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TTJB8PAY,KOVEMBEB 23. The $w???r H^ftina* was founded in 1S50 and the 2Vwe Southron in 1866.. the IFatefcma* awi Soidhron now (aft the: combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, end is manifestly the best advertising medie? iii Seater. - It??e rumored that the Great Powers bavoj all foally agreed that Bulgaria can .elect Prboe, ^cholas of M^relia, to hervvaeas* throne. That's clever in those crowned despots to allow Bulgaria to Save a ting . We have no doubt but that fteleeu profoundly thankful. A SUbustering expedition ts said to be orgttUieg in texas, which, in con? junction with seme Mexican r?volu tieutsts intend invading Mexico end overtarowjo? tao State Governments in three: o? the Northwestern States of Mexico. * If tho report is true we hope tbe? mey meet e speedy helter end early George H. Thoebe, Mr? Carlisle's op? ponent io the bte Congressional elec? tion, speaks of contesting Mr. Carlisle s seat. We think he had better not. Mr. Carlisle is not only popular with D?mocrate bot Repablteaus as wei!, and Theebe won?d have bot little chance of satisfactorily showing the House that he |s entitled to the seat. Tee January Harper will be of espe? cia} Interest to Southern readers. Mr. Charles Denley Warner and several ethers of the editorial staff are now on a trip through the South for the purpose of gathering subjects, sketches, ?c., for thai popular magsxiae. The Angosta f Chronicle gave ? very pleasant notice of .their stay, short though it was, in August*. Q Messrs. B. E. tillman and A. P. Butler had a little wordy war some weeks ago, and some of the reports mads it unite a bitter -encona ter. We think a good honest fisticuff between th?se two farmer* would do them both good. Tt would get the bile off their stomachs, and give them more respect for each other-that is if they got their eyes: well blackened. According to the latest returns of the national department of agriculture, there are about 1,700.000,000 bushels of- ison, 163,000,000 bushels of pota? toes, 486.000,000 pounds of tob?ceo, and 45,000,000 tons of hay in the United. Statea? This does not look much like starvation, even though hard ti saes hover around ns like a ghostly nightmare. Ten pounds of tobacco to every man, woman and child in the country will certainly keep us in some thing io "chaw." "The tatema! revenue collections from July 1st, 1862, to the same date io 1886 nave amounted to the enormous sam of $3.433,2?K), 155, enough to have poid the entire public debt when it was at-its highest figure, and leave more than half a million over. As mest of ti? above enormous amount came from . the tax on liquors and tobacco we can fem some ides of the. drain on the peo? ple for these two evils, and can see at *-5W J - . least'one reason (br hard ?mes. ? 3: bose people who have boen in such dfrtret* because of the dishonesty of the ?CTer??ieht tu forcing the silver dollar apon, the country will now take com? fort and coaclt??e life is worth living afteraU. . bast July the value of the fitterhellion/ neeessary to nudes one doBar waa seventy-one cents, but it has steadily increased in value and it is BOW worth seventy-seven cents. How anperlatively happy they will bo if that metal will eely eentmme to rise. netti ^o^at^IOO! ? the discussion of the cotton factorage business as done in Charleston, is bring? ing good (reit. If it is not the habit of all the (actors in that city to fleece the farmers, it .seems to be tolerably well -settled that soma of those gentlemen aro guilty, and' the News and Courier and the Charleston Cotton Exchange tare busy investigating these little crook? ednesses. It i? a good work and we wish the investigation abundant sue eess. ?.The poorer people, who cannot af? ford to scud for jugs, are besieging the druggists for pure alcohol, the sale of which ia permitted, they make all manner of exeeees to get it. they take it ont to the artesian pumps, to which .dippers are attached, and dilute it there, drink tag the lieeM, to the amusement of the lookers-on." So says an anti-pro hibittonist in speaking of Atlanta, and he is doubtless willing to swear that prohibition does not prohibit. If the above squib were true* (of course it is Msey it would look rer j much like pro? hibition does prhibit, and that too, most effectually. The trial of the Culbreath lynchers tn Kdgeheld has been portponed, which is to be commended. The trial would be ons big farce, and nothing would come of it except expense to the County, and it would be well to continue post? poning it