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VT g ^ WgDNSSDAY, JAOTARY ll. Js^^Bip^ts^f the State Press. jp jj ?JlL7 S t>a^ *a;7 ^s evidently taken a back seat, but our courts are scarcely free ?f one case of deadly shoot? ing in the very arms of the law (the Johnstone-Jon es affair when, we are confronted with an indescribable scene of slaughter, in which the very head of the Court is called upon to suffer death while iff the act of performing' his duty as an ofScei*. Justice Haynsworth was a man honored and respected for bis sterling worth, and his untimely death casi^ gloom over .every community ffrWWhe~jp&&??ton. 'Tis true, bis aeax? was accidental, but can it not be laid at the door of some oue? Was it j^pgprjto h^e.Ditted^tae antagonistic, iUPlP theJ?bDe r?cto',;-knowing the intense feeling ? if so, why not allowed both parties their arms and ali innocent persons leave them to reap satisfaction ? or shall we look among the 'aggers on* .for the* true source. Had disinterested persons steered clear of this trouble from the first, there would have been none such. W ~ l^^^o^^^ ?fat? were rising ia their r^^g^^^^^c^e J(in place of wink niWPae manhood to such a degree that he must bag around with him in his daily walks a weapon in order to mur? der his fellow-man. Public opinion should he arrayed against this infamous habit and awkened to the true sense of "bravery and honor. We seed stringent legislation on this subject-as she law now stands it is of no effect ; any one caa carry a concealed weapon cn his per? son with impunity. We do not 'advocate legislation on private rights, but gfre us^a better cede or none ;- even Zg^Sefc Honor' is far more pre fe r XleS^frfyF; the -parties directly con ^bn^^nSSed. suffer, and if both should -T&Bjnlrea rt" wou?? be better than for in? nocent men to suffer. Further, it has.a tendency to beget a higher sense of honor among men. Greenville Xeics. The people of Sumter gave utterance to highly commendable sentiments in the resolutions passed in mass meeting a few day Sr sin ce to protest against the outrageous filing of Mr. Hayosworth-? Sent? agents like .those, persisted in and lived fpto? would give the law a new strength in this country. Now. if twelve men can be found who will fairly and honestly try the men who did the shooting^ ip spite of their belonging to 'good lamilies/ a victory wit! indeed" have been gained for law and order. It Must Stop. j Florence Times. \ The recent-tragical ^ending of [the j Keelat?J^fet??ia?e?d-at Sumter, in which I the ??e bf a peaceable and" law-abiding | citizetr^as brought to an untimely end, | adds another iiak to the long chain of ! crime which now stretches almost the entire length of oar State, and c?uks a I bloody te deum to the extreme laxity of j our courts ia enforcing the law enacted ! to prevent the carrying of concealed j weapons. The parties to this feud, em- j - -^ffceitrg the relatives and friends of the j principals, are assembled-save ene j who lies at his horne at Bishopviiie sui-1 fesiag-lsom wounds received in the first enp>unf?r--at the trial justice's oSce to give b?a$for keeping the peace, when, ^l^^u^^rarning-of any gind, firing is. commenced" and is engaged in by both sides to the feud, ail of whom are in? jured to some extent, but, as is gener? ally the case, th*e real victim to this reckless using of fire arius is an inoffen? sive person, in no way connected with . the diSculty except in his capacity as trial justice and instrument of thc iaw. To whalan entent of crime has the in . difference of our jurie? and courts to the breaking of this law led I What a farce the.law is as heretofore enforced ! The ^audacity indulged in because of the "lameness of this law was never before heard of ; no longer do we only hear the whistle of the deadly bullet on the duelling field, in the highways, or on the streets, but the very halls of justice are made to resound with the death giving messenger. Shall this continue ? Must the fair name of South Carolina be forever stained, her laws laughed at, and her citizens slaughtered by v.:e con? tinuance of such scenes of bi cod 7 strife as have been witnessed ii? her borders for the past year 0? more ? The only remedy ts the heavy hand of the law. and the heavier the penalty, the better will it be for him who bears ir. But discrimination won't do ; the law must be applied to all alike, whether he be rich or poor, of lowly "ec-tate cr Li::!? degree. Theo, and not before wii* such scenes as occurred at. B:?hopviiie. Sumter aod other places in the ?rate be ^banished - from oar land, - and our citi? zens rest with the assurance that they "may nota* any titnc bc cut down by tBe stray bullet of the wer-ready pistol. A Badly Planned Proceeding. B '.m.ndl Sentinels The foi?y of taking a cro~d of infu? riated be!?igerer.?s cf opposite factions into a Trial -Tu>t;ee Court in oroVr to have them placed under bond to keep the peace, has been fully demonstrated by the terrible tragedy at Sun.'tei s herc an innocent cScer lost D< ufe. If l;> the effort to Lave these parties placed under bond they bsd been carried be? fore ?he cfneer at d?B"erer.t 1 he probabilities are that no blood weald have been snillcd. 