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C|t Sulman w? Sont|roii, ?tjBS?AYTT?GTJST 12.~ ?Mered at the Post Office at Sumter, S. G.y as Seco7id Class Matter. EXAMINE YOUR DATES. -o We request each of our subscribers to ex? amine the address on his paper, and particu? larly to observe the date upon it. This date shows the time up to which the paper has been paid for. Macy of our subscribers will thus see that they have paid in advance-; bul there are many others who will discover that thev have not. \- j- - NSW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ducker k Ba Hm an -No Joke. St. Joseph's Academy-Fall Session. Estate Donald Robertson-'Final Settle? ment, Estate of Sarah j. Mares-Final Settle? ment. AI*oweriul Drug-Dr. Price Baking Pow? der Co. Tax Notice-^W. F. B. Haynsworth, Co. Treasurer. Test Your Baking Powker-Dr. Price's Baking Powder Co. New Home Sewing Machine-W. D. "Graham, WedgeSeld S. C., Agent. Personal. Ihr. J,.jlcF. Spann is on a visit to Sumter. " Ur. Jos. Pbysioc has returned from Co? lumbia. Mr. Ervin A. Brown is reported as being Very ill. Mr. B. R. Nash started on another pilgrim? age last night. Dr. D. J. Auld is under the weather again, and is quite unwell. Miss Hattie Nettles, of May csv Hie is on a visit to relatives in town. Mr. Phillip Dinkins of Charleston, is in Somier oh a visit to relatives. Miss Annie Hauser has been visiting Mrs. berman Bultman fur some weeks. Miss Annie Flowers has been visiting friends in Conway for some weeks. J. T. Wilder, Esq., of Kings?ree was in town last week on a visit to friends. br. ?. M. Diokitis and Mr. C. E. Stubbs \ are expected home from their trip North. Mrs. J. M. Blauding of Texas is expected in Sumter this week on her first visit here. Mr. L. W. Folsom has relamed from ^fcharlotte N. C., much pleased with his visit. Miss Emmie Lowry from Summerville, who has been visiting friends in town has return? ed home. The wife of Rev. J. B. Platt of the Maycs ville Circuit is prostrated with a severe attack Of sickness. Mr. B. P. K>l!y has been brought out by Iiis friends as a candidate for County Com-: .missioner. See bis card. Mr. and Mrs. Winn have returned from ? Glenn Springs, and will go North ia a few j days to purchase goods** Mr. Isaac Salzbacher has moved his jewel- i ry establishment to Florence, where he pro- j poses to hold forth in the future. Miss Belle Caldwell of Wedgefield is in ? town visiting friends bnt will leave shortly j kith Miss Beck Bland i ng for a trip to the j country. Mrs. T. H. Dick is visiting her ftther Capt. J. D. McFaddiu, but will leave in a short time for a trip North with her sister Miss Ella McFaddiu. Mr. Charlie W. Davis who has been doing | bp Georgia and interesting points in Florida ; has. returned home looking quite sunburned i rom his travels. Miss Jennie Walsh has teen spending the i bast week in Mayesville, but will return to i ?unrtw in a few days, aud will probably j leave for Marino the first of next week Mr. John Cnttino, who has lived at Man- j Ville for some time, has got into business at j Monfck's Copier. We are sorry to lose Mr. j Cutline from our County. Rev. C. C. Brown, who expected to be j home last Sunday was taken sick in Georgia tod has not yet returned. We hear that he j is better and will probably return to Sumter c?uring the week. Mrs. Andrews and children of Charleston toe visiting the family of Mr. WeJhorn Au- j drews of the Bethel neighborhood. Mrs. An ; drews is the wife of our former fallow citizen j Mr. E. D. A nd rews. Mr. W. H. Cuttino's name has been pre1 sen ted to thc voters of Sumter County as a candidate for Clerk. He has shown himself one of our best officials. We hear that Misses J. Florence and Ma- j mie Hurst, who have been spending vacation j in Georgia and Florida are having n. most i lovely time down there. Only one fault has ? been found, USs a little lonely. Mr. -Scarborongh Norris' friends desire the . jreaders of 'he Watchman and Southron to : cw that he ?s a candidate for Sheriff. He j bas been clerk in that office so long that we : all know how well he would grace that po- j Bition. ? Watermelons are quite plentiful and cheap. ? Rain in abundante, and weeds and grass '. in proportion. See the Advertisement of the Treasurer in; fcnother column. # I Messrs. Ducker k Bultman announce the ! ~$t8t fresh raackera! of the season. The crop reports for the Central belt in ! South Carolina are very good, aggregating! 08 per cent. It was 75 per ccu?, at ibis time j last year. A little runaway frolic last Wednesday. Mr. Lowry's horse was the principal agent 1 No harm done. Mr. Mims Pitts brought us three fine water- ! melons last week which we found wonder? fully consoling to the inner m:in. .We hear that someone stole two sides of bacon from Zack Walker last week. The bacon was recovered. The thief was captur? ed in Manning and is now serving out his ! sentence in Jail. Rev. H. F Chreitzberg, at the invitation of j friends in Mayesville, delivered a Temperance j Address in the Baptist Church at th*! place j last night. Ile had a good audience and : made a deep impression. A young gentleman in town has received a Valuable addition to his collection of curios*- ? ties in the shane of an envelope full of sand- i fiddlers, sent him by & fair friend from .Sui- : livan's Island. j Our readers will see elsewhere the adver-j t*8ement of the opening of St. Joseph's A cad erny. Students are urged to bc prompt in their attendance and thus facilitate the ? arrangements of class??. The political meeting at Lewis' Chapel last j Friday