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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7. The Sumter Watchman was founded ia 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. Th* Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. > vs EDITORIAL ITEMS. Hr, Ho wren the reformed drunkard ?asl: evangelist ia now ' lecturiug iu Atfoata. The rainfall over the whole earth that can bo heard from has been phe? nomenally great this year. John L. Sullivan has been arrested and taken to Mississippi for trial, where ho bas been locked np in thc city jail of Jackson, to await trial on charges grow? ing out of the late prise fight with Kil * rain. . Yesterdays dispatches report the arrest' of Kilrain also at Ocean View, on tue ?oast of Virginia. - The Gol a m bia Beginer makes the startling statement, that there are six thousand persons in Charleston ont of employment. This statement, if allow? ed to go uncontradioted, will discredit tite old city by the sea tn the eyes of the commercial world, and is provoking some pretty caustic rejoinders from the Charleston papers. Forty business blocks in the city of Spokane Falls, W. T , were consumed by fire on the night of the 4th instant, the loss being estimated at from ?10, 000,000 to ?40.000,000. All provis? ions and supplies in the city were de? stroyed and in view of the suffering that must ensue, appeals have been sent ont for aid. At this writing it looks as if Mrs. Maybrzck the American woman on trial at Liverpool, England, on the charge of. murdering her husband, will be ac? quitted. She confesses her criminal intrigue with an unmarried Englishman by the name of Brierly, bat is making a good defense against the charge of murder. Ye Idell the slayer of Black weil, about ?bose extradition from Pennsylvania there bas been such a foolish and tre? mendous stir at the North, is now in jail at Edgefield and will be tried at the nest General Sessions to convene there next week. W. C. Bocet, of the Abbevilla_-BaJV has been retained as coansei for the prisoner. 'The tiresome controversy between Postmaster General Wanamaker and \ President Green, of the Western Union Telegraph Company ovc-r the low rates fixed by the former for the transmission of government messages, is still going on, and indicates a weakening on the part of the government. Wanamaker intim?tes a willingness to confer on the matter before, definitely fixing rates, which means that he wants a reason? able excuse to yield to the Company's demand. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. At the last examination of candidates for positions as teachers of the Sumter County public schools more negroes in proportion to the number of that race, who applied, proved proficient, and were granted certificates of qualification, than whites. This is not conclusive that there is more culture and education amongst the colored than amongst thc white people, or that the opportunities of education aro afforded the ene and denied the other. Facts do cot support this solu? tion of the matter. Nor can it be ex? plained on the hypothesis that the ne? gro intellect is peculiarly adapted to the acquisition and retention of mere knowl? edge without receiving the culture and ?ducation that kuowlodge imparts to the white*, as.some suppose. Whilst this, judged by the uses or misuses the negro salces of the knowledge he acquires from his texl books, may be a reason? able estimate of his capacities for edu? cation, yei, when we consider the pecu? liar and circumscribed social conditions that surround him, we aro forced to ad mit jt?oat his test has, so far, not been fair. / When he loaves his school or college he goes bafek amongst thc ignorant of bis own race and finds neither sympathy nor appreciation. Ile ?3 hampered by the social limitations that define aud contract the horizon of his life. There is no vent for his mind, no stimulus to strengthen and sasfain him iu his men? tal pursuits, no practical purposes open to bim to which to apply his endow? ments. The society in which he moves, so far from encouraging intellectual pursuits and adding to his education, is a hindrance and drawback to him. On the other hand, with the white man, schools and colleges only lay the foundation of an education which must be acquired after going into the society I { of the world. It is only necessary to I r mention this to establish the contrast ' and lay the premise of what we are about to say. Under the operation of the public school laws now generally in force, the advantages offered the two races are about equal, (the whites paying for both) the difference being only in Ibo benefits derived from the schools. Truth compels ns to 6ay, with sorrowful regret, that the benefits thus derived by the colored people where the schools aro established, compared with that to thc whites