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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. The Sumter Watchman was founded i io 1850 and the True Southron in lStiw. j The Watchman and Southron now has : the combined circulation and influence j of both of the old papers, and is mani- : festly the best advertising medium io j Sautter. EDITORIAL ITEMS. The Grand Lodge and Uniform Rank i of the Knights of Pythias, of Georgia, j will meet io Augusta to inorrew. The Birmingham base bali club has j been dropped fro? tire Southern League j without notice or ceremony and Mobile j elected to $11 thc vacancy. Mayor Grant of New York has shown j tte cloven foot at last by repudiating the reform sentiments of his letter of j acceptance, and declaring his intention to give Tammany men the preference ; in appointments. The State Democratic executive com- j mittee will meet in Columbia, on the j 30th instant, to choose the successor of j the late Capt. Dawson as the South j Carolina member of the National Demo- | eratic Executive Committee. News bas been received that Turks i ?re massacring Christians on thc frontier j, Montenegro. This has an ominous j .oond to those who remember the Bul- j gariao atrocities of 1870, and the ?, bloody Russo-TurkUh war which fol- j lowed. j j R. H. Jacobs, of Greenville, who j j was sent to the penitentiary last year ; i for five years for killing his farm tenant, j ; a mao named Hughes, has been par- ? i doned. His physicians stated that if I < kept longer in confinement Le would j i die or lose his mind. ! t The Governor of Kansas bas refused j( to honor the requisition from the Gov- ?1 ernor of Alabama for a E?gro murderer ; - Damed Allen. It was a Kansas man ?( who virtually started the war of seces- j 1 sion and bis sentiments appear to still ; 1 actuate the chief executive of that wild j* and wooHy State. !1 Mr. Allen Thorndyke Rice, the jr newly appointed Minister to Russia, j. died suddenly at New York last week, j lie was pieparing to sail for hisnew??> home but was taken with a threat j? affection which killed him in a few days, jc Mr. Rice was the proprietor of the !? North American Review, and a weil . 8 known writer. Ile was but* 36 \e?rs j0 old at the time of his death. ' Mrs May brich, niece of Jefferson j Davis, and a Freucb Canadian aristo- j *" erat by birth, bas been arrested at Liv- : pool on the charge of poisoning her j husband with arsenic. May brich, who c . ..lc was a prominent merchant, died with ; - symptoms of slow poisoning. His brother, Michael, known as Stephen \ 1 c Adams, the musical composer, and j other relations, hesitated to confirm the j report circulated as to the cause of his ! death. j f ! i The sword presented by the Gove:n- j or** staff to Adjt Gen. Bonham in New : ^ York has just teen received from the engraver. The News and Courier says : The damascined blade bears the : inscription : ''To Brig Gen. M. L. 0 Bonham, Jr., adjutant and inspector i f general of South Carolina, from his [ Washington Centennial staff, New ! . York, April 30. 1889." The sword bas a silver grip, and the hilt and scab c bard are heavily em bopped with gold, ; the principal designs being the shields C of the State and tb* United States. About the only man in Mr. Harri .08*8 cabinet who appears to be capable g ef attending to his duty without refer- : I ence to politic* is Mr. Tracy, of the t navy. He has issued an order that i v naval supplies on hand must be used up t before others ate purchased. Of course 0 .here will be violent opposition on tue o part of those who supply the navy, but I Mr. Tracy is right and will succeed ?f r he insists upon enforcing ' his order, i There are at present stored away in s various bureaus ?0.000,','00 worth of ? nava! stores or a sufficiency for five a years' requirements. . The Clemson Will case has been c heard in Charleston. Chi<-f Justice 1 Fuller and Judge I> nd prer-i?ing. t Chief Ju-tice Fuller dismisses the bill 1 and dissolves the injunction. The State, ' iherefore, wius. The resalt of this de- c cisiou gives the Fort Hill property, , * amounting to about ?8U.UC'O, o the : State for the establishment of au Agri i cultural and Mechanical College. 'I he : will of Thomas G. Clemson provides ! that seven trustees te appointed by i.?- j executors and six by the Staie. It will ? be remembered that the carrying out <.f i the wiil was provided for by the Gene- ( ral Assembly at iti last session. ; VESTIGIA RETRORSUM. Instigated by a hide-bound ppirit of economy or a desire to crush cut the rich aud bloated newspapers of this city, some one besought, the legislature last winter to amend the city charter .