was well attended by candidates, j Very short speeches were the rule. It mined i during the meeting and the crowd adjourned j Ito the Church, which we respectfully submit, j is not the proper place for political j harangues. ? The army worm has arrived. Some oft the Streets on the West side of town have; been filled with them. An experimental j grass patch belonging to Mr. W. M. Graham, ; which lay in ibeir course, is no longer an j experiment. The worms cleaned it off as j a lawn mower. Weare under obligations to the Enterprise J Mfg. Co-, for a campaign badge containing a j fine likeness of Governor Cleveland. This ; company located at Akron, Ohio, leis a full j list of all kinds of campaign goods, and is in j need of active agents. A colored roan last evening tried a little .barp practice on Mr. Tom Feeny, but did bot Beet with unalloj'ed success. Mr. Feeny bad put up a package of flour and one of ? meat for the darkey, who seized it and made for the door without proffering auy payment, when catching up a two pound weight, our I friend ran out and threw it at the negro, j Striking bis hat and knocking it off. lu bis j burry the package of flour was brokeu and scattered, but the negro escaped with the j bacon minus his bat. Married. ()? Wednesday, the Gib instant, by Rev. J. L. Cart lette, .Miss Mai tba Danielle, daughter of the officiating clergyman to Rev. D. X. LaPar, formerly of Charleston. The happy couple left the same night for a trip Korti. Death. Our community was greatly shocked at the death of Mr. A. W. Brown, which happened at his home abou' four miles from town, last Sunday. He was attacked suddenly about mid-day with apoplectic symptoms, and be? fore medical aid could be summoned, was dead. His funeral was preached yesterday, at his residence by Rev. H. F. Chreitsberg, and his remains interred at the cemetery, a committee from the Lodge of Knights of Honor acting as Pall Bearers. We extend our sincere sympathies to the sorrowing wife and orphan children. Religious. There will be no Prayer Meeting in the Methodist Church next Wednesday (to-mor? row) afternoon, the Pastor of thc Church having been called to Lynchburg to attend the funeral of Mr Mose McDonald's child. I. OTG. T. The Public tn the vicinity of Calvary Church arc invited to attend a Public Instal? lation of the officers of Carolina Lodge I. O. G. T. August 23rd at 2 o'clock. Some good speakers are expected, of which due notice will be given nest week. s* ?fire. A lamp exploded at Mrs. Villeneuve's last Friday night, but the kindly assistance of neighbors soon extinguished trie flames with small damage. The fire-bell rang and a large crowd of citizens turned out to fight the flames but fortunately their help was not needed. Change of Campaign Club Meet? ing. Our renders will notice a change in the j time of the meeting of Swimming Pens and j Gallard's Cross Roads clubs. They will also note that Hampton has been included with the other two, and that all will meet near Mrs. Colclough's on Tuesday, September 2nd at 3 P. M. Base Ball. The Sumter Club will play a game with thc Providence Nine to-morrow afternoon at the Depot. A Meeting of "Hepresentors." There was a Convention of some sort held just across the way, by our Republican friends yesterday, and we tried to get in and give our readers the benefit of the political wisdom whieh would be so lavishly dispensed during the session, but was informed the meeting was private, and we sadly wended our way back to our office: but the speakers had good lung?, the fires of patriotism were burning brightly in their souls, and their eloquence flowed out of the open windows i and permeated all the neighboring space. From what we could gather, it was a pre- i liminary caucus or convention to investigate the claims of the half-dozen or more aspirants i for the office of County Chairman. Cap. Shiver had the floor when wc first ! had time to listen : "Mr. Chairmans, does ! you recognize two gen tl erne ns at once?'' was the first remark we heard. He meandered on I through his speech interrupted on every side i by "{lints of order," none of which either the Chair or himself speir.cd to recognize. After he got through, a burly burly arose, and finally it was understood that each can? didate for County Chairman should make a ten minute speech, and have five more min? utes to reidy to any attack made on him. One fiery orator objected to so much time. Said this brother : "Who is de candidate Where dey anyhow ? We knows every on. Un 'em. The day is passin, an' wc don't j want no long speeches ;" but notwithstand? ing his opposition, the motion passed with a whoop and a yell. J. B. Johnston spoke first. He urged his j claims, but was much interrupted. M. F. j Hewson came next. He started off by say- ? ing : "Fellow citizens. I am also a white I man, at least I ihink i look like one; and I : ans not ashamed of it." He made a very politic , speech, admitted, in a modest way, his will- J hipness to serve his County as Chairman. ? We did not recognize the next speaker. He informed the audience that he wanted the County Chairmanship and wanted it bad. ! R. M. Andrews was the next speaker. He j was interrupted by some one (the voice sounded like Dick Recd) who asked in amaze- j ment, "How many more is dey?" Andrews made a good Republican speech, basing his j claims for the office on the work he had done for the party ; he had nude the first Repub? lican speech in Sumter in January, 1SC6, and ncver*fa!tcred since. We think he also claim? ed to be one of the Raf ton Creek martyrs. Zack Walker was next called on ; but did j not seem disposed to talk. Another scene of j confusion arose in w hich Op. Shiver held the floor for a considerable while. Une of the Speakers during the hubbub said: l !