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(Sattjjman at?>#?a?|rmt ...TUESDAY, MABCH 4. ?he Sumter Watchman was founded itt 18?? ?ad thc True Sonthro* in 1866. The Watchman and Southon now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and j is*" manifestly the best advertising j mediae) ia Smut er. EDITORIAL ITEMS. ?^BS^ loss of Kfe in the recent cyclone ts supposed to reach Ute enormous ag? gregate ot 500, though the statistics ara;not absolutely certain. Ex-?enator Blaine, despite his pro? tests seems to bo prominently in tho ring as a presidential candidate. Iiis boom is worked most industriously bj als friends and it is by no means impos? sible for the "Plumed Knight" to be the nett Republican presidential nominee. Salmi Morse, wbo created much noto? riety for himself on the subject of the ? Passion Play in New York last year, was found dead in East River on the nig&tcT the 22d January. He drown biwseif because of failures in bis tbeat ricai ventares, which by fhe way was j wisest thing be could do. j QueenVictoria, after undergoing the j anxieties of writing a book and haviog \ it published, is going to haves holiday, j and take a month's rest. She will j leave (or the Continent about the 1st j April and visit ber relatives, and io the ? meantime attend the wedding of one of ! aeraieeesf* * Wc see in the last issue of the ! ' Cotton Plant zn interesting letter from j GoL J. J. Dargan on 'The Labor Qo.es- j tioa.* The. Cotton Plant is giving ! satisfactory evidence of popularity and ; properity, and every farmer ought to j subscribe for it. We will be pleased to j forward subscriptions. We regret io see our esteemed cctem- j poraries, the Laurenscille Herald and. . the Marchant and Farmer going for ! casa, other's scalps on account of dif- ; fereaee af views on the important sub- ? jeet of public advertising. We would j say to oar friends that there is noth- i iag like getting used to too muck com- j pany ; ve know all about it here in Sumter. ^ We see from some of our exchanges ; Pigg, the great fish man in ! Yirgioia is in Georgetown, with the ex- j peefatioB of making arrangements there ! for carp ponds. We bave long believed ! that fish culture would eventually bc j one of the important questions to be j considered in raising food at home, j How long will it be before we bear of j a Sumter earp pond ? Wm. H. Hunt, ?. S Miutefer to I Kassia is dead. He was a native of \ Charleston bnt moved to New Orleans j ia early life. He has been closely identified with the Republican party since the war, and has been a success j as an office bolder. He was a Judge ia the Comet of Claims, was ??cretary * of tbe Navy under Garfield, and Arthur made bim minister to Russia, which \ post be held till bis death last week. The ''Outrage Investigation" going j oo in New Orleans about the Copiab j massacre, is panning oat well for the Republicans. . Hoar's witnesses are j either most unaccountable Hags, or that ' much-talked of precinct is a lively place ! preceding and during an election. Well, it fs all 4'love's labor lost." j Hoar might spend the rest of his nat- ! ural life there and take evidence until ; even H^CCnciunati Commercial should be satisfied, abd yet not change enough '? votes to elect a town constable. The Bloody Shirt is lost. Congress bas nader consideration the propriety of patting all the Mexican Veterans on the pension rolls, whether wounded or not. The Republicans of j course oppose it, as the South would j get some of the money. They see : nothing wrong in pouring $100,000,000 j s year into the pockets of Northern sol- j diere, but when it comes to dividing a ; few millions among the soldiers who ; gare us the richest part of our domain, [ they oppose it. Bless their souls, don't j they love os ? Sumter is still ahead on the "Danie" ' question. Spartanburg was crowing ! wildly over 212 Smith's, until the re- j tums from Sumter came in, aud now : Bro. Petty is cruel enough to iutimate that the returus are not correct. Come ; and count and believe. Barnwell is ! away behind but doesn't seem to know ; it. .' Listen at the Sentinel. *'Since j seeing the number of persons of thc i same name who pay taxes in thc sere- ' ral counties mcntioued in the newspa pe rs of-tbe State, our curiosity prompt- ; ed us to examine the books of the ; County Auditor on Monday last, and there we found that 1C0 Willliamses j are paying taxes in this county. We ! don't remember which of the counties i succeeded in showing up the largest j number of taxpayers of the same name, ; though we believe, Orangeburg with j ber Livingstons, was ahead very re- j cently. How does it stand now, since j Barnwell shows up 160 Williams ?" J Buring the discussion in Congress, j -last week, on tho subject of rescuing j the crew of the Greeley, who are cooped up by ice, somewhere in the frigid zone, ' it was announced that thc British Gov? ernment purposed making us a preseut ? of tbe "Alert," a powerful steam vessel, which oar officials were contemplating buying, with the intention of making it : a part of tbe rescuing fleet. Congress accepted tbe ktad offer with thanks, . and three staunch vessels ?ill soon be 1 ready for a trip in search of the on for- ; tanates who, if alive are penned up in : those inhospitable wilds. The "Alert" has already tested her capacity amidst j polar ice, and has been nearer the ; North Pole than any other vessel in ex- . isteooo. Congress bas been discussing oar j r, or rather thc need of a Navy, j I Several Senators, aud among otbeis j