The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 07, 1883, Image 2

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AY, AUGUST 7. ?^Watchman was founded ^fy?e\ Southron in Watchm<Z7i and Southron the combined circulation and of both of the old papers," and ij the test advertising in Somier. have been failures in the shoe in Boston, New York, Baltimore ?Chicago and other places daring the Inst two weeks. The Columbia Register has discover edin answer to a question from anti ijttsriaos that Isaac Holmes was Lieu Governor of this commonwealth 1790 to 1692. The New York Herald among its ; recen t items of 'personal intelligence/ ive the following: '?Jrs. R. B. lyes and her husband are in the city, on their wa jr to Saratoga.' An unkind j -cn* indeed. m '? v ? . i Severe! fashionable churches inj Northern cities ' have announced that j 2 / they are closed for the season. Fash- { ionable religion cannot stand hot weath ... zr. What it is going to da hereafter, in Sa unaciimated ??tate, only heaven ?know?.-Texas Siftings. The Ed'gefield Advertiser tells of a : > prominent farmer of the Ridge who shipped to his Northern factors eleven :Vl?rirefc4^-siqfc^ Irish potatoes, and ";?J?|e factors returned to him ns his net s&estteefo cents in postage ste m ps. ?. Jud|jge -Gresham, the postmaster gen era?, satf the Ex-Postmaster General 's mer in reference to lotteries ie enforced Now we notice t he has determined to postpone ac? tion tn regard to the Louisiana lottery ( ?fitttle iretnrns from the West. 3ST/H. Hicks, of Anderson. S. C. narnu* write or make a figure, and yet. he eas -obtain the result of any problem, j tber including fractions or not. in j ' less time than it could be computed on paper. He is called the "lightning , calculator." - Somebody rises io remark that Judge " ey, the Democratic candidate for .*/??rovcrnor of Ohio, *wiil carry that - ?tate by 20,000 majority, and that per eonaeqnenee Judge Hoadley will be the 'Demonic nominee for President in . 1884. We ?re glad that the thing is settled. . It is a fact which is not generally realised that America widens at the North until it jots ont into the ocean se to be within thirty-six miles of Asia. Ju severe seasons Behring's Straits are frozen over, and.animals have passed on the ?e? from one eontiuent to the other. Kfty people drink at the free ice water fountain near the New York post every mi??te, and three thousand j ds of ice are used every day to j Ute water cool. The fountain isl supported by the Moderation Society, | *?d is the only place for half a mile j " where a thirsty mon can get refresh? ment without paying for it. Mohammed has appeared at bis tomb st Meeea and informed the guardian that it won't be long now until the sunt wHi begin to rise in the west, cc^rfu-T sion reign universally, many "people j p die. andihe-^&d of alt things bc usher- ? ed in, and considerable agitation pre- j vails in Mohammedan circles at Calent- j ia in consequence thereof. We., knew j. /there was something wrong. ' The status of the great telegrapher's j ^strike in unchanged. The strikers in j New York have been paid their usual j wages from the Brotherhood funds, and j both aides continue to claim important j advantages and gains. It is impossible j to form any definite idea of the real j facts from, the boasting telegrams sent i ont from the Western Union offices, ! bot the general tenor of the news indi-1 j^ates that the strikers are losing some j ground. Senator Harris, of Tennessee has I keen Interviewed on .the "situation." i - He thinks tnat at the present time ex- ! Senator McDonald is the most foroida- ! ole candidate for the Democratic nomi- j nation for the Presidency. Mr. McDon- : -aid's record and utterances on the tariff ; question are sound acd orthodox, and j his present prominence before the country may be attributed to bis well defined position on the most important issue of the day. We hope the Demo? crats in the convention will be bold and sensible enough to tender him the nomination." When did you ever read of anything j more exciting than the following, that j occurred on the 2nd inst., at Erie. Penn- j sylvania : "Daniel Conroy, whose rea- j soo was dethroned three years ago over ; the fifteen puzzle and who was reif ased i from the asylum later, bad another at- j tack while working at the top of the j Cathedral spire to-day. Dropping his ; tools be seized a fellow-workman, John j Growdon, and attempted, to fling bim j over. For full five minutes the men i rolled over and struggled on the top of ; the tower. Both men were saved from ' death by laborers wbo ascended to the ' rescue.'' ?I One of the Chicago papers publishes j a list of the stockholders in the Nation- j a) hanks of that city, with the amount ; of their holdings, The record would j surprise people who are accustomed to ! think that only the very wealthy have ! any interest in banks. There are big j holders of stock in the Chicago banks, j of course, but the great majority of the ! holders of stock have from five to fifty ! shares, valued at from $500 to $5.000. | The number of small holders is very j large, but the amount of their, stock is. | in the aggregate, less than that of the ? few big stockholders. The Independent and Half-Breed Republican organs are now agitated about the South, which they say, is a combination of rotten pocket burroughs j as far as their party is concerned. No j Southern State can be persuaded to j give an electoral vote for a Republican Presidential