The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 26, 1884, Image 2
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
The Stonier WatcJtman was founded
m I860 and the True Southron in
1866. The Watchman and Southron
now has the CODI bi ned circulation and
infiuence of both of thc old papers, and
is manifestly the best advertising
medium in Sumter.
EDITOBIAIi ITEMS]
King's Mountain and vicinity arc
^crowing lustily over their prospective
tra mine. Those who ought to know,
say that the ore ts wonderfully pure,
and if the vein is a large one the pro?
perty will be very valuable.
Some ef our State papers arc firing
into (he Agricultural Department for
tome alleged sharp practice ia connec
K rion with the publication of the Hand
v." Book of the State? Major Harry Ham?
mond is thc editor, and his claims have
|g| been very quietly ignored by the De?
partment. All of which gives news?
papers something to talk about,
gp Slates for Congressional candidates,
for the coming campaign, are being
manufactured with much avidity. It
':F seems that our two new Representatives,
Messrs. Hemphiil and Dargan, are the
only ones who will be allowed a "walk?
over-" in the nominating convention.
The other fcur will ba vc a sharp fight
? win, if they win at all.
- Much comment bas been made upon
thc reported frauds tbat have been dis?
covered iii the Marshal's office in this
??i State. We hope that a vigorous exami
sation ?ill be made, and condign pun?
ishment imposed upon thc wrong-doers.
We donot think Marshall Blythe guilty
of any dishonesty, but the crew of hun
gry'rascafs' under him, are for the most
part, fit candidates for the penitentiary j
We are under obligation f?>r a copy j
of tbe_speeches of non. R. P. Flower
during the session of 1SS3. Mr. Flower
is a possible candidate for thc Prest- j
decoy sad therefore bis opinions are ?
worthy of attention. We are not en- ?
thusiastic, however, over the nomina- j
tfen of a New York man. Thc run of j
fuck is certainly against the Empire .
H?de va the matter of electing a Demo- }
I eratic Pr?sident, sud wc had rather try j
some other State.
-Our State papers have ' all pretty j
. enanimously agreed that Gov. Tb o nip- j
ion will be renominated without op po- j
sitios, and that most of the other State [
officers will have a quiet walk-over in j
the Convention jv though seme changes j
viii probably be made. It is important j
for the Democracy, if they expect to j
continue to control the State, to have j
honest, capable and sober officers. ?
Some of our people think that thc moral j
as well as the political qualifications of i
.candidates should be examined.
Gordon Pasha is a brave man. For j
two months, thc False Prophet has j
had almost absolute control of Nubia j
and the western part of Soudan, and ;
that entire country swarms with rebels j
whose only idea is hatred of the Eoglish j
ind their Egyptian slaves. Yet io the ;
face of all this, Gordon set out alone to !
travel that God-forsaken country and ;
Dade the trip in safety, arriving at j
Khartoum a few day ago, where he is j
using all of his wonderful power in the j.
effort to tranquilize the animosities j
which have sprung up through the j
Malign influence of El Mahdi. He is j
meeting with reasonable success.
The graded Schools in Columbia, j
which have been exceedingly successful, |
since their organisation last fall, are in j
financial trouble. The expenses this !
year? for furniture: and other incidentals !
Eave been much larger than they will j
necessarily be in the future, and the j
School Board have petitioned to the city j
for help. The City Fathers hare not j
responded in a very munificent manner
and now the school authorities arc ask :
ing help from private individuals, j
From all accounts, these schools have !
i
been well managed and 'Jolumbia ought.:
to keep them open daring the nine!
months, it was intended they should j
run.
. The Columbia canal, the great bone '
of contention at each session of the j
Legislature, is making satisfactory pro- i
gress. [ If half that has been said about j
li? ss a presumptive water power, is i
correct, it will be a wonderful bonanza j
to the State when completed ; hut there !
Ur much work yet to be dooe before that I
mnch-to-be-de*ired consummation is ?
reached. Some of the Columbia papers j
advocate the policy of the City aiding the j
enterprise, and it strikes us that it is!
only fair to do so. Columbia, more ;
than any other place, will be benefitted i
by the completion of the canal, and the
opposition oo the part of a large mi- j
nerity of the Legislature. to State aid j
will continue to grow, uoless Columbia i
shows that she is willing to pay in part !
for the benefits expecting to accrue from j
this enterprise.
When HerrLasker, thc great German
socialist died. some weeks ago, Coi. j
Tom Ochiltree introduced a resolution j
of condolence in Congress which passed \
with about half a dozen votes in the af- |
firmative. A copy of these* resolution? j
was sent to the German Reichstag, of j
which Lasker was a member, but Bis- :
march esptured it before it reached its j
destination, and returned it to our Con- 1
gress with a polite intimation to oar law- ?
makers to attend to their own business
and let Germany alone. Bismarck '
served Congress jost right. It was a
piece of impertinence &r our govern- ;
meat to send resolutions of sympathy
to thc German Government in regard!
I? the 4e*>th of a man whose life has j
government. The American Eagle
has its feathers raffled and will scream
a little over thc insult, aud-that will
be the end of it.
TARIFF REFORM.
The Committee ?? Ways and Means
are working industriously at Morrison's
Tariff Bill. The -high tariff" folks are
flooding the committee with petitions
and remonstrances against any reduc?
tion of the present rates, one firm even
going so far as to ask for an increase of
duties ; and all, of course, in the inter?
est of the poor laboring man, and our
infant industries. One does not know
which most to admire in these men,
their amazing cheek or insatiable greed,
but we do know this, that a reduction
of the tariff would redouud to the bene
fit of three-fourths of our people and do
uo harm to the remaining portion, ex?
cepting always the few men who have
made their millions out of the unholy
laws, and whose financial interests are
largely interested in robbing the people j
for their persooal.gain. If any of our
! baby industries are so feebie as not to
! stand alone, and it is of national im- j
portance for them to be carried on, it
would be far cheaper to the people for
Congress to grant subsidies in such
cases, and then we could know what
these infant industries are costing us.
