The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 23, 1886, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TUESDAY, ^BI?TJASY 23. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True- Southron in 1866. ". The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined^ circulation and influence of both of the old papers, ar?* is manifestly the - best advertising medium in Sumter. EDITORIAL ITEMS" The trial of Ferguson, the Abbeville murderer, has for the third time result? ed ir> a mistrial:- If Abbeville doesn't hang or acquit him soon, tbe^erpense of the trials will bankrupt the County. It s just such trials as Chat of Ferguson which make lynch law popular. Greenville has had a most unpleasant history in connection with fires for tba past two weeks. Half a dotes possibly hare occurred freq nen tly on successive days^ and the lot of a fireman in that city hat' sot been a sinecure for some time. Weare glad to know that the epidemic ts checked for the present. Japan is to hare a Parliament in 1890,. and so we see the world cootio ?es to move. Of coarse, the right of be? heading any recalcitrant member wHi continue to be a special royal preroga? tive, and one that he will not hesitate to sse when occasion requires, bat a .Parliament* sounds well and we con? gratulate the Jap* upon their political progress. Gen. Sherman continues to be angry over the t?t he recently had with Gen. Frye, in which he came out us usual, convicted of lyings and sow lays all the oblate on the press. He predicts a r?v? olution against the unbearable tyranny of- toe Nargus-eyed Journalists. No doubt he would delight in heading such : * revolution, and. would deliver most hearty blows against the newspaper fra? ternity. Tb* newspapers have certainly earned his dislike. . * TheduTerencc between the President and Senate is widening. Mr. Cleve? land continues to hold his own against the marplots, Edmunds 4% Go.T and we hope he witt be able to defy their oppo? sition. ; Mr. Cleveland, however ss hon? est and that fact has arrayed the corpo? rations and monopolists all upon, the aide of h tspofit ie*I enemies. The-out? look is anything hot cheerio g for good govern went and honest political meth? ods in the future. Greenville, both in the County and Municipal government is turning its attention to bloodhounds asvassistants in constable -duty.it. One er two in our town might have s whedesome-iofiueocc upon petty thieves, A rogue does not steal for the fun of it, and the proba? bility of being overhauled by a blood? hound would be apt tb Cause a rc-con? sideration of his thievish intent. We see from tho presentment of j Gxatd Juries in a Dumber of Counties, that t be Ti^eatmen t of paupers is occupy? ing, considerable- attention. That is fight; If the County spends money Jforthe""poor, they should receive all the benefit. . Thc poor house system was sot devised, and is not supported, for the benefit of the keeper, and where foll justice ts cot done to those wards of the Counties, a strict investigation I nfcouldfynbj? , * The'i?hc?rY, the oldest cavalry com? pany of Boston, Massachusetts, have paid the Charleston military a visit. They arrived last .Wednesday and met a moat cordial welcome, lt the Lan? cets do not return home with the as? surance of Charleston hospitality in their breast? then .they are hard to sat? is^ The little pot was "put into the Hg one and. both filled to thc brim. They had a royal time and started on j their return trip Friday. The negroes. (Republican?) in Penn- j sylvania are demanding equal political rights with their white allies, and the | organ of the colored people io Pbiladel \ phis has given some ominous growls ; lately. They are tired of being a cat*? I paw for greedy white Hep a bl ?cao 8, and wast a share of chestnuts themselves. And they are right. The Republicans., are serer tired of foisting negro officials 1 upon white Democrats, and it is now time for them to enjoy the same bless? ings they have so freely bestowed upou .there. The telephone warts still progressing iijiively. We have seen no better illus- j ?ration of the power of money than in ! ?his unseemly attack upon the ad m in is- j nation by an unscrupulous monopoly j which solely by its money power bas j draws to its defence so many iufluen *tial papers. It is a. mortifying reflec? tion, however, that newspapers so often ?aa be bought like sheep io the market. That is the secret of most of :his row The Bell Telephone people are pouring ont their money like water to injure the administration, thinking in this way to influence the coming suit in their favor. Wc hope they may fail. The Bell Tel- j epbooe is one of the most greedy mo? nopolies io the country, and deserves DO favor whatever. The bili for the relief of Fitz John Porter from the disabilities consequent upon the decision of the Court Martial j held duriog the war because of the j .barge of disobedience of orders at j Second Manassas, preferred by 'Head- I quarter* in the Saddle* Pope, is agato j before Congress. The House lust week i after a violent debate, io which the war was al] fought over again, passed the j bill, and it now goes to the Senate, ! Logan is the leader of the opposion to | the bill ?ti that body, and is said to be j prepared for a more than usuaiiy bitter j harangue, In which the South comes io j for her-Ui.ua! share of abuse. We would j like to know, forsooth,"- whafcthe Si has to do with it, except that she sou -ly thrashed Pope, Porter and &\\ rest in that battle. It always seei to us that Pope was the proper mai cashier, and that this persecution Porter is merely an effort to throw blame on others' shoulders, but perh the fact of Porter's beiDg a Denioi explains it. The visit of the Lancers to Char ton, spoken of elsewhere, is possibly beginning of another interchange courtesies between the military of North and South similar to that wh we witnessed eight or ten years a Southern companies visited Bunker I and swore renewed allegiance to Union and everlasting love to tb Yankee brethren. Northern soldi came South and cheered themsel hoarse over the Sunny South and ! glorious people ; and then both part went home and voted opposing tick and endorsed campaign lies, utterly < lirions of the fraternal embrace tl i bad just enjoyed beneath the old flag, FREE TRADE. - The Ex. Committee' of the; Fi Trade Association . met in Col nm I Saturday and arranged the details of I Free Trade campaign in this State, proposesto work within tbe libes of t Democratic party, and will tolerate disruption. June 2nd, was appointed for a-spec meeting, of the* ;en tire. Association, which time a number .of essays, prominent men will be "read: The President, Col.