WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. The Swatter Watchman was fouudcd 5o ?850 and the True Southron in 1-860. Tu? Watchman and Southron now has ehe combined circulation and influence of both of ?.he old papers, and is mani? festly the be^ advertising medium rn &nm ter. ?SS^SKDENTISiyi NOT INDE? PEETDENCB. Curse je Mereoz, curse ye bitterly the in Habitants thereof ; because they C'a?e not up to the help of the Eord, to the help of the Eord against the mighty.-Song of Deborah. USshop Newman, formerly the *'Par son" Newman of ?eaeral Grant, took occasion the other day in Virginia to say in effect, that the purest straia of American Wood is to be foes? ra tbe Southern States, and that the time is approax&rng when these same Southern States will be called upon to arrest the tide of anarchy, which is gradually bot sorely sweeping over our country, In consequence of the vast anauaf im? portation of aU tfee* conglomerate ele? ments which' go to make np the human race. His Reverence might have added that the peculiar ^social conditions sur? rounding that "purest strain" keeps it pore*. He might have gone farther, and shown that tire system of government, which is distinctively American, is most jealously gearded here because of the an wearied vigilance, and the peculiar methods necessary to preserve it. Ver? ily they who enfrasc???ed the negro Jail4ertetter than they knew. It oe-* cars to us, just here, that somewhere in the dim and distant past we have heard it said that, *'Eternal vigilance b the price of liberty." Those to whom this vigilance does not appear necessary, have placed us in a position where it is plain to the dullest sanity that we must exercise it. Consequent? ly, having paid the price, we shall have the liberty, and there is no decree of Fate more certain than that the South will be the last and strongest guardian of what South Carolina was the first to maintain-American liberty. Since the election of General Har? rison and the discussion of probable measures regarding the South, there has been a'marked uneasiness on the part of some few journals, and instances are not wanting where they have openly -repudiated the political faith of the country and became what are known as Independen t papers. These journals are Bot worthy of confidence. Whatever may be the shortcomings of our State government, the true remedy is not to be found in breaking away from the line of action which we have pursued for the past twelve years. None know this better than the papers referred to, ; bot they have come to thc conclusion that the fiat has gone forth and the "Solid South" must be broken. They have made a calculation of the probable ?ixe of tba pieces when thc breakage occur?, and propose to hang on to the largest piece. This is what their Inde pendentism (not Independence) amounts to. They pretend to have serious foreboding as to the ultimate effect of oar system of politics upon the morals of the country. And yet they know we speak truth when we say that the man is a moral hero who will steal a ballot box if necessary to prevent an ignorant barbarian's holding office--of -If Ost a??^n^enes4c"!? civil i zed com? munity. Fortunately, oar laws now render it unnecessary for U3 to steal ballot boxes or do any thing which wears the semblance of crime io thc conduct of our politics. And yet these very laws are described as inquitous by the Independent journals Let us beware of obtrusive piety and give a wide berth to those who suddenly alter their creed-political or otherwise. When we began this article, we in? tended to name the papers to which we referred, and to hold them op to the peo? ple as unworthy of confidence, but we have decided differently. We have preached a short sermon which may be personally applied by those whom it fits. In another column will be found an edi? torial from the Camden Journal, which points out one of our victims. It is said that the type of the Journal is set by women, if such be a fact, we may excuse the Independentism which that paper betrays. CUR JURIES. At the last term of the Court of Gen? eral Sessions for the County of Orange burg, anumber of cases (nineprobably) for homicide appeared upon the docket. All these cases were tried, and every? body was acquitted except one negro. There is scarcely a doubt that some of these cases were genuine murders, and were proven to be so, but fo.- some reason or ether the gui!:/ wont free. This prompted some of the papers of the State to become very mad and to advo? cate all sorts of extreme measures, about the most moderate of which v? -.