candidate, but each one of j them can be trusted to send a solid ! delegation to the Republican conven- i tionsfor the administration candidate, j That is all right. When the Re-1 . publican fathers undertook to strengthen ? their party by adding an immense 1 mass of ignorance and corruption to it they ought to have seen that the addi? tion would be an endless source of weakness and corruption to that party. They violated the rules of common sense and the true principles of politi? cal economy for expediency, and, as always happens in such cases, will suffer for it while they exist. The idea of a Piedmont Institute for thc tcacbcf? of thc up country is meet iog with general favor. It woold i in - any way interfere with the St Institute at Columbia, as there ; enough bf teachers to. keep both go.i at the same time. A teacher who v present at the Chester Institute spes very mueb in praise of the work dc there, and thought much good was ; complished io one week. Willi &dger Law has been attending i institute at Newton, N C., and he ; ports the attendance large, the atti tion good, and the instruction vail ble. There is the greatest enthusia among the teachers, and there : many of the "old field'* sort anxious learn. Such an Institute, with c efficient principal, is needed in c upper counties. By moving from ph to place it would opake the rout every five years. Our teachers, shoi move for something of the sort. LIGHTHOUSES INMID OCEA: We have been much impressed wi an account of a paper read by IM Christopher Anderson before the Socis of Engineers in England, discussing t feasibility of deep-sea light-houses, be anchored at various points in t ocean, and to serve, besides the parpo of a light boase, as signal and metec ological stations. Mr. Anderson's ph contemplates the construction of Hgt houses of hollow riveted iron-work, the form of a large cylinder, about I feet in diameter and 290 feet in lengtl consisting of three parts. The upp< portion, rising 140 feet out of the wate is to be similar, so far as shape, a rangement and internal fittings are coi cerned, to the tower of an ordinal light-house. The central portioi about the water-line, is to be packe with some such materials as cork-wow which is much lighter than water, an capable of forming a durable and ut sinkable power. The lower portioi extending 150 fee*, below water-line, intended to counteract the force of win and water acting upon thc tower, an as4 bal last to lower the centre of gravity < thc whole structure to any desired extern To this compartment water is admittec and if necessary, a quantity of iron ba last can also be employed. The light house is to be erected complete in tb ship-building yard, launched and towe oat to its intended site, where it will b readily made to assume its erect posi tion by admitting water to the lowe compartment. It js to be securely al tached by steel wire rope two, inches i diameter to anchor blocks weigbin? about 230 tons each, snnk io suitabl positions, so that in water one mile deep each rope would be from two to thre miles long. 'The light material io tb central division would prevent its sink ing if damaged by collision with a shi or an iceberg. Owing to its peculiar con struct i on, if forced from the.perpendi cular, it would instantly^ _rigbt itself Mr^^AafltrSST'^aas calculated that ; storm moving at the rate of 100 mile an boar would only cause a deviation o 10 degrees from the perpendicular. The project is winning popular favor From a station a thousand ' miles fron the English coast, a storm-warnin< from the Atlantic could be sent 36 houri in advance of the storm, and the resol would be the saving of many lives-iftH millions of money. Ship-owners cook be apprised of the passage and condi? tion of their vessels, and could forwarc messages to them en route. Vessels ir distress and ship/wrecked, crews coule find safe nsylams at said lighthouses and the benefit would be great. One cannot help thinking, however of the isolation to which the keeper o the place would be exposed, lind the terrible effect of collision with au ice? berg, even if, as Mr. Anderson claims, the light-house should immediately right itself. Senator Butler's Plan for Improving the Roads. We copy in full from the News ana Courter, the plan proposed bySenatoi Butler for the improvement of the pub? lic roads. Whether it cao be made available remains to be seen. A correspondent of the News and Courier writing from Sumter, raises a very great objection to the plan, viz; that the Constitution expressly prohibits the levy of any capitation tax except foi educational purposes, and, of course, without the amendment of that instru? ment, this is an insuperable obstacle in the way of thc adoption of Senator Butler's plan. The editor of the News and Courier surmises that it may be his intention to propose the necessary amendment to the Constitution, but this will delay the adoption of any scheme for . the improvement of our highways. Their correspondent sug? gests that it is practicable to impose a tax upon "occupations*' for the build? ing, improvement and maintenance of the public ronds. The Other Side. As an evidence of the truth of the proposition laid down that Northern and Southern Democrats do not look at the tariff question through the same lenses, we give the following paragraph : Mr. Lamb, member of Congress from Indiana, says of the nine Democratic members of the House of Representa? tives from that State not one is a free trader or for a tariff for