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gm TTTESDAY, DEC EMBER 23. The Sumter Watchman was founded ki I860 and the True Southron in Tile Watchman Southron now fia? the combined etrenhttton a-rrd influence o? treta of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium io Sumter. EDITORIAL ITEMS. Oar legislators worked under mucb disadvantage last Friday and Saturday during the co?aV weather, and we doubt if there are many who shivered around .the forlorn stoves daring the long hours Triday night that would oppose an ap priation for finishing the State Boase. ; lt ?as a very good lesson to those who have opposed that important work. Jfr. Blaine is still wondering over the cause of his defeat. Ina late in? terview he pats all the blame upon Cockling, entirely leaving out the Rev. Burchard and other blunderers. He says that Conk ling bas* got more than even with him for their i?tt?e quarre?, having been . successful in keeping bim out of the Presidency, three times, while Conkling was kept ont of the Senate but one time through Blaine's influence. Weare inclined to think that advo eates of longer sessions of the Legisla? ture will increase in Bamber prior to another term. It is impossible for the legislation that "seems to be necessary for oar State to- be condensed into the four weeks gives- to it without crowding or postponing it entirely, as was repeat? edly done kst week. A large nam ber of bills of more or less importance have been- postponed for no other reason than wast of tisse. We think the nnwritten IMF which-refaire?the. Legislature to .omplete its work by the 25th, and which seems to be of binding force, a very bad one. rn this necessity for carrying legislation to the nest session, good bills as well as bad ones share the same fate, and matters which urgently demand legislation are neglected. The Register, m speaking of the harried condition of affairs daring the past week, says ? **Of course, if legislators determine that the work of sixty days shall be crowded into thirty or le3S, then .there is no escape from the neces? sity to resort to just such methods to do the work ; bot the character of the . work roost certainly suffer, and the im? perfections resulting therefrom will, sooner or later, become apparent to those | who are to be affected thereby." . ;> - ?'? BLIND, BLIND, BLIND. _. The Lagrange (Indiana) Register Bas kindly copied our article written two weeks ago opon the fairness of the vote here last November, and comment? ing on it-says: **We however, are thoroughly im? pressed1 with the idea that there is an ingr?dient in the atmosphere, which i convinces- the cojored citizen that it would be more healthy for him to vote i as the mojority of bis white neighbors suggest or not vote at all. It is singu? lar that a class of citizens should find ! the right of suffrage distasteful in the I South, and yet the same class of citi- ? xeos should be devotedly fond of that right when in the North." There is but one way in which a Northern mao can be convinced the _the South is not what his fancy pictures her tobe, and that is for him to come down sod see for himself; The asser tiona of Southern people all go for nothing and oceutar demonstration is the only sure remedy. Wo remember some time sgo meeting a young gentleman in Charleston who was a native of Vermont. He was intelligent and well educated except as to Southern politics, of which he was densly ignorant. After becoming pret? ty well acquainted, he told us that he came to Charleston with considerable reluctance, that his parents and other - friends advised him if he valued his life j to say nothing about politics, and it was only after staying in the city sev? eral days and seeing that negroes were ? allowed to walk the streets in day time ; and hearing other Republicans openly avow their politics, that he picked np courage to talk on the dread subject. We asked bim if, on his return to Ter- ! moat, he would endeavor to represent j things in their true light, in reference j to oar treatment of negroes and Repub- I Heans generally ; and he replied that he I would not dare to do so. His friends would look upon him as a renegade, and would not believe a word bc said. And so it is ; the Northern people are ab? solutely blind as to these matters, and another generation must grow up under different auspices before this feeling of distrust is removed. Of course the newspapers up tnere might do mach to remove this distrust, but as nearly twenty years have passed and they are still pegging away at the same old song of intolerance, we* have no reason to look for a change in the near future. SOUTHERN PEELING. '-Suffice it to say that Charleston was illuminated in a happy and peaceful way io such a manner as it bas never I before been illuminated and with rare j exceptions every person was in a happy, j -good natured and contented mood, on j good terms with themselves aod their j political rivals. There were some few j asses to be found during the day and j night who did not believe that the war j was over, and expressed themselves to j the effect that all who opposed the Dem- j ocratic party would either be cleared j out of the State or sent to jail. These kind of animals who express such views are few ic number and as a general rule are perfectly harmless. They would make you believe that they are lions, but they exhibit their asinine character in every particular." The above extract is from the most bitter anti-Democratic paper in the country, the so-called Independent, of Charleston, S. C. If it could bave had the least excuse for a tirade upon Democratic intolerance, it would have rejoiced at the opportunity, but the demonstration was too public, the mani? fest good feeling between all parties was too evident to admit of misconstruc? tion and Renee t6e Independent gives it the credit to which it is due. And now with such evidence before their eyes, of good feeling in the South (for we assume that Charleston, from a Northern stand point represents the worst phase of rebellious Democracy) will not Northern papers, whose heart? strings have been almost broken with grief over the defeat of Blaine, and, to their distorted fancy, the consequent re-enslavement of the negro and de? struction of the government, take com? fort, dry their eyes,, stifle their sobs, and torn their attention to something more practical than prognosticating ruin to the government, because it has fallen into the bands of a party which con? trolled it during more than half of its existence, which carried, it safely through two foreign wars, and under which it acquired every foot of its pres? ent domain except Alaska. Since the South was not allowed to have a government of ber own, it is her interest as it is her wish to make our common country prosperous and con? tented, and more than all does she desire that prosperity and contentment in her own borders; and the sentiment among the great mass of our people