-^o as to give Council the option of publish? ing the ordinance?, as heretofore, or posting them for two weeks. As re? possess a legislature of an obliging dis? position which prompts it to do any? thing asked of it, that docs not took t<>o much like work, the amendment w;-s patted. Unfortunately for our good opinion of Council's business capacity, it decided to post, and po:-ted are the ordinances. This paper was in existence long before any member of Council, with one exception drew the breath uf life, and be will be a bold L-.?D who asserts teat lt is not a power ia the community, or that its influence bas ever been exerted tu the detriment of thc people. Every body who reads aaytbing, reads t Watchman and Southron. It is thei fore as good as any other vehicle f disseminating information. During t past year it has received from the ci $86 92 for the publication of ordina ces, amounting to 88 cents per squa for two insertions. One half of tr sum was paid to the Advance for a li! publication, so anxious is the manag mont that the widest possible circu? tion may be given to the public acts the City Council. At this rate we i ceive 22 cents per square for each i sertion of an ordinance. Will ai other advertiser give it as his expe; ence that a square in this paper worth but 22 cents? We do pub) work thus cheaply because everybody interested in it, helps to pay for it, a: ia other ways, helps to support u Furthermore, there is ia existence, at still of force, a contract by which v agreed to do this work for this pitif price, and the action of Council is direct breach of that contract. Tl above showing proves conclusively th; the money we receive for publishiu ordinances :s a matter of little irnpor ance ; but our idea of vuoriiug a new: paper is to publish that which will ir terest readers, or that which it|s cf iu portance for them to know. Oa May 14th Council passed th assessment and street tax ordinance for the coming year. They have bee written out on both sides of paper, on end of which is tacked to a board an the board hung upon a nail six fee from the ground. What a spectacl for a City ! We take it that an ordi Qance is published for the purpose G if?urding those interested au opportu nity to ascertain its contents. This i ?ither necessary or it is not. If it i accessary commun sense teaches tba :he best mode of reaching the desire. 2nd thould be adopted. Now, thosi ordinances may hang on that nail unti Pompci renews its youth, and not * iczen men will ever read them through [t is silly tc suppose that any mau witt he least sense of propriety is going tc itaud for au hour in the street staring ike an idiot at a lot of blurred cbirog .aphy flattering against a shingle. Von night form the taxpayers of the city iu i line, allow each one hour to suck the nice out of those ordinances and the de ired information would not reach bai? if them in the two weeks. Are ladies 'xpected to make spectacles of thera elves by perusing these posted crdinan es? The wildest imaginings of Kider laggard never evolved a more impos? ible fiction than the calling of this iosting business a publication. It re? binds us of a Hindu's prajcr. He urns a crank, wakes up his drowsy ;od with the rattle of a machine and :oes to bed with a clear conscience. Suppose a small boy tears one of hese ordinances and the fact is not dis overed for a day : it will then be ueces ary to begin 'he two weeks ov<:r again. Anally, we assert without the fear of ucccssful contradiction, that the pasi? ng is not legal, for the shingles are itken in cut of the supposed wet -.bout ! P. M. each day and re-hung soa;c ime during the next forenoon. 0, the genius, who devised this plan f retrenchment, attained a height of ssin?ni'y which is sublime for it6 very oftiness. He will never fill his proper phere in life until he becomes breath iispenser to our prize- box legislature, n that position, his ideas of rigid econ my will le appreciated hy the people. )RATOPcS AND" THEI? MIS? TAKES. When tiie mania for speech making etzes a man. his case is about as hope ess as is that of the morphine eater or he devotee of Limberg cheese. He fill murder his mother tongue without he slightest compunction of conscience ?r fear of remorse. Au accurate sten? ographic repo;t of thc average court louse argument ur stump speech would xhibit -a wiid waste of nonsensical flanders and pointless, meaningless entences, calculated io cover with the lust of humiliation any o;:e not lost to .li sense of shame. But you will find lumbers of men, whose characters are ?therwise unimpeachable, make verv ? mg eared u>>es of themselves, and lever discover the fact as long as th ev ive, ari bemuse they have beru stricken villi oratorical lunacy. Wc have heard ;? t:. j mania $cribc"dt, and we pre? sume that the c seasc ut.d'-: discussion S similar to that which siaddvuly takes VK? of a tn uzt and forces Lim t ; r.>ub!i>h 1 i aew.?p;?p< r for the -j uk o <.( seeing hts sr?*i;?gs i'i print Wc have i:> mind ;'-*.y fen i nut viv tra i w.uo spells v.erv, vesrry. r.:.;. me?is; **?u.~Kc-s, <-i--.. ye? s prepared ten or.?-?ts i> *.<.': to :?" ?oarsc f??r au ur upon a::', cuncejv ?bie subject fr -rn .*!. . i?.ovyment of ii. : jolar system >i thc (.!?. J.'I n of a eor ;ner. But we are af;er larger game tl:is time, cvtt. if we do rm the r i -k of oc? cupying the pOsdtiou of ti?..? gnu: on thc '?x's hom. An etithu-iastic admirer of II W. Gently writ's of thc great fjeor cia editor as f-dl-.