revenue only. .He says of Mr. Randall that "his record while Speaker recommends him to the country generally, and if elected he will be a safe man." Ile agrees fully with Senator Voorhees on the tariff question, and says "Indiana cannot be carried on a free trade issue. Manu? factures have built Terre Ilaunte up from 10,000 toa 30,000 population town in a few years, and the Democrats will make a mistake if they go into the canvass on a platform for revenue only. * * ** A tariff that docs not protect straggling industries cannot meet with the approval of the people of this coon? dy." New Hampshire's New Senat The long contest for a Senator fr New Hampshire was ended on the 2 by thc election of Austin Pike on forty-second ballot. The National J publican gives the following sketel; him : Hon. Austin Pike, the SenatOr-el from New Hampshire, was bore in t state Oct 13, 18?9, and is conscque ly sixty-four years old. Ile comes an old and prominent New Hampsb family who have given distioguisl representatives to the political and m ? tary service of the country. He \ ceived an academic education, stud law, and was admitted to the bar of Mei mac county in July, 1845. He \ elected to the New Hampshire house representatives in 1850 and for f successive years thereafter, and the 1 j two years was speaker of toe hou I He was chosen to the state senate 1857, and again, in 1858, serving president of the senate the latter ye He was a delegate to the Philadelpl republican convention in 1856, whi nomited Gen. Fremont for the pre dency. He was elected to the for third congress, and served from Dec. 1873, to March 5, ?875. He was i nominated in 1874, but wasoverwbel ed, like so many others, in the politic tidal wave of that year. Mr. Pike has always been promine in political life, and is a popular, reliar, and honest man. He is regarded ever where as a gentleman of much abilit with a fund of practical wisdom ai sagacity not surpassed in the state. I will make an acceptable senator tc ; tbe party interest in New Hampshii The Philadelphia Times says : **His election signalizes the ove throw of the little bosses of the Rolli Chandler stripe and opens the way f the development of some real statcsim in New Hampshire if the State has ai material left out of which statesmen cs be made." The Killing of Informer Car?; The murdering of James Carey whi be was trying to elude the vengeance, his fellow conspirators, or of those wi sympathize with them, constitutes tl last act of the tragedy which began wii the foul butchery perpetrated io Pboni Park. Of the eight men who partie pated in that black and bloody worl Carey was unquestionably the mo guilty, for he not ouly instigated ac directed the assassination of Cavendi.? and Burke, but, according to his ow confession, he had planned the killin of Mr. Forster. He is believed, to< on evidence in the hands of the Dubli authorities, to have been previously in plicated in several atrocious crime; The seven accomplices who went wit him to the place of slaughter, and wh plied their knives at his bidding an under his eye, looked up with deferene and respect to Carey as a thriving cit: zen, whose superior intelligence seeme attested by his election to the Dubli Municipal Council. Thus they readil became his tools, and allowed them selves to be persuaded that they woul best discharge the duty of an Iris patriot by cutting the throats of un armed and inoffensive men. Such be ing Carey's relation to the Pbceoi; Park enormity, there was somethinj shocking in the thought that, while hi wretched instruments received thei deserts, the chief offender might escape because he had the baseness to bctra; the pupils schooled by him in crime. The complete and speedy failure o the elaborate precautions taken by tht British Government to couceal Carey,: departure from Dublin, and to thro? his enemies off his track, is a fact well calculated to impress the imagination It looks as if the informer had beei dogged day and night, from his sur reptitious removal from Kilmainhan jail, during his journey through Eng land and his stay in London, and up tc the very hour when he went on boarc the steamship which, on the 6th of July left Dartmouth for South Africa. Th< country to which he was destined was, of all British colonies, perhaps the best adapted to afford him the conceal? ment essential to his protection. There are some Irish settlers in Natal, and therefore thc arrival of a new Irtsb emigrant would excite no remark; but there are not enough of them to permit of much organization. The region, moreover, is very thinly peopled, and on its confines toward the north or west, , or in the neighboring Transvaal terri? tory, nothiug would be easier than foi j a colonist possessing a little money tc acquire a tract of land which would supply him with the necessaries of life, and in which, at the same time, he might enjoy almost perfect isolation. To a man haunted as Carey was, the j boundless plaius of Sooth ?frica must I have appeared a welcome asylum ; but he was fated never to reach it, for the minister of vengeance seems to have taken passage in the same vessel with j his victim, and to have shot him down j in the moment when, with a sight cf re j lief from his forebodings, the informer ! set foot upon a shore which he had ? hoped would prove a refuge. In a ! striking passage of his history. Gibbon j describes the horror and despair with I which a fugitive from Roman justice dis I covered that for him there could be no . place of