^ proposed by the Abbeville Press and Banner, and suggested that, those who felt compelled to lynch somebody, would doub;less find worthy subjects in the jury commissioners of the State. It was furthermore intimated that the tilbouette of a panel of jurors, swung from a telegraph wire, would be a most instructive ornament for the average parlor. This may all be true of Or cngeburg and other small place?, but the results of the term now closing in this eily, warrant us in makin? the as sertion that there is not in this or any other State a place where justice, nure Bnd simple, is mora evenly balanced than here. Isaac Allen, colored, was indicted for murder. It was proven that he dr lioerately aud repeatedly snapped a shotgun at'a woman tascare her. That the gun finally got tired and killed her. He was acquitted. Not,, however, by the charge of the Judge. Robert Ivy, white, ''killed his best friend'7* while he was drunk. He j knows nothing about the crime and i cannot swear positively whether or not j he did kill him. The jury find bimi ' guilty of manslaughter and recommend ! lu?a? to mercy. We leave it tc the j y . . I J world to decide which was the guiltier j nsw.ti, sud if race prejudice exists here, a-garast what race that prejudice rs di? rected. ? ?? ?ifjjm ?nu, III .juin DOES JUGDB ALDRICH EVER REAT> A NEWSPAPER? i We hope that the answer nrray be in the j negnti?e, fe;? we can scarcely believe that Judge Aldrich, after reading such articles as I have appeared in the editorial columns of the Greenville News-, the Orangeburg Times and Democrat o? February 2"0, and especially that cf the Mantung Times of the same date, would j hesitate a moment in the course to be pur-? I s-sed by him.- Columbia Record. j It is evideut that there is one good j newspaper which the Record does not j read. If it read the Watchman and Southron it would never charge thc Manning Times with the authorship of stn editorial- which it quoted, with prop? er eredit, from this paper. ENOUGH AND MORE. Having been again requested by Mr. I J. F. Matthews to publish his reply to j "Poor Farmer," we have decided to j give a part of that reply space in this ! issue ; but desire all parties to under [ stand that, the subject under discussion j being a personal one, all further men? tion of it in these columns must be paid j I for as advertising. j IONIA, S.C., Feb. 18, 188S. ! Mr. Editor : Whee a man gives sis cf his I neighbors the lie, and at the same time hide3 i himself behind a factitious name, I am.com '- pelled to speak. Now, Mr. Editor, "Poor ! Farmer" says that Messrs. Galloway, Mat- ! I thews & Co.'s card tried to prove bia staiement | ? taise. As for that, I ask the public to con- j j sider, the evidence is six to one. Ile sa j-s j ? that he dou't know that any children were | withdrawn from the school on account of bad rules except his own. Nov., } can prove that i j on two occasions his children left The erbool j i boase rather than comply with the rules of ; j the school. On the first occasion he sent j ! them back the next day without any investi J gatton. On the second occasion he did nof j send them back at all. He also says that he | I does not think the teacher is altogether to i ! blame for the way the school has boen cen- i j ducted. He does not say who is to blame, i j bnt bints at me, as one of the trustees. Now, | j if he was not satisfied why did he not abrrse j j me, instead of the teacher? fle charges Mr. ! j Galloway and "myself with malice towards i bim. Now if there is any malice, rt i6 on his i part. He further eays he does not give this j as facts, bot as his opinion. Now, ? am just . the reverse ; I give this as facts and notas i my opinion. Ile winds up by saying, the publie can take his article tor what it is j worth. I have nothing to say on that point, j I know that will be done. Galloway, Mat J thews & Co. c;?n give references as to their j reliability. Yo ors re?pec: fully, } J. F. MATTHEWS. GEORGIA VS. SOU'xrL CARO? LINA. An exchange publishes the following, and calls it a Georgia story : There was a man in Notth Georgia who; had a corn crib on the bank of a creek and a lot of shingles piled up on the other side, where the woods came down to the stream. The man noticed that his cern pile was get? ting lower, although he had not begun to u^e I out of that crib It worried him a long lime, j for the crib door was locked and the logs of ? the crib were spiked down where they were ! notched together Rt the corners. Filially he i concluded to watch until he found out how j ! that eora WHS being spirited away. At last | j be saw a squirrel come cut of the woods a&d j carry a shingle down to the water's edge on | j the other side, where he ciade a ferry boa I out j j of it, and hoisted his tail for n saih^IJy head- i j ing a little dowa stream and fl^Blhing his tail a certain way, 1 mana^^^^g-idc the j ! shingle across. When he had l?raed he when f j ap to the corn crib, took an ear of corn out 1 ? bet ween jjie ?ogs sird" carried it down to the ? wfejg^)j0?*rr^1 iere he put it on the shingle, j ::s tali and guided his boat back to j j the other eide. Having landed the shingle, j I he dragged the ear of corn to a ho'low tree, I I where he got it inside. Th is squirrel was fol- ? j lowed by others who went through the same i manouvre, each landing an e^r of corn at the ; foot of the faute tree. Amazed at what he ' had seen, and hardly able to believe his eyes, j the man went over to examine the tree. He j h-id on a heavy overcoat, buttoned at the top ! ! with Oi.e heavy button. A? he waded through I ; the creek his coat absorbed water and got very ? i heavy, and as he came out on the other side, the ! ! hinton Sew off and strack a crouching rabbit I I behind the ear. killing him iostanth". Just nt j I that moment the mau saw what made his over- i j coatso heavy. The big side pockets were full of j fish. Picking up the rabbit, he concluded? j that it wa3 hardly St to eat, and threw it ; aside. There was a covey of partridges hud ! died with their heads together, as ihey ?uirn- j i time-i do, and the rabbit's head struck in the : ' center aud hilled thc whole covey. Having I i tied the turds together with a siring, the nun , went to the tree and found bia eura inside. ; He felled the tree, which proved io be a bee j tree. Besides getting his com back, the man ? : got twelve Darrels of honeycomb ; tue tree fell j ' into the creek, and thc witter run sweet for [ \ twenty miles According to our idea, this is a very J 1 poor story, and if Georgia cannot, tell j a better it is advisable for her tr? tay ! 