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Ck 8$af cjrtnan nub j5on?|rw TUESDAY, JULY 29. The Sumter Wtttchman was founde ru 1850 and the True Southron I ?866. The Watchmun and Southro now has the combined circulation an influence of both of the old papers, an is" manifestly the best advertisin modi am in Sumter. ?DITORIAL ITEMS. The cholera continues io sprea io Europe and grow in vii ti lenee. There is but little doul thai it will spread over thc contine* end p?ssibly reach America. It is dfcsd scourge and every prccautio ?hou?d be taken to prcveut its coaling The cholera panic in Europe has iti terfered seriously with thc usual Ocea travel. Not more than one fourth th number of passengers which asuall take passage at this time of the year ar now going over? and those who go giv thc Mcditerancan ports a wide go-by. Aiken candidates arc happy, that ; th successful ones arc. She held her pr! mary last Tuesday and the agony i over in that County uutil next Novem bar? The ?ong-su?Fering people ali fcc duly grateful for the respite from patri otic speeches, and hand shaking. Th weather is too warm for such just now ?ellow Fever is becoming epidemi at Panama, and Cholera is looked fo daily. The work on the. canal drags and it is evident that to complete tb* immense undertaking will require fiv< times the amount that was at first cst! mated ; all of which makes checrfu reading to those who invested theil means in that huge ditch. ... - \ . Mexico has gone through thc form: of an election for President. Gen Diaz received the unanimous vote o thc Electoral College, and will take hu seat ?ext Winter. Gen. Diaz will *cry probably make a good Prosidcnt, and there is no reason why Mexico should not emerge from her chaotic con dition and take a place among the civi? lized nations of thc world. On Sunday July 22 a destructive fire raged in the San Joaquin Valley, California, destroying thousands o? acres of ripening wheat. Two thou? sand men were engaged in the fight against the flames and oui j succeeded in subduing them after the destruction of 150,000 dollars worth of property. Queen Victoria sends her congratu? lations to President Arthur upou thc rescue of Creely and bis companions, to which the President courteously re? sponds. Now the next in order will bc for those two magnates to induce their governments to declare it a felony, punishable with death, for any one to propose another Artic Expedi? tion. Thc Proprietors of the New Brighton Hotel, on Sullivan's Island, arc spread? ing themselves to make their Hotel popular. Concerts, hops, donkey races (this last is a new and uuiquc feature of seaside amusements,) and other at? tractions follow fast upon each other. Sullivan's Island will doubtless grow f in popular favor this season. Thc Independents and Bolters had a big Convention in New York last Tues? day, and talked and growled a good deal, but did no!bing else. A com? mittee was appointed for thc purpose of arranging for a permanent organization, but there was an air or uncertainty which seemed to permeate all their sur? roundings. Wc wish them thc best of luck iu teaming up thc g. o. p. Judge Hoar, of Concord Mass., has been unhappy because both of his boys at home bolted from Blaine. Ile found consolation in thc thought that Charles, a staunch Ile publican, now out West on a cattle rauche, would stand by thc party, but that last prop also is dashed to earth, for the latter writes that he is for Cleveland in preference to the maligner of Massachusetts. Mr. Blaine stands in great and press? ing need of advice. T. B. Jones of Charleston sud J. Hendrix McLanc of the State say that in all probability, they will enter the field, and stump thc State for Blaine. Of course the Demo? crats could want nothing better, but what can possess Blaine or his mana? gers to bc parties to such a movement. The New York Herald is enthusias? tic over thc success of the Independent Convention in New York. It claims a sort of paternity to tho Independent movement and very naturally is jubilant over its apparent success. Thc great trouble with this paper is its entire lack of principle. It would fight as vigor? ously for Blaiue as it is now fighting bim if it thought he would he elected, but we arc much obliged all thc same, for its help, even though its motive may bc questionable. Longstreet has been invited to step down and out. The poor old fellow can not make himself quite dirty enough to suit thc Administration, and so be must make way for a more ser? viceable tool. He docs not deserve sympathy and will get but little from Southern people ; and wc have no j doubt but that Georgia had as soon have j a dyed - i n-t lie-wool rascal for United .States Marshal, aa one Uko Longstreet, j who tries to forgot his early in>tiuct of j being an honest gentlcmau, but can't ! quite succeed. It looks as if Charleston was waking j ap to the necessity of carrying her rail- j roads down to thc wharves. A strong movement is on foot to run a road down Concord Street on thc East side of the ! City, and thus placing thc road in close j connection with deep water Charles- ? ton bas lost heavily by her supineness in j thc past and it will require ah unu sual amount of energy to place her i thc position she could have easily ocen pied, had her people tafeen time by th forelock and weht io work years ago. Scarcely a week passess but we sc an account of some death caused b tho cars runuing over a man while i: a drunken stupor. A case of that kim happened a few days ago in thc uppe part of thc State, and thc Jury of lu quest very gravely censured the trai: officials for negligence in not blowinj thc whistle more frequently. In G reen ville, last week, the family of a man wbo had been run over and killed, SUCH the road, and thc jury gave a verdie for ?6500 damages. Railroads neve take