The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 14, 1886, Image 2
The Sttmter Watchman was founded
m 1850 and the True Southron in 1866,
The a& a a?? So??hron now has
tbe combined circulation and influence
of both, of -the old- papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising mediani? in
Samter.
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
There is no doubt that Dr. Pope, of
Newberry, is one of the most influen
tial members in the House-, and those
who used to twit him as a thrce-for-a
quarter statesman are ominously silent
on that subject.
It is amusing to note the difference
now 2nd one year ago, in some of the
Atiies, in speaking of the speeches of
the economie members. Then it was
ft buncombe and the speakers were
demagogues ; now the speeches are
eloquent,, aod the speakers are earnest,
though mistaken reformers. Well,
such is life.
Senator McMaster seems to be the
leader of the anti-reformers. If he will
go-up on the sand hills of his County,
aod spend just one week among, people
who ase really poor, and remember that
Half the State is* m the same condition,
we think even be- wou??be reformed.
Trial Justices- must he naughty folks.
The Legislature seems- never to tire
pecking at them, reducing their sala
ries, reducing their numbers, and; mul
tiplying, their miseries. The tradi
tional ingratitude- of Republics- never
was better exemplified than re the
treatment by the State of Trial Justices
?provided they have ever done any
thing worthy of gratitude
The snow storm last week was a big
thing. '. Through the Middle States tbe
tali was very heavy, and delayed trains
and mails were reported from all points.
Even in the upper part of this State
tbe roads were blockaded sufficiently to
cause delay.
S. 3. Cux, our late Minister to Tur
key, who was ekcted in November to
fill PoIttserV unexpired term in Con
gres?, received an uproarous welcome,
front: the House when he came in to be
sworn. Every body likes Cox, even to
the RaoV.
"TSis pension business has a decrd
ed effect in- producing longevity.
S&e?rai of 1812 closed 73 years ago,
but the applicants- at the pension de
partment in the ?st five years- run up
to 78,000?so the papers say. .
Bilis for a new Court House and Post
Office lor Charleston have been present
ed in both tbe U. S. Senate and House.
As the Treasury is overflowing, and'
the officials are sorely puzzled to find
some method of spend io g it, we sup
pose they ought not to hesitate very
lonjf over ^giving this building to
-Charleston more especially as she geuu- :
inely seeds it.
Revenue reformers are'pleased with
_the President's message, b?t' they need
not build any. hopes on it. This coun
try is destined to . stick to protection.
The- working men in the No?tb and
West have an insane idea that it. bene
fits them.; and though the contrary is
true, they .will abide their belief, and
protection will flourish.
The present Congress expires March
3rd, 18'87, and the Fiftieth Congress,
which then succeeds is made up as fol
lows, according to tbe list by the House
Clerk: Democrats 168, Republicans
152, Independents 4, and one vacancy
to be filled. Of this number, 195 are
members of tbe present Congress, and
of these 100 are Democrats and 95 Re
publicans. The Democrats will have a
very safe majority except when it comes -
to a vote on the tariff, and then Randall
will take his crowd over to the Repub
licans.
President Cleveland ought to be
abundantly pleased with tbe warm
words of commendation with which his
message has been received. Tbe mud
throwers of course find fault, The con
tents and general make-up of the mes
sage have nothing whatever to do tf?b
the opinions they bad formed, and their [
criticisms could have been written as
appropriately last year as now. No one
expects Mr. Cleveland te please disap
pointed spoils-hunters or rabid Repub
licans. Principle and pelf are so iati- ,
stately associated in such minds that ,
there is no distinction ; but to the de
cent element of the country the mes
sage is acceptable.
Some folks do so love to growl about
taxes. Well, we have a proposition to j
make to that class of grumblers who j
drink. Every time they come to town
during the coming year, let them de
posit in the bank, or with some friend,
the money which they are accustomed :
to spend for liquor; and next Decem
ber, when taxes are due let them claim
this deposit and see if it will not pay
their taxes in full, and buy a Christmas
present for their wives. Among all in
' consistencies, the man seen coming out
of a saloon wiping his mouth and at the
samo time grumbling about taxes,
stands pre-eminent.
