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- "-, -,_ m _ , ,. Cjje SS^jnnan aid* JWjjroii - --- . -, T?JBSDAY, MAY 6. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1S5? and the True. Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron ao^j has,tie combined circulation and influence of both of tbe o?d papers, and ?J&Gjgao?festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. _. _ EDITORIAL ITEMS.. ij? ?, ^Tbe fq??ow?ngis the standing of the ; prom irren t,Republican candidates for z: the Presidency, among the delegates ?r?osen for the Chicago Convention : Arthur 323 ; Blaine Sri ; Logan 55 ; ;^Eftmuncb 63Scattering 56 ; There are 12 delega tes-y et to be eh osen. J.Tftesuicidal minia seems tobe at . 4?gb "tide At present.. Six were report? ed in two da vs? last week, from; New '?.""V&ik and vicinity. And the strangest thin^'was thc fact that most of the self murderers'* were, persons ie .good busi - ness arid with no apparent reason for oommitttDgthiscrinje. ; ". The first 'Meerschaum pipe was made \ bj Karol Kowates, a native of Pesth, ia Hungary, in 1722. ile accidental? ly came into possession of a piece of .*?oifoy of light specific gravity, (Meer " shaam} and thin king its porosity would -, v.caujseit to absorb nicotine he. made a pip* which was a wonderful success, and ": hence the pipe- became all the rage. C^Pp^iSfijf^ ?be great .l?ree Trade I j'- apostle made his, big speech on tariff j V;refoT? last week. Mr.-?ard. evident- f ?ffosi ftet1sspeci'!of his Opponents* in }> a greater degree than is usually, given i ^,enemies^ foe be. is so honest io his * -. politics, and bas such unconcealed dis g??t to political trickery, that men ; : : appfend Ixim even though they I disapprove his opinions. I ^rii^^stea^fctpat Republicans of Vir- } ginia, at their State Convention at ;'?"./..-Eie&moed last Wednesday, used ian ;>lf J??*i^ more truthftr! than courteous to? wards President Arthur. They charge . hica wtth . corrupt methods in his be? stowal of Federal patronage, and declare . mast unequivocally for Blaine and j] ^j* Lf?c?f? as their choice for the Presi- j den cy and Vice-Presidency. j < Adam Badeas, late Consul-Geoeral j1 at Havana lias sent a fetter to the N. \1 . Y. Tribune containing grave charges j1 ? against the Secretary of State and im- j: ' plicating the President and Cabinet in ; < some disgraceful dealings ?nth the j < Spanish "Government. Gen. Badeau ( . . has resigned and will probably make;* matters lively for the Administration |s ? -for ? while. * !( Some of the Signal Stations have f1 ..peculiar dangers an? hardships connect? ed with them. There is one on Pike's j Peak, and no communication has been jc possible with it for seven weeks. Three j .: Weeks ago, one of the observers n ade j a break for liberty, and, af 1er endf |a ring untold hardships, reached the j nearest inhabited station more dead ! ] than alive. Serious fears aro enter- p tained for the safety of the remaining ob- |1 \ server who had a scant supply of pro- j visions, and was hedged in by snow drifts thirty feet deep. .. We see that W: K. Blake, Esq., a j .prominent lawyer of Greenwood, Abbe? ville County, was arrested and fined by j Trial Jugticc Tarrant for contempt of j t Court. It was an unusual circumstance, j f ?* ind has attracted considerable atlcn- .,. i tion. 'jjt! Blake brought the matter j t before the Circuit Judge ? a writ of j t babeas corpus, but he sustained, the ! , decision of theTrial'Justice. We hope ; t tbjs incident will not give our embryo ! Q Judges an undue idea of thc importance 1 n . of their offices, as it might lead to a , . ' bool ness between them and some of our ! " ... - is - , lawyers. ^ \ .Jas. R Keene, one of the most noted | c of the pestilent crew of New York spec- j t . ulators failed last week. He has been ! ( a speculator ever since coming to man's t estate, and ia I860 was reputed as j t worth $20.000,000, all of which is now j s lost.* If that enormous amount could j ? be divided among the many thousands ! t he bas helped to rob by placing Beti- ! t tiona prices upon provisions, it would ' r bea most righteous retribution. Heic . and ali hts kind are enemies to the j a " inman race and deserve no sympathy ^ C" for any misfortune that may happen to j t them. jj There is a rumor floating around, that ; t Mexico has bought Cuba from Spain, j i Of course Spain is poor enough to wish , to sell Coba, but the idea of Mexico, bankrupt and threatened with r?volu- ! tion, being the purchaser is iudicrious. j t Cuba is large and wealthy enough to j a form ao independent government, if j ? ber people could learn some of thc !1 privileges and responsibilities of a free ! } people ; and if any one is to buy the I[ island, let ber own people do it, and j I become their own masters. A change Ic from the pompous, moribund old mon- 2 archy that now controls her destines, !? to the chaotic Republic of Mexico. ?6 whose only mission seems to be to^ fos? ter revolutions and pronunciamcntos, would be only another instance of !1 jumping from thc frying pan into the firo. Some politicians seem to think that revenue reform has about played out, aod may be it has as far as the politi- ? ^ cians are concerned, but they will find j ' to their dismay, in the near future, j( that the people have not given it up. j They are in very serious earnest in thc < effort to reduce taxes that are piling up j i a superabundant revenue at Washing-j ton-not the taxes on whiskey and 1 j tobacco which are luxuries or worse, i t but upon our every day necessaries. ! t Aod as an indication of thjs fact, Maa- j 1 O'. s?chasete has gotten up a monster protest against the present tariff signed by 760 of the prominent men tf that State, including Bankers. Merchants and leading men of all classes. They say that this burden 'should be re? moved from the necessaries of life, and not whiskey and tobacco; and that, the policy of taxing imports, not for the purpose of raising revenue, but of obstructing