'Somebody Ougbt to be Ilargcd in Sumter. ?irritrell People. George E. Hayoswortb, Esq . Trial Justice was accidentally shot and kilted in his of?ce at Sumter, on Friday. Fie was preparing io bind over to kerp the peace P. G. Bowdan and D E and J. R. Keels, between whom and whose partisans rhere had been bad blood, sev? eral, difficulties, many insults and Ihreats, when a free f? 'Lr wa*-' nreeini tated by bowman and participated in by him, Waiter Barby. K. Pennington and J. K. Keels. Several of ?b? com? batants were slightly wounded. Sumter Sound. Colombia Rejisirr. . - It was well for Sumter i:> call its cit? izens together to protest against the re? cent outrage in a court of law." The in? dignant citizens rai?ed ^u^x .v->:vc against the carrying of weapons, open tr concealed. Geaer^fj the practice is unnecessary, but^^cre important than the sonti:i^Jr^:);n = r the carrying of deadly Bis the resolute senti ment cf enforcing the law when the weapon has been used wrongly or un necessarily. We stand for the enforcement of the law and the iuSictioa of legal discipline after due examination through the pre? scribed machinery. Camden Journal. This whole affair can be attributed to fhe utter disregard of the concealed I weapon Act by bur juries both grand and DC tit. - Orangeburg Times end Democrat. If Bowman or Keels had been killed in the melee at Sumter last Friday no one would have been much sorry, bat tis the victim of these men's unlawful acts W3s aa^ officer of the law and a quiet, unassuming gentleman, every means should be exhausted to bring the gttilty parties to justice. The people of Sumter County have met ia mass meetiug and denounced the killing of Mr. G. E. Haynsworth and calls upon the jury of inquest to do j. tb^r du ty .fairly and fearlessly. That is right. The parties who are responsi? ble for" thc death of Mr. Haynsworth should be severely punished. Marion Star. This terrible affray, more outrageous in detail and horrible in its result than any that ha7e preceeded it, is still au other in the long list of tragic occurren? ces that have comparatively recently disgraced this State, cf the instances of the legitimate fruiu of the prevailing sentiment in regard to*the much abused Code. All the pariie^ecgaged in this dread-1 fud occurrence were men of intelligence [and social-position' and under the senti? ment that existed at no distant period in the past, if a collidion had been inev? itable, it. would have taken place under circumstances that would have involved the personal safety only of those imme? diately interested in this quarrel and who are primarily responsible for its occurrence. Of course, all fighting is radically wrong, and, indeed, all violence is to be deplored, .but if men are bound to ??"ht and will insist apon shooting each other, then in the name of common de j cency, for the sake of the public peace j and the security of innocent law-abid 1 ing people, Jct them do so according to I role without shocking* the entire com j munity "and endangering the iives" of others than their own. This is no plea for the resurrection cf j the 'code,' yet how many disgraceful j street brawls, shooting scrapes and bru? tal exhibitions of violence have occurred in this State within less than the short space of one year in comparison with which, proceedings under the rules of j'that remnant of barbarism* would have ! been the very refinement of decency and iK)f civilization. Surely, as we remarked nearly a year J ago. under very similar circumstances, j ir begins to be about time for the law of.! the land to demonstrate its ability to j deal wiih these outrages and place some j salutary check upon "them. T-Uus rarj lawlessness is evidently on the increase, and we seem certainly going from bad to worse. If the law is powerless lo grapple with this .evil, the sooner it be? comes apparent so much the better for the preservation cf the public peace and for the sake of the public security, we may the sooner set. about instituting ! some