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TUESDAY, ATTGUST 21. - The Sumter Watchman was founded ?$185& and the * True Southron in ?866, *The Watchman and Soidhron .now has the com hived circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in .Sumter. > Sam Lee, tim weH-kuown colored politician, is in Greenville. Boston uses one hundred gallons of water a day for e3ch inhabitant. Business failures for the week num kl??; Southern States 23. The New York Greenback Couren tbs will meet at Rochester on Septem - lier 4. Eight thousand weavers at Ashton tJcdei Lynne, England struck for in? creased pay. Twenty-two students of the Univer? sity of St. Petersburg, Russia, hare been sent tc Siberia. About six hours of - slow? drizzling rain on Tuesday morning effectually settled the dust in Anderson for the first time since spring opened.-Jour? nal. I The Columbia Register says three circuses will visit South Carolina this Winter. This is good news to the small, boy. and the people who 'go to tee the animals.. The government cf Switzerland hts prohibited the importation of cotton from Egypt; 35,000 persons who are em? ployed in factories where this cotton is used will he thrown out of work. A passenger train from Atlanta, Ga., collided with a freight engine at Char? lotte, N. C; fireman Farris, of Atlan? ta, was killed ; no one else was hurt ; the engines and a mail car were badly The Abbeville Prest and Banner announces that Mr. J. P. Phillips, of ' Ninety-Six, was presented by hts wife ow fast Sunday * with two sons and a daughter, and it is said that all parties are doing well. The Newberry Observer announces upon 'good authority* that while Sena? tor Hampton would prefer to retire- to private life, .'so that he could devote more time so bis private business, yet while-the people want his services he is at their oem sand.' Cot Coward; State Superintendent of Education, mst Wednesday examined . seven applicants for the four vacant Peabody scholarships io the Normal College at Nashville, Tenn. Not one of the applicants passed, and there are. stiH four vacancies. ' Another examina? tion will he held on the 30th inst. Georgia has no Lieutenant Governor. When Governor Stepeos died a great deal of trouble was grven to supply bis place. The Legislature had to be call? ed together. A bill creating the office of Lieutenant Governor is now before the Legislature. Bev. W. L. Moseley, of the . Camp bellite Church, isa fine looking man, aged 30.? He has been the pastor at Ellenton, S. C. He turns out to he a swindler and a convict from the Iowa penitentiary. He swindled one of bis members ai Ellenton. Moseley has \ given leg bail. s . The Cresent Fleur Mills. Angosta, Ga,, owned igr.J. F. and L. J. Miller, were totally destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss about $50,000. Insu? rance $27,500, principally in the South? ern Mutual of Athens, Ga. A large quantity of Sour was destroyed. Fine specimens of Mr. Jessie Lay's *je&? digging can now he seen at the Walhalla Bank. Mr. Lay has placed on deposit there a bottle or two of his gold. Go and see it? and be convinced thai there is a gold mine in Oconee county that promises to be as rich in this precious metal as those of Califor? nia or Nevada.-Kcowee Courier. The revisers of 'the Old Testament have concluded their final examinations and corrections of the text, and are engaged in making the appendix which States the unadjusted difference let ween the Amerieao and English members. The committee met io July and will re? sume their labors ie September. The Old Testament will appear from the University press early next, spring. From present indications the proper ! work for our next State legislature will ' consist entirely of rejecting proposed laws. We are promised a flood of foolishness, and some of it will almost certainly go opon the statute books. It would probably be money in our pockets if our lawmakers could be prevented from gathering at all this winter. Greenville Hews. One of queerest sentences ever im? posed on a criminal was that given to William Hannah, found guilty before Judge Krehel of St. Louis, of sell? ing liquor to Indians. Hannah plead? ed ignorance of the law as an excuse, saying he could not read or write. Judge Krehel sentenced him to the county jail till be could learn to write, and sentenced another criminal to jail till he should have taught Han? nah the art. In three weeks both men Were discharged. Elisa Beggs was a native of Scriven county, Ga., she went to Florida at six years of age, married at 13, ber first child was born when she was only 14. She is now 31 and bas had 18 children (twins twice,) 15 of whom are now living She is now bale and hearty, and bas tito reputation of being one of the hardest working women in Flor? ida. There were four sisters, the three living having 18 children each and the the one dead had 14 and died at 26 years of age. Eliza lires near Sumter ville. The German medica! journals are discussing a new medical agent, recent? ly discovered by Professor Fischer, of Monten. In tbe coarse of a loog series of investigations concerning the nature and action of quinine, be found that by means of certain chemical transforma? tion, a