is as two to one. We have been informed by an intelligent and observ? ant gentleman, who attended the closing examinations of the colored and white j * public schools of this city, that the con? trast between the two io the matters of jKsciplioe, pre&?eeey and advancement ?j ( f was painfully to the discredit of the white school, and not through any ap? parent fault of the teachers of the whito school ia question. This shows that the colored people have an intelligent and practical appre? ciation of the advantages they enjoy and are availing themselves of them. m This is as it should be, but we ought to pro? gress with them, maintaining the same distance ahead. We are not doing it, because of our supine indifference to the cp :stion that ought to engross our peo? ple above all other questions. Education is fast becoming universal amo'ng the negroes, and when this is consummated and the social conditions and drawbacks mentioned in the begin? ning of this article no longer obtain, shall we still be able to preserve thc relative positions, as regards property and social conditions, cf the two races, that now give us the vast superiority we enjoy ? These are questions that ought to engage the attention of our people, and no means ought to be left untried that can correct the tendencies hinted at ; in this article. Wo ought to remember that the conditions now surrounding ns will not confront our posterity. The educated negro of to-day is a lonely pioneer ; in the future, so far from be? ing an exception, he will be the rule. Our public schools, as now conduct? ed, generally speaking, are painfully inad?quate to meet the educational wants. The taxes for school purposes now levied, afford but a meager supply to the almost limitless demand. The fact that the schools are opened for a period of only three months in the year causes the majority of our people to re? gard the whole thing with contempt. Instead of the vocation of a school teacher being a profession 6ought after by the most accomplished and cultured in the land, as is the case where the schools are more efficient and open throughout the year, it is a mere make? shift, a temporary expedient to bridge over a pecuniary want. The logical result is incompetent or, at the best, indifferent teachers. Th; last legislature, recognizing the importance of some change, passed an act allowing each school district to levy an extra tax to supplement its portion of the general school fund. The tax? payer is permitted to say what school shall receive the benefit of the extra tax. Tho intention of the legislature may be read between the lines of the Act. An enhanced efficiency of the white schools is sought to be promoted. A careful ?ODsideratioa of the subject convinces is that the adoption cf the plan of sup? plementary taxation in accordance with ike provisions of tho act, is the only feasible and practical method of accora? vishing the end so important to our ?hiidren and the future of our country -good schools taught by competent and professional teachers. In this connection we earnestly com? mend to the careful consideration of our caders, the very excellent address of School Commissioner John T. Green, mblished ia the last issue of this paper. Something must be done and done peedi ly. TODD AND JUDGE KER? SHAW ANENT DE. McDOW. In a communication to the Charles on World, Major Dehon quotes Dr. rodd, of Barnwell, as saying that in a ? tonversation between the latter tad fudge Kershaw on a railroad traiu soon , dtcr the McDow trial, Judge Kershaw aid, in effect, that the verdict cf the nry in that case was resoonsive to the \ ividence ; that had the Judge been a aryman, his conscientious conclusions rould have been the same as that reach id by the jury. A writer over the anonymous signa uro of "Arnicas Curiae," qaote3 from i letter purporting to bo from Judge kershaw, denying that ho had made ach statements to Dr. Todd. That t )r. Todd's report of the conversation i ?as his own conclusion and altogether 6 it varianco with what Jud^e Kershaw * ? t atended. t Dr. Todd rejoins and reiterates what t Major Dchon had already reported him o have said, bur. subsequently, over bis-j c >wn signature, after a warm eulogy of j * fudge Kershaw, admits that he might lave misunderstood him. And thus the whole matter ends just e izactly where it begua, and nobody 1 :nows what anybody meant. It is sim- T >*y "much ado about nothing." We . lave been carried around a circle and j f ia vc gotten back to the point of de? parture. Lot us draw off and give : very body tho credit of being honestly | f ubtaken about everything. HOMICIDE IN COLUMBIA. Not to be outdone by Charleston, c Columbia ciaims her share of the e world's attention as tho scene of a sen- j . ationai homicide. Again the familiar | " igurc of a woman looms up mysteri- j, )usly, yet