South Carolina farmers make and sell
their cotton ajt a price that barely, and
sometimes does not pay expenses, yet,
they must pay exorbitant duty on every
pound of ties and yard of bagging used
in preparing that-cotton for market, and
we are expected to believe that this
high handed robbery is for the benefit
of the laboring man. The entire South
must be taxed to support a few manu?
factories, whoSe existeuce docs not
make a drop iu the bucket in
comparison with the cotton industry
of the country which is being
shackled with bands of steel. Suppose
the reduction of the tariff were to de?
stroy a few of these factories, (we do I *
not believe it would destroy any of 1
them, except in cases of over production) \ 1
the benefit to the entire cotton growing j <
country would far outweigh any tem?
porary inconvenience to the factory
owner??. j J
We believe that a protective tariff is j1
wrong in priniciple and policy, and ic
every farmer owes it to himself to work j '
and vote for revenue reform, if it breaks j;
the heart of every monopolist in the i *
land. M
What a ludicrous spectacle has been !
presented in Washington the past week, ; s
as batch after batch of iron men-all of j1
whom can count their wealth by the i 1
million, have besieged thc rooms of the jk
Ways and Means Committee with their j
greedy pleas for protection, and all in ! s
the name and for the sake of the poor ja
laboring man. and for whom they care j '
no more than for a single brick in their j 1
immense factories. ]
High protection is not only unjust to j
the great body of American laborers, I a
but it has a flavor of concentrated mean- j c
ness greater than in any other manner j J
of legalized robbery. i '
GENERAL GRANT. j '.
Judging from rumors floating over ! <?
the country, Gen. Grant is in a preca- j *
rious conditiou. Since his fall on New j
Year's day, which itself would not have ? (
affected a healthy man more thau a few j '
hours or days, at most, he has been con- j
fined to his room and iu a great measure to |.
his bcd, and it is problematical if he {
ever recovers. Had this acciden t i j
occurred to him during the war, it i 1
* f
would have ccarcely been felt, but j <
twenty years of hard drinking and in- ? 1
cessant smoking, have made a physical j .
wreck of a constitution once remarka- ! z
bly healthy and robust, and left it utter- j c
ly powerless to resist disease or accident '2
Gen. Grant now lies a helpless invalid, ! ^
racked with pain as a penalty for viol?t-'t
iug nature's laws. Examples of the ; i
wasting and destructive influence of ? <?
the pernicious habits which have . 1
brought him to the verge of the grave, ' *
may be found all around, aud yet boys j (
and young men go on daily, strengthen- I t
ing the shackles that bind them to these j ?
destroying influences, when they j1
know, if they think at all, what a con- ! '
I
ttnucd indulgence in whiskey and tobacco j
will bring a punishment, long delayed .
perhaps, but severe and condign at last, j "
We doubt if there is a reader of this i.
paper who eau not recall instances I j
where the promise of a long and useful j 1
life has been closed in the gloom of an i *
early death from the excessive iudul- I j
geucc of these strange and acquired ap- ! ,
petites. But we are straying from our ? ?
subject, and started out to say that Gen ? 1
Grant has so thoroughly steeped his !
body tu whiskey and nicotine that his ,
health is iu a critical condition. !,
FABLES.
The earnest beliefs of our childhood !
are fast passing away. Who of us is j
there that did not believe devoutly i:i j
William Tell's archery, aud gaze won- |
deriugly at the picture of his son stand?
ing with au apple on his head,
transfixed (the, apple, Hot the head,)
with an arrow? Washington and his !
little hatchet has served to point the i
moral to ten thousand lectures j
on truthfulness; the history of Cassa-j
bianianca's tragic death has done duty !
as a school boy's oration time out of j
mind; the terrible Maelstrom on thc I
j
Norwegian coast with tho picture of a |
vessel sailing around its ever narrow- ?
ing circle delighted while it terrihed i
the youthful reader. But modern j
writers tell us that it is all fable. Tell
never shot the apple on his son's head,
Washington did not cut the cherry tree,
and if he had bc would have
fibbed abo at it just like modero
boys do ; Casablanca is a false-1
hood ont of the whole cloth, and the
Maelstrom is merely a tidal current of!
no more danger than hundreds of other I
places where ships pass daily. And now
the remorseless advance of truth has
takeu away another of our early beliefs.
The Upas, that deadly tree, whose fatal j
poison made a desert waste wherever it j
grew, has been shown to be perfectly ;
harmless. And so they go, one by j
one, those fanciful myths, as dear to .
the children's hearts as a 4-raw heads
and bloody bones,' whatever that may
be. _
THE STORM.
We sive on our outside a brief ac
count of the destruction caused by Tues?
day's storm. It was the most wide?
spread of any that has ever visited our j
country. North and South Caroliua,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee have
all suffered ; the loss of life at some
places being very great. In Richmond
County, N. C., twenty-three persons
were killed tn one locality, aud ten in
another, besides mauy wounded.
Georgi suffered much in some places.
Twenij .ersons were killed within a
radiru8 of three miles near Grassy
Knob, iu another place, ten school
children took refuge from the storm iu
an unoccupied building and it was torn
down and every child killed. At
McBean Station near Augusta, it look- j
cd as if the Savannah River had turned |
from its course aud washed aud torn j
?vei-3'thiug from their foundations.
In our State which seemed the greatest
sufferer, several separate cyclones pass- !