trade, is unsound, and must ultimately be abandoned.' ROABSr-COUNT Y COMMISSION EES. We believe Roads and County Com? missioners are talked of as much at present as Presidential Candidates and the Tariff. The people are waking up at last to the great loss that accrues to them through the medium of bad roads, and as one drives along our wretched thoroughfares, he is almost tempted to wish that we had a Ho m an emperor to rule us for awhile, and make us build good roads. Those old fellows were great repro? bates, but they believed in keeping up the King's Highway, and many specimens of their handiwork yet re? main as proof of their skill as road builders. However, we suppose it is hardly necessary to subvert the govern? ment-in order to have good roads when they may? be obtained without all that trouble. But it is really a serious question, and wheu the farmer, who lives at a distance from market, sits down and calculates how much he has lost during the year from this cause, how many broken wagons ; how many bruised, stove-up mules ; how much lost time consumed io each trip ; all because of .the i a famous paths they have to traverse, it becomes a matter of sufficient importance for him to think about. Progressive farmers worked bard for the adoption of a stock law that would relieve the county from the great expense of fences ; now, thc next economic reform is good roads that will relieve agricultural interests from the beavy and unnecessary tax iu time and material while moving crops to market, j Putting our roads in good coudition j < m\\ take many hard licks, but it would ? < *- i pay IQ oue year. j "Countryman,' in his article lastweek, | { ?ave the outline of a plan that might j j inswer well. In the upper counties, j ' nrhere bad roads, mean something inti- j * ti?tely worse thau anything Sumter can j j show, various plans have been suggest- ' \ id, the greater number though, coin- ; 1 ?idieg with the views of our corresppn- j I ient, in recommendiug convict labor ! 1 br the roads. As the County Cominis- j j ?loners are charged with the oversight j ^ )f our highways, we can easily see the ! m por tau ce of a wise choice in selecting j ! hose officers. Many people will per- j1 ;ist in voting for a man because he is a j j ?lever fellow, aud then arc surprised I >ecause the "clever fellow" makes a j 'j >ad official. If any office more than j f another needs men of good sense, busi- j ? less habits and strict integrity, it is j 0 hat of County Commissioner, and a ? t udicious selection of that official is of j ^ nore cousequence than that of every i i itlier county office combined. As we i 11 aid some mouths ago in writing on j1 his subject, we shall be glad to hear ! ^ rom the farmers on thc road question, j DEMOCRATIC HARMONY. L v ! C This is a good text, and a very prc ;- j able sermon might be preached there- j . rom. Col. Dargan has given us a j r eadable article in another column ou ; v his subject, which will afford food for j ^ bought to working Democrats. We j j au most readily join him in the wish j p hat there may be a 'Combination' of I s itt the Democracy in Sum "er County, j 2 The success of the party should not be | ^ mperilled for thc sake of any man or \ t ct of men, and should an effort for j c )crsonal aggrandizement, at the expense ! a if political success, be made, we think 1 I "J he Democracy ought and would set j ^ iown upon it most heavily. There is j t io doubt bat that the political coutest ? I his year will be a bitter fight. We | ? ce evident signs from all over the ' State, of a determination on the part of he Republican leaders to capture as ! s nany Counties as possible, aud Sumter j c leed not expect a walk over in the wining campaign ; therefore it behooves ill to work for a uuited Democracy, iledged to put honest, efficient meu in >fficc, and keeping out those whose \ >arty made South Carolina thc "Pros- j t rate State" for the long years proceed ng thc revolution of 1876. REDUCING WAGES. Mr. S. M. Pilgrim, a candidate for j he Legislature, in Spartanburg, writes 1 j i letter in the Hera fd of that county T ll lefining his position on various public natters. Among other things, he ad- I j locates tho reduction of the pay of J neinbers of the Legislature to ?3..00 ! I icr day. We disapprove of any such | 1 :hange. Five dollars is little enough, a md uuless we wish to make thc pay so ?mall that none but men of means can icrve, there should be no reduction. We ??avc two ideas in reference to ( )ffices and office holders which are most r udclibly impressed upou our minds, f ind they are as follows: the people hould choose their elective officers, and ?hould ?xty them for tln-ir work. A deviation from the first is a fruit 'ul source of strife among Democrats, j ( iud thc second, results in official inefii- ( nency. % * Mrs. Addie Avery Hcmphiil, wife )f Hoc, John J. Hemphiil, Congress- t nan from the Fifth District, died on i ( ruesday night, at the residence of her \ ;isti?r, Mrs Scales, in Pittsylvania r Jounfy, Virginia. The funeral ook place at Morganton, N. C., he former home of the deceased j ] ady. j? Neighboring Counties. Clarendon Enterprise: A friend who knows the large size of our family sent us a peck of very fine strawber? ries. These favors are greatly appre? ciated. -The caterpillars in some parts of tow D.are a plague. They cover the trees, ground, and houses, and dai? ly seem to increase in numbers. An army of them . recently undertook to cross thc railroad and so thick were they that they stopped the train, -md it ? was only after repeated efforts that the train succeeded in passing. -Six bids were received last Monday by the j County Commissioners for building the j jail. The highest bid was from Mr. J. I M. Mc Roy for ?2.GOO, and the lowest i from Mr. W. ll. White, Jr., for ?1,- j 875. The bill was awarded Mr. White. The Jail is to be a wooden structure and to contain niue cells The moDey is now in the Treasury for building this jail. -For nine weeks proceeding last Monday, the doors of our jail were left open, and the jail was of no service, but on that day a white man was com? mitted on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences This is the third white man incarcerated in the jail during the past four years. We doubt if any oilier county in the State eau make as good a showing. Camden Journal : The dove shoot? ing season at the rice fields io West Wateree has closed. During the four weeks that it lasted our sportsmen bagged over six thousands birds, and yet there was no perceptible diminution io their numbers.