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ESDAY. JANUARY 2. Sumter Watchman was facaded tad the True Southrou in 1866. Watchman and Southron now bas thined circulation aod influence pf the old papers, and is maoi tbe best advertising medium in THE PIBST ^Se7oral thoughts are suggested to us 5y the conflagration of Saturday morn? ing. Wheo the fire steamer was pur? chased sometime since, many persons though? aod said that the expense was useless ; that there being no water, the engine was simp'y an ornament to the department, &c. Now it is an accept? ed fact that without the constant and stream from that steamer on turday night, thc fairest business ?k of our city would have bees a heap of ruins and $150,000 would not have covered the loss. But here is another view. Had the fire Usted longer, had the wind been blowing or had it occurred at a dry season all the steamers iu the State would cot have trailed. And yet so little interest is manifested on the sub? ject of water supply that less than 150 persons have qualified themselves to Tote ca January 9, 1880. Steps should be taken for the remov? al of tbe wooden buildings OD the North tide of Liberty Street within the fire limits. Thedl fc^stant menace to the eity SH b^l value insurance u^^HwM| m? property which they endanger every^^^etrs. A keg of powder exploded in the rear portion of one of the burning stores, seriously injuring several per? sons and risking many lives. Surely tilts can do nothing less than bring about the erection of a small powder noose, und the passage of an ordinance forbidding any merchant to keep more than one keg of powder in hb store nod indicating a spot where it most be always placed-say on the right hand ^aide of the front door. THAT BEQUEST. Governor Richardson has refused to rove or disapprove the bill for the iee of the 'Olemson Bequest." ly so doing he bas placed the Legisla? ture in an awkward position. Io his message he refrained from making the ?lightest Hot as to his own opinion upon * he matter, which h e should not have done had be intended to refuse his sig? nature tc -a bill of acceptance. The ?feojson Bequest does not commend itself to os as of much value to the State, but it is understood that we are considering the action of the Governor ?nd nothing else. An exchange claims that this action is altogether consistent with the Gov? ernors views as expressed daring the canvass and tn his recent message. He certainly expressed oo view io his mes? sage and if he expressed any io the canvass we failed to hear of it. We may safely add that he forgot himself if nc did. It is not Governor Richard ton's habit to express views OD mattera of importance to the people until they ?re settled by some other authority. From beginning to end of his message there is not expressed t single opinion _T3fo ft Iflooted question which t school ^bo^mtghtoot hare formed, ' ' j Had the Governor submitted te the legislature ten lines of good sound argu? ment for or ?gaiast the bequest and theo when bia time to act came, acted promptly tod according to. bis convie tico both sides would have cheered him, if they had not been silent from tor- j .prise. Judge Si montones order restraining 1 ^the executors from transferring the ^property to the State can not affect this '??ter. - For if the will be held valid ?od the bill ts approved the State gets the property, otherwise it does not. All the trouble sod expense of passing the bill is over and why not settle the matter ? People could then feel interest ed in the snit. The Governor thinks the decision hasty, tc. We are now informed that he is pedagogue, time? keeper, or some .?ooh officer io ordinary to the legislature and when that body humbly presents a book to say a lesson he sleepily informs them that they have not yet studied it sufficiently. Now no one will charge our General Assembly with the poseesioo of a redundancy of brains, bot we have that regard fer it which would render it painful for us io contemplate that body dressed out io corduroys and robert-tailed coats. Seriously speaking, between our? selves and the gate post, we all know that our Governor would have quit a good dinner and a bottle of chamber fin, much as be likes both, to have signed that bill if it had been a matter of un? doubted and lasting popularity, even though bis reason dictated otherwise. He knows as muob about it as be ever will know, sod, notwithstanding all that baa been said on tbe subject, we all know, though we pretend not, that cir? cumstances gave our beloved Governor an opportunity to postpone, possibly rever, a decision which might io ;ore prove troublesome to himself. .TOUCHED OH THE BAW. Q lite a oeat and business-like notice Aiken, S. C., appeared in tbe New World some time since. And, were still speculating upon the of free hoard tod lodging it Mr. Chatfield of the High it, white we were wondering he the extent of toog trouble family to produce soeb a a choice seat o a our editorial ma 'turns a very pretty loar?ToT?