j forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, ; why the said Administration should not be j granted. I Given under my lund, vhis 14th day of ! May, Anno Domini. 1883. T. V. WALSH. [L. S.J j May 15-21 Judge of Probate. ? State of South Carolina- ! COUNTY OF SUMTER. j By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge, j WHEREAS. J A M KS L. NOELL made j .?ult t? ino to grunt him Letters of j ! Administration of tho Estate of ?nd effects of | ?Mas NANNTE J. EPPERSON, deceased- j j These are therefore to cite and admonish all j I and riugular. the kindred and creditors of tho j 1 ?j?id Mr?. Nannie J. Epperson, late of Sumter j ! County, in said stale, deeeased. that they be ! and appear before me. in the C-jurt of Probate, i to be held at Sumter C. H., on May 30th, j 18S3, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in ! the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, i why the ?aid Administration should not be j granted. . t?iven under ray hand, this 15th day of May . A. D., \ m. T. V. WALSH. May 15-2t Judge ot' Probate. j SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter ? Court House, on the First .Monday and day ! following in June next, 1883, within legal ! hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash j thc following property : ! 826 3-10 acres of land, more or less, in 1 Sumter County, bounded on the North and ! Northwest by lands of Dr. S. Sanders and j Thomas O. 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 River, ?nd ; on the West by lands of Thomas 0. Sanders '?. and by the Wateree Iii ver, having such ] shape, forms, buttings and boundaries as are j represented by a plat of the same ? made by James 1). Mcilwaine, D. S., ! on the 18th day of March 188'-', levied j upon and to be sold as the aroperty of I W. L. Sanders under Fi Fa of Edwin Bates ! & Co., against Sanders Bro?. All therigbt, title and interest of the De ! fendant in and to 103J acres of land more ?or I less, in Sumter County, adjoining lands now j or formerly of J. Woodward, G. L. Freeman, I Mrs. C. Stuckey and others, levied upon and to be sold as the property of E. W. Stuckey, ! nnder Fi Fa of Wilcox Gibbes & Co., against i the said E. W. Stuckey. All that Tract or parcel of Land in Sumter i County, containing 200 acres, more *r less, I adjoining lands of Nelson Kirby, Roland E. I Smith, Estate of McKenzie and others, levied I upoo and to be sold as the property of W. j J. Sturgeon, under Fi Fa of Juo. S. Richard i son against the said W. J. Sturgeon. \i R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, May II, I88j VALK & MURDOCH, CHARLESTON, S. C. BUILDERS OF ENGINES AND BOILERS, -AND Machinery, and dealers io Engineers* Supplies. Agents for Deane & Worthing? ton's Steam Pumps. 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, A. A. SOLOMONS', TI1E 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 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- j An Endless and Elegant Variety of Lawns, from 5 Cents up. An Examination ; of these goods will weil repay the trouble. j WHITE GOODS. j A Most Completo Stock in all branches of this line of goods, to which the atten- j tion of the Ladies is respectfully directed. j 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. j 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. I 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. j These have been selected by me with the view to please, and are offered in the j fullest confidence that an examination is all that i? necessary to effect sales. GENTS' HATS ! In Straw, Felt, Wool, &c. Being resolved to reduce my stock iu this line, no j reasonable offer will be declined. GENTS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, j Made specially to my order, something that will wear and give satisfaction, at j prices within the reach of all. \ GROCERY DEPARTMENT. j 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 ! pfices. Bargains may be looked for here. ? A call is respetfully solicited. 18 -WITII ? The Latest and Prettiest Styles, f?j OThe Lowest Prices and ? The Most Complete Stock of Q ? SPRING AND SUMMER ?? jj DRESS GOODS, 3 KUM MS P? (?ii. , The Latest Novelties in Trimming, M 2 Silks, Ribbons, Laces and Embroideries, fi Debeiges, Buntings, Poplins, Lustres, LJ jjj Pongees, Grenadines, Nun's Veilings, &c L j Q PRICES THE LOWEST jj k JOHN IFS-EIOS*. ? S3T Samples sent on application -83 AGENTS-WANTED. PURE TEAS. A cen rs wanted every? where to sell teas to families, hotels and large consumers. Thc largest stock tn the coa o try to select from ; qualities of all descriptions from the highest imported to the lowest graces: a large discount and a handsome income to all who sell for us. Country store keepers, drug gists who wish to sell teas in sealed pound packages or tin canisters, peddlers, and in} fact all who wish to obtain an honorable liv- ? ing by selling teas should write us for a cir- ! culrtr. Original American Tea Co., establish- ! ed in 1S40.