counter check to its present rapid j growth. .. - , -j C'jiv.mlii-1 Record. The Coroner's jury in Su nj ter have j done their part in rendering a verdict I responsive to the evidence adduced ho- . fore them as to thc killing cf Tri*! Jus- j j tice Hainsworth. Now ino way is j j made plain fer the prosecuting oncers ! j of the State tu ?x upon a petit jury the j j respecting?y of determining the guilt j j of. the parties who in any way took I i Dart in the disgraceful brawl'that led ' j to the killing of Haynsworth. Kingairce -Record. j The fearful tragedy in Sumter last j j Fiiday, an account of which-we publish j j in another column ibis morning, calls j j loudly to every law-abiding citizen in I j Sumter County, and in the whole State, ? ! to see that . this deplorable outrage j . against the peace and nrotection of so- I j ciety be investigated to the core, and j that whoever was ?he cause of it be pun i ished to the extent cf the law. That j it was one . * t"ne most flagrant and un ? necessary % lations of the law, no one j who has read ^the account wiil deny. ; Au oniecr cf the law, in the act of per ! fectiag means to prevent bloodshed, is ; shot down and killed by some of those '?? whom he is endeavoring to protect. ? j The bail that killed thc officer was not i I aimed at him, but that does not, or ? J should not, lessen the crime of those j j who precipitated thc Sgbt.wbich result- j ! ed in the killing of an innocent officer j cf thc law in the discharge of his duty, j I if there had been co concealed weapons \ \ in that excit-.d crowd of men there I [ could have been no shooiiiv' and con- j I sequen dy no killing. i?-j- uu?orXn- \ j cutely the law against carrying conceal- ; led deadly weapons is nut generally-! ! obeyed nor enforced. The way to pre- ! j vent this character of crime is to enforce j i ?he law which has been made to prevent j j it. before the occasion arises when the j . crime can lo com mir ted ; thai, i*. to ; . punish men f:>r e-.irryi-.g pistols before j ? they arc used. H..-:-eu? fore there has; j bec-a very ii::!-; p<;::i>i:t:;-nt either for ? 'the carr )!::<.' of concealed wennon? or j for their use in i-ilii:--' r:*<-:? The ! j pc'-j -t- fumier seem I > ne thoroughly !jarou?eu ?o tn? *?> . essitv of investigatm " I inc recent shiting ca>e in their city, j . Art>0" ii?.:y-v?'-??e rai harte >;:v> iv ii! do ; ali in hts power io bring the ??tfiliy par > iles to j ?is: i ce. i P.-: Dee latex. j it is a matter <-f s<;n;e d:&cuf?y to ! say who is direct;? responsible for tho j bloody tragedy that was enacted in Sumter las? Fridayi A f-::*!:;! rcspon . sibil i ty rests some wi to-, 'WA: d.-ath of an innocent at; i un- Uenu.;;, r man liesa* i [?the door (>* soinecne. is s:;?.r jCiiy gvl?y of h:?' mmd-.-r. a?rnos* a> j gulley as it' ?;.e fatal shot U i b, es de ; ?beraN,-v aimed al th:- ;na?k ir ^?vuck. j .V> one, ]'?.> haps is gu;:j . :;<; eye ?..? j tiri lav; bur who vcr ?.?: i ? v. .. lion .:!.(.. ; homicide cannot ba e;;:! d : ?>?].!>--Ui\. j 1 ruo the . eaut-n missile nry a's.ve :oun i , I an .. thor m ar.i than >\-..; for:, i whom :t was rfded and M?S fcc- may ' i free the slayer from the t-chuicai leg;.i . . crime of murder and save him from the j extreme penalty ut thu 'aw. Jint the ; 1 element of carelessness t,nter> too Ii;rgely j into the tra^ney for the result to be | j termed au accident. Snc-h 'accidents' ! ! should never be made possible and >. ?. when they are the re?-u?t of cureless dis- . 1 regard of hunns, life -hey become almost as criminal as wilful and deliberate lations of the law. -The difference tween such 'accidental' homicide deliberate murder is one of degree not of kind, speaking from the st; point of human law. It is a pity our law provides for no puoisho commensurate with such a crime as one. Partly accidental, though it i have been still a man should be m to suffer for a carelessness* that pl: human life in jeopardy, and perchai leads to the destruction ol human ! The blood of the dead man may not for vengeance but the security of life the future demands that a repetitior that bloody rencontre be made impo ble. The affair was one of deep disgr to the State even with, the featun murder eliminated from it. It was more disgraceful that it was a rep tion of. similar occurrences which h recently taken place ru other porti of the State. It shoves the spirit lawlessness that pervades every class our society, it illustrates the conter in which the law is held. It ill trates how easily and readily the flin barrier of the law may be torn do and fccampied upon when it stands tween the would-be