10 centd on the dollar, and go out of j the story business altogether. It is not j . necessary for us rj draw upon our local j j stock to discount this ?tory. We shall j ; .simply relate one of tlie usual happen t ings of Clarendon, a small county im I mediately south of ?s. Mr. Thames, a well known gentle? man, and one whose character for vc { racily is unimpeachable, went hunting I ? itt Santce swamp. il- aching the bank i j of the river, he saw a bear standing on j ; a fallen tree which lay partly in the j water on thc otherside. His weapon was a Queen Anr:ie musket. As thc j distance was gre;:'', he drew the charge ! at:d put iu three tlni'-s as much nowdt r ! as usual. Then placing the birt of the i gun against a tree he fired Thc bear retreated to the shore and fell dead ; The recoil of the g:!n broke through the shell of a hollow tree arid exposed a : fies fit opossum which was dispatched at. orce. Mr. "Ihatr.cs tlirrj swam :i,< j river and on reaching the i pposifo shore discovered that he bad raptured three shad (it was iu the rprin^) in the ? sag of his breeches and one tm the h. ok of his left Susp oder. Finding t!?;?t his bullet had g<:t;e through thc bear, ' he followed its track West au;! scon ! come upon a large buck shot through the neck. The next thing he encoiin- ; tereil was a pen full <>f tut keys which ! had been captured by the bullet cutting : the trigger string which ha l become j tangled. The bullet atlast entered a largo poplar tree and from the hole ? made by it, clear honey was streaming while a raccoon was holding his paw out of a hole-m tfre~-fo?ts- to catch the honey. An investigation of the tree revealed the presence of six coons and five gallons of hooey ; all of which was secured. Mr. Thames then went home for a w3gon to haul his game. When he again reached the swamp, it was raining. F?c put on a load and led the mule home, hut was surprised to fiud no wagon behind brm, but a very taught pair 0/ traces. The traces were of raw hide, and Mr. Thames was familiar with rawhide. Therefore he simply tied the traces to a tree %and. went to dinner. The weather cleared, and in the after? noon the wagon came slowly homeward following the contracting traces as they dried. Popularity of General Kennedy. A special from Soochow, China, under date of January 10th says : .'Shanghai is the leading port in the East, with an annual foreign trade of two hundred millions. As merchant princes in the East have a plenty of leisure a?d many holidays, there is a large number who devote a good por? tion of time to literature. Among the prominent institutions is the Shanghai Debating Society, of which Gen. John D. Kennedy is the president. They have what they call "smoking con? certs,*' music, recitations, &c, with a thousand ladies and gentlemen present in the Lyceum. At the last meeting Mr. R W. Little, a prominent English? man, asked permission to make a few remarks. Among other laudatory things he said : "I need not dilate on Gen. Kennedy's personal qualities, nor recount how rn every phase of his character he has made himself respected aud beloved not only by his own nation? alities, and that not by sinking his own individuality, for he has remained emi? nently and distinctively an American throughout. When Mr. Cleveland was elected to the Presidency we knew little of him, but we soon found that he knew how to pick out the proper port of a man to be consul general at Shanghai The whirligig of time has replaced tho Republicans io the Executive at Wash? ington, and it is possible, th'-ujih we hope'for the best, that Gen. Kennedy may be recalled. It has occurred to us that this large and representative meeting should pass a resolution on the subject, and I have drafted one which I will now put to you : 'That this meeting of the Shanghai Literary and Debating Society and its friends, representing ail nationalities in Shanghai, desires to put on record its earnest hope th3t irs president, .GeD. Keunedy, will remain in Shanghai and coutinue to fill for many years the posi? tion which he has occupied for so long in this soeiety, with such universal satis faction to its members." The resolution was received with im? mense cheering. When the cheering had subsided, Gen Kennedy rose and spoke in a voice trembling with natural emotion. After giving his speech the North China Dally Neics thus describes the scene : 'Then Gen. Kennedy received an-j ovation such as ?ever before has been paid to any one in Shanghai. The j whole audience rose to its feet-and it was really a magn?kent and toa'cbiog spectacle-aud gave three cheers and a j titrer, and sang 'For he's a j.??lv'good j fellow/' I The Americas merchants in Suang- j bii bavp 56nt a most urgent petition to j thc- President-elect asking that Gen. ! Kennedy be retained as consul general i tor China. The American missionaries ! in Shanghai, Soocbow and the Yangtse J posts have sent a similar petition, as they consider his withdrawal wouid be j a great loss to Protestant missions. It i is safe to say that no foreigner of" any nationality has ever achieved iu Shang? hai so noble a .reputation as the repre? sentative of the Palmetto State."