The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 13, 1889, Image 2
- C|t tedman ait? jsGu? jam
WEDNESDAY, HAItCH 13.
. The Sumter Watchman was 'fonuded
ia 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
Tba. Watchman and Southron DOW has
tb? combined circulation and influence
ol both of tbe old papers, and is mani?
festly the beal advertising medium in
Sumter
CAPTAIN P. W. DAWSON.
Io tbe death of this distinguished
mao, "the pitiful account of which, taken
principally from bis own paper, appears
ia another column, our State sustains
a loss, the extent of which cannot yet
be appreciated.
* An Englishman by birth, be identi?
fied himself with oar people and their
interests about twenty years ago. Since
then he has fairly won the position of
the shrewdest and most accomplished
journalist in tbe South, and created a
paper whose influence is as broad as
oar country.
He was, OD all occasion*, the repre?
sentative par excellence of South Caro?
lina ?broad, and there is none to take
his Dlace. Death could not have laid
...? *
his hand, within the limits of our
State, on one who could have been less
easily spared.
He was a man of gigantic intellect,
aod marvellous fertility of resource. His
mind was one that could not be idle,
mad be never touehed a subject but he
beautified it.
He was the bravest of the brave,
and was promoted daring the Confede?
rate war for conspicuous bravery in the
field. Nothing so completely presents
this phase of his character, as bis con?
duct during the earthquake in Charles?
ton. With his dauntless spirit to
guide, the presses of the Neics and Cou?
rier rolled on amid falling walls and
sixty thousand panic stricken people.
Let the whole State mourn for F. W.
Dawson.
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
Grover Cleveland and the members
of his cabinet have disappeared from
the capitol, and gone their several ways
to take their places among those who
earn their living without the assistance
of taxes. In their stead Mr Harrison
and his cabinet conduct the executive ?
department of our Government. Let
ns compare the two sets of men. Mr.
Cleveland received his office as the re?
sult of a powerful reaction against cor?
ruption. There vas and is no stain j
apon bis public character, and even
such disappointed politicians as Edger?
ton can find nothing worse to say of
him than that he thought himself strong?
er than his party, and through his ob?
stinacy brought about his own defeat j
He is stronger than bis parky, and prob !
ably was the cause of hts party's defeat, |
bot that party acknowledges that he ?
lost by standing up for principle as op?
posed to political trickery. The men
who compjsed his cabinet were chosen
fpr their fitness and without reference
to political desert. Like their chief,
they were pure. In but one instance
did the breath of scandal scorch any of ]
them. Mr. Garland was charged with ?
infidelity to his trust in his connection
with the Pan Slet-tric Company. He
came out of this difficulty without loss
of character or the people's confidence, j
Mr Cleveland might still have been our
chief executive had be, in the choice of
bis cabinet, considered his party's in?
terests as superior to the demand of the
. people for a pure government.
Mr. Harrison assumes the Presidency
as tbs result of a bargain among three
politicians of the most vicious stamp
Elaine, Elkins and Platt. He repre?
sents the money of the Republic, cot its
people. He was elected by r popular |
minority. He haj to dispose of one ?
place at his council table to a man who
stepped out of the way that he might j
be elected, and another to a man whom j
be knows only for liberality in giving
money to effect his election. He is !
handicapped by promises, many of j
which would have made his election itu- '
possible if known before the seventh of
November. His factious party is thun- j
dering at h's door with the assurance oft
a man who calls a slave. Uuder such ;
circumstances, is it possible for Presi?
dent Harrison to be a success ?
Blaine bas 5peot his life filling his
pocket by an improper usc of his po- ?
litical power. Windora is a stench in ?
the oostiils of even his own party, and 1
as a result of thc Star route iu vest iga- ;
tion is known as "Dorsey's Billy." ?
Proctor has long been the chu f repre- ;
sentative of a grinding monopoly called ;
the Vermont Marble Company, which :
makes money by putting up jobs for, or :
rather on the Government. It is said
that John Wannamaker is most oppres- ?
sive to the thousands of shep giris in
his employment at Philadelphia. Mil?
ler id a cabinet officer for no better rea?
son than that he was a law partner of
the President. Can it be supposed that
a eabtnet formed in this manner, and ;
composed of such men can leave a rec- j
ord worthy to succeed that left by the
seven men who have just retired?
The people have for a time surren- j
dered the government to their enemies ;
and we predict they will not be tong ;
dtficovering their mistake.
THE APOSTLE OF FAILURE.
An eEchauge says it looks as though
Senator Blair is to be ttic Solicitor
General, a position second only to that j
of a Cabinet porfolio, aud by many, es- j
teemed preferable to the Cabinet. j
This will be a bad move for the new i
Administration and will give it dead
bad luck as surety as though a voodoo ] i
doctor should rub ile Kibosh ou it. j
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire is
the most distinguished all around failure
which adorns oar politics. He sprang
into notice as the author of a very fool?
ish educational bill and he bas stuck to
that bill in the face of certain defeat
so long that he is considered a walking
statue of pertinacity. When the
"Blair Bill/* is mentioned now in the
Senate the grave and reverend seniors
gather themselves together and with
one accord make a break for liberty and
fresh air. But this child of his brain,
not demanding Mr. Blair's undivided
attention he has for some time been
playing wet nurse to another legislative
infant that is, if possible, still less con?
genial to our institutions. He wants
Congress to pass a law enforcing uni?
versal rest on Suoday and promoting
the religious observance of the same.
