The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 27, 1885, Image 2

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TUESDAY, JANFAEY 27. .i f : The Slimier Watchman was founded ^^1850 and the 2Vwe . Sbaf?ro?- in S^%86(K The ifate/mcra. a?? South-on r?0-. :-' now baa the combined circulation and ?ntu^nee of both of the old papers, and, K ifr m?nifes% the best advertising ?? mediumH?Suaiter. ? V " ' . '- ' EDITORIAL ITEMS. fe ~-rMow are the mighty, fallen ? A maa '? - ; named Campbell, a grandson of the v great poet waa arrested in Parkersburg, - W. Va,, a few days ago? for chicken ?sj: stealing. Campbell is a man of eonsid ?rable abiKty, a graduate in the medi? cal schools of Paris _and Berlin, a poet f"-*.; of no mean ability? but took , to drink -iii ? and went to tbe dogs at break-neck ?|!'; speed. . . " . ;. i ^ - v We are glad to report that Tammany . Hall is stiitin feeble health. The Boss I: ; . is sick, tbe braves are going over to the ^ v " c^em7? "or to ijuote the more expressive language* of a, contemporary, 'the rats / "are fast-leaving the' sinking ship.' ; Tammany;is a ;curse to the Democracy of New York. Its greedy, grasping f . principles have affected the entire body g:l i.politic, and we are glad to know it is A terrifie cyclone swept through the Jtorthera portion _ef Alabama a few ; ! day?' ago, and they are telling some huge tales about it. If it were not for w : the fact that we are under obligations to Believe all the newspapers say we would - hesitate 3>efore:accepting the statement thai a heavy anvil was lifted .from a blacksmith shop and carried a hun I $ dred yards by the wind. * New Orleans is a big city on ? map*. ":. The. city limits are so extensive and teach SQ far beyond the city proper. that some'persons who live in the corporate \ limits have no neighbors nearer than 20 pQ.~ ;. miles. Baron Munchauson must be the author o?.that fable. Part of the troops sent ont under : Gen. Wolseley in Egypt for the relief of Gen. Gordon in Khartoum met with - a detachment of the Mahdi's force, 10,000 in number, the17th instant and a hard fi>ht followed, resulting in the defeat o0he Arabs, and a decided ric-, tory for the plucky English. The Lour - * ?. .. don papers are. filled with glowing ac? counts of the battle aadnt now looks as if the gallant Gordon will be rescued j after ali. Gen'Stewart commanded the British and had but 1,500 men.... j Congress makes, haste slowly in some j of its great enterprises, . for instance j . there is an effort to complete the Gen- | nepin canal which connects the waters! of the -Great'I?ak?s with the Mississippi, j and an .appropriation is made fer that purpose^ which in point of size would, be suitable for the Columbia Canal. If Congress; wants to make a water ".ray for commerce in that direction, it had better start about it in a'more courage? ous way Secretary McCulloch has done .no credit either to his head or heart by his action in extending the time for pay? ment of. the tax on "whisky ia bond. He says that such an extension will, result ia a general advantage to the whiskey .manufacturing interests of the country, atad' will do mach to Relieve ' the.general depression of trade.' Secre? tary McCulloch can hardly be ignorant of tbe fact that the whiskey trafile is not ] conducive to general prosperity. Prohibitionists have lately received a strong ally in the person of. King The baw of-Birmah. He is very much in earaest; neither drinking himself nor allowing another to do so. He has met with wonderful success, and if he j persists in his efforts Birmah will soon become a nation of .teetotalers. Wc cannot, recommend his pian for prac- | tical use .>ia. this country, though it ? might be carried out in some instances with desirable results In Birmah whoever is found guilty of selling or drinking whiskey is hammered to death. Last week an Illinois hospital for the insane at. Kankakee in that State was burned under circumstances of great horror, it was bitterly cold, the ther? mometer being 12 degrees below zero, and the poor demented unfortunates had to be pulled out of the building by main force, and in several instances ; rushed, back into the flames and perish? ed after they had been*carried to a place of safety. The attendants worked manfully to save the inmates, and the deeds of heroism performed by some of those persons deserve recording in let? ters of living light. Over a dozen lives were lost. There is co telling how much good solid fun sometDemocrats have extract ed and still continue to extract from the result of the Presidential ?lection. For instance an old gentleman named Jan- ? ins Emmitt, a citizen of Waverly, Ohio, | is the owner of a large brass cannon. and every morning since Cleveland's j election he has aroused ?the echoes of j * i the Scioto Yallev, and also the ire of i bis Republican- neighbors, by fin og a j salute of three guns. Mr. Emmitt our- ? poses to continue his exuberant and dis- I turning demonstrations until the 4th of j March. . I Carl Schurz is delivering a course of lectures in the South onc Benjamin Franklin. Wednesday night he spoke in Charleston and received a most flat tering ovation. Ris lecture was a care- ! ful, though necessarily brief history of f Franklin's life. The News cuid Cour ter ia speaking of the address, said : j 4Mr: Scburz's delivery and voice are j those of aa experienced and thoroughly j trained public speaker. There is nota- j .- . yr-. - iug ia his too?.or. accent that would ; ford the slightest indication of his. fi etgn birth. He made himself bea .without effort and held the attention his audience to the close of his addres VERY SORRY INDEED. Last week we wrote a short article the Sherman-Davis controversy,-and its "close added a clipping made, as thought, from the Greenville Neb That paper indignantly disclaims ej having written such an article and d avows a number of sentiments then contained. We have searched c waste basket most diligently, for t unfortunate clipping so- as to locate paternity, but iu vain. It has been, all probability, used td kindle fires, a unless the author of its being puts ic claim;, that waif on the sea of journalij will go through life a lone orphan. There is one consolation in the mic of this doubt and uncertainty: 0 mistake gave brother Williams a'sn ject which evoked all the enthusiasm his pen, resulting in an editorial mc than a column io length-for