-During thirty days, ending last week, thc Camden Branch of the- S. C. ll. ll. carried 6,064 pounds of mail matter, averaging a fraction over 202 pounds per day. It is upon this information that the Government bases its appropriation in awarding contracts for carrying the mail. The contracts arc to be awarded injune. -At the meeting of Coun ?il on last Friday to consider . the qucs :>f building a new Town Hall, the Board unanimously passed a resolution Lo build one, and the work is to be commenced as soon as plaus, speciSca? bious and arrangements can be made. Florence Times: A female doctor was in town last week, and she hunted ap thc sick, though there were very lew of them. As their cases were in ;he hands of our regular physicians, her patrons were few, if aDy. -A hop tva* given at the Commercial Hotel ou Friday night last, and the young folks injoyed themselves as only young folks jan. Nearly every one danced, and j hose wiio did not. spent thc evening ! nherwise pleasantly. It was early in j he morning before thc company, dis-j jerscd -Jeff Stuart, a barber, j vho has been assisting John Alston at : ?he Commercial Hotel barber shop, ! iceamped last Friday nigh:, taking with j lim a couple ?if razors and an overcoat ; ulonging to John, two watches from his i andlady, and other things from other j >arties Jeff is a slender, dapper, ! nouthy, black negro, exercises his j rocal orgaus excessively, and would i ic recognized at once by his love of ! :oog. Catch him who can. Ker sham Gazelle Dr. A. A. j ^Ioore, of this place, was elected Pres- ; dent of thc South Carolina Medical ! Association, at its session at Florence j ast week. A deserved honor. -j \ Skating ltink has been opened at ? Pow? IJ all, where only the most ap- j >roved styles of skates are used. A \ jrand masquerade skating carnival will ? hortly bc given, due notice of which j rill be made. -Tho complaint of j he scarcity of cotton seed for planting ? lurposes this Spring is unprecedented ! u its extent. Our people are very j mich short of sufficient seed to plaut ! heir crops. \ Galatea in Low Neck and Short j Sleeves. Mrs. Langtry made her appearance \ t Niblo's Garden, N Y., in G il bert's ; omedy, 'Pygmalion and Galatea.' Of! he performance the Herald says:! When thc curtain that hid from gene- j al view thc supposed statue of Galatea pas drawn aside thc audience saw Mrs. jaugiry standing motionless in grace ul pose ; she had discarded the tra- j litional 'make-up' as thc white marble j, taturt, and stood tu 'low neck and : hort sleeves,' very beautiful and very ? graceful in form, hut not much like a ! ; darbie statue. lier nut-brown hair was j louud with gilt bands, and the waist of j i he white Grecian drapery was cn-!, iircled by a gilded belt. There was no ttempt to disguise the natural flesh of j he artist into appearance of marble. I Che audience applauded this beautiful j j igure, and there was udisguiscd lifo in : he statue before it was brought to life j >y thc god. Mrs. Langt ry's perfor- i uaneo of the role was full of grace, and j u the second act of thc comedy charm- j ng in its innocence. She has never i appeared on the New York stage to ueh admirable advantage as last ! veiling, and her acting of thc part is j leserving of thc highest praise. She j nade a completo popular success ! md was recalled at thc end of each ! ?Ct. j A new nostal card will be issued by ! he past office department at an carly ? lay. lt will bc smaller, of better j material, moro beautiful iu design and '; if a bluish tint. There is at least one spot on this : air earth where tho base ball fiend can- '. ?ot get in his work. On a vacant lot j o Columbia is posted this sign : 'No j dane bacc-Bol on theas Primaces.' Henry Ward Beecher thinks Robert \ jincoln will be thc next. President. ' Jen. Butler is confident that Tilden will . )C unanimously nominated by the ) em ocr at ic Convention if he will iccept. ? In Harper's Weekly for May 3d, j herc is a fine likeness of Bishop Wat- I on. accompanied by a sketch of the ? .minent divine which was prepared by j )ol. James G. Burr, of Wilmington. The ?ictiirc was engraved from a photograph urnished by Mr. C W. Yates. Five or six of our merchants were irrestcd yesterday on thc charge of idling spirituous liquors contrary tn aw in our town, and have been bound ?vcr for trial at thc next term of j Jjurt. Thc charge is a very serious | me, and if the parties are convicted j he punishment is quite severe.- j Oran y cb ur y Times and Democrat. G M. Wilder, thc colored post mas? er at Columbia, denounces A. W ; Jurtis, a colored henchman of Brayton, ; n the Register. Curtis charged in a ecent speech that postmaster Wilder lad conspired with Judge A. C. ilaskell in 1870, to have all the Kepub icaus iu Columbia murdered on thc iccasiou of a torchlight procession. ? Murder and Attempt at Murder. C. J. McDowali, a Trial Justice at Liberty Hill, Kershaw couDty, was shot and killed the afternoon of April BO, by A. IT. Perry. Thc difficulty arose from a Trial Justice case heard before the deceased. Perry complained of thc i Justice's rulings in the case, and Mc ! Dowall went to his store and abused ! Perry for what he had said and a fight ! ensued. McDowali then left the store, I but returned again with an axc-helve ! in his hand and proposed to renew the tight Perry's son and a Mr. Jones were present. McDowali turned to them and dared them to