Senator Butler, made earnest pleas tor the extension and improvement of our war vessels, and we are afraid that Con gress will be influenced bj their views and make an inereased appropriation for this purpose. We may need a navy, though we are not sure for what purpose unless it be to take the Presi? dent and Cabinet on an occasional holi? day trip, still we are willing to aimit the need, but is there an . official con? nected with the government, who does not know that it is absolutely impossi to have a navy or even a single Sea? worthy ship built, while the money passes through the bauds of contractors under the present administration ? Rob? eson and Roach have been spending billions every year on our navy and in ten years* time there will not be vessels enough to take the Cabinet on their au nual junketing without hiring a vessel from the British, unless the Democrats kick ike Republicans out of power. Don't make any mere appropriations for ships. They wilt steal the last dime BISHOP BOWMAN'S OPINION OP SUMTER. The old saying, "Go abroad to learn the news from homo," occurred to us when wc read the information which follows. Bishop Bowman, who pre? sided at the recent session of the S. C. Conference of the M. E. Church, wrote thus to the Central Christian Advo? cate: "We fouud iu Sumter some fami? lies who were loyal to the Union and whose lives have been in danger ever since the war." We confess our igno? rance that such a state of affairs existed in the town of Sumter; in fact, we had never heard such a thing intimated, j Surely some one has made misrepresen- I rations to the Bishop. WTill the Watch- j man and Southron give us rhe number, ; if any, of loyal Union families in dangar j ever since the war" of losing their ! lives ?- Ch ristia n Xe igh lor. The above from the Central Chris- I tian Advocate is absolutely false, j Bishop Bowman was here a week, and 1 during that time, passed through our streets and could see for himself that no j people on earth could be more free in j the expression of political views than j the Republicans of Sumter. Ile was ; thrown, to some extent, with the better j element of our town, and we believe j preached at the Methodist Church on Sunday ; and yet, as soon as he leaves, writes this malicious slauder upon peo? ple against whom he knew nothing. It is barely probable that some one told the Bishop this "cock and bull" story, and it is in the bounds of possibility that he believed it, but to admit this will place thc Bishop among the most credulous of fools. The fact is, the Bishop belongs to that class of North? ern people whose most obvious duty it is to hate the South ; aud the influence of bis snrronndings is so great, that it can make a man like him-standing in the higher walks of life ; a Bishop in a powerful church ; a teacher set above others to show forth the beauties of Christianity, throw off religion and honesty, and gathering malicious slan? ders from the cresspool of falsehood, send them forth over the world. The Bishop does not say that he heard of these people, but, he "found them". Who are they ? The Republi? cans we meet here in Sumter, in our daily business, have a very independ? ent look about them. We see no sign of fear manifested, and don't believe they arc any more afraid than we arc, and are sorry to say that we don't be? lieve Bishop Bowman thought so. We wish he ;?ere here now to witness the proceedings of a Republican mass meet? ing, which is being held in 20 feet of this office as wc now write. He might think that they are a frightened mob, but no one else would. Neighboring Counties. Clarendon Enterprise: About 1,300 liens have, up to the present time, boen Sled in the clerk's office. -Dr. Stott, of New York, delivered an in? structive address before the students at the Academy Tuesday morning the 19th inst. -Rev. L. 1). Bass preached in the Baptist church last Sunday morning to a large and attentive con? gregation. The congregation was much pleased with his effort.-Rev Dr. Griffiths was severely pounded Ia>t. night. The perpetrators of the deed did their work quietly but well lie seemed to enjoy it. greatly, and from a personal inspection, he will have no need of going to markei for several weeks. -The Good Templars arc steadily gaining ground. Seven new members were initiated at the last meet? ing, and a number of names proposed for membership A Degree meeting will be held to night. The Lodge will work in the degree of Fidelity and the \ degree will bc conferred on all entitled to receive the same. The regular meeting of the Lodge will be to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Darlington Setrs: AU the cotton is not out of the county yet. We noticed on Saturday a lot of sixty bales bought by Jacob Marco, from the Johnsons who live in Swimming Pen Section, of Chesterfield. -The regular quarter? ly communion services were held at thc Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The congregation extended their sympathies to the cyclone sufferer* by a collection of ?25, which Rev. Mr. Law was re? quested to apply as he considered best. This Mr. Law did on Monday. Florence Times: When you plant your watermelons, set apart one vine for the editor. J Ie will not be hard to satisfy, however, and one melon off that ?oe vine will be duly appreciated. - Mr. Belton (/Neall Townsend bas ap? plied for a copyright for a book which he will shortly put to press, entitled, 'Plantation Lays, and Other Poems.' We hope it will meet with a generous reception, and prove a great