The Augusta Chronicle has cstab- !
ltabed a bureau in Charleston right uo- j
der the nose of the JCeies and Courier,
and the sweet spirit of peace which r
brooded over those two papere, has !
again taken flight, and horrid discord |
with brazen tongue is now in tbe as- j
cendant. These papers remind us of
boys who get mad and fight and thcu
make friend*. eiuur??iijg with much ef
fu.'iou. until the spirit of perversity
tempts one to stick a pin in tbe other,
and then they go at it again, biting,
gvugiug and kicking for all they a. e
worth : A .more coil dish- e-rhibition of
temper cam not be imagined than two
newspapers engaged in a quarrel. Stop
it brothers ; it sours your tempers.
"Minnie Davis oughtn't to do so
foolish a tbiug as to write an article on
the 'Lost Cause* for one of the maga
zines. She s b on Id profit- by t he-ex am
ple of her father who made an. old
dunce of himself by writing" too much
on that subject."?Belief onte Watchman.
Indeed ! Yankee women can spout di
atribes eg?inst the'Sootn, and laud their
heroes to the skies ; but when a South
errr woman writes in defence of ber
people, she ' 'oughtn't to do so foolish a
I thing-" What uomeasurable, unalloy
[ ed fools these Yankee editors be ? We
hope Miss Minnie will write and hit
[ hard. It may make the coming gener
ation of Northerners more hambie if
j they are convinced of the wonderful ras
I cality of most of the men who fought
lagaiust the Confederacy.
JUDGE T. B. FRASEB.
j We congratulate the Third Circuit
on the re-election of tibia fearless, able
and incorruptible Judge. As was said
by Senator Rhame in his nominating
speech : 'Nothing could be said of him
but what was good.* We cannot afford
to lay such officials aside.
SENATOR MOISE.
In the debate last Wednesday, on the
Cellege Tuition BUI, Senator Moise's
speech advocating- free tuition was re
markable for its eloquent and earnest
delivery. This was the speech which
called' forth the applause from the Col
lege boja, and for which breach of de
corum they have received several lec
tures. ?_ ?
LIFE TENURE FOB JUDGES.
We can see no good argument in fa
vor of the suggested change. The
friends of the mo7e lay great stress upon
the need of so arranging for the election
of judges as to preclude any necessity
for electioneering on their part. We
can see no need of it under the present
arrangements. We would want no bet
ter evidence of t&e un fitness of a lawyer
for the Judge's seat than an electioneer
ing effort on his part. Nor is there
any doubt on the part of a Judge's
'friends of-bis re-election, if be deserves
it. Tbe people of South Carolins knew
what would be the result of the election
for Judge of the Third Circuit, be
fore the election, as . well as thty
did after it, ? and ; so it is with
any worthy incumbent. It is only in
cases where there is a belief that an
improvement can be made and a change
desired, that any feeling of uncertainty
exists. And .itis just for such cases
that the present law is suitable.
We suppose that we wilt scarcely shock
our readers when we say that a change
in one or two of the present' bench
might be desirable, but if all the Judges
were iu for Hfe;: there would be no pos
sible chai!ce for stich a thing"; and, in
deed, tHere is-not jnu?h . hope of it.any
way, bat_.under tbe present law it is.
possible,-and? that gives-us grounds for
hope.
?IJR LAW-MAKERS.
The Legislature has: been, bard at
work the past week, and barring too
much talk, are making reasonable prog
ress. The legislation under way, is
a mixture, good, bad and indifferent
ap.d the good bills are being slaughtered
equally with the bad ones. In the in
terest of economy the bill irllowing the
foreman of the grand jury to swear wit
nesses should have passed, but the con
servatism of the Senate killed it. The
bill of Mr. Thomas from Union to re
duce the salaries of the State oncers,
was, we think, very properly defeated.
The passage of the bill cutting off the
salary of the Lieutenant Governor is to
bo vommended. The bill reducing the
pay of School Commissioners is of doubt
ful policy. If their work is worth any
thing at ail, it is worth what is now be*
iug paid Tor it. Until the duties of the
office are entirely changed^ the pay
should not be reduced Combining the
offices of Supervisor and Jury Com
missioner is another good more, and
ought to become a law. The several
??lis intended to reform and improve
tri?l Justices ts being arranged into an
omnibus . *U for the State, which will
come up to due time, doubtless to be j
staio along witj; the hundreds of other |
dead. The Canal ?:r>m the present)
outlook stands but a feeo> chance for I
an appropriation, and inde^J. all the j
appropriations will be closely scrutinized j
by Dr. Pope and his economic brethren
We regret that the cigarette bill did not f
pass. If parents won't make an effort j
to check the vice, the State should step !
in and take a hand. Senator Murray j
has in charge a first class prohibition
bill for Anderson and Laureas, which
?tands a good chance of becoming a
law.