?d across, spreading terror and destruc
:ion on all sides. S am ter, fortunately
?scaped entirely. The wiud blew heav?
ily but no damage so far as we have
leard, has been done, but nearly every
)ther County in the State has suffered j
severely, lt passed through Clarendon, j
>ome miles below Manning, overturning j
ill the houses in its course. Mr. James j
3ubbagj was killed by*.the falling tim- j
jers of his house ; Mr. Ben. Baggett j
est his little son in the same way. In j
Chester, the white and colored Bap- j
;i>t Churches were both destroyed ; the j
jew Cotton Seed Oil Mill was badly in-1
ured ; and a large number of houses j
m roofed. Five negroes were killed on !
me plantation in Aiken. In Edgefield !
or miles and miles nothing cati be seen j
vhere the storm passed, except over- j
urned houses and prostrate fences and i
rees.
The storm commenced as far North
ts Michigan, and committed sad havoc
u some parts of ?udiana, but expended I
nost ot its force iu the Southern {
States.
Calls for help are coming from ali
ides, and it behooves those who can, to
;id, for we know not thc day nor thc
lour when a simi?iar affliction will I
risit those who escaped.
CaUFor Help.
-
The following appeal speaks for itself;
md will not go unheeded The needs j
)f the sufferers are urgent, and prompt i
elief should be afforded. Hundreds of1
"amilies have lost their all and death
md casuaiiy have visited many homes. !
The method of collecting and distribut
ng the relief as proposed in the appeal
>f the Master of the Grange is sufficient
0 accomplish the great good hoped for.
WORTHv MASTIC'S OFFICE
STATE GRANGE.
COLUMBIA. S. C., February 21, 1881.
Tu thc Patrons of Husbandry ff Svulli
G (i roi i na.
BKETIIKEN : An appalling storm ha* '
ust passed over mauy localities of the ! <
kate, decoying life and property and i 1
caving many women and children '
louseless and destitute. Therefore, I ! 1
:all upon every man and woman who j 1
low or ever did belong to the order, to
issemble at once au i act under that
;atdinal principle of oars : 'Charity to
til mankind.' Let those near afflicted
lommunities ascertain who need help
md take steps to furnish it, sendiug
itatcmcnts of what additional aid is ?
ranted to Hon. A. P. Butler, Overseer j
>f the State Grau?e.aDd designate com- !
nittees who will receive aud distribute ;
?outributions of money 0: supplies that i
nay be made for the purpose. Let:
hose who have ^scaped collect money
iud supplies and send them to these j
:ommittees, so that uo time be lost in !
ifforuin^ prompt relief. Let this ai i ?
ro to all alike, regardless of whether 1
hey are Patrons or not, for charity j
should not discriminate.
Fraternally, JAS. N. LIPSCOMB,
Master of State Grange of S. C. j
National Democratic Convention.
The call has been issued and the tiutc j
md place selected for holding the 1
tfatioual Democratic Convention. It ?
?rill meet in Chicago on the 8th day of:
July next at noon. The representation 1
jccorded to each State is the same as .
lieretofore, and thc only increase iu j
?lumbers is the admission of represent- ?
itives from the District of Columbia aud j
the Territories. j
From now on to July the naming of ;
probable candidates and the selection of
the leading issues of the campaign will I
exercise the brains of the politicians
and wire-pullers. The nomination, we ;
are inclined to believe, lies between a ;
New York atid a Western man, with
thc chances about equally divided be?
tween them ; but no matter where the
nominee may hail from, the South will '.
do its best to elect him. The struggle ;
between the two parties this year bids
fair to be a sharp one, and a single blun- j
der one way or the other will tell willi
crushing effect on the part)' that makes
it. The Democratic party has. we hope, j
learned wisdom from its past experience
and is now ready to go before the coun?
try on bold and well-defined issues that j
will commaud success.-Columbia !
lug i st er.
S. A. Swails has written a letter to
a brother of ex-Congressman Raiuey, j
at Georgetown, announcing his tuteo- '
tion to canvass the Seventh (or Black)
District in his own interest as a candi?
date for Congressional honors. Swails '
states he has heard that Smalls is giv
iug oat that he (Swails) is ruuning so
as to defeat Lee and elect Smalls, but ;
that such is not the case; he is canvass?
ing for Swails all the time, and hopes
to be elected.
Two Men Shot in Cheraw by W.
Cash.
(Special Dispatch to thc Register.)
CHERAW, S.C.. February 23.-(
last Saturday W. B Cash came it
town early in the day and rcoiaio
uutil dark Just before starting i
home he became very boisterous a
was approached by Town Marsh
Richards and requested to keep qui<
A difficulty ensued, and they clinched
the Marshall using his club freely
Cash's head and arms, but finally t
Marshall was overpowered and terrib
bea too and kicked iu the face by Cas
After being separated Cash imm?diat
ly left town. Both men were unarm
at the time. This afternoon abo
3 o'clock, Cash again came into tOT
and after remaining about two hou
walked up to the peace officer, who w
sitting ou a dry goods box at the cc
uer of C. A. Brock's store. Passii
him a few paces, Ca9h wheeled rout
and fired three shots in quick succe
sion from a thirty-eight calibre Smi
& Wesson shooter-the first ball hittii
a bystander, Mr. James Coward, ai
the second shot took effect in the Ma
shal's left lung, and as lie fell Ca:
fired another shot, but missed. I
then ran to his horse, winch was at
convenient place, and in the exc?teme
was permitted-to escape. Dr. C. Kc
lock, who was within a few yards at tl
time, attended to thc unfortunate mt
and pronounced both wounds'dangerou
though not necessarily fatal, but at th
time (9 o'clock) ? learn that Richart
is mortally wounded. A posse is
pursuit of Cash and the wires have bec
used freely to effect his arrest.