hiding or of harborage within ! the circuit of the civilized world The j appalling promptitude with which retri j buiioo was visited upon the informer ; Carey is likely to make a similar im? pression upon Irish conspirators. For ! they see that though the possessions of i the British crown encompass the globe, j there is none of them in which Ireland ? has not her avengers, none so sc j questered and remote but it can bc ! reached by the relentless pursuers of a J traitor. To the British Government the duty j of protecting the miscreant who, in or ?der to save bis own neck, had turned j State's evidence aud done his best to I send his tools and accomplices to tho I gallows, must have been intensely dis j tasteful. Nevertheless, it was an obli ? cation which the Dublin authorities i voluntarily assumed, and their failure I to discharge it will seriously obstruct j their future efforts to elicit information' j by offers of reward and impunity for j the betrayal of crime. ----f--?- -f . To Young Men Desiring to Attend College. j The Commercial College of Kentucky Uni j versity will begin its New Session September ! 101 h, 1883. Our voling tuen should make their arrangements to enter this popular Col? lege, at the above time or as soon afterward ; as possible. The specialty of this college is ; a Business Education, yet students have the ? advantages of a Literary Course free. See ! advertisement in another coloran and write to 1 its President. W. R. ?Smitu, Lemington, Ky., lor ciicui.iis. OUR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. Senator Butler's Plan for Improv? ing the Roads. [Written for the News und Courier ] EDGEFIELD, July 24.-Having point? ed out I what conceived to be the defect in the road law of this State, and estima? ted as best ? could with the data in my possession, the approximate cost of maintenance, I shall now submit pro? positions which I think will greatly strengthen and improve the law as it xnow stands. 1 should first amend Section 1,084 of the General Statutes by striking out 'twelve' in the proviso of that section, and inserting 'three ;' so that it would read : 'Provided, That not more than tbfee days' work are required of any one hand in a year.' And in Section 1,089 I would strike out the words 'three' and 'twelve' in the third Hoe and in insert in lieu thereof the words .one'and'three'respectively ; so that this part of the section will read 'not less than 'on?' nor more than 'three' days/&c, &c. The effeot of these amendments wonld be to reduce the mininum and maximum of working days to one and three respectively. With thesj changes, and perhaps some others of minor importance, I should allow the present law to stand, aod supple? ment it by one, two or more sections embodying the following propositions: First. I should levy a tax of one dollar a head on every able-bodied male person liable to road duty, to be levied and collected by the county treasurers ; to be paid out on a warrant of the coun? ty commissioners ; to be denominated a 'road tax/ and kept apart and dedica? ted exclusively to the construction, re? pair and maintenance of wtbe highways in the county where collected. Second. I should provide for the appointment by the county commission? ers, by and with the advice and consent of the Senator and Representatives of the county then in office, or a majority of them, of a competent supervisor of county roads, whose salary should be fixed by law at say fifty or seventy-five dollars per month, who shall enter into a bond with approved sureties for the faithful discharge of his duties and care of the public property committed to his custody. The county commissioners should have power to authorize the supervisor to organize and equip with the necessary outfit under the direction of said commissioners a force of able bodied laborers, twenty, fifty or one hundred, as the exigencies may require, whose wages should be fixed by the commissioners, aod when fully orga? nized and equipped with a full comple? ment of improved implements, tents, wagons or carts, mules, &c , to enter upon the construction, change and re? pair of the public roads, beginning at the courthouse and putting in perfect repair thc first ten miles of road leading thereto, and extending the work from month to months or year to year, until the main highways and thoroughfares are completed, and then less frequent? ed parallel and cross roads, until every public road iu the county has been put in good conditien. This supervisor, with his force, should be kept constantly at work on the highways and if, after getting the roads in good condition, it should be found, as 1 have no doubt it would be, that the head tax provided was in ex? cess of the requirements for mainten ence it could bc from time to time re? duced. The supervisor should be in? dictable and removable for any' neglect of duty, besides liable in a civil actjon on his official bond for the loss, destruc? tion or damage to any public property in his charge. There should be est ab-! lished in connection with this and all ; other taxes disbursed by the commis? sioners a proper system of accountabili- : ty, by requiring them to submit annual- ' ly to the grand jury, on thc first Mon- ' day in March, an itemized account of i their receipts and disbursements, and publish the same in a county paper, j Besides this, the solicitor of the circuit j should be required to exaruiue and in- j sped this annual statement of accounts ! and make a written report on thc same