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TUESDAY, JUSTS 19. II? SttvUer Watchman was foooded 1?50 and the True Southron in . The Watchman and Southron has the combined circulation and Mat nee of both of the old papers, and1 manifest!y the best advertising in Suoiter. The star route trials have ended in air acquittal, and the innocence of of Frank James was began to be es tablished in a Missouri Court yesterday. Col. John McBae, the first mayor of Wilmington, and always a prominent afoot, died there on Thursday last, n. ' If jute shall ever become a leading , the swamp lands of and Sooth Corolina will be its culture. of a hay farm near Au ae? from $7,000 to $9,000 per Is there a cotton planter with fifty miles of him who does as well -. oft less thin 300 acres ? W: X. ?m Borden' President of the Mansfield La,, Female College, was by Bev. Benjamin Jenkins. Jr., ty morning. Borden seduced a ig lady friend of Jenkins. . An iron trass bridge on the Alabama great Southern Railway near Attala, Ala., gave way Friday night as a freight crossing and six cars plunged the stream. Samuel Lathern, brake killed and Joseph Liet was The bridge ^ad been with. Lather Benson, the eloqnSpndiana temperance orator, who fell back into the clutches of King Alcohol some" time ago sad then reformed, has just cele brated the first anniversary of his ^wear-off* at his home. Con gratulatory letters were read from basts if friends and Lather thinks that he is a safe man. ? The boom in Confederate securities oestrones at Richmond. There have been sales at aoction of North Carolina war bonds at $4 per $1,000, and bro kers are constant buyers of all classes of Gonfederste coupon seenrie ties. The house of Thomas Branch & Co., .has Bought over $2,000,000 worth. The members of the Women's Chris *tiaa Temperance Union of Coyahoga count*, Ohio, have resolved to do away with the use of gloves until a probibi - taos amendment shall have been adopt ed, and to devote the money that would be thus used to the furtherance of the The Czar has commuted the death ?| sentence* of the Nihilists Boganovitcb, P. ?fclaloff and Bonteevitch, to penal servi tude. He has reduced the life sentence V> of Stefanovitch to eight years' imprison ment, and the sentence of the women ||s idso&kaya and Pribyleva to four years. : He has also mitigated the sentences of; three others. The jury in the Star Route cases end edth* six months trial that cost the sgoverament about $200,000, on Thurs | - day by acquitting Brady and Dorsey I and the other defendants. The friends of the thieves applauded wildly, and court room and streets rang with cheers. The jury stood three for conviction and nine for acquittal on the first ballot, and the three gave away. There are no charges of corruption yet. AB necessary arrangements have beeia made for the ninth annual meet ing of the South Carolina State Press Association at GafFney City on Tues day, Jtrly 3d, and an excursion thence to Asfceville, N. C, where the North Carolina Press Association will be met, I ' aad oo Saturday a joint excursion to Warm Springs. AH members of the Association, together with the ladies of their famfles, can procure tickets over all railroads connected with the Rich mond and Danville system at a rate cf one cent a mile in each direejjso from whatever point they may need them. Lawyer Dukes, of Unioniown, Pa., ' who wrote letters to Capt. Nutt, of the same place, charging the daughter of the latter with acts which if true would stake her an outcast, and then shot tSe father io eeld blood when asked for aa exptsaatfOB, has been killed by a sob of the murdered man and brother of the traduced sister. Dukes was tried for the murder and the fact of the killing was folly proven, but he was acquitted * by the jury. If some one would now kill the jury .so that they may never again have an opportunity to prevent justice there would be very little cause for com plaint. Before Dukes was killed he had began to practice law again just as if nothing had happened. He pass ed James Nutt and laughed at him. He was shot down in the postofEce, five ballets hitting him and they were close together. The Pbilaelpbia Press wants his slayer hanged. Nice, that. A Pennsylvania jury woald not hang the fleooadrel Dukes, bot the avenger of father and sister most be hanged. I* "* ''." Ex-Gov. Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia, who died last Friday, near Augusta, was the life-long recipient of the confidence, respect and affection of all the eitizens of that State. Ia dig oified deportment, strict purity of char acter and unswerving devotion to the interests of Georgia, his equals were fern sad his superiors none. If there were no other act of his life worthy of secerd his gallant fight for good gov ernment against the reconstruction acts of Congress would forever endear him - to sacceediag generations of Georgians. He was horn ia Beaufort district, Sooth Carolina, January 6, 1805, and moved with his parents to Jefferson county, 6a., ia 1816. He was a student at Franklin College, Athens, but gradu ated at Union College, New York, in 1824, and began the practice of law. He was several times a Whig member of the lower Bouse of the Legislature aad four times speaker of that body. In 1831 be was elected attorney general. In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for Governor against Berschel V. Johnson, a Democrat, and defeated, alter a most exciting