any stock in temperance, but i this kind of thing goes on much longc they, Wilt bo strong advocates of tetol ism. Thc examination of applicants for tin West Poiut Oadetship for thc 7th Dis trict was held in thc Custom IIousi at Charleston, last week. Kev. I. B Smith, of Sumterand Lynchburg, form ed one of the board of examiners, al of whom were colored Julius Mitchel colored, a graduate of a Kentucky Col lego, was the successful competitor Benjamin Munucrlyn, a Citadel Cadet is thc alternate. We have no doub bat that thc examination was fairlj conducted and wc sec no occasion foi fault-findiug in this particular. Wc sec thc question of nominating a candidate for Congress from tl.2 District is still agitating tho minds 0! some of thc District papers. Wc re? gret that wc can sec nothing good in such a move. There is no chance ol success, and thc hurrah and expense 0! a contest will meet with thc reward of certain failure. Thc friends of thc movement claim that thc organization of our party" in such a contest would be a benefit, but as a most thorough organization is ne? cessary for other elections wc cannot sec that this would add in any way to its efficiency. Wc sincerely trust thc State Executive Committee will not order such a canvass, aud thereby sparc the District from thc expense and annoyance of an utterly futile cam paign. . _ SUNDAY IN ^CHARLESTON. Yesterday's News and Courier con? tained a glowing account of thc visit of a Savannah military company to Char? leston, their reception at thc depot by a Charleston company, amid thc beating of drums and huzzahs of the crowd, thc gay jaunt to Clausscn's Brewery, thc numberless schooners cf beer dispatched by thc thirsty soldiers aird thc renewed checting as they leave for ?he wharf. It tells of the pleasant trip to thc Island, their hospitable reception at the New Brighton, the fine dinner and, later on in the afternoon, thc dress pa? rade of the two compauies and their subsequent drill, witnessed by thou? sands of spectators, and all enlivened by thc splendid music of a magnificent baud. Thc Mayor of Charleston, thc Inten? dant of Moultrievillc, thc Staff of thc 4th Brigade and many other prominent citizens were present at thc reception held after thc drill, and toast and speech kept up a busy round ; and ali this on Sunday. Is this right? Should the moral sense of the community, which believes that God is as powerful now as when he thundered forth the Mora! Law from Sinai, bc outraged by thc shameless proceedings that occurred in Charles? ton last Sunday ? Wc think not Every uominal Christian, from Mayor Courtenay down, should bc heartily ashamed of thc part he played in violat? ing thc Moral and Divine Law ou that occasion. Wc have often read of thc complete disregard of the Sabbath in Continental cities, and felt a commiseration for thc people there who were trying to live Christian, livosbut alas I weean keep (?ur pity for those nearer home. Sunday is becoming a favorite day for Charleston frolics; thc New Brighton has driveu away such old fogy notions as once char? acterized the City by the Sea, and she is becoming a progressive town. Now j let her scud for Bob Ingersoll and get bim to prove that there is no God, and ! that divine laws are but thc outcome of j priest-craft, and then such Christians as Mayor Courtenay aud Intcudant Cathcart can rest with a more quiet conscience. Is it not time for the Christian people j of that City to raise an emphatic protest against such deeds V Surely thc moral j sense of that community is not so dead ? as to bc unable to sec thc criminality ! of turning thc day of rest into a earni- j val,of filling thestrccts with soldiers and thc air with tltc blare of martial Music. Stop it, good people. Stop it. ----********* .*o--^mm-- ? ? PROHIBITION. The National Prohibition Convention met last Wednesday in Pittsburg, Pa. Four hundred and sixty-one delegates represented ol States, and much enthu? siasm was manifested. A platform was adopted, thc principal plank of which was a vigorous attack upon thc govern? ment for its refusal to legislate against thc liquor trailic, and a sharp criticism j of thc two principal political par- j tieM for their avowed sympathy with j thc liquor interest. Kx-Govcrnor St. John, of Kansas, was unanimously nomiuatcd for President, and Hon. Wm. Daniel of Maryland for Vice President. Thc nominees are good, especially j Gov. St. John, who isahigb-toncd, hon- ! orablcgentleman, and wc wish wc could ! say thc same of thc pcrsoncl of thc Con? vention. It was made, up to a cousid c ?rable extent ot' political cranks and long-tongued women, who, when they got their enthusiasm up to high pres? sure point, were uot sure whether they were in an anti-slavery conventicle, or a tciuperanee roans-meeting, and mixed up their abuse of the sin of the liquor traill i with thc horrors of slavery in a most promiscuous manner. We give place to no one in our de? sire to see thc evils of thc whiskey traffic abated, but when the advocates of prohibition can find nothing better with which to interest an audience, than diatribes on slavery and as a con? sequence upon slave owners, wc think they had better stop talking if they have thc good of the cause of tempe? rance at heart. Tito Southerners arc not near repentant enough yet to fall on their knees and cry peta ti, as far as slavery is concerned ; and no one would have brass enough to bring up and dis? cuss such a subject in a National Con? vention made up of delegates from the South in common with thc rest of the crounty, unless he or she was a remnant or descendant of thc pestilent breed which hatched out the deviltry that brought on the War of Secession. nORTIC?LTITRAL SOCIETY. Happening in Columbia last Thurs? day wc had thc pleasure of attending thc mectiug of thc State Horticultural Society, and