Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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18? TO founded Smdkron irs, and best adirertbing BIAIv ITEMS. M9?^ ??UMtor Jerrej bas ap r-^t. Walker b? Deputy and p?t?^Soif ^eral approval. i^itiwceM act o^ Collector ?o? ?paoi?l, ? ?.pt. ? York #orW bas succeeded needed for Its com- j toi and richly de per ^^^%^^?.?t?J^..??^,^- in the way of ^^^^^^^e $1,^,000 for the ^^^^j^^^ jB^iK uniojahy slow aod at ^^g|?|^?ir??;. ^progresspeople will for-. . ^^^ftte?etber .Graat was a Federal or ^^^^WBHHtHfetateoele^ thc necessary a-iwont ^P^i?Bf?^<ft? Beamer Fcrfcftnwtt PpjS||Si^ of Geor ^^^^g.w'-^iatteBnig' ? dead earnest. ^^^B^iSwwff Fa?eAwKr? ?an calls the g^^^?^?^e^a^ ba^rd sheet, and its editor ^^^??de^^-eipocted. What sense or ^^?|^^m^r^f. practical utility there can W?????So;#t? aasroioe exhibitions cf eui ?apleett passes comprenenston. pS?tte foes* iaa beeo^Tery: mild cttec?aj?s apon the Citadel trou ???fi-^ see, the ma-. ' risien by GoL Thomas. Some of '. ace? to think that the Board -of-| xra Staudas Brentry in need of . r^isatiottf'asfc??e. Faculty ojf the . ?^erkmcaof tho weat are . - ' t~w?y to fini out that all the land in the country does not A reeent proclama ! President requires all tipt+l "' jr?awver" h Th?^aiouat men ?;en' f?cntheyhave^oVaparticle of claim, attire government is pushing vigorous teasuresWopening it to public settle ^^^^^^^^?a^M??itj?: extensively about ^^^^^^f^^99mp-^<)^- Georgetown ^^^^^^K^^?&txe. not in a good humor W^MX&f*-- .'RH*!*** of that town being ?|?|g^ and ll'l^;^^^ Lancaster, Indian town leave Sum S?i^r^^?^^^0^:' ..^coursa-we don't ^^^^^^t?^;|^an?..aod welara- perfectly cor ^^^^^^0^ mtno^^Bittg so, just as the George lltSp^^ not ^^^^^^owti ,Bai ":tnere is no need %^^^^^^jii:^?ai^^^nl has already begun. i^^^^^?lP^l?o^'i?S?- had afl the honor and ^^^H?Kft-?^^^*^"^ P1"0--13 vhieh ran way jjpll^^ aeems disposed ito ^^"^^^^^?^^;eo?? .tn with a rush. The ^^R^^rS^S^^^- Wo?*-*?V, : *-*d, -front ^?ps ||||?^^;^ rented, Ipp?" - I-.-.";-' >:-?bf'?ore- than enough to pay every ex ~ pense incurred. Of coarse New York llllS^ and then be made PpM^ a j^|f^~^?gon^jneaW and JK>t be allowed to .brag part would be the gpf^v';"..^.,.-:>; The Cincinnati Commercial has au PpllS%-~~ grievance ; to vex its loyal soul, gf:;-: ^ - : -A? ignorant Union Soldier Jiving in ^^^ff^^^t&asiesae^ who has just succeeded in ^?^^S^^^^S u pension allowed him, thinking IpS,. ?J- ti ***** ** *Be Confederacy was in the sad ^^^j^^?^?^^^lh^M^ certainly bein . ^v command in Washington, wrote him a his pen WS&^^&y^0^'?anks> and asked that his money Hfp?tfe^ paying himself for |||J||^^ sent to ^^?^^y?;^^?i. -psyu-zt Beauvoir and he enclosed ?k^^&?^0-?'thVpension papers and accompanying : - ; : le^er to a friend in Tennessee for ac "" ?" ..lion. But the aggravating thiog b that BifeK y ~any Union so?dter shoo ld so far forget 1 himself as to correspond wita that arch rebeTJeif Davis, for the sake of filthy f:- loere, ?.' .;'''"Oar"'civil- courts are fast becoming ^^^^f: - \" ';.*uch slow and unsatisfactory means of '^:^e^feigquestions which arise between ^?i: . inen, dist an association of dairymen io ^^p; ? r ; t^e North have entered into a compact jllll^'.'tv fine each member fifty dollars for -"a |S|?; ^ opon the , market, but ^^^^^^?;^?&^taet'as they oecar for trial are not : :?nrHe^ set upon by a - , ?c^mittee appointed by the Associa ^^J.*- '. ~*ioal Their reason for taking the mat ^^?M&S^'?^f out of the hands of the court is, ^Bp-- thatihjy with difficulty secure acon : ? vtctioo because of sharp practice and Bplp?^ ^iegal qTjibbles. In a recent case a fine ^^^?^^y-.''? ^: ?ffy dollars was imposed and paid ^jBthoot further cost or delay. The matter is not much better in the Sooth, ?; snd unless some means of adjusting IL^ matters is adopted, our people will turn l^^rom fhe courts in disgust. te a tet? very sooo;% then the Osar of Russsia and Franois Joseph each visit the other at Kremsier ; and at this 'time Prince Dolgourouk i ts' arranging for a social visit between the Kaiser and the Csar as soon asT the other two are complete. Such visits should be very precious for they cost a great deal. Last year the meeting between the two last, named ' potentates at'Warsaw re? quired the^ presence of a large portion of the dar's troops to protect him from the dreaded Kih?wts, and this year still greater preparations are necessary. The road from end to end is lined with sol? diers, while every house along the line isa garrison. Such frauds on haman rights can not much longer exist. A Mr. Jones-Aquila Jones-was appointed some time ago as Democratic Postmaster at