contest, by 510 votes. He was opposed to secession, but warmly sympathized with his State, and daring the war was one of the judges erf the Supreme Court. At its - elote ho was a delegate from Richmond county to the State convention called by authority of President Johnson, and ia January, 1866, was elected Goveraorlwnder the constitution then v -IraaKd. His term expired tn January, ha held over, the United President from carrying ont the law by injunction in the Supreme Court. He employed distinguished counsel, headed by Gharles O'Connor, but the Supreme Court declined to bear the case until the next December, when the villainy was an accomplished fact. When the re construction convention met he refused to allow its drafts on the State Treasury to be honored, in consequence whereof Gen. Pope removed him and the State Treas urer, John Jones, from office, and de tailed two army officers, one as Gover nor and the other as Treasurer. When Governor Jenkins retired he carried off the great seal and kept it until Gov ernor Smith was installed, to whom he returned it. For this act and his ef forts for good government in Georgia the Legislature afterward presented him with a gold medal beariog on one side a fac simile of the seal. Sioce then Gov. Jenkins has lived in retire ment near Augusta, where the most of his life was spent. A BANK IN SUMTER. We are glad to see that Sumter is now in a fair way to secure a bank? the need of which has long been felt. Some time ago Mr. Tuomey, while in Charleston, met a gentleman (Mr. j J R. M. Wallace,) who was looking j about for a place to invest some capital, j and suggested to him as a good open ing, a bank in this place. The sug gestion was favorably received, and on his retnrn to Sumter, Mr. Tuomey commenced agitating the matter. About the same time several business men of the town had pot their heads together and started a subscription list with the same view, and for a while it looked as if we might have two banks, or noue at all. On last Thursday, however, Mr. Wallace, was io Sumter, and both parties met and decided to unite their energies. A^meeting was held?the proceedings of which are published io this paper?at which a plan of action was agreed upon, and a considerable part of the necessary amount subscribed. Since then. further subscriptions have been made; and the list now has on it over; .$43,000 towards the capital stock. We hope that nothing will interfere to prevent the success of the enterprise. There is no reason why it will not be a good.investment for capital, and all who may have any surplus funds will do well to unite in the movement. Small as well as large subscriptions Will be received, and . all will share alike, in proportion to their several in vestments, in the profits 0/ the insti tution. Mr. Tuomey has the list in I j charge, and will be pleased to receive j1 i the names of all who are dispoW to ' subscribe, and will give any in form a jtion desired. ^% \\^^t^ The State Military. The Military Conv^J^n^3s^?o?in Columbia last week, according to ap pointment, and was in session two days The correspondent of 'the Augusta Chronicle gives the following sketch of what was done: The memorial to the General Assem bly introduced by General McCrady. at the Military convention, on Thursday night, asks for an adequate appropria- j c tion for the support of the military or- i t gaoizations of the State. It shows the j c necessity for a well organized militia j \ force, and states that at present most of j a the expenses for keeping up such or- j t ganizations falls upon the members and j i it is urged that this is unjust to the j t citizen soldiery. It shows that by the j p Adjutant and Inspector General's re- j f port it appears that the whole num- j v ber of volunteer troops in the State iu the year 1881-*82 was but 4. 063, of which there were present at the annual inspection of that year 2, 623. Under the appropriations for this year, therefore, if the strength of the crops have remained the same, the as sistance of the State will amount to j f about ?1 35 a man, present and ab sent, connected with the military or ganizations of the Slate, or about ?2 ! for each man presentat the inspections, j F ***** Oat of 72,637 arms-bearing white men?that is, be- a tween the ages of 18 and 4o years? v subject to militia duty, as appears by n the late census, but 4,068 are enrolled n or connected with any military organi- j d zation. p After stating in very strong temasj the service that has been rendered the j P Stste by the military in preserving the j peaee on many occasions, and express- , \t iog the belief that the organization j j, cannot he maintained under the pre sent condition of the law, the memorial concludes as follows: "Your memorialists therefore pray your honorable bodies to take the mat ter into consideration and so to amend j the law as to require those of age to i j, render military service, cither to perform ! g) the duty or pay a commutation which j ? will support the organizations of those j a who do; or, if this is deemed impracti- i f( cable by your honorable bodies, that t u your honorable bodies will devise and j c] enact some law whereby those who do ! p the duty will not be put to the expense ! D of maintaining their organizations." ) C! Col. Marshal introduced a draft of a militia law. It provides that all citi zens shall be subject to military duty, exemption of the active militia from road and jury