looking over .thc exhibit of fruits, flowers, ornamental plants and vegetables. Thc exhibit, though not large, was well worth seeing, embracing as it did, very handsome specimens, and some new varieties in several of thc departments above named, ell of which were tastefully arranged in Agricultural Hall, under thc supervision of Col. R. M. Sims. President of thc Society, who aided by several gentlemen and ladies, Waited upon visitors and gave atty desir? ed information. A very attractive exhibit was made by Col. Sims, which, beside other fruits, embraced twenty-six varieties of grapes. Although the larger part of thc arti? cles were from Columbia and the imme? diate vicinity, there were manny from other counties-Aiken, EdgcOcld. New? berry, Lancaster, Darlington, and per? haps others. Wc do not remember, however, of seeing but one exhibit from Sumter. This we acknowledge with regret, as wc know that there arc a number of our citizens who take an in? terest in horticulture, and also that there could have been some specimens sent from Sumter County that would have added materia Hy to thc exhibits. Thc meeting of the Society, owing to tho small attendance, consulted of an in? formal talk, led by Col Sims, and par? ticipated in by Col. Dk P. Duncan, President of thc State Agricultural Association, Mr. R. J3 Watson, of Ridge Spring and others, lt was agrceed to continue the organization with its present i>l:lecrs and constitution^ for another year. Col. D. P. Duncan, president of thc State Agricultural and Mechanical As? sociation, suggested to thc Society that their, meetings bc hereafter held during thc summer at Columbia, and that there bc fuller co-operation between thc So? ciety and thc State Fair Association. Thc suggestions met with much favor, but no action was taken on them, thc Society adjourning to meet again at Greenville on thc occasion of thc 'Joint Summer Meeting,' which takes place to-?*ay. From what wc saw aud heard, wc feel sure tiiat there is more in hoiticul turc than most of our people think, and as the only way to educate our people up to their advantages is through thc medium of well organized societies, and other means of diffusing practical knowledge, wc hope that some steps will bc taken to organize a Horticultu? ral Society in Sumter County, to be under tlie patronage of thc State Socie? ty. Such a County Society need not interfere with thc County Agricultural Association, ard can act in concert with it. ; but there can be moro good accomplished by such a society to have it organized with a special object, and we hope some one will make a move in that direction. Thc Work of Whisky. Mike Reester, tillan Mike Sligli, was found on thc railroad, about half mile from Newberry, on July 20th; dead. Tiie facts in thc case seem to be that, he went to Newberry with two jugs, winch he got Glied with 'bug juice' and then started for home, but drank too much and lay down on thc railroad. Ho was seen in thc morning, but was too drunk to walk far. Tt is supposed that thc hot sun, together with thc whisky, was too much for him. Abner J Smith, a white man, living three miles south of Charlotte, ou thc C. C. & A. Railroad, while g??iug home in an intoxicated condition last Saturday night, 5th inst., fell down by thc side of thc track near his home with his legs over the rail. A freight train came along and cut off both legs of the unfortunate man, from thc ??Tects of which he died iu a few hours. Tho Chcstoriicld Outrage. Thc following is Mr. Pawlcy Doug? lass' statement in regard to thc circum? stances nuder which he was shut by some unknown person, supposed to bo Cash sympathizers : 'I was ploughing in my field between 9 and IO o'clock and was expecting no difficulty. I ploughed to the end of a row, and as I turned my mule around tho siiot was fired from the woods, which were very thick anil only about twenty or thirty feet distant The plough lines were wrapped around my hands and as I fell thc mule became frightened and dashed off dragging mc a considerable distance. This ? think, saved mc from a second shot. I am satisfied that I knew thc party who shot mc, but so so far have not proof suffi? cient to justify me iu making the affidavit. Mr. Douglass is of a good Chester? field family, highly respected for his courage and d?termination, and much indignation is felt iu regard to thc outrace. [ Kd i torin i Correspon il euee.] AEKANSAW TEAVELES-WO. 2 HOT SPRINGS, AUK., July 14, '84. The liitlc narrow guage li. ll fror Malvern brou?lit me into Hot Spring at 4:1 ? on thc afternoon of July 5?li and a lumbering'bus conveyed my mor tal remains to the homestead of Dr Jcllcs, where I am now pleasantly dom iciled. Messrs. Watchman and Southron, am inclined to leave off right here. have deferred writing this letter severa j days because ? am at a loss as to how t describe Hot Springs. It is a sui pen cris eily, thc culy one ou tho face o thc earth made as this one is. It con tains about eight thousand inhabitant who arc made just like other folks, cs ccpt that many of them wear no coat in this hot weather. The main basines portion of thc city is situated on a sin gie street, about a mile long, ruunin? north and south, between two smal mountains four hundred feet high. Ii the southern extremity, this one stree branches out into numerous streets, al of which arc lined with neat and grace ful dwellings. At thc northern extrem ity, thc main street branches into two each one running np a valley bc'wccr two mountains. Along the main street the city cars run, carrying passenger: from one end of thc town to the other, i distance of two and a half miles. Th< houses are mostly built of wood, exeep those constructed of late years, the cit.3 laws prohibiting wooden buildings with in thc ?rc limits. At night, the street: are lighted by electric lights placed ii proper positions, and many of thc store: ? and places of business use thc same. BOARDING-HOUSES. Nine houses out of ten arc boardin? houses. Rooms to rent are found ovei almost ever}' store and of?ice. Restau? rants hang out their signs at every oth? er door, and thc smell of cooking foo<? is always in thc air. At this time there arc not over a thousand or twelve hun? dred visitors present ; but in winter 01 spring this number runs up to six and eight thousand, and then things arc flush. Most of those who come, stop for a night at thc Arlington Hotel, which is large and fashionable, and then on thc morrow go out in search of a cheaper home. Board can bc had at j almost any price-say from ?0 per week to ?