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Tk* S*mter Watchman was {banded ^?*l$?# &ad tb* Trice Southron ia ^fiabV -3*? Jfeft?pw* ??? ^Southron ha? the combined- circulation aad i#$m*t?<Z *? <*i paper* **4 beet advertising ,= r^;5_?h*.i'6faatvisited boto of toe legia ;^&*s?h*thivirile in Washington. He ^1t???fa?k a cratch and hu aged ferait aotiee that the negroes, ia saf?taj of tbetr ?oenty Coa feo tions f ^il^-ab^eted. delegates to the State ? - ^^Sij(^w^ti?i> Wb?t ?t?; indippd - to favor frappe**** to Mr. Arthoma ;}*&??m?*t toe PrwWeocy. So that it ]T^^^:m^??n. Sf tt? State ejp^i ^Wam ?JO tu Chicago next ^e1ii?a^n^-^-%-V-;-> ... ^?"??[01C Csstaty eoetmaes to keep ap rta rfeatitioa ^bt bMj deeds. Lest '^^^^^ aWd Kial, ? ?asi l?otfi Bw. . Ijbai^v waa the ?1*0% af ^to old ?narre!. We Win to J^bs* (Ma* Coooty need, a ri?. ^^tterg si mun aim lae? of the Sooth ] ^^^^^^^^^^JB^^ fr Acosta tteaiar infantry mtgat-.he^iaade atore j *fi?>oo*dMn. *r?w fa?afsctovy sotition of ^JPH^^^^^ ud the , |lli?j?rM aeaiioa. ;&tbi*? caa briog pitfWiliit fettef ^a Soathcro interests ri?fi! W??frf aa^aaee ? abated. 1 /Ma^aoS fwW. Claas No 1-tot f ^^?r^\?k'veeTanJ organised a assr> ^Ma^^oteVlei^r Tbe darkies are Ayj rae^^rra ft^ e_ respecuhle dis ?B0t?^ 3fe asare . fraternal easferae* ^wW?beeaiored Sret?ier. tbet> ?oerrtntros? mftC W separate and db fe'?rt Wto'nctt? ; .; 4 " : eaaage,toat Ugbtojogstfotfka t-ee Dear ? jf>ar4otteK. C. while Jkt san was ^ swinmg brightly, we are reminded of an 1 s^ fe Kershaw (we belier*. ) An old gentleman was citting in a chair un? der a shade tne io b? yard, shelling peas? when a sodden flash of lightning st?k tba tree and killed bim. The ?mn wa* shining at tine time, though a ihaader cloud waa some asiles away? y-:J^^ium?gt or perhaps we should \ sabine cante of tba . Cincinnati riot, . watchba* fitfed thai etty with roon ru- I ag, may bc ?ora easily understood, j wbenwe are told, that oat of 900 mur? derers that bare been tried io the \Upjtcxi States daring the past yest, only ??> bare been ikund guilty and punish \ bri with death, while mobs daring that time bare l*aebed 140. It ? not strange that the tendency towards mob ? jaw isincreasing, since tba courts of dostiee bare"almost entirely ceased to ?abtsb red-banded morder. ' ^eajator Botler is ont ia a tetter ex* sition^to tberBfarr Edoeational Bill and ?^aoppon of1 the biU which was be tf?&mgrtm two years ago, for a simi la^narposa. The Senator simply says tnalba mm ?arittlkea iaadrocating a nal??a1edneat?o??r?. It was wrong thea, tboagb be did not think so at - t'uaatioo. We think that the rSerator ?^il'Vej^sJhiorb?i frank aeknowl t^faeni bf past errors, anal tee qo reat^^fflki ^ chided for so learn, or too obstinate to ehange is not .?..fr ..>?*; -tv,* * * ?..>. ? " C!?e*^Triama*? toe 1st of : April par pe?ting?oha^e 1>e?f? written by Mr Mathew Arnold of Bogland wiro late lyf delirered ? coarse of lectures in ont Wrger cities, on, *S weetness and LigbC and ia this article, Chicago was beMnn to ridieaKasacity of sbams ralgar ignorance. The Chicago i pacers ware instantly np in arms, and went ?? Mr* * Arnold's. scalp with re fMobing? aiaerttyt and: siter soundly [ ?Sjos?og batt. awdV aalfing him lota of j nalr^ty namei, tfier Ind ont that the wf?s tb?og. was an April fool joke, sad that Mr. Arnold waa as guiltless as tba Queen of Sheba, of writing of Cbioage's sbort-comrngs. - Qn Uta ttb, Congress decided two qiwesipitti of importance. The Ur i ff on woai was consioVrably lowered last year, "a^d jiool-fcrowers bare been restire erer ?4ooe orer their imaginary wrongs. On Ust Monday, the watter waa brought toan ieaae, and afters foll discussion, the effort to increase the ?ciy was defeated by a rote of 126 to 119; so fbat reren ue reform has .seared one victory. Oo the same day, a resolottoa declaring "it unwise and inexpedient for the present Congress to abolish or reduce the tax on sprits dis? tilled from grain," was offered. The whiskey men were sp in arms against tba resolution, bat H pasxed by a rote of 179 to 33. Now that Tildeo's boom for the Pres- j ideatial nomination, which the Sun aureed into a flickering, uncertain life, aaa died a most natural death, .^?*"* ?o?ow^?I'?jm" lO^raaweO^^ ap aa a rery j jl?spe^f?re candidate. The FennsyI- j fania. Democratic Co?ventiou, which ] met on thc M wa^solid for Sim, >nd; Welt, as we said of Senator Bayard? we might go farther and fare worse, bot we do not eare to hurrah for llan? da!}-yet. We believe, if elected, that be would give the country an honest, economical administration, but he is j lo* * btgh tariff, and the -poor man j would still have to pay double price for blankets and trace chains, for shoes and clo*hing, and wonld have to be consoled with the prospect of getting whiskey and tobacco at reduced rates. APRIL 9,1865. Nineteen years ago, (general Lee surrendered his handful of veterans to Grant's powerful, well equipped army. For months, oar soldiers had, with tireless determination and heroic courage, guarded the citadel of the Confederacy, with ranks' so depleted and thin, that, in many places, they resembled a picket line more nearly than an army defending its Country's Capital To the Federals, whose armies eonld j be, and were in a great measure, re emited from the teeming nations of. the old world? victory was only a question of time ; . bat. the desperate nature ; of th? contest only bound ?the eanse, already lost, more closely to th?' hearts of oar heroic army, and disappointment never Veil with more ? crashing forc>, .?nd.carried greater grief; iban that beaded by-final defeat, b&e no 3 - - F rThe C?hfed?ntj;-t boro" ftt'-4t day, cradled amidst the, throeV'of dissolving j governments, with tts short life made resplendent by deeds-, of^valor and renown, and ruled over- daring its en? tire ex**teoee by thc |od ;of battle and carnage, stsmU "tooday'- ? in ' ' the memory of men a* the incarna? tion of *ft that wasrnoble and callan tin wari mad the embodiment of all that : was pure and holy , io . tho patriotic ? devotion of its people ; tod as we look back and recall the bright hopes born not to die ; tho sacrt6ces made, ?las ! tn vain ; the shadow of coming;. disas? ter and the deep gloom of -final defeat, oar hearts rise in rebellions''murmurs against an apparently hard and cruel1 fate.' But we torn from the dead past, j ? with its mise .hopes and broken prom- j( ?sea to the practical present and see j that oor Southland bas . emerged from ?