is to meet out exact justice to all. Those wbosay otherwise are guilty of mali? cious slander, or are densely ignorant on that subject. [From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20, 1884. This last week io Congress has been one of unusual interest. Karly in the week the Senate declared by a majority of 10 in favor of the'admission ef Da? kota; theo Senators Beck and Sherman debated the Silver bill; the Naval Ap? propriation bill was discussed ; secret sessions were held upon the Spanish . treaty, and Secretary McColloch was confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury in spite of the^ opposition of Senator Riddleberger. In the EToose of Representatives Rea? gan's Inter-State Commerce bill has held the floor through an interesting and, at times, exciting debate. It was oo the point of passage without impair? ing amendment, when the colo'cd mem ber (0*Bara)" from North 'jarolina moved to amend the bili by the addi? tion of a proviso that there should be no disentu io at ion- in accommodation on any train of cars against; color or race, but that those paying first-class rates J should be permitted to ride in any f?rst : class car. This wiH .probably kill the bill by raising the old sectional ghost. A bill promoting the Bureau of Ag? riculture to the rank of a Government department has at last been passed by the House. If it shall be able to run the gauntlet of the Senate Mr. Cleve? land wjli have another Cabinet officer at his council tame, and the present Commissioner of Agriculture may per? haps enjoy for a brief period the honors for which be has so long Otriven, The inaogoration promises to be soc cessfnl-at least, as far as numbers, en? thusiasm and money can make it so. The number of civic and military or? ganizations that have sent representa i tives .here to engage quarters for the ioaognratioo is oo precedented. Among ibe features of the inaugural procession there wiil be a military company from each State of the Union marching in the order of the admission of the States to the Union, the thirteen original States coming first. Virginia, I believe, is to take the lead, and Dakota will not ap? pear io this procession. A nu ?tiber of organizations from New York, Philadelphia and other cities will come in Pullman cars, and will lodge in the cars during their stay. Others have engaged quarters at hotels and boarding-houses. A number of mili? tary organizations will be lodged in halls and warehouses. It is to be hoped that the weather will be better than was the last (GarSeld's) inauguration day ; it cannot be worse. There is considerable excitement and interest in political and official circles j in relation to the Spanish treaty and the [Nicarauguan canal. Th* latter is cou I sidered much the more important of the j two. While the control of the canal ! by the United States may seem to be a j departure from our traditional policy it must be conceded that the control of the Panama canal by a warlike aggres? sive people with a powerful navy justi i Ses a departure, or rather necessitates j it. We have heretofore been able to i live with small military aod naval es? tablishments because our supremacy in this half the world has not been men iced. But the moment our Paci5c coast territory becomes more accessible I to the powerful navies of Europe than ! to ourselves we must take defensive steps. The canal may cost os a huo dred millions of money, but it will cost less thao a war, and it will completely oeatraiize the vantage of France who, j without it, will soon be in a position to ? cause us great concern. There will j doubtless be much opposition to the ! Nicaraguan Cana!. Thc ship railway j scheme of Capt. Eads across the Isth j mus of Tehauntepee will, of coorse, ! oppose it. Mr. E?ds is a most unblush? ing lobbyist and a maa of great wealth and plausibility. He has a plan to build a very broad-gauge railway across the isthmus and take ships overland from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. Ho has built a model at the cost of ?>(>,000, which he has on exhi? bition in one of the Senate committee rooms. Mechanical and naval engineers differ in opinion a3 to the feasibility of his project. Should he be able to carry 1 it out, it will furnish a shorter route by nearly 2.OOO miles for the passage of ! vessels than the ono upon which M. De . Lesseps is working. Bat whether the Government builds a railroad or digs a < canal, it will have to be at the addi- ; tional expense of maintaining an army and navy to protect it. By extending railroads from our Texas bordertbrough < Mexico we can easily reach the pro- j posed Tchauntapecship railway, and we would in this way occupy a strategic position with which no foreign country could cope. It would not then be diffi? cult for. us to throw 100.000 soldiers < into Southern Mexico. But to extend < the railroad to Nicaragua br to Panama i would be almost as great a task as to ? build a new line across the continent. ' i THE LEGISLATURE. MONDAY, DEC. 15. The House took ep the Appropriation bill this morning. The appropriations for the Militia, the University and Citadel and for miscellaneous purposes were discussed-at some length, but the friends of the bill carried it safely through the ordeal, though most of the morning and all the night session were con? sumed in its consideration. The bill for the completion of the State House passed to its second reading. It ap? propriates $75,000 for that purpose. In the Senate a bot fight was expected on the bill fur.repealing the Lien law; but that house-this year, at least-is not a speech making body, and the bill was killed in less than an hour after the debate commenced. The vote stood 17 to 15. The bills exempting certain portions of Clarendon. Williamsburg and Berkeley from the operations of the Stock law passed their second- reading. The Governor sent io notice of his approval of a number of acts, none of which were of general importance. TUESDAY, DEC. 16. The.Supply bill came up to-d?y io the House. The tax for Sumter is placed at ten mills, though some slight changes may be made. A bill declaring for Civil Service Reform was debated for some time and fi emily passed by an overwhelming majority. The Railroad law was much discussed; but willi neither pleasure nor profit to anybody. The Appropriation bill came np for its third rending, nod, after some unimportant amendments, passed and was sent to the Senate. The bill for completing the State House re? ceived its third reading. Also, a bill author? izing Camden to issue bonds to the amount of $15,000 for building a Town Hall. In the Senate a large number of bills were reported. The Midland Railroad bill was sent to the Governor; also, a number of other bills of less importance. The Aiken County Prohihitioa bill was de? feated. We are glad to see that our Senator favored it. In the discussion be said 'he wished from the bottom of his heart that the sentiment which prevails io Aiken county prevailed all over tue State. If a bill should be proposed to make prohibition general throughout the State he would oppose it only on one ground-because it would be against the general sentiment of the people. No law which does not reflect the sentiment of a com? munity can be made effective. The sentiment of Aiken county is certainly io favor of pro? hibition, and should the proposed law be en? acted it could be made operative. It would not remain a dead letter, but would be en? forced. A large majority of the people in Aiken county say that they do not want this whisky traffic carried on, and we should re? spect their wishes and pass the bill.' The hill limiting attorneys' costs in cases of refereose before Masters and other officers, which passed the House last week, was killed, ns was also the bill requiring cotton seed buyers to take out a license. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17. The Supply bill was further considered in the House to-day. Au effort was made to raise the State tax from 5j to 6 mills, but it .ailed. Au amendment waa adopted raising the limit of age for paying poll taxes from 50 to 60. An amendment was also adopted dis? pensing with the May collection and fixing :he time for payment of taxes from the 1st of October to the 15th of November. Mr. Lee offered an amendment allowing a iiscountof 3 per cent, to those paying in May >r June, but it was lost. A number of railroad bills were discussed ind continued to next session. The Census bill passed to the third reading. The Senate did considerable talking to-day -also, a fair amount of work. The Columbia Canal bill came up for con? sideration, aud was pounced upon by the up ;ouutry Senators with as much energy as a luck would upon a June bug. After the ?be tu ric was exhausted the bill passed to its hird reading by a vote of 22 to 13. THURSDAY, DEC. 18. The House considered the Lien law to-day. its merits and demerits were carefully de? filed. After innumerable amendments a aili was passed to the third readiog repealing he present Lieu law and offering & substitute .vb i eh we will publish if it ever becomes a aw. The Senate took up the Appropriation bill. The first item discussed was the section giv ng $14,000 to the militia, and after a sharp ?ght it was killed. Tue aectiou giving $1,200 toward the expeuse of preparing Confederate rolls was also opposed, and the $500 intend? ed for the Adjutant-General was stricken out, md thus amended the bill pawed its second reading. The Dog License bill was killed (more's the pity). FRIDAY, DSC. 19. The morning was cold, and the Clerk had to call the roll several times before a quorum \pp*ared. The Appropriation bill, as amended tn the Senate, was taken up, and the House refused jy a decided vote to concur in striking out be military appropriation. None of the Sen? ile amend tuen ts were agreed to, except the nie increasing the appropriation for artificial limbs from $7,000 to $9,U00. The Lien Law bill received its third reading ind was sent to the Senute, which body will, u all probability, bury it. The till exempting certaiu portions of Will? iamsburg aud Georgetowu from the opera? tion of the Stock law was discussed ad museum, and finally passed to a third read? ing. Also, the bill to furnish the School Commissioner with an official seal and to reg? ulate the printing of official reports. The first work of importance to-day in the Senate was the General Appropriation bill, ivhich was up for a final reading. The clause relating to thc South Carolina College was lotly debated. Senator Mauldin endeavored to pass an amendment requiring a tuition fee jf $40. After much speech-making, how? ever, the bill was passed ia its original form. The Convict bill, requiring ull convicts who ire leased to be uuder the charge of a Peni? tentiary ofiicial,' was passed after a wordy svar. That bone, of conteation, the Columbia Saaal bill, was again taken np on a vote to reconsider, but at last passed its final reading without any change. SATURDAY, DEC. 20. The House did not adjourn Friday night until 1 o'clock, and the members were quite w orn out; but they came up smiling this [norning and did a fair day's work. The Columbia Canal bill was still further iiscussed. The up-couutry members never fail to hit the unfortunate dire!) a blow when? ever possible, and, if io earnest in nothing ilse, they are seriously so in opposing this national enterprise or' South Carolina. After losing several hours of valuable time the bill passed; aud the convicts will continue to em? ploy tbeir leisure time at excavating. At 12 o'clock the Senate entered the Hall af Representatives, and the Houses proceeded ia joint session to elect a Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Superintendent of the Peni? tentiary, Directors of the same, and a Trustee )f the South Caroliaa Ccllege, which resulted in the re-election of J. B. Kershaw as Judge ind T. J. Lipscomb as Superintendent. Messrs. N. W. Brooker, George A. Shields, A. S.Davis and John S.Scott were chosen Directors, aud Col. J. D. Blauding re-elected Trustee. Alter continuing numberless bills to the next sessioa the House adjourned at 10:30 ). m. The Senate disagreed with that portion of :be Supply bill which changes the time of :ollectiun of taxes placing all of it in October md November, and voted for the bid plau. The Civil Service resolution of the House .va.s unanimously adopted, The bill exempting manufactories from tax itioa came np for a second reading under an iufavorable report ot the committee, and was lilied by a vote of 17 to 14. The Senate adjourned at 10:35. - w^m > ? - Christmas is Coming. That is we judge so from the fine display >f Christmas goods, toys, cups, vases, wagons, lolls, toy stoves, doll setts, Ac, Ac, Ac, ftb?cb T. C. Scaffeis receiving. Go and look it his pretty thiDgs and make all the little blks happy by a nice present all around. i [For the Watch mao and Southron.] A Cruise after Ducks on Blt Biver. All arrangements bad been made bef hand. We were jost waiting for the c and on their arrival we were all aboard, wished for two boards afterward; bot I'll anticipate events. Oar party was quite to The Clerk of Court was general supervi and the Episcopal dominie,the Baptist par* and a tonsorial artist as cook composed crew until we reached Ki ag?tree, where Baptist Bishop hooked on. Oar friend. Branson loaded os, together with three 1 teaux, on to his wagon, and away we wi bumpity-bump, for-well, I forget where were going, bot we fetched up at old i Rhem's, on Black Mingo Creek, having ti eled throngh twenty ?fite miles of the dole lest country this side of Alaska. We shot and shell and "pervisions," as some ' hare it; and a squirrel, or lark, or dove reach of that party anywhere wai in mo jeopardy. We picked np a few ideal, however, M went ?long. At one place we saw a ne woman catting wood, with ber child strap to ber back. It seems that the little