The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 22, 1884, Image 2

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TUESDAY, J?LY 22. The Sdmter Watchman was founded in 2850 and the True Southron tn 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has tue combined circulation and influence Of both of the cid papers, aud "is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. EDITORIAL ITEMS. The f?st train which passes Sumter on the Central is causing quite a buzz ; Inf raSroad circles. The S. C. road to^t afford to be beaten too badly, and ts said to be making arrangements for even better time, especially in view of ^ getting the through maila. Competi? tion ia the life of trade in more ways Ats one. As an evidence of the tremendous rain-faU in the past few weeks, Black jg Uiver, from Brow i ug toa down to tide f: ??ter, has been higher than for twenty ; fife yet? in July. It was but a few j inches lower last week than the hi?h vrat?r mark of the winter ; and lumber? men have been rafting down timber with? out trouble during thc last few weeks. T*fae eost of keeping mail bags io |!v??4?r amounts to $50,000 per annum. We never know what a huge country -ire possess na til we calculate the cn or? nions agr?gate of such trifles. f.; ??e financial crash in Wall Street lias disarranged many plans, and among others, the construction of a tun? nel ttadef the Hodson at New York. The work has been stopped for several '' weeks and the water has nearly filled Inn entire excavation. For ali of which . Stock gambling is responsible. We see that Miss Lula Hurst and Ara. Langtry have had a tussle, at one '? ?f Miss Hurst's private exhibitions and |; ino Lily came ont second best, having : lier dress badly toro in the rumpus. We think if the Lily would advertise-a Hi tie" set to of this kind, for an afternoon's matinee, it would draw a large crowd, and she and Miss Hurst could each torn an honest penny thereby. j ? Newspaper men are coming to toe j front Capt. F. W. Dawson Of the j News and Courier has been Selected as j the South Carolina member of National ? . Democratic Executive Committee-, Mr. J Patrick Walsh of the Ulironicle '?ri? j Constitutionalist has the same position HOT Georgia. Both of them are ?lfe anea, md their respective States may be j I satisfied with such leaders. Mr. A. Johnson-, a prominent JVfaxlborO Green back er. was displeased wrfii "a late editorial in the Cheraw Sun 'and Monitor, and proceeded straight? way to chastise the editor. This wick? K ed proceeding arouses the wrath of! ?he editor of the Wadesboro ?utelligen- I <er, who delivers a eulogy ob Johnson's j general rascality and then invites him . 40 come to Wadesboro" for redress, j There is no doubt but that our Intelli- j jencer brother & thirsting for gore. Greenville at last has the Piedmont Fair under way. Last week, a meet? ing of representatives of the farming interest from several neighboring Counties met in the Mountain City, ao? organized a Fair Company !The Greenville Ne*c$ deserves the oredit for the success of this enterprise. It has worked for it in season and out of season and we congratulate St attd the people of Greenville upon ix&s?ssiag an organization which wCD do so much to develop their farm? ing interests. Before the war, the boys were educa? ted ind the girls kepi at home. Now, wc - ?end the girls to college and keep thc boys at home and at work to help pay ex? penses so says Bill Arp, aud he ought to know. We don't think either plan -* fair one. If either sex has the ad? vantage in intellectual culture, it places the other at a disadvantage, and ren? ders social Intercourse constrained and Stiff. Husband and wife should nave received, as nearly as possible, thc Same educational advantages which will not be the case as long as boys or girls Jre exclusively educated. We have at various times remarked Upon the rapid destruction of child? hood's fables in this utilitarian age. Many a child bas shed tears of sympa? thy over the picture of meh women and children being thrown under the cruel car of Juggernaut and crushed to earth there? by; but an Eastern writer puts a different face upon it. He says this deity is the merciful Vishnu, whose procession is defiled by the shed? ding of blood. Whatever lives have been lost in thc procession have Deett lost by unforseen accident, and ?ho death of a single person puts an end to the certnonies and obliges thc return of the god to his temple. Governor Claveland ought to make * fine rdn amcrag the Independents $o Presidential candidate, since the war, has had stich an enthusiastic sup? port, from- Independent papers. Even ?he N. Y. Herald, wbieh always watts to see how the current of popular favor fans before expressing an opinion, has ?Wit Cleveland's name at the head of its Columns. But Democrats need not ?bick the victory will be a walk over. We can win If we work for it, but it Will take work. Blaine has money and kt tricky schemer, Cleveland is poor and" honest ; and in a worldly wise point of view, Blaine has considerable sdvsotfg*. One of Batter's organs speaking of Sis* modesty during the Chicago Con? vention in not consenting that his name should be brought before that body as a candidate until the platform was com pletedsand adopted says : -r&Bfitii is determined on wh?! prin ci pies the canvass is to be conducted, the presentation of candidates appears to be premature and uncertain. If he should" not approve thc platform, he would not. consent to receive the nomi? nation. Therefore he is not willing to join in a proceeding w li ich he ma}' after? ward find it necessary to renounce and retire from. It might bc well for Us if such proud and scrupulous delicacy of feeling were more common among our statesmen.' Now this is putting it on too thick. The idea of Butler refusing a nomina? tion coming front any source, and upon any platform is the essence of absurdity. When a womau gets mad and puts her foot down, it is dowu to stay ; and the pyramid of Cheops is no more obsti uatcly set in its ways thau she is at such times. A lively little tilt is going on in Iowa about the recent prohibitory law. A dispatch of the 15th from that State says: 'A woman, who kept a saloon here before the law went imo effect, began selling beer agaiu on Saturday. Thc temperance people caused her arrest yesterday. She gave bonds and contin? ued to sell. The sheriff attempted to arrest her to-day, when she drew two revolvers and defied him. He pro? cured assistance and after a turbulent scene, during which a mob came to the woman's assurance and flourished re? volvers, the woman was arrested. The croxed surrounded the jail and threat? ened to tear it down. When released on bail the woman W3S carried through the streets by the yelling populace. Wg?BS 181.Mill?,HIM WWI THE SEV-S?TTS"DISTKICT. The Sumter Watchman and South? ron thiuks we should let the negroes run thc seventh District, so as to show j the State the ' alter unfituess of tito col- j orcd people for choosiug our officers.' I Homer sometimes nods, but a watch- i mau should Ije always awake. Docs 1 our esteemed -contemporary want fur? ther proof of the negro incapacity for self government than tue record of negro rule in South Carolina from 1868 j to 2 $76?