duty, a tax of one dollar per head on all citizens liable to militia duty who do not perform such duty, and contains Other provisions relative to the rank and pay of the Adjutant Gen eral and the election of other commis sioned officers. AH the resolutions, memorials, etc., were referred to~a committee of seven, j w consisting of Colonel Marshall, of]1' Columbia, Lieutenant Hyde, of Charles ton, Captain Sinkler, of Berkley, Captain Bonham, of Abbeville, General Richardson, of Sumter, Captain Ward law, of York, and Captain 3IcBce, of Greenville, and ths committee was di rected to prepare a memorial to be pre sented to the Legislature at its next session. Governor Thompson ad dressed the Convention and assured the members that he would exert his in fluence officially and personally to pro mote the interest of the military of the State, and State Treasurer Richardson, in response to a call, assured them that be would much rather honor checks in J8*eir favor than ui'ke T 1 THE STAK-ROUTE VERDICT. Newspaper Opinions Upon the Aetion of the Jury. "the NATION'S SHAMS." From the Philadelphia Times (led ) The acquittal of the star-route thieves, under the very shadows of the Fountain of our national laws, stamps the republic with an iodelliblc impress )f shame. Had such a verdict been rendered in one of the primitive tribu nals of justice on the outskirts of civili sation, where the glaring thefts of the lefendants were committed, it would not Vave startled the country and the world: but a verdict of acquittal in the capital of a great free government whose honor and safety are in the ma iesty of law, is the most profound hu niliatioD ever inflicted upon the nation ay a court of justice. Even with all ;he technicalities of the law exhausted ,o shield the star-route defendants, there was no plausible excuse for a ver lict of acquittal. "A DISGRACEFUL VERDICT.*' From the New York World (Dem.) The false verdiot rendered by the jury in the star-route prosecutiou is nore than a failure of justice. It is a public calamity. The fact that the government has been robbed of more ban $2,000,000 in the star-route con tracts by fraud, forgery and perjury is is clear and as well know as the fact ;hat Dukes was shot and killed in the jtreets of Uniontown last Wednesday evening. It is as well known that Dorsey, Brady and their associates were guilty as that James Nutt was the slay ir of his father's murderer. TURN THE PARTY pUT OP OFFICE. From the Brooklyn Eagle (Dem..) What the American people believed when the trial began they have beeu taught by the course of events to be lieve more firmly than ever. Corrup tion will not cease, fraud will not in volve punishment while the party that practices the corruption and commits ihe fraud is intrusted with the respon sibility of enforcing the mandates of justice. It is contrary to human na ture, contrary to all experience to ex pect it. The only remedy is to turn that party out and to substitute an ad ministration whose interest it will be, aot to conceal wrong and shield the wrong-doer, but to expose the one and punish the other. ALWAYS SAFE WITH A WASHINGTON JURY. From the New York Evening Post (Rep.) The escape of Brady and Dorsey is most unfortuuate, but what is more un fortunate still is that the effect of the iwo star-route trials has been, not to | make an example of anybody, but rath er to draw people to the conclusion that the attempt to secure a conviction for any of the offenses with which they are ibarged is hopeless, and that Brady and j Dorsey, in their brazeu defiance of the 'overumeut, and in their prediction that no Washington jury would ever ;onvict them, were perfectly right. THE SHORTEST AND SAFEST WAY. From the Philadelphia Press (Rep.) The present jury has been trying to j follow this trial since December 4. i 3ne of them, Mr. Sheriff, undoubtedly lescribes the cases correctly when he Kiys that toe minds of thejurymen were j id able to reach a firm and fixed convic .iou. They were a thoroughly muddled ury, and the shortest and safest way i >ut of the difficulty was to acquit; hence i he verdict of yesterday. i A change of venue demanded. from the Philadelphia Eve. Telegraph (Rep.) I The Star-route jury, with its dream- j ;r-of dreams foreman and its delirium- j remens Vernou, has brought in a ver- I lict of acquittal. This verdict cannot] >e called au unexpected one ; and about j 11 we care to say concerning the mat- i er just at the present time is that there j s an urgent necessity for Congress to j akesome positive action, at the earliest i iossible moment, to have political of-1 enders and public thieves tried sooie rbere else than at Washington. UE ADMINISTRATION ORGAN'S STRADDLE, 'rom the Washington Republican (Rep.) Jlowever the verdict of the jury may be eceived by the country, it cannot be icnied that the verdict of the people, ex iressed in various ways, was directly pposite to that reached by the jury ; ?ut we are not prepared to say that the ury did not act with a conscientious egard of the solemn oath taken by them. AN ECONOMICAL PLAN SUGGESTED, 'rom the Richmond State (Dem.) j If the Government has any more cases gainst anybody else for grand larceny, j re would advise it either to compro- i tise at one cent on the dollar or dis- j liss them entirely from the criminal| ocket. The game is not worth the i owder. THE jury COMPELLED to ACQUIT. , 'rom the Washington Post (Dein.) The case, as it exists in the