*25. In thc busy season, j every available room is taken, and thc I city is on a boom. Thc water is too j hot to bc used much in summer except ? by those who arc uudcr thc necessity of ? doiug so. THE SPRINGS. A little over half-way up thc main ! street, just below thc Arlington Hotel, { some at the foot anti some higher up thc ! mountains, the hot springs .burst out, ! sixty three in number, thc water run j tiing down on one side of thc street ? under thc houses or through them. ! These springs are all walled over with i : brick and cement, and the water is I carried in pipes to lite dozen or more ! large bath houses which are ot) thc cast j side of the street There it is turned J into bath-tubs as thc bathers need it, : and the bath house owners collect a fee i of oO cents for a bath The tcmpera j turc of thc springs varies from 00 to j lf>2 degrees. Thc hottest spring will ! cook an egg hard in five minutes. A ? bath in thc water, if used as hot as you I can bear ir. will bring the blood to the ' surface, aud cause you to look tts red as "j a lobster, and for forty minutes after . you have left thc tub, thc perspiration i will pour from you until it collects in j pools upon thc floor at your feet. ?n a j single day. thc worst cold that one can j have is broken to pieces, and thc pores . of the skin opened until one is afraid he j will leak himself to death. j Titi: CATII nous's j arc all built in a linc .nt tho foot of Ho! j Springs Mountain. They are neat two '? story structures, with numerous bathing ! rooms, each containing a tub of ordinary j .shape, and parlois in which the bathers ; sit to cool off after thc bath. A course 1 of baths, lil in number, costs ?5, a j single bath 80 cts. Iti each house, j there arc servants to wipe you oft and j rub you down, and to walt on you in j general. In th.* eases of invalids, these j servants are indispensable. Bathing j once per day, they itharge f-A per week j for their Services. Tho bathers are not j allowed to come into thc open air for ! an hour or more after coming from the j bath. Titi: WATERS j One is at a loss as to what to say ' about the waters. They contain very j little mineral properties, if atty, and arc i pleasant to drink after cooling. Til *y come up hissing hot from thc earth, and it is manifest that they have had a rough time s -mowherc. A story is J aCoat here of au old wagoner in the by j gone days wiso camped one night near j thc springs. Stooping to drink from a spring, the water scalded his mouth, and immediately he ordered his teams harnessed up in order to move on, "for" said he, "fellows, hell amt two hundred yards front this place." How the j waters are heated is not agreed upon. Some say they Row over beds of tjuick linie ; some say they are heated by electricity; and some say the waters come from such a depth that they arc heated by tho na furn I heat from the bowels of the earth. This last theory is thc correct one, doubtless. In fact there may bc caverns far down where j the water is collected, and thc steam j from the Datarai heat of thc deoply-bur- J ied portions of thc earth pouring ! through ii-sures into these caverns may \ j do thc heating. At any rate, the water ! ? comes up nearly boiling, and the flow j never varies in tjuautity. now rr is rsm 'J'en minute baths, (?ne.; a dav, i:? ! Water at a temperature of i.?S to L?5 j j ?l?greos is the general prescription, and j I a can of it is always carted home for 1 i drinking purposes. A balli lunger I than ten minutes is very debilitating and ! results in injury, voile persons with | lung or heart troubles cannot, bathe at ! all. Thc water whoo cool i.i pleasant I to thr- taste- -in fact it hms no taste, and | j is thc best to bc had her;- for drinking 1 ! purposes. )f it contains mineral prop orly, it is very volatile, and escapes in j ? cooling, so that tin- eat:s used by in va- : j lids for carrying it to their rooms tue j j air tight. I MSKASES. ? The principle diseases treated hero ! arc rheumatism ??and syphilis. Of this! latter disease ii. is not common to write j in polite literature such as you publish, i but one cati not write of {[ot Springs and ignore it. fr is here in every phase of j its deformi?y. In fact, three-fourths of all who come here aro syphilitics. Tin y j i drag themselves along the streets in j rheumatic hobble ami deface every ? j gathering by outcropping sores and j j ulcers and deformities -nose gone. | I eyes gone, or bones bent, and doubled I up, and nowhere else on earth eau ono hourly and momentarily behold sucli living lessons against vice and immor? ality. From this whole continent of America and from Europe these unfor? tunates gather herc as once thc para? lytics gathered beside thc pool of Beth? esda, waiting for thc moving of thc waters. Their faces aro randy lighted by a smile, and on every lineament there is a linc of woe. From stage to stage of thc disease they pass, hoping that eventually they may be free of the curse ; and in many eases they ore cured, but with some the poison is ine? radicable, and they only bathe their ulcerous bodies in vain, rubbing rncr cureal ointment iuto their flesh until the poison saps and dries up their life. Crutches and rolling chairs crowd the streets and thc halt aud maimed creep from post to post making their way to thc waters. 