-Jicrhicy Gazette. it really t>eems that South Carolina j voters Lave had abundant proof of j '"negro ifcea-jacity for self-government' j hst we ?ire so forgetful, that the mern - j or.y of that ordeal, with all its atten? dant disgraceful horrors, is cveu now j growirjg dim ; and some of our people ? Seem to have forgotten it entirely, j have-rone after independent idols, and 'used ?ll their influence to weaken the Demi ?eratic party ; and the defection j woul 1 in all probability increase to j 'gre? ?cr porportious hut for the example j ot ft he 7th District. \ IBut after all, the real objection | to a. congressional ticket is the utter im- j pf ?sib?lity of electing it. We causee ? o good reason for precipitating a con- j test in which certain defeat awaits us, j when there is so much work that can be profitably done. The negroes will ? fight hard for their candidate in this District. They have a sense of propri? etorship ia their Cougressmau, that is not felt by them ia reference to any other officials and we believe more will be lost than eau possibly be gained by our running a candidate. Let us put in our work where it can be felt. The Presidency, the State ticket, our County elections arc all of much more importance to us thau the question of defeating Smalls. Ile is a humbug, it is true, buta very harmless one. The Gr eely Expedition ? Thc Creely Arctic Expedition party. I -or those of them who did not die of j Starvation, exposure and fatigue-have j been rescued and are now on t[ie way booie, which we hope they may reach j in safety. Seventeen of the twenty five | persons comprising this expedition per? ished by starvation at the point where j found. One was drowned while seal- j ing to procure food. Twelve bodies of the dead were rescued, and are now on ! board the Thetis and Bear. One, ! Eskimo Tureviko, was buried at Disco, j iu accordance with thc desire of thc I Inspector of Western Greenland. Five j bodies were buried iu an ice fort, near I the camp, but were swept to sea by the j winds and curreuts and could not bc j recovered. In the name of humanity, let us have no more such expeditions with all its attendant horrors. - -- ni mn i ? i? ? - Peabody Sendai ship. There will be three Peabody scholar slrrffs from this State in Nashville Nor I mal College for thc session beginning j October 1 next, which it is required j shall be filled by competitive cxamiua I rion. This examination will be held I at Spartanburg ou the Gth of August, by appoint rn cut of Colonel Coward, the Statt; Superintendent of Education, i The scholatships are open to males or i females. The applicant for a scholar- j j sdiip must bc at least seventeen years of I I age, present to thc President of tho i College a certificate of irreproachable j moral character, gentlemanly or lady like habits, presumed good health, dc- j clare his iutcution to make teaching a ! profession, must give a pledge to re- j , main at the college two years, if thc j scholarship is continued so long, prom- j ! ise to submit cheerfully to all its re- j quirements in study, discipline, etc., and to teach in the public schools of his or her owu State at least two yeats, it there is opportunity. Thc Peabody scholarship moucy will not be paid until ! the student has been a member of thc college otic month, at which time, and I at tho close of each succeeding month, ?25 will be paid to an amount not ex? ceeding ?200 for the year ; no payment J will bc made for thc fraction ;,f a month. It is expected that this money will bc appropriated by thc student to the payment of board and other coi lege | expenses first of all. Thc South Carolina vote on the first I ballot for President was : For Bayard, j Messrs. Hampton, Subcr, Youmans, j Cary. Stanley, Patterson, Doy kin, j Breeden, Harley and Siukler--IO. j For Cleveland, Messrs. Dawson, Jcr- ? vey, Izlar, Moore, McGhce, Cleveland i and Earle-S. On the second ballot ! the only change was the Patterson and j Boykiu votes for Cleveland, making thc vote 10 for Cleveland S for Bayard. I --?? . -, Mil John A. Logan does not like thc ! Democratic ticket, and says : *It is j thc worst I h;>ve ever saw.' Neighboring Counties. Cinnulm Enterprise ; Tbe wood j work of the Baptist parsonage is com? pleted, and it will not- be long before thc house will be finished. It will bc one of thc neatest houses^in town. - i Mr. Ebcneza Howe killed a li ugo rattle snake last Tuesday in Taw Caw Swamp ! lt measured five*feet ci<rht inches in j length, was as large in body as Mr. j Howe's thigh, and had twelve rattles j and a button. It was crossing the road j when Mr. Rowe shot it. -Timothy j T. Haley, an old land-mark of Claren- j don county, died last Sunday, at his home in the Deep Creek section, in tho eighty-fifth year of his age. The day before was his birth-day, and he had a rc-uuion of his family, seemingly in usual health. A good mau has gone to his rest. Floraice Times: On Moudny last an alligator was discovered in Mr. C. E. Jarret's field, iu East Florence, and thc hands succeeded in catching him. He measured six feet in leugth, and was a splendid specimen of his kind, j -On" Tuesday night Mr. J. W. Stroud had his fowl house broken into, and all of bis poultry Stolen. These occurrences are becoraiug eutirdy too frequent, and if our people will only j take the precaution to set a gun, wc should have less