-X J. Dargan, the South^Carolina member of the IN ? tiona! Executive Committee, and w most probably attend the meeting . that.Committee, to be held in Wash?D ton next "month. Col. Dargan bas be invited to deliver an address before tl Revenue Reform Club of Brooklyn, ai has accepted for the 19th of March. I has also accepted an invitation tc del iv several speeches in Connecticut durit the same month: t * JOHJSTB.' GOUGH. J This great tem iterance worker dead. He Was stricken with paralys while lecturing in Philadelphia, Moi day, loth instant, and? died Thursda afternoon. If capable of thought du: in g his illness, what a marvellous d< light .must have been afforded him i thinking of the thousands of dru uk ard restored to' sober and honest live through the instrumentality of his wot derfui eloquence. The last spoke words of bis lecture were : - "Young man, make your recor crean.7* ; -a. -'., ' *"'_ . ' - ? . ..' ? ll - , OUR WATER SUPPLY.. . ? -" ? -a. -. The Sumter correspondent of th News and Courier has this - to say c the much-needed water supply : A recent communication to the Watch utan-and Southron explains very forci bly the need of a good water supply ii Sumter, and it is hoped that the matte will receive early and earnest attention We Have a most efficient fire depart ment, as efficient probably as that o any other town of this size in the State but the great complaint heard at even fire is . thc scarcity of water. If oui citizens will only give our firemen, wb< are always ?ready and willing to work, : good supply of water, we will warran that the outlay will in a few years bi refunded ie 'the shape of ineuranct money saved. In the last four yean two of the principal blocks in town have been swept away by fire, and io botl instances the career of the fi?mes could probably have been checked could wa? ter have .-been obtained. We hope at an early day to see this matter thor? oughly agitated, and if the citizens, tu conjunction with the Council, will work for this end in an energetic mannei there is no doubt but that success will attend their efforts. THE C. C. AND C."RAILROAD. S&dty. y. C., She Era. Feb. 10. 'In addition to the-contract for grad ing the Charleston, Cincinnati & Chica? go Railroad from Shelby to Black's, Col. Pl P. Dickinson, of New York, has secured from the Massachusetts and Southern Con st merion Company, the cootract for all the bridge and trestle work from* Rutherfordtoo to Black's Mr. C B Streeter, of Ohio, has been placed tn charge of a l the trestle work. Col. Dickinson's agents are expected soon to award the contracts for the lum? ber required for bridges and trestles. - The work opon this portion of the line will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible aud will probably be com? pleted as soon a? that iu thc northern section. Messrs. Kirby & Colton now have over a hundred men work it,g on j the line just this f-ide of Buffalo Creek. ! Mr. W. A. Jaokins, who has received j a sub-contract. ' for a mile this side of I Black's, went to work on Tuesday, j Other forces will be put t> work as rapidly as the line can be staked off Mr. Streeter will put a force to work on the trestle the early part of next week Some of the mern hers of the tiela corps of the company are now engaged in staking off the line for the con tra e i tors. They will return K> their caa*p on Tuesday,, when a line will be run from a point below liichburg, where the camp now is, to Kock Hill, S. C., whence it will be continued to York ville. The contractors on the upper end of the line now have about OOO men at work and grading is going on rapidly. At J the present rt?te of progress, thc grad ! ing will be completed considerably be? fore the time called for in the contracts. Col it. A. Johnson, general mana ger ot Hie Massachusetts and Southern Construction Company, after a trip to Rutherford ton, left Shelby for Bo*t..:i ou Saturday. Ile expects to return iu about ten daj's "The.County Commissioner of York j County. S. C , have ordered an elec- j tion in Yorkville township for a sub- j scription of $75,000 to the Charleston, i Cincinnati aud Chicago Railroad and a j similar election will beordernd for Hock j Hill Towuehip." The Chester Reporter, from which ! we copy the above, says : "Col. Blaudiog, thc President of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago R. R. Company, and Mr. JohnsoD, the Manager of the Massachusetts asd Southern Construction Company, have repeatedly given out that this new road (to which the above refers) weru-ld be a first-class through linc with- ample means to run just where the engineer would find a direct line, accepting but indifferent to aid." We showed the above extract to Col. Blandxog, President of lie C. C. & C. R. R., and asked for information on the matter of his Road. He replied that what was said was all true ei??pt the last five words, "accepting bot indiffer? ent to aid." That last summer he bad urged upon the people of Chester and Chester Coauty to come op to a sub? scription of $4,000 per mite, and on this condition, and this alone, they could get the road through the City of Chester. That they either would not, or more possibly could not legally, by reason of the debts on the .County 4.- that ?ork County saw ber advantage, and will In a few weeks subscribe about $200,000. Sumter has already voted for ber 19 miles to the Kershaw line, ^90,000.