success. -A negro man living in the Mars Bluff neighborhood, about nine miles from the depot, got his gun to go bunt? ing one day last week, and went to throw it over his shoulder with a swing. As usual in such eases, the gun went off, depositing the load io his abdomen, causing a wound from the effects of } which he soou afterward? died. That j gun was loaded, aud no doubt about it. I Kershaw Gazette: Our cotton buyers J still find something to do, though the ! receipts are not very heavy. Good ! middling cotton is bringing 9? cents in i Camden to-day. there being no change , i ? quotations since our last report. j We chronicle with deep regret rhedeath of Mrs. A. 1). Jones, which" occur rod at her home at Liberty" Hill, in this county, on the _??t!i inst Deceased was a daughter'i>f thc late Wiley Patter? son. Catn'den Journal : There are two tieEets in the field for municipal officers. j-Camden wants a new Town Hall. j -Mr J. L. Brasington has an ani I mal in his possession, half cat. and thc ?other half rabbit. -Policeman j Campbell was badly cut last week while trying to arrest a drunken man named Sowed I. The Republican Ghost. j The State Central Committee of the j Republican Parry of South Caro ! lina met at Columbia, February 26, j according to the call of Thos. JO. Miller, ? of Beaufort, chairman, in a room at the j United States Courthouse. The com j mittce appointed the 15th of April as j the date for the meeting of the State Con i vention to elect delegates to the Natioual j Republican Convention. The State com i mittec left it optional with thc districts i to elect their own delegates, and pro j vided that the State Convention shall ? have power to elect delegates for such ; Congressional districts as do uot make ? their own selections. This action will ! probably secure thc freedom of the del I egation from the dictation of thc State ! Convention, and may destroy the ? potency of thc accustomed packing of j the State Convention in thc interest of j National candidates not the favorites of I thc file. A committee was appointed J to express by resolution thc deep regret j ?of the Republican party of the State at ! j the death of its distinguished exemplar, j E. W. M. Mackey. Among the Rcpubli- j cans at and about thc meeting were | these familiar individuals ; T. K Mil- I 1er of Beaufort, h. A. Webster of I Orangeburg, C. C McCoy of Chester, | S. T. Poinicr of Spartan burg, Wilson Cook of Greenville, Robert Smalls of j Beaufort, Bernie of Charleston, R, W. j Boone of Newberry. E F. Blodgett of j Oconee. John B. J<?hnstun of Sumter, j W. N. Taft, of Charlean, T. B.John- ( sion of Charb ston. i x\t a meeting of the committee for \ j thc Seventh Congressional di.-triet it I was decided to hold the nominating con I vention for tnat district at Sumter on j (he 10th March. The election will take placea week later. The selection of Sumter as the place of meeting is said j to be grateful to several candidates who ; think their chances will t*e improved by . having the convention in that, wing of j the district. Curiously enough Smalls . is said io approve the selection for this i rea>on. No new candidates are report ! ed in the field, but H. L. Shrewsbury i of Chaileston, is reported to aspire as a ' dark horse to the nomination. Tom i Miller of Beaafort, is supporting Bruce j Williams against Smalls, but the opin . ion is that Smalls will get rhe j nomination presumably because he is ; the most venal of thc candidates and j has the most cash j --1? . ? ~? - <r> " - j Bev. H. F. Clireitzberg's Lecture. i j The Aiken Recorder, iu giving an j account of the great temperance meet ! ing at Aiken on the 22nd says : j Col. Drayton then came to the rail i in?M of the altar and said : * 'Ladies and i gentlemcu, it affords mc supreme satis I faction to introduce to you as the next ! speaker one of thc most fearless, elo ! quent and unconquerable champions of i temperance which this State has ever j produced-I allude to thc Rev. il. Y. j Chreitzberg. of Sumter." Mr. Chreitzberg theu rose and was ; greeted with applause, lt is true that j it was a sacred edifice, consecrated to the service and glory of God ; but aj> ? plause was not unseemly-upon such an j occasion, lt wa- an involuntary ami j spontaneous tribute to a brave and pow : erfal champion of one of the most noble causes that can possibly engage the at? tention of man, and which powerfully . aids the Church of Christ in rescuing j souls from perdition and leading frail j humanity into houses erected to the ? glory and honor of Him who poured out I His life blood upon the cross that we : might be saved. Viewed from tbis standpoint, ap t plause at such a time and place can only bc regarded as a fitting testimo? nial to :?. gallant defender of a cause ; which ia beneficent in its operations in j the sight of God. j The eloquent speaker commenced his ? remarks with all the serene milduess of a morning in the genial month of May, bringing to the elucidation of his sub? ject a richness of thought and beauty of : expresi?n rarely to be met with, but, ! like a gathering storm, increasing mo I mental ily in volume until it finally hurls j all that opposes its pathway iuto ruin j and destruction. Just so the eloquent ! speaker desceuded with the terrible ; weapons of irresistible and u tia ns wera 'biologic, bitter and remorseless sar , casin, thc most pathetic and heart? rending pictures of human misery, supplemented by the most excoriating aud withering denunciation upon all who participated in thc liquor