-j the ashes of defeat and shown to the j t world that Peace, hath victories greater j < than War. Onr progress in commerce ![ and the industries has been marvellous, j and while it is meet that we . should I { pause - as another anniversary of sad j1 Appomattox rolls by, and drop a tear to the memory of the Lost Cause, we do, so without forgetting the duties now resting upon os, remembering that "he who grieves over past wrongs to the neglect of present duties is a traitor to himself/ Ass-umacy. j I Probably two-thirds of the Sooth Car? olina Journalists have followed our es? teemed Charleston co t?mpora ry and gone wrong again, while the other third remain with the Nton the safe and sensible ] t sids.-Greenville News. j < The above is an extract from an j < editorial; commenting on the position jc cocupied by thc State press toward the j * Blair bilL If the News means that two- ! s thirds of South Carolina papers j j have taken their cue from the a News and Courier, for lack of an ?1 opinion of their own, it is widely1 wrong. We advocate that bill because of the good that may be made to result from its passage. We need-money to improve our educational facilities ; the . Treasury is over-flowing and if the j ever increasing surplus ja not spent on | something-that, like the Blair bill, will jj give a' tangible, valuable return, it will ! ' go for jobs, and shams to. .still further ! J detnoroHze the people of the country, j Q We advocate tho bill because it > is a ? practically useful bill, and not because j the ftem^ana. Cmrie^ favors, ' or "th? | j News opposes. - - (Charleston's Schools. We are under obligation for a copy of MayoTrC^nrtecay's fourth annual re? port of ?ducation in the City of Charles? ton. We gather ftie * Inflowing figures as to the expenditures for , Charleston Schools during, the past four, years. t? Two mili tax >. $183,664:58 One mi?tax (special) 93.266.28 Poll tax 5,234.15 Crafts School 33,756.47 .Total $315,921.48 The average attendance . of the six schools in 1883 was 1644 boys and ? 3 2018 girls, making a total of 3662 out j of a total of 4055 enrolled pupils. Of j Q this number 2,055 are white and 2,000 j ^ colored. There are 100 teachers em ployed. . j d A Long Campaign. j \ We have been in favor of a short j ?? campaign until reading the extract ? v published below and taken from an exchange. We are now converted : One of our best citizens came to us Monday and said be was in favor of a long campaign before the primary elec? tion, and when he gave his reasons we agreed with bim at once. He said that there was a markod increase in church and Suuday school attendance on the part of candidates. Men who were in- 11 different before were now riding miles to attend church in the country. He thought a long campaign would habit? uate them to religious services and they would not break off after the elec? tion. It would be well for the church officers to march all thc candidates in before service and make them take the front seat and force them to listen. o g 1 0 t I ! S Information has been received in this city to the effect that the political pros- i \ ecations tn this State will either be ' abandoned or be postponed for an in? definite period, and that official an? nouncement will be made of the fact at an early day.-Columbia Register. a Neighboring Counties. Clarendon ' Enterprise, A pr il 1 Of/t : Dr. ?r? Allen Huggins showed us yes? terday the first strawberries that we have seen this season.-The For eatou people are holding out against the negro postmaster, and there is no doubt that he will very soon be forced to re? sign. -Married, by Kev. J. B. Platt, April 6th. 1884, Mr. W. B. Su* i tb and Miss-Medora Kearns, all of Clareudou county. -We regret much that business calls our valued Foreston corresooudent away from this county, and that he will no longer give us 'Foresto? dots.' He goes to Geor? gia, and we wish him abundant success in bis new field of lubor.-A 'pos? sum some time ago came into the yard of Capt. W. S. Briggs and hid itself un? der a pile of wood. A negro woman saw the animal and imagined it be much larger, reported next morning that she had seen a ghost. In vestiga ti on reveal? ed the 'possum hid under the wood. Capt. Briggs caged the auimal which proved to be a mother with a numer? ous brood. He proposes keeping the whole family until they get large enough to bake. Florence Times: Rev. W. S. Bean, who waa recently called to the pastorate af the Presbyterian Church in Florence, bas accepted, and will be here to take charge in about a month.-Messrs. McMaster ? Gibbes, of Colombia, have lold a tramway locomotive to the Tim moos ville and Lydia Tramway Com? pany? The engine is capable of hauling thirty tons. This road Will . soon be som ploted. ~ ! ' podihgtoi?'Neirs : Kev. J.^Gr. Law, rf'tharPresbyterian Church left on Fri? lay ?o attend the^.*sidn: of Harmony r^Ayfery*; heKT at Beniah; CfenehoW toOory, begrnnrng* oh S'nnday.? - The many friends ot MT* :SFr White, xiii be glad to know tn?t he is ;nbw_ at work agwln, having recovered from the . injurier ?f thc atorra 'of FcbUary 19th. -j rle has-'resumed his old post iu the News l?tetC "^^evera! fanners ini the C.at *rsvt}le"ae#iou ate trying . to raise a arge nirm ber of sheep, thinking the rn restaient would be profitable lt might irove'soi were it-not Tor the large trum? per of tuesn dogs- in the country. A loab'e-barrel gun is the mean s some lave resorted to,- and it is working rel!'