This smacks so much of that abomina?
tion-union between Church and State
-that Protestantism itself is dismayed,
and the wisest Christian thinkers want
the Government to understand that
they propose taking care of Sunday
without Federal interference. Sunday,
as a day of religious rest and worship,
is a great thing ; but Sunday as a legal
day of rest is a failure. Mr. Blair,
however, cannot see this and the prob?
ability is he never will. He wa9 at one
time a correspondent of the New York
Mail and Express. This position
suited hita. He was a good lieutenant
to such a man as Col. Elliott F. Shep?
pard, the editor, who Commodore Van?
derbilt said was more kinds of ?a fool
than any fool he ever saw.
If Senator Blair takes a hand in the
new administration, he will want to an?
nex Mexico, so as to put a stop to bull
fighting, and if he once gets that or any
other foolish notion in his head, he will
never discover that nobody agrees with
hita.
OUR PUBLIC HOADS.
Thc unusual amount of rain which
has fallen th!? winter has impressed
upon the people the necessity of having
better public roads, and a system for
repairing them which shall be more sat?
isfactory than the one now in operation.
The highways in many parts of the
State are at present well nigh impas?
sable, and those who are compelled to
strain their stock and break their ve?
hicles hauling on them, realize the ter?
rific loss to which they are subjected.
Could the damage to private property
which results from bad roads be com?
puted, it would be seen that it amounts,
in a few years to a sum sufficient to
McAdamize the highways of the State.
Since the advent of railways, road
building hrs become a lost art. The !
days when men loaded up their wagons J
and started on trips to distant towns for j
purposes of trame have passed. An oe-1
casional road schooner or covered wagon j
is all that now remains of the thousands j
of such vessels whose white covers
formerly glistened along our highways, j
and to which the people looked for their j
supplies of tobacco, rum and various
other more useful commodities. The
railroads now bring all these things and
our great thoroughfares have degen- |
erated into mere neighborhood roads, j
But population and business have in- !
creased and the aggregate number of j
miles now traveled on the public roads j
is far greater than in the days of the j
road schooner Ace's. At the same time, ;
men have become too busy to repair the |
thoroughfares which they use so often, j
but for short distances only, and, as a j
natural result they are ultimately the
loser?. Formerly, cities took a pride
io making themselves the converging j
point of a web of roads. They do yet, !
with the difference that they now want j
railroads. Charleston is too careless to j
repair her famous plank road extending j
a few miles from the city. Turnpikes j
and other roads supported by tolls or
kept in repair through private exertion, j
have almost entirely disappeared. Men j
have almost forgotten how to build a j
road. We have heard i; charged i
against a certain contractor that he j
curved a causeway down the stream and !
placed his bridges in such positions that !
the first rain swept away the whole ;
centre of the Work. When we see i
causeways constructed by cur fore- \
fathers now bearing trees a hundred ;
years old, we can imagiue how those :
old fellows would have laughed at the j
stupidity of this contractor.
The people are waking up to their in '
terests in this matter all over the State. \
(jrand Juries are demanding that con- i
viet labor be utilized for building roads. !
Men are beginning to see that road ?
building and repairing in South Caro?
lina, as at present conducted, are a
farce and have been so ever since the
war. In this part of the State espe?
cially, more than two-thirds of thc read
bauds are negroes, and the man bas
never yet been discovered who could
get work oui of the average negro, un?
less he had tiie rieht to whale him or
make his idlencs- cost bim something in
ihe way of food or clothes. [Jade*
these circumstances, it is a crime against
good government to let our stat utes con?
tinue to embrace such a road law ap that
now in existence. It should bc repeal
ed bodily and an entirely different plan
adopted. We are not prepared to sug?
gest apian at pres? nt, but it should
contain two provisions-somebody
should be made responsible for tho con?
dition of public highways and compe?
tent inspectors of such highways should
hold office by appointment of the Gov?
ernor, aud b?* paid foi their services.
Charles E Coon, of ?New Yoik, will
succeed ex-Governor Thompson as As?
sistant Secretary of thc Treasury, and
the friends of Governor Thompson are
now a little exercised to know whom he
will succeed.
POLITICAL SCANDAL.
During the election campaign last
year, the Democratic Executive Com?
mittee made it obligatory upon every
man who should be chosen for an office
in the primaries to pay into the party
treasury a certain sum of money for de?
fraying the necessary expenses of the
campaign. The sum was, of course,
small, as "floaters" and "blocks of
? five" do not enter into election calcula?
tions in this State, as they do in Indi?
ana. But small as it was, only seven
out of fifteen elected county officers
have paid it. Wc do not know who are
the recreant eight, but, as this indict?
ment stands good against the whole
fifteen, we can not do less than an?
nounce our readiness to publish the
names of the seven men who have met
their political obligations. The remain?
der of the problem will then be a very
simple question of addition and sub?
traction.
The County Executive Committee
have debts outstanding against it
which should be paid, but can not, for
the reason stated. Surely our party
has not honored any one with an office
who will refuse to pay the pittance
which it cost him.
THE STAR ON COMMON
SCHOOLS.