fe) lo legs were drawn aroand the mother's WA and while in that position a cloth was i about mother and child, and thos the yoi hopeful was held in place. If any of lady readers desire to acquire this art writer will take pleasure in giving directic provided the baby and cloth are furnish The child should be tough and well-trainei hardness. A little before saodown we pitched oar t at old man Rhem's, on Black Mingo Creel i. e., we wonld have done so if we had ba tent. As it was, we partook heartily of i and bread and squirrel stew, and laid do beneath the "bloe canister of heaven," as Bishop called it, upon the palpitating hos of Mother Earth, as if we meant to sleep. In order not to be too previous, I may i that before these stirring events bad. tra pired we had taken our boats from the waj and pitched them with pitch. It bas stn me since that if a man must pitch a b pitch is the thing to pitch it with. Now, then, to proceed. Early next mo ing, or ever it was day (struggling I ret tn my poetic muse), we laanched our d&nci crafts apon the waters, having named tb as follows ; The Blue Pete (she carried I tonsorial artist and the commissary store the Queechy (she bore abaft her ibaft \ portly Clerk); the Swamp Angel (she sunk her gunwale undera mass of theology, str ing to float beneath the weight of the dot nie and the bishop), and last of all came perfect little "daisy" on land, though i was rather frail for the sea-the Ancient Mi iner. As a consolatory measure, it wai so gested to the writer that, in case he shoo drown, the party would be put to no expec for a coffin, as the boat was about the rig size. However, the scribe has nothing to st against h?3 craft. So often did the bishops) of her as she plowed'the waves : "How li a thing of life she glides the waters o'er." might hare been a glide. I'm uot up dancing nomenclature now, but I am pi pared to say that .it required a lot of muse to keep up her glide. Away we went, "over the water so bloe. How far it was to Georgetown via tbe deviot windings of Black River, no one knet When we left Sumter they told os it wi about thirty milers. An old negro told tis was about "four tides;" that was as clear 1 mud to us. Mr. Rhein said it was sixty mile We are prepared io say it is exactly one hm dred and forty miles, two furlong*, seven fe? and nine inches. Haven't wt been tbe^ Don't we know? During the first part of the day the domini worked very hard. Putting the bishop i front of him to do the paddling, he sat ia ttl ?tera to steer. It wa* pitiable to see th sweat standitfg in beadf on the bishop's fae? while the dominie did the steering. Tba was a (<pious idea" of the said saint to do a the work of steering a big boat thal knew tb road as well as he did. About a half hour after leaving Rhem's single duck-a summer duck, nt that-ros from the water's edge and winged his Sigh unmolested. Your scribe thought the parr had struck a bonanza; but, to relieve in measure the tedium of this story, it may b well to stale, here and now, that said duel was the only one we saw, with one exception until we reached Georgetown. In fact, it wa a bad time for ducks anyway, though we wer hunting nothing on this earth but ducks Geo tie reader, patient and tender, I repea the statement-we were after ducks. Kef] this idea in your mind, and yoa'H catch th thread of this tortuous story hy and by. Somewhere in one of Lord Tennyson'i poems I saw a picture once of a corpse rowe? down a river, and underneath was printed ai explanatory: "And the dead, steered by th? dumb, went down the stream." I migh think that Mr. Tennyson bad reference to th? dominie's steering but fur the fart that w< carried neither dead nor dumb. But at 01 about 2 o'clock we sailed as hungry a crew m ever we t before the mast. The Kingstre? Bishop, 00 coming io sight of the commissary, familiarly known as the Blue Pete, hailed tht craft, and cried ; "Say ? you got a biscuit or an old bone 1 can rab my stomach willi ?" Haring reached this extremity, we stopped for dinner, the result of the day's gunning being ? pair of squirrels. When your scrihe was a boy in the blessed long ago, and used to scratch his head over Latin proverbs, there was one like this : "Faroes optimum coudi men tum est"-i. e., .Hunger is the best sauce. He may have doubted this truth once, but on that 9th day of December all remaining doubt was removed. Furthermore, our banda were getting sore. This thing of pulling an oar or pushing a paddle, as the case may be, is fine fpo rt to read of in books; but, io moments of forget? fulness to conclude that you have warts 00 your hands, aud then awake to find that each wart is two blisters, is not what it's cracked np to be. But so it was-or sore they were, rather. The next day, or maybe it was the same day-at any rate, it was one day out of the lot in band-a couple of incidents occurred to relieve the monotony, though the blisters remained the same. Monotony is a big word, bat it don't mean blisters. Well, asl was going 00 to say, if I hadn't been interrupted, the Blue Pete, ruuuing against the tide, with the Clerk at the oars, and the tonsorial celeb? rity sitting amidships or thereabouts, went down the stream (that is, it would have been doten if the tide bad not been running up) to bunt a place to camp. We feebler folk waited an hour or two hours or so for the returning tide, and tben. eaci astride of a craft, set tail with our paddies, giving semi-occasional blasts with a trumpet which we had. Gentle reader, toward whom I am now growing warm, we did wake the echoes of Black River Swamp with that trumpet-echoes that had been asleep since the day Joshua blowed that boro nigh lo Jericho. We waked everything that could wake. We waked the owls, and set even' harmonious note in them a-going, lt would have done you good to bear them gettiog up and squawking. (Now I begin to feel the poetry in me rising like grease to the surface). The shadows of evening crept si? lently upon us, borne upon the patient arms of night, and, and-"Hello! fellow?," said I, "shoot that buzzard 1 No, it's a wild tur? key." Sure enough, there it was, a genuine, bona fide animit opibusque turkey hen in a lit? tle tree. Jt was not a tame turkey. She was sitting there, miles from the highland, right over "Many a fen where the serpent feeds, And man uever trod before-" nor since, as far ns I know. I fastened a bead on ber down ray gun-barrels (I may say here that Mr. Webster does not give thu use of the word "head," but then he never saw a wild turkey on Black River, either.) Well, I drew a bead, while the demure bishop did the same, and thus we waited for the dominie to get ready, so that all might shoot at once. Alas for the dominie ! Where was be ? Io trying to rise to his feet in his yielding craft he struck his toe, oral] of bis toes, against a seat, and dowu be came face formost, and his gun fired off over his bead. The turkey, be? ing a wise turkey, precipitated its flight, and through