.! --A skating rink has been i ?stabtish ed at the Opera House, and ou? ter eharge dr t wo of the young geirtle nen of the town. Several of the young oiks'bare already found out how hard :he floor is, bot notwithstanding, it is a fascinating amusement, and the number )f rotrists is rapidly increasing. \ " Camden Jonmal : The election fdr nunicipal oncers of the town of Cam leu came ort on last Mondav. There ?".'ti:'- A ' m ras no opposition td the ticket nomina? ted at Town Hall, therefore there was id excitement during the day. lt was lie most quiet and peaceable election, j nre believe, that has been held in thc j own since th?; war. Only 130 votes ! were polled-about one-quarter of a full j rote of the town. The officers elected i ire as follows : Intendant, James J ones, j Wardens, H. G Carrison, J. M. | Syturl. J. T. Nettles, ?nd M. A. Metts. ! Ml of the good people of the town are ! satisfied that the new Board, will do j everything for the advancement of the ; interests of the town. They Don't Advertise, 'Richland/ the wide awake correa-j fondent of the Augusta Chronicle, ' vritcs : Looking over the country ? >apers lately I have been impressed i with the singular fact that thc number j )f country merchants who advertise in i ;hem is infinitesimally small. I desir- | sd to obtain some information from the 1 lealers iu provisions, the most common j ;ommodity, at the various county seats, ? ind au examination of the columns of ; >ver fifty county papers only revealed ! ?onie twenty-six names, and yet, if the j >eople of these towns, influenced by the j ittraci ive advertisements of the city j nercL' .uts, send their money away j rom home they are censured for it, and j old that they should patronize and ! ccourage home industries. To be j onsistent these merchants should MIS- j aili and support their home papers' iberally aud in doing, this they would ! ikewise do themselves great good.: ' It we eau spend"*.quarter of a mil- j ion'in educating the e^eemed negro, re should like to know why we can't ?ive a pen MOU lo the. disabled Goofed rate, soldiers;, their . widows . and rjpkans 2-Abbeville. Pm*,. and Ban /fhe country is atilt in 'suspense. Uti 'tilden says he can't undertake the ace-that Payne is the man for the lom i nat ion. Slr. Payne says he can lot possibly be the candidate,.and that tilden is thc mab for the plac?. There ! s not a country editor iii South Cam? ina who could not name a half dozen letter men than either.:-lexington despatch. A lively scene occured in a San francisco court. Mrs. Selie van was witness. A lawyer attacked her noral character. She reached fer her listol but was checked. Whereupon er son approached Judge Tyler, when ie was stopped by a son of the Judge, nth pistol iu hand. 'Hie court at once djonrned. Last week it w?u? published that ne Barher a drummer from Chester. | tad deserted his wife and four children nd married Miss Annie Tate, of Hen lersouville, N. C. The Statesville ?andruark, who seems to know all about his captivating young lady, says : "It ? s a very sad story and we regret thal re cannot find room for the whole of it. Vhat makes it so much more sad is the j net that this is thc second or third time hat Miss Annie has been deceived and un away with. She ought to be very j areful or it will develop into a habit pith her. A special to the Philadelphia ??mc* from Loudon, reports the Km pe? or William of Germany, as breaking ?st, both mentally and bodily. The ld man is ev id eu fly on the down ;rade, steep at that, and the Crown j Vince will sOou be Kaiser. Germans I we much to their Emperor for making ! he Fatherland the first power in | Europe. He has shown consummate j kill in governing a restive progres- i ive intellectual people, but after all, he s a veritable despot, and never (test? ates to call in the aid of brute force ; phen necessary, iu carrying out his | lesigns. Jay Gould's wealth is estimated by ho New York Morning Journal ut 158.795 413, and his annual income at 1,640,011. Letter from an Old Friend. I GLENWOOD, S. C.j April 12. Dear Wat?v?tk and Southron : Your visits to our fireside are looked for as those of an old, familiar friend from whom for years we had been sepa? rated in all but our hearts. We look into your face aud its sunshine or shad? ows are reflected in ours We sympa? thize iu your joys and in y??r griefs. Our little town has been quite stirred recently on the temperance question. Mrs. Chap?n, who leads the W. C. T. U. in our State, and I may say tn the South, addressed our community on Weduesday night last. While I am. a "strict constructionist*' as regards the meaning of "[ suffer not a woman to teach,*1 I am constrain ed to accept the exception which establishes the rule and acknowledge that this lady is doing much good for her State and Country. About sixty ladies of this place united in organizing a subordinate "Union.** This is perhaps the greatest oat mar? ket iu the State. One dealer here ship? ped over 1,600,000 lbs in 1882. The crop bas been somewhat damaged by the bitter weather iu January, but is now growing rapidly and promises, I think, an average yield. There is more barley planted in this County than in any other except Laurens. It is used principally for pasture or cut green for forage. Of the ministers resident in this place at this time, two are natives of Sumter, and three aro from the low* country. Bro. Hogers, the much esteemed pastor of the Methodist Church, is a Bishopvilje man. The pastor "of the'Baptist Church, H. C. Smart, is a native of Barnwell County. No one cart read the papers without feeling some iuferest in the Presidential nomination. ' Much has beela sp id re? cently about the .'Tilde n VoVm" as W\ called. * Now," I am neither a' politician nor the son oF a politician and ? 