[From our Regular Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23, 1884.
The Hall of the House Tuesdn
morning presented the appearance of
chamber in which had been held a nigl
of revelry. The attendants and clerl
were sleeping in the committee roon
or moping around, and no quorum cou]
be collected for any of the com mi tte
meetings. This meant that a session <
twenty-one hours had just come to
close, or, that the Republican represen
atives had attempted to evade iii
Mexican pension bill by skulking, an
thc Democratic majority had taken th
occasion to provo that it iutended t
control the legislation of the Fortj
eighth Congress. When the bill wa
about to be made the special order for
given day, and some half dozen motion
to adjourn--made by the Republicans
had been voted down, the Pension com
uiittee was called, and Mr. Hewitt o
Ala. moved to adopt a resolution mak
ing the hill a special order for thetweu
ty-first inst. A number of Republican
had by this lime absented thimselves
and ou a vote being taken, the Housi
was found without a quorum. A cal
of the House was ordered and thc Ser
geant-at-Ar:us was told to take thc
absentees into custody and bring thea
before the bur of the House. This oc?
cured at six o'clock P.M.. and fron
that hour until eight o'clock the follow?
ing morning. Members in charge o
that officer were from time to time pre?
sented at the bar of the House, thc
Speaker addressing to each the words
'you have beeu absent from the sitting?
of thc House without its leave. What
excuse have you to offer V Many said
I hey had left, thinking, of course the
House would adjourn about thc usual hour
or pleaded ignorance of the fact that, the
body was in session, while among others!
sickness of themselves or families be?
came so popular an excuse that Mr.
Townshend said 'we ought, to have some
medical certificates or else we shall
never succeed in getting a quorum' Mr.
Blanchard, in explaining his absence,
said if he had known the bill was up he
would have been willing to remain at
the Capitol a week, in order to pension
the Mexican veterans. The deputies
despatched in every direction by the
Sergeant-at-Arms, fooud the truant
members variously engaged. Some
were lassooed ou the streets, some were
afc their homes entertaining invited
guests, or in their 'little beds' where
slumber's chain had bound them ; while
others were at theatre, ball reception,
or tea-party. Mr. Henley, brought in
fullcveniug dressant! boaf^nnierc, asked
Lo be excused on the grouni of soliei
tude in regard to an attack ot meares Pi
his family. A member said .Uow aJjoaf
that dress suit? that does not look like
you had been hunting a doctor. Mr.
Henley said thc measles was a fact, not?
withstanding his habiliments, and Mr
Gibson moved to have him excused on
Kondition he would divide his bouquet
among them. Mr, Lyman said he was
well stricken in years and requiring
periodical refreshments, had rot i : cd on
that account. Mr. Springer moved
that he be excused, because, he said.
Mr. Lyman had once favored bin? by
lending him an umbrella. Mr. Belford
mixed a little blasphemy with his buf?
foonery saying when a deputy found
him he was 'on his knees between ilia
dividiug of the day and night, praying
that the Lord would turu the surplus
revenue into the channels of trade and
business.' Propositions were made to fine
a uumber of members whose excuses
were not sufficiently plausible and Mr.
Gibson said Mr. Hoir was the first gen?
tleman brought in whose dress did not
give evidence that he had been out on
a frolic. During thc progress of this
nonsense, the Speaker tried to prevent
the hilarity aud emphatically requested
that the proceeding should not be per?
mitted to degenerate into a farce. One
dignified member demanded decorum
and said he wished the fifty millions of
intelligent people represented on this
floor were looking down from thc galle?
ries on these absurdities, and seeing
American statesmen as they see them?
selves. But another said '[ aui glad
thc people arc uot here to witness what
has gone on to-night.' When five more
arrived the needed quorum was present,
and the resolution to make the Mexican
pension bill the order for the twenty
first inst., was adopted by 175 yeas to
35 nays. The result was greeted with
applause on thc Democratic side and at
8.15 A. M., the House adjourned until
the following day in order to recuperate
from the strain of its all night session.
The Toccoa News says that John
Adams, of Coonee county, S. C.. says
that he has been wearing thc same hat
every day for forty-five years. It was :
made of fur by Mr. Whisenaut. lie werk- j
ed two months to pay for it. lie also '
has a churn thirty-two years old, in I
which he claims to have made au ave- j
rage of one pound of butter a day 1
during that time He has a lilly 19 !
years old, the mother of which he kept ;
until twenty-three years old. lie has i
beeu out of meat ouly one time siuco
he began keeping house, but has never
been out of whiskey. t
Neighboring Counties.
Darlington News: The guano
wagon is still a familiar sight on our
.streets. -Some neat cottages are
being put up on the Factory Grounds.
-Orange street promises, io the near
future, to be one of the principal
thoroughfares of our town. -There
have been up to this time about
2,000 lieus recorded in the Clerk's of?
fice. -A good many people from the
county went down to the city on Tues?
day. The Agricultural Fair aud the
Mason cotton-picker being the attrac?
tion.
Clarendon Enterprise : The hot
supper on Tuesday night was success?
ful, netting a handsome sum which will
be applied to repairing the Baptist par?
sonage. -Married, Feb. 13th, 1884
at Tim mons ville, S C., by llcv. L. D.
Bass, Mr ll. J. Bradham of Manning,
and Miss Florence Cook of Timmons
ville. -Kev. Listou D. Bass will
preach in the Baptist church next Sun?
day morning at ll o'clock. This will
be his first sermon as pastor of tho Man?
ning Baptist church. -Rev. Bunyan
Mahoney, on account of his health, has
been compelled to return home from the
Theological Seminary in Louisville.
