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Ma?tj?M?i ?u? jloaf ??roa TUESDAY, SEPTEMBES 30. The Sumter Watclimcin ..-s founded \ m 185t) and the True Southron in J*:- ; 1866. Tiie IFafc?KW?w. anti Southron now ha? lhe* combined Circu?atiou a?d ?? infiuelrae or&ortli of'tte old papers, and is manifestly the. best advertising medium io Sumter. . EDITOKIAL ITEMS, Jay Gould bas formally announced I, that he., viii support Blaine. Well, , . : ?hj ?pt? De wt they represent the same^ grade of morals and the same jciars methods ? Of course Gould will support him. He could not do 1 * otherwise and be consistent. ?Wt Worth, Texas, can claim the ? "palm fof rapid, substantial growth. Pout jears ago it had a population of 6,000 while now it has over 22,000, audi aa increase in the valuation of pro? perty from one and a-half millions to five and a-half. ? Mr;, Carlisle has hecu re-uominated for Congress by the Kentucky Bcmo \ crats;' and weare glad to know it. Mr. Carlisle has the courage of his convictions, and, what is of equal impor - / tance?.the right kind of convictions. We should be glad for Mr. Carlisle to be 3?t? put back into the posiiiou he is now - filling j^ith so mach grace-the Speak . ersbip of thcJUouse. TC 6d>: Gordon is not by any means ".' dead. In fact he is killing good many of his enemies and, from late dis? patches,, he is in the best of spirits aud needs nothing but money. A'faithful? ly written account of Gen. Gordon's: I trip fVom Cairo to Khartoum last Win- j . ter, his^batt??s, seiges, sallies, aud other ? exploits would exceed the wildest work of fictioov An Tjoireard of event that has just / occurred io Russia, shows conclusively <..tbe OBwaraSnarcb of civilization. The Gear has * actually pardoned forty-two | f% NihiHstSrand commuted the sentences / of seventy more who were on their way to the Siberian miue. When a feeling of mercy can p?oetrate th? heart of a Muscovite Czar there is no need to des? pair of the rest-of the world. ; Postmaster-General Gresham has been j : appoioted Secretary of the Treasury, as . the successor of Secretary Folger, de? ceased. The appointment was a good i-l.one, for Gresham has the reputation of " lieiog both honest and capable. If the j ; Plumed Knave could swap off his j tattooed and tattered characteHbr such j p0t reputation as Gresham's, he would i not need to visit Ohio to make stump j >>*peeches in his own behalf as he is now | .doing. - '. .j General Scales, the Democratic nom- j : - in ee ?<n?r Governor of North Carolina, | was passing over Cowee Mountain in j Jackson County last week, when his j ^ boree and buggy went over a steep I bank. - The* General, jumped out and j remerobering the old war cry of his j soldiers, 'Lie down and grab a root/ ] ^he did the next best thing, and after ? be bad rolled about fifty feet down the j *- mountain, he caught in the limbs of a ' ?r-tree and saved his life. The buggy was j broken'to pieces and the horse was i killed. No doubt, Blaine's frica tis regret j very much that the Summer is over and ? there is no chance for their candidate j to have another sunstroke. Years ago j when he was so fortunately stricken i down, at thc time that numerous dis closures of his short-comings were be- ? ing made, the sympathies of the conn try get the better of its sense of justice, j aud his offences were condoned or for- \ gotten ; and now if only another mer- j ciful visitation of Pfcpideuce could stop ! bim from writing letters how glad his j followers would be. Can't soti;e of ; them shoot bim, at long rauge, and : burt him jost ?nough to make him ! shut his mooth;'? Governor/St. John, the Prohibition J cand?date/seems to be io thc best of spirits Ilekaows he can't bc elected j but he expects to develop a strength, j when the votes are counted that will ; surprise both friend and fue. He now j claims 1,000,000 votes aud we sincere- j ly trust .he will get them, because, in the first place, at least three-fourths of j them wili come from the Republicans, and ; then St. John is an honest man and j represents, next to a reform in the government one of the most important j issues that can be brought before the! people-- St. John was once a R?publk j eau and he knows how frail its virtue, j and hence h't3 political departure. Mrs. Hulskamp, nee Morisioi, now j that her wrathy family have left i America, and shook the dust of her i ?Hy marriage from their aristocratic j feet, has made a contract with the j Lessee of Niblo's Garden to sing for j biro, he paying her ?500 per week and j furnishing her wardrobe. Now this i ought to enable ;".je Hulskamps to keep j the wolf from the door, even though the ex-coachman sits down in luxurious idleness all the time. 31 r. Morosini from his palatial home in Europe may j look down upon her plc bi au occupation j with supreme contempt, but it as eleva- j ted as the business he followed when ' he first came to this country-trotting around after Jay Gould with a blud ; geon in his hand to gaurd that land j shark from garroters. Thc New York Independent is bav? ins a hard time in choosing a Presiden- ? tia! candidate. When Blaine was nom- 1 inafed, it kicked out of its Republican ! ti aces and as soon as Cleveland was i nominated/declared for him. When j the Buffalo scaodal-mon^cr, Rev. Ball, ? 