accept his challenge. No one offered to resent him. McDowali then walked off, and while going from Perry's store Perry shot bim twice with a double-barrelled gun, thc load taking effect in the right arm and side of McDowali, who died almost instantly. Perry immediately mounted his horse and galloped off. It is not known where he has gone, though it is not supposed that he has fled Ile will, in all probability, sur? render himself. W. W. Herron, Postmaster at Til? ler's Ferry, Kershaw County, was shot late on the evening of April 23,. by ti negro named Lewis Clyburn. The ball took effect iu Mr. Ilerrnn's back. The wound is not a serious one, how? ever. The weapon used was a pistol, The negro fled. From what could be gathered of the affair the uegro had neglected some work in Mr. Ilerron's absence from home which he was to attend to, and fearing that this would terminate in a difficulty with Mr. II. and himself, he determined to get the drop on him (Herron), and tfhen an opportunity presented itself he deliber? ately fired his diabolical shot. [Forthe Watchman and Southron.] DEMOCRATIC HARMONY. STATEDURG, S. C., April 29, 1884. Mr. Editor: Please allow me the medium j of your widely circulated journal to speak a j few earnest words to the Democracy of Sum? ter County, No observant person cnn live in this Coun? ty without discovering that there are disinte? grating elements at work within the Demo eratic party of the Cou?ty, that must lead to j grave troubles unles9 they are arrested in j their operations at a very early day. Ali j who agree with me in thinking that for the j present campaign nt least, the welfare of the ; County demands a strong party organization j on the part of the white people, must view j the present couditien of the Democracy with j the utmost anxiety, if not with alarm. Accusations are rife, from the lips of most j respectable and trusted members of our party, j that would go to show that the last canvasa ' within the party, was most unfairly and in- j judiciously conducted. If these accusations j aro founded in fact, it is high time that the j alarm were given, and the people rallied to ! prevent a repetition of such wrongs. If they j be false and unfounded, it is certain that many good men, and true, -earnest workers j for tho Democracy, are grossly mislead by j such reports, and no time should be lost inj bringing their falsity into the broad light of j day. that the minds of our people may bc j disabused. I have giventhis subject, Mr. Editor, the! most earnest consideration before undertak- . ing to cal! public attention lo it, and ask for ; united action against bad methods within our ! party. I feared that some well-meaning per- j sons might suspect prejudice, or some other j unworthy bias in my mind. Therefore I waited long and patiently tn the hope that ' some other hand than mine might frame and publish a complaint against the Managers of ; thc last Democratic ''Canvass for the nomi- i nation of officers," which would seaforth; specifically the charges against them, that j they might disprove them if ill-founded, and J if shown to be true that thc people might bc \ aroused to prevent a recurrence of such prac- j tices. I bs.ve determined, however, that I j shall not say in this wiitin?; what was done I or who did it, lest I do harm to thc cause : that lies so near my heart-lo wit, thc cause j of Democratic harmony and confidence. I j wish, if it be possible, to remove every thing j that would generate ill-feeling and distrust, j within our organization, without making j oac personal allusion, or saving one word j derogatory to the character of any individual, j In this spirit I now write tocal], not upon j factions, nor upon members of this "Combi- j nation" or that "Combination" of ofiice scekers ; nor upon country against town, nor upon town against country, but upon the en? tire Democracy of the County, lo turn out j md work for tho election of such men for all j Hie offices, within the party (Presidents of j Clubs, .Members of the Executive Committee, j County Chairman, Delegates to Conven- j tions," fcc., )as will gi ve assurance that public j interests shall not be sacrificed to private i preferences and ambitions. Each one of u9 I should remember that he is, tn a measure, responsible for the alleged misdeeds of the managers of thc last campaign. "Rings," "Cliques" "Combinations," "Packed Con? ventions, &c, are only possible where there is a woeful luck of manhood, and intelligence, or of energy and activity on the part of the voters. Such tricks in political trading must always fail, if the great body of voters are pos? sessed of political manhood, intelligence a nd ac? tivity. The difficulty with us is, that many of our best people are inclined to let "politics in? side of thc Democratic party" take care of them? selves. Such a course persevered in will finally destroy the party. Nothing but cou stant, unceasing attention to political matters will keep things straight inside or out of par? ties. Politics are like every thing else in this world-to be good and useful they must have thought and labor bestowed upon them. Noxious weeds and grasses, tho fanner well knows, will overrun any Mehi bc neglects in every instance. Let us remember that nox? ious men will overrun any political field we nclect, with the same certainty, because controlled by thc same universal law of na? ture. Watch and Work is the motto thal wins success everywhere, and at all times. If the "Combination" had.the energy and enterprise to do the work it is charged was j done by it, one thing is quite certain, it is a j "Combination" that dois business and j "means business." Its members we may tte j assured, ai e not idle-now. Already its "pegs ? must be set" and ils "wires" in opera lion. Il<?w is it to be defeated? Ry every i voter of the Democrat ii-, party ascertaining j for himself, w hen bis club meets to rc-organ i/.c for the coming campaign, (by electing j officers !