until the Solicitor enters a No! Pros. No, the thing for EdgeSeld now to do is to concentrate her mind on an especial effort to hang Jones, the murderer of the Pressley'a, and thereby save the trouble of another lynching. Those who think that gold should be the tole money standard are fond of re? ferring to the fact that Congressmen Dargan and fiemphill were trium? phantly elected over silver advocates, as a proof that South Carolina is anti silver. Surely they know better than this. Messrs. Dargan and HemphtH did not receive their nomination be- j cause of their anti-silver views. That question bas never entered politics io this State to any appreciable estent, and the victory of the above " named gentle? men means no more in that direction than docs that of Congressman Tillman, an avowed and extreme champion of silver. The question of Civil Service Reform continues to agitate the spoils Demo? cratic papers. It passes comprehension that men of intelligence sud probity should gravly attack Mr. Cleveland for no other, fault than his determined ef? fort to reform and purify the official at? mosphere of the United States. His efforts io that linc have been beyond sil praise, sud upon that claim alone he richly deserves sod should receive s re? nomination. When our principles be? come so debased that our only reason for supporting one party store than so? other is tor tho purpose of getting so office then we sro io need of a despot to role us. The North Carolins Baptist State Convention met in Wilmington lsst week and we copy some of the statis? tics of its growth from the Wilmington Star. In 1784 there were 42 churches, 47 ministers sud 3,776 members io that State. Fifty years later there were 332 churches, 211 ministers, and 41,674 members. The present num? bers are 89 associations, 2,305 church? es, 112,476 white members and 112, 846 colored, total membership 225,332. The denomination bu doubled tts mem? bership every twenty years. Io the past year it has employed eighty mis? sionaries at s cost of near $30,000. Harvard University celebrated her two hundred sod fiftieth anniversary on the 8th instant. It was s Mg thing. The President sud his cabinet, the presidents of a number of colleges, nod hosts of the Alumni were present. The Hon. James Russell Lowell delivered tho address? sod he was fellowed bj President Cleveland in a short speech. Oliver Wendel Holmes rend tho annual poem, sod the exercises dosed with a grand banquet. It is unfortunate that two of the important events of the day should have given rise to unpleasant criticism. Mr. Cleveland's speech bas been assailed by a large number of newspapers, while many warmly defend it ; sud Dr. Holmes in one of his poet teal figures offended Dr. McCosh, the President of Princeton College, and he left ia a huff, not staying even for the completion of the exercises. Well, its some consolation to os small folks to see a learned man like Dr. Holmes make mistakes io his literary ventures, and to see a venerable College President like Dr. McCosh, fly off the handle and get into a tantrum jost as we would. It convinces us of the fact that all the world is kin. ? LAW NEEDED. We refer tc the disbursement of the appropriations for election expenses. lu looking over the accounts in the Comptroller General's office, we see that some newspapers are allowed from sixty to seventy dollars for ' advertising the State and County elections and the man? agers of the same, while others get bot twenty. The law requires two inser? tions and allows one dollar per square for the first snd fifty cents tor the sec? ond, but pisces no restriction upon the t display of headlines, type, spacing, Ac, and heneo the disparity of tho accounts. Some papers, ss was the ease with those in Sumter, print the advertisement in close, compact form, with no display whatever, while others take a column for what needs bat six or eight inches. Now it is very necessary that some action be taken bj tho Legislature on this matter. If not, we may expect that every paper tn tho. State will have a display ..ad." next election covering at least a column. We believe in pay? ing the newspapers fairly sud squarely for their work. They earn and deserve it all, but we don't like this grab game. As we said in another article, wc need some restrictive legislation to meet this trouble. _ WHYNOT? . We see io the Darlington Ncics of last week, a united demand from thc papers of the Pee Dee section for more convenient II. R. facilities in reaching Colombia. The Star and the Index of Marion, the Chesterfield Advertiser, Florence