4oId hi* wonderful tale ?Lout Cleveland, j the Independent, which had beeu feel? ing inexpressibly lonely ever ginee it deserted Blaine, jumped back among the faithful) and pulled a little harder than usual at the Republican car to make up for lost time. But soon after thc secoud edition of the Mulligan letters were published, and now the Indepen* dent swears it won't vote for Blaine, and after a careful survey of the Presi? dential field, has settled down on St. John. Well St. John is a good fellow and we should be very willing for him to be Presideut after Cleveland has served one tenn and turned out thc rascals._ SEVENTH DISTBICT. The Executive Committee of the 7th Congressional District met in Charles ton last Friday, and after consultation decided to call a Convention for the pur? pose of nominating a candidate for Con? gress, if the Convention saw fit so to do. We nave already expressed our opiu ion on this matter, and will not discuss ll any further ct this time, being will? ing to leave it to those who will be chosen to represent Sumter County. The Convention will meet at Sum? merville, the 9th October, and will be composed of 51 delegates,of which Sum ter will send ten. And we need scarce? ly add that we should send good men and true. They will have not only to decide the question as to whether we should nominate a candidate or not, but also, in case of nomination, vote for the right man. W HI?T?TP.. EP XJB li I CANS. Butler Spears- made a fierce on? slaught upon the white brethren of his j political faith, at thc Republican Circus ! last week, iu Columbia. He told the precise truth about them, and the negroes, carpet-baggers and scalawags all know it ; and we wish his iutimatc acquaintance with the crooked ways of these people would make him leave so vicious a party, but such wishes are vain. Spears insists that the published reports of Iiis speech do him injustice. Ile did not mean to attack white Repub? licans elsewhere,, but had reference solely to S. C. specimens. *Wc have no doubt they deserved it all. THE NEWS AND COURIER. This paper on yesterday came out as an eight page paper. It is now printed by one of Hoe's Web-Per? fecting Presses, which from the descrip? tion is as near perfection as a' machine can be. We congratulate the Neics and Courier upon its success, and hope that thc added attractions of that sheet will bring in a rich reward of increased pa'ronage. We will give our readers, in next j week's issue, a full description of thc j Press. A NEW INVENTION CALLED ! EOB. There is au opportunity now present- j ed to inventors with some knowledge j of the facts such as rarely is open to j a uv man. Wanted, a cotton gin : ono which ; does t?ot not abuse the cotton like the j saw gin, one that U more positive iu j its feeding arrangements and with j greater facility of dong work properly j than the roller gin. The giu wanted j is for the grade of cotton kuown as ! peeler, or medium between thc upland j and Sea Island. The saw giu tears cotton to pieces. The roller giu is so slow that it does j not pay the planters to raise this extra staple cotton, for the simple reason j that it takes them, to use their own j expression. **from November to July" j to gin it. The saw gio must sooner or later bc i abandoned for ail cotton, and yet to-day . it is the best gin in use for upland and j common cotton. Inventors who would ? make a success of this must study tho , cotton question, and iu several tilings j must absolutely abaudun previous j practice. j There must be some Yankee who ? can see his way out to perfect a gin i which is free from the faults of the saw ! git? in handling the cotton, and has j vastly more virtues than any roller gin ever y L-L put on the market. What is wanted ts something which will take j the fibers of cotton from the seed, leave : t the ?bers as nearly parrelled as possible j and without injuring them. Thc mau ] who perfects this machinery will have a j far more legitimate and quite as vania- j ble a matter in his hands as the tele- j phone or any of the other inventions of, the past few years. It a man can ba found who can raise ; this kind of a gin that man will not I need to do much work the rest of his natural life unless lie attempts to ape some of thc bonanza kings or other ! fuugus growth of socie'y. There are j no patents on thc records ;hnt amount ! io a straw man. and whoever can see j some way to do this properly, thorough- : ly. ana 1 iii cien t ly, will find a rich i harvest. The woods are full of inventors and i patents which are principally worth the value of the paper on which they arc written, per pound, a?. least so far as thc spinner goes, for really accomplish- ! itig the object aimed. Who is the man ? that tackies the joh?