the bushes we-sent our shot, and fetched ber to earth with a broken wing. (In fact, the Bishop said repeatedly that when his old soap-stick exploded, if something didn't fall, be always felt like going to see what supported it). Broken wing. I believe I got that far in the turkey story. Other parts of her may kave been broken. We don't know. We do know that, having no use of her wings, she remedied the trouble by a skillful use of her heels, and she is now. doubtless, under some bush, laid up for repairs. Hat the dom? inie lost us a turkey. His suffering was in? tense. He said we might kick him, or shoot bim, or drown bim ; that fools oughtn't to live, anyway. Our crew still have the matter under consideration. If we conclude to shoot him the public shall join in the fun. We are not so selfish as to want to enjoy all the good things of land and sea by ourselves. Well, on we went, not yet having sighted the camp-fire which the Clerk and artist were to set up on shore as a signal, when suddenly our hearts crept np from our boots and stood tip-toe on our tongues. Jerusalem crickets 1 a steamer is coming I aud it dark, and the river narrow, and our boats leaky and weak. "If any man has tears to shed, prepare to shed them now." I commenced to think how an obituary notice would read, beaded "Run Down by a Steamer." Bat scarcely had the boat tooted her whistle, when the Kingstree Bishop ran bis ship ashore, plowing mud and water with her beak, exclaiming as he left us, "I'll hold her nozzle agio the bank till the last galoot's ashore." Then quietly adding, .'Gentlemen of the excursion, I bave a bride and three children at home to look after, and while I'm looking after them I propose to keep an eye ou myself, if it's all the same to yon." And there he stood, holding "her nozzle agin the bank"-Casablanca repeated -Casablanca excelled. He clawed the bushes and dug his paddle into the mud until your scribe thought he was going to teach his craft to climb a tree. Right there, under those trying circumstances, I composed these beau? tiful lines : The dominie called ; he would not go, Because be feared that big boat so. (The other two lines of this haven t come np yet.) At length, feeling that all was secure, the water not being over 18 inches deep, the Bishop lifted up bis voice and said : "Now let her come ; if the Swamp Angel ships a sea, I'll ship a land." Well, she did come. She had lights enough for a Cleveland torchlight procession, and made waves about two and a quarter inches high that would not have cap? sized a soup-plate, and wheo the monster of the deep had passed, we onward pressed our way. Now, kind and devout reader, if you have kept op this far, I want to pause long enough to say, at this interesting juncture, it is not my intention to write a book. Th?3 thing has got to wind up. Suppose that, instead of winding it ap, we just break it off and throw it down. The motioni*carried unanimously, and it is so ordered. Suffice it. therefore, to say (and I would now command roy utmost gravity), we reached Georgetown, on Thurs? day as the shadows were long and slanting, having been four days on the "vasty deep." We bad killed one duck and bought two. That night the party settled up their bills with each other, sud the crew dissolved until the next time. Oo Friday two of us went over to Rabbit Island and bagged ten of the much-sought water-fowl, and on Saturday ali bands were at home in health and strength, eating bread which you could cut without patting your foot on it ; and since then we have adopted as our motto the pleasing words, "Haec ol ira memioisse ju vabn"-one of these days it will delight us to recall these things. * ONE OF THE CREW. Appointments of S. C. Conference. Charlestpn District-E. J. Meynardie, P. E. Charleston-Trinifv, J. 0*. Wilson; Bethel, R. N. Wells ; Spring Street, R. H. Jones ; City Mission, J. E. Beard ; Cainboy, CE. Wiggins; Berkeley, W. W. Jones; St. Stephen'.?, to be supplied ; Summerville, J. M. Pike; Cypress, W. W. Williams; Kl?gerin?, J. B, Platt ; St. George's, D. J. Simmons; Colleton, J. W.Brown; South Branchville, W. W. Williams; Round 0, S. D. Vaughn; Walterboro', E.B. Loyless; Yemassee, D. Z. Dantzler; Allendale, F. Auld ; Black Swamp, M. M. Brabham ; Har deeville. John A. Mood ; Beaufort, H. M. Mood ; Editor Southern Christian Advocate, S. A. Weber. Columbia District.-A. Coke Smith, P. E. Columbia-Washington Street, William C. Power; Marion Street, R. P. Franks; City Mission, L. M. Little; Winnsboro, D. P. Watson; Fairfield, J. K. McCain; Blythe? wood, W. A. Clarke, H. C. Betbea; Lexing? ton Fork, G. W. Gatlin ; Lexington, G. H. Pooser ; Leesville and Concord, J. S. Mathe? son, J. E. Watson, supernumerary ; Bates burg, A. M. Chreitxberg; Johnston and Har? mony, P. D. Dantzler; Kdgefield, L. F. Beaty; Lewisville, J. A. Porter; Granite ville and Vaucluse, W. H. Wroton; Aiken and Langley, W. M. Duncan ; Columbia Female College, 0. A. Darby, president; Chaplain to Penitentiary, W. Martin ; Paine Institute, G. W. Walker, professor. Chester District-A. J. Cauthen, P. E. Chester, D. D, Wannamaker ; Chester Cir? cuit, J. C. S lol 1 ; E*8t Chester, J. C. Bissell ; Rock Hill, to be supplied; Yorkville, J. T. Pate; King's Mountain, L. A. Johnson; Fort Mill, W. W, Daniel; Lancaster, A. Moore ; West Lancaster, J. S. Porter ; Trade ville, H. W, Whitaker; Chesterfield, J. W. McRoy ; Cheraw, J. W. Elkins; Society Hill, J. Jones ; York, S. J. McCleod. Cokeabury District-W. D. Kirkland, P. E. Cokesbury, W. P. Meadors; Greenwood, W. A. Popers; Ninety-Six, S. P. H. Elwell; Donnald's, Marion Dargan; Abbeville, W.R. \ Richardson; Abbevillt Circuit, J.E.'Rush- 1 ton; McCormick, P. A. Murray: Lowndes* ville, M. L. Banks; Tumbling Shoal J, W. H. Ariail; North Edgefield, T. B. Philips; New- j berry, J. A. Clifton; Newberry Circuit, M. Brown; Kinard's, R. R. Dagnall; Salada, J. Walter Dickson; Parksville, S. J. Bethea. Florence District-S. H. Browne, P. E. Florence, A. W. Humbert; Mars' Bluff, H.A. Stafford; Darlington, P. B. Jackson; Darling- ? ton Circuit, E. T. Hodges; Lower Darlington, A. W. Jackson; Black Creek Mission, to be supplied; Timroonsville, J. C. Kilgo; Effing- . hara, W. Carson; Williamsburg, M. B. Clark? son; Kingstree, C. B. Smith; Rlack River, to be supplied; Georgetown, A. H. Lester; J Georgetown Mission, R. L. Duffie; Johnson- * ville, N. B. Clarkson, L. Wood and J. R. 1 Whitaker, Jr., preacher; Missionary to Brazil, 1 J. W. Koger. Greenville District-T. G. Herbert, P. E. 1 Greenville R. D. Smart; Greenville Circuit, ' W. A. Betts; Reidville, C. D. Mann; North ! Greenville, W. S Martin; Fork Shoals, Wm. 1 Hittto; Williamston and Belton, S. Lander; ? Btushy Creek, J. Attaway; Anderson, J. W. 1 Walline; Anderson Circuit, C. V. Barn: West 1 Anderson, J. D. Frierson; Townville, to be 1 supplied by W. A. Hodges; Pendleton, J. W. Daniel; Pickens, W. II. Kirton; Seneca City, B. J. Guess; Walhalla, J. C. Davis; Williams ton