Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' - '.ir, .' TUESDAY, MARSH IG. : ? e :& e Watchnutn was}Jfounded; ? ?* 1850 ano; the 2Vwe SoutJ&en i? X8?0V Tb? H?fe&ma? a?< Smcthrmt now haa tfce combined circulation and influence ->f both, of tbe ohi papers, and .in* manifestly tbe best advertising medium in Sandier. . BDITOBIAI? ITEMS. . '. .? ,?*' ? ? .??:? ... . ??. The Chicago Inter-Ocean* with the sublime disregard of facts which has -ever characterized that truly ' loiP* pa per, stated recently that Fits Lee was ?aisiog brigade of old 'Confederate officers sod men, among whieb Mosby's men were conspicuous in point of uum - ^srs, to go" to Sondan to helo the Mahdi. ?f co?rs<5 (he. news is false, bui that aniy endears.it the more to tbe. Inter* There was a warm debate over the Tote of censure against ? radetone which was offered! in Parliament last week, ?or a time it looked as if th? Premier r : would.go to the wall, bat be has a deep hold upon .the popular heart of ? his peo ple, and even when they do not approve hr?tcts ?people will raHy to his sup port whenever be is attacked by the ^Bgoelement. ^^^^s^^^S^0mmvt^y: She has adopted a new State flag, and has passed a law giving a pension to Confederate soldiers. It is trae the pension is quite small, bat still it is-a beip that will-be most acceptable to many who are now In sore seed. We wish oar State could do the same, and may be she can io a - lew years. Many a poor widow would receive with tears of thank ful joy, even ? ?ie small pension of {$30, given- by the State of North Carolina. When we 'see the immense power presses of the present day taming ont : from ten to twenty thousand eight-page papers per hour, we are apt to feel a a little complacent orer the wonderful achievements of our time, bot we must not think that we know all that is worth knowing about printing.. Over.400 years age publishers understood the art of printing in two colors, which can ; only be imitated in a very feeble way?t ?ie present day. . i company of colored troops from - Charleston took part io the inauguration j -?'?eremon?es in Wash ingtoo,theirex penses | Having been paid bya subscript io raised j among the white people of that city.! 'The company appreciated this kindness, j and will doubtless show a disposition ; ; to reciprocate it in the fatare, bot tjie j segro-women are very.'hitter towards!. " the company because of its'acceptance of j this.favor. Numbers of them;followed j 'the men the morning of their embark- j ; atiento the depot, abusing them most i Vociferously for going to the *'noggera? ! tion of a dimnncrack." Senator Riddieberger, of Virginia, is; posing a) the firm friend of dynamiters. When- the resolutions of indignation over the. dynamite explosions in London were before that body, Riddieberger was the only Senator so lost to decency as to oppose them; and last Thursday, when tbe question of confirming Sena-j tor Bayard as Secretary of State was j before tbe Senate, be again made him- S self conspicuous in his asinine qualities by opposing the confirmation because Senator Bayard was conspicuous inj : poshing the above named resolutions j through the Senate. Virginia deserves j the sympathy of the country in having \ s neh a Senator. j -. The.Prince of Wales is preparing for j a'Ttsit to Ireland, and judging from the j ominous muttering over there, his re-j ception will not be as enthusiastic as is j usually accorded tbe heir apparent by j -loyal subjects. The City Council of j J)ubKo have already had two stormy j meetings discussing the proposed visit, ? in one of which tbe exercises were io- j terspered with' occasional fisticuffs be- ! rween loyal and disloyal Irishmen. Tbe ! I Hayor declares that all the city flags j shall be kept at half mast during tbe j stay of the obnoxious Prince, and Wales I will doubtless feel like he is in an ene- j ilty's country before he gets away from ; 1 Green Erin. j There has. been a precious row iu Macon, .Ga., for Loe last few days, | over a libellous letter*published in the j Cincinnati Enquirer, reflecting upon | some of the best families of Macon. Tbe ? Enquirer, it is said, sent out a special ; correspondent some months ago, with I instruction s to write a letter from each j Southern city, which should contai sum- j cient malicious scandal to cause a suit for slander against ?be paper. Tbe cor- j respondent has been quite successful thus far, half a dozen or more suits for | slander already being in the courts. | About two weeks ago, while still follow ing up his rascally avocation, he stopped in Macon and concocted a letter so attrociously scandalous, that if he had not taken counsel of prudence and left the State, he would have been lynched. The irate Maconi:es are still bunting for the slanderer, and if they catch him, and we hope they will, he will write no more letters. A Texan who is spending the winter j iu Idaho, says that he is desperately i homesick, but doesn't dare weep over it, j as bis tears in that Arctic State,straight- ; wnv toro to icicles, and thawing them ; ont is a matter of so much difficulty as j to render ?he shedding of tears a luxury j which can be enjoyed by only a few. ! In -addition to England's African j troubles, there are serious fears that there may be a collision between Rus sian troops aod the British or their allies in Afghanistan. Russia has bad her! covetoue ejes on the fertile Afghan "ras Ifor- mstry year?, and has been steadily pushing Southward uutil her outposts now have reached England's possessions-. A .war between those mighty powers would be a s tu pendons dwaster to the world. We, in America, we suffering