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S?- 'TUESDAY, JU?TB 5. Toe Sumter WatcJtmaK was founded 1*493$ Md ?Sw - 5Vw Southron in 188ft-The ~:lltaetaffl~iSbuf?rox aovr baa tb<> combined circuJafctoo and is manifestly* the beat advertising medium in Sumter. - ... la: Lancaster own ia1 selling from wagon* at 60 osota per bushel. A goad asnee, =r>* <Tke ??lumhta Register wants to kan* : Do? tbe stock : law apply to g#?nf^ifnott*?oxikiit? If cot, why Stitt ^-.0' .. - :'" ;.T- ; - ""^jcrTwigge, (says the Georgetown 2"?Se*,) m ps?biog bis railroad, work I, an^booes to complete the job by of next roon th, we believe." if ave made North >wl. The damage to 'to bo .immense. In II t crop is a ? d ism al fail* _ernes abound. .Wff man in the employ of Mr. Tfce*.. iL Josey, in Kershaw county, age! HO years, hoed last year one-half acre pf eaifen per day, and picked 81 pc^udiia gathering time. Seventy-fivethoosiJid, four hundred aadififty-two tons of commercial fertili? sers wera consumed io this State last Jilt, At the average cost of $30 per tao, fertilizers cost us -fess year the eaerae^nimsef #2,263.560. .A genii u#*u of Anderson says that ht basteen libing there for 45 years, ?never -known the farmers so now. Corn is selling re-'at 66 cents per bushel. Mr. H. J. Myers Bas discovered . a vietr of almost pure geld on his land in Chesterfield: County. The vein is asi-kg of white flint, fairly studded jg metal. He has gone to purchase mining machi- i ? ' ?*y. ^Population is increasing in Europe ?sd making formidable inroads upon the food supply. Hungary and Russia are now the only co int ries in Europe raising more grain than they need. . Huge standing armies are probably the cause of food deterioration. Lancaster shows, by the report of the> Agricultural Department, the greatest decrease in area of cotton planting... This can easily be accounted fer on tba ground that our farmers are learning some sense aad diversify their ?spss. She also snows au increase of 1ft par cent, ia stool raising. The Carpet Store of Messrs. John Corbett & Co., of Charleston, was de? stroyed by fire Issi Wednesday evening. < Tbe origin of the fire waa not ascer? tained. The building was completely barned out, and all the stock. The in awaaea was 927,000. Wt: P. Wallace MeKitrick, the silk enfturist of Memphis, Tenn., will soon aend^OO.O?O silk worms to Colonel Butler, of which be proposes to make a . .?Siereefc*. distribution. He now has fifty-sir j applications for silk worms. Thc Department will retain some 50,000 of them and establish . a cocoonery of its awn-.*' Governor Thompson has been invited to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend iba Tertio-Miiiennia] Celebration of the -Grand Mining and Industrial Exposi? tion of the Rocky mountains,- a celebra? tion which .dates back to 1550, and promises.to be very novel in its eoter ta&ments. It begins July 2d and con? tinues till August 4th. The Governor is also asked; to appoint a Commissioner from this State. Tue project for a colored convention appears 3 to have collapsed sine die. The New Fra thinks that it was a mere "cat's paw and hot nuts affair," and says- Mr. Douglas and President Ar? thur or any other politician, will find thi-t the colored people are not quite as plastic ss in the days immediately suc? ceeding emancipation. They'll not be gerrymandered in any interest not tbeir own, or the common good. It seems to "ie forgotten that the great issues of the country are settled as far as the status of die race ts concerned. bridge over East River, cities of New York and been completed, after ! "mh&Jhinf fifteen y ea rs and at a cost of ! ?fjS^OOO. ; .Toe Bridge is 135 feet ? hi^ iad So feet wide, supported by ; towers which are 275 feet high, and 78 ! feet Under the water, built of granite. The main span is 1,5951 feet long. The bridge - is supported . by cables which extend 930 feet inland, and are fastened to anchorage pillars 90 feet nigh and 119x132 feet thick. The j weight the bridge can safely hold of j ^freely moving vehicles is 1,380 j tons. There are five parallel avenues j averaging '16 feet each. The middle avenue ia for pedestrians, and is 12 feet ! above, the other avenues. Two of the j remaining avenues are for street cars, j and the other two for vehicles. The j bridge was formally , opened on Thurs- j day May 24th. This bridge is the greatest achievment of modern architec? ture. -, On Memorial Day, Blay 30th, ab. * four o'clock P. M., a panic, believed to have been created by thieves, caused a stampede among the visitors to the East River Bridge when the crowd was greatest. A