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: The Sttmter Watchman was founded ffc l860 and the True Sout?iron in 1866? The Wafchaian ?iid Southron . now baa the combiued circulation and inlueooe of both of the old papers; and is manifestly' "?he*~ best advertising medium in Souter. ?. - ' - EDITOBIAL ITEMS. The . Illinois Legislature is about evenly balanced between the two par . H.: ties. Tbe Democrats, however, suc? ceeded in organising tbe House, so there is a sosB?biliry yet of defeating Logan'* aspirations .for another tenn in S ti? Beatie. Mr. Gladstone, the great British Premier, aecoirdiog to the assertion of . . ? ... ,-* hil soo, retires from politics when Par liament adjourns. The world will be poorer in Josing a statesman of his fc?as sive intellect ai d sterling honesty. "The New York Sun conducted the most brilliant campagin against Cleve? land in . the late Presidential election fe J known to modern Jou^naiism.',-Ex. Jest so, as Bill A rp says. .The New >: * ^.Tork Stn conducted a most brilliant campaign, scrupled at no misstatement, hesitated at nc slander that would in? jure the man .Thom it knew to be an honest po?t?cisn, and therefore we think J|J Southern mem should let it severely U:X alone." / . Buring the Presidential campaign the enemies of;'honesty and reform covered tons of paper xith criticisms upon the tact that Governor Cleveland had, ic the official discharge of his duty, hanged two criminal. Since the election, _ however, mos* of,them have, repented of their folly ted stopped such non tense; hot lately the New York Tri? bsne has commenced singing the same song. After all, however, the Repub Keans are ho* much to blame, for they { know if the gallows had its dues the j party would fo" seriously reduced in ' point of/Jnumbers.' Yes, they have good reason io hate and fear the ' Sheriff^ 1 The Naval'Academy and some of its 1 peculiar methods, especially that of has- * lng, are now being considered and dis- ( cussed by a Congressional committee. 1 It is a disgrace that a school under thc 1 control cf the Naval Department of the ' United. State* should allow itself ont- 1 done by the cadets in their determina- ( tion to continue their basing habits. 1 We always knew that Young America 1 wa* Irrepressible, but had no idea of 1 tho extent of that irrepressi bien ess, as j has been show a in the failure of the an- 1 tkontie* at' A o aa polis io their effort to ' break up this especial pet of college ]l Gen. Grant's friends have been en? gaged for the_past week in raising an? other subscription to get him ont of his financial, troubles, and just as they are shoat to approximate success, the Gen? eral comes ont in a card declining the proffered aid. What is coming over j T the old gentleman ? He declined a pennon from the government, and now declines a private lift from friends. Possibly' he has come to the conclnsion thai he eau manage, to keep the wolf from the door with his annual income of $15,600, especially as he will have so boose rent to pay-his wife owning several fine residences in her own right. The tariff U getting to be quite a prominent topic in political circles tgtin. Tariff reformers were willing to let the matter rest until the next] Congress, but Protectionists are making such fools of themselves in defending their pet means of robbing the people under cover of the law that a contest will be precipitated at an early day in Congress. Even the New York World, which is generally level-headed in poli? tics, has been contemplating the beau ties of Mr. Randall's protection logic so intently, of late as to develop a ma? nia, and is plunging around with head tad tail erect, snorting for an opportu? nity of goring some unarmed free trader. The Greenville Nercs ts becoming a chronic fault-finder. It is to be regret? ted that its irrepressible editor should not have something of more importance to write about than criticisms upon the Columbia Canal, the University and the Legislature, whose greatest offence was that it favored these two unfortunates. We hardly think that Democrats will quit their party because of the action of the Legislature upon these two ques? tions. Its latest development io the fault-finding line is an attack upon GOT. Thompson because be exercised the privilege given him by the Consti? tution in making appointments satisfac? tory to himself. The Neics considr-s such sets undemocratic, and this opin? ion is doubtless shared by all the de- , , feated candidates. j ^ The United States Senate is getting \ i an unfortunate reputation. It is thought ] ? to be under the control, more or less, of j i millionaire monopolists, whose only j i claim upon the people for their votes is j i their long parte. Men like Senator j < Miller, of New York, who, except in j the art of money-getting, is a nooen- ; t {?ty, have a wonderful infiuence in the j ] Senate, which can be explained only j \ from the foci of their immense wealth. ! < One-third of the entire number are ! i charged with being directly interested j j ia monopolies:, and every one of these ! ] money kings have persistently fought j ] against every effort to give the people j i relief from their grinding exactions, j t No more vicious specimen of such vii- j lainous iegif " tion can be found than in the case <*f Senator Miller above staled. He patrols the monopoly for the manufacture of wood pulp pa] and by his vot? ? and influence keeps absolutely prohibitory tariff on the portation of foreign paper, while holds the patent for its manufacture this country. Last Thursday was tbe seventi anniversary of the battle of New ' leans. It was once a big holiday amt Democrats, but of late years its celet tion has fallen into the sere and yell leaf. Still, it is well to keep in rn? ory that wonderful victory. **< Hickory," by energy, pluck and eut! siasm, took "4,000 men, a great port of them raw recruits, and "utterly feated Packenbam with 5,000 Brit