Indianapolis. Mr. Jones is a Jacksonian Democrat, and had it not been for the civil service laws, would have unceremoniously kicked out every snbordiaate in the office, for all were Republicans, but as he could not git rid of all; he turned out all he contd, filling their places with Democrats. The civil service reformers raised a great cry at this, and sent for Mr. Eaton, and hi? commission who have been investi? gating the charges, for days, but as Mr. Jones baa been found guilty of no viola? tions of the law, they have dropped tbeav This has made the civil serviee Republicans more angry than ever, and they are still clamoring for Jones* head. AU of whichg oes to show that the civil service crew are all right while Repub? licans are kept in, and all wrong when they are kided ont. y THE KOTBOAD TO CHARLES? TON. A friend-who bas been spending some time in Summerton and vicinity says that the citizens of that section are unite enthusiastic over the extension of the road now being built from Dorches? ter on the S. C. road, to Elloree: They believe it will be extended across the river and on to Sumter, acd as they baye long suffered for railroad facilities, the prospect of being at length inutherf sound pf the locomotive whjj^^pleas ?S?fiffi& an old- embankment, fQ*k >y the State years before the war fl?g a ?tate Road to Charleston, and i$n?co [ends ?cjoas almost the entire Jiver rn thfijiok res-'' rT??^?TUW^Ij road was car? ed over the route of thenli^mbink meofc some days ago and is much pleas? ed with the suggestion of crossing at that point. If the corporators of the Sumter and Santee road will meet with the success that has crowned the efforts of oar Or? angeburg friends, Sumter will soon have a competing route to Charleston. WOMAN'S WORK. One of our town ministers, in his ser? mon Sunday night, speaking of women and their work, advocated a widening of feminine occupations, so that their energies and talents might find other fields than are now open for their devel? opment and employment. Every thoughtful, practical friend to uumanitv iain accord with that sentiment. To tbe wife and mother these observations, ex? cept in occasional instances, jio not ap? ply? Her field is already wide enough to satisfy the most ambitious, and a careful attention tn all its needs will task the most industrious. But there are many women who are not married, and do not wish to marry, who are de? pendent apon their own exertions for support, and whose life-tied down to the sewing machine or other similar drudgery-is made a bitter slavery, while occupations more profitable and less galling might be opened to their energy and enterprise. In this matter the South is far bebind the rest of tbe country. The women of the North and Weat fill professions and occupations which they never think of entering here. They are expert tele? graphists and have taken the place of men in thousands of offices, many are earning a comfortable support as type? setters, while the retail stores in the North are run by an army of shop wo? men instead of min. It is a bar to the entrance cf good society in some places in thc South for a girl to .work in a fac? tory. In other and more practical places of our country, the girl that works in a factory is as respected and respect? able, all other things being equal, as the giri who teaches school. And why should she not be ? We have much to learn as well as un- ; learn in our social economy. To bring op a girl with thc idea that this'or that occupation is not genteel ; that it is un becoming to put to a proper use the talents God has given her in any busi? ness that is not fashionable, and send her out into life handicapped with these worse than silly ideas, is a crime which surely will briug its own punish? ment. Whatever a woman can do. and do well,'that she ought todo wheu thc need for it arises-whether !fe is to ron a farm in the country or a retail store io town ; to keep books in a counting room or copy papers in a lawyer's office. Let us rid ourselves of the idea that men have a claim on the good things of this world, a sort of mortgage on its fat places, and that the women can come along behind and take what their lord? ships choose to leave, for it is a most mistaken one, And let our girls rid their minds of the idea that their bangs are of more impotence than their brains, that the cut of their .clothing is of more consequence than the - training of their minds, and that the young men are jost aching ta get possession of one of these useless, frivolous butterflies of fashion to support and clothe-; for he has no such desire. The young men of the day who are worth marrying and who have their own support to make are im? mensely practical, and the girl who cao best help herself will be the one he is most apt to ask the all important ques? tion. This is treason to the teachings of chivalry, but it is in accord with the teachings of common sense, which is far better. SMITHVILLE. The Charleston News and Courier sarcastically remarks that twenty fami? lies of Sumter people have gone to Smithville "to bathe in the marsh.