We are pleased to state, however, that
he is improving rapidly. -As we
go tc press we learn tbat three persons
were killed last Tuesday night during
the storm near Wilson's mill by having
a house blowu down on them, aud that
Mr. James Cubbie, living near Man
ning, was also killed, and several other
parties seriously injured the same night.
The track of thc storm was about three
i miles south of Manning. -Died
! Jan. 80th 1884, on Santee, Clarendon
County, Miss Sarah Rowe, in her eigh?
ty-fifth year. She had been for many
years a consistent member of the Pres?
byterian Church. -Died Feb. 6th,
1884, Mrs. Jane P. Jay roe, in the 74th
year of her age. She united with the
Calvary Baptist church and was bap?
tized by the Pastor, H. W. Mahoney,
in thc year 1838, from which time to
her death, she remained a consistent
member and earnest Christian. -
Last week some negroes in the employ
of A. S. Boyle & Co., near Earvin's
Depot, got dissatisfied with their em?
ployers because, as they allege, they
were uot paid their wages ; and quit
work-in other words they struck
They agreed that they would not work
for Boyle, and if any one of them, or
any one else should do so, that they
would flog him for it. Two negroes did
return to work, and that night they
were waited on. taken out, and whipped
as promised. The strikers have been
indicted for assault and battery, -,
Court was convened last Monday at 10
o'clock. His Honor, Judge Wallace :
presiding. Solicitor John J. Dargan, ;
nut having yet regained his health, j
Maj Marion Moise acted as solicitor, j
The criminal docket was finished on
Tuesday and the General Sessions ad- .
journed, after sentencing one wrong?
doer to the Penitentiary for two years, j
Camden Journal: Shad are now '
plentiful in this market, but they are [
brought from Charleston. -Last
Sunday was a dreary, gloomy day in i
Camden ; a heavy rainstorm prevailed !
during the whole morning. -As j
usual, the farmers, as a geueral thiog? :
are preparing to plant nearly the whole
of the crop this year io cotton, ignoring :
the grain crop entirely. -The Wa- ?
teree is ou a boom this week, caused by j
the heavy raius during the latter part !
ot last week aud on Sunday. However, j
no damage is anticipated, as uo crops j
have been planted in the low lands yet. j
-For a number of years past we \
have not heard of a shad being taken j
from thc Wateree near dinden, where- !
as before the war a great many were \
caught at the shoals above here. What !
is the matter ? Have they quit coming ;
up thc river? Or is it because fisher-'
men below here stop them by stretching j
wire nets clear across the river? We j
would like to see the mystery solved. |
Kur shaw Gazette: Married, on Feb. :
13th. 1S84, by Rev. J. E. Rodgers, ;
Mr. T. A. Myers to Miss Mittie Brad?
ley ; all of Kershaw.-Upon re- I
foreuce to an old Statute book we find ;
that the town of Camden was incorpo- j
rated by Act of the Legislatare on the '
19th of February, 1791. -We had
the pleasure of a call on Monday last :
from Rev. A. A. Gilbert, formerly eon- i
uccted with the Press of this State, j
Mr. Gilbert is now in charge of Hang- i
in? Rock Circuit. The latch-string [
hangs on tho outer door. Come again, j
-During the thunder and lightning j
on Wednesday last, two negroes on the j
fi aile place, on Granny's Quarter j
Creek, were struck by lightning, and ;
their escape seems to have been mira- !
culous. They were standing by the ?
fire place when they were struck. The 1
electricity struck one of them on the i
right side of the face and passed down j
the body leaving a distinct mark iu its !
course. The other person was struck j
ou the left side and her clothing was '
torn quite badly. She remained insen- j
sible for several hours. -A corres- j
pondent at TiptoD, Ind., informs the |
News and Courier that he has seen in j
the hands of a citizen of that place the
silver medal given to Angus McDonald, j
of thc Palmetto Regiment, for services !
in the Mexican, war. Should there be j
any relative of Mr. McDonald who j
would like to recover the medal he can j
probably do so at small cost. Mr Mc--j
Donald was a citizen of Camden at the j
time of his death, which occurred about
two year3 ago. He has relatives in j
this county, we believe. -For a |
long time past thc Y M. C A. of!
Camden has looked forward to the j
opening of its reading rooms. 'This is I
nov; abuul to bc au accomplished fact, \
as thc committee in charge of the mat
ter expect to .open the reading room on :
the evening of thc first Monday in j
March, with many of the best, periodi- j
cale and magazines published io this ;
country. Any one desiring to contri- j
bute books, magazines or papers to this j
laudable enterprise will please send j
same to thu residence of Rev. M. E j
Broaddus, at the Baptist parsonage, ?
who is ?he chairman of committee.
-mt i i ^ 'mm
Perfect health depends upon a perfect con- j
dit ion of the blood. Pure blood conquers j
every disease and gives new life to every de- j
caved or a fleet cd part. Strong nerves and ?
perfect digestion enables ihe system to stand
thc shock of sudden climatic changes. An
occasional use of Brown's Iron Kilters will
keep you in a perfect stale of health. Don't
he deceived by other iron preparations said to
be just as good. Thegenuioe is made only !
by Brown Chemical Company, Baltimore,
Md. Sold by all dealers in medicines.
Mr. R. I. Heron, St. George's, S. C., says:
;l used Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia
and have found great relief.'
Mrs. M. J. Alston, Lmleton, N. C. says :
'1 recommend Brqjwn's Iron Bitters to the
nervous and debilitated, lt greatly benefited
How the hearts of a crowd swell and throb
with pitiless hatred against the man who
coughs during the performance at a theatre
when they know he ia too stingy to invest
twenty-five cents in a bottle of Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup.
Madame Gerster says that champagne
strengthens the lungs and the voice. Fizz
ical development, so to speak.
AUGUSTA, GA., January 12, 1883.