j to the presiding judge at the next en- ? suing court after, the publication in the i county paper, that such orders may bc ; taken as the interest of the public may require. For the collection of this tax I should require the {county [commissioners to have prepared a dupl?cete list of per? sons liable to road duty is their respect? ive counties, to be revised from year to year in the month of June, one to be furnished to the county treasurer by which to collect the tax, one to be kept on file in the office of the couoty com? missioner. And when the county treasurer reports [to thc commission? ers a list of delinquents they should have authority and should be required by law to arrest said delinquent and deliver him to the supervisor, to be worked with bis squad in the same manner and under the same regulations as bis hired iaborers, for the space of three days, and for failure to comply with these regulations while so engaged should be liable to indictment as for a misdemeanor on the 'affidavit of the supervisor or county commissioners, or eitner of them and punished according? ly. It seems to me that this would give the public officers power euough to en? force the provisions of such a law as I suggest, and the penalties are not harsh or unreasonable. Of course there would be found some contumacious per son* upon whom they would appear to bear hard; but no man who wants j to do his duty to the public would com? plain. I If this plan can bc carried out as a I supplement to existing law, how much money would it raise ? If I am right in j my estimate of the number of persons I in the State liable to road duty, it would i give ?150,000 annually or there ! abouts, the sums raised in each coun ! ty to be expended in that county, j Let us take Edgeficld as an example, j We have about 9.00 J voters ; say we ; have 7,000 road banda. A?sumius: that I the full tax of $1 a head should bo col I leered we would have ?7,000 annually. I Oflhis sum, perhaps ?2.000 would be I expended the first year in an outtit and I for wages, &c., leaving ?5,000 to be laid out on the roads. (Just here I ; should like to have the number of miles of public highways in this county, so : that I could make some calculation as . to how far this money would go in its j relation to the whole number of miles, t but I regret to say tho information is I not at hand.) j lt is safe to say, however, that with ; an average expenditure of twenty dol? lars a mile the roads can be put in first I rate order ; pome sections costing per? haps fifty or seventy dollars, others not more than five orten dollars per mile, so that the ?5,000 would improve 250 miles of road Thc seco::<! yc:ir. hiv ing an outfit, there would be a larg* fund available for the roads, and in fi\ years' time every road io Edgefiel County would be in good condition, ar after that easily kept up at a sligl cost. Perhaps in arranging the details of th measure it would be necessary in tl larger counties to provide for more tha one supervisor, and other change might be founJ advisable to make conform harmoniously with the preset law, but these are matters for the le? islators, who will be informed as to th exigencies of their respective const tuencies. Superintendents of highwa districts and overseers could be require to co-operate with the supervisor, &c. &c. ; but, as I have said, these are mal ters of detail that I shall not attempt t settle here, bot may formulate as a amendment to the Hoad law, if the s?g gestion meets with favor. Two sections I shall say, would be ample to embrac everything suggested in the foregoin. when it has been put in proper form. It will, perhaps, be asked why adopt the form of a personal or heai tax? For the reason, among others that it is uniform, the first essential ii the imposition of any tax. It is mode rate and not oppressive. It neithe discriminates in favor of or against an; class or persons. It is easily collected or if not collected, the penalties can b readily applied. It reaches all classe and conditions, and makes all alik contribute to a common purpose ii which all are equally interested. It i fair, it is just, it is reasonable ; and af ter canvassing every plan that suggest ed itself or was suggested by others, have hit upon this as the best and mos just. It would not be fair and just to im pose this tax on property, in view o the circumstances surrounding us Property already pays the expenses o Government, except the poll tax whicl is dedicated to educational purposes. I pays also a two-mill tax for edncationa purposes of which others than its owner: get the greater benefit. And it mus not be forgotten that the tax for th? j construction, repair and maintenance o bridges and ferries is now collected 01 property alone ; so that an equitable distribution of the burden of a road taa can be best accomplished in thc mannei indicated by a personal or head tax. It has occurred to me that a provisior might be incorporated in the supple j mental sections proposed that criminals j undergoing sentence in the countj j jails for petty crimes might be made t( i pay their board at least by being made to work on the highways under the di? rection of the supervisor. I do not know how far this may be practicable, i or whether it will meet the approbation j of the public. For myself, I can see nc j objection to it. and it is worthy of con j sideration. The courts might bc j authorized to impose a fine, and, in de j fault of payment, so many days worl< j on the public highways. It would be a j great saving of expense to the county, j and where fines are paid they might be i paid over to the county commissionen J and become a part of the fund for work I ing the roads. I If this scheme is practicable and can . bo carried out in all essential particu i lars, I should feel quite confideut we j should have a rapid and permanent ifb ; provement in our roads, and an increase j about twenty five per cent, in the value i of real estate wherever good roads are j made. In fact, I should have no doubt j about it. Other advantages accruing j are >o numerous that I shall not attempt tc enumerate them- in this immediate j connection M. C. BUTLER. i Mrs. M. A. Colbara, Branchville, S. C., ! says : "I was very weak and nervous. ! Brown's Iron Bitters has much improved my health."