prominently iu the back ? ; jrouud. * On last Saturday, at the hour of C.oO j l\ M , on Main Street, in tho city of Julumbia, James I. Clark was shot j lown and killed hy one W. jj ?dectze. I t The motive that led to thc shooting j 1 s shrouded in mystery and is yet a i1 patter of conjecture. j j The testimony at the Coroners in- ! juest, held yesterday shows that Mectzc i iruied himself for the purpose of killing [ Jiark aud shot him down in cold blood j it the first opportunity aud without earning. Claik wrote a note addressed to Miss Sophie Fux, a domestic ia the family of j 1 dectze, and committed it to the care of ' * ? i >U2 Meetze, uncle of W. B. Meetze, 1 . . i \ or delivery, telling htm to give it to :, W. B MeeizK* m?. This note fell j 1 tito thc haud? of Meetze, who seems to 1 i have thought it intended for bis wife. The note asked for a clandestine meet? ing. From this resulted thc bloody tragedy. Clark was crossing the street accom? panied by a woman, when Mcetze met and killed him. The testimony of this woman proves that Meetze fired three shots and Clark one, and that the fatal wound was already inflicted before Clark fired. The verdict of tho jury is that de? ceased came to his death from a gun? shot wound in the head inflicted by W. B. Meetze. FARMERS' ALLIANCE EX- . CHANGE. The farmers are dealing with the bagging trust in the proper spirit. It looks DOW as if they intend to succeed. Their success means death to thc bag? ging,trust, their failure a perpetuation of the impositions of that grinding mo? nopoly. All that is necessary to insure success is unanimity, cohesion and push. Let the farmers conspire against con? spiracies, combine against combinations -in othor words, "fight tho devil with, fire"'-and the results are not doubtful. The plan for organizing and conduct? ing an Alliance Exchange, formulated at tho last Convention in Colombia, un? avoidably omitted from our last issue, will be found in another part of this paper. In its general scope it promises to meet the requirements that make it almost necessary for the protection and fostering of the agricultural interests of the country, yet we fear in some of its features it presents difficulties repug? nant to safe and approved business principles. However, those features arc of minor importance and will be disclosed and corrected by practical tests. BOULANGEE. Tho people of France are not in every instance the fools we, on this Bide of the Atlantic, consider them. In the recent election that blatant, swaggering and dramatic demagogoe, Boulanger, has been repudiated in a manner that ought to dispose of him finally. In thc j very crisis of thc agitation and political turmoil he had stirred ip by his swag? ger and blaster he incontinently fled from his coontry and left his partisans to face the dangers he shirked himself, thus showing that he lacked that sine qua non of a political .and revolotionary leader-courage. In the manifest ab? sence of this virtuo his avowed hostility to Germany, that shibboleth to all pop? ular sympathy, proved unavailing, and the French people have very properly dropped him in disgust at his pusila oimity. Whilst the French are the most gul? lible peoplo in the world, yet, with them, the idea of a hero without moral md physical courage is impossible. OUR AGE. This issue begins volume nine of the 30Q8oHdatcQ Watchman and Southron. Last June the Southron completed ;he twenty-third year of its life, and in A.prii next the Watchman will bring to i close its fortieth year. THE PARDON OE HYMAN. The position assumed by us in tho natter cf the pardon of Emyl Hyman, >y Governor Richardson-that it was lot a case where executive clemency mght to have been exercised-has been dmost unanimously sustatued by the >ress of the State, as thc following ?xtracts from somo of the leading papers viii show. Referring to thc condition attached o thc pardon, thc Coralina Spartan :ays : It ia doubtful whether the Gov irnor has a right io expatriate citizens br any cause. The policy is a bad >ne. The Newberry Observer says : If Hyman is too bad a man to bo permit? ed to live in this State ho is too bad to nfiict on any other Stato. If ho is the ort of man tho Governor's conditional >ardon presupposes him to bo, aud such ts the nature of his offense proves him o bc, bc should not bo tamed loose on his or r.ny other State. Thc Marion Star says : Thie was a ?lear case of murder, and the wonder .ras that thc jury returned a verdict only br manslaughter, instead of one in iccordance with thc facts of the case \ few more inhtnnces of this kind, md the law will have few terrors for he felon who is lucky enough to escape vith a life senteucc, as he may reasen illy hope, after a few short years of mprisoument, to aguin walk forth a rec man through thc mercy of an obiig ng Governor. What is tho uso of