number of people fell down the steps leading from the New Toril approach to the inland span of tbs bridge proper. A terrible scene ? of disaster and confusion followed and twelve persons were killed and many more injured, many, it is feared, fa? tally. Mr- M. C. Robertson, Chief Clerk in tbe office of the Secretary of State, has been removed, and Mr. A. H. Jones of Newberry appointed in his place. This removal is considered by soo.e as a violation of the civil service plank of tile Democractic platform, which de? clares that removals shall only be 'for cause/ Secretary Lipscomb says that Mr. Robertson was the Ex-Secretary's clerk sud not hts, and that be had nev? er appointed him, consequently he was sot removed, he bad only allowed him to remain until his successor was appointed. ~ The News and Courier declares that it is so dangerous a precedent that it can not go nnrebuked, and says that secretary Lipscomb has violated the pledges of the party. The ?SSeaitter takes an entirely different view of the matter, and io a lengthy edito S rial contends that this is not one of the contemplated by the Democratic and after urging Colonel 7s right to remove iiis clerk dismisses the. subject tea-pot.' The olerks io- the State < par tments united in a letter to 9L Kobertom expressing their regret parting with him, and their high i predation of his social qualities, i integrity and his efficiency and t Register intimates very strongly tl this action apon the part of the clei was improper and indecoros, and * intended asan expression of their opi ion upon the action of tbe Secretary dismissing one of their number, a the 'handful of clerks'. are some wi mildly reprehended for committing grave an offense as attempting to 'bo the Secretary' for this removal. T Columbia correspondent of the Augus Chronicle has taken np the defense the 'testimbnialists,' and says: ;'Kno ing perfectly the motives actuating t gentlemen who signed this testim nial, I am prepared to say that t Register is 'painfully' mistaken in t voluntary position it has assumed r gard in g the intention of the signet The closest scrutiny of every word the testimonial will reveal no word insinuation as to the justice or injusti of the Secretary's action. This is n discussed, it is not even hinted at ; it only snch an expression of regard wpnld naturally have been ex pee te [ If Mr, Robertson had" resigned his p j si tion and such a testimonial had bee presented to him, no one would ha' j banted for a hidden meaning in any i the expressions used and it is only dpi now on account of the peculiar circus stances of the case." The country p? j pers have espoused one side or the otb of this question and it now threatens become a "national issue." WEALTH AND TAXATION. The News and Courier on la Wednesday published a table prepare by its Columbia correspondent from ti "abstracts of tax duplicates" sent in I all the county auditors to the office the Comptroller-General for this year taxation. Much labor and trouble w? doubtless expended in its preparatioi and the information given is no doul fully appreciated by the many reade of that enterprising journal. We agr< with thc editor that the table is an ii teresting study for t?x-payers. That is being studied is evidenced by the fo lowing communication from a citizen < Charleston, published in its issue of tl day following : "The lands returned for taxation i South Carolina, say'16,983,330 acre* according to the present aggregate vak for taxation $00,362,052, are worth i round figures, an average of ?3 pe acre. Does this show an honest retur in the value of land ? Go into an connty in South Carolina anJ prie lands. Yon are told a very dil ferent story from $3 an acre. . The re? value on any fair basis of assessment i certainly, on a low estimate, three time the present value, or ?150,000,000. "Take the next item, 'value of bnild ings.' The aggregate for taxation in tb whole State is $18,614.350, less build ings in Charleston, $10,582,577, and w have ?8,031,773 for the State outside o Charleston. Now to understand th i collossal evasion in house tax returns let ns apply the figures of population t city and country houses. Cbarlestoj famishes shelter to 50,000 inhabitants Counting in the large percentage o stores, warehouses and other building not used as residences we have a cos per capita for roofs of ?200. That is the average cost of housing each man woman and child in Charleston is ?200 or assuming five persons to a family ?1,000. It is certain that the popula tion of tbe State all live under roof and do not camp out, and so we shal now consider the 950,000 of populatioi in connection with the ?8,031,733 upot which they pay taxes for roofs. Ac? cording to our arithmetic it costs les: than ?9 for housing each man, womat and child out of this city, and less thar ?45 per family of five persons. Thal is, it costs ?22 in the city for everj ?1 in the couotry for roofs. If then we multiply the ?8,031,773 by 22 W? have ?176,699,006 for houses out ol Charleston, and this shows that ?168, 667,233 of roof values in South Caro? lina escape taxation because they art outside of Charleston. In two items then-lands and houses-there are ?268.000,000 of values outside of Charleston exempt from taxes. 