all which his readers should duly thai us, for we really enjoy his paper wh it comes out clad in war paint, and we suppose, do his other readers. GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY How hard it is to do so, and how ir "perceptibly do we drift into the litt eccentricities and idiosyncracies" tb seemed to us ?nyounger years so a surd. Peculiar expressions, once us< in mere wantonness, gradually becon second nature, and appear as an e: crescence in our daily conversation Outre- gestures, once indulged in fi sport become a part of us in advancin years. Memories of youthful pleasun fade away. What was a delight to t half a century ago is looked upon wit scant favor by eyes dimmed with ag( We so soon forget that, we, too, wet once young. Yes, - it is hard to grow old grace j fully, very hard to prevent the aequirc ment of habits which take away fror the innocent enjoyment of those aroun us. And yet some men and women d succeed. Gathering ^arswith then but add to the crown of manly glory, o womanly loveliness, which a life o thoughtful consideration for others an< of abnegation for self will always be stow. Who does not know of some such-'< woman,, most apt-to? whom old agi has come as,, a benison, and whos< heaven-given habit of doing unto other; ?as she would be done by makes th< j wcfld better for her life; who seems t( ?draw from the heavenly home to whicl she is going some of the divine essene* that will make her Ufe glorious 'be? 'yond the river/ When we meet such we can but feel that added years., bring increasing beauty of life, aud that they possess thc secret x>f growing old gracefully. DYNAMITE. The dynamite explosions in London last Saturday, a brief account bf which ! we give below, show tbe world /a sad j phase of distorted humanity. That a man or woman could so confuse the ! ideas of patriotic duty and cold-blooded i destruction of innocent men, women ! and children is passing strange. Sat? j urday of ali days should have been re ; garded as sacredly free from such a [ horrible crime. On that day Westmin ster ts open to the public, and sight? seers from all parts of the world may be found in those historic halls. That such a time should be chosen shows an utter recklessness of human life and human suffering, and we cannot be? lieve this deed will be sanctioned by the Irish people. Assassination is the resort of cowards, but a nation who claims an Emmett as a son can never endorse the horrible crime of the fiends who endeavored to destroy innocent ! lives with England's Capitol last Sat? urday. Such braggarts as O'Donovao Ross?, such soulless wretches as the Chicago Socialists may approve deeds thas blauch the cheek of humanity, but j brave men never do. The following account was cabled ! Saturday afternoon : j J \ At a few minuses after 2 o'clock Sat j urday afternoon tyro terrific explosions I of dynamite, one quickly following the I other, shook the Parliament Building, I wrecking portions of the Palace, shat ! teriog every pane of glass, and wound? ing a number of people, some bf whom j it is feared will die. Alaiost the same I moment u similar explosion took place iu j the Tower of Loudon, wrecking the ! WhiteTowerand wounding men,women j and children by Sying glass aud splint j ers The report of the explosion was j heard for miles up and down the j Thames. The telegraph quickly car I ried reports of the outrage to all parts I of the kingdom, and the excitement j that reigned in London was shared j throughout every town and village io j England, Scotlaud and [relaud. Neither the House of Commons nor I the House ? of Peers was in session at ? the time of the explosions. Saturday is visiting day at the Palace of West? minster, and more thau a hundred vis? itors, many of them women, were-in the buildings. The first explosion oc? curred in the crypt of Westminster Hall. A lady visitor observed a parcel that looked like a bundle of clothing. o Smoke was issuing from iu The thought of dynamite at once suggested itself to her, and she called a policeman stand? ing near by and direcred. his attention | to it. He immediately grasped the bundle and ran up the stairs, intending to throw it out o? the building. A burning fuse was attached, and as it bad nearly reached its ead he became alarmed, and on reaching the too of the stairs dropped his dangerous bur? den. As it struck the Soor it exploded. The policeman was'stricken down by the concussion aud received injuries i f^om which it is not believed bc can re- ! eover.' TWJ policemen staudiug ne by tfeere tbrowu down. .of . \ Anumber of people were injured 1 the scattered, debris. The visitors we panic-stricken, and those who were u too severely injured fled in terror fro the buildings. The echo of the expl sion had hardly died away when a se ond report resounded and the buildin( -were again, shaken to their foundation This second explosion occurred,?n tl House of Commons in the "other end the Palace. Fortunately the great uumberof visitors, alarmed by the Sr report, bad fled from the building. < those who bad not yet escaped a nur her were injured either by the force the concussion or by the.fragments wreck that filled the air. ?ue man 3( yards distant from the spot was. strick? down by its force. A workman* on scaffold iu the building, who was ma ing- some repairs, was thrown to tl ground and seriously bruised. The explosion in the House of Cot mons occurred directly under the str?i gers* gallery. The gallery was. cou pletely wrecked, torn from its faste; ings and thrown- in fragments to t! floor. Great damage was done also : the lobby. The masonry, decoratioi and sculpture were utterly destroye? The massive stonework^ was wrench? j from its place, the glass roof of tl House of Commons was shattered, tl side windows blowo out and a beav beam which formed one of the suppor to the gallery .was burled into the Speal er's chair aud crushed it. . Mr. Gladstone's seat was torn ji pieces. The clock in the House j Commons stopped at precisely 2:1 p. m. In Westminster Hail the damage almost as great. All the woodwork i that part of the buildings was shatterec and a wide hole was made through th floor. The Pears** gallery was dh placed, and even the stonework of th doorways was cither pulverized c wrenched 'from its position. Ever pane of .glass ia the House, and in fae ia the entire Palace, was. smashes The gallery benches were overturue and broken and