substance can be obtained, in the form of a white crystalline powder, from coal tar, which greatly resembles qui? nine io tts action on the human organ? ism. ? He has given this new agent the j same of 'kairin.' Tbc chief effect pro? duced by it appears to be the diminution of fever-heat, and in this respect it bid? fair tc be osefal. It ts even hoped that it will render the use of iee in fever eases unnecessary. Katrin is also* said to be le? unpleasant to the stomach Shira quinine. Senator Butler, who recently stated sha* we could afibrd to let 200,000 ne? we our borders if German im be induced to settle in the State, has written a letter to t New York Times in which he expiai his reasons. He says in his letter : I do not underrate the va] ue and ii port a s ce of negro labor. In the mic and other ind a st ries requiring mast they are excellent, but where brui and intelligence are required, as in < versified farming, they are not a sacce: I say "there has been no time sin 1865 when labor bas been moreuntrm worthy than now," because I bear t complaint on all sides, from black well as white, and I must conclude it so. My own observation and ex pei euee tell me it is so. And, while appreciate the negro labor at its fi value and concede all that is claim for it, the proposition that I endeav to enforce is that, if it is becomii more and more inefficient year by ye as .agricultural labor, it behooves to be looking about for a remedy, if 01 can be bad. That is all. There something more involved than tbe nae ber of pounds of cotton and bushels corn and rice we can make with neg labor, and it is about time we were b ginning to inquire what that sometbir is. I do not like to take a pessimist view of things. lam generally moi inclined to consider public questioi from a sanguine standpoint ; but think I see much trouble before us i this labor question, in fact in the who negro question. PEABODY SOHOLABSHIP'S An examination will be held at tb office of the State Superintendent < ! Education, in Columbia on the 30th ir slant to supply four vacancies in tb number of Peabody scholarships aHowe this State at the Nashville Normal Col lege. The examination will em brae penmanship, grammar ' and analysis geography,, (civil and physical,) arith metic, algebra and United States bis tory. It is deemed very important to fil these vacancies with the best materia .available, so that the State may receiv* tbe benefits offered by the scholarships Tbc places are open to applicant from any part of the State, and the ap pointmeno will be made according ti efficiency without regard to County. -The State Superintendent has written to School Commissioner Wilder urging him, if possible to have Sumter Countj represented among the applicants. Mr. Wilder will be pleased to give to any one desiring to apply, any infor? mation in bis possession. Failure of the Telegrapher's Strike. The strike of. the telegraph operators, after lasting jost about one month, bas ended in the defeat of the operators. It was from the first a fight between la? bor and capital, and although, from the nature of their work it looked as if the operators had a greater advantage than has usually been injoyed by strikers in most of the other pursuits, and although they also seemed to have the sympathy of everybody outside of their former employees, they were finally obliged to yield to the inevitable. One of the most prominent of the leaders in the brotherhood assembly said : 'The failure of the ?trike is due wholly and solely to a. lack of money. All the aid we have bad we owe to our local workingmen, organized and unorganized, and we ap? preciate their assistance, I can assure you ' The strikers have our sympathy in their hour of defeat as they bad in their time of hoper and let who may moralize an their folly, we salute them as the ad? vance guard of the army which is to grapple with the excesses of corporate power and congratulate them on the shaking up they gave the common ene? my in their first skirmish. The Convict Question. The News and Courier nnder the date of August 15th bas the following : *We commend to the consideration of the people of the State, and especially of the members of.the Legislature, the official figures obtained by our Colom? bia correspondent showing the sharp and terrible contrast between the mor? tality among the convicts leased as la? borers to outside contractors and the mortality among those who have been retained under the care and control of Penitentiary authorities. When it is remembered that the most able-bodied and healthy hands are chosen to be leased out, while the poorest and weakest are Lcpt in the institution, and besides that numbers of convicts are from time to time returned to the Peni? tentiary from the camps to be cured, the disparity in the numbering of deaths become still more striking. As it is, nineteen out of an average of three hundred and twenty leased hands died in nine months, while three out of five hundred hands kept in the Penitentiary died during that time. These are cold figures and hard facts. The lesson that they teach is that the convict-lease system must go.' We do not agree with the News and Courier. We think the Convict Labor, if utilized hy