Dear Sir-I have for a long time been trou?
bled with indigestion, and having been per?
suaded to use your H. H. P., I can say that
it has entirely relieved me, and I cordially
recommeud it. ll. W. GERALD.
This has been a very bad winter for travel?
ing theatrical troupes. The walking has been
so terribly wretched.
Our preacher says he could scarcely hear
himself preach last Sunday for the hacking,
coughing and spitting of the congregation,
when a dose of Brewer's Lung Restorer just
I before going to church would have prevented
jit. Remember this next Sunday.
Brewer's Lung Restorer, the great lung
j and throat remedy, is for sale by Dr. D.
! J. Auld, Agent.
j Motto for the three months statuary case of
! Feuardent vs. Di Cesuola: 'Art is long and
I time is fleeting.'
j Any druggist will tell you what he knows
? about the merit of Shriner's Iudian Vermifuge
j the popular remedy.
Not a Cure-All,
1 Norman's Neutralizing Cordial is nota
! cure-all and we do not recommend it for
i
; every ill 'to which the flesh is heir.' It is
! all, but nothing more than is claimed for it
j in the name of this excellent remedy. It
i neutralizes the acids and gases of the stomach.
! makes digestion easy and gives tone to the
? debilitated svstem.
No Charge for Consultation.
j If you are suffering from any chronic dis
? ease about which you are growing discour
! aged, such as Pulmonary trouble, Catarrh,
1 Bronchitis, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, nervous
i prostration, etc., send a statement of your
j condition to Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1109
'? Girard Street, Philadelphia, and get their
I opinion as to the valoe of Compound Oxygen
I in your case. It trill cost you nothing. Ask
i them, at the same time, to furnish you with
I such documents in regard to their new
? vitalizing Treatment and such evidence in rc
; gard to their professional standing as will
! enable you to clearly apprehend the nature
and action of the Treatment and give you
confidence in them personally.
Kendall's Spavin Cure.
COLTON, CAL., Oct. 3rd, 1882.
B. J. Kendall & Co., Gents:-While iu the
employ of C. C. Hastiugs, the well known
horseman, of San Francisco, in the year end?
ing 1880, we had a young horse two years
old that contracted a bone spavin and seeing
your liniment known as Kendall's Spavin
Cure advertised, upon ny own responsibility
I commenced using it and within thirty days
from that time, aud after having used only
three bottles the Spavin was removed entire?
ly, and therefore I naturally have the utmost
confidence in its merits. I do not hesitate to
recommend it to all who have occasion to use
the medicine and should any oue desire to
confer with me I shall be glad to answer any
communication relating to the case in ques?
tion. Respectfullv vours,
JOHN ROADMAN.
Young Alphonso-'Mercy, child, you must
not wash your new wax doll, it will ruin it.'
Infant Terrible-'Ruin it, how?' Young
Alphonso-'Why, one drop of water would
spoil its complexion.' Infant Terrible
'Isn't that funny ? My doll and my big sis?
ters both have the same kind of 'plexions.'
Improve Tour Melons.
Seedsmen and growers of melons should
correspond with Capt. R. F. Kolb, Eufaula,
Ala., before they purchase seeds to plant the
next crop. He has a large stock of pure
Rattle-snake and Scaly-bark Watermelon
seed, and thc best Cantaloupe known. His
celebrated "Kolb Gem" Watermelon is said
to be far superior to all others as a table
melon, and has no equtl as a shipping melon.
Samson's Legs and Lockes. i
When Delilah clipped off Samson's locks
that mighty athlete at once became 'as other
tneu.' If it could be proved that the posses?
sion of luxuriant hair would enable men to
tear open lions' jaws, Hiscox & Co. would be
driveu wild in the effort to supply enough of
Parker's Hair Balsam to meet thc demand.
As it is the Balsam prevents your hair from
falling out, and restores the original color if
faded or gray. Besides it is a great addition
to the toilet table simply as a dressing.
$10:000 would not purchase from me what
Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) has effected in ray
case. It has cured me of Malarial Rheuma?
tism. ARCHIE THOMAS,
Springfield, Tenn.
Important to both Ladies and Gen?
tlemen.
Two New Books just published giving an
exhaustive treatise on Medical Electricity Gal?
vanism ami Magnestism. together with their
self application on the treatment and cure of
Weaknesses incident to men and \\ omen, i
Both works aro illustrated. One is entitled j
'Tl IB EE TY PES ( ? F M EN,' For Gentlemen ?
Only, the other 'MAU), WIFE, MOTHER,'j
For Ladies Only. Published only by the!
American Galvanic Co., Address as above, j
Sent Free. j
GENUINE GERMAN KAINIT,
DIRECT IMPORTATION.
PURE GROUND FISH,
about ll per cent. Ammonia.
PREPARED FISH,
G per cent. Ammonia.
NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER, \
COTTON SEED MEAL, ?fcc.
For sale by
HERMANN BULWINKLE,
KERB'S WHARF,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Feb 26
THE BLATCHLEY j
JL PUMP!
Iii BUY THEJEST.
Taff BLAICHLEY'S
/Hil TRIPLE ENAMEL
PORCELAIN-LINED
BS?! SEAMLESS TUBE
J|B?S : COPPER-LINED
ff PUMP
REfiSy D<"> not be annie.1, nito
jd^^Spfe^^* 1>ij_y11''1-' '',;f'1ri"r,'?''y'"'";
??Z2Xcp?&??g^~ houses iu tho Tr-Ue.
cTc^. BLETCHLEY,Wantif'r,
308 MARKET ST., Philad'a.
Write to mo for name o? nearest AKCUL _
SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR
THE COTTON PLANT
An 8 page 40 column Agricultural Journal,
the only paper in South Carolina published
exclusively i i the interest of the Farmer and
Manufacturer. The best and cheapest Agri?
cultural paper in the South.