<? serve for the uext two years, and j choosing delegates to a County Convention,) and laying down all other matters, resolve to be then: at that meeting, to bc there carly and stay there late, und to fear no man and seek to idease no set of men -to vole brave Iv like au American should, for anybody he | pleases to think will make a high mid faith- j ful public servant. Remember that the first meetings of your local clubs ?ireby far the most j important meetings of thc whole campaign, and bc present litany cost. Thc "Combina? tion" of the whole Democracy of the Coun? ty is what I desire to see, and then I want lo ! hear no more of "rings," Ac. If the people of ! the County, in a full and fair vote, say they ! like the methods of the last campaign, 1 shall j certainly not be found complaining. It is ? their business and none of mine, except so far as my one vole can go. Respectfully, . JOHS J. DARGAN. [For the- Watchman and Southron.J Seed Cotton. Mr. Editor: Observing in a recent num? ber of the Watchman and Southron that cotton seed were scarce in Sumter Comity, I take the privilege of a reader to note and confirm the fact as existing in my immediate neigh? borhood. A good way to avoid a scarcity is to save always a double supply of seed. I have done this for several years, and consequently have been able to plant my crop this year with seed saved from the crop of ISS2-perhaps, better than the seed of 1383, of which I have a plentiful supply. Apropos of the scarcity, I send you a couple of quarts of seed prepar? ed for planting by a company located in New York. They have patented the process, and claim many advantages for the cleaned seed. You will observe that the down, or "leav? ings" of the gin, is entirely removed from the hull or shell covering thc embryo. This would allow moisture and warmth to reach the vital forces more readily, causing the seed to sprout quicker, and perhaps, under un? favorable conditions of the soil. The great advantage would be the facility of selecting, and saving seed, and labor in planting and ''chopping out.'"' If agreeable, ask some farmer to plant the seed, and give his opinion of the merits of the process. I enclose circular which will give you full information. Yours, &c. It. J. BROWNFIELD Little children can with perfect safety be given Brewer's Lung Restorer, as it is entire? ly vegetable. Many mothers use it with suc? cess in the treatment of Whooping Cough, Croup and Bronchitis.. Brewer's Lung Restorer, the great lung and tliroat remedy, is for ?ale by Or. D. J. Auld, Agent. A Western zephyr carried a cow a quarter of a mile through the air and set her down iu a milkman's yard. He was so scared that he stopped grinding chalk, and ran four miles for a rifle to shoot the curious looking crea? ture with. Who would be so cruel, so unnatural, as to refuse to buy one bottle of Shriner's Indian Vermifuge, when he knows that worms are destroying his child? This is no trifling matter. This was the very concise verdict of a coroner's jury in Idaho : "We find that tho deceased came to his death by calling Tom Watlings a liar." Emory's Little Cathartic is the best .md only reliable Liver Pill known, never fails with the most obstinate cases j purely vegeta- ] ble.-15 Cents. I have been entirely cured of a terrible case J of blood Poisoning by the use of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) after trying everything j ':nown to the medical people without relief, j JNO. S. TAGGART, Salamanca, X. Y. j Important to both Ladies and Gen tlemen. Two New Books just published giving an: exhaustive treatise on .Medical Electricity Gal- I vanism and Mngnestism, together with their j seif application on the treatment and cure of j Weaknesses incident to men and rt omen. Both works are illustrated. One is entitled j 'THRICE TYPES OF MEN/ For Gentlemen] Only, the other '.MAID, WIFE, MOTHER,' For Ladies Only. Published only by the j American Galvanic Co., Address as above, j Sent Free. I _? THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S: C., May G, 1831. COTTON.-About 5 bales have laen sold during the week ending the6th. The mar? ket closed steady. We quote: Stained SA f//>8| : Tinged 9j@0}: Good Ordinary 9? j W?f. Low Middling 10@10?: Middling 10y | 01OJ; Good Middling lO?0iOf. CHARLESTON, S. C., May 3, 1834. COTTON.-Market quiet. Sales about 50 bales. Quotations are : Ordinary 1001 Of-: Good Ordinary ri : Low Middling, 11^0 Iii: Middling 1150115; Good Middling. llS0Uf. : _ WILMINGTON.. N. C., May 3, 1884. SPIRITS TERPENTINE-Market quoted steady I at 29 cents. ? I?OSIN-The market steady at $1.07} for j Strained arid S1.12J Cor Good Strained. Cu EDE TERPENTINE-Market steady at Si.Ou for Hard, $1.75 per bbl., for Virgin | and Yellow Dip. COTTON-Market dull. Sales - bales. The following are the official quotations: Low Middling li, Middling Hf, Good Mid- j diing ll S. ATTENTION S. L. I. YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED to assemble in full uniform in front of ! the Court House on MONDAY, MAY 121h, at 4.30 P. M., to take part in the Decoration Exercises By order, D. J. AULD, Capt. Commanding. J. ll. CHANDLER, O. S. Estate of Rev. Wm. H. Smith, DEC* KA SED IWILL APPLY to thc Judge of Probate for Sumter County on the 6th cf June, 188-1, for a final discharge as Executor of the aforesaid Estate. CHARLES B. SMITH, May G-4 Executor. Estate of Nathaniel Bradford, DECEASED. IWi LL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on June Gil), 1SS4, for atlnal discharge as Administrator of tho aforesaid Estate. J. I). MYERS, May 6-4t Administrator. Estate of John A. Alston, M. D., DECEASED, IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on the 6th day of June, 1884, for a Final Discharge as executrix of aforesaid Estate. EMMA R. ALSTON, May G-4t Executrix. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V. Walsh, Esa., ProlateJudye. yi rn ER LAS, MARION MOISE, K.