Female College, S. Lander, President. Marion District-J. M. Boyd, P. E Marion, W. S. Wightman; Centenary, A. C. Walker; Britton's Neck, M. M. Ferguson; North Marl- ; boro', T. E. Greer; W. E. Pegues, supernu- 1 mernry; Bennettsville, J. L. Stokes; E. J. ? Prie?, junior preacher; Bennettsville Circuit, 1 T. J. Clyde; Clio, A. M. Boyd; Little Rock, * J. S. Beasley; J. R. Little, supernumerary; Mullins, J. W. Murray; Conway, Wm. Thom? as; Conway Circuit, W. C. Gleaton; Ray boro, . W. B. Baker; Bucksville, L. C. Loyal: Wac camaw, J. J. Workman. f Orangeburg District-T. Raysor, P. E. i Orangeburg, J. E. Carlisle; Orangeburg Circuit, D. Tiller; St. Matthew'e,. J. L. Shuford ; Providence, J. Wi Kelly; Branch? ville, A B. Lee ; Bamberg, C. E. Morris ; Gra? ham's, S. F. Siffley; Edisto, W. H. Lawton, Boiling Springs, J. C. Young ; Orange, to be H supplied by L. S. Bellinger; Williston, M. H. Pooser"; Upper Edisto, J. A. Wood. Sumter District-A. J Stokes. P. E. Sum- ' ter, H. F. Chreitzberg; Sumter Circuit, J. T. Kilgo ; Lynchburg and St. Luke's. P. F. Kis tler ; Wedgefield, J. C. Chandler ; Btshopville, < N. K. Melton ; Santee, E. C. Fishburn ; For- ? reston, o. C Counts; Manning, S. Leard; Clareuhon, B. G. Jones; Camden, W. T. Capers; Hanging Rock, A. A. Gilbert; East " Kershaw, B, W. Munuerlyn ; Richland, J. * W. Neeley. ? Spartanhurg District-S. B. Jones, P. E, ' Spartanburg, J.B.Campbell; City Mi.?sion to he supplied ; Union, J. M. Carlisle; Chero. kee Springs, D. R. Brown ; South Union, W. M. Harden ; Jonesville, C. D. Rowell ; Gaff? ney City, J. B. Wilson ; Laurens G. T. Har? mon ; North Laurens, J. M. Fridy ;v Clinton, D. P. Boyd ; Belmont, H. B. Browne : Cam? p?bel la, A.W.Walker; P?colct and Glen? dale, J. W. Ariail ; Wofford College, W. W. Duncan, professor; Vanderbilt University, A. M. cihipp, professor; missionary lo Brazil, d J. W. Tarbonrx. i At 10 o'clock the Conference adjourned, to S meet io Columbia in December, 1885. Io t closing his parting address to the Conference r the Bishop, after acknowledging the many fc courtesies for which he was indebted to the c citizens of Charleston, said that "the ship of i Methodism was about to embark upon its 1 hundretu annual voyage; the sails were set, a the line was cast off, the plank was about to c be haulsd aboard, and those who did not c wish to follow its fortunes could step ashore." CHRISTMAS CARDS at D, J. Auld'-. . Tax Levy. We copy from the Colombia Register the tax lery as provided for in the several conn ties ; Mills on the Mills on tiu Dollar. Dollar. Pickens.20 Newberry.12 Chester.16 Beaufort...Hf Spartanburg.151 York.......ll 3-5 Greenville.\b\ Barnwell.Ill Marlboro..15 Lexington.......Ill Union.15 Kershaw.11 j Clarendon.14i Orangebnrg.ll Lancaster.14J Marion.lOf Hampton.14 Oconee.lol Chester.13$ Aiken.lol Berkeley.\Z\ Charleston.10j Williamsburg.12? Darlington.10* Horry.12J Edgefield.10* Colleton.12* Fairfield.10* Georgetown.12$ Richland.10* Lauren?.\2\ Anderson.loj Abbeville.12 Sumter.10 Smithville -Items. SMITHVILLE, S. C., December 18,1884. Since the election everything has be?n very quiet about here. The Rads have long faces over the result. What a pleasure to each Democrat and others who voted the Demo? cratic ticket to know that hi3 vote helped elect the reform Governor to the Presidency I It was like voting for Hampton in '76. Here? after it is to be hoped that the public, and not the private, life of a candidate for the Presi? dency will be criticised. Such conduct as was had towards the Presidential candidates in the recent election was beneath the dignity of this Republic of 60,000,000. If Blaine's wife 6uits him the public should be satisfied ; for they have nothing to do with his private life. Cleveland, it seems, was guilty of wrong acts years ago, and as he has repented of them, this should be satisfactory to the public without throwing them continually up to bim at this late date. No one but a con? temptible coward would do this. A person's true repentance from past indiscretions should be sacred from public discussion-as much so as the privacy of a man's family. The negroes have emigration on the brain. Some have gone and others are going. A few whites, too. If the means of transporta? tion are provided a great many will go to Arkansas and other places. The causes seem to be a failure in crops and a hunt for better wages, as well as to go where Cleveland won't he. Poor things! Two deaths recently in this section, sup? posed from typhoid fever. Colds are above par.. Oats that were planted during the dry weather are up. Not much planted or plant? ing. The farmers seem to have the blues, and they have enough to contend with to make them blue. Every man that can't pay his debts is a rogue, whether he can or not, is a popular saying with creditors about their unfortunate debtors when one dollar can't pay two dol? lars' indebtedness. Rumors of orange-blossoms in the air. Mr. John J. Team bad his bonse broken open a short time ago, and the party who did it stole hy the wholesale. The loss is heavy on him. Justice McLeod is after the guilty party. Rev. J. J. Myers will close his labors with the Pisgah Church on the third Sunday for this year. He has certainly been a faithful shepherd over his flock. D. Do'st thoa love life ?-Then do not squan? der valuable time,-for that is the stuff life, is made of-but procure at once a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for your cough and be cured. Your druggist keeps it. He Thanks His Paper. Mr. Editor:-I was induced by reading your good paper to try Dr. Barter's Iron Tonic for debility, liver disorder and scrofula, and three bottles have cured me. Accept my thanks. Jos, C. Bogg?.-Ex. dec 2 * BANK NOTICE. THE NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER wil be closed on Christmas Day. All paper maturing that dav must be met on the 24th. CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Dec 22 Cashier. HANK-ELECTION. THE ANNUAL MEETING for the Elec? tion for Directors of the National Bank of Sumter to serve fur the ensuing year will he held in Masonic Hall, Sumter, S. C., on Tuesday, January 13, 1885, at 12 o'clock, noon. Stockholders earnestly desired to at? tend. By order of the Board. CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Dec 22_Cashier. COUNTY POOR HOUSE. Of SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., Due. 23, 1884. . PROPOSALS will be received , by the County Commissioners on THURSDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1884, for the position of SUPERINTENDENT of the POOR HOUSE. Bond and security required. The Superin? tendent appointed to take possession immedi? ately. Proposals muft be ia writing and handed into this office by 12 M , December 31st. All necessary information can be ob? tained by consulting the Clerk of the Board. By order of Board. T. V. WALSH, Clerk Board Co. Com'rs. Advance Copy. Dec 23 ~~ESTATE SALE. UNDER THE WILL OF ELIZA ANDER? SON, deceased, I