evidence, i i not the case that has been presented ; i n.'HDy newspapers; and wo have no oubt fbat if the gentlemen who have cen wo-it earnest in demanding con- ( iction had been on the jury they would ave beeu compelled, under the obliga- j on of their oaths, to do as the jury has i one. A moral conviction often exists i themiud of an honest juror as to the irict legality of certain alleged acts, hieb is not in harmony with the law , ud evidence, and which he is, there- , >re compelled to put aside in making j, p his verdict. That no conspiracy, as , barged in the indictment, has been , roven to have existed, will probably e the conclusion of every one who has ( irefully and conscientiously cxamiucd | >e testimony. ! ENCOURAGEMENT to thieves. \ rom the .Sew York Times (Rep.) i The verdict of the star-route jury is j ne that will give comfort aud encour- j seinen t to all who think it is no sin < ) steal from the treasury of the United ' tatcs. To the honest people of the 1 ation it is a result unexpected and ^ ndesired, a grievous dissapointntent < nd a fresh revelation of the power of i calthy and unscrupulous graduates of je school of "practical politics," when j onfronted in the courts of Washington ' y the proofs of their villainy. -mM --?-? l Card from Jdaj. T. W. Woodward. Winnsboro, S. C, June 5. Jo the Editor of the News : In a late issue of your paper ap- ; eared what purported to be a "corres- 1 ondence" between Mr. W. B. Cash j od myself. Some who read this < ublication have expressed surprise jat my Dame appeared as a participant > any such issue. For the benefit of s lese, who are evidently casual read rs, and who certain!y do not know me ' ersonally, I desire to state that I have. 1 ever written Mr. Cash a "note" nor a "note of the 17th," was a mere en dorsement upon the back of his first note, which was returned, and, as ap pears, was addressed to no one. I cer tainly did uot intend it for a note to Mr. Cash, and was much surprised and deeply mortified that papers, including your own, should have dignified this affair into a "correspondence." This is the only concern which this matter has given me, and I ask, as an act of justice that you and the others who may possibly have been misled by your heading of "correspondence," give this, my version. Sincerely do I hope that I obey rules of society, and recognize principles of ordinary po liteness and propriety, which will for ever prevent me from appeariug as a participant in any such correspon dence." Very respectfully, T. W. Woodward. An accident from a.crush, occurred at a children's entertainment at Sun derland, England, last Saturday evening June 16, in which 178 children were killed. From the details thus far re ceived, it appears that an entertainment had been given in Victoria Hall by a conjurer, which was attended almost altogether by children, to the number of several thousand. The accident oc curred at the close of the performance. The body of the hall had boen entirely cleared of its occupants, when some 1, 200 of the little ones came rushing down the stairs from the gallery. At the top of the.first flight of stairs there was a door which opened only twenty inches, and thus but one child could pass through at a time. At this point while a mass of children were pushing forward one of them fell and was una ble to rise, owing to the others crowd ing on. The result was that a great number were pushed down, trampled on and suffocated. The scene was ter rible, and no effort cculd stop the rush of the affrighted children. They came on pell mell, though strangely quiet, without much shouting. The bodies, which were badly mangled from tramp ling, laid seven or eight deep. Many of the victims and others who were not killed had their clothing torn from their bodies. The" ages of 178 children known to have been killed range from four to fourteen years. The excitement in the town when the news of the dis aster spread was terrific' Great crowds of people rushed to the scene, until at least 20,000 persons surrounded the hall. The feeliug was so intense that the authorities ordered out the Sixty eighth Infantry to preserve order. The work of getting out the bodies of the vic tims was begun immediately. They were laid in the hall and the parents of those killed were admitted for the purpose of identifying the bodiesof their children. Most heartrending scenes transpired while the work of identifica tion was in progress. Why they CaU Him""bid Man." "Yes, that's sadly so," said Jenkins, "my hair is turning gray and falling out before its time. Use something ? I would, but most hair restorers are dangerous," 'True," an swered his friend, "but^Rrker's Hair Balsam is as harmless as it is effective. I've tried it, and mtoxv. Give the Unisoni a show and the boys will soon stop calling you "Old Man Jenkins." It never fail? to restore the ori ginal color to gray or faded hair. Richly perfumed, an elegant dressing. Lemonade Soda Water, something new, at J. A.Schwerin's at 5 cents. Another County Heard From. Mr. W. D. Garrison, a prominent planter of Anderson county, S. C. says he has used Norman's Neutralizing Cordial in his family and it has proved efficacious in every instance he had occasion to try it. This is the verdict from many all over the land and a 1 rial will convincerou that Norman's Cordial is all that is claimed for it. THE MARKETS. SCMTER, S. C., June 19, 1883. COTTON.?About 9 bales have been sold during the week ending the 19th. The mar ket closed dull "We quote: Stained 7J @7$; Tinged 7?7?; Good Ordinary 80 8f; Low Middling 8}@8f: Middling 9 ($9$ ; Good Middling 9J@9|. CHARLESTON, S. C, June 16, 1883. Cotton.?Market quiet. Sales about 20 bales. Quotations are: Ordinary 8?