We desire to call special attention to
an exhaustive article from the Wilming?
ton (N. C) Star entitled, "Danger
Anead to Common Schools." This is the
first tongue of flame which indicates the
location of a fire that has smouldered
for years. It is the first expression of
a sentiment which all the force of law
and all the power of Christian charity
can not much longer hide.
The negro is an enemy to our civili?
zation, and the more we educate him
the greater is bis enmity. We volun?
tarily allow him two-thirds of our school
fund, while our own children are grow?
ing np in ignorance. He blandly ac?
cepts our.gift but goes on striving to
pull down and destroy our institutions.
Charity begins at home, and were the
negro ever so great a friend he would
have no real right to any part of our
school fund which he does not contri?
bute uutil our own children were prop?
erly provided for. With the money
paid by the white people of this State
and applied to school purposes, we could
within a few years more than duplicate
here the magnificent school system of
Pennsylvania, the finest probably in the
world, and send every white child in
the State to school all the year. We
could build brick school houses in every
County, and erect a Normal College to
train teachers to occupy them. All
this could we think be done legally abd
would be right morally. The negro is
not, as a race, one of us and he has
steadily refused for twenty' years to be?
come one of us in any respect except to
spend our money. Of course there are
many negroes to whom these remarks do
not apply but they are a hopeless minor?
ity aud are not allowed to represent
their people.
"THE BLACK DEATH."
in another column will be found a
graphic description of the ravages of
spinal meningitis in Kentucky. Some
time since, when that disease was some?
what prevalent here, many were dis?
posed to poke fun at us on account of
the extreme solicitude which we mani?
fested. (This is, of course, only a
polite way of saying that we were badly
scared ) But it happens that, we have
seeu somethiog cf this disease before
and know something of its capacity
when well under way. It appears in
Kentucky in a particularly deady form,
but even ia its mildest manner, it is a
most terrible malady, and we may be
thaukful that our city was visited so
lightly.
THE INTERNATIONAL S. S.
ASSOCIATION.
The following circular has been scot
to the Watchman and Santhron. The
matter to which it refers is most im?
portant in a religious sense, and we
hope pastors and officers of Sunday
Schools, without reference to denomina?
tion, will take hold of it with a view to
bring about some concerted action.
Those better informed will pardon us
for suggesting that the monthly union
meeting will afford a good opportunity
for taking up the subject.
The circular reads :
SAVANNAH, ??A., February 25, 1389.
PKAR BRKTHRKN : A chain of State Con?
vention has been uri angeli fur and are to Le
he'd ns follows :
South Cundill*, at Charleston, March 26,
27 and 28th: North Carolina, at Charlotte,
April 2. and 4th ; Florida, nt Lt-esburg,
April t? and loth; Georgia, ai Brunswick,
M .ty S. 9 and IO h
Mr Wm. Reynolds, President of ?he Inter?
national Association will he present at every
one un 1 is on the programs. Many other
[?ro!!i!uett-t, curliest and enthusiastic Sundny
School workers will he placed on ihe pro
l?C?m Would \nu pleise. ?io ul! t on can to
???i-e that four Count* is represented ?t your
State Convention, K!MI pka-c have a notice
nut in lour local papers free, of the time and
place'.Of holding your Sta!? Convention and
urging delegation to he sent. After reading
thi* pie?se hand it lu som? leading Sunday
Sr* h ru. I worker end "-lc them lo pass rt on
The World** Sandal School Convention is
to t... held in London, July I, 2, li and li!)
Steamer Bothnia (('unarder) has tif-on char
r,-r~d to !.;??*.?? N..v Vuik June ireh, ! J noon.
!?.. wh.it von ....in to -.<?*. that your Stan* has
.'?.'.agates elected ?Hld ??itt will yo. KxpenSCS
will tc ?bout ?16? round trip, write W. N.
il irtshom, Cttairnoui of Transportation Cotn
inine**, f>o [trrouli-ld St , Boston, Mass . ronni
No ?4. fot full ij.fi-rmation ?bout World's,
Convention Will you'htve this notice also
placed itt .'our local papers tit-e, thev will
rarefy refuse if personally applied to. This
csreuiar will he Sent to immy in th*- city where
your Slate Convention :> lo de held and we
hope you will attend all the exercises of the
(Convention, you uiii !>?. rewarded; Talk
nhout it-Work for it-Pray for it-every?
Sunday S"hnol worker in reach of this Con
vention ought not tu f-iil tu attend every
session. Will you getgth.- pastor and Super?
intendent le ie>id notice i ti vi . ?:i<r atten(h>nee
the Sunday preceding thc Convention. When
more than oue circular in enclosed please dis?
tribute them, He? pee; ful ly.
ll. B. RcrPARD, Vice-President
Iuteiw*tiu:ud S. S. Association.
A SUGGESTION.
EDOEFIELD, March 10.-Court has been oc?
cupied for the past three days in the trial of
R. T, Jones for the murder of Edward
Pressley, Sr. The case was given to the jury
at 10 o'clock on Saturday evening They re?
mained in their room until Snnday morning,
wheu at 8 o'clock they announced to the
Court that it was impossible to agree A
mistrial was ordered. This is ti e fourth time
Jones has been tried.-News and Courier.