Wc imagine we can detect a little dif
ferencc growing between the two houses
not larger than "a man's hand*' at pre- j
sent but with a chance of fu'il develop- !
ment later on. Well, we shall see !
what we shall see. ?
._ !
this" c~cT~?~c7?oao.
We publish elsewhere an extract from !
the Manufacturer s Record, relating to j
the above-named road, and we call at- j
teotion to it because of an intimation !
that Camden is to be the Southern ter- j
mie us of the newly constructed portion, j
instead of Suinter. If our people do j
not want the road, it wiii not Ke push- !
ed ca thcia. If they want it, thej !
must work for it, and pay something
towards it* construc?t"*?. We believe j
t'an road will pay hack every dollar put j
i to it by ?he townships along tho linr,
by giving improved facilities iu reagii !
mar ket, and by in ceasing the value of
real estate ; and if our opinion is cor
rect, an earnest effort should be made
to bring it to Sumter. However, we
are perfectly willing that the people of
Sumter County should decide according
: to their own convictions.
Important Announcement.
The Weekly News and Courier to
be Furnished as a Supplement
to this Paper.
Arrangements have been made with
the News and Courier Company by
which we will be able to supply the
Weekly Neics and Courier from this,
office as a supplement to tbe Watchman
and Southron, to all subscribers who
pay cash in advance, at $2.50 per year,
which will be a saving of oue dollar
upon the price of the two papers.
Our patrons will please call early and
avail themselves of this offer as we de
sire to begin with the new year.
THE THREE CS RAILROAD.
Marvellous Wealth of the Country
Along the Line.
! The Work that has Been Accomplished.
SUMTER IN DANGER OF BEING LEFT OUT OF
THE LINE AND GIVEN THE GO-BY.
S. P." in Ote Manufacturers' Record.}
Johnson City, Tenn., November 20. Early
last summer I wrote you from Ashev?lle an
autbentic statement of the plans, as far as
"matured, of tbe Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad Company. I arriFed here
this morning to commence a journey across
tbe territory that road will traverse from this
point to the Ohio River.
The need of an air line railroad of low
grade between Charleston, on the Atlantic,
and the Ohio River, has long been apparent
to business men.. The construction of such a
road would have been attempted fifty years
ago if the money could bave been secured to
pay its cost. Capitalists could not see any
possi oil i ty of dividends from the hasiness
such a road would do, aud gave, a decided
negative to all who sought their assistance. !
The discovery of tbe vast wealth awaiting
development in. the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky and Western Virginia bas given a
new direction to.capital, and made tbe con
struction of such a road a certainty.
Ashland, on the Ohio River, is in the heart
of the famous Harrying Rock region, where
are more than fifty blast iron furnaces.
Some years ago tbe Chaiteroi Railroad was
built from Ashland down the valley to the
Big Sandy River for fifty-one miles into the
'unlimited splint coal fields. Ten miles south
there are vast deposits of cannel ccal, extend
ing to the Virginia line. In the same district
are inexbautible veins of rich specular and
hematite ores. The Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Company has purchased the
Chatteroi Road and incorporated it into its
system. It is now extending that road into
the region above referred to, and will, by the
first of March, have twenty miles finished and
in operation, thus carrying these coals and
ores to the Banging Rock furnaces, and to
Cincinnati and other Northern markets.
At the other end of its line it has completed
.the stretch between Black's Station, on the
Charlotte and Atlanta Air Line Road, and
Shelby, and is laying the rails petween that
place and Rutherford ton. Work will b? push
ed with all possible rapidity on the southern
end of tbe road from Black'? Station, via
York ville, Rock Hill and Lancaster to Cam
den, Sooth Carolina, the county seat of Ker
shW, where connection will be made with
tbe old South Carolina Railroad and by it
with Charleston. ' ?
Johnson City is a thriving town, incorpo
rated by the Legislature in March, 1885. It
has now a population of 2,500, and is the
seat of considerable trade. The East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad passes
through it, and. tbe narrow guage Cranberry
Road terminates here. The town lias a num
ber, of common schools, seven churches, a
large tannery, using annually about $250,
000 in its business; the-most complete,
modern built and fitted foundry and machine
shop in the South, and several small industries.