m untrer and object of his hate and vengeance. E man life is cheap with us, too che; The law ' does not afford the protect that-.it should. It is too . easy for t crimioal to escape the penalty bf ? crimes. The violation of any 1 should be followed hy certain a speedy punishment. In the certau of punishment, more than in its degr< lies the greatest safeguard of soctet and to the ease with .which ooe may cape the just penalty of any offer, must be attributed the lamentable pre alence of crime in our country. Every violation of law- tiiat is allow to pass unpunished is simply pavi the way to more flagrant violations the future. The protection of the 1 and property of every individual in t State demands a stricter enforcement the law.: An example must be-faade some time and the interests of t State will be served by making that e ample before too many lives are sac; ficed at the altar of passion, prejudi and hate. - Clarendon Enterprise. The tragic affair is greatly deplore It seems to us that th? sad difheui might have be?n averted. Surely sev officers of the law could have manag five prisoners two of whom appear have been unarmed. Such, howeve is the case, and the affair is greatly to ! regretted-by all good citizens. Oh, th men would think before they act rashly Charleston Budget. The recent shooting affray at Sumte by which Trial Justice f?aynswor lost his life, was, of course, a most d plorable affair, and all of the parin concerned in it are deserving of tl severest censure. Some one killed Tu Haynsworth, but just who did it, it by no means easy, at the present timi to ascertain. The law. is emphatic i declaring that when ? persou engage ia the commission of any unlawful act, compelled to participate in a crime < greater magnitude, he is before tl sjf rn face of outraged order, guilty i the latter offense. As every actor in the terribie ?rarr had a revolver about his person on tb fatal day, and as the very act of carn ing concealed weapons is in itself a illegal act, it would seem at first blas that every One of the participants in tb bloods affair -was guilty of murder, i murder actually resulted. This is th view of the matter taken by some of ot contemporaries, who assume in ail ma' ters, to act as gr-:nd jury, judge an trial jury, before the persons authorize by law to act in the above capacitic may have had an opportunity to pas upon the merits of the case. As a illustration, we reproduce the foliowiu from an obscure country contemporary '"Keels, it seems, was a lawyer, an if bc had had the proper education an training he might have realized that h could well afford to have stood the obie quy and abuse of a blackguard lik Bowman and have had him proper! secured, as would have been done i some wild beast had escaped from it cage to the terror of women am children.'" This is manifestly unfair, and no on in this State will have the slightes sympathy with an alleged new-pape whicb thus singles oat one man from ; half dozen or more without the slightes apparent justification. But to revert to the original issue While, as we have already stated, ac cprdiog to the strict letter of the law every mao who entered Justice Hayns worth's office carrying concealed weap? ons, may possibly be guilty, technically, of the resultant murder; it is oeverthe: less a fact that we are but human, ana as such, quite apt to err. Therefore il is very probable, and in fact possibly desirable, that the most lenient view possible be taken of the ca.se. in such an event, it seems likely that an effort will be made to find out, in thc first place, just who was unfortunate enough to fire the pistol, whusc ill-fated bullet sped on its mission of death to one ol Sumter's noblest hearts. If it should then transpire that this shot was fired, not in answer to others, which endan? gered inc life of the shooter, but that it was ooo of the opening shots which in? duced others to follow, thc-u there is but (;ne course open :;> the citizens of Sum? ter, if they care to continue to make a pretense of having laws and chowing even thc slightes? respect for them. That course is an unpleasant one. but it is the only (-ne left-The Rope ! \ft <>n :.he other hand, an investiga? tion should show that the niau who kill? ed Mr. ti ay ns worth (ired en ly after he had been shot at hy one i-f the rival faction, (;r a?ter the shooting had Lo? c?me general, it would le manifestly a ufa ir to punish him severely lint he should be punished, for if ihst conceal? ed weapon had not beui io his pocket < .Bloody Day." a noble, intensive . beloved man, who is now in his grave, would to-dav i:::ve been alive .i ><i -if iii i:;e lull Cliyij-li.utiu Ol ll:?rius off everybody. Tho law WiiJ .:. who was ri^h? (if anyone -was) arid who was wrring, ?'ntii then, j,- j.., . ol only unfair lo attempt r.o in?ne?ce public !? cling a g ?si ns' any UK.:; "?