traffic. His audience was spell-hound, some? times iu tears, sometimes in rapturous spin pat hy whichseemcd obliged to make itself heard by rounds of applause. It was indeed a new revelation to the people ot Aiken Temperance lecturers have visited Aiken before and have made eloquent and interesting addresses, but the force and earnestness of this man bears no compaiison with anything we have ever heard before, lt was a start? ling surprise, a new departure, a some? thing an paral led to this eommuuity. It was a masterful, bold and splendid effort, which has sunk deep into good soil that will bring forth and bear abundantly. Like the previous speaker he made a forceful and eloquent appeal to the noble women of our eommuuity in behalf of their fathers, husbands and sons, aud we have reason to know that these appeals have beeu blessed willi happy results, as it is reported that a large uumber of ladies and gentlemen will present themselves for membership next Friday night, at the regular meet? ing of the Temperance Division. Never was an address more timely or appro? priate. Its terrible earnestness has stirred our community to tts depths and set. the people thinking more, earnestly and prayerfully on this matter than they have ever done before. At its conclusion a hymn was sung by thc choir and audience all standing, after which the benediction was pro nounced by the llev. W. XV. Mood, pastor of the Aiken Methodist church. Thus terminated the largest and most successful temperance meeting ever held in Aiken. The venerable and beloved I Samuel Leard, pastor of the Granit? ville Methodist church, who is enlisted heart and hand in this work, was pre? vented by the illness of his very aged mother from being present to prouounce the benediction. Just before Mr. Chreitzberg left thc altar a striking incident occurred, which we cannot forbear to mention. A worthyFyoung man was observed hur? riedly making his way through the throng, and upon reaching the altar railing he nervously caught Col. Dray? ton by the hand and begged him to in? troduce him to "that mun" meaning Mr. Chreitzberg. His request was im? mediately complied with, and placing j his hand in Mr. Chreitzberg's and with j tears in his eyes he thauked him for the ! address he had just made, and stated that he had heard things that evening which he had never heard before, and that if God spared his life he would join the Sons of Temperance nest. Fri ; day night. Mr. Chreitzberg spoke to ? him in the kindest manner and seemed j much gratified and moved by thistouch i ing incident. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Chreitz? berg left for his home in Sumter, pleas? ed with the attentions he had received | and leaving behind the most agreeable ; impressions in the minds of the commu? nity at large, and of the Temperance Division in particular. We sincerely trust that the day is not far distant when the people of Aiken will again have the opportunity of listening to his earnest, eloquent words. The church was beautifully decorated by the fair daughters of the Division, and the whole affair mny justly be j characterized as a most satisfactory and ; complete success. As a natural result j it has given such moral aid and en- ! couragetnent to the Sons" of Temperance | that arrangements are being made for j other lectures, of which thc public shall j be duly advised through the columns of; I thc Aiken Recorder. [From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON LETTER. - I j WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1, ISSI. j Thc present Congress has done much ; to force the conclusion that the House ? of lleprcsen tat ives has geowu to bc a j I cumbersome and unwieldy body, con- : ; sis!ing in great part of aspiring dunces and exhaustions wind bags. The young : j reprcsenafivt'S come up from the rural j districts big with the impression that i the eyes of Europe and Bhode Island j j arc upon them, and that they must not , . fail to answer the expectations of their maiden aunts. They make speeches iu j season and out of season. The real' ! business of thc country lags and lan? guishes in order that these impudent ; statesmen may have ao opportunity to drawl speeches in which neither the j : country nor humanity have the slight- ' i est interest, and which from a literary ' standpoint, arc bad examples of a bad school of oratory. The Senate is now deliberating over j the proposed new naval vessels, and the ' house is talking about thc cattle indus? try and pleuro-pncumonia. There wy s , a lively skirmish on the question of ! having the propused steel cruisers made in thc Government navy yaids, or put out on contract to the lowest, bidder, in : which Senators Vest, Hale, and Butler, ; and Beck participated. The Senators . tried to be dignified with their sevcri ! ty, however, aud no harm was done. Senator Vest opposed the provisions of I the bill which, he said, permitted thc j Secretary of the Xavy cither to have the work douc in the navy yards, and ; usc it for political purposes if he choose to do so, or to give it to the lowest bid? der, which meant John Roach, the contractor for the four vessels ordered by the last Congress, as nobody else . under I lie terms of the biil could com- . pete for these vessels. This aspersion aroused Senator Hale who arose to de? fend his friend Secreta J y Chandler. Luckily, he said, he had not I i \ ed l"tig enough to suspect every one holding an important place in thc executive branch 1 of Government of being corrupt, lie promised