veterans, killing, wounding and c; turing over 2,000 of that number, a ail with a loss of seven killed and wounded. No wonder the people p moted the General in that remarka battle to the highest- office in their gi It is also well to remember, in ct trusting those times with the prese that the treaty of peace was signed Ghent, Dec. 2ith, fifteen days previc to the battle, and yet no word of it b reached our ears. Now, one of o swift steamers could have brought t treaty across in less than half that tim while the telegraph would have flash the news to all the world before the ii was dry upon the paper. However, was .all for the best. The British learn, a lesson at that battle which will n soon be forgotten. THE FABMEBS~c?UB. We do-not know that anything mo can be said than has been said to ii duce the farmers of Sumter to turn oi next Thursday at the meeting of tl Club. We will just say, as has bee af ten said before, that the organizatic is of gteat importance io the peoplt We do not think it is a cure-all for a the troubles of the farmers, or that will make all rich, happy and prospei MIS ; bnt it will help them to take ac vantage of their neighbors* knowledg? md guard against their mistakes. There is one trouble, however, whic will arise, and about which but littl aas been said. We refer to the ex Dense necessary in "carrying, on the oi *anizat?on. Some mooey will be re mired, no matter how economical th management, and when that question i .aised some folks will think it entirely mnecessary, forgetting that if iliey d< lot pay for a house to meet in som* >ne else must do so; that if they don' jay for the necessary printing and ad rertisiog the work must be done foi lothiog, and done, too, by men wh< jave no personal interest in this organ zation. The question of how it shoulc >est be raised should receive carefu bought and consideration. It need ;ost but a trifle to any one, but each should be willing to pay that trifle, not .o much for the good of others as foi he good of himself. We do earnestly hope that the nee ting ob Thursday will be large, har nonious and successful. FSACHEES, EXAKINATIONS, SCHOOLS. We have never been more thoroughly convinced of the entire unfitness o? nany teachers for their important work, han by a late examination of papers prepared by theta in answer to the ?eries of questions sent out by the State Board of Education. The most mar? velous ignorance prevails among those o whom are intrusted the training of he children's minds ; and this abnor? mal condition of affairs is not confined ixclusively to the colored teachers. The white teachers in many cases ire apparently as indifferent in acquir ng the information necessary to their rocation as their colored brother. We had hoped much from our public ?cbool system ; we hope much from it ret, but our faith that any speedy re? sults will prove its success, each day ?rows weaker. School officials will tave to increase their interest in the vork intrusted to their care before we ;an hope for any improvement. And wc will mention just here, that in one School District in Sumter, whose Board >f Trustees has ever been alive to the oterests of the schools, and especially >f the colored schools, for the whites ire better able to take care of them? selves, we have never seen an incompe ent teacher or a useless school. So hat even with the unpromising materi ils we have to deal with, very much nore can be done, than is done. Teachers who by hard study bare fitted hemselves (or tbe position they occupy, should not be placed upon the same boting with those whose acquirements aave barely enabled them to pass the .equired examination ; and this work ;an only be done by the trustees. But his is straying from our subject. In the late examination, applicants ?eemed especially anxious for a high jrade. Those whose acquirments-would lot justify them in taking even the ! bird grade were eagerly desirous of itteroptiog the first or second, and the .emonstrance of the Board frequently 'ailed to induce them to take the easier questions. Think of teachers locating Quebec in ? he Southern States, the rivers Nile and j Siiger in Europe, making North Caroli- j aa a South American State, makins i jen H. E. Lee a British officer, plac- ? og Grant in command of American j ;roops during the Revolution, making ? Mexico one of the Southern States and ! coating some battles of the late war in j ts boundaries. And these are only j specimens, one out of every fifty of j blunders equally stupid. One teacher who Las taught school two years under t license and who finished his educa ion ten years ago by attending one or l two sessions of Benedict Institute, in Oolam bia, and has been preaching ever since, failed to . answer, properly one single question out of the fifty prepared by the State Board. Several other ap- j plicants failed to answer a single ques- \ tion. A teacher who was educated at * Biddle University in Charlotte, N. C., c and who had been examined in that r State last week, receiving a first i grade certificate with marks averaging j over eighty out of a possible hundred, s presented himself for examination. He c came too late however and was asked a ? few questions to verify his certificate, f and he could not tell the difference be- s tween a common and a decimal fraction, v between per cent and interest, between 1 an adjective and an adverb, and yet r he goes forth as a first grade teacher. It is hardly necessary to multiply in- a stances to prove that our would-be teachers are sadly ignorant, and the t worst phase of the situation is that * these same persons have to be employed \ or a number of the schools will be ' F vacant ; and while one will say that c such teaching is worse than none, yet J the colored* people are anxious for schools and rightly so; and they think p there is great benefit to be derived from Ii a child's sitting in a school room all day, even though the teacher is stupid, d But think of ft kind