tiie arraignment >f the juries by thc Sratc press for their ailuros to convict when thc Governor o promptly annuls thc few efforts that hey do make to vindicate the law ? .Thc Charleston Sun says: The toupliug of a condition with an ex? ecutive purdon seems to us a clear in? novation, and wc f::il to see tho reason br it, unless it bc mordy a voluntary md gratuit cus assumption on tho }>-u t I c ?f thc Governor. If he is endowed vitii such prerogative hy thc law, which ve doubt, still the onida I act of im >osiiig this condition would be praetical y of no force pince, if tho condition jo ?fere violated, we conceive there is no J c penalty which could he cn forced against he pardoned man. Once pardoned for : certain offence, we know of no power hat can remand the ex-criminal to thc KTiiteutiary to serve out his curtailed j s erm. lt is contrary to the spirit of I o egislation to prescribe by enactment i c ,vhat the State h^s not thc meaos to I d uiforce, and lacking the power to en- j ii "oreo his condition, wc doubt thc t! tuthority of Governor Richardson to t: m pose it. I ii Thc Greenville Ne:cssays : The Stato j * ).* wsr>ar.ers ate assailing Governor 1 u iiio!i3rd.v.>ii vigorously for his pardon of h ?d y mau, thc Charleston murderer, and ? a hey arc right. 'I he murder was a J d >eculiarly atrocious one. Its victim ? t. vas a woman named Fannie Cochran, ! ?' i torpor of a notorious house. She bad j o iccu?iulated borne property aud Lui ? c steadily befriended Hyman. Ii is eaid she bad established him iu business two or three times. When she cast him off at last and forbade him the house he went to it ene night, called her to the door on pretence of returning a pet dog he held in his arms, and shot her to death. His only defence was that thc use of whiskey and drugs had made him irresponsible for his acts, but surely that was considered sufficiently when it saved him from thc gallows. Governor Richardson's report of par? dons and commutations to bi presented to the next Legislature will bc an inter? esting and curious document and ought to bc filed away for the amusement of future generations. (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2, 1S3D. Mr. Harrison will probably wish the Virginian republicans in-a much warmer climate than Washington, if they don't 6top worrying him. He had scarcely shaken the dust accumulated on his trip from Deer Park to Washington yesterday out of his clothes before bc was pounced upon by three different crowds of Virginia republicans each demanding the appointment of a dif? ferent man to bo Poptmaster at Rich? mond. Mahone of course, has a man, then Gov. Brady and John S. Wise, the whilom anti-Mahone crowd .have a candidato and the third would-be-post mastcr is backed by State Senator Wad? dell, who hopes to get his name in as a compromise. Doubtless the President wishes some of the harmony which is claimed to exist among the "Old Do? minion" republicans could bc brought to bear on this post office. The Commission investigating thc rerating of pensions have determined to make a preliminary report to Secretary Noble next week. This is taken to mean that the investigation has net in the opinion of the investigator-so far sustained any of the charges made, and that the preliminary report is made to give the Secretary of the Interior a good excuse for ordering the investiga? tions stopped. If it should turn out that way there is certain to be a Con? gressional investigation of the whole business. "We have put our foot in it now," said a Naval officer referring to the seizure of the Canadian Sealing vessel "Black Diamond" by tho C. S. Reve Due cutter "Rush" for thc alleged illegal taking of seals in Behring sea, "We tried the same trick three years ago, but when the British government demanded the release of the vessels Secretary Bayard had to ac?;do to it, Dr rather ho thought it right io do so. The laws have not been chau^cd since :he seizure referred to, but this admin? istration seems to put a different con? struction oo them. It is to be hoped [hat it will now have the necessary :ourage to refuse to surrender the ?eized vessel. Considerable commotion has beeD ircated in naval circles by the report :hat thc plan of the battle ship "Texas," now under construction at thc Norfolk rjavy yard arc so defective that she should cot float if finished ou thc present ines. The officials at the navy de? partment are all mum on the subject, ^ut from other sources it is learned that ?everal experts are at work on the plan ;rying to discover whether, it is possible ;o modify them sufficiently to save the ressel, A court martial, may came of it. Gov. Wilson of West Virginia, was jere this week. Ile says thc contest low going on before the legislative ?ommittee for thc Govcrnship is bound ;o result in Flemming's favor, and that ?s soon as tho