* When General Kennedy was io this ! State, it was conceded thai he was the most .'magnetic** public man we had. It appears that, whatever else he may j have left behind, he took his whole j stock of magnetism across the Pacific, and that too without extra charge. If | he had happened to he boru at the proper time and place and been huuor- j ed with the name of Blaine, he might j now be prospective Secretary of State. Mr. Blaine, in General Kennedy's ab? sence, has a complete corner in the mag? netism market and a mortgage on the office mentioned. Therefore it behooves j Mr. Blaine, unless he is fond of com- j petition, to allow the waters of the j great Pacific to roll between him and j the only man who can rival him in the j possession of the only characteristic to ! which he can lay his success in life. General Kennedy "is a jo!iy good ! fellow." Ile is just tLc man to take ! care of the government's interests in China. Ile will make himself so much j esteemed personally , that foreigners dis- i posed to kick upa commercial row of any sort, will be lost ju admiration and agree to laugh instead of ecold. There is and cnr? be 00 political significance ! to the office winch Genera! Kennedy ! Cits, and a very good criterion by which i to judge of the probable strength and j usefulness of President Harrison's ad- i ministration, will be the magner in j which it hhali dispo>e of the p?tition I of the Lyceum at Shanghai. An Augusta gchrii-Kian wno owns; two l its in i'iorence, S C , on Front and irby stree:-, near by the bi: sc- j lected for the new County Court liot:.-e, was offered two weeks ago iwb'O fur ! bott! lots The price wa* rejected. and since that time thc offer lias been in creased, to i^l.?OO. but the Augu>tiau *-1 ? *? holds :;?s property, which he con aiders valuable - ?M3t- - \\ io;.' ,,f \l u ?on A dispatch fr<..!. K f'-id. published ! \\\\< morning, fays that the whole town j yesterday was engaged ?11 a snow fi,'ht. j As the people of Kdg.-no*." will fight, if j is' a pity th:tf snow does not foll lhere j oftener. -Ac.r.s and C>.?r??? -Cg.? j j FJeat'ng and Conking Stoves o'" al! kinds rery cheap at T. C Sen lie's. ; .ri (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WAsm??CTe-??, D. C.. Feb. 22, 1889. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is at thc head of a coalition of Democratic Senators who hare started in on the impossible task of trying to shame the Rr-publican Senators into confirming .some of the nominations now pending before the Senate. Mr. Harris has announced his purpose of making a motion every day to go into Executive I session iu order to consider these nomi? nations. The facts in the case arc without precedent, and should bring a blush to the cheeks of every fair-minded Re? publican. After the Presidential elec? tion of 1880, Hayes sent to the Senate 680 nominations, nearly all of which were confirmed. After Mr. Cleveland was elected, Arthur sent to the Senate C12 nominations and all of them were confirmed except twenty. Now Mr Cleveland has sent to the Senate since thc electron of Harrison 458 nomina? tions of which 133 relating to Army and Navy promotions that may be con? sidered nonpolitical have been con? firmed. Of the 325 other nominations, the roost of which were made to fill official vacancies, only 48 have been confirmed, leaving the enormous num? ber 277 unacted upon. Such partisan? ship bas never before been displayed by the Senate, but even thc most conserva? tive Republicans seem to glory now in what they are doing. Congressional interference with Southern elections does not seem to be popular in either House of the present [Congress. The House Committee on elections has decided that it had no j jurisdiction over the contest which the j late J. M. Clayton, of Arkansas was j making at the time of his death for the j seat that Mr. Breckinridge was elected j f to, and the Senate Committee has tabled i ?the Chandler and other resolutions of i j the same ilk. It has reported a much i [ milder resolution, but even that is not ? certain to get through the Senate. ! An agreement ou the Omuibus Ter- ? i ritorial bill has been arrived at and j j only the Presidential approval is neces- ; ! sary to make it a law. Thc act pro I vides for elections in time for the Sena- j tors and Representatives from North ? and South Dakota. Montana and Wash- j iugton to take their seats next Decem- ! ber. The Pr?sident has signed the bill j chartering the Nicaragua canal com- j pany. The lobbyists interested in the pas? sage of the direct tax bill are in great trouble. They succeeded in getting it. j through both Houses of Cor.grcss, but j owing to unexpected opposition causing j delay it reached the President within j j less than ten days of the end of the ! session, which makes it absolutely nee-1 cssary that the measure shall be signed i by the President before 12 o'clock on j the fourth ?f March. This will give j Mr. Cleveland an opportunity to see the j bill die without the trouble of vetoing ! it. Many people still believe that it will be vetoed, and that the Presideut I t will take this occasion to administer a sharp rebuke to Congress in relation to \ I this class of legislation. j j The Paeific Railroads hare once j more, proved themselves to be stronger ! j tban Congress.