Thereafe two weekly papersj the Comet und. the
Enterprise, which contribute much to the life
and enterprise of the borough. Present hotel
accommodations are not up to the standard of
tbe town in other respects, but there will scon
be a change for the better in this respect.
The citizens are hoping that the "three CV
railroad will pass through here, but that mat
ter has not been decided definitely by the
company. Whether such be'the case or not,
that railroad will give this people cheap coal
and enable them to manufacture Cranberry
iron into many forms of hardware.
THE. LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, DEC. 6.
UO?SE.
There was no meeling of the Senate to-day,
that body having adjourned over till Tuesday.
Th? house met at 12 MM And proceeded to
work io a perfunctory manner. As there was
a large lisi of absentees, most of the more
important bills were postponed. But few
new bills were introduced. Tbe bill to pro
vide for the more speedj* and efficacious pay
ment of-the per diem and mileage of jurors
and witnesses, with a number of others of
merely local Importance, was read a third
time and sent to the Senate. A number of
important bills passed to the third reading
aud the House adjourned at 3 P. M.
TUESDAY, DEC. 7.
SSNATK.
The Senate met at 7 P. M., and went to
work as if in earnest. A concurrent resolu
tion appointing Wednesday, IP. M.as the
time for electing a Judge of the 3rd Circuit
was passed. Among the uew bids, was one
authorizing Probate Judges to perform the
duties of Registration. The bill to provide
for the transportation of prisoners by Peni
tentiary guards passed the second reading,
also the bills to authorize the foreman of the
grand jury to swear witness', and to reduce
tke salaryjof the Lieut. Governor. The latter
provoked some sharp discussion..
HOUSR.
The House met at 10 A. M. The bill to fix
the salary and compensation of School Com
missioners provoked considerable discussiou.
It fixes the salary at $200 and allows SlOO
for mileage, and was passed to the 3rd read
ing. The bill to repeal the lien law came up
as a special order ai-1 o'clock. After some
warm speeches, the bill was snowed under
by a heavy majority.
The next special order, being a joint reso
lution proposing a constitutional amendment
regarding the tenure of office of Judges, was
jouiinued io the;session of 18S7\
WEDNESDAY, DEC. S,
SSNATSi
The Tuitiou-f-e bili was the important mat
ter before the Senate to-day. The bill is .Sen
ator Edwards, and instructs trustees to charge
a tuition tee of $G0.0b f?>r all students abie
to pay that ainonnt. and carne ? as a Special
order. Senator .McMaster oj?rctd the light j
against tiie bill. Senator Sligh followed on
the other side. Speeches favoring free tuition
were also made by Senators Woodward,
Aloise and R?tame, and in opposition by Sen
ators Murray and Patterson, Senator Kd- j
wards had i he floor on the same side when an j
adjournment was m oie to the 11 ili of the '
House where the j >m; assembly proceeded to ;
electa Jud?e o? lite 3rd Circuit. Senator ?
Rhume of Clarendon nominated Judge T. Vi. i
Fntser for rt-elrcl'?o.n, Maj. Wilson of Sumter
Seconded the nomination. No o:hcr name
w?> propo-ed and he received U5 votes out O?
the 1-53 cast. The Senate then returned to ils j
chamber.
The bill requiring the Governor to appoint j
one and the saint- person lor Auditor ajid .
Treasurer received an unfavorable report. ?
Bills were introduced to amend the priority !
lien law : to ameud the Constitution in reter- ;
encelo Homestead ; to regulate the sale of i
seed cotton; aud to provide a more e?icient \
system of working public roads.
house. I
constitutional amendment abolishing the j
office of- County School Commissioner was j
?>assed, receiving 98 votes, IT) more- than |j
majority. The r?duction o? lite Com tri is- i
siouers salary uns passed the third reading ;
and ser?t lo ih** Senate. Air. H>?sk?*ll's Treas- i
ury Reserve Fund Ml] passed the second ;
rending. The bill reducing the salaries of :
St?ue officers w;ts next tip, ?ad was remorse
lessly slaughtered. But ?'ntlc pro??'ess v.as j
made -d.iy with the calender. ]
THURSDAY, DEC. 9.
senate.