- uojn. if is cowardly, de.-p'.cat'lo and only wei thy of heathens. The Sheriff, Mr. Sanders, is to' be pitied. There was. on his part, crim? ina! uegl?geaec. for which the only nos sibie exeuse is thp.?ghtIc.??.?ness. !>:it he seems to feel his position keenly, and there is, it is safe to assert, no one in Summer to-day who more deeply re? grets the occurrence than docs Mr Sanders. Remember thc divine at ri butc.of ihcrcy^ and let us not criticise his oversight too harshly, especially as ! he has always been considered a true I gentleman, a model citizen, and (until j now) a most efficient official. Wipe it Away ! Fairfield Newe and Herald. .Within the short space cf a year j there have been in South Carolina three ? crimes committed, which aside from j others are the blackest stains upon the fair name of the State. First, the kill- i ing of Col. J. B. Jones at New berry; j second . the killing of a negro by J D. : Ratterree at Chester ; and third the late-1 affray at Sumter. All of these, be it j remembered, occurred in Courts of j Justice, the one place of all that should be free from such profanation. In each j case some life went out. One case has j been finally settled hythe acquila! of j the offender. The others remain to be settled. Looking at them from any standpoint they were all monstrous outrages ? against civilization and society especially j the one in Sumter, where an innocent ? witness was the victom of the ready pis- j toi. We have no desire to call for the j blood of any man, but we do say that the j reproach cast upon South Carolina should j be speedily wiped out by the infliction of j the penalty against such offenders. ? Ti.jre is no excase in the matter. If i tbe Carts of Justice in South Carolina ! are to be made the battle ground of : angry disputants better-do .away with: them at once, and let anarchy reign j supreme. Jewlerry Herald and Xeics. Full particulars of the shooting affair \ in Sumter last week may be found in ! another part of this paper. The trial jus- I tice was killed and several wounded. 1 Sometimes we think it was a bad thing to repeal the law on duelling. Xt would j have been better for these men who had j a 'personal matter' to be settled, to have settled it among themselvs, without en- ! dangering the lives of others, and, in ^this case, killing an innocent mau. These shooting affairs may be expected as long as.men have 'persooal matters' to settle and the pistol is carried. These differences they will "bave as long as they remain human and in their fallen state. The pistol will be ever ready as j long as the habit of carrying it is sane- ! tioned by publie sentiment. And it] will be so* sanctioned so long as the men ; who are leaders in politics and thought, j continue to carry pistols with impunity. You never hear of a man of any promi nece being even tried for violating the law against carrying concealed weapons, j Possibly they never violate it. The pistol.is a very useless and dangerous j appendage for a gentleman to be weigh- j ing himself down with. The law against carrying pistols must be backed up hy a healthy publie sen? timent before it will be effective or the habit abandoned. Mail'oro Chronicle. It was our let to be in Sumter the night aft?r the shooting was done, and we saw the remains of the man who sc lately had been living and moving in the discbarge of duty, among a people who loved :?nd respected him for Iiis own sake. There was not a man ia Sumter County more highly esteemed by every one than jhc deceased, and his untimely ard tragic end has cast a deep natl over thc entire community. He was a grad uate of the Citadel Academy just at the beginning of the war, and was the roan who fired the first shot of thc war at the ''Star of the West," as the vessel was seeking to relieve Major Anderson at Fort Sumter. From the reports that have been published io the News and Courier it appears this eocouuter was expected some hours before it came. It was ex? pected that shooting would be done. Bowman was arrested and carried before the Trial Justice to give a peace bond, and Keels and his father were also ar* rested, and disarmed, and carried to the same place for the same purpose. The party who arrested Bowman has been guilty of negligence at least in not dis? arming him also before carrying him into the Trial Justice's ofSce. Darlington