-"All hopes of getting ' I the bUl-felating to their indebtedness to Ltira Government through at this session have been abandoned, and the Senate has, at the request of the committee ou j Pacific Railroads, recommitted, the bill to that committee. Evidently Mr. Huntington has not been holding | private conferences with that committee for tiothiug. Minister Phelps, recently arrived from London, came to Washington this week to pay his respects to the Presi? dent. Thc open letter written to Mr. Cleve? land by the recently removed Civil Service Commissioner, Judge Edgerton, in which the latter was abusive of the former, will do Mr. Edgerton much more hann than thc President. Few people care to pay attention to the tales told by a discharged employee. Had ; the Judge written such a letter a month ago and accompanied it with his resig? nation it would have created a political sensation, but now it raises but few comments. The changes in the Cabinet slates are more erratic than ever, as the time in which they can be made grows shorter. Names are proposed and gravely an? nounced as decided upon only to be dismissed from prophesy the next morn? ing. The latest, though not for that i reason the most probable or reasonable slate, gives Mr. Blaine for Secretary of State, Mr. Windon) for the Treasury, Gen Husk for the War Department, 1 Mr. Wanamaker for Postmaster-General and Mr. Noble, of Missouri, for Secre? tary of the interior. The impression is prevalent that Mr. Harrison's law partner, Miller, will also sit at his council table. On last Tuesday, lilth inst, while Mr. Ezekiel Dens, of the Antioch sec- j {?on, was on bis wny to Camden, iu company with several other persons, he suddenly fell back in his cart and died in a few minutes. His body was brought on to town and an inquest was held over it by Coroner Goodale in the afternoon. Dr. Corbett examined the body and gave it as his opinion that death was caused by "heart spasm," | and a verdict, was rendered in accor- [ .?ance with this opinion. Mr. Dees j was about 7? years of age:--Ker??hate The citizens in the new town of Ker- j shaw, on the 3 C's ll. lt. have decided j l>y a vote of 50 to ld in favor of sell- ; ing whiskv in that town. 1 he license fee is fix<*ii at ?400.-Crrm*fen Journal, j When pain and anguish wring tlie brow a IM i i ; i.-11 i i d <^ angel, thou, Jenine." Kui? 8:il vnti ?JJ Oil on my furchend and be an angel, dear. F Albrecht. 2?l S Sharp Rt . l?iltimore, \ recommends hr. liull's Cough Syrup fer j corgis :iri1' cold. T.VKK IT IN TI MF. uFy.r \v:iM iif .i ...!.!, a shoe was !".*? : ! irfrti t --f ? s JW. 'i i; ?rsc wa- 1? ?: ! -r wa tit j .i h..r>e. ? v -h-r vx< Wi." N.-v.-r u.-glfCt K Jr al I j .bin???. Tlif Iir*i si?;ns pneumonia and e?;it- ! ;.:;<.a r\::i : I.?' ehoKed ly [ir. .\. I. r's I".- L:: ~!i lt f r Consumption. >? M hy J. P. W. !>.-. Urine. A X'.tKROW ISVTA-PE. Col. W. Iv. NVisoa, .?f I*r .ot? I vu. ea ree homo ? ri'- evening, fcf?ng :i pe?uli :T lighflictt? ia ill? rb?.et !!<.: .<. retiring. lie tried tr? draw a Ion?; j breath but found i' almost impossi'ol.-?. Ile s offered our ?lay.? li f?m pneumonia, and tho <1HL* ' ..?rs ira..c bim np. IT. Aeker's English Remedy | ('.?r CvnsampMon ?avVd bim and li? is well to? j day. Stdd by J. F. VV. UcLorroe. A I) VI Ci: TO MOTHERS. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should ; always be used for children teething. It ? soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all I pain, aires wind colic and is the best remedy j for diarrhoea. 2.*ic a bottle. Statesmanship, Indeed ! We are amazed when we read the comments in someof our exchanges upon the fine Stntes manahrp(7) exhibited by ow statesmen rn the ?j recent Snialls-Elliott contested erect on case which was decided in Congress last week. So far s-s we can see from *he resait, there was no necessity of any argument at a!? upon the Democratic side. They, lille many juries in our State who are drawn io sit in judgment upon important cases, had made up their mines long ago as to the verdict they were to render. Evidence was not to be considered at all. Even though the truth was ns clear as the noonday sun, it was to be called a lie. It matters hut little to us, or to the country, as to which one is seated. We are taking the common sense view of the right and wrong in volved in the question. How wai it possi? ble in a ''pure, free a-nd fair election (the kind of elections Governor Richardson says we have in this State) for one Democratic vote to overcome about fifteen Republican voters? We understand that tue figures stand rn about that proportion in the Seventh District. We dou'? betreve there waa any fairness about itr and all the argument these grsut xt'ttesmin could bring to bear on the matter would not j make it so. We do not propose to endorse j any ascii fraud, no matter who perpetrates it. It waa this class of statesmen who brought | about the lHte war between thc States, ai ? j which probed to be the bloodiest war of j modern times, costing the lives of hundreds i of thousands of the best men hi the country | besides untold millions of money, and cans- j ing every portion of the South to be stained ? with the lifeblood of its sous, while the great j statesmen remained at home, or retreated to j bomb proof positions where there was great ? honor and no fighting