The canal committee submitted majority
and minority reporis. The former report
gives the following figures : total cost of
canal to date $129,724.28, of which the State
has coDtributod in labor $75,093.07, and in
money $46,908.61, the city of Columbia fur
nishing the balance. It is estimated that its
completion will cost $1 9,62&90 more, of
which-S42y4O6^0^.wiU be cash, .^?o .recom
mendation accompanies the report. Accord
ing to the minority report, the cost of the
canal thus far has been $201,956.67. The re
port recommends that the work stop where it
now is, or that it be turned over to tho Peni
tentiary to be utiliized by that institution ip
furnishing the necessary water power fot
the city water works. Action on the reports
was postponed till Saturday. The discussion
on the College tuition bill was resumed and
was participated in by a number of Senators
?.Messrs. Edwards, Sroythe, Sligh andHetnp
hill b?iug prominent. It finally passed the
second reading, with some amendments and
with notice of still further amendments on i's
final reading, But little progress was made
on the ctlendar : cause?cacotehes loquzndi.
house.
The new bills were unimportant except one
to pay jurors and witnesses at inquests. Tbe
consideration of the reports on the canal was
made the special order for Saturday.
Tbe bill relating to Sunday trains, and al
lowing them to run during certain mouths for
the convneience of truck farmers was length
ily discussed and finally passed. The Senate
bill relating to the re-assessment of the real
ty of the Earthquake District came up, and a
motion to strike out the enacting clause was
warmly discussed. The speeches took a wide
range and pending the discussion tbe House
with the Senate went into an election for
Superintendent for tbe Penitentiary. Col,
Lipscomb was re-elected by the flattering vote
of 96 to 69. Messrs. S. W. Broker, C. W.
McFadden, and J P. Guinguard were elected
Directors.
FRIDAY, DEC. 10.
senate.
Senator Murray's bill, submitting to the
voters of Anderson tbe question of license or
no license won an easy and decided victory.
It passed the third reading and goes to the
House. If any prohibitory legislation can
be made a success by statutory enactment, tbe
Anderson bill will certainly score one, and the
liquor men are in sore distress over its iron
clad complexion. The consideration of the
constitutional amendment to make a life ten
ure for Judges, was postponed till next ses
sion. Tbe bills ratifying t be census and bond
amendments, adopted: at the last election were
passed, in one case unanimously and in the
other with but one dissenting vote. Among
tbe new bills was one amending the Constitu
tion so that the State Superintendent of Edu
cation shall be elected by !he Legislature for
a term of four years, and another ratifying
the consolidation of the C. C. & 0. Road with
the various roads along its line oi route, as
adopted- at the late meeting of the Directors
in Charleston. At 2.30 tributes to Senator
Bobo of Spartanburg and Todd of Laurens
were delivered, and the Senate adjourned out
of respect to their memory.
house.
The House resumed the discussion of the
Earthquake assessment bill, and Mr. Brawley
made a most eloquent plea for Charleston.
The motion to strike out the. enacting clause
had been withdrawn, and the question now
pending was a"motion to strike out section 4.
which provides for a rebate of taxes on dam
aged or destroyed property proportioned to
the damages sustained. Messrs. Moses, Sbaw
and Wilson, each favored striking out that
section, not because they were unwilling to
help Charleston but because the rest of the
Slate was equally embarrassed in financial
matters. The section was finally stricken
out by a vote of 62 to '56. much to the dis
gust, apparently, of the News and Courier
correspondent who publishes the entire vote
by Counties. Sumter w*s solid against the
section. Thus amended the bill passed lo a
third reading.
SATURDAY,-DEC. 11.
senate.
The Senate refused to concur in the House
amendment to the earthquake bill. Tbe
House bill authorizing the foreman of the
grand jury to swear witnesses was defeated
by a vote of 25 to 4. The bill to pay Attor
ney-General Miles $1,000 for extra services in
the Bond cases before the U. S. Courts was
passed by asiim minority. Senator Murray's
bill amending the section fixiog the trustees
of tbe S. C. College, provoked a hot discus
sion, but finally passed so amended as to al
low the Sopreme Court Judges to remain on
the Board. The Canal bill was discussed and
final consideration postponed until Monday.
The bill to abolish the office of Jury Commis
sioner was killed, us were also the bills to fix
the compensation of Supervisors of Registra
tion and to prohibit the sale of cigarettes to
persons under 15. The bill to amend the
law relating to County and School Commis
sioners passed the 2nd-reading. Tbe Senate
adjourned after a day's hard work,
h0cse.
A resolution fixing fifteen minutes as the
maximum time for speeches, was adopted.
The concurrent resolution appropriating
$1,000 for the pnrpose and authorizing the
Commissioner of Agriculture of this State to
make an exhibit of the State's resources a; ?
the Inter-State Grange Encampment at Spar
tanburg, S. C, was adopted and ordered sent
to the Senate.