reader, a room or ' church crowded with from 75 to 175 p pupils, (there is a school in Samtcr ? County with that number of children, g and with but one teacher,) all depen- Jj dent upon a teacher who knows nothing a himself-a blind leader of the blind- J and where is there a shadow of hope "' for' improvement in their minds or ^ morals. ? Oh for an invasion of Yankee school i marms to fill this yawning hiatus of ig- t( norance ! ?. The picture though is not all dark. Jj We have some good schools and compe- ? tent teachers. The question papers of a few of our teachers, both white ? and colored would do credit to any ?j school, and we are proud of the good ? work they are doing for posterity, but they are exceptions to the rule, and a li gre?tchange must come over the pub? lic schools of Sumter County before ^ they are what they should be. h Centennial Newspaper. * The Augusta Chronicle and Consti- Jj. luiionalist is growing venerable with i ti years and honors. In March next, it Q will print its Centennial Edition, in which j t? will be given a brief history of events j J? that have occurred in Georgia and to st fe some extent in Carolina. In an edito? rial last week it says : "The Augusta, Ga., Chronicle was sstablished in 1785-when the R?volu- tl tionary War had been but four years j? ?nded ; when the United States, now so Ci broad io-extent sud majestic in power, ^ were only a feeble family of infant com- et monwealths, fringing the seaboard ; when the Constitution had not, as yet, ts beeo framed, and our form of govern- ~ ment was still the venerable Articles of , Confederation : when Washington had % tl' but just returned his sword to its scab? bard, and the ink was scarcely dry on p' Jefferson's Declaration pen. Founded in 1785, iolS85 the Chron- ? ?ele still survives. In all the long 3onrse of the century, its issue has ?ever been intermitted, and on reaching its One Hundredth Anniversary, it at proposes to celebrate the occasion by j ^ that rare, but not unexampled, publi- T? ration among Auiericau newspapers-a di Centennial Edition. In this edition will be given a brief bistory of the paper for one hundred cc years, illustrated and accompanied by a bi fac-sitnile reproduction of oDe of its f earliest numbers. A sketch of the ;' bistory of the State of Georgia from" 1785 to 18S5 will also be given, em- c} bracing ail the salient points of interest u= in its annals, a brief biographical list of ? CI" its Governors, Senators, and other dis- j di tinguished sons, and a concise chrono- j P( logical statement of its growth iu terri- 01 tory aud population.** V( Any one having files of the Chronicle it prior to 1S00 will confer a favor by "* loaning them to the Chronicle and g Constitutionalist office. r,. Jump into the Wagon. Mr. Torreyson, a blacksmith of Car? son, Nev., is a genius, and we confi lently predict that before he dies bc will put a pair of legs to the earth and snable it to take a walk with Venus around the moon. We predict this, because Mr. Torreyson has invented a road cart that gives the horse a chance to ride part of the time. The wonder? ful vehicle ?3 thus described by the Carson Appeal : *'It has four high wheels and the j ui place between them arched, so that the j V horse is hitched under the wagon be- I " tween the wheels, bis head projecting a m little beyond the front wheels aud his j Ie tail just barely touchiug the hind wheels. The driver sits just over the horse's jUy neck, and the others in the wagon face j pi outward on each side. The horse is so . i" fastened that the pulling is distributed i hl aver his body and does not all come on j [? bis neck and shoulders. In this posi? tion he is greatly protected from Hie sun and storm, aud thereby enabled td-| make long journeys with less fatigue. But the principal part of the invention , lies in a beliyband about four feet wide '[ passing under the horse. When you i reach the top of a long hill, down which j 31 a horse would have to go slowly as he I 01 held back the load, you simply turn a ; crank and it lifts him off his feet several i inches from the ground and tho vehicle j ? runs down the hill of its own mom en- j tum. It is provided with a steering j , apparatus and a brake, that the vehicle j . may be steered and its velocity regula- j v ted. Several times during thc day the j ^ tired horse has a chance to ride and is j ??? very much rested. Also when thc ; tj horse attempts to run away you wind up I the crauk and he is lifted o?r the ground j ?jj perfectly helpless." j This idea of lifting thc horse off the j j ground if he attempts to ruu away is a ! g? capital one; but no well-regulated horse j would attempt to run away with so mar- | vellous a vehicle. Mr. Torreyson : di probably knows best, however, and j la instead of criticising his work we would ii respectfully suggest that he invent an ; V ?ppliance by which the cart can ride I di too.-J\Tcics and Courter. j hi [From our Regular Correspondent.") WASHINGTON" LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., JAX. 10, 1885. The inter-state commerce bill" has been >assed in the House after a long and able d?? jate. Mr. Regan, the author and tireless ad rocate of the bill, may well congratulate him ielf on this achievement. Last session he .vas at death's door with an insidious disease, ind no one believed that he would live to see ,he triumph of his bill. He then said that he vould be*wilh'ng to die bat for the incom >leteness of this work. There are few more >p\verjful, more ready, or better equipped de? baters in the present Congress than Mr. Rea? gan, of Texas. Tbe beginning of the new Year has been baracterized by a resumption of the social rater tain meo ts of the season, but there is a ack of the splendor, the gayety, the chic of brmer years. The bard times may have otnetbing to do with the social depression, >ut hard times do not pinch office holders vhose salaries are as certain as taxation. It ak es money