-Munitfactarcrs Gallie. We clip the above from the last nu m- : ber of the Scientific American, and us there was no comment by that paper, wc ; suppose it endorses the Mannfactt:rcr%$ Gazette s article C. T. Mason, Jr . ?.as made and patented a gin which is making con? siderable stir in the cotton ginning world. This stir may not have pen? etrated to the sanctum of thc Scientific American, but its a fact nevertheless. Experts have examined the gin, and found it above criticism except that of a ! favorable kind, it turns out a grade j of cotton far superior to that of thc ? ordinary saw giu, requiring no more, j if as much power and doing its work j with greater speed. If experiments and tests rigorously | carried oat, couut for anything, theo ! ; the heart of the Manufacturer* s Ga? zette will bo made happy by having 5 gin that will perform all that can be rc ? j quired of such a machine in Mason'; i Cylinder Gin. Who Is Wormy ? [The Reading to this article was writ? ten "Who is WrongV but our type . j took the liberty of altering copy, and S we accept thc amendment.] J Thc Columbia Register, in an edi i torial last Saturday, used some pretty j plain language in reference to the polit : ical management of the State campaign, j and those expressions have aroused a good deal of sharp criticism on the part of some of the State press. Now we can see no use in getting ex? cited over the Register editorial. Wc suppose it had grounds for its opiniou, and to fiy into a temper because a news? paper calls a spade by its uame would I seem to indicate that there are some j guilty folks around. If the papers that j are wrathy over the Register's plain j talk thiuk that no mistakes have been made in thc political campaigns in South Caroliua they are sadly mistaken. The political milleuium has uot yet dawned, aud while campaign speakers I may very properly fill their orations with such glorification, it is worth very little in fact. The truth is, the contiuued success of the Democratic Party is an abso? lute necessity to the people of South Carolina. They cannot afford to let the government get into the bands of vicious carpet-baggers and their igno? rant followers, and hence thc people are compelled to ignore acts which 11103' do nut approve and which would bc resented iu a very forcible way were J they differently situated. j EEFUBLICAN STATE CONVEN? TION. - Tuesday last, the Republicans met in Convention iu thc State House at Columbia, and had one of their usual j frolics. j W J. Whipper was elected Chair? man, and Fordham, a Charleston darkie was made Secretary. A committee on credentials, consist? ing of one'delegate from each uncon? tested coun'y, was nest appointed, and j throughout Tuesday, Tuesday night and Wednesday until late in the after? noon it worked over the conte.-ts from ! Abbeville, Barnwell, Charleston, Col? let on, li ichlami and Sumter-Charles I ton and Sumter being tlie especial bones I of contention. The convention employ ! ed ' self in the meantime hi- speech : making, quarreling, and eating pea ! nuts. About 4 o'clock. Wednesday after? noon Paris Simpkins brought i:i ?bc long looked for report from the com? mittee and then the circus began in earr.est. The scenes enacted upon the floor beggared description. The Con? vention was a wild and uncontrollable mob, and pandemonium reigned supreme. Violent prsoual abuse was indulged in by excited speakers repre? senting the rival Post Ofiice and reve nue factions, into which the Convention was divided, and several personal ren? counters took place, in which sticks and chiirs were freely used. The Chairman pounded the desk with his gavel until he was tired, but no attention was paid to his appeals for order. The battle finally resulted in a vic? tory for the revenue crowd led by Braytou, while Taft with his Post Office hangers ou shook thc dust from their feet and retired in disgust. Hewson being in the Revenue Department shared in the victory and his delegation ? wasscatcd, the Johnston crowd being! left out in thc cold. The entire night had been taken up with this unseemly row, but toward daylight the anger of the hostile fae- ! tious had in a measure subsided and then amid much confusion, the follow ins State ticket was nominated : For Governor. I). T. Corbin of Charleston ; Lieutenant-Governor, D. A. Straker of Columbia ; Secretar* of: State, R. L. Smith of Charleston ; 1 Comptroller General, JE. J. Sawyer of: Marlboro; Treasurer. C. 0. McCoy of Chester ; Superintendent of Education, I tiic Kev. Josiah E Wilson of Darling? ton ; Attorney-General, Samuel W. j .Melton of Columbia; Adjutant and; Inspector-General,- C. J. Stoibrand of i Columl ia. A Stat.; Executive Committee was? : elected, of which E. M. Brayton Collec? tor <>f Internal llevenuc, was made ! Chairman. After instructing the State Committee to select an (doctoral ticket and issue a platform, the Convention adjourned at Tv A. M. Wc clip from the Columbia Register the following article ou this dignified meeting of able statesmen : From Tuesday at midday until eight o'clock Thursday morning, thc Repub? lican Convention, or rat lier the wrang? ling, howling mob called a Republican Convention, has boon in session iu this cit v. No arraignment of Republican ways and methods in this State, or vi thc component elements of the Republi? can party in this