A large number of unimportant bills passed
their second reading. The bill to repeal the
original lien law was postponed to the next
session The bill to fix the manner of pub
lishing the reports of County officers created
a lively debate. The House adjourned pend
ing the discussion.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup never fails to cure
a cough or cold in a short time. Give it a
fair trial.
Mr. J. Thomas, (of Thomas & Co., Real
Estate Brokers,(57 Saratoga Street, Balti
more, Md., indorses emphatically Salvation
Oil for neuralgia.
- ? I I -?IM -
Debility in-adultsis often caused by worrrs.
The change from childhood to manhood is
not sufficient to rid the system of this awful
plague Shriner's Indian Vermifuge will
expel them and restore health and bright
complexion.
Now is the time to get bargains in Dry
Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware, &c.
J. B. Carr is selling out at and below cost.
WARD'S* WOES.
Maxey's, Ga., January, 1836.
For twelve or fourteen years I have been a
great sufferer from a terrible form of blood
poison wh;^h ran into the secondary, and
finally it was ; . onounced a tertiary form.
My head, face and shoulders became almost a
mass of corruption, and finally the disease
commenced eating away my skull hones. I
became so horribly repulsive that for three
years I absolutely refuged to let people sre me.
I used large quantities of most noted blood
remedies and applied to nearly all physicians
near me, but my condition continued Jogrow
worse, and all snid that I must surely die.
My bonos became the seat of excruciating
aches and pains; my nights were passed in
misery ; I was reduced in flesh and strength ;
my kidneys were terribly deranged, and life
became a burden to rue.
I chanced to see an advertisement of B. B.
B. and sent one dollar to W. C Birch more !
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cured one honie for me. It was used wiih
decided benefit, and when eight or ten bottles
had been used I was pronounced sound and
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ROBERT WARD.
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cure all diseases of poultry ; how to select and
obtain choice breeds, and how men and wo
men of long experience in the business make
money, then st?d at once for a copy of the
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of the best breeds of liens, ducks, turkeys and
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is probably no way by which a small but con
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hens. From now until next March the price
of eggs will advance higher and higher each
month. Do not, therefore, delay, but send at
once and get a copy of this valuable book.
During the season of high prices the hens
should be kept busy. For 60 cents in stamps
Johnson & Co. will send postpaid a copy of
The Farmers1 Poultry Raising Guide and two
25 cent packs of Sheridan's Powder to make
hens lay, or they will send a 2\ lb. tin can of
Powder at regular rate ($1.20) and a copy of
the Guide free.
That Hacking Cough cm be so quickly
cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it.
Will You Suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver
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to cureyou. For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme.
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cents per bottle. For sale by Dr. DeLorme.
Croup, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis
immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. Fur
sale by J. F- W. DeLorme.
Itch, Prairie Mange, and Scratches of every
kind cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sani
tary Lotion. Use no other. Thi3 never fails.
Sold by A, J. China, druggist, Sumter.
imJCM-asm^mbmyacai?????
THE MARKETS.
SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 14, 1966.
COTTON".?About 450 bales hare been sold
during the week ending the 14th. The mar
ket closed dull. We quote : Ordiuary 71-16 ;
Good Ordinare 7 5-16; Low Middling7 15-16;
Middling S 5-16 ; Good Ma iling 8 7-16.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Dec. 13, 1886.
Cotton.?Market closed quiet but steady.
Sales 2,000 bales. Quotations are : Strict
Low Middling 9 ; Middling 9J : Strict Mid
dling ol.
Found
ASM ALL SUM OF MONEY, which the
owner can have by applying at this
office and establishing bis claim thereto.
A
FOR SALE.
GOOD SECOND HAND BUGGY
Can be bought at a great bargain.
A pul y at this office for information.
Dec. 14
Lots of Lois in Bi?pl
FOE SALE.
US?NESS SITES NEAR THE DEPOT.
Building Lots in desirable situations.
Apply to A. F COUSAR.
Dec. 14 o
25,000 ORANGES
Direct from Florida Groves, for the
HOLIDAY TRADE.
Price, from $1.50 to $3.00 per hundred;
from 25c to 50c per dozsn.
A VARIETY OF
FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY
On hand at Low Prices.
CALL AND SEE ME.
- WM. J. ANDREWS.