\Ve are in a bad fix. Most of you don't know it, j and if-you did, you haven't moral courage to say it. All the offices in the 7th District are held hy white men except that of Congress? man and the blacks are nothing but tools." I. B. Smith next took the floor. He pressed his claims vigorously, said he was entitled to the office because he was a public man. The County Chairman should have decided poli? tical views, should have an education like himself or like bis friend Johnson. He should j know what to say and say it in such a way ? as to be understood. A number of other? spoke. A Providence lieb-gate was especially eloquent. ,iGenlle mens" \v says. "I have been setting here for some space of time, having ibe pleasure of tocking into the eyes of my constituents. .Tow Mr. Chairmans 1 am before you as one of the repreSentors of Providence. I has my cocstiuency around mc Mr. Chairmans. Now j Mr. Chairmans I has represented un constitu- i ents l t years,*' and so ou for len minutes. Something called oft"our artcution for some j i minutes and before we knew it, the pesky thing had adjourned. We tried our best to find oui what find been done, but the reyrc~ seniors were uon-coturaunicatire. They evi- | dendy did not wish tu bc written about and were possibly ?ike one of the dignitaries j whom we mentioned as being upon the .-'and i at the Blaine and Logan meeting Some lime j back. ?iV came to US some days ago very in? dignant because his name was used in thal connection, but w hether ho was ashamed of I being classed w ith the other worthies who j graced the stand, or thought they ought to be ashamed of him, we never could find out. : -wu ??<?- g- - The Columbia correspondent of thc News and Courier has the following to say of the. j clever acting of Messrs. Stark and Physioc at Columbia last Friday evening : Messrs. Stark and Physioc, two young Co? lumbians who have been on thc stage for i some time, gave a performance to-night in i the Opera House, having as theirsupporl some of the Columbia amateurs. The curtain j rose before a crowded house, who appreciated to the utmost the creditable acting of the two young men. The whole performance was ex? ceptionally good. Miss Sawyer, Mrs. Stark and Mr. Wilson (?ibbes, of the support, exe? cuted their roles admirably, and were loudly applauded. The song by Miss Sawyer was j rendered with fine effect. Brewer's Lung Restorer, the great lung j and throat remedy, is Ivr ode by I>i D. j J. Au'd, Agent. ' County Lodge of Good Templars. The Cou my Lodge of Good Templars for Sumter and Clarendon Counties met in Man? ning, Thursday the 7th instant, County Chief Templar, \V. M. Graham, presiding. Six Lodges were represented by twenty eight delegates, and having a membership aggregating 335. This being the first regular meeting of the County Lodge, there wns tnueh routine busi? ness to transact. A Constitution and By Laws "vere adopted at the morning session; aud other necessary matters attended ta. In the afternoon, reports were heard from the various Lodges which were very encour? aging. G. Allen Huggins, Esq., speaking for .Manning, said, the influence of the Lodge was felt through the entire community, its growth had been rapid, it now numbered ninety members. Salem Lodge was organized with 36 mem? bers and now has CO. It has done good in the past and expects to work still harder in the future for truth and temperance. Providence is nine months old. It organ? ized with 25 members and has initiated 15 in the last quarter. Wedgefield is quite a new Lodge. Has had but one meeting since organization, but promises a good report for the future. Carolina was instituted the 22d September last with 19 charter members. It now has 40, initiating some at almost every meeting. Sumter was organized 12 years ago with 30 charter members. It has initiated, since its organization, more than 5*00 persons. Of this number, some have died, many have moved away, others alas I have gone back upon their solemn promise, and arc now faithful slaves to King Alcohol, but the great- i er number are faithful to their vows of total abstinence. At the afternoon session, the regular semi- j annual election of officers was held, followed j bj* a discussion upon the question, "What j more can bc done to further the interests of the Order within our bounds ?" and Messrs. Cuttino, Chreitzberg, Uwen, and Hurst, par- i ticipated iu the debate. At night, Or. John T. Wightman of Marion j delivered a telling argument in favor of pro? hibition. The Doctor sustained his reputa? tion as a close, logical reasoner and an ora? tor of high order. The threatening weather kept many away, who would have been de- j lighted to listen to this able advocate of tem? perance. Friday morning thc Lodge chose Sumter as its next place of meeting, and it will con? vene here the 28th November, next. The Officers elect were then installed as fol? lows : W. M. Graham, C. C. T. Miss Lila Connors, C. V. T. G. Allen Huggins, C. Sec. Eugene D. Holleyman, C. F. S. Miss Lizzie Benbow, C. T. H. H. Kinder, C.Chap. W. D. Graham, C. M. John Owen, C. S. W. H. H. Hobbs, C. G. Miss E. J. Chandler, C. It. II. S. Miss Sarah Scuffe, C. L. H. S. Miss Sue Galluchat, C. A. S. Mrs. E. A. Hodge, C. D. M. The necessary coram it ties were appointed, resolutions of thanks to Manning Lodge for its warm welcome, to the people of Manning ! for their royal hospitality, and to Dr. Wight- ' man for hi3 address, were unanimously ! adopted by a rising vote, and the Lodge theu j closed. To all who visited Manning, the occasion j was one of much pleasure, and the delegates j carried home with them the most pleasant recollections of their short stay. Messrs. WU son, (F. N. and J. S.) Legg, Connors, ?nd j Huggins, Dr. H. H. Huggins, Dr. Diokins, j Col. Benbow and others, constituted them- j selves a committee on hospitality and most ?'