if there was a Democratic ad j ministration for the next four yeats that he would continue lo ded?cate him- '. < self to building up the American navy, and would not bc found raking among . tho muck heaps of thc past insinuating that everybody is corrupt who holds a , high place. The Missouri orator was again on his feet saying "I think I am about as amiable as the average Sena- ; tor. but when a gentleman, by my : . permission, interrupts mc and then in- ! terjects an entire speech into my argu I ment, I think it is a stretch of courtesy : Thc Senator from Maine has paraded j epithets like meteors from northern j skies, "muck heaps" ?nd other elegant j names." Later he said thc allegation, ! of fraud in thc navy yards was first j i made by Senator Butler to whom he ' j alluded as thc assistant adjutant gene- ! : ral of Mr. Hale. The South Carolina j ? Senator replied that he was the ally of no one on this question, that he was : loyal to his party, but would discharge ; ! a public duty whether the justice ac- : j crucd to opponents or adherents. Sen- : . ;itcr Vest told that a personal friend of ; ? his, an officer of the Navy had appealed lo him for God's sake to vote for this ; bill, but he had replied you are mis- ; taken it is for John Roach's sake. God : has nothing to do with it. Senator j Butler then said something about the ; Missouri Senator's allowing himself to j bc corruptly approached, which remark j . the latter said was not fair, manly, just j ' or "onerous. The fur m er next accused . Senator Vest of undue sensitiveness, ! ! and as it was time tor the Senate to '?. ! adjourn the little tilt was brought to an j ? end. The report of thc Civil Service Com- ! ; mission is on its w<?y to Congress. It i j is at present detained at the Wlifce ; House by the President who desires to ! ! submit some accompanying remaks. It. I is thought, he is in favor of continuing j the commission, with such modifications i of its powers as results thus far seem to I warrant. The Senate demurs to the j j action of thc House in its absolute rc- ; peal of the iron-clad oath and insists on j j encumbering thc bill with a proviso. : There arc a few venerable gentlemen livin** who belonged to the United : j States Army and Navy before thc war : and afterwards went into the Confedc- j rate service. The Senate is fearful they j will be asking for quarters on the retir- ? ed list after awhile and wants to bar ! them out of the Treasury by statue, j The danger is slight, but great euough j for a pretext on which to joiu issue with j a Democratic House. itepreseutative Springer has proposed to repair the Constitution, by making thc Fresideutal term six years, rcn-> dering the President ineligible to re-elec? tion for the next suceeding tenn, prov? iding for a direct vote in each state and abolishing thc electoral college. His bill also requires Congress to meet every year on thc first Wednesday tn January, and fixes the term of llepre senatives at three years. - - ?i II !? -? The Cheraw Shooting. Town Marshal Richards, who was shot by W. B. Cash on thc 2ord ult. died last week. Late news from Cheraw states that James Coward, thc bystand? er, who was shot, at the same time is almost sure to die, as he is steadily sinking. Cash is still at large. - . - -_^aaB?- .? ?. -.MBU - Change of Name. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. NORTH-EASTERN RAILROAD Co. CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 22, 1884. The State Legislature having chang? cd thc name of thc incorporated Town of Graham's Cross Roads, and thc Post office Department having changed the name of the Post office known as Lynch Lake, both to Lake City, the Station on this Road heretofore known as Graham's will, on and after March 1st next, be designated as Lake City. IN MEMORIAM. M:ts. LOUISA ANN DOAR-nee Du Bois-was ? born in Charleston, S. C.. August J9tli, 1800; joined ihe Methodist Episcopal Church in | I 1812; married Mr. Thos. Doar, of Christ j ; Church Parish, on the 7th April, 1S25 ; and after hating passed 32 rears together in do j mestic tranquility and love, Death laid his relentless hand upon the form of her con pan ion on the 25th Dec. 1357, and removed him from her side. For twenty-six years she co i tinued in widowhood-the last seventeen year? having been spent witlt her daughter, Mrs. N. Cr. Osteen, of ihe town of Sumter, whence on the 24th October, 1883. she took her departure to be with Christ, aged 83 j years, 2 months, and 6 days. Joining thc church in her 12th year, while ! budding into the fascinating period of girl? hood, the bloom of womanhood and excel? lencies of mature life were developed under the more rigorous culture of our beloved Methodism. She was not taught the art of j "outward adorning of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but the hidden man of j the heart ?ti that which is not corruptible, ! even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit j which is ifi the sight of God of great price. ? For after this manner in the old time the holy j women also, who trusted in God, adorned I themselves.