Times, Horry Herald and Marlboro Democrat, all join with the Ne KS in asking for this needed change. Thc Kastern portion of the State is in a great measure cut off from Columbia, and the inconveniences attending a trip to the capital of th i State are so great that many are prevented from ever vis? iting it ; and we hope our cofemporaries will continue the discussion until relief is afforded. We do not expect the railroads to work any miracles in this matter, and are aware that many things are expect? ed of them that they cannot perform, and that they are often most unjustly censured for oot doing that which their business insight tells them will not pay, bot to a layman it docs seem that a train could be run so that a citizen of Darlington coold reach Colombia with? out having to start at eleven o'clock in the morning, or if he will take the freight, at five o'clock in the afternoon and reaching Columbia at seven o'clock next morning-the return trip being almost as tedious, and also at eight. We would suggest the following ss, apparently, a feasible plan, provided the W. C. and A. and the C. and D. roads could agree to work together. Start a special traio from Cheraw at 5:30 to the morning, reach Florence at 7:30 and Sumter at 9:30, connecting with thc Central train from Charleston at this point, and return at night, leav* j ing Sumter at seven and rcacbiug Che raw at ll P. M. this would sot be fast train, as it would not ruo mor than twenty miles an hour, but it wout be wonderfully convenient to the Pe Dee section, not only io visiting Cc lumbia, but the Northwestern parts o the State; aod what is more to tb point, as far as the roads are concerned we think it would pay. EX-PRESIDENT ARTHUR. Chester A. Arthur died at his resi dence in New York, at 5 o'clock, Thurs day morning last. Mr. Arthur wu the twenty-first President of the Uniter States, succeediog to that office upoi the death of President Garfield. Hi health has been in a critical oooditioi ever since his retirement from the Presi dency, and his death has been anticipa ted for some months. His loss is sin ce rely mourned by a large circle o friends, for notwithstanding bis strong partisanship io polities, his straight for ward honesty, bis manly and dignified position as a statesman woo for him tb< deep love of bis friends and the r?sped of his political enemies-he hsd no per son al ones. As was well said by ont who had always opposed him in politics "Arthur was an American, strong, broad, catholic, and generous; anc every generous heart can join in the ad? miration, affection and sorrow thal will surround bis grave " WHERE THE PREMIUMS GO. In looking over the premium list ol the South Carolina Fair, especially io the Household department, one is struck with the unanimity with which thc Columbia ladies capture the premiums, For instance, in Needle and Fancj work, Columbia got 89 out of 183 pre? miums ; in the Fine Art department she gets 16 ont of 20 ; io Bread and Cake, tiie entire 14; in Sealed Fruits sud Vegetables, 7 out of 10 ; in Preserves, 16 out of 21 ; Jellies 16 out of 20 ; Jams 7 oat of 10 ; Marmalade, 7 out ol 8 ; Pickle 14 ont of 20; aod eveo io vegetables, 16 out of 22. Why is this? Is it because the ladies outside of Columbia cannot com? pete with their city sisters in the mys? teries of compounding catsups, jellies, pickles, fte., or is it because they do not by 1 In looking over the list of exhibitors we see the names bf bot three ladies from Sumter while a number of Coun? ties have no representation whatever. We think even Columbia would prefer a more earnest rivalry for the premi? ums._ THE LEGISLATURE, The Legislature meets to-day, and our delegation are all at their posts ready, for the fray. As we remarked when their election was assured, we ex? pect a good report from all. We know that they are gentlemen of intelligence, and we believe that their judgment will dictate.a course of conduct which will satisfy the Democrats of Sumter that their choice was wise, and that its re? sults will be satisfactory. But we kn, ow that the work for the com? ing Legislative session will be soytbing but pleasant. The universal demand for retrenchment and economy has re? sulted itt sending many men to the Leg? islature whose most prominent idea is to reduce taxation, regardless of the means of such reduction. Parsimony is not always economy-it is sometimes the most prodigal extravagance, and it will be the duty of the more conserv? ative, and, we may add, the moro intel? ligent members of that body to see that whenever a redaction of expenses is