News. Of all the disgraceful,, bloodcurdling, disastrous Hots which have occurred in South Carolina during the past ten years that which resulted in the killing of Trial Justice Baynsworth in Sumter on Friday last was the most lamentable and the most inexcusable. The third time duriog the past twelve months that the "Courts of Justice" in South Caroliua have been made the scene of a j fusilade of pistol shots by the parties liti- j gant, the Sumter vendetta far surpasses in its cruel resllt either of the other bloody tragedies. . The newspaper ac? counts of the riot read like.a chapter from some "border romance," and it is hard to realize that such a disreputable affair occurred east of the Mississippi ; to believe that it was enacted within the horders of the proud and enlighten ed State of South Carolina would be well-nig^ impossible, were it not ibat the parties upon whose souls rests the blood of the ouarfcyred ofiicer of the law live just across the river, aod are well known to many of us in Darlington County. j Surely some one is seriously to blame for the fact that those on one side of the affray in the Trial Justice's office were unarmed while the oth?rs retained their weapons. Who is responsible, by by the way, for thc two factions being carried to the office at the same time 7 Was it not possible to have averted the whole catastrophe by preventing a meeting between them while their blood was hot. The simplest precaution might have accomplished this. If such scenes are enacted in broad day-light, in the court room itself, in the very presence of the justice as he sits upon the bench, aod with the Sheriff aod Dearly the whole of the police force io attendance, where coald one expect to . fin? immunity from crime? The indignation expressed by the citizens of Sumter at the mass meeting held oo Monday was most op? portune, the resolutions condemning the j . deplorable affair were highly proper. The efforts which are being made to j fasten tue guilt of the killing upon j some one of thc rioters are to be com mended, and the entire State will be* , gratified should these efforts meet with j success. There is not much probability j of this, however, and we greatly fear j that the tragic death of poor Hayns worth is but another chapter added to ! i he lengthy chronicle of unpunished murders which have occurred ia South j Carolina. gaccaazacraagcT^x-^^'^ju^^^g^ ? -?papa YOI! 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O. | iMM warn waBBwaBHHtaajCTBBBS-i w? ?II^.VITUU*.,'^'P?CP'^I I H mnr,7T3WTOw?c,i?gu-wju,ii?? ixmiiwaHoa Thc S. G. S- i? Loe cheapest, uti J ?he best, aaa tho only Specific Fertilizer f .. C. 7*. ! lor ? :;. i-i ? ? i .siii *.:! !.ne .>.;?.! :. ; The S. <?. >i. has !>... v. used all over oar Southern Slates for tue last, three years, and i.as i?iv;-;: great satisfaction;. J'? ~5?:s ?J ai? S ^? ag. BJKL?? J.?akj>? y 9 Of'"Superior- act) -vitv arin efficiency ; a cheap s nd os eel le nt Fertilizer for Sro3li (J iain, especially when used with Colton Seed or manure to supply A tu moa ia. ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FEBTIUZER, "Delivered Tree ; specially adapted to Roses, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering Annuals, cbc. For terms, directions, testimonials, and for tho various attractive and iastruc tive publications of the Company, address, THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. SeDt 2j Charleston, S. C. ELY'S Gream Balmi Cleanses, the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain andj INFLAMMATION, Seals the;S:resJ Restores the* SENSES OF TASTE! md Smell. TRY: TUE CTIRE.||?Y-FE.YER s a disease of the mucous membrane, gener? ally originating in the nasal passages and naintaining hs stronghold in the head. From :his point it sends forth a poisonous virus nto the stomach and through the digestive >rgans, corrupting the blood and producing )ther troublesome and dangerous symptoms. A particle is *:pp!ied into each nostril and s agreeable. Price 50 cents at Druggists ; bj nail, registered, GO cents. ELY BROS., ?35 Greenwich Street, New "fork. <~ FURNITURE DEALER Spills Pll undertaker? ?