will sell at Sumter uourt House, on Sale day, Monday, January S, 1885, at 12 o'clock, the following Real and Personal Property of said Estate to pay debts md for division to heir? : NINETY ACRES OF LAND, more or less, loonded on the south by Aaron Fleming, on ihe north and west by Isaac Holmes, on the iorth-east by John Prescott, and on the east 3y Mary Anderson aud Emma Gregg, with a ?ood dwelling-house, containing five rooms ind kitchen; also, smoke-house, barn, stable md gin-house. A good orchard is on the place. Tcrms'Cash-Purchaser to pay for papers. Dec 16_H. W. MACKEY, Executor. FOR SALE OR RENT. Tl TY FARM ON THE MANNING ROAD 1VL one m'?e South of the Court House in Sumter. The pince consists of one hundred ind ten acres-eighty cleared. On the place s a comfortable dwelling of six rooms and ill necessary out buildings. -ALSO TWO BUILDING LOTS of two acres each -in town. For particulars apply to the undersigned it Charleston, S. C., or to R. P. Monaghan n Sumter. T. J. TUOMEY. Dec 16 4t KID GLOVES. Poster's "Tres Bon" New Hook Real French Kid Gloves. ?-hooks, $1.50 ; 7-hooks, Si.75 ; 10-hooks, $2.00 per pair. FANCY GOODS, CHRISTMAS CARDS, STATIONERY and a variety ol' articles for Christmas Presents. STAMPING AND EMBROIDERY ind a full assortment of all necessary mate ials. Lessons in Embroidery at reasonable ?les. Butteriek's Fashionable Dress Pat ems at PHIL. SCH UC KM A?? ST, 271 KING ST., CHARLESTON, ?. C. Dec 16_v "INSURANCE LICENSE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPATMEST, OFFICK OF COMl'TUOLLKK G EN FRA L, COLUMBIA, S. C, DKC 13, 1884.. [CERTIFY, That B. M. HOLMES, of Sumter. S. C.. Agent of THE MUTUAL JELF ENDOWMENT AND BENEFIT AS? SOCIATION OF AMERICA, incorporated ty the State of Texas, has complied with the eqnisitions of the Act of the General Assent ?ly entitled ''An Act to regulate the A gen? ies of Insurance Companies not incorporated n the State of South Carolina," and 1 hereby icense the said B. M. Holmes, Esq., Agent foresaid, to take risks and transact all bnsi less of Insurance in this State, in the County if Sumter, for and in behalf of said Company. Expires March 31st. 1885. W..E. STONEY, Dec 10 Comptroller General. MASTER'S SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Mrs. Caroline Schcerin, Plaintiff, vs. Od?th Solomons and Lena Solomons, and Herman Schwerin and Jacob E, Schwerin, Defendants-Decree for Partition and to pay costs, expenses and fee. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made io the above entitled cause and dated. No? veuiber 28lb, 1883,1 will sell at public auction in front cf the Court House in the Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday, January 5th, 1885, (or day following,) between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon snd 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : . . . ? "All that piece or parcel of land situate in the Town of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing about two acres, bounded Westby Main Street, North by property formerly owned by W. A..Todd, and also-by land of the Estate of Monaghan, East by Har vin Street and South by land' of C. E. Stubbs." Terms of sale cash. Pnrcbasei to pay for necessary papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Dec 15 Master. MASTERS SALE. State of South Carolin?, SUMTER COUNTY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Jumes McDowell', Executor of the last Will and Testament of John B. Witherspoon, deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Cloe Toney, Sydney Toney, Jeffry Toney, et al. Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated Uct. 18th, 1884, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday, January 5th, 1835, (or day following,) between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following premi? ses: "All of that tract of laad, situate in said Couutyand Slate, containing fifty acres, more or less,.bounded on the North by lands of Mrs.-DuBose ; South by lands of Robt. Addison Toney ; East by lands of G. Addi? son, and West by lands late of Addison' Toney, Senior," deceased. Terms of sale-Cash. Purchasers to pay for necessary papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Dec 8, 1884-4t Master. TO THE LADIES : -o In your search for CHRISTMAS GOODS BE SURE AND CALL -AT ALTAMONT MOSES , N. E. Corner Main and Liberty Streets. -o You will Gad there A Large Assortment -OF ? . . . Goods Suitable for the Holidays. -.-o Our Notion Department - Is replete in all its Departments. NICE KID GLOVES OF ALL SIZES AT 50 CENTS. This week we will make a . GRAND DISPLAY Handsome China, Majolica Ware, Fruit and Cake Bas? kets. -o AS FOR CROCKERY, Well, really, I don't know what to say, except COME AND SEE FOE YOURSELF, -o OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT IS FULL. Wheo T say that I meao exactly what I say. Here you will find Mil Candies, Raisons, Nuts, And an endless YAPJETY OF CANNED GOODS. DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAS BOY H EUE Barrel GoodFlourfor $450. -AND GOOD SUGAR 16 Lbs. for $1.00. \ Nice Lioc of Lamps from 25c. to ?x Dec 16 C. I. HOYT & SRO., Patches, docte, Jexeiry, Spectacles, ?cc, &c. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SPORTING MATERIAL, 5bell8, Wads and Everything Pertain? ing to Breech-Loading Guns. Dec 16 I SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., on the first MONDAY and day follow jog ia January next, 1885, and as many day? thereafter as maj be necessary, within tb? legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property : Tb ree . Hundred and Fifty acres of land, more or Ic?, in Sumter County, bounded North by lands of D. A. Stuckey, East by lands of William MeCutcben, South by the public road leading to Lynchburg-and Weft bylands of T. M. Rembert, levied upon at the property of W. K. Creswell,.under execu? tion of Woody and Currie against W. K. Creswell. - ... All of that tract of laud containing. Thir? teen Hundred Acres, more or less, in Sumter County, bounded on the North by Storrip Branch, East by lands of F. S. Reames aaa Rufus Green, South by lands of Mrs. ??? ?? Green, and West by lauds of A. C. DnRant, levied upon as the property of James A. Do Rant and Abigail H. Do Rant, ?oder' aa execution of Allison and Addison against tba said James A. DuRant and Abigail H. Du Baot. All that lot of land, situate, lyioj: sad being partly in the incorporate limita cf the town of Sumter, in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, containing fifteen acres, ?acre or less, and bounded as follows: North-West by Wilmington, Columbia k Angosta Rail? road track, on the North-East .by Dargan Street, on the South-East by the abandoned track of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, and on the West by the publie road leading from the town if Sumter to Cain Savannah, being the tract whereon Is built and erected the Cotton Factory building and other structures and bouses thereunto