- Col. Blaoding bas just re? turned from Camden and bas little doubt of the subscription from- Kershaw of $150,000 by tho 1st April. Bat even if Kershaw does not subscribe,'he says be has assurances which will enable him to mo the road over his old survey, via Bishopvill? through tbe Eastern section of Kershaw. That this Hoe will be 8 or 10 gailes shorter, folly $200,000 cheaper, through new territory, that never beard a railroad whistle, and without competition, with the S. C. R R. at Camden. Col Blaoding has certainly bees doing- honest and solid work, quiet without- newspaper, notoriety. If he succeeds in making this through con? nection with the Nor th- west, as appear? ances indicate he will, our towo will - . .. * makes jump she will long remember, and our County and this section of the State will remember as. long, the old Colooei-for im persistent energy io this great undertaking. State News. - A colored man over 100 year3 old died recently io Georgetown. The Mutual Aid aod Endowment Society has been reorganised in Green? ville. The stockholders of the Huguenot plaid milli to Greenville are seek tug a consolidation with the Camperdown. L?dson and Rufus Connors, convict? ed of robbery, assault with intent to ravish and assault with intent to kill, at Manning, go to the penitentiary for twenty years. Several negro families, numbering 150 persons, ou their way to Arkansas, are stranded iu Jackson, Miss. Their baggage is held by the railroad compa? ny for their fare, which had not been paid by the party who engaged them. A preliminary hearing in the case of Duncan McGougan, charged with shoot? ing Wilson Stee?, the! mail rider, in Kershaw several week's/pgo,'" resulted in bis being bound over for trial at the May term of thc Court io Charleston io the sum of $1,000. W. J. Bowen, tho colored lawyer an? nounces that he will cuter the Congres? sional race for the Seventh District. A negro who stole a .horse from a man living near Fay ?t vj ile, N C., has been arrested in Ghera w aod the animal recovered. The thief goes "back to North Carolina for trial; 'The Senate has confirmed the follow? ing appointments of Postmasters io South Carolina: S S. Crittenden. Greenville C. H ; ?Jv E. Crosland, Aiken; W. H. Gibbes, Columbia; C. W. Webb, Anderson CH. There were 40 deaths in Charleston last week-whites 12. Postmaster Wilson"*of Florence has sent his resignation to the President. - Many farmers iu Edgefield County are ploughing up the ground aod sow jug oats again. ' , '; Misses Mary and. Carrie, daughters of Col. D'. P. Duncan, have gone to Co? lumbia to attend the Colombia Female College.-Union Tintes. . . The Crockett ii ouse, two stores and a small building -were destroyed by fire on the 13th at -Lancaster. A man named Herneider was cor^uuicdMo the fi a dies. , \" v . v.. The steamship City of Gulum fed a rwaai so badly injured'on- SaTafd^yr while crossing Charleston bar, that she has been towed to- tue North fot repairs. An ?d ge field brother ?s^y^? *The Mose?* who will do most-.to-lead the farmers out of the wilderness^!* be who will do the most to leadjtnem from the cotton to the com field. Four prisoners in Berkeley jail knock? ed down thc turnkey when he went to give them their supper on Saturday and escaped. Sheriff Hendricks offers $100 reward for their arrest. Eighteen tramps-five of them ne? groes-were arrested iu an old building in the suburbs of Charleston and sent to j ?il on thc charge of vagrancy. The ?reat increase of crime in the city ren? ders such proceedings necessary; T. D ]*:?<ckinton, of Witliam.-?urg, lost his dwelling aud contents by an in? cendiary 6<e, no insurance. David 15-hon, sentenced to bc hung in K-ishaw fur minder has been grant? ed a new trial by the Supreme Court Irving aud Arthur Porter, colored brothers, of Kershaw, were amusing th cu.* sci ves by throwing up their hats and filing at them. when Irving WHS accidentally shot iu th?' leg and severely wounded. There is a lady 73 years old in Silver Street neighborhood who never saw a ?ah caught with a hook until !as? Sum? mer, and she was raised within a mile ? of Bush Ki vcr. This same lady has j three daughters living whose weight is j nearly 70U pounds;* At thc late public examination for | teachers to teach in the free common j schools of this County, out of '22 appli- ' cants-3 white and 10 colored-bot! three were successful. Mr. W . li. j Bon li a in, the only successful white ap- ; plica nt made the high average of 07 j out of a possible of 100. ?Johti Benbow ; and Miss Klla Sprolt, coioiied, were awarded second grade certi?cates.- j Manning Times. \ A LARGE PIRE IN WILMING TON. \ Sunday mortiiog a Fayetteville steam er loader with rosin took five just before reaching her wharf in Wilmington. The passenger and crew . escaped with difficulty and the vessel was soon wrap ped in flames which were communicated to* the wharf and adjacent buildings The loss was $?00,000, insurance #400,000. WASHINGTON'S DAY. Our readers will find mnch to inter? est them in the reminiscences of Wash? ington and the past, giren on our out? side. A portion; of the reminiscences, those referring to Mrs. Washington and the English ancestry will appear next week. Prosperity of Sumter J/r. Editor: . .'.'.Why ?o._ the. heat ben rage and the .-.people imagine, a- vain thing?" I am reminded cf the above in reading the papers of our State and DO ticing- the eterual grumbling of tbe bardo ess of tte times. Are they any harder than usual? fe Sumter County any worse off iban she bas been-for a number of years. - We do not believe it. Look at Jue amount of cotton coming in every day "and the large quantity stH> r"o farmer's hands. Compare the receipts of cot? ton this season with others and see if yon ever saw so much received here before in January and February. Look at the vast amount of supplies which the farmers have bought for cash. . Il ia true that cotton is awfully low, in fact distressingly.so to us who have it still oo band, hat OB the other band all the nec? essaries nf- Hie are low also. Tbe farmers must be economical this year and look for low prices. 'We-hear a heap of talk about the "priority birr," but it ha? not burt the good farmers. " Men who have' established their credit by paying their .debts find no trouble tu getting advauces. lt ii true that the mer chauts will not advance renters where the rent is too large without first having tbe landlord waive his renf. At this depot I bear there have already been received 1500 teas of fertilizers. It does not look by this that our farmers are not get? ting advauces. You can put it down, Mr. Editor, that Sumter is prospering; When did yon ever see so many new buildings here before? Look at on r instit a lions: The National Bank, admirably managed, bas never lost a cent, paid 8 per cent, dividend last year, laid up a oeat surplus and its stock commanding a premium. The Building aod Loan Associ? ation, only stuned ni oe mon tbs ago is on toe road to prosperity, and its stock also com? manding a premium. The Cotton Mills, run? ning night and day, selling its production faster Iban they can make it, giving employ? ment to over a hundred Hands, and using over 1500 hales of cotton a year. Does this not look like prosperity ? How stands