the State, ought to be di? rected in a way that could not bring i this system of labor in competition with j the free skilled labor of the country. And this is the result wherever this j labor is used in the lighter industries. We need Railroads and there are seve? ral in process of building and labor is needed and this labor ought to be used in this direction Weare opposed to the running of factories inside the walls j of the Penitentiary, or even outside; j where convict labor is used to operate I them. This special labor can be per formed by the honest laborers of thc j country, who need all the work they | can get to support themselves aud their I families. The shoe industries alone, j operated in the State Penitentiary with I convict labor has driven from the field, all or nearly all the journeymen shoe? makers of Columbia and some other places, for the simple reason that these j have been unable to work at thc prices at which convict labor has been en-? gaged, which is far below what is ne- j cessary for their maititainanco. We ! believe in hiring tbe convict labor out. j to do tbe bard labor of the country and thus making them useful, and at the same time let them pay the penalty pre? scribed by the law, for whatever viola? tion they have been goiity. We believe ia their being properly cared for. Dut do not let as put a premium on crii by taking 'the convicts and prefer? them above the honest respectable wor ing citizens of our community. Whe ever it is found that contractors for tl labor subject them to inhuman tres ment let the law* take hold of these i human parties and by regular procc make convicts of them, thus makii them pay the penalty of a violated la As a precautionary measure would not be well for the State to emplov surgeon for every camp of convicts, a; thus secure for them proper medic treatment. We make this suggestio not that, we believe the reports fcc, th we have obtained, as to the b?rbaro treatment by contractors, but simply a measure that is due them upon t ground of humanity alone. Since tl schetne of Senator Butler to work tl Roads by imposing a capitation ta has fallen through, the contract labor the Penitentiary might be used upon tl public highways.-Georgetown Times The Charleston Centennial. Charleston celebrated on Monda the 13th inst., the centennial annive ! sary of her incorporation. The di j was ushered in with the pealing.of S [ Michael's chimes and an artillery s lute. Many buildings, and the shij j ping were handsomely decorated, at there was a large crowd of stranger Alderman Thayer presided over tl formal ceremonies. The bust of Rob Y. Hayne, the first Mayor, by Valet tine, the Virginia sculptor, was unvei ed as was also one of Slr. Petigru, pr< sented to the city by Mayor Courtenaj A poem composed for the occasion b Paul H. Hayne, was read by Dr. Mic dleton Michel. Mayor Courtenay rea the oration of the day. At night ther was a magnificent display of firework on the Rutledge street pond. Who Pay the Tariff Taxes. A merchant goes to New York to la in a stock of goods He first enters a English importing house and prices bale of coarse woolen cloth, which is ? per yard. *4But," says he, -'I bough this cloth before the war at ?1. "True," says the Englishman; "bo your government has put on a duty c $1 per yard, and 1 have only addet that to the price." OUT m ere h an pays for the goods and the importe puts $1 into his own pocket and th other into the treasury. Now this i the revenue and goes to support th* government. He now crosses thi street to>an American house and ex amines a similar bale of domestic good; and finds the "prices the same. "Bu how is thiij," says he: "you pay n< doty and yet sell as high as the Eng lishman ?" ''True," says the sales man ; "you see the foreign article fixe; the price and we ask ?2 because w< can get it.*' Our merchant pays tb< $2 a yard and thc manufacturer put.? every dollar into* his own pocket anc nota cent into the treasury. Now this is protection. The Death cf Judge Black. YORK, PSNN., August 10.-Judge Jeremiah Black died at ten minute! past 2 o'clock this morning. Although not unexpected, his death was sudden and was a shock to thc community. On Sunday morning he seemed some? what better, bot the improvement was too slight to justify hope for his re? covery. An unfavorable change began about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and he gradually grew worse, bat remained conscious almost to the end and died peacefully. The home of Judge Black and wife at York has long been one of the most interesting in Pennsylvania. The life of the venerable pair has been chann? ing in its simplicity, and a multitude of friends had fondly hoped to see them round out their age to four-score yearR in their delightful rustic retreat. Judge Black has been at the bar more than fifty-three years, and be ascended the Bench in 1842, iu the judicial district where he first won distiction. He was twice elected Chief Justice of the Su? preme Court of his State, and at the end of six years of service in that office be entered President Buchanan's Cabi? net, where he remained the power be? hind thc throne throughout the Buch? anan administration. Since that time be has not held