Dec. 14
Foreclosure Mer Mer of Sale.
Tus State of South Caf.olixa,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Emma K. Games to Benjamin F.%
Moise.?Mortgage of Real Estate.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF TH?
Power of Sale to me granted by Emma
K. Carnes in the above entitled mortgage
dated the 13th day of January, A. D. 1886,
and recorded in the office of the Register of
Mesne Conveyance for said County and State,
Vol. 14. page 43, and default having occurred
in the payment of the sums of money secured
by said mortgage, I will offer for sale at pub
lic auction, in front of the Court House at
Suinter, S. C , to the highest bidder, for cash,
on Monday, the 3rd day of January, A. D.
1887; between the hours of 11 o'clock in the
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, All
that lot or parcel of land situate, lying and .
being in the County of Sumter and State of
South Carolina, in the village of Bisbopville,
containing ten acres with the residence there
on situate in which Mrs. M. K. Carnes re
sides, bounded on the North by lands of H.
G. Scarborough aud W. R. Dixon ; East by
the Public Road leading from Darlington to
Sumter and on the West and South by Dr.
R. E. Deuuis' land.
B. F. MOISE,
Dec. 13:h, 18S3. Mortgagee.
and "WhUfcey ITalv
itn curedathorne with,
out pain. Bool: of par
^ - ? ticulars sent FREE.
,V?i:iat:i, Ou. O?ice Whitehall bu
benjamin greig. c. g. matthews.
GROG & MATTHEWS.
Facto ai Giissii Merciai.
Liberal Advances on Shfjmci?ts.
Adgers North Wharf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Dec. 14. ___
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" Eben ezer .] I 48 . "
" Timmonsvi?e.12 02 P. M.
" Cartersville.12 16 "
" Lynch burg .12 24 "
" Atkin.12 35 "
" Mayesville.12 50 "
" Sumter. 1 12 "
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" Eastover. 1 47 "
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'? Sumter. 2 44 "
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" Atkin. 3 18 "
" Lynchburg . 3 23 "
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FORCASI! ONLY.
Il? Hill MUI . ? >! I I 1 II Ml II Ml ! ?U. MJU?M.
Desiring to Make a Change in my Business,
1 ti , ? I-Offer , ,?
THE pXTTHIRTY DAYS
AT AND BELOW COST,-MY ENTIRE STOCK OP
Dry Goods, Notion^ Men's Clothing,
Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Shoes, and
Hardware*
Will not sell Groceries at* Cost, but will sell them at Very Close
Figures.
J. B? Qa/LIL?j -
, : Main Street,"Next Door North of Monaghank,., - ^ ,.
December 14 SUT?TEE, S/C/ '% '
FBIENDSmi GTOOfflEES.
TT7E ARE NOW READY 1 FILL ORDERS FOE THE
Y V following:
? - -.- .? -. --=*" ' . ?gj?? ?
Canned iMeats and Tegeta?oles,
Canned Fruits and Preserves,
Mince Meat, Jellies, and
Fruit Butter, in Pails and at Retail. .
We have the Largest and Best Stock of
Raisins, Nuts and Fancy Candies
JE ver brought to this town, and at Low Prices*
We have a Large and Choice Stock of
Would call special attention to our ROASTED "MOM?Y?*
COFFEE?a fine drink?it sells fast at 25c per lb.
We are receiving a fine^??ie of ': >U
Fancy Cvs?&k^Tsin
PiU up especially for the Holidays in one pound-tins. . Every
body should send for a Can.
. WE ALWAYS HAVE IN STOCK
Gilt Edge Butter
AJ?D- CHEESE,
And at present we h?ve, a nice Lot of MOUNTAIN BUTTER
suitable for Cooking, also a fine lot of ROLL-BUTTER^... .
good enough for th? lvab??. *"* % :
We have in Stock
Choice Smoked
Of all kinds, such as HAMS, SMOKED TONGUES* and
DRIED BEEF. At present we offer a very
good HAM at'10 cents per pound.: " ' ?
Space and time will not permit to-mention the' m?ny]ott?er
Choice Goods we carry in Stock, as we are bow- v^y iu^?ud,
expect to be real busy every day froni now iirftfl the He?iday?
are over. * : ".*?. ?-' r -
Again allow us to call your attention to the fact, that in order
to obtain Clioice Goods and that orders may receive Prompt
Attentimi you should send your orders early. With Complimente
of the Season, we are
Respectfully, .?.- ?