our County financial-affairs? The interest and the principal of the debt left by tbe Radicals, amouotinguo about $40,000, have been paid off, and we owe nothing save a small deficiency on last year. Our town is likewise in a good financial condition. We think, Mr. Editor, tba; Sumter is as healthy a place morally, physically and financially to live in as auy where in the State even if it ;s in the Black District. How long, oh Lord, are we to- be kept there. OCCASIONAL. An Essay on the Thumb. I mean, llr\ Editor, the thumb on the left band-. What is it good for? What use can one make of it? Viewing litis sinistral ap? pendage superficially, oue is -about ready to say, the'Almighty bas made one useless thing. Mosquitos are good to suck out malaria; fleas prevent some persons from dying of tbe dry rot ; ticks are good tb scratch and create a pleasant sensation' when pulled at gently ; even gnats indicate the . coming of summer. All these lb i ogs are for. something; but tbe left thumb-what is it for? Well, lend me your ears. Yesterday I was sawing with a dull saw into a bard board, and the saw leaped up out of tts trench and pounced upon my thumb-the very left hand thumb-and sliced it down through the nail. I don't know that it is proper to speak of a dull saw slicing anjthing. It wasn't a slice. Its operation was more like that of a steam plow. But to return, L grasped the said thumb warmly, and ran into the house: While it was being tied up, I gently a?.d demurely suggested to the mistress of ceremonies that "some folks would faint under these circum? stances.' ' She turned pale and sad, "Yes,' some would faint just to tie ibis up." But then the wife of the average husband has been gut through so many hardships that a pint pr so of blood ts rather refresiog than other? wise. By and by,- composare returned, and t am now learning the uses of the left thumb. I confess to you, sir, that I am amazed. Why, lhere is not a finger or toe or limb of any kind that is half so useful. A man could al? most do without bis eyes as well as without this left thumb.' I found last nigbt that the left thumb was used to unbutton the right side of my collar; to pull off my right shoe; to.untie my cravat; to hang my clothes on tbe floor. I even used it to sleep with-that is, I put it under my head as a support. This morning my difficulties increased. Just ex? periment a little, sir, and you'll find out that some buttons on your pants refuse tc be handled except with the left thumb. Yes, you can't blow you nose without it. But I reached my climax of misery when I tackled j the buckwheat cakes. I buttered them and was ready to absorb a dozen or so, when J found, to my amazement, that they could best be dumped into the mouth by the dexterous use of the left thumb, which greatly assists in handling a fork. I came directly from the table tu think upon the desirability of writing this essay in commendation of the left thumb. I move you, sir, that we all agree to give said thumb a rest. I find that it is the only fin? ger that oever has any rest. It is on the go perpetually. I have not struck any of my fingers against anything to-day, except the thumb. The cause of this manifestly is that said thumb ts most often on the go, and is therefore most frequently hitting agaitis' j something. If you have any influence with : mankind at large, please use it in behalf ^f! this M fort-mern i o tied thumb. You cannot j co in tue tid it too highly': Yours truly, 'DIOGENES. The Watchman and Sault ron prints letter j heads, bill headi, hand ciils, ??c., as weli ns j they can be printed elr.ewh-jre, and as cheap j as the cheapest. -.-?-<>??- j Boils Rod Carbuncles. These are the vui canoes of the human ttys- ? tem. They proceed (rom impure uiood *ud j from i riotous, demoralization of llw digestive j organs. Tiley are annoying, painful, ?nd ; sometimes dangerous. They can be driven j oin ny toiling up the system, and this can ?>esl ! i-e ?i.one by tiie use of Brown's Iron Bitters, j Messrs. ll?ndv k Rulln\an, druggists. Anna? polis, Md., say, "We sell lois of Brown's Iron j Bitters. All who nie ii seem pleased. Wei hear not oue complaint." Bucklers Arnica Saivo. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Brnis e?, Sores Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, ^Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cores Piles, ur no pay requited. It is guaranteed to give p?rfcivt satisfaction, or ico-ney refunded. Price 27i -enis per.bus. Fursale by Br. J. f. W. Dcfcortue. ? - ?resentment of the Gr?nd Jury. STA?E OT SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, FEBRUARY T?B?, 18S6. To His ZTonof, Judge Pr es thy, Presiding : The Grand Jury respectfully report, that besides She regular businesss of the Court, rix: the careful consideration of and passing opon* bills, for the want of tine, and also for the want of information which they did not hare and could not obtain at once, without which they are unable to make an intelligent and thorough investigation and full report, have given but little attention to county af? fairs and matters of general interest believing this work can be much better and more thor? oughly done by a committee of the Grand Jury at their leisure as suggested by your Honor. The Grand Jury visited the Jail, School Commissioner's Office, County Commission? er's Office, Poor House, and made a partial inspection of the Coort House, and the offices therein. They find those offices and the Poor House iu fair condition, sod find nothing meriting special attention or mention at this time, except that they find the Jail kitchen chimney io heed of a very little repair, and the upper or prisoners floor of the Jail, sadly io need of & waler closet, which is an abso? lute necessity for the convenience, comfort and welfare of tbe prisoners, and decency of tbe bouse-also, that the single small chimney io tbe Jail, is not sufficient to supply warmth add furnish room for more than five or six persons ia cold weather, and therefore totally inadequate for the comfort aod health of the number of prisoners that are often confined in the Jail, and humanity demands tbat ad? ditional arrangements be made, before another winter, for tbe warmth of the Jail and com? fort of tbe prisoners. The Grand Jury think that a small outlay, probably $25, will cover the cost of all work and material, 4c, needed at the Jail : they therefore recommend that your Honor direct tbe County