^I??0 J%r^x-*a . IJ?AI!? STREET,? RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES to the public that be has a large, and well ;eiected stock of :o which addition? are being madeevery week. We take pleasure in* showing goods, and ill are invited to cull and see for themselves :be bargains offered ia . Wood and Mar':>Ie-Top Wat a at, Ash and Poplar Bed Room Setts. Handsome Parlor Suite?, Marble'and Wood-Top Tables of all kinds, Lounges, Chairs and rockers of many styles. Bedsteads, Bureaus. Washstands, Mattresses and Pillows, Pictures, Window Shades, Picture Frames, What-nots, Brackets, A.O? everything usually kept io a first' class 'urniture store. A visit to Craig's will convince you that rou can save money bj buying of him. All ;ood? carefully packed, free of charge. A large stock of window and picture glass ilw.ays cm bawd. i : THE UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT ' s full and complete embracing Caskets and Coffins cf varions styles. Calls promptly attended day or night. Charges most reasonable. Oct. 19 DOOKS, SASH & BLINDS. Why seiid out of Sumter to bu}' them when they can be bought cheaper here ? This ftict 'has been repeatedly and successfully demonstrated by us. Particular attention is paid to the makinP: of ORNAMENTAL SCHOLL WM, BRACKETS, . TiM M ai I? The suppl}' of Rough Lumbar on hand-is lanre and amule. I O i. H. m?m k eo, Sent 14 GO TO TOE SUMTER COTTON FACTORY, AND BUY FOR CASH, BAGGING AND TIES, Ic Lots of Sets-40 Cents a Bale. In Lots of 5? Sets-50 Cents a Bale. " Ia Lots of 25 Sets-CO Cents a Bale. In Lots of 5'Sets-65 Cents a Bale'. -ALSO Cotton Batting Matresses, from $S.50 to S10.00. Satisfaction guaran? teed or money refunded. D. JAMES WINN, ? Sept. 14-v President. Fish and Oysters, IRECEIVED DAILY, during the season, \. fresh Fish and Oysters, which will be seut to. the homes cf customers when so ordered. The patronage of the citizens solicited. - Leave orders at tbe Express Qffic*. _J. M. SPANN. FRUIT TREES. Ornamental Trees. ROSES, and ail kinds of Shrubs and Flowers. Laeoofe and Kciffer Pears. Japanese Persimmons. Kelsey's Japanese plum, average weight, 4 ouuQcs. Hand in your orders to J. YV\ DARGAN. Agent for P. J. Berckmaa's Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga. Sept. 23 S _j THE SUMTER j ??Nffi ^ PIP fi fi FOSS SI03TS. Location Healthy and Pleasant. Course of Instruction Thorough. 2^Good Hoarding Accommodations. Terms reasonable. Pupils prepared for College or Business. FALL SESSION-Sept. 5 to Dec. 23, 1S37. SPRING SESSION-Jan. 2 to June -, ?8SS. Best refeienees given. For Circulars or other information; apply to A. c. MCINTOSH, A. M. Principal. | Lock Hos No. 49. j Oct. 5. Sumter. S C. j A Great Cause of Human Misery | Tiii; LOSS OF ? LECTURE ON THE NATUKK. TREAT- i j\- oont and Radical euro of Sperm.* torrhrea, ur incapacity, induced by excess or early imiis- ? cret?on.- .">>' ROBERT J. CCLVERWELL. M. D. Th? world-renowned author, in th;n?niir- i .-tble Lecture, dearly prove? from Ins own ex? perience that thc awful consequences o? early , error may bc effectually removed ; pointing out a moje of cure at oucc certain and effectual, by which every sufferer, PO matter what his condi? tion may be, may cure himself cheaply, pri? vately an.l radically. This Lecture will provo a boon to thou? sands and thousands. Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, post-paid, on receptof tour cents or two postage stamps. Address THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO., ll As? SU NEW YOBK; Post Oficc Box, 450. 1 A. J. CHINA, DEALER IN Drugs, Medicines and O laemicals. FINE TOILET SOAPS, HAIR AND TOOTH BRUSHES. PERFUMERY AND FANCY . TOILET ARTICLES, ?fcc, ?fcc. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES AND .DYE STUFFS, GLASS, PUTTY, Full supply cf Fresh Garden Seeds. April 9 PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR One Dollar. One coat gives an old buggy the blackest black you e*er saw and a handsome gloss without varnishing. It dries hard in a few hours. No rubbing! No varnishing! No extra trouble. Each can contains more than enough to paint a carriage. Retailed at One Dollar per Can. For Sale by _DR. A? J. CHINA. G. S. SE?LYS pug Store, Under Music Hall, SUMTER, S. C. PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS constanly on haod. A fine assortment of TOILET ARTICLES, PATENT MEDI? CINES, LADIES' REQUISITES, and all articles kept by first class druggists. Personal attention given to the compound? ing of physicians* prescriptions. Cold, sparkling Soda Water, with choice cream syrups, Sarsaparilla .Meade, and Milk Shakes to suit the most fastidious. G. S. SEALY, Apr 13 Graduate of Pharmacy. FOUTZ'S HORSE AMD CA7JLE POWDERS No H'->T*.SE will dio. of COLIC. BOTS or LVSG FE? TES, it' Fontz's iPow?t?rs nrc *;<ed intime. FOUR'S tfowd^rswil] ?ire un<\ prcvenrHoeCnoLKRA. Foutz*s I'-?;v.i.>r? trj?? prevent GAPKS IX FOWLS. Feasts Powders will increase Die quantity of milk ar.-i erwin: twenty j??- cent., and niake the butte: ?rm jr.'i sweet. F?II?'? Powders will evvy or pr?*ver.