*' ! Thus our dear Sister was one of the holy : fossils of primitive Methodist?c formation. Tlie varied services of the church, both social j and public, were her delight. She could i clearly mark the epochs of departure from the I early simplicity of the church of her choice, i Sven after years had weakened one after an- ; other of the springs and bands of robnst! womanhood, and the decrepitude of age ad-, vunced, as long as she wa? able to be about, ! lier seal in the sanctuary was always occu- j pied, lt was sad, indeed, to her when from feebleness she was unable but once a month, '? and that on communion occasions, to visit tl>e I church. During the last five rears of ber life ! her health failed rapidly, until, like the weary j pilgrim, trembling upon her staff, she was constantly looking beyond the swelling bil- j lows of earth's sorrows, for the far off shores of honic-land, whither the majority of her treasures had gone. Her life was wrapped in the past and the future, and so eager were her anticipations that finally the past was forgot? ten and thc future became so glorious, that she ! waired almost impatiently the time of her dc part ure. When the messenger arrived, with a | holy smile upo" her wasted features, her j countenance tranquil hi the glowing atmos- j phere of hope, she laid down her staff, gather- ; ed her loved ones about her, and gently breathed her spirit into the arms of her lov? ing Saviour. How^adly she is missed by the loved and i loving ones whose privilege it was to minis- j tor to her in her declining .years ! Upon i these, her children and grand-children her dying benediction rests. She loved them' tenderly, ?nd now, if while in heaven the ' sainted ones can wield the hand that blesses thc world, these loved ones, though left be? hind, are not forgotten. H. F. C. [From the Euta w (Ala..) Whig and Observer.J REV. JOHN DUBOIS. KEV. JOHN DD BOIS, known, loved, and hoKored by so many, is no more with us. Ile was born in Charleston, S. C., June 28th, 179S; came io Ala. Jan. 1821 ; joined M. E. Church i 1822; married to Miss Louisa Williams, j niece of Gen. J. Elmore, Jan. 1 Gi li, 1825;! was licensed to preach 1833, ordained deacon, by Bishop Morris. 1837, and elder. hy Bishop Andrew, 1841 : and fell asleep in Christ at ! Whistler, Ala., Feb. 1st, 1SS4. These are the brief outlines of the biography ! of one whose consistent life, patient suffering, and devoted servite 'o thc Master, impressed all who knew him with the genuineness of his religion, and that the power of Cod's grace is sufficient to refine, and sanetifv hu- : man nature. He received only an English j education, hut his thirst for knowledge 'grew . with his growth, atid strengthened with his; strength.1 This thirst received a powerful : impetus in the conviction that he was called of God to preach the Gospel, and that he might bc prepared to proclaim the glail tidings to dying men, he allowed no moment : to pass by unimproved. | His father, Rev. Peter Du Bois, was con-: tractor and builder in the city of Charleston. : It was there, the sou learned the blacksmith's : trade, and began to improve the cotton-gin a ! work which occupied 'lis time up to the past ! few years, when increasing infirmities seemed j to shut out earthly things, and confine h is at- j ten lion to his own spiritual profit and that j of all who might he thrown within the reach ? of his influence. As long as he was able to j walk, by the aid of his staff, he went to the | bedside of thc sick and dying, and whenever ? he heard of any who had been blessed through j his instrumentality his face would glow with j pleasure. Bro. DuBois loved his church, her doc- ! trines, institutions and usages. G?nerons, j even beyond his means, he was the preachers' friend-his home their resting-place. Wher- j ever his services were needed, iie was found- j true to his obligations, faithful to ti 11 charges ? committed to him. His life was quiet, hum- ? ble. modest ; his religion, strong, positive, : decided, and hts experience deep and abound- . ing. Ile drank deeply from thc wells of; salvation. For more than half a century he ; h?d been drinking from that pure river of the , water of Life, the streams whereof make glad : the eily of our (.iud. He was an earnest, . zealous, and deeply pious minister, in thc ' local ranks ; a faithful, affectionate husband, ; a fond devoted father, and a kind beloved . neighbor. When weakened by age, and no longer able to proclaim the Truth from ibo sacred desk he resorted lo the pen, and many readers of the Ala. Christian Advocate can1 testify to the pleasure and profit they receiv? ed from his articles on 'Methodism iii Ala. ! ?ind Chailestou. S. C.5 Being 'diligent in: business,' as ?ell as 'fervent in spirit,' he ed- j united a targe family, and enjoyed the com? forts of life, though attended by many losses, and embarrassments. Atter the war had ' completed his reverses, and he hail turned . over lo his creditors, his home, and what lit- ! tie of real estale he possessed beside,-home? less-yet having many homes among his children-he and his wife became the priiie joy of those whose cradles they had rock? ed, and who, in turn, delighted to rock the ; cradles of their age. Some years ago, she ! passed from his loving care to heaven, and, I doubt not, her welcome lu him increased the i brightness even of the New Jerusalem. His; way was clear, his hope sirong, and his victo? ry complete. His death was like the setting ? sun-gradual-quiet-beautiful. In the quiet bu ry i ng-gron nd, at Kutaw, he sleeps beside loved Louisa: yet, iu memory, dear and lasting, he still lives in the hearts of those; who mingled, nod communed with him herr, j He is at rest. Let us rrj-dce in that divine I goodness which can tlui3 throw heaven's ! light over earth's darkest passages and en able perishing humanity to stand in the im- j mediate presence of the last enemy, and I triumph completely. Flt!END. On Friday night the