* ! P. O'. ?ox 128" Address, ROBT. WELLS Pres? , Mar 27 43 Vesey St., New York. ; America Ahead! FL.R wnt.c CY ALL LEADING DEALERS, j ASK FOB JT! BUY XT!! TRY IT'.!* ' M. L. KIN A RD, Clothing Emporium. Just received my stock of SPRING CLOTHING Complete in all the Latest Styles -FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN. Gent's Furnishing Goods, -AND TSTeoli. Wear. This line is selected with a view to com? fort in the hot Summer months. Sizes in Uuderwear 34 to 48. GENTS' FINE SHOES in Low Quarter, and Gaiters in Calf and Mott Kid. SOFT AND STIFF HATS in light and dark shades of all the leading styles. A V orders sent to my address will be attended to. m I?. KINARD, COLUMBIA, S. C. Opposite Grand Central Hotel. May 1 I TAX RETURNS FOR 1883. RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLLS will be received at the lowing time? and places, viz : Lynchburg, Thursday, June 7. Magnolia, Friday, .?. g, Mayesville, Saturday, " 9. Cooper's Mill, Monday, " ll. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wedaea day, June 12 and 13. Mann ville, Thursday, Jane 14. Mechanicsville, Friday, 44 15?. Gallard's X Roads, Sat'day, " 16. Johnston's Store, Monday, 44 18. Player's X Roads, Tuesday 44 19. Lewis Chapel, Wednesday, 44 20. Privateer, Friday, 44 22. Manchester, Saturday, 44 28. Stateburg, Monday, 44 26. Wedgefield, Tuesday, 44 26. . Sanders'Depot, Wednesday,44 27. M. Sanders' Office, Thurs , 44 28. Spring Hill, Friday, 44 29. A. S. Brown's Store, M on day r July, 2. -AKD I At tbe Auditor's Office ic Sumter OD j all other days, except the 4th July^ j from tbe 1st June to Joly 20th, inclu j sive. j The law requires that all persons j owDXBg property, or in anywise having' j charge of such property, either as agent, j husband, guardian, trustee, executor, ad ? ministrator, ic., return the same under j oath to the Auditor, who requests ali j persons to be prompt in making their j returns and save the 50 per cent, peo* i airy, whieb will be added to the prop i erty valuation of all persons Tho fail to* ' make retaras within the time prescribed ! hy law. W. R. DELGAR, j May 7 Auditor Sumter County. NEW GOODS -AND j BOTTOM PBICES I ' -AT THE CHARLESTON STORE j -OF H.A. LOWRY, ! Cor. Stain and Republican Streets, SUMTER, S. C. Full Lines of I STAPLE GOODS, DOMESTICS, I WHITE GOODS, SHEETINGS, ?o. ! LACE PIQUES at 10 cents and op, : CLOTHING, SHOES, j HATS for Lidies, Children and Me?, . : CORSETS, Large and Elegant Assortment, j DIAMOND SB3RTS-AH Sizes. \ COLLARS -AND- CUFFS. HOSIERY, ZEPHYR, LACES, PARASOLS ?od UMBRELLAS. EMBROIDERY, TRIMMINGSy.-?c^ j -ALSO- S*' TOBACCO AND CIGARS -ANS) Various other articles asually kept in Gene? ral Merchandise. Call and examine geods aad> prices before buying. Goods shown with plensare, and every effort nvide to satbfy customers. April 17 W. J. ANDREWS7" FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT -AND ICE CREAM GARDEN", LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Rear Entrance to Garden and Sedeo?, Court-House Square. Will furnish ICE CREAM at short notice,, ta be delivered in any part of town. Prices Iron) 50 io 60 cents per quart. Having made arrangements for ICS Xtf CAB-LOAD LOTS, I can supply it to points in this the adjoining counties at Charleston M Wilmington Ice Cream Garden fitted up in Excell Style, with especial view to the ac? commodation of tbe Ladies. April 17 _ ?m HME eran Bri trJR 9& Corn-Mills and Millstones,! HOTfiSSfife ALL SIZES. 1 ff^BfcSfcjTHE BEST Hf TEE WORLD ?UBg?2&ti FOR TABLE MEAL I 3|f^*r Simple* ci Seat n AypBcitfra ?SSW?cK:? CAKILfMA MJllST?? %%. sZ&sVyy, Charlotta, V. 8? ' S / (p?ete Sftntion thu raper.) WOOD'S 0DQNTINE, FOR WHITENING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH. Keeps the Breath Pure and Sweet and Hardens tbe Gums* Formula of Dr. T. T. Moore. W. C. FISHER, Wholesale Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. For sale in Somier bv Dr. A. J. CHINA, and Dr. D. J. AULD. March 6_ WANTED 50*000 LBS. DRY HIDES. 50,000 LBS. WOOL, for which tbe highest market price will be paid. Leather given in exchange for Hides. . **. 1,000 LATEST STYLI El From a New York Bankrupt Sale-yoi choice for 50 cents, by D. MORRIS k BRO., Liberty St., Sumter, S. C. March 6 3m. T>T7^0rp not, life is sweeping by, JL\JJJ?^ JL and dare before you di somethiug mighty and sublime leave bebioc to conquer time." $66 a week in yoor cwt town. $5 outfit free. No risk. Everythir' new. Capital not required. We will tarni you everything. Many are making forum Ladies make as much as men, and boys ai girls make great pay. Reader, if yo? Wi business at which you can make great pay the time, write for particulars to H. Hallett, Co.,Portland, Maine. HENRY L, B, WELLS, NOTARY PUBLIC* SUMTER, S. C. Apr 24 Victory over Pelt?* feUq't Electric Kedniri 8top ?Il Pain fcnd keb**. Tone mp thoSjf* PragcbU, rn* KWtrie Th*** 14* MM st., 5. T. prtc*. isc good Strap* for Trial FUattb Bil BBETCSBSSS