office, but his opiuion upon public questions has carried great weight, and his professional practice have been extensive, embracing cases of vast importance. His death ends the career of one of the foremost of our public men. Estimate of Crops. Among the most valuable publica? tions to dealers in grain are thc tnouth ly reports of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. In these reports is given the acreage, estimated yield and pre? sent condition of crops, and a meteoro? logical summary for the month. The figures arc carefully compiled, and are as accurate as possible, and the esti? mates are made by men of experience and ability. The report for the month of July has just reached us. From it we learn that the wheat crop of that State is this year a little over 28,000, 000 bushels, a falling off of 7,000,000 bushels or 20 per cent, from last year's unprecedented yield. Corn is now in excellent condition, and the crop is es? timated at about 170.000,000 bashcls, an increase over last year of about 10 per cent. Early in the season the pros? pect for i )rn was poor, there haviDg been almost PO rain for a month pre? vious to July 26, but thc rains came copiously then, and were in time to re? vive the crop. The total crop of the United States for 1883 is placed by this report?t 100, 000,000 bushels less than that of last year. That crop furnished for export 180.000.000 bushels, of which forty or fifty millions still remain stored in this country. TLe Kansas Board of Agriculture evidently believes that 1883 will prove to be a prosperous year, and the facts aod figures it furnishes ought to go far toward establishing confidence in the general financial situation. While the crop of this year is uot so great as it might be. still we shall have a large amount for export ; nod the prices, ow? ing to the partial failure of thc yield in England, and to thc very shortness of j our own crop, will be higher thau they j were last year. The Florence Times says : Mr F. M. Nelson, the president of the oil seed mill at Memphis, Tenn., was in Flor- ! euee some time ago, and was so much impressed with .the place, that he pur? chased grounds for the site of bis mill, and will take immediate steps for its ! erection. Mr. Nelson represents a ! syudicate that asks for no outside aid : they mean business, and will go active? ly to work/ The Times says the es? tablishment of thc mill is a fixed fact. Attend to tho Deadheads ! Ma?y of the great corporations are very generous to Government officers whenever real or supposed influence is to be gained for the protection of special interests. They employ vigilant agents at the national aud at the State capitals, not only to oversee legislation, but to conquer the prejudices of legislators. Members of Congress and of the State Legislatures are sometimes retained as attorneys for these coropations, and draw regular annual salaries. The railroad companies give free passes to members and officers of Con? gress, to Judges of the Supreme and of inferior Courts, to.members of the Cabi? net, and to all officials who may be use? ful to them. The telegraph companies send books containing deadhead stamps to the same parties. The principal express companies give free privileges to the same parties. The members of Congress and the Judges and the other Government of? ficers who accept these favors are, of course, expected to reciprocate them, if possible. The practice has become so common as to diminish the gravity of the crime in the view of some of the beneficiaries. Yet it is nothing less than indirect bribery. It is the duty of Congress to put an end to these practices, which have brought scandal upon its own body, upon the Judiciary, and upon some of the most responsible executive officers of the Executive departments. The re? form of this evil will be a gain for honest government and a pnblic benefit. -N. Y.Sun. The Kimball House to be Eebuilt. "I am glad I was not insured !" said General Toombs, as be looked at the ruins of the Kimball House. "If I had been insured I should have had to sue the rascals to get my money, would have lost the case in a corrupt court, and been mulched in costs." Toombs, however, agrees to subscribe to the stock of the new hotel. The general impression in Atlanta is that H. I Kim? ball, who is now in Chicago, holding business relations with George M. Pull? man, the sleeping car magnate, will or? ganize a company to rebuild the hotel, and that Pullman will back him with the necessary capital. Kimballr is now on his way to Atlanta. The great State of Georgia^ seems to j be grievously afflicted with a kind of paralytic ailment in the shape of rail- \ road free passes in the pockets of legis- : tors. If the statesmen would keep the j passes in their pockets little harm would j be done, but with singular unanimity j they have an ungovernable desire to experiment as to the uses for which these passes are designed, ?and they have discovered that they can leave the j Legislative halls on Friday and go home j without a cent of cost and come back ! about Tuesday, and that they cao leave j again about the next Friday, go to Tal- j lulah Falls over an entirely different j road without spending a cent, and