.obly did they perform that work. Manning has a bright, thrifty look, especial? ly in the outskirts. Pleasant, cozy dwellings I with pretty yards can be met with on all | sides. New houses are going up here and ; there, old ones rejuvenated, and the streets j (back ones) are filled with a choice selection j of vigorously growing weeds-just like Sum- ? ter. j If a vote were taken, thc unanimous ver- : diet would be that Manning is a delightful j place to hold a County Lodge. Mail Troubles. Thc change of the distributing office for ! the County, from Sumter to Stateburg and I Hagood does not seem to work well. Wc arc : continually hearing of failure on thc part of j our subscribers in receiving their paper, and ; the time in transit is much longer. A letter ? . 1 from Providence or Smithville, which, under j the old arrangement could reach Sumter in a | few hours, at present goes all lite way around ! by Charleston, and, we arc informed, goes j through tlie office of that city. The mail from Sumter to thoso offices goes ! by the same absurd route, and our readers do | not receive their papers for several days after ! they ?eave Sumter. We could not see any j good reason for the change when il was made. We note sue good reasons against it, and j wish that something wc could say could in- I fluenee the powers that be to return to the j old order of things, as far as the Sumter j County mails are concerned. Lynchburg Dots. We understand that Mrs. Wilson thc Post? mistress at Lynchburg who has held that po? sition for a number of years and has given entire satisfaction to all parties, has been j removed and a negro installed in lier stead .j The ncves?i?y for a change of administration ! becomes more evident each day. A negro man was run over and killed on ! j Rowland ? Pro's tramway last Wednesday. Base Ball Challenge. The "'lied Stockings*' colored l?ase Ball ! Club of Sumter, .\. C. Brown, Captain, ebal- j 'enges ll;e .Slate l'or a match game to be play? ed on their ground at Suinter, More Thieving. j Last Saturday night, some rogue cut ? through the wall, near the back window of! Mr. Stehlc's, with the intention of taking out j the bolt from the window bar, bm an inside \ wall prevented it. lie then cut through the j window and succeeded in opening it and ? climbed in. Sonn 'bing however must have j frightened him us be look nothing but .Mr. | Stell le's old lint and ajar of candy. We con- I grat?late our friend (not the thief) on Iiis ' lucky escape. Ilcratd-Nows. The New berry //<-/.'//</ and the Xwcs have j bern consolidated and in the future will bc i called the Iknrtd-Xcics. We wish it every possible success and a long life of usefulness. ; J?'i?iea Fl'.nd t'tbinet, September, 1SS4. I Sl.25ayear. Published by Ladies' Floral, Cabinet Co., Tl Vessey street, New York. "?Petersons .lft/gazine" for September is ; out and bas for a frontispiece a beautiful I steel engraving, "In Arcadia ; 'Guess who it j is.' " Mrs. Lucy H. Hooper is the Paris cor- ? respondent of Peterson, and keeps the readers j posted as to the latest and most stylish j fashions. Price S3 a year. Chas. .1. Peter- . Fon, publisher. JOG Chestnut street, Ph i I a- I delphia, Pa. -- Columbia Bicyclo for Sale, A second-hand Standard Columbia Bicycle in good running order, willi cyclometer at- I tached. The bicycle is a '12-inch machine ! ? itiaiiufacturcd I?v the l'ope Co , ol' Boston, j lt will be sold at ?t bargain. For particulars ? ?ddreas C P Osteen, Sumter, S C 1 Crops. - BISnOPVILLE, S. C., AUGUST 8, 1834. Mr. Editor: Thinking you would like to hear something from the Providence section j of this County, In reference to the crops, I will give you a few dots. I wa? on a short ? visit there sometime ago, and walked in some j of the farms, which I will mention. Capt. C. i L. Williamson. L. A. Dixon, Edwin Riunhert, Robt. Rcmbcrt, James Jenkins and W. A. ; Wright, all of whom ? think will ho safe for ; thetr bread another year. The cotton crop is equally a? good otu! will j make from 1000 to 1500 pounds per acre. I As I passed Rose Hill, I saw a fine field of j corn that reminded me of the river swamp. Cotton also very fine. A large field of corn planted after oats containing I suppose 50 or CO acres, will if wc have a late fall, make fine corn. Now a little on Bishopville, the Township in which I reside. Mr. A. C. Durant has one hundred r^d fifteen acres of corn that, I think j will make 40 bushels per acre. His cotton ! will make from 1500 to 2000 pounds per acre. Crops generally are looking well in this sec- j tion. The Sumter District Conference closed at j Rishopville, Sunday, August, 3rd. Congre- j gation large and attentive, and preaching to j the point. Chickens about here arc scarce, hardly a rooster left to crow nor a lien to cackle. AXON, j Working the Eoad?. Ed. WctcJttnati and Southron : I wish to show some of the evils of the ! present system of working the public read?, ; and e:?n not do better than to tell how sixty i of Privateer's road hands spent last Thurs-j day. About half of the hands were warned j to