4o not take much interest in the success of any pariy except .'the one-whichever that is-that carries the temperance stand? ard, yet t have long felt that there was an "eternal fitness** tn Mr. Tilden*? being made President'. What many blame, him for-his so-called inertness tn allowing the Presidency to be snatch- ! ed from him in 1876-is to ray mind ! his chief claim to the honor of re-elec? tion. lt was the case of Solomon and the two women acted over again. To leave the question of hi.* rights to arbi- t tration and then to submit to an un- ] righteous decidion rather than, plunge j the country io another civil war, was j noble-it was what at toast one heart; prayed might be done. These ire not j giveu as your sentiment*, or as repre- f sen ting those of any one but the writer. They are convictions deeply rooted and are given for what they are worth. We ar? needing rain now in this section and it looks this morning as if we were going to have it. There was considerable frost yesterday morning, and the Irish potatoes and beans suffered in damp localities. Fortunately the frost had been preceeded hy dry weather, and it is hoped the fruit crop has not t suffered materially. S. M. H. The work of establishing a Confede? rate Soldiers* Home in Rich mond, Ya., is one that deserves the utmost encouragement from the people of the South. Our old and maimed Confede? rates have no Government pension to aid them, and many of them are very poor and with their advancing years feel more and more acutely thc effects left upon their systems by wounds, sickness and privations. Let us en- ; deavor to pay, in some measure, the debt we owe to those old and worn out martyrs to the "Lo?t Cause," and do our part in the work that General Gor? don and other Southern leaders have so nobly undertaken. A fair will be given in Richmond next month in aid of the enterprise, and we sinc?rely trust that the men and women of Carolina will do j all that they can to promote its success, j Our Exchanges. Hogh Wilson, of the Preu anJ^Banner, bas j bad charge of that paper twenty-fire years, nnd he bas. made it one of the best County papers in the State. We congratulate our friend and wish bim all tbe prosperity that can come to a country editor. The Greenville Xetes bas mored again, this J time locating itself in comfortable quarter?, fronting the public square. We are clad lo hear of the pleasant surroundings of onr inde? pendent, interesting, spicy and altogether- | readable contemporary, even thorigh it does ? occasionally stick pins io unsuspecting neigh? bors abd bring them np with a jump. When- j ever Uueie Sam's postal authorities fail to j bring os the ?IM, we suffer from an empty void which nothing else can fill, unless nt be a pot of mustard filled with spice. The Chronicle and Constitutionalist' has thc king of good correspondents in J. R. H. We hare to be very busy indeed, not to*read his racy letters from Washington. Of course we skip bis fanciful vagaries on tariff, for he is a devout follower of his namesake, Representa? tive Randall,, on protection matters, but out- ! side of that he is splendid, and we congratu? late our Augusta cotemporary on its rich possession. The Sunny South bas put in an appearance again, after a long absence. We give it a cordial greeting,' and hope it has come to j stay. We heard one of the Watchman and j Southron household say yesterday, that he j would have to subscribe-for that paper it it j did not soon resnme its visits, for his wife was j loft without it. When H newspaper man likes a paper well enough to subscribe, it j must be wonderfully good. Atlanta has reasotj to be proud of its papers, not the least of them being the "Sunny." A CARD. M A Y ES VILLE, S. C., April 12, 1884. Mr. Editor: In your issue of the 8th instant, appears a commun ?anion signed "M," from this town, setting forth, what is purported to j be, a clear and concise description of our j late municipal election. .My object in writing j to yon on ibis subject, is merely to place my- j gclfbefore the public, in such a manner that j they may know how I then stood, and also j my present views in respect to ihe prohibitory j measure now prevailing here. And I will add j just here, that 1 wish the public to know that I 1 never bought nor sold liquor in this town and that I am justas much in favor of pro? hibition as any of those who were on the op? posite ticket. But what I wished mostly to say wu3 that the revenue of the town is not sufficient to meet it3 current expenses, and have always held, and du still hold to the view that, as liquor is more or less clandes- . tinely bought and disposed of in retail form, j and the objects of the prohibitory law are , thereby defeated, it would be better to put on i a good license for i's sale, and thus enable j the town to receive a revenue; for, as mat- J ters are progressing, it would not surprise1 me to see at no distant day, the Charter of j the Town surrendered. , > T. D. FOXW|)Rtfl. . Death of .Mrs. Moses. J&at Wednesday ft; telegram^- was*- received from Augusta, Ga., announcing i ho den th of tbff^tfe of Dr.F. J- Moses, TJie .flews was entirely unexpected and caused great sorrow in Sumter. She had many warm friends here and a number of near relatives who moura ber untimely death. We copy the following from the Chronicle and Constitu? tionalist of Thursday, 10th : 1'Yesterday morning the death of Mrs. Frank J. Moses occurred at the residence of her father, Mr. John J. Cohen, on Green Street. For some time ber health had been in a precarious condition, but her life had not been despaired of until Monday night, when symptoms of unmistakable alarm were developed in.her illness, and it wad evident to the loved ones around