Woolfolk, the famous Georgia family an?
nihilator whose neck has been so persistently
saved by legal technicalities, had another
piece of luck at Macon on Friday. Six jurors
had been secured, after several days of work,
when it was found that one of them had de?
clared that he would make a mistrial oefore
he would see Woolfolk go free. So the panel
was discharged, a mistrial was entered and
the entire basiness will be begun overagain.
Exchange.
The two great States of Georgia and
South Carolina have each of them a pe?
culiarly unwieldy elephant on hand.
As the former does not know what to do
with Woolfolk, and the latter is in a
similar quandary regarding her star
tragedian, Mr. R. T. Jones, we feel
called upon to make a suggestion.
As the States mentioned have been
at great expense in maintaining their
respective curiosities, it would be ad?
visable to form a joint stock company
and send them on the road. The com
pany could be appropriately styled The
Great Woolfolk-Jones Blood and Butch?
ery Combination. It could be safely
warranted to present nothing but his?
tory and at the same time exhibit as
much gore and murder in a given time
as any other company on the road.
Such a scheme would soon reimburse
the Statis all they have lost. In case
this plan be rejected, then the best
thing to do, will be to arm Mr. Wool
folk with an axe and Mr. Jones with a
shot gun, and lock them up io a barn
on a dark night. After the lapse of a
.-easonable time the barn should be
i burned.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March. 8, 1889.
The new administration is slowly
gettiug down to work. The inaugural
address was fairly well received here.
It excited no enthusiasm among the
Republicans and little criticism from
the Democrats. He was careful to
make no promises, contenting himself
with general statements.
The Cabinet is a queer sort of a com?
bination when you take the trouble to
I go over it individually, carefully uoting !
the personal characteristics of its mern- |
hers. Like this, for instance :
"Jingo Jim," otherwise known as
Tames G. Blaine, Secretary of State.
This is the man who deliberately wreck?
ed the Garfield administration in order
i to pay off an old personal score, and
j who was himself wrecked in 1884. if
j he does not have the new President in
j a hard place very soon the new Pres- I
ident will prove himself to be the pos
! sessor of much more strength than he is
generally credited with haviDg.
"Dorsey's Billy," alias William Wiu
dom, Secretary of the Treasury. This
is the man who stood by Blaine in the
Garfield wreck. Having been repu?
diated by the Republicans of Minnesota.
! he went to New York and became a
sort of stool-pigeon for Steve Dorsey,
of star-route uotoriety, in the floating of
speculative, or as some people call
I them, "wild-cat" schemes. A few !
j years ago Mr. Windom bad the Presi- j
j dential bee buzzing in his hat at a ter- j
j rific rate, and it would not be surpris- I
j iog if he should follow the example of ?
: John Sherman, who when he was Sec- !
j retary of the Treasury, turned the De- j
I partment into a political machine to !
j boom himself for the Presidency j
j Whether this would interfere with the i
j future plaDS of Uargon or Blaine I j
I cannot say.
"Old Monopoly," alias Redfield!
j Proctor, Secretary of War, is a man
j that few people outside of Vermont
i ever heard of before the last few weeks. !
I He controls all of the marble quarries |
\ in Vermont and has thereby become j
j rich, but nobody has yet been able ro j
i discover any good reason why he should j
j have been made a Cabinet officer,
j "Coon Beuny," alias Benjamin F.
j Tracy, Secretary of the Navy, is a mau
of somewhat unsavory record. He was
i colonel of a negro regiment for a while
! during the war and was afterwards in
j command of the ojilitary prison at Kl
I mira, New York, where ?O.OUO Con
! federates were confined. He gained
t more notoriety as one of Beecher's law- !
! yets in the great Beecher-Tilton scan
I dal. He has been a chronic candidate
! for office in Brooklyn, but has always
! failed of election, even when be suc?
ceeded in gettiog thc nomination. He
j knows nothing about the Navy and
j why he should have been selected is a i
: question that is puzzling everybody,
'? New York Republicans included.
Jobo W. Noble, of Missouri, is the
; Secretary of thc Interior. Ile is well |
; known i it St. Louis, where lie has prac
! ticed law, but nobody in this section .
' ever beard of him until he was men- j
j tinned a few weeks ago for his present !
! position.
j "Mc too," alias W. H. H. Miller, of j
J Indiana, is Attorney General. The j
I only reason for his being in the Cabinet .
j is that he is Harrison's law partner.
j "Cheap John,*' alias John YYanna- ?
! maker, of Pennsylvania, is the Post j
: master General. Of course everybody I
knows who he is in the Cabinet. He
bought the place just as lie would any
. *j-'b lot" of goods in which be thought :
there was a profit. Thc price lie paid
j -?100,000 - was a big one, and it is !
to be hoped that he does not expect to
realize a profit on the tra:.sa?*!iou.
"Fighting Jerry," alias John Husk, ;
of Wisconsin, is the selection fir thc j
. new Agricultural department His!
' . * . . I
first prominence was obtained by the j
proclamation ordering out. tho militia |
during tho anarchist exeitement in Ins I
State. That is how G<?v liusk got bis j
title of "Fighting Jerry." He wi'l j
have no anarchists to deal with in" his
new position, however, and no troops at
his disposal
Now. there is the whole lot. Wh it I
do you think of ihem ?
Thc office seekers have jumped on !