@8$; Good Ordinary 9?@9$; Low .Middling, 9^; Middling 10; Good Middling, 10?. WILMINGTON, N. C, June 18, 1883. Spirits Turpentine?Market quoted steady at 34 cents. Rosjn?The market was dull at SI.25for Strained and Si .30 for Good Strained. Cur/db Turpentine?Market steady at $1.25 fur Hard, $2.00 per bbl., for Soft. Cotton?Market dull. Sales ? bales. The following are the official quotations: Ordinary 7 1-16. Good Ordinary 8 5-16, Low Middling 9i, Middling 10, Good Middling m_ The most reliable, carefully prepared and best purgative of the present age is BRAXDRETH'S PILLS. They are compounded of Roots, Herbs and Gum3 of the most healing and hencficial kind. As a Family Medicine they are unrivalled, curing Head-ache, Constipation, Liver Com plaint, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia?clearing the i itlood of all impurities?acting on the Liver, Kidneys and other important organs, removing the waste tissue, and adding years to the lives Df all who use them. For fifty years they have heen used by the American public, and their constantly increas ing sales show how they are appreciated. A Perfect Remedy in 20 Diseases. AsnriELD, Mass. I am verging on eighty years, and deem it rny duty to suffering humanity to say that rny long life is due to Brandretb's Pills which have been my sole medicine for half a cen tury. I know the hist forty-three years ct my life is owing solely to their use. Your Fills saved me many limes after the best medi cal skill in several States had given me up as hopeless. I have had many converts to pur ration with Brandreth's Pills, and have seen them perform almost miracles of cure. For j children, a few doses have cured measles, I scarlet fever, and whooping cough. In all female troubles and weakness I liav? never j known them to fail. In adult males I have j <nown them to cure the worst cases of dys pepsia, Rheumatism, kidney diseases, dysen tary and diarrhoea; even dropsy, paralysis, ind apoplexy have yielded to a persistent course, of Braudre-th's Pills. In fact I have j bund tl'em the true Life Elixir. They net as continual areventatives against the effects of' ;in:c, disease, and labor. JOHN 11. MANN. I EXAMINATIOiToFTEACHERC Office of SgIiqoI Commissioner, S?MTER COUNTY. Sumtkr, S. C, June 18, 1882. I"N ACCORDANCE wi'h the the rccom- i ? mendation of the State Hoard of Exami- j lers, the second regular examination of ap Dlicants for certificates to teacb in the public schools of this county, will be held in this )ffice, beginning FRIDAY, JULY 6th, and losing TUESDAY, JULY 10th. Friday, 6th, and Saturday, 7th, will be de rated exclusively to the colored applicants. Monday, 9th, and Tuesday, 10th, execu tively to the whites. All certificates of anterior date to January 1st, 1883, to be valid, must be submitted to the Board for renewal. Bv order of County Board of Examiners. i U J, DIGGS WILDER, Letter from Spartanburg. (From^our Special Correspondent.) ^ppPARTANB?itGj S. C, June 15. The Commencement Exercises of Wofibrd College opened on Sunday, 10th inst., with a sermon by Bishop Granberry, on I. Cor., XV*r., part of the 13th verse: "Quit you like men." It was a masterly effort. The reputation of the Bishop was fully sustained. He was followed by Dr. Milburn at night, whose text was: "The light of the body is the eye," etc. It is rarely the case that the citizens of any city hear two such sermons in one day. The address before the literary societies was delivered Tuesday morning by Dr. J. J. Laf ferty, of Richmond, Va., on "Luck and Grit." It stands unique among all the ad dresses which have been delivered at Wofford College. It fairly sparkled with humor and goodsense^ The address by Rev. A. Coke Smith before the Alumni Association was fine, and the speeches of the "Debaters" and 'Graduates" were very good. Of the four medals awarded, Mr. Arthur G. Rembert, son of Dr. E. J. Rembert, of of Sumter county, received two. Of course I felt proud of Mr. Rembert's success, be cause we hailed from the same county. Would that all our young men would seek to honor the place of their birth, as our friend has done. The College is prosperous, and 3trong efforts are being made to raise an "endowment fand," that will give it greater power and influence. Spartanburg, like most up-country towns, is growing rapidly. The closing of the saloo-s has had a salutary effect. One party is now under indictment for selling lager beer without license. When an old toper "can't hold out any longer," he runs to Greenville to slake his thirst, and rushes wildly*into the arms of destruction. The streets of the city, which at times were almost impassable, are being macadamized. When finished, the improvement will be great. The wheat crop in this section is reported fair; and the cotton crop is comparatively farther advanced than it is in .the lower soc tious of the State. J. Dr. M. J. Davis, Lewis. Iowa, says : "Brown's Iron Bitters give the best of satis faction to those who use it." When your neighbor sends to borrow yonr paper, mark this paragraph as a hint for him to subscribe for it. j Soda Water, 5 cents a glass at J. A. I Schwerin's. Songs Never Sung. "How does that verse