her that her hours were numbered. Mrs. Moses was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cohen, and besides her parents, husband and brothers, who sufvive Uer, she leaves two bright young sons who bear many of the virtues and graces of their mother. She was a lady who was universal? ly liked and loved. Attractive in person, gentle in-manner, cultivated in mind, and of the warmest and most sympathetic nature, she was loving in all the relations of life. Her symmetric character shone beyond the family circle, for with rare benevolence and public spirit her good deeds were known and felt in placea where there were distress and suffering. The death of such a woman falls with mournful force upon the community, which had seen her grow up from beautiful girlhood to lovely womanhood, and which had admired and commended the pure char? acter and noble '?fe." And also from Saturday's paper the follow? ing notice of the burial : "Friday morning the funeral services were conducted by Rabbi Levy,.and the remains of thi.? lovely, accomplished woman were inter? red at the Citv Cemetery. A rare and delicate profusion of flowers attested the sympathy of friends, and were wound about the casket which held the .form,., where, so recently health and beauty had been enshrined. The touching rite of the Hebrew Church was held, .and above thc tomb a shapely mound was banked in a bed of roses,'V ?R?BUTO~OP~RESPECT. At the last regular Communication of Claremont Lodge, No! 64, A.*. F.*. M.*., held. April 10th, 1884, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereat, As we again meet around oar sacred Altar to renew the fraternal ties that bind us together, a feeling of sorrow and sad? ness comes over ut, and with mournful hearts and heads howed down in su bm ?aston to the will of Him "who doeth all things well," we exclaim "who next?" "who next?" for the chain has been severedf one link is missing. , He, who bat yesterday moved among us in all the strength, pride and glory of his manhood, has been cut down in the prime of life, and ""sleeps the sleep thatknows no waking." BRO. GUIGNA RD RICHARDSON is no more; no more will he assemble in our halls with us, never again will we meet bis manly form on the streets of our town, or hear his cheery words, or feel the cordial grip of his right hand ; And, while we acknowl? edge in thif, as in all things, the wisdom of our Supreme Master above, it behooves us as men and Masons, to give some expressions to the feelings of grief which overpower us, although we well know that nothing we ctn say or do can mitigate or lessen the sorrow of those left behind to mourn his loss : "Can storied urn or animated bust, Hack to it-- mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe tbedull cold ear of death?' Resolved, That in the death of GCIONARD RICHARDSON Claremont Lodge, No 64, A. F. M., bas lost a true and trusty brother, the State a son who, on every occasion proved by his Actions his devotion to her interests; Sumter .County an officer upright and con? scientious, and ever faithful in the discharge of his duties; his family an affectionate, loving and tender son, husband and father, to whom his loss is immeasurable, and no words can pour balm to their wounded hearts. Resolved, That our Hall be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, and that a blank page in our Record Book be dedicated to the memory of our deceased brother. Resolved, That these resolutions be publish? ed in the Watchman and Southron, and that the Secretary be instructed to forward a copy of the same to the family of our deceased brother. J. E. RTTTEKBERG, W. M. II. C. MOSES, Secretary. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., April 15, 1884. COTTON.-About 10 bales have been sold during the week ending the 15th. The mar? ket closed steady. We quote : Stained 8$ f^85 : Tinged 8-?@9: Good Ordinary 9} 9$: Low Middling 92?10: Middling 10} 10| ; Good Middling I0}@l0f. CHARLESTON, S. C., April 12, 1884. COTTON.-Market firm. Sales about 200 bales. Quotations are : Ordinary 9|@10 ; Oood Ordinafv i0$: Low Middling, U@ ll I': Middling llj@llf}; Good Middling, ll|@tlf. WILMINGTON, N. C., April 12, 1884. SPIRITS TCRPBNTINK-Market quoted quiet j at 31 cent.?. . RosrXr-The market firm at $1.10 fori Strained and $1.15 for Oood Strained. CKL'DB T?SPKNTINK-Market steady at j $1.0o for Hard, $L75 per bbl* for Virgin j and Yellow Dip. . COTTON!- Market finn. Sal?s- 50 bales. Tile, following are the officiai- quotations: Low Middling ll, Middling 11$, Good Mid dling 11$. ' , SPECTACLES ANO EYE-GLASSES. IH AVE JUST RECEIVED THE LARGEST stock of glasses ever offered iii this pl Ace. Call and examine them at rav New Store. CT. MASON, April 15 Jeweler and Optician. A. WHITE & SON, Insurance Agents COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ESTABLISHED 1SC6. -O LIFE, FIRE AND TORNADO INSURANCE. Risks taken in best Northern, Southern and English Companies. Policies issued from one to six years on as favorable'terms as can be had anywhere. TOTAL ASSETS REPRESENTED^. OVER $40,000,000. Attention given to sales af Real Estate. April 15 "SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE COTTON PLANT ! An 8 page 40 column Agricultural Journal, j the only paper in South Carolina published j exclusively i : the interest of the Farmer and J Manufacturer. The best and cheapest Agri- j cultural paper in the South. 