State, however scath? ing, however sweeping in its condemna? tion it might be, could be more scathing and more sweeping than the denuncia? tions that thc grand arid lesser lights of that party burled at each other on the floor of thc Convention. Wc have half a mind to make; no comment uoon the proceedings at ail, and let thc pub? lished report speak for itself to the world : for that report is damning enough, in all conscience: and the dusky orator who. towards the small hours ol the morning yesterday expressed his regrets that the ! report?is were there to take down all the disgraceful scenes of tiic night, ccr tait;ly had cause enough for the utterance of such a wish. The actual business of the conven? tion was pitifully insignificant and : weak. The major part of the time was | consumed in wailing on thc report of thc Committee on Credentials, and ? that was the main fight, of thc conven- : tion. It was a shuggle for supremacy , between Taft and Braytou. The latter | - j won, and after that victory all of t j proceedings, barring the perso i squabbles, were cut- and dried proco j ings. They made Brayton thc Chi * j man of thc State Executive Commit! j They passed the rules for the fut government of ?heir party, and tl j will have the naming of the ElectG j ticket, for the convention, lacking * j enough to make thc select iou for thc > ?selves, have left the selection of El j tors to tiie Executive Committee, ? j the revenue men control the Exccut j Committee. j Miller, Smalls and some others j the black leaders of the party, did th ? best to draw the color line, and the r? hostility that exhibited itself in some the harangues was as marked and bitter as ever. The negro lead chafe sorely over thc fact, that whi they belong to the race that does t ? voting, and that is the bone and sin i of the party, the coporal's guard white Republicans hold all the offices within the gift of the Fedc Administration, lt is an old grievat i this, but time does not efface its bitti ; i ness ; on the contrary it adds to it a : renders it more and more unendurab I This is a phase of the situation that j a study within itself. No one can f to see that the white and the bia Republicans in this State ar? uuequa' yoked together ; they bate each oth< aud if the negro could only get ato without the services of their white ; lies and the whites could only dispcu j with the voting of the negroes a ru ture between them would be immedii and final. As it is, it is not improba! ! that it will yet take place ; but G< ! only knows, fer it is beyond mortal k to tell how much a white mau c; stomach or how much of a servie able party tool a negro politician can h Neighboring Counties. ! Clarendon- Enterprise : Last week j constable, Malcolm S tan ha rd, sh i aud severely wounded Lewis Mann ii ! iu his leg, for resistiug arrest. Mai j bing was charged with larceny of pou ? try. -Thc meeting at the Meth< ! dist church continues. Rev. M j Blosser aud Rev. \V. A. Clark ai I assisting in the exercises. On Friday j Saturday and ?>londay afternoons ope i air exercises were held on thc Cou j Mouse square. -The large cbandi j lier suspended from the centre of tl ? Methodist church fe!! with a crash la; * Saturday night, just as thc sexton ha j finished lighting the lamps The char j d?lier was on a fixed rod and in tun; j ing it to light the lamps the ring holt j ing it on the rod was brokcu Th j lamps were extinguished by the fal j All the lamps were broken but twe j-C<d. Charles ll. Smith, bette I known as Bill Arp, will lecture ? j Manning, Thursday night, October th j 2d , for the bcneiir. of the Baptis ; parsonage, and in Summerton, Frida j night. October oil, fur the benefit c ! the Taw Caw Baptist Church. Thi j will be ..u excellent opportunity to boa j this man whose writings ?ave been s< j widely read. Ile is a typical Sou then gentleman, and every one v. ho bear* j iiim when in Maiming some v.eeks ago j were delighted with him. lt. is hope? j that Coi Smith wi!! have a larg ! audience at holli places. The leetur { will co ni m en cc at T.v o'clock. j Florence. Times: The county fair i j about a mont ?j off. Wi' trust our pee ! pie generally will prepare something ! fur exhibition and make it. a ?irani i . . . e j success. -A prom meut ice crean I vender said to us that this summer ha: j been thc dullest he has ever expertcucec ! in Florence, and that the boys did no ; patronize the saloon as they have beet j accustomed. -Mr. Sulzbacher': .jewelry store is the most popular resort l in ?own for the ladies. -The bites! j from the County Convention held al i Darlington yesterday (24th) gives u? i the following nominees : For the Iloust ?bfRepresentatives; J. W". Williamson, H. R Mciver. J. E Pettigrew, G. W. 'Brown; Sheriff. W. P. Cole ; Clerk ! of Court, J. X. Gainer: Judge ol j Probate, E. C. Baker ; School Com I missioner, V/. II. Evans; Couuty j Commissioners.