appertaining. -ALSO One Seventy five Horse power Engine and Boiler, oue Picker, twenty Carding Machines 1 two Drawing Frames, four Speeders, thirteen J Spinning Frames, two Spoolers, three Twist* M ers. two Reels and one .Warping Mill, one J Baling Press and one Iron Safe, three Card I Grinders, Shafting, Pulleys, Belting nod tools ? and implements appertaining to the above 1 machinery, levied on as the property of- the- ? Bellemonte Cotton Manufacturing Company, 1 under an execution of Nancy R. Witherspoon ^9 against the said Bellemonte Cotton Matru?feu-fl turing Company. All that ?ract of ?and situated in Providence fl Township, Sumter County, containing five fl hundred and twenty-four and one-half acres, fl more or less, bounded on the North by lands fl now or formerly of S. Porcher Gaillard, S?st fl by lands now or formerly of 8.' Porcher * Gaillard, Estate of C. C. Porter and J. J.. . Knox, South by lands.of J. J. Knox. -ALSO All that tract of land containing one hun? dred and fifty acres," more or less hounded on the North by lands above described. North East by lands of J. J. Knox, Sooth-East by lands of JI J. Knox, and of landa .lately of Estate of L. R. Jennings, and South-West by lands occupied by James -M. Jennings, levied npon and to be sold as the property of Wilson D. Scarborough, under the separate executions of William S. Scarborough and . Newell B. Scarborough against said Wilson D. Scarborough. 12 Bushels Corn, 1000 lbs. Cotton Seed, 1000 lbs. of Fodder, 15 Bushels of Potatoes, all more or less, seized and to be sold es tba . property of Sydney McLeary, under warrant of Attachment of Myles Moran against ?id Sydney McLeary. . .. .' ; 50 Bushels of Com, 5 Bushels of Peas, ?5ft Bushels of Cotton Seed, 400 lbs. of Fodder, 100 lbs. of Corn^Tops, 25 lbs. of Rice Strew, all more or less, and one Bank of Potatoes. 7 and one Bank of Slips, seized and to be- sold as the property of James Colclough, under? Warrant of Attachment of W. D. Scarbor? ough against the said James Colclough. 1000 lbs. Cotton Seed, 12 Bushels. Corn, 4 Bushels Peas, 200 lbs. Hay, and 15 Bushels of ~ Potatoes, 600 lbs. Fodder," air more or Ins, seized and to be sold as the property of - Ephraim Williams? under Warrant of Attach* . ment of A".'A'. Strauss against said Ephraim Willi-tms. 12 Bushels Corn, 1,000 lbs.. Ray and Tod der, 60 Bushels Cotton Seed, seized and to be - sold as the property of Allen Keith, nader a . : Warrant of Attachment of S. E. Shaw, rs. A'len Keith.. :.- ..- ?'. . . . * / One Hundred Bushels of Cotton. Seed, mere .' or less, 700 lbs. Fodder and Tops, more or less, levied upon and to be sold as the proper? ty of Fayette Brown, under warrant of ai* ' tachment to seize crop, of Welburn J. A?*" ?rew3 against said Fayette Brown. . . t Three Hundred ^ Bushels Cotton Seed, HO. Bushels-of Corn, ItiOO lbs. Fodder, all mea* I or less, seized and to be sold* ari he' property of Henry Prescott, Anderjon Prescott, aatT^ F Frierson Prescott, under warrant of attach? ment of Woburn J. Andrews-agaiust the s?d Ht-nry"Prescott, Anderson Prescott and*Frier- " son Prescott. 10 Bushels Corn, 35 Bushels Cotton Seed and 680 Pounds of Fodder more or less, seis? ed and to be sold as the property of Jonas Peables. under a warrant of attachment of Myles Moran against the said Jonas Peebles. . Two One-'Horse V>?gj?i and One Bay" Horse, levied upon as the property of Caesar Simmons to satisfy- an Execution of Curtis * Carriage Co., against the said Caesar Sim* ..; mons. MARION SANDERS, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, Dec. 2, 1884. ELECTION NOTICE.' State of South Carolina?! SUMTER COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' ?OFFICE. Resolved, 1. That in accordance with the petition of a majority of. the owners of-Real Estate in the Township of Swimming Pens, in said County, an Election be held nnder'the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act .to. in- - corporate the Georgetown and North Caroli? na Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, and the Act amending the same, and to pro- " vide for subscriptions thereto," approved December 21, A. D. 1883, at which shall be submitted to the qualified electors of Swim? ming Pens Township, whether said Town? ship will subscribe to the capital stock of the Georgetown and North Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company the som of Thirty- * five Thousand Dollars in seven per cent. Cou? pon Bonds payable twenty-five years after the date thereof-thc funds realized from said Bonds to be expended exclusively in the - construction of said Railroad in said Town- " ship. Resolved, 2. That said Election be held for the purpose aforesaid at Bethel Cross Roads on Saturday, the 27th day of December, next, between the hours of 7 A. M. and 6 P.M., and that Jas. E. Rembert, Jr., J. S. R- Brown and J. W. McCoy are hereby appointed man? agers to conduct the same in accordance with ?aid Act of the General Assembly, and that they make to this Board a return under their hands of the result of said Election, with all L-onvenient'speed. . . Bv order of the Board of County Commis? sioners. .. T. V. WALSH*, Clerk. November 17, 1884._25-lm . ELECTION NOTICE. State of South Carolina? SUMTER COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. Resolved, 1. That in accordance with tbe petition of a majority of the owners of Real . Sstate in the Township of Spring Hill, in said County, an Ejection be held under the* \ct of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to -itt-? .. corporate the Georgetown and North Carori- ' aa Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, and the Act amending the same, aod to pr?vido For subscriptions thereto," approved Deeem r.er -21, A. D. 1SS3, at which shall be sub? mitted to the qualified electors of Spring Hill rowuship, whether said Township will sub? scribe to the capital stock of the Georgetown ind North Carolina Narrow, Gauge Railroad Company the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars in seven per cent. Coupon Bonds pay nble twenty-fire years after the date thereof the funds realized from said Bonds to be ex? pended exclusively in the construction of said Railroad in said Township. Resolved, 2. That said Election be held for the purpose aforesaid at Spring Hill on Sat? urday the 27th- day of December, next, be- ~ tween the hours of 7A.M. and 6 P. M., and ' that Hugh H. Evans.'Charles L. Williamson - iud Jas. M. Ross arc hereby appointed man igers to conduct the same in accordance with ?fliid Act of thc Geueral Assembly, and that they make to this Board a return under their hands of the resuit of said Election with all :onvenient speed. By order of the Board of Countr Comaris sioners... T. V. WALSH, Clerk. ? Novembern, 1884 25-lm BTT1I more money than at anything else, by * ??1DI taking an agency , for the best selling, % jook out. Beginners succeed grandly. STone fail. Terms free. Hallett Book Co., Portland, Maine.