02TL7 60 CENTS A TEAR. The official organ of the State Grange. Endorsed by the leading citizens of the j State, and by thc best farmers in the State and South. Send postal for specimen copies for your? self and your neighbors. Address W. J. McKERALL, Sept 4 Marion, S. C. APRI7F Xtr,(* 8'xcen,s ior P08taPe> tt?d ? '"""?receive free, a costly box of good3 I which will help you to more money right ; away than anything else in this world. All j of either sex, succeed from first hour. The j broad road to fortune opens before the work- :.' eis, absolutely Rure. At once address. ? TRUE & CO., Augusta, Main** I j? Fro?i a Bfominenf Lawyer. ? Maj. Whitney of Greenville, Si C. says: "Whilst Ido not regard Norman's Neu? tralizing Cordial as a universal Panacea, yet it affords me pleasure to say that I have used it with much benefit to self and family in all affections of the bowels so usual lu our sec? tion of the country during the summer season. Indeed I never used any other medicine for such complaints." The next time you buy a Pill take the best, and that is Gilder's Liver Pills. I have taken Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) for Rheumatism, and found perfect relief. It is the beat tonic and Blood Remedy known to science. D. P. HILL. Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Ga. Opening the Fountains. In numberless bulbs beneath the skin is secreted the liquid substance which gives the hair its texture, color and glows. When this secretion stops, the bair begins at once to be? come dry, lustreless, brittle and gray. Is that the condition of your hair? If so, apply Parker's Hair Balsam at once. It will restore the color, gloss and life by renewing the ac? tion of nature. The Balsam is not an oil, not a dye, but an elegant toilet article, high? ly appreciated because of its cleanliness. Important to both Ladies and Gen? tlemen. Two New Books just published giving an exhaustive treatise on Medical Electricity Gal? vanism and Magnestism, together with their self application on the treatment and cure of Weaknesses incident to men and ?Yomen. Both works are illustrated. One is entitled ?THREE TYPES OF MEN,' For Gentlemen Only, the other 'MAID, WIFE, MOTHER,' For Ladies Only. Published only by the American Galvanic Co., Address as above, Sent Free. ^SPRING SUMMER MILLINERY. The Misses McElhose Would- inform- their Customers and the public generally, that they have now on hand, and are constantly re? ceiving fresh supplies of ; MILINERY GOODS, -CONSISTING OF Hats and Bonnets? (Trimmed and Untrimmed,') FLOWERS, FEATHERS AND RIBBONS in great variety. A Iso the latest novelties in LACE AND HAIR GOODS, R?CHING, Ac. ' A large assortment of LADIES' AND MISSES' CORSETS, i Hoop-Ski rts, Bustles and Underwear always on hand. Infants' Caps, Dresses and Underwear in variety. Country orders ic ill receive prompt^ attention. Apr 15_j NOTICE. ANY PERSON knowing the post office of ALONZO SMITH, who moved from this County to Florida last Winter, will please inform me, as I wish to communicate with him in regard to his baggage, lost on the route. WM. H. CUTTING, April 15, 1884._Clerk of Court. "THRESHING. IAM PREPARED, with a Portable Engine and the latest nod most approved ma? chinery for Threshing and Cleaning Small Grain, and am now ready to make contracts with Farmers who desire to have their Oats thresh? ed. Terms reasonable, and satisfaction guar? anteed. Early application will will secure prompt attention, as my rule will be "First come, first served." Post Office addre* Sumter, S. C. W. ERVIN BRUNSON, April 15. _ _ INSURANCE LICENSE. STATE OF SO?Tti~CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, OPFICE OF TIIK COMPTROLLER GENERAL, ! COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 1, 1884. ICERTIFY, That MR CHARLES H. MOISE, of Sumter, Agent of The liverpool and London and Globe, incorporated by Great Britain, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Compa? nies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said Mr. Charles H Moise, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of Insurance in this State, in the County of Sumter, for and in behalf of said Company. Expires March 31st. 1885. W. E. STONEY, Comptroller Gen'l. Apr 15 . _ INSURANCE LICENSE. STATE"of?SOUXH CAROLINA, .EXECUTIVE DEPATMENT, OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GEN EERA L, COLUMBIA, S. C, APUIL 1, 1884. ICERTIFY, That Mit? ALTAMONT MOSES, of Sumter, S. C., Agent 6f THE NIAGARA FIRE INSURANCE CO., -Incorporated by the State of New York. THE MERCHANTS' FIRE-INSURANCE CO., Incorporated by ?he State of New Jersey, THE IRVING INSURANCE CO., Incorporated by the State of New York, j has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to' regulate the Agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated in the State of South Carolina," and 1. hereby license the said Altamont Moses, Esq., Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all business of Insurance in this State, in the County of Sumter, for and in behalf of said Companies. Expires March 31st, 1885. W. E. STONEY, April 15 Comptroller General. INSURE YOUR LIVE STOCK! SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL unjmmimi ' i -OF BALTIMORE, MD. THIS COMPANY INSURES HORSES, GELDINGS, MARES, MULES, JACKS j and CATTLE from loss by death from any . cause, In full. Refers to D. W. Alderman, Mullins. S. C.; ! J. L. Boat wright, J. C. Stevenson, S. C. j VanAmringe, Clerk of Court, and others, of. Wilmington, N. C., who have made losses in this Company, and have been paid in full. j For further particulars apply to J. E. L1PPITT, Manager. WILMINGTON, N. C. j pkY* Reliable agents wau ted. April IS_ THE A?MAR HOUSE* COHNER OF Vanderhorst and King St* HAVING BEEN LEASED BY Miss Heriot, 1 (Formerly of 190 Meeting-Si.,) IS NOW OPEN for th? accommodation of Boarders. Parties visiting Charleston wi!l ; find this House conveniently ?ituatad?for busi- j ness, and directly on the line of .Street Railwaj. Term*, per dny, $1 50. j Feb IS 1 SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry' Executions to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the First Monday in v?ay. next, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash the following properly : Four Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land, more or less, adjoining lands of James Low? ry, Est. of John Nesbit, laods of Mrs. S. L. Thomas and land formerly of Dr. E. T. Rem bert, now of W. I). Rhodes, levied on as the property of Saml. Lowry, deceased, under Fi. Fa. of Andrew J. Moses, for another, against Sam!. Lowry, deceased. 