of these petty robbe? ries. -The young men of town were considerably excited over a foot race which took place on Tuesday after? noon last, and a large crowd was pres? ent to witness it. Thc first rac? was run by C- A. McKnight and W. H. Hardy, won by the former. The next was between E. C. Kelly aud L. lt. Bra zeil, the former winnini;. Darlington News, 17 : "Bill Arp" j lectured in the Opera Iiouse last night to a large and appreciative audience. -The supply of watermelons in the market seems to be abundant, and vege? tables, especially cabbages, abundant and fine. -Thc County Commis? sioners met on Monday and transacted routine business. The damage to bridges and causeways during the heavy rains lately, will amount to about. $300. -A free fight occurred at the brick yard Monday night among r.iie negro hands, in which Joe Davis tried to sec if a crow-bar was harder than the head t of Willis Scott. The head strange to j say was the softest, and Scott suc cumbe 1. Kershaw Gazette : Col. J. D. Islan? ding, of Sumter, ivas in town on Mon? day and Tuesday in the interest of the j Georgetown & N. C. N. C. li. lt.-j Mr. Joseph John Palmer, an English man by birth, who has been a resident ? of this count? for thc past nine years, j died at the residence of Mr. L. F. Pee- j bles, in the eastern par? uf this county ! last Monday morning. Camden Journal : Thc melon crop iu this vicinity appears to be s<mewbat j of a failure. Wc have seen no really j fine melons in thc market yet this year, though thc middle of July is considered the best time to get fine melons - A ucgro man living out near Pine tree captured a small aligator ricar the creek last- week and brought him on to town i where he tried to sell him. Failing to j get a fair price for the reptile, the ne? gro took him back, saving that he would cat Lim before he would give bini away. The State Normal institute. SPA RT AS nc ito, S. C., July 19. j Editor Register: The State Nor? mal Institute opened last Tuesday ? morning in thc chapel of WofFord Col j lege, which was filled with teachers ; from almost every section of the State j and with citizens of Spartauburg. Tho Faculty and teachers were given a ! cordial welcome to thc city by Captain j John W. Carlisle, in behalf of the j Town Council, and then in a happy ! speech President J ll. Carlisle tinned ; over thc college grounds and buildings j to State Superintendent Coward, who i accepted the charge in graceful and j feeling words, ai.d then placed the bur- j den of authority iu the able hands of j Dr. E S. Joynes, Principal of- the In- j stitute. Dr. JoynCS delivered a chaste. ! clemant aud forcible address upon edu- j catiou, and thin proceeded to the eu- j roll mont of teachers aud to the organi- j zation of the school. The number of j members of the Institute thus far en- j rolled is 150 and teachers continue to come in. Thc interest and enthusiasm ! are great, and arc increasing with in- j creasing numbers. The numbers of the I Faculty present are Dr. E. S. Joynes, j I Prof. S. S. Woolwinc of Nashville, j I Tenn., Prof, Woodward of Welford College, Prof. Wit h ero w of Chester, j ?Prof. D. 1>. Johnson of Columbia,! j Miss A. E. Dunham of Columbia and j Miss Gibbes of Charleston, Thc first j social gathering in connection with the ; Institute was held last evening in the Court Iiouse and was a great success, i Three hundred or more people were j j present, and participated in the social ; I features of the occasion. Thc Normal ! School, under the management of Dr. i Joynes, bids fair to be a great success. ? . i - iw -PO- gnu-.-? Plague Stricken Prance. MARSEILLES, July 19 -Deaths herc j from cholera last night numbered o'J. TOULON', July 19.-There were 17 deaths here from cholera last night. MARSEILLES, July 19-Noon-There I hare been five deaths here from cholera j since 9 o'clock this morning. Ten j patients who were suffering with thc I disease have been cured and have left j thc hospital. PARIS, duly 19.-Three cases of I cholera in Paris were reported to-day. Two of them proved fatal. There have ' been five deaths from the disease in ; the department of the !?ower Alps. Thc fumigation of railway stations at ! Toulon. Marseilles and Paris has been j discontinued, as it has proved a useless ' precaution. MAKSEII.LBS. July 19.-Thc public officials of tiiis city have become panic- ! stricken because of thc failure to check : the spread of the cholera and are fiee iu?r. There were s?x deaths (rom ehol- . cf:: at Aries yesterday. Toi.Lo.x,July 19 -.Shop-keepers herc I arc closing their establishments. The ! flight of residents from thc; town is ! universal. The men stationed at thc j arsenal arc leaving. 'Dr. Edward Stork, a German phys- , ioian who has lived in Buffalo 50 year?, and always bein a Ile pu bl i can, spoke for Cleveland, and dwelt on thc greater consideration shown German Americans ! by the Democrats than by the Ltcpubli caus. Other speakers followed on thc same stand, and two other stands were erected in thc vicinity, and speakers ' addressed overflowing meetings from 1 them. The Democrats here apparently feel that they have thc tile with them.' WASHINGTON LETTER. [From our Regalar Correspondent.] WASHINGTON-, D. C., July 19, 1884. This is a favorite season for a visit to Mount Vcr non, arni during thc m ot: th > of ?ily ami August thc average uu?ii!-...;. or visitors to thc interesting, venerated spot, is greater than at any other time of tho year. Yesterday, was a perfect, day for a sail down thc Poto? mac, and at .ten o'clock A. M., t board? ed ?lie W. W. Corcoran with about, one hundred oilier passengers, all on pleas? ure and patriotism bent. This boat sometimes makes two trips a day to Mount Vernon, and is the only one allowed to land passengers there. Ev? ery one who comes to thc National Capi? tal wants to go down the river and see the old homestead and thc tomb of thc 'Father of his Country,' and every one who resides in Washington likes to take thc pleasant trip once in a while. So, thc dollar entrance fee, including pas? sage Foots up handsomely ?t thc end of the year. Wc found the quaint family home? stead surrounded with reses and wild flowers, green lawns, shading oaks, new mown hay, and the bright cleat river flowing silently below. In 1858 Col. John Washington saw that Mou,ot Vernon