run ? Something I like this, isn't it? "There are who touch the magic string, And noisy fame is proud to win thern : Alas 1 for those who never sing, But die with all their music in them." "Yes, that's beautiful, pathetic and true," said your representative. "The poet alludes I to people who are somehow suppressed, and J never get their full allowance of joy and air. Which reminds me of a letter shown me the other day by Hiscox & Co.. of New York, signed by Mr. E. C. Williams, of Chapman, Snyder Co.. Pa., a prominent business man of that piace. He writes : "I have suffered with Asthma;for over forty years, and had a terrible attack in December j tind .T nuary, 1S82. I hardly know what ! prompted me to take Parkers Tonic. I did ! so, aud the first day I took four doses. The j effect astonished me. That night I slept as if i nothing was the mutter with me, and have lever since. I have had colds since, but no j asthma. My breathing is now as perfect *-3 if 1 ! bad never known that disease. If you know J of any one who has asthma tell him in my j name* that Parker's Tonic will cure it?even ! after forty years.' There was a man who escaped the fate of those whom the poet la J ments. This preparation, which has heretofore been | j known as Parker's Ginger Tonic, will here- ] ! after be advertised and sold under the name j j of Parker's Tonic. Inasmuch as ginger is I j really an unimportant ingredient, and un ; principled dealers are constantly deceiving I their customers by snbstitu ting inferior pre-i I paratiens under the name of ginger, we drop I j the misleading word. I There is no change, however, in the prepa- t ! ration itself, and all bottles remaining in the j j hands of dealers, wrapped under the name of j Parker's Ginger Tonic coutain the genuine ! medicine if the fac-simile signature of Hiscox & Co. is at the bottom of the outside wrap per. DISSOLUTION. SUMTER, S. C, Jcne 15, 1883. THE FIRM OF HARBY BROS, is this j day dissolved by mutual consent. All | parties indebted to said firm, will please i make payments to H. Harby, and ail de- j mands against said firm will be sttled by him ! ?who is alone authorized to sign in liquida- j tion. H. HARBY, June 10 H. J. HARBY. NOTICE. IWILL CONTINUE the business formerly conducted by the late firm of Harby ! Bros., at the same old stand, and will con j tinue as heretofore to keep on hand a full line j 1 of Baggies, Harness, Carriages and Wagons, j ! aud in due season a full supply of Horses and ' Mules. H. HARBY. June 15_ BROOKS' IMPROVED PATENT PORTABLE REVOLVING Cotton and Hay Screw Press, MANUFACTURED BY HAUT, BAILEY & CO, WILMINGTON N. C. Works by hand, steam, water or horse power. Write for circulars and prices. ~W. J. ANDREWS' BIRST CLASS RESTAURANT and ICE CREAM GARDEN, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C Rear Entrance tn Garden and Saloon, Court-IJmi.se Synaye. Will furnish ICE CREAM at short notice, to be delivered in any part of town. Price from SO to CO cents per qirrt. Having made arrangements for ICE IN CAB-LOAD LOTS, I can supply it to points in this aud the adjoining counties at Charleston or Wilmington Prices. Ice Cream Garden fitted up in Excellent Style, with especial view to the ac ^commodatiofi oflhe Lad ies. Prom *The Times." Editor Times .-?Seeing an article ir your paper last week from Arnold Parker, i was impressed with the earnestness with which he appeals to you to continue to enlighten the world in regard to the means by wbieh he was so miraculously cured of rheumatism and hip-joint lameness by using Kendall's Spavin Cure. The article to which he alludea by Dr Bates, impressed me so favorably with the real merits of this remedy that I tried it also for several blemishes on my horses and found it the most perfect cure I ever tried for spavins and other blemishes, as it completely removes the enlargement in every instance by continuiog its use for several days after the lameness has subsided. The perfect success I have always had with Kendall's Spavin Cure led me to use it on my own person, and for all the family with the very best results as a family liniment. While several of tbecurea made by it have been almost miraculous, none have been more satisfactory than several cures which 1 made with it of foot root and also sore teats as well as warts on teats of cows. I consider it a sure cure for sore teats or foot rot in either cows or sheep. W ith the satisfaction this remedy has always giveu in every instance, I cannot refrain ask ing with my frieud Parker that you continue to make known to the world this, the greatest discovery of the nineteenth century. Yours truly, JAMES A. CAMPBELL. Herkimer, N.Y., Sept. 10, 1881. 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Alter having examined it, j if it is uot ;?il v! represent return it to us at o?r i expense. Ccnmltyourinterests and order at once, cr send lor circulars aiu! tostfxnoniale. Address ciiaklks a. wood & co., No. 17 n. Ten lb St., Philadelphia, Pa. 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 July next. 1S33, within legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash the following property : All of the right, title and interest of the defendant in and to 600 Acres of Land, more or less, in Sumter County, adjoining lands of the children of E. W. Stuckey, lands of J. F. Woodward and Heury Woodward, lands of Mrs. W. S Stnckey, lands of the Estate of W. P. Baskins, and lands of the Estate of Jesse Woodward, levied upon and to be sold as the property of E. W. Stucky, under Fi Fa of Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., against the said E. W. Stuckey. 