Commissioners to repair chimney, and establish the water closet at once, and furnish a stove for Jail, before another winter negros: They find the School Commissioner's Office greatly in need of a Safe, for the security and safety of the books and papers pertaining to his office. We are informed by the School Commissioner that there are no Duplicates of ledgers or books in which accounts of School funds for the different Tuwi.ships are kept. What balance of cash for each Township io hands of Treasurer, ?c., and in case the books were destroyed by fire, or otherwise, there would be, to say tbe least, very great confu? sion, and an impossibility to ascertain what proportionate amount of casi) for encb Town? ship was in hands of Treasurer. We there? fore recommend that your Honor authorise or direct the School Commissioner, lo purchase [for fifty or sixty dollars, the amount he thinks quite sufficient] a safe for School Com? missioner's office, and direct the County Treasurer to pay for same out of surplus school funds now in bis bands, taking a pro? portionate amount from each'Township or School District. We have not had time nor opportunity of looking into Trial Justice business, and there? fore from necessity defer that part of our bus? iness. We regret the necessity of making the chronic complaint, about our Roads and Bridges, while we believe the condition of the Roads generally are gradually improving. We hear complaints from some parts of the County, and we recommend that the County Com missioners be a little more careful ic ap? pointment of overseers, and requiring them to do their duty, as we believe uiucb^of the fauit is with the overseers. It appears to the,Grand Jury that the ont lay for ditch and small drain* are mach larger than it should be, and from observation of some of the Jury, and from information ob? tained, we believe that the charges made, and pay allowed for building or putting down small bridges In many instances are extor? tionate. We apprehend that in many eses, at least, to some extent, that the County Com? missioners are powerless to prevent imposition. We would therefore urgently recommend the County Commissioners to require the road workers to-put dowo all small bridges vbicb do not require framing with carpenters tools, having the hauling done by road hands, as so much work OD roads as bas recently been dooe on at least one road io the Cou o ty, and as wat'tbe common practice, before out Coun? ty was cursed with fast and expensive gov? ernment. The Graod Jury have oot given tbe subject of the public schools aoy atteotioo at this time, but propose to do so in the future. We are sorry for tbe necessity of bringing to your Honor's atteotioo the shameful prac? tice of miscegenation and Jiving io open.adul? tery to some sections of our County, as we are informed, aod believe exists, sod thereby tbe flagrant and apparently defiant violation of Statutory law, aod we respectfully ask that your Honor have this evil aod violation of law brought to the atteotioo of-all officials of the County, whose special duty it is to look after such offenders. We would also call atteotioo to tbe daily aod open violation of the law by the barkeep? ers of this [SumterJ towo, by keeping screens or other obstrucUoos between the. bar aod front door, or door of entrance. We. are in? formed thai this matter bas beeo brought to tbe attention of at least one County official, whose duty it is to take action in the matter, and no attention has been paid toit. We therefore bring this matter to your Honor's atteotioo. We respectfully ask yoor Horbr to assign Couocil to aid the Committee of the Grand Jury iu the discbarge of their duly, should they need such aid. - In conclusion tbe Graod Jury beg leave to leoder their thanks to your Honor, and other Court officials for courtesies and aid extended them in the discharge ot their duties. Respectfully ?uomitted, W. D. SCARBOROUGH, Foreman. Aches ar.d pai JS Jong borne made eveo the young feel old.. The true remedy is Parker's Toute. It purifies the blood, sers in order the 'iver, and kidneys, banishes pain aod b'iilds. np I be beal tb. Resides it bas the repu? tation of doing what we claim for it. m. ' Parched and Swollen lips indicate Worms. Shriner's Indian Vermifuge wi!1 eject these detestable creatures from the intestines, thud restoring the child to health and beauty. sw Keynote to Health. Health is wealth. Wealth means indepen? dence. The Keynote is Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, the best Cough Syrup in the world. Cures Coughs. Colds, Pains in the dust, Bronchitis and Primary Consump? tion. One dose gives relief in every case. Take no other, {'rice 50 cents and $1.00. Samples free. Sold by Dr J. F. W. De Lortuc. . ? Cure for Piles. Piles are frequently preceded by a gense of weight in the back, loins and lower part of the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose lie has some affection of the kidneys or neigh? boring organs. At times, symptoms of indi? gestion are present, flatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc. A moisture, like perspira? tion, producing a very disagreeable itching, after getting warm, is a common attendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once to the application of Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts affected; absorbing the Tumors, allaying the incense itching, a-od effecting a permanent cn re. Price 50 cents. Address, the Dr. Bosanko Medicine?o., Piqua, O. Sold by Dr. J. F. W. Dc J.orme. o An Answer Wanted. Can any one "bring ?s a case of Kidney or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters will not speedily cure? We say they can not, as thousands of cases already permanently cured and who are daily recommending Electric Bitters, will prove. Bright's Disease, Diabe? tes, Weak Back, or any urinary complaint quickly cured. They purify the blood, regu? late the bowels, and act directly on the dis eased parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at 50 cents a bottle by Dr. J. F. W. De Lorme. 1 Itch, Prairie Mange, and Scratches or every kind cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sani? tary Lotion. Use no other. This ne?er fails. Sold by A. J. China, druggist, Sumter. THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Feb. 23, 1886. COTTON.-About 15 bales have been sold daring the week ending the 23d. The mar? ket closed quiet. We quote : Ordiuary 6 @6$; Good Ordinary G|@"? ; Low Mid? dling 7J@7f; Middling 8@8|; Good Middling 8?