seriously in morals from the war which closed two decades ago. A war between Great Britain and Rus sia, extending as it would over large - portions of Europe; Asia and Africa, and in all probability reaching to the Northern portion of this Continent, would set back civilization and Christi anity many years. THE FEDERAL OFFICES. I The distribution ?f public pap is the great and absorbing subject now before the country, and it is needless to say that President Cleveland's ideas on I Civil Service Reform meet but Kifele favor from the great majority of Dem ocrats. At. least one million persons I are eargerly desirous of the hundred thousand offices now under Federal con trol, and every one of them is desirous ; of making a clean sweep of the present officials. *? . We believe that civil service will not be efficient as long as it depends upon partisan politics. If the office-holder knows that his official life depends upon political service rather than au efficient discharge of the duties of his office, it is not in human nature to suppose that he w??? do otherwise than be more in terested iu his political than in his offi cial duties. In South Carolina, however, the j present office-holders * are in office j against the earnest protest of our people. They have need their offices solely to further the political interests of their party, and they have been as complete- ! < ly out of sympathy with us as are the ' English office-holders in Ireland with the Irish; and they ought to be re moved. ? 2 ? In the North where Republican- ' ism is. respectable, the officials, though 1 Republicans, are capable and efficient; j but it is not the case here. Post Mas ters,.Revenue Collector, Commission- < era?all of the Federal officials with but < few exceptions?in South Carolina are j utterly unfit for the positious^tbey oc- j 6 copy. They, received the appointments j j not because of any fitness but as a re ward*for political work. Many of them I * joined the upublican party solely to {4 get office, and now that their party bas11 ] been defeated, tbey have no right for a j t further lease of power. The President I g odgb t to give the last one of them the 11 grand bounce, not only those who "hold ^ office in this State, but also those who I , are accredited to this State and who bold j j office in Washington. In fact, if any j discrimination were made it should be"*; ? against the Washington officials. Not j * half of them can honestly claim to be j citizens of this State. With the fewest j g exceptions, they are scalawags carpet j s baggers, and it is a slander upon-the ? State for us to be accredited with the j crew which now claim to be our repre- i ? sentatives in Washington official life, j t Cleanse the old ship of State from ' the last barnacle that is clinging to its ^ sides. Give us officials io whose noli- ? tic8 as well as morals wc bave confi- j t dence, men who, while being good aud ? r faithful Democrats, - not forget that j ( Country is above Party, and that their j official duties are due the country rather] than their party. Give us competent j t men, men who have the ability both ? h mentally and physically of performing the duties appertaining to their office, for we should ever remember that "pub lic office is a public trust." and only those should be appointed who can perform those duties satisfactorily to the people, whose servants they are, aud faithfully j to the Government, to which they are ! fc directly responsible ! v THE LIBKABY ASSOCIATION, i j Our local solomos will tell our read ers about the Association aud its antici pated meeting, and we are glad to have the opportunity of saying something in advocacy of its purposes. We depend too entirely upon news papers for our mental pabulum, and ?* whils tbey are very good in their proper j ' field, there is need of something of a f more substantial nature. The Library ! ] Association will attempt to fili this want, j \ If its plaas for a library cao be proper- j * ly carried out, books which could not j1 otherwise be obtained will be placed iu j ^ reach of its members. Instructive Jec- i ture? od masters of momeut will be au- ! other important feature.. A reading j room, well stocked with choice maga- i * zioes will add to its usefulness no less 1 than to its attractions. The cost ::o each member will be so j small iu comparison with the advant-: , ages received, that we have every reas- j , on to hope fur its success. The man- ? < agemeut have assured us that uo money j ' will be called for from any one till it j j shows the public that it means business, j This strikes us as a fair propositio*o, ! and everyone should wish the Library j Association the best of luck iu its phi- J lanthropic work. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ? The letter below from Gol. Coward calls attention to some of the evils of j the school system; and we feel too deep i an interest in its success, to allow au I opportunity to pass where a word can j be said that will be pertinent to so im- ; portant a subject. i There is no doubt of the existeuce of j a strong, and we fear growing, opposi- j tion to free schools; and this sentiment ; is fostered and encouraged by their fail ing to do what was expected of them, j At first, it was oot supposed that much | would be doue. The machinery was all \ new and untried, prejudices had to be overcome, and the people had to learn, and accustom themselves to, new metb ods; bot tbe years pass by and still comes op the old ery of worthless schools. Where lies the. fault? Primarily with the people.