to do It was this class of statesmen who caused j the South to reject the terma of peace offered i lo the Commissioners at Fortress Monroe, j which act caused the sacrifice of tens of thou? sands more of valuable lives and finally a ! most overwhelming defeat of the Southern ! arms. It was this class of statesmen who caused ! the majori ty of the white men of the South to ignore the negro after he was set free, and to treat him with contempt when he was j given the franchise,although he went to them j ft>r advice. They cursed him and turned j their backs upon him, thus driving brm o?er j to the carpel badger, thus eiving us the dark ? regime from :63 to 'TC These great states- j men are responsible for regime. Jt is this class of sUiesinen who have hail ! control of our State government from "76- to ? the present time, and who have concocted ! fttsd carried out the grandest schemes of ras- j Cai ?ty and corruption in elections tba? have ever been known to any civilized country in j the world ; and it is this class of statesmen ! who to-day have the assurance, io the fice of , all facts and evidence to the contrary, to ! open-ly and bold.-y profess to the whole conn- j try that "we have the purest, freest and fair? est elections in the world.7' It is this kind of a statesman who can de? liberately appoint to o?ce, io clear violation of all written law, usage or precedent bear? ing upon the poid, men whose nanos have Ireen rejected by the Senate thus, eventually, entailing upon onr county an endless amount j of cost and confusion in the courts. How- j ever, he will, probably, be sustained in his j position by those of Ids ilk who usurp au? thority and act without producing a shadow of ?aw or evidence to sustain them ia their ! position. And lhu3 it goes on. May God help us and soon deliver os from such statesmanship. It is a curse to a Chris? tian country and to civilization. We cannot recall a single instance wherein they have displayed as much foresight even as a wood? chuck, which has foresight enough to prepare for at least one winter in advance, while these statesmen cannot, apparently, see beyond their nose3. Following their leadership has brought us nothing but disaster upon disas? ter, until in many places desolation and ruin are covering the land where once peace, hap? piness and prosperity smiled on eve>y side. No matter who may compose the crew that has brought about this condition of affairs Democrats, Republicans, Greenbackers- or Independents- they should be unceremoni? ously ''bounced," and lite sooner they go the better it will bc for the whole country. Caw?tr. Journal. Presentment cf the Grand Jury. To the lion. J. J. Xorlon, Presiding Judge Zrd Circuit : The Grand Jury respectfully present: That at the February Term the current work of the Sessions, as prepared by the Solicitor, we have passed upon, and we have visited the County Jail and find an insufficiency of bed? ding there for the number of prisoners we found in Jail, and by committee we visited the County Poor House and found everything in good order, with the exception of three (3) of the houses occupied by the paupers, which are in need of re-coyering, also find that blinds on the South s~.de and East end of the superintendent's building are in need of re? pairs, aiso find that there is a scarcity of blankets, and some of the paupers need shoes and clothing. We have visited the offices in the Coirt House of the County officers, nil of which we find in good order, and books and records are kept neatly and in proper condi'ion as far as we have been able io ascertain, except in the Clerk of thc Court's office. We find two book? in the office of Register of Mesne ConTeyftr.ee, which are very much worn and in a dilapidated condition from old age and rouen use, which we recommend should be re-bound and put in a proper condition for preservation. Said books are "B B,M "C C," ''!)," <;F," "G," "II H," "K," "L,T' ':? V and "M." Also find bills in Equity and Pe? tition stored against the southern wall, pro? miscuously mixed and in a. very unsatisfac? tory condition for parties who would have to make a search tor any of the same, which we think should be properly assorted and ar? ranged for the convenience ot' till par? ties who may have occasion to refer to them. We also find the bonds of the County officials duly recorded except that of thc Masterin Equity, and upon examination of j the bonds, the bondsmen, we think, all are | sufficient except thal of the Probate Judge, which we recommend should be strengthened. We find upon examination that all of the Trial Justices have mude proper reports. Also find, as far as we have been able to as? certain, the report of the School Commis? sioner correct. It has come to the knowledge of the Grand i Jury that the Board of County Commission- j ers lately retiring from ellice, allowed a tent j for photography :o be erected on the Court j House square, which we think an improper j use of the property c f the County. We rec-j ommend that no County property be used for j any other purpose oilier than that for which j it was intended. And complain! having bien made io the Grand Jury thai ?orne of tfce public rond? in the County have been infring? ed upon l>y fen cit? g ploughing on tie I riu'ht of way, tu such an extent as not to I allow the free use ot the public io tin* ?ame, j and we recommend that the County