-" Don't get jealous because our seaside resorts are so .much superior to those near Charleston. The Sumter people have been to Smithville before and know all about its bathing facilities. Wilmington Star. I That is so. Fot-the last five years the number of visitors to Smithville has increased each year, and we sup? pose that more than a hundred persons have spent their Summer vacation this year enjoying its magnificent climate. There ts nothing especially stylish about Smithville, and we are not sure but that is one secret of its popularity. There is a good Hotel, run by a clever gentleman. from whom one is eure of receiving a gener?os welcome. Then there is Capt. Harper, and we can't imagine what Smithville would be with? out Capt. Harper. Almost every day in the week his boat after recbing Smithville from Wilmington goes over to Caswell or across the bar, and the visitors thereby have the opportunity of a /ree sail whenever they are so dis? posed, out to old ocean. We doubt if any Summer resort offers as many cheap or absolutely free methods of enjoy i og a holiday as ts done at Smithville ; but above all is its climate, its never ending ever freshniog breeze, the absence of mosquitoes and sand flies, the conveni? ences for boating, sailing and fishing. All these excellencies combined make our people willing to go there even to bathe ina marshj^esTCcially^whej crossing to B?T?Head oncean find as good surf bathing as any reasonable hu? man can wish. THAT RAILROAD. "Camden" writes an article to the New and Courier on the subject ot? railroads, opposing the position tak< )y^&n>?^tef'jftij?^ 0^036 weeks ago. ..Camden7' makesr? vigo? rous fight for tbe railroads, arid espe? cially for one running through the town OL Camden, and we copy the following as ?h?^lMMkiLt he thinks of the road running tarot -.Tho best railroad that cao be con? structed to Camden is one from Sumter throQgb Camden to Chester, or to some through line connecting with thc West. This would give us a line competing with the South Carolina Railway, and give us the advantages of minimum charges. The extension of the Camden branch to any of the poiots suggested would probably be the next best. I do not know what the views of the town's people are on this subject. Much more might be said, bot this communication is too long already." ICONOCLASM. We make a clippiog from an editorial in yesterday's News and Courier about '.Image Breaking" which we foond very ..satisfying." The people endorse those sentiments, and the men who ''fix slates" regardless of the will of the vo? ters, and push them through conven? tions by sharp practice, will en venially find their occupation gone. The State is too poor to indulge in the luxury of dead-beat officials whose duties, outside of drawing their salaries and getting drunk whenever free champagne is set up, are purely ornamental. Here is the clipping : 4'A little iconoclasm is now in order in South Carolina. It is time to select for public offices the men who are abso? lutely fit for those places, and to disre? gard obsoletely the notion that rank in the Confederate army, or eminence at the Bar, or a long pedigree (of a hun? dred years or thereabouts) is an all sufficient qualification for any post of honor or trust. Who are the best men for the places to be filled Y That is the only question. It matters not a jot whether they spell their name one way or another; or whether their name has a flavor of France or of England ; or whether they have, or have not, a great? grandfather who signed the Declaration of Independence, or who would have signed it if he had had the opportunity. The image-breaking, we fancy, is about to begin. Wc would not allow it to take the shape which was taken io Eu? rope, where the noses of the images seemed to be siogled out for especial op? probrium and attack. We would leave in peace thc probosces as well as the toes of these good old images. But give us the best men for the places, and the best man for every place. A good place to start at is right here iu the South Carolina Military Academy. FOR THE BOYS. We do not think we can add anything to the subjoined article from the Scien? tific American. Of course boys will smoke if allowed, that is, many will there are some, wc are glad to