thermometer sank to six degrees below the freezing point in Charleston and the suburbs, and a heavy frost was observed Satur? day morning. It is feared that the re? sults to the truck farms has been very disastrous The Union Times says that in the Fish Dam section of that County the suffering from the cyclone is t-uly heart-rending in many cases. Not less than a hundred persons were made houseless, without food or clothing and no means of procuring these and other necessaries. The violation of*any nature's laws brings its warning by the feeling of discomfort. Ex? posure will induce colds, throat diseases, con? sumption, etc., all of which give warning by a troublesome cough. Use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup in time, and remove both the cause and effect of vour discomfort. Johnny aime home from school the other day very much excited. 'What do yon think, pa? Joe Stewart, one of the big boys, had an argument with the teacher about a ques? tion in grammar.' 'What position did Joe take?' 'His last position was cross a chair, face down.' The Land of Flowers. Mrs. M. It. Donnely. Arredonda, Fla. says : "Norman's Neutralizing Cordial is a splendid medicine. It has cured me of dyspepsia and I sleep beder than I have in twenty years." The above corac3 from a lady ?ho has lived more than her "three score and ten." 'Do you know why I am like the new bridge at Niagara?' asked young BliffKins of pretty Miss Smithers. Ile expected her to give it up, and then he would have rung in a pun on caut-i lc-ver, but she replied : 'It must be because you are without visible means of support.' Kendall's Spavin Cure, SAX FRANCISCO. CAL. JA.V. 16th, 38S2. Messrs. B. J. Kendall & Co., Gents :-Through the recommendation ola friend about a year ago, I was induced to give your Kendall's Spavin Cure a trial and I ara pleased to say that I was fully satisfied with the results. I used it in several instances upon splints, which after a few applications were entirely removed. I also used it on a spavin with the same results The medicine has grown in popularity in this vicinity in the past few months and what is sold here to-day I believe is put out upon its merits. ALKX MCCCRD. Foreman for Ci tv R. R. Co. Samson's Legs and Locks. When Delilah clipped off Samson's locks that mighty athlete at once became (as other men.' If it could be proved that the posses? sion of luxuriant hair would enable men to tear open lions' jaws, Iliscox & Co. would bc driven wild in the effort to supply enough of Parker's Hair Balsam to meet the 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 ?-hat Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) has effected in my case. It has cored me of Malarial Rheuma? tism. ARCHIE THOMAS, Springfield, Tenn. Important to both Ladies and Gen? tlemen. Two Ne?' Books just published giving an exhaustive treatise on Medical Electricity Gal? vanism and Magnesiism, together with their self application on the treatment and cure of Weaknesses incident to men and Women. Both works are illustrated. One is entitled 'THREE TYPES CF MEN,' For Gentlemen Only y the other 'MAID, WIFE, MOTHER,' For Ladies Only. Published only by the American Galvanic Co., Address as above, Sent Free. EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE, j IHAVE A SUPPLY OF SHED en hand, which I will sell at 12? cents per pound j -half the price for which they sold Inst sea- ! son. Four pounds will plant nn acre, and j produce eighty to one hundred gallons of J syrup. The cane ripeus in August, at which ? time it is also an excellent feed for stock. A | sample ot the syrup can be .seen at Dr. ] China's Drug Store, where the seed are for j sale. Application by mail, addressed to meat; Providence, S C, will receive prompt atten- ? lion. J. R. PHILLIPS, i Mar 4 j Estate of W. S. Burgess, M. D.3 DECEASED. j ?WILL APftLY TO THE JUDGE OF j PROBATE for Sumter County on thc4th ! day of April 1884, for a Final Discharge : as Administrator of aforesaid Estate. SAMUEL E. NELSON, Mar 4-4t's Administrator, j Estate of J. A. Osteen, Dec'dt j ,4 LL PERSONS having claims againstsaid j j\_ Estate will [?resent the same duly attest- j ed, and all persons in any way indebted to ; said Estate will make immediate pavment to WM. L. OSTEEN, Mar4-3t* Qualified Administrator. Estate of Absalom Wilson, Dee'd. j ALL PERSONS holding claims against j said Estate will present same duly at-? tested, and all persons in any way indebted ? to said Estate, will make immediate pavment ! to MRS. HARRIET M. G BEEN, Mar4-3t* Qualified Executrix, j TH?~CONT?NENTAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I rpiIE UNDERSIGNED represents the above ! I Company, and is prepared to insure j stores, goods, dwellings, furniture, barns, ? and stables. The Continental is one among j the best in the Country, and its rates the < same as the other first class companies. lie! calls especial attention to its fi ve-vear install meut plan. W. F. RH AM E. March 4 tf THE LARGEST AND BEST. -THE Weekly Itala State Journal For 1884. $1.50 PER YEAR. The Weekly Nebraska State Journal is a | large 8 page paper of 7 columns to a page. It j is the largest paper published in the State. It is published at the State Capital. In addition j to a large amount of varied and interesting! reading maller, a special feature during the ; present year will tie the publication of malters j pertaining loam' '\illv setting forth Nebras- : ka interests, Miel is its Climate, its Pro- ? ducts, its Resources, its Towns, and Ad vanta- ! ges, making