* dough by telling the truth. lt appears that the town council ol* Aiken paid *Ue World $300 and some one, whose intellect the Recorder thinks ia weak, paid another $100. Four hundred dollars for a column of compli? ment is more than our Aiken exchange can stand and it laments with no uncer? tain voice. ' lt drags forth. that thick? headed and mysterious entity "the tax? payer," who-never finds out bis wrongs until they are told bim, and explains : "It is net our conception that the peo? ple of Aiken elected their members of Council for the purpose of having the money of she Town wasted on any such matter as that affair of the New York World's notice, and we believe that we express the sentiments of an over- j whelming majority of the tax-payers of this community." Now brother Recorder, this is all wrong. No one knows better than you and i the value of advertising. We run papers ' that "are recognised to be the best advertising mediums, ?e." Advertisements which purport to be complimenta from a foreign source, most be carefully handled. They are as brittle as Sevres china. They are like some salient parts of a lady's dress, to be seen and admired, but not to be named under any circumstances. You have robbed that metropolitan compli? ment of all interest as far as your circle of readers goes by telling that it was paid for, and you breed strife by hag? gling at the price. You will pardon us for saying this is unprofessional and decidedly damaging. Bot let os examine whether or not yoo have cause to complain. The town and people cf Aiken 'pay $400 for say one column of reading matter in the N. Y. .Wot ld, printed without any ear? marks of advertisement or correspon? dence, descriptive of the advantages of Aiken as a health resort. The World prints ever 300,000 copies of each edition winch must be read, by at least 600,000 persons. It reaches the very class of persons that have the means to patronize health and pleasure resorts. It reaches them io toe morning when men are accustomed to enumerate their ailments (don't smile please.) lt reaches men who read little besides their morning paper and it reaches a greater number of them than you could sup? ply with hand bills, though yoo printed the whole $400 worth aod had (hr. re? cipients to pass yoo io a line. If that is not getting value for your money, friend Recorder, what is ? If you have a better puffing scheme, do give your city fathers the benefit of it. The World's compliment was un? doubtedly prepared by a man who has had a long and useful career in the preparation of such matter. He does not use "much space io references of "the land of the cypress and pine" order. He actually gives the magnolia {Grand iflora of course) the jessamine and "the drowsey langoor of this Southern clime" a complete go by, but settles down to b usines s as follows : "The tonic and bracing climate is favorable to the cure of bronchitis; consumption io its various stages, ex? cept the last, and in all its forms ex? cept acute tuberculosis and laryngeal Phthisis; malarial fever, dyspepsia, diseases of females and those resulting from overwork, confinemejat^-Jk^*^?t is a very happy ong^-for^convalescents from pneus?e??a and pleuritis aod from Upftojd fever aod other exhausting jjiggases ; for children convalescing from scarlet fever, measles sod whooping cough aod those with scrofula aod sup? purating glands." This of itself will bring a new board? ing house and add a wing to the hotel. The following sentence is alone worth $1.000: "The climate of Riviera is charac? terised by Bennett as 'cool, sunny, bracing, stimulating aod dry/ and these qualities apply exactly to Aiken. ' Yon have never seen the Riviera of course, bot we have, and our remem? brance of the style io which we hobnob? bed with royalty and called the nobility of old and effete monarchies by their Christian names in that historic land, er ea tee in os a yearning desire to spend the remainder of our days with you in Aiken, because Aiken is like tho Riviera and is not troubled with the onions, garlic, dirt, lice and beggars which detract somewhat from the full enjoyment of the latter place. Brother Recorder, Aiken is travel? ing on her shape and most get herself up regardless of expense. Her pocket nerve must not be raw. THE NEWSPAPER. The New York Herald still bolds its position as the newspaper jxtr excellence of these United States, lt ie the paper of reform, and is continually exposing legalized villany of every kind, and hav? ing it punished. It has succeeded in unearthing and rectifying a fearful sys? tem of neglect and cruelty in the Brook? lyn iusane asylum, and has now tackled the divorce laws of the several States with a view to bringing about something like uniformity therein. When the Herald speaks men in high places are bound to listen. AFFECTED HI^MOIiALS. "Col. J. D. Blanding now poses be? fore the public as the champion repu? diator of railroad bonds in S. C. He commenced his career as a repudiator by depriving the citizens of George? town of all hopes of getting a railroad to the West, and now having been j ousted as Railroad president, and as a director io the Three C's and having j I failed to carry his