_ A much-abused editor wrote toa brother journalist calling him an ass, and then thoughtlessly signed himself "Yours frater? nally." ,_" A gentleman representing the Rockford, III. Watch Co. told one of our customers that he heard Norman's Neutralizing Cordial highly spoken of by a host of Rail Road men who recommend it to all whose duties called them to different parts of the country where ! they are subject to disorders of the stomach i produced by changes of food and water of I which this medicine is a specific counter j acter. I ~~ ~ THE MARKETS. " SUMTER, S. C., Aug. 7, 1883. I COTTON.-About 5 bales have been sold j during the week ending the 7th. The mnr ! ket closed quiet. We- quote : Stained 7 @7i: Tinged 7}@7$: Good Ordinary 8J@ 8?;" Low Middling 8|?8f.: Middling 8| 09; Good Middling 9}&9jk CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 4, 1883. j COTTON.-Market steady. Sales about 12 , bales. Quotations are : Ordinary 8}08i ; Good Ordinary 9; Low Middling, 9A@9?; Middling 9$; Good Middling, 10. WILMINGTON, N. C., Aug. 4, 1883. SPIRITS TUKPK??TINB-Market quoted dull at 36 cents. ROSIN-The market was steady at SI .17$ for Strained and $1.25 for Good Strained. CRUDE TURPENTINE-Market steady at SI .25 for Hard, S2.25 per bbl., for Soft. COTTON-Market firm. Sales - bales. The following are the official quotations : Ordinary 6f, Good Ordinary 7 13-16, Low Middling 9|, Middling 9$, Good Middling 10. EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS. Office of School Commissioner, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTEK, S. C., Aug. 7, 1833. FOR THE ACCOMODATION of those who were unable to attend the regular ap ? pointaient in July last, an extra examina I tion of applicants for certificates to teach in j the public schools of this county will be held at this office, beginning Sept. 3rd and ending ! Sept. 8th. Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 3rd and 4th I will be devoted o.clusirely to white appli can ts. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7th and 8th, exclusively to colored. J>v order of Count}- Board of Examiners. J. DIG G S WILDER, Aug 7 School Commissioner. N?TIGE. CERTIFICATES of G nan. o teed Stock of j Bel lemon to (ditton. Manufacturing Com i pauy, Nt). 300, fur two ?lian'.-- in fnvor of .Mrs. ' J. C. Thorpe, and No. 307, for one i-liare, in I favor of Joseph G. Tht?rp>, having been j stolen in my valise trom lin- Railroad Train j on Feb. 7th, last, and tliti same mu having ; been recovered, all persons arc. warned i against buying the same, and notice is hereby i given that application will be made for a i renewal of said certificates, i Aug 7 -I. 0. THORPE. Estate ol' J# Ashby Crossivell, Di: CK AS KU ALL PERSONS holding claims against ! the Sf? i ?I Estate Avili present the same 1 liu.j' alle&led, and all persons in any way I indebted to said Eslaie will make immediate payment to W. E. I?. FRASER, Aug 7-3t Qualified Executor. Estate o? Jacob Geddings, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on September 7th, j 1883, for a final discharge as Administrator ? I ol aforesaid estate. J. M. GEDDINGS, 1 Aug 7-4t Adm^ui^llal?:.. 1 KT. (Successor to Wm. Glaze,) 126VMAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, $. C., DEALER TN FRENCH GOODS, CONSISTING OF TOILET SETS, ODC STANDS, Vases, Card Receivers, Flower Stands, &c. Wedding Presents in Stling Silver Ware. French Black Marble and Ornamental Clocks. Watchps of every mali and style, and Jewelry of the most elegant designs. SPECIALTIES-John Foley's Gold ?ns. Pencils and Tooth Picks, and the celebrated Pebble Glasses and Spectacle?. Tbejly place in Columbia where can he had a strictly first class article of Table and Pocket Cutly, Razors, Barbers' Shears, &c, of Joseph Rodger & Sons and other well known Sheffie manufac? turers. Repairing and Engraving of all kinds a specialty. All work executed in the bt style and satisfaction guaranteed. MR. G. HOEFER, whose reputation as a Watoiaker and j Engraver is so well known, is with me and will have charge of the above d?parent^ MR. I JOSEPH W. M EACH EH, from the well known house of James Allan of Chaston, has I charge of the Repairing Department. " Aug 7 I BROWN COTTON GUS, BEST AND CHAPEST ON THE MARKET. GUARANTEED IN EVEY WAY. CONE MONARCH COTTON PRESES, Best Hand Power Press made. Will do more and better work than af other, all of which we will guarantee. GIN BANDS, GIN BRISTLES, BABBIT METAL, FILES, &c. j Jt5T If you wish to avoid trouble place your orders with us at one1 WM. E. SPRINGNER & Ci, SUCCESSORS TO JNO. DAWSON & CO., 19, 21 ALVD 23 MARKET STREET. \ Jnlv 17 WILMINGTON, N. C. FARM GRIST M ILLS AND SHELLERS. OVER 30,000 NOW IN