472 Acres of Land, more cr less, with mill seat and bnildiugs thereon, in Sumter County, bounded now or formerly of J. Ccr bett, James Boykin. L. A. White, John Croft and others, levied upon and to be sold as the property of John R. McLcod, under Fi Fa of John B Black, for another, against the said John R. McLeod. 1 Lot measuring 30 feet wide and 80 feet j long, in Lynchburg, in Sumter County, and bounded as follows : North by Main Street, South by Lewis Pighte's lot, West by A. J. Morie's lot, East by lot of W. J. McLeod, levied upon and to be sold ns the property of Sidney C Kilpatrick, under the Fi Fa's of Clark & Jones, Darby & Co.. and Smith & Nelins against the said Sidney C. Kilpatrick. R. W. DU RANT. S. S. C. Sheriffs Office, June_8, 1383. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, County ok Sumter. In the Coltt of Common Pleas. IF. A". Rj/an <0 Son, Plaintiffs, vs. Arthur K. Sanders, Administrator, and otJicrs. Defcnaavts. ?Forclosure IX PURSUANCE of an order in this action, dated May 30th, 1883,1 will ofierforsile at public auction, on sale day in July next, (Monday, July 2d, ISS3, j before the Court House of .-aid County, between the hours of 11 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following promises: 1. All that tract of land situate in Sumter County, known as the "Sam Boykin Tract.' containing sixteen hundred and sixty-five acres, more or less, h?uruled on the North East by by the ;'Dirrprs Tract," East and Souih-East by lands of Thomas O. Sanders, North-East by the Public Road, and West by tho Estate of R. L. Champion. 2. Also, one other tract situate in Sumter County, known as the ''Diggs' Tract,1' con taining one hundred and thirty-nine (139) acres, more or less, bounded South-East by lands of Thomas ?. Sanders, North-East by the Public Road, South and West by lands of tho Estate of Champion. Term? of sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for p:;nors. GUIGNARD RICHARDSON, Master. Juno 5. I"8$3". APPLICATION FOB CHARTER. Court July, pioximo, f Church. fTVHS UNDERSIGNED. Deacons of Bethel f Church, v. :!i apply i<> the C! fk of the i Sumter County, on ti;<- lltb of | Charter for said baptist M. G. RAMSEY, \\ ). CAIN. 0 K. HODGE* JNO. NETTLES, June 12 D? ?' oi.s. stahl i mm AT STAi\SILI/S OLD STAAD. THE UNDERSIGNED have formed a part nership, and are prepared to do and work ueeded in the line of Blacksiuithisig, Horse-SIictfug> Carriage and Wagon Work, & , with dispatch, and at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Special personal attention given to Horse Sboeing. His old customers, and any others wanting work tione.are invited to call at the old Stand on Republican Street,/ opposite Graham's Stables. Y-?-:^&*MW PLANTATION MACHINERY. O. M. STONjB,' G22TER?L ACrENT FOB SCUTE CAROLINA -FOR THE MOUNTED, SEMI-PORTABLE AND TRACTION. THE BIRDSALL TRACTION ENGINE is, beyond question the finest and best Traction Engine made in the United States. Will travel through mud or sand, up and down hill over rough as well as smooth roads. BIRDSALL'S NOVELTY CIRCULAR SAW MILL, on wheels or stationary. The saw travels, log remains stationary. Guaranteed will cut 3.000 to 4.000 feet, 1 inch lumber per day with 10 horse engine, or 2,000 to 3,000 feet with 6 horse engine. A TRAVELING SAW MILL that can be put down and taken tip in two hours time. THE BIRDSALL SEPARATOR, celebrated for its perfect cleaning qualities and fast threshing. ACTIVE AND RELIABLE AGENTS WANTED. OLD GINS MADE A3 (JOGD AS NEW. AGENT FOR THE AUGUSTA COTTON GIN WORKS which have suitable machinery and experienced workmen, and repair promptly any make of Cotton Gins?especially the Gullet and Barrett?in the best manner. REPAIR WORK should be sent in at once. Orders promptly filled for Gin Ribs, Saws, Bristles, &c , Ac. FOR SALE, the Improved Gullet Magnolia Gin and Barrett Gin, new and in perfect order at reduced prices. Write for Circulars. O. HVE. ST03>3"353, Agont Jwe 12 j__augusta* ga. NEW GOODS -AND BOTTOM PRICES -AT THE CHARLESTON STORE -OF H. A. LO WRY, Cor. Main and Republican Streets, SUMTER, S. C. Full Line? of I STAPLE GOODS, DOMESTICS, I WHITE GOODS, * SHEETINGS. &c. i LACE PIQUES at 10 cents and up, I CLOTHING, . SHOES, I HATS for Ladies, Children and Men. I CORSETS, Large and Elegant Assortment, j DIAMOND SHIRTS-A11 Sizes^ i COLLARS -and- CUFFS. ! HOSIERY. ZEPHYR, LACES, ' PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS. EMBROIDERY, TRIMMINGS, &c, ?-also TOBACCO AND CIGARS A>'D 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 I made to satisfy customers. April 17 Y AVE D! During the dull Summer j Mouths I have determined to j make things LIVELY by giv i ing rare bargains. -EXAMINE MY j 5 Cents, 10 Cents and 25 Cents IMMM COUNTERS. STRAW HATS TRIMMED AND UN TRIMMED, i -AT ELEGANT CLOTHING MARKED WAY DOWN. FIT AS WELL AS PRICE GUARANTEED. BAEGAINSi -IK THE SHOE DEPARTMENT; ! -ALSO IN EVERY OTHER, j _ I KEEP THE SAME GOOD GROCERIES -FOR WHICH I SAVE SEEN LONG NOTED.! REMEMBER MY MOTTO "FIRST CLASS (?B! KT PRICES." -AT _ TRY MY CHOICE BUTTER, 3 lbs. for a j DOLLAR. TRY MY K A BAB AS CIGARS, 50 in a box for a DOLLAR. TRY MY BEST CIGAR, "PUNCH," ouly 5 cents. FOR SALE ONLY BY ALTAMONT MOSES. INSURE IN THE BEST. -o I REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES, ALL OF THEM FIRST CLASS: Commercial Union of London. Fire Association of Philadelphia. Standard Fire of London. Niagra Fire of New York. jpg?