meet at Privateer, at 8 o'clock, A. M., the j others at Rrunson branch, at same hour. Your correspondent reached Privateer about 8:30 (expecting to be marked "tardy,") and found about 20 hands waiting for the "Over? seer." A few minutes past 0:30, one of the hands came nj? with a list of hands warned, and said that the "overseer" sent word tn j meet him with the other squad at Bethel j branch. We started lo work, ihc wagons j and eight hands going to Bethel branch ; (where we soon hauled about 20 or 2f> loads j of sand where it was needed,) the hoes and J axes were to cut the bushes on the side of the I road. This was soon finished to the branch, j and we took up our line of march along the ! Savannalinenr Mr. W. A. Nettles', not think- i ?hg it worth while to haul any sand into it. ! We waited here for the bush-cutters to come ; np. When we started again, we met the j Bronson Branch squad at the other side of the j Savannah. They were marching along with j "shouldered arms," not a bush falling before i i their dull axes and hoes. Asking for the overseer, Mr. W. A. Nettles, | I was told that he had gone to dinner, and had ordered the hands to stop at the Savan- I nah until after dinner, when they would go j to Bethel Branch and fiat up new foot-logs, i I said there is no use in it. Ile had better j dismiss the hands ; and being told that he had \ just started for his home, I went in pursuit, ! catching np with him before he got there. ? He said the foot-log3 must he worked on (our ! squad had put up one log hut I did not know j it,) that it was 12 o'clock and the hands \ would not work until after dinner, he further j said, that he did not know that any hands j were to go to Privateer until that morning j when it was too late to appoint a sub over- ? seer, that the warner had been told to warn j them to go to Brimson branch, and ended hy j asking mo to dinner. (Right here I mnst say j that Mr Nettles is a much better farmer than ; road overseer. A large part of his corn will j average 25 bushels per acre, and he has 23 ! acres of cotton in checks that cost him 15 j cents for thinning and was cultivated alto-j gether with the plow. It will make about j 21 bales of cotton. All cf his crops are good, j and the share crop cultivated by Mr. Thomas j Geddings promises good returns.) After spending a pleasant noon we went backen ? the road aud the axmen and wagons, under | the overseer, went to tbe branch where | they found the foot-logs sound. They were dismissed nod the overseer came back and dismissed the others wheu they had finished j cleaning out the straw that was in the ditches on each side of the road through the Savan? nah. I worked about one hour, sonic of these, about one-tcurth, worked li hours, and some hardly did any thing at all. Mr. Nettles says it is impossible to get the work done with the tools (?) the average hand brings, and that he could take three hands and work the road better than it is done every year with about sixty hands. Sixty hands at 50 cts per day S.'iO.OO Stuppnge of about 20 horses at $1. each 20.00 $50 00 Loss to the communnity at least $50 00 for each day the hands are on the road. Now Mr. Editor, I want to know where is 1 the economy in paying $50.00 for what eau be j done fur $10.00 and lie done better too? I hope no offence will be taken by any one, fur I mean none, but simply wish to draw thc attention of thc voters of Sumter County to this "bug bear," hoping that they will cast their ballots for the candidates for thc L?gislature who will give us reform in ibis matter, and for County Commissioners who will carry such reform into action. Several men have said to mc that they would rather be taxed $1.00 JUT annum than be bothered with this road working "humbug." DEW. (io to D. J. Au Id's fur the best Soda Water. He has a new fangled icc shaver and will lill your glass with ice like snow-if you like it that way. Dr. Auld makes all thc ! flavoring extra?is used at his suda fountain, and warrants them pure and of the best qual- j itv._ T. M. Gilhtnd, Esq., of Kingstree, a law- ! vcr of large experience and unquestioned ! ability, is a candidate for the Solicitor's : Office in this circuit. If the exist? nie of worms in the intestines ? darkens the complexion, is it not reasonable | tu suppose that their presence will ruin j health? Shriner's Indian . Vermifuge will1, destroy and expel them from the budy. Cow GROVE, S. C., July 5, ?8T0. Thirl ifi to certify that ! have used Hill's i Hcaptie Panacea, and thoroughly tested its ! action, and find it all lie claims-a good liver ! medicine. IL also readilv relieves indices- , lion. W. -V. SANDERS, M. D. | Think it Over. lt will only cost you the posiageon a Seller j lo write tu Dis. Starkey ?Sr. Palen, ll"'.? Girard Strut, Philadelphia, and get their opinion of your ease, if you are su fieri ng from any form of disease which your physi? cian has failed to cure, as Consumption, Nea- ] ralgia, Catarrh, Rheumatism, etc. Stale it j clearly aud they will answer promptly, hon- j ??stlv telling you, in view of all the euiulit ions | von state, whether they believe Compound Oxygen will do you any good. At the same ? time they will send you documents containing j a history of the discovery of this remarkable j substance and a large record of the wonder- j ful cures which have been made during the last, thirteen years, from which you wiil he able to judge for yourself of ils claim upon your confidence. Emory's Little Cathartic is the best and only reliable Liver Pill known, never fails willi the most obsiiuate cases ; purely vegeta? ble.