-v- : Grady's Ht en? rv tnt rh i i? ti'.?iq f?r . I think it K'juiii ? t ?.* v..<j?i m.???. IM Hw?*S !0 the Window; ? 'it! tra M- k f. ..';:??. . r it cotton eoiapre?s for ...:> '? -ur ? r i?(>, \ <:* his irtni;i i1c:?S if. shape, *.!.', .- - ? i ii -tu:? ri?"?*, aodeven s:??.?ti!? ;<i m ? ..-(.;...,- ..? ]. :. .<>> tri!ly. and then mutes th?? wji* <. i-'hiue '.. his stenographer., rarely '-o^i.r.i-to c * . error. IVh:Ie trt.cier the i: .>:' KU i?r-t VT ii ich he is parting tlwoajih ri? |it?r?rv pi o cess he is ii I te ri v i : v i. >IJ ? r M ;. is >.ii ri <>wn ? - inj?s. Soase'tmes th? 5; StiikfS h i in t jM-?'?t?i)?r ci.ri;m??:?M-.-s. ii-.r ij.<- j->e ? !r?>? Ar? lan ta are rather proud ?.f t.>...; weakness thwii otiif r? ?se, ?n-J - ? - i. ^ * : ? in rf?p*"ctii'P ir. Unfortunately for the accuracy of Mr Grady's written statements, he iris be? come inordinately fond of airing his sentiments from a platform. Conse? quently, one who desires to discover his real meaning, is compelled to read be? tween the lines vt his editorials. Fur tueratcre, if we are to credit the sta mcnts of some New York popers be tn a header into a most uucomforfal warm pot of soup, when he made ! last Ciceronian effort at the Non Bat to show how Mr Grady's Engl: will run away with him, and iu refu lion of the statement of Isis culogi that he rarely commits a single ern the following extract will be sufficient To have made ihe Srate better for hav] lived in it, ?nd its people happier for bivi moved among them-no bettor than i could be said of any man, and tims in di and sorrowfui conviction we write of F. Dawson. We submit that it is rather a le handed compliment to express som that a man has made a State better i having lived in it. Next to rueani what you say, there is no characteris of a writer so generally appreciated saying what you roer.u. As an instance of how rashly ai desperately a truly good man ma nuder peculiar circumstances, be i duced to string his words together, \ quote from the New York Mail ai KJCJWCSS the report of a speech deliver* by the "silver tongued orator of Cia eudon'*: Mr. President, my friends of the New Yo Southern Society, and also my fellow citize of New York and our sister Stntes, who a present tc-nigbi: The lateness of the hour reminds me of il impossibility of my responding to your se: timents by any long remarks upon an occ sion ?ike this ; hut at the same time, as n friend has said, in a State that is to me as n mother, and when my mottler's name is mei tioned, from my earliest boyhood and tot te ?og steps. I have been taught always tod my duty to her, and n?ver upoo any oco.i sion, in peace or in war, to be untrue to tl responsibility that may be cast upon tue. My friends, we of South Carolin*, as yo know, have always been a proud people, an thank God fur it. We are proud yet. \Y ?re proud, not, my friends, of great pro? perity. fer we have it not : we are not prout my friends, of great amassed wealth, becaui that is not ours; nor are we peculiarly pron of honors that have been cast upon us, fe they have not been ; but there is one thin we can say, and I must say that for the Stn! that I have the distinguished honor to rep? seat upon this grandest event in America history, that never upon ar.y occasion in th history of this country has that State faltcre in its discharge of what she has believed to b her duty. [Loud applause.] We may have bee:? wrong, God alon knows; and it would seem to us just now a if Iiis decision had pronounced uss;.; but, tn friends, be that as it may, and be ihesubsc quent verdict of history upon our cause ari' our conduct what it may, we at least hav this consciousness, and God knows it, that al our acts and the acts of the Slate from it earliest history, tis every one knows who ha studied American history, luve been an uu ceasing and unwavering defense of humai rights and constitutional government. Am 1 s*.e some citizens of Massachusetts here Can they cot remember when the tea was cns oveiboard in Boston harbor, bow the peep! of Carolina responded to that patriotic act' Were these things forgotten ? For what enuSi had Carolina io complain of the mot he country ? Siie had none. Can they forge that when the people laid down their lives their property and their sacred honors in thi scale? can the people of her sister States-cat Massachusetts, Now York, Vermont, Nev Hampshire and Connecticut, and alt the othei glorious and lonely staters, forget that whet ^ir Peter Parker's fleet attempted to enter th( city of Charleston lo overthrow the Americar ?overnment, American ?ands and America! country, ihat it was thc well-known palmetto ?ogs, and behind them the stout hearts ol Moultrie and Jasper and his Carolinians fought it and sent i; hack like a Spanish Ar mada from the British shores? [Applause.] My friends, in tho darkest history of the rev elution, when Nov.