know, who have sufficient prudence to turn with disgust from the poisonous ciga? rette-and if a check is ever brought to this most pernicious pa bit, it must come from the parents. It is to them we look, and if they will but ascertain the co? gent reasons why a ban should be put upon this practice we believe prohibition of cigarette smoking would soon be a reality. The article in question says: ''The United States Navy annually takes into its service a large number of appreuticc boys, who are scot all over the world and taught to be thorough sailors. It has been the policy of the government since the warto educate the "blue jacket,",upon the principle that the more intelligent a man is, the bet? ter sailor he is likely to become. There is no lackfof candidates for these posi? tions. Hundreds of" boys' apply, but many are rejected because they cannot pass the physical examination. Major Houston, one of the Marine Corps who is in charge of the Washington Navy Yard barracks, is the authority for the statement that one-fifth of all the boys examined are rejected on account of heart disease. His first question to a boy who de? sires to enlist is: "Do you smoke?*' The invariable^ response is, "No sir,*' hot the tell-tale discolors*'.on of the fin? gers at once shows tue truth. The surgeons say that cigarette smoking by boys produces heart disease, and that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the rejection of would-be apprentices on ac? count of this defect comes from exces? sive ase of tho milder form of the weed. This is a remarkable statement, coming, as it does, from so high an authority and based upon the results of actual ex? aminations going on day after day, and month after month. It should be a warning te parents that tbe deadly cig? arette is sure to bring about incalcula? ble injury to the young. A law passed restricting its use to the dudes would not, perhaps, bring popular disfavor, because it might reduce the number of these objects about our streets, but boys indulging in the cigarette ought to be treated to liberal doses of 'rod in pickle' until the habit is thoroughly eradicated. [From oar Regular Correspondent.! WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17, 1885. Before the President and his Cabinet officers left for, their vacation some of the hungry office seekers managed to get a few crumbs from the democratic table. Judging from the number of prominent Senators and newspaper men in the city last week, some powerful po? litical influence must have been brought to bear on the President for appoint? ments, which it was hoped be would make before leaving for his four weeks recreation in the Adirondacks. You need not therefore be surprised if some important appointments in the States are made during the President's ab? sence, although it has beeo stated that be would take no political cares into the woods with him. it has for years been the custom to allow departmental clerks thirty days leave of absence tn a year, and thirty days additional "sick leave" wi * their ask for it is veiy weak, is little need of any TUC leav? ing Washington in summer. At this season of the year the foliage, plants and shrubbery which adorn our circles and part s are in the height of their glory. The least observant person can scarcely pass by them without being conscious of a pleasurable emotion. A count just completed of tbe public j documents stored at the Capitol shows ' tha^thcre are about 700,000 of such documents stored there. There used to be a great demand for Agricultural Re? ports, but not such a large demand of late years, as most people have thought; for some years past there have been as many as 10,000 copies a year left un? distributed. The Medical Museum, which occu? pies the old Ford's Theatre on Tenth street, made historic by the assassina? tion of President Lincoln in it, is in luck. Congress at its last session ap? propriated $200,000 for the new build? ing. The site selected is the Smithso? nian grounds, where it will stand along? side the Smithsonian and National Mu? seum buildings-places well known to every person who bas ever visited Washington. Bids just received for its erection range from ?179,000 to $233, 000. The next building erected ought to be for the Library of Congress, so as to relieve tbe crowded condition of the Capitol building, and provide a safe re? pository for the thousands of volumes now stacked np so as to be inaccessible. Lieut. Greely's health is not as bad as reported. He is spending the sum? mer in Massachusetts, and expeets to leave io October for Scotland, but his report on the Arctic expedition will be given to the public before he sails for that