-Chambers, Calvin King, J. L. Law; Coroner, J. C. ; Brausen. Darli u qi vu Xe tes: A respectable cit? izen of our tovvu who has been over te Sumter County and elsewhere in pur ! suit of health a?id information as to the best manure for cotton, in gibing an account of his trip related a base ball incident, which our Darlington Club may read and profit by. A match game between Orangcburg and Sumter was being played on tiie classic banks of Rafting Gre k. Orang'.;burg Was to the bat, with a Samson as batter. I rt the centre field was a lithe and active game-cock. Samson hit and sent a red hot ball. Game-cock prepared to catch out as Orsngeburg had a runner at each base. The red hot ball over? leaped thc field, Game-cock backed came to the bank, plunged in 20 feet of water, and caught, the ball before it touched water. This fact is vouched for on the word of tho said respectable citizen, and is a remarkable feat, whether of base ball playing or facility of narrating, our local reporter say otb not. Comdr a Jon nail : Scarcely a day passes now but what une or moro acci? dents lo .inns and hands by gin saws j is reported -Accord i tig to ap : poiuiment Rev. M. E Broaddus return led to Camden on last Saturday from i his European tour, and preached in the : Baptist Church on last Sunday morn I ing and evening Ile is enjoying exccl ; lent health, and expresses himself as hav? ing had a most delightful flin. -in the last few days we have beal 1 from ; people living below Camden that for inure than a week past there has been some strange and fearful noise' heard 1 in the swamps ami thick woods No one is able to explain what makes the noise. Some of them say if is a linn ! or pani her that escaped from a travel? ing menagerie some time ago, and has wandered down inly thc swamp, j Nothing is heard in the dav, but just ; after nightfall ii makes the echo ring i Mauy people are afraid to Lave their homes at nig Lt. Kershaw Qa::ilte : A {'atty of deer hunters were out last. week, and suc? ceeded in killing two fine deer, one of which weighed 170 pounds.-Kev. M. E Broaddus has kindly consented lo deliver a series (d' lectures under direction of" the Woman's Society of the Ha;.fist Ch undi Til.' first will be in Town Hali <>'i Tuesday evening, Sept. 30th. Admission, adults 'li) cents, children IO cents. This lecture will he on Loud ou and its places of in? terest. Xever interrupt any conversation with a hacking cough ; it creates a bad impression. . Better invest a quarter of a dollar in a bottle of Dr. Hull's Cou?b Syrup and cure it. 1 APPOINTMENTS. The Democratic Mass Meetings Throughout the State. The following is a list of thc appoint? ments that have beeo made by the State Democratic Committee and the dates OD which thc several mass meetings in the State will be held. Each mass meet io g in the State will be addressed by either Senator Hampton or Senator Butler, several of the candidates on the State ticket, the candidate for Congress in the several districts, the candidates for Presidential electors, the candidates for Solicitor and other eminent mem? bers of the party : Picketts 0. IL, Tuesday, Sept. 2?. Walhalla, Thursday, Sept, 25. Anderson C. H., Friday, Sept. 26. Greenville C. H., Monday, Sept 20. Spartanburg C. IL, Tuesday, Sep? tember, 30. York ville, Tuesday, Sept. 30. Union C. H., Wednesday, Oct. 1. Chester C. H., Weduesday, Oct. 1. Lancaster 0- IL, Thursday, Oct. 2. Newberry C IL, Friday, Oct. 3. Winnsboro, Saturday, Oct. 4. Laurens C. IL, Saturday, Oct. 4. Abbeville C. IL, Tuesday, Oct. 7. Camden, Tuesday, Oct. 7. Lexington C. IL, Thursday, Oct. 9. Kdgetield C. IL, Thursday, Oct. 9. Aiken, Friday, Oct, 10. Barnwell C. II . Saturday, Oct. ll. Orangeburg C IL,Saturday, Oct. ll. Chesterfield C. H., Tuesday, Oct. 14. Waltcrboro, Tuesday, Oct. 14 Hampton C. II , Thursday, Oct. 16. l?ennettsville, Thursday, Oet. 16. Darlington C. IL, Friday, Oct. 17. Marion C. IL, Saturday, Oct. 18. Beauforte H., Saturday. Oct. 18. Conway, Tuesday, Oct. 21. I Georgetown C. IL, Thursday, Octo i ber. 23. I Kingstree, Friday, Oct. 24. I Sumter C. IL, Saturday. Oct. 25. Manning, Tuesday, Oct, 23. ! Charleston, Wednesday, Oct. 29 j Mount Pleasant. 3>o:kelcy Couniy, i Thursday. Oct 30. j Columbia, Friday, Oct. 31. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Sept. 30. 1SS4. ' COTTON.-About SOO bales have been sold : du ri ti ir the week en din-: the 30th. The mar ; kel closed dull. We quote : Ordinary 1} !?7?: Good Ord i na rv 7 ;?('?'S : Strie* Good Ord?narv 8}ti$*$;: Love. Middling S.'.^Sj: Middling Sl%0: Good Middling 9}." t CHARLESTON, S. C., Sept. 29, l$S-i. j COTTON.-Market steady. Sales about 3,000 j bales. Quotations art-: Law Middling, 9.V; j Middling 9?; Good Middling. 9f. ! WILMINGTON, N. C.. Sept. 20, 1SS4. ? SPIRITS TERPENTINE-Market quoted steady ! at 27 conti. llociN-The marker quiet nt 92.1 cts. for Strained and 972 tor Good Strained. Citur.K TCUPENTIN K-Market steady at SI .00 fur Hard. Sl.7~> per bbl., for Virgin and Yellow Din. CMTTON - Market dull. S.tles - hales The following are the oflicial quotations: Low Middling 9$, Middling 9|, Good Mid? dling1 91. SPECIAL NOTICE. OFFICE OE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER. S. C., Sept. 30, 1834. A LL PERSONS holding claims of any character.a gainst Sumter County, wiil nrcsent same at once. Ry order of I?oi.nl. T. V. WALSH, Sen 30-4 ("erk Board Co. Com'rs. ~~TO M E NT. NEW CUTTA GE UN CHURCH I STREET, opposite Dr. MeC?l lani's J "*mLresidence. Five room.