@8$. CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 19, 1886. COTTON.-Market closed firm. Sales 565 bales. Quotations are: Low Mid? dling, 8?; Strict Low Middling 8 0-16; Middling 8 11-16; Strict Middling 9 J? 9 3-16. NOTICE. THE CREDITORS OF F. B. GRIER, Agt., are hereby notified that he bas this day made an assignment to me of all his prop? erty for the benefit of his creditors, and his said creditors are hereby notified to meet at the office of J. R. Keels, E*q., in the Town of Sumterat ll o'clock A. M , on the fifth day of March, 1886, to appoint an agent or agents to act with me, if they so desire, to carry ont the terms of the said assignment. - B. J. GRIER, Assignee. . Sumter, S. C., Feb. 17, 1886. - FOR SALE. 4 FINE ESSEX BROOD SOW. Apply to E. W. DA BBS, Feb. 33. Sumter, S. C. FOB SALE. AN 18-INCH FRENCH BURR RICH? MOND CITY GRIST MILL. In per lect order, and been used but one year. Sold for no fault. Will grind from 5 to 8 bushels of good meal per hour, and double that amount of grist or stock feed. Apply to W, M.'REID, Six miles above Mayesville, S. C. Feb 23 3* MONEY TO LEND. 11TONEY TO LEND ON IMPROVED Irl. FARMS in Sumter and adjoining Counties. Apply to JOHN B. RYAN, Feb. 23 *r Wedgefield, S. C. NOTICE. THERE WILL BE A MEETING of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Sum? ter Agricultural Association, in Sumter, March the 1st. A full attendance is request? ed, as matters of importance are to be attend ed to. J. HARVEY WILSON, Feb 23 Cb. Ex. Committee. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. WILL BE SOLD LOW-PLANTATION 3i miles from St. Stephens Depot, S. C., containing 215 acres cleared land, known as the "Parler Place," and formerly belong? ing to Abram Hood. - ALSO, 50 ACRE FARM, 7? miles from St. Ste? phens Depot, on which place there is a com? fortable Dwelling and necessary outbuildingSj all in good order. Apply to L. E. BRUNS, Broker and Real- Estate Agent, 11 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. Feb 23 4 A SUPERB Flesh Producer and Tonic! Hear the Witnesses!! 10 to 20 Pounds!!! An Atlanta Man'a Weight and Appetite. "I TOOK FOUR BOTTLES Guinn's Pio? neer and gained 15 pouuds io Flesh. My ap? petite has been restored. I have procured a lot for ase io my.family. Yours respectfully, GEO. THOMPSON, 60 Humphries St., Atlanta, Ga. . A Han of Sixty-Eight Winters. I am 68 years of age, and regard Guioa's Pioneer a fine tonic tor the feet-le. By its. use' my strength bas been restored and my weight increased ten pounds. A. F. G. CAMPBELL,Cotton-Gia Maker; - Macon, Ga., Feb. 18, 1886. A Crippled Confederate Says: I only weighed 128 pounds wheo I com? menced Guinn's, Pioneer, and now weigh 147 pounds. I could hardly walk with a stick to support me and can now walk long distances without help. Its benefit to me is beyond calculation. D. RUFUS BOSTICK, . Macon, Ga. Cotton Bayer. Kr; A* H. Bramblett, Hardware Mer? chant of foray the, Ga., write? : It acted like a charm on ray general health. I consider it a fine tonic. I weigh more than I have for 25 years. Respectfully, A. H. BRAMBLETT. Mr W F iones. Macon, Says: My wife has regained ber strength and in? creased ten pounds in weight. We recom? mend Guinn's Pioneer as the beat tonic. - W. F. JONES. Dr Cl W- Del bridge, of At'anta, Ga, writes of Guinn's Pl oneer : Guipu's Pioneer Blood Renewer has been need for years with unprecedented success. It is entirely vegetable and does the system no barm. It improves the appetite, digestion and blood-making, stimulating, invigorating and toning up ill the functions and tissues of the system, and thus becomes the great blood renewer and health restorer." GTjINN'S PIONEER BLOOD RENEWER Cures all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheuma L'um, Scrofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring. Medicine. If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles $1.00: large boules $1.75. Essay on Blood and Skin. Diseases mailed free MACON MEDICINE COMPANY. Macon, Georgia. For Sale by Da. A. J. CHINA. Feb 23. Sumter, S. C. BRADFIELD'S Female Regulator. This famous remedy most happily meets the demand of the age for woman's peculiar and multiform afflictions. Iiis a remedy for WOMAN ONLY, and for one SPECIAL CLASS of her diseases. It is a specific for certain diseased conditions of the womb, and proposes to so control the Menstrual Function as to regulate all the derangements and irreg? ularities of her Monthly Sickness. The pro? prietors claim for this Remedy no other med : teal property. i Bradfield^ Female Regulator Is strictly a Vegetable Compound, and is I th? studied prescription of a most learned j physician whose specialty was WOMAN, and ! whose fame became enviable and boundless because of his wonderful success in the treat? ment ?nd cure of female complaints. Suffer? ing woman, it will relieve you of nearly all the complaints peculiar to your sex. Seid by all druggists. Send for our trea? tise on the Health and Happiness of Woman, mailed free, which gives all particulars. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Feb 23. -Box- 38, Atlanta, Ca. IN STORE -AND TO ARRIVE. -o BDLS FLOUR $5.00 and np wards. 50 BBLS. PEARL GRITS, 6000 LBS. SMOKED C. R. SIDES, 12000 " D. S. " ?' 3000 " FAT BACKS. 3000 " BUTTS, 12 BOXES EXTRA CREAM CHEESE. 10 SACKS RIO-COFFEE, 20 BBLS. SUGAR, 50 BOXES SOAP, 15 BBLS. NEW ORLEANS SYRUPS, 30 SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT, 5 BBLS. RICE, -A?IO A FULL ASSORTMENT OF SHELF GR?GERIES, ALL BOUGHT LOW FOR CASH, And icill be sold so as to compete with any market --o Every day we hear Farmers say tbe Dixie Plow is the Best Continue to keep them, in one and two horse. Also all pieces belonging to them. A foll snpply of Hoes, Plows, Bakes, and all other implements needed on a farm. HARNESS, SADDLES. AND PLOW GEAR Jost opened A CHEAP LOT OF HOSIERY, HANDKERCHIEFS, TOWELS AND CORSETS Tbe Ladies shonld examine the 30c,, 50c., and $1-00 Corsets. . Have the best thing ever out in Corsets tbe "Spiral Spring"-come and examine them. Our Hats are in And aint they daisies f Everv stvle of Frit, Wool and Straw, and at PR?CES EVEN TO SUIT THE HARD TIMES. We continue to keep The. Best Stock of Cigars ever offered outside of a city. Call and see the handsome' MEERSCHAUM j CASE that weare going to give away. j Before haying anything see If you cannot sage