- Comfortable rooms aad puoctual attendance are two requi sites for good schools, and both of these necessary items depend upon tbe peo ple. With a few exceptions our schools have neither, and all the good school laws aud competent teachers in exis tence cannot make schools a success without tbcm; and our people need not shirk ail tbe responsibility in tbe school question. It is true there is need for great improvement, in many cases, in both teachers and officiais, but their failure to do right does not relieve tbe parents of their obligation. Col. Coward's let ter, however, refers more particularly to official neglect/ and as such we com mend it to the careful perusal of those placed in authority in the Schools of Sumter County: Hon. T. B. Fbaser?Dear Sir: 1 venture, with ?real respect, to ask your co-operation in tbe effort to promote tbe better working of the public school sys tem of this State. An examination of tbe eohool law reveals the fact that, al though tbe powers and duties of tbe dif ferent school officers charged with its administration are set forth with suffi cient expjicitness and - particularity, bot little is said as to how their responsibil ity is to be enforced. Iii only six in stances is the procedure, or the penalty, prescribed for malfeasance.misfeasance, [>r neglect See Sections 1,001, 1,021, 1,022M,023, and 1,024 of the General Statutes. The enforcement of some of the other provisions of the law may be partially Eiccomnlisbed through the appointing power lodged io the State Board of Ex aminers, or in the County Board'of Examiners; but many more of them an not be so reached. I conclude, :herefore, that they mast come under :he general inquest of tbe grand jury, [f I am correct in this conclusion, that oody should extend its investigations beyond tbe mere examination of tbe jooks and accounts of tbe School Com missioner, and take cognizance of tbe renerai administration of the school af fairs of the county.. Two classes of complaints are often mirent. Tbe first, indicative of in iompetency or neglect on tbe part of (cbool officers, each as: The School Commissioner shows no interest iu tbe . ( schools, or discharges his duties in a j , >urely perfunctory manner; trastees ex ?rcise no proper oversight of the schools; eacbers open their schools for only oue >r two hours a day, aod yet receive full jay; schools are !ocated-for the benefit if teachers rather than in the interest of he children, etc. Complaints, of the , lecond class spring mainly from popular ( uisconception or ignorance of tbe law. ( Tbe existence of sucb complaints, j vhetber justly or unjustly founded, ( ends to deaden tbe interest of tbe peo- ( )le in the schools aod to create u^nec- , issary friction in their work. If the j jrsndjury would look into these com- j daiots their -report, in open court, fould serve, on the one hand, to ex on- . rate tbe intelligent, energetic and con- ? cientious school' officers, and thus trengthen their bands; and, on tbe [ ?tber, to bring to the bar of public opio- T on, at least, the shortcomings of tbe , ndifferent, neglectful and incompetent. \ either case, public interest and con- ] idonee in tbe working of the schools rould be promoted. - . , Entertaining these views, ? I respect ully request that your Honor will give j pecial emphasis, in your instructions , o the newly organized grand juries, in j j eference to the school affairs of tbe j bounty. I Trusting that your Honor will regard j f he foregoing request as prompted solely j ( >y an earnest desire to see tbe great iu- 11 erest of popular education surrounded [ >y mery influence that can contribute j s o insure its suocero, and with tbe assu- ] f ance of my high esteem. I am, .very ! espectfully, .A Cow ?rd, t State Superintendent, of Education. j -.^e?-* The Game Law. J About this time every year it becomes | be duty of the newspapers to reproduc? j he section of the Revised Starutes t rhich limits tbe season for killing game j t od fixes tbe penalties for its violatioo. j ' Tor tbe information of the sporting eadcrs of the Watchman and Southron be section is published as follows : "It shall not be lawful for any per on in this State, between tbe fifteenth lay of March and tbe first day of )ctober iu any year to catch kill or ojure or to pursue wirb sucb in cur, or to sell or expose f<*r saie, any ?ild turkey, partridge, dove, wood- j < ock or pheasant; aod any person bund guilty thereof shall be fined not ess '.bao ten (10) dollars, or be im prisoned oot less than ten days, which h ine if imposed shall go one-half thereof! o the informer, the other half to the school fund of tbe County wherein the >ffeuce was committed." The Camderf Theatre. The following from the Ntws and Soucier, tells of the new Town Hail, that s to be : 'Camdeu has benn an incorporated xiwn for over a huudred years, and { then ttiis building is completed it will j; rise to the digniry of a city It's as I 1 much of a city now as a gond many j ' >fher cities in this State. The new 1 Owii hall as you see will be a very j ' handsome building It- will be 80 feet ? ? front on Main street. The tower will j be 110 feet h:*h and the building itself 54 feet in ju^ht. The first floor will consist of ? large store. The main en trance to 'he Council chamber aud the atre on the second floor, and to the .Ma sonic lod*c room on the third Boor, will j be uuder the tower at the corner of' Main afkd Rutledge streets. The ! entrance to the gallery of the theatre will ; be under the small tower at the south end j nf the building. The theatre itself will I be modelled after the Academy of Music j iu this city, it will have three tiers of seats?orchestra, dress circle and gal- j lery?and will seat about 800 