Harrison with both feet, not withstand?
ing his pathetic appeal to them in his
Inaugural address to give him a little
breathing time. The White House
fairly swarms with them from the time j
it is opened in the morning until it is
closed at night, and they are here to
stay until their money gives out, or they j
getan appointment. The new Cabinet;
oiheers arc all going through the same ;
experience.
All orders for Roofing. Guttering and Rc- j
pairing done quick at T C. ScafiVs.
Tariff Experiments in Australia.
The resignation of the ministry of
New South Wales, Australia, which was
reported yesterday, is apparently a con?
sequence of the difference on ?uanciai
questions which arose in 1887, when
Sir Patrick Jennings resigned on ac
count of certaiu statements made by the
colonial secretary. A new ministry
was foi med under Sir Henry Parkes,
who, in cxplaniniug his policy to the
Legislative Assembly, announced that
the Government would revert to the
principle ot' pure free trade and under?
take a thorough reformation of the
disorganized finances of the colony.
The ministers accordingly appealed to
the electorate and obtained a working
majority in the new Parliament. The
ministers, however, were subsequently
induced to resign, and now in turn their
opponents have been defeated, and Sir
Henry Parkes is at the helm again.
The issue distinctly made is between
protection and a tariff for revenue.
New South Wales has always stood
in marked contrast to the other Colonies
of Australia, in having had a low tariff,
and since 1874 substantially free trade.
Victoria, on the other hand, has a high
protective tariff. From 1870 to 1880
the increase in the revenue from the
tariff in New South Wales was 37 per
cent, and in Victoria naught; while
the exports in New South Wales in?
creased 53 psr cent and the imports CO
per cent, against ll per cent and 17
per cent respectively in Victoria. A
larger proportion of the population was
engaged in manufactures than was so
engaged io Victoria ; and in 1880
wages were higher, lt waa noted as an
instructive contrast in 1886, that some
of the boot and shoe manufacturers of
Victoria were considering the plan of
transferring their business to New South
Wales, because what they gained by
the Victoria tariff on imported shoes
was not equal to what they lost by the
tax on the leather and other materials
they required.-News and Courier.
- - lin
A State Exchange for the Farmers'
Alliance in Georgia.
ATLANTA, GA., March 7.-The
Farmers' Alliance has swept everything
before it io this State, and virtually
dictates the movements of the politi?
cians. The county merchants have
been pushed to the wall io many in?
stances, and county ware houses have
been established by the Alliance men.
The work for a Stale Exchange has
been completed. The officers of the
State Exchange in session here to-day j
are: Felix Corput, president; L. F. j
Liviogstou, vice-presiJent : L. S Led-i
better, secretary : R. A. Kelley, treas- j
urer.
President Corput, speaking of the j
scope, purposes and membership of the
body, said: "The purposes of the Ex?
change are to conduct a general mer- j
cantile busiuess, to act as agent for the ?
purchase and sale of all kinda of farm j
and orchard products and general for- j
warding agents for all kinds of com- I
. i
modities. To erect, manage and operate
ware houses, stock yards, grain eleva- ]
tors, packing establishments; to manu-j
facture guano or other fertilizers, and j
all such other enterprises as may be j
found necessary or advisable to their j
proSt and betterment. That covers
about all the ground on which the farm?
ers' want protection. The Exchange
will own property and be a person in
law and will have the right to issue and
float debenture or other bends and to
do a printing and publishing business.
"As to the capital, wc shall have a
capital stock of ?1,000,000, ?200,000
of which has been subscribed, and $50,
000, or '2b per cent, will be called iu to
begin operations with. We have 80,
000 members and 100 Sub-Alliauccs in
Georgia. By transacting their business
through the Exchange the farmers can
buy the necessaries of life cheaper, and
by being helped by the Exchange can
hold their cotton until prices are forced
up. It may hurt the cormorant, but
the honest merchant need not fear. It
will cut down the ceut per cent profits j
of the merchants who sell on six |
months' time and come down with their j
mortgages and lieus at the first pick- j
ing of the cotton in the fall. AU we j
purpose doing is to offer goods at reason- j
able rates. If the farmers can buy
them cheaper anywhere else, or if they
want to buy them anywhere else, they
can do so. The plan is one for pro?
tection solely. These cormorants, who
have uiaeje the fanners squirm under
their beaks for years, ought not com?
plain if their prey escapes them and
defends itself. The Exchange must be
situated in a central city having good
railroad facilities, so it can be accessible
for trade and easily used as a distribu?
ting point. Within these limitations
the city offering us the best inducements
in thc way of laud, building, etc., will
secure the Exchange."-N. Y. Times.
Duringa drunken row in Charleston after
midnight Sunday morning, begun in an
upper King Street bar room and ending on
the sidewalk. William Minzenmater, a well
known young man. was killed, Ids head being
nearly cut from his body hy the stroke pf a j
razor wielded by John Weir, who recently j
went from Augusta. The trouble waa be- j
tween "Factory" and "City" squads, and j
was a savage one, several of the cotton factory
men being seriously hurt. M uc zen maier was j
of the ''City" crowd.
ip - ?? <?
Bad blood causes dyspepsia and dyspepsia
reacts by causing bad blood. So both go on, '?
growing worse, until the whole system is poi- ,'
scned. The surest means of relief for the vic- !
tim is a thorough and persistent course of ?