'Query: Does any intelligent citizen believe that the residences iu Charles? ton arc worth ?10,582,577, and io the thirty-three other counties, with 19 times the population, only ?8,Q31t 773?" That there is great inequality in the returns from the different Counties, as to the valuation of property, &c, is a fact which has been noticed and dis? cussed for several years, and . we hope the nutter will continue to be agitated until some plan may be devised by which the burden of taxation will be ? equally distributed. j There is no reason why the lands in j one County should be assessed higher than similar lands in another County, or that horses and cattle should not be ? assessed at the same average per head j in one County as in another. Tbe i correspondent of the News and Courier, ! upon forwarding the table referred to, from Columbia, accompanied it with j some criticisms upon these irregulari I ties, from which we extract : [ "Every taxpayer can wonder bow it j is that Charleston returns 1,516 polis j the smallest number of any couuty j while Sumter returns 6,947 ; why i Edgefield returns ?967,510 of personal I property, while Berkeley returns I ?2,590,845, and think over other queer contrasts." While these comparisons represent, i perhaps, the extremes, the inequality i can be traced in one feature or another. I all through the table. We have not j the time or space to pursue them in de ! tail ! but that they exist is fully de j monstrated, and when thc attention of i the people is called to the fact there is j hope that some measure will be adopted ! by which tbe wrong will be righted. Although the poll tax does not go into the State treasury, and the rest of j the State may not suffer by the small j revenue from that source in Charleston, ? il would not be improper for the "Oys ! ter Point" correspondent of the News ! and Caurier to give some attention to i that matter as well as the tax on build? ings. [ The foijowing is the showing for Samter County under the di ff? headings: Acres of land, 523A value, $1,884,715; value of b ings, $424,355 ; value of real esta towns, $526,540 ; value personal perty, $2,114, 795 ; total value, j 950,405 ; number of polls 6,?47. We think, considering the area population, that Sumter County wil suffer in comparing these figures any other county ; and in the matt? polls Sumter County stands head shoulders above the whole State. \ a population of 37,037 by the last S. census. Sumter returns 6,947 pi Spartanburg, with a population of 409 has 5,118 polls, and Barnwell, < a population of 39,857 has 5,011 p Notwithstanding there are five cout in the State, besides those named ab* with a larger population than Sum no other county returns as many as thousand polls. The credit for the good showing Sumter Couuty in this respect is du Mr. Charles H. Moise, who during time he was County Auditor gave ei cial attention to that part of his offi duties. When he went into the o: there were less than 2,000 polls on books o? the Auditor, aud before surrendered the office there were afc 7,000, So far as we know every ot duty of his office was discharged v equal faithfulness, but we happen tc familiar with thc above fact, and claiming for the County the credit which she is entitled, in this partier, matter, it is but just to give the ere where it is due. We hope that our legislators ^ give this matter of equalization of ta thfcattention that it deserves. The Unveiling in Camden. Extensive preparations are mak: in Camden for the 20th. The 1 j Gazette says : A committee consist j of Hon. J. B. Kershaw, Gen. J I Chestnut and Gen. J. D. Kennet was appointed to arrange for the ception and entertainment of the Gi error and other State officials. St? were taken looking to the selection j suitable committees to take charge i the halls where the different m iii ti I companies will be quartered. T I committee have under consideration 1 j compiling of a programme for the li j of march. The ceremonies of the d j