ONLY 60 CENTS A YEAH.
The official organ of the Stale Grange.
Endorsed hy the leading citizens of the
Slate, aad by the best farmers in the State
and South.
Setid postal for specimen copies for your?
self aud your ueighbors. Address
\V, J, McKERALL,
Sept 4 Marion, S. ?.
OBITUARY.
Deported titi* Ufe.) on SUD dav, the 13th of
January, 1'884. DR. THOMAS J. DU BOSE, a
venerable and highly esteemed citizen of
Mechanicsville, in this County.
Born at the opening of the cen?
tury, had he survived until the 5th
of June, next, be would by reason of
strength, have attained to four-score years,
the extreme mensure human life. He was a
native of Darlington County, but soon after
receiving his degree from the Medical College
of South Carolina, at Charleston, he emigra?
ted to Sumter, and located at Mechanicsville,
where he engaged in the practice of his pro?
fession, which he so adorned throughout a
longand checkered life. Soon afierestablish
iug himself in that neighborhood, he married'
the third daughter of the late Captaiu Francis
E. Kennedy, from which union he raised a large
family of children, highly respected in the
community where they reside. He was emi?
nently successful as a physician and practised
medicine, con amore, uutila few years ago,
when he was stricken down, by an attack of
paralysis, which incapacitated bim, for the
active duties of his profession. Since then
he was a confirmed invalid, and martyr to dis?
ease and suffering, which he bore with won?
derful fortitude and patience. In the bloom
of health and strength of manhood, he was a
power in the land. Well and vividly, do his
friends remember bim, in his palmy days, in !
the full tide of an extensive practice, travel- j
ing day and night, through summer's heats j
and winter's snows, carrying eve^'where j
with bim, the kindliest sympathy and most i
efficient aid, to his suffering patients. They!
placed implicit confidence in his skill, and I
his very name seemed to charm away disease, I
like some blessed talisman. He was a wei-j
come guest, alike in the mansions of wealth j
and the humble abodes of poverty. His own |
house, too, was the home of hospitality where i
. every visitor received a cordial greeting and j
j a genial welcome. Open-handed hospitality,
j he deemed a cardinal virtue, and honesty of
principle was his grand distinguishing and
characteristic attribute. A profound thinker
and writer, says that "an honest man is the
noblest work of God," and if this enuncia?
tion be true, the subject of this tribute, oc?
cupied a proud and exalted niche in the tem?
ple of Divine creation, for be was scrupulously
upright in all of bis dealings wiib his fellow?
men. II is sterling, uncompromising honesty
was proverbial, among all of his acquaintan
j ces. We do not pretend to say, that he was
? impeccable, and that no shadow ever darken
! ed the brightness of his fair fame, but we do
j assert, that hi? faults were few, while his vir
I tues were many, and that his genial dispost
I lion and habitual good humor and kindness
! of heart gained for him the affection of the
j entire community.
i In all of the relations of life, he was indeed
j a "prettz Chevalier, sans ??eur et sans reproche,"
j and few men have goue down to the grave .so
! universally beloved, respected, almost rever
j ened by their cotemporaries. We trust that
j he has found mercy at iii? hands of the Eternal
?Judge, of all the living and the dead, and
; that his rest will be, as peaceful as his life
\ labor was arduous.
I XCARD:
j Thc undersigned desires to return thanks
I to the Fire Companies, and to his white and
, colored fellow citizens for valuable service in j
j saving his goods and property at the fire last
! Tuesday night. Respectfully,
W. J. ANDREWS, i
i February 26 j
j MONEY TO LOAN.
IN SUMS OF $500, and upwards, on Real
Estate security, not exceeding one-third
j us actual value. Loans are repayable in five
j equal annual installments: or at the cud of five :
: years; or at any time within the five years
al the option of thc borrower. Interest pay
. able annually on November I. Apply to
R. D. LEE, j
? Feb 26-4 Att'y for Land Loan Cos.
I AT AND BELOW
j COST.
- !
i
: The Handsome and Complete
Stock of m \
NOTIONS, DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
eran MD I08S,
OF
WILL BE OFFERED
j
! For Sale in Job Lots,
At and Below Cost.
! I
j Store Opened on Tuesday, j
j NEXT.
JUNTOS H. EVANS, j
Assignee, j
D. MURCHISON,
Agent for Creditors. :
I February 26
The State of South Carolina, :
COUNTY OF SUMTER,
B'j T. V. IVahsh. Esq., Probate Judge.1
WHEREAS, .ANTHONY DAVIS bas j
made ?lit to mo to grant him Letters of ?
Administration of the Estafe nf and effects of :
i WILLIAM MCINTOSH. Jettied
These aro therefore to cite and admonish nil j
j ?nd singular, ilie kindred and creditors of
{ thc said Wil.bnn McIntosh, late of Sumter j
: County, in said state, deceased. th?t they be j
! and appear bcf*?r? me. in the Court of Probate, ;
i to l>c held at Sumter C. H., on March 11th. j
j 1SS4. a!'f?r publication hereof, at ll oV.ock in j
\ the f?f?n?M?n. t? shetv cause, i! any they have. ?
! whv thc said Administration should not bc
I grant i'd.
? Given under my hand, this 26h day of Feb
ruary A l>.. ISSI. T. V. WALSH.
peh 2fi- 2t Judge of Probate.
1SS4,
Harper's Young People.
An Illustrated Weekly-IO Pages.
j Suited to litnjs and Girl* of /ron six to sixteen j
i t/cars oj age. ;
Vol. V. commences November C, 1383? ?