* York had t een surren ;hred, when Washington WHS at Val tay Forge, caa yon, my fe?ow-citizsns and fel? low-countrymen from .Massachusetts and Mame, forget that i-vt-n in that dark and iarkest hour, that the war cry WHS he ?rd in L'*: eli:::?. in Charleston, that city that has teen ia British bauds, there was freedom, and when the gallant Northern mea ami Greene irt i ihe Smithers army had fwepr. from the battles of Eutaw, Cow petts ar:d King's Moun? tain, and made landmarks in American his? lory, and on Carolina, and joined with Wash? ington ?itid helped to achieve the surrender of ?'i.rk'owu? Great God, ali this forgotten? ls thal net written, a;;d will it not s'..?nd so :hnt it caa never perish, and engraven on >!->ne thut can never perish ? Thea, again follow O'.?: '.he history of that gallant State. Fargive me. f:??r;ds, i! I rendad yon Carolin ans here, and Southerners, and fellow-coun? trymen of the tither States, can it still be for jo'teh, has it been erased, that never iu all :he subsequent history, except probably the .-omparativeiy insignificant war of 181'J. that wheo the Aniericau ii ig ?ai raised it was lecessary to send an >.:my to the very moun lain fastnesses <<t the lund of Montezuma, .-unit be forgotten that the first American h?g that wa* planted arel fastened there was lone by a Palmetto regiment, and a son of ?a roll na ? Now, my friend;, what ? have said to you - I did not co::.e here to speak. ! know ihat gallant corps of Carolinians who followed me iiere and marched up Broadway, that rie.? 3:ficent avenue, amidst these nany sikh's these people of free men, we came here not lo ?peak and not to boast. We are true and faithful Americans, und uc came to contrib? ute our mite, be it ever so small, to ii0 glory ?nd honor and contribute praise to th:? great ?:d glorious country ot ours, which God Craat may not only have prosperity now but may ??st forever and rorev?r, and nt inst be wit*! we are to-day-the bright example for all the coming generations id' mankind. [Loud applause. 1 We hope, for the s:;ke of the sanity of the rising- generation, teachers of public schools may uot be induced to uso this speech as a parting exorcise. We have .ituod a large amount of abuse from the M'lil and Express, and hu ve thus far preserved our equanimity, but we ma?t draw the line somewhere, and we thal] a-iv.icute an immediate resort to arms when this vile and detestable sheet publishes au ot uer of our Gov? ernor's airer dinner speeches. W c '?|i*ve al wa} s been a proud people and tbatik <i"i for it," and by the beard of ti.'.- pronhet, the nest time any slump tailed s .:. ( fa sea coi I: holds eur be? Loved tiovern^r op to tho ridicule, of mankind, wc wi j i have hts blood, il we have t-? numb ?1 out wiih a fire on THE WOK ST SINCE 'SI. Th-sc who tin: troubled wirh a good rn em orv-, will remember v. it h something iihin tu a shudder, tho struggle for ex? ist, nee which ?oc?:rr*il in this country ;.f:er the, disastrous crop year ISSI. \ 1 hine saved us from ruin but til" ,:.;:<.;;;.i nt harvest <>f th J fol!-: wi ?. g year. Indications arr* to ibo eilec! that .io- i-xoeiience of Is"*! is aboi?! tobe rcp.-ated. A serif s of g;"<"i average ct? p returns Sias ir;!:;!;-' i the farm ts to twke large outlays for preparation <.! and pl.stitir.g tbs ir lands for tbi- year. af:ti ;!.:>> far tb ?te appears to be lin ly chaude b r the ?'?wi??S plants K?r ?,. tv.i.? t:o.'.:?!^. ;::? rain has fallen ir; soie " nt ll : 01 tit ii s r., be of real bcn tS? Un April I-?5*?. !.'? :'> and" -.?''' verv ligiit : -los feit, bli? tJ'?t si ncc tho hist (Jay of la>? month, bas rain fallen tn quantities sufficient to insure th?: ?reruiioatiou of seed Those who roi jed their cotton seed for planting, have in most cases been compelled to re-plant, while those who planted dry seed r.re still anxiously looking for them to come up. Some planted early, and their cotton is up but cannot grow, in ad? dition to this, the spring ba* been and still is so cool that large bodies of corn have been, in a measure, destroyed by bud worms. Thus far there have boen but two warm nights during the season. These were May 10th and 11th. It is a fact, almost unprecedented that dou? ble blankets are still comfortable at night. At this writing, there is not the slightest indication of rain and the heavy snows of May 15th in Wisconsin and Michigan will probably prolong the cool weather, and we feel that a season of great want is just ahead of us Some are in conditiou to stand it, but^na?y are not, and it is to these last that we wish to suggest the advisability of re- , trenchment and ecoooiny. Some of the j city merchants have already furnished j two-thirds of the full amount of their f lien obligations. Under such unfa- ! vorablc circumstances, it would be j folly to expect them to supplement ! those obligations by others. It is the ; habit of our people to be sanguine under j misfortune, but we hope that they will j realize the situation and be careful this ; time. A most unusual season is upon ! them and they have every cause for the j utmos nsiety. SUPREME LODGE K. OF H. From the Indianapolis Sentinel, j kindly sent us by Captain Delgar, we j extract the following. It (the committee) also admired against the j payment of the benefit to the heirs of \V. ? Uetkerof Cincinnati, (j., who died from tho i eff?c.3 of intoxicating liquors, and against j that to the heirs of John B. Po?? of Edina. : Miss , who lefi home in August, 1880, threat- \ ening to kill himself, and has not since beer, j seen. i An adverse recommendation was also made j in the case of C. F. Smith, a bookkeeper of j Sacramento, Cal., who left the store of h*3 em- ; ployer* on Jun. 22, 1SS7, r.nd is supposed to have committed suicide ?