to make the social machine go, md many of the social engineers lost their ooney in wagers cn Blaine. Tben, again, hey realize that it is prudent to be provi lent, and save money to buy tickets to Ohio .fter the fourth of March. Col. Lamont has been io this city for two lays, looking over the field. Very few knew hat he was the private secretary of the presi lent-elect, and he was not aunoyed by office eekers and interviewers. He went to the Tbite House yesterday afternoon, and met Resident Arthur, who introduced him to his ?rivate secretary, who in turn presented tbe Jerks about the "throne" and explained to lim briefly the daily routine of official work ,t the presidential mansion Last night the Chairman of the inaogura ion committee had a long talk with Col. jamoot. who remarked that Governor Cleve and was averse to show and ostentation, but hat oo the other bund he did not wish to ap? ear ostentatiously simple or austere. The etails of the inauguration will therefore be ?ft entirely to the committee. Left to the committee, the inauguration romises to be a grand affair, with a grand jareb to the Capitol in the forenoon, a grand yrotechnical display in the eveuing, and a ;rand ball at night. Think of a ball room of ca acity for twelve thousand persoos, and with oor sufficiently spacious for two hundred nd fifty cotillions ''dancing in tune!" At ight Pennsylvania Avenue will be as light s day with gas, electricity, and calcium ights. A firm has offered to decorate the treets by suspending a line wire from the tavy Department to the foot of .the Capitol, nd suspend globes of different colors twenty )ur inches apart ; the same line passing up rouisiana Avenue and around the City Hall j the Pension building. It is the intention f the committee to make oh the occasion the randest display of pyrotechnics and decora ions that has ever been in America, and .om the estimates received there is no doubt fhatever that it will be done. The military parade will be the largest that as been seen in Washington since the war. ?ezieral Fitz Lee will appear at the head of ighteen hundred men from Virginia and orth Carolina. All the Southern States rili be represented in the procession. Two o'ored military corappuie3. one from Nor >lk, and the other from Baltimore will be in ne with the colored companies of this city. Some of the troops will sleep in the Pull lan cars which bring them here; others will e billeted in hotels and hails where they ave airead}* engaged quarters. A few coin? ages will be ?quartered ic Alexandria, here they will be within half an hour of Fushiogton by rail or boat. "If the prover ial inauguration weather prevails on the lurth of March, the military will have a iste of the horrors of war. The last three in uguration days were extremely disagreeable, ongress oujjht to pass an act extending the rm of a President to six years aud inaugu iTing him on the fourth of July. Then the iilitnry companies could have a picuic and >e Washington arrayed in green sward, ?iage, fountains and flowers. Our Exchanges. The Spartanuurg Herald hus commenced its nrteen th volume under a new management, r. Trimmier h:is withdrawn from its publi itioo, and it is now owned by a stock cora my and Mr. W. M. Joaes, the editor, has itire control. The News and Courier Annual is on our ble. We return thanks for this nicely got n up affair. It has, in addition to the usual manac literature, a number of fine illustra ons, mostly of natural scenery. The irre .essible Ashley Phosphate Company has sev al pages of its unique literature and pic ?res. The reading matter of the Annual is >od, the pictures excellent, and the publisher lowed both taste and talent in its make-up. -*n> . ? ? ? -i After all the arguments about cheapness id quality it appears that Dr. Bull's Cough rrup is the best' remedy for the cure of ?ughs and cojdi ever offered to the public. lie price is^Dhiy 25 cents a bottle and every ruggist irc'tbe land sells and recommends it. -~----<>.- ? On our third page to-day. will be found a rikjng and instructive illustration of the ?njparative wNortn of the various ki?^g of ikir.g powders now in thc market, -N, Ammonia in Eaking Powders. Among the recent discoveries in science and lemisiry, none is more important thao the .es to which common ammonia can be prop Jy put as a leavening agent, and which in? cale that this familiar salt is hereafter to ?rform an active part in the preparation of ir daily food. The carbonate of ammonia is an exceedingly \ jlatiie substance. Place a small portion of j upou M knife and hold over a flame, and it j ill almost immediately be entirely devel- | .ed into gas and pass off into the air. The j is thus formed is asimple composition of itrogen and hydrogen. No residue is left om the ammonia. This gives it its superior y as a leavening power over soda and cream f tartar used alone, and has induced its use . a supplement to these articles. A small jan li ty of ammonia in the dough is effective i producing bread that will be lighter, j veeter, and more wholesome than that risen r any other leavening agent. When it is ..led upon by the beal of baking the leaven i* gras that raises the dough is liberated. In ?is art it uses itself up. as it were j the am oniajs entirely diffused, leaving no trace or siduum whatever. The light, fluffy, flaky ipearonce, so desirable tn biscuits, etc., and ? sought after by professional cooks, is said ? be imparted to them only by the use of tais rent. The bakers and baking powder manufact? ura producing the finest goods have been .ick to avail themselves of this useful dis ?very, and the handsomest and best bread id cake are now largely risen by the aid of nmonia, combined, of course, with other amiing material. Ammonia is one of the best known prod its of the laboratory. If, as seems to be stly claimed for it, the application of its .uperties to the purposes of cookiug results {iiviug us lighter and more wholesome .cad, biscuits, and cake, il will provea boon i dyspeptic humanity, and will speedily ree itself into general use in the new field to hieb science has assigned it. - Scientific ?ncr icon. John Clayton was shot by William *-eeu;an. Jr., in a difficulty at Allen llo-on Monday night, 20th. " Clayton ed soon after. Freeman fled, but was .rested'aud put in jail at Branchville i Tuesday night. Railroad Accident. The dotvn freight train on the South arolina Kail way met with an accideut BSterday just after thc train had passed per Conga ree bridge, The engine and ie or two cars left the track, but no a m a ge was done. The Columbia lund passengers had to be transferred hen thc up passenger train reached ie scene of the accident, and conse? quently thc connection with the Colutn ia and Greenville Railroad was not lade, thc train being more than an hour te in reaching Columbia.