will begin at 2 o'clock in order to cc elude so as to allow our guests a sh< time for recreation and dinner befe taking their departure that evening. Up to last Saturday, not includi Lancaster and York (not'yet bea from, and which will swell thc lis seventeen 'companies had given noti of their intention to be present, follows : Darlingtion Guard, Sumter Lig j Infantry, Kershaw Guard, Oaklai j Guard, Beaverdam Rifles, Newber j Rifles, Edisto Rifles, Governor's Guar German Fusileers, Richland Volu Jeers, Carolina Rifle Battalion, Gordi j Light Infantry, Palmetto Guard, Sui j ter Guard, Columbia Light Dragooo j Kershaw Troop, Columbia Flying A tillery. j No Boston Exposition for Soul Carolina. The Charleston Chamber of Con merce at its meeting on Wednesday r fused to take any action on the Bostc Exposition to which Greenville, Colun bia, Sumter and Camden had promise their aid. The enterprise is therefoi ! probably a dead cock in the pit. j The demoralizing influence of cor ! stant reliance on the State Treasury i ! clearly shown by the result of the e j fort to secure representation for th j State at the Boston Exposition, J j large sum of money was needed to se 1 cure a magnificent and valuable ac i vertisement of our resources and capa j bilities. Columbia and Grecnvill j business men went to work as soo j as the gift of that sum from th j State Treasury was refused, to raise i j by subscription. Other towns prom j ised co-operation, and there was probabl; j $2,500 or more in sight. The Cham ! ber of Commerce of Charleston thrc\ j water over the whole business withou : even a discussion, and declined to mak ! an effort. This is not as it should be. The ex I ample of the metropolis is powerful ! and ought to be better. Grecnvill i ?Sews. -- i m - i J Major J. F. Uart, Senator fron j York county, has written a most excel j lent and well-considered letter to th? i Commissioner of Agriculture on th< j road questiou, which is now exciting ! so much interest. After showing cou ! elusively how utterly farcical tbe presen j system of working the roads is, j and how impossible it always will be te j get good roads under thc present sys ' tero, he proposes that all roads be main i tai ned and worked by contract; that j each able-bodied person liable to roac ! duty pay a commutation tax in lieu o! j work; such person be allowed to work : under direction of the contractor at a ' fixed per diem in discharge of his com ! mutation tax ; a small annual tax il I necessary to defray the expense, thc ! contractor to give bond, aud be held re I sponsible for the condition of the road j at all 6easous of the year. He sug . gests that short term convicts might be j employed on the public roads. Major I Hart has cvidcutly given this sub? ject careful consideration, for he cer j tainly suggests the only plan that will j distribute equally upon all classes thc I burden of maintaining the public higb j ways. -- -- j Tue Clarendon Enterprise of May j 31st, says: "Rev. H. F. Chrietzborg, : Grand Worthy Chief Templar of the ! I. O. G. T of this State, will deliver j a lecture next Tuesday night at the I Methodist Church. Mr. Chrictzberg is well knowu here and the baro an? nouncement ol a lecture from him is sufficient to draw a large crowd. His object is to endeavor to organize a lodge of Good Templars in Manning, j and his lecture will bear specially on thc subject of temperance. We trust that bc will bave a large attendance, and that whether one is in sympathy or not with thc cause, he will go out and give Mr. Chrictzberg a hearing. The day after the lecture, Wednesday, Mr. Chrictzberg proposes to organize a lodge, and it is hoped that he may be successful. WASHINGTON LETTER^ [From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, June 1, 188? Decoration Jay is a popular anni sary in Washington ; it is one of too many national holidays ; days w that galley slave known as the gove ment clerk is unchained from bis d and allowed to wander at bis own sv will, in beer gardens I followed crowd that went on Decoration day the National Cemetery at Arlingt Arlington, you know, was- once home of General Lee. It is now immense graveyard, looking down u] Washington from the Virginia she A Confederate Chaplain once preacl to his warlike parishoners in the f?e that the way to Araham's (Abrah Lincoln's) bosom was over Arling Heights. The way to Arling Heights from Washington is thror ancient Georgetown, across the Po mac, over a rickety bridge, thei balf a mile over a dusty road and 3 enter the portals of what is po?tica called "Home's eternal Campi Ground," between two vertical