Commis- i si o neis give this maller their attention ; and ?Iso recommend that the County Commis- ; sinners look airer the leahs in the Court j House roof j it having come to ihe knowledge.of the Grand Jury that at the sliting of the Court I of Sessions hold in Sumter County in Octo? ber lus! a hench warrant was issn >d for the i arrest o' VV. J Brown and Fanny White, for ! living in adultery, and that no return having been made on said warrant, ur recommend ? that thc Solicitor take such steps as he may deem necessary to have (Iv said parties ai resied ami brought tn trial. In closing this:presentment, the members of the (?rand Jury desire to express ?heir grate? ful appreciation of the eminently practical and thorough instruction with which your ? Honor, the Presiding Judge, has favored j them, ar.d the kindness and consideration with which he has listened and replied to ! their numvrous calls ?or assistance in the dis charge of ihe important work confided to j their care and consideration. Vei v respectfuliv submitted-, F. E. THOMAS, Feb. 22d, 1 SSO. Foreman, j Sill: IS "GitATKFU?.." '.I saved ibu life of m~ bille girl hy a prompt ; use of Dr Acker's English Remedy f-r Cen- j futirptic-n'.*'- Mrs. Wm. {.larriman, New York, j Suhl by J. F. W. Debor- .e. PROMPTNESS; First a cold, then a cough, then consumption, j then death. "I took Dr. Acker's English , Remedy i'<>r Consumption tho moment I began [ t<) cough, and I buiicve it taved my life."' Walter N. Wallace, Washington. Sold by J. F. W. DeLonue. Coir.pt i'on f. r tire American Agriculturist prize i f $"??'?0 Lr the largest yield of cor:) on a measured acre must he confined to subscrib? ers of that publication. If a South Carolina contestant wins fir.? prze he ' iii wiso l< awarded an additimal vim- of $500 nv the Hwe Department of A ur culture, ?r' s:dd prize is not tuleen 1M th;-; State, the Statt Department will stn'! g:vt-:?loo for iii- h raes! yield of corn obtained in the competition. Our farmers ?hould subscribe for tin: Agricul? turist at once and enter this contes?. Win or nut, they '.viii he gainers tn any event. Tie Agriculturist can be hadfnrSl 50. By club? bing, the Watchman and Southron and tie Agriculturist can be had for S3.?0. Twelve Years A?3icted. BLUFFTOS, I SD., Fei? 8. 1387 I hftv? been n?heted wbh blood poi un fe twelve years. Have used prescriptions from physicians (.iTer>-d me d uris jr that period. Tb rou uh the druggist, W. A. Gutelin*, ? pro? cured one bottle of B. IL I?, and si: ce iiave used three botth-s, ami amsaitsfivd lt has done me more good than anything I ever used. 1 am almost Well, and am sure, within two or three weeks ? will be perfectly well af er twelve years suffering intetsse?y. Write or address, JOSEPH FEIST, Baker and Confectioner, Well's Co., ?od. THE MARKETS. SUMTER. S. C., Feb. 27. 1889. COTTON'.-Receipts 75 bales. The mar? ket steady. We quote : Good middling 9g : Middling 8|. CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 26, 1889. Cotton-Sales, none. Quotations: mid? dling, 10. WILMINGTON. N. C., Feb. 2$. 1SS9. SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Sales at quotation. Market opened firm at 46 cents per gallon. ROSIN -Firm at Soc. for Strained and 82? for Good Strained. CRUDE TURPENTINE .-Yellow Dip, S2 39; Virgin ?2.30, Hard ?1.20. COTTON.-Sales, none. Market firm. Quotations are : Middling 9$. rpnOSE WHO STILL HAVE COTTON on f hand can sell the same for the highest market price by communicating with the un? dersigned. I will attend in reply to telegram or postal card at any point in this and adjoin? ing counties, and purchase cotton : it i cing understood that all cotton shall be delivered by seller at the nearest depot. "Feb. 27, C. E. STUBBS. LAND FOR SALE. A TRACT OF LAND FOR SALE IN J\ Sutteburg Township known as the Sans Souci place. For references applv to HAYNSWORTH & COOPER, or G. BRADLEY. Feb. 27. Statebnrg, S. C. Estate pf F. J. O'Connor, Bec'd. ALL PERSONS having demands against the aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, and those persons indebted to said Estate, will make paviaent without delay to T. M.* MON A tiri AN, Feb. 27. Administrator. j OEGANS. I Best, yet Cheapest ! j FROM SOO CO, UPWARD; FOR CASH, OR IN INSTALLMENTS. I Having been ?ppo!Pied AscDt for the !;'Conjnr?ej of SUMTER and KERSHAW, of the celebrated "CAHPENTER 0R??N,? I will be glad to receive orders for these mag? nificent instruments, ei i ber for CASH or on the most liberal INSTALLMENT terms. The superiority of the "CARPENTER" is not on'y acknowledged by all who have used or heard ir, but is fully established by the fact, that it received the highest award at ? the ''International Cotton Exposition, at j Atlanta. Ga , f.;r sweetness and evenness in j tone*; ingenious Combinations in all tue'ar j ransetnents and action : variety and general ; ex ce il'.T.ce tn design and workmanship/' Specimens ef this superb Organ can he. seen at the residences or' Rev. N. B. Williams, BishopviUe; Capt. C. L. Wiiliamson, Prov? idence: Mr. Harry H. Corbett, Mayesville; .Mr. J. N. Iu?ram, Rose Hill; and at the BishopviUe Baptist Church. Ail persons wishing a fine instrument at a low price will kiudiv address, ll. DICKSON CORBETT. Mayesville. S. C. Live agents wanted in all sections of the County, Feb. 13, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE SHOPS M?????L