-Register, 'h. - mif ~ OHM Four colored children were burned to 2ath in Of angebarg County one night st week. Their mother went off visit iE and locked them up in the house. >Then she returned home her four chil? ien were mouldering corpses and her ouse iras iu ashes. J. W. HAWKINS. Tbis mao of God, after patiently suffering with pulmonic disease for & full year, threw off the shackles of clay, and entered into "rest" on Monday morning, December 22, 1884. Bis end was a fit conclusion to his moral life, triomphant, peaceful. At the regular conference meeting of the Lynchburg Baptist Church, December 27th, of which be was a deacon, the undersigned was requested to write an article expressive of their high appreciation of his personal worth and Christian character. I, therefore, joyful? ly testify that, in the life of our esteemed brother, the church saw a true pattern for hooesty, sobriety, charity aod Christianity ; as a deacon, a faithful officer "of good re? port;" as a man, aman. Eulogj7, so called, to-day, is as vain as it is common. To those who kuew J. W. Hawkins it is unnecessary ; by others it is unappreciated. We simply/e?" that be is gone; and the sense of his being missed, would to him be the most lofty, enduring panegyric. As to his physical end, "So fades ft summer cloud away ; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; So gently shuts the eye of day ; So dies a wave along the shore." J. HOWARD CARPENTER, Pastor. Mayesville, S. C., Jan. 6, 1885. Ee si g nation. Addressed in Christian love to Mrs. Mollie Hawkins j by her pastor, J. Howard Carpen? ter. Oh 'tis a grace possessed by man alone; A virtue angels might be jealous of I Conceived in darkest night, brought forth in gloom, : In sorrow rooted, watered oft with tears ; Its fruit, it seems, would only bitter be. But to the corn plant 'tis analogous The richest ear, the fullest and the best, Is gathered from the stalk whose rootlets feed, In blackest soil on putrifying flesh. Lo resignation rooted ia the heart. On fading hopes, and dying love grow3 green, And sheds a holy fragrance all around. My heart goes out in sympathy to him, Whose morning all undimm'd has pass'd away, And brightly in the zenith shines his sun, For doubly dark its going down must be. Thrice happy is the man whose early life Was spent in adverse fields at honest toil ; A harvest rich shall crown hts after y eura ; And sweet contentment close his eyes in death. I thank Thee, Father, that Thoa didst, awhile, Let clouds obscure the brightness of my sun ; ? For in the shadow first I learned to smile, E'en thro my tears, and say "Thy will be done." I thank Thee for the burden thoa didst lay Upon my heart when it was light and free; For 'neath its crushing weight I learned to pi-ay, And then so strange ! I cast it off on Thee. I thank Thee that my rond has rugged been, That I have passed thro ways of toil and strife ; For now I know it was Thy hand, unseen, That led me thro them and preserved my life. And trusting fully in Thy love and care, TH forward press tho' all the world should frown ; Will meet thc heaving billows still with prayer, Believing they can never bear me down. Mayesville, S. C., Jan. 6, 1885. A Deceived Woman Is the lady who oses cosmetics, face lotions, white lead, bismuth, powders, arsenic, &c, in the belief of enriching and beaotifying the complexion. It is but temporary, and ulti? mately destroys the skin beyond the power of nature to restore. Stop it I Stop it now, and use only Dr. Barter's Iron Tonic, which imparts the vigor and loveliness of y oath. Jan. 6. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 13, 1885. COTTON.-About 75 bales have been sold during the week ending the 13th. The mar? ket closed steady. We quote : Ordinary 8J @8|; Good Ordinary 9@9j ; Strict Good Ordinary 9?@9.}: Low Middling 9g@9$; Middling 9|?!0 ; Good Middling 10$. CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 12, 1885. COTTON.-Market dull. Sales about 250 bales. Quotations are : Low Middling, 10? ; Middling 101; Good Middling, 10$. WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 10, 1884. SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Market quoted dull at 27J cents. ROSIN-The market firm at $1.05 for Strained and $1.10 for Good Strained. CRUDE TURPENTINE-Market was firm at SI. 15 for Hard, $1.75 per bbl., for Virgin and Yellow Dip. COTTON-Market dull. Sales - bales. The following are the official quotations: Low Middling 10?, Middling 10f, Good Mid? dling 10$. ESTATE SALE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, \ SUMTER COUNTY. \IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Kate^E. Bronm, Plaintiff, vs. W. D. Blatiding, Administrator, James A. Browivand others, Defendants. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER OF HIS Honor Judge Fraser, in the case above stated, I will sell for cash on. FRIDAY, 30th JANUARY, 1885, the following property of the estate of the late Martha L. Brown at the late residence of Abner W. Brown, to wit: CATTLE AND HOGS. 250 bushels of Corn and 2,500 pounds of Fodder. 