committee is ready to .cport he will call a special session of ho legislature to receive it. Representative Campbell of Ohio who frill, it is thought here, be the demo :ratic candidate for governor of that State is here. Ile thinks that, if no? minated he will have a good fighting :hance to carry the State. Mr. Harrison will leave here Tuesday norning for Bar Harbor where he goes o vifit Secretary Blaine. lie will go o New York by rail aud from there to 'oston, where he will remain ali day iVednesday, by steamer. lie will be j n net at Boston by Walker Blaine who eft here yesterday to arrange the pro? gramme in that city. Ile expects to cmaiu at Bar Harbor about ten days. Civil Service Commissioner Roosc rclt and Ex-Postmaster General Frank latton, now editor of the Washington !>ost, seem about ready to indulge in a [narre! on account of tho hard knocks iatton is giving tho Civil Servioe law. loosovelt speaks of Frank Hatton, as a 'spoilsman" in a newspaper interview, nd Hatton comes back at him by barging in an editorial in his paper hat Roosevelt has received, aside from is salary, more money from thc Gov rnmcnt during the past three months han he (Hatton) did during his entire onncction with the public service. iud now everybody is asking everybody Iso what Hatton meant. Quite a rumpus ha3 been raised meng the members cf the labor union yjtbe removal of E. W. Oyster, one f the foremen at thc Government 'rinting Office, lie was once a rc ublicau, but worked hard for Clevc :nd. Postmaster Paul of Milwaukee, who ras so severely criticised in thc recent cport of thc Civil iScrviee Commission as forwarded his. resignation. Vcbster Appointer! Rcvonuo Col? lector. WASHINGTON, August h.-Special : "oe President ha., at. last settled thc ght over thc South Carotina internal cvenuo collectorship by giving thc lace to Eugene A. Webster Your corespondent met Secretary Windora as ic Utter was leaving thc White House, fter having hud a lengthy interview rita tho President in regard to the lace. Tho secretary, in explanation f Webster's appointment, said that Trie reitest had been between Brayton and Vebstcr. Thc Independent candidate, ilexander, was never iu the race at all. Ic said that Webster owed his appoint? ant to tiie fact that bc was thc original election uf the regular Republican rganizatiou after thc result of the last lection became known. There was no imposition to underrate Brayton, but lasmuoh as he had previously b<_en in he field for two other offices--the dis riet attorncyship and the marshalship : would hardly be fair to pass by Vebstcr and give the office to Brayton, rho had not become a candidate until e had failed to get two other places, nd especially as he had originally eu orsed Mr. Webster for thc place. The Lnti-Braytoo men claim that his defeat ras due to the rumor that he was one f the leaders in handling the colored lemont in thc Chicago Convention that went, over from Sherman to Alger. Kussel! and his men felt blue and sick to-night over thc defeat of their man Alexander. On the other hand there is great rejoicing by Deas and his followers, who aro already speculating on thc selection of thc deputies. There are prospects of a big fight now over these places. Every man who has been a shouter for Webster expects an ap? pointment, and there will be about ten applicants for each place. Wheeler, who has been managing Brayton's fight here, went to tho treasury department carly this morning and saw thc secretary and, though ho got no information as to who would bc appointed, Mr. Windom let hiin know that there was no hope for bis man. Representativo Dargan has named Leland F. James of Effingham, for a cadctship at thc Annapolis Naval Acad? emy from tho Gin district, with Frederick W. McKerali, of Marion, as the alternate. it. M. L HOW WESSTER RECEIVED THE NEWS. ORANGEBURG, August 5 -Special : Mr. E. A. Webster received the news of his appointment as internal revenue collector for thc district of South Caro? lina at 4 P. M., to-day. Ho says it was somewhat a surprise, having bad no definite information before, aod the matter having hung firo so long occa? sioned him some doubt. The argument used against him was that the 1st dis? trict was getting too many plains-, and especially that he was from tho samo city as Mr. Lathrop, the district at? torney. However, Dr. Latimer, of Green? ville, the up-country candidate for thc same position, withdrew last week in his favor, which was a knock known to tho locality argument. Mr. Webster made two trips to Washington sinco the election in look? ing after the office, but neither time did he sec thc President. He saw Secretary Windom, but never presented any argu? ment why he should be appointed. He says his friends stood up well for him. Brayton being chairman of the State executive committee and member from this State