would have to go ! by thc auctioneer's hammer, if some thing did not happen and herc comes in \ the romance. A woman who had been an invalid for years raised a fund of j ?200,000, and iuvented a plan that j gave the home of Washington to the Nation. Miss Cunningham, of South Carolina, from her sick bed, aroused enthusiasm, especially among Southern women. She inspired Edward Everett j with her spirit, and his lecture on j Washington put money into thc Treas- i ury. - She interested Madame Le Vert aud Mrs. Cora Mowatt Ritchie, and in 1S60, it was accomplished. The house, I thc tomb of Washington, and 200 acres of laud belonged to a national associa- j tion. After this no member of tuc Washington family could be interred at j Mount Vernon and thc key of the i vault was thrown in the Potomac. Around thc maible tombs of George j and Martha Washington is a wooden flooring, which, if stepped upon starts an electric alarm in the house. Through the open iron grating one looks into the brick vault, where arc j only thc two tombs. 'Hats off' is thc ! stringent rule at thc graves, and even j the most thoughtless are forced into ; something like reverence. During tiic ; bloodiest days of the war Mount Vcr non was treated as a neutral ground, j aud soldiers of both armies were seen ! fraternizing under the tree that shades j the grave of the father of his country, j Hanging in the entrance hall of the j house is thc key of the Dasti'.c, scut to J Washington by LaFajettc and over tho door of what, is called the state dining room is Washington's Geld glass, placed i there by his own hand and never since j moved. The mantel and hearth in j this room arc of marble and of curious ; workmanship. They were sent from . Frasee, and the ship bearing the gift ; was captured by pirates. When they j found thc marble was intended for \ Washington, they landed it OD Ameri- j can shores, and it was forwarded to ! Mount Vernon. As far as is practical i every state has charge of a room, all of i which are ornamented with relics of i revolutionary times, arranged iu thc j style that prevailed at Mount Vernon j during thc lifetime of Washington. In thc South Carolina room hangs j the portrait of the heroine Miss Cun- j ningham. Her face is thoughtful and rcfiucd, but deeply traced with suffer- j mg. The room iu which Martha j Washington died, is in almost thc ' identical condition she left it. In a ? quaint little parlor is the grand harpsi chord, as large as a modern grand | piano, which Washington gave Nellie Custis, as a wedding present. lu the ? old fashioned kitchen visitors may j obtain a lunch served by colored wait- j ers. The place is managed under a practical plan, the green houses being ; made a source of revenue as well as the farm. A superintendent is employed j who keeps things in good order. Year by year improvements aro made aud if ; thc first president and his wife could j return to thc old place for a day they they would see m>??e of the changes that ? surprised Kip Van Winkle, but feel perfectly at home. C. A. S. ---=<?o- .*.?-ats- - Attempted Murder in Chesterfield. J. Fawley Douglass, who was thought by the Cash party to bo the : man who lcd thc posse which killed Doggau, was bushwhacked thc morning of thc 18th, at 10 o'cloeh, while ploughing in his iield atid fatally wound? ed. lie says he knows who shot him ; thought it was with a Winchester ride. He was shot in thc back near thc spine, the ball passing entirely through thc body. Douglass's plantation is two miles from where Boggan was killed. He had been threatened by Cash and his friends ever since the killing of Doggan. There is a good deal of feel? ing in the matter here and it is de ; termiued to find the guilty one. Doug? lass lives two miles from Society Hill, ; the nearest telegraph station. - Colum? bia Register. Death of Capt John J. Evans. Capt. John J. Evans, une of the oldest rail? road conductors in the Slate, and who be? come known to many ot' our people du? ring bis long service on the Wilmington and Manchester road, died in Wilmington on the Ililli instant. Tho Wilmington Rcvictc in speaking of his deatii says : Our citizens anda largo ci ich' of acquain? tances throughout this section of the South will be pained to learn of ike death ol Cap?. John J. Evans, which occurred ;.! Ins iv.-i dencc in ibis city at about 0 o'clock Ibis \ morning, from malarial fever. Ile had been sick but about a week aud bis detlh took our people by sad surprise. Capt. Evans was a native ol' Pennsylvania, but caine lo the South when quite a young man and was a stage agent in South'Carolina while the Wilming? ton. Columbia & Augusta (theo known as the Wilmington ?V. Manchester) Railroad wa? ia course of construction. \ ?'<>n the com? pletion of the road ' '.'!''. Evans was made one cf thc conductors,; a, posit iou which he occu? pied ?Mili! aller [he uar. arid in which he be- ? c.mr.- widely known asa courteous, obliging ] and pleasant gentleman and a most agreeable railroad oi'icial. Soon after ihe war he re moved lo Pittsburg, Ra., where lie was en? gaged for several years with his brothers in ; t In* steamboat business on the Ohio River. Hereturned lo Wilmington alunit seven years I ago, and subsequently removed loGoldsborn, i where for a time he was engaged in mei can- ; tile pursuits. He then came io Wilmington ; again, and until a short lime situe was a con? ductor on the W ?'c \. road. Copi. Evans married a daughter of thc late : Mr. l.lweir Holnics of this city, his wife and ihre:-; children surviving him. In all the re?a- j lions and duties of life, whether as husband, : falh'T, citizen or official, Capt. Evans v\a^ a true, kind and noblc-h -ai lcd gentleman. Ile W.is al).eil veu.; ul age ;tl the time of his death. No remedy more ellectually destroys and expels worms from the intestines than Shri- ! ner's Indian Vermifuge. It is, without doubt, j tbc best article io the market. ' Privateer Items. On last Monday evening your correspon? dent had the pleasure of walking over Mr. W. (>. Oin's crops. His rom is'inc and evidenced good culture ; some of his colton is over waist high and nearly moeiing in 4 foot row?, and I estimate that it will yield 1800 lbs. per acre, while all of iL will go over 1200 lbs. per acre. A refreshing bath in his beautiful fish pond was, par excellence, the