country. This report will be printed by the Government at its own printing office in this city. Great difficulty is experienced every winter in properly and economically heating the various government build? ings here, many of which cover an area of over 90,000 square feet. With the view of remedyiog the evil a stock com? pany has just been organized to heat buildings generally by means of super I heated water, forced through mains laid underground. The water is made to fill the pipes, and heated above 212 degrees temperature, and is designed to take the place of steam and furnace heat heretofore used. If it should ever be adopted by the Government for heating its buildtugs here there will be "mil? lions in it." One of our most prominent merchants has on exhibition in his store window on Pennsylvania Ave., the largest brook trout ever seen. It weighed ten pounds when caught in Rangcley Lake, Maine, and measures thirty inches from head to tail, and eighteen inches in cir? cumference. It belongs to George Sheppard Page, of New York City, one of the best known fishermen in the country, and was sent here to a cele? brated taxidermist to be mounted. It will be returned to New York this week. Darlington News. In the inquest held over young Byrd who was shot by his father last week, the jury found a verdict "that the aforesaid L. S. Byrd came to his death from the effects of a gunshot wound in? flicted in the hands of Evander Byrd, Sr., and that thc shooting was justifia? bly done." The old man was released on bail, the bond being fixed at $8,000. Isom Chapman, a colored farmer, living near town bas brought us a vege? table curiosity, the Georgia squash. Thc vine is very luxuriant, and bears s long fruit ; the specimen shown meas? uring 3 feet 8 inches in length and ten inches in circumference. He says it ie as nice to eat as any other squash. Some specimens grow even longer than the one shown.-Neics. The Graded School is still a live top ic in Florence. Clarendon Hews.. The Clarendon farmers expected a big time yesterday at their agricultural meeting. Mr. C. R. Earvin's lamber yard caught; fire some days ago, and about $100 worth of lamber was destroyed. Four lunatics, three of them colored, nave been sent from Clarendon in three weeks Capt. D. W. Bradford has arranged for a grand picnic on the 21st at Pano la, for the Hampton Light Dragoons. Kershaw News. The U. S. engineer who has survey ed the Wateree recommends $30,000 for its improvement. The Camden papers are showing the need of reservoirs of water for extin? guishing fires in the upper part of the town where the wella are too deep for the engines. Big railroad meetings have been held in Camden lately in advocacy of the new road. Mr. B. F. McKaskill pulled 36 wa? termelons one day last week,in the An? tioch neighborhood, which weighed 1,080 pounds. Mr. A. J. Frietag fell from a wagon last week and broke his arm just above the wrist. } Bishop Howe preached in Grace Church last Sunday. The alarm of fire was sounded be? tween nioe and ten o'clock on Monday night and it was discovered that the cottage on Lyttleton street, belonging to Mrs. Wittskow8ky, and occupied by Mr. Morris Simmonds, was in flames. The engines could obtain no water, and they were consequently useless, but the Hook and Ladder Company did good service, and through their exertions the residence of Capt. J. W. McCurry was saved. Fortunately the night was per? fectly calm. Had there been any breeze, many other buildings must have been destroyed. We understand that the bouse was insured for $800, and that Mr. Simmonds had some insurance on his furniture. Mach of the household goods were removed, but in a more or less damaged condition.-Gazette. A great many open cotton bolls have been shown to us during the past week, and quite a number have been left at our office. However, we have not been able yet to learn bow toprepare them for dinner, or any other^Jjjjj^tbat we can put them ~ ?es, corn or any iracter that we arrived. We for that part ?gin.