800 acres of land, more or less, in Sumter County, lying on Lynches Creek, waters of Black River, on both sides of the road from Bishopville to Lynchburg, adjoining lands, now or formerly of Estate of Albert James, lands formerly of A. L. Shaw, now of Wil? liams & Bradley, lands of Kenneth Mccaskill, Jos". A. Scott, Est. of T. Rees English and Leadingham. levied upon as the property J. Thompson Green, deceased, under Execution of Eliza H. Green, against Wm. M, Green as Executor of J. Thompson Green, deceased. One Hundred and Two Acres of Land, j known as Lot No. 6, bounded as follows: j On the North by Lot No. 5, East by lands of William James, South by Lot No. 7, and West by lands of tbe Estate of Capt. James Rem bert, levied upon and to be sold as the property of G. M. Barrett, under Ft. Fa. of S. A. Nelson & Co., against A. S. Barrett & Co. R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. SberiiFs Office, April ll, 1882 State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Action for Foreclosure and Sale. James G. White, Assignee, Plaintiff, Against Robert M. Andrews, De? fended. '. PURSUANT to the:Decree in the above action, dated October ihe 26th, 1872, I will offer for sale at Sumter Court House, in said County and State, on Saleday in May next, (1884,) during tbe usual hours of sale "All that piece, parcel or lot of land situ? ate, lying and being in the Town of Sumter, iti said County and State, containing two acres, bounded on the. North by. land of L. M. Brimson, East by tbe Public Road. South by l*hd of Charles M. Jon?, and West by Main Street, or a continuance thereof ina Southerly direction." Terms-One-half of the purchase money cash, and the balance on a credit of one year, the time portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser.and a mortgage of the premises sold-bond to draw interest from day of sale, and purchaser io pav for all papers. --ROBERT W. DURANT, April 12, 1884. Sheriff Sumter County. Stateof South Carolina. COUNTY OF 'SUMTER. By T. V. Walsk, Esq. ', Probate Jitdge. TT THERE AS, J. BLANDING JONES made \\ suit to me. tt> grant him Letters of Administration, of the Estate and effects of Miss CATHERINE L. JONES, deceased. ^ These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Miss Catherine L. Jones, late -of said County in said Suite, deceased, that they beand appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on April 22d, 1884. after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, ihis 8th day of April. Anno Domini. 18S4. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J Apr 8-2t Judge of Probate, j TAX NOTICE. -o rpHE TREASURER OF SUMTER C?UN- j JL TY gives notice that his books will be i open from the FIRST DAY OF MAY to the j FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 1884, for the col Iee- j tion of Taxes for the Fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1883, in Sumter County. The said taxes are payable in two equal in- ? stallments; the first installment of one-half, will be payable from the first oay of May to the first day of June, 1884 ; but the whole may be paid during that time. The follow- j ing are the rates per centum of the levy : 1. For State purposes-five mills on every j dollar of the value of all taxable property. j 2. For County purposes-two and one b&If mills on every dollar of such value. 3. For payment of the funded indebtedness i of the said County, and of d?ficiences for the j fiscat years 1881 and 1882-one nnd one- ; half mills on every dollar of such value. 4. For support of public schools-two mills ! on every dollar of such value. 5. One dollar on each taxable poll. The Treasurer will in person or by deputy j attend at ihe following places and limes for : the collection of the said taxes : Privateer on Thursday, May 1st. Manchester on Friday, May 2d. Wedgefield on Saturday. May 3d. Mayesvilleon Tuesday, May 6th. Magnolia on Wednesday, May 7th. Lynchburgh on Thursday, May 8th. Shiloh on Friday, May 9th. Johnston's Store ori Saturday, May 10th. j Mechanicsville on Mondav, May 12th. Manville oh Tuesday, May 13th. Bishopville on Wednesday aud Thursday, ! May 14th and 15th, Reidys Mill on Friday, May 16tb. Lewis Chapel on Saturday, May 17th. Stateburg on Monday, May 19th. Sanders' Depot on Tuesday, May 20th. M. Sanders' former Office, near Rembert's Mill on Wednesday, May 21st. Smithville on Thursday, May 22d. Gallard's X Roads on Friday, May 23d. -AND a On the other days from May 1st to June 1st, 1884: "at his office at the County Seat. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, Treasurer Sumter County. March 31 TAX "RETURNS FOR 1884. I") ETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY j V AND POLLS will be received at the fol- j lowing time? and places', viz: Privateer, Thursday, May 1. i Manchester, Friday, 44 2. Wedgefield, Saturday, 44 o. ? Mayesville, Tuesday, 14 6. ! Magnolia, Wednesday, "7. ? Lynchburg, Thursday, 44 S. Shiloh, Friday, " 9. j Johnston's Store, Saturday, 44 10. Me?banicsville, Monday, 44 12. j Mannville, Tuesday, 44 13. Bishopville, Wednesday and Thurs- . day, May 14 and 15. ! Reid's Mill, Friday, 44 16. Lewis Chapel, Saturday, 44 17. Stateburg, Monday, 44 19. Sanders' Depot, Tuesday, 44 20. i M. Sanders' former Office, near j Rembert's Mill, Wednesday, May 21. ! Smithville, Thursday, 44 22. ; Gaillard's X Roads, Friday, 44 28. ! -AND At the Auditor's Office in Sumter from the 1st of May to the 20th of June, inclusive. Parties making Returns by Mail or by an- j other person, will please give full first name j of Tax Payer and the