* almost XVEE? 3ISKA?: to which Horses and iVitie.ire subject. FOCTZ'S PoWliECS WILL OIVK SATISFACTIOK Solu everywhere. DAVID FGUTZ, Proprietor BALTIMORE. LID Mm, DELOKML, Agentt -DEALER IN. mm k MII?ISS, TOILET- SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries " USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG S TOR". Tobacco, Snuff and Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C.3 -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, . ?LAS3, PUTTY, &c .AMD BYE STUFFS, -o Physician's Preset ipi ion s carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public wi!! ?vA my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. GK W. BICK, B. D. S. Office over Sogin's NC-?V Store, ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET, SUMTER. S. C. Office Honrs.-9 to 1:30 : 2:20 to5. Sept S ' E. SOLOMONS,' Surgeon Dentist* Office over A. A. Solomons^ Store, SUMTES, S. C. Office Hours-9* to 2 ; 3.30 to 6. Mch 17 1 J. W. ADKINS, CONTRACTOR- AND G?iLDER, SUMTER, S. C. SOLICITS WORK IN THE BUILDING LINE, and will promptly attend to all work entrustedjto him. Residence next to Epperson's Stables. July 20 WRIGHT'S HOTEL, . COLUMBIA, S. C*. -o THIS NEW AND ELEGANT EOCSE, with all modern improvements, is now open for the reception of guests. . S. L. WRIGHT & SON, May 6. Proprietors. ?RBUCKLES' name on a package of COFFEE is a guarantee of excellence. COFFEE is kept in all first-class stores from the Atlantic to the Pacific COFFEE is never cood when exposed to the air. Always buy this brand in hermetically cealed ONE POUND PACKAGES. ra . BM ! & 00. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in wgivm wg& ss f CHARLESTON, S. 0, Arc receiving by steamer and rail from the North and West full supplies each week of CHOICE APPLES. PEARS. LEMONS, PO? TATOES, GA SILAGES; ONIONS, NUTS OF ALL KINDS, ETC., ETC. ??f* Orders solicited and promptly filled. Sept. 21. .\ - Thc larges' end most complete establishment South GEG. S. HACKER & SON, H zr. > Manufacturers ot ll M, Bi| Mil OFFICE AN? WARER003?S, King, opposite Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug 10 o B. F. MITCHELL 4 PROPRIETORS .01 v nie Merchant Flour Milli AND . . J COMMISSION MERCHANT? FOR TSE SALE of ' COTTON AND NAVAL STORKS - WILMIWOTOW, ? / OFFER FOR SAUg1 AT LOWEST PBICB8 Choice grades FLOUR, own mt&t?tit -ALSO,- i ?? ? Fresh Ground MEAL, HOMINt^ CRACKED CORN, kc. -ALSO,- * Selected RED RUST PROOF SEE? OATS. . -> % J Selected North Carolina and Maryland SEED RYE. AU oar Goods guaranteed bert quali? ty and at lowest prices. No charge isrf delivery to Railroad. B. F. MITCHELL k SO?T BE3JAMIX GREIG. C. G. H?TSMXW?. ? m FACTOBfr -AND- * j?. Cominis&io? Mercha?ts; Adger's North Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. Liberal Advances on Con&jnrxents. Sept. 21, 3_. OHO F. WIETEL, . WHOLESALE AND LIQUOR DEALER Office and Salesroom z 183 East Bay, CHARLESTON, $. ?. Sept. 21 r_, ? ? LANGLEY BROS.,> 174 King Street, CHARLESTON, S. (?. Manufacturers of Ladies sod Gent'sUOAH& wear. Fine Dress Shirts to order a specialty. Price* List and directions for meatnriag sent on application. Safisfadlion guaranteed or money refunded. Sept 21 o_' . -_ C. W??LBERN & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS^ AND DEALERS IS '; ' ? Krasni Lipri Totea?, k 167 and 1*69 East-Bay. CHARLESTON, S. C. - Dec. 2_ GEO. L. COOK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 265 KING STREET,- . CHARLESTON, S. CC. Aog 10_:_ . Q ^ F. I. yySE?ANN^ GUN-MAKER,* COLUMBIA, s. c. DEALER IN GODS, Pistols and Ffchmg Tackfe, Agent for Hazard and Atlas PowderG?re? pa??es, also Agent for Lefever Arms Co. AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS; Shells Loaded bv Latest Improved Machine First-Class Gan Work Guaranteed! PRICES AS LOW AS TEE LOWEST. jZSr* Give me a call at Sportsman's Head? quarter*. Oct 26' o? COLUMBIA, a C. SASH & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER AND HAIR. Mci ali American WMiw (Has, PAINTS,. OILS AND TARNISHES, CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best in the Market. . Special Attention Given to Orders by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Get ?-o_ GO TO RECKLING'S FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHS. COLUMBIA, S. C., Opposite Grand Central Hotel. Oct. 26 v BRONSON HOUSE, SUMTER, Si C. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Rates-One Dollar Per Day? A liberal redaction made according tot length of time. J. H. DIXON, Proprietor. ^ Formerly of the Central Hotel, Spart?*, borg, S. C. Sept. 21. . v _ THIS PAPER ?cateaste J??JT )?9 mad? T$T If