the. gallery generali dismantled. The great ornamental gates Ieadioj to the crypt under Westminster Hal were blown clear off their hinges am cr thrown to the ground. All the window .on the North and South sides of th immense building were blown to atoms The concussion shook dawn from th grand oak roof the accumulated dust o years. . This .as it. fell made such ; dense cloud ,that the officers on guan became alarmed aud dared not enter th.i room. :The statues of King WUlian IV. and of King George IV. wen thrown down. <. . The explosion in the Tower of Lon don occurred at 2 o'clock, ', about ter miuutes preceediug those in the Par? liament Buildings. It took place oe thc second floor of that portion of thc building known as the White Tower. At the time af its occurrence there were present' about sixty visitors, ' among them many women and children. While they were moving about inspect? ing the various objects of interest/there was a sadden bright flash, a deafening detonation, and the Tower was shaken like a reed. The noise was terrific. The air" was Ailed with fragments of. the wreck. Women and children1 were cut and bruised on the face and hands. They shrieked with terror, and the ma? jority of them were too panic-stricken to attempt an escape. Crowds flocked to the Tower from every direction. Many of the wounded were children, and as they were carried from the building with blood streaming . from their pale, terror-stricken faces,' the excitement cf the vast throng grew boundless. Yells of rage vent the air and cries-r-3 ''Lynch the villains !'' and "Roast the Fiends !" were heard. Th? lack of a victim on whom they could vent their rage seemed only to increase their mad thirst for revenge. Had there been any one present at whom even suspicion pointed his life would have been a poor purchase. The new palace at Westminster, where two of the explosions occurred and in which magnificent structure are located both houses of Parliament, is on the left bank of the Thames, between West? minster Abbey and the river. It is said to be the largest Gothic edifice in the world, and is one of the most mag? nificent buildings ever erected in Eu? rope. The site covers an area of about eight acres, on which formerly stood tho old Royal Palace at Westminster, which was destroyed by are Oct. 10, 1834. Within the-vast pile are 100 staircases,? 1,100 apartments, and more than two miles of corridors. The in? terior is heated by sixteen miles of steam pi^e. The first stone was laid April 2i. 1840, aod the cost of erecting the building was about ?15,000,000. Sir Charles Barry was the architect. The ?xternalfmasoory is of limestone, while the River Terrace, fronting on the Thames nearly a thousand feet, is of Aberdeen granite, uniquely ornamen? ted. Very little wood was used about the building, all the main beams and* joists being of iron. -*? ? ? t wm < - County Officers. / A correspondent of the Lancaster Ledger writes as follows on the subject of County Officers : 'There can be great improvement made in the department of salaried offi? cers, also in the number of offices. We think that six county officers is enough to do all the public work of any of the counties except Charleston, Richland and Greenville, aud, probably, one or two other large counties. These should be Clerk of Court, Sheriff. County Treasurer, County Auditor, Judge of Probate and one County Commissioner. The Clerk of Court's duties should re? main as now and so should the Sheriff's. Thc duties of the School Commissioner can bo discharged by the County Treas? urer, as the law now requires him to.. subdivide the r.mounts for each school district in each township, ha could through th i diff?rent Boards of trustees run ibe schools and pay thc teachers. He could ??ive probably more general satisfaction than is now given by these officers. His acquaintance wiih the A people, in a financia! and educational sense, would tend also to qualify him for such duty. The Auditor caa dis? charge the duties of thc Supervisor of j Registration, he coming in contact with the people twice a year affords ample opportunity for transfers, renewals, &c, i of certificates. fie can also act as j Jury Oom missioner in connection with the County. Comtnisioner. There should be but one County Commissioner -one srood, efficient man can do all the work of this office, and should be requir- j ed to devote his whole time to the dis- J charge of thc duties of thc office.' ' Exemption fro?n Jury Duty;" Our readers., will see from the amended jury law that Trustees of the common fchools and Township asses? sors are not exempt from jury. duty. The amended section reads as follows : Sec. 2",240. -The following -persons shall be exempt from serving as jurors," to-wit : '^Tb^lffoverfror/ "Lieut-Gover? nor, attorney-general, comptroller gen? eral, State treasurer, secretary of State, superintendent of education, commis? sioner of agriculture, members and officers of the Senate and House of Representatives during, the serious of the General Assembly, members of the. Senate and House of Representatives of the United'States, judges of and justices of any Court, members of the State board of examiiiers appointed by the Governor, members* of county board of examiners appointed by the State board of examiners, county com? missioners, county auditors and treas? urers, clerks of Courts, registrars of raesnc eonveyanecsV'sberiffs and their deputies, coroners, constables, the marshals of the United States and their deputies, and all the other officers of the United States, counselors and attor neys-at-law, ordained ministers of the Gospel, officers bf "colleges, preceptors abd teachers oP academies, practicing physicians and surgeons generally li-, censed, licensed pharmacists, apothe? caries* or druggists who carry on and conduct the business of such occupation, cashiers ^ and tellers of incorporated banks, editors and printers of newspa? pers, constant ferrymen, millers actually engaged at the time in grinding grain for thc public, and all men actually employed ?s such, persons who'are more than sixty-five years old, and: the fol? lowing officers and emyloyees of rail? roads : The chief engineer, assistant engineers, commissioner or superintend? ing officer, secretary and auditors or treasurer or directors, keepers , of de? positories, guards stationed on road to protect it from injury,"not exceeding one man to .every