at? tempted, that the public welfare is not injured thereby. We have DO doubt but that some reductions can properly be made in both the State and County Governments, and especially in the latter. The law is not sufficiently re strict i ce in Tarions County expeoses, sod should be changed, and the Legislature will no doubt discuss the various meaos for lessening these expenses. There is one thing that should be remembered in diacussing the question of salaries, fees, fte., and that is this : when these salaries were fixed money was worth much less than at present ; though we have ever insisted that those engaged in official work deserve and should re? ceive pay commensurate with the time, talent and responsibility required in that work. But it is the especial ap? propriation bills that come up before the House which require the most careful thought ss to what is right. Io the matter of the State House we sre confi? dent that it is true economy to com? plete it according to the plan upon which the work is new being carried OD, and that the necessary appropriations should be made for that purpose. Nec? essary appropriations should be made for the University and the Citadel. The abolition of free tuition in thc college, which seems to be a foregone conclu? sion, will not furnish near enough funds to meet thc necessary expenses of that institution, ctpecially if one or two free students are.admitted from each County. The people, outside of Columbia seem to be opposed to more money being spent on the canal, and as the people arc the masters, the Legislature will doubtless make its appropriation very meager. The charities of the State must be kept up, and wbile some slight reduction may be made in expenses, it will bc hardly appreciable. As to leg? islative expenses we arc very sure that the per diem now paid is small enough. But few members go through a session without returning home poorer in pocket than when they left. The proposition to reduce the levy for State expenses, and use the money now- oe band is wrong. That fund should be kept and added to, so that thc State could pay as it went. Nothing has had a tendency to increase our County excusai juore than this an fortunate condition we are in, of paying for work and services with scrip whose face valve is ten or fifteen per cent, below par? The 8tate should carefully gutrd against stich a contin? gency in her financial transactions . So Wc think-our legislators will have a troublous task ahead of them ; v?t : to please the people and not injure the efficiency of the publie service thereby. THE SPEAKER. Wo hope Mr. Sim?os will be re-elect? ed speaker of the House. The very large proportion of new numbers will require a skilled parliamentarian tn the chair, and such we all know Mr. Simons to be. It seems to'be generally under? stood that Mr. Pope, of Newberry will be his antagonist, and. while Mr. Pope may be abuodaotly able to perform the many dnties of the office, bo may not be, and it is best not to roo tbe risk. We see that the correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle, in giving the pro? bable vote that will be east for these gentlemen, gives Simons 73 and Pope 51, and puts Sumter solid in tho Pope column. We do oot know how correct the correspondent may be tn his aggre? gate, but are confident he hss made a mistake in the vote of the Sumter dele? gation, unless their minds undergo a change after consultation with others in Colombia. THE MARION COUNTY FAIH. ? The Second Annual Fair of the Marion Association was a pleasant sur? prise to ? L S friends. The short crops and general financial depression had created an apprehension of failure io their minds, bot ss the Index says, "the Fair was a decided success in ex? hibits, financially and socially." The short crops reduced the field orop exhi? bit considerably, bot the departments of Domestic Manufacture, Household and Art were fine, as was also stock. The premium list presents quite s formidable array in the columns of our Marion exchanges, and we find in it the name of Mrs. M. F. Walsh for the best ? lbs. of batter, and Miss Fannie Walsh for a crayon drawing. THE VOTE OP THE STATE. Only One Han to the Square Hilo Appears at the Polls. The vote of the State has not yet been officially announced by the board of State canvassers, bot from complete official returns received from each coun? ty the result of the election for State officers can be accurately compiled: Governor-John : Peter Richardson, 33,114; B. R Tillman, 40? Lieutenant Covernor-W. L. Maul din, 33,150. Secretary of State-W. Z. Lettner, 