To.wnsbip the property j is in. W. R. DELGAR, Auditor Sumter County. March 31 J THE CONTINENTAL FIRE INS?RANCEJOMPANr. THE UNDERSIGNED represents the above Company, and is prepared to insure stores, goods, dwellings, furniture, barns, aod stables. The Continental i* one among the best in tbe Country, ajnd iu rates the same as the other first class companies. He calls especial attention 10 its five-rear install? ment plan. Vi. F. EHAM E. March 4 tf TO AN APPROVED PURCHASER I will sell the residence occupied by me, on long time. Apply to T. J. TUOMEY. Or R. P. MONAGHAN. _March 18 _' DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE FIRM OF BARNETT k SON, at Mayesville, S. C., was dissolved on 1st January last, by mutual consent. All per? sons indebted to the late firm will please come forward and make settlement wkb> either of the undersigned. \\. J. BARNETT, Sumter, S, C. J. E. BARNETT, Mayesville, S. C. Thanking the public for past favors so lib? erally extended to the late firm, I respectfully ask a continuance of the same.for J. E. Bar? nett, who will carry on the business in his> own name. B. J. BARNETT. March 25 3t EARLY AMBER SWAB CANE. _: _ I IHAVE A SUPPLY OF SEED OB hand, : which I will sell at 12$cetats per pound I -half tile price for,which they sold last sea ? son. Four pounds will plant an acre, and ! produce eighty to one 'handiest gallons of syrup. The ca o eripens in A n.'fius t??t which time it is also an excellent feed for stock: A sample ot . the syrup can ?be seen at Dr. China's Drug Store,. in Sfmter, where the ' seed are Jbr sale, and alf* at the store of Messrs. T.-D. -Foxworth k Son, at Mayesville. ' Application by mrf!?ajMre?sed to. me at Providence, S. C., will reee?re ?srompt atten? tion. : m '?? l~$L. PHILLIPS. Mar 4 " ? ; %_ Ff^ SgMJEW ' j ?E*w Bushels cf Hy ' Ca^mr St?, i leeted-Upbtjid Lonfe Sjtttjp j ''?'# % .." 0^O9i.Smi^:^??* ! THIS.COTTON oti^acco?flS?of it? txtra ' staple has soW In the Charleston roarket for ! the last three vea rs at about 3\ cents per j pound, or-S7.50"per 500 above j tte seme grade of common tottc*?s Price for . opTybushel, $3:00* ; two?._bj?^e1ij??5.00 ; | three to ten bushels, $2.25 per" bush? ; ten j bushels or.jover $2.00 per bushel, s g A few ears of carefully -selected seed "of my Branching or Tillering Corn, which has*pTO { duced as high as thirteen (13) stalks from a ? single grain, and fourteen (?4) CATS*weighing ! *2 ponnds 14 oz.?., from a single ?gr?ta." Price j 10 cents per eur, or three ears for 25 cents, i Applv to H 'ateJcman and Southron 'Office or to ? Trios. &. lucmiiiHua^ ! March fi Wedgefield, S. C. jW.- J."' "A??l?ltS? i FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT -A-xn- ':. - '"-?-: ICE CREAM GARDEN^ - f. LIBERTY STREET, STJMTEJfc & K ff .: Ice Cream (?arden fitted up rn excellent slyhj?fe with especial view to the accor?mo?V^P-^^ of the ladies. Rear entrance 0 \ \ . Garden and Saloon, C. H.'Square. Soda Irater of Best Quality and Low i est Price. f ^ * Will furnish ICE and -ICE CRtfAMat short notice, to be delivered in a ny part of to wo. Price of Ice Cream 50, to 60 cents per quart." "? . Having made arrarfigements for j Ice ia Car-Load Lots, I can supply it to points in this and the adjoining Counties at Charleston or Wilmington Prices. April 1 ^ ^ C B A R T & CO? CHARLESTON, S. C., .* Ufler for sale, besides a full line of ? Foreign and Domestic Fruit, a Inrge supply of SEED POTATOES of all varieties, specially selected for this cli? mate, to which the attention of the trade ts particularly invited. ?0* All inquiries proniply answered and orders tilled as soon as received. Feb 12_ * ? GENUINE BERMAN KAHwT, DIRECT IMPORTATION. PURE GROUND FISH, about 11 per cent. Ammonia. PREPARED F1S?V 6 per cent. Ammonia. .. * NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER, COTTON SEED STEAL, ?C. ; I For sale by HERMANN BULWINKLF^ fe KERR'S WH?R?? . CHARLESTON, S. C. ? Feb 26 ... ?fi? I REGISTEHCO. nog kt nm iRAfc? S&RBB&f . A NEW For Cons nm/ion, Asthma. Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Ffedtfachr, 'Debili? ty, Rheumatism, Neuralgia* and : all Chronic and Nervous Disorders. A CARD. We, the undersigned, having received great and i?ermHnen: benefit from the use of 4tCOM-i POUNI).OXYGEN,-??prepared .and adminis? tered by Das. STARKKY k PALES; of Philadel? phia, and being satisfied that it. is a new dis? covery io medical science, and . all that is claimed for it, consider it a duty which we owe to the many thousauds who are suffering from chronic atid so-called "incurable" dis? eases to do all that we can to make i?s virtues known and to inspire the public with c&fi dence. We have personal knowledge of Drs. Star* key k Palen. They are educated, intelligent, and conscientious physicians, who will not, wc are sure, make any statement, which they do not know or believe to be true, nor pub? lish any testimonials or reports of cases which are not genuine. WM. I). KELLY, Member of Congress from Philadelphia. T.S. ARTHUR, Editor and Publisher "Arthur0* Horns Magazvie, ' ' Ph iladdphia. Vi L.CONRAD, Editor of "Lutheran Observer,*1 Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA/PA., jeans 1, 1882. In order to meet a natural inquiry, in re? gard to onr professional and personal stand? ing, and to give increased confidence in our g tatemen ts and in the gen ni ness of our testi? monials and reports of cases, we print the above\.<tid from gentlemen well and widely knojsji and of the highest personal character. Treatise on Compound Oxygen," con? tai S^fc a. history of the discovery of and mod^Bf action of this remarkable curative agenAod large record of-surprisiog J?***** in Co^^bpWn, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bronchi? tis. A^^DLVtc , and a . wide range of Chron? ic ri is^^HkMI be -rentfret: mm- ST VRKEY k PALEN. Wm mard'Street, PhOaddpaxa^iP***