*. o;.tbildinjrs, ! '-U?^Lrardvn. ?c., also COTTAGE NEXT j DOOR. Four room?, large garden, ?c. T\.s- I session can be bad immediately reasonable. JOS. H Sept 30 Mrs. WHITE -AND Miss MILLER TT70CLD INVITE the attention of their Vf friends and the ladies generally, to their stock of FAI.3, >XD WINTER MILLINERY, Consisting of HATS, BONNETS, RIBBONS, Phmc-s and Fancy Feathers In variety. ZEPHYR IN ALL SHADES AND COLORS. JliT" ("ive us a cal! before going elsewhere. Thankful for past patronage they re? quest those who are indebted to come up ?nd set'.le as soon as possible. Sent 30 PROPOSALS. SEALED PROPOSALS v.ill be received be opened un O ct ot ?er 15 th, 1884 at M.. for t!i- building o: a Methodist Church Fores!on. Clarendon C?'U? ty, S. C. F plans and specifications address or npj.ly BUILDING COMMITTEE, I'"..reston. S. C. Right tu reject any and ail bids reserved. Sent 30 2t The Largest Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House in America. WANAMAKER & BROWN, OAK HALL, Philadelphia. A full line of card samples of y?, the great piece potuis stock ^ will bc foiled with J. I-:. PHYSIOC, SALES AGENT, j Sn in 1er. S. C. j The State of South Carolina, I COUNTY OF SUMTER, /j>j 7". I". Walsh. />??/.. Probate. Jiuhje. \ VJ I!ERK \.-. WILLI V \- I). IJLANiilNii, j y li...? mad? .?int t.. m . ?o grant li'in Letters ; of Administration, with rho Will annexed. '.(', the Kat? te 5i nd effects of Vi A RT li A L. BROWN*, I deceased, <" bf ni? tl nu-? ? j li-.--.- ?i rc : li*Tefere 1? cite and admonish ?ll .o..' .?. ;:.>_. II mr. tho ku.'In : a .rid ereditors of j thc .-:ii'? Marilla L. Brown. dec. M. wife ->f A. j W lirown. dee'?J. "II of s. 1 County and Sta to, ? that they i>e and appear l>.-!.>re mc, in the | C'jurt i?f Probate, to lie I. .! 1 at Sumter C. I!., i on oet.der l.tth. ISS-I, :if;?r |>ublic*M?m hereof, j at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to .shew cause, if i any they have, why the .-.lid Administration j .?ho?: '. TI- t 1?" granted Given under my band, l;;is ~<Mi dav nf Sep- j Umber. A. D., lii?i, T. Y. W ALS Ii, j Sept o?-2l Jwd?-j ut .'Vuuatc. ' JUST ARRIVED, THIS DAY, 1,000 BUSHELS BRIGHTEST AND BEST TEXAS RED RUST PROOF Bay no other lill yon see then), in any quantity, 60 cents. Also 500 BUSHELS S. C. RED R. P. OATS, At 55 cents. H. L. B. WELLS, Sept 30 At I) J. Winn's. BIG STOCK -AND IN STORE AND ARRIVING ON EVERY TRAIN Presli Groods Suitable for all classes. HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES. PLANTERS' SUPPLIES. The largest and best assorted stock in to wu of CEOCKEPwY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, LANTERNS, ?c. Elegant assortment of Tin Ware, Wood Ware, Willow Ware, &c, Ten Pieces of Tinware for ?1 ??. An Endless Variety of Or achers. FRENCH ANO PLAIN CANDIES, PURE AND NICE. Fine assortment of the best brands of CIGARS, CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCO, CIGARETTES, PIPES, kc. TRY MY GRIPPED BEEF. ?ST All poods delivered free of charge to Railroad Depot or any part of To wn. Sept '23 v 1 The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. T. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye, j WUK!; FAS. WILL: A M I?. i>b.A N LlING, h:i> linnie ."nit t<> rn? to-giru M : him Letter? I of Adijiitji.M ration oj [he K>l??lc?lid t?cets of A. W?T?KUSPO?N lilt OWN. deceased. These arc therefore to'cite ai.d ud?aonish nil au.! sitifrislar ?Jic kiu-.^n>i mid creditors <?f ?be Said A. Wi i;?-!rp n,ii i.?r- Wn, la?e of >u::.:cr : County i:; sahl ?tate. ?iceM. they bo and! appear before im\ i:i rh? Ccu rt ot' Probate, to be lie.il at Saluter on ti?c ??. ii ?lay of October. : ISSI, af:cr publication hereof. :>'? ll o"cl?c?ti in :he forenoon, to >bs'.v canst:, ?f any they ; b:ive, why tho said Aduiii.i?tr::;io:: .-hould not i be granted. Given under my hand, tl.:< HO h flay of; September. A. I) . ?SS3- T. V. U \ L< \1. ' l lML?il SIRE ? IN SUMTER, i iE A. LOWRY, Proprietor, j CON Ell MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS. ! Every variety of GENERAL ilERCUAN I DISE. No one particular thing a specialty ? keeps everything from a Hair Pin up. DRV GOODS. j Laces, Silks, Satins, Velvets, Merinos, Mus jins, Calic?es. Sheetings. Ribbons. Ruch ings, Collarettes, Cuffs, etc. GROCERIES. I EVERYTHING IN THE FANCY GRO? CERY LINE. NOTJOXS. j There is no need attempting to enumerate the Articles in this Dei.;.rtment. I keep everything. ! I also keep in Stock, CUTLERY, WOOD I AND WILLOW WARE, TIN WARE, j TRUNKS, etc. My Stock of HATS. BOOTS, SHOES, etc., i is large and will be sold cheap. j Give me a call, and my clerks will take j pleasure in showing you anything you may j wish to see. II. A. LOWRY, Comer Main and Republican Streets. ! Sept 23_ 3 HARD? WARE. S. W. DURANT & SON. STORE IN THE (GRANITE RANGE, MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE SQUARE. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF HA II I) WARE, IN STOCK. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS? STOVES, WAGON MATERIALS, RIMS, HUBS AND SPOKES, CROCKERY AND TIN WARE. Everything io thc line of General Hardware, kept in Stock. R. W. DURANT & SOX. Sept 23 _ NOTICE -OF FINAL SETTLEMENT, ALL PERSONS in any manuer indebted unto the late 6rm of D. J. WINN & CO., ! Are hereby notified that settlement must be j made hy OCTOBER 1st NEXT, as tlie business mus' be closed np. D. J. WINN. For D. J. WINN & CO. Se??tO -1 _ WANTED A SITUATION. Will make myself useful in anv cap?citv to mv empiover. Sep"9 * MARION L. LAFAR. SHERIFFS SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry Executions to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the First .Monday in October next, nod as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash the following property : t Une Lot of Land, in the town of Sumter, i iu Sumter County, said lot containing One j Acre, more or less, and boundad as follows j -on the North by Liberty Street, on the j South by lands of Dr. J. J Bossard, on the j West by lands now or formerly of Mrs. ! Susan S. Tindal, and on the East by other j lands of the defendant, Mary A. Epperson. Also, one other Lot of Land in the town of j Sumter, in Sumter County, said lotcontain j ing One Acre, more or less, and bounded as follows-on the North by Liberty street, j East by lands cow or formerly of L. G. Pate, South by iaGds of Ur. J. J. Bossard, and I West by lands of the defendant Mary A. Ep ? person, this being the lot on which the defen { dant now resides, both lots levied upon and to be sold as the property of Mary A. Ep ? person, under Fi Fa of E. J. Owen & Co., ! against the said Mary A. Epperson. 25 Acres of land, more or less, in Sumter j County, lying South of the Wilmington, j Columbia and Augusta Railroad tract bound j ed on the North by lands of J. D. Blandiog I and a part of the tract conveyed by bim to ! Thos. Hair, (the centre of the Railroad tract, ? being the North boundary line) South-east [ by lauds formerly of E. W. Moise and now j said to belong to Robinson, and South-west hy a tract of land, belonging to J. D. Blan ding, levied upon and to be sold as the pro ; perty of L. I). Mowry, under Executions of j the Bank of Charleston, National Banking Association, against L. D. Mowry & Son, and Anna inglcsby aQd Matilda Inglesby, against Lewis D. Mowry, as the property of the said L. D Mowrr. R.'W. DURANT, S. S. C. Sheriffs Office. Sept 6, 18S4. "SALE "OF PERSONALfyr Estate of Eliza Anderson, Dee'd* BY ORDER of the Probate Court of Sum? ter County, and under the terms of the Last Will and Testament of said deceased, I will offer for sale at the late residence of said deceased, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3BD, 1SS4. at ll o'clock A. M.. Certain Personalty cf said Eliza Anderson, deceased, (to pay debts, ) to wit : ONE BUGGY, in good condition, ONE OLD BUGGY, ONE COTTON GIN AND BELT, PLANTATION UTENSILS, KITCHEN AND HOUSEHOLD F?RNI? TURE, CARPENTER'S TOOLS, ONE COW AND CALF, ONE DOUBLE-BARREL SHOT GUN, And sundry other articles. Terms of sale cash. HENRY W. MACKEY, Sept 1G-3t Executor. State of South Carolina. SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE PROBATE COURT. Robert B. Wilson as Executor of the last Will and Testament of A. Flynn Wilson, deceased. Plaintiff, against Mary A. Williams. Defendant Complaint for the Sale of Land for Payment of Debts, etc. IN PURSUANCE of an Order of said Court in above stated action, dated the 9th day ot September. A. D, i884. I will offer for sa?e at Sumter C. H., on Salesday in October, next, being the sixth day of the month ; dar? ing the usurtl hours of sale-One huudred ami one and one-half ( 101 h) acres of land, more or less, with the appurtenances thereunto pertaining situated iu Sumter Count}* om Public Hoad leading direct from the Town of Mavesville in 3?tid County to Mt. Zion Church and about five miles from said Town of M*yesvilie, it being the lot of land conveyed to A. Flynn Wilson by Absalom Wilson, de? ceased, and heirs of Abner Wilsou, having the following boundaries : North by land of R E. Wilson, Fast. South and West by lands formerly yt" A. Flynn Wilson, deceased. Terms cash-purchnser to p?y for necessary ??aper? and expeuses of sale. THUS. V. WALSH, Sept 0-3t Judge of Probate. ~MASTEO SALE. TUE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IX THE COMMON PLEAS. J. F Pate a nd S. L. Pate, Assigriecs, vs. Jane Robinson and others. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled c'iuse and dated Feb? ruary nth, ??34, I will sel? at public auction in front of the Court House in the Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday, October 6th. 1S84. (or day following,) between the hours of 11 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : 4'All that parcel or tract of land, lying, bemg and situate iu said County and State, containing One Hundred and Fifty four acres, more or less, lately owned by John H. Robinson, deceased, and conveyed to bim by J. Harvey Dingle, adjoining lands of or for? merly of W. F. B. Haynsworth, James H. McFadden, John Smith, Charles H. Mason, Robert Pinckney, and Joseph Nelson." Terms of Sale-Cash Purchasers to pay for necessary papers. Francis J. Pelzer, Sr., Assignee, rs. Jane J. Wheeler. BY VIRTUE t- a decretal order made in the a-?ove --nt;tied cause and dated June 2d. ] "?S4. 