five miles, and such persons as may. be actually employed io working',?peomo?ive engibes, travel? ing with cars'for the purpose of attend? ing to the transportation of passengers and goods, nof-exceediog' one'engineer and assistant to each steam engine, and ope person to each passenger caf, and to'ev'ery five cars for transporting goods, while-such persons are actually employ? ed ; and telegraph operators ; and all officers and "members of the Fire De? partment of Charleston. ? Making Senators." Jan. 20th was the day for electing Senators in a number of States. Rhode Island elected Jonathan Chace (Rep ) in place of-Senator Anthony de- j ceased. . j lb* Indiana, Yoorhees was elected to j succeed himself, receiving a majority of: 45 ont of 17$ votes cast over ex-Gover- ! nor Porter, the " Republican candidate. I . Connecticut re-elected 0. H. Platt, j (Rep.) j Wilkison Call (Dem.) was re-elected i in Florida. ? ?Ex-Govercor Lciand.Stanford (Rep.) ! was nominated io California. He will succeed Senator Sargent Senator Vest (Dem ) was elected to succeed himself in .Missouri.' Yance (Dem ) was re-elected i? North ! Carolina. Cameron (Rep.) carried the day in Pensylva?i? and will be his owu suc? cessor. - Wm. -M. Ecarts, (Rep ) a well known New- York lawyer was elected to succeed Lapham in New York. Colorada, after a sharp fight, elected j Teller, (Rep.) Arthur's Secretary of the Interior, to succeed the present Senator Hill. Wisconsin elects Col. J. M. Spoon- j er.. (Rep.). Mr. -Yoorhees (Dem.) succeeds hiin- j self in Indiana. In Arkansas they are trying to elect j some one, but have not yet succeeded..! Of course, a Democrat will be chosen. The Glacial Period Upon Us. The cold wave has thrown its ice crest over this country and borne down the mercury everywhere.' For several days'j our telegraphic columns have been heavy I with. icicles,'so'to speak. Thc ther-j tifcrmeter iu the Northwest has not seen j the;zero point in a week. Fifteen de grees below has been maintained with | steadiness, and snow plows have been working for several days clearing -the j way for railmad -trains. Cattle have ! perished, huutiug parties been snowed j under, and ,all kinds of traffic in the j country have been suspended. The minimum has been registered o ii Mount W ashington wb?re the cold has warped the mercury to fifty degrees below zero. , Throughout the Northwest and Canada the weather has been travelling behind sleigh bells, and the cold wave reigns with Manitoban severity still. The record of the freeze in the Alpine country of Europe is-frightful to think of. The avalanche has been en- I tombing whole villages, even as far, as ! the South of Piedmont ; in Southeastern i France as well as in the Maritime Alps, j The dead and frozen mount up to a | thousand or so from a pingle night's j snow slide, and the services df the sol- i diers and .civilians have .been united to j rescue the dying from beneath the snow j drifts. The story is areal avalanche of woe. - The fair fields pf France and sunny Italy seem to have been transferred into ice wastes and snow slides. This part of the Southland of America has been placed under the dominion of the frost Idng. The sleet in this section has been almost unprecedented, and Augus? ta presented a good picture yesterday in the setting of the glacial series. In this sectiou the freeze is far from bein? uuwelcoaie it it will exterminate ; malaria and fertilize the earth fur a grc;it grain crop in 18S5.-Chronicle and Constitutionalist. The Chicago Socialists. A meeting of Socialists was held tho afternoon of January 25, in that city, at wli?ch those who spoke advocated thc free use of dynamite and the indiscrimi? nate taking of humau life. A negro woman, the wife of a rabid white So? cialist, A. R. Parsons, presided. Al? though tho meeting had been called to talk over the situation of the unemployed j workingmen of the city, but little attention was pa?'? to it, the main topic being dynamite and the successful manner in which it was used in" London 30 Saturday. - ul '_ i ti ? i jl'BI? Ex-president Hayes ha's ninety-eight, j Leghorn hens, and he spends most of : bis time gathering e-rgs and doctoring j the chickens-for the pip. 1 Burned to Death. We learned yesterday that the three year-old child of Lea Ballard, colored, living just above Camden, was burned to death on Monday night last. It is said that the mother went off from the house and left the children there around the fire. The clothes of the little one caught fire, and it was so badly burned that it died that night. On last Friday night a child of Sallie Proctor, colored, living a few miles be? low Camden, was burned to death in the absence of its mother. Its clothing caught tire, and no one being near to extinguish the flames, the little thing was literally roasted alive. Another case ia reported from West? ern Wateree, in which the child of Sallie Green, colored; was burned to death on Wednesday night of last week. It is also said to. have occurred fro tu carelessness.-Camden Journal. At the close of the morning service at the Baptist Church in this city last Sunday, Bev. O. F. Gregory, who has for a number of years past so accepta? bly served the charge at this place, laid before the congregation his resignation as their pastor. Mr. Gregory recently received a call to a Baptist church in the city of New Orleans, and the call, after due reflection, he decided to ac? cept. His action Sunday, we under? stand, is a final one. The congrega* tioo is 1:o consider the matter of his res? ignation some time this week, probably at the Wednesday evening service. Charlotte Observer. The way in which Dr. Patten pitched into the strong-minded women in his sermon at Washington on Sunday, in? duced the venerable Miss Susan B. An? thony to stride up to him at the close of his discourse and tell him that 'if his j mother were living she should take him on her knee and spank him.' This re? mark might very naturally have sug? gested to Dr. Patten a wholesome query J, as to what Miss Stanton's father would* have done to her if he had been living and had seen her cavorting around iud talking iu such a way in such a place. -iVews and Courier. According to the ofiicial returns from the Secretaries of States, the whole number of votes given for President on* the four electoral tickets was 10,086, 057, of which Grover Cleveland re? ceived 4.842.292; James G. Blaine, 4.810,219 ; Benjamin F. Butler, 234, 848, and John P. St. John, 248,598. .To ."his aggregate there is to be added j 2,262 scattering and defective votes. [From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON" LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C.,. JAN. 24, 1885. The revivalist Moody, the journalist George Augustus Sala, the divine Rev. Mrs. Olympia Brown, and the sterling old war-mares of woman's rights, Susan B. Anthony and Cady Stanton, have been in "Washington during ? the week, and yet people say there is nothing ? going on. j At a session of the Woman's Rights Con j veution last evening Rev. Olympia Brown j chose for her text the words, "All are created ! free and equal " I hope Bible readers will be able to find the text. I will not give the verse or chapter, but suggest that the reader commence at the first chapter of Genesis and j read until he find it. The Rev. 