crowning pleasure of the evening. The pond covers about l? acres, clear of trees and about 5 acres where thc water is full of bon net-fiags and water grass, with a good many trees, affording the best of feeding grounds for fish. Mr. Cain is one of our most pro? gressive farmers, using improved implements, such us Kemp's Manure Sprecder, harrows, etc., and following the most advanced sys? tem of agriculture ; he keeps some thorough bred Berkshire hogs and with Dr. Beckham owns a very fine Jersey Dull whose grand dam took the first prize at the Centennial Exposition. On Saturday evening I inspected Dr. J. II. Furman's fine crop. He has 90 acres of cot? ton that is good for 100 to 110 bales, with fair seasons. Fifty acres of it is from waist to breast high, and meeting in the rows; and if good seasons prevail will make very nearly one and a-balf bales per acre. Iiis March corn will average about 10 bushels per acre on S5 acres, and he has a field of 25 acres planted after oats that will make 12 bushels per acre. Dr. Furman's large practice pre? vents him from giving much of his attention to the details of his farm ; but Mrs. Furman's indefatigably good management keeps the premises in good order. Paint, new fences, the removal of unsightly fence rows and neat root ditches in their places, combined with good crops, large vineyards, a good orchard and splendid gardens, presentau appearance of thrift and contentment seldom met with. I forgot to say in the proper place that we need a good rain ; the showers of Friday hardly laid the dust. Miss Sudie Farman is visiting friends in Marion, S. C. We were sorry to hear of Mr. R. M. Cain's severe illuess a few days ago. The many friends of Mr. John Nettles will be glad to know that his health is improving. There have been several new cases of con? sumption among the negroes. DEW. Bishopville Letter. , BISHOPVILLE, S. C.. JULY 17, 1884. Mrs. Jane Miller, wife of Dr. Stephen Mil? ler, and daughter of Mr. Robert Fraser, was buried to-day at the Presbyterian Church.. The testimony of all who knew her is that she lived the Hie of a devout Christian, and of those who were with her during her recent illness, that she died the death of the right? eous. She often assured those around her sick bed that if it was the Master's will she I was ready to depart and be with Christ. To her bereaved husband, aged father, relatives and friends, we tender our deepest sympa ; thies. The Sumter District Conference v.- i 11 con? vene at the Bishopville Methodist Church, on the 30th day of July. Opening sermon will be preached at night, by the Uer. G. J. Grif? fith. The Conference numbers about 75 ministers and delegates. The following dis? tinguished Ministers are expected to at lend in addition to those belonging to that body : \V. W. Duncan, D. D., 0. A. Darby, D. D. and the Rev. S. A. Weber. L. [AD VIC li TI S KM EXT.] A CARD. On Saturday last, July 12th, 1S84, D. W. Chandler and the undersigned became engag? ed unfortunately, in an altercation at Shiloh, in Sumter county, during which Mr. Chan? dler asserted publicly that I was a political fraud and he could prove it any time and place that might be suggested. I suggested Sumter Court House as thc place. Time, 12 M., July Ulli, 1884. This was agreed to by Mr. Chandler. I was at Sumter Court House the time mentioned, and instead of meeting Mr. Chandler 1 received the follow? ing letter from him : MAYESYILLE, S. C., Ju iv 14, 1584. Capt. I). E. Keels, Sumter S. C.' St::-I have declined to oller any evidence, as proposed Saturday. I ara willing for you to hold me personally responsible for all that 1 said. It is not my desire to have any fur? ther trouble willi you-But 1 think I can say as many hard things, ns you can-I care nothing for your friendship which I think was only pretense, because true frienship will uot make a decision to attack a friend on public rumor, lt is hard for any one to Speak at ?ll now-a-days without their conver? sation is exaggerated-and diff?rent construc? tion is placed upon it. Now if this is the case with what I have s iid I am not responsible. I 1 simply have this to say to you now : act just, :is yon please ami I will smmt o:? every ? particular just where 1 stood Saturday except j offering any evidence or furiher explanation . Respect fa liv, D. W. CHANDLER. - I now hereby publish Mr. W. D. Chandler j as a malicious liar. D. E. KEELS. Sumter. S. C., July 14th, ISSI. I TO THE PEOPLE OF SUMTER COUNTY. MAYESVILLB. S. C., July 21, 1834. Thc above paper having been circulated, it ' is now my duty to make a statement of the difficulty with Mr. D. E. Keels: On the Sib instant, while speaking of the probable result of the election in the Shiloh Club, I stated that I). E. Keels had said that he would carry Shiloh and Lynchburg for Mr. Beard. On the 12th instant 1 met D. E. Keels at Shiloh, where I think he lound a strong sentiment for free ballot instead of ring rule. He easily discovered that some? thing was necessary to change the stale of things, and he elected to make a personal dif I Gculty with the undersigned, believing that his blood-relations would rally to his support, j and through them the Shiloh Club would elect a delegation to suit his purposes. The difficulty referred lp in the above circular commenced and ended about, as follows: Mr. D. E. Keels asked me if I had said that he had pledged Shiloh Club to Mr. Beard. I i answered no ; but continued to stale that I i had been informed that he had said, lie (Kofis) I would carry Shiloh tor Mr. Beard. He rc j plied tiiat my authors were liars. 1 then as i sunu'd responsibility of the statement myself, j and ottered to prove the same by good citi I zens. I also stated to Keels ami thc by ; standers ?lb" phire w heretic made the staie mi-nt. .Mt':'..