1 will Sell at public auction in front thc Court House in thc Town of Sumter i? said State, on Monday, October 6th, 1S U. (or day folio*-, ing.) between the hours of il o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : ..All that Eastern one-half of that Tract or parcel of Land, situate iu Sumter Count}-, State o' South Carolina, containing one hun? dred acres more or Uss-bounded on the North by lands of J. M. Sanders, West by lands of W. Bradford, and East and South by lands of B. ll. Sanders. The said Eastern half to contain Fifty acies, and to be sepa? rated from the Western half by a line run? ning ?a a Northerly and Southerly direction, catting the whole tract iuto two equal parts." Terms of Sale-One half cash, balance payabie in oue year with interest and secured by >>ond and mortgage of the premises. Purchasers to pay tor necessary paj>ers and for recording mortgage. Hy. J Pate rs. Ahijah-E. Alaxander. 1)Y VIRTUE of a decretal ordor made in ) the above stated case and dated May 29th. 1SS4. I will sell at public auction in front of the COUTI House in the Town of Sumter in ?-aid State, on Monday, October 6, 1SS4. (or day following.) between the hours ot li o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock iu the afternoon, the following premises : ..All that parcel or Tract of Land, situate in the County of Sumter, In the State afore? said, containing Fifty acres more or less (being part of the tract of land whereon Abijah E Alexander resides) bounded North by lands of Prince Bine-East by other lands of Abijah li. Alexander. South by the run of Stimp Branch, and West by lands of the Esta?-ot' William Brown." Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for necessarv papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Sent 6 Master. MONEY TO L??N\ IN SUMS OF $500, and upwards^ on Real Estate security, not exceeding one-third its actual value. Loans are repayable in five co a al annual installments; or at the end of five years ; or at any time within the five years at the option of the borrower, upon cer? tain conditions. Interest payable annually on November 1st. Apply to R. D. LEE, Sept 16-1 Att'y for Land Loan Cos. TO RENT7. rpiIAT COMFORTABLE two story Brick J[ Store situated on Main Street nearly op? posite the Bank. Known as the Crane Store. Possession given September 1. _1XJ. WINN, Executor. AfiCIJTCwantedfor The Lives of all the H?LM I Wp.esidentsoftheU S. Thelargest handsomest, best book ever sold for less than twice our price. The fastest selling book in America. Immense profits to agents. Allintel? ligent people waut it. Any oue can become4. successful agent. Termsfree. HALLETT BOOK Co., Portland Maine, a ARE KOW PREPARED TO SHOW THEIR UM m MU, iiiCTi s ra OF oos, FOREIGN AND DQMESTiC DRESS i INCLUDING NEW AND CHOICE NOVELTIES IX Cashimeres, Cheviots, Camel's Eair, French and Scotch Wool Plaids lu all thc new shades and coavbinations, also large assortment of BROCADED ANS PLAIN VELVETS, I To all of which they invite an early inspection. ! An elegant assortment of LADIES' AND MISSES' WRAPS in ali the ! latest styles, also full linc of JERSEYS in all colors. i Lir?icst variety of LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S HOSIERY, ! GLOVES AND NECK WEAR we have ever shown, both as to styles and; prices. We now have a much larger variety of stylos of Sellers Philadelphia made i SHOES FOR LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN than we ever had be? fore and guarantee every pair to give satisfaction, and sold.at strictly oue pnce. J In our GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT will be found an! elegant Three Ply Linen Bosom ?NLAUNDRIED SHIRT called <MBYTTfiXBERGS' FAVORITE," ! which wc sell Six for Five Dollars, and guarantee it to be the best ? shirt sold anywhere for the money. We also have a good shirt that we sell at : 54 cents, whilst the CELEBRATED PEARL SHIRT for ?100 is still the j Kins of Shirts and is even better than it was formerly. -O We invite special attention to our large and weil selected \ stock of CLOTHING -KOK MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN, where will bc found all the latest ami nobbiest styles of the season and which we guarantee to sell at such prices as will defy competition. All the leading shapes and styles of II ATS POR GENTS AND BOYS will be found herc also. We carry a line of machine and hand sewed SHOES FOR MEN AND BOYS which arc sold at strictly one price, ami that an exceedingly low one. Every pair of which are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT As usual, is filled wit!! the CHOICEST FANCY AND STAPLE ?OOHS, to all of which we invite your attention, and only ask an inspection of ty les ami prices to convince all that we intend to heep up our well earned rcpu ation for QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS. it f'* So ot jilts clf-?rfulhj sent un application. N. W. Cor, Main and Liberty Streets, Sept 16