3>y their fices and clothing they show that they arc mostly from the better classes of society-men who arc able to pay their expenses, and on whose features arc seen thc marks of thc curse, it is a sight pitiable to behold, and from every worn and emaciated j face there seems to come thc cry, ''It j is hard to wander from tho paths of j virtue and return." Now and thou among these, a delicate woman of disfigured lifo aud limb, edges her way to thc waters, with a look upon her face as if she would bc willing to cud her life beneath thc hissing streams. RHEUMATICS. There is yet another class of rheuma? tics here who arc in no wisc responsible j for their affliction, and they flock hither ; to .test thc healing powers. Within j a month or six weeks, they arc goner- j ally able to throw aside their crutches, ! and start homeward leaping for joy. j These persous arc coming and going every day, and among them also one witnesses most fearful cases of suffering and deformity. PAUPERS, mostly diseased and infected-crowd thc shreds. Thc city opened a hospital for their aid, and so many flocked hither that thc house was turu down and burned. They now sleep on the streets or on thc mountain side. They arc all syphilitics, sonic in one stage, some in auother, beg? ging fur medicine, moDcy and meat. After ? P. M., one bath-house which | is simply a large pool, is thrown open ! to them, and disrobing themselves of j their rags, they leap into thc water, j The hot-steam brings up with it a ; stench as of the grave from their cat- | ins sores and ulcers, and ODC has to ; floe to thc open air. As soon as ouc j party of twenty have bathed for ten j minutes in water nearly boiling, a j second party plunge in, and so on until : all have dipped themselves They arc beyond any sense of shame, and many of them having suffered so much, have become conGrmcd opium-eaters. One j can ?cc them nodding on thc mountain ! side or sitting asleep by the side-walk, ; with an open bottle of morphine in ! their relaxed Augers. They linger ! here, uuabic to get medical treatment, j or rather medicine, until death brings ! down thc curtain upon thc ! dark tragedy of a wrecked and ruined '? life. GAMBLERS. This class is prominent herc. Thc ! crowds of men who gather here, have ' nothing to do, spend their time at thc ' card table ; so that titis is the fash iona ble pastime. To aid them, the profes? sional gamblers kindly (?) flock here. At times, I am told, there are 5'.'? pro- j tensional black-legs potting up at the j Arlington and Avenue Hotels. Over j many stores arc placards labelled, ? 'Private Parlors for lient,1 and that j means rooms for gambling parties. : These men hang around thc hotels, I whirl through the streets in carriages, ! have the air of gentlemen of tu agu i ??cent ' leisure. Now and then there's a big j shooting scrape over the card-table, but ' in some way it is hushed up, and thc : games go on. There are numbers of j men here who think nothing of saying, ' 'I am a gambler,' when asked concern ihcir profession. That idleness is thc j mother of vice is here fully and pain- ! Jolly demonstrated. DAR KOG3IS AND DRUCI STORES ovupy prominent places in thc city, j Of the former there are 23 and of thc latter VI. Thc barrooms pay ?1)50 00 ? each for thc license to sdi whiskey, and j some wonder how they keep up. I 1 have not seen a drunken man on thc j streets, and I have only met one man j on whose breath there was thc smell of j alcohol Thc drug-stores thrive also, i Thc multitude of visitors arc always in \ want of medicine, and thc trade iu j drugs is excellent. DOCTORS Ol' MEDICI.NB constitute another curious class in thc j community. There are now herc ? between 50 to ?i? Ksculapiau disciples. ! A beut \'Z of these arc honorable and decent gentlemen. The remainder are adventurers who come herc and set up as specialists in whatever you may J chance to bc afflicted with, They are j broken down scrubs from other places ' who have failed elsewhere, and hope to impose themselves on the visitors to 1 thc springs. They employ drummers j who meet the trains and hang around j the hotels and boarding houses, seeking j out patients for their doctor, with the understanding that they arc to receive j one-half of thc fee paid by the patient i to thc doctor. These drummers haunt j and torment thc visitors, and one has j to bc very cautious in order to avoid falling into their wiles. Thc cost of treatment herc under a respectable physician, including board, bathing and all incidentals, is about ??80 per mouth. It can bc reduced or raised according ns ono wishes, and by heeding the drummers, enc can secure medical ! attendance at very reduced rates, but it j is nut likely that such will prove satis- ! factory. POLITICS herc is a variegated kind of doctrine. The Democrats outnumber the ! repub? licans, but thc Republican influence ? is possibly greater. Of the two daily papers, one is Republican and thc other i Independent. This division of political ? sentiment has.golton into the Presbyte- ' ri an Ch ?ireh herc, and some time aso a body of the females seceded aod organ- j ?zed a new church in which dwciloth i Republicanism. The other church j they now call, 'Tho Solid Sout h and thu!; thc war is waged on other fields than ifs own. Here let us rest until another time. C. C. BROWN. Death of an Editor. Mr. VA. Grcnckcr, editor of the Newberry Ifcrtdd, died last week from typhoid fever, lie had hoon conducting ' thc paper for only a few weeks, since i his Father's retirement, but gave j promise of a bright future. He was a young man of the highest moral char? acter. [ For the Watchman