-15 Cents. Swift's Specific ('S. S. S.( has curial me of a long-standing case of Eczema, which has resisted all sorta of Irealineiit. KEV W. J ROBIN**. N. Ga Con f et emt Wedgefield Democratic Club-A Pretest. WEDGEFIELD, S. C . Arc. S, IS84. Editor KaicJi?nan end So:.-:!:ron : We notice in your issue of 111 o 5th inst, thal a resolution was passed hy thc Wedge? field Democratic Club', endorsing Capt. E. M. Cooper ns a candidate for thc nett Legisla? ture. This action of the club is news lo a large majority of is? members, and has caused an investigation of thc matter resulting in showing it to he the action of seven members of a club with a membership of one bombed and forty-fbuh thc basis taken for representa? tion in hist County Convention. Several members of thc club live in close proximity j to the place of meeiing, who henni of no such j meeting, and for no such purpose. We have ? nothing personally against Capt. Cooper, { nor do we doubt his qualifications as set j forth in said resolutions, bul weare opposed I to the action of the small minority for the fol- I lowing reason : It is taking undue ad van- ? tage of other gentlemen candidates, whose claims as soldiers are as pood, and whose de- i portaient after defeat-had they been candi? dates two years ago-would have been equal? ly as commendable. We regard thu action of the seven members as forestalling the opin? ion of the MAJORITY. -- i i wi) .??? mmt A Trip to the Up-Country. CLINTON", S. C., JCLY 30, IS34. j Mr. Editor: According to promise, I will make an attempt lo write a loiter for your pnper, and you will please pass my imper?ec- i tions by. I left Sumter on the 22d of Jule, on the ll o'clock train and arrived at Rastover abont j 12. I felt somewhat taken down when I looked around and found I was left in a j strange place, with not a familiar fare to be i seen anywhere. My friend who was to meet i me had not come and I felt lonesome. The only j perron at the Depot, besides the Agent, WAS I a negro boy who wes asleep most of the time. About 2 o'clock I began to think it must bc ti nc for dinner, so I asked the sleepy nigger where I could get something to Strengthen a fellow. Ile said I could get dinner at Mr. ? Auld'?, so over there ? went, and he kindly j gave me all I wanted without allowing mc to pay for it. About 3 o'clock my friend ar rived. The cause of his delay was a broken I buggy whee!. The rifle from Eastovcr was \ pleasant, the part of Richland County J saw ! was very pretty. The next day, (Wednes- j dav,) we attended a large Sundae School Picnic. If passed ott" about the same us all j other Sunday School Picnics-a plenty of j good things to eat. I spent the night at I Capt. Henry's, and on Thursday morning rc- : turned to Eastovcr and took the early train J in company with Prof. Haynes of the Colum- j bia Female College. I left Columbia for Clinton about 12 M.. i and enjoyed the ride very much in a quiet way. I arrived at ('linton at six o'clock anti \ was met at the train by my friend, Rev. D. ! P. boyd, who g:ive me such a kind welcome ; that 1 felt at horne at once. Clinton is a : place of about six hundred inhabitants. It j is situated niue mib-s from Laurens C. 17., ! and is a very pretty place. There is one col- I lege under charge of the Presbyterians, and ! one under the Baptists ; the Thorn well Or-I plumage is also situated here. The crops, in this section, are very fine, the cotton particu- : lardy. Thc corn on the highlands is much j better than the lowlands. 1 have hc.rrd some j of the farmers say that one of thc best cotton . crops would be made this year that they ever ! had. I have been riding around thc country, and ; enjoying the scenery of tue h?ls and hind- : Scapes very much. The large granite rocks j are a great curiosity to me. We had a right ? hard blow last night, and some thought a j cyclone was coming. We arc having a hard ? rain this evening. The District Conference met this morning, j and commenced business. Rev. Dr. Jones, ! the Presiding Elder, preached last night. | They hare a full delegation in attendance. The Conference will adjourn Sunday. I find a great many up here interested in j the Cotton Picker, and arc anxious to see the : thing that is to pick the cotton out of the i bollr.. I wish every one could see it. Well this is about ail I can think of row, \ only I am having a pood time rilling horse- j back. It is something new for me. for at : home my mother thinks it a dangerous exper- j i me ut for a small hov like me. H. O. <>. i Dramls advertised ns absolutely r>'!rp THE TEST : j riace a ran tf>r> flown on hot >tove until heated,theo : remove the corer and ??mm'I. /. chemi>t will nut oe iv* Quired to drtccl the presencu of ammonia. POES WT COSTAIN A TOOMA. j ITS IIEALTHKILXKSS HAS NEVER BEES yi'KMIOSED. j In a million homes fur n quarter of a century lt has ? stood the consumers* reliable te.-f, THE TES?J?FTHE GVE?. TRICE BAKIN'U POWDER CO., | MAKERS OF Dr. Price's Special Earorii Extracts, Thc ?I roncest,rankt rle!lc'?ui hm! :i:.?:.r:t I r..i>or t:io? n.nnj ! Dr. Price's Lupu?n ?essf Oems l\>r Light, Healthy Un a.!. T Yeast In the W >t Dry Uwp FOR SALE EY GROCERS. CHICACO. LIGHT HEALTHY W ... o. ? tgk'&i BJ T"t- ln-vi dry hop yfast in tliO world. 6r?