'Olympia ! said : "The aristocracy io power is t-bat of the mustache, whose insignia is the spittoon, whose home is the smoking car, whose out? ward sign is the curling tobacco smoke, aaEL which is dependent upon an accident of the body." It is sue1! silly talk as this that makes the advocates of woman's rights tra? duced among thoughtful people, and if woman ever attains the elective franchise it will be in spite of the prima facie argument of unfit? ness that every Woman's Rights Convention presents. In a letter on the same subject written three years ago, I referred in complimentary terms to .Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton as the "old war-mares" of the cause. By an acci? dent my letter waa sent to the organ of woman's rights ia Washington Territory. By an accident it escaped the eagle eye of the editress, and her paper was mailed to several hundred subscribers before the awful insult which my letter contained waa observed. The editress heard from her subscribers, and I heard from tbe editress. As an argumentum ad mulierern (translated, "a clincher"), she ! asked me how I would like to have my mother called an "old war-mare." 1 did I not reidy. I sometimes know when to stop. But what made them so mad?. I had fre? quently referred to Thurman, Edmuuds and other able menas the "old war-horses" of their respective parties. The language be? longs 10 the patois of journalism, aod is un? derstood to be complimentary. If **I bad called these distinguished women "war? horses" the metaphor would have been false in respect uf sex. There is no opprobrium io sex. In the name of sex, of femininity io its broadest and widest range. I protest against the invidious protests of- the editress and the enfranchised women of Washington Territo? ry, and when they object to the words "war mare" 1 arise to defend them against them? selves. Mr. Moody had crowded bouses, to which admission was on ?j by ticket, and thousands ', were unable to hear him. Mr. Moody is not profound or brilliant. He is not even gram? matical, and he uses slang. I heard him j while preaching and surrounded by fifty miu ; isters use the expression, "I cau't catch on ;" ; but he is simple, sympathetic, earnest, and j therefore eloquent. Mo one can hear him without being impressed with his absorption i in his cause. The secret of his success, I think, is io the fact that he preaches Chris? tianity without dogma and without ism. Purity of life with beneficent work seems to be his creed, and no oue can tell from his ser? mons to which sect he belongs. There has been little doing in Congress this week. Au entire day was devoted to eulo? gistic oratory, the subjects-being a deceased Senator-Anthony, of Rhode Island-and a member of the House-Mr. Evins, of South Carolina. The Indian Appropriation bill was passed, and the Senate spent some time in se? cret session discussing the Nicaraguan treaty, lt is believed that tue treaty will be approved by Congress. The work of preparation for the two great j pageants of February 22d and March 4th goes bravely on. Such a procession, such fireworks, such an inaugural ball as are pro? jected were never before seen in this country. Proposals have been invited by the Wash? ington Monument Commission for the erection ! of a stand on the southeast terrace to accotu I modate 3,540 persons besides the speakers. .A reviewing stand will also be erected at the I east front of the Capitol. . Livery stable men j have been invited to send iu proposals to fur ! nish 175 carriages to convey members of Con j gress and distinguished guests from the Capi I toi lo tiie monument. These carriages are to j be uniform in character, the drivers liveried, and upon each carriage it is proposed to have a staff with a red, white and blue streamer. The proposition to decorate the carriages with flags or streamers is tnaile for the purpose of relieving what would otherwise be the fune? real appearance of the procession. . People who cannot spcud the season of winds and cold raio9 in sunny Florida should keep Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup in the house. It is the best remedy for colds and coughs and will relieve sufferers at once. A Deceived Woman Is the lady who uses cosmetics, face lotions, while lead, bismuth, powders, arsenic, Ac, in the belief of enriching and beautifying the ! complexion. It is but temporary, and ul li- \ mately destroys the skin beyond the power ?f i nature to restore. Stop it I Stop it now, j and use only Dr. Darter's Iron Tonic, which ! imparts the vigcr and liveliness of youth. Jan.G. ' Some R?publieans seem to be as anx? ious tb ke'?p the Southern Confederacy alive now as they were to kill it some twenty years ago. Several reasons might be assigned in explanation of this. But it is not necessary to men? tion any other than the 'constitutional cussedness'1 of those concerned in the effort.