money by b?yi?p of !? me. ALTAMONT MOSES, N. E, Corner Main- and Liberty Streets, Feb 23 Suwrter, S. C. SE??MFFS SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executiaus, to me directed, will be sold at Swater C. H., on the first MONDAY and d?y foiJo-wfrig int MARCH next, 1886, r.n? as ma?y days thereafter as may be necessary! within the legai hours of sale, to the. highest bidder, for cash, the following property : 1 Tract of Land containing 12 acres more or less bounded by lands of JE. Jervey, Tbe Sumter Park and Agricultural Association and of Mrs. 0.. C.. Hulbert, levied OD and to be sold as the property of the Estate of Mrs. Jane E. i?aker, deceased, iu the hands of Joseph F. Baker, Administrator to satisfy the several executions of J. A. Mood and J, D. Craig against tbe said Joseph. F. Baker, ad ' minist rater, to be sold at the risk of former purchaser. Six Banks bf Potatoes, seized as the proper? ty of Mitchell Chapman, Jr., to satisfy War? rant of A Usch m SD t to seize crops, under Lien, of R. L. Bethen and Execution of. Mahaly Coe, against the said Mitchell,Chapman, Jr. 10 Bushels Corn, and 300 lbs. Fodder, ' more or less, seized and to be sold as property of Robert Jefferson, to satisfy a Warrant of Attachment, to seize Orup, of Trombo, Hin son ? Co., Assign?es, against Robert Jeffer? son, and Lydia Jfiferson. M:ARION SANDERS, S: S. C. Sheriff's Office, Feb. 9, 1886._ The State of South Carolina, "CQUNTY OFS?MTE1C BY VIRTUE of a power of sale contained in a, Mortgage of real estate, executed to ' .John N. Frierson by the Sumter Fire Engine Company, dated tbe 26tb day'of July, A. D. 1877, and recorded in tbe office of the Regis? ter of Mesne Conveyances fur. said County ia : Mortgage Book No. 4, at page 270 and which was duly assigned in bis life time to Mark Reynolds, deceased, I, Julia J Reynolds, as executrix of the.last will and testament of tbe said Ma ck. Re VD olds, ' deceased, "will o Ber for sale on Salesday in March next. {3Sarch 1st,' 1886,) during"the legal hours of sale, the fol? lowing parcel of Jaira? to wit : > All that lot of land io tbe town of Sumter, . in said County 'and Slate, bounded on tbe Sooth by Liberty street, ?nd East, West and.: North by lands now or fbra?r?y of Isaac H. , Moses, with a front line on Liberty street of said town of thirty (30) feet, and running back io depth sixty f 60) feet,'said lot lying two hundred aod ooe (201) feet from the cor? ner of Liberty aod Sumter streets of said. ( towo, oo which is situated the brick Engine House, now or formerly occupied by "The Sumter Fire Engine Company " Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser te pay for deed. - JULIA V. REYNOLDS, As Executrix of the Inst will and testa? ment of Mark Reynolds, deceased. February 1st, 1886. Condensed Masters Sales. The following synopsis of advertisement not officially published io this paper, is given for information : Samuel V. Cassels, Plaintiff, against Theodore A Cassels. Robert F. Cas? sels, and others. Defendants, " To be sold Saleday iu March, Monday, 1st. All that tract of land situated in Sumter County and State of South Carolina, con? taining three hundred aud eighty and one half acres more or less, bounded formerly bv lands of Matthew E. Muldrow, W.H. Mo? drow, W. Nesbit and-Logan, and lying on both sides of Hope Swamp, the said tract being more accurately represented by a plat recorded in the Mesne Conveyance office for Sumter County, in Book 0-at page 425. Terms of Sile-One-third Cash and the balance on a credit of one year, with interest from the day.of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises, with .<heprivHege"to purchaser to pay all in cask. To behold ata price not less tiran Two.Dol-, lars-aud Fifty Cents per acre. The pwchaser to pay for papers and for recording mortgage. JOHN ?S. RICHARDSON, Master. F^b. 16, 1886._ "L?STT ON REPUBLICAN OR MAIN STREET, | A small gold hand, having a bri ll ian U set between the fingers, and a pin fastening. "j A suitable reward will be paid for its return to this office. : Feb. y, .... Mortfragee's Sale Qjy??ift. NOTICE IS HEREBY G?VEN, that on TUESDAY, the ?tb day of MARCH, 1886, and from day to day thereafter,.*} tont; as may be necessary, the following described real and personal property will be ?old io tho town of Sumter, in Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in-pursaanee' and ia the exercise of the power of foreclosure and sale conferred upon and vested in Patrick Moran in and by a deed of Mortgage executed on November 10; 1885, bv 'Myles Moran, to Patrick Moran, rtcdrOed'in^tfie o?c?tff Regis* ter of Mesne Conveyances for Su mW County in Real Estate Mortgage Book, No. ?4; com* mencing at page 514, and in Chattel Mortgage Book No. 9, commencing at page 244, to wit; ?. All that parcel or lot of land, composed of several lots purchased at different times, lits uated inthetown of Sumter (known as Myles Moran's burnt district) on the North-east cor? ner of which the said Myles Moran bas lately erected a brick building, containing two stores, said parcel or. lot measnriog "thr?e hun? dred feet on Liberty Street and running back one hundred and twenty-five feet toa lise drawn parallel with Liberty Street, bounded on the North by Liberty Street, East by Ear? vin Street ; Westby lot said to belong to Mist Jane Webb and on the Sonth by lot of Rich? ard P. Monaghan. 2. All that parcel bf lot of land situated ta the town of .Sumter fronting and airain ring on Liberty Street onehundred an d^fi re feet and ten inches and extendingback three hundred and two feet an*cine inches toa line draws parallel with Libert/ Street, bounded on tba North by Liberty Street, on the eaat bj lot now or lately bf the Estate-of J. T. Solomon*, on the South by land now or formerly of Mrs. S" W.. A. Logan .and on Ure. West by lots formerly known as "the Perry Moses lots," the parcel last described ?bov? having; been conveyed to the said My les Moran by B. O'Neill and which the sahl Myles Moran now occupies as bis family residence. n?. Ali that parcel of lot of land situated ta the Town.of Sumter fronting and" measuring on Harvia Street ooe hundred and eighteen feet and running back from said street a uni? form depth of two b and red ?sd" twelve feet, bounded North by lal? now or formerly of E. W. Moise; East by- H arv i o Street, South by lands of Hrs- Harney, Patrick Casiek* and Cohen Wilson, and West by Joby of David J. WinB, E. P. Bicker, Ducker ?Rulasen, the Town of Sumter and ot hers, the same being the lot of land which was conveyed te the said Myles Moran many years ?go by Mrs,lans? dale, rt : .Ti. -si /ts?