\d r.?is?".; by this y??ist is light, white anti whole- . some like eur qranfimother's delicious bicui GROCERS" SELL THEM/" t ti' imiJ ?i. t MU Price baking Powder Co., j EaaTrs cl Dr; Price's Sp?cial Fiavcnag Exttacis, : ChicJ?D, lil? St. Loins, MC. j State of South Carolina.; COI i NT Y OF SUMTER. /;? T. V. W'lhli, h'*'/.. l*rohati: Jmhjc. \ \\f\\KKK AS, IIKXKKIAII KM.IS made ! ww ?suit lo me, to gran! him helier? of Adiuititslrntioti. of ihe Estate and eficcts of PKT KU ll. Kl.I. IS, der;, sed, These an* ther? foi?. lo cite and admonish j ..ill and singular tl"i?i kindred and creditors nf : the said ['der il. KU ii?, late of said ('minty in Paid State, d'fecuscd, that they l>e and i appear, before nie, in Ihe Court ct Probate, o> j bc held al Sumter, on August '.'.'.th, Igst, after publication benni', at ti o'clock oi the forenoon, to shew cause, ii any I hey ere, why the said Administration should not bei granted. (??ven under ln> hand, .iii.- Mil d.i\ <.! i A ne list, Ainu' I ?t?!i?i?ii. 1 s::| T V WA f.Sil. j I. .-I Ana 0 ?tl -Tildie ol Probate 1 ii ?E3 HC ? Placo a can top dora cc a hot stove until hcarcd, tb.cs. remove thc cover and smell-AMMONIA. This is thc test for EOTAL 2ASHTG POWDER. ADV ERTISED C 01ST T A. 1^ S ? A M M ONIA. PROFTH. W: SGHEIFER SPEAKS ? BP g& &a m m m "PURE MATERIALS." "Its Excellence" "Not Endangered" ?;By Ammonia!" mj.wma.'ii'w i?~Jim-JUHBTJI.*. ?VVA.. Office of Prof. H. SCESFFSB, Chemist, ST. LOU 1:5, MAY 2?, 1SS4. PBICS BASING PQOT)3?- CO.* Chicago, 111. : GKXTLKMKX-All examinai ions I have made of Du. PRICE'S CREAM RAKING POW DER have had but one result, to wit ; Thai it is seien ti lira i iv compounded from'pure materi? als, and yields tlie lartresi amount of Carbonic And Cas that can possibly i e produced by such compounds. It requires, therefore, NUT ONLY no addition ot any materia! like AM? MONIA lo increase ils qualit?s as a Raking Powder, hut such addition would ?cttmlly ru d'lmjer iii ezcdUnw Respect fully. li. \V. SC11EFFER. liking F@wief ?>?I2S Wff COKTAIX AWm&SOA. In a million homes for a quarter of a century ii has stood the consumers' reliable test, THE TEST OF THE OTEN. FRICK BAKING FOWL? 12SS ??., Chicago. St. Louis. Atti: 12 AND STILL THEY COME ! JUST RECEIVED, TMS MARCH 1ST, ONS CAR I.OAu RRoKE M Ci.ES? TO ARRIVE, About March 11th, ONE CAR LOAD HORSES, et all descriptions, und ie suit all kinds of customers. ON HAND, A FULL LINE OF WAGONS AND RC'iGliCS. -A L.::O WHEAT RR AN. r.Y LIME. PLASTER PARIS, j Ri CE FLOUR, ' CEMENT, COW ll Ai R. ; "tTir *?iTr March 10 FEED A ND SA LT. ST ARLES, COR. LIRE RT V AN!) SUMTER STS. j CORN, OATS, NEW GOODS -AT ScB 3 BE ?J My stock is now completo in all departments. CLOTHING mmmm. Choice make of best goods ever brought to this market in -both MEN'S AM) YOUTHS7. FEJVJB OVERCOATS a specialty. PHUIil Villi /I I iUIill I rs now .complete and full vainc guaran iced. PHILADELPHIA ll AX D-MADE YVuRK. DRESS 80?0S ANO DOMESTICS As low as urn nae cnn s?-!!. HATS AND CAPS Iii the most Fashionable Sn-les. -n TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, Larg?: variety of the bc;t make. GUNS, PISTOLS -AND POCKET KNIVES TO SHIT ALL. GENTS5 UNDERWEAR, All thc best -Trades of Sill UTS, GOLLAUS;, <T F i's, HOSIERY AND XI-X'K-YCEAI, GLASSWARE, TO ANDIu?BEKW?RK Complete Line. CIGARS AND ?0BAGSG3 A full supply of thc \'.\-{ Dram's. GROCERIES ? PR0M?I. Full L of No. 1 Goads alw:,y: Ou la:nd a! Lowest Market Kates, DON T HANDLE SEC? ?NI? CLASS CooDS. Highest Prices Paid for j Cotton, lentil ot min prto wy goons <-i/>>/< i bu III ti o i h< i'!u rr. ALTAMONT MOSES. N. H. Corner Main and Liberty Streets, ovt :) A PRI7F ^h?l six cents for postage, arw! M rnii.'CiIH.Ci.-tv.. fr? e, a cost! \ IM?\ ofgoods which will help yuii ii? more monet ri jill ? away lh:,u au vthini: else in ibis world \\\ . .f rillier siifrwd IV?. . - . ...??,! I'he IM<'.nl to.i'l i? i ' ?> l'< i'.- I>et,?i, ihc work. . > s, absolu tel y sure Al .;ui?:n : . TRUE & CO , U^usta, M'lu.i GRAHAM'S STABLES, Il KP CUL ICA XS TREE T, JUST ARRIVE!?, A FINK LOT or BORIS Ml) Ki. Good Driving Horses. -A NI) Farm and Timber Mules, Also. 0:1 bandya fineassortment B?GG?SS, OF ALL ST VI.KS AND GRADES. At prices t>> suit iho times CEI.EBKATE'D * --~---Cr - Old Hickory Wagons, Manufactured ny thc Kentucky \Va?ot? Manu faeiuring Company, of Louisville. Ivy. -ALSO TENNESSEE WAGONS. M.-nvh 20 \V. M. GRAHAM, ll. S. SIMPSON. PA TL SIMPSON. GLENN SPRINGS HOTEL, SIMFSOK & SIMPSOU", Propr's. Open from May 1st to October 15th. GOO!) FARE. ATTENTIVE SERVANTS. And all amusenn ms usually found al First Ciass Watcrin?: P?.ict s. For Pamphlet- Mow to ase Glenn Spring Witter': What i: will cure and testimonials o! prominent mon, and for rate? of I'oard and further particular:? apply so thc prcmrreters. patty Staae lino !:<>..1 Spari?inh?r?? ?0 Jiu Snr?ne.s maki??g hts! connection willi thc Railroads. Specht 1 attention given to Rot?ling and Sinppinj! il'--- wa:-. .:. EPPERSON'S 0M$?B?JS LINE.] Ii AGG AG K WAGON ATT AC il Kl). 'ions from iVpot to-anywhere wilina the } Town ofSnu::tcr ami s TKR MS Mt >1>KKATK. Tho pair o a.-.?re of the citizens <\i the town ot Sumter is reSpeelfu'h solicited". ?RPKRS left at the Stahles will receive prompt attention. (I:"' !. I". EPPLRSuS, Ad ::!. July '?2 EPPERSON'S Livery. Sale and Feed " STABLE. \rui' CAN GMT VT HMS STARI.K ?'N I she;-! notice..:: nice *in^Ic or douhle leam ; a!. .> sad?l le !...::.'.-. :i ; prices lo ?nit the to...... TERMS STRICTLY CASI!. NOTICE--RU LES. All teams must he paid lV>r helero leaving; Stahle. Nu team is en<j iced until sams is. paid for. Fir.-l come, li: st ?< i v? ?1 No t xccptions to these i ;iY.\ Inly t FOR SALE. \SMALL. KI T llAM'SOMH. MOP. while 'M tildi Sol? \ W \TI\K FtH/.V TAIN in prone or.!;-i. low foi .a>h 01 ou m.hl> p;i% itn.au- P I VCLP, AlC,? . A^t.!!! I VV?LM?NGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. E. < O N X> I : N S K Ii SCHEDULE. TUA?XS GOING SOUTH. 