persons ? The stage will bo 40 feet wide and 22 feet deep, with dressing rooms at the back. The flys and painters' gallery will be over the dressing-rooms. It j will be one of the handsomest buildings j in the State if it is built according to ? these/plans.' LeConte Pear Trees. A small lot of this popular variety of pear j trees are expected at ibis office in a day or two, iu which there will probably be a few to spare, and those in want of them can be sup plied hjjfillip* t<*rhj. .... ..... CLEVELAND'S INAUGUBAL ADDEES& Fellow-Citiiens : In the presence of this vast assemblage of my countrymen, I am about to supplement and seal by tbe oath which I sball take the mani festation of the will .of the great and free people. In the exercise of - their power and tbe right of self-government, tbey have committed to one of their fellow-citizens a supreme and sacred trust, and he here consecrate** himself to their service. This impressive cere mony addo little to the solemn sense of responsibility with which I contemplate tbe duty I owe to all the people of the land. Nothing can relieve me from the anxiety lest by any act of mine their interest may suffer, and nothing is needed to strengthen my resolution to engage every faculty aod efforts in the promotion of their welfare. Amid the dio of party' strife the peo ple's choice was made, but its attendant circumstances have demonstrated anew the strength and safety of a govern-* ment by the people. In each succeed ing year it more clearly apppears that our democratic principle needs no apol ogy, and that in its fearless and faith ful application is to be found tbe sorest guaranty of good government Bat the bes*, results' in the operation of a gov ernment wherein every citizen bas a share largely depend upon a proper limitation of purely partisan zeal and effort and a correct appreciation of the time when the beat of 'the partisan should be merged into the patriotism of the citizen To-day the executive branch of the government is transferred to new keeping; but this is still the gov ernment of all the people, and it should be none the less an object of their affec tionate solicitude. At this hour, the animosities of political strife, tbe bitter ness of partisan defeat aud the exulta tion of partisan triumph should be sop planted by an ungrudging acquiescence in the popular will and a sober, con scientious concern for the general weal. Moreover, if from this hour we cheer Fully and honestly abandon all sectional prejudice and distrust, and determine, with manly confidence in one another, k) work out harmoniously the achieve ments of our national destiny, we shall leserve to realize all the benefits which )ur happy form of government can !>estow. LOYALTY TO THE CONSTITUTION, ' On this auspicious occasion we may well renew the pledge of our devotion ;o tbe Constitution, which, hunched by he founders of tbe republh aud conse crated by the prayers and patriotic de rotioo, has for almost a century borne i-he hopes and tbe aspirations of a great people, through prosperity and peace, ind through the shook of foreign con ecte and the perils of domestic strife tud vicissitudes. By the Father of his Country our Constitution was com men led for adoption as "the result of a spirit )f amity and mutual concession.,? In hat same spirit it should be ad mistered order to promote the lasting welfare >f the country and to secure the full neasure of its priceless benefits to us ind those who will succeed to the bless ing of our national life The large va riety of diverse and competing interests lubject to#Federal control persistently seeking tbe recognition of their claims leed give us no fear that "the greatest ?ood to the greatest number" will fail o be accomplished, if in tbe halls of jational legislation that spirit of amity ind mutual concession shall prevail in vbicb tbe Constitution bad its birth [f this involves the surreuder or post ponement of private interest and the ibandonmeut of local advantages, com >ensation will be found in the assurance hat thus tbe common interest is sub served and the geueral welfare advanced, [o the discbarge of my official duty I ?hall endeavor tobe guided by a just ind unstrained construction of the Con ititutioo, a careful observance of the listi notion between the powers granted o the Federal Government and those eserved to the State or to the people, 11 id by a cautious appreciation of tho>e unctions which, by the Constitution tnd laws, have been especially assigned o the executive branch of the govern nent. But he who takes the oath to lay to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States only js8un.es the solemn obligation which jvery patriotic citizen, on the farm, in he workshop, in the busy marts of rade, aud everywhere, should sbare s-ith him. The Constitution which prescribes hie oath', my countrymen, is ?rours; the government you have chosen iim to administer for a time is yours; he suffrage which executes the will >f freemen, is vours; the laws and the ?otire scheme of our civil rule, from :he town meeting to tbe State cap?tol* md the National Capitol, is yours. JTour every voter, as surely as your Chief Magistrate, under the same high fonction, though io a different sphere, 'xercises a public trust. Nor is this all Every citizen owes to tbe coun try a vigilant watch and close scrutiny )f its public servants, anda fair aud reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness. Thus is the people's will impressed upon the whole frame-work of ^ur civil polity?municipal. State and Federal?and this is the price of our liberty and the inspiration of our faith in the republic. ECONOMY IN TUB GOVERNMENT It is the duty of those serving the people in public place to closely limit public expenditures to the actual needs jf the government economically admin- j islered, because this bounds the right of ! the government to exact tribute from the earnings of labor or the property of the citizen, and because public extrava gance begets extravagance aoiong the people. We should never be ashamed of the simplicity and prudential econo-1 rnies which are b?