-* :. 4. A ll .?bat- 1di or parcel of J*od Situated partly within and partly without the corpo? rate limits of said Town of Suinter, eontain ing seventy-four \74) seres,- more or> lets, boonded- North by Caihou*- Street ?nd the public road which is the continuation of said Street, East by .l?r>ds--aid~to taioog't? Mn. 0. C Hulbert and bynoerHrh^ Wilmington, Columbia and August* Rail Road Company, Sou th . by The. street of said Town known as Liberty Street andWett by a street of said town kaonri as Gwen Street, the same being composed of uerceU nnrehased by the said Myles -Moran, mt different times, .from W.'F. B. HayO-worth; individually and as Eieculor of William BaynswoTtbT deceased, and from thebetrs at. law of the latt-Frretnan Hoyt. rr. " " s > - 5. AU that, tract or plantation, situated in .Concord To wo ?bip,-containing eighth und rei and eighty ( 880>. acres, morer orvljwt, and bounded by lands /now or formetiy of James Fullwood, Hiram Seymour^ Reddro Thigpen, 'J. J.Lawrence, Wrlharn Clark,'Samuel Mitch? ell and Stephen Craomsr the tame -having been conveyed to said My les. Horan by Mrs. Penelope Coghlan. . .... _ 6. AH that tract of fond, eortatnfvg ooo hundred and eig?ty-obe-?J8?) acres, ?tauted near the Tow?: of Sumter, and boetHfed by Kinds said to belong to Mrs, CL C. Hulbert, E. W. Moise, W . M, Graham and other?j be? ing the same tract thal-wat conveyed to the said Myles Moran by John Ul Tindall, as Sheriff of .said County, J5o- the -20th day of November, 1876; T-,-- - J .** * 7. All that lot of hrs* in"theTown.of'Sum? ter, which was- coeveyed *te they?**?'-^y Ie? Moran by Goignard _ Ridiardsoe,' Esq., aa Master for Sumter'Conery by his ??&? dated the 28th day of January; A'. 1881 ?and re? corded the following d?y,.in th?'offie?^f the.; Register of Mesne Om vey*D*ei ior ?eidCooo ty and State, in Volume X, on page 626 and described io said deed as containing ??ven? tent hs of an acre, more or l?si, bounded on the North by lauds- now. or- Joaneriy-ef A. Chisolra, on the Bast and Scuthreaat by land belonging to the. Wilmington, Columbia k Augusta Railroad;Company, on the Sooth by land formerly belonging io Freeman-Hoyt and on the West by. the public road Jasdiag from Sumter Court -, Heese to Pocotaiigo Swamp. 8-. AU that tract of land which. wa?' con? veyed to the said Myles Moran by-Bernard O'Neill,- by his deed dated- day of .Jeeoary 1886, f the aa ute Myles being ? therein written Miles) and.recorded- in the office Of the Regis? ter of Mesne Coov eyanees for said. Sumter County, ia Book 'R,'"1 on page"350 ?od de? scribe? in said- deed -as follows, "a" certain tract of la sd ? the District andi State-afore? said (cleaning thereby . Sumter District; now the said Sumter County and State pf South Carolina) about three miles East el thc Town of Sumter, containing twenty-iwVavre* and a-balf, more or Jess, bounded aa-?P?5 wt, to wit, on the South by landa dec?a?Jft trott to G. S. C. DeSchampa, recorded? iB>Book "R, " Mesne. Conveyances, of Sumter District (now Sumter County aforesaid) on the.North by lauds of Wm. Chandler and Wm. Lewis, and on the West bj lauds of Pringle ano oath? East by lands of F. & DeScu-k-ajo, ? 9 Ail that-Jot or paree) of tandi ?hieb wa? conveyed te the enid Myles Moran by M. F. Hewson, by bis deed, dated the 14th day of March A. D-1881 and 'Vtcordedta Refuter's office Sumter County. Ja Beek J^X, page 6,1 ' ( the name My les bei ag therein written as Miles) situate in aa? .town of Sumter, ta ania County and State and bounded North .by the street ??ding W?sV fro? said ..tow? and knows as. Hay Baw ?th Streetf Jtaat by. a street of said io wnfrosting the reiideuce oc? cupied by Henry rUyuswcrth,Southby lands of Mrs- McConjco Haynswqrth and WeJt by lands of ? . . ; ^ - - . ^ 10. And ail that tract of fend mkaintafr thirty acres more or less, which was conveyed to the ?a* M vies Moraby Rob ba Ramsey by his deed, dated the 27tb day of March A. D. 188od .recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County, ta votasse "Y" on page 3, the -tract Issi *bov? mentieoedheing hoeoded ou the -North by tanda belonging [now or formerly} to Mat? thew 6. Rasfcsey; South and . East by-Janos belonging?uow or formerly] to. Dr. John J. Bossard and West by lands belonging "to ?std Robin Ramsey and mo? particularly -describ? ed by a plat attache* to said last nieoVtoned deed and represented thereon -as containing nineteen and one-half [ 19?] .seres. AlTof tho abo??, described Und being lu Sumte? County in ?aid Sutler ^ . y... Also the following deseribedperio?t? prop? erty, to wit : ' Thirtv thousand ^OOO^nrntbttck. One thousand (1,000) bushel? of cor?. Ten thousand (10,000) ponnde of fjdto. Thirteen thousand^ 13,000) pound* of baled bay. . ;r Two F21 two-horse icon axJe wsgon*. One fl] wagon body. -. 1. One 'l I one horse wfgon. _ One 'l J tumbling cart. ?, One fl] buggy. ' One [ll red and white cow. One |lj sorrel horse named Charlie. One [1 dark bay horse named Jim.. " One fl' two-horse bjirrow.^ One Y two-horse plow.^ _' One 1J two-horse rake. . ^. Ou? [ll Scofield cotton press. r^ . Oue fl] set of mill rocks and oxt^rei. One [1J hay cutter," : and the said Myles Morant stock:, of goods, wares and merchandise now tn b?iJtore hons? dr place of mercantile 'instate st th? South* west corner of the intersection" ofi?berty and Harvin Streets iu the said Town of Sumter, consisting of the following crasses ofU&rchau dise, to wit: dry goods, ready-madecloUttog, hats, caps, notions, hardware, crockery, boots, shoes, groceries, cutlery: gor^-pistols, shbt, powder, cartridges, wooden-ware, wil low-ware, pet-ware, bagging and ties, tea?, spices, tobacco, cigars, pipes, saadjerv, har? ness, show cases, two (2) iron tel?; ?toro fixtures and furniture. 'r "~ : -" The said parcels of Real Estate to behold ?t the Con rt House iu the town of Sumter st or about ll A. M. on said 9th of M?T^fsd th? goods and other personal Py&ftfgJ* JJ^!* in lots or parcels at Myles MoranTjrrcS iwij in the satd towrt' on said -9th ot Maren ana from da/ to ?ay thereafter as long u* ??7 oe necessary. ... Terms of sale, cash-Purchaser* to>J Jot papers. The sale to be conducted ^^ac"? A. Moloney, my Agent and\J^&?L "? Marion Sanders, Esq., his Sub-agent.and At t0rney: PATRICOOf?N, Feb. 16,I88G. . Morlee.