Colu biads. It is a beautiful spot much 0: remaining iii the wild natural for through which the Indian glided not very long ago. The open spaces ht and there are thickly dotted with grav So thickly, indeed, and with such ti some precision of alignment that the pc soldiers seem to have been put une ground te the familiar command, t eternal 'close up ! close up !" The graves had been decorated, I I looked in vain for the flowers abc which I bed heard so much. I s: them on but three graves that bore t titles of Lieutenant, Major, and Ger ral, respectively. The other myria of graves were ornamented each 0 with a little penny flag, the stars a stripes. It seemed like a swindle tb could not have been practised on t living to substitute these tawdry b of cambric for flowers, but the poor cl beneath was quite as satisfied, I su pose, as if Flora had emptied her apro Flora, by the way, on this occasion wi in most cases, a colored girl, and by f the greater portion of those who atten i ed the picnic were colored peopl i They wandered about through t ! groves, sat on the grass, munched gi ger cakes, and were in a high state enjoyment. Many of the denizens of thc Capil j enjoyed tbeir holiday in excursio j down the river to Mount Yerno j Piney Point, or to the other pr?t j landing places in which the shores ? the Potomac abound. Others went 1 j the river to the Great Falls, while tho j sands availed themselves of the exeu j sions given by the rail-roads. Unthinking people no doubt wi blame me for railing at Decoration da; and the discerning reader will be acu enough to see that I am not railic against the day, but against ti absence of decoration, aud tl burlesque decoration, that has bee substituted for real flowers. The ma ble statue of Lincoln in front of tl j City Hall was wreathed with pink an j white paper roses. Execrable tawdr j ness was a characteristic of the decon I tion everywhere, and this too at tl] I season of the greatest abuudance < j spring flowers and verdure. It is tc I evident that the sentimental Congre? j which set apart the 30th of May as [jour des morts, a day sacred to tbe dea j soldier, and for floral offerings, reckon I ed without a knowledge of human foi j forgetfulness, and legislated a farce j The day is enjoyed by the tens of thou i sands of Government employees wh are ever glad of au excuse to leav ! their desks, but it is not enjoyed, in ; j commemorative way, and it is fast de j degenerating into a kind of noonda I orgie, that would be more honored ii j the breach than in the observance. j The examinations of the South Caro lina College will begin June 16 am end June 27; they will not 'be con due-red publicly. There are 185 stu dents now in attendance. While playing with some other chil J dren under the gin-house ou Mrs. J I B. Mickie's place, in Kershaw county I on last Saturday, a negro girl about i I years of age was carried upon tin ! large cog wheel which moves the ma i cbiuery, her head was taken under ; j beam of wood, and her neck wa: i broken. She lived only a minute 01 two. Thc two boys who were with bei were eugaged in pushing the shaft around, causing the cog wheels to bi j put in motion, resulting in the death a; above stated. I The monthly report of the Depart j menr of Agriculture for May has just i been issued, lt contains several let ! ters on the public road question; the aualysis of a number of brands of fer? tilizers ; several grange communica? tions; the department estimate of the cotton aud corn area, and the number and condition of live stock ; an inter? esting letter on bees ; a mest admira ! ble communication regarding the nam I ber and value of live stock in North j Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and j Florida by Col. J. W. R. Pope. An ! importaut article on the transportation ! question by Col J. N. Lipscomb, a de I scription of the growth aud uses of Bermuda grass, with an illustration. A report of the number of tons of phos? phate rock mined during the quarter 1 ending November, 18S2, reports from farmers in all of the counties and other matters of inferest. The State commissioner of agricul? ture some time ago sent circulars to the clerks of court of all counties in the State, requesting reports of the num? ber aud aggregate of the liens recorded in their offices. The returns will not ? be complet!1 for two or three weeks, but j sufficient data has been obtained to show the great advance this year in the prosperity of the farmers. Eighteen counties-more than half the State report liens on crops given this year to tho amount of $1,730,863 against ?4, 943,204 for the same time