re- I turn again about the Tuesday following, j and so on If they would go home or j to Tallulah Falls and stay there it would j not be so bad, but with these passes in their pockets they always go back to ! Atlanta, and the fear is now that the j session will last until about the first of j October. The Philadelphia Press says the Standard Oil Company, io thirteen years, has made, net profits. ?77.105, 422. This is an average of but little less than ?6,000,000 a year. The terrible accident a few months ago on the New York Central railroad, by which a number of lives were lost, was due to the carelessness of an inex? perienced youth, who acted as operator, messesger boy and signal man combin? ed. A collision occurred between two freight trains in Massachusetts last Weduesday, io which six men met hor? rible deaths, and the dispatches say : ? .The operator Johnson, who is respon- j sible for the accident, is 17 years of j age, had been on duty all night, aud at j 9 o'clock this morning had not been re- j lieved, owing to the tardiness of A i Cboag, the station master. Johnson j had orders to flag these trains and to j have them pass at Petersburg Junction and forgot to do it/ To run trains by telegraph needs brains and intelligence, and neither of these qualities can be ex? pected when employees are half-paid and overworked. The operator may be held respoosible for this accident, but public opinion will be apt to execrate the greed and rapacity which made such a calamity possible. Polishing the Wrong End. Many men dailj polish their boots who never give a thought to the condition of their hair, except to harrow it casually with brush and comb, or submit it to the paraly? sing attentions of the average barber. What happens? Why, this: From neglect, mental anxiety, or any of a score of causes, the hair turns prematurely gray and begins to fail out. Parker's Hair Balsam will at once stop the latter process and restore the original color. An elegant dressing, free from grease. 'Are you any relation to my sister?' He blushed and stammered until the young lady taking pity on him, solved the matter by saying : 'no, but he'd like to be-wouldn't you, Alfred ?' Put a Brand on Him. .'Women are a necessary evil," he said, bringing down his fi?t hard on the counter to emphasize the heartless remark, lt was in the village store at West Milton, Saratoga County, and the speaker was the central figure of a groupof bucholic philosophers. He was homely, slovenly and sixty. "There's where I differ from you altogeth? er," said Mr. George T. Graham, of the same place. "Women are mostly what men make 'em. When husbands are brutes wives will fali into submission or rwike home hot for the men ; and they're unnatural in either charac? ter. Love them, and especially be good to them when they're sick, and you'll have no ! trouble. There's my own wife, now. She's ! suffered a good deal willi dyspepsia, nervous j prostration and other ailments that took the i bloom off lier cheeks and the spring out of ber I steps. Well, she saw an ndvertisement of Parker's Toni;', and thought it would bejust the thing for her case. Gentlemen, I sent five miles after a bottle. She took it. I sent ' again after more So several times. Trou-! Ide? Why, if VDU could see how much good : it has done her you would say that women , are the greatest of God's blessings, and I Parker's Tonic is the next.' This preparation, which has been knowo as : Parker's Ginger Tonie, will hereafter be , called simply Paiker's Tonic. This change : has been rendered necessary by substitutes imposed upon their customers by unprinci? pled dealers under the name of ginger; and as ginger is really an unimportant flavoring ingredient, we drop the misleading word. There is no change, however, io the pr?? paration itself, and ail bottles remaining in the bands of dealers, wrapped uuder the name of Parker's Ginger Tonic contain the geuuine medicine if the facsimile signature of Hiacox lc Co. is at the bottom of tb? outside wrapper. Shriner's Indian Vermifuge saved three thousand children from disease and death. It is the wonder of the age. It will not de? ceive you. A man in any station can do his duty, and doing it, can earn his own respect. A great many people feel themselves gradu? ally failing. They don't know just what is the matter but they suffer from a combination of indescribable aches*and pains, which each month seem to grow worse. The only sure remedy known that will counteract this feeling and restore perfect health is Brown's Iron Bitters. By rapid assimilation it puri? fies the blood, drives out disease, gives health and strength to every portion reached by the circulatory system, renews wasted tissues and restores robust health and strength. Which is the easiest of the three professions, law, physic, or divinity ? Divinity, because it is easier to preach than to practice. I have known and watched the use of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) for over fifty years, and never have known or heard of its failure to cure any case of Blood Poison when pro? perly taken. H. L. DEXNARD, Perry, Ga. Sumter Park & Agricultural Association. RACE COURSE TO RENT. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO 12 o'clock on 3d September (Sale-day) for the use of the RACE TRACK, RACE BUILDINGS and STABLE-ROOM, during the next Fair, viz : 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of November. This Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Directors, CHAS. H. MOISE, Sec. and Treas. S. P. & A. A. Aug21_2t TNLY DEARi DO YOU KNOW THE SEASON WHY PEOPLE WANT TO BUY THE WILSON LIGHTNING SEWER in preference to any other smrnra KAGSXKS? We will tell you. BECAUSE it has no Cogs, Cams or Gears. BECAUSE it has no Rawhide or Felt Packing. BECAUSE it has no Cast-iron Parts paint? ed over to cover its defects. BECAUSE it does not shake, rattle or dance all over the floor when run at a high rate of speed. BECAUSE it has two speeds-one for fine work or a delicate operator, and the other for fast speed, so that you can do one-third more work in a day than can be done on any other Sewing Machine. BECAUSE it rans Light and EaBy. BECAUSE lost'mot ton can be be taken op after years of wear without changing or pot? ting in new parts, which cannot be done with any other Sewing Machine. BECAUSE it darns rips and tears. BECAUSE it does the most elegant designs in embroidering without an attachment. BECAUSE it does not break the thread or needle when run backwards. We could tell youfor hours of its Superiority overall other Sewing Machines. We think this is sufficient reason why people should boy the WILSON. It is sold on very easy terras. BlXTMANUf & BRO., BOOT AND SHOE STORE, SUMTER, S. C. Aug 21_ WT J7^A?DBEWS' FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT. KEALS AT ALL SOTES. FRESH FISH, OYSTERS, FRUITS VEGETABLES Di VARIETY, Received Daily and will he Delivered to Customers from Wagon. Prompt attention given to orders. FINE STOCK OF FAMILY GROCERIES. Liberty Street-Next Door to Rytten berg's-Sumter, S. C. Aug 21 ta THE DIAMOND SHIRT FOR SALE BY MURRAY & MURRAY, Agents. Aug 21_ BRID6ES TO BE REBUILT. OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SUMTER COUNTY NOTICE is hereby given that the County Commissioners will meet at Nelson's Crossing, near Mayesville, for the purpose of receiving Bids and Contracting to be built, two Bridges at said Crossing, on August 31st, 1883. Parties wishing to contract for same will please meet Commissioners. Bond and surety will be required for the faithful performance of work. By order of Board, T. V. WALSH. Clerk Bd. Co. Comr's, Aug 21-2t Sumter County. ADMINISTRATORS5 SALE. Estate of Davis H. Sanders, DECEASED. BY ORDER OF THE PROBATE COURT for Sumter County, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the late res? idence of DAVIS H. SANDERS, dec'd. on TUESDAY the FOURTH day of SEPTEM? BER, 1883, tlie Personal Property of said deceased, consisting of EIGHT (8) MULES, ONE (1) It A Y MARE COLT, ONE(l) PLANTATION WAGON. PLA NT AT ION UTENSILS, ONE (I) BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN, ONE (1) BUGGY, kc, kc. Sale will be held at ll o'clock. A. M. ARTHUR K. SANDERS, Aug 21-2t Administrator. PEYOIfs HLE?S? O??TTMEUT r'^S"" For this annoying trouble it has been i? popular use for m:\z\v y carp, and w very favorably known as a SPECIFIC CURE. It is aleo the very best remedy kn-jwn for SORE NIFi^LES, FELONS, COBS?, Oin Por.r.s. SCJ?JD IIBA^I, TETTBR, ULCEB? and kindred dieeaMfi. From Montgomery, Ala., a gentleman writes: " I bid bacn sorely afflicted with Tiles for ten years, and obtained immediate relief and a permanent cure by using Pryor's Ointment." A gentleman writes from Cusseta, Ala.: MI used Pryor's Ointment in an aggravated ease of PUcAof eight years standing, aad vx an incredibly short time it made a complete ettre." Sent by mail on receipt of the j>ricc-60c. a box^ SoM by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. Prepared only by tac sole Proprietor, J. BRADFIELD, No-108 S. Pryor St., A TM UTA, GA. S k IEL. KT. RIO] (Successor to 126 MAIN COLUMBI DEALER IN FRENCH GOODS, 00NSIS1 Vases, Card Receivers, Flower Stands, Ware. French Black Marble and Ornamental i and Jewelry of the most elegant designs. SPE and Tooth Picks, and the celebrated Pebbl Columbia where can be had a strictly first class Barbers' Shears, &c, of Joseph Rodger & Sons turers. Repairing and Engraving of all kinds a spec satisfaction guaranteed. MR. G. HOEFEE Engraver is so well known, is with me and wil JOSEPH W. M EA CH ER, from the well know charge of the Repairing Department. Sw?? W FARM GR! AND SH: OVER 30,000 ? Every machine is fully money refunded. Pr $40 ; Shelters, $5. or Sheller until ye r terras and illusti Address, wi LIVINGSTON & CO? CHARLESTON STORE. H. A. LOWRY. FINE COODS, LOW PRICES? A FULL LINE -OF TDTy Gr O O CL S SUITABLE FOR EVERYBODY. READY MADE CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS. A FINE STOCK OF JEANS, AT BOTTOM PRICES. HOSIERY, NOTIONS, CORSETS, UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, MERINO UNDERWEAR, FANCY ARTICLES. -AND GENERAL HOUSE-KEEPING DRY GOODS, j TRUNKS, BASKETS AND VALISES. BEING ABLE TO BU? MY GOODS FOP- C?SH, ENABLES ME TO SELL AT LOTEST FIGURES. Special Attention Given to ar o DB 23 x PST Gr. Jobbers are requested to call and examine my Stock and Prices. jVOTICB. I would respectfully announce to my