*st suited to the opera- j tton of a Republican form of govern meni und most compatible with the j mission of the A a) encan people Those who arc selected for a limited time to manage public affairs are still of the people, and may do much by their ex ample to encourage? consistently with the dignity of their official fuuetions, that plain way of life which among their fellow-citizens, aids integrity aud pro motes thrift and prosperity. OUR FOREIGN POLICY. The genius of our institutions, the needs of our people in their home life, and the attention which is . demanded j for the settlement and development of J the resources of our vast territory, dic tate the scrupulous avoidance of any j departure from that foreign policy com- j mended by the history, the traditions and the prosperity of our republic. It is the policy of independence, favored by our positiou and defended by our known love of justice and by our power It is the policy of peace, suitable to our ? interest. It is the policy of neutrality, ! reject!Dg any sbare a foreign broils and ambitions upon other continents and repelling their intrusion here It is tbe policy of Mou roe and of Wash ington and Jefferson. **Peace, com merce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none/* j FINANCE. ? A dne regard for tbe interests and prosperity of all ' the people demand j that oar finances sball be established upon sucb a sound and* sensible basis as shall secure the safety and confidence of business iuterests and make the nages of labor sure and steady, and that our system of revenue shall be so adjusted as to relieve the people from unnec essary taxation, having a due regard to the. iuterests of the capital invested and tbe working men employed io Ameri can'industries, and preventing the accu mulation of a surplus in the treasury to tempt extravagance aod waste. INDIAN POLICY AND POLYGAMY. Care for the property o? the Dation, aud for the needs of future settlers, re quire that tbe public, domain, should be protected from purloining schemes aud unlawful occupation. The conscience of tbe people demands that the Indians within our boundaries shall be fairly and honestly treated as wurde of tbe governmeut, and their education and civilization promoted with a view to their ultimate citizenship; aod that polygamy in the Territories, destructive of tbe family relation and offensive to tbe moral sense of the civilized world, shall be repressed. FOREIGN PAUPER LABOR. The laws should be rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigration of a servile class to compete with American labor with no intention of acquiring cit izenship, aod bringing with them and retaining habits aud customs repugnant to our civilization CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The people demand reform in tbe ad ministration of tbe government and tbe application of business principi >$ to public affairs. As a means to tb s end, civil service reform should be in good faith enforced Our citizens bave the right to protection from the iocompe tency of public employees wh > hold their places solely as the reward of par tisan service, and from the corrupting influence of those who prounse, and the vicious methods of those who expect such rewards. And those who worthily seek public employment bave 'be right to insist that merit and competency shall be recognized instead of party sub serviency or tbe surrender of-honest po- j liticai belief RIGHTS OF THE NEGROES. Iii the administration of a govern ment pledged to do equal and exact jus tice to all men there should be no pre text for anxiety touching the protection of the freedmen in their rights or their security in tbe enjoyment of7their priv> ileges under tbe. constitution and its amendments. All discussion as to their ?t ess for the place accorded to rhem as Americac citizens is idle and unprofita ble, except. a?* it suggests the necessity for their improvement. The fact that they are citizens cutirles them to all the rights due to that relation, and charges them with all its duties, obligations and responsibilities - These topics, and tbe constant and . ever varying wants of an active and en terprising population, may well receive the attention and the patriotic endeavor of all who make and execute the Fed eral law. Our duties are practical, and call for the industrious application.of an intelligent perception of tbe claims of the public, and. above all. a firm de termination, by united action, to^secur? to all the people of the land the ful! benefits of the best form of government ever vouchsafed to man. And let us not trust to human efforts alone, but, humbly acknowledging the power aud goodness of Almighty God; who pre sides Over the destiny of nations, and who has at all times been revealed in our country's history, let us invoke His aid and His blessing upon our labors. He Deserved It. On Sunday night Wm Fox, a lith ographer, went to his home, in Brook lyn, intoxicated and having spent all his money. His wife, an industrious woman, bad mush prepared far supper. Fox quarreled with ber and kicked over tbe pot of mush, badly scalding his lit tle son George. Mrs. Fox. iu her anger, caught up an axe