-.?. Vf made suit to me. to grant him Letters of Administration, of rh? Estate and effects of I GCIGNARD JMCHARDSON, deceased, These arc therefore cite and admonish"! all and singular tho kindred and creditors ol I the said Guignnrd Richardson, late of said j County insaid Slate, deceased, thai I hey bc and ', appear, before nie, in thc Court ol Probate, to ! be held at Sumter C. ll , on May 22d, ISSI, j after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the j forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, j why thc said Administration should not bc i granted. (tiven under my hand, ?.his Cth day of J Mav, Anno Domini. 1SS-?. T. V. WALSH, [L. S. | May 6-21 Judge of Probate. j The State of South Carolina j COUNTY OF SUMTER, By T. V. Walsh. E*j., Probate. Judye. \ VIT HER EAS, MARION MOISE, Eso., has j Vf made suit to mo t<> grant him Letters of i Administration of tho Kstate and effects "f .1 AS. S. (J RICHARDSON, deceased, (G.T.A.) i!r hom'* wm - Tit oe aro therefore to rite and admonish all j and singular, tho kindred and creditors ot the said Ja-*. S. (i. Richardson, late of said j County, and said state, deceased, that they bc and appear helero mc, in the Court <>f Probate, to bc held at Sumter C. M., on May 2J>'t. ISSI, afttr publication hereof, nt 11 o'clock in thc forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why tin; said Administration should ii>?r he granted. (iivon under my hand, this 6th day of May, A. D., 1SS4. X. V. WALSH, May 6-2t Judye cf Probate;. MASTER'S SALE. THE STATE ,OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j SUMTER COUNTY. TN THE COMMON PLEAS. //. R. Sunders, Assignee, against San- i ders Brothers and W. L. Sanders, j BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in I the above col itlcd cause and dated Feb-! mary 11th, 188-1. I will sell at public auction '. in front of the Court House in the Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday. June ! 2d, 1834, (or day following:.) between the ! ?lours of ll o'clock ia the forenoon and 5 j o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem- j ises : "All that tract of land H'ing, situate and j being in Rafton ('reek Township, in said j County and State containing one hundred ? and thirteen acres, mord or less, adjoining j land of Elizabeth Morris, Thomas Cato, L. M. : Spann and Isaac Cato ; also, all that other j tract of land situate, lying and being in Rafting Creek Township, in said County and State, containing one hundred and one acres, more or less, adjoining lands now or form? erly of W. II. Caple. Jos. F. Rhame, Estate of L. M. Spann, Thomas Cato. Sarah Chara- j hers and land known as the Bell Tract, being j the tract conveyed to said \V. L. Sauders bv F. W. Wagen er & Co.': Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser io pay for papers. JOHN S RICHARDSON, May 6, 1884-it .Master. : MASTER'S SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. ZT. R. Sanders, Assignee, against Scipio Chalman. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated Feb? ruary 11th, 1884. I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the Town of j Sumter in said State, ou Monday, June j 2n. 1834, (or day following,) between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : "AH that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the said CountyandS tate, in Rafting Creek Township, containing eighty acres, more or less, bound? ed North by lands of Harrison May/rant, East by Dr. E. J. Rerobert, South by lands of Dr. E. J. Bembert, West by lands of Dr. E. J. Rembert." Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for Dapers. JOHN g. RICHARDSON, May 6 Master. MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. IL R. Sanders, Assignee, against Hampton Grant and .Louisa Grant j his ic if e. BV VIRTUE of a decretal order made in \ the above entitled cause and dated Feb- ! ruary lilli, 1884, I will sell at public auction j in front of the Court. House in the Town of; Sumter in said State, on Monday, June 2d, 1384. (or day following.) between the | hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : "All -hat piece, parcel or tract of land sit? uate, lying and being in Stateburg Township, j in said County and State, containing acres, more or less, and bounded ?n ? the North by lands of Barwell Moody, on the J South by hinds of of January Capers and on ? the West by hinds of Peter Howard and on i the East by lands of Isaac Simmons." Terms of Sale-Cash Purchasers to pay j for nece.-sarv papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, May C Master. I MAST?O SALE ! State of South Carolina. I SUMTER COUNTY. Ix THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. George A. Norwood and William D. j McNeill, late co-partners as George j A. Norwood & Co., against Newell j G. Du Bose, Defendant. j IVY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in j j the above stated case and da'ed Feb- ; ruary 11th, 1S84. I will sell at public auction j in.front of the Court House in the Town of j Sumter in said State, on Monday. June 2d, ? 1884. (or day following,) between the hours ! of ll o'clock ia the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following premises : "All that certain lot or parcel of land situ- ? ate and being in the Town of Mayesville to j t'ne County of Sumt-.-r and State aforesaid, j fronting on West Main Street of said Town, ! bounded on the North and East by land now j or formerly of J. F. Bland, on the South by ? West Main Street and on the West by a lot ? now or formerly of - Boykin, said lot ? having a front of forty-four feet and a depth : of fortv-four feet, be the same a little more or : less. Terms of Sale-Cash-Purchaser lo pay for j papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON," May G Master. : "MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY. ! COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Frank Ilennegan and others. Plain- j tiffs, against Margaret Ilennegan j and others, D?fendants.