friends and the public gener? ally, that about tbe FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, I intend to combine the Dry Goods and Grocery Business and will there? after keep A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, and will be pleased to see them. H. A. LOWRY, Corner Main and Republican Streets, SUMTER, S. C. Aug 14 NOTICE. Our Mr. Broadctus -LEFT FOR THE WEST. August 9th, to purchase horses for the Sumter Market. ABOUT SEPTEMBER 5TH the public may expect to view at my stables a LOT OF SUCH HORSES as will suit thc most fastidious. Just Received A Lot Fresh Lime at 51.75 per barrel. In large lots $1.65 per barrel. -ON HAND Cement, Plaster Paris, Cow Hair and Fire Brick. H. Sumter, Aug. 12. WANTED, AN ACTIVE, glib-tongued Canvassing Agent, to sell my Book of Poems. A female preferred. Applv to W. G. KENNEDY, At the Sumter Book Stote. July 17, 1883. 50 TONS STOVE COAL JUST ARRIVED at my yard at the Depot and will be sold, in any quantity, lower than eau be sold bv any one else. L. W. FOLSOM. July 31 lm EPPERSON'S LIVERY, SALE -AND FEED STABLES ! WHEN YOU VISIT Ol R TOWN. CALL and have vour HORSE nicely cleaned off. well fed and watered, all for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. FIRE WOOD Constantly on hand at thc Yard. Orders re? ceived at thc Stables, will receive prompt at? tention. Jal.v 17 Wm. Glaze,) STREET, % S. C., ni? OF TO?LET SETS, ODOR STANDS, &c. Wedding Presents in Sterling Silver Clocks. Watches of every make and style, CJALTIES-John Foley's Gold Pens, Pencils e Glasses and Spectacles. The only place in ! article of Table and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, and other well known Sheffield manufac ialty. All work executed in the best style and I, whose reputation as a Watchmaker and 1 have charge of the above department. MR. n house of James Allan of Charleston, has Aug 1 ST MILLS ELLERS. ?OW ns USE. warranted to suit, or ice of Mills, $20 to Do not buy a Mill tu have seen our rated circular, ith stamp, PITTSBURGH, PA. ONE Y SAVED! During the dull Summer Months I have determined to make things LIVELY by giv* ing rare bargains. -EXAMINE MY 5 Cents, IQ Cents and 25 Cents nm STRAW HATS TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED, -AT ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES. ELEGANT CLOTHING MARKED WAY DOWN. FIT AS WELL AS PRICE GUARANTEED. B A.R GAUNTS -IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT; . -ALSO IN EVERY OTHER. I KEEP THE SAME "GOOS GROCERIES" -FOE WHICH I HAV3 BEEN LONG NOTED. EES!EMBER MV JiOTTO "FIRST CLASS GOODS AT LOWEST Pilli?" TRY MY CHOICE BUTTER, 3 lbs. for a DOLLAR. TRY MY KABABAS CIGARS, 50 in a box for a DOLLAR. TRY MY BEST CIGAR, "PUNCH," ouly 5 cen ti. FOR SALE ONLY BY ALTAMONT MOSES. HUBS I TE BEST. -o I REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING EI?E INSURANCE COMPANIES, ALL OF THEM FIRST CLASS : Commercial Union of LondoD. Fire Association of Philadelphia. Standard Fire of London. Niagra Fire of New York. ?sS* Rates as low as auy First Class Comyanv. ALTAMONT MOSES. June 12 _ _ SHERIFFS SALES, BY VIRTUE of suudry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the First Monday and day following in September next, 1883. within le? gal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash the following property : One lot containing one and four-fifths acres of land, more or less, in the village of Lynchburg, in Sumter County, hounded North by land known as the Miller tract, East by land of E. Spencer, South by public road leading to Sumter C. H., and West by land of J. W. Hodge, levied upon as the pro? perty of Sidney C. Kilpatrick under the Fi ! Fa's'of Clark & Jones, Smith & Nclins, Darby k Co., Freeman Bros. & Co., against the said Sidney C. Kilpatrick. R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. Sheriffs Office. Aug. ll, ISS3. _ ?T*% J \ REVOLVING COTTON PRESS. ^^^^^^^^ ' ^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^^^^ WILMINGTON IRON AND COPPER WORKS, MANUFACTURERS OF COTTON PRESSES, SAW AND GRIST MILLS, WATER WHEELS, SHAFT? ING, PULLIES, kc, kc. Full stock of LEATHER AND RUBBER BELTING and Machinists Subies of all kinds. REPAIR WORK A "SPECIALTY. HART, BAILEY CO., 21 and 23 SOUTH FRONT STREET, WILMINGTON. N. C." " G R j BradMd's Fem?is Regulate Li ?Spec lal Remedy for all diseases pertaining to TBf WOMB, and any intelligent woman can cure htM? by following the directions. It is especially effica? cious in cases o? SUPPRESSED OB PAINFUL 3?BUXB0* ATioN, THE WHITES, and PARTIAL PROLAPSES. ? affords immediate relief and permanently rector? the Menstrual Function. As a remedy to be us*4 during that critical period known as ?? Change of Life," this invaluable preparation has no rival I Eolmss5 L?n?TDent [s an INESTIMABLE BOON to aU child-bearing women : a real blessing to suffering females; ?tat MOTHER'S FRIEND. When applied two or three months before comt?* ment it will produce a safe and quick delivery, control pain, and alleviate the usual agonizing sol* Cering beyond the power of language to express 1 Pry or's Ohtmeat!j Ia a sure and speedy cure for Blind or 1 lng Files, Sores, Ulcers, Tumors, l?stala, B?HM? Corns. Felons, Sore Nipples, etc Its effects ai? simply marvelous, and it is an inexpressible blessing t> all afflicted withgeither of the Abo?