and struck her husband over the bead, knocking him senseless. She was arrested, and son and father taken to the hospital. The father's skull was fractur?d in three places, and be may die ?Exchange Mrs. Fox deserves a medal (a large gold one) fur breaking that brute's bead. - Independent, . Our Churchy the organ of the Inde pendent Methodists, says that the Rev. John T. Wight man, D D , formerly of the South Carolina Conference, and for many years stationed at the Merhodist churches in Charleston, has accepted a call to the pastorate of Chat worth Inde pendent Methodist. Chureb at Baltimore. At the recent session of the South Car olina Conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South. Dr. Wightmau was, at his request, transferred to the Haitimore Conference. By bis accep tance of a call toa? Independent church he has severed bis connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, with which he has been connected from the beginning of bis ministry. Dr Wigbtman was stationed at Marion last year. Something New About Washington. The following .original composition was read by a nine-year-old lad, a pu- j pil in Primary School No. 1 ? While j it is crude, it displays unusual original ity in "one so young:" g Washington's biktiiday. 22 Their were a famely by the name of Washington. They were very poor. They had a little boy is father and mother wasant able enufe to give him to eat. So the little boy went, out to work he worked quit* awile. And he saved some money. He gave it to his j father and mother so he could go to j school be was the best bov ?u his class. ; So after bo when got a big boy he was very much learned that he became to ! bo presedent. After he got presedent he want fo a j army he didn't had very many men and at crismas night 1776 he came back | from the nrmy. After he come back then be stayed in the capital a short time then somebody shot him and he is dead now. George Washington, President 1789 ?Hudson Conference Hinutes. 'We gather the folowtng statistics from the minutes of the 99th annual session of the South Carolina Confer ence of the 31. E. Church, South. The Conference embraces ten Dis-, triers, the total membership being 52, 308, an increase over 1883 of 1,625. There are 135 local preachers, a de crease of 13 in the year 1884. Infant baptisms during the year. 2.188; adult baptisms,. 1,629. There are 591 Sun day Schools ; officers and teachers, 3.885 ; pupils. 29.362 < burc'b build ings. 611; value. $648.580. Parson ages. 114; value, $153,270. Col leges and school houses, 20; value $94.625. Camp grounds, 25; value. $18.700. There are 132 colored mem bers. 2 local preachers. 9 infants, bap tised and 16 pupils. The grand" total membership is: members, 52.30R; local preachers. 135 ; traveling preach ers. 181 total 52.624 In Sumter District, of which Rev. A. J. Stokes is the Presiding Elder, there are: 4.375 members; local premiers. 8. Infant baptisms during the year, 163 ; adults. 97 ; Sunday Schools, 52 ; officers and teachers. 325; pupils. 2? 444 Church building. 49; value. $46 680; parsonages 12; value, $11,850; camp grounds, 3; value, $850. The total collections for 1884 for all the Claims amoonted to $197,798.82; of which amount$14f132.49 was raised in Sumter District. The nest Conferench will be held at Columbia. Black Cypress Posts. . KINGSTREE, S. C, March 4, 1885. Mr. Editor: Let me eay through your paper to the people of Sumter, that the cypress fence poets now being iojd by Mr. J B. Carr of your "own, are At from the black cjpress and will last from twenty-five to fifty years. The pine of Suinter County will last ten to fifteen years exposed in same way. It is economy to use the best material for posts, even though the balance of tbefeuce be made of inferior lumber. Parties using ihe biack cypress posts will be pleased with them. Yours truly, JOEL E. BRCNSON. Municipal Tiqket. Mr. Ediior: Will you allow a small space io your valuable columns in which to an nounce a Ticket for our next Municipal elec tion. Wet or Dry does not enter into this election. Now, what is wanted for Intendant and Wardens, are business men, men whose time is not so much occupied that they cannot see what is necessary to promote the interest of the general public. In this connection I would respectfully suggest the following tick et believing that it w?l redound to the inter est of Sumter aud the citizens by electing it : Inttndtnt. A. A SOLOMONS. . Ward ns. NEIL ODONNELL, ALTAMONT MOSES, H. F WILSON, A. J. CHINA. ' The above names suggest BUSINESS. Action of Executive Committee of Sumter Agricultural Association. The Executive Committee wag called together by the Chairman. s They met in tbe Auditor's office, 2nd of February itistaot, the President and Secretary being present. After discussing varions matters of interest to the farmers, in connection with those of the Association, they proceeded to the business proper of the meeting, the following being tbe result of their deliberations :. 1. The 2nd Saturday of April next was de- : fided upon as the da for the next meeting The meeting to be opened at 11 o'clock A. M. Executi fe Committee to meet at 10 A. M. 2. The President, by request, to deliver his Annual address. 