32,799. Attorney General-Joseph H. Earle, 32,773 ; C. Richardson Miles, 1. Comptroller General-William E. Stoney, 32,782.. State-Treasurer-Isaac S. Bamberg, 32,788. Superintendent of Education-James H. Bice, 32,770; A Coward, 1. Adjutant and Inspector General M. L. Bonham, Jr., 32,758 ; H. L. Farley, 1. In a oumber of counties the vote for Governor Richardson wps greater than that for Lieutenant Governor Mauldic. The greatest excess he received was in Greenville County, where be ran eight votes ahead of Greenville's favo? rite son. But in Laurens Coanty the Lieutenant Governor received eleven votes more than Governor Rich? ardson, and in Marion fifty-six votes, making the Lieutenant Governor lead the ticket, It was in Marion County that Capt. B. R. Tillman received forty votes for the Governship. The majori? ty of the regular candidate remains, however, st the comfortable figaro of 33,074. The three scattering votes for others officers were all cast in New* berry. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Both the constitutional amendments are carried. The vote was as follows : Bond Amendment-Yes, 17,462; no 5,319. Censos ' Amendment-Yes, 16,799 ; no, 5,854. As will be seen the vote was only two-thirds as large as that on the State ticket, where there was no opposition. CONGRESSMEN. First District-Samuel Dibble, 3, 315 ; scattering 2. Second District-G. D. Tillman, 5, 212 ; scattering, 23. Third District-J. S. Cothrao, 4,402; scattering, 7. Fourth District-William H. Perry, 4,470. Fifth District-J. J. Hemphill, 4,696. Sixth District-George W. Dargan, 4,411 ; scattering 58. Seventh District-William Elliott. 6.437 ; Robert Smalls, 5,750 ; scatter? ing 22. THE SEVENTH DISTRICT. On the face of the retaros tho follow? ing was the vote by counties io the Seventh dirtrict : Elliott. Smalls. Scat'g. Beaufort 617 1.527 6 Berkeley 1,244 1,900 0 Charleston 39 155 1 Colleton 343 136 0 Georgetown 777 454 7 Orangeburg 559 313 2 Richland 129 165 5 Williamsburg 1.098 562 0 Sumter 1,631 538 1 6,437 5,750 22 Elliotts plurality 687.-News and Courier. A Peep into the Fast. We clip the following from the cor? respondent's column in the Charleston Dispatch. The oldest resident in Darlington County, and probably the oldest inhabi? tant of upper South Carolina, died at his home near Swift Creek, a few days ago. Mr. Henry Blackman, thc sub? ject of this notice, was io his ninety eighth year. Until a few years ago he walked ?even miles every sales-day from his house to Darlington C. II. and the same distance back. He had an aversion to riding in a boggy or car? riage, and of all vehicles, he preferred a cart. Ile made enough provisions to supply b is needs if crops were short. He was aman who lived entirely within himself and never wore store clothos, bat carded, spuu and wove his own cotton and wool ioto clothes. He drew his pension regularly as a survivor of the war of 1812, having served on the coast defenses about Charleston, When about 90 years of age while hoeing corn in his field, he was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake and his robust constitution enabled him to survive it, to become the victim of a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. Black m an. raised nineteen children, one hundred and five grand children and one hundred and eleven., great grand children. Another of Mr. Blackman's notable traits was his strict honesty in all his dealings. The interior of bis bouse was a cariosity to thc youth of the 19th century. Tbare were looms, old spinning wheels, one of which he told your reporter, be made about' 78 years ago. All bis household furniture and utensils were made by himself, and though very antique in appearance, were well made and are in a good state of pre? servation. He settled io this country be? fore the Indians were removed, aod told some very interesting reminiscences of his night vigils to avoid surprises from predatory bands of Cherokee In? dians. E. E T. (.From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON LETTER. WASBTNGTON, D. C , Nov. 19, 1886. Again the White House is heavily draped io mourning, and workmen are busily engaged in windiog sable em? blems around the marble columns of the Capitol, Executive Departments and other public buildings. The White House is looking unusually clean, hav? ing been freshly repainted recently, and the best buotiog has been used upon it io order that it may not be discolored in wet weather by the fading of the cloth as was the case when it was last draped. The first announcement of ex-President Arthur's death was re? ceived at the