-Camden Mackey; consul at Kio Grande do Sui, who has^just returned to Washington, brings interesting ac? counts of the Confederate colony in Bra? zil. It will be remembered that imme? diately after the close of the war a num? ber of Southern families loft this coun? try to settle in Brazil. Some of these latter returned home, others are still settled in the interior of Brazil, and are getting on comfortably. Mr. Mackey says: "Mr. Robt. Burton, civil engi? neer, a leading member of the colony, called On me at my consulate in Kio Grande do Sui in April of the present year. He says the colony now consists of about 600 souls, the males prepon? derating. It is located in the province of Sao Paulo or St. Paul, about four hundred miles Southwest of Kio de Jan? eiro. With the exception of Kio Grande do Sui and Parana, this is the most Southerly province of Brazil. Its mem? bers, who have lived there new nearly nineteen years, are nearly all eogaged io farming and manufacturing-the cultivation of cotton, coffee, corn, to? bacco, &c, and thc manufacture of wagons, plows and other agricultural implements. It is a fine farming re? gion, well watered by many navigable streams, and in the centre of the great coffee section. It abounds abo in good iron ores, and there are extensive iron works at St. Paul, the capital of the province, about thirty miles Northwest of Santos, its principal port of entry. Mr. Burton informed me that he has, with several of his old comrades in arms, built a house in the wilderness of Sao Paulo, aod hong a sigo from it on which they have inscribed the words, "The Rebels' Rest." The members of thc colony are reputed to be highly moral, thrifty and prosperous, and loyal and law abiding subjects of the empire in which they have made their homes. They are still thoroughly American in character aod sympathies. They live in a healthy country and among a brave and hospitable people. The United States Presbyterian board of foreign mbsioos has several missionary stations in the province of Sao Paulo, compris? ing ten or twelve clergymen and four or five churches. There b no religious intolerance in Brazil." CHARLESTON, S. C..August 15.-Two colored children named Delia Jordan, aged 9, and George Gibson, aged 8, have been arrested here for the-murder of Jessie Jordan, an infant about a year old. Thc boy Gibson killed the child with a shot gun. mmmmw*- ? ? w - LONDON, August 15.-Lord Chief Justice Coleridge was married this af? ternoon to an American lady named Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford. The wedding ceremonies were conducted privately. A special license was grant? ed August 10, so that the wedding could take place at any time of the day the parties wished. iii** A large and enthusiastic railroad meeting was held near Rossville on last Tuesday. A number of speakers ad? dressed the meeting on that occasion. The people in that section arc manifes? ting much interest in the proposed road and will do their full share in thc mat? ter.-Chester Bulletin. T. C. Gaston, Esq., formerly solici? tor of the 6th Circuit^-?GaVa prominent lawyer of Chester, S. C., sh^t himself in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday. He^Jeayes a wife and three children. Bad health was the cause of the suicide. ^\ The daily new cases of cholera and the daily deaths therefrom in Spain run into the thousands and th ere are no signs that the force of the scourge is abating in the slightest. It is at the height of its fury, and the fatal record that it is making should be a very solemn warn? ing to American cities. Now is the time when the greatest vigilance ought to be exercised at evcMgttittj^and gulf port, and boards fl Wti}^ eet up a very rigid codefl md compel strict compliancfl umhia Record. fl One Every Six Minutes. Col. Stevenson, the First Assistant Postmaster-General, seems to have set? tled down to fais work with determina? tion and vigor. He has been very busy since he succeeded Mr. Hay, and promises to be still busier. A sound Mugwump authority, the Boston^Adver tiser, reports him as saying that "the month of August would show a change of 2,500 Postmasters,and that this ratio would be increased when the weather became cool." If the Post Office De? partment can turn out 2,500 Postmas? ters in August, its moothly production from. October to June ongbt to be 2,700, which seems to be about the limit with the present plant. For we learn from the Mugwump authority already quoted that 'it keeps all hands busy ten hours a day to turn out and in 100 Postmasters/ Ten Postmasters an hour doesn't seem a very high, rate, bot it is 100 a day, 600 a week, and 31,200 a year. There will be mighty few Re? publican Postmasters left to turn out in 1887 if Mr. Stevenson's machine is kept in good order. All anxious candidates for Pastmas terships should pluck up heart and re? member that a Republican is turned ont every six minutes of every working day. We may say candidly that the remov? al of about all tbe Republican Postmas? ters in the United States and the sub? stitution of Democrats is a very good thing. Just aa soon as these Republi? cans are put out they will cease to have any interest in civil service reform, and will pant after the 'spoils' even as the hart panteth after the water brooks. If the Republicans ever get in again, the Democrats will have to get out with all convenient speed, and rotation will con? tinue to rotate, and the golden cycle of the Estonians will still be bashful about beginning to revolve.