-News and Courier. xne Jb'asmons in China. The habit -cf imitating even servilely the fashion set by those in high places, although responsible for many absurdi? ties, is~not, says the tali Mall Gazette, altogether without its compensations. It was no doubt unfortunate that when the Empress Eugenie cut lier hair across her forehead-from sorrow of the heart the . women pf five continents should imitate her, until the "bang" became universal, but it would be well tor the Chinese women if they would 'be moro ready to follow an imperial example. The" cruel custom of foot binding, for instance, to "which female children are submitted directly after they are born, is strictly forbidden in the imperial palace, but the habit still prevails among the people. To sup? press thc unnatural practice, the Church Missionary Society have decided to ex? clude ali giris from Christian instruc? tion unless the parents consent to un? bind their feet How far it is in ac? cordance with the principles of thc Christian religion to refuse to teach Christianity to those who refuse to abandon the fashions of their ancestors need not here be considered, but on this principle what punishment ought to be inflicted on women of civilized countries who voluntarily^mdergo an? other and almost as hateful kind of foot-binding without even the excuse of having received it ' as a heritage from the past? Ifhasjjeen calculated, says M. de L?vala^ the French economist,? that j the amount expended by daily'laborers for intoxicating liquors would suffice in* a very few years to buy up ail the fac? tories in Engian d. / Best Baiting Powder. Interesting Tests Made ly ?e Government Chemist. Dr. Edward Gr. Love, the present Analyti? cal Chemist for the Govern meat, bas recently made some interesting experimeots as to the comparative value of baking powders. Dr. Love's; tests were made to determine what brandi are the most economical .to use, and as their capacity lies in their leavening power, tests were directed solely to ascertain the available gas of each powder. Dr. Love's report gives the following : Name of. the Strength Baking Powders. Cubic inches Gas. per each ounce of powder. Royal (cream tartar powder) 127.4 Patapsco (alura powder! 125.2 Rumford's (phosphate) fresh 122.5* Rumford's (phosphate) old- 32 7* Hanford's None Such, fresh . " 121.6 Hanford's None Such, old 84 35 Redhead's 117.0 Charra (alum powder) / 116.9* Amazon (alum powder)' 111.9* Cleveland's (short weight ? oz) 110.8 Sea Foam \ 107.9 Czar . - 106.8 Dr. Price's .. . 102.6 Snow Flake (Gro?Ts St. Paul 101.88 Lewis's Condensed 98.2 Congress Yeast 97.5 Pearl - 93.2 C E. Andrews ? Co's-(contains alum) 78 17* Heeker's - 92.5 Gillets 84.2 Bulk 80.5 fia his report, the Government Chemist says; "1 regard all alum powders as very un? wholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric Acid powders hberate their gas too freely in pro? cess .of baking, or under varying climatic changes suffer .deterioration/' . . Dr. H. A. Mott, the former Government Chemist, lifter a careful and elaborate exemi natlon of the various Baking Powders of commerce,- reported to the Government ia-" favor of the Royal braud. /' A Husband's Greatest- Blessing' Ts a strong, healthful, vigorous wife; with a clear, handsome complexion. These can all be acquired by using Dr. Harter's J ron Tonic. \ / JAD: 6. ^OTIOK IWILL SELL ON FEBRUARY" 1 2TH, at 12 M,,-aVMAYESVILLE at auction all GOODS, WAKES AND MERCHANDISE remaining in roy hands unsold on that day, ot the late firm of Chandler & Lemon. J. B. GIRARDEATJ, Jan 2^ _Agent of. Creditors. APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT thirty days arter date application will be made by the -undersigned, to W, H. Cot tioo, Esq., C. C. P., for a Charter of incor? poration for the Sumter Cotton Mills. R. M. Cooper, Ex., C. E. Bartlett, Altamont iloses, G. Ellison, B. .Hodges, R. J. Brownfield, Alex. Morris, S. W. McKay, Leonard Brown, E. .M. Pills, A. D. Witherspoon,. E. H. Holman, Ex., C. F. H. Bultman, A. C. DuRant, W. D. Blanding, A. E. Kennedy. D. Jas. Wino, C. T. Mason, Jr., . R. M. Wallace, M. G. Ryttenberg, A. A. Solomons, E. W. Moise, R. P. Monaghan. Sumter, S. 25 YEARS m USE, The Greatest Medical Triumph of the Age SYMPTOP/iS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loss cl appetite. Bowels costive, Pain in the bead, with a dull sensation in the back part, Pain under the shoulder blade, Fullness after eating, with a dis? inclination to exertion of body ol* mind, Irritability of temper, Low spirits, with a fee I i us: of having: neglected nome duty, Weariness, Dizziness, Flu tieri na at the Henrt, Dots before thc eyes, Headache over the right eye, Restlessness, with fitful dreams, Highly colored Urine, and CQ&STBPATSQW. TUTT'S PilXS are especially adapted to such cases, one dose effects such a change offeelingas toastonish. the sufferer. They Increase thc Appctltc.and cause tho body to Take on Flesh, thu* the system is nourished, and by i ho ir Tonic Action on tho Digestive Organs, Rearular Stools aro produced. Price 25c. 4 i ITIurray St-tV-V? IX GRAY HAIR or WHISKERS changed to a GLOSSY BLACK by a single application of this DYE. lt imparts a natural color, acta instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or sent bv express on receipt of SI. OtTice, 44 Murray St., Mew York. COLLEGE. NEW AUK, NEW JERSEY. OcctiTdo* three Building. Cantearand Best More Ensitions for graduates than orhe^SChooUs corn? iced. Life Scholarship. $40. Write for circular?. COLEMAN, FALMS & CO., Proprietors. QUH PREMIUM. Every farmer is interested in the welfare of his stork, sind should have on hand, for ready reference a book describing the .-lilments his stork is subject to, and the remedies therefor. In consid?rai ion of this fact we have, procured for thc benefit of our farmer, subscribers a large number of copies of "Kendall's Treatise on the Horse," one of which we propose to give to every one who pey s for his paper in advance. The book is one of great value, as ?^-*-f?$ it is un index of diseases which W^^p^ ?ives the symp? toms, cause.and ffsft?g^jfcfo the best treat? ment ol'each, lt contains a table, gi vi tig .all the principal drug? used for the horse, with thc ordinary dose, effects, and antidote when a poison : also a table with an engraving of the horse's teeth at different, ages of the horse; a valuable collection of recipes, and much more valuable information. Remember we GIVE this valuable work to all who pay their subscription ia aivauce. This medicine, combining Iron with puro vegetable tonics, quickly and completely Cures Dyspepsia* Indigestion* Weakness* Impure Blood* Malaria, Chills and Fevers, and Neural aria. Itis an unfailing remedy for Diseascsof the Kidneys and laver. It is Invaluable for Kseases peculiar to" Women* And all who lead sedentary lives. It does not injure the teeth, cause headache,or produce constipation-other Iron medicines do. It enriches and purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re? lieves Heartburn and Belching, and strength? ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, lassitude, Lack of Energy, <fcc, it has no equal. j*?- The genuine has above trade mark and crossed ted lines on wrapper. Take no other. na?tQ?ljhT BROWS CHES HAL CO, BA LT IB OBE, XD? lipBWI? FOR SUMTER COUNTY. Bishopville: Township. Barfield, David 40 acres. Carnes, W. B. 1 lot, 2 buildings. Mims, Walter E. 4 acres, 3 buildings. Moise, E. W, 60 acres. Spencer, Chas. E. & Bro. 1 lot 1 build? ing. - Watson, Yermelle 20 acres, 1 building. Weiters, Otto F. 933 acres. Wilson, Joe S. 214 acres. Carter's Crossing Township. Epperson, Mrs. W, H. 100 acres. Concord Township.. .. Eogers, Yicey 35 acres, l building. Lynchburg Township. Crane, Mrs, James B. 150 acres <J)avis, Wm. Dean 40 acres, 2 buildings Durant, John E. 7 acres 3 buildings. ?>urant, Wesley 43 acres. Durant, W. J. 50 acres. Galloway, Timothy P. 50 acres, 1 build? ing Greg?, Saml. E. 145 acres, 1 building. Herrington, John 104 acres, 1 building. Holley toan, Mason 40 acres, l building. Huggins, John H.. 259 acres, 6 build? ings. Lowry, Frank 16 acres, 1 building. Mayes, Alfred 40 acres, 1 building. Mayes, R. P. 270 acres. Moses, Mrs. Jane D. Est. of 63 acres. Nesbit, M. C. 100 acres, 6 buildings. Scott, Wm. 20 acres, 1 building. Wilson, S. William 2 lots, 3 buildings. 3Iaijesville Township. > Ball, M. L. 1 lot, 2 buildings. Bank of New Hanover, 428 acres, 3 buildings. Cloud, Miss Josephine 617 acres. Cousar, Mrs. M. J. 1 lot, 1 building. Davis, Ben 5 acres, 1 building. Ladson, Mary 1 lot. Lowry, Handy 16 acres, 1 building. Lowry, Panina 50 acres,-1 building. Peterson, James 6 acres, I building. Spencer, Cns. E. 1 lot. Strong, S vivia 1 lot, 2 buildings.. Wilson, S" W. 2 lots, 4 buildings. Manchester Toicnship. Gavie. Joe 160 acres, 2 buildings. Geddings. E. P. 100 acres, 3 buildings. Stronsr, Washington 40 acres. Middleton Township. Barrett, J. F. J. 50 acres. Caldwell. 3? rs. Annie F. 1700 acres, S buildings. McMasrer John 1C00 acres Mt. Clio Township. Barnett & Son, 150 acres. Cleland, Daniel 100 acres, 2 buildings. ^JlcCoy, Isaiah T. 81 acres, 3 buildings. i Smith. Lvdia 100 acres. Tallon, J. T. 120 acres. Privateer Toicnship. Hodge, W. E. 144 acres. Osteen, Wm. Est. o?2uu acres, 5 build? ings. Tisdale, Jas. and J. G. 400 acres, 12 buildings. Providence Township. Anderson, Abram 15 acres, 2 buildings. Gaillard, S. P. Est. of 948acres, 7 build in^s. McKain, Mrs. A. A. 2*7 acres, 3 build? ings. Morris, Massey 68 acres. Eeardon, Timothy 673 acres, 3 build? ings. . Scriven, Robert Est. of 100 acres, 2 buildings. Mafling Creek TownsJdp. Alston, Easter 30 acres, 2 buildings. Miller, Daniel 78 acres, 2 buildings. Moody, Burrell Est. of 40 acres. Prescott, Chas. W. and Francis E. 72 acres i 3 buildings. Shiver, Mrs. Martha E. 200 acres, 2 buildings. Workman, C. E. 125 acres, 2 buildings. Statebkrg Toicnship. Burgess, Mrs. Agnes H. 500 acres. 10 buildings. Robinson, Margaret 28 acres. Williams, Cicero 20 acres. Wilson, J. Cohen 78 acres, 3 buildings Shiloh Township. Atkinson, Jesse 30 acres, 2 buildings. Bank of New Hanover, .525 acres, 3 buildings. Bovie, C 203 acres. . . Chandler, T. D. 67 acres. Goodman, Samuel, Est. of HO acres, 2 buildings. Hard, Joseph W. 60 acres. Hicks. J. B. 100 acres. Kennedy, Arthur B. 200 acres. Kilpatrick, Sidney C. 1 lot, 1 building. Morris, L. 1 acre, 2 buildings. Phillips, Mrs. E. J. 30 acres. Rowland, W. W. 86 acres, 4 buildings. Singlctary, Sam S3 acres. Spring Hill Township. Allen, Anne J. 85 acres. Foxworth, Mrs. Sarah A. 495 acres, 4 buildings. Jones, Elizabeth J. 75 acres, 1 build? ing. Myers, Mrs. E. V. 16a acres, 3 build? ings. Swimming Pms Township. Blyt h er. Victoria 43 acres. Foxworth. Mi's. Sarah A. 73 acres, 3 buildings. Foxworth, D. A. Agent, 440 acres, 10 buildings. McFaddin, R. C., Trustee for Heirs of H. Spann, 1764acres, 5.buildings Mickens, Robert 26 acres. Mickens, Robert 120 acres, 2 build? ings. Sanders, Louis D. 300 acres. Spann, S. Robert 123 acres, 5 buildings Sumte?' Township. Baker, Lucy 5 acres. Baker, Mafia 6 acres. 1 building. Bostick. Mrs. A. J. 1 lot, 2 buildings. Chandler, Wm. W. D. 120 acres, 2 buildings. ? Dick, John Est. of 5 acres. Edwards. Julius T. 1 lot, 2 buildings. Gibson. Betsey 1 lot, l building. McFadden, Carrie 1 acre, 1 building. O'Connor, Mrs. Harriet T. 1 lot,"4 .buildings. Singleton, Clarence 5 acres. 1 building. Singleton, Sharper 8 acres, 1 building. Notice is hereby given that each of ! the said parcels of land, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay the taxes, penalties and assessments charged thereon, will be sold by the I Treasurer of Sumter County, South ! Carolina, at his office in said County, j on the Saleday next, succeeding the I last day of publication hereof, to wit, j on the lirst Monday iu February. 1885, j unless said taxes, assessments and I penalties be paid before that time, and j such sale shall be continued from day ? to day, until ail of the said parcels of ? land shall be sold or offered for salo. W. R. DELGAR, Auditor of Sumter County. January 16, A. D. 1885. 3_ FII?ST CLASS JOB WORK AT BQTTOM PRICES. . WATC??5IA?V AO S??TEROfl JOB OFFICE. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to mc \ directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., on the first MONDAY and day following in February next, 1885, and. as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the legal boors of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property: All tfcose two tracts of land situated in Providence Township, Sumter County, io said State; described ss follows to wit: Tract I--Containing Four Hundred and Eighty-Four and a Half Acres, inor? pr le? bounded on the ICrth by lands, now ot for? merly of S. Porcher Gaillard,'East by land* now" or formerly of S. Porcher Gaillard, estate of C. C. Porter and J. J. "Knox, by the Public Road leading from town of Sumter to Providence, and West by homestead of W. Dv Scarborough and land of Mrs. Herriott Mc? Leod. 2. Tract, containing One Hundred and Ten Acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands above described, North-east by lands of J. J. Koox, South-east by lands of J.J: Knox, and lands lately of Estate of L. R. Jennings, and South-west by lands occupied .by James Ml Jennings, and West by Homestead of D. Scarborough, both of the said two tracts of land last above described, levied noon and to be 3dld