last year, a decrease of ?3,212,341. Only about one third of thc amount of supplies ? bought 00 time last year have been so I purchased this year. That is a great j gain for South Carolina agriculture I and something to be proud of. It j shows that the farmers are not only I practicing economy and thrift, but pro ! ducing their own provisions to a much I greater extent than ever before. Last I year the supplies purchased 00 time 1 amouu ted to ?9,218,312 for the State, ! but this year the amount, if the remain ! ing counties unreported average the j same as thc eighteen which have re ! ported, will not be more than $3,000, I 000. South Carolina agriculrjrists are I ?6,000,000 freer and better off than a j year ago ! The best and coldest Soda Water, to be bad at J. A. Schweria's 5 cents a glass. Jay Gould is going to take a trip around the world. If he likes it be will buy it and then Vanderbilt will order one a little better. Lemonade Soda Water, something new, at J. A. Scbwerin's at 5 cents. One Among Many. Mr. S. K. Cannon of High Falls, S. C. says he will sign any testimonial we may write of the virtues of Norman's Neutralizing Cordial. He is thoroughly convinced that it is truly a great medicine and he recommends it to every? one afflicted with stomachic disorders. Small size.. 25 ct3. Try it. THE MARKETS. CHARLESTON, S. C., June 2, 1883. COTTON.-Market quiet. Sales about 20 bales. Quotations are: Ordinary 8|@9; Good Ordinary 9?; Low Middling, 9?@10 ; Middling 10?; G?od Middling, lOj. WILMINGTON, N. C., June 2, 1883. SPIRITS TORPENTINE-Market quoted firm at 32 cents. ROSIN-Tbe market was dull at Si.25for Strained and Si.30 for Good Strained. CRCOK TURPENTINE-Market steady at $1.25 for Hard, $2.00 per bbl., for Soft. COTTON-Market firm. Sales - bales. Tbe following are the official quotations : Ordinary 7 1-16. Good Ordinary 8 5-16, Low Middling 9|, Middling 10, Good Middling 105. A CARD. TIME, IN ITS FLIGHT, has anchored the undersigned at the store of Sumter's pop? ular young merchant, Ma. ALTAMONT MOSES, N. E. Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., where his friends are cordially invited to call in and see him. Bargains are offered in every department, and all sales guaranteed, T. M. DELORME. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. If. A'. Byan & Son, Plaintiff's, vs. Arthur K. Sanders, Administrator, and others, Defendants.-Foreclosure. IN PURSUANCE of an order in this action, dated May 30tb, 1883, I will offer for s ile at public auction, oo sale day in July next, (Monday, Joly 2d, 1883,) before the Court House of said County, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following premises: 1. All that tract of land situate in Sumter County, knowr. as the "Sam Boykin Tract,' containing sixteen hundred and sixty-five acres, more or less, bounded on the North East by by the "Diggs Tract," East and South-?ast by lands of Thomas O- Sanders, North-East by the Public Road, and West by the Estate of R. L. Champion, 2. Also, one other tract situate in Sumter County, known as the "Diggs' Tract." con- ;' taining one hundred and thirty-nine (139) j acres, more or less, bounded. South-East by lands of Thomas O. Sanders, North-East by ? the Public Road, South and West by lands of the Estate of Champion. Terms of sale-CASH. Purchaser to pay j for papers. GUIGNA RD RICHARDSON, Master. JuneS, 1833. Asheville & Sparenburg S. E. j ms. TIME TABLE. TO TAKE EFFECT MONDAY, JUNE 4. DOWN TRAIN. Leave Hendersonville. 8 00 a rn [ " Flat Rock. 8 15 a m j " Saluda. . 9 00 a m j " Tryon City. 0 45 a ra | ArriveSpt'g, R. & D. Depot.12 10 p m ? UP TRAIN. Leave Spt'g, R. & D. depot. 5 00 p ra j " Tryon City. 6 40 p ra ? " Saluda....*. 7 30 p m ? " Flat Rock. 8 10 p ra Arrive Hendersonville. 8 25 p m i Trains on Asheville & Spartanburg Road | will be run bv Air-Line Time. JAS. ANDERSON, Superintendent. ! Estate of Zachariah McKinney, DECEASED. ALL PERSONS holding claims against the ??id Estate will present the same duly attested, and ali persons in any way indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to ELIZA JANE MCKINNEY, june 5-3t* Qualifie.] Executrix. Estate of John H. Fernier, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate I of Sumter County on July 5th, 1883, fer a final discharge as Executrix of aforesaid estate. A. M. FERRITE ii, June 5-4t Executrix. Estate of Rev. A? l??eCorqnodale, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on July pth, 1883, foi* a final discharge as Administrator of aforesaid estate. ROBT. Y. McLEOD, M. D., June 5-4t Administrator. Estate of Sam'l