? Harper's Young Ptojrfe is thc best weekly
! for children in America.-Southwestern
i Christian Advocate.
j AH that the artist's skill can accomplish in
I thc way ot illustr?t ion has been done, and
thc best talent of the country has contributed ;
to its text.-Xe tv England Journal of Educa- j
?ion, Boston.
In its special field there is nothing that can
be compared with it.-Hartford Everting J'ost. .
_ i
TERMS.
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, 1?1 5()
Per Year, Postage Prepaid, ju y
Single numbers, 5 cents each.
Specimen copy fient on receipt of 3 cents.
The V?) lu roes of Harper'* Young reo?>lc for
] SS 1. 1882, aud 1883, handsomely hound
in Illuminated Cloth, will be sent by mail,
postage prepaid, on receipt of S3.on each.
Cloth Cases for each volume, suitable for
binding, will be sent by mail, postpaid, on
receipt of 50 cents each.
Remittances should be made by Post Office
Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of
loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this advertise?
ment without the express order of Harper k
Brothers.
Address HARPER &BROTHERS, N. Y.
Feb 5
CLOSING OUT SALE
-OF
THE FOLLOWING POPULAR BRANDS
-OF
Sewing Machines:
Wheeler & Wilson New No. 8,
Estey-same as the Singer,
P. iVWeed, and Victor.
ALL BRAND NEW THAT ? OFFER
AT THE EXTREME LOW FIGURES OF
$21 AND $23 FOB CASH,
$25, Half Cash, Balance Oct. 15.
I furnish all attachments with these Ma?
chines. Former prices $27 and $32.
A rare opportunity for those wanting
Sewing Machines, that may never occur agaia.
Come early and secure your choice.
Remember, I Guar alee Satisfaction.
D. J. WINN.
Jan 29._Sumter, S.rC.
Estate of Rev. Wm? Brearley,
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Jttdr??fPrib?te for
Sumter County on the 12ttT bf March,
1884,'for a final dischargeas Executrix of
the aforesaid Estate.
MISS ELIZABETH W. BREARLEY,
Feb 12-4_Executrix.
Estate of Mrs. Martha L Brown,
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County, on March 12th,
1834, for a final discharge as Executor of
the aforesaid Estate.
A. WITHERSPOON BROWN,
Feb 12-4t_Executor.
MASTER'S SAL?7
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROM
SUMTER COUNTY, ll
IX THE COMMON PLEAI
Anderson M. Stuckey and o//t<B
Charlotte Stuckey and ^/??nc^B
IN PURSUANCE of a decree in this M
dated June 26 th, 1 SSS, 1 will offer ? I
at public auction, on .-ale du? Marchfl
(Monday, March 3d, 1384, )'Cef o re tw
I House of said County, between the fl
I ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o fl
i the afternoon the following preruisefl fl
Al! that plantatation or tract offl
said County and State, upon which!
Stuckey, deceased, formerly known^^Hfl
--Home Place," containing Six Hfl
Acres, more or less, and bounded by la|flfl fl
; Edmund Stuckey, Tom Rembert, E. G.
I McCntchen and others,
i Terms of Sale-Cash Purchasers to pay
1 for neceisarv pa?>ers.
i GUIGNASD RICHARDSON,
j Feb 4 _ Master.
PARTIES DESIROUS OF PURCHASING
Silk Worra Eirjrs, for the Spring hatch,
can obtain them of lirst quality, at the lowest
market prices, in large Or small quantities, by
! applying to any of the undersigned committee
i of the Sumter Silk Association. Cocoons
I bought and sold, also Mulbeny trees.
! Z2T> Eggs will be furnished to reliable
: persons free of charge to be raised on shares.
MRS. S. A. KARVIN,
Mas. M. G. RYTTENBERG,
MISS DULCIE MOISE.
Feb 19_3t.
DO YOU SUPPOSE
WOOD'S QDQNTINE
was not as efficacious and harmless as claim?
ed, that the sales would have increased so
much ? It is now sold in almost every town
: iu the State and has proven to be the best,
most harmless and efficient detergent for the
teeth on the market. 25 cents a box.
W. C. FISHER, .
Wholesale Agent, Columbia, S. C. W
For sale in Sumter bv Dr. A. J. CHINA,
and Dr. D. J. AULD.
Feb 19 _
L A R INT33/
-OR- /
LARD SUBSTITUTED
UNDER THE BRAND OF LARDENE
we offer ?in Oil refined expressly for our
trade from Selected Cotton Seed, and which
we guarautee free from Acids, Alkalies or
Adulterants of any kind.
LARDENE is ? perfectly pare Vegetable
Oil. and can be used in place of Butter for
Cakes aud Pastry, in place of Lard for all
Culinary purposes, and in place of Olive Oil
for Salads. A trial will insure its constant
use and prove a great saving to housekeepers.
Where directions are followed we guarantee
satisfaction in every instance.
WM. M. BIRD ? GO.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
DEALERS IN
OILS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Feb 12_ 5
C. BART & CO.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
Offer for sale, besides a full line of
Foreip and Domestic Fruit,
a large supply of
SSED POTATOES
of all varieties, specially selected for this cli?
mate, to which the atieuiion of the trade is
particularly invited.
?3r All inquiries prom ply answered and
orders lilied as soon as received.
"ONLY60 CENTS.
THE TEMPERANCE WORKER,
enlarged and improved, adopted as the
official Orjan of the Good Templars, Sons of
j Temperance and Women's Christian Temper*
! ance Union of South Carolina, managed by
! an able corps of editors representing each of
? the above organizations, is published semi
I monthly at only 60 cents a vear. Agents
I wanted in e^erv town. Sample copies free.
S Address THE TEMPERANCE WORKER,
: Jan 29 Columbia, S. C.