own county suj I scription, he leads the van of Ke i repudiators -Georgetown Enquiry Col. Blanding does not hear t utaJiy^among to th2 acatenes8*-of his moral sense is blunted. After he- had unfor? tunately undertaken to connect such a place as Georgetown with the West by rail, he found that he had such au un? manageable bull by the horns, that no course was left him but tg turn loose and run away. If that terrible expe? rience is the cause of his present atti? tude, he is to be pitied not censured. Col. Blanding will build a railroad yet. and our only fear U that when be does he will say his Nunc Dimit?as. (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHISGTOX, D. C., Dec. 28, 1888. Secretary Whitney is very much pleased at the success which attended the second warlike expedition he has been called on to send out during his administration of the Navy department, despatches having been received this week stating that the Haytian Govern ment had turned the American steamer which they recently seized over to" Admiral Luce as soon as be made the demand. The republicans seem to be a greedy lot. Not satisfied with having just elected a President, some of them have already begun to boom Senator Allison as the candidate for 1892. But proba? bly this premature boom is only intend? ed as a menace to Mr. Harrison, who has possibly already begun to indulge un dreams of again being the candidate of his party. If the canvass for the Speakership of the next House continues to spread at the rate that it has up this time, when the Fifty-first Congress meets every republican Representative will be a can? didate for Speaker. This week has brought out three new candidates, not witbstand Christmas and the Congres? sional recess. They are : Messrs. I/odge, of Mass., Bayne of Penn., and Farquhar of New York. It is proposed to add a schedule of inquiry to those allowed by the House bill providing for the taking of the eieveoth census. The new schedule is tc be a complete census of the Confed? erate soldiers now living, with their terms of service. There w already a provision for returns of Union soldiers. The proposition will be con? sidered at the next meeting of the Sen? ate committee on the census. The Blaine fight is getting to be very interesting to democrats, as it has now reached a'stage which makes it certain that it will go right along for the next four years, no matter whether Mr. Blaine goes into Mr. Harrison's cabinet, Or gets snubbed by the President-elect. Mr. Harrison only has the privilege of deciding whether he will furnish the Blaineites with the sinews of war and have them for nominal friends, or turn them out in the cold and have them for op;n enemies. There is no middle ground to form the basis for a compro? mise. Democrats are all hoping to see Blaine 'terned down,' by Harrison, as they recogoize the fact that he bas it in his power to make Harrison's adminis? traci?n a failure, and the defeat of the republican party in 1892 a certainty, if he chooses to 'fight, and his friends are stating openly that he proposes war to the knife if he is not made Secretary of State. Thc hotel at which rooms have been engaged for Mr. Harrison and his fam? ily is a favorite one with wealthy Englishmen, and its proprietor is such a snob that whenever he has a member of the English nobility as a guest, which is quite frequent, be always runs up the British Sag on the flagstaff of his hotel and keeps it flying as long as they re? main. It will be a little awkward for him if an English lord happens to arrive during the time that Mr. Harrisonjr] there. ButHarrjspLU^ "8f-tfie English nobility, unless he has greatly changed since he was in the Senate, and perhaps he would not ob? ject to stopping at a hotel which flies the English flag. If John Wanamaker becomes Post? master General, as now seems likely, we may expeet to see 'bargain counters' established in every Post Office for the sale of sbop worn postal cards and stamps. Chief Jostice Fuller and family have already became favorites in Washing? ton. The Southern republicans will have j fourteen members of the next House, j which will enable them to control its organization, a fact which, they have 1 ready given notice, they intend to work j for all its worth in the way of patronage. They will demand a liberal share of the House officers, consisting of the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Doorkeeper and the Postmaster. They have not yet intimated how many of these offices they consider a liberal ?hare, but the fact that they will demand any of them has already created considerable uneasi? ness among republican aspirants from other sections. Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle recently entertained at dinner Hon. and Mes McCreary, of Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs Mamsoo of Illinois, and Representative and Mrs. Townsend, of Illinois. Said a prominent Southern man to me yesterday 'How nonsensical is all this sycophantic and puerile stuff going up daily to Harrison, asking clemency at his hands toward the South Did the Northern States come to Cleveland with such appeals ? Not?t all. They, like men, waited for the 'overt act' and we should do the same/ To Go to Central Asia. Mr. John S. Scott of this County, says the Marion Star, well-known as a prominent agriculturist, and for years a member of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary, has been appointed by the Russian government to go to their territory in Elstern Asia and instruct the inhabitants in cotton growing. A liberal salary is attached to the position, all expense? are paid and Mr. Scott j* practically his own master in the work lie is to undertake. Mr. Scott is a native of Sumter Coun? ty, and brother of Mr W II and Mr. Jos. C Scott, of Mt. Clio. We under? stand that he will not take his family with him. ^ The Memphis Appeal believes ?hat the proposed educational qualification for votes is an impossibility It thinks that with freedom from outside pressure the negroes will steadily improve as citizens But, appn Atlanta Constitution, rid of the outside pres] lern agitators mr affair*. Death of Dr. Boyce. Rev. James P. Boyce, D. D., Pres? ident of the Southern Baptist Theologi? cal Seminary at Louisville, Ky., and one of the most distinguished divines of the Baptist Church, died at Pau, France, December 28, 1888. Dr. Boyce left Louisville last August for a two year's trip abroad to recruit his shat? tered health His wife and three daughters accompanied him. For several weeks past his health has rap? idly failed, so that his death was not unexpected. His remains will be brought to Louisville for interment. By his death the Southern Baptist Church locses one of its brightest lights, and the Church universal one of its best and most distinguished ministers. His loss will be felt most of ail in his own denomination, where he has labored so long and efficiently, especially in the cause of ministerial education. But the influence of such men is not confined to denominational lines. Men of all faiths, and of none, must lament the death of the Christian patriot, the emi? nent scholar, the profound theologian, the eloquent divine and the successful teacher. -r-Southern Christian Advo? cate. The Three C's is now open from Charleston, to Rotherfordton, N. C., a distance of 291 miles. The new sched? ule went into effect on the 27th Decem? ber, by which trains leaving Charleston at 7 A.M. will arrive at Rutherfordton at 7 P. M. Rutherfordton, the present terminus, is situated at the foot of the Trion Spur of the Blue Ridge Moun? tains, and will become one of the impor? tant places soon to be developed by this railroad. Summer tourists will find an accomodating schedule on this mad next summer, and pleasant homes at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Whooping cough, croup, sore throat, sad? den colds, and the lung troubles, peculiar to children, are easily controlled by promptly administering Ayer's Cherry Pectoral This remedy is safe to take, certain in its action, and adapted to all constitutions. At Folsom's Jewelry Store. Christmas and Wedding Presents in great variety, just -eceived, consisting of Gold and Silver Watches, solid Gold and Plated Vest and Neck Chain?, Bracelets, Brooches, Ear Rings, Scarf Pins, Gold Pens and Pencils. Fine Rings set with Diamonds, Rubies, Gar? nets, Emeralds and every kind of precious stones. --?- aw A NARROW ESCAPE. Col. W. K. Nelson, of Brooklyn, ca'.re borne one evening, feeling a peculiar tightness in the chest. Before retiring, be tried to dnn a long, breath but found it almost impossible. He suffered tour days from pneumonia, and the doe? tors gave him up. Dr. Acker's Eng?i?h Remedy for Consumption saved him ?p?l he is well to? day. Sold by J. F. W. DeWme. NOTICE. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, MEMBERS of the "Providence Baptist Church," ia Privateer township, in the County of Sum? ter, in the State of South Carolina, give notice that thirty days after the publication hereof, they will apply to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, for a Charter of Incorporation of the said church, under the name and style of the ''Providence 3aptist Church." HY. HODGE, KD. E. HODGE. THOS. E. HODGE, J?S. H. CA PELL, H. D. TINDAL, J. C. HODGE, J. SI. TINDAL, J. A HODGE, MAJOY HODGE, Jan. 2-4t. RIC'P I. HODGE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, O'Doyinell & Company, Mortgagees, against Pani L. McCray, Mortgagor. -Foreclosure of Mortgage. tTNDER AND M VIRTUE of the power J and au??ionty conferred upon roe nj a crrtain Bjtfhgage executed by Paul L McCray beujffig date the seventh day of January, -T888. and recorded in the Register's office of Mesue Conveyances for Sumter County in volume No. 17 of Mortgages of Real Estate at page 359, default having occurred in the pavmentof the debt therein referred to, I will sell at public auction to the highest Ltd der, in front of the Court House of said County, at 12 o'clock, noon, orr Saturday, January 26th, 1889; the mortgaged premises described io said mortgage as follows : "Those two parcels of land in the said County and State, one of said parcels coc t ai n i n g nineteen and one-half (19?) acres, and the other of said parcels containing twenty one and one-half (21 \) acres, numbering in ?ll forty-one (41 ) acres; the said parcels together being bounded by lands of Mrs. Dr. Pitts, Dr. A. J. China, and of the Estate of the late W. J. Cromwell : the boundaries of which are more accurately described and de? lineated by a plat of tb? same, drawn by James D. Mcilwaine, D. S-, from a survey made by him on the fourth day of November, 1886, and attached to the deed of the above land transferred Hy R. L. Cooper to me the said Paul L. McCray and dated sixth day of January, 1888 " Terms of sale-Cash. NEILL O'DONNELL, Trading as O'Donnell & Co., Mortgagee. Jan 2. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, O'Donnell & Company, Assignees, Mortgagees, against William W. Mc Donald, Mo rt gagor.-For ec hs ure of Mortgage CNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority conferred by a certain mortgage executed by William W. McDonald to E. W. Moise and John R. Keels, bearing date the sixth day of June, 1888, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mcsne Con? veyance for said County, in volume No. 17 of Mortgages of Real Estate at page 400, the said mortgage and the bond thereby secured having been assigned to me : and default hav? ing eccurred in the payment of the same : I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, in front of the Cour? Honse of SHid County at 12 30 o'clock P. M., ou Saturday, January 26tb, 1889, the mortgaged premises described in said mortgage, as follows : "All my right, title and interest in or to the estate of .Jacob McDouald, deceased, con? sisting of ten acres of land, more or less, ait nated and being in snid State and County, and hounded as follows ; on the North by l?nds of Thomas Sessions; East hy lands of Robert Du Rant, Janies Davis and Abraham DnRant ; South by lands of B. F McLeod, ?nd on the Wost by lands cf B. F. McLeod. Terms of ^rJ.e-Cash. NEILL O' DONNELL, Trading as O'Donnell k Co. Assignee of Mortgagees. Jan. 2. Foreclosure of Chattel Mortgage. Geo. R. Lombard J/ Co , Assignees, Mort gag?es, a gain ft Robert Kelly, Mortgagor. BV VIRTUE of tlie power nnd authority conferred by the terms of a certain Chatte] Mortgags executed by Robt. Kelly to W. ti. Gibbes, dated October 6th, 1887, and recorded in the office of* the Heister of Menne Conveyance for Sumter County in Book of Chattel Mortgages, No. 1.1, page 627, which said mortgnge and the notes therein referved lo have been as-dined to the said Geo. R Lombard k Company, and default having ?*estH?c7ft?ti)e pavmentof the debts secured by said rao^t?^-r--bai?jjejsed and will sell at public auction, to the highest-4H44CT at B'shopville^^C., on Friday January 18th, the property de slids. k ^rT^NTION! FARMERS I am now prepared to offer low down for cash or on approved papers, the following brands of Fertilizers : Wando Ammoniated, Acid Phosphates, Genuine German Kainit, Cotton Seed Meal, S. C. Ground. Give me a call before purchasing. B. J. BARNETT, Jan. 2, '89. Main Street, in the Bend, Sumter, S. C. JAL T i?/ S TL ! AT COST! e haye determin? ed to close out the bal? ance of our stock of Winter ?roods of all kinds at prime cost for cash only? This is a bona fide offer? so cash buyers will secure bargains by calling on J. RYTTENBERG & SONS. Jan. 2 Sewing Machines. A FINE LINE OF WEED SEWING MACHINES, CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Machines with Cover and Plain Table. Machines with Drop Leaf and two Extra Drawers. AND A LOT OF THE FINE, LONG-ARM HARTFORDS, Ail with the latest and improved attachments. FOR SALE LOW AND ON VERY EASY TERMS. If you are in want dVn't fail to examine these befoie buying. 33. J". ^7STI3>JI^r. Sumter, S C., April 13. GO THE HOU AND GOODS FOR ?VERY D Can always be bad at W. H. YATES THE IiEADIKCr GROCER. 4 HEAVY AND F?NCY \GrROOERIEj Crockery, G-lassware,^ Tinware, ^oodenware, TOBACCO AND CIGARS ii all graces. Try the "Viii Stogie Cigar," 3 for a nickel. \ Fine Confectionery and Candie^ Crackars, Nuts, &c. Roasted Coffee a specialty. Agent for th* Hazar&Pow AU gcods guaranteed and delivered free. Dec. 5. ATTENTION To our friends of the city- aMd counti We have just received a l^rge ftnvoice James D. Mason's Preserves and J elly,, in five pound pails, and in bull^ to reB8^? Dried Apricots, Peaches \^nw all fresh and nice. \ New No. 1 Mackerel, Fulton parket Pigs Feet, Bologna Sausage and Dui Herrings, W. P. Harveys' best -J Hams and Breakfast Baqpn. A beautiful line of G-old Band Crock*: Tin Ware, Woodenwarer &^., &c. CIGARS AND TOBAGO Cof?ee and Tea a Specialty Send us a trial order to be convinced fresh and nice. that CR ELL Plain & Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, Plain & Fancy H. S. Handkerchiefs, Neckwear in all the Different Shapes, <^oll Cuffs, Suspenders, Half Hose, Gloves, M Pulse Warmers, Laundried and Uni dried Shirts, Underwear, Hats, Tru Valises, Travelling B^gs, "&c, & ALSO A LARGE LINE OF SUITS, ODD PANTS A OVE for Men and Boys at lower prices th class of goods have ever been