>y drowning In the case of the grand lodge of Texas, ! which hud failed to discipline the Jefferson j lodge of that state fur allowing one of its i members to violate the criminal code of the : order, the committee reported that it WHS "of j the opinion that subordinate iod?es do, ! through sympat!)v for beneficiaries, too often '. fu.U to discipline members who ?re known to j tie killing themselves hy excessive use ?f '? ardent spirits. Thnt i: is tho du'y of subordj- ' nate lodges to expel nil such ir-rmfiers who. ; after rebuke or suspension, fui; ?u reform in j this respect." The Knights of Honor will not pay the benefit of a man who commits i suicide, or of one who dies from alco- j holism. Io tito latter case, however, ' the subordinate lodge to which the : victim of indiscretion belonged is liable j for the full amount of the insurance. ; Both of these providions are wise, the ; latter especially so as it tends to bring ; the whole influence of a lodge to bear j for the reformation of inebriate mern- ! ber?. Concerning South Carolina's repre- ; (tentatives in the Supreme Lodge, the Sentinel savs : South Carolin H has thrt-e energetic repre- j Sen ta ti res in the person of VV. VV. Simons of Charleston, Edmund Bacon of Spartani'urg ' ?ind VV*. R Delga; of Sumter.' Tia* last two . are auditors of their counties n;-.? Mr. Simons hus been clerk ?,f the city cut:neil o? Charles? ton for eighteen years. They wer- all u:?ant- ' mously of the opinion that Sen.li C'lroiitm j was i". an era of prosperity. Harrison's >;p- j poinUneuts uer?1 at present attracting little attention ir. their Eectica us they hud been confined to a few pos'a! clerks.. The} egree, also, that there would never again be such a thing as ne;::o rule in the South, ns that was i a thing <?f the p?st. In order lo prevent it, however, it would not tie necessary to resort to viuier.c", as there was always a certain per . cent, of the negroes who voted with the dcm- . ocrats. Moreover, the eight-box lnw in ex-I istence in their state virtually amounted to an : educational restriction, KS voters had tu re?d before they were auie tc? deposite their ballots , in the right boxes. Negroes were kind!) ! treated in South Carolina-more so, probably, ! than iu the North. A white man had recently ! been hung in their state for killing a negro, i and the governor hid just reprieved llm-e | negroes who had been sent nj) for killing a | white mau. They said th? stories ni-out shot- 1 guss being used ?bout the polls at election time were nonsense. Uiots shout the polls : bud hi eu unknown of recent years, and, us ? ibe State had a rt ?? id law in regurd io carry in g 1 concealed weapons, there were few of them 1 carried. It appears -dr?nge lo us that. South j Carolinians at the Noni) should be called j on to make such statements and explana- j tiona as the above : but there are none : so blind as those who will not see, and : the people of the North steadily and j presistantiy refuse to see us ns we are. ? THE PALMETTO FLAG. Apropos of General Sherman's crit- j icism cf the South Carolina contingent j ai the Centennial, a reporter of thc j Charleston World state?, on the author- j ity of.a. Mexican veteran, that the Pal-i mette regiment never carried anything j but. thc Palmetto flufc in Mexico. That j this rcgimeut stormed Cbapultepec be- ! cause the troops appointed fur that pur- ! pose refused to move to the assault. That it first entered the city of Mex- ] ico y nd its GUL' first floated over the hat- ? i tiemt-nts. A!l this is true. The : no-ps which refuse.! to obey their i iii- ? ccrs at Ci?ar,ult?*pec composed a N w Vo:k regiment, and thc first man to : enter th? Mexican cup:::.! wa-* .Jumes ; Shcdd, of l'a:: lb id. j (Fi't.HH i/\r K v :-.*!' Go nvM|o o ?I rn-'t ) WASH IU GTO isr LETTER. W'.-.-m.sf.T! I?. C., M.-.-. 17. 1?JS9. lion Samuel -?. Mindil! who bus . bron confined to his re-idcuce it? ibis city for scvetal works pus: is now much better, a'?li ??: si ii not yet weil enough to ..<-.? out <;f doors. ll'; contempl?tes spending the summer at thc seashore. Svlicii -r ?i- nerai *) uk s, of th? l?e pr.ri::icnt of .Justice, who tendered his resi?'t.