DUCK ER & B?LTMAN,
Sumter, S. C, December 14, 1886.
AND LIKEWISE
THE NEW DEAL.
WE HAVE WHAT HAS LONG BEEN
WANTED,
A NEW CONGRESSMAN
FOR THE BLACK DISTRICT,
And now we are happy.
AJOW ALL THOSE WHO* ARE NOT
HAPPY, and would like to become so,
have only to call at WM. BOGIN'S and .buy
one of the NEW HIGH ARU VERTICAL
FEED
Davis Sewing Machines,
THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD,
and can do work that no other machiue can
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 I will
send a machine in any part of the country.
I guarantee to teach all those who may
buy, or uo sale.
-1 also keep
The Household,
which is THE FINEST UNDERFEED MA
CHINE MADE, and is only excelled by the
Davis.
1 take second-hand machines in part pay
ment, and will dispose of same for little or
nothing.
W.U. BOGIIV,
June 29 Main Street. Snmter. S. C
CHAS. o7~LESLIE,
Wholesale and Retail Commission
?DEALER IN?
Fisli, Oysters,
GAME AND POULTRY.
Stalls Nos. 1 and 2 Fish Market.
Office Nos. IS and 20 Market St.,
East of East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Consignments of Country Produce are re
spectfully solicited. Poultry, eggs, &c.
AH orders filled with dispatch.
Nov 23
APPLICATION FOB CHARTER.
THIRTY DAY'S AFTER THE DATE
hereof the undersigned will apply to J.
D. Graham, Esq.. Clerk of the Court for Sum
ter County, fora Charter incorporating them
selves and their associates under the name of
the "Bethlehem Presbyterian Church," near'
Swimming Pens. Snmter County. S. C.
WILLIAM B. ENGLISH,
CALEB MAGAZINE,
ROBERT J. LTON,
ELIAS JENKINS,
TIMOTHY DICKERSON.
Mechanicsville, Nov. 2o, 1SS6.
New Advertisements.
$700toS2500?hS^'?, 3
made working for us. Agent* prrterred who
furnish their own horses end givfi their whoif l
to tho business. Spare moments juyhe pnfT
employed also. A few vacancies ia towns ?3d <
B. F. JOHKSOK & CO.. 1013 Main 3L, BtChawi
TO ADVERTISERS.?Lowest Rale*
for advertising io 1000 good newspapers
seut free. Address GEO. P. RO WELL 4 COn
10 $proce St., N. Y. '_ ?.
$250 REWARD,
WiLL BE PAIL?.for the arrest with proof
totron vwt the person or persons who
.set fire to my Spirits of Turpentine at Bett*?
Mill in this County on the night of Tuesday ,
the 23rd of November, 188&
J. B. BOUS.
Sumter, S. C, Dec. 7.
Estate of J. R?M*ii BrattM,
DECEASED.
IWILL. APPLY TO ,THE JUDGE :OF
Probate for Sumter -^Oonnty oe-<he7tli
day of January, ISS7, for a final discharge at
Admistrator of aforesaid Estate.
JAMES BRUNS0X,
Dec. 7. Administrator.
Es&?c o? Elteba Spencer* Dec'i*
ALL PERSONS ' HOLDING CLAIMS
ag:iinst said Estate will present the
same, duly attested, and all persone in any
way itidehted to said Estate, will make pay
meat at once to
REBECCA SPENCER,
Nov. 23, 1S86._Qualified Adm'X.
The State of South Carolina
County of Sumter;
By . V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge.
\T7HEREAS, JAS. D. GRAHAM,- C. C.
Y C. P. and G. S. for said County made
suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis
tration of the Estate aud Effects of WASH
INGTON CATO, deceased,
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said Washington Cato, . late of said
County aud State, deceased, that they he and
appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Sumter C. fi. on Jan. 10, 1887,
next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock im
the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they-have,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, this 30th day of
November. Anno Domini. 1886.
T. V. WALSH, ?L. S.J
Nov. 30. 6t Judge of Probate.
Mia?le Lands at Mate Sale.
102-.acres, known as the Yinson Tractai
CatchelL " ...
50 acres, kaoaw- ?s the Cato Tract et
Catehal).
164$ acres, known as the James R?cM>J?*5h*
ern Home place in SpringpftlfcTjqvr^ gj|
1 acre land with Dwelling House end Store
at Gai Uard'sX Roads. .. ~. .
Jan 5. Atl'yeatLaW, -