as the property of Wilson D. Scar? borough, under the separate executions of William S. Scarborough and Newell B. Scar .borough against'the said Wilson D.Scarbor-' ough. AH cf the right, title and interest of Wo, K. Croswell, in and to a certain judgment io favor of said William K. Croswell* against L. M. Croswell, Chas. Spencer, and L. M. Croswell as Executor of Gilbert Croswell, deceased, the same being, enrolled * and entered up for One Hundred and Twenty Two Dollars and Forty-Five Cents, to be found in roll 3308 of the records of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, levied upon as the property of Wm. K.. Croswell, .under an execution of Woody k Curry. ' Thirty bushels of Cotton Seed and Twenty ponnds of Fodder, all more or less, seized and to be sold as'the property, of Andrew Spann, Jr., under W*arrant of Attachment of John Reid, against Andrew Spann, Jr. Six bushels of Corn, Sixty bushels of Cot? ton Seed, Five H n nd red and Fifteen pounds of Fodder, Five Hundred'ponnds of Shucks, and Corn Tops and: Six Bushels Peas,, all more or less, seized and to be sold as the property of Isaac Lee, under Warrant' of At? tachment of S. E. Dickson against the' said Isaac Lee. . 45 Bushels Corn, 150 Bushels Cotton Seed, 400 lbs. Fodder seized as the property pf James F. Anderson to satisfy a'Warrant ot* Attachment of Chandler & Lemon against James F. Aoderso?i | 80 Bushels of Corn and 4,000 lbs. of Cotton Seed, all more or Tess, seized and to%bt sold as the property of Dave Jenkin'?, under o Warrant of Attacinnent to seize crop of An-r tbony White against the said Dave Jenkins. ... Stock of Goods,.consisting of Dry:Goods, Hardware, Tin ware. Crockery, Groceries and Notions, levied, upon-and to be sold as the property of J; Hi Montgomery & Bro., undar . an Recutioh of Robertson. Taylor Co., against the said J. H. Montgomery & Bro. . 49 Bushels Cotton Seed, "3 Bushels Corn*.. 200 lbs. Hay, all more or less, seized and to? be sold as the property pf John, Pringle, under Warrant of Attachment of J. Frank. Pate against the said John Pringle. MARI?N SANDERS, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office;-.Jan. 8, 1885. NOTICE OF " / SALE UNDER MORTGAGE, State of SaBth. Carolina^ SUMTER COUNTY.'. . ITNDER AND BY YIRTUE'?F CERTAIN" J powers granted to us by Alfred E.. broadway, late of Sumter County, in the State aforesaid, io and by his certain Mort gage to tis, bearing date the thirteenth {13th> day of December, A. D. 1882, and recorded io Register of Mesne^Oooveyaoce O?ce for said County and State, in Mortgage Book No. Eleven-( H.), at page 31,- we will sell at public auction, before the ..ConrtHouse, in the town of Sumter, on THURSDAY, the 5th day of - FEBRUARY, A. D. 1885, between ihehourt of ll o'clock'in the forenoon and 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, the right, title and interest of the said Alfred E. Broadway in and to the. following three tracts of land, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, in the State aforesaid, to wit: , . . No. 1. Situated partly in Privateer Town? ship and partly in Sumter Township, on . which is located the late dwelling-house pf the said A. E. Broadway, and through which runs the public road from Sumter to Charles? ton, containing ~One . Hundred ?nd Three Acres, more or less, bounded On the north by ^ lands of E. W. Moise; on the west by lands formerly of Robert Bradford and by lands of Henry Rodgers ; on tbe south by lands pf Mrs. Elsie Broadway, and on the east by lands formerly-of Mrs. McDowell and by tract No. 2, hereinafter.described.. ? No. 2. Situated in Privateer Township^' containing One Hundred Acres-, more or less, which is bou D ded on the north by lands form? erly of Mrs. McDowell ; on-.tbe west by lands of tract Xo. 1, above described ; on the south, by lands cf Mrs. Elsie Broadway, and on the east by lands now or late of the estate pf Oli? ver Hoyt. No. 3. Situated in Privateer Township, on? public road from Sumter to Charleston, S. C., containing Forty-seven and: One-half Acres (47i), more or less, which is bounded on the . north by lands, of Mrs. Elsie Broadway {which separate it from .above described tracts); on the westby public road leading from* Su rn ter to Charleston and by lands of Mrs. Elsie Broadway ; on the south by lands of estate of M. J. Tisdale, and on the east by lands now or lately of the estate of Oliver Hoyt. ' Terms of Sale-'Cash. J. ADGERSMYTHE, and ANDREW M. ADGER, Copartners, doing business under firm name." of SMYTHE & ADGER, Jan. 13 ? Mortgagees.. 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 State of South Carolina, in and by bis certain mortgage to us, bearing date 15th day of February, 1884, and recorded io 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 hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all the right, title and interest i of the said W. J. Bateman in and to the fo? 1 lowing described real estate, to wit : All that j piece, parcel or tract of land containing one hundred acres, the same being the tract con? veyed to the said 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 laud now or formerly of Clay Watson on the north side; south by the run of Scape O'er Swamp ; east by the mn of Beaver Dam Swamp ; west by the lands of Garrison Davis; said tract now being known by the name of "Joel Brown tract" of land. W. L. ARTHUR k BROTHER, Jan. 6, 1S85. Mortgagees. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. JTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CERTA?T powers granted to us by J. F. Ives and S. A. Ives, of Sumter County, in the State of. South Carolina, in and by their certain mort* page to us, bearing date the 15th day of" ; March, 1883, and recorded tn the office of tb** * Register of Mesne Conveyance of said*county* " in Mortgage Book No ll, at page 512, we will sell at public ancrum, before the Court House, in the town of Sumter, on MONDAY* . the 2d day of FEBRUARY next, between the hours of 11 o'clock* in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, all. the right^ title and interest of the .said J. F. Ives audS* A. Ives in and to the following described reel estate, to wit : AH 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 ; sooth'by lands of Thomas Morris ; east by lands of A. Ives, and west hv lands of W. Bracy. v W. L. ARTHUR * BROTHER - Jan. G, 1885, Mortgagee*.. . - - . r?&a??o<sy?s&s!.:-.-.v; ?..^.*,^