* complaints. Try it 1 'r*3t>. j For circulars, testimonials, and foll partie*?' lars, address Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer af these THREE GREAT REMED ES j J. BRADFIELD^? ! No. 108 South-Pry or St, ATLANTA, GrA? ? Swift'* Specific tia? been tne meant of hnscieg health and Ls pp me;? to thousands woo ?ere pr? sonnccd incurable of Blood oed Skin Diseases. HEAR TH ?"WITNESSES ! lam Kare that Swift'* Specific saved mr life- I. wa:? terribly poisoned with Malaria, and ww pren np.to div. Swift'? Specific relieved me promptly ?ag entirely. I think it is the greatest remedy of the sgt. e. O. SPENCES. Sup"! Gasworks. Hume, Oft. S. S. S. owes the worst form* of Scrofula, Old Sores, Old Ulcers, Eczema, Herpes, sad ?Il Blood ot Skin Humor, lt eliminate* toe Poison from the Blood, and drives it out through thc pores of th? skin. HAD SCROFULA FOR JT YEARS. I have suffered from Scrofula about 1? ytcrs. The diheare ix-mc mostly confined to my legs tad ankles.. my bin ii hone? were covered w-ir h laryt vkm* <n4 otu tnu*? of Uti Un ?nh. aud Itt* tutor tea* ai ruo* t vu bearabU. All remedie* ?nd tr? almt-ota which 1 tne* /ailed todo mc any rood. At lo?! I began laking S. S. S., continuin? for about four month*, sad t AX CERTAINLY WELL. 1 took S. S. S. under tte superv ision of a physician of ?6 year?' active prac- . lice, by your order. Previous to taking S S S. I tt . times could scarc-Iy walk. Xow t<an watt all Joy? and I font to ihcuik S. 8. S amt a o/Jy tot wy curt. . ' THOS McFAKLANI). . 54 Foundry Stied. Atlant*, Oft. RHEUMATISM. The peat of this disease is in the Blood. S10.COO would not purchase from me what S. S. S. bas effected m my cuse. It cured tue of Malana! Rhcomatum ARCHIE THOMAS,? Editor fr publican, Sprm^field. Tenn, A necro wa? enred of a noient ca?e of Rhenrat tism by b. S. b. Wt&onf the r<Snedv he would havt ?S died. WM. B SMITH. M D. - . t Tum hi ms Shoals. SC./ V Write for a copy of the little bock-fret fifi fl REWARD will n- paid io tn? - -, <pi,\J\J\J Chcnu>i who WJ:I rir.il. ?D *n?l>?sr ' _ of 100 nonie* of ?>. >. one partfcl- cf rocfC.arjw " . iodide potaseinm or aiiv mmer.il *nh?t?nce. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO Drewer 3. Atlanta u*. WOOD'S OOONTINE, FOR WHITENING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH. Keeps the Breath Pure and Sweet and Hardens the (huns. Femada of Dr. T. T. Moore. Wi C. PISHER, Wholesale Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. For sale in Sumter bv Dr. A. J. CHINA, aud Dr. D. J. AULD. March 6_ "ATTENTION FARMERS! MAC AF.TH? HORSE POWER. TBE UNDERSIGED HAVING PUR? C H AS Kl) the right for Sumter County or the Macartbv Horse Power, desire to call the alteotiou of fanners to tbe great advan? tage cf this power for operating gins or other machinery. If properly constructed FIVE BAGS OF COTTON PER DAV CAN BE GINNED WITH TWO J!ULES. Refer to Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Mayesrille, Jas. G. White, of Sumter, and others who have seen it iu successful operation. Persons desiring to purchase can confer with either of the undersigned. ROBT. WITHERSPOON, W. A. COOPER, July 17 _Mayesville, S. C. THOS. F. BAG-LEY, COMMISSION MERCHANT. COTTON, NAVAL STORES, TUX TIMBER, ?fcc. WILMINGTON, N. C. Correspondence solicited. Reference BANK OF NEW HANOVER. July IO_fan CARPBTS* Carpels and House Fnrnfoliinc Goods* Tho Lnrgest Stock South of Baltimore. Moquet, limaseis, :>-riy and Ingrain Car* pets, Ii ups. Mats and Crumb Cloths, Win? dow Shade?, Wall Papers, Bordera, Lac? Curtains, Cornices and Poles, Coco? and Canton Mattings, Upholstery* Ensr?Tt?j?, Chromos, Picture Frames. Write for Samples and Prices. <S KOK GK A. BAILIE, AUGUSTA, OA* June 26 4> ,. WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Opens September 20th," 1883. One of the FIRST SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG LADIES IN THE UNITED STATES. Surrounding! beautiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupila from eighteen States. TERMS AMONG THE BEST IN THE UNION. Board, Washing, English Course, Latin, French, German, Instrumental Music, kc, for Scholastic year, from Sept. to June, $238. For Catalogues, write to REV. WM. A. HARRIS., D D., President, July 10_Staunton, Virginia. "MEDICAL COLLEGE -OF EVANSVILLE, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. The Eighteenth regular Session of this College will commence on the first Wednes? day in October, 18S3, and coutinue until the lastof Febuary, 1384. Fees: Matriculation fee, $5.00; Lecture tickets,S40 00; Demonstrator's ticket, $5.00; Graduation fee, S25.00. Good board ranges from S3 to ?5 per week. For Catalogue contain-ng fuil infor? mation, apply to A. F. ACHILLES, M. D., No. 14 Lower Third Street, -Evansville, Ind. July 3 3m. iLYON&HEALY State & Monroe Sts., Chicago^ WfllMad prepaW to any ftddret* t Mr i BAND CATALOGUE, for UKO. ?W paies ?0 ho?ta-n? (of i 3* tro menu. Satt?, Otp*, BelcO ?.Pomp?n*, EpaaUu, Cap-Lamp*, ?tandi. Droia Majort Suffi, and "Hau, Sondo* Band Ootntj, RtatMag 4~.!iterhb, ?ibo i nc?uria I ?true Oos and Ex reta for Amateur Baad?,sad*<~ of Choto Band Mask,_