-ntio'i at the beginning ni the j pr, administration, has b< en not.tied j of tts acceptance by the President to take effect on thc L> h inst. Mr. ?Jenks will continue in the service ot the Government as nn?el iti the telephone cases until they are disposed of. This; p isiiion ivan rt:ti bora of contention which brought on the recent hitter wrangle between Senators Sherman and Q iav. It was privately promised to Sherman s candidate Alphortzo Hart, of Ohio, s-.n.e weeks ago, but for some un? known cause the appointment hus not vet been publicly announced. Ex-Senator Kiddleberger, would-be Congressmau Laughton aud other anti Mahons republicans come to We have in store for the spring and sum? mer an elegant display of NEW DRESS FABRICS in the latest shades with trimmings to match* We realize the scarcity of money and ofter bargains in all lines. Absolutely the Lowest-Priced House in Sumter. Wo lead in this respect. An examination of our prices will be convincing proof of this fact. Samples sent on application. April 17. Washington and chin the President ail they want to, but so far everythin given out in Virginia has gone to a Maheno man. A big scramble is now taking place daily at the Government Printing ofhce, Palmer, the new Public Printer having taken charge of the office Monday, since which time he has hardly been allowed an opportunity to eat or slef-p so great is the rush. Fie has made but few appointments yet. but one of those few-Chief time keeper-was secured by ez-Sena?or "Billy" Chandler, of Nev; Ham phire, who is one of Panner 's bondsmen, for his private secretary "Billys" friends are also likely to be heard from when the contracts for the year's supplies for the oiTioe are made next month. Chief Justice Fuller has gone to Norfolk, and from there he will proceed to South Carolina on his district four. Harrison's first negro appointment Kev. James Townsend of Indiana, to be recorder of the General Land Office -has created quite a commotion in the Land Oflice.' In the division of which Townsend is to be Chief there are 25 white lady clerks and everyone of them is trying to get transferred to some other division in order to escape the negro chief. As one of tho ladies puts it: "We naturally have to pay a certain ?amount of court deference to our Chief, and it will ba \ery disagreea? ble for me to treat a negro a? my supe? rior, T shali get into some other otvision if I can ; if not I suppose I sba]] have to stand it, as my bi ca i and butter depends upon it." Oklahoma docs not propnce getting left in the great scramble for office. Corporal Tanner hus appointed a bor.;.; of pension examiners for Guthrie, and the Civil Service Com m is-i one rs have received a letter ask inn how soon ex? aminations are to be ii!'-'! in Oklahoma. : lt is said that the Sherman aud : Flaker factions cf Ohio republicans j fia ve got un a nom promise on the Federal efficers in Cincinnati, and that j ex-Mayor Amor Smith will be surveyor and Col. D. W. McCluug collector. ; The first is a Sherman man and the Ut? ter pins his faith to Foraker. One man has appear? d here as a ? candidate for oftice that every respecta? ble man in the country should rejoice to see disappointed. I refer rn W. E Haskell, editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, who wants to be minister to Denmark. Haskell is the man who j publicly insulted Mrs Cleveland by a j scandalous editorial in tho columns of; his paper while she and her husband ? were the guests of his city. Ir is sur- : prising that he could get anybody to ; indorse his application. The Court of Claims has decided . that the celebrated Tv. iggs swords which ' have been in the custody of thc Treas- j uty department ever siucc the war ; should be turned over to Mr. Myers, ! the executor of ino General Twigg?' j estate. Ex-Congressmaa Ochiltree, who j spends his time in New York, but for political purposes, claims a residence in Texas, says that Harrison has given him control of all the Federal patronage of Texas. It may be just as Mr. Ochiltree says, but you know Mr Ochil? tree is the champion romancer of the country. Fx Public Printer Benedict and his | brother, cx-chief clerk of thc Govern? ment Printing Office have been present? ed with handsome gold headed canes by thc cleric;! force of that u??ee. Mrs. Oscar Folsom, the mother of Mrs. Cleveland, was married, May 20th at Jackson, Michigan, tn Mr Henrv K. Perrine, of Buffalo. New York. Mrs. Cleveland was present. Humor lr.!'< it that Chinese Gordon is alive, i-, held fora ransom of ?200.000, aro! flint G Bennett of the N w York Herald, now in Fg;. pt, has started to rescue him Bicycles. Tricycles, fee. HAVING SKCri?.Kf) T?1K AGENCY for one of die lu st Hie* eic M inufaetorii s III me United Slates, I take pleasure ni otter? ing their goods to the i?ul>;i<-. All goods gold under guarantee as to material and workmanship. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED since last season, ?nd several new st vies ol machines brought out. Correspondence so? licited and catalogues furnished on applica? tion. C. P. OSTEEN, May 3. Sumter ?j. C. O THE FARMERS. mamsaasBKBxesamaanaasBsmaaasmBa FARMERS WISHING TO li LT ANT OF THE FOLLOWING MA? CHINERY : HARVESTERS AND BINDERS, REAP? ERS, MOWERS, GRASS RAKES, &c, Will do well to call ou jue before buying elsewhere. I am handling the and it is not surpassed hy any manufactured iu the United States, It is very simp!*?, light, strong and easy draught. My Piiees are Low and Terms easy. Write to me for catalogue and prices, which will be sent free. Hoping to hear from thc farmers of the country. ? am, respectful!?, GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agt. May l-r-m-a-s. Office at Epperson's Stables, Sumter, S. C. A NEW ENTERPRISE, NEWLY OPENED BY E. CAFFARELLI. CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. Roofing and Guttering, Cornice SIieet-Lon, Metal Work, Pumps, &c. l??Sr* Prompt attention given to all parties. ^S^f -ALSO ICE! ICE! ICE! To bc had at E. Cardare!li's ali the season at thfi usual price. Respectful ly, E. C ARD ARELLI, AT THIS TIME HORSES AND MULES MAY BE SCARCE, But ? am still in the ring with Wagons, Corn, Lime, Carriages, Hay Cement, Buggies, Oats, Plaster Paris Phaetons, Bran, Hair and Hoad Carts, Shorts, Fire Brick. TO ARRIVE: 2 Car Loads No. I Timothy Hay. Respect fully, Mav 8, ?S9. _ Mi OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, 8. C., May G, 1889. rpriE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHED |_ in accordance with Section 3 : Au Act lo allow unimproved lands, which have noi been on the tax looks since 1^75 to i>e listed w;:??.iu? penni tr. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho?Se of Representatives of the State of Son:h Carolina, now na.-: and sitiinc; in Gen? eral A S? fia'. i;>, and by the Authority of the ?ame. That ia all cases ? ::ire unt inproved Kari which has no! boen upon tbr tax COOKS sii;C the fiscal yent commencing November I. !375. aud which ure not on the forfeited ist. shall Kt any ii iii^ bribie the ??t day of Cctoher, ?SSS. be returned to the County Auditor fut taxation, the said Auditor be, and is hereby instructed, to assess the same and to enter it U}i"a the duplicate of ll<* fiscal *e-.r com? mencing November !, IS37, with the simple taxes ut I lint \ car. Section 'J Thai all such lands MS may bc r?t??it.?-.i to ?he Auoiii r tor taxation between the first day of ? >. soler. 1SSS. and the ii;.-: lin'.i oi October, ?SSC*, r-1 . i J : I?' ?SS?'S*ed a:: : charged with ii:*.- simple ?axps of the r?o fi?cal years eommesictn:., respectively, on the t'r.-i d <v ot N . vfiiji ?.;., 'sss Section '.'< I '?al as soon as nracticah?e after the I M-' age of ihis Ad. thc Comptroller Oll? era.! is directed t.' furnish a copy of the same lo each Auditor in the State, and thc Audi? tors are reo ni red ?o publish she snnie tn each of County napers, once i ?epk tor three* tuon th* during tho year IS^S. and tor the Satr.e period of ti'no during the year iSv:': .nd the cost of such putdicatiou <l>.a!l paid by the County Treasurer, upon the order of the County Commisioners, oui of the ?':di nar} countt '..w ! :-t collected. Approved December 1S8T. VV. Ii. DELG A-R, Mut 9-3m. Auditoi ^amterCounty. SHERIFF'S SALES. ?)V vir'ue of Sundry Executions, to me .Ii rec'ed. wi; ne sold at Sumter C. 1!.. oa first MUNDAY and day following in .iCNE tv \;. I>S:\ and as many dave thereafter a.- may be necessary, within the legal hours ol sale, to ibo highest bidder, for cash, the following property: Ali iii- right, ti:I.-, interest and estate ot Wo.fi. .: S. Dinkins. i<i;-.? an undivided one t- :i*!i part in remainder after the death of Mrs. Francis L. Dinkins in and to that tract of land containing two hundred and fiftv (250) acres, more or less, hounded cn '.he North and West by land former'}' of Lucius P. Loring, and on the East and South by 1 rt nd landy by Dr James M Pitts. I.-vied upon as the properly cf Winfield S Dinkins under the execution of Edwin W, Moise against Winfield S ? 'ink i ns. E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, May 7S 1883. Estates o? M. F. Dewson, Dec'd. AND Mrs. Catherine Hewson, Dec'd. VLL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS against said Est.t'es v iii present t?>e same, duly attested, and ail persons in ?ny way indebted to said Estate, v\i!l make pay? ment without dela*- to T. M. MONAGHAN, May 8, 1889-31. Administrator. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT FO?. Bank of Sumter. ON MAY 1st. next a SAYINGS DEPART ment will Reopened rn connection with "The Hank 0* Sumter,*' interest at 4 p*r cent, fer r.nKum. paynble quarterly, according to regui.itiottj which will be furnished depos? itors. hi addition to the regular daily banking hoers, tlie Savings Department will be open for receiving deposits on Saturday evenings ii uni 6 to 0 o'clock. \V. F. B. HAY NS WORTH, A. WniTR, Jr. . President. Cashier. April 24. S??E YOUR MONEY. OV ?nd sfn>r May 1st. 1889, THE SIMOXDS NATIONAL BANK of Sum? te i , wtli establish A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT ir? connection with their present business, and will tay iutrrest at tiie rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly upon such sums ot m< : ey as may be deposited, suoject to the rules and regulations, usually adopted by S ivir.gs liar.ks. W. ALSTON PRINGLE. .IR.. Apr. 24 - v. Cashier. Estate oi Mrs. Caroline I. Mayes, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Slimier County on the S?h day of Jane. ISSI"?, for a linai Discharge as Executor ot" aforesaid Estate. J AS E MAYES, May S- lt. Executor. Estate of Miss Mary A. Frierson, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PROBATE for Sumter County on June 13tb, 1SS9, for a Final Discbarge as Executor of aforesaid Estate. WM. F. JOHNSON, May 8--lt, Executor, Atlantic Coast Line Sir* WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA K. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. "Datei May 12, IS8'J.|X??:_ 2Hj.No. 27|No. 58 - p. M.] 1M?.| LVfl Wilmington. * 6 25 ?IO 10 Leave Marion. 9 38 12 40 Arrive florence..-. IO 30] 1 20 No. 5ui A M A M A. M. Leave Florence. 3 20 . f * 20 Ar're Sumter. 4 40 . 10 2$ No 52 flo 33 ll 55 Leave Sumter. J 4 4^ Ar've Columbi*-...I 6 I5i NV 52 runs (brough from Charlton T?A Central K ii. Leaving Lanes 9:15 A.M., Manning 9:56 A. M. Train C. ? D. R. P.. connects at Florene? TU \ INS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia.. Ar've ?aiaier. J No. 511 No. 53? No. 53 ip ? i PM; P ...1*10 3 ll ?6 Leave Sumter.I ll 5S Arrive Florence.j 1 J 5 A M No. 78 4 55 5 20 8 35 f 6 27 7 50 M ?5 20 6 33 No 14 * 8 15 8 69 ll 59 Lear? Foresee. Leave Marion. Arr. W?las?ngton. ?Daily. fDaiiy except Sunday. No. 53 runs through ty Charleston, S C., ri* Centrai R R . arriving Manning 7:04 P. M., Lat.es 7:42 P. M., Charleston 9:30 P. M. No. 59 connect* at Fh-rencc with C. and D. train for Cheraw and Wades'ooro. Nos- 7* and l-l Drake close connection at Wilmington with W. & W. K. R. for all point? N<--rtb. Train on Florence R. R. leaves Pee Dee daily exrept Sunday 4 -JO P. M., arrive Rowland VOO P. M. Returning Ieav* Rowland 6 30 A. M., arrive Pee Dee 9.00 A.M. Train <>n Manchester & Augusta R. R. leavei Sumter daily exreot Sunday, 11:00 A. M.. ar? rive Pinewood i 2.01. Returning len ve Pin?? wood 12:30. P. M.. arrive Sumter 1:30 P. M. JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't J. R. KEN LY, Assistant ?e.Vl Manager. T. M, EMERSON. (Jen. Pasnenger Ag't. Atlantic Coast Line. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. OF S. C. CON PEN SED SCHEDULE, TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Datei May 12. 1839 |No. 27jNo. 23|No. 53 Leave Florence..., " Kingstree .. Arrive Lanes. Leave Lanes. Ar've Charleston. A.M. ?1 35 2 29 2 60 2 50! 5 00 A.M. ?9 30 10 55 11 20 ll 20 1 30 P.M. P.M. * 7 50 9 30 Train No. 63 takes No. 53 South of Lanes. Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at Flor? ence with No. 23 Train. TRAINS GOING NORTH. {No. 78[No. I4|No.53 Leave Charr Arrive Lanes. on. Leave Lanes. " Kifgstree. Arrive Florence.. A.M. j P.M. ?12 25i* 4 30 2 45j 6 28 2 50 3 10 4 20 6 28 6 46 7 55 A.M. ?7 30 9 10 * Daily, j Daily except Sunday. Train No. 34 connects at Florence with train on C. & D. R. R. for Cheraw, S. C r and '.Vnd^sborOj N. C. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R R. of S. C. Nos. 73 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, N. C., making dose connection with W.& W. R. R. for all poi als north. J. R. KEN LY, J. F. DIVINE, Ass't Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON. Gen"l Pass. Agent. m TM ?e riou .IX Cairned Goods .a And avail yourselves of the opportunity offered FOR THE NEXT 30 Days Only. For 30 Days only we will sell our entire stock of Canned Goods named below at prices mentioned : 3 lb. cans Pie Peaches, $1 35 per dozen. 2 lb. caus choice Peaches, ?1.35 per dozen. I> ib. cans choice Peaches, $1.75 per dozen. 3 lb can? extra choice Peaches, $2.15 per dozen. 2 lb cans Bartlett Pears, ?1 50 per dozen. 3 lb. cn ns choice Tomatoes, $1.30 per dozen. 2 lb cans Egyptian Sugar Corn, ?1 25 poi doze?. 2 ib cans Evergreen Sweet Core, il ?">;} per dozen 3 lb. cans choice Roast Beef, ?2 25 per ?Irzon. 1 lb cans choice Lunch Tongue. $3 00 per dczen. 1 lb cans choice Dried Chipped Beef, $2 75 per dozen. 1 lb c^r.s choice Mackerel, $1.50 per dozen. 1 lb cass choice Salmon, ?2 00 per dozen. I lb. cans best imported Sardines, ? ?2 25 per dozen 3 lb. cans Tripe, ?2 25 per dozen. j Ou: Crusade Blond Coffee is the best ! Roasted Coffee in the city, try it. i Wc keep constantly on hand a choice i lot of the justly celebrated A. E. Crack? ? ers. Always fresh. ! Why pay 35 cents for Butter, when ! you can buy a choice article from os ; for 25 cts. per lb We 6nd it no trouble to show goods j and quote prices. Have you tried Puddioe ? Try it, j only 10 cts. per package. Sold only at April ir, ! Kew Advertisements. j Rod Carts ! Hf ! Ten per cent, cheaper T> n ^ ' fl0 I than anybody. Dllg^lC?J j Don't buy before getting our prices and catalogues, j THE GEO. W. STOCKELL CO., j Name this paper. Nashville, Tenn,