-Sale fur j Partition. j BV VIRTUE of a decretal order made in j the above stated case, I will sell at pub- ; lie auction in front of the Court House in the : Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday, : June 2, 1881, (or day following,) between the : hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 ; o'ci \ in the afternoon, the following prem- j ises : That lot fronting on Liberty Street in said ? Town, measuring 30 feet front on said street. ( running back North to the line of the Old j Jail lot, lately the property of W. (i. Kenne- I dv ; also that other lot in the Town of Sum- , ter heretofore owned hy John J. Hennegan, ? now occupied hy B. J. Barnett, said lot meas- ? uring thirty feet front on Main Street and : running East to the lot first described, said j lots to bc sold separately and subject to a . right of way from Liberty Street over the lot , first described to the lot last described, said f ri<:ht of way to be reserved for the benefit of . both of said lots. ; The lot fronting on Liberty Street to la sold for not less than SKOOO, and thc lot j fronting on Main Street for not less than $5,000. Terms of sale-J cash, balance on a credit j of 1, 'J and years, with interest from date j of sale : Purchaser to heep thu premise* in- | sured for the amount of the credit portion of thc purchase money, :?ud assign the policy : or policies to the Master. Purchasers to pay for papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, May ? Master. ! Estate ol' James towry, Dec'd. WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate j of Sumter County on the 20th of May. : ISSI, for a final discharge as Executor of j aforesaid Estate. .1A M ES W. LOWRY, Apr it Executor. Ksi aie ol Zachariah 32 ('Kinney, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TU THE JUDGE OF j Probate for Sumter County on the 22d ? day of May. 1884, for a final discharge as Executrix ol aforesaid Estate. ELIZA JAM?: MCKINNEY. Apr 22-4t Executrix. ! THE AIMAR HOUSE, CORS KU OF Vai ide rh ors t and King Su ? HAVING BEEN LEASED BY j Miss Heriot, I (Formerly of 190 Meeting-Si.,) IS NOW OPEN f?>r the accommodation of Boarders. Parties visiting Charleston will find this House conveniently situated for busi? ness, and directly on tho line of ?lrwet Kai! 7*/. ; Terms, per day, $1 5ft. Feb. IS Cut? Democratic Com?oi OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., April 19, 1334. A Convention of ihe Democratic Party of Sumter County will be held at Sumter, on Monday, June thc 2ad, 1884, ia Music Hall, so elect ten delegates .ind alternates to repre tent this County in the State Convention, which meets in the City of Columbia, on June tile 26th, nnd to transact such other business as the Convention may deem proper. Each Club will meet and elect, under its own rules, one delegate at large, and one del? egate for every twenty-five of its membership. ?y order uf the Committee. W. It. DELGAR, Chairman. W. D. CLANGING, Secretary. " OFFICE OF -.s Sprrisor of Reptratioii, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., April 24th, 1884. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN* THAT I j[\ will attend at the following places : Lynchburg, Thursday, May 8th. Shiloh, Friday, May Otb. Mechauicsville, Monday, May 12th. Manville. Wednesday, May 14th. Hishopvilie, Thursday, May 15th. Reid's Hill, Friday, May 16th. Stateburg, Monday, May 15th. M. Sanders' old office, Wednesday, May 21st. Smithville, Thursday, May 22nd. Gailiard's X Roads, Friday, May 23rd. Privateer, Wednesday, June 11th. Wedgefield, Thursday. June 12th. Mayesviile, Thursday. June 19th. Gordon's Steam Mill, Monday, May 30th. Residents of Manchester Township will please attend at Wedgefield or Privateer. I will also be at my office in Sumter, C. H. on Monday, May 5tb, Monday, June 2nd and Monday, July 7th, 1884, for the purpose of registering all persons who have become of age since the last general election, to transfer all who have removed their residences, and to renew any certificates which may have been lost or destroyed and to grant transfer to all persons who live nearer a polling place in another township than the township in which they reside. All persons desiring a new cer? tificate for one lost or destroyed must present an affidavit of the following form : Personally appeared before me -who being duly sworn says: that he is a duly registered elector in -Township in said County, and that his Certificate of Registration has been lost in thc following manner: [Here state circumstance? of said los?.] and deponent further Says that he has ..ot sold, bartered or parted with the Same for any pecuniary, valuable or other consideration, and that he has not willfully destroyed the same. Those desiring to vote at a precinct in a Township other than that in which he resides must surrender his registration certificate, and parties unknown to the Supervisor must pro? duce affidavits of parties who are known stating the fact that the applicant does reside nearer to a polling place in another Township than the one in which they reside. P. P. GAILLARD, Supervisor of Registration, 4-29 5t. Sumter County, S. C. TAX NOTICE. THE TREASURER OF SUMTER COUN? TY gives notice that his books will be open from the FIRST DAY OF MAY to thc FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 18S4, for the collec? tion of Taxes for thc Fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1S83, in Sumter County. The said taxes are payable in two equal in? stallment*; the first installment of one-half will be payable from the first day of May to the first day <?f June. 1884 ; but the whole may be paid during that time. The follow? ing are the rates per centum, of the levy : 1. For State purposes-five mills on every dollar of the value of all taxable property. 2. For County purposes-two and one half mills on every dollar of such value. 