1>A ri.:; j N<?. 4>. j No. 4U May ii. 155-1 I Dady. | Daily. Leave Wtimtts^Ton .,' ? 05 pm{W3dp~?? Ivrave L*I-C Waecaroaw. j IO 21 " " J.<-1 \ K M:i> i-.'i.! 12 0? a tn '.a n! Ar'v? K:- :;? e. i 12 55 *" Ar'v? Sumter..;.:.j 4 34 u Ar've Columbia. j o ?0 .* I 1 45 TJtVlNS Li Ol NO SOUTH. ! No. 43, I No 47, ! Dailv. Dailv. Leave Columbia.;.;;.i y ?? p ur Ar've Slimier.12 1*6 **. Lea vc; Florence..' 4 05 pm 4 5?atf Leave Marion.j 4 5l 5 .32 ?. Ar've Lake W'accaiuaw.i C 43 " 7 17 ** Ar've Wih:i'n?f'.n.j S ?5 " j 8 35 4< Trains Ko. 4S and 17 stops orly nr P?rink1ey*??: U'hiteviile. Lnfc? V?rac<*atsaw. Fair B uff. Marion Florence. Tisrini'-nsri'Ie, Sumter, Cadden Junc? tion and Eastovor. Passengers tor Columbia and nil pointu 05 C. .'v (i K h.. C,C.?t. A. li. li. Stations; .\i;:e:i Junction. an?! all foi nts ?>ej ond, shoul? talc.: No. ir Night Express. .-<: arate -'ullman Sic-pcrs for Charleston ont* f r Atur..>;a cn Hair:? S sad -17. I'Msseiorer.? cn 40 e.?n fake 4S train fron: ?.'i r".'; ?(; for Colombia. Augusta and Georgi', ?. .in'.? \ ia <'. ?umbra. . Ai! tr:..!..: r'.rn soit? t.Dfwecn Charleston and i i :i :,.^r.'.ri. j'T-X T. T.'IYINK. General Snp't. T. M. EMEUSON, <?'i-i- Pas.^enger Ag'r. NORTH-EASTER R, R. CO. INTEN DEN F'S OFFICE O NORTHEASTERS RAILROAD CO. CnABLESTOX, S.G.. J?ly 3, 1S34. On and after this ?ate thc- following Sebe rtu!e will t:;* rim : I.o:i vc Charleston, .-'-rrive Florence. No. -3:^-11 5u A. M. :-; 43 ? M. No. 4"-12 45 A. M. 4 34 A. M.. X<>. 53- 3 lo A.M. Ar Lanes 10 00 A. M. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. No. 1 50 A. M.f> 20 A* M. No. 42 ?2 00 y..4 00 p. M. No. 52 lo t ve Lan**. 8 (?5 t? M 9 55 P. M. e Nos. 52, 53 and 47 will not stop at Way Seo ions. No 40 viii s*o:> at Lake City, Kingstrcc; St. Stephen^ and Monck's Corner. CSNTBAL EAILBOAD SCHSDUL3 DAILY. i,<v.ve Om reston. 8 10 AC " Lane's. 10 05 a in Arrive Sumter.II 10 a m. " Columbia. 12 35 p m Leave Colnmbin. 5 30 p m. " Sumter. 6 56 p n: " Lane's*. 8 05 pm Arrive Charleston. 9 55 j? m T. M. EMERSON, J. F. DIVINE, (.Ve ! Pass. Agent. Gcn'ISup't. South Carolina Railway Co, Jk"?_<3?i;?? j?".r^iZ I?OST _?s?5? C1UMMKN<:.??.<; JAN l'A KY 20, 1S64, ,' .-cr:-.-, r Tra?as vt iii run as f.-?'mws, until tur th-cr notice. (No trains arc run on C.. ia ?Jen Dranck '.ri Si:n i-;ys ) TO C'? tr" SI A IA-:-vc C.:::.'ct! .. . . 7 15am 415 pm Leave Caniocti .'auction... 'J ?ll ? m 5 ?7 p u? Airive a: Columbi i . i 1 40 a in lt) 05 \> tc pi:"? eoervr.i.v Lr;!-,? Colr.iiibi?. ii 40 a m 5 21 p ni TI tve Carri Kn ? unction... i 1 53 n ia 7 13 p m Ar::-.2 ?rt Gttiileii. 1 ?5 p ia S 35 p ia To cn VKIXSTOJI L.nvr. ftoa.ien. 4 15 p UV Leave Carialca June". 5 37 p n; Arriver :!? Charleston.10 IO p c ra???! CSARLKST??? -t Leave t."?:arlcst?>n. 7 C'A a tn Artiv;- Cataren June'.II 53 a n: Arrive ir: Caasen. I 55 p r:! TO A?'fieSTA Leave C'in.len . 4 '5 p n? I.' te.c Cti'rj'lcn June'. 5 37 p ui Arrive at Augusta. 7 10 a ur ymi? At etsTA *, Leave An? ir:n..... 6 OS a h.. Arrive CaliiJca June*.ll 53 a m: A ri ive Camden . I 5? p u? CoNNF.CTIONS. Ccnni-ctii ns made at Columbia with C<?!um-. ami (?rcentille l?ailroad both way>. to ?n?i from ail points on itiat [toad and ??n the Spar tanbury, fjnb.n ?ml Co'ambia and Sparianburg and Asiicvil?e llai?roads, also with the Char lotte. C-??uu:bii? ?r.d An^s?a Ita?road to ?irl. fr??tn points North, bath ways, by trains leaving Caa:dcnat 7 15 a :u. and arriving at S ::5 p m. Connections ;n~-ic at Augusta to ami fr??it: ?iii Puiii!.- Wc-t arni South via Goorgi.l.K. Kw an?i with Central K. it. Connections made tit Charl. st?n with S'eair. ers to arni fri ia Now Y< rk on Situnlays*. Also wi ? Charleston and Savannah li J Li nay for Savannah snd ail p*?i?is S^uth. Ccnner-tioas snide.at ??Iackvi??c with Barn wc'.l !t. It. .'<. and from Barnwell by all tra?na on An??:sra division. TnilOCi??I TICKETS to all point,*, can K? purehase l bv arriving t-? James Jones. Ageni ?>r Cam?Ieo. * I). C. ALLEN. General Pas?cnger and Ticket Apettt. JOHN I!. PECK. General Mannscr. Charleston. S. C. Asne-vilie & Spartantog E. E, . vTrvr - _ _ r r " x " '. - ? \ , z B ? ? a ? ? c cs r e| Jii?&o^\4:jii-*2-\* v ~-s?r TIMS TABLE. TU TAKE EFFECT MONDAY, MAY 12". eov.N TKAiX. Leave Hendersonvillc. S 00 a ra V -M Hock. 3 !5 ? ic " Saluda. I? oe a m. Tryon City. 9 45 a m. ArriveSpt"";, ll. & I'. l>cp?l.11 30 a ic UP THAW. LIM ve S;e':r. H. S: depot. C 00 p m ;* Tryon City. . 7 40 p m Sr.'luda....". 8 50 p m Flat Kovk. 9 15 p itt Ar r iv.- Ikndcrsonvillc. 9 30 p in Trains on Asheville k S ? e. rt ar. bu rc Road" will bj rut; bv Air-Line Time. JAS, ANDERSON, Superintendent. F. ii. i"?>t?-?>.;?, L. AV. Folsom. L FOLSOH ft BRO, Established 1S6S. Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers/ Main-Street, I'ppitsit* John JuuVs, SUMTER. S. C., a; l>K,Vl KCi Slsririj'S' aithau. Lascaste: and S wist? WITCHES, > ': all L'escriptioiis. Clocks, Gold Peus, Pencils, ?vcr.. &c., &c. S?LTKR AM? PLATED WARE, (.io:-! .ind Flated Jewelry <>f the now? st desigus, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Fine Foeket Cutlery Scissors and loizors, Fishing Tackle. Scichg jLichlnc Needles, Oif$, Etc. We guaran tee everything as represented; Prices as low as Reliable Goods can l?e sold. Conic and see ns. Oct 9 WRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, s. c. rptns Ni:u AN!? ELEGANT ROUSE, I w nit all oimlerititiipiv.venieHts. is DO** o peu toi thc teeeption ??i uo< - S L WRIGHT ??c ^?'N. M.ty ? l'iopiictois