USE. Every machine is fully warranted io suit, or money refunded. Price of Mills, $20 to $40 ; Shellers, $5. Do not buy a Mill or Sheller until you have seen our ? terms and illustrated circular. Address, with stamp, LIVINGSTON St CO., PITTSBURGH, PA. ELECTION OF TEACHERS, Sumter School District No. 1. SUMTER, S. C., AUGUST 1, 1883. THE COARD OF TRUSTEES will meet on THURSDAY, the 30th inst., to elect Teachers for this School District. W. R. DELGAR, Aug 7 Clerk and Chairman. THE MANNING ACADEMY. MANNING, S. C. The next Session will begin Monday, September 3d, 1883. THE OBJECT of the institution is to pre? pare students for College, or to give them a practical English education that will fit them for business. TERMS PER MONTH : Tuition in Primary Department, SI ; Inter-1 mediate. $2; Higher, ?3; Collegiate, $4 ; | Music, ?2.50. Board from S7.50 to $9. Send for catalogue. S. A. NETTLES. \0 . . . Miss E. C. NETTLES, }Pr,DC1Pals Aug 7___._ SAM'L R. MARSHALL, J. MCNAMBE, JULIUS J. WESCOAT, P. W. SANDERS. SAM'L R. MARSHALL & CO., (Successors of J. E. Anger & Co.,) Importers and Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Chins, and Agri? cultural Implements, -Agents for WATT PLOWS, CHAMPION MOWER AND REAPER, Gullet's Steel Brush Gin, Colton Bloom Gin, Ta J lor Gin, Galvanized Fencing Wire, and Fairbaak Scales. ITO. 139 MEETING- STREET, SIGN GOLDEN GUN, CHARLESTON, S. C. Ang 7 3m CONTINENTAL HOO OIJSTTMEJSTT -CUKES Cracked Hoofs, Sprains, Scratches and Sores -IN HORSES, CATTLE AND SHEEP. Ask your Storekeeper for it, or write direct to the manufacturers, AMERICAN LUBRICATING OIL COMPANY, . . CLEVELAND, OHIO. TAX M)TI?R -o OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, SUMTER COUNTY, JULY SI, 1SS3. VfOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT i-1 the office of thc Treasurer of Sumter County will be open at Sumter Court House from the FRIST DAY OF SEPTUMBKU, 1SS3, to the TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1SS3, for the collection of State, County, School. Poll, and Special Taxe? for the Fiscal Year commencing November 1, 1SS2, together with the penalty of five per centum on any first in? stall men ts, of one-half thereof, which were not paid in May, 1SS3. The rate of levy on all properly assesssd for taxation is as follows : For State Purposes-Four and three fourth? mills on each Jollar of the valuation of the propotty represented on the Tax Duplicate for the said Fiscal Year. For Ordinary County Purposes for said Fiscal Year-Two and one half mills on each dollar of said valuation. Fer Special County Purposes-io wit : For Deficiencies in the Fiscal Year commencing November 1, ISSI. o:>e. fourth of one mill j and one and one-half mill for funded indebt- j cdness prior to November, 1S79. For School Purposes-Two (2) mills on each dollar of said valuation: also Poll Tax of one dollar on each taxable poll, to wit: of each male citizen between the aires of 21 ami 50 years, except such as arc exempt by law. The Treasurer will in person or by deputy attend at tho following place? for the collection of said taxes : September 4 at Tindalls Store. 5 at Old Manchester. " ft at Lewi/ Chapel. .4 7 at Wedgefield. " 11 at A. S. Brown s Store. - 12 at lt cid's Mill. " ).'! af D?shopy?lle. " IA at Mannvillo. 1!? at Shiloh. " 2D at Lynchburg; *' 21 at May cs ville. ** 25 ai St-ifebiir^. " J? af .M. Sanders'former o?loc, Raf? fen Creek Township. " 27 at Smithville. 2$ nt P. P. Gaillard** former office, -AM) At his Office in Suturer iliiri'ijj ?bc ?hole period from 1st. September to 20th October, cv copt when filling the above appointments. W. F. 15. ll A Y NS WORTH. July 31 TreaMit.-r Sumter County. 5?~T?NS STOVE COAL To arrive at my yard at thc Depot in a few days and will be sold, in any quautity, lower than can be sold bv anv one else. L. W. FOLSOM. July 31 lui ? . f Estate of Sylvia Strong, tc'd. IWILL A PPL V to the Judge of Pr^ te for Sumter County on the 31st day o'yugust 1883, for a final dischargeas Admit trator of aforesaid Estate. I JAS. E. MAT;5, July 31st-4t Administer. Estate of R. H. Remberg Ijc'd. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDO OF Probate for Sumter County on 2<S day of August, 1883, fora final discbarge aSsec utor of aforesaid Estate. EDWARD J. REMBERT, M. 1} July 24-41 Execior. Estate of A? A? McLeod, Dc'd. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OPRO bate for Sumter County, oo AugusC4tb, 1883, for a final dischargeas Adminis-ator of aforesaid Estate. WM. J. MCLEOD July 24-4t Administrai. CL A USS EN BREWING COMPLY, "PALMETTO BREWERY; -AND- i SODA WATER FACTORY CHARLESTON, S. Ct GOODS WARRANTED STRICTLY PME. Deer fresh and cool put np in cases of 4, and 6 dozen in shipping order. Jf?so ine;gs of about 8 gallons at $2.25 and about 4. al? lons at $1.25 per keg. Soda Water: Lemon, Sarsaparilla nd ! Ginger, separate or assorted, 6 dozer^in i case at S2.0? per case. Bottles, case?hd j keg to be returned. ?j j Export Beer of very finest quality anrto ! keep any length of time, at Si.00 per do:n. I 15 cents per dozen allowed for bottles if^t- S turned here. \\ j _July 24 -_gj. I "NOTICE. j! ESTIMATP:S FOR BUILDING the SuJ-j merton Presbyterian Church will be r ct-ived by the building committee. Piar and specifications can be seen at the resident of R. R. Briggs, Summerton, S. C. Th committee reserve the right to reject any all bids, ' R. R. BRIGGS, Chairman Buildiug Committee. JulvlT 4t SURVIVOR'S ASSOCIATION -OF PALMETTO BATTERY Will hold its Annual Meeting