White House by a tele? phone message from the Associated press. The news spread rapidly over the city, and the flags on all the public baildings were at once placed at half mast. The President expects to attend the fanerai in New York, and it is pro? bable that committees will attend re? presenting both branches of Congress. Since President Cleveland owns real estate in the District of Columbia, he seems to take more interest io local matters, and bas been brought into more intimate relations with Washing? tonians. He has always had broad views of the justice and necessity of liberal treatment of the Capital City at the bands of Congress, however, as his treatment of the subject in his message showed. lu self sought seclusion the President is now working hard on his second an? nual message, and it bas already taken quite a definite shape. Other officials aa nell as the President have been com? pelled to go into temporary retirement io order to find quiet enough to perform important work. The assistant Secre? tary of the Treasury, Mr. Fairchild, allows his office door in the Treasury building to remain wide open even when he would like to avoid disturbance, aod constantly be has a constant stream of visitors despite the care of the watch? man. When be bas any work on hand requiring concentrated thought, as is DOW the case, he betakes himself to bis private home rather than refuse himself to callers. The Secretary of the Treasury has jost broken Up au abuse that has long existed io bia department. It was the substitute system. Clerks have been in the habit of employing substitutes and giving them part of their wages. Mr. Manning issued an order that clerks must perform tho duties for which they were paid, themselves, and required them to appear for duty in person or be dismissed. It is useless to say there were very few absentees the day the order went ioto effect. The system bas been greatly abased aod has greatly in? terfered with the efficiency of the force. It is too early to decide whether the oleomargarine law is equal to the accom? plishment of all that it aims at, but the first two weeks of its operation leads the internal reveove officers to figure up an income to the Government from a mil? lion to a million and . a half from this source by the first of November, 1887. The manufacturers of artificial substi? tutes for butter say that the law has helped rather than iojnrcd their busi? ness. The Treasury stamp they think, gives a certain dignity to their goods which they did not possess before, aod many persons appear to regard it as a goaraoty that the contente of the pack? age are pure. In a certain sense only the stamp may be said to be a guaranty. The purchaser is not cheated as to the character of the article he is buying. He asks for oleomargarine or buttcrine and he gets it every time. Whenever a proper enforcement of the law is de? frayed by Congress, he will also know when he is getting a poor article or a good ooe. It is said the leaders of the labor movement, Mr. Powderly and Mr. George, may orge the President to call an extra session of the Fiftieth Congress immediately upon the expiration of the present. This will be for the purpose of considering legislation in the interest of the workingmen. Assuming that the question is of such importance as to demand early aod definite legislation, the extra session would be about the only means by which the subject can be assured its proper consideration. Of coarse nothing can bc done at the ap? proaching short session, and to defer action until the assembling of the new Congress would involve a delay of more than a year. HOLIDAY NOTICE, WE, THE MERCHANTS OF THE TOWN of Sunater hereby agree to close oar atores on Thursday, Nov. 25th, being Thanks? giving Day, and pledge ourselves not to sell or offer for sale any goods whatever on that day: Provided the merchants all join us. D. J. WINN, J. B. CARR, R. W. DURANT & SON, DUCKER & BULTMANN, BULTMANN & BRO-, J. RYTTENBERG & SONS, ALTAMONT MOSES, A. A. SOLOMONS, R. P. MONAGHAN, T. C. SC AFFE, C I. HOYT & BRO., O'DONNELL & CO., W. H. YATES, FOLSOM & BRO., JNO. REID, J. A. SCHWERIN, MRS. WHITE & MISS MILLER, ? J. J. MULLER, A. WHITE & SON, MISSES McELHOSE. Nov 23_ HOLIDAY NOTICE. THE "NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER" will be closed OD "Thanksgiving Day," Thursday, Nov. 25. All paper maturing on that day must be attended to not later than Wednesday, Nov. 24. CHAS. E. BARTLETT, Nov. 23 Cashier, REDUCTION! LARGE ARRIVALS ! Crowded Daily MY FALL STOCK has been greatly reduced by the many customers, who