250 bushels of Cotton Seed. Oats and Pens. I Gin and Condenser, Corn Sheller. Plantation Implements and Tools. 1 2-horse Wagon and Body. Blacksmith's Tools. 1 Dining-room Set of Furniture. 4 Bedroom Sets of Furniture. Kitchen and Pantry Furniture. Crockery, Sewing Machine and Book Case. The Corr., Fodder and Cotton Seed will be sold in lots to suit purchasers. -ALSO, I will sell at Sumter Court House on SALE DAY in February next 1 Horse. 1 Mule. Buggy ftad Harness. WM. D. BL ANDING, Administrator, Cum test, annexo. J? Sumter, January 13th, 1885. 1 State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, MRS. LOUISA E. STEIN MEYER, (widow,) of said County and State, made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration, of the Estate and effects of CLAUDIUS P.' STE I NM EY ER, deceased, unadtninistered : These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Claudius P. Steinmeyer, as afore? said, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. B. on January 21st, 1885, next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, thi3 6lh day of January, Anno Domini. 1885. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J Jan 6-2i Judge of Probate. County Bond No, 250, ISSUED DEC. lt, 1882, by the County Commissioners of Clarendon County in favor of T. McD. HUDSON, or bearer," for Siib7.75 with interest at the rate of 6 pet cent. The said Bond was issued, under the Funding Act approved Dec. 20, 1881, to sat? isfy two-fifths of a judgment against said County, in favor of Hudson & Brother. Upon this Bond are credits of payments amounting to $201. Said Bond bas been sold to J. J. Rowland k Bro., who are now the lawful owners of same. Notice is hereby given that the said County BOND has been LOST OR MISPLACED by the undersigned, and that after fifteen days from the date of ibis notice they will apply to the Board of County Commissioners of Clarendon County for a reissue of said Bond. J. J. ROWLAND k BRO., Jan. C, 1385. 2 Lynchburg, S. C. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TB 13 NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTER. At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business, Dec. 20, 1884. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $21,958 71 Overdraffs, 82 07 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation, 12,600 00 Due from approved reserve agents, 10.412 88 Due from other National Banks, 47,446 33 Due from State Banks and bank? ers, 6,772 62 Real estate, furniture, and fix? tures, 1.074 67 Current expenses and taxes paid, 881 40 Premiums paid, 417 65 Checks and other cash items, 247 44 Bills of other Banks, 5,510 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and pennies, 53 53 Specie, 9,592 95 Legal tender note?, 11,00100 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circu? lation,) 565 00 Total, $128,616 25 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $50,000 00 [Jodivided profits, 5,555 69 National Bank notes outstanding, 11,300 00 Individual deposits subject to check, 59.674 00 [)ue to other National Banks, 1,153 33 [>ue to State Banks and bankers, 933 23 Total, $128,616 25 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, leo COUNTY OF SUMTBR, J'??. J, CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Cashier or the ibove named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my inowledge and belief. CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Uh day of Januarv, 1885. D. J." AULD, Notary Public. Correct-Attest : A. A. SOLOMONS, ") MARION MOISE, ^Directors. R. M. WALLACE, J Jan 13 SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will he sold at Sumter C. H., >n the first MONDA V and day following io february next, 1885, and as many days hereafter as may be necessary. wi'hin the egal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for :ash, the following property: All tVose two tracts of land situated in 'rovidence Township, Sumter County, in aid Sis te, described as follows to wit: Tract 1-Containing Four Hundred and 2ighty-Four and a Half Acres, more or less jounded on the North by lands, now or for* nerly of S. Porcher Gaillard, East by lands tow or formerly of S. Porcher Gaillard, istate of C. C. Porter and J. J. Knox, by the 'ublic Road leading from town of Sumter to Providence, and West by homestead of W. D. Scarborough and land of Mrs. Herriott Mc? leod. 2. Tract, containing One Hundred and Ten icres, more or less, bounded oo the North by ands above described, North-east by lands of L J. Knox, South-east by lands of J. J. Knox, ind lands lately of Estate of L. R. Jennings, md South-west by lands occupied by James il. Jennings, and West by Homestead of W. }. Scarborough, both of the said two tracts if land last above described, levied upon and o be sold as the property of Wilson D. Scar jorongh, under the separate executions of ?Villiam S. Scarborough and Newell B. Scar ibrough agaiust the said Wilson D. Scarbor mgh. All of the right, title and interest of Wm. C. Croswell, in and to a certain judgment in avor of said William K. Croswell, against J. M. Croswell. Chas. Spencer, and L. M. ^roswell as Executor of Gilbert C?swell, leceased, the snme being enrolled and intered up for One Hundred and Twenty Two Dollars and Forty-Five Cents, to be bund in roll 3308 of the records of the Court >f Common Picas for Sumter County, levied ipon as the property of Wm. K. Croswell, inderan execution of Woody & Curry. Thirty bushels of Cotton Seed and Twenty munds of Fodder, all more or less, seized and o be sold as the property of Andrew Spann, fr., under Warrant of Attachment of John ?eid, against Andrew Spann, Jr. Six bushels of Corn, Sixty bushels of Cot? on Seed, Five Hundred and Fifteen pounds >f Fodder, Five Hundred pounds of Shucks, ind Corn Tops and Six Bushels Peas, all nore or less, seized and io be sold as the iroperty of Isaac Lee, under Warrant of Al? ach ment of S. E. Dickson against the said saac Lee. 45 Bushels Corn, 150 Bushels Cotton Seed, t00 lbs. Fodder seized as the property of fames F. Anderson to satisfy a Warrant of Attachment of Chandler & Lemon against ames F. Anderson. MARION SANDERS, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office. Jan. 8. J885. . NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MORTGAGE, State of South Carolina. SUMTER COUNTY. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN powers granted to us by Alfred E. iroadway, late of Sumter County, in the State aforesaid, in and by his certain Mort? gage to us, bearing date the thirteenth (13th) lay of December, A. D. 1882, and recorded n Register of Mesue Conveyance Office for aid County and State, iu Mortgage Book No. Sleven (ll), at page 34, we will sell at pubiic luction, before the Court House, in the town if Sumter, on THU KS DAY, the 5th day of FEBRUARY, A. D. 1885, between the hours if ll o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock n the afternoon, the right, title and interest ?f the said Alfred E. Broadway in and to the ollowing three tracts of land, situate, lying .nd being in Sumter County, in the State .foresaid, to wit : No. 1. Situated partly in Privateer Town hip and partly in Sumter Township, on vb i eh is located the late dwelling house of he said A. E. Broadway, and through which uns the public road from Sumter to Charles on, containing One Hundred and Three Lcres, more or les?, bounded on the north by ands of E. W. Moise; on the west by lands orinertj" ot* Hoben Bradford and by lands of len ry Rodgers ; on the south by lands of Mrs. ?lsie Broadway, and on the east by lands ormerly of Mrs. McDowell and by tract No. , hereinafter described. No. 2. Situated in Privateer Township, ontaining Oae Hundred Acres, more or less, rhich is bouudedon the north by lands form rly of Mrs. McDowell ; on the west by lands f tract No. 1, above described ; on the south y lands of Mrs. Elsie Broadway, and on the ast by lauds now or late of the estate of Oll? er Hoyt. No. 3. Situated in Privateer Township, on ; lublic road from Sumter to Charleston, S. C., i ontaining Forty-seven and One-half Acres 47^), more or less, which is bounded on the ; orth by lands of Mrs. Elsie Broadway j which separate it from ahove described ? rads); on the west by public road leading j rora Sumter to Charleston and by lands of j Irs. Elsie Broadway : on the south by lands f estate of M. J. Tisdale, and on the e.ist by j *.nds now or lately of the estate of Oliver ? loy t. Terms of Sale-Cash. J. A DOER SMYTHE and ANDREW M. ADC KR, Copartners, doing business tinder finn name of SMYTHE k ADGEU, J:in. 13 Mortgagees. NOTICE. rHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTKE of thc j Democratic Party in Sumter County J till meet next. Thursday. 15th inst., in the | ince of Mr. W. II. Cuitino at ll o'clock in he tr?ornin<r. By order of the Chairman. W. F. BU A ME, J?n 13 Secrciarr. NOTICE. RHE UNDERSIGN RD gives notice that those indebted to him by note, account r otherwise must settle promptly, lie must ave mener to meet his bills. Jan 6 " T. C. SC A F FE . _ "NOTICE. rnE UNDERSIGNED is cc:, of a job, and is open to an offer. He is not afraid to ,-ork and will take hold of anything that ffers a chance of support. Will take charge f a farm, and will doanv kind of work that J jay come to hand. T. S. DRAYTON. ? NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN powers granted to us bj J. F. Ives and S. A. Ives, of Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in and by their certain mort? gage to ns, bearing date the 15th day of March, 1883, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance of said county, in Mortgage Book No ll, at page 512, we will sell at public auction, before the Court House, in the town of Sumter, on MONDAY, the 2d day of FEBRUARY next, between the hours of 31 o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all the right, title and interest of the said J. F. Ives and S A. Ives in and to :be following described real estate, to wit: All that piece, parcel and tract of land lyi :g, being and situate in Sum? ter County, State aforesaid, containing one hundred acres, more or less, with dwelling house and buildings thereon, bounded on the north by lands of J. W. Hancock ; south by lands of Thomas Morris ; east by lands of E. A. Ives, and west by lands of W. Bracy. W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER, Jan. 6, 1885. Nortgagees. NOTICE OP SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN powers granted to us by W, J. Bate? man, of Sumter County, in the Slate of South Carolina, in and by bis certain mortgage to us, bearing date 15th day of February, 1884, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance of said county in Mort? gage Book, No 12, at page 506, we will sell at public auction before the Court House, in the town of Sumter, on MONDAY, the 2d day of FEBRUARY next, between the boors of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all the right, title and interest of the sr'd W. J. Bateman in and to the fol? lowing described real estate, to wit : All that piece, parcel or tract of land containing one hundred acres, the same being the tract con? veyed to the :aid W. J. Bateman by his mother, Mary A. Bateman, under deed dated June the first, 1880, and recorded in Book X, page 304, in the office R. M. C., Sumter County, said land lying and being on the west side of Beaver Dam Swamp, in said county and State, bounded by land now or formerly of Clay Watson on the north side; south by the run of Scape 0Ter Swamp ; east by the run of Beaver Dam Swamp ; west by the lands of Garrison Davis; sai.'. : act now being known by the name of "Joel Brown tract" of land. W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER, Jan. 6, 1885. Mortgagees. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN powers granted to us by M. E. Shiver of Sumter County in tne State of South Caro? lina in and by ber certain Mortgage to ns bearing date the 2nd day of February 1884, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance of said County in Mort? gage book No. 12, at page 406, we will sell at public auction, before the Court House, in the town of Sumter on Monday tbe 2nd day of February next, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon, and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all the right, title, and interest of the said M. E Shiver in and to the following described real estate, to wit : All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, and State aforesaid. Containing Two Hun? dred acres more or less, bounded -on the East by lands of W. D. Boykin, and A.'J. Boykin, South by lands of Thomas McLeod, West by lands of R. T. Ellerbe and W. L. Arthur, North by lands of Thomas Ancrum and Samuel Boykin known as the "Ancrum sand hill place." W. L. ARTHUR & BROTHER, Jan. 6, 1885. Mortgagees. - 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 find there A Lame Assortment o -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 J<now what to say, escept v :0HB AND SEE FOE YOURSELF, m GROCERY DEPARTMENT IS PULL. Wheo T say that I mean exactly what I say. Here yon will find Freud Cantos, Ealsons; Its, And an endless VARIETY OF CANNED GOODS. DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAX BUY HERE Barrel Good Flour for $150. -AND OSAR 16 Lbs. for $1.00. A Nice Linc of Lamps from 25c. to ?4. Dec 16 OF EVXEY KIND CHZAPEB TEAS EYES. Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammuni? tion, Fishing Tackle, Seine?, Net?, Knives, Razors, Skates, Hammock?, etc. Large Illustrated Catalogne FREE. ?REAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, PITISBU&.QK, FA* EXCURSION TICKET -TO NEW ORLEANS, ?OOD TO RETURN" XJNTI Maj the 1st, 1885, We would inform you, friends and customers, that if you intend going to New Orleans during tbe Exhibition, you should buy all your GROCERIES from us, be cause we guarantee that by so do? ing you can save money enough to buy a TICKET TO NEW ORLEANS and return, and have plenty to eat and drink besides. The Railroad Companies through? out the country have agreed to re? duce the rates so as co enable every one to go. We hare made up our mind and do hereby agree and promise to sell you everything in our line at reduced prices so as to enable every one to have a nico time during the coming holidays. Dear Reader, what more eau yon expect, and why will you not buy all your groceries from os and thea take what is left and buy a RETURN TICKET TO NEW*ORLEANS and see the GRANDEST SHOW the world bas ever produced. CHRISTMAS Being near at hand we would like you to give us your attention just long enough to read what we have for sale and then write out a nice order for what you know you wiH need, and we will fill it and rest assured you will be pleased with both goods and prices. We bava jost received a nice line of PRESERVES and FRUIT BUTTERS, JELLIES and Atmore's Mince Meat We have them in different sise packages and also at retail. Alse all kinds of DRIED FRUITS, such as Evaporated Apples, Peaches, Prunes and Med Figs, DATES, CURRANTS AND CITRON. We have a fine lot of LONDON LAYER RAISONS and would call special attention to our Rais? ons put up in quarter boxes. They are very choice and a nice s i ie box for every household. We call attention to our EXTRACTS. They are of triple strength and warranted pure goods. Also our large stock of CANNED FRUITS, MEATS AND VEGETABLES. As we only handle standard brands : of canned goods we say again that this is the place to boy them and get full value for your money. TEAS. ID a few days we will receive a large invoice of Te is and we ask - you to try our Teas and be con? vinced that we sell a better Tea for less money than you can buy abroad. We hear people often say, 44 We buy our groceries in cities because they sell sugars at cost.'9 We would remind you of the fact that no merchant can make a liv? ing by selling his wares at cost, and if be should offer you sugar at cost he must and will charge more for other goods. We make sta role to sell all goods at small liv? ing profits, and are glad to inform you that se far, we have succeeded in getting a liberal share of the trade in Sumter County, and by FAIR AND SQUARE DEALING we hope to sell you double the amount of goods do rio g the com? ing year, and thus save you money. COFFEES. We sell a great deal of Roasted . Coffee, and you can always rely on getting fresh Roasted Coffees at our store, because the people will not let it remain long enoogh to be? come stale. We offer now a roast? ed coffee io packages called "Stag Brand." It is a Java and Mocha mixed, and is without doubt ?a fine drink-try a ponnd. We can give yo? a fair article of roasted coffee at 15 cents, and an extra fine Rio at 20 cents per pound. In past years we have always found it a difficult matter to supply our trade with FINE CONFEC? TIONERIES. In order to reme? dy this and to please every one, we would say that we are receiving by far the largest and finest stock of FRENCH CANDIES ever han died by one merchant anywhere and the beauty of it is we sell it so cheap, thus enabling a yoong lady to get two pounds where otherwise she might only get one. We can put- candies up in any size boxes you may desire and we will give you a nice assortment. Hav? ing thus supplied a long felt want in the Town of Sumter, we trust that thc young people of this town will give us their orders for all kinds of Confectioneries they may want during the holidays. Before closing we ask you to re? member that we carry in stock Choice Butter, Fancy Cream Cheese, Switser Cheese, Import? ed Bologna, Dutch Herrings, Pickled Pigs' Feet. Saner Kraut, Plain and Self Raising Baokwbeat, Oat Meal, White Beana, New Or leaus Syrup and Molasses, (New Crop,) and last, but not least, Cranberry Sauce in cans-nice thing to eat with turkey. Always glad tc serve you. We are, respectfully, DUCKER & BOLTON. Dec 9