at Mayes ville, Sumter County, S. C., on AUGUST IO, 1883. CAPT. HUGH R. GARDEN will be prese and deliver the Annual Address. Col Joh C. Haskell and others will also address th Company. A full attendance of the member is specially desired, as this will be an inter estiug meeting of the Survivors of the Com mand. J. HARVEY WILSON. . President of the Survivors' Association. Julv 17_ _^_ ILTTENTION FARBffiRST MAGARTHY HORSE POWER. THE ENDERS IGE D HAYING PUR? CHASED the right for Sumter County ot the Macarthy Horse Power, desire to call the attention of fanners to the great advan? tage of this power for operating gins or other machinery. If properly constructed FIVE BAGS OF COTTON PER DAY CAN BB GINNED WITH TWO MULES. Refer to Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Mayesville, Jas. G. White, of Sumter, and others who have seen it in successful operation. Persons desiring to purchase can confer with either of the undersigned. ROBT. WITHERSPOON, W. A. COOPER, July 17_Mayesville, S. C. EPPERSON'S LIVERY, SALE -AND FEED STABLES ! WHEN YOU VISIT OUR TOWN, CALL and have your HORSE nicelv cleaned off, well fed and watered, all for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. FIRS WOOD Constantly on hand at the Yard. Orders re? ceived at the Stables, will receive prompt at tention._ July 17 CHAS. O. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, LOBSTERS, TERRAPINS, GAME, TURTLES, OYSTERS, ?fcc. ?fcc. ?fcc. Stalls Nos. 1 and 2 Fish Market. CHARLESTON, S. C Having made large additions to ray busi? ness, I am prepared to furnish Fish, Game, ?tc, at short notice. AU Orders Promptly Attended To. Terms Cash or City Acceptance. July 24 SITUATION WANTED. AVIRGINIA LADY, with experience, desires a SITUATION TO TEACH rn a refined private family. Teaches the usual English branches, Music on Piano, and rudi? ments of Latin and French. References ex? changed. Address Miss M. E. WILLIAMS, July 17-1 m West Point, Va. WANTED, AN ACTIVE, glib-tongued Canvassing Agent, to sell my Book of Poems. A female preferred. Apply to W. G. KENNEDY, At the Sumter Book Store. July 17, ISS3. MONET SAVED! m During the dull 'Suimner Months I have determined to nake^hings LIVELY by giv ng rare bargains. -EXAMINE MY 5 Cents, 10 Cents and fl felts STRAW HATS TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED, -AT ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES. ELEGANT CLOTHING MARKED WAY DOWN. FIT AS WELL AS PRICE GUARANTEED. BARGAINS -IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT; -ALSO IN EVERY OTHER. I KEEP THE SAME 'GOOD GROCERIES" -FOR WHICH X HAYE LOKS KOTSD. ki REMEMBER MY MOTTO Cl. -AT IMIT PRICES." TRY MY CHOICE BUTTER, 3 lbs. for ft DOLLAR. TRY MY KABAB AS C TOA RS, 50 in s box for a DOLLAR. TRY MY BEST CIGAR, "PUNCH," only I 5 cents. FOR SALE OXBY BY ALTAMONT MOSES. INSURE IN THE BEST. -0 I REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING EIRE mS??RANCI COMPANIES ALL OF THEM FIRST CLASS: Commercial Uoion of London. Fire Association of Ph il ade Ip Ilia. Standard Fire of London. Niagra Fire of New York. Rates as low as any First Claas Companj*. ALTAMONT MOSES. June 12_._. fTHE SUBSCRIBER ?cwill open at Sumter, on 1st Mon? day in September next, an Acad? emy for boys? dwi rous of preparing rit?ier for business or College. Terms mode ? sate. The kind jwtrooage of parents is re I epectfullr solicited._D. X. LAFAR. ; State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. THE UNDERSIGNED officers of Shiloh Baptis? Clinrch of the Town of Somter j will apply to the Clerk of the Court for Sam* j ter County on the 9th day of August next, ! for a Charter for said Baptist Church. IW. ADAM RAMSEY, j JOHN CAPEL, ; ^^C.ESAR SIMMONS, ^WHSR SHANNON, GABKvkv^yRlGHT, V. T. LA^Ss***^ REV. BENJ. LAWS?. ! Julv 10 18S3. THOS. F. BAGLEY, COMMISSION MERCHANT. ?COTTON, NAVAL STORES, TUN TIMBER, <fcc. WILMINGTON, N. C. Correspondence solicited. Reference BANK OF NEW HANOVER. July 10 6m CARPETS. Carpets and House Furnishing Goods, riie Lnrgest Stock South of Baltimore* oq uet, Brussels, 3-Ply and Ingrain Car ?ts. Itu^?. Mats ?ii<l Cromb Cloths, Wln >w Shades, Wall Papers, Borden, Lac? furtains. Cornices and Poles, Cocoa and [anton Mattings, Upholstery, Engraving?, h romos. Picture Frames. Write for imples and Prices. G KO KG i: A. KALLI R, AUGUSTA, GA. June 26 O 1 I tx fri BJ Ki Ii fi wr ESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Dpens September 20th, 1S83. One of the HST SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG LADIES THE UNITED STATES. Surroundings utiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils eighteen States. TERMS AMONG THE IT IN THE UNION. Board, Washing, jisb Course, Latin, French, German, rumental Music, &c, for Scholastic year, Sept. to June, $238. For Catalogues, i to KV WM. A. HARRIS , D D., President, ly 10 Staunton, Virginia. TEDICAL COLLEGE EVANSVILLE, I EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. Eighteenth regular Session of this e will commence on the first Wednes October, 1883, and continue until the ffFebuary, 1884. Matriculation fee, $5.00 ; Lecture s;, S40 00; Demonstrator's ticket, $5.00; talion fee, $25.00. d board ranges from $3 to $5 per For Catalogue containing full infor , apply to A. F. ACHILLES, M. D., Lower Third Street, Evansville, Ind. 3 3m. LI?! Lil!! IIB!!! RECEIVED ONE CAR LOAD FRktSH STONE LIME, POKALE AT $1.75 PER BARREL. In lat?e lots Si.65. Drayage extra, H. HARBY. June a HEflBY L B. WELLS, TOTARY PUBLIC, SUMTER, S. C. Apr 24 "