-N. Y. Sun. A Sad Career. The divorced wife of a Bonanza millionaire recently come to a mournful death principally from taking chloral, which unsettled ber mind and demoralized her whole physical system. She had been weakly and ailing and felt her need of something to drown her sor? rows and brace her np. Had she taken Brown's Iron Bitters she wonld^bave been invigorated so that she could have fought ber sorrows off, and enjoyed healthy life. ~Tms valuable medicine cures general debility, tones the nerves, strengthens the muscles and aids dices tio l. Wttmtf S. C., August 13, 1885 THE ELECTION FOR TEACHERS of this School District, will be held by the Board of Trustees, on FRIDAY, August 21st. Applications will be received by the under? signed. W. R. DELGAR, _Clerk and Chairman. SCHOOL NOTICE. THE MISSES HTJKST. (GRATEFUL FOR PAST PATRONAGE, X hereby give notice that they will resume the exercises of THE SUMTER PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL for boys and girls, at their school room on Liberty Street, opposite Monumental Square, on Mon? day, August 31st. TERMS $4 TO $10 PER QUARTER. They respectfully solicita continuance ct former patronage, and refer inquirers to those pat rons, who havd favored them in the past. Aug. 17-1 S. C. MILITARY ACADEMY. OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS. The following BENEFICIARY VACAN? CIES exist in the South Carolina Military Academy, which will be filled by competi? tive examinations before Boards to assemble in the respective Counties, at the County Seats, on 18tb September next. The forms of applications for permission to appear before said Board will be furnished oa application to the "Commanding Offcer of the Citadel," in Charleston. These forms must be filled np and returned to the Chairman ol the Board of Visitors, at Barnwell, on or be? fore the 12th day of September, BENEFICIARY VACANCIES. Abbeville 1 Newberry 1 Aiken 1 O co nee 1 Anderson 1 Pickens 1 Chester 1 Richland 2 Colleton 1 Spartanburg 1 Greenville 1 Sumter 1 Georgetown 1 Union 1 Kershaw 1 Williamsburg 1 JOHNSON HAGOOD, Chairman Board of Visitors. We want1,000 More BOOK AGENTS for the Personal History of V. S. GRANT. 40,000 copies already sold. We want one agent in every Grand Army Post and ia ev? ery township. Send for Special Terms to Agents, or secure agency at once by sending 50 cts., in stamps for outfit. Address FOR SHEE & McMAKIN, Cincinnati, Ohio. NOTICE. CLERK & TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C , August IO, 1885. ALL PERSONS who require a License on occupations, vehicles, &c, in Town ol Sumter, for year commencing June 1st, 1885, are reminded that same became due and pay? able at this office July 15th, ult. C. M. HURST, Clerk and Treasurer. AN ORDINANCE Entitled "An Ordinance to Amend an Ordi? nance" entitled "An Ordinance to Regulate Annual Licenses and Special Taxes for the Fiscal Year, commencing June 1st, 1885." Be it ordained by the Intendant and War? dens of th? Town of Sumter, in Council as? sembled and by authority of the same. SECTION I.-That an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to Regulate Annual Licences and Special Taxes for the Fiscal Year, com? mencing June 1st, 1885"-ratified 17th day of June, A. D. 1885, be and the same is here? by amended by adding thereto the followiog items, to wit : Vehicles-Kept for hire, profit or convenience, excepting pleasure carriages and buggies. Vehicle-One Horse, S 3 50 Vehicle-Two Horses, 7 50 Vehicle-Three or more Horses, 12 00 and includes all Vehicles of every kind used on public streets for carrying passengers, or hauling commodities of every kind, Cotton, Merchandise, Baggage, Grain, Hay, Straw, Lumber, Wood, Bricks. Ac, excepting non? residents. Done and ratified in Council assembled and under the Corporate Seal of the Town of Sum? ter this 20th day of July, A. D. 1885. MARION MOISE, fL. S.] Intendant. CM. HURST, Clerk & Treasurer. COAL! COAL I COAL! THE UNDERSIGNED will establish, 1st September, a COAL DEPOT in rear of Market where he will be prepared to UNDERSELL ALL COMPETITORS, having bought 100 Tons in June for future deliver?. i July 21_J. A. SCHWERIN". &LENN SPRINGS, SPARTANBURG CO., S. C., SIMPSON & SIMPSON Pro's, TVT0W OPEN TC VISITORS under the 1_\ same management as heretofore. The tare is good, servants attentive, and all amusements free to guests. Telephone Hoe in operation between Spar? tanburg f: jd the Springs. The Mineral Water is bottled and securely packed in cases of 2 dozen quart bottles. Price per case, $4.00. June 30 Sumter SehWlistrict No, lr FACTORY, WAREHOUSE -AHO OVFK?