of the national committee had the prestige in the fight. This occa? sioned delay. While Brayton was a candidate for district attorney and marshal, he supported Webster for internal revenue collector. WEBSTER'S RECORD. Eugene A. Webster was born in Montpelier, Vt., in IS 19, which makes bim 40 years old. Ile was fitted for jollegc ia the high schools in that city. He came to Charleston in J$6G, and in 1S6T attended thc Charleston High icbool, under Mr. Kingman. He also taught school in Charleston in 1866 and 18G7. He went to thc Wesleyan Uni? versity, Middletown, Conn., in 1868, ind graduated from that institution in 1S72. He taught for several years in Claflin University, in this city. He edited the Free Citizen here in .1874. He went ?Dto politics in 1S74, and has been more or less in politics since then, ; xlways as a staunch Republican. He lias been a member of thc State execu? tive committee for ten years and for twelve years chairman of tho county ixecutivc committee. He held the )fficc of trial justice under Chamberlain from 1S74 to 187G, when he resigned. He was appointed treasurer by Cham? berlain before thc dual government and ?va3 removed by Hampton He he'd he ciTice of deputy revenue collector under Brayton. As assistant postmaster io had charge of thc post oincc herc for de veo years. Ills friends say bc made i very good postmaster. He was admit? ted to the Bar herc in 1S77 and practiced for three cr four years in copartnership with Mr. Lathrop, now listrict attorney. He was a deligatc to he National Convention of his party in ISS4 and 1888, and supported the nomination of Harrison. A syndicate, representing principally "orcign capital, ha9 issued a circular etter proposing to purchase all of thc cading cotton mills in the North; the tmouut already subscribed is stated to )e more than sufficient to buy out thc intirc cotton industry of America. The secret of the universal success cf brown's iron Bitters is owing tc thc fact that l is the very best iron preparation made. By i thorough and rapid assimilation with the ilocd it readies every part of the body, giv ng health, strength and endurance to every ?onion. Thus beginning at the foundation t builds up and restores lost health. It does lot contain whiskey or alcohol. Il will not ilacken the teeth. It does not constipate or ause headache. It Vrii 1 cure dyspepsia, indi ;esticn, heartburn, sleeplessness, dizziness, lervous debility, weakness, etc. BOARDERS WANTED. PUPILS FROM TI1E COUNTRY WHO attend the Graded School can get good oard and comfortable rooms with thc under igncd. For terms apply to Aug. 7-ra Miss M. E. KEATS. ME SISOKDS NATIONAL MM, OF SUMTER. ?TATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TUM, SUMTER, S. C. .aid up Capital.$75,000 00 urplus Fund. 7,500 00 Transacts a General Banking Busir.c33. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of ?1 and upwards received. In? cest allowed at thc rate of 4 per cent, per nnuxn. Payable quarterly, on first days of an uar r, April, Julv and October. R. M. WALLACE, Vice Presideut. \V. ALSTON PRIXGI.::, Jr.., .ug. 7 Cashier. HE PATRICK MILITARY IN S?????E, ?1II.E SCHOLASTIC VEA R of this Insti? tution, localed at Andersen, S. C., will tym September :1th next. For Circulars id res?, CAPT. J Nt). B. PATRICK, Aug 7 Anderson, S. C. F0HM?N yNIVERSSTYj GREENVILLE, S. C. r;iE NEXT SESSION WILL BEGIN Sept. 25th, ISSt;. Thorough instruction iver, in Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Physics, heraistry and Natural History, Mineralogy nd Geology, Metaphysics, English, Frone!), nd .Germ?n. For Catalogue apply to Pro!. . T. Cook, o? to the President, C. Manly, >. D. Aug. 7. NOTICE. ^rOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1417 of thc General Statutes i:it the Eutawviile Railroad Company will j.1,1 v to tiio General Assembly of the Slate of j outh Carolina, at its next ensuing session, j ) amend its I'L'.rt.-r hy changing ils name lo ' >at of the Charleston, Sumter and Clu-raw tailroad Company, and io authorize it to >nstruct a line to and through the lown of uniter and thence by any convenient route j or ii-, ar tue town of Cberaw. A ug 7__ FiHST MS JOB WORK AT BOTTOM PRICES* imm? AND SOUTHON Jt?B OFFICE Io VY hi th ca A vi or ar w i G ti< IE TO THE FARMERS. FARMERS WISHING TO BUY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MA? CHINERY : HARVESTERS AND BINDERS, REAP? ERS, MOWERS, GRASS RAKES, &c, Will do well to call on me before buying elsewhere. I am handling the and it is not surpassed by any manufactured in the United States. It is very simple, light, strong and easy draught. My Prices are Low and Terms easy. Write to me for catalogue and prices, which will bc sent free. Hoping to hear from the farmers of thc country, I am, respectfully. GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agt. May l-v-m-a-s. Office at Epperson's Stables, Sumter, S. C. The attention of Mill Owners, House Builders and Real Estate Owners is called to the economy and advisability of using Fire Brick. Furnaces built of them are seldom out of repair and when once a fire-place is built with Fire Brick, the trouble, annoyance and expense of repairing it (which usually occurs about once a season) ceases entirely. I handle Fire Brick by the car ^ad, and am therefore en xbled to offer them at prices as cheap ;\s they can be bought in miall quantities anywhere. When in want of them I hope to supply you. Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris and Cow Hair also on hand. Respectfully, July 24,'89. " jE5Hn XXAXUB"ST. INSURANCE AGENTS, SITOTTEB, S. ?. Representing some of the best Fire Insurance Companies doing business in the Jaited States, for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, wo beg to olicit a share of thc patronage of our friends in these counties. FRANK N. WILSON, Manning. J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S. C. July 10-s ? NEW ENTERPRISE, ?EWLY OPENED BY E. CARDARELLT, CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF riNWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS Roofing and Gnttering9 Cornice Sheet-Iron, Metal Work, Pumps, &c. ?3S?r> Prompt attention given to all parties, ^gg^i -ALSO ICE!ICE!ICE! To bc had at E. Cardarclli's ail the season at the usual price. Respectfully, E. CARDARELLI. Vr>ril 17. _ ----B Hew Advertisements. PO ADVERTISERS A list of 1000 newsnaners divided into IT ATES AND SECTIONS will be seat on pplication-FREE. To those who want their advertising to pay rc can offer no better medium for thorough nd effective work than thc various sections four Select Local List. GEO. P. HOWELL ?fe CO., Newspaper Advertising Bureau. IO Spruce street, New York. Jtate of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. ?y T. V. Walsh, Esq., Prolate Judge. fTTHEREAS, MRS. ARGENT L. GALLO V ? WAV, Widow, made suit to rue to grant cr Letters of administration of the Estate nd effects of JASPER WAYNE GALLO? WAY, Dec d. These are therefore to cite and admonish all nd singular the kindred and creditors of the lid Jasper Wayue Galloway, late of said lounty and State, deceased, that they be and ppear before me, in the Court of Probate, to e held at Sumt<-r Court House, on Aug. 15th, S89, next, after publication hereof, at ll 'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any :ey have why the said administration should ot be granted. Given under my hand, thia 31st day of uly, A. D., 1889. T?03. V. WA LS II, July 32-2t. Judge of Probate. Jtate of South Carolina. SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. RTTHEREAS an inquest of Escheat hath J'Y been returned iuto this oince whereby appeared that James A. Moree late of ynchburg, iu Sumter Count}', who was born car Spring Hill, in thc County of Sumter, tate of South Carolina, and died on the 20th \y of June, A. D. 1 SSC, was seized and pos ssed at the time ot his death of a lot of land ith three buildings thereon situate in the twn of Lynchburg, in Shiloh Township, ! omtei County, State aforesaid, bounded ou ie North and East by the Lynched' Creek oad and cu the South and West by lands )W or formerly of W-E. B. Fraser and the olored Methodist Church lot ns v. i'? appear 7 deed of James A. Graves, dated June 8th, >68. Also one lot cf about 16 of an acre with a ure house thereon, situate in tho town of vnchburg bounded on thc North by vr.ches' River Road, on East hy-Keels' t. South hy -Keels' lot, and on the 'cst by lands of buckey and I lodere, without ivin^ in his life-time made any disposition ercof, and without leaving any person who .n legally claim the same : Now. in pursuance of the directions of the Ct of Assembly, in sue!) case made and pro? ded, the Heirs of the said James A. Moree those claiming under him (if any there bc) e hereby required to appear and make claim ?thin eighteen months from the date hereof. Witness my hand at Sumter, S. C., this j Uh day ot March, A. D. ?$6'j. J. 1). GRAHAM, Apb 3. G. G. P. <t G. S. STALLION MESSENGER^ jgga SEASON 1SS9. ??^J?S Tbc JI,'gh-bred Stallion, MESSENGER, now on the plantation of A. J. Salinas & ms, Mayesrille, S. G., where ho will remain nil (?ct. 1st. durir.g which titae he will bc lowed to serve 20 mares. Terms ?15.00, lyabie ir? advance. Messenger is a very highly finished black >rse, 15? hruids high, with pure trotting lion, l?is et?spring are handsome, natural otters, trot fust and mature carly. One of his fillies showed a mile in 3.10 in :r two-year uld form. Apply to J. B. McBIUDE, Supt., June 26 Mayesvillc. S. C, WANTED. T IS PROPOSED to establish departments of Art and Music as adjuncts to the White raded School. Applicants for these posi? ons will send in their papers before August ?th prox. For further particulars anoly to REV. JOHN KERSHAW. Julv 31. Chairman board. ? OFFICE OF CO??ITT AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., Maj 6, 1833. THE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHED in accordance with Section 3 : An Act to allow uutmproved iands which have not been on the tax books since 1875 to be listed without penalty. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stete of South Carolina, now tact ?Dd sitting in Gen? eral Assembly, ?nd by the authority of the same. That in all cases where uuimproveel land which has not been upon the tax books since the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1875, and which arc not ou the forfeited list, shall at any time before the 1st day cf October, ?G8S, be returned to thc County Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor be, and is hereby instructed, to assess the same and to enter it apon thc duplicate of the fiscal year com? mencing November 1, 1887, with the simple taxes cf that year. Section 2. That ali such lands as may be returned to the Auditor for taxation between the first day of October, 1888, and the first day of October, 1SS0, shall be assessed and charged with-the simple taxes of the two fiscal years commencing, respectively, on the first day of November, 18SS. Section 3. That as soon as practicable after tue passage of tn is Act, the Comptroller Gen? eral is directed to furnish a copy of the same to each Auditor in the State, and the Audi? tors are required to publish the same in each of their County papers, once a week for three months during the year 1888, and for the same period of time during the year 18S9; and thc cost of such publication shall be paid by the County Treasurer, upon the order of the County Commissioners, out of the ordi? nary county tax last col?ected. Approved December 19, ?SS7. W. R. DELGAR, May 8-3m. Auditor Sumter County. GLENN SPRINGS, SPARTANRURG CO., S. C. This Famous Resort will bc Open to Visitors FM HAY 1st TO OCT. Ml. It is accessible from Spartanburg by a DAILY HACK LINE, tanking good connections with all trains. Telephone in operation to Spartanburg, and DAILY MAIL. GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER A Safe, Pleasant and Effective Remedy for aL diseases of the KIDNEYS, LIVER, STOMACH, AND SKIN. :T ACTS ON THE BOWELS, CLEANSES THE SYSTEM, AND REGULATES THE LIVER, And is a specific for most FEMALE DISORDERS. SIMPSON & SIMPSON, Proprietors, Glenn Springs, S. C. For sale by all leading Druggists. July 3 _*_ Estele ol' John B? Johston, Dec'd* IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on the 24th day of Aug., lSSih for a fnal Discharge as Executor jf aforesaid Estate. THOS. B. JOHNSTON, July 24-4t" Executor. For Sale. ANUMBER OF DESIRABLE BUILDING Lots in various portions of the city. THOS. E. RICHARDSON. Jan. 2-tf. Kingman I Co. LEADING GROCERS, SUMTER, S. C. We are selling an elegant Tin Toilet Set of three pieces, for $1.25 per set, well worth $1.75, This is an opportunity seldom offered, and those that desire these goods had best call early and avail themselves of the opportunity. They are in all shades. Having quite a large stock of LADIES' SHOES in small sizes (ones to fours) we have concluded to sell them AT AND BELOW COST, j which is from 95c. to $1.50. , . A well assorted, stock of Handkerchiefs you will find here at 30c, 40a, 50c, 85a, 75c, 85c. and $1.00 per doz? These goods are worth 15c. to 25c. per doz. more than we are selling them at We are still to the front in the GROCERY LINE. Our goods as usual are always of the best quality and guar? anteed fresh or money return? ed, prices in accordance with the markets. Have you tried Hires' Root Beer? It is a most delightful summer drink. We sell the finest Butter ever brought to Sumter ; come an<I try it and you will buy of no other. Goods delivered at once to any part of the city. It is our desire to please all those that call. We still handle the justly celebrated A. E. and Soda Crackers always fresh. KINGMAN ft CO. May 29 LOOK HEBE! We have some beautiful DRESS GOODS -IN Attractive Styles* . AND We have some beautiful Black Silks. A LOVELY ASSORTMENT OF ' JERSEYS, Handkerchiefs, Hoisery, SHOES, ETC* Ladies who buy of us SAVE money. The store , is full of pretty things. FOR MEN"/ Jen 7 ie*; :p ?VE HAVE CHOICE GOO?S; CLOTHING-, HATS SHOES, NECKWEAR, Etc. IN GROCERIES, REMEMBER WE ALWAYS KEEP THE BEST. ILTAMONT NOSES. Sept 26. Attention Cotton Ginners, [AM PREPARED, with the best appos? ?es, to GUM, RE?UT AND POINT ?ia aw teeth. Long experience in th? business % cables me to gaarantee satisfaction. . Cut efer to 56 gins worked on the putiejttn% a and ont of the County. Yonr patrosuft ? % respectfully solicited. Address, . J. M. BEtDjT'. MayesTille, S.a. J Residence Gregg3 X Roads, Mu Cl?at?iw^ ; J bin. Jnut 0*^ --M