Ai er"? Sarsaparilla.
Eclipsing all Competitors.
In no branch of journalism at the South ;
hus there been greater progress made, than in j
lier agricultural literature Although the
development has been slow, it has neverthe- i
?ess Leen steadv and permanent. The time- '
? ? .i
honored i>uulhern Cultivator, the text-book ot ?
Southern farmers, lias been in a pre-eminent !
deg rei* the leading facto; itt this development, j
The March number, in the forty-seventh year '
of it.- history, i:? on our twtde Sparkling and .
bright as have been pri vions numbers, the
number before ns eclipses any issue ever SHH :
out in thc South Toe fact i.-. that the array j
of valuable matter in its columns is simply \
overwhelming., and we must conten? ourselves j
vvith a brief tnt-'ution of a few salient points !
The illustrations, a marked feature of The !
Cultivator, are all first-class, and add i ii tt-i .-st
to Its pages. The articles from the pen of the j
venerated !>r. Daniel bee are. in themselves, a :
cy ri upi d?a ot info! malton, to s iv nothing of '
the contributions from the gined pens of stu n
experienced men ns J If Wei born, H. li
(Jreer. Mon. W. J. Northen. Thomas D. !
Baird, and a host of other.--. The "Alliance !
Department" is full to overflowing with
words of wisdom from Hon. W..J. Northen, ?
Hon. Kc lix Corput. Hon. i. V. Livingston I
and other members of the Alliance. Take it
all in all, Th*. Cultivator stands unrivaled in j
agricultural journalism in the South, and de?
serves io be in every Southern household.
We unhesitatingly commend it to our reader?.
Only Si per annum. Address thc Cultivator;
Publishing Company, Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ca.
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TAKE IT IN TIMK,
'.Ker wont of a na.:!, a shoo was lost : for j
want of a sli?>o, a horse was lest; for want of
a liorse, a rider was lostd' Never neglect strait |
tiling. The f?rrfr sijns nf pneumonia and evin- j
sumption can positively be checked by Dr.
Acker's English Remedy fur Consumption. I
?uld hy J. F. W. DoLorino.
Arithmetic Made Easy.
Mr. J. S. Richardson, Jr., ia selling a useful
book for pocket use. It 13 called Ropp's
Commercial Calculator, and is designed to
simplify and expedite calculations of every
description. It is about six inches long by
four wide, neatly bound in leather, and con?
tains in addition to a vast amount of infor?
mation, a moveable memorandum hook, which
may he replaced when filled, with another of
a similar style. The bouk is a manual, in a
compact form, of a new system of useful and
convenient Commercial Tables. Also a prac?
tical arithmetic fur practice purposes in which
is embodied the shortest and simplest rubs
and methods known, with clear and compre?
hensive explanations The third page of this
littie book is composed of a Perpetual Calen?
dar, good for three centuries. By means of it
any one can nscertaio in a moment on what
day of the week any particular day bf any
month in any year fell. This calendar is
alone worth the price of the book. In Gold
Cloth, beautifully embos*ed in colors, with
Silicate Slate, 75cts, Nice Roan Leather, with
Pocket, Siate &ad Renewable Account Rook,
SI.00 ; Fine Am. Morocco, gilt edge, Pocket,
Slate and Renewable Account Book, $1.50.
He will send these books to any address bj
mail upon receipt of price.
A fine line of Stone and Wooden Churns,
Jars, &c, for sale cheap, at T. C. ScafiVs.
Heating: and Cooking Stoves of all kinds
very cheap at T. C. ScafiVs.
Repairing Tin ware, Guns, Pistols, and all
kind of work done promptly at T. C. ScafFe's'
Stoves put up and repaired at short notice
at T. C. ScafiVs.
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AtW.VRROW ESCAPE.
Cel. W. K. Nelson, of Brooklyn, came borne
one evening, feeling a peculiar tightness in the
ches;- Before retiring, he tried to draw a long
breach but found it ahnott impossible. Ile
suffered lour days from pneumonia, and the doc
tors gave him up. Dr. Acker's English Remedy
for Consumption s:i ve I him a pd he is weil to?
day. Sold by J. F. W. Deborme.
Lost or Stolen.
ABOUT THE 4TH OF MARCH, a Black
Terrier Dog, end of tail cut off, both
ears cropped, answers to the came of Lex.
When lost had a plated chain around his
neck. A liberal ?eward will be paid for his
recovery. E. SCOTT CARSON,
Mch 13-4t.
^?OTTCET
ALL PERSONS ARE WARNED NOT
to trespass IQ any way on my lands in
Clarendon County known as my Salem home
place, all privileges heretofore granted are
revoked. J. F. GAMBLE.
March 8, 18S9._Mch 13-3t.
NOT?CTTO TRESPASSERS.
LL PERSONS not living on my ?dace,
are hereby warned not to hunt, cut tim?
ber, rake or otherwise trespass, by riding,
driving, hunting, fishing or walking over the
lands belonging to the undersigned.
MRS. N. R. WITHERSPOON.
March 13-6t
OFFICE OF
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
FOR
SUMTER COUNTY,
SUMTER. S. C , March 9. 1889.