^?^^m E. W. PERCIV?IIll . Charleston, W%^<^7^0^^^^^^? SASH, DOORS, BLmm^NipS Brackets, Moulding, ?fcc. ^ LARGE STOCK, LOW PRICES. GOOD WORK. Get an estimate from me before purchasing elsewhere. Toa will sare money by it.. HAMIL TA M '? the cud* of tte U*?ous - Blae ?mt Begtoau" - -1 * ? - urTf?mafcwa^^ ?1 Marilba I Vii its climate. Fixity of ?i?t-r-m members, able ind experienced. Frtnikt rn-di tm-"J_ Rtcreauon. Excellent buildings. 160 by 140 feet, cratainin? irs Apartments, ?il nader 00c root Heated br ?mm tad ' sSl lighted by ps. Only two young ladies occupy ATC M Al C room. Cost of ixaproreaientt or? *1ML*C*. SSS? Charges a* ?ow a j any cal Jefe otfennc similar ad- |" E Iwl f\ hm Et wantages. 0-TlitjjiMMifiii^f" the patt sess.cn. Fall ter? eoamnacatoe* September 14. 1*3*. hot Ter??, C^'AAlfclSwSa?"'"^ logues, rte, apply carty to J. T. PATTER&QM. Pra?WHt. IwWJltgtOiVK/. W^UrtSBB^.'^i J. B. CARR, ^."Spieest."'? v' - - --. -?. - T? -S?&i ? ' ' ? :. - * ..... * ;.. NEXT DOOR NORTH OF MONAGHAN'S,?? r ^ ri Main Street, Sumter, S^^?l?i OFFERS A CHOICE STOCK, EMBRACING v ? ^ ; DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES^ BOOTS AND SHOES, ? NOTIONS, ?I CANNED GOODS, ^ - ^TIN-WARE, WOODEN-WARfc^ ^-i&p., &cM &c. ^-^T_T 1, -./:1g All of which will be sold at thejMte Jow prices, that; ill have made this store popular wTthcwOuyeis. -'.riv.. ;g:?|| The patronage of the public is kvtifecL ~\^f'?~M?l$&& OTwi .DEALER IN Clothing, Piece Goods, Hats, Gloves and Gente1 ing Goods and Underwear Main Street, Sumter* S& I am selling toe CELEBRATED WEED SEWING B?ACEE?ES^^ Plain Table, 1 Drawer and Cover, $20 Cash. $22, One-half J&*h^ia*ow ^ October 1st Drop-leaf, 2 Drawers and Cover, $23 Cash. $25, One-I October 1st. THE IMPROVED LONG ARM HARTFORD, Ae3e?t-i^-^?^ii^ ever yet offered, at equally reduced rates and liberal terms. AU oar w are warranted in every respect and satisfaction guaranteed in every purchase. Having no agents canvassing the country at heavy expense, coi can save you from ten to fifteen dollars by purchasing from us. We have our usual Stock of CLOTHING, GENTSV Fljf GOODS, HATS, NECK WEAR AND PIECE GOODS, and willbe at all times to serve our friends and the public generally. May 19, 1885. X>? 3T. JOHN R. LONDON, General Bock Hill, Steam Engines, Separators, and E. VAN WINKLE & GOSS Gins, Feeders, Condensers, anti HUNTER'S CORN MILI*. If jon want an Engine, Boiler, Saw Mill, Grist, Mill, Cotton Gin, Cotton Preta,Th?er^ Reaper, Mower, or Twine Binder, write to us and we will mail you prices and terms that cannot be beat. We also put ail machinery up free of charge, and gu?rante? sa?sfiwtioa. I hare sample machinery on hand which I will be glad tc show to my friends aod the public generally. We sell a carefully selected line of Ginning aod Harvesting Machinery, acd caa pot oat the best and cheapest Threshing- and Ginning Outfit in the Market. 4 "''?? ?) >>c:'? All orders by mail promptly attended to. W. E. BR?NSON, Agent, April 7 x_ . ? ? ? Su?*8*? ^ ZN STOFL E! BEST TIMOTHY HAT. MIXED OATS. WHEAT BRAN. CORN. PEAS. LIME, (a fresh, cat load.) CEMENT. PLASTER. FIRE BRICK. COW HAIR. -ALSO A fuU assortment of BUGGIES, CARRIAGES AND WAGONS, Both double and single, also HARNESS. - May 26 THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Removed from Columbia, & C. A Live, Temperance Paper, Published Serai-ra on th ly in SUMTER, S. C. Under the Editorial management of REY. H. F. CHREITZBERG, G.W.C.T. OF I.O.G.T. OF S. C. Assisted by an able corps of Editors. The patronage and influence of all friends of Temperance is solicited. Terms only 60 cents & year. To advertisers desiring a wide circulation, it offers an excellent medium. On business, address N. G. OSTEEN, Publisher. JOHN R. KEELS, Attorney at Law* SUMTER, S. C. Will practice in adjoimi?g counties. State of Sout? Carol COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V. Walsh, ESQ., Probate Judge. . WHEREAS, War H. C?TTl?o, C!erV Court C. P.&G. S., for ?mid County, made suit to me, to grant bim Letters of Ad* ministration of the Derelict Estate and-Effisctt " of JOHN W. HAWKINS, deceased, These are therefore to cite and \ all and singular the kindred and creditors the said Joh? W. Hawkin8,!ate ofsaid < and State, deceased, timi they be ?nd before me, in xhe Court of ProbateV to; at Sumter C. H.on Sept, 7th^lW5^ after publication hereof, at llo'tieck forenoon, to shaw caus?, ?ifcani^w^^i why the said Administration should not gianted. . ' : ; ':- . Given undar my nand;-Wa^f?tcW? July, Anno Domini, X8$lh^ - ^ ; ; r,: TvV;WAfcSH? July 28-St ' * Ai WiU pi??ti<