- Rates as low as any First Class j Company. ALTAMONT MOSES. June 12 ^ THE SUBSCRIBER 5*aF?y day in S^ptenil Ar next, an Acad- i <t^y^ cmy for t>oys desirous of preparing j rithfr for business or College. Terms mode sate. The kind patronage of parents is re epcctfullv solicited. 1). X. LaFAR, WOOD'S ???HTiNET FOR WHITENING AND PREPcRViNG THE TEETH. Keeps the Breath Pure and Sweet and Hardens the "Gruna Formula of Dr. T. T. Moore. W. C. FISHER, Wholesale Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. For sale in Sctnter by Dr. A. J. CHINA, and Dr. D. J. ACLD. Mrs. WHITE i ?AND? Miss MILLER, WOULD INVITE the attention oft!? ladies generally, to their stock of Spring and Summer MILLINERY, CONSISTING OF HATS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c. EATS FROM 23 CENTS UP. ?Sr Agency for Universal Fashion Com pany's Perfect Fitting Patterns. April 17 THE COTTON If?mf An 8 Page 40 Column Agricultu ral Journal, Worth its Weight in Gold. Devoted exclusively to the development of our agricultural resources and published sole* ly in the interest of the Farmers and Manu facturers, will be issued in June. The Cotton Plant, only 60 cents a year; 35 cents 6 mos.: 20 cents 3 mos , makes it the cheapest agricultural paper in the Sooth, makes its value far beyond its cost, and put* it in the reach of every farmer. Communi cations relating to the Farm, Garden, Grass es, Fruits. Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poul try, Intensive Farming, Cultivation with im proved Labor-saving Machinery, and experi ments with Commercial Fertilizers solicited from the planters of every township in the State and South. Don't conclude you cannot write because you never did. Give your neighbors tbe benefit of your ideas and plans, and the causes of your failures and successes. Send us you- name and a list of names from your neighborhood'. We confidently ask every planter to act as our agent and to give us his name and in fluence in an enterprise published' exclusively j in his interest. i The price of the Cotton Plant is so low I that we cannot offer money premiums, i To any one sending us five subscribers and j $3. we will aend a copy of Treatise on th* j Horse, a hand-book treating of the diseases of j the horse, accurate in its prescriptions, and j should he in the hands of some farmer in j every neighborhood?a book actually worth [ $l? fo every one who owns-a horse. r j We want circulation for the Cotton Plant, land if the planters of the State and Sooth I will aid ns in our enterprise, the Cotton I Plant will h:>.ve a circulation of 50,000 suIk i senders before the end of the present year. ! It is within the reach of the humblest j farmer?it will be worth- its weight in gold' i to any and every farmer. . Sample copies sent to any one requesting I them. I The Watchman end Soulhron and Cottons j Plan! will he sen. one year for $2.50 cash. > - I Remit bv postofEce order or registered let ter. Address; W. J. McKERALL, *? Marion, S. C. SW?NKAKO? HOTEL, ASZE7XLLE, 27. C. Dr. W: H. HOWERTON, formerly pro prietor of Warm Springs-, N. C , has recently leased this large acd manificent hotel. Sev ty-five rooms added since last season. House refurnished with all modern improvements. Electric bells, elevator and finest ball-room in the South. A fine band of mtsic. For circulars address, Dr. W. H. HOWERTON, June 12 Proprietor. GLENN SPRINGST SPARTANB?RG CO., S. C. The Proprietors of this Celebrated Water ing Place respectlully announce that it will be opened this Season on tbe ?rst of May un der the same management as last year. TERMS OF BOARD. Per dav.?..$ 2 00 Per week.-. 12 00 Per Month.~. 30 00 Children under ten years of age and col ored servants, half price. Liberal reductions for large families. Messrs. A. Tanner & Son, will run a daily Stage Line from Sparenburg and Glenns, making the best rail road connection. .CCrSpecial attention give:: to shipping of Water. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, May 29. Proprietors. TAX RETURNS FOR 1883. EETUHNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY > AND POLLS will be received at the fol lowing times and laces, viz : Lynchburg, Thursday, June 7. Magnolia, Friday, ** 8* Maycsville, Saturday, ?* 9-, Cooper's Mill, Monday, ** II. Bishop vi He, Tuesdav and Wednesr .1 day, June 12 and 13. Mannville, Thursday, Jane M. Mechanicsvilie, Friday, * 15, Gaillard'sX Roaas, SatMay, " 16.. Johnston's Store, Monday, M 18 Players X Roads, Tuesday " 19. Lewis Chapel, Wednesday, " 20. Privateer, Friday, M 22. j Manchester, Saturday, " 2SV Stateburg, Monday, M 25>. Wcdgefield, Tuesday, " 26V Sanders' Depr.t, Wednesday, " 27. M. Sanders' Office, Tburs? " 28. Spring Hill, Friday, " 29. A. S. Brown's Store, Monday,. July, 2. At tue Auditor's Office in Switer on all other days, except the 4th July, from the 1st June to July 20th, inclu sive. The law requires that sril persons owning property, or h anywise having charge cf such property, . ither as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, ad tninistrator, &c, return the same under i oath to the Auditor, who requests ali|] persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent, pen alty, whiob will be added Ig tbe prop erty valuation of all persons wbo fail to make returns wiihin the tiroe