THE NEXT REGULAR EXAMINATION
ci public school Teachers for Sumter
County will be held on April 5th, 1889, for
white teachers, at the public school building ;
for colored teachers at the Lincoln School
building. Applicants required lo furnish Iheir
oicn stationery.
JOHN T. GREEN,
School Com. Sumter County.
Mch. 13- 3t
SHERIFFS SALES.
BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me
directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H.,
on ih<? first MONDAY and day following in
APRIL next, 1889, and as many days
thereafter as may be necessary, within the
legai hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following property :
All that tract or parcel of land, situate in
the County of Sumter, in Bishop vi Ile Town?
ship, containing ninety-eight and one-half
acres more or less, bounded on the
North by lands of A. C. Durant, East by
I other lands of estate of Dora A. Barrett, on
' the South by the Camden road leading by
: Arralt's Crossing on Scape O'er Swamp, and
j West by lands of Mary L. Barrett, levied
[liponas the property of George .M.Barrett,
: in his own right, and as administrator of the
i Estate of Dora A. Barrett, under the execti
! lion of Elizabeth J. James against George M.
Barrett in his owe. right and as adminis'rator
1 of the Estate of Dora A. Barrett, deceased.
One tract of land in Bishopville Township,
containing eighty-six (86) acres more or less,
bounded on the North by road to Consar's
Mill and lands of R. 0. Dixon, on the East by
road to Cousar's Mill, on the West by lands
of R. 0. Dixon, public road to Bishopvijle,
and W. D. Scarborough's land, and on the
South by lands of J. W. Stuckey. Mill
Branch and high water mark of mill pond,
levied upon as the p.operty of W. H. Dixon
under the execution of Altantic and Virginia
Fertilizing Company against W. H. Dixon.
E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C.
Sheriffs Office, March 9, 1889._
L. W. FOLSOM,
Successor to F. H. Folsom & Bro.
SUMTER, S. C.
Dealer in
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling
Silver and finest Piated Bridal Presents.
Rich Jewelry in Gold and Plate. Clocks,
Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses,
Gold Pens. Machine Needles and Ob for all
Machines, Fishing Tackle, ?c. &c.
The celebrated Royal St. John Sewing Ma?
chine and finest Razor in America always on
hand. .Repairing promptly aad neatly exe?
cuted by skilled wo-knien.
Ciders by mail will receive careful atten?
tion. Sept. 5
WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON
JOB PRINTING
6' cc c cc c o c o c o c c q
? WK carry a lar^e and com?
plete stock of Cards. Envelopes j
( and Paper. Trial Justice's
? and other Blanks. All work!
D
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P
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padded \N hon so ordered.
LETTER HEADS
" -NOT 1 :~ 11E Al >S~^~
_ -BIL|.^ nE?l >S
STATEMENTS
. ENVELOPE'
>.INVITATIONS
' P< ?STERS ? . . . ? ~
\. HANDBILLS" . - - -
E 0 1
CIRCULARS
N
0 . ._?_PAMPHLETS
IO - . . . . "FOLDERS
CARDS
j. X (). TAGS
is COMPLETE!
eec co eoccccocc^ccoo
LAW BRIEFS a specialty. We have facil- j
ities for the prompt and correct execution j
of this class of work. Constitution and
By-Laws neatly printed and bound. Esti?
mates cheerfully furnished on application, j
THE EQUITABLE
Life Assurance Society of the United States.
SURPLUS JANUARY 1st, 1888, OVER $18,000,000-00;
FIRST, FOREMOST. LARGEST, BEST,
The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest
New Business. The 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 and occupation after first year. Incontestible after twa
years, and Non-Forfeitable after three years.
THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt,
Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. Cl
THE LAST OFFER
-AT
COST!
And for the Next
15 Days Only.
There is nothing sensational
about our matter, and we al
! ways have a good business rea?
son for what we do-a reason
?that your common sense ap
! proves. Hence we offer to the
public for a few days only, the
following goods :
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
which consists of pepular shades, and
low prices-say 25c. or 50c. each, or?
dinarily sold at 50c. and 75c.-such as
Children's Bows and Windsors, Four
in-bands, in the latest designs and
shapes.
Our ?1.50 Men's Kid Glqve at $1.10.
Our 75c. and $1.00 Ladies' Kid
Glove at 55c. and 80c.
fliteclMs! H?taMe?s!
50 doz. Assorted Handkerchiefs.
Ladies' Hem-stitched Handkerchiefs
Ladies' Hem-stitched Embroidered
Handkerchiefs.
Ladies' Hem stitched Printed Hand?
kerchiefs.
Ladies' Printed Hemstitched Linen
; Cambric Handkerchiefs.
Ladies' Scalloped and Embroidered
Handkerchiefs.
Ladies' White and Colored Silk
Handkerchiefs-All marked down at
prime cost.
We have also, left on hand,
A FEW PIECES OF REAL NICE
Casliro, Henriettas aid Tricots,
which we will sell at cost, for cash only.
Also a few Silk, Velvets and Plush
goods.
Room is what we want, and room is
what we must have, to lay in cur ex?
tensive spring stock. Remember, the
sooner bought, the better. You can
take time to look now. Choice is great?
er, hurry less. So now is the time and
& warn
IS THE PLACE. I
March 6.
LAND FOR SALE.