3. Essay by Col. J. J Dargan, subject "Implements best suited to Agriculture in its ? present stage of adva ncfincut, with us." 4. Essay by Col. J H. Wilson, subject "Tne true aims of Agricultural Associations; and the "est way to build up the same." , 5 Essay by R. M. Cooper, Esq , subject "Tbe best modes for preventing the exhaus tion of our lauds; and the reclamation of the jame." ? After the reading of each Essay, the views of the writer, together with his subject, will he open to general discussion. The meeting will convene in "Music Hall," town of Sumter. The Executive Committee will meet at same place. E. M. COOPER, Chairman Ex. Com. "Acted Like a Cbarm " This is ivhat Mrs. Mayer, of Baronne street, New Uileans. says of Brown's Iron Bitters. A "charm" works quietly, surely, promptly, thoroughly and with delightful effect That is just tbe way this wonderful family medicine works on invalids who have been stiff.-ring the woes of liver complaint, dyspepsia and impoverished blood. Those who know its worth say it is a complete cure for dyspepsia, | j weakness, malaria, neuralgia, etc. Messrs. Durnut & Sou keep a full assort ment of first class goods. aAH kinds of hard ware and plantation war? on baud and for salt? cheap. Call and extimiue. I want to be a F M. And with tbe P. M.'s stand; A.i ink pad on tbe table, A stamper tu my hand. And there before the letters I'll work with glowing face, And thank the great un terrified For giving me the place. * _D. J. A. ? Ho t & Bro. keep a full line of watcfyes and jewelry Repairing doue with neatness and dispatch. THE MARKETS. SDMTER. S. Or, March 10. 1885 COTTON ?About 20 bales have been sold during the week ending the loth. The mar ket closed steady. We quote : Ordinary 8J @8i; Good Ordinary 9@9j-; Strict Good Ordinare 9jJ?9j; Low Middling 9f@9j: Middling 9?@tu; Good Middling'lof@10j. CHARLESTON, S. C, March 9, 1885. Cotto?.?Market quiet. Sales about 50 bales. Quotations are : Low Middling, 10| ; Middling 11; Good Middling, 11}. , WILMINGTON. N. ?., March 7. 1885. Spirits Tckpkj?tjnc?Markei quoted quiet at 28i cents. Rosik?The market dull at 95 cents for Strained and Si.00 tor Good Strained. . Ckdok ?Market was steady at $1.15 for Hard, $1.75 per bbl., for Virgin mid Yellow Dip. Cwtton?Market steady. Sales ? bales. The following are the official quotations : Low Middling 10*. Middling 10j Good Mid dling U. COPARTNERSHIP. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, have this day formed a co-partnership for the practice of law, under the firm name of Bow man A Harby. Office on Main Street above Bultman's shoe store. P. G. BOWMAN, W. I. HARBY. Sumter, S. C, March 9th, 1885. 2t SPECIAL NOTICE. EPPERSONS' STABLES IS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR NICE, CHEAP BUGGY HARNESS, ?ALSO Saddles, Bridles, &c, March 10^ MASTER'S SALE. ' State of South Carolina,, i Sumter County. In the Common Pleas. rvan$ & Von Gfohn. Plaintiff's, against S. C. Kilpalrick and others. Defendants. UNDER, and by virtue of a decretal order, made in the shore stated notion, and dated February 27. 1835, I wil! sel! at public Huction in front of the Court House in the town of S un) ter in said S'ate, on .Monday, April 6, 1885,. (or day following.) between the hours of eleven is the forenoon and fire | o'clock in the afternoon, the following de scribed premises. All that lot or parcel of land with the buildings tfaereon, containing one-sixteenth of an acre more or less, situated in the village of Lynchburg, Sumter County and Stute aforesaid, known as the Wilson shop lot, fronting on Main street thirty-five feet, and running back and bounded by lot formerly owned by Frterson and Luckey. bnt now lands of Mrs. ?I. E. Pinate on the South: bounded north by Main street, west bv lot of J. Moore and east bv lot of W. J. McLeod. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers. JOHN S. PJCHARDSON. March 9, 1885. Master. MASTER'S SALE. The State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY IN THE COMMON PLEAS. * John London. Plaintiff, against Reuben J. Welch, Jr., and others. - Defendants, UNDER and by virtue of a decretal order in the above stated action and dated Feuruary 20th, 1885,1 will sell at public auc tion in front of the Court House in the Town of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, April 6th, 1885, (or day following,) between the hours of eleven in the forenoon and five in the afternoon, the following described prem ises : All that piece parcel or tract of land, situ ate and being in Sumter Comity in the State of South Carolina, 'containing One Hnndred and Ninety-nine acres, be the same a little more or less, formerly know*? as the Home Place of Reuben J. Welch. Sr.. bounded on the North, and VWst by lauds now or former ly of William Keels, on the Sast by lands formerly of-Renben J. Welch, Sr., and on the South by lands now or formerly of W. 0 Lemmon and D. A. Lemmon ; the said tract of land having neecrdulr conveyed by Jacob Keels , to said Reuben J. Wdcb, Jr., by deed duly recorded: Terme of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, March 9 Master. State Of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY,. Ik. the Co?bt of Com* ox Pleas Henry Stuckey, Plaintiff, against Sarah A Foxucorth. Daniel I, Pipkin. Daniel. A Foxicorth, and others. Defendants. UNDER and hy virtue of a decretal order made in the above stated action and dated Feo. 1st, 1885, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House ip the Town of Sumter in said State, on Monday,?April 8th, 1885, (or day following,) between the hours of 11 o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon, the fotIo.wing des cribed premises : All that Pbintation or Tract of Land Con taining Four Hundred and Ninety?Five Acres and One Quarter of an Acre, more or less, situated, lying and being near Bradford Springs, in the County of Sumterand State of South Carolina, adjoining and bounded on the North by lands now or formerly of Scott and of Morgan; South by lands now or for merly of Alexander Mosely, Dr. Wallace and Esia?e of Burgess; East by lands now or form erly of Morgan and by the Public Rnad lead ing from Sumter to Camden, via Bradford Springs, and West by lands now or formerly of Rstate of Bossard and of S J. S?