-- ju ?ie! ure J lost self-control, ! and denounced 1?. E. Keels a liar, which was on iv fid lowed by a retort i? -??mu lar language. Then it was "light or hack." I offered ihebully to fight him in any way that would place me on eon il terms with bim, then and lhere, but D. E. Keels respectfully declined, sneaking out ol' the difficult}" by saying that I was beneath his notice. So l;?r as calling D'. E. Keels a "political fraud,'' it was and is rayopinion thal he is su< h, which I -lill publicly lo his face assert, and added al Shiloh thal lie was also a com? mercial fraud. Now the proper and only way to prove it ls before the people, i! he ever runs for another ..Hire. Perhaps ihc whole milter would have ended had I charged him with being a politi? cal failure, as he doubtless would have readily acquiesced in I he truth of the charge. Now to all law-abiding citizens, I beg to State thal I did not desire to parade myself before the public, but I do say that Shiloh, which is 20 miles away from the Sherill' of Sumter Cannty, wa-; the time and place to settle a difficulty which concerned no one ex cepl D. E. Keels and nivself. I). W*. CHANDLER. I refer as lo correctness of statement of oc? currence at Shiloh, ia V. M. ibones, K. A. Krierson, ('. T. Pla v; r. Sr . Shiloh, S. C, and J. W. Dennis. Mavesville. S. I*. ? ??I ?^B- - W. H. BAI?UKTT, Augusta, lia: Dear Sir Your Liver Medicine, H. il. P. is thc most pleasant ns well as effective that 1 have ever tried I recommend il to all my friends. AUSTIN MULLARKX [From ou:- Extra of July IG. | A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ? A Burglar Resists Arrest, Shoots a Constable and is in Ui-n Shot Down, together with His Wife. in thc W/tlchimn and S-juihron yesterday, our Smithville correspondent told Of aperies cf bold burglaries i J the Pisgah neighborhood, that were arousing ranch indignation among thc people. Through some good detective work it was ascertained that Mose Wilson, Jake Jennings and Dick Ellerbe, nil colored, lind participated in these robberies, and fl warrant from Trial Justice McLeod for the arrest of these parties was placed in the hands of J. E. Dupre, J. G. Allen and about a dozen other citizens. They started early yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and reached Ellerbe's house before day. lie resisted ar? rest fiercely, and only submitted when com? pletely overpowered. Jennings was arrested without trouble. Abundant proof of guilt was found al their houses, most of the stolen clo i liing being recovered lhere. The two persous were carried to Capt. Johu Maxcy's house, near by, and ?eft ander guard and thc posse started for Mose Wilson's house, lie was found plowing, arid when called on to surrender defied arrest, and call? ed for his gnu. His child started with it, but was frightened back by the posse, when his wife seized the weapon and forcing her way through thc posse and d iring them to shoot lier, carried it to Mose, lie levelled it at J. E. Du Pre. who was reading the warrant of arrest, but the gnu snapped. Ile then turned it upon Henry Dunlap and fired. The load entered Mr. Dunlap's forehead and death soon followed. The posse returned the fire, shoot? ing both Wilson and his wife. Wilson ran about 25 yards and fell dead, with a ball through his heart. The woman received screral severe and probably fatal wounds. Jennings and Ellerbc were both arraigned yesterday and bound over to the next term of' Court. They were brought to Jail this morning before day, and the constable in charge felt much relieved when the prisoners were behind the bars, as there was an un? doubted intention upon the part of some per? sons to lynch them on their way to Sumter Ellerbc. ever siuce his arrest, has been tell? ing .ill he knows, and possibly more too. Ile has implicated a white man named Chur lie Hardin, anil three other negroes, Pinckncy Thompson, Hampton Yates, aud Neils Ben? nett, most of whom will probably be arrested to-day. The inquest over Henry Dunlap will be held to-day by Trial Justice McLeod, and by Justice Dinkinsover Mose Wilson. These negroes were not driven to this crime by want. Most of them were making a com? fortable support, and nothing but pure devil? try led them to this villainy. Wilson and Ellerbc are bot!: penitentiary birds. Mr. Dunlap, was a good citizen and much respected by his neighbors. Ile leaves a wife and five children, and his u uti incl y death will be a heavy affliction to them. Since the above was written, Charles Har? din, a while man, has been arrested and bound over. The woman who was wounded when Mose Wilson was killed is said to be recovering; Thc other parties v. ho were implicated by Dick Ellerby-s testimony have not yet been arrested. ITo Charge for Consultation. If you are su Hering from any chronic dis? ease about w Inch you are growing discouraged, sueh as Pulmonary trouble, Catarrh., Bron? chitis, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, nervous pros? tration, etc., send a statement of your condi? tion to Dis. Starkey & Palen. 1100 Girard Street Philadelphia, and get their opinion as to the value of Compound Oxygen in your case. Il will cost you noiking. Ask them, at the sann- time, lo furnish you with such docu? ments in regard lo their new vitalizing Treat? ment and such evidence in regard to their professional standing as will enable you to clearly apprehend the nature and action of the Treatment aud give you confidence in them personally. Tbat Brilliant Meteor. Over one hundred and ??y nebuhc which j have escaped the vision of previous astrono- ? mers have recently been discovered by Dr. j Lewis Swift, Director of the Warner Observa? tory, Rochester, X. V. One of these is of a ; most peculiar nature, and seems to bc under- I going a wonderful change. Dr. Swift desires to thoroughly investigate the great meteor ' which appeared on the night of July 3d, and : for this purpose requests all who saw it to ' co m m nu "tea te willi him at the Warner Obser- j vatory, Rochester, X. V., immediately, giv? ing direction ut'view, motion, color, etc. Go to D. J.' Au Id's for the best Soda Water. He has a new fangled ice shaver and will fill your glass with iee like snow-if you like it that way. Dr. Auld makes all ibo flavoring extracts useJ at his soda fountain, and warr in ts them pure and of the lest qual? in-. Swift's Specific (S.-S. S.( has cured mc of a long-standing case of Eczema, which has resisted all sorts of treat ment. REV. W. J. Ronxso.v. X. Ga. Conference. Emory's Little Cathartic is ihe best and I only reliable Liver Pill known, never fails i with the most obstinate cases ; purelv vegeta- : ble.-13 Cents Mr. Charles Ellen, of Trinidad, Colorado, 'says: Seeing certificates of the wonderful cures made by Brewer's Lung Restorer,-! was induced to try il on my litile .