ATRACT OF LAND FOR SALE IN
Stateburg Township known as the Sans
Souci ylace. For references apply to
HAYNSWORTH & COOPER. ?
or G. BRADLEY,
Feb. 27. Stateburg, S. C.
Estate of F. J. O'Connor, Dec'd.
ALL PERSONS having demands against
the aforesaid Estate will present same
1 duly attested, and those persons indebted to
I said Estate, will make payment without delay
j to T. M. MONAGHAN,
j Feb. 27. Administrator.
j MAYESVILLE
DRUG STORE.
j DR. GEO. MCILVEEN & co.
MAYESVILLE, S. C.
HAYE OPENED A FIRST CLASS LINE
ot
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
And other goods usually found in a gen?
eral drug business, including
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye
Stulls, &c.
Perfumery, Soaps, Toilet
Articles, Combs and Brushes.
Stationery, &c.
A full line of Garden Seeds.
Fine Tobacco and Cigars.
Prescriptions carefully compounded-day cr
night.
Patronage of the surrounding country
solicited and prices guaranteed as low as in
any other market.
Calls for medical attendrtnee left at the
Drug Store will receive prompt attention.
DR. GEO. McELYEEN & CO.
Jan. 2 -x _
FIRST CUSS JOB WORK
AT ?OTTOM PRICES*
WATTnHUN AND SOUTHRON JOB OFFICE
PATRONIZE
HOME TALENT
Life-Size Portraits in Crayon,
MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS,
SUMTER, S.C.
-BT
MRS. E. J. DUNNE.
Also prepared to teach a class in
Drawing and Music
Jan. 30.
"J?O. T. GREEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at
SUMTER, G. H., 8. C.
Col lection of claims a specialty..
Jone 20.
The largest and most complete estaHiskmtnt South
GEO. S. HACKER & SON, ^
Manufacturers of
Doon, Sash, Bli, lilli
?irs suiLsnra gans?t.
OFFICE AXD W?REBOOXS,
King, opposite Cannon Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Jan 1 - .o
Our Favorite Singer
Drop L*af, Fancy Ccrer, Larg? Drawers,
iiickel Rings, Tucker, Ruffler, Brader,
Four Widths of Hemmers.
on one wr?k's fia!. r><?Kverc<? Fn ypor bit ft?
ffrcight chu;? s. ) uy ot.ly of Manufacturer*. Safe
C^:>va%<rrs* C >!?mi.??..h>Hs. G't New Mach .a?*
Avliir^.-s Cf cir.uLrs . nj Te>:-:n?.o?ls,
Co-cperatiTs) Sewing Michhe
-?Q Ontnee Strep*. PUib?d?Iphf?. Tn.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
notice is'herehy given that ts* Mder*
signed heretofore doing business as co-part?
ners under the firm name of Osteen ?t
Richardson, dissolred their copartnership on
the 15:h day of January, 1889. AH parket
indebted to said firm will settle such indebted*
ness with W. L. Osteen.
W. L. OSTEEN,
S. D. RICHARDSON.
Feb. 19-4 _i
MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF SUMTER,
Is TH S Co CRT OF CoMMOS PLKASJ.
The Dundee Mortgage and Trust in?
vestment Company. Plaintiff, against
Mary Henrietta Coojar, Defezdotit.
BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made Ho
the above entitled cause and dated Feb.
26th, 1889, I will sell at public auction ia
front of the Court House in the City of Sum?
ter in said State, on Monday, April 1st,
18S9-being Salesdar-between the hours of
! 1 o'ciock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock io tb.
afternoon, the following premises, to wit: *
All thnt plantation or tract of land with
the dwelling-house and other improvements
thereon, situate, lying and being in Mayee
ville Township, in the County of Sumter and
State of South Carolina, containing three
hundred and twelve acres, more or less,
bounded on the North, East and West by
lands of Mrs. Sophronia A. McBride, and on
the South by lands ?ow or formerly of T.
Hazell Dirk, said plantation being known aa
the "Home Place" of Mrs. Mary Henrietta
Cooper.
Terms of sale-Cash. To be paid on day
of sale.
Purchaser to par for papers.
JOHN S. RICHARDSON,
Mob. 6. Master for Sumter Co.
MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Is THE COURT OF COMMOS PLKAB.
Richard C RieJuxrdson, Plaintiffs
a aa in st Henry G. Sc?rborougK^
J fen ry W. Scarborough, Battle J\
Scarborough and others, Defendants.
BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made ia
the above entitled canse and dated Jan.
14th, 1889, I will sell at public auction ia
front of the Court House in the City of Sun*?
ter in said State, on Monday, April la\
1889.-being Salesday-between* ta? hom*
of ll o'clock in the forenoon anet 5 o' clock ia
the afternoon, the following premises, ta
wit :
All that tract or parcel of land, situa
near Bishopville, in the County and
aforesaid, containing ninety-two (92)
more or less, bounded on the North by
of Dr. R. Y. McLeod; on the East by la
of M rs. L. J. Dixon ; on the South by 1
of Dr. R. E. Dennis, and on the West
lands of Dr. R. E. Dennis and lands now of
formerly of Dr. I. E. Dennis.
Terms of Sale-Cash. -
Purchaser to pay for Titles.
JOHN S. RICHARDSON.
Heb. 4,1889. Master for-SwBUrOtt