-ott; the said Tract of Land being more particularly shown on a plat made by H. S. Burden, D. S., dated December?, 1880. and attached to the deed from Sumter and Brow field to the said Sam h A Fox worth; Terms of sale?So mnch cash as will 1? ne cessary to pay the expenses of said sale, and any assessments or taxes due on said land, und the Plaintiffs' costs and the amount due the Plaintiff or his Bond and Mortgage, with i tere.?t from the date of said decree; also the first installment and interest on the Bond and Mortgage due to the D?fendent, d. I. Pipkin und his costs; the balance of the purchase money on a credit of one year from the day of sale; the time portion to be secured by the bond of the purchaser, and a mortgage of the premises sold Purchasers to pny for necessary papers and recording the same JOHN S RICHARDSON, March 9, 1885. Master. State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Austin Nichols & Co. and others. Plaintiffs, vs David Morris, et al. Defendants. I\ PURSUANCE of an order of the Court in this case, dated the 28eh day of Febru ary, A. D., 1885, the creditors of David Morris, lately doing business in the Town of Sumter, in said County and State aforesaid, *re hereby called on to prove their demands against said David Morris, before me at my ??ke in the Town of Sumter on or before the 6th day of April next. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, March 9-2?_Master. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., un ?he first MONDAY and day following io APRIL next, 1885, and as many dava thereafter as may be necessary, within the legai hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for . cash, the following property : All that Lot or parcel of Land in the Town [?f Mayesrille, in the Couuty of Sumter and State of South Carolina, on the Southwest side ot Lafayette street, being 100 fe?t on La fayette street and running back from said La fayette street to t:;e Land of or formerly of M P. Mayes, Sr., bounded on the Northwest by j Lot of J. E ?jainson, now or formerly, on the Northeast bv Lafa\ettc street, on South ?si by Lot of B. J. Baruett, now or formerly, ind oil the Southwest by Lot of M. P. Mayes, Sr., levied on and to be sold as the property. jfJ. W.- Dennis, under Execution of Otta riedemao k Sons. M ARION SANDERS, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, March 6 1885. ATTENTION S. L. I. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to attend a meeting of vour Company at Music Hall oh TUESDAY, the I7th ir.st , at 7:30 , for Annual Elec tion of Officers. Bv order of D. J. AULD, Captain Commanding. j. H. Chakdler, Orderly Sergeant. March 10 2t SKTTER PUPS, FIVE SETTER PUPS, two months old, for sale at $10 each. . ? ! wmM ^h*16 a?d orange?but little choice I'etween them. Sire and Dam bred in State of New York from registered dogs. Appiv to W. R. FLUD, March 3-2*_Statebnrg, S C PEACH-TREES -OF all desirable varieties For Spring planting of 1885. _?\_ FROM now until the 20th of March is a good time to plant, and to all who wish to plant, if they will correspond with in^I will astonish them in prices until that date. Address G. L. ANTHONY, Vandalia P. 0..-N.C Near Greensboro, N. O. ? March 2. UUAWTFD for ?*? SCOTTS JCor??tS? Sample tree to tho.?e be* co miner apents. Kc risk, quick sale*. Tcrrftorv {riven, sai isfaction guaranteed. Address DR.8COTTr842 Bread way St*, ALT, SEEDS! SEEDS! (1 ROWN amid the bills of oar own Sunny XJSouth ; Hud better adapted to Southern soil and latitude than no y in the world. I make a specialty of the BUNCOMBE CAB BAGE, but grow and sell the usual GAR DEN AND FIELD SEEDS. Try a few of them this season, by way of comparitoli. Send for price list and posters. J. W\ VANDIVER, Seed Producer, Feb 24-3_WearerTiHe, N. C. LAND FOR S?L?T AFARM of 110 acres in Shiloh Township, on wafers of Lynches River, formerly owned hy Mrs Sarah E. Trader, adjointe^ lauds of Estate of Mims and others. Price low, terms easv. title perfect Apply to MOISES k LEE, Feh 3_Attorneys at Law. FOR SALE TWO BERKSHIRE SOWS, one year old. Inquire at this office. Feb 17 lm Estate of lesUfa M. mitt. DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OP PROBATE for Sumter County on the 18tk day of March. 1885, for a Final Dbcharf? as Administrator of aforesaid Estate. WM. H. CCTTTINO. Feb 17-4t ?fcrk of C. C P. k G. 3. NOTICE. SI&K WORM EGGS for sale at reasonable prices. Egg* giren to responsible people tu be raised on shares. Cocoons bengbt. Also Mulberry trees fon sale. Address Miss E. B. COOPER, Secretary. Sumter Silk Ass. CARB'S LUMBER YARD. The undersigned has on hand a large an ? ?ne assortment of lamber, comprising WELL SEASONED FLOORING DRESSED, TQNGCED AND GROOVED, A fine lot of DRESSED CYPRESS PLJL5X, A large lot o? C press Palings, trimmed and dressed, tiesidesa large assortment of UNDRESSED PINE LtMBER Of all sizes. Anything not on hand will be promptly ordered. Feb 24 _-J. B. CARR. PATEHT WATER CLOSET SEAT FOR THE CURE OP > ??es and Prolapsus, Without Medicine; Price FOR SALE AT China's Drug Store* May be retorced is 30 days if they do not cure or greatly relieve. These seats are valuable as a preventive as well as for their cora ti ve prop erties. Need fol io ererj- . . family. Feb 1TV ._ . / THE~TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed from Columbia. 8. C. A Live, Temperance Paper, Pubf?shed Semi-aionlbly in . SUMTER. S C. 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