3. For payment of thc funded indebtedness of the said County, and of d?ficiences for the fiscal years 1881 and 1882-one and 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 attend at the following places and times for the collection of the said taxes : Privateer on Thursday, May 1st. Manchester on Friday. May 2d. Wedgefield on Saturday. May 3d. I Mavcsville on Tuesdav, Mav Gili. Magnolia on Wednesday, May ?tu. Lynchburg!! on Thursday, May 8:h. Shiloh on Friday, May 9th. Johnston's Store on Saturday, May loth. j Mechauicsville on Monday, May 12th. Manville on Tuesday, May 13th. Dishopvilleon Wednesday and Thursday, j May 14th and 15th. Reid's Mill on Friday, May 16th. Lewis Chapel on Saturday, May 17th. Stateborg on Monday, May hub. Sanders' Depot on Tuesday, May 20th. M. Sanders' former Office, near Reir.bcrt's ! Mill on Wednesday, May 21st. Smithville on Thursday, May 22d. Gaiilard's X Roads on Friday, May 23d. -?ND- J On the other days from May 1st to June j 1st. 18S4, at his office at the County Seat. W. F. 1>. ll AYN'S WORTH, Treasurer Sumter County, j March 31 TAX "RETURNS! FOR 1) KTTHNS PF PERSONAL PROPERTY | \> AND POLLS will be received at thc ful- \ j l'iuin-? times anil places, viz: Privateer, Thursday, May 1. j 31 anchester, Friday, 14 li. j Wedgefield, Saturday, " 3. j Mayesviile, Tuesday, " G. j Magnolia, Wednesday, "7. Lynchburg, Thursday, " S. I Shiloh, Friday, */ 0. Johnston's Store, Saturday, "10. j Meehanicsvillc, Monday, " 44 12. j Mann ville, Tuesday, 44 13. j Bishopville, Wednesday and Thurs? day, May 14 and 15. Reid's Mill, Friday, 4' 10. [ Lewis Chapel, Saturday, 44 17. Stateburg, Monday, 44 19. Panders' i>epot, Tuesday. 44 20. j M. Sanders' funner Office, near! Hem bert's Mill. Wednesday, May 21. ! Smithville. Thursday. ** 22. Gaiilard's X Hoads, Friday, 44 23. j -ASP At the Auditor's Office in Sumter from thc j 1st of May lo the 20th of June, inclusive. Parlies making Returns by Mail or by an other person, will please give full first name ; nf Tax Payer and the Township the properly ? is in. W. R. DELGAR, Auditor Sumter County. March 31 WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. T^HIS NEW AND ELEGANT BOUSE, I with all modern improvements, i? n?* jpen for thc reception of guests. j S. L. WRIGHT & SON, M,ay ?. Proprietors j THE CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE UNDERSIGNED represents the above Company, and is prepared to insure stores, goods, dwellings, furniture, barns, and stables. The Continental is one among the best in the Country, and its rates the same as the other first class companies. He calls especial attention lo its fire-vearinstall? ment plan. W. F. RUAME. March 4 tf ~ THRESHING. IAM PREPARED, with a Portable EDgine and the latest and most approved ma? chinery for Threshing and Cleaning Small Grain, # and am now ready to make contracts tr Farmers who desire to have their Oats tor ed. Terms reasonable, and satisfaction g an teed. Early application will will sec prompt attention, as my rule will be "Fr come, first served." Post Office address. Sumter. S. C. \V. ERVIN BRUNSON, April 15. EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE. IHAVE A SUPPLY OF SEED on hand, which I will sell at 12i cents [?er pound -half the price for which they sold last sea? son. Four pounds will plant an acre, and produce eighty to- one hundred gallons of syrup. The cane ripens in Augnst, at which time it is also an excellent feed for stock, sample ot the syrup can be seen at China's Drug Store, in Sumter, where seed ar? for sale, and also at the store Messrs. T. I). Foxwortb & Son, at Mayesvillc Application by mail, addressed to meat Providence, S. C., vrfll receive prompt atten? tion. J. R. PHILLIPS. Mar 4 COMPANY E, PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS. IN PURSUANCE of a resolution passed at previous meeting, survivors of this com? mand are requested to meet at Mayesville, S. C., on Friday, tbel6th-of May next, at 12 M., when an address will be delivered by Lient. H. T. Abbott, embracing a historv of the Com? pany. R. L. COOPER, April 22, 1384. Secretary. FOR SALE. A Few Bushels of My Carefully Se* lected Upland Long Staple Cotton Seed. THIS COTTON on account of its extra staple bas sold in thc Charleston market for the last three years at about ]? cents per pound, or $7.50 per 509 pound bale above j the same grade of common cotton. Price for ?one bushel, $3.00; two bushels, $5.00; j three to ten bushels, $2.25 per bushel ; ten I bushels or ov?r $2.00 per bushel. -AND ALSO-! ! A few ears of carefully selected seed of my ; Branching or Tillering Corn, which bas pro ; duced as high as thirteen (13) stalks from a ' single jrrain, and fourteen (14) ears weighing j 2 pounds 14 ozs., from a single grain. Price : 10 cents per ear, or three ears fer 25 cents. I Apply to Watchman und Southron Office or to j " THOS. E. RICHARDSON, March ? Wedgefield, S. C. jw. J. ANDREWS' I FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT .AS-D? ICE CREAM GARDEN, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. I Ice Cream Garden filled np in excellent, with especial view to the accommodati of the Ladies. Rear entrance to Gallen and Saloon, C.H.Square. Soda T7atcr of Best Quality and Low? est PriCe Will furnish ICE and ICE CREAM at short notic?', tu be del i vt-red in any part of town. Price of Ice Cream 50 to 60 cents per ?j uart. Having mad? arrangements for Ice in Car-Load Lots, I can supply it to points in this and the adjoining Counties at Charleston, or Wilmington Pri?es. April i C7~B?RT"&~C?~ CHARLESTON, S. C., Oder for sale, besides a full line of Foreign and Domestic Fruit3 a large supply of S BED POTATOES of all varieties, specially selected for this cli? mate, to which the attention of the trade is particularly invited. All inquiries promply answered and orders filled as soon as received. Feb 12 GENUINE GERMAN KAINIT, DIRECT IMPORTATION. PURE GROUND FISH? about 11 per cent. Ammonia. PREPARED FISH, 6 per cent. Ammonia. NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER COTTON SEED MEAL, .fcc. For sale by HERMANN BULLWINKLE, KERR'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. 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