N. Lacoste, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PRO hate for Sumter County, on June 23d 1883, for a final discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. LAURA E. LACOSTE, May 22-4t Administratrix. Estate of Mrs, Leonora English DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF j Probate tor Sumter County on 22d day l of June, 18S3, for a final discharge as Exec- j utor of aforesaid Estate. WM. F. DESCHAMPS, May 22-41* Executor. Estate of Rev. Jas? Ai Cousar, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on the 14th day of June, 18S3, for a Final Discharge as Executrix of aforesaid Estate. MARY J. COUSAR, May 14-4t Executrix. Estate of Matthew P. Mayes, Sr?, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judgeof Probate for Sumter County on the 14th day of June 1S83, for a final discharge as Executor of j aforesaid Estate. MATTHEW P. MAYES, May 14-4t Executor. GLENN SPRINGS, SPARTANBURG CO., S. C. The Proprietors of this Celebrated Water? ing Place respectfully announce that it will l>e opened this Srnson on the first of May un? der the same management as last year. TERMS OF BOARD. Per dav.? 2 00 Per week. 12 00 Per Month. 30 00 Ch ildren under ten years of age and col? ored servants, half price. Liberal reductions j for large families. Messrs. A. Tanner k Son, will run a daily , j S'Hfie Line from Spartanburg and Gleans, j ? making thc best rail road confection. ! ^39*Spccia1 attention given to shipping of I Water. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, j May 29. Proprietors. j fifo?*?*) A week made at home by the in 1 Wp ( ?J dustrious. Best business now be 1 fore the public. Capital not needed. Wc I will start you. Men, women, boys and girls ? wanted everywhere to work for us. Now i*j ?the timi*. You can work in spare time, or give your whole time lo the business. No other business will pay nearly as well. No one can fail to make enormous pay, by en? gaging at once. Costly outfit and terms free. Money made fast, easily and honorably. Ad? dress TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. A. A. SOLOMONS So Generally Patronized? .BECAUSE 1st. His Stock is the largest and best assorted. The Latest Novelties being sure to be found there. 2d. His goods are always of the latest style, and of the best material. 3d. His prices are as low or lower than the same goods can be bought for in any first class establishment in this section of the Country. 4th. He is attentive to the wants of his Patrons-striving to please all. AND LAST, BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST, HIS GOODS ARE ALWAYS AS HE REPRESENTS THEM TO BE. ?0 As in the past, so am I at present prepared to offer a full and carefully selected line of DOMESTICS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, HARDWARE, TINWARE, HARNESS, HOUSE FURNISHING WARE, &c, &c, Together with a very choice stock of GROCERIES -FOR PLANTATION AND FAMILY USE. =CALL=SEE=PR!CE= -AND-' o Convinced. C MATHEW J. MILTON MAYHEW. C. MAYHEW & SON, FLORENCE. S. C. MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF AMERICAN Al ITALIAN MARBLE WORK, MANTELS, MONUMENTS, TABLETS and IRON RAILING FURNISHED IN ANY DESIGN AT LOWEST PRICES. POLISHED GRANITE WORK, EITHER NATIVE OR FOREIGN, TO ORDER. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION OR* NO CHARGE. AS TO OUR FILLING CONTRACTS WE BEG TO . CALL ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS : Mayesrille, S. C.-Jas. R. Mindrow, E. P. Maye3- Sumter, S. C.-John O'Donnell. Manning, S. C.-W. K. Bell, J. Galluchat. Mariou, S. C.-Ed. D. Jones. W. S. Foxworth. Darlington, S. C.-Mrs. D. C. Rust, John Siskron. Lexington, S. C.-Seo; Hendrix, P. Roof. Leesrille, S. C.-L. Hartley, J. A. Mitchell. Edgefie?d, S. C.-C. W. Creighton, E. J. Nurris. Mintes' Store. Union County, S. C.-J. R. Mintes. Spartanburg, S. C.-E. S. Allen. Winsborough, ?. C.-II. D. Lauderdale. Many others can be furnished on ap? plication. SST Correspondence Solicited with those in icantof any work in the above I me. EY PHOSPHATE CO, CHARLESTON, S. C. -OFFER THEIR ASH ELEMENT SUPERIOR ACTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY; MADE OF FLOATS, &c. Specially adapted to Peas and to growing crops of Cotton and Corn, Fruit Trees, kc. For Terms, Hand Books, Agricultural Primers, and Good Articles on Peas, Floats, Ash Element, Kainit, ?fcc, address the ASHLEY PHOSPHATE COMPANY, May 29_ CHARLESTON, S. C. 18 / LUI -WITII D The Latest and Prettiest Styles, ?j OThe Lowest Prices and The Most Complete Stock of Q 3 SPRING AND SUMMER ?? jj DRESS GOODS, ^ MOI IO F.WC? GOODS. ? The Latest Novelties in Trimming, U 2 Silks, Ribbons. Laces and Embroideries, pi Dcbeiges, Buntings, Poplins, Lustres, ia j|j Pongees, Grenadines, Nun's Veilings, &c. 0 fl PRICES THE LOWEST ?j V -AT- (J k JOHTXr REIDS'. ' J58T Samples sent on application. -83 TAX RETURNS FOR 1883. RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLLS wi'! be received at the fol? lowing time? and plac*? , viz : Lynchburg, Thursday, Jane 7. Magnolia, Friday, M 8. Mayesville, Saturday, " 9. Cooper's Mill, Monday, " ll. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wedoes day, June 12 and 23. Mannville, Thursday, Jone 14. Mechanicsville, Friday, " 15. Gailiard'sX Roads, Sat'day, " 16. Johnston's Store,'Monday, " 18* . Player's X Roads, Tuesday " 19. Lewis Chapel, Wednesday, 44 20. Privateer, Friday, *' 22. Manchester, Saturday, 44 23. Stateburg, Monday, " 25: Wedgefield, Tuesday. 44 26. Sanders' Depot, Wednesday, *. 27. M. Sanders' O?ce. Thurs , 44 28. j Spring Hill, Friday, "291 A. S. Brown's Store, Monday; July, 2. -??in At the Auditor's Office in Sumter on all other days, except the 4th Joly, from the 1st June to July 20th, inclu? sive. The law requires that all persons j owning property, or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, ad? ministrator, ?c., return the same under oath to the Auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent.. pen j al ty, which will be added to the prop* I erty valuation of all persons who faii to i make returns within the time prescribed I by law. W. R. DELGAB, - May 7 Auditor Sumter County. NEW GOODS -AND-: BOTTOM PRICES -AT- - THE CHARLESTON STORE H. A. LOWRY. Cor. Main and Republican Streets, SUMTER, S. C. Foll Lines of - STAPLE GOODS, DOMESTICS, WHITE GOODS, SHEETINGS, ?c. LACE PIQUES at IO cents and op, ; CLOT??ING, SHOES, . | HATS for Ladies, Cbi?dr?u and Men, CORSETS, Large and Elegant Assortment.. DIAMOND SHIRTS-All Sizes. . , COLLARS -AND-? -CflDEf^ HOSIERY, ZEPHYR, ' ^CES PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS. EMBROIDERY, TRIMMINGS, *P<r- ' --ALSO TOBACCO AND CIGARS -ASD Various other articles usually kept in Gene? ral Merchandise^ '. Call and examine goods and prices before buying. I Goods shown with pleasure, and every effort made to satisfy customers. _April 17_' W.T. ANDREWS' FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT ICE CREAM GARDEN, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. Rear Entrance to Garden and Saloon, Court-House Square. Will furnish ICE CREAM at short notice, to be delivered in any part of town. Price from 50 to 60 cents per quart. Having made arrangements for ICS US CAB-L0A2 LOTS, j ? can supply it to points in this and the adjoining counties at j Charleston or iftlmingto. Sxi&t. ! Ice Cream Garden ihted up in Excellent Style, with especial view to the ac? commodation of the Ladies. . j April IT Address, TAYLOR CSFG. CO. CT'?^.? Mention thU Paper.) Charlotte, X. C WOOD S ODONTINE, FOR WHITENING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH. Seeps the Breath Pure and Sweet and Hardens tue (tans. Formula of Dr. T. T. M?ore. W. C. FISHER, Wholesale Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. For sale in Sumter bv Dr. A. J. CHINA, and Dr. D. J. AULD. March 6 WANTED j 50,000 LBS. DRY HIDES. 60,000 LBS. WOOL, for which the highest market price will be paid. Leather given in exchange for Hides. UN? LATEST STYLE Eil, I From a New York Bankrupt Sale-yo* ? choice for 50 cents, by D. MORRIS k BRO., Liberty St., Samter, S. C. March ft 3m. ! 1377O HP not, life is sweeping by, gc ? X\JCi? JL and dare before yo.u 4ic* j something mightv and sublime leave behind I to conquer time.'*' ?66 a week in your ?wa town. >5 outfit free. No risk. Everything new. Capital not required. We wi? furnish you everything. Many are making fortunes. Ladies make as much as men, and boys and girls make great pay. Reader, if you want business at which you can make great pay all i the time, write for particulars to H. Hallett & j Co.,Portland, Maine. j AGENTS WANTED. ; PURE TEAS. Agents wanted every? where to seil teas tc families, hotels and larg? j consumers. The largest stock in the country to ? select from ; qualities of all descriptions from the highest imported to the lowest grades ; * i large discount and a handsome income to all I who sell for us. Country store keepers, drug* ! gists who A isb to sell teas in sealed poaai j packages or tin canisters, peddlers, and ia i fact all who wish to obtain au honorable liv j ing by selling teas should write ns for a- cir? cular. Original American Tea Ch., esttblis* 1 ed in 1840. P.O. Box 1287 Address, ROBT. WELLS -Pr?*, Mar 27 43 Vesey St, Jtew Ttl**