it the t>i-st means by which par- ; ties in the East, who niajr contemplate a west waul movement, may learn about our | great State. NEW MAP OF NEBRASKA, just compiled by a competent civil engineer, i and published by the .Journal Co., more near- j ly perfect than any map of the State hereto- ! fore pu ld ?shed-shows all cities towns, and post offices, railroads, government laud of? fices, etc. Size, 22x40 inches, in cloth bound ; folders. Price, post-paid, 75 cts. The Weekly Journal one vear, and Map, $2. Address STATE JOURNAL CO., Lincoln, Neb. j GENUINE GERMAN KAIMT, DIRECT IMPORTATION. PURE GROUND FISH, about ll percent. Ammonia. PREPARED FISH, G per cent. Ammonia. NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER, | COTTON SEED MEAL, &c. For sale by j HERMANN BULWINKLE, KERR'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. Cyr Feb 26 \ ? A? AND BELOW COST. The Handsome and Complete Stock of NOTIONS, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, I Ul I HW, m SHOES, -OF M. ISEMAN, IS SOW OFFERED For Sale in Job Lots, At and Below Cost. Store Open until Stock is Disposed of. JULIUS H. EVANS, Assignee. D. MURCHISON, Agent for Creditors. February 2 G MONEY TO LOAN. IN" SUMS OF .5500, and upwards, on Real Estate security, not exceeding one-third ; it* actual raine. Loans are repayable in five j equal annual installments: or at the end of five ?years: or af any time within the five years I at the option of the borrower. Iuterest pay i able annually un November 1. Applv to R. D. LEE, Feb 26-4 Alfy for Land Loan Cos. j~NOTICE. "! PARTIES DESIROUS OF PURCHASING j Silk Worm Eggs, for the Spring hatch, j ! can obtain them of first quality, at the lowest i j market prices, in large or small quantifie?, by I ? applying to any of the undersigned committee ! j of the Sumter Silk Association. Cocoons j j bought and soid, also Mulberry trees. ! ?$r~ Eggs will be furnished to reliable j * persons free of charire to be raised on shares. ! M r.s. S. A. il A UV IN, MRS. M. G. RYTTENBERG, ! Miss DULCIE MOISE. ! Feb 10 3t. j A. J. CHINA 1 DEALER IN JJRUGS, MEDICINES, C liemicals. FIXE TOILET SOAPS. IIATK AXU TOOTH BRUSHES, PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac, ic. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, -AM' DYK STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, &c. MATCHES. A Large Lot on hand, as low as 1 cent a box, or 10 cents per dozen boxes. Physicians" prescriptions accurately compounded. T?e State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, By T. V. J! 'dish. 25*/., P r?bale Jail ye. WHEREAS. ANTHONY DAVIS h:.s mad? Miit t?? in? fi> gratti him Letters of , Administration .?!' thc Estate of an.l eff-cts c?f WILLIAM .Vc I NT* ?SIL de-easel - 'lh?\?e aire therefore l<> eire and n<itn?iui.-ti all m:d singular, thc kindred an-i cre-?itors ?>? the ravi VVil in rn McIntosh, bite of Sumter C?>utity. in Mid stae. deceased, ih ?I they be and appear U.::<>r<: nie hi the C-iurt o) Probate. . tobe held at Sumter C. H.. <>n Mareil i I tb. 1SS4. :ift?r publication herein', at ll o'clock in th?- forenoon, t? sh?w canse, if any they have. ? why the ?aid Administration h <. u i J ittit bv granted. liiven under mv band, this 26:b dav <?f Feb rua ry A I?. 1584. T. V. WALSH. Feb 2?-2r Judge nf Probate Estate of Rev. Wm. Brearley, DECEASED. IWILL APPLV to thc Judge of Probate for Sumter County on the 12th of March, I884.?tbr a ?nal discharge as Executrix of the aforesaid Estate. MESS ELIZABETH W. BREARLEY, Feb 12-4 Executrix. Estate of Mrs. Martha L. Brown, DECEASED. IWILL APPLV lo the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, ott March 12th. I t?S4. for a final discharge as Executor of. the aforesaid Estate. A. WITHERSPOON BROWN. Feb 12-4f Executor. BEES AlfD HONEY ! IF YOI* WANT TO PURCHASE ITAL? IAN li EES. Improved Hives, Smokers, 1 Comb-foundation or bec keepers' supplies cf 1 anv kind, send for my new catalogue for 1884. jj I want lo purchase 5, OOO ibs. of Bees-Wax for which tile highest market price ?ill be paid. ; ^ I have for sale pure blood Partridge Cochin I and Gold Laced Sebright Bantam Fowls. Eggs Si .50 per settin?r of 13. Address J. P. H. BROWN, Feb 12 Augusta, Ga. . | TRIAL JUST ICE'S SUMMONS FOR DEBT. THE STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, j SUMTER COUNTY, . i By Daniel Kr da. Esq , to Simon D. '. Sm ith. (COMPLAINT having been made unto me ( j by J. E. Mayes that you ate indebted to , him in the sum of Sixty-Seven Dollars and . Forty-five cents on Account, and delays pay? ment; wherefore the Plaintiff demands judg? ment against you in the sum of Sixty-Seven ( Dollars and Forty-five cents, and the costs of this action. This is, therefore, to require you to appear before me. in my ofiice in said County within \ Forty days from the service of this summons, to answer to the said complaint, or judgment ( will be given against vou bv default. j . Dated. Januarv 14tIi A. D. 1884. State- . ment : S07.45. * DANIEL KEELS, Feb 12 -Ot Trial Justice. \ , DO YOU SUPPOSE WOOD'S ODONTINE 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 in the State and lias 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. j , For sale in Sumter by Dr. A. J. CHINA, j and Dr. t>. J. AULD. Feb 19 1 WHAT IS THIS! m Catarrlii Asthma, Coughs, Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Tightness in the Chest? Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Influenza, Laryngitis* ma Clergymans* Sore Throat Whooping Cough. 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