--on. who was troubled with long or.-throataffection, pro? nounced by one physician, consumption. Ii acted wonderfully on him. and hy the time he had taken one bottle of il the cough disap? peared. I am now on a visit lo my parents in Georgia, but will return in a few days to my home and will certainly take some ot the Lung Restorer with nu; Brewer's Lung Restorer, the great lung ami throat remedv, is for sale by Dr. D. J. AuM. Agent. Estate ol Oiuri C. Hulbert, Dcc'd. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate for Sumter County-un thc 22nd of August, ISSI, for a final discharge as Executrix uf ! the aforesaid Estate. ANNETTE J. HULBERT. J ul v 22-4 Executrix, NOTICE. MY COAL VARI) will bc open 1st of September and during the season, for tiie sale of STOVE A Xl? GRATE COAL in anv quantity and al reasonable prices. L. W. FOLSOM. July 22 EPPERSON'S OMNIBUS LIN E. I JAG (I AGE WAGON ATTACH KP. Runs from Depot lo anywhere within the 1 Town ol'Sumter and solon h.s. TERMS MODERATE. The patronage nf the citizens of the town ' f Sumter is respectfully solicited. ORDERS left at the Stables will receive prompt at len lion. GEO. E. EPPERSON, Agent. July 22 Classical Sc M\Ut arv ACADEMY, In a countryinotod forbeauty and health, ?'ourse of study, in branche?, surpassed in CTioroneliness ; by no academy in th.- South. M dieal and Law Courses preparatory to the University o' Va. : Hoard, tuition medical attendance, hall session, | 193.00. extras. Address MAJ A. ri. SMITH, I Bethel Academy P. o. Fau?iuier Co., Va- I NO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF .A-IEO? "USS Vanilla,?.??nioij,Oran?e, otc, flavor Cakes, CrcnmK,I?n?J<t?!i;r?.,<t'e.,?i?< delicately and nat ural?yit? the fruit Irwin which they are made. FOR STRENGTH AM) TRUE FRUIT FLAVOR THEY STAND ALOE. PRE"A?65 EY THE Price Baking Powder Co., Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. MAX?R3 CP Dr. Fries's Oream Baking Powder - ANO - Dr. Price's Lnpuiin Yeast Gems, Kent i)ry Hop Yeamt. ~CO& SAX/75 S'S" G-ZSCCSTESS WE MAKE BUT ONE QUALITY. _ netif ?tiv virti?*y Ihe u?st dry hop ysssi in t'ne wortd. Bread rai s pc? by t'o!s yeast isjiqhi. v/hite and whole sr.-.r-s like our graadmother-S, delicious hrea? ~~ ??O?H?g? SELL TM Si?, PREPARES EY TH; Pric? Bak?ng Powder Cc, F&mai Br. Ff?e'sssss?l riavori?g Extracts, ? DESIRABLE RESIDENCE AWELL SITUATED FA HM of ono hun- ; Urcd and ten acres, about sixty cleared, i situated one mile from Sumter C. H., S. C. ; A beautiful prove of live oaks around the J dwelling, with well and fine spring of water. ! Terms accommodating. Applv 10 Julv ir. * A. WHITE. Acronj. i Pey ii%i??sl"G??a ! ALARGE LOT OF JARS AND CANS, suitable tor Vegetable?, FuttS and Pre? serves, all sizes, ami verv cheap. Also JELLY TUMBLERS, with covers. WAX for sealing up jars and cans. Call and see my stock before supplying vour wants in thiJ lin'.'. July io_T. C. SCAFFE._ il. S. SI M PS' ?N, PA CL Si M PS?N. OLENN SPRINGS HOTEL, SIMPSON & SIMPSON, Propr's. Open from May 1st to Gctooer 15th. GU?)D FARE. A T T E > T1 Vr E S L" ll V A ?S" T S. And ail amusements usually found at First class Watering Places. For Pamphlet--Wow to use Glenn Springs Water ; What it will cure and testimonials of promiuent tuen, and for tates of Hoard and j further particulars apply to the proprietors. Daily Stage line from Sp.irtauburg to the; Springs making best connection wilhj the Railroads. Special attention given to Bottling and | Shipping the water. NORTH ?AR0UN? COLLESS. MT PLEASANT, CA BARRI'S CO., N. C. TUE NEXT SESSION Legits August 4th. Total expenses per fs:m of tweiity weeks S50 to S7."i. For catalogue and other partic? ulars, address as above. Rnv. G. F. SCH A EFFEil, July 1"? President. EPISCOPAL FEMALE ?SS1?TCTS WINCHESTER, VA. EEY. J. C. WHEAT, D. D., Principal, i assisted by a full corps of experienced teachers. The 11th aunuui session opens Sept. IO. ISs-4. Terms moderate. Number of boarders limited. Applications f??r the vacancies created by thc retirement of -ncrii hers of the graduating ' lass will now i e re? ceived. Applv for circulars to tia" principal. July 8-1 J. C. WHEAT. WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE. ! STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. (??.ens September 22nd, ?i?SL One of the i FIRST SCHOOLS FOR - YOUNG LADIES ? IN THE UNITED STATES. Surroundings ] beautiful. Climate unsurpassed. One hun-? dred and fortv three boarding pupils from' eighteen Slates. TERMS AMONG THE i BEST IN THE UNION. Board, Washing. English Course, Latin, French, German. Instrumental Music, ?c. for scholastic year, , from Sept. to June, $23$. For Catalogues, write to REV. W. A. HARRIS, D. D., President, Staunton, Virginia. DAVIDSON COLLEGE, MECKLENBURG CO., N. C., The next Session opens on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ll. For Catalogues annie to THE FACULTY. A r.i:>:ne.v E<lu?vi:ion thc O? Kentucky l'?lver-ity. Essington, Ky. Stadints can sev ?.?????.:.-.? tn rb** y.-ar. N?> varaiion. Time to c-mj.k-le th" Kuti ..i;.!?wa Ru-t-w.* C-.r- :..?...?t IC work?. Av.-ra?'' T"!al i-.:i -.. r?i::|.-i>. s i .?; and ll.??ril in aianilv.llH'. Tv?rtrra;>!?? :. .{.-eialrv. i . r:.rv iVurs? tree. La.ii.-i r."--i\vl. 5.?>w ?.?wf?: x-v?i .? . "Hw ."WO pupil* la?! vcar from to r.> 1." ... ir>.?? .? fr? : . Ti Stat.-s. la ?ru.-:??>n i? practfcsilt an ! taiivMsaUy ia:;- vrt ? ! !.>? IOteachers. S?--.:i.il wnrx-> f.?r Teacher, and ltu?!m- - V -.. rniv.tsi'y Diploma pre*-nt?M t.Mt-i srwlnat?--?. Tf ?? '-. . isn?>u\l f.-r it< h^thfttlm-..-! an-l i"-?-ii-tv. an?l i* c-p k^iinj; l&ilivails. Full Sr**ion hriit:* <t.. !'. r i-ir.ii!.-tr> :.:>.! iv.'.'. , :;r:i -:itar<?. ?.l.!r.-- it? 1- l.t. W I l.KI i: g. SM i i !!, ^ vtn^lrr, kv. SHERIFF'S SALES. B\ VIRTUE of sundry Executions to mc dircclcd. will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the First Monday in August next, -md as many days thereafter as mav l e necessary. \\i;!;?i. lega! hours of sale to the highest hiddcr for casil the following property : All that parcel or lot of Land, situate in thc Town of 'May es vi He, in the County and State aforesaid, measuring between ihreoand four acres, on the Syuthcasi side o'" '!.;. Wil mingtnn, Columbi:: and Augt;sia Ibiilroad. mc:? sn ring on t!).