BIM, At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business, February 8, 1839. RESOURCES. Loans ?nd discounts, Si00,743 95 U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds to secure circulation, 13.750 00 Premiums paid on Bonds, 5.065 62 Due from other National Banks 13,377 46 Due from State Batiks and bank? ers, 8.294 43 Real estate, furniture, and fix? tures, 600 00 Current expenses and tartes paid, ??? ""' 776 97 Cash on hand in Bank, 36,197 07 Redemption fund with U. S. Treas? urer (5 per cent, of circulation) 625 00 Total, $193.430 55 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00 Surplus fund, 4,000 00 Undivided profits, 5.113 13 National Bank Notes outstanding 9,000 00 Individual deposits ? subject to check, ' 102.31 S 27 Due to other Banks, 2,469 15 Total, Si93.430 55 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. V^g COUNTY OF SUMTER. y*~ I, W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR.. Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief; W. ALSTON PRINGLE, JR., Cashier, Subscribed and sw ern to before me this 12th dav of Februarv, 1889. P. P. GAILLARD, Notary Pub. Having recently increased our capital steck from $50,000 to $75,000, we would respectfully call attention to our superior facilities for the transaction of all banking business. Correspondence invited on all sub? jects connected with bunking. Ample security for depositors. Collections receive prompt attention and remitted on the da v ot pavment. ' W. ALSTON PRINGLE. JR., Feb 13. Cashier. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. rp;? A LL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, j notice is hereby given that the under? signed heretofore doing business as co-part? ners under the t:;:i mime ot Osten ?vc ^ Richardson.-"dissolved their copartnershipon the 15th day ol January, !>>:?. AI! parties j indebted to said fl i iii will selih such indebted- ! ness with W . L. t 'Steen. W, !.. OS TE EN. S. D. RICHARDSON. Fob. 19-4 BABYLAND, 1889. This is the one magazine in the world that combines the bes! amusement for Babies and th" best help for Mothers. Emilie Poulsson will contribute tho stories of someof Baby's Benefactors, being the tale of the flax ?and bow it furnished iinea for Baby ; yf t!?p lamb, thc toy-maker, etc. Many pictures by Mr. L. J. Bridgman. Baby Bunting's Neighbors, rerses and pic? tures both by Margaret Johnson, will tell about the strange Babies of difieren! nations. Dain ty stories, tender poem?, gay jingles; pictures beautiful, pictures funny, will fid each number. Large type, heavy paper, pretty cover, twelve times a year-and all for for only 50 cents. Sample copy 5 cents. D. LOTHRQP COMPANY, Boston, Mass. C?P^ICE. New Striped Rose* THE GREATEST NOVELTY' ix HARDY ROSES EVES: <*FFEREO. jt oripoaud wah M ia IS*5j and benti/el? hardy, na?!?;: eodared lor rt??* of oar >'onc? er.-, wictcrs wi ?out polution, WRITE US AND LEA RV HOW YO??N^BATHIS nOSH FSEE. F?nw^rs larg* Sn-l fr.n-rant; clor ?eft. satiny- pto'*., datinctly ?triped, and ?a??.wi with ?bite aud csm.ine; frc* bloomer ; sot ?a cid Cower ia .1 r.?w nape, but 3 genuine noveltr. Price, $!.00, prepaid, and each perebwr can VTPIT'C ITT Op AT lave five, if ?rsired. a oo^j-ol V JLV^,J\. O ? JLlJivAJ-? i er sod ve-eiabic." ?"nd price?"of sae. ><> ,f"* 1 Nove! ?rtla Howe? and Ve-etAl* Price?? Ot IDE^ 15c?U, eke: racb coP7 contain? a emirate fiood ?or thai Knocatfa Swdft, ?a [bat the book U practically,f^?e._ JAS. VICK 8EEDS?.W, Beebwter. W.T. ION! To our friends of the city and country: We have just received a large invoice of James D, Mason's Preserves and Jelly, in five pound pails, and in bulk to retail. Dried Apricots, Peaches and Apples* all fresh and nice. New No. 1 Mackerel, Fulton Market Bee? Pigs Feet, Bologna Sausage and Dutch Herrings, W. P. Harveys' best Hams and Breakfast Bacon. A beautiful line of Gold Band Crockery, Tin Ware, Woodenware, &c.3 &c. CXGAJRS AND TOBACCO. Coffee and Tea a Specialty. Send us a trial order to be convinced that our goods are fresh and nice. & CO. HOLIDAYS ?AND TS, EVERY DAY Can always be had at 9 YATES, THE LEADING GKOCEK. HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES*" Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Woodenware, &c. TOBACCO AXD CIGARS in all grades. Try the "Virginia Stode Ci?ar," 3 for a nickel. Fine Confectionery and Candies. Crackers, Nuts, Sec., &c} Roasted Coffee a specialty. Agent for the Hazard Powde 1 * a p ?U goods guaranteed and delivered free. Dec. 5. TION! 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, .ian. 2, 'Sil Main Street, in the Rend, Sumter, S. C. THE EQUITABLE Life Assura nee Society of thc United States. SURPLUS JANUARY 1st, 1888, OVER $18,000,000.00. FIRST. FOREMOST. LARGEST. BEST, The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest Now Business. Tho Largest Surplus. The Largest Income. Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of Insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence anti occupation after first year. Ineontestible after two years, and Non-Forlcilable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agfc, Jan. 2-) ? Sumter, S. C. JNO. T. GREEN, Attorney and Counsellor at B?a?ding & Wilson, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. SUMTER, S. C. The undersigned hatfe entered into a part- ^M^.^ W 5 ? SV"0 1>RACL?CE ?F " I SUMTER, C. H., S. 0. J m*?s. ! >a-Collec?oScfcUime?flpecW?? Jan.l-lm. '