bare secured GREAT BARGAINS io all Hoes. By every train I sm receiving a fine assortment of WINTER GOODS io every department. Store Crowded Daily. The people bare learned where to fiod desirable and choice goods, and daily crowd my store, supplying their wants, with a feeling of confidence ?hat they are fairly dealt with. I deal FAIRLY AND SQUARELY with all, and those who are not judges of quality cao depend upon the repre? sentations of my salesmen. I call espe? cial attention to FRESH ARRIVALS. DRESS GOODS, in all the latest styles, LADIES' COVERINGS, in great variety, BLANKETS, BED SPREADS, LONG CLOTHS, SHEETINGS, TABLE DAMASK, TOWELING, FLANNELS, all kinds, CASSIMERES, JEANS, KERSEYS, CARPETING, RUGS, &c. HOSIERY and FANCY GOODS. o-? SHOES OF ALL KINDS. Hy Hardware Stock IS FULL. IN MY CLOTHING ROOM , will be foand A fine assortment for Men and Boys. O xr er o o at? VERY CHEAP. Large assortment in SHIRTS, of best material and make. GROCERIES. In my Grocery Room will be found a large assortment of FIRST CLASS GOODS. I deal only io the choicest articles. Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Wooden ware, Hollowware of every kind. Wagon Material, Harness, Saddlery, Plantation Goods. I cannot enumerate tbe low prices. Ask your friends who have been here. Coi ?mi see fer tait and you will then understand why inch crowds arc daily at my counters. ALL WHO ARE INDEBTED to me, will please make settlement. A. A. SOLOMONS. Nor 2 SCHWERINS STOCK OF IS TEN TIMES LARGER i; Than, that of any other Dealer in Sumter. He Buys Larger, and Can Sell 50 to 100 per cent, cheaper. Parents and Children Should Give Him ? Call Before Going Elsewhere. PLUSH GOODS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, MESSING CASES IN LARGE VARIETY. FIRE W O RKS, Tin and Wooden Toys <rf all kinds^at-^ J. A. SCHWERIN^ ? BARGAINS ! BARGAINS^ CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ? FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING MY STOCK ?F'CM^HIN? I offer to the public for the next thirty days, my entire stock, confuting olf BUSINESS SUITS, ODD COATS. PANTS ind VESTS, . / ^ At New York Cost Call and be convinced than I mean what I say. My Stock of Gfeneral Merchandise,;; ' CONSISTING OF Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Notions, SMot?; Oimn^? ' Ac., &o., &c, WILL BE FOUND COMPLETE, AND PRICES AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE SOlitf in any market. A call and inspection is solicited. ? v 3B. wT. BAHNSTT^ Oct 26 MAIN STREET, IN THE BEND, SUMTER. S. C. SEW A Gt E 15 2 10 16 12 8 E E N T N S 21 9 14 1 3 7 O N R SES 13 4 17 6 5 24 A T E E B H T ll 25 23 - 18 22 20 19 FOR SALE BY Sept 21,1886. SUMTER, S: 0. WANTED. : AYOUNG MAN OF STEADY HABITS desires to rent a two to four horse farm, or to manage a large farm. Six years expe? rience in managing a farm. Address, Wv, P. 0. Box 120, Nor 23, 1886. Sumter, S. C. Estalte rt EM? Spencer, Ifec'J? ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against said Estufe will present the same, duly attested, und all peraon* ia any way indebted to said Estate, will make pay? ment at once to REBECCA H SPENCER, Nov. 23, 1886. Qaahntd Adm'x. urn mm is OVER AND LIKEWISE THE NEW DEAL. WE HAVE WHAT HAS LONG BEEN' WANTED, A ? CW CONG R?SSM A ff FOB THE BLACK DISTRICT, And now we are happy. NOW ALI* THOSB WHO ARE NOT H APPY, and .would like to become so, bav? only to call at WM. BOGIN'S and bay one of tbe NEW HIGH ARM VERTICAL FEED Davis Sewing Machines. THEY ARE THB BEST IN THE WORLD, and caa do work that no other machine caa do. I keep constantly on hand a large stock of these machines, which I will be pleased to have shown to any who may call, or 3 will send a machine io any part of the country. I guarantee to teach all those who may boy, or no sale. - I also keep The Household, which is THE FINEST UNDERFEED MA? CHINE MADE, and is only excelled by the Davis. I take second-band machines in part pay? ment, and will dispose of same for little or nothing. WM. BOGI?, Jone 29_Main Street, Sumter, S. C. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF CLARENDON, IN THE COURT or PROBATE. Matilda R. McFaddin in her own right and at Administratrix of the Estate of James H. McFaddin, deceased, intestate, Phintiff, against Elizabeth McFaddin, a minor, of eleven years of age, Hugh McFaddin, a minor of tico years of age, John J. McFaddin, Jr., and the Dundee Mortgage and Trust Company, lim* iud, Defendants. Complaint for Sale of Land in aid of Assets. IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER BEAR ing date October 4th, 1886, a od ao amen? datory order made by the Court of Probate of the County ?d State aforesaid, in the above stated case bearing date November 4th, A. D. 1886, I will sell at Mayesville, ia Sum? ter County at public auction to tbe highest bidder for CASH, on Monday, the 13th day of December next between the boars of t wei ve o'clock M. and two o'clock P. M., the follow? ing real estate, to wit: A lot of land with a atore house and kitch? en thereon, situate in the town of Mayesrille, io the County of Sumter and State aforesaid, on the Southeast 6ide of East Main Street, be? ing part of tbe lot whereon J. B. Trimoai re? sides, measuring forty feet front and running back the same width, two hundred and aer? en ty feet from the line of the Right of Way of of the W. C. & A. R. R. Company, abd bounded on the Northeast by lands of J. F. Bland, on the Southeast by lands of R. P. Mayes, and tbe Southwest by landa of J. B. Trimoai. Purchaser to pay for papiers. J. DUPRE ALSBROOK, Judge Probate, NOT. 16. Clarendon Coooty. TO RENT. AFIVE-ROOMED COTTAGE, with ali necessary out-bnildings, all io complete repair. Price $10 per month. May ll H. HARBY. SHERIFFS SALES. BT' virtue of Sundry Execailonr, *o me directed, win be sold at Sara ter C. H., on the fi nt HONDA Ytnd dav fottowit*. in DECEMBER next, 1886, ind *r ttafij-Sayi thereafter as may =be ?MfeestaX^S^tblafetbe legal boars of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property?I One hundred and twenty-five acres of land, more or lest, in Spring Bill Township ia Sumter County, adjoining lands of Mrs. st. S. Smith, C. M : Rodgers, W. J> ?wf?ck,T. G.. Corbett and others, levied on sod to ot sold as tbe property of J. A..Corbett, to sat? isfy an Execution of Thomas V.. Jrtryihei, bearer, against said J. A Corbett. ' * All that tract of land ; con??oiog foor hon dred and fifty serer, more or i?m&mn&?uam the South Ky the- Clarendon.-Coett? East bj waters, of Sammy Swanip, tod ad? joining lands now of formerly or Charles Connors, Estate of Robert Waeks, Maples Brailsfbrd and othetybeing' tat had toaihy ed to Samuel W. Harria, by JamerW. Ed? wards, levied on and to be soldas the prop? erty of Samuel W. Harrie, under the Bxeca tion of Angostos A. Solomons, against SaaVl W. mrHn aod Matilda fia?wst. 3&fe9*g^E WO lbs.,fodder, ?5 bnshals cottmr^aeed, 2,400 lbs of seed co t ton, 26 boshe&ae?ra; IS bushels peas, 25 bushels Potatoes, all more or less, seized and to be soldas the property bf Dare Chambers, to satisfy Warrant cf At? tachment to seize crop of Dart Chambers lo W.J.Andrews; 2,000 lbs. seed cotton, 25 bushel* ?or?, and 100. bushels cotton, seed, all more or lett, seised and to be sold as the property off otes Lord to ettltfy Warrant of ita*ha*ir>o seise crop, of A. R. Smith agai na t Koset Loyd. .130 bushell cotton seed, f,ooo' lbs. fodder, 300 lbs. pen iii bain, 30 bathels of corn. ,?00 lbs- seed cotton, all mort br lest, atfaeiaad to be sold aa the property of Richard f ?ta? tb satisfy Warrant of Attacaawai ofD. J. Winn, assignee of W. W.'fcaatmy, against Richard Rees. . j^-^piT 1 bale Hat cotton 450 Utk? 35 bart* tot? ton seed, 800 lbs. of fodder, 206 Hi. of eora tops, 20 bathels corn, three boshtit of pota? toes, 300 lbs. of hay, 1,000 IbtV tart colton, 21 bosbelt peas, all more or kat, ttteta^and to be sold as the property ofJstdW-C?folfea to satisfy Warrant of Attachment to srixt crop, of C. L. TUdale. against Marena ?*$o 3 bales cotton 1,300 lbs, more or lest, 4,500 lbs. seed cotton, 60 bushels peas ra hnll, 300 bushels cotton seed, 100 bosbelt eora, ali more or less, seized and to be sold a* the property of E. J. Donne to satisfy Warrant of Attachment, to seize crop, of Hrs. A. A. MeKaia against said Br J: Dione,;" ' MARION SANDERS, S. S. d SherifTa Office, NOT. 8, IS8S, ; Miss McElhose HAVING RECENTLY RETURNED from ' tbe North, would atnouo.ee the open? ing of their FALL AND WINTER 8T?CK, consisting of . . . _,:. Pattern Hats and Bonnets, -AMO,- .... UNTRIMMED FELTS, | Novelties in Felt ?nd Artrtfttey CHILDREN'S HATS, TRIMMED ANO UNTRIMMED. ' .,; Full assortment of RIBBONS, OSTRICH AND FANCY FEATHERS, NfiCK-GKAK AND HAIR GOODS, Latest Designs in CORSETS ANO BUSTLES. -ALSO, INFANT'S CAPS AND DRESSE?, Prompt And personal attention Jgiven to conntry orders._ Fall?is L?s at Printe Sal?. 102 acres, known as the Tinton Tract at Catchall. 50 acres, known as the Cato Tract at V 164$ acres, known at la*7??el????cn ern Home place io Spring Hill Township^ 1 acre Jaod with Dwelling Soute and Store a*OaHloj*'tX Jtoad*. Terms easy. Apply to _ MOISES k Ul, Jan 5. Att'yieti*w,