- Railroa?! ::_?:i or way, ihre? hundred an?! li fly feet, running back '?I hence lour hundred anti lifty Net ;'!!.. avenue to Thomas A. Mayes' house, :.ie.'.su:i:>g lite said avenue four hnrulred und Se?eut\ feet to tlie corner ?'t Boundary street, thence ?>n Boundary . street une hun? dred feet to the hinds of Mrs. M. ,J. I-:. Pierson, and is bounded as follows on the Northwest hy the Wilmington, Columbia A Augusta Railroad tight of way. tm the Northeast by lands of T. A. Mayes, en the Southeast by tho .avenue to T. A. Mayes' resilience, on th*- Northwest by Bon mia ry stud. an.1 ?ands ot" Mi's. M.d.E. Pierson*. an?l als?), on the Northwest f?>r one hundred and ninel \-one !<. ;, by l inds o'.' M rs. M. J. E. Piiison. levied upon as the property of Sam? uel D. Pierson, un 1er Fi Fa o! Sickel, Mellen & Co. against tho > ?id Samuel !>. P erson. All that tract of lard sit trate, lying and being in Sumter County, containing three hundred acres more or !?-^s. adjoining lands now or formerly ot E. *?!. Gregg, il. B. Wil? son, A. F. wilson :.:id Absalom Wilson, levied upon as the property of R. E. Wilson under Fi Fa of S. Sc L. Mowrv ? Co., vs th?* said R. E. Wilson. K. W. DURANT, S S C. ' Sheriffs Office, July 5, ISSI. ' NOMINATIONS. PORTHB LEGISLATtlIUi!. COL. JAMES R. MULDROW is en nonneed by Many Voters of Salem as a Candi? da te for the House of Representatives, subjeet to the action of the Democratic Primary. THE NAME OF R. D. LEE, ESQ., is respectfully presented to thc Democratic Voters of Sumter County for re-election to the House of Representatives. He was a promis neut and useful member of the last General Assembly, his re-election would not only be a just recognition of duty well performed, but would bc gratifying to hts MAXY CONSTITUENTS. MR. GEORGE M. SANDERS, a young man of ability and energy is brought before the |>eop!e of Sumter County as a Can? didate for the House of Representatives. B& election is earnestly desired by * MANY FRIENDS. THE MANY FRIENDS OF DR. E. J. REM BERT would present him to the voters of Sumter County as a true and work? ing Democrat, to represent them in the lower house. The section presenting him has bee ri very modest in the past. If elected he will do credit to himself and serve the people of the entire County acceptably. MANY VOTERS; FOR PEOBATE JUDGE, WE ARE PERFECTLY SATIS fied with the manner in which the present incumbent COL. T. V. WALSH, has transacted the business of this office, and most respectfully present his name fer re-election. He is grateful to his fellow Citizens for their support. FRIENDS AND DEMOCRATS. FOE COUNTY COiyiMISSIONEE. MAJ. S. LEROY SHAW is present? ed to the Voters of Sumter County as a suita? ble candidate for Ccitnty Commissioner; He will receive the enthusiastic support of MANY FRIENDS. THE NAME OF J. OLIVER DU? RANT is respectfully submitted asa Candi? date for County Commissioner. Ile is thor? oughly qualified to fill the position and if elected will discharge the duties of the office' to the satisfaction cf 'he public. MANY FRIENDS. MR. R. E. MULDROW is announced ns a candidate for County Commissioner; Having served acceptably in the past, his many friends desire his re-election, believing him to be lite right man in the right place. CHARLES H. JONES is hereby nom? inated for the office of County Commissioner. Honest, industrious :tnd capable, be is well qualified to perform the duties cf Said posi? tion, and will receive the cordial support tit .MANY FRIENDS AND VOTERS. FOE SCHOOL COMM?SS?O?EB; BELIEVING THAT MR. J: DIGGS WILDER, the present incum? bent of the School Commissioner's Office, has filled this position for the past two years witH fidelity and satisfaction to the people, it iS with some confidence that ids friends present his name to thc Democrats of* Sumter County for reelection. THE M A NY FRIENDS OF M R. ELVYN C. ROGERS respectfully offer him to the voters of Sumter County as a suit aide candidate for the office of School Com? missioner. Having been a teacher in the public schools in this County, he is well acquainted willi the present school system^ and. in every way qualified to 511 this respoti sible position. VOTERS. FOE COE?N??; THE NAME OF CAPT. D. J: AULD is hereby presented to the votera of Sumter County for the office of Coroner, (.'apt. Antd'sdiuown ability and strict sense of duty will make him an acceptable officer tu the people of Somier Countv MAXY DEMOCRATS. FOE SHERIFF T II E V y 'O E R S i G N E D A N NO UNC es himself as a candidate lor the office of Sheriff of Sumter County at the next election. \V. F. RH AME. June 17 WE DESIRE TO BRING BEFORE the people of Sumter County the name of CAPT. MARION SANDERS for Sheriff-norie more deserving than he. .MANY VOTERS. FOE SOLICITOR. THE COMING SOLICITOR. \Ye place in nomination MAJ. MARION MO!SE. as a candidate for Solicitor of the Thirn Judicvd Circuit During the past year Maj. MOISE has discharged the duties of this important office with seal and ability, and as a public officer he has acted in a manner creditable to himself, gratifying to his friends, and acceptable to the people of the entit? Circuit._VOTERS. THE MANY FRIENDS OF xMAJ. W. J. BEARD take pleasure iu presenting bim before the voters of the Third Judicial Circuit for the office of SOLICITOR. Maj. ?"..ard is an able lawyer, and if elected will do credit to himself and his constituents; Mav 20 MANY CITIZENS. SELIM ? AT euri THE LARGEST STOCK IS TOWN ! No Humbug About This! Before leaving Sumter, I will sell my ENTIRE STOCK* consisting ot WATCH I'S. CLOCKS, JEWELRY AND SILVER-PLATED WARE, AT AND BELOW COST. This oller is open for Thirty Days only ! ISAAC S?LZBACHER, ' &** Everything warra ned as represented, duh 1 ' 4 EPPERSON'S Livery, Sale and Feed STABLE. \TOV CAN GET AT THIS STAHLE ON \ -hort notice, a nice single or double leam : also saddle horses, at prices to suit tb? times. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. NOTICE-RULES. All teams rausi be paid for before leaving Stable. No team is engaged until same is paid for. First come, first served. No exceptions to these rules. July 1 _ THE CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. -o rip HF UNDERSIGNED represents thc above ll . 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 lirst class companies. He calls especial attention to it? five-vearinstall? ment plan. \V. F. RH A M E. .March 4 tf