and Southron.J PHOM SUMTER TO DENVER. DENVER, COL , July 22, 1884. Mr- Editor : I give an outline of our trip from Sumter to Denver, Colorado, nud hope it may interest some of your numerous readers. On Saturday morning, July 12th, we took our seats in the fast train for Augusta, and after a pleasant ride, ar? rived there at ll A. M. ; but our feel? ings were hurt when told wc were fust, and that it was only 10 o'clock, so back went thc hands of our watches enc hour. Our stay in this beautiful and thrifty city was short, and after S hours ride, we drove into thc New York of the South, Atlanta. After resting 5 hours, and meeting some of our old Sumter friends, we took a sleeper, and ou awakening at 5 o'clock, found our? selves in thc famed and never to bc forgotten Chatanooga. Herc we rested Sunday. Thc scenery around this place is iinc and well remembered by many of thc boys in grey, who trod its rocky slopes, leaving bloody tracks to mark their way. Lookout Mountain stands as grand to-day us when amid thc strife of armies. At 5 o'clock Monday morning, wc resumed our journey over thc Cincinnati Southern, one of thc best on our route. Nearly all day wc rode through a mountainous country-thc coal and iron rcgiou of Tennessee. Thc views were simply grand, except when iu thc tunnels, of which there were 27-some a mile long. In crossing thc Kentucky river, thc traiu runs over an irou bridge 275 feet high, and dashes at once into a tunnel dark as Egypt itself. Herc wc strike the noted blue grass country, one of thc Gosh cn s of the world, and it j would take a pen more gifted than minc to describe its beauties. Thc man who starves ic the blue grass rc? giou must bc too lazy to eat. Our next halt was in Cincinnati, which reminded us very much of the Northern cities-all bustle and life, and no signs to bc seen of thc bloody riot of only a few months ago. Herc wc took a sleeper and awoke on thc banks of thc great river of America, and in a short time were at the St. James Hotel, St. Louis. Wc were beginning to feel our trip, I having made 1,200 miles. We spent ! one day Tuesday, in St. Louis. This j is a grand city-one of thc largest in j thc West. Its streets arc well laid ol?, and we had no trouble in getting about. Thc park is thc finest ever seen by thc writer, aud contains almost every plant and tree, even to our short leaf pine ? and sweet gum. The best descriptiou j of St. Louis is to see for yourself? At S P. M. we boarded thc Chicago ; and Alton train for Kansas City, and j after a pleasant night's rest, awoke amie' he wheat fields of Missouri. This j was u sight-wheat aud corn on every ; hand. Elegant farm houses and jil- : lagos along thc way, and at 10 o'clock wc entered thc thriving Kansas City, : aud could hardly believe our eyes at j seeing such a city in thc far West. It i looked more like Philadelphia or Bulti- j more. Our stay herc was only long enough j to change to thc Union Pacific for Den vcr 635 miles across thc great plains. ! Thc route lay through a valley, and : herc for over 100 miles is thc land of 1 corn-corn and wheat as far as thc eye ? could see ; and all I can say is that the ; man who can't ger com and bacon at j home should go to Kansas. Corn 10 : cents per bushel, think of it! lean j horses and mules. For about 500 j miles, our way was over tho great plains, where could bc seen thousands of horses and cattle feeding on the I green grass. I was surprised to sec towns and j farms all across to Denver. Thc soil j is exceedingly rich ; and where there is | water to be had, wheat aud corn was \ growing finely. I noticed ali along from Sumter there j had been fine rains, and our train was ; delayed 10 hours on the plains, by a j washout on one of thc creeks. Herc ! we went dog hunting, (prairie dog.) ? There arc literally thousands. They '{ burrow in thc ground and arc very shy j and hard to hit ; arc about thc size of ; a fox squirrel, but your fellow towns- : man surprised some of thc cowboys by killing a dog thc secoud shot, at 50 \ yards. They gave in that he could ! handle a rifle. At 7 P. M wc reached Denver, well j named the Queen City of thc Plains, j and herc I feel like putting my pen J aside-verdict, cant do justice to thc j occasion. It is thc grandest sight I i ever beheld. On one hand the great | plains, looking like the sea; in thc valley | a magnificent city witSi all the improve- j monts of Ne;v York, streets lit with thc j electric light, and buildings and rosi- ! donees of which tiny city East would bc ; proud- some costing $750,000, and ' owned by individuals. Thc streets arc ' laid o?r at right angies and thc city has ! 250,000 shade trees kept green and growing by streams of .dear water run- j niog on each side of thc street. It has I been the privilege of the writer to visit j many cities from Atlanta to Providence, j Iv. t-, but he has never seen a e-ity with j so many advantages and so pleasantly : located. Think of breathing air, 5,- '' 300 feet above the level of the sea, and ; turning our eyes to thc Rockies 10 1 miles away behold under the shining [ sun its peaks and ridges covered with j snow. Why it makes you cool to look I at it, and you can scarcely believe your I own eyes. The air here is delightfully ; cool, but very dry. Tho sun is about j as warm as at home. We expect in a few days to go into thc heart, of thc I lock t cs, and may drop ? vou another Hue or so. ; Yours truly, 1 D. JAMES WINN. Statement of Mr. B. P. Hearndon. j Karly in November, issi, while sewing on ! the machine, my wife was taken w illi a severe pain ia her side, which was soon followed by j hemorrhages from lier lungs and a severe ! cou;;h. Fever eotmacneod, she could neither eal or shep, and in a few weeks she was rc- ; doced toa living skeleton. Thc attending physician told mo that he ? ?J ? - ' i j^. ? ? t one of her lungs was cn ti rel \ goa? . She could not re? tain the most delicate nourishment on her j stomach . ! then-agreed with \)r. Sullivan, ? ;n\ family, physician, ?oral! !>r. Holloway in j consultation. They made a final elimination . of thc ?iaIictil and pronounced the eas?' hope? less, i'r. Holloway then suggested the brew- , tr':; bung Uestoror as a lasi resort, i seal ?? for a hollie and gave her a dose. I found, that she eon lil retain il on her stomach and after about thc third dose, i began to notice ; some improvement in her condition. ! con- j (itttied the medicine regularly, ?nd by the ! time she had taken two bottles, she was able j to walk about the house. She ii now in bet- i t.-r health than she has enjoyed for several j Mars. 1 believe the laing Itestorer saved her life. We have a family of si.\ children, some j ol them grown. Mr. Ilearndon's post-oflicc is Yatcsvillc, ; rpson county, Un. Ile is a thoroughly te? ll.o.lc man in every particular. brewer's bum; Restorer, thc great lung uni ihio.it remedy, is toi ?alt by Ur. lb J Au'd, A ?ont WO POISON IN THE PASTRY IF VnnHln,S..oroo?. Orange, etc., flavor fn!;p?, CreenucPaddiagK, A'?.,?H delicately and nat? orally a* ?ie fruli froa which they ur? made. FOR STRENGTH AND TRUE FRUIT FLAVOR THEY STAND ALOSE. PDEPAOEO BY THC Price Baking Powder Co., Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. MAKERS CF Dr? Price's Cream Baking Powder -AMO Dr. Price's Liipiilni Yeast Genis, Bc*l Hey Hop Yeast. ^ozz CAT,s a-=accE3es. WE MAKE KUI ONE QUALITY. LI0HT HEALTHY B8E?I Tue he.st dry hop yeast in thc world.^Bread raised hy t h ?s ycastjs lk;'iL jyhite and some like eur grandmother's delicious bread ~~ ?SOGER3 SELL THErVL ^F.CPARE? DY THC Price Uaklr^ Powder Co.. plaiiTrs ci Br. EocfrSKi?! FlaYGnag EXIG?S, ?h-c^?r, 5?|, Gt. Louis, Mo, Site? Agricultural AsMM A MEETING <?r THIS ASSOCIATION 2\ will hu held in Music Hail at 10 o'clock, A. M , on Salesday, next, August 4th, I SS L which all interested in thc obj.-cts of l lie Association are invited io attend. Hy order of the Association. .inly 29 \Y\ O. GAIN, Secretary. SUMTER INSTITUTE. TUE EIGIITEErvTII ANNUAL .ffiS&teSESSION OF THIS SCHOOL J Wi LL DEGIN SEPTEM DER IG, 1S8-?. This Institute continues to grow steadily in ? fiieicacy and favor. No expense is snared to secure fur all departments of study, ordi K.ary and ornamental, full .".nd thorough in? struction. This w?ll sufficiently apjiear by referring to thc last circular just issued, which wlli he sent?n application ?o Mas. L. A. RKOWX^p . . u Miss E. E. COOPER, j A r,ntlI'ais' Sumter, S. C.. J'dy 20. LAyBINBypJH ?8? SCHOOL FOE BOYS. W. G. Q?AKKNBUSi?, (Binglmra School and Universit? of Virginia, ) Principal. ROOKH .MARTIN, (Hampden Sidney Col? lege. Va..) Assistant. A'. G. REMRERT, (WuiTord College, S C.. ) Assistant. Board and Tuition for session of 20 week?, S7?*. The Eleventh Session wi:! begin MON? DAY, AUGUST 25. For catalogue aV.di Css the ' PH I NC ?PAL, Julv 20 Lattrinbargh, N. C. ' FO i?~ S ALE". rpiIAT DESIRABLE SIX-ROOM HOUSE, I with all ihf necessary ot:'.-hail di ups, situated on Church Street, opposite the resi? dence of Col..I. IL Hole, where 1 now reside. Fine shade trees, fruit trees, and i?S good water :>.s erm he fuued. All large rooms; h?jt:-?e nov.ly painted, ned lo? contai us aho st ? three nore? of land. Central'M located to Schools. Churches and business. Terms reasonable. A rare chance for pur? chasers. Possession given nt anv time. D.*J. WINN. July 20. _ FOR SALE. ONE TWKTY-HORSE POWER ENGINE j and Saw MiiL/romnh.ic, also i wo Fil ly- ; Saw (Jins lind Power Press. Will make Iii?- j era' terms to <_;o...l parties. For information ! call on or address J. RYTTEXi?EI?G & SONS, July 25 Sumter, S. C. Estate ?f Oar! f, UnlhevL D?C'?. J WILL APPLY to tl ic Jtut^c of Prohatc for j J[ Sumter County on the 22nd of August, ISS4, for a (?nal discharge as Exccuim o'? the aforesaid Estate. ANNETTE J. WILBERT. July 22 - 4 Executrix, j .' 'NOTICE, MY COAL YAPO will ho ope:; 1st of September and during thc season, for thc sale of STOVE AND GRATE COAL in anv quantity and at reasonable prices. L. W. FOLSOM. July 22 EPPERSON'S MN i BITS UNE. BAGGAGE WAGON ATTACHED. '?uns from Depot to anywhere within thc Town of Slimier and suhnrhs. THUMS MODERATE. Tiie patronage of thc citizens of the town ofSumter is respectfully solicited. ORDERS left at the Stables will reeeive prompt attention. GEO. V. EPPERSON, Agent. July 22 EPPERSON'S Liverv, Sale and Feed "STABLE. \rOi; CAN OFT AT TH iS STA RLE ON $hon mujee, a nice single or double leam ; also saddle horses, at prices to suit the times. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. ?VOTICE- RULES. All teams must be paid for before leaving Sta Ide. No team is engaged until same is paid for. First come, iii si servi-d. No exceptions to these rules. Pill fir if rm THE LAUFEST NTO?lvtfT?AYN! No Humbug About This! Before leaving Sumter, i will fi!! my ENTIRE STOCK, consisting of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY AND SILVER-PLATED WARE. AT AM) BELOW COST. This offer is open for Thirty Days only ! ISAAC S?LZBACHER. /?-.'" Everything warranted a? rep resented. Ju!v 1 4 NOMINATIONS. FOB THE LEGISLATURE. THE MANY FRIENDS OF CAPT. ELI MT. COOPER respectfully present him ns a candidate for a seat ia the nest LEGISLATURE, sui ject to the action of the Primaries. _MAYESVILLE. DR. F. JVf. BECKHAM, at thc solici? tation of Privateer Democratic Club, has con? sented to be a candidate, at the approaching Primary Election, for thc House of Repre? sentatives. He hits withdrawn from the prac? tice of nicdicine: and for some years has de? voted his entire time to farming, and it is asa progressive farmer that he is nominated. His friends believe, if elected, that he will dis? charge the high trusts committed to him. PRIVATEER. MR. HENRY G. SHAW is announc? ed a candidate for the LEGISLATURE by many voters. The sterling integrity of his character and his nany admirable virtues recommend him to thc Democratic voters of .Sumter County. DR. HENRY T. ABBOTT'S intel? lectual ahility-iealm, gentle, persuasive and dignified address-his iirmncss of character and rectitude of purpose, and his extensive .acquaintance with, and great iuterest io, all the social and agricultural interests of the people, amply fit him for the responsible position of LEGISLATOR. Without any reference to the heroism of the past, he is warmly commended to thc people of the Countv for elevation to that important posi? tion by his MANY FRIENDS. THE COLORED CITIZENS of Sum* ter County should have one Representative in our STATE LEGISLATURE. JOHN W. BUCKNER is honest and intelligent, and a faithful working Democrat. We place his name before the people in thc hope that his merits may receive recognition at thc hands of the Democrats, by a nomination for the House of Representatives on their ticket. _ST ATEBURG. COL. JAMES R. M?LDROW is at? nounced by Many Voters of Salem as a candi? date for thc House of Representatives, subject to the action of tho 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 promi? nent and useful member of the fast General Assembly, his re-election would not only bc a just recognition of duty well performed, but would be gratifying to his " .MANY CONSTITUENTS. MR. GEORGE M. SANDERS, a young man of ability and energy is brought before the people of Sumter County as a Can? didate for the House of Representatives. Hia elccliou is earnestly desired bv _ MANY FRIENDS. THE MANY FRIENDS OF DR. E* J. REMBERT would present him to thc voters of Sumter County as a true and work? ing Democrat, to represent them in the lower house. The section presenting him has been very modest in the past. If elected he will do credit to himself and serve the people of tho entire County acceptably. MANY VOTERS. FOR PROBATE JUDGE." WE ARE PERFECTLY SATIS fied with the manner in which the present incumbent, COL. T. V. WALSH, bas transacted the business of this oflicc, and most respectfully present his name for re-election, ile is crateinl to his fellow Citizens for their support. FRIENDS AND DEMOCRATS. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER*. THE NAME OF J. FRIERSON "WOODARD ii? respectfully presented to thc voters of Sumter County as a suitable person for election to the Ofliee of COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Witlt the assurance that if he is elected, ?here will be less cause for complaint of bad roads and bridges, his many friends hope bc will receive the nomi* nation ?ur that important oilice. VOTERS. WE RESPECTFULLY nut in nomi? nation COL. F. M. MELLETT, (ex County Commissioner.) as a candidate P-r COUNTY COMMISSIONER, subject to die Primary Election to be held Scpnrubcr Gth, ISSI. We remember how efficiently and im? parti div he aiwavs discharged his ollieial duties. *_* MANY FRIENDS. MAJ. S. LEROY SHAW is present? ed to t'ue Voters cf Sumter County as a suita? ble candidate fur County Coiuiubsioner. He will receive the enthusiastic support of MANY FRIENDS. THE NAME OF J. OLIVER DC* RAXT is respectfully submitted asa Candi? date for County Commissioner. He is thor? oughly qualified to fill thc position and if elected ?iii discharge the duties of the o fi ?Ce lo the satisfaction of the public. M ANV FRIENDS. MR. R.E. MU LD ROW is announced .s a candidate for County Commissioner. Having served acceptably in the pas?, hid many friends desire his re election, believing him lo be the right man in the right place. CHARLES IL JONES is hereby nom? inated tor the oiiiee of County C??mmi?sioner. Honest, industrious and capable] he is well qualified to perform tins duties of said posi? tion, ami will receive thc cordial support of MANY FRIENDS AND V UTE RS. FOR SCHCOL COMMISSIONER. BELIEVING THAT MR. J. DIGGS WILDER, the present incum? bent of thc School Commissioner's Ofiice, has tilled, this position for thc past two years with fidelity ami satisfaction to thc people, it is with sonic confidence that his friends present his name to the Democrats of Sumter County for reelection. THE MANY FRIENDS OF MR. ELWYN C. ROGERS respectfully offer him to thc voters of Sumter County as a suit? able candidate for thc office of School Com? missioner. Having leen a teacher in thc public schools in this County, he is well acquainted with thc present school system, atol in everv wav qualified to till this respon sitdc position. " VOTERS. W -??,? Wi DBE^^^?????? FOR CORONEB. THE NAME OF CAPT. D. J. AULD is hereby presented to the voters of Sumter Cotmn for thc o?fice of Coroner. Capt. AuUVs known ability and strict sense of duty will make him an acceptable ofHcer to the neoplc of Sumter Countv. MANY DEMOCRATS. FOR SHERIFF. THE UNDERSIGNED ANNOUNC es himself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter Countv at the next election. W\ F. RH AME. W E I) ES ! lt E TO t? ll IXG BEFORE lue people ut Sumter County the name of ( A? r. M A RluN SA N DEUS for Sherill-none more deserving than he. MANY VOTERS. FOR SOLICITOKT THE COM IN <? SOLICITOR. We place in nomination MAJ. MARION MOISE, as a candidate for .Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit During the past year Mai. Moist", has discharged the duties of this important ofHec with zeal and ability, and as a public officer lie has acted in a manner creditable to himself, gratifying to his friends